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the hike.

Allison. What? Don't go too far.

Mom, I'm fine.

Help!

Somebody help me!

Here, let me help.

Oh, my God. Thank you.

We've got to get her out of here.

Don't.

We've got to get help.

I'll watch her. You go. I'm not leaving her.

Look, I was a medic in the army. I know what I'm doing, but you've got to get

help. Go.

Oh, my God.

She's going to be fine, but you've got to go now.

Trust me.

It was a nasty fall you took.

Did you see that?

There is nothing wrong with your television.

Do not attempt to adjust the picture.

We are now controlling the transmission.

We control the horizontal and the vertical.

We can deluge you with a thousand channels.

or expand one single image to crystal gravity 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.

reaches from the deepest inner mind to the outer limit.

They say seeing is believing, but the true question is, what do you believe

you've seen?

You can see why I wanted you to come down and explain this. Either this is

world's greatest hoax or something amazing happened. You told me she was

not unconscious.

What about you, honey? Do you remember anything funny happening?

Do you think he brought you back to life?

Uh -huh.

Well, tell me what you remember.

I remember I was, like, falling.

And then I saw this bright light, and I felt like I was going towards it.

And the light got bigger and brighter.

Then there was this blue light, and it got really bright, too.

And then this man stepped out of it, and he smiled.

And when I opened up my eyes, I saw Josh.

And what did this man look like?

Like an angel.

You think you saw an angel?

What else could it have been?

God does move in mysterious ways.

But who are we to understand the mysteries of God?

Todd!

Um, find out everything you can on this guy, Josh Butler, and get us a car.

We're going to need one.

And call Braxton at Clark Air Force Base to see if he's looked at the copy of

the video I sent him, and if he believes in it or not. And if he hasn't, tell

him I'm going to kick his ass. Excuse me, but does this mean we get our check?

You may want to frame that.

One. How many?

You're rolling?

Little red light says yes.

Mr. Butler, hi. I'm Judy Warren from Hot Topic. I'd like to ask you a few

questions about that little girl you raised from the dead, Allison James.

I didn't raise anybody from the dead.

Well, she says she saw a blue light in a man who looked like you.

Look, I'd be happy to talk to you.

But I don't want to do it on camera.

Why not? It doesn't bite.

Maybe not, but I've seen your show, and you do.

Okay.

No camera.

For now.

Todd, you're leaving now?

I'm leaving now.

You got it.

I'm a leaving kind of guy.

You wouldn't happen to have any coffee, would you?

Sure. Come on.

So what were you doing in the ravine when Allison fell?

I was taking a hike.

And then you saw her fall, and she died, and

you brought her back to life.

No.

She was just knocked unconscious.

A little beat up and bloody, but she wasn't dead.

She was very lucky.

Oh.

Also, besides making a great cup of coffee, what do you do for a living?

I'm a social worker.

I run a small, I guess you'd call it center, down in Utah.

I work with the poor, the homeless.

Try to get them on their feet again.

Give them direction. Give them hope.

Kind of like what you did with Allison a couple days ago?

You know, according to my homework, you don't exist.

For the past three years, you've been the head of the Arnold Freeman Help

Center, but before that, nothing.

All your references conveniently moved or dead.

And that Army medic line you gave Allison's mother?

Well, Uncle Sam has no record of you either.

So, who are you, really?

I know you're really digging for a story here.

I understand that.

But there just isn't one.

What are you trying to hide?

I know it really hurt when you... Your father left you and your mom.

You felt abandoned and betrayed.

And then when your mom remarried, you felt betrayed then, too.

It was no longer just you and her against the world, like you promised.

So now you're suspicious of everyone.

But that doesn't mean that everyone is suspicious.

Some people are just... private.

How do you know this about my parents?

I've read your mind.

Plus, I read your interview on People two years ago.

You really are a tricky one.

Doc, the truth is...

I said this was off

the record.

That's my personal property. It cost me $158.

Thank you.

Oh, I almost forgot. I have a tape of you healing Allison with the blue light

coming out of your hand.

How do you explain that?

You see, I'd like to include your explanation in the story tomorrow night

because it's running as the lead.

What are you talking about?

You know, national TV hot topic, the story of you saving Allison.

It's a fake.

Somebody added light so that they could sell it to Hot Topic and get it on the

air. That's what I thought, too. But then what about her arm?

I popped it back in. It was a dislocation.

That's not what the doctor said.

You see, I showed it to three different doctors, anal compulsive, that I am, and

you know what? They all said the same thing.

They said that due to the unnatural position of Allison's arm in the video,

it had definitely been broken in one, if not two, places.

And when Allison's mom took her in for x -rays, which I paid for, they showed

that her arm had been broken, what do you know, in two places recently.

But then it had healed.

Kind of sort of miraculous, don't you think?

Any comments now?

What can I say?

It's a fake.

Tell me, did he shut his wings?

Let me see what we got. Well, there's a slight hitch here because the tape is

totally blank. I thought you said we were rolling. I thought so too, but

nothing on it.

Maybe he could heal it.

Very funny.

Great.

There's nothing on my pen cam either.

Okay, that's creepy.

This is either going to be the biggest story of the millennium or the world's

greatest hopes.

Either way, we're going to make some news.

Give me the other camera.

Hey, please.

This one better work.

Oh, you've got to have faith, Jude.

Faith? Maith, I need video.

At least better video than you already got.

You know something? I'd fire you if I didn't enjoy torturing you so much.

You talk about this with your shrink?

Hell no.

Talk about ratings.

Hey, it's working.

Look, he's making a run for it. Sam, get your stuff. Come on.

He's insane. Maybe he has a gun or something. Who knows?

This is the only road heading west for the next 50 miles.

We're dead.

Leave me alone.

You nearly killed me back there.

I'm sorry. You shouldn't have been spying on me.

Well, that doesn't mean you can kill me.

I said I'm sorry.

So where are you going?

I'm going home.

Would that be some other place you plan to blow up?

Listen, for all I've seen, just let me go.

Mr. Butler, you don't get it, do you?

Once you're news, there's nowhere you can run.

Hello? Anybody here?

Anybody here?

Come on, can't you go any faster?

I don't want to get killed.

We're not going to get killed.

You see?

Nobody can outrun the news.

I forgive you. What?

Still that bad?

Oh, yes, it is.

Unless you want to take Josh the Wonder Boy raising a little girl from the dead

to be shown on Hot Topic tomorrow night, and then on every broadcast in America

after that, I suggest you let me stay. Otherwise, the excrement is going to hit

the fan, if you pardon me.

Don't threaten me, Ms. Warren.

Josh Butler is a potential danger to the United States. It's my job to contain

and evaluate that danger, and if necessary, eliminate it. Is that

And that's why you brought us here to camp run amok?

What the hell is this place anyway?

Legacy of the Cold War.

Used to be a farm somewhere.

Nuclear bombers dead now due to budget cuts. It's an abandoned airbase.

Top secret, no doubt.

Our favorite kind.

All this because we blew up a cabin?

A few days ago, Air Force satellites picked up an electromagnetic pulse at 10

.18 a .m. and nearly knocked them out of the sky. It came from a certain...

Ravine. Yesterday, you sent a copy of your tape to your contact at Clark Air

Base for evaluation. It showed Allison James being revived by Josh Butler at 10

.18 a .m. in that same ravine. Gold Mountain National Park in Alaska.

Are you getting my drift?

Are you saying Josh gave off that pulse?

Satellites orbit at 20 ,000 miles.

Each is hardened against nuclear magnetic pulse attack.

Tonight, two were killed.

One was severely damaged, all from a pulse centered at Josh Butler's cabin.

what kind of man could do that?

You mean we might have been exposed to nuclear radiation? You were exposed to

something. Then why aren't we dead?

I don't know, but I'm going to find out.

Now, you're ready.

Oh, General, I've got the results on Josh Butler.

You say anything?

No, but I've got back some preliminary tests, and according to them, everything

about him is average, or should I say perfectly average.

Height, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, you name it, he's right on

money. It's like you open up a textbook.

What are you telling me?

I'm telling you it's unnatural to be this perfect. It's inhuman. It goes

statistical anomaly.

He has to speak to Ms. Warren.

All right, I'll see you in there.

This is going to make an incredible story.

Jude, you don't get it. They're not going to let us tell this story. How are

they going to stop us? I don't know. They'll arrest us or throw us in prison.

The point is, these guys are bad news.

Warren, he's asked to speak with you.

That must really hurt.

Don't worry.

I'll mention you in my Emmy speech.

Just you, Ms. Warren.

This is the...

It's not radio here, General. It's called television.

We do this stuff with pictures.

I will say this one last time.

This is a matter of national security, not an opportunity for you to advance

yourself.

Anything that goes on here, you don't talk about it unless I say otherwise.

What about freedom of the press? Don't push it, Ms. Warren.

We have a problem here. A lot of smart people are working on it. You don't want

to become another problem for me.

This storm's going to last another 12 hours. It's holy hell out there. I don't

know where it came from, but as soon as it's gone, so are you.

Hey, here.

What are you doing to him? He's fine. All we've done is give him a physical so

far. So far?

What's next, vivisection?

Until we finish testing him, Mr. Butler is not going anywhere. He is too much of

a risk.

But look what you're doing to him. You want to talk to him or not? You can't do

that to somebody. They have rights.

Major, would you please remove Ms.

Warren? Okay, okay.

If you just cooperate, Mr. Butler, things will go a lot easier for you. Let

go.

What do you want to talk to me about?

I have to get out of here before the storm ends.

Why?

I just have to.

Why don't you blast your way out of here like you did at the cabin?

Though I'd appreciate it if you'd at least let me get out of range first.

I can't.

That's not why I'm here.

Why are you here, Mr. Butler?

You got me into this.

Don't you think you should get me out?

It's your choice.

I can't.

Ms. Warren.

I'm really sorry about this.

I know.

It's just some bury and die. It won't hurt you.

Captain Marquez.

Showtime. Let's see what's inside him.

5 .8.

7 .9. Not getting any reading.

Keep going.

Can level is... 10 .2. No reading.

Increasing intensity.

13 .1. Still nothing.

Continue scanning, Colonel.

Fourteen point three.

Fifteen eight.

We're exceeding safe limits.

Sixteen. Goodness, they're killing us. Five. That's four.

Sixteen nine.

General, I really don't think... Keep going.

Stop it.

Can't you see what you're doing?

Still nothing.

I'm scared.

17 .2.

You're crazy. You know that you're killing him.

Sir, we don't want the subject to expire. Control yourself, Captain. We're

vitals. He's dying, you idiot.

Major, remove Ms.

Warren.

Still reading normal. 18 -1.

Sir, I have to have you removed too, Captain.

That's it.

to this, nothing happened at the moment of the light explosion.

That's correct.

The monitors picked up nothing.

Body functions remain unchanged.

There's nothing even on video.

Why do you keep talking like nothing happened?

We're sitting here half blind.

Light was shooting out of his body. Because the only way we can determine

happened is to eliminate the possibility.

Those monitors could have exploded from a power surge.

Please, we all know what we saw.

What did you see, Miss Warren? I saw an alien figure that was big with lots of

teeth. I saw myself, only older.

And I saw swirling light.

We all had different visions caused by light -induced seizures or mass

hallucinations or telepathic projections that were on a scale. It's amazing.

Maybe we saw the face of God. He's an alien, don't you get it? Why do you keep

on arguing with her? Captain.

No, sir, she's right.

You just don't want to say it.

He brought that girl back to life.

He turned water into gasoline.

He was on fire, but he wasn't consumed.

Captain, that is enough.

No, sir.

You just don't see it.

Only God can do those things.

Nanotechnology hardwired to the brain.

Whatever power he has, he gives it a boost and bingo, off we go to the

God spoke to Moses from a burning bush.

And he spoke to us just now. Captain, one more upburst like that and I will

you locked up.

Well, if he's not God, what is he? He's an alien. How many times do I have to

say it?

Just because somebody has extraordinary abilities, why does everybody jump to

the metaphysical? Because we're all afraid of dying.

I mean, what happens afterwards?

Anything?

Some of us are so scared of dying that we'd rather believe in aliens like you

do. At least aliens are alive like we are. And that means they can be killed

like we can, which in some weird way makes them just like us.

But if something metaphysical, if someone's beyond death, you can't kill

You can't destroy them. You can't control them. And for some people,

too much to handle. Before we start praying to him, there's a few things we

to check out. Did you hear anything I just said? If he can feel pain, he's

alive. If he's alive, he's not metaphysical. End of story.

Could be some kind of genetic mutation.

What do you think he is?

What do I think he is?

I'll tell you what I think he is.

He wants him killed.

He wants to worship him.

If I brought him home to meet my kids, they'd probably want to help him phone

home. I don't know what he is, except that he is dangerous. No, he's not. He

hasn't hurt anybody.

She's right.

He is God, and God is merciful. Not God. He knocked out two satellites.

God wouldn't bother with that. Why don't you just let him go?

I don't want to let him go. I will tell you why I don't let him go. Look how we

are all reacting. You multiply that.

By 200 million.

Or 6 billion.

Until we know who he really is.

He will be placed inside our deep containment capsule.

I respect you, Mr. Butler. I really do.

And in some strange way, I feel we could be friends. But at the end

of the day, if I feel that you have become an intolerable threat to the

States, I will do my duty and kill you.

It won't matter if I like you or not.

And if you do kill me, General?

How will you feel about yourself?

There are a lot of things I don't like about myself.

General.

May I speak to Miss Warren again?

Hi. Why do you keep wanting to talk to me?

Because you're looking for the truth about me and about yourself.

Usually when I'm talking to my shrink, I'm the one lying down.

You're avoiding.

A lot of people use humor for that.

Okay. The truth?

Are you an alien?

Or God?

Or what?

A guy from the future or the distant past? I mean, look at you. You look like

King Tut.

If I tell you who I am, someone will kill you.

No, you're the one that's going to get killed if you don't tell them who you

are.

They won't believe it.

Even if you run it all over Hot Topic in the news, people will refuse to

tolerate it. And you.

That's such crap.

Why don't you just tell me what's going on? If I would tell you what I know,

mankind would lose its sense of free will.

And without free will, what's the purpose of life?

Look what happens in your own history when a superior culture meets a more

primitive one.

Extinction.

The primitives can't resist.

Their values are displaced.

They lose their identity.

They lose their faith in themselves.

And then their culture.

And then their God.

And then their culture dies.

And then they do.

Are you saying that if they keep you here, we're all going to die?

I'm saying, is your faith strong enough?

I don't know if I have faith.

Everything and everyone I've ever counted on has always let me down. Or

them down. Listen to me.

I could die here.

Or be stranded.

I need your help.

to trust me. You've got to have faith in me and in yourself that you'd be doing

the right thing.

Then after the autopsy, the subject will be stored in cryogenic suspension in

Humboldt Caverns in Area 51.

Assuming that is, we don't have to share pieces of them with NSA, CIA, TTD, or

any other service or government that word leaks out to.

Are you going to tell the president?

I haven't decided yet.

You can't do this, sir.

At ease, Captain.

You have to let him go.

Put that gun down, Captain. That's an order.

Sir, no, sir.

And Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and

all thy soul and all thy mind. That is the first and great commandment. Then

shoot me. Get it over with and shoot me.

You have to let him go.

Shoot me.

You can't move him. I'm going to move him.

and mark his back to his quarters and confine him there.

What if he is an alien and we terminate him?

Then he doesn't report back or go home and the people from his planet come

looking for him.

It's a card. Stop doing the mess, Paul.

Jordan.

Jordan, open the door.

I don't know how I know the coast gets you out of here, but I stopped asking

those questions.

Come on, Todd's got a car at the end of the tunnel.

I can't believe how lucky we were getting out of there.

It's not always luck that guides you, Judy.

Whatever it is, I hope we don't run out of it.

Turn here.

Up there.

This is stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid. You know what? I said we were going to

get killed, and now we're going to get killed. Just shut up and come on.

Nobody's going to get killed.

Forget it. Forget it. You know what? I'm staying here.

Oh, that's a good idea. We've only broken about a million rules. I'm sure

love to talk to you about it. Well, I'll tell them the truth. That he

brainwashed us. That he turned us into zombies.

We were a mindless automaton.

Bent on doing his nefarious will.

Hey, you know what? You're the one who made me steal back his clothes!

Okay, so... Or maybe they won't buy the truth.

Sir, tracking indicates he's heading back to Gold Mountain.

Lock and load.

Why are we going up here?

Because you still have a decision to make.

What?

What decision?

I already helped you escape from...

Thanks. How far do you want?

You'll know when the time comes.

I don't want to know when the time comes. I want to know now.

I can't tell you. Sure you can.

You just say, Judy, here's what you have to decide, then tell me.

Not that simple.

Look, I'm not going any further until you tell me what's going on.

If the Air Force captures us again, you will never know what your decision is.

That much I will tell you.

So, what's my big decision?

It's coming.

Don't worry, you're not going to miss it now.

Miss what?

Say you really are an alien and your ship's coming, is that it?

Do you want me to go with you?

I'll go.

I'll go. It'll be the biggest story of the universe.

All endings are beginnings, Judy.

It's time for me to go.

They're heading uphill.

All right, Pete, go out and tap the perimeter around the base. We don't want

them doubling back and flipping past us. Get your toys, Frank.

Look, you just can't go like this.

You've got to tell me.

What are you?

An alien?

An angel?

God?

What?

What does it matter what I am?

I am who you say I am.

It's up to you to decide.

Well, I could use a little help here.

Come on.

Jude, let's go.

Is that what you're really looking for?

Help?

I've already told you all you need to know.

God, I hate you.

You know that expression, you're cute when you're angry?

Yeah.

It's not always true.

Okay, don't get me started like this.

We came a lot farther this time, didn't we?

Mankind.

Things are better, aren't they?

You were just trying to make up your mind, right?

What I am doesn't matter.

What you are does.

No.

We've got to get closer.

Dude, there's guys all over the mountain. We gotta get going.

They're almost here.

Where is he?

Is there a ship?

Do you have any record?

All our equipment is back at the base.

Well, look at me.

I want every grain of this mountain searched.

We'll work our way down until we meet up with B -Squad.

The one thing he couldn't do was erase it after he left.

We're going to make a ton of money.

What are you doing? Are you crazy?

I'm making my decision.

Throughout history, the search for faith has led man to look to the stars and

the heavens for answers.

But only by looking into ourselves may we truly find it.