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I can't help you

if I don't know what this is.

I just... I know something.

OK.

What?

What is it?

Something bad is going to happen.

No, it's not.

I'll never let anything bad

ever happen to you.

Not to me.

Listen to me. You're my son.

You understand that?

Huh?

- Say it.

- I'm your son.

That's right.

We're gonna be OK.

We're gonna be OK.

So how many eggs did you retrieve?

I only retrieved three.

I thought that would be enough...

- Richard? Hi.

- Hi. Um...

- Sorry if this is a bad time.

- No, that's fine. Um...

Excuse us.

- What's the matter? You look...

- I...

I need to speak to you about something.

I have to stop off at home

for some papers.

Why don't I fix us some lunch?

Hey! How did you like that?

I just got an idea.

How about we have a swinging contest?

You guys will be the judges.

We'll make it very fair.

Ladies first.

Don't go too high!

You'll start crying.

Oh, don't break a nail! Oh, no!

Come on, you chicken.

- Oh! Nasty monkey!

- What's that for?

- Eww!

- Adam Duncan, you stop that at once!

No spitting!

Come on, come down from there.

Come down! Come down right now!

No! Hey!

Adam?

So you're saying these nightmares

might have started at this age anyway?

Or possibly triggered

by any number of things.

School, stress, tension at home.

Yeah, well, Paul's convinced

that somehow Adam's cells have...

Retained memories of his first life?

There's an often-cited experiment.

A rat was trained to run a maze

killed, then ground up

and fed to a second rat.

This second rat

when presented with the same maze

completed it in record time

proving that memory lived on

in those ingested cells.

It's fascinating, really.

Also a bunch of nonsense.

An urban legend.

So it's not possible he's remembering?

No. No.

Thank God.

Frankly, I'm more concerned about Paul

working up these strange theories.

Paul's just having a tough time right now.

It's good.

He's never felt as comfortable here

as you, has he?

No.

You don't think he'd ever try to leave

do you?

Jessie, that can't happen.

Out here in the middle of nowhere

it's easy to forget the consequences

of what we've done.

But if anyone ever found out

you might never see Adam again.

- I know.

- I can trust you to rein Paul in?

Yes.

OK, well, I'll go ahead

and see if the auditorium is available.

Right.

Sorry, I just got the message.

They called me at the high school.

Apparently they couldn't reach you?

- I was out. How's Adam?

He's fine, Mrs. Duncan.

I have him waiting in my office right now.

I don't know exactly how to say this, but...

his behavior has distanced

some of the other children.

And the thing is he could have

seriously injured himself.

Let's go in and see him, OK?

Is that wine on your breath?

- I was having lunch.

- With who?

Why are you so upset?

It was just lunch.

I just wanted to talk to him about Adam.

God, Paul.

Wait, where are we going?

For a second opinion.

Are you kidding me?

Am I smiling?

- About the night terrors...

- You're confident that's it?

I see it in a number of kids Adam's age.

Scares the bejesus out of the parents

but the kids outgrow it.

As for Adam's changes in behavior

he's poorly rested, he's understandably...

No, no. You don't know him.

This is something else.

- He won't leave me alone.

- Who?

- Zachary.

- Zachary?

Mr. Duncan, who is Zachary?

Is he a boy in his class?

I don't know. Honey, who's Zachary?

He's the boy who lives in my dreams.

So talk to me, pal.

This boy told you his name was Zachary?

Not really. I kind of just know.

And you've never seen his face?

He doesn't like to show it.

But I know because of his jacket.

- What kind of jacket?

- OK, you know...

Just let him answer.

It's red with white sleeves.

Where are we going?

Where are we going?

Where's who going, Adam?

- Adam?

- Zachary.

Zachary?

And where are you?

Where we live.

I don't want to do this. This is crazy.

According to who? Richard?

There's something he's not telling us,

Jessie.

The way he's handling this

staying so close to us.

- He cares about us.

- And Adam?

Zachary! Zachary, where are you?

- Tell me about Zachary.

- He's never known a Zachary.

What are you trying to tell us, Adam?

Say it!

Say it!

- That's enough.

- What are you trying to say?

You have to understand it, to beat it.

- I don't want to!

- You're dead!

Watch out!

Are you OK? Honey, are you OK?

Is he all right?

He's OK. You're all right.

I'm sorry.

OK, kiddo, there you go.

You're home now. All right?

You just go to sleep, all right?

Dad...

Did I die?

Course not.

You've been right here with us.

Go to sleep.

- Oh, my God! That's what this is.

- Shh!

He's remembering his first life

in his dreams.

- Kids say things like that.

- A boy in the city?

Jesus, it's possible if certain genes

from the cell used in the procedure

managed to retain certain memories.

- He is not remembering.

- How can you say that?

Because he can't.

Honey?

Wake up, we're at school.

OK, I want to see

everyone in your family

outside your houses

in the pictures, OK?

Take your time.

Lots of colors.

And don't forget to write your name on it.

Nice and big.

I want to put these up

around the classroom.

Beautiful.

You can put pets in your pictures.

Dogs and cats.

Have some fun.

Hi, Pat.

Hi, Jessie.

I just thought I'd stop by

to see how the stuff's doing.

Very well. Richard Wells was in yesterday.

He bought this big one

and these three small ones on the spot.

That's great.

Excuse me a second.

Hello?

- Hi.

- Richard, hi.

Just thought I'd see how Adam's doing.

Not so well, actually.

He er...

He had another night terror last night.

Paul even managed

to get him talking this time.

I wonder if we can use his ability to

vocalize in that state to our advantage.

I don't know. What would that entail?

Well, for starters

I'd like you to bring him in again.

I'm not sure

Paul would be comfortable with that.

We agreed you'd try to rein him in.

I know we did, but...

I'll talk to him, OK?

- Please do.

- I need to go, Richard. Goodbye.

Wooh!

Come on, you guys, let's go!

Come on, you chickens! Wussies!

Let's go! I'm doing it! You can, too!

Are you afraid of something? Let's go!

Come on, let's go!

Jeez, buddy!

Let's go!

Come on! Come on!

Come on, I'm doing it! You can!

What are you, babies?

Oh, you want your ba-ba? Let's go!

Please be OK.

Please don't touch this.

Jessie?

You down there?

- Did you hear me?

- Huh?

You OK?

- Are you hungry?

- Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad.

Yeah.

You hungry?

Hello?

No, I'm sorry, Tanya, he isn't.

Tanya, slow down.

Hold on, hold on.

I'll ask him right now. Hold on.

Adam, Roy's mother says he hasn't

come home from school yet.

- Do you know where he might be?

- No.

Wait, wait, wait.

What were you doing

down at the river this afternoon?

Just playing.

With who?

I'm not supposed to say.

Adam, can you answer me?

Go to your room.

Now!

I'm sorry, Tanya, he doesn't know.

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