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These are the journals of Darien Lambert, Captain, Fugitive Retrieval

.D.

2193.

That's the one. The one with the red on his ears.

I knew the little buggers weren't extinct.

Yeah, well, come on, mate. We'd better get him before he disappears into the

shrubbery.

He needs the koala because he's got a sick kid on his hands.

Tough.

Come on, Jake. We've got

$100 ,000 worth of koala disappearing into the jungle.

Clive, the old man's dead.

Too bad. Come on.

You hear that?

The locals around here collect heads for a hobby, mate.

Well, what about the koala?

Forget the koala. We got to get out of here.

Yeah.

It began in the future.

A time machine called Trax.

Criminals who vanish.

And a lawman who must pursue into the past.

Now he's among us.

A special breed of man.

He has one weapon and a computer named Selma.

Good morning, Captain Lambert.

With her, he will travel through our world, searching for fugitives from his

own.

knowing he cannot go home until he has found them all.

His name is Darian Lambert, and this is his story.

My captain and I had just returned from a grueling mission.

We were looking forward to a long -needed rest, but that was not to be.

No.

Electric bill.

Phone bill.

Gas bill.

Charge card. Selma, how long before the World Banking Authority proposes a

centralized credit system?

The centralized credit system was first established.

Captain, I'm sorry.

I'm experiencing something I cannot explain.

Visual mode.

Selma, what's going on?

Incoming transmission.

Circuit to patient.

How is this compromised?

Captain, transmission from our time.

That's not possible.

Microlinear symbiotics.

Reflexive codification.

Transitive frequency.

Format omega.

A distress signal.

Medical emergency.

Worldwide epidemic.

He about the power of malaria.

Two million dead.

Five million infected.

My God.

Two million dead.

Five million infected.

Selma, I didn't get that.

Urgently required.

Carlos, come on.

Assistance requested.

What kind of assistance?

Selma!

Selma, visual mode.

Energy reserve dangerously low.

Scanning intermittent.

Captain, go to Wesley Institute.

What do I do there?

Dr. Kincaid.

Dr. Catherine Kincaid.

Battery charge mode.

Battery charge mode.

Dr. Kincaid? Hold on a sec.

Amazing.

What is it?

It's an entirely new concept in bath oil.

Bath oil?

Look, I'm sorry. I must be in the wrong place.

I was looking for Dr.

Catherine Kincaid.

My friends call me Kate.

It's Darian Lambert. I'm an investigator with the Center for Disease Control.

I assumed you worked in medical research.

Gave it up for cosmetic.

The work's not as challenging, but at least no one calls you a quack.

So, what can I do for you, Mr. Lambert?

I was wondering what you could tell me about P.

valstaparum malaria.

I know it's a horrible way to die.

Then you've had some experience with the disease?

Look, Mr. Lambert, nobody in the medical community has been interested in that

strain of malaria for 50 years.

Why have you come to me?

There has been a rather serious outbreak.

In New Guinea?

I'm sorry. The exact location of the epidemic is classified.

Epidemic? The infection is spreading quickly.

That's why we've stepped up our efforts to find a cure.

Now, your name came up on my computer.

And to be perfectly honest with you, I don't know why she... I don't know why

they sent me to find you.

They sent you... because of my father.

Dr. Benjamin Kincaid, Chief Medical Officer, Papua New Guinea, 1945.

My father's unit was building an airstrip near a fitamen during

Guinea campaign.

Dozens of his men became infected with an unusual strain of malaria.

Later identified as P.

valsaparil. The parasite proved resistant to all known therapy.

My father watched in horrors one by one.

The infected men slipped into a coma and died.

Out of desperation, he consulted with a local medicine man.

He told my father that there was only one cure.

The blood of the lavabuna.

The scarlet koala.

The scarlet koala.

My father realized that it could contain the antibodies necessary for fighting

the disease.

He took a small blood sample, developed a serum, and inoculated 20 of the

infected men.

What happened?

They all recovered.

Completely.

Wait a minute. Did I miss something here?

According to the sources that I checked, there is no cure.

For P.

valsiperum malaria.

Yeah, well, my father was a hero among his own men, but in scientific terms, it

was a fluke, not a cure.

The medical community refused to accept his findings.

So that was it?

Oh, not by a long shot.

After my father retired from the army, he returned to New Guinea.

He spent the last 30 years of his life treating the natives and trying to get

recognition for his serum.

After medical school, I spent every summer trekking through the jungles with

father.

And when he died, I tried to continue his work, but by then it was too late.

Too late for what?

For the New Guinea koala.

I thought they were plentiful.

No, you're thinking of the Australian koala.

Lavabuna is a different subspecies.

They were scarce even during the war, but in the late 80s, they were virtually

extinct.

Virtually?

On my last trip, I saw only one.

And I've been searching every day for months.

If you had this koala, could you reproduce the serum?

Well, yes, of course.

Kate, I need you to go with me to New Guinea.

Oh, you're kidding.

No, no, I think catching this scarlet koala...

It's the only way we're going to lick this thing.

I just told you they're practically extinct. Now, what makes you think we'd

succeed? I have all the resources of the government, access to unlimited

technology. Oh, technology or no technology.

New Guinea is still a treacherous place. If the poisonous snakes don't get you,

then the headhunters probably would.

That's why I need you to show me the way.

You don't know what you're asking.

I think I do.

You're still a doctor, Catherine. People are dying, and your father's work could

save them.

I have to make the phone call.

By the time we arrived in New Guinea, I was fully functional again.

My captain had disguised me...

At the communication device.

Where you say again, Missy?

Miniman. It's a small village on the Sepik River.

It's about a hundred miles north of Telefolman.

No good.

No good, Missy.

No good.

No can go.

White fella kill shaman.

Headhunter go berserk.

Better you go beach. Get down.

Much more safe.

No, this is a scientific expedition.

Yeah, yeah. I see long before time.

White fellow go jungle, hunt butterfly.

Much better you go tourist, okay, butterfly?

We're not butterfly hunters.

We're after Lava Buna.

Lava Buna?

Very rare.

But we know how to find one.

Okay. You, Lord, we go.

This better be important, Sarli. You're interrupting my busy schedule.

You still want Lava Buna?

You bet.

How much money you pay?

Ten thousand, when we have it in our hands.

Could be I do.

Timetrack will continue.

So we'll call you when we're ready to be picked up.

Darian, that's a cellular phone. There's not a transmitter within 500 miles

here. Actually, it's a high -powered computerized radio designed by the

government. It's just disguised as a telephone for security reasons.

Oh, I see.

If you haven't heard from us in two weeks, come back.

Two weeks, I come. You're not here, I wait. Happy hunting trip.

Listen, you wait here. I'm just going to buy a canoe from the Navy.

Selma, you okay in there?

Yes, Captain. Quite comfortable.

Thought it might be easier for us to communicate this way.

I must commend you on your ingenuity.

Well, thank you, Selma.

Can you translate what Kate is saying?

Sorry, Captain. I'm not programmed for this dialect.

Captain, there are over 700 separate and distinct dialects spoken in New Guinea.

Many of them have never been written or recorded in any way. Dr. Kincaid has

demonstrated fluency in two of them.

Quite a remarkable woman, isn't she?

Yes, Captain. I agree with your assessment.

You are now the proud owner of one dugout canoe.

The natives in this area have primitive technology, but highly developed

physical skills.

I've seen Feiyu boys as young as four years of age maneuver a dugout through

rapids in a rainstorm without getting their feet wet.

Not now, Selma.

Watch out for crocodiles.

Wouldn't it be easier just to walk?

New Guinea is 70 % swamp.

The mosquitoes are lethal and...

A foot rod sets in after just a few days.

I said not now, Selma.

So what's the battle plan?

Travel up the river about 15 miles and then continue inland to the foot of the

Hindenburg Range. That's where I last spotted the Scarlet Koala.

Calling Darien Lambert. This is Weather Central calling Darien Lambert.

This is Darien Lambert. Go ahead, Weather Central.

A severe storm front is rapidly approaching from the south. Please

thunder and lightning in 20 seconds.

Did they know that?

They can do amazing things with technology these days. Paddle.

was lost.

How about your radio?

It's waterproof.

You cold?

I'm just frightened.

Nothing like a scrape with death to remind you that you're not invulnerable.

So we've got no blankets, no tent, no tools, no map, and enough food for about

three or four days.

What do you think we should do?

Press on.

Right answer.

Well... Your father would be proud of you.

I wish I had half my father's courage.

He hung on to his dream to the very end.

But I gave up.

I was running away. I was hiding from my responsibility.

Until you came along.

You made me realize that I... I just couldn't let any more people die the way

father died.

Your father died of P -vessel paramalaria?

Well, he'd spent almost 20 years in New Guinea. I guess it was just a matter of

time before he became infected.

What about his serum?

All our samples had been sent to a government lab where they sat on the

collecting dust because nobody cared.

My father died in my arms.

And I couldn't do anything to save him.

Two miles north, the river curves sharply east.

We can save a day by cutting through the jungle.

You're the boss.

I'll follow my trail. I'll try to keep us out of trouble.

What is it, Selma?

Captain, I have detected an unusual life form.

Based on size, shape, and pattern of movement, I believe it to be a scarlet

koala.

Where? 0 .6 kilometers due east, just over that ridge.

Kate, wait a minute!

Look, um, this is going to sound crazy, but I think we have a better chance of

finding what we're after if we head towards the east.

I thought I was the authority here.

No, you are.

Call it a hunch.

Darian, there's no path through those hills.

Wait a minute.

What was that?

It's a special tracking device developed by the government.

It sounded like it was coming from your radio.

Yeah, well, it's a radio and it's a tracking device.

One gadget, many uses.

You're right. That does sound crazy.

Kate, I know you're the expert here, but the government guarantees the

effectiveness of this device.

Now, she says there is a scarlet koala over that hill.

I think we should give it a try.

She?

It.

Oh, God.

I think you better go first.

Have I ever told you that you have remarkable eyes?

Don't distract me. I'm just trying to concentrate on surviving this

Remind me.

I'll tell you again later.

Don't move.

Don't breathe.

Give me your hand.

I can't.

Come on, Kate. Where's that pioneer spirit?

I'm beginning to think the day wouldn't be complete without a near -death

experience.

We found the koala. Let's move on to stage two.

Stage two?

I believe the object of the expedition is to catch the koala.

Boy, that's not going to be easy with all our equipment at the bottom of the

river. That's right. I've got it under control.

You're going to catch him with your car alarm?

Actually, it's a miniaturized tranquilizer gun. It's just disguised as

alarm.

This may be the only chance we get. Should I send him back right now?

Captain, a clinical trial would be advisable.

All right, I'll use the blue.

Test him while he's out.

I'm going to send him back as soon as we can.

What do we do now?

You want to live?

Yes.

Then smile and do exactly what they want.

You don't suppose they're thinking about having us for lunch, do you?

The aphidomen don't eat their victims.

They stuff them.

Oh, thanks. That's very reassuring.

He said we were hunting the sacred koala.

Jinka Kai.

I can't believe Jankakai is gone.

Who is Jankakai?

The shaman my father told me about. The one who gave him the secret cure.

Poachers have killed him.

The chief's grandson is in a coma.

Without Genkikai's medicine, he will die.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

Don't jump to conclusions. It could be anything.

We can save the boy.

We are your friends.

Translate for me, Kate.

Darian, I'm not so sure. Just tell them.

High fever, comatose state. He's got all the symptoms, but without a microscope,

I can't be sure.

I've got something better than a microscope.

Darian, that's a credit card.

It just looks like a credit card, actually. It's a high -tech medical

Oh, come on.

Kate, trust me on this.

Trust you?

First it was a radio disguised as a telephone.

Then there was the tranquilizer gun disguised as a car alarm. Now this?

They all worked, didn't they?

That's the problem. There's something going on here you're not telling me

Kate, I will explain it all to you later.

Selma, can you confirm Dr.

Kincaid's diagnosis?

Selma? Scanning.

Oh, my God.

Diagnosis confirmed.

I detect the presence of P. valciparum bacteria in the boy's bloodstream.

Thank you, Selma.

What do you need to prepare the serum?

Well, with all that... What do you need?

Saline, dextrose, benzalconium chloride. It's all right here in the medical kit.

I think it's about time to test your father's syrup.

Wait a minute, Darian.

Maybe we should talk about this. Kate, it's now or never.

We need to save the boy.

I want you to tell the chief that we need the sacred koala to make the magic

happen.

He'll bring the koala.

Good.

He also said, if we fail, we die.

Darian, what if it's a fluke?

What if the medical community was right?

Maybe the serum never worked at all.

Listen to me.

I believe in your father's serum, and I believe in you.

And when the morning comes, that boy is going to open his eyes.

And what if he doesn't?

Then we can say we did the best we could.

Time tracks will continue.

Selma, what's going on?

Captain, there has been a change in the boy's condition.

Kate, wake up. Something's happened.

Vital signs, Selma.

Reparation, 16.

Pulse, 82 beats per minute. Blood pressure, 90 over 60.

Temperature? 99 .5 and falling.

Oh, thank God.

Okay, come on. Come on, time to wake up.

You did it.

Tastes like caramel corn or something. What is it?

Roasted grubs. The natives dig them out of rotten tree stumps.

The chief is thanking us for saving the boy.

He wants to give us a gift.

We may choose anything.

Tell him we want the koala.

I am my Gabu, taudia idia, gorera bona, idia mafe.

Lava buna, mani o hendamai.

What did he say he said he hopes the sacred koala will bring magic to our

as we did to him

You

missed a golden opportunity back there I did

The chief would have given you any one of his wives all you had to do with that

How would you have felt if I had

Jealous? Good.

Is that our plane?

Yeah, I radioed before we left the plane.

So what happens now?

There's a research team ready to jump on this project the minute they get the

koala. You know, you never did tell me where the epidemic is.

Or when.

What did you say?

When?

I think it's time I gave you that explanation I promised you. Sit down.

Are you familiar with the concept of a parallel universe?

Yes. Good. Then you'll be able to understand what I'm about to tell you.

There is an epidemic.

Happening right now, all over the world.

Literally, millions of people are infected and dying.

Well, that can't be. I would know about it.

No, you wouldn't.

It's taking place in the 22nd century.

The 22nd century?

I'm a time traveler, Kate.

You're telling the truth, aren't you?

Yes.

Well, now it all makes sense.

Radios that predict rainstorms are one thing, but talking medical scanners

disguised as credit cards?

Not in this lifetime.

There's so much I want to tell you about the future and why I'm here.

But right now, the world needs this koala, and there isn't any time to

have to send it back to the future right now.

And how will you do that?

I use my car alarm.

It's true.

I inject the koala with a small chemical pellet, and my computer does the rest.

So what can I do to help?

Just put the koala in the cage.

Freak! Now just drop that thing, put your hands in the air. Who are you?

Come for the koala.

That animal is government property. Mate, everything I've ever poached is

government property.

Go, Jake!

Now don't push me, pal.

We've been tracking that pelt for two years now.

Wouldn't be anything I wouldn't do to get it.

Let's move it, Jake!

How's the koala?

He'll be all right if we can keep him warm.

Okay. Will you let me know when you think he's ready?

We'd better send him back.

Darian, I was wondering, what good is one koala against a worldwide epidemic?

Computers in the 22nd century can synthesize any biochemical material.

24 hours after that koala arrives, they'll begin mass distribution of the

But how would they know the formula?

I'll send detailed instructions.

That's not good enough.

What are you talking about?

I am the only living person who's ever administered that serum.

Yeah?

You're going to have to send me, too.

No, really.

It's the only way.

won't do it darian there is so much riding on this so many lives at stake we

can't afford to leave this to chance kate i just found you and this is the

we can be together you don't understand i'm not going why not

my work here isn't done darian

As usual.

They're right.

They need you.

Somebody has to show them how to do it.

So what happens now?

Well, I... I shoot you with this.

And it won't hurt a bit.

I'll be seeing you.

Yeah.

Time Trapped is a Gary Nardino production in association with Warner

Television.