Original subtitles

No, no, no! Don't touch that dial.

Here's what's on my mind tonight.

(male narrator) Joe is a down-and-out gambler..

You got the money?

and a down-and-out scientist.

Nothing. Always nothing.

Joe is, however, a first class dreamer.

(Joe) 'It's an intelligent signal. This is it. It's real.'

But is he willing to bet his life?

Want a piece of the action?

Find out on the next

"Freddy's Nightmares."

[theme music]

[children laughing]

You are in Springwood now

and you are all mine.

[screams]

[laughs]

[screams]

[laughing]

[instrumental music]

I'll raise you two grand.

Damn.

I'll up it ten.

You bluffed one time too many.

I see ya.

Uh, come on, play poker.

I am playing poker, Lynch.

Full house.

'Aces. Queens.'

You know I never lose, do ya?

I can't help it if I'm lucky.

I don't think it's luck.

I think you cheat.

Oh, I never cheat, Lynch

except on her.

[Lynch chuckles]

Afraid we're gonna have to teach you a lesson, dear boy.

- 'That's right.' - 'A permanent one.'

[gunshot]

[man grunts]

[gunshot]

Need a hand.

[knock on door]

[sighs]

[grunts]

(Joe) 'Hold on. Hold on. I'm coming.'

You got the money?

[sighs] What happened to the big poker game?

You were supposed to win with your old Mr. Black tonight.

I didn't win as much as I thought I was.

Oh, you are as bad at playin' poker

as you are at picking horses.

Thirty thousand dollars is a lot of money.

Mr. Black's very worried.

And when he is worried

it means I'm not doin' my job.

Barney, I'm gonna get the money.

- When? - I got a plan.

[sighs]

Do you mind if I use the phone?

Huh? Yeah, sure.

[dialing]

[phone rings]

Hello, Meg, it's me.

I'm gonna be late for dinner again.

I know I promised. I'm sorry.

Yeah, sure. I'll pick some stuff up.

Milk pudding?

Cat food?

Yeah, okay. I know the good stuff, alright?

Anything else?

Alright. As soon as I can, honey.

Bye-bye.

It's too bad I'm late for dinner.

I just stay late. I enjoy my work.

But remember this is the last time

that I'm coming by without doing any damage.

Do you understand?

- Yeah. - I can't hear you.

- I understand. - Yeah.

Good.

(female #1) 'Joey!'

That's a good boy.

Tell your brother to wise up.

What is it this time?

Nothin'. Nothin'. I just owe some money.

I gotta level with you, sis.

Really, that will be a novel approach.

I'm not kidding.

This time they're gonna kill me.

[dramatic music]

The stakes have been raised.

I'm willing to bet Joe can't get by me

without getting slashed.

Want a piece of the action, hmm?

How much for just the car?

Oh, come on. I can get a better price from a dealer.

- Good morning, Joe. - Good morning, Jeannie.

Good morning, Dr. Lynch.

[chuckles] Winston does look a little like Phil, huh?

I think he's got less hair in his ears.

Ooh! Ouch!

- How are you doing, boy? - Oh, he's doing great.

You know, if I say a single digit number

he can point to a card with that number on it.

Oh, he is smarter than Phil too.

Do you have any idea what happ..

Jeannie, what are you doin' in here?

I need you in the lab.

The computer's keyboard is locked up again.

Phil, you are a scientist.

Can't you figure out how to unlock a keyboard?

Uh, in all fairness to Phil, Joe

it's a mainframe problem.

A lot of the computers are getting locked.

I see no reason of being fair to Phil.

[chuckles] You know, if this university spent more money

on computer maintenance and less on the useless studies

we'd all be a lot better off.

Oh, and what particular studies do you have in mind, Phil?

[chuckles] Get real.

Interstellar communication is not a scientific study.

It's a scam.

- Okay, Phil. Let's go. - No. Why?

Aren't you curious to see if Joe's made contact

with extraterrestrial beings?

You're not in communication

with Obi-Wan Kenobi, are you, Joe?

You know, Phil, your problem is

that you're having trouble with my deciphering program.

It's beyond your comprehension.

Your deciphering program is less complex

'than my son's Atari system.'

If that's true, why is the Jet Repulsion Lab

giving Joe a grant to decipher signals

from the Voyager's space pro...

No, no, no, no.

The grant is to listen to extraneous noise

from the Voyager and it's cheaper to farm it out

to a small-time loser than waste the man-hours themselves.

- Oh, now, why would they even... - Jeannie!

[beeping]

It's useless. Forget it.

You know, the man gets one grant in five years

and it's to study extraneous noise.

Oh, oh, I'm sorry if I have touched on a sore spot, Joe.

I don't know. I just seem to rack up grant after grant.

But you know, that's the way the world works, Joe.

The purpose of a grant is to fund useful study.

Okay, that's enough. Let's go.

Hey, I'm going.

[beeping continues]

[beeping]

[keyboard clacking]

[beeping]

Another space storm.

[sighs] Nothing.

Always nothing.

[beeping]

[beeping]

[keyboard clacking]

Oh, my God.

[dramatic music]

'What's going on?'

Where are you?

What's going on?

[screaming]

Jeannie. What are you doing here?

I just wanted to see if you wanted a cup of coffee.

Oh!

No word from space yet, huh?

- Jeannie, hi. - Millie, hi.

You must be really excited about Joe's deal.

Joe's deal?

Which deal is that?

You don't know? The insider stock deal?

Joe is gonna be rich.

- Did you invest? - Oh, I only wish I could.

Unfortunately I don't have any extra money.

Well, better luck next time.

Yeah. Bye, Millie. Good luck, Joe.

How could you steal that poor girl's savings?

It's not stealing, sis.

I-I was gonna pay her back double.

Sure.

You and your monkey dreams.

Monkey dreams? What's that?

That bedtime story that mom used to tell us.

You know, the, the one where the monkey had everything

but he still wanted to be king.

And he lost everything he had.

Yeah.

Well, whenever you or dad

would come up with one of your schemes..

she'd just point at you guys and say monkey dreams.

Oh, I am glad you and mom shared so much.

Why can't you just accept things?

Joey.

'I've got something to say.'

I can't keep falling for your schemes

and giving you money.

Well, they'll be killing me soon

and that will take the pressure off.

Joey, please.

Try to understand.

I've never had a life of my own.

I've always had you and your problems holding me back.

Well, I have a life of my own

and, uh, take it from me, it's overrated.

Joey, what I am trying to tell you

is that I'm through.

No more big plans.

No more money.

And no more you.

Don't say that, sis.

I can change.

You know, I've been thinking about it.

That, that, you know, all my big plans

they lead to nothing.

And, uh, I could settle down

and, and accept my life.

If you're gonna change..

it has to be because you want to.

And, Joey..

I love you.

But now you're on your own

[instrumental music]

Bye.

Wait. Millie.

[beeping]

Millie, Millie. I'm getting something.

I'm getting something.

It's an intelligence, see?

This is it! It's real!

This is it. It's real! It's real.

This it it. The big one!

I'm gonna get that grant!

[keys clacking]

[beeping]

(Millie) 'It-it makes no sense.'

'First, first there's just a clear pattern'

'of repeating N-T-O over and over again.'

'And then it's just random signals.'

- Oh, maybe. - Maybe?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, you see

we can only think in terms of ourselves.

Maybe the recognizable patterns are like call letters.

Their ideas of a signal that's only understood

by any intelligence.

Like-like a calling all ships code or-or an SOS.

Exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And the rest is a language with a code

that's so sophisticated, it appears, uh

random to the rest of us.

Oh, it's gonna be difficult to crack.

Hey, if anybody can do it, you can.

Millie, I'm gonna need help on this one.

You're the only one I know with enough computer skills

to monitor the signal..

and to keep it quiet.

Okay. I'll try to take some time off.

That's my girl.

Eh, easy, buster, I'm not quitting my job.

I'm just gonna take a couple days off.

- Best sister in the world. - Yeah.

Oh, God, you know, I think the key to the hidden code

is in the signals.

Hey, what about that guy who wants his money?

Have you done anything about that?

Oh, I forgot about him.

What's wrong with me? I've got nothing to worry about.

Millie?

(Millie) 'Help, Joey!'

'Help!'

- Millie! - Help!

- Stay back! - What do you want with her?

[shouting indistinctly]

No!

[Millie screaming]

[both screaming]

[computer beeping]

(Joe) 'Where the hell are you going?'

To the bathroom.

Unless you think leaving me alone that long

is a security risk.

[chuckles] Sorry, sis.

[gasps]

Okay, where is the money?

Barney, I swear I got something big going.

I'll have it three days tops.

Twenty four hours?

Do you promise me..

that you have the money

Yeah.

Okay.

But I believe in keeping my promises.

The last time I'd seen ya

I promised I'd hurt you this time.

Oh! Please.

Ah!

Stop.

[groans]

[beeping]

Breakfast.

I got another transmission last night.

We have another letter in the sequence.

I'm convinced that the random processing of call letters

isn't important, but the sequence, it matters.

Hey, I called Jack Cantrell, a friend of mine from college.

He's working in a private sector, heavily funded.

He told me that if I crack the code

I can get a six-figure grant.

And if I can fax him the results immediately

I'll get $30,000 tomorrow.

That's incredible.

Well, so I got things handled.

Why don't you go back to work?

I don't want you to lose your job.

Wait a second.

You're not telling me somethin'.

What makes you say that?

[chuckles]

You have never been concerned with my well-being.

So when you tell me that you're worried I might lose my job

I know you're lying.

You're afraid that creep will be back before you break the code.

What did the doctor say about your hand?

It will be alright. I can handle it.

Why don't you call the police? I'll do it.

No. You're gonna get me killed.

Sis, we'll do it my way.

I just wanna help.

You'll make it harder for me.

Please?

Alright.

[beeping]

Barney, old buddy.

[laughs] Have a seat.

- You're nuts, kid. - Am I?

I've been waiting my whole life for this.

You see my problem is

I was born in the wrong century.

I'm a Riverboat Gambler.

You're a born loser

and you're gonna die that way.

Youar

You see, this time I'm gonna win the big hand.

The jackpot.

And I just love it that you're gonna give me some trouble

so that I could kill you in the process.

[beeping]

See, another letter.

You're like cards being turned over in a hand.

Oh, hi.

Jeannie, I'm busy. Come back later.

- Well, but I... - 'I said later!'

Sure.

[laughs] It's a pity.

She isn't on my lap.

That would make the scenario complete.

Listen.

[keys clacking]

Mashoo, what are you doing out? Come here, you.

Come here, come here.

So what're you doin' out, huh?

Did my Winston let you out again, huh?

Did he, uh, did he let you out?

Go in, go in the house for me.

Come on, in the house.

There you go. Good boy, Mashoo.

You're my boy. Yes, you are.

(Joe) What?

[dramatic music]

[sighs]

(Joe) How?

Winston!

She didn't know how to open these cages.

Come on, you know you're only supposed to play

with this when I'm here.

[chattering]

You typed your name.

You are so smart.

Yes, you are. You are so smart.

[gunshot]

[grunts]

- How you doin'? - Better.

A whole lot better. I'm going into work next week.

Easy, tiger.

And what's the rush

now that your aliens turned out to be a chimp?

Oh, I'll be hearing that one for the rest of my life.

But, sis, good things come when we least expect them.

What are you talking about?

Oh, Jeannie and Lynch came by today.

My language conversion program

is perfect for communicating with primates.

And we're gonna do the work in Africa.

Oh, good for you, little brother.

And..

I've gotten my hands..

on a treasure map.

There's this little place in Tanzania

where rumrunners have hidden a fortune.

We're gonna be rich.

[African music]

There's just one thing.

Oh, I'll just bet there is.

What is it?

There's no time.

Wait, kitties, our little story here

has a happy ending.

Joe got a grant to see how fast the worms

could eat through his body.

[laughs]

I'd smart myself up.

(Jeannie) 'But how can you do this?'

Winston and I are so close to a breakthrough.

You're not talking science, you're talking dreams.

And dreams don't pay the rent, grants do.

There is more to Winston than you think, much more.

Jeannie, I would love to let you continue

with Winston. I really would.

'But the money for that research is exhausted.'

Yes, but if you...

The name of the game is grants.

Now whether we like it or not, they dictate what we do

and right now they're payin' us to do cancer research.

Could-co-co.. Will you just do it?

Sorry, Phil.

You're right.

Good girl.

Okay, I want you to get up to speed on these experiments.

You can start by studying the data

on the first two pain levels.

- Pain levels? - Yes.

A cancer patient experiences pain

which could be described on an ascending curve

which I've divided into five levels of intensity.

And what we're studying is the impact...

Wait, wait, wait a second!

Are you saying..

God, you're not inflicting pain on Winston.

Jeannie, we've been all through...

Wait, I can't believe anything good

could come out of hurting him.

Jeannie, do you have any idea

of the amount of pain

a terminal cancer patient experiences?

But Winston is a being too.

He has feelings and thoughts and...

- He's just a monkey. - No, he's not ju..

- Excuse me. - Uh..

Y-yes, what is it?

Uh, I'm Bob Catlin.

I'm coming from "Science Discoveries."

Oh, hi, we spoke on the phone.

This is Dr. Lynch.

Uh, Jeannie, what is this?

I told you. Bob is going to interview you?

I don't remember that.

[chuckles] I love it, the absent-minded professor.

What did you say the name of your publication is?

"Science Discoveries."

Well, we're doin' a series of articles

following a medical discovery from its beginnings in the lab

until it reaches the patient.

I'm not familiar with your publication.

Well, we're new, but...

Hey, what-what are you doing?

Well, it is a photo article.

- Listen, out! - But, Dr. Lynch.

I want you both out of my lab right now.

I'll call you, uh..

Maybe you're right, this is a bad time.

What is the matter with you? Why did you kick them out?

What's the matter with me? You, uh, they..

I didn't believe a word he said.

For all we know he's with some animal liberation group.

Boy, talk about paranoid.

Uh, well, we can't be too careful.

Uh, they-they could try to steal the animals.

[softly] It wouldn't be such a bad idea.

I don't need to experiment

on no dumb animals.

I've been having such good results with, uh..

[chuckles] people.

[laughing]

[African music]

[rifle cocks]

[gunshot]

[screaming]

[whimpers] Help me!

You're not gonna profit from that chimp's agony anymore.

[sobbing] Help me!

[gasps]

[sighs]

[Jeannie softly] 'It's okay.'

[Winston chattering]

- Huh. - Hmm?

There's no increase in respiration at all.

Make a note to increase the stress level..

uh, 20%.

Okay.

[yawns]

Are you still sleeping her at the lab?

- Mm-hmm. - Why?

It's been a long time since you separated from your wife.

I know.

I suppose I haven't really had enough time to find a new place.

That's not really true. I just don't like being alone.

At least here at the lab, you can..

hear the animals.

And I suppose with this, uh, alleged reporter snooping around

it's probably best that I'm here.

Something happened? Did they come back?

No, not so far.

So why are you so convinced they're animal rights people?

Jeannie, I know I must seem paranoid.

But please, indulge me, don't talk to anybody

until I've had a chance to check, okay?

- I promise. - 'Thank you.'

Well, if we're gonna get some work done on level three

we'd best get started.

Do bring, uh, Winston to the table.

[machine beeping]

Come on, boy.

It's okay.

Here you go.

[Winston screeching]

[Winston screeching]

[intense music]

[sobbing]

Hi. Not even a hi back?

What do you want?

I was planning to use my boyish charm

to help convince you to let me interview Dr. Lynch.

I can't help you.

I've decided not to go back to the lab.

Why not?

I don't think I should be talking to you about this.

Alright, I won't press you on it.

We have this chimp..

Winston.

And we're doing experiments that..

hurt him.

I see.

And you don't want any part of it.

No.

Would you think that's enough?

What's enough?

Not having any part of it.

I mean, shouldn't you also be trying to stop it?

[scoffs] He's right, isn't he?

You arean animal rights activist.

You have to do something.

Like what?

Just give me the key to his lab.

I will not.

I don't like what he's doing

but I don't like what you people do either.

You're stopping experiments that are important.

Are you sure?

You really think science can't advance

without torturing animals?

[phone ringing]

Hello.

Bill, yeah, what'd you find out?

No such magazine exists.

I knew it. I knew. W..

What about Catlin?

Really?

All for break-ins?

Wha.. If he was arrested three times

how come there were no convictions?

That's ridiculous, there are never any eye witnesses. He..

Okay, right.

You got the pictures?

Can you fax them to me?

Right away. That's beautiful.

Okay, well, thanks a lot, Bill.

You've been real helpful.

Bye.

[fax machine whirring]

[dramatic music]

Phil!

What are you doing here?

Uh, well, I-I just thought I'd drop by to

uh, see if I could talk you into coming back.

Oh, um, not too receptive to that idea, huh?

Where's the sugar?

'Oh, I didn't know you had company.'

'Dr. Lynch.'

You promised.

You..

You weren't supposed to talk to them..

Well, so that's why you're not coming back. Ha!

No, Phil, wait!

There you go.

[sighs]

[dramatic music]

[yawns]

What are you doing here this time of the night?

I couldn't sleep.

I couldn't stop thinking about how foolish I've been.

Mmm.

Oh, Jeannie.

I've dreamed of this.

You're always so proper in the lab and in class.

But I always suspected you had

deep desires underneath.

[breathes heavily] I do.

Mmm.

Yes.

Deep desires.

Animal desires.

Oh, yes.

[grunts]

Oh, baby.

Did the scratches hurt?

[chuckles] That's too bad

'cause it's only level one

[gasps]

I don't like you.

Jeannie... why?

[growls] Because I'm one of them now.

[screeches]

[gasps]

[Winston chattering]

[dog whining]

[instrumental music]

[glass shattering]

[grunts]

[Lynch laughing]

If I didn't come in on 'em when I did

they probably would've gotten the animals.

Can you describe them?

Describe them?

I could do better than that.

I can give pictures.

Pictures.

(Jeannie) Well, I heard about the break-in

and I wanted to say how sorry I am

and to assure you I had nothing to do with it.

(Lynch) Oh, of course, you didn't. I know that.

The guy was pretty crazy the other night.

Well, have they caught them?

No, not so far.

I am so sorry I talked to them, Phil.

I know how much it upset you.

- Oh, that's alright. - Is it?

Your dream about me was so filled with hate.

I don't know, was it about you

or was it about these animal rights people?

Maybe it's about neither.

What do you mean?

In each of your dreams, you're a victim.

Maybe you're starting to identify with the animals.

- With Winston. - Identify with the animal!

Jeannie, that's really reaching.

Yeah, maybe.

Look, if the dream had to do with anything at all

it was about these animal rights hoodlums.

I'll probably keep having them as long as they're on the loose.

Phil, I wanna come back.

- Really? - I've been wrong.

Instead of quitting, I should've spent my spare time

working on Winston's intelligence studies.

I know he and I can convince you that he's more than you think.

Well, I wouldn't get my hopes up

but you're certainly welcome back.

Winston, I missed you.

Yes, I did. How are you?

How's my boy, huh?

'Maybe you're not coming up with answers'

'because I'm not asking the right questions.'

'If you could just communicate something to me'

'I could stop the pain.'

'Oh, Winston.'

'Oh, please, Winston.'

'Our only hope is if Phil sees the truth.'

[instrumental music]

[machine beeping]

Well, doc..

it's time for level five.

'Does that scare you, doc?'

'How come?'

Can't take a little pain?

Or maybe that's because

we both know that level five

always ends in death.

[laughing]

[Winston screeching]

(Lynch) Why don't they stop?

Can't they hear what I'm saying?

Stop!

St..

Stop!

[phone ringing]

[sighs]

Hello?

(Barton) 'Uh, yes, this is Officer Barton.'

'Can I speak with Dr. Lynch?'

This is Dr. Lynch.

'I just wanted to let you know'

'that Catlin and Deerfield have been caught.'

They have?

Oh, good.

There you go, Winston.

Do you have something you wanna tell me?

Huh, Winston?

[laughs]

Tomorrow we go into level five.

Last chance, kiddo.

Hmm?

[chuckles] Nighty night.

[sighs]

[dramatic music]

Hello there, Winston. How are you this evening?

Hmm?

[imitating Winston]

[laughing]

Oh, Jeannie is so childish with you.

Silly fantasies that you have human traits.

[chuckles] Come now.

Come on, boy, let's go over to the table.

Now then Jeannie lives

in a child world

but you and I live in an adult world, right?

(Winston) 'Friend, friend.'

'Friend.'

'F-f-f..'

Winston?

[Winston chattering]

Did you say..

'Friend.'

friend?

Oh, my God, you said it.

I heard you. You..

[sighs]

What have I been doing to you?

[sighs] Oh, Winston..

Jeannie was right.

You should be free.

[whistling]

- Good morning, Phil. - Well, good morning, Jeannie.

[chuckles] Oh, you look, uh, different.

I feel different. Whole new man!

- Did it happen? - Did what happen?

You know, a dream about Winston.

- Oh! - About how you..

[laughing]

What's so funny?

Well, actually the reason why I feel better

is because I didn't have the dream about Winston

for the first time in a while, really.

- Oh! - Now see.

I told you the dreams will probably stop

as soon as I got those activist people behind bars.

And your feelings haven't changed?

You're still gonna experiment on Winston.

Of course, that's what we do here.

Then let me have Winston.

Please, Phil.

For me.

No.

Uh, because it-it wouldn't be the end of it.

There'd be another chimp, then you wanna set him free

and then there'll be.. You know...

I guess there's just nothing I can..

"Level five until end."

What does that mean?

Oh, no.

[sighs]

'You are gonna kill him, aren't you?'

'You're gonna torture him to death.'

Oh, Jeannie, get control of yourself.

I can't believe how blind I've been!

You are not gonna get away with it.

I'll stop you..

even if I have to get him out of here myself.

No, no, alright, see I thought this might happen.

[scoffs] I'm really so disappointed in you.

I really expected great things from you, Jeannie.

- Oh! - No.

I can't let you go in there, Jeannie.

What are you doing?

[siren wailing]

Okay, I want you to remove her from the premises.

Phil, come on. Phil...

(Lynch) 'Don't let her within 100 yards of this building.'

Let go of me, I'm warning you.

Phil, please let me have Winston!

Let him go free!

Free? Free!

This research isi

With the exception of you and a handful of moron activist

no one would dream of letting him go free!

No one would dream of letting him go free!

[chattering]

[imitating Winston]

You should be free.

You should be free.

Friend.

Friend.

(Freddy) Everybody dreams.

Everybody dreams.

Think about it.

[laughing]

[theme music]