The Outer Limits (1995) s05e18 Episode Script
Essence of Life
1 (Butler) Dr.
Seward's waiting in the parlor, Madam.
Dr.
Seward.
Thank you for indulging an old woman.
I know it's not common for you to deal in these transactions personally.
Forgive me, mrs.
Westbrook, but you're looking a bit tired.
This is the 5th time in a month.
If you're going to visit this often, I'm thinking perhaps I better lower the strength.
No! I promise I take it only as directed.
All right.
All right, then.
But one drop per use.
Any more than that, there won't be any more.
Thank you, doctor.
For your efforts, for the cause.
I'm most appreciative, but we have our own resources.
Remember, one drop per use, no more than twice a day.
Understand? Yes.
[exhaling.]
Charles? Charles? Charles, my love.
I've missed you so.
(male narrator) There is nothing wrong with your television.
Do not attempt To adjust the picture.
We are now controlling the transmission.
We control the horizontal and the vertical.
We can deluge you with a thousand channels or expand one single image to crystal clarity and beyond.
We can shape your vision to anything our imagination can conceive.
For the next hour, we will control all that you see and hear.
You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the deepest inner mind to the outer limits.
(narrator) Man creates laws to maintain the order of his world.
But what happens when the laws of man defy the laws of nature? [police radio chattering.]
[men chattering.]
How bad? See for yourself.
(Dan) Mrs.
Westbrook? Mrs.
Westbrook? Mrs.
Westbrook, I'm C.
E.
A.
Agent Dan Kagan.
Can you tell me What happened to you last night? Found this vial in the garbage.
No trace of what was inside, Though.
Who called it in? Servant.
Said he found her this way.
You guys got a hand on what this stuff is yet? Well, we're pretty sure it's tied to Seward.
We haven't been able to get enough of a sample to do an analysis yet.
Her husband died about a month ago, so according to the Butler, she's been pretty depressed lately.
And he didn't report it? Maybe he felt sorry for her.
That's a borderline offense.
The Code's in place for a reason, Pal.
Look forward, not back.
(mrs.
Westbrook) He's not dead.
He came back.
He's not dead.
Dr.
Seward, r-ready for my visit.
Charles? Charles? Dr.
Seward? The New report out today from the centers for population enhancement Predicts that next year will be the first increase in population since the H.
R.
2 viral plague was brought under control almost 11 years ago.
A return to conservative values in strict enforcement of the global code of conduct is being credited for the turnaround.
And in other news, another weather SYSTEM (Stephanie) Blood tests on mrs.
Westbrook.
Same as the other O.
D.
'S: Inconclusive.
There's no opiate Derivative or other KNOWN hallucinatory residue found.
The substance just dissipates from the BODY too rapidly.
Well, I don't need a lab report to tell me it's a designer hallucinogen.
Yeah.
Something the Butler said in his statement stuck with me.
He said Mr.
Westbrook's funeral was held at meadow pines.
3 of the other people who O.
D.
Ed on this stuff had relatives that died in the last year.
All of their funerals were held at meadow Pines.
Where better to sell an ESCAPE from reality than a funeral home? (pinter) Funeral homes.
Breeding grounds for code violators.
Weasel alert.
They should've been outlawed years ago.
Kagan knows what I'm talking about.
He embraces the code as much as I do.
Don't you, kagan? He didn't even miss a day of Work when his wife Died.
Unlike your last partner.
Leave it alone, pinter.
(pinter) Hey, it was a good bust.
You had a partner that went south.
Not your fault.
You had to arrest him.
Dave hollands was a good agent.
A good agent doesn't violate the code.
Weeping over the past.
It's inexcusable.
We did that for 11 years.
Got us nowhere.
Adherence is the only way We're gonna rebuild.
In a way, the virus did us a favor.
It got us all thinking the same way.
Pinter, go away.
I don't want to have to shower again today.
I've got a better idea, pinter.
Why don't you stay, and we'll go.
Ah! Where are we going? (Dan) Well, we are going fishing at meadow Pines.
(Stephanie) Good.
(George) Hello.
May I be of assistance? Uh, hi.
I'm, uh, Paul Henderson.
This is my little sister.
I'm Gail.
Hello.
How are you? Uh, we were looking for the manager.
My name is George white.
I'm the owner, operator.
Is there anything I can do to help? Actually, I I I hope so.
M-my wife passed a couple of days ago, and, uh well, I I heard that you, uh, might be able to help me get some relief.
I'm sorry, sir.
Meadow pines is completely code Compliant.
We were sure that this was the place.
The Westbrooks sent us.
We're friends of Theirs.
Mrs.
Westbrook? Uh, well, that's different.
If mrs.
Westbrook sent you, I might be able to help.
I'll need a personal object of the deceased's.
Then what happens? Then we get started on your reunion.
Great.
(Dan) I'll give them one thing, They've got a flair for the melodramatic.
Dan, you've been out there an hour already.
Let's go.
(Stephanie) George stiffed us, so to speak.
We should've had him in cuffs the second he made the offer.
Bigger fish, steph.
I can't believe you actually gave him a scarf of Juliette's.
Steph, please.
Juliette's been dead for 2 years now.
Nothing's gonna bring her back.
Least of all, this.
You ever think it's time to try and find some happiness for yourself again? Stephanie.
[clicking.]
[whispering.]
He's coming.
(Dr.
Seward) T-turn around.
Turn around or I leave.
[crlckets chirping.]
I, uh, didn't know how much it was gonna cost, So, uh This is not about money.
George told me about you.
Your story.
I am so sorry for your loss.
What is this stuff? How does it work? It's called ess, like the letter.
Short for essence of of life.
(Dr.
Seward) D.
N.
A.
Gleaned from a personal object is refined, distilled, and cloned billions of times to produce a liquid.
Inhaling this scent triggers sense memories, allowing the user to experience the essence of what the loved one was.
A drop is all you need.
Only when it becomes unbearable.
Be careful.
It could become addicting.
You must understand, this is not a solution.
This is the means to a solution.
I got it.
Then go ahead.
(Dan) I beg your pardon? Go ahead? Go ahead.
It's what you've been waiting for.
[inhales.]
Oh, my God.
Juliette.
Juliette, it's really you.
I've missed you so much.
I love you so much.
I love you so much, Juliette.
Quite a performance.
No academy award, but I got this [inhaling.]
as a consolation prize.
You think it was Seward? I don't know.
I didn't get a good look at him.
I didn't wanna spook him, you know? Doesn't matter, as long as we got our sample.
We'll get him one way or another.
It's too late to drop anything off at the lab tonight.
Why don't we do it in the morning, and go get something to eat.
Something to drink.
A drink? Oh, I'm sorry.
God, I can't I completely forgot.
Forget about it.
You've had it under control for so long.
I forgot.
It's no big deal, steph.
[sighing.]
Let me buy you dinner.
Uh, I'll have to take a rain check.
I gotta get up real early and get this stuff over to the lab, first thing, you know? [car engine starting.]
Ok.
[sniffing.]
(Juliette) Dan? Dan? Dan? Hi.
It's me.
It's Juliette.
It ca-it can't be you.
It can't be you.
Open your eyes.
[whispering.]
Come on.
Hi.
[sighing.]
(Juliette) You look good.
I thought with no one around to keep you in line, you'd look like hell.
You look good.
It's really you, Julie.
[stuttering.]
This stuff, it really works.
[chuckling.]
It really works.
(Dan) There are so many things I want to say, uh I guess I I feel like I wasn't there for you.
Like it was my fault you died.
Jule? Julie? (Dr.
Seward) Now, use it properly this time.
Or it'll have to be the last time.
Do you ever stop to think of what you have here? I mean, you can clone this stuff.
And it'll never run out.
It would be as if the person never died.
You could You could just keep taking it over and over again.
I warned you to use it sparingly.
I was overwhelmed.
[crow cawing.]
(Dan) I know what to expect now.
Please.
Listen to me.
This is not some narcotic to get hooked on.
There's a bigger picture here.
What do you mean? They have an agenda.
Social adherence to the code can last only so long.
They're trying to develop a chemical to anesthetize [scoffs.]
sanitize human feeling.
Less emotion equals more efficiency.
They're pushing us into a society of drones.
All in the name of rebuilding.
I was a chemist in their labs.
I know.
I worked on that project.
Why do you think they want me so badly? [sighing.]
Basic elements of the ess process could be used to develop the chemical They've been looking for.
Look, uh, I just want to see my wife again.
You have no idea what it's like.
I know exactly what it's like.
I do.
Walking around.
Hollow.
Empty.
Hiding.
Suffering.
I I know what it's like to have your heart ripped out, not be able to grieve.
Who did you lose? My wife.
My boys.
Do you visit them? W-w-with with the ess, I mean? I did.
Not any more.
Why? Why not? Go! [inhaling.]
You look so beautiful.
Dan.
Do you remember when you told me that you felt like it was your fault? That you weren't there for me? That wasn't so far from the truth, was it? It was your fault, Dan.
I was there for you when you fell, and you weren't there for me.
Were you? Julie, I'm I'm I'm I'm sorry.
I (Stephanie) Hey, it's me.
How about that rain check? Are you hungry? I don't believe you.
I'm barely out of the way, and you're leering over your partner? [knocking on door.]
(Stephanie) Dan? I've seen the way you look at her.
Why don't you just sleep with her? You know you want to.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Why are you saying this? I love you, Dan! Uh, I love you, too.
Please.
Is everything ok? Yeah, I-I-I'm fine.
(Stephanie) Well, can I come in then? No! You leave her out there.
You don't belong to her.
You belong to me.
Don't do this to me! If you love me, you will not open that door.
Why would you say these things to me? Leave her out there! Is there somebody in there with you? We can be together.
We love each other, Dan.
We love each other.
We have a bond! Tell her to leave and we can be alone! Please Stop, Julie, please! Open the door or I'm coming in.
Please stop, Julie, please! Why are you doing this? (Dan) Please stop! Dan! Please Stop, Julie, please! Dan, are you all right? Is there somebody in here? (Juliette) Dan, you loved me! Talk to me.
Are you ok? Dan? You promised, Dan.
Dan.
(Stephanie) Talk to me, Dan! Are you all right? (Juliette) You promised me, Dan.
Dan? Dan? (Stephanie) Feeling better? You want to tell me what's going on? The truth? It works.
Oh, Dan.
No, steph, I I touched her.
I made love to her.
It's so real.
Dan, pinter is leaving No stone Unturned.
He would like nothing better than to find you and now me involved in this thing.
You're not involved.
If I go to the phone, and turn you in right now, I'm not involved.
Do you see me going to the phone? Dan, please, promise me this is the end of it.
It was as if she was obssessed with the idea that I didn't love her.
That I betrayed her.
What? Wh when you were knocking, she got really, really angry.
Didn't make any sense.
Dan, can't you just promise me? I still love her, Stephanie.
I don't think I can make that kind of promise to myself, you or anyone.
[gasps.]
What how did you find me? Let's just say George isn't a strong willed individual.
My wife, Juliette? We had another visit.
But it wasn't the same as the first time.
You gave me a bad batch.
There's no such thing.
You know, I have no control over how how she comes to you.
What kind of a doctor are you? You're supposed to heal the suffering.
A week ago, I had this under control.
For 2 years, I had her death under control.
Now, look at me! I I can't do this any more.
I was wrong, I You and I, we're both wrong.
We're undermining the common good! I believe in the code.
It's the only way We're gonna rebuild the It's the only way to prevent the spreading of another plague.
Societal decay is finally being crushed.
No.
Human spirit is being Crushed.
Look forward, not back.
No open displays of Emotion.
Time spent on the past detracts from the future.
Doesn't that sound remotely destructive to you? Ess is the last line of defense against Government sanctioned soullessness.
My family.
The most precious things I had in the world.
They took them away from me.
Because I wouldn't obey the new Order.
Look at you.
As much as they tell you not to, you can't help it.
You feel.
Don't stop feeling.
Don't take my word for it.
What is this? The answer to who's telling the truth.
Oh! [slghs.]
[clears throat.]
I think you should leave the case.
You're too close.
I'm afraid you're hooked on the drug.
[footsteps patterlng.]
I can't leave the case.
(Stephanie) Dan, I'm really worried about you.
Dan, did you hear me? Dan? There were things left Unsaid.
Things that I have to put to rest before I can move on.
That's why you need to leave the case.
You're using drugs.
It's a hallucination.
I know that.
It doesn't matter.
When I'm with her, she is there.
You're addicted.
I am not addicted! What if you wind up like the others? We don't know anything about this substance.
What if the effects are cumulative? [slghing.]
I can't stop thinking about it.
An-and at first I thought: How could I have missed it? How could I have missed seeing the self-destructive part of you? But then I realized it's not about self-destruction.
It is about you not being over Juliette.
You have every right to take as much time as you need.
[sighing.]
But it's been 2 years, Dan.
It's almost like you're punishing yourself.
I'm not punishing myself.
You've committed a serious offense! What about me? Look at the position you've put me in.
It's not fair.
Nothing you are doing right now is fair to me.
Dan? (pinter) did you hear about the raid at the cemetery? Got a tip from an informant.
Came real close to nailing that bastard.
Almost got a buyer, too.
I noticed your reports are incomplete.
The ones from your sting the other night.
I thought a buy went down.
How come there's nothing about it in the evidence file? Uh, the contact Never showed up that night.
Is that right, Sawyer? What do you mean, "is that right, Sawyer?" you tell me! Yes, that's right.
That's right.
Doesn't matter.
I intend to kick this investigation into high-gear.
We'll get him.
That's the last time I lie for you.
[door slamming.]
[thudding.]
[footsteps approaching.]
[thudding.]
[gasping.]
Julie! What the hell are you doing? You can't be here.
I didn't take any.
You do punish yourself.
You've been punishing yourself since before I died.
Everyone thought it was so heroic that you got yourself clean to take care of your sick wife.
But it was more than just for me, wasn't it? You're a hallucination.
Don't be so sure.
What do you want to tell me, Dan? Tell me! Tell me! [yelling.]
Tell me! Tell me! [phone ringing.]
What are you doing in here? [yelling.]
Get out! You're not real.
Really? I'll tell you what's real.
You're all over my husband.
I'm barely dead and you're all over him.
Couldn't wait for me to die? Or did it start while I was still alive? No.
[moaning.]
He's hooked, you know.
You're gonna have to arrest him.
Just like your other partner.
You've got no choice.
You'll never have a chance to find love and Happiness.
You'll be the one to put him away! You! You! (Stephanie) Stop it.
Stop it.
What are you doing? [moaning.]
What the hell are you doing? Son of a bitch.
You're still using, Dan.
Me? Would you like me to get you a mirror so you could take a look? W-whatever possessed you? Curiosity? I've risked my job for you.
I put my freedom on the line because I care about you.
You just really don't care about anybody but yourself.
I want you to leave.
Danny boy.
You missed all the fun.
Did you get him? Just missed him.
But We're close.
How did you know he was here? That's my job.
The good doctor didn't leave much behind, but, uh, it's just a matter of time.
We're gonna nail this son of a bitch.
(George) I told you I have no idea where he is.
You say that to me one more time, George, and I'm gonna break your neck.
All he said was that you set him up.
Set him up? I'm protecting him and his work.
But I can't protect him unless I know where he is.
He's afraid of you.
Why? Because We both know you're an enforcement Agent.
He never would have sold to an agent.
Not just any agent.
But one who's experienced loss like I have.
You knew about me? I chose you.
A C.
E.
A.
Agent Who was understanding, sympathetic.
It would be invaluable to our cause.
I didn't set you up.
I know.
But you did come here looking for me tonight.
May I ask why? Is it about Juliette? She keeps appearing to me without taking any ess.
She she just keeps popping up.
You've been taking much more than you're supposed to.
Your sense memories are overloaded.
That's that's why she keeps, you know, coming to you in flashes.
I-I-it's different.
It's not like the first time.
You're not gonna be able to stop.
I just wanna see her again.
How she was, not like this.
I think I've done enough Damage.
[clicking.]
Is this how you're protecting me, Dan? Or is everything you do for you? You make it.
It'll be the last time.
Enough.
Junk! Sir? What? You might want to take a look at this.
1990 Columbia court meadow pines funeral home.
I want every available unit on this.
(woman on radio) Yes, sir.
(Stephanie) Dr.
Neil Seward? I'm code enforcement agent, Stephanie Sawyer.
And you are under arrest for repeated violation of section 16 of the global code of conduct.
Before you you do anything Rash, miss Sawyer, I suggest you take a look over here.
I can see what's going on.
You've given him more.
He insisted.
Don't do that.
I heard the call, they're already on their way.
Get away.
You're not gonna make another drop.
I know what this stuff does.
I've experienced it firsthand.
What you saw was of your own making.
It's True.
Ess triggers our sense memories to recreate the image of the one we lost.
But the interaction itself is driven by the user's subconscious.
By your subconscious.
And all the demons that go with it.
All your fears and doubts, layered in over your sense memories of Juliette.
If it did that to me, what's it doing to him? Hopefully, it's freeing him.
It was about a month after you were diagnosed.
I was still drinking.
You were in a lot of pain in the hospital.
It tore me up to see you like that.
I I grew to hate Wednesdays.
Treatment day.
I would start drinking on tuesdays in Preparation.
N-no matter how hung over I was, or how sick I felt, I was I was I was there.
Every Morning.
Almost every morning.
There was the one session that I missed.
Where were you? I was I was drunk.
And? And I wasn't alone.
When I was supposed to be with you holding your hand, helping you through your pain, I was with someone else.
[crying.]
One-night stand.
Too busy With my own pain.
How could I look you in the eye and tell you that? You just did.
I I never wanted anything like that to happen again.
I was never gonna take another single Drink.
You became obsessed with it.
I was so bent on staying sober, to atone for hurting you, and I didn't see that the person that I'd loved the most in the world was slipping right out f-from under me.
Can you ever forgive me? This has been your journey, Dan.
Can you forgive yourself? You're doing the same thing.
You're letting your 2nd chance slip away.
Right out from under your nose.
It's time to forgive yourself, Dan.
You're allowed to be human.
I believe you're ready.
Ready for what? This.
My job is done.
I've been looking for a replacement for some time.
(pinter) Fan out.
Double cover all exits.
Here, take this.
Get out of here.
What are you doing? [lock rattling.]
Dr.
Seward! Dan, let's go.
They're coming! [guns firing.]
Barbara.
Boys.
[inhaling.]
[gun firing.]
[gun firing.]
You ok? Go.
[car engine starting.]
(Stephanie) Dr.
Seward would be proud.
(narrator) the power of human emotion can neither be controlled by laws we create, nor confined by the will we impose.
Seward's waiting in the parlor, Madam.
Dr.
Seward.
Thank you for indulging an old woman.
I know it's not common for you to deal in these transactions personally.
Forgive me, mrs.
Westbrook, but you're looking a bit tired.
This is the 5th time in a month.
If you're going to visit this often, I'm thinking perhaps I better lower the strength.
No! I promise I take it only as directed.
All right.
All right, then.
But one drop per use.
Any more than that, there won't be any more.
Thank you, doctor.
For your efforts, for the cause.
I'm most appreciative, but we have our own resources.
Remember, one drop per use, no more than twice a day.
Understand? Yes.
[exhaling.]
Charles? Charles? Charles, my love.
I've missed you so.
(male narrator) There is nothing wrong with your television.
Do not attempt To adjust the picture.
We are now controlling the transmission.
We control the horizontal and the vertical.
We can deluge you with a thousand channels or expand one single image to crystal clarity and beyond.
We can shape your vision to anything our imagination can conceive.
For the next hour, we will control all that you see and hear.
You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the deepest inner mind to the outer limits.
(narrator) Man creates laws to maintain the order of his world.
But what happens when the laws of man defy the laws of nature? [police radio chattering.]
[men chattering.]
How bad? See for yourself.
(Dan) Mrs.
Westbrook? Mrs.
Westbrook? Mrs.
Westbrook, I'm C.
E.
A.
Agent Dan Kagan.
Can you tell me What happened to you last night? Found this vial in the garbage.
No trace of what was inside, Though.
Who called it in? Servant.
Said he found her this way.
You guys got a hand on what this stuff is yet? Well, we're pretty sure it's tied to Seward.
We haven't been able to get enough of a sample to do an analysis yet.
Her husband died about a month ago, so according to the Butler, she's been pretty depressed lately.
And he didn't report it? Maybe he felt sorry for her.
That's a borderline offense.
The Code's in place for a reason, Pal.
Look forward, not back.
(mrs.
Westbrook) He's not dead.
He came back.
He's not dead.
Dr.
Seward, r-ready for my visit.
Charles? Charles? Dr.
Seward? The New report out today from the centers for population enhancement Predicts that next year will be the first increase in population since the H.
R.
2 viral plague was brought under control almost 11 years ago.
A return to conservative values in strict enforcement of the global code of conduct is being credited for the turnaround.
And in other news, another weather SYSTEM (Stephanie) Blood tests on mrs.
Westbrook.
Same as the other O.
D.
'S: Inconclusive.
There's no opiate Derivative or other KNOWN hallucinatory residue found.
The substance just dissipates from the BODY too rapidly.
Well, I don't need a lab report to tell me it's a designer hallucinogen.
Yeah.
Something the Butler said in his statement stuck with me.
He said Mr.
Westbrook's funeral was held at meadow pines.
3 of the other people who O.
D.
Ed on this stuff had relatives that died in the last year.
All of their funerals were held at meadow Pines.
Where better to sell an ESCAPE from reality than a funeral home? (pinter) Funeral homes.
Breeding grounds for code violators.
Weasel alert.
They should've been outlawed years ago.
Kagan knows what I'm talking about.
He embraces the code as much as I do.
Don't you, kagan? He didn't even miss a day of Work when his wife Died.
Unlike your last partner.
Leave it alone, pinter.
(pinter) Hey, it was a good bust.
You had a partner that went south.
Not your fault.
You had to arrest him.
Dave hollands was a good agent.
A good agent doesn't violate the code.
Weeping over the past.
It's inexcusable.
We did that for 11 years.
Got us nowhere.
Adherence is the only way We're gonna rebuild.
In a way, the virus did us a favor.
It got us all thinking the same way.
Pinter, go away.
I don't want to have to shower again today.
I've got a better idea, pinter.
Why don't you stay, and we'll go.
Ah! Where are we going? (Dan) Well, we are going fishing at meadow Pines.
(Stephanie) Good.
(George) Hello.
May I be of assistance? Uh, hi.
I'm, uh, Paul Henderson.
This is my little sister.
I'm Gail.
Hello.
How are you? Uh, we were looking for the manager.
My name is George white.
I'm the owner, operator.
Is there anything I can do to help? Actually, I I I hope so.
M-my wife passed a couple of days ago, and, uh well, I I heard that you, uh, might be able to help me get some relief.
I'm sorry, sir.
Meadow pines is completely code Compliant.
We were sure that this was the place.
The Westbrooks sent us.
We're friends of Theirs.
Mrs.
Westbrook? Uh, well, that's different.
If mrs.
Westbrook sent you, I might be able to help.
I'll need a personal object of the deceased's.
Then what happens? Then we get started on your reunion.
Great.
(Dan) I'll give them one thing, They've got a flair for the melodramatic.
Dan, you've been out there an hour already.
Let's go.
(Stephanie) George stiffed us, so to speak.
We should've had him in cuffs the second he made the offer.
Bigger fish, steph.
I can't believe you actually gave him a scarf of Juliette's.
Steph, please.
Juliette's been dead for 2 years now.
Nothing's gonna bring her back.
Least of all, this.
You ever think it's time to try and find some happiness for yourself again? Stephanie.
[clicking.]
[whispering.]
He's coming.
(Dr.
Seward) T-turn around.
Turn around or I leave.
[crlckets chirping.]
I, uh, didn't know how much it was gonna cost, So, uh This is not about money.
George told me about you.
Your story.
I am so sorry for your loss.
What is this stuff? How does it work? It's called ess, like the letter.
Short for essence of of life.
(Dr.
Seward) D.
N.
A.
Gleaned from a personal object is refined, distilled, and cloned billions of times to produce a liquid.
Inhaling this scent triggers sense memories, allowing the user to experience the essence of what the loved one was.
A drop is all you need.
Only when it becomes unbearable.
Be careful.
It could become addicting.
You must understand, this is not a solution.
This is the means to a solution.
I got it.
Then go ahead.
(Dan) I beg your pardon? Go ahead? Go ahead.
It's what you've been waiting for.
[inhales.]
Oh, my God.
Juliette.
Juliette, it's really you.
I've missed you so much.
I love you so much.
I love you so much, Juliette.
Quite a performance.
No academy award, but I got this [inhaling.]
as a consolation prize.
You think it was Seward? I don't know.
I didn't get a good look at him.
I didn't wanna spook him, you know? Doesn't matter, as long as we got our sample.
We'll get him one way or another.
It's too late to drop anything off at the lab tonight.
Why don't we do it in the morning, and go get something to eat.
Something to drink.
A drink? Oh, I'm sorry.
God, I can't I completely forgot.
Forget about it.
You've had it under control for so long.
I forgot.
It's no big deal, steph.
[sighing.]
Let me buy you dinner.
Uh, I'll have to take a rain check.
I gotta get up real early and get this stuff over to the lab, first thing, you know? [car engine starting.]
Ok.
[sniffing.]
(Juliette) Dan? Dan? Dan? Hi.
It's me.
It's Juliette.
It ca-it can't be you.
It can't be you.
Open your eyes.
[whispering.]
Come on.
Hi.
[sighing.]
(Juliette) You look good.
I thought with no one around to keep you in line, you'd look like hell.
You look good.
It's really you, Julie.
[stuttering.]
This stuff, it really works.
[chuckling.]
It really works.
(Dan) There are so many things I want to say, uh I guess I I feel like I wasn't there for you.
Like it was my fault you died.
Jule? Julie? (Dr.
Seward) Now, use it properly this time.
Or it'll have to be the last time.
Do you ever stop to think of what you have here? I mean, you can clone this stuff.
And it'll never run out.
It would be as if the person never died.
You could You could just keep taking it over and over again.
I warned you to use it sparingly.
I was overwhelmed.
[crow cawing.]
(Dan) I know what to expect now.
Please.
Listen to me.
This is not some narcotic to get hooked on.
There's a bigger picture here.
What do you mean? They have an agenda.
Social adherence to the code can last only so long.
They're trying to develop a chemical to anesthetize [scoffs.]
sanitize human feeling.
Less emotion equals more efficiency.
They're pushing us into a society of drones.
All in the name of rebuilding.
I was a chemist in their labs.
I know.
I worked on that project.
Why do you think they want me so badly? [sighing.]
Basic elements of the ess process could be used to develop the chemical They've been looking for.
Look, uh, I just want to see my wife again.
You have no idea what it's like.
I know exactly what it's like.
I do.
Walking around.
Hollow.
Empty.
Hiding.
Suffering.
I I know what it's like to have your heart ripped out, not be able to grieve.
Who did you lose? My wife.
My boys.
Do you visit them? W-w-with with the ess, I mean? I did.
Not any more.
Why? Why not? Go! [inhaling.]
You look so beautiful.
Dan.
Do you remember when you told me that you felt like it was your fault? That you weren't there for me? That wasn't so far from the truth, was it? It was your fault, Dan.
I was there for you when you fell, and you weren't there for me.
Were you? Julie, I'm I'm I'm I'm sorry.
I (Stephanie) Hey, it's me.
How about that rain check? Are you hungry? I don't believe you.
I'm barely out of the way, and you're leering over your partner? [knocking on door.]
(Stephanie) Dan? I've seen the way you look at her.
Why don't you just sleep with her? You know you want to.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Why are you saying this? I love you, Dan! Uh, I love you, too.
Please.
Is everything ok? Yeah, I-I-I'm fine.
(Stephanie) Well, can I come in then? No! You leave her out there.
You don't belong to her.
You belong to me.
Don't do this to me! If you love me, you will not open that door.
Why would you say these things to me? Leave her out there! Is there somebody in there with you? We can be together.
We love each other, Dan.
We love each other.
We have a bond! Tell her to leave and we can be alone! Please Stop, Julie, please! Open the door or I'm coming in.
Please stop, Julie, please! Why are you doing this? (Dan) Please stop! Dan! Please Stop, Julie, please! Dan, are you all right? Is there somebody in here? (Juliette) Dan, you loved me! Talk to me.
Are you ok? Dan? You promised, Dan.
Dan.
(Stephanie) Talk to me, Dan! Are you all right? (Juliette) You promised me, Dan.
Dan? Dan? (Stephanie) Feeling better? You want to tell me what's going on? The truth? It works.
Oh, Dan.
No, steph, I I touched her.
I made love to her.
It's so real.
Dan, pinter is leaving No stone Unturned.
He would like nothing better than to find you and now me involved in this thing.
You're not involved.
If I go to the phone, and turn you in right now, I'm not involved.
Do you see me going to the phone? Dan, please, promise me this is the end of it.
It was as if she was obssessed with the idea that I didn't love her.
That I betrayed her.
What? Wh when you were knocking, she got really, really angry.
Didn't make any sense.
Dan, can't you just promise me? I still love her, Stephanie.
I don't think I can make that kind of promise to myself, you or anyone.
[gasps.]
What how did you find me? Let's just say George isn't a strong willed individual.
My wife, Juliette? We had another visit.
But it wasn't the same as the first time.
You gave me a bad batch.
There's no such thing.
You know, I have no control over how how she comes to you.
What kind of a doctor are you? You're supposed to heal the suffering.
A week ago, I had this under control.
For 2 years, I had her death under control.
Now, look at me! I I can't do this any more.
I was wrong, I You and I, we're both wrong.
We're undermining the common good! I believe in the code.
It's the only way We're gonna rebuild the It's the only way to prevent the spreading of another plague.
Societal decay is finally being crushed.
No.
Human spirit is being Crushed.
Look forward, not back.
No open displays of Emotion.
Time spent on the past detracts from the future.
Doesn't that sound remotely destructive to you? Ess is the last line of defense against Government sanctioned soullessness.
My family.
The most precious things I had in the world.
They took them away from me.
Because I wouldn't obey the new Order.
Look at you.
As much as they tell you not to, you can't help it.
You feel.
Don't stop feeling.
Don't take my word for it.
What is this? The answer to who's telling the truth.
Oh! [slghs.]
[clears throat.]
I think you should leave the case.
You're too close.
I'm afraid you're hooked on the drug.
[footsteps patterlng.]
I can't leave the case.
(Stephanie) Dan, I'm really worried about you.
Dan, did you hear me? Dan? There were things left Unsaid.
Things that I have to put to rest before I can move on.
That's why you need to leave the case.
You're using drugs.
It's a hallucination.
I know that.
It doesn't matter.
When I'm with her, she is there.
You're addicted.
I am not addicted! What if you wind up like the others? We don't know anything about this substance.
What if the effects are cumulative? [slghing.]
I can't stop thinking about it.
An-and at first I thought: How could I have missed it? How could I have missed seeing the self-destructive part of you? But then I realized it's not about self-destruction.
It is about you not being over Juliette.
You have every right to take as much time as you need.
[sighing.]
But it's been 2 years, Dan.
It's almost like you're punishing yourself.
I'm not punishing myself.
You've committed a serious offense! What about me? Look at the position you've put me in.
It's not fair.
Nothing you are doing right now is fair to me.
Dan? (pinter) did you hear about the raid at the cemetery? Got a tip from an informant.
Came real close to nailing that bastard.
Almost got a buyer, too.
I noticed your reports are incomplete.
The ones from your sting the other night.
I thought a buy went down.
How come there's nothing about it in the evidence file? Uh, the contact Never showed up that night.
Is that right, Sawyer? What do you mean, "is that right, Sawyer?" you tell me! Yes, that's right.
That's right.
Doesn't matter.
I intend to kick this investigation into high-gear.
We'll get him.
That's the last time I lie for you.
[door slamming.]
[thudding.]
[footsteps approaching.]
[thudding.]
[gasping.]
Julie! What the hell are you doing? You can't be here.
I didn't take any.
You do punish yourself.
You've been punishing yourself since before I died.
Everyone thought it was so heroic that you got yourself clean to take care of your sick wife.
But it was more than just for me, wasn't it? You're a hallucination.
Don't be so sure.
What do you want to tell me, Dan? Tell me! Tell me! [yelling.]
Tell me! Tell me! [phone ringing.]
What are you doing in here? [yelling.]
Get out! You're not real.
Really? I'll tell you what's real.
You're all over my husband.
I'm barely dead and you're all over him.
Couldn't wait for me to die? Or did it start while I was still alive? No.
[moaning.]
He's hooked, you know.
You're gonna have to arrest him.
Just like your other partner.
You've got no choice.
You'll never have a chance to find love and Happiness.
You'll be the one to put him away! You! You! (Stephanie) Stop it.
Stop it.
What are you doing? [moaning.]
What the hell are you doing? Son of a bitch.
You're still using, Dan.
Me? Would you like me to get you a mirror so you could take a look? W-whatever possessed you? Curiosity? I've risked my job for you.
I put my freedom on the line because I care about you.
You just really don't care about anybody but yourself.
I want you to leave.
Danny boy.
You missed all the fun.
Did you get him? Just missed him.
But We're close.
How did you know he was here? That's my job.
The good doctor didn't leave much behind, but, uh, it's just a matter of time.
We're gonna nail this son of a bitch.
(George) I told you I have no idea where he is.
You say that to me one more time, George, and I'm gonna break your neck.
All he said was that you set him up.
Set him up? I'm protecting him and his work.
But I can't protect him unless I know where he is.
He's afraid of you.
Why? Because We both know you're an enforcement Agent.
He never would have sold to an agent.
Not just any agent.
But one who's experienced loss like I have.
You knew about me? I chose you.
A C.
E.
A.
Agent Who was understanding, sympathetic.
It would be invaluable to our cause.
I didn't set you up.
I know.
But you did come here looking for me tonight.
May I ask why? Is it about Juliette? She keeps appearing to me without taking any ess.
She she just keeps popping up.
You've been taking much more than you're supposed to.
Your sense memories are overloaded.
That's that's why she keeps, you know, coming to you in flashes.
I-I-it's different.
It's not like the first time.
You're not gonna be able to stop.
I just wanna see her again.
How she was, not like this.
I think I've done enough Damage.
[clicking.]
Is this how you're protecting me, Dan? Or is everything you do for you? You make it.
It'll be the last time.
Enough.
Junk! Sir? What? You might want to take a look at this.
1990 Columbia court meadow pines funeral home.
I want every available unit on this.
(woman on radio) Yes, sir.
(Stephanie) Dr.
Neil Seward? I'm code enforcement agent, Stephanie Sawyer.
And you are under arrest for repeated violation of section 16 of the global code of conduct.
Before you you do anything Rash, miss Sawyer, I suggest you take a look over here.
I can see what's going on.
You've given him more.
He insisted.
Don't do that.
I heard the call, they're already on their way.
Get away.
You're not gonna make another drop.
I know what this stuff does.
I've experienced it firsthand.
What you saw was of your own making.
It's True.
Ess triggers our sense memories to recreate the image of the one we lost.
But the interaction itself is driven by the user's subconscious.
By your subconscious.
And all the demons that go with it.
All your fears and doubts, layered in over your sense memories of Juliette.
If it did that to me, what's it doing to him? Hopefully, it's freeing him.
It was about a month after you were diagnosed.
I was still drinking.
You were in a lot of pain in the hospital.
It tore me up to see you like that.
I I grew to hate Wednesdays.
Treatment day.
I would start drinking on tuesdays in Preparation.
N-no matter how hung over I was, or how sick I felt, I was I was I was there.
Every Morning.
Almost every morning.
There was the one session that I missed.
Where were you? I was I was drunk.
And? And I wasn't alone.
When I was supposed to be with you holding your hand, helping you through your pain, I was with someone else.
[crying.]
One-night stand.
Too busy With my own pain.
How could I look you in the eye and tell you that? You just did.
I I never wanted anything like that to happen again.
I was never gonna take another single Drink.
You became obsessed with it.
I was so bent on staying sober, to atone for hurting you, and I didn't see that the person that I'd loved the most in the world was slipping right out f-from under me.
Can you ever forgive me? This has been your journey, Dan.
Can you forgive yourself? You're doing the same thing.
You're letting your 2nd chance slip away.
Right out from under your nose.
It's time to forgive yourself, Dan.
You're allowed to be human.
I believe you're ready.
Ready for what? This.
My job is done.
I've been looking for a replacement for some time.
(pinter) Fan out.
Double cover all exits.
Here, take this.
Get out of here.
What are you doing? [lock rattling.]
Dr.
Seward! Dan, let's go.
They're coming! [guns firing.]
Barbara.
Boys.
[inhaling.]
[gun firing.]
[gun firing.]
You ok? Go.
[car engine starting.]
(Stephanie) Dr.
Seward would be proud.
(narrator) the power of human emotion can neither be controlled by laws we create, nor confined by the will we impose.