The Butterfly Effect

"If anyone finds this,

it means my plan...

didn't work...

and I'm already dead.

But if I can somehow

go back to the beginning

of all of this, I might be able

to save her."

Evan!

We're gonna be late again.

When did you ever care about getting to school on time?

We're putting up pictures for parents' night.

Don't worry, you'll have plenty of time.

Is dad gonna come?

You know the answer to that.

Can't he just come out for one day?

We've been over this 100 times.

It's too dangerous for him.

But Lenny said his dad's coming,

and Tommy and Kayleigh's dad--

Okay, I get the point.

But I'm not so bad, am I?

No.

Okay, have a great day.

I love you. I'll pick you up later. Gotta go.

Bye.

Bye!

Mrs. Treborn, I need to speak with you.

Can it wait till tonight? I'm already late for work and I--

I think you really need to see this.

Tommy, leave Lenny alone.

Don't make me send you to Mr. Voytek's office.

I was gonna show this to the principal,

- but I thought I should talk to you first. - What is it?

Yesterday I had all the children make drawings

of what they wanted to be when they grew up.

Most of them made drawings of what their parents did.

But this...

I don't understand.

Evan did this?

- Can I keep this drawing? - Oh, of course.

Um, there is one more thing, Mrs. Treborn,

- I feel bad even mentioning. - What?

When I asked Evan about the drawing,

well, he couldn't remember doing it.

I don't wanna go.

I don't like this place, mom.

I think it's creepy.

I promise I won't make any bad pictures.

You're gonna be fine, okay?

He just wants to do a couple tests, that's all.

- Oh. - You'll like him.

Just tell me he hasn't inherited his father's illness.

I'm sure the test results will come back negative.

But there's something else you can do to monitor his memory.

- Anything. - A journal.

Just have him write down everything that he does.

- And what will that do? - It could help jog his memory.

See if he remembers anything new the next day.

These test results will come back in a few days

- and we'll take it from there. - Okay.

"Today mommy is taking me to play with Kayleigh and Tommy.

I will meet their father and see what a real dad is like."

Great, see you soon.

Evan--

Evan, what are you doing with that knife?

What happened?

Honey...

what were you doing with that knife?

I don't remember.

- Hey, Andrea. - George.

Hello, little man.

Watch your step.

Thanks, George.

- Not a problem. - Here's my number of the hospital

in case there are any problems.

And please keep an eye on him 'cause--

What, are you kidding? We're going to have

a great time today, right, sport?

Okay, be good, kiddo.

I love you.

- Bye-bye. - Bye, George.

Go long. Go on. Right in the backyard.

Here it comes.

Evan, Evan, guess what? Dad got a new video camera

and we're all going to be in a movie.

That's right, Evan.

And you get to be the star.

I thought I was the star.

Hey, what did I tell you?

Now, Evan...

you have to promise

your bestest, super-duper promise

that this will be our little secret.

You think you can do that?

Um-hmm.

I'm r--

Where am I?

Where did we all go?

Calm down, kid, stand still.

I was just somewhere else.

How did I get here?

Quit acting like some damn retard,

or I'll call your mother and tell her

what a naughty little shit you've been.

Kayleigh...

what happened?

The good news is the results are negative.

I found no evidence of lesions,

hemorrhaging, tumors.

But you must have something you can go on.

If I was to guess, I'd say the blackouts are stress related.

But he's seven years old.

What kind of stress can a seven-year-old have?

Plenty. Maybe he has severe coping problems

about not having a father.

You said the last time the blackouts occurred,

he was visiting his friend's dad.

Well, he has been pushing me to meet his father

and I've been putting it off.

It's worth a shot, Andrea.

We can arrange a controlled meeting.

A careful dose of sedatives for Jason, some security,

Evan comes in for a quick visit,

and with a little luck,

no more missing father complex.

"April 15th.

Today I get to meet my father.

His name is Jason and he's crazy.

I hope he lets me call him dad."

You mean dad lives here?

Not in this wing, actually, no.

Now if your dad seems a little sleepy,

it's because of the medicine, okay?

Okay.

It'll just be a moment, okay?

It's okay. I won't bite.

You've seen pictures of me, right?

Uh-huh. Mom says I have your smile

and your hair.

Nooo!

No!

It's gonna be okay. It's gonna be all right.

Stay with me, Jason. I need a doctor here now.

Come on, let's get him out of here.

In sure and certain hope

of the resurrection to eternal life,

we commend to almighty God, our brother Jason.

The Lord bless him and keep him,

The Lord make His face to shine upon him,

and be gracious unto him

and give him peace. Amen.

Tommy, I'm bored shitless over here. What's up already?

Yeah, what are you looking for, anyway?

Shut up, lard ass. And you, hold your fucking horses.

You know, it's here somewhere.

We should go soon.

If dad catches us smoking down here, we're dead.

So let's go.

I knew dad had a blockbuster down there.

Let's blow the shit out of something.

Here you go, buddy.

What? No freaking way.

I'm not touching this thing.

The hell you aren't.

Any of us does it, and you're gonna puss out and narc for sure.

Ain't gonna work this time, buddy. Look how small this fuse is.

- I'll get killed. - Not necessarily.

There you go.

It should buy you two minutes at least.

Gee thanks, friend.

Aw, for Christ's sake, Lenny, you moron,

just do it.

- Thanks. - You got balls, man.

Shit took you long enough.

What the hell? Come on!

Evan, come on. Help me get him up!

Evan, get your ass back here and help me get him up.

What the hell happened? Where are we?

Oh my God. What did we do?

Evan, come on. Help me.

- Come on, let's go! - Shit, Lenny, what happened to you?

He's fine. He's gonna be okay.

Everything's gonna be fine.

- What's wrong with him? Why isn't he speaking? - He's in shock, ma'am.

What is it? What happened?

We were just in the woods building a fort

when Lenny freaked out. One minute he was okay,

and then he just froze up. Right, guys?

What happened, Evan? The truth.

I don't know. I don't remember.

Something must have happened. Something set him off.

I blacked it out.

Don't try to use your blackouts to get out of this one.

You're not making it up?

I don't know.

They're keeping him overnight for observation.

Uh-huh.

I just don't know what to do with him.

"The last thing I remember before the blackout