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Previously on
"Quantum Leap"...

- Do you like being a mom?
- I love it.

All that matters is
keeping Jeffrey safe.

- I'm scared.
- What do I always say?

Courage is a choice.

Josh dies in 18 months.

It's a ruptured
aortic aneurysm.

"Dear Hannah,
tell Josh

to check his heart immediately.

All my love, Ben."

Your employee, Ian Wright,
stole my quantum chip.

I trust you'll, uh,
sort this out.

If they fire me,

then they will not have the
code to bring Ben back home.

My hands are tied.

Somebody has to take the fall
for what happened.

Gideon Red wants a head
on a platter,

so I'm giving him mine.

The Pentagon can't
do this to you.

They can't force you to resign.

No one is forcing me.

I did what I had to do,
what's best for the project.

What's best for Quantum Leap
is that you're a part of it.

We have to fight this.

Well, what's done is done.

I don't accept that.

Well, you're gonna need to.

Listen, this project
is about to be under siege.

Ian, Addison, and Ben
are gonna need you to focus

on things you can control.

Me leaving isn't
one of those things.

No.

I can't imagine this place
without you.

Please stay.

We should get a lock
on Ben any second.

Stay for one last leap?

Not this time.

I'm a firefighter. Cool.

Don't just stand there!
Put it out!

Ahh! Ahh!

Right.

What about him?
Is he...

Yeah.

He's, uh...

He's okay.

What happened?

We were testing
my new circuit board

when all of the sudden,

it started sparking
and exploding.

And then he got electrocuted
and passed out.

You made this?

It's pretty advanced.

How would you know?

What's the situation
up there, Burton?

Under control.

We need
medical assistance on...

- 28.
- 28.

Copy that. Stand by.

Don't worry,
your dad's gonna be okay.

He's not my dad.
That's my neighbor.

Oh.

My dad died
a couple years back.

Back when we were
living in New Jersey.

I'm sorry to hear that.

What about your mother?
Where is she?

Oh, thank God.

Jeffrey, how many times
have I told you

not to plug anything
into the wall

without triple-checking
the breaker?

- I did, I swear.
- Jeffrey?

Hannah.

Uh, thank you
for saving my son.

Just doing my job, ma'am.

Professor Priestly
teaches computer science

at the university.

When he learned that Jeffrey
was building one of his own,

he offered to help
and to look after him

whenever I get held up in D.C.

You work in D.C. now?

Yep, still in physics, but...

things have been
a little tough.

You know, if times are tight,
investing in some sure things

like Bristol-Myers Squibb
right now or in the future,

when you hear about it,
Apple or Facebook.

No, Ben,
I'm not gonna do that.

It's gotta be
against the rules.

I heard about Josh.

I'm so sorry.

It's not your fault.

You tried,
and I love you for that.

I gotta go check on Jeffrey.

Ben.

Addison? You okay?
What's wrong?

Magic just resigned
as the head of Quantum Leap.

- What? Why? Is he okay?
- He's fine.

When you went missing
and the program was shut down,

Ian cut a secret deal

to continue the search.
- With who?

A Silicon Valley billionaire
named Gideon Rydge.

Now the Pentagon's found out,

and they almost pulled
the entire team.

So Magic fell on the sword.

No good deed goes unpunished.

Hannah's here?

Yeah, so if you or Ziggy
or the universe

has any more bad news,
I'll pass.

Okay, Ziggy says
this leap isn't about Hannah.

- They never are, not directly.
- Fair point.

Okay, you are Captain Otis
Burton, a husband, father,

and a 20-year veteran of the
Baltimore Fire Department,

which you're about to
retire from in about a month.

I've seen enough movies
to know that never ends well.

And it says you were here
to save someone else.

That's it?
That's all Ziggy's got?

It says there's a 74% chance
that the fire

was an isolated incident
and you're here

for some other reason entirely.

And I will go figure out
what that reason is.

- Please.
- Yeah.

As soon as
he exits the building,

I've been ordered
to deactivate Magic's key cards

and erase his access codes.

Like he was never even here.

Those asses in Washington
have no idea

what this team has been through
for the past three years.

I mean, the sacrifices
that we've made.

And this is how they repay us?

Well...

I guess this is it.

This isn't right.

I mean, I'm the one
who brought Gideon Rydge in.

It's my fault.

You should have let them
fire me.

No.
This project needs you.

Ben needs you.

Now, use the time I bought you
and finish that DARPA equation.

You mean the one
that's already proven

to be impossible to crack.

You'll find a way.

Bring him home.

Yes, sir.

Addison.

Magic, I--

Until the Pentagon
picks my replacement,

I have suggested
an interim head

to handle the day-to-day.

Okay, who?
I'll get him up to speed.

You, Jenn.

Say what now?

You're the head of security.

You know this place inside out.

Who better to keep things
locked down tight?

You really think they're
gonna trust the operations

of a top secret
multi-billion dollar

military science project
to an ex-con?

For now they are.

Trust in yourself,
Jenn, like I do.

And know
that I am deeply proud.

Hey, come on, hmm?

I'm proud of all of you.

The future of Quantum Leap
is in your hands now.

- It's so good to see you.
- I can't believe you're here.

You go.

It's been three leaps.

I was beginning to think
I might never see you again.

Well, when you said next leap

maybe it should be the two
of us sitting by a fire,

this wasn't exactly
the fireplace I had in mind.

Good news is, we think the
fire is an isolated incident,

so you're safe here with me.

I'm always safe with you.

Do I look old?

Hannah, you look the same
every time I see you.

Beautiful.

But you do seem distant.

Well, things have been
challenging since Josh died.

Is that why?

Are you mad at me?

Ben, no.

Hannah.

Because of you,
I've started to dabble

in theoretical physics.

Our meetings are fixed points
in space-time,

which can be used as the basis

for all sorts
of extrapolations.

That sounds
like a good thing.

Potentially.

But so far,

no matter how many
different ways

I look at your path,
there's only one constant.

This is the last time
we cross, Ben.

And we're never gonna see each
other again.

So much for
an isolated incident.

- Was that an explosion?
- It sure felt like it.

Where?

20th floor.
A transformer blew.

Eight floors below us.

Stay here. I'll be right back.

Okay, the Excelsior
was supposed to be

the crown jewel
of the Baltimore

skyscraper boom in the '70s.

But in reality,
it was a disaster.

The developers cut corners

to save money
and increase profits.

Let me guess,
they used cheap aluminum wiring

instead of copper?

Throughout the top half
of the building,

violating all sorts
of building codes,

which they skirted
by bribing city inspectors.

Negligence on that scale
would leave this building

prone to electrical fires.
- Yeah.

Firefighters call that
a Class C,

which, in the original history,
is what killed Captain Burton

and four construction workers
on the 21st floor.

That's why you're here.

You have to get yourself
and them out fast.

- Got it.
- Who are you talking to?

Uh, I-I-I'm just talking
to my chief.

All responding units,
this is Chief Garcia.

All right, we got
a potential IDLH up on 20.

Set your radios to fireground.

Keep your ears open.

We'll start evac of tenants
from the upper floors

before this thing spreads.

Okay, everyone,
we need to move as calmly

and as quickly as possible.
Right this way.

The blown transformer
triggers a series of explosions

on the top ten floors

on the east side
of the building.

So tell the firefighters
to use the west stairwell

for their operations.

Chief, we have
a Class C up on 20.

The east side of the building
is gonna be a no-go

once things start heating up.

- Aren't you still on 28?
- Yeah.

So how do you know
what's happening on 20?

20 years of experience?

Can't argue with that.

Sending a team up now
for a direct attack

before this gets out of hand.

Hope you don't mind
flying solo on evac now.

Already on it.

You two have to go now.
- What about you?

I have to evacuate
some other people,

but I can't until
I know you're safe.

We better do
as the captain says.

Come on.

Wait.

We can't leave yet.

What about Dad's stuff?

Ben, it's not safe.

Hannah, it's not safe.

Sweetie, it'll be fine.

No, I'm not
gonna leave without--

- Jeffrey, we have to go.
- Why?

So you can let it burn
and forget about Dad?

As soon as I can, I'll get
your dad's stuff, okay?

Fine.

Follow me.

How do you know
my mom's name?

You've said it before.
Twice, actually.

I, uh...

Well, this isn't
our first visit

from the fire department.

Remember when Mrs. Solomon
left her oven on?

Called it, Cap.

Definitely a Class C fire.

Garcia's got half the battalion
checking other floors

to make sure it hasn't spread.

How come the sprinklers
didn't come on?

They're tied
to the electrical panel.

Whatever triggered
the explosion

must have overloaded
the breakers.

Probably those construction
workers up on 21.

You know about them?

Well, the whole building
knows about them.

They keep blowing the power.

I bet that's what
fried my board.

Whoever built this place
did a real crappy job.

Ben, you need
to get to that crew

before the next explosion.

I need to do
a quick sweep upstairs.

Can you get them out?
- Yes, sir.

If you folks will stay with me.

You know,
we've called for backup,

but we're just spread
so thin tonight.

But it's going to be okay.

Ben. Ben, wait.

I know where the workers are.

I can take you to them.

No, no, you should be running
from the danger, not to it.

Besides,
you're not a firefighter.

Neither are you.

Ben, every time
our paths have crossed,

it's because
you needed my help.

What makes this leap
any different?

She has a point, Ben.

Addison agrees with me,
doesn't she?

Look, Jeffrey's safe,
and all my instincts

are telling me
I'm supposed to be here.

Please trust me.

Don't leave my side.

Wouldn't dream of it.

I'll figure out
the safest path down

once you get the workers.
- Okay.

♪ A lot better
than I think I am ♪

♪ I guess that's why
they call me ♪

♪ The workin' man

Hey, when someone knocks
on the door, you answer it.

What are you doing?
- What's it look like?

Looks like you overloaded
the building circuits

and just set
the building on fire.

We gotta get out of here.

It's too late.

- It's getting worse.
- What are our options?

Until they clear
the east stairwell,

the west is still
your best shot.

Please tell me
that's not on the other end

of this fiery hallway.

Okay, I won't.

You still gotta go through it.
- Terrific.

What did she say?

We're going to have
to go through the fire.

Hell no.

Are you trying
to get us all killed?

I got six guys
in here that--

Gypsum board.
It's flame-retardant.

We can use it
to shield ourselves.

All we need is a way
to carry it.

These handles.

Okay, you guys
cut the boards in half.

And we'll secure
these handles to it.

Let's get to work.

And what are the odds
this is actually gonna work?

Hmm? Addison?

Addison?

What's wrong?

She disappeared.

- What the hell?
- Sorry. I know.

Jenn, we are literally
in the middle of a fire here.

I had to divert power
from the imaging chamber.

Ian needed more power to try
and crack the DARPA code,

and I have to keep them
air-gapped

and under the Pentagon's radar.

Just give me a sec
to get things back online.

I hope Addison's okay.

I'm a little more worried
about the two of us right now.

No, for sure.

It's just dealing
with a lot back at HQ.

Trapped in a
burning building,

yet still worried
about your hologram.

She's my partner.

She's more than that.

I've been thinking a lot about
what you told me in Cairo.

How you were engaged.

How you left to save her.

You mean the one thing
I did that actually worked?

My point is...

I know what it feels like
to lose someone you love.

Only you haven't lost her.

I know it feels that way now,
but take a step back.

Look at this
from a cosmic perspective.

You're still connected
to Addison.

You're still connected
to everyone you've ever loved,

because love is timeless.

- Ooh!
- Oh.

Sorry, I didn't s--

Yeah.

Okay.

Is everyone ready?
- Yeah.

It's gonna be hot.

But we only have
to make it 50 feet.

Now we just steal a little
power from across the street.

Thank you.

Enough power for us
and enough power for Ian.

And...

We're back up.

Got it.

Ha. Nice work.

I'm just trying to keep
everything from unraveling.

Maybe then the brass
won't hand this place over

to some rando who doesn't
have the same connection

to it that we do.

'Cause this is our house.

Yeah, it is.

Everyone stay together.

Keep moving.

50 feet.

25 feet.

10 feet.
Almost there.

Keep going.

Keep going.
We're almost there.

Start heading downstairs!

Come on! Go!

They make it out.

Oh.

Nice work, Ben.

Yeah.

Hannah.

I think I inhaled
too much smoke.

Here.

Just breathe
in and out slowly.

That was closer than I thought.

Can you check to see
if Jeffrey's okay?

Chief, eyes on a boy?
11 years old.

Yeah, he's right here
safe and sound.

Keeping up with you is not
as easy as it used to be.

I mean, for you,
only nine leaps have passed

since we first met.

For me, it's been--

Approximately 9,131 1/4 days.

But who's counting?

Ben, I think there's a reason

the accelerator
brought us together.

In New Mexico,
Cairo, Princeton, my home,

a larger purpose
than just the two of us.

And I think I finally know
what that purpose is.

- We got a problem.
- The workers?

It's Jeffrey. He's missing.

What do you mean
he's missing?

- I'm working on it.
- He?

Who is he?

Who's missing, Ben?

Can someone out there please
tell me where my son is?

This is
a restricted channel.

And I already told the captain.

Your boy is--stand by.

He was just here a minute ago.

Hey, anyone got eyes
on that kid?

The apartment.

He's gone back
for Josh's things.

"It tasks me.

"It tasks me,
and I shall have it.

"I'll chase it 'round
the moons of Nibia,

around the Antares
maelstrom and"--

Did you just quote
"Moby Dick" to that equation?

No, "Star Trek II:
Wrath of Khan."

I've had way too much caffeine.
- Is it working?

Well, I've been staring at
this screen for the last hour

quoting movie lines,
so you tell me.

Math's just not mathing, huh?

Well, most equations
are like sentences.

There's a series of symbols
that are strung together

in order to form a coherent
mathematical thought.

But this,
this is a masterpiece

elegantly constructed
by someone

who has a deep
and enlightened understanding

of the laws of physics.

I mean, this is to time travel

what Michelangelo's "David"
was to art.

And if only the powers that be
hadn't redacted

that old DARPA file,
then I might be able

to figure out which scientists
wrote it

and what their methodology was.

Wait a minute.

Wait,
since you're the new Magic,

then you must have the same
level of security clearance

that he did, right?
- Yeah, so?

Okay, so can't you
get it unredacted?

You think I haven't
tried that already?

I've gone through every
official channel

I could think save
hacking in and doing it myself.

Which,
now that you mention it...

Can't.

All eyes are on this
program right now, Ian.

If I get caught rooting
around the Pentagon's files,

we'll all be screwed,
especially Ben.

It's bad enough
we already lost Magic.

We are not losing Quantum Leap,
not on my watch.

Heard loud and clear,
Director Chou.

I'll just--
I'll keep chiseling away.

"From hell's heart
I stab at thee."

The apartment.

He's gone back
for Josh's things.

No, no, no, no, if he's
going up to your apartment,

that means he's gonna come
right past here.

We can intercept him.

Not if he went up
the east side.

I'll do some recon.

30 seconds.

That's all Addison needs
to find out where he is.

Okay.

Oh, God, this is all my fault.

After Josh's accident, I just--

I wanted a fresh start,
you know?

But it just made Jeffrey
more angry and resentful.

He blames me
for his father's death.

No, no, none of this
is your fault.

What happened to Josh

was beyond anybody's ability
to control.

But this situation isn't.

We're gonna get
out of here, okay?

All of us.

Ben.

You're right, he's up there.

Let's go get him.
- Okay.

Look out!

Hannah!

Ben!

I can't move!

Hold on.
I'm gonna get you out.

Chief, I need help on 25.

Afraid you're out of luck, Cap.

This thing's a five-alarm now.

Until another company arrives,
I ain't got a body to spare.

I'll just do it myself.

Ben, stop.

You have to get Jeffrey.

No.

I am not gonna leave you here.

Yes, you are.

You are going to save my son.

Addison, if you're here,
back me up.

She's right.

It's either Hannah or Jeffrey.

both: Ahh!

I thought
we'd have more time.

Ben, you have to go,
or they're both gonna die.

Stay with her.

Of course.

Addison is gonna watch
over you while I'm gone.

Then I know
I'm in good hands.

Hey, don't say goodbye.

Say see you later.

I will see you later.

I promise.

Addison.

There's something
I need your team to see.

Jeffrey.

Jeffrey, there you are.

Come on,
we gotta get out of here.

Where's my mom?

She sent me to come get you.

Come on.

Why didn't she come with you?

You know, since she's
a firefighter all of a sudden.

Oh, Jeffrey, she loves you
more than anything, okay?

You say that like
you know her, but you don't.

I know what it's like
to lose a dad,

the hole it leaves
in your heart

that keeps filling up
with pain and rage.

And you just
can't stop it, right?

So you just hold on to
whatever you have left of him.

The only way
to stop it is to heal.

And the only way to do that
is to move forward, Jeffrey.

Who are you?

I'm just a friend who's
trying to stop something right

from going horribly wrong.

Please, just--

Please tell me that
you're seeing what I'm seeing.

Yep.
And it's a perfect match.

Down to the last variable.

Okay, so the equation
to bring Ben home,

the one you've been trying
to solve this whole time?

It's Hannah's.

I mean, she's clearly using
the Tomita-Takesaki theory,

but that last line,
it wasn't in the file.

Jenn, the equation.

She completed it.
We can bring Ben home.

I kept thinking
time was like a river

with everything
flowing through it.

But I was wrong.

Some things don't move,

because they are timeless.

I know you can't hear me,
but yes, they are.

Hopefully your team
can make it work

with whatever technology
you all have in the future.

What is it?

It's a means of triggering
a temporal realignment.

A way to finally
get Ben home.

That equation--that equation.
Hannah, that was you!

I'm just glad
I could finish it

before it was too late.

No, no.

Hey, no, no, no, no, no,
Hannah?

Hannah? Hey.

You and Ben are gonna
walk out of here.

Addison...

there are all kinds of bonds
holding the universe together.

And while nothing
lasts forever,

there are some bonds
that can't be broken...

And no matter how far apart
they're driven,

they always come back together...

Like it was fate.

Take the law of entanglement.

Once two particles
experience a shared state,

they're no longer
separate entities.

They exist as one,

even when separated
by great distances.

Or quantum entanglement.

Hurry.

Come on, this way.

Not this way!

- What do we do?
- I don't know.

The ledge--we can use it
to get past the fire.

You want to walk
on the ledge?

No, no, uh, I was thinking
more like a crawl.

So when the code
is programmed

into the quantum accelerator...

Then Ben will be disconnected
from his fixed point

in the past and reconnected
to a fixed point

in the present--
uh, theoretically.

What do you mean
theoretically?

She finished it.

She may have
finished the code,

but I still need to figure out
how to make it work.

Type it in and hit Enter.

How to explain this.

So you know how Hannah said
that time is like a river

that just keeps on flowing?

Yeah, yeah,
I got the river idea.

Any attempt to reposition Ben

could result in him
getting swept away

by the current forever.

That doesn't
sound dramatic at all.

We just need to find
a constant for him

to latch on to.

And I think I know what
it needs to be.

Now I remember why
I never became a fireman.

Can't go left.

Can't go right.

Can't go up.

So the only way...

is down.

Jeffrey!

We have to go down.
- What?

I'll go first.

Then I'll be right there
to catch you.

Who's gonna catch you?

Trying not to ask myself
that question.

Okay, hurry!

Come on!
- I can't do it.

- Yes you can.
- It's too high!

I'm gonna fall!
- No you won't! I'll catch you!

I'm too scared.

I know you're scared.

I'm scared too.

But this is the only way.

This is the only way
out of here.

So right now,
we both have to be brave.

Can you do that?
- I don't know!

Jeffrey, courage is a choice.

So forget the fear.

Choose courage, Jeffrey.

Do you hear me?

Choose courage.

Oh... oh, man.

Come on!

Jump!

Ahh! Ahh!

I got you.

Now, let's go save your mom.
- Okay.

Oh no.

Those explosions
shifted the debris.

I can get you out.

Where's Jeffrey?
Is he safe?

He's okay.

He's heading down
to the street.

Come on,
we're getting out of here.

Put your arm around me.
It's okay.

Mom!

Mom, are you okay?

Oh, sweetie.

I am now
that I'm looking at you.

I tried to save Dad's stuff,
but it's all gone.

I'm so sorry.

Oh, sweetie, it's okay.

You did everything you could.

Both of you.

Medic, I need a medic.

Got an injured person.

Damn, Burton.

For a minute there
I thought we lost you.

Yeah, yeah, it was
touch and go, but we made it.

Didn't we?

You never met my Dad.

How did you know
what to say to me?

"Courage is a choice."

He, uh...

You certainly earned
that retirement tonight,

old man, that's for sure.

Go get yourself
checked out, okay?

We'll take it from here.

All right, everybody, let's
keep putting the wet stuff

on the rest of it.
Let's go.

Ben.

- I'll be right back.
- Okay.

I'm just gonna
check your vitals.

I really hope no one else
needs saving.

Not anymore.

A month from now,
Captain Burton

retires happily to a tropical
beach with his family

right after he reports
the developers

to the building commission.
- Guy's a real hero.

He's not the only one.

I couldn't have done it,
any of it,

without you, Addison.

Thank you for watching
over Hannah too.

I think, in some way, we were
all watching over each other.

Please tell her I said goodbye
and thanks.

For what?

She knows.

Where are we
with Hannah's equation?

Ian cracked it.

Apparently it's some kind
of swap code.

Yeah, there's just
one last variable

that I need to figure out.
- Which is?

How to safely disconnect
Ben from the past

and reconnect him
to the present.

Now, Hannah thought
switching points in time

was the right answer.

But apparently,
time is a river,

so that's not an option.

Which means that the only way
that this is going to work

is if Ben swaps places
with another person.

Now, once we figure out
who that person is--

Step away from the
computer terminals

and desist all activities.

Now.

On whose authority?

You could say it's on the
Pentagon's authority or, uh,

head of congressional oversight.

But if we're being honest,

they just kinda do
what I tell them.

So, um, let's say
it's on my authority.

Because from now on,

I'm in charge of Quantum Leap.

Hey, just FYI, there's this
movie about a burning building

that's coming out
later this year

that might be
a little triggering.

I prefer rom-coms anyway.

But I must admit, that was
one hell of a last hurrah.

Really went out
in a blaze of glory, huh?

Too soon.

Yeah.

I know what you two
went through today

must have been hellish.

But maybe it's the start
of a healing process.

I hope so.

Any idea what you'll do next?

Start over.

I have a job offer
out in California.

I think I'm gonna take that.

Before,
you said you understood

why the accelerator brought
us together here and now.

In our brief time together,

you have changed
my whole world.

The doors you opened,

the adventures we shared,

impossible experiences
I never would have had

if you hadn't walked
into that diner

all those years ago.

It was the greatest gift.

And I wanted to give you
something in return.

Today I realized how
to make that a reality.

Make what a reality?

I've been working
on a quantum code for DARPA,

a code that will get you home, Ben...

Where you belong.

Ben?

Who's Ben?

How did I get here?

Easy, Captain,
you've hit your head

and lost consciousness.

Let's get you some help.

As you've all probably heard,
Quantum Leap is undergoing

significant restructuring.

Gideon Rydge is your
new project director.

You can call the Pentagon,

and they'll fill you in
on all the details,

but first I'm gonna need you
to turn over your access badges

and exit the premises.

Your positions
have been terminated.

You can't do that.

If I had a nickel for every
time I'd heard that phrase,

I'd be a billionaire--again.
- Gideon, please.

Look, I know that you're angry,
but we finally have

a swap code that can
bring Ben back,

so if you just give me
a moment to activate it--

You're fired, Ian.

You should have
played ball sooner.

Addison.

Ben is still out there,

and I am not
going to leave him behind.

Impressive,
but I have my own team,

and we will take good care
of Dr. Song.

But for your own safety, you
need to turn over your badge

and walk away.

Or what?

You gonna shoot us?

Addison, come on.

I wish you all the very best.