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[ Beeping ]

[ Beeping Stops ]

[ Beeping ]

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

[ Wind Whistling ]

[ Wind ChimesJingling ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Crows Squawking ]

[ Train Approaching ]

[ Train Whistle Blowing ]

[ Horn Honks ]

[ Man Belches ]

Hey, fella! Come on. Hey. Come here.

Hey, fella. Come here.

[ Clock Chiming ]

[ Dog Barking ]

[Alarm Ringing ]

[Alarm Stops ]

[ Piano On Speakers ]

I found my thrill

On Blueberry Hill

Can l help?

Yes. l hope so.

l want to sell this.

Uh, where'd you get this ring?

It's mine. My Wife gave it to me.

Look. The initials are on the inside.

Yes?

- "T.J.N." - Yeah.

Do you have your l.D.?

l'm British. l have a passport.

- "Thomas Jerome Newton." - The wind in the willows played

- Love's sweet melody - This is not a pawnshop.

l beg your pardon?

lf l buy this ring now, you can't redeem it later.

- Understand? - l understand.

Were never to be

Though we're apart

You're part ofme still

Twenty dollars.

- Twenty dollars? - Take it or Ieave it.

On Blueberry Hill

[ Frog Croaking ]

[Airplane Passing Overhead]

[ Frog Croaks ]

[ Bleating ]

- [Jazz ] - [ Man ] Oliver.

Oliver.

Oliver, Mr. Newton is here.

l'm Oliver Farnsworth.

Would you like a scotch and water or something, Mr. Newton?

Oh, a glass ofwater.

[ Man ] Fine.

- Would you like a scotch? - Yes, please.

Are you all right?

Just tired.

l'm sorry l didn't have time to seeyou at my office today, Mr. Newton.

l had hardly even 1 0 minutes.

- [ Phone Rings ] - [ Man ] Excuse me.

What's this? Some kind of bribe?

l'm paying you for your time.

As from now, l want at least 1 0 hours at $ 1 ,000 an hour.

Mr. Newton, this kind of money buys more than 1 0 hours even of my time.

What exactly do you want?

l want a lawyer who's well versed in paten — patents.

That's me.

Here.

Electronics.

- Read the file. - [ Phone Ringing ]

May l keep it overnight?

l'm sorry. l can't leave it with you.

lt's not that l don't trust you.

All right. l'll read it.

lfyou want to put a record on, Mr. Newton...

music doesn't disturb me.

Oh, no, thank you.

Well, ifthere's anything you want, just ask.

[ Clock Chiming ]

[Siren Wailing ]

[ Electronic Twittering ]

[ Farnsworth ] l don't believe it.

l can't believe it. You have nine basic patents here.

Nine.

That's basic patents. Doyou know what that means?

- [ Newton ] Yes, I think so. - Doyou really?

l wonder.

lt — It means, Mr. Newton, thatyou can take RCA...

Eastman Kodak and DuPont, forstarters.

ln, say, three years, what would this be worth to me?

l'm a lawyer, not an accountant, Mr. Newton.

But l'd say it must be something in the area of...

$300 million.

- Not more? - More?

- l need more. - What the hell for?

l'm sorry. l didn't mean it to sound like that.

lt's just l'm trying to adjust my mind to all this.

l'll offer you 1 0% of my net profits...

plus five percent of all corporate holdings.

[ Sighs ] l must think about it all.

l'll ask Trevor to take you home.

l don't drive.

Thank you. l have my own driver waiting.

- All night? - lfyou take this assignment...

you'll have complete authority, below me.

l don't want to have contact with anyone except you.

When you take this position, Mr. Farnsworth...

you'll be able to replace your antiquated sound equipment and buy some of mine.

- Buy it? - At cost, naturally.

[ Darnsworth ] Perhapsyou're not so different after all, Mr. Newton.

Arthur, would you please slow down?

We're only doin' 45, Mr. Newton.

lt's making me feel dizzy.

Keep to 30, please.

[ Farnsworth ] My father used to say, "Oliver...

"when you get a gift horse, walk up to it...

"pat it, quiet the animal down...

"and then, using both hands, force open its jaws...

and have a damned good look in its mouth."

l'd say that was good advice.

Yes. But my father was always wrong.

[ Rock]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[Siren Wailing In Distance ]

[ ChimesJingling ]

Hello.

l just marked your paper.

How'd l do?

- Don't worry about it. - l won't.

[ Groaning ]

[ Laughing, Screaming ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Cackling ]

[ Groans ] Oh, you! Ah!

- [ Yelling ] - [ Laughing ]

- [ Laughing ] - Oh, shit!

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

[ Girl Laughing ]

[ Moaning ]

[ Both Growling ]

- [ Growling ] - [ Laughing ]

[ Man And Girl Moaning ]

[ Moaning Continues ]

[ Moaning Subsides ]

Do you want to see what they look like?

l don't believe this. No.

No, it's impossibIe.

[ Girl] That one. Clever, isn't it?

[ Darnsworth Narrating ] lt happened literally overnight.

When Mr. Newton came into my apartment...

my oId life went straight out the window.

In no time at all, l got a brand-new life, and I like it.

Maybe I'm not my own boss the way I used to be...

but... so what?

Oliver, you're the president of one ofthe largest corporations in America.

[ Chuckles ] l'll tellyou one thing. It's never too late.

l didn't think a man could change at my age.

l still can't believe it.

- [ Typing ] - [ Darnsworth ] Yes, that's possibIe. We can do that.

Are you sure this is the right moment, Mr. Newton?

You know, don't you, that this one has virtually no bottom?

- [Seagull Squawking ] - [ Waves Crashing ]

No. No.

l want you to begin negotiations with Eastman Kodak immediately.

[ Farnsworth ] We've been together a Iong time now...

and I don't see whyyou'd even considerselling offthis division.

Well, l mean, if l owned a copyright on the Bible...

l wouldn't sell it to Random House.

lt's what l want. l'm on my way to New Mexico now.

l shall be staying at an hotel near the border.

l can't tellyouyet. l'll be in touch.

Results are results, Nate, and your class is way below par.

- [ Chuckles ] - l have the computer statement right here.

And, uh — [ Chuckles ] it's kind of sad.

The campus computer, l gather?

- That damn thing doesn't have a mind. - lt's not meant to have a mind.

- That's what makes it perfect for this place, right? - [ Grumbles ]

Oh, the company that made that self-developing film that l showed you a while ago?

They've, uh — They've made this announcement.

They're — They're dumping computers. They're installing human beings.

- Oh, really. - Want to know why?

They want to bring back human error...

because that's the way you get new ideas — by making mistakes.

Back to man and his imagination.

lfyou can't spot a piece of bullshit commercial publicity when you hear it...

you're even more naive than l thought.

Keep your mind on yourjob.

- That's my advice. - That's your advice to me?

- Yeah. - You're so fucking smug and ignorant, you don't know what's going on.

- Oh, really? - These kids are bored.

They're bored with you and these fucking textbooks.

They're five years out of date. l mean —

[ Chuckles ] What they need is some real stimulus.

- ldeas to pursue. - Yes, well...

we've had enough ofyour pursuits.

What are you talking about?

l'm talking about the things you pursue, Nate.

Young things. l don't know. Maybe it's your age.

You've become a novelty freak, and you're not that young anymore.

You don't even get it, do you?

l'm younger than most ofthose kids.

- Oh, come on! - They're already middle-aged because that's what they're taught.

Well, I want out.

- That's the fact. - Face the facts.

What the hell else can you do now except teach?

Nothing. Not a goddamn thing.

Tell you what. Why don't you go get a job with that great company ofyours?

l believe l will.

l believe you won't.

[ Country]

All the boys from the South play the guitar

- Dance to toWn, gonna sing - [ Laughing ]

They stand when a lady enters the room

They won't let her do a thing

All the boys from the South went to boarding schools

It didn't hurt them none

- Weird-lookin' one. - Hey. That's got a New York license number. Shall we check it?

- Yeah, might as well. - Run an N.C.l.C.

39 Artesia. Ten-four. Request N.C.l.C. check.

New York license plate 158, zebra, boy, bou.

Morning. How are you this mornin'?

Uh, Sussex. l have a reservation.

Oh, yes, Mr. Sussex. We've been expecting you.

Room 505, please.

Boy, that sure is a fancy-lookin' pen you got there.

When shall l call for you, sir?

l'm not sure. Sometime tomorrow. l'll let you know.

- He was born in Dixie - [ Chatter On Police Radio, Indistinct]

And his mama raised him right

He was born in Dixie

- On a sultry summer night - Um —

No. No, l'll take that.

- No, I'll take the stairs. - lt's five flights.

[ Groaning ]

- Do you want me to go back — - No. Keep on going.

[ Elevator Motor Whirring ]

- [ MotorSputtering ] - Oh! Oh, God!

Oh, God! God!

Oh! Oh. Oh.

Are you all right? lt's all right.

You're all right now.

We're on the fifth floor. Oh, God!

Oh, Lord.

Oh. You're gonna be okay.

Oh. Oh.

[ Groaning ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Grunting ]

Oh, Lord. This good?

- [ PeopIe Chattering, Laughing ] - You okay? Oh.

Lord.

Oh.

[ Train Whistle Blowing ]

[ Sighs ]

Mister?

Mister? Mister?

Are you okay?

- Are you okay? - l — l must have fainted.

Fainted? l thought you were dead.

l'll call a doctor.

No, don't call a doctor.

[ Groans, Gags ]

Mmm. [ Sighs ]

- Hello. - [ Laughing ]

- You know, you're not at all like my father. - l'm glad about that.

[Siren Wailing ]

You know, you're not a bit like my father.

l'm glad about that.

[ Mutters ]

- You've got more little wrinkles. - Mmm.

You have a lot of lines on your forehead and wrinkles.

[ Girk ln Distorted Voice ] And things.

- And things. - [ Mumbling ]

- And more things. - That's why you torment me.

- l'm probably older than your dad. - Probably so.

That's why you tease me so much, isn't it? Huh?

Well, l'm not a lecherous old man.

You're a lecherous little girl.

But no one would ever believe it!

- Come on. Nobody would ever believe you. - [ Mumbles ]

- Yeah! Yeah! - Yeah.

Fuck Professor Canutti!

Fuck you!

- [ ln Distorted Voice ] Fuckyou! - Yeah! Yeah!

- Fuck Canutti. - [ Girl] Yeah. Nobody would believeyou.

Do you think l could have something to drink?

Are you sure you should drink?

- l'd like a glass of— - Gin?

A nice gin and tonic...

with four cubes of ice and a slice of lime.

How's that sound, mister?

-Just a glass ofwater. - No, no.

l'll get it.

Do you want me to go down and get some medicine?

Maybeyou shouId have something With your water.

Some kind of pill maybe?

Just the water.

What's your name?

Sussex.

Um, can l leave now?

l've got some cleaning to do. l'll come back in a little while, okay?

You go ahead. l'm all right.

[ Door Closes ]

And then, when I was 15...

l worked in this pharmacy in a hospitaI...

delivering medicine to all the floors.

lt was a real responsible job.

Boy, you're really hooked on water, aren't you?

One ofthese days you oughta try one ofthese.

Am l talking too much?

Maybe l oughta go.

[ Sighs ] Oh, Lord, it's after 3:00.

l guess you're tired.

Well, l'll just finish this up and then —

And then?

And then l think l'll have another one.

You know, l really like you, mister.

What do you do? For a living, l mean.

Oh, l'm just visiting.

Oh, a traveler!

Could you help me up, please?

Sure.

Oh.

You know, mister, l don't think you get enough to eat.

lfyou don't mind my saying so...

l think you're too thin.

You're very thin.

You're too thin!

Do you come from a city?

No, I come from the country.

Ah.

- l wish l lived in the country. - [ Toilet Flushes ]

You know, this is a very unhealthy place.

Water here is all polluted.

They put all kinds of chemicals in it to keep people from gettin' sick.

lt's a very unhealthy place.

l think it just takes getting used to. That's all.

lt sure does.

- Anyway, l — - l wonder —

l wonder ifyou'd mind, Mary-Lou, if l rested now.

[ Laughs ] Lord, no.

l was just leaving anyway.

l'll come back and see you tomorrow, ifyou want me.

l'd like to seeyou tomorrow.

Perhaps you could arrange to bring me a television.

TV? Nothin' easier.

[ Sighs ] Well, l'll be seeing you then, Mr. —

- Sussex. - Sussex.

I don't know why, but l'll never be able to remember that name.

Good night.

Thank you, Mary-Lou. Thank you.

You're welcome.

Just sayyou love me likeyou used to

- [ Sighs ] - And make the world go away

[ Mary-Lou Narrating ] They always seem to lead such interesting lives...

- peopIe who travel. - Make the world go away

People who write stories must lead kind ofinteresting lives too.

- Get it offmy shoulder - l know I'll never be like a character in a story.

I'lljust be like everybody else.

Well, maybe, maybe, maybe. I don't know.

- Maybe someday. - And make the world go away

[ Farnsworth On Phone ] There are now six subsidiaries under the holding company.

I don't know how accurateyou want the account figures, but they change hourly.

Yes, we receive bank statements on each company twice a day.

l want the total figure by tomorrow.

Give it to me to the nearest $50 million.

And the utility dropped very slightly.

The volume, 1 1 ,850,000 shares. The average issues up —

The more secretiveyou are aboutyour Iife...

the more it arouses people's interest.

We've had some chemistry professor from Chicago...

who's been calling and writing.

[ Newton On Speakerphone ] That's not so terrible, Mr. Farnsworth.

- [ Man On TV, lndistinct ] - Why don'tyou talk to him? Don't be unfriendly.

- Mary-Lou. - [ Man On TV ] 686 issues up. 568 down.

My life is not secret, Mr. Farnsworth, but it is private.

[ Man On TV ] Among the most actives today is World Enterprises.

Up five points on the day, trading over 300,000 shares.

Wall Street analysts and company officials report...

they know of no reason for the sudden interest —

[ Nate Narrating ] For a wholeyear l concentrated equally on two things:

fucking and World Enterprises.

It was neck and neck. WeIl, I have to admit that I —

lt began to look like Canutti was right because World Enterprises...

was evasive and slow to reply to mypersistent Ietters and calls and —

Suddenly, I got this letter from Farnsworth.

l'd landed ajob in the research department ofthe fueI division.

Strangely, after that...

l gradually began to Iose my interest in 18-year-olds.

l don't know what happened to me. l'm not sure.

But my mind had developed a libido ofits own...

and I didn't need the stimulation ofIegs and so forth.

The salary was terrific too.

It was three times what I'd been getting.

The first thing l did is I ordered a French car.

This upset Canutti more than anything else.

Last time I remember feeling so exhilarated...

was 1 0years back when I'd been experimenting with heat photography.

lt came to nothing, ofcourse, because academia got in the way.

But this time...

l knew I was gonna be given a proper chance.

Andyou know how I knew that? Because I had faith in myself.

What I didn't know then...

was someone else had faith in me as well.

[ Man On P.A. ] This will beyour final call.

Continental Airlines, Flight 23 1, the GoldenJet...

nonstop for El Paso, ready for immediate departure —

[ Man On P.A. Continues, Indistinct]

[ Man On P.A. ] ...service to Tucson and Phoenix.

Dr. Bryce.

l'm Oliver Farnsworth.

Um, l thought you were based in New York.

New York? Oh, uh, not anymore.

l still keep an apartment there.

l've come to like it out here. l think you will too.

lt's got a lot of...

space.

That means freedom. You know what l mean?

Yes, l do.

Then there's the job itself.

lt will entail certain, uh —

Uh —

Well, you won't live in quite the same way as you did before.

Of course, there's the salary.

- Another adjustment. - l know this is what l want.

l hope so.

[ Violin On TV]

[ Man On TV ] The sun is roughly 1 0,000 times larger than Earth.

[ Woman On TV] Anyway, I'm rathergladyou're leaving tonight.

- [ Man On TV] You are? - Makes everything so much simpler.

That's the way it should be — no involvements, no complications.

- No danger. - None at all.

Hello, Tommy.

l got that white wine you like from Reichman's.

lt's not cold. You want me to pour you a glass?

- Why not? - [ Man On TV ] l suppose most girls are sentimental about their first love.

[ Woman On TV ] Oh, l suppose so.

Like their first pair of high-heeled shoes.

l don't understand how you can watch them all at the same time.

You know, Tommy, you're really a freak.

l don't mean that unkindly. l like freaks.

That's why l like you.

[ Woman On TV ] Let me see. Uh —

l really like you.

[ Man On TV ] Trouble is, people get too attached to each other, things drag on.

Scenes, tears. Everything gets so maudlin.

l think people should always behave...

as though they were between planes.

- Very sound, Mr. Flannagan. - Face it.

"He who loves and runs away lives to love another day."

- But it's not enough. - [ Woman On TV] l must remember that.

l don't know why you're living with me. Oh —

You don't need me.

Yes, l do.

First we'll have a drink.

Then l'll have a bath.

And tomorrow, we'll go to church.

[ Woman On TV] lt's all a little blurry.

- Lord, l love gin. - Must have had too much ofthis domestic champagne.

- l can't go to church. - Oh, come on, Tommy.

lt's a real good church. You won't feel out of place.

Makes me feel so good.

Gives me something to believe in.

Everybody needs that — a meaning to life.

l mean, when you look out at the sky at night...

don't you feel that somewhere out there...

there's gotta be a god?

There's gotta be.

[ Violins ]

[ Violins Continue ]

[ Ends ]

They're so strange here — the trains.

Damn cheap rinses.

You can come in, Tommy. Don't be embarrassed.

Are you hiding out?

Well, then how comeyou toId me your name was Mr. Sussex?

l didn't know you then.

- Are you married? - Yes.

Thought so.

What's she Iike, your wife?

ls she like me?

No.

Didn't think so.

Well, l guess l'll do for now, won't l?

[ Organ ]

We've handed song sheets out today...

of an old English hymn...

which I'd likeyou all to try and attempt to sing...

for a friend ofours.

- [ Organ ] - Stand, please.

And did those feet

ln ancient time

Walk upon England's mountains green

And was the holy

Lamb of God

On England's pleasant pastures seen

And did the Countenance Divine

Shine forth upon

Our clouded hills

And was Jerusalem

Builded here

Among these dark satanic —

[ Ballad]

Try to remember

The kind ofSeptember

When life was slow

And oh so mellow

Try to remember

The kind ofSeptember

When grass was green

And grain soyellow

Try to remember

The kind ofSeptember

Whenyou wereyoung

And a callow fellow

Try to remember

And ifyou remember

Then follow

Follow

[ Daint, Distorted Chattering ]

[ Train Whistle Blowing ]

Tommy. Tommy, look. A train.

l like trains. I remember when Mama used to put us on the train.

l was about 1 0.

And we'd go to Oklahoma City to visit Granny.

The trains were really nice then. They had concession stands...

and they would sell, uh, magazines...

and candy bars and sodas and —

Then, about sixyears later...

l rode the train again...

and the concession stands were gone.

There weren't too many people on the train.

There weren't any dining cars, and the seats were all shabby.

lt's a shame. l used to like trains.

What do you want to take a picture of that for?

[ Newton ] For my scrapbook.

l love our rides in the country. Don't you, honey?

[ Banjo ]

- What? - Nothing.

- [ Banjo ] - Pa! Look at that! Pa! Look!

[ Banjo ]

Lord, I never knew America was so beautiful.

This is beau-ti-ful.

How did you find this place?

- Shall we build the house here? - The house?

Oh, yes, yes. Definitely yes.

lt's perfect.

lt is perfect.

Perfect.

[ Newton ] lt's perfect.

You all right, Tommy?

Tommy?

- Tommy? - [ Wind Whistling ]

Tommy! Arthur!

[ Wind Whistling ]

Arthur!

What was it? What did you see? You saw something.

- [Arthur] You all right, sir? - I think we ought to get Mr. Newton back to the car.

He's not a well man.

What was that? Are you sure?

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

Tomorrow morning l want you to start work on a completely new project, Mr. Farnsworth.

l want the complete resources ofWorld Enterprises at my disposal.

What is the nature ofthis project, Mr. Newton?

You'll have to recruit some new men.

Get yourself some sleep, Mr. Farnsworth.

Good night.

What does that mean?

- lt's fantastic. - What is?

Starting tomorrow...

we are embarking on some sort of space program.

Space program? What for?

- l don't trust him. - l don't trust you.

That doesn't alter my feeling foryou.

Has he ever been wrong?

No, but he's a freak.

What do you see in the cards?

Nothing.

[ Helicopter Whirring ]

[ Laughing ]

Don't forget your bag.

- Hey, thanks. That was great. - Okay, sure.

- That all? - That's it.

- Dr. Bryce? - Yeah.

Your car's right outside the gate.

- Dr. Bryce? - Yeah.

l've come to take you to your laboratory and quarters.

Uh, l thought l was gonna work here.

lt's not far, sir, and it's much more comfortable.

l've been shuttled around so much by this corporation, l should be used to it by now.

Thank you.

ls that Mr. Farnsworth's house?

No, sir. That belongs to Mr. Newton.

l can't seem to get dry.

Mmm. l'm still wet.

- l've got something for you. - Oh, yeah? What?

A present? You know you don't buy people presents.

Call it a prize.

A prize? What for?

l don't know. Come on. l'll show you.

What kind of prize?

- lt's yours, Mary-Lou. - Oh, my Lord!

Move over.

Oh, it's beautiful.

Let me look.

- Let me dry that. - Hair's sticking up.

I know. You saw me looking in that magazine, didn'tyou?

lt's all dark.

l love you. You're such a nice man.

- Mmm! - No, l'm not.

[ Whispering ]

You want it puffy or tight?

- Puff it out a bit more. - Okay.

l don't know if it looks good tight.

These are hard to stick in.

- Mmm. Where, where, where? - What?

- Here? - What?

- Oh! [ Laughing ] - What?

[ Light Rock ]

A new suit came in. lt's not your color. lt's blue.

- No. - lt's exactly the same style.

No, no.

- Damn it. - No, l don't like it.

All right. Well, l'll send it back.

- Come on, Tommy. You've had enough. - l don't want to talk to anyone.

[ Continues ]

[ Sighs ] Tommy.

Tommy, what's happened to you?

- What's happened to me? - [ Ends ]

What is this music Farnsworth keeps sending me? l don't like it.

Some German composer.

l'd like to hear people singing. Let's have... singing.

- Find some singing. - People singing.

[ Light Pop ]

I feel so bad l've got a worried mind

- Let's talk. - l'm so lonesome

All the time

Oh, don't turn on those damn TVs.

Come on, Tommy.

Talk to me.

Oh, l can't stand what's happening to you, whatever it is.

Why don't you just tell me?

The sun don't shine

[ Sobs ] l hate — No, l don't.

- [ Sobbing ] - [ Woman Laughing On TV ]

- [ Overlapping Voices On TVs ] - l love you.

- Come what may, to Blue Bayou - [ Gunfire On TV]

Therefore the court sentences the aforementioned William Budd ofthe Royal Navy...

to die by hanging on the first watch ofthe day, foIlowing these proceedings.

Bayou

All those fishing boats with theirsails afloat

IfI could only see

All right. Here we go.

Since you are in college, and since you know the alphabet...

and since this is the first day of class...

we Will begin by —

[ Overlapping Voices ]

- Be with some ofmy friends - [ Whinnies ]

- Maybe I'll be happy then - Up against the wall, mother —

Come on! Come on!

Holy Moly!

[ Man On TV] Prisoner, haveyou anything to say?

lfyou have nothing to say, the sentence ofthe court will be carried out.

[ Overlapping Voices ]

We modified our body...

and our engine and used someone who didn't weigh much to drive...

- and we got 84 miles per gallon. - Is anything Wrong?

Wrong? This man is completely insane! That's what's wrong.

[ Pop ]

Get out of my mind, all ofyou!

[ Overlapping Voices ]

[ Overlapping Voices Continue ]

Leave my mind alone.

By authority ofHis Gracious Majesty, George Rex —

l'm putting the stick... forward.

Stay where you belong.

Go away, back where you belong.

God bless Captain Vere.

- Back where you came from. - Sound off.

[ Yelling ]

Hey! What the hell do you think you're doing, you maniac?

All ofyou!

Corrected...

my position... by putting the stick forward.

- [ Phone Rings ] - Oh, hello.

Mr. Farnsworth. Yeah, it's Bryce.

ls everything all right?

Well, uh, to tell you the truth, l'm baffled.

l've been here for so long, and l — l don't know what l'm supposed to be doing.

Oh, uh, and, Mr. Farnsworth, about this, uh...

liquid gas problem, l — l really must tell ya, l can't —

l'm afraid l know nothing about liquid gas, Dr. Bryce.

What l've called to tell you is that Mr. Newton will be visiting you the day after tomorrow.

Yes. Wednesday.

He will be able to answer all ofyour questions.

No, l'm afraid... he's away at the moment.

Ah. Well, thanks for calling, Mr. Farnsworth.

[ Phone Clatters ln Cradle ]

[ Cricket Chirping ]

- [ Bird Squawking ] - [ Chirping Continues ]

Tomorrow, Dr. Bryce.

- Huh? Who are you? - Don't be suspicious.

[Splash ]

[ Creaks ]

- Hmm? - Mr. Newton sent me to collect you.

This way, Dr. Bryce.

Mr. Newton has been away, hasn't he?

Yes, sir. He come in this mornin'.

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Wings Flapping ]

[Arthur] Mr. Newton is waitin: sir.

Dr. Bryce? l'm Newton.

- We've met before. l — - [ Door Closes ]

Mm-hmm.

How are you getting on? Have you found your feet yet?

Well, not yet. Not — Not really.

Well, l'm here to help you.

[ Engine Starts ]

l believe we — we share a common interest, Mr. Newton: photography.

Hmm. My interest is energy.

Transference of energy.

Oh.

- Transference of energy. - Yes.

Well, l know it's gonna be very exciting working with you. l —

l've looked forward to meeting you.

l've thought about you once or twice.

This — This is some kind of space vehicle, right?

Well, what for? ls it a solar probe?

l want you to think beyond that.

l want to show you this because l value your contribution to my work.

Well, l'm not certain what that's to be.

Fuel conservation, Dr. Bryce.

lt may be the key to our project.

- Ask me. - What?

The question you've been wanting to ask ever since we met.

Are you Lithuanian?

l come from England.

Oh, that's not so terrible.

ls this a weapon?

- A weapon? - Well, it's too small for interplanetary travel.

You assume that it's a weapon?

- Does that matter to you? - Yeah.

lf l thought that you were building a weapon...

you were employing me to help you, l'd have to quit the project.

Don't be s — suspicious.

l know people think me unnecessarily secretive.

lf l were you, l'd be secretive.

Would you be comfortable in here?

l think l'd last about 20 minutes.

And then?

l'd start screaming. Wouldn't everyone?

Last night, l was watching television. l saw these, uh, ex-astronauts.

Some ofthem are basket cases now.

Television.

The strange thing about television is that it...

doesn't tell you everything.

[ Newton ] lt showsyou everything about life on Earth...

but the true mysteries remain.

Perhaps it's in the nature oftelevision.

Just waves in space.

Do you trust me, Dr. Bryce?

l think so.

- That's not good enough. - lt's the best l can do.

Let's put it this way. Uh, I want to.

You see, Mr. Newton, l'm kind of a cliche. l'm the disillusioned scientist.

That goes with the cynical writer, the alcoholic actor and the spaced-out spaceman.

A man like you wouldn't understand a guy like me.

l'll try to, Dr. Bryce.

Well, anyhow, uh...

"Per ardua ad astra."

l beg your pardon?

That's Latin.

Latin?

You must know that in England.

- RoyalAir Force — their motto. - Yes.

"Per ardua... ad astra."

"Through difficulties, to the stars."

[ Man ] lt's very hot today.

[ Farnsworth ] l appreciate your coming all this way to see me.

Would you say we're getting close to an understanding?

l'm afraid not, Mr. Peters.

That's a pity.

We seem to have spent so much time on this question.

You must understand, World Enterprises sees itselfas a loner...

a pioneer, ifyou will.

We have that get-up-and-go spirit.

Frankly, what you're suggesting sounds like interference.

l beg you to reconsider, Mr. Farnsworth.

The world is ever-changing, like our own solar system...

and a corporation the size ofyours has a duty to recognize that fact.

[ Faint Static]

One must keep up, Mr. Farnsworth.

The way l see it, Mr. Peters, l'm way ahead.

lt's going to be hard.

I'm concerned about the recovery program.

Don't be.

"Don't be"?

Mr. Newton, are you crazy?

- [ Helicopter Whirring ] - [ Man Speaking Foreign Language ]

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

[ Humming ]

Same as before?

[ Man On TV ] So many good and worthwhile products from World Enterprises.

Gin. Uh, neat, no ice.

- Right? - That's it.

[ Man On TV] We helpyou to a better life.

[Synthesized]

W.E. film turns a little moment into a great event.

- [Synthesized] - [ Distorted Voice, Indistinct]

[ Distorted Voice ] The coIors are beautiful.

The film is W.E.

lt has to be.

[ Man On TV ] We do it for you.

Free camera with each 1 2-pack.

- A division ofWorld Enterprises. - Turn it off.

W.E. film is self-loading, self-focusing —

- [ Humming ] - Self-exposing. Self-developing.

- No light necessary. - ls there a malfunction?

- We do it for you. - No, l don't think so.

- May l see it? - With W.E. film, what you see is what you get.

Sometimes it doesn't seem to work. I gotta get some ice.

[Synthesized]

And, remember, don't throw your W.E. camera away.

Ifyour camera should break, just drop it inyour nearest W.E. litter bin.

lt will be recycled for you.

World Enterprises works for you, for us.

lt's a great partnership. WE and US.

World Enterprises and the United States, together.

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

...result ofthe same cold front that brought heavy snow to the Rockies earlier this week.

Hardest hit by the wet weather have been the Southwestern states...

including Texas, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

New storm predictions have been issued for other areas as well.

- A lowpressure system moving — - May l look at it?

- Hmm? Oh, sure. - ...is bringing thundershowers there...

asyou can see from a spiral band ofclouds.

And the bright clouds over Minnesota and lowa —

There's yet another stormy area in western Texas, Oklahoma —

Seems to be all right now.

...ahead of a trough over the eastern Rockies.

Why does the guy on the, uh, W.E. commercial look like you?

Funnel clouds, hail and 1 00-mile-an-hour winds —

Does he? Hmm.

He's just a family man.

Our W.E. products appeal to families.

Are you a family man?

- Where are they? - They live in Los Angeles.

Why aren't you with them?

l'm separated from my wife, but l see my daughter.

A man should spend time with his family.

Hmm.

[ Thunderclaps ]

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

[ Man ] In these circumstances, we have to take action.

Well, l talked with Farnsworth.

- He just cannot, or will not, see it our way. - [ Chuckles ]

The problem with this corporation is that it is, uh, technologically overstimulated.

And the economic trouble stems from that fact.

Then you must go further.

They have to take a wider view.

What kind of measure would you say is appropriate?

Well, we're flexible.

Something, uh, elastic.

But, remember, we're not the mafia.

This isn't an archaic ltalian joke.

We're determining the social ecology.

This is modern America, and we're going to keep it that way.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm. Okay, okay.

Tell me. How long will it take to complete the fuel tank?

[ Sighs ] You mean... to construct and all?

- Everything. How long? - About 1 5 months.

[ Scoffs ]

That's too long. lt's too long.

[ Bryce ] Why? Why is it too long?

- [ Newton ] You put alcohol in my drink. - [ Bryce Laughs ]

Fuck.

[ Buzzing ]

[ Newton ] You can stay on here. The house isyours.

l've transferred enough to your bank account.

l don't want the house or your money. l want to be with you.

l can't explain it to you completely.

But if l stay here...

l shall die.

What do you mean?

Take me with you. l'll see you don't die.

l can't stay.

You're an alien!

Doyou know what would happen ifthey found outyour visa had expired?

You don't know. How could you? You're simple.

You don't understand how we live here.

Oh, come on, Tommy.

Don't go now.

Give us another chance.

You won't find anyone else like me, you know.

You won't find anyone who'd do for you like l've done for you.

lt's your wife, isn't it? l bet you she's no bloody good.

Ooh.

l don't care what you are or who you are, l —

No! l can't let you go! Not now!

- [ Oven Timer Buzzing ] - Oh, Tommy.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Wind HowIing ]

[ Waves Crashing ]

Tommy.

- [ Knocking ] - Tommy? Are you all right?

Are you all right?

Tommy, can you hear me?

- Tommy! Let me in! - [ Knocking ]

[ Bolt Slides ]

[ Screaming ]

[Screaming Continues ]

[ Whimpering ]

- [ Whimpering ] - [ Glass Breaks ]

[ Whimpering ]

[ Gasps ]

l lifted you up once.

You must believe it, Mary-Lou.

[ Screaming ]

[Screaming Continues ]

[Sobbing ] Why?

[ Sobbing ] Why?

Why? Why? [Sobbing ]

You must hate me.

No, l don't.

l don't hate anyone.

l can't.

Your wife's out there somewhere.

She's waiting foryou, isn't she?

Andyour children — they must miss their dad.

What are they like, your children?

They're like children.

Exactly like children.

[ Daint, Distorted Chattering ]

[ Wind HowIing ]

[ Hoofbeats Galloping ]

- [ Hoofbeats Grow Louder] - [ Gunshot ]

[ Men Whooping ]

[ Hoofbeats Galloping ]

[ Gunshot]

- [ Gunshots ] - [ Whooping ]

[ Whooping, Gunshots Continue ]

[ Gunshots ]

Fuck.

[ TV Clicks Off]

- Hello, Mr. Newton. - Hello, Dr. Bryce. l'm glad you came.

l hoped you would.

l realize you've made certain assumptions about me.

l can see the flash of an X-ray camera.

lt's blinding.

Why'd you come here?

Where l come from, there's a terrible drought.

We saw pictures of your planet on television.

We saw the water.

ln fact, our word for your planet means "planet ofwater."

You watched it all on television?

Where exactly do you come from?

Well, l'm not an astronomer, but...

somewhere down there.

Are you the — the first?

The first what? Visitor?

There have always been visitors.

On my own planet we found evidence ofvisitors.

You must have seen them here.

No, l don't think so.

Well, l've seen them.

l've seen their footsteps and their places.

l've seen those things. We've all seen them. That's for theorists.

- l'm a scientist. - Well, l'm not a scientist.

But l know all things begin and end in eternity.

What are you gonna do?

- You mean, Dr. Bryce, what's in my mind? - Yeah.

What's in your mind?

Don't worry. l don't want to hurt you.

- [ Dripping ] - [ Orchestra On Recording: Dirge ]

[ Orchestra Continues ]

Turn that down, will you, Trevor?

[ Volume Decreases ]

Would you like a drink?

No.

l don't like to see you like this.

Get out — now. Leave the company, Oliver.

We don't need Newton.

l feel sorry for him.

Sorry for him?

Why?

Because he can't help it.

[ Moaning ]

[ Moaning Continues ]

Well, you know Mary-Lou's still living in the house.

[ Dog Howling In Distance ]

l've seen her a few times.

How is she?

She knows, doesn't she?

Mmm. [ Sniffles ]

l trust you both.

[ Newton ] What's the time?

[ Bryce ] lt's late, past midnight.

[ Newton ] ls time on my side?

- [ Danfare ] - [ Man #1 ] This is a unique moment...

in the history ofspace exploration.

Never before has one man planned to travel single-handed to the stars.

[ Man #2 ] lt isn't a question ofone man, Alan.

Here we have the head ofthe World Enterprises Corporation himselfmanning the spacecraft.

- [Alan ] Yes, Peter. - Here he comes.

This has given rise to widespread speculation about possible repercussions.

That is to say, ifanything should happen to Mr. Newton —

And now, over to our economic adviser in Washington, D.C. —

[ Mary-Lou ] l don't want the money. I want my Tommy.

- [ Darnsworth ] Here's the check, Mary-Lou. - I don't want it.

[ Sobbing ] No. No.

How do you feel about the progress they're making here?

Well, l think it's quite fantastic. lt's a breakthrough — a real breakthrough.

[ Man ] There it is. He's coming now toward the gate.

He's coming, surrounded by his fellow men — his workers.

He seems to be in ajubilant state.

[ Man #2 ] There's widespread feeling that Mr. Newton's latest experiment is wasteful.

- This is the amount. - [ Screams ] No! I don't want it!

[ Man #2 ] ...result in any special benefit to the nations ofthis Earth.

[ Overlapping Voices ]

l don't want it! l want Tommy. [ Sobbing ]

[ Woman ] l can see Commander—

- Good luck. l wish l could go with you. - Thank you.

- [ Chattering ] - [ Overlapping Voices ]

[ Mary-Lou ] Tommy! Oh!

[ Man ] ...Darnsworth as to the purpose ofMr. Newton's mission.

All that anyone hasyet said about it —

and that was said by Mr. Newton's associate, Dr. Nathan Bryce, was that the mission —

l want Tommy. l want him.

[ All Chattering ]

[ Overlapping Voices ]

[ Man ] Areyou confident thatyou'll be a success?

[ Mary-Lou Sobbing ]

[ Man ] ... all seems to heighten the whole enigma ofMr. Newton himself.

This amazing man is not only the owner ofWorld Enterprises Corporation...

but he's also the inventor ofits most exceptional products.

Where he comes from is as mysterious as where he's going.

- He's not in fact an American citizen — - l've got an hour, Arthur. Take me back to the house.

...but is the bearer ofa British passport.

- [Sobbing ] - Thank you, Mary-Lou.

But from research done by my colleagues in the U.K., it's unclear...

- as to Mr. Newton's true background. - l want Tommy. Tommy.

l hesitate to say that this is an important moment in the history ofour country...

but it is certainly an extraordinary one.

There's no parallel to be found with what this man has done and is now doing.

lt's difficuIt to compare him with anyone. He is unique.

We have all, strangely enough, relied on Mr. Newton, who is, after aIl —

- How many does she take? - Thirty-five.

[ Man On Radio ] They call him "The Killer from Panama."

Don't bother.

Oh.

Duran, trying to work around, makes a right hand and staggers the Mexican out —

Arthur. Arthur, can you hear me?

[Zipper Opening ]

[ Buzzing ]

- Arthur! - l haven't got the time now.

[ Buzzer Buzzing ]

Hello, Mr. Farnsworth.

Well, l knew it had to come. lt had to come, didn't it?

- [ Grunting ] - What are you doing?

What? Don't take my — Those are my eyes!

Don't take my —

[ All Grunting ]

Wait a minute now. Wait. People will know! They'll talk!

- Get — - [ Yelling ]

Let me see you!

[ Phone Ringing ]

[ Grunts ] Stop a minute.

- [ Groaning ] - [ Ringing Continues ]

- There you go. - No... more.

More.

l won't believe it.

- Listen, l haven't got — - Give me his other arm.

l haven't got the time. W-Wait.

Let's —

lt's not that different.

Won'tyou let me seeyour face?

Goddamn it.

- l'm sorry. - Don't worry about it.

[ Man On Radio ] Two left hooks and a short right buys a run on the champion.

With the body. Look at that hook.

Out with his right hand.

l've changed my mind.

There's nothing to worry about.

l know who you are! [ Groans ]

[ Gasping ]

Where are you taking me?

[ Breathing Heavily ]

[ Heartbeats Thumping ]

Now we're gonna putyou guys to bed.

Here we go, big guy.

Oh. You got a kiss for your dad? Huh?

Okay.

l wonder ifwe do and say the right things.

To the children?

No. Everything.

[ Interviewer] He hasjust been appointed special adviser to the new administration...

on matters ofeconomic development in the chemical industry.

Professor Canutti, are there any major new developments...

that have taken place recently, Professor?

Well, as we all know, a giant corporation, which had become...

- Good morning, Mr. Newton. - a household word in this country...

- Good morning, Albert. - ran into financial difficulties.

- The main reason for this was the corporation... - l feel so tired.

- How about a nice, refreshing martini? - relied heavily on...

that two-headed monster: innovation.

Now, the American consumer can assimilate...

- only so many new products in a given period oftime... -Just the way you like it.

- Not too cold. - and then no more.

There. Now, it's a beautiful day.

Oh.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ] Thank you, Arthur.

You know, if all ofyou drank less, we'd get better results.

Take my advice and stick to mineral water. Keep your perspective.

l'll talk to him. l know he'll be all right.

l'm not sure. We've got a serious unemployment problem on our hands now.

The media...

are beginning to hint at a... fraud.

PeopIe need reassuring...

and they've got a right to the facts.

- l understand, Mr. Peters. - Well, I'm not quite sure...

you understand... how all this might affect you.

[ Metal CIinking ]

- Nate. Help me, Nate. - Don't worry, Mr. Newton. You're perfectly normal.

[Sighing, Murmuring ]

[ Newton ] Help me, Nate.

[ Bryce ] l do. That's a fact. That's a fact.

- lt's been such a long time, Nate. - Mm-hmm.

Do you really think l look nice? lt's really good to get out, you know.

Mmm. Have you seen him?

No, l, uh —

They're keeping us away from him.

You have seen Calloway. What are you two doing?

Well, they —

they asked me to help take him.

l'm helping.

[ Zither ]

Poor Harry.

"Poor Harry."

"Poor Harry" wouldn't even lift a finger to helpyou.

Poor Tommy. We haven't helped him much, have we?

l think maybe we have a chance now. They —

They might let you, uh, see him.

Alone that is.

l don't want him anymore.

l don't want to see him, hear him, but he's still a part of me. That's a fact.

l don't want to hurt him anymore.

Poor Tommy's been hurt enough.

l know, but, uh, well, l might be able to arrange for you to talk to him.

Maybe you, uh —

you can save him.

Save him? From what?

[ Train Whistle Blows On TV ]

Good evening, Mr. Newton. Would you take offyour pajama jacket, please?

- How long will l have to stay in this place? - l have no idea.

lt probably depends on why you're here.

[Zither Continues On TV]

- [ Man On TV] Oh, Anna, why do we always — - l'm a surgeon.

- This is just a little test. - have to quarrel?

- [Anna ] Ifyou want to sellyourservices — - Would you drop your trousers?

l've told you everything.

- l loved him. You loved him. - You're just gonna hurt me again.

- This won't hurt. Trust me. Hmm? - What good have we done him? Love.

[ Doctor] Nurse.

Okay, Mr. Newton. Point your toes in, please.

Okay. Take a nice, deep breath now. Okay, hold it.

- [ Grunts ] - That's fine.

l told you before. l came alone.

I came alone. Nobody saw me.

[Zither Continues ]

Oh, Tommy.

My sweet baby.

Oh, l never thought l'd see you again.

Oh, you look so beautiful to my eyes. [ Laughs ]

[ Laughs ] Oh.

- Do they know? - Know what?

About you.

How did you get in here?

Through the front doors.

The double doors?

Where are you — Where are you going?

[ Grunting ]

[ Whimpers ]

You never get sick.

What happens to you when you drink?

l see things.

What things?

Bodies.

Bodies? Women?

- And men. - Men!

Men? [ Laughs ]

Mmm! Mmm! Bad boy! [ Laughs ]

[ Sighs ]

l want it.

l've been dreaming of it.

Please.

Do you know what l think?

What?

l think you know — You know too much about me.

What do you mean?

l can do anything... now, you know.

l can kill you...

right here on this bed.

- [ Murmurs ] - Then l could...

- phone room service. - [ Murmuring ]

And they'd — they'd take your body away...

and then l'd have them send up another girl.

Oh, Tommy. Tommy.

l just want it to be like it was.

Me, the two of us.

You. You. The way you were.

That's the way l am!

lt's too late, Mary-Lou. I can't trust you.

Yes, you can. Yes, you can.

- Good-bye, Mary-Lou. - No.

- Sleep well! - No! No! [Screaming ]

[ Sobbing ]

- [ Yelps ] - [ Rock]

- [ Laughing ] - Hello, Mary-Lou

- Won't they come in? The noise! - Good-bye, heart

Sweet Mary-Lou l'm so in love withyou

No. They gave me the gun and the blanks. l asked for them.

- And l asked for you, and here you are. - Oh. Ooh.

- Good-bye, heart - [ Moaning, Murmuring ]

- You passed by one sunny day - Please. Please.

- Flashed those big brown eyes my way - Yeah.

- How l wantedyou - [ Gunshot ]

- Forevermore - [ Moaning ]

[ Laughing ] Bite it.

Why are they doing that, giving you everything?

- [ Laughing ] - Though I never did meetyou before

- I say hello, Mary-Lou - They're not really giving me anything.

- l'm paying. l'm — - Good-bye, heart

- l'm rich. - Yeah.

- I'm so in love withyou - l can afford anything.

- I knew, Mary-Lou - [ Gunshot ]

- We'd neverpart - You like that?

So, hello, Mary-Lou

- Push. - Let me get up. Let me get up.

- [ Laughing ] - [ Gunshot ]

[ Both Moaning, Grunting ]

[ Laughing ] Here, you shoot. You shoot.

- Yes, higher. Come up here. - l like that.

Oh!

- Yes. - Oh, please. [ Laughs ]

Oh, please, O noble sire.

- Hello, Mary-Lou - Oh, that's awful.

Good-bye, heart

Sweet Mary-Lou l'm so in love withyou

- [ Newton ] Yes. Yes. - Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay.

[ Mary-Lou ] Oh, don'tyou — [ Laughs ]

- [ Laughing ] - So, hello, Mary-Lou

- Oh. Ahhh. - [ Gunshot ]

- Yes. - Mmm.

Say your prayers, boy.

[ Gunshot ]

Give me a kiss.

Mmm. Mmm. [ Makes Kissing Sounds ]

[ Table Tennis Ball Bouncing ]

[ Mary-Lou ] You don't want to go back. Not really.

You've got everything here.

Tell me one thing that you have on your planet —

Whoo! — that we don't have on ours.

Come on. Tell me one thing.

You don't have any money.

You don't have any water.

You don't have any grass.

You don't have any booze.

Mmm.

What doyou want to go back to a desert for?

Ifyou want desert, we got deserts here.

This country's rich.

We got everything.

All right.

l know.

Your wife andyour family.

But by the time you get back, they'll probably be dead.

l mean, how long is it gonna takeyou to get back from here, Tommy?

How manyyears?

Light-years, or whatever you want to call 'em.

How many?

All l'm trying to say, Tommy, is that...

ifyou couldjust prove whoyou really are, you'd be free!

Don'tyou understand? They don't understandyou.

They don't believeyou.

Believe me. They thinkyou're one ofus.

They thinkyou're a freak or a fake.

l know you're not.

All you have to do is just prove it to 'em.

Let 'em see you as you really are.

Listen.

Nate could probably make a deal for you.

l'll bet you you could probably go back.

They'd probably let you go back. l'm sure they would!

You could get into that little rocket ship ofyours and go back!

Huh?

No.

- What do you mean, no? - No.

Come on, Tommy. Show 'em.

Prove it to them. Come on.

- Prove it. - No, l don't want to. l've proved enough.

l've proved everything l'm gonna prove. l've gone as far as l'm going.

l don't love you anymore.

And l don't love you.

You're gonna die like an animal.

Just an animal, a stupid creature.

l want to give you something.

Here you are.

lt's my last present.

It's the only thing that's really mine to give.

l don't want it.

Why not?

lt doesn't fit, Tommy.

lt doesn't fit!

lt doesn't fit! [ Crying ]

[ Crying ]

Now we're going to take some photographs ofyou.

- That's all right, Nurse. - Very straightforward.

The first picture will be a routine photo ofyour retinas.

- That's for a simple identification ofyour blood vessel pattern. - What are you doing?

And the other is an equally straightforward X-ray.

That's so we can see the ridges on the inside ofyour occipita —

- You don't understand. The flash of an X-ray — - Nurse, willyou please —

- [ Doctor #1 ] This won't hurt at all. I assureyou. - There's no flash with an X-ray.

- You can't see an X-ray. - l can.

- l can see X-rays. - Here, drink this.

[ Doctor #1 ] I can see something. Areyou wearing contact Ienses?

- l can see something inside there. - Please don't hurt my eyes.

Tweezers, please.

No, you won't be able to take them out.

l've been dealing with lenses for 20 years. lt won't hurt.

l'll do it.

Don't touch my eyes.

Give me the tweezers, please.

- Hand me the tweezers. - No, l can't let you do it. l can't.

Give Mr. Newton another drink.

Please don't do it. Please. l beg you.

- Please don't be excited. - Call Dr. Bryce. He knows.

- Call him. - l don't know who Dr. Bryce is.

- l want to go home. - Yes, yes, of course.

- l want to go home. - Very soon now.

- Finish your drink. - Please don't do it. You don't understand.

- All right, Doctor. When you're ready. - Mary-Lou!

- l'm ready. - Help me! Don't!

No. No!

[ Newton ] They're stuck. They're stuck.

l'll never get them off.

[ Man On P.A. ] Twenty, 1 9...

- 1 8, 1 7 — - [ Klaxon Blaring In Distance ]

1 6, 15...

13, 13...

12, 1 1 —

[ Man #1 ] Can you imagine the cost? Spaceships!

Why the hell do they have to build these things anyway?

- Stand by. Five seconds. - lt's such a waste when people — l don't know.

- lt's such a waste of money. - Destruct!

[ Man On P.A. ] Zero.

[ Humming ]

[ Clock Ticking ]

[ Men Chattering, Indistinct ]

[ Clattering ]

[ Bell Ringing ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Clock Ticking ]

[ Rapid Ticking ]

- [ Rapid Ticking ] - [Alarm Clocks Ringing ]

[ Bells Pealing ]

[ Pealing Continues ]

- [ Pealing Stops ] - [ Ticking Continues ]

[ Music Box]

- [ Clock Chimes ] - [ Ticking Continues ]

- [ Bells Pealing ] - [ Music Box Continues ]

- [ Bells Pealing ] - [ Ticking Stops ]

[ Pealing Stops ]

[Speakers: "Silent Night"]

- l'd like another one, please. - All right.

Honey, l'd like to try this.

[ Laughs ]

- Oh, l'll get it. - [ Continues ]

- How much, please? - 26.86.

Thirty.

Change.

- Thank you. Merry Christmas. - Uh-huh.

[ Continues ]

[ Fades ]

One.

Two. Want a drink?

Mmm. Why not?

Three.

- Four. - I give toyou

- Andyou give to me - Oh, shoot!

True love

l believe Christmas is less commercial this year.

So on and on

l'd like to go someplace for Christmas where it's real hot.

- Tropical. - True love

- True love - [ Sighs ]

- Foryou and I - l guess l must be feeling the cold.

- Have a guardian angel - [ Cat MeoWing ]

On high

With nothing to do

But to give toyou

And to give to me

Love

Forever true

[ Woman On Speakers ] I think that love is comin' back

I think romance is on the rise

And all across the world

All the boys and girls are making eyes

Could l listen to a track offthis?

Yeah. Let me see. Yeah, sure.

Come this way.

[ Coughs ]

[ Continues, lndistinct ]

[ Man ] Thereyou are.

Thank you.

Mr. Newton?

- Nathan Bryce. - That's right.

May l sit down?

Hmm? Go ahead.

Strangely enough, l was thinking ofyou just the other day.

[ Helicopter Whirring ]

[ Big BandJazz On Speakers ]

[ Newton ] How didyou find me?

Your record.

- Hmm? - lt took me a while, but l traced you.

- Didyou like it? - Not much.

Oh. Well, l didn't make it for you anyway.

Who'dyou make it for then?

For my wife.

She'll get to hear it one day...

on the radio.

We hear most everything on the radio these days.

Do you see anything of Mary-Lou?

Not much.

[ Big BandJazz Continues ]

l don't want her to get lonely.

She must still have enough money.

Don't you feel bitter about it — everything?

Bitter? No.

We'd have probably treated you the same ifyou'd come over to our place.

ls there no chance then?

Ofwhat? Of course there's a chance.

You're the scientist, Dr. Bryce.

You must know there's always a chance.

Doyou need money?

Let me know ifyou do, will you?

l may not see so well anymore —

Still have money.

- [ Glass Clinks On Ground] - Oh!

Ah.

l think maybe Mr. Newton has had enough, don't you?

l think maybe he has.

Ah.

[ Big BandJazz Swells, Continues ]

[ Fades ]