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The call came at 4 a.m.

Disaster was heading our way.

Time to go to work.

Our first priority is secure SEATAC airport, ground all the planes.

Someone brings me out of speed. Syd?

The comet... That's not a flyby any more. It's heading right at us.

Sir, it just changed course and accelerated again.

- A comet cannot change course. - This one has.

- Then it's not a comet... - The estimated velocity is?

30.000 km a second.

Agent Tom Balwin watched the events unfold from of his son Kyle's bedside.

You're missing the show.

It's a big comet.

Sir.

Ryland.

Understood.

China just launched its missiles at it. Get ready guys, we're going next.

"There has been a launch!

The US military has launched a volley of 24 Titan-2 missiles."

Our missiles are in the air.

- England has launched too. - France and Russia.

NORAD's saying the first flight of missiles will intercept in 15 seconds.

And the countdown began.

From every corner of the earth, we'd launched our weapons.

Multiple hits. I think they got it.

What is that?

"NORAD is reporting that at least nine of the Titan-2 missiles have hit their target.

- It appears the comet has..." - No effect.

- The comet is still headed right for us. - How hard will it hit?

Something that big, that fast...

You don't want to know.

I'm scared. I'm gonna go find my parents, OK?

Hey Dad ?

If you're there, can you pick up the phone ?

It's Diana...

Just tell my brother that I love him.

Nancy, it's dad...

I just wanted to tell you I love you.

- It's entering the atmosphere. - It's slowing down.

It's leveling off and continuing to lose speed. It's as if it's...

- coming in for a landing. - Where is it going?

47 North longitude. 122 maybe 123 West latitude.

That's by Mount Rainier.

That's our backyard!

The ball of light is massive,

100, 200 feet in diameter.

Jim? Jim, now... What's going on?

We're not sure what's just... just happened.

The ball of light is... is gone.

On August 14, 2004,

4400 people appeared on the shore of Lake Rainier.

This is their story.

The 4400 Special: Unlocking the secrets.

The 4400 were immediately rounded up and placed in quarantine.

For observation and interrogation.

- What's your name, again, sir? - Julius

I was placed on a special assignment to investigate what had happened.

Diana Skouris. Tom Baldwin.

You too will be one of the teams responsible for investigating

- what happened to the returnees. - Skouris. Ex-CDC, right?

Yeah, I heard of you too.

But we were unprepared for this challenge.

It's not possible.

4400 people taken at different times and from all over the world,

had been returned with no memory of where they'd been

or how long they'd been gone.

So for them, no time has passed.

Here look, this is an interesting one.

They're dead, aren't they?

This is Maia Rutledge.

She was the first one to disappear, as far as we can tell.

She is 8 years old, only she was born in 1938.

I'll be OK... Mostly.

She's a tough little kid.

In quarantine, they tried their best to put the pieces together.

- The Secretary of State is colored? - Black.

Take your word for it.

God, the world sure has changed, since '51!

You should try and relax, son.

You're not gonna get out of here any quicker by wearing a groove in the floor.

- You're some kind of jailhouse philosopher? - Barracks philosopher, actually.

I was a combat pilot in Korea.

Nice tattoo. Who's Lily?

A girl I used to know.

We treated you as an equal, but you had to cross the line.

I'd put in for a transfer, if I were you.

- Do I look that bad? - No, it's...

It's just you remind me of someone I used to know.

- Lily - My friend, her name was Lily, too.

Lily Bonham.

That's my grandmother's name.

She died before I was born.

You... You have a family?

Brian and I... and our daughter Heidi.

She was 6 months when I...

4400 lives were interrupted.

But the ones left behind had also suffered.

Uncle Tommy! Hi!

It's good to see you!

Look, what's going on? Nobody will tell us anything.

We'll let you know as soon as we find out. I...

- still can't believe it's you. - And how do you think I feel?

Shawn...

Do you remember anything?

Anything at all about... what happened that night?

Just slow down, 'cause I'm not driving back to town for another six-pack.

You're just afraid my dad will kick your ass

if I come home smelling like beer.

Evil cousin Shawn, that's me.

Corrupter of the innocent.

Help ! Help, Shawn! Shawn, help me!

And what about Kyle? I mean...

he must have seen something the night that I disappeared.

Did he tell you anything?

Kyle's in a comma, Shawn.

He's been like that ever since the night you left.

Eventually, it was time to rejoin the world.

- Can I help you? - Heidi?

Heidi, it's Mummy.

- Who? - Heidi!

It's... It's OK, sweetie. I got it.

Brian.

Lily...

Why didn't you come pick me up? Didn't... Didn't they contact you?

You have to try to understand, Lil.

I didn't think I was ever gonna see you again.

I married, Lily.

Carol has been a really good mother to Heidi and...

we have a son now, too.

I'm sorry...

Trapped in an unfamiliar world...

But wanting so desperately to pick up what they'd left off...

The 4400 struggled to find a place where they belonged.

But their real work was just beginning.

- Thank you. - I really am glad you're back.

Jeez!

The neck's broken.

Even with so many chapters from the past missing...

Each of the 4400 set out create a place for themselves in this time.

In some ways, it seemed like fate had a hand in all of it.

Lily.

Richard!

A baby?

You sure?

I had the doctors do the test three times.

There's no mistake...

You're definitely pregnant.

The thing is... Brian was out of town when I disappeared, and...

I haven't been with anyone since I've been back.

I don't understand...

- How could you... - I don't know.

There's some sort of connection between us, isn't there?

- I feel it. - I can feel it too.

Sickle cell anemia?

How can my baby have sickle cell anemia?

Unless the father is black...

Maybe he is.

- What are you saying, Richard? - I don't know...

Maybe whoever took us used me as some kind of...

donor.

It really wouldn't be so bad, would it?

...if you were the father.

No, it wouldn't be bad at all.

It was as though the 4400 were destined to find their way.

- Will you stay here until they come back? - Of course.

- And then can I go home? - Home?

With you. I don't like being here alone.

- You want to stay with me? - You don't like being alone either.

Please.

Look, Maia...

I'm not even sure I'm the kind of person I wanna live with. You know, I...

- I eat cold pizza for breakfast, and... - That sounds alright to me.

Diana Skouris, the adoption of Maia Rutledge is hereby

complete, legal and binding.

You know, some of us have to look far and wide

to find the people we call "family".

You two had the look clear across time.

For some, time stood still.

A transformation was on the way.

And some of the 4400 felt the change from inside.

I know this is going to sound strange, but...

That other place we looked at... The baby didn't like it.

Oh, God!

Lily, what is it?

Somehow, I know what the baby's thinking.

Hey, Iris! How did we do today?

- I can't come back here. - What? Why?

That child... I'm sorry.

I told her that

we wouldn't be seeing each other for a couple of weeks.

Why did you tell her that?

Because she was going to be called for jury duty.

She thought I was kidding.

A few hours later, her husband called...

And she got a summon for jury duty?

Well Maia, come here.

It's OK. Right. It's OK.

Look who floated in on a ball of light!

- Let him go! - Shawn!

What did you do to him?

The time had come for the 4400 to learn their purpose.

One by one, the 4400 learned about their unique abilities.

Their powerful gifts.

What are you doing here, Shawn?

Kyle?

How long...

have I been in the dark?

But people fear what they don't understand...

And no one understood the 4400.

A public backlash was brewing.

And the 4400 became the hunted.

You got too warm.

Come on, let's look pretty...

That's better.

Maia. How did you do today?

Miss Skouris, can we talk, please?

Well, give us a sec. Can you?

I... I am late again. Please just...

I'm afraid you can't bring Maia back to school anymore.

It's... It's the bombings.

We can't risk having her here at school. I'm sorry.

I understand.

- It will be OK. - No, it's not OK. It's wrong.

No, I mean...

someone's coming who'll make everything better.

We just have to wait a little longer.

Jordan Collier was a prominent real estate tycoon,

and the most well-known of the 4400.

He had the means to provide sanctuary for his fellow returnees.

Do I detect a little romance growing among the 4400?

You have a good eye.

Well, I'm just happy you two are getting something positive out of all this.

Thank you. It'll pass.

Here you go. It's just morning sickness.

You're pregnant! Congratulations to both of you!

It's... It's a little more complicated.

I wasn't pregnant when I was abducted.

But I was when I got back.

You haven't told your counsellor about this, have you?

We haven't told anyone.

I'd keep it that way for now.

It's good to see you, man!

What are you doing?

Why are you sitting out here in the rain?

What are you staring at?

They won't leave me alone.

Asking me questions...

- Staring at me all the time... - They're just glad to have you back.

My mum did the exact thing to me.

I'm going inside.

- I've reading to do. - You've got reading to do?

Uneasy about my discovery,

I can fight it in Marco Pasela, my friend and colleague in NTAC.

Respecting Maia's privacy is no small thing, but

you got to weight that against the information that could be in that diary.

If Maia's having visions, you should know about it.

"Miss Oster, next door, is gonna have a kitten."

"I hope she does me play with it..."

"There's gonna be a book about how we all..."

"Me and Diana get to be a real family..."

"A computer for Christmas..."

"Mommy's bosses will be punished for betraying us."

I need to clear my head and get away for a while.

I guess what I'm asking is...

if I could stay here for a while...

Shawn, you're one of the 4400.

As far as I'm concerned, you can stay here as long as you want.

Thank you.

So... Tell me a little more about this... ability of yours...

What are you doing?

I'm not Kyle Baldwin.

- You good to go? - Just give me a sec.

- You're leaving now? - Yeah, but don't worry, sweetheart,

'cause I'll be back before you wake up, alright?

Better go. Bye.

Diana.

Don't worry.

Your son, Kyle.

He's the answer.

The answer to what?

Everything.

How far away is this safe house?

It's about 30 miles.

No! Highland Beach.

- Hey! - Kyle! No!

Calm down!

- We have to go there now. - What's at Highland Beach?

- That's where Shawn disappeared. - I have to go back there.

If that's you want, we will take you.

What are you looking for?

Maybe we can help you, Kyle.

You're not my son, are you?

Kyle was meant to be a channel...

a way to communicate.

Communicate with who?

With you.

To guide you in your duty with the returnees.

But something went wrong.

Shawn interrupted the process.

Who are you? What are you?

I'm human.

I come from a different time. Your future.

So why you took them?

- We needed them. - For what?

To survive.

In my time, humanity is dying out.

Only those we took can prevent the catastrophe from happening.

That's why they've been all turned and see back into the timeline.

They've already begun their work.

And you've began yours.

Dad?

- Kyle... - What are you doing here?

- Where is... Where is Shawn? - Kyle?

Dad, what's going on?

It's the baby.

At this time?

I get the car.

A new life was ready to enter this world.

Something extraordinary was coming into its own.

When the news about the 4400 and their mission became public,

Jordan Collier seased the opportunity at hand.

He established the "4400 Center".

A place where the returnees could share their gifts.

Hello, Peter.

I'm Shawn.

What do you say if we started?

Try and relax.

It's OK.

- Is he really cured? - Take him back to his doctor.

Run some tests.

Peter's leukemia is gone.

- That book is blasphemy. - It's just a book.

It's the doorway to hell.

- This child is yours? - She's my daughter.

Abomination begets abomination.

You saw happened. That was Isabelle.

We both know it and there's no use to put it between us.

Whatever Isabelle does, she does it out of love for us.

- She's our daughter, Richard. - I know she is. I love her quite back.

But she's someone too now, and I wish I goddam knew what there was.

What is it?

What's wrong?

I'm fine.

Isabelle's astonishing power was not last on Jordan either.

He knew she was the key for a great wisdom.

Who is this special girl?

Look at him with Isabelle.

Things keeps so, we're gonna have to start call him "Uncle Jordan".

He's already taken to it.

Welcome to the revolution, little lady.

Still, there was so much left unexplained...

I don't know who I got to that store. I just can remember breaking any window.

Not remembering is not an excuse.

And stop telling me somebody spiked your drink.

The police ran tests, Kyle. There is no JHB in your system.

- What else could it be? - You spent 3 years in a comma,

you have no business drinking anything!

OK, so I screwed up, and sorry, and then what do you want?

- Didn't you see this was serious? - I'm going to bed.

No. You won't make up for last time. Kyle, I get it, I get it.

But we need to talk about some rules for you.

I'm not a kid, I do not need rules.

Just go upstairs, Kyle.

Just go upstairs.

I'm blacking out. I'm losing chunks of time.

It's like they did something to my wiring.

They?

Kyle, who you talked it about?

See Monshu. They took Shawn and put me in a comma.

They left me messed up inside.

Man, you're scaring me.

How do you think I feel?

Tom struggles with Kyle and the job were taking their tool.

Here, Tom was giving up when he met Alana Meleva.

a 4400 with the power to create dream worlds

where the most wonderful fantasies could come true.

Thomas.

They gave you this relationship as a source of strength.

To sustain you in the trial settling ahead.

Tom and Alana had fallen in love.

And their relationship would carry over into his reality.

So let me see if I bet this... straight.

You two met, fell in love and spend 8 years together

in some kind of... alternate reality.

And now you're here with 8 years of love and marriage at your belts,

and what to us was... no time at all.

Yeah, that... That about sums up, yeah.

I feel it all.

He's gonna die. I saw it, he's gonna die.

That man we watched on TV once.

Him!

Jordan Collier?

Someone's gonna kill him.

Fascinating. What an extraordinary gift.

You are clear on what we're telling?

Your daughter

has quite a track record when it comes to seeing the future.

Her latest vision involves my death. I leave anything out?

No, that about covers in.

Collier has name on the side of a skyscraper about the time he was 30.

You pursue power that rules so you pick up some enemies all along the way.

Or maybe this comes from someone that Collier's never met.

I mean, if you hate the 4400,

killing a figure, that's a good way to make them suffer.

But what are we supposed to do? The potential victims refuse to your help!

Jordan turned that Isabelle feel a clue about his fate.

If you know anything...

now it would be a good time to tell Uncle Jordan, right?

With the glimpse of a bright future ahead,

he carried on with his plan to reunite the 4400.

The reunion goes forward.

All the guests check out so far.

We secured the surrounding roofs after bombs with.

So now, it's... cross your fingers time.

I'd like you to please welcome my mentor...

My friend, Mr. Jordan Collier.

Thank you. And thank you Shawn, for that great introduction.

Jordan?

- Above there! - Go!

Everybody stay down!

Oh, God!

Shawn.

She told me to go through it.

Who did? Who did?

She lied.

Don't go... Don't!

He had a vision... to save the future.

And he gave us that vision.

And now he won't be here to...

see us achieve it...

But we will achieve it.

Thank you for coming.

Bye.

Nice words, Shawn.

I think Collier would have approved it.

Maybe your side and my side can work together

now that I'm assuming my new duties around here.

You becoming quite a little politician, Shawn.

Now I know Collier would have been proud of you.

He's gone!

His body... It's not there!

Someone stole the body.

I remember all of it.

But it just feels like somebody else has these memories.

They are.

You weren't under control of your actions, Kyle.

You did not kill Jordan Collier.

How long you think I'll be put away for?

I can't live like this any more.

I go through every day trying to pretend I'm normal,

but it's just a cover up.

I can't let you do it, Kyle.

It's over dad. No more lies.

I can't do it anymore. I just can't do it.

OK, you can' stop me.

The future had led a heavy burn on those it touched.

There was nothing to do, but carry it.

Hello Mr. Ross. Did you have a good flight?

Yes, thanks.

This is supposed to be coming from me?

I don't even understand half a word it says, it doesn't sound like Lucy.

So change it. You're the boss.

Why don't you dictate something to me?

No press statement.

If the press wants to know what's Mr. Farrell's thinking,

they can watch "60 minutes" like the rest of America.

I've already booked an exclusive interview with our new face of the 4400.

That's all for now.

Thanks.

I'm sorry I've just been like that.

I thought you could use a hand. Mathew Ross.

What are you doing in Seattle?

Jordan made it clear that in event of his death,

I was to stay back front and so I could help you out.

The ground just shifted under your feet.

You have to find the ability to full on your ass.

Sweetie...

Mrs. Benke is gonna be here in a minute. It's time to get up.

I don't feel good.

You've got a real fever, young lady.

Hey, how did you have that?

Shawn, we make you rearrange your healing schedule.

Something's going on.

Some sort of illness spreading among the 4400.

I know about it.

All over the world, the 4400 were contracting this strange illness.

And in an effort to prevent infection among the general population,

NTAC rounded up the 4400 and put them back in quarantine.

"Quarantine".

That's an evocating word, these days.

It recalls plenty of images of secret prisons and...

What's the euphemism we're using now?

"Coercion tactics"?

Let me ask you something. You have some doctors and staff here, right?

Been having any luck getting the cause of this thing?

- Not yet. - Then get out of your soapbox.

You want an image to hold on, then try this one:

4400 dying on rows.

I think what my partner means to say is our to organizations need each other.

We should cooperate.

- Diana, you want to see me? - Kevin Burkhoff.

I've been doing neuronal research on the 4400.

I've heard of you. Everybody here has.

Here's some very interesting data on the blood work I've been doing.

Have a look.

See if it would help you figure out what's going on with this disease.

- Oh thank you. - And can I expect to see your work?

The research we do here is... is classified.

Max, if ever there was a time to bend the rules a little,

I think it might be now.

Well, it's not a waking the nudge situation, Diana.

I give you the classified documents, I go to jail.

Yeah, and if you don't, people might die.

Are you implying we're not doing everything we can?

We've got dozens of doctors working around the clock.

They try to solve this thing.

They're medical records, Marco, not national secrets.

Wrong. They're medical records AND national secrets.

That is why they keep them in a database you need six passwords to get into.

You know, it's weird. Hundreds of people are sick.

Do you think they don't want any help they could get?

Then we're going to get this help.

Whatever they want it or not.

Gotcha.

That thing that's killing them... It's not a disease.

It's a side effect.

Dr. Burkhoff, just calm down. What are you talking about?

- A side effect of what? - I don't know exactly, but I do know this:

There's a synthetic substance present in the blood of every 4400.

All the ones I've tested.

Every medical report you gave me, sick ones, well ones,

doesn't matter. They all have it.

They even gave it a name. They call it

"Promicine Inhibitor".

"P.I." "Promicine Inhibitor".

Everyone was getting it.

Every time they came to NTAC medical. Every check up.

We did it to them, Tom.

We made them sick.

Diana. What...

What the hell are you doing?

We've got some things we need to talk about, Max.

I was ordered to work on a drug to suppress the production of promicine

in the 4400.

Promicine is basically a backstage pass to the VIP section of the brain.

I ran some tests on the 4400 who were still in quarantine.

Every single one of them is producing great amount of promicine.

So it's just a matter of time before every 4400 develops telekinesis?

Promicine's behavior is unpredictable.

They might not get telekinesis, but they'll get something.

Once I synthesized the inhibitor, we gave it to every 4400.

Every time they came for a check up.

But it doesn't even work, 4400 are developing abilities all the time.

A small percent of them are.

But if it wasn't for the inhibitor, they'd all have them.

A vaccine was created by extracting promicine

from the one 4400 who hadn't been given the inhibitor.

Hey sweetie. It's me, Tom.

Who are you?

Time was running out for the sick ones in quarantine.

Seven had already died and the others were fading fast.

She has woken up.

Only a few minutes.

Did she said anything?

She talked about you.

She said you gonna make everything OK.

I hope she's right.

We can flush it out of their systems.

Remove the inhibitor, the immune system functions.

That'll happen virtually instantly.

- So this substance... - Promicine.

It's what makes you people unique.

How did you get it out of my daughter?

She has trace amounts of it in her bloodstream.

Before the inhibitor, you all did.

That's how they found it in the first place.

But... She's an infant.

And I could only draw enough blood...

To make one shot.

If you get it there in the quarantine...

One shot may be all they need.

Hi.

Got some medicine for you.

One by one, the 4400 were healed.

When the inhibitor removed, their potential was infinite.

Those who had hardened their way would face the consequences.

Trusted allies were exposed.

It was the time for a new discovery.

Untapped abilities surfaced.

Isabelle?

A revelation came on every corner.

Hello, Shawn.

I'm Isabelle.

Looks like mummy's gonna get a whole bunch of new bosses.

I hope they go away for a very long time. I'll be in the front for the earings.

Well I'll been sitting next to you 'till the whole thing's over.

Nothing's over.

It's just starting.

Sweetie, what are you talking about?

What's starting?

The war.

The 4400 are getting stronger.

It's going to come down to us against them.

We are in a war.

The 4440. The season you can't miss!