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(ominous suspenseful music)

- [Jay] The doctor said I was in a coma.

(dramatic music)

Maybe I was, but there is a world beyond consciousness

that they knew nothing about.

(bright upbeat music)

But when I came back, nothing was quite the same.

And I couldn't leave that other one behind.

My odyssey continues.

- Donna. It's good to see you.

What's this?

Handkerchiefs?

- I know they're kind of old fashioned,

but my mom always said that linen was softer on the nose

than Kleenex.

- That's very thoughtful, Donna. What's the occasion?

Come on in.

- She can't Mom, she's busy.

- No, I'm not.

- Yeah. Yeah, you gotta go see you later.

Are you nuts?

- I'm concerned for your mom.

It's gotta be a shock that your dad's still alive.

- She doesn't know yet.

I haven't told her.

- You have to.

If you don't Steve will.

How long do you think he'll wait?

- It's complicated.

Once she knows our lives will never be the same again.

I've gotta figure this out.

- [Girl] I gave her my ice cream cone before,

and then she just ate it.

(kids chattering)

- Jay, we need your advice.

- So do all these kids.

You have to wait your turn.

- This is more important than dessert.

Fractal's created the end of everything.

- My research has led me to the core

of the source of all life.

- But in the wrong hands,

it could destroy life as we know it.

- Is it true, Fractal?

- There's something he's not telling.

- With my new design changes, it could be a bomb.

But no one would be foolish enough to use it.

Its explosive force is wildly unpredictable.

It's mainly a theoretical invention.

- Then uninvent it.

- Once you know something Alpha,

you can never pretend you don't.

Show it to me.

(metal clanks)

- Great skull!

It's- it's- it's...

- Gone.

(bright music)

- It's got to be around here some place.

I merely misplaced it.

- [Alpha] How could you lose

the most dangerous weapon ever invented.

- [Fractal] I was distracted.

Damn it Alpha, since you've come into my lab,

I seem to be unable to get a grip on

inconsequential details.

- You're blaming it on me?

- I don't get it.

Are we talking lethal weapon here or not?

- Although it's antithetical,

it's highly theoretical hypothetical

- In layman's terms.

- It's my masterpiece.

The device is so well-made, any idiot could use it.

(suspenseful music)

- You seem preoccupied today.

- [Jay] What?

- What's on your mind?

- Nothing.

- Now I know you're concerned about Sierra's trip,

a month is a long time.

But it'll give you a chance to work things out

on your own mind.

- Actually, there is something on my mind.

- Okay. Shoot it.

- Suppose you had a video camera and you lost it.

Or you thought you did.

And you collect the insurance, big time.

It's a very expensive camera.

- [Man] Yeah.

- Then a couple of years later it shows up.

Do you have to give back the insurance money?

- Well, I'm no insurance agent, but I'd probably say yes.

Otherwise it sounds like fraud.

- But if I keep my mouth shut, who's gonna know?

- They'll know.

Secrets have a way of blowing up in your face.

(tender suspenseful music)

- It could be booby-trapped.

- It's merely a residue

from Finger's winter solstice celebration.

- Obviously somebody wanted us to find it.

Be careful!

(bright dramatic music)

- Thank God.

(package blasts) (Medea screams)

(suspenseful music)

- Great skull.

- There once was a world so sublime,

no grownups, no rules and no crime.

Now no movements too small, when you're up against the wall.

Who started this race against time?

- [Medea] You don't need a handwriting expert

to know who wrote this.

- Yeah, but what does Finger want?

You know him better than anyone.

- He wants what you have.

- Then it'd have to be me.

Why is he playing games with us?

- He likes games.

- He likes to win.

- Games were always a big part of our life together.

- He doesn't seem like the playful type.

- There are two sides to everyone.

You should have seen them in the old days

before he took power.

- I don't wanna see his baby pictures.

I wanna know his next move.

- You can figure him out.

You know him better than you think.

- We're like night and day.

- Exactly.

- [Fractal] Sublime rhyme to slime.

- [Jay] Finger is slime, so.

- [Alpha] Redundant.

- [Jay] Please attempt to concentrate, race against time.

- That's it. It's a time bomb.

- Possibly.

I didn't devise a time bomb, but Finger isn't genius.

- And diabolic.

- Never worries.

- It's where it will do the most harm.

- No one knows the structural weaknesses

of the tower better than Finger.

- Yeah, just gotta be ready in front of us.

- That's right.

He wants us to find the bomb.

- [Alpha] Why?

- Because it's a game.

And it's only fun if you play along.

- Blowing up the tower is not a game.

- Oh, but it is, if you've got nothing to lose.

- What about all the kids who live in the tower?

This is huge.

- No, no, no. Think like Finger.

It's a game. Lots of little moves.

- No movement, too small.

(suspenseful music)

- The bomb's not here.

- But Finger's around here somewhere. I can feel him.

(turbine clanking)

Hey guys, look at this.

I'm delighted that you like my game,

with enemies and friends are the same.

Come and see me alone on a chair made of bone,

or your little game will be blown.

- He's gone bonkers.

Your friends and your enemies are the same?

- Here.

Take this.

The only way to stop Finger now is to kill him.

- We can't let him get away again.

- No! The bomb is still ticking somewhere.

It's gonna be hard to get directions from a corpse.

We need a better plan than mindless brutality.

Our only chance is to convince him to stop.

- (laughs) Yeah, I'm trying to convince the rain

to stop falling.

- Medea, wait.

- For what?

You don't wanna stand up to Finger.

I offered you steel, and steel doesn't bend.

- I have to do it my way.

(tender somber music)

- Everyone makes fun of me.

I don't have any existential dilemmas.

(upbeat dramatic music)

(door creaks)

(tender suspenseful music)

(swords clanking) (Brad yelling)

- No, you can't.

(tense music)

- He tricked us again.

- But why would he drag us all the way out here?

What does he want?

- To get us away from the tower.

- Away from all the others.

(suspenseful music)

- Jay. I thought we said goodbye on the phone.

- Yeah. I had to see you one more time.

A month is like forever.

- Oh, come on. It's not like it's a holiday.

I'll be working. I'm gonna be really busy.

- Yeah. But I won't.

And I'll be thinking about you all the time.

- Jay, I'll call. I promise.

Now, just go.

The limo will be here any minute.

- I'll wait.

- I really hate long goodbyes. Just go.

(limo engine revving)

You see? it's right here.

- But-

- Now come on.

Just go.

- What's he doing here?

- Is this all your luggage?

We're gonna be away for a month.

- You're going with him?

I thought you said you broke up.

- His father owns the TV station.

- Right. Then why didn't you tell me he was going too?

- Because it's purely professional.

And it's none of your business.

- Come on Sierra, we'll be late.

- You make me sick.

And the both of you think that you own me.

You're both just the same.

(suspenseful music)

- [Brad] Medea!

- [Jay] We're too late.

(upbeat dramatic music)

(suspenseful music)

It's Finger's glove.

- [Brad] I knew it.

- She's got her.

(upbeat suspenseful music)

- [Alpha] Medea's important,

but there's a lot more at stake here.

We have to find the bomb.

- [Jay] Finger planned it that way.

Medea was our best weapon against him.

She could see right into his soul.

- And all those chances you had to finish him off.

- I never thought that was the answer.

- Then you flopped the test.

You think Finger will let you off the hook?

- If we have to stop him,

we have to start thinking like him.

- If you start thinking like Finger,

not only will you you'll lose Medea,

you'll lose yourself.

- It's the only way. It's his game and his rules.

Remember the clue?

What if enemies and friends are the same?

(tense suspenseful music)

(footsteps tapping)

- It's not my first choice,

but when you're hunted like a beast, you live like one.

Sit.

- You set this in motion, Finger.

Life was just starting to settle,

kids were just starting to be happy again.

- Smile for me, the way you always light up.

- Then you had to come back and wreck everything.

- Oh no.

Medea,

first time, you set eyes on Jay, what did you call him?

That's right?

- The Wrecker.

- Ever since he showed up, everything's changed.

- That's not his fault.

That's life, things change.

- Yeah, for the worse.

I'm the only one with a backbone,

to fight to keep things the way they were.

When we were all happy to be kids.

You remember?

- You can't stop time.

- Nah.

If you were beside me,

everything would be like it was.

You should never have left me.

I should never have let you go.

But now you're back.

- You don't lose looks that way.

- Oh really?

And in your heart you're with Jay?

Up in the tower, waffling, worrying.

He can't even pick up a knife to save you from me.

- But he's not weak.

He feels for people.

He's even foolish enough to feel for you.

- I'm deeply moved.

(table bangs)

And how does he feel for you, Medea?

- He loves me, for myself.

Not as a reflection of his power.

- He loves you?

(airy suspenseful music)

Oh does he?

(airy suspenseful music)

- You don't love me, Steve.

Why don't you just say what you mean?

- I did.

I said, I think we should postpone the wedding.

Not cancel it.

Look, there are issues from the past

that haven't been resolved.

- Well, I am tired of secrets, Steve.

If you have something to tell me, let me know.

- I wish I could, but it's not my secret to tell.

- Guess you're already here.

- Yeah, that's right.

And I won't be coming back

until you tell your mom about your dad.

- Have a nice life.

- You know, maybe you won't see me again, Jay,

but you're gonna have to look at your mother, every day.

(door bangs)

(tender somber music)

- Who are you?

- Don't you recognize yourself?

- I've never seen myself like this before.

- You are who you pretend to be.

Maybe next time you ought to be more careful

when you play "Make-believe."

- Finger!

(glass shattering)

There isn't gonna be a next time. I'm playing for keeps.

- That's the only way.

I underestimated you, Jay.

I thought you were just a wimp.

But our mutual friend, Medea was right.

We are alike.

- Medea knows the difference between you and me.

- [Finger] It's less than you think, Jay.

- Just tell me, I'm not gonna play your game.

What do you want?

(Finger laughs)

More than you know,

less than you can imagine.

- You're a madman.

- Madness and mercy.

It's an unbeatable combination.

- What are you saying?

You and me on the same side?

- I know it.

We need each other.

- Where's Medea?

- You see? Always thinking of others.

Jay, you can love, and I can hate.

- Give me Medea and lead me to the bomb.

- And you play fair.

You only get one turn.

Either Medea, or the bomb.

It's your choice.

(bright dramatic music)

(upbeat music)

- [Jay] Are you okay?

- You mean you choose Medea over the wellbeing of the world?

I would have.

(tender music)

- I cannot believe you chose me

over all the kids in the tower.

- Trust me. I know what he's up to.

- You see?

Jay and I aren't so different after all.

- Yeah the prone is a vegetarian.

- So what do you say, Jay?

You and me, rule as one.

- Why would Jay need you?

- Ask him.

It's not so easy to run a world.

You start off trying to do a good.

Didn't I Medea?

- That was so long ago.

- Yeah. I thought I knew it.

Everyone else wanted to play.

I gave up my fun, to take care of these kids.

To give these kids what they wanted.

To keep them kids.

Medea watched me change.

And now she'll watch you.

- I'll never turn into you, Finger.

- You rule alone, you become the bad guy.

Always happens.

It already has.

Because of you, kids started growing up.

- Maybe kids are ready to grow up.

What are you afraid of, Finger?

- Nothing anymore.

- Great Scott! He has the detonator.

(dramatic music)

- A great dinner, Mom.

- Macaroni and cheese?

Don't men ever say what they mean?

- Are you talking about Steve?

- I know he doesn't wanna marry me.

Why can't he just say he doesn't love me.

- Because it's not true.

- Why are you defending Steve? Is this a guy thing?

- I know the real reason and it's not you.

Wait here.

- I hope this is better than the lame story he gave me.

(tender suspenseful music)

- I'm gonna wreck the world, partner.

Now get back.

You tell him, Fractal.

- It's very sensitive.

A sneeze will set it off.

- [Alpha] Fractal?

- Haven't you ever been swept away

by the pursuit of excellence?

(Brad yells) - Uh, uh, uh.

(bomb beeping)

- We've gotta stop him before he blows off the tower.

- He won't blow off the tower.

The bomb's right here.

(Finger laughs)

- I like the way you think, Jay.

- You called it a time bomb,

but you didn't mean a bomb on a timer.

- You know me too well, Medea.

I do so miss our little amusements.

- He means a bomb to stop time.

- You're both whack.

How can you stop time?

- By pulling up the wall.

(dramatic music) (Finger laughing)

(cutlery clanking)

(bouncy suspenseful music)

- Grown-ups will come flying in,

and our lives will never be the same again.

- They'll shut down my laboratory.

They won't respect my research.

- I'll get no respect peering.

They'll think I got a behavioral problem.

- They'll order us around.

Tell us what to do.

From my readings, they didn't do such a hard job

with their own world. (Finger laughing)

- You know what this means?

They'll keep us kids forever.

'Cause they need us to look up to them.

- Civilization as we know of will end.

(Finger laughing)

(tender suspenseful music)

(dramatic music)

- Bye-bye, baby.

(tender suspenseful music)

- Oh my God.

He's alive.

You've been telling the truth all along.

(suspenseful music)

- (laughs) Baby bye-bye.

(bomb beeping) (bright suspenseful music)

(bomb bangs)

(people coughing)

(tender music)

Grown-ups.

- Are they here yet?

- Come on, what are you waiting for?

Come on, I'll take you on.

(suspenseful music)

- [Jay] Why are they just standing there?

- Finger was wrong.

There still is a lot between us.

- Grown-ups are just as afraid of us

as we are of them.

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