Fate Page #4

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- Okay, thanks.

Hello?

[Suspenseful music]

- Hey,

hey, hey! Hey!

[Car screeches]

[Kristine] The night she

was killed,

she saw you kissing your

assistant.

Now she's gone forever.

[Car passes by]

[Car honks]

- Yikes.

- If I prevent the kiss from

happening

April won't be upset.

She'll continue to surprise me as

planned,

and everything will work out.

- Right. If we want to prevent

this from happening,

you'll have to go back earlier.

Which means you won't be able to see

how it turns out.

- What if it won't matter?

If this does work, none of this

would've happened.

- That's right.

- In that case,

I want to thank you for

everything.

You're a good friend.

I couldn't have done it without

you.

- See you in the past.

- Jonas, I'm going to make sure

that this time I appreciate her.

- Whatever will be wil be

Connor.

- Fire it up.

[Machine starts to charge]

- Mr. Hughes, what're you doing out

this way?

- Uh, I just went outside for a

smoke.

I didn't want anyone to know.

- Have a good night Mr. Hughes.

- (Julia) Let's celebrate.

- I'd love to, but I can't. I've got

to meet April in an hour.

I told her we'd pick a wedding

date.

[Turn signal clicking]

[Indisctinct conversation]

- Hello?

[Knocks on door]

[Indistinct conversation]

- What? Jonas, what is it?

[Groans in discomfort]

- Get on the ground!

[April] No! Wait!

- Back up!

[Gunshot fired]

- Somebody help!

- Try it again?

- No matter what I do she still

dies.

- Maybe it was just her time

Connor.

- April wasn't supposed to die

that night.

I know it.

- We all have our fate Con.

Maybe this was hers.

- No, I can't accept that.

Fire up the machine.

- Eventually you're going to have

to accept it Connor.

- Fire up the machine Jonas!

- Maybe there's nothing you can

do to save her?

Why don't you go home,

get a good night's rest,

regroup, and

you may want to keep trying.

We can. As many times as you

want.

Come on. I'll walk you home.

- First time in my life I don't

know what to do.

- It'll come to you.

We'll figure something out.

Damn!

We got to get back the machine.

- What?

- Spencer and his men are here.

Something must've happened

the last time you went back.

- What do I do when I get back

there?

- Don't do anything.

If there's nothing, things will

change

back to the original outcome.

- Wait, what are you going to

do?

- Hold them off as long as

possible.

[Machine charges up]

- Search this entire place.

I want whatever it is they're

hiding.

[Metal drops]

- Nothing.

- Well, they're definitely here.

- They've got the power near.

There it is.

- You guys lost?

- Where's Hughes?

- Oh, he stepped out to pick up some

coffee.

You want me have him get you a

cup?

- Cut the sh*t.

Where's the time machine?

- Time machine?

- Don't you toy with me old man.

We know you built the time

machine.

We just want to know where it

is.

- Sir, I think I found it over

here.

- Get the power back on.

So how does it work?

- Doesn't. Not finished with it

yet.

- We already know Hughes has

been

traveling back in time old

man.

We saw him that night

just before we shut you down.

You see, we figured you'd continue

your research.

So, we backed off, but you two think

that we haven't

been watching you for the last year

and a half.

So, I'm going to ask you again.

How does this thing work?

- Okay. [Clears throat]

We combine quantum mechanics with

the Relativity Theory

to create a wormhole.

Then we spin two magnets in reverse

to create an electromagnetic

induction.

Then we add heavy bursts of

electricity

to create the wormhole into which

we are able to catapult matter

to create electromagnetic

velocity

to get you to a specific point

in time.

- Cut with the scientific crap,

and just get to how I use it.

- Can't. It's too late.

- Boss, it's doing something.

- Shut it down.

- No!

[Gunshot]

[Machine charges up]

[Connor coughs]

- Jonas!

You all right?

- Of course I'm alright.

- I just saw you.

- Whatever Connor.

Whatever you just saw

has all changed when you came

back.

If something happened, it's all

fixed now.

- Not everything.

I still can't save her.

- Connor, maybe you're going

about this all wrong.

Maybe this machine wasn't built to

save her.

Maybe this machine was built to give

you more time.

- What do you mean?

- I mean we're all given a certain

amount of time on this earth.

Maybe you can't extend her time,

but you have the ability to do

something

that most people would give anything

for.

Look at me.

- What's that?

- You have the ability to go

back,

and spend 58 minutes at a time

with a woman that you loved and

lost.

You can create memories you never

had.

You can experience things you never

got to.

At the very least you get to hold her

one more time.

If I were you, stop wasting time

trying to change

the inevitable, and take

advantage

of what I do have, 58 minutes at a

time.

[Knock at the door]

- Hey.

- Hi.

- What are you doing here?

- I wanted to see you.

Here, I got you something.

- What's this?

Wow. What's this for?

- Well, this is old, and you need

a new one Connor.

- Thanks.

- What's the matter?

You don't seem very excited to see

me.

- No, no. I just didn't expect

you.

- I spoke to my uncle today,

and he said that whenever you're readypp

We'd be working together again.

- Yeah, yeah. That's great.

- Come here.

- Wait a second. Wait a second.

- What's the matter?

- I can't... I can't do this.

This isn't working.

- You're still not over her are

you?

Connor, you need to move

on and let her go.

It's been over a year already.

No matter what you do, you can't

bring her back.

- Maybe that's true.

This. Us.

It's just...

It's not working out.

- So what are you trying to say?

- I don't love you.

- You know what Connor?

I hope you're going to be happy on

your own.

- Made a list of everything I would dopp

Even if it's for only 58

minutes.

- Glad you finally came around.

- Before I do any of that,

I have to go back one more time

to right before she dies.

- Why? There's nothing more you could

do back there.

- I can't let her die in vain.

I have to let her know how much she

means to me.

If anything, at least I can leave

her with that.

- You know, it's only going to

last...

- I have to do this for me.

And for her.

[Train passing over tracks]

[Music playing]

- April!

Just wait a second.

April look, just give me a minute

alright?

Let me apologize.

- How did you even know where I

was?

- It doesn't matter.

Listen, I know why you're

upset

and you have every right to be

okay.

She just kissed me,

and I didn't know what to do.

So, I froze.

- You froze?

- Look, if you had just

waited...

- Waited? For what?

The rest of the show

of my fiancee kissing someone

else?

No wonder you're avoiding getting

married.

- Avoiding... I'm not avoiding

getting married.

Look, I was going to pick a date that

night.

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