The Pretender s03e21 Episode Script
Donoterase
[Dogs Yipping.]
[Helicopter Whirring.]
[Broots.]
Miss Parker, this must be what hell looks like.
You know, frozen over.
Looks like an old research lab.
What do you think Jarod's father was looking for? [Sydney.]
What is it, Miss Parker? It's a brass trigger for an incendiary device.
Whatever was going on down here, Jarod didn't want anyone to find out about it.
Yeah, but why would he want to cover his tracks now? Maybe it wasn'tJarod who set off the bomb.
[Miss Parker.]
Then who did and why? Combo to Al Capone's vault? Ah, just some burned-out trash.
- [Sam.]
Miss Parker! - [Miss Parker.]
What is it, Sam? - We found another body.
- [Broots.]
Do you think it's Jarod? No.
Jarod's been a phoenix one too many times for me to believe he's still in these ashes.
Give my daughter my ring.
And this photo.
Tell her that I love her.
[Jarod.]
I will.
Captain, what was it that my father found here? Wasn't just any human D.
N.
A.
They were deciphering.
It was yours.
[Gasps.]
Demons live in your dreams.
[Jarod.]
They visit.
The ones who cause you and your father trouble were at the research station.
What did they find? What they search for is no longer there.
Before your father left, he told me he was going to find his son.
He would stare for hours at the constellation talk about the son that he knew he would one day find.
- The constellation? - Yes, uh- Gemini.
He told me if I ever met you to give you these.
Is this him? - Is this my father? - Yes.
Gemini.
What does it mean? He left a message for you.
This is where you'll find him.
This is where you'll find your father.
[Man Narrating.]
There are Pretenders among us.
[Jarod.]
I was taken from my family.
Thirty-six hours and he's already demonstrating more talent than any of our others.
How many people died because of what I thought up? Since I broke out, I've spent every moment searching for my past.
[Miss Parker.]
He's a Pretender- A genius who can become anyone that he wants to be.
- The Centre wants him alive.
- Preferably.
[Miss Parker.]
He defends the weak and abused.
Life's a gift.
- You a doctor? - I am today.
- [Chattering.]
- [Wheels Squeaking.]
I received a call from the Triumvirate this morning.
Big Mutumbo himself.
He knows thatJarod and his father were in the Arctic and he knows about how our project up there has been compromised.
[Mr.
Parker.]
Damn.
What did he say? Except for the fact thatJarod's still out there, he was, strangely enough, elated.
He's taking the compromising of the research as- and I quote- "a sign from God.
" Well, that's an odd comment coming from an admitted atheist.
Mutumbo's ordered the acceleration of Project Gemini.
- He wants delivery A.
S.
A.
P.
- [Elevator Bell Dings.]
- Is that a problem? - No.
But Miss Parker might be.
Like mother like daughter.
You know how Catherine felt about Gemini.
Secrecy has always been the key to Gemini.
I'll handle my daughter.
Everything's gonna be just fine.
[Wheels Squeaking.]
[Young Jarod.]
I finished my building.
I'm finished! [Young Sydney.]
This one's been with us for only 36 hours and he's already demonstrating more talent than any of our others.
- [Young Jarod.]
Hey.
I'm finished.
- Hi, Jarod.
I'm Sydney.
- I'll be taking care of you for a while.
- Why? Where's my mom and dad? [Clears Throat.]
I, uh, know it's none of my business, Syd but sometimes memory lane could be a dead-end street.
You're right, Broots.
None of your business.
What is it? Um, the bodies found in the Arctic came up negative forJarod.
Still, I can't figure out how he escaped that inferno.
- [Phone Rings.]
- Jarod's always been too smart for anyone to figure out.
- [Beeps.]
- [Jarod.]
It's cold in the Arctic, Sydney.
Almost as frigid as the Centre.
- Thank God you got out of there alive.
- Barely.
- But I made some interesting discoveries.
- Tell me.
What? The boys in Blue Cove haven't kept you in the D.
N.
A.
Loop? Or should I say strand? I wasn't even aware that we had a facility up there.
- None of us were.
- They're stirring the genetic stew, Sydney.
Deciphering the human genome.
And not just anyone's.
Mine.
My God.
Did you find your father? No.
But I know he risked his life to find the same answers that I did.
Does the word Gemini mean anything to you? The zodiac sign? - Why? - I'll ask my father.
- I'm on my way to see him now.
- How will you know how to get there? - He left me the stars to navigate by.
- [Beeps.]
[Door Opens.]
Syd, I've known you all my life.
You knew my mother- how she had a psychiatric session with you just hours before she died.
- Uh- [Clears Throat.]
I'm gonna go.
- Sit.
Now, I'm gonna ask you a question and I need to know the truth.
What is it you want to know? Did my mother ever mention a project- a reference code, anything- that had to do with the word Gemini? I'm sorry.
Never heard of it.
Damn it.
My father, Mr.
Raines, Lyle- They're shutting me out of something big.
Something they called Project Gemini.
Uh, you mean like the twins.
Since Dr.
Know-Nothing can't help I guess that's, uh- No.
We're going to find out.
[Door Opens, Closes.]
Excuse me.
Number seven, please.
- Right there.
- Thank you.
[Phone Disconnect Signal Beeping.]
[Rattle.]
[Shouts.]
- Where is he? - Please don't hurt me, man.
Where is my father? Jarod? - Are you all right, Coop? - Yeah, Sarah.
Everything's fine.
- You just go back to work.
- Are you sure? Ah, absolutely.
You go on now.
Thank you very much.
- [Door Closes.]
- You'reJarod? - You're the major's son? - Yes, I am.
- Where is he? - He left real fast.
- Almost like someone was hot on his trail.
- Men in Town Cars.
And the scariest man was a woman.
A brunette? Blonde.
Suckin' on a lollipop.
Shejust left.
Was my father hurt when he left? No.
That-That's my blood.
They pushed my nose into the wall.
They-They damn near broke my nose too.
Like I said, I thought maybe you was them comin'back.
I'm sorry that you had to get involved with this, Coop.
I didn't tell 'em anything.
Really, I didn't.
I'd do anything for the major.
- I'm gonna miss our talks.
- Did he stay here a lot? Well, off and on for the past 20 years.
Never was sure which direction he was headed to next but I knew it was wherever he thought you might be.
Did he give you any idea where he might be going? No.
He said I'd be safer not knowin'.
- Do you have another phone book around? - Sure.
Sarah, you got an extra phone book on your cart? Yeah.
Here.
Take two.
Thanks, darlin'.
- What you lookin' for? - What isn't here.
- I found something bizarre.
- What? - Like hair on your head? - No.
That would be fantasy.
This is real.
This is very real.
[Miss Parker.]
An inter-Centre memo? [Broots.]
A very old one.
From your mother to the Triumvirate.
"I vehemently disagree with Dr.
Raines's conclusions about Gemini "and despite some humane advances being made at Pakor "I cannot in good conscience endorse moving forward with the project.
"While it represents a potentially major breakthrough for mankind "one must wonder if mankind is or ever will be prepared for its ramifications.
Catherine Parker.
" This is dated just days before she was killed.
Gemini.
Isn't that the same thing you overheard your father talking about? - Mom was against it.
- I'm still searching Gemini and I can't seem to find anything about it.
Well, let's keep pushing, Broots.
And while you're at it, let's find out about Pakor.
[Broots.]
Okay, Miss Parker.
[Airplane Passing Overhead.]
[Man On P.
A.
.]
Attention.
Ground school group class B-5 will be held today in Instruction Room 204.
Please make note of the change.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry to bother you, but I'm looking for someone.
Have you seen this man? The new instructor? Sure.
- Is he here now? - Right behind you.
Not behind you behind you.
Behind you.
Up there.
Does he have a radio with him? Just wait.
He's almost finished.
Why? You know him? He's my father.
Oh, my God.
No.
Dad.
No.
- No! - Gotcha.
Let's go.
We're done.
Move! Move! Let's go! - We need help! - Dad! Dad! [Man.]
Oh, my God.
It's Dan Wilson.
[Man.]
It's tragic.
Dan sneakin'up in your dad's plane.
Major Charles's quarters is right back here.
Your father must have left early this morning.
Looks like he left in a hurry too.
Thank you.
[Shotgun Cocks.]
Give me one reason not to shoot you.
Carrie.
Your father sent me.
My father? He wanted you to have these.
My father's dead, isn't he? [Broots.]
I didn't find what I was looking for, but I found some good stuff.
Nothing about Gemini or Pakor, I'm afraid.
But- But maybe something about your father's secretiveness.
- And? - I'm- I'm pretty sure it's aboutJarod's father.
They know where he is.
Well, your father and Raines have been focusing in on one of the Arctic victims.
A Captain Russ Osborne.
Raines suspects that Osborne was chummy with Major Charles and may have even helped him get away from the research station.
- We got an address? - Osborne's only next of kin was his daughter and she owns a small flight school down in Barney Fife territory.
Uh, North Carolina.
So the assumption would be that- Major Charles might be there.
- Syd know this? - No.
He's been in nonstop meetings all day in the Tower.
Get him.
He'll drop it forJarod.
We're out of here.
Floyd's holding an empty barber chair for you, Broots.
What's the problem? Well, see- [Clears Throat.]
This is where your father's secrets come in.
[Miss Parker.]
Centre travel records.
My father already sent Bridget.
[Woman On TV.]
The cause of this bizarre crash is still undetermined.
However, several eyewitnesses who I spoke to here at the Osborne Flight School indicated that they heard a small explosive sound- Jarod's father is not dead.
[Woman.]
Dead on the scene is the pilot, Dan Wilson.
[Groans.]
I'd be sick to my stomach too.
Excuse me.
Here I go again.
[Sighs.]
Morning sickness.
Hell of a price to pay for an heir.
No Sweeper team, no backup.
No follow-through.
Heirs have disappeared around here for a hell of a lot less.
- That's enough, angel.
- No.
Not enough, Daddy.
You sent a rank amateur to do a job you knew I wanted myself.
We're talking about the man who killed Mom and you didn't trust me.
Shame on you.
[Carrie's Voice.]
To fathers.
To fathers.
You know, the last time I talked to my dad he mentioned seeing an old friend who had recently arrived in the Arctic.
- My dad.
- Mm-hmm.
He admired your dad a lot, Jarod.
His courage and tenacity.
They were workin' together toward exposing the research being done up there.
God, I just wish he could have finished what he started.
Carrie your father's death won't be in vain.
I promise you.
But in order to stop what's going on I have to find my father and help him.
Did he say anything while he was here that could help me? He spent most of his time reading files and working on his laptop.
Most of all he loved to fly though.
He said it was his one release.
Sure left here in a hurry.
Mm-hmm.
He rushed back from town, said some strangers were askin' about him.
He said hejust had this gut feeling that it was time to go.
And then he made me promise to ditch his car.
You have his car? - Find something? - Yes.
The one with nothing.
And a phone number.
[Sighs.]
[Beeping.]
[Line Rings.]
[Woman.]
Pakor Frozen Foods is closed.
Our office hours are 8:00 a.
m.
To 5:00- - [Beeps.]
- What'd you find? [Jarod.]
Hopefully my father.
[Miss Parker.]
Sydney, what do you mean you're not going to North Carolina? [Sydney.]
New duties beckon.
Since when isn'tJarod a priority one for you? I'd love to wax philosophical but right now I'm busy.
And you have a trip to take.
[Chuckles.]
I'll call you from North Carolina.
Good luck with your new duties, Syd.
[Mr.
Parker's Voice.]
I do have an office, you know.
Gemini.
Gemini is not something two people chat about at a urinal on SL 10.
Gemini? There are very few secrets, Mr.
Parker.
Unfortunately, that's a fact.
[Clears Throat.]
What do you want, Sydney? I want Gemini.
If it is the reality I know it to be I want to be project coordinator.
Raines might give you an argument about that.
Not even Raines can deny that I am the most qualified.
- There are younger people.
- And how many haveJarod on their résumé? Very good point.
I'll think on it.
Sydney, let me ask you something.
LfJarod were still at the Centre would you be making this pitch to run Gemini? LfJarod were still at the Centre there'd be no need for Gemini.
Don't look so scared, sweetie.
I'm only twice as mean as I look.
Well, it takes a hell of a lot more than high heels to scare me, Miss- And you're sure Jarod's already left town? Look, like I said, I kicked his butt when I saw him sleeping in there.
All right? All he said was somethin' about headin' down to Florida.
Thank you for your time.
- So, south, Miss Parker? - She's lying.
We're heading north.
[Man On Speaker.]
This is Mark in Sector 7.
All clear here.
Over.
[Man #2.]
Roger that.
Checking hallway.
- Security breach in East Wing.
- [Alarm Blaring.]
[Grunts.]
Oh, my God in heaven.
It's you! Dad! Let me look at you.
Look at you.
It's been so long.
- It's you! - Dad! Ah.
They found each other.
The question is what else did they find? Jarod's father hit the jackpot.
He got into the data bank and made off with several disks.
- The embryo disks.
- [Groans.]
[Mr.
Parker.]
Then it won't be long till they find out about Donoterase.
- I'm gonna have to tell Big Mutumbo something.
- [Raines.]
If I were you I'd come clean about the Centre mistakes and hope for benevolence from Mutumbo.
Tell him everything's moving along swimmingly and we look forward to his visit.
When in doubt, lie.
Sweetheart.
You go find Jarod and his father, hmm? Raines, call Donoterase.
We transfer Gemini in 24 hours.
[Major Charles.]
Doesn't look like much, but we should be safe here.
Looks like all the places that I've hid out in over the years.
Like father like son.
For years I would lie awake at night wondering what you would be like what you would look like.
But all those sleepless nights wouldn't prepare me for how nervous I feel right now.
I've missed you so much.
The first few weeks after you were kidnapped we got by on hope and prayers alone.
Then it wasn't long before I realized that if we were gonna find you, we'd have to find you ourselves.
And all that time running for your lives.
Yeah.
It seemed that everywhere we turned was just another place to run from Sweepers.
I know the feeling.
But bein' here with you now makes all that pain go away.
- [Chuckles.]
- I really want to see Mom and Emily.
So do I.
I've been searching for your mother and sister almost as long as I've been lookin' for you.
In an attempt to rescue you, l- I was separated from them.
What happened? A woman named Catherine Parker tried to help but things went wrong.
The Centre came after me.
And when it was safe, I went back.
But your mother and Emily were gone.
I don't even know if they're still alive.
But they are.
I saw them two years ago.
Thank God.
We'll find them together.
There's something else.
Kyle.
- He's, uh- - Yeah.
I know, Son.
I heard.
I came upon that little town about two days after your brother was gunned down.
But I'm proud of you, Son.
It's amazing after all you've been through that you still have the compassion to help others.
I wish I could take some credit for your upbringing- that I could have been there with you.
There's some- something I have to ask you.
Something I was told and I don't want to believe.
What is it? Did you kill Catherine Parker? What do you think? [Broots.]
Donoterase.
Does that name mean anything to you? Sounds like an Italian mime troupe.
I was down in the communications room last night and I intercepted a call from Raines to a place called Donoterase.
Now he said your dad ordered that Gemini be transferred from there in 24 hours.
- Any clue where Donoterase is? - Well, I'm working on it.
Now this is their surveillance footage from Jarod and his Dad.
Besides finding Jarod, Major Charles also stole some data disks.
And he didn't seem to mind who saw him do it either.
Any man who'd walk into the Centre and shoot my mother has the brass ones to do that.
Any way to find out what was on those disks he lifted? Well, I'm running an anonymous sequencing search right now.
- This is a Centre facility? - Yeah.
And the footage comes from a well-buried Centre location in Baltimore.
Uh- [Clears Throat.]
Bearded - by the name of Pakor Frozen Foods.
- Pakor.
My mother referred to that name in the memo that she wrote about Project Gemini.
Exactly.
But why would Jarod's father be interested in Gemini? - And what does this have to do with your mother? - I wish I knew.
- [Computer Beeps.]
- What? Data from the disks he stole.
Broots.
Succotash isn't the only thing frozen in there.
What kind of nightmare is this? [Muttering.]
Hey.
Wake up.
Hey.
It's okay.
You're just havin' a bad dream.
I'm sorry.
L- I've never been much of a sound sleeper.
Well, what I found probably won't help.
I broke the code on one of the disks I stole.
The Centre's outdoing themselves.
[Jarod.]
Pakor Frozen Foods is a biological storage facility.
[Major Charles.]
Body parts, fetal tissue.
Cows, sheep, horses.
You name it.
It's Old MacDonald's farm from hell.
And Old MacDonald.
There's human embryos.
- Oh, God.
- What is it? Ayear ago I went searching for my past, and it led me to the fertility clinic that you and Mom went to to get pregnant.
I found out that it was owned by the Centre.
My God.
The doctors took your mother's eggs.
My guess is the Centre has them on ice somewhere at Pakor Frozen Foods.
Gemini.
I don't know what it all means, but it's all happening at a place called Donoterase.
[Miss Parker's Voice.]
You found Donoterase? Yeah.
And one thing's for sure.
The Centre didn't want anybody to know about it.
It's only about 15 miles from here.
That's where they're gonna transfer the Gemini from.
And if we figured it out, so haveJarod and his old man.
[Major Charles.]
The Centre database was specific on this location - but there's nothing here.
- [Jarod.]
That's what they want people to believe.
[Cow Moos.]
- [Jarod.]
This is Donoterase? - I don't get it.
- What is it? - Tire tracks.
- Dual rear wheels.
- Transportation vehicles.
The question is what are they transporting and where is it going? Hey.
What are you doing here? [Groans.]
I'm not as old as you think.
[Monkey Chitters.]
[Chicken Clucking.]
[Sheep Bleats.]
- [Chicken Squawking.]
- [Coos.]
[Sheep Bleats.]
[Major Charles.]
What do you think Old MacDonald's up to? [Wheels Squeaking.]
Time to transport him.
What are you doing here? Did you really think you could keep me from finding out about Gemini? Let me tell you a little secret about myself.
I love to be underestimated.
So, are you gonna tell me what's goin' on here, or are we gonna do this dance? [Footsteps Approaching.]
[Sheep Bleats.]
[Monkey Chittering.]
What are they? Designer livestock.
Hey! What are you guys doin' in here? - Hey! - [Alarm Blaring.]
[Gasps.]
- You gotta be kidding me.
- Get 'em! [Groans.]
Move! Move! [Groaning.]
[Alarm Continues.]
You all right? Who was that boy? You looked like you saw a ghost.
Not a ghost.
That boy is me.
They cloned me! Let me help you.
I'm just gonna put a field dressing on it.
Then when we get somewhere safe, I'm gonna clean and re-dress it.
- Where we headed? - As far from the Centre as possible.
- We have to go back.
- No, Jarod.
You're hurt.
I'm fine.
We have to go back.
No.
I've been searching all my life for the family the Centre took from me.
And after all these years, I'm reunited with my son.
I'm not about to risk losing you again.
This isn't about me.
It's about him.
I don't know who or what he is.
He's a boy.
And he's part of us.
I've known the Centre to do some unspeakable things but to create a child- How were they even able to do it? Years ago, they asked me to perform a cloning simulation.
A cell containing the D.
N.
A.
Blueprint of the desired organism is fused into a host ovum.
The newly fertilized egg develops into an embryo and then it's implanted inside a surrogate mother.
That's why they had your mother's frozen egg cells.
They implanted my D.
N.
A.
Into her egg, knowing that it wouldn't reject it.
- It should never have happened.
- But it did.
Regardless of how that boy came into this world he is here, and he is our family.
We can't let the Centre possess him like they possessed me.
We need help from the inside.
Do you know anyone in the Centre you can trust? [Phone Rings.]
This is Sydney.
Please tell me that you had nothing to do with this.
- With what? - They took my genetic material and like I was some kind of farm animal, they cloned me.
There were rumors, of course, but - I didn't want to believe them.
- [Jarod.]
Well, believe it.
I saw him.
I saw me.
It was like looking into a mirror, only the reflection was 20 years younger.
My God.
This is beyond words.
Sydney, you're the only person at the Centre we can trust.
Please help me.
- I'll do what I can.
- [Beeps.]
[Dial Tone, Beeps.]
- [Mr.
Lyle.]
He's magnificent.
- [Mr.
Parker.]
Well, he's a little nervous.
He's never been outside of Donoterase.
No wonder secrecy has always been the key to Gemini.
And no wonder Mother was against it.
- Angel.
- Don't angel me.
- They all knew about this, and I didn't.
- It was a Triumvirate directive.
Eyes only.
Hell, I've only known about it a little while myself.
He is an amazing specimen though, isn't he? Is there no depth to which we won't sink? - What's bothering you? - You let Raines play God.
Your father doesn't let me do anything.
Gemini has always been mine.
- [Wheels Squeaking.]
- Gene manipulation, cloning- It's the cutting edge of technology.
Welcome to the new millennium, Miss Parker.
We're 20 years ahead of the sheep cloners we hear about on the news.
[Mr.
Parker.]
We're producing the finest beef at our place in Argentina.
Each one designed to be exactly the same.
Now that is progress.
Daddy, Raines didn't design a better Big Mac.
He designed a human being.
Oh, my God.
He is young Jarod.
Sydney, don't tell me you knew about this too.
Only four of us knew about this.
And Mutumbo's people at the Triumvirate.
Sydney, I've been thinking about your request and, uh, we're gonna do it.
- I'm overwhelmed, sir.
Thank you.
- [Wheels Squeaking.]
What request? I'm making Sydney project coordinator on Gemini.
And I want him to find out how he compares to the original Jarod.
There's no way he's going to test my Pretender.
The boy doesn't belong to you, Raines.
He belongs to the Triumvirate.
And before we deliver him, I want a performance comparison done by the man who knows more aboutJarod than anybody else! [Whispers.]
Sydney, you're not really gonna participate in this.
Parker, please.
My name is Sydney.
I'll be taking care of you for a while.
[Jarod's Voice.]
What is this place? [Major Charles.]
An old hunting shack.
You, me and your mom were campin'near here when you were a boy.
A big storm came up and washed out the road.
We had to take shelter here till it blew over.
That's funny.
- I don't remember.
- I didn't see it before, but it's still here.
- What? - The scar.
You were entertaining your mom.
You climbed up on that ladder, tryin' to take her mind off the storm, and fell.
You cut your back.
It was just the three of us for two days.
It was like we were the only people in the world.
It was only about a week before the- The Centre took me.
Jarod.
Catherine Parker told me some things.
Some awful things happened to you at the Centre.
- Doesn't matter now.
- It matters to me.
What did they do to you? [Young Jarod.]
I can't do it, Sydney! I can't figure it out! - You have to.
- How much oxygen is left? - Less than 48 hours.
- What caused the explosion? We don't know.
- Fuel? - You've shut down your gauges.
Data is sketchy, but little.
- Oxygen? - You've asked that already.
- Now focus! - There's nothing that can save us.
It is your job.
It is your duty to save your crew! - No.
I can't do it.
- Of course you can! Shut down now, and we all die.
- You too! - Wait a minute.
I can use the gravitational pull of the moon to help get us back.
- Pretty good.
- I knew you'd save us all if you wanted to.
- He did well.
- [Raines.]
Eighty-five seconds quicker than Jarod's record doing the same sim.
[Sydney.]
But factoring in the technological awareness available to the boy his accomplishment only just matches Jarod's.
Either way, it certainly proves his capabilities.
I can't wait to show him to Mutumbo.
You sound like horse trainers talking about your prized three-year-old.
[Brigitte.]
Another one of your morality issues? - Like you'd know anything about morality.
- Oh, Miss Parker.
No.
Sydney, don't you even talk to me.
I can't believe you'd even participate in this.
What is it? A chance to relive the twisted experiments of your youth? You know what they must have done to create that boy.
Do you want your experiment back so badly that you'd take his replicant instead? [Whispers.]
Miss Parker, you don't understand.
You're right.
I hope I never do.
[Raines.]
His inception was flawless.
I even think your mother would have agreed that the entire Project Gemini has been run completely aboveboard.
[Miss Parker's Voice.]
Aboveboard, my cute little ass.
- I don't really feel comfortable discussing that subject.
- Cloning? No.
Your cute little- Yes.
Cloning.
And I can't believe Sydney would be involved in this mess.
- Yeah, well, nothing around this nuthouse surprises me anymore.
- You could say that twice.
Well, they didn't keep Gemini from me because there was nothing to hide.
I'm gonna find out the truth- what really happened.
And I guess I'm gonna help you.
Hmm? You bet your cute little ass.
[Sheep Bleating.]
[Broots.]
I rerouted the sensors, so we should have a halfhour before anyone finds out we're down here.
[Miss Parker.]
Since we don't have much time - why don't you keep your eyes open and your mouth shut? - That's fine with me.
'Cause I don't want to be down here anyhow.
Check it out.
This must be where they kept him.
Wow.
Not much of a place to spend the first 14 years of your life, is it? Nice view.
Miss Parker.
Over here.
[Miss Parker.]
"Specimen Anomalies Dissection Storage.
" What does that sound like to you? Oh, a freak show I don't want any part of.
What's that smell? Formaldehyde.
Oh, that's never a good sign.
Oh, God.
What are they? Oh, l- I think they're the "befores.
" - Before what? - Before they figured out what they were doing.
The same thing happened with the early cloning of sheep and other mammals.
They didn't just re-create Dolly the Sheep after the first try.
She was, like, the 375th.
What happened to the first 374? They ended up like this.
Mutations.
Only they weren't human.
Oh, look at this.
It's got the body of a boy and a face like Colonel Sanders.
It's called progeria.
It's a genetic defect that causes accelerated aging in children.
They can be seven years old, but their bodies are a hundred.
- Oh, no.
- [Clangs.]
- [Gasps.]
- Broots! I'm sorry.
Ew! Look at this place.
Raines was playing God.
And he unleashed the devil.
[Jarod.]
No.
No.
No.
No.
Please.
No.
Please.
No.
What did they do to you? I can't open the hatch! I can't open the hatch! It's too hot! L- I can't think! I'm burning! [Young Jarod.]
I can save him! - No! - This is your last chance.
I did tell the truth.
I'm at peace.
I feel tired.
My legs hurt.
I set myself on fire because I'm convinced it'll send a message, Sydney.
[Young Sydney.]
It's been three days, Jarod, with temperatures over a hundred degrees.
- All you have to do is submit.
- It's not for me.
- I'll never give up.
- [Jarod.]
It's not your fault.
[Sighs.]
- But- - We're together now.
That's all that matters.
That and saving the boy.
[Computer Twitters.]
[Major Charles.]
I'm into the Centre's mainframe.
Damn! They're onto me.
But I'm into Gemini.
They're transferring the boy to the Triumvirate.
- When are they going to transfer him? - I don't know.
Damn it! They've shut me out.
There's gotta be some other way we can find out.
Someone who can tell us.
[Beeps.]
[Ringing.]
[Ringing Continues.]
- [Line Ringing.]
- Come on, Sydney.
Answer the phone.
- Are you going to answer it, or shall I? - [Ringing Continues.]
- It's not important.
- [Beeps.]
What we have to say is.
The timetable on the transfer of our young Pretender has been moved up.
He goes at dawn.
My work won't be completed.
It can't be avoided.
The mainframe's been compromised and we suspect Jarod and Major Charles.
My father says you can continue your work with the boy once he's been transferred.
We expect your full cooperation.
You have that.
[Miss Parker's Voice.]
"I vehemently disagree "with Dr.
Raines's conclusions about Gemini "and despite some humane advances being made at Pakor "I cannot in good conscience endorse moving forward with the project.
"While it represents a potentially major breakthrough for mankind "one must wonder if mankind is or ever will be prepared for its ramifications.
Catherine Parker.
" [Door Opens.]
[Exhales Sharply.]
You got anything to drink? Preferably something that burns.
Need to cleanse your palate? No.
My soul.
I backtracked the cloning records from Donoterase.
Over the years, they fertilized 289 ova before they were successful with the boy.
The results of which we saw at the specimen lab.
Well- [Clears Throat.]
Some of them.
[Coughs.]
And if you can believe it that sideshow wasn't the weirdest part of the circus.
They couldn'tjust grow those ova in an incubator.
- They needed donor wombs.
- Surrogate mothers.
Seems Raines found the women himself.
Mostly disenfranchised, homeless, loners or coma victims.
Women who wouldn't be missed if there were complications.
And-And believe me, there were plenty of them.
Most fetuses never reached term.
And-And the ones that did- Well, they didn't even make it through- - Childbirth.
- [Scoffs.]
Well, if you- if you could call it that.
All of the surrogates who made it that far, though, they- theyjust- - Disappeared.
- Without a trace.
That's what my mother was talking- talking about in this Gemini memo.
What she feared could happen at Donoterase.
What should I do? Well, whatever it is, you better decide pretty quickly, because they're moving the boy at dawn.
Where? Triumvirate station, Africa.
Your mom's first priority was the children.
What would she do? The same thing she was trying to do when she was killed: Rescue the children.
I'm over here.
I'm sorry.
I didn't hear you come in.
Do you want me to do something for you? No.
I just came to talk.
Talk? You don't want anything? Just to see you.
- Are you all right? - Yeah.
I'm fine.
Ready to work.
- You were crying.
- No, I wasn't.
L- I just- Don't tell Mr.
Raines.
He gets angry if I show any emotion.
It won't happen again.
I promise.
It's okay to cry.
No, it's not.
Not for me.
I'm here to serve- to do what I'm told.
Is that what Raines taught you? Yes.
That I have been gifted with the intelligence designed to help others.
Mr.
Raines says emotions get in the way.
If you don't want me to work, then why are you here? When I was your age, I knew a boy just like you.
Exactly like you.
I felt for him but I never let him know.
I saw pain in his eyes but I looked the other way.
I see the same pain in your eyes.
But I can't look away anymore.
I don't understand.
Do you want to be here, or do you want to do what other kids do? What do other kids do? Play.
Have fun.
Experience life.
- Is this a simulation? - No.
No.
This is real.
I'm doing what I want to do: Sims to help others.
Then why were you crying? L- I wasn't.
I just- It's okay.
It's okay.
If Mr.
Raines finds out, he'll get angry.
And when he gets angry, he- He- - He- - I won't let him hurt you anymore.
I promise.
Now we gotta get you out of here.
He's not going anywhere with you.
[Miss Parker's Voice.]
I can't believe this, Sydney.
You're going with them.
- Yes.
- Sydney, why? - You too, Broots? - You certainly fooled me for the last three years bumbling around the globe like a benevolent Dr.
Spock when you're really a, uh, psycho Dr.
Mengele.
You don't know what you're saying.
[Phone Rings.]
It's your original lab rat.
- What are you gonna tell him? - [Ringing Continues.]
- [Beeps.]
- Sydney.
They're going to move the boy.
I need to know when.
I can't help you anymore.
Sydney, I need your help.
Please.
[Wheels Squeaking.]
And another excursion into the mainframe would be useless.
There is no refuge for you anymore.
[Beeps.]
He hung up.
[Beeps.]
He's helping them.
What did he say? He said that another excursion into the mainframe would be useless.
Why would he tell us where not to look? Because someone else was there.
It was his way of telling us where to look.
He said the mainframe was useless.
There would be no"refuge.
" I knew I could trust you, Sydney.
- Straight to the airstrip.
No stops.
- [Engine Starts.]
The transfer plane is meeting us just after first light.
[Car Engine Starts.]
- You gotta be kidding me.
- What the hell is goin' on? Let's go, junior.
We got places to be.
[Coughing.]
[Broots.]
Miss Parker, what's goin'on? Jarod.
[Car Approaching.]
- Miss Parker.
- Get him in the truck! - Where are you going? - Just get him out of here now! Get in.
- [Engine Cranking.]
- Get out! Dad.
- [Coughing.]
- Oh! Damn! Who are you? I'm you.
[Angry Chattering.]
- You were the problem.
- You need to get off my back.
[Chattering Continues.]
[Clanging.]
Carelessness leads to chaos chaos to anarchy anarchy to ruin.
This is the Centre.
Ruin is not an option! - Mutumbo, if I may- - Excuses are only yesterday's failures.
Only solutions matter now.
Mutumbo, we all-we all want the same thing here: The boy and Jarod back.
I am listening.
So we fumbled the kid.
We intercepted Jarod's father.
He's our trump card.
- Let's play him.
- [Miss Parker.]
And I guarantee you, sir.
You give me 10 minutes with Major Charles and I'll have every answer you want about whereJarod and the boy are.
Brigitte will handle Major Charles.
Thank you.
If I may, sir- You will honor my wishes.
Good answer.
In the meantime, we haveJarod and the boy to track down.
Mr.
Lyle will lead that effort.
[Miss Parker.]
Sir, with the possible exception of Sydney I knowJarod better than anyone here and he will not allow that boy to be captured.
Yes.
But what you are forgetting is the boy himself.
He wasn't raised to cooperate.
Especially with Jarod.
I'm just saying it's a waste of manpower and money to go afterJarod when the key to it all is the man sitting down in Renewal Wing.
- Daddy.
- Well, uh, Mutumbo has a good plan here.
We need to follow it.
[Mutumbo.]
Then it is settled.
Two points of attack.
Two generals, one plan.
[Wheels Squeaking.]
[Chattering.]
Now I know what dirty laundry feels like.
- Not here, angel.
- Yes, here.
How could you just stand there while Mutumbo shut me out? For God's sake, we're talkin' the Triumvirate here.
Every action, every thought, every word I utter could be a death sentence.
We both know I'm the one who should be down there with Major Charles.
And we both know sometimes I have to play things the way I play things whether you like it or not.
"Play.
" Oh, my God.
We're talking about the man who killed Mom.
We're talking about our family.
I'm talking about survival.
The things I do, choices I make you probably never will understand.
Tell me, Daddy.
Are you really afraid of Mutumbo or what I may find out from Major Charles? [Elevator Bell Dings.]
I thought I was off your Christmas card list.
You were.
Until our nosy little bald friend Broots confirmed my suspicions with this.
You left e-mail forJarod in a box called "refuge.
" You let him know when and where to find the boy.
I had you pegged for the wrong witch in Oz, Sydney.
I'm sorry I doubted you.
I'm sorry I wasn't able to confide in you.
Or in Broots either.
Human cloning- I don't think I probably would have believed you anyway.
When I went down to talk with the boy, it was, um- It was so surreal being with him.
It was like I was suddenly And yet- And yet? And yet the boy is Jarod in every way except the most important one.
He doesn't have Jarod's soul.
And he didn't have you.
Miss Parker.
When I found out they had made anotherJarod I knew that if I didn't take control something important would be lost.
If facing Major Charles is important enough to you then go.
Take it.
And everyone else be damned.
[Thunderclap.]
[Jarod.]
Must be some matches around here somewhere.
Aha.
Yes.
Little light in here.
There we go.
[Thunder Rumbling.]
You cold? It's probably too damp out there to hunt for firewood but maybe I can break up some of these old chairs.
I don't understand.
Why are you so afraid of me? - Is this a bad man? - [Raines.]
Very bad.
- What did he do? - [Wheels Squeaking.]
This is the man who killed your parents.
How can one feed such a terrible lie to a child? Raines could feed candy to a diabetic and sleep like a baby.
He doesn't seem like a killer.
He seems sad, Mr.
Raines.
Like there's this void in his life that's depriving him of any true happiness.
Perhaps loss of a loved one.
Or the loss of family.
Maybe he feels the same way I do not knowing who he is or where he came from.
You're not concentrating.
He's no different from any of the others.
I don't know.
I just- I feel I have a connection with him.
- This boy's good.
- Mmm.
Almost as good as the real thing.
Wait a minute.
What am I saying? He is the real thing.
[Raines.]
If you can't find him he'll go out and kill another little boy's parents just like he killed yours.
Do you understand me? Good.
[Jarod.]
I swear to you I had nothing to do with the death of your- [Thunder Rumbles.]
Of your parents.
- Then what happened to them? - It's complicated.
You're a gifted young man.
You have the ability to grasp difficult concepts.
When I was a boy I used to look in the mirror and think about my past try to picture my future.
- Do you ever do that? - Yes.
But I can't see a past.
When I was a boy I was stolen from my parents and I was held prisoner at the Centre.
[Thunderclap.]
They exploited my mind.
They made me do things.
Things I never should have done.
The same kind of things that they made you do.
When I got older, I realized that they were using these things to hurt people.
Even to kill them.
So I ran away.
You escaped.
Yes.
But not all of me.
They kept part of me behind.
Some of my- Some of my D.
N.
A.
I guess they had a plan.
A way to always keep me prisoner.
I don't understand.
I think you do.
If you could look into that mirror and see your future it would look exactly like me.
But my parents.
They don't exist.
They never did.
At least not in the way you were taught.
No.
You're lying.
Mr.
Raines said you were clever.
You're lying.
I wish to God I was.
But I'm not lying.
I'm sorry.
I want to show you something.
That's me when I was your age.
[Young Jarod.]
No.
I can't do it! - [Young Sydney.]
You shut down now, you all die! - I'm you? - I come from nowhere? - You come from here.
And I come from two people who love me very much.
[Thunder Rumbling.]
It's okay to cry.
I can't.
Mr.
Raines won't let me.
[Thunderclap.]
- [Young Miss Parker Screams.]
- [Young Sydney.]
No! Keep her back! - Keep her back.
- [Young Jarod.]
Leave me alone! [Young Miss Parker.]
Mama! [Sobbing.]
[Door Opens.]
[Door Closes.]
[Water Dripping.]
You can beat me all you want.
I'd rather die than give up my son.
You're going to die, but it's not about your son.
It's about my mother.
You look just like her.
You should know.
You killed her.
That's my gun.
The one you used to shoot her.
No.
It's the one a man named Raines stole from me the day your mother was killed.
She knew trouble was coming.
[Chuckles.]
Why should I believe that? Because it's true.
It was the day I was supposed to help her rescueJarod and two other children.
Raines shot me, left me for dead took my gun.
I still carry the bullet in my back.
You bought yourself another second.
Talk fast.
Your mother located me.
She knew I was searching forJarod.
She was afraid of something called the Triumvirate.
She said we'd have to move fast- that this Triumvirate threatened her husband because of her action to rescue the children and her opposition to something she called Gemini.
- They threatened Daddy? - They threatened his wife and his daughter.
You were the other child we were trying to rescue.
Your mother was gonna take you to Europe the next day.
Don't you remember? My father knew about these rescues? My rescue? That was how I saw it.
But I can't be certain.
But I do know for sure your mother was scared for your safety and his.
Afraid ofhow the Triumvirate controlled him.
Raines was the Triumvirate watchdog then.
He's still howling.
I didn't understand why he took my gun all those years ago, but I do now.
All your mother and father ever wanted was what I wanted: To love and be with our children.
- [Birds Chirping.]
- [Jarod.]
Good morning.
- [Birds Chirping.]
- [Jarod.]
Good morning.
Breakfast.
That isn't wheat grass and tomato juice.
No.
That's what they feed you.
It's called ice cream.
You'll never forget the first bite.
Go ahead.
Try it.
Go ahead.
- [Chuckles.]
- Mmm.
It's very good.
There are so many incredible things in the world to try.
Hope they're all as good as ice cream.
So, what are we gonna do now? Right now I have to figure out a way to get my- our father out of the Centre.
Maybe we should trade them for something just as important.
I can't believe I doubted him.
All these years.
All these years I've- I've wondered why Daddy hid things from me lied to me, dissuaded me from digging into her past but it was all for my own good.
We all want to believe that our parents have our best interests in mind.
But- I finally find some peace of mind, and you want to lobotomize it? Isn't there an apparent conflict between your newfound joy and your loading of this weapon? It's very simple.
Raines dead me happy.
Not an easy man to kill.
Can't help it if you're a lousy aim.
I don't plan to miss.
Miss Parker.
Y-You both.
- You gotta come quick- to the lobby.
- Later, Broots.
Oh, no, no, no.
Trust me.
You're not gonna believe this.
- [Elevator Bell Dings.]
- He's right here.
Move.
Remember me? [Miss Parker.]
Where'd you find him? [Sam.]
We didn't.
He came in on his own.
Three years on the run, and it's finally homesickness that brings you back.
Well, actually, I came to cut a deal.
Broots, go get my father.
[Jarod.]
Oh, he's not in his office.
What kind of game is this? It's a simple one.
You'll get your father back when I get mine.
So you're proposing an equal trade.
Your father for my husband.
I wouldn't say that it was equal, but it will do.
Yes.
And how do we know you're not bluffing? [Gun Cocks.]
Seeing is believing.
I'll call you in two hours to arrange the exchange.
One of you will bring me my father.
- Only one.
- That'd be me.
That'd be Sydney.
Sydney? This is my father we're talking about.
Our father.
All the more reason to keep cool heads.
Sydney's the only person I can trust to play by the rules.
- Where will the exchange take place, Jarod? - Like I said, I'll call you.
I wouldn't want anybody showing up early and complicating things.
I really have to go now.
Do you want to see your father again? Alive? - [Wheels Squeaking.]
- And you letJarod walk right out? He has my father! And we had him! I made the only move there was, you son of a bitch! It was your last one, Miss Parker.
The Centre's chain of command is clear.
As long as Mr.
Parker is absent Mr.
Raines is in charge.
And your plan is, Mr.
Raines? We organize two Sweeper teams.
Once we know the location, one will scout and secure- [Wheezing.]
And the other will execute.
No.
No.
No.
You're gambling with my father's life.
We do this just as Jarod said.
Well, Raines's experience with Jarod is just administrative.
Look - I know how this guy's mind works.
- This is not a democracy.
My decision stands.
[Phone Ringing.]
- Jarod.
- [Jarod.]
Interstate Road 40.
Iversonville, North Carolina.
At 3:00.
Not 2.
59.
Not 3.
01.
- That barely gives enough time for Sydney to- - Then he'd better get moving.
Jarod, I want to talk to my father.
- Daddy, are you there? - [Beeps.]
Sydney, go.
- [Door Opens.]
- Get Major Charles.
Let's move.
[Wheels Squeaking.]
Like I said, two teams.
[Wheezing.]
And I'll need our best sharpshooter.
I'm your man.
Jarod will not walk away from this.
No.
I wantJarod alive.
And the boy too.
It's Mr.
Parker who's outlived his usefulness.
That waste of skin Raines is gonna get my father killed.
Well, I don't thinkJarod would hurt your father.
I don't think.
Jarod's been searching for his father his entire life and he's gonna do whatever it takes to get him back.
I could see it in his eyes.
- Well, then what do you think we should do? - Same thing.
Whatever it takes.
Miss Parker.
Jarod isn't the only enemy this time.
Don't worry, Bridget.
I wouldn't forget about you.
I know what you think of me but believe me, we both want the same thing this time.
Mr.
Raines is planning to kill your father.
Why should I believe you? Because if you don't, somebody we both love very much is going to die.
With or without you, I'm going.
Let's do this together.
Please.
[Major Charles.]
I'd like to thank you, Sydney.
- What for? - For raising my son.
What he's become is a reflection of you.
What was he like as a child? Someone a father would feel very proud to call his son.
I'm sorry you never had that chance, Major.
In fact, I can't imagine anything worse than what you've had to endure.
I can.
- Not ever finding him at all.
- [Jarod On Walkie-talkie.]
Sydney, are you there? Yes, Jarod.
You'll see a road a quarter of a mile up.
Turn right.
My father will know where to go from there.
[Sydney On Walkie-talkie.]
All right, Jarod.
I'll follow his instructions.
Well, he- he didn't say where.
Only that his father knew.
Great.
We're in the middle of nowhere with no Sydney and no idea where he's going.
- I know exactly where he's going.
- Yeah? Well, where might that be? To the beginning of this little odyssey.
[Sighs.]
Well, I gotta hand it to you.
Capturing the king is inspired.
Walking into the Centre to cut your deal.
- Real bold.
- Not bold.
Prudent.
Necessity.
Exhibition of resolve.
You people only understand one thing: Power.
Whatever it was, it was brilliant.
No wonder my people have such a hard time catching up to you.
Of course, that's why we want you back.
'Cause you're brilliant.
I'm not going back.
Neither is he.
I do have one question.
It's your nickel.
Why? Why do you do it? Why the Centre? Give and take.
For a cause bigger than both of us.
Oh, hell.
I don't expect you to understand it but in the end, it does all add up.
You steal children.
You create them.
How does that add up? Rape, incest, murder.
Survival.
Given enough incentive, man is capable of almost anything.
[Car Approaching.]
It's time to go.
Dad.
Now take care of your father.
And of yourself.
Thank you, Sydney.
Come on, Dad.
Jarod.
I'm glad you found your family.
[Car Rapidly Approaching.]
- I told you.
Sydney comes alone! - Jarod, I had no choice.
They're planning to kill my father.
- Who? - [Helicopter Approaching.]
Daddy, get back! - I've got him.
- Shoot him! [Gunshot.]
[Gunshots.]
- God, no! - [Jarod.]
She's losing a lot ofblood.
Keep this compressed against the wound.
[Raines.]
Forget Parker.
Stop the plane! Jarod, let's go! - You go ahead without me! - Jarod.
That boy needs a father.
Now go! We'll catch up later! I love you, Son! I love you too, Dad.
Go! Go! Go! [Jarod's Voice.]
I've got to get her to the hospital.
You're not going anywhere.
Looks like you're out of luck.
Now, you want to do this the easy way, or do you want to end up like her? Stop him! Welcome back to the Centre, Jarod.
Angel, don't leave me.
Don't leave me, angel.
[Helicopter Whirring.]
[Broots.]
Miss Parker, this must be what hell looks like.
You know, frozen over.
Looks like an old research lab.
What do you think Jarod's father was looking for? [Sydney.]
What is it, Miss Parker? It's a brass trigger for an incendiary device.
Whatever was going on down here, Jarod didn't want anyone to find out about it.
Yeah, but why would he want to cover his tracks now? Maybe it wasn'tJarod who set off the bomb.
[Miss Parker.]
Then who did and why? Combo to Al Capone's vault? Ah, just some burned-out trash.
- [Sam.]
Miss Parker! - [Miss Parker.]
What is it, Sam? - We found another body.
- [Broots.]
Do you think it's Jarod? No.
Jarod's been a phoenix one too many times for me to believe he's still in these ashes.
Give my daughter my ring.
And this photo.
Tell her that I love her.
[Jarod.]
I will.
Captain, what was it that my father found here? Wasn't just any human D.
N.
A.
They were deciphering.
It was yours.
[Gasps.]
Demons live in your dreams.
[Jarod.]
They visit.
The ones who cause you and your father trouble were at the research station.
What did they find? What they search for is no longer there.
Before your father left, he told me he was going to find his son.
He would stare for hours at the constellation talk about the son that he knew he would one day find.
- The constellation? - Yes, uh- Gemini.
He told me if I ever met you to give you these.
Is this him? - Is this my father? - Yes.
Gemini.
What does it mean? He left a message for you.
This is where you'll find him.
This is where you'll find your father.
[Man Narrating.]
There are Pretenders among us.
[Jarod.]
I was taken from my family.
Thirty-six hours and he's already demonstrating more talent than any of our others.
How many people died because of what I thought up? Since I broke out, I've spent every moment searching for my past.
[Miss Parker.]
He's a Pretender- A genius who can become anyone that he wants to be.
- The Centre wants him alive.
- Preferably.
[Miss Parker.]
He defends the weak and abused.
Life's a gift.
- You a doctor? - I am today.
- [Chattering.]
- [Wheels Squeaking.]
I received a call from the Triumvirate this morning.
Big Mutumbo himself.
He knows thatJarod and his father were in the Arctic and he knows about how our project up there has been compromised.
[Mr.
Parker.]
Damn.
What did he say? Except for the fact thatJarod's still out there, he was, strangely enough, elated.
He's taking the compromising of the research as- and I quote- "a sign from God.
" Well, that's an odd comment coming from an admitted atheist.
Mutumbo's ordered the acceleration of Project Gemini.
- He wants delivery A.
S.
A.
P.
- [Elevator Bell Dings.]
- Is that a problem? - No.
But Miss Parker might be.
Like mother like daughter.
You know how Catherine felt about Gemini.
Secrecy has always been the key to Gemini.
I'll handle my daughter.
Everything's gonna be just fine.
[Wheels Squeaking.]
[Young Jarod.]
I finished my building.
I'm finished! [Young Sydney.]
This one's been with us for only 36 hours and he's already demonstrating more talent than any of our others.
- [Young Jarod.]
Hey.
I'm finished.
- Hi, Jarod.
I'm Sydney.
- I'll be taking care of you for a while.
- Why? Where's my mom and dad? [Clears Throat.]
I, uh, know it's none of my business, Syd but sometimes memory lane could be a dead-end street.
You're right, Broots.
None of your business.
What is it? Um, the bodies found in the Arctic came up negative forJarod.
Still, I can't figure out how he escaped that inferno.
- [Phone Rings.]
- Jarod's always been too smart for anyone to figure out.
- [Beeps.]
- [Jarod.]
It's cold in the Arctic, Sydney.
Almost as frigid as the Centre.
- Thank God you got out of there alive.
- Barely.
- But I made some interesting discoveries.
- Tell me.
What? The boys in Blue Cove haven't kept you in the D.
N.
A.
Loop? Or should I say strand? I wasn't even aware that we had a facility up there.
- None of us were.
- They're stirring the genetic stew, Sydney.
Deciphering the human genome.
And not just anyone's.
Mine.
My God.
Did you find your father? No.
But I know he risked his life to find the same answers that I did.
Does the word Gemini mean anything to you? The zodiac sign? - Why? - I'll ask my father.
- I'm on my way to see him now.
- How will you know how to get there? - He left me the stars to navigate by.
- [Beeps.]
[Door Opens.]
Syd, I've known you all my life.
You knew my mother- how she had a psychiatric session with you just hours before she died.
- Uh- [Clears Throat.]
I'm gonna go.
- Sit.
Now, I'm gonna ask you a question and I need to know the truth.
What is it you want to know? Did my mother ever mention a project- a reference code, anything- that had to do with the word Gemini? I'm sorry.
Never heard of it.
Damn it.
My father, Mr.
Raines, Lyle- They're shutting me out of something big.
Something they called Project Gemini.
Uh, you mean like the twins.
Since Dr.
Know-Nothing can't help I guess that's, uh- No.
We're going to find out.
[Door Opens, Closes.]
Excuse me.
Number seven, please.
- Right there.
- Thank you.
[Phone Disconnect Signal Beeping.]
[Rattle.]
[Shouts.]
- Where is he? - Please don't hurt me, man.
Where is my father? Jarod? - Are you all right, Coop? - Yeah, Sarah.
Everything's fine.
- You just go back to work.
- Are you sure? Ah, absolutely.
You go on now.
Thank you very much.
- [Door Closes.]
- You'reJarod? - You're the major's son? - Yes, I am.
- Where is he? - He left real fast.
- Almost like someone was hot on his trail.
- Men in Town Cars.
And the scariest man was a woman.
A brunette? Blonde.
Suckin' on a lollipop.
Shejust left.
Was my father hurt when he left? No.
That-That's my blood.
They pushed my nose into the wall.
They-They damn near broke my nose too.
Like I said, I thought maybe you was them comin'back.
I'm sorry that you had to get involved with this, Coop.
I didn't tell 'em anything.
Really, I didn't.
I'd do anything for the major.
- I'm gonna miss our talks.
- Did he stay here a lot? Well, off and on for the past 20 years.
Never was sure which direction he was headed to next but I knew it was wherever he thought you might be.
Did he give you any idea where he might be going? No.
He said I'd be safer not knowin'.
- Do you have another phone book around? - Sure.
Sarah, you got an extra phone book on your cart? Yeah.
Here.
Take two.
Thanks, darlin'.
- What you lookin' for? - What isn't here.
- I found something bizarre.
- What? - Like hair on your head? - No.
That would be fantasy.
This is real.
This is very real.
[Miss Parker.]
An inter-Centre memo? [Broots.]
A very old one.
From your mother to the Triumvirate.
"I vehemently disagree with Dr.
Raines's conclusions about Gemini "and despite some humane advances being made at Pakor "I cannot in good conscience endorse moving forward with the project.
"While it represents a potentially major breakthrough for mankind "one must wonder if mankind is or ever will be prepared for its ramifications.
Catherine Parker.
" This is dated just days before she was killed.
Gemini.
Isn't that the same thing you overheard your father talking about? - Mom was against it.
- I'm still searching Gemini and I can't seem to find anything about it.
Well, let's keep pushing, Broots.
And while you're at it, let's find out about Pakor.
[Broots.]
Okay, Miss Parker.
[Airplane Passing Overhead.]
[Man On P.
A.
.]
Attention.
Ground school group class B-5 will be held today in Instruction Room 204.
Please make note of the change.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry to bother you, but I'm looking for someone.
Have you seen this man? The new instructor? Sure.
- Is he here now? - Right behind you.
Not behind you behind you.
Behind you.
Up there.
Does he have a radio with him? Just wait.
He's almost finished.
Why? You know him? He's my father.
Oh, my God.
No.
Dad.
No.
- No! - Gotcha.
Let's go.
We're done.
Move! Move! Let's go! - We need help! - Dad! Dad! [Man.]
Oh, my God.
It's Dan Wilson.
[Man.]
It's tragic.
Dan sneakin'up in your dad's plane.
Major Charles's quarters is right back here.
Your father must have left early this morning.
Looks like he left in a hurry too.
Thank you.
[Shotgun Cocks.]
Give me one reason not to shoot you.
Carrie.
Your father sent me.
My father? He wanted you to have these.
My father's dead, isn't he? [Broots.]
I didn't find what I was looking for, but I found some good stuff.
Nothing about Gemini or Pakor, I'm afraid.
But- But maybe something about your father's secretiveness.
- And? - I'm- I'm pretty sure it's aboutJarod's father.
They know where he is.
Well, your father and Raines have been focusing in on one of the Arctic victims.
A Captain Russ Osborne.
Raines suspects that Osborne was chummy with Major Charles and may have even helped him get away from the research station.
- We got an address? - Osborne's only next of kin was his daughter and she owns a small flight school down in Barney Fife territory.
Uh, North Carolina.
So the assumption would be that- Major Charles might be there.
- Syd know this? - No.
He's been in nonstop meetings all day in the Tower.
Get him.
He'll drop it forJarod.
We're out of here.
Floyd's holding an empty barber chair for you, Broots.
What's the problem? Well, see- [Clears Throat.]
This is where your father's secrets come in.
[Miss Parker.]
Centre travel records.
My father already sent Bridget.
[Woman On TV.]
The cause of this bizarre crash is still undetermined.
However, several eyewitnesses who I spoke to here at the Osborne Flight School indicated that they heard a small explosive sound- Jarod's father is not dead.
[Woman.]
Dead on the scene is the pilot, Dan Wilson.
[Groans.]
I'd be sick to my stomach too.
Excuse me.
Here I go again.
[Sighs.]
Morning sickness.
Hell of a price to pay for an heir.
No Sweeper team, no backup.
No follow-through.
Heirs have disappeared around here for a hell of a lot less.
- That's enough, angel.
- No.
Not enough, Daddy.
You sent a rank amateur to do a job you knew I wanted myself.
We're talking about the man who killed Mom and you didn't trust me.
Shame on you.
[Carrie's Voice.]
To fathers.
To fathers.
You know, the last time I talked to my dad he mentioned seeing an old friend who had recently arrived in the Arctic.
- My dad.
- Mm-hmm.
He admired your dad a lot, Jarod.
His courage and tenacity.
They were workin' together toward exposing the research being done up there.
God, I just wish he could have finished what he started.
Carrie your father's death won't be in vain.
I promise you.
But in order to stop what's going on I have to find my father and help him.
Did he say anything while he was here that could help me? He spent most of his time reading files and working on his laptop.
Most of all he loved to fly though.
He said it was his one release.
Sure left here in a hurry.
Mm-hmm.
He rushed back from town, said some strangers were askin' about him.
He said hejust had this gut feeling that it was time to go.
And then he made me promise to ditch his car.
You have his car? - Find something? - Yes.
The one with nothing.
And a phone number.
[Sighs.]
[Beeping.]
[Line Rings.]
[Woman.]
Pakor Frozen Foods is closed.
Our office hours are 8:00 a.
m.
To 5:00- - [Beeps.]
- What'd you find? [Jarod.]
Hopefully my father.
[Miss Parker.]
Sydney, what do you mean you're not going to North Carolina? [Sydney.]
New duties beckon.
Since when isn'tJarod a priority one for you? I'd love to wax philosophical but right now I'm busy.
And you have a trip to take.
[Chuckles.]
I'll call you from North Carolina.
Good luck with your new duties, Syd.
[Mr.
Parker's Voice.]
I do have an office, you know.
Gemini.
Gemini is not something two people chat about at a urinal on SL 10.
Gemini? There are very few secrets, Mr.
Parker.
Unfortunately, that's a fact.
[Clears Throat.]
What do you want, Sydney? I want Gemini.
If it is the reality I know it to be I want to be project coordinator.
Raines might give you an argument about that.
Not even Raines can deny that I am the most qualified.
- There are younger people.
- And how many haveJarod on their résumé? Very good point.
I'll think on it.
Sydney, let me ask you something.
LfJarod were still at the Centre would you be making this pitch to run Gemini? LfJarod were still at the Centre there'd be no need for Gemini.
Don't look so scared, sweetie.
I'm only twice as mean as I look.
Well, it takes a hell of a lot more than high heels to scare me, Miss- And you're sure Jarod's already left town? Look, like I said, I kicked his butt when I saw him sleeping in there.
All right? All he said was somethin' about headin' down to Florida.
Thank you for your time.
- So, south, Miss Parker? - She's lying.
We're heading north.
[Man On Speaker.]
This is Mark in Sector 7.
All clear here.
Over.
[Man #2.]
Roger that.
Checking hallway.
- Security breach in East Wing.
- [Alarm Blaring.]
[Grunts.]
Oh, my God in heaven.
It's you! Dad! Let me look at you.
Look at you.
It's been so long.
- It's you! - Dad! Ah.
They found each other.
The question is what else did they find? Jarod's father hit the jackpot.
He got into the data bank and made off with several disks.
- The embryo disks.
- [Groans.]
[Mr.
Parker.]
Then it won't be long till they find out about Donoterase.
- I'm gonna have to tell Big Mutumbo something.
- [Raines.]
If I were you I'd come clean about the Centre mistakes and hope for benevolence from Mutumbo.
Tell him everything's moving along swimmingly and we look forward to his visit.
When in doubt, lie.
Sweetheart.
You go find Jarod and his father, hmm? Raines, call Donoterase.
We transfer Gemini in 24 hours.
[Major Charles.]
Doesn't look like much, but we should be safe here.
Looks like all the places that I've hid out in over the years.
Like father like son.
For years I would lie awake at night wondering what you would be like what you would look like.
But all those sleepless nights wouldn't prepare me for how nervous I feel right now.
I've missed you so much.
The first few weeks after you were kidnapped we got by on hope and prayers alone.
Then it wasn't long before I realized that if we were gonna find you, we'd have to find you ourselves.
And all that time running for your lives.
Yeah.
It seemed that everywhere we turned was just another place to run from Sweepers.
I know the feeling.
But bein' here with you now makes all that pain go away.
- [Chuckles.]
- I really want to see Mom and Emily.
So do I.
I've been searching for your mother and sister almost as long as I've been lookin' for you.
In an attempt to rescue you, l- I was separated from them.
What happened? A woman named Catherine Parker tried to help but things went wrong.
The Centre came after me.
And when it was safe, I went back.
But your mother and Emily were gone.
I don't even know if they're still alive.
But they are.
I saw them two years ago.
Thank God.
We'll find them together.
There's something else.
Kyle.
- He's, uh- - Yeah.
I know, Son.
I heard.
I came upon that little town about two days after your brother was gunned down.
But I'm proud of you, Son.
It's amazing after all you've been through that you still have the compassion to help others.
I wish I could take some credit for your upbringing- that I could have been there with you.
There's some- something I have to ask you.
Something I was told and I don't want to believe.
What is it? Did you kill Catherine Parker? What do you think? [Broots.]
Donoterase.
Does that name mean anything to you? Sounds like an Italian mime troupe.
I was down in the communications room last night and I intercepted a call from Raines to a place called Donoterase.
Now he said your dad ordered that Gemini be transferred from there in 24 hours.
- Any clue where Donoterase is? - Well, I'm working on it.
Now this is their surveillance footage from Jarod and his Dad.
Besides finding Jarod, Major Charles also stole some data disks.
And he didn't seem to mind who saw him do it either.
Any man who'd walk into the Centre and shoot my mother has the brass ones to do that.
Any way to find out what was on those disks he lifted? Well, I'm running an anonymous sequencing search right now.
- This is a Centre facility? - Yeah.
And the footage comes from a well-buried Centre location in Baltimore.
Uh- [Clears Throat.]
Bearded - by the name of Pakor Frozen Foods.
- Pakor.
My mother referred to that name in the memo that she wrote about Project Gemini.
Exactly.
But why would Jarod's father be interested in Gemini? - And what does this have to do with your mother? - I wish I knew.
- [Computer Beeps.]
- What? Data from the disks he stole.
Broots.
Succotash isn't the only thing frozen in there.
What kind of nightmare is this? [Muttering.]
Hey.
Wake up.
Hey.
It's okay.
You're just havin' a bad dream.
I'm sorry.
L- I've never been much of a sound sleeper.
Well, what I found probably won't help.
I broke the code on one of the disks I stole.
The Centre's outdoing themselves.
[Jarod.]
Pakor Frozen Foods is a biological storage facility.
[Major Charles.]
Body parts, fetal tissue.
Cows, sheep, horses.
You name it.
It's Old MacDonald's farm from hell.
And Old MacDonald.
There's human embryos.
- Oh, God.
- What is it? Ayear ago I went searching for my past, and it led me to the fertility clinic that you and Mom went to to get pregnant.
I found out that it was owned by the Centre.
My God.
The doctors took your mother's eggs.
My guess is the Centre has them on ice somewhere at Pakor Frozen Foods.
Gemini.
I don't know what it all means, but it's all happening at a place called Donoterase.
[Miss Parker's Voice.]
You found Donoterase? Yeah.
And one thing's for sure.
The Centre didn't want anybody to know about it.
It's only about 15 miles from here.
That's where they're gonna transfer the Gemini from.
And if we figured it out, so haveJarod and his old man.
[Major Charles.]
The Centre database was specific on this location - but there's nothing here.
- [Jarod.]
That's what they want people to believe.
[Cow Moos.]
- [Jarod.]
This is Donoterase? - I don't get it.
- What is it? - Tire tracks.
- Dual rear wheels.
- Transportation vehicles.
The question is what are they transporting and where is it going? Hey.
What are you doing here? [Groans.]
I'm not as old as you think.
[Monkey Chitters.]
[Chicken Clucking.]
[Sheep Bleats.]
- [Chicken Squawking.]
- [Coos.]
[Sheep Bleats.]
[Major Charles.]
What do you think Old MacDonald's up to? [Wheels Squeaking.]
Time to transport him.
What are you doing here? Did you really think you could keep me from finding out about Gemini? Let me tell you a little secret about myself.
I love to be underestimated.
So, are you gonna tell me what's goin' on here, or are we gonna do this dance? [Footsteps Approaching.]
[Sheep Bleats.]
[Monkey Chittering.]
What are they? Designer livestock.
Hey! What are you guys doin' in here? - Hey! - [Alarm Blaring.]
[Gasps.]
- You gotta be kidding me.
- Get 'em! [Groans.]
Move! Move! [Groaning.]
[Alarm Continues.]
You all right? Who was that boy? You looked like you saw a ghost.
Not a ghost.
That boy is me.
They cloned me! Let me help you.
I'm just gonna put a field dressing on it.
Then when we get somewhere safe, I'm gonna clean and re-dress it.
- Where we headed? - As far from the Centre as possible.
- We have to go back.
- No, Jarod.
You're hurt.
I'm fine.
We have to go back.
No.
I've been searching all my life for the family the Centre took from me.
And after all these years, I'm reunited with my son.
I'm not about to risk losing you again.
This isn't about me.
It's about him.
I don't know who or what he is.
He's a boy.
And he's part of us.
I've known the Centre to do some unspeakable things but to create a child- How were they even able to do it? Years ago, they asked me to perform a cloning simulation.
A cell containing the D.
N.
A.
Blueprint of the desired organism is fused into a host ovum.
The newly fertilized egg develops into an embryo and then it's implanted inside a surrogate mother.
That's why they had your mother's frozen egg cells.
They implanted my D.
N.
A.
Into her egg, knowing that it wouldn't reject it.
- It should never have happened.
- But it did.
Regardless of how that boy came into this world he is here, and he is our family.
We can't let the Centre possess him like they possessed me.
We need help from the inside.
Do you know anyone in the Centre you can trust? [Phone Rings.]
This is Sydney.
Please tell me that you had nothing to do with this.
- With what? - They took my genetic material and like I was some kind of farm animal, they cloned me.
There were rumors, of course, but - I didn't want to believe them.
- [Jarod.]
Well, believe it.
I saw him.
I saw me.
It was like looking into a mirror, only the reflection was 20 years younger.
My God.
This is beyond words.
Sydney, you're the only person at the Centre we can trust.
Please help me.
- I'll do what I can.
- [Beeps.]
[Dial Tone, Beeps.]
- [Mr.
Lyle.]
He's magnificent.
- [Mr.
Parker.]
Well, he's a little nervous.
He's never been outside of Donoterase.
No wonder secrecy has always been the key to Gemini.
And no wonder Mother was against it.
- Angel.
- Don't angel me.
- They all knew about this, and I didn't.
- It was a Triumvirate directive.
Eyes only.
Hell, I've only known about it a little while myself.
He is an amazing specimen though, isn't he? Is there no depth to which we won't sink? - What's bothering you? - You let Raines play God.
Your father doesn't let me do anything.
Gemini has always been mine.
- [Wheels Squeaking.]
- Gene manipulation, cloning- It's the cutting edge of technology.
Welcome to the new millennium, Miss Parker.
We're 20 years ahead of the sheep cloners we hear about on the news.
[Mr.
Parker.]
We're producing the finest beef at our place in Argentina.
Each one designed to be exactly the same.
Now that is progress.
Daddy, Raines didn't design a better Big Mac.
He designed a human being.
Oh, my God.
He is young Jarod.
Sydney, don't tell me you knew about this too.
Only four of us knew about this.
And Mutumbo's people at the Triumvirate.
Sydney, I've been thinking about your request and, uh, we're gonna do it.
- I'm overwhelmed, sir.
Thank you.
- [Wheels Squeaking.]
What request? I'm making Sydney project coordinator on Gemini.
And I want him to find out how he compares to the original Jarod.
There's no way he's going to test my Pretender.
The boy doesn't belong to you, Raines.
He belongs to the Triumvirate.
And before we deliver him, I want a performance comparison done by the man who knows more aboutJarod than anybody else! [Whispers.]
Sydney, you're not really gonna participate in this.
Parker, please.
My name is Sydney.
I'll be taking care of you for a while.
[Jarod's Voice.]
What is this place? [Major Charles.]
An old hunting shack.
You, me and your mom were campin'near here when you were a boy.
A big storm came up and washed out the road.
We had to take shelter here till it blew over.
That's funny.
- I don't remember.
- I didn't see it before, but it's still here.
- What? - The scar.
You were entertaining your mom.
You climbed up on that ladder, tryin' to take her mind off the storm, and fell.
You cut your back.
It was just the three of us for two days.
It was like we were the only people in the world.
It was only about a week before the- The Centre took me.
Jarod.
Catherine Parker told me some things.
Some awful things happened to you at the Centre.
- Doesn't matter now.
- It matters to me.
What did they do to you? [Young Jarod.]
I can't do it, Sydney! I can't figure it out! - You have to.
- How much oxygen is left? - Less than 48 hours.
- What caused the explosion? We don't know.
- Fuel? - You've shut down your gauges.
Data is sketchy, but little.
- Oxygen? - You've asked that already.
- Now focus! - There's nothing that can save us.
It is your job.
It is your duty to save your crew! - No.
I can't do it.
- Of course you can! Shut down now, and we all die.
- You too! - Wait a minute.
I can use the gravitational pull of the moon to help get us back.
- Pretty good.
- I knew you'd save us all if you wanted to.
- He did well.
- [Raines.]
Eighty-five seconds quicker than Jarod's record doing the same sim.
[Sydney.]
But factoring in the technological awareness available to the boy his accomplishment only just matches Jarod's.
Either way, it certainly proves his capabilities.
I can't wait to show him to Mutumbo.
You sound like horse trainers talking about your prized three-year-old.
[Brigitte.]
Another one of your morality issues? - Like you'd know anything about morality.
- Oh, Miss Parker.
No.
Sydney, don't you even talk to me.
I can't believe you'd even participate in this.
What is it? A chance to relive the twisted experiments of your youth? You know what they must have done to create that boy.
Do you want your experiment back so badly that you'd take his replicant instead? [Whispers.]
Miss Parker, you don't understand.
You're right.
I hope I never do.
[Raines.]
His inception was flawless.
I even think your mother would have agreed that the entire Project Gemini has been run completely aboveboard.
[Miss Parker's Voice.]
Aboveboard, my cute little ass.
- I don't really feel comfortable discussing that subject.
- Cloning? No.
Your cute little- Yes.
Cloning.
And I can't believe Sydney would be involved in this mess.
- Yeah, well, nothing around this nuthouse surprises me anymore.
- You could say that twice.
Well, they didn't keep Gemini from me because there was nothing to hide.
I'm gonna find out the truth- what really happened.
And I guess I'm gonna help you.
Hmm? You bet your cute little ass.
[Sheep Bleating.]
[Broots.]
I rerouted the sensors, so we should have a halfhour before anyone finds out we're down here.
[Miss Parker.]
Since we don't have much time - why don't you keep your eyes open and your mouth shut? - That's fine with me.
'Cause I don't want to be down here anyhow.
Check it out.
This must be where they kept him.
Wow.
Not much of a place to spend the first 14 years of your life, is it? Nice view.
Miss Parker.
Over here.
[Miss Parker.]
"Specimen Anomalies Dissection Storage.
" What does that sound like to you? Oh, a freak show I don't want any part of.
What's that smell? Formaldehyde.
Oh, that's never a good sign.
Oh, God.
What are they? Oh, l- I think they're the "befores.
" - Before what? - Before they figured out what they were doing.
The same thing happened with the early cloning of sheep and other mammals.
They didn't just re-create Dolly the Sheep after the first try.
She was, like, the 375th.
What happened to the first 374? They ended up like this.
Mutations.
Only they weren't human.
Oh, look at this.
It's got the body of a boy and a face like Colonel Sanders.
It's called progeria.
It's a genetic defect that causes accelerated aging in children.
They can be seven years old, but their bodies are a hundred.
- Oh, no.
- [Clangs.]
- [Gasps.]
- Broots! I'm sorry.
Ew! Look at this place.
Raines was playing God.
And he unleashed the devil.
[Jarod.]
No.
No.
No.
No.
Please.
No.
Please.
No.
What did they do to you? I can't open the hatch! I can't open the hatch! It's too hot! L- I can't think! I'm burning! [Young Jarod.]
I can save him! - No! - This is your last chance.
I did tell the truth.
I'm at peace.
I feel tired.
My legs hurt.
I set myself on fire because I'm convinced it'll send a message, Sydney.
[Young Sydney.]
It's been three days, Jarod, with temperatures over a hundred degrees.
- All you have to do is submit.
- It's not for me.
- I'll never give up.
- [Jarod.]
It's not your fault.
[Sighs.]
- But- - We're together now.
That's all that matters.
That and saving the boy.
[Computer Twitters.]
[Major Charles.]
I'm into the Centre's mainframe.
Damn! They're onto me.
But I'm into Gemini.
They're transferring the boy to the Triumvirate.
- When are they going to transfer him? - I don't know.
Damn it! They've shut me out.
There's gotta be some other way we can find out.
Someone who can tell us.
[Beeps.]
[Ringing.]
[Ringing Continues.]
- [Line Ringing.]
- Come on, Sydney.
Answer the phone.
- Are you going to answer it, or shall I? - [Ringing Continues.]
- It's not important.
- [Beeps.]
What we have to say is.
The timetable on the transfer of our young Pretender has been moved up.
He goes at dawn.
My work won't be completed.
It can't be avoided.
The mainframe's been compromised and we suspect Jarod and Major Charles.
My father says you can continue your work with the boy once he's been transferred.
We expect your full cooperation.
You have that.
[Miss Parker's Voice.]
"I vehemently disagree "with Dr.
Raines's conclusions about Gemini "and despite some humane advances being made at Pakor "I cannot in good conscience endorse moving forward with the project.
"While it represents a potentially major breakthrough for mankind "one must wonder if mankind is or ever will be prepared for its ramifications.
Catherine Parker.
" [Door Opens.]
[Exhales Sharply.]
You got anything to drink? Preferably something that burns.
Need to cleanse your palate? No.
My soul.
I backtracked the cloning records from Donoterase.
Over the years, they fertilized 289 ova before they were successful with the boy.
The results of which we saw at the specimen lab.
Well- [Clears Throat.]
Some of them.
[Coughs.]
And if you can believe it that sideshow wasn't the weirdest part of the circus.
They couldn'tjust grow those ova in an incubator.
- They needed donor wombs.
- Surrogate mothers.
Seems Raines found the women himself.
Mostly disenfranchised, homeless, loners or coma victims.
Women who wouldn't be missed if there were complications.
And-And believe me, there were plenty of them.
Most fetuses never reached term.
And-And the ones that did- Well, they didn't even make it through- - Childbirth.
- [Scoffs.]
Well, if you- if you could call it that.
All of the surrogates who made it that far, though, they- theyjust- - Disappeared.
- Without a trace.
That's what my mother was talking- talking about in this Gemini memo.
What she feared could happen at Donoterase.
What should I do? Well, whatever it is, you better decide pretty quickly, because they're moving the boy at dawn.
Where? Triumvirate station, Africa.
Your mom's first priority was the children.
What would she do? The same thing she was trying to do when she was killed: Rescue the children.
I'm over here.
I'm sorry.
I didn't hear you come in.
Do you want me to do something for you? No.
I just came to talk.
Talk? You don't want anything? Just to see you.
- Are you all right? - Yeah.
I'm fine.
Ready to work.
- You were crying.
- No, I wasn't.
L- I just- Don't tell Mr.
Raines.
He gets angry if I show any emotion.
It won't happen again.
I promise.
It's okay to cry.
No, it's not.
Not for me.
I'm here to serve- to do what I'm told.
Is that what Raines taught you? Yes.
That I have been gifted with the intelligence designed to help others.
Mr.
Raines says emotions get in the way.
If you don't want me to work, then why are you here? When I was your age, I knew a boy just like you.
Exactly like you.
I felt for him but I never let him know.
I saw pain in his eyes but I looked the other way.
I see the same pain in your eyes.
But I can't look away anymore.
I don't understand.
Do you want to be here, or do you want to do what other kids do? What do other kids do? Play.
Have fun.
Experience life.
- Is this a simulation? - No.
No.
This is real.
I'm doing what I want to do: Sims to help others.
Then why were you crying? L- I wasn't.
I just- It's okay.
It's okay.
If Mr.
Raines finds out, he'll get angry.
And when he gets angry, he- He- - He- - I won't let him hurt you anymore.
I promise.
Now we gotta get you out of here.
He's not going anywhere with you.
[Miss Parker's Voice.]
I can't believe this, Sydney.
You're going with them.
- Yes.
- Sydney, why? - You too, Broots? - You certainly fooled me for the last three years bumbling around the globe like a benevolent Dr.
Spock when you're really a, uh, psycho Dr.
Mengele.
You don't know what you're saying.
[Phone Rings.]
It's your original lab rat.
- What are you gonna tell him? - [Ringing Continues.]
- [Beeps.]
- Sydney.
They're going to move the boy.
I need to know when.
I can't help you anymore.
Sydney, I need your help.
Please.
[Wheels Squeaking.]
And another excursion into the mainframe would be useless.
There is no refuge for you anymore.
[Beeps.]
He hung up.
[Beeps.]
He's helping them.
What did he say? He said that another excursion into the mainframe would be useless.
Why would he tell us where not to look? Because someone else was there.
It was his way of telling us where to look.
He said the mainframe was useless.
There would be no"refuge.
" I knew I could trust you, Sydney.
- Straight to the airstrip.
No stops.
- [Engine Starts.]
The transfer plane is meeting us just after first light.
[Car Engine Starts.]
- You gotta be kidding me.
- What the hell is goin' on? Let's go, junior.
We got places to be.
[Coughing.]
[Broots.]
Miss Parker, what's goin'on? Jarod.
[Car Approaching.]
- Miss Parker.
- Get him in the truck! - Where are you going? - Just get him out of here now! Get in.
- [Engine Cranking.]
- Get out! Dad.
- [Coughing.]
- Oh! Damn! Who are you? I'm you.
[Angry Chattering.]
- You were the problem.
- You need to get off my back.
[Chattering Continues.]
[Clanging.]
Carelessness leads to chaos chaos to anarchy anarchy to ruin.
This is the Centre.
Ruin is not an option! - Mutumbo, if I may- - Excuses are only yesterday's failures.
Only solutions matter now.
Mutumbo, we all-we all want the same thing here: The boy and Jarod back.
I am listening.
So we fumbled the kid.
We intercepted Jarod's father.
He's our trump card.
- Let's play him.
- [Miss Parker.]
And I guarantee you, sir.
You give me 10 minutes with Major Charles and I'll have every answer you want about whereJarod and the boy are.
Brigitte will handle Major Charles.
Thank you.
If I may, sir- You will honor my wishes.
Good answer.
In the meantime, we haveJarod and the boy to track down.
Mr.
Lyle will lead that effort.
[Miss Parker.]
Sir, with the possible exception of Sydney I knowJarod better than anyone here and he will not allow that boy to be captured.
Yes.
But what you are forgetting is the boy himself.
He wasn't raised to cooperate.
Especially with Jarod.
I'm just saying it's a waste of manpower and money to go afterJarod when the key to it all is the man sitting down in Renewal Wing.
- Daddy.
- Well, uh, Mutumbo has a good plan here.
We need to follow it.
[Mutumbo.]
Then it is settled.
Two points of attack.
Two generals, one plan.
[Wheels Squeaking.]
[Chattering.]
Now I know what dirty laundry feels like.
- Not here, angel.
- Yes, here.
How could you just stand there while Mutumbo shut me out? For God's sake, we're talkin' the Triumvirate here.
Every action, every thought, every word I utter could be a death sentence.
We both know I'm the one who should be down there with Major Charles.
And we both know sometimes I have to play things the way I play things whether you like it or not.
"Play.
" Oh, my God.
We're talking about the man who killed Mom.
We're talking about our family.
I'm talking about survival.
The things I do, choices I make you probably never will understand.
Tell me, Daddy.
Are you really afraid of Mutumbo or what I may find out from Major Charles? [Elevator Bell Dings.]
I thought I was off your Christmas card list.
You were.
Until our nosy little bald friend Broots confirmed my suspicions with this.
You left e-mail forJarod in a box called "refuge.
" You let him know when and where to find the boy.
I had you pegged for the wrong witch in Oz, Sydney.
I'm sorry I doubted you.
I'm sorry I wasn't able to confide in you.
Or in Broots either.
Human cloning- I don't think I probably would have believed you anyway.
When I went down to talk with the boy, it was, um- It was so surreal being with him.
It was like I was suddenly And yet- And yet? And yet the boy is Jarod in every way except the most important one.
He doesn't have Jarod's soul.
And he didn't have you.
Miss Parker.
When I found out they had made anotherJarod I knew that if I didn't take control something important would be lost.
If facing Major Charles is important enough to you then go.
Take it.
And everyone else be damned.
[Thunderclap.]
[Jarod.]
Must be some matches around here somewhere.
Aha.
Yes.
Little light in here.
There we go.
[Thunder Rumbling.]
You cold? It's probably too damp out there to hunt for firewood but maybe I can break up some of these old chairs.
I don't understand.
Why are you so afraid of me? - Is this a bad man? - [Raines.]
Very bad.
- What did he do? - [Wheels Squeaking.]
This is the man who killed your parents.
How can one feed such a terrible lie to a child? Raines could feed candy to a diabetic and sleep like a baby.
He doesn't seem like a killer.
He seems sad, Mr.
Raines.
Like there's this void in his life that's depriving him of any true happiness.
Perhaps loss of a loved one.
Or the loss of family.
Maybe he feels the same way I do not knowing who he is or where he came from.
You're not concentrating.
He's no different from any of the others.
I don't know.
I just- I feel I have a connection with him.
- This boy's good.
- Mmm.
Almost as good as the real thing.
Wait a minute.
What am I saying? He is the real thing.
[Raines.]
If you can't find him he'll go out and kill another little boy's parents just like he killed yours.
Do you understand me? Good.
[Jarod.]
I swear to you I had nothing to do with the death of your- [Thunder Rumbles.]
Of your parents.
- Then what happened to them? - It's complicated.
You're a gifted young man.
You have the ability to grasp difficult concepts.
When I was a boy I used to look in the mirror and think about my past try to picture my future.
- Do you ever do that? - Yes.
But I can't see a past.
When I was a boy I was stolen from my parents and I was held prisoner at the Centre.
[Thunderclap.]
They exploited my mind.
They made me do things.
Things I never should have done.
The same kind of things that they made you do.
When I got older, I realized that they were using these things to hurt people.
Even to kill them.
So I ran away.
You escaped.
Yes.
But not all of me.
They kept part of me behind.
Some of my- Some of my D.
N.
A.
I guess they had a plan.
A way to always keep me prisoner.
I don't understand.
I think you do.
If you could look into that mirror and see your future it would look exactly like me.
But my parents.
They don't exist.
They never did.
At least not in the way you were taught.
No.
You're lying.
Mr.
Raines said you were clever.
You're lying.
I wish to God I was.
But I'm not lying.
I'm sorry.
I want to show you something.
That's me when I was your age.
[Young Jarod.]
No.
I can't do it! - [Young Sydney.]
You shut down now, you all die! - I'm you? - I come from nowhere? - You come from here.
And I come from two people who love me very much.
[Thunder Rumbling.]
It's okay to cry.
I can't.
Mr.
Raines won't let me.
[Thunderclap.]
- [Young Miss Parker Screams.]
- [Young Sydney.]
No! Keep her back! - Keep her back.
- [Young Jarod.]
Leave me alone! [Young Miss Parker.]
Mama! [Sobbing.]
[Door Opens.]
[Door Closes.]
[Water Dripping.]
You can beat me all you want.
I'd rather die than give up my son.
You're going to die, but it's not about your son.
It's about my mother.
You look just like her.
You should know.
You killed her.
That's my gun.
The one you used to shoot her.
No.
It's the one a man named Raines stole from me the day your mother was killed.
She knew trouble was coming.
[Chuckles.]
Why should I believe that? Because it's true.
It was the day I was supposed to help her rescueJarod and two other children.
Raines shot me, left me for dead took my gun.
I still carry the bullet in my back.
You bought yourself another second.
Talk fast.
Your mother located me.
She knew I was searching forJarod.
She was afraid of something called the Triumvirate.
She said we'd have to move fast- that this Triumvirate threatened her husband because of her action to rescue the children and her opposition to something she called Gemini.
- They threatened Daddy? - They threatened his wife and his daughter.
You were the other child we were trying to rescue.
Your mother was gonna take you to Europe the next day.
Don't you remember? My father knew about these rescues? My rescue? That was how I saw it.
But I can't be certain.
But I do know for sure your mother was scared for your safety and his.
Afraid ofhow the Triumvirate controlled him.
Raines was the Triumvirate watchdog then.
He's still howling.
I didn't understand why he took my gun all those years ago, but I do now.
All your mother and father ever wanted was what I wanted: To love and be with our children.
- [Birds Chirping.]
- [Jarod.]
Good morning.
- [Birds Chirping.]
- [Jarod.]
Good morning.
Breakfast.
That isn't wheat grass and tomato juice.
No.
That's what they feed you.
It's called ice cream.
You'll never forget the first bite.
Go ahead.
Try it.
Go ahead.
- [Chuckles.]
- Mmm.
It's very good.
There are so many incredible things in the world to try.
Hope they're all as good as ice cream.
So, what are we gonna do now? Right now I have to figure out a way to get my- our father out of the Centre.
Maybe we should trade them for something just as important.
I can't believe I doubted him.
All these years.
All these years I've- I've wondered why Daddy hid things from me lied to me, dissuaded me from digging into her past but it was all for my own good.
We all want to believe that our parents have our best interests in mind.
But- I finally find some peace of mind, and you want to lobotomize it? Isn't there an apparent conflict between your newfound joy and your loading of this weapon? It's very simple.
Raines dead me happy.
Not an easy man to kill.
Can't help it if you're a lousy aim.
I don't plan to miss.
Miss Parker.
Y-You both.
- You gotta come quick- to the lobby.
- Later, Broots.
Oh, no, no, no.
Trust me.
You're not gonna believe this.
- [Elevator Bell Dings.]
- He's right here.
Move.
Remember me? [Miss Parker.]
Where'd you find him? [Sam.]
We didn't.
He came in on his own.
Three years on the run, and it's finally homesickness that brings you back.
Well, actually, I came to cut a deal.
Broots, go get my father.
[Jarod.]
Oh, he's not in his office.
What kind of game is this? It's a simple one.
You'll get your father back when I get mine.
So you're proposing an equal trade.
Your father for my husband.
I wouldn't say that it was equal, but it will do.
Yes.
And how do we know you're not bluffing? [Gun Cocks.]
Seeing is believing.
I'll call you in two hours to arrange the exchange.
One of you will bring me my father.
- Only one.
- That'd be me.
That'd be Sydney.
Sydney? This is my father we're talking about.
Our father.
All the more reason to keep cool heads.
Sydney's the only person I can trust to play by the rules.
- Where will the exchange take place, Jarod? - Like I said, I'll call you.
I wouldn't want anybody showing up early and complicating things.
I really have to go now.
Do you want to see your father again? Alive? - [Wheels Squeaking.]
- And you letJarod walk right out? He has my father! And we had him! I made the only move there was, you son of a bitch! It was your last one, Miss Parker.
The Centre's chain of command is clear.
As long as Mr.
Parker is absent Mr.
Raines is in charge.
And your plan is, Mr.
Raines? We organize two Sweeper teams.
Once we know the location, one will scout and secure- [Wheezing.]
And the other will execute.
No.
No.
No.
You're gambling with my father's life.
We do this just as Jarod said.
Well, Raines's experience with Jarod is just administrative.
Look - I know how this guy's mind works.
- This is not a democracy.
My decision stands.
[Phone Ringing.]
- Jarod.
- [Jarod.]
Interstate Road 40.
Iversonville, North Carolina.
At 3:00.
Not 2.
59.
Not 3.
01.
- That barely gives enough time for Sydney to- - Then he'd better get moving.
Jarod, I want to talk to my father.
- Daddy, are you there? - [Beeps.]
Sydney, go.
- [Door Opens.]
- Get Major Charles.
Let's move.
[Wheels Squeaking.]
Like I said, two teams.
[Wheezing.]
And I'll need our best sharpshooter.
I'm your man.
Jarod will not walk away from this.
No.
I wantJarod alive.
And the boy too.
It's Mr.
Parker who's outlived his usefulness.
That waste of skin Raines is gonna get my father killed.
Well, I don't thinkJarod would hurt your father.
I don't think.
Jarod's been searching for his father his entire life and he's gonna do whatever it takes to get him back.
I could see it in his eyes.
- Well, then what do you think we should do? - Same thing.
Whatever it takes.
Miss Parker.
Jarod isn't the only enemy this time.
Don't worry, Bridget.
I wouldn't forget about you.
I know what you think of me but believe me, we both want the same thing this time.
Mr.
Raines is planning to kill your father.
Why should I believe you? Because if you don't, somebody we both love very much is going to die.
With or without you, I'm going.
Let's do this together.
Please.
[Major Charles.]
I'd like to thank you, Sydney.
- What for? - For raising my son.
What he's become is a reflection of you.
What was he like as a child? Someone a father would feel very proud to call his son.
I'm sorry you never had that chance, Major.
In fact, I can't imagine anything worse than what you've had to endure.
I can.
- Not ever finding him at all.
- [Jarod On Walkie-talkie.]
Sydney, are you there? Yes, Jarod.
You'll see a road a quarter of a mile up.
Turn right.
My father will know where to go from there.
[Sydney On Walkie-talkie.]
All right, Jarod.
I'll follow his instructions.
Well, he- he didn't say where.
Only that his father knew.
Great.
We're in the middle of nowhere with no Sydney and no idea where he's going.
- I know exactly where he's going.
- Yeah? Well, where might that be? To the beginning of this little odyssey.
[Sighs.]
Well, I gotta hand it to you.
Capturing the king is inspired.
Walking into the Centre to cut your deal.
- Real bold.
- Not bold.
Prudent.
Necessity.
Exhibition of resolve.
You people only understand one thing: Power.
Whatever it was, it was brilliant.
No wonder my people have such a hard time catching up to you.
Of course, that's why we want you back.
'Cause you're brilliant.
I'm not going back.
Neither is he.
I do have one question.
It's your nickel.
Why? Why do you do it? Why the Centre? Give and take.
For a cause bigger than both of us.
Oh, hell.
I don't expect you to understand it but in the end, it does all add up.
You steal children.
You create them.
How does that add up? Rape, incest, murder.
Survival.
Given enough incentive, man is capable of almost anything.
[Car Approaching.]
It's time to go.
Dad.
Now take care of your father.
And of yourself.
Thank you, Sydney.
Come on, Dad.
Jarod.
I'm glad you found your family.
[Car Rapidly Approaching.]
- I told you.
Sydney comes alone! - Jarod, I had no choice.
They're planning to kill my father.
- Who? - [Helicopter Approaching.]
Daddy, get back! - I've got him.
- Shoot him! [Gunshot.]
[Gunshots.]
- God, no! - [Jarod.]
She's losing a lot ofblood.
Keep this compressed against the wound.
[Raines.]
Forget Parker.
Stop the plane! Jarod, let's go! - You go ahead without me! - Jarod.
That boy needs a father.
Now go! We'll catch up later! I love you, Son! I love you too, Dad.
Go! Go! Go! [Jarod's Voice.]
I've got to get her to the hospital.
You're not going anywhere.
Looks like you're out of luck.
Now, you want to do this the easy way, or do you want to end up like her? Stop him! Welcome back to the Centre, Jarod.
Angel, don't leave me.
Don't leave me, angel.