Dr. Cassandra Railly:  What 's your name ? You know mine already .
James Cole: Cole .
Dr. Cassandra Railly: All right ... Cole , let 's talk about this .
James Cole: Nothing to talk about . You do n't know who Leland Frost is . That means they sent me back too early .
Dr. Cassandra Railly: What do you mean " too early " ?
James Cole: Too far back in the past .
Dr. Cassandra Railly: This is the present .
James Cole: No , this is the past . _ 2043 _ is the present .
Dr. Cassandra Railly: You think you 're from the future . Okay , why did they send you back in time , Cole ?
James Cole: About four years from now , most of the human race is gon na be wiped out by a plague , a virus , that it 's because of a man named Leland Frost . I have to find him .
Dr. Cassandra Railly: You saw my lecture . Okay , listen to me , Cole . I know you really believe these things , but they 're not real .
James Cole: I 'm not crazy . I 'm not crazy .
Dr. Cassandra Railly: That 's just like mine .
James Cole: It 's not just like yours . This is your watch ... from my time , your future . This is your watch .