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from outer space or something.

They kick you out

of cancer camp?

You got some kind of disease?

Don't look at me, man.

Did you hear what I said?

I don't like your eyes.

What's a new guy gotta do

the first day he gets here?

He's gotta do the due.

New guy, first day, first meal.

He's gotta wear his spoon.

You ever wear your spoon?

Well, you got two choices.

You can either wear it

on the end of your nose-

Why don't you show, Mitch.

Now, you can wear it

like that...

or you can wear it the other way,

which is up your ass.

You choose.

What are you doin'?

Jesus!

Poppa.

You see Steven?

He stayed three hours.

Did her more good

than them painkillers.

She was hurtin' all day

'til he got here.

He brought her that too.

- What happened out at the Reed farm today?

- I'm here, angel.

Something about a retarded boy

they got up at the state home now.

How the hell did you hear about that?

I guess I don't have to tell you

what I think about that.

- I'd love it if you didn't.

- The last thing we need up there...

is another mental defective

along with all that other trash.

Here you go.

I don't know what he is,

but retarded he's not.

Well, aside from the absence

of any and all body hair,

which is a condition

not too uniquely uncommon,

bottom line,

he's a very healthy young man.

In fact, with all that farm work,

I'd say you're in damn fine shape.

And the optometrist said

his contact lenses'll be here...

- the end of the week?

- They'll be callin' him "Ol' Blue Eyes"...

in time for the county fair.

- You guys are comin', right?

- Uh, you'll see a few of us there.

Hey, Doc, thanks for comin' out.

It's my pleasure.

Good day, Mr. Jeremy Reed.

Jeremy, listen, uh,

I want you to think about something.

We attend school in town

at Wheaton High.

You certainly wouldn't be at

an intellectual disadvantage there,

and I know most

of the teachers so-

Anyway, um, all I'm saying is,

if you'd like to attend school

one day next week, I can arrange it.

Will my contacts be ready by Monday?

- Come on, let's go. Okay?

- Hey, there.

- I left it in my locker.

- Hey, what is that?

- I'll go get it.

- Hey, check it out.

Hey, hey, guys.

Check that guy out.

Look, look.

Molecules.

When we speed up the course

of molecules, we get...

energy.

And, um, since we

are all basically...

just a mass of molecules,

what does our brain send out

to all the other parts of the body?

Lindsey?

Um, impulses.

Yeah.

Electric impulses.

Jeremy, turn your head

and look at Lindsey.

Yes. That's lovely.

That's very good.

You've just relayed electricity.

Your brain sent out

an electric impulse...

down to your neck muscles...

and, uh, what, what

turned your head,

besides the obvious?

What your, what your muscles

used to turn your head?

It's energy. Energy.

Always relaying,

always transforming.

And never ending.

Now looky here.

This is a, uh, a Jacob's ladder.

It's a science fair toy,

and it's, uh, built to show us

how electricity travels.

Okay?

Can we get the, uh, shutters?

Watch this.

Hey, cut it out.

Cut it out.

Ooh, look at this.

Blinding, isn't it? Now, who can tell me

why electricity travels?

Uh, boredom?

Huh, he tickles me.

No. No, potential.

Potential.

One side of this thing is positive,

while the other side...

has a strong negative pull.

And, uh, that's all the potential

that electricity needs to travel.

That's right.

That's pretty good. Don't I bring you

good, entertaining things?

But you get the idea that it does- You

know, it-it travels and just keeps going.

Did you ever-

What's your experience with electricity?

Did you ever, you know, run your feet

over a carpet like that and touch somebody?

- What happens?

- Static electricity?

That's right, that's right. Now, where

does it go when y-you touch somebody?

- It just goes out.

So ener- So, so electricity,

like energy, uh,

just-just, um, uh, recycles.

It flows in a cycle that d-doesn't end.

It-It, uh-

Are you all right?

Mr. Ripley?

Are you okay?

The local news and

those Channel 5 people are outside.

So is Jimmy Hobbs

from the newspaper.

- Tell them to go home.

- Oh, come on, Doug.

They ain't goin' anywhere 'til somebody

goes out there and talks to 'em.

Tell them there's no fatalities, no sex

scandal. That will get rid of them fast.

Goddamn it, Doug,

I sound like a moron...

- if I say more than five words to those people,

and you know it. - Well, if the shoe fits-

Dr. Tarentino,

you're wanted in Pediatrics.

But I can't do it. I've got

no authorization to do anything.

- I can't let you go anywhere-

- Hi, Doc.

Here we go, here we go. Doug, Doug, tell

Duane that it's okay for me to see that kid.

- Thank you.

- Donald, you're just the man I wanted to see.

I got 20 different kids

telling me 20 different stories.

Right. Uh, if I hadn't seen it myself,

I'd say it was impossible.

It was a model. For God sakes,

it picked him right out of his seat.

- What did?

- Hold it! Ho-Hold it, Doug.

The kid doesn't have a scratch on him.

Heart rate's a little irregular,

but nothing to indicate the kind of

electrical shock you're talking about.

Right, right! And he's got a hole,

uh, burned in his shirt...

the size of a bowling ball.

Something's happened here.

Something's happened here. I'm telling

you, with everything we know about science,

about the makeup of the human body,

what happened in that classroom

is impossible!

That kid attracted an arc

of electricity from 30 feet away!

And not just from the Jacob's ladder. I

mean, after a second, it was like it was...

comin' at him out

of the whole... building.

- You want to know why there isn't a hair on him?

- Why?

Because he is electrolysis.

It can't grow on him.

- Doc Roth?

- Yes?

- Can I see you for a minute?

- Excuse me.

- Excuse me.

- Dr. McGrail and Dr. Cain to C.C.U.

- Drink that in.

- Dr. McGrail and Dr. Cain to C.C.U.

I will.

Nobody saw him leave his room,

- but his clothes are gone too.

- Find him.

He can't have gotten far.

Dr. Brodnick, call 2-9-2.

- Dr. Brodnick, 2-9-2, please.

- Lucy, come in.

Hey.

Zack! Zachary!

Zack, come here.

Come here, boy.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Watch out. He bites.

The family before us

made him pretty mean, so-

Wow, I can't believe I'm looking at you.

Are you okay?

I didn't mean to scare anybody.

- The whole thing was pretty embarrassing really.

- Embarrassing?

You're kidding, right?

My grandma used to say

I have an electric personality.

Well, that was some light show.

I mean, people will

be talking about that...

to their grandkids'

grandkids around here.

I don't mean to stare,

but I had a bet with a friend...

that you have blue-grey eyes.

She says they're blue-green.

Looks like she's right.

Well, actually, you're...

you're both wrong.

Oh.

Sorry.

No, no, that's okay. Just kind of

took me by surprise, that's all.

Oh, well.

- You must feel

like you've got two heads...

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