S4 E42: Out Searching for Lil’ Bryn

To listen without ads, go to GZMshows.com slash subscribe. There are kids in this world who are different, special. They fell through a portal and got lost in the 80s. And now their time is running out. The world is full of people. Adam! Oh, you can't do this! That wasn't a very brave disguise. Please! Please, don't kill me alive, Prisaba! Please, don't kill me! Yeah? Help! Please! Someone help anyone! Dude! Dude! Right above you, Tommy! Just stand on the hoverboard! Hold it! Hey! Buddy! Fuck him! Help! Guess you were right. Adam wanted you dead. Please! Help me! I won't let my son go! I'd be glad to drop my sister in to rescue you. But first we need to make sure we're all on the same page. Please! Hurry! Once Adam finds out you survived this, he'll come for you. I can keep you safe. But you have to agree to help us bring our family back from 1989. Yes, of course! And give the prettier course back to us. Fuck! We're here. We're happy to turn around and leave you. Fine! Fine! Yes! Yes, it's all yours! Just please! Please help me! That's your huber. Okie dokie. Cannonball! Here! Give me your hand. Thank you! Thank you! Pleasure doing business with you. Ok, just gonna put this rubber band around your arm like so. You sure you're ok with this, Psy? My first Gen A serum treatment. Kind of exciting. Angel will be joining us as soon as she can get away from Dr. Whittier. Mom, can we talk about your plan to fix history? You've been thinking about that, huh? Just a bit. Can I ask exactly what you have in mind? I'm not talking about fixing the big stuff, of course. World politics, natural disasters, acid wash genes. Too many variables. And the last thing I want is to make everything worse. Glad to hear that. But on a smaller scale, if I have the power to revisit some of my own bad choices, maybe I can make it better. And maybe help Angel in the process. Keep Angelica Graves from breaking bad. And stop Whittier Corp. from developing Gen A serum while we're at it. Except you're about to create the serum as we speak. Once you get the ability to open a portal, I'm going to get Angel out of here and destroy the serum. And all of the research. Sounds... simple. I need to know that you want to do this. It's not without risk. Honestly, Mom, it doesn't matter what I want. We have no choice. We have to get back home where we belong. And keep focusing on that, okay? It's your desire to get home that is going to direct the Gen A serum in your body. Somebody ordered mutant blood? Angel, you made it. Thanks for agreeing to this. Thank you both for trusting me. Especially given our history. Or future history. You bet. So, Mom. Doctor Purcell, shall we? Okay, you two. Let's get started. Brinley! Brinley? Where'd you go? I can't believe she did this. It's not like Brinley controlled when she switches places with her six-year-old self. Well... What are you saying? Before she switched, she said she was taking her hands off the wheel. What? Why would she do that? She thought it might help you and... Me and what? Did you find her? Oh, you're kidding. Why are you looking at me like that? Where'd a birdie go? Birdie? Um... We're not sure. Joe, are there any shelters in these woods you might know of somewhere... Birdie might go to hide? Well, it's enough of them around here. How would you even know how to look for one? Would it kill you to try to be helpful? What kills me is you all just showing off on my doorstep, making yourselves at home, breaking my things, and then expecting me to find your ditzy friend, who was fool enough to wander into the woods during a blizzard. She's not ditzy. She's actually super brainy for your information. Brainy, right. She's quite bright, Joe. She's just not herself right now. Why are you so judgy? That's rich coming from you. Hey, guys, can we shelve the bickering for the time being? A girl is missing. Listen, why don't you two keep calling her name, and I'll go do some serious searching in the forest? Hang on, Joe. Perfect. Bye. Hmm. I should just let them all freeze. Take your time! He is so annoying. Yeah, but I mean, you two... Stop! Right there! Don't say it! Don't even think it! Did you hear that? It sounded like laughing. Brainy laughing. Brinley? You can't catch me! Brinley, sweetheart, come out where we can see you. No! It's not safe out here. So... Brinley, knock it off. This isn't a game. Come on, kiddo. We have hot cocoa waiting in the cabin. I don't want any. There she is. Up in the tree. Who did she get up there? Uh-oh. This tree has a lot of snow on it. Nope. Shake that tree, Brinley! You're gonna make it! Oh! Fall on it. Shake, shake, shake! It went down my back. Where is the real Brinley? See ya when it wanna be ya. Ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha! Well, here I am. Back at the cabin. Home sweet home. Who knows what year. Hello? Hi, Dad. Mr. Pasternak. Yeah, the police officer assigned to investigate Keynes' disappearance. Right. That's me. Oh, I haven't seen ya in a while. Freight, I haven't heard from my wife in months either. I'm so sorry. Yeah, me too. Uh, you wanna come inside? I can get you a cup of coffee? Sure. Thanks. Your house is a lot neater than the last time I was here. Yeah. I guess you could say I've gotten my act together. Brinley helps. She's grown up fast. Too fast. You have no idea. So, you got any news for me? Uh, well, we're still following up on some leads, but I do have some more questions, if that's okay. Sure. Have a seat. Can you tell me about your relationship with Keynes? Uh, what do you wanna know? Did you two get along? Well, they say opposites attract, right? She always said it was fitting that I worked on the pipeline since we were like oil and... water? Fire. But it worked for us. You really were in love? Uh, we sure were. She wasn't like anyone I'd ever met. Funny, beautiful, and so smart. I could just listen to her talk all day long. She sounds like a special person. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Yeah. So, which one of you does your daughter take after most? I mean, you said Brinley is really smart and into science. Did she inherit that from Keynes? Well, uh, not exactly. Uh, Brinley just sorta... came to us that way. You mean she was born a genius? Well, maybe. Look, in the spirit of honesty, uh, you should probably know. Keynes and I are Brinley's mom and dad in every sense of the word, but, um, she isn't our biological child. Wait. You're saying I... she was adopted? Well, look, I'd appreciate it if we could keep this between us. And I hope I'm not getting Keynes in trouble, but... One day, she just... brought a baby home. My little girl. My Brinley. Oh. Shh. It's starting. GZM Shows. Imagination. Amplified. Hello, I'm Deborah Goldstein, host of the game show The Big Fib, and with me is our sound effects robot, Lisa, whose name stands for Live in Studio Audience. 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