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Hey.

Thought you had an 8 o'clock.

I do.

What's 5 past 7?

Oops.

Maybe you need a few more clocks.

We having dinner tonight?

Might be late. I'll call you.

It's easy, all you do is you vlog it.

Are you guys ready?

Morning,

Gina. I've been trying to hunt you down.

How's your mom doing? Better, thanks.

Faith and agency?

Yeah. No!

Don't do this to me!

Son of a gun.

What's wrong now?

My micro-sync just tanked. Stop day trading.

I can't. I'm addicted.

Hi. Where were you? I told them your parakeet died. Yeah. Sorry. So, we were

all here, except for you.

I love the direction we're going. Keep up the terrific work. We're excited

about it, too.

Great pastries from the new Greek place.

I brought you some.

Thank you. Not so great coffee.

How come we can't get better coffee, huh?

I don't know.

Do you mind?

Don't bring toys to the office.

So, they're happy. Formal presentation, end of the month.

They're good. They're gonna love them. Yeah.

What is the matter with you? Fizzle, flash, no substance.

And the problem is?

I'll play with a few ideas.

Charlie.

They like these.

Don't play.

Is Al in there?

Marshall's looking for him.

I'll be right there.

You're gonna play, aren't you?

Uh-huh.

We hitting the ball tomorrow?

Yeah. Uh-uh. No. I don't think so. See you at the crack of 11.

What'd Mom say about the cruise?

Well, I haven't talked to her yet.

I don't do well on cruises.

Too relaxing?

Yeah, I don't do relaxing well.

Anyway, it's Charlie's turn to choose this year.

Oh, good.

You'll end up at a North American flea market and antique show convention.

Oh, stop.

What'd I miss?

Vacations. Count me in.

Hey, Charlie.

Hello, Tracy.

Where's the dry cleaning? Oh, yeah.

No, forget it. I can get it on my way to work. Hey, your favorite nephew's

waiting for you downstairs.

He is? Mm-hmm.

I'll call you guys when dinner's ready.

How hard is it to remember to pick up the laundry?

Let's put some gas in it, Uncle Charlie.

Well, you know, Ryan, back then, trains didn't run on gas.

They ran on coal. They're steam.

Steam?

Yeah.

Steam. It shovels the coal from the fire, it boils the water, and the steam

makes the train move forward.

Cool. Yeah, well, hot, actually. Really hot.

Can I?

You bet.

Run it, rail man.

Isn't there anything you can't do?

Yeah, your car.

Be nice to me. I'm taking your husband out to play. Oh, thanks. He needs it.

I liked it better when the two of you were in town. Oh, don't get me started.

So, Al, how's your love life?

Buy me a beer sometime.

You can watch me cry in it. You are so full of it. Hey, hey, hey, yo, ducky!

Call off your wife!

You're buying, Al. I am not buying. You are.

You know, a tie is not a win. You quit.

I didn't quit. You know, I've got a date tonight. I'd like my body to be in

working order. Look at this place. I've never noticed this place before.

Okay, I'll buy lunch.

Whoa.

Look at that one right in the middle.

Oh, man.

I'll meet you at the place.

You've got a good eye.

That one's very special.

So can I see it?

Certainly.

Just open up this place.

As a matter of fact, I did.

You'll notice the bar relief on the casing.

Go ahead, pick it up.

All right, if I open it? Please do.

Waltham.

Of course, it's perfect.

And it works.

Of course it works.

How much are you asking for it?

It's a special piece.

I wouldn't sell it to just anyone.

Only someone who understands the complexity of time.

800.

Will you take a check?

This is a bit of a new direction I've been thinking about.

It's a throwback to another time.

It's romantic.

Emotionally evocative. Because it's old, it's fresh.

Haven't we built product identification with the other?

Yes, we have.

Al, all due respect, I think people are tired of in-your-face advertising.

People want to slow down. They want to connect.

Something's missing in their lives.

Too soft.

Way too soft.

It's a beautiful image, Charlie, but it's something I'd hang in my living

room. The client looking to change?

No, they're not. Well, then what are we all... I'm not really sure. I wasn't

aware that... Look, let's see the new boards next week.

Charlie, don't waste your time on this.

That's it, right?

Yep.

What exactly was that?

I knew you wouldn't let me pitch it.

So you do an end run.

Nice, pal.

Al.

This old campaign is empty.

It's like fast food.

All it has is energy, and frankly, I'm tired of it.

Two words.

It works. And that's why we're here. We're selling soap.

Al, this resonates to me.

This is real.

Let me tell you something.

You are in the extreme minority.

Resonate on your own time. Finish the boards and send them upstairs.

I'm not used to seeing you in the middle of the day.

Is that you, Kevin, on fat luck, eh?

Okay, thanks.

What's all this?

List of jobs.

For who?

Me. Why?

You work at the best agency in town. I don't understand. No, but they're not

agencies. They're, uh, schools.

Schools? You want to go back to school?

To teach, Chris.

Always wanted to teach.

Well, wait a minute. I know you talked about teaching, but that was for after

you retire.

Every day. I go to work.

I solve problems I have no real interest in.

I like to draw.

You do draw every day. But what I do is completely meaningless to me.

Chris, I've been thinking.

What about leaving St. Louis?

What? You could consult.

You've talked about that. You could do it from anywhere.

Things are finally starting to happen for me, Charlie.

Come on, we're doing great.

You want it out of the city, I agree. Maybe we get just a small little house

on a piece of land.

Maybe we even get serious about family.

Is that what this is about? Having kids?

No.

Chris, we are running so fast, I don't even know where we're trying to go

anymore. We are getting lost.

I'm not lost, Charlie.

I know.

And I respect you for it, but you are different than me.

Oh, Robert, tell him to wait.

Yes, I'm just downstairs.

Have him wait.

I have to go, but you know, I think this is, honey, and I hate to say it because

it is a great big cliche, but I think you're having the classic midlife

crisis. No, you've got some of the signs, just like Dave in my office. He

was feeling angst, moping around, what's the meaning of life? So he goes halfway

around the world to climb some big mountain.

He comes back missing two toes from frostbite.

And now he's fine.

You know what I'm saying?

Now we gotta go.

Don't worry, we will figure this out.

Okay?

Somerville? Somerville?

This is the train to Meadowbrook.

Oh, wait a minute. You're the guy from... Are you getting off, sir?

Very well.

Next stop on this train will be St. Louis.

Meadowbrook will be the next stop.

Meadowbrook.

Did you see that? See what?

That old town.

I see them every day. And they get older every day.

Real old.

Next stop, Meadowbrook.

Meadowbrook.

You don't look so good.

No, I'm alright. Just... Weirdest thing happened.

Chris, can we please let it rain? It's Ed. He's in crisis.

It'll only take a second.

Hello? Yes, I know, I heard.

Barney wants it at 3.

Yeah, so you'll have to.

Because he's Barney. Listen, I can't talk right now, okay?

Yeah, just email him.

Thanks.

Sorry.

Would you pour?

Sure.

Excuse me.

You ever heard of a town around here called Somerville?

No, I don't think so.

I thought maybe it was somewhere on this run.

Nope.

Somerville, let's stop Somerville.

It's happening.

What's happening?

The changes.

Outside the window.

Tell me, what do you see?

Cars, uh... Horses. You see horses?

Horses and buggies.

Excuse me.

Somerville!

Coming up to Somerville, sir?

It's just a stop, son.

It's a nice town.

I think you'd like it.

Why don't you get off and take a walk down Main Street?

You look like a change of pace would do you good.

Suit yourself.

Next stop on this train will be St. Louis.

St. Louis!

Hey, you're up late. Well, success.

I mean, she was totally surprised.

Actually, I think she knew, but she was sweet enough to act surprised.

Oh, my God, this dance club is... They had this martini bar and...

What's the matter?

I don't know.

Well, sweetie, you can tell me.

I was on the train coming home.

Everything was fine.

Yeah?

Until we went...

through the tunnel and the lights went out.

Uh-huh.

When they came back on, things were different.

I didn't recognize the stop or the station outside the window.

Well, you probably fell asleep. You were dreaming.

I was not asleep.

You probably got on the local.

Chris, give me a little credit.

This stop is not on the line.

Charlie...

You have got this amazing imagination, but you've got to shut it off once in a

while. Just, you know, give it a rest.

That was not hallucinating.

Then you're dreaming.

You thought you were awake, but you weren't. You were dreaming.

Maybe you should see someone. What do you think?

Yeah? That'd be good.

Blood pressure's a bit high, but otherwise you're fine.

What about the dream?

Dreams are just the mind working out the problems of the day. They can be funny

or frightening or when stress levels are particularly high, even bizarre.

Yeah, this would qualify as that.

Take these for a few days, but not while driving.

If these dreams continue and continue to upset you, I'll refer you to someone.

Who?

A psychiatrist.

Doctor?

I'm afraid to get back on that train.

Contrary to what fiction might postulate, there is no such thing as

time travel.

Take the train.

You'll be fine.

Let's stop Somerville.

Are you getting out today, son?

It's a nice day for it.

A man can't know what he wants until he knows what there is. And the only way to

know what there is is to take a look, try something on, and see if it fits.

Who are you?

The conductor.

I'll give it a try

I don't know.

Hey, mister.

Why are you dressed like that?

You look really funny.

Yeah?

So do you.

What's your name?

Charles. It's yours.

Mary Brown.

Let's talk to strangers, Mary Brown.

Sure. Why not?

Could you tell me the date?

Um...

Mama, what's the date?

You know how to look it up, Mary.

Oh, yeah.

It's the 3rd of March.

Costs three cents.

Sounds reasonable.

Did anyone ever tell you it's rude to stare?

I'm sorry. It's just you look exactly like... Aren't you going to buy the

paper?

Yes. Oh, yes. Yeah, right.

Three cents, huh? Yeah.

Oh, I don't have three cents.

Yes, you do. Can I change?

No, those are...

Those are streetcar tokens.

I take it you're not from around these parts?

No, uh, St. Louis.

The big city.

You can owe me.

Uh, I just needed to take a quick peek.

Go ahead and take that one. I usually have plenty left over.

Just have to toss them.

Thank you.

Come on, Torn!

I'm coming!

Your mom the editor? Yep.

And she's the woman editor, too.

Come on, son.

You can talk to her if you want to.

She doesn't bite.

Pretty bossy for a kid.

I'm not bossy.

I'm just confident.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Jack, could you turn that off?

You didn't ask, but if you want to improve your circulation, why don't you

offer people more than hard news?

Hard news?

Yeah. Yeah, the basic unadorned facts of the store.

See, soft news is more personal.

It's got the human angle.

All the successful papers do it. People love it. You work at a newspaper, Mr.?

Latimer.

Charles Latimer.

I'm in advertising. I design ads, sell products. I know what advertising is.

I was just wondering what qualifies you to teach me about the paper business.

I was just trying to help.

It's your first time in Somerville?

Yes. And you're here to... Look around.

See what's here.

Well, you have plenty of time.

Last train doesn't leave till 5.45.

Well, got the whole afternoon then.

Can I maybe take you to lunch, Miss... Brown?

Mrs. Laura Brown?

No. Thank you, no.

We take lunch at home.

Invite him to lunch, Mama.

Why don't you go outside and play, Mary?

All right.

Look

at

the size of that sky.

You don't get out to the country very often, do you?

No, not like this.

I've never been to St. Louis.

It's too far.

Something funny?

No. No, I'm just having perhaps the most interesting day of my life.

If this is your idea of interesting, Mr. Latimer, your life must be rather dull.

Mary. Yes?

Help Mr. Latimer unhitch Turner, then show him where to wash up.

All right, Mama.

I don't have a clue what to do here.

Aren't there any horses in St. Louis?

Well, yeah, sure there are. I just don't happen to have one.

All right.

Unbuckle the other side. See?

Yeah. One unbuckling. Coming up.

Hold the line, sir.

So, uh, why do you call him Turnip? Because when you chin your back, he nips

you. Turnip. Get it?

Yeah.

I told you.

Yeah, I got it.

I have to wonder at the kind of a man who can take time off for lunch on a

work day.

Uh, I'm just on a brief vacation, Mrs. Clark.

Waiting for the 545 back to St. Louis.

Let me see your hands.

She was talking to me.

Do you want some lunch?

I ain't got time. I got a piece of fence down and a couple of head loose.

Look, we have company.

Mr. Latimer from St. Louis.

Doesn't he wear funny clothes?

Oh, Mary, hush. We don't say such things.

Mr. Latimer, this is Walt.

Howdy.

Did you dress the shoulder?

That's fine.

It'll be more fine if you put some liniment on it.

What's your business?

I'm just here to discuss the Gazette.

Thanks.

Well, see you.

Shall we?

Thank you, Lord, for this food you have put before us and for these thy

blessings. Amen. Amen.

Amen.

And what brings you to Somerville, Mr.

Latimer?

Um, I saw it from the train.

Looked like a nice town, so I just, uh, stopped.

Must be nice to have the time.

My daughter tells me you have some suggestions for the Gazette. Yes, ma'am,

I do. Well, I don't believe in throwing good effort after bad.

You do agree, Mr. Latimer, that business is best left to the men?

No, Mrs. Clark, as a matter of fact, I don't.

I think men and women are equally equipped to successfully run a business.

Well, whether or not a woman can run a business successfully is not the issue.

Suitability of nature and respectability.

This is really good hash.

Hmm.

What about a contest?

Or sports?

Sports. Comics. That's it.

Cartoons. Political cartoons. No, just funny cartoons. Just to make you laugh.

See? You run a character in a single panel.

And it tells the whole story.

My problems are behind me.

That's good. See?

That's kind of funny. It is.

Kind of funny.

Are these cartoons popular in St. Louis?

Oh, very.

First thing some people read in the morning. Like me.

May I have this one?

Sure. My gift to you.

Unbelievable afternoon.

I envy you.

Me?

Your life.

It is so rich, so full, so warm.

Very different thing from where I come from.

How so?

Oh, it's colder.

Somehow harder to touch.

It's fast.

Instant. Faster the better.

Very different.

But perhaps richness of life comes more from inside of a person.

You know, if I could pick a time to live, any time, I'd pick right here,

right now, at the brink of a whole new century, with so much promise ahead.

Then you must be quite content.

Let's see that good luck

Thank your mother for her hospitality, and I'm not an anarchist.

Say goodbye to your husband, too.

My husband?

Walt.

Whoa.

He's not my husband. He's the hired hand.

Oh, I just assumed because... No, we grew up together.

He's more like a brother to me.

I'm widowed.

Sorry. Oh, it's all right. It was some time ago.

Have a wonderful life, Mrs. Brown.

I hope you won't wait that long to come back.

You have a safe trip home, Mr. Latimer.

Sullivan. What's going on?

Didn't hear you come in.

What's going on at work?

What do you mean? The spring campaign.

Al called.

Why is Al calling you?

Because he's been paging you all day and because he was worried about you. Where

were you?

Charlie, I'm your wife.

You're supposed to talk to me.

I try talking to you, Chris, all the time. You're always running somewhere.

I listen to you. Well, then you hear what you want to hear.

Like what?

Like what I've been telling you. I need a change from this city, from this work.

Every time you ignore me.

I don't ignore you.

I just don't know what to say.

Say what you feel, Chris.

I don't know.

It seems that when we were first married, we started off wanting the same

things, and now... We don't.

You know, Charlie, people always called us opposites, and I always thought that

was a good thing, but maybe after a while, opposites just drift apart.

I'm tired. I'm going out. You coming?

Yeah.

Great to see you.

Sign these when you get a minute.

Batteries? Uh-huh. For your pager.

I don't need batteries.

I need to stop carrying it.

Until you're wearing flannel shirts and driving your John Deere, keep the pager

on. Okay?

So, Al, I want to get a message to you. I, uh, I talked to Kristen.

Excuse me. I called her. I was worried about you. You disappear. Where the hell

were you?

Taking a day off.

Ah, well, good for you.

I hope you're well-rested and drawing some beautiful pictures over there.

Actually, I am.

So should I be worried about you?

Maybe just a little.

Okay.

I'll worry a little.

Listen.

If you ever want to talk, you know, just... Al?

I know.

We're gonna rock. Friday presentation, right?

Absolutely.

Don't worry about a thing.

Hi, it's me. Sorry for the short notice, but I have dinner with a client tonight.

I'll be home around... 10-ish, okay.

Wow.

Oh, my God.

Laura Brown, editor of the Summer Book Gazette, the first newspaper in Missouri

to publish a cartoon, March 6, 1896.

You did it.

Good for you. You did it.

Bumblebee! Here is Bumblebee!

Getting off today, sir?

As a matter of fact, I am. The universe is a complex place.

Take the element of time, for instance.

It's a continuum.

No beginning, no end.

How do we land where we do?

Is it by chance, random selection, or simply one's destiny?

What are you saying?

Exactly what I said.

Nothing is fixed.

Permanent.

Not even this stop.

It could drop from the schedule at any time.

Any time. Understand what I'm saying?

Still want to get off?

I do.

Damnation.

You certainly do have a mouth on you, Mrs. Brown.

I have a temper, too, and if I drop any more type, you just might see it. I'm

sorry I can't visit.

I'm behind.

Why is your types there?

Fred came down with the crew.

I have time.

How about I typeset?

You typeset? Sure, if you show me how.

You read the copy, you type it in. When you hear the bell, you lift the

elevator, you send it on its way, and you start the next line.

He's gay.

No, those are crackers, but help yourself.

Where'd you leave off? Oh, the Lodge Brothers of the Independent Order of

Oddfellows. Yeah, got it.

Go ahead, write.

That's a fine suit you're wearing.

Thank you.

Oh, I ran your cartoon.

Oh, yes?

How'd it go?

Everyone's asking for the next one.

It was an excellent idea, thank you.

And if you feel inspired, there's some blank paper right over here.

I'm surprised to see you, Mr. Latimer.

I didn't think you'd be back so soon.

No, I didn't either, Mrs. Brown.

Chicken fricassee, buttered beets, corn pudding, 35 cents.

Is it too expensive?

Because we could always... No, no, it's fine. And a sarsaparilla soda.

Always wanted to try that.

I would like the roast pork with applesauce and a cup of tea, please.

Thank you.

That wasn't so hard.

No, but it seems we've become the main attraction.

That's outrageous.

Women aren't allowed.

Not officially, sir.

But it's understood.

Organize and change it.

You are quite unique. Do you know that, Mr. Natterworth?

How so?

I can't put my finger on it. The way you talk, the way you think.

Maybe it's the way you just appear and disappear.

Anyway, thank you for today. You saved my life.

Thank you.

So.

The paper. It belonged to your husband?

Yes. It was passed on in 91.

Do you remember that awful winter we had?

Uh-huh. He came down with a fever and we couldn't break it.

Mary was only two at the time. She doesn't even remember him.

She's a pistol.

That she is.

And nobody's fool.

Like her mom.

No.

Thank you so kindly.

The paper is going to be the death of me.

My competitor is trying to get a law passed to ban women from owning

businesses. That's ridiculous.

Write editorials.

But most people agree with him. That's why Fred has to cover certain stories. I

don't have access to every place a story might occur.

Take Saturday, for example.

What happened Saturday?

Mr. McKinley is coming here on a campaign stop.

I don't know why he's even bothering to run.

He doesn't stand a lick of a chance against Mr. Bryant.

Keep an open mind about McKinley.

You think so?

Uh-huh.

Anyway, he's meeting reporters in the hotel bar after his speech, and since

women aren't allowed in the bar, except for certain women,

the Gazette will be the only paper without a story.

Tell them it's business.

Don't take no for an answer.

I admire your spirit, but you are definitely not from these parts.

Listen, listen.

You fight for what you believe in.

Freedom and equality is what this country was founded on.

Stir things up. Make some noise.

It's the only way change will come.

And believe me, it will come.

Mother was right.

You are an anarchist.

No, forget the bar.

Catch McKinley outside before he even goes in. How?

You'll figure it out. You're a journalist.

Scoop them all. Get an exclusive. Get McKinley alone.

Smile at him. That'll get his attention.

You got mine.

All right.

I'll do it.

You know, Mr. Latimer, your ideas are unusual.

But they do make sense.

In Somerville.

If I were an ampersand, where would I be?

Those are over there.

You have to put them in by hand.

Let's see.

Where's it hiding? Come on.

Oh, there you are.

See?

We bought ginger cookies for Mama.

You got one in there for me?

Yep. I needed a few things over at the store.

I may have to work later this evening.

Delicious, Mrs. Clark.

I helped.

I knew that.

I can taste it, silly.

You cannot, silly.

Come on, child.

Come on, my sweet little finger.

I'll see you later tonight.

We'll finish our book. Come along.

You're going to be late for your school.

You really like children, don't you?

Yeah.

Do I detect a coolness towards me from your mother?

She's just protecting me.

She doesn't understand why a man of your age and your looks isn't married.

You could stay the night. I mean, um, that is to say that the hotel has rooms.

Ah, how good that sounds.

No, I have to get back.

Commitments. I understand that.

If only I were a hundred years younger.

I don't understand that.

I have absolutely no idea what it means either.

When will you be back?

Hard to say.

I'm, uh...

I'm not what you're looking for.

I wouldn't be so completely sure about that, Mr. Lavender.

What I'm trying to say is that I might not be bad.

Goodbye, Mrs. Brown.

Mr. Latimer.

Thank you for all your help.

Can I help you?

Yeah, I think I missed the train. I need a room for the night.

It didn't show today.

No, it didn't.

Tomorrow, right? 8.15?

Oh, maybe.

Can't say.

Machines break down.

I expect you'll have health pay with the missus when you be getting home.

Yeah, expect there won't be.

That'll be 75 cents for the night.

Room 213.

Top of the stairs.

Hey, excuse me.

Waiting on the 815.

Yep.

It's close to 930.

Yep, it is.

So where is it?

Doesn't always show.

It has to. Only thing has to, mister, is the grim reaper and the tax man.

Yep.

Wait, wait.

Is this the train to St. Louis?

No, sir. It's the train to Somerville. I just got on this train five minutes ago

from Somerville. It was headed to St. Louis.

Then what are you doing in Somerville? I don't know. That's why I'm asking you.

If you wanted St. Louis, you should have stayed in St. Louis.

Why take a train where you don't want to go? I wouldn't be here if you hadn't

sold me this watch.

Now, sir, I need a decision.

Are you staying or going?

I have to get to St. Louis.

Be on the 545 tonight.

Good morning, Mrs. Clark.

If you're looking for my daughter, she's not here.

Do you expect her back soon?

I have no idea.

Sorry to have bothered you, ma'am.

Come on.

Mr. Latimer!

She's out back.

You need some help, ma'am?

Did I misunderstand that you wouldn't be coming back to Somerville?

No.

There were train problems.

You rode out here all by yourself?

Yes, I did.

Whoa, whoa.

And I'm duly impressed.

I am too, Mrs. Brown.

Laura.

Laura.

I wanted to talk to you.

You're gonna talk to me from up there or you're gonna come down here?

Do a Jimbo here.

Let's give Jimbo some water.

Where does it hurt?

I think everywhere.

I'm, uh... I'm glad about the train. I wanted to explain a few things.

The water looks good.

I'd recommend it from the pump.

Could we, uh... Could we take a walk?

Woo-hoo!

They're fishing here?

Trout.

We often come down here on Sundays, lay out a...

Blanket and catch our supper.

Do you like to fish?

When I was a kid, my dad used to take me.

And that was a long time.

It relaxes me.

I'm glad you're here.

I didn't understand last night when you said that you might not ever be coming

back.

I know.

And then, you said that you wished you were a hundred years younger.

Now that one you're really going to have to... That

is not funny.

Well, I think it is.

Aren't you at least going to be a gentleman and give me your hand?

You alright?

I wanted you to.

Very much.

I am so lost.

What do you mean?

I don't know where I belong. I don't know where I'm supposed to be.

Why can't you be here?

Come on, we should go.

No, wait, wait, wait.

No. You're doing it again.

Why are you always leaving me only to come back?

complicated than you can even imagine that's what you've been trying to tell

me oh i i didn't mean for it to go this far

how far did you mean for it to go you

came here with such purity and goodness and i opened my heart to you

and so did mary

Listen to me. My life is not right there.

It doesn't fit.

I was searching, and somehow I found this place, and I found you.

The first time in my life, I felt at peace inside.

Before I even met you.

No, no, no.

Stop.

No.

Don't.

Go back home.

Go back to your wife.

Do me a favor.

The next time you're trained, stops in Somerville.

Do me the decency to stay on it!

You send one of your guys down to take another look.

Uh, he just walked in.

Yeah.

Thanks. Where in God's name have you been?

That was the police.

Sorry. I got stuck.

You got stuck?

You've been gone two days, and that's the best you can come up with?

I'm getting a drink. Anybody?

You couldn't pick up a phone?

Where were you? We thought you were lying in a ditch somewhere.

I was in the country.

You had your cell phone. Why wouldn't you use it?

I couldn't dial out.

Are you having an affair, Charlie?

No.

I've got to go make some calls, tell people you're all right.

Please don't ever leave like that again.

Tell me you don't really believe it.

Al, I know it's hard to accept. I had trouble, too, at first.

But every time I went back... Wait, wait, wait a minute. You went more than

once? Three times.

Last time the train hit some kind of bump or something and I couldn't get

back.

This is her newspaper.

She's the editor of the Somerville Gazette.

March 7, 1896.

Yeah.

Kansas City, October 12th, 1909.

Dallas, June 6th, 1932. This one was new yesterday. It didn't age until after I

got back. Right.

Remember this. Remember when I bought this? Yes. I went by the store the next

day. Everything was gone.

It was empty, cleaned out, for lease.

You're scaring me now, buddy. Al, this is my ticket back in time.

Okay, I'm sorry.

But it's true.

Have you told Kristen any of this?

I haven't, and I would appreciate it if you didn't either. Well, this is nuts.

Do you get that? Whoever lied to you, Al, I am telling you as I am standing

right here in front of you now.

You are as real to me as Laura Brown.

What are you doing, Charlie?

You gotta stop this.

What are you so unhappy about? You are living in the most exciting time in

history.

Science. Medicine.

We're cloning sheep.

Preemie babies.

This big.

We can keep them alive.

The Internet is completely transforming the world. Charlie, you can fly from

London to New York and get there before you even left.

And you're trying to run away.

At what cost to our humanity?

People used to talk to each other eye to eye, face to face.

Now, you listen to me.

I don't know what's going on with you, but I do know that this is your time,

for better or for worse.

And you have a wife.

and friends and family who love you and depend on you here now in the 21st

century and and if you just took a second to look around then maybe you'd

see how incredible it all is charlie everything has a price

what choice do you have

We've got an 8 o'clock tomorrow with Marshall.

Are you gonna be ready?

All right.

You gonna be okay?

Because Charlie, you're the only best friend I got.

Where are you going?

The office.

It's 4.30.

Yeah, well, I got a presentation at 8.

I'm not ready.

Sorry. Morning, guys. I see boards.

Here's a copy. Some coffee in here, please.

I'm sure that Leon or one of the techies can digitize this for the client

presentations.

Okay, we start on black in tandem with the music. Smash-cutting highlights of a

day in the life of a family.

Making breakfast.

Walking the dog. A meeting. The playground.

The flat tire. The market.

Bam. Mall.

Ballet. Baseball.

Bam. Homework. Family dinner.

Bedtime story, a kiss goodnight, and the porch light going off.

35 images in 50 seconds. The soundtrack building to a glory shot of our product.

Spring. Just a part of the family routine.

I think it's kind of cute.

It's fast.

It's evocative. A cycle that everyone can relate to. Leon?

I like it.

Wendy?

Hal?

Yeah. It's in the style we've established. It works well.

Good.

Good job.

Good, Marshal. I'm glad you like it.

It's my going away gift to you.

Where are you going?

I'm quitting the firm.

Come on.

Charlie. I'm submitting my resignation.

Let's go to my office and talk this out.

Marshall, thank you.

There's not much to talk about.

It's been a good run.

I just need to do something else.

Can we have a moment, please?

Charlie, maybe you're not in the best frame of mind to be making this kind of

decision. Al, this is the right thing.

What are you going to do?

I don't know.

Maybe I'll teach.

I'll figure it out.

Oh, let me guess.

You talked to Al, and I did this without discussing it with you first. Chris, it

was an impulse.

That's not to say it was the wrong impulse. It was actually a good thing.

I just didn't know that I was going to do this until that very moment.

Charlie, I've been doing a lot of thinking, too, and we

have to be honest and face what's happening

and stop.

pretending that it's not.

I don't think this is working for either of us.

It's not like we haven't tried.

You're really the one who's been trying to say it for a while.

What?

Uh...

I just wish we had to come to this a little sooner, that's all.

Why?

Doesn't matter anymore.

We had a good run, huh, Charlie?

Those are the exact words I use to marshal, Chris.

Well, I guess when you've been with someone for...

15 years.

That happens.

Over in that picture is named Laura Brown.

See the cartoon on the newspaper she's holding up?

I drew that.

I did.

I gave that to her in that town, Somerville, in 1896.

She put it in a newspaper and people liked it.

That's how it ended up in that book.

That's where I was those two days, Chris.

That's why I couldn't call you.

Charlie, do you mind if I don't go with you on this?

I just can't wrap my mind around it right now, you know?

Oh, yeah.

Sad. What's sad?

The way she died.

It doesn't say how she died.

Yes, it does.

No.

No, it doesn't. It's right here. Laura Brown, editor of the Somerville Gazette,

killed in a gas line explosion at a presidential rally. What? What?

It never said that.

It's right there. No, no. I've read this a hundred times. It ended with the first

newspaper in Missouri to publish a cartoon March 6, 1896.

What?

This wasn't here before.

Conductor's watch.

Nice piece.

Can you fix it?

A couple of these gears are bent. I can't straighten them. I know. I've had

this everywhere. Look, I don't care about the cover of the crystal.

I need you to get this watch working.

I might have to order parts.

You just give me your number. No. I need this by the end of today. It's not that.

I'll pay you whatever it costs. I don't have the parts. Look, a woman's life

depends on this watch getting fixed. Can you do it?

I'm sorry, I can't help you.

Hi.

I'm gonna go.

I thought it's been the weekend at my sister's.

We can work out all the details, you know, when I get back.

Okay.

Hey, Chris.

That is okay?

Yeah.

It is.

Go away. I don't have time to talk. Go away. What are you talking about?

Where's Kristen? At her sister's. I've been calling you guys all night.

Charlie, where are you going?

Come here.

Jeez, Charlie, come on.

Charlie, I checked around, and I made some calls, and I found the name of this

place. It's like a rest place, but with counseling.

And I want to take you there sometime today. No, I can't do it, but thank you.

You need some help. All I need is a watchmaker and a miracle.

What are you doing?

Trains run later on Saturday, 8.45.

I gotta beat McKinley.

What?

Page 137.

You're making me nuts.

Okay. I get it.

So you think you're gonna go back and try and change... I'm trying.

Well, you obviously never made it.

Because it happened.

It's in the book.

It's part of recorded history. It used to be in the book, not until I told her

to scoop him and meet him outside. Now it's in the book.

Get it?

One day it wasn't there.

The next day, it was.

Uh-huh.

So you can rewrite history.

I don't make the rules, Al. I just try to figure them out.

Charlie, I am serious. I want to take you to get some help. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

It's working.

It's working.

Check out the cartoon in the newspaper she sold it. You want to help me out?

Drive me to the station.

Whatever this is you're doing, you promised me you'll go do it and you'll

come back.

Okay?

Thanks, Al.

My friend.

You call me when you get back.

I'll pick you up.

Take care, pal.

Do this to me.

Come on.

Next stop, White Avenue.

Hey, man, am I glad you're here. The wash is broken. Relax, son. We'll be in

St. Louis in 20 minutes. No, I need the 845 to Summer.

Let me see your ticket.

This is my ticket. This watch, you know that.

The schedule is out of my hands.

Oh, wait.

You tried to help me once.

I didn't listen.

I'm ready now.

Will you help me again?

Sometimes the universe makes mistakes.

Sometimes they can't be right.

But sometimes they can.

Please take your seat, sir.

Next stop will be Wiley Avenue.

this will be the last stop i know

Get out of the park!

Get out of the park!

There's going to be an explosion! Get out of the park!

Run, kids, run!

Run! Don't! Get out of here! Where's your mother?

Where is your mother? Up in the air!

She's behind!

I really love her. Clear the park!

Laura!

Laura!

Laura! What's the matter with Mom?

Excuse me.

What are you doing? Put her down!

Listen to me. No! We have to go. Laura, please, listen. There's going to be a

gas may explosion.

Trust me.

Get out of here! There's gonna be an explosion!

Move!

Hey, lights out.

I gotta finish this. It's due tomorrow.

Last minute? Not good.

What's it on?

History of journalism.

It's a snore.

Oh, come on. This is kind of fun.

Why, look at these people standing there.

So proud and happy.

Are they famous?

I don't know.

Want another midnight oil?

Yeah, he leaves his homework till the last minute.

Tell him, Al.

Don't leave your homework till the last minute.

Night, Mom. Night, Dad.

Night, buddy.

Don't stay up till late.

Mr. and Mrs.

C.

Latimer, owners of the Somerville Gazette,

introduce the first small-town

humor...

And... Sports page.

Huh. Cool.