"Previously on "The Pretender"" "They're stirring the genetic stew, Sydney." "Deciphering the human genome." "And not just anyone's." "Mine." "Oh, my..." "God in heaven." "It's you!" "Dad!" "For years i would lie awake at night... wondering what you would be like... what you would look like." "I've missed you so much." "I need to know the truth." "Did my mother ever mention a project "Gemini"?" "Never heard of it." "What do you want, Sydney?" "I want Gemini." "Gemini has always been mine." "His inception was flawless." "... the entire project Gemini has been run... completely aboveboard." "Raines was playing God." "And he unleashed the devil." "That boy is me." "They cloned me!" "[Man narrating] There are Pretenders among us." "[Jarod] I was taken from my family" "Thirty-six hours and he's already demonstrating more talent than any of our others." "How many people died because of what I thought up?" "Since I've broke out, I've spent every moment searching for my past." "[Miss Parker] He's a Pretender" "A genius who can become anyone that he wants to be." "The Centre wants him alive." "Preferably." "[Miss Parker] He defends the weak and abused." "Life's a gift." "You a doctor?" "I am today." "[Jarod] No." "No." "No." "No." "Please." "No." "Please." "No." "What did they do to you?" "I can't open the hatch!" "I can't open the hatch!" "It's too hot!" "I" " I can't think!" "I'm burning!" "[Young Jarod] I can save him!" " No!" " This is your last chance." "I did tell the truth." "I'm at peace." "I feel tired." "My legs hurt." "I set myself on fire because I'm convinced it'll send a message, Sydney." "[Young Sydney] It's been three days, Jarod, with temperatures over a hundred degrees." " All you have to do is submit." " It's not for me." " I'll never give up." " [Jarod] It's not your fault." "[Sighs]" " But" " We're together now." "That's all that matters." "That... and saving the boy." "[Computer Twitters]" "[Major Charles] I'm into the Centre's mainframe." "Damn!" "They're onto me." "But I'm into Gemini." "They're transferring the boy to the Triumvirate." " When are they going to transfer him?" " I don't know." "Damn it!" "They've shut me out." "There's gotta be some other way we can find out." "Someone who can tell us." "[Beeps]" "[Ringing]" "[Ringing Continues]" " [Line Ringing]" " Come on, Sydney." "Answer the phone." " Are you going to answer it, or shall I?" " [Ringing Continues]" " It's not important." " [Beeps]" "What we have to say is." "The timetable on the transfer of our young Pretender has been moved up." "He goes at dawn." "My work won't be completed." "It can't be avoided." "The mainframe's been compromised... and we suspect Jarod and Major Charles." "My father says you can continue your work with the boy once he's been transferred." "We expect your full cooperation." "You have that." "[Miss Parker's Voice] "I vehemently disagree..." ""with Dr. Raines's conclusions about Gemini..." ""and despite some humane advances being made at Pakor..." ""I cannot in good conscience endorse moving forward with the project." ""While it represents a potentially major breakthrough for mankind..." ""one must wonder if mankind is or ever will be prepared for its ramifications." "Catherine Parker. "" "[Door Opens]" "[Exhales Sharply] You got anything to drink?" "Preferably something that burns." "Need to cleanse your palate?" "No." "My soul." "I backtracked the cloning records from Donoterase." "Over the years, they fertilized 289 ova before they were successful with the boy." "The results of which we saw at the specimen lab." "Well- [Clears Throat]" "Some of them." "[Coughs] And if you can believe it... that sideshow wasn't the weirdest part of the circus." "They couldn'tjust grow those ova in an incubator." " They needed donor wombs." " Surrogate mothers." "Seems Raines found the women himself." "Mostly disenfranchised, homeless, loners or coma victims." "Women who wouldn't be missed if there were complications." "And-And believe me, there were plenty of them." "Most fetuses never reached term." "And-And..." "the ones that did" "Well, they didn't even make it through" " Childbirth." " [Scoffs] Well, if you- if you could call it that." "All of the surrogates who made it that far, though, they- they just" " Disappeared." " Without a trace." "That's what my mother was talking- talking about in this Gemini memo." "What she feared could happen at Donoterase." "What should I do?" "Well, whatever it is, you better decide pretty quickly, because they're moving the boy at dawn." "Where?" "Triumvirate station, Africa." "Your mom's first priority was the children." "What would she do?" "The same thing she was trying to do when... she was killed:" "Rescue the children." "I'm over here." "I'm sorry." "I didn't hear you come in." "Do you want me to do something for you?" "No." "I just came to talk." "Talk?" "You don't want anything?" "Just to see you." " Are you all right?" " Yeah." "I'm fine." "Ready to work." " You were crying." " No, I wasn't." "I" " I just" "Don't tell Mr. Raines." "He gets angry if I show any emotion." "It won't happen again." "I promise." "It's okay to cry." "No, it's not." "Not for me." "I'm here to serve- to do what I'm told." "Is that what Raines taught you?" "Yes." "That I have been gifted with the intelligence designed to help others." "Mr. Raines says emotions get in the way." "If you don't want me to work, then why are you here?" "When I was your age, I knew a boy just like you." "Exactly like you." "I felt for him... but I never let him know." "I saw... pain... in his eyes... but I looked the other way." "I see the same pain in your eyes." "But I can't look away anymore." "I don't understand." "Do you want to be here, or do you want to do what other kids do?" "What do other kids do?" "Play." "Have fun." "Experience life." " Is this a simulation?" " No." "No." "This is real." "I'm doing what I want to do:" "Sims to help others." "Then why were you crying?" "I" " I wasn't." "I just" "It's okay." "It's okay." "If Mr. Raines finds out, he'll get angry." "And when he gets angry, he" "He" " He" " I won't let him hurt you anymore." "I promise." "Now we gotta get you out of here." "He's not going anywhere with you." "[Miss Parker's Voice] I can't believe this, Sydney." "You're going with them." " Yes." " Sydney, why?" " You too, Broots?" " You certainly fooled me for the last three years... bumbling around the globe like a benevolent Dr. Spock... when you're really a, uh, psycho Dr. Mengele." "You don't know what you're saying." "[Phone Rings]" "It's your original lab rat." " What are you gonna tell him?" " [Ringing Continues]" " [Beeps]" " Sydney." "They're going to move the boy." "I need to know when." "I can't help you anymore." "Sydney, I need your help." "Please." "[Wheels Squeaking]" "And another excursion into the mainframe would be useless." "There is no refuge for you anymore." "[Beeps]" "He hung up." "[Beeps]" "He's helping them." "What did he say?" "He said that another excursion into the mainframe would be useless." "Why would he tell us where not to look?" "Because someone else was there." "It was his way of telling us where to look." "He said the mainframe was useless." "There would be no..."refuge."" "I knew I could trust you, Sydney." " Straight to the airstrip." "No stops." " [Engine Starts]" "The transfer plane is meeting us just after first light." "[Car Engine Starts]" " You gotta be kidding me." " What the hell is goin' on?" "Let's go, junior." "We got places to be." "[Coughing]" "[Broots] Miss Parker, what's goin'on?" "Jarod." "[Car Approaching]" " Miss Parker." " Get him in the truck!" " Where are you going?" " Just get him out of here now!" "Get in." " [Engine Cranking]" " Get out!" "Dad." " [Coughing]" " Oh!" "Damn!" "Who are you?" "I'm you." "[Angry Chattering]" " You were the problem." " You need to get off my back." "[Chattering Continues]" "[Clanging]" "Carelessness..." "leads to chaos... chaos to anarchy... anarchy to ruin." "This is the Centre." "Ruin... is not an option!" " Mutumbo, if I may" " Excuses are only yesterday's failures." "Only solutions matter now." "Mutumbo, we all-we all want the same thing here:" "The boy and Jarod back." "I am listening." "So we fumbled the kid." "We intercepted Jarod's father." "He's our trump card." " Let's play him." " [Miss Parker] And I guarantee you, sir." "You give me 10 minutes with Major Charles... and I'll have every answer you want about where Jarod and the boy are." "Brigitte will handle Major Charles." "Thank you." "If I may, sir" "You will honor my wishes." "Good answer." "In the meantime, we have Jarod and the boy to track down." "Mr. Lyle will lead that effort." "[Miss Parker] Sir, with the possible exception of Sydney..." "I know Jarod better than anyone here... and he will not allow that boy to be captured." "Yes." "But what you are forgetting is the boy himself." "He wasn't raised to cooperate." "Especially with Jarod." "I'm just saying it's a waste of manpower and money to go after Jarod... when the key to it all is the man sitting down in Renewal Wing." " Daddy." " Well, uh, Mutumbo has a good plan here." "We need to follow it." "[Mutumbo] Then it is settled." "Two points of attack." "Two generals, one plan." "[Wheels Squeaking]" "[Chattering]" "Now I know what dirty laundry feels like." " Not here, angel." " Yes, here." "How could you just stand there while Mutumbo shut me out?" "For God's sake, we're talkin' the Triumvirate here." "Every action, every thought, every word I utter could be a death sentence." "We both know I'm the one who should be down there with Major Charles." "And we both know sometimes I have to play things the way I play things... whether you like it or not." ""Play." Oh, my God." "We're talking about the man who killed Mom." "We're talking about our family." "I'm talking about survival." "The things I do, choices I make... you probably never will understand." "Tell me, Daddy." "Are you really afraid of Mutumbo... or what I may find out from Major Charles?" "[Elevator Bell Dings]" "I thought I was off your Christmas card list." "You were." "Until our nosy little bald friend Broots confirmed my suspicions with this." "You left e-mail for Jarod in a box called "refuge."" "You let him know when and where to find the boy." "I had you pegged for the wrong witch in Oz, Sydney." "I'm sorry I doubted you." "I'm sorry I wasn't able to confide in you." "Or in Broots either." "Human cloning" " I... don't think I probably would have believed you anyway." "When I went down to talk with the boy, it was, um" "It was so surreal being with him." "It was like I was suddenly 11 years old again." "And yet" "And yet?" "And yet the boy is Jarod... in every way except the most important one." "He doesn't have Jarod's soul." "And he didn't have you." "Miss Parker." "When I found out they had made another Jarod..." "I knew that if I didn't take control... something important would be lost." "If facing Major Charles is important enough to you... then go." "Take it." "And everyone else be damned." "[Thunderclap]" "[Jarod] Must be some matches around here somewhere." "Aha." "Yes." "Little light in here." "There we go." "[Thunder Rumbling]" "You cold?" "It's probably too damp out there to hunt for firewood... but maybe I can break up some of these old chairs." "I don't understand." "Why are you so afraid of me?" " Is this a bad man?" " [Raines] Very bad." " What did he do?" " [Wheels Squeaking]" "This is the man who killed your parents." "How can one feed such a terrible lie to a child?" "Raines could feed candy to a diabetic and sleep like a baby." "He doesn't seem like a killer." "He seems sad, Mr. Raines." "Like there's this void in his life that's depriving him of any true happiness." "Perhaps loss of a loved one." "Or the loss of family." "Maybe he feels the same way I do... not knowing who he is or where he came from." "You're not concentrating." "He's no different from any of the others." "I don't know." "I just" "I feel I have a connection with him." " This boy's good." " Mmm." "Almost as good as the real thing." "Wait a minute." "What am I saying?" "He is the real thing." "[Raines] If you can't find him... he'll go out and kill another little boy's parents... just like he killed yours." "Do you understand me?" "Good." "[Jarod] I swear to you I had nothing to do with the death of your" "[Thunder Rumbles]" "Of your parents." " Then what happened to them?" " It's complicated." "You're a gifted young man." "You have the ability to grasp difficult concepts." "When I was a boy I used to look in the mirror and think about my past... try to picture my future." " Do you ever do that?" " Yes." "But I can't see a past." "When I was a boy..." "I was stolen from my parents... and I was held prisoner at the Centre." "[Thunderclap]" "They exploited my mind." "They made me do things." "Things I never should have done." "The same kind of things that they made you do." "When I got older, I realized that they were using these things to hurt people." "Even to kill them." "So I ran away." "You escaped." "Yes." "But not all of me." "They kept part of me behind." "Some of my" "Some of my D.N.A." "I guess they had a plan." "A way to always keep me prisoner." "I don't understand." "I think you do." "If you could look into that mirror and see your future... it would look exactly like... me." "But my parents." "They don't exist." "They never did." "At least not in the way you were taught." "No." "You're lying." "Mr. Raines said you were clever." "You're lying." "I wish to God I was." "But I'm not lying." "I'm sorry." "I want to show you something." "That's me when I was your age." "[Young Jarod] No." "I can't do it!" " [Young Sydney] You shut down now, you all die!" " I'm you?" " I come from nowhere?" " You come from here." "And I come from two people who love me very much." "[Thunder Rumbling]" "It's okay to cry." "I can't." "Mr. Raines won't let me." "[Thunderclap]" " [Young Miss Parker Screams] - [Young Sydney] No!" "Keep her back!" " Keep her back." " [Young Jarod] Leave me alone!" "[Young Miss Parker] Mama!" "[Sobbing]" "[Door Opens]" "[Door Closes]" "[Water Dripping]" "You can beat me all you want." "I'd rather die than give up my son." "You're going to die, but it's not about your son." "It's about my mother." "You look just like her." "You should know." "You killed her." "That's my gun." "The one you used to shoot her." "No." "It's the one a man named Raines stole from me the day your mother was killed." "She knew trouble was coming." "[Chuckles]" "Why should I believe that?" "Because it's true." "It was the day I was supposed to help her rescue Jarod and two other children." "Raines shot me, left me for dead... took my gun." "I still carry the bullet in my back." "You bought yourself another second." "Talk fast." "Your mother located me." "She knew I was searching for Jarod." "She was afraid of something called the Triumvirate." "She said we'd have to move fast- that this Triumvirate threatened her husband... because of her action to rescue the children... and her opposition to something she called Gemini." " They threatened Daddy?" " They threatened his wife and his daughter." "You were the other child we were trying to rescue." "Your mother was gonna take you to Europe the next day." "Don't you remember?" "My father knew about these rescues?" "My rescue?" "That was how I saw it." "But I can't be certain." "But I do know for sure... your mother was scared for your safety and his." "Afraid of how the Triumvirate controlled him." "Raines was the Triumvirate watchdog then." "He's still howling." "I didn't understand why he took my gun all those years ago, but I do now." "All your mother and father ever wanted was what I wanted:" "To love and be with our children." " [Birds Chirping] - [Jarod] Good morning." " [Birds Chirping] - [Jarod] Good morning." "Breakfast." "That isn't wheat grass and tomato juice." "No." "That's what they feed you." "It's called ice cream." "You'll never forget the first bite." "Go ahead." "Try it." "Go ahead." " [Chuckles]" " Mmm." "It's very good." "There are so many incredible things in the world to try." "Hope they're all as good as ice cream." "So, what are we gonna do now?" "Right now I have to figure out a way to get my- our father out of the Centre." "Maybe we should trade them for something just as important." "I can't believe I doubted him." "All these years." "All these years I've" " I've wondered why Daddy hid things from me... lied to me, dissuaded me from digging into her past... but it was all for my own good." "We all want to believe that our parents have our best interests in mind." "But" "I finally find some peace of mind, and you want to lobotomize it?" "Isn't there an apparent conflict between your newfound joy... and your loading of this weapon?" "It's very simple." "Raines dead... me happy." "Not an easy man to kill." "Can't help it if you're a lousy aim." "I don't plan to miss." "Miss Parker." "Y-You both." " You gotta come quick- to the lobby." " Later, Broots." "Oh, no, no, no." "Trust me." "You're not gonna believe this." " [Elevator Bell Dings]" " He's right here." "Move." "Remember me?" "[Miss Parker] Where'd you find him?" "[Sam] We didn't." "He came in on his own." "Three years on the run, and it's finally homesickness that brings you back." "Well, actually, I came to cut a deal." "Broots, go get my father." "[Jarod] Oh, he's not in his office." "What kind of game is this?" "It's a simple one." "You'll get your father back... when I get mine." "So you're proposing an equal trade." "Your father for my husband." "I wouldn't say that it was equal, but it will do." "Yes." "And how do we know you're not bluffing?" "[Gun Cocks]" "Seeing is believing." "I'll call you in two hours to arrange the exchange." "One of you will bring me my father." " Only one." " That'd be me." "That'd be Sydney." "Sydney?" "This is my father we're talking about." "Our father." "All the more reason to keep cool heads." "Sydney's the only person I can trust to play by the rules." " Where will the exchange take place, Jarod?" " Like I said, I'll call you." "I wouldn't want anybody showing up early and complicating things." "I really have to go now." "Do you want to see your father again?" "Alive?" " [Wheels Squeaking]" " And you let Jarod walk right out?" "He has my father!" "And we had him!" "I made the only move there was, you son of a bitch!" "It was your last one, Miss Parker." "The Centre's chain of command is clear." "As long as Mr. Parker is absent..." "Mr. Raines is in charge." "And your plan is, Mr. Raines?" "We organize two Sweeper teams." "Once we know the location, one will scout and secure" "[Wheezing] And the other will execute." "No." "No." "No." "You're gambling with my father's life." "We do this just as Jarod said." "Well, Raines's experience with Jarod is just administrative." "Look..." " I know how this guy's mind works." " This is not a democracy." "My decision stands." "[Phone Ringing]" " Jarod." " [Jarod] Interstate Road 40." "Iversonville, North Carolina." "At 3:00." "Not 2.59." "Not 3.01." "3:00." " That barely gives enough time for Sydney to" " Then he'd better get moving." "Jarod, I want to talk to my father." " Daddy, are you there?" " [Beeps]" "Sydney, go." " [Door Opens]" " Get Major Charles." "Let's move." "[Wheels Squeaking]" "Like I said, two teams." "[Wheezing] And I'll need our best sharpshooter." "I'm your man." "Jarod will not walk away from this." "No." "I want Jarod alive." "And the boy too." "It's Mr. Parker who's outlived his usefulness." "That waste of skin Raines is gonna get my father killed." "Well, I don't think Jarod would hurt your father." "I don't think." "Jarod's been searching for his father his entire life... and he's gonna do whatever it takes to get him back." "I could see it in his eyes." " Well, then what do you think we should do?" " Same thing." "Whatever it takes." "Miss Parker." "Jarod isn't the only enemy this time." "Don't worry, Bridget." "I wouldn't forget about you." "I know what you think of me... but believe me, we both want the same thing this time." "Mr. Raines is planning to kill your father." "Why should I believe you?" "Because if you don't, somebody we both love very much is going to die." "With or without you, I'm going." "Let's do this together." "Please." "[Major Charles] I'd like to thank you, Sydney." " What for?" " For raising my son." "What he's become is a reflection of you." "What was he like as a child?" "Someone a father would feel very proud to call his son." "I'm sorry you never had that chance, Major." "In fact, I can't imagine anything worse... than what you've had to endure." "I can." " Not ever finding him at all." " [Jarod On Walkie-talkie] Sydney, are you there?" "Yes, Jarod." "You'll see a road a quarter of a mile up." "Turn right." "My father will know where to go from there." "[Sydney On Walkie-talkie] All right, Jarod." "I'll follow his instructions." "Well, he- he didn't say where." "Only that his father knew." "Great." "We're in the middle of nowhere with no Sydney... and no idea where he's going." " I know exactly where he's going." " Yeah?" "Well, where might that be?" "To the beginning of this little odyssey." "[Sighs]" "Well, I gotta hand it to you." "Capturing the king is inspired." "Walking into the Centre to cut your deal." " Real bold." " Not bold." "Prudent." "Necessity." "Exhibition of resolve." "You people only understand one thing:" "Power." "Whatever it was, it was brilliant." "No wonder my people have such a hard time catching up to you." "Of course, that's why we want you back." "'Cause you're brilliant." "I'm not going back." "Neither is he." "I do have one question." "It's your nickel." "Why?" "Why do you do it?" "Why the Centre?" "Give and take." "For a cause bigger than both of us." "Oh, hell." "I don't expect you to understand it... but in the end, it does all add up." "You steal children." "You create them." "How does that add up?" "Rape, incest, murder." "Survival." "Given enough incentive, man is capable of almost anything." "[Car Approaching]" "It's time to go." "Dad." "Now take care of your father." "And of yourself." "Thank you, Sydney." "Come on, Dad." "Jarod." "I'm glad you found your family." "[Car Rapidly Approaching]" " I told you." "Sydney comes alone!" " Jarod, I had no choice." "They're planning to kill my father." " Who?" " [Helicopter Approaching]" "Daddy, get back!" " I've got him." " Shoot him!" "[Gunshot]" "[Gunshots]" " God, no!" " [Jarod] She's losing a lot ofblood." "Keep this compressed against the wound." "[Raines] Forget Parker." "Stop the plane!" "Jarod, let's go!" " You go ahead without me!" " Jarod." "That boy needs a father." "Now go!" "We'll catch up later!" "I love you, Son!" "I love you too, Dad." "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "[Jarod's Voice] I've got to get her to the hospital." "You're not going anywhere." "Looks like you're out of luck." "Now, you want to do this the easy way, or do you want to end up like her?" "Stop him!" "Welcome back to the Centre, Jarod." "Angel, don't leave me." "Don't leave me, angel."