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[[ | [[The President]] wakes up from a nightmare where he sees the [[President's Wife]] engulfed by nuclear fire as she calls out his name. [[Fred Schoenstein]] checks on him and asks if he needs his doctor. [[Paul Novotny]] shows a video of [[Alex Gardner]] to [[Jane DeVries]] and [[Bob Blair]]. Bob tells him that he wants Alex on the project and that he will find him. At the racetrack, [[Track Announcer]] gives details on the race. Alex watches as his choice wins the race. After he gets his winnings, Alex is chased after by [[Snead]], [[McClaren]] and [[Dobbs]]. He runs into the women's restroom and a [[Grandma (Dreamscape)|Grandma]] loudly calls him a pervert as she storms out of the restroom. Snead and the others find him and Snead tells Alex that he notices he always picks the right horse and he and Snead are going to be partners. Alex throws his bag out of the window and then runs away. Snead and Dobbs find the bag and open it to find it full of toilet paper and Alex gets away in a cab. Alex goes home and listens to his messages on his answering machine. As he is leaving his apartment, a car pull ups and [[Babcock]] and [[Finch]] introduce themselves and tell him they have a proposition for him. He then gets in their car when he sees McClaren and Dobbs walking towards them. After they make some distance between themselves and McClaren and Dobbs, Alex tells them that he changed his mind, but Finch locks the doors. They drive to Thornhill College and walk into Bates Hall where a [[Desk Guard]] has Alex sign in. He's brought to a room with a one way window. Jane introduces herself to Alex and tells him that they are doing research on dreams. She takes him to the sleep-monitoring station and then takes him to another section where they monitor dreams in order to fix psychological problems. [[Tech Aide 2]] asks to speak with Jane and Alex walks around and finds an empty room wit television screens and a machine with two seats. Paul walks into the room and shakes Alex's hand. He then tells him that he feels Alex has pissed away his psychic gifts. They go to the Village Pub and the [[Waitress (Dreamscape)|Waitress]] brings them a pitcher of beer. Paul tells Alex about their research of placing someone telepathically into another person's dreamscape which he calls dreamlink. As they are talking, [[Charlie Prince]] watches them intently. During the night, Alex sneaks into the dream machine lab where [[Tech Aide 1]] tells the others that [[Buddy (Dreamscape)|Buddy]]'s vital signs are increasing. Paul asks how [[Edward Simms]] is doing and Jane tells him that Edward is showing signs of extreme agitation. Jane decides to stop the dream. In the morning, Paul tells Alex about Buddy and Edward and Alex tells him that he doesn't want to be a part of the research. Paul tells him that the IRS has become interested in his gambling winnings and offers to get the IRS off his back if he helps with the research. While Jane is testing Alex's abilities, he flirts with her. During the night, Edward is taken away in an ambulance in a catatonic state. Alex hears someone playing his saxophone and finds [[Tommy Ray Glatman]] laying on his bed playing it. Tommy puts on Alex's jacket and Alex invites him to have some beers and Tommy accuses him of wanting to learn his secrets. Alex is placed in the dream of [[Bill Hardy]]. In the dream Bill is standing on top of a large skyrise when a piece of steel girder hits him and causes him to hang by it. Alex goes to help him and falls off the girder. Paul wakes him up and celebrates with Alex. While Alex is getting an MRI, Bob introduces himself to him. | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 17 April 2022
A psychic is recruited by a government agency to go into people's dreams to help them with psychological issues.
Genre
Characters/Groups
Bob Blair - Christopher Plummer
Tommy Ray Glatman - David Patrick Kelly
Fred Schoenstein - Madison Mason
Mrs. Matusik - Kendall Carly Browne
President's Daughter - Kate Charleson
Tommy Ray's Father - Eric Gold
President's Wife - Virginia Kiser
Trolley Conductor - John Malone
Webber's Brother - Andrew Boyer
Buddy's Father - George Caldwell
Track Announcer - Alan Buchdahl
Character thumbnails with links to profiles
Detailed Synopsis
The President wakes up from a nightmare where he sees the President's Wife engulfed by nuclear fire as she calls out his name. Fred Schoenstein checks on him and asks if he needs his doctor. Paul Novotny shows a video of Alex Gardner to Jane DeVries and Bob Blair. Bob tells him that he wants Alex on the project and that he will find him. At the racetrack, Track Announcer gives details on the race. Alex watches as his choice wins the race. After he gets his winnings, Alex is chased after by Snead, McClaren and Dobbs. He runs into the women's restroom and a Grandma loudly calls him a pervert as she storms out of the restroom. Snead and the others find him and Snead tells Alex that he notices he always picks the right horse and he and Snead are going to be partners. Alex throws his bag out of the window and then runs away. Snead and Dobbs find the bag and open it to find it full of toilet paper and Alex gets away in a cab. Alex goes home and listens to his messages on his answering machine. As he is leaving his apartment, a car pull ups and Babcock and Finch introduce themselves and tell him they have a proposition for him. He then gets in their car when he sees McClaren and Dobbs walking towards them. After they make some distance between themselves and McClaren and Dobbs, Alex tells them that he changed his mind, but Finch locks the doors. They drive to Thornhill College and walk into Bates Hall where a Desk Guard has Alex sign in. He's brought to a room with a one way window. Jane introduces herself to Alex and tells him that they are doing research on dreams. She takes him to the sleep-monitoring station and then takes him to another section where they monitor dreams in order to fix psychological problems. Tech Aide 2 asks to speak with Jane and Alex walks around and finds an empty room wit television screens and a machine with two seats. Paul walks into the room and shakes Alex's hand. He then tells him that he feels Alex has pissed away his psychic gifts. They go to the Village Pub and the Waitress brings them a pitcher of beer. Paul tells Alex about their research of placing someone telepathically into another person's dreamscape which he calls dreamlink. As they are talking, Charlie Prince watches them intently. During the night, Alex sneaks into the dream machine lab where Tech Aide 1 tells the others that Buddy's vital signs are increasing. Paul asks how Edward Simms is doing and Jane tells him that Edward is showing signs of extreme agitation. Jane decides to stop the dream. In the morning, Paul tells Alex about Buddy and Edward and Alex tells him that he doesn't want to be a part of the research. Paul tells him that the IRS has become interested in his gambling winnings and offers to get the IRS off his back if he helps with the research. While Jane is testing Alex's abilities, he flirts with her. During the night, Edward is taken away in an ambulance in a catatonic state. Alex hears someone playing his saxophone and finds Tommy Ray Glatman laying on his bed playing it. Tommy puts on Alex's jacket and Alex invites him to have some beers and Tommy accuses him of wanting to learn his secrets. Alex is placed in the dream of Bill Hardy. In the dream Bill is standing on top of a large skyrise when a piece of steel girder hits him and causes him to hang by it. Alex goes to help him and falls off the girder. Paul wakes him up and celebrates with Alex. While Alex is getting an MRI, Bob introduces himself to him.