QUANTUM LEAP - REUNIONS
ACT 2B
SAM
What about now - what's Ziggy
have to say about this leap?
As Sam gets accustom to Al being around, he takes less
care in watching to make certain no one sees them
talking together.
Sam is now a member in the upper levels of the gang
and knows the leader. The Leader doesn't exactly fit
the profile of the gang: went to college, class
president, graduated, attempted to steal from his first
boss and failed, received a suspended sentence with
community service. Afterward he went home, joined
the gang, and quickly worked his way up to leader
through conniving; not in the usual way.
Sam gets to know the leader and discovers he is on a
power-trip. He is selfish and thoughtless; while the
other gang members have a fellowship binding them
together in an attempt to survive, the leader is only
interested in controlling others and being "the
leader". His degree of influence and place of power
over the others is preventing Sam from stopping the
drive-by shooting.
The leader has an extreme amount of self-confidence
stemming from his success at controlling others, which
gives him the ability to talk people into things; Sam
cannot convince him to use his talents to do good.
AL
Sam, if you're gonna stop this guy,
you're gonna have to either
challenge him, or leap into him. He
has so damn much control over
everyone!
I cannot believe how much control
he has.
SAM
It wouldn't do any good to leap
into him; the minute I leap out of
here, his silver-tongue will put
him right back where he was. And
I can't challenge him. Even if I
won, challenging him doesn't teach
the other members to try to avoid
violence; that it's not the answer
to everything.
AL
Well, whatever you're going to do,
you'd better do it quick. There's
only a couple of hours until the
drive-by, and Ziggy says you've
already changed history. You
have [the leader] so riled up,
talking about stopin' the driveby,
he sends what looks like the whole
gang. Now, [names - the child and
the grandmother] both get killed
and [the mother] get's shot and is
paralyzed.
SAM
This just isn't making any sense,
Al.... Hey... I wonder. Maybe I'm
not here just to stop the drive-by
shooting... Maybe I'm really here
for a more permanent solution.
AL
Yeah, like maybe to put [the
leader] "permanently" out of
business.
SAM
Yeah... Now that sounds good to
me! Does Ziggy have ANYTHING
more on his background?
Anything we can use? ...and I
mean anything at all.
AL
Not yet. We've even tried scanning
newspaper articles; past and
present; including his college
paper. Nothin'. Only positive
information.
SAM
There has to be something.
AL
Nope. Nothin'. He's a smooth
operator and the gang protects
him pretty tight. He's rarely
around for any exposure, and then
only for "good" publicity.
SAM
He's bound to eventually get
arrested. Check the past and the
future as far as possible.
AL
We already did. After the
suspended sentence, nothin'.
Sam is becoming exasperated and highly agitated. He
begins pacing back and forth around the room and has
no regard for anyone possibly approaching or
watching them talk.
SAM
I can't believe it! Ziggy's got to
give me something. I don't care
how far back you go. I don't care
what systems you break into... I
don't care where you get your
facts. I'll take anything...
We see a gang member approaching and it is obvious he
is about to catch Sam "talking to himself".
SAM
Try medical records... Did he or a
family member ever see a shrink?
I'll take anything! I don't care
how far back you go. I'll take
stealing from the cookie jar...
(pause)
shoplifting as a kid...
(pause again)
One of the "upper" gang members walks in without Sam
or Al seeing him. Dialogue can be adjusted if doesn't
fit ethnic backgrounds chosen.
SAM, CONTINUED
....cheating on an exam in school...
GANG MEMBER
Did [the leader] tell ya 'bout that?
AL
Hey, Sam, maybe this is the break
you've needed.
SAM
Tell me about what, [member]?
GANG MEMBER
Tell ya 'bout cheatin' in school. He
don't tell jus anybody. That son of
a bitch's always had The Man
wrapped 'round his finger.
SAM
Yeah, he sure has.
GANG MEMBER
Everybody knows 'bout him gettin'
off with probation when The Man
busted him for stealing. Just a few
of us know 'bout him cheating on
his finals in college. [The leader]
never studied. He cheated on
damn near every test he ever took.
SAM
You're kidding.
GANG MEMBER
Hey, man. Wouldn't kid about a
thing like that. No one ever
caught him till his senior finals. If
he hadn't been class president, he
probably couldn't of talked his
way out of it. He wouldn't of
graduated; they'd of kicked him
out of school! But I thought you
knew...
AL
Bingo.
Sam smiles; leaps.
2ND REUNION:
INT. QUANTUM LEAP CONTROL ROOM - THE FUTURE
Al comes out of the Imaging Chamber.
GUSHIE
Admiral, there is someone in the
Waiting Room. I will let you know
when we get a lock on Dr. Beckett.
Al goes to the Waiting Room.
As he enters:
TERESA
Thank God, it's you! I didn't know
where I was... and I was so scared
for a moment... but, thank God, it's
you!
Al is taken by surprise.
TERESA
I can't believe it... Al!
She runs to Al, throws her arms around him; then
quickly pulls back, as if surprised by the contact.
TERESA
Hey! I can feel you!
Al is totally flabbergasted. Teresa renews her hug
with more intensity.
TERESA
I can touch you; I feel you!
(leans back to look at him
without leaving the embrace)
Sometimes I would doubt myself
and wonder if you really WERE
only a figment of my imagination.
But here you are. And you're
real... It's really you.
Overwhelmed with astonishment, Al gently takes hold
of her arms and holds on to them as he gently uncoils
her embrace and pushes her to his arms' length to get
a good look at her.
AL
You might know me, but I'm afraid
I don't recognize you.
TERESA
Well, that's understandable. The
last time you saw me was... Hey!
Wait a minute! You know, I was
really confused and disoriented
because I didn't know what
happened to me... but... well, it's so
weird, but cause seeing you has
seemed to snap everything back in
place... When I first saw you, I was
4 years old. That was in 1981... 11
years ago!
But look at you... you haven't
changed a bit! I'd recognize you
anywhere! As for me... Humm...
Let's see... Oh! Got your little toy
handy? Do you want to test me on
the names of some dinosaurs?
Flashback from end of "Another Mother" episode, with
Al showing holograms to Teresa and then promising to
see her again some day.
AL
(with surprise and
recognition)
Teresa!
They hug each other.
AL
Oh, my God! Teresa! I can't
believe it! You're all grown up...
and beautiful! How are you?
TERESA
I'm great! Of course, everyone
thought I was nuts, with me
talking about Sam being there
instead of my mother... and when
I'd talk about you baby-sitting
me... and how things could pass
right through your body, and you
teaching me with the holograms...
Well, you can bet they were ready
to commit me! But once I started
skipping grades and doing so well
in school, they all seemed to forget
about it.
Everyone but me! I've always
remembered you, ever since you
came to visit and Sam was my
mother for a time....
So, what's going on? Where's Sam?
AL
Well, er... Well, ya know how Sam
was your mother for a time?
TERESA
Sure.
AL
Well... now he's you for a while.
TERESA
Cool!
EXT. COLLEGE CAMPUS - DAY
Sam is there to make a choice in Teresa's life; someone
says to him, "Teresa, you are the darling of the class
and you must run for Class President or [the leader],
a senior, will win." His winning is what initiates his
position of power in the future. Being a minority and
being good at making others look good and getting a
psychological hold on them, combined with the
potential scandal to the school is what prevented him
from being kicked out of school for cheating on his
finals in the first place.
Sam has realized that if he makes Teresa run for Class
President and she wins, then, when [the leader] is
caught for cheating, he will get kicked out of school,
not graduate, not work for and steal from the
corporation, and not be in the position of power he has
over the gang.
Sam enters Teresa in the race to run for Class
President, altering the life of the leader, indicating she
obviously wins. Unknowingly, Sam has also altered the
lives of others for the better.
Time this scene, compared to length of last and next
scene combined, to make certain this scene lasts as
long as Al's and Teresa's Reunion - or if Sam needs to
"know" to wait; to not leap just yet.
INT. THE QUANTUM LEAP WAITING ROOM - THE
FUTURE
TERESA
You promised me you would
somehow come back... And I hoped,
and halfway expected I would
somehow get to see you again... but
I didn't expect anything like this!
Where are we?
AL
Well... can you keep a secret?
Teresa grins and nods yes.
AL, CONTINUED
Well, it's all hush-hush, but you
have just become part of a time-
travel experiment.
TERESA
(teasingly)
You told me you guys were angels.
AL
Well, you were only 4 years old.
Did you want me to tell you Sam
was a time-traveler and I was a
neurological hologram created by a
subatomic agitation of carbon
quartz, tuned to the masons of his
optic and otic-neurons?
TERESA
OK... You're forgiven... I wouldn't
have understood any of that, back
then. But I understand it now.
AL
You do? You understand what I
just told you?
TERESA
Sure! And now I understand why
I couldn't feel you then, but I can
now.... I understand a lot about a
whole lot of things and, ya know,
it's all because of you. Those
holograms of the dinosaurs
inspired me with a passion for
learning; I read EVERYTHING. I've
been skipping ahead all my life. I
graduated from high school when I
was 12. I'm 15 now, a Junior in
College, and I'm majoring in
paleontology... probably because
of your dinosaurs. I'm taking
college slower so I can enjoy it,
and so my social development can
catch up with my brain!
AL
Teresa, I don't know what to say.
I feel so proud.
TERESA
You've always been important to
me, Al. And, now you've kept your
promise to see me again. I'll never
forget you; and I'll keep your
secret.
Teresa kisses him on the cheek. While they hug, she
suddenly returns to the past; no one replaces her. Al
returns to Control.
AL
Gushie, have Ziggy start the
search for Sam in 1995; right
around the time and location where
we first found him.
Al suddenly stops, as if has a thought, and turns to
leave.
AL
(said almost to himself)
I think it would be a good idea to
give this year's version of Teresa
a call!
(looks over his shoulder and
yells to Gushie)
Gushie - be back in a minute. I've
got an important phone call to
make!
3RD REUNION:
EXT. A GARDEN WEDDING - DAY
Sam materializes at Donna's first wedding after fall of
1991, before she married Sam. He suddenly remembers
his marriage to Donna. He is sad, but finds peace that
now Donna won't suffer without him, since he never
went home. By her marrying the first guy she left at
the alter, Donna's life has been put right; Sam doesn't
know it prevents her death when she tried to leap to
him.
SAM
(out loud)
Donna?
(voice-over, to himself)
Oh, my God! Donna... How could I
not remember?
(hangs back, where
Donna won't see him)
Oh, God. All the times I was
unfaithful. How could I forget our
love? To think of all those years of
waiting for me. What she must
have gone through!
(quietly, to himself out-loud)
Forgive me, Donna...
(voice-over, to himself)
The hurt and pain she must have
suffered... through all those
years... seeing me with other
women... But... If she marries
him... she'll never marry me.
(visibly displays a sudden
realization of the loss. Then
spoken out loud)
Oh, Donna...
(voice-over, to himself)
But this must be the way it was
meant to be; to save her from the
heartache. I've known her in
another life... I will always have
that... Thank you, Lord, for
making it right. Now, she has a
future of love and happiness... not
one of lonely waiting.
Teresa is one of the wedding guests; she recognizes
Sam from his leap into her mother, he recognizes her
from his leap into her.
TERESA
Sam?
SAM
Teresa!
They hug each other. They continue talking as they
walk away from the wedding.
TERESA
This is so weird. I just saw Al a
couple of months ago.
SAM
I know; when I leapt into you to
enter you in the race for class
president.
TERESA
Yeah, thanks!
So. Leaping. That's what you call
it?
(Sam nods his head yes)
But I thought you leaped INTO
people... You look almost the same
as I remember you from when I was
a child.
SAM
I found out I could leap as myself...
I don't always have to leap into
another person... Sometimes I can
be myself to change things and
make lives better.
TERESA
Cool.... You look good;
(touches his hair)
except maybe for signs of a bit of
stress over the years.
SAM
(gives a chuckle)
The first time I leaped as myself
and was able to look in a mirror,
seeing the gray hair was really a
shocker! I guess when you look in
the mirror, if you can see yourself,
I guess you can also see the
passage of time. Maybe without
mirrors, you don't know when you
grow old; you just stay young!
TERESA
I didn't know angels showed age.
Sam chuckles again.
TERESA, CONTINUED
I understand why you guys told me
what you told me when I was 4, so
you're forgiven. Al told me a little bit
about your Time Travel experiment. I
was so fascinated with it that next
semester I'm taking courses so I can
change my major to Quantum Physics.
After I graduate, maybe you and Al can
give me a job!
SAM
You got it! By the way, you must
be a guest at the wedding. Do you
know Donna, or the groom?
TERESA
Donna. She came to the University
to lecture and, as Class President,
I was part of the greeting
committee.
SAM
So being Class President gave you
the opportunity to meet her.
TERESA
Yeah! She stayed on to give a
seminar and I became her general
guide throughout her stay. We got
to know each other quite well.
One night we were talking about
getting married and what that
meant. She told me that she was
thinking about not going through
with the wedding, so I just asked
her if she loved him! When she
immediately said yes, I told her to
go for it - take the gamble... so I
guess that's why I got invited.
What are you doing here? Does
someone need help?
SAM
Nah... everything's fine here. I
think this leap is just a little extra
bonus... to let me see how I
changed Donna's life.
TERESA
Really... Was she in trouble? Or
did you know her?
SAM
No, not exactly trouble, and yes, I
knew her. Before I changed her
life, she was married to me.
TERESA
But, I don't understand... She just
married him...
SAM
In her original history, she left
this guy at the alter before she
met me.
TERESA
Oh, Sam! I'm so sorry... I changed
her mind... I made her marry him
instead of you...
SAM
Oh, no... Wait! It's OK. You didn't
do anything you weren't meant to
do. I'm the one; I changed your
life. In your original history, you
never met her... So it's really me
that changed her life. I changed it
when I entered you in the race for
Class President to fix some other
peoples' lives in the future....
Besides, I've been leaping through
time for so many years, she never
got to see me or be with me.
TERESA
Are you sure? I feel so bad.
SAM
Teresa, I didn't even remember I
was married to anyone until I
leaped into the Wedding. I think
this is for the best... It's the best
way to put her life right... to let
her HAVE a life. Like you said, she
loves him. You meeting her, and
talking to her, ultimately helped
her.
They are far from the wedding party by now and alone.
They hug each other, Sam kisses her on the cheek, and
they say goodbye. Sam leaps.
INT. QUANTUM LEAP CONTROL ROOM - THE FUTURE
Donna is there, working on the project. Al comes in
with Teresa.
AL
Everyone? I'd like you to meet the
newest member of the team. Some
of you might remember Sam's leap
with the little dinosaur girl...
GUSHIE
Is this little Teresa?
DR. BEEKS
I'd venture to say a grown up
version...
Small talk and chit-chat as Teresa is introduced
around. She and Donna hug. Gushie pulls Al aside.
GUSHIE
(in a hushed, secretive
voice)
Admiral, Ziggy has not yet found
Dr. Beckett.
AL
And how is our egomaniac today?
GUSHIE
Please, Admiral, keep your voice
down. We're having enough
difficulty as it is.
The minute Dr. Beckett leaped as
himself again, numerous
inconsistencies developed in
Ziggy's Neural Network.
AL
Do you mean her parallel
processing is at right angles?
GUSHIE
Admiral, I'm not certain you grasp
how serious this could be. I can't
figure out exactly what has
happened. It's as if all the
microprocessors have.... well, I
mean, I'm afraid some of her
integrated circuits have gone...
well, Heywire!
AL
Are you trying to say her chips
are stale? Or maybe that they're
crushed, like all those little tiny
pieces that end up in the bottom of
the bag - God, I hate that!
GUSHIE
Admiral, PLEASE. I hardly think
this is the time for bad jokes.
AL
Bad?
GUSHIE
I apologize, Admiral, I don't mean
to belittle your attempt at humor,
but we do have a potentially
serious, and I might add
dangerous situation here.
Approaching crisis level. I know it
sounds impossible, but it's almost
as if a number of the circuit
boards have formed an interactive
relationship with the chips that Dr.
Beckett programmed for
personality development. I don't
know what's happening... Dr.
Beeks thinks it's a simulation of
acute depression.
AL
Poor Baby! Talk about Fuzzy
Logic!
GUSHIE
Admiral. Please? We could hardly
afford to lose Ziggy at this point in
time.
AL
Not to worry, Gushie. And you had
better slow down or you'll blow a
circuit, yourself.
Don't change anything. Just leave
her alone and let her keep
searching 1995, around the point
of our last contact with Sam. She
should find him any minute. And
then she can take all the credit!
That should be a good ego boost!
GUSHIE
Thank you!
AL
Don't mention it.
GUSHIE
I won't!
AL
Smart move!=1A
