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[birds chirping]

WOMAN: Thirteen... fourteen...

[kids screaming playfully]

WOMAN:Comin' to getcha!

Fifteen...

[laughter]

sixteen...

seventeen, eighteen,

nineteen, twenty.

Ready or not, here I come!

[clock ticking quietly]

[bells chiming softly]

[steam hissing]

[TV playing quietly]

REPORTER: What do you make of the news, uh,

55 cents a share they're gonnareport for the first quarter.

[TV continues quietly]

[kids laughing, shouting]

[kids laughing, squealing playfully]

[gunshot]

Captioning sponsored by HORIZON SCRIPTED TELEVISION INC.

[lock buzzes, clicks]

WOMAN: American Policy Institute.

How may I help you?

One moment.

Well, five down.

What do lucky lepidoptera

larvae eat?

Oh... Lepidopteralarvae eat clover, among other plants.

If they're lucky...

Four-leaf clover.

Four-leaf clover.Uh-huh. Well..

No, uh-uh.

I need 19 letters.

Try the Gaelic.

Yeah. Which is?

I don't know. The only Gaelic I know is Pog mo thoin.

What does that mean?

Uh, try Latin.

Uh, marsilea quadrifolia.

Marsi...yes.

Mm-hmm. That'll work. There you.

Mm-hmm.

Why do I drive myself crazy?

Keep it.

Hi, David.

Uh, watch that number.

[quiet, wry laugh]

So, how are we feeling?

I'm-I'm fine. Fine. You?

What day is today, Will?

Wednesday?

Yeah...

Yeah.

April 8.

My birthday.

Get cracking.

I'm taking you to lunchin four hours.

Maggie, I really...

[sighs]

Uh...

[pouring liquid]

[sighs]

You forgot to bring the donut.

Shit.

Sorry.

Getting the donuts is your most important job.

[door opens]

DAVID: Good morning, boys and girls.

[door closes]O.

Last night's intakes.

We got satellite photos

of Grant's favoriteimaginary missile silos.

[groans] Well, now...

Better safe than sorry.

The Iranians are not currently our best friends.

Miles,

why don't you

take a look at our brothers in Pakistan?

They've taken a sudden interest in telemarketing.

Telemarketing?!

Yeah. Run it through Hal.

Will...

want to take another runat Yuri the missile salesman?

Not without more financials.

He's running everything through the Caymans...

Well, seems CIA borrowed his briefcase yesterday,

and it's just full of bank statement.

[file thuds]

[laughs]

And last,but not least, Tanya,

as our newest member,

you, of course, get the most difficult

and tedious of the day's intake.

Thank you.

Read it and weep.

...weapons, organizational structure.

[clicks tongue] This will take me.

the rest of my life.

Ugh! I, uh, uh... I need your help.

Will's help.

I'm just pitching in.

Yeah. All right.

[clears throat]

Larnaca, Seville, Ajaccio

all have fountainsin their main public square,

but not Dubrovnik.

Uh, Dubrovnik and Larnaca have university hospitals,

but not Seville and Ajaccio.

I mean, what-what, what the hell's the pattern?

This is the Malaysian cipher?

Yeah.

Maybe some kindof syllable algorithm?

Yeah, yeah, I tried that.

Even Hal drew a blank.

They were all part of the Roman Empire.

They all have Palearctic Mediterranean rain forest

and are part of the chaparral biome;

they're all in countries that spend

less than five percent of their GDP on the military,

but maybe we are asking the wrong question.

You're looking at the past and the present.

What about the future?

Itinerary possibly?

[sighs]

[sniffles]

[hums distractedly]

MAGGIE: Let's go.

Up and out. Lunch.

Uh... uh...

Can I take a rain check?

I knew it.

I-I... I'm...I have so much

work to do, I just...

Rain check then.

I'm not giving up.

♪

What's with the broom?

Um...

Mitchell was sweeping up theother night as I was leaving.

He brushed against my foot by accident.

Let me guess.

Ten years bad luck?

Worse. Much worse.

Brings imprisonment or death.

The only way around it is to spit on the broom,

so I bought it from him and did what I had to do.

It's ridiculous, I know.

David, I, um...

I think I found a pattern in the big ticket paper.

There might be others-- I'm not sure--

but it's not just the repetition.

Three down.

Two chambers of the legislative branch.

Bicameral. Simple enough.

Two across-- Fillmore, where the Warlocks,

later known as the Grateful Dead,

played in San Francisco.

But also, Millard Fillmore--

lard-ass, know-nothing 13th President.

The executive. Four down--

would-be alma mater

of felonious record-holding wide receiver.

Answer: Marshall, as in Randy Moss,

Marshall University Thundering He.

But also, Thurgood Marshall, judicial.

Five down.

What do lucky lepidopteralarvae eat?

Answer: marsilea quadrifolia.

Which is? Four-leaf clover.

Our three branches of government are here--

legislative, executive, judicial.

What or who does that fourth leaf represent?

And what's the message?

I've seen this before.

Crossword editors,quirky sense of humor.

Probably some kind of inside joke.No, no, no, no, no.

I've done my share of crosswords, and I've never

seen anything quite like this. I mean...

I can see why thiscaught your eye.

[clears throat] Thanks, Will.

[door closes]

WOMAN:American Policy Institute.

How may I help you?

80 years of work to build a business,

five hours of trading to put it on life support.

All from a few

artfully chosen words.

It's a thing of beauty.

Something in the crossword today.

Take a look at this.

Crossword?

Which paper?

All the indicators.

Someone either didn't expect

the pattern to be caught, or wasn't afraid if it was.

Anybody else see this?

Internally? No.

Good catch.

Mm.

Why cereal for lunch?

Cornflakes,specifically.

Every day.

Spangler's a man of habits.

Have you ever talked to him?

MILES: I bumped into him once, and, uh.

[clears throat]

...said I'm sorry.

MILES: This...

inedible.

So, tell me something.

Why is Will Travers so mopey?

He's not mopey.

He's, well, just introspective.

He walks around every day

looking like his favorite cat just died.

[clears throat]

Try wife and child.

Try 9/11.

Morning of, he was supposedto meet his wife and daughter

at the topof the World Trade Center.

A surprisefor his daughter's birthday.

He was late.

He was always late.

He was coming out of the subway

when the first plane hitthe tower.

And he's never been latefor anything since.

[sighs]

[baseball game broadcast playing quietly]

DAVID: I'll have the same.

Uh, for both of them.

Happy birthday.

Thank you, David.

So,

uh, I want you to knowI'm almost done

with a first drafton the Nigeria thing.

Good. How is it?

It's what you asked for.

We're dealing with the hypotheticals of instability,

but I think the more interesting story is

in the infant democracy.

What's the bigpicture here?

You'll know soon enough.

And how's Miles doing with North Korea?

You know what the biggest joke is here?

It's my business,our business,

to tell peoplewhat to think.

And the truth is,

I have no idea what to think anymore.

About what?

This.

What we do.

Happy birthday.

Road food!

Well!

You reading minds these day?

Look, I don't blame youfor taking stock

and weighing your options.

With a workloadlike yours...

No, it's not that.

I don't work too much.

It's just that when I leave,

I can't talk to anybody about it.

That's the hardest thingin this job,

you know, keeping secrets.

What... What are yourbirthday plans tonight?

Count the minutes till it's over.

[laughing]:No. No, no, no.

Why don't you...

Why don't you comeand eat dinner with us?

No.Huh? Why not?

Days like these I... I used to spend

with Natalie and Shauny.

I miss 'em too much.

I do, too.

But they're gone, Will.

They're gone,and that's just something

both of us have to accept.

Oh!

This goes with the book.

Don't open ittill you get home.

[hip-hop music blaring from passing car]

[hip-hop fades]

♪

David.

David, your Norton? Uh, it's...

Are you crazy? I can't keep this.

You're smiling.

I can hear you smiling, Will.

You're keeping it.

The bike, the note. Why-Why now?

I'll tell you in the morning.

I'm catching the 5:51 out of Putnam Station.

Meet me at the Annex Bar.

I'll see you there.

Oh, wait. Wait. David...

Da--

[train whistle blows, crossing bells clang]

[metal screeching]

WOMAN [on TV]: ...which was partof a firecracker ceremony

that's intended to scare off bad spirits.

They were very loud and I enjoyed it very much.

Basically, I learned,at a very young age, it's part

of your culture and heritage, so it's very important.

Thomas K. Rhumor died in his sleep

last night at the age of 64.

I'm writing.I'm fine.

Rhumor was a self-madebillionaire whose philanthropy

focused here at home

on the needs of the underprivileged.

And we go back now to the breaking news story...

we just told you about.Wow. you see this?

We're getting the first pictures...

Damn shame.

...of a train crash that's taken place

just outside of Putnam Stationon the Fairchester line.

Emergency crews are on the scene.

Early reports indicate multiple fatalities.

KALE: But what I admired most about my friend was his loyalty.

We all slept a little better knowing that someone

with his integrity was in our live.

He was a devoted husband to Jo,

father-in-law to Will,

father to Anna, Kevin and Natalie,

God rest her soul.

David was an affirming

flame, and we should all feel

grateful for having known him.

Will...

I know. I know.

[sniffles]

It's okay. It's okay.

I am so sorry, Will.

So am I.

You spokeeloquently.

Thank you, Ms. Young.

I'll catch up.

We have something pressing to discuss, Will.

[sighs]

David's position

was far too integral

to leave open for even a week or a month

good decorum would demand.

So I'd like to put off this conversation, but I can't.

People I answer to, upstairs and elsewhere,

are, uh... eager for resolution.

I'd like you to step into his position.

[sighs]

Well, I'd say I'm better offstaying where I am,

but I don't knowif that's true anymore.

It might be bestfor me to leave.

[airplane passing]

I expected that.

Well, take a couple of days to think it over.

If your mind doesn't change,

I'll accept that answer

and your resignation.

[bells tolling]

[keys jingling]

[phone ringing]

MAN:Knight to king's bishop three.

Knight to king's bishop three.

Who is this?

Let me talk to David.

Where's David?

Uh, no, uh...

[click, dial tone]

There was an accident.

He...

[hangs up]

♪

[click]

♪

E.B.

[doorbell rings]

[latch clicks, door squeaks open]

Are you Ed Bancroft?

My-My name is Will Travers.

I answered the phone when you called David's office.

May I come insideand speak to you for a moment?

[latch clicks, door squeaks]

[door closes]

[chain rattles, lock clicks]

David's been killed.

He died in a train accidenton his way to work.

Can I get you some tea?

No, thank you.

I'm addicted to Earl Grey.

Sit.

David saidyou were very bright.

One of the bestin the building.

That true?

Uh...

I keep up.

I'll never be a legend like you.

What does the legendsay about me?

You were a genius at cracking codes,

until the codes

cracked you like an egg.

Like an egg.

Not my metaphor.

David was the only one who stayed in touch.

We played our endless chess games.

Talked.

I really can't believe he's dead.

He was very fond of you.

You never broke his heart

like that idiot son of his,

up in Vermont.

Evan's troubled.

He's a nut.

Ed... I need to show you something.

Have you...

you ever see anything like this?

Four crossword puzzles

shared acrossseveral newspapers.

No.

This is new to me.

Sorry.

They showed up the day before David died.

Coincidence?

It was niceto meet you, Will.

I'm feeling very tired.

You can let yourself out.

Right.

Good night.

[door squeaks open]

[door closes]

[wind whistling]

[sighs]

[distant dog barking]

[distant train whistle blowing]

[wind whistling]

[sighs]

[train whistle blowing, train approaching]

[train rumbling]

♪

[car door shuts, engine starts]

♪

[latch clicks]

Sorry to wake you.

I didn't know where else to go.

I know how this is going to sound, but all his rituals,

his rituals, how superstitious he was...

Slow down.

His biggest phobiaby far was 13.Mm?

I mean, he respectedand feared it,

he constantlywatched out for it.

[stammers]He would neverget on a boat,

an elevator, train,a boat, a taxi...

Will, can you lower your voice?

...or train that started

or ended with 13,was divisible by 13,

aggregated to 13...Will... Will, your voice.

They haven't... they haven'tretrieved his car yet.

His car is still thereat the train depot

where he left it.

Where he supposedlyleft it.Supposedly?

It was parkedin spot 13.

Well, maybe he didn't see the number.

He saw it.

Well, maybe he just needed to get to work,

he saw the train coming up,

and he took the only spot that was there.No, no, no.

There's no way David Hadas wouldhave parked in that spot.

So if he didn't park in the spot...

Then he didn't get on the train.

But his remains were identified.

I know that.

So, how were they found therein the wreckage?

I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.

What happened was horrible,but it happened.

He's gone.

He boarded the train,and it crashed.

He died with 36 strangers.

Maybe there is no why.

There's always a why.Will.

You just don't understand it.

When's the last time you had a good night's sleep?

You need to rest.

This is hard.

Yeah.

Mommy?

I'm-I'm sorry.

I'm-I'm so sorry. I, uh...

MAGGIE: Shh.

♪

Did you get any rest?

I'm sorry about last night.

Is your daughter, is she...?

Uh, she-she's fine.

What's that?

My resignation.

Don't worry,

I won't be here, but your lifeisn't going to change much.

You don't call working for Grant Test a change?

You know they're gonnaput him in David's jobthe minute you turn it down.

And where are you going?

Away.

I'm going away.

You can't resign.

Why not?

Because I would have to work for Grant.

Glory has its price.

I'm serious.

You can't quit. You do not have that option.

Sure I do.No, you don.

It was my birthdaylast week.

I had no idea.

Maggie reminded me.

Yeah, I forget stuff all the time. So what?

Your own birthday?We all get

a little preoccupied. It goes without saying.

It is the nature of the job.

Miles, this place is a tomb.

I'm really sorry about David.

I... know what he meant to you.

I know he brought you her.

And I... I know he took care of yo.

But I really don't think that he would want you to quit.

I'm not so sure about that.

I think that he would want you to pick up the torch.

Go away.

Well, if nothing else, stay for David.

♪

What changed your mind?

You know what? I don't care.

Let's introduce you upstairs.

[elevator whirring]

MAN: The last time was just plain embarrassing.

Well, you can't bring that kind of stuff home with you.

Yeah, leave itat work, please.

[scoffs]Oh, what, me?

All right, look, I'm hanging up now.

Yes, I am.

Mr. Spangler got calleddown to Washington.

He wants to meet youtomorrow morning.

9:00 sharp.

Old one, please.

This is your newsecurity agreement.

You'll be cleared toa higher level: G5.

Sign here, here...

...and here.

[signing papers]

[gulls screeching, boat rumbling]

[men conversing indistinctly in distance]

Anybody double-checkthat Tom is actually dead?

He blew his brains out.

I saw his body, for God's sake.

Good.

We're back on track.

♪