Phenomenon (1996)

[bunniefuu]

Attila! Where are you, boy?

Did you get that rabbit?

Did ya? l bet you did.

My mighty hunter.

You vicious k*ller.

That's my dog.

That's my beast.

Come on. Gimme a kiss.

Wait a minute.

Wait a damn minute.

Attila!

And you call yourself security?

Don't change the subject.

Love child

Love child

Hey, George.

Born of poverty

You gonna just stand there,

or you gonna help me with these boxes?

Now whattaya

got me carryin', huh?

l got a deal on solar panels

and batteries.

Well, l told you l wasn't doing

any more improvements on the house.

l'm sellin' this place someday.

Yeah, right.

But l see you improved

the garden anyway.

Yeah, and that goddam rabbit

still got in there.

l told you. He went

under your fence, George.

- He did not.

- He did too.

Look, l put that fence a foot

and a half underneath the ground.

Well, it's a mystery, George.

Anyway, this solar outfit...

is gonna save you money,

and it's free.

So, happy birthday.

Thanks, Nate. Thank you.

Who's gonna

put it together? Huh?

Not me.

lt comes with a manual

in three different languages.

- Forget it.

- Look, if it's a car, l can fix it.

lt's in the garden,

l probably can grow it, but--

This is way out

of my neighbourhood.

Hey, you, uh,

you bringin' a date tonight?

No. You?

Well, l'm thinkin'

of askin' somebody.

When? Today?

You don't give 'em

much notice, do ya?

Well, you even

ask anybody? Huh?

Always ask Diana Ross,

but she never says yes to me.

- See ya.

- See ya later.

But you're never, ever

gonna return

To ease the fire

that within me burns

lt keeps me cryin', baby,

for you

Keeps me sighin', baby, for you

So won't you hurry

Come on, boy, see about me

- Come see about me

- Hey, Bill!

See about your baby

Come see about me

Hey, George. George!

l forgot to tell you, man.

Hold on. Hold on.

Doctor called.

Banes, will you

let me figure it out?

At 10-- At 10:00. At 10:00.

He want you que vayas

a su ventana at 10:00.

- He wants you to look at his window.

- Oh, man!

How ya doin', Lace?

You look great.

Yeah. How are

the chairs sellin'?

l got one left.

l need four more.

Wow. lt's going a lot better

than l expected.

Yeah, well, you know,

people sit down a lot around here.

Yeah.

- Here, l can get these.

- No, l got it. Thanks.

Well--

l'll help ya.

Hey, uh, Lace-- There's a-- There's

a party tonight at the Elkhorn Bar.

Why do they call it that?

There's no elk around here.

Well, l don't know. They've just

always called it the Elkhorn.

Why? They got some poor

elk's horn hanging over the bar?

l don't think so.

Anyway, it's

my birthday today, and...

there's a party tonight

at the Elkhorn.

- l said that, didn't l?

- Yep.

George!

- Oh! l gotta look up here at 10:00.

- Why?

Well, that's Doc Brunder's office.

Have you met him yet?

- No. What does he want?

- l don't know.

So, uh, hey, uh, you think, you think,

you could come to the party tonight?

No, l don't like to leave

my kids home alone at night.

- Well, l, l know a good

baby-sitter. Tito's wife.

- l just live really far out.

- You know, it's just really--

- You know Tito. Tito! Tito!

Hey, George.

Hey, that's nice.

Oh, God.

- So, that's the doctor, huh?

- Yep, that's the doctor.

Crazy doc.

- Would you please come tonight?

- No, not tonight.

ls it me?

No, it's not you.

Well, then l'll keep askin'.

Man, l would love to get

my hands on your carburettor.

l bet you would.

- He say, ''She sock it to ya.''

- Yeah, get back to work, guys.

Ooh, ooh

Baby love, my baby love

l need ya

Oh, how l need ya

- Hey, Nate, Nate!

- All you do is treat me bad

lt's a scandal,

you and Diana Ross.

- l told the press.

- Oh, man!

- Yep.

- She'd be so happy on my farm.

- No stress.

- Oh, it's true.

-No media. No press. Just-- Just heaven.

-Nothin'.

Hey, you're not supposed

to be buyin' drinks tonight.

Yeah.

- Jimmy!

- Yo!

George doesn't buy drinks tonight.

lt's his birthday.

- Hey. For you.

- Hey, Doc. Hey, you made it.

- Hey, Doc!

- How's everybody?

- Hey, shh! Shh!

- Still breathing in and out?

- Doc, you gotta--

you gotta try that cake.

- Hey, you guys.

-Tito's wife made it. lt is macho bueno.

-As usual.

Come on. Open it, George.

Open it.

- Oh, Doc. Th-Thank you.

- Hey, Jimmy!

- You're welcome.

- Yeah.

You're learning the moves, George,

but you've never played...

against turmoil and confusion,

so here we go.

l wish we could go back

to checkers. Maybe l could win.

No, no, no, no, no. No, no.

You have potential, George.

l always said, ''George Malley has

something extra to offer this world.''

l said that the day l, uh,

circumcised you.

- He says that every birthday.

- lt was a bad joke, l know.

You know, you ruined my chance

of romance today...

with that obscene stunt

in the window.

- lt was an outrage.

lt was a disgrace.

- lt was a criminal act.

Okay, there was a beautiful girl

who walked right away from me.

lt was so embarrassing.

George, you talkin' about

the woman with the chairs?

Yeah.

Man, they are not

all that comfortable.

Well, l think they're perfect.

You gotta learn how to sit in 'em.

Ah, here you go.

On the house, everybody.

- All right.

- Jimmy. Jimmy.

There's no smoking section

in heaven.

Ah, don't start, Doc.

Don't start.

- George. George.

- Pass 'em out. Pass em' out.

- Hey, buddy.

- George.

We love ya, man.

- Y'all set?

- Yeah.

Great. This is great.

Tito, wait, wait, wait. Tito!

Thanks for comin'

to my party, man.

- Happy birthday, kid.

- Yup, happy birthday.

Yup, happy birthday.

Thirty-seven.

Thirty-seven.

Anybody see that?

Th-Th-- There was that light--

- What kind of light?

- Th-Th-Th-There was a noise.

D-D-D-Did ya hear it?

-No.

-Can we finish the game, George?

Man, it, it, it was like, like, like, an

expl*si*n, and, and, and it was a flash!

- Like a plane?

- No. lt was bigger than that.

lt wa-wa-wa-was farther away.

Oh, you mean,

like a star, George?

Man, it knocked me off my feet.

- You fell?

- Yeah, l fell. l was--

The man's inebriated.

- l warned you.

- l am not drunk, Nate.

l'm taking your queen, George.

Now pay attention.

lsn't that checkmate?

That's checkmate, isn't it?

You mean he beat you?

You let him win, Doc?

Birthday present?

l didn't let him win anything.

You're a little pissed off

about that, aren't ya?

- Play another one?

- Y-Y-You can get your revenge

on me tomorrow, all right?

- You feeling okay?

- Yep.

- Can you drive, George?

- Yeah, l'm all right.

Hey, thanks, everybody.

- Happy birthday, buddy.

- Happy birthday, George.

That was a good party.

Oh, l can't sleep.

That's it!

- What?

- l figured it out.

Jesus, George, what are you

doing calling me? lt's late.

l thought that farmers got up

when it was still dark?

That's if you have cows.

l don't have any cows, George.

Now look. There's only one

explanation for that rabbit.

What?

You see, when l built

that fence higher and deeper,

he was already in there.

See, he was hiding.

l fenced him in.

- There's only one thing l

can do now. Just let him out.

- Good night, George.

Good night.

- Here's Roger.

- George, can l have my Bronco back?

l don't have any cash right now,

but l need my car.

Well, l need some solar panels

installed on my roof.

- l don't know

anything about solar.

- Well, Charlie Shipper does,

and, uh, he needs a well

dug on his property.

You help him dig the well, he'll help me

with the panels, and l'll fix your car.

Deal?

Yeah, deal.

l'll, uh, l'll call Charlie.

Hi. l just called

about, uh, fixin' my brakes.

Oh, yeah, yeah. l'll be right

with ya. Uh, Tito--

- Come on.

- Tito, he speaks Spanish

better than l do now.

Yeah, better than me too.

All right. Where's the owner

and operator of this vehicle?

- You a cop?

- Our mom's in the store.

- Mm-hmm. You got the brake on, sport?

- His name's Al.

- And what's your name?

- Glory.

Well, l'm George.

Pop the hood, Al.

Why?

You know how

to start this thing?

Duh.

Ah! Emergency

road service, ma'am.

Your truck can't breathe

and your idle's too fast.

Mmm, sorry. Gotta go.

Where? You're not, uh,

leavin' town, are ya?

No, just San Francisco,

for the day.

Oh, l used to live there. Uh, a-a-ask,

ask me directions on where you're goin'.

As a matter of fact,

ask me anything at all.

You could even ask me

to come along.

l'd show you the sights,

hazards. Whattaya think?

l think your idle's too fast.

San Francisco, huh?

But you were born here, right?

- How did you know l was born here?

- Just now, in the store. Someone said:

''l've known George Malley all my life,

and if he said he saw a UFO,

he saw one''.

l didn't say that.

- You saw one?

- But l didn't say what l saw.

What'd it look like?

Well, it could've been.

That's 'mate, Doc.

Wait, wait, wait! Wait, George!

Now, what in the hell

is goin' on here? What?

Look, you know, l don't know,

Doc. l-l-l really don't.

Just lately l've been, been

seeing things so clearly, you know?

And, uh, you know, uh,

l understand right away.

l concentrate. And books.

l can't stop feeding myself.

l read two, two, three books a day.

lmagine that.

And-And-And uh, you know, l can't stop

and l, l, can't sleep ever since the--

l-l-- l gotta go.

Get back to work.

Ever since the sighting.

- Roger, it was a damn light!

- And a boom.

Now, did you hear it?

Well, no. Anybody?

About nine days ago, right outside here?

Was that 12:00, George?

George, come in for a physical, okay?

George?

Two or three books a day?

- At least.

- About what?

About everything. You know,

all the things l've wanted

to know about and learn.

Like what?

You tell me, Rog.

l mean, what have you always wanted

to know about and learn? Hmm?

Think about it.

l'm waiting for ignition

l'm looking for a spark

Any chance collision

and l light up in the dark

Such a mass of motion

Do not know where it goes

l move with the movement and

l have the touch

Any social occasion

lt's hello, how do you do

All those introductions

l never miss my cue

So before a question

So before a doubt

My hand moves out and

l have the touch

Lonely, only

wanting contact with you

Shake those hands

Shake those hands

Shake hands

Shake hands

l have the touch

CQ, this is W-B-6-Q-L-F

standing by.

Searcher out of Harmon, California.

ls anybody in the void tonight?

l'm lookin' for Diana Ross, but l'll

accept any voice in the English tongue.

ls that you, Diana?

- Hey, George.

- Now look, Nate.

You haven't sat until

you put your ass on one of

these home-made willow chairs. Okay?

Now l bought you a pair

so you could put your feet up.

Or, if you, uh, want a friend

to sit in there, if you decide

one day to invite someone over.

Whattaya think?

- l don't think they go, George

- Oh, what would you know?

Looks like a swap meet

blew in here.

Talk about needin' a woman's touch.

This is an emergency.

Hey, Nate. l've been workin'

on that solar kit you gave me.

l'm tellin' you, the whole field of

photovoltaics is, is just in babyland.

l mean, you know, th-the idea

that plants have been storing...

and, and using the sun's energy

since the birth of the world.

l mean, photosynthesis is,

is a model for us,

and, and we're just scratching

the surface of what we can do

with these silicon cells.

l'm tellin' ya. What?

What?

You just talk so fast, George,

and, and you know so much stuff.

l'm sorry.

l can't help it, Nate.

lt's okay.

- What is that?

- Oh, it's just computers

talking to computers.

Shh. Leave it,

leave it, leave it.

Ah, come on. The Morse code's

goin' too fast for you to pick that out.

No, no, no, no. lt's-- lt's--

l can hear it.

- Bull.

- No, l'll tell ya what it is.

A repeated pattern.

They're looping a message.

- ''Watering the golds F-Friday.''

- Yeah, yeah.

Now who'd be sending a coded message

like that in simple Morse?

Oh, man, look. l pick up like

two different air force bases.

l think we better

leave this one alone, George.

Mm, no, no. This is

a different one. Listen, listen.

This one's much denser, but it's still

a loop; it still repeats. Listen.

- Seriously, l think we--

- Oh, l gotta record this.

- l think we need to leave this alone.

- Hey, where's your--

- No, no, no, no, no.

- What are you doin'?

Well, l want to take it home

so l can break it down,

and then we can answer it.

- Why?

- Because it gives me

something to do, Nate.

l don't know if it's getting worse

or it's gettin' better, but--

You know, l have 12 hours

in the night to k*ll, and l--

When l get tired of reading,

l do crossword puzzles,

but they're all too simple.

Too simple?

And then everybody l know is asleep,

and l'm, l'm awake at night.

ls there something, um,

something l could do?

Hey! Why don't we

just go outside and box?

l could split your lip again.

You'll-- Ya-- You'll feel a lot better.

No!

Hey, if you send a message,

would they get it?

Yeah, sure. Um--

Send this. Send them...

''Don't, uh-- Don't overwater

the golds.'' Say that.

- Okay, fine. The golds?

- Marigolds.

- Oh, yeah.

No, no, no. Say:

''Don't overwater the marigolds Friday.''

''Don't overwater...

- the marigolds on Friday.''

- Right.

- ''We'll be watching.''

- Yeah, yeah. We'll be watching.

- How does that sound?

Oh, my God. This is cool.

lt's okay, Attila. lt's nothing.

Static electricity, that's all.

That's all it is.

See, here. Here you go.

Okay. All right. Okay.

Oh, God.

Oh, God! Oh, man!

ls somebody trying

to tell me something? Huh?

What?

- Did ya pee in the cup?

- Yep.

- Still having trouble sleeping?

- Yep. Any ideas?

How long you been

feeling this way?

You know how long

l've been feeling this way.

Everybody does. lt's been

over a month since my birthday.

Notice anything else, or--

- Yeah.

- What?

- Well, watch your fountain pen there.

- Whattaya mean?

- lt's telekinesis.

- Yeah.

ls that okay?

Do it again. Do it again.

You know, l consider myself

a rational man. A man of science.

You know, open to whatever.

But, uh, l feel like a child, George.

- l feel scared.

- Me too.

Well, whatever the reason is,

l promise you we'll find it. Okay?

Now, let me see you

do that one more time.

lt's a monster, George.

Yep, yep. This old Frankenstein here

gets 90 miles to the gallon on methane,

and it's made from my garbage

and Nate's pig manure.

- Special blend.

- Sure smells like it.

See, Georgie.

- Hello, Lace.

- Hey. These are a little bit different.

- l used a little bit

of a wider branch on these.

- Yeah, they look great.

George, are these yours?

Yeah, yeah. l've been

working on some, uh,

special organic fertilizers.

- Go ahead. Taste it.

- Mmm.

No, no, no. Bite into it

like a, like an apple.

You got some on your chin. Sorry.

Maybe, uh, maybe

the kids would like some?

- lt's great. Thanks.

- No, no, no. Wait. Wait.

Let me pick some out for you.

lf the kids like them, you know,

y-y-you could make anything.

You could make a sauce or a soup.

George, l thought you were smart.

Hey, what she got, anyway?

Yeah, yeah,

besides uncomfortable chairs.

My heart, amigos. My heart.

Jump in, let's go

Lay back, enjoy the show

Jump in, let's go

These are the days

when anything goes

Every day is a winding road

l get a little bit closer

Every day is a faded sign

- l get a little bit closer

- Hey, George! Where do you

think you're goin'?

- To feelin' fine

- You guys going home?

You want a ride?

- Okay.

- Glory!

- Oh, what?

- Glory, come on.

- Would you come on?

- All right.

- Al!

- Okay.

Hurry. Hurry up!

Jump in, let's go

These are the days

when anything goes

Every day is a winding road

l'm feelin' fine

- Are those for our mom?

- Yep.

l thought flowers were for dates.

- Don't get spooky, Al.

- Did she invite you?

Hey, wait a minute!

Blue. l don't have blue.

Every day is a winding road

- Every day is a winding road

- Oh, great.

- You guys know the name

of this, uh, this flower?

- No.

- No.

A Delphinium belladonna.

That's the Ranunculaceae family.

l didn't always know

the names of flowers,

but it seems, recently, that l can

pretty much name any flower l see.

- Mmm.

- Yeah. Like this one

is Lamonium Sabbatom.

And, uh, this is the, uh--

Doesn't make them

any prettier though.

ls that a garbage bag tie?

Yeah. l was improvising.

Hey, now, that's a good idea.

Ah, that's much better.

Yep.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Every day is a winding road

Every day is a winding road

My mom's around back!

Every day is a winding road

Lace?

- Hi.

- Hi.

Now, you didn't nearly

take enough tomatoes,

and l'm very proud of them.

Well, there you go. And, uh--

l got you these.

Well, that's every wildflower

from my, my house to your house.

Your kids helped.

- Thanks.

- Yeah.

- Hey, what are ya workin' on?

- Nah, nothin'.

Nothing.

Wow, that's, that's really great work.

Look at this.

- Beautiful.

- Ah, you want to, um, walk?

Sure.

- Shh.

- l-l-l gotta tell ya,

you know, you got great kids.

Yeah, they are great kids, but you

don't really know that yet, George,

because you don't know them,

and you don't know me.

-Well, uh, l'm tryin' to get to know ya.

-l know.

l-- l really want to keep

my life very simple.

Even predictable.

That's why l moved here.

l don't like surprises,

and l don't like complications.

What happened to you, Lace?

Ah, l'm sorry.

Th-That's none of my business.

- No, no. That's okay.

- l'm stupid.

- l'm so sorry.

- So let me ask you something, George.

When a man comes over with a basketful

of tomatoes, what is he expecting?

- Dinner?

- No, no, no. Just hoping.

Trifolium?

Y-Y-You don't have any purple

in those flowers l got you, do ya?

Whoa. D-D-Did ya feel that?

Feel what?

Whoa.

W-W-Well, come here.

Come here. That's it.

Okay.

- Feel that. Right there.

- Feel what?

Oh, God. l think

l know what this is.

- What?

- C-C-Could l use your phone?

Yeah.

Okay, yeah.

Just east of Harmon.

You know which one l'm talking about?

No, l-l was told to call you,

and l'm telling you right now...

that l picked up

on some activity.

No, we didn't use

any instrumentation.

No, l don't have a degree

and l haven't studied anywhere,

but l'm just tryin' t--

Are you shutting me down here?

ls that what's going on?

Are you trying to shut me down?

Look l'm just tryin' to tell you

that l felt the compression waves, okay?

ULF. Ultra-low frequency waves.

Now, now, they have...

the ability to make you

nauseous and dizzy. Am l right?

Okay, well, that's what l felt!

And-- And l'm tryin' to tell you

that, that l think that there--

There's an earthquake coming.

Um, listen, Al. Why don't you put

some masking tape on the cupboards?

And, Glory, bring

the vases down and the china.

This is good, Lace.

- l think you're a good cook.

- No, l'm not.

l only make two things pretty well.

Pork chops and, um, turkey.

Which is this?

l'm just--

Look!

- Al.

- Hmm.

- Oh, you.

- l was just joking.

Oh, please.

Oh, you scared me.

Not funny.

Thanks.

- All right. Can l say it now?

- What's that?

- You've got great kids.

- Oh, thanks.

- And l thank you for dinner.

- You're welcome.

- And good night.

- Good night.

Good night.

- Shh. She's coming.

- Tell her.

- No, you tell her.

- Shh.

- Shh.

- Come on.

- He's neat.

- Yeah, he's nice, isn't he?

Yeah, but he thinks he saw a UFO and

he thinks he can predict earthquakes.

There may be a warning here.

- But he never said

for sure it was a UFO.

- Yeah.

Oh, Jesus! Doorway! Doorway!

Let's get in the truck.

Get in the truck.

- lt's over, Mom.

- l know it's over. Let's go. Now.

Did you feel it, huh?

Did you get scared, huh?

Do you realize

the possibilities of this, huh?

Do you know what this means?

You felt it, didn't you?

- You did!

- What is going on, George?

- Wasn't that amazing?

- Tell me what's happening.

l don't know. l don't--

l don't know.

l need the simple truth, George.

This is the truth. W-W-W-What's

happening to me i-i-is the truth.

Oh, no.

Lace.

l love those chairs, Lace.

l love them. l didn't--

Y-You made them. Okay?

All right?

l wanted to see you, okay?

l mean--

Bring them back to the shop tomorrow.

l'll give you your money back.

l don't want

my money back, Lace.

l just asked you

for one thing, George.

The truth.

And you couldn't handle it.

- George, haven't you called her yet?

- Never mind about that, will ya?

N-N-Now this is the second one.

Gladiolus. Remember that.

How do you know

she's still mad at you?

l know. Now, all right.

- Write her a note.

- No, no, no. l found this.

Classic five-bed garden pattern. Here.

Flowers. You should send

her flowers or candies.

Yeah. Marigolds, gladiolus,

roses, etcetera.

And l went to the library...

and l looked up the m*ssile silo pattern

at the Masterson Air Force Base,

and l made my, my own overlay.

And here we go. There.

- Yeah.

- See, that, that's their,

that's their garden.

You see? Well, that's old stuff.

lt's, uh, and it's, uh,

declassified.

But now this stuff is trickier.

This is, uh, trigraphs

and tetragraphs and ABBA class.

- George--

- Yep?

Why don't you just tell me

what you want me to send?

All right. Send this.

Why don't you send this?

''Mind your garden. Frost coming.

Luck on the Mozop.''

Want to know what Mozop is?

lt's okay.

lt's your game, George.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Have you sat in this chair yet?

- lt's nice.

- Yeah, yeah.

You should give her

a call right now.

Naw. Let her cool off.

l figure l'll give her 'bout a year.

Pick up the phone and call her, George.

Look who's talkin'.

Diana Ross fan club, right? Have

you said ten words to a woman this year?

- Ah, l'm sorry, Nate.

- Your transmission's finished, sir.

l've just been going

through some things lately.

Everybody's going through somethin'.

l know, but, uh, this thing's

been hard for me to handle.

Let me show you somethin'.

You suppose they magnetized you?

l don't know, buddy. l wish l did.

- What we got here?

- Doc, are we glad to see you.

You better hurry. This man--

One of you go to the garbage and

bring me any food containers you find.

Somebody else, go in the cabinets

and look for damaged or swollen cans.

- Food poisoning.

- l think.

Now what the hell is he saying?

Who speaks Spanish?

That's Portuguese.

They just came in last week.

Portuguese?

He's trying to tell us

something about Berto.

That's the little one.

lt's a little boy.

All right, some of you

search around here for the kid.

l'm gonna tell you right now,

he could be pretty darn sick.

Now, Bonnie, wait. Uh--

Get on the phone

and get George Malley over here.

Tell him what's goin' on, and

tell him to stop at the library

for an English/Portuguese book.

Tell him to find out how to ask

where a lost boy is.

- Got that?

- George Malley?

You bet. George.

Go on. Do it. Just go on. Go on!

Don't you answer that?

Not when l'm workin'.

l've been farmin' all my life,

but this growth is amazing, George.

-This is embarrassin'.

-You know, l wanna try this

fertilizer on your south 40.

You just sprayed my boots.

lt's the worst soil in the county.

Can't even get weeds

to grow in that field.

But l bet we can get corn

to grow in that field.

You bet? You don't have

any money to bet.

You spent all your money

on chairs, remember?

George Malley?

- Yeah, l'm George Malley.

- l'm John Ringold.

We talked on the phone the other day.

- John Ringold?

- Yes.

- From Berkeley?

- Yes.

All right. Hi. Hey,

l'm glad you came by.

- Will your dog let me step out?

- Oh, yeah, yeah.

Well, he just has a thing

for seismologists.

- Yeah, come on out.

- Thank you.

Yeah, this is

my friend, Nate Pope.

- How do?

- How do you do?

W-W-Well, let me get you

a cold drink. Come on in.

- From the university, huh?

- Yes.

- Uh-huh.

And, uh, we are

very interested in how...

you were able to predict

that earthquake, Mr Malley.

Oh, that.

You see, l, l, just picked up

the subsonic frequency waves, right?

And, of course, l was standing

on the fault, so that made it easier.

- W-W-What instrumentation did you use?

- Just me.

lf you think that's somethin',

you should see him

move stuff with his brain.

Nate, never mind that. You see,

l felt the ultra-low frequency waves,

and they kind of made me

dizzy and nauseous, right?

And that's how

l perceived all this.

We've been studying quake prediction

for ten years.

There's no record of any person

ever feeling the pre-quake activity.

Now there is.

We have some ULF equipment

in our labs.

Could you come in

for an experiment?

- Come to Berkeley?

- Yes.

Yes.

Well, my department would like

to interview you and clear this up.

l-l-l would be-- l would be

so glad to come to Berkeley.

Do you-- Do you think l could meet

w-w-with some other departments as well?

l-l-l have some experiments l'd,

l'd like to show you. Come with me.

They're nice.

All right. Well, uh, let's see.

Um-- Oh, oh, yes.

Here. Okay, now look, um--

l've taken solar panels, and

l've actually germinated the seeds...

t-that made these,

these, these plants grow.

l'm trying to change

the electromagnetic field, right?

- Um, Mr Malley?

- l took, uh, incandescent lighting,

- Mr Malley?

- and l turned it into sunlight,

which actually made

these, these plants grow.

- Mr Malley?

- Oh, now, look--

l-l took pig manure,

and l turned it into a f-fuel...

which l-l believe

will actually run an automobile.

All l'm interested in

is the earthquake.

We need to know if

that was a fluke, a coincidence.

A fluke?

George, why don't you

move something with your mind?

Maybe move his, uh,

something like that?

- Look, Mr Ringold--

- Doctor.

D-D-Doctor Ringold, uh,

l-l-- Look, l--

l've got-- l've got my garden out there,

and t-t-that acts like a lab, right?

And l, l got everything

that you see here, but l--

- l really need to talk

to people like you, okay?

- Hey, George!

- George, are you home?

- Please don't go, okay?

- George, get out here!

- Please-- Just please don't go.

Hey, George!

George, Doc says,

you better come right now!

What's the matter?

Come on, man.

lt's an emergency!

You gotta learn how to talk Portuguese

on the way over there.

l gotta go.

Portuguese? Learn Portuguese?

Why don't you go along, Professor?

George, Doc's inside.

He thinks it's food poisoning.

Hey, George.

- Hey, Doc. George is here.

- He's gonna be fine, George,

but his grandson is missing.

Now, if they ate the same thing,

the boy could be a lot worse off.

You brought the book?

- Yeah, l have it.

- All right. Okay.

Ask him where the boy is?

He's in orchard.

He said he's in the orchard.

All right. Okay.

He said that they ate something bad,

and he thinks the b-- the boy is sick.

Tito drove the truck

while l-l read the book.

George Malley. You learned

the Portuguese language in 20 minutes?

Not all of it.

- What are we lookin' for here, a kid?

- What's the kid's name?

- lt's Alberto. Berto, Alberto, yeah.

- Alberto? Alberto.

Now, let-- let's spread out

and comb these-- comb these trees.

Everybody, let's go.

- Okay.

- Look real careful.

- Alberto!

Call out his name.

- Alberto!

- Alberto!

- Alberto!

- Alberto!

- Alberto!

- Alberto!

- Berto!

- Alberto!

- Alberto!

- Where are you, kid?

- Alberto, where are you, fella?

We're comin'.

- Alberto!

- Alberto!

- Berto!

- Berto!

No, nothin' over here!

George, whatcha got!

Huh? What?

- He's not in the orchard.

- Huh?

He's sick, Doc.

- He's there.

- Where is he, George? Where?

- Over here.

- Okay. Let's go.

We're with you.

We're with you.

What's goin' on?

You okay, George?

lt's not me. lt's him.

Tell me where he is.

l don't know. l don't know.

Look! There's a ladder under there!

Come on.

He was right!

He's up here!

Doc! Better get up here fast.

Good work, George.

- So, is, uh, Wednesday

good for you? Say 2:00?

- Sure. Wednesday's good.

-Should l send a car?

-No, no, John. l'll get there on my own.

And, and l'll, l'll have somebody

from solar energy there.

And, uh, anything else?

Yeah, automotive. Hey, d-d-d-do you have

an agricultural school at Berkeley?

- Yeah.

- Well, how 'bout for my fertilizer?

l'll take care of it.

Hey, George.

That's the little boy's mom.

She's the only one

who talks English, l think.

Oh, it's too bad

she wasn't here earlier, huh?

Yeah. But l guess

she had to look for work, man.

l want you to meet

a very special guy.

This is the-- This is the man

who, who found your son, okay?

Very special.

This is George Malley.

- This is Ella.

- Hello.

- Thank you.

- lt's okay.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

l'll take you

to the hospital, okay?

Thanks, George.

- Way to go, patron.

- Do you know what kind of work

she was looking for?

Hmm, cook, l think they say.

Housekeeper.

You know somebody who's looking?

- All right, Nate.

- Thanks, George.

l found a housekeeper for you.

A Portuguese woman.

She cooks too.

l think she's perfect for you.

l don't know if l could

eat Portuguese food, George.

Well, she'll cook ya

anything you want, Nate,

and she'll try to make sense of

that so-called house that you live in.

- She speak English?

- Well, a bit, but, uh--

That's what we're gonna do.

We're gonna work on your Portuguese.

- Me?

- Yeah! You got a problem with that?

No, no. lt's, uh-- l don't know

if that's gonna work, George.

All right, Well, let's try it.

What do you wanna say?

How 'bout, uh,

something like, um, um--

- Can you come twice a week?

- Okay. Can you come twice a week?

Okay. Can you come twice a week?

That sounds complicated, George.

Oh, no. You got your tape recorder, and,

and, uh, you'll learn it phonetically.

No problem. What else?

Uh, how much per day?

How much per-- Oh, okay, good.

How much per day?

- l like that one.

- Yeah? Yeah.

- That was nice. Okay. Okay.

- What else?

Um, ah--

Can you start next week?

- Perfect. Logical, right? Okay.

- Yeah. Yeah.

Can you start next week?

Beautiful language, huh?

- That's it?

- Yep. Work on those.

You know, George,

l might be pretty good at Portuguese.

No-- Oh, never mind.

We'll get used to 'em.

lf you leave them alone,

they'll leave you alone.

lt's a good arrangement.

- What are we reading?

- This.

What is this?

Where did you get this?

- From me.

- This is not a good choice for bedtime.

- Are you still mad at him?

- What's the difference?

He's neat, and they say...

he saved that boy's life

at the orchard.

He's funny.

We are funny enough.

We laugh all the time.

Look, we're reading Black Beauty,

and we are not talking about men.

l've got enough to worry about.

Too much.

- What?

- Well, you guys, for one.

We're not little any more.

l know you're not

little any more, sweetie,

but you think that George Malley

is safe, and you're afraid of coyotes.

You've got it all backwards.

Here. Find our place.

Go brush your teeth.

l'll be right back.

- Don't you have a report to do?

- Did it.

''They're everywhere--''

Oh, Al. Do you really believe this?

Yeah. There's been a lot of UFO people

coming into town...

since George saw what he saw.

- The word's spreading, Ma.

- You just believe

what you wanna believe.

Most people do.

You get over it.

- Hey, l thought we were

getting ready for bed.

- No.

- Stop talking about him, all right?

- Why do you hate him?

- 'Cause l like him.

- Told you.

Told you.

But if he was sitting here with us

right now, wouldn't you be watching him,

wondering, ''What's he thinking?''

''When's he gonna leave?''

''ls he gonna leave?'' Hmm?

We don't need that.

lt's okay. Shh.

l heard he took 20 minutes.

Twenty minutes, he read

the whole damn book, knew Portuguese.

- You were there. He was too!

- And then he went

running around in the orchard.

Shh. Here he comes. Here he comes.

- Hey, George.

- Hello.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- So, George. How did you

feel that earthquake comin'?

- Voices tell ya?

- Voices? Hell no.

- What else do you know, George?

Well, l know you're on

the outs with Lisa again.

- How did you know that?

- Well, 'cause when

she's livin' with you,

she makes sure

your clothes match.

Poor Banes.

Do you get messages, George?

Yeah, well, yeah, uh,

when Paulette delivers the mail l do.

But, uh, today

s-she was two hours late.

l think we oughta

do something about that.

Complain or somethin'.

Earthquake, earthquake. Can we--

Well, it-- You know, Jimmy,

it was just, uh--

l was out by Ash Creek,

and l felt some vibrations. That's all.

How'd you know where to find

the boy in that orchard?

Well, l don't know, Bonnie.

l mean, come on.

Do you know what's going to happen?

Roger, come on!

l'm sorry, l'm--

They say at the library

you read four books a day now.

Yeah, well, that was

last week and, uh--

Ah, l-l better go.

How many languages do you speak now?

Excusez-moi, Jimmy.

Huh? lf anything bad was

gonna happen, you'd tell us,

won't ya?

Hey!

Uh-huh.

- Okay. l'll be back. All right.

- All right.

- Excuse me?

- Okay.

Okay, thanks.

- Hi, Lace.

- Hello.

l'm sorry l lied to you

about the chairs.

l-- l just wanted you to come

to my shop so, so you would talk to me,

instead of, um, instead of

always walking away from me.

What do you want, George?

l want you to come

to Berkeley with me.

l-l-l've been invited

to talk to, uh, some scientists...

about the earthquake thing

and about some of my, my experiments.

You know, the, the fertilizer

and the solar panels and--

- That's really nice.

- l'm excited, but l--

l guess l'm scared too.

- l sure would like you there with me.

- What for?

Support. Confidence. A friend.

You've got friends. You know

everyone in the whole area code.

l don't know, you know,

since that orchard thing, it's--

People are different now.

They're-- l don't like it.

You know, the funny thing is,

is that you're probably the only one...

that, that, that, that, that's mad at me

for a good reason.

You're just trying to make up.

Yes, l'm trying to make up with you,

l am tryin' to get a date with you,

and l would love it if you stood

by me while all those scientists

and teachers asked me questions.

You know, l-l-l spent

half of school in detention.

When?

- Wednesday.

- What time?

- Leave about noon.

- l'll be outside your shop

at noon, if l'm coming.

And if l'm not there--

Okay.

Thanks, Lace.

Touch me in the morning

Then just walk away

- We don't have tomorrow

- Uh, one second.

One second. Here l come.

You are Mister Pope?

You are Mister Pope?

l am Michaela.

M-Mich-Ella. Hmm.

- You're Ella?

- Yes.

Wow. Oh, l'm--

l'm sorry. Please.

Oh. Um, maybe you need to--

Yes, this is the place.

- l cook too. You need cooking?

- Cookin', yeah.

Good. Fine. Good.

Uh, how much you pay?

Uh--

Oh, wait, um--

l-l-l s-s-speak

a little Portuguese.

l don't know what you just said,

but it sounded great.

- Um--

- Sorry.

Okay. Uh, tomorrow

l come back. 9:00. Okay?

l work, and we talk about money.

No, wait.

That's all l really know.

That and, um--

ls that right?

You're cute.

- Tomorrow.

- Tomorrow?

- Mm-hmm.

Tomorrow, then.

CQ. CQ?

This is W-B-6-Q-L-F.

Diana, if you can hear me,

l know you'll understand this.

l just met...

an angel from Portugal.

Here. ln my house.

You George Malley?

Jack Hatch, FBl.

Nate Pope sent a coded message

to Masterson Air Force Base.

No, no, no, no.

Nate-- Nate Pope did not send

a coded message to the air force base.

- l-l did.

- Well, who taught you

the cipher, Mr Malley?

Nobody. l just broke,

broke the code.

Who trained you?

As l said, nobody, l--

Oh, man.

Mm-hmm.

Well?

Can't do it.

- You can do it, Mr Malley.

- Too complex.

We're releasing Nathan Pope.

lt's about time.

Can l talk to him?

No.

Try this one.

You know, i-it was just

a game, okay? l mean, a game.

You caused the cancellation

of a top secret training

exercise, Mr Malley.

The scrapping of

an entire cipher system.

You cost the government

a lot of money.

So bill me.

l think he's what

he says he is, a fluke.

He's an independent,

playing some kind of genius games.

l want him tested.

- Can't keep holdin' him.

- Yes, we can.

- He resisted arrest.

- No, he didn't.

Yes, he did.

Test him.

All right, l'll start the questions,

and l'll be timing your responses.

And we'll be recording. Any questions?

What's your first name?

Uh, my first name is Bob.

- Hi.

- sh**t, Bob.

Right.

Name as many mammals

as you can in sixty seconds.

Ready. Go.

Hmm. Sixty seconds. Well, how would

you like that? How about alphabetical?

Aardvark, baboon, caribou,

dolphin, eohippus, fox,

gorilla, hyena, ibex, jackal,

kangaroo, lion, marmoset,

Newfoundland, ocelot, panda,

rat, sloth, tiger, unicorn,

varmint, whale, yak, zebra.

Now, varmint is a stretch.

So is Newfoundland. That's a dog breed.

Unicorn is mythical.

Eohippus is prehistoric.

But you weren't being

very specific now, were you, Bob?

Well,

l'll-- l'll try to be more specific.

- You ready for the next one?

- sh**t.

Answer as quickly as you can.

How old is a person born in 1928?

Man or woman?

- Why?

- Specifics, Bob.

Okay, one more time.

How old is a man born in 1928?

Still alive?

lf a man is born in 1928,

and he's still alive, how old is he?

What month?

lf a man was born

October 3, 1928,

and he's still alive, how old is he?

- What time?

- 10:00.

- P.M.

- Where?

- Anywhere!

- Well, let's get specific, Bob.

l mean, if the guy's still alive,

born in California,

October 3, 1928, 10:00 p.m.,

he's 67 years, 9 months, 22 days,

lf he's born in New York,

he's three hours older now, isn't he?

How do you do that?

How do-- How do you

make that pencil move?

ls that a trick pencil?

No. l ask it to move.

l mean, l could say that l will it,

but that would be more like a command.

This is more like a collaboration,

a partnership.

- Partnership?

- Mm-hmm.

- With a pencil?

- Well, why not?

We're all made up

of the same stuff, aren't we?

- Wood?

- Energy, Bob.

- You know, the little pieces.

- Right.

l want to go home.

How the hell can l get home, Bob?

l don't know. Sorry.

Hey.

- They say you haven't slept.

- Mmm.

Who's that? My keepers?

l'm all right.

You know, you're

a pretty gifted man, Mr Malley.

No, no, really.

We were hopin'--

Well, l was kind of hopin'...

that you might find something

that you enjoy doin'.

Something useful in our world.

- Your world?

- lntelligence.

Ah, no, no, no, no.

lt's home for me, Jack.

l'm jumpin' out

of my skin here.

l mean, l want my life.

l want my life.

- What do you want?

- lt's not what l want.

What do they want?

They want to feel safe.

They don't feel safe with you out there.

W-W-W-Why would they? They've having me

break codes all night. Secret codes.

l mean, there-- l shouldn't be listening

to a code from Britain to Saudi Arabia.

l mean, these are our allies. lf-if you

guys are gonna accuse me of a crime...

or keep me here, l'll tell the press.

Or l'll call London or Riyadh.

l know all the, uh,

capitals now, by the way.

You can test me.

My interest in Mr Malley has

to do with seismology and geology.

lt has nothing to do

with security issues.

Oh, l know,

but that's not the point.

Mr Malley has been released

without charges, but he is

considered a security risk.

l'll be frank with you.

He's an unknown quantity.

And we'd feel better

for the time being...

if he wasn't granted

any access to the institutions...

where sensitive government projects

are in the works.

- Access?

- Access even to personnel.

- Lace?

- Ohh.

lt's-- lt's me.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- l'm sorry l didn't--

l didn't come through the front door,

but l was so afraid l'd wake the kids.

Oh, that's okay, that's okay.

- Are you all right?

- Yeah.

l wanted to see ya.

Nate told me about the FBl.

l'm so glad they let you go.

Yeah, well, they had no choice, but

they, they are watching me so closely.

l think l scare them.

You scare me too.

l do? Hmm.

Listen, George, this is

getting really complicated.

l just, uh-- l just don't know

what's going to happen next.

l should probably

leave you alone, shouldn't l?

l guess so.

l'll see ya.

Bye.

Hey.

- You want a beer, George?

- Yep.

Look, Nate--

l am really sorry

for what happened, okay?

l told them everything, George.

l told them

everything about you.

Everything.

Well, you know, that's

supposed to happen, okay?

- l mean, you know, it's, uh--

- You just think you're

not going to be so scared,

and you're sittin' there--

you don't know what's gonna happen,

then all of a sudden...

somethin' happens inside you, right?

And you don't know what it is, but--

lt's all right.

l-l-lt was my game, you know?

What'd they do to you, George?

They tested me.

What did they find out?

- l'm pregnant. That's how it feels.

- How what feels?

Yeah, you know, to be full of ideas

and you can't deliver, okay?

l mean, you know, you're ready

to break out and you can't deliver.

You know, uh, this professor,

he won't even talk to me.

He won't even talk to me.

- You're not going to Berkeley, George?

- Oh, come on. Me, at Berkeley?

- That's a thought, huh?

- l'm sorry, buddy.

You mean, inventions?

You got inventions?

No, no. ldeas, okay? l get a thousand

ideas a day, every d-damn minute. Okay?

l got big, big, ''holy cow''

kind of ideas and, and little

''what if'' ideas. All right?

Hey, l got ideas for you, Jimmy.

Look at this.

Look at this. Your parking lot--

it's laid out all wrong, okay?

Now, if you just

follow this, right,

you can put six more cars in and

nobody gets fender benders. All right?

Where's Paulette?

Where is she? Bonnie, here. Take this.

This is a new route for our mail. Okay?

Now, if she does this,

she can save an hour a day...

and everybody gets their mail

by 3:00. lmagine, 3:00.

Oh, and l got a ''holy shit'' idea too.

Look at this.

Now this may be the most efficient way

to store solar energy. Okay? Take it.

- Well, what am l gonna do with it?

- What the hell am l supposed

to do with it, huh?

You know what that light was?

You know what that sound was?

-Tell us.

-l'm gonna tell you what it was.

-Well, tell us!

- lt was a damn alien.

- Don't say that.

You don't know what it was.

- l know what it is, Nate.

- You don't know what it was.

Don't say that.

- Well, tell us!

- lt's a goddam mistake,

is what it is!

Okay? lt was supposed

to happen to someone smart, someone

scientific, someone who's a leader.

But it didn't. lt happened

to me, George freakin' Malley.

Look at him. Now look at him. Look!

Jimmy?

- Are you okay?

- Yeah.

- l'm sorry.

- No, it's all right.

- l-l-l'll pay for it.

- All right.

Bonnie. Bonnie, please.

l-l-lt's ok--

Oh, man.

Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Who was that? Customer?

lt's Banes.

Says he can't work here no more.

Sorry.

Why didn't he talk to me?

- A little bit scared, l guess.

- Jesus Christ.

Look, George, it'll wear off.

They'll forget.

Their cars are gonna break down--

- Hi.

- Hey, Doc.

Hi.

- Energy vibrations. What is it?

- l don't know.

- T-- Telekinesis? What? What?

- Yeah, maybe. Uh, maybe, yeah.

You think it's gettin' out of hand?

Well, look, you know,

l was, l was mad, all right?

l was pissed off,

and l'm not mad now, okay?

Good. l'll sound the all-clear,

call off the paratroopers.

Jesus, George. Now, listen.

- You owe me a CAT scan.

l want more blood.

- Mm-hmm.

- Also, you look like hell.

- Ah, that's good.

Doc, what's the matter

with everybody?

They won't give me a chance

to explain anything.

l look at them--

l look at them, and they--

they look at me like

l'm a green bug or something.

- Give them some time, George.

- Now, look, l have an idea.

Now, you look at this.

Now, look at this.

Now, now, look at that. Now, l-l-l'm

a big deal at the Harmon Library.

l can, l can take up to 30 books

a night, okay, and l told them

l'd be part of this.

l said that l-l-l would put out

a table and...

- Your pressure is way up now.

- and l would sit there and

people could ask me questions.

You know, meet George Malley.

What do you think?

Uh, like a circus attraction.

Oh, God, Doc, please.

- Yeah.

- You know, l, uh--

You see, l c-c-can explain

to them once and for all.

l-l could share

my ideas with them,

you know, and then l-l-l

could get my life back together.

Come see me for that scan.

Take it easy on sugar and salt.

Okay? And do like l told you all your

life. Breathe in and out. Okay, George?

Yeah.

- Come on. Give it!

- No.

- Give it. Come on!

- No!

- You're not careful. You'll break it.

- Al, what do ya got there?

- Please, l just wanna look at it.

Hey. That's dangerous, sweetie.

- He bought it.

- What?

lt's a piece of

the mirror George broke.

Richard Smick is

selling them at school.

- Oh, you're kidding.

- lt's hot! Feel it.

lt's not hot.

Richard said the aliens probably

took George Malley away...

and put this man in his place.

- This man?

- Like he's not human.

That's really dumb,

and it's really mean.

Can't they just look in his eyes

and see who he is? Can't you?

Do you remember, when daddy left,

how people treated us differently?

Even our so-called friends.

Remember how much it hurt?

You don't do that to people.

How much you pay for that?

- A quarter.

- A dollar.

- What's the truth, Al?

l paid a dollar.

l was gonna check it with my magnets.

Wait a minute, wait a minute,

wait a minute.

Do you see something

really strange in there?

- What?

- What?

A sucker.

- No.

- You paid a dollar for nothing.

- You're a goner.

- Nice job, Al.

Hmm.

Lace.

Hi.

Hi.

l just-- l just called you.

- You did?

- Mmm. Come in, come in.

l'm so, so glad you came.

Well, l was just--

W-Why-- Why were you calling?

l found some things out, Lace.

Things, uh, are coming clearer to me.

Or, at least,

they're, they're starting to.

- Things?

- Mmm.

l wanna talk to the people, Lace.

l-l don't want them to be scared of me

or, or frightened.

l-- l mean, l wanna,

l wanna tell them what l know.

So l've, l've decided

to speak at the library fair.

Do-- Do you think that

they'll listen to me?

What would they do, throw stones?

Oh, my God, please sit down.

l can't believe this.

Would you like something

to drink? A beer.

- No.

- What? What can l get you?

Scissors.

l can hear her heart beat

From a thousand miles

And the heavens open up

every time she smiles

And when l come to her

that is where l belong

And l'm runnin' through her

like a river song

She gives me love, love

love, love, crazy love

She gives me love, love

love, love, crazy love

She's got a fine sense of humour

when l'm feelin' low down

And l'm comin' to her

when the sun goes down

Take away my troubles

Oh, take away my grief

Take away my heartaches

in the night like a thief

She gives me love, love

love, love, crazy love

She gives me love, love

love, love, crazy love

And l need her in the daytime

l need her

And l need her in the night

l need her

And l wanna throw

my arms around her

- Have you done this before?

- And kiss and hug her

- Nope.

- Hmm.

- And kiss and hug her tight

- Up or down.

- When l'm returning

- Down.

From so far away

Give me some sweet lovin'

lt brightens up my day

And it makes me righteous

And it makes me whole

And it makes me mellow

right down to my soul

She gives me love, love

love, love, crazy love

She gives me love, love

love, love, crazy love

ls it close enough?

You tell me.

You give me love

Give me love

- Crazy love

- Uh, it's pretty close.

Love, love, love,

love, crazy love

You give me love, love

love, love, crazy love

You're running away?

Are you comin' back?

Hmm.

Hope so.

- Okay, George?

- Huh-huh.

Oh, hi, Doc.

- Welcome.

- Do you improve your mind

with all this reading?

Yes, Doc.

Lady Chatterly's Lover?

Yeah, well-- All right, well,

you know, that's kind of, uh--

that's kind of a code book for anyone

who, uh, wants to understand...

a woman's heart and mind.

- l read it twice.

- Ah, George, can you, uh--

can you name the presidents

forwards and backwards for these people?

No, but l can name some, uh, forward

presidents and some backward ones.

You know, l-l can really only tell you

what l've read in these books and, uh--

- He looks better.

- Yeah, yeah he does.

- you know, things l'm thinking about.

l seem to have an increased capacity

for, for learning right now.

- How do we know

you read all these books?

- Well, um, ask me something.

Uh, l'd be, l'll be glad to answer

any question that you have, or a--

How did you break that mirror, George,

without even touching it?

Now, l wanna talk

to you about that, Banes,

because l know, l know

you've been worried about it, and, um--

Okay, come here. Come here.

Everybody gather closely.

l'm gonna-- May l use your glasses?

What you're about to see

is not a trick.

Okay? lt-- lt's just, um--

Well l-l-let's call it

an experiment in energy.

- Oh!

- Cool.

- Well, everything there is...

- Are you getting this?

is made up of

some living energy, okay?

See, now, all this is is a-- is kind

of a dance, or a partnership between...

the energy coming from me

and the, uh, energy of the plastic.

- Now, now, tha-tha-that's it, see.

- Well, why can't we do it?

Well, focus, um, the clarity

of thought. l-l don't know.

M-May-Maybe you can, Banes.

What about the UFOs?

What are they?

- l don't know that either.

- Yes, you do. Yes, you do!

Um, this power began the night

that you saw the object in the sky?

T-T-That was a light.

Now, now, let me, let me

just finish this one thing.

Now, now, we were talking

about a partnership.

Now, do you, do you know what the

largest living organism in the world is?

Okay, it's a-- it's a grove of aspen

trees in Colorado. Acres of aspens.

Okay, now, they thought

they were disconnected, separate,

but indeed they found out

that they weren't,

that, that there was one giant organism

with the same root system.

What sort of light was it?

- Now, that-that's not unlike us.

- Answer the question!

- We, we think that we're disconnected,

- Why won't you tell us what

you know about the UFOs?

- Can you move a table?

- but, you know, we're--

- How did you feel

when you saw that light?

- l think you know more

than you're telling us.

- We're not. Now imagine--

imagine, if you will--

Have you seen the light since

the 28th, or any other activity?

- Are you hiding something?

- Hey, hey. Hey, come on!

- Just put your hands on my boy.

- lt was aliens. Admit it!

- Move the glasses some more.

- Can you bend spoons?

- Now, we all know what you can do.

- Hey, leave George alone.

- Why won't you touch the boy?

- Please, he's dying. Just do it.

George! George!

George? George, can you see me?

George. George, are you okay?

Mr Malley? Are you all right?

- You look sorrowful.

- No.

What's the matter? Can't think

of any more tests to give me?

How did you, uh, manage to get

your pressure to come down?

Oh, l found my pace.

A simple thing, really.

- Hard to explain.

- What, you figure l'm too thick?

What l figure about you...

is that you're stalling.

l'm not stalling, no.

l'm-l'm waiting.

- For what?

- Reinforcements.

Well, you pick good people.

You bet.

See--

George. George.

There's a tumor in your brain...

that's spread out like a hand.

Threads of it, you know, everywhere.

But instead of dysfunction--

Now, here's the mystery, George.

lnstead of destroying

brain function,

so far it's been stimulating it,

and we can't understand that.

You have more area of active brain use

than anybody ever tested, ever,

b-because of those tentacles.

l mean, we've seen tumors

like this before.

lt's called astrocytoma, and

it explains, uh, the dizziness and...

the illusion of light.

But the way it's in there,

waking up areas of the brain,

it's a...

big mystery, so--

And it's k*lling me.

- Well, uh--

- For sure?

We got a call from

the best brain man in the country.

l mean, actually,

he's one of the best in the world.

- He's gonna study your tests

and then talk to you.

- Hmm.

But, uh, the blood flow

is in danger now,

and, uh, you're gonna

start to weaken, maybe...

black out.

We, we really don't know. lt's, it's--

But it's a damn lousy scenario, you see.

Let me sit down here a minute.

Goddam it.

Something happened

about 25 years ago...

when you broke your leg

and l set it, George.

l don't know what to call it,

but, uh,

somehow you got into

my heart more than most,

and for--

and for a man

who's never been a father,

l sure feel like

l'm losin' a son.

Yeah.

Georgie.

Yeah.

Can l do something for you,

George? Anything?

Yes. Next spring,

when you plant the south 40,

l want you to use

the new fertilizer.

- l want you to put corn in that field,

and l know what you're thinking--

- l can't put corn in there.

You're thinking that

it's too tough a crop, but it's not.

l'm telling you. You'll get

four to five years without rotation.

Now, trust me on this.

Hey.

- l'm gonna wait outside.

- Okay.

Doc, you wanna come with me?

Yeah.

Bye, Doc.

Now, uh, he didn't say how long.

Days or weeks.

They don't-- They don't know.

l'm so sorry, Lace.

l know how you hate surprises.

l tried so hard not to love you.

- How'd you make out?

- Terrible.

Hey, would you, uh,

love me the rest of my life?

No, l'm gonna love you

for the rest of mine.

George Malley?

l'm Dr Wellin.

George, l'm recording this because...

l'm going to be asking you

some very important questions.

- You ready?

- Not another test?

No. No, no. No more tests.

A dialogue.

l'm going to ask for your permission for

my team to perform open brain surgery.

But l don't want you to answer

'til we've had our dialogue, all right?

Bu-But you s-s-said that

this tumor was inoperable.

l think the odds are very small,

say one in five hundred,

that we'd be able to remove enough

of the tumor to even prolong your life.

- Well, why, why--

- But, but what l want to explain is...

that this would not be

a lifesaving operation.

This would be--

Call it an expedition.

This would be

a voyage of discovery.

You're in a position to contribute

as much to our knowledge...

as any man or woman

who's come before you.

And if you were

to wait, and, uh,

do this operation after l'm done

with my brain, what, what would, uh--

lf that's what you want,

yes, an autopsy, that's all we'll do.

But it wouldn't be as useful?

The study of a living,

active brain would tell us volumes.

All right, so if you were

to do this operation,

wouldn't it most likely k*ll me

or at least shorten my life?

-George, l-l'm asking you to try

and see the larger picture.

-Mm-hmm.

To realize what you have to offer to us,

the ones you're leaving behind.

You could be

our greatest teacher, George. Hmm?

l can be your biographer,

in a sense.

l can present you to the world.

But that's not me.

That's just my brain. Do you understand?

Look, Doctor, you know,

l just might have something

to say in my last few hours.

l-l just might have

something to say.

What you're saying is that

l have something to teach,

and yet you're willing to end me

to study my brain under a microscope.

- N-Now, is that all l'm here for?

- What else?

- You're not a scholar or a think--

- l-l-l'll tell you what l am, okay?

l'll tell you what l think l am.

l think l'm what everybody can be.

Everyone with

a malignant, tentacled--

No, no, no, no. lt's-- lt's--

Tha-tha-that just helped me

get here, okay?

l mean, anybody can get here.

lt's-- l'm-- l'm

the possibility, all right?

l mean, l think you've got this

desperate grasp on, uh, technology...

and this grasp on science, and,

uh, you don't have a-a hand left

to grasp what's important.

- George. Now, George--

- lf l had to choose between

a tumor that got me here...

and some flash of light from

an alien craft, l'd choose the tumor.

l would, because

it's here, within us.

What l'm talking about

is the human spirit.

That's the challenge. That's the voyage.

That's the expedition.

You need to go now.

l need my rest,

and, uh, l wanna go home.

Hey, hey, hey. l tried to release

my patient. Now, what's going on?

- lt's done

- What's done?

- We didn't feel...

George Malley was

competent to make the decision.

He's a surgical patient now.

Oh, what did you tell the judge?

That you could save him?

l might prolong his life, yes.

Bullshit.

lf he were rational, he'd say yes.

You know he would.

Now l know why you guys wear masks.

Yeah, if it was light enough,

he could've been blowing

on it with his breath.

You know, he could

have had a string.

So thin, you know, like, uh, catgut.

l mean, he could've had it

on his finger and on the glasses

and he could have made it move that way.

Don't you think he, he could've

uh, thrown s-somethin'

at that mirror somehow?

- We-We just didn't see it?

- No way.

That quake could've

been a coincidence.

He just thought he knew stuff.

l mean s-s-- he just studied

harder on the Spanish.

That's all. lt's not like

he really knew stuff.

Just studied hard at chess

and made us think he was changin', but--

You know, he never

really changed at all.

Ain't that right, Doc?

l mean, he never

really got any smarter.

Doc?

Banes?

How's your lady love?

We, uh, we broke up.

Oh, really? That's too bad.

Yeah. Now, George, he's got a love at

his side, and she's stickin' with him.

You know why?

Because he bought her chairs.

That's pretty smart to me.

You ever buy Lisa's chairs?

God, Doc's really drunk tonight. God.

Every woman has her chairs, something

she needs to put herself into, Banes.

You ever figure out what

Lisa's chairs were and buy 'em?

Nope.

But you're right about one thing.

George never changed.

Never. No, never.

Doc's makin' no sense tonight.

Yeah. Maybe he

caught it from George.

- Now, goddam it, Doc!

- Why do you have to tear him down?

What are you so afraid of?

What have you got to lose?

He wasn't selling anything.

He didn't want anything from anybody!

He wanted nothing from nobody.

Nothing! Nothing!

And you people have to tear him down

so you can sleep better tonight?

So you can prove that the world is flat

and sleep better tonight. Am l right?

l'm right.

To hell with all of you.

To hell with every one of you.

Hey, George. How ya doin'?

There ya go.

- Drink up.

- All right.

Good job.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don't take

the pudding. That's the good part.

Hey, is Cal around?

Sure. You wanna see him?

- Yeah, thanks.

- Okay.

- Hey, dude.

- Hey, man.

- How's it goin'?

- All right.

Can you stay for a few minutes?

Sure.

- Saved you some pudding again.

- Oh, what a buddy.

l love this stuff.

Night, dude.

Hey, Doc. You seen him?

- Seen who? What?

- George Malley. He's out.

He sneaked out.

We're lookin' all over for him.

- He's out?

- Yeah, he flew the coop.

Nobody knows where he is.

l heard it on the radio.

Flew the coop. Those FBl guys are

gonna have me drivin' around all night.

lf l gonna be home late again--

l want you to take these

and give them to Doc.

These l'm taking with me

because l haven't finished them yet.

They're for Doctor Ringold.

This l wrote for you, Nate.

lt's-- lt's about soils, and, uh,

some of my own thoughts.

- Your thoughts?

- Yeah.

- l could drive you, George.

- No. No, Nate, it's too chancy.

You can make it, man.

- Nate.

- George.

L.

Oh.

Oh.

l'll get it.

Now you put the top on it.

Attaboy.

- Leave me alone.

- Do it, Al.

That tight enough?

Why don't you do it once more?

- Go ahead.

- Okay.

There you go.

Good. Now you fixed it.

What?

You came here to die, didn't you?

But l'm-- l like this place,

and, um, l love the people here.

You know, if, if we were to,

uh, to put this apple down...

and leave it, it would be spoiled

and gone within a few days.

But if we were to take

a bite of it like this,

it would become part of us,

and we could take it with us forever.

Al-- Everything...

is on its way to somewhere.

Everything.

That's a good bite.

Keep an eye out.

Have you seen George Malley,

Miss Pennamin?

What's the point?

Look, it's not my call.

l haven't seen him.

- You mind if l get in your truck?

- Why?

What's your first name?

Jack.

How would you want to die, Jack?

Come on. Let's go.

There you are.

l knew l'd find you here.

What are you working on?

Doctor Ringold's coming tomorrow,

and l just wanted to finish this up.

- Finish what?

- Ah, just some possibilities.

Hey, come sit by me.

Hmm?

You scared?

No.

l wish l knew what you feel.

Oh, you do.

You've always known it, Lace.

l'll show you. When your children

were babies, how did you hold them?

And if they had

a hard time sleeping,

and you had to rock them to sleep,

well, how did you do it?

See?

Hey, look what l made back there.

That looks like a bed.

Are you expecting to get lucky?

No, just hoping.

When the road gets dark

You can no longer see

Just let my love

throw a spark, baby

And have a little faith in me

And when the tears you cry

Are all you can believe

Just give these lovin' arms a try, baby

And have a little faith in me

Have a little faith in me

Have a little faith in me

Have a little faith in me

Have a little faith in me

- Hey, l never kissed you there.

- Hmm, no.

- Keeping track?

- Mm-hmm.

You going to sleep?

Mm-hmm. Are you?

No. l don't want to sleep

unless you're sleeping,

and l don't wanna--

- Lace?

- What?

- Sweetheart.

- What?

- Honey, you have to listen to me now.

- What?

- lt's happening.

- No.

- Mm-hmm.

No. Wait, George, wait.

- No.

- And it's gonna be okay.

- George--

- lt's okay.

lt's gonna be okay.

Okay.

Goodbye, honey.

No.

Oh.

Hello. l'm John Ringold.

l'm here to see George Malley.

Oh, l'm sorry, John.

George Malley passed away last night.

l'm-- l'm sorry.

He left these for you.

He said they're not finished.

You'll have to do it.

l'll do my best.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

- Goodbye.

- Bye.

Thank you, sweetie.

- Nate, they'll be waiting for you.

- We're comin'. We're comin'.

## lf l could reach the stars

## Pull one down for you

## Shine it on my heart

## So you could see the truth

## That this love l have inside

- ## ls everything it seems

- Beautiful.

## But for now l find

## lt's only in my dreams

- lt's okay. lt's okay.

## But l can change the world

- Hey, Nate. Hey. Viola!

- How ya feelin'?

- You look beautiful.

- Alberto, come here.

- What am l gonna do with this?

## You would think my love

was really something good

## Baby, if l could change

- lt's not here. lt's not here.

l'll tell you where it is.

-## The world

lt's right there!

- How did you do that?

- How did l do that? lt's magic.

Can you hear her? She just kicked.

-## l could change the world

- Have a cold one.

- Thank you.

- You gettin' any rest?

- Not much.

Well, get it now, because later there's

no sleepin' once the baby gets there.

## You would think

my love was really

- Check.

-## Something good, baby, if l could

-## Change the world

- Go on, now. Think it through.

Think it through.

## The world

## l was thinking out loud

## One life is such

a short time for love

## When a match made

in heaven arrives

## Eternity is never enough

## l need to dance

## With life

## Sweep you away into the night

## When there is no one else around

## l will make every day count

## We need to dance

## With life

## Swim in the soul of your eyes

## 'Til we melt into the ground

## Oh, we need to dance with life

## And leave a brilliant light behind

## lt's no secret how l feel

## This special moment l love you

## You seem to cover me up

and hide the deep

## The deep in me

To dance with life

## Breathe the sweet, fresh air

## And make every second your last

## And l'll touch you

Full moon shall wake you

## Make the most

of the present and the past

## l need to dance

## With life

## Sweep you away into the night

## When there is no one else around

## l will make every day count

## We need to dance

## With life

## Swim in the soul of your eyes

## 'Til we melt into the ground

## Oh, we need to dance with life

## And leave a brilliant light

## Leave a brilliant light

## Leave a brilliant light behind ##