"this is Mr MathiSOn hes a doctor" "AreyOu Okay?" "An ambulance is On the way" "thankyou" "IS there a nameyet?" "" "elijah" "IS he supposed to be Crying Like this?" "" "May I?" "" "[ShuShing]" "Can I have him back?" "" "What happened during the delivery?" "" "nothing/ It was very quick" "The babyjuSt wanted to come right Out" "There were no problems" "Did you drop him?" "" "Saleswoman;" "What?" "Did you drop this baby?" "" "jesus christ, no" "inform the ambulance that we have a situation" "ALL right/ molly" "I've never Seen///this" "It appears thatyOur baby has sustained some fractures while inSideyOur uterus" "his arms and his legs are broken" "[mother Crying]" "Conductor Over P.A.;" "This is Eastrail 1 77." "Next stop, Philadelphia." "[David grunts]" "[girl Humming]" "Kelly;" "Areyou alone?" "David;" "Yeah." "Yeah" "[Train passes]" "someone Left this magazine" "Want to take a look at it?" "" "Can I take a look at that One?" "" "Kelly;" "thanks." "David;" "You like sports?" "It'S my field" "I represent athletes/ I'm an agent" "David;" "Areyou looking for any male synchronizedswimmers?" "I'm thinking about getting into that." "IS that right?" "" "I 'm afraid Ofwater" "Think that'S a problem?" "" "[kelly SniCkerS]" "YOu represent someone in philadelphia?" "" "I'm meeting this player from temple university" "He'S a cornerback" "this kid is 6'1 ", 21 0 pounds" "He runs a 40 in 4/3 seconds" "He'S gonna be a god" "DOyOu Like football?" "" "NOt really" "[Train passes]" "I'm David Dunn" "kelly" "Hi" "Hi, nice to meetyOu" "David;" "Nice--Nice to meetyou." "HOw long areyOu gonna be in philadelphia?" "" "I'm married" "David;" "Great." "I'm sorry" "David;" "What areyou talking about?" "I" "I thinkyou misunderstood" "What I waS, uh" "David; s-saying" "I know" "I think I'm going to find another Seat" "David;" "I..." "I didn't mean, uh..." "[Train horn blowing]" "[music playing IndiStinCtLy on Tv" "Woman;" "That's what he fail to realize." "I look classy, not trashy." "Woman;" "I look classy, too." "What about me?" " DOn't I look classy?" "" "But I 'm afraid you forgot///this!" "Woman;" "And this!" "male voice;" "Where has you been, banana?" "male voice;" "Now I've gotyou, weasel." "reporter;" "Some cars are still on fire, and the debris is everywhere." "We are not sure at this time how rescue personnel will be able to get on scene at all." "Second reporter;" "Ifyou're just tuning in," "Eastrail train number 1 77 has derailedjust outside Philadelphia." "And we 're bringing you live coverage from SKycam 4." "reporter;" "Yes, that appears to be a rescue ambulance, and there are more behind it." "I can see on the access road." "I don 't Know how close they're gonna be able to get, David." "These are woods and, uh, trees." "Uh, it's gonna be a very diffcult rescue effort." "[monitor Beepi ng]" "[person Breathi ng]" "man;" "hack some ofthat off." "H i" "I 'm Dr/ Dubin" "YOu're in the emergency room in the philadelphia City hospital" "YOu were in a serious accident" "look at me" "HOw areyOu feeling?" " okay" "good" "I'm going to aSkyOu some questions" "HaveyOu ever had any heart Or asthma problems in the past?" "" "NO" "Kidney Or renal problems?" "" "NO" "Any allergies?" "" "NO" "Where wereyOu Sitting On the train?" "" "against the window" "In the passenger Car?" "" "Yeah" "Where are the Other passengers?" "" "was your family traveling with you?" "" "NO" "Did you get up from your Seat?" "" "AreyOu Certain you were in the passenger Car?" "" "yes" "Why areyOu looking at me Like that?" "" "your train derailed" "SOme kind Of malfunction" "They only found 2 people alive SO far" "Er Doctor;" "You and this man." "His skull was cracked open and most ofhis left side was crushed." "And to answeryour question, there are 2 reasons why I'm looking at you like this." "One, because it seems in a few minutes that you will offcially be the only survivor ofthis train wreck." "And two... because you didn 't break one bone." "You don 't have a scratch on you." "[NO audio]" "[Chatteri ng]" "[spoon CL i nki ng against bowl]" "David?" "" "What happened/// in New YOrk?" "" "I dOn't think I gOt the job" "David;" "I'm still going, uh..." "I'm still moving there." "J ust" "[I nhaLeS] oh, juSt--juSt not now" "good night" "good night" "[bell tolling]" "Priest;" "Sara Elaston..." "social worker at broad and locust community Center" "We pray fOryOur soul" "Kevin ELLiOt, businessman, father Of 6" "We pray fOryOur soul" "glen stevens/// researcher in the area OfLeukemia/// at drexel university" "We pray fOryOur soul" "Jennifer Pennyman" "Priest; third-grade teacher atJefferson Elementary." "We pray foryour soul." "[bell tolling]" "[Man laughs, Men Chattering]" "yes?" "" "IS noel in, ma'am?" "" "NO, Sir, he is not" "I read about you in the paper" "What?" "" "I waS in an accident once, too" "A horse almost trampled me tO death" "wow" "Had him put down" "That'S a Sad story" "could you ask noel something for me, please?" "" "proceed" "would you ask him to check how many sick days I've taken" "since I've worked here?" "" "That the entire message?" "" "yes, ma'am" "thankyou" "[Thunder]" "[coach blows whistle]" "Hey, noel" "Noel;" "What,you hityourhead on that train?" "Getyour brain to start working again?" "What?" "" "$40" "$40 what?" "" "YOu're getting a $40-a-week raise" "That'S it" "I checked/ you were right" "YOu've never taken a sick day/ 5 years, no sick day/ I get it/ you want a raise" "Smart way to make your point" "[CLOCkTiCking]" "[knock on door]" "IS joseph Okay?" "" "Yeah/ He'S asleep/ oh" "Uh" "I wanted to aSkyOu a question" "It'S gonna sound a little Strange, but, uh,just think about it for a second, Okay?" " okay" "When'S the last time I waS sick?" "" "DOyOu remember?" "" "Um, I dOn't know" "It'S been a while" "I haven't been sick this year, I know that/ okay" "DO yOu remember me getting sick?" "" "Um/// not a specific day" "What--What'S this about?" "" "Audrey, do you remember me ever getting sick?" "" "In the 3 years we Lived in this house?" "" "In the old apartment?" "" "BefOreJOSeph was born?" " before we ever got married?" "" "I--I Can't remember" "DOn'tyOu think that'S kind Ofweird, not remembering One cold Or a fever Or a sore throat?" "" "What doyou think it means?" "" "Um" "I think it means probably too tired to remember" "NO mOre Sitting in this room" "I Let it go On long enough" "I'm nOt going Out there anymore" "I'm nOt getting hurt again" "this was the last time, I told you" "YOu Can't do anything about that" "YOu might faLL between this Chair and that television" "Ifthat'S what god has planned fOryOu, that'S what'S gonna happen" "YOu Can't hide from it Sitting in a room" "They call me Mr/ glass at school because I break Like glass" "YOu make this decision now/// tO be afraid/// and you will never turn back" "YOurwhOLe Life, you will always be afraid" "[SniffleS]" "I gOt a present fOryOu" "Why?" "" "forget why" "YOu want it Or not?" "" "well, go get it, then" "Where is it?" " on a bench/// across the Street" "someone'S going to take it" "Then you better get Out there soon" "I bought a whole bunch" "There'LL be One ofthese waiting fOryOu every timeyOu want tO come Out here" "They Say this One has a surprise ending" "Adult Elijah;" "This is from Fritz Campion's own library." "This is before the first issue ofthe comic book hit the stands in 1 968." "It's a classic depiction ofgood vs. evil." "Notice the square jaw ofSlayer, common in most comic heroes." "And the slightly disproportionate size ofJaguaro 's head to his body." "This again is common, but only in villains." "businessman; mm-hmm." "Elijah;" "The thing to notice about this piece, the thing that makes it very, very special is its realistic depiction ofits figures." "When the characters reached the magazine, they were exaggerated... as always happens." "This is vintage." "WeL L " "wrap it up" "YOu've made a considerably wise decision" "well, my kid'S gonna go berserk" "once again, please?" "" "My son Jeb-- it'S a gift for him" "Elijah;" "How oldisJeb?" "He'S 4" "NO" "NO, no, no, no, no" "YOu need to go/ now" "[scoffs]" "What--What'd I Say?" "" "DO yOu See any TeLetubbieS in here?" "" "DO yOu See a slender plastic tag" "clipped to my Shirt with my name printed On it?" "" "Did you See a little asian child with a blank expression Sitting outside in a mechanical helicopter that shakes when you put quarters in it?" "" "NO?" "" "well, that'S whatyOu See at a toy store, and you must think you're in a toy store, beCauSeyOu're here shopping for an infant named Jeb" "NOw, One Of us has made a gross error and wasted the Other person'S valuable time" "this is an art gallery, my friend, and this/// iS a piece Ofart" "[door opens, door bell rings]" "[door closes, door bell rings]" "We're by appointment only" "I gOt a Card from this store" "congratulations, you have a mailbox" "The exhibition iSn't for 2 weeks" "this One was under the windshield wiper Of my Car" "Elijah;" "How certain areyou thatyou've never taken ill?" "75%%%" "Elijah;" "Well... that's not certain at all, is it?" "That'S hole number One" "I 'm going to be extremely skeptical about all this" "David;" "About all what?" "I'm assuming you've never been injured" "would I be wrong in that assumption?" "" "Joseph;" "Dad's been injured." "IS the child correct?" "" "yes, Sir" "In college, I waS in a Car accident" "Elijah;" "Was it serious?" "He COuLdn't play football anymore" "Elijah;" "That's hole number 2." "That's a big one." "Mr/ price, Can we talk about the note that you Left On my Car?" "" "Elijah;" "I've studied the form ofcomics intimately." "I 've Spent a third Of my Life in a hospital bed with nothing else to do but read" "I believe comics are Our last Link to an ancient way Of passing On history" "The egyptians drew On the walls" "countries all Over the world" "still pass On knowledge through pictorial forms" "I believe comics are a form OfhiStOry that someone somewhere felt Or experienced" "Then, Of course, those experiences and that history got Chewed up in the commercial machine, got jazzed up, made titiLLating," "CartOOned for the sale rack" "this City has Seen its Share Of disasters" "I watched the aftermath Ofthat plane crash" "I watched the Carnage Ofthe hotel fire" "I watched the news waiting to hear a very specific combination OfwOrdS, but they never Came" "Then One day I Saw a news story about a train accident, and I heard them" ""There is a sole survivor, and he is miraculously unharmed/"" "[ELijah SCOffS]" "Elijah;" "I have something called osteogenesis imperfecta." "It's a genetic disorder." "I don't make a particular protein very well, and it makes my bones very low in density." "very easy to break." "I've had 54 breaks in my life, and I have the tamest version ofthis disorder, type one." "There are type 2, type 3, type 4." "Type 4s don 't last very long." "So that's how it popped into my head." "I f there is someone L i ke me i n the world, and I 'm at One end Of the spectrum," "COuLdn't there be someone else the opposite Of me at the Other end?" "" "someone who dOeSn't get sick, who dOeSn't get hurt Like the rest Of us?" "" "And he probably dOeSn't even know it" "The kind Of person these stories are about" "A person put here to protect the rest Of us" "TO guard us" "YOu think my dad'S a reaL" "Elijah;" "I don't think anything right now." "It's a possibility-- one with many holes." "joseph, dOn't take another Sip Of that water" "GO throw it in the trash" "But, Dad" "DO it now, please" "[door opens, door bell rings]" "David;" "I see guys liKeyou all the time in my work." "[door closes, door bell rings]" "YOu find someone you want tO take advantage Of," "YOu tell them a fantastic story, and somewhere in there you Say it" ""I just need your Credit Card number/// a small down payment/"" "[scoffs] this morning was the first morning that I could remember that I didn't Open my eyes and feel" "sadness" "[scoffs]" "I thought the person that wrote that note had an answer for me" "[door opens, door bell rings]" "I'm gonna Leave now" "good luck with your exhibition" "SO, what kind OfjOb dOyOu have, David?" "" "YOu Said you've met guys Like me in yOurwOrk" "What exactly is it thatyOu do?" "" "I work at the university Stadium" "I'm a security guard" "[CLOCkTiCking]" "[knock on door]" "[knock on door]" "Hi" "I've come to a decision/ okay" "I just want tO aSkyOu something, Okay?" "" "And you Can be totally honest" "I'm prepared for any answer, and--and it wOn't affect me" "Have you been with anyone?" "" "I mean, since we've been having problems" "The answer wOn't affect me" "I just need to know, you know?" "" "It wOn't affect me eitherway" "NO" "[sobs]" "sorry, David/ sorry" "Anyway/// my decision is" "[SniffleS] that I want tO Start again" "That I want it to be Like it waS in the beginning" "And it'S a big deal thatyOu walked away from that train" "I feel Like it'S a second chance" "And ifyou feel Like asking me Out sometime, it'd be Okay" "[SniffleS] okay" "[SniffleS]" "[P.A/ announcer Speaking IndiStinCtLy]" "JenKins;" "Dunn." "GO for Dunn" "JenKins;" "It'sJenKins." "look, we got a guy over at gate 1 7-C with a bogus ticket." "Says he Knows you." "He won't tell me his name." "What'S he look L i ke?" "" "Why is it, do you think, that Of all the professions in the world," "YOu chose protection?" "" "YOu are a very Strange man" "YOu could have been a tax accountant" "YOu could have Owned your Own gym" "YOu could've Opened a Chain Of restaurants" "YOu could've done One Of 1 0,000 things, but in the end, you chose to protect people" "You made that decision, and I find that very, very interesting" "NOw all I need is your Credit Card number" "That last part was a joke" "[chuckles]" "David;" "You're a big sports fan, areyou?" "Elijah;" "It's starting to intrigue me." "It gets heaviest 1 0 minutes before kickoff" "[crowd noise stops]" "[crowd noise resumes] man;" "Program here." "Program." "Program." "Program." "rich, why dOn't we pat down?" "" "Right" "J ust give me a minute" "IS there a problem?" "" "I'm sorry, I'm gonna have tO search you" "The taLL guy in the camouflage jacket" "sometimes people CarryweapOnS in here," "David; and they drink too much." "Ifthe team's not doing good, bad things can happen." "We do pat-dOwnS Of the crowd to discourage people from Carrying" "If he'S Carrying, he'LL Step Out Of Line" "rich;" "Yeah, to the right up here." "[I ndiStinCt speech over P.A/]" "David;" "OKay." "I gOt you a Seat up in the yellow section" "It'S in the nosebleeds, but at least you wOn't get Spit On" "ALL right" "HOw'd you know that guyyOu bumped was Carrying a weapon?" "" "I dOn't know" "Maybe it waS that camouflage armyjaCket he was wearing" "those guys Like to Carry hunting knives and Stuff for show" "YOu thought he was Carrying a knife?" "" "I thought he was Carrying something, yeah" "But not a knife" "I gOt a/// picture Of a silver gun with a black grip tucked in his pants" "YOu know, Like On TV" "YOu have good instincts for things Like that?" "" "Like what?" "" "knowing when people have done something wrong" "Yeah" "HaveyOu ever tried to develop it?" "" "I dOn't know whatyou're asking me" "your skill" "look, I gOt tO be down On the sidelines during the game" "YOu Can get tOyOur Seat right down here" "characters in comics are Often attributed special pOwerS-- invisibility, x-RayviSiOn, things Ofthat sort/ okay" "I dOn't want tO play this game anymore" "It'S an exaggeration Ofthe truth" "Maybe it'S based On something as simple as instinct" "But he might not have been Carrying anything" "But he might have been Carrying a silver gun with a black grip tucked in his pants" "JenKins Over radio;" "Dunn." "I gotta go" "Yeah, I know/ I'LL be right down/ one last question" "What?" "" "That Car accident you were in" "was there anyone else involved?" "" "Yeah" "Mywife Audrey" "She was in the Car with me" "Have a good Life, elijah" "Next time, try to buyyOur tickets at an authorized sales location" "[indistinct Chatter over radio]" "I'm On myway" "radio Announcer;" "...into the investigation oftrain 1 77 being conducted at the Eastrail holding warehouses." "The city council has stepped up plans to pass a bill..." "[Man coughs] requiring higher standards for inspection and maintenance ofall rail transportation in Philadelphia and its outlying districts." "[whistle blows]" "[crowd Cheeri ng]" "hold up a second!" "[P.A/ announcer Speaking I ndiStinCtLy]" "[Panting]" "Elijah;" "Ijust want to asKyou something." "Aah!" "[sobbing]" "Joseph;" "Dad!" "Hey, Dad!" "Dad!" "joseph, do you know how mad your mother would be if She knew you were playing football?" "" "Are you gonna tell?" "" "YOu want tO play last Of the downs?" "" "We got a big guy LikeyOu" "YOu could play On opposite sides" "He'S potter'S cousin" "He'S Starting cornerback at temple university" "He'S going pro in the draft" "They Say he Can run the 40 in 4/3 seconds" "I've heard" "YOu Can beat him, Dad" "Let'S beat 'em" "I'm gonna go in" "just play One Set Of downs/ I told them you were great" "Why'd you dO that?" "" "just One" "I'm gonna go in/ I've got some things to do" "What things?" "" "I'm gonna work Out" "I'LL heLpyOu" "I dOn't need" "I Can't play, guys!" "I'm working Out with my dad!" "man;" "Hut!" "You're doinggood." "right there!" "Catch!" "Allman brothers;" "melody I've got to run melody melody To Keep from hidingmelody melody And I'm boundmelody melody To Keep on ridingmelody melody And I've got one more silver dollar melody" "HOw m uch did you put On there?" " melody but I'm not gonna let them catch me, no melody melody Not gonna let 'em catch the midnight rider melody" "YOu put too much" "That'S 2 50 pounds" "HOw much Can yOu Lift?" "" "That'S the most I ever Lifted" "That could've been dangerous,joseph" "Why dOn't you go upstairs now and Let me finish up, Okay?" "" "I'LL take it Off/ I'LL heLpyOu right" "[sighs]" "[moving weights]" "Joseph;" "You thinKyou could have beaten up bruce Lee?" "NO" "I mean, ifyou knew karate" "NO" "What ifhe waSn't allowed to kick, and you were really mad at him?" "" "NO,joseph" "HOw much did you take Off?" "" "I Lied" "YOu added?" "" "HOw much is it?" "" "270 pounds" "Let'S put more" "okay" "David;" "Why don'tyou move back a little just to be safe, okay?" "[Grunting]" "[breathes heavily]" "more?" "" "YOu should never do anything Like this" "YOu know that, right?" "" "David;" "What doyou do ifsomething bad happens?" "Get mom" "David; right." "[Grunting]" "HOw much did you put On that time?" "" "[Panting]" "ALL Of it" "What else Can we use?" "" "[David Straining]" "HOw much is it?" "" "HOw much is it, Dad?" "" "about 350 pounds" "Physician;" "Fracture ofthe fifth metacarpal ofthe right hand, aS well as multiple fractures" "Of the Sixth, Seventh, and eighth ribs" "The worst Of the injury, however, was sustained to the right Leg in the form Of a spiral fracture" "There were 1 4 breaks" "It simply Shattered" "They call me Mr/ glass" "Physician;" "Who does?" "kids" "Physician;" "Areyou all right, mr." "Price?" "Shall I continue?" "Pins were placed throughout the length ofthe leg." "The use ofa wheelchair will be needed for a 2-month period." "The use of crutches will follow for 1 2 to 1 4 months." "Hospital stay will range from 5 to 8 days followed by 9 to 1 2 months ofphysical therapy." "Prescribed medication for pain management will take the usual forms ofmorphine drip, percocet, darvocet." "your 1 0;/00 iS here" "The hospital discharged him this morning" "thanks" "elijah, right?" "" "We're gonna prevent any substantial atrophy" "OfyOur good Leg with this, and it works your quadriceps" "Elijah;" "Howlong haveyou been married?" "1 2 years" "HOw'd you get together?" "" "[laughs]" "I'm a little nervous being here" "I ask too many questions when I'm nervous" "A Car accident/ oh" "NOw you're going to have tO tell me more" "[laughs]" "My husband was a Star athlete in college, and we were in an accident together/ our Car flipped On an icy road, and we were both injured, and he COuLdn't play football anymore" "And ifthat hadn't happened, we prObabLywOuLdn't have been together" "HOw SO?" "" "I thinkwe should talk abOutyOur rehab" "YOu dOn't have tO answer ifyOu dOn't want tO" "SO, tell me more about the quad machine" "It prevents atrophy by" "I COuLdn't Spend my Life with someone who played football" "It'S pretty much that simple" "And I dOn't hate the game" "I admire the amount OfSkiLL it involves" "And Like everyone else," "I waS in awe Ofthe way he played it, but football, in manyways, iS the opposite Ofwhat I dO" "YOu're rewarded the more you punish your opponent" "YOu know, it'S too much about violence, and I dOn't want violence in my Life" "It'S nOt a thing many people Can understand, but" "Anyway, fate Stepped in with that Car accident and took football Out Ofthe equation" "Elijah;" "And everyone lived happily ever after." "sort Of" "Elijah;" "What part of David's body was injured?" "who Said my husband'S name was David?" "" "[crowd Cheering]" "woman;" "Let'S just go to Our seats, Okay?" "" "P.A. Announcer;" "Ladies andgentlemen..." "[continues IndiStinCtLy]" "P.A. Announcer;" "In the first half..." "[continues I ndiStinCtLy]" "[crowd noise fades]" "[child yells, crowd noise resumes]" "[P.A/ announcer Speaking IndiStinCtLy]" "Elijah;" "A 737 crashes on taKeoff-- 1 72 die, no survivors." "A hotel fire dOwntOwn-- 2 1 1 die, no survivors" "An EaStraiL train derails 7 1 /2 miles outside the City" "1 3 1 die," "One survivor" "He iS unharmed" "I've spoken with your husband about his survival" "I suggested a rather unbelievable possibility" "since then," "I've come to believe that possibility, however unbelievable," "Elijah; is now more a probability." "And what was it you suggested?" "" "Elijah;" "These are mediocre times, mrs." "Dunn." "People are starting to lose hope." "It's hard for many to believe there are extraordinary things inside themselves as well as others." "I hope you Can keep an Open m i nd" "crowd;" "defense!" "defense!" "defense!" "defense!" "defense!" "man;" "OKay, here you go." "thanks a lot." "excuse me, Sir?" "" "Can yOu Step Out Of Line, please?" "" "We've been having some problems with people selling drugs here in the Stadium" "would you mind ifl CheCkyOur pockets?" "" "RaiSeyOur arms, please" "come On, raise them up" "I just got here, man" "Can I put my hands down now?" "" "man;" "Can I go?" "Yeah" "HOpeyOu find them" "JenKins On radio;" "Yo, Dunn." "Yeah" "JenKins;" "Ijust came into the offce." "Your Kid was hurt." "Where is he?" "" "JenKins;" "Some play rehearsal at school." "He wants you to come down there." "[woman Speaki ng I ndiStinCtLy] boy;" "Is thatyour dad?" "I bet my dad could beat up your dad" "NO/ He, uh/// he insisted we call OnLyyOu, though we had some trouble tracking you down" "I mean, you're not On Our list" "Audrey handles this type OfStuff/ oh/ What type Of Stuff?" "" "joseph Stuff" "DO I need to put any smelly Ointment" "On him Or anything?" "" "NO, no/ It'S more emotional damage-- nOt--nOt too serious, physically" "nothing Like when I SentyOu tO the hospital" "When was that?" "" "My office was On the Other Side" "Ofthe building back then" "YOu dOn't remember me, dOyOu?" "" "NO, ma'am" "I had red hair" "Nurse;" "Well,you were a littleyounger thanJoseph when it happened." "Didyou Know that we changed the rules ofconduct around the pool because ofyou?" "The Kids still tell about it" "like it was some sort ofghost story." ""Didyou Know there was a Kid nearly drowned in that pool?" "He lay on the bottom ofthe pool for 5 minutes, and when they pulled him out, he was dead. "" "We let them tell it." "It helps Keep them safe." "You still phobic of water?" "Joseph;" "It was Potter and another guy." "They were messing with this Chinese girl in the dressing room." "You can 't let bad things happen to good people, ri ght?" "" "That'S your code, right?" "" "That'S the hero'S code" "I tried to make them stop, but they kept pushing me down, and theywOuLdn't Let me get back up" "I thought maybe beCauSeyOu're my dad" "I thought I might be LikeyOu" "I'm nOt LikeyOu" "YOu are Like me" "We Can both get hurt" "I'm just an Ordinary man" "NO, you're not" "Why dOyOu keep Saying that?" "" "[Train whistle blows]" "Audrey;" "Elijah Price came to visit me at the center today." "jesus" "He didn't do anything" "He just/// told me his theory" "That'S Sad, when patients get Like that" "They lose reality" "joseph, what the hell areyOu doing?" "" "Audrey;" "Oh, my God." "YOu dOn't believe/ I'LL ShOwyOu" "YOu Can't get hurt" "That gun'S nOt loaded" "He dOeSn't know where I keep the bullets" "Joseph;" "Inyour rookie ofthe Year trophy." "joseph, did you load that gun?" "" "YOu wOn't get hurt" "David;" "Elijah was wrong." "Audrey;" "When did he meet Elijah?" "He was with me when I met him" "Joseph;" "No one believes him." "joseph, listen to me" "sometimes when people get sick Or hurt for a long time, Like ELijah, their mind gets hurt, too, and they Start to think things that aren't true" "He told me what he thought abOutyOur father" "It iSn't true" "I'LL ShOwyOu" "DOyOu remember the story abOut--abOut the boy that almost drowned in the pool?" "" "That was me theywere talking about" "I almost died/ That was me" " you're Lying" " I'm nOt Lying, Okay?" "" "I just didn't remember it, that'S aLL" "Audrey;" "Joseph, you Knowyourfather was injured in college" "YOu know that/ you know all about that" "Audrey;" "Don't do it." "He'll die,Joseph." "I'LL just shoot him once" "joseph, listen to what your mOt" "[Crying]" "DOn't be scared" "joseph/// ifyOu pull that trigger, I'm going to Leave" "DOyOu understand?" " I'm going to go to New YOrk" "Y-YOu're right" "David;" "Ifyoupull that trigger, that bullet isjust going to bounce offme, and I'm nOt going to be hurt, but then I'm going to go upstairs and I'm going to pack and I'm going to Leave" "for New YOrk" "Why?" "" "David; because I thought we werejuststarting tO be friends for real, and friends will listen to each Other" "They dOn't" "And they dOn't shoot each Other, d-dO they, Audrey?" "" "NO shooting friends, joseph" "David;" "Joseph... you are about to be in big trouble!" "NOw, I am your father, and I am telling you to put that goddamn gun down right nOw!" "1 /// 2/// ohh!" "[Breathing heavily]" "[Crying]" "Elijah;" "I followed the guy in the camouflagejacKet." "He had a silver gun with a black grip tucked in the back OfhiS pants" "Were you really injured in that Car accident in college?" "" "because I believe you faked it" "I beLieveyOu took the opportunity to end your football Career, no questions asked" "And I thinkyou did it, Of all things, for a woman" "I guess that makes sense" "Heh/ football'S, what, just 1 0 years, but love" "Hmm/ now, that'S forever" "And that little bit Of sadness in the mornings" "YOu spoke Of?" "" "I think I know what that is" "perhaps you're not doing whatyOu're supposed to be doing" "David; most guns have a black orsilver handle." "I had a 50-50 shot Of getting the color right" "Elijah;" "That's not what I witnessed." "stop" "stop messing with my Life, elijah" "My son almost shot me last night, because he wanted to prove you were right" "Elijah;" "I neversaid you couldn't be Killed." "I neversaid that." "My wife was right" "Elijah;" "There have been 3 major disasters, andyou were the only one unharmed." "I have been sick" "When I waS a kid, I Spent a week in the hospital getting better from pneumonia" "I almost drowned" "2 Skinny little kids were fooling around in a pool dunking me, and I swallowed some water" "They didn't know it, and it almost killed me" "heroes dOn't get killed Like that" "normal people do, right?" "" "I dOn't need to seeyou anymore, Okay?" "" "please Stay away from my family" "The Pixies;melody She said, I could tellyou stories melody melody That could maKeyou cry melody melody What aboutyou?" "melody" "Hey, man, it'S 20 after/ It'S time to choose" "I gotta head/ melody Andshe sighed, ahh melody melody I said, I want to be a singer melody" "YOu better not be jacking Off to the japanese comics, I Swear to god/ melody Let's go, let's sit, let's talk melody melody Politics goes so good with beer melody melody And while we're at it, baby melody" "melody Why don'tyou tell me one ofyour biggest fears?" "melody melody I said, losing my penis to a whore with disease melody" "look, man, I didn't know you were i n a/// melody Losin'my life to a whore with disease melody" "J ust choose something, all right?" " melody Excuse me, please?" "melody" "Audrey;" "The baby-Sitter'S here" "[whispering] should we cancel?" "" "I'm fine" "We Can do this another time" "DOn't Lie" "I'm fine/ I just got mixed-up" "[sighs]" "HOw about we just go for a couple drinks?" " melody Well, I'm a humble guymelody okay, look, man, I'm just going to wheel you Out" "ALL right?" " you Can think about things" "outside On the sidewalk" "I gOt tO get some chicken in me," "YOu know what I'm Saying?" " melody I've been tiredmelody melody I've been tiredmelody melody I've been tiredmelody melody I've been tiredmelody melody I've been tiredmelody" "melody I told the tale ofa girlmelody" "Shit!" "melody She's a little bit older than me melody melody Strong legs, strong face melody melody voice like milk melody melody breasts like a cluster ofgrapes melody melody I can't escape her ways melody melody She raise me melody" "Dude/ melody Even ifyou have no one melody" "Man, I dOn't Care ifyOu are i n a wheelchair" "IfyOu do that again, I'm calling 5-0/ melody And while we're at it, baby melody" "Man" "melody You don't want to sleep melody melody Aftersetting myloins on fire melody" "That'S it, CraCkerjaCk" "YOu're going to be Sitting your ass in jail now/ melody I've been tiredmelody melody I've been tiredmelody melody I've been tiredmelody melody I've been tiredmelody melody I've been tiredmelody" "melody I've been tiredmelody melody I've been tiredmelody melody I've been tiredmelody" "HOw much for this One?" " melody I've been tiredmelody" "rust?" "" "Yeah" "AS a color, not as rust" "YOu know, Like/// ruSt-COLOred paint Or wood" " I didn't know that" " Mm-hmm" "Um/// mine'S still brown" "okay, my turn" "favorite song?" "" "Soft and wet by the artist formerly known as prince" "What?" "" "We're supposed to be honest" "Soft and wet." "That'S very interesting/ okay, my turn" "When was the first time/// the thought popped into your head we might not make it?" "" "That'S nOt the game" "It'S the first date/ There aren't any rules" "[sighs]" "DOn't know for Sure" "Think carefully" "What about the game?" "" "It'S Over/ I wOn" "look, maybe it waSn't a specific moment" "Maybe it waS a time" "I had a nightmare One night, and" "I didn't wakeyOu up" "SOyOu could tell me that it waS Okay" "I think that was the first time" "does that count?" "" "That counts" "DOyOu knowingly keep me and joseph at a distance?" "" "yes" "Why?" "" "I dOn't know" "I just dOn't feel right, Audrey" "something'S/// just not right" "DOyOu resent us, David?" "" "[laughs]" "resent the Life you have?" "" "I mean, there were a lot Of Other things" "YOu could've done after college" "these wereyOur choices" "[sighs]" "YOu know, even ifit meant we COuLdn't have been together," "I neverwOuLd've wished that injury On you" "WhatyOu could do physically was a gift" "I neverwOuLd've wished it to go away" "YOu know that, right?" "" "YOu had 2 calls afterJOSeph went tO bed/ one Came through while I waS On the Other Line, but I waSn't talking too long/ baby-sitter;" "There was an emergency with mysister." "She tried to do her own perm, and now she looks like she stuck her head" "who called through?" " baby-sitter;" "Um... someone from New YorK, uh, about a securityjob." "They want to hire you." "I didn't know you guys were moving to New YOrk" "thanks for telling me" "We weren't all going to move/ oh" "I Let the answering machine pick up the Other call" "Great" "look, Let'S just be honest here" "We're just at the beginning, and I dOn't expect you Or I to Change the course Ofwhere Our lives were headed because Of One date" "And ifyou do go to New YOrk, we Can develop this" "We'LL just be forced to take it slow" "And in the end," "I think that'S definitely better" "I mean, this is Our second time around, David" "I didn't expect us to get Carried away, you know" "Then I guess "congratulations"" "iS the right thing to Say" "[door closes]" "[sighs]" "[Thunder]" "[Beep]" "Elijah;" "David, it's Elijah." "It was so obvious." "It was this one issue that brought it back for me" "Century Comics 1 1 7." "That's where this group, the Coalition ofEvil, tried to ascertain the weakness of every superhero, because they all have one, just like you." "Your bones don 't break." "mine do." "That's clear." "Your cells react to bacteria and viruses differently than mine." "You don 't get sick." "I do." "That's also clear." "but for some reason, you and I react the exact same way to water." "We swallow it too fast, we choke." "We get some in our lungs, we drown." "However unreal it may seem, we are connected, you and I." "We 're on the same curve, just on opposite ends." "The point ofall this is we now Know something we didn 't." "You have a weaKness-- water." "It's like your Kryptonite." "You hearing me, David?" "[Beep Beep]" "[metal CLatterS]" "[Breathing heavily]" "Huhh!" "David;" "Audrey?" "[metal Creaking]" "Unh!" "Hunh!" "Aah!" "gotcha" "come On" "Audrey" "Audrey" "Hey!" "YOu'LL be Okay" "What happened?" "" "What happened?" "" "I thought I waS" "I thought I waS dead" "Me, too" "[truck door closes]" "IS She all right?" "" "I think her Leg'S broken" "truck Driver;" "Areyou hurt?" "Hey, man, areyou hurt?" "[Audrey Crying]" "[telephone rings]" "[Ring]" "[Ring]" "hello?" "" "David;" "I wasn't injured in that car accident." "David" "David;" "I've never been injured, Elijah." "What am I supposed to do?" "GO tO where people are" "Elijah;" "You won't have to look very long." "It's all right to be afraid, David, because this part won't be like a comic book." "real life doesn't fit into little boxes that were drawn for it." "[P.A/ announcer Speaki ng I ndiSti nCtLy]" "[people Chattering]" "There'S One in the first row" "It'S--It'S the second One" "yes/ It'S the second One Over" "oh!" "GO back tO africa!" "[tires squeal] man;" "Whoo-hoo!" "Hey, what'S your name?" "" "[music playing faintly]" "I think you drank too much" "Can I come in?" "" "who are yOu?" "" "I LikeyOur house" "Can I come in?" "" "What is this?" "" "NO/ you Can't come in" "AreyOu Sure?" "" "What--What areyOu-- man;" "Aah!" "[object CLatterS]" "[flips Light switch] man;" "Aah!" "[TV playing faintly]" "[HeartbeatS] [object CLatterS]" "[child gasps]" "[children Whimpering]" "It'S Okay" "[children Crying]" "It'S Okay/ It'S Okay" "Shh, Shh, Shh" "Shh, Shh" "[Raining outside]" "[Thunder]" "[gags]" "oh!" "BLaah!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Ahh!" "Ahh!" "Aah!" "Ahh!" "Ahh!" "[Grunting]" "I had a bad dream" "It'S Over now" "David;" "I don't Know." "I Can't believe you'd think that" "I'm just asking you" "I'm making french toast" "Audrey;" "I've been thinking about Elijah Price." "Ifhe shows up again," "I thinK we should call the police, okay?" "okay?" "" "okay" "[WhiSperi ng] YOu were right" "[classical piano music playing]" "this is One OfJOhann DaviS' earliest drawings" "See the villain'S eyes?" "" "They're Larger than the Other characters'" "They insinuate a slightly Skewed perspective" "On how they See the wOrLd-- just Off normal" "He dOeSn't look scary" "Mm-hmm/ That'S what I Said to my son, but he says there'S always 2 kinds" "There'S the SOLdierviLLain who fights the hero with his hands, and then there'S the real threat-- the brilliant and evil arChenemy who fights the hero with his mind" "AreyOu ELijah'S mother?" "" "I am" "I'm helping him with the sale" "nice to meetyOu/ I'm David Dunn" "He'S spoken OfyOu" "says you're becoming friends" "We are" "looks Like he'S doing good today" "I'm very proud Ofhim" "He'S come through a lot in his Life-- a couple Ofbad spells I thought had broken him" "Mm-hmm" "Theywere bad/// but he made it" "yes, he did" "He'S kind Of a miracle" "yes, he is" "I'LL tell him you're here" "thankyou" "It has begun" "TeLL me something, David" "When you woke up this morning, was it still there?" "" "The sadness?" "" "David;" "No." "I think this is where we Shake hands" "[explosion]" "[crowd yells]" "Woman;" "Didyousee it?" "[Siren]" "[alarm buzzes]" "I worked in that building 25 years" "I know all its secrets" "secrets?" "" "Like ifthere ever was a fire" "On floors 1, 2, Or 3, everyone in that hotel would be burned alive" "[Siren]" "passengers aren't allowed in there" "[people scream]" "Elijah;" "Doyou Know what the scariest thing is?" "TO not know your place in this world, to not know whyyOu're here" "That'S" "That'S just an awful feeling" "What have you done?" "" "I almost gave up hope" "Elijah;" "There were so many times" "I questioned myself." "YOu killed all those people" "But I found you" "SO many sacrifices/// just to find you" "jesus christ" "NOw that we know who you are" "I know who I am" "I'm nOt a mistake" "Elijah;" "It all makes sense." "In a comic, you know how you Can tell who the arCh-viLLain'S going to be?" "" "He'S the exact opposite Ofthe hero, and most times, they're friends," "LikeyOu and me" "I should've known way baCkwhen" "YOu know why, David?" "" "because Ofthe kids" "They called me Mr/ glass"