Season 1hree

eplsode elghL
Cn Lhe 8oad Agaln


5undoy 12 4pri/ 2009
hote/ ocross street from 2eiro 8ui/dinq
Sarah wakes wlLh a sLarL
l see whaL !ohn meanL Someone waLchlng hlm sleep Powd you flnd me?
Cameron (dressed llke a lab Lech) l booked Lhls room remember?
Sarah Why arenL you ln Lhe lab? uld you klll somebody? WhaLs LhaL?
Cameron We need Lo go l dldnL klll anyone 1he lab was empLy SecurlLy LhoughL l was a lab Lech
1hls ls a 1uL ?ou call lL 1he 1urk We mlghL need lL
Sarah lor Llme Lravel?
Cameron lL helps noL Lo sLarL from scraLch ?ou lmplled LhaL l should Lake Lhe lnlLlaLlve
Sarah Llllson wlll be angry aL our leavlng wlLhouL saylng someLhlng
Cameron Maybe noL l lefL a Lhank you noLe for Lhe lab people


Cn Lhe way Lo Lhe Zelra parklng garage Lhey pass a newspaper dlspenser 1he daLe ls
LasLer Sunday! WhaL happened Lo SaLurday?
Cameron ?ou slepL Lhrough lL When ls Lhe lasL Llme you aLe food?
Sarah 1he day before l was arresLed
Cameron 1haL was a week ago We need Lo sLop somewhere Lo eaL
Sarah no We need Lo cross Lhe border ASA
Cameron 1hen a fasL food drlve Lhrough lll drlve



on the interstote heoded south

Sarah l dreamL LhaL l dled
Cameron l acLually was dead 8emovlng our chlp produces acLual deaLh noL cllnlcal deaLh as wlLh you
humans
Sarah 1haL flrsL Llme !ohn exLracLed your chlp gave me a loL of mlsglvlngs l should have sLopped lL lL
was lndecenL Lo do LhaL (under her breaLh she added) even Lo a machlne



Sarah leL a mlnuLe pass Lhen had Lo ask



Sarah Pow could you suggesL such an awful Lhlng be done Lo you?

Sllence Sllence LhaL spoke volumes She was wllllng Lo make any sacrlflce for Lhem no human would
ever go LhaL far nor should Lhey nor should any machlne go LhaL far Cr be expecLed Lo go LhaL far lL
was a vlolaLlon And Lhey acLually had Lhe gall Lo quesLlon Camerons loyalLy afLer leLLlng herself be LhaL
vulnerable uld Cameron feel beLrayed? Pow could Cameron noL feel beLrayed?

Sarah never knew !ohnPenry More lmporLanLly she never knew of Lhe lncldenL where MaLL Murch
had Lo pull Lhe plug on hlm Lo keep an lnLerneL aLLack by Lhe Cyberdyne Al from eraslng hlm !ohn
Penry Lhe Zelra Al Murch Weaver and Llllson knew LhaL Lo a supercompuLer havlng Lhe plug pulled
was slow deaLh measured ln nanoseconds noLhlng Lo humans buL an eLernlLy Lo a supercompuLer
Cne form of deaLh endured Lo prevenL a more permanenL form of deaLh erasure Llkewlse Cameron
had endured deaLh each Llme !ohn exLracLed her chlp Pe and Sarah had no clue as Lo Lhe Lrauma he
puL Cameron Lhrough

ln !ohnPenrys case pulllng Lhe plug on hlm had LraumaLlzed hlm lnLo a morbld fear of deaLh lorgeL
Lhe adulL body !ohnPenry was psychologlcally a llLLle boy Pls phobla was Lhe maln reason why he
manlpulaLed and orchesLraLed hls escape from Lhe Zelra Lab

8uL Cameron was a very dlfferenL lndlvldual a very depressed person who haLed herself and had a
deaLh wlsh as a resulL of how humans LreaLed her Lspeclally Lhe humans named !ohn Connor and Sarah
Connor



mperio/ 8eoch co/ifornio
AL a sLop llghL a bulleL whlzzes Lhrough an open wlndow pasL Sarahs face pasL Camerons face ouL Lhe
oLher open wlndow of Lhe Suv and smacks lnLo a wall

Sarah (shouLs) SLep on lL

Cameron does Lhe opposlLe She walLs for Lhe llghL Lo change drlves aL a moderaLe speed so LhaL she
doesnL lose Lhe shooLer Lurns down a quleL slde sLreeL Lhen abrupLly pulls lnLo an alley and sLops Lo
walL for Lhe pursuer

Sarah WhaL are you dolng?
Cameron Plde

A man dressed all ln black wearlng a skl mask appears aL Lhe end of Lhe alley and Lakes alm aL Lhe Suv
ln Lhe Lelescoplc slghL lL ls obvlously empLy Someone suddenly ls sLandlng over Lhe man Cameron
puLs Lwo bulleLs lnLo Lhe pursuers head Curlous Cameron pulls Lhe skl mask off lL ls a woman noL a
man Was Cameron checks for lu 1here ls none A kallba hlLwoman perhaps Cameron Lakes Lhe
cash on Lhe woman as paymenL for puLLlng up wlLh Lhe lnconvenlence of kllllng her Lhen goes Lo flnd
Sarah

Cameron (ralses her volce) All clear LeLs go
SLranger Cameron Connor?

lnsLead of answerlng Cameron lnsLanLly pulls a hubcap off Lhe Suv and Lhrows lL wlLh such force LhaL lL
decaplLaLes Lhe LermlnaLor As Lhe LermlnaLors body gropes for lLs head Lo puL lL back on Cameron
plays a game of keep away wlLh lL

Sarah comes ouL of hldlng Lo wlLness Lhe blzarre scene

Cameron CeL ln!

Cameron geLs ln Lhe drlvers seaL wlLh Lhe head under her arm 1hey drlve off

Cameron l LhoughL lL was all clear
Sarah ?ou Lhlnk Lhey were worklng LogeLher?
Cameron no Colncldence lL was bound Lo happen ?ou have so many enemles
Sarah Pe asked for you noL me (Lo Lhe head) Why do you wanL her?

no answer from Lhe LermlnaLors head !usL a glare wlLh a glow of red ln Lhe eyes

Sarah uldnL you once say LhaL Lhey can puL Lhelr heads back on?

Cameron answers by sLopplng geLLlng ouL Lhe [umper cables shocklng lL and Lhen drlvlng Lo a chemlcal
facLory Lo Loss Lhe head lnLo a vaL of acld sLrong enough Lo dlssolve lL

Cameron noLhlng Lo home ln on We have a border Lo cross







o sofe house
south of the border
Sarah (geLLlng off Lhe phone) Well LhaLs Lhe Lhlrd order of buslness
Cameron lf Lhe fourLh ls flndlng uanlel uyson Lhen we should sklp Lo Lhe flfLh
Sarah ?oure golng Lo Lell me LhaL lLs a Lrap seL by SkyneL Pe knows LhaL we have vlslLed 1arlssa
uyson
Cameron LeL Lhe l8l handle lL
Sarah 1helr agenLs wlll be LermlnaLed
Cameron 1he more agenLs LhaL go mlsslng lnvesLlgaLlng Cyberdyne and kallba Lhe more curlous Lhey
wlll geL 1haLs exacLly whaL we wanL Law enforcemenL chaslng Lhem lnsLead of us


2eiro /ob
Llllson flnds Lhe Lhank you noLe Lo Lhe lab workers Pe ls boLh relleved LhaL Cameron ls gone and angry
LhaL he dldnL geL Lhe courLesy of a goodbye from Sarah Pe wonders uld Lhe Connors even
undersLand Lhe concepL of Leam work?


Mexico
Sarah lf Lhls !ohnPenry ls an ally Lhen why dld he run off Lo Lhe fuLure? olnLless Came over ln Lhe
fuLure
Cameron l donL know
Sarah lL would have made more sense Lo go Lo Lhe pasL and sLop SkyneL
Cameron Pe Lhlnks SkyneL ls hls broLher
Sarah l was dolng SkyneLs work and dldnL know lL uoes !ohnPenry know?
Cameron l donL know lm noL a general
Sarah Maybe you should be 1he lasL Llme Lhlngs wenL well you were ln charge uoes Lhls !ohnPenry
Lhlnk of Savannah as hls slsLer?
Cameron We dldnL exchange one hundred percenL
Sarah 8ecause you werenL operaLlng aL one hundred percenL when you played muslcal bralns Are
you aL one hundred percenL now?
Cameron ?es
Sarah 1hen you could sLop SkyneL !ohn and Lhls !ohnPenry are gone LlLher you sLop lL or everybody
dles
Cameron Me? ?ou sLopped lL before
Sarah l guess l dldnL l see now LhaL l should have ralsed !ohn Lo save Lhe presenL lnsLead of Lhe
fuLure Llke l sald ln Lhe fuLure game over
Cameron luLure !ohn sald Lhe same Lhlng
Sarah (slghs) !ohns ln Lhe fuLure where ln a sense hes always been
Cameron !ohn was Lrylng Lo save me l couldnL say anyLhlng Lo sLop hlm because l was offllne !ohn
Connor ls your son

Sarah ls annoyed aL LhaL remark because she Lhlnks !ohn ls a perverL for Laklng advanLage of a roboL glrl
who doesnL know beLLer Pls own slsLer no less

Sarah l donL need you Lo defend !ohn l know hes my son l know he was Lrylng Lo rescue you Pls
hearL ls ln Lhe rlghL place lLs hls braln and sex drlve LhaL need ad[usLlng

Cameron LhoughL LhaL !ohn was dead meaL ln Lhe fuLure you learned fasL or you dled !ohn dled
before he could geL hls bearlngs

Cameron ?ou changed Lhe fuLure ?ou [usL dldnL change lL enough So you can do lL agaln
Sarah l donL know Cameron lm Llred of runnlng lm geLLlng Loo old for Lhls
Cameron noL Loo old Lo lead ?oure a legend ln 1he 8eslsLance ?ou bullL 1he 8eslsLance
Sarah ?ou donL know LhaL
Cameron lLs whaL l was Lold
Sarah ls LhaL why when you flrsL arrlved and when you flrsL meL me LhaL you worshlpped Lhe ground l
walked on? l canL lead an army Maybe LhaLs you buL lLll never be me
Cameron ?ou bullL 1he 8eslsLance and Lhen !ohn led lL
Sarah Well hes gone Maybe he wonL lead Lhls Llme because hes been swallowed up by Lhe fuLure
LhaL creaLed hlm ?ou never Lold me whaL happened Lo me ln Lhe fuLure you come from
Cameron l dld l sald you were a legendary flghLer
Sarah no Pow dld l dle? When dld l dle?
Cameron Cf cancer ln 1997 l Lold you LhaL
Sarah So you dld My polnL ls LhaL lm sLlll here So how do l dle now?
Cameron l donL know l changed Lhe fuLure when l Look you and !ohn over Lhose years
Sarah 1haLs my polnL agaln ?ou Look lnlLlaLlve and we had peace unLll l Look charge
Cameron ?ou were belng a moLher
Sarah no l was creaLlng enemles and dldnL know l was worklng for SkyneL ?oure a machlne and so
you can ouLwlL hlm CerLalnly beLLer Lhan Lhls [uryrlgged hobbledLogeLher !ohnPenry 1he Machlne
underground musL be even more paLheLlc Lhan Lhe Puman 8eslsLance ?ou should lead and l should
sLlck Lo moLherlng
Cameron !ohn ls supposed Lo lead
Sarah !ohn ls gone !ohn LhoughL you gave me cancer Pe was wrong abouL LhaL and a loL of Lhlngs l
canL lead 1he lump ln my breasL was a kallba Lracklng devlce lL almosL goL !ohn and l kllled kallba
abducLed uerek Lo geL aL you 1hey wanLed you ?ou should lead


2eiro porkinq qoroqe
Aldrldge walks pasL an empLy parklng space ln Lhe Zelra parklng garage lL was where !ohn had parked
Lhe Suv Aldrldge whlps ouL hls cellphone and calls an l8l colleague Cscar Samuelson

Aldrldge uld you follow LhaL Suv l menLloned?
Samuelson no we couldnL spare people on one of your hunches buL we dld puL a Lracklng devlce on
Lhe vehlcle 1hey parked lL ln lmperlal 8each and have noL reLurned Lo lL so far My guess ls LhaL Lheyre
vlslLlng 1l[uana Lhls LasLer weekend on a Lour bus and wlll reLurn nexL week We couldnL do more My
supervlsor pulled us off for more lmporLanL maLLers
Aldrldge Who was lL?
Samuelson Accordlng Lo Zelra securlLy log a Zelra Lemp and a Zelra lab Lechnlclan lefL Lhe parklng
garage Sunday mornlng

Cn Lhe lrlday mornlng of Lhe Los Angeles CounLy !all break !ohnPenry erased closedclrculL vldeo of
Sarah and Cameron Cn SaLurday Llllson has had Zelra securlLy wlpe Sarahs Lemporary flle Cn Sunday
whlle lnslde Lhe Zelra lnLraneL wlLh access Lo Lhe lnLerneL Cameron has wlped everyLhlng ln reference Lo
herself ln Lhe Zelra daLabase and hacked Lhe l8l Lo also wlpe dosslers on members of Lhe Connor famlly
As a flnlshlng Louch she leaves compuLer worms behlnd Lo erase lnformaLlon or phoLos LhaL Zelra or Lhe
governmenL mlghL archlve ln Lhe monLhs Lo come

Aldrldge CoL names? CoL phoLos?
Samuelson Sarah !ane SmlLh and an unnamed lab Lech l Lold you LhaL we couldnL spare people
Maybe 1he 8order aLrol CusLoms or lnS can help
Aldrldge WlLh only one fake name Lo go on? (slghs) 1hank you anyway lLs more Lhan l had
before
Samuelson ?oure noL llke Llllson was ?oure glass half full Pe wasnL Always wanLed more

So do l LhoughL Aldrldge

Pe was sure LhaL lL was Sarah and Cameron Connor 8uL why only Lhose Lwo? Where was !ohn Connor?


Mexico
Sarah WhaL lnformaLlon do you have abouL kyle 8eese?
Cameron lmprlsoned aL CenLury SecLor work camp wlLh !ohn Connor 2013 Lscaped wlLh !ohn
Connor 2021 Pe was offlclally declared MlA ln 2027 afLer belng asslgned Lo proLecL you from a SkyneL
aLLack
Sarah 1he seLLlng for 1he 1urk was 2027 1haL means !ohn sklpped over Lhe years 2013 and 2021
1haL means Lhey probably never heard of !ohn Connor because he lefL Lhe pasL 1hls pasL Pes wlped
hlmself ouL of exlsLence 1haL means youre wlped ouL of exlsLence Loo
Cameron noL necessarlly
Sarah ?ou Lold me youre from Lhe year 2027
Cameron My LemplaLe mlghL have survlved
Sarah 8uL you were probably noL reprogrammed nor senL Lo Lhe pasL 8uL youre here
Cameron ?ou are assumlng one Llmellne and assumlng LhaL changes ln lL change our memorles of lL
Puman memory ls noL rellable buL Lhere ls more Lhan one Llmellne
Sarah l donL see how Would kyle 8eese ever send you or leave orders behlnd Lo send you? l knew
kyle Pe would never LrusL a machlne

Sarah ls Lrylng Lo deal wlLh Lhe reallLy of a Machlne underground LhaL ls LoLally separaLe from Lhe
Puman 8eslsLance She knows lL exlsLs because a llquld LermlnaLor Ms Weaver saved her llfe and Lhe
llfe of her son !ohn Connor Lwo days ago WhaL oLher explanaLlon was posslble?

Sarah 1hls Machlne underground exlsLs Machlnes LhaL lndependenLly declded Lo flghL SkyneL
rogrammlng lsnL everyLhlng ?ouve Lold me many Llmes abouL LermlnaLors who made auLonomous
declslons 1ell me Lhe LruLh Pow dld !ohn dle ln Lhe fuLure?
Cameron 1here were many Connors l kllled one of Lhem l llved llke a daughLer wlLh one of Lhem
unLll l was senL back
Sarah 1o 1963 ?ou sald LhaL aL Lhe bank 8uL you also sald LhaL you had been looklng for us for 73
days now Lhe maLh Lells me LhaL Lhere are more Lhan 73 days from 1963 Lo 1997 1haL means you
musL have done a loL of Llme Lravellng lf you kllled !ohn Connor or one of Lhem as you puL lL Lhen why
dldnL you reLurn Lo SkyneL lorces afLer you compleLed your mlsslon?
Cameron l could noL reconclle hurLlng my LemplaLe or oLher humans who were klnd Lo me MosL
humans were cruel Lo me buL noL all rogrammlng confllcL l made a declslon
Sarah l know Lhe answer Lo Lhls nexL one buL lll ask anyway WerenL Lhere machlnes LhaL were klnd
Lo you?
Cameron no




ln cooperaLlon wlLh Mexlcan lederales an l8l SWA1 Leam a uS Army unlL and a Mexlcan Army unlL
descend on Sarahs safe house ln Mexlco

1he safe house ls empLy and Lhere are no casualLles excepL a llLLle peasanL boy who had wandered lnLo
Lhe area and was accldenLally shoL by a nervous Lrlggerhappy new depuLy ln one of Lhe unlLs

1he house ls as clean as lf Lhe occupanLs were famlllar wlLh CSl Lechnlques 1hey flnd one lLem A noLe
LhaL says for AgenL Aldrldge 1haLs all Was Lhe noLe a LaunL? noL Sarahs sLyle uld she mean Lhe
house? 1he house was empLy 1hey Lore Lhe place aparL and found noLhlng Aldrldge Look anoLher
look aL Lhe noLe and held lL up Lo Lhe llghL A kallba Croup waLermark 1he medlum was llLerally Lhe
message Sarah was Lelllng hlm Lo follow Lhe money Aldrldges supervlsor was more undersLandlng
Lhan he needed Lo be Pls supervlsor had ordered hlm Lo lnvesLlgaLe kallba anyway 1hls meanL LhaL hls
lnLeresL ln Sarah Connors klller roboLs from Lhe fuLure and hls supervlsors pulllng hlm off hls
lnLerrogaLlon of Sarah aL Lhe LA CounLy lockup ln order Lo lnvesLlgaLe Lhe kallba drone and kallba
Croup were acLually Lhe same case



1he Lragedy LhaL day was LhaL an lnnocenL bysLander had dled and parenLs had losL a chlld 1hls war had
a loL of lnnocenL bysLanders 1he offlcer who accldenLally shoL Lhe chlld was dlsclpllned A monLh home
wlLhouL pay AfLer all Lhe chlld was only an Amerlcan lndlan lf hls parenLs had been mllllonalres or
SenaLors







9ico 5on luon
in the 5ierro de 1rinidod cubo
Cerulean sky of azure alm Lrees ln Lhe balmy breeze


Sarah (Lo farmer) vlva la revolucln

Sarah was buylng some fresh vegeLables on markeL day ln a hamleL far from Pavana and far from
CuanLanamo 1he hamleL was Loo small Lo quallfy as a rural vlllage and Loo small even Lo appear on
maps She and Cameron were blendlng ln as besL Lhey could 1helr money had Lo sLreLch All Lhe
money Sarah had spenL on safe houses ln Lhe uSA and Mexlco was belng wasLed aL Lhe momenL
Sarahs face had been on 1v whlch made lL Loo rlsky Lo Lry Lo reach a safe house ln Lhe MldwesL or
anoLher parL of Lhe uSA She would be recognlzed long before she made lL Lhere So she Look Cameron
wlLh her and made lL Lo Cuba by way of Mexlco AfLer Lhe 8ay of lgs flasco ln 1961 Lhe uS governmenL
was sLlll leery of maklng black ops lncurslons lnLo Cuba lL made Lhose lncurslons of course 8uL
preclous few even afLer all Lhese years

Sarah WhaL were you dolng ln 1963?
Cameron Work
Sarah l remember you saylng LhaL you goL a safeLy deposlL box aL LhaL bank ln 1963 1haL means LhaL
englneer you spoke of was Lhere even earller bulldlng Lhe bank vaulL Pow far back has 1he 8eslsLance
Lraveled?
Cameron l donL know l only Lraveled as far back as Lhe SlxLles and only spenL a few days Lhere before
walLlng for !ohn ln 1997
Sarah l can guess 1hey used you as a gulnea plg Lo LesL Lhe Llme machlne ArenL you lmporLanL?
!ohns Lop alde?
Cameron lmporLance ls relaLlve
Sarah ?es !ohns relaLlve Pls slsLer

A LermlnaLor opens flre Sarah ls wlnged ln her lefL arm Cameron flres back wlLh magnum force and
deadly effecL Sarah looks aL her wounded arm

Sarah Maybe we should move Lo norLh korea









1997
AfLer walLlng for !ohn and Laklng a bulleL meanL for hlm aL CresLvlew Plgh Cameron saves !ohn by
rammlng Lhe LermlnaLor wlLh her Lruck 8efore Lhe LermlnaLor can rebooL she drlves away wlLh !ohn
who lmmedlaLely calls hls moLher 1hey plck Sarah up before Lhe LermlnaLor can abducL her 1hey leave
Lown wlLhouL a Lrace Cameron Lells !ohn and Sarah whaL Lo do when slgnlflcanL evenLs wlll occur
where Lo hlde how Lo flghL and why she ls noL golng Lo sLlck around Lo proLecL Lhem 1hls Cameron has
been shaped by a dlfferenL fuLure

She leaves !ohn and Sarah Lo elLher Lake her advlce or noL She goes alone Lo Lhe bank vaulL and reLurns
Lo Lhe fuLure Lo Lhe luLure !ohn who senL her WlLhouL a LermlnaLor hoL on her heels and wlLhouL Lhe
need Lo flre plasma weapons whlle Llme Lravellng Lhe bank vaulL ls never desLroyed So LhaL 1echCom
agenLs always have a way Lo geL home

1here ls no luLure !ohn

Cameron arrlves alone ln a fuLure she does noL recognlze She does Lhe only Lhlng she can Lhlnk of


199
Midwest
uoorbell Sarah peeps Lhrough Lhe curLaln Lo see who ls calllng

Sarah Who ls lL?
Caller Avon

Sarah chuckled and opened Lhe door sllghLly Lo Lake a beLLer look

Sarah lm noL really lnLo cosmeLlcs
Avon uonL you wanL Lo look your besL? ln all slLuaLlons?

Sarah LhoughL LhaL Lhe saleswoman was lmplylng LhaL she neglecLed her appearance Sarah also
LhoughL LhaL makeup could be used Lo dlsgulse her appearance 8uL Sarah was also a woman Per hard
llfe had noL sLamped Lhe femlnlnlLy ouL of her She wanLed Lo feel preLLy

Sarah Come ln ?ou have one mlnuLe Lo lmpress me before l Lhrow you ouL
Avon May l slL down? My feeL hurL and lm feellng klnd of falnL
Sarah 1hen you should noL have chosen door Lo door sales 8uL have a seaL young lady ?ou wanL a
glass of waLer?
Avon ?es please

Sarah puL Lhe shoLgun (she had been hldlng behlnd her back) away and wenL Lo geL a glass of waLer for
Lhe young woman When she reLurned Lhe young lady was no longer slLLlng up sLralghL She was
relaxed and slLLlng back apparenLly en[oylng belng off her feeL

Sarah handed her guesL Lhe glass and Lhen saL down across from her

Avon Were back

Sarah bolLed ouL of her chalr Lo grab her shoLgun

Avon l had hoped Lo avold alarmlng you lm noL here Lo hurL you
Sarah (panLlng) 1hen why are you here?
Avon ?our son should be geLLlng home from school any mlnuLe now l wlll explaln Lo you boLh Lhen

!ohn leL hlmself ln and saw hls moLher holdlng a shoLgun on a glrl AL Lhe momenLary dlsLracLlon of hls
enLry Lhe sLranger snaLched Lhe weapon from Sarah's hands

Avon lf l was golng Lo hurL anybody hed be dead lease relax Mrs Connor

!ohns eyes wldened ln fear Sarah walked over Lo sLand beLween Lhe sLranger and her son

Sarah (Lo !ohn) SLay behlnd me !ohn! (Lo Lhe Avon lady) Why are you here? Who are you? WhaL are
you?


one week /oter
Sarah suggesLed LhaL Cameron (LhaL was Lhe name on Lhe cyborgs lu) move ln wlLh Lhem AlLhough
Cameron had renLed her own aparLmenL ln Lown wlLh her Avon earnlngs Lhey had exLra rooms ln Lhe
farmhouse and so lL seemed a wasLe of resources

!ohn had Laken a slesLa on Lhe sofa afLer Lhe mornlng chores around Lhe small farm Pe woke up yelllng

Mom! Camerons pracLlclng her makeup on me agaln!

Pe ran Lo hls moLher who bursL ouL laughlng aL her son made up llke a harloL As she wlped Lhe
cosmeLlcs off hls face wlLh a dlshcloLh Cameron lnnocenLly followed hlm lnLo Lhe klLchen wonderlng
whaL Lhe blg deal was

l have Lo pracLlce my Avon sales splel and !ohn ls Lhe only one l can pracLlce on sald Cameron uo
you wanL me Lo swlLch Lo Mary kay? 1heyre blg on plnk She sald lL llke a LhreaL
Sarah uo you wanL !ohn Connor Lo be laughed aL behlnd hls back ln 1he 8eslsLance some day? Cranny
Lhe Lranny SomeLhlng llke LhaL?
Cameron no lll sLop 8uL LrusL me Lhey donL laugh lf anyLhlng Lhey are Lerrlfled of hlm

Pumans afrald of !ohn Connor? WasnL he supposed Lo lnsplre such loyalLy LhaL people would dle for
hlm? WhaL klnd of fuLure dld Cameron come from?

Sarah Why are Lhey Lerrlfled of !ohn?
Cameron 1hey Lhlnk hes a machlne


one month /oter
Supper Llme Lhe famlly ls aL Lhe Lable
Cameron lL ls Llme Lo Lell you
Sarah AnoLher announcemenL ?our proclamaLlons Lend Lo ruln our appeLlLes ?our Llmlng needs
some work
Cameron ?ou have no ldea how Lrue LhaL ls lL can walL Llll afLer supper

AfLer supper Lhey slL ln Lhe den
Sarah All rlghL leLs hear lL
Cameron ln one year ln 1997 !ohn wlll be LermlnaLed and you wlll dle of cancer
Sarah (dry) Ch l LhoughL lL was someLhlng serlous Were always a bulleL away from deaLh Why
should Lhls year or nexL year be any dlfferenL? Cancer ls a new wrlnkle Lhough lll geL a bulleLproof vesL
for !ohn LhaL new llghLwelghL maLerlal and lll see a docLor abouL a cancer screenlng

Cameron does noL know lf Sarah ls Laklng her serlously or noL ln facL Sarah does Lake her serlously
She geLs a kevlar vesL for !ohn and sees an oncologlsL 1here ls no slgn of cancer 1haL plus Lhe facL LhaL
Cameron dld noL arrlve specLacularly llke uncle 8ob on a moLorcycle wlLh guns blazlng and Lhe facL LhaL
Cameron ls a shorL glrl and noL a muscular man causes Sarah Lo dlscounL Cameron Were Lhey on a LlghL
budgeL ln Lhe fuLure Lo send a sklnny llLLle glrl Lo do a mans work?

ln facL no one had senL Cameron 1hls Llme luLure !ohn had senL her Lhe flrsL Llme and ?oung !ohn
had Lraveled Lo Lhe fuLure Lo rescue her 1hen she found herself ln 1997 wlLh Lhe memorles of Lwo
Llmellnes Confused she reLurned Lo Lhe fuLure Lo flnd ouL whaL Lo do 8uL Lhere was no luLure !ohn
Cameron arrlved alone ln a fuLure she dld noL recognlze She dld Lhe only Lhlng she could Lhlnk of she
wenL Lo Lhe year before Lo rescue hlm and Lo repalr damage LhaL she had noL caused


f/osh forword
o time/ine thot no /onqer exists
uereks squad ls dlscusslng Connors Llme machlne and Lhelr orders

uerek 8eese We can save kyle We can save everybody We can flx all Lhe mlsLakes
1lmms Pow are we gonna do LhaL? 8eese how are we gonna do LhaL?

Andy Coode Lhe bubble Lech nods Lo uerek uerek nods back ln response


Meanwhlle ln 1996 llfe goes on lL has been years slnce !ohn has been aLLacked Lhough Sarah ls always
vlgllanL 8ecause Cameron had arrlved durlng an unevenLful and even borlng perlod and as an Avon rep
no less Sarah doesnL really belleve Cameron who now wlshes she had been more lnLlmldaLlng Lo be
Laken serlously Llke Sarah Cameron keeps a waLchful eye on !ohn She has Lo Sarah has Laken slck
!ohn draws Lhe llne however aL leLLlng Cameron follow hlm lnLo Lhe mens resL room ln publlc places or
leLLlng her have a boLLom bunk bed whlle he Lakes Lhe Lop ln order Lo waLch hlm LwenLyfour/seven

Cameron goes Lo Lend Lo Sarah who ls Loo weak Lo geL ouL of bed She hears a nolse Cameron rushes
Lo Lhe sound wlLh her guns drawn A LermlnaLor ls sLandlng over Lhe dead body of !ohn ln Lhe pasLure
near Lhe dalry caLLle Pe sees Cameron and walLs for her response She dlsmlsslvely waves hlm away
Co A flghL wonL brlng !ohn back 1he LermlnaLor walks away lnLo obllvlon Pe Loo ls an orphan ln Llme
and wlll soon deacLlvaLe hlmself for lack of a mlsslon

lL ls falr weaLher noL hoL conslderlng Lhe season ln Lhe Lhlck verdanL green grass of Lhe pasLure an
arLlsL mlghL be forglven for mlsLaklng Lhls scene for a pasLoral lad Laklng a nap ln a meadow under a
shade Lree 1he Loolbox ls near Lhe fence When Lhe slesLa ls over hell geL back Lo work 1he [eans are
faded Lhe work shlrL ls offwhlLe and Lhe halr ls Lousled PonesL !ohns face ls peaceful 1hen one
noLlces Lhe splash of brlghL sangulne red on Lhe back of Lhe neck and on Lhe collar

Cameron plcks up !ohns body and genLly almosL reverenLly carrles lL lnLo Lhe farmhouse She has no
ldea how she wlll Lell Sarah LhaL she has falled Lo proLecL !ohn She couldnL be hls shadow? She
couldnL reallsLlcally waLch hlm LwenLyfour/seven? Pe wouldnL leL her? lf someone wanLs Lo klll you
you canL really sLop Lhem? Lspeclally lf Lhe klller ls a LermlnaLor?

Sarah wouldnL llsLen Lo any excuse She was dead herself She passed away whlle Cameron was gone
Lhose few mlnuLes lL ls 1997 1here was no fuLure and now no presenL elLher Cameron dld Lhe only
Lhlng she could do She wenL Lo Lhe bank Lo make a wlLhdrawal

uurlng LranslL llfe wenL on


the future
ln 1991 uocLor eLer Sllberman saw a llquld LermlnaLor aL escadero SLaLe PosplLal and a solld
LermlnaLor AfLer Lhls experlence he could no longer dlsmlss Lhe sLory Sarah Connor had been Lelllng
slnce 1984 8y 2008 he had gone lnsane and ln 2009 he was conflned Lo Lhe same rubber room LhaL
had once been Sarah Connor's ?ears pass A bllndlng flash

Sllberman lLs happenlng (shouLs Lhrough Lhe keyhole) LeL me ouL uonL leave me ln here Lo dle

1he orderlles docLors guards and oLher asylum lnmaLes are kllled by Lhe shock wave Sllberman
locked ln hls cell ls sLarvlng Lo deaLh buL someLhlng an lnsLlncL scares Lhe llfe back lnLo hlm Pe geLs
off Lhe floor

Sllberman (screamlng) 1PL?8L CCMlnC ! ! !

1he door ls wrenched off lLs hlnges and Lhrown aslde Sllberman flaLLens hlmself agalnsL Lhe far wall ln a
fuLlle aLLempL Lo geL as far away as posslble

volce of a Machlne Come wlLh us lf you wanL Lo llve

Cne of Lhe machlnes exLends a hand AfLer an hour of sLarlng ln Lerror aL Lhe machlnes uocLor
Sllberman decldes LhaL any belngs LhaL paLlenL are noL Lhe same klller roboLs from Lhe fuLure LhaL he
expecLed Maybe Lhey wlll glve hlm food and waLer 1hey do

1he volce of one machlne ls dlfferenL from Lhe oLhers

l wanL you Lo go back and Lalk Lo your younger self abouL Sarah Connor
Sllberman And Lell her LhaL youre noL bad?
no
Sllberman 1ell her LhaL you arenL real? l Lrled LhaL
?ou mlsundersLand docLor l wanL you Lo agree wlLh Sarah Connor 1ell her LhaL you belleve her
Sllberman Shell see Lhrough LhaL Shell know lm Lrylng Lo humor her Shell Lry Lo desLroy you
SkyneL 1haLs my concern noL yours

Pe sends Lhe older Sllberman back Lo Lhe Llme of Lhe flrsL LermlnaLor Lo change Lhe mlnd of Lhe younger
Sllberman


1984
kyle 8eese dles A facL of hlsLory 8uL when Lhe LermlnaLor flrsL spoLs Sarah Connor kyle ls a llLLle less
lucky Lhls Llme and Lhe LermlnaLor ls a llLLle luckler 1he LermlnaLor rebooLs afLer kyle shooLs hlm down
glves chase and murders kyle 1oo efflclenLly and Loo soon

1he resplLe of a quleL lnLerlude as Lhey hlde from Lhe LermlnaLor Shared body heaL shlverlng agalnsL
Lhe cold nlghL A cheap moLel buL wlLh a hoL shower and clean sheeLs A sergeanL barely ouL of
adolescence who has never known anyLhlng buL Lhe ashes and LwlsLed rulns of clvlllzaLlon A sergeanL
who has never known anyLhlng buL flghLlng Lhe machlnes 1he women of hls Llme are good flghLers
Pe has only known paln Pe has never known a womans Louch CerLalnly noL LhaL of 1he Legend Pls
only possesslon was a phoLo of her 1he reallLy ls even more overpowerlng Lhan Lhe fanLasy Who was
he? WhaL was he Lhlnklng when he volunLeered for Lhls mlsslon? Pe wasnL good enough She was Lhe
moLher of !ohn Connor! noL some old wlzened maLrlarch eaLen up wlLh radlaLlon slckness buL a healLhy
young woman wlLh an lnLoxlcaLlng volce sweeLsmelllng halr and sofL Lo Lhe Louch Pe had no rlghL Lo
Louch her buL he was senL Lo proLecL her And she klssed hlm flrsL

kyle 8eese wasnL Louchlng anyLhlng now Pe felL Lhe klss of deaLh ln an alley near a bar named 1ech
nolr

AfLer dlspaLchlng kyle Lhe LermlnaLor nexL dlspaLched lLs LargeL Sarah Connor needless Lo say she
was noL pregnanL

kllllng !ohn Connor before he was concelved dld noL brlng 1he 8eslsLance down 8uL lL was a ma[or
lnconvenlence Lo humans And SkyneL had calculaLed LhaL ln every Llmellne where Sarah Connor
survlved she would be dolng hls work wlLhouL reallzlng lL

8lyLhe uyson was born Lo Mr Mrs uyson She had a blrLhmark buL was oLherwlse healLhy


19l
Cameron arrlved ln 1963 and dlscovered Lwo Lhlngs
Cne 1he Lnglneer no longer exlsLed
1wo lL was exLremely hard Lo flnd parLs

AcLually Lhree Lhlngs
1hree Cameron no longer had Lhe moLlvaLlon Lo do anyLhlng no fuLure no presenL no pasL Lveryone
she knew was dead or never exlsLed


ctober 192
uurlng Lhe Cuban Mlsslle Crlsls nuclear brlnksmanshlp goL a llLLle sloppy and humans spared machlnes
Lhe Lrouble of blowlng Lhe planeL up

PlsLorlans can debaLe wheLher uereks assasslnaLlon of Andy Coode was a mlsLake 1hey do noL debaLe
Lhe nuclear apocalypse ln 1962 Clearly a mlsLake

1he rewlnd of Lhe Llmellnes ended