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There she is!

Stop her, Todd!

Out of the roof!

You gotta want to support, Todd.

He's supposed to be this close?

Probably not. You believe something this big actually flies?

Men. Always obsessed with how big something is.

It's practically standing still now.

They've dropped ropes out of the nose of the ship.

It burst

into

flames. It burst into flames. And it's falling. It's crashing.

And the frame is crashing to the ground, not quite to the mooring mast. Oh, the

humanity.

A White House reporter asked LBJ, why are we in Vietnam?

And the president whipped out his genitalia and said, this is why.

It's true. He called it jumbo.

For better or worse, and in this case, worse, this is real history.

To understand it, we've got to get inside these people's heads, their

loves, their quirks, their jumbos.

You're canceling my tenure meeting?

It's not me.

You're department chair.

It's the committee. Can we just... Let's talk about this over coffee.

I have busted my ass for tenure.

Why? The department thinks that... My mother built this department. The real

truth?

You could push this through if you wanted.

Lucy.

Hey, Mom.

How's she doing?

Same as yesterday and the day before.

Come on.

Let me buy you a drink.

They're not gonna give you tenure.

So what are you gonna do? Go to the chancellor if I have to, raise hell? Or

quit. Just get out of there. You don't need this crap.

So we'll all just live off your podcast?

Ouch.

Lucy, you're a great professor.

Go somewhere you're wanted.

That department is Mom's legacy.

It's what I've worked for my entire life. So what, I should just throw my

whole future away?

I'm just saying, stop worrying about disappointing Mom.

Make your own future.

You sure you can trust that book?

Hold up.

I need to see some ID.

Rufus.

Hey, Anthony. Is it or is it not Taco Tuesday?

And your turn to pick up said tacos.

Asked you to go with you.

Better than staring at her 12 hours a day.

Everybody, you're down on the ground!

Yeah! Come on!

Sit down on the ground.

Hands up!

Let me see your hands!

Where'd they go?

Lucy Preston. I'm Agent Kondo with Homeland Security.

Look, whatever you're selling is not mine. Agent Kondo, Homeland Security.

Miss Preston, you need to come with me.

What'd she do?

We need your help. Now, please.

Now, please.

This way. Follow me.

Wait here, please. Okay.

You know what? I just need to call.

Cool.

Are you asleep?

No, ma'am. Oh.

Okay, good.

This is Connor Mason's company?

Do you know why we're here?

No idea, ma'am.

You know, we're pretty much the same age, so you can just stop calling me ma

'am.

Lucy Preston, Agent Denise Christopher, Homeland Security.

You've got a hell of a reputation.

History, anthropology, you're world class.

I'm just a teacher. My mother is world class.

I have read all of her books. I'm sorry to hear she's sick.

And Master Sergeant Wyatt Logan, Delta Force?

Yes, ma'am. Boy, speaking of reputations. Well, we are on the clock,

so follow me, but hold on to your asses.

Garcia Flynn, ex-NSA asset in Eastern Europe.

Ex since when? Since he killed his wife and child and went off the grid. That

was a year ago. We thought he was holed up in Chechnya, but apparently not.

Why is he taking the Star Tours ride?

What the hell was that? Some sort of special effect?

Ever heard of a closed time-like curve?

You're Connor Mason.

My body has one of your cars. Excuse me, a closed time-like what?

Might say.

This is the fabric of space-time.

Now, if you could get a powerful enough gravitational field, you could actually

bend it back on itself, creating a kind of loop that would allow you to cross

over to an earlier point.

An earlier point in time, you mean? What he means is, Mr. Mason invented a time

machine and chose not to tell the government about it until it was stolen

by terrorists. Right, because the federal government never screws up

anything and can always keep a secret. You're asking for our help now.

Wait, hold on. This is a joke, right?

I mean, some psych test the government came up with. I mean, this can't be

possible, right? Well, that's what they said about the moonshot. Until someone

with enough imagination made it very possible.

Our earliest prototype.

She isn't fancy, but she works.

Usually. Now, we kept her operational in case the crew of the mothership ever

needed a rescue.

We call this one the lifeboat.

Their CPUs are linked. Unfortunately, she can't tell us exactly where the

mothership has gone.

But you can tell us when.

Naturally, no one tells you when.

Time machine problems.

Yes, we're working on it, but for the moment, that's the best we have.

3.30 p.m., May 6th, 1937.

We found this on the dead shooter. It's an address, a tavern in Manchester, New

Jersey. That's the Hindenburg, about four hours before it crashed.

You're telling me that this guy actually went back in time for real to the

Hindenburg? Lucy, if Flynn kills people in 37 who aren't supposed to die... They

don't have the kids they're supposed to have. Do the things they're supposed to

do. History changes.

Reality changes.

So why would you be stupid enough to invent something so dangerous?

I didn't count on this happening. Why would Flynn do it? We don't know.

But there's room in there for three passengers.

Wait, to do what?

Go after him?

Why else would we bring you here?

You're insane!

Even if I believed you, which I don't, I'm not getting in that thing to, what,

go after some terrorist? I am not a soldier. If we have a soldier, we need a

historian. A good one who knows the customs, can travel incognito, help us

keep a low profile. Great, I'll email you some names.

I think someone who loved history would want to save it.

Besides, what if I am telling the truth?

Don't tell me you're not the least bit curious.

Do you need to go with them?

I can't.

I am a coder, okay? That is what I'm good at, all right? I don't like to

leave my desk, let alone go in there or back then. Also, I don't know how it

works across the pond, but I am black.

There is literally no place in American history that'll be awesome for me.

Rufus, enough.

We both know why it has to be you.

This is all wrong.

This skirt is from the 40s. In this blouse, they didn't have this kind of

fabric back then. Or underwire bras.

Who's gonna see your bra? Best we can do on short notice. Take this, please. I

have to call my sister. You can do it when you get back.

What? Here's the address for the tavern.

I need some money. Huh?

Let's go.

Don't be noticed.

Don't change anything.

Understand?

Lucy.

Rufus. From the pilot.

Kind of. Kind of?

What?

Are all these seatbelts

really necessary?

Oh, yeah.

You'll see.

You okay?

I'm claustrophobic.

And apparently about to travel through time, so... Have you been drinking?

Didn't know I was going to be working tonight, ma'am.

Stop calling me ma'am.

You might want to hold on.

Thank you. Thank you.

Are you okay?

Totally good.

Are we here?

I think so.

You sure?

Pretty sure.

Okay, just one thing that I don't get. Apparently this time machine works.

So why don't we just go back five minutes before Flynn stormed in and

shoot him in the face? You can't go back to any time where you already exist,

where you might need to double yourself.

It is bad for the fabric of reality.

Defines bad.

We tried it once. The pilot came back.

But not all of them.

What?

Oh!

So the back of the bus was amazing.

Mom, I wish you could see this. Come on, Professor.

We gotta move. Tell us what we're getting into.

The Hindenburg is just reaching the airfield, but she won't be able to land

right away because of that.

Light rain and high winds. So she'll make a bunch of turns, causing air

friction, building up static electricity.

Then at exactly 7.25 p.m., the Hindenburg will throw down the mooring

ropes, but the ground crew will drag the ropes through the grass.

They get soaked. Which electrically grounds the ship, causing a spark in the

metal hull. The spark ignites a leaking hydrogen balloon, burning 2,000 cubic

liters and 36 people alive.

So why is Flynn here?

Thank you, miss.

Maybe he wants to kill all 97 people on board instead of just the 36, make a bad

thing worse.

Whatever it is, we find him first, fast as we can.

If we do find him, leave that to me.

That might

be the 30s, but Jersey is Jersey.

Is it Flynn?

Um, everyone's staring at you. Maybe you should just wait outside.

On a scale from Million Man March to Mississippi Burning, how safe do you

think I'm gonna be out there?

You should be fine. Just, uh, don't make eye contact with anyone.

So glad I came.

Hey, man.

How's it going?

How's what going where?

How'd you do, sir?

Um, we were just wondering if you've seen this man.

Why is he wearing pajamas?

Just have you seen him? No, I don't think so. Look again, it's important.

What are you, deaf? I said I haven't seen him.

Yep, Jersey's Jersey.

That's Kate Drummond.

Oh, right, of course she'd be here.

Who's she?

She has a column in the Hearst Papers.

She covered the wars of Manchuria and Ethiopia.

What?

Just reminds me of someone, that's all.

That's a pinball machine?

Nothing gets past you, pal.

Double or nothing?

Would you like a drink, Miss Drummond?

You know who I am? Oh, yeah.

The way you've covered the wars in Manchuria and Ethiopia really makes a

guy think.

Oh, you're a soldier.

How'd you know? The pickup line for one.

I've known too many soldiers.

Not like me, you haven't. Miss Drummond, it is so nice to meet you.

You are a hell of a writer. This is my older sister, Lucy.

That's kind of you, Lucy. You're in town to cover the Hindenburg survival?

Yes, and then I'm writing it back to you for the coronation, because there's

nothing like a tight and close space with a bunch of stuffed shirts.

Maybe you wanted to take that trip after all.

Have you seen this man?

Who is he? Why is he wearing pajamas?

He's a friend of ours.

Well, yes, he was here about two hours ago.

What was he doing?

Well, when the officers at the airfield need a couple of extra hands, this is

where they pick him up. Your friend is working as ground crew.

He's going to help bring down the Hindenburg.

We okayed another drink for that one. She is amazing.

Who are we talking about? Kate Drummond. She only has about 90 minutes to live.

She'll be right under the Hindenburg when it crashes down on top of her.

Wait.

You just stood there, chatting her up, knowing she's about to die?

Well, we can't change anything.

Today's the day she... Today's her day.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Guys, follow me. Follow me.

Commander Rosendahl?

I'm sorry to bother you, but it's urgent.

Yes?

This man is working as one of your ground crew, and it's very important we

find him quickly.

He's a threat to your base, sir.

How? Who are you?

Well, we're actually... This is Dr. Dre.

I'm Nurse Jackie.

We're from General Hospital. This man is a patient of ours, which is...

why he's wearing pajamas he has a bad case of spanish flu which last time

killed what almost 700 000 people in the u.s alone so you can see why we're

nervous yes yes of course i'll help however i can oh officers stand forward

sir yes sir this man somewhere amongst this crowd

we've only got five more minutes yeah let's split up if you see

flynn don't engage you find me first

He's practically standing still now.

They dropped ropes out of the nose of the ship.

Wyatt! You believe something this big actually flies?

Men. Always obsessed with how big something is.

Hi, babe. Remember me?

Yes, hello? Yeah, a couple things I want to talk to you about. Maybe we can go

someplace. In a minute, I'm working. Well, we don't have a minute, really.

Well, maybe you haven't noticed, soldier, but the ship is landing. It'll

have to wait.

I can't wait. No!

Hey! You stay away! We're out of time!

What?

It's gonna blow!

The majestic airship lands gracefully as passengers wave to the odd spectators.

Um, that's not supposed to happen, right?

Where's Lucy?

You following us?

Flynn wants to talk to you.

Take me to Flynn.

Belinda. You okay?

Flynn just saved the Hindenburg.

So no, I am definitely not okay.

So saving the Hindenburg, huh?

How'd Flynn even do it?

The mooring ropes.

I saw crewmen. They didn't let the ropes touch the wet grass.

They wrapped them up. No wet ropes means the ship doesn't ground. There's no

spark in the hull, no boom.

This must have been Flynn's guys.

I'm less concerned with how Flynn did it than why.

It's a bad thing. 36 people lived.

Very bad.

It could change the present in ways we can't possibly predict.

Huh.

Finally, some civilization in this backwater crap hole. I can rewire it,

track the other walkie signal, use it to find Flynn.

Give me a minute.

You shouldn't have brought that gun.

Oh, the one I saved your ass with. We are surrounded by Nazis.

What if one of them takes your future gun to Berlin?

Sometimes things get messy. It is my job to make sure there is no mess. There's

always a mess.

So now we make it up as we go.

And I take out Flynn.

Which, by the way, might require the use of a damn gun. So if that's your job,

why did you run off after Kate?

Hey, guys.

Turns out I can't track Flynn because this isn't actually a walkie. At least,

not anymore.

What do you mean? Someone soldered the lead wires, and then there's this thing.

Ooh.

That's a blasting cap.

This is a detonator. For a bomb?

Kate's column.

Listen, the Hindenburg will welcome many luminaries aboard its return trip to

Europe and the King's coronation.

John D. Rockefeller, Junior Omar, Bradley, Igor Sikorsky.

I don't follow.

Rockefeller is going to help build the United Nations. Bradley is crucial to

planning D-Day.

Sikorsky invented the damn helicopter.

And what if that's why Flynn saved the Hindenburg? What if he didn't want to

blow it up on the way in because he wants to blow it up on the way out?

If these people die, the damage to the timeline, it's catastrophic. Hands up!

Stay right where you are.

Let me guess. Someone called an anonymous... Shut up.

When did they invent deodorant?

We should just call the airfield and tell them that the Hindenburg is in

danger. Please!

Piece of crap old lock.

Can you open it?

Oh, yeah. Easy with the hairpin, which I'm guessing you don't have.

No, I don't.

How soon do the Hindenburg leaves?

Just before dawn, so pretty soon.

That's great. We just rot in here while all those people die.

While Kate dies?

Okay.

So, what is it about her?

Nothing.

Okay, so you're just one of those soldiers who ignores his orders to chase

a pretty face? Kate reminds me of my wife.

Okay?

They even look alike.

A little bit.

I didn't know you were married.

Jessica died.

It was my fault.

If I could just change that one.

So when I saw Kate, I just couldn't let her.

excuse me what the hell kind of a gun is this

Excuse me, can I get a glass of water, please, sir? Swallow your spit, boy.

I'm not a boy, actually.

Excuse me?

You have eyes, right?

You can tell I'm not a child, and I am definitely not your son, so don't call

me boy.

I'm not sure you realize where you are, boy.

Actually, I do.

I'm in a damn stone age, but man, I hope you live a long, long life. Long enough

to see Michael Jordan dunk, Michael Jackson dance, Mike Tyson punch, really,

just any black guy named Michael. O.J., yeah, he gets off. He did it, but we

don't care. And Obama, he's the president.

2008, that's gonna suck for you. I hope you see it all, because the future is

not on your side, boy.

Okay, so where's he going?

Take off your bra. Your modern bra.

Here.

Uh,

guys?

Why okay, okay, okay guys guys why okay? Okay. Yes. Okay guys, please stop don't

come in here. Look. No, no, no, no, no, no, stop Oh

How are we going to find the bomb? I'm working on it.

Oh, no. I need a sword. I need a sword. You stay away from me. You're attacking

me. No, no, I'm trying to save you. I'm trying to save you right now.

The ship is in danger. There is a bomb, and we're trying to find it. He's

telling the truth.

The picture we showed you, that guy planted the bomb.

Help us.

Please.

I saw him. Follow me.

He came out of here in a hurry.

Look over there.

Hey! What the hell is that? We

gotta get this off the ship now.

Uh, about that...

You've defused a bomb before, right?

I've seen it done.

Had some training in Afghanistan.

Since when were we fighting Afghanistan?

Hey, I need you to ground the ship and get the people off. How do we do that?

We make it up as we go.

Come on.

Stay back.

Stay back.

We're the anarchists, Black Cross.

We have a bomb on this ship.

You're going to land now and await further demands.

Do it or I'll cut his throat, you Nazis!

Hurry up! Let's go!

The

ship

is landing.

Something's wrong.

Ask me something.

Well, like what?

Anything that likes me to talk.

Anything? Well, where the hell did this glowing clock come from?

Or you, for that matter.

I know this is hard to believe, but I'm gonna tell you the truth.

My name is Buck Rogers and this thing came from outer space.

Thank you.

Sergeant, you know... Go get that little girl!

Here you go.

It's time we talked.

You need to understand who and what you're dealing with.

I understand that you're a psychopath trying to burn everything to the ground.

Well, that depends on your point of view, Lucy.

How do you know my name?

I know everything about you. Your father's dead.

You think you're meant to follow in your mother's footsteps, but you don't really

want to.

You want to know how I know?

That's my handwriting, but... I didn't write that.

Not yet.

But you will.

I know what you really meant to be, Lucy, and it isn't a teacher.

Why would I believe anything from someone who killed their own family?

Just ask them why they really chose you for this mission.

And ask them what Rittenhouse is.

Rittenhouse?

Get someplace safe!

Where are you going?

Have a good life.

I

know

for a fact that you're not gonna shoot.

Okay. Oh, my God.

You got her? I got her. Go!

Come on. Stay with me.

I'm right here.

Move, move, move.

Come on.

Relax. Relax.

Come on, Kate.

Come on, Kate. Come on.

The Hindenburg exploded early morning, May the 7th, 1937.

It was bombed by the anarchist Black Cross. There were only two casualties,

journalist Kate Drummond and the man whose body was unable to be identified.

Okay, so to you, this is what's in the books. This is how it went down, of

course. In the anarchist group, three suspects who escaped from jail and

vanished without a trace.

Yes. That was... us.

What? We got some issues.

Flynn wanted a lot more than two casualties. He wanted to murder everyone

on board. And we stopped him, but the Hindenburg... It wasn't supposed to

happen like this.

Flynn still changed history in ways... In what ways? I don't know yet. Did you

see him?

I spoke to him.

Really? What did he say?

He said I should ask you why you chose me and what Rittenhouse means.

I have no idea what he's talking about.

I don't know.

Rufus, where's Flynn now?

Uh, the lifeboat CPU says that he's back in present day, but who knows where. And

so we can't go back to 37, give it another shot? No. Remember, we can't

double back to any place where we meet ourselves.

There are no do-overs.

So what is Flynn after?

I have a theory.

Any anti-government whack job can get a few barrels of fertilizer and blow up a

federal building. It's not going to really change anything. Our institutions

are too established, but in the past, things were a lot more fragile.

I... I think Flynn is trying to kill America in the crib.

Rewrite history before it's even written.

None of you are to say a word about any of this under penalty of treason.

If we need you, we'll call you. Wait. Need us? Nothing has changed.

Flynn is still out there. He still has the mothership, and you are still our

best option. When he uses it again, we will call you.

You have something for me.

I didn't get everything. For some of it, they were out of earshot.

This must have been Flynn's guys.

I'm less concerned with how Flynn did it than why.

I'm not at all comfortable with this.

By the way, do you think I'm comfortable with any of this?

Hey.

When you shot Flynn a couple inches to the right, you would have blown my

brains out.

You just that good, or was I just that expendable?

Well, I guess I'm just that good.

I am.

Wyatt, you asked Rufus about going back to your own timeline because you want to

change what happened to your wife, right?

But maybe the Hindenburg was meant to explode. Kate was meant to die.

Maybe we don't get to make it up as we go.

Maybe some things are just... What?

Fate?

Hey. Um, how was it? What was it like?

You know, to time travel.

I'll take you to dinner and tell you all about it.

Oh, uh... Okay.

How's she doing?

Amy, I'm back.

Hi, sweetheart.

What was all that about Amy?

Please say that you brought me a Snickers.

What's wrong?

You're okay.

Yes, of course I'm okay.

Hey. Hey.

Hey, hey. What's gotten into you?

Just, how is this possible? How could, how could the Hindenburg, how could the

Hindenburg have done this?

Hindenburg? Lucy, you're not making any sense. Sorry, I'm just so happy to see

you. sweetheart.

What's happened to your engagement ring?

My what? Sweetheart, what is wrong?

Sorry, it's, um, just a lot to, uh...

Where's Amy?

Lucy, you keep saying that. Amy who?

No.

No. Lucy! Amy!

Lucy. Amy! Tell me what is going on.

This isn't right.

This isn't right.

What are you talking about? You're starting to scare me.

Hello? The car's turning around to pick you up. We need you back here now. Flynn

just took out the mothership again.

Where?

When?