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Fighting game?

Chicago's kicking the hell out of much of a Bulls fan.

Good thing I'm from New York.

Sports fan?

Depends on the sport.

You've got one in common. What do you like?

I'm going to make a crime.

And beyond.

We can shape your vision to anything our imagination can conceive.

For the next hour.

We will control all that you see and hear.

We're about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the deepest

inner mind to the outer limits.

It is said that through our children we attain a kind of immortality, an

unending chain of life in which mother and child are forever linked, carrying

turn the burden of humanity.

It's going to be one of those days, isn't it?

Yeah. Stop now, sister.

Is something wrong?

Wrong? What could ever be wrong in Cindy's life?

She's made partner.

She and John just bought a new place in Newport Beach, and now she's going to

have a baby.

Well, that's great. That'll make you an aunt.

I know, and I'm happy for her. I really am.

But it just seems so unfair with everything else that she has. She can

children, and I can't.

Why can't that happen to us?

It just isn't in the cards for us right now.

Besides, we're blessed in other ways.

She wants me to tell Mother the news because she can't deal with Mom's

condition. She probably thinks you can catch Alzheimer's through the phone

lines. Grady, that's not fair.

I know.

Sam's ready to cut into that girl that died at Jimmy's.

Sure could use some help.

Says he's never seen anything like it before.

Be sure you're ready for this, Christina.

It's time you gave me some credit, Sam. I've been a doctor now for ten years.

Trust me, this is not your basic kid with the flu.

I don't want any fainting in my morgue. I can handle it.

Okay.

Jimmy said that she transformed from a young woman to this, right before his

eyes.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

What happened to this poor woman?

That's a good question.

Necrotizing fasciitis?

A flesh -eating disease?

You've been watching too much television.

I mean, what else could it be? Have you, uh...

Ruled out all the other group based on Dukakis? As the causative agents, I've

ruled out all bacterial and viral infection.

But this woman was wracked with a bevy of other diseases like I've never seen.

Osteoporosis, heart disease, three different kinds of cancer, Alzheimer's.

Then the cause of death is?

Of all of the above, and all at once.

How old did you say she is, Christina?

I don't know. I mean, Jimmy swears she's about 25.

But two of the cancers she died of were normally very slow to develop.

Which points to an older woman?

Makes sense.

Well, if we don't think it's contagious, what do we do now?

I'd say we should just wait.

See if any other cases turn up.

I bet none do.

What a horrible way to go.

Oh, I don't know.

Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn't be better to burn out fast and fade away

slowly.

Hell, you didn't even know her name, Jimmy.

I can't believe I have to lecture a man your age on promiscuity.

You know me, Grady.

You know I don't pick on strange women like that.

There was something about her, some magnetism.

I just couldn't resist.

I wasn't thinking straight.

It was like I was totally drunk.

Were you? No, I only had the one beer.

And you're sure you've never seen her before? A hundred times, yes. I would

remembered someone who looked like that. Okay, okay, calm down. You know I have

to do this.

No ID?

No.

How are you feeling today?

Like a deer caught in the sights of a gun.

Well, um...

I think you can relax a bit. The risk of contagion is minimal. I'd like you to

rest at home for a few days, monitor your temperature, that sort of thing, if

you can spare him for a day or two.

Do I have a choice?

Good. And if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go visit my mother while I fill this

drink.

I'm so tired.

Hi, Sylvia. Mom didn't want to come out and sit with you today?

I'm going back into the light.

Okay.

Um... Your son might not be able to come see you for a couple of days.

Jimmy's a policeman now.

Yes, I know.

And he's going to be very busy for a couple of days. So if you don't see

Oh, I will.

I'm going back into the light, and then I'm going to see him again.

Sure you will.

I'm going to go say hi to Mom now.

Mom?

Who are you?

It's me. It's Christina, your daughter.

Hi, Chris.

Hi, Uncle Jerry.

How's she doing?

Fine. Her spirits have been pretty up lately.

I'm just fixing her hair the way she likes it.

You're so good to her. I really appreciate it.

Well, I promised my brother to take care of her.

That's what I'm going to do.

I'm sure Dad appreciates it.

I'll let you have a few minutes alone together, hmm? Jerry?

No, no, no.

It's all right, Helen.

I'll be back pretty soon.

But I don't know this woman.

Helen, Christina's your daughter.

She loves you very much.

You'll be nice to her, hmm?

All right.

Okay.

I'll be right back.

Do you work here in the hospital?

You're not in a hospital anymore.

This is your home now.

I came to tell you that your daughter Cindy's going to have a baby.

But I thought you said you were my daughter.

I am.

But Cindy's your daughter, too.

And you're finally going to have a grandchild.

That's nice.

Do you have any children?

No.

I don't know.

Here, let me finish your brain.

Jerry does my hair.

Jerry's a wonderful man, don't you think?

Yes, I do, Mom.

I'm glad you have each other.

I'm going into the light.

Sylvia mentioned the light.

What do you mean?

The light that surrounds you.

I still remember.

It fills you with life.

What light?

It's almost my turn.

Mom, now you're scaring me.

What are you talking about?

Who found it?

Those kids.

Yeah, it looks like she broke her ankle coming through the rough over there.

I'd say she's been laying here a couple of days.

Isn't this part of the old Anderson estate?

Yeah, it's been deserted for years.

What she was doing out here, I don't know.

Any idea?

I don't need it. I recognize her.

Mrs. Virginia Masters. She's been staying at a nursing home since her

passed away.

Her room is just beyond that row of trees.

Sheriff, is this some sort of plague?

I don't know.

Have you told the CDC about the second death yet?

I'd like to avoid that for the time being.

I've been involved in one CDC case before in another town.

Brought in the friggin' army.

Tanks, helicopters, the works.

Quarantined the town.

Scared the bejesus out of the whole population.

Pushed us locals around.

Then after it was all said and done, guess who figured it out?

You. Bingo.

Now tell me, what do you make of this case?

How is it different than the last one?

Well, the first woman was in her 20s, according to Jimmy.

And Virginia Masters was in her 70s. So in this woman, these diseases may be

natural occurrences.

Well, I don't think so, Sam. I was her doctor, and she was in relatively good

health.

You know, the odd thing is that there were traces of semen in the first woman.

Of course, from Jimmy.

Yes, but there were also traces of semen in this woman.

So, Sam, a 75 -year -old woman had intercourse 48 hours before her death.

Yeah, I know. I already followed that lead.

It gets stranger.

Take a look at this.

Both of these women have a defect in the uterus. It's almost like a third ovary.

Well, the odds of these two women having the same abnormality is astronomical.

Hi.

I'm glad you're here.

Why? What was wrong?

Sylvia Middleton just went missing.

Hi, Mom.

It's Christina, your daughter.

My daughter's name is Cindy.

Chris is your daughter too, huh?

Mom, do you know where Sylvia is?

She's gone into the light.

Where is this light?

Where it's always been.

Virginia went to it.

Lucy, too.

Lucy? Lucy, who's Lucy?

And soon it's going to be my turn.

I want to see it again.

Feel it again.

Tell me more about this light.

But I don't know you.

No, yes, you do. I'm Christina, your daughter.

Cindy's my daughter.

I don't know you.

Please leave.

Mom, I need to know more about the light.

Please leave.

Me, Jimmy.

Do I know you?

How'd you get in here?

I, uh, can't believe you still haven't fixed the lock in the back door.

Are you... a friend of Lucy's?

No, I... I know you from somewhere.

I can't quite place it.

I can't believe you still have this piece of junk.

Even in its day, it was tacky.

I think you'd better leave.

Come on.

loved your father so.

If only he were still here, still young.

Then it would be easy to fulfill my promise.

Jimmy, open up. It's me, Brady.

Jimmy!

It's about time. I thought you died in there.

No, I was just sleeping.

Look, there's been a break -in at Ben Reilly's store a few hours ago.

Some clothes restored.

We'll check it out tomorrow.

I'll be there.

I'm afraid there's no word on your mother, though.

I know you're worried, but she probably just wandered off to some of her old

haunts. Might even show up here.

Sure.

Evening, ma 'am.

Can I offer you a ride?

Now that's funny, cowboy.

Because I was just going to offer you the same thing.

I'm not sure I want to stay in Prescott, Grady. I thought you were happy here.

We both thought it would be such a great place.

Raise a family.

I wasn't going to say that.

But you were thinking it.

It's okay.

I was too.

I'm so lucky to have you, but sometimes I...

I wonder if this is all there is.

You know, if all the options that were open once are closing off,

I'm going to end up a mindless old woman who never managed to escape. My mother

spent her whole life in Prescott, and who'll remember anything she ever did?

will. She doesn't even know who I am. She's sick.

But even before.

I was never close to her the way Cindy is.

I spent my whole life trying to get her to notice me.

And now she lives in a world I can't break into even if she wanted me to.

Where have you been?

I'm sorry.

But there was something that I had to do.

It's over now.

What is?

What's the matter?

It didn't work.

I don't know why. It just didn't.

I have a feeling if it had been your father...

Someone I really love.

But it didn't work.

Jerry, wake up.

Helen.

Helen, it must be past midnight.

You should be in bed by now.

Oh, no, Jerry. It's time to go.

Why are you dressed like that?

I'm going back into the light.

Now, you know that you can't leave.

Oh, yes, I can.

Helen, I can't let you go.

It's not good for you.

I'm going back.

I hope you're coming with me.

Claire!

Where do you want to go?

To paradise, Jerry.

I'm taking you to paradise.

Come on, Jerry.

Helen, this is crazy. We ought to go back.

No, no, it's not very far, really. We're traipsing around the countryside in the

middle of the night. Oh, please.

We should never have left the place, huh?

Oh, it's the rain.

Over here.

Over here.

This is it.

This is it.

Hold my hand.

Helen, what are we doing?

I told you.

We're going into the light.

Close your eyes.

Helen, you know I promised to take care of you, but...

This is going beyond anything.

What's happening?

It's wonderful.

It's a gift, Jerry.

It's a gift from the dark.

Please.

I don't understand.

Oh, you don't have to.

All you have to do is enjoy it.

Yeah.

Jimmy?

Jimmy. Hold on, I'm losing you.

Jimmy, I don't understand what you're... Yeah, well, just calm down. I'll come

right over.

Jimmy, I'm not making any adjustments.

Whatever it is, he's really spooked.

Well, maybe I should come to... Jimmy?

Jimmy?

My God, she's still alive.

Jimmy, you've got to let go of her.

You would help me here.

Jimmy.

Jimmy, let her go.

Come on. Let Chris do her job. Jimmy, come on.

If you can hear me, just hang on. I'm going to get you to a hospital, okay? I

need to put a medic in at your stat.

But she keeps changing.

The light is leaving me.

No, don't speak. Hang on to your strength.

It's too late.

Making you young drains the life force.

We can still do it.

Swan West.

I see a story.

smile like that in 40 years, Jerry.

Any further thoughts?

This is a dream.

It's real.

Very real, Jerry.

No, I've dreamt of this for 45 years.

Of what?

A moment like this.

I've wanted to say something to you for so long.

But now I'm not sure it's proper.

Well, why not?

Because of... Out of respect for Charles.

My husband died a long time ago, Jerry.

He'd want both of us to be happy.

Okay.

What the hell?

I love you, Helen.

I have since the first day I met you.

There, I said it.

Ever since my brother brought you back to meet the family, I've been in love

with you.

And I've had to keep it to myself.

Because he got there first, you know.

I know, Jerry.

Really?

You are such a sweet man.

Well, I guess I'm just as much to blame.

I should have chased after you.

Well, why didn't you?

Well, it wasn't proper back then.

A woman chasing after a man.

Is it proper now?

You

need

something that connects the three of them.

Medical records of a common disease. A group vacation to some strange place.

Anything they have in common from their past that might explain this disease.

Did you know that your mother was a felon?

You're kidding.

No, it's right here.

She was put in jail for trespassing on the old Anderson property.

Well, Anderson, isn't that where you found Virginia Masters?

Yeah.

Yeah, it seems a group of young women snuck in there one evening.

Old Ben Anderson found them the next day and said they were all intoxicated.

They were four of them.

Sylvia.

Virginia.

Lucy and your mother.

How great is she's one of them.

Whatever happened to them, we've got to stop her before she ends up the same

way.

What are we doing?

This is your daughter's bedroom.

This is why they made us young, Jerry.

Why, who made us young?

I'm going to be the one to succeed.

You and I are going to be the ones to fulfill the promise I made so many years

ago.

Helen, what promise?

You know why I bet we're going to be the ones?

Because we love each other.

Not like the others. Not just love, but love.

A miracle conceived by love.

What will be?

What are you doing?

This is your daughter's bedroom. My brother's daughter.

Don't you want me?

Yes. God, yes. After God knows how long. But this... This isn't... This isn't

right.

This isn't perfect.

A place surrounded by love.

Love of family.

Love of each other.

This is so perfect.

We will create a miracle here.

Her bed hasn't even been flipped in. I don't understand it, Sheriff. The

would have checked on her. Maybe Uncle Jerry.

Two of them walk out now and see them. I don't understand it. This is

impossible.

Yeah. Look, call Howard and Evan. Wake them up and get them looking. I want

every unit out there, okay?

Okay, Sheriff. We're on it.

Yeah, good. I'm going to take Christina home in case she shows up there. Then

I'll be in.

Jerry?

Jerry, thank God you're okay. Where's my mother?

It's impossible.

Impossible.

Where's mother? It doesn't make sense. It's all a bad dream.

Where is she?

Jerry, show us.

Jerry.

Mom, are you okay?

It's Christina, your daughter. I've come to take you home.

Who's that?

I think it's my mother.

You're almost fully dialed in.

I'm in a lot of pain.

No more than with you or your sister.

You were the worst.

You just didn't want to come out.

Your father must have smoked a carton waiting for you.

Seems like yesterday.

I'm glad you remember.

It's all mine.

I have to tell you.

It's so important that you know.

Something happened here 50 years ago.

Something extraordinary.

It happened to four of us.

We were planning a picnic in the park, and we were drawn to the old Anderson

farm.

After that night, our whole lives changed.

We couldn't tell anyone because they wouldn't understand.

could wait.

And we waited 50 years for this very moment.

He gave us four chances.

Chances to do what?

To conceive.

To create a very special baby.

A miracle.

What do you mean?

What came from Jerry is human.

The egg isn't.

God, what have you done?

This child can teach us all so much. I can't be a part of this.

Listen to me.

Like as they lived in a paradise.

Another world of beauty.

She was the last of them.

I don't understand. Who are you talking about?

He told us because we were the same age.

Still innocent and healthy.

She was young like us. Alone and frightened.

Visiting our Earth.

You removed us so much that we agreed to what you wanted.

Look.

We let her implant an alien egg in each of us.

It was really quite painless.

We were told to let it grow inside of us until it was ready for fertilization.

But it takes their eggs 50 years to mature. That's why she left the light.

Light? The hell is the light?

She left it for us to become young again.

But only long enough to conceive.

All that's left of her race now is in this baby.

We'll have to make sure it comes into the world safely.

Push.

She's got your eyes, Christina.

Yes.

She also has your mother's eyes.

All right, Christina.

You still can.

Really? You know who I am?

Yes.

They're a gift to me.

I won't get to see it all.

I won't be able to watch her grow up with you, discover the world, fall in

But I know you'll be a wonderful mother, Chrissy.

She'll always be the one person you think about more than yourself.

And though you may not say it when you should, you'll always love her.

You'll always worry about her.

And you'll always be so proud of her.

And no matter how old you get, she'll still be your little girl.

The love of man and woman. The love of a mother and child. It is only from these

places that miracles can be born.