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| - INT-ARTIFACT LAB [We see the scene from 'Once in a Lifetime' where Kim Anderson is killed. The door to the Artifact Chamber opens, revealing the artifact] KIM: We are at marginal proximity now. No change in core temperature or ambient emissions. [Stark is stood in the observation room behind her] STARK: Let's proceed. [The rover moves into the artifact chamber. The drill comes out] KIM: Extreme proximity now. Still no reaction from the artifact. STARK: Moment of truth. [The laser drill begins to extract a small piece of the artifact. Alarms start going off] STARK: What's happening in there? KIM: (shouting) I don't know, systems are offline! STARK: (shouting) Get them back online! KIM: (shouting) I'm trying!! [The Global Dynamics siren goes off] KIM: Oh my God! [Radiation like a fireball comes bursting down the tunnel from the chamber-then suddenly it freezes. The camera rotates around Kim and we see the radiation frozen in front of her - the last thing she ever saw before she died. Henry comes over from near the tunnel entrance and stands in front of the frozen image. He tries to touch her face but his hand goes right through. A door suddenly opens, and we see it is a holographic projection in Henry's Garage] CARTER: Thought I'd find you here. [Carter comes in, his Jeep Cherokee parked right outside the door] CARTER: You're not returning my phone calls. HENRY: Didn't feel much like talking. CARTER: You know, you can't keep reliving this, Henry, it's been over a month. HENRY: I know. I can't bring Kim back...either. [Henry shuts the projection off] CARTER: Well, you could but... not without unraveling the Universe, so... Sorry. Look, you and I are going to be living with the memory of a timeline that's gone. I know it's gonna seem impossible. And, er, I know it's not going to happen overnight, but I think that you and I should help each other move on. [Silence from Henry] CARTER: I mean don't you? [Henry turns around and heads up to his workbench] HENRY: Working on it. [We hear Henry bang a couple of things. Carter just watches]
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