I'M DR. KARL DAMERON.
AND I'M DR. RACHEL REED.
AND WE'RE THE LEAD PHYSICISTS
ON THE PROTEUS DRIL SWITCH PROJECT.
TONIGHT, WE'RE HERE TO ANNOUNCE AN EXPERIMENT
THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY WE POWER OUR PLANET.
[APPLAUSE]
ENERGY IS EVERYTHING
AND WE ARE STANDING ON THE BRINK OF AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY.
WE HAVE A SITUATION WITH THE MAGNETICS.
STAND BY.
A MALFUNCTION OR A SENSOR, OR WHAT?
HOLD IT! NOW!
[GUNSHOT BLASTS]
DO YOU KNOW WHO DID IT?
OUR INTELLIGENCE STRONGLY SUGGESTS
AN ECO-ACTIVIST GROUP CALLED P53.
YOU HAVE A SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
TO CLIMB THROUGH HERE, MAX.
THE PRESIDENT WILL LOOK ELSEWHERE
WHEN IT CLOSES.
WE DON'T HAVE A SUCCESSFUL TEST BY FRIDAY, WE ARE DONE.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN THERE IS NOT SAFE.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE!
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, DO YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
LHITISKA.
THEY HAD ACCELERATOR CLOSE THERE, TOO.
TODAY, I SAW SAME LIGHTS, SAME LIGHTNING...
A THOUSAND PEOPLE DIED.
[ECO ACTIVIST]: PROTEUS IS A CANCER.
BECAUSE OF MY DAD?
HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S DEALING WITH.
YOU'VE GOT TO PICK A SIDE.
RIGHT NOW.
COULD YOU SEAL
THE CONTAINMENT CHAMBERS, PLEASE?
- WHAT IS THAT? - I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE SET.
LET'S GET THE DRIL SWITCH ACTIVATED.
[SCREAMING]
MOM!
♪ ♪
DAMN! I CAN'T GET A LINE.
IT'S OKAY, DOM, WE'LL FIND THEM.
THAT'S MY HOUSE!
NO!
ARE THERE PEOPLE IN THERE?
[SHOUTING IN PANIC]
SIR, YOU CAN'T...
MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE IN THERE!
GET OFF OF ME! MY FAMILY'S IN THERE!
YOU CAN'T CROSS THE LINE.
YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE.
GET OFF ME!
NO, DOM, NO!
NO, DOM, IT'S TOO DANGEROUS!
IT'S TOO DANGEROUS!
[SCREAMING IN ANGUISH] LET GO OF ME!
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
YEAH?
DOM?
JUDE! ARE YOU OKAY?
ARE THE KIDS OKAY?
HONEY, WE'RE OKAY.
WE'RE AT KING'S GATE HOSPITAL.
THEY'RE AT KING'S GATE HOSPITAL.
[SOBBING] DOM, WE LOST MOM.
OH, GOD, NO.
WHAT? WHAT IS IT?
ADALINA'S IN THERE.
WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS? ARE THE KIDS OKAY?
IT'S HENRY.
HE'S BURNED.
IT'S BAD.
OH, NO, NO, NO...
TELL ME! TELL ME, WHAT IS IT?
IT'S HENRY! HENRY. HE GOT BURNT.
WHAT ABOUT TARA?
SHE'S WITH US.
SHE'S FINE.
SHE'S WITH THEM. SHE'S FINE. SHE'S FINE.
ALL RIGHT, HONEY, HANG IN THERE.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY.
WE'VE GOT TO GO TO KINGSGATE.
COME ON.
COME ON! COME ON, NOW!
...THANKS, ERIN.
THE FIRE HAS AFFECTED ABOUT 10 SQUARE BLOCKS.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH FIRE OFFICIALS
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
BUT THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE
IN THIS USUALLY SMALL AND QUIET COMMUNITY OF MAYFAIR.
WE LOST MAYFAIR.
HOW BIG OF AN AREA WENT DOWN?
UH... [TYPING]
I'VE GOT A CENTRAL CORE OF ABOUT 10 BLOCKS
THAT'S JUST DISAPPEARED...
WITH PERIPHERAL OUTAGES RADIATING INTO ANOTHER 10.
THIS FIRE IS MASSIVE!
I DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING.
DON'T WORRY, ME NEITHER.
CHECK ALL THE TRUNK LINES
AND SEE IF WE MISSED A SURGE,
OR IF THERE WAS A SUBSTATION FAILURE.
NO, NO, NO, I GOT NOTHING.
THERE'S NO INCOMING SURGE IN THE SYSTEM AT ALL.
EVERYTHING'S DOWN IN THAT AREA.
BETTER GET THE TROOPS ROLLING IN.
CALL IN THE DISASTER PLAN.
COPY THAT.
THIS IS GRID CONTROL CALLING ALL MOBILES.
PLEASE CALL IN FOR ASSIGNMENTS.
WHAT'S WRONG?
[POWER WHINING DOWN]
THE SWITCH WENT OFFLINE?
DID YOU SHUT IT DOWN?
NO.
NO, THE BEAM ENERGY DROPPED OFF THE SCALE.
THE SUPERCONDUCTORS GET TOO WARM?
NO. CRYO AT FULL EFFICIENCY.
NO LAG.
DID YOU GET THE LUMINOSITY IN THE DRILL?
CHECKING NOW.
YEAH.
THE OPTICS ARE GRAY.
LOTS OF COLLISIONS.
[TYPING RAPIDLY]
I SAW SOMETHING.
SAW WHAT?
SOME KIND OF AURA.
PLAY IT BACK?
[TYPING RAPIDLY]
YEAH, WHAT IS THAT?
IT'S A BURST OF FREE PROTONS
HITTING THE NITROGEN AND THE OXYGEN IN THE ROOM.
VERY HIGH ENERGY. WHERE'D THEY COME FROM?
THEY SCATTERED OUT OF BEING
WHEN THEY PASSED THROUGH THE DRIL,
BUT WE'VE NEVER MADE PARTICLES
THIS ENERGETIC BEFORE.
THERE'S SOME MODELS THAT SUGGEST
THAT THERE MIGHT BE MICROSCOPIC SHOCKWAVES,
AND THAT WOULD KICK OUT PARTICLES.
LOOK, WE WERE JUST THERE. EVERYTHING'S ON FIRE.
IT'S ALL BURNING. IT'S LIKE HELL IN THERE!
MY SON'S BEEN HURT, OKAY?
WE'RE HEADING TO THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW.
I'LL CALL YOU BACK WHEN WE GET THERE.
GRID CONTROL SAYS
THAT THE FIRES MUST HAVE BEEN SET BY A POWER SURGE
THAT BLEW OUT ALL THE RELAYS,
SO EVERYONE'S GETTING SENT THERE TO HELP CLEAN UP.
THAT WAS NO POWER SURGE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT ARE YOU, AN ENGINEER NOW?
JUST DRIVE!
I KNOW.
...DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THE FIRE STARTED
IN ONE SMALL AREA AND SPREAD.
IT SEEMS TO HAVE ERUPTED EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME,
FUELING SPECULATION OF TERRORISM OR ARSON.
NOW, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TAKEN
TO KINGSGATE HOSPITAL.
I'M AMAL PRATAP REPORTING...
YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY SUGGESTING
THAT THE PRETEST HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT DON'T YOU THINK
THE TIMING'S A LITTLE CONVENIENT?
YEAH, BUT WHAT ARE THE ODDS, KARL?
PLEASE DON'T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS
UNTIL WE'VE AT LEAST REVIEWED THE DATA.
BUT MAYFAIR'S NOT BY THE AIRPORT, IS IT?
NO. NO, IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN.
ALL RIGHT.
RUBY IS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE.
I'M JUST CHECKING.
YEAH.
THERE THEY ARE.
OH, THANK GOD, YOU'RE OKAY.
OH, BABY.
THANK GOD, THANK GOD, THANK GOD...
I THOUGHT I'D NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH HENRY?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S SO CRAZY IN HERE.
NOBODY WILL TELL ME ANYTHING.
HENRY...
HEY...
YOU BE STRONG, BUDDY.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OKAY, ALL RIGHT, HENRY?
I PROMISE.
I'M SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR MOM.
WHAT HAPPENED?
OH, JUDE...
I'M GLAD YOU'RE OKAY.
JENNA...
I'M SORRY
FOR EVERYTHING I SAID.
I...
I'M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING.
SEEING ANYTHING?
IT'S CLEAN.
NO DAMAGE AT ALL.
NO STRUCTURAL DEFECTS.
NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
THERE'S NO ANOMALIES WHATSOEVER?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SOUND SO PLEASED.
OH, I'M NOT PLEASED.
NOT THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT
TO GET INTO A PHILOSOPHICAL "WE'RE NOT GOD" ARGUMENT
AND TRY AND STOP THE EXPERIMENT.
IT'S NOT ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE PLAYING GOD OR NOT,
IT'S ABOUT WHETHER WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING OR NOT.
[SIGHS]
IF...
WE CREATE A BLACK HOLE,
IT WILL BE IMPERMANENT AND EVAPORATE.
WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH A KNOWN PART OF THE UNIVERSE HERE.
THE PHYSICS OF DARK ENERGY IS A NEW FRONTIER.
IT COULD BE AS COUNTER-INTUITIVE AS QUANTUM PHYSICS.
WELL, OF COURSE, IT COULD BE.
IT'S JUST THAT, RIGHT NOW,
WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE OF THAT.
WELL, THE EVIDENCE
IS STARING US RIGHT IN THE FACE,
BUT FOR SOME REASON,
YOU'RE JUST CHOOSING NOT TO LOOK AT IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S STARING ME RIGHT IN THE FACE?
IT'S WHATEVER THE HELL IS GOING ON BETWEEN THE TWO OF US.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YOU'RE BEGINNING TO SOUND LIKE MY DAUGHTER NOW.
OH, DON'T CONDESCEND TO ME.
I AM NOT YOUR CHILD.
ALTHOUGH,
THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM, ISN'T IT?
YOU RESENT ME.
[SIGHS]
I GUESS IT'S ALL COMING OUT NOW, HUH?
IT'S THE TRUTH, ISN'T IT?
YOU'VE NEVER GIVEN ME CREDIT
FOR WHAT I BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.
AND IT EATS AT YOU
THAT YOUR IDEAS AREN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT MINE.
I EMBRACED THAT, KARL.
I WAS HAPPY TO FIND SOMEONE WHO MADE ME BETTER,
WHO SHOWED ME THINGS
I WOULD NEVER HAVE THOUGHT OF BEFORE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE OBSTRUCTING,
AND YOU ARE TRYING TO SABOTAGE OUT LIFE'S WORK.
YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU'RE BEING RIDICULOUS.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
SHE GOT US ALL HER DAD'S DATA.
GOOD JOB.
YOU'VE MADE A BIG CONTRIBUTION, RUBY.
WHAT YOU'VE DONE WILL REALLY HELP.
TOMORROW, WE'LL MAKE A REAL STATEMENT.
UH, WHAT ARE WE TALKING HERE?
WHAT KIND OF PROTEST IS IT GOING TO BE?
WELL, YOU HAVE A VOICE.
WE ALL HAVE A VOICE.
IF WE RAISE THEM UP TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A LOT OF NOISE.
WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE COOL.
YOU JUST HAVE TO TRUST ME.
DO YOU TRUST ME?
I WON'T STEER YOU WRONG.
MAHATMA GHANDI SAID
"A SMALL BODY OF DETERMINED SPIRITS
"FIRED BY AN UNQUENCHABLE FAITH IN THEIR MISSION
CAN ALTER THE COURSE OF HISTORY."
AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE CRYO ACCIDENT?
A COUPLE OF CRANKY LAWYERS,
BUT WE'VE REACHED A SETTLEMENT
WITH BOTH FAMILIES.
GOOD.
WHAT ABOUT P.R.?
SO FAR, SO GOOD.
WE'VE MANAGED TO KEEP THE EXPOSURE TO A MINIMUM.
BILLY WHAT'S THE LATEST NEWS ON THE D.O.E.
ALL INQUIRIES ARE TO BE HANDLED
BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
FROM THERE, IT GETS DIRECTED UP TO HOMELAND,
IF DEEMED NECESSARY.
WELL, LET'S MAKE IT UNNECESSARY.
WE HAVE THE QUARTERLY REPORTS
FROM GENETICS AND PHARMACEUTICALS.
DO YOU WANT TO RUN THROUGH THOSE NOW?
HOW BAD IS THE BAD NEWS?
DOUBLE-DIGIT BAD.
WELL,
THEN WE ALL HAVE THE INCENTIVE
TO KEEP THE DRIL PROJECT
ON SCHEDULE.
KARL AND RACHEL ARE ON THEIR WAY UP TO SEE YOU.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE.
I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE COMPANY LINE IS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM.
WHAT WOULD THAT BE?
MR. SALINGER WANTS A LITTLE INSURANCE.
WHY?
HE'S CONCERNED
THAT KARL AND RACHEL
MAY NOT HAVE THEIR EYE ON THE PRIZE.
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN,
THAT THEY'RE NOT FUDGING THE RESULTS
TO YOUR SATISFACTION?
[CHUCKLES]
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS
TO ALL THE DATA FROM THE EXPERIMENT.
THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
WHY WOULDN'T YOU HAVE ACCESS
TO YOUR OWN EXPERIMENT?
WELL, MR. SALINGER WANTS TO ENSURE
THAT WE HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE DATA,
NO MATTER HOW THOROUGH KARL AND RACHEL WANT TO BE
BEFORE THEY RELEASE IT.
YOU OWN ALL THE COMPUTERS.
THAT SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD.
WELL, IT'S JUST THAT THEY HOLD CERTAIN PATENTS
ON ELEMENTS OF THE DRIL SWITCH
THAT KARL HAS GONE TO THE TROUBLE OF ENCRYPTING.
UH, I THOUGHT THAT WAS A COMPANY DIRECTIVE,
TO PREVENT INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE.
WELL, IT WAS.
SEE, BUT THAT'S NOT THE CONCERN RIGHT NOW.
WE WANT YOU TO INSTALL
AN ALTERNATIVE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM.
SO, WHAT,
YOU HAVE ANOTHER TEAM OF SCIENTISTS READY TO SWAP IN,
JUST IN CASE?
[SIGHS]
GOOD MORNING.
MORNING, MAX.
I ASSUME YOU'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
THE UNFORTUNATE MALFUNCTION OF THE MAGNET YESTERDAY.
LET ME JUST HEAD OFF SOME OF YOUR CONCERN.
I GOT MY TOP PEOPLE WORKING ON THIS.
THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
ARE VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF,
VERY WELL COMPENSATED.
WELL, I'M RELIEVED
EVERYTHING IS GOING SO WELL IN THE BOARDROOM.
I'M NOT CONVINCED THE SAME COULD BE SAID
FOR THE CONTROL ROOM.
WHY IS THAT, KARL?
IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE OF US
TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS EXPERIMENT
WITH SO MANY VARIABLES UNRESOLVED.
OH.
I PAY YOU TO REMEDY THOSE THINGS.
WELL, THERE'S BEEN
A SERIES OF UNEXPLAINED VARIANCES
THAT WE THINK MIGHT HAVE TRIGGERED THE ACCIDENT.
WELL, NOT TO BE TOO BLUNT,
BUT I DON'T GIVE A RAT'S ASS WHAT YOU THINK.
I CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW.
WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING YET,
WHICH IS WHY WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR A DELAY.
IT COULD BE AS SHORT AS A FEW WEEKS,
UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
WELL, I'M ADVOCATING SOMETHING, TOO, KARL.
I'M ADVOCATING
THAT WE KEEP THIS THING ON TRACK,
'CAUSE, AS MY DADDY USED TO SAY,
"THERE'S NO NEED TO GO OUT HUNTIN'
WHEN THE FOOD IS ON THE TABLE."
BUT, WHAT ABOUT THE FIRE IN MAYFAIR?
WHAT ABOUT IT?
WELL, KARL THINKS
THAT THE TEST MAY HAVE TRIGGERED IT.
SEVEN YEARS AGO,
THERE WAS A SIMILAR ANOMALY IN A SMALL TOWN IN RUSSIA
CALLED LHITISKA,
WHICH HAPPENED TO BE IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA
AS A PARTICLE ACCELERATOR.
LHITISKA, HUH?
WHAT KIND OF ANOMALY?
[SIGHS]
THE TOWN IS... GONE.
IT'S BEEN WIPED OFF THE MAP.
YOU KNOW, THAT SOUNDS LIKE
JUST ONE GREAT BIG PILE OF HORSE MANURE TO ME.
BUT I'M POSITIVE
THAT THEY WERE ALSO DOING EXPERIMENTS WITH DARK ENERGY.
SO, BASED ON THAT,
YOUR FINELY-TUNED SCIENTIFIC BRAIN CONCLUDED
THAT OUR PRE-TEST
SET A FIRE MILES AWAY
THROUGH SOME KIND OF MAGIC.
WELL, SCIENCE SEEMS LIKE MAGIC
UNTIL YOU MAKE THE EFFORT TO UNRAVEL IT
AND UNDERSTAND IT.
THAT'S WHAT SCIENCE IS.
AH.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
I THINK WITH THE NECESSARY REPAIRS,
AND SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS,
THAT THE EXPERIMENT
CAN GO ON AS SCHEDULED.
HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY SAY THAT?
KARL, LISTEN TO ME, THIS IS YOUR TIME, OKAY?
IT'S NOT MINE, IT'S NOT RACHEL'S,
NOT ANYBODY ELSE'S.
THIS IS THE PINNACLE,
THIS IS THE MOMENT
WHEN YOUR MIND CAN CHANGE THE WORLD FOREVER.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN TO ME,
YOU SAID I HAD COMPLETE ACADEMIC FREEDOM
WHEN I CAME TO WORK WITH YOU,
THAT I WOULD HAVE CONTROL OVER MY EXPERIMENTS.
IN FACT, I DEMAND IT!
OH, YOU HAVE IT.
I WOULDN'T DREAM OF INTERFERING WITH YOUR CREATIVITY.
I'M JUST GIVING IT A TIME TABLE.
TODAY.
NOW, YOUR PARTNER HERE
IS ONE HELL OF AN EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN.
YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO HER MORE OFTEN.
SO, GOOD LUCK ON THE TEST THIS AFTERNOON.
I'M GOING TO BE UP IN THE ATRIUM, OKAY?
SO, YOU MAKE ME PROUD, NOW, YOU HEAR?
HEY, THANKS FOR YOUR SHOW OF SUPPORT.
MAYBE LATER YOU CAN HELP ME
GET THE KNIFE OUT OF MY BACK, HUH?
COME ON, YOU KNEW HE'D NEVER GO FOR IT.
THAT DELAY WOULD COST HIM MILLIONS.
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING,
SO YOU'RE WILLING TO THROW AWAY
YOUR POWERS OF CRITICAL REASONING
AND A 15-YEAR RELATIONSHIP
FOR THE SAKE OF SOME MONEY?
SOME MONEY? SOME MONEY!
THAT MONEY FUNDS OUR RESEARCH.
WITHOUT IT, YOU DON'T GET TO RIDE YOUR HIGH HORSE.
AH... THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT?
I JUST THINK THE MAGNETIC ARRAY CAN BE FIXED, ALL RIGHT?
AND THIS THEORY ABOUT LHITISKA?
I'M SORRY, NOT SO MUCH.
NO, HERE'S THE TRUTH.
YOU'VE GIVEN UP ON YOUR PRINCIPALS AND ME.
OH, YOU'RE OVERREACTING, BUT THAT'S NOT A MAJOR SURPRISE.
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
HAS IT EVEN OCCURRED TO YOU THAT YOU MIGHT BE WRONG?
ALL RIGHT, YOU LISTEN TO ME,
THAT RUSSIAN KNOWS WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
I KNOW HE DOES.
HE'S JUST A LINEMAN.
AND EINSTEIN WAS JUST A PATENT CLERK.
ALL RIGHT, I'VE GOT TO GO TO TALK
TO DENVER POWER AND LIGHT.
SO, WHERE ARE THEY TAKING HIM?
I'M NOT SURE.
I JUST GOT PAGED.
SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO YOU YET.
WE'RE PREPPING AT LEAST 10 PATIENTS FOR SURGERY.
YES, HE'S BEEN PUT AT THE TOP OF THE PRIORITY LIST.
WHY?
IS IT THAT BAD?
HIS INJURY IS SEVERE.
NERVE DAMAGE,
DEEP TISSUE BURNS.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU, HE MAY LOSE HIS HAND.
[GASPING IN HORROR]
NO... PLEASE...
THERE'S STILL A CHANCE TO SAVE IT.
DON'T GIVE UP HOPE.
[SOBBING] OH, GOD, DOM...
IT'S OKAY.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
HEY.
UM... YOU OKAY?
YEAH, UH, I'M...
WHY WOULDN'T I BE?
I WAS JUST CHECKING, YOU KNOW.
THERE'S BEEN SOME FIRES.
I'M AT IZZY'S, SO I'M-I'M FINE.
PLEASE COME HOME.
I WILL.
I GOTTA GO, DAD.
OKAY.
I LOVE YOU, RUBY.
OKAY. BYE.
[BEEPS PHONE OFF]
YOU OKAY?
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER IT IN THE VAN.
I DON'T KNOW.
THIS IS STARTING TO FEEL WEIRD.
LIKE, MY DAD ISN'T A BAD PERSON, YOU KNOW?
THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOUR DAD.
JUST STICK WITH ME.
YOU'LL BE OKAY.
[DISTANT SIRENS WAIL]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT YOU.
THEN WHY ARE YOU BEING SO COLD TO ME LATELY?
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RELATE TO YOU.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LOVE ME?
I DO, JENNA.
I DO, BUT IT...
I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE I'M LETTING YOU DOWN.
ALWAYS.
I JUST...
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
I'M SORRY, RUS.
I REALLY CAN'T GET INTO THIS WITH YOU.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW
IF THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG IN THE SYSTEM.
YOU CAN READ THE REPORT WHEN IT COMES UP.
BE ABOUT THREE MONTHS.
FORGET THE REPORT.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF SOMETHING IS WRONG.
SO, YOU'RE SAYING IT APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE?
NOWHERE, OKAY?
WE DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING.
THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM.
THERE WERE NO SURGES FROM THE POWER LINES.
WE HAD A 1.7 GIGAWATT SPIKE THAT APPEARED LIKE MAGIC.
THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.
AND THAT'S IT?
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT CAME FROM?
IF I KNEW, DON'T YOU THINK I WOULD TELL YOU?
THAT IS MY JOB, IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW.
THE PHONES ARE RINGING OFF THE HOOK.
I HAVE TO RESTORE SERVICE.
I'VE GOT CRAZY LINEMEN BUSTING IN HERE
WANTING TO KNOW ANSWERS
BEFORE IT EVEN HAPPENS.
WHAT LANGUAGE DO YOU SPEAK?
"WE DON'T KNOW!"
ALL RIGHT, THIS LINEMAN,
WAS HE RUSSIAN?
A FRIEND OF YOURS?
DO YOU KNOW WHERE I COULD FIND HIM?
SHERELLE?
I JUST TALKED TO HIS PARTNER, DOMINIC,
WHOSE HOUSE JUST GOT BURNED DOWN.
HE'S OVER AT KINGSGATE HOSPITAL WITH HIS FAMILY.
KINGSGATE.
THANK YOU. THANKS.
[ENTRY ALERT BEEPS]
[TYPING RAPIDLY]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?
JUST RUNNING SOME LAST-MINUTE SYSTEM CHECKS.
WELL, WE HAVE PROTOCOLS FOR THAT.
THERE'S NO SYSTEM CHECKS REQUIRED
UNTIL I AUTHORIZE THE TEST RUN.
I WAS JUST WANTING TO GET AHEAD OF THE GAME,
GIVEN SOME THE PROBLEMS WE'VE BEEN HAVING LATELY.
YOU'RE NOT A VERY GOOD LIAR, CHLOE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SYSTEM CHECKS ARE DONE
FROM THE LOCAL WORK STATION,
NOT FROM YOUR LAPTOP.
THAT'S PART OF THE PROTOCOL,
TO AVOID TRANSMISSION OF VIRUSES.
COULD I...
OFFER YOU A LITTLE WORD OF ADVICE, DR. REED?
NO.
OKAY, THEN, I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT TEACHER TO ME,
A GREAT MENTOR.
YOUNG WOMEN REALLY NEED MORE ROLE MODELS LIKE YOU,
WOMEN WHO STAND FOR SCIENCE,
MATH, BUSINESS.
WHO SLEEP THEIR WAY UP THE LADDER.
YOU'RE A RARE BREED.
SORRY, WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW?
OH, PLEASE, SPARE ME THE LECTURE.
I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU AND MAX.
HMM.
YEAH, 10 YEARS AGO,
AND NONE OF YOUR GODDAMN BUSINESS.
DID I SAY THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT?
AND HE WASN'T MY BOSS THEN EITHER.
STILL,
GOT YOU WHERE YOU ARE TODAY.
NO, NO, SWEETIE,
IT GOT HIM WHERE HE IS TODAY.
YOU SEE, THAT'S WHY I ADMIRE YOU SO MUCH.
YOU MAKE YOUR OWN RULES.
JUST LIKE ME.
RUSLAN, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
[BLOW THUDS, GROANS IN PAIN]
IT WAS FROM BEING STUPID AND NOT LISTENING TO ME.
YEAH? FEEL BETTER?
NOT REALLY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME.
I TRIED TO WARN YOU.
YOU BREAK INTO MY HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
AND SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF MY DAUGHTER?
I THINK YOU REALLY NEED TO WORK ON YOUR PRESENTATION.
LOOK. LOOK AROUND YOU.
THIS DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN.
WELL, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED,
WHICH IS WHY I NEED YOUR HELP.
I AM NOT A SCIENTIST.
I WORK ON POWER LINES.
THEY WERE WORKING WITH DARK ENERGY IN LHITISKA.
I'M CERTAIN OF IT.
JUST HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED.
WHAT DID YOU SEE?
WHAT I SAW HERE WAS SMALLER,
WAS JUST A SPECK.
ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT YOU'RE LUCKY.
COMPARED TO LHITISKA, THIS,
THIS IS NOTHING.
BUT IT'S THE SAME, RIGHT?
YEAH.
THEN THIS IS JUST A WARM-UP.
THE FULL EXPERIMENT ISN'T DUE TO RUN FOR A FEW HOURS...
WHAT?
YOU MUST STOP THEM.
I'M TRYING TO STOP THEM,
BUT I NEED TO FIND OUT IF WHAT HAPPENED IN LHITISKA
IS HAPPENING NOW.
AND YOU WERE A WITNESS, SO...
WHATEVER YOU REMEMBER.
I REMEMBER.
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
EVERYTHING DISAPPEARED,
BUT MY MEMORY, IT NEVER GOES.
ARE WE GOOD?
YOU CAN TELL MAX WE'RE ON SCHEDULE.
THE EXPERIMENT IS GOOD TO GO.
START THE CLOCK.
T-MINUS THREE HOURS AND COUNTING.
INITIATE THE PROTON AND ANTI-PROTON BREEDERS.
SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL.
BRINGING IT ONLINE.
RUNNING SYSTEM CHECKS.
HOW'S THE CRYO SYSTEM LOOKING ON THAT MAGNET WE REPLACED?
EVERYTHING'S RIGHT ON THE BASELINE.
ALL RIGHT, PEOPLE,
I WANT EVERY SYSTEM CHECKED AND RECHECKED
BEFORE WE INITIATE, IS THAT CLEAR?
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
[GUESTS CHAT AND CHUCKLE]
HOMELAND SECURITY?
WELL, WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE SMART THING TO DO.
AFTER OUR TALK,
I THOUGHT YOU'D APPRECIATE OUR CONCERN FOR SECURITY.
I DO.
WE JUST DON'T WANT TO MAKE A MEAL OUT OF IT.
THE PRESIDENT'S FOCUS
IS ON THE POSITIVE POTENTIAL OF THIS TECHNOLOGY.
UH-HUH.
HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANKS FOR COMING.
THIS IS OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART CAMPUS.
AH, KONICHIWA. KONICHIWA.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
LET'S GET YOU A DRINK.
AFTER THE FLASH AND THE LIGHTNING,
THE AURA WAS STILL THERE.
I COULD HEAR THEM OVER THE RADIO.
THEY WERE GOING CRAZY IN THE LAB.
SOME OF THEM WERE MY GOOD FRIENDS.
PHYSICISTS LIKE ME?
THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO THE MAIN SUBSTATION
AND INCREASE THE POWER
BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T STOP IT,
OR CONTROL IT...
I CAN'T REMEMBER.
BUT THEY SAID THEIR ONLY CHANCE
WAS TO FLOOD IT WITH MORE POWER.
ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS MY FAMILY.
MY FRIENDS, THEY WERE SCARED TO DEATH,
SO I DID WHAT THEY ASKED.
I BYPASSED ALL THE RELAYS AS FAST AS I COULD,
AND I POURED ALL THE POWER I HAD INTO THEM.
THAT'S WHEN THE LAB EXPLODED.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, BUT...
THAT-THAT FIXED IT?
THE INCIDENT WAS CONTAINED BY FLOODING IT WITH POWER?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT IS "FIXED"?
I LOST MY LOVE.
I LOST MY BABIES.
HOW CAN YOU FIX THAT?
NO...
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT YOU WERE HURT LIKE THAT.
I WOULD HAVE HELPED YOU.
[SOBBING]
IT WASN'T FOR YOU TO CARRY.
IT WAS MINE, NOT YOURS.
IS NOT FAIR TO YOU.
[SOBBING] IT WAS MINE...
IS NOT FAIR TO YOU...
[SOBBING IN ANGUISH]
[STEREO BLASTING]
DON'T BE SCARED.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE COOL.
YOU JUST HAVE TO STAY COMMITTED.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
WE'RE ON THE FRONT LINE.
YOU STILL HAVEN'T TOLD ME WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
EVERY NEWS ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD
IS GOING TO BE FOLLOWING THIS EVENT.
IT'S UP TO US TO LET THEM KNOW
THAT WE WON'T STAND FOR
THIS KIND OF VIOLATION OF OUR UNIVERSE.
♪ ♪
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY DON'T APPRECIATE
PEOPLE LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER.
WELL, SOMEONE'S ALWAYS LOOKING, DOCTOR.
WHAT ARE THE RADIATION READINGS
IN THE DRIL SWITCH?
[TYPING]
NORMAL.
ACCELERATOR IS AT FULL POWER.
CRYO IS STABLE.
WE'RE AT T-MINUS ONE HOUR 58 MINUTES.
ALL RIGHT, SEED THE PROTONS INTO THE BEAM.
CHECK THE CALIBRATION,
THEN TAKE A LOOK AT THE READOUT
FROM THE E PARTICLE DETECTOR,
FROM THE PRETEST?
WHAT ABOUT IT?
THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANYTHING THERE.
THERE WERE NO COLLISIONS.
THERE'S MASSIVE OUTPUT, BUT NO DETECTION.
COME HERE.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE TO YOU?
MORE TO THE POINT, DR. REED,
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO YOU?
WE NEED TO SHUT DOWN.
OKAY.
IN AND OUT.
LET'S GO.
SHOULD BE UP HERE.
LET'S GO.
WHAT ARE WE PROTESTING HERE?
IT'S A BUNCH OF GENERATORS.
THIS SUPPLIES ALL THE POWER TO PROTEUS.
AND?
PUT YOUR MASK ON.
RACHEL?
HEY, DID YOU TALK TO THE DPL?
YEAH, THEY HAD AN UNEXPLAINED SPIKE.
THERE WAS AN EVENT
BURIED IN THE DATA.
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE,
BUT I CALCULATED THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELEASED,
AND IT WAS CLOSE TO...
1.7 GIGAWATTS?
YEAH. YOU WERE RIGHT.
LOOK, I STOPPED THE EXPERIMENT.
I'M ON MY WAY TO TELL MAX.
IF YOU NEVER HEAR FROM ME AGAIN,
THEN ASK JACKSON WHERE THE BODY'S BURIED.
I GOTTA GO.
[WHISPERING] OKAY, LET'S GO.
THANKS, DADDY.
[LATCH UNLOCKS]
EXCUSE ME.
SORRY.
I NEED A WORD.
WOULD YOU EXCUSE US?
OH, DON'T LEAVE ON MY ACCOUNT.
I'M HAPPY TO HEAR WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY.
IT'S GOOD YOU'VE KEPT YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR.
KIND OF NEED IT AROUND THE WHITE HOUSE THESE DAYS,
DON'T YOU?
LET'S DO THIS.
WHAT'S THAT?
FLAVOR OF THE MONTH.
OKAY, YOU GUYS TAKE THE MAIN RELAY
ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
HERE.
MEET BACK HERE IN TWO MINUTES.
SECURITY AROUND HERE RUNS LIKE CLOCKWORK.
LET'S GET THIS DONE.
COME ON.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.
RUBY, PLEASE, DON'T DO THIS TO ME...
I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING!
KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN.
I JUST...
WE'RE HERE TO BLOW IT UP, AREN'T WE?
[BEEPS TIMER ON]
YOU SAID NO GUNS.
NO VIOLENCE.
WHAT ABOUT THE GODDAMN MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
AND ALL THAT B.S.?
LISTEN, NOBODY'S GOING TO GET HURT.
WE MAKE THE PROTEUS ACCELERATOR GO DARK,
WE STOP THE EXPERIMENT IN ITS TRACKS.
WITH ALL THE ATTENTION ON THIS, P53 WILL GO GLOBAL.
NOW I GET IT.
YOU DIDN'T EVEN LIKE ME. YOU JUST...
IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.
JUST SHUT UP, OKAY?
I'M NOT DUMB.
YOU HAD THIS WHOLE THING WORKED OUT.
YOU CAME LOOKING FOR ME.
YEAH, BUT, RUBY, YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE WORLD.
NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.
YES, IT DOES.
MY FATHER'S IN THERE.
YOU CAN'T BLOW THIS PLACE UP.
YOU CAN'T MAKE ME RESPONSIBLE.
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT ANY OF...
NO!
DON'T TOUCH ME.
I'LL SCREAM.
RUBY, COME ON.
LISTEN!
WHO'S THERE?
HELP!
THEY'VE GOT A BOMB!
SOMEONE, PLEASE HELP!
CALLA! NO!
[CROWBAR THUDS HEAVILY]
[GUN FIRES]
CALLA, WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
[SOBBING IN TERROR]
YOU KILLED HIM.
CALLA?
CALLA...
WHAT'S WRONG?
[MUMBLING] AM I...
AM I HIT?
OH, MY GOD.
CALLA? CALLA?
CALLA!
I THOUGHT WE UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER.
WELL, APPARENTLY, YOU WERE MISTAKEN.
DON'T GIVE ME THAT CRAP.
I'M GOING TO LAY THIS OUT FOR YOU ONE MORE TIME!
YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL!
KARL WAS RIGHT, OKAY?
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
WE STARTED THAT FIRE IN DENVER.
HOW?
LOOK, I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT EXACTLY.
BUT THERE IS ENERGY THAT IS MISSING FROM THE EXPERIMENT.
IT'S ENERGY THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
YOU'VE GOT THE SAME VIRUS AS KARL.
HE'S INFECTED YOU.
VIRUS?
MAX, IT'S THE TRUTH!
OKAY?
IT'S OVER.
SO YOU EITHER PULL THE PLUG RIGHT NOW
OR I WILL GO IN THERE TO YOUR LITTLE SOIREE
AND BLOW THE LID OFF THE WHOLE GODDAMN THING.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT, LISTEN.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
SOMETIMES, I JUST GET CAUGHT UP IN THINGS.
LOOK, I'M GOING TO NEED YOUR HELP.
I NEED YOU AND JACKSON
TO DRAFT A QUICK STATEMENT,
SOMETHING BORING AND SCIENTIFIC,
STATING THAT WE'RE CANCELING THE EXPERIMENT
DUE TO, UH...
WE CAN SAY "INCONSISTENCIES IN THE DATA."
THAT'LL WORK.
IF YOU'RE RIGHT,
WE'RE GOING TO GET HAMMERED WITH LAWSUITS.
LOOK, I GET IT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TELL THE WORLD.
JUST DON'T ADMIT ANYTHING YET.
WE'RE ALREADY IN ENOUGH TROUBLE AS IT IS.
LET'S JUST NOT MAKE THIS MESS ANY BIGGER.
PLEASE.
FINE.
HE'S STILL BREATHING.
WHAT?
HE'S STILL ALIVE.
HELP ME.
HE'S NOT DEAD.
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. HELP ME.
LET HIM GO.
WE HAVE TO GET THE BOMBS OUT OF HERE.
WE CAN'T JUST LET HIM DIE.
I'M NOT A KILLER.
YOU'RE NOT THINKING CLEARLY.
THIS ISN'T WHO WE ARE.
I KNOW, BUT...
BUT THINK ABOUT CALLA, ABOUT WHAT SHE GAVE.
THIS A BATTLE.
WE CAN'T LOSE THE WAR FOR THIS.
SOMEONE'S GOING TO COME AND HELP HIM,
AND WHEN THEY DO,
IF THE BOMBS GO OFF WHEN THEY'RE HERE,
THEY'RE GONNA DIE.
THIS MOVEMENT WILL DIE,
AND EVERYTHING THAT CALLA HAS SACRIFICED
WILL BE FOR NOTHING.
HIS LIFE MATTERS, TOO.
YOU GO GET THE BOMBS.
I'M STAYING WITH RUBY.
GET HIM ON HIS BACK.
YOU KNOW, I AM PERFECTLY CAPABLE
OF WRITING THIS MYSELF.
I DON'T NEED A BABYSITTER.
MR. SALINGER WANTS CORPORATE OVERSIGHT,
MINIMIZE OUR LEGAL EXPOSURE,
IF THERE IS ANY.
WELL, WE WILL HAVE TO MENTION THE ACCIDENT AT THE MAGNET.
IS IT TRUE?
DID WE REALLY CAUSE THAT FIRE?
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO FIND OUT.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
YEAH.
WE NEED TO ADVANCE THE TIMELINE.
WHEN CAN YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN?
UM... WHAT DID RACHEL SAY?
I SAID, WHEN CAN YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN.
NOW IS WHEN YOU EARN YOUR KEEP, CHLOE.
A FEW MINUTES. NOT LONG.
DO IT.
YOU'RE IN CHARGE.
ALL RIGHT,
SO IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
WE'RE SAYING THAT
THERE WERE SOME UNEXPECTED ANOMALIES IN THE DATA
THAT MIGHT HAVE IMPACTED THE RESULTS OF THE PRETEST.
DID YOU WANT TO READ THIS OR NOT?
NO.
NO, I DON'T.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS GOT SO OUT OF HAND.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, DAVID?
THAT STATEMENT IS NEVER GOING TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY.
THERE'S BLOOD COMING OUT OF HIS MOUTH,
AND HE'S STOPPED BREATHING.
HE NEEDS REAL HELP.
[RADIO CRACKLES] HELLO?
HELLO?
[RADIO CRACKLES] SECURITY.
THERE'S AN INJURED GUARD BY THE MAIN SUBSTATION.
HE NEEDS HELP.
WHO IS THIS?
STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.
VEHICLES ARE BEING DISPATCHED.
OKAY, WIND IT UP.
FULL POWER PROTON BEAMS IN THE DRIL.
[MURMURS OF CONFUSION]
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
THAT'S A DIRECT ORDER FROM MR. SALINGER.
[SIGHS]
HERE WE GO.
FOLKS!
FOLKS, CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?
EVERYBODY,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE
THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH OUR TEST
JUST A LITTLE BIT EARLY.
UNDER BUDGET, AND AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
[APPLAUSE]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I GIVE YOU...
OUR FUTURE.
[CROWD GASPING IN AWE]
YOU SON OF A BITCH.
WE'RE GETTING MINUTE MAGNETIC FLUCTUATIONS AGAIN.
INCREASE THE POWER.
WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE FIELD.
LET'S JUST STICK WITH PROTOCOL.
OKAY, THE TAPS ARE TURNED ALL THE WAY ON.
AND THE FIELD HAS STABILIZED.
LET'S DIG A HOLE, AS KARL WOULD SAY.
DRIL SWITCH IS ACTIVE.
[ENERGY PULSES AND SURGES]
THERE IT IS.
THE DOORWAY TO THE PROMISED LAND.
[CROWD GASPING IN WONDER]
THAT IS SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL.
[ENERGY PULSING]
AND WE HAVE CURRENT
BEING GENERATED BY THE DRIL SWITCH.
[TEAM GASPS IN DELIGHT]
OH, MY GOD...
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
OKAY.
HE'S GOT A PULSE.
YOU GOT HIM BACK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I GIVE YOU...
DARK ENERGY!
[APPLAUSE]
INGENIOUS...
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]
BRAVO!
[SURGE CRACKLES]
[EXPLOSION RUMBLES]
[SCREAMS]
[GASPING IN SHOCK]
WAS THAT AN EXPLOSION?
RUN!
WHAT WAS THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE HAVE TO SHUT THIS DOWN.
WE GOTTA GO NOW.
BUT THE GUARD?
THEY'RE COMING FOR HIM.
[EXPLOSION RUMBLING]
THERE WAS ANOTHER EXPLOSION.
BOTH MAIN SUBSTATIONS MUST BE DOWN.
WELL, IF THERE'S NO POWER,
THEN WHERE IS THAT LIGHT COMING FROM?
THE CONTAINMENT CHAMBERS ARE OPEN.
THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.
THERE'S NO POWER, BUT IT'S STILL ON.
OH, MY GOD.
RUBY.
[LIGHTNING CRACKLES]
[CROWD SCREAMING IN PANIC]
[RENDING METAL, CRUMBLING STONE]
[SCREAMING]
WHAT DID WE DO?
YOU HAVE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE!
YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT!
OH, MY GOD!
NO.
YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH.
EVERYBODY, LISTEN UP!
CALM DOWN! JUST CALM DOWN!
THERE IS NO IMMINENT THREAT.
WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.
AS MY MAMA USED TO SAY,
"DON'T SET YOURSELF ON FIRE IF YOU'RE FEELING COLD,
JUST CLOSE THE DOOR."
WHAT'S HAPPENING? WE HEARD EXPLOSIONS.
WE'RE REVIEWING THE SITUATION.
[SIGHING]
I WAS ALWAYS OPPOSED TO OUR INVOLVEMENT
IN THIS PROJECT.
THIS IS ONE HELL OF AN APROPOS TIME TO WEIGH IN.
I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY.
WHY ARE THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON?
I DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT.
WELL, LET'S KEEP THESE FOLKS AS CALM AS WE CAN.
COME ON...
[ENERGY WHOOSHING AND SURGING]
WHERE'S THE BACKUP POWER?
I NEED THAT DATA.
CHLOE!
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ANSWER FOR THIS.
I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T... I DIDN'T...
WELL, IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT NOW.
ALL THAT MATTERS
IS FIXING IT.
SO YOU GET ME THAT BACKUP POWER.
THE EMERGENCY GENERATORS HAVE TO COLD START.
THEY FEED POWER SELECTIVELY
TO THE WHOLE SITE.
IT TAKES A WHILE.
DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THOSE EXPLOSIONS?
YURI, GO UP TO SECURITY AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND OUT.
OKAY, I'M ON IT.
DO YOU SEE?
YOU SEE THIS?
I TOLD YOU.
SHE DID IT.
SHE RAN THE GODDAMN EXPERIMENT.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE RUN AT ALL.
THERE'S THE EMERGENCY POWER.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS?
[CONSOLES BEEP]
SATELLITE AND CABLE ARE DOWN.
LOOKS LIKE CELL SERVICE IS INTERMITTENT.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT RADIO.
WE JUST HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED,
THAT'S ALL.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
OH, GOD, KARL?
WHERE ARE YOU? ARE YOU OKAY?
WHY THE HELL DID YOU RUN THAT EXPERIMENT?
WHY? YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE?
DENVER HAS BEEN PULVERIZED.
THERE MUST BE HALF-A-MILLION DEAD!
I KNOW. I SAW IT.
BUT IT WASN'T ME.
LOOK, SALINGER MUST HAVE MADE A DEAL WITH CHLOE
TO RUN THE EXPERIMENT EARLY.
SON OF A BITCH.
WE HAVE AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM.
THE DRIL IS FUNCTIONING OUTSIDE OF THE VACUUM.
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
IT IS.
I'M LOOKING RIGHT AT IT.
AND KARL, IT'S NOT OVER,
THE ENERGY SIGNATURE IS INCREASING.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
I'VE JUST BEEN INFORMED BY SECURITY
THAT A GENERAL EVACUATION OF THE COMPLEX HAS BEEN ORDERED
FOR SAFETY REASONS.
PLEASE EXIT THROUGH THE MAIN ENTRANCE IMMEDIATELY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT THE HELL WENT WRONG?
WE MADE PARTICLES I'VE NEVER SEEN.
WAIT, RUN ME THROUGH EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
ALL RIGHT, WHEN WE LOST THE SUBSTATIONS
AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT DOWN,
THE REACTION IN THE DRIL SWITCH CONTINUED.
YOU LOST THE SUBSTATIONS? HOW?
WE DON'T KNOW, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF EXPLOSIONS,
AND THEN EVERYTHING CRASHED.
SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, OR SOMETHING ELSE?
I CAN'T ACCESS THE POWER MANAGEMENT SERVERS
TO FIND OUT.
BUT, LOOK, THAT'S NOT HALF THE PROBLEM.
THE ENERGY OUTPUT OF THE DRIL
IS A BILLION TIMES WHAT IT SHOULD BE,
AND ONLY A FRACTION OF THAT ENERGY
IS BEING RELEASED.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
SO, WHERE IS THE EXCESS ENERGY GOING?
I DON'T KNOW.
BACK INTO THE WELL, MAYBE?
OH, MY GOD,
THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT MAKES SENSE.
IT'S FEEDING ITSELF.
KARL, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
THE ENERGY OUTPUT IS INCREASING.
HOW MUCH LONGER UNTIL THERE'S ANOTHER EVENT?
LET ME SEE.
[TYPING RAPIDLY]
ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS,
IN APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES,
WE WILL HAVE AN EVENT
THAT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND TIMES BIGGER
THAN THE LAST ONE.
OH, MY GOD.
WE'LL BE ANNIHILATED.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
THEY'VE STOPPED THIS BEFORE.
LHITISKA?
KARL, THAT EVENT TOOK OUT A TOWN.
WE CAN'T STOP THIS.
YES, WE CAN.
WE JUST NEED A LOT OF ENERGY.
HOW SOON BEFORE YOUR POWER COMES BACK?
LOOK....
I WOULDN'T COUNT ON IT.
WE'RE RUNNING ON BACKUP POWER AS IT IS.
RADIATION LEVELS ARE SPIKING IN THE DRIL.
I HAVE TO GO DEAL WITH THIS.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN TO ME,
I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
YOU KEEP THAT DRIL STABLE,
AND I'LL BE BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS I POSSIBLY CAN.
I WILL.
YOU SAID YOU SENT MORE POWER INTO THE SYSTEM IN LHITISKA,
AND THE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, RIGHT?
I DON'T KNOW IF IT DID.
THE LAB WAS DESTROYED IN AN EXPLOSION,
THAT'S ALL I KNOW.
AND THE AURA DISAPPEARED, AND THE LIGHTNING?
RIGHT AFTER THE EXPLOSION, THE SKIES CHANGED.
IT WAS AS IF ALL THE LIGHTNING AND ALL THE ENERGY
WAS BEING SUCKED BACK FROM WHERE IT CAME.
RIGHT, AND HOW MUCH POWER WAS SENT IN?
AT LEAST 200 MEGAWATTS,
AND THAT'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY.
THAT'S IT.
THEY WERE RUNNING THEIR EXPERIMENT AGAIN.
WHY ELSE WOULD THEY NEED THAT MUCH ENERGY?
RACHEL LOST POWER AT THE ACCELERATOR.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO
IS TAKE THE POWER FROM THE DENVER GRID
OVER TO PROTEUS SOMEHOW.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THAT?
DEPENDS HOW MUCH THE GRID HAS BEEN DESTROYED.
ALL RIGHT, I'VE JUST GOT TO GET OVER
TO DENVER LIGHT AND POWER.
GET YOUR PARTNER.
I SPOKE TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE PRESIDENT IS AWAITING CONFIRMATION,
BUT ORDERS ARE PENDING FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD
AND FOR A SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
FROM HOMELAND.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS?
NOT DIRECTLY,
BUT MY PEOPLE ARE HEARING INITIAL REPORTS
THAT SUGGEST A TERRORIST ATTACK.
NOTHING ELSE MAKES SENSE.
WELL, REGARDLESS,
WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.
IT WAS TERRORISTS.
WE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
MAKE SURE THE PRESIDENT KNOWS THAT.
THE PRESIDENT WILL BE BRIEFED WHEN WE KNOW ALL THE FACTS.
OF COURSE.
JUST MAKE SURE YOU REMIND HIM
OF MY DEEP AND ABIDING COMMITMENT
TO HIS SUPER PAC.
I TOLD YOU TO CALM THEM DOWN,
NOT CREATE A PANIC.
WHY ARE WE EVACUATING?
DENVER LOOKS LIKE HIROSHIMA.
THIS PLACE COULD BE NEXT.
NOW, SECURITY IS SAYING
THE EXPLOSIONS WERE AT THE SUBSTATION.
WE NEED TO GET EVERYBODY OUT OF HERE.
FIND OUT WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN THAT CONTROL ROOM,
AND TRY GET A HANDLE ON THIS THING!
- YOU DID THIS, MAX! - WE ALL DID IT!
THERE'S NO TIME FOR BLAME NOW.
WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.
I AM DOING EVERYTHING THAT I CAN.
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ON MY OWN.
[URGENT COMMOTION]
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I NEED YOU HERE.
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING HERE, JUDE.
I GOTTA GO HELP.
CALL ME AS SOON AS HENRY'S OUT OF SURGERY.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
DON'T WORRY.
[ENGINE RACING]
CLEAR THE WAY, PEOPLE!
ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING HERE?
I'VE GOT MY HANDS FULL.
DO YOU HAVE POWER?
YEAH, SOME.
90% OF OUR LINES ARE DOWN.
WHY?
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN GET ANY POWER
OVER TO THE PROTEUS CAMPUS?
WE DON'T HAVE ANY LINES GOING IN THERE.
WELL, THAT'S WHY I HAVE LINEMEN.
I NEED EVERY SINGLE WATT OF POWER YOU CAN MUSTER
FED INTO MY ACCELERATOR AS FAST AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.
WE'RE NOT CRAZY.
YEAH, YOU ARE.
BUT HOW DO WE PLAN ON DOING THIS?
CAN YOU CLEAR THE NETWORK?
[SCOFFS]
WELL, CAN YOU?
HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE?
WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING!
WELL...
YOU'VE GOT SOME POWER COMING IN FROM THE TRUNK LINES.
YOU COULD DIVERT IT
FROM THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
THERE'S SO MUCH DAMAGE...
YOU WANT TO GO TO THE NORTH LOOP SUBSTATION, RIGHT?
IF I CAN GET AT THERE,
WE CAN SPLICE A LINE TO THE ACCELERATOR.
AND THAT WOULD GIVE YOU ABOUT TWO MEGAWATTS OF POWER.
[SIGHS] THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
WE NEED AT LEAST 200.
20 LINES,
PLUS TRANSFORMERS.
IF WE CAN FIX THEM, THERE.
AND ALL THROUGH THERE,
WE CAN STILL SEND POWER THROUGH.
WILL THIS WORK?
IT COULD.
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO PROTEUS.
HERE, TAKE THIS.
WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME FREQUENCY.
GOOD LUCK.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I WANT TO HELP.
YOU KNOW WHAT,
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.
LOOK, I TALKED TO SECURITY.
SOMEBODY BOMBED THE SUBSTATIONS.
SO WE'RE NOT GETTING OUR POWER BACK, ARE WE?
NO CHANCE.
[VORTEX WHOOSHING]
WHAT'S GOING ON?
NOT EXACTLY SURE.
BUT WE NEED TO EVACUATE ALL NON-ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL.
EVERYONE,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BUT IT'S TIME TO GO.
CHECK ON YOUR FAMILIES,
AND BE SAFE.
ALL RIGHT, FULL EVAC.
NO ONE IN THIS ROOM EXCEPT ME.
DON'T YOU WANT ME TO STAY?
OH, I THINK YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY.
THAT MEANS YOU, TOO, JACKSON.
WELL, GOOD LUCK TRYING TO GET ME TO LEAVE.
FINE, I'LL TAKE ALL THE LUCK I CAN GET.
...OFF REPORTS OF A MASSIVE, DESTRUCTIVE EVENT
IN DENVER, COLORADO,
WE HAVE SEEN SIMILAR OUTBREAKS IN SINGAPORE,
PARTS OF RUSSIA,
BUENOS AIRES,
AND MORE INFORMATION IS STILL COMING IN.
THERE ARE REPORTS THAT A MASSIVE FIRE IN PARIS
IS NOW THREATENING THE EIFFEL TOWER,
AND WE'RE JUST HEARING ABOUT WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION
IN EGYPT AS WELL.
NOW, WE HAVE CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF AN AURA
OVER CENTRAL LONDON,
ALTHOUGH...
[LIGHTNING CRACKLES]
LOOK AT ST. PAUL'S!
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE!
ST. PAUL'S, IT'S GONE.
LOOK AT IT, IT'S CRUMBLING!
QUICKLY, GET CLOSER! CLOSER!
THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
STAY THE COURSE, CHLOE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS SORTED OUT.
[ALARMS WAIL]
[RECORDED VOICE]: EMERGENCY.
PLEASE LEAVE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY.
EMERGENCY.
PLEASE LEAVE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY.
EMERGENCY...
WHERE THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GO?
I HEARD DENVER IS A WAR ZONE.
LISTEN TO ME,
I'M GOING TO GET US OUT OF HERE, OKAY?
BUT I NEED YOU TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME FIRST.
WHAT?
THE ENERGY READINGS FROM THE DRIL SWITCH ARE RISING,
THEY'RE ACCELERATING.
THE EMERGENCY CRYO UNIT IS STILL COOLING THE DRIL SWITCH.
YOU KNOW WHAT, IF I CAN SHUT IT DOWN,
IT MIGHT WEAKEN THE FIELD THE DRIL IS PRODUCING.
I CAN'T ACCESS IT.
DON'T YOU HAVE A BACKUP SYSTEM?
NO, IT'S OFFLINE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS MANUALLY.
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
THIS IS NOT GOOD AT ALL.
YEAH, I GATHERED THAT.
JUST, UH, JUST TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW.
UH, WE HAVE TO GET TO THE BACKUP CRYO SYSTEM
AND SHUT IT DOWN AT THE SOURCE,
AND IT'S MAYBE THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO REGAIN CONTROL.
OH, CRAP.
ARE YOU OKAY?
ARE YOU OKAY!
WILL! WILL!
[COUGHING]
[GROANS IN PAIN]
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
MY LEG!
I THINK IT'S BROKEN.
CAN YOU GET OUT? CAN YOU MOVE?
ARE YOU OKAY?
I THINK SO,
BUT...
[STAMMERING]
OKAY, UM...
WE'RE GOING TO SLIDE YOU OUT, OKAY?
ARE YOU READY?
[SCREAMING IN PAIN]
HOW DID WE GET HERE, DAVID?
I GUESS YOU AND I ARE A LOT MORE ALIKE
THAN I WANTED TO ADMIT.
I THINK YOU HAVE A SOUL.
I BURNED MINE OUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE
WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS, RIGHT?
WOW, YOU'VE REALLY GOT A KNACK FOR INSPIRING PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, IF WE DO LIVE THROUGH THIS,
YOU MAY WANT TO THINK ABOUT MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING.
[CHUCKLES WRYLY]
MY FATHER TAUGHT ME YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE HOPE.
HE ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF HOPE.
HOPE AND CANCER.
FUNNY HOW THAT HAPPENS, ISN'T IT?
[GROANING IN PAIN]
THANK YOU.
OKAY, SO THIS IS THE BACKUP CRYO UNIT.
I NEED YOU TO OPEN UP THAT ACCESS PANEL THERE.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
RIGHT, SHOULD BE IN THE LOCAL SYSTEM BY NOW.
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]
DAMN!
WHAT'S THAT?
NOTHING, JUST GOT A LITTLE SHOCK.
THIS WHOLE PLACE IS GROUNDED TO PREVENT THAT.
THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.
WHY IS IT SO HOT IN HERE?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT THESE READINGS ARE OFF THE CHARTS.
I'M TRYING TO SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM,
BUT I CAN'T EVEN GET ACCESS.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S DRAWING ENERGY FROM THE DRIL SWITCH ITSELF.
I'M COMPLETELY LOCKED OUT.
[ENERGY SURGING]
IT'S STARTING AGAIN.
WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW.
NO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT THE HARD LINE.
WELL, MAYBE THERE'S AN OFF SWITCH.
NO, THE CRYO UNITS
ARE CONTROLLED BY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM.
SOUNDS KIND OF DUMB, IN RETROSPECT.
I'VE PATCHED YOU INTO
EVERY DENVER LIGHT AND POWER RADIO FREQUENCY,
AND CONNECTED YOU
TO THE EMERGENCY CELL PHONE SYSTEM.
IF ANY OF OUR PEOPLE ARE LISTENING,
THEY'LL HEAR YOU.
COME IN.
COME IN, ANY DENVER POWER LINEMEN.
THIS IS RUSLAN ERIKEEV, LOCAL 321.
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY CALL.
HOW'S THAT?
THINK YOU CAN WALK ON IT?
[GROANING IN PAIN]
HEY, THIS ISN'T YOUR PROBLEM.
GET OUT OF HERE, GO FIND YOUR DAD.
HE'S NEVER GOING TO WANT TO SEE ME AGAIN.
HE'S GOING TO HATE ME.
RUBY, I'M SORRY.
I NEVER MEANT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.
NO ONE'S GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO YOU,
I PROMISE.
NO ONE'S EVER GOING TO KNOW YOU WERE HERE.
I'LL SAY THAT I BROKE INTO THE HOUSE,
I STOLE THE CARD PASS.
I'M NOT GOING TO LEAVE YOU.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
RUBY!
DAD?
DADDY?
I DID A TERRIBLE THING,
AND I'M SO SORRY,
AND I DIDN'T MEAN TO...
OKAY.
OKAY, HONEY, DON'T CRY.
ARE YOU OKAY?
I'M OKAY, BUT...
MY FRIEND...
HE'S HURT.
WHO'S HURT?
HE'S...
HE'S JUST A FRIEND,
AND I MET HIM AT THE PROTEST.
BUT HE'S BLEEDING.
AND HE'S HURT, AND HE NEEDS HELP, AND...
I'M SCARED,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
ALL RIGHT, HONEY, JUST TAKE IT EASY.
CALM DOWN, OKAY?
NOW, WHERE ARE YOU?
SOMEWHERE ON THE CAMPUS.
I'M NOT FAR FROM THE SUBSTATION.
THERE WAS LIGHTNING EVERYWHERE,
AND THE LIGHT IN THE SKY.
AND...
THERE WAS SOME SORT OF EXPLOSION OR SOMETHING.
YEAH, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AT THE ACCELERATOR.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT THE SUBSTATION?
THEY WERE GOING TO PUT A BOMB IN THE SUBSTATION, BUT I...
I DIDN'T KNOW.
I SWEAR, I DIDN'T KNOW,
AND THINGS JUST GOT SO OUT OF CONTROL, AND I JUST...
ALL RIGHT, BABY, JUST...
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
I'M SO SCARED, DADDY.
I KNOW, I KNOW.
DON'T HATE ME.
I NEED YOU TO OPEN UP THAT HOUSING
SO I CAN CUT THE CABLE.
OKAY.
OKAY, MOVE ASIDE.
WHAT HAPPENS
IF IT ARCS WHEN YOU CUT IT?
WELL, THEN, I'M GOING TO GET ELECTROCUTED.
I'LL DO IT THEN.
NO.
NO, THIS IS MY RESPONSIBILITY.
THAT'S DEBATABLE.
STEP ASIDE.
[ENERGY SURGING AND CRACKLING]
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER EVENT!
[MUFFLED SCREAM]
[ENERGY WHOOSHING AND CRACKLING]
I'VE GOT TO FIX THIS. I CAN'T...
ALL RIGHT, RUBY, LISTEN TO ME, BABY.
I CAN'T COME FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.
IT'S AS SAFE A PLACE AS THERE IS.
I'LL COME FOR YOU, I PROMISE, OR I'LL SEND SOMEBODY ELSE.
JUST STAY RIGHT THERE!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
RACHEL JUST WENT TO TRY AND SHUT DOWN CRYO,
AND I JUST LOGGED A MASSIVE POWER SURGE THERE.
RACHEL? RACHEL!
HEY! HEY!
HEY! RACHEL!
OH, NO.
NO, NO, NO, NO...
[BLOWING AIR]
STAY WITH ME. STAY WITH ME!
STAY WITH ME...
[VOICE FADES OUT]
♪ ♪
[VOICE DISTANT AND MUTED]
I'M RIGHT HERE WITH YOU!
[DEFIBRILLATOR CHARGING]
RACHEL, COME BACK!
[VOICE DISTANT AND FAINT]
[CHARGING]
[GASPS]
[COUGHING AND SPLUTTERING]
RACHEL?
I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME.
[LAUGHING IN RELIEF]
OKAY. OKAY.
OKAY.
WE CAUSED ALL OF THIS, DIDN'T WE?
HOW COULD WE CAUSE THIS?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE WERE ONLY TRYING TO STOP IT.
LISTEN, WHATEVER HAPPENS,
I WANT YOU TO KNOW...
I'M SORRY I SET YOU UP.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D FEEL THIS WAY ABOUT YOU,
I SWEAR.
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.
WAIT, WHERE'S DAVID?
WE HAVE TO GO BACK...
SHH.
[SOBS SOFTLY]
COME ON, SHH.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME.
CUTTING THE COOLING SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK, DID IT?
NO.
OH, MY GOD, WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
COME ON.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK HERE?
SHE'S DOWNLOADING THE EXPERIMENTAL DATA.
YOU'VE BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME?
YOU COULD HAVE HELPED?
I WORK FOR MAX.
I DO WHAT HE TELLS ME.
YOU DON'T WORK FOR ANYONE BUT YOURSELF.
[SCOFFS]
REALLY?
THAT COMING FROM YOU?
NO, JUST LET HER GO. LET HER GO...
IT'S NO GOOD.
THEY DIDN'T COME.
THEY'LL BE HERE, RUS.
NAH.
LOOK!
I KNEW IT.
[HORNS HONK, SIRENS WAIL]
THANK YOU! THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD. COME, COME.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT.
HEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DANNY, I NEED YOU, AND YOU TO COVER THERE,
AND I NEED YOU TO COVER RIGHT HERE.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH. YEAH, I'LL BE FINE.
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE LEFT?
WHAT'S THE RATE OF GROWTH?
UH...
WELL, MY CALCULATIONS WERE RIGHT.
THE GROWTH IS EXPONENTIAL,
AND IN ANOTHER 26 AND A HALF MINUTES,
IT WILL BE AT CRITICAL MASS.
MAN, WHEN I THOUGHT
I WANTED TO MAKE A MARK IN TIME,
I ASSUMED THERE WOULD BE TIME TO MAKE A MARK IN.
WELL, WE DID WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS RIGHT.
RUSLAN?
THIS IS KARL.
ARE YOU THERE?
[RUSLAN]: YEAH, I HEAR YOU.
DID YOU MAKE IT BACK?
YEAH, I'M HERE. I'M WITH MY PARTNER, DR. REED.
WHERE ARE YOU?
WE ARE JUST PULLING INTO NORTH LOOP SUBSTATION.
ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT 26 MINUTES,
AND THAT'S PUSHING IT.
WE'LL GET IT DONE.
ALL GOOD?
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
MUMBAI.
WE'VE BEEN BUILDING ANOTHER ACCELERATOR THERE
FOR A YEAR AND A HALF NOW.
I CAN DO INDIA.
I'LL TAKE THOSE DRIVES.
SURE.
WHEN WE LAND.
LET'S GO.
[DRILL GRINDING]
TEAM NINE, I NEED YOU AT STRATHMORE STREET,
CORNER OF 6th AVENUE.
TRANSFORMER IS GONE.
10-4. WE'RE ON OUR WAY.
TEAM THREE, ARE YOU DONE?
YEAH, WE'RE HEADING TOWARD MacARTHUR.
OKAY, I NEED TO DIVERT YOU TO SHAW.
I GOT HAVE A BIG GAP BETWEEN 121st AND 123rd.
ROGER THAT.
THEY RESTARTED THEIR ACCELERATOR IN LHITISKA
TO RECREATE THE EXPERIMENT.
BUT HOW DO WE RECREATE OURS
WITH NO POWER?
ALL RIGHT, LOOK.
SEE?
NOW, THE TWO EXPLOSIONS MUST HAVE KILLED THE POWER
RIGHT AT THE MOMENT OF COLLISION, RIGHT,
AND THAT'S WHAT BLEW THE CONTAINMENT CHAMBERS
OUT OF THE DRIL.
BREACHING THE VACUUM.
RIGHT?
SO, THEN, IF WE RUN THE EXPERIMENT AGAIN
AND CREATE ANOTHER DENSER VACUUM...
WE'D CREATE AN EVEN DENSER MASS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
A MINIATURE BLACK HOLE,
WHICH WILL CONSUME THE DARK ENERGY,
AND THEN, HOPEFULLY...
EVAPORATE.
BUT WE HAVE TO SEAL THE CONTAINMENT CHAMBERS
IN ORDER TO CREATE THAT VACUUM.
IT MEANS SOMEBODY'S GOTTA GO IN THERE.
YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE.
THE RADIATION LEVELS ARE TOO HIGH.
KARL, THAT SUIT'S NOT GOING TO LAST YOU 15 MINUTES IN THERE.
HAVE A BETTER IDEA? I'M LISTENING.
IT'S GOING TO GET PRETTY DANGEROUS IN HERE,
SO MAYBE YOU'D BETTER GET OUT.
NO, NO, NO.
YOU'RE NOT GETTING RID OF ME THAT EASILY.
NEVER MIND YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE SOMEONE TO RUN THE SYSTEM.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN, IF THINGS SHOULDN'T GO WELL,
MAKE SURE YOU TELL RUBY THAT I LOVE HER.
I REALLY WANT HER TO KNOW.
SHE KNOWS.
TELL HER ANYWAY.
YOU GET BACK HERE, AND YOU TELL HER YOURSELF.
JUST PROMISE ME.
I PROMISE.
ALL RIGHT, RUS, HERE IT COMES!
GOT IT?
OKAY, I GOT IT, DOM!
[KARL, OVER RADIO]: RACHEL?
RACHEL, ARE YOU THERE?
I'M HERE.
HURRY UP, RUS!
WE'RE STILL ONLY AT 168 MEGAWATTS.
[METAL CREAKING]
[GROANING WITH EFFORT]
[ENERGY PULSING AND CRACKLING]
I'M IN!
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE?
QUITE THE SHOW.
THE DISTORTION FIELD'S INCREASING.
THERE'S FREE-ARCING ALL OVER.
[RACHEL, OVER RADIO]: THE FLOW RATE IS INCREASING.
CAN YOU GET TO THE CONTROLS?
I CAN TRY.
[POWER CRACKLES, KARL YELPS]
[GROANING WITH EFFORT]
[SCREAMS]
OKAY!
CONTAINMENT "A" SEALED.
YEAH, I SEE THAT.
CAN YOU GET TO THE "B" CHAMBER?
I THINK SO.
[POWER SURGING AND CRACKLING]
[YELPS]
WHERE'S RUSLAN AT?
RUSLAN, HOW ARE YOU MAKING OUT?
[RADIO CRACKLES]
I'VE GOT THE FIRST LINE.
OKAY, I'VE GOT THAT.
I'M GOING TO NEED A LOT MORE, THOUGH.
HEY, KARL, I'VE GOT THE PROTON BREEDERS ON-LINE.
HOW'S THE MAGNETIC ARRAY?
[RACHEL]: UNSTABLE. EVERYTHING IS UNSTABLE!
[KARL SCREAMS]
KARL!
KARL, ARE YOU OKAY? WHAT HAPPENED?
WE'RE NOT FULLY OPERATIONAL.
THE LAST SECTION IS STILL OFF-LINE.
[RUSLAN, OVER RADIO]: THEY WILL COME THROUGH.
[RACHEL, OVER RADIO]: KARL, DAMMIT! WHERE ARE YOU?
ARE YOU STILL THERE?
TALK TO ME!
[KARL, GROANING]: YEAH.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
STILL HERE.
I HAVE THE MAGNETIC ARRAY UP, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE BEAM YET.
OKAY.
RUSLAN, HOW YOU DOING?
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME HERE.
I'M GOING AS FAST AS I CAN!
DOM, WE NEED A BIGGER CABLE!
THAT'S ALL WE GOT!
TRY SPLICING IT OR SOMETHING!
IT'S OKAY, I'LL USE THIS ONE.
[ENERGY SURGES AND CRACKLES]
[SCREAMS]
[GROANING IN PAIN]
[RACHEL]: I AM READING A MASSIVE INCREASE
IN THE POWER OF THE ARC.
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME?
[POWER SURGING]
[KARL YELPS]
[GROANING WITH EFFORT]
THE MANUAL LEVER ISN'T WORKING.
[GROANING WITH EFFORT]
[VACUUM SEALS]
CONTAINMENT "B" IS SEALED.
OKAY, GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE.
I'M SENDING THE PROTONS NOW.
RUSLAN, I DON'T HAVE THAT BEAM ENERGY.
I NEED EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT IF WE'RE GOING TO PULL THIS OFF.
[RUSLAN, OVER RADIO]: HOW MUCH TIME?
LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.
RUS, COME ON!
WE'RE GONNA RUN OUT OF TIME!
I HAVE MORE POWER TO GIVE YOU IF YOU CAN TAKE IT.
[RUSLAN]: NO, NO, NOT YET.
IT WILL BLOW THE LINE OUT.
I HAVE FULL COLLISIONS IN THE DRIL SWITCH,
JUST NEED THOSE HIGHER ENERGY LEVELS.
LEAVE THE SWITCH OPEN. HOPEFULLY, HE'LL DELIVER.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
LESS THAN A MINUTE, RUSLAN.
GET OFF OF THERE, RUS!
IT'S DONE! SEND IT NOW!
NO, DON'T! DON'T!
[POWER SURGING]
TELL HER I LOVE HER!
YOU MAKE SURE SHE KNOWS!
[ENERGY CRACKLING]
RUSLAN!
[ENERGY PULSING AND CRACKLING]
WE DID IT, KARL!
WE DID IT!
[SIRENS WAIL]
DOM!
OH, YOU MADE IT!
HOW'S HENRY?
HE'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
HIS HAND'S GOING TO BE FINE.
DOM?
OH, DOM...
[SHOUTING IN PAIN]
[MOTORCYCLE APPROACHES]
HEY.
HEY, BABY.
I'M SO SORRY, DAD.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S OKAY.
SHH...
HOW YOU DOING?
I'LL LIVE.
I THINK.
I GOTTA TELL YOU,
I'VE KIND OF GOT MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.
AND JUST FOR THE RECORD,
I HATE COCONUT CREAM.
YOU'VE GOT A LOT TO ANSWER FOR, RUBY.
WE ALL DO, KARL.
YEAH.
WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.