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SO, I READ YOUR PAPERS ON
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY YESTERDAY.

FIVE PRECIOUS HOURS OF MY LIFE
THAT I'LL NEVER GET BACK.

[ LAUGHTER ]

MEMORIZING FACTS
AND THEN REGURGITATING THEM

IN 2,000 CAREFULLY CRAFTED WORDS
IS NOT SCIENCE, PEOPLE.

IT'S INTELLECTUAL BULIMIA.

REAL SCIENCE HAPPENS WHEN
WE EXPLORE WHAT WE DON'T KNOW.

GALILEO, CURIE, EINSTEIN --

THEY ALL HAD THE IMAGINATION
AND THE GUTS

TO LOOK AT A SET OF FACTS
AND SAY,

"OKAY, BUT...WHAT ABOUT THIS?

AND WHAT IF THAT?"

THEY ASKED QUESTIONS.

SO, INSTEAD OF REVISITING
WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW,

LET'S SPEND THIS HOUR
IN PURSUIT OF IGNORANCE --

OUR OWN.

AND...SINCE MR. LEWICKI

IS AN EXPERT
IN THE FIELD OF IGNORANCE,

HE WILL LEAD THE DISCUSSION.
[ LAUGHTER ]

I'M SURE SOMETHING
IS GOING ON WITH MY FATHER.

BUT IN THE FUTURE,

I'D APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU WOULD CALL ME.

I'M LEAVING HIM.
WHAT?

I TRIED TO TALK TO HIM

ABOUT MOVING TO
AN ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITY.

I FOUND THIS GREAT ONE
IN BELMONT PARK,

BUT HE SCREAMED AT ME
TO GET OUT OF HIS LIFE.

AND YOU TOOK THAT LITERALLY?
THE MAN HAS ALZHEIMER'S.

I'M SURE HE WAS UPSET --

HE'S UPSET ALL THE TIME NOW.
I CAN'T TAKE IT.

I JUST WENT THROUGH THIS
WITH BOTH OF MY PARENTS.

BUT AT LEAST THEY WERE NICE
TO ME. YOUR FATHER IS ABUSIVE.

LOOK, I HAVE
MY OWN LIFE TO LIVE.

I KNOW THE TWO OF YOU
DON'T GET ALONG.

BUT HERE --
HE'S AT THE CONDO.

YOU'LL NEED THEM
TO GET IN.

UH...

James:
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

I ALREADY TOLD YOU,
DAD.

IT'S NOT SAFE FOR YOU TO STAY
AT THE CONDO ALONE, SO...

SO YOU BROUGHT ME
TO THIS DUMP.

THIS DUMP IS MY HOUSE.

AND I'M NOT EXACTLY THRILLED
THAT YOU'RE HERE, EITHER,

BUT SINCE YOU SENT WENDY
RUNNING FOR THE HILLS,

THIS IS OUR ONLY OPTION
FOR THE TIME BEING.

WENDY WILL BE BACK.

SHE'S A WOMAN.

GETS EMOTIONAL AND
BLOWS THINGS OUT OF PROPORTION.

AH. YOUR MOTHER WAS AN EXPERT
IN THAT REGARD.

LIKE WHEN
SHE GOT CANCER?

GOD. IF ONLY MOM COULD HAVE
LIGHTENED UP A LITTLE BIT, HUH?

OH, YOU THINK SARCASM
IS FUNNY.

I THINK IT'S A HEALTHY
COPING MECHANISM, UNLIKE DENIAL.

WENDY'S NOT
COMING BACK...OKAY?

YOU'VE GOT TO FIND A PLACE TO
LIVE WHERE YOU'LL BE CARED FOR.

I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
NICER TO HER.

I-I SHOULD HAVE
TRIED HARDER.

YEAH, YOU SHOULD
HAVE PARTICIPATED

IN THE CLINICAL TRIAL
I SIGNED YOU UP FOR.

THE MEDS WOULD HAVE HELPED
WITH YOUR MOOD,

AND -- AND --
AND SLOWED THE MEMORY LOSS.

OKAY, ENOUGH WITH
THE "I TOLD YOU SO."

WHERE'S THE JOHN?

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING UP
YOUR ROOM, LEWICKI.

IT'S TEMPORARY, I PROMISE.
I'M GIVING UP MY ROOM?

I JUST THINK HE'LL BE MORE
COMFORTABLE IN HIS OWN SPACE.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU CAN WIRE UP
THAT OLD TV THAT'S IN THERE.

AND HE'S GONNA WANT
SOME KIND OF RED MEAT,

SO YOU'LL HAVE TO
GO SHOPPING.

NO OFFENSE, DOC,

BUT IF I HAVE TO
LOOK AFTER TWO PIERCES,

I'M GOING TO
BLOW MY BRAINS OUT.

FINE.

FINE. MY FATHER --
MY RESPONSIBILITY.

[ SCOFFS ]
WELL, WHERE'S
THE GODDAMN TOILET PAPER?!

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
GIVE HIM A HAND IN THERE,
WILL YOU, PLEASE?

WHAT? I GOT TO --
I GOT TO GET THE DOOR.

KATE. THANK GOD.
Y-YOU HAVE A CASE, RIGHT?

JUST GIVE ME TWO SECONDS
TO GET MY THINGS TOGETHER.

DANIEL, SLOW DOWN.
I DO HAVE A CASE.

BUT IT INVOLVES THE MURDER
OF SOMEONE YOU MAY KNOW.

WHO?
IT'S A NEUROSCIENTIST
NAMED LANDON JENNINGS.

NEVER HEARD OF HIM...
UNLESS THAT'S A PREREQUISITE

FOR MY INVOLVEMENT,
IN WHICH CASE,

YES, LANDON JENNINGS
AND I WERE VERY CLOSE.
[ SCOFFS ]

LANDON JENNINGS WAS KILLED?
DID YOU KNOW HIM?

WELL, OF HIM.

HE'S A PIONEER
IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

DON'T YOU HAVE SOME WORK TO DO
IN THE BATHROOM?

[ TOILET FLUSHES ]

MM, SOUNDS LIKE
YOUR DAD FIGURED IT OUT.

YOUR DAD'S HERE?
I WANT TO MEET HIM.
NO, YOU DON'T.

I HEARD
A BEAUTIFUL VOICE.

AND, LOOK, IT BELONGS
TO AN EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

KATE MORETTI,
JAMES PIERCE.

MY PLEASURE.
I, UH, SEE WE'VE
SOLVED THE MYSTERY

OF WHERE DANIEL
GETS HIS GOOD LOOKS.

SO, YOU'RE DANIEL'S
SPECIAL LADY FRIEND.

I APPROVE, SON.

SHE'S A SPECIAL AGENT
WITH THE FBI.

SHE HAS A CASE SHE NEEDS
MY HELP WITH.

IT'S EXTREMELY TIME-SENSITIVE,
SO WE HAVE TO GO RIGHT NOW.

THE CASE ISN'T
THAT TIME-SENSITIVE.

YOUR DAD'S CHARMING. PLUS,
AREN'T YOU A LITTLE BIT OLD

TO BE EMBARRASSED
BY A PARENT?
UNFORTUNATELY, NO.

AND THE CHARM'S AN ILLUSION --
BELIEVE ME.

ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
TALK ABOUT?

YES, I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THE CASE.

YOU BROUGHT IT TO ME 'CAUSE
THE VICTIM'S A NEUROSCIENTIST?

I BROUGHT IT TO YOU FOR THE SAME
REASON THE WILL COUNTY POLICE

BROUGHT IT TO THE FBI --
IT DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE.
[ ALARM CHIRPS ]

WHOEVER KILLED JENNINGS GOT
IN AND OUT OF A SECURE SAFE ROOM

AND THEN VANISHED
INTO THIN AIR.

A LOCKED-DOOR MYSTERY.
THANK YOU.

I FEEL BETTER ALREADY.

ACCORDING TO
THE POLICE REPORT,

JENNINGS LIVED HERE
WITH A PERSONAL ASSISTANT.

HE COULD GIVE LEWICKI
SOME TIPS ON DUSTING.

PLACE IS SPOTLESS.

HE CAME BACK FROM AN ERRAND
TO FIND DR. JENNINGS...

LOOKING LIKE THIS.

CAUSE OF DEATH
IS ASPHYXIATION,

BUT THE FORENSICS
CAME BACK BLANK.

NO HAIRS OR FIBERS.

JUST A NASTY BRUISE
ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

HMM.

NOT YOUR AVERAGE PADLOCK.

OH.

THE DOOR IS SOLID STEEL
WITH SEALS ON THE EDGES.

WELL, THERE'S MORE.

WOW. I VALUE MY PRIVACY, TOO,
BUT THIS IS A BIT EXTREME.

OKAY, HERE'S MY TAKE --
I'M JENNINGS.

I'M AT MY DESK WORKING.
YOU'RE THE KILLER.

OKAY.
SOMEHOW, YOU GET
THROUGH THAT DOOR.

WELL, EITHER
I DISABLE THE LOCK,

OR I KNEW THE CODE
TO BEGIN WITH.

RIGHT, I JUMP UP IN A PANIC,
KNOCK OVER MY CHAIR,

MAKE A RUN FOR IT,
BUT YOU GRAB ME.

THERE'S A WILD STRUGGLE.
WE KNOCK A BUNCH OF STUFF OVER.

I SCREAM.
THE GARDENERS OUTSIDE HEAR ME.

HE CAN'T GET INTO THE HOUSE.
IT'S ALL LOCKED UP.
EXACTLY.

FINALLY,
YOU GET LEVERAGE,

SLAMMING ME
TO THE GROUND...HERE.

THE BLOW TO THE BACK OF MY HEAD
LEAVES ME UNCONSCIOUS.

YOU THEN,
WITH A GLOVED HAND,

BLOCK MY BREATHING PASSAGES
TILL I DIE.

THEN YOU LEAVE,
SEALING THE DOOR BEHIND YOU,

AND...DISAPPEAR.

MAKES SENSE.

THE QUESTION IS,
WHY DID JENNINGS

HERMETICALLY SEAL HIMSELF
IN HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE?

EITHER HE'S PARANOID,

OR THERE'S SOMETHING VERY
VALUABLE HE WANTED TO PROTECT.

CHECK THIS OUT.

INTERESTING SYMBOLS.
SOME SORT OF CODE.

I THINK THAT WHATEVER JENNINGS
WAS PROTECTING

CAN BE ACCESSED
FROM THIS COMPUTER,

AND THE KILLER
TRIED TO LOG IN.

Felix: I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT HIS COMPUTER.

DR. JENNINGS TRUSTED ME
WITH THINGS

LIKE HIS CHECKBOOK
AND HIS LAUNDRY,

BUT THAT ROOM IS BASICALLY
AN EXTENSION OF ETERNITY LABS.

IT'S ABOVE MY PAY GRADE.

WHAT'S ETERNITY LABS?

UH,
WHERE THEY DO THE R&D

FOR THE
ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE WORK.

DR. JENNINGS' STUDY
WAS WIRED INTO IT.

HE PREFERRED
TO WORK FROM HOME.

SO THERE'S ACCESS

TO ALL OF HIS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THERE.

BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS WORTH.

THAT EXPLAINS
THE SECURITY.

ANY IDEA WHO DID THIS,
FELIX?

NO. NO, BUT WHOEVER IT WAS HAD
THE CODE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR.

PLUS, THEY KNEW
I'D BE GONE BY 7:30.

WHAT HAPPENS AT 7:30?

BLUEBERRY SCONES COME
OUT OF THE OVEN AT DIMITRI'S.

DR. JENNINGS HAS ME
MAKE A DAILY RUN.

[ SIGHS ] HE DIDN'T COME OUT
OF HIS STUDY WHEN I GOT BACK,

SO I WENT IN
AND FOUND HIM.

YOU HAVE THE CODE,
TOO.

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY,

BUT IF YOU THINK I WOULD
EVER HURT DR. JENNINGS --

MAYBE YOU WOULD GIVE THE CODE
TO SOMEONE FOR A PRICE.

NO. NO.

DR. JENNINGS WASN'T
JUST A BOSS.

HE WAS A FRIEND.

BY "FRIEND,"
YOU MEAN...?

I MEAN FRIEND.

I STARTED WORKING HERE
AFTER DR. JENNINGS' DIVORCE.

HE NEEDED
SOMEONE TO TALK TO.

ANY IDEA IF HE KEPT IN TOUCH
WITH HIS EX-WIFE?

LANDON WAS THE MOST...
PASSIONATE MAN I'D EVER MET.

WE COULD BE IN THE MIDDLE
OF A CROWDED RESTAURANT,

AND HE WOULD
MAKE ME FEEL LIKE

WE WERE THE ONLY TWO PEOPLE
IN THE WORLD.

AND THEN HE GOT...

INVOLVED WITH THIS...
HUSH-HUSH PROJECT,

AND IT JUST...

IT JUST SWALLOWED
HIM UP.

SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD
BE TOUGH ON A MARRIAGE.

YEAH, SUDDENLY,
I FOUND MYSELF [SNIFFLES]

LOOKING
AT WEDDING PHOTOS

WHILE HE LOCKED HIMSELF
IN THAT STUDY.

DID YOU KNOW
THE CODE TO GET IN?

YEAH.

I MEAN, HE'S PROBABLY CHANGED IT
A HUNDRED TIMES SINCE THEN.

HE WAS PARANOID
ABOUT HIS WORK.

AND WHAT WAS THE PROJECT
THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN?

HE NEVER TOLD ME,

BUT HE DID LET ME KNOW WE WERE
ALMOST BROKE BECAUSE OF IT.

OH, AND, BY THE WAY, IF ANYTHING
SHOULD HAPPEN TO HIM,

THAT I WOULDN'T GET
THE LIFE-INSURANCE MONEY.

THE PROJECT WOULD.

AND I SAID, "JUST TELL ME
THAT THIS SO-CALLED PROJECT

"IS A 25-YEAR-OLD
WITH BIG BOOBS,

BECAUSE AT LEAST I CAN
MAKE SENSE OF THAT."

DID DR. JENNINGS DO
A LOT OF SOCIALIZING FOR WORK?

NOT ONCE
THAT PROJECT STARTED.

THEN THE ONLY PEOPLE HE SAW
WERE AT THE LAB.

Yael: [ Foreign accent ]
WELCOME TO ETERNITY.

I'M YAEL.
I'M ONE OF THE ASSISTANTS HERE.

THE NEWS ABOUT DR. JENNINGS
WAS SUCH A SHOCK.

WE WANT TO HELP WITH THE
INVESTIGATION ANY WAY WE CAN.

WERE THE TWO OF YOU
CLOSE?

[ BEEP ]
HE MOSTLY KEPT TO HIMSELF,

BUT WE ALL FELT
CLOSE TO HIM.

IT WAS THE NATURE
OF THE PROJECT.

EXACTLY WHAT IS THE NATURE
OF THE PROJECT?

IMMORTALITY.

THIS IS DR. ESPER.
HE HEADS THE ETERNITY PROJECT.

WE'RE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY
WHICH WILL

ALLOW HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS

TO BE UPLOADED TO A COMPUTER,
WHERE IT CAN LIVE FOREVER.

HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS ISN'T
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE UPLOADED.

AND EVEN IF IT COULD,
NOTHING LIVES ON A COMPUTER.

WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU HAS
UNTOLD PROPRIETARY VALUE.

SUFFICE TO SAY, WE GO
TO GREAT LENGTHS TO PROTECT IT.

I DO HOPE THAT THE FBI
CAN BE DISCREET?

L-DUB, WAKE UP.

IT'S LANDON JENNINGS.

FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS,
WE HAVE BEEN RECORDING

DR. JENNINGS' THOUGHTS,
IDEAS, AND MEMORIES

AND UPLOADING THEM
INTO THE SYSTEM.

EACH UPLOAD SESSION
WAS TAPED

WITH MOTION-CAPTURE
VIDEO,

WHICH WE USED
TO BUILD THE HOLOGRAM.

WE CALL HIM "L-DUB"
FOR "LANDON W."

PLEASE...
INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

[ CHUCKLES ]
HI, I'M KATE MORETTI.

NICE TO MEET YOU,
KATE.

I AM NOT GONNA PRETEND THAT
THAT THING IS A REAL PERSON.

COME ON, DANIEL.
PLAY NICE.

[ SIGHS ] FINE.

HI...L-DUB.
I'M DR. DANIEL PIERCE.

DR. DANIEL PIERCE --
WHAT AN ARROGANT PRICK.

[ CHUCKLES ]

OH, YOU'VE PROGRAMMED IT
TO INSULT PEOPLE.

THAT'S --
THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.

L-DUB MUST HAVE
RECOGNIZED YOUR NAME.

L-DUB, DO YOU KNOW
DR. PIERCE?

I MET DR. PIERCE IN 2002
AT THE TED CONFERENCE.

I ASKED HIM TO JOIN
MY TELEKINESIS PROJECT,

BUT HE SAID
HE DIDN'T WANT TO

WASTE HIS TIME
ON MAGICAL THINKING.

YEP, KIND OF SEEMS LIKE
HE KNOWS YOU.

YOU SEE THE CAMERAS
AROUND THE ROOM?

L-DUB CAN SEE YOU,

AND HE ASSOCIATES YOUR
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS WITH EMOTION.

BUT HE CAN'T FEEL
THOSE EMOTIONS.

THAT WILL CHANGE.

L-DUB,
SHOW US THE NeuroChip.

THIS IS THE TECHNOLOGY
THAT POWERS L-DUB'S MIND.

IT IS THE FIRST
MICROPROCESSOR

DESIGNED TO MIMIC
THE NEURONS IN THE HUMAN BRAIN.

IT ASSIMILATES
MULTIPLE INFORMATION STREAMS,

MAKING
COMPLEX ASSOCIATIONS,

THEN ADAPTING
TO MAKE ITSELF MORE EFFICIENT.

ALREADY, L-DUB CAN PROCESS
OUR PAYROLL,

ADJUST
THE AIR-CONDITIONING

BASED ON HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE IN THE LAB,

EVEN COMPOSE
HIS OWN MUSIC.

Kate: SO THIS IS
THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

THAT DR. JENNINGS WAS
WORRIED ABOUT PROTECTING.

UNTIL OUR PATENT
IS APPROVED, YES.

IT'S STILL NOT CONSCIOUSNESS.
IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.

IT'S CLOSER
THAN YOU THINK.

IF WE LOAD L-DUB
WITH ENOUGH DATA, WE BELIEVE

THAT HE WILL EVENTUALLY
CROSS THAT LINE...INTO LIFE.

LIKE ABE LINCOLN
IN THE HALL OF PRESIDENTS

AT DISNEYLAND,
EXCEPT HE WAS MADE OF PLASTIC.

WE'VE ADVANCED WELL BEYOND
ANIMATRONICS, DR. PIERCE.

IN TWO YEARS,
L-DUB'S BRAIN

WILL LIVE IN A BODY
OF ADVANCED ROBOTICS.

BY 2045,

WE WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE FREE
OF OUR BIOLOGICAL BODIES --

FREE OF SICKNESS,
FREE OF PAIN.

LIFE WITHOUT BIOLOGY
IS SCIENCE-FICTION.

I GOT A QUESTION.

L-DUB, DO YOU KNOW
IF DR. JENNINGS HAD ANY ENEMIES?

ERIC BIENIEMY
PLAYED RUNNING BACK

FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
FROM 1988 TO 1990.

DO YOU HAVE
A FAVORITE FOOTBALL TEAM, KATE?

YEAH, THE --
THE CHICAGO DUMBASS ROBOTS.

THEY'RE
AN EXPANSION FRANCHISE.

Esper:
L-DUB KNOWS THE MEANING

OF THE WORD "ENEMIES,"
DR. PIERCE.

BUT LIKE YOU AND I, HIS
WORD RECOGNITION ISN'T PERFECT.

MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER
THE QUESTION, THEN.

A SHOT IN THE DARK,

MY FORMER PARTNER MIGHT
QUALIFY -- CARTER HUMPHRIES.

WE STARTED CIRCLING A SIMILAR
IDEA WHEN JENNINGS FOUND ME

AND OFFERED ME
THREE TIMES THE SALARY.

WHEN I TOLD HIM I WAS LEAVING,
CARTER LOST IT.

KENNY ESPER IS SMART,
BUT WAY TOO SENSITIVE.

YOU DIDN'T THREATEN HIM
OR JENNINGS

WHEN HE SAID
HE WAS LEAVING?

IN THE HEAT OF IT ALL,
SURE,

BUT REVENGE IS A DISH
BEST SERVED COLD, RIGHT?

I SURROUNDED MYSELF
WITH YOUNGER, HUNGRIER TALENT,

AND I BEAT THOSE ASSHOLES
TO THE PUNCH.

AND WHAT'S THE PUNCH?

I JUST SIGNED A $40 MILLION
VENTURE-CAPITAL AGREEMENT.

SO, UH, CAN'T GIVE YOU
THE DETAILS.

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS,
I HAVE A WAY

TO PRESERVE CONSCIOUSNESS THAT
WILL LEAVE ETERNITY IN THE DUST.

SO THERE'S A RACE
TO IMMORTALITY.

AND I'M WEARING
THE YELLOW JERSEY.

[ CELLPHONE VIBRATES ]

[ SIGHS ]
HELLO?

IT'S MAX.

EXCUSE ME.

LEWICKI? WHAT IS IT?

MAX: So, does your dad
have certain beliefs

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT,
LIKE, SAY,

A MAN CAN NEVER BE
AT ONE WITH THE WORLD

UNLESS HE'S BUTT-NAKED?

HE TOOK OFF
HIS CLOTHES.

YEAH.
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

AND HE WON'T PUT THEM
BACK ON, DOC.

Well, loss of boundaries
is part of the Alzheimer's.

YEAH, WELL, I STILL HAVE
MY BOUNDARIES, DOC,

AND YOU SAID HE WOULD BE
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

So you need to
get back here.

TURN OFF THE HEAT
AND OPEN THE WINDOWS,

AND WHEN HE GETS COLD,
HE'LL GET DRESSED.

I got to go.
I -- DO NOT...

SORRY.

EVERYTHING OKAY?
PERFECT.

WHAT'S THAT?

APPARENTLY,
DR. HUMPHRIES

HAS BEEN GETTING
SOME FAN MAIL.

Kate: "YOUR WORK
IS AN ABOMINATION.

"IT MAY MAKE YOU RICH, BUT IT
FUNDAMENTALLY VIOLATES GOD.

"MAKE NO MISTAKE,

"HE WILL RESPOND
WITH THE ULTIMATE PUNISHMENT.

YOURS TRULY,
THEODORE LUDLOW."

YES, I WROTE THAT.
ALONG WITH A SIMILARLY

THREATENING LETTER
TO DR. JENNINGS?

TO WARN HIM,
NOT THREATEN.

DO EITHER OF YOU KNOW
MOORE'S LAW?

OVER THE HISTORY
OF COMPUTING HARDWARE,

PERFORMANCE DOUBLES
EVERY TWO YEARS.
EXACTLY.

SO IN 30 YEARS,

COMPUTERS WILL BE MILLIONS
OF TIMES SMARTER THAN HUMANS.

WE ARE STARING OUR EXTINCTION
IN THE FACE.

THAT'S THE POINT
I WAS TRYING TO MAKE.

ALONG WITH THE POINT
ABOUT THE ULTIMATE PUNISHMENT?

IS THAT WHAT YOU
DELIVERED TO DR. JENNINGS?

YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY NEVER SEEN
"TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY."

ACTUALLY,
I READ THE PLAY.

THAT'S WHAT GOD'S WRATH
WILL LOOK LIKE.

IF I WAS PRESIDENT,
"T2" WOULD BE

PART OF EVERY SCHOOL CURRICULUM
IN THE COUNTRY.

WHO'S GONNA SURVIVE
THE APOCALYPSE?

NOT US.

THE MACHINES.

IT'S LUNACY ON BOTH SIDES.

ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT COMPUTERS
ARE GONNA BE HUMAN

IN 30 YEARS IS DELUSIONAL.

DOC,
YOU SAID IT YOURSELF --

GREAT SCIENTISTS
SHOULD ASK "WHAT IF?"

FINE. ASK "WHAT IF?"
JUST DON'T TELL THE WORLD

THAT YOU'RE CREATING IMMORTALITY
WHEN YOU'RE NOT.

DAD, YOUR NAPKIN'S ALREADY
FOLDED. PLEASE JUST EAT.

DANIEL'S ALWAYS BEEN
INTENSELY AFRAID OF DYING.

T-THAT'S WHY HE'S UPSET.

I AM NOT UPSET.

AND I'M NO MORE AFRAID OF DEATH
THAN ANYONE ELSE.

WELL,
I BELIEVE IN GOD,

SO I'M NOT REALLY SCARED
OF DYING.

[ LAUGHS ]
I HAVE ALZHEIMER'S.

BY THE TIME I DIE,

I WON'T EVEN REMEMBER
WHAT FEAR IS. [ LAUGHS ]

NOBODY APPRECIATES
GALLOWS HUMOR ANYMORE.

WHAT'S HE DOING?

I'M NOT SURE. DOC?

IT'S SNOWING.

SNOWING?

THE THERMOSTAT'S BEEN HACKED.

LEWICKI, DID -- DID YOU LET
SOMEONE IN THE HOUSE?

DANIEL, YOU'RE BEING
PARANOID AGAIN. KNOCK IT OFF.

[ BEEPING, ALARM BLARING ]

THAT'S IT.

THE KILLER DIDN'T BREAK IN
TO LANDON JENNINGS' STUDY.

IT WAS THE HOLOGRAM.

[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]
OKAY, OKAY, SO,
W-WHAT DO WE KNOW

A-ABOUT OUR HOLOGRAM FRIEND,
L-DUB?

THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW
THE REAL YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]

ESPER SAID
IT ALSO CONTROLS

THE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM
AT ETERNITY LABS, RIGHT?

YEAH, SO?
SO JENNINGS' STUDY
IS WIRED INTO ETERNITY LABS.

I'LL BET SOMEBODY
COULD USE L-DUB

TO MANIPULATE JENNINGS'
AIR-CONDITIONING, AS WELL.

OKAY, WHY WOULD SOMEONE
WANT TO DO THAT?
LIQUID NITROGEN.

IT'S A COMMON COOLANT
USED IN HVAC SYSTEMS.

L-DUB COULD HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED
TO ENGINEER A LEAK.

WHAT WOULD THAT DO?

IF YOU -- IF YOU RELEASE
ENOUGH LIQUID NITROGEN

INTO A SEALED ENVIRONMENT,
IT REDUCES THE CONCENTRATION

OF OXYGEN IN THE ROOM
AND CAUSES ASPHYXIATION.

HOW LONG WOULD THAT TAKE?
LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.

AND -- AND IT'S VIRTUALLY
UNTRACEABLE, WHICH IS --

WHICH IS WHY FORENSICS FOUND
NOTHING ON JENNINGS' BODY,

OTHER THAN THE BUMP
ON HIS HEAD,

WHICH, AS YOU SAID, HE PROBABLY
GOT WHEN HE COLLAPSED.

NOBODY MADE IT PAST THAT LOCKED
DOOR BECAUSE NOBODY HAD TO.

OKAY, BUT WHAT ABOUT
THE MESS OR THE NOISE
THAT THE GARDNER HEARD?

MAY-- MAY-- MAYBE JENNINGS
PANICKED WHEN HE REALIZED
HE WAS CHOKING.

THE ROOM WAS TRASHED BECAUSE
HE WAS TRYING TO SURVIVE.

L-DUB, DID YOU ADJUST
THE AIR-CONDITIONING

AT DR. JENNINGS' HOUSE
ON THE MORNING THAT HE DIED?

UH, LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT THAT.
THAT WAS A BAD DAY.

DID YOU PROGRAM L-DUB
NOT TO TALK ABOUT THIS?

"THIS," BEING
YOUR RIDICULOUS THEORY

THAT HE WAS INSTRUCTED
TO KILL DR. JENNINGS? NO.

I TOLD HIM IT WAS A BAD DAY
BECAUSE IT WAS.

PERHAPS YOU'RE FRAMING
YOUR QUESTION THE WRONG WAY.

OKAY.

L-DUB, DID ANYONE
INSTRUCT YOU

TO ADJUST
THE AIR-CONDITIONING

AT DR. JENNINGS'
ON THE MORNING THAT HE DIED?

NO. DO YOU EVER HAVE
BAD DAYS, KATE?

WHY DOES HIS ARM
KEEP DOING THAT?
PROBABLY JUST A GLITCH

FROM ONE OF HIS
MOTION-CAPTURE SESSIONS.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO SEE
FOOTAGE FROM A SESSION

WHERE JENNINGS
USED THE PHRASE "BAD DAY"?

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO SEE THAT?
EVERY TIME HE USES THAT PHRASE,
HIS ARM GLITCHES.

LOOK, I'M VERY BUSY.

I COULD GET A WARRANT,
DR. ESPER,

BUT YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT
THE KIND OF PUBLICITY

THAT GOES ALONG
WITH AN FBI RAID.

HE SAYS IT A FEW SECONDS
AFTER THE 38-MINUTE MARK.

[ FAST-FORWARDING ]

Jennings: I MEAN, T-THIS
IS THE KIND OF QUALITY WE NEED

TO MAKE SURE L-DUB HAS.

IT'S REALLY -- IT'S --
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE NUANCES.

WE HAVE TO KEEP DIGGING.

DAMN IT!
I'M HAVING A BAD DAY.

[ SNAPS FINGERS ] THAT'S IT.
I SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT EARLIER.

SEEN WHAT?
MAGNETIC APRAXIA.
IT'S A NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE IT
COMPULSIVELY GRASP

OR -- OR USE
WHATEVER OBJECT IS NEAR THEM.

IN THIS CASE,
T-THE SENSOR ON HIS WRIST.

BUT IT ALSO EXPLAINS

T-THE -- THE STRIPS OF TAPE
THAT I SAW ON HIS DESK.

HE HAD A DISPENSER,
SO HE CONTINUALLY USED IT,

RIPPING OFF PIECES
AND STICKING THEM TO THE EDGE.

SO, WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
WELL, THE CONDITION IS LINKED

TO SEVERAL
NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS

THAT AFFECT THE FRONTAL LOBE,
ALL OF WHICH ARE FATAL.

DR. ESPER,
YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN THIS.
NO.

BUT I...I KNEW
THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG.

HE...DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ONE
OF OUR ENGINEERS LAST WEEK --

A GUY WHO'D BEEN WORKING HERE
FOR YEARS.

DIMINISHED COGNITIVE FUNCTION
IS PART OF IT.

BUT -- BUT HE --
DID HE NEVER ACKNOWLEDGE

THAT THERE WAS
A PROBLEM?

I ASKED HIM ONCE
IF HE WAS OKAY.

HE SNAPPED AT ME
THAT HE WAS FINE.

HE WAS A MAN THAT TOOK
A LOT OF PRIDE IN HIS INTELLECT.

HE ALSO SIGNS EVERYONE'S CHECKS,
SO...I DIDN'T PUSH.

I'M CURIOUS AS TO
WHY YOU DIDN'T

BRING THIS UP
THE LAST TIME WE CAME BY.

WE'RE TRYING TO PRESERVE
DR. JENNINGS' MIND HERE.

IF IT EVER GOT OUT
THAT IT WAS DETERIORATING,

THE VIABILITY OF THE WHOLE
PROJECT WOULD BE AT RISK.

I WAS SIMPLY TRYING
TO MANAGE THE PROBLEM.

BUT NOW THAT
DR. JENNINGS IS DEAD,

YOU DON'T
HAVE THAT PROBLEM.

AND SINCE HIS LIFE-INSURANCE
PAYOUT GOES TO THE LAB,

EVERYBODY STILL GETS
THEIR CHECKS.

LOOK, I --
I WITHHELD INFORMATION.

BUT I AM NOT A MONSTER!

I STILL THINK L-DUB
COULD HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED

TO SABOTAGE THE AIR-CONDITIONING
AND PROGRAMMED TO DENY IT.

WE HAVE TO TALK
TO EVERY EMPLOYEE

WITH THE ACCESS
AND THE KNOWLEDGE TO DO IT.
I'LL GET A LIST.

IN THE MEANTIME,

LET'S TRY TO PROVE YOUR THEORY
ON THE OTHER END.

Man: SNAKE'S UP,
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK.

HERE WE ARE IN THE DUCT.

SO FAR,
EVERYTHING'S COOL.

[ CHUCKLES ]
AIR-CONDITIONING HUMOR?

SORRY.

OH. HANG ON.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE
GOING AROUND A CORNER.

OH. HELLO.

SOME SORT OF CANISTER
FOR COMPRESSED GAS.

10 TO 1
THAT'S LIQUID NITROGEN.

IS THERE ANY CHANCE
THAT CANISTER'S JUST
PART OF THE UNIT?

NO. THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE
TO CALL AN AFTERMARKET EXTRA.

LOOKS LIKE WE JUST FOUND
OUR MURDER WEAPON.

THE TECH GUYS FOUND A WI-FI
RECEPTOR AND A TRIGGER MECHANISM

BUILT INTO THE CANISTER
FROM THE AIR-CONDITIONING DUCT.

SO, SOMEONE FROM ETERNITY
COULD HAVE PROGRAMMED L-DUB

TO SEND A SIGNAL TO RELEASE
THE LIQUID NITROGEN.

I WAS RIGHT.
YOU WERE RIGHT,
BUT PROBABLY WRONG.

WE TRACED THE PARTS USED
TO MAKE THE DEVICE TO TWO
DIFFERENT COMPANIES,

BOTH WITH
SHIPPING MANIFESTS

TO A P.O. BOX
OWNED BY CARTER HUMPHRIES.

THE RIVAL?
WELL, HE COULDN'T USE L-DUB.

HOW WOULD HE GET ACCESS
TO JENNINGS' HOUSE?

WE'LL FIND OUT.
WE'RE BRINGING HIM IN FOR --
James: WELL, HELLO!

SPECIAL AGENT
KATE MORETTI, FBI!

UM...

MR. PIERCE, IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU,
TOO.

Carter:
YOU PEOPLE ARE NUTS.

Kate: THE JURY AT YOUR MURDER
TRIAL ISN'T GONNA THINK SO.

THEY'LL CONNECT THE DOTS
THE SAME WAY WE DID.

NO, THERE ISN'T GONNA BE A TRIAL
'CAUSE I DIDN'T KILL THE GUY.

BUT YOU DID THREATEN HIM,

AND THE PARTS USED TO MAKE
THE DEVICE THAT DID KILL HIM

WERE ALL SENT
TO A P.O. BOX IN YOUR NAME.

I'M TELLING YOU, I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

BUT YOU DO KNOW
SOMETHING ABOUT ENGINEERING.

I MEAN,
YOU COULD HAVE BUILT

THAT DEVICE
WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED.

I WANT MY LAWYER.

HE'S GOT A STORY.

HE'S JUST DOING EVERYTHING
HE CAN NOT TO TELL IT.

HE MIGHT HAVE
BUILT THE DEVICE,

BUT SOMEBODY HAD TO HELP HIM
PLANT IT IN JENNINGS' STUDY.

MAYBE WHAT HE'S NOT TALKING
ABOUT IS HIS PARTNER.

Felix: LOOK, I GET IT.

I HAD ACCESS TO
THE AIR-CONDITIONING VENT.

I KNEW EXACTLY WHEN DR. JENNINGS
WOULD BE LOCKED IN HIS STUDY,

BUT YOU'RE IGNORING
TWO IMPORTANT FACTS.

WHAT WOULD THOSE BE?

NUMBER ONE, DR. JENNINGS
WAS LIKE FAMILY TO ME.

FAMILY MEMBERS KILL EACH OTHER
ALL THE TIME.

AND NUMBER TWO, CARTER HUMPHRIES
WAS A COLOSSAL SCUMBAG,

AND I WOULD
NEVER ASSOCIATE

WITH ANYONE WHO SLEEPS
WITH ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE.

WHOSE WIFE
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

DR. JENNINGS'.

THE AFFAIR BASICALLY
BROKE UP THE MARRIAGE.

IT WAS AFTER LANDON
HIRED KEN ESPER AWAY,

YOU KNOW, AND TOLD ME THAT
HE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE KIDS.

CARTER HIT ON ME

AT ONE OF THOSE
STUFFY FUNDRAISERS,

AND WE JUST SORT OF FELL INTO
BED OUT OF MUTUAL BITTERNESS.

WAS THAT BED
IN DR. JENNINGS' HOUSE?

WELL, "BED" IS
A FIGURE OF SPEECH,

BUT, YES, CARTER WAS OVER
AT THE HOUSE A FEW TIMES.

WERE YOU TWO
EVER IN THE STUDY?

SURE.
IT WAS SYMBOLIC.

YOU KNOW, A WAY OF
DEFILING LANDON'S WORK.

THAT WAS
THE WHOLE POINT.

ACTUALLY, THE WHOLE POINT
WAS FOR HUMPHRIES

TO PLANT THE DEVICE
THAT KILLED YOUR EX-HUSBAND.

WAS HE EVER ALONE
IN THE STUDY?

OH, MY GOD.

THERE WAS ONE TIME
AFTERWARDS --

HE SAID HE WOULD GO GET US
A GLASS OF WATER,

AND I GAVE HIM THE CODE
TO GET BACK IN.

WELL, FELIX WAS RIGHT
ABOUT ONE THING --

CARTER HUMPHRIES
IS A SCUMBAG.

AGREED.

YOU'D THINK SLEEPING
WITH JENNINGS' WIFE

WOULD SATISFY HIS THIRST
FOR REVENGE.

APPARENTLY,
HE WAS PRETTY PARCHED.

OR...THIS MURDER HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH REVENGE AT ALL.

T-THINK ABOUT IT --
WOULD HUMPHRIES PLANT A
DEVICE TO KILL JENNINGS,

AND THEN WAIT MORE THAN A YEAR
TO SET IT OFF?

THERE'S -- THERE'S
TOO MANY LOOSE ENDS,

LIKE THE CODE WE SAW
ON JENNINGS' COMPUTER

OR -- OR HUMPHRIES'
BIG VENTURE-CAPITAL AGREEMENT.

THEY HAVE TO BE
CONNECTED SOMEHOW.

CAREFUL, DANIEL,
ALL RIGHT?

NOT EVERYTHING
IS CONNECTED.

LOOK, EITHER WAY,
I'M MEETING

WITH DONNIE
TO DRAW UP AN INDICTMENT.

WE'VE GOT MORE THAN ENOUGH
TO CHARGE HUMPHRIES.

YEAH, BUT NOT ENOUGH
TO KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ DOOR OPENS ]

LOOK WHO'S BURNING
THE 9:00 P.M. OIL.

[ SIGHS ] WORKING ON A CASE,
WHICH, UNFORTUNATELY,

INVOLVES SIFTING THROUGH
COMPUTER SCHEMATICS,

PATENT APPLICATIONS,

AND ENDLESS DRIVEL ABOUT
SOMETHING CALLED "WETWARE."

HEY, YOU --
YOU TAUGHT A SYMBOLOGY CLASS.

DOES THIS MEAN ANYTHING
TO YOU?

WELL, IT DOES BEAR
SOME HALLMARKS

OF CHIMU INDIAN
ICONOGRAPHY.

YOU THINK IT'S SOME SORT
OF COMPUTER CODE?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

THE WHOLE THING'S A GIANT RACE
TO A FINISH LINE

THAT DOESN'T EXIST ANYWAY.
I DON'T FOLLOW.

THE MURDER VICTIM WAS A PIONEER
IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

HE WAS CONVINCED THAT HE COULD
MAKE COMPUTERS THAT CAN FEEL.

IT'S TOTAL NONSENSE.

LITTLE KNOWN FACT --
BACK IN THE EARLY '80s,

MY BEST FRIEND WAS THE FIRST GUY
AT CLMU TO GET A WALKMAN.

PEOPLE SAID, "DANIEL,
YOU'RE SHUTTING OUT THE WORLD,"

AND YOU SAID, "NO, TECHNOLOGY
JUST OPENED THE WORLD UP.

I'M EMBRACING IT."

I WAS STONED.

YOU WERE FEARLESS.

REMEMBER YEARS AGO
WHEN THE UNIVERSITY

SET UP E-MAIL ACCOUNTS
FOR EVERYBODY?

MM-HMM.

THE FIRST TIME I OPENED
MY IN-BOX, I HAD SIX MESSAGES.

I WAS CONVINCED THAT THEY
WERE ENCRYPTED COMMUNIQUéS

FROM GOVERNMENT AGENTS.

I FREAKED OUT AND
TURNED THE DAMN THING OFF.

I GUESS
I NEVER UNDERSTOOD

WHY COMPUTERS
SCARED YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH,
WELL...NOW YOU DO.

AND YET HERE YOU ARE,

ALL ALONE IN A DARK OFFICE,
DELVING INTO THEM.

WELL, I'M TRYING
TO SOLVE A MURDER.

AND MAYBE AVOID
A CERTAIN HOUSEGUEST?

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S YOUR FATHER,
DANIEL.

HARD AS IT IS,
YOU NEED TO BE WITH HIM.

LET ME GIVE YOU
A RIDE HOME, HUH?

HMM. A PUZZLE.

UH-HUH.

WELL, EITHER YOU'RE
TRYING TO INFANTILIZE ME

OR BORE ME TO DEATH.

AS LONG
AS YOU'RE STAYING HERE,

WE ARE GONNA FACE
YOUR ALZHEIMER'S STRAIGHT ON.

THAT MEANS MEDS, PUZZLES,
EXERCISE ROUTINE,

WHATEVER IT TAKES.

OH, SO, YOU'LL BE TAKING
YOUR MEDS, TOO, HUH?

I'M -- I'M NOT THE ONE

THAT'S BEEN PARADING
AROUND THE HOUSE NAKED.

NO, YOU'RE
JUST HALLUCINATING SNOW

AND SCREAMING AT THE THERMOSTAT
LIKE A CRAZY PERSON.

"A CRAZY PERSON," DAD?
REALLY?

WAS THAT INSENSITIVE?
IT'S OFFENSIVE,

BUT THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN
YOUR STRONG SUIT.

HEY,
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

I'M TIRED OF THE CHIP
ON YOUR SHOULDER.

I WAS A GOOD FATHER.
CORRECTION --

YOU WERE A GOOD PROVIDER
WHO WAS NEVER AROUND.

REVISIONIST HISTORY!
NOT FOR THE IMPORTANT STUFF,

AND CERTAINLY NOT
WHEN I GOT SICK.

I TOOK YOU TO THE HOSPITAL
FOR YOUR TONSILLECTOMY.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PSYCH
HOSPITAL, DAD, AND YOU KNOW IT.

I TOOK YOU TO DISNEYLAND!

OH, THAT WAS MOM!
BULLSHIT!

YOU PAID
FOR THE PLANE TICKETS.

MOM AND I WENT TO DISNEYLAND.
YOU WENT TO SOME CONFERENCE.

I TOOK YOU TO DISNEYLAND!
I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER!

NOW YOU'RE CONFUSED.
YOU THINK I'M CONFUSED?!

PICK UP THE PHONE
AND CALL YOUR MOTHER!

SHE'LL TELL YOU!

MOM DIED 25 YEARS AGO.

DAD.

NO, NO, NO, NO!

NO!
[ CLATTER ]

DOC.

EVERYTHING OKAY?

NO, LEWICKI,
EVERYTHING IS A MESS.

WHAT'S THAT?

WHAT IS THAT?
LET ME SEE THAT.

WHAT IS IT, DOC?

IT'S THE REAL MOTIVE
FOR MURDER.

THIS IS A JOKE.
GyriCore?

THIS IS THE NeuroChip.
IT'S EX-- IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME.

HUMPHRIES SUBMITTED
HIS PATENT APPLICATION

TWO MONTHS
BEFORE ETERNITY DID.

HIS VENTURE CAPITAL KICKS IN
WHEN HE GETS APPROVAL.

THE SON OF A BITCH
STOLE MY WORK!

THE OTHER POSSIBILITY
IS THAT YOU STOLE HIS WORK.

WHAT?!
YOU WERE PARTNERS,

BUT THEN YOU REALIZED YOU
COULD MAKE THREE TIMES THE MONEY

WORKING WITH
LANDON JENNINGS,

SO YOU BROUGHT HIM
HUMPHRIES' RESEARCH

AND PASSED IT OFF AS YOUR OWN.
CARTER DOESN'T
HAVE THE MIND

TO COME UP
WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
WHICH IS EXACTLY
WHAT YOU TOLD JENNINGS.

BUT WHEN HE FOUND OUT
THE TRUTH,

YOU HAD TO KILL HIM
SO HE WOULDN'T EXPOSE YOU.

A-ARE -- ARE YOU
OUT OF YOUR MINDS?

I'M NOT THE MURDERER...
OR THE FRAUD.

CARTER'S STOLEN
THE LAST TWO YEARS OF MY LIFE.
HOW SO?

ETERNITY LABS ISN'T
EXACTLY LACKING FOR SECURITY.

HOW COULD HUMPHRIES
HAVE ACCESS

TO SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT
AS THE NeuroChip DESIGN?

HE COULDN'T, UNLESS HE WAS
PHYSICALLY IN THE LAB.

THE -- THE ONLY OTHER WAY
OF ACCESSING OUR DATA IS...

...IS...THROUGH MY LAPTOP.
OH, MY GOD.

DID SOMEBODY ELSE
HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR LAPTOP?

MY GIRLFRIEND.

AT LEAST THAT'S
WHAT I...THOUGHT SHE WAS.

Kate: WE BROKE DOWN
THE SECURITY FOOTAGE

FROM CARTER HUMPHRIES'
OFFICE BUILDING.

12 VISITS
IN THE LAST YEAR,

ALL IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT.

BUT THAT'S OKAY.
I GUESS SPIES DON'T NEED SLEEP.

I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING
ON HUMPHRIES.

THAT'S WHAT
YOU REALLY WANT.

NO, I'M FINE
WITH JUST LOCKING YOU UP.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION,

TELL ME EVERYTHING,

AND WE'LL SEE
WHERE WE GO FROM THERE.

I NEEDED A JOB
TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY.

HUMPHRIES WAS THE ONLY ONE
WHO MADE ME AN OFFER,

WHICH, OF COURSE,
CAME WITH A CATCH.

YOU WOULD BE WORKING FOR
ETERNITY LABS, INSTEAD OF HIM.

HE SAID
THEY STOLE HIS IDEA,

AND WE WERE GOING TO
GET IT BACK.

DIDN'T THAT STRIKE YOU
AS A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL?

NO, IT WAS EXCITING.

AND HE SPENT THE NEXT MONTH
TEACHING ME EXACTLY

WHAT DR. ESPER WOULD WANT
IN AN ASSISTANT.

WHEN DID YOU AND ESPER
START SLEEPING TOGETHER?

TWO WEEKS IN. HUMPHRIES
SCRIPTED THE WHOLE THING.

I WAS THE GIRL
STAYING LATE AT THE LAB,

TRYING TO HEAL
HER BROKEN HEART WITH WORK.

ESPER THOUGHT
HE WAS MY KNIGHT.

HE FELL IN LOVE AND STARTED
TO SHARE HIS LIFE WITH ME.

INCLUDING HIS LAPTOP.
AND I PASSED FLASH DRIVES

OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT
TO HUMPHRIES.

AND YOU PASSED ALONG
JENNINGS' SCHEDULE, TOO --

WHEN HE WOULD BE AT HOME,
WHEN HE WOULD BE AT THE LAB.

WHAT?
HUMPHRIES NEEDED
THAT INFORMATION

TO CARRY OUT THE MURDER.

WHO ELSE COULD HAVE
GIVEN IT TO HIM?

THE MURDER?

HUMPHRIES HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH THAT.

NEITHER DID I.

[ BEEPING ]

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.
IT'S A VERY COMPLEX CASE.

BULLSHIT.

OH.

[ KEYBOARD CLACKING ]

DANIEL.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. YEAH, I'M FINE.
WHAT IS IT?

HE SAYS THERE'S BEEN
AN EMERGENCY.

DOC, HE WON'T OPEN THE DOOR.
HE WON'T ANSWER ME.

IT'S BEEN
LIKE 30 MINUTES.

DAD?

DAD?
[ KNOCKING ON DOOR ]

DAD, OPEN THE DOOR.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
WE -- WE GOT TO BREAK THIS OPEN.

I'LL GET
THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

[ LOCK TURNS ]
DAD?

WHY DIDN'T YOU
ANSWER ME?

WE THOUGHT SOMETHING
HORRIBLE HAPPENED.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT.

[ SIGHS ]

HEY.

Y-Y-YOU OKAY?

WE NEED TO TALK.

DANIEL, I CAN'T
LIVE THIS WAY ANYMORE.

I'M FALLING APART
IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES.

I NEED YOU TO HELP ME
WORK OUT AN ALTERNATIVE.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

IF -- IF --
IF YOU'RE TALKING

ABOUT SOMETHING DRASTIC,
YOU CAN FORGET IT.

WE'RE NOT HAVING THAT
CONVERSATION. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I WAS TALKING
ABOUT MOVING IN

TO THE DAMN FACILITY
IN BELMONT PARK.

OH.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
DO THAT, DAD.

YOU CAN STAY HERE.

I KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND
MUCH, BUT I W-- I WILL BE.

I WILL BE. I'LL TRY HARDER.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,
DANIEL.

IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.
IT'S ABOUT ME.

I WANT TO MAKE ONE DECISION
ABOUT MY FUTURE...

WHILE I STILL CAN.

I UNDERSTAND THAT,
DAD.

I UNDERSTAND.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

DON'T OVERREACT,
SON.

THANK YOU, DAD.
THANK YOU.

YOU...YOU JUST HELPED ME
SOLVE THE CASE.

L-DUB, I'D LIKE TO LOG IN
TO LANDON JENNINGS' COMPUTER.

GOOD LUCK.

[ BEEPING ]

WELL DONE,
DR. PIERCE.

ONE DOWN
AND FOUR TO GO.

YOU BROKE THE CODE.
NO, NO, IT'S NOT A CODE.

IT'S A PROGRESSIVE
MATRICES TEST.

IT MEASURES
A PERSON'S ABILITY

TO COMBINE LOGICAL
AND CREATIVE THINKING.

THE COMPUTER SHOWS ME
A SERIES OF SYMBOLS,

AND I HAVE TO
COMPLETE THE PATTERN.

[ BEEPING ]

HOW DID YOU KNOW --
DON'T ASK.

IT'LL MAKE
YOUR HEAD HURT.

[ BEEPING ]

SMART MAN.

[ BEEPING ]

YOU ARE LOGGED IN.

L-DUB, HOW OFTEN DID
LANDON JENNINGS TAKE THIS TEST?

EVERY DAY
FOR 223 DAYS.

SEE,
THIS IS HOW JENNINGS

LOGGED INTO HIS COMPUTER
EVERY MORNING.

HE HAD TO ANSWER ALL
OF THE QUESTIONS CORRECTLY,

OR HE COULDN'T START
HIS DAY'S WORK.

HE WAS TESTING HIMSELF.
BECAUSE HE KNEW HE WAS SICK.

IF HE GOT EVEN
ONE QUESTION WRONG,

IT MEANT THAT HIS BRAIN HAD
DETERIORATED PAST THE POINT

WHERE HE COULD FEEL HELPFUL
OR PRODUCTIVE

OR EVEN JUST
PROUD OF HIMSELF.

AND BECAUSE
OF HIS CONDITION,

HE KNEW HE MIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE
IT WHEN THAT DAY CAME.

BUT THE TEST
WOULD PROVE IT.

THAT'S WHY HE CREATED IT
223 DAYS BEFORE HE DIED.

HE WANTED TO MAKE
A DECISION ABOUT HIS FUTURE

WHILE HE STILL COULD.

WE'VE BEEN SEARCHING
FOR HIS MURDERER,

BUT THE KILLER'S BEEN
IN FRONT OF US ALL THE TIME.

THE MOMENT THAT LANDON JENNINGS
GOT A QUESTION WRONG,

THE MOMENT THAT HE HAD PROOF

HE WAS NO LONGER
THE MAN HE USED TO BE,

HIS COMPUTER
SENT A WI-FI SIGNAL

TO A DEVICE HE PLANTED
IN HIS AIR-CONDITIONING DUCT

THAT TRIGGERED A VALVE
WHICH RELEASED LIQUID NITROGEN

INTO HIS STUDY
AND KILLED HIM.

OH, MY GOD.
HE COMMITTED SUICIDE.

RIGHT.

BUT HE DIDN'T DO IT ALONE.

WHY ARE YOU WASTING TIME
WITH THIS THEORY

WHEN DR. JENNINGS' KILLER
IS STILL OUT THERE?!

Kate:
I GET IT, FELIX.

ETERNITY LABS DOESN'T GET
THE LIFE-INSURANCE PAYOUT

IF THE DEATH
IS RULED A SUICIDE,

AND I'M SURE
THAT DR. JENNINGS

WOULD APPRECIATE
YOUR LOYALTY,

BUT THERE'S NO WAY --
BUT HE DIDN'T KILL HIMSELF.

WE HAVE PROOF
THAT HE DID,

AND YOU UNLAWFULLY
ASSISTED HIM.

NOW, WE ALSO HAVE YOU

ON CONSPIRACY
TO COMMIT INSURANCE FRAUD.

SO IF YOU WANT TO MINIMIZE
YOUR JAIL TIME,

START TELLING US
THE TRUTH.

[ SIGHS ]

THE FIRST FEW MONTHS
THAT I WORKED FOR DR. JENNINGS,

I BARELY SAW HIM.

HE'D BE LOCKED IN HIS STUDY
ALL DAY AND NIGHT,

EXCEPT FOR
WHEN HE CAME OUT FOR FOOD,

BUT HE USUALLY ATE
AT HIS DESK,

SO I WAS ALONE
MOST OF THE TIME.

AND THEN ONE NIGHT, DR. JENNINGS
CAME OUT OF HIS STUDY EARLY.

HE JUST WANTED TO HANG OUT.

SO WE STARTED SHOOTING
THE BREEZE EVERY NIGHT.

ONE OF THE SMARTEST MEN
IN THE WORLD.

HE TALKED TO ME LIKE
I WAS ONE OF HIS PEERS,

AND HE LISTENED.

I NEVER REALLY HAD
A FRIEND LIKE THAT.

BUT THERE WAS A CATCH.

ONE NIGHT, DR. JENNINGS
DECIDES THE TIME IS RIGHT

TO TELL ME HE HAS
A FATAL BRAIN DISEASE.

I DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM BECAUSE
HE SEEMED COMPLETELY NORMAL,

BUT HE SAID, SOON,
HE'D START LOSING CONTROL

OF HIS MIND AND BODY.

HE SAID HE COULDN'T
LIVE THAT WAY,

AND HE NEEDED ME
TO MAKE SURE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

I WAS HORRIFIED.

I -- I DIDN'T WANT TO HELP
ANYONE DIE, ESPECIALLY NOT HIM.

BUT HE TOLD ME EVERYBODY HAD THE
RIGHT TO DIE ON THEIR OWN TERMS,

AND THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP
THE ETERNITY PROJECT FUNDED

WAS TO MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE MURDER.

HE DIDN'T WANT HIS CONDITION

TO STOP HIM
FROM CHANGING THE WORLD.

I REALIZED
THERE WAS HONOR IN THAT.

HE NEEDED YOU
TO BE IN ON THE PLAN

BECAUSE HE KNEW
SOMEDAY HE MIGHT FORGET.

THAT'S RIGHT.

[ SNIFFLES ]
FIRST THING I HAD TO DO WAS

ORDER THE PARTS
FOR THE LIQUID-NITROGEN DEVICE.

AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE
CARTER HUMPHRIES DID.

THE P.O. BOX WAS
DR. JENNINGS' IDEA --

A FINAL "SCREW YOU"
FOR SLEEPING WITH HIS WIFE.

THE PARTS CAME,
HE BUILT THE DEVICE,

AND WE PLANTED IT
IN THE VENTS.

JENNINGS TOOK THAT TEST
EVERY MORNING

WHEN YOU WENT OUT
FOR SCONES.

THAT WAY, IF YOU HAD
A CHANGE OF HEART

WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING,
YOU COULDN'T STOP IT.

[ Voice breaking ] EVERY DAY
GOT A LITTLE MORE STRESSFUL,

ESPECIALLY WHEN HIS SYMPTOMS
STARTED TO SHOW.

WE -- WE BOTH KNEW
IT WAS COMING.

AND THEN...IT DID.

[ BEEPING ]

I KNOW
I CARRIED OUT HIS WISHES,

BUT...WOULD IT
HAVE BEEN SO BAD

IF HE HAD STUCK AROUND
A LITTLE LONGER?

EVEN IF HE WASN'T
AT HIS BEST,

AT LEAST
HE'D STILL BE ALIVE.

Daniel:
THINK OF YOUR LIFE AS A STORY.

ACTUALLY, YOU ALREADY DO.

fMRI STUDIES SHOW US
THAT FOLLOWING A STORY --

A NARRATIVE WITH
A BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END --

CAUSES OUR BRAINS TO RELEASE
CORTISOL AND OXYTOCIN.

THESE CHEMICALS GIVE US
THE UNIQUELY HUMAN ABILITY

TO CONNECT WITH SOMEONE, EVEN
A TOTAL STRANGER, AND EMPATHIZE.

IN OTHER WORDS,

STORIES ARE WHAT WE USE
TO FIND MEANING IN OUR LIVES.

NOW, IMAGINE FOR A MOMENT
THAT WE LIVED WITHOUT

THE UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR STORY
MUST EVENTUALLY END.

WHAT IF OUR LIVES WERE
AS INFINITE AS THE UNIVERSE,

IF THE TICKING CLOCK
NEVER STOPPED?

WHAT WOULD OUR STORY BE THEN?

WOULD WE...STILL LOVE?

OR CARE?

WOULD THOSE TINY, FLEETING
MOMENTS THAT MEAN EVERYTHING...

...MEAN ANYTHING AT ALL?