Jack

This is Dr Lin. He's an|infant disorder specialist from Cornell.

I want to assure you both that|there is nothing debilitating|about your son's condition.

He's totally healthy|and normal in appearance...

alert and quite happy.

However, his cells are|developing at what we feel...

is four times the normal rate.

Even though your son was only|ten weeks old when he was born...

physically he was nine months|and ready to leave your womb.

Nature has given us all|an internal clock.

It meters out lifespan,|controls our growth.

Your son's internal clock...

seems to be ticking|faster than usual.

- But he's healthy?|- Absolutely.

I'm sorry.|I still don't understand.

I've never heard|anything like this before.

Well, quite frankly,|neither have we.

There are other aging syndromes|that we know of.

Progeria, for example, which is|very devastating to the child, but--

Jack's cells are replicating|at an unheard of rate.

Is he gonna age like this|the rest of his life?

Well, sir, this is|only speculation...

but, uh, we feel that|at age one...

your son may be physically|around age four.

And if this continues|throughout his life...

by the time he reaches|age ten, well, he could--

Appear to be|an ordinary, full-grown...

Are you serious?

That's where he lives, right|down the street my whole life...

and I didn't even know about it.

I don't believe any of it.|He's lying.

Yeah. He's not a monster.|There's no such thing.

I'm telling you.|He's our age, but he looks 40.

All hairy and everything.|He's like a freak or something.

Just like in that one movie.

- Which movie?|- Duh! The one--

- Sorry.|- The one with the freak in it.|What did I just say?

Oh. Oh, yeah, l-l saw that one.

You didn't see it. His mom wouldn't|let him see it 'cause he has nightmares.

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