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(Cooing)

Gloria: What a beautiful view.

Andrew: I wish you
could have seen it before
the cities came along.

You know, before the cars
and the smoke stacks.

Before the highways
cut through the wetlands.

Monica: I remember
when I first saw earth,

and it was
so green and beautiful,

you could drop a stone
right in the middle of a lake

and watch it fall
all way to the bottom.

The water was so clear,
like it was in the beginning.

Were you there in the beginning
when god created earth?

No, Tess was though.
I wish she was here to tell you

all about the time
on the sixth day.

When the sun was setting
and god looked out over all that

he had created and he saw that
it was excellent in every way.

And then he gave
the earth to man.

(Knock on door)
Man: Come in.

Hey, Carl.

Are those the new
quarterly earnings reports?

Global warming,
ozone depletion,

pollution index.

You're joking.
I hired this new kid in r & d.

She wrote these up.
I want you to read them.

She knows this is
an oil company, right?

You're missing
the big picture here, bill.

You got to have vision.

Read 'em and let me
know what you think.

See ya.

You know more damage
has been done to the earth

in the last 150 years than
in all the centuries before.

But that man has the power
to make a difference.

All the power in the world won't
be enough without inspiration

and the genius
to turn it into reality.

I thought those reports
would inspire him.

Well, we're not here
to inspire Carl.

We're here to make sure
that Carl meets the genius.

Ah! Crud.

Maybe the coupling device is...
Nah, nah. But if I...

If I reverse the field...

Meet Emmett rivers.

Oh, my goodness.

Do you know
what that is?

Yes, I do.

That could change the world.

Yes, it could make
all the difference.

Problem is
it doesn't quite work.

Emmett's been working
on this project for 20 years.

But he hasn't quite figured out
the missing piece of the puzzle

and he's too proud
to ask for help.

So an invention
that could save the earth

might not ever
make it out of his basement?

And that's why we have to
make sure that he meets Carl.

And what about the boy?

Ahhh!

(Della Reese singing)

♪ When you walk ♪

♪ down the road-- ♪

♪ heavy burden, ♪

♪ heavy load-- ♪

♪ I will rise ♪

♪ and I will
walk with you ♪

♪ I'll walk with you ♪

♪ till the sun
don't even shine, ♪

♪ walk with you ♪

♪ every time ♪

♪ I'll tell ya,
I'll walk with you ♪

♪ walk with you ♪

♪ believe me,
I'll walk with you ♪♪

Boy:
What's he do down there?

My dad says he trying to make
a car that runs on chicken crap.

I heard he puts mustard
on his pets and eats 'em.

I heard he's a cannibal.
That's why he always carries

a Swiss army knife around.
So he always has a fork handy.

And he keeps dead bodies
in his basement. And--

shut up! Shut up!

Who's that?
What are you doing, lady?

Hello. Mr. Rivers?
My name is Monica.

That's nice.
What do you want?

I'm from the IRS.
I'm here for the audit.
What audit?

We sent you three notices.

Ah, that was you, huh?

What kind of gas mileage
you get on that dinosaur?

Ah, actually--
yeah, I know, I know.

It's comfortable,
safe, fun to drive.

Let somebody else
worry about the ozone layer.

You've all received
copies of the projections
for the quarter.

The watchword here
is "fluctuation."

Fluctuation makes
shareholders nervous.

And nervous shareholders,
makes stocks plummet.

Exactly. So,
what can pallas energy do

to create stability
in an unstable market?

Come on don't be shy.

Yes, Gloria.
Everybody, this is Gloria.

She's new in r & d.
You have a suggestion?

Well, I was thinking maybe
we could show the shareholders

that we're broadening
our interests.
I knew it.

Hold on, bill.

Please, go ahead,
Gloria.

If you'll take a look
at the folders in front of you.

612 alternative
energy proposals have been
submitted to this company

since 1964.
They've all been rejected.

We know. These are lunatics who
want to spin straw into gold.

Actually, new technologies have
made some of those crazy ideas

not so crazy anymore.
There are five proposals here

that I think pallas energy
should reconsider.

On page 2 you have...
Emmett rivers.

Yes. In 1982 he proposed
a method of extracting hydrogen

from water using a specialized
metal alloy catalyst.

Electrolysis has
been around for years.
It's totally inefficient.

Well, no, this is different.
According to his calculations,

Mr. Rivers should be able
to meet total energy needs

for a typical
American home for one year

with just a
single glass of water.

I read in your file
that you're self-employed.

Yeah, well,
I'm an inventor.

Most of my income
comes from patent royalties.

Like what for example?
Um.

Oh, you invented the screw?

This one I did, yeah.

It's threaded backwards
for left-handed people.

It wasn't a big hit.

I'll need to see your receipts
for the last five years.

There they are,
20 years worth.

Just knock yourself out.

So, how do you
folks work anyway?

You just sit around and you
draw names out of a hat until

you find some poor old coot that
you can go bother for a while?

Actually, we had some
flags come up on your
itemized deductions.

What flags?

Um, $312 for toothpicks.

You got that right.

As a business expense?
I'm sorry, but--

what can you tell me
about the working parts
of a small handsburg

reverse modulated
non-conductivity device?

Absolutely nothing.
I rest my case.

Oh, but there is something else.

Um, you wrote off $2500 in hay.

There she is.

You wrote off hay
for a horse?

Section 8 paragraph 6.
The U.S. tax law handbook

states that anyone using their
vehicle for business purposes,

can deduct a portion of the cost
of the fuel that powers it.

Well, for most people,
of course, that's gasoline.

I happen to ride a horse
and it runs on hay.

And it converts the stuff
directly to horsepower

by a process known
to those of US in the business

as "digestion."

And the only emissions
is methane and fertilizer.

Now, if you commuters
can get a tax break

for destroying
the environment

and supporting our dependency
on foreign oil and terrorism,

well, don't you think that
I should deserve the same break?

Well, yes, but I...
So do I.

Good day to ya, ma'am.

Where are you going?
I'm out of toothpicks.

Turns out, your Mr. Rivers was
employed here for a short time

in the early '80s.

Yes, I know.
Until my father fired him.

I'm not surprised really.
What do you mean?

I had some of my scientists
review some of his proposals.

Complete nonsense.

20 years ago, that is.

They tell me that
today it just might work.

I want you to look in on him.
Pay him a friendly visit.

See if you can find out what
he's actually got then call me.

Andrew: Hey.
Hey. Who are you?

Andrew. And you would be?
Stan.

Where's Mickey?

Early vacation.
You're Stan Lewis, right,

'cause the boss
was asking about you.

He wanted to know if Mr. Rivers
took a subscription yet.

Old man river?
You must be kidding.

That guy's a freak.

What do you mean?
He keeps dead bodies
in his basement.

I'm sure he does.

No, really.
He gets 'em from the morgue.

They're like,
dead bank robbers and stuff.

They're for
reanimation experiments.

So have you actually
seen what's in his basement?

No.
Ah.

I dare you. Double.

(Sighs)
This is so stupid.

(Door slams)

Emmett: The government
ought to be paying me--

I'm doing a lot more than
they are for the environment.

Scooter: Mayday!
He's back and he's got
the woman with him.

I know!
I'm right underneath them.

Ahhhh!

What the hell was that?

Scooter: Stan?
Come in, Stan. Are you okay?

Monica: How are you feeling?
Am I dead?

You'll wish you were
when they arrest you for
breaking and entering.

Take it slowly.

That's quite
a bump on your head.

What is your name?
Stan.

I'm not a burglar.
I didn't steal anything.

No, you stole my privacy.
You stole my peace of mind.

And a good 25 minutes
that I could be using
for something important.

Mr. Rivers, I don't think
that Stan is a thief.

I think he's just
a curious little boy.

I'm just a kid.
It was just a dare.

Oh. Well, that makes it
all right then. Yeah.

You think that
I don't hear you kids?

"I dare you to throw a rock
through the old man's window."

"I dare you
to knock on his door."

"I dare you to break in
to crazy old Mr. Rivers' house

and find out
what he's doing in there."

What do you do in here?
Mr. Rivers is an inventor.

Everybody knows that.
But, I mean...

Where are the cadavers? Huh?

Where are the body parts
that he secretly converts
into subatomic particles

to blow up
the planet dolab? Huh?

That's what
you're thinking, right?

That's kind of what
the other guys think.

But I think you're
inventing something really...

Really what?
What did you see down there?

I don't know what I saw.

It looks like...
I can't explain it.

I've seen it before
or imagined it, maybe.

Ah. It's impossible.
The kid is delusional.

He needs to see a doctor
about that head of his.

Hey. Hey!

Get out of here.

Come on. Get out of here.
You're making me crazy.

Get out!

I'm sorry. Really. Bye!

Mind your own business!

Stan: "I believe that water will
one day be employed as fuel,

"that hydrogen and oxygen
which constitute it,

"used singly or together,

"will furnish
an inexhaustible source
of heat and light...

Water will be
the coal of the future."

"The coal of the future."

Ah, we're knocking
on doors now, huh?

Breaking new ground,
are we?

You did it, didn't you?
You converted water into energy.

That's ridiculous.
Go away.

Ah-huh.

I hope you don't mind.
I thought you might like

a nice cup of peppermint tea.
It'll soothe your tummy.

Oh, thank you.
Thank you.

What do you know
about my tummy? Huh?

Well, I saw your
medical deductions.

The government ought to be
paying more attention

to topsoil erosion,
industrial pollution,
global warming...

I mean,
these things are real.

Ocean levels are rising;
Coral reefs are disappearing.

Oh, it's happening,
and we know it.

Nobody seems to care.
You care.

Yeah, well...

(Sniffing)

Are you cooking gingerbread?

Mm-hmm.
And it's ready.

(Chuckles)

(Knocking on door)

I told you that...
Mr. Rivers?

No solicitors.
I'm not a solicitor.

My name's Gloria.
I'm with the pallas
energy corporation.

I'm here to talk to you
about your proposal.

Excuse me,
that was 1982.

Pallas energy is interested
in my proposal now?

Mm-hmm.

Huh. Well,
it's about time.

I was hoping
we could discuss your--

oh, what timing
you people have.

Nobody was interested
20 years ago when all that I had

was a theory.
They said that I was crazy,

that I was on
a wild goose chase.

Yes, I know. But
Mr. Carl northam, the chief
executive officer...

Carl northam?
The old man's son?

Yes. Mr. Northam
runs the company now.

And he's very interested.

Now he's interested. Yes.

That spineless
father of his fired me

and now the son wants me back.
Well, sure, of course.

Let old Emmett spend
20 years of his own money

working it all out.

Let old Emmett make sure that
the prototype is up and running

and then they swoop in
and want to steal it.

No, no, nobody's swooping,
Mr. Rivers...

You have a working prototype?
I mean, it's actually working?

Ha-ha! Wouldn't you
like to know?

Well, yes, I would.
And so would Mr. Northam.

We're willing to offer you
a substantial amount of money--

oh, I'll just bet that you are.
Well, you go back and tell him

that he's too late.
You people had your chance
and you blew it.

And if you think that
I am going to cut you in

on the piece of the action,
you're crazy.

Now you tell him that
I am not interested. No sale.

Gloria:
Thank you for your time.

All 20 years of it.

Ta-da! Who was
at the door earlier?

Scavengers.
Vultures. Spies.

Where's the powdered sugar
and the little sprinkles?

If you
don't like my baking,

you could always
file a report with the IRS.

I'm almost finished working.
And if you like later,

I could teach Stan
how to make gingerbread.

Huh.

I got the distinct
impression that he is very
close to a working prototype.

They're always close.
That's the problem.

Nobody's ever made the leap to a
real, working, fuel alternative

that's economically feasible
in the larger market.

But if he's actually done it,
we'll be the first ones in.

I agree. That's why I think
a visit from you just might--

Emily, book me
two tickets to...

Kearney, Nebraska.
Kearney, Nebraska.

Yeah.

We're gonna hook
this old guy and pull him in.

Hey, Stan. Come here.

I got a call yesterday
from Mr. Rivers.

Oh, really?
Yeah.

He had all these questions
about like how we do business,

whether we use recycled paper
and how many trucks are involved

in the delivery.

And I told him usually
you guys used your bikes.

I think that he's
ready for a subscription.

So maybe if you delivered
one to him, personally...

I can do that.
Cool.

Oh, man, he's gonna
radiate your brains out.

Mr. Rivers, Stan is here.
I brought you a newspaper.

Since when is it
the business of the IRS

to let nosy kids
into my workshop?

Since he's been knocking
on the door for a half an hour

and neither one of US
was getting any work done.

Be nice.

I was right, wasn't I?
You're converting water
into hydrogen and oxygen,

then you're using the hydrogen
to generate electricity.

So what? People have been
doing that for years.

No, this is different.
You put something in the water

like a catalyst.

And you're barely using
any power.

It's like you're
almost doing it for free.

I know what I'm doing
and I don't have much time.

Why not?

'Cause I'm dying.

You're dying?

I mean, you're old.
But you're not that old.

Tell it to the cancer.

They can fix it, right?

Um, Mr. Rivers has decided
to discontinue treatment.

I got better things
to do with my money.

Gloria said they'd give you a
lot of money for your invention.

Oh, she did, huh?
How do you know that?

I listened through the window.
Go ahead. Arrest me.

Ah.

You might get some
big bucks for this thing
that doesn't even work.

Well, it will work
and then maybe I'll sell it

when it's finished and
my name alone is on the patent.

But you need the money now.
You're dying.

So what?

When I finish this,
I'll live forever.

Stan: He's not as bad as
everyone says he is.

But he's still crazy.
I mean, he's not even
trying to get better.

That's a hard decision to make.
But that doesn't make him crazy.

And that's not all.

This lady came to see him
from some big company

and they want
to give him a ton of money

for one of his inventions.
He said no.

Well, money isn't
the answer to everything.

Yeah, it is. If you have money,
you can do whatever you want.

There comes a time
in everybody's life

when you have to decide
what's most important.

And it usually isn't money.

I think Emmett
just wants to be famous.

You know, Stan,

I've met a lot of people
at the end of their life.

You know what they want?

They want to know
that their life mattered.

(Knock on door)

Emmett rivers?
That depends on who's asking.

Carl northam. My associate
came to see you the other day.

Yes, I remember.

Did she tell you
I wasn't interested?

Yes, but I wanted to be sure
you heard my best offer.

So how's your
old man these days?

He's doing quite well,
thank you.

Do you mind if
I come in for a minute?

You might as well.
Everybody else does.

Mr. Rivers,
as Gloria mentioned to you,

pallas energy is very interested
in how far your work has come.

I've read your proposal.
The science is sound.

I'm just ashamed to say
that we didn't recognize it
20 years ago.

You're way ahead of your time.

Hey, whose limo is that?

Mr. Northam's.

Cool. You're the guy
from the oil company.

Yes, sir.
And who are you?
I'm his agent.

Yeah, they're getting
younger all the time.

So, dazzle me.

Do you have a
working prototype?

Well, let's just say
that I'm getting close.

Very close.

I just need a little time.
You don't have time.

Would it be possible
for me to see it?

Carl:
Is this the only one?

Emmett: Well, yeah.
This one took me 20 years.

You see, the problem
is the conductor cells.

They operate at
incredibly tight tolerances.

Gloria: The conductor cells,
is that the only thing missing?

Oh, absolutely.

That and the patent.
Which I will get.

Why don't you let US help you?
There's no reason for you

to slave away down here
in the dark for another year.

My engineers could have
this done in a couple of months.

This could be on
the market within a year.

No, I need
to finish it myself.

I'll be frank with you,
we want this technology.

It's good for US
and it could be good for you.

I'm willing
to offer you $500,000.

Wow!

(Chuckles)

Mr. Northam, I don't need
your money or your father's.

You think this is about money?
This is not about money.

This is about the lives
of our grandchildren.

It's about
leaving them a planet

where they can live
healthy lives.

It's about creating
a better world for all of US.

And it's about doing it
before it's too late.

That's why I'm here.

I want to help you.

But if you want to just
have this sit down here

and die down here
in the dark

because of an old grudge
you've got against my father,

well,
that's your choice.

But, Emmett,
I am not my father.

And you, my friend, have a
chance to be the next Edison.

Um...

Could you wait
upstairs for a minute

while I discuss this
with my advisors?

Of course.

So, what do you think?

This could change the world.
Oh, no question.

But I want to be
the one to finish it.

But what if you can't?
You mean what if I die?

Well, I don't know:
You tell me.

Then it could be the invention
that almost changed the world.

Or you could let
Mr. Northam help you.

Take the money,
share the credit,

and save the world.
It works for me.

You know,

ever since I read
Jules verne when I was a kid,

I wanted to solve
the energy problem.

And I have.
I think that I have.

I can't help it.

I want people to know
that Emmett rivers was here.

Well, I'm gonna miss seeing her
in my basement every day.

Carl: Pretty soon you're gonna
be seeing her all over the place

and people are
gonna know your name.

You got my check?
Yep. You've got my prototype.

Maybe I should come up with you
and help you set it up.

If we need any help,
I'll give you a call.

This is it, huh?
This is all your documentation?

Yeah, you got everything.
Except what's left up here,

which I can't
vouch for much anymore.

Good. You take
good care of yourself.

Thank you.
Yep.

I'll try.

Gloria: This is a great day.
In a couple of years,

this car and
every other car on the road

could be running on hydrogen
from plain old water.

Just imagine blue skies again
everywhere you look.

Who's next on your list?

Oh, wait. I thought that
was the road to the airport?

We're gonna make
a little pit stop.

No! No!
What are you doing?!

They never existed, Gloria.

Good work.

Why are you doing this?
I'm protecting my interests.

That was the only one.

Emmett's the only guy
who knows how the thing works.

Took him 20 years. So...

Emmett is dying.
That's even better.

Forgive me.

No, I can't forgive you, Carl.
That's not my job.

It's god's.

God's? Give me a break.
No. You messed up.

And here I'm thinking
I'm the one that messed up.

I delivered this amazing
technology to the wrong guy.

But you're not the wrong guy.
You're the right guy.

You just don't want to be.

I just saved our shareholders
millions of dollars.

That machine
would have revolutionized
everything over night.

People would be
making electricity

in their backyards for free.

I can't allow that to happen.
I have a responsibility here.

Yes, you do.
You have a responsibility

to think about
the future of this planet
but you didn't.

You just
thought about the money.

But you didn't stop anything
because you can't stop god.

And you didn't
mess up his plan.

You just messed up
your chance to be a part of it.

You're crazy.

I'm not.
I'm just a little angry.

And you know what?
You will be, too, one day

when you realize
an angel came to you

with a chance to make a real
difference, and you blew it.

Half a million bucks.

Now, how much is that
gonna be after taxes?

It's enough to cover
your medical expenses,

if that's what you want.

(Knocking on door)

Nobody's knocked for 20 years.

All of a sudden,
I'm a popular guy.

Ah, come in.

What do you want,
my autograph or something?

No, no, I, um...

I don't quite know
how to say this.

Mr. Rivers,

Carl northam didn't want
your invention to develop it.

He wanted to stop it.

What are you talking about?

He destroyed it
in a trash compactor.

It's gone.
I'm so sorry.

It's gone?

Oh, my god.
Oh, my god.

But I told him
the plan hadn't changed.

What plan?
God's plan.

What?

Gloria, there's still someone
you need to talk to.

He's waiting outside.

Emmett...

I should never have
listened to you.

I never trusted anyone
as far as I could throw 'em

until you came along.

You have to trust someone.
Why? Why should I?

Because you're going to die.

So, it's all been for nothing.

No, god still has
a plan for you, Emmett.

What?...
What's happening?

I'm an angel.

Oh, my god. It's true?

Yes.

Then, I'm going
to die now.

It's too late.
No, it's not too late.

There's still time
to prepare someone else
to continue your work.

Emmett, do you remember
the story of Moses?

In the Bible? Why?

Moses led
god's people for 40 years

before he made it
to the promised land.

And then he was told
that he couldn't enter in.

But from high on a mountaintop,
before he died, he looked out

and he saw
the promise from afar.

And he saw the promise
fulfilled in a young man

that god had chosen
to succeed him.

The young man
was named Joshua.

And he would lead
the people into the future...

Into a beautiful new land.

And you are seeing
that promise now, too.

Stan?

He's just a kid.

He has a smart mind
and a pure heart.

And he has
all the time in the world.

How much time do I have?

Enough time to teach Stan what
he needs to know before you die.

Your invention won't be
rebuilt in your lifetime.

You won't live to see that.

But this is
god's promise to you.

It will happen
and it will change the world.

You have done a
wonderful thing in your life.

And god is
so pleased with your work.

He is so pleased
that you love the world...

This beautiful earth
that he has created

because he loves it, too.
And he loves you so much.

And now you have to
open your heart to another

because there is
still work for you to do.

Can you teach me?

Maybe if we
get to work together,

you can have the time
to go get your medicine

and not die when
I'm kind of getting to like you.

(Chuckles)

Well, we can give it a try.
But without the prototype...

But you know how
it works though, right?

I mean, you said
it was all up here.

Some of it is, but Carl took
everything else...All the plans.

He didn't take this.

Do you remember when
this first came to you,

in a diner on highway 6?
This is my original idea.

Yes. It was hidden here
among the receipts.

This is how it started,
all those years ago.

And now it's time
to start again, Emmett.

Teach Stan.

I think you'll be surprised
at how much you do remember.

Hey, gingerbread.

What are you doing?

You ever been just sitting there
and all of a sudden you realize

you can actually
see your own nose?

Ha-ha-ha. No. All right.
Let's go over the specs

on the conductor cells again.
They're still not right.

Do you ever wish you could just
sort of snap your fingers

and fix it all for them?
Sometimes I do.

It's not our job.

This is not our home.
It's theirs.

And god gave the task
of caring for it to them,

not to angels.

Emmett:
"See your own nose." Huh.

So the future of the world
is in your hands.

Ah, quit being
so mellow dramatic.

We'll figure it out.

Yeah.
We can only hope.

Gloria: It's gonna be
okay now, isn't it?

Yeah.

Oh, I have something
I want to show you guys.

What is it?
It's an electric assist motor.

You turned Tess's car
into a hybrid?

Well, yeah, sort of.
I think it's great.

Tess may have some
questions about it,

but I think
it's really great.

Oh, what a
beautiful morning.

Yes, and what a
beautiful world.

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