Three Inches Page #2

Come on!

I think I'm just gonna sit here

for a little while

if you don't mind.

- I don't think it's such a good idea.

- Go away!

Please.

Coming to hold you close

[ Thunder crash ]

I've been afraid

of my mind

to catch you

and hold you close.

Whoa, that is so cool.

[ Thunder crashes ]

Woman on P.A.:

Nurse administrator,

call cardiac care unit.

Nurse admin, all C.C.U.

[ Monitor beeping ]

Walter:
On average,

lightning strikes the earth

about 100 times every second.

But your chances of

getting hit by lightning

while sitting on a sofa

with a broken heart...

1 in 280,000.

Walter?

First, I had

this really funny joke

prepared about Lily

and lightning,

but it doesn't seem so funny now

with you lying here

all scrambled.

And second, the Doctor...

Said there's no real reason

for you not to snap out of this.

Okay?

No particular reason at all.

So, please, give me a break.

Snap.

Hey. It's me.

Macklin Sportello!

Uh..

Case you don't remember,

I'm probably your best friend.

Walter?

Can you hear me?

I just want you to know that,

no matter what, I'm here.

I'm here,

and I'll always be your...

When the boot hit,

I felt like I was beaten

with 100 sledgehammers.

It was like every case

of the flu

I ever had at the same time.

Every single part

of my body hurt.

My hair hurt.

My eyelashes hurt.

My fingernails, too.

Did you know that there was,

uh, is guy in a coma,

but it turned out

he was only paralyzed,

so he was trapped inside

his own body for like 30 years?

Anyway, we don't got to

talk about that now

it's just, you know..

And third, I love you like crazy.

I do.

Today was the day

I proved I was different.

This is not exactly

what I had in mind.

Or, as my mom would say,

when God closes a door,

he slams it on your fingers.

My head filled with the sound

of 1,000 church bells ringing.

[ Dull ringing]

Ow.

Walter?

I got struck by lightning.

Well, that explains the charring

on your ear.

Oh, can you hear that?

Can I hear what?

Walter, how are you?

How do you feel?

A slight numbing weakness

in my extremities,

problematic concentration,

increased irritability...

Which is probably a result

of frontal-lobe damage...

Headache, dizziness,

and, of course, the ringing.

Anything else?

I used to think I had a destiny

and her name was Lily Theroux.

But now I know I'll never

be anything but normal.

You just got hit by lightning

and you didn't die.

Except for that.

You're not normal.

Trust me.

Man:
Our winners day will also

receive a trip for two to hon...

Man #2:
Payments of $29.95...

Woman:

... Times with you already.

Why didn't she tell me

you were my sis...

[ Dull ringing continues ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Ringing stops ]

Well, you're looking chipper!

Time to go.

I've completed

all the relevant paperwork.

I strangled two doctors.

I think I'm having

hallucinations.

I'm sure you are, dear.

Maybe it's just a side effect

from getting your brain boiled.

The ringing.

It's gone.

[ Dog barking in distance,

Children shouting ]

[ Groans ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Sniffles ]

[ Gasp ]

What?

Stay.

So, mom, uh...

Where's your fake cigarette?

I quit fake smoking.

It's fake bad for you.

Uh-hu.

Uh, what are you working on?

A catchy slogan for a new

liquid soap campaign.

Just what the world needs...

More liquid soap.

Something wrong

with the orange juice?

I squeezed it myself.

No, it's fine.

Ooh, it's very fresh.

[ Timer dings ]

[ Clattering ]

Uh, do you know there's this

thing that I have to go do,

so I'm gonna...

I'm gonna do that now

Walter! Walter...

I made muffins!

[ Sighs ]

Walter!

When did you get home?

Last night.

I want to hug you.

Is... is that... Okay?

Hug would be great.

Thanks.

[ Laughs ]

Thanks.

I was so worried

was the hospital okay?

Walter.

Yeah.

Were there special treatments,

like lightning rehab?

Lily, I need to

tell you something.

Okay, but you were pretty

comprehensive the last time.

Not that.

Lily, something incredible

happened to me.

I don't know how, but after

the lightning hit me...

[ Horn beeps ]

Dillon.

Dillon?

[ Chuckling ] Hi.

Hey.

Hey. Uh-oh

Walter,

this is my friend Dillon.

We met at the water-management

conference in Oslo.

Hey, man.

Dillon and his dad

converted his bike

to run on hydrogen fuel cells.

How cool is that?

Yeah.

Who wants lemonade?

I'll be right back.

So, uh... Lily tells me

you guys have been friends

since, like, forever.

Since, like, forever.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Crunch ]

Damn it.

[ Shoe scuffing ]

Oh, come on.

You okay there, guy?

It's just a stupid crab ape.

Whoa. See that?

Oh!

Oh!

What the...

Oh!

What the hell?

Aah, aah, whoa, whoa!

Oh, oh, what the...

Oh, man. Uh, I-I...

Oh, uh...

Sorry, I didn't mean to...

I mean,

it's like I did anything,

'cause how could that

possibly happen?

Freak.

[ Siren wailing ]

[ Horn honks ]

Hey, what's up?

First of many beers.

A nuking your sorrows

with alcohol.

Good point.

Think alcohol

will help me forget Lily?

I don't think it's possible

drink that much.

Man:
Sportello!

Back to the kitchen.

Hey, Walter.

Hey.

Do I know you?

Nope.

But you know my name.

I know everything about you.

It's my job.

Well, whatever they're paying

you, it's too much.

I'm a 26-year-old dog groomer

who lives with his mother.

What's to know?

[ Chuckles ] Hey.

I'm curious...

Have you tested the limits

of your ability?

It important to understand

what you can and cannot do.

Who are you?

Troy Hamilton.

Okay, Troy Hamilton.

I don't know what the hell

you're talking about.

Sure you do.

I find people

with special abilities...

Powers.

And you, Walter...

You are very special.

I think you have me confused

with somebody else.

Sometime we track lightning-strike

victims. That's how I found you.

Look, dude,

what do you want from me?

Ideally, I want you

to help fight evil

and make the world

a better place.

Wow, creepy and crazy.

Good luck with that.

Walter, please...

just give me five minutes

of your time. That's all.

So...

Do you work for a secret

government organization

that turns out to be as bad

as the bad guys in the end?

I'm a private contractor

with good intentions

and a clear conscience.

Oh, wasabi peanut?

Whatever I move,

I can only move it

three inches.

It's the worst superpower ever.

It's like having

an extra thumb.

You need to expand

your line of thinking.

Bar bets?

Uh, the circus?

You have no idea

what you can do... not yet.

Invisibility...

There's a superpower.

Doesn't exist.

I checked that ability.

Walter...

I know exactly how you feel.

You feel lost and alone.

You feel like

nobody could ever understand.

You feel like a mistake

nature made.

But that's not who you are.

Who am I?

You're a superhero.

I'm not superhero material.

Ask anyone.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sniffs ]

My talent isn't a talent.

It's a curse.

I'm going back to washing dogs

where I belong.

I'm offering you the chance

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