The 4400 s04e09 Episode Script

The world will have to deal with us.
Previously on The 4400 - What the hell are you doing? - Diana's not quite herself right now.
She'll do whatever tess tells her to.
Tess is schizophrenic.
The strain of hiding out, the guilt over what we did, she can't handle it.
It's caused a break.
She needs medical care.
I will not sacrifice Tess to you.
You made your choice, but you're my daughter.
If you quit this now, I'll stand by you.
Daddy? What about my father? Has anybody heard from him? They did something to me last night.
Those people who came into my room were dressed for an operation.
They put something into me.
Matthew Ross What if they took whatever is inside of him and put it into me? - Please tell me that you're still you.
- I think so.
Sorry.
I know it's late.
- I'm not interrupting anything, am I? - No, I was just Good, because I didn't know where else to go.
I was out with friends.
The rep is doing a revival of "Arcadia".
You know that Tom Stoppard play? Anyway, when the show let out, I found this on my windshield.
Every car on the block had one.
So basically, if you want to be cool, take promicin.
Today on the news, I heard a story about two middle school kids who took the shot.
Both died.
We're losing the war, Tom.
My God, thank you This one's my favorite.
Come on, everyone.
Let's dance.
Hello.
This is Shawn.
Shawn, it's Kevin Burkhoff.
Listen to me, I don't have much time.
It's tess, all right? Her schizophrenia is out of control.
I have tried every combination of meds I can think of.
Nothing works.
So you have to help her.
Or heal her.
Before she hurts someone.
Can you get her to the center? No, listen to me.
She's taking over a diner, all right? She won't allow anyone to leave.
We're trapped here.
Put down the phone.
Dr.
Burkhoff? Where are you? Where's the diner located? So this is the last one and then I'm really leaving.
I've kept you up long enough.
Maybe I should put on some coffee.
You let me sit here for hours, ranting about promicin and Jordan Collier, and instead of kicking me out, you're offering me coffee? That's so sweet.
I don't know about sweet.
Selfish maybe.
Since kyle left, it's been pretty lonely around here.
Besides, I know how stressful the job can be.
I'm the guy who thought he was possessed by some entity from the future.
I had a perfectly harmless mole removed for no good reason.
But it's healing, though, right? - Let me look.
- Yeah, I think so.
Sorry.
I don't know why I did that.
Maybe we could both use some coffee.
Maybe later.
Tell me again why we're doing this at 6:30 in the morning? Because I like to have fresh tomatoes with my eggs.
Besides, I love working in the garden.
It makes me feel like I'm contributing, even though I don't have an ability.
I've got to admit, it's pretty amazing.
A week ago, this place was a toxic wasteland, and now we're having our first harvest.
Well, you're amazed now.
Wait till we get to actually eat them.
Okay.
Very funny.
Who's doing that? Dad? Hello, Isabelle.
So What's it been now? Six months? Something like that.
I have to say, all that time, you don't seem so glad to see me.
The last time I saw you, you tried to kill me.
Isabelle, I'm not here to hurt you.
How'd you get in here? I have friends.
who live here now, left a key for me under the mat.
Now, if you don't mind, I'd like a moment alone with my daughter.
Kyle, it's okay.
- You sure? - Yeah.
Why are you here? I wanted to apologize.
To tell you how sorry I am for being such a lousy father.
I guess I wasn't exactly the best daughter.
You needed guidance.
Someone to teach you right from wrong.
And I wasn't there for you.
I tried, but didn't do a very good job.
You were so powerful, even as a baby.
I was never comfortable with that.
And then you grew up overnight.
And your mother aging the way she did.
I tried to deny it, but I guess part of me blamed you for her death.
Maybe I was responsible.
I still don't know.
- But I never meant to hurt her.
- I know that.
But all the other bad things I did They were my fault.
My decisions.
Not yours.
You weren't ready to make those kinds of decisions.
You were used by the future, by Dennis Ryland.
If I had been stronger, I could have prevented all that.
But instead, I allowed things to get ugly between us.
And we both paid the price.
All I want is for us to be father and daughter again.
I want that, too.
You'll stay, right? I want you to.
So do I.
Hello, Richard.
Welcome to Promise City.
Oh, sorry.
Tom, the second time we did it with the lights on, it's not like there's anything you haven't seen.
Could you help me with this zip? I'll have to make a quick stop at home to change.
Good.
Then we won't be showing up at the same time.
This is only going to be weird if we let it.
- And we're not going to, right? - Right.
Last night was Fun.
It's been a rough couple of months.
We both needed a little distraction, a little comfort, But it doesn't have to be anything more than that.
Okay? So, you're saying last night was just a one-time thing? Well, yeah.
I think so.
- Don't you? - Yeah.
You have that list I asked for? Every diner in the greater Seattle area that has a jukebox.
You sure it was '50s music you heard? Pretty sure, I heard Chuck Berry.
You're gonna have to cancel all my appointments for today and tomorrow.
Are you sure you should be going after Dr.
Burkhoff? He's a wanted man.
You could get in a lot of trouble.
Kevin saved my life, and the lives of all the other 4400s after the government's inhibitor program almost killed us all.
And besides, if there's anyone that can reduce the risk of taking promicin It's him.
He's worth it.
What's wrong with everyone? Why aren't they dancing? Are they trying to ruin my party? They've been dancing for two days.
They're exhausted.
They need sleep.
So do you.
Sleep? Why would anyone want to sleep? It's a party.
What would Bobby think if he showed up and I was sleeping? I love you, Bobby.
He has eyes like Montgomery Clift.
Soulful, you know? Where is he anyway? Why isn't he here yet? Maybe he's not coming.
You're just jealous.
Because Bobby's my boyfriend and you're not.
- That's not why.
- No, I don't want to hear it.
Bobby cares about me.
He's so sweet.
He'd do anything for me.
Everybody, get up.
Everybody, dance.
So One fugitive to another, tell me how you managed to stay off NTAC's radar all these months.
I had lots of help.
their freedom to to give me shelter, money, pretty much anything I needed.
These friends of yours How do they feel about promicin? About people developing abilities? The world's changed.
You changed it.
They're just trying to figure out where they fit in.
I'll tell you where they fit in.
Right here in Promise City.
Everyone with an ability belongs here.
This is a pretty amazing place you've created here.
Oh, I didn't do it.
Not alone, anyway.
Everyone here has helped to make Promise City a reality, including you.
No, I'm serious.
All the work that you did for me at the center, everything that you accomplished, it all led to us being here.
If you say so.
But there is work yet ahead of us.
Plenty of it.
And I could use your help, Richard.
I guess telekinesis could come in handy In case the government ever decided That's a remarkable ability, yes, but it's your leadership I could really use.
These people, they respect you.
They listen to you.
You can make a big difference.
I'm here to reconnect with my daughter, not join the movement.
Well, I hope you'll consider doing both.
Kyle says they're throwing you a welcome party.
I guess I should feel honored.
Mr.
Tyler! It's so good to have you with us.
Thank you.
You see that? Everyone's glad you're here.
Including me.
Jordan's been great, and Kyle, too, but I'm the only person here without an ability.
I still feel like I don't belong.
I was kind of hoping you could help me find my way.
That's why I'm here, Isabelle.
To help you all I can.
Starting right now.
You're going to feel a little dizzy, Isabelle.
Don't be scared.
Daddy? It's okay.
Everything's going to be just fine.
Richard's gone.
I think Isabelle's with him.
Wait for it.
No doubt about it.
The man is a genuine badass.
Maybe when we catch him, you can ask for his autograph.
Now we know why we never caught up with him.
- He's hiding out with Jordan Collier.
- I don't think so.
If Richard was with Collier, we would've known about it.
He's too important to be kept in the background.
Somehow, he managed to get into Promise City without us even knowing, which means he could have left just as discreetly.
He looked like he was in a hurry.
I couldn't tell if isabelle was unconscious or dead.
He did try to kill her once before, right? If she were dead, why carry the body away? I think it looks like a kidnapping.
Well, I guess we won't know for certain until we find him.
Well, we could start by talking to Jordan Collier.
He did say he was willing to keep the communication lines open, so let's see how serious he is.
Knock on his front door.
See if anyone answers.
Take it easy.
Your head's going to hurt for a little while.
Drink some water.
You'll feel better.
What did you do to me? Stopped the flow of blood to your brain.
Only for a few seconds.
Just enough for you to pass out.
Why? Where are you taking me? Away from Collier's war.
Away from Promise City.
We don't belong there.
That's the only place we're safe.
The government, NTAC, they're all going to come after us.
They're not going to find us, I promise.
I'm sorry I had to do it like that, but it's for the best.
From now on, we're going to be a family again.
We've got a long trip ahead of us.
You should eat something.
I'm not hungry.
I want to go back.
That's not going to happen.
You have to accept that.
Come on.
You got to keep your strength up.
At least drink some water.
Please.
I can't do it anymore.
It's been two days.
I need to stop.
Rest.
I don't believe this.
Wake him up.
The rest of you, keep dancing.
I'll get him some water.
Come with me.
You are torturing those poor people and it's going to stop right now.
This is my big night, Kevin.
A girl only turns 16 once.
You turned 16 back in 1953.
That was a long time ago.
And you never even had a sweet 16 party.
You told me you had your first schizophrenic attack the night before, and your parents called it off.
- No, that's not true.
- Yes, it is.
This is my party! I want Bobby.
Where's Bobby? Listen to me.
Even if Bobby were alive, he'd be, like, what? - 70? - That's a lie.
You don't know what you're saying.
Look at those people.
Look at them.
You see what you're doing to them? Get your hand off me.
Don't! I'm afraid there's not much to say, Tom.
Richard Tyler was only here for a few hours.
I'm afraid he didn't inform me of any plot to kidnap his daughter.
Do you have any idea where he's taken her? Did he mention where he's been hiding the last few months? Safe house? Friends? Sorry, dad.
He didn't tell us anything.
There is one name.
Michael Ancelet.
Ancelet? I remember that name.
He's an original 4400.
When Richard was running security at the center, Michael was his deputy.
If Richard goes to anyone for help, it might well be him.
Thanks for the lead.
I hope it pans out.
Jordan, why would you help them? My dad'll throw Richard and Isabelle in prison.
We welcomed Richard Tyler into our home.
We trusted him.
He broke that trust.
We owe him nothing.
Besides, helping NTAC apprehend a fugitive puts your father in our debt.
That could prove useful.
What about Isabelle? Do you care what happens to her? Kyle, I understand you two have grown close, but Isabelle's role in the movement has never been clearly defined.
Neither the book nor Cassie have made any mention of her importance.
She's important to me.
I'm going to find her before my father does.
A rescue attempt is reckless at best.
Losing you vastly outweighs the benefit of finding Isabelle.
Don't do anything foolish.
How long have you been planning this? Ever since I found out you moved to Promise City.
You could probably use some sleep.
Your room is at the top of the stairs through the door.
Dad, this is a kid's room.
There's no way I'm going to fit in that little bed.
Don't worry about it.
I've got that covered.
You're going to be happy here.
Safe.
I'll be sure of it.
Daddy! Everything's okay.
Don't be scared.
Something's wrong.
I think I'm shrinking.
What did you do to me? I told you, Isabelle, we're starting over.
You're not get smaller, you're getting younger.
What? Daddy, what am I? For now, anyway.
What is that supposed to mean? How much younger am I gonna get? I'm just trying to help you, Isabelle.
Find a way to make things better for you.
For month, it's all I could think about.
Then I met Cora.
She has an amazing ability.
She can actually make people younger.
That's what I could give you.
A chance to start over, to have a normal childhood.
Soon, you'll forget about all those terrible things you did, all those regrets weighing you down.
Daddy, I was doing fine on my own.
You don't have to do this, daddy.
Please.
Do you know what the happiest day of my life was? It was back when we were living at the center.
Your mother was working for the healing foundation with Shawn.
I took you to Madison park.
To the playground.
I put you on my lap, and we sat on one of the swings, and I rocked you back and forth, it must've been 20 min.
You laughed the whole time.
It was a perfect day.
The next morning, you woke up 20 years older, and your mother was dying in front of my eyes.
I want us to be able to start over, and now we can.
I have started over.
I have my own life now.
It might not be perfect, but it's mine.
Please don't take that away from me, daddy.
I know this is scary for you, but soon, you won't remember any of this.
This is the water you gave me in the car.
That's how this all started, isn't it? It's in the water? Is that how you're doing this? Kevin, I brought you some butter.
My mom said it's good for burns.
Thank you, but my hand's fine.
How could that be? It was all black and blistered.
I can heal myself, Tess.
It's my ability from when I took the shot.
Just like you can compel people to do things against their will.
Sometime, Kevin, you say the craziest things.
I guess that's why I like you.
Oh, my goodness! That must be Bobby.
Everybody, look like you're having fun.
Hey, Tess.
Bobby? It's about time, Bobby.
Tess was worried.
She was afraid you weren't going to show up, Bobby.
Where you been? I'm sorry.
I had some car trouble.
Well, you're here now.
- That's all that matters.
- What are you doing? Bobby is gonna help you, Tess.
He's gonna make you feel better.
I feel fine.
Believe me, you're not fine.
But that's okay.
I can make that all better.
All you have to do is take my hands.
- It's real easy.
- No.
Don't touch me.
You're not Bobby.
You two are playing a joke on me.
A horrible, nasty joke.
You're right, I'm not Bobby, but I really am here to help you, Tess.
You're sick, Tess.
Shawn is a healer.
There's nothing wrong with me.
Stop saying there is.
- Listen to me.
- No.
Gloria needs a partner.
- Tess, listen to me.
- No talking.
Just dancing.
And you You're not my friend anymore.
You're mean.
I hate you.
Why are you still her, Kyle? Isabelle needs you.
I promised Jordan.
Jordan is wrong.
Don't look so surprised.
Even Messiahs make mistakes sometimes.
Do you know where Richard took her? As a matter of fact, I do.
I'll be right with you.
I just have to get this thought down.
Seems like you've had a lot of those lately, Mr.
Ancelet.
It's my autobiography.
You must have had a busy life.
I'm about to start on fourth grade.
What are we talking about here? Some kind of total recall? That's right.
I remember people, events, dreams, thoughts even.
If I experienced, I remember it.
All of it.
- You're writing it all down.
- Only thing that keeps me sane.
Otherwise, it just builds up in my head, until it feels like my brain is gonna explode.
Mr.
Ancelet, you know why we're here? - Richard Tyler.
- Do you know where he is? I know he's my friend.
I understand.
Friendship's important.
But, Mike, aiding and abetting a fugitive? A 4400? That's a That's a prison sentence.
And in that prison, you're not gonna get computers, or pens, or paper.
It'll just be you.
Alone with your thoughts.
Where are you? How's that soup? I like the noodles.
That boy? The one at the center.
The one I liked so much? What was his name again? Shawn Farrell.
I was mean to him Wasn't I? I'm having a hard time remembering things.
That's okay.
We'll make new memories.
Better ones.
All it takes is one big sip, then we're done.
And then what? I won't be me anymore.
It'll be like I never existed.
If your mother were here, she'd want us to do this.
She'd want us to be a family again.
Be together.
Stay here.
What did you do to her? It's a 4400 ability.
He wants to turn me into a baby again.
Richar, this is crazy.
You have to stop this.
This is between me and my daughter.
It has nothing to do with you.
Daddy, don't.
Kyle is my friend.
He's the first person who ever believed in me, believes that I could change.
She's not the same person you knew.
If you'd spent more time in Promise City, you'd have seen that.
Come on, Isabelle.
Where do you think you're going? Away from here.
We'll fix this, okay? I promise you.
Can I talk to you for a second? It's about Bobby.
He's here.
No, he's not.
Yes, he is.
He's right over there.
That's just Kevin.
Hey, Bobby loves you, right? He's always there for you.
He'd do anything to make you happy.
Yes, he would.
Then I'm telling yoy, that's Bobby.
Go over to him.
Look into his eyes.
See for yourself.
Bobby? Is that really you? I've been waiting for you a long time.
Well, I'm here now.
Promise you'll never leave me again.
I promise.
I'm so tired.
I know you are.
Shawn can help.
He can make you feel better.
Would you like that? That would be nice.
You ready? Kevin? I was so scared.
And sick.
I hurt these people, didn't I? It's all right.
You're better now.
And you're going to be better from now on.
I'm so sorry.
We should go.
Wait.
They're not gonna remember any of this, right? Not if I don't want them to.
Backup's five minutes out.
We should go in now.
- What? - If we go in hot, we'll be forcing Richard to fight back.
And you was what he did to the guardsmen outside Promise City.
You really think you can talk him down? It's worth a try.
I'm not gonna hurt him, Isabelle.
You have my word.
Richard.
Look, it's over, all right? Dad? We have to go, Isabelle.
Oh, boy.
You okay? - Kyle? - Yeah.
Diana, do me a favor, make sure everyone's okay out there.
And stall them as long as you can, okay? I'll see what I can do.
Where's your car? - Out back.
- Come on.
NTAC doesn't know you're here.
This way.
But I'd stay off the main roads just to be safe.
You're letting me go? Yeah, it looks that way.
You going to be able to get back to Promise City? I got out, didn't I? Thanks, dad.
Okay, go.
Just go.
Promise City? That's the last place I'd want to live.
I thought that you and Jordan were close.
Not anymore.
He scares me.
He always has.
Yeah, this messiah complex he's developed.
Very disturbing.
And all this talk about heaven and Earth, frankly, I don't buy it.
You guys can stay here as long as you like.
Well, that would be wonderful, but we're fugitives.
If they track us here, you could be in a lot of trouble.
That's a risk iI'm willing to take.
You can use our medical facilities to continue your research.
Find a way to make promicin safer.
Tell him, Kevin.
What? It's really only a theory at this point.
Well, I'd like to hear it.
Well, I'm putting together profiles of the people who have taken the shot, the ones we know of anyway, to see if I could discover why some survive and others don't.
And the initial research is promising.
Pretty soon, Kevin thinks he'll be able to predict who will survive the shot and who won't.
And if people know for certain that promicin will kill them, they won't take the shot.
And a lot less people would die.
Isabelle, did you hear what I said to you? You don't have to drink the rest of it if you don't want to.
And if I don't, then what? I start my life over again as an eight-year-old? We could go see Cora.
Maybe she could reverse the process.
Age you back to where you were.
That boy, Kyle, risked his life to come find you.
Someone cares that much about you.
It says a lot about him.
And about you.
Maybe you have changed.
Maybe you're a different person now.
But you still want me to drink it, don't you? I just want us to have more perfect days, Isabelle.
But like I said, it's up to you now.
I'm scared.
I'm right here.
You know iI had him? He was standing right there in front of me, and I let him go.
What else could you do, arrest him? I thought if I ever got him out of Promise City, that's exactly what I would have done.
Or if I didn't want to bring him into NTAC, at least I would've brought him back here until I figured out a next step.
And what would you have done? Locked Kyle in his bedroom? He would've taken off the moment you'd turn your back.
Tom, you had a choice between Promise City and prison.
If it was my kid, I would've done exactly the same thing.
Am I making you feel any better at all? Yeah.
Sorry.
Thank, by the way, for for coming over here and letting me ramble.
Sure.
We're friend, right? Yeah.
Friends.
Okay, we're good friends.
Good friends.
- What? - I felt something behind your ear.
- What? - Turn around.
Show me.
Your mole is back.
Daddy!