5 Souls

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[SILENCE]

[CRASHING CONTINUES]

[SCREAMING]

[COUGHS]

Good morning.

You first.

Okay, okay.

You again.

[SPINS CHAMBER]

[EXHALES]

[CLICK]

[GRUNTING]

[POUNDING]

F*** it.

TV REPORTER:
Several deaths

and multiple injuries

have been reported

in a building collapse

in Dallas early this morning.

Now, we're told construction

on the building

was recently completed

by Bickman International.

No statement has been

released as of yet

from company president

David Bickman.

Now, the number of casualties

are still uncertain,

but we do know that there were

people inside this building

at the time of the collapse.

# [HARD ROCK]

Sh*t.

[MUSIC STOPS]

[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]

[VIBRATING CONTINUES]

Hey, Jenn.

- You're late.

- I know.

I got held up at work.

I'm sorry.

How's Brangelina?

Same old, same old.

Another tabloid,

another settlement.

How do you turn the volume up

on this thing?

Sorry about your wedding.

You have no idea.

I don't know what I did

to deserve her.

Lucky b*tch.

That's not very nice.

You can go on back.

Dr. Michaels

will see you now.

How are you feeling?

Any wedding jitters?

No! No, no, no.

No cold feet here, Doc.

True love.

Lucky girl.

Lucky boy.

I tell ya, I've been waiting

my entire life for this girl.

So Africa, huh?

Yeah, I've always wanted

to go on safari,

and she's never left

the country, so...

dream come true.

Roll your sleeve up.

So, uh, what are you giving me?

Hep-A, typhoid, yellow fever,

polio and cholera.

I should've given you these

vaccines about four weeks ago.

And not all at one time.

It's all right, Doc.

Don't worry about it. I'm tough.

Did I ever tell you my uncle

was the first actor

to be picked to play Spartacus.

[GRUNTS]

Jesus!

Nope. Just Dr. Michael.

Are you hallucinating already?

Number of casualties

are still uncertain,

but we do know that there were

people inside this building

at the time of the collapse.

Are you okay?

My Lord.

Those poor families.

Jenn, let the woman in.

For Christ's sake.

There's nobody else here.

It's embarrassing.

What?

Seriously, how long are you

gonna make her wait?

What are you talking about?

Several deaths

and multiple injuries

have been reported

in a building collapse

in Dallas early this morning.

Now, the number of casualties

are still uncertain,

but we do know that there were

people inside this building

at the time of the collapse.

What building is that?

Quorum Drive.

- Turn it up.

- Excuse me?

- Volume! Volume! Turn it up!

- Okay! Okay!

We are also confirmed that

Bickman Development Corporation

were the contractors.

We hope to know more,

and we expect a statement

from president and CEO

David Bickman within the hour.

I need a phone.

I believe you left it

in the car, Noah.

[HEART BEATING]

What did you say?

I said, I left mine

in the car, young man.

- I need a phone.

- Noah, are you all right?

- Give me a goddamn phone.

- Just calm down.

Dr. Michaels? Noah!

Noah, look at me. Noah!

Noah, are you all right?

Can you hear me?

Noah! Noah!

Excuse me.

This is a restricted area.

I'm with the National Institute

of Standards and Technology.

I'm gonna need to see

some credentials, Mr. NIST.

We're all fighting

the same fight, Miss...

Detective.

Ms. Detective.

This wasn't a federal building.

We investigate all

building failures in the U.S.

Well, I don't care

if you singlehandedly solve

every single one of them.

I'm still gonna need

to see your credentials.

Or I can escort you

off the property.

Seriously?

You're gonna bust my balls

and make me go get my I.D.

from the car,

instead of letting me

do my job?

All right,

just wear it next time.

Thank you, Detective.

Walters.

Sarah.

Detective Walters.

Reynolds.

Damn. Goddamn, man.

What's up, partner?

[CHUCKLES]

You know this kind of thing

brings out all the crazies.

You know you're not allowed

around here, right?

Detective Walters

was just escorting me out.

That's all right.

I'll escort you.

No, I'm good.

Thank you.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

[WHIMPERING]

[BEEPING CONTINUES]

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

[BREATHING]

Where am I?

You're in the hospital.

What happened to me?

Procrastination.

Nasty reaction

to the vaccine cocktail

the good doctor served you.

Where's Miranda?

Thank God I'm okay.

You're very presumptuous,

though.

I like that.

You know exactly

the state of things.

Who are you?

I'm just a resident.

What the hell does that mean?

You want the good news

or the bad news first?

Good news.

I'm here to kill you.

Oh.

Okay.

I think you need to be getting

back to the mental ward now.

Fine.

We'll start with

the bad news then.

Do me a favor and stop talking.

The bad news...

or the truth.

Whatever you want to call it.

It does have to be given

at some point before the end,

and I truly do hate

that I have to give way to it.

I'd much rather just get on

with the good news portion...

and kill you.

I think it's time for you

to leave now.

It'd be nice to continue

with your reality,

but I gots me a job to do.

Probably doesn't make

any difference to you

because you're clearly insane,

but I'm not following you, man,

so if you could just...

But you have been following.

What the f***?

Stop.

Bit by bit,

step by step,

every day, every week.

Perfectly, in fact.

And now it's time

to pay the piper.

Oh, sh*t!

And I'm the piper.

# [ROCK]

That's bullshit.

I drank three last time.

I completely beat you.

- You want to rack it?

- I can't party all night.

Alison's busting

his balls again.

Speaking of,

you want to hit a few?

Yeah, let's do it.

I'll be right back.

[MUMBLES]

Hi. Sam, right?

Right.

Sarah.

Right.

Hey, thanks for not making me

not look like a idiot out there

today in front of my crew.

You know, for believing

your whole story.

Not a problem.

Yeah, right.

I wouldn't have believed me.

Okay, are you

socially retarded?

You know, you mind

if I have a seat?

This has been hell

on the workers, you know.

There was this

young mother today.

She was waiting.

She wouldn't leave.

She kept praying that her kid's

gonna come out of there okay.

She should go home.

It's called hope.

It's where people go

to avoid reality.

How could you say that?

Because I'm very familiar

with reality.

Her time would be better spent

planning a funeral.

What are you having?

Uh, nothing.

So...

Sarah,

are you always so eager

to engage strangers

both on and off duty?

No. I just...

I don't know, you seem...

What do I seem?

You seem lost.

What makes you think

I want to be found?

# [BLUES]

# Tell me what did I do

# To bring on this bad juju

# The omens, they never lie

# All this, on this

I can rely #

Are you sure?

Do I sound unsure?

# Dreams untrue, I see

Psych-a-boo!

Please? Pretty please?

Well, since you

put it that way...

So what's the verdict?

Hallucination or reality?

- Help!

- [SCREAMS]

[BOTH SCREAMING]

[CHUCKLING]

I like the screaming.

Makes me homesick.

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