01x04 - The Dream People

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When I look up

from my pillow ♪

I dream you are there ♪

With me ♪

Though you are far away ♪

I know you'll always

be near to me ♪

I go to sleep ♪

Sleep ♪

And imagine

that you're there ♪

With me ♪

I go to sleep, sleep ♪

And imagine

that you're there ♪

With me ♪

I look around me ♪

And feel you are

ever so close ♪

To me ♪

Though tears that flow ♪

From my eyes ♪

Bring back memories of you ♪

To me ♪

I go to sleep ♪

Sleep ♪

And imagine

that you're there ♪

With me ♪

I go to sleep, sleep ♪

And imagine

that you're there ♪

With me ♪

With me ♪

What the hell is that thing?

Nurse lady.

Linda!

It looks like a burn

in the frontal lobe.

I don't know, I've never

seen anything like it.

Okay.

Hey! Dave?

Yeah, this?

Too much.

It's gotta be

government, right?

I mean, who else could burn

a g*dd*mn triangle

into your brain?

It's not the government.

When I worked at Cynagen,

we got dozens

of government contracts.

We tinkered with pathogens,

neurotoxins--

all kinds of bad sh*t.

It's something that kills you

when you fall asleep.

No one's ever heard of that.

You know, you keep talking

about your fancy-a*s pharma job,

but what the hell you doing

working in a sh*thole

like this, huh?

When I worked there,

I saw things

bad things.

And I tried to blow the whistle.

Their lawyers came down

hard on me.

Lost my license.

And here I am.

Okay.

Okay, but this is still

your area of expertise, right?

You can

You can figure this sh*t out.

Linda, we

we wanna be helpful.

Whatever you need.

What I need?

What I need is a team

of the hundred best virologists

working around the clock

for 18 months straight.

Could you get me that?

Because that's the only way

we have a chance

at beating this thing, okay?

I'm sorry.

I just

I just need a minute to think.

Where is

that damn daughter of mine?

Would it k*ll her

to send me a text?

The stress is gonna k*ll me

before the cancer does.

I'm sorry.

Why don't you take a nap?

You can put your feet up

on my bed.

I'm okay.

Thank you.

What's the matter, kiddo?

Hmm?

I know there's something

you're not telling me.

I can see it on your face.

What's wrong?

What do you want?

Dave?

Dave, what's going on?

I'm okay.

Just, you know,

processing some things.

Can I help?

Katie, I'm scared.

I don't know what the hell

we saw down there.

It's okay, you can

You can talk to me.

Katie, have you ever considered

that there might be

some things about me

that you wouldn't want to know?

Dave

you are a good person.

You are good.

And that's

that's not gonna change,

no matter what you tell me,

no matter what you say.

Now, Dave

when you go to sleep,

I want you to speak

to The Dream People.

They won't hurt you.

I promise.

We'll be watching you sleeping.

We'll be right there

with you, sweetheart.

Now, when you find them,

I want you to look

right at them,

and ask, "What do you want?"

Can you do that?

"What do you want?"

- Louder.

-"What do you want?"

Ooh, that's very good.

And, Davey, we think it's okay

if you don't wanna do this.

It's completely up to you.

Will it make

the bad things go away?

We don't know, honey.

We hope so.

It's going to make

the bad things go away.

I promise, it will.

And after

the bad things go away,

we're gonna find

the exact same pajamas for me,

but in size medium, ladies.

A lady?

Yes.

Ah!

You see, Dave's entering

REM sleep now.

This is where dreaming begins.

Dave, this is Dr. Castaneda.

I want you to follow

the sound of my voice.

I want you to follow

the sound of my voice.

Dave,

you are in a safe place.

You are in your bedroom.

Nothing can harm you here.

I've reassured him.

Now I'll give him

an instruction.

Dave, I want you

to leave your bedroom.

I want you

to walk through the door

and look for The Dream People.

Look--

Look for The Dream People

people people.

Look--

Look for The Dream People

You're in a safe place.

Look for The Dream People.

What do you want?

- What is that?

Oh, that's-- that's nothing,

it just, um

You should wake him up now.

It's really nothing

to be worried about.

Wake him up!

No. This is not the time

to panic.

Help!

Wake him up!

Get Get out of my way!

Wake up, Dave.

Wake up!

Wake up, Dave!

Wake up, Dave! Dave!

Listen to my voice.

I want you to wake up.

What

have you

done?

I was at my best

a few years ago.

When I met you.

Katie, when we were together

the nightmares

stopped being a flood

they just trickled in.

But then, a few months ago,

they started coming back

The Elephant Monster,

The Dream People.

Every night,

I've dreamed of death.

I'm so sorry that you thought

you had to go

through that alone.

You had your own demons.

You didn't sign up for mine.

Yes, actually, I did.

All you had to do was ask

and I would've been there.

You have got to face

this darkness.

I should know.

It will eat you from the inside.

Ma'am.

I just need you

to sh**t straight with me.

What's with the skeleton crew?

Why is everyone so upset?

And why won't you

call my family?

Linda!

- Hey!

Oh, this ain't good.

Uh, hey.

We got a situation in here.

They just through here.

- Linda!

What are you doing?

I don't expect you

to understand,

but we've come to a decision.

What are you talking about?

She's dying.

The lymphoma

is causing her pain.

This way, we might actually

learn something.

I don't--

I don't understand.

If we scan her brain,

the imaging

might help us understand

what's causing all of this.

But

we have to run the MRI

as she's falling asleep.

It's the only way

to get results.

She's gonna k*ll her.

We're gonna monitor her

as she goes to sleep.

Open the door!

She volunteered.

What?

I told her the truth.

That everyone she loves

is probably dead.

Her kids. Her family.

Her friends.

And that if she does this,

she might save us.

Save you.

Hey, look,

I don't like it either, but

Linda!

If you do this,

you are a m*rder*r.

Do you understand?

Katie!

It's okay, sweetie.

Ruth.

Linda, open the door!

I'm sorry.

Linda! Open the door!

Easy, easy, easy.

You ready?

Kind of a stupid question.

Is it done?

It's done.

I found something.

What?

There was a spike

in her Alpha and Beta waves

right before her heart stopped.

That's when she died.

What does that

even mean?

It means she died in a dream.

I don't understand.

I don't know what else to say.

She died during a dream.

Maybe the dream k*lled her.

I don't

I don't understand.

I don't know

what you want me to say.

She died during a dream.

That's impossible.

I mean, what kind of dream

what kind of dream

can you die in?

I don't know,

but it must've been

a pretty bad one.

You know what?

I'm getting real sick

of your sh*t!

I need answers,

and I need 'em now!

I don't have any answers.

Three tours, man!

I survived three tours--

three tours--

and you're telling me

this is how I'm going out?

I just wish we had more time.

I'm gonna go to sleep.

Yeah, no sh*t.

We all gonna go to sleep, man.

No. Now, Ruth

how long did it take

for her to die

after she went to sleep?

Um

about three minutes.

Three minutes?

Okay.

Let me sleep

for two and a half minutes,

and then wake me up.

Dave, what are you saying?

Well, she died in a dream.

She died in a dream, right?

So, let me fall asleep

and start to dream.

And then, when I wake up,

maybe we'll learn something.

Learn what?

We'll learn why I did this.

What the hell is that?

Scarring looks

a couple weeks old.

What the f*ck is that, man!

Why does it look like the scar

in that person's brain?

You got something

to do with this, man?

Maybe I do!

I swear

Maybe I do, okay?

I don't know.

But let's find out.

- I swear

- Let's find out.

Let's find out.

- Let's find out.

- No.

No.

No, mm-mm.

We're out of options.

We don't know anything.

Just let me go to sleep

for two minutes--

just two--

and then wake me up.

You can do that.

That might be hard.

Your body's so sleep-deprived,

once you go to sleep,

you might not wake up.

Wait a sec.

We're not actually

entertaining this idea?

If he wants

to go through with it,

I'm gonna help him.

We're all gonna die anyway.

Maybe we'll learn something.

Dave

we're all really tired.

If we just think this through.

I have.

I mean, you know my nightmares.

And it's like

you've been saying,

I can't keep running

from the things that haunt me.

I can't.

I'm just tired of running.

I can handle a bad dream.

I've been doing it

my whole life.

I'm gonna start the timer

as soon as you're out.

What the hell is that?

This is Plan B,

in case you don't wake up.

Okay, I'm ready to go.

I'm waking you up

in two minutes.

Two minutes.

If you don't wake up,

I swear to God,

I will go into that head

and k*ll you myself.

Okay.

I will.

I know.

This is the easy part

falling asleep.

Yeah, easy.