Diverge Page #2

Synopsis: A man whose life was destroyed by nuclear war wakes up in a parallel universe where his pregnant wife and everyone he loves are still alive. The only person standing between him and the life he wants is someone he cannot face: the man he used to be.
Director(s): James Morrison
  4 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
4.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
TV-14
Year:
2016
85 min
39 Views


You wrote a book saying

time travel's possible.

It's a theory.

We would never test it.

The amount of energy required,

if one thing went wrong,

you create nuclear implosion.

You would never risk it.

You will.

If I had the ability

to go back,

why would I send you?

Why not myself?

- Because I can stop it.

- Oh, stop what?

There's going to be a pandemic.

I have a cure.

But I'm going to give it

to the wrong people.

I see. So I sent you back

to help you stop yourself,

hmm?

No, no, no.

You can already see

the first signs.

You're gonna start noticing people

vvith a rash on their neck.

And there's

a very short window...

I don't have time for this.

I have to pick up my daughter.

She will die.

You're sick.

You need help.

Reports are comma m from China

that an unknovvn virus has infected thousands

of people in the city of Shanghai.

Doctors are still unsure

as to the origin of the virus

that begins when victims

develop a rash along their neck.

Now, the ambulance team

are taking as many

precautions as they can.

They're getting into

these white plastic suits,

the hoods up.

...vvorld health organization

is holding an emergency meeting.

It could declare

a global health emergency,

imposing travel bans

and border controls all...

hey... yo.

Got those results back.

Thanks.

We treated human cells

infected with a pathogen.

The compound reduced

cell death by 20%.

You show this

to anyone else?

Not yet.

I'll have them moved to the chamber

so we can better monitor them.

And, uh, I can start

growing more.

Oh, that won't be necessary.

I'll need more time to verify the results

before jumping to any conclusions, so...

This is my research.

Not anymore.

You can't do this.

I'll go to the chair

of the department.

He'll vvant tc knovv hovv you got these

through testing vvithout my approval.

Forgery's a serious offense,

Chris.

I had to prove to you. You didn't

even believe me that the compound...

you haven't proved anything.

If anyone found out

about this,

you'd lose your job.

I'm doing you a favor.

I'll take over from here.

If I need your help,

I'll ask for it.

We'll give you your own lab.

Entire staff. Everything you

need to continue your research.

The team is so excited to see vvhat

you're going to be able to do.

I'd like to get started

as soon as possible.

Just a few details we need

to get straightened out first.

Your plans for the compound?

I'd like you to move those

to our lab.

I can't do that.

The university owns them.

I don't care about the university.

It's yqur vvork.

You don't need to ask them.

You want me to steal them.

You're the one that's being

robbed 0f your own discovery.

And you know the codes

to their lab.

You can go in anytime.

I don't understand the problem.

I'm just asking for you to take

what's already yours.

It's not worth the risk.

I can replicate them for you.

Your job, Chris, at Tyrell

depends entirely

on our exclusive access

to the research and those plans.

Anything other than that,

this deal is over.

L... I'm just trying to help you

get credit for your own work.

All these years,

your discovery.

But the only way I can help you

is if you help us.

Pow.

He loves his paper crane.

Susan was saying that he

started to say l-lls first word today.

He said "bird."

Oh.

This cures it?

If it's treated

early enough.

So why wasn't it stopped?

Money.

The more it spread,

the more valuable

the compound became.

They never had any intention

of stopping it.

What is that?

A warning.

Are you okay? What ls it?

Tell me, what is it?

Tell me!

What's wrong?

Your leg.

Oh, sorry. I vvas trying to find

light svvitch for corner hall.

Who are you?

Uh, my name is Ivan.

I'm sent here to, uh,

to clean floors.

They tell me no one is allowed

here at this hour.

I was just leaving.

Not... not that way.

Uh, you'll slip.

Please, this way.

How's your leg?

That was causing the pain.

It was tracking you.

What for?

To follow you.

That's why I disconnected it.

There's something I would

like you to look at.

It's okay, Daisy.

It's okay.

Let him see.

Darling, I think you'll have

to stay home from school today.

It's Mary Anne's birthday

today.

She'll be fine.

Where's her mom?

She's gone.

Cancer.

I'm sorry.

That's how all of this

got started.

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Trying to find a way

back to her.

My wife...

She's here.

It is not your wife.

You must stay away

from her.

How can you expect me

to do that?

By coming back here,

you've changed everything.

There is no way for you

to know what happens next.

If you want to protect her,

you will stay away.

No, please.

No!

No, no, no, no!

It's okay.

We made it.

We made it.

He's dead.

And you're still alive.

Thanks to you.

How is that possible?

The second you interacted

with him,

you changed his course.

You created a new past.

You separated us...

From them.

I'm not supposed to be here.

We are survivors.

We have earned the right

to be here.

You grab his feet.

Do you want her

to see him like this?

Here, take this.

You will need it.

Where are you going?

To see my daughter.

You want to see them again,

don't you?

Your family?

You don't have

to lose them again.

This is your life.

All you have to do...

Is take it.

Your son?

He's beautiful.

You didn't show up

last night.

I had people waiting

for you.

Something's not right.

What do you mean,

"something's not right"?

There was someone

at the lab.

At 2:
00 in the morning?

You have to try again.

I'm sorry, I ca...

i can't be involved in this.

You don't have a choice, Chris.

You already are.

Find someone else.

It's too late.

We already released it.

Released what?

If you don't want to do it,

i will.

Just give me the codes

to the lab.

Next time I see you,

this will all be taken care of.

If I see you again...

I'll call the police.

Beautiful boy.

You look nice.

Where's Dylan?

With Susan.

Is everything all right?

Everything's fine.

- Vvhat's vvrong?

- Honey, I need you to come vvith me.

I want to go home

to Dylan.

He's going to get it

from you.

You're scaring me.

You don't have to be scared.

I need you to trust me.

Hello?

- Susan, hi. Uh, it's Chris.

Um, listen, something came up

at work and, uh,

I hate to ask this

of you again,

but is there any way you could

come and watch Dylan for me?

You're gonna be okay.

Ha.

Am I, uh, interrupting?

We watched you come in

on the security cameras.

We, uh, wanted to see

how far you'd go.

This must be your wife.

You didn't tell me

how pretty she was.

What are you doing here?

What you were supposed to.

| can't let you take them.

What are you doing?

This isn't his fault.

You said find someone else,

we did.

They're using a compound

to save people.

From a virus they created.

Supply and demand.

Tyrell controls both.

What's he talking about?

What are you gonna do?

Now that he knows

the truth.

You'll have to shoot us both.

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