The Invasion Page #5

That's one of my patients.

Would you let go of me?

Help!

Let's go.

Good luck.

She was saying she slept.

Did you hear her?

So if she slept and she were infected,

that would mean she was immune.

Possibly. There might be something

in her medical records.

Do you keep them in your office?

Yeah.

215, are you still requesting backup

for a traffic stop at Hampshire and M?

Yes, dispatcher, we've got... 215, we need

backup as soon as you can. Over.

Copy, 215. ETA five minutes.

All units, please be advised,

inoculations have begun.

Scout 42, see the National Guard commander

at 56th Street to assist in crowd control.

Copy. ETA five minutes.

Here's what I have. G.P. notes should be

in there. I'm gonna check the computer.

I think her husband

transformed very early.

- What kind of medication was she on?

- She was on BuSpar and clonazepam...

...and I recently prescribed Risperdal.

Oh, Jesus, how ridiculous.

Her husband's infected with an alien virus,

and I prescribe an antipsychotic.

Yeah, well, I thought that sample

you brought me was a Halloween gag...

...so who's to know?

That's interesting. She had encephalitis

when she was a child.

- Yeah, it almost killed her.

- It onset as a varicella complication.

- Her sister gave her the chickenpox.

- It might not be normal encephalitis.

There's acute disseminated

encephalomyelitis, which is ADEM.

It affects substantia alba, the brain's

white matter, as opposed to gray matter.

It could be the reason why the virus

hasn't been able to attack her system.

Well, we need to find her.

- Are you all right?

- Three years ago...

...Oliver got the chickenpox.

He'd had his shots,

but it was a new strain...

...and in the middle of it,

he had horrible dreams.

His temperature skyrocketed,

he was hallucinating.

I took him to the hospital.

They diagnosed him with...

ADEM.

- Do you think Ollie might be immune?

- It's a possibility.

He's been at Tucker's for two nights

and he's still texting you.

That could be the reason why.

What if they find out that he's immune?

I'm gonna call Galeano,

tell him what's going on. Okay?

Oh, Ben.

And then we'll go and find Oliver.

- Yeah?

- Hi, it's Ben.

- Did you reach Fort Detrick?

- Yeah, we're here.

You wouldn't believe this place, man.

So much Nobel gold here,

you'd think you were at Fort Knox.

Nadler, Stamets, Bohm, Dworetzky.

They're flying people in constantly.

Helicopters and planes

are swarming all around.

Somebody realized there's a war going on,

and the only way to win it is in a lab.

They know what they're doing.

They got a first-stage protocol.

- They've isolated it?

- They can test for it.

- Do you have it?

- I'll know in about an hour.

Listen, Steven.

Remember the woman we saw by

the roadblock? She had ADEM as a child.

Substantia alba. Interesting.

What I'm thinking is that if she's immune,

maybe we have causality.

I get it. I see it.

The ADEM affects the neuron structure.

If that were true,

we could create a conjugate vaccine.

If possible,

we could reverse the process.

But we need verification. We need

blood work, biopsy, MRI, PET scan.

- Do we know she's alive?

- We got an alternative.

Carol's son, Oliver. He had ADEM.

- Wait. Wait, are you still downtown?

- Yeah, we're in Carol's office.

- Okay, you need to get out of there now.

- Why?

Okay. Yeah. Bye.

- Carol.

- That was Ollie. He's in Baltimore.

Baltimore?

Tucker's taken him to his mother's house.

I don't know why.

Well, I think I know why.

That roadblock, that's the beginning.

They've set up quarantine.

Stay within the barricade.

They're sealing off this part of the city.

- No, I have to get to Baltimore.

- Yeah, I know.

I have to get to Oliver.

I promised you that we're gonna find Oliver.

You gotta trust me.

Stay down.

We'll do what it takes

to get through this.

- Hey!

- Hey!

Ben.

I have it.

Tucker held me down and I have it.

Oh, God. I'm so afraid

I'm gonna fall asleep.

I'm so afraid I'm gonna lose him,

I'm gonna lose you.

I'm gonna lose everything that matters.

No, no, no, you won't.

You can go for a week without sleep,

and then we'll find a pharmacy.

We'll do whatever it takes

so you can stay awake.

I just want you to know

there is nothing I wouldn't do for you.

Nothing.

Carol, get out! Get out. We've gotta

get out of the car now. Get out!

- Ben!

- I'll find you!

- No!

- Find Oliver!

I love you!

I need to see your ID, ma'am.

Never mind. Good evening, ma'am.

Train number 171 receiving on Track 5.

Service from Washington to Baltimore.

Mom. Mom.

Come with me.

This will help you sleep.

We have a place for you to lie down.

No!

Gene.

Where are your parents, Gene?

They didn't survive.

Your family is my family now.

Enough pretending. Come. Sleep.

I don't wanna go out there

with all of them watching me.

I just wanna do it alone.

I'll do it, I just...

You can lock me in here.

I just wanna be alone...

Train 56, the Vermonter...

... with service to Baltimore, Philadelphia,

New York, New Haven...

... White River, and with final destination

of Saint Albans...

... now boarding at Track 4.

Hello, Carol. Gene.

It's good to see you.

Taxis are just outside.

Here you are.

And with Carol. Come in.

I hope you didn't eat on the train.

I'm making cutlets.

Will Oliver be joining us?

I imagine so. I'm sure he'll be finished soon.

He'll let us know.

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Il...

Mother.

- the first unilateral

nuclear-disarmament treaty.

North Korea is the final country

to sign the treaty.

Leaders of Pakistan and India met to

celebrate the region's new peace accord...

... finally ending the bloody border dispute

that has cost thousands of innocent lives.

In China, several more political prisoners,

including Gao Yaojie...

... were released,

reuniting them with their families.

Today marks the third

consecutive week...

... no suicide attacks exploded near the U.S.

embassy or public buildings in the region.

A suicide blast would be the first

in Kabul since December.

This is Dr. Bennell.

Carol, it's Ben.

Yes, what can I do for you, Sally?

Are you in mixed company?

Yes, I am.

Okay, look. I'm on my way. It'll take me

a couple of hours to get to you.

What part of the city are you in?

Look, just stop me when I say it.

Federal Hill? Fells Point?

- City Center?

- Yes, that's right.

Good. Text me the instant you're on

your own, we'll find a place to meet.

Thank you for calling, Sally.

Today marked the end of

the humanitarian crisis in Darfur...

... with the Janjaweed party agreeing

to a complete and total cease-fire.

Hello?

Thank you.

They're ready for you downstairs.

President Bush and President Chavez

met today...

... to further strengthen ties

between the U.S. and Venezuela.

A deal that initially provided heating fuel

to New York's five boroughs...

May I be excused for a moment, please?

The $400-billion program would be the

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