CARTER: It was Launch Day in Eureka. Black holes started popping up all over town.
WOMAN: No! That sucks.
CARTER: But as soon as we solved that problem, things got worse.
Someone else is controlling this launch.
CARTER: Beverly Barlowe and the Consortium had kidnapped the crew of the Astraeus
and put them in a computer matrix Eureka to steal their genius ideas.
Like creating a particle netting gun to slay a fake dragon.
The crew believed that four years had passed and a lot had changed.
Carter stole my girlfriend.
The computer versions of Jo and me were raising Allison's kids together.
And all the virtual characters were programmed
to hide the truth from the kidnapped crew.
I don't think that this relationship is going to work out.
CARTER: No matter what the cost.
I'm so sorry you said that.
BEVERLY: You're killing her.
CARTER: Senator Wen was behind it all.
What? So, I was jacked in to get the crew out.
Which got a little awkward with fake Jo and me. But we took the program down.
We broke the matrix.
And we got everyone out.
But adjusting to reality won't be so easy.
Holly must be worried sick.
And for some, life will never be the same.
You could at least let me help.
Seriously, I am hungry. Well, I...
Hey. Perfection...
Takes time.
KEVIN: He knows I have school today, right?
Actually, you don't. I talked to your teachers and told them you weren't coming in today.
Another ditch day? Sweet!
I thought we could hang out as a family.
Hey, can we go to Copernicus Park, please?
Yes. But you are not getting me on that skateboard again.
Chicken.
(LAUGHS)
Morning. Hey.
(PANCAKE SPLATTERS)
And that's why you don't cook.
Actually, that's why you don't cook.
KEVIN: Hey, we're going to the park today. You coming?
There's some stuff that I've got to take care of.
But... Next time.
And you're going to, you're going to need this.
See you.
(TOASTER BEEPING)
Wow. Hey, SARAH? You okay?
SARAH: My apologies, Sheriff. I'm experiencing some minor RF interference.
I'll run diagnostics.
Something wrong with my girl?
No, she's just a little glitchy this morning.
Oh, RF interference again?
She was a little glitchy last night, too.
I really don't need to know that.
She's probably just a little stressed.
It's not every day you find out you were an evil Al
overseer in an alternate Eureka.
Yeah. Okay.
It's getting crowded around here.
Yeah. No, I'll talk to him.
Who wants cereal?
I'll get the bowls.
Whatever you do, don't ask me if I'm okay.
It's all I've been hearing for days.
You're late.
Thank you.
For what?
Your appointment at the bereavement lab.
Who's the idiot that made these counseling sessions mandatory?
(CLEARS THROAT)
Section three, end of the hall. Right.
(DOOR CLOSES)
(PEOPLE CHATTING INDISTINCTLY)
Oh, a little to the left.
Perfect.
Wow.
This place looks great.
Hi. Hi.
Missed you last night.
I know. And I'm sorry.
I was overseeing the transfer of the equipment that we received
from Wen's neural networking facility.
You should let somebody else do that.
I mean, you're not even cleared for duty, yet.
I know, it's my ship and my crew and I owe it to them to see this through.
You're okay, though. Yes. Yes. Of course!
I mean, it's nice to be home.
And...
Vincent, are you excited about the party later?
Are you kidding? I have been waiting a month for this.
And a grand re-opening celebration is exactly what the town needs right now.
Agreed. Oh. Here.
Try this.
Pizza? No, it's nine in the morning.
I know. I know. I'm testing settings on my new oven
It's wood-burning and completely carbon neutral.
Ha! Old school, I like it!
I wish I could, but I really should get back to the office.
So, I'll see you later?
I hope so.
Give her some time.
We don't know what they went through in there.
Thanks, Vincent.
Seriously?
GRIEF TECH 1: Bunny therapy has been rigorously tested.
It's proven beneficial in 64 percent of trauma cases.
We tried it with kittens, but there were injuries.
GRIEF TECH 1: But don't worry. The bunnies are harmless.
We offer a number of different treatment options. Perhaps we can interest...
I showed up. So, just send your stupid report to the D.O.D.
And let's call it a day.
You're grieving, Director. Don't walk this path alone.
If you let us, we can help.
I'm not doing it.
I don't want to talk about it or be hypnotized or pet horny bunnies.
So, unless one of you has some sort of magic pill that can fast-track me
through the stages of grief, I'm out of here.
What?
Well, it's not a pill.
Exactly.
You think I care about jurisdiction?
She brain-napped 21 of our people.
Yes, I know that she is a senator.
But that doesn't make her any less of a...
Yeah, well, you should know that we are not going to give up, either.
Thank you, sir.
The D.O.D. Wants us to butt out of the hunt for Wen and Beverly Barlowe.
They know that's not going to happen, right?
Yeah. They do now.
(SIGHS) You would think I was gone a year.
I've got thousands of unread emails, dozens of reports
and personnel transfers to go through. It...
It reminds me why I left.
Your walkabout didn't do the trick, huh?
It was kind of interrupted.
Oh, sorry about that.
Hmm. Yeah, well...
You know I would have been pissed if you didn't call, right?
Yeah.
Um...
There's something I want to talk to you about.
Yeah, don't worry. I'm moving out.
I saw the look on Allison's face this morning.
Well, it's not that we don't want you there.
No. It's just that you don't want me there.
You guys are trying to start a family and, and...
You know, five's a crowd.
Is that why you've been acting so weird lately?
I haven't been acting weird. No, not at all.
So...
Where are you going to stay?
Well, my house is almost ready again.
I'll finally move in there. You know if, if I decide to stay.
You're thinking of leaving?
D.D. Offered me my job back, but,
I haven't said yes.
What about Zane? Hey, go easy on the guy.
The matrix was, did a number on his head.
Yeah, um...
What happened with you two in there?
Nothing.
It seem like he sure is pissed at you about something, and...
(BEEPING) Sorry.
Yeah.
This is the last thing I need.
This is so not okay.
Finally!
Would you please tell Mr. Donovan that this is a research facility,
not a storage locker?
We're cataloging all the recovered equipment
from the neural networking lab.
I've got orders signed by the director himself.
Oh, please. The director just lost his girlfriend.
He would sign anything you put in front of him. Even a self-destruct order.
Hey, that's enough.
Oh, wow. This is cool. What is it?
It's a particle netting gun. I designed that in virtual Eureka.
Wen used the blueprints and a 3D printer, I guess, to make a functional model.
You actually slayed a dragon with that.
Hmm.
Well, the other you did.
Okay, seriously. What are you guys not telling me?
Nothing. Nothing.
Parrish, where are you going with that?
This stuff does not belong here.
Hey! Guys, knock it off!
(BOTH GRUNTING)
Oh, great!
Relax! It's just iFire. I've got it under control.
At least some things are back to normal.
Initiate fire protocol alpha.
I don't know what just happened.
You're an idiot. That's what just happened.
What was that thing? It's iFire.
It's an advanced fire-fighting technology.
It seeks out the energy from heat sources and then dissipates it in seconds.
So, fight fire with fire? Except it's not fire.
It's actually a series of programmable nanobots that operate on a unique frequency
that I can control with this remote.
Okay. But it's a fire stopper, not a fire starter.
Well, I've actually been playing around with the programming
to see if it can produce heat as well as absorb it.
You know, like for controlled burns. Which means...
Fire starter. Oh, awesome.
Hey, come on! I mean, it worked fine until today.
Well, what would make it go haywire? I don't know.
Frequency interference, maybe? I mean, it doesn't act without instruction.
So, it must have gotten a signal from somewhere.
We can track it with G.D.'s internal sensors.
No, that won't work. It generates a negligible amount of heat on its own.
It won't show up on any sensors
So, we have a fireball on the loose and no way to track it, that's great.
Actually, I prefer the term firefly.
Its mobility is its defining characteristic.
Oh. Oh, good.
I'm very impressed.
This is the best idea you've ever had.
Aside from all the times you saved the town from annihilation.
Looking good!
Can you do a pop shove-it?
Piece of cake.
How do you know this stuff?
My nephew skates competitively.
Well, at least, he used to until he broke his ankle.
Great, that's very comforting. Thank you. Thank you.
Sorry.
Hey, Kevin! Can you come take Jenna on the swing for a sec?
Carter told me I could find you here. I hope you don't mind.
Oh, of course not. What's going on?
Hi. Thanks.
Henry?
Yeah. You know, it's not just him. I mean, it's everything.
I guess I'm having a little bit of a harder time readjusting than I expected.
(SIGHS) I know what you mean. I feel we've been gone a year.
Or four.
(CHUCKLES)
You really need to talk to him.
And tell him what?
I sort of killed you? But you were trying to kill me, so you totally had it coming?
That wasn't your Henry. I know.
And logically, I understand.
But we didn't just witness this alternate reality.
We lived it.
Emotionally, I'm having a hard time telling them apart.
Try living with your boyfriend's matrix girlfriend.
That has got to be weird.
Yeah, weird doesn't quite cut it.
But you have nothing to worry about because Jack never looked at Jo that way.
Well, maybe not before. But now, after he's seen what we've seen?
How could he not?
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
They're recalling all medical personnel back to G.D.
Some sort of fireball on the loose.
Welcome home. No kidding.
Kevin. Come on. We've got to go.
Here, fireball.
Here, fireball, fireball.
Where are you?
See anything?
(GLASS BREAKING) (GUNS COCKING)
CHEM TECH: (SCREAMS) What?
Ugh. Oh.
Sorry about that.
Is it gone?
Uh... We think so. Yeah, what happened?
Everyone ran. That's what happened. Totally abandoned me.
Left me to die.
With the fire? What happened with the fire?
It extinguished the flames in our Bunsen burners.
And it took out the electrical panel controlling the lights.
Well, maybe it's not so dangerous.
(ALARM BLARING)
You had to say it. I know. I know!
Hey, guys.
Oh! Get it! Hey! Hey!
JO: Fargo, is anyone else on fire? FARGO: Nope.
You okay?
Yeah, fantastic. How are you? You guys look like Ghostbusters.
They do, don't they? What?
Hey, wait! You know, that was Holly's favorite movie.
Which, by the way, I have been looking for her everywhere. Have you guys seen her?
Have we seen Holly? Yeah.
Fargo, are you okay? Yeah, I'm fine.
What? Oh, you mean this? No, no. It's cool. It was hot, but didn't hurt.
It was actually kind of exciting.
Is it still in there? No,
it left after it blew the place up.
Okay. We've got to head this thing off at the pass.
Yeah, it seems to be going down level by level.
Parrish said that it's attracted to heat sources.
What's the bottom level? The fusion reactor.
Fargo, get to the infirmary!
Hey! Who you going to call?
All right, here we go. Almost there.
Almost there. Almost there.
In the jar.
Got you!
No, no, no! I almost had it!
How many times do I have to tell you people? It's not fire!
COMPUTER: Core meltdown imminent.
The reactor's overheating. Shut it down!
Stop!
Where do those vents go?
Uh...
(COMPUTER BEEPING)
Outside.
Perfect.
Okay, G.D. Is safe. But we need to alert the town.
If these things are looking for energy sources, we need to minimize outputs.
Already done, Andy's coordinating the shutdown of all heat sources.
Well, how do we track the fireflies if they don't register on sensors?
We may not be able to see them, but we can guess where they're going.
We can trace heat signatures via infrared.
Yeah, they'll go after the most powerful sources first.
I don't think everyone got the memo, Sheriff.
Seriously, is that a joke?
What's your problem? You!
You're my problem. You're everyone's problem. This is all your fault.
If it wasn't for your incompetence, none of this would have happened.
I mean, the big surprise. Right, guys?
Another Isaac Parrish experiment failed. Must be Tuesday.
Fargo. What?
What's with you? An hour ago, you're making jokes. Now, you're a raving lunatic.
Oh, you want to see a luna...
Mmm-mmm.
What did you do? Fargo!
I didn't know you smoked. I don't, you idiot.
It's a trauma patch.
I got it from the guys in the bereavement lab.
It's helping me cope with my grief.
Oh, yeah. You are coping, all right.
Anger!
You're in the anger phase. Before, you were in, what? Denial?
Cheating the stages of grief?
Oh. Congratulations! One step behind Carter, as always.
Hey. It is not worth it.
You're right. Fireball on the loose.
Actually, it's not a fireball. It's a...
BOTH: We know! Yes. We know.
So, how do we trap these things?
I'm thinking high voltage plasma generators.
We can use them to lure the fireballs...
Fireflies away from town. Okay.
I will rig up a second remote and we can use it to control them
when they get within range.
How do we know the remote will work? It didn't last time.
That's because there was signal interference.
From what? Look.
All I know is everything was working fine until he started trucking all his junk in here.
It's possible that the equipment was radiating some sort of energy signature.
I haven't even had time to examine it, yet.
But the remotes will work when we get them outside of G.D. Right?
Yeah. Theoretically.
I hate that word.
All right, let's pair up. Get this thing done. Do you...
I mean, I didn't mean, like, pair up...
I mean, I wasn't necessarily putting you... There's more...
Safety in numbers. Yeah. Yeah. For...
So, this is weird. Yep.
I'm going to call in Henry for backup.
Come on.
You haven't told her, have you?
It's not important.
No, you're right. Staring at her and acting all creepy?
Much better plan.
Hey, Carter... I mean Jack. Sorry.
Still getting used to it again.
Okay. Where are you? Just dropped the kids off and I'm heading your way.
Turn around.
What? Why?
We have two fireballs headed into town. They're going after heat sources.
What?
Yeah, I think I just found one.
Allie, get out of there. Working on it.
Allie, what's going on?
It's following me.
It's going after the combustion engine.
What's it going to do when it finds it?
I don't know. Well, I'm not waiting to find out.
(BRAKES SCREECHING)
Allie?
Allie, what's happening?
It's okay. I'm okay.
It's on the move. Oh. I'm coming to get you.
No, no, no. I'm fine. I'll call Andy, he'll give me a ride to the Smart House.
You just need to stop this thing before it gets out of hand.
ANDY: All of Eureka is powering down.
I am not canceling the party.
We're not asking you to. We just need you to turn off the ovens.
Then, what am I supposed to serve?
Have you considered an ice cream social?
(PHONE RINGING)
What is that noise?
That's me. Excuse me for a minute.
Go for Andy.
Hello, Dr. Blake. How can I be of service?
(MACHINE POWERING UP)
I think it's ready.
And now, we wait. Hmm.
Mind if I ask you something?
I don't know any more than you about what happened in the matrix.
So, I'm not the only one.
Been feeling like you're on the outside looking in?
Yeah. Why won't they just tell us whatever it is?
All I know is that Carter won't look me in the eye,
Zane is pissed off at him for something,
and Allison wants me out of the house.
Every time I try asking Grace, she just won't let me get close enough.
Yeah, I heard that we were bad in the matrix, but...
How bad were we, really?
Hey.
We're on.
HENRY: Now, just wait until it gets closer.
Now!
Did that seem just a little too easy?
(GRUNTING)
I got it.
Oh, enough.
Stop acting like I stole your girlfriend.
Well, you did. Sort of.
No, I didn't, actually.
So, you didn't kiss her?
I was playing a part.
You didn't see her naked?
Oh, what are you, six?
Zane, I'm in love with Allison.
Well, the other Carter was with Allison, too.
But as soon as she was out of the picture... None of that is real.
Beverly didn't just make the stuff up. Yes, she did.
I looked at the neural network's operating system.
She used a probability algorithm based on who we are
and what we'd do given a certain set of circumstances.
You realize I have no idea what that means, right?
It means if you'd never rescued us, you'd end up with Jo, is what it means.
Oh, that's ridiculous.
See? Now, you're thinking about it. No, I'm not. It's actually...
(FAINT BUZZING) Shh.
It's not working.
Give me that. Give me.
No. Here.
It's not working.
You think it's dead?
I'm thinking no.
We're not going to make it.
We're going to be fine. We just need to figure out more reliable way to trap it.
What's the point?
If this doesn't destroy us, some other disaster will.
It's inevitable.
What's with Fargo? Depression stage. I'll explain later.
It's fate. All these crazy experiments.
It was bound to end at some point.
I think we make our own fate, Fargo.
You're adorable.
But wrong.
Everything is predetermined. Just like you and Jo.
What's he talking about? Nothing.
You and Carter were doing it in the matrix.
What?
Yes. But let's talk about that later. Huh?
Huh? Yeah. Uh-huh.
It's going to be okay, buddy.
You promise? Yeah, I promise.
Would somebody tell me what's going on? Our trap failed.
That's what's going on.
Okay. I don't understand why ours worked and theirs didn't.
We were using the secondary remote. Now, if Parrish is right,
that the signal interference was coming from the neural networking equipment,
then the primary remote must be permanently damaged.
I'll need to test both to be sure.
I don't get it. Half the time it puts out fires,
and the other half, it blows stuff up.
It's like it can't make up its mind.
All right. If I was a schizophrenic fireball, where would I be?
Whoa.
Everything should be powered down by now.
Where is that?
That's my house!
See? You can crash into other cars like this. Here, press this button.
Yeah. Okay, you try.
Just...
(PHONE BEEPING)
Hey, Mom. What's up?
What is that noise?
Oh, I'm giving Jenna driving lessons on the Xbox.
You're what?
Relax. It's just a racing game.
There's minimal carnage.
No. I mean, why is the power still on?
SARAH didn't shut off the reactor?
What for? He didn't get the message.
The RF interference. SARAH's glitches must be getting worse.
Kevin, listen to me. You and Jenna have to get out of the house right now.
Mom, what's going on?
Honey, just do it.
All right.
SARAH, open the door.
Mom, we're stuck, all right? SARAH won't open the door.
I tried the manual override and everything.
I need you to unplug everything.
Shut off the lights, electronics, anything that generates heat
or uses energy We're on our way.
All right.
Kevin's still not answering. Yeah.
SARAH, open up.
Mom, is that you? CARTER: What? No. It's me, Jack.
Can you open the door from the inside?
No, I tried. There's something wrong with SARAH.
Okay. Just hang tight. Okay, pal?
Okay. I'm going to shut off the rest of the lights.
What's wrong? You can't get in?
SARAH's on lockdown.
Did you try overriding her circuits? Did...
Right.
Okay. You guys start opening from down here. We'll try the skylight.
Okay, okay.
(GROANING)
(MACHINES POWERING DOWN)
Quick.
Kev! Steer clear!
I just need one more minute.
We don't have that long.
What?
Back. Okay.
(GUNSHOT)
Carter?
Jo, stay there! I might need you to pull them up.
Kev!
Jack, is that you?
Kev!
Argh! Kev!
Kev!
Jack!
(GROANING)
KEVIN: Jack!
Carter, talk to me!
KEVIN: I think he's hurt!
Carter!
Protective uniform, I'm good! Oh, God.
The kids.
Jo, we're in here.
Okay. Come on. Okay.
(SMOKE DETECTOR BEEPING)
What now?
We got it.
Oh! Oh, my God.
Jack! Jack, the door!
Where's Jenna?
Oh, baby.
Thank you. Thank you.
Okay, come on. Let's go. Come on.
She'll be okay.
Yeah.
You hear that?
I don't hear anything. Exactly.
Is it gone?
You stay here.
SARAH?
Are you okay?
The spectrum analyzer should tell us what kind of signal is radiating from this equipment.
I told you that this stuff was trouble.
Maybe we should just bow down to our new fireball overlords while we still can.
Maybe they'll spare us.
HENRY: I'm not getting anything. ZANE: Nothing?
Well, then, what's causing the interference?
I don't get it.
Well, something was interfering with the signal from my remote.
(MACHINE BUZZES) (SHRIEKS)
What was that?
(MACHINE TICKS SLOWLY)
(MACHINE TICKS QUICKLY) Whoa!
What are you doing? Hmm. That's odd.
(MACHINE TICKING VERY QUICKLY) Hmm.
It's you.
It's all clear, boss.
I don't understand. All the activity had stopped.
You guys okay? We just saw it fly away.
Kev, what were you doing before I got here?
Nothing. I was just unplugging everything like Mom said.
There was no sparks, no flames.
What is it, boss?
It's me.
It's us?
We're the interference?
Everyone who was connected to the neural network.
Our EEG's show the presence of biphasic delta waves, also known as zeta waves.
They're concentrated in the left frontotemporal lobe.
It's abnormal brainwave activity.
But, what, we're emitting radio signals?
In a way, connecting to the neural network,
somehow disrupted our brains' normal electrical activity.
Yeah, it makes sense.
Whenever one of us was around, the iFire's programming went haywire.
Instead of sucking energy from heat sources, it ignited them.
You know the RF interference that SARAH's been experiencing?
Oh, that's us, too? More than likely.
So, this zeta wave thing, is it permanent? I don't know.
We're going to have to run more tests. Do you guys feel that?
The Z waves. They're taking over. My vision is blurry,
I can't see straight, my pulse is racing...
Your blood work indicates high levels of dopamine and adrenaline.
Until we know more about how these brainwaves affect neurological functions...
No more grief cheating.
Whatever's going on with us is going to have to wait. We've got bigger issues.
Right. But I checked the infrared.
There aren't anymore heat sources left to attract the fireball.
They've all been shut down. ALLISON: Not all of them.
We radiate heat, as well. Oh, 98.6 degrees. Right?
Thank you, Jack.
Well, the iFire acts normally around non-matrix people, right?
So, maybe if we just wrangle the Astraeus crew all in one place...
Well, they already are.
Excuse me.
Hey. You're sure it's safe in here.
Are you kidding? There's no place safer. Everything's turned off.
And besides, I heard Lupo caught the thing.
Yeah, okay.
CARTER: This is going to work, right?
Between the generator and the Jeep's engine, you make the perfect bait.
You just need to lure it far enough away from Main Street.
CARTER: Sure! Anything else?
ZANE: Well, feel free to come up with a better plan.
Get... Your... Plan B!
Plan B!
Down!
Thanks for the save.
It's kind of my job.
Yeah.
I hope you keep it.
I've been staring at this data for hours, and I still can't make heads or tails of it.
Well, the big question is whether it's just harmless residual activity
from when we were connected...
Or is it the first sign of a larger problem?
Well, you know, either way, we are not going to solve it tonight.
You're right.
You know what? You should, uh, go home. Be with your kids.
I'll hang out for a bit and run a differential analysis on everyone's PET scan.
You know, you can't avoid him forever.
I know.
Goodnight, honey.
Hey, Henry. Hey, yourself. Have a good night.
(SIGHS)
So.
Are you planning to work through the night again?
Well, there's just so much going on and now, with the new zeta waves...
Grace.
I know when someone is keeping secrets.
I was pretty good at it, myself, remember?
We need to talk.
I was hoping you'd say that.
Fresh pizza? No, I'm good.
So, are you excited to be up and running again?
Well, it's not exactly the grand reopening extravaganza I had in mind.
Yeah, I bet.
Hey, how about some green tea, please?
Fresh brew coming up. Thanks, Vince.
Hey. Hey.
So, Jack tells me that you're planning on leaving town.
Yeah. Yeah, I'm considering it.
Well...
Don't.
If today has taught us anything, it's how much that you're needed here.
Not just by the town or... Even Carter.
You ran into a burning building and saved my kids, Jo.
Don't go.
I saw the look on Zane's face when he thought he had lost you.
He needs you, too.
All right, I'll catch up with you back at the lab.
Thank you, Vincent. There you go.
Evening, ladies. What can I get for you?
I'm thinking ice cream.
Very funny.
Surprise me. Okay.
Look...
If I've been a jerk the last few days...
Hey. Don't apologize to me. Apologize to him.
Yeah. That's not going to happen.
You know, this little jealousy thing is...
Oh, I'm not... It's quite cute.
All right, fine. I'm jealous. What do you want from me?
I'm just not sure, yet.
Really?
Because you seemed pretty happy when I got back.
Zane.
You know, I feel like there's some stuff that I've got to figure out.
You know, maybe I just, maybe I need a little bit more time.
Well, too bad.
We either figure this thing out together, or we end it right now.
But all this back and forth is killing me. I can't do it anymore.
So is that goodbye then, or...
VINCENT: Excuse me.
Enjoy.
Cheaters never win.
That's probably why I am stuck down in non-lethal weapons
and you are up here in this big, stupid, ugly office.
She told me that she wasn't into role-playing.
Well, in her defense, you were playing the part of an ass-hat.
Touché.
Do you want to play?
Only if I get to be an elf.
Well, that's fine with me. I'm not a girl.