The Dead Zone s06e08 Episode Script

Outcome

Previously on The Dead Zone I've been really happy staying with you.
And I realize I was living this life that I haven't dreamed about in a dozen years.
And suddenly I thought that I was gonna lose you all over again.
No.
No, no, no, no.
Sarah.
Your kiss saved my life.
Sarah, have you seen my keys? Where are my keys? She's in the shower.
You keys are over here.
Cool.
Man, this fridge is stocked! Yeah, mom's back into cooking again.
It's awesome.
Where's that from, last weekend? Yeah, you know mom.
She only hangs pictures where she looks good.
I think she looks happy.
Haven't seen that much since my dad died.
Mm-hmm well, if I'm any later to pick up your mom's friend Elaine, you may never see that happy face again.
- All right, see ya.
- See ya.
Hey buddy, you know if the bus from Boston is in yet? Not sure.
Rain on I-95.
Everything's late.
Let me guess, you're picking up a girlfriend.
No, no, I don't have a girlfriend at the moment.
Oh, guys usually don't sweat being late unless they're meeting a woman.
Yeah, I'm meeting a woman.
But just not a girlfriend.
An old college friend of another friend.
Oh, another friend.
The rush is about a woman, just not this woman.
Yeah, yeah.
You writing a book? Elaine! Hey, Elaine! How you doing? What's it been, three years? What, no card that says Elaine Dowd? I didn't want your fans to riot, come on.
The car's this way, so let me get your bag.
It's okay, it has wheels.
So, uh, how was the trip, Elaine? It was a bus, johnny.
Well, how was that bus? You know what kind of people ride busses? - People like you, Elaine? - Exactly.
Atrocious.
Thankfully, I had my new crossword puzzle book to keep me busy.
You design crosswords for a living.
Do you actually have to take them on vacation with you too? Well, it's either puzzles or "Hector my cabana boy".
- Ah, Hector, your cabana boy.
- Oh, yeah.
Uh, you know, I don't have a cabana.
That's what Sarahh said.
She also said you've been some what of a puzzle yourself lately.
What else did she tell you? Everything.
Everything.
She said mostly that you're kind of impossible.
Johnny? Now I can see what she means.
I'll put you in a cab, okay? A two hour cab ride? That'll cost at least $100.
I can afford it.
You got a vision, didn't you? I have to stay here for a while.
At the bus station? I need to do something.
- Johnny, Sarah's waiting for us.
- I know.
And I just rode 250 miles on a bus that reeked of fast food and old feet.
I don't wanna ride in a cab.
Just wait here away from the building, okay? What's wrong with here? Elaine, humor me, okay? Why would I move? This is delightful.
Excuse me, officer? I'll be with you in a moment.
Why don't you sign in the logbook? I need to talk to you right now.
Hey! Logbook.
You see, I don't think you had a psychic vision of an explosion.
Look, you are wrong, okay? Stop wasting time and go find the bomb! See, I can see the future too.
I can see homeland security getting here in about 20 minutes.
I can see them inviting me to one hell of a party.
I can't wait for that, okay? Well, either you tell me the truth, or we can wait for them.
Same to me.
It's not the same, all right? We don't have time.
All right, what's so damn important? I just need to know where the restrooms are.
You need a pair of glasses.
Thanks.
Helix.
Excuse me? Five letter word for the outer rim of the ear.
- Thanks.
- Sure.
- 39 across is, uh - lariat.
- I know.
Thank you.
- Elaine.
I told you to meet me outside.
Uh, I probably ought to go check on my connection.
Listen, we need to get out of here.
You did have a vision, didn't you? I saw an explosion in this building in 45 minutes.
Oh, that's amazing.
This is like what Sarah talks about.
The way you used to save people.
I've got to do something, okay? You've gotta go.
Let's go.
You said the explosion's in 45 minutes.
That's 45 minutes where I'm still in one piece.
I can be useful.
Look, this is serious, okay? It's real death and real pain.
You don't think I know real pain? I'm in my mid-30sand I'm still dating.
And you call yourself a psychic.
- We don't have time for this.
- I agree.
So what did you see? I don't know.
Just saw an explosion of people.
There was fire - debris, but it just came in pieces.
- Like a puzzle.
Yeah, except not the kind you can solve with a pencil, you know? First rule of puzzles.
When you're stuck, try working it backwards.
If you can't get the bomb away from people, get the people away from the bomb.
How do I do that? Warn them.
We should think about this.
Hold on.
Stop! Please stop! Don't panic! No, wait! Stop! Please stop! Don't panic, please! Wait! You got a vision? It's a bad idea.
Hey, excuse me.
Is the bus from Boston here? - Whoa, calm down.
- Is it in yet? The bus from Boston? Is it in? Yeah, I was on that bus.
It came in a few minutes ago.
- The arrival's over there.
- Thanks.
Jeez, he was in a hurry.
I'm not sure.
But I think we found the guy that's gonna blow this place up.
In the vision, he was holding a device.
It looked like a transmitter of some kind.
I have to know what's in that bag.
- You could try just asking him.
- No.
I could, but I mean, who knows what sets this guy off? I need some kind of moment of confusion to get a look inside.
- Then let's confuse him.
- How? You don't shop at outlet store sales, do you? Hey! Excuse me! Um, you've got my bag.
Hi, I'm sorry, I think you picked up my bag.
What? Uh, I don't think so.
It's a gift for my mom.
- No, I brought this with me.
- You sure? Why don't we just check inside for a sec? Dude, this is my bag, all right? Marsha! Tyler! Hey hey! Marsha, Tyler.
Why am I not surprised you're late, Dave? 'Cause you're always thinking the worst of me.
Hey, T-rex, huh? How you doing? Hey, dad! Can I have a soda? Of course you can.
You think he's here to blow up his family? Hey, we can go as soon as we say good-bye.
I don't know.
Maybe.
There's another reason never to get married.
Guess what I got in the truck? Ice cream, and it's melting into your favorite kind of soup! I wanna feel good about leaving our son with you for the summer.
Well, then feel good.
It's kind of hard when we spend half the day on a bus and then you show up 20 minutes late looking like you just out of bed.
That's part of my charm.
No, Dave, it's part of your refusal to ever grow up.
Oh, come on, Marsha, give me a break.
You know what? I can't do this anymore.
What are you talking about? I cannot leave my child with a child.
What? You know what, Tyler, Sweetie, we're gonna head back to Boston.
And Daddy can visit us anytime.
Okay? No no, come on.
When did I become such a bad guy? You used to like me.
Yeah, I did, Dave.
And then I grew up.
Marsha.
Wait.
He's all I got.
You let go of me.
Or you will lose whatever visitation rights you still have.
Marsha.
We're done, Dave.
Just leave! - Excuse me.
Let me help you.
- Thanks.
That didn't look like much fun.
It's sort of been that way lately.
Here you go.
How long? Couple of months.
Maybe.
Have you decided about Tyler? - My folks are gonna take him.
- What about Dave? Dave can't even take care of Dave.
Does your husband know how sick you are? Ex-husband.
Are you a doctor? No, I realize you don't know me.
But I've been where you've been.
Trust me.
You're gonna want family around you at a time like this.
Who are you? I'm just some guy that has your best interests at heart.
Good luck to you guys.
- She's sick.
- What? She's dying.
Okay, clearly I'm no relationship expert, but isn't part of the marriage deal in sickness and in health? He doesn't know that.
He just thinks that she doesn't wanna see him again.
So he's gonna blow up this place because of that? I don't know.
I told you, my visions come in pieces.
We gotta find out what's in that bag.
This time take my lead, okay? Would you stop hassling me? Just leave me alone, all right? Sorry.
I'm not gonna let you sit here and pity yourself.
You know, some things in life you just can't be late for, Dave.
Who the hell are you? Who the hell am I? I'm someone who knows that living with regret is a curse.
What are you talking about? Dude, why don't you talk to your wife about the doctors she's been seeing? - Doctors? - Dave, you know what? It's really not about you, you know? I mean, look, I'm not the person you should be talking to about this.
Know what I mean? Thanks.
I think.
I'm sorry.
Listen, dude, I really appreciate your concern for my wife.
But this bag, it really is mine.
Watch it! How about you get the hell out of my way? What did you just see? Her.
In the middle of the explosion.
- So she's the bomber? - Possibly.
Coming through! - Then why did your visions lead you to Dave? - I don't know.
- That's fascinating.
- I don't know about that.
No, I'm starting to see a pattern here.
My visions don't work that way.
See, I see the past or the future.
Then I do something that alters the outcome.
But I haven't changed anything.
Yeah, but if we find a pattern, it'll help us solve your puzzle.
Don't you wish you were with Sarah right now? Wouldn't you? I wish I had time to ask you what you two talk about.
- But you don't.
- No, I don't.
Look, I'm good at this puzzle stuff, okay? So, you got your first vision of the explosion from the site when it occurs.
But you didn't get a second one until Dave showed up.
And then you went off and helped him And then because you helped him, he got in the way of her wheelchair, when bumped into you and then sent you off into another vision of the explosion.
- Look, we can't play what if games all night.
- But don't you see? The thing you changed was convincing dave to go back and talk to his wife.
Interesting theory, but with 21 minutes left, all we have to do is find out if this woman is somehow involved, okay? What's she got under her jacket? I don't know.
It's time to find out.
- Excuse me, ma'am? - What? Security.
Can you remove your jacket, please? No.
Get lost.
That's it.
You're doing great, Daisy.
I can do this.
Peter, please.
I know, I know.
You're doing fantastic.
Okay? I know.
It's okay.
You're doing great.
That's it.
- Are you okay? You all right? - Get away, peter! No, I just look, please, I want to help you, okay? Get out of here now! Go! It's Daisy, right? I don't know you.
Sure you do! You were at Bennington rehab.
- You were at bennington? - Yeah.
They had a real sadisticphysical therapist there, huh? Ferris.
Yeah, he was tough.
So you had a bad day today, huh? Bad day? If it was just if it was just a dayI could live with that.
- Listen, I know what you're going through.
- Yeah? You lost everything that ever mattered to you? I did, actually.
I was in a coma for six years.
When I woke up, my life was gone.
I couldn't walk either.
Not walking is the easy part.
Making things tough for others because you're around that's the part that sucks.
I understand that more than you know.
So where you gonna go now? That's the big question, isn't it? Yeah, I need the number of a Peter Hansen, please? Yeah, connect me.
- Hello? - Hi, is this peter hansen? Who's this? Yeah, I'm, uh, calling about your wife.
Everything's so hard now, Just getting Daisy dressed can take an hour.
I just hope i can hold it together for her What about Daisy? She's at the bus terminal right now.
She told me she was going to visit a sick friend.
She's in pretty bad shape, Peter.
Did something happen to her? No, but she's saying some crazy stuff.
Like if she wasn't around, you wouldn't have to hold it together anymore.
I think he hung up on me.
- Yes? - Hey.
Peter, because I'm ruining your life.
Yes, I do.
You said so yourself.
I found what you wrote on the computer.
I'm not blaming you.
I just don't wanna hurt you anymore.
You don't.
Because I love you too.
I love you so much.
I'll wait for you by the phone booth, okay? Yes, baby, I love you.
Bye.
So Daisy's not the bomber.
Are you sure? No, she's got something to live for now.
- We're right back where we started.
- Not if the pattern holds.
What? Daisy's gonna lead us to someone else? You're catching on.
Of course, I could be completely full of it.
Perfect.
On second thought never mind.
- I'm impressed, I admit it.
- Me too.
Let me give you a hand.
You okay? Yeah, it's all right.
- You sure? - Yeah.
Nothing.
We've hit a dead end.
Sorry, I really thought I had it.
I wish you did, 'cause that explosion hits in about 14 minutes.
- We're missing something.
- Like what? I don't know Like that.
Hey, excuse me.
Do you have the time? Yeah, it's about a quarter to 11:00.
- Thanks.
- No problem.
The explosion's still happening? Unfortunately.
He looks harmless.
It has something to dowith the voltage box, 'cause I saw that ladder being destroyed in my vision.
And he's obviously working on the electrical system.
If we can somehow stop him Yeah, my thought exactly.
Lewis, supervisor wants to see you in her office.
- What, right now? - Yeah, now.
Come on.
- So much for harmless.
- Fine.
I can't wait around here.
That's why you have me.
You sure are clever, Elaine.
Watch this.
Um, excuse me? Hi, I'm sorry, I'm such a klutz.
I dropped my ear ring and it rolled under the door.
Of course, honey.
Hold on just a sec.
There it is! Thank you so much.
While I've got you, could you tell me where I could find the bus from mount pilliar? I'm meeting a guy from Match.
com he just got paroled.
Gate 17.
I'm really happy for you, dear.
Your hour lunch is usually an hour and a half.
I have a good reason for that.
I'd love to hear it.
It's personal.
Well, this isn't personal, Lewis.
You're a nice guy.
It's just that we need someone more reliable.
I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to let you go.
Fine.
You'll get your salary for the week.
Whatever.
Hey, Lewis.
- Hello? - Can you get up here? The ac is on the fritz.
I'm, uh, just finishing my lunch.
Lunch break's over.
I'll be right there.
Sorry.
- Hey you! - Yeah? What are you doing back here? Oh, I'm sorry, I got lost.
I was looking for the bus to Boston.
You don't just get lost in a secured area.
No, you're right, you don't just get lost.
I was actually looking for Lewis.
Lewis? You shouldn't have fired him.
- That's not your business.
- Yes, it is.
He's about to do something that he can't take back.
We've got to stop him! We've only got ten minutes left! - Hey there.
- Hey! - Remember me? - Sure.
Mr.
Helix.
Ms.
Lariat.
So, why are you and your friend still hanging around here? What friend? Uh, oh, the tall blond guy.
I don't know where he went.
Think he just left me here.
Yeah, it's the story of my life.
- Good friend.
- Yeah.
Elaine.
Where's that maintenance guy? We need to find him right now.
Why? - Don't worry about it.
- I am worried about it.
Department of homeland security.
We have some questions.
You two have been acting damn strange since you got here tonight.
Yeah, 'cause we're trying to prevent a disaster.
And we only have six minutes left.
Why? What's gonna happen in six minutes? I think the maintenance man is gonna set off an explosion in this building.
What makes you think that? Why don't you ask her? She just fired him.
Ma'am, you just fired the maintenance man? Yes, why? Excuse me, sir? What? Hey Lewis, what's in that cylinder? None of your business.
Homeland security, sir.
We'd like to see the contents of that cylinder, please.
Why, what did I do, Nancy? Just give it to him, Lewis, please? It's sort of awkward.
I didn't want you to see this yet.
Not like this.
- Is that me? - Yeah.
I'm not a stalker or anything.
- I just think you're beautiful - Yeah, well, we're sorry to bother you folks.
Anyway, um,you might as well take it, since I'm not gonnabe around here.
Lewis I'd love to see it when it's finished.
Well, I guess that solves our little explosion problem.
Maybe, I don't know.
What do you mean? It was just a painting.
Or a piece of the puzzle.
Now you're starting to sound as crazy as him.
What do you think, Johnny, is it over? I don't know.
There's only one way to find out.
Wait a second! Get - We're gonna die.
- Elaine, no.
There's something you gotta know.
Sarahh loves you, Johnny.
Always has.
I can still work this out.
- I gotta talk to you! - I'm out of time.
I wanna talk to you now! Oh, my god.
Wait, don't touch me.
Johnny? - I caused this.
- What's going on? Talk to me.
I'm just doing what I gotta do.
Absolutely nothing.
Watch out! I think you dropped this.
Uh, thanks.
I guess we could tell him what was going on now, huh? You can? Well, he's got a right to know.
I wanna see this.
Yeah, listen, Elaine was gonna ask you out at 10:55.
On the dot.
But she's a little superstitious about numbers, so Is that true? Well, if you can wait 20 seconds.
She's worth the wait.
Turns out he's from Boston.
And he's been working out by the border.
And we're going to see a Red Sox game next week.
Which is perfect because I bet you I know more about the Sox than he does.
Yeah, why don't you tell him that on your first date? - Come on.
- Shut up.
Sorry we got home so late.
Sarahh's asleep.
- You need anything else? - No, this is perfect, thank you.
So about what you said earlier.
Never question a woman's last words before she's gonna die.
Thinks she's gonna die.
Now what did Sarahh say? She told me about the kiss, Johnny.
Every detail.
Three times.
Well, I am a great kisser.
So what's the problem? Problem? Why aren't you moving forward? Sarahh doesn't understand.
She thought this was something you both always wanted.
I do, Elaine.
I also know what Daisy meant when she said, she feels like she brings pain into all the lives of the people that she loves.
Johnny, that's not true.
Come on, I couldn't even pick you up at a bus station without a crisis.
I mean, if I hadn't have been there, it wouldn't have happened.
Andrew wouldn't have dropped the gun, there wouldn't have been an explosion.
And three couples' futures would never have been changed.
Their lives are better because you were there to give them a push.
Yeah.
Maybe it's time someone returned the favor.
It's not necessary, Elaine.
I'm just giving you a small shove.
The rest is up to you.
- Good night.
- Good night.

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