Synchronicity Page #4

You're only five days ahead of us.

This isn't a game.

You're now part

of the experiment, Jim,

the same as the dahlia.

That means we have

to study you the same way,

follow the process.

I need you to go step by step

and tell us exactly

how you did it.

What did it feel like?

The wormhole opened. I jumped in.

I don't know why you're

being so obtuse.

Because we're wasting time

sitting around here yapping about it.

We must take action. I got duped.

We have to strike back.

We can't do anything until we

fully understand what happened.

We are messing with the primal

forces of nature here.

The primal forces of nature

are telling me I have to take a piss.

What are you doing here, Jim?

I went to the lab.

You guys were gone.

You should go back.

We'll meet you there.

No, no, no, you called. You said

something... We were onto something.

And what was this stuff about Abby?

And you were...

My head is killing me.

See? I told you, you need to stop

popping those pills

and get some sleep.

What did you mean earlier

when you were talking about Abby?

Let me get you some pills.

Stay in here. Don't come out,

no matter what you hear.

Give me the aspirin.

Chuck, I get it now.

It makes sense.

I finally see it now.

F***ing intense.

Matty, stop.

You're giving Jim a headache.

No, this isn't a headache.

This, this is a lightning storm

between my temples.

What were you saying earlier?

When we were on the phone, you said

something about not trusting Abby

and then we were

onto something bigger.

No, no, no.

- No, no, no, no.

- Matty.

- This is far too much to calculate.

- You have to keep it together.

- Matty, look at me.

- You can't... No, no.

Look at me. Sing the pi song.

- 3. 14159

- Yeah, there you go. Sing it.

- 265358

- Yeah.

93238...

Jim.

Sh*t.

Time travel made that guy

a real a**hole.

The drink offer is rescinded.

Okay.

But what about coffee?

Does that count?

I never had a chance

to finish my coffee.

What do you want, Jim?

Look, I know I left

without saying goodbye,

but if you let me back up,

I just want a chance

to apologize for leaving

the way that I did.

So, let's hear it.

It better be good if you want

to see what's underneath.

I know what's underneath... trouble.

Do I really have to explain

how this works?

You grovel at my feet.

And then...

I came here with a plan.

There's so much that I want to say.

I don't know where to start.

There's certain tribes in the Amazon

where women use shamanistic ritual

to control their men

by driving them to insanity.

Are you a shaman?

No, I'm just a girl.

I'm sorry.

I'll take it.

- Ow!

- Ow!

Is this the residence

of Abby Ross?

She's not here.

This is Jim Beale.

I'm a friend of hers.

Hey, sleepyhead, looking for me?

Is there a man in your place?

I guess you buzzed

my neighbor by accident.

- I need to see your flower.

- Wow, classy. I am a lady.

You can at least buy me

breakfast first.

The biggest obstacle

in opening a wormhole

is creating enough energy.

Not unlike the tremendous

amount of energy

that an entire planet makes

as it spins on its axis.

The power is there.

I just thought of a way

to utilize it.

Double or nothing if I hit it again.

I'll take those odds.

The booze just hit me.

Not much of a drinker.

Give me that.

Ready?

Not being found is hard.

Especially when there's two of you.

That's not me,

'cause I'm sitting right here.

He might as well be some other guy.

But it's not.

That is you a week younger.

But from now on,

she's only gonna be with me.

How can you know that?

Because that's what

I'm about to make sure of.

Whoa, Jim. Jim!

This isn't some relationship problem.

It's a little bigger than you

and that girl.

Not to me. Not anymore.

You can't go around changing the past

because you got your feelings hurt.

This is not the past for you.

I'm not changing

anyone's past but my own.

No matter what happens to that guy,

I'm still gonna feel this way, right?

I have no idea. You're the first

person to ever do this.

Well, then the only way that

I know how to fix my past

is by taking control of my future.

What about the fact that she's

using you to get to the machine?

She's not. She's using him.

And that puts me in a fantastic

position to turn it all around.

Jim?

You okay?

Chuck. You found me.

Technology's come a long way.

Not being found is hard.

You taste like ash.

Who's that?

Just ignore it. They'll go away.

Will they?

They will.

It's Klaus.

Then definitely ignore it.

Doesn't he know I'm here?

I don't care if he knows or not.

Well, tell him. Tell him everything

is going according to plan.

- What are you talking about?

- Answer it.

I want to hear what you two

have to say to each other.

Fine.

I can't invite you in, Klaus.

Jim Beale is here,

and he's about to f***

the sh*t out of me again.

Well, what are you waiting for?

I just cut off my only source

of income for you,

so better make it worth it.

So you do work for him.

He was funding my research.

You're working

on a time-travel project for him.

- It's not for him.

- So why is he paying you for it?

You know, for a brilliant man,

you really are quite dim.

Please, enlighten me.

Don't make me say it.

Come on, the truth will

set you free, remember?

'Cause I was f***ing him, all right?

Yeah, he paid my bills and my rent,

and whatever else I needed.

So then, why me?

It ended for me the night

you and I first met,

but it wasn't official

until right now.

So you jump at the first guy

who comes along?

I mean, you must have had ulterior

motives to f*** me like you did.

You are being a childish a**hole.

And you're right.

I was using you.

I was using you for my research.

A ploy to steal my ideas

for your nefarious scheme.

So, what is it?

Let's get all the cards on the table.

It's... it's not done yet.

Waiting for my next move, huh?

Well, you're making it.

You want to see what I'm working on?

I'll be down at the pub

drinking this day off.

Working in secret for two years

in a hidden lab

on the outskirts of the city,

John Bane's prototype

had become the stuff of legend.

They say he invented a time machine.

But what no one knew was that only

moments before I met him,

it had actually worked.

Do you have a light?

I knew everything

there was to know

about John Bane the physicist,

but I never imagined I would get

to know John Bane the man.

A science fiction novel.

More of a novella at this point.

Your hero, John Bane,

that's supposed to be me.

There was an article about you

that inspired the idea, yeah.

But once I met you...

Do you know who I am?

John, a physicist named

John Bane.

The whole story got

a lot more involved.

That's why it's not done yet.

I wanted to see

how it played out.

Yeah, but it's not actually me.

It's just a version of me.

It doesn't have my memories

or feelings.

That's unfortunate.

If we only had time.

Time to get closer.

I'm just a girl.

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