THE 4400
Episode 203
"WEIGHT OF THE WORLD"
By
Scott Peters
Trent Applebaum [Abducted May 18th 1989] walks into a diner and
sits with his head in his hands, as the waitress leans over and
kisses him on the top of the head.
ELYSE
How did it go today, Daddy? That bad,
huh?
APPLEBAUM
Nobody wants to buy time shares in Wilmington
Idaho. Baha California, maybe.
ELYSE
If I were you, I'd go in and tell them
'Either you let me have the good listings,
or I quit'
APPLEBAUM
The whole staff wants Baha, honey and
I don't have the seniority.
ELYSE
How is that fair? You've been a salesman
longer than any of them.
APPLEBAUM
Salesman, not telemarketer! It's different.
Another man enters the diner.
MAN
Hey, hey! Applebaum! Payday!
Applebaum makes a run for it but is blocked by another man.
ELYSE
Leave him alone, he's trying to get
it back!
His head is forced down onto a plateful of food.
DEMETRI
This your beer, Applebaum? You don't
mind if I quench my thirst, do you?
APPLEBAUM
Honey, stay back. Stay back!
Demetri sits on a stool next to him.
APPLEBAUM
I just need a couple more weeks. Something
will turn around.
DEMETRI
In my business, we hear every sobstory
in the book. But I gotta tell you, yours
is a new one. Disappeared 15 years ago,
came back and my wife died. Daughter
dropped out of school. You got a bad
break, but you borrowed the money, now
you have to pay me back.
APPLEBAUM
I'll figure something out.
DEMETRI
Do it quickly, cos you and I are going
to talk again in 48 hours. I thought
you 4400's got special powers. How come
you're such a big nothing.
APPLEBAUM
Just lucky I guess.
Demetri drinks the rest of Applebaum's beer.
DEMETRI
Ah, that's cold. Thanks for the beer.
They let him go and start to walk out.
Richard and Lily are driving along
RICHARD
We should reach Eric's place by tomorrow.
It'll be nice to see a friendly face
and be able to sleep in for a change.
LILY
Sounds good.
RICHARD
You like Eric, right? You guys got along
in quarantine.
LILY
Richard I'm late. Like, I might be pregnant,
late.
RICHARD
You sure?
LILY
No I'm not sure. I'm late.
RICHARD
Well, we'll just have to wait and see.
LILY
Wait and see?
RICHARD
Go to the drug store and maybe get one
of those test things.
LILY
And what would you like it to say?
RICHARD
I'd like it to say congratulations.
You have a job, a house and a future,
you're ready for another child. But
I don't think it's gonna say that.
LILY
No, probably not.
Two day's later
Applebaum and his daughter are in their home counting money.
APPLEBAUM
31, 32, 33, 3400.
LOUISE
Well that should keep the creeps happy
for a while.
APPLEBAUM
I'm sorry about your car.
LOUISE
I'll ride a bus to work.
APPLEBAUM
I'm sorry about the television.
LOUISE
I'll read a book.
Demetri is at the door. The man appears to be half the weight
he was before
DEMETRI
Applebaum the miracle man huh?. You
notice anything different about me?
APPLEBAUM
My God!
DEMETRI
75 pounds in two days. At first I thought
the termites had gotten me. I was sick.
Cancer doctors ran all the tests. Turns
out I'm fine, but how could I lose all
that weight? Then I thought of you.
Me and you, we share a bottle of beer
and you're one of those 4400's.
APPLEBAUM
What does that prove?
DEMETRI
Nothing yet, but let's find out.
Demetri's wife is holding a bottle of water.
DEMETRI
I want you to take a sip, because if
I'm right, and you made me lose all
this weight, then the same thing should
happen to my wife. Who though I love
very much, I do, could stand to lose
maybe 20 pounds.
WIFE
30. Go ahead. Drink up.
Demetri takes the money Applebaum has in his hand and puts it
back in his pocket
DEMETRI
Applebaum. These people who took you,
they set you up for life. They snatched
up a bum salesman. They sent you back,
the human diet.
APPLEBAUM
The human diet. I like that.
He takes a drink from the bottle and hands it back to the woman,
who takes a drink.
Titles
A crowd of photographers is gathered outside the 4400 centre.
Jordan Collier is standing beside the pop diva, Chloe Granger.
CHLOE
Thankyou. Thankyou. Reading Jordan's
book was an absolute revelation. I bought
copies for all my backup dancers and
we discuss it every night after the
show.
COLLIER
She cut her tour short.
CHLOE
Yes, because I felt like I had to be
here. Obviously, I am not one of the
4400, but I expect to be treated just
like any other student here. If I am
lucky enough to tap into an ability,
I will use it to ensure the world a
brighter future.
COLLIER
Congratulations Chloe Granger, you have
achieved first key.
Everyone begins to clap as the key is held up. Shawn is also
clapping and smiling.
Devon is standing beside Shawn
DEVON
Last year she was into Kabala
Demetri and his wife are in their bathroom. She is standing on
the scales.
WOMAN
That's amazing. I lost 23 pounds. I
haven't weighed less than 130 since
college.
DEMETRI
I told you Applebaum was a real hero,
right?
WOMAN
You better not be harrassing him anymore.
DEMETRI
Honey, what we got from him was worth
way more than what he owes me. Turn
around.
NTAC
NINA
Question of the day. Who is Trent Applebaum
and why is the Drandex corporation calling
me about him.
TOM
Applebaum disappeared in the late 80's.
DIANA
He's in phone sales, right?
NINA
Well now he's selling himself. He claims
that his saliva is a catalyst for weight
loss.
TOM
Can Applebaum back his claim up?
NINA
He's got two satisfied customers. Married
couple. One dropped 75 pounds, the other
23. Practically overnight.
DIANA
My God! You've really got to hand it
to the future on this one. If they really
gave him this ability there could be
a cure for obesity.
TOM
Yeah, or change the world.
NINA
It's about to change Trent Applebaum's
world. He hired a lawyer, an agent.
They were asking 20 million dollars
but Durandex is in a bidding war with
three other companies, so who knows
where the final number will end up.
DIANA
A 4400 selling exclusive rights to his
ability. Is it legal?
NINA
Our lawyers are looking into an injunction,
but at the moment no legislation specifically
prevents it.
TOM
Then our guy stands to be a very rich
man.
DIANA
Maybe we should go see him.
TOM
Yeah, find out if he's really worth
20 million dollars.
Richard and Lily arrive at the home of Eric Papequash who was
abducted on August 5th 1955
ERIC
Hey! Jet pilot!
Richard answers him in Native American.
RICHARD
Did I get it right?
ERIC
Close enough
They hug
ERIC
Hey, so you sounded a little freaked
out on the phone. Anything I should
know about?
Lily get's out of the car with Isabelle in her arms.
RICHARD
It's better that you don't.
Eric kisses Lily on the cheek
ERIC
Hey! Look at you two. Lovebirds from
quarantine building B. This little cutie
must be Isabelle. Your Daddy told me
all about you.
LILY
I bet he did.
ERIC
Well come on in. I'll show you guys
the guest room, and maybe somebody's
sleeping on the couch?
Lily rolls her eyes
Kyle and Wendy walk on campus
KYLE
A-. Not too shabby for my first college
essay.
WENDY
It was a good paper. Well thought out.
KYLE
So what's the minus for?
WENDY
Well, I always like to leave a little
bit of room for improvement.
Someone hands him a flyer for a party
KYLE
Last day's of Pompeii.
WENDY
Yeah, they throw that party every year.
You should go. Blow off some steam.
You've earned it.
KYLE
I hate to go alone. You up for it?
WENDY
I probably flunked half the members
of that frat. Not my scene. But don't
let me stop you.
Tom and Diana are at Applebaum's house.
APPLEBAUM
I don't know how it works. They put
something inside me. One of those enzymes
or whatever.
TOM
So someone drinks from the same glass
you do, and they lose weight.
ELYSE
Maybe we should give them a demonstration.
APPLEBAUM
Cut it out Louise! She thinks she needs
to lose eight pounds.
ELYSE
Try ten.
APPLEBAUM
Sweetie, you're beautiful. You don't
need to lose anything.
DIANA
He's right about that. You don't.
APPLEBAUM
A lot of kids go to college when they're
eighteen. Elyse had to take a job at
the diner. We were apart for sixteen
years, but while I was gone they gave
me a way to make it up to her.
DIANA
Mr Applebaum, no-one is telling you
not to provide for your daughter.
TOM
But a 4400 putting his gift on the open
market, is a first. Wanna make sure
nobody get's taken advantage of. Not
you, not the buyer, other 4400's.
APPLEBAUM
You don't have to teach me about selling!
I've been a salesman my whole life.
Most of the stuff I pedal? Junk! But
now I've got a product that everybody
wants and only I can provide. I am the
damn product! Nobody's putting Trent
Applebaum back in the bottle!
Lily and Richard are joining Erics family and some guests at
a barbecue in his garden.
TARA
My father fought in Korea. Infantry.
RICHARD
I flew an F36.
TARA
Eric told me. Daddy admired you guys.
He said there were only 25 black pilots
in the whole Airforce who were allowed
to fly with everybody else.
RICHARD
There weren't a lot of us, that's true.
You're the first person in a long time
that's even mentioned the Korean war.
TARA
It was a big deal at our house. Veterans
day, I'd be off from school. We'd always
go to the parade.
RICHARD
Yeah, my Grandfather on my Mom's side,
he'd take me too. Except it was called
armistice day back then, for world war
1. He'd put on his full dress. Go march
with his buddies.
TARA
Daddy looked so handsome in his uniform.
I bet you did too.
Lily looks up and doesn't look happy.
RICHARD
Yeah well, too late.
TARA
He passed away two years ago this August.
RICHARD
I'm sorry to hear that.
TARA
Thankyou. He would have really loved
to have met you too.
Eric is cooking on the barbecue.
ERIC
The guy was 81. He was born 4 years
after I was.
MRS PAPEQUASH
Well luckily, I like older men.
DAVID
So Richard. We know what you were up
to in 1951. How about lately?
RICHARD
Well I've been working as an auto mechanic.
DAVID
Oh really? So what brings you to this
part of the country? It's kind of remote
for a vacation.
Lily is looking more and more uncomfortable and unhappy.
ERIC
They came to see me. Us 4400's, we gotta
stick together. We have a bond that
you mere humans will never understand.
DAVID
Eric, you freak me out when you talk
that 4400 unity crap.
There's an awkward silence.
MRS PAPESQUASH
Not really much of a talker, are you
Lily.
LILY
I'm not really used to being in social
situations these days.
DAVID
Now you are a lucky man. This one here.
Well its yap, yap, yap.
He heads over to his wife.
DAVID
But I guessed you already noticed that,
didn't you?
MRS PAPSQUASH
I have to pee for about the 75th time
today.
LILY
I have to change Isabelle.
Diana and Maia are looking through a book of tatoo's, while April
leans over the back of the sofa.
MAIA
I like this one.
DIANA
Oh they're all beautiful. I just like
them better when they're in this book
than I do on someone's shoulder.
APRIL
You don't get it Di. These drawings,
they're not mean't to live on the page.
They're mean't to live on the skin.
DIANA
That's very deep. But you're right,
I don't get it.
MAIA
I do.
APRIL
Ok, you've got to let this brilliant
little girl swing by ink tomorrow.
DIANA
It's a tattoo shop.
APRIL
A body art emporium. And for five hours
tomorrow, I'm the featured artist.
MAIA
You must be pretty good. Can't we go?
Just for a little while?
DIANA
One hour.
Back at the 4400 center. Shawn is walking in a corridor as Devon
passes by.
DEVON
Oh Shawn, have you seen Chloe's schedule?
SHAWN
Why would I have seen Chloe's schedule,
Devon?
DEVON
She has an interview with Us Weekly
at 3 'o'clock tomorrow.
SHAWN
Ok. Well hopefully she'll mention the
center.
DEVON
But her nutrition and purification class
is at 3 'o'clock.
SHAWN
Yep, I think I heard Jordan say she
was excused from that. She's been on
a macrobiotic diet for three years.
DEVON
Or so she say's.
SHAWN
Look, I'm sure Jordan plans on treating
Chloe like any other student. Ok?
Cut to Jordan and Chloe in bed together.
Applebaum is at the diner, pacing frantically whilst talking
into a phone.
APPLEBAUM
No! I don't wanna wait. I want to close.
Just tell them it's done and I'll be
in tomorrow. Alright, thanks Len.
ELYSE
How much?
APPLEBAUM
40 million dollars.
Elyse screams with joy and hugs him.
Demetri is at a restaurant with his wife, eating dinner. Food
is piled high on the table and he motions to a waiter.
DEMETRI
Hey, where's the next round. Come on!
WAITER
It's on it's way. But sir, this'll be
your fourth steak.
WIFE
Hey, we're hungry!
WAITER
Ok. Ok. I'd just hate to see you make
yourself sick.
DEMETRI
No-one is sick, ok? We're hungry. We're
starving. Now go! Go! Take your hands
of the plates. Go! I'm starving.
Collier opens the door of his room to find Shawn standing outside.
SHAWN
Morning....you're not dressed. Those
guys from Arkan films are here to pitch
us.
COLLIER
Ah, the recruitment video. Yeah well,
you can handle that meeting, can't you?
SHAWN
Well yeah, sure, if you're too busy,
yeah.
Chloe comes out of the bedroom.
CHLOE
Hey! I guess Jordan's getting a late
start this morning. My bad! I'm just
gonna jump in the shower, ok?
COLLIER
A shower sounds good, Chloe. Close your
mouth, Shawn. You'll draw flies.
SHAWN
One on one tutoring with a first key.
That's new.
COLLIER
First key or not, Chloe demands, deserves,
a different level of attention. She's
our entree, Shawn, into the entertainment
community.
SHAWN
Jordan you have an entire chapter in
your book that rips celebrity culture.
It's a cancer that seperates people,
that helps define the haves and have
nots?
COLLIER
4400 culture is all about unity. Please
Shawn, do not quote me back to myself.
The fact is, celebrities have deep pockets
and deeper insecurities. We can use
both to our advantage.
SHAWN
You can be a manipulative prick, you
know that?
COLLIER
Yeah well, it helps to use your entire
skills set, when you're trying to change
the world.
Richard is in Erics workshop
ERIC
You and Lily should think about putting
down some roots here. I think all this
running is fraying you both around the
edges.
RICHARD
You've noticed that.
ERIC
Hard not to. You can do a lot worse
than White Bird. It's quiet. Everyone
minds their own business. Eventually,
you're gonna have to stop criss crossing
the highways. Might as well do it here
before you run out of road.
RICHARD
Thankyou by the way, for not asking
what we're running from.
ERIC
I figured if you wanted me to know,
you'd tell me. Look Richard, I got all
the work I can handle up in Livingston,
keeping up these movie stars second
homes. We could use a hand.
RICHARD
You offering me a job?
ERIC
They used to call us handymen. Now we're
property managers. Either way you'd
be working with me, not for me.
Applebaum is at Drandix Laboratories signing the contract
EMPLOYEE
And if you'd just sign right here.
He signs and passes the paperwork back
EMPLOYEE
As agreed. Your signing bonus.
He's given a cheque for 1 million dollars.
APPLEBAUM
When do I start?
Chloe is undergoing some therapy at the center. Shawn and Devon
look in from a window above.
THERAPIST
You're making breakfast. As you pour
the milk over your cereal, you notice
that there's a photo of a missing child
on the side of the carton. Takes you
a moment to realise it's a picture of
you at ten years old.
CHLOE
This is giving me chills. Whose making
this stuff up?
Devon turns to Shawn
DEVON
What a moron.
SHAWN
Devon, do not let Jordan hear you say
that. The two of them hooked up last
night, Yeah, and by the looks of it,
probably this morning too.
Back with Chloe and the therapist
THERAPIST
There's a telephone number on a missing
person's report. It's the number of
your childhood home.
Devon can later be seen sitting on a stairwell, crying.
Lily and Richard are on Erics porch
LILY
Stay here? You mean permanently?
RICHARD
It's a nice town. Eric say's I can start
work tomorrow. Look Lily. We gotta get
you off the road. Especially if you're
pregnant again.
LILY
I'm not.
RICHARD
You sure?
LILY
Positive. Please don't try and pretend
you're not relieved.
RICHARD
Relieved? Lily, I was trying to wrap
my head around it, that's all. Especially
if we're not going to be running anymore.
LILY
I don't like this place, Richard. Isabelle
thinks it's....
RICHARD
Oh!! Let me guess. We should move on.
LILY
I was hoping we could go to Salem Oreon.
I have some relatives there. I think
they may be willing to help us out and
keep quiet about it.
RICHARD
Salem? That's a city.
LILY
Maybe we could get lost in a crowd for
a change.
RICHARD
This place, this life, feels right to
me.
LILY
This is Eric's life. This is not yours.
It's not ours.
She takes his hand, but he brushes her away and walks away
Diana is in the office on the phone. Tom is standing in the background
listening.
DIANA
No, this is not my negotiating stance.
This is my answer. No! Goodbye!
She puts down the phone
TOM
So let me guess. The answers no?
DIANA
That was a rep from the yoyotron corp.
They wanna sign Maia to a three hundred
thousand dollar a year holding contract.
TOM
But Maia doesn't have any ability anymore.
DIANA
Well you don't need any to make these
deals. They're signing 4400's up on
spec. They want them in their pocket
in case something develops down the
line.
TOM
Well you did the right thing by saying
no.
DIANA
Tom, about Maia...
TOM
What, she's ok isn't she?
DIANA
She's fine. I've been trying to figure
out the right time to tell you this.
I probably should have done it right
away but....You know those visions that
Maia used to have? It turns out she
was only pretending that they stopped.
TOM
How long have you known?
DIANA
Not long. I only found out because I
read her diary. It was an eyeful.
TOM
Are you gonna tell Jarvis?
DIANA
I'd rather not turn my daughter's diary
over to the government. Don't give me
that look Tom. You kept Shawn's ability
to yourself for quite some time.
TOM
I guess we're even now.
April is tattooing someone
BILLY
See how cool that looks? You're right,
she's a real artist.
APRIL
Oh, say it again Billy Boy. I don't
think my sister heard you.
DIANA
Wrong, I heard him. You're a star.
BILLY
Believe it. As soon as I heard April
was appearing here, I booked my time
right away. So did pretty much all of
my buddies.
DIANA
It's impressive. I'm proud of you.
APRIL
Wait a minute. You didn't actually just
say that you were proud of me?
DIANA
Cut it out, of course I am.
APRIL
I always thought you thought I was a
loser.
DIANA
Did you really think that?
APRIL
Yeah I really did.
DIANA
April!
BILLY
All I said was that I liked the tattoo.
MAIA
You don't always wear a helmet, do you?
You should wear one tonight.
BILLY
Why's that?
MAIA
You won't make it over to Monica's house
if you don't. Does that hurt.
BILLY
How do you know about my girlfriend?
MAIA
I really think you should wear your
helmet.
Kyle is at the Last Day's Of Pompeii party. Lot's of people,
lot's of alcohol. Things suddenly shift and he finds himself
alone outside. A shop window is smashed and a police car pulls
up beside him. He has no idea what's happened and seems to have
lost some time.
Applebaum get's out of a car and Demetri walks up to him, apparently
ill.
DEMETRI
You killed her.
APPLEBAUM
Demetri, what happened to you?
DEMETRI
My wife, she's gone. Doctors say she
starved to death. I'm next. You killed
us both.
He falls the ground
Tom storms into his house followed by Kyle
KYLE
How many times am I supposed to tell
you. I don't know how I got to that
store and I sure as hell don't remember
breaking any windows.
TOM
Not remembering is no excuse. And stop
telling me somebody spiked your drink!
The police ran tests Kyle, there was
no GHB in your system.
KYLE
What else could it be?
TOM
You spent three years in a coma, you
have no business drinking anything!!
KYLE
Ok, so I screwed up, I'm sorry. What
more do you want?
TOM
How about acknowledging that this was
serious. Do you know how close they
were to charging you with breaking and
entering. Which by the way is a felony.
If I didn't play the NTAC card, you'd
be sitting in a jail cell right now!
KYLE
Can I go to bed.
TOM
No! You wanna make up for lost time,
Kyle. I get it, I get it. But we need
to talk about some ground rules for
you.
KYLE
I'm not a kid. I don't need ground rules.
TOM
I wouldn't know that from tonight.
The phone is ringing.
KYLE
Answer it.
TOM [INTO PHONE]
What? You're kidding me. Yeah, I'll
be right in.
He get's his coat
TOM
We'll finish this later.
KYLE
What happened to laying down the law?
Oh right, something more important came
up.
TOM
Just go upstairs Kyle. Just go upstairs.
Richard is walking down a street at night. Tara pulls up beside
him in a car
TARA
Richard, what are you doing out here?
RICHARD
Oh, just getting some air.
TARA
Hop in, we'll give you a ride back.
He get's into the car. The Tara's husband David is sat in front
beside her.
TARA
I was reading about your Air Force Unit
on the internet yesterday.
RICHARD
No kidding. I looked at it a couple
of times too.
TARA
You guys were the most decorated....
DAVID
Tara! Will you stop pestering the man
about his past?
RICHARD
It's ok. I don't mind
DAVID
Well as long as we're gonna talk it,
I gotta question for ya. What did a
brother have to do back in the 50's,
before they let you fly a plane, huh?
Polish the officers boots on the weekends?
TARA
David!
DAVID
No, no, I'm serious. I'm wondering.
You all must have done some serious
bowing and scraping before they handed
you them keys, right?
TARA
That is enough! I'm so sorry, Richard.
RICHARD
No problem. With some people, the less
they know, the more they talk.
DAVID
Oh I know some things. A lot more than
you realise.
TARA
What's that supposed to mean?
DAVID
You need to quit fawning over the man
and keep your mouth closed.
RICHARD
Why don't you just let me out right
here.
DAVID
Hey! You sit back and relax, huh? Cos
this here? It's called marriage. That's
all. You know what I'm talking about.
Applebaum goes to see Tom at NTAC
APPLEBAUM
Demetri's dead?
TOM
Organ failure resulting from malnutrition,
just like his wife.
APPLEBAUM
They were supposed to lose 20 or 30
pounds, not starve to death!
TOM
Are you sure there isn't anyone else?
Family, friends.
APPLEBAUM
No.
TOM
Did you kiss anyone? Share a drinking
glass?
APPLEBAUM
No, there's no-one else.
Diana enters the room
DIANA
We think we know what happened with
the Kazarrs. There's a protein in your
saliva that hyper accelerated their
metabolism. It's a cagey one, too. It
stimulates the brain to release ebonefron
and it breaks down fat cells at the
same time.
TOM
No wonder they burned off calories faster
than their bodies could take them in.
DIANA
Well they could eat anything and everything
and still starve to death.
APPLEBAUM
That doesn't make any sense. We're supposed
to be helping people, right? That's
why we were sent back? All I wanted
was to make good for my daughter. Now
I'm a murderer.
TOM
You didn't mean to do it, Trent.
APPLEBAUM
That's supposed to make me feel better?
DIANA
We're going to have to keep you here
and try to find a way to remove the
protein from your system.
TOM
Look, the good news is, we caught it
early. A lot more people could have
been infected.
APPLEBAUM
Oh no, I was at Drandix this morning.
I spent two hours in their lab giving
tissue samples.
Tom goes to Drandix
EMPLOYEE
Look, this isn't my fault and I have
the documents to prove it.
TOM
How many people did you test.
EMPLOYEE
Look, my bosses, they wanted a clinical
trial up and running by the end of the
day. They said make it your top priority.
TOM
How many!!
EMPLOYEE
A hundred.
Back at the 4400 center, medics rush past Shawn.
SHAWN
Hey, hey, hey, what's going ont? What's
going on?
Devon is taken out on a stretcher
Later Shawn and Collier get out of an elevator
SHAWN
Why would Devon try to kill herself?
COLLIER
Obviously, she's a very troubled young
girl.
SHAWN
But she's going to be ok, though?
COLLIER
They were able to pump her stomach out
at the emergency room. She's at home
recovering. But I think, what we need
to do right now is to continue our work.
Shawn walks off
Kyle talks to Wendy on campus
WENDY
Kyle, if the cops say you didn't get
G'd, you have to believe them, right?
KYLE
They could have screwed up the test.
I didn't drink that much.
WENDY
Well maybe your Dad's right. Maybe you
shouldn't drink at all.
KYLE
If it was just the booze.
WENDY
Well what else could it have been?
KYLE
When I first came out of my coma, I
wasn't quite myself. I hope it's not
happening again.
WENDY
I don't know exactly what you mean,
but if you're losing chunks of time,
you should talk to your Dad about it.
KYLE
What's he gonna do? Turn me over to
NTAC medical? I'm not going back into
quarantine. No way.
Richard is working on his car in front of Eric's house. David
pulls up in his car and storms over.
RICHARD
If you're looking for Eric....
David punches him in the face
DAVID
Now there's your goddamn apology.
RICHARD
What are you talking about?
DAVID
She was at me all morning. Richard this,
Richard that. I should go apologize.
From here on in, you stay the hell away
from my wife.
RICHARD
You're crazy right? I've got nothing
going on with your wife. You'd better
step away or take a deep breath or something.
DAVID
Man I step where I please.
He swings another punch, but Richard blocks it and throws him
over the hood of his car, wrenching his arm up behind his back.
RICHARD
Now listen to me. You're gonna go home
and you're gonna apologise to Tara.
If you've got any brains at all, you're
gonna start treating her better. Cos
if you don't, one day someone's going
to take her away from you. Now get your
ass outta here!
David get's back into his car
Applebaum and Tom are wandering among the Drandix test subjects.
TOM
Trent, this isn't helping.
APPLEBAUM
I had to see what I did.
TOM
You want to do something, get back to
the lab. Help them work on a way to
counter this.
APPLEBAUM
Just let me call Elyse first. She'll
be wondering where I was all night.
Tom hands him his phone. The phone rings at his house and we
see Elyse lying on the kitchen floor gasping for breath. Around
her there are many plates full of food.
ELYSE [INTO PHONE]
Help me!
APPLEBAUM
Elyse?
ELYSE
Daddy? Help me.
Applebaum sits at Elyse's bedside
ELYSE
Sorry. I just wanted to lose ten pounds.
APPLEBAUM
Baby, I told you, you were perfect.
ELYSE
I used one of your water glasses.
APPLEBAUM
We're gonna get you help. We're gonna
get everybody help.
Tom is watching from a window above. Diana walks in.
DIANA
Tom, we got something.
TOM
What? Tell me.
DIANA
Well I asked the guys downstairs if
we could approach this like a smallpox
vaccine. Use trace amounts of the adogen
to build resistance and counter the
effects of the disease.
TOM
People are starving to death.
DIANA
Yes, because of a chemical reaction.
Now they biopsied Trents liver. That's
where the protein is coming from.
TOM
So if we can extract this protein.
DIANA
They can make a serum that will stimulate
antibody production of the victims.
But they're gonna have to harvest tissue
to do it.
TOM
How much of his liver would you have
to use?
DIANA
How much time do we have? They wanna
take all of it.
Lily is standing at Erics gate at night. Richard walks up behind
her and kisses her on the forehead.
LILY
I've never seen a sunset like that.
You know, when it takes forever to go
down? It's like it doesn't wanna give
up the sky.
RICHARD
It's a pretty sky. Worth holding onto.
I'm sorry.
LILY
What for?
RICHARD
Letting you believe for a second that
I wouldn't wanna have another child
with you. I wanna build a future for
us. I just need to get my feet under
me first.
LILY
Maybe if we stay here, you can. I mean
it Richard. You love it here. I don't
wanna stand in the way of that.
RICHARD
Sure hate to give up that sky.
LILY
Me too.
NTAC
Tom, Diana and Applebaum are walking through a corridor.
APPLEBAUM
Are you sure this will work?
DIANA
Oh, it's Elyse's only shot. Her and
all the others.
TOM
We've got a matching donor lined up.
It's still a big risk, but say the word
and the liver's on it's way.
APPLEBAUM
Ok then. You wanna close this deal?
Here's the fine print.
TOM
You want Elyse to go to school? It's
already done. We talked to Drandix and
they've agreed to open up a college
fund in her name.
APPLEBAUM
Sold.
TOM
Great.
Later at Devons house. Shawn has brought a vase of flowers
SHAWN
Your Mom put them in a vase for me.
She's a very nice lady.
DEVON
They're very pretty, Shawn, but you
didn't have to.
SHAWN
Well I wanted to.
DEVON
I hope Jordan's not too upset.
SHAWN
No, no. Hey.
DEVON
He's probably too busy with his pet
superstar.
SHAWN
Devon. What are you doing thinking about
Jordan and Chloe, right now? Hey
She begins to cry
DEVON
You have no idea how I feel about him.
How deep it runs. I worship Jordan,
for everything he's given me. For allowing
me to be so close to him. He took me
to a place I never thought possible.
SHAWN
Devon, are you telling me that you and
Jordan??
DEVON
Jordan's heart is full of love. He shares
that love with me as an honour. An honour
that Chloe doesn't deserve. She's not
a real student of Jordans.
Billy knocks on Diana's door. His arm is in a sling.
APRIL
Hey! God, what happened to you?
BILLY
I left the shop the other night and
got hit by a car on my way out of the
parking lot.
MAIA
But you were wearing your helmet, weren't
you?
BILLY
Yeah. The Doctor said it saved my life.
How did you know that was gonna happen
to me.
APRIL
Childrens intuition.
MAIA
I'm glad you're ok.
BILLY
Yeah, me too.
He takes her hand.
Chloe is leaving the center
COLLIER
It's a shame to lose you so soon.
CHLOE
It sucks, huh? I thought my Atlanta
dates were pushed. Now they threaten
to sue if I don't show.
COLLIER
You've made such progress in such a
short period of time. Believe me, that
doesn't happen very often.
CHLOE
Well, I sure as hell hope not. You know
me Jordan. I like feeling special.
COLLIER
You are.
CHLOE
This was amazing. I can't wait to get
back here. Bye.
She leaves. Shawn walks up behind Jordan.
SHAWN
Talk about a quick study. Third key
status in less than a week, huh?
COLLIER
Noblesse oblige, Shawn. She benefits
and so do we.
SHAWN
It's too bad all of the women that you
screw, don't share the same benefits.
COLLIER
That's cheap and childish. I expect
more of you.
SHAWN
I know the feeling.
Tara rushes into Eric's house
TARA
I'm so sorry you two.
RICHARD
What's wrong?
TARA
It's David. He just looked on the website
for the 4400's. It said that you two
were missing. That you hadn't reported
in the way that you were supposed to.
I heard him on the phone just now. He's
reporting you guys to the government.
Richard and Lily say their goodbyes.
ERIC
Sorry about that idiot David, man. I'd
love to have you two around.
RICHARD
Thanks.
Eric gives him some money
RICHARD
Oh, I can't....
ERIC
Take it man. Call it a downpayment on
your next house, wherever that may be.
MRS PAPESQUASH
Hope you find a safe place.
LILY
Thought it was here.
They get into the car and drive away
Tom and Diana are pushing Elyse in her wheelchair
ELYSE
Is my Dad gonna be ok?
DIANA
He's gonna be in intensive care for
a while, but the transplant, it went
well.
TOM
Your Dad's a hero.
She looks in through the window of her father's room
ELYSE
I'm gonna tell him that when he wakes
up.
Back at the 4400 center
COLLIER
If you have something to say, now would
be a good time.
SHAWN
Oh, you know what? You want to hand
out keys like they're junk mail, you
be my guest.
COLLIER
That woman will play to 20,000 people
every night, wearing our insignia, promoting
our image.
SHAWN
Image? How does nailing your secretary
help our image, Jordan?
COLLIER
I'm not perfect. I never intended to
be.
SHAWN
I don't need perfection. I just want
you to stop giving me reason to think
of you as some kind of hypocrite.
COLLIER
When you're running this place Shawn.
You can behave as nobly as you'd like.
SHAWN
Meaning what?
COLLIER
Meaning, one day all of this will be
yours. The paperworks been drawn up.
The lawyers know what to do. Everything's
in place.
SHAWN
But you're not going anywhere.
COLLIER
Nevertheless. I sleep better, knowing
my life's work is in the hands of the
saintly, the unsullied, Shawn Farrell.
NTAC
NINA
So we thought we had a cure for the
world's obesity problems.
TOM
Yeah, it's good, we've got two dead
bodies. A hundred other people in recovery
and one corporation scrambling to cover
it's ass.
DIANA
It looks like the great 4400 gold rush
is over.
NINA
Making the point of this little excercise,
what exactly?
DIANA
Maybe they got it wrong. They thought
they had a cure, but they didn't. I
mean, they're from the future but they're
still Human Beings, right?
MARCO
Let's not rush to judgement. We know
rapid weight loss has an effect on the
Human body, but if the purpose of this
protein is to provoke metabolic chemical
change, it could have other applications.
Like uh, I don't know, breaking down
toxic waste.
DIANA
It could rid the ocean of pollutants.
Maybe even repair the ozone layer.
TOM
So in other words, the possibilities
are pretty much endless.
MARCO
That's all they are right now though,
possibilities. We're years away from
practical use.
NINA
With his new liver, Applebaum won't
be able to produce the chemical anymore.
MARCO
He doesn't have to. Now that we've got
it isolated, we could reproduce it and
find out what we've really got here.
TOM
So Trent earned his golden parachute
after all? Maybe his daughter could
study chemistry in college.
Tom returns home to find Kyle in the kitchen.
KYLE
Hey.
TOM
Alright, there won't be any interruptions
at my end.
He switches his phone off.
TOM
This a good time to talk?
KYLE
Yeah. Um, I never said thanks for getting
me off the hook with the cops.
TOM
Look Kyle, I know you're gonna make
mistakes. I did when I was your age.
The only thing I ask is that you let
me help you learn from them.
KYLE
Makes sense.
TOM
So I just need to know. You told me
everything that happened that night,
right?
Kyle looks at him for a moment.
KYLE
Yeah.
Kyle is in his bedroom and he looks in the mirror which begins
to warp his image. He see's himself grabbing his head in pain
and then see's back to the night of the party and the shop front.
He stares at himself in horror
THE END
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