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[Announcer] Previously on Kyle XY...

[Nicole] Is this from your dream?

I think it's a memory.

Hi.

I know you.

Well, you probably recognize me

from patrolling the neighborhood.

We got a problem. He's starting to remember.

You've been a really good friend to me lately.

And if you need someone to be that for you...

I'm here.

Do you think you've ever seen it before?

No.

[Josh] If anyone could get a Ouija board to work,

it's him.

781227.

What does it mean?

[Nicole] Kyle, what's wrong?

Police have identified the remains

found last month as William Kern--

That's him.

...a professor of biochemistry

at the University of Washington.

[Nicole] Maybe Professor Kern was his teacher,

and Kyle witnessed his murder.

You're drawing conclusions before there's any real evidence.

[Nicole] Kyle drew that picture

before he knew Kern's was missing.

You can't tell me that's a coincidence.

Kyle, hypnosis relaxes you.

It allows you to focus very deeply.

Dr. Cassidy has helped some of my patients

make sense of their dreams.

And by tapping into your subconscious,

hypnosis can unlock memories you've lost or suppressed.

What are we waiting for?

Kyle, you're walking down the steps of a long staircase,

and with each step, you find yourself relaxing

more and more,

letting every muscle relax.

The staircase winds around...

[voice fades away]

Kyle, where are you now?

In a car.

It's raining.

Whose car is it?

I don't know.

Are you alone?

A man. Professor Kern.

He's looking in.

He's hurting him!

Who, Kyle?

Who hurt Professor Kern?

Foss.

Jacob.

I want you to leave that place now.

Tell me what happened before.

Before?

Before you were in the car in the rain.

Tell me what you remember.

Go deeper now, Kyle.

You're at another door.

Open it and look inside at your past.

There are images and sounds.

Describe them to me.

Kyle, what do you remember?

[mumbles]

What is that?

I don't know.

[mumbles]

Jacob, take him out of it.

Kyle, go back to the door and up the stairs.

When I snap my fingers, you'll be safe in this room.

Bring him out now.

One, two, three.

♪♪ [theme]

I've never come across anyone like him.

Beyond the images Kyle described from that one night,

he couldn't retrieve even one memory.

Well, he's blocked.

I told you his amnesia is severe.

Nicole, I think you need to consider another diagnosis.

Kyle shows clear signs of delusions and paranoia.

No, he's not schizophrenic.

I've been treating Kyle for months.

He's sensitive to others,

he communicates, participates...

No.

What about his fixation on Professor Kern?

The police have determined there's no connection.

But I still believe there is one.

We just haven't found it yet.

And his fears about a security guard Tom Foss?

That's not paranoia?

I think Tom Foss, as an authority figure,

represents someone disturbing from Kyle's past.

And that gibberish. You've never heard that before?

No.

No, but it could be a product of post-traumatic stress disorder.

I mean, Kyle let out a string of nonsense syllables

like a...cathartic release.

Well, that's as good a guess as any.

In the trance, I approached a door to my past,

but the door was locked. I longed for the key

for a moment of clear understanding.

But with every detour and dead end,

it grew harder to stay optimistic.

Two years till we graduate,

and my dad's already on me about applying to college.

He's got his checkbook out

ready to buy me into the school of my choice.

I think my parents started saving

the second I left the womb.

Kyle, what's up?

So how'd it go today?

I guess I shouldn't expect so much.

Told ya.

Those hypnotists are bogus.

Josh, that door is there for a reason.

It's open.

So, did he make you cluck like a chicken?

Get out.

There's one thing I will not miss when I go to college.

You're going to college?

Eventually.

Declan here's already being recruited.

A couple of scouts saw me play from Whitman and "U-Dub".

U-Dub?

University of Washington.

The coach keeps calling, so I thought I'd drive over

and check it out tomorrow.

Take me with you.

Dude, I thought you were done playing basketball.

The University of Washington, that's where Professor Kern taught.

The guy who's skeleton they found in the woods.

If you wanna come, Kyle, I'm fine with it.

Kyle, you can't drive to U-Dub with Declan,

my parents won't let you.

You haven't exactly established yourself as the most trustworthy person.

That really hurts.

But I have to go.

If I knew Professor Kern, and that's where he taught,

someone there might know who I am.

Kyle, if my mom hears that you wanna go to U-Dub...

She wants me to figure things out.

That doesn't include snooping around about some dead professor.

I mean, you should have seen Kyle's reaction.

The anxiety when he started talking about Tom Foss

as if he was really re-living the experience.

And...what? Even under hypnosis

there's still no clue why Kyle had those flashes about him?

No. And they're so vivid.

I know that Foss is just a replacement for someone,

but still, it makes Kyle anxious to have him around.

Well, you're not gonna have to worry about that anymore.

I called Palisades Security today.

You got him fired?

Not quite, but they agreed to take him off our detail.

I guess a transfer to Alaska was out of the question,

but still, it's a relief. Thank you.

Aw, please. Not near my food.

Hey.

Hey.

Kyle, sorry it didn't work out this morning.

It was worth a try.

I'm glad you're not discouraged.

I think Kyle needs a break from all this stuff.

Declan's checking out Whitman tomorrow,

and I thought I'd go, and Kyle's welcome to come.

I thought Declan was going-- To invite you himself?

he meant to, so I'm asking you for him.

Why are you being so nice to him?

Yes, why are you?

God, you make it sound like I'm this horrible person.

Forget it. I don't have to take him.

But I wanna go.

I'd like to see the school.

Give him one day there and he'll come back with a diploma.

Well, what do you think?

Bring me back a Whitman t-shirt?

You wanted to go to U-Dub, didn't you?

I just don't like making up stories for them.

That's why I did it. You can thank me later.

Hey. Ready to roll?

Kyle, once and for all you can find out

if those dreams that you're having are real.

Let's go.

♪ And I'd like to be ♪

♪ All that you wanted me for ♪

♪ [rock]

♪ And I'd like to be ♪

♪ Everything that you wanted me for ♪

♪♪

♪ You cannot love deeply ♪

♪ Make you want... ♪

[sighs] Welcome to U-Dub.

Does anything look familiar?

No. Not yet.

♪ Here come the... ♪

[Kyle recording]

[recording device beeps] Louder, Kyle.

[more Kyle gibberish]

[knock on door]

[device beeps, stops]

Mrs. Trager. Hi.

Hello.

I'm sorry to bother you, but I just came by

to make sure that everything is okay.

Everything's fine.

Well, I guess I mean...

I know that you folks requested to have my detail switched,

and I just wanted to make sure I hadn't done anything to... upset you.

We just felt that it wasn't a good match here.

I'm sorry to hear that...

because I have to say that...

uh, I admire you, Mrs. Trager. I do.

The way that you balance your career with your family,

and a foster child on top of that.

It's a lot to handle. I really respect that.

So even though I'm not on your watch anymore,

I just want you to know that...

you can call on me if you ever need anything.

Thank you.

You're welcome. Goodbye.

Check it out. We're in college, Trager.

Why do I feel like I have high school written all over me.

Kyle, where are you going?

To the science building.

Hang on, where's the gym?

Take that path, then left at the commons

and straight on for an eighth of a mile.

You already memorized the campus?

You're like a walking navi system.

So let's hook up in a couple of hours by the student union.

Sure.

Think you can find it?

This is it.

Can I help you?

Hi. I'm Lori Trager. This is Kyle.

Hello.

We were told this is Professor Kern's office.

It was.

Well, we think Kyle might have known the professor.

May have?

I'm not sure if I did.

Kyle has amnesia. Seriously.

And one of the few people he seems to remember is Professor Kern.

Uh-huh.

I know this all sounds kind of "out there,"

but we were hoping being here might help Kyle remember.

Do you know me?

I'm sorry. No.

I'm Anna Manfreddy, I'm--

I was Professor Kern's research assistant.

Can I ask what exactly was he researching?

Essentially, he was interested in maximizing brainpower.

Professor Kern developed theories and exercises

covering areas of creative thinking, problem-solving,

memory, logical thought and mental agility.

I've done some reading.

The thing is, Kyle is smart.

Like, Einstien-smart.

He had an MRI and it showed a really high level of brain activity.

So, we were thinking maybe Kyle worked with the professor, which could explain--

No. I did all of Professor Kern's testing.

I would've known if Kyle were involved in his research.

But I had to be. There has to be a connection.

It's the only thing that makes sense.

Sorry. Test me now.

I'll take all of his tests and you'll see.

All right. Thanks. I appreciate it.

Uh-oh. This can't be good.

[sighs] Well, actually, that was good news.

That was Detective Breen.

I asked him to run a background check on Foss

and it came up clean.

I should never have told you.

Listen, Nicole, I had him taken off our watch

and then he shows up at the door to question you about it.

But he wasn't hostile.

It was more like...concern.

he can keep his concern. I don't want him coming around.

I admit he makes me uncomfortable,

but remember, he's never actually done anything wrong.

Well, Kyle's having nightmares about him

and he's got good instincts,

so if Foss spooks him,

then that's reason enough for me.

Heads up!

Sweet catch.

Thanks.

Throw could use some work.

I skipped Intro to Frisbee.

That's too bad. I happen to teach that class.

I'm Wes, by the way.

Lori. You go here?

Just visiting.

What do you think so far?

Hey.

Hey, Declan. This is Wes.

What's up. How's it going?

Well, I should get back to the game.

So, how'd it go with Kyle?

Let's go find out.

[typing]

This is taking forever.

He's...extraordinary.

Kyle's results are so far beyond the normal range.

I showed him 100 images in 60 seconds.

he was able to remember all 100 of them.

Not bad for a guy with no memory.

Declan.

You see how smart he is.

Don't you think it's possible he worked with Professor Kern?

I suppose, but William would've shared these results.

His best test case, even with repeated proactive

could only identify 37 images.

What is he looking at?

They're pictures and awards of students and faculty.

Kyle.

What is it?

There... It's you.

Impossible. Check the date.

1985?

[Josh] How's Whitman? Kick you out yet?

Josh, just put mom or dad on.

You don't really think you can get in there, do you?

Josh.

Your grades are lame.

you've got no after school activities,

and there's really nothing special about you.

Josh!

What's the matter with you? Hello.

Hey, Dad. Listen, we're having such a cool time,

could we crash here and come home tomorrow?

You want to spend the night? I-I don't think so.

They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.

Activities involving beer kegs and bongs?

No. God, Dad. I thought you'd be happy.

I can't even apply for a year and I'm already psyched

about going to college.

Well, where are you gonna sleep?

They have accommodations for us.

Come on, Kyle's here. It's guaranteed G-rated.

We're all really into it.

All right. Just be careful and keep your cell phone on.

I will. And thank you.

All right.

It had to be done. if we told them the truth,

they'd flip out and make us come home.

Kyle, there's no way we can leave here now.

We just saw a picture of you in 1985.

That wasn't me.

Then it's your long-lost twin.

I'm not in my 40's.

Look, Anna snagged us a room,

my parents are cool, do you want to find out

who that man is or not?

[Kyle] Seeing that picture,

I felt that I was getting close to the truth,

and it scared me.

Absolutely.

[recorded Kyle gibberish]

[Hypnotist] Kyle...

[Kyle continues]

What is that?

Sorry. It's one of my patients.

Was it Kyle?

Whoa! That must be his alien voice.

Sort of a mix between human and dolphin.

Out.

Come on. It's like he's talking at the wrong speed.

Josh.

[sighs]

How weird was that, seeing that picture?

I mean, think about it. You and that guy could be related.

I haven't stopped thinking about it.

If Josh were here, he'd have some sort of time-traveller theory

with you jumping through portals in space.

Which you didn't, did you?

Sorry.

[sighs] It's like there's this whole other world going on.

There really is life after high school.

Yeah, I've got coaches all across the country

begging me to play for 'em.

Yeah, but they don't have what U-Dub has.

What's that? Me.

I take it it back. It is high school all over again.

Hey, Lori. Hey.

I guess you don't recognize me without my frisbee.

No, I-I do. Wes, right?

So how long's this trip of yours gonna last?

Just till tomorrow.

Then we should make the most of it.

Oh, I--Kyle, do you wanna look around?

You go. I'll see you later.

You sure?

So, do you wanna see my room?

Actually, I'm here with someone.

Then why am I talking to you?

[recording of Kyle] 7-8-1-2-2-7-7-8--

Okay, that's the number Kyle pointed out on the Ouija board.

But the rest...

[Kyle] 4-7-2-7-N-1-2-2-1-8-W--

Same pattern, over and over again.

Some sort of code.

I can't make any sense of it.

Par for the course with Kyle.

Play it back again, I want to take it down.

[Kyle] 4-7-2-7-N-1-2-2-1-8-W

4-7-2-7-N-1-2-2-1-8-W

4-7-2-7-N-1-2-2--

♪♪

Kyle. I've been looking for you.

Are you okay?

It's just a lot to take in.

Oh. New places are hard for me, too.

The problem is: I don't know if it is a new place,

or somewhere I've been before.

Can't imagine.

I'm sure when the time is right,

everything will become clear to you.

William would have been so excited to meet you.

You miss him.

We were...

good friends.

I'm sorry about what happened.

There is such brutality in this world.

Still, you are an inspiration.

You somehow achieved William's dream:

To possess a mind as fast as a computer.

How does it make you feel?

Different.

But just think of all that you can accomplish.

Like doing math problems?

Solving equations and puzzles?

That's not important.

What is?

I wanna know who I am.

So what do you want to study?

I haven't really thought about it.

What interests you?

I don't know. Art.

I can see that. Yeah?

Absolutely.

I hate museums. I don't get art at all.

I just said it to have something to say.

I bet that you have a lot to say, Lori,

you just haven't found the right person to listen.

I know that sounded like a line.

Totally.

Well, I meant it, though. Is it true?

Hey, are you still up?

Hard to sleep.

Miss your tub?

She's still out, huh?

I thought she was with you.

No. She was talking to that guy.

If you like Lori, why don't you tell her?

[tsk]

She knows that I like her.

Take your own advice.

I haven't seen you pour your heart out to Amanda.

I picked up on it.

No worries. I don't think she and Charlie have.

Must kill you to see them together.

I want her to be happy.

I would be in there so fast.

Charlie's your friend.

Look, if you want someone, you gotta give it a shot.

If people are meant to be together,

they stay together.

[knock on door]

Oh, Kyle.

I know it's early but I couldn't wait.

What happened? I found out his name.

The guy in the photo.

It's Adam Bailen.

Adam Bailen.

Does it ring a bell?

No.

Excuse me. Sorry.

I just need to grab a towel.

Don't be discouraged.

There's someone I want you to meet who might help.

She's a secretary in my department.

Oh, those eyes. Who could ever forget those eyes.

He really looks like him?

Very much so.

What was he like?

Adam Bailen was brilliant.

One of the finest graduate students we ever had.

And believe me, I've been here forever,

so I know.

Lilly, tell them who he worked with.

Professor Kern.

William Kern was like a mentor to him.

They were involved in several projects together.

But it's not just Adam's academic achievements I remember.

It's the way he took the time to ask me about my life.

He was that way with everyone.

His curiosity, his sensitivity.

That's what I miss.

So, to see you here...

Do you have an address or a phone number?

There are so many things I'd like to ask him.

Oh, sweetheart. Didn't you know?

You can't ask him anything.

Adam Bailen has been missing for 20 years.

I can't believe they kept all his research.

I know. He must've been really exceptional.

Still, I don't think anyone's

been through these boxes in 20 years.

Sounds about right.

He was so involved in his work, then doesn't show up to school one day.

Apparently he disappeared without a trace.

Anything I can find out about Adam Bailen is here in these boxes.

Take your time.

Hey! I've been waiting for you.

Great. You can grab the rest from the car.

No, listen. Those letters and numbers?

I figured it out. They're coordinates.

Latitude and longitude.

What do you mean? Like, a location?

Near Seattle.

47 degrees, 27 minutes north.

122 degrees, 18 minutes west.

I looked up the spot online on ViewIt Earth.

But here's the thing:

that location is blocked.

Blocked? Why?

'Cause it's a top secret government facility. Josh...

Like Area 51. Where they hide all the aliens.

Kyle even talked about it under hypnosis.

How much more proof do you need?

Josh, you shouldn't be listening.

If Kyle's the patient, then why are you talking to Dad about him.

because I'm his foster father.

And I'm his foster brother.

If there's something going on with him,

especially something this cool and bizarre,

I think I got a right to know about it.

[Kyle] Reading Adam Bailen's thoughts,

holding the pages that he held,

I felt a connection beyond our physical resemblance.

I understood his research.

It seemed that his mind worked like my own.

We had to be related. We had to be.

Okay, what's with the attitude.

It's like working with a hostile mute.

I'm just concentrating.

Yeah, Declan. I'm sure you're really fascinated

by all these equations and formulas.

Wanna tell me what's going on?

Look, I know you're psyched

pretending you're in college and all,

but come on.

You sleep with frisbee boy after one night?

[gasping] Okay. First off,

it's none of your business who I sleep with.

And second, it's still none of your business,

but I did not have sex with Wes.

Right.

God, Declan, we stayed up late talking,

then I fell asleep in his room.

This is such a double-standard.

If I gave you a hard time about another girl,

you would tell me to piss off.

I wouldn't say, "piss off."

You know what I mean.

We're friends, and friends don't guilt each other about who they hang out with.

You're right.

It's all good.

So, what did you two talk about?

[sighs]

It was less that he talked and...

more that he listened.

Kyle, I'm sorry. I don't think there's anything here.

Yes, there is.

Adam Bailen drew it 20 years ago.

Hillary just called.

She was surprised to hear you were going

to Whitman. Apparently, Declan had plans

to go to the University of Washington.

Dad...

What's goin' on? Okay, look,

we came up here to help Kyle. I don't care what

you were doing. You don't lie to us about where you are.

I'm sorry, but we found out some things,

like this grad student who looks

exactly like Kyle, except he's been missing since the '80s.

What are you talkin' about? And the guy drew the symbol

that Kyle kept drawing, with this code next to it.

And Kyle figured out its latitude and longitude,

like an address.

What are the coordinates?

47.27 north, 122.18 west.

It's a spot in the woods

right by here.

How'd you know that?

You know Kyle. He's got a map of the universe

in his head.

We're gonna go check it out. No,

you're not gonna go check it out.

You're gonna get back in that car, and

you're gonna drive home immediately.

We can't leave now.

You will leave now. Do you hear me?

I mean it. Okay!

Calm down. We're going.

Okay. Good-bye.

Great.

[sighs]

They've been up there the whole time

playing detective.

Why'd you ask about those coordinates?

Apparently, Kyle figured out

it's someplace in the woods near school.

The spot that was blocked on ViewIt Earth?

Yeah. They were plannin' to go there,

but I told 'em to come home.

[sighs] They'd better be here soon.

Hillary has such a big mouth.

Oh, man. I forgot I mentioned it to her.

Sorry, Kyle. We have to go home.

We can't.

My dad was pissed.

We'll come back another time.

Fine.

Bathroom break, and then we're leaving.

Wait. Where you goin'?

I have to get there.

Dude, you don't have a car.

I'll find someone to drive me.

You can't do that.

I can't turn back now.

I'm too close.

Okay, we'll convince Lori to go.

No. I don't want her to come.

It might be dangerous out there.

Because that man Adam Bailen's been missing?

Yeah.

We'll call her and tell her what we're doing

and then come back and pick her up.

[Kyle] It's right here.

Here?

[cell phone rings]

[ring]

Okay, okay, stop yelling. I cannot

believe you did this to me. Do you know

how much trouble this gets me in?

We're at the spot. I'll call you later.

Don't hang up on me. Don't--

Uhh!

[sighs]

Sure this is it?

Yes.

All we need is the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion.

Never mind.

Stay here. There's no way.

I'm going alone.

Like hell.

Declan...thanks for driving me,

but I have to do this on my own.

I'll be fine.

Uhh!

Stop!

What do you want?

[whispers] Shut up.

Why are you following me?

Shut up and listen to me.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

If I wanted you dead, you'd be dead already.

Like you killed Professor Kern?

He's not the man you thought he was. Trust me.

Trust you?

Everything I did was to protect you.

No.

To keep you safe.

Safe from what?

You gotta trust me.

You gotta stop asking questions!

Forget about the past!

Get on with your life.

Because if you don't...

if you don't, you're gonna put yourself

and you're gonna put Nicole and you're gonna put Steven

and Lori and Josh, that whole family in danger.

What are you talking about?

They'll kill you, Kyle.

They'll kill all of you.

[Declan] Kyle!

Now, get outta here.

And remember what I told you.

[Declan] Kyle!

Go!

And don't ever come back!

Go!!

Man, what is he doing?

Kyle!

Let's go.

Well...what happened?

What did you see? Nothing.

Kyle, you saw something.

There was nothing there.

I'm sorry I lied to you. I thought it was important for Kyle.

I told you to come straight home.

That was my fault, Mr. Trager.

Please don't be mad at Lori and Declan.

They did it for me.

Kyle, that student who resembled you.

Lori said he's been missing for 20 years

and that he drew the logo.

There's no point in pursuing it now.

I mean, what difference does it make to my life here now?

If that's the case, why is that spot blocked on ViewIt Earth?

No reason it should be.

It's just a bunch of trees.

Something happened out there in the woods.

No.

I know you're in trouble, Kyle.

I'm gonna tell Lori's parents.

No. You can't do that.

Then talk to me.

That man--Tom Foss.

The security guard.

He was out there in the woods.

He wanted me to stop asking questions about my past.

Why?

He said something bad could happen to the Tragers.

So we can't tell anyone or do anything.

Just move on and forget all about it.

Understand?

Can I trust you?

Yes.

What, no good-bye?

You're not mad anymore?

I'm over it.

Thanks for taking me, Lori.

Told you you'd thank me.

Later, bro.

Later.

If you dare say, "Later, Trager..."

I wasn't gonna say anything.

All this time, I've been trying to restore my memory.

But I didn't realize that sometimes

memories are better left forgotten.

I wanted to know who I was.

But maybe some mysteries are better left unsolved.

[echoing electronic twang]

From three hours ago.

[keystroking]

781227.

He's alive.