"I had the perfect life until i was in a coma for six years, and then i woke up and found my fiancee married to another man... and they're raising my son." "Everything has changed... including me." "One touch, and i can see things, things that happened, things that will happen." "You should see what i see." "Previously on the dead zone... congressman stillson, meet senator harlan ellis." "[Senator ellis]:" "Miranda, darling, i'd like you to meet a friend of the family." "Daddy." "This is greg stillson, a young man with a very bright future." "It's a quantum leap up the social ladder for somebody like stillson." "[Janus]:" "Beauty, brains... and a gambler's heart... lethal combination." "What do you want?" "[Senator ellis]:" "A union between the two of you could help take him to the top." "And you with him?" "And if i refuse?" "People will die." "[Stillson]:" "Will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" "I will." "It must have been so hard on you losing him." "I didn't lose him." "I killed my father." "[Janus]:" ""There was an accident."" "Say it." "You told her." "What does that have to do with anything?" "You may assure the congressman that he has a loyal subscriber." "I already have." "[Stillson]:" "Take a good look at me right now." "I am afraid of him." "I want your blessing to break off this relationship." "[Janus]:" "We finally meet, mr." "Smith." "Now, if thou canst read the writing..." ""they shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom."" "[Janus]:" "The choice is yours, mr." "Smith." "[Newscaster]:" "Local law enforcement remains on high alert today after an article in the boston telegraph published an internal white house list of the u.s. Locations most vulnerable to terrorist attack." "Maine's durham point oil refinery is among the sites listed... not for breakfast." "The point that i was making... [female reporter]:" "What do you think of the article in today's paper concerning homeland security?" "Well, i think it's obvious that this country needs to redirect its resources and attention in respect to global terrorism, but this is not the way to do it." "Whoever leaked that report needs to be brought to face federal charges." "[Reporter]: switching gears for a bit, how are your wedding plans coming?" "Well, you know, i am a politician, so i don't have any problem delegating authority." "I've left most of the big decisions to my better half." "I think it's safe to say, this will be the happiest day of my life." "This is really going to happen." "Can you help me in the front?" "Yeah, francesca, i think we need to take it in another inch, don't you?" "Oh, i think it looks perfect." "What are you doing here?" "I came to see you." "Well, you can't be here." "I'm getting married in less than 36 hours." "Yeah, i saw your future husband on television." "He's almost as good an actor as you are." "Miss ellis?" "Yeah, just a minute!" "You have to go." "Say it." "Say what?" "Tell me that you love greg stillson." "Say those words, and i'll walk away." "Johnny, please." "What are you afraid of?" "It's just the two us." "You can be honest." "I love greg stillson." "I was wrong." "You're a much better actor." "You don't understand." "Look, i saw you make that deal to protect me." "Then why are you doing this to me?" "You know i will not be responsible for your death, and it's not just for you." "It's for me, for my father." "So you just, uh, go along with the charade, pretending that you're happy about marrying a man you don't love?" "Does stillson know about the deal?" "I don't know." "He's never mentioned it." "What i do know is that these people are not playing games." "Maybe we can figure out a way out of this." "What are you talking about?" "The man that offered you that deal, do you know who he is?" "I never saw his face." "Why?" "Because he broke into my house the day that you came back, and he left me a message." "What kind of message?" "I still haven't figured that out yet, but i think he's stillson's top new advisor." "I also think he's connected to purdy in some way." "I don't see how this changes anything." "Well, whoever he is, he lives in the shadows, in the dark." "If i can figure out some way to draw him out of that, into the light, maybe we can make our own deal." "I don't know." "You can't give up without a fight." "[Knocking]:" "Miss ellis?" "Is everything all right?" "I'm going to figure this out, i promise you." "He was just holding the wedding dress and crying?" "That's what i saw." "Well, that could mean anything." "Maybe she called it off, and the old man lost his ticket to the white house." "Maybe, but i don't intend to leave it to chance." "I'm telling you, it's all connected to this mystery man." "I can feel it in my bones." "I've been going over that bible passage that he left for you." "It's from the book of daniel." ""The third ruler of the kingdom."" "It sounds to me like he considers you an equal, like he's reaching out, trying to make a deal." "A deal?" "Come on." "He has to know that i would never do anything to help him or stillson." "Well, maybe he's trying to put a scare into you." "Listen, sarah's out of town." "I'm supposed to pick up jj at school." "Would you mind getting him for me?" "Nah, no problem." "Thanks, man." "Where are you going?" "To put my own scare into somebody." "[Woman]:" "This is a sample table setting." "The china is 100 years old." "Is this the official guest list?" "Is there a problem?" "I don't even recognize half of these names." "Oh, i got the list from congressman stillson's chief of staff." "Why is there a camera crew listed?" "Because the ceremony is going to be televised." "Televised?" "On the faith heritage network." "Greg and i thought it would be a good idea to reach out to the people, make them feel like part of the family." "Dad, i don't want you turning this into a media circus." "What is it, a wedding or a political fundraiser?" "Both, if we do it right." "Honey, a lot of people have a vested interest in greg stillson." "When they look at him, they see the future of this country." "And the future looks fantastic!" "These are my absolute favorites." "They're so... delicate and unspoiled." "You know?" "Well, there's my girl, right there." "We're really going to do this, aren't we?" "It's going to be the social event of the season." "The guest list reads like a who's who of beltway power-brokers." "I hope we can leave some standing room for family and friends." "I see here you invited congressman kelly?" "It's a tradition for a junior congressman to invite his senior counterpart." "Tradition?" "He's traditionally blocked every piece of legislation i've created." "Now i've got to feed the fat bastard?" "If you don't, people will think... that i'm afraid." "Yeah, well, i'm not afraid." "Like my daddy used to say, you keep your friends close and your enemies just a little bit closer." "Put congressman kelly and his lovely wife at table one." "Is that okay, baby?" "You know what?" "I'm not feeling so good." "I think i'm going to lie down for a few minutes." "You want some company?" "No." "No, i'm just... going to rest, that's all." "You do look a little pale." "Did you see dr." "Knox?" "I'm fine, daddy." "Excuse me." "Dr. Knox?" "He's treated her since she was a child." "Saved her life." "Is that right?" "Miranda suffered from rheumatic fever when she was a little girl." "The illness damaged her heart." "She never mentioned that to me." "She wouldn't." "[Johnny]:" "I was wondering if we could talk about something, gene." "My door is always open to a friend." "We are friends, aren't we?" "I mean, if you were in trouble, you could confide in me, right?" "Of course." "Well, what's on your mind?" "I understand that your subscriptions have tripled since you started broadcasting on satellite?" "We are blessed to be able to take god's message to many people in need." "You know, i logged on to the ministry's website, and i downloaded some information." "It seems that people think you can perform miracles." "Johnny, i don't understand where this is going." "You've made some great strides in the last 10 months, gene, and it all seemed to begin when you made the jump to satellite." "You know, this picture was taken on the day you dedicated the ministry's new broadcast facility, and everyone in that picture was identified, except for one person." "Can you tell me his name?" "His name?" "Janus." "Malcolm janus." "So what's his connection to faith heritage?" "He's a supporter." "In fact, he was the first person to suggest taking the ministry global." "And where would i find mr." "Janus?" "We usually meet here or at my home." "Doesn't he have an office?" "I'm sure he does..." "i've never been there." "What can you tell me about him personally?" "He's a businessman." "He owns or runs several international companies." "Owns or runs, gene?" "I'm not sure." "You don't know much about this man, do you?" "I know he offered me the opportunity to spread god's word, to send his message and his teachings to many people who might otherwise be overlooked, and in many ways, he has made my dreams for faith heritage come true." "And what did he ask for in return?" "Nothing." "He asked for nothing." "It's important we get out in front of this thing." "It might be smart to restate our position to homeland security." "Oh, i don't know about homeland security, but this offices could certainly use a little tightening up." "Apparently, they'll let anybody in." "Greg, my boy." "You know my door's always open to an eager student of the game." "You know mike scannell, my chief aide?" "Of course i do." "I hear you're considering a run for mayor?" "I'm weighing my options." "My congratulations on your upcoming wedding." "Thank you very much." "I appreciate that." "I thought it was about time i entered the national scene." "How's that?" "Polls seem to indicate all i need is a wife and family to swing the southern states, so... are we talking about pennsylvania avenue?" "Well, if we are, you didn't hear it from me." "I'll make sure these notes get incorporated into the text, sir." "Congressman." "Can i fix you a drink?" "No, no." "You might need one, though." "How's that?" "The press has got to be nipping at your heels over that newspaper article, considering you're committee chairman for homeland security." "Any idea where that leak came from?" "My people are looking into it." "Well, i'm certainly sorry about that." "It's got to be embarrassing, seeing how hard you fought for that appointment." "You know, greg, your arrogance is one of the big reasons that you're not further ahead in your career." "Is that right?" "People will put up with an unlikable leader as long as they don't feel like they're being sold down the river." "But your desperate ambition for higher office... it scares the average voter." "Makes them feel like you don't respect their needs." "Now, i, on the other hand, have no ambition beyond the office that i presently represent." "Let's just cut to the chase, shall we?" "You've blocked just about every move i've made, and, quite frankly, i'm sick and tired of it." "I'd just like for it to stop." "Or else?" "I can help you through this messy situation, or i can step aside and watch you get run over." "That choice is yours." "You don't scare me, son." "Neither does that cold-blooded phantom that's pulling your strings." "People around here don't like outsiders." "So why don't you just go on back and tell your master that i said to go straight to hell?" "Well, senator, miranda and i look forward to seeing you at the wedding." "You take care." "[Door opens, closes]" "Sanctimonious son of a bitch." "He wouldn't even consider a deal." "That's unfortunate." "Now we'll have to do it the hard way." "Yeah, well, i don't care how you get it done." "Just make sure that old man gets out of my way." "[Bruce]:" "I've run janus backwards and forwards, and i got nothing." "Either that's not his name, or the guy really is a ghost." "He's real." "By the way purdy reacted, he's also dangerous." "Miranda ellis, please." "She's not back yet?" "Well, i realize she's getting married tomorrow." "No, there's no message." "Thank you." "Maybe walt can help." "No, the white house raised the terror alert because of the article in the paper." "He's at the oil refinery helping with security." "Hello." "I've been thinking about the conversation we had earlier." "Um... i've made some inquiries and come up with an address that might help you answer some questions." "Have you got a pen?" "Okay, i've got it." "It appears someone has their hand in the cookie jar." "Hello?" "I can explain." "The situation is crystal clear from where i'm standing." "You're out of those shortbread cookies i enjoy so much." "I'll have mrs." "Campion bake you up a batch." "I need your assistance on a matter of great importance." "You want my help?" "As you may know, congressman stillson and i have grown quite close since the unexpected death of his father." "I wasn't aware of that." "In many ways, he looks upon me as a surrogate parent, an advisor in matters of both professional and personal regard." "I see." "The congressman is, at his core, a simple man, from humble beginnings." "So much so that, um, he feels himself inadequate in expressing certain communications... matters of the heart, for instance." "Matters of the heart?" "The congressman has approached me in extreme confidence and asked that i put into words some unexpressed feelings relating to his bride-to-be, expressions that he would have you recite at the appropriate time." "Are we talking about wedding vows?" "Vows?" "Um, no." "No." "A testimonial, a public attestation of emotion." "At the congressman's request, the envelope is to remain sealed until the appropriate time." "I understand." "It's crucial that each of us understand our roles in the turbulent days ahead, that we weigh the consequences of our actions." "Don't you agree?" "I do." "I do indeed." "Till death do us part, reverend... words we can all live by." "[Door opens]" "You're sure this is the address that purdy gave you?" "No, this is it." "Yeah, well, looks like another janus dead end." "Like the hotel room where stillson killed his father." "I swear to god." "$28 an hour to sit here doing nothing." "It's actually pretty boring." "It's a front." "A front?" "There wasn't any business here." "It was supposed to look that way." "What about janus?" "I believe the public has a fundamental right to know if they're being adequately protected from terrorism." "I don't need to remind you of what's at stake for you here personally, how this might affect your career." "I appreciate your concern for national security, but if i were you, i'd be more concerned about your own." "Your career, the safety of your family... these are all very fragile things." "That's a wise decision." "I'll expect to see the story in tuesday's edition." "It was janus." "He's the one who leaked the security information to the newspaper." "Of course he was." "Yeah, he was on the phone about it, and he had circled the name of a boston telegraph reporter." "It was the same reporter who broke the story in today's paper." "If you can prove that janus was the source of the leak, you can bring him down." "And save miranda." "But you'll have to convince the reporter to go public with his name." "We don't have much time." "Roger, i can't do it." "Because i can't reveal a source." "Oh, that's nice." "Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?" "Excuse me." "Yeah, just a sec." "Okay." "Go." "I want to talk to you about an article you wrote." "Jeremy, there's, like, a thousand phone messages here from all over the country." "Everybody wants... me to reveal the name of my source." "Tell them that's not going to happen." "Tell them that if bob woodward can keep deep throat a secret for 30 years, i can protect my source for at least the weekend." "Can i talk to you for a minute?" "Look, man, i'd love to, but i've got a lot to do before i go to jail." "So, you're not going to reveal your source to the grand jury?" "I know you." "You're, uh... john smith." "The psychic, that's right." "I spent three months trying to get an exclusive with you." "You never returned my calls." "I've been busy." "Oh, right." "Hey." "I'm a jerk." "What'd they do, they send you here to see if you could find out my source?" "Actually, i know who it is." "Oh, yeah, you do?" "Yeah." "I do." "Unfortunately, it doesn't do me any good unless the name goes public." "But you know what?" "It's a long story." "People have a right to know the truth, john, but they also have the same right to their privacy." "But you'd rather go to jail?" "It's a complicated world." "Here's my home number in case you ever change your mind about that interview." "How about we do it right now?" "You've had an exciting career, huh?" "Yeah, if you like crappy food and lousy hotels." "You have a beautiful wife." "Karen." "So when's the baby due?" "Right." "Mind if i take a couple photos of you first?" "I didn't come here to do the interview." "You're wasting my time." "I know you're angry and frustrated." "There's a lot of things you don't know." "There are events in motion that need to be stopped." "What kind of events?" "[Woman]:" "Jer, we're out of topsoil." "Can you... oh, sorry." "I didn't realize you had company." "John smith, this is my wife, karen." "Hi." "John was just leaving." "Listen, time is running out." "Please try to reconsider this." "I'm sorry." "I can't." "God!" "You scared me." "What are you doing?" "What's it look like i'm doing?" "Oh, greg, we can't sleep together the night before our wedding." "That's bad luck." "You can't be serious." "Okay, miranda, what's..." "what's... what's wrong?" "I saw the way you looked at that girl today." "You're angry because i looked at a girl?" "Oh, baby, come on." "That's what men do... we look at girls." "You do more than just look." "Okay, what do you want from me?" "I want to be able to trust you." "You can trust me, miranda." "What would make you think you can't trust me?" "Okay, you know what?" "When i told you about my father... i don't want to talk about that." "Would you just hear me out?" "Please?" "Look, i know i'm not what you're used to, all right?" "I didn't come from a big, rich family." "I grew up dirt poor." "Everything that i had, i had to scratch and i had to claw for." "Maybe i've done some things that i'm not proud of, and it might have scarred me in places the eyes can't see." "I don't know." "But baby... i'm determined to make a new life for us." "And i know i can." "I would never hurt you." "I love you." "Trust me." "I love you." "And now... i'm going to go." "If i'd known love was going to be this lonely, i'd have got myself a dog." "Good night." "Good night." "Son of a bitch." "Miranda." "?" "Are you all right?" "I can't do it." "I thought i could, but i can't." "Hey." "We'll figure it out." "I don't even know what i'm doing." "It's okay." "I understand." "Come on, i'll fix us some coffee." "His name is janus, malcolm janus." "What else did you find out about him?" "Not much, but i'm sure that he's the source behind the leak to the newspaper, and i tried to convince the reporter to reveal his source, but he refused." "Well, that means we don't have any leverage, no way to force janus to back off from his threats." "Well, i haven't given up yet." "Maybe it's just as well." "What would i tell everyone?" "Tell the truth." "Tell them you don't love stillson and this was all a big mistake." "[Sighing]:" "Oh... i really felt for greg earlier." "He seemed so sincere." "This guy killed his own father." "Don't forget that." "You have to remember what he's capable of." "Yeah." "The sun's coming up." "I'd better go." "Hey, don't give up yet." "No." "You have to let this go, john, for me." "I can't keep going back and forth like this." "You have to promise me that you won't keep trying to find me." "Goodbye." "A little early for gardening, isn't it?" "It's cooler before the sun gets high." "I'm going to go up the street to the bakery, get some bagels." "If the phone rings, don't pick it up." "It's just people wanting a comment about the trial later today." "[Telephone ringing]" "See?" "What?" "You ever get the feeling you're doing the wrong thing for all the right reasons?" "[Answering machine beeps]" "[Baby-talking]:" "Let's check the carrots, huh?" "You don't know about carrots?" "Oh, you're going to love them." "You've reached jeremy and karen." "Leave a message." "We'll get back to you." "Jeremy, this is john smith." "Keep your wife out of the garden." "It's a little early for gardening, isn't it?" "It's cooler before the sun gets high." "I'm going to go up the street to the bakery, get some bagels." "If the phone rings, don't pick it up." "It's just people wanting a comment about the trial later today." "[Phone ringing] See?" "Come on, answer the damn phone." "You've reachedjeremy and karen." "Leave a message..." "Check the carrots... you don't know about carrots?" "[Gasping] Karen, back up!" "Mr. Janus." "I never grasped the notion of running until one's lungs explode as an endorsement for healthy living." "What's on your mind?" "The future." "More to the point, yours... both personal and professional." "If this is about miranda, i had a long heart-to-heart with her last night." "She's, uh, she's not going to be a problem." "That's excellent news." "I'm curious, did this heart-to-heart happen before or after she went to johnny smith's house?" "What are you talking about?" "They spent several hours inside the house." "She got home just before daylight." "I don't understand." "Why would she... perhaps if you spoke to her again?" "Speak to her?" "What would you suggest i speak to her about?" "Johnny smith?" "It seems like that's the only thing we have in common anymore." "Nah, this... this is going to go on and on." "How would you suggest i handle the situation?" "I'll leave that decision up to you." "This is a turning point for us, malcolm." "Don't disappoint me." "Are you okay?" "I didn't see it." "How did you know it was there?" "It's a long story." "So, it can't kill anyone now?" "Not for a few hours." "Not until it has a chance to produce more venom." "It'll make you sick as a dog." "This particular venom affects the heart." "May i ask what you need it for?" "Somebody wants to send a message." "How much for the venom?" "I can't sell that to you." "Just a pin prick of this stuff can kill a person." "I guess i'll just have to take it, then." "Karen!" "What happened?" "Okay." "Two hours and counting." "That's all?" "I didn't realize it was so late." "Are you okay?" "Yeah, just over-excited." "Because, you know, i could pull the car around back, and you and i could be in canada by the time they cut the cake." "Canada?" "It was a joke." "Yeah." "Hey." "I'd like to speak to miranda, if i could." "Um, right now?" "It's all right, katy." "Could you get me some water?" "I'll be right back." "I don't think she likes me too much." "She doesn't know you." "I just wanted to see you one last time." "You know, before..." "before we get married." "I meant everything i said last night." "I don't think i've ever bared my soul like that to anyone." "I love you, miranda." "I just wanted to tell you that." "That's all." "I think it was meant as a warning." "A warning?" "Somebody wanted to scare you, somebody who's afraid that you might talk." "That thing could have killed my wife, my child." "Look, people get nervous." "You know, lives are on the line." "The question now is, what are you going to do to protect yourself?" "Yeah, andy, it's jeremy." "How fast can you get a press conference together?" "Congressman, can we ask you a few questions?" "Is this being broadcast live?" "On the faith heritage network." "Ah, stillson loves his camera time." "Congressman, given your stormy history with greg stillson, are you surprised to be here today?" "Congressman stillson and i disagree about how best to run this state, but today is about family, and on that subject, i think we're both in agreement." "Excuse me." "Congressman, one more question... [bruce]:" "It's a good thing you kept that business card." "The important thing is that we get janus' name on the record as the source of the security leak." "Miranda's set to go down the aisle in less than an hour." "Here we go." "Thank you for coming on such short notice." "I believe in the power of the press." "I've dedicated my life to it, but my family hasn't." "There's a threat to our liberty, but it's not from foreign aggressors." "It comes from within." "It saddens me to reveal a source i've sworn to protect, but whom i feel has violated that trust." "My source's name is... michael scannell, congressman pat kelly's chief of staff." "Did he just say scannell?" "S not blblackmailing jeremy tomlin." "It was scannell." "How?" "Well, he must've set him up, or dug up some dirt on him, or something to get him to go along with the idea." "I'm sure scannell never knew who he was dealing with." "Janus... he used the snake to put the fear of god into tomlin because he knew that he'd name scannell and bring down stillson's biggest political obstacle." "It's actually brilliant." "And i helped him every step of the way." "What do you need it for?" "Somebody wants to send a message." "How much for the venom?" "The venom." "The what?" "In my vision, janus' security guy took the snake and a vial of venom." "Yeah, but what do you need snake venom for?" "Just a pin prick of this stuff can kill a person." "Miranda." "It has to be miranda." "Hold on." "[Tires squealing]" "I hope you're not contemplating a jump?" "Where's katy?" "I believe she had an emergency phone call." "Family matter." "I don't believe we've formally been introduced." "I know who you are." "I'd appreciate it if you'd leave." "Weddings are one of those ancient rituals i've never understood." "Did you know that very few members of the animal kingdom actually mate for life?" "Well, you'd be the expert on animal behavior." "There's a tribe in africa... where the bride's entire family enters the sleeping hut the morning after the wedding, and if there's no blood found in the marriage bed, the woman is dragged to the center of the village" "and stoned to death." "It's considered a sign of betrayal." "It's fortunate that civilization has come so far, wouldn't you agree?" "Why are you here?" "I bring a peace offering from the groom." "The congressman had planned to present them to you sooner, but as fortune would have it, he misplaced one of them." "I know how much it would mean to him to have you wear them today." "Stunning." "Truly... stunning." "[Tires squealing]" "[***]" "[Softly]:" "Ow." "[***]" "Congressman kelly, what's your reaction to jeremy tomlin's statement indicating your office as the source of leaked information concerning homeland security?" "What are you talking about?" "Tomlin just finished a press conference in which he claims to have documentation and recordings of your top aide passing security documents." "No comment." "Let's go." "One more question, sir." "[Wedding band playing]" "[Playing sustained note]" "[Band falls silent]" "[Murmuring]" "It's miranda!" "She's not breathing!" "[Gasping]" "[***]" "[***]" "[Siren walls]" "[Newscaster]:" "Almost two days after the news of miranda ellis' tragic death, and still her friends and family remain numb." "It seems unfathomable that such a young, energetic woman could be gone so suddenly." "As her family, including grieving fiance congressman greg stillson, honored her last wishes to have her ashes spread on the ocean she loved so much." "Miss ellis suffered from a heart condition as the result of a childhood illness." "Unfortunately, that heart proved too weak to realize what should have been the happiest day of her young life." "Miranda ellis was 24 years old." "You can't sit here all day." "You see this?" "Congressman kelly resigned today." "They did it, bruce." "They did it all." "The television says miranda had a heart condition." "Right?" "Her father confirmed it in the newspaper." "She was poisoned." "Why do you think she was cremated so quickly?" "You should have gone to the police." "With what?" "Visions?" "These people don't leave loose ends." "Did you see this article?" "It's about how stillson is seen as a grieving fiance, and how that translates into votes." "You think they didn't know that?" "[Doorbell chimes]" "Oh, man, i'm not even here." "[Door opening]" "I owe you an apology." "What are you talking about, gene?" "Malcolm janus came to see me a couple days ago." "He gave me this envelope and told me not to open it until the proper time." "He said he'd written it for greg stillson, something concerning miranda." "Janus wrote something about miranda?" "[Choking up]:" "It's not even his handwriting, i checked." "He'd just deny it." "But there's no way on earth to prove that this came from him." "I assumed that it was something to do with the wedding ceremony." "After miranda collapsed... i opened it and read it." "What's in the envelope, gene?" "[Sobbing softly]" "It's her eulogy." "The son of a bitch wrote her eulogy the day before she died!"