Previously on The 4400...
This is where I give you the speech about how you're my best field scientist,
and Tom is my best lead investigator,
and how together, you're gonna make a good team.
Let me see if I got this straight.
You two met, fell in love, and spent eight years together
- in some kind of alternate reality? - Yeah.
- What time is the flight? - Noon.
Say goodbye to Mom for me?
They arrested a suspect 40 minutes ago. Claim he's our guy.
Roy Keith Marsden.
Forget about the flight. Bring Kyle home.
They just arrested a suspect in the Collier killing.
It's gonna feel a little weird,
but when we're done, you'll be able to see again.
So when does it start? When do I see again?
Just give me one moment, okay?
Kevin's a genius, you know.
You're saying that Burkhoff is the father of the 4400 technology?
I can think again, too.
You've got a real fever, young lady.
Now, I've worked for the CDC for seven years,
and I never saw anything like it.
I was changing her.
She has these marks on her skin.
- Marks? Bruises? - No. Like irritations.
Like someone had her hooked up to something.
What did I just tell you?
You're in charge until I'm released.
Pool whatever manpower is still up walking,
start picking up the pieces.
I'll handle it. Don't worry about it.
Wait. Okay, okay, seriously.
Now, look, my back is about to call it a day. Okay?
Just come on.
You're not helping.
Where's this going, Alana? Where's it going?
Right there!
Please say that was the last box.
- That's it. - Okay.
We're officially living in sin.
Oh, really? Well, I prefer to call it resuming our eight-year-marriage.
Call it whatever you want,
just don't kiss in front of me again, okay? That's disgusting.
Your father thinks this is so romantic.
But what he doesn't know is the reason I'm moving in
is to take down his tacky golf stuff.
What? And replace it with what, huh?
- Art. - Oh, oh, oh, paint splatters?
Maybe a picture of a triangle that sells for $3,000?
- Kids, kids. - It's art.
Work out these decorating issues amongst yourselves.
But I'm dead serious about this kissing rule, okay?
It's nonnegotiable.
Oh, Kyle, my allergies are bothering me again.
Could you write me another prescription before you go?
Alana,
Kyle's only a doctor in the world you created for me, you remember?
I'm sorry. I had a brain freeze.
All right.
Trying to decipher my handwriting?
Just on the verge of giving up, actually.
Good. Bad penmanship is the best way for a doctor to keep his mystique.
There's a page missing in there.
It goes from page four to page six.
Sorry, I'm breaking in a new nurse.
So, listen, I think we finally know what's wrong with your daughter.
Maia is suffering from a type of pneumonia
called Pneumocystis jiroveci, it's PJP for short.
- I've never heard of it. - It's rare, but we can treat it.
Well, thank God.
But this kind of pneumonia
could be a symptom for something more serious.
We've tested her for every virus. It's all negative.
So where's it coming from?
We don't know, but we're running more tests.
We'll figure it out.
It's not that big of a deal, you know.
I just... I've been working real hard lately.
I think I got the flu or something. Everybody gets that, right?
Sure. It's just...
Shawn,
you can't heal.
For now.
I think you should get it checked out.
If I can't kick it in a day or two, I will.
But, until then,
can you reschedule all my Foundation appointments?
Tell them that it's temporary. Make sure they know that.
Lily,
don't tell anyone I can't heal.
Sure.
Thank you.
Lily, I mean it. Nobody.
Oh, God.
All right.
- How many are sick? - Three hundred that we know of.
Medical says more calls keep coming in.
So what is it?
Well, it's some kind of immune-system disorder
and it's leaving the 4400 vulnerable to all kinds of diseases.
His plane landed at CTAC on schedule. Chopper should be here any minute.
What's that?
They told me he likes green tea.
- Is it contagious? - We don't know.
Were they infected while they were gone?
Maybe they brought this back with them.
Well, maybe. We just don't know.
Situation is fluid, but here's a summary of what we know so far.
Sir, they told me you'd want this.
And the numbers just keep getting bigger.
So we're recovering from an attack on this building.
The division commander is still in the hospital.
Well, what are we supposed to do?
We take to the field.
Ryland. Where'd he come from?
We're going to have every 4400 in this jurisdiction
tested for this sickness by day's end.
- Dennis, is it good to see you. - Tom, Diana.
What brings you to Seattle, Ryland?
I'm assuming temporary command of this division.
My orders are to do something about the spread of this epidemic.
I'm going to figure out a way to do just that.
You might want to move that.
Unless you want people calling you Nina.
- How's Jarvis doing? - They set her collarbone.
Doctors said she'll be back in two weeks.
My guess? She makes it in one.
- So how's D.C.? - Oh, it's a lot of networking.
Lots of dinner parties.
- Patty loves it. - And you?
Well, the Pacific Northwest is the flashpoint.
I kind of feel like I was promoted out of the game.
A lot of guys here would trade places with you.
I wouldn't blame them.
Woman releases plague into the air.
Terrorist attack on the building.
Some people I work with think you're in the middle of a war.
- I'm sure it looks that way on paper. - Now, don't get defensive.
I'm still preaching the gospel of Highland Beach.
I still believe the 4400 came back here to change things for the better.
- Yeah, and the people you work for? - Don't worry about them.
One day this'll be over, we'll go out for a beer,
we'll kick back, we'll trade war stories.
Yeah.
She was a little cranky this morning. I think she's cutting another tooth.
- They're coming in fast, huh? - She's that age.
Bye-bye, sweetie.
- We'll see you tomorrow. - Thank you, Ruth.
Lily, what are you doing?
I thought we agreed nobody was doing science experiments on our baby.
Just making sure.
Shawn, we need to rearrange your healing schedule,
there's something going on.
Some sod of illness spreading among the 4400.
I know all about it.
- You! Did you do this? - No, no, it wasn't me.
Then what are you doing here?
I read about this place in the paper. I just... I was curious.
Yeah? Go be curious somewhere else because people still live here, okay?
Do you need some help?
Oh, you're a mechanic now?
Well, I can change a tyre.
There's probably a jack in the trunk, right?
Yeah.
I'm sorry I snapped at you.
I just... I'm in a hurry and...
My boyfriend's little brother's in the principal's office again
and he's not here.
Again.
I guess he's in a lot of trouble, huh?
Yeah. Yeah, you could say that.
Well, I mean, it's none of my business. I can just change the tyre and go.
Please.
Hi, there. Welcome to the Centre. Are you here to take the tour?
- This is wrong. It's all wrong. - Excuse me?
This is the Collier Museum. Where are all the paintings?
I...
- Thomas. - Hey, sweetie, what's going on?
I have a board of director's meeting and they won't let me go upstairs.
Yeah. Yeah, they called me. Said you were a little mixed up.
Alana,
this isn't the Collier Museum, honey.
It's the 4400 Centre.
What are you talking about? I come here all the time.
Look at me.
Alana,
the place you're thinking of, it's somewhere else.
No! No!
- Why are you confusing me? - Just calm down, sweetie!
- No! - It's okay. It's all right.
The infection rate is 18%.
- One in five of them are already sick? - One in five today. I mean, tomorrow...
The National Institute of Health is worried that this illness,
or whatever it is,
can mutate and cross over into the general population.
Would it even have to mutate?
There's no guarantee that this is going to stay exclusive to 4400s.
And meanwhile, we got two dozen sick ones right downstairs.
They're not gonna be there long.
Why? What are we doing with them?
D.C. wants to put all the 4400 back in quarantine
and keep them there for the rest of the crisis.
I know it's a big move, people,
but it's the best one we've got at the moment.
Can we do that?
According to Emergency Quarantine Order 74, we can.
But, wait. You're just talking about the sick ones here, right?
No. All of them.
Every 4400 in the country is subject to this order.
Okay, but that's only half of them. This thing's worldwide, right?
England and France are passing similar legislation,
we expect other countries to follow.
But why... Why are you forcing them all to come in?
Because the disease seems to be showing up at random.
Until we understand how it's transmitted,
we have to assume that every 4400 is a potential vector.
How much time are we giving them?
I'll make the announcement in the morning.
They'll have 12 hours to get to a local NTAC branch,
then they'll be transferred to Camp Dekker
and the quarantine facility.
- What if they don't report? - Then it'll be our job to bring them in.
You're not hearing me. It's temporary.
Can you be sure?
You already told me people in Washington think we're fighting a war.
Washington is full of opinions. The town runs on them.
Listen, the 4400 aren't just names in some report
and they're definitely not enemy combatants.
Now, you're talking about my daughter,
- Tom's nephew... - And the woman I love.
I was going to tell you over that beer.
Now what assurances can you give us that these people
aren't just being thrown down some hole, permanently?
You have my assurance, and that should be enough.
I was the one who pushed to let them out in the first place, you remember?
We're not trying to second-guess you, Dennis,
- but people we love are sick. - I get it.
But getting them all together in one place
is going to make it a lot easier to find out what the hell this is.
When it's over, everybody goes home.
We know you'll fight the good fight, Dennis.
I just hope you can win.
Mommy?
You're awake.
How are you, baby?
I'm tired of being sick.
When can I go home?
Why don't you tell me?
I was kind of hoping
you'd had a vision
how all this will be over soon.
They're not coming anymore.
I'm not seeing things.
My favourite patient's awake.
More awake than you look.
Open wide.
I do my best work when I eliminate sleep altogether.
Well, if you need someone to splash cold water on your face,
you just let me know.
Thanks.
Do you mind?
I noticed that missing page made its way back in.
Oh, yeah, I told you it'd be back.
What are those two lines blacked out for?
Well, it looks like we duplicated a test.
They cross it out so we don't read the same results twice.
Okay, let's see how that rash is doing.
I'm fine, Brian. Tell Heidi not to worry.
Richard's fine. Isabelle's fine.
The news is making it sound like everybody's sick.
People are terrified.
- If normal people start getting sick... - Normal people?
Okay, that came out wrong, but you know what I mean.
And listen, Lily,
Heidi's not the only one that's worried about you.
I am, too.
A year and a half ago you welcomed me home with a restraining order.
I know.
I panicked when you got back.
Don't think I haven't lost sleep over what I did.
I just want you to know now that I'm there for you.
You, Richard, Isabelle. You need anything, just call.
Quarantine?
That's an evocative word these days.
Conjures up images of secret prisons and...
What's the euphemism you're using now? Coercion tactics?
Let me ask you something. You have some doctors on staff here, right?
- Yes. - They having any luck
- getting to the bottom of this thing? - Not yet.
Then get off your soapbox.
You want an image to hold on to? Try this one. 4400s dying in droves.
I think what my partner means to say
is that our two organisations need each other.
We should cooperate.
And how exactly do we do that?
We want you to issue a public statement.
If the Centre counsels the 4400s to go along with this order,
things will go much more smoothly.
And if we don't?
Why are we talking to you, anyway? Where's Shawn?
Is he all right?
Mr Farrell is handling urgent business. This situation requires his full attention.
Look, I'll have to run it by him, but I don't see a problem
advising any ill 4400s to seek medical care from NTAC.
Well, that's a start.
What about the ones who aren't showing symptoms?
Well, that issue is going to require a little more thought.
Great, you have 12 hours.
What's the point of painting it over, anyway?
- They're just going to do it again. - We don't know that.
Look, Sam,
Kyle has been nice enough to come over here and help us out,
so the least that you can do is pitch in.
Oh, yes. Very good, Picasso.
I'm gonna make sandwiches.
Okay, seriously, what's your story?
Why are you helping us, Kyle whoever-you-are?
My last name's Bingham. And I don't know.
I was just walking by here yesterday.
Alison looked like she could use a hand. So...
Yeah. Well, if you were thinking about hooking up with her, forget it.
Alison's going to marry my brother as soon as he gets out of jail.
- I know. I know. She told me. - You should listen to her.
Roy didn't kill this Collier guy!
I believe you.
Yeah?
- Well, you're the only one. - You and me.
And when he does get out,
I don't think you want him coming home and seeing "murderer"
written all over his door, do you?
Richard, you ready for a promotion?
Me? A promotion to what?
I'm trying here, Matt.
I want to lead us all through this, but I can't do that right now.
Thank you.
I know I'm a 4400, but after that my qualifications are a little thin.
They didn't even give me an ability.
To be honest with you,
I'm not sure how long Lily and I were planning on staying here.
So, it's not a perfect fit.
But you're articulate, and a war hero, and you have the gravitas of a leader.
I think it's a good idea.
But I haven't given an order since 1951.
I was in a high school a year and a half ago.
I managed, so will you.
But it's only temporary, right?
As soon as you get better, I can go right back to being camera shy.
Yeah.
Temporary.
What are you gonna do?
What I have to.
This disease has everyone frightened,
and that's understandable.
But no one's more frightened than we are.
And that's because, in spite of all the rumours
that you hear flying around,
only 4400s are getting sick.
And now the government wants us to head into quarantine.
They say cooperation is essential.
Well, here's the best we can do.
If you're sick,
the responsible thing is to report to NTAC.
Our best wishes and prayers go with you.
But if you're well,
if you're showing no symptoms,
we ask you to consider this:
Walking into quarantine is an easy step.
But walking out,
that might be considerably more difficult.
Thank you.
Don't they get it? We're trying to help these people.
All they hear is "quarantine," Dennis. You can't blame them for being scared.
Maybe if we gave them another day. Half a day, even.
Does it look to you like they haven't made up their minds?
We tried being reasonable.
In 10 hours, we start rounding them up.
- Hi. - Hey.
I know who you are. You're the one who fixes people.
Yeah. I'm Shawn.
How come you're in here?
Why don't you just make yourself better?
I wish I could.
They're broken.
Kind of like the rest of me.
I used to see things. Stuff that was gonna happen.
That's gone now, too.
It's funny, huh?
When I found out I was different, all I wanted to do was be normal again.
- Me, too. - But you get used to it.
And now that it's gone, I feel like I'm missing an arm.
It'll come back. Once we get better.
Any idea when that's gonna be?
Not exactly.
But my mom told me everything's gonna be fine.
And I believe what she says.
That must be a nice feeling.
Don't you have someone to believe in?
I used to.
But now, I guess I'm just gonna have to believe in you.
You're the one I attacked at the hospital.
- We didn't think you'd remember us. - I remember.
I was
very sick, back then.
I'm better now.
- Diana, you wanted to see me? - Kevin Burkhoff.
I've been doing neurological research on the 4400.
Oh, I've heard of you. Everybody here has.
Here.
There's some very interesting data on the blood work I've been doing.
Have a look.
See if it helps you figure out what's going on with this disease.
Thank you. I'll comb through this.
Good!
And I can expect to see your work, when?
I showed you mine. You show me yours.
That is the way it works, isn't it?
Usually. But the research we do here is...
- it's classified. - Max.
Max, if ever there was a time to bend the rules a little, I think it might be now.
Well, it's not a wink-and-a-nudge type situation, Diana.
I give over classified documents, I go to jail.
Yeah, and if you don't, people might die.
Are you implying we're not doing everything we can?
We've got dozens of doctors working around the clock
to try to solve this thing.
Now, I...
I will look over everything that you've given me.
If I find anything that can help you, I'll give you a call.
That's the best I can do.
I am so sorry.
You know, I'm not interested in apologies.
I wanna see that information.
Or is NTAC not interested in curing these people?
I know you guys are kind of cavalier
about putting your own careers on the line, but do me a favour.
Stop asking me to join in the fun, okay?
I like what I do here.
They're medical records, Marco, not national secrets.
Wrong. They're medical records and national secrets.
That is why they keep them in a database
you need six passwords to get into.
And that's why Sport-o wouldn't give them to you.
All right, let's just leave Max out of this. He's under a lot of pressure.
And he wants to keep his job. I don't blame him.
You know, I just opened a 401k.
Yeah, pretty sure the government stops matching donations
once you commit treason.
Listen, the government just turned down an offer of help
from Kevin Burkhoff. Remember him?
Yeah, the future built a giant tower to wake him up.
I guess they think he matters.
If anyone in Washington read my report, they know he matters, too.
You know, it's weird. Hundreds of people are sick.
You'd think they'd want any help they could get.
- Well, they're gonna get his help. - Yeah, whether they want it or not.
Got you.
There. Is Isabelle ready to go for her walk?
Okay, let's go have some fun.
- How long has she been in there? - I don't know, five minutes.
I came and got you as soon as I saw.
- What are they doing to her in there? - Stand back.
Would you excuse us, please?
How long has this been going on?
Richard, your daughter has never been in any kind of danger.
He asked you a question.
Jordan was going to initiate these tests
as soon as he convinced you to come back into the fold.
What tests? What have you been doing to her?
All we're doing is what you should have done a long time ago,
trying to figure out who or what Isabelle is.
She's our daughter. That's all you or anyone else needs to know.
Your daughter is the Rosetta stone
for understanding what happened to the 4400.
Yet you both cling to the illusion that she's going to go to preschool,
first communion, the prom.
She's not communal property. We're her parents. We decide.
Parents?
You are the stewards of the future.
And forgive me for saying so, but you're doing a piss-poor job of it.
We have given up everything we have for that child,
any chance we had of living a normal life.
To protect her from people like you.
Look, Richard, this is no time for this conversation.
In two hours, the government is coming through the front door.
You're not gonna use my daughter as some kind of weapon against them.
That was never my intention!
You're never going to have the chance. We're leaving now.
That's your choice. But if you do, if we splinter now,
they will round up the 4400 one by one
and this movement is over!
- Hey, Thomas. - Hey.
They said you've been asking for me. Shouldn't you be in bed?
They'll take me back soon enough.
I wanted to see you.
How do you feel, baby?
They can't get the fever down.
But the worst part is my head.
Everything is so mixed up.
This illness, it affects people's abilities.
Maia can't see things and Shawn can't heal,
and for you, honey, I...
I think the boundaries between this world
and the one you created are breaking down.
It's so confusing. I don't know what's real anymore.
I know it's scary. You just have to hang on.
They'll get this fixed.
What if they're too late?
What if they can make my body right, but not my mind?
- I don't want to live like that, Thomas. - You're not gonna have to.
You're going to get better. You have to believe that, Alana.
- Thomas. - Yeah?
I love you so much.
I wanted us to get married for real, in this world.
That's all I wanted to tell you before...
Before my mind goes.
Because I don't know if it will be good again.
So you're sure I can't get you a beer or something?
No, no, that's okay. I don't drink.
Okay.
You know, this isn't really necessary. I just did a couple of chores.
Maybe it's not a big deal to you,
but I just haven't seen a friendly face in a while.
Not since Roy went away.
No offence but...
The papers make him sound like the second coming of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Yeah. Well, I wouldn't exactly call it fair and balanced coverage.
But he did have some monstrous gun collection, right?
Look, I'm not saying that he was a candidate for higher office.
And he sure as hell wasn't the world's greatest boyfriend,
but taking out two NTAC agents and shooting Jordan Collier? Come on.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
Eat up.
Sam!
- Sam, come on! We're starting. - Be right there.
Hey.
Okay.
Are you Marco? Thanks.
Don't thank me. Hire me.
I'm going to need a job.
- Where have you been? - Talking to Matthew.
Lily, he's got an idea on how to handle this roundup.
I think it might work.
I'm sure he's full of clever ideas.
We will deal with what Matthew did, but not now.
The government is about to declare martial law on all of us.
We don't have time to squabble.
All I want to hear is that you're done with this place.
- For good. - It's not that simple.
We can't just go off and hide in the woods somewhere.
- It's not gonna work this time. - The Centre betrayed us.
- They betrayed our daughter. - And they learnt about her.
More than we did in almost a year. Lily, stop.
Did you know Isabelle has connections
between the right and left hemispheres of her brain
that have never been seen before?
Even if that's true, Richard,
it's not that they studied her. It's how they did it.
Do you trust the government?
Because if we go into quarantine,
Isabelle would end up right here or with them.
And if they find out what she can do,
we'll lose her forever.
- That's it. That's the deadline. - Where do we start?
I want everybody to holster their pistols.
My goal is to do this quietly, peacefully and without incident.
- What if they want an incident? - Then we'll give them one.
Is everybody ready?
Affirmative, sir. We're in position.
Let's go.
Moving in now.
Copy that, they're on the move.
Welcome to the Centre. Did you come for the tour?
You know damn well why we're here.
Out hunting, I'd guess.
Well, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place.
You are welcome to look around, but there are no 4400s here.
I have no idea where they went.
You had 120 4400s taking shelter at your Centre.
That sounds about right. I don't have an exact figure.
You just came downstairs and they were gone?
Until 7:00 this evening, they were free citizens.
I had no reason to track their movements.
And since I've broken no laws,
unless you want to talk about lifting this quarantine order,
we have nothing left to discuss.
We'll talk again.
I suspect that your job is going to get rather ugly from here on out.
Kicking in doors and such.
If I worked at NTAC,
I might spend a little less time trying to find missing 4400s
and a little more trying to cure the ones I had.
So, tell me have we got a list of 4400s that haven't reported yet?
Yeah, all the sick ones we know of are in.
As for the rest, we had about 75% compliance.
Nationwide, there's about 520 4400s unaccounted for.
Well, that's not a few holdouts. That's an insurgency.
So this is it, huh? Us against them.
You know, it feels kind of like that war Jordan Collier always predicted.
- Predicted or provoked? - We declared martial law on them.
We had no option!
I'm going to pursue a policy of nonaggression
as long as I can.
But if it comes down to a choice
between the safety of the American people
and the welfare of the 4400, Tom,
that's no choice at all!
Collier left behind 37 safe houses throughout the country.
We liquidated the Centre's emergency slush fund this morning.
It should last for a while.
Any 4400 who contacts the Centre for help will be given an e-mail address.
If we are satisfied they're legitimate, they'll be told where to go.
Our goal is to get every 4400 who wants shelter to safety.
And then what?
Matthew will try to continue to end this peacefully.
But if we have to protect our own,
we'll be ready.
Excuse me. Excuse me.
Lily.
You make a good speech, but this isn't Korea.
And those aren't soldiers.
And your daughter could get caught in the crossfire.
You don't think I'm worried about her? And you, too?
Lily, I'm not looking for a fight,
but right now, we don't have another option.
- Hey, Sam said he liked... - You son of a bitch!
You lied to me.
What? Wait a minute. it wasn't like that.
Oh, really? Kyle Bingham?
Your last name is Baldwin and your dad works for NTAC.
So what are you, his little spy, huh?
Did you think you were going to sleep with me
and I was going to tell you all about Roy?
You go and you tell your daddy that he didn't kill anybody!
I know that.
- I was just trying to help you. - Why?
You come off like you're this really great guy
and all you were trying to do was use me. You're a lying prick.
Okay. Okay.
This thing that's killing them,
it's not a disease, it's a side effect.
Dr Burkhoff, just calm down. What are you talking about?
A side effect of what?
I don't know, exactly. But I do know this.
There's a synthetic substance present in the blood of every 4400,
all the ones I tested, every medical report you gave me.
Sick ones, well ones, doesn't matter. They all have it.
They even gave it a name. They call it promicin inhibitor.
- Promicin? What's promicin? - I have no idea.
And I don't know why anyone would want to inhibit it either.
But whatever it is,
it's gathering in their lymph nodes, compromising their immune system.
It's what's making them sick.
But NTAC's been studying the 4400 ever since they got back.
- They should have known about this. - They do know.
It's all in here. They know.
- So why haven't they told anyone? - Yes, that's a very good question.
When you find out, why don't you tell me?
Are you sure you want to do this?
Just get me and Isabelle someplace safe.
PI dosage. It's on memos in every 4400 medical report.
It's on the fifth page of every report.
It's what Hudson had crossed out when I went to see Maia.
"PI." Promicin inhibitor.
Alana was getting it, too. And Shawn.
Everyone was getting it.
Every time they came to NTAC Medical. Every checkup.
We did it to them, Tom.
We made them sick.