Original subtitles

PLEASE HAVE YOUR TICKET

READY FOR ADMITTANCE

TO THE EXAMINATION HALL,

THIS LINE IS

FOR DOCTORAL CANDIDATES ONLY,

TODTMAN, SETH,

WHAT ARE YOU

DOING HERE?

TAKING

MY FINAL EXAM,

BUT YOU FAILED OUT

OF THE PROGRAM, SETH,

YOU KNOW THAT,

DEFINE PROGRAM,

DEFINE FAIL,

LET'S GO SOMEWHERE

AND TALK,

WE USED

TO BE FRIENDS,

FRIENDS!

FRIENDS DON'T STEAL

FRIENDS' INSIGHT

AND GENIUS,

FRIENDS DON'T CALL

FRIENDS PARANOID

IN FRONT

OF KANGAROO COURTS,

IS SHE CALLING SECURITY?

GOOD... I WANTED

TO SHOW THEM SOMETHING

EVER SINCE

THEY THREW ME OFF CAMPUS,

SETH, SETH,

COME ON, IT'S OVER,

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE OVER

UNTIL I SAY IT'S OVER,

NOBODY WANTED TO LISTEN TO ME,

BUT NOW

YOU'RE GOING TO,

( gunshot )

SETTLE DOWN!

EVERY WAY

IN AND OUT OF THIS BUILDING

HAS A TRASH CAN,

AND EVERY TRASH CAN IS WIRED

WITH AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

WHICH I HAVE JUST ARMED,

YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS,

REALLY?

DEFINE COLD FUSION,

WHAT?

I SAID

DEFINE COLD FUSION,

COLD FUSION IS, UM,

IS THE RELEASE

OF THERMAL

NUCLEAR ENERGIES

BY DEVICES THAT

OPERATE AT ORDINARY

ROOM TEMPERATURES

AND PRESSURES,

BUT SUCH DEVICES ARE

TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE,

WE'VE PROVEN THAT,

REALLY?

I MADE THIS ONE ALL BY MYSELF,

I DID IT ON

MY KITCHEN TABLE,

THE PEOPLE WHO SAID

IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE

WERE WRONG,

THE PEOPLE

WHO SAID

I WASN'T WORTHY TO BE

A GRADUATE STUDENT WERE WRONG,

THE PEOPLE WHO TRIED

TO DISCREDIT ME WERE WRONG,

AND TODAY

I GET TO PROVE THAT,

LOOK OUT THE WINDOW!

LOOK OUT THE WINDOW!

( recorded voice )

I AM A BOMB,

IN FIVE SECONDS,

I'LL DETONATE AND KILL

EVERY LIVING THING

WITHIN 100 YARDS,

FIVE,

FOUR, THREE,

TWO, ONE,

( siren wailing )

STOP RIGHT THERE!

THE BUILDING IS WIRED,

AND IF MY HEART STOPS

OR I PRESS THIS BUTTON

RIGHT HERE

THE DEVICE IN HERE

WILL EXPLODE

WITH A RELEASE OF ENERGY

ONE MILLION TIMES GREATER

THAN THE DEVICE

THAT JUST DETONATED

OUT THERE,

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

IT'S VERY SIMPLE,

I WANT THE FIVE PEOPLE

ON THIS LIST,

I WANT TO SEE THEM

BROUGHT HERE BY THE GOVERNMENT

AND SHOT DEAD ONE AT A TIME,

FIVE LIVES

OR FIVE MILLION LIVES,

IT'S YOUR CHOICE,

YOU'VE GOT THREE HOURS,

HAVE A NICE DAY,

( Control Voice )

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG

WITH YOUR TELEVISION,

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST

THE PICTURE,

WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING

THE TRANSMISSION,

WE CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL,

AND THE VERTICAL,

WE CAN DELUGE YOU

WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS

OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE

TO CRYSTAL CLARITY, ,,

AND BEYOND,

WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION

TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION

CAN CONCEIVE,

FOR THE NEXT HOUR,

WE WILL CONTROL

ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR,

( ♪ )

YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE

THE AWE AND MYSTERY

WHICH REACHES FROM

THE DEEPEST INNER MIND

TO

THE OUTER LIMITS,

( Control Voice )

THEY SAY A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE

IS A DANGEROUS THING,

BUT WHAT OF THE MAN WHO

POSSESSES TOO MUCH KNOWLEDGE?

WHERE'S YOUR

ART PROJECT, KATE?

WHO'S DRIVING ME?

YOUR MOTHER IS,

HE'S JOKING, KATE,

I'M LATE FOR WORK,

I GOT A NEW PATIENT

AT 9:00,

I MUST FILE

A GRANT PROPOSAL BY NOON,

YOUR PROPOSAL

WON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE LATE,

MY CLIENT WILL IF THIS WEST-SIDE

FEEDING PROGRAM IS LOST,

COME ON,

NO, YOU DEAL

WITH ONE PATIENT,

AND THAT'S

WORLD SHAKING?

BUT I DEAL WITH

FEEDING 200 YOUNG WOMEN,

AND THAT'S WHAT?

SECRETARIAL WORK?

IT'S YOUR TURN,

YOU SHOULD HAVE

HAD KATE READY,

YOU WERE

STANDING HERE,

SHARON, I'LL LOSE RAPPORT

WITH THIS NEW PATIENT

IF I'M LATE,

YOU'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT

LOSING RAPPORT WITH ME?

OKAY, FINE, I'LL TAKE HER,

COME ON, SWEETIE,

YOU'RE COMING WITH ME,

COME ON, SWEETHEART,

GIVE ME KISSES,

BYE, DADDY,

YOU SHOULD DO THERAPY

ON YOURSELF

BEFORE YOU INFLICT ADVICE

ON OTHER PEOPLE,

I REALLY THINK

YOU'RE OVERREACTING,

SECOND TIME

THIS WEEK,

IT CAN'T BE!

SHARON! SHARON!

WELL, ,,

WHERE'S THE CALENDAR?

IT CAN'T BE TWICE THIS WEEK,

OH, GOD,

( phone ringing )

SHARON,

LOOK, I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY,

SIR, THIS IS

AN ALPHA CALL,

PLEASE STATE

YOUR IDENTITY,

WHAT? OH, UH, ,,

MARTIN, JAMES MARTIN, PHD,

SIR, MY

AUTHENTICATION CODE

IS BRAVO-

ZULU-221,

WHAT IS YOUR COUNTER

AUTHENTICATION CODE?

UH, YEAH, DELTA-TANGO-983,

SIR, THIS

IS AN ALERT

FROM THE OFFICE

OF INTELLIGENCE,

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,

THE SECRETARY

HAS DECLARED

A NUCLEAR EMERGENCY

SEARCH-TEAM MOBILIZATION,

ON A FRIDAY MORNING?

THIS IS

NOT A DRILL,

I REPEAT, THIS

IS NOT A DRILL,

TRANSPORTATION

YOUR LOCATION,

E, T, A,

TWO MINUTES,

WHAT?

( dial tone )

HELLO? HELLO?

( shutting phone off )

MOVE! MOVE!

WHAT DO WE HAVE?

NO LIFE-THREATENING

RADIOACTIVITY

FROM THE BLAST SITE,

THOUGH WE'RE GETTING

SOME READINGS,

IN TOUCH WITH THIS KID?

WE OPENED

A DIRECT LINE,

BUT HE WON'T

TALK TO US,

HERE'S THE LIST

OF THE PEOPLE

HE WANTS

BROUGHT IN,

THIS IS DR, MARTIN,

TEAM NEGOTIATOR,

HAS HE SAID ANYTHING ASIDE

FROM GIVING

YOU THIS LIST?

HE SAYS HE'S INVENTED

A COLD FUSION BOMB,

THAT'S A GOOD ONE,

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THIS KID DID,

HE'S BUILT

AN ORDINARY EXPLOSIVE DEVICE,

CONTAMINATED IT WITH

RADIOACTIVE WASTE TO FAKE

A NUCLEAR BLAST,

YOU WON'T ASSUME

JURISDICTION?

WE'LL STILL CONSIDER THIS

A NUCLEAR INCIDENT,

YOU PULL

YOUR MEN BACK

AND CAUTION THEM

ABOUT SPREADING WILD STORIES,

PANIC COULD DO MORE HARM

TO THIS CITY THAN THAT LUNATIC,

WE ALL KNOW

WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST, OKAY?

YOU BET,

WELL, ,,

LET'S SEE WHAT HE'S GOT TO SAY,

( phone ringing )

WHO'S THIS?

THIS IS JAMES MARTIN,

I'M THE D, O, E, -NES TEAM

NEGOTIATOR,

YOU SOUND LIKE

A SHRINK, MARTIN,

I DON'T NEED A SHRINK,

I JUST NEED SOMEONE

TRAINED IN NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY,

I HAVE A JOINT DEGREE

IN PHYSICS AND PSYCHOLOGY,

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU KEPT LOOKING FOR ANSWERS

AND COULDN'T FIND ANY?

ACTUALLY

I TRAINED TO STUDY

ELECTRICAL FIELDS

OF THE BRAIN,

I STARTED DOING THERAPY

FOR CLIENTS

WHO COULDN'T TALK TO ANYONE

WHO DIDN'T

HAVE SECURITY CLEARANCE,

I'M HEAD SHRINK

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,

A LIMITED AUDIENCE,

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE,

JUST TRY

TO UNDERSTAND THIS,

I HAVE A COLD FUSION DEVICE

WIRED INTO A DEAD MAN'S SWITCH

AND A TIMER,

THE YIELD OF THIS DEVICE

IS 50 MEGATONS,

IF IT DETONATES,

IT'LL DESTROY

THE ENTIRE CITY,

NOW TELL ME ONE THING,

WHAT'S THAT?

DEFINE HOW YOU CAN BELIEVE ME,

LISTEN, I TAKE THIS THREAT

VERY SERIOUSLY,

THEN YOU NEED TO HAVE

YOUR HEAD EXAMINED,

NO ONE HAS BUILT SUCH A DEVICE,

WHAT ARE THEY REALLY

SAYING, MARTIN?

THAT I FAKED THE BLAST?

I DON'T WANT TO OFFEND YOU,

BUT THE TRUTH IS

IF YOU REALLY CREATED

COLD FUSION,

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

WHY NOT JUST

CLAIM YOUR NOBEL PRIZE?

I WON'T EVEN GET

THE

CRACKER JACK

PRIZE,

YOUR TEAM

WILL LOCK ME UP

AND TORTURE ME TILL

I'VE TOLD THEM WHAT I KNOW,

MR, TODTMAN, I SWEAR

NO ONE IS GOING TO HURT YOU,

THIS IS WHAT I EXPECTED,

I'LL GIVE YOU MORE PROOF,

NO, WAIT,

IF I'VE OFFENDED YOU,

I APOLOGIZE,

YOU THOUGHT

I'D DETONATE ANOTHER BLAST,

WELL, DON'T GET

YOUR PANTIES

IN A BUNCH... KEEP YOUR EYE

ON THE FRONT DOOR,

I'M SENDING YOU

A SAMPLE,

HIT THE TIMER

AND STAND BACK UNDERCOVER

AT LEAST FIVE MILES,

MAKE IT SNAPPY,

BECAUSE MY TIMER

IS SPINNING LIKE A TOP,

PUT IT DOWN!

PUT IT DOWN SLOWLY!

THAT'S IT,

DON'T SHOOT, PLEASE,

HE GAVE IT TO ME!

COME ON! COME ON!

GUYS, MOVE IT!

MARTIN, THIS THING

ISN'T EVEN BIG ENOUGH

TO PACK A CONVENTIONAL WALLOP,

EXACTLY THE SORT OF

PARANOID FANTASY YOU'D EXPECT

FROM SOME

FAILED ENGINEERING STUDENT,

I'M NOT SO SURE,

THE KID TAKES HOSTAGES,

FAKES A NUCLEAR BLAST,

YOU DON'T THINK HE'S CRAZY?

ALL I'M SAYING IS HE'S LUCID

ENOUGH TO DO TECHNICAL WORK,

HE SURE AS HELL

PRODUCED A BIG EXPLOSION,

IT DIDN'T GENERATE

SIGNIFICANT RADIATION,

ISN'T THAT THE EERIE PART?

THE THING ABOUT COLD FUSION IS,

IF IT REALLY WORKS,

IT HARDLY RELEASES

ANY RADIATION AT ALL,

EXCEPT

WE ALL KNOW, MARTIN,

THAT COLD FUSION

ISN'T POSSIBLE,

LOOK, ALL I KNOW

IS THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB WAS

BUILT MORE THAN 50 YEARS AGO,

PLENTY OF TIME FOR DEVELOPMENTS,

DON'T YOU THINK?

HELICOPTER IT OUT

TO THE TEST SITE,

WE NEED TO START WORK

ON THE HOSTAGE RESCUE PLAN,

WE'RE OPENING

THE OUTER CASING NOW,

LISTEN,

I DON'T THINK HE WAS LYING,

WE'LL SHOW YOU

WHAT A LUNATIC HE IS IN HI-8,

IF HE ISN'T, I'LL FILE

A PATENT ON THIS MYSELF

AND RETIRE,

OKAY,

HE HAD IT RIGGED,

THE CLOCK'S COUNTING DOWN,

WE'RE PULLING BACK

TO THE BLAST SHELTER,

TELL THEM TO INCINERATE IT

BEFORE IT BLOWS,

NO, WE NEED

THE DOCUMENTATION,

THOSE TUNNELS CAN CONTAIN

A 10-KILOTON BLAST,

ASSUMING IT'S NOT JUST TNT,

WHAT IF IT REALLY

IS A COLD FUSION BOMB?

OKAY, BOMB ROOM

IS SEALED,

SAFETY PROTOCOL

IS IN PLACE,

10 SECONDS,

FIVE, FOUR,

THREE, TWO,

ONE, AND, ,,

BIG NOTHING, HUH?

TOLD YOU, MARTIN,

GUY'S A WHACKO,

NOTHING ON THE VIDEO EXCEPT, ,,

WHAT THE, ,,?

HAL? HAL?

TEAM TWO! TEAM TWO, RESPOND!

SIR?

THREE SATELLITES DETECTED

A SUB-SURFACE DETONATION

AT BASE ONE

IN THE MEGATON RANGE,

HE DID IT,

HE REALLY DOES

HAVE COLD FUSION,

I WANT TO SEE EVERYONE

ON HIS LIST,

WHY ARE

YOU DOING THIS?

WILL SOMEBODY TELL ME

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?

SIT HIM DOWN,

STAY THERE, SIR,

YOU'RE GOING TO GET

MORE HOSTAGES

FOR HIM?

ARE YOU SPEAKING

AS MY NEGOTIATOR

OR A DO-GOOD THERAPIST?

IT WILL ONLY INFLATE HIS EGO

AND TERRORIZE THEM NEEDLESSLY,

NEEDLESSLY?

DO YOU COMPREHEND

OUR OPTIONS HERE?

HE MAY HAVE A 50-MEGATON DEVICE,

WHAT IS THE ONLY

ASSURED METHOD

OF DISABLING

SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

INCINERATE IT

BEFORE IT ACTIVATES,

YOU DO THAT IS BY USING

A TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPON

WHICH WILL KILL EVERYONE

WITHIN SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS,

INCLUDING US,

NOT YOU,

YOU CAN CALL FROM ANYWHERE,

BUT SOME OF US MUST STAY,

TELL ME

WHAT WILL HAPPEN

IF WE KILL THE PEOPLE

ON THIS LIST?

WILL HE WALK OUT

OR WILL HE PULL THE TRIGGER?

I'M STILL NOT PREPARED

TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION,

IT WILL

TAKE TEN DAYS

TO EVACUATE EVERYBODY

IN THIS CITY,

TEN DAYS,

WHAT DO I DO?

WILL KILLING THE PEOPLE

ON THIS LIST SATISFY HIM?

WILL IT SAVE THE CITY?

GET HIM

ON THE LINE,

ANSWER MY QUESTION,

I CAN'T, WILL,

HE WENT

INTO COUNSELLING

AFTER HE STARTED

FIGHTING HIS TEACHERS,

BUT NONE OF HIS THERAPISTS

SAW THIS

SORT OF PSYCHOTIC ANGER IN HIM,

I MUST SEE HIM FACE TO FACE

TO UNDERSTAND HIM IN TIME,

WIRE ME AND GET

HIM ON THE PHONE,

KAY, I'LL DELIVER THESE

TO THE AGENCY,

BUT I NEED 20 MORE COPIES

FOR THE PRINCIPAL DONORS,

SEE YOU LATER,

( car alarm beeping )

( radio )

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

IS DENYING REPORTS

THAT THERE

IS ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN

TODAY'S TERRORIST BOMBING

AT THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

AND THE RUMORS THAT MINUTES AGO

AN MAJOR EXPLOSION OCCURRED

IN THE DEPARTMENT'S

SUPER-SECRET RESEARCH LABS

AT WILLOWBRIDGE,

IN APPARENT CONFIRMATION,

INDEPENDENT SOURCES CONFIRMED

THAT NO SIGNIFICANT RADIATION

WAS RELEASED IN THE EXPLOSION,

THE REPORTS A NUCLEAR ACCIDENT

MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED THERE

WERE WRONG,

IN OTHER NEWS TODAY...

( phone ringing )

( woman )

FEDERAL OPERATOR 652,

THE NUMBER YOU HAVE CALLED

IS TEMPORARILY OUT OF SERVICE,

PLEASE WAIT, CONNECT ME

TO THE SECURITY OFFICE,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT

YOU'RE REFERRING TO,

YOU AND I BOTH KNOW

I'M CALLING THE D, O, E,

LABORATORIES AT WILLOWBRIDGE,

IF SOMETHING'S HAPPENED,

YOU'VE GOT TO TELL ME,

I'M A FAMILY MEMBER,

MA'AM, I'M SORRY,

BUT I HAVE

NO INFORMATION,

FAMILY MEMBERS

ARE URGED

TO MAKE

NO RASH ASSUMPTIONS

OR PUBLIC STATEMENTS

AT THIS TIME,

YOU WILL BE

CONTACTED

WHEN PERSONNEL

BECOME AVAILABLE,

( dial tone )

OH, MY GOD,

( dialing )

PARKWAY ELEMENTARY,

THIS IS MRS, MARTIN,

I MUST PICK KATE UP IMMEDIATELY,

( phone ringing )

WE NEED TO TALK,

YOU SOUND DEPRESSED,

MARTIN,

YOU SHOULD TALK TO YOURSELF,

I DON'T THINK

YOU'LL BE MUCH HELP TO ME,

I HAD FRIENDS ON THE TEAM

THAT TESTED YOUR DEVICE,

IT, ,,COULDN'T

HAVE MALFUNCTIONED,

THEY DIDN'T FOLLOW

MY INSTRUCTIONS, DID THEY?

THEY TRIED TO STUDY IT,

AND THEY PAID

FOR IT

WITH THEIR LIVES,

SO WHY DON'T WE JUST CALL IT

EVEN, OKAY?

I MEAN, EVERYONE, EVERYONE KNOWS

WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY

DISCOVERY YOU'VE MADE,

SO WHY DON'T YOU LET ME INSIDE

TO MAKE A DEAL?

I CAN HEAR YOUR PAIN, MARTIN,

BUT YOU'VE

GOT TO THINK LOGICALLY,

MY RIGGING THE DEVICE

WAS AN ACT OF MERCY,

IT PREVENTED ANYONE ELSE

FROM LEARNING HOW TO BUILD

A COLD FUSION BOMB,

THE WORLD IS STILL SAFE,

I CAN'T FOLLOW

YOUR LOGIC,

I MUST TALK TO YOU,

I'M WORRIED

ABOUT YOU, MARTIN,

YOUR LIPS ARE MOVING,

WE ARE TALKING,

IN PERSON,

TRIGGER'S STILL WIRED

TO MY HEART,

SNEAK IN A GUN OR EVEN

A WAVE OF RIGHTEOUS ANGER,

IT WON'T WORK,

500 PEOPLE DIED

IN THAT EXPLOSION,

YOU OWE ME A CHANCE TO SEE YOU,

OKAY,

FOR A PRICE,

KILL THE FIRST PERSON

ON MY LIST,

YOU KNOW I CAN'T DO THAT,

YOU COULD IF

YOU RESPECTED ME,

I COULD DETONATE THIS BOMB,

THE BLAST WAVE WOULD REACH HIM

HALFWAY TO MARS,

I SWEAR TO GOD,

HE ISN'T EVEN HERE,

TOO BAD,

IN THE MOVIES,

THEY'RE ALWAYS HERE,

BUT YOU WANT TO TALK ANYWAY?

NO, GOD, PLEASE,

THEN KILL HER!

WHAT THE HELL?

GIVE HER AN EXTRA HOLE

IN HER HEAD,

HELP ME!

USE THE DISTRACTION TO FILTER IN

THE DEMOLITION TEAM,

GET THEM DIRECTLY

UNDER THE BUILDING

TO CONTAIN THE BLAST,

COPY THAT,

OKAY, LET'S DO IT,

SADDLE UP, GUYS, LET'S MOVE

THAT NUKE INTO THE TUNNEL,

YOU REALLY WANT

A HUMAN SACRIFICE?

YOU'RE RIGHT,

I AM A LOUSY NEGOTIATOR,

SO SHOOT ME INSTEAD

AND TALK

TO MY SUCCESSOR

WHEN HE FLIES IN,

YOU REALLY WANT

TO BE PUT OUT OF YOUR MISERY?

COME THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR,

I'LL LET YOU PAST THE SENSORS,

BUT ANYONE ELSE TRIES

TO GET NEAR,

I'LL BLOW THIS DEVICE,

( sensor beeping )

YOUR LIFE

OR HERS?

GET IT OVER WITH,

( gunshot )

WHAT MADE YOU THINK

I WOULDN'T SHOOT YOU?

I DIDN'T,

I JUST DIDN'T WANT

ANYONE ELSE TO DIE,

OKAY, YOU'VE DEFINED

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS,

YOU'VE GOT GUTS,

LET'S TALK,

JACKSON'S ON, SIR,

JACKSON,

WHERE ARE WE?

WE'VE MADE ENTRY

INTO THE TUNNEL,

THERE COULD BE TRAPS ANYWHERE,

IT COULD TAKE US HOURS,

WE DON'T HAVE HOURS,

IF HE TOLD THE TRUTH,

WE HAVE LESS THAN 60 MINUTES,

YES, SIR,

I UNDERSTAND,

WE HAVE TO BE UNDER

THE LECTURE HALL IN 50 MINUTES,

AREN'T YOU

TOO SMART FOR THIS?

IS THAT YOUR BEST LINE?

YOU'RE SURE

YOU GOT YOUR DEGREE

FROM

A REGULAR COLLEGE,

OR WAS IT A NIGHT SCHOOL

WHERE LIFE EXPERIENCE COUNTS?

I DIDN'T EXPRESS

MYSELF WELL,

WHAT I MEANT TO SAY

IS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY,

WHEN YOU'RE SO SMART,

WHY YOU'VE CHOSEN TO CAUSE

SO MUCH PAIN,

DEFINE YOUR LOGIC,

I READ IN YOUR CASE FILES

THAT YOU LIVED

IN MANY FOSTER HOMES

AFTER YOUR MOTHER DIED,

MANY PEOPLE

MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU PAIN,

THEN HELP ME FEEL BETTER,

KILL THEM FOR ME,

WHEN A CHILD IS TRAUMATIZED,

THEY STILL HAVE CHOICES,

SOME GROW UP AND FIGHT BACK,

THEY BECOME

PROTECTORS

AND TRY TO SAVE

OTHER PEOPLE

FROM THE SAME PAIN

THAT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH,

YOU MEET THEM AS

SOCIAL ACTIVISTS, TEACHERS...

AND BADLY DRESSED

THERAPISTS?

ARE YOU A LONER, MARTIN?

DON'T HAVE A WIFE TO PICK OUT

YOUR CLOTHES FOR YOU?

NOT THAT I MEAN

TO CRITICIZE,

SOME OF THE VERY BEST PEOPLE

AT THIS SCHOOL

SAID I DRESSED LIKE A GEEK,

YOU KNOW, THE TEXTBOOKS CLAIM

THAT HUMOR AT A TIME LIKE THIS

USUALLY MEANS YOU'RE

SCREAMING INSIDE,

I THOUGHT THE LACK OF IT MEANT

THAT I WAS STUPID OR A MADMAN,

WHAT ABOUT

YOUR NEXT TYPE OF VICTIM?

WELL, THEY'RE THE TYPE

WHO IDENTIFY WITH THE ABUSERS,

AND THEY BECOME

PAIN-GIVERS THEMSELVES

WHICH IS INHERENTLY ILLOGICAL,

BECAUSE THAT'S JUST ANOTHER FORM

OF SURRENDER TO THE ABUSERS,

IT'S SAYING YOU CAN'T BEAT THEM,

SO YOU'RE JOINING THEM,

OH, COME ON, MARTIN,

ARE YOU TRYING

TO TIE ME UP IN LOGICAL KNOTS

LIKE I WAS SOME SORT OF WAR GAME

COMPUTER YOU COULD CRASH

WITH A GAME OF TIC TAC TOE?

NO, I DON'T HAVE TO BE

THAT SMART,

JUST YOU DO, AND YOU ARE,

YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE CHOICES,

THE MYSTERY TO ME IS WHY HAVE

YOU BECOME A VICTIMIZER ANYWAY?

BECAUSE I WANT JUSTICE,

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE PEOPLE

ON MY LIST DID TO ME?

NO, I DON'T,

MR, WALKER

WAS MY LAST FOSTER FATHER,

HE USED TO EXPERIMENT ON ME,

SEE WHAT SORTS OF THINGS

HE COULD BEAT ME WITH

WITHOUT LEAVING A MARK ON ME,

HE DROVE HIS WIFE TO SUICIDE

LAST YEAR,

IF THAT'S WHAT IT WAS,

THEN SCREW HIM,

THEN THERE'S MR, OWENS,

MY SOCIAL WORKER,

HE CALLED ME A LIAR

WHEN I ASKED FOR HELP,

I RECENTLY FIGURED OUT WHY,

HE WAS TAKING KICKBACKS

FROM THE WALKERS,

LET'S PUT THEM

IN JAIL,

THEN WE HAVE

MS, CARSTAIRS,

SHE KNEW I COULDN'T DEAL

WITH PEOPLE VERY WELL,

SHE FORCED ME TO WORK

THE LIBRARY'S FRONT DESK,

WHEN I BEGGED HER FOR A TRANSFER

TO THE STACKS, SHE FIRED ME,

I TOLD HER I WOULDN'T EAT,

LITERALLY NOT HAVE FOOD,

SHE BARRED ME FROM

ANY WORK-STUDY JOB

AT THE SCHOOL

ALL THE SAME,

I'M NOT SURE

IT MERITS THE DEATH PENALTY,

AND FINALLY THERE'S KLAUS WYLIE,

WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S

HASTINGS AWARD,

HE STOLE MY IDEAS

AND ACCUSED ME

OF PLAGIARIZING HIM

WHEN I SUBMITTED MY OWN PAPER

TO THE COMMITTEE,

ALL UNFORGIVABLE THINGS TO DO

TO SOMEONE

WHO'S TRYING

TO MAKE THEIR WAY IN THE WORLD

ALL ALONE,

I AGREE,

THANK YOU,

THEN GIVE ME THEIR LIVES,

OR WHAT?

YOU'LL KILL EVERYONE

IN THE CITY?

WHERE IS THE JUSTICE IN THAT?

BECAUSE THEY'RE DEAD ANYWAY,

I MEAN,

HAVEN'T YOU

EVER WONDERED WHY

THERE ISN'T ANY INTELLIGENT LIFE

IN THE UNIVERSE?

EXCUSE ME?

OH, COME ON,

MARTIN,

ALL THOSE YEARS

LISTENING TO THE STARS

AND NOT A PEEP,

NO

I LOVE LUCY

WITH TWO-HEADED GREEN GUYS

PLAYING BOTH LUCY AND RICKY?

NO RADIO SIGNALS AT ALL,

YOU KNOW WHY?

NO, I DON'T,

BECAUSE THEY GET

TO THIS POINT

WHERE YOU AND I

ARE TODAY,

AND THEY DISCOVER

THE ENERGY WEAPON

THAT ANY CHILD CAN BUILD,

AND THEN

THEY DESTROY THEMSELVES,

I CAN'T ACCEPT THAT,

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU CAN EITHER,

BEFORE THIS DAY'S

OVER, YOU WILL,

I JUST WANT JUSTICE

DONE FOR ME

WHILE

THERE'S STILL TIME,

WAIT, DON'T MOVE,

( alarm signal beeping )

MOTION SENSOR,

PULL BACK SLOWLY,

( computer voice )

WARNING, WARNING,

PLEASE STEP BACK FROM THE CAR,

EVERYBODY, MOVE!

GET DOWN! GET DOWN!

GET DOWN! GET DOWN!

BASE,

MY TEAM IS DOWN,

THE NUCLEAR DEVICE

IS INTACT,

( signal beeping )

THEY TRIED TO COME UP

THE UTILITY TUNNEL,

WOULDN'T YOU?

ARE YOU WEARING

A WIRE?

YES,

TELL THEM

WHAT I'VE DONE,

HE JUST OPENED

A SAFETY GUARD

ON WHAT LOOKS LIKE

AN OVERRIDE DETONATOR,

SOMETHING THAT

HE CAN HIT

AND SET OFF

HIS BOMB IMMEDIATELY,

JIM,

THE SLIGHTEST MOVE TO USE IT,

YOU'VE GOT TO TELL US,

LIEUTENANT JACKSON,

WAIT FOR DETONATION

ON MY COMMAND,

YES, SIR,

I'M ON THE TRIGGER,

THEY DIDN'T

RESPECT ME,

THEY DIDN'T

LISTEN TO ME,

IT'S THEIR JOB,

NOW THEY GOT

A NEW JOB,

SHOOT THE FIRST PERSON

ON MY LIST,

OR I WON'T WAIT FOR THAT TIMER,

I'LL BLOW THIS THING NOW,

KILL WYLIE, OR THE CITY BLOWS,

IS JACKSON

CLOSE ENOUGH?

WILL HE VAPORIZE

THE COLD FUSION DEVICE

OR DETONATE IT?

TELL ME, YOU'RE

THE DISPOSAL EXPERT,

I'VE BEEN THROUGH

SIMULATIONS BEFORE,

BUT NOT ANYTHING

LIKE THIS,

WHAT DO I DO?

SHOOT A MAN?

IT'S AGAINST EVERYTHING

THIS COUNTRY STANDS FOR,

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG,

HE'S CRAZY,

DON'T YOU GET IT?

SHOOT HIM!

NECESSITY DEFENCE...

JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE,

IF THE LIFEBOAT'S

GOING TO SINK,

YOU CAN THROW

PEOPLE OVERBOARD,

IF THE DAM'S

GOING TO BREAK,

YOU CAN OPEN

THE FLOODGATES,

THE LAW ISN'T

THAT CLEAR,

IF JACKSON'S

100 METERS OFF,

THAT NUCLEAR MINE

MAY NOT WORK,

I'M NOT SAYING THAT

BECAUSE IT'S OUR LIVES,

YOU OWE ME THIS!

PROFESSOR WYLIE,

OUR NUCLEAR MINE BLOWS OR

HIS COLD FUSION DEVICE IGNITES,

IT'S THE SAME RESULT...

YOU'LL DIE, WE'LL ALL DIE,

YOU BROUGHT ME HERE

AGAINST MY WILL,

I DON'T HAVE TO DIE!

YOU BROUGHT ME!

I'M SORRY,

NO, YOU CAN'T DO THIS!

( Seth )

,, ,THREE,

TWO, ,,

( whimpering )

NO!

SHOOT HIM!

SHOOT HIM

AND LEAVE HIM THERE,

OR THE WHOLE CITY

DIES!

DON'T DO IT!

HIS LIFE

IS WORTHLESS!

WILL! STOP!

SHOOT HIM!

( gunshot )

WHAT ARE

YOU FEELING?

THAT YOU ARE NEVER SMART ENOUGH

TO TAKE ME ON,

WE'RE DONE TALKING,

FOR YEARS, ,,

YOU SAT ALONE IN YOUR BEDROOM

AT NIGHT DREAMING ABOUT REVENGE,

ONLY NOW,

INSTEAD OF EXHILARATION,

ALL YOU'RE FEELING IS EMPTINESS,

WHAT MAKES

YOU SO SURE

YOU CAN

READ MY MIND?

YOU KNOW

WHAT THEY SAY,

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN SHRINKS

AND PATIENTS

IS THAT WE HAVE

A CERTIFICATE

THAT SAYS WE'RE SANE,

LOOK WHO'S

DEVELOPING A SENSE OF HUMOR,

MAYBE BECAUSE I WAS BEATEN UP

ENOUGH IN MY CHILDHOOD

THAT I'M SYMPATHIZING WITH YOU,

YOU HAVE NO CLUE HOW I FEEL,

I KNOW ENOUGH

TO TELL YOU THIS,

THAT MAN DYING AND YOUR

TURNING ANOTHER GOOD MAN

INTO A MURDERER

DOESN'T MAKE YOU

FEEL ANY BETTER

THAN KILLING

FIVE MORE

OR FIVE MILLION,

DO YOU KNOW

HOW THE FIRST THOUGHT

OF AN ATOMIC BOMB

CAME INTO THE WORLD?

NO,

IT WAS, UM, 1939,

A GROUP OF GRADUATE STUDENTS

WORKING WITH ROBERT OPPENHEIMER

SKETCHED A DESIGN

ON THEIR CLASSROOM BLACKBOARD,

NOT LONG AFTER THAT,

ANOTHER JUNIOR GUY WAS THINKING

ABOUT THIS LITTLE RESEARCH

REPORT FROM PARIS

WHILE HE WAS RIDING ALONG

IN HIS COMMUTER TRAIN IN BERLIN,

THE FRENCH GUYS HAD NOTICED THAT

WHEN THEY SPLIT CERTAIN ATOMS,

THEY GOT

AN EXTRA RELEASE OF NEUTRONS,

AND THERE, AMID THE SCREECH

OF STEEL WHEELS

AGAINST STEEL RAILS,

THE LIGHT

FLICKERING ACROSS HIS FACE,

THAT GUY REALIZED

THAT YOU COULD NOT ONLY BASE

A BOMB ON

THAT SORT OF CHAIN REACTION,

BUT YOU COULD ALSO BREED

YOUR OWN URANIUM TO DO IT,

DO YOU, UH, ,,

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

THAT ALL THOSE PEOPLE

WEREN'T NECESSARILY SPECIAL,

AND THAT IT WASN'T EVEN

BASED ON THEIR OWN EXPERIMENTS,

EXACTLY,

WHEN A SCIENCE

IS READY,

PEOPLE CAN'T HELP

MAKING THE DISCOVERY,

THE WORLD IS GOING TO END

VERY SOON, DR, MARTIN,

THE CONCEPTS ARE SO SIMPLE,

EVEN A CHILD

CAN MAKE

A COLD FUSION BOMB,

YOU WANT TO TALK

ABOUT CHILDREN, SETH?

LOOK, UM, ,,

THIS IS A REAL CHILD,

SHE ONLY WEIGHS 61 POUNDS,

YOU COULD BALANCE

THE WEIGHT OF HER LIFE

IN YOUR HANDS,

SHE'S NEVER HURT YOU

OR ANYONE THAT I KNOW OF,

BUT YOU'RE GOING

TO KILL HER

IF YOU SET OFF

YOUR BOMB,

LIAR,

YOU GOT YOUR FAMILY

OUT OF THE CITY HOURS AGO,

NO, THEY DON'T KNOW,

IT IS A PROCEDURE,

ONCE THE TEAM'S ASSEMBLED,

THEY TOOK MY PHONE AWAY,

WHAT'S HER NUMBER?

WHAT?

GIVE ME

AN OUTSIDE LINE NOW,

I CAN'T NEGOTIATE

WITH LIARS!

CALL HIS WIFE NOW,

( phone ringing )

HELLO?

WHO'S THIS?

SHARON MARTIN,

ARE YOU CALLING

ABOUT JIM?

HE'S OKAY,

THANK GOD,

BUT HE WANTS YOU

TO DO SOMETHING, SHARON,

I WANT YOU TO DO SOMETHING,

IS YOUR DAUGHTER THERE?

YES,

THEN TAKE HER,

SHARON,

TAKE THAT PRETTY LITTLE CHILD

OF YOURS

AND DRIVE THE FASTEST WAY

OUT OF TOWN,

WHO IS THIS?

JUST DO IT,

YOU'VE GOT 30 MINUTES,

THAT'S MY ACT

OF MERCY TO YOU,

TELL HER,

SHARON, IT'S ME,

I'M OKAY,

YOU'RE AT THE UNIVERSITY,

AREN'T YOU?

THAT WAS THE BOMBER,

WASN'T IT?

IS IT DADDY?

IT'S OKAY, SHARON,

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT,

I SWEAR TO YOU,

RIGHT NOW GET KATE

IN THE CAR

AND CROSS

THE HAMILTON FOOTHILLS,

PUT THEM

BETWEEN YOU

AND THE CITY,

AND NEVER LOOK BACK,

PROMISE ME, SHARON,

JUST COME HOME IN ONE PIECE,

OKAY, JIM?

AND I'LL TAKE KATE TO SCHOOL

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE,

YOU BET,

NOW GO, GO,

OKAY,

I GAVE YOU A LIFE,

TWO LIVES,

NOW YOU OWE ME ONE,

WHAT?

KILL THE NEXT PERSON

ON MY LIST,

KILL MR, WALKER,

YOU CAN'T WANT THIS,

WHY WON'T YOU GIVE ME

WHAT I WANT?

YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY

WANT THIS,

THE ONLY REASON SOMEONE

IN YOUR POSITION LETS ME INSIDE

IS BECAUSE YOU WANT ME

TO HELP STOP YOU,

OH, YOU REALLY HAVE LOST IT,

YOU DEFINE THIS,

IF YOU REALLY WANTED

THOSE PEOPLE DEAD,

YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE COME HERE

AND DRAWN A TEAM OF COMMANDOS

AROUND YOU

TO TRY AND STOP YOU!

I HAVE THE POWER

TO DESTROY THE WORLD,

I WANT RESPECT FOR THAT!

YOU'D GET THAT

BY BLOWING UP ANYTHING

AND WRITING

TO THE PRESS!

THINK ABOUT THE LOGIC, SETH,

REASON IT THROUGH,

( alarm beeping )

THEY'RE COMING

UP THE TUNNEL AGAIN,

IT'S THEIR JOB,

THEY'LL NEVER

GET HERE IN TIME,

NOW THAT MY HOSTAGES

ARE ASSEMBLED,

LET'S LINE 'EM UP,

OR THE BLOOD

OF THIS CITY

WILL BE

ON YOUR HANDS,

( soldier )

TUNNEL'S JAMMED,

WE CAN'T CLEAR IT

IN TIME,

JIM, YOU MUST

GET HIM TO STOP THAT TIMER,

I AM PREPARED TO

TAKE ANOTHER LIFE,

WHAT DID

THEY TELL YOU?

NOTHING USEFUL,

WHAT DID

THEY JUST TELL YOU?

THEY OFFERED ME

ANOTHER LIFE,

DIDN'T THEY?

ONLY IF YOU'LL STOP THE TIMER,

TELL THEM I WANT WALKER,

TELL THEM YOURSELF,

GIVE ME WALKER!

I WANT TO SEE HIM

DOWN HERE

ON HIS KNEES

BEGGING FOR MERCY!

GIVE ME WALKER!

I WANT

TO SEE HIM BEG,

GOD KNOWS HE KNOWS HOW TO,

HE SAW ME DO IT,

I WANT HIM

DOWN HERE!

HIT THE BOMB

WITH THE LASER BEAM,

YOU CAN LINE IT UP

IN THE MIRROR,

WHAT?

FIRE

INTO THE MIRROR,

YOU CAN FUSE THE

DETONATOR CONTROLLER,

GET US THE BIGGEST LASER

THEY HAVE,

YES, SIR,

GOD, NO,

NO!

GOD, NO!

SETH!

IT'S ME!

I'M PRACTICALLY

YOUR DAD!

LOUDER!

I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

THIS ISN'T THE WAY,

IT'S THE ONLY WAY,

YOU KNOW HOW LONG

HE TERRORIZED ME?

I WANT HIM DEAD!

NO,

THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT?

YOU'VE SAID MORE

ABOUT YOURSELF

THAN YOU REALIZED,

I JUST HAVEN'T

SEEN IT,

WHAT?

ALL OF THIS

IS ABOUT FEAR,

WHAT AM

I THINKING?

IT'S ALWAYS

ABOUT FEAR,

NOT ANY MORE,

I HOLD THE POWER,

I'M NOT TALKING

ABOUT THE FEAR

THAT THOSE PEOPLE

CAUSED YOU,

I'M TALKING ABOUT

THE FUNDAMENTAL FEAR THAT IS

REACHING DOWN INTO THE CENTER

OF YOUR SOUL RIGHT NOW,

THAT'S THE ANSWER

TO THIS MYSTERY,

YOUR DISCOVERY HAS

TERRIFIED YOU,

YOU'D RATHER DIE THAN

ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FEAR,

AREN'T I RIGHT?

LOOK INSIDE YOURSELF,

ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU'RE FEELING?

COME ON, MOVE IT,

LET'S GET THIS THING POWERED,

JIM, KEEP HIM AWAY

FROM THE WINDOW,

WE NEED TIME,

YOU'RE JUST

TRYING TO DISTRACT ME,

I'M TRYING TO REFLECT

YOUR TRUTH BACK TO YOU,

THAT'S WHY YOU CREATED

THIS PSYCHO-DRAMA,

YOU DON'T WANT

THE WORLD TO END,

LET THAT BASTARD OUT THERE

SUFFER WITH HIS OWN TERROR,

STOP THE TIMER

AND TALK TO ME,

( soldier )

LASER'S POWERED UP,

HIT IT,

OKAY, ,,

I'LL ADMIT

THIS IS INTRIGUING,

DEFINE WHAT YOU MEAN,

BUT YOU BETTER TALK FAST,

BECAUSE OUR TIME FOR CHIT-CHAT

IS ALMOST UP,

I CAN'T DEFINE IT FOR YOU,

IT JUST IS,

JUST LOOK

INSIDE YOURSELF,

TELL ME

WHAT YOU FEEL,

WHAT IF I DO FEEL FEAR?

WHAT IF I WISHED I NEVER SAW

HOW TO BUILD THAT THING?

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

IT'S BUILT,

AND SOMEONE ELSE WILL BUILD

ANOTHER ONE VERY SOON,

WE CAN CONTROL THE MATERIALS

NEEDED TO BUILD IT,

WE CAN STEER

THE PATH OF EDUCATION

AWAY FROM THE DISCOVERY,

THE MATERIALS ARE EVERYWHERE,

WHEN SCIENCE

IS READY TO MAKE A DISCOVERY,

NOTHING CAN STOP IT,

ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY THE IDEAS

WILL OCCUR TO LOTS OF PEOPLE,

DON'T LET HIM TURN,

STEP UP THE POWER,

MAYBE, MAYBE NOT,

BUT HOPE IS AS INTRINSIC

TO THE HUMAN CONDITION

AS OUR THIRST

FOR LIFE,

I WANT YOU

TO LIVE,

I DON'T CARE

IF THAT'S LOGICAL,

LET'S PUT THE GENIE

BACK IN THE BOTTLE,

THEY'LL FORGET ABOUT

THE DEATHS TODAY

IF YOU MAKE

THAT DEAL,

AND THE VERY EFFORT

OF TRYING

WILL HELP CURE

YOUR FEARS,

COME ON,

ADMIT TO YOURSELF

WHAT YOU'RE FEELING,

I, UH, ,,

MAYBE I DO FEEL FEAR,

WE GOT IT!

GET THAT SON OF A BITCH

NEAR THE WINDOW,

THEN WE'LL PUT HIM DOWN,

LET'S DISCUSS THIS

A LITTLE MORE,

LET ME

RESET THE TIMER,

SETH, NO, NO,

WHAT THE HELL?

PUT HIM DOWN,

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!

MARTIN'S IN THE WAY, SIR,

I DIDN'T WANT

ANYONE ELSE TO DIE,

YOU WERE BUYING TIME,

GENERAL,

HE COULD STILL

MANUALLY ACTIVATE

THE DETONATOR,

( general )

MOVE ASIDE, JIM,

MOVE ASIDE,

THEY'LL SHOOT ME THROUGH YOU,

MOVE FROM THE WINDOW,

WE'LL BOTH LIVE,

WE'LL FIRE

WHETHER YOU MOVE OR NOT,

NO, YOU STEP AWAY,

OR I'LL RESTART IT,

ON MY COMMAND,

READY, ,,

WHY CAN'T I CONVINCE YOU?

AIM, ,,

BECAUSE

WE'RE ALL DEAD ANYWAY,

FIRE,

SETH,

DON'T MOVE!

DON'T MOVE!

STOP! STOP THEM!

THE DOOR'S STILL ARMED,

IT'S OVER,

THE SECOND SWITCH

TURNS OFF THE SENSORS,

ALL RIGHT, GO, GO, GO!

HELP ME SAVE

THE NEXT GUY LIKE YOU,

HOW DID YOU LEARN

ABOUT COLD FUSION?

WHAT WAS THE

BREAKTHROUGH CONCEPT?

IT'S SO SIMPLE ONCE

THEY ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION,

ONLY THEY'RE EXPECTING

THE WRONG ANSWER,

SETH,

SETH, ,,SETH,

( student mumbling )

TOM?

IS SOMETHING

WRONG?

NO, EVERYTHING'S GREAT,

BUT YOU'RE GOING TO FAIL,

I DON'T THINK SO,

I DON'T THINK SO AT ALL,

TOM, WHERE

ARE YOU GOING?

I GOT SOME WORK TO DO,

DON'T WORRY,

I'LL SEE YOU,

I'LL SEE YOU REAL SOON,

( control voice )

IF KNOWLEDGE IS POWER,

AND POWER CORRUPTS,

HOW WILL HUMANKIND