Sound of My Voice Page #4

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Bring her to me and stay, or don't and go.

[SCOFFS]

There has to be something else

I can do to prove my loyalty.

There isn't.

It has to cost something

to be worth something.

You are asking me to kidnap

an 8-year-old child.

Not kidnap.

I could get fired or arrested.

I need to know why.

How? She's important.

She's a very bright little girl.

What do you want with her?

Just to see her.

For what?

Because I need to.

Need to?

Who is she?

Abigail Pritchett is my mother.

Okay.

Time for bed.

Come on.

Come on.

That's okay. Come on.

Okay.

So?

So...

She wants me to bring her

one of my students.

Wait. What?

Yeah.

Abigail Pritchett.

Did she say why?

Yeah.

Maggie claims that the girl is her mom.

Well, how did they even know

that you worked at the school?

I don't know. I must have mentioned it.

I think we should go to the police.

Police?

Yeah.

[SCOFFS]

Yeah. Um, hello, Officer Randal.

Yes? Hello.

I'd like to report a time-traveler...

...living in a basement somewhere.

I don't know where exactly.

They want you to bring them

an 8-year-old.

That's kidnapping.

I know that and I'd be the one doing it.

So, what are they gonna arrest her for?

Soliciting blood?

Okay. So you're--?

All right, let me get this straight.

So you're actually considering

bringing them the girl?

No. No.

Are you?

No, no, no.

It's a test. If we don't do this,

they're gonna kick us out.

Are you listening to yourself?

You always do this.

What do I always do?

What are you talking about?

You sign up for things and then you bail

when the going gets rough.

What are you talking about?

You. About finishing what we started.

You start novels you never finish.

Take pictures you never develop.

Finish what you f***ing start.

You f***ing started this.

I'm willing to go all the way.

How far are you gonna go?

And how are you any different

from your mother?

That's a cheap shot.

Yeah?

Not if it had been delivered by Maggie.

Oh, come on.

What?

I see the way that you look at her, Peter.

Pssh. You're kidding, right?

No, I'm not.

Are you jealous of that fraud?

Why not?

She's beautiful.

Mesmerizing.

In 15 minutes she brought you

to an emotional orgasm...

...that I've never seen in three years, Peter.

"Emotional orgasm"? What the f*** is that?

You tell me.

You people. You people make me laugh.

Who is "you people"?

You people...

...Who spend a f***ing fortune on therapy.

You could use some.

Rehab. You think because

you put in these man-hours...

...you're somehow entitled

to a degree in psychology?

You're now this expert?

When the truth is, after all those hours,

you fuckups are just arriving at the place...

...the rest of us have been at all our lives.

You know what I think, Peter?

I think it's you who's the fuckup.

You haven't logged tapes

or captured any f***ing footage in weeks.

Yeah. You don't give a sh*t

about making this documentary.

This is about Maggie.

You're willing to do anything for her.

You just said that yourself.

So you know what?

I'm not gonna stand in your way.

I'm gonna help you pack.

What are you doing?

What am I doing?

Get out!

[LIBBY GERY'S "EITHER YOU STAY

OR YOU GO" PLAYING]

I'm sorry.

We make a horrible team.

Either you stay or you go

But you can't stand there no more

My heart is burning but I

I know I started to cry

And even when I get home

I can still smell you in my clothes

And I won't pack them away

I stutter, I stutter

But just not today

Klaus, it's Peter.

Tell Maggie I'll do it.

CAROL:

It can't be as bad as all that.

You wanna talk about it?

No.

Thank you.

He'll come around.

You're the type of girl

you try to get to marry if you can.

Yeah.

Yeah, I don't know about all that.

Lorna?

How do you know my name?

I think I can help you

restore him to his senses.

You know her as Maggie.

Her real name is Shelly Whipple.

And who are you?

Carol Briggs, with the Justice Department.

Maggie's wanted in Sacramento

for armed robbery...

...and in Fresno for arson.

That's why she never leaves the basement.

Lorna, you are in a unique position here.

You can wash your hands of all of this,

which is what most people would do.

But I don't think you're like most people.

Why are you coming to me?

I mean, why not Peter?

We need a level head.

Someone to be our eyes and ears.

Look, I'll tell you what I know, okay,

but it's not much.

Lorna, we believe Maggie is arming.

Unwitting or not, her subjects

are being fashioned into a militia.

I'm not walking back into a snake pit.

All you have to do

is help us lure the snake out.

I'm sorry. I am done.

Have they asked for a kid?

Yeah, a little girl.

That's part of their con.

Did they say what they wanted her for?

Maggie says it's her mother.

[LAUGHS]

That's a good one.

Can you keep a secret from Peter?

Then I'll tell you

what they really want her for.

I figured it out.

[PETER GASPS]

Hi. You scared me.

We do it in a public place.

Do what?

You bring Maggie the girl.

But you don't bring the girl

to the basement.

You arrange a meeting in a place

where we could set up cameras beforehand.

[CHUCKLES]

What made you change your mind?

You were right.

I think we should finish what we started.

I mean, we wanted to make a documentary...

...and what better climax

than for Maggie to meet her mother?

Come on.

We'll be late.

[DOOR CLOSES AND LOCK CLICKS]

Are you all right, Lorna?

Yeah.

I'm just hungry.

My dad used to say that the hardest thing

for humans is transition.

We're survivors.

We can live in conditions

beyond your wildest imagination.

You guys have been fasting for a week.

Some of you have cheated.

You're only cheating yourselves.

In the future, food is scarce...

...and real hunger will be a part of life.

I have food for you.

You don't have to eat it.

But trust me that the thought of eating it...

...is much scarier than the reality.

The ones who will not only survive

but will thrive...

...are the ones who realize

that there's nothing to be afraid of.

O'Shea,

you want something to eat?

It's just new to you.

Food that moves.

Lorna?

I'm vegan.

MAGGIE:

Fair enough.

Pete r?

Mel.

Very soon this group

is gonna begin its journey.

I won't be with you.

What? Where are you going?

It's just change.

And you guys are gonna be fine.

And...

...if you allow yourself...

...to get quiet now and again...

...to really be still...

...you will hear the sound of my voice.

Next Friday, there's a class field trip.

You know Maggie can't leave.

The microorganisms of our time

are too intense for her immune system.

She's lived on the outside before.

Yes, and it nearly killed her.

Well, it's the best I can do.

Bring Maggie to the La Brea Tar Pits

at 1 p.m. next Friday...

...I'll bring you Abigail Pritchett.

[AIR HISSING]

[DEWITT HUMMING]

[AIR HISSING]

[GIRLS CHATTERING AND LAUGHING]

Mrs. Dewitt is unable to make it in today.

So Mr. Aitken will be chaperoning

your trip to the La Brea Tar Pits.

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