CATHERINE'S WORLD: Catherine is now dressed in a dark outfit, looking more like a warrior goddess ready for battle, a vengeful Valkyrie. She carries a golden crossbow. Stargher King is posing among the trees as if trying to blend in with the landscape. He begins running, Catherine loads her crossbow and fires. The arrow impales into Stargher King's foot and into the ground, stopping him in his tracks. As he struggles, she runs up to him and kicks an uppercut to his chin, causing him to fall on his back.
THE CELL: Julia is panicking as there is now more water in the cell than there is open space.
HELICOPTER IN FLIGHT: The chopper is nearing it's destination.
PILOT: This is the area.
CATHERINE'S WORLD: Standing over Stargher King, Catherine shoots arrows into his wrists, pinning him to the ground. She straddles him and grabs a pierced brace attached to Stargher King's chest.
CATHERINE: My world... My rules
She yanks the brace from his chest, ripping his flesh. Blood spurts from the open wound as Stargher King screams in pain.
HELICOPTER IN FLIGHT: Novak scans the topography of land below, listening to a new report. Novak uses binoculars to scan farmland. He searches. And there it is: The abandoned facility.
THE CELL: Julia is struggling to stay above the water surface.
CATHERINE'S WORLD: Still straddling him, Catherine belts him in the jaw with her fist.
HELICOPTER IN FLIGHT: The chopper circles and lands at the facility.
THE CELL: Julia tries to pry a pipe leading to the surface loose near the ceiling,.
CATHERINE'S WORLD: Catherine continues the beat down on Stargher King. As blood flows from his nostrils, Stargher King grins. Catherine reaches behind her back and pulls out a shimmering sword. Catherine looks into his soulless eyes as Stargher King continues grin.
ABANDONED FACILITY: The helicopter lands and Novak jumps out. He knows this is the place, but there's nothing, no sign of her.
THE CELL: The water is near the ceiling. Kicking her legs to keep afloat, Julia continues to pry loose the pipe She pushes, but can't get anything to move.
CATHERINE'S WORLD: Catherine raises the sword, ready to strike. We now see adult Stargher's face.
STARGHER: Do it!
He changes back to Stargher King, who grins, taunting her. Catherine drives the sword into Stargher King's chest. Blood gushes from Stargher King's mouth.
STARGHER KING (grinning): It's not real.
Catherine twists the handle of the sword, we hear his internal organs being ripped. She twists the sword again.
STARGHER KING (still grinning): Me got boy!
She looks behind her, young Stargher is lying on the steps with the same bloody wounds as Stargher King.
STARGHER KING: Boy me got! (laughs) You cannot kill me.
Catherine is nearly in tears and steps away.
ABANDONED FACILITY: Novak continues searching the facility.
THE CELL: Julia is entirely underwater but alive. She has managed to break the pipe free and it's providing her air, but it's difficult to tread water and her lungs are aching.
ABANDONED FACILITY: Novak notices a sound, it's a flapping vent cap connected to a motor. He studies and follows the ground cable. It leads him to a hatch with handles, which he quickly opens. The entrance leads to an underground area.
CATHERINE'S WORLD: Catherine is now dressed again as the saintly figure and holds young Stargher in her arms.
CATHERINE: It's okay.
YOUNG STARGHER: You saved me.
ABANDONED FACILITY: Novak opens a heavy metal door, his gun drawn.
CATHERINE'S WORLD: She knows young Stargher is dying and tries to comfort him.
CATHERINE: You can stay here with me.
She gently lifts young Stargher and carries him to the pool.
THE CELL: Novak finally finds the Cell, staring at Julia. She is motionless, he is fearing the worst. Realizing she is still alive, he bangs on the plexiglass, hollering to get her attention.
NOVAK: Hey! . . . HEY!
Julia's attention snaps, but she has to keep her mouth on the air pipe. Not knowing who he is, she panics. Novak pulls his ID badge and smacks it against the glass.
NOVAK: You got to back away! Swim back! Back! Back up!
She understands and swims to the back of the cell. Novak steps back, aims his gun and fires. Water slowly leaks, but the damn thing is still solid.
CATHERINE'S WORLD: As Stargher King looks on, Catherine lowers young Stargher in the pool water. We see images of Carl's baptism when he was a boy.
THE CELL: Novak fires a circle of shots into the thick plastic, but it's not breaking the plexiglass.
CATHERINE'S WORLD: Young Stargher's head touches the pool water, he is calm as his face is submerged.
LABORATORY: In the control room, they notice Stargher is hyperventilating.
MIRIAM: Henry.
THE CELL: Novak inspects the glass. He finds a long metal pipe and swings it at the glass with all his might. CRASH! Water pours from the cell Julia's body descends on the torrent of water.
We see quick cuts of young Stargher, Stargher King, and Stargher in the procedure room, taking their last breaths.
CATHERINE: It's okay.
THE CELL: Novak climbs into the cell, reassuring her . . .
NOVAK: You're okay!
He pulls her up and out of the water. At first she fends him off but gradually realizes he is her savior. She coughs, sputters, and thirstily drinks in oxygen. Holding her tightly, Novak sinks to the bench, the water from the cell spilling everywhere.
CATHERINE'S WORLD: Catherine watches young Stargher's hand go limp. One last breath exhales from Stargher King as he dies.
In the procedure room, Stargher takes one last gasp and goes limp. Catherine quietly returns to consciousness and is automatically lowered. She pulls the mask from her face, looks to Stargher's lifeless body and begins sobbing.
THE CELL: Novak relaxes. For the first time in god knows how long, he relaxes. And holds Julia Hickson as if his life depended on it. . . FADE OUT.
STARGHER'S HOUSE / SOME TIME LATER: Novak, Ramsey, and other FBI Agents scour through Stargher's belongings. Ramsey is called on the walkie-talkie.
RAMSEY: Yea, Ramsey . . . . . Okay, let her through.
Novak notices a copy of an old painting with the same scenario as when Stargher King had pulled out Novak's intestine.
RAMSEY: Somebody outside for you.
Novak looks out the window and sees Catherine.
NOVAK: What's she doing here?
RAMSEY: Said she wanted to see us home.
NOVAK: That's pretty strange.
RAMSEY: She's keeping his dog, Peter. I'd say pretty fucking strange is par for the course.
Novak goes out and approaches her.
CATHERINE: I almost didn't recognize you. How long you get to be a civilian?
NOVAK: Couple weeks, till after the inquiry, see what happens. . . Ramsey told me you were thinking of uh, what do you call it, that thing?
CATHERINE: Reversal?
NOVAK: Reversal. . . with the kid you're working with?
CATHERINE: Yea. . . Edward.
NOVAK: Edward. . . You sure you want to do that?
CATHERINE: Absolutely.
NOVAK: You're not worried about what might happen?
CATHERINE: I would never do anything that would hurt Edward.
NOVAK: Wasn't him I was worried about.
CATHERINE: What about you . . . how are you?
NOVAK: Sure I remember pieces of it. According to the FBI, you guys put me on some drug fueled mindbender. Which triggered a memory I already had, and officially found Julia Hickson through old fashion detective work.
CATHERINE: Well, I guess this is hello and goodbye then.
NOVAK: I guess so. . . Thanks for everything.
He reaches out to shake his hand, but she hugs him instead. A school bell rings, and we see children running out.
NOVAK: Be safe.
They part ways.
CATHERINE'S WORLD: It's evident Catherine is trying the reversal with Edward. It is going much smoother than it was at the beginning of the story when they were in Edward's world. The setting is a mixture of Edward's world and Catherine's world. It's still a desert, but populated with pink blossom trees. She places the small boat in a tree and looks to Edward and smiles. Instead of running away, this time he goes to her.
FADE TO BLACK
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