▁in ▁an ▁amb ul ance , ▁Qu a id ▁is ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁Mel ina . ▁When ▁he ▁not ices ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁missing ▁their ▁matching ▁hand ▁scar , ▁he ▁real izes ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁L ori ▁using ▁a ▁h olog raph ic ▁dis gu ise ; ▁they ▁fight ▁and ▁L ori ▁is ▁killed . ▁Qu a id ▁finds ▁the ▁real ▁Mel ina ▁as ▁news ▁channels ▁declare ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁and ▁an ▁advert is ement ▁for ▁Re k all ▁plays ▁on ▁a ▁bill board ▁in ▁the ▁background . ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁ending ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁extended ▁director ' s ▁cut , ▁Qu a id ▁not ices ▁that ▁the ▁em blem ▁mark ▁he ▁had ▁got ten ▁at ▁Re k all ▁prior ▁to ▁all ▁that ▁has ▁happened ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁visible ▁on ▁his ▁arm , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁still ▁living ▁a ▁fant asy ▁within ▁the ▁Re k all ▁main frame . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Col in ▁Far rell ▁as ▁Douglas ▁Qu a id / H aus er , ▁a ▁factory ▁worker ▁suffering ▁from ▁strange ▁violent ▁dream s . ▁ ▁Kate ▁Beck ins ale ▁as ▁L ori , ▁a ▁U FB ▁under cover ▁agent ▁pos ing ▁as ▁Qu a id ' s ▁wife . ▁ ▁Jess ica ▁B iel ▁as ▁Mel ina , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Res istance ▁and ▁love ▁interest . ▁ ▁Bry an ▁C ran ston ▁as ▁C oh a agen , ▁the ▁cor rupt ▁and ▁r uth less ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Federation ▁of ▁Britain