The Dead Zone

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"And the Raven, never flitting,

still is sitting, still is sitting

On the pallid bust of Pallas

just above my chamber door,

And his eyes have all the seeming

of a demon's that is dreaming,

And the lamp-light o'er him streaming

throws his shadow on the floor;

And my soul from out that shadow

that lies floating on the floor

Shall be lifted... nevermore!"

Pretty good, huh? Okay.

I want you to read

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

You're gonna like it.

It's about a schoolteacher

who gets chased by a headless demon.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Can teachers be expelled

for kissing in the hallway?

- They get fired.

- Thank God it's Friday.

You sound like one of my students.

Why don't you carry my books?

I hope you haven't made any plans

for this afternoon.

- Where are we going?

- It's a surprise.

You okay?

- What's wrong?

- I don't know.

- It didn't used to bother me.

- Enjoy the ride, folks?

That's it. Take it away.

- Do you want to come in?

- I'd better not.

Are you all right?

I'm okay.

I had a wonderful time.

Are you sure you don't want to come in?

You could spend the night here.

Better not.

Some things are worth waiting for.

My books.

Johnny, wait!

I'm so crazy about you.

I'm going to marry you, you know?

You'd better.

- Drive carefully.

- I will.

Where's Intensive Care?

Johnny.

Johnny, don't leave me, please.

Johnny, you're going to get better.

I know you are.

Can you hear me?

We're going to get married, Johnny.

Don't leave me.

Hello, John.

My name's Weizak.

I'm Dr. Sam Weizak.

I'm the director of this clinic.

You've been our guest here for a while.

Guest?

It's a funny way of putting it.

How do you feel?

My throat hurts.

Try a bit of water.

Come.

Hey, slow down.

Not so fast. Slow down.

You've been involved

in a terrible traffic accident.

Do you remember?

Am I okay?

Well,

you've been smashed up pretty badly.

What is it?

No bandages.

How come?

Your parents are here.

They're right next door.

I'm going to bring them in now.

Is that okay?

Sure.

Do come in.

- Hi, Mom, Dad.

- John.

Johnny.

Johnny, Johnny.

It's a miracle, John.

I know. I was lucky.

Look here, not a scratch.

The Lord has delivered you

from your trance.

Remember what we discussed,

Mrs. Smith, please.

What's she talking about?

You've been in a coma, Johnny.

Not a trance.

Coma?

For how long?

We're just glad to have you back, son.

That's all that matters.

How long?

Dad, how long?

Five years.

Five long years, John.

Lost for five years.

And now reborn unto me.

Five...

years?

What about Sarah?

Cast her from your thoughts, John.

She's turned her back on you.

She cleaves now unto another man,

a husband.

Husband?

Amy.

Amy.

- Amy.

- Amy is my daughter's name.

Your daughter's screaming.

The house is burning. Your daughter's

in the house. It's not too late.

Amy.

Amy!

Your daughter's screaming.

Amy's screaming. It's not too late.

Your daughter's screaming. Hurry up!

The first order of business

is getting your body back into shape.

Although you've been

exercised regularly,

the ligaments have shortened a little

during the coma.

Am I gonna have to live in a wheelchair?

Not permanently.

And not for very long. Not if I can help it.

I won't deceive you, John.

Your therapy will be long and painful.

But you will walk.

Thank you.

The wolf is loose.

John. John, are you all right?

No match for them.

Horses, fire.

The boy is safe.

The boy is safe.

John! John!

John, are you all right?

Tell me. What about the boy?

You keep saying,

"The boy is safe, the boy is safe."

- What boy?

- You. You're the boy.

I am the boy?

She saved you. She's alive, Sam.

- Who?

- Your mother.

- No, that is not possible, John.

- She survived.

John, my mother is dead.

She's alive. I know her name,

I know where she lives.

But that is not possible, John.

How could you know that? How...

I'm scared, Sam.

What's happening to me?

- Hello?

- Hello.

- May I speak to...

- Yes?

- Is Johanna there, please?

- One moment.

Hello? Hello, who is this, please?

Hello?

Well, you are either in possession of

a very new human ability,

or a very old one.

Yes?

Over here will be fine. Thank you.

I'm trying to get you back on your feet

in a day or two.

Thanks.

This should help you get

some of your strength back.

What's on your mind, Sam?

You were right, John, about my mother.

I got the number from Information.

There it was, right in the phone book.

Did you talk to her?

No, I didn't. I...

She came to the phone,

but I just couldn't talk to her. I...

I hung up.

- Why?

- Why?

Because it wasn't meant to be.

It wasn't meant to be.

Chug, chug, chug. Come on, easy now.

Keep it moving. Keep it moving.

Come on.

Weight down, knees up.

Keep it moving, keep it moving.

Chug, chug.

- That's it.

- That's it?

After all I've done, that's what I get?

Eight lousy steps?

I counted 10.

I'd really like to see you do

some serious chugging.

I'm gonna take a run

around the building.

- You'll stay out here?

- Okay.

- Keep chugging?

- Okay.

I'll see you when I get back.

Johnny.

They told me you were outside.

I am.

I didn't know if I should come or not.

It's all right.

You got your hair cut.

Yeah, a long time ago.

You lost weight.

They call it coma diet,

"Lose weight while you sleep."

I guess you know I got married.

I heard that.

I think you'd like him.

You still teach?

Mothering's a full time job.

Kids, too? I didn't know that.

I'm sorry. I thought your father

would have told you.

He's a wonderful little boy.

His name is Denny.

- How old is he?

- Ten months.

Glad for you, I am.

Please don't look at me like that.

What am I gonna do?

For you,

five years have come and gone.

For me, it's just about the next day.

My feelings haven't changed yet.

Oh, Johnny.

Why did it have to happen like this?

Bad luck.

I never should have let you go that night.

It was my idea, remember?

What a jerk.

Everybody's talking about you.

You're the talk of the town.

'Cause I got my head bashed in

and I'm still here to talk about it?"

Because you have the power

of second sight.

Is it true, Johnny?

The papers won't let up about it.

I keep thinking about a line from a book.

It's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,

the last thing I gave my class to read

before the accident.

Ichabod Crane disappears.

The line goes,

"As he was a bachelor

and in nobody's debt,

nobody troubled their head

about him anymore."

- Is that what you're afraid of?

- That's what I want.

That's what I want.

I don't approve.

The press has been hounding me

since I woke up.

I want to get it over with.

Once you've set something like this

in motion,

it seems to me you'll never know

where it'll lead.

It's already in motion.

I just wanna stop it.

They went over there and put it out

and that's all there is.

Clement Dardis, WJGE-TV.

What happened to the little girl?

I understand she's fine.

Well, would you call this

a psychic experience?

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