What If They Run
November 24th 2006 16:00
The second episode was shown immediately following the Pilot episode.
Iteration 03
Hopper is in Rita's bedroom watching her sleep. She wakes up and he tells her he loves her. She sees his mood and is confused.
The scene changes and Hopper is driving Rita up the coast to meet her mother. Some cars pull onto the highway and he remembers them from the previous iterations. They cut him off men get out of the cars. He accelerates through their roadblock and fires on them as they fire on him. One of the bad guys goes down and Hopper is hit in the shoulder. He drives on, then pulls to the side of the road. He stand in the center and fires at the pursuing car, killing driver and passenger. Rita is stunned and frightened. They drive on.
Back at the roadblock, the Mastermind (who is apparently not the mastermind) is talking on the phone to someone. He says, "We're way past framing him now, sir." He hangs up and the bad guys decide to make it look like a murder-suicide with Hopper and Rita. One of the bad guys asks why "they" chose Hopper. The Mastermind says it's better not to ask.
Rita asks Hopper what just happened. He starts to tell her about the previous iterations, but realizes she won't believe him. They stop at a store for her to buy things to fix up his shoulder. While she's in the store, he calls Andrea using Rita's phone. He tells her that Spivey and Troy will try to flip her against him and he asks her not to do it, he's being framed. She hangs up on him.
A highway patrolman stops Rita, noticing that she has a lot of blood on her dress. She tells him it's a dog that's been hit on the highway and she's buying the stuff for it. Hopper points his gun at the patrolman and handcuffs him out of sight of the store.
They get a hotel room and Hopper explains to Rita the basics of what's happening. She gets the bullet out and wraps up his shoulder. Rita asks if he might have been given a hallucinatory drug in the injection he received. He insists that it's all true and he lets slip that she was killed before. Rita seems to believe him at last. She tells Hopper a story about a dog that was hurt by the side of the road that she wanted to help, but Chad didn't want in the car. Just a bit of characterization for Chad...
Meanwhile, Chad Shelten shows Andrea the evidence he has against her in his job in Internal Affairs. She gets pulled out of the interview by Spivak and Troy, just as Hopper warned her. They play the eighth message from Hopper's answering machine to her and ask if she knows what it means. She says no and she tells them she hasn't spoken to Hopper since yesterday.
Chad Shelten and his assistant talk. His assistant tells him that Andrea was speaking to Rita immediately before entering his office. Chad relays the information to Spivak, except he confirms that Rita is dating Hopper.
Andrea calls Rita's cellphone while Spivak, Troy, and Chad are listening in. They get a fix on the phone and head for the hotel. Spivak says he thinks they should have brought Swan. Troy sighs and assures him he's doing the right thing.
The bad guys are headed for the same hotel, getting their guns ready.
Andrea enters the room. She's wired, but through non-verbal communication, she lets him know she's on his side. She tells him to take her hostage.
Outside the hotel, the bad guys arrive, put gloves on, and get their guns out. The cops watching the hotel realize something is very wrong and get ready for a fight.
A gun battle ensues and Hopper, Rita, and Andrea escape out the hotel window, but in trying to help the surrounding police officers, Andrea is killed.
Rita and Hopper drive away and keep driving long after the sun sets. Hopper manages to stay awake until 6:17am, but then he is in Rita's bed again for Iteration 04.
Iteration 04
It's 6:17am and Rita rolls over. When she wraps her arm around Hopper, she finds a pool of blood. His gunshot wound from the previous iteration is there and is no longer wrapped. She rushes him to the hospital.
When Hopper wakes, his sister is sitting next to him. She assures him Rita is okay. He tells Jen she has to get the kids safe, but she tells him he lost a lot of blood and he's confused.
Spivak and Troy show up at the hospital and tell him he's under arrest, but Rita tosses them out. They handcuff him to the bed. In the hall, Jen scolds them for treating another cop like that and reminds them that her and Hopper's father was a cop. Rita provides Hopper with an alibi for the entire night, but can't answer how he got shot.
Meanwhile, Andrea is in Chad's office. He shows her the evidence he has against her. Photos of her handing cash to Danny Yan, a criminal. Bank statements saying she withdrew large amounts of money shortly before each payment. She looks distressed. Chad's assistant calls him out of the room and he returns to tell her that Hopper is accused of murder. Andrea immediately says he didn't do it, but Chad says, "Anybody's capable of anything."
Back at the hospital, Hopper again fills Rita in on the previous iterations. She helps him escape. During their escape, Hopper sees the woman who was nearly hit by the bus lying on a gurney. Hopper takes a gun, recorder, and radio from Troy and handcuffs him to a railing at the hospital. Troy tells him he should just make it easy and turn himself in. Hopper accuses him of planting the gun in his closet. Troy looks confused and says, "Who said anything about a gun?"
Hopper monitors the police radio and listens to Troy's case notes. His answering machine messages are on there. He decides to go to his apartment and look for the package, but there is a police officer watching it. Rita and Hopper sit outside. She suggests they just run, but Hopper says it wouldn't solve anything. He is sure he needs to figure out the murder before the day will stop repeating.
In a funny moment, we (along with Rita) discover that their first date was actually a stakeout. Heh.
Rita finally lures the cop away from the building, but there is no package. Chad calls her on her cell and Hopper throws it into the street, thinking it is being traced.
The scene switches to Chad as he hangs up. He's not tracing her; he's sitting alone in a bar. One of the hitmen sits down with him and it's clear they know each other.
The episode ends there. It's night already, so there's not much more of Hopper's iteration left. We'll see what happens on the next episode.
Iteration 03
Hopper is in Rita's bedroom watching her sleep. She wakes up and he tells her he loves her. She sees his mood and is confused.
The scene changes and Hopper is driving Rita up the coast to meet her mother. Some cars pull onto the highway and he remembers them from the previous iterations. They cut him off men get out of the cars. He accelerates through their roadblock and fires on them as they fire on him. One of the bad guys goes down and Hopper is hit in the shoulder. He drives on, then pulls to the side of the road. He stand in the center and fires at the pursuing car, killing driver and passenger. Rita is stunned and frightened. They drive on.
Back at the roadblock, the Mastermind (who is apparently not the mastermind) is talking on the phone to someone. He says, "We're way past framing him now, sir." He hangs up and the bad guys decide to make it look like a murder-suicide with Hopper and Rita. One of the bad guys asks why "they" chose Hopper. The Mastermind says it's better not to ask.
Rita asks Hopper what just happened. He starts to tell her about the previous iterations, but realizes she won't believe him. They stop at a store for her to buy things to fix up his shoulder. While she's in the store, he calls Andrea using Rita's phone. He tells her that Spivey and Troy will try to flip her against him and he asks her not to do it, he's being framed. She hangs up on him.
A highway patrolman stops Rita, noticing that she has a lot of blood on her dress. She tells him it's a dog that's been hit on the highway and she's buying the stuff for it. Hopper points his gun at the patrolman and handcuffs him out of sight of the store.
They get a hotel room and Hopper explains to Rita the basics of what's happening. She gets the bullet out and wraps up his shoulder. Rita asks if he might have been given a hallucinatory drug in the injection he received. He insists that it's all true and he lets slip that she was killed before. Rita seems to believe him at last. She tells Hopper a story about a dog that was hurt by the side of the road that she wanted to help, but Chad didn't want in the car. Just a bit of characterization for Chad...
Meanwhile, Chad Shelten shows Andrea the evidence he has against her in his job in Internal Affairs. She gets pulled out of the interview by Spivak and Troy, just as Hopper warned her. They play the eighth message from Hopper's answering machine to her and ask if she knows what it means. She says no and she tells them she hasn't spoken to Hopper since yesterday.
Chad Shelten and his assistant talk. His assistant tells him that Andrea was speaking to Rita immediately before entering his office. Chad relays the information to Spivak, except he confirms that Rita is dating Hopper.
Andrea calls Rita's cellphone while Spivak, Troy, and Chad are listening in. They get a fix on the phone and head for the hotel. Spivak says he thinks they should have brought Swan. Troy sighs and assures him he's doing the right thing.
The bad guys are headed for the same hotel, getting their guns ready.
Andrea enters the room. She's wired, but through non-verbal communication, she lets him know she's on his side. She tells him to take her hostage.
Outside the hotel, the bad guys arrive, put gloves on, and get their guns out. The cops watching the hotel realize something is very wrong and get ready for a fight.
A gun battle ensues and Hopper, Rita, and Andrea escape out the hotel window, but in trying to help the surrounding police officers, Andrea is killed.
Rita and Hopper drive away and keep driving long after the sun sets. Hopper manages to stay awake until 6:17am, but then he is in Rita's bed again for Iteration 04.
Iteration 04
It's 6:17am and Rita rolls over. When she wraps her arm around Hopper, she finds a pool of blood. His gunshot wound from the previous iteration is there and is no longer wrapped. She rushes him to the hospital.
When Hopper wakes, his sister is sitting next to him. She assures him Rita is okay. He tells Jen she has to get the kids safe, but she tells him he lost a lot of blood and he's confused.
Spivak and Troy show up at the hospital and tell him he's under arrest, but Rita tosses them out. They handcuff him to the bed. In the hall, Jen scolds them for treating another cop like that and reminds them that her and Hopper's father was a cop. Rita provides Hopper with an alibi for the entire night, but can't answer how he got shot.
Meanwhile, Andrea is in Chad's office. He shows her the evidence he has against her. Photos of her handing cash to Danny Yan, a criminal. Bank statements saying she withdrew large amounts of money shortly before each payment. She looks distressed. Chad's assistant calls him out of the room and he returns to tell her that Hopper is accused of murder. Andrea immediately says he didn't do it, but Chad says, "Anybody's capable of anything."
Back at the hospital, Hopper again fills Rita in on the previous iterations. She helps him escape. During their escape, Hopper sees the woman who was nearly hit by the bus lying on a gurney. Hopper takes a gun, recorder, and radio from Troy and handcuffs him to a railing at the hospital. Troy tells him he should just make it easy and turn himself in. Hopper accuses him of planting the gun in his closet. Troy looks confused and says, "Who said anything about a gun?"
Hopper monitors the police radio and listens to Troy's case notes. His answering machine messages are on there. He decides to go to his apartment and look for the package, but there is a police officer watching it. Rita and Hopper sit outside. She suggests they just run, but Hopper says it wouldn't solve anything. He is sure he needs to figure out the murder before the day will stop repeating.
In a funny moment, we (along with Rita) discover that their first date was actually a stakeout. Heh.
Rita finally lures the cop away from the building, but there is no package. Chad calls her on her cell and Hopper throws it into the street, thinking it is being traced.
The scene switches to Chad as he hangs up. He's not tracing her; he's sitting alone in a bar. One of the hitmen sits down with him and it's clear they know each other.
The episode ends there. It's night already, so there's not much more of Hopper's iteration left. We'll see what happens on the next episode.
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