"Lasttime..." "We discovered a side effect with the addition of a mercurial-based compound we call GC Divide." "Hey, where are you?" "Al-- whoa." "No, wait!" "I think I may have lost Alex." "I'll be right over." "What is this?" "What do you think?" "I'm your better half." "Hey, wait for me!" "I don't think so." "( Hinge creaking )" "This building's blowing up tomorrow afternoon." "Really?" "Cool." "You're starting to scare me." "We're going to run tests." "No, I'm sick of taking orders." "I wouldn't hold my breath for more testing." "This is my life." "I will live it like I want." "Please, come get me, Annie." "What's going on with you?" "I..." "I don't appreciate your tone one little bit." "Too bad." "( Horn honking )" "I'mAlexMack." "Iwasjustanaveragekid untilanaccident changed my life." "Andsincethen..." "Nothing'sbeenthesame." "( Zapping )" "MybestfriendRay  thinks it's cool." "MysisterAnnie thinks I'm a science project." "Ican'tletanyoneelse know ." "Notevenmy parents." "IknowtheChemicalPlant wants to find me andturnme into some experiment." "Butyouknowsomething?" "Iguess I'm not so average anymore." "Man ( On loudspeaker ):" "Attention..." "Help!" "...the demolition will take place in 20 seconds." "Please clear the area." "Ten... ( Ticking )" "Nine..." "Eight..." "Seven..." "Six..." "Five..." "Four..." "Three..." "Two..." "One." "What is going on with her?" "I'm sure she probably has a good reason." "I know I can be kind of annoying at times." "Robyn, don't go there." "I mean, she was totally rude to you." "You don't have to accept the responsibility." "I know, it's just that I don't really have many friends." "If I don't have Alex, I'm down to you." "Not that there's anything wrong with that at all." "Nothing." "Hey, Scott!" "Oh, what's up, Alex?" "How you doing?" "Good." "We'redoing fine, Alex." "I'm sorry." "Did I ask you over, too?" "No, you asked Scott but, as you can see, I'm with him." "I know you'd prefer I didn't exist but unfortunately" "I do." "( Telepathic hum )" "( Chuckles )" "Gosh." "Wow." "How dorky of you." "( Gasps )" "So, Scott..." "What's up with you and these really mean girlfriends?" "What?" "Last year was Jessica." "This year it's Kelly." "Are you attracted to these little..." "Witches, or what?" "Kelly comes off like that..." "We're not talking a heart of gold." "We're talking about a girl with no heart and I want to know what this says about you that you like these kinds of girls?" "Uh, you know, I..." "I got to get going." "I mean, I hope I didn't say anything wrong." "I'm just trying to be honest." "No, you know, I'll, um..." "I'll see you later." "Hi, honey." "Oh, Barbara, thanks for coming home so early." "Well, what is it?" "Well, I got a call from Lois Gantner." "She's a counselor at Alex's school." "Oh, no." "Yes, apparently, Alex was a problem all day not going to class talking back to her teachers." "Talking back to her teachers?" "A little bit." "Alex?" "Well, allegedly." "She was sent to the principal's office twice and she may be suspended but the counselor said she was willing to talk with us first." "We're meeting her in 20 minutes with or without Alex." "Where is she?" "She's not home yet." "If she isn't back soon we're going to have to leave anyway." "What do you think this is all about with her?" "I don't know, sweetheart but I'm really scared." "( Sighs )" "I'm really scared, Ray." "I just..." "I can't figure it out." "Annie, you have to figure it out." "She's turned into a monster." "Could the accident have affected her brain or her emotions or something?" "Anything's possible, Ray, anything." "But this can't be Alex." "I mean, if it is, then I totally destroyed her." "Annie, it was an accident." "It's not your fault." "Yes, it is." "You have to tell your parents." "Yeah, I'm going to have to tell them everything from the truck accident till now, everything." "You know what that means?" "( Sighs )" "( Sighs again )" "Yeah." "I..." "I just don't know what to say." "It must be difficult for you but I've seen cases like this before." "Now, has Alex been hanging around a different group of friends?" "No, not that we know of." "I know she's a good kid." "Sometimes children just decide they want to see how far they can push the boundaries." "Oh, this just seems so all-of-a-sudden to us." "It's so unlike her." "Well, be that as it may, Mrs. Mack you need to find a way to talk to her." "Now, I'll tell Principal Cunningham to hold off on a suspension for now but I expect her in tomorrow." "I want her to apologize to her teachers especially Mrs. Ward." "Of course-- no one wants to bite into their sandwich and find blackboard chalk." "Exactly." "Thanks for your understanding, Ms. Gantner." "Good luck." "( Door closes in background )" "Hello!" "( Rock music plays on TV )" "Where's Mom and Dad?" "Where are they?" "They are at school talking to one of your counselors." "That's where they are." "( Giggles )" "It isn't funny." "I think it is." "Alex, I really need to trust you." "Can you just tell me what's going on, please?" "Trust?" "What about you?" "!" "I trusted you, and you dumped some experimental chemical on me." "You're lucky I'm still here." "But this can't be you." "Stop fighting this." "I'm here, I'm your sister." "So things are going to be a little different." "Change is good." "From this point on, this is my life and there's nothing you can do about it." "She'sgone." "Figure it out, Annie." "Where's the other one?" "Where is she?" "!" "I doubt if she's anywhere." "We ended up in the pit of this abandoned warehouse." "( Sighs )" "Somehow, she got stuck in there and I got out." "Okay, she's alone in there." "Follow me and be careful with those balloons." "Come on." "( Doorbell rings )" "Now!" "Windy tonight, huh?" "( Jackhammer rattling )" "What happened?" "Oh, we blew this thing up today." "But my sister might have been in there." "Wait a second." "Is she, like, 14..." "blondish hair?" "I saw her walking around here before the demolition." "Is that the one?" "I don't know." "( Birds cawing )" "( Wind whistling )" "( Crickets chirping )" "Annie, did Alex get back yet?" "Yeah." "Um..." "S-s-sort of." "What is that supposed to mean?" "She was home a little while ago but..." "But what?" "( Sighs )" "Um..." "I really need to talk to you guys." "( Sighs )" "Let's go inside." "Alex?" "Alex, are you here?" "She probably left again." "Annie, you should have kept her here." "Mom, there's no stopping this Alex from doing whatever she wants." "Both:" "This Alex?" "Well... that's what I wanted to talk to you guys about." "( Sighs )" "Please be home, Annie please be home." "( Phone rings )" "I'll get it." "( Phone rings )" "Hello?" "Annie?" "It's me." "Which "me"?" "Alex?" "Is that Alex?" "No." "Um." "Annie, it's Alex." "Are you there?" "How do I know this is you?" "Did I call at a bad time?" "You sound busy." "I can call you back later." "Or... or I can just stay here overnight if it's too much trouble." "( Chuckles )" "No." "No, no." "I know it's you." "Tell me where you are and I'll get you." "Okay, I'm at the phone booth... where Hyssop meets Glenville." "Yeah, I know, near peaceful view." "I'll be right there." "( Dial tone )" "( Phone dialing )" "( Phone ringing )" "( Softly ):" "Ray?" "Yeah, I found her." "The only problem is" "I need a car, and I need a driver who's not going to ask a lot of questions." "No problem?" "Great." "Have him meet me outside and you come over and watch the house." "I do not need my parents to see two versions of Alex at the same time." "Okay." "That wasn't Alex?" "Who was it?" "( Gasps )" "Um, uh, that was Bryce." "Um, there was an accident at the library." "Some damaged books, but nothing serious." "Wait a second." "What did you want to tell us about Alex?" "Al..." "Alex." "Alex!" "Oh... nothing, Dad." "It wasn't a big deal." "I'll tell you later, okay?" "( Kisses ) Bye." "( Sighs )" "Annie, you beautiful thing" "I knew you'd need my help, sooner or later." "So where are we going?" "To pick up Alex." "She's in the field." "But I saw Alex two minutes ago across the street." "I yelled, but she ignored me." "Yeah?" "That wasn't her." "Sure looked like her." "Nope." "Okay." "So..." "Mm-hmm." "We are going..." "To head out to highway six where Pittsville Gardens meets peaceful view." "Perfect." "It's near the 19th Parallel." "The sewer system began in 1908." "When we get there, I'll tell you about it." "This will be great for the project." "( Gurgling )" "Something's wrong with the sink." "It's all backed up." "It was working fine a while ago." "I'll fix it later, honey." "( Phone rings )" "Where do you think she could be, Barbara?" "( Sighs ) I have no idea, George." "No idea." "Hello?" "This is Barbara Mack." "Hi." "Yes?" "What?" "Are you sure it was Alex?" "Oh, um, um..." "I'm, I'm terribly sorry." "We'll be right over." "This is a woman who lives down on court street." "She says that Alex is responsible for the power outages..." "On her block?" "Power outages." "Ray... would you mind waiting here?" "If Alex comes back, please, don't let her leave again." "Okay, sure, Mr. Mack." "( Car approaching )" "Alex." "Annie." "Alex!" "I can't believe" "Ray and Annie talked you into coming here by yourself." "Good for you." "Tell me what you've researched." "I'll take it from there." "We should get her back." "But I have so much stuff to show you." "This is where it all began." "Yeah, but look at Alex." "We should really get her home." "Boy, there are some people in this neighborhood with no sense of humor." "Al!" "Where is everyone?" "Out looking for you." "Gee, I hope they're having fun!" "( Sighs )" "( Zapping )" "( Groans )" "Leave me alone, Ray." "Thanks for everything, Uncle Cliff." "Hey, no problem." "And remember, kids:" "pipes are power." "See you." "Bye." "Thanks for everything, Uncle Cliff." "( Engine starting )" "Ray!" "Oh, Ray!" "Alex." "Where's the other one?" "Uh... up, upstairs." "( Giggling )" "Come on." "Ray, wait outside keep my parents from coming in and don't let the other Alex out." "Uh, okay." "Well, look who made it out alive." "I can't believe it." "We don't have much time." "Mom and Dad will be home any minute." "You two have to try to recombine now." "No way." "Come on, don't you want to go back to the way we were?" "Why?" "So we can go back to being just an average kid even though we have these awesome powers?" "If you saw things my way you'd never go back to that." "I'm free." "I can do what I want." "I don't have to listen to Annie, or Mom or Dad or even Mr. Cunningham." "I just do what I want." "It's great." "And everybody hates you." "So?" "Small price I have to pay." "If you don't recombine now how are we going to explain you both to Mom and Dad?" "Wewon'thave to explain anything." "You will." "This is your fault." "You never told Mom and Dad about the truck accident." "You haven't told them about this." "When they find out they're not going to be too happy." "When they get home, I'll change all that." "Yeah, too bad I won't be here for the big moment at the Mack house." "You want to recombine?" "You got to catch me first." "( Creaking )" "( Whooshing )" "( Roaring )" "( Sloshing )" "Sorry, it's only me." "( Disposal grinding )" "She's just going to come out upstairs or something." "Normally, yeah." "But I clogged the pipes earlier." "I know for a fact there's no way she can get through it." "Let her out." "( Zapping )" "( Crashing )" "( Shouts )" "I've got what I want, Annie." "When she re-forms in those pipes it's not going to be pretty." "But then we can both move on." "Let her out." "She will not be able to breathe!" "Shut up, Annie!" "( Gasps )" "Please..." "let her go." "You can both exist." "Don't be ridiculous." "When she's gone, no one will believe there was another Alex." "This is best for everyone." "( Metallic grinding )" "Just a few more seconds or so." "( Door opening )" "( Yells )" "Let go of me." "( Banging )" "Ray:" "Stay down." "Let go of me." "Ray, get this side, go." "Hold still." "Stop it!" "( Sloshing )" "( Dishwasher rumbling )" "( Rumbling continues )" "( Rumbling, popping )" "( Exploding )" "( Crickets chirping )" "It's me." "Mr. Mack:" "Alex!" "What is going on?" "I think that we're all okay now." "Alex just had to get this out of her system." "Annie, this is between your sister and us." "Mom..." "Dad..." "I'm sorry." "( Sighs )" "I'm so sorry." "Alex, do you think "sorry" is going to make up for everything you've done?" "I don't know what to say." "I didn't mean a thing I said." "Please believe me?" "( Sighing )" "Well, we'll talk about this later, okay?" "Oh." "( Sighs )" "Ah." "Alex:" "Anyway..." "I know problems at home aren't any excuse for what I did." "You guys are my best friends in the whole world, besides Ray." "And I didn't mean to hurt you." "I'm sorry." "Could you..." "Tell me when you're going to act like that so I can stay home that day?" "I'll never act like that again, Robyn, I promise." "Nicole, forgive me?" "Yeah, I forgive you." "Just don't act like that again, okay?" "I know, Miss Gantner..." "Detention." "Yes, Alex." "The first of many." "So I knocked you down with a zap?" "I kind of remember that." "It wasn't fun, though." "It was scary." "It made me think what it will be like when I won't know you anymore." "One day, we'll graduate, and go off to college and you'll forget about me." "Ray, I'll never forget about you." "I hope not." "She's not going to be so forgiving." "Guess not." "See you, Ray." "Later." "Annie, I got to admit it was kind of fun..." "Being the bad girl, a little." "Everybody wanted to kill you." "But I didn't care." "I guess this was the closest you ever came to telling Mom and Dad about me." "Yeah." "It's going to happen one day." "This made me realize it." "I guess it can't be our secret forever, hm?" "I love you, Annie." "I love you too, Alex." "Go to bed." "I'm sure you need your rest." "Definitely." "( Zapping )" "Captioned by Grant Brown"