You ready?
Tamar, I want you to know that, no matter how long you're gone, The Centre will always be here for you.
Everything's gonna be just where you left it.
Yes, well her aide called me to let me know that they're on their way.
I understand.
No that won't be necessary, I'd rather not trigger her anxieties.
Yes, of course I understand, I read her file.
[Knocks]
OK. They're arriving now, I'll call you after. Thank you.
Dr. Kessler, it is a pleasure to meet you.
Likewise Tamar.
Very much so.
Thank you.
I expect that you are being polite,
I can't imagine it is actually a pleasure to meet me.
Here's something I'd like you to think about,
you are not your history, Tamar
and I am very excited to work with you.
Please, have a seat.
You must be Graham, her aide.
Yes.
Don't worry, she gets nervous, but she is very excited about today.
I'm glad.
Um
If you wouldn't mind
leaving us?
I think it's best for patients to have a degree of privacy.
Oh... Uh... OK.
It's just that... she get's anxious, and-
Ok
We'll manage those anxieties together.
Yeah?
Understood.
Thank you.
This chair is fine.
Thank you.
Just to clarify, you... you know that
because of me people died, innocent people- my parents for example.
I do
That doesn't bother you?
Does it bother you?
It has been made very clear to me that it was not my fault.
I see.
When I was a child, I murdered 306 people...
by accident.
I almost wish that it had been on purpose
because then, I'd be able to trust myself.
It's been a long time, I know that-
but I'm .. very uncomfortable around
people.
[exhale]
Part of the...uh... requirement for this trial period was a promise, an oath
I had to promise that I would stay in control.
That I would never use my-
ahh... anomalies
purposefully.
Though, if I were in complete control, I wouldn't ever use them again.
I think that's a lesson for all of us.
To be careful of our strengths, lest they become weapons.
These aren't strengths, they're burdens.
I think that's a matter of perspective.
Because in my view
you have shown great strength in controlling these
these abilities.
Thank you.
Would you care to
tell me what happens when you do lose control.
Well thankfully small things.
Objects disappearing in the night.. my clothes changing colour,
sometimes people agree with me more readily than is natural.
And I...
I can't help but wonder if it's because they're afraid of me, or...
or if I changed their minds.
and that
that is horrible, that I could do that to someone.
And I should stay locked up,
or be alone
perhaps.
You believe that you should live in isolation?
Yes.
I'm dangerous.
Have your abilities every excited you?
I mean, made you think that you could
you could change the world for the better?
The universe has rules
and breaking them-
I...
I don't think that just because I can do something that it is right, that it is acceptable.
Because you are responsible.
Yes!
And how would I know if I am doing the right thing?
Say I save a boy from cancer and he grows up to be a madman and kills people
that's blood on my hands, right?
We must, however, be able to act without fear.
There's decisions everyday
What route do I take to the library?
What do I eat for lunch?
Do I talk to this stranger on the bus beside me?
And you're gonna have to learn how to make these decisions without triggering your anxieties, or else
well, or else you'll become completely paralyzed.
I hadn't though of it that way.
That's why I'm here.
I'm here to help you.
Help you manage those anxieties, so that you can make decisions out in the world.
So this is your first day!
Um
Do you have any plans for this week?
Uh.. Yes... At the end of the week I will be moved into an apartment.
I will be living with the aide that you just met, Graham.
And has The Centre helped you come up with a schedule for next week?
I will be spending the first week in the apartment
getting used to it, arranging things, developing actions plans for going out into the world, with Graham.
Well that sound like an excellent start.
After that
[exhale]
I will go to shops
I will...
meet strangers...
after two months
I will be allowed to apply for a job
... it's all...
It's all very fast...
[exhale]
Hey.
You just have to take things one day at a time.
Ok?
And
I'll help you come up with exercises we can do every week
to help you feel more comfortable
out in the world.
And eventually
when you're ready
you might choose to live and entire life
outside of The Centre.
[heavy exhale]
Tamar?
oh....
[nervous laughter]