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-So what's on the agenda
for tonight?

-I thought we might just
have a quiet night in.

Come on.

This way, Madame.

What did you do?

Thank you.

You're out of your mind!

Ha.

It's spectacular.

Happy anniversary.

Happy anniversary.

Hey, his lips are moving.

You think he's trying
to say something?

-Most likely an
involuntary response

to something in
the Reverie program.

-Well, how can you
know for sure?

We can't.

-They brought in another one
this morning.

That makes seven.

I can count.

I know you can count.

What if this becomes
an epidemic?

-Seven users isn't
an epidemic.

It's a fraction of a fraction.

They're in a coma, Lexi...

because of your program.

-My program is doing
exactly what it's supposed to.

-That's not going to make
a damn bit of difference

to our partners.

If we can't prove
that this is reversible,

they're gonna pull the plug.

We'll lose everything.

You understand?

This is a radical problem.

Maybe it requires
a radical solution.

Now, remember,

only 7% of our communication

is based on
what we actually say.

38% of it comes from
the tone of the voice,

and the rest of it, 55%,
comes from body language.

Look at the smiles.

Real smiles--
they affect the eyes.

They wrinkle the skin.

Is the person making
eye contact?

Too much

Oh...

-Also pay attention to
the direction.

Eyes to the left means that

they're trying to
remember something.

Eyes to the right

signals creative thinking,

deception.

Stop.

Devon is the killer.

How'd you figure it out?

-Everyone else was, like,
really intense

with their eye contact,

and Devon looked away
immediately,

like she had something to hide.

That's very good.

Now, remember,

this is more than just
a game, right?

I mean, these are skills
that you can use

on a job interview,

on a date, or in bed.

It's a whole new way
of seeing the world,

but you have to look up.

And class is dismissed.

All right, good work,
everybody.

We'll see you on Wednesday.

Charlie,

what are you doing here?

Buy you dinner?

How does one teach
interpersonal dynamics?

-You saw it.
We play "killer,"

we play
"red light, green light,"

games that develop
observational skills.

-And their parents
pay money for this?

-Well, if their parents knew
how badly they needed it,

they'd pay twice as much.

-Here you go.
-Why do you say that?

Thank you.
-Sure.

Do you know how much time

the average teen spends
on their devices in one day?

-How much?
-Nine hours,

and in some cases,
up to 16 or more.

And in exchange for that,

they get the whole world
in their pocket, right?

Any information, any tool,
right there on their phone.

Is that such a bad thing?

-It is if they're not
developing

the most important tool of all.

Which is?

Empathy.

We learn empathy by observing,

and we've stopped doing that.

I mean, look.

Nobody's even having
an actual conversation.

-Well, we are.
-Yeah, but that's because

we haven't seen each other
in a few years,

and we have a lot
to catch up on.

-Want to offer you a job,
Mara.

Okay, doing what?

hostage negotiation.

When I retired as police chief,

I started my private
security firm.

Onira-Tech was my first
and only client,

and then after a time,
I became a liaison.

-"Reverie."
What does it do?

-What's your all-time
favorite memory?

The most beautiful,
mind-blowing place

you can remember?

Uh, when I was, um, ten...

My mother took me
and my sister Jamie

to this place called
"labyrinth of light."

It was this

field just full of
paper lanterns.

It was like floating in space.

-What if you could
revisit that moment

any time you wanted?

It can do all that?

Reverie is a place

where the impossible
becomes possible.

You're put inside a waking
dream of your own design.

You can go anywhere you want,
change your appearance,

and even bring loved ones
back from the dead.

How?

They use what's called a

"social media footprint."

A person's pictures, videos--

their posts.

You feed them
into the program,

and you can resurrect them
in Reverie.

-That's like a field trip
to heaven.

-Problem is, some of our users
are so addicted

to the fantastic worlds
they've created

that their subconscious minds
have severed ties with reality.

Their bodies have gone into
a coma.

For lack of a better word,
they're trapped.

I'm still not understanding.

What exactly is it
that you want me to do?

-I want you to
go inside Reverie

and bring them back.

-How would you like
to proceed?

-She needs time
to think about it.

Charlie, we don't have time.

-Monica, she's our
best option.

Well, you've got her résumé.
See for yourself.

Master's of Psychology
from Stanford.

Specialized
counterterrorism training

with the FBI.

There have to be others.

-The best negotiators
make you feel like

you've known them
your whole life.

every little gesture
of the hand,

slight change
in tone of voice.

She had all that.

She worked miracles
for complete strangers.

Unfortunately,
she couldn't do it

for the people
she loved the most.

-Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Ray, Ray.

Okay, so just, uh...
Just back up a second.

You know?
Tell me how all of this

got started.

-I found a text.
-Okay, a text, good.

What text?
-On Jamie's phone.

-A text on Jamie's phone.
Great.

What did it say?

-That she's taking Brynn
to your parents' place.

She's gonna leave me.

Okay, wait, wait.

Ray, listen.

I'm sure it wasn't permanent,
all right?

I-I-I...

Maybe she just wanted

to give you guys some space.

I know my sister.

I know how much she loves you.

Not anymore.

No, of course she does.

Remember when you used to

come to our house and you would

pick her up for dates

and you would drive around
in that car.

God, what was it?
It was the, um...

The--the...
The black one...

-The Camaro?
-The Camaro, exactly.

Whatever happened
to that car, anyway?

I sold it...

To, uh, buy Jamie's ring.

I'm sorry, baby.

Daddy didn't mean
to scare you.

I didn't mean to scare you.
Everything's going to be--

Did you call the police?

Mara...

-No!
No, no.

I-I--No, no, no.
-Oh, I told you

not to call the police!
-They're going to go away.

No, I didn't!

I'm gonna make them
go away.

Please, please...

Ray! Ray! Ray! Ray!

-Version 1.0 was
a single-user experience,

but for the past year,
I've been working on 2.0,

which is multi-user.

It allows two people
to interact

in a shared
immersive virtual world.

The commercial version
won't be available for a while,

but we built a prototype.

It's the only one like it
in the world.

-2.0 is what you'd use
to enter each client's Reverie.

-Bio-authentication complete,
Charlie.

Thank you, Dylan.

And Dylan is...

Everywhere.

He's the building's AI.

Dylan, say hello to Miss Kint.

Hello, Miss Kint.

Enjoy the rest of
your tour.

Trust me,

you're just getting to
the weird part.

-This is the BCI--
the brain-computer interface

that runs the program.

Is it moving?

-It's been integrated with
living tissue.

It helps merge with the body
in a more symbiotic way.

It makes it impossible

to distinguish the program
from reality.

But if it's an implant,

can't you just
surgically remove it?

-The flow of data
is laced into

the central nervous system,

which then carries it to

the cortical neurons.

Severing the connection
while someone is

this deeply connected

might cause permanent damage.

If you decide to do this,

you'll have to undergo
the implant procedure as well.

Tony Lenton was the first.

Now we've got
a whole damn wing.

Every one of these people
decided that life in Reverie

is better than the one
out here.

This is a chance to bring
families back together again.

I thought that'd be something
you'd be interested in.

Do you have, like, a, um...

Like, a smaller gun

that you could use?

-Wasn't so bad now,
was it?

-I see you found
your way home.

When you find this symbol
in Reverie,

you're looking at
a gateway icon,

your exit back to
the real world.

It's beautiful.

-Mandalas represent
the universe.

I thought it was appropriate.

Uh, Paul Hammond,

chief oneirologist.

Uh, Mara Kint.

What's an oneirologist?

-Usually, it means
someone involved in

the science of studying dreams.

Here, it's the science
of creating dreams.

I design all the factory
presets and training modules.

We also do
research and development,

pushing the boundaries
of reality within the program.

The ordinary user can choose
between the presets

or a more customized
experience.

They can create entire worlds

tailored to their
specific desires,

and they have days, weeks,
even months to figure it out,

but I'm going to give you
a crash course,

just enough to make you
dangerous.

Please, have a seat.

Make yourself comfortable.

Yeah.

Apertus means "open."

Whenever you're ready,

just say the word,

close your eyes,

and you'll find yourself
in the box.

The box?

It's a training module.

Shall we begin?

Okay.

Oh, I almost forgot.

If you make it
all the way through,

there's a surprise
waiting for you at the end.

What is it?

-Well, if I told you,
it wouldn't be a surprise,

now would it?

When you're ready.

Apertus.

What if I want to
walk around?

-Your brain tells your limbs
what to do,

but those signals
are connected

to your body in Reverie.

Aside from a few
stray reactions

to really powerful stimuli,

your body will remain
perfectly still,

right here in this chair.

So I can do anything I want?

-Physical laws don't
necessarily apply in Reverie,

but they are subject to
the limitations of the coding.

For instance, you can't just
pop off and fly.

Well, yet.

Can I get hurt?

-You can teach your brain
to disarm certain triggers,

like pain, for example.

Over time, you'll learn
to override

your natural instincts

and deprogram
your fear response.

Holy--

Uh, hello?

Okay, uh...

Hello?

Once you're inside,

we don't have any way
to communicate.

No! No!

Paul! Paul!

So if it gets too intense,

look for a gateway icon.

If there isn't one nearby,

all you have to do

is say "exitus."

Exitus!

Intense, right?

-You don't have to do this
right now.

Training's enough
for one day.

-He may not have
another day.

I wanna get started.

-You never should have
suggested using 2.0.

What was I supposed to do?

-You were supposed to wait
until we figured out

the derealization issues.

-The company could have been
long gone by then,

and these people might
already be dead.

she picked it up
faster than we did,

and we built it.

-But it's not just her,
Alexis.

It's the program itself.

We have no idea
what's gonna happen

when we introduce
a second person.

Her presence might disrupt
Tony's bond with the program.

-Exactly.
This is our chance to find out.

-I'm gonna monitor
her brainwave activity

when she goes in.

If there are
significant anomalies,

then we have to tell her.

If you don't, I will.

-Jay, when was the last time
you talked to your brother?

He called a couple weeks ago,

asked if we wouldn't mind
keeping Iris for the weekend.

We got a daughter
the same age,

her cousin.

I figured he just, you know,

needed some time by himself.

He's been under
a lot of pressure

ever since her mom passed.

What happened to her?

They were in an accident.

My brother was driving.

Naomi was in
the passenger seat.

He survived, but

she didn't make it
to the hospital.

Last few months, he's been
collecting

everything he could find.

Pictures, video...

Old voice mails.

I didn't know what
he was doing at the time,

but apparently he was
uploading them to the program.

He thought he could
bring her back.

How's the training going?

-She passed the early stages
faster than anyone else.

She's gone through
a battery of simulations.

Her vitals are steady.

-If you make it all the way
through to the end,

there's a surprise
waiting for you.

-Charlie, we're running
out of time.

Is she ready or not?

Yes, she's ready.

Then send her in.

-This tablet is paired with
Tony Lenton's program.

When you tap the icon
and open your eyes,

you'll find yourself
inside his Reverie.

Good luck.

Apertus.

Come on.

-Wait, let me get in it!
Let me get in!

Whoa!

Who are you?

My name is Mara.

-You're not supposed
to be here.

No?

-I was very specific
about my choices.

-Okay, I--I have to tell you
something.

I want you to go.

-But just give me
five minutes.

For what?

To talk about Naomi.

How do you know that name?

Five minutes, please.

Tony?

-You're gonna
crash the program.

You have to go.
You're gonna ruin everything.

Ah!

Tony! Tony!

I said I want you to go!

Tony, please!

Exitus!

-It's okay.
Just breathe.

-I got the wind
knocked out of me.

-No, you just thought
you did.

I was monitoring
your brainwave activity

There was a pretty radical
spike in the middle.

Do you remember seeing
anything particularly strange?

No.

I remember that book.

You know, after I read it,

I used to go outside

and pretend that I could
talk to birds.

-My grandma had a parakeet
named Libby.

She talked to it all the time.

Oh yeah

-Thank you.
-You're welcome.

"I love you" and a swear word.

-She and my mom
used to read it to me

before I went to sleep.

-Hey, Iris,
can I ask you a question

about your mom
and your stepdad?

Did they ever talk about
San Francisco?

-That's where he asked her
to marry him.

They didn't have any money,

but he paid some guy, like,

$10 to let them on the roof
of a hotel.

-It sounds like you've heard
that story a few times.

More like a hundred,

but I didn't mind.

They were always so happy
when they talked about it.

Is he gonna be okay?

I promise,

I'm gonna do everything I can

to bring him back.

Dylan?

Yes, Miss Kint?

Uh, well, first of all,

you can call me Mara.

I like that name.

-Thank you.
-Hebrew origin.

It means "bitter."

I've heard that before, yes.

Listen, Dylan,

can you do a search for me

of all the images that
Tony Lenton

uploaded to Reverie?

-Of course.
What should I look for?

A butterfly.

Searching.

-You know, if you add an "H"
to "Mara,"

it could also be
the Arabic word for joy?

I like it either way.

That's very sweet.

I found three results,

and here.

-Okay, that's not it,
but wait.

That's not it, either.

Who's the blond one?

Allison Young.

She's in 630 of
Naomi's photos.

-Uh, can you get me
an address?

-Sure,
but she's not home right now.

-No?
-According to

her status update,

she just clocked in at work.

Are you a police officer?

-No.
Well, I mean,

I used to be,

but now I work for this company

called Onira-Tech.

Uh, they make this immersive

virtual reality program
called Reverie.

-And what does this have to do
with Tony?

-Well, he logged on
to the program--

thank you--two weeks ago,

and he never came back out.

He's gone kind of
into a coma,

and he could die.

So, were you close to them?

Naomi was my best friend.

Were they happy?

Of course.

Did they have any problems

that you knew of?

I mean, in their marriage?

They were stronger than ever.

They had to be, with everything
she was going through.

What do you mean

Naomi was sick.

They were fighting with it
for a while,

but she took a turn
for the worse.

They didn't want
anyone else to know,

not until they had a chance
to tell Iris.

Tony Lenton's condition

is getting worse.

How long do we have?

A couple of days at most.

And there's one more thing.

I finished reviewing

Mara Kint's EEG.

Who ordered that?

Paul Hammond.

He wanted me to take a look at

a spike in the middle
of her session,

but that's not what has me
concerned.

There were other markers,

things that could
potentially indicate

an underlying
psychiatric disorder.

-I found this in
Tony's apartment.

It's called Skeiron.

Popular with college kids.

Helps them get through finals.

-What does this have to do
with Tony?

-There was a butterfly
in his Reverie.

He had a strong
negative reaction to it,

and I got the feeling that this

was not the first time
that it happened.

-That could be a by-product
of his connection

to the deep learning program.

Everyone's brain
is a little different,

so their relationship to

the program is gonna
be different.

-Like how we respond
to certain drugs

in different ways.

Exactly.

Maybe it misread his connection
to the butterfly,

mistaking it for love
as opposed to

some other powerful emotion.

Like what?

Guilt.

I wanna go back in.

Apertus.

Wait, wait, wait!

Hey, you.

I told you to stay away
from me.

-I know why you're seeing
the butterfly.

Who are you?

My name is Mara Kint.

I work for Onira-Tech.

How are you here?

-There's a multi-user version
of Reverie,

and they sent me into
your program

to talk to you.

Why?

I didn't consent to this.

You have no right to be here.

-You're right.
I don't.

I'm intruding,

and I'm very sorry for that.

This place is obviously

important to you.

You proposed to her here.

Is that right?

It must have been
very special.

-I had this whole
elaborate evening planned,

but when the bellhop
kicked us out,

we hopped on a cable car

and just spend the rest of the
night just

riding around the city.

-It sounds like a night
to remember.

-Have you ever had
a night like that?

Yes, and I have one

I'd do anything to forget.

Just like you.

Will you tell me what happened?

-Everything, uh, changed
after the diagnosis.

We burned through our savings
in the first two months.

I'm an independent contractor.

She was in grad school.

Neither one of us
had insurance,

so I took a second job
with my cousin,

doing 80-, 90-hour weeks,

taking her for treatment
in between

getting Iris to and from
school.

-So you started
taking Skeiron.

-I shoulda had someone else
take her

to the clinic that day.

I was at the end of
30 straight days.

I doubled up on the dosage.

I don't even remember
the accident.

I just woke up in the hospital,

and she was gone.

-I'm so sorry
that happened to you.

I failed her at every turn.

I spent every day working,

trying to keep her alive,

and it wasn't enough.

Then I found Reverie.

Our tenth anniversary
was coming up,

and we'd always talked about
coming back to this place,

but we never got a chance.

I could finally give her

the dream weekend
I always wanted.

I'll forget for a minute or two
that it's not really her,

that it's just a re-creation,

but then something will happen

that will remind me.

I'm just...

This is just never gonna
go away, is it?

No.

But it'll get better.

How would you know?

-Because you're not
the only one here

who feels responsible
for somebody's death.

It's been two years, and, um...

I'll be honest with you.

I'm still kind of a mess.

I started drinking too much.

I started self-medicating.

I didn't want to feel anything,
and...

It worked,

for a while.

What made you change?

-When I saw your brother
and Iris

and what they were
going through.

Iris is here?

The hospital called them in.

You've gone into a coma.

-But I've only been in here
a couple days.

-You've been here
for over two weeks.

That--it's not possible.

-When was the last time
you remember sleeping?

I don't...

Tony,

you have a version

of Naomi here,

but Iris is real.

She is flesh and blood,

and she's waiting for you,

and if you stay here
any longer,

you will never come back,

and she'll be all alone.

Is that what you want?

Is that what Naomi would want?

-Remember what you said
that day?

The proposal?

I said, "You could do worse."

I might have been wrong.

What are you talking about?

I let you down.

I'm sorry.

-Tony, you never
let me down.

You did everything
you promised that day,

and more.

I don't regret
a single second.

I mean,

how lucky are we
to have had this time together?

The luckiest.

But I think...

I think it's time
to go home.

Dad...

Tony.

Welcome back, pal.

She did it.

Yep.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

You wanted to see me?

Why did you order a EEG?

-We didn't know
what would happen when we

put a second person
inside someone's Reverie.

We're in uncharted waters here.

-From now on, bring all
the results straight to me.

If she sneezes,

I want to know about it.

Of course.

Dylan?

Yes, Lexi?

Want to play a game?

-How about
one of our old favorites?

-Hm.
It's perfect.

We used to play this every day.

When we were young?

Yep.

When we were young.

-There were four more cases
confirmed today.

It's happening much faster now.
I--I...

I can't help you keep it quiet
much longer.

I understand.

-If your project tanks,
I won't be able to justify

our investment.

That would be
a disappointment.

I was hoping this would be
a long-term relationship.

-What are your long-term goals
for Onira-Tech?

Or is that classified?

Onira-Tech is

one of a number of companies

we have an interest in.

-And how does the
Department of Defense

see our product
working for them in the future?

We don't know yet.

We see potential.

Brynn.