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Okay, Tommy, keep your eye on the ball, pal. You can do it.

Big swing, swing like a champ.

Yeah, I have another crack at it.

Okay, feet apart.

Keep the bat off your shoulder.

Let her rip.

Close.

Home run, Nicky, home run.

That's right, home run. Keep at it. I'm going to be talking to your sister for a

minute.

He's really happy to see you.

I'm happy to see him, too. I'm really glad you came over.

Well, I was kind of wonder where you stopped taking my calls sort of figured

was my car That we think that was a car don't you start

Ten years When

our parents died Someone had to look after Tommy full -time

Think it all about private care. Maybe getting a bit of time for yourself.

No

Now I'd have to sell our house to pay for it.

That's all our parents left us.

It's the only home Tommy's ever known.

Home run, Nicky. Home run.

All right, here it comes.

Ready for another go out of here?

You can do it.

Whoa.

All right.

Looks like a bit of a storm rolling in.

One, two.

I better go check clearing up.

All right.

So what do you say to a rain check there, Tom?

Home run!

It's home run!

All right, one more, and then we have to help your sister, okay?

Okay, get your bat up there. Here it comes.

Got your name on it.

We've hit right a...

Don't worry about the window, man.

Everybody gets to break a window now and again, you know? Jose Canseco, Nick

Boyle, even Tommy Crane.

We'll get the ball later. Grab your glove. Come on, we'll help your sister.

Looks like it's going to be a big one.

Yeah.

Where's Tommy?

He was just behind me.

He didn't have to pop fly into the shed over there. He probably just went after

it.

The shed?

What's wrong?

There's an old well in there. When we were kids, I almost drowned in it.

Tommy! Tommy!

Tommy!

Tommy!

Tommy, you know you shouldn't be out here.

Tommy, what's wrong? What are you doing?

Let go.

Tommy! Nick! Nick, help!

Really?

Come on, honey.

I wish I could tell you more, Mr. Boyle.

A jolt of electricity that powerful could damage internal organs, nervous

system. The best thing we can do right now is simply monitor her condition.

As for the young man, there's no sign of physical trauma we can find.

I don't understand. He was hit at the same time as she was.

Then he was incredibly lucky.

Considering his autistic state, is there someone who can take him in, a

relative?

Nothing I know of.

I suppose I can get him admitted to the county facility.

He's never been in an institution before.

I don't know that he can handle it.

I don't see any alternative. He certainly can't be left on his own.

Yeah.

Tommy,

you want to come meet Derek and Alex, friends of mine?

It's not usually this shy.

How long has he been at the city?

As long as Carolyn can remember.

It's not likely to improve, is it?

No.

Maybe your lightning affected him more than you thought. Perhaps he's better

in hospital.

He's totally harmless, though, Derek. He's just like a child.

No!

No!

No! No!

No, I'm done.

It's okay, Tommy.

Cat's staying here while Rachel's out of town. Why don't I take him upstairs to

meet her?

Sounds like a good idea.

Tommy, you want to go with Alex?

We'll catch up with you in a minute.

Pretty.

Well, thank you, Tommy.

Hope you guys are taking notes. Right.

Junk?

I promise I'll watch him.

Cat? I want you to meet Tommy.

Tommy, this is Cat.

Short for Catherine, but she could call me Cat. Everyone does.

Tommy's kind of special. He doesn't really talk much.

Why is he rocking like that?

It's how he calms himself. His mind works differently than most people.

And he should fit in here pretty good, huh?

I guess so.

Do you want to read with me? It's for a school report.

It's pretty good.

I don't think Tommy reads, Kat. I tell you what. Why don't I take you guys down

to the kitchen and fix you something to eat?

Okay.

I think you want to stay.

Yeah. All right, then.

I'll go down and bring something up for you guys. You just wait right here,

okay? Okay. Now call me if you need anything.

Bet you don't have any homework.

Read.

Read.

Well, I hope you know what you're taking on. It's a huge responsibility.

Well, I'm aware of that. It's only as long as Carolyn's laid up. And right

I'm the only one that Tommy has.

Why this deep sense of obligation?

Well, ten years ago, Carolyn and I went together.

And we were just kids then, but it seemed pretty serious at the time.

And Tommy?

He went everywhere with us, just like having a little brother.

His parents didn't look after him.

Some, but they were too concerned with Carolyn's success.

And her father had her whole life planned out all the way to law school.

But she was totally devoted to Tommy. What happened between you two?

She broke it off, stopped taking my calls, wouldn't answer my letters.

It was only later that I found out that her parents had died.

She never told you?

By then, I was in the Navy.

We lost touch until just a little while ago.

I understand how you feel, but Tommy needs therapy.

Constant attention.

Who's going to give him that here?

Me.

At least until Carolyn's well enough to take care of him.

I think I owe them that much.

All right.

Guys, feast your eyes on one of Alex's kitchen miracles.

Cookies and crackers.

Since when's that a miracle?

Since it's on such short notice.

Okay, Tommy, what will you have?

She wants a cookie.

You're right.

He does like cookies.

I told you.

Alex, can you help me bring all this stuff up to my room? Of course.

Tommy, you wait right here.

I'll be right back, okay?

Here, let me get this for you.

You grab a couple cookies.

And you get this, my slave.

Come on, little brat.

See you, Tommy.

Tommy, Tommy.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Nick, I don't know what happened. I just left him for a second. It's all right.

It could have been anything. No harm done.

Perhaps it shouldn't be left alone. Or what?

Time to wake up, Tommy.

Wake up.

No.

No, Nick.

Tommy's fine now.

See?

Research that covers the sudden resurgence of speech.

Well, we know there are the so -called idiot savants, mentally challenged

who display genius in one area. Yeah, but Tommy's autistic, and autism doesn't

turn on and off like a faucet.

Except in Tommy's case.

Could it be something to do with a lightning?

If anything, that should have hurt him, but last night I checked his reaction

times, reflexes, and essentially he's normal.

I wouldn't exactly call it normal.

What do you mean?

Once Tommy started asking questions, he wouldn't stop.

What does this do? How does that work?

And you had all the answers?

Oh, yeah.

Not enough.

So we cracked the books.

Grammar, spelling.

Felt like it was in school again.

Wait a minute. You were teaching him how to read?

Not anymore.

He can do that on his own.

It hardly seems possible.

That's what I thought. But he's upstairs right now reading a cat in the library.

See for yourself.

And Sally picked it up and... Played.

Placed it on her desk as she left the room. The end.

You read really good.

Well, Cat, I read well.

You sound like my mom.

Oh, we're adults.

Thank you.

See you later, Tommy.

Later, Cat.

Hello, Derek, Alec.

Kat is helping me with some new words.

I noticed, man. That's great.

I'll just use the phone, okay?

You intend to read all these, Tommy?

Oh, no.

I finished them.

I don't understand it all, but I will.

Last night, I scared you.

Sorry, I feel bad.

Consider it forgotten, okay?

Now, how are you feeling this morning?

Like I can see now.

Before, there was a cloud in here.

I could hear people talking, but it was just noise that hurt my head.

And now the cloud is gone?

Yes. Things make sense now.

It's like I woke up.

It feels good, Nicky. It's great, man.

It's great.

And I hate to take you away from this, but I talked to the people at the

hospital. Your sister's woken up, and I'm sure she'd like to see you.

I need to see her.

Yeah.

I remember running towards the shed and...

Nothing.

There's a lot of things I don't remember.

Ordinary things.

Well, the doctor said that you'd feel a little bit confused.

And that's sort of regular for you anyway.

He also did say you're very lucky.

Lucky?

Yeah. Not many people get the chance to be struck by lightning.

That's right. A shocking experience.

He's all right. He's all right. He got hit too, but it didn't hurt him.

Something else did happen.

Tommy?

Tommy.

You okay?

There's nothing to worry about, Carolyn. I'm fine.

I'm different, Carolyn.

I'm better now, like the rest of you.

I don't understand.

Neither do we, right?

It's something that the lightning did to him we can't begin to understand.

I'm just going to go talk to the doctor for a little while and then you guys

spend some time together.

Sing that.

Nick! Nick!

Nick! Nicky, help!

What happened? I don't know. She was fine.

I don't want her to die.

Do we?

She's had a relapse.

She seems to be out of danger for a moment, but I suggest you let her rest.

There's nothing we can do here, all right? I want to go back to the house.

My house.

Then that's exactly what we'll do. Come on.

You've got a little light there, aren't you? I don't think he owns any sounds.

Not mine. It belongs to the old Tommy Crane, not me.

The old Tommy Crane wasn't such a bad guy, you know.

I know what I was before, Nick. Not a man, not a child.

I was a freak.

You were different, Tommy.

People liked you for who you were. I know Carolyn did, and so did I.

I didn't.

If you don't mind, I think I'd like to have a little time alone now.

Okay. I'll just go tinker around with the car or something.

Take your time.

I did what you wanted.

Give me your hand.

It's not me.

She had nothing more to give. She would have died.

I...

It's not her fault.

She doesn't even know.

Do you want to become what you were before?

No.

No, please.

I'll keep helping you, but you need to help me.

You're my brother, Tommy. You're the only one who can.

Find another Tommy.

Feed me.

An IQ test, it seems so limited.

It is, but you're changing so much so fast that it gives me an idea of what's

happening to you.

Is that why you work here? Because you're very clever.

I have other talents that got me involved here.

I'm sure you do.

This is amazing.

It's right off the scale.

How can you tell about a human being from a number? It's like...

gauging the beauty of a diamond by weighing it, or saying that this is you.

That is so beautiful.

It doesn't come close to capturing the real Alex.

Just who is the real Alex?

You're different than others.

You feel alone, even lonely.

You've felt that way your whole life.

Yet you have an inner strength, a power. I can feel it.

And how do you know all this?

Because I've felt the same my whole life.

Something we share, Alex. You and I.

We're different.

Everyone has the power to atone.

Now, Kat, we're busy.

What were we talking about?

Being different.

Hello, Kat.

Hungry? Derek, do you like Tommy?

You don't?

It's not like he's done anything wrong. It's just sometimes he sort of creeps me

out.

Tommy has changed a great deal.

Maybe he doesn't always know how to act around people.

I guess so.

But just now I thought I heard him talking.

Except his lips weren't moving.

Got off the phone with the hospital.

Your sister's doing real well for me, and you ought to come home in a few

That's good.

I thought you might want to see her.

Would my presence there really make a difference?

You're talking about your sister, Tommy. What the hell's up with you? I've

changed, Nick.

Before, I had no value, no purpose, no vision.

Right.

So what's your vision now?

I see the way things work.

The way they connect.

When I look at a flower, I don't just see the petals.

I see a chain of molecules spreading back in time a million years and then

extending into the future, all laid out before me.

Can you understand what that's like?

I'm afraid you lost me a little bit back there.

I'll tell you what I do understand, and that is that your sister needs you.

And you would do well to show her some respect.

Home run, Nicky?

The old Tommy is gone, Nick.

I've changed.

And you've stayed the same.

It's not your fault, but we have little in common anymore.

Oh, brother, if you got that right.

You may have gained something, Tommy, but you lost something infinitely more

important.

And what would that be?

You're a smart guy.

You figure it out.

Did you know her parents?

No, not well.

Her father was a lawyer.

Her mother was a housewife.

Fair enough, but not the easiest people.

But nothing to suggest she had this potential of brilliance.

No, not that I thought.

They were pretty determined Carolyn was going to go places, though.

What exactly are you trying to find there?

Some explanation of what happened to him.

I thought we already knew that. I mean, it was a freak accident, right?

Was it?

His intelligence is still increasing.

Now there's an indication he's even developing psychic abilities.

And that's bad?

No. But I believe it's worth investigating.

It... Beautiful here.

Before, I wouldn't have been able to appreciate this.

All the beauty I see around.

You.

Thank you for taking the time to share it with me.

Oh, Tony, it's not like I'm forcing myself.

I enjoy being with you.

Well, you're just saying that. Well, why would I?

Highly intelligent, sensitive. You're an interesting man.

What if it all went away?

What if I went back to being what I was?

Why should that happen?

Alec, if you were me and you had the choice, would you go back?

If I had the choice?

No.

But Tommy, you're going to be okay.

Everything's going to be all right.

Yeah.

Oh, would you look at this?

I can't believe it blooms so early.

Do it, Tom.

Do it.

She's the one.

Take her hand.

That's what did he?

What was that?

The flower?

Right, yeah.

Strange.

I forget the name.

We all forget things, Alec.

Well, not me. I... You know, I... I'm not feeling very well.

Do you mind if we go back?

You may be coming down with something.

Tom?

I think we ought to talk.

I'm sorry.

When I spoke earlier, I believed I behaved somewhat arrogantly.

Maybe a little more than somewhat.

Everyone makes mistakes, man. The idea is to learn from them.

I know.

I remember before I changed, I used to hear other kids laughing.

Sometimes I'd laugh along with them.

I didn't know they were laughing at me.

There's a lot of pointless cruelty in the world, Todd.

Don't take it on.

Nick, you are always my friend.

I want you to know that whatever happens, you'll stay my friend.

It's good to know, buddy.

Tommy.

Come, please, Tommy.

Take your life and bring it to me.

No, I can't.

Not this one, please.

Yes, but now, right?

Bring her and let me do the rest.

She's done nothing to you.

You either do me, Tony, or go back to what you were.

Oh, Victor.

Tommy wouldn't come, would he?

He's my brother.

Whatever happens, I still love him.

What's he like?

Before the accident in the shed.

He still had problems, but he was much better.

At least that's what my parents told me.

You don't remember?

No.

I don't even remember falling into the well.

They said that I was traumatized that I suppressed the memory.

And they must have been right because I don't remember much before I was five.

How did it happen?

They said that we were playing in there and I fell in.

I think Tommy believed it was his fault.

And they never let him go near the shed afterwards?

No, neither of us.

They boarded it up.

Nick, what's going to happen to him?

You just don't worry about that. Just concentrate on feeling better, you know?

Are you going to help me with my homework?

Oh, I am.

You're sure slow tonight.

Yeah.

Alec? Something wrong?

No, nothing.

It's... Then what's the answer?

One, two, eight.

128.

Computer would be way faster.

No, I'm not a computer.

Alex.

Do you think the cat can spare you?

I think so. Why?

I was going to see my sister.

She's been asking to meet you.

I'd like that.

You think you can finish the rest without me?

Sure. I have been anyways.

We'll be back soon, Kat.

Kat, is something wrong? She's fine.

Aren't you, Kat?

I guess so.

Well, Dominique will have dinner ready for you, okay? I'll be back real soon.

So you found this in the shed?

Next to the well.

Stuck between the boards.

It's small enough to be a child's. Maybe it was Tommy's.

I checked the hospital records.

Again, the ID number on the bracelet.

It belonged to Carolyn Crane.

She never mentioned an illness to you? No.

Maybe she got better.

Not from this.

The disease was progressive, painful, and incurable.

By the time she was five, she couldn't walk by herself.

That's impossible.

Carolyn has never been sick like that.

Well, then the woman you know can be the real Carolyn Crane.

Doesn't make any sense.

Unless the first child died and they adopted another one. No.

I checked.

Crane's never registered for any legal adoption.

Are you suggesting that they bought another child and then gave her the same

name?

I don't see any other explanation.

Why the hell would they do that?

To cover up something.

The real child may have died, but there was no death certificate.

I believe she may have been killed.

Father, he knew that she would never live a normal life.

She would never be the success that he'd hoped she would be.

So he got rid of her. The son of a bitch killed his own daughter and then bought

himself a new one.

body. And that's why Tommy wasn't allowed near the well.

There was no accident.

That's where they left the body.

Perhaps not just her body. Perhaps her spirit, too.

I sense an angry presence in the shed.

You think she's still there?

What does she want?

Justice. Revenge.

Maybe to live again through someone else.

How? If her life force is gone, she needs someone else to bring it to her.

Someone she can't control.

Her brother.

Tommy.

Have you seen Tommy? He left.

Gallop. Do you know where they went?

To meet his sister.

Could be the hospital.

Yeah. Did they say anything else?

No.

But I saw a thing.

When Tommy touched my shoulder.

What did you see?

Try and concentrate real hard for me, Kat.

Lightning. And some kind of buildings.

And a girl.

And what did the girl look like?

Little.

Smaller than me.

She was lying in water.

Tommy's real sister.

And what do you think he wants with Alex?

Only if I'm right, he wants to use her to bring his real sister back to life.

Thanks, Alex.

I don't feel so good. I really shouldn't have driven out here.

We're not going to the house right now, Alex.

What about Carolyn?

She's waiting out here.

She's been waiting a very long time.

Tommy, what are we doing out here? Where are you taking us?

I told you to meet my sister.

Move, Simon. Come on.

Let me go.

I can't. I'm sorry, Alex, but I need you to bring her back.

Your real sister is the one who's in the hospital.

The one who raised you, the one who loved you all of your life.

Don't listen to them.

You can't do this. You can't hurt Alan.

Alex, are you all right?

Yeah. Tommy?

Ricky.

Right here, pal.

Right here.

Home run, Ricky.

That's right.

Home run, buddy. Home run.

Home run.

Tommy, it's me, Alex.

Alex.

Pretty.

Come on.

Let's go see your sister. She's waiting for you.

Power and intelligence.

For just a little while, Tommy Crane had more than most of us dream about.

Ultimately, he chose to sacrifice them.

But I believe in doing so, he regained something far more important.

The people who love him.