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Obviously, I miscalculated a few things.

Eddie! I know you're in there!

Why is it that the moment your life exceeds your wildest dreams...

The access code you have entered...

...the knife appears at your back?

The access code you have entered is invalid...

Well, I'll tell you one thing...

...I will never let them touch me.

My neighbor, who must have opened his door to complain.

- You're gonna be next, Eddie! - We're coming in!

For a guy with a four digit IQ, I must have missed something.

And I hadn't missed much.

I'd come this close to having an impact on the world.

And now, the only thing I'd have an impact on...

...was the sidewalk.

You see that guy?

That was me, not so long ago.

What kind of guy without a drug or alcohol problem looks this way?

Only a writer. Strangely enough,

nobody believed that I actually had a book contract.

Well, it's masquerading as a sci-fi novel,

but it's really, uh, my own personal manifesto

about the plight of the individual in the 21st century.

I sort of created a utopian society

where we all sort of... Uh... Uh...

It's really... it's really...

Uh...

Today was the day I was gonna kick its ass.

Here we go. Here we go. Here we go...

It was gonna be great.

Just gotta put in the time. Stay in the room.

That's the key concept.

Don't leave the room.

A few weeks passed this way.

Maybe a few months.

At least I still had Lindy.

Just like that?

Come on, Eddie. This is hardly a surprise.

I'm surprised.

Let's just not do this, OK? Let me...

I'm gonna hand in 90 pages to Marla on Friday.

If you just wait to see what she says...

Eddie.

- What? - I know how it's going.

I'm your...

I was your girlfriend.

That word doesn't even begin to describe what you are to me.

Partner? Squeeze?

Paramour. Inamorata.

Cleaning lady. Bank.

Thanks. Be right back.

Be that a...

What's mine is yours, too,

and you know I want to share the rest of my life with you.

- I was thinking that we should... - Don't propose.

Why not?

Because it worked out so well for you last time.

- It's true, I did marry once. - Right out of college, to Melissa.

I do.

Briefly.

This isn't working.

Well, even though everything you say is true, I still love you.

I gotta get back to work.

You didn't even tell me what happened.

- I got it. - You did?

Mm-hm. I'm an editor.

I'll have my own assistant. Can you believe that?

Yeah, of course I believe it. You deserve it.

Thanks.

- OK. - OK.

She was right. Why stick it out?

I had clearly missed the on-ramp.

We both knew what was beckoning.

The lower bunk in my childhood bedroom in Jersey.

My father happy to welcome me into the challenging field

of dental supply inventory.

Eddie Morra.

Of all the useless relationships better forgotten

and put away in mothballs,

is there any more useless than... the ex-brother-in-law?

Holy shit, man.

What has it been? Like nine years?

- God! - Hey.

You all right? You look like you're living on the streets.

What's going on?

Not much, I... Well... What am I... What's up?

Uh, I'm writing. Writing a lot.

Oh, you're still trying to write?

Matter of fact, I have a book contract.

- Really? - Yeah.

- That's great. - How about you?

Are you still dealing, Vern?

- Do I look like I'm still dealing? - No, you don't. No.

Come on, let's go get a drink. I want to hear about this book.

I don't know. It's 2:00 in the afternoon.

When has that ever stopped you?

- So. - So...

How's Melissa doing?

- Here you go. - Thanks.

Wouldn't know. I don't see her. She moved upstate.

She got some kind of Internet home sales kind of job. Couple kids.

Couple kids. Who's the husband?

He walked out on her, if you really want to know.

But what do you care, man?

You were married, like, five minutes.

Look, I don't wanna talk about her. I wanna talk about you, OK?

Tell me about this book. How's it going?

Well, it's, uh...

I'm... I'm...

I'm behind. I'm behind on my book.

And, uh, it's pretty well polluting my days and nights, if you really want to know.

- Well, how much have you written of it? - Not one word.

- Creative problems, huh? - Yeah. Mm-hm.

Well, I suppose I can help you with that.

Just this once.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

- You don't even know what it is. - You're still dealing.

Brother, I am light years from that now.

I've been doing, uh, some consulting for a pharmaceutical company.

What, like some offshore lab making fake Viagra? Come on, Vern.

No. This is an exclusive product that's coming on stream next year.

They've had clinical trials and it's FDA approved.

All right, just out of curiosity and that's all...

Let's see it.

What's in it?

They've identified these receptors in the brain

that activate specific circuits.

And you how they say that we can only access 20 percent of our brain?

Well, what this does... it lets you access all of it.

Vern, look at me. Do I look good to you? I'm broke and I'm depressed off my ass.

I don't think that my life's gonna take some sudden upswing

- into fame and fortune by taking some shiny, brand-new designer drug.

Gant. When?

Tell him we can't do that. No, you tell him.

No, now.

Well, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to leave you here, Eddie.

But I really... I really do want to do this again.

So, call me. And, uh, that's on the house.

I don't want it.

Don't be ungrateful. You know how much that costs?

Eight hundred bucks. A pop.

You're welcome.

All the way home, I thought about Melissa.

How could she be a failure, too? She'd been so smart.

Smarter than anyone around her.

Clearly, there was a direct link between this Eddie,

slightly drunk at 3:00 in the afternoon, and an earlier Eddie...

...vomiting on his boss's desk or stealing his dying aunt's Percocet.

So who could blame Lindy for dumping me?

In the end, how much worse could it get?

I didn't want to see anybody.

Especially not my landlord's nasty young wife.

- Valerie, Tuesday. - Look. Enough, OK?

Steve handles the rent, so you can feed your crap to him.

I suddenly had extra reason to get away from her.

I had thoughtlessly ingested a substance.

Like the rent's not low enough!

I had gotten remarkably little information from Vernon

about what this drug would do.

You could even be a bike messenger and come up with that. Really.

- What if it was a hallucinogen? - It's pathetic.

Oh, my God. Listening to her rag... If I were tripping, I'd jump out a window.

Hello? Are you listening to me?

Do you get it? You are gonna be out on the streets!

And then, I felt it.

I was blind, but now I see.

...Running away! You can't even look at me, you know why?

Because you're not even a man. You're not even a man!

You don't have rent! You don't have a job!

- What's wrong? - What?

You don't like me and I don't blame you. You see a self-defeating,

energy-sucking piece of shit who's sponging off your husband.

You're wishing I'd blow my brains out,

but my existence shouldn't make you this upset. What is it?

- That's none of your business. - Something wrong at law school?

How do you know I'm in law school?

People who aren't, usually don't carry around dry,

academically-constipated books about a dead Supreme Court justice.

You're a creep, aren't you? You've been... You've been following me.

- No, I just noticed the book. - You just saw the corner of it.

How did you know that?

- I'd seen it before. - Twelve years ago in college.

Sitting on the couch of a TA I was trying to make,

waiting for her to come back out of the bathroom,

hoping she'd have a condom.

Somehow my unconscious had served that up.

A memory I had never even recorded.

Or was it there the whole time and all I needed was the access?

If you're writing a paper, that's not the book I'd use.

Well, who asked you?

Hastings has his oral history. I'd start there.

Interesting point. Grammatically, this guy was an idiot,

which sort of gives credence to the theory

that one of the clerks he had fired

actually wrote most of this guy's major opinions.

You could Google the clerk's sons, they'd love to talk to you.

Exonerate their dad. That'd give you something that no one else has...

Information from the odd museum show, a half-read article,

some PBS documentary... it was all bubbling up in my frontal lobes,

mixing itself together into a sparkling cocktail of useful information.

- She didn't have a chance. - So, what are your suggestions?

We'd really worked on her paper, too.

In 45 minutes, it was a polished gem. She was pleased.

Home. But it couldn't be my home, could it?

Who would live like this?

Torch it.

But saner heads prevailed.

- What was this drug? - I couldn't stay messy on it,

I hadn't had a cigarette in six hours, hadn't eaten, so... abstemious and tidy?

What was this? A drug for people who wanted to be more anal retentive?

I wasn't high, I wasn't wired. Just clear.

I knew what I needed to do and how to do it.

The next morning, I sent a little probe down into my brain.

No surge of brilliance came up to greet me.

In short... I was back.

But, something remained.

You're kidding.

- No. - Words have appeared on paper.

- Yes. - Written by you.

All you have to do is read three pages.

Just read three pages in the next hour and...

...if you don't want to keep reading, I'll give you back the advance.

OK.

- OK, Eddie. - OK.

Eddie, give me a call when you get in.

- Eddie, I'm 40 pages further in. - Call me.

It's a little grandiose, but I'm still reading.

OK, how did you do this?

I'd really like... Just call me the minute you get in. Call. OK?

- Who is it? - Hey, Vernon, it's Eddie.

- Eddie who? - Uh, Morra.

It's not a good time, Eddie.

Uh, hey, Vern, I really just need to talk to you.

Hey... Oh...

- Vern, what happened? - Don't worry about it. I'm fine.

So, Eddie. You are interested after all.

- That stuff's amazing. - Works better if you're already smart.

Vern, who did this to you?

Trust me, you don't want to know.

Uh...

- So, uh, what's it called? - Doesn't have a street name yet.

But the boys in the kitchen are calling it NZT 48.

"The boys in the kitchen"? I don't...

That doesn't sound very FDA-approved, Vern.

FDA-approved, that's a laugh. You didn't really believe that shit, did ya?

OK, so what do we have here?

Some unknown, untested, possibly dangerous drug

scammed out of some unidentified lab somewhere

given to me by a highly unreliable guy I hadn't seen in years.

- So you want some more? - Yes. Definitely.

All right, we'll talk about it, but I, uh, need a favor first.

Obviously, I'm in no condition to go out right now, so,

I was wondering if you could pop down to the dry cleaners, grab my suit for me.

And maybe grab a little... a little breakfast for us.

He knew he had me.

Sure.

From now on, I'd happily be his errand boy.

Wash his windows, scrub his toilet...

...anything I could do to get my hands on that little clear pill

that would bring back... Enhanced Eddie.

Vern?

Vern...

Oh, Vern.

Hey, hey!

Hey!

- 911, what's your emergency? - Hi, I need to report a...

...a murder.

7B, yes.

OK, I won't.

Took them forever. And the longer I stood there, the clearer I saw.

Vern had known whoever had done this.

And one guess what they'd been looking for.

But had they found it?

Shit, if you ever cooked, I'd be dead, too.

- Police Department! - Open the door, please!

Police Department! Open the door!

Open the door, please!

Police! Open the door!

Let's go! Open the door!

- Let me see your hands. - Hey.

- Let me see your hands! - No, no, I'm the one who called!

I called you guys!

So, you guys tight? Hang out a lot?

No, my ex-wife's brother. I just actually ran into him on the street

- and he asked me to come up to... - Buy some drugs?

- No, no. What? - What did this guy do?

He... Uh, I don't know. He was, um...

I heard that he was an antiques dealer?

- A dealer? - Yeah, uh, antiques. Um...

Like, uh, Viennese kinda, um...

...chairs and stuff.

Like, you know, like curlicue leg things.

Yeah?

That is correct. An Edward Morra.

He's here.

Victim's sister.

I hadn't heard her voice in ten years.

- Eddie? - Melissa?

- You were there? - Um...

Just before. I had run into him on the street and, uh... yeah.

Oh, God. I wish I was more surprised. He was involved in some stuff.

I'd better not say any more.

No, no, that's probably a good idea.

So, uh... We should probably, uh, meet or something, right?

No, I gotta do the funeral and God knows what else. I just...

We can't meet, OK?

Right. Well, I'll just... I guess I'll just see you at the funeral then.

No. I don't want that. Please don't. I'll call you at some point, OK?

- When this is over. - OK, all right.

OK.

You know, something doesn't gel here.

Write down your number. I may need to contact you later.

Worth the risk?

What would you do?

Vern's cash, combined with an unprecedented surge of motivation,

enabled me to finish the book in four days.

A tablet a day

and what I could do with my day was limitless.

I learned to play the piano in three days.

Math became useful.

And fun.

I'm all in.

Even half-listening to any language, I became fluent.

So that Shakespeare's catchiness belies mediocrity?

There's no arguing with you.

This was great.

So, Mom, I've been doing a little research on Aunt Helen's tumor.

And it's totally clear that anybody with familial adenomatous polyposis

should be supplementing platinum-based doublet regiments

with eicosapentaeonic acid.

- I suddenly knew everything. - About everything.

Well, sure, you get a short-term spike, but wouldn't that rapid expansion

devalue that stock completely in two years?

- No, because there are safeguards. - Against aggressive over-expansion?

There aren't. Because there are no safeguards in human nature.

We're wired to overreach.

Look at history, all the countries that ever ruled the world.

Portugal with this big massive navy.

All they got now are salt cod and cheap condoms.

And the Brits?

Now they're just sitting on a dank little island fussing over their suits.

No one's stopping and thinking, "Hey, we're doing pretty well."

We got France, we got Poland, we got a big Swiss bank account.

You know what? Let's not invade Russia in the winter.

"Let's go home, let's pop a beer, and let's live off the interest."

Yeah.

My brain was just pouring this stuff out.

Everything I had ever read, heard, seen was now organized and available.

Here it is. Here you go.

Eddie. Hey. Listen, I'm sure you have a portfolio,

but if you don't, I'd be very interested in working with you.

OK, Kevin.

I made some new friends who invited me to the beach.

The beach was not nearby.

All my fear, all my shyness, gone.

They've done four basic trials...

But mere lounging wasn't enough.

- Only problem? - If I wasn't moving forward,

I felt like I was going to explode.

Come up here because it's beautiful, right?

- Anybody ever jump? - Are you crazy?

- He's gonna do it. - He's not gonna do it.

Oh, my God!

Oh!

Ah!

And then I began to form an idea.

Suddenly, I knew exactly what I needed to do.

It wasn't writing. It wasn't books.

It was much bigger than that.

But it would take money to get there.

In a down market, no one was making much.

But no one had NZT.

In an optimistic scenario, gains of that nature merely would reflect

growth in the economy and would not pose an obstacle...

Armed with Vern's last $800, I made 2,000 in a day.

Next day, 7,500.

It was too slow. I'd need more capital.

But banks weren't lending to guys like me.

Hey, Liev.

That's your man in the corner back there.

Yeah.

So, uh, Liev told you that I'm looking for a short-term loan?

Yeah, and I told Liev forget it.

Why?

Because I don't see you before and I don't like you already.

Why do I give you $100,000?

Because...

...I quintupled my money four days in a row.

So you got a fix on the game.

No, not a fix.

I was able to calculate certain patterns using algorithms.

If you look at column four, this was the first...

You're good.

OK, it's a fix.

Yeah, you know, all you people get caught.

What are you gonna do then?

Well, it's not as if I have a black book with your name in it,

if that's what you're talking about.

And besides, I get the strong feeling

that you're not somebody I want to disappoint.

- Don't get up. - I said don't get up.

- Sit down! - Hey. OK.

- OK, you take this, you mine. - OK.

You understand? You don't pay, you know what we do?

I cut you at waist.

Peel your skin up over your head and tie knot in it.

You don't die from this. You suffocate.

- OK. - Good luck.

My new friend, Kevin Doyle, showed me how you could leverage

two and a half times your cash at the day trading firm.

I'd been upping the dose for over a week.

It seemed to cut my learning curve.

Why are you buying that? The CEO was just indicted.

But not for the big fat defense contract he bribed his way into.

That's still on. Should be announced next week.

I was jacked in. Booted up.

At the end of the week, my brokerage account

contained over two million dollars.

Word quickly got out.

You have 19 messages.

Four job offers, my bank raising my line of credit,

a reporter from the New York Post.

Really call me back, Mr. Morra.

No one makes money that fast.

This article's gonna get written with or without you.

And finally, Kevin Doyle trying to sound casual.

Eddie, I was talking you up to my boss and, well, the impossible happened, bud.

We got you a meeting with Carl Van Loon.

Carl Van Loon wants to meet you?

- Apparently so. - But you're not in the finance game.

What can you do for Carl Van Loon?

Since when do you speak Italian?

Oh. Self-improvement month.

I guess somebody gave me a wake up call.

I hope you didn't do it for me.

No, I just wanted to apologize to you, Lin.

And let you know that apparently my capacity for self-sabotage

wasn't boundless after all.

The real question is, why did you ever put up with me?

I was in love with you.

So, when does the book come out?

Next year. How's your new assistant?

- She's good. - Good.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

And, uh, are you gonna get a new...

You know... I'm really happy you're here with me.

I'm proud of you. And...

...a little intimidated.

We started up again.

Her place.

My place.

Basically every place.

"In a sizzling three days of trading,"

the unknown Mr. Morra trumped the market,

prompting one top hedge fund manager to comment:

'He's Houdini. He's a prophet of our times."'

OK, give me that. Give me that!

- "He's God"? - You coming over later?

I can't. I don't have a key.

Oh, that's right.

- Can I have it back? - Uh... Nope.

- No? - I mean, does it have to be that key?

Can it be a new key?

To our place?

- It would be cost effective. - And you say I'm not practical.

Can I walk you to work?

Whatcha doing, hon?

Nothing.

You should sleep.

Isn't your Van Loon meeting tomorrow?

Eddie?

Are you OK?

What are you doing out here?

When's the last time you ate something?

There he is. Nice article in the Post, buddy.

OK, he is on his way.

Now, be warned. He's mercurial.

One minute, your best friend, the next, you're a leper.

And he needs direct answers. Anything tentative and you've lost him forever.

I think we should rehearse a few scenarios.

I'm eating, Kevin.

Hey, are you up for this?

You sure? 'Cause I got a little bit on the line here.

Have a toast point.

- It's Carl Van Loon. - That's Carl Van Loon.

He's worth a fortune.

- Hey, John. - Hey, Carl. Good to see you.

- How are ya? - Eddie.

So, Eddie Morra.

- What's your secret? - Medication.

I'm on special medication.

OK.

Well, it's a formula with a complex method.

But, of course, research was a component. Massive research.

I knew every helix of every scrap of DNA in every company I bought.

Papers stacked like the Himalayas in my office, and you know what?

- The stocks went up. - By a hair.

Sure, the stocks rose, but who wants to do all that work

for a shitty little uptake?

It's not the visceral kind of spike you want in short term holdings so...

...I dispensed with all the hard statistics

and I went right to the rumor mill.

So you bought your stocks based on what? The tom-toms beating in the street?

Sure. Share prices aren't really based on how a company works.

It's about how mass psychology works.

So, if I found certain algorithms in the perception of the stock...

Pattern recognition. That's your snake oil.

Well, not everybody understands the patterns.

And that gave me a little bit more of an uptake, but it's just a parlor trick.

So then, I went on to door number three.

Are you really implying that you have some sort of ultimate formula?

Well, from 12,000 to 2.3 million in ten days.

- I do have a formula, Mr. Pierce. - Delusions of grandeur.

I don't have delusions of grandeur, I have an actual recipe for grandeur.

I don't know who you are, Eddie, or what you game is, but I'm sure of one thing.

You don't work in my world.

I'm up to my ass with investment guys and you don't have their half-terrified,

half-cocky line of crap which is...

...not to say that I like yours any better.

But you obviously pick your stocks in a way which I haven't seen before.

Take a look at these companies and tell me what you think.

- Right now? - Yeah. Take your time.

Sure.

These companies aren't the question, are they?

Explain.

Unless you're playing both sides of the fence.

Control the whole power enchilada, but, no,

these companies wouldn't get you there in emerging markets.

You would have to... Oh. Whoa.

This must be some big-ass merger you're contemplating.

And there's really only one company with enough bling

to justify a merger with Van Loon and Associates.

Who have you been talking to?

Oh, I'm just connecting the dots. Is Hank Atwood really gonna go for it?

Well, you're an amazing con artist, or you're a very smart young man.

I mean, come on. The two of you together?

The whole world would have to come begging for energy

like Oliver Twist and his bowl of gruel.

Now you're going backwards. What else you got?

- A prediction. It won't come off. - Why's that?

- You'd have to back off Libya. - Really?

Well, you don't want to hear this from some schmuck who needs a ride home.

All right, you get your shot. Meet me tomorrow at the Saint Regis at ten

and tell me how the gutsy little schmuck who needs a ride home

would re-structure these deals. And you'd better be prepared.

I'm at your disposal.

You don't really live here, do you?

Well... Spartans weren't big on amenities.

Yeah, and they eventually got their asses kicked.

I didn't go in. I wanted to walk, move, digest, ingest.

There are moments in life... moments when you know you've crossed a bridge.

Your old life is over.

Van Loon was my bridge. I finally had my shot.

Wall Street would provide my nest egg, but then how far could I go?

CEO? A global force? Maybe President.

Time somebody shook up the free world and got things done.

Suddenly...

- It was another skip. - How had I gone the last 20 blocks?

I got another ten blocks. And then...

...I was way uptown.

What bar was this?

...black canvas and then they would just drop all the paint...

Yeah. Did you ever meet...

...and then I actually went there and had lunch, I went back.

My friends are rolling...

I heard you like to party.

- Hey, watch it. - Hey, hey! Take it easy!

A fight? Don't know how to fight.

Or do I?

Ah!

You use the fishhook action to get inside the mouth.

Like this.

Attack the sensitive areas. The eyes, the throat, the groin.

If you are hit, do not stop.

Your persistence will discourage your attacker.

Off-balancing your opponent

and then using his momentum, take him down.

When it finally stopped,

I couldn't account for the last 18 hours of my life.

Hey, it's me. I thought you were coming over.

Is everything OK? Call me when you get this.

Even off NZT, I decided to give Van Loon's files a shot.

They were hieroglyphs.

- Hello? - Kevin, this is Eddie.

- Eddie? - Listen,

- I can't make the meeting today. - What are you talking about?

I can't come in today, I'm sick.

Yeah, well you can't have the flu right now.

He'll never give you this chance again.

I know, listen, I just... I have all this data to analyze...

What have you been doing for the last day?

- Kev, I... - Don't you get it? This is your test.

Yeah, well, I can't pass the test right now.

And how am I gonna look if you don't?

- I know, listen, I just... - Sh. Listen to me.

Pull yourself together. Get down to the meeting.

OK, OK. I'll be there. I'll be there.

- Hey, how are ya? - Eddie.

Good to see you again.

Sit down.

What do you know about Hank Atwood?

Atwood, um...

He's an iconoclast, um...

Owns about half of Colorado.

So this is prepared, Eddie?

Uh...

Is this Atwood 101? Doesn't everybody know about Atwood?

Where was he two years ago?

- Hm? - Nowhere.

Two years ago he wasn't even on Forbes' radar.

That was a great leap forward, right?

I'm baffled by this guy. He comes out of nowhere so strong.

Has me on the run before I can even get to anybody in his camp.

Beats me out of two properties,

investing in countries with no oil. Places I'd never go near...

We're here in front of the hotel where a woman,

identified as Maria Winberg, was found dead in her room last night,

a victim of foul play. Ms. Winberg was a well-known socialite and model...

...but was also known for her dedicated charity work around the city.

Police spent hours questioning hotel staff and patrons

and an eyewitness reported seeing a man leaving the scene...

...help me convince him that I can raise his game. Got any ideas?

What do you think?

- Hm? - Um...

...hotel has adequate security cameras...

You're not one of those kind of guys, are you Eddie?

We lose you if there's a screen in the room?

These are tectonic plates that are shifting right under us.

Pardon me, one second.

Was it possible? Could I have killed someone?

Was it even me?

Eddie? This is Melissa.

Listen, Vernon hasn't been giving you anything, has he?

Because that stuff is dangerous.

Melissa?

Melissa, hey, do you think that we can meet somewhere?

- I really need to talk to you. - We're talking now.

No, no, let's meet at, uh... Billy's on Grant at noon?

- You can't see me, Eddie. - No, no...

- Eddie, please. - Please, please come, please come, I...

It's important, I really need to know what you're talking about.

I realized that there were other people who might know about NZT.

Vernon's other clients.

- Hi. - Yeah, hi,

may I please speak with Jerry Brady?

- Jerry's in the hospital. - He's what?

Yeah, he's not doing well at all.

- Yeah, hello, is Paul Kaplan there? - Uh, no. No, he's not.

Uh, Paul passed away three days ago.

Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.

Yeah, he started getting headaches, then he collapsed at work.

Now he's in the ICU.

OK, please give him my best. Thank you.

Of all the people I called... three were dead and the rest were sick.

Hello? Hello?

Watch it, man!

Did you see that?

Hey!

Go! Go!

Eddie.

Melissa.

Hey.

Don't tell me I look good, 'cause I know.

I didn't want you to see me this way.

You look good.

Oh, I, uh...

Yeah, I sorta got myself together.

NZT will do that to you.

- What do you mean? - I mean, I took it, too.

Vernon didn't tell you any of this, did he?

No.

Well, when he told me about this amazing new drug,

I was like, down the hatch. And it was. It was amazing.

I read Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe in 45 minutes

and I understood it.

My work rate increased just insanely overnight

and my boss started to hate me.

They offered me his job and then... and then I got scared.

- Why? - Why? Because I'm not stupid.

Nobody can operate at that level of mental activity and not crash.

I stopped taking it.

- And? - And I got sick. Headaches.

Throwing up. So I went back to Vernon.

He told me about all the people that were dying.

How much have you been taking, Eddie?

I've been taking a lot.

Well, maybe... maybe they've worked out the bugs. Maybe...

Maybe this is a different batch.

- Yeah. - You're off it right now, aren't you?

- Just finish your story. - Well...

...I didn't take any more and I didn't die.

But after a while, I realized I couldn't concentrate on anything

for longer than ten minutes.

I, uh... I missed deadlines, got lazy, slow, so slow.

That was two years ago.

And I haven't been the same since.

Do you have some left? Good.

You go home and you take it. You take the dose down, but you don'tjust stop.

You'll die if you just stop.

Try to taper off, otherwise the headaches are just the beginning.

I have to go.

- Do you know who makes it? - I don't know.

I have to go.

Oh, shit. Listen, listen, listen. Listen, listen, listen... OK.

- You forget about me, huh? - No, no, no, no.

12:00 and you're not here.

- I'm here now. Oh! - Good.

- Come on, get going. - I could write you a check.

Check. Check. Are you out of your mind?

What do you think I am? Some financial institution?

All right. You're right. Look, we just need to go to a bank...

What do you got there?

- What is it? - No, it's just aspirin.

Don't look like no aspirin I ever see. It's something good, huh?

I feel good, man. What's in this stuff?

It's just, uh, vitamins and aspirin.

You full of shit, Eddie baby.

Lindy. I wouldn't have let him in, but...

I'm sorry... Tyler, I gotta go.

I'm sick.

I shouldn't... I'm sorry. I couldn't make it home.

- Let's get you to a hospital. - No, no, no, no, no. I don't need...

I need you to get...

It's really simple, babe. I need my pills.

- Eddie, what pills? - I don't... Babe, it's complicated.

What are you taking? Are you on drugs?

They're... it's...

I had no choice. I told Lindy everything.

So all this energy of yours, all this focus...

...has been a drug.

Well, it was supposed to be legal.

I have a... a supply stashed.

You want me to go get it.

- No. No, no, no. I'm gonna go get it. - Give me your keys.

I'll go to your apartment.

It's not... in my apartment. I moved it.

OK, so where did you move it?

In my house.

Unbelievable.

Hey, have you got it?

Yeah.

There's someone following me.

Are you sure?

Yeah. He got into the cab behind me

and he's making every turn I'm making.

- Baby, call the cops. - Can you go around him?

Babe, what's happening?

We're stopped dead.

He's getting out.

Eddie, he's walking over here.

Lindy?

Oh, God!

Ow!

Help! Help!

This man's... This man's chasing me!

He followed me from my building. I don't know him.

- Please! - Yo, buddy, let's leave her alone!

Are you deaf? I said leave her alone.

Hey, buddy, are you trying to piss me off?

What are you doing, man?

- Are you still there? - Yeah, I'm here. What happened?

I'm stuck. He'll find me.

OK, stop talking. Don't move.

- He killed two guys. - What?

- He's gonna kill me, too. - No, no, no...

Can he see you?

No.

Not yet.

I don't know what to do.

OK, I need you to go into the bag and take one of the pills.

Why?

Because you'll know what to do. You'll take it and then you'll know.

He's got a knife. Eddie, I can't think my way out of a knife.

Just listen to me. It'll come on in 30 seconds.

And you'll think your way out. That's what it does.

He's getting closer.

Lindy, I love you.

Hey!

Now turn to me...

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

- Ah! - Daddy!

Ah!

Eddie. Here.

It's gonna be OK.

We've got to get out of here. Eddie?

You OK?

Yeah.

I'm so sorry about what happened.

I want you to know that you never, ever have to go through that again,

'cause I can take care of us now.

I'm sure you can.

I can make us safe. I'm back, OK?

- Who's back, Eddie? - Me.

No. It's not you.

- You were different before. - I'm still the same person, Lin.

I wasn't, when I was on it.

I did things I would never do.

- Those things saved your life. - But they weren't me.

Yes, they were. No, the way it works...

I know how it works. I get it.

I totally get it. You feel invincible.

Where it will take us, Lin, you can't even imagine.

The things we'll be able to do. Where we'll be a year from now.

The kind of life that we'll finally be able to live.

Well, you might have to live it without me.

Look, I am gonna stop taking it. There's just some things I have to do

to keep us safe and that... To set us up and then I'm gonna get off it.

- I mean, that's the plan. - Eddie...

Look, I have a plan. I swear.

I'm gonna get off it.

OK.

I hope you do.

Looking for me?

You think you can run out on me, huh? You think I don't know where you are?

I was under the impression our business was settled.

I want some more of that stuff.

Or I shoot you right here. Take your pick.

This guy was not going away.

A few pills would buy me some time.

- There it is. We're done. - Oh, yeah. We'll see.

Until I found a more... permanent solution.

Unless you see a real threat, I never want it known that I have any security.

You'll never precede me, you'll always follow me.

Never more than 15 steps behind. And never stand too close together.

I want to able to look behind me if the opportunity presents itself.

And don't wear the same color suit. This isn't The Matrix.

You have to know, Eddie, I wrote you off.

- I was sick. - You don't get sick.

You're playing at this level, you get hit by a car, you don't even die.

- You're absolutely right. - I know I'm right.

I mean, I didn't know who or what I was talking to.

A hundred and five. That's who you were talking to, Carl. Delirium.

Mm-hm.

I sent over my revised projections.

I didn't ask for your projections.

I know, but I think if you take a look at them...

I already have. As a matter of fact...

...I fired a few people over your projections.

- I'm sorry. - No, you're not.

You're relieved that you know things my team missed.

The minute, the instant that's no longer true...

Two months after I'd started NZT,

I was brokering the biggest merger in corporate history.

Ironically, it's gonna be crude. Crude is gonna be where we're gonna hit them.

Which yields a prospective profit of 200 percent.

That makes both of us very happy campers.

I found that if I maintained an even dose,

remembered to eat, drank no alcohol,

- the blackouts didn't recur. - How you doing, Eddie?

Tom, is it possible to construct an imperceptible compartment?

In this jacket?

- In all of them. - Certainly, sir.

Safer though my stash now was, I was not sitting around until it ran out.

Can I combine these ingredients in the same exact quantity, yes, but,

the exact method of delivery to the brain... Darts at a dartboard.

- Meaning? - Clinical trials, guinea pig people.

- That's gonna take too long. - It's what it is.

Or you'll kill people. You need 12, to 18 months...

I'll give you two million dollars if you can do it in six.

I found that we can cut costs 30 percent and, um...

Excuse me one second.

I thought we straightened this out, Detective.

This isn't about Vernon Gant, Mr. Morra.

What is this about?

The witness identified the Maria Winberg suspect as this person.

Wanna tell me your whereabouts the night ofApril 2nd?

I couldn't keep this quiet on my own.

Enter Morris Brandt... the most lethal lawyer in New York.

You're lucky somebody wiped the room. It's weak. Circumstantial at best.

Just between us, were you there?

I don't remember.

I don't want to make concessions to you...

Carl Van Loon and Hank Atwood

had no idea I might soon be charged with murder.

But SyCorps, Andine and others are jockeying

for the same industrial concessions in Libya

that both our companies are pretending we're not sniffing out.

How do you know this?

The governmental bribe system is itself corrupt, so, of course,

information about its inner workings, like anything, can be bought.

Go on.

If you take a look at the lower left-hand column, in 2008,

five companies were jockeying for a position before we even took notice.

Jesus, he looks frail.

- Could be an act. - He's not even 60.

So, have you decided, Eddie? What are you gonna do?

When this is over? I don't know.

You haven't given me the answer.

You haven't asked the question.

Well, given the scale of my contribution,

let's say 45.

Done. Forty-five thousand dollars.

Forty million is plenty, Eddie. There's a lot more where that came from.

You know, Eddie...

...it may be on your mind

that you're not gonna continue to work for me anymore.

This has been the learning experience of my life.

I hope it has. I hope you don't think you've gotten enough from me.

On to the next.

Well, in order for a career to evolve, I'm gonna have to move on.

That you would even think that would only show me

how unprepared you are to be on your own.

I mean, you do know you're a freak.

Your deductive powers are a gift from God, or chance,

or a stray shot of sperm, or whatever, or whoever the hell wrote

your life script, a gift not earned.

You do not know what I know because you have not earned those powers.

You're careless with those powers.

You flaunt them and you throw them around like a brat with his trust fund.

You haven't had to climb up all the greasy little rungs.

You haven't been bored blind at the fundraisers. You haven't done the time

in that first marriage to the girl with the right father.

You think you can leap over all in a single bound.

You haven't had to bribe or charm or threaten your way

to a seat at that table. You don't know how to assess your competition

because you haven't competed. Don't make me your competition.

Now, I'll open up a line of credit for you.

You'll be wanting a few toys.

Hotel rooms were no longer an option.

What I needed was a bunker.

There's a built-in safe, central surveillance,

vault grade pneumatic doors.

It's an unparalleled three-tier security system.

A fortress with a hell of a view.

- What's the asking price? - Eight-point-five.

I'll take it.

Right away, it was obvious he was on NZT.

Next week, I'm gonna need 20 pills.

Next week, you can go fuck yourself!

Not that you'd feel anything.

I don't think your Fortune 500 financial friends would appreciate

the details of your little dilemma with the police.

Thursday, I'm gonna need the pills here.

Getting smarter!

Obviously, this could not go on,

but there is very little on this earth that 40 million dollars can't solve.

And tomorrow at nine, Atwood would sign the papers.

- Do you want to call it? - Cold feet?

There was all last night to tell us that.

- Anything? - I'll call him again, sir.

OK, the decision could have changed. That makes sense.

The discourtesy doesn't. It's still on.

Oh, based on your charts and projections.

You know, remind me, who the fuck are you, anyway?

I'm sorry, Carl, I've had it with this unqualified, posturing little prick.

- Pull it back. - Since when is this the Delphic Oracle?

- Pull it back. - Excuse me, Mr. Van Loon?

Mrs. Atwood is in your office.

Ah. Mrs. Atwood, Carl Van Loon.

- My associate, Edward Morra. - Pleasure.

I wanted to make this as confidential as possible.

Of course.

My husband experienced some pain and dizziness this morning.

He's currently at Lenox Hill, undergoing tests.

I just want you to know we have every intention

of signing the contract.

And as soon as he is able, we will proceed.

I realize this is a useless platitude, but if there's anything that we can do,

please don't hesitate to tell us.

Obviously, we want to be as helpful and respectful

as possible, Mrs. Atwood.

Thank you, gentlemen. I rely on your discretion.

There won't be a proxy.

No, a cagey prick like him giving away power of attorney?

Well, he'd better get better.

But Atwood wouldn't get better. Because Atwood was out of NZT.

Well, why be surprised?

How many other meteoric rises might be explained by NZT?

At least I had some.

- My life wasn't in jeopardy. - You can wait here.

Only my money. And my liberty.

I've been all over with them.

We can't allow any disparity in race

or physical type between you and the rest of the line up.

OK.

They're as close to your clones as I could possibly get.

It's gotta be just one big handsome blur to this guy.

Who was out there?

The woman's husband?

A hotel maid?

Was this how it was all going to end?

Not the dimmest clue. He was dithering.

"He was the third one from the right. No. Not him."

There you go. It's a thing of beauty. You have that made?

I did.

...market's been mixed today.

The Dow has been yo-yoing amidst speculation that

Van Loon Associates and Hank Atwood have negotiated a merger...

Have you been talking to anyone?

No, I haven't been talking to anybody, Carl. I'm not stupid.

I know you're not stupid, Eddie,

but don't make the classic smart person's mistake.

Thinking no one's smarter than you.

Where the hell have you been? This is the second time you've turned to vapor.

I was in the building, I was getting coffee. Why, has there been movement?

Yeah, there's been movement alright. Atwood's in a coma.

He wasn't playing us. He's dying.

What do you know about this?

I was less than usually equipped to answer.

The dullness was coming on. I was overdue to take my NZT.

And the pain was starting behind my eyes.

Excuse me.

You're not excused.

What? A man in your employ can't take a piss, Carl?

Was it Brandt or someone else?

The police station? A coatroom?

Mr. Morra.

- Carl, I'm sorry... - Mr. Morra. Mr. Morra!

- This just came for you. - Yeah, what?

Hope not, so let me know when you know.

All right, I'm gonna ask you again, Eddie. What do you know about this?

- What? About the leak? - No. About Atwood.

What? What about Atwood?

Look, you got a long way to go as a liar, kiddo.

- Carl, I don't know what you're... - Listen!

What you're about to say is bullshit.

I know there's something you're hiding from me.

I smell it on you. Right now,

I wanna know why this clusterfuck of a deal is dead in the water!

Carl.

Eddie! Eddie!

Outside Lenox Hill Hospital today,

more twists and turns in the Van Loon-Atwood merger.

There is absolutely no truth to the rumor of this merger.

None whatsoever. My husband is having tests.

This is a difficult time.

We would appreciate your directing further questions to our attorney.

Yes, we have no further comments at this time.

We're just awaiting the results of the latest round of tests

and hoping for the best.

Thank you.

Eddie. I know you're in there, Eddie.

Open up.

Come on.

Open the door.

And so, here I am.

I knew they would kill me slowly and horribly.

But this choice would at least be mine.

But we're instinctive creatures. We want to live.

So my foggy brain tried to remember where one tablet of NZT might be.

It was possible. And possible was enough.

Hey, Eddie.

Now you know I want more, so why would you upset me?

I don't like being down to this last one.

You don't even know how to use it.

You don't appreciate it.

You see, I dissolve in a solution.

You shoot it. It goes straight into the blood and brain.

Lasts much longer.

So...

You gonna tell me where the rest is?

I'm plumb out.

You know, these guys are gonna find it.

Or I'm gonna make you tell me.

Question is, which is gonna come first?

I guess we're gonna find out, huh?

This is a waste of my time, you know?

I'm getting out of this side of the business.

I'm branching out. I'm starting import-export company.

Very exciting stuff.

I got a lot on my plate. You're lucky I'm here.

Back in the old times, I might peel your skin back. Fillet you.

"Fillet." It's a nice word.

I didn't know this before. Oh, I had such a poor vocabulary.

But then I discovered this thing, Google.

Did you know the small and large intestines is 20 foot long?

I had no idea. I don't believe it.

I gotta see this for myself. I'm dubious. It's another nice word.

Anyway, I'm sure you're curious, too.

Don't worry, everything's sterilized.

We're gonna keep you alive for the whole shebang.

You're gonna get a front row seat, Eddie.

What?

Ah!

Not much of a triumph, was it?

Because I would die here, too.

Only NZT could help me and the last of it was in this fuck's bloodstream.

Victor!

What?

Ah!

Hey!

Ah!

Ah!

Victor?

The police would later note

that my apartment's previous owner was an arms dealer.

Of course, these intruders had been his dissatisfied clients.

And the night was still young.

I'm sure you're curious about what happened to your boss.

I know I certainly am.

I mean, if my attorney was really working for Mr. Atwood,

trying to save his life, why is he dead?

I mean, at what point was the pony express supposed to ride in

with his life-saving medication?

His boss was dead.

So, I didn't matter now.

But he did not appreciate that Morris Brandt had kept the pills for himself.

And it was all still possible.

Actually, no, there's no more tickets.

Yeah, I know. An overbooked fundraiser. That's a first.

Well, here he comes. I'll ask him.

Oh, that's much better.

- Greatjob. - Thank you, sir.

Hi, Mr. Morra.

Edward!

I think we're looking at a second overflow event.

There's a wave of donations coming in and I don't think

they're even gonna try a second debate.

- Great. - Hold on.

A guy from Eiben-Chemcorp's in your office.

- I have a lunch. - They're your biggest contributor.

Give him his two crappy little minutes.

- Eiben-Chemcorp Pharmaceuticals? - Yeah.

Finally get to meet the guys that keep the lights on.

- Carl! - Mr. Morra.

What a surprise. They told me somebody from Eiben was coming.

Chemcorp. Yeah, that's me now. I'm moving out of the energy business.

Come on. That's like Hef moving out of the mansion.

Yeah. I bought Eiben a couple of months ago. I'm surprised you didn't hear.

No. No. Well, they really keep me hopping here.

Well, it's gonna pay off, Senator Morra.

The Senate. Who knows...

Everything's a technicality from here on in, isn't it, Eddie?

I think we both know where it's headed, if you can maintain.

Have you asked yourselfwhat you're gonna do when you run out?

- When did you know? - Does it matter? I know now.

I wish you'd come to me at first, Eddie. I could have bought Eiben at 33 a share.

We could have been partners.

So, Eiben makes NZT.

Well, it'll never officially exist.

Obviously, I don't need to point out the advantages for you.

Oh, I think maybe you do.

Limitless supply. We know you can't get any more.

You sure about that?

They shut down your lab this morning.

Eddie. I just want to help you, that's all.

Keep you supplied. No disruption in service.

Give you peace of mind. That's all.

And in return, I do what?

Get a little advice, maybe. I won't be bothering you much at first.

And later. What are you gonna be bothering me with?

Well, given where you're heading, some of our ideas are a bit ambitious.

But hey, I think they're achievable.

And what if I don't like your ideas?

Then we'll say, "Godspeed."

And your candle will have shed a brief, but lovely light.

But you know what, Eddie, let's not even

go there right now.

Right now, I just want to keep you brilliant...

...and healthy. Come on. Let's go get some lunch.

After you, Senator.

Thanks for stopping by, Carl.

Give us a second.

What are you doing? Do you want to be President of the United States

- or brain dead, stuck full of tubes? - I'll take my chances.

I told you your chances don't exist. We shut down your lab.

You don't think some smartass on NZT

might have two or three or even four labs?

- So what? You're not making any more. - That's right, I'm not.

I thought better of it. See, once you know what's in it,

you can tweak it, re-engineer it. Get the bugs out. Taper off.

I'm off it, Carl.

Well, on it or off it,

there's no scenario where you're not working for me.

How you gonna pay me? In cigarettes?

Last year you traded

- inside information 17 times. - You threatening me?

Blank checks from Dubai. Dumping in Chile. Disappeared officials.

- I mean, you shed a spot light... - Do you want to go to war with me?

And trust me when I say this, I'm not even being creative.

There's no way you can be making accusations like that

and be walking around alive.

That you would even think that shows me how unprepared you are to fight me.

- You're no longer equipped to fight me. - I may be off it,

but you think I didn't learn anything? That my synapses didn't change?

That I kept absolutely nothing?

You have no idea what kind of enemy I can be.

- That van's gonna rear-end that taxi. - What?

The driver's distracted. He's texting. He's going 30 miles an hour.

He has 60 feet to stop. He doesn't have room.

What van?

I see everything, Carl.

I'm 50 moves ahead of you and everybody else.

What makes you think I don't have a guy with a bead on you right now?

How do you know you're gonna be alive this time next year?

What are you doing? You get your hands off me. What are you doing?

Something's pumping half-mass in there. The walls of your heart are dilated.

Your aortic valve's steno. So you're gonna need to get that replaced.

But you already knew that.

You know, you should really be glad about this.

'Cause me working for you? You'd end up as my bitch.

Maybe we should cool off. Talk again.

I don't think so.

Don't forget to vote.

Edward.

You good?

Yeah. Told you I have a lunch.

- Sorry I'm late. - Hey. Don't worry.

- How's your day going? - Ah. I've had better.

I still can't deal with that haircut.

I wouldn't even recognize you on the street.

Well, I'm a new man.

I've already ordered.

What?

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610

00:49:14,034 --> 00:49:15,618

So this is prepared, Eddie?

611

00:49:15,702 --> 00:49:17,703

Uh...

612

00:49:17,788 --> 00:49:20,956

Is this Atwood 101?

Doesn't everybody know about Atwood?

613

00:49:21,041 --> 00:49:22,708

Where was he two years ago?

614

00:49:25,170 --> 00:49:28,047

- Hm?

- Nowhere.

615

00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:32,802

Two years ago he wasn't

even on Forbes' radar.

616

00:49:34,179 --> 00:49:36,680

That was a great leap forward, right?

617

00:49:37,557 --> 00:49:41,310

I'm baffled by this guy.

He comes out of nowhere so strong.

618

00:49:41,394 --> 00:49:44,313

Has me on the run before I can

even get to anybody in his camp.

619

00:49:44,397 --> 00:49:46,065

Beats me

out of two properties,

620

00:49:46,149 --> 00:49:48,734

investing in countries with no oil.

Places I'd never go near...

621

00:49:56,117 --> 00:49:58,452

We're here in front

of the hotel where a woman,

622

00:49:58,537 --> 00:50:02,289

identified as Maria Winberg,

was found dead in her room last night,

623

00:50:02,374 --> 00:50:07,086

a victim of foul play. Ms. Winberg

was a well-known socialite and model...

624

00:50:08,547 --> 00:50:12,800

...but was also known for her dedicated

charity work around the city.

625

00:50:12,884 --> 00:50:16,053

Police spent hours questioning

hotel staff and patrons

626

00:50:16,137 --> 00:50:19,348

and an eyewitness reported

seeing a man leaving the scene...

627

00:50:19,432 --> 00:50:23,143

...help me convince him that I can

raise his game. Got any ideas?

628

00:50:23,228 --> 00:50:24,979

What do you think?

629

00:50:26,356 --> 00:50:28,190

- Hm?

- Um...

630

00:50:28,275 --> 00:50:30,734

...hotel has adequate

security cameras...

631

00:50:35,031 --> 00:50:37,867

You're not one of those

kind of guys, are you Eddie?

632

00:50:37,951 --> 00:50:40,035

We lose you if there's

a screen in the room?

633

00:50:42,289 --> 00:50:44,999

These are tectonic plates

that are shifting right under us.

634

00:50:45,083 --> 00:50:46,709

Pardon me, one second.

635

00:51:08,857 --> 00:51:12,443

- Was it possible?

- Could I have killed someone?

636

00:51:14,487 --> 00:51:16,614

Was it even me?

637

00:51:21,286 --> 00:51:23,913

Eddie? This is Melissa.

638

00:51:23,997 --> 00:51:26,165

Listen, Vernon hasn't been

giving you anything, has he?

639

00:51:26,249 --> 00:51:27,875

Because that stuff is dangerous.

640

00:51:27,959 --> 00:51:29,418

Melissa?

641

00:51:29,502 --> 00:51:31,837

Melissa, hey, do you think

that we can meet somewhere?

642

00:51:31,922 --> 00:51:34,590

- I really need to talk to you.

- We're talking now.

643

00:51:34,674 --> 00:51:38,010

No, no, let's meet at, uh...

Billy's on Grant at noon?

644

00:51:38,094 --> 00:51:40,429

- You can't see me, Eddie.

- No, no...

645

00:51:40,513 --> 00:51:43,599

- Eddie, please.

- Please, please come, please come, I...

646

00:51:43,683 --> 00:51:46,769

It's important, I really need to know

what you're talking about.

647

00:51:49,356 --> 00:51:52,608

I realized that there were

other people who might know about NZT.

648

00:51:52,692 --> 00:51:55,069

Vernon's other clients.

649

00:52:34,859 --> 00:52:35,818

- Hi.

- Yeah, hi,

650

00:52:35,902 --> 00:52:37,361

may I please speak with Jerry Brady?

651

00:52:37,445 --> 00:52:39,822

- Jerry's in the hospital.

- He's what?

652

00:52:39,906 --> 00:52:41,782

Yeah, he's not doing well at all.

653

00:52:41,866 --> 00:52:46,704

- Yeah, hello, is Paul Kaplan there?

- Uh, no. No, he's not.

654

00:52:46,788 --> 00:52:50,082

Uh, Paul passed away three days ago.

655

00:52:51,209 --> 00:52:52,960

Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.

656

00:52:53,044 --> 00:52:55,629

Yeah, he started getting headaches,

then he collapsed at work.

657

00:52:55,714 --> 00:52:57,131

Now he's in the ICU.

658

00:52:57,215 --> 00:52:59,425

OK, please give him my best.

Thank you.

659

00:52:59,509 --> 00:53:04,888

Of all the people I called...

three were dead and the rest were sick.

660

00:53:27,829 --> 00:53:32,458

Hello? Hello?

661

00:53:50,643 --> 00:53:51,643

Watch it, man!

662

00:54:08,953 --> 00:54:10,037

Did you see that?

663

00:54:11,581 --> 00:54:12,581

Hey!

664

00:54:18,421 --> 00:54:21,840

Go! Go!

665

00:54:48,701 --> 00:54:49,993

Eddie.

666

00:54:52,038 --> 00:54:53,872

Melissa.

667

00:55:01,131 --> 00:55:02,422

Hey.

668

00:55:06,344 --> 00:55:09,638

Don't tell me I look good,

'cause I know.

669

00:55:11,599 --> 00:55:13,600

I didn't want you to see me this way.

670

00:55:14,227 --> 00:55:16,061

You look good.

671

00:55:16,146 --> 00:55:18,856

Oh, I, uh...

672

00:55:18,940 --> 00:55:20,983

Yeah, I sorta got myself together.

673

00:55:21,067 --> 00:55:23,527

NZT will do that to you.

674

00:55:23,611 --> 00:55:26,530

- What do you mean?

- I mean, I took it, too.

675

00:55:27,490 --> 00:55:30,242

Vernon didn't tell you

any of this, did he?

676

00:55:30,326 --> 00:55:31,410

No.

677

00:55:31,494 --> 00:55:33,203

Well, when he told me

about this amazing new drug,

678

00:55:33,288 --> 00:55:37,249

I was like, down the hatch.

And it was. It was amazing.

679

00:55:37,333 --> 00:55:41,003

I read Brian Greene's

The Elegant Universe in 45 minutes

680

00:55:41,087 --> 00:55:42,921

and I understood it.

681

00:55:43,006 --> 00:55:45,299

My work rate increased

just insanely overnight

682

00:55:45,383 --> 00:55:47,092

and my boss started to hate me.

683

00:55:48,887 --> 00:55:53,765

They offered me his job and then...

and then I got scared.

684

00:55:54,684 --> 00:55:56,935

- Why?

- Why? Because I'm not stupid.

685

00:55:57,020 --> 00:56:00,272

Nobody can operate at that level

of mental activity and not crash.

686

00:56:03,109 --> 00:56:04,985

I stopped taking it.

687

00:56:05,069 --> 00:56:09,406

- And?

- And I got sick. Headaches.

688

00:56:09,490 --> 00:56:14,828

Throwing up.

So I went back to Vernon.

689

00:56:14,913 --> 00:56:17,414

He told me about all the people

that were dying.

690

00:56:18,708 --> 00:56:20,667

How much have you

been taking, Eddie?

691

00:56:20,752 --> 00:56:22,419

I've been taking a lot.

692

00:56:24,005 --> 00:56:28,425

Well, maybe... maybe they've

worked out the bugs. Maybe...

693

00:56:29,302 --> 00:56:30,886

Maybe this is a different batch.

694

00:56:32,305 --> 00:56:35,140

- Yeah.

- You're off it right now, aren't you?

695

00:56:35,225 --> 00:56:37,726

- Just finish your story.

- Well...

696

00:56:37,810 --> 00:56:40,646

...I didn't take any more

and I didn't die.

697

00:56:41,981 --> 00:56:45,067

But after a while, I realized I

couldn't concentrate on anything

698

00:56:45,151 --> 00:56:46,360

for longer than ten minutes.

699

00:56:46,444 --> 00:56:51,531

I, uh... I missed deadlines,

got lazy, slow, so slow.

700

00:56:52,242 --> 00:56:54,701

That was two years ago.

701

00:56:56,663 --> 00:56:58,705

And I haven't been the same since.

702

00:57:03,419 --> 00:57:07,297

Do you have some left? Good.

703

00:57:07,382 --> 00:57:10,759

You go home and you take it. You take

the dose down, but you don't just stop.

704

00:57:10,843 --> 00:57:12,594

You'll die if you just stop.

705

00:57:13,221 --> 00:57:18,016

Try to taper off, otherwise

the headaches are just the beginning.

706

00:57:20,186 --> 00:57:21,561

I have to go.

707

00:57:23,481 --> 00:57:26,024

- Do you know who makes it?

- I don't know.

708

00:57:27,610 --> 00:57:29,069

I have to go.

709

00:57:59,767 --> 00:58:04,563

Oh, shit. Listen, listen, listen.

Listen, listen, listen... OK.

710

00:58:04,647 --> 00:58:06,356

- You forget about me, huh?

- No, no, no, no.

711

00:58:06,441 --> 00:58:08,400

12:00 and you're not here.

712

00:58:08,484 --> 00:58:11,653

- I'm here now. Oh!

- Good.

713

00:58:11,738 --> 00:58:14,781

- Come on, get going.

- I could write you a check.

714

00:58:14,866 --> 00:58:19,828

Check. Check.

Are you out of your mind?

715

00:58:19,912 --> 00:58:22,164

What do you think I am?

Some financial institution?

716

00:58:22,248 --> 00:58:24,333

All right. You're right.

Look, we just need to go to a bank...

717

00:58:28,921 --> 00:58:31,298

What do you got there?

718

00:58:35,595 --> 00:58:38,013

- What is it?

- No, it's just aspirin.

719

00:58:38,097 --> 00:58:43,602

Don't look like no aspirin I ever see.

It's something good, huh?

720

00:59:02,372 --> 00:59:06,500

I feel good, man.

What's in this stuff?

721

00:59:06,584 --> 00:59:09,378

It's just, uh, vitamins and aspirin.

722

00:59:09,462 --> 00:59:13,173

You full of shit, Eddie baby.

723

00:59:38,658 --> 00:59:41,618

Lindy. I wouldn't

have let him in, but...

724

00:59:41,702 --> 00:59:44,454

I'm sorry... Tyler, I gotta go.

725

00:59:45,665 --> 00:59:47,332

I'm sick.

726

00:59:48,835 --> 00:59:52,712

I shouldn't... I'm sorry.

I couldn't make it home.

727

00:59:52,797 --> 00:59:55,882

- Let's get you to a hospital.

- No, no, no, no, no. I don't need...

728

00:59:55,967 --> 00:59:57,008

I need you to get...

729

00:59:57,093 --> 01:00:01,096

It's really simple, babe.

I need my pills.

730

01:00:01,180 --> 01:00:03,765

- Eddie, what pills?

- I don't... Babe, it's complicated.

731

01:00:03,850 --> 01:00:06,601

What are you taking?

Are you on drugs?

732

01:00:06,686 --> 01:00:09,604

They're... it's...

733

01:00:09,689 --> 01:00:13,024

- I had no choice.

- I told Lindy everything.

734

01:00:14,694 --> 01:00:19,114

So all this energy of yours,

all this focus...

735

01:00:19,198 --> 01:00:20,490

...has been a drug.

736

01:00:20,575 --> 01:00:22,951

Well, it was supposed to be legal.

737

01:00:23,035 --> 01:00:26,621

I have a... a supply stashed.

738

01:00:28,374 --> 01:00:30,125

You want me to go get it.

739

01:00:30,209 --> 01:00:33,670

- No. No, no, no. I'm gonna go get it.

- Give me your keys.

740

01:00:33,754 --> 01:00:35,422

I'll go to your apartment.

741

01:00:35,506 --> 01:00:39,384

It's not... in my apartment.

I moved it.

742

01:00:39,469 --> 01:00:43,263

OK, so where did you move it?

743

01:00:50,062 --> 01:00:51,938

In my house.

744

01:00:53,774 --> 01:00:55,233

Unbelievable.

745

01:01:07,497 --> 01:01:10,248

Hey, have you got it?

746

01:01:10,333 --> 01:01:11,917

Yeah.

747

01:01:13,961 --> 01:01:15,504

There's someone following me.

748

01:01:17,089 --> 01:01:18,298

Are you sure?

749

01:01:18,382 --> 01:01:20,842

Yeah. He got into the cab behind me

750

01:01:20,927 --> 01:01:22,928

and he's making every turn I'm making.

751

01:01:23,012 --> 01:01:26,848

- Baby, call the cops.

- Can you go around him?

752

01:01:26,933 --> 01:01:28,183

Babe, what's happening?

753

01:01:28,267 --> 01:01:30,060

We're stopped dead.

754

01:01:31,354 --> 01:01:33,730

He's getting out.

755

01:01:33,814 --> 01:01:36,358

Eddie, he's walking over here.

756

01:01:36,442 --> 01:01:37,442

Lindy?

757

01:01:38,361 --> 01:01:39,444

Oh, God!

758

01:01:41,280 --> 01:01:42,447

Ow!

759

01:01:54,544 --> 01:01:57,546

Help! Help!

760

01:01:59,131 --> 01:02:01,716

This man's...

This man's chasing me!

761

01:02:01,801 --> 01:02:05,345

He followed me from

my building. I don't know him.

762

01:02:05,429 --> 01:02:08,807

- Please!

- Yo, buddy, let's leave her alone!

763

01:02:11,310 --> 01:02:13,478

Are you deaf?

I said leave her alone.

764

01:02:15,606 --> 01:02:17,691

Hey, buddy, are you

trying to piss me off?

765

01:02:19,485 --> 01:02:21,736

What are you doing, man?

766

01:02:51,851 --> 01:02:54,769

- Are you still there?

- Yeah, I'm here. What happened?

767

01:02:54,854 --> 01:02:57,981

I'm stuck. He'll find me.

768

01:02:58,065 --> 01:03:00,066

OK, stop talking. Don't move.

769

01:03:00,151 --> 01:03:02,777

- He killed two guys.

- What?

770

01:03:02,862 --> 01:03:06,114

- He's gonna kill me, too.

- No, no, no...

771

01:03:06,198 --> 01:03:07,324

Can he see you?

772

01:03:11,037 --> 01:03:12,537

No.

773

01:03:13,748 --> 01:03:15,123

Not yet.

774

01:03:16,500 --> 01:03:19,044

I don't know what to do.

775

01:03:19,128 --> 01:03:22,839

OK, I need you to go into the bag

and take one of the pills.

776

01:03:23,674 --> 01:03:24,966

Why?

777

01:03:25,051 --> 01:03:27,469

- Because you'll know what to do.

- You'll take it and then you'll know.

778

01:03:27,553 --> 01:03:31,431

He's got a knife. Eddie, I can't

think my way out of a knife.

779

01:03:32,642 --> 01:03:34,726

Just listen to me.

It'll come on in 30 seconds.

780

01:03:34,810 --> 01:03:36,728

And you'll think your way out.

That's what it does.

781

01:04:00,211 --> 01:04:03,797

He's getting closer.

782

01:04:06,425 --> 01:04:07,926

Lindy, I love you.

783

01:04:39,625 --> 01:04:41,543

Hey!

784

01:05:19,248 --> 01:05:20,832

Now turn to me...

785

01:05:22,668 --> 01:05:24,377

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

786

01:05:26,172 --> 01:05:28,757

- Ah!

- Daddy!

787

01:05:28,841 --> 01:05:30,383

Ah!

788

01:05:39,101 --> 01:05:40,685

Eddie. Here.

789

01:05:41,812 --> 01:05:43,897

It's gonna be OK.

790

01:05:46,192 --> 01:05:49,694

We've got to get out of here. Eddie?

791

01:06:23,813 --> 01:06:25,188

You OK?

792

01:06:26,649 --> 01:06:28,441

Yeah.

793

01:06:30,319 --> 01:06:33,655

I'm so sorry about what happened.

794

01:06:33,739 --> 01:06:36,825

I want you to know that you never,

ever have to go through that again,

795

01:06:36,909 --> 01:06:39,661

'cause I can take care of us now.

796

01:06:39,745 --> 01:06:41,788

I'm sure you can.

797

01:06:41,872 --> 01:06:44,332

I can make us safe.

I'm back, OK?

798

01:06:48,671 --> 01:06:50,964

- Who's back, Eddie?

- Me.

799

01:06:51,048 --> 01:06:53,466

No. It's not you.

800

01:06:53,551 --> 01:06:57,136

- You were different before.

- I'm still the same person, Lin.

801

01:06:57,221 --> 01:06:58,846

I wasn't, when I was on it.

802

01:07:00,057 --> 01:07:02,183

I did things I would never do.

803

01:07:02,268 --> 01:07:04,852

- Those things saved your life.

- But they weren't me.

804

01:07:04,937 --> 01:07:06,521

Yes, they were.

No, the way it works...

805

01:07:06,605 --> 01:07:09,023

I know how it works. I get it.

806

01:07:09,108 --> 01:07:11,901

I totally get it.

You feel invincible.

807

01:07:13,153 --> 01:07:15,822

Where it will take us, Lin,

you can't even imagine.

808

01:07:15,906 --> 01:07:20,368

The things we'll be able to do.

Where we'll be a year from now.

809

01:07:20,452 --> 01:07:24,080

The kind of life that

we'll finally be able to live.

810

01:07:24,164 --> 01:07:27,375

Well, you might have

to live it without me.

811

01:07:31,422 --> 01:07:34,048

Look, I am gonna stop taking it.

There's just some things I have to do

812

01:07:34,133 --> 01:07:37,677

to keep us safe and that... To set us up

and then I'm gonna get off it.

813

01:07:37,761 --> 01:07:39,387

- I mean, that's the plan.

- Eddie...

814

01:07:39,471 --> 01:07:41,723

Look, I have a plan. I swear.

815

01:07:41,807 --> 01:07:43,641

I'm gonna get off it.

816

01:07:45,060 --> 01:07:46,394

OK.

817

01:07:48,355 --> 01:07:49,939

I hope you do.

818

01:08:11,337 --> 01:08:12,837

Looking for me?

819

01:08:15,591 --> 01:08:19,135

You think you can run out on me, huh?

You think I don't know where you are?

820

01:08:19,219 --> 01:08:21,220

I was under the impression

our business was settled.

821

01:08:21,305 --> 01:08:23,097

I want some more of that stuff.

822

01:08:23,182 --> 01:08:26,100

Or I shoot you right here.

Take your pick.

823

01:08:26,185 --> 01:08:27,977

This guy was not going away.

824

01:08:28,062 --> 01:08:29,812

A few pills would buy me some time.

825

01:08:29,897 --> 01:08:33,274

- There it is. We're done.

- Oh, yeah. We'll see.

826

01:08:33,359 --> 01:08:35,902

Until I found a more...

permanent solution.

827

01:08:36,737 --> 01:08:40,448

Unless you see a real threat, I never

want it known that I have any security.

828

01:08:40,532 --> 01:08:42,784

You'll never precede me,

you'll always follow me.

829

01:08:42,868 --> 01:08:46,329

Never more than 15 steps behind.

And never stand too close together.

830

01:08:46,413 --> 01:08:49,123

I want to able to look behind me

if the opportunity presents itself.

831

01:08:50,542 --> 01:08:52,835

And don't wear the same color suit.

This isn't The Matrix.

832

01:08:58,550 --> 01:09:00,718

You have to know, Eddie,

I wrote you off.

833

01:09:00,803 --> 01:09:02,470

- I was sick.

- You don't get sick.

834

01:09:02,554 --> 01:09:04,847

You're playing at this level, you get

hit by a car, you don't even die.

835

01:09:04,932 --> 01:09:07,600

- No, you're absolutely right.

- I know I'm right.

836

01:09:07,685 --> 01:09:09,560

I mean, I didn't know who or what

I was talking to.

837

01:09:09,645 --> 01:09:12,855

A hundred and five. That's who

you were talking to, Carl. Delirium.

838

01:09:12,940 --> 01:09:15,483

Mm-hm.

839

01:09:15,567 --> 01:09:17,276

I sent over my revised projections.

840

01:09:17,361 --> 01:09:18,820

I didn't ask for your projections.

841

01:09:18,904 --> 01:09:21,447

I know, but I think if

you take a look at them...

842

01:09:21,532 --> 01:09:23,533

I already have.

As a matter of fact...

843

01:09:25,077 --> 01:09:28,287

...I fired a few people

over your projections.

844

01:09:28,372 --> 01:09:29,997

- I'm sorry.

- No, you're not.

845

01:09:30,082 --> 01:09:32,875

You're relieved that you know things

my team missed.

846

01:09:32,960 --> 01:09:37,505

The minute,

the instant that's no longer true...

847

01:09:40,426 --> 01:09:42,009

Two months after I'd started NZT,

848

01:09:42,094 --> 01:09:45,179

I was brokering the biggest merger

in corporate history.

849

01:09:45,264 --> 01:09:49,684

Ironically, it's gonna be crude. Crude

is gonna be where we're gonna hit them.

850

01:09:49,768 --> 01:09:52,395

Which yields a prospective profit

of 200 percent.

851

01:09:52,479 --> 01:09:54,355

That makes both of us

very happy campers.

852

01:09:54,440 --> 01:09:56,816

I found that if

I maintained an even dose,

853

01:09:56,900 --> 01:09:59,235

remembered to eat,

drank no alcohol,

854

01:09:59,319 --> 01:10:01,738

- the blackouts didn't recur.

- How you doing, Eddie?

855

01:10:02,698 --> 01:10:05,658

Tom, is it possible to construct

an imperceptible compartment?

856

01:10:05,743 --> 01:10:07,201

In this jacket?

857

01:10:07,286 --> 01:10:10,705

- In all of them.

- Certainly, sir.

858

01:10:10,789 --> 01:10:14,876

Safer though my stash now was, I

was not sitting around until it ran out.

859

01:10:14,960 --> 01:10:18,296

Can I combine these ingredients

in the same exact quantity, yes, but,

860

01:10:18,380 --> 01:10:23,176

the exact method of delivery

to the brain... Darts at a dartboard.

861

01:10:23,260 --> 01:10:25,887

- Meaning?

- Clinical trials, guinea pig people.

862

01:10:25,971 --> 01:10:28,473

- That's gonna take too long.

- It's what it is.

863

01:10:28,557 --> 01:10:32,059

Or you'll kill people.

You need 12, to 18 months...

864

01:10:32,144 --> 01:10:34,270

I'll give you two million dollars

if you can do it in six.

865

01:10:42,821 --> 01:10:46,741

I found that we can cut costs

30 percent and, um...

866

01:10:50,162 --> 01:10:51,496

Excuse me one second.

867

01:10:55,000 --> 01:10:57,210

I thought we straightened this out,

Detective.

868

01:10:57,294 --> 01:11:01,214

This isn't about Vernon Gant,

Mr. Morra.

869

01:11:01,298 --> 01:11:03,674

What is this about?

870

01:11:03,759 --> 01:11:09,096

The witness identified the Maria Winberg

suspect as this person.

871

01:11:13,769 --> 01:11:16,687

Wanna tell me your whereabouts

the night of April 2nd?

872

01:11:18,649 --> 01:11:20,858

I couldn't keep

this quiet on my own.

873

01:11:22,027 --> 01:11:26,531

Enter Morris Brandt...

the most lethal lawyer in New York.

874

01:11:29,535 --> 01:11:34,205

You're lucky somebody wiped the room.

It's weak. Circumstantial at best.

875

01:11:34,289 --> 01:11:37,291

Just between us, were you there?

876

01:11:37,376 --> 01:11:38,626

I don't remember.

877

01:11:40,254 --> 01:11:41,754

I don't want to

make concessions to you...

878

01:11:41,839 --> 01:11:43,881

Carl Van Loon and Hank Atwood

879

01:11:43,966 --> 01:11:47,969

had no idea I might

soon be charged with murder.

880

01:11:48,053 --> 01:11:50,721

But SyCorps, Andine

and others are jockeying

881

01:11:50,806 --> 01:11:52,807

for the same industrial

concessions in Libya

882

01:11:52,891 --> 01:11:55,142

that both our companies are

pretending we're not sniffing out.

883

01:11:55,227 --> 01:11:56,602

How do you know this?

884

01:11:57,604 --> 01:12:00,273

The governmental bribe system

is itself corrupt, so, of course,

885

01:12:00,357 --> 01:12:03,484

information about its inner workings,

like anything, can be bought.

886

01:12:06,071 --> 01:12:07,446

Go on.

887

01:12:07,531 --> 01:12:10,908

If you take a look at the lower

left-hand column, in 2008,

888

01:12:10,993 --> 01:12:14,412

five companies were jockeying for a

position before we even took notice.

889

01:12:17,791 --> 01:12:19,500

Jesus, he looks frail.

890

01:12:20,544 --> 01:12:22,920

- Could be an act.

- He's not even 60.

891

01:12:25,257 --> 01:12:28,301

So, have you decided, Eddie?

What are you gonna do?

892

01:12:28,385 --> 01:12:31,470

When this is over? I don't know.

893

01:12:31,555 --> 01:12:32,930

You haven't given me the answer.

894

01:12:33,015 --> 01:12:34,849

You haven't asked the question.

895

01:12:34,933 --> 01:12:36,684

Well, given the scale

of my contribution,

896

01:12:36,768 --> 01:12:39,103

let's say 45.

897

01:12:39,187 --> 01:12:42,189

Done. Forty-five thousand dollars.

898

01:12:42,274 --> 01:12:45,693

Forty million is plenty, Eddie.

There's a lot more where that came from.

899

01:12:45,777 --> 01:12:48,070

You know, Eddie...

900

01:12:48,155 --> 01:12:49,196

...it may be on your mind

901

01:12:49,281 --> 01:12:51,699

that you're not gonna

continue to work for me any more.

902

01:12:51,783 --> 01:12:53,492

This has been

the learning experience of my life.

903

01:12:53,577 --> 01:12:56,037

I hope it has. I hope you don't

think you've gotten enough from me.

904

01:12:56,121 --> 01:12:57,663

On to the next.

905

01:12:57,748 --> 01:13:00,499

Well, in order for a career to evolve,

I'm gonna have to move on.

906

01:13:00,584 --> 01:13:03,044

That you would even think that

would only show me

907

01:13:03,128 --> 01:13:05,546

how unprepared you are

to be on your own.

908

01:13:05,631 --> 01:13:08,007

I mean, you do know you're a freak.

909

01:13:08,091 --> 01:13:10,593

Your deductive powers are a gift

from God, or chance,

910

01:13:10,677 --> 01:13:13,012

or a stray shot of sperm,

or whatever, or whoever the hell wrote

911

01:13:13,096 --> 01:13:15,389

your life script, a gift not earned.

912

01:13:15,474 --> 01:13:19,352

You do not know what I know because

you have not earned those powers.

913

01:13:19,436 --> 01:13:21,145

You're careless with those powers.

914

01:13:21,229 --> 01:13:24,523

You flaunt them and you throw them

around like a brat with his trust fund.

915

01:13:24,608 --> 01:13:27,568

You haven't had to climb up

all the greasy little rungs.

916

01:13:27,653 --> 01:13:30,613

You haven't been bored blind at the

fundraisers. You haven't done the time

917

01:13:30,697 --> 01:13:32,531

in that first marriage

to the girl with the right father.

918

01:13:32,616 --> 01:13:35,326

You think you can leap

over all in a single bound.

919

01:13:35,410 --> 01:13:37,912

You haven't had to bribe

or charm or threaten your way

920

01:13:37,996 --> 01:13:41,207

to a seat at that table. You don't

know how to assess your competition

921

01:13:41,291 --> 01:13:44,502

because you haven't competed.

Don't make me your competition.

922

01:13:47,339 --> 01:13:49,382

Now, I'll open up

a line of credit for you.

923

01:13:49,466 --> 01:13:51,509

You'll be wanting a few toys.

924

01:14:09,194 --> 01:14:11,862

Hotel rooms

were no longer an option.

925

01:14:11,947 --> 01:14:13,948

What I needed was a bunker.

926

01:14:14,032 --> 01:14:16,450

There's a built-in safe,

central surveillance,

927

01:14:16,535 --> 01:14:19,120

vault grade pneumatic doors.

928

01:14:19,204 --> 01:14:22,498

It's an unparalleled

three-tier security system.

929

01:14:22,582 --> 01:14:25,960

A fortress with a hell of a view.

930

01:14:30,215 --> 01:14:32,967

- What's the asking price?

- Eight-point-five.

931

01:14:37,973 --> 01:14:39,348

I'll take it.

932

01:14:44,980 --> 01:14:47,815

Right away, it was obvious

he was on NZT.

933

01:14:47,899 --> 01:14:50,568

Next week, I'm gonna need 20 pills.

934

01:14:50,652 --> 01:14:52,611

Next week, you can go fuck yourself!

935

01:14:52,696 --> 01:14:54,280

Not that you'd feel anything.

936

01:14:55,240 --> 01:14:58,909

I don't think your Fortune 500

financial friends would appreciate

937

01:14:58,994 --> 01:15:02,121

the details of your little dilemma

with the police.

938

01:15:03,081 --> 01:15:05,833

Thursday, I'm gonna need the pills here.

939

01:15:08,879 --> 01:15:10,296

Getting smarter!

940

01:15:12,174 --> 01:15:14,175

Obviously, this could not go on,

941

01:15:14,259 --> 01:15:17,428

but there is very little on this earth

that 40 million dollars can't solve.

942

01:15:17,512 --> 01:15:21,140

And tomorrow at nine,

Atwood would sign the papers.

943

01:15:28,482 --> 01:15:31,484

- Do you want to call it?

- Cold feet?

944

01:15:31,568 --> 01:15:34,111

There was all last night

to tell us that.

945

01:15:35,697 --> 01:15:38,949

- Anything?

- I'll call him again, sir.

946

01:15:39,034 --> 01:15:41,243

OK, the decision could

have changed. That makes sense.

947

01:15:41,328 --> 01:15:44,705

The discourtesy doesn't.

It's still on.

948

01:15:45,499 --> 01:15:47,708

Oh, based on your charts

and projections.

949

01:15:48,668 --> 01:15:50,878

You know, remind me,

who are you, anyway?

950

01:15:50,962 --> 01:15:53,672

I'm sorry, Carl, I've had it with this

unqualified, posturing little prick.

951

01:15:53,757 --> 01:15:55,883

- Pull it back.

- Since when is this the Delphic Oracle?

952

01:15:55,967 --> 01:15:59,804

- Pull it back.

- Excuse me, Mr. Van Loon?

953

01:15:59,888 --> 01:16:01,347

Mrs. Atwood is in your office.

954

01:16:04,267 --> 01:16:06,685

Ah. Mrs. Atwood, Carl Van Loon.

955

01:16:06,770 --> 01:16:09,188

- My associate, Edward Morra.

- Pleasure.

956

01:16:11,650 --> 01:16:14,235

I wanted to make this

as confidential as possible.

957

01:16:14,319 --> 01:16:15,903

Of course.

958

01:16:15,987 --> 01:16:19,907

My husband experienced some pain

and dizziness this morning.

959

01:16:19,991 --> 01:16:22,535

He's currently at Lenox Hill,

undergoing tests.

960

01:16:23,745 --> 01:16:25,704

I just want you to know

we have every intention

961

01:16:25,789 --> 01:16:27,498

of signing the contract.

962

01:16:28,333 --> 01:16:31,544

And as soon as he is able,

we will proceed.

963

01:16:32,712 --> 01:16:35,631

I realize this is a useless platitude,

but if there's anything that we can do,

964

01:16:35,715 --> 01:16:37,049

please don't hesitate to tell us.

965

01:16:37,133 --> 01:16:38,968

Obviously, we want to be

as helpful and respectful

966

01:16:39,052 --> 01:16:40,594

as possible, Mrs. Atwood.

967

01:16:40,679 --> 01:16:43,472

Thank you, gentlemen.

I rely on your discretion.

968

01:16:45,517 --> 01:16:46,559

There won't be a proxy.

969

01:16:46,643 --> 01:16:49,687

No, a cagey prick like him

giving away power of attorney?

970

01:16:54,150 --> 01:16:56,151

Well, he'd better get better.

971

01:16:59,281 --> 01:17:03,701

- But Atwood wouldn't get better.

- Because Atwood was out of NZT.

972

01:17:07,205 --> 01:17:10,749

Well, why be surprised?

973

01:17:10,834 --> 01:17:14,253

How many other meteoric rises

might be explained by NZT?

974

01:17:14,337 --> 01:17:15,754

At least I had some.

975

01:17:15,839 --> 01:17:17,965

- My life wasn't in jeopardy.

- You can wait here.

976

01:17:18,049 --> 01:17:21,051

Only my money. And my liberty.

977

01:17:22,470 --> 01:17:23,846

I've been all over with them.

978

01:17:23,930 --> 01:17:26,307

We can't allow

any disparity in race

979

01:17:26,391 --> 01:17:29,143

or physical type between you

and the rest of the line up.

980

01:17:29,227 --> 01:17:30,185

OK.

981

01:17:30,270 --> 01:17:32,646

They're as close to your clones

as I could possibly get.

982

01:17:32,731 --> 01:17:36,483

It's gotta be just one big

handsome blur to this guy.

983

01:17:50,248 --> 01:17:52,166

Who was out there?

984

01:17:53,919 --> 01:17:55,794

The woman's husband?

985

01:17:56,588 --> 01:17:58,505

A hotel maid?

986

01:18:00,467 --> 01:18:02,968

Was this how it was all going to end?

987

01:18:07,307 --> 01:18:09,850

Not the dimmest clue.

He was dithering.

988

01:18:09,935 --> 01:18:12,853

"He was the third one from the right.

No. Not him."

989

01:18:12,938 --> 01:18:18,359

There you go. It's a thing of beauty.

You have that made?

990

01:18:18,443 --> 01:18:20,027

I did.

991

01:18:36,878 --> 01:18:38,712

...Market's been mixed today.

992

01:18:38,797 --> 01:18:41,507

The Dow has been yo-yoing

amidst speculation that

993

01:18:41,591 --> 01:18:46,303

Van Loon Associates and Hank Atwood

have negotiated a merger...

994

01:18:47,430 --> 01:18:49,181

Have you been talking to anyone?

995

01:18:50,600 --> 01:18:53,394

No, I haven't been talking to anybody,

Carl. I'm not stupid.

996

01:18:53,478 --> 01:18:54,728

I know you're not stupid, Eddie,

997

01:18:54,813 --> 01:18:56,730

but don't make the classic

smart person's mistake.

998

01:18:56,815 --> 01:18:58,691

Thinking no one's smarter than you.

999

01:18:58,775 --> 01:19:01,902

Where the hell have you been? This is

the second time you've turned to vapor.

1000

01:19:01,987 --> 01:19:04,863

I was in the building, I was getting

coffee. Why, has there been movement?

1001

01:19:04,948 --> 01:19:07,241

Yeah, there's been movement alright.

Atwood's in a coma.

1002

01:19:07,325 --> 01:19:09,868

He wasn't playing us.

He's dying.

1003

01:19:09,953 --> 01:19:11,537

What do you know about this?

1004

01:19:11,621 --> 01:19:15,207

I was less than

usually equipped to answer.

1005

01:19:15,291 --> 01:19:19,628

The dullness was coming on.

I was overdue to take my NZT.

1006

01:19:19,713 --> 01:19:22,923

And the pain was

starting behind my eyes.

1007

01:19:23,008 --> 01:19:24,258

Excuse me.

1008

01:19:24,342 --> 01:19:25,843

You're not excused.

1009

01:19:25,927 --> 01:19:28,470

What? A man in your employ

can't take a piss, Carl?

1010

01:19:51,161 --> 01:19:53,037

Was it Brandt or someone else?

1011

01:19:53,121 --> 01:19:55,706

The police station?

A coatroom?

1012

01:20:09,721 --> 01:20:10,971

Mr. Morra.

1013

01:20:11,056 --> 01:20:13,557

- Carl, I'm sorry...

- Mr. Morra. Mr. Morra!

1014

01:20:13,641 --> 01:20:15,392

- This just came for you.

- Yeah, what?

1015

01:20:19,981 --> 01:20:23,901

Hope not, so let me know

when you know.

1016

01:20:23,985 --> 01:20:26,570

All right, I'm gonna ask you again,

Eddie. What do you know about this?

1017

01:20:26,654 --> 01:20:29,615

- What? About the leak?

- No. About Atwood.

1018

01:20:29,699 --> 01:20:31,492

What? What about Atwood?

1019

01:20:31,576 --> 01:20:33,827

Look, you got a long way to go

as a liar, kiddo.

1020

01:20:33,912 --> 01:20:35,162

- Carl, I don't know what you're...

- Listen!

1021

01:20:35,246 --> 01:20:36,622

What you're about to say is bullshit.

1022

01:20:36,706 --> 01:20:38,165

I know there's something

you're hiding from me.

1023

01:20:38,249 --> 01:20:40,000

I smell it on you. Right now,

1024

01:20:40,085 --> 01:20:42,336

I wanna know why this deal

is dead in the water!

1025

01:20:42,420 --> 01:20:45,089

Carl.

1026

01:20:46,174 --> 01:20:48,175

Eddie! Eddie!

1027

01:21:04,818 --> 01:21:06,693

Outside Lenox Hill Hospital today,

1028

01:21:06,778 --> 01:21:09,530

more twists and turns

in the Van Loon-Atwood merger.

1029

01:21:09,614 --> 01:21:13,408

There is absolutely no truth

to the rumor of this merger.

1030

01:21:13,493 --> 01:21:17,204

None whatsoever.

My husband is having tests.

1031

01:21:17,288 --> 01:21:19,373

This is a difficult time.

1032

01:21:19,457 --> 01:21:23,377

We would appreciate your directing

further questions to our attorney.

1033

01:21:23,461 --> 01:21:25,879

Yes, we have no further comments

at this time.

1034

01:21:25,964 --> 01:21:28,382

We're just awaiting the results

of the latest round of tests

1035

01:21:28,466 --> 01:21:29,424

and hoping for the best.

1036

01:21:29,509 --> 01:21:30,926

Thank you.

1037

01:22:09,841 --> 01:22:14,344

- Eddie.

- I know you're in there, Eddie.

1038

01:22:15,638 --> 01:22:18,515

Open up.

1039

01:22:20,768 --> 01:22:22,853

Come on.

1040

01:22:25,106 --> 01:22:26,982

Open the door.

1041

01:22:43,708 --> 01:22:46,418

And so, here I am.

1042

01:22:49,214 --> 01:22:51,882

I knew they would kill me

slowly and horribly.

1043

01:22:51,966 --> 01:22:55,093

But this choice

would at least be mine.

1044

01:23:04,520 --> 01:23:08,857

But we're instinctive creatures.

We want to live.

1045

01:23:08,942 --> 01:23:13,445

So my foggy brain tried to remember

where one tablet of NZT might be.

1046

01:23:20,745 --> 01:23:25,499

It was possible.

And possible was enough.

1047

01:23:48,856 --> 01:23:50,440

Hey, Eddie.

1048

01:24:13,256 --> 01:24:16,216

Now you know I want more,

so why would you upset me?

1049

01:24:17,552 --> 01:24:20,137

I don't like being down

to this last one.

1050

01:24:20,221 --> 01:24:22,139

You don't even know how to use it.

1051

01:24:22,223 --> 01:24:24,558

You don't appreciate it.

1052

01:24:24,642 --> 01:24:27,728

You see, I dissolve in a solution.

1053

01:24:27,812 --> 01:24:32,482

You shoot it. It goes straight

into the blood and brain.

1054

01:24:34,110 --> 01:24:36,278

Lasts much longer.

1055

01:24:51,127 --> 01:24:52,711

So...

1056

01:24:52,795 --> 01:24:55,422

You gonna tell me where the rest is?

1057

01:24:55,506 --> 01:24:57,174

I'm plumb out.

1058

01:25:01,804 --> 01:25:04,514

You know, these guys are gonna find it.

1059

01:25:05,683 --> 01:25:08,226

Or I'm gonna make you tell me.

1060

01:25:08,311 --> 01:25:11,271

Question is, which is gonna come first?

1061

01:25:12,231 --> 01:25:14,358

I guess we're gonna find out, huh?

1062

01:25:18,029 --> 01:25:21,323

This is a waste of my time,

you know?

1063

01:25:21,407 --> 01:25:24,326

I'm getting out

of this side of the business.

1064

01:25:24,410 --> 01:25:29,122

I'm branching out.

I'm starting import-export company.

1065

01:25:29,999 --> 01:25:31,124

Very exciting stuff.

1066

01:25:31,209 --> 01:25:34,836

I got a lot on my plate.

You're lucky I'm here.

1067

01:25:42,762 --> 01:25:48,350

Back in the old times, I might

peel your skin back. Fillet you.

1068

01:25:48,434 --> 01:25:51,186

"Fillet." It's a nice word.

1069

01:25:51,270 --> 01:25:55,982

I didn't know this before.

Oh, I had such a poor vocabulary.

1070

01:26:00,363 --> 01:26:03,240

But then I discovered

this thing, Google.

1071

01:26:03,324 --> 01:26:07,369

Did you know the small and large

intestines is 20 foot long?

1072

01:26:07,453 --> 01:26:09,287

I had no idea.

I don't believe it.

1073

01:26:09,372 --> 01:26:13,166

I gotta see this for myself.

I'm dubious. It's another nice word.

1074

01:26:13,251 --> 01:26:17,587

Anyway, I'm sure you're curious, too.

1075

01:26:17,672 --> 01:26:20,173

Don't worry, everything's sterilized.

1076

01:26:20,258 --> 01:26:23,343

We're gonna keep you alive

for the whole shebang.

1077

01:26:23,427 --> 01:26:25,554

You're gonna get

a front row seat, Eddie.

1078

01:26:28,015 --> 01:26:29,850

What?

1079

01:26:32,228 --> 01:26:34,479

Ah!

1080

01:26:59,797 --> 01:27:01,965

Not much of a triumph, was it?

1081

01:27:02,049 --> 01:27:04,259

Because I would die here, too.

1082

01:27:06,387 --> 01:27:10,682

Only NZT could help me and the last of

it was in this thug's blood stream.

1083

01:28:15,498 --> 01:28:16,706

Victor!

1084

01:28:24,507 --> 01:28:26,132

What?

1085

01:28:33,557 --> 01:28:34,474

Ah!

1086

01:28:40,022 --> 01:28:41,231

Hey!

1087

01:28:43,234 --> 01:28:43,984

Ah!

1088

01:28:53,035 --> 01:28:54,869

Ah!

1089

01:29:35,328 --> 01:29:36,928

Victor?

1090

01:30:32,968 --> 01:30:34,469

The police would later note

1091

01:30:34,553 --> 01:30:37,180

that my apartment's previous

owner was an arms dealer.

1092

01:30:37,264 --> 01:30:42,435

Of course, these intruders had

been his dissatisfied clients.

1093

01:30:42,520 --> 01:30:45,146

And the night was still young.

1094

01:30:57,618 --> 01:30:59,744

I'm sure you're curious

about what happened to your boss.

1095

01:30:59,829 --> 01:31:01,955

I know I certainly am.

1096

01:31:02,039 --> 01:31:04,874

I mean, if my attorney was

really working for Mr. Atwood,

1097

01:31:04,959 --> 01:31:09,212

trying to save his life,

why is he dead?

1098

01:31:09,296 --> 01:31:11,881

I mean, at what point was

the pony express supposed to ride in

1099

01:31:11,966 --> 01:31:14,050

with his life-saving medication?

1100

01:31:15,094 --> 01:31:17,137

His boss was dead.

1101

01:31:17,221 --> 01:31:21,307

So, I didn't matter now.

1102

01:31:21,392 --> 01:31:26,104

But he did not appreciate that Morris

Brandt had kept the pills for himself.

1103

01:31:38,075 --> 01:31:40,410

And it was all still possible.

1104

01:31:58,888 --> 01:32:01,389

Actually, no, there's no more tickets.

1105

01:32:01,474 --> 01:32:05,935

Yeah, I know. An overbooked fundraiser.

That's a first.

1106

01:32:06,020 --> 01:32:07,687

Well, here he comes. I'll ask him.

1107

01:32:08,439 --> 01:32:09,856

Oh, that's much better.

1108

01:32:09,940 --> 01:32:12,484

- Great job.

- Thank you, sir.

1109

01:32:12,568 --> 01:32:13,693

Hi, Mr. Morra.

1110

01:32:13,777 --> 01:32:15,612

Edward!

1111

01:32:16,989 --> 01:32:19,240

I think we're looking

at a second overflow event.

1112

01:32:19,325 --> 01:32:21,326

There's a wave of donations coming in

and I don't think

1113

01:32:21,410 --> 01:32:23,703

they're even gonna

try a second debate.

1114

01:32:23,787 --> 01:32:25,038

- Great.

- Hold on.

1115

01:32:25,122 --> 01:32:26,748

A guy from

Eiben-Chemcorp's in your office.

1116

01:32:26,832 --> 01:32:28,583

- I have a lunch.

- They're your biggest contributor.

1117

01:32:28,667 --> 01:32:29,876

Give him his two crappy little minutes.

1118

01:32:29,960 --> 01:32:32,337

- Eiben-Chemcorp Pharmaceuticals?

- Yeah.

1119

01:32:34,215 --> 01:32:36,925

Finally get to meet the guys

that keep the lights on.

1120

01:32:38,427 --> 01:32:40,220

- Carl!

- Mr. Morra.

1121

01:32:41,680 --> 01:32:45,183

What a surprise. They told me somebody

from Eiben was coming.

1122

01:32:45,267 --> 01:32:48,603

Chemcorp. Yeah, that's me now. I'm

moving out of the energy business.

1123

01:32:48,687 --> 01:32:52,398

Come on. That's like Hef

moving out of the mansion.

1124

01:32:52,483 --> 01:32:55,735

Yeah. I bought Eiben a couple of months

ago. I'm surprised you didn't hear.

1125

01:32:55,819 --> 01:32:59,864

No. No. Well, they really

keep me hopping here.

1126

01:32:59,949 --> 01:33:02,742

Well, it's gonna pay off,

Senator Morra.

1127

01:33:04,078 --> 01:33:06,454

The Senate. Who knows...

1128

01:33:06,539 --> 01:33:09,874

Everything's a technicality

from here on in, isn't it, Eddie?

1129

01:33:10,543 --> 01:33:15,129

I think we both know where it's headed,

if you can maintain.

1130

01:33:17,967 --> 01:33:21,177

Have you asked yourself what

you're gonna do when you run out?

1131

01:33:36,860 --> 01:33:39,862

- When did you know?

- Does it matter? I know now.

1132

01:33:40,948 --> 01:33:44,367

I wish you'd come to me at first, Eddie.

I could have bought Eiben at 33 a share.

1133

01:33:44,451 --> 01:33:45,868

We could have been partners.

1134

01:33:49,623 --> 01:33:51,457

So, Eiben makes NZT.

1135

01:33:51,542 --> 01:33:54,335

Well, it'll never officially exist.

1136

01:33:54,420 --> 01:33:56,963

Obviously, I don't need

to point out the advantages for you.

1137

01:33:57,881 --> 01:33:59,382

Oh, I think maybe you do.

1138

01:33:59,466 --> 01:34:03,386

Limitless supply.

We know you can't get any more.

1139

01:34:03,470 --> 01:34:04,971

You sure about that?

1140

01:34:05,055 --> 01:34:06,889

They shut down your lab this morning.

1141

01:34:09,393 --> 01:34:12,937

Eddie. I just want to help you,

that's all.

1142

01:34:13,022 --> 01:34:15,982

Keep you supplied.

No disruption in service.

1143

01:34:16,066 --> 01:34:18,151

Give you peace of mind.

That's all.

1144

01:34:19,820 --> 01:34:22,822

And in return, I do what?

1145

01:34:22,906 --> 01:34:26,701

Get a little advice, maybe.

I won't be bothering you much at first.

1146

01:34:26,785 --> 01:34:29,245

And later. What are you

gonna be bothering me with?

1147

01:34:29,330 --> 01:34:32,999

Well, given where you're heading,

some of our ideas are a bit ambitious.

1148

01:34:33,083 --> 01:34:34,959

But hey, I think they're achievable.

1149

01:34:35,044 --> 01:34:36,794

And what if I don't like your ideas?

1150

01:34:36,879 --> 01:34:39,255

Then we'll say, "Godspeed."

1151

01:34:39,340 --> 01:34:42,842

And your candle will have shed a brief,

but lovely light.

1152

01:34:44,720 --> 01:34:46,179

But you know what, Eddie,

let's not even

1153

01:34:46,263 --> 01:34:47,263

go there right now.

1154

01:34:47,348 --> 01:34:50,642

Right now, I just want

to keep you brilliant...

1155

01:34:50,726 --> 01:34:54,437

...and healthy. Come on.

Let's go get some lunch.

1156

01:35:12,706 --> 01:35:14,666

After you, Senator.

1157

01:35:16,210 --> 01:35:18,127

Thanks for stopping by, Carl.

1158

01:35:19,004 --> 01:35:20,755

Give us a second.

1159

01:35:20,839 --> 01:35:23,549

What are you doing? Do you want

to be President of the United States

1160

01:35:23,634 --> 01:35:26,302

- or brain dead, stuck full of tubes?

- I'll take my chances.

1161

01:35:26,387 --> 01:35:29,597

I told you your chances don't exist.

We shut down your lab.

1162

01:35:29,682 --> 01:35:30,890

You don't think some smartass on NZT

1163

01:35:30,974 --> 01:35:32,558

might have two or three

or even four labs?

1164

01:35:32,643 --> 01:35:34,811

- So what? You're not making any more.

- That's right, I'm not.

1165

01:35:34,895 --> 01:35:36,938

I thought better of it.

See, once you know what's in it,

1166

01:35:37,022 --> 01:35:40,650

you can tweak it, re-engineer it.

Get the bugs out. Taper off.

1167

01:35:41,360 --> 01:35:42,694

I'm off it, Carl.

1168

01:35:42,778 --> 01:35:44,028

Well, on it or off it,

1169

01:35:44,113 --> 01:35:46,406

there's no scenario

where you're not working for me.

1170

01:35:46,490 --> 01:35:47,990

How you gonna pay me?

In cigarettes?

1171

01:35:48,075 --> 01:35:49,242

Last year you traded

1172

01:35:49,326 --> 01:35:51,244

- inside information 17 times.

- You threatening me?

1173

01:35:51,328 --> 01:35:54,414

Blank checks from Dubai.

Dumping in Chile. Disappeared officials.

1174

01:35:54,498 --> 01:35:56,582

- I mean, you shed a spot light...

- Do you want to go to war with me?

1175

01:35:56,667 --> 01:35:58,751

And trust me when I say this,

I'm not even being creative.

1176

01:35:58,836 --> 01:36:00,795

There's no way you can be making

accusations like that

1177

01:36:00,879 --> 01:36:03,214

and be walking around alive.

1178

01:36:03,298 --> 01:36:05,883

That you would even think that shows me

how unprepared you are to fight me.

1179

01:36:05,968 --> 01:36:07,510

- You're no longer equipped to fight me.

- I may be off it,

1180

01:36:07,594 --> 01:36:09,971

but you think I didn't learn anything?

That my synapses didn't change?

1181

01:36:10,055 --> 01:36:11,389

That I kept absolutely nothing?

1182

01:36:11,473 --> 01:36:13,057

You have no idea what

kind of enemy I can be.

1183

01:36:13,142 --> 01:36:15,977

- That van's gonna rear-end that taxi.

- What?

1184

01:36:16,061 --> 01:36:18,730

The driver's distracted. He's texting.

He's going 30 miles an hour.

1185

01:36:18,814 --> 01:36:20,606

He has 60 feet to stop.

He doesn't have room.

1186

01:36:20,691 --> 01:36:22,442

What van?

1187

01:36:25,779 --> 01:36:27,155

I see everything, Carl.

1188

01:36:27,239 --> 01:36:29,532

I'm 50 moves ahead of you

and everybody else.

1189

01:36:29,616 --> 01:36:31,951

What makes you think I don't have a guy

with a bead on you right now?

1190

01:36:32,035 --> 01:36:33,745

How do you know you're gonna be alive

this time next year?

1191

01:36:33,829 --> 01:36:36,956

What are you doing? You get

your hands off me. What are you doing?

1192

01:36:37,040 --> 01:36:39,792

Something's pumping half-mass in there.

The walls of your heart are dilated.

1193

01:36:39,877 --> 01:36:43,087

Your aortic valve's steno. So you're

gonna need to get that replaced.

1194

01:36:44,882 --> 01:36:46,507

But you already knew that.

1195

01:36:52,306 --> 01:36:54,140

You know, you should

really be glad about this.

1196

01:36:54,224 --> 01:36:57,268

'Cause me working for you?

You'd end up as my bitch.

1197

01:37:09,239 --> 01:37:11,991

Maybe we should cool off.

Talk again.

1198

01:37:13,827 --> 01:37:15,703

I don't think so.

1199

01:37:17,289 --> 01:37:18,539

Don't forget to vote.

1200

01:37:26,840 --> 01:37:28,257

Edward.

1201

01:37:28,342 --> 01:37:29,967

You good?

1202

01:37:30,052 --> 01:37:33,012

Yeah. Told you I have a lunch.

1203

01:37:38,936 --> 01:37:41,312

- Sorry I'm late.

- Hey. Don't worry.

1204

01:37:43,398 --> 01:37:45,942

- How's your day going?

- Ah. I've had better.

1205

01:37:47,778 --> 01:37:49,779

I still can't deal with that haircut.

1206

01:37:49,863 --> 01:37:51,948

I wouldn't even

recognize you on the street.

1207

01:37:52,032 --> 01:37:53,783

Well, I'm a new man.

1208

01:37:55,118 --> 01:37:56,118

I've already ordered.

1209

01:38:12,052 --> 01:38:13,636

What?