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Carl, I just heard.

I can't believe it.

No notice, nothing?

No, I guess giving them 24 hours a day for the last three years wasn't good

enough. What did they say?

The company appreciated my vast contributions to the CPS -1200 and hoped

find my severance package satisfactory.

Bastards. Vast contributions?

Without you, this whole machine would still be a drawing on a paper napkin.

Yeah, well, I don't think Ted would agree with you on that one. Well, Ted

say whatever he wants. Everybody knows the CPS is your baby.

So what happened?

Same old argument.

I insisted the machine's ready for its first trial.

Ted wants to rerun all the theoreticals.

It'll take three months, maybe more.

You know Ted, he's cautious.

Cautious?

If Ted were in charge of the space program, we'd still be orbiting

This has nothing to do with safety.

It's about Ted's ego. He wants me out of the way before the damn thing's

unveiled so I don't catch any of the glare from the spotlight.

I'm sorry we're losing you.

Look, I'm late for a meeting. Why don't you give me a call tomorrow? We'll grab

a drink. Yeah, sure.

Three more months of mathematical calculations.

What a waste.

Uh -uh, Ted.

You do the math.

Set it for two days from now?

Of course, if I'm wrong.

My molecules will be scattered across time.

What are you doing here? The machine.

I just came from the machine. We've got to get out of here right now to police.

The police?

Just go.

What do the police want? Go!

Susan!

Susan, you home?

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

channels or expand one single image to crystal clarity 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.

You are about to experience a mystery which reaches from the deepest

inner mind to the outer limits.

Nothing in our world is more unyielding.

than the inexorable march of time. But what will happen when man finds a way to

manipulate that awesome force?

Susan.

I'm back.

Do that!

Andrew? I saw your car out front.

What are you doing home in the middle of the day?

I wanted to see you.

Something happened at work today.

Oh, no.

No, don't tell me that you were... Why? Why do you always jump to the most

negative conclusion?

Well, I'm sorry, but you're never home this early, and I know you haven't been

getting along with Ted. No, no, no. This has nothing to do with Ted.

Then what is it?

Look, it's just, it's complicated.

You were fired, weren't you?

Okay, all right, yes. I got laid off.

Oh, Andrew, I'm sorry. I know how much this job meant to you. I really thought

you found your niche this time. Yeah, well, so did I.

Look, Susan, when I joined Anderson Technology, they put me in charge of

developing a chronological phase shifter.

It's a fancy name for what's essentially a time machine.

A time machine?

Yes, it allows the user to be physically transported through time.

So why after three years are you telling me this now? Because I tested it today.

And it works.

By testing it, you're saying what? You traveled back in time?

Forward, actually. I went ahead two days.

And? And I was so overwhelmed that it actually worked that I came straight

to share the news with you.

And when I got here... Yeah?

When I got here, you were lying on the floor in the den.

You were in a pool of blood. You'd been shot.

And killed.

Andrew, I want you to tell me the truth.

Have you been drinking?

Do you understand what I'm telling you?

If we don't do something to divert the time stream, in two days, you are going

to die.

Now, our best bet is we change the circumstances leading up to your murder.

That's it. We have to get out of town right away. Andrew, Andrew, listen to

yourself.

You come home and tell me that you've been fired, that you beamed yourself

the future, and that you found me dead.

I mean, you'll forgive me if I have a hard time swallowing this. I know, I

It sounds insane.

But you have to believe me.

Remember that night you lost $3 ,000 in a poker game, and instead of admitting

it, you told me you'd been mugged? That was a long time ago, Susan. Well,

something bad happened. You can't just own up, so you fabricate some more...

no, this is different!

How is this different?

Because I'm not lying!

Because this is the truth!

Okay, okay.

We'll talk about it, all right?

Don't you patronize me!

I'm trying to save your life here!

So am I, Andrew.

Did I actually break the temporal barrier, or did I imagine the whole

Am I succumbing to some horrible psychosis? Could I ever kill my own

I have my weaknesses, God knows, but could I possibly descend to that kind of

violence?

Is there anything in this world that would drive me to do something so

I'm just telling you what I told you.

There is no time machine.

I have no idea what's going on in his head, Carl. I mean, obviously the stress

of losing his job has been too much.

Anyways, I would really appreciate it if you kept this between us.

Thanks.

I'll call you tomorrow.

You talking to Carl?

I was worried about you.

So you sneak behind my back, you talk to him.

He told me that this time machine is a pet project of yours, but that it's just

a pipe dream at this point. It doesn't even exist.

Why would you make up such an outrageous story?

It is not.

It is not a story! It is not a story! Why can't you believe me? I am trying,

it's not... You shouldn't have to try!

I don't know what's going on with you, Andrew, but I can't do this anymore. You

can't do what?

I can't live like this.

What are you saying?

I think we need to spend some time apart.

No, no, no. No, Susan.

All we have to do is make it through the next few days and everything will be

fine. Susan, it will be fine. You're not hearing me, Andrew. Everything is not

going to be fine.

Look, I'm not even saying that it's all you.

I mean, sometimes people... Look, I can't go on pretending.

Look, if you don't mind, I'd like you to sleep downstairs tonight.

If you don't, I will.

I have to clean up.

I'll look out.

I'll, uh, let me do that. No, that's all right.

Good night, Andrew.

are increasing in frequency and intensity. At times, they're almost

like being stabbed in the brain with a molten blade.

Apparently, some kind of neural reaction to the time travel process.

Maybe Ted was right.

What's worse of the vision?

Nightmarish images of Susan's death, images I can't quite decipher or don't

to. I don't know if they're flashes of the past or the future or both.

I've contemplated leaving town by myself.

If I am the killer, then Susan would be safe. But what if I'm not the killer?

The irony is, either way, I'm the only one who can save her.

Morning.

How are you feeling?

Okay.

Susan, what about last night?

Look, I'm real sorry that you had to hear all that.

Maybe it's a blessing that it's all out.

I've been thinking about this all morning. The first thing we have to

is how to protect you.

Andrew, please.

Time's on our side. We still have more than 24 hours. You're really scaring me,

you know that? I'm trying to scare you.

God, if I could just get you into the lab, you could see the machine.

I think you should make an appointment with Dr. Berger this afternoon.

No, I don't need to see a psychotherapist. Sweetheart, you need to

somebody. I need to talk to you.

Carl Vandermeer gave you the corporate line, Susan.

There's no way he'd tell you the truth about the TPS -1200. He'd be out of a

job, too, and... I really don't know what else to say.

Well, you believe me.

Look, I have some prospective buyers meeting me in 20 minutes.

Why don't you get some rest? We'll talk more about this when I get home.

Susan.

Sorry.

I didn't mean to hurt you.

Andrew, please.

Call Dr. Berger.

My wife thinks I've snapped.

Maybe I have.

I can't sleep.

It's getting more... More difficult to think, to think straight or to control

myself than now.

Susan wants to leave me.

Dan!

You look tired.

Yeah.

Can I have the same?

So I heard you talk to Susan last night?

Yes, she's very concerned about you.

You told her the CPS -1200 is just a fantasy?

What was I supposed to say?

We all signed confidentiality waivers. The problem is now she thinks I'm lying.

Thinks you're lying?

You told her you time -traveled.

I did.

Well, that's impossible. The machine is not running yet.

Yes, it is.

You're serious, aren't you? Uh -huh.

You tested it on yourself.

You believe me, don't you?

Look, Carl, I need your help. I know events in history can vary according to

temporal and spatial perspective, but I need the bottom line.

Can history be altered?

Theoretically.

But until now, we never had a chance to tell them. So if someone were to travel

back in time, they could change a specific outcome by changing the

leading up to it.

That's one school.

The other time travel camp are fatalists.

They posit that no matter what you do, the outcome is inevitable.

You mean I travel back to November 22, 1963, I shoot Oswald before he kills

Kennedy, Kennedy still gets assassinated?

Thank you.

Well, the fatalist conjecture is that someone else would have been in the

of the Texas Book Depository with a rifle.

Personally, I disagree.

As far as I'm concerned, you take Oswald out of the equation and Kennedy leaves

Dallas without a scratch.

Unless, of course, you're one of those grassy, null conspiracy theorists.

So what is this all about? Are you planning on going back and trying to

Kennedy's life?

No.

Andrew? I'm home.

How's it remind you of?

Andrew, don't.

and tell me you don't remember.

The honeymoon suite at the Manalaya.

What is all this?

I phoned the office today to see how you did on the house.

They told me you sold it. Full asking price.

Congratulations.

He always did know how to make the perfect martini.

It's one of my few remaining social skills.

Susan, I am so sorry.

I promise you from now on, things are going to be different.

Andrew, this is lovely.

The martinis and the flowers.

But it's not really that easy.

No, no, no. You put all of that out of your mind, okay? Because tonight...

Tonight is for celebrating, okay?

Do you remember how much in love we were?

Oh, well, you do have a good memory.

No, I'm serious.

I'm still that same guy that made you smile that first night we met.

And that was just by chance.

And you, you were... You were the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen.

Oh, well, it's easy to impress a man who spends half his life chained to a lab

bench.

It was fate, you know.

Our meeting, you always said so.

Andrew, look,

you really helped me through a very rough time.

But that was seven years ago.

We can have that back. I know we can. Wishing something isn't enough, Andrew.

I know because I've spent too much of my life doing just that.

I still love you.

And I know deep down, Susan, you love me too.

No.

Can I open them? Yep.

What's this?

Just my way of saying, you know, congratulations on the fail of the

Hawaii? Mm -hmm.

I booked that suite at the Mona Lisa.

Leaving tomorrow morning?

Mm -hmm.

Come on, you spend a few days, you relax on the beach.

I've just got to...

You know, to clean up a few loose ends here, but I'll join you on Thursday.

Oh, um, Andrew, this is really very sweet, but I can't.

Why not?

Because I don't think it would be fair.

Not to me and not to you.

Could it have anything to do with that?

What are you doing with that?

Were you digging through my personal things?

What's in Los Angeles?

A realtor's convention.

So why are you keeping it a secret?

I wasn't. I only found out about it the other day. We haven't exactly had time

to discuss it.

Andrew, do you see what's happening here?

This is one of our big problems. You don't trust me. Well, that's not true.

Please.

So this big romantic trip to Hawaii, was this your way of getting me out of town

for my alleged safety or keeping me from going to Los Angeles?

No, it was my way of putting our crumbling marriage back together.

Well, the settlement was nice, but the execution left a lot to be desired.

Where are you going?

Susan?

Susan, come back here.

So you don't want anything stronger?

I can open a bottle of wine. No, this is great.

Where's Dave?

Coeur d 'Alene.

Golf trip with the boys.

You ever wonder about these golf trips?

I trust him, Andrew.

Besides, if I ever found out Dave was fooling around on me, I'd surgically

remove his putter and frame it with his other golf trip.

You and my sister are having a rough go of it again.

Yeah.

Everything's falling apart.

I lost my job.

She told me. I'm sorry.

Amy.

Susan's planning on leaving me.

I just don't understand why she doesn't want to work our problems out.

She's been trying to talk to you for years, Andrew. She's beyond trying.

I love her so much, Amy.

Nice words, but what have you done to show her?

Have I really been that lousy a husband?

I could give you a one -word answer, but you know how I hate being blunt.

How did I let my priorities get so... Screwed up.

At least you're asking the right question.

Unfortunately, I think it's too far gone.

Too many years of neglect.

You're seeing someone?

Maybe you should be having this conversation with her.

Then it's true, isn't it?

Andrew, if she is having an affair, she hasn't told me about it.

I honestly don't think that's Susan.

But if we're going to be brutally frank here, I wouldn't blame her if she was

trying to fill up some of that emptiness.

I have to talk to her.

I have to talk to her. Do you know where she is?

She called a little while ago from the Sonora Cafe.

I'm so glad I ran into you. Me too.

To the best salesperson I've ever met.

You were awesome on that close today.

I wouldn't have even made the sale if it wasn't for you.

Well, teamwork is what it's all about.

And we make a great team.

Andrew.

Needless to say, you weren't expecting me.

Let me introduce you to Craig Swenson.

Craig is our new office manager.

Hi, nice to meet you.

Susan, let's go home. No, I'm not ready to go home yet.

Craig and I are talking about the conference.

You're going to L .A. too?

Yeah.

Why? Oh, God. He thinks we're having an affair.

Whoa.

Listen, I just met Susan last week.

So you're saying once you get to know her a little better, then you can screw

her. Oh, my God. This is ridiculous.

I apologize for my husband, Craig. I'll see you in the office tomorrow.

Susan, Susan, Susan. I think it might be best if you stayed someplace else

tonight. No, look, I didn't mean... No, I'm serious.

I can't take any more of this.

You're under arrest.

What for?

No.

You don't understand.

It's a life or death situation.

I have to save her.

You've got to believe me.

What in God's name is going on?

They told me you broke into the lab last night.

I wanted to go forward in time to protect you.

How can you keep doing this? Susan, I would do anything to stop what is going

happen today.

I am the last thing that you should be worrying about.

But we don't have much time.

Let's get out of here.

They're not releasing you yet.

What do you mean?

Anderson is pressing charges.

Well, what about bail?

You've got to call me a lawyer. I already called one.

You're being transferred to a county facility in a few hours, so you can meet

with a lawyer when you get there.

I set up an appointment for you to see a neurologist in a few days.

Anything you want?

I want you to get better.

Please take care of yourself.

Susan, wait, wait! Susan!

You can't go.

You can't leave.

You are going to die.

Susan! Susan!

Susan!

Susan!

Susan! Susan!

Please!

Send someone over to protect my wife!

She's in danger!

Just send somebody to protect my wife!

Oh, cool it, man.

My wife's going to be murdered in a few hours.

What are you talking about?

Someone's going to shoot her.

Well, how do you know that?

No, you're not going to believe me, but I travel forward in time and...

I witnessed her murder. And what part of that didn't you think I'd believe?

I know, it sounds crazy.

I've heard crazier.

Who shot her? I'm not sure.

I think it might have been me.

Well, look on the bright side. If you're locked up in here, you can't do her any

harm. Exactly, but what if it wasn't me?

What if I just showed up after she was shot? Or what if in that time stream, I

was the murderer, but in this time stream, she's killed by somebody else?

Say you've got yourself a real conundrum.

Great job, guys.

What the hell are you doing?

I was going to ask you the same thing.

Look, I just, I rang the doorbell and there was no answer. I just wanted to

if Susan was home.

I thought you were in jail.

Yeah, sorry to disappoint you.

You want to hurt my wife? Look, hurt her. I came here to help move some

to her sister's house.

She can't do this to me.

You know what? Hey, I think you better... Andrew!

What do you think you're doing?

Came, came back to save you.

You call this saving me?

He was spying on you. I asked him to come and help me.

We have to work this out.

There is nothing for us to work out. No, don't say that.

Oh, my God. Andrew, Andrew, calm down.

I don't come.

Put the gun away.

You and I need to talk.

All right, fine. Just put the gun away.

Oh,

my

God.

Stay down!

Please,

please, I beg you, don't hurt me. I'm not going to hurt you. Why do you keep

saying that? I'm sorry, I'm sorry. You're just not yourself.

I am. Yes, I am.

I want to protect you and I want us to be together.

What don't you understand?

I didn't mean it. I swear it.

I only wanted to protect you.

Your theories are right. What do you know about my theories?

Everything. Oh, my God.

You... You're me.

I did it.

Time travel to reality.

More or less.

What's happening to you?

Still a few bugs in the system.

Unfortunately, you're not going to be around to exalt in your triumph.

Gotta change the time stream.

Can't let you meet Susan.

Who? Make things right.

Hey.

Don't do this. There's no other way.

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