Original subtitles

No!

Honey.

Everything okay?

Ellie.

Who are you?

Who are you?

Okay.

Where am I? People will be looking for me.

Ellie, breathe.

Ah.

Okay, let's just talk.

Stay back.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Stay back!

Ellie, Ellie.

Calm down.

I just wanna talk to you, okay?

Just talk.

Do not get up.

I will knock you the fuck back down.

Ellie, please.

Mommy.

It's okay.

Mommy just had a bad dream.

What did you do with my husband?

I am your husband.

Where's my son?

- This is our daughter Alice. - No.

Am I drugged? Is that what's going on?

You must have drugged me. What is going on?

You were involved in an accident. You're confused.

I am not confused! I want to know what's going on now!

What have you, what have you done to me?

Oh my...

Ellie, you're having a memory lapse.

It's a side effect of your condition.

No. Stop calling me that.

That's not my name! Stop calling me that!

- It's okay. - No.

You're safe.

- We love you. - No, no.

Please help me. Help me, something's really wrong.

Something's wrong.

Something's really wrong with me.

- It's okay. - Please help me.

I've got you.

- Help me, please. - I've got you.

I'm right here.

Everything's gonna be okay.

I've got you. I'm right here.

"Then, just as the wolf was coming down the chimney,

the little piggy pulled off the lid and plop,

in fell the wolf into the scalding water.

So, the little piggy put on the cover again,

boiled the wolf up, and the three little pigs

ate him for supper."

Okay, buck, time for bed.

- Dad. - Yeah?

I like the way mom does the voices.

I miss how she used to be.

I know. I do, too.

Does she still love me?

Of course, she does.

But she doesn't remember me.

Mommy will always love you always, always,

no matter what, and so will I.

I love you, too, Dad.

Oh, baby.

You okay? Okay.

Hi.

How are you feeling?

Strange.

It's going to take a little time.

It always does.

Is that what the doctors say?

Ellie, your condition is not typical.

We've been to the best neurological specialists

in the field.

Can I recover?

What they told us was

sometimes, in rare cases, after a traumatic event,

like your accident,

the brain can pull pieces of information you've collected

throughout the course of your life.

Maybe something you saw on a TV show,

a story you read about, or a person you met,

and it strings them into false memories,

- just like when you dream, - No, uh...

how your subconscious fabricates fictional experience.

I know the difference between what's real and what's a dream.

It can seem very real.

No, no. I know specific details.

I know my name, Sarah Thompson.

I, I have a family, a son, and a husband.

I, I remember my childhood growing up in Maine.

I, I have a degree in computer science

from Columbia, for God's sake.

You don't.

I need to make a phone call. I, I need to leave.

Ellie,

a large part of your recovery is isolation.

No neighbors, no phone service.

We made this decision together to come out here.

You just need time.

We need to slowly rebuild the connections

to your real memories.

House.

Great.

How about dog?

You always say the same ones.

Do I?

- See? - Hmm.

There's more gray ones today.

Well, that's what happens when you get older.

Anything coming back?

No.

Your parents.

Joe and Eva.

Am I close with them?

You were.

They passed.

Oh, wow! Oh, you look so good, sweetie!

Can I help with the camera?

- Of course. - Where did you get this, Ellie, anyway?

I think that was from my grandma.

Remember, I inherited that big box?

Oh, yes. Along with your good looks.

So that's you always wanted to be my guy, huh?

Gonna answer me?

You should not be watching this. Inappropriate.

Dad, Mr. Bunny's getting bored.

Oh, really?

Well, you tell Mr. Bunny we're almost done.

What are you drawing?

Me, Mr. Bunny, you, and Daddy.

Alice, I'm really sorry about what happened last night.

I know that must have been pretty scary for you.

It's okay, Mommy.

Sometimes, you just have a hard time remembering.

She's out.

What's gonna happen to me?

What do you mean?

When my memories come back?

My, um... my real memories.

Am I just gonna disappear?

It's just...

Oh, God, it feels like I have someone else's memories

and not my own, down to the last detail.

Over time, they will fade.

Oh, I remember being pregnant, but with a son.

I remember my husband, uh, my, my other husband.

I, I remember other parents,

another childhood, other friends.

I, I remember what I had for dinner last week

as Sarah Thompson.

It's part of the recovery process.

Your mind still needs to reestablish

the connections to your real memories.

But what happens to this version of me

when those memories go away?

Nothing happens.

Then you're just, Ellie, my wife,

Alice's mother.

This is our song.

But how can I be the woman that you loved

if I, I can't even remember anything

about our lives together?

Sophomore year.

Homecoming dance.

♪ And I just keep on ♪

I've etched every detail in my mind.

The warmth of your hand on my neck.

How the light danced in your eyes.

How your lip gloss shimmered when you smiled.

How I used every bit...

of courage to kiss you.

Time stopped,

and it was just you and me and this song,

echoing through the auditorium.

And I knew in that moment

I was gonna love you for the rest of my life.

♪ Turn back around ♪

♪ I need a second chance to care this way ♪

♪ Turn back around ♪

♪ Baby, I still love you ♪

♪ Turn back around ♪

It was trying to get me!

- What was it? - It was a monster.

It was like me, but it wasn't me.

It wasn't me.

Shh.

Do you remember what we do to get rid of monsters?

They're afraid of bright light.

If there are any monsters, this will scare them away.

What's your favorite animal?

- Bunnies. - Yeah?

- Yeah. - Have we ever gotten you a bunny?

No, but daddy got me Mr. Bunny.

It's pretty.

You need one, too.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Pretty.

Three, two, one, go.

Okay, that was pretty good,

but I think you're gonna have to try a little harder

than that to beat my bubbles.

What kind of stuff do we like to do together?

- Do everything together. - Well, yeah, but what's your favorite?

Mm, probably the zoo.

Okay. How about this?

If your bubble beats my bubble,

we can go on a date to the zoo.

Deal.

Okay.

- You wanna count us down? - Sure.

Okay.

Three, two, one.

I think you just won yourself a trip to the zoo.

Grandpa Joe's gonna take me to the zoo.

Alice, when was the last time you talked to Grandpa Joe?

I talk to him all the time.

When?

Just last week. So did you.

Let's play Hotter/Colder.

What?

Mom, we always play this game.

- Uh... - It's like Hide and Seek.

I'll go first.

You have to close your eyes.

No cheating.

You have to start counting.

One, two,

three, four,

five, six,

seven, eight,

nine, ten.

Hot or cold?

Hot or cold?

Alice! Hot or cold?

Cold!

Hot or cold?

Warmer!

Hot or cold?

Alice, come on. Hot or cold?

Alice!

Alice, get back to the house!

Get back to the house now! You win!

Alice!

Alice!

Alice!

I win.

Come on, we have to go.

What's wrong, Mommy?

Run!

- Come on. - I'm scared, Mommy!

Why are you running?

Was it the monster, Mommy?

- Okay, come on! - Where is it?

Are you okay? Are you sure?

I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.

Well?

I've searched all over.

There's no sign of anyone or anything.

Maybe it was a hunting accident,

and they already went to get help.

It wasn't a hunting accident. Something is out there.

There's nothing out there.

Fine.

If you don't believe me, then I'll go out there myself.

No.

Okay.

I'll go check with the authorities

and tell them to keep an eye out, okay?

Okay, fine.

You just stay here and lock the door.

Was it the monster, Mommy?

Is it going to get us?

I'm not gonna let anything happen to you.

Okay?

Sweetheart, what's on your neck?

I don't know. It was just there when I woke up.

It doesn't really hurt.

When?

I don't remember.

We need to look again.

Ellie, I've searched the area twice.

I've spoken with the local authorities.

They said they would let us know if they find anything.

How? How are they gonna let us know?

We don't have any service out here.

They'll drive up here.

They know who we are and where we live.

There is still a person out there.

I know this has been hard for you--

Uh, she could be hurt, she could be dangerous,

- and you're just not doing anything about it, you're just-- - Ellie.

Ellie!

You must have had some sort of stress hallucination!

It wasn't a goddamn hallucination!

Oh, God.

What's happening to me?

I don't want you to go away again.

Oh, honey.

Oh, sweetheart.

Don't leave me.

Don't forget about me again, Mommy.

I'm trying to help you.

You have to remember.

I wanna remember, sweetie.

I'm trying so hard to remember.

Alice.

L-Let's have a girl's day.

I'll get Mr. Bunny, we'll help you, Mommy.

We'll help you.

Alice, don't be scared.

Sweetie.

Alice.

Alice!

Oh.

Let me help you up.

I think you're getting worse.

Do you remember anything?

Anything from our lives?

Can you remember where I proposed to you?

No.

I don't wanna do this right now.

Shh. Do you remember anything?

Anything at all from our lives?

Do you remember?

Tell me you remember something.

Do you remember? Tell me you remember something!

- No. - Tell me you remember something!

I don't want...

Tell me you remember something!

Tell me you remember!

Tell me you remember something!

Get, get, get off!

Let go!

Daddy, what are you doing? You're hurting Mommy!

Stop hurting her!

Mommy has a monster inside of her.

Go to your room and lock the door!

Now!

Uh!

Ellie, stop!

Ellie?

Honey?

Uh!

If you are watching this, you are wondering where you are and who you are.

Your name is Bruce Carter.

That is not your real body, human-like in form,

but non-human in origin.

A synthetic life form combined with your biological DNA.

The first of its kind.

Your wife and daughter are not dead.

You have the technology to bring them back. You created it.

Their identities are lost among thousands of others,

digitized and ingested into a master database.

Each file must be implanted and observed

for a period of time to determine its identity.

This is not a perfect science.

A first boot consciousness assimilation period

can take days or weeks.

You have to be sure. You must be sure.

Alice needs her mother. Ellie is not dead.

I already told you! My name is not Ellie Carter!

My name is Molly Evans!

I don't know any of these people!

Please, just let me out of here!

Just let me out of here!

Please. Please.

Please. No, no.

Please, please just let me go home.

- I just wanna go home. - Look at the photos.

- Look at the photos. - Mm-mmm.

- Look at the photos. - No.

- Try to remember. - No.

Sit down and look.

You listen very carefully to me.

You are Ellie Carter,

and if you don't come to terms with that,

you will continue to deteriorate.

You will slip in a total identity rejection,

eventually becoming nothing more than an animated

hunk of flesh driven only by a primal instinct to survive!

No, no! Fuck off!

Fuck you! Fuck you!

Locating Ellie's consciousness in the MMR database

has been unsuccessful.

Complications are a result of total identity rejection.

Much like when the body rejects an organ transplant.

If implanted consciousness file does not bind

with embedded DNA, total identity rejection

is imminent and must be terminated.

Onset of identity rejection begins

with small tremors usually in the hands.

Once subject begins to experience seizures,

there is no coming back.

During identity rejection,

subject becomes violent and unpredictable.

Because subjects are not human, they're much more resilient.

They heal faster, they're stronger.

Termination can be difficult,

but it must be done.

No, aah!

Ah!

No, no, no, no!

It's okay, buck. It's okay now.

Where's mommy?

She's resting.

Can a monster get inside me?

No.

No, I would never let that happen.

And you have this.

Why didn't you shine a light on Mommy

to scare the monster away?

I was afraid.

And sometimes, when people are scared,

they don't make the right decision,

but if it happens again, that's what we'll do.

Okay? Promise.

Mommy's okay now.

Come here.

Come here. It's okay.

Shh.

Okay.

Everything is gonna be okay.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Everything.

Shh. It's okay.

No! No!

No!

- Help! - Shh...

Help!

All those bad memories,

all those bad memories will all just go away.

I'm starting to think...

I may never find Ellie.

Extraction device activated.

Please hold still.

Calibrating.

In neural pathway.

Matching connectome to DNA.

Creating consciousness file.

Um, okay.

I think this is on.

Hi, Daddy.

We miss you.

Can't wait until you come home.

Thank you for my present. I love Easter bunny.

He plays a song.

- What song does he play? - He plays...

♪ Twinkle, twinkle little star ♪

♪ How I wonder what you are ♪

Mm.

Extraction device activated.

Please hold still.

Hold still for scanning.

You must hold still for successful results.

Calibrating.

Matching connectome to DNA.

Scanning neural pathways.

Creating consciousness file.

Ow!

Alice.

Bruce, I love you more than anything in the whole world.

You are my best friend, an amazing husband and father,

and I miss the hell outta you.

An amazing husband and father, and I miss the hell outta you.

And I miss the hell outta you.

And I miss the hell outta you.

Implant successful.

Shh. It's okay.

I'm here.

I'm cold, Daddy.

Okay.

Okay. I'm right here.

Everything is gonna be okay.

Mm.

Bruce.

Ellie.

Mm.

Did I wake you?

No.

No way.

Hi.

Hi.

Ellie?

Oh, baby, what's wrong?

Nothing.

I just love you so much.

Huh. I love you, too.

We're gonna be a real family again.

So many years have passed.

The things I did to save them.

The memories I can never be free from.

This is my final log entry.

I kept going for them. I never stopped for them.

I never gave up for them.

I will always imagine waking up to the life I never lived.

I'm giving this gift to myself,

myself that will never know how many times

my heart has broken, reaching to live the moments

that haven't happened yet.

Those moments are all I've ever wanted.

I love you, Ellie.

I love you, Alice.

Help me.

Please.

Help me.

Don't be scared, Mr. Bunny.

Mom?

Dad?

Stay right here, Mr. Bunny. Okay?

Mr. Bunny.

Mom, Dad, where are you?

What was I supposed to do knowing I could save them?

Grieve, like everybody else.

I've grieved every second of every day.

I used to be a person!

I used to have a life.

But now? I'm not your wife.

I'm not even the person that I used to be.

I'm just this thing you created.

I'm nothing.

Please.

You have to stop.

You have to let her go.

I'll never let her go.

Come on! No!

Mommy, Daddy, where are you?

This is what it takes.

This is what it means to love someone.

When you love someone, you don't give up on them.

Never give up on them.

Ellie!

Ellie!

Ellie!

I'm not fucking Ellie!

Mommy? Mommy!

Are you okay? Are you hurt?

I scared the monster away. I saved you.

You did. You did.

Oh, my baby girl.

I need you to be brave for just a little bit longer.

Okay? Now close your eyes really, really tight.

Come on. Uh!

We're going for a ride.

Implant successful.

Bruce?