In Allison's lab, Carter, Fargo, Henry, Jo, and Allison were gathered around Allison's computer. Zane, well new Zane, was seated on one of the medical bed. He was separated from the group by a simple curtain.
Allison sat in her chair, bringing up the results. "DNA is a match. Facial recognition and dental record confirm it too. Brain scans, every test I've run all come to the same conclusion. This is Zane. Albeit an older Zane, but it's him."
"So why does he looked like he hasn't eaten in the past two years?" Fargo asked.
Carter noticed something on the scans of Zane. He pointed to the screen. "What about that?"
Allison enhanced the image of Zane's left leg. In place of the skeletal structure, it was blank. "It's a prosthetic limb."
"I thought Eureka surgically create a new limb?" Carter said.
"We do." Henry answered. "This one wasn't made by Eureka."
"That's because I didn't get this in Eureka." Zane called.
They turned to Zane. He was leaning against the bed. His arms were crossed in front of his chest.
"I got it in Portland." Zane answered.
"Just where...or when…did you come from?" Carter asked.
"2015. Just five years in the future." Zane answered.
"So why are you here?" Fargo asked.
"You gave me the assignment of assembling a positronic antimatter converter in Section 5. I've been working on it for about two months, and the test day is tomorrow. Right?" Zane asked.
Fargo nodded.
"In my timeline, the demonstration didn't go as planned. A lot of thing went wrong. I'm here to fix it." Zane explained.
Carter's brow furrowed. "Really?"
Zane walked over to the group. "The first demonstration was a disaster. The second one wasn't any better. It took you guys another year before it worked the way I planned it."
"Where were you?" Carter asked.
"Away.' Zane answered.
"So you're here to shave a year off our workload?" Jo asked.
Zane glanced to Jo. "No. The conversion demonstrations caused a lot of damage during each test. It put GD's progress back two years and a loss of eleven good people."
"Wait, how did you even manage to travel back?" Henry asked.
"The same way you did. Only without causing the timeline to converge on each other." Zane answered.
"Okay, say we believe you." Carter said. "What do you want us to do?"
"Let me work with myself on the conversion project." Zane answered.
Carter glanced around at all the face. It was too soon to make any decision concerning his reasons and actions. "We'll talk about it. In the meantime, Jo, I think you should stick him in a holding cell."
"Done." Jo said.
Zane shrugged. He picked up his backpack and tossed it to Cater. "Have Zane go through everything and compare it with his data."
Jo pointed to the door. Zane turned and headed for the door. Jo followed him out of the infirmary.
Carter tuned to Henry. "Why can't people stay in their own timelines?"
Henry shrugged, chuckling slightly. "You got me."
Carter shook his head. "I don't know. Do any of you think he's telling the truth?"
"Well, Zane knows the risks of time traveling, as do we all. If he's taking the risks knowing those consequences, I'd have to say, he's telling the truth." Allison replied.
"Well, personally I believe him. Having done something like this before I knew the risks." Henry said.
"I can't say I don't believe him. I mean you'd have to have a reason to break the law and travel back in time." Fargo said.
"Is there any way we can test him? Just to make sure this is Zane. I mean, besides the test that you took." Carter asked.
Allison shrugged. "I can think of one."
"I might know of a way." Henry said. He held up his index finger. "Let me make a call."
Carter nodded. "Okay. Um…what about the backpack?"
"I'd give it to Jo and have her team examine it before you give it to our Zane." Allison suggested.
"Sounds good. I'll go do that." Carter said. He turned and headed for the infirmary door.
"Jack hold on.' Henry called. He jogged to catch up with him.
"What is it?" Jack asked.
"Grace can help test if Zane is Zane. Her AI program uses emotions to trigger memories." Henry explained.
Carter nodded slowly. "Sounds good. Let's go get our subject."
In Grace's lab. Zane was sitting in the subject chair. He wore the linking device on her head while he stared at the ceiling. Carter, Henry, and Grace were seated at the control station. Grace was busy setting up the program for Zane's brain waves.
"So, what is this supposed to do?" Zane asked.
"The human mind thinks memories with emotions. I'll enter an emotion in here and that will trigger a memory in your mind." Grace explained.
"Our version of a lie detector test." Jack said.
Zane shrugged. "Whatever vogues for me."
"You're sure this is going to work?" Jack asked.
"Trust me, this works." Henry answered.
Grace nodded, smiling. "If he's telling the truth, it will show up here. All I have to do is suggest an emotion and whatever memory he's linked with that feeling will appear."
Jack shrugged. "Alright, let's give this a try."
"Oaky, Zane. We're going to get started. Are you ready?" Grace asked.
Zane shook his head. "Not in the least. But go ahead."
Grace typed on the keyboard. "Okay, I'm going to start with something easy for the moment. Let's do…delight."
Zane closed his eyes and thought.
The screen in front of them began to visualize Zane's memory. Andy stood in front of Zane. Zane was inside a cell, the jail cell. Carter realized this memory had happened only two months ago, when Zane had been accused of stealing the D.E.D. device. Andy opened the cell and released Zane from custody. Zane walked out of the cell.
Jo was in the station, setting something on Carter's desk. She walked out of the office, but Zane followed her. She stopped her quickly. There was no sound to match with their conversation. But it wasn't necessary when Jo turned and Zane grabbed her arm. For a moment, the screen went black.
"What happened?" Carter asked.
"I don't know." Grace said.
"Could it be a glitch?" Henry asked.
"Wait, look." Jack said.
Then the image returned. Jo's face was inches from Zane. Carter realized what had happened. Jo hadn't mentioned this to him when she'd come back that night. The screen faded into blackness as the test finished.
"Okay. I believe him." Carter said.
Henry nodded. "It's hard to fake that memory."
"Great, now I get to have Jo drop off one Zane to another. This should be fun." Carter said.
Henry chuckled. "Did Jo's team find anything wrong with his bag?"
Carter shook his head. "Not one thing. Could this day get any weirder?"
"Murphy's law states that it can." Grace piped up.
Henry chuckled. "I love this woman."