[ Man ] WORLD WAR I, THE START. [ Girl ] 1914.
WHEN THAT AUSTRALIAN GUY GOT SHOT DEAD.
[ Man ] SAYS AUSTRIAN HERE.
- UH, STOCK MARKET CRASH OF-- - 1929, OCTOBER.
YEAH. SCOPES TRIAL.
1925, TENNESSEE.
- CAN YOU SEE THROUGH THESE? - NO!
ARE YOU SURE? YES.
UH-HUH. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WHAT HAPPENED DECEMBER 7, 1941?
BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR. UH-HUH. RIGHT AGAIN.
MM-HMM. JANUARY 3, 1959?
- ALASKA BECOMES THE 49th STATE. - [ Chuckles ]
JULY 6, 1954.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS ONE, HILLARY. DON'T TELL ME.
UH, SOMETHING ABOUT... McCARTHY. NO.
UHH.
- POLIO VACCINE! - NO.
- WHAT? TELL ME! - IT'S MY BIRTHDAY.
[ Laughs ] LIKE I'M VERY SURE THAT'S GONNA BE ON THE TEST.
JUST VERY SURE.
[ Ballplayers Chattering ]
[ Creaking ]
[ Hammering ]
[ Hammering Continues ] [ Sander Buzzing ]
[ Air Brakes Decompressing ]
- AND YOU MUST BE MR. WILSON. - THAT'S RIGHT.
I'D LIKE JUST A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME.
WHO'S SHE?
HELLO?
[ Scraping ]
HOW MANY BEDROOMS?
ABOUT FIVE. WHO ARE YOU?
IOVINE. MADAME IOVINE. ALL ON THE SECOND FLOOR?
ONE ON THE THIRD. AH. [ Laughs ]
NOT MUCH STORAGE, IS THERE?
[ Groans ] NOT CRITICIZING, JUST COMMENTING.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE HAVE UP HERE.
LET'S JUST START ALL OVER AGAIN. WHAT DO YOU WANT?
LODGING. THIS IS AN INN, ISN'T IT?
WAIT A MINUTE. ARE YOU THE ONE WHO TALKED TO SUE APPLETON AT THE HOTEL WITH--
OBLIGING WOMAN, ISN'T SHE?
DIDN'T SHE TELL YOU THAT WE'RE NOT OPEN YET? YES, SHE DID.
AND HOW ARE WE SET FOR LAVATORIES?
MY, WHAT A HANDSOME CHILD. YOURS? UH... YEAH.
GOING TO BE A HEARTBREAKER, THIS ONE. JUST GIVE HIM A FEW YEARS.
- THIS IS HILLARY. - HIS DAUGHTER.
OHHH. WELL, DON'T YOU WORRY, CHILD.
THE CHEST WILL BE ALONG ANY TIME NOW.
OH, AND WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
WELL, I MUST SAY, I WASN'T OVERLY IMPRESSED WITH THE REST OF IT,
BUT THIS IS... GRAND.
SIMPLY... GRAND. LISTEN, MADAME.
IOVINE. HOW MUCH FOR THREE NIGHTS? YEAH.
TAKE A LOOK OVER HERE. SEE THAT HOLE WHERE A DOOR NORMALLY GOES,
ALL THAT SAWDUST OUT IN THE HALL?
WE'RE NOT OPEN YET. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.
WHAT ABOUT THE HOTEL IN TOWN?
OH, NO. NO, NO, NO. NOT THE HOTEL.
- WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU. - YOU CAN TELL ME...
HOW MUCH?
THREE NIGHTS. FIVE ROOMS.
- NAME YOUR PRICE. - UH, YOU KNOW, DAD,
I COULD JUST... SWEEP UP ALL THIS SAWDUST.
[ Horn Beeping ]
SO, WHAT'S THE STORY?
DO WE UNLOAD OR DON'T WE?
YOUR PRICE, MR. WILSON?
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO WITHOUT SOME OF THE USUAL AMENITIES, ALL RIGHT?
GRAND.
SIMPLY GRAND.
OKEYDOKE! EVERY MAN FOR HIM... SELF.
[ Mutters ]
KLEPH, TOD, I THINK THAT YOU'LL FIND THIS IS SUITABLE.
CHIRON, ANDAR,
I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BE COMFORTABLE... RIGHT OVER HERE.
AND, UH, JANA, SPALL, PLEASE.
REEVE? REEVE,
YOU AND OMERIE, OVER HERE.
[ Sighs ]
ALL RIGHTY. EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.
[ Iovine ] WE'RE HERE, MR. OSCAR. UPSTAIRS.
OHH. FOR THE LOVE OF MICHAEL.
[ Clicking ]
YEAH. GETCHA A NEW BULB.
BEN, UH, BY THE WAY. BEN WILSON. SPALL.
SO, YOU FOLKS, YOU BEEN ON THE ROAD LONG?
OUR TOUR BEGAN SOME TIME AGO.
AH. WHERE YOU ALL-- WHERE YOU ALL FROM?
- SOUTH CALIFORNIA. - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?
[ Iovine ] NOT THERE, MR. OSCAR.
UP HERE ON THE THIRD FLOOR.
COME ON. HURRY. MAYBE THEY HAVEN'T STARTED YET.
STILL GOT PAINT IN MY HAIR. WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
JUST PULL YOUR HAIR UP! SO EVERYONE WILL THINK I'M A HANDSOME LITTLE BOY?
FORGET YOU, CHARLIE. COME ON. COME ON. [ Grunts ]
** [ "Wedding March" ]
OH, NO! THEY ALREADY STARTED.
IT'S OKAY. IT'S PERFECT. PERFECT?
YEAH, WE'LL BE THE FIRST ONES AT THE RECEPTION. COME ON.
** [ Woman Singing ] [ People Chattering ]
[ Ben ] OH, NO. THOSE CHURCH BELLS HAVEN'T RUNG IN 10, 12 YEARS.
SOMEONE SAID 18-- STORM OF '73? YEAH.
REGARDLESS, THEY GOT TO BE RUSTED OUT PRETTY GOOD.
CLIMBED THE BELFRY YESTERDAY, FIRST TIME.
IT'S QUITE A MESS I INHERITED. YEAH. NO-NO DOUBT.
UM, EXCUSE ME JUST A SECOND.
CAN I HELP YOU, MISS? GIVE ME SOME MONEY.
OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. QUICK.
COME ON. COME ON. IT'S FOR THE DOLLAR DANCE. GONNA DANCE WITH UNCLE DOUG?
HERE'S 20. ALL I GOT IS-- THANK YOU.
HILLARY, I'M SURE HE'S GOT CHANGE.
I UNDERSTAND YOU USED TO BE A CONTRACTOR?
- YEAH. YEAH. STILL AM. - STOP BY FOR A LOOK, BEN.
MAYBE WHAT WE NEED IS SOMEONE LIKE YOU--
LOCAL CITIZEN, MAN GOOD WITH HIS HANDS.
WHAT IF THE REST OF HIM WERE AS GOOD AS THOSE HANDS?
BEN. BEN. BEN. I NEVER EXPECTED TO SEE YOU HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' DRINKIN' THAT SKUNK PISS? COME ON.
LOOK AT THIS. YOU'RE AFTER THE GOOD STUFF.
I'VE GOT TEN CASES OF HEINEKEN HERE. NO, I'M ALL SET. THANKS.
OH, THAT'S RIGHT. I HEARD YOU HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THE HOOCH LATELY.
WELL, YOU'VE TRIED THE HORS D'OEUVRES, HAVEN'T YA?
GOOD. GOOD.
OH, THAT CAKE. YOU GOT TO HAVE A PIECE OF THAT.
TAKE SOME OF IT HOME WITH YOU, BEN.
I PAID FOR HALF OF EVERYTHING HERE, BEN, AND WHAT'S MINE IS YOURS.
RIGHT? IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY. RIGHT, BEN?
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU TWO WERE RELATED.
I WAS MARRIED TO THE JUDGE'S DAUGHTER, CAROLYN. SHE'S PASSED AWAY.
- I'M SORRY. - NOT NEARLY AS SORRY AS SOME OF US.
WHY DID YOU EVEN COME HERE?
- WELL, SEE, I GOT THIS INVITATION. - YOU GOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
GOOD NIGHT, REVEREND.
I DIDN'T ACTUALLY SEE THE ACCIDENT MYSELF, REVEREND.
BUT OTHER PEOPLE DID, AND THEY SAY--
WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE BAD ENOUGH ALONE, ALL RIGHT?
AWW, THAT'S RIGHT, BEN. YOU JUST LEAVE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO BEST, ISN'T IT.
THAT GIRL DESERVES A BETTER FATHER, REVEREND.
WHAT KIND OF MAN CAN RUN AWAY WHILE HIS WIFE DIES? WHAT KIND OF MAN, BEN?
YOU TELL ME THAT, HUH?
WOULD YOU JUST LET IT GO? WOULD JUST PLEASE STOP?
HMPH. EVERY DAY, [ Sobbing ]
MORE AND MORE LIKE YOUR MOTHER EVERY DAY.
HILLARY!
OOH, DAD! DID YOU SEE THAT? OOH, YEAH.
OH, AND ANOTHER! LOOK IT! LOOK IT! YEAH, IT'S A METEOR SHOWER.
[ Ben ] IT'S, UH, WOW.
PERSEID OR SOMETHING. NO, NO. NO, NO, NO, NO. THAT'S-THAT'S AUGUST.
[ Owl Hooting ]
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE.
WHAT'S THAT TUNE?
WHAT? THE ONE FROM PIANO CLASS?
THE ONE MOM USED TO PLAY.
WHAT'S IT CALLED? YOU KNOW. [ Hooting ]
* NA-NA, NA-NA, NA NA-NA, NA-NA *
I JUST HAVE THIS PICTURE OF HER...
SITTING AT THE PIANO PLAYING THAT ONE SONG.
THAT STUFF YOUR GRANDFATHER WAS SAYING TONIGHT--
OH, THAT.
I KNOW IT'S A BUNCH OF GARBAGE.
[ Hooting ]
[ Snoring ] [ Hillary ] DOESN'T HE WANT TO SLEEP INSIDE?
[ Ben ] SH-SH, SHH. GUESS NOT.
SHOULD WE ASK HIM? [ Snoring Continues ]
UHH, I DON'T WANT TO WAKE HIM UP. COME ON.
WELL, HE CAN'T SLEEP LIKE THAT. WELL, APPARENTLY HE CAN.
LET'S GO.
[ Snoring Continues ]
NOW, IT MIGHT GET KIND OF COLD TONIGHT,
SO YOU NEED A BLANKET OR ANYTHING?
MMM. [ Chuckles ]
MM, JUST THAT. [ Giggles ] JUST THAT.
OKAY, GET SOME SLEEP. OKAY?
GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.
"FUR ELISE." HM?
THE SONG YOUR MOTHER USED TO PLAY.
* BUM-BUM, BUM-BUM BUM-BUM, BUM-- *
"FUR ELISE"
** [ Piano: "Fur Elise" ]
[ Sniffs ]
[ Woman ] IT'S ONE OF THE GRANDEST SPRINGTIMES IN RECORDED HISTORY.
[ Man, Woman Chattering ]
[ Iovine ] RETROPOLOGIST.
YOU'LL SEE. HE'LL MISS IT, YOU'LL SEE.
AFTER ALL OF MY CAREFUL PLANNING, HE WILL ACTUALLY MISS THE SPECTACLE!
ANDAR, WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK ONCE AGAIN?
[ Woman Laughing ]
[ Sighs, Moans ]
[ Gasps ] HI. HI.
I JUST-- I WAS JUST-- I WAS MAKING SURE THAT-
I JUST THOUGHT I SMELLED SOMETHING.
I WAS JUST MAKING SURE THAT--
WHAT SORT OF SMELL, MR. WILSON?
SMOKEY. SWEET. KIND OF SMOKEY.
TEA. JUST TEA. OH. OH.
AHH.
MMM.
[ Sighs ]
[ Moaning ]
MMM.
AHHH. UHHH.
MMM.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
[ Woman ] OH, LOOK. THERE IT IS.
THEY USED TO CALL THEM "KISSING BRIDGES." BECAUSE?
BECAUSE, IN THE OLD DAYS WHEN KIDS WOULD GO OUT ON A HAYRIDE,
THEY'D STOP UNDER THE BRIDGE TO KISS...
WHERE NO ONE COULD SEE THEM.
MM. MMM.
[ Moaning ]
MM.
ARE YOU SURE THEY CALLED THEM "KISSING BRIDGES"?
NOTHING ELSE? MM.
FIVE MINUTES. [ Exhales ]
WE'LL BE HOME IN FIVE MINUTES.
TIME ME. [ Laughing ]
- [ Gasps ] - [ Neighing ]
- [ Both Grunting ] - [ Thudding ] - [ Woman ] OH, GOD!
[ Doorbell Ringing ]
[ Ringing Continues ]
I'LL GET IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LATE AGAIN, MR. QUISH.
WELL, COME IN. COME IN!
YOUR THINGS ARE ALL WAITING FOR YOU UPSTAIRS.
OH, YES. GOOD EXAMPLE. MM-HM.
POST-GOTHIC ERSATZ, ISN'T IT?
QUEEN ANNE, ACTUALLY. MR. QUISH. MR. WILSON.
HE OWNS THIS HOUSE.
AND HE'S STAYING HERE WITH US. REALLY?
HOW UNCOMMON. [ Chuckles ]
SO NICE OF YOU TO JOIN US. AND HOW WAS YOUR RIDE?
MY RIDE? MM-HM.
OH, YES. THANK YOU.
FINE. MY RIDE HERE WAS NO TROUBLE WHATSOEVER.
[ Laughs ]
UH, COME UP, MR. QUISH.
COME ALONG. I'M SURE THAT YOU'LL WANT TO BATHE AND CHANGE,
AND I KNOW THAT MR. WILSON WOULD LIKE TO RETIRE.
COME ON.
[ Laughs ]
[ Owl Hooting ]
[ Sniffs ] ASH?
[ Cock Crowing ] [ Birds Twittering ]
MRS. BEECHER. [ Grunts ]
I KNOW-- I KNOW YOU DIDN'T EXPECT TO WORK TILL JUNE.
BUT-- OH, NO BOTHER AT ALL.
[ Sighs ] MORNING.
MORNIN'.
- HOW'D YOU SLEEP? - YOU KIDDIN'?
THAT'S THE ROLLS-ROYCE OF MOTOR COACHES. GOOD. GREAT.
HOW DO YOU TAKE YOUR COFFEE? BLACK AND SASSY.
[ Yawns ]
[ Groans ]
TOURISTS UP? YEAH, I HEARD STIRRIN'S UP THERE.
SUPPOSED TO DO SOME SIGHTSEEIN' TODAY. YEAH?
WHERE THEY HEADED? WELL, HERE AS FAR AS I KNOW.
GREEN GLEN? YEAH.
[ Chuckles ] DANDY LITTLE TOWN.
MUST BE NICE IF YOU'RE CITY TYPES. MM.
WHAT CITY THEY FROM? I DON'T BELIEVE THEY MENTIONED IT.
WHERE'D YOU HOOK UP WITH 'EM? OH, ABOUT TEN MILES THIS SIDE OF MIDDLETON.
AH.
THERE ISN'T ANYTHING TEN MILES THIS SIDE OF MIDDLETON.
WHICH IS WHERE I FOUND 'EM. [ Laughs ]
JUST STANDIN' DEAD CENTER TO NOWHERE AND BAGS PILED UPSIDE THE ROAD.
HUH. THAT'S A LITTLE ODD.
[ Chattering ]
[ Man ] WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY. HELLO. [ Chuckles ]
[ Woman ] VERY BRIGHT, ISN'T IT? HERE WE ARE.
[ Man ] I BELIEVE IT'S OAK. [ Woman ] HMPH.
I HEARD ONE OF THEM SAY SOMETHIN' ABOUT "THE SPECTACLE"?
- WHAT'S THAT? - "SPECTACLE"?
YEAH. SURE IT WASN'T "FESTIVAL"?
'CAUSE THERE'S THAT RIVER DAYS FESTIVAL OVER THERE IN GALLEY COUNTY.
NO, I DON'T THINK SO. NO.
RUTABAGA FESTIVAL OVER IN CLOVERDALE.
NO. THIS WAS "THE SPECTACLE."
HMM.
WELL, I TELL YA WHAT I DID FIND JUST A TASTE ODD.
- I MEAN, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TOURISTS, RIGHT? - YEAH?
I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF 'EM WITH A CAMERA.
NOT A ONE.
OH, GRAND MORNING, ISN'T IT?
SHAPING UP PRETTY INTERESTING.
NEVER SEEN SO MANY THIN PEOPLE IN ONE ROOM BEFORE.
[ Chattering, Shouting ]
- TREATY OF VERSAILLES? - 1919.
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY? 1933.
- MY BIRTHDAY? - 1954.
DON'T YOU FORGET IT!
IT'S THE WRONG DAY! WHAT?
IT'S NOT SADIE HAWKINS DAY!
[ Mutters ] OH, MY KID THE GENIUS.
- OKAY. GOOD LUCK! - DAD, COME BACK. I GOT TO CHANGE!
[ School Bell Ringing ]
[ Woman ] ON THIS SIDE. ALL RIGHTY.
[ Chattering, Indistinct ]
[ Woman ] BYE! YOO-HOO!
[ Ben ] WELL, I DON'T SEE THE LOGIC IN REPLACING THESE BELLS.
[ Ringing ] AND THEY'RE SOLID BRONZE.
THEY'RE GONNA OUTLIVE YOU AND ME BOTH.
THE REST OF THIS STUFF THOUGH-- [ Grunts ]
IT'S PRETTY BAD, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
YEAH, SEE? RUSTED CLEAR THROUGH.
IT'S GOT TO BE REBUILT, ALL OF IT.
IS IT SOMETHIN' YOU COULD DO?
UH, I DON'T KNOW. IT'S A PRETTY BIG JOB.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEBODY WHO SPECIALIZES IN THIS KIND OF THING.
THERE'S ONE COMPANY UP IN COLUMBUS.
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TELL YA WHAT THEY'D CHARGE US.
UH-HUH. MAYBE YOU COULD...
GET STARTED ONCE THE INN IS UP AND RUNNING?
WELL, IT COULD BE SUMMER, LATE SUMMER.
BELLS HAVEN'T RUNG IN 18 YEARS. WHAT'S A FEW MORE MONTHS?
UH-HUH. [ Loud Ring ]
[ Grunts ]
[ Sighs ]
I TAKE THIS JOB, I DON'T HAVE TO FIX THIS THING TOO, DO I? [ Laughs ]
THIS IS MIRACLE. IT STILL WORKS. [ Laughs ]
IT'S A LITTLE FAST, BUT IT WORKS.
OH, BOY. THIS IS A PIECE OF ENGINEERING, THIS IS. WHOO!
[ Chuckles ]
WHEW!
I FOUND SOME OLD, UH, NEWSPAPERS UP HERE.
AND THERE WAS A STORY ABOUT THE, UH,
THE SLEIGH AND THE, UH, THE HORSE.
IT'S TERRIBLE HOW IT HAPPENED.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW CAROLYN, OF COURSE, BUT, UH,
I COULDN'T HELP BUT FEEL FOR HER.
- FOR YOU BOTH. - IT'S DONE WITH, REVEREND, OKAY?
DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THE JUDGE THOUGHT SO,
NOT THE OTHER NIGHT AT THE RECEPTION, HUH?
[ Laughs ] THEN WHY DON'T YOU JUST TAKE IT UP WITH HIM?
'CAUSE, TRUST ME, HE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE.
HOWDY.
[ Woman ] BARRY, WHY DON'T YOU TURN THE CAR AROUND?
[ Man, Woman Chattering ]
[ Horn Honks ]
[ Tires Screeching ]
[ Man ] HEY! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? [ Woman ] OH, GRACIOUS!
[ Woman #2 ] WHAT HAPPENED? [ Woman #3 ] IS HE ALL RIGHT?
DID HE CUT HIS HEAD? NO, I'M FINE, REALLY.
YOU WANT ME TO CALL SOMEBODY? I GOT HIM.
OKAY. [ Grunts ] [ Woman ] WHAT HAPPENED?
WHOA! HERE, JUST PUT HIM IN THE TRUCK.
[ Overlapping Chatter ]
[ Man ] FRIEND OF YOURS, BEN?
WELL-- N-NO, NO. HE'S JUST STAYING WITH US UP AT THE INN.
THAT'S A LATERAL VIEW, BEN.
NO FRACTURES. NOTHING UNUSUAL.
FRONTAL VIEW.
SEE IT? UH-UH.
IT DOESN'T SHOW UP IN THE LATERAL PHOTO. IT'S THAT THIN.
AND IT'S PERFECTLY CENTERED BEHIND THE OPTIC NERVES.
WHAT IS IT? THAT'S WHAT I ASKED HIM.
AND? HE WOULDN'T SAY.
WOULDN'T SAY A THING.
TRUCK'S OVER THERE. I'LL WALK. THANK YOU.
DANGEROUS HABIT YOU HAVE, WALKIN'.
BESIDES, WE STILL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE X RAY.
AN ABNORMALITY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS, THAT'S ALL IT WAS.
WE NEEDN'T ATTACH ANY SIGNIFICANCE TO IT.
NONE WHATSOEVER.
SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, 1906.
LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY, 1937.
SPIRIT LAKE, WASHINGTON,
1980. HOW DID YOU--
FUNNY. IT LOOKS LIKE A REGULAR PASSPORT ON THE OUTSIDE,
BUT ON THE INSIDE-- I'D LIKE THAT BACK, PLEASE.
AND ON THE INSIDE IT'S GOT ALL THESE WEIRD STAMPS.
NOW AT FIRST I WASTED A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT,
"WHY WOULD SOMEONE NEED A PASSPORT TO TRAVEL INSIDE THE COUNTRY?"
PLEASE, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP THOSE WITH US.
AND THEN, I GOT STARTED ON THE DATES.
NOW, HOW COULD ANYBODY HAVE BEEN TO ALL THOSE PLACES, ALL THOSE YEARS--
GIVE IT BACK! TELL ME SOMETHIN', MR. QUISH.
WHAT YEAR ARE YOU FROM?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. TELL ME THIS.
WHY THE INN?
WHY MY PLACE?
HEY! YOU WANT IT BACK OR NOT? TALK TO ME!
I'LL SAY ONE THING, MR. WILSON,
AND BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU IT IS MORE THAN I SHOULD SAY.
LEAVE. TODAY.
TAKE YOUR FAMILY AND DO NOT COME BACK UNTIL YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN...
IT IS SAFE FOR YOU TO DO SO.
[ Men ] ALL RIGHT. SINGLE FILE.
OH, SUE. HI. OH, HI, BEN. HOW DID IT WORK OUT WITH THOSE TOURISTS?
FINE. HAVE YOU SEEN HILLARY?
SHE USUALLY WAITS FOR ME OVER BY THE BIKE RACK WHEN I'M LATE.
NO, I HAVEN'T. SORRY. SHE LEFT.
SHE LE-- YOU SAW HER? SHE WASN'T WALKIN' HOME, WAS SHE?
SHE LEFT WITH SOME MAN. MAN?
SOME MA-- WHAT MAN?
MR. TALBERT. EXCUSE ME. UH, BEN WILSON.
SOMEBODY JUST SAID THAT MY DAUGHTER LEFT WITH SOME MAN. HILLARY?
I THOUGHT YOU KNEW. KNEW WHAT?
HE TOLD ME IT WAS ALL ARRANGED. WHO DID?
GRANDFATHER, THE JUDGE. TH--
[ Loud Pounding ]
THEY AREN'T HERE, BEN. THEY-THEY REALLY AREN'T.
SHE'S ALL RIGHT, BEN.
I KNOW THAT ISN'T VERY CONSOLING RIGHT NOW,
BUT PLEASE TRY NOT TO MAKE THINGS ANY WORSE THAN THEY ALREADY ARE.
[ Door Slams Shut ] CAN I HELP YOU?
HE TOOK MY DAUGHTER.
I WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT, AND THEN I WANT YOU...
TO GO OUT THERE AND YOU GET THAT SON OF A BITCH... [ Clicking ]
AND YOU HAUL HIS ASS IN.
IT'S A WRIT OF TEMPORARY CUSTODY, BEN.
SIGNED THIS DAY, MAY 2, BY THE HONORABLE ALBERT T. RISKIN,
AND EXECUTED IN THE COUNTY SEAT. RISKIN.
WHO IS HE, ONE OF YOUR COUNTRY CLUB BUDDIES? WHAT THE HELL DID YOU SAY--
- I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! - SINGLE-PARENT, BEN--
FINANCIALLY UNSTABLE, ALCOHOLIC TENDENCIES,
WIFE WHO DIED UNDER QUESTIONABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.
IT WAS A HARD SELL, BEN. YES! SHE'S MY DAUGHTER!
BUT IN TIME WE'RE HOPING SHE'LL OVERCOME THAT HANDICAP.
- HEY, HEY, HEY! - WHERE'S SHE AT! WHERE YOU GOT HER!
- I'M NOT AN UNREASONABLE MAN, BEN. - I'M FINE. I'M FINE. BACK OFF.
LET HIM ALONE.
YOU--
- HE CAN'T DO THIS! HE CANNOT DO THIS TO ME-- - SHUT UP.
- IT'S YOUR CALL, JUDGE. - YOU GO NEAR THAT GIRL IN THE NEXT 72 HOURS,
AND THIS SON OF A BITCH IS GONNA SLAM YOU IN JAIL SO FAST...
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A SONIC BOOM!
NOW YOU GET HIM THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
HE TOOK MY DAUGHTER!
HE JUST TOOK HER AWAY FROM ME!
HOW'S IT FEEL, BEN?
OH, HOW DOES IT FEEL?
LEAVING US, MR. WILSON?
JUST RUNNIN' TO THE GOODWILL.
CAN I CARRY SOMETHING?
GOT IT. THANKS.
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN OSCAR AROUND, HAVE YOU?
HE MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT GOING TO DO SOME BUSINESS WITH THE CHARTER OFFICE,
BUT HE SHOULD BE BACK SOON.
WHY NOT WAIT? NOT THAT IMPORTANT. HEADS UP.
PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE TO LEAVE HIM A NOTE.
I'D BE HAPPY TO SEE THAT HE GETS IT. THANKS ANYWAY.
I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A MISHAP WITH MR. QUISH, AND YOU CAME TO HIS ASSISTANCE.
A BUNCH OF PEOPLE DID. WELL, WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU DID.
AS I'M SURE HE DID. [ Engine Starts, Revs Loudly ]
DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK SOME, YOU AND MR. QUISH?
WHAT DID HE--
[ Creaking, Clattering ]
[ Ben ] OSCAR-- OSCAR-- I DON'T KNOW HIS LAST NAME.
HE'S ONE OF YOUR BUS DRIVERS.
LISTEN. WOULD YOU JUST TELL HIM TO CALL BEN WILSON...
OVER AT THE APPLETON HOTEL.
RIGHT. THE APPLETON HOTEL.
YES. THANK YOU. BYE.
[ Slams Down Receiver ]
LOOKS LIKE IT'S NUMBER FIVE. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. OKAY. HERE. SUE.
NO. NO, NO, NO. WE'RE GETTING READY TO SIT DOWN TO SUPPER.
YOU WANT TO JOIN US?
- AUSTRALIA-- - NO, I GOT IT COVERED.
"CALIFORNIA, 1906."
SHOULD KNOW THIS ONE.
[ Sighs, Sniffles ] HILLARY, YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS ONE. COME ON.
OH, JESUS.
[ Knocking ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
SO,
WHY DID YOU MOVE OUT, BEN?
HEY. YOU ONLY MISS 'EM WHEN THEY'RE GONE, RIGHT?
[ Chuckles ] I NEVER ASKED YOU TO LEAVE.
[ Ben ] YEAH. WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE YOU NEVER TALKED TO ME.
WELL, MAYBE I WAS WAITING FOR YOU.
MAYBE I WASN'T ALLOWED TO SPEAK FIRST.
[ Loud Plops ]
SO, HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR TEA, BEN?
STRONG, I BET.
[ Liquid Gurgling ]
SHE SENT YOU, DIDN'T SHE?
MADAME IOVINE, TO FIND OUT IF I KNOW, RIGHT?
WE KNOW YOU KNOW, BEN. THAT'S OBVIOUS.
QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
NO. IT REALLY IS TEA.
MILDLY EUPHORIC, BUT IT IS.
AND BETTER THAN WHAT YOU WERE DRINKING BEFORE.
AHH, WE'RE JUST TOURISTS, BEN.
THAT'S ALL.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HARM YOU OR ANYONE.
SO WHY DID QUISH TELL ME TO LEAVE? MMM.
HE SHOULDN'T HAVE. IT'S AGAINST ALL THE RULES.
WHAT RULES? [ Laughs ]
RULES THAT SAY WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE RULES.
OH, WELL. OKAY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU, REEVE--
WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU AREN'T.
WELL...
WHO AREN'T WE, BEN? WHO DO YOU THINK--
I'M SICK OF IT, ALL RIGHT? I'M SICK OF YOUR WHOLE DAMN ACT.
NOW, IF YOU CAME UP HERE TO DRUM UP SOME TEA PARTY, I AIN'T INTERESTED.
BUT IF YOU CAME UP HERE TO CONVINCE ME NOT TO TALK,
NOT TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT LITTLE I DO KNOW,
THEN YOU DAMN WELL BETTER START TALKIN' AND START TALKIN' TO ME.
AND I DO NOT MEAN IN CIRCLES.
I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE SOMETHING.
I WANT YOU TO THINK OF A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE...
THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST.
IN THIS IMAGINARY WORLD,
ALL IS GRAND.
YOU DON'T NEED TO WORK. YOU'RE NEVER SICK.
YOU'RE NEVER HUNGRY.
YOU'RE NEVER COLD NOR HOT.
YOU'RE HEALTHY AND SAFE FROM THE DAY YOU'RE BORN.
AND UNTIL THE DAY YOU DIE, NOTHING EVER GOES WRONG.
[ Chuckles ] IT'S A GRAND WORLD, BEN.
MOST PERFECT.
AND THAT'S ITS ONE FLAW.
SO, I TOLD YOU WHAT I IMAGINE, BEN.
NOW YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU IMAGINE.
- OF THE FUTURE? - OF WHEN YOU WERE WATCHING AT MY DOOR.
TELL ME WHAT YOU IMAGINE, BEN?
AND THEN LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT WE CAN REALLY DO.
WELL, WELL, WELL.
QUITE A LITTLE PARTY WE SEEMED TO HAVE HAD.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT DID HE SAY?
HE KNOWS WHERE WE'RE FROM. [ Phone Line Beeping ]
BUT HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND MUCH ELSE.
OH, THESE BYGONERS JUST CAN'T HANDLE THEIR TEA, CAN THEY?
[ Beeping ] [ Gagging Cough ]
[ Snorting Grunt ]
[ Man's Voice: Distorted ] WE'LL HAVE TO REPORT QUISH... OH!
- TO THE UNDERSECRETARY. - WE'LL DO NOTHING OF THE KIND.
[ Indistinct ] CLEARLY A VIOLATION, AGREED?
ONE INCIDENT LIKE THIS CAN SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE TOUR.
[ Beeping ] [ Iovine ] IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? GO BACK RIGHT NOW?
WELL, WHAT DOES IT MATTER, EVEN IF HE KNOWS ABOUT US?
THE SPECTACLE IS TONIGHT.
A FEW MORE HOURS AND IT WILL BE DONE.
POOR THING. WHAT ABOUT HIM? WE CAN'T JUST LEAVE.
[ Iovine ] COME ALONG, REEVE.
YOU MUSTN'T BE LATE FOR THE SPECTACLE.
[ Grunting Vomit ] SHIT.
WHAT IS THIS SHIT? JUST WATER, THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS.
[ Exhales Sharply ]
[ Groans ]
OH, GOD, I HURT.
- WELL, THAT'S GOOD. - [ Huffs ] THAT'S GOOD?
WELL, PROVES YOU'RE ALIVE. COULDN'T TELL BY YOUR PULSE. [ Grunts ]
OH, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED.
IT HAS TO DO WITH SOMETHING...
SOMETHING WITH... REEVE.
TOURIST GAL? [ Scoffs ]
WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER WHAT THEY WERE TALKING--
THEY WERE TALKIN' ABOUT A SPECIAL--
SPECTACLE!
SPEC-- OSCAR! [ Drinking Glass Clatters ]
OSCAR, WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT?
WELL, YOU TELL ME. JUICY PART FIRST.
NO! NO! NO, TONIGHT. WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT TIME IS IT? UH, QUARTER TO 11:00.
WHERE ARE THEY? WHERE ARE THE TOURISTS? ARE THEY HERE?
WHY, IN THE HOTEL. I DIDN'T SEE 'EM. NO, IN TOWN!
ARE THEY STILL IN TOWN? WELL, THEY'RE UP AT THE INN FAR AS I KNOW.
[ Voices, Indistinct ]
[ Sniffs ] WHAT'S THAT SMELL? SHH-SHH.
[ Chattering, Indistinct ]
[ Iovine Laughing ] I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW RELIEVED I AM.
[ Iovine Continues, Indistinct ]
NOTHING THAT WE REALLY COULDN'T HANDLE AFTER ALL.
THIS IS THE MOMENT THAT MAKES EVERYTHING WORTHWHILE.
DIDN'T I TELL YOU THIS IS THE PERFECT LOCATION? DIDN'T I?
[ Overlapping Chatter ]
IT'S NOT A METEOR SHOWER. THEY FIXED THE LIGHT.
THAT'S YOUR BIG SPECTACLE, BEN. NO, THEY'RE FROM THE FUTURE.
THEY'RE HERE FOR SOMETHIN' ELSE, SOMETHIN' BAD. "FUTURE." WHY?
LOOK, I WAS IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE WHEN THAT OTHER TOURIST-- QUISH-- CAME IN. HE GOT X-RAYED.
YOU HANG AROUND THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE A LOT? NO, I'M SERIOUS.
LOOK. THEY GOT-- THEY GOT PASSPORTS. THEY CARRY THESE PASSPORTS.
AND IN 'EM THEY GOT THESE DATES--
DATES AND PLACES WHERE THEY GO TO.
I'M GONNA GO FOR A LITTLE SNOOZE. NO, NO. I'M SERIOUS.
I'M TIRED. LISTEN. JUST LISTEN.
HEY, BEN, THEY'RE HARMLESS. THEY'RE JUST TOURISTS.
THEY'RE NOT ALIENS. THEY'RE NOT ANYTHING ELSE.
THEY'RE JUST COMPLETELY... [ Rumbling ]
HAR-HARMLESS. [ Rumbling Continues ]
[ Oscar ] WHOA.
[ Roaring ]
WHAT IS IT? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
[ Panting ]
[ Quish ] WHAT A MAGNIFICENT SIGHTING.
[ Iovine ] GRAND!
SIMPLY GRAND.
[ Grunts ] HILLARY.
BEN, WHAT IS IT? WHAT THE HELL IS IT?
[ Man On Radio ] ...THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION OVER IN GREEN GLEN.
ONE CALLER TO THE STATION, AN EYEWITNESS APPARENTLY,
SAYS IT LOOKED LIKE A BIG BALL OF FIRE FALLING OUT OF THE SKY.
BUT WE HAVE NO OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION AS OF YET.
[ Woman Shouting ] GET ME OUT OF HERE! [ Man ] IT'S A GO.
HILLARY! [ Baby Wailing ]
HILLAR-- WHERE'S HILLARY? WHAT'S HAPPENING, BEN?
WE WOKE UP TO THIS HELLACIOUS NOISE! WHERE'S HILLARY?
AND THERE WAS THAT GOD-AWFUL CRASH! WHERE IS SHE?
[ Hillary ] DAD! HILLARY!
COME ON. COME-- OH. IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. [ Sobbing ]
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
COME ON. COME ON. [ Whimpering ]
[ Explosions ] [ Man ] THAT'S IT!
[ Man ] UP THERE!
[ Woman Babbling ]
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO.
[ Panicked Chatter ]
[ Man ] REMEMBER TO TURN OFF THE GAS? PAPA!
[ Woman Moaning ] [ Man ] YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
[ Sirens Warbling ]
[ Explosions Continuing ]
WHERE'S-- WHERE'S THE HOTEL?
AND-AND THE CAFE?
THE SHERIFF'S STATION?
THAT'S WHY--
THAT'S WHY THEY WOULDN'T STAY THERE.
[ Reverend ] THE SCHOOL! THEY'RE SETTING UP A SHELTER AT THE SCHOOL!
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLACE, ANYBODY WHO CAN'T FIND YOUR FAMILY, GO TO THE SCHOOL!
METEORITE. THAT'S WHAT SOMEBODY SAID.
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES? WHERE'S RAFFERTY?
DOESN'T HE LIVE OVER THERE? YEAH, OVER THERE. BEHIND THE--
[ Indistinct ]
ALL RIGHT, LOOK. I'LL GO FIND OUT FOR SURE. YOU...
LOOK AT THAT.
- TAKE MY DAUGHTER. - NO WAIT! I'M STAYING WITH YOU!
[ Explosion Roaring ] GET INTO THE SHELTER. YOU'LL BE OKAY.
- LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. COME ON. - LET'S STAY TOGETHER EVERYONE.
CAREFUL!
[ Iovine ] NO ONE-- HEY-HEY!
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. OH, BEN, NOT NOW.
THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH TO SEE.
SO MUCH DAMAGE. WATCH YOUR STEP.
PLEASE, WATCH YOUR STEP.
I TRIED TO TELL YOU.
- I DID TRY. - CALIFORNIA, 1906.
THAT WAS THE EARTHQUAKE.
WASHINGTON, 1980-- THAT'S WHY YOU HAD ASH ON YOUR SHOES.
YOU'D JUST COME FROM MOUNT SAINT HELENS. WHAT ELSE?
WE GOT NEW JERSEY, 1937. WHAT WAS THAT? WAS THAT A FLOOD, TORNADO? WHAT?
- MISHAP WITH A DIRIGIBLE. - OH, YEAH. HINDENBURG, COURSE. YEAH.
YOU DO IT ALL OVER THE PLACE, DON'T YOU? YOU'RE ON A TOUR OF THESE THINGS.
I HAVE WORK HERE-- RETROPOLOGY.
I STUDY THE PAST FIRST HAND, HOW THINGS WORKED.
ARTIFACTS, ARCHITECTURE, TECHNICAL SYSTEMS-- TELL ME SOMETHING, QUISH.
YOU GOT SOME GOOD SHOTS IN YOUR HEAD?
YOU GOT SOME GOOD PICTURES STORED AWAY UP THERE, HUH? TELL ME. TELL ME!
MY PSYCHOGRAPHS ARE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES, NOTHING ELSE.
IF THERE IS A FOTOMAT BACK HOME RUNNING A TWO-FOR-ONE DEAL,
SEND ME A SET!
GLOSSY FINISH. BECAUSE I JUST WANT A LITTLE KEEPSAKE...
FOR ALL THIS DEATH AND DESTRUCTION!
WE CANNOT BECOME INVOLVED. RULE NUMBER ONE OF THE TRAVEL CODE:
- "NO CONTAMINATION OF NATIVE--" - ONE MORE WORD OUT OF YOU, MR. QUISH,
AND YOU'LL BE DOING YOUR RESEARCH OUT OF...
DUSTY OLD BOOKS.
WE'LL BE MOVING ON SOON, LEAVING YOUR TIME-- YOUR TOWN.
AS FAR AS ANY OF US ARE CONCERNED, YOU'RE JUST A BRIGHT YOUNG BYGONER...
WHO HAPPENED TO MAKE SOME RATHER ASTUTE ASSUMPTIONS.
I'M WILLING TO LET IT GO AT THAT IF YOU ARE.
COMING, QUISH? [ Woman ] CARLA!
YELL IF YOU SEE CARLA!
GRAND, ISN'T IT?
HEY, KIDS! HEY, HEY. COME ON!
YOU BETTER GET AWAY FROM HERE! COME ON. IT'S NOT SAFE UP HERE.
[ Boy ] LET'S GET OUT OF HERE! HEY. HEY!
YOUR NAME, PLEASE?
[ Woman Reporter ] WHAT WAS YOU REACTION WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD THE SOUND?
CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE SOUND FOR US?
DID YOU KNOW ANY OF THE DECEASED? WERE THERE ANY FATALITIES IN YOUR FAMILY?
PLEASE. TRY TO TALK TO US.
NOW, COME ON. COME ON. COME ON NOW. WE CAN'T ALLOW THE NEWS MEDIA INSIDE.
[ Baby Crying ]
[ Groans ] [ People Chattering ]
[ Ben ] A HUNDRED DOLLARS. HEY. ALREADY TAKEN.
I WILL GIVE YOU A HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THIS COT.
WELL, YOU CAN LAY THERE...
FOR A SECOND. THANK YOU.
[ Sighs ]
SO WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
FIGHTING FIRES, SAVING LIVES, BEING A HERO.
COME HERE.
[ Man Chattering Over P.A. System ]
MMM. YOU FEEL LIKE HEADIN' BACK HOME?
I WANT TO STAY HERE AND HELP.
IF THAT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
I'LL STAY TOO. JUST GO HOME AND SLEEP, DAD.
[ Chuckles ] AND GET YOURSELF CLEANED UP.
YOU STINK. [ Chuckles ]
COME BACK FOR ME LATER. OKAY.
YOU SURE? YEAH. MAYBE IN A COUPLE OF HOURS?
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
** [ Piano: "Fur Elise" ]
** [ Discordant Notes ]
IS THAT MY EARS OR YOUR FINGERS?
I NEVER WAS ANY GOOD.
CAROLYN TRIED TO TEACH ME, BUT--
GOT TO HAND IT TO YA. YOU HAD 'EM PEGGED--
THOSE TOURISTS.
FUTURE, WHO WOULD'VE THUNK IT?
NOT ME. I JUST-- NOT ME.
I MEAN, THEY-- THEY LOOK JUST LIKE YOU OR ME.
WELL, BETTER-LOOKIN', OF COURSE, BUT STILL--
I THINK THAT WAS THE POINT, OSCAR, THAT THEY WERE YOU AND ME.
WHAT, HOW YOU FIGURE THAT?
DOESN'T MATTER. THEY'RE GONE. WE'RE NOT.
IT'S OVER. NEARLY.
HUH?
THEY AREN'T GONE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN'--
ROOMS ARE EMPTY. TH-THE BEDS ARE EVEN MADE.
WELL, DID YOU COME IN THE FRONT OR THE BACK?
OSCAR, IF THEY'RE STILL HERE-- YEAH?
I'LL FOLLOW YA IN THE BUS!
[ Panting ]
THE GRAIN MILL, IT'S BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR YEARS.
WELL, I WAS BY HERE JUST THE OTHER DAY WITH THE TOURISTS.
WELL, I DIDN'T THINK A THING OF IT.
THEY JUST STOPPED AND LOOKED AROUND.
DIDN'T I SEE BINOCULARS ON YOUR BUS? YEAH.
GO GET 'EM.
WELL? I GOT TO GET IN THERE, SEE WHAT THEY'RE SEEIN'.
[ Grunts ]
[ Panting ]
[ Panting Continues ]
CHRIST. OH, CHRIST.
SORRY, MR. WILSON.
[ Grunts ]
MOVE. NO.
- [ Yells ] - STOP HIM!
STOP HIM!
[ Iovine ] DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY!
- [ Puffing Breaths ] - STOP THE MAN!
FASTER!
CAN'T YOU GO ANY FASTER?
COME, ANDAR!
[ Grunts ] [ Yells ]
HEY-HEY.
STOP HIM! STOP HIM BEFORE HE INTERFERES!
[ Grunts ]
[ Panting ] OH.
[ Grunting ] WHAT IS IT, STUCK?
YEAH.
LET ME.
[ Gas Hissing ]
WHAT THE HELL? OH, NO. BROKE.
[ Gas Hissing ]
GET OUTSIDE! GO ON! HURRY! [ Panicked Shouts ]
TOMMY, HELP ME. YEAH.
[ Grunts ]
- HEY! GO! EVERYBODY LEAVE! - SIR, COULD YOU GIVE US SOME INFORMATION?
NO, JUST LEAVE! EVERYBODY-- EVERYBODY LEAVE! PLEASE! GET OUT OF HERE!
GET AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!
HILLARY!
HILLARY! HILLARY!
DON'T INCITE!
[ Both Grunting ]
DON'T GO INSIDE. DON'T GO INSIDE. DON'T GO... INSIDE!
[ Explosion Fades ] [ Birds Singing, Distant ]
[ Crickets Chirping, Distant ]
[ Groans ]
[ Moaning ]
[ Oscar ] THEY'RE ALL UPSTAIRS.
I TRIED TO LISTEN BUT... COULDN'T HEAR WHAT THEY WERE SAYING.
I JUST FIGURE THEY'RE GONNA KILL US.
DOOR'S LOCKED.
[ Iovine ] AND SO, CLEARLY, IT WAS THE DOINGS OF MR. QUISH THAT...
RESULTED IN THE ACTUAL CONTAMINATION.
IT WAS HE WHO VIOLATED THE TRAVEL CODE.
AND IT WAS QUISH WHO CHOSE TO TAKE LODGING WITH BYGONERS? THAT WAS HIS DECISION?
THAT WAS THE RESULT OF AN UNLIKELY SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES--
- WHOSE DECISION WAS IT? - MINE.
THE DECISION WAS MINE.
[ Sirens Wailing, Distant ] [ Panting ]
HILLARY?
HILLARY!
[ Murmuring, Indistinct ]
[ Power Saw Cutting ]
[ Power Saw Continues ]
YOU LET MY DAUGHTER DIE. OOH. EASY, BOY. EASY.
[ Saw Drops ] YOUR DAUGHTER PERISHED, BUT YOU SURVIVED.
THAT MUCH, AT LEAST, IS AS IT SHOULD BE.
THE REST OF THIS IS AN UNEXPECTED TERMITATION.
[ Iovine ] THIS IS NOT AS SERIOUS AS IT SEEMS.
WE'VE RECOVERED THE REMAINS. WHAT OTHER EVIDENCE IS THERE?
- WE LEAVE BEHIND ONLY INNUENDO, STORIES. - AND DEAD BODIES.
[ Quietly ] WHAT--
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. YOU COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING.
YOU JUST-- YOU JUST-- YOU WATCHED. DONE SOMETHING?
YEAH, LIKE WARNED US, FOR CHRISSAKE.
I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THIS TOO DEEPLY WITH YOU, MR. WILSON,
BUT SEEING AS HOW YOU'RE ALREADY CONTAMINATED,
LISTEN CLOSELY AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND.
WE DO NOT ALTER THE PAST.
THAT WOULD DESTABILIZE OUR TIMESCAPE, AND WE WON'T ALLOW THAT BECAUSE--
BECAUSE IT'S A PERFECT WORLD, RIGHT?
BECAUSE WE ENJOY THINGS AS THEY ARE.
YET WE FOUND IN EARLY DABBLING THAT TIME WAS NOT THE FRAGILE THING...
THAT MANY ASSUMED THAT IT WOULD BE.
IT WAS QUITE RESILIENT, REALLY.
THAT'S WHY IT IS THAT WE CAN ALLOW THESE TOURS, BUT...
WHAT WE CANNOT ALLOW IS INVOLVEMENT...
IN ISSUES OF LIFE AND DEATH.
NOW, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN ONLY WATCH AS THEY SORT THEMSELVES OUT.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
IS THAT WHY YOU LEFT ME IN THE HOTEL?
YOU WENT THERE OF FREE WILL.
YOU HAD ME DRUGGED TO MAKE SURE I'D STAY THERE. UH-HUH?
WHAT WAS I? SOMEBODY YOU JUST DID A FOLK DANCE WITH? MAYBE I WASN'T EVEN THAT.
MAYBE I WAS JUST SOME FACE IN SOME OLD PHOTOGRAPH, OH, SOME PAINTING ON A MUSEUM WALL.
NO, I NEVER MEANT TO LEAVE YOU THERE. I-- I DIDN'T--
OH, HEY-HEY NOBODY CARES-- NOBODY CARES WHAT HAPPENS TO US. WE'RE JUST BYGONERS, RIGHT?
ROTTIN' AWAY IN OUR GRAVES BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN BORN.
WELL, LET ME-- I GOT NEWS FOR YOU. IN THIS TIMESCAPE,
WE'RE ALIVE AND YOU ARE THE ONES THAT ARE DEAD.
YOU'RE DEAD BECAUSE YOU DON'T FEEL.
YOU'RE DEAD BECAUSE YOU'RE SO GODDAMN BORED WITH YOUR OWN WORLD...
THAT YOU GOTTA COME TO OURS TO BE DISASTER GROUPIES.
[ Whispers ] SPECTACLE.
[ Scoffs ]
YOU'RE JUST--
YOU'RE SAD. YOU ARE JUST S--
PASSPORTS, PLEASE. MOVING AHEAD TO...
FEBRUARY 12, 1999.
MOVING ON, MOVING ON. NOW, YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT THE MARDI GRAS FIRE...
TAKES PLACE IN NEW ORLEANS, SO WE ALL HAVE TO BE UP-UP-UP-UP-UP!
YES? A LITTLE LAUGHTER, A LITTLE LAUGHTER? [ Laughing ]
[ All Laughing ] REMEMBER NOW, EVERYONE HAPPY.
[ Woman Laughs ] GOOD GIRL. LIFE IS GRAND.
[ Laughing Continues ] MOVING ON, MOVING ON. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, MOVING ON, MOVING ON.
[ Resonant Whistling ]
[ Whistling Continues ]
BEN, I KNOW IT SEEMS SO... FIXED,
SO UNALTERABLE, BUT THERE ARE REALLY ONLY TWO THINGS ANYONE MUST DO IN LIFE...
AND THAT'S DIE AND LIVE UNTIL YOU DIE.
THE REST IS UP TO YOU.
I'LL TRY NOT TO FORGET YOU.
IT'S HARD, BUT I'LL TRY. [ Footsteps ]
[ Iovine ] REEVE?
COME ALONG, REEVE.
SPOOKY, HOW THEY DO THAT.
- SHE SLIPPED IT TO ME. - HUH?
WHAT YOU GOT THERE?
PASSPORT.
QUISH'S PASSPORT.
[ Oscar ] WHAT'S THAT? OH--
OH, MY, LOOKY THERE. AH, SEE, IT'S REALLY A MACHINE.
[ Sighs ]
QUESTION IS: HOW DO WE GET IT TO WORK?
QUESTION IS: WHY DO YOU CARE?
YOU DON'T WANNA GO WHERE THOSE FRUIT LOOPS WENT.
GOTTA READ THE DATE SOMEHOW.
[ Sighs ] NOW, DOES IT FEEL THE IMPRINT WHEN IT GETS STAMPED, MAYBE,
[ Sniffs ] THEN TURNS THE IMPRINT INTO... INSTRUCTIONS?
[ Sizzling, Sparks ]
DON'T FUSS WITH IT.
STAMPED-- WHERE'D IT GET STAMPED? WHERE'D IT GET STAMPED?
[ Panting ]
WHAT'S THE DATE?
TH--
[ Sniffs ] OKAY--
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. NOW, THAT IS NOTHIN' LIKE WHAT THEY USED.
THAT HAD TO COST ALL OF 2.39 AT THE DIME STORE. AH--
[ Muttering ] "MAY 2"?
THAT'S YESTERDAY. MAY 2. THAT'S RIGHT.
AND SECONDLY, ALL OF THESE PAGES HAVE DESTINATIONS.
NOW, YOU-- YOU GOT A STAMP FOR THAT TOO? I'M AT MY DESTINATION.
- BEN, THIS IS NOT GOIN' TO WORK. - SO WHY ARE YOU STOPPIN' ME?
[ Quietly ] ALL RIGHT.
[ Sighs ]
THAT PHONE WORKIN'?
I SHOULD'VE CHECKED IN A WHILE AGO.
MAYBE I'M-- MAYBE I'M--
I'M NOT HOLDIN' IT-- I WON'T-- I THINK I'M NOT HOLDIN' IT RIGHT, THAT'S ALL.
SHE WOULDN'T GIVE ME SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T WORK.
COME ON. COME ON. SOMEBODY BE THERE.
[ Resonant Whistling ]
SAY, BEN?
BEN?
OSCAR?
[ Sighs ]
[ Whispering ] YESTERDAY.
[ Iovine ] OH NO? THEN WHY WAS HE PACKING? WHY DID HE RUSH AWAY LIKE THAT?
[ Quish ] YOU'RE ASKING ME TO EXPLAIN THE ACTIONS OF BYGONERS?
[ Iovine ] OH, I KNEW IT. WHEN THE BOY TOLD ME...
A RETROPOLOGIST WOULD BE COMING, I KNEW THAT THERE WOULD BE TROUBLE.
ALWAYS A STEP BEHIND, YOU PEOPLE. ALWAYS PSYCHOGRAPHING...
THE MOST-- THE MOST LUDICROUS THINGS.
SPALL! OMERIE! YOU WARNED HIM.
I KNOW THAT YOU DID, AND NOW WE HAVE TO FIND HIM BEFORE HE DESTABILIZES EVERYTHING!
GO INTO TOWN. FIND HIS VEHICLE AND HURRY.
GO. QUICKLY, GO!
WE HAVEN'T LONG BEFORE THE SPECTACLE. HURRY!
[ Metal Clatters ]
[ Mrs. Caldwell, Hillary Talking, Indistinct ]
[ Talking Continues ]
- [ Sobs ] - [ Jangles ]
[ Crying ]
DAD?
DAD!
- DAD? - [ Whispering ] COME HERE! COME HERE!
- WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE AND-- AND YOUR CLOTHES? - JUST COME HERE.
NOW, JUMP.
ONTO WHAT? ONTO ME. COME ON. JUMP.
YOU? DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I WEIGH NOW?
- A LOT MORE THAN WHEN WE USED TO PLAY-- - JUST PLEASE JUMP!
[ Vehicle Approaching ] OKAY. COME ON. COME ON.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITIN' FOR? [ Caldwell ] LOCAL CONSTABULARY, BEN.
[ Doors Opening, Closing ] FROM THE SOUND OF THINGS, WE WON'T BE LONG.
NO, WAIT, WAIT A SECOND. I'M NOT--
I'M NOT... I'M NOT TRYIN' TO TAKE HER BACK. I'M TRYIN' TO GET HER AWAY FROM HERE. WHAT--
ANYONE AT THE STATION CAN... BABY-SIT TONIGHT?
- SHERIFF'S STATION? AH! - [ Cuffs Ratcheting ]
- HEY! LET HIM GO! - NO, WAIT, WAIT. YOU CAN'T TAKE ME THERE.
I MEAN, JUST NOT THERE, NOT TONIGHT.
LEAVE HIM ALONE! LEAVE HIM ALONE!
- WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE! - I TOLD YOU THIS AFTERNOON...
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU SHOWED YOUR FACE AROUND HERE AGAIN, BEN.
PLEASE, LET ME EXPLAIN. PLEASE, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT, LET HIM HAVE HIS SAY. IN A FEW HOURS, THERE WON'T BE...
ANY POLICE STATION AND THERE WON'T BE ANY HOTEL.
- THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANYTHING AT ALL. - AND WHY IS THAT?
[ Sighs ]
A METEORITE IS GONNA BURY THE WEST HALF OF MAIN STREET JUST AFTER 11:00 TONIGHT.
- A METEORITE? - DON'T ASK ME HOW I KNOW.
I WOULDN'T DREAM OF IT.
IT'S-IT'S GONNA HAPPEN! IT WILL!
YEAH, COME ON. LESS MOUTH, MORE FEET.
DAD! DAD! HILLARY!
GET AWAY FROM HERE. GET AWAY FROM THIS PLACE. HILLARY?
- WHAT DID HE MEAN? - YOU GO BACK INSIDE NOW.
WHAT DID HE MEAN BY THAT? IT'S OVER.
IT'S ALL OVER.
OH, GOD, WE ARE NOT GOING TO SPEND THE WHOLE NIGHT HERE, ARE WE?
NO. [ Dart Hitting Board ]
- WE'RE NOT? - I GET OFF AT MIDNIGHT.
[ Sighs ]
[ Sniffs ] [ Faucet Runs, Stops ]
[ Sighs ]
[ Sniffs ] OH--
OW.
YOU NEVER GAVE ME A PHONE CALL. I GET ONE PHONE CALL. I GET ONE PHONE CALL, RIGHT?
LAWYER'S NOT GONNA HELP YOU, NOT THIS TIME OF NIGHT.
I WANT THE PHONE! NOW!
[ Ringing ]
[ Continues ]
YEAH?
HELLO?
YOU GOTTA DO SOMETHING FOR ME.
WHO IS THIS, OSCAR?
I'M A--
I'M ACROSS THE STREET. THE SHERIFF'S STATION.
TALK TO ME, BEN.
I'VE GOTTA TALK TO YOU. WARN YOU. TONIGHT. WHA--
BEN, ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME? PLEASE TALK TO ME.
YEAH, I'M-- YEAH, I'M LISTENING, I'M LISTENING. I JUST DON'T-- I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
YOU GOTTA GET OVER HERE. JUST GET OVER HERE RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T EXPLAIN, BUT YOU GOTTA TRUST ME.
BEN? YEAH, YEAH, I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
NO. NO, YOU DON'T "SEE" ABOUT ANYTHING.
YOU... DON'T DRINK THE TEA, EITHER. THERE'S-- SHE'S MAKING YOU TEA, BEN.
DON'T-- PLEASE DON'T DRINK THE TEA. DON'T DRINK THE TEA.
JUST GET OUT OF THERE. GET YOUR KEYS-- GET TO THE KEYS TO THE TRUCK--
JUST GET OUT, WALK OUT OF THERE,
AND GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE BEFORE YOUR DAUGHTER HAS TO DIE ALL OVER AGAIN.
YOU GOT THAT?
BEN!
I'M ON MY WAY. [ Sighs ]
FORTY-FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT,
[ Door Closes ] NINE,
[ Coins Clink ] FIFTY.
OKAY, WHAT CAN I DO FOR--
WHAT DOG SHIT IS THIS?
[ Laughs ] YOU TELL ME. SOMEBODY CALLED ME,
SAID THEY WANTED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT MY DAUGHTER.
DON'T MOVE. WHAT?
WHO MOVED? I TURNED. I JUST-- I WAS HERE, I STAND OVER--
- JUST DON'T MOVE. - I'M-- UH--
[ Person On Police Radio, Indistinct ]
[ Radio, Indistinct ]
- STILL HERE. - ALL RIGHT, HOUDINI.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT OUT OF THERE, BUT I DO KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOIN' BACK IN.
COME ON. COME ON. WHAT IS THIS? THIS CALDWELL?
CALDWELL DO THIS OR DID YOU DREAM THIS UP? ALL RIGHT.
YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL SUITE?
MOVE ON TO THE HONEYMOON.
[ Grunts ]
WHAT THE--
[ Deputy Groaning ]
[ Ben Grunting ] [ Groaning ]
GET THE KEYS. THE KEYS, THE KEYS, THE KEYS, THE KEYS!
GET 'EM!
[ Keys Jingling ] NOW OPEN THE DOOR. GO DOWN AND OPEN THE DOOR.
TELL ME WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE.
WE'RE BREAKING OUT OF JAIL, BEN! COME ON!
WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE ME?
AW, CHRIST, JUST THINK ABOUT IT FOR TWO SECONDS AND THEN YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
- BUT GO, UNLOCK THE DOOR WHILE YOU'RE THINKIN', OKAY? - TOURISTS-- THIS--
- WAIT A MINUTE. THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH-- - REMEMBER THEIR PASSPORTS?
I USED ONE TO COME BACK, SO I'M YOU, YOU'RE ME AND THIS GUY IS TOUGHER THAN HE LOOKS.
DON'T HELP. WHATEVER YOU DO,
DON'T HELP. HOW COME WE CAN BOTH BE IN THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME--
FUCK THE PHYSICS, BEN! BY THE TIME YOU FIGURE OUT WHETHER IT'S POSSIBLE OR NOT...
WE'RE GONNA BE DEAD. TWICE.
NOW, LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!
GREAT. NOW GET THE TRUCK.
SHEESH.
[ Both Bens Grunting ]
HURRY UP. LET'S GO.
- I'LL DRIVE, ALL RIGHT? - ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD. YOU DRIVE.
IT'S MY TRUCK.
A METEOR.
THAT'S IT? THAT'S THE SPECTACLE?
YEAH, 11:07. THAT'S WHEN IT HITS.
SO WHAT ARE WE DOIN'? WE'RE GETTIN' HILLARY.
WHAT ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE?
[ Sighing ]
STOP RIGHT HERE. THIS IS FAR ENOUGH.
[ Deputy Groaning ]
YOU'RE BETTER OFF HERE.
TRUST ME. [ Groans ]
OKAY, LET'S GO.
CALDWELL'S. YOU NEVER ANSWERED ME.
ABOUT WHAT? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GONNA DIE? FIVE? FIFTY?
COME ON. TELL ME, HOW MANY-- WHAT AM I, A CENSUS TAKER?
THE WHOLE WEST END OF TOWN WAS HIT. YEAH. THE WHOLE WEST--
YOU GONNA DRIVE?
SO WE JUST GRAB HILLARY AND RUN. WE DON'T TELL ANYONE ELSE? I TRIED TO TALK TO CALDWELL...
AND WOUND UP IN A COZY LITTLE ROOM AT GROUND ZERO, ALL RIGHT?
WAIT, LET'S-- LET'S JUST THINK THIS THROUGH FIRST.
NOTHING HAPPENS TO HILLARY TONIGHT, IT'S TOMORROW THAT-- WRONG.
WE WORRY NOW, TONIGHT. BUT IF IT'S THE GAS EXPLOSION AT THE--
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT I'VE SEEN. YOU HAVEN'T SEEN A GODDAMNED THING YET,
AND IF YOU HAD, YOU WOULDN'T BE TAKIN' CHANCES WITH HER LIFE.
WHAT'S THAT ABOUT TAKIN' CHANCES? JUST PULL OVER. I'M DRIVIN'.
WHERE, STRAIGHT TO CALDWELL'S THEN STRAIGHT OUT OF TOWN?
YOU DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO DO IT? HUH?
I DO. PULL OVER. I'M NOT SAYIN' WE SHOULDN'T GO GET HER.
I DIDN'T SAY THAT. I'M JUST SAYIN' THAT YOU--
WAIT A MINUTE, ARE YOU CALLIN' ME A COWARD?
OH, WHAT, YOU GONNA DENY IT? HUH? YOU GONNA DENY IT TO ME?
OH, YEAH. BEAUTIFUL. LISTEN TO THE GUY WHO BAILED OUT ON HIS DYING WIFE.
OH, YOU-- [ Grunting ] [ Tires Squealing ]
I WAS GOIN' FOR HELP.
- [ Tires Squealing ] - [ Grunts ] YOU WERE RUNNIN', MAN.
TOWN WAS NORTH, YOU RAN SOUTH, AND THEY SAW.
AND NOW IT'S HAPPENIN' ALL OVER AGAIN. WELL, THIS TIME IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN 'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA STICK IT OUT TO THE END. YOU GOT THAT?
THE END. ALL THE WAY, BENNY.
[ Tires Squealing ] [ Both Screaming ]
[ Horse Neighing ] [ Groaning, Whimpering ]
[ Neighing ] [ Glass Smashing ]
[ Yells, Screams ]
[ Grunts, Panting ]
[ Neighing ] [ Sleigh Bells Jingling ]
[ Moans ]
[ Gasping, Panting ]
[ Vapor Hissing ]
THIS IS THE MOST FUCKED-UP THING I'VE EVER DONE.
[ Sighs ]
ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT A BETTER IDEA, SOME BRILLIANT PLAN TO SAVE EVERYBODY?
LET'S HEAR IT.
NO, I DON'T. I KNEW YOU DIDN'T.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.
OH, MAN. BUT WHATEVER WE DO,
BETTER DO IT PRETTY DAMN FAST.
[ Telephone Rings ]
CALDWELL. [ Sheriff ] LOOK, I'M DOWN HERE AT THE STATION.
DEPUTY'S M.I.A. AND SO'S WILSON.
JU-JUST A MINUTE. JUST A MINUTE.
[ Coughing ]
[ Coughs ] HE ESCAPED? UNLESS THEY WENT OUT FOR SKITTLES AND BEER, YEAH.
OH, CHRIST.
BEN.
HOW LONG AGO? IT'S HARD TO SAY.
COULD BE HEADED UP YOUR WAY. YOU WANT ME TO COME UP?
DON'T BOTHER. WE WON'T BE HERE.
GET HILLARY.
[ Ticking ]
COME ON. COME ON, COME ON.
[ Squeaking, Rumbling ]
[ Tolling ]
[ Bells Tolling ] NOW, WHAT IN THE NAME OF GOD IS THAT?
[ Tolling Continues ]
I DON'T KNOW. LET'S FIND OUT. I NEVER HEARD THEM BEFORE.
YEAH. COME ON. WAIT FOR ME.
BELLS.
[ Whining ]
[ Howling ]
[ Bells, Distant ] [ Dogs Howling, Distant ]
[ Chatter ] ALL RIGHT, NOW, GO INSIDE.
WAIT FOR ME INSIDE. I'M GONNA SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
** [ Bells: "Fur Elise" ] SUE?
MRS. APPLETON?
** [ "Fur Elise" Continues ]
HELLO? [ Gasps ]
[ Mrs. Caldwell ] HILLARY! HILLARY! [ Chatter ]
[ Both Grunting ] ** [ Ringing "Fur Elise" ]
[ Horn Honks ] [ Chatter ]
[ Man ] COME ON. WE'RE ALL GOIN' UP TO THE CHURCH.
[ Chatter Continues ]
HILLARY? HILLARY!
WHO IS THAT? WHO'S UP THERE?
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYIN' TO FIND OUT.
YOU GOT KEYS? IT'S NOT LOCKED. IT NEVER IS.
[ Child ] WHO'S UP THERE? [ Man ] PROBABLY SOME ANIMALS OR SOMETHING.
[ Woman ] KIND OF NICE HEARIN' THEM BELLS--
- [ Gasps ] - WHAT IS IT, LITTLE DARLIN'?
WHAT THE DEVIL'S GOIN' ON HERE ANYWAY?
** [ Bells Stop, Fade ] [ Panting ]
[ Both Panting ]
WELL, WE GOT THEIR ATTENTION.
- [ Wood Crashing, Splintering ] - [ Both Gasp ]
HILLARY. GO.
[ Grunts ]
[ Door Slams ]
[ Reverend ] BEN!
WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU D-- GONNA GIVE ME THAT THING?
- LET'S WAIT. - FOR WHAT, SOMEBODY TO GET HURT?
[ Ben ] FOR JUST ANOTHER MINUTE.
YEAH, LET'S ALL JUST WAIT RIGHT HERE.
[ Caldwell, Distant ] GET OUT OF MY WAY. GET OUT OF MY WAY! LET ME UP HERE.
[ Straining ] COME ON. LET HER THROUGH. LET HER-- JUST LET HER--
- DAD! DAD! - [ Reverend ] IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT?
YOUR DAUGHTER AND THE JUDGE? [ Caldwell ] LET ME THROUGH.
WILL YOU LET ME THROUGH! UPSY-DAISY.
ALL RIGHT, BEN. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOIN' ON UP HERE NOW? [ Panting ]
OH, GOD.
WELL, YOU WERE MY SECOND GUESS,
RIGHT AFTER QUASIMODO.
[ Laughing, Wheezing ]
[ Continues Laughing ] [ Screams, Stops ]
[ Whispering ] STAY HERE. STAY RIGHT HERE. SO, WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT, BEN?
YOU GOT A GRIEVANCE? AIR IT.
HELL, THERE'S NO REASON TO WAIT TILL NEXT WEEK.
WE COULD HAVE OUR HEARING RIGHT NOW, BEN, HUH?
NOW, TELL US SOMETHIN', BEN, OTHERWISE WE'RE ALL GOIN' BACK TO BED.
[ Whispering ] IT'S GONNA BE LOUD. IT'S GONNA BE SCARY.
IT'S GONNA SOUND LIKE THE END OF EVERYTHING WE KNOW.
I MEAN, YOU GOT A JOKE? A STORY?
HEY, I KNOW.
TELL US THE ONE ABOUT YOUR PREMONITION.
YOU REMEMBER THAT, DON'T YOU, HUH? THE ONE WHERE THE SKY IS FALLING?
IT SEEMS THAT BEN HERE THINKS WE'RE GONNA BE VISITED BY CALAMITY.
WHAT WAS IT, AN ASTEROID, BEN?
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, "METEORITE."
YEA, IT SHALL FALL FROM THE HEAVEN AND SMITE THIS VERY SPOT.
OSCAR, WHAT TIME YOU GOT?
IT'S TIME TO SETTLE, BEN.
YOU'RE HERE, I'M HERE, A JURY OF OUR PEERS-- HELL,
JURY OF HALF THE GODDAMNED COUNTY.
JUST WHAT IS IT YOU WANT TO SAY?
- HOLD ON. YOU JUST HOLD ON. - YOU JUST HOLD ON TO ME.
YOU JUST HOLD ON TO ME, WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
EVERYBODY JUST-- JUST HOLD ON.
[ Pigeons Squawking, Flapping ]
[ Blast, Rumbling ] [ Metallic Clinking ]
[ Rumbling Continues ] [ Crowd Shouting, Chattering, Distant ]
[ Squeaking, Creaking ]
[ Roaring ] [ Crowd Screaming ]
[ Roaring Approaching, Passing ]
- [ Cracking ] - [ Clanging ]
[ Roaring Fades ] [ Crowd Chattering, Distant ]
[ Chattering Continues ]
TELL 'EM, NOT THE SCHOOL.
ANYWHERE BUT THE SCHOOL.
[ Quietly ] THEY'LL LISTEN TO YOU NOW.
[ Shouting, Chattering ]
[ Man ] OVER HERE!
BEN. GOD ALMIGHTY.
DID YOU SEE? THE HOTEL--
IT'S-IT'S JUST NOT THERE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, SUE. REAL GOOD TO SEE YOU.
[ Sighs ] [ Tour Official ] MR. WILSON.
THERE WERE STILL DEATHS, MR. WILSON.
I FIGURED THERE HAD TO BE... SOME.
SO WHERE ARE THEY, ALL YOUR-- ALL YOUR PALS?
WELL, THE TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
IN FACT, ALL TOURS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED PENDING A DECISION. ON?
ON WHETHER OR NOT TO DESTABILIZE THIS DESTABILIZATION.
[ Scoffs ] DID IT OCCUR TO YOU THAT WE CAN CORRECT ALL THIS, THAT--
THAT WE CAN GO BACK TO YESTERDAY AND DO THIS ALL AGAIN IF WE CHOOSE?
IF WE FIND THAT THIS HAS CHANGED OUR WORLD, WE CAN... PAINT RIGHT OVER THIS TIMESCAPE.
WE CAN MAKE IT NEVER HAPPEN.
- BUT YOU WON'T. - NO?
WOULD WE BE STANDIN' HERE TALKIN' ABOUT IT IF IT NEVER HAPPENED?
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE FOR YOU TO CHEW ON.
MAYBE WE DID CHANGE YOUR WORLD TONIGHT.
MAYBE WE MADE IT A LITTLE LESS PERFECT, A LITTLE LESS...
GRAND.
AND MAYBE-- JUST MAYBE--
YOU LIKED IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
REMARKABLE THOUGHT.
NOT BAD FOR A BYGONER.
MR. WILSON, WHY DON'T YOU COME ALONG...
WITH ME AND I'LL TAKE YOU BACK WHERE YOU BELONG?
[ Laughs ]
- TOMORROW. - YOU WORRIED I'LL SCREW SOMETHIN' ELSE UP?
THERE IS A PURPOSE TO TIME, YOU KNOW.
KEEPS EVERYTHING FROM HAPPENING ALL AT ONCE.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Bell Tolling ]
[ Hillary ] SO THAT'S TWO DAYS, THREE NIGHTS AND TWO ROOMS?
NOW ALL WE NEED IS A $50 DEPOSIT REFUNDABLE UP TO 48 HOURS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL...
AND WE'LL BE SET.
CHECK OR CHARGE?
THANKS.
ALL RIGHT! HONEYMOONERS.
FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER, HOOKED AND BOOKED. [ Resonant Whistling ]
YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING, MAYBE WE CAN HAVE SOME KIND OF PRACTICE WEEK...
WHERE WE CALL UP PEOPLE WE KNOW, MAKE 'EM STAY HERE...
SO WE CAN, LIKE, SCREW UP ON 'EM. [ Laughs ]
WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR, RIGHT?
BET OSCAR WOULD COME. MAYBE HE'D EVEN STAY INSIDE THIS TIME.
DAD?
[ Sighs ] DAD.
** [ Piano: "Fur Elise" ]
** [ Continues ]
MOM?