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From around your town and across the country, this is America Today.

Welcome to America Today. I'm Neil Brown.

Well, as we know, there are billions, literally billions of cicadas out there.

Listen to what they sound like.

And we're going to be cooking with these. It's very difficult to believe

that people actually do cook with and find cicadas.

Extremely tasty.

What are we going to be making today?

Today we're having cicada omelet and chili cicada. Well, that sounds good.

Very good.

Cicada omelet.

By the way, get your pens and paper because we'll be offering these recipes

absolutely free.

All right, first of all, how do you kill the birds?

I try to think of the best way to kill them without it being a very traumatic

sort of thing. And actually, you can also see their little eyes.

Yep, you can see their nice little red eyes.

Red eyes.

Yellow red eyes. Yeah, they change color. Right.

Okay, here's the omelet. It might be a little hot there. Listen to them.

Sound of frying cicadas on live.

Are you going to freeze them, freeze lots of them so you can have a 17 year

supply? Well, there you go. 17 years in the earth and then you just get eaten on

TV. All right, here we go.

Why don't we stop for a moment, go to our little break. And when we come back,

we're going to have some people in our audience. We're going to taste our

cicadas. That'll be coming up next in just a moment. Look what they have.

Did you have a good breakfast?

Oh, forget to work.

Okay, come on.

Thank you.

Connor, it's Mary.

Oh, hey, Mary. Happy Wednesday.

Happy Wednesday.

How's it going?

Good, you know, just working.

Anything interesting?

Uh, kids, family, the usual.

Oh, sounds great.

So, I wanted to let you know I might be moving.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, I just had my final round of interviews. I'm supposed to know by the

end of the week.

Oh, that's great. Congratulations.

Well, I haven't gotten it yet.

Oh, right.

Okay, well, there was a special on green grapes, so I got you some of those.

Oh, that's great, Mary.

Thanks.

All right, Connor.

See you next week?

Yeah, see you next week, Mary.

There it is.

I will draw you with my computer.

Looks good.

Oh, Bex.

A breakthrough in interactive gaming.

with you inside the game.

Can you make it to the end of the maze and defeat the demon Ixoroth before he

eats your mortal soul?

Film yourself from a few angles and tell us a bit about yourself.

What is your name? What are your hobbies?

Do you have a pet?

I do.

Where do you live? Who are you?

state-of-the-art technology we insert you into the game.

Hello,

my

name is Connor Thomas Marsh.

I'm sorry for having trouble hearing this. I currently have billions of

cicadas in my backyard screaming.

I'm supposed to tell you about myself.

There's really not too much to tell.

I'm 36.

I live in Baltimore.

This is Sandy.

I don't know how old she is.

A couple years ago, she just showed up in my backyard and she never left.

I sure am glad you stayed.

I don't know what I'd do without you.

I saw your ad.

I love computer games.

Recently, they've all been starting to feel the same.

I think I'm craving something new.

That's why your game sounds so interesting.

Obex.

It's a very intriguing title.

It has such a cool concept, putting real people into games.

It got me thinking that at the rate we're going, maybe someday we'll all be

living in computers.

Even dogs.

Right, Sandy?

Do you want to live in a computer?

Sandy says yes.

Maybe you put Sandy in the game, too.

Is that really what I sound like?

Okay, I'll do some poses for you now.

Hey, Mary, it's Connor.

Sorry to be calling you so late.

Hey, Connor. What's going on?

Well, I'm here making my dinner, and there's something wrong with the cheese.

Oh, no.

Is it moldy?

No, no, no. It's not moldy.

It's the white cheddar.

I prefer the orange cheddar.

Oh, right.

I meant to tell you that when I dropped off your groceries. They were out of the

orange cheddar, so I just got you the white cheddar instead.

have you.

I wanted to let you know that I heard back about that job.

I got it.

Uh-huh.

I'm moving.

Okay.

Do you need help finding someone else to bring your groceries?

Oh, no, no. I'm okay.

Yeah? Are you sure?

Yeah, yeah.

All right.

Have a good night, Connor.

You too, Mary.

George Bush was in Baltimore today. George Bush Jr., that is. The vice

president's son came to town to announce the lineup for his father's Maryland

presidential campaign.

Congresswoman Helen Bentley and former Congresswoman Marjorie Holt were named

co-chairs for the Republican campaign.

Meanwhile, the senior George Bush is in Poland. The vice president made a

dramatic appearance with solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa today.

Bush concludes his Poland visit tomorrow with a tour of the Nazi concentration

camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau.

Never steps in the ring, he doesn't think he's gonna really walk all over

the opposition.

One of his tactics we've seen him use before, he'll try to jump his opponent

before the bell sounds.

How about a song, Sandy?

Here in my car, I feel safest of all. I

can lock all my doors.

It's the only way to live in cars.

Here in my car, I can only receive.

I can listen to you. It keeps me stable for days

in cars.

Here in my car, I know I've started to think

about leaving tonight. Although nothing seems

right.

God.

today when we get home I'll start the order for you I already took

a bath I bet you didn't wash your hair you used to

love when I washed your hair

Are you feeling sick?

No, I'm feeling much better.

You don't sound better. You sound like you're still sick.

We'll be home soon.

From around your town and across the country, this is America Today.

We're glad to have you with us on America Today. I'm Neil Brown.

Every year, dozens of eagles, fox, and other birds of prey are seriously

injured. Some are shot by people. Others get hit by cars or are stuck on barbed

wire fences.

There are facilities around the country to care for those birds. One of them is

in Colorado.

Reporter Jerry Shapiro and photographer Brian Gill will pick the boldest to

introduce us to a lady who does more than just care for her birds of prey.

now k eagles

It's Mary.

I'm sorry for coming by so early.

Hey, Mary. What's going on?

Well, I was actually wondering if you could check something for me.

Is there any blood in the milk?

What? Blood in the milk?

Mary?

Oh, it's ending.

I'm going to get you.

I'm going to get you.

Come here.

Come here.

Thank you.

1982 at 4 0 1 on that snowy afternoon air florida flight 90 was at the bottom

of the washington dc potomac river the rescue drama was about to be played out

in real time on live television the boeing 737 had collided with the 14th

street bridge shortly after takeoff from national airport on its way to fort

lauderdale four people lay dead on the bridge and america watched in disbelief

as helicopters hovered over the river searching for survivors

I don't feel like saying goodnight, Sandy.

Goodnight.

Remember the summer we stayed at the beach with your aunt and you had the

kite that was shaped like a horse?

I loved that kite.

Do you remember what I told you?

He said, now the horse was free and it was going to run all the way to heaven.

Do you want to go to heaven?

Number one in America in customer satisfaction for only $500 down and $99

a month.

I'm going to go out.

Sandy.

Sandy, come on.

There's nothing there.

Come on, it's movie time.

Come on.

What does this think?

Hope you don't have any bad dreams tonight.

And now we can watch it whenever we want.

We'll clean up in the morning.

Come on Sandy, let's go to bed.

Sandy? Sandy?

Sandy?

Sandy? Sandy?

Sandy?

Sandy?

Sandy?

Sandy?

Sandy? Sandy?

Come on.

Sandy?

I'll be right with you.

Oh.

Mary? Hi, Connor.

What are you doing here?

I work here.

This is the new job I told you about, remember?

Are you okay?

What's going on? I don't know what's going on.

I just want to find my dog.

Okay, okay.

Hold on Drink this it's an elixir. It'll calm you down

There

you go deep breaths just relax

I'll be right with you.

Stay here. Keep breathing.

I'll be right back.

How's it going?

I need your strongest rope.

Here it is.

What are you going to do with it? I'm setting a trap for Ixoroth.

Oh. Well, good luck.

Are you feeling better?

Yeah. A bit.

But something doesn't make sense.

Well, yeah.

Look at your watch.

Time moves differently here.

Where am I?

a map of obex so you are here i also have shop here

i've seen this before concatix castle the entrance to the nightmare

realm a truly terrible place

That's where the demon king Ixoroth lives.

He rules over all of Lobex.

He won't stop until he's devoured every living soul.

I'm afraid that Ixoroth took Sandy.

Ixoroth took Sandy?

Then I have to go to Concada's castle and get her back. No, not so fast.

You're going to need the blood.

Ixoroth has placed his minions across the land.

You mind cutting me loose?

Of course. Sorry.

Say, what's your name?

Name's Connor.

Connor. Hmm.

That's kind of familiar.

Well, I'm an RCA Victor model 14S 7074G, but you can call me Victor.

Tell me, Connor, where are you headed?

Concady's Castle.

Concady's Castle?

Now, why would you want to go to a nasty place like that?

Rescue my dog, Sandy.

Sandy?

Yeah, I bet she's a real good dog if you go all the way to that castle to rescue

her.

You ever seen Lassie?

Uh-huh.

Now that's a good show.

I always wonder how they get that dog to do all that stuff.

I'm sorry, Victor. I have to go.

Now hold up. You don't want to go that way.

Yes, I do. It's the shortest path.

Yeah, but there's a better path.

It's faster, and we can listen to music on the way.

Come on.

I'll show you.

You sure?

Sure is the 6 o'clock evening news.

Just got to make a quick stop in the Valley Bones.

Here it is.

This right here is a better way.

My mom had a car just like this.

It's unlocked.

Yep. And the key should be under the visor.

My mom kept them too.

It's a good place to keep them.

If and when your boat comes home, I hope you find you're not alone.

Set yourself up with a late, late phone.

This is kind of weird, but this car smells like my mom.

Oh, really?

What does she smell like?

Cigarettes.

She smoked camels until the day she died.

Oh, I'm sorry, Connor.

I didn't know she passed.

She was a good mom.

When I was little, she would sing lullabies to help me fall asleep.

What about your dad?

He died when I was little. I don't have any memories of him.

Oh, geez.

I'm sorry.

His plane crashed in the mountains. They never found it.

You don't say.

It was hard on my mom.

Yeah, I bet.

I just hope they're in heaven now.

Heaven?

Now that's a nice idea.

You want to know what my idea of heaven is?

Sure.

So get this.

It's a real special place where all the old televisions, once they're out of

service, of course, they just get to sit there and they spend the rest of their

days watching people.

Watching people.

That's right.

And give the TVs a chance to do some of the watching.

Okay, I like that.

Pretty good, right?

What about you?

What's your idea, Hib?

Just a day at the beach with my dog.

With Sandy?

Yeah.

Do you love her?

I just know it.

And when you do, you're going to take her straight to the beach.

Are you okay?

Ma'am, are you okay?

Ma'am?

Victor?

Victor?

Victor?

Victor?

Why'd we stop driving?

That ain't good, buddy.

Okay. All right. Come on. Let's go.

I got an idea.

Come on.

You got this.

Stay with me, buddy.

Stay with me.

Just a little bit further.

Come on. You got this.

Come on.

You're going to be all right. Come on.

How long is it supposed to take?

It should only take a couple of minutes.

Oh, my stars.

I really hope this works.

It'll work.

I don't know, Mary.

I don't know.

All that blood.

I just worry he's going to die. You know, Victor, even if he does die, it's

not the end.

One life can take many forms.

For a caterpillar, its life ends in darkness, but then...

It emerges from a chrysalis reborn as a butterfly.

Connor,

you're alive.

Larry. Hi, Connor.

How do you feel?

I feel reborn.

It's locked.

There's another way in.

Don't look like it.

Step back.

Careful.

Fuck.

I'll try all the combinations.

Wait, are you kidding me?

There's ten billion possibilities. Do you know how many years that takes?

I don't care. I have to see Sandy.

Connor?

Hey, it's late.

It's dark, and we don't know what's out there.

What we need to do is just get a good night's rest.

In the morning, we'll find another way in, all right?

Hey.

Hey, come on now.

Look, we can get started as soon as that sun starts to peak through those

mountains, all right?

Buddy, don't you worry. We're going to get you in there.

All right?

I just figured it out. The lock combination?

No.

I figured out why your name was so familiar.

I didn't see it before, but from this angle and the flickering light,

you looked just like him.

You see, there was this man who lived alone.

He would watch me every day.

When he got home after a long day's work.

And then he met this girl.

And they fell in love.

And the two of them would watch me on Friday nights.

Before long, the girl got pregnant.

And they had a little boy.

And the three of them would watch me together.

On Saturday mornings, the man would get up early.

The mom was still sleeping, and the man and the boy would watch cartoons

together.

You know what that boy's name was?

It was Connor.

Don't you see? That's why your name was so familiar.

That little boy was you.

I was your daddy's TV.

You were my dad's TV?

That's right.

From what I could tell, he was a hard worker.

He loved your mom and, boy, he loved you.

Victor, I'm going to go to sleep.

First thing in the morning, I'm going to wake up and go get my dog.

Hey, you mind if I stay up and watch you for a bit?

I should probably go to sleep.

Sure, Victor.

See you in the morning.

victor victor

time

moves

differently here

Sandy.

Sandy.

Hang in there, Sandy. I'm here. It's okay.

This is just a nightmare.

Hey, Connor, this ain't no nightmare.

Your dog is dead, and you're dead.

Watch it! Connor, jeez.

Barry? You're so pathetic.

What? Just get away from me. I can't stand you. What's wrong?

Grocery shopping for you every Wednesday was the worst part of my week. Barry.

I hate you.

One in the meadow, two in the garden,

three in the nursery, fantasy,

fantasy.

Your grandmother.

So many memories.

I've never seen these before.

You were a happy baby.

Until your father abandoned us.

You mean when he died in a plane crash?

He didn't plan a plane crash.

He left me for another woman.

No, he didn't. Yes, he did.

That's not true.

Yes, it is. No, it's not.

Yes. No!

You brought this on yourself.

You put yourself into the game.

You live your miserable life reflected in screens.

Look how pitiful you are.

Hi, my name is Connor Thomas Marsh.

I'm 36.

I live in Baltimore.

And I'm the reason my dog is dead.

Someday we'll all live in computers because life outside is too sad.

I have no real friends.

Sandy was my only friend and I killed her.

By playing the game, you kill your dog.

Come on Sandy, let's go outside.