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I'm Alice Mack.

I was just an average kid until an accident changed my life.

And since then, nothing's been the same.

My best friend Ray thinks it's cool.

My sister Annie thinks I'm a science project.

I can't let anyone else know.

Not even my parents.

I know the chemical plant was to find me and turn me into some experiment.

But you know something?

I guess I'm not so average anymore.

Hey.

Deny it, deny it, deny it. How did you do that?

Do what?

Move the trash can.

I didn't move the trash can.

You on your way to paradise?

I never get my hopes up so high on a Monday morning.

I meant paradise high.

I know you did. Yeah, I'm on my way.

Mind if I walk with you? I have no idea where I'm going. I just moved here over

the weekend.

My name's Hunter.

Alex Mack.

So, starting school mid -semester, I'd hate that.

Yeah, not exactly looking forward to it.

Well, if you want, I could show you around a little, introduce you to people

stuff. Really? That'd be great.

If you do, I promise not to tell anybody I saw you move that trash can without

touching it. I didn't.

Yeah.

Miss Atron, are you sure we're ready?

All I'm presenting are the animal test results, Lars.

Nobody's going to know we've been experimenting on a human. But even the

showed extensive and bizarre side effects to GC -161.

The glowing, the telekinesis... Lars, I thought we had an understanding never to

discuss those issues.

I'm sorry, but you're going in front of the FDA.

And when they see that...

They'll never give you approval for human testing.

Well, if I was going to show them the actual test results, that might be a

problem, but I've decided to make a few alterations. Miss Atron, I... It's going

to be a lot easier than you think.

Okay?

Meet Lydia.

You brought a pig to school. Are you insane?

Not at all.

You know what today is.

Pig dissection day.

I brought Lydia in here to make a statement.

A statement?

Yeah. That little cuties like this are what fetal pigs grow up to be.

We can't stick our heads in the sand for the sake of science.

I really don't think Mr. Horn's going to be too happy.

You let me worry about Mr. Horn. I've got issues with him.

Hey.

Hey, how's it going?

Lewis Otto Driscoll. Hunter Reeves.

And this is Lydia. Alex, can you hold her for a minute?

Alex, I realize that you're concerned about me, but this is something I feel

very strongly about.

I'm not going to back down.

Excuse me.

Miss Mack, perhaps you'll tell me why you brought a pig into my class.

Yes, I will. The pig belongs to Lewis.

Sir, I've... Never seen this pig before in my life.

What?

You, you, and the pig out of my class.

But... Don't make it worse for yourself, Alex.

Sir, I don't mean to be rude, but I really don't think this is fair.

Do you want to join them?

Lewis, how could you hang your own friend out to dry like that?

Oh, come on. Like you guys aren't happy to be out of school early?

Besides, I got to get little Lydia back. I'm renting her by the hour. So I'll

catch you guys later.

Come on, Lydia.

Good girl. That's it. Come on. It's all right.

Come on.

Wait. Throwing out of class on my first day.

Oh, it's not so bad.

I mean, it was the last class of the day, and it's really nice outside.

Yeah, that's true. You know, and I hate bio anyway.

Great. Let's go.

So are you saying you went to H -On Elementary?

Kindergarten and first grade.

Come on, your last name is Reeves?

I think I remember a John Reeves or something.

That was me, Hunter John Reeves. I was named after my dad, but I didn't like

being called Junior, so everybody called me John back then.

Yeah, I remember you now, skinny kid with messy hair and big glasses.

Wow, you grew up.

So, how come you call yourself Hunter now?

Well, when I got a little bit older, I decided I wanted to use my dad's name.

My real name.

My dad had this accent when I was a little kid.

He, uh, went out on a fishing boat alone one day, and he never came back.

That's awful.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

It was a long time ago.

So, you, um, have a boyfriend?

No, uh, not at the moment.

Who was the last one?

Actually, I've never really had one before.

There was this guy, Scott, that I had a huge crush on, but nothing ever

happened.

So... What about you? You got a girlfriend?

I did, back home.

Do you miss her?

What we're

seeing with the animals is that the GT -161 increases the body's metabolic

It also appears to break down excess fat, forcing it to be excreted from the

body as if magically dissolved.

Ms. Atron, I think I speak for the entire committee when I say that these

some of the most incredible results that have ever been put in front of us.

Uh, excuse me.

Are you saying that there are no real side effects exhibited by the mice

long -term use of the drug?

None whatsoever?

Yes, that is correct.

That's a little hard to believe.

Well, the results speak for themselves.

Wow. It smells great in here. Thanks a lot for helping out, guys.

So, um, I'm just going to be, you know, gone for a little while.

Okay?

Later, Mom.

Okay.

Bye. Bye.

So, you were always hanging out with this guy. What was his name?

Ray Alvarado?

We're still best friends.

No way. Nobody stays friends that long.

Well, we did.

Oh, hi.

Hi. Dad, this is Hunter Reeves.

Hunter Reeves?

I used to work with a Hunter Reeves. That was my dad.

Well, I'll be a son of a gun. It's nice to meet you. I thought you and your mom

moved after... We did.

We just moved back over the weekend.

So, do you still work at the chemical plant? Sure do. I'm the head of research

and development.

Dad, dinner's in the oven. Hunter and I are just going to go out back.

If you're head of R &D, you should know about almost every project she has

going. To be honest, I used to know more.

There are a couple of projects, classified projects, that have been

my supervision recently.

I wonder if you could tell me what the plant's been up to these days.

Excuse me?

Why? You want to be a scientist like your dad?

Something like that.

Well, let me put my stuff down, and I'll be happy to tell you what we're working

on now. Great. You know, foot odor is a very serious problem. You're not wearing

plastic shoes, are you?

It's the petrochemicals in the plastic that cause such an amazing stink.

The bacteria forms on top of the plastic.

The committee voted now. We'll go four to three against you.

Against me?

That's ludicrous. We have fantastic results.

No side effects. What on earth could be the problem?

The problem is your results are too good.

The members voting against you feel that another two years of animal testing are

needed before they can feel comfortable moving forward.

They've at least come up with a couple of small side effects like skin

irritation or something.

No drug having those kinds of results could possibly be problem free.

Griffin, I pay you a whole lot of money and this isn't cutting it.

You pay me for my vote. You have that. I did my best to convince the others. I

can't push them too hard or they'll get suspicious.

John's is the problem.

He's highly respected. He's against it. He's got three disciples on the

committee who hate going against him.

We've got the official vote on Tuesday. Let's dig up some dirt on the people

that are going to vote against me. That won't be easy.

Most of these people that get these appointments have squeaky clean

Nobody is so clean that they can't be made to look otherwise.

Hi, Bob.

She's cute.

Yeah, but the weird thing is, yesterday we got kicked out of bio together, and

he told me how glad he was that he hated biology anyway.

Then when my dad shows up, he suddenly acts like Mr. Science Boy.

Maybe he's just fucking up to your dad.

No, this went beyond fucking up.

He actually seemed interested in what my dad had to say, which, as you know, is

very difficult to fake.

Then he ignored me for the next hour. That's weird.

Oh, there he is. I'm going to go talk to him. No, no, no, no, no. Don't make it

so obvious.

Okay, here's what you do.

He has history room 301, last class on Thursday, right?

You can just accidentally, well, on purpose, happen to show up outside the

class. If you casually approach him, it will not look like you were planning

this for three days.

Hey, Hunter.

I can't talk, Alex. I'm busy.

Griffin was right.

Everybody on the committee is clean except him.

Let's focus on John.

If we take him down, the others will follow.

Sidney Johns, graduate of Yale, lives in Silver Springs, Maryland.

Possible selection for the next U .S. Surgeon General.

Up for Maryland's Father of the Year.

Sounds perfect.

Let's see what's available in the lab for him.

So, how was that? Uh, exciting.

I think I'll drive back if you don't mind.

Now, I just have something to drop off and I'll be right back.

Who does he think he is?

Who, your dad?

No, Hunter.

I mean, one minute he's all flirty with me and the next he'd hang around my dad

like a puppy dog.

And yesterday when I tried to talk to him, he completely blew me off. Like, I

didn't even exist.

I think you're making a bigger deal out of this than it probably is.

Maybe the guy really was busy.

You guys sure you want to be left off here?

Yeah, Alex, you sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

See you later, Dad.

We have to go through with this. Well, the guy's another spy for Danielle.

just stay clear of him and forget about him.

No way, Ray.

He's up to something, and I'm going to find out what it is.

Hey, how you doing?

Ray Alvarado. Welcome to the neighborhood.

Yeah, I know who you are. We've met like three times.

Yeah. So, uh, you like Alex Mack or what?

Why do you care? Would it make you jealous or something?

Uh, nah, man. I got a girl. Just curious.

Yeah, I like her.

Why? Well, you know, no one knows her better than I do.

If I have any questions, you'll be the first one to come to.

Okay.

Um...

Can I use your bathroom?

Yeah, come on.

It's right there on your right.

Hunter!

What? This is really nice of you.

Thanks.

Thanks for letting me make a complete idiot out of myself. Now the guy seems

nuts. He can talk.

I think he's, like, in love with Danielle Atron.

You know, and I'm not finished. I'm going to figure out what's really going

with him.

You wanted to see me, Griffin? Yeah, sit.

And I appreciate you coming by.

I just wanted to see if I could get you to reconsider on this GC -161 thing

before our rejection becomes official tomorrow. Oh, no way, Griff.

I don't buy results.

And frankly, I don't trust Daniel Atron personally.

You know, the public hears about this drug, the pressure on us to approve it.

It's going to be enormous. I don't care.

We have to do the right thing.

Hey, Alex. How was your weekend?

Great. And yours?

What did you do Saturday?

I was at the mall all day with my mom.

Liar.

Sid?

You okay?

Um, suddenly I'm a little dizzy.

I mean, spinning around a little bit.

Yeah, you don't look so good.

Let's find a place for you to lie down.

That's a good idea.

He's trapped. The system is here.

Don't bother going up. We're going to send up the probe.

Once he's incapacitated, bringing him down won't be a problem.

Congratulations. Thank you, Lars.

Congratulations to you, too.

Funny how their leader getting caught running around the park in a dress

the committee's mind about GC -161.

The fit was a little tight.

Six, eight more months of rigged human testing and we're going to be on the

shelves. People who see themselves as even one pound overweight are going to

dying to get their hands on it.

A billion dollars in revenue, Lard.

And I won't forget what you've done.

Mythatron, one more thing.

There are a number of researchers who've worked on this program in various

stages who know about the problems with GC -161.

And I think they're going to be a little concerned.

George Mack, Gordon Kramer, I could name a lot more.

How do we know that they're going to keep quiet?

Well, when we get a little closer, we'll just have to make sure of it.

Hunter!

What is up with you?

What do you mean?

I know you were at the plant last night.

What? How?

I just do.

And what was it you were hanging around my dad the other day, trying to get all

this information about the plant?

Look, Alex, forget it. I like you, okay?

And you're not going to like what I'm going to say.

You don't even know me.

Give me a try.

Right here.

I told you my dad disappeared in a fishing accident.

But that's not what really happened.

Adrian started developing a chemical called GP161, which is supposed to help

people lose weight.

My dad was involved in the project early on.

He saw that it was really dangerous.

He warned her, but she didn't listen.

He finally told her that if she didn't stop work on it right away, he would

to go public about it.

Not long after that, he disappeared.

That's why he moved back.

I have to know what happened.

I even got into Adrian's office the other day, saying I was doing a profile

her for the school paper, just so I could look her in the eyes.

She has no clue how much I hate her.

I know I should be more careful, though. I don't know how I got away yesterday.

Maybe somebody was looking out for you.

Maybe you should tell me some big secret of yours so I can have something on

you, too Just in case I'll think about it