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So even at the peak

of the Underground Railroad,

less than a thousand slaves

were able to escape per year.

-[Dawn whimpering]

-[Adam] It's all right.

-Ohh!

-[Adam] Shhh!

-Shhh!

-[muffled screaming]

Just let me know if you see

anyone that you want.

I will, thanks.

-It's mine.

-Get your hands off!

-It's mine! Stop it!

-It's mine!

-[girl] No!

-Stop it!

-You stop it!

-You stop it!

-Ha ha!

-[Emma] I want him.

Him?

Him.

I have to warn you,

he's a very special boy.

-Yes, he is.

-[clone] It's mine!

-It's mine!

-No, it's mine!

Ohhh! Cool.

Come on, we gotta

get you home, come on.

Professor Slope!

Professor Slope,

we need to talk!

Oh, hi, mister.

What's your name?

You don't remember me,

do you, Professor Slope?

Who's Professor Slope?

Look, I don't know what

kind of game you're playing...

-I really like games.

-Clearly.

-We have to go. Sorry.

-Bye.

-[clone] Race ya!

-OK, no, no, no, come on!

Please work.

It's called a rough draft

for a reason.

You can always go back

and edit it as much as you want.

It's like what Hemingway said:

"Write drunk and edit sober."

So tonight I want you guys

to get drunk.

You stick me with needles,

lock me in the house,

and now you have

the gall to propose

to me while I'm peeing?

What the hell is

wrong with you?

[liquid pours]

[Adam] Like an artist

molds a vase, we could shape

undifferentiated

embryonic cells

into cartilage,

skin, brain tissue.

We could treat diseases

like Alzheimer's

and Parkinson's.

We could replace limbs

and organs.

I know people hear "cloning"

and think we're devaluing life,

but no, the reason to do this

is because we hold life

in such high regard.

-Any questions?

-Professor Slope?

No? I swear, college

is the only business

where the customer tries to get

as little as possible

for their money.

Class dismissed.

-Professor Slope?

-[Adam] Yes.

Do you mind if I ask you

a few questions?

Is it about the insurance money?

Because I really don't care

about the insurance money.

[Trout]

Now he remembers me.

[computer chirping]

[Adam] I just didn't think

it would be this hard.

You're in depression.

It's exactly how you're

supposed to feel right now.

Right.

[Trout] You realize

your son-in-law

took out a million-dollar

life insurance policy

on your daughter,

just before she died?

What are you suggesting?

You tell me.

Mr. Trout, do you

believe in ghosts?

-Why do you ask?

-Well, I could have

sworn that I saw her,

when we were there,

at their house, in the window.

Is that right?

Her spirit, I'm afraid

that it's trapped there.

-You sick son of a b*tch.

-I'm sorry.

-I want to see her.

-Please.

Please, Dawn is in heaven.

Whatever he's made

will not be your daughter.

-Where is she?

-She's gone.

-Gone?

-It didn't work.

So, go do it again.

I tried, over and over

and over again.

-Oh, God.

-Every time, she came back

a completely different

human being:
depressed,

angry, spoiled, scared.

Yeah, that sounds like Dawn

to me, Adam, please!

-It's wrong.

-Harold!

We have a chance

to get our little girl back

and you don't wanna take it?

[Harold] Well, we may all

be going to hell,

but I think I found something

that's gonna get us out.

[computer chirps]

[Rebecca gasps]

Oh, hello, hello, hello!

So you have to do everything

the exact same way

you did it before,

or else it won't be her.

-Oh, of course.

-Oh, we will.

So, just let me know

when she's herself again.

Oh, absolutely.

Harold, something

you want to say?

-[baby cooing]

-Thank you for giving us

back our little girl.

-[Rebecca laughs]

-You're welcome.

[baby cooing]

Yes, you recognize

where you are, don't you?

-[baby] Daa daa!

-Yeah! Daa daa daa!

Daa daa!

[sighs]

It's been four years

I'm working this case.

Mr. Trout.

What are you doing in my house?

Your mother-in-law tells me

she saw a ghost,

but she didn't really see

a ghost, now, did she?

You faked your wife's death

for the insurance money.

Then you fall for that little

assistant of yours.

The wife gets jealous,

threatens to come clean.

So you kill her for real.

Now, since she's already dead,

no one would ever know.

Perfect crime.

-That's not exactly--

-Save it for the judge.

I've seen a lot of sick bastards

in my life, but you...

I think you should

offer me a drink.

You want a drink?

I thought you'd never ask.

I'm going to approve the claim,

and you're going to give

the money to me.

Your freedom...

for a cool million.

You want the money?

You can keep the money.

Turns out he doesn't care

about the money.

[line ringing]

-[man] First Light Insurance.

-Yeah, this is Trout.

Listen, I finished my

investigation of the Slope case,

and everything's

on the up and up.

-[man] So time to move on?

-Right.

Pleasure doing business

with you.

Wait!

What? You wanted to toast?

You know what?

Forget it.

You know, there's just one

thing that for the life of me

I can't figure out.

And what's that?

The little girls.

They look just like your wife

but you didn't have any kids.

Who are they?

Do you really wanna know?

I'm dying.

[siren wails]

[Trout moaning softly]

[siren stops]

Officers, there's a guy

over there.

I don't know

what's wrong with him.

He's just kind of

mumbling to himself.

[officer] All right.

What you doing, buddy?

I think he's drunk.

I found his wallet.

[Adam] Hi, I'm Adam.

OK.

Oh. [giggles]

And remember, honey, you can

come home whenever you want.

-Thanks, Dad.

-OK?

I love you.

I love you, love you,

love you.

-I can't believe you made that.

-I did, I did, I did.

Do you have any idea

how much I love you?

Y-You're in love with me?

More than life itself.

I'm sorry, Adam,

I'm not in love with you.

Yes, you are.

-No, I'm not.

-Dawn.

I know you better

than you know yourself.

How could you possibly?

It'll be easier

if I show you.

Come on!

-This is the exact same...

-It is.

-Who made this?

-You made it.

-No, I didn't.

-You did.

You made it in a previous life.

What are you talking about?

Dawn, you died,

and I brought you back.

-No.

-Yes. Everything

I've done, Dawn,

I've done because

I love you.

-No, please, just get away.

-Dawn!

[Adam] Dawn!

Who is that?

-That's you.

-No, him.

That's me.

That's what I thought

at first, but it's not.

You're different.

I wanna go home.

You are home.

I keep thinking about

all the things I could

have done differently.

You can't keep

beating yourself up.

I just...

I can't live without her.

Well, you can't live with her.

You're right.

I need to let her go.

It's time to go home.

Let me in

If you, we both will win

I tried to rescue you

Because I needed to

You try so hard to be

My knotting baggy

faded jeans

Let me go

Why won't you let me know

And you came back again

Crawling into my skin

And it's so plain to see

That you were

all but killing me

I wanna be

Just let me be

I'm gonna be the one

The one who got away

So you

Won't know

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