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(Jim) WE WERE NO LONGER AN ORDINARY FAMILY.
(whooshing)
AND WE SOON REALIZED WE WEREN'T ALONE.
(gasps)
OUR ARRANGEMENT IS OVER. I'M DONE.
I'M WORKING ON MY OWN SERUM, AN ANTIDOTE. YOU'LL NO LONGER
NORMAL?
(whispers) OH, I KNOW YOU WON'T.
(tires screech, horn honks)
(grunts)
OHH. (scoffs) WHERE'S HE HEADED NOW, GEORGE?
HA. I TOLD YOU TO STAY UP ON THE ROOFTOPS.
I got him crossing 5th, probably heading to the subway.
(pants) GOT IT!
(horn blares)
YEAH, UNTIL NOW. GUESS WHAT? YOU GOT HIM RUNNING
DOWN A DEAD END, BUT, DUDE, BE CAREFUL. THE MAN IS ARMED.
(panting)
ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW, THIS'LL GO A LOT EASIER
IF YOU JUST TURN YOURSELF IN.
I MEANT, EASIER ON YOU.
(gunshots)
(clanks)
WHAT THE...
(bullet whizzes)
(clank)
(thud)
COME ON.
(sighs)
(both grunting)
(groans)
ALL RIGHT, GEORGE. I GOT HIM. CALL THE COPS.
LET'S CLEAN HIM UP.
(woman) JASPER! JASPER. JASPER, SAY SOMETHING TO ME.
SOMEBODY HELP ME!
(voice breaking) JASPER, TALK TO ME. TALK TO ME.
SOMEBODY SHOT MY SON! HELP ME!
PLEASE! PLEASE.
COME ON. SAY SOMETHING TO ME, PLEASE.
SOMEBODY HELP ME, PLEASE!
JASPER.
(man) I NEED A CHEM-7, STAT.
(woman) HERE IS THE CHEST FILM.
(lowered voice) TELL ME THAT YOU ARE NOT BLAMING YOURSELF
(lowered voice) IF I HADN'T CORNERED THAT GUY,
YEAH, BUT THERE'S NO TELLING
WHAT HE MIGHT HAVE DONE HAD HE GOTTEN AWAY.
THINK OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU MIGHT HAVE SAVED.
THE DOCTORS HAVE IT UNDER CONTROL.
THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO, JIM.
I CAN'T, BUT MAYBE STEPH CAN.
(Katie) HEY.
(whispers) HEY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE AWAKE BEFORE ME. I'M SORRY.
DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
JUST THIS.
HOLY FRAK.
KATIE, I'VE SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE
FEELING OUT OF PLACE...
UNTIL I MET YOU,
AND I DON'T EVER WANT TO LOSE THAT FEELING,
AND I NEVER WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU AGAIN,
IF YOU'RE ASKING ME TO MARRY YOU,
WHICH I'M 96.3% SURE THAT YOU ARE,
THEN, OH, MY GOD, YES! YES, YES, YES! (laughs)
(laughs) WHEN I HAVE THE MONEY, I'LL BUY YOU A RING YOU DESERVE.
THIS IS ALL THAT I WANT.
YOU ARE ALL THAT I WANT.
OH. WOW. HE'S A LUCKY GUY.
MM, THEN WHY DOES IT SOUND
NO, I'M JUST...
OKAY, SO I ALWAYS HAD A CRUSH ON WOLVERINE,
BUT I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
IF I ACTUALLY MARRIED WOLVERINE
AND IF WE HAD LITTLE WOLVIE BABIES.
(lowered voice) I MEAN, IF WE HAD KIDS,
DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD HAVE SUPERPOWERS?
BECAUSE THE TERRIBLE TWOS WOULD BE MUCH TERRIBLER
WELL, HOPEFULLY YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY.
I TOOK OUR LITTLE TEST SUBJECT OFF THE TRILSETTUM YESTERDAY
TO PREPARE HIM FOR THE ANTIDOTE.
IF IT WORKS ON HIM, IT MAY WORK ON JOSHUA AS WELL,
MEANING HE'LL BE BACK TO NORMAL BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
THAT WOULD BE THE BEST WEDDING PRESENT YOU COULD GIVE ME.
OH, WELL, FIRST THINGS FIRST.
I'D LIKE TO THROW YOU AN ENGAGEMENT PARTY.
AW. (laughs) STEPH, YOU'RE THE BEST.
BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT ROBIN'S A CONFIRMED BACHELOR...
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
HI.
DAPHNE. HEY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
YOU WEREN'T AT SCHOOL TODAY. ARE YOU OKAY?
WHO THE HELL'S AT THE DOOR?
IT'S JUST A FRIEND, DAD. THANKS FOR CHECKING ON ME.
LISTEN, MY PARENTS ARE HAVING A PARTY TONIGHT...
AND I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE YOU WOULD COME AND KEEP ME COMPANY.
I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE BORING, BUT THERE'LL BE FOOD,
AND... ME.
LOOK, I WOULD COME, BUT I JUST--
I... (sighs) I JUST TOOK ON A NEW JOB,
HOW MANY JOBS DO YOU HAVE?
(lowered voice) UH, EVER SINCE MY DAD'S ACCIDENT,
IT'S BEEN KIND OF UP TO ME TO PAY THE BILLS.
HE CAN'T REALLY HOLD A JOB, SO...
I SAID, CLOSE THE DAMN DOOR!
(sighs)
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
MAYBE I CAN COME FOR A BIT. I GOTTA GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.
DAD, I'LL BE BACK.
♪♪♪
(indistinct conversations)
JIM, IT'S A PARTY.
I KNOW.
THEN WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE AT A FUNERAL?
LOOK, WE NEED TO TALK... IN PRIVATE.
OH, JIM. IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.
IT WAS A STRAY BULLET. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
WHICH I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR.
WHAT ELSE COULD YOU POSSIBLY DO?
THE TRILSETTUM SERUM? NO. JUST PUT THAT AWAY.
IT'S DANGEROUS.
THEN WHY DID YOU BRING IT INTO OUR HOUSE?
(sighs) BECAUSE THERE'S THINGS I CAN'T DO AT THE LAB.
(sighs) BUT YOU SAID IT COULD BE USED TO CURE PEOPLE.
WELL, MAYBE, BUT YOU'VE SEEN WHAT IT DOES TO PEOPLE,
IF THE KID'S GONNA DIE, ISN'T THAT A SMALL PRICE TO PAY?
I MEAN, IF WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING THAT CAN CURE PEOPLE,
BECAUSE INTERFERING IN THIS KID'S LIFE--
THAT'S NOT THE SOLUTION.
(sighs)
LOOK, I'M SORRY THIS HAPPENED, BUT WE CAN'T PLAY GOD.
(sighs)
(doorbell rings)
DR. KING?
THIS IS A SURPRISE-- A GOOD ONE, I MEAN.
OH.
WELL, YOU SHOULD COME IN.
(King) OKAY.
OH.
WHAT?
WELL, I JUST STARTED TO GAIN HIS TRUST.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN SUSPICIOUS IF I DIDN'T.
I DIDN'T THINK HE'D ACTUALLY COME.
ALL RIGHT. FINE. (sighs)
YEAH. O-OKAY. (chuckles)
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SHE'S ACTUALLY QUITE CHARMING.
YOU KNOW, I CAN ALMOST SEE WHY YOU WOULD GIVE EVERYTHING UP
YOU NEED TO LEAVE NOW.
AND MISS YOUR ENGAGEMENT PARTY? (chuckles)
(glass clinking)
(lowered voice) PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.
(lowered voice) RELAX. RELAX.
(normal voice) GOOD EVENING.
AS COINCIDENCE WOULD HAVE IT, I AM HONORED TO KNOW BOTH SIDES
OF THIS UNION THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING.
OH.
AND JOSHUA--WELL...
UH, MANY OF YOU DON'T KNOW
THAT JOSHUA AND I... GO WAY BACK.
AS I'VE TOLD HIM OVER THE YEARS,
HE IS CAPABLE OF DOING ANYTHING HE CHOOSES,
OF BEING ANYONE HE CHOOSES TO BE,
AND NOW HE'S CHOSEN...
TO BE A FOOL IN LOVE.
(laughter)
SO... (chuckles)
TO THE FATE THAT BROUGHT YOU TWO TOGETHER.
(applause)
(clink)
(sighs)
(lowered voice) YOU'VE MADE YOUR FATHER PROUD.
(water running)
AAH!
(Stephanie) JIM.
IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TELL ME?
I'VE ALREADY BROKEN FIVE OF THESE?
NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THE SERUM. WHERE IS IT?
WELL, SOMEONE DID.
(Stephanie) I PUT IT BACK IN THE DRESSER, BUT NOW IT'S GONE.
OH, YOU DON'T THINK SOMEONE AT THE PARTY...
OH, JIM. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?
WE COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR...
♪♪♪
WE NEED TO COMPILE A LIST. THERE WERE 26 GUESTS AT THE PARTY.
I THINK IT WAS PROFESSOR PLUM
COME ON, DAPHNE. THIS IS SERIOUS.
HOW ABOUT WE START WITH THE ONLY CERTIFIED BAD GUY
DR. KING? WELL, HE DOESN'T NEED TO STEAL THE SERUM.
(sighs) I GUESS.
ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE WAS SOMEONE ELSE AT THE PARTY
WHO HAD MORE MOTIVE-- SOMEONE WHO NEEDS IT TO SURVIVE.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I HAD SOME OF THE SERUM AT THE HOUSE LAST NIGHT, JOSHUA,
AND NOW IT'S GONE.
(laughs) WOW. WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED FOR 26 HOURS NOW,
AND ALREADY YOU DON'T TRUST ME.
I'M SORRY. IT'S JUST... WHO ELSE WOULD WANT IT?
PROBABLY NOT THE GUY WHO'S TRYING TO GET RID OF HIS POWERS.
LISTEN, KATIE, I WAS GIVEN THE CHOICE
BETWEEN AMAZING ABILITIES AND AN AMAZING WOMAN,
AND I CHOSE YOU, AND I PROMISE NEVER TO LIE TO YOU,
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME.
SO DO YOU?
I DO.
(bell rings)
REMEMBER, APPLICATIONS FOR THE TAFT MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
ARE DUE TOMORROW. $10,000, PEOPLE.
TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE LIVING ON A TEACHER'S SALARY--
THAT ISN'T CHUMP CHANGE.
COME ON. WHAT'D I DO THIS TIME?
I KNOW WE'VE HAD OUR DIFFICULTIES IN THE PAST,
WHAT'S THE CATCH?
OH. (chuckles) YOU'RE QUITE INTUITIVE, MR. POWELL,
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS INTUITIVE GENIUS
THAT I AM INVITING YOU TO JOIN THE ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, I AM THE TEAM'S ADVISOR,
I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT.
SO... YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED?
YOU'RE QUITE INTUITIVE YOURSELF, MR. LITCHFIELD. (chuckles)
HEY, NAT.
HI. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WANTED TO HANG OUT TONIGHT--
YOU KNOW, AS FRIENDS.
I WON'T EVEN LOOK AT YOU. SERIOUSLY. IT'S NOT--
(sighs) J.J., YOU KEEP ACTING LIKE I DON'T WANT
YOU HAVE TO STUDY.
YEAH. OF COURSE.
LOOK, I'M APPLYING FOR THAT MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT, AND IF I'M GONNA GET IT,
THEN I CAN'T AFFORD TO LET MY GRADES SLIP
BECAUSE I'M HANGING OUT WITH SOME CUTE BOY.
SO YOU'RE... SAYING I'M CUTE?
(chuckles) I'M SAYING, YOU'RE A DISTRACTION,
AND IF I HAVE TO CHOOSE A "SHIP" RIGHT NOW,
IT'S NOT A FRIENDSHIP OR A RELATIONSHIP.
IT'S A SCHOLARSHIP.
UH, PARDON ME.
HOW'S HE DOING?
(sighs)
I'M SORRY. I SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW YOUR NAME.
NO, UH, I-I DROVE THE AMBULANCE.
I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW SORRY I AM ABOUT YOUR SON.
(cell phone rings)
EXCUSE ME.
(ring)
HELLO?
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?
AND?
HE PROMISED HE DIDN'T.
THAT'S WHAT BAD GUYS DO, STEPH.
LOOK, YOU SHOULD'VE HEARD HIM, JIM.
HE'S SO IN LOVE WITH KATIE. THERE'S NO WAY HE WOULD
do anything to risk that.
BUT IF HE DIDN'T TAKE THE SERUM, THEN WHO DID?
(George) CHRIS MINOR?
LOOK AT HIS RECORD-- UNDERAGE DRIVING, TRUANCY.
MY DAUGHTER'S DATING A CRIMINAL.
NOT YET, BUT THESE ARE GATEWAY CRIMES.
GATEWAY TO WHAT, LOITERING?
I'M SERIOUS, GEORGE. THIS ISN'T LIKE GETTING YOUR WALLET STOLEN.
IF THIS STUFF GETS IN THE WRONG HANDS,
(woman) All units, please respond.
(alarm blaring)
WHAT'S AT THE CORNER OF BEACH AND LAUREL?
(both) PACIFIC ACCESS BANK.
(George) APPRECIATE IT, GUYS.
COPS THINK IT WAS A SMASH AND GRAB.
SOME EXPLOSIVE DEVICE ATTACHED TO THE A.T.M. MACHINE--
SMALL BOOM, BIG HAUL.
YOU SEE ANY BLAST RESIDUE ON THE GROUND OF THE A.T.M.?
WELL, A BOMB WOULD'VE
BLASTED STUFF OUT AND AWAY FROM THE MACHINE.
IT LOOKS LIKE ALL THE DAMAGE HERE IS IN.
"IN" MEANING...
COME HERE. LOOK, POLICE WRITE THEIR REPORTS
BASED ON WHAT THEY THINK IS POSSIBLE,
AND A SUPER VILLAIN PUNCHING A HOLE THROUGH AN A.T.M.
THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK IS GOING ON HERE?
THE SUPER SERUM GOES MISSING FROM MY HOUSE ONE NIGHT...
SO DO THE COPS HAVE ANY MORE LEADS?
NO, JUST ONE WITNESS. DIDN'T GET A PLATE,
A BLUE MOTORCYCLE?
YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO RIDES ONE OF THOSE?
HEY, NICE RIDE.
MR. POWELL?
IT'S UNIQUE.
DON'T SEE MANY OF THOSE AROUND HERE, WHICH ISN'T A GOOD THING
I'M NOT FOLLOWING.
FOLLOW THIS--YOU TOOK SOMETHING FROM MY HOUSE LAST NIGHT,
SOMETHING DANGEROUS.
IT'S MAKING YOU DO THINGS THAT YOU'RE GONNA REGRET
LOOK, IS THIS
SOME KIND OF NEW TACTIC TO KEEP ME AWAY FROM YOUR DAUGHTER?
(cell phone rings)
(George) Yeah, about that--
I don't, um, think he's the guy.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU DON'T THINK HE'S OUR GUY?
WELL, A MINUTE AGO, THERE WAS ANOTHER A.T.M. ROBBERY.
M.O. identical to the last one.
So if you're standing there with Chris, there's no way
that he could be downtown,
OKAY, IF HE DIDN'T DO IT THEN WHO DID?
SINCE YOU'RE A FAN OF SURPRISES,
OH, IMAGINE HOW IT MUST FEEL
I'M NOT YOUR SON.
DON'T BE FOOLED BY BIOLOGY.
I LOVED YOU AS I WOULD ONE OF MY OWN.
LOVE?
IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL IT?
PUMPING EXPERIMENTAL SERUM INTO A 6-YEAR-OLD?
AND TURNED ME INTO A KILLER.
DETAILS.
AH, YEAH.
THE REASON I CAME TO THE POWELLS' YESTERDAY WAS
TO LET YOU KNOW YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE A HOME HERE.
WOW. WHAT A COINCIDENCE, BECAUSE THE REASON I CAME HERE
WAS TO TELL YOU I'LL NEVER COME BACK.
WITHOUT THE SERUM, YOU'LL DIE.
UNLESS YOU FOUND SOMEONE WHO CAN SYNTHESIZE AN ANTIDOTE,
COUNTERACT THE TRILSETTUM AND PREVENT WITHDRAWAL.
BUT VERY FEW MINDS IN THE WORLD ARE EVEN CAPABLE OF...
DR. POWELL IS HELPING YOU, ISN'T SHE?
(chuckles) OH, MY BOY. (sighs)
WELL, THAT EXPLAINS THE DITZY LAB TECH.
SHE'S JUST YOUR WAY IN, ISN'T SHE,
TO GET CLOSE TO STEPHANIE POWELL IN YOUR QUEST FOR NORMALCY?
NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
I LOVE KATIE. AND I'M NOT YOUR BOY.
AND WHATEVER IT IS YOU TURNED ME INTO,
I WON'T BE THAT FOR MUCH LONGER EITHER.
HEY. HOW'S IT GOIN'?
I DON'T KNOW. YOU TELL ME.
ALL RIGHT, LOOK, I CAN EXPLAIN.
EXPLAIN WHAT? HOW YOU HARASSED MY BOYFRIEND
I WAS JUST TRYING TO PROTECT YOU.
OH, SURE, BY ENSURING THAT NO ONE WOULD WANNA TALK TO ME
OKAY, I'M SORRY. LOOK, YOU WERE RIGHT. I WAS WRONG.
OF COURSE HE DIDN'T.
YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES I WISH YOU'D BEEN GIVEN SUPER HEARING
INSTEAD OF SUPER STRENGTH.
THEN MAYBE YOU WOULD ACTUALLY LISTEN TO ME
(door opens and closes)
(doorbell rings)
HEY, CHRIS, GET THE DOOR. I'M HAVING LUNCH.
CHRIS!
I'M COMING.
(sighs)
OKAY, BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING, I AM SO SORRY.
(lowered voice) UH, DAPHNE, IT'S OKAY.
NO, IT'S NOT OKAY.
(normal voice) CALM DOWN. IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
THAT DOESN'T--
(sighs)
IT'S COOL.
HEY. COME HERE.
(Chris) I TOLD YOU, DAPHNE'S MOM SAID THIS HEALS PEOPLE.
YOU READY?
YEAH.
(gasps)
CHRIS, MY LEGS.
OH, MY GOD, CHRIS.
IT WORKS.
(laughs)
(Stephanie) KATIE, LOOK.
NO SIGNS OF WITHDRAWAL.
OH, MY GOD. IT WORKED?
UH...
(whirring)
AND NOT ONLY THAT, HIS ORGANS--
THE ANTIDOTE HEALED THEM.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU SHOULD GET JOSHUA DOWN HERE.
IF HE'S WILLING, IT MIGHT BE WORTH IT TO TEST IT ON HIM.
IF THIS WORKS, IF HE COULD BE NORMAL...
DON'T JUMP THE GUN JUST YET.
NO, NO, NO, NO. I'M NOT JUMPING,
JUST... HOPING.
DAD, I GOTTA TALK TO YOU ABOUT CHRIS.
YEAH, AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID TO ME EARLIER.
DAD, YOU WERE RIGHT.
WHAT?
BUT IT WASN'T FOR HIM. HE WAS TRYING TO HELP HIS DAD.
THEY WERE IN A CAR ACCIDENT TWO YEARS AGO.
CHRIS WAS DRIVING, AND HE FEELS RESPONSIBLE
BECAUSE HIS DAD WAS PARALYZED AFTER THAT.
UNTIL NOW.
I SAW IT. MR. MINOR TOOK THE SERUM,
AND THEN IT WAS LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH HIS LEGS AT ALL.
HE CAN WALK.
HE'S BEEN DOING A HECK OF A LOT MORE THAN JUST WALKING.
HEY, DAD. WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING GOING THROUGH MY STUFF?
WHERE'D YOU GET THAT KIND OF MONEY?
THAT'S CRAP, DAD. WE'VE BEEN BROKE SINCE YOUR ACCIDENT.
YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM
TAKING SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T BELONG TO YOU
WHEN YOU SNUCK INTO YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S HOUSE
BECAUSE I WAS THINKING ABOUT OUR FAMILY. I GOT IT FOR YOU,
SO YOU COULD WALK, NOT SO YOU COULD DO WHATEVER IT IS
(chuckles) MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
AND GO GET ME ANOTHER BEER. ALL RIGHT?
YOU'VE BEEN SOBER FOR TWO YEARS. NOW YOU'RE DRINKING AGAIN?
FORGET IT.
I'LL GET IT MYSELF.
(chair rattles)
(grunts)
I'VE BEEN SITTING IN THAT CHAIR FOR TWO YEARS,
JUST WISHING YOU WOULD'VE HIT THE TREE HARDER THAT DAY
AND KILLED ME.
SON, YOU GAVE ME MY LEGS BACK.
YOU MADE ME BETTER THAN I EVER WAS BEFORE.
I'M GONNA FIX OUR LIVES, OKAY? I'M GONNA MAKE THEM BETTER.
YOU GOT NO IDEA WHAT YOUR OLD MAN CAN DO!
CHRISTOPHER, YOU BETTER SHUT UP,
(sets can down)
(indistinct conversations)
MR. POWELL. A WORD, PLEASE?
YOU CAN HAVE AS MANY WORDS AS YOU'D LIKE,
AS LONG AS THEY DON'T INCLUDE "ACADEMIC" OR "DECATHLON."
J.J., WHY ARE YOU SO RESISTANT TO EXERCISING YOUR FERTILE BRAIN
WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS?
JUST HAVE A LOT GOING ON, I GUESS.
OH, I KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T GOT GOING ON--A LADY FRIEND.
I KNOW YOU HAVE AFFECTION FOR YOUNG NATALIE POSTON.
WHY DO YOU CARE SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT I DO OR WHO I DATE?
WELL, I TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN MY SUCCESSES, MR. POWELL,
AND I HAVE GREAT FAITH IN YOU. IF YOU JOIN MY TEAM,
WELL, LET ME PUT IT BLUNTLY-- NATALIE POSTON'S CHANCES
OF BEING SELECTED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
WOULD VASTLY IMPROVE. THINK ABOUT IT.
(pats shoulder)
MY HOPE IS WHEN I INJECT THIS INTO YOUR BLOODSTREAM,
IT'LL COUNTERACT THE TRILSETTUM IN YOUR SYSTEM,
RENDERING THE ACTIVE AGENTS INERT.
SHE MEANS, "SAY SAYONARA TO YOUR SUPERPOWERS."
AND WHAT ABOUT ALL MY WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS?
WELL, IF I FORMULATED THIS PROPERLY,
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY.
SO IN JUST A MINUTE, YOU'LL BE NORMAL.
I'M SORRY. WAIT.
CAN YOU, UH, GIVE US JUST A SECOND, DR. POWELL?
YES, OF COURSE.
JOSHUA, WHAT'S WRONG?
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SCARED OF NEEDLES.
NO, JUST THIS ONE.
LOOK, KATIE,
THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW ME.
AND I MEAN, I'VE SEEN THE WAY YOUR EYES LIGHT UP
WHEN I USE MY POWERS, SO I MEAN, ONCE THEY'RE GONE,
HOW DO I KNOW YOU'RE STILL GONNA LOOK AT ME THAT WAY?
JOSHUA...
AT THE RISK OF BEING OVERLY ALLEGORICAL,
WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR POWERS,
YOU MAKE MY CARDIAC ORGAN LEVITATE.
DR. POWELL?
I'M READY.
LET'S ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVE.
(exhales deeply)
(gasps)
(voices overlapping)
NO. NO.
OH, MY GOSH.
(Katie) WHAT'S HAPPENING TO HIM?
(exhales deeply)
JOSHUA, ARE YOU OKAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
UH, JOSHUA, WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO ENGAGE YOUR POWERS? A TEST.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I THOUGHT...
YOU COULD MAKE ME INTO SOMETHING I'VE NEVER BEEN...
NORMAL.
(beaker shatters)
(sighs)
YOU MIND IF I COME IN FOR A MINUTE, CHRIS?
LOOK, IT'S FINE. UH, DAPHNE ALREADY APOLOGIZED.
LOOK, I'M NOT HERE TO TALK TO YOU. I'M HERE TO SEE YOUR DAD.
W-WHY?
HE'S NOT HERE. (sniffles)
WELL, THE MAN COULDN'T HAVE GONE VERY FAR WITHOUT THAT THING,
UNLESS... HE'S MADE SOME SORT OF MIRACULOUS RECOVERY.
UM, NO, OF COURSE NOT. MY-- MY DAD'S AT PHYSICAL THERAPY.
CHRIS, WHY DON'T YOU STOP LYING TO ME?
LOOK, I-I KNOW YOU THINK YOU'RE HELPING HIM
BY TAKING THAT STUFF OUT OF MY HOUSE,
BUT YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT CAN DO TO A PERSON.
I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT STUFF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IT CAN MAKE A MAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT CAN MAKE A MAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
LOOK, I KNOW YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO PROTECT YOUR DAD,
BUT YOU'RE THE ONE WHO NEEDS PROTECTION.
I GOT THIS WIPING OUT ON MY SKATEBOARD.
I THINK HE'S BEEN RUNNING AROUND TOWN, RIPPING OFF A.T.M.s.
PUNCHING HOLES IN 'EM LIKE THIS ONE.
I NEED YOU TO HELP US STOP HIM BEFORE HE DOES SOMETHING WORSE.
(cell phone rings)
YEAH, GEORGE.
ANOTHER A.T.M.?
ALL RIGHT, I'M--I'M ON THE WAY.
LISTEN, CHRIS, I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS ALONE.
I'M SORRY NO ONE WAS HERE TO PROTECT YOU FROM YOUR DAD.
BUT YOU CAN HELP US PROTECT EVERYONE ELSE FROM HIM,
IF YOU'RE WILLING.
(horn honking)
(grunts)
TAKE OFF THE HELMET,
HOW ABOUT I HOLD ON TO THE CASH
LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO HURT YOU.
DON'T WORRY. YOU WON'T.
(grunts)
OH! OH!
(bones crack)
(both grunt)
AAH!
(laughing)
(motor revs)
(laughs)
(dog barking in distance)
(Stephanie sighs)
(groans)
I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU, MAN.
YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED THIS BAD SINCE MY BACHELOR PARTY.
FOR MY SECOND WEDDING.
SO WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE?
YOU MEAN BESIDES ROY MINOR KICKING MY BUTT?
THAT SERUM OF YOURS TURNED HIM INTO A SUPER CRIMINAL.
WELL, THE SERUM MAY HAVE MADE HIM SUPER,
BUT ROY MINOR WAS ALREADY A CRIMINAL.
SEE, THAT'S HOW THE TRILSETTUM WORKS.
IT TAKES WHO YOU ARE AT YOUR CORE AND IT AMPLIFIES IT.
THE QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE STOP SOMEONE THAT'S STRONGER THAN ME?
HOW DO YOU GET STRONGER THAN INVINCIBLE? YOU CAN'T.
NO, TWO GUYS AS STRONG AS US GO ALL OUT,
HE'S NOT GONNA HURT YOU.
JIM, WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE KID WAS AN ACCIDENT.
THAT I CAUSED.
LOOK, THERE'S GOTTA BE A WAY-- A SAFER WAY--TO TAKE ROY DOWN.
WHAT ABOUT THAT--
THAT ANTIDOTE YOU'RE DEVELOPING FOR JOSHUA?
WOULD THAT GET RID OF ROY'S POWERS?
WAIT A MINUTE.
SO YOU NEED TO TAKE DOWN
SOMEONE WHO'S BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN YOU.
I MIGHT KNOW JUST THE WAY.
YOU STILL WANT TO TELL ME
(thud)
DAD, LOOK, WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING, YOU GOTTA STOP.
YOU THINK WALKING MAKES UP
I GAVE YOU THAT STUFF TO HELP YOU START A NEW LIFE,
YEAH, ABOUT THAT--
I'M NOT REALLY FEELING AS STRONG AS I WAS BEFORE.
WELL, DON'T LOOK AT ME, 'CAUSE I'M NOT HELPING YOU
LOOK, YOU'RE GONNA GO TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND
I'D RATHER SEE YOU BACK IN YOUR CHAIR.
YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE I CAN GO TALK TO HER MOM MYSELF.
YOU STAY AWAY FROM THAT FAMILY.
YOU SHOULD WATCH YOUR MOUTH.
DR. KING? YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?
STEPHANIE, PLEASE COME IN.
LOOK, NOW THAT WE'RE WORKING MORE CLOSELY TOGETHER,
OH.
I KNOW YOU CARE A GREAT DEAL ABOUT MS. ANDREWS,
SO WHEN I LEARNED OF HER ENGAGEMENT, I WAS CONCERNED.
YOU KNOW I'M FAMILIAR WITH JOSHUA.
WELL, HE WAS
ONE OF DR. CHILES' MORE SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS.
OH, MY GOD. SO HE'S A...
YES.
THE ABILITIES JOSHUA DEVELOPED ARE QUITE DANGEROUS.
UH, I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THIS TO KATIE,
BUT SHE HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF OUR CONVERSATION.
WELL, THAT'S ODD.
NOT REALLY. YOU SEE,
JOSHUA HAS THE ABILITY
TO ERASE MEMORIES.
I BELIEVE HE MUST'VE DONE THAT TO MS. ANDREWS.
YOU DON'T SEEM TO REMEMBER
ANYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED TO US OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS.
ERASE MEMORIES?
IS SOMETHING WRONG, STEPHANIE?
I-I HOPE NOTHING LIKE THAT'S HAPPENED TO YOU.
NO, NO. NO, NOTHING AT ALL. I'M FINE.
I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT KATIE. THAT'S ALL.
YOUR ASSISTANT IS MARRYING A VERY DANGEROUS MAN.
I THINK IT'S BEST THAT SHE LEARN THIS FROM YOU
BEFORE SHE HAS TO LEARN IT THE HARD WAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU.
(door opens and closes)
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE DOING THIS.
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING UP AGAINST A SUPERSIZED VERSION
AND YOU THINK SPARRING WITH YOU IS GONNA HELP?
GEORGE, IF I HIT YOU, I'M GONNA TAKE YOUR HEAD OFF.
THAT'S A BIG "IF." GO AHEAD.
HEY.
GO AHEAD. TRY TO HIT ME. HO, HO, HO!
OOH!
SEE? THAT'S WHAT MOST PEOPLE THINK BOXING IS ABOUT--
THAT TYSON STYLE, 1-PUNCH KNOCKOUT.
NO, THE REAL SWEET SCIENCE IS ABOUT MAKING YOUR OPPONENT MISS.
(grunts) AH!
WHOA!
AND THE MORE YOU MAKE YOUR OPPONENT MISS,
AND IN ROY'S CASE,
THE MORE SERUM THAT BURNS THROUGH HIS BLOODSTREAM.
TA-DA.
(grunting)
WHOA.
AS LONG AS YOU KEEP DODGING...
I CAN TAKE HIM DOWN WITHOUT EVER LAYING A FINGER ON HIM.
(grunts)
OH. OH. OH. YOU OKAY?
(cell phone rings)
(ring)
DAPHNE?
CHRIS, YOU HAVE TO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.
I WIPED OUT ON MY MOTORCYCLE.
LOOK, YOUR FATHER'S CAPABLE OF SOME VERY DANGEROUS THINGS.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
LOOK, WHATEVER THAT STUFF WAS, IT MADE HIM STRONG,
REALLY STRONG. NO ONE CAN STOP HIM.
I CAN, IF YOU TELL ME WHERE HE IS.
HE SAID HE WAS GONNA GO GET MORE OF THAT JUICE. UM...
GLOBAL TECH?
(sighs deeply)
KATIE?
(Katie) UH, I'M DOWN HERE?
LOOK, UH, KATIE, THERE'S SOMETHING
UM, WE KINDA HAVE A GUEST.
I-I MET HIM IN THE PARKING LOT, AND HE ASKED TO SEE YOUR LAB,
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MAKES THIS STUFF, RIGHT?
YEAH, I NEED MORE OF IT.
JUST CALM DOWN, OKAY? NO ONE NEEDS TO GET HURT.
OH, REALLY? MAYBE I WASN'T CLEAR.
I NEED YOU TO GET MORE OF IT, OR I'M GONNA SNAP HER NECK.
OKAY?
OKAY.
I GOT A TIP FOR YOU, NURSE RATCHED.
TELLING A MAN TO CALM DOWN NEVER REALLY WORKS. NOW GO GET ME MORE
OF THEM GREEN VIALS OF YOURS,
THE SIDE EFFECTS FROM THAT SERUM ARE STARTLING--
OH, YEAH? CAN'T BE MORE STARTLING THAN BEING STUCK
I UNDERSTAND.
NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND CRAP! I CAN WALK NOW.
AND I'LL KILL BOTH OF YOU BEFORE ANYONE TAKES THAT AWAY FROM ME.
NOW GO GET ME THOSE GREEN VIALS. NOW!
OKAY. OKAY. I JUST-- I'M GONNA GET THEM FOR YOU.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
GIVE ME THE KEY. GIVE ME THE KEY.
NOW TOSS IT OVER HERE.
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT HAVING ANY BAD AIM. GOOD GIRL.
GOOD GIRLS.
(laughs)
(whispers) YEAH.
(whoosh)
(grunts)
NO! STEPHANIE!
CARE FOR A REMATCH?
IT'S A FIGHT YOU CAN'T WIN.
WE BOTH KNOW IT.
(chuckles)
MISSED ME.
OH.
(grunts)
OH.
(grunts)
(laughs)
(grunts)
I'M SURPRISED...
WITH ALL THE PRACTICE YOU'VE HAD ON YOUR SON.
(grunts)
(punch thuds)
(thud)
(wheezes)
(grunts)
(panting)
NO.
(whoosh)
WHAT?
(grunts)
YEAH, IT'S OVER.
(sighs) I WISH THAT WERE TRUE.
(knock on door)
WHAT?
YOU ERASED HER MEMORY?
WHAT KIND OF A MAN HURTS A CHILD LIKE THAT?
I DIDN'T HURT HER. I WAS DOING IT TO PROTECT HER.
PROTECT HER?!
YEAH. YES.
FROM KNOWING TOO MUCH.
FROM BEING TOO MUCH LIKE ME.
SHE WILL NEVER BE LIKE YOU.
JUST DO IT. DO IT.
DON'T WORRY. I WILL.
JIM, STOP. DON'T HURT HIM.
LEAVE THAT TO ME.
(grunts)
I-IT'S TRUE?
YOU TOOK AWAY DAPHNE'S MEMORY?
YES.
JUST LIKE YOU TOOK AWAY MINE AFTER I FOUND OUT
WHO YOU REALLY ARE, WHAT YOU REALLY DO.
YES, I DID.
BUT I DID IT BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.
STOP.
THAT'S ENOUGH.
I DON'T LOVE YOU.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
HOW COULD I LOVE SOMEONE WHO I DON'T EVEN KNOW?
YOU'VE BEEN LYING TO ME SINCE THE DAY I MET YOU.
STAY OUT OF MY LIFE, JOSHUA,
OR WHATEVER YOUR NAME REALLY IS,
FOREVER.
(school bell rings)
J.J., CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I GOT THE SCHOLARSHIP.
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
MR. LITCHFIELD JUST TOLD ME.
OH, NO. WERE YOU GOING OUT FOR IT, TOO?
NO. NO. NO, NOT AT ALL.
I'M JUST... I'M HAPPY FOR YOU.
EXCUSE ME. I HAVE TO TALK TO SOMEBODY.
YOU GAVE NATALIE THAT SCHOLARSHIP.
CONGRATULATIONS. YOUR DEDUCTIVE SKILLS ARE ASTOUNDING.
BUT I NEVER AGREED TO JOIN YOUR ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM.
THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. I'D HATE TO INFORM MISS POSTON
THAT THE AWARD WHICH SHE'S SO OBVIOUSLY EXCITED ABOUT
HAS BEEN REASSIGNED TO A MORE WORTHY STUDENT.
THINK OF IT AS A LESSON IN PHYSICS.
FORCE MULTIPLIED BY DISTANCE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS...
LEVERAGE.
YOU'RE LEVERAGING MY FEELINGS FOR NATALIE
INTO MY COMMITTING TO YOUR TEAM.
AH, YOU'RE A QUICK STUDY, MR. POWELL.
THAT'S WHY I NEED YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO MY TEAM.
(Daphne) I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR DAD.
THE TRUTH IS, I WAS RELIEVED WHEN THEY TOOK HIM AWAY.
IS THAT TERRIBLE TO ADMIT?
NO.
NOW YOU CAN GO LIVE WITH YOUR MOM AND YOUR BROTHER,
HAVE A NORMAL LIFE.
I TOOK CARE OF MY DAD
'CAUSE I FELT GUILTY FOR MESSING UP HIS LIFE,
BUT... HE'S BEEN MESSING UP MINE
FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.
WELL, I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT STUFF
BY YOURSELF, CHRIS.
THAT'S THE THING--
SINCE I MET YOU,
I HAVEN'T FELT SO ALONE ANYMORE.
YOU MEAN A LOT TO ME.
I, UH...
(whoosh)
(thinking) I LOVE YOU, DAPHNE.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
♪♪♪
(woman speaks indistinctly over P.A.)
♪♪♪
JASPER'S SURGERY WAS A SUCCESS.
THE THING IS, WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE SURGERY,
THE DOCTOR SAID THEY FOUND SOMETHING--A TUMOR.
HE SAID IT WAS SO SMALL, WE WOULD'VE NEVER KNOWN ABOUT IT
UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.
SO HE'S GONNA BE OKAY?
ACTUALLY, GETTING HIT BY THAT BULLET SAVED HIS LIFE.
HUH.
(chuckles)
(laughs)
(man) ♪ AFTER YOU LEAVE ♪
♪ AFTER YOU LEAVE ♪
(crying)
♪ OH, YOU'RE GONNA BE ♪
♪ GUILT-FREE ♪
♪ AFTER YOU LEAVE ♪
♪ AFTER YOU LEAVE ♪
♪ OH, YOU'RE GONNA BE ♪
♪ GUILT-FREE ♪
♪ GUILT-FREE ♪
♪ OH ♪
♪ BACK FOR MORE ♪
(whirring)
♪♪♪
♪ OH, OH ♪
♪ BACK FOR MORE ♪
AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH, MR. POWELL.
(chuckles)
YOU'LL BE A TRUE ASSET TO THE TEAM.
I KNEW THAT IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT, YOU'D GET THE JOB DONE.
MOST IMPRESSIVE, MR. LITCHFIELD.
THANK YOU. YOU WERE RIGHT, SIR.
J.J. POWELL IS REMARKABLE.
HE SOLVED THAT PROBLEM YOU GAVE ME IN SECONDS.
MM.
(mutters)
MAY I--MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION, DR, KING?
OF COURSE. ANYTHING.
WHY DID YOU WANT J.J. POWELL, IN PARTICULAR,
TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM?
NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS.