Lost Phoenix

Imagine waking up

and the world is on fire.

My name is Dr. Sheridan,

but you can call me Anya, if you'd like.

I'm gonna ask you a few basic questions today.

What's your name?

I don't know.

Okay.

Do you know how you got here?

I don't even know where here is.

What's happening to me?

Why can't I remember?

- You've been in a medically induced coma for five months.

Five months?

- Memory loss isn't unprecedented in cases like this.

You were one of our first patients to come in with COVID-19

and it hit you hard.

We almost lost you a few times.

COVID-19, what is that?

Joe?

I thought nobody knew my name.

It's a nickname I gave you.

You were asleep for a long time

and I got tired of everyone calling you John Doe.

Why Joe?

It was my grandfather's name.

He, he passed a few months ago.

Joe's a good name.

Put these on.

What?

- I know you're just getting back on your feet,

but you need to run.

What the hell is happening?

Someone called Homeland Security.

They think I'm a terrorist?

They think you're illegal.

What are you doing?

Morning sunshine.

The door is creaking again.

Dammit, just gonna have to replace that thing.

- So what's for breakfast this morning.

Something called Tuborg.

The little book that came with it

overlooking in the ocean.

So fancy.

- See, you're still drinking the cheap stuff.

Yeah, I'm on a budget

plus the cheap stuff never let me down.

You should try sometimes.

Ah, love to.

But I have to finish off what I have

before the next case opens.

The next case?

- Yeah, I've got this international beer subscription.

Every two weeks they send me a new case of something.

Seems as good a time as any to develop a drinking habit.

Look kind of rough today.

More nightmares?

The same nightmares.

How far back did you get this time?

Still the hospital.

It seemed like there's a wall between me

and anything before that time.

I don't know what it's going to take

to break through it, you know.

What was his name?

Miles.

Yeah, he say he found a lead, a promising lead.

Have you even ever met this guy before?

Not in person.

He doesn't like to show his face until the job is done.

You could be getting catfished.

Yeah, my daughter was catfished once,

thought she was talking to this handsome

marine biologist from Maine,

who's actually a 46-year-old Ukrainian woman.

You know, I haven't seen my family in six months.

Yeah.

Still, I long for those days

when we could still take each other for granted.

Sound like the good old days.

Damn it.

I'm sorry Joe.

It's okay.

It's another life.

When I came to your door last month

with 82 bucks in my pocket and the clothes on my back,

why did you let me stay?

Yeah, cute butt.

No, I'm serious.

It's the only reason you're not homeless.

I guess, you know, I'm getting tired

of things being empty around here.

I picked a hell of a time to become a landlord

and kind of nice not to be alone all the time.

Anyway, it's about time for me to get up and start my day.

The door was wide open.

I thought you were being robbed.

What was your plan, exactly?

It's not like I can call the cops.

I was gonna take him out with that.

Before he had a chance to realize you didn't have shit

Why do you have all this money laying out?

I can't exactly open a bank account.

True.

You heard from Miles, didn't you?

Yeah, but I'm still 40 bucks short.

Barbara.

Thank you for everything.

Oh, he comes through tonight

and you find out who you really are,

what happens next?

I don't know.

I guess I'm going to pack my shit

and go back to wherever I'm from.

But not before one last drink to celebrate.

I'll bring the Tuborg.

Hey, by the way,

it's gonna be a huge protest tonight, a lot of cops.

I think you need to be careful.

Thank you, I will.

Miles?

Hey, hey, hey, hey, six feet

- Man, I'm the last person you need to remind about that.

You're late.

Check your watch.

Huh?

Yeah well, where I come from showing up early is a courtesy.

Yeah?

Where I come from 9:00 p.m. means 9:00 p.m. all right.

And where's that exactly?

You got my stuff?

As promised.

Alexander Gaines.

It took me a while to find all that.

You mind telling me why it's so important to you?

Because it might be me.

That's interesting.

Big one tonight.

Biggest one yet.

Must be over 8,000 people.

Don't these idiots think

we've had enough riots for one year.