Time Travelers

The core events unfold in 1871 Chicago amid the Great Fire, where Henderson’s work centers on a mysterious fever. A future frame arrives in 1976, as Earnshaw and Adams return with a discovered cure and reflections on history. The Mardi Gras moment in New Orleans anchors a brief interlude that links past and present through time travel.

The outbreak begins in New Orleans during a vibrant Mardi Gras parade, a city famous for its music, parades, and carnival atmosphere. The story then shifts to Chicago in 1871, a city scarred by the Great Fire that destroys Dr. Henderson’s notes and leaves a single gold pocket watch as evidence. The film uses these two urban backdrops to juxtapose festivity, catastrophe, and a race to uncover a cure.

🕰️ Time Travel

The plot hinges on crossing temporal boundaries to seek a cure, raising questions about fate and the consequences of altering history. Characters confront paradoxes and the personal costs of changing events. A romantic subplot deepens the human stakes of the leap through time.

🗺️ History & Legacy

History exerts a living influence as lost notes and the Great Fire shape the mission. Artifacts like a gold pocket watch tether past and present, reminding characters that memory can determine the future. The story treats history as something to be understood, preserved, and sometimes reconsidered.

🧪 Science & Discovery

Time travel tech, early virology, and a homemade elderberry wine drive the plot. Scientists test patients, chase clues, and push beyond what is known, blurring lines between medicine and miracle. The cure hinges on a simple, overlooked substance rather than sophisticated equipment.