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I... I don't...

We're suing you and the school board.

I didn't even know he was gay.

What about after-school detention?

For how long?

A month.

That seems fair.

After-school detention.

We'll put him to work

helping the prom committee

set up for the Halloween dance.

We'll agree to that.

But I do not want to

hear anything further

about this young man being harassed.

We understand each other?

I believe we do, Mr...

Who are you?

I'm a friend of the family.

After-school detention for a month.

- That's it?

- Yeah.

- See you later.

- Oh, David?

Can I talk to you for a second?

I'm going to step out into the hall

with Luke for a moment, if that's okay.

Oh, certainly.

So, she thinks you killed Craig.

And she's trying to make a case to the

police so they'll let her boyfriend go.

- Anna told you all this?

- Yeah.

Do you think I killed Craig?

I don't care.

But that's why

she wanted me to check out

that plastic surgeon in Florida.

She wanted to know what

the connection was there.

Yeah, I mean, why would I

need a plastic surgeon, right?

To change your appearance.

Like, the bones in your face.

And maybe scar up your fingers

so you don't have prints.

I mean, at least that's what I figured.

I know you're not really David Collins,

I looked him up right

after Anna said that.

So, maybe you don't want

people to know who you are.

A doctor who would do that sort

of thing is probably pretty rare.

I mean, there's probably

rules against it.

But that doctor, well,

I guess he needs the money,

so he'd do that kind of work.

That's an interesting theory.

I'm not going to tell anyone about it.

And nobody will believe Anna.

She doesn't have anything against you.

You killed Dad's boss, too, right?

I don't care. I'm not

going say anything.

Why not?

Because we're friends.

Right?

Yeah. Of course we are.

Okay.

I just wanted you to know.

Did Anna tell anyone else about this?

I don't know.

Her friend, Kristen, maybe?

Okay.

Thank you.

You know, David, I really...

I wanna thank you.

I don't know what I would have

done if you hadn't been here.

And I don't... I don't

mean just for today,

I mean everything.

I am... I'm really grateful.

Really, Mrs. Peterson. It's no problem.

I'll go get the rest.

Thank you, David.

Excuse me, ma'am. Are you Anna Peterson?

No. No, she's working at the diner.

I'm her mother.

What's she... Did she do something?

No, it's fine, ma'am.

But your daughter,

she put in a call to Fort Kennilworth

a couple of days ago asking

about a man named David Collins.

Yes. Oh, that's right, she did.

You wouldn't happen to have seen

anyone resembling this man, would you?

This is... David.

Ma'am, when was the

last time you saw him.

Well, he just went inside.

No!

Stop the girl! Get back here.

Get him!

Oh, sh*t!

- No, no, no, no.

- David, what...

What is happening, David?

Who are those men?

I really am sorry about this,

Mrs. Peterson.

I'm afraid I haven't been

fully honest with you.

What do you mean?

It would take too long to explain.

I wanted to help.

I considered it my mission to

assist you all while I was here.

There were just too many complications.

What are you talking about?

David, why are those men

trying to kill you?

It doesn't matter.

Did you...

Did you even know my son?

I did.

Yes.

We were in the same program.

And he would understand

what I have to do here.

He's here in the...

I'm sorry.

I'm going in.

Give me 15 seconds of cover, then hold.

F***!

F***.

What the...

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

David.

I'm really sorry about this, sir.

I think he's dead.

Military police.

I'm gonna need your vehicle.

What?

- Are the keys in it?

- Yes, but...

Excuse me, are you Anna Peterson?

Yes.

My name is Major Carver.

Military police. I need you

to come with me, please.

Okay. What's going on?

It's about David, Miss Peterson.

He is not who you think he is.

And we need to go now.

Okay.

Is everything all right?

I think so. I'll call you later, okay?

Miss Peterson.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Is Anna working?

She just left.

Oh, yeah?

Where was she going?

I'm not sure exactly.

To pick up Luke?

I think that she's going...

Never mind.

What?

Okay. Copy. We're on our way.

What?

We're going to the rec

center to get your brother.

The police couldn't send a car there.

They've got their hands full.

Okay. You need to tell

me what's going on.

Who are you?

What? You came here for David?

Yes.

The soldier you know as David

was one of the subjects

of a medical experiment.

While we had him under study,

he killed several people and escaped.

Then he burned their

bodies to confuse us.

We thought he'd died

in the fire initially.

By the time we figured out what

he'd done, the trail was cold.

Maybe you shouldn't have tested

your procedures on a psychopath.

By all accounts,

he was an ideal soldier.

I don't know.

I need to call my brother.

Mr. Peterson, is that a cell phone?

Didn't I say, "Phones off"?

Hand it over.

You can have it back after detention.

Luke, I need you to call

me when you get this.

Okay? It's important.

Where are those cop cars going?

Somebody attacked your

diner right after we left it.

It was called in as an explosion.

Is anyone alive?

I don't know.

It's possible that he'd leave

some wounded to keep them busy.

Wait. Where are my parents?

You haven't said anything

about my parents.

They're both dead.

He killed them before we could stop him.

I'm sorry.

No.

David has neurological conditioning,

Miss Peterson,

designed to protect both

him and the experiment.

If he feels like his

identity may be compromised,

he's programmed to

clean up all loose ends.

I doubt he could stop himself

now even if he wanted to.

It's why we need to get you and

your brother somewhere safe.

Miss Peterson, we need to go.

Miss Peterson?

Yeah, let's go get my brother.

What the hell is this?

For the fall dance, they do

this Halloween maze thing.

Stay close to me.

God damn it! What in the hell?

Who's in here?

Military police!

I'm here for Luke Peterson.

How do I get through this maze?

Left, right, right, left, left,

right, left, then straight.

Got it?

Yeah.

- Luke!

- Excuse me.

But you're interrupting

detention right now.

Who are you exactly?

What's going on?

We need to go. Your sister...

Oh, sh*t.

Who else is in here?

No one. It's just us two.

Where are the lights controlled from?

There's a DJ booth in the back.

We need to get out of here.

Now. Where's the back exit?

It's this way. Follow me.

Come on.

Just this way.

Slow down.

Run! Go out the other way! Go!

Hello, sir.

You shouldn't have followed me.

I don't know what you expected.

Sh*t.

Anna, I don't know what's going on,

but David wouldn't hurt us.

Luke, I need you to trust me.

- Just come on.

- What?

Sh*t.

Come on.

I need you to hide in here. Okay?

What? No way.

Anna, look, David was probably

just after that army guy.

Let's just...

Let's go talk to him.

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