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My grandma used to say

I have an electric personality.

Well, that was some light show.

I mean, people will

be talking about that...

to their grandkids'

grandkids around here.

I don't mean to stare,

but I had a bet with a friend...

that you have blue-grey eyes.

She says they're blue-green.

Looks like she's right.

Well, actually, you're...

you're both wrong.

Oh.

Sorry.

No, no, that's okay. Just kind of

took me by surprise, that's all.

Oh, well.

- You must feel

like you've got two heads...

- the way everybody

looks at you around here, huh?

Have you ever listened

to people from the inside?

Listened so close,

you can hear their thoughts...

and all their memories?

Hear 'em think from places that

they don't even know they think from?

What are you saying?

You can do that?

Are you sure you're okay?

Do you know how to get

to the interstate?

Yeah, it's um-

If you follow the train tracks,

you'll see the Redmond water tower.

Then, if you go across

the trestle, you'll see it.

- But you're really okay?

- I'm okay.

You better hurry.

They catch boys running away

from Central, I hear they get solitary.

Hey!

Stay away from

those electrical outlets, okay?

Bye.

I didn't know better,

I'd say you were headed for the highway.

Don't make me

come out there, boy.

Now, you're about to make me

a whole lot meaner. Trust me, son,

- you don't want to make me mad.

- Afraid.

I don't make you mad,

I make you afraid.

What was that?

I said that

you're afraid of me.

Duncan, get on back.

I can handle this.

I'm all right.

- I can see that.

- Then let me go home.

I don't want to go back

to that hospital.

We'll call the doc. If he says okay,

I'll take you back to Central.

Central's not my home.

I'm trying to tell you

as nice as I know how.

Now either you come with me without a fuss

or we're gonna have ourselves a problem.

You want me to cuff him?

Lucy, this is One.

We got him.

I'm coming back to the office.

...Doug.

You got a problem

with hospitals in general?

I don't like 'em.

Well, you can put me

on that list.

Worst day I can remember

was in a hospital.

What day was that?

The day I was born.

Let me get this straight, Jeremy.

You said that you've never been tested

for I.Q. before. Is that right?

And your grandmother tutored you.

Did she ever say

anything about it?

She said I was a fast learner.

Yeah.

Well, I think that's about to fall

into the "no sh*t" category.

Jeremy Reed, this is Dr. Aaron Stipler

with the State Board of Education.

- Jeremy.

These men and women are here...

because the results of your diagnostics

came back with a few surprises.

Please, sit down.

Miss Caldwell says you're

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