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Previously on The 4400
Promicin is out there.
People are gaining abilities,
and nothing can be done about that.
Kyle, listen to me.
If you're involved in something
Collier will lead the human race
to salvation.
You will help him.
- What is this place?
- Cassie said we should come here.
You are on the wrong path here.
And you've always
been rebellious,
but I think
you're afraid of change, Shawn
or is it just me?
You don't really
know this girl at all, do you?
Baby
Get your hands off of me.
I share an office with two of the most
annoying guys on the planet.
I don't understand why Collier
would risk coming back to Seattle.
It's like he's daring us
to catch him.
This is a message of hope
for a better tomorrow,
and it begins here,
in Promise City.
I was going to ask you if you wanted
to be a part of this operation.
Believe me, I want Collier
as much as anyone.
It's not Collier
I was thinking about.
He's my son.
I've got to believe
I can still reach him.
Diana, what the hell's going on?
Where is everyone?
I don't know.
You're the first person I've seen.
I just woke up
on the floor of the break room.
Why were you sleeping
in the break room?
- I don't know.
- Why was I sleeping at my desk?
The last thing I remember
was going
- to bed at home.
- The last thing I remember,
I was going over case files
in my living room.
Why did I just wake up
underneath my office chair?
Please tell me
you know how we got here.
Possibility one,
we're under attack.
Someone with a grudge
against the NTAC,
used a 4400 ability against us.
- Maybe more than one.
- That would explain the memory gaps.
But if a 4400
were coming after us,
why are we still alive?
Are we the only survivors
in the building?
Maybe,
or maybe the attackers haven't
gotten down to our level yet.
Let's not ignore
possibility two
The world at large
is under attack.
The building's reacting to
a security situation out there.
So, what, we're the only
survivors in the world?
Could we come up with a possibility
that doesn't involve an attack?
It's not responding.
We're locked out of
the building's network.
I can't even
access the system.
Maybe we can do it from OPS.
Try to get in through the mainframe,
establish some kind of contact
with the outside world.
Or maybe we could just
walk out the front door.
Do you hear that alarm?
That means the building's sealed,
and it's going to stay sealed
until someone overrides
the security protocols.
We could be the only ones here
who know how to do that.
All right.
Get yourself ready to go.
I don't care
if this building is crawling
with every p-positive in Seattle,
we're getting to OPS.
First, wake up P.
J.
Wake up, man.
No phones, no email.
Even the emergency radio doesn't work.
Internal surveillance is down, too.
I can't find a sidearm
anywhere.
Good to see we're not alone.
God, tell me
you've got some answers.
You got into the network.
Good job, Brady.
That wasn't me.
I'm still locked out.
The alarm just went silent.
The phones are still dead.
If the security system is down,
that could mean the exits aren't sealed.
We could get out of here.
It's worth checking out.
Tom, you and I will scout ahead,
make sure there's
a safe path to the exit.
Oh, and, Diana, make sure
you stick with these guys.
Watch their backs while they work
on establishing communications.
Wait.
- Let's go.
No one's there.
- There's no one anywhere.
We haven't seen a soul
since we left OPS.
Collier, what the hell
did you do to this place?
Dad?
Kyle?
What's going on here?
- Answer me!
- Kyle, run!
Hold it!
Kyle, no!
Kyle, wait!
Wait, kyle!
Open the door.
Open the door, Kyle!
Whatever you're doing here,
you have to stop.
You have to convince Collier
to stop.
Open the door!
What are you doing here?
Where are we?
What did you do to me?
What the hell is going on?
It wasn't me.
I didn't do anything.
This looks like NTAC.
Did we get arrested?
I was working late
in my apartment.
I don't remember anything
after that.
Maybe the government's
rounding up 4400s.
They have soldiers with abilities.
They could've messed with our memories.
Why would they put
you and me together?
Hello?
I don't understand.
Collier has just built
a huge settlement for himself
in the middle of Seattle.
That's a huge win for him.
Why would he risk everything
and attack the building?
He didn't stick around
to explain himself.
Whatever he's planning,
we have to be ready to defend ourselves.
Guys
Can we lower the blast doors
over the entrances to this room?
They're controlled by the computer,
and we still can't access the system.
We could move the furniture
and build a barricade.
Great, we'll make a wall
made out of desks and chairs.
I'm sure that will be really helpful,
especially if they've got somebody
who can melt our brains
from around the corner.
- Do you have a better idea?
- Wait, there's a weapons locker
a few floors down.
That's where
we store all the assault rifles.
Maybe Collier hasn't
gotten to it yet.
Believe me, I don't want to
point a gun at Kyle, but
if Collier
is leading some kind of attack,
we need something more than
office supplies to fight back with.
- What's happening? Why am I here?
- We checked that room.
It was empty.
You're okay now.
You're with me.
You're safe.
My dad and his boss seemed
just as surprised as we were.
It sounded like they thought
Jordan brought us here.
Did he?
Jordan had nothing
to do with this.
He doesn't always
share his plans, Kyle.
- Guess you haven't learned that yet.
- My relationship with him
is different from the one you two had.
He doesn't hide things from me,
and he sure wasn't planning
an assault on NTAC.
You guys, wait.
We can't fight,
not now.
We've got to find Jordan.
He's trapped in here, too.
I'm not going anywhere
without him.
You guys do whatever you want.
I'm going to find my way out of here.
What, Isabelle?
What?
Listen,
whatever's going on here,
we have a much better chance
of getting out if we stick together.
Now, stay with us.
We'll find Jordan,
and we'll leave as a group.
It's not responding.
These locks are supposed
to run on reserve power.
What good is a weapons locker if you
can't get into it during an emergency?
Maybe we can find a crowbar
or something.
Try to force the door.
Hold on.
If we can pry that face-pad off,
I might be able to short-circuit it.
Really?
You're going to
hotwire the door open?
Don't look so surprised.
I worked in a think tank
for years.
You'd be amazed at the things
I picked up around the water cooler.
Try this.
- Where'd you get that?
- My desk drawer.
You said we might have to defend
ourselves with office supplies, so
What?
Nothing.
Nothing, I'm just
wondering how you do it.
We all wake up in the middle of NTAC
with no explanation,
and now we're down in the basement,
trying to break into a weapons locker
so we can fight off an attack
by God knows how many people
with 4400 abilities.
It seems pretty hopeless, right?
But you,
you just keep moving forward.
If I stopped cold
every time a situation looked hopeless,
I wouldn't have lasted
very long in this job.
All I do is focus on
what's in front of me.
In a few years, you'll look back,
and you'll realize that you survived
by doing exactly the same thing.
A few years? I'm flattered
you think I'll last that long.
Here, come on,
give me a hand.
Right now, I'll twist,
and you pull, all right?
There.
All right.
There we go.
Jordan
And none of you has any idea
how we got here?
But everyone's all right?
Nobody's hurt?
I'm fine.
- What are you doing here?
- All the exits are sealed,
so I looked for this place.
NTAC imprisons 4400s here,
and those who have taken the shot.
I was looking for allies.
The entire wing's empty,
so I guess you're out of luck.
No.
I'm not out of luck.
I found you three.
That should be enough.
Enough for what?
Their operations center's
on the second level.
Communications gear,
security controls.
We get there, we can contact
Promise City, send for help.
That's where my dad's office is.
They're all going to be there.
Likely,
There's no other way.
We need control of that room.
You're talking about overpowering
a bunch of government agents, Jordan.
What are we gonna do,
take hostages?
Shawn, they brought us here
against our will.
They're the aggressors.
I'll walk out of here peacefully
if I can, but I will walk out of here.
And any of you
not wanting to spend
the rest of your life in one of
these cells should join me.
- Are you all right?
- Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, it's fine.
It's fine.
Prepare to be impressed.
Guess the shock was worth it.
I'm impressed.
There's nothing here.
It's empty!
What happened?
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
I don't know what happened.
I'll try and get the lock open again.
Are you there?
My God, Meghan.
Look at me.
I don't understand
what happened.
It's like that door closed by itself.
We were only apart for a few seconds.
It was an accident, Tom.
Maybe.
But we wouldn't be stuck in here
if it wasn't for Collier.
Meghan's death is on him.
We can add it to the list of thousands
he's responsible for.
This doesn't make any sense.
She shouldn't be dead.
We have to get
the computers back online.
Let's just focus on that.
What exactly are we
supposed to be looking for?
Anything we can use
to defend ourselves.
Kyle, this is crazy.
Are we supposed
to use these on someone?
I hope not.
This was all I could find.
A broom handle?
What am I supposed to do with this?
Use it, or don't,
but I'm not inclined to give up
without a fight.
See, why do you think
that we need to fight?
Didn't you say that
when you ran into my uncle
that he thought
that you were behind this?
You think that they are.
Does that not beg the question,
what if it was neither of us?
What if something else
is causing this?
First, we control that room,
then we ask questions.
No, let's ask them now.
What you seem to be forgetting
is one of those NTAC agents
that you are so intent
on battling is my uncle.
Kyle's father.
There's gotta be some way
that we communicate with him.
I'll go.
You three can wait here for me.
What?
It's just the future gave you
the right ability.
You're always looking for
the peaceful solution, for healing.
I admire that,
even if it means you can't be
part of the movement.
What's going on?
Come on, we need to go.
Get down!
You know, it doesn't have to be
so weird and quiet in here.
You guys
can talk to each other.
What?
It's not weird and quiet.
Your mom and I talk to each other
all the time.
I guess,
but you used to come over
almost every night.
We'd play games.
It was fun,
and you don't come over anymore.
It's like we're supposed to pretend
nothing ever happened.
It's complicated,
sweetie, but
Marco and I, we are friends.
Aren't friends supposed to
see each other sometimes?
Everybody, get out here!
They're coming!
You keep the door locked
and stay down,
no matter what you hear.
Everyone, stay back!
just stay back!
Whatever you're here to do,
whatever you want,
- it's not going to happen.
- Dad, we're not doing this.
Please let me in.
We don't want to fight.
Meghan Doyle
is dead, Kyle.
Do you understand?
She's dead.
- How could you do this?
- I told you, it's not us, all right?
We just woke up here.
We don't know what happened.
- It's the truth.
- You're lying
Oh, God.
You're hurt?
What happened?
A window blew out.
I got cut.
- And shawn
- Shawn?
Oh, no
This isn't right.
This isn't how it's
supposed to happen.
He's dead.
Because of you!
Two people lost their lives
because of you!
I had nothing to do with this!
- The hell you didn't!
- Stop!
He's telling the truth!
He didn't
bring you here.
I did.
I made this happen.
I took the shot.
We're all here
because of my ability.
I took the shot
about two months ago.
Once promicin got out there,
I knew it was going to
change everything forever.
Science, politics, religion.
I just wanted
to be part of it.
I had to be part of it.
Then one night,
my fiancee and my mother
had this huge fight
about the guest list at our wedding.
I went to bed
wishing there was
something I could do
to smooth things over
between them.
When I woke up,
I was someplace else.
Me, my mom, Sara.
We didn't know
how we got there, but
we were trapped
in this huge traffic jam
on the Spokane street bridge.
It was an hour away from when
we were supposed to get married.
We had to work together
to get across town,
and when I say "work",
I mean, work.
There were earthquakes,
floods, a fire.
It was crazy.
But we survived together,
and we got to the church
just in time.
I kissed Sara
at the end of the ceremony,
and then we all woke up at home.
The game was over.
The game?
I figured out how it works
since then my ability.
It's like a game.
P.
J.
, stop using the word "game".
There are two people dead.
I'm not sure about that.
No one's ever died before.
I don't know what that means
for the real world.
Why NTAC?
Why did you pick this place?
I didn't pick it.
You did.
We all did.
But I have no control
over anything else.
We determine where we go,
all of our mind, together.
It's a subconscious thing.
NTAC means something
different to each of us,
but it matters to everyone?
That's how we got here?
Exactly,
and there's always an obstacle
Something all the players
have to work together to overcome.
I know this sounds weird,
but in this case,
I think the obstacle
is the building itself.
You're saying NTAC
is trying to kill us?
That makes sense.
The building electrocuted Meghan.
The building caused the wind burst
that shattered that window
and killed Shawn Farrell.
So, what are we supposed to do?
Just sit here
and wait for it to pick us all off?
We're supposed to work together.
That's the whole point.
I sit in my office every day,
and I read about how
things are getting worse,
about how it's just a matter of time
before everything blows up.
A war between
positives and negatives.
That's why I brought
people from both sides here.
I wanted to help.
I wanted to bring
the two camps together.
So we get to watch
each other die one by one?
That's a hell of a valuable lesson.
You haven't just
put our lives at stake.
If I die, if Kyle dies here, that could
mean the end of the movement.
You've jeopardized
everything we've worked for.
Let's not make it easy
for this place to hurt us.
We should move all the computers
outta here.
Anything electronic
No, there might be a way out of this.
The last couple times I played,
I figured out that
there's always a back door.
If I find it,
I can walk through it,
and if I do,
the game ends.
We all wake up.
Hopefully,
Shawn and Meghan do, too.
Where is it?
It's usually at the far
edge of the playing field.
Wherever I woke up in the game,
it's as far away from there
as possible.
Wait, wait, you came to
in the theory room, right?
Marco, find some maps
of the building.
Figure out where this
back door should be.
Everyone, get to work,
and be careful.
Do you think Shawn's really gone?
I don't know.
Let's hope not.
Look, I know you think
taking the shot was wrong.
But I knew what I was doing.
I mean, I knew that
following Collier meant
I had to get used to people dying,
maybe even people I knew.
I kept saying, you know,
these deaths weren't meaningless.
They were sacrifices.
I still believe that.
I do.
But seeing Shawn lying there
You might want to remember that feeling
the next time Collier
hands down orders.
Look, I don't want to lecture you,
but you don't know what it is
to worry about you the way I do.
Every time I hear something
about Collier on the news,
every time I pick up
the paper in the morning,
I'm afraid that I'm going
to learn that you're in jail,
or that you're dead.
I don't see how it could
end any other way for you.
We could win.
We could save the world.
Well, I want a son,
not a martyr for Collier's cause.
Dad, that's enough gauze.
I'm sorry.
I guess I never stop being a dad.
I think Marco's got something.
That's it.
The dead end
of this hallway on sub-level 11.
That's the farthest point
in the building from our office.
If P.
J.
's back door is anywhere,
that's the spot.
- All right, I'll go.
- Not alone, you won't.
This whole building is one big trap.
We're not sending you
out there on your own.
He won't be alone.
As far as I know,
I'm the only one who can end this.
I have to be the one
to walk through that door.
All right, get yourself ready.
We're leaving in 2 min.
I'm going with you.
This is supposed to be
an exercise in cooperation.
I think it's fitting
we divide the risk.
I'm thinking
we should take the stairs.
You cared about Shawn, didn't you?
Shawn was just a little kid
when his father left my sister.
I tried to take an interest in him,
do what I could
to help raise him.
Well, you did a fine job.
He was an extraordinary
He is
an extraordinary young man.
He and I have grown apart.
It's difficult,
losing someone you've
You've invested so much time in.
You made that bed for yourself.
Shawn broke off from you because
he didn't agree with what you believe in
and you were too rigid to change.
Isn't that why Kyle
pulled away from you?
Hey, don't compare
the two situations.
For one thing if it wasn't for you,
we wouldn't be standing here
wondering whether
Shawn was alive or dead.
You put the shots out there,
which is why he could take one,
and that's why two people
I care about might be dead.
The spread of promicin is not to blame.
The fear of it is.
Your government prevents
people who've taken the shot
from learning
how to control their abilities.
You've criminalized the gifted.
So what? We should all just step
aside and let you run the world?
Can you two ever stop arguing?
You are literally going
to get us all killed!
If you can't calm down,
you both might as well
go back to OPS right now.
I'll find the way out myself.
These are the stairs.
Let's go.
Would you mind going first?
I got your back.
If this back door thing doesn't work out
we're gonna need another plan.
We already know we can't
get to the generators, so
Maia, what are you doing?
I'm just helping kyle.
We don't know this
place as well as you guys,
but we might as well pitch in.
I mean, who knows?
Maybe we'll come up with something.
Okay, that's great.
Maia, will you go stand with Marco?
- Mom, we're just trying to
- Go now.
You know, I want to get out of here too,
just the same way you do.
I know you hate me.
Tell you the truth, I don't blame you,
but you do need to work with me.
That's the game.
You threatened my daughter's life.
I know.
You shot me for it, remember?
Yeah, six times,
more if I could have reloaded.
I really don't care what this little
exercise is supposed to be about.
You just stay the hell away
from Maia.
Maia, come over here.
That's it.
If we can get through that door,
that should be the way out.
Let me try.
That's me.
My bedroom.
Looks like we found our back door.
I know I'm going to jail
when we all wake up.
Just
make sure everyone knows
I'm sorry.
He's dead.
It's gone.
The way out, it's gone.
That won't work.
P.
J.
said he's the only
one who can end this early.
Yeah, well, I'm not giving up.
Neither am I.
The back door was just that,
a way out, one option.
There is another.
We play out the game.
Try to survive.
Win.
- Win?
- P.
J.
said there was
a goal to every game,
an end point.
- We don't know what that is.
- Not yet,
but I doubt we'll find it down here.
We head back up to the operations room,
we stick together,
figure out a way to live.
Wait a second.
Is it me or is it
getting hotter in here?
That air's got to be
well over a hundred degrees.
So this place is going to cook us all?
I don't know about you guys,
but personally
I'd rather be electrocuted
than fricasseed.
Nobody's getting cooked.
The environmental controls
are just a few floors down.
We can change
the temperature manually.
It won't work.
The temperature control
runs through
the main computer network,
and we still can't access the system.
We need to kill the building.
This place runs on power.
We take that away,
it can't hurt us anymore.
We shut the building down, we win.
Cut the power, you don't think
we've thought about that?
The emergency generators
are sealed off.
Well it's actually
not that bad of an idea.
Look, we can't shut the generators down
because we can't get to them,
but if we could find a way
to create an electrical surge
big enough to overload
the emergency systems
There'd be a power outage.
This place would go black.
There's two major power relays that
run throughout this entire building.
Our everyday system
and the emergency line.
If we can find a place where
the 2 relays run close to each other
Connect the two lines and "zap"!
Short the building out.
There.
We keep all the computer
servers in that room.
Every power conduit in the building
runs through there.
If P.
J.
hasn't gotten us
out of here in two minutes,
Marco, you and I
are heading to that room.
You find the longest
power cord you can
and strip the insulation off of it.
You're coming with us.
It's your idea.
You should have
a chance to see it through.
What is that?
Um, the building.
I don't think it likes our plan.
What's happening?
It's not blowing air
into the room anymore.
It's sucking it out.
Okay, guys,
we're not waiting two minutes.
We're all going now.
The blast doors are down.
- Hello!
- Stay there.
- Dad!
- Kyle, what's happening?
The building shut us off!
Sucking all the air out of the room!
Tom, I don't think
we've got much time!
You have to try
and short-circuit the building's
power supply!
- This was all I could find.
- We need to run that cord
between these two power relays.
If Marco's right,
that'll shut this place down.
This is not nearly long enough.
Then find more!
These power lines are all
They're all sealed into the wall.
If we could rip these
out of the ceiling.
No, they're dying in that room.
We don't have time.
There is one way
to complete the connection
between these relays.
Us.
We complete the circuit ourselves.
You're talking about
running thousands of volts
of electricity through our bodies.
We'll die.
We will,
but if your colleagues are right
We'll end this thing.
So how about it?
You don't strike me
as a man afraid of a sacrifice.
I keep telling myself it's just a game,
but you know what?
I still don't feel like dying.
It's not an experience
I'm looking to revisit.
Well, I guess it's like
you're always saying
Just have to have faith.
- On three?
- On three.
One
Two
Three!
Mommy!
Sweetheart, you okay?
You're okay.
You're not hurt.
I'm fine.
Is Jordan here?
Have you seen him?
Can I talk to Tom Baldwin, please?
Hi.
We, uh we picked up P.
J.
After he woke up,
he tried to make a run for Promise City,
and, uh, we
I'm fine, really.
It's okay.
I'm sorry.
It's just
I watched you die last night.
You have no idea how good it is
to see you right now.
I'm sorry that things got
so out of hand,
and I know I'm going to jail
for taking the shot,
so it's probably
the wrong time to say this,
but
if everything you told me is true,
maybe it'll be worth it,
playing the game.
How could you say that?
It was scared,
but my ability worked.
Jordan Collier and Tom Baldwin
actually cooperated.
They sacrificed themselves
to save the other players.
That has to mean something, right?
Let's hope so.
I'd hate to think you gave up
your freedom for nothing.
Someone will be here shortly
to take you downstairs.
Are you okay?
It's going to be strange
not having P.
J.
in the office anymore.
Yeah, I know it's not P.
C.
,
but I kind of admire what he did.
You know, I know Jordan Collier
a hell of a lot better
than I did a day ago,
and he knows us.
That's got to be a good thing.
Yeah, well
We'll see about that.
Marco, I
Was Maia right?
Have things gotten weird between us?
Kind of hard to avoid, right?
You broke up with me,
and I still have to see you
every day.
Well, if you're up for it,
I really would like to be friends,
and I promised Maia
that I would cook a meatloaf
tomorrow night, and
Maybe you could come by.
I know that
she would really like that.
So would I.
The infamous Skouris meatloaf.
It's gotten better, I promise.
Will I see you then?
Your son's fine.
We all are.
I wanted you to know.
Well, I appreciate that.
I've been leaving
him messages all morning.
I talked to shawn a while ago.
He's
He's doing all righ, too.
I don't want
any misunderstanding.
Nothing's changed between us.
I'm still gonna give promicin to anyone
who wants to make a difference.
And I will still build Promise City.
And you're gonna wind up
in handcuff,
and I'm gonna be
the one putting them on you.
You called me Jordan just then.
I guess I did.
P.
J.
accomplished that much, anyway.
So Tom
Would you like to hang up,
or shall I?
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