Graduation Day (The 4400 episode)
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"Graduation Day" is an episode of the science fiction
television series The 4400
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. Diana escorts Tom into a holding cell where Isabelle waits in an orange jumpsuit. Diana tells Tom to inject Isabelle with the syringe given to him in “Gone
”. Tom at first hesitates, then injects Isabelle, making her scream. Tom then awakens on his bed with several documents surrounding him, it was a dream.
Inside his apartment Shawn
, still in a delusional paranoid state from the previous episode “Gone”, has cut his hands in several places in search of a “bug”. Outside in the 4400 Center’s gardens Maia and Amy Paspalis are chasing each other, running through the bushes Maia crashes into Shawn and falls to the ground and begins crying in pain. Shawn attempts to comfort Maia stating he can help, he takes her hand and begins to heal her, Maia’s face begins to go blue, as if losing life (rivalling the effect shown in “Pilot”), Amy Paspalis tells him to let her go as he is hurting her, shouting for help two security officers arrive and pull Shawn away from Maia
. Shawn confused walks backwards stating he was healing her, making her better.
Alana
talks to a 4400, Todd Barstow, she tells him about her ability and what she does there, at the 4400 Center
, Alana tells him he can meet the brother he never knew due to his abduction and develop a relationship with him. Todd replies to Alana, stating he does not wish to cause any offence, but “Maybe you should help yourself” – Todd tells her she has a sadness, “I guess rage would be the best word”, inside of her, he recounts Alana’s past to her, stating that it is because of what happened to her son and husband, Billy and Paul, years previous.
Isabelle is packing Shawn’s clothes when Matthew Ross enters the room, he asks what she is doing, Isabelle replies to him “I’m packing Shawn’s stuff; I’m taking him out of that hospital.” – Matthew attempts to get Isabelle to stop what she is doing; Isabelle states she will find the person hurting Shawn and make him stop. Matthew recounts to Isabelle that she has a purpose, a job to do; he tells her to state her “job”, Isabelle states to him “I’m supposed to eliminate the 4400.” – Isabelle says goodbye to Matthew who replies that he can not allow her to do this as she is not ready to be on her own. Isabelle turns and Matthew drops to his knees, with his eyes welling with blood he falls flat to the ground, dead.
Isabelle rings a sleeping Richard, Isabelle tells Richard that she has found out who is making Shawn schizophrenic, Daniel Armand, Richard
asks Isabelle where she is and that if she knows where Daniel Armand is that they should tell NTAC. At NTAC having intercepted the phone call between Isabelle and Richard they head out to the location where Isabelle has stated Daniel Armand is to Richard. Inside a lock-up in an undisclosed location Shawn is screaming in a fanatic state, Isabelle states to Daniel, seated on a chair that he better not be hurting him. Moments later Shawn “wakes-up” from his paranoid state, Armand begins to taunt Isabelle, she tells him that she did not kill them; all she did was turn their abilities against them. Outside the building Isabelle and Shawn are in NTAC begin to arrive, Diana remarks that if they encounter any resistance to not hesitate to use deadly force. Richard arrives shortly after NTAC, he negotiates with Tom and Diana for him to go in and try to get them to come out peacefully.
At the 4400 Center after having being released from custody due to lack of evidence Isabelle returns to her room for some time alone, inside her room she discovers Tom is there, sat at her desk, Tom tells her to shut the door as they need to talk. Tom tells her that some people want him to kill her, and he would like to know why. He recounts to her what he was told by the woman from the future, Sarah, in the episode “Gone”. Isabelle sits at her desk with her wrist out, she tells Tom she will not move, Tom grabs her and holds the needle ready to inject it into her, he relents, stating “No. Not yet, not until I’m sure.”
Isabelle enters the Haspel Corporation
building; she heads to the desk and tells the receptionist she has a meeting with Dennis Ryland
.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
television series The 4400
The 4400
The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
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Synopsis
After Shawn is attacked by a Nova Group member, Daniel Armand, Isabelle seeks revenge. Tom hesitates to neutralize Isabelle when she willingly lets him.Plot
Tom enters NTAC and meets DianaDiana Skouris
Diana Skouris is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.-Season One :Initially portrayed as somewhat cold and removed, Diana Skouris was partnered with Tom Baldwin in the pilot episode to investigate the 4400 returnees. She expresses displeasure at being...
. Diana escorts Tom into a holding cell where Isabelle waits in an orange jumpsuit. Diana tells Tom to inject Isabelle with the syringe given to him in “Gone
Gone (The 4400 episodes)
"Gone" are episodes of the science fiction television series The 4400.-Synopsis:Young 4400s are being targeted by an unknown person. Maia is kidnapped by a woman from the future claiming to be her sister, Sarah...
”. Tom at first hesitates, then injects Isabelle, making her scream. Tom then awakens on his bed with several documents surrounding him, it was a dream.
Inside his apartment Shawn
Shawn Farrell
Shawn Farrell is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Season One:Shawn was born December 12, 1983, and disappeared April 22, 2001 from Highland Beach near Seattle, Washington, while with his cousin Kyle Baldwin...
, still in a delusional paranoid state from the previous episode “Gone”, has cut his hands in several places in search of a “bug”. Outside in the 4400 Center’s gardens Maia and Amy Paspalis are chasing each other, running through the bushes Maia crashes into Shawn and falls to the ground and begins crying in pain. Shawn attempts to comfort Maia stating he can help, he takes her hand and begins to heal her, Maia’s face begins to go blue, as if losing life (rivalling the effect shown in “Pilot”), Amy Paspalis tells him to let her go as he is hurting her, shouting for help two security officers arrive and pull Shawn away from Maia
Maia Skouris
Maia Skouris is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction TV show The 4400.- Season One :...
. Shawn confused walks backwards stating he was healing her, making her better.
Alana
Alana Mareva
Alana Mareva is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Background :Alana was born October 17, 1969, in Tahiti, and disappeared September 5, 2001, from Seattle, Wash. Prior to her abduction, her husband and only son Billy had been killed by a drunk driver...
talks to a 4400, Todd Barstow, she tells him about her ability and what she does there, at the 4400 Center
4400 Center
The 4400 Center is a fictional building in the science fiction TV series The 4400. According to a postcard in the Season 3 episode "Gone", the fictional location of the center is 6265 Crescent Road, Seattle, WA...
, Alana tells him he can meet the brother he never knew due to his abduction and develop a relationship with him. Todd replies to Alana, stating he does not wish to cause any offence, but “Maybe you should help yourself” – Todd tells her she has a sadness, “I guess rage would be the best word”, inside of her, he recounts Alana’s past to her, stating that it is because of what happened to her son and husband, Billy and Paul, years previous.
Isabelle is packing Shawn’s clothes when Matthew Ross enters the room, he asks what she is doing, Isabelle replies to him “I’m packing Shawn’s stuff; I’m taking him out of that hospital.” – Matthew attempts to get Isabelle to stop what she is doing; Isabelle states she will find the person hurting Shawn and make him stop. Matthew recounts to Isabelle that she has a purpose, a job to do; he tells her to state her “job”, Isabelle states to him “I’m supposed to eliminate the 4400.” – Isabelle says goodbye to Matthew who replies that he can not allow her to do this as she is not ready to be on her own. Isabelle turns and Matthew drops to his knees, with his eyes welling with blood he falls flat to the ground, dead.
Isabelle rings a sleeping Richard, Isabelle tells Richard that she has found out who is making Shawn schizophrenic, Daniel Armand, Richard
Richard Tyler
Richard Tyler is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.- Character :One of the first 4400s to be shown, Richard is Lily Tyler's husband, and is the father of her second daughter, Isabelle Tyler....
asks Isabelle where she is and that if she knows where Daniel Armand is that they should tell NTAC. At NTAC having intercepted the phone call between Isabelle and Richard they head out to the location where Isabelle has stated Daniel Armand is to Richard. Inside a lock-up in an undisclosed location Shawn is screaming in a fanatic state, Isabelle states to Daniel, seated on a chair that he better not be hurting him. Moments later Shawn “wakes-up” from his paranoid state, Armand begins to taunt Isabelle, she tells him that she did not kill them; all she did was turn their abilities against them. Outside the building Isabelle and Shawn are in NTAC begin to arrive, Diana remarks that if they encounter any resistance to not hesitate to use deadly force. Richard arrives shortly after NTAC, he negotiates with Tom and Diana for him to go in and try to get them to come out peacefully.
At the 4400 Center after having being released from custody due to lack of evidence Isabelle returns to her room for some time alone, inside her room she discovers Tom is there, sat at her desk, Tom tells her to shut the door as they need to talk. Tom tells her that some people want him to kill her, and he would like to know why. He recounts to her what he was told by the woman from the future, Sarah, in the episode “Gone”. Isabelle sits at her desk with her wrist out, she tells Tom she will not move, Tom grabs her and holds the needle ready to inject it into her, he relents, stating “No. Not yet, not until I’m sure.”
Isabelle enters the Haspel Corporation
Haspel Corporation
Haspel Corporation is fictional company from the science fiction television series The 4400.- History :A private defense contracting company of which Dennis Ryland is an executive, Haspel Corporation is the only known manufacturer of promicin which they had been getting by filtering the blood from...
building; she heads to the desk and tells the receptionist she has a meeting with Dennis Ryland
Dennis Ryland
Dennis Ryland is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction The 4400 portrayed by Peter Coyote. He was the original supervisor and director of NTAC during season one....
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External links
- "Graduation Day" at the official 4400 website provided by USA NetworkUSA NetworkUSA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
. - "Graduation Day" at The 4400 wiki.