"Found this one hiding" "In the captain's quarters." "I was hardly hiding." "I was doing my hair." "She had the door locked." "It is my room." "I'm afraid that's no longer true." "I wouldn't be so hasty." "Sam's quarters are drafty." "You might want a little extra warmth." "Signorina Allegra Bracchioforte de Venezia" "At your service." "Charmed." "Is she the last one?" "I smelled a few rats" "Crawling around in the bilge," "But we'll get them." "Throw her overboard." "Wait, wait!" "One of your rats," "Amelie, our engineer," "She's quite loyal to Sam." "A little infatuated, actually." "She knows every inch of this ship." "I might be able to help you smoke her out." "So, why are you telling me this?" "Guess." "I think you like power." "I think whoever controls the boat" "Has power," "And if it's not going to be you," "Then there are..." "Other ways to exert control." "I am transparent to you," "Unable to hide my motivations," "Which is a good basis for a partnership, no?" "Besides, you need me." "I was Sam's confidante," "Privy to all his plans to find the source." "I don't care about Clemens' idiotic quest." "I have an agenda of my own." "Really?" "Does it involve adventure?" "If you call armageddon a lark." "I'm going to wage war on the gods," "Shake the heavens," "And bring this entire farce to a conclusion." "Now, if you wish to participate," "You'd best prove as useful as you say," "Because I'm not good with disappointment." "Nothing." "No footprints on the other side?" "I don't know about Hal," "But Matt would have fought like hell." "Even if he couldn't swim to shore," "I mean..." "He just would have floated downriver." "No." "He was shot two times." "I couldn't save him today." "I couldn't even do that." "I just..." "I just watched my friend go down in the water." "There is but one path we can choose." "We are never going to catch them." "We are never going to catch them" "By following the river." "We're tortoises," "And that hare ain't getting any slower." "You all right, Mr. Porter?" "Not really." "No sign of Hal, and..." "Matt's gone." "I can't believe those words are coming out of my mouth." "Well, are you certain?" "Yeah." "What about Tomoe?" "Is she certain?" "She says the only way to find them" "Is to join 'em," "And I don't know." "I've already been around here twice." "I just can't do it again." "Everyone must heed their calling in this life," "Especially here." "Her decision is no more or less valid than yours." "We will see them all again," "Rest assured." "The only real enemy in this life is despair, my friend." "I know that." "I've been there myself." "I lost my wife," "My daughters," "And I woke up here alone." "I found one infallible solution." "Hey, maybe this is not the time..." "I am pontificating." "Anger." "That's the cure for what ails you." "You get yourself good and riled up." "That's what I did," "Transformed myself into a mean-spirited, stubborn," "Irascible hornet." "Raged at the world!" "Anger is a distraction." "Purpose." "Purpose is a gift from allah." "We're spending too much time winding back and forth." "The nottie has to stick to the river." "We sure as hell don't." "Cross the mountains?" "Revenge," "Our most comforting friend," "Is waiting for us on that boat." "I've been a poor husband." "I wasted our lives on war" "And grasping for power." "I ask for your forgiveness." "They will remember you" "Long after I have been forgotten." "Little girls will ride their ponies," "Pretending to be Tomoe Gozen." "I will find you." "Welcome back, Mr. Ellman." "Judging by your reaction," "Your last few moments in the river" "Were not all that pleasant." "Please keep that in mind as we proceed." "What are you doing to me?" "Where am I?" "Jessie?" "It's okay, babe, I'm coming." "I'm sorry, baby." "That's why I was afraid to pull you into my life." "I never wanted anything to happen to you." "I saw a ring." "A ring..." "Was it for me?" "Yeah." "Then I'm happy." "My answer is yes." "No..." "No." "No, Jess..." "Jessie..." "No, Jessie, wake..." "Jessie, wake up." "Wake up, baby." "Jess..." "No..." "Hmm, a good strong emotional memory." "No!" "No, that's not the way it happened." "Perhaps yes," "Perhaps no." "Who's to say?" "I was there." "That is not the way it happened!" "I'm confused." "You wish with all your being" "That that was the way it happened, yes?" "So, what's the difference?" "What the hell are you doing to me?" "What the hell are you doing to me?" "That's not the way it happened!" "That's not the way it..." "That's not..." "That's not the way it happened..." "That was..." "Vigorous." "When I was a soldier in India," "I came across a book called the Kama Sutra." "It was..." "Quite educational." "It won't work, by the by..." "Seducing me so that I will relax my guard," "And you can find the opportune moment to strike." "From one serpent to another." "Yes, we are despicable creatures, aren't we?" "And yet I died of old age" "In my own bed," "With my wife at my side." "Oh?" "A moral lesson?" "Quite the opposite, really." "My death was more..." "Poetic," "Poisoned by a rival." "Well, just so as you know," "I never drink or eat anything" "That I haven't prepared myself." "Very healthy of you." "Show me that twisty one again." "No, not now." "Work to do." "Worlds to end." "You really intend to destroy this place?" "Watch and see." "No!" "Well, I think that's quite enough" "Of that nonsense." "So who exactly is it you're looking for?" "Am I that obvious?" "This world is home" "To thousands of villages" "And hundreds of thousands of people," "Perhaps all of humanity at one point or another," "And everyone is looking for someone." "Including yourself?" "I may be the exception." "I'm looking for a way out." "Though you may be an argument to the contrary." "You son of a bitch!" "Clearly, not an image you wish to cherish." "It's not real." "This," "All those images in my head," "It's just some sick game you're playing!" "None of it's real!" "Is it?" "Is this real?" "Define "real."" "Interesting." "You have no grailband," "You stopped Pizarro," "You almost took the ship from Burton," "And yet you expect me to believe" "That was all random chance?" "What did they ask of you?" "The second chancers?" "What did they ask you to do?" "I have no idea what you're talking about." "I just want to find her!" "Jessie!" "The girl you showed me in my dreams." "I just want to find the real Jessie." "I just want to find the real Jessie." "That's it." "Perhaps that was the real Jessie," "The one so vividly displayed," "Or would you prefer to cling onto a burnished image" "From the past?" "You're so good at reading the bumps on my head," "You tell me." "Sadly, I suspect" "You would not be able to accept the truth." "I have no reason to accept your truth." "If you wish the discomfort to end," "You will." "You don't have the slightest clue who I..." "Am." "You have a surprising appetite for abuse." "It would seem you've come to the right place." "Leave me alone." "If I had to come back from the dead," "Why not somewhere hot, man, like Jamaica?" "This is not Eyrie." "You may want to conserve energy." "We've got a long climb ahead of us." "Look, man, I hate waiting, man." "I always have." "Not much on sleep, either, I'd say." "Hey, sleep is for the rich." "I prefer the casino." "Good place to hang out all night," "And it kinda keeps me out of the upper tax bracket." "A man after my own heart." "I too enjoy a good wager." "It's another slaver camp." "Same as every grailstone" "Between here and the river." "Nine slavers, a dozen slaves." "What is up with mankind and slavery?" "Each grailband only works once a day," "So if you want to eat well..." "The strong will always prey on the weak." "That is the sad nature of humanity." "Hey, Sam," "I've been meaning to ask you," "What was it like in the civil war?" "Nothing civil about it." "There is one more thing." "I saw one of our friends down there..." "Hal." "He's being held captive." "So, if the professor made it," "What about Matt?" "Then it's settled." "We're taking the stone." "Three to one odds," "The element of surprise on our side." "Could be worse." "Allons enfants de la patrie..." "Le jour de gloire est arrivé..." "You enjoy fighting far too much." "Yeah, it beats driving a taxi." "All right, Mr. Porter." "Here we go." "Coming." "Jessie..." "Jessie?" "She said to tell you" "She was in love with another man," "And to give you this." "Jessie!" "We are not your enemies, Mr. Ellman." "Our salvationist cause seeks to free you and your kind" "From this eternal riverworld prison," "But you are too pathologically stubborn," "And your animosity for Mr. Burton" "Runs too deep for you to be useful." "Can I..." "Can I go back to being dead now?" "Oh, I would have you killed," "But that would only facilitate your eventual resurrection" "By your champions," "Who are deluded enough to believe" "That this farce of an existence" "Is a second chance." "They are pathetic dreamers and will soon be defeated." "Enjoy your stay with us, Mr. Ellman," "Which will be eternal," "Unless your nemesis, Mr. Burton," "Can bring this world to an end." "If I were you," "I would pray for his success." "Tomoe Gozen..." "Go and find him." "He needs your help." "Hello?" "Is someone there?" "Can you hear me?" "Yes..." "Who are you?" "Please answer me." "Jessie?" "Jessie, is that really you?" "Oh, God, Mattie!" "I can't believe you're here." "Jessie, are you all right?" "How long have you been here?" "I think..." "Four years." "Maybe more." "I..." "I stopped counting." "Four years?" "I looked for you." "I hoped you were somewhere along the river, and..." "Shh, shh, shh, it's all right." "I'm..." "I'm here, Jessie." "I'm here now." "What have they been doing to you?" "They're messing with me, playing mind games," "Make me think things about you." "Me?" "What have they been saying?" "That you were with some guy on the river," "Crap like that" "To try and break me," "But it's not working," "So they try to drown me," "But that's not working either." "So they're basically screwed." "God, Jessie, I've missed you." "I just want to wrap you up" "And not let go." "Mattie..." "I need to tell you." "There was someone." "Burton?" "You know him?" "Yeah." "We've met here on the river." "When I woke up on the riverworld," "It was insane." "Richard saved me." "Yeah, I saw it." "I saw it all." "He set out to explore the riverworld," "And I joined him," "But it was hoping to find you," "Hoping to find out why we were here." "I'm sorry, mattie." "It's okay, Jess." "I can't imagine what you've been through." "We're together now." "Thank you." "Right now we've got to figure out a way" "To get out of this asylum." "Mattie!" "Mattie, they're coming!" " Jessie!" " No, please!" "Leave her alone!" "Help!" "No!" "No, Jessie!" "This is no pleasure cruise," "Gentlemen!" "Nyet..." "We're just travelling upriver to end the world." "Now, get back to work and find our hidden friends." "We'll need that woman engineer before we reach the tower." "Get up!" "You know," "I hate to give idiots of that magnitude credit," "But they're going to find us sooner or later." "I should have disabled the engines" "When I had the chance." "Oni." "You..." "Told me to find him and to help him." "Who?" "He will come." "You are prepared to fight." "Good." "Oh, my God!" "Oh, thank you." "No problem, my friend." "Antonio?" "Last time I saw Antonio was on Sam's boat," "But listen, how'd you get here?" "I'm not really sure." "I-I remember going underwater." "I woke up on the river" "Somewhere not far from here." "I never thought I'd see any of you again." "You're safe..." "How do you do it, huh?" "Just fht like that" "And sit there like it doesn't even touch you?" "We were fighting the good fight." "There is no institution in human history" "I detest more than slavery," "But try as I might," "My eyes are inevitably drawn," "Not to the joyful faces of the free," "But the still expressions of the dead." "Insha'Allah." "I tell myself" "That what happens on the battlefield" "Is the will of allah," "But the truth is," "They are dead, and I am not," "And I prefer it that way." "Look, you freed these people." "They're going to want to thank you," "So why don't you try and look like" "You think you did the right thing, eh?" "Aw, hell." "Why not?" "Matt, don't!" "It appears you were correct, Mr. Ellman." "You are hopelessly obstinate and disruptive." "I've been trying to explain" "To your friend, Mr. Ellman," "That Mr. Burton is only doing" "What is necessary," "What is right." "It is the others" "Who are wrong." "I'm pleased to see that you at least agree with me." "You're wrong." "I understand why richard wants to destroy this world," "But I never agreed with his methods." "He is a man from another era," "One less sentimental than your own," "But that does not negate his logic." "It negates everything." "He's a dangerous man who has to be stopped." "Jessie..." "Don't say any more." "I see." "Then as long as your attachment remains with Mr. Ellman," "You are compromising yourself," "And our efforts." "Unless you convince me otherwise," "Neither of you will ever see the light of day again." "No, no!" "I'll be waiting, come find me." "Come find me, Matthew." "Phantom..." "More treachery!" "Not that you weren't a gracious host," "But I got to run." "Your grailband, my dear." "Pardon?" "I'm unbound, and I'm famished." "Destroying the world as we know it" "Can work up quite an appetite." "What the hell's in there?" "The fusion reactor." "It was given to Sam." "We must be near a grailstone." "It's sending energy to the orb inside." "I've been thinking," "Each grailstone we pass" "Is more powerful than the last." "That means we have to stop Burton now," "Before he gets to the source itself." "Okay, let's do this." "No, no." "It's too dangerous." "Here." "She told me "he" would be waiting" "And would need my help," "And she did not say which "he."" "I hope you're not disappointed." "It is always a pleasure to serve a friend." "Matthew." "Okay, so what now?" "I'm going to help you." "Where are we?" "No idea." "Tomoe, the caretaker," "Did she say anything about Jessie?" "No, nothing." "She was with me in that prison," "At least a vision of her." "Did she speak to you?" "She said she'd be waiting." "But where?" "Too many questions obscure the path." "What is it?" "I think I've been here before." "When?" "First, you must prostrate yourself." "Forehead, palms, knees and toes touch the ground." "You got to admire the man" "For sticking to his guns," "Theologically speaking." "Well, we're going to need all the prayers we can get." "Since climbing those mountains" "Looks to be suicide?" "Basically." "Then we'd all be scattered, lost," "And I'd have no chance" "Of ever finding Antonio again." "Don't get me wrong." "I'm going." "I just don't like the odds." "Well, if I played the odds, I'd have been an attorney." "Hell, even the real huck finn" "Had more sense than me." "He ended up a justice of the peace." "Time to roll the dice." "Did I hear someone say "dice"?" "Mr. Porter, you are too much." "Roast squab with honey." "This is a dish I haven't sampled" "Since cairo." "I'm glad to be of service," "With every dish you desire." "Saboteurs!" "The prisoners are escaping!" "Get them!" "Imbeciles..." "You, go, save yourself!" "No!" "Listen, you saved me earlier." "We're in this together." "Come on, let's go!" "That way." "No, I can't." "I can't go any further." "No." "No!" "The bomb goes off and Burton wins?" "Then we never get to see the people that we care about" "Ever again." "No way." "You think this is easy for me?" "That ship was my life." "There's one way out of this." "What, the suicide express?" "Is that even real?" "You have done it." "Three times." "No, I can't do that." "Not because I am afraid." "I have to believe Sam and Youseff and the others" "Are coming for us." "If we never went to the club that night," "Hal would still be with me." "And if pigs had wings," "They would be eagles." "But I think not." "I think a pig..." "Is just a pig." "You know, I finally figured it out," "Who you remind me of." "When I was a student, there was a boy." "He didn't like the idea of women becoming engineers," "So he came to my school," "And he shot every woman he could find." "I remember when he aimed his rifle at me," "His eyes were blank." "Reality didn't matter." "Other people's lives didn't matter," "Only the puppet show inside his head." "You have the same eyes." "If you had seen what I have seen..." "Your eyes would be dead, too." "Do people actually do this for fun?" "Well, it is an unassailable fact" "That, as a recreational activity," "Mountain-climbing appeals chiefly to lunatics," "Suicides," "And the british." "Like rugby." "Are you trying to upstage me, Mr. Porter?" "Not likely, Mark Twain." "Do you want to stand here" "Talking all day," "Or do you want to climb a mountain?" "You know, sergeant mbaye," "If I ever novelize our adventures," "You will be facing a considerable rewrite." "Matthew, where are we?" "What is wrong?" "This place," "I don't know what's real anymore." "Are you really here?" "Am I?" "Is any of this real?" "Matthew..." "I've got an idea," "Why don't you" "And the rest of the blue man group" "Just kill each other" "And leave the rest of us the hell alone?" "You are asking the wrong question." "Her lies and illusions mean nothing." "Ask her about what does matter." "Is Jessie alive?" "She is." "Take me to her." "You're so damn powerful, take me to her now!" "It's all about using her." "I finally figured it out." "I'm right, aren't I?" "You will find your friends" "Climbing that next mountain range." "Burton is 400 miles to the north." "You have only one more day to stop him." "And how are we supposed to travel 400 miles" "In 24 hours?" "A ship..." "A ship that flies." "A zeppelin." "This doesn't bother you?" "Being used as puppets?" "Fighting a war we barely understand?" "Saving the world," "Stopping evil," "Rescuing the woman you love?" "I have fought wars for less." "That's the first thing I've heard in days" "That makes any sense." "Come on." "I got you." "Yeah, come on." "We've got a long way to go." "Come on." "You're killing me." "Sam..." "Sam!" "What do you want from us?" "It doesn't make any sense!" "You're a coward!" "You're a murderer!" "You're a yellow son of a bitch!" "I think..." "I think I'll..." "Just sit here for a while and..." "Look out at the world." "Come on, gentlemen." "Let's find Antonio and the others." "I want my damn boat back." "Okay, pal, sorry to do this," "But the lady and I need a ride." "You the pilot?" "Then you're going to help us" "Get on that machine, okay?" "Now, I'm going to take my hand away," "But if you scream..." "Let's just say" "The little lady doesn't like loud noises." "Okay?" "You folks in some kind of trouble," "Or are you looking for some?" "Maybe a little of both." "Aces." "I love a good dust-up." "Eddie chung, nice to meet you..." " Edward!" " Hey, boss!" "Is everything all right?" "Yeah, yeah, just picked up a couple hitchhikers here." "Guys, this is ludwig durr," "The man who built the hindenburg." "Matt Ellman." "Wie geht's?" "This is my friend, Tomoe Gozen." "Tomoe Gozen?" "I am a student of the ancient warriors." "Hercules, achilles," "Even alexander the great," "But to meet Tomoe Gozen is indeed a fantastic honor." "Hajimemashite!" "Hajimemashite." "Come!" "To the herumferzen, ja?" "It's a dead end." "Dead end..." "No food, no water," "And now nowhere to go?" "Well, on the bright side," "We're already dead!" "All right, all right, we..." "I suppose we'll just have to double back," "Look for another route." "Double back?" "Yes." "Double back..." "Or we could fly." "Now, is that some kind of senegalese aphorism?" "Faith in allah will give us wings?" "Or maybe mohammed can move this damn mountain" "Out of our way?" "No, what he meant was..." "We could fly." "We could fly." "Hello!" "We can fly!" "There they are." "I see them." "Dead slow." "You miss me, brother?" "Look, man, don't be hugging me, man." "Watching you die shook me up." "Oh, well, I'm sorry, man." "Next time I die, I'll tell you to look away." "All right, dumbass." "So, we catch up to Burton and those guys," "And then what?" "Then we take the boat back." "Oh, okay," "And how exactly are you planning to do that?" "Repairs complete, captain." "All ahead full, comrade Evgeny." "We have a lot of time to make up." "Yes, sir." "And this is the observation room." "It is as precise a replication of the original designs" "As I could create" "Under these difficult conditions." "Well, that clock's still a few minutes off" "There, ludwig." "The clock is not off, Edward." "The planet is off." "She's a most magnificent vessel, mein herr." "Ludwig, in your travels," "How much of the riverworld have you seen?" "Oh, only a small portion." " Danke." " Bitte." "The planet is so vast." "By my calculations," "It is over 100 times the size of the earth." "100 times bigger?" "Well, the almighty did a pretty good job" "Of making man feel puny on earth." "What do the gods intend here?" "That seems to be the question of the day." "What the hell happened on earth?" "I mean, I've heard that it was blown up" "Or obliterated by someone or something," "So if anybody's heard anything," "Now's the time to share." "It is possible that there was a..." "An event." "As a man who makes a modest living" "Toiling as a wordsmith," "I would have to say that if the lovely blue planet," "Which had been my home for some 75 years," "Was suddenly and irrevocably reduced" "To ash and cinder," "The word "event"" "Is hardly the one I would choose to employ." "Pardon me," "But it is an acceptable scientific term." "Besides, we have no proof," "Only speculation," "That the earth was attacked" "And destroyed." "I knew it." "I knew I wasn't killed" "By my downstairs neighbor leaving the gas on again." "Attacked by whom?" "I have no answer for that." "If you will excuse me." "I must speak to Edward." "The starboard rudder is off by two degrees." "If you don't mind." "Not at all." "Enjoy." "She might be gone." "Mother earth." "She may be no more." "You seem troubled, Matthew." "I do?" "What were you looking for" "Out there?" "I don't know." "Answers..." "Guidance." "You are trying too hard." "Just..." "Be." "Yeah?" "My mother used to say that." "Well, not exactly that." "She'd tell me to stop thinking so much." "Be Matthew." "The rest will follow." "Do not worry." "I did not come here to interfere." "Good." "So how about you drop me off" "Somewhere inside." "I want to be sure that you grasp" "The seriousness of what you're about to do." "Oh, I'm getting the serious part." "You will condemn yourself and your kind" "To an eternity of torture," "Including your beloved Jessie." "What do you know about Jess?" "In fact, what the hell do you know about anything human?" "Yes, you are correct." "I know little of your kind," "But I do have the advantage" "To be able to foretell certain events." "Based on our projections..." "Screw your projections." "You want to stop me from killing Burton," "Throw me off, right here, right now." "Please..." "You know we are only able to intercede" "On a limited basis." "Oh, really?" "So back in the bat cave" "That was only a limited version" "Of water-boarding?" "I only came here today to suggest that you turn back." "What lies ahead will haunt you and your race for a very long time." "*** a strange woman in a hooded robe" "That seems we all have the same mysterious benefactor" "And the same enemies." "Burton's caretaker was just here." "One of the salvations" "We had an interesting conversation on the starboard wing." "What?" "Don't worry, we didn't bend anything." "I'm gonna have to now assume that sir dick knows we're coming after him." "And he will be prepared." "You have my solemn oath that I will never abandon this ship." "On my life." "One thing is for certain..." "It shall be one hell of a contest." "On the rocks." "Bring her around." "Bring her around." "Get out." "I was surprised to get your message." "I trust you know what this means for us." "I hear too many sweets can kill you." "The captain's not here." "He's busy." "Yes, I am aware of that." "But a big strong man like you must be hungry, no?" "You know he'll kill me if he saw me take any of this." "Of course, he'll kill me anyway." "Still," "I want to be around a little longer." "Hey, guys, come here, have a look." "There she is." "Dead ahead." "Time to take back that which is mine." "My apologies, that which is ours." "No, Sam, she's all yours," "And I'm not talking about the boat." "I thank you, sir." "What is that?" "The dark tower." "I've heard of it." "I was never sure it really existed." "The dark tower?" "Otherwise known as the source." "The source from which this river flows, the source of all things along its banks, both good and bad." "Gentlemen, I believe a new day is upon us." "Captain, sir, you might want to come see this." "Friends of yours?" "If I had friends that could fly," "Why would I steal this thing?" "Shoot them!" "Shoot them out of the sky!" "Rocket!" "Keep firing." "We're hit!" "Port-side engine!" "Feathering prop now!" "Eddie, we need to stop them from firing." "You need to get us down there fast." "Getting down there fast will not be a problem." "Well, how about stopping?" "Is that going to be a problem?" "Okay, now I'm mad." "Bring them down, gentlemen." "Whatever you have to do, bring that damn thing down." "Clever little minx." "A beautiful ship." "Boss!" "I don't know how much longer this thing'll hold together." "All right, now, what did you call" "This technique again, Mr. Porter?" "Jumping!" "Okay, Sam, it's not a riverboat," "But you're still the captain." "What do you say?" "Seems like a damn fool idea to me!" "And that's exactly why I like it!" "Who's next?" "Okay, let's go." "Go, Eddie." "Save yourself." "Ludwig, what about you?" "If I am to die," "I prefer to go facing into the wind." "Just like old times, huh?" "Ain't no thing." "We'll use this." "Don't rush me." "This takes time." "You okay?" "I seem to be afraid of heights." "Keep your eyes on me the whole time, you don't let go until I say." "Okay?" "What about our two little mice?" "What about them?" "Ludwig, we're coming in fast." "Drop it!" "Allahakbar!" "Brace yourself!" "***" "When this is over," "I am going to have to teach you how to fight." "When this is over," "I never want to see a sword again." "Just like a man" "To only show up for dessert." "My darling," "You never cease to amaze me." "Don't get sentimental." "I'm only backing the winner," "As always." "I assure you, I have no time for sentiment." "I did a little baking for the boys." "Allegra Braccioforte..." " Amore mio..." "You make me crazy." "When's this going to end?" "Give me a shovel." "Matthew, Burton." " Help!" " Help us!" "Fire!" "Help us!" "Come on!" "Inside!" "Help us, please!" "Amelie?" "Matthew?" "Down here!" "Over here." "Amelie, get out of there!" "Where's Simon?" "I thought he was with you." "Have you seen Burton?" "We are too late." " Matt!" " Brother, you scared me." "What happened?" "I missed the boat, literally and figuratively." "I came down in the trees over there, and I just..." "I just knocked myself out." "That's a bad one." "I'm sorry you've been dragged into this." "Let's get you out of here..." "Just stay here till I get back, okay?" "Matthew!" "I am coming with you." "Tomoe..." "It might not be the best idea." "It was not a question." "Our fates are entangled somehow." "I want to see how it ends." "Get out of here!" "If something goes wrong up there," "Or it goes bad down here," "Don't sweat it." "We'll see each other in the next life, right?" "Okay?" "Right?" "Right." "Go on!" "Tomoe, behind you!" "Lay still, lay still." "Burton!" "Lay still." "Yoshinaka..." "Never would have let one soldier" "Delay his mission," "Not even me." "You know, I got to tell you," "This yoshinaka guy of yours," "He doesn't sound that great." "You are a true warrior, Matthew..." "And as such," "Never allow the indulgence of self-doubt" "To cloud your vision." "He's not with us." "Well, where is he?" "Where's Hal?" "I am sorry," "But somewhere down the river," "There's always a chance he may be there." "I just want this nightmare to end." "Well, you may get your wish." "What the hell..." "No, stop." "Jesse?" "You said he wouldn't be here." "Who?" "Who are you talking about?" "You!" "I don't understand, Jess." "Is this you?" "Are you real?" "Or is this another one of their chess games?" "Chess..." "One of my favorites." "Mine, too." "Your move." "No, his." "I'm sorry, Matt." "So, this was all planned?" "A charade?" "Everything in the prison cell?" "Why?" "You weren't supposed to be here." "Why couldn't you just give up," "Stop looking for me?" "We tried to tell you." "Does he really mean this much to you?" "Matt, this isn't about him." "I know you, Jess." "There is nothing that would ever turn you" "To something like this." "Never, not without him." "Don't fool yourself." "Look, this world isn't a dream," "It's a nightmare..." "One that has to stop." "Matt..." "I love you." "I will always love you." "Jess..." "This world is our home now." "It's all that's left." "Everything else is gone." "If you destroy it, there will be nothing." "We will be nothing." "Look at me." "Jess." "Look at me." "I can't." "Why are you doing this?" "You ever heard about rat-baiting?" "In the east end," "The common folk would catch rats" "And make them fight each other for sport." "That's what the riverworld is." "It's a vast barrel filled to the brim" "With the most dangerous vermin ever created," "Humans," "Battling each other for someone else's pleasure." "It's a game!" "And it's one I intend to end," "Now, on my terms." "So, it's a game, and you don't want to play." "I get that." "I'm not sure I want to play," "But what gives you the right" "To make that decision for everyone else?" "It's the only way!" "There's no escape." "Finally, they gift us with their presence." "If there's a God in this place I sincerely hope he's on our side" "Or impartial at the worst." "I thought you didn't believe in God." "I don't." "I'm merely thinking of the rest of you." "Our lords and masters." "You want to save this place?" "Then do something!" "Stop me!" "No, because you are cowards." "You are murderous cowards!" "Come on, Jess!" "Are you with me, girl?" "I don't know anymore." "How many days?" "How many days did you have with her?" "I had eight weeks." "56 days." "That's it." "That's all I was given." "But you know something?" "I'll take it." "200." "200...and 35 days... 235 days and today." "Those memories..." "You want them wiped out?" "Obliterated?" "Richard..." "Please." "You are right." "You are both..." "Right." "I'm being selfish and irrational," "And perhaps the rest of the rats" "Deserve a chance at such happiness," "And I am not a hero," "Or a builder, or..." "Someone who makes things better." "See, I'm a different kind of rat." "I'm a biter," "And I'm damned well going to bite!" "Burton, no!" "Run, Getty." "See you again, brother." "I am just gathering ***" "It is so good to see you my friend." "You too." "How long have you been here?" "Just one day." "Have you seen any of the others?" "You are the first," "Which feels right." "It makes me happy." "Do you know what happened?" "It is all a bit confusing." "Do you?" "I thought we were at the end of the world," "But apparently not." "I honestly don't know if it was all a dream." "Is that not how life is?" "But hearing you again," "I think we may have been dreaming the same dream." "You were hurt, right?" "Yes." "And you had found Jessie." "That's right." "I did." "But then what?" "Everyone is waiting for you." "Oh, you..." "Ugh, stop hugging me!" "Dude!" "I dropped a tear for you!" "It's good to see you, brother." "It's good to see you, too, man." "We've got lots to talk about." "Matthew..." "Assalamu alaikum." "Welcome back, my brother." "It's good to see you, my friend." "Yes." "Captain Sam Clemens, at your service." "Sam..." "Well..." "Here's to old friends." "Jessie..." "Where is she?" "We were hoping... *** hoping you might know more about that." "No, I just got here myself." "She's bound to be here soon, right?" "How long have you been here?" "Just long enough" "To get the boat back in ship shape." "I remain determined to go back to the source," "To unravel this mystery," "Claim this world as our own." "Is this the same boat?" "Not exactly." "So you've been here long enough to build a new one?" "Aw, got great sea legs, this girl." "You survived, and we didn't, is that it?" "None of us survived, Matt." "Sam and I were just the first ones back." "We've been collecting everyone else since then." "How long?" "It's been eight years." "Eight years?" "Son, if history has taught us anything," "If this place has educated us in the ways of this life..." "We all have to know there is hope." "Matt, there's aloways gonna be hope." "You did well, Matthew Ellman." "I didn't do anything." "It may not have seemed like much, but..." "You saved this world." "By forcing Burton off the tower," "The vessel's force field prevented the blast" "From fusing with the planet's power source." "I didn't force him to do anything" "He wasn't already prepared to do." "A sequence of events leads to a consequence." "You were principal to that sequence." "Without you," "The result would have been catastrophic." "We all died." "You're here now, aren't you?" "Not all of us." "Where is she?" "I don't know." "You're lying." "Like you, Jessie has no grailband." "I can't track her." "Then how..." "You can track my friends." "So as long as I'm with them," "You know where to find me." "Your sense of loyalty" "Was one of the reasons why we chose you." "I didn't ask to be chosen." "In fact, I'd rather be unchosen." "When the time is right, Matthew," "Once you have fulfilled your destiny." "What destiny?" "I just want to find Jessie!" "And so you shall, my friend." "And so you shall." "Aw, hell, it's not like there's any hurry." "We're going to be here a while," "And that's a certainty," "A damned dead certainty if ever there was one." "Full speed ahead, Mr. Youseff!" "We've got a long river to run."