01x03 - The Black Triangle

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The sleep chamber,

developed by

Dr. Luis Castaneda,

is an instrument

of supreme sophistication.

It allows us to enter

a subject's temporal lobe,

initiating a response

to evaluate crucial aspects

of dream construction.

By placing a human subject

in the chamber,

the special rays

of the sleep chamber

penetrate the remote

and semantic memories

of the user

allowing the technician

to monitor the dream,

influence the dream,

and, as a result,

understand the dream--

understand the dream--

understand the dream--

understand the dream,

understand

Dave?

Dave

Dave, what have you--

Katie?

What's wrong?

You're good.

You're good.

Do you see 'em?

No.

Okay.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Ah! Maybe you need to,

like, swirl it around.

You've got

to stop saying words,

you're not helping.

Well, I mean,

we gotta find 'em.

That could be it.

I'm done.

Yeah, okay.

Yeah.

Um I got this.

Interesting color.

Yeah. I had, um,

a pomegranate kombucha.

I can see that.

God, it's so warm.

Okay.

Wait.

Two little white pills?

Yeah.

I think I found them.

When I look up

from my pillow ♪

I dream you are there ♪

With me ♪

Though you are far away ♪

I know you'll always

be near to me ♪

I go to sleep ♪

Sleep ♪

And imagine

that you're there ♪

With me ♪

I go to sleep, sleep ♪

And imagine

that you're there ♪

With me ♪

I look around me ♪

And feel you are

ever so close ♪

To me ♪

Though tears that flow ♪

From my eyes ♪

Bring back memories of you ♪

To me ♪

I go to sleep ♪

Sleep ♪

And imagine

that you're there ♪

With me ♪

I go to sleep, sleep ♪

And imagine

that you're there ♪

With me ♪

With me ♪

When did the nightmares begin?

When he was born.

I brought him home

from the hospital,

and he just cried and cried,

and he just never

slept through the night.

And when did you first notice

the acts of self-harm?

It started pretty young.

Bruises and scratch marks

on his arms and his legs,

but sometimes more serious.

Did any of the medication work?

Not really, no.

Nothing's really helped us.

And the other doctors

that Dave has seen

did they reach a consensus?

Um

he suffers

from extreme exhaustion.

The concern now is

that it could lead

to developmental issues.

Oh, Tracy, Tracy.

It's It's all right.

It's going to be all right.

Thank you.

We will get to the root

of Dave's problems.

Have you ever heard

of something like this?

A virus that kills you

in your sleep.

No.

How long

can someone stay awake for?

It varies

from person to person.

Several days maybe.

You still don't wanna

stay up past 48 hours.

That's when everything

starts to breakdown.

You start seeing things.

You start hearing things.

Paranoia, depression, psychosis,

schizophrenia.

Horrible thoughts circle

and get into your head.

And then, at 72 hours

well, let's just say

you miss how you felt at 48.

Great sales pitch, as*h*le.

I know.

I'm just saying.

Look, we need

to watch each other.

Okay?

How's everyone feeling?

I mean, I'm cool.

I ran a few miles,

but I'm good.

I'm a little tired,

if I'm being honest.

I was out all night.

Out doing what?

I wasn't using,

if that's what you mean.

That's not what I was saying.

It's not really

any of your business, is it?

It's my business

if there's a crisis happening.

That still doesn't

really matter.

I'm just trying to help.

Hey, hey.

Come on, guys.

We gotta focus, a'ight?

We ain't got time for this.

Broadcast went out an hour ago.

We should get back

to the hospital,

see if there's anyone there.

Hello?

Look, we should split up.

See if anyone's here.

Okay. Yeah.

Go that way.

Um

Hey, yo! Anybody here?

Hello?

Hello!

Is anyone here?

Hey!

Help! Help.

Help!

Do you hear that?

Yeah.

Help!

Where the hell you been?

Linda, we've found someone!

Ruth?

Hey.

Oh, my god, Katie!

You two know each other?

Lilly from NA--

this is her mom, Ruth.

Hi.

Oh

Glad you finally

decided to show up.

I've never heard of

a four-hour cigarette break

before.

I'm sorry. Uh

- Can you tell me what's wrong?

- You.

This place.

I'd get better care

at an animal shelter.

I think that

she's being treated for cancer.

It's lymphoma

in my spine.

I feel like I got

razors in my back.

Can you please

get me some codeine?

I can't sleep without it.

Well, it's not time

to sleep yet.

But I will get you something

to help with the pain.

Oh, yeah. I'll go--

I'll-- I'll go check

the other rooms.

Where is everybody?

What are you doing here, Katie?

Um

I'm visiting.

Oh.

Oh. Oh

Jesus, the staff

must've forgot about her

when they cleared out.

I mean, is there

anything that we can do?

She's in so much pain.

Her cancer's metastasized,

it's pressing up

against her spine.

She uses codeine to fall asleep,

so that's off the table.

I could give her something

to take the edge off,

but her pain's kept her alive.

Dave's illness

is truly one in a million.

Chronic night terrors--

it's an exceedingly

rare condition.

But in my office--

in my home--

we like to look directly

at our patients' dreams.

Now, I've been looking

at Dave's drawings.

And I've noticed

that he has two dreams

that manifest most frequently.

The first is one

I like to call

the "Elephant Monster".

Hmm?

And the second,

perhaps you can help me with.

"The Dream People."

"The Dream People."

"The Dream People," yes.

This is Modafalyst.

It's a stimulant.

Oh, I know Modafalyst.

In the air force,

pilots would take it

before missions.

Keeps you up for days.

I'm not supposed

to take any pills

that aren't prescribed

by a medical professional.

I am a medical professional.

You've just been prescribed.

Take it.

I know this isn't easy for you,

but we need this right now.

Listen,

I'm just gonna say this now,

it's been several hours

since our broadcast

and no one showed up.

We have to keep reaching out--

uh, police, FBI, CDC.

But we have to consider

the reason

they're not picking up

is because this is

happening everywhere.

We might be on our own.

You think this is global?

I mean, that's impossible.

Right?

I've seen

a lot of things today

that I thought were impossible.

Let's give it 15 minutes

for the meds to kick in.

I gotta go prep the cadavers

for pathology.

Wait. What?

If we wanna figure out

what's going on,

we have to examine the bodies.

And-- And you know

how to do that?

Kind of.

Kind of?

Hey! Do you see

any other doctors here?

No? Well, sh*t,

I guess that leaves us.

See you in

the coroner's office in ten.

Hey, you know,

the more I spend time

with this chick,

the more I think

she might actually be

batshit insane.

She's intense.

Yeah!

Yeah, but, I kinda like her.

Hey, any of y'all

coming up yet?

No.

Just me then.

Of course,

this lovely piece

of machinery and technology

needs no introduction.

The Dream Chamber.

With the Dream Chamber,

we can enter a dream,

we can influence a dream,

and, by doing so,

we understand the dream.

And this

this will solve Dave's problem.

The Dream Chamber is a result

of over 30 years of work.

It really has been, for me,

a journey,

and not always an easy one.

There's been a lot of pain,

for me, personally--

in my personal life--

because of this.

A lot of

A lot of relationships

that came into my life

and now no longer exist.

But it's worth it--

the loneliness.

It's worth it.

I go into an emotional state

when I talk about my machine.

Oh

Oh, you're such a sweetie.

No wonder my Lilly loves you.

Can you try and call

that silly girl?

She's supposed to be here.

Yeah.

Yeah, of course.

Katie?

Hey.

She's gonna be okay.

We're gonna take care of her.

We-- We can get through this.

Stop.

Stop what?

There is no "we"

Dave.

And stop pretending

like everything

is just normal between us.

Look

I know I did something terrible,

but what is it you think I did?

Did I do something to you?

Did I hurt you?

Tell me, what did I do?

You really don't get it,

do you?

It wasn't about what you did,

it's that you pretended

that it never happened at all.

And you promised

you'd be honest with me,

but you're not even

being honest with yourself.

It has been years

since I felt that vulnerable

like I could relapse.

You know?

And I can't go back to that.

Not for you.

Not for anyone.

Yeah. I understand.

Is that all you have to say?

Well, what do you

want me to say?

Anything!

Dave, literally anything.

What is going on with you?

I mean, I knew

that your nightmares

were getting worse

but

you never talked to me.

Katie, there are some things

about my condition

that I didn't think

you should know.

You know

one of the first things

that they teach in recovery

is that you can't keep running

from your problems

and you have to face them.

You have to face them head on.

Dave

Ahem.

Uh

the undertaker awaits.

You wanna join us, Katie?

Is the camera on?

Uh-huh.

Uh, this is Linda Russo.

I'm a registered nurse

at the Santa Mira Hospital.

Uh, the time is approximately

3:46 p.m., July 5th.

Assisting me

with the pathology report

is Dave

what's your last name?

Uh, Torres.

Dave Torres.

Dave Torres

and Matteo?

Matteo Leon.

I'm a Capricorn.

Uh, six foot.

I like college basketball,

American--

Matteo.

My bad.

We are examining

the body of Duane Bradley.

37-year-old male.

Checked into the hospital

July 4th with a fractured rib.

He died in his sleep

somewhere between

four and five a.m.

I've marked the incision

and will begin

with the right mastoid.

Ugh.

Okay.

I'm reflecting

the anterior flap forward

and separating

the connective tissues.

Ugh.

What?

He's hot.

That's what you're into?

No, his head is hot.

Like he's feverish.

But he's dead.

Yes, I am aware.

Removing the scalp.

And now we will open

the cranium.

Pass the bone saw.

Uh, this one?

Yes.

Here we go.

- sh*t!

- Oh!

- Oh!

- Oh, come on, man!

- Is it in my eye?

- Uh, yeah, well--

Oh, my god,

it's just a little blood.

Well, I didn't see you

getting sprayed.

I'm a nurse,

I get sprayed with blood

every day.

Do you even know

what you're doing here?

Uh, would you like

to take over, pal?

Please, be my guest.

No. But I'm just saying,

I don't usually see nurses

cracking people's skulls open

like they're coconuts.

Okay, well, I have

a Ph.D. in Neurology.

Hey.

Then what are you doing

working as an E.R. nurse?

I wasn't always an E.R. nurse.

I used to work for Cynagen.

Oh. Oh! Unbelievable!

Unbelievable.

See, I knew that you were shady.

- Hey!

I knew it.

She works for some Big Pharma,

deep state type of bullshit.

Hey! Look!

Oh, sh

What is going on?

Does it look like

I have a f*cking clue?

Whoa, what are you doing?

I'm continuing

with the incision.

All right, are you su-- Okay.

I'm removing the skull.

Holy sh*t.

What am I looking at?

I don't know.

Mentira, mente, corpo

cerebro, boca, dentes ♪

Ataque, nervos

ouvidos, surdez ♪

Vice-versa outravez ♪

Pupilas dilatadas ♪

Portas, trincos, janelas

visao, corredor, solidao ♪

Pes no chao

Loucura, paixao ♪

Homem, mulher

amor, interrogacao ♪

Mente, palavras

gargantas, lagrimas ♪

Pupilas dilatadas ♪

Pupilas dilatadas ♪