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12:01 (1993)
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[BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP] THE TIME IS 7:35. PLEASE WAKE UP. [BEEP BEEP BEEP] WAKE UP. WAKE UP. [BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ] LAZY BOY, PLEASE WAKE UP. PLEASE WAKE UP. [BEEP BEEP] UNH! LAZY BOY. LAZY BOY. LAZY BOY. [CLICK] ...CUTTING EDGE PROJEC BY RESEARCHERS IN PARTICLE PHYSICS HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN BY GOVERNMENT ORDER. HOSEA? MARY, BIG NEWS AT UTREL CORPORATION. RESEARCHERS HERE WORKING ON PARTICLE PHYSICS BELIEVE THEY'VE DISCOVERED A WAY TO ACCELERATE A SUBATOMIC PARTICLE FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT. THEY'RE USING A GROUNDBREAKING DEVICE CALLED A SUPERACCELERATOR. BUT PUBLIC OUTCRY HAS BEEN SO GREAT, THE GOVERNMENT TODAY FINALLY ORDERED A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF THE PROJECT. THIS TOOL WILL HELP US TO FINALLY DEFINE THE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE AND HARNESS ITS ENERGY. IMAGINE A FACILITY THIS SIZE POWERING HALF THE STATE OF CALIFOR-- [TELEPHONE RINGS] HELLO! HI...MOM. I'M LATE. HOW ARE YOU? YEAH, I--I KNOW. I KNOW WE HAVEN' TALKED IN A WHILE... BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO ASK ME IF I'M DATING. YES, MOM. I'M DATING. A LOT OF REALLY NICE GIRLS. I CAN'T EVEN KEEP TRACK OF THEIR NAMES. YOU WANT TO KNOW ONE OF THEIR NAMES? UH... BRIL... LETTE. BRILLETTE. YES. SHE'S FRENCH. SHE'S SMALL, BUT SHE'S WIRY. SHE LOVES TO CLEAN UP AROUND THE KITCHEN. MOM...LOOK. I'M REALLY L-- BUT, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM... I WILL CALL YOU LATER. I PROMISE. GOODBYE. PATHETIC. THAT'S NO HOW YOU THROW THE BALL. WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? GOOD MORNING, KYLE. HOW YOU DOING? ANY WORK? WHAT DO YOU SAY WE ALL CLEAN UP THE PLANET TOGETHER? CAN'T DO IT BY MYSELF. [TIRES SCREECH] WHOA! BE CAREFUL. I DON'T WAN TO SEE YOU GET RUN OVER. UP YOURS, MY MAN. NICE. NICE. THAT MAY VERY WELL BE OUR PRESIDENT SOMEDAY. OH, MAN. [HORN HONKS] [TIRES SCREECH] [CRASH] WHERE ARE THE QUARTERLIES? JACKSON'S READY TO CUT YOUR THROAT. GOOD, THANKS. HOW ARE YOU? TED, DO YOU REALIZE YOUR HAIR SPRAY MAY BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OZONE HOLE? JACK. HOW'S IT GO? YOU KNOW...IT'S BEEN A BAD MORNING-- OH! OH! JACK! OH, JACK, I'M SO SORRY. THANKS FOR THE COFFEE. ROOK TO QUEEN'S BISHOP. WELL, LOOK WHO DECIDED TO SHOW UP. ANN, I'M SORRY I'M LATE. I'M DOING YOU A FAVOR, KEEPING YOU ON WITH A WORK PERFORMANCE LIKE YOURS. SO FINISH THE PERSONNEL REPORTS, COMPLETE THE MONTHLY BILLING, AND CLEAN UP THE DESK BY QUITTING TIME. YOU KNOW, I WAS WORKING ON-- IF YOU WANTED TO SHOW UP ON TIME, YOU WOULD, RIGHT? THERE WAS A CAR ACCIDENT. BARRY, BARRY, BARRY, I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT WITH YOU OR BE YOUR FRIEND EITHER, SO DO THE WORK, HMM? I'D HATE TO KICK YOU OUT. YOU'RE ONE OF THE CUTE ONES. YOU KNOW, SHE HAD SEX ONCE IN 1983, BUT SHE DIDN' LIKE IT. WHAT DID WE DO LAST NIGHT? I WOKE UP TASTING PAVEMENT IN MY MOUTH. WELL, WE DRANK, AND YOU LEFT. THEN I PICKED UP THE BLONDE. NO, YOU DID NOT. SHE WASN'T INTERESTED IN YOU. YOU LEFT, SHE GOT INTERESTED, O.K.? YOU OWE ME 20 BUCKS FOR YOUR DRINKS. HERE. FILING SYSTEM UPDATE. AAH! IT'S A SHOCKING COMPUTER DISK. PRESS THAT, AND WITHIN THREE SECONDS IT SHOCKS YOU. CURE FOR THE COMMON HANGOVER. IS IT WORKING? ARE YOUR PARENTS RELATED? NO. NO? WELL, I THINK THEY... ARE. MORNING, LISA. MORNING. OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE, MAN. DID YOU READ THE PROFILE? Ph.D. AT 25. THE CHICK'S GOT NO SOCIAL LIFE. LOOK AT THAT. SHE DOESN' EVEN SMOKE. HE KNOWS THAT. HE'S OFFERED HER A CIGARETTE BEFORE. WHAT A JERK. LOOK. WHENEVER SHE'S NERVOUS, SHE BRUSHES HER HAIR BACK OVER HER RIGHT EAR. YOU SEE THAT? RIGHT OVER THE RIGHT EAR. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR SIX MONTHS. GO TALK TO HER. WHAT, AND SPOIL OUR RELATIONSHIP? NO. RIGHT. YOUR PEEPING TOM THING IS REALLY MUCH HEALTHIER. TIME TO LEAVE MY CUBICLE. IF I HAD A DOOR, I'D OPEN IT. EXCUSE ME. BARRY THOMAS? YES, BUT YOU PROBABLY WANT TO SPEAK TO MY BOSS. I'M JUS A SMALL GNAT-- YOU SIGNED THIS. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU. DR. MOXLEY, YOU LOOK GREAT ON TV. ANN JACKSON, HEAD OF PERSONNEL. TWO OF MY ASSISTANTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY SOME PAPERWORK MR. THOMAS SIGNED. I'VE ALREADY SENT TWO MEMOS TO HIM REGARDING THE SUBJEC AND GOTTEN NO RESPONSE. I DIDN' GET THOSE. LET ME HELP YOU PERSONALLY, DOCTOR. COME INTO MY OFFICE-- THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY, MISS JACKSON. JUST PUT THEM BACK IN THE SYSTEM. LOIS HOPE, THOMAS PLUME. DONE. MISS JACKSON, WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. JUST CORRECT IT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. GOOD DAY. GOOD DAY. ANN, WE-- YOU MADE ME LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT! YOU'RE OFF OF TECHNICAL STAFF. OFF. YOU'LL TAKE AND FILE RSUMS, AND THAT'S IT. HOWARD IS NOW IN CHARGE OF TECHNICAL STAFF! YOU--YOU BOUNCED THE HEAD OF THE PROGRAM' ASSISTANTS! I--I--ONE MORE. ONE MORE SLIP-UP, AND YOU'RE BOUNCED, YOU GOT IT? YEAH. GOOD DAY. RATTLED! THE WHOLE OFFICE, RATTLED! YOU SLOW DOWN THE WORK, AND WE ALL SUFFER YOU KNOW THAT. LET'S HUG. JUST ONCE. IT'LL BREAK THE TENSION. JUST SLOP ME ON SOME OF THAT MACARONI. YES, SIR. OH... THAT IS JUS TERRIFYING. EXCUSE ME? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU DON'T SMOKE. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I'D OFFER YOU A CIGARETTE, BUT YOU DON'T SMOKE, SO WHY BOTHER EVEN? RICO, SOME STRING BEANS, PLEASE. I DON'T SMOKE EITHER. AND SOME RICE, TOO. SO EVEN IF YOU DID SMOKE, I COULDN'T OFFER YOU A CIGARETTE. I JUST DON'T SMOKE, SO SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. WHERE ARE YOU USUALLY LOCKED UP? OH, I'M JUST AN EXPERIMEN GONE HORRIBLY AWRY IN THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT. I SEE. I'M LISA FREDERICKS. I'M BARRY THOMAS. WHAT IS I THAT YOU DO? OH...NOTHING. I JUS SORT OF BOOST MORALE IN BETWEEN THREATS OF BEING FIRED. AH. WELL, YOU SEEM TO HAVE A MIND. THAT DOESN'T USUALLY FIT IN THE SYSTEM. NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE MEETING YOU, TOO. BYE-BYE. GOODBYE. AND GOOD LUCK. I'M NOT SHIPPING OFF THE CONTINENT. I'M JUS HAVING LUNCH. RIGHT, RIGHT. OHHH... SO, UH, SHE LIKES ME... A LOT. WOULDN'T YOU AGREE? I'D SAY YOU AND AN ICE CREAM HEADACHE ARE NECK AND NECK. DO I ALWAYS SOUND LIKE SUCH AN IDIOT, OR DO I SAVE IT FOR THOSE I WANT TO IMPRESS? YOU'RE THINKING WRONG. WHAT IF THE ICE QUEEN THING'S AN ACT, A DEFENSE? O.K. WHAT IF SHE'S THE LONELY ONE? HUH? SHE'D BE THANKFUL TO THE FIRST GUY THAT CAME OVER TO HER AND SAID ANYTHING. [BEEP BEEP] I KNOW THESE THINGS, MAN. I PICKED UP A BLONDE LAST NIGHT, RIGHT? RIGHT. UM, RIGHT. SHE'S DYING TO BE TALKED TO. I GOT AN AIR CONDITIONING REPAIR FOR...DR. SPECTER? SURE. UH...AHEM. YEAH, GO AHEAD. YES? BARRY THOMAS. I'M HERE TO SEE DR. FREDERICKS. THERE'S A SLIGHT PROBLEM IN PERSONNEL. YOU GOING TO ERASE HER FROM THE COMPUTER, TOO? IT'S REGARDING HER PAYCHECK. WE'RE UPDATING OUR FILING SYSTEM, AND I HAVE TO VERIFY SOME PERSONAL INFORMATION, MISS..."ZEBO." OTHERWISE, HER CHECK MAY BE DELAYED. WELL, THAT'S THE TYPE OF CONFUSION WE ALWAYS EXPEC FROM PERSONNEL. THANK YOU. WELL, YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE DOING VERY WELL TODAY! [INDISTINCT] GET OU OF MY OFFICE! NOW! GOODBYE. WHO ARE YOU? ARE YOU AUTHORIZED TO BE BACK HERE? IT'S O.K. COME IN AND SHUT THE DOOR. I'LL JUST COME IN AND SHUT THE DOOR. I WAS JUST TAKING CARE OF DR. MOXLEY, HELPING OU WITH ONE OF--HEY! I HAVE A GERANIUM PLANT AT HOME. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? NOTHING. I WAS JUS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO I THOUGH I'D SAY HELLO. HELLO. YOU CAME BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESTRICTED AREA TO FLIRT WITH ME? IS THIS...A BAD TIME? WE SPOKE FOR 10 SECONDS ON A FOOD LINE. THAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO COME HIT ON ME? NO. NO. NO-- I DON'T CONSIDER PLAYFUL BANTER OVER STEAMING STRING BEANS GROUNDS FOR ROMANTIC TRYSTS, SEXUAL ADVANCES, OR EVEN--CAN YOU GET OU FROM BEHIND THERE? EVEN A LONG-DISTANCE FRIENDSHIP. IT WAS GREA SEEING YOU, TOO. I'M SORRY. TIMING'S EVERYTHING, AND THIS JUST ISN'T THE TIME. IT'S NOT THE TIME, RIGHT? IT'S NOT THE TIME. [DOOR SLAMS] HOW'D IT GO? OH, GOOD, THANKS. I'LL BE ALONE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. THANKS, PAL. DRINKS TONIGHT? YES, HOWARD. LET'S JUS DRINK OUR LIVES AWAY, SHALL WE? O.K. OHHH... BARRY, WHAT'S UP? YOU WITH ME? LET'S DO IT! COMING. HI, REYNALDO. SEORITA. AH. I WAN A DOZEN, PLEASE. OH? OH, THOSE ARE QUITE BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. POR NADA, SEORITA. [TIRES SCREECH] YOU SAY THIS HAPPENED JUST AFTER WORK? YEAH. WHAT TIME WAS THAT? DID YOU KNOW MISS FREDERICKS? NO. NO, I DIDN' KNOW HER AT ALL. I'M SORRY, BARRY. I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARED ABOUT HER. I'M QUITTING TOMORROW. WHAT? GETTING ON WITH MY LIFE. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT ABOUT ME? IF I STAY ONE MORE DAY, WHAT DO I HAVE? I HAVE MY PANTS BEHIND A DESK, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. WE NEED TWO MORE OF THESE, PLEASE. MY DAD SAID I'D NEVER AMOUNT TO MUCH. I DON'T WAN TO DISAPPOINT HIM. LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHA YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. WHATEVER HAPPENED TODAY WAS HORRIBLE, BUT WE DON'T STOP. WE KEEP GOING. ARE YOU GOING TO TURN BACK? MAYBE. NO. [POTTERY CLATTERS] [THUNDER] TIME? THE TIME IS 12:00. I WONDER WHA SHE WAS THINKING ABOUT. NOT ABOUT ME, THAT'S FOR SURE. LAZY BOY. [THUNDER] [LIGHT BULB CRACKLES] [CRACKLING] [CRACKLING] I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS. THE TIME IS 12:01. [BEEP BEEP] THE TIME IS 7:35. PLEASE WAKE UP. [BEEP BEEP] WAKE UP. WAKE UP. [BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ] OH, PLEASE. I HAVE A HANGOVER. LAZY BOY, PLEASE WAKE UP. PLEASE WAKE UP. [BEEP BEEP] NO, I DON'T. ...THIS CUTTING EDGE PROJEC BY RESEARCHERS IN PARTICLE PHYSICS HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN BY GOVERNMENT ORDER. HOSEA? MARY, BIG NEWS AT UTREL CORPORATION. RESEARCHERS HERE WORKING ON PARTICLE PHYSICS BELIEVE THEY'VE DISCOVERED A WAY TO ACCELERATE A SUBATOMIC PARTICLE FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT. THEY ARE USING A GROUNDBREAKING DEVICE CALLED A SUPERACCELERATOR. COME ON, HOSEA, THAT'S OLD NEWS. WHAT ABOU LISA'S MURDER? ...FINALLY ORDERED A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF THE PROJECT. THIS TOOL WILL HELP US TO FINALLY DEFINE THE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE AND HARNESS ITS ENERGY. NOW, IMAGINE A FACILITY THIS SIZE POWERING HALF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IT'S REMARKABLE. IF WE COULD ACTUALLY POWER A PARTICLE FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT, THE ENERGY RELEASED WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC. TIME AND SPACE WOULD BE SHATTERED. WE'D BE PUNCHED BACKWARDS IN TIME AND THEN MOVE FORWARD UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR IS FIRED AGAIN, AND WE'LL PUNCH BACK AGAIN IN AN ENDLESS LOOP, LIKE A SKIPPING RECORD. THIS CIRCULAR TIME BOUNCE WOULD BECOME OUR PRISON, AND WE'D BE PRISONERS WITHOUT MEMORY IN A CELL WITHOUT A KEY. WHICH THEORY IS TRUE? ANOTHER TUNE GOING OUT OVER THE KBRY LOVERS' REQUEST... YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SCIENTIS KILLED AT WORK. COME ON. ...AND TEMPERATURES WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. WE MAY S-- ONE OF US FELL DOWN LAST NIGHT. OH, MAN, I'M GOING TO BE LATE AGAIN. O.K., I WAS DRUNK. [TELEPHONE RINGS] [RING] HELLO. HI...MOM, I-- I'M RUNNING LATE AGAIN. HOW ARE YOU? YEAH, RIGHT. IT'S BEEN A REAL LONG TIME SINCE WE TALKED. I DID. I DID MEET A GIRL. NO, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO MEET HER. BECAUSE SHE WAS SHOT. NO, NOT-- NOT WITH CAMERAS, WITH BULLETS. MOM, I--I GOT TO GO. I'LL CALL YOU LATER. O.K...I WAS REALLY DRUNK. THAT'S NOT HOW YOU THROW THE BALL. PATHETIC. WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? TALK ABOUT PATHETIC. [TIRES SCREECH] HO! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! DIDN'T I TELL YOU TO BE MORE CAREFUL? UP YOURS, MY MAN. ALL RIGHT! NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE! [HORN HONKS] [TIRES SCREECH] [CRASH] WHERE ARE THE QUARTERLIES? JACKSON'S READY TO CUT YOUR THROAT. ON HER DESK. CALM DOWN. COMB YOUR HAIR. IRON YOUR PANTS. JACK, WOULD YOU BELIEVE NOTHING WAS IN THE PAPER ABOUT LISA FREDERICKS? SHE WIN AN AWARD OR SOMETHING? AAH! OH! OH, JACK, I'M SO SORRY. CAN I HELP? I'LL-- NO! NO! THANKS. HOWARD... DAMN IT! THIS ISN'T FUNNY. WELL, LOOK WHO DECIDED TO SHOW UP. I CLEANED OFF THIS WHOLE DESK YESTERDAY BEFORE I LEFT. I'M DOING YOU A FAVOR KEEPING YOU ON WITH YOUR WORK PERFORMANCE. SO FINISH THE PERSONNEL REPORTS, COMPLETE THE MONTHLY BILLING, AND CLEAN UP THE DESK BY QUITTING TIME. I DID THIS WORK. I CAN SEE THAT. IF YOU WANTED TO BE ON TIME, YOU WOULD. THERE WAS A CAR ACCIDENT...AGAIN. I DON'T WAN TO FIGHT WITH YOU OR BE YOUR FRIEND, EITHER. SO LET'S JUS DO THE WORK. I'D HATE TO KICK YOU OUT. YOU'RE ONE OF THE CUTE ONES. OW... DID YOU SEE THAT? SHE CAME IN HERE JUS LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. SHE HAD SEX ONCE IN 1983, BUT SHE DIDN'T LIKE IT. HERE'S THE UPDATE ON THE NEW FILING SYSTEM. YOU THINK I'M A CRETINOUS MORON WHO'D FALL FOR THE SAME TRICK TWICE? [ZAP] TRICK? THE SHOCKING DISK TRICK. YOU GOT ME YESTERDAY. HOW COME LISA FREDERICKS' MURDER WASN'T ON TV, WASN'T IN THE NEWSPAPERS, NOTHING? LISA'S MURDER? HOWARD, STAY WITH ME, PLEASE. YOU WERE STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO ME WHEN SHE WAS SHOT, RIGHT? WE TALKED TO THE POLICE TOGETHER. WE WENT DRINKING LAST NIGHT. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO REMIND ME I'M QUITTING TODAY. HOMICIDE, PLEASE. DETECTIVE, UH--UH--UH-- KRYLES. WE DRANK. YOU LEFT. I TRIED TO PICK UP THE BLONDE, SHE BLEW ME OFF, I WATCHED BATMAN AT HOME, CALLED THE POWER LINE... THE BLONDE WAS TWO NIGHTS AGO. YOU SAID YOU SCORED. DETECTIVE KRYLES? YOU QUESTIONED ME LAST NIGH ABOUT LISA FREDERICKS' MURDER? LISA FREDERICKS. SHE WAS KILLED LAST NIGHT. I SAW IT. I WAS THERE. YOU QUESTIONED ME. HELLO? HE HUNG UP THE PHONE. YOU CALLED HIM, DIDN'T YOU? YEAH. YOU SET THIS WHOLE GAG UP. I'LL GO PRETTY FAR FOR A JOKE, BUT I DON'T COVER UP HOMICIDES. LISA? IT'S FINE. PLEASE GET THE OTHER PAPERS TO ME BY NOON. LISA. YES? BARRY FROM THE LUNCH LINE. YOU-- YOU KICKED ME-- I CAN'T GET OVER THIS. SORRY. YOU MUST BE MISTAKEN. I THOUGH YOU WERE DEAD. NO, AND I HOPE MY CONDITION CONTINUES. GOODBYE. I'M JUST SO HAPPY YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. WHO IS HE? I REALLY DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW YOU. CIGARETTE? NO, THANKS. SHALL WE GET THIS OVER WITH? MISS JACKSON, WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. JUST CORRECT IT. ABSOLUTELY. GOOD DAY. DR. MOXLEY, REST ASSURED... WHAT'S GOING ON? TELL HIM I'M NOT INVOLVED. YOU MADE ME LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT. YOU'RE OFF OF TECHNICAL STAFF. YOU'LL TAKE AND FILE RSUMS. THAT'S IT. HOWARD, YOU'LL HANDLE TECHNICAL STAFF. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THAT. YOU BOUNCED THE DEPARTMEN HEAD'S TWO ASSISTANTS. I HANDLED THAT YESTERDAY. ONE MORE SLIP-UP LIKE THIS, AND YOU'RE BOUNCED. GOT IT? MM-HMM. BOUNCED. HEY, COME ON, MAN. COME ON, THAT'S MY PAPER. COME ON. DR. MOXLEY. I'M BARRY THOMAS. WE MET YESTERDAY. OH, YOU'RE THOMAS. WE HAVEN'T MET. ANYWAY, THAT MATTER'S TAKEN CARE OF. I HEARD ON THE NEWS ABOUT A TIME BOUNCE-- TIME STOPS, GOES BACK, AND REPEATS. THEY USED MY REMARKS OUT OF CONTEXT. IT'S VERY COMPLICATED. BUT I THINK THE TIME BOUNCE HAS HAPPENED. THIS DAY IS REPEATING. WHAT AN UNUSUAL THING TO SAY. I'VE SEEN IT-- THINGS REPEATING EVERYWHERE. IF THE BOUNCE WERE TO HAPPEN, EVERYTHING WOULD LOOP BACK TO A STARTING POINT. YOUR MEMORY WOULD ALSO BE RESE ALONG WITH THE RES OF THE UNIVERSE. THE FACT THAT YOU THINK YOU REMEMBER I MEANS IT HASN'T HAPPENED. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. GOOD DAY. BUT-- GREAT. RATTLED. THE WHOLE OFFICE, RATTLED. YOU SLOW DOWN THE WORK, AND WE ALL SUFFER. YOU KNOW THAT. RIGHT. RIGHT. I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS MORNING. IT MUST HAVE BEEN A SHOCK. ARE YOU ASSUMING WE'RE NOW FRIENDS AND WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION? NO. THAT'S THE LAS THING ON MY MIND. STRING BEANS AND RICE, PLEASE. I JUST HATE MEETING NEW, INTERESTING, AND ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE. DON'T START A CONVERSATION WITH ME. MACARONI, PLEASE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. SORRY. I DIDN' CATCH YOUR NAME. ME? UH, BARRY. BARRY THOMAS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE LUNCH WITH ME TODAY? I'M SURE YOU'RE NICE, BUT I DON'T THINK SO. I'LL MAKE I WORTH YOUR WHILE. HOW'S THAT? I'LL PAY FOR YOUR LUNCH. I WON'T SPIT FOOD IN YOUR FACE OR MAKE SILLY NOISES WITH MY LIPS. WHAT DO YOU SAY? O.K. THANK YOU. Help! I'M STRICTLY INTO THEORY. NO GREASE STAINS. THE PHYSICAL WORLD IS JUST TOO DISAPPOINTING. BUT TO USE YOUR MIND AND CREATE THE THING-- THAT'S EXCITING. THINGS DON'T ALWAYS WORK OUT THE WAY YOU WANT. YOU SHOULDN'T PICK UP MEN AT LUNCH. YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'VE BEEN. JOAN, BARRY. PLEASE EA SOMETHING. YOU'RE GETTING MEAN. HE'S NOT WEARING ANY RINGS. YOU ARE. RELAX. HER SISTER GAVE IT TO HER. SHE'S AVAILABLE. ASIDE FROM DINNER WITH ME TONIGHT, HER SCHEDULE'S OPEN. ON THAT SUBTLE, PRIVATE NOTE... YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT DINNER. JOAN WILL MURDER ME IF I FLAKE OUT ON HER. AGAIN. ONLY TWICE. NO. I MEAN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT DINNER TONIGHT. WHY NOT? [SIGHS] THIS DAY IS REPEATING. THE TIME BOUNCE HAS HAPPENED. RIGHT AFTER WORK AT 6:15 YOU GO ACROSS THE STREET TO BUY FLOWERS, AND YOU'RE...SHOT. I'VE ALREADY SEEN IT. PEOPLE ARE SAYING THE SAME THINGS THEY SAID YESTERDAY. THEY'RE DOING THE SAME THINGS. THE NEWS HAS THE SAME STORY. IT'S ALL HAPPENING AGAIN THE SAME WAY. PROVE IT. POINT SOMETHING OUT. O.K. OH. OH. AH-CHOO! I HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. I'LL MAKE IT EASIER. WHAT DO I DO NEXT? [BEEPER SOUNDS] YOUR BEEPER GOES OFF, AND YOU LEAVE. I HOPE YOU'VE HAD FUN. CALL ME WHEN YOU GROW UP. YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME. YOU GET SHOT TWO TIMES. UH, CAN I HELP YOU? UH, PERSONNEL. GOING TO SEE DR. MOXLEY. HE'S EXPECTING ME. O.K. FINE. GO AHEAD. [LISA] LOOKS LIKE IT'S CONTAINED. JUST IN THAT ONE SEAL. [DR. MOXLEY] JUST ONE SEAL... [LISA] THIS MEANS WE CAN' SHUT THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TODAY. [DENK] WE HAVE NO CHOICE. THE ACCELERATOR HAS TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL UNTIL THIS IS UNDER CONTROL. IF ONE MORE SEAL HAD BROKEN, WE WOULD HAVE IRRADIATED THE ENTIRE LAB. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. IT'S A TERRIBLE EMBARRASSMENT. WE TELL HIM IT'S SAFE, AND NOW WE CAN'T DISMANTLE THE CORE FOR TWO WEEKS. I' GE A CLEANUP CREW. I'M SORRY, THADIUS. IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, LISA. FOR 40 YEARS SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG WITH EVERY PROJEC I'VE WORKED ON. WELL, YOU'RE BOUND FOR A CHANGE, THEN. MAYBE THE NEXT PROJEC WILL HIT. THIS IS THE LAST PROJECT I'LL SUPERVISE. THE WAY THE PRESS IS HANDLING THIS... I CAN'T TAKE ANY FURTHER DISAPPOINTMENTS. YOU CHECK THE OTHER SEALS. NO CLEANUP UNTIL 10 A.M. TOMORROW. I'LL CHECK THOSE OTHER SEALS AND STRUCTURES. I'LL EXAMINE THEM. I'LL DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED. SHE'LL DO IT. THADIUS, IT'S MY JOB. ONE MORE SEAL BREAKS, WE'LL BE READING AT NIGH BY OUR OWN GLOW. THIS IS MY DEPARTMENT. I WANT HER TO DO IT! I'VE BEEN WITH THIS PROJEC SINCE THE BEGINNING. YOU'VE CAUSED ENOUGH PROBLEMS. HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE? I WANT SECURITY DOWN HERE IMMEDIATELY. TAKE THOSE FILES TO LEVEL THREE. I NEED TO SPEAK TO MR. STEVENS BY 4:00. GET ME SOME COFFEE, SOME FRESH...COFFEE. SURPRISE. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. YOU TRESPASS INTO THE HIGHEST LEVEL SECURITY AREA. YOU ACCOST THREE HEADS OF THE PROJECT, AND I'M SUPPOSED TO EXPLAIN IT. I LIKE YOU, BARRY. I REALLY DO. YOU'RE FIRED. GIVE ME YOUR I.D. AND CLEAN OUT YOUR OFFICE BY THE END OF TODAY. YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY? IF TODAY WAS REALLY TODAY, I WOULD HAVE QUI BY NOW. HEY, SORRY, MAN. YEAH, WELL, STUFF HAPPENS. WHAT'S UP? THEY FIRE YOU? WILL YOU BELIEVE ME IF I TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE? WELL, YEAH. LISA FREDERICKS WILL BE MURDERED AT 6:15. THIS WHOLE DAY IS REPEATING. WE'RE IN A TIME BOUNCE. DID YOU TELL ANYONE? YES. THAT'S WHY THEY FIRED YOU. YOU'RE STRESSED OUT. YOU HAVE DEJA VU OR VERTIGO. THERE HAVE LAWS AGAINS THIS. THEY CAN'T FIRE YOU. HOWARD...UP YOURS. SORRY, MAN. DR. FREDERICKS, PLEASE. WILL YOU HAVE HER CALL BARRY THOMAS, EXTENSION 322? IT'S URGENT. LISA! LISA! YOUR I.D., SIR. I... SIR, I CAN'T LET YOU IN THERE WITHOUT I.D. HI, REYNALDO. AH, SEORITA. COMO ESTA? GOOD. DO YOU HAVE MY ROSES? HOLD IT. WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN? TALK TO ME. LISA! GET DOWN! OH, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING. THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING. UH...I GUESS I... I CAME OUT BEFORE BARRY WHEN I HEARD THE SHOOTING-- EXCUSE ME, SIR. BARRY THOMAS? DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW? YOU'LL HAVE TO COME ALONG TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS. HE ALREADY GAVE A STATEMENT. HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. HE CALLED ME THIS MORNING TO TELL ME ABOUT HER MURDER. DO YOU WANT TO GO TO JAIL, TOO? [THUNDER] THIS DAY'S ABOUT TO REPEAT. NO KIDDING. THEY'RE ALL ABOUT THE SAME AROUND HERE. OH, MY GOD. BUT WHAT IF IT DOESN'T? I WANT ANOTHER CHANCE! NO MORE CHANCES, MAN. YOU'RE DOING TIME NOW. THE TIME IS 7:35. O.K. TODAY I SAVE HER. WELL, LOOK WHO DECIDED TO SHOW UP. YOU'RE RIGHT. IF I WANTED TO BE ON TIME, I WOULD. I'LL FINISH THE PERSONNEL REPORTS, COMPLETE THE MONTHLY BILLING, AND CLEAN OFF MY DESK BY QUITTING TIME. YOU DON'T WANT TO FIGH OR BE MY FRIEND. SO WHY KICK ME OU WHEN I'M SO DAMN CUTE? MM-HMM. HOWARD. WHAT? GET RID OF THAT STAIN. THAT'S GOOD WORK, MAN. YOU ALMOST PREVENTED HER FROM TALKING ENTIRELY. YOU DON'T REMEMBER A THING ABOUT YESTERDAY, DO YOU? WE HAD SOME DRINKS. I PICKED UP THE BLONDE AFTER YOU LEFT. SHE BLEW YOU OFF. YOU WEN HOME. YOU WATCHED BATMAN. YOU WON'T BELIEVE ME, SO JUST TRUST ME. I NEED TO TALK TO DR. MOXLEY. HE'LL BE HERE IN 30 SECONDS. FIRST I HAVE TO TALK TO LISA. WHEN MOXLEY GETS HERE, KEEP HIM HERE. GOT IT? DR. MOXLEY'S COMING HERE. HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT? TRUST ME. I KNOW. [ZAP] JACK! LISA! THE TIME BOUNCE... YES? IS A FASCINATING THEORY, DON'T YOU THINK? WHO ARE YOU? I'M BARRY...THOMAS. YOU SEEM TO KNOW BOTH OUR NAMES VERY WELL. I DON'T MEAN TO SOUND FORWARD, BUT I'M HAVING LUNCH IN THE CAFETERIA AT 12:30. I HATE MEETING NEW, INTERESTING, ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE. I'D RATHER EAT ALONE, BUT IF WE HAVE TO, ISN'T IT BETTER TO DISCUSS HOW WONDERFUL THEORY IS AND HOW DISAPPOINTING THE PHYSICAL WORLD CAN BE? THAT'S QUITE A QUALIFIED PICKUP LINE. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON I FOR TWO DAYS NOW. ENJOY YOUR VERY NICE MORNING. WHO'S THAT? I HAVE NO IDEA. CIGARETTE? SHE DOESN'T SMOKE. YOU'VE WORKED HERE, WHAT, FOUR YEARS? PAY ATTENTION. HOW'D YOU KNOW ABOUT MOXLEY? MOXLEY WAS ALREADY HERE? YOU MADE ME LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT. YOU'RE OFF OF TECHNICAL STAFF. I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT. DR. MOXLEY? JOAN, I NEED THE ISOTOPE STUDIES FROM DR. MORGENRAU. JOHN. OH, YES. HI. IF WE'RE RIGHT, WE DISPROVE EINSTEIN. THAT'S PRETTY GROUNDBREAKING WORK. IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS OF MY LIFE. ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BREAK THE LAW? SOME PEOPLE WOULD. THEY TOLD US TO PULL THE PLUG, AND WE'RE PULLING IT. DON'T MAKE THIS MORE DIFFICULT. O.K. O.K. I SAW SOME COOLAN STUDIES IN THE LAB. THEY LOOK LIKE YOURS. I THOUGHT I BROUGHT THEM ALL BACK. I'M SORRY I SNAPPED. IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU. FORGET IT. MARILYN, DO YOU HAVE THOSE PAPERS? THIS AFTERNOON SOON ENOUGH? YEAH, FINE. THANK YOU. [SCRAPING] SHUT UP. I BELIEVE YOU WANTED THE STRING BEANS. THEY'RE QUITE EXCELLENT TODAY. YOU ARE A VERY UNUSUAL PERSON. WHAT DO YOU DO AGAIN? I USED TO WORK IN PERSONNEL. NOW I'M SORT OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT MY LIFE. YOU'RE CHANGING JOBS? NO. THE JOB IS THE SAME EVERY MORNING. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING. LOOK A THE LUNCH LINE. THOSE TWO PEOPLE ARE ABOU TO BUMP INTO EACH OTHER. AND THAT WOMAN THERE WILL SNEAK AN OLIVE OFF THE SALAD BAR. SEE THAT GUY... RIGHT THERE? HE'S GOING TO SNEEZE. AH-CHOO! O.K., YOU'RE PSYCHIC. NO. NO, I'M JUST LEARNING TO APPRECIATE THE MOMENT. IT SEEMS TO BE ALL I HAVE ANYMORE. DO YOU BELIEVE IN SECOND CHANCES? NO. UM, NO, I DON'T. WHAT IF-- WHAT IF THE TIME BOUNCE REALLY HAPPENED AND YOU HAD A SECOND CHANCE... TO KNOW SOMEONE, SOMEONE YOU WATCHED FROM A DISTANCE AND THEN GOT CLOSER TO? SOMEONE YOU TALKED TO ONCE AND REALLY GOT TO KNOW. LIKE WHAT THEIR FAVORITE FLOWER WAS. LIKE RED ROSES. WELL, YOU COULD HAVE SEEN ME BUY THEM. YOUR RING? YOUR SISTER GAVE YOU THAT RING. JOAN SAT THERE YESTERDAY AND TOLD ME. SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT SOMETHING HAPPENED. SHE'S NOT HERE. I TOLD HER I HAD A LUNCH DATE. THIS IS VERY WEIRD. LOOK, YOU'RE A SCIENTIST. LET'S TALK THEORY. THE TIME BOUNCE MUST HAVE HAP-- OH, EXCUSE ME, DR. FREDERICKS. I'VE JUST HAD A COMPLAIN THAT MR. THOMAS WAS SEEN IN YOUR OFFICE THIS MORNING. WHAT? I WAS PASSING BY AND SAW DENK IN YOUR OFFICE. HE TOOK SOMETHING WHILE YOU WERE-- IF I'D KNOWN ABOUT THIS, I'D HAVE FIRED HIM IMMEDIATELY. I MADE A TIME MAP-- WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN WING B? YOU GO ACROSS THE STREE AND BUY FLOWERS AND-- YOU'RE KILLED. YOU'RE SHOT. I'VE SEEN IT TWICE NOW. YOU'RE FIRED. ONE HOUR TO CLEAN OUT YOUR DESK. YOU'RE FIRED. GET OUT. GOODBYE. YOUR BEEPER'S ABOUT TO GO OFF. OHH... DR. FREDERICKS, I AM SO SORRY. OH. WELL... WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT. ACTUALLY, I DIDN' HIRE HIM. HE WAS HERE WHEN I CAME. [BEEP BEEP BEEP] HEY, SORRY. THANKS, JACK. WHAT HAPPENED? DID SHE FIRE YOU? I NEED A YELLOW UTILITY WORKER BADGE. WHY? LISTEN, MAN, I WAN TO HAVE CHILDREN. O.K.? JACKSON WILL CASTRATE ME. SHE DOESN'T COME BACK UNTIL 1:20. THAT'S WHEN SHE FIRED ME YESTERDAY. WE GOT FOUR MINUTES. THE AIR-CONDITIONING REPAIR GUY GOES INTO THE SCIENCE WING AT 1:40. THAT'S 24 MINUTES FROM NOW. WHIP ME UP A WORK REQUISITION ORDER. I COULD FAKE MY WAY THROUGH. NO, I DON'T KNOW. PEOPLE CAN DIE OF STRESS, BARRY. IT'S HAPPENING TO ME. WHAT ARE YOU DOING, REDECORATING? I'LL HAVE TO BE CROSSING GUARD AT A FEMINIST CAMP. YES, MISS JACKSON. WE'RE DONE. AND CALL MR. STEVENS. I NEED TO SPEAK TO HIM BY 4:00. GET ME SOME COFFEE, SOME FRESH COFFEE. [CRASH] OOH! OOH! OOH! OH, MISS JACKSON, WHAT HAPPENED? ANNETTE, WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY CHAIR? PROMISE ME YOU WON'T HAVE A LARGE FURRY PUNGENT BEAR-CHILD COMING OUT OF YOUR CHEST. JUST PROMISE ME. PROMISE. HEY, HOW YA DOIN'? I HAVE TO REPAIR AN AIR-CONDITIONING UNI FOR DR. SPECTER. WHERE'S YOUR UNIFORM? THEY TOLD ME TO CARRY A WINDOW. THEY DIDN'T SAY THE PAINT WAS WET. I'LL GE ANOTHER ONE. GO AHEAD. AHEM. I HAVE AN AIR-CONDITIONING REPAIR FOR A DR. MOXLEY. THIS SAYS DR. SPECTER'S OFFICE. OH! MOXLEY, SPECTER. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? ALL THESE OFFICES ARE INTERCONNECTED. IT COULD BE 100 DEGREES IN THERE TOMORROW MORNING. JUST SIGN THIS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. THIS IS A TERRIBLE EMBARRASSMENT FOR ME. WE TELL THEM IT'S SAFE. NOW WE CAN'T DISMANTLE THE CORE FOR TWO WEEKS. LET'S GO, DENK. COME ON. THIS IS ROBERT DENK. WE BROKE AN ISOTOPE SEAL IN THE CORE. I NEED A CLEANUP CREW IMMEDIATELY. ALL RIGHT. CLEAR A CLEANUP CREW FOR TOMORROW AT 10 A.M. AHH. COME ON, LISA. GET YOUR BUT OUT HERE. WHAT'S UP? COME INTO MY OFFICE. STAY OFF OF HARDWARE. THAT'S MY BUSINESS. I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. YOU WILL NO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! THADIUS ASKED ME TO CHECK. WE HAVE EQUAL STATUS. DAMN IT! DOCTOR... LET ME DO WHAT I DO WELL. WE WON'T HAVE PROBLEMS. YOU'RE NOT DOING VERY WELL TODAY. DO NOT JEOPARDIZE THE TIME I PUT IN HERE. IS THAT CLEAR? DON'T INTERFERE WITH MY WORK. I'M WARNING YOU. DON'T YOU THREATEN ME. GET OUT OF MY OFFICE! NOW! FINE. [DOOR CLOSES] WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY OFFICE? UH, AIR-CONDITIONING REPAIR. GOOD THING I WAS HERE. YOUR OFFICE WOULD'VE BEEN A SAUNA BY TOMORROW MORNING. I'VE GOT AN AIR-CONDITIONING REPAIR FOR, UH, DR. SPECTER. YEAH. RIGHT. SOMEBODY'S ALREADY HERE. THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. THEY JUST CALLED ME I JUST GOT HERE. WE MIGHT HAVE AN ILLEGAL ENTRY. TWO MINUTES OF YOUR TIME, PLEASE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? SECURITY. THE ACCELERATOR'S GOING TO BE FIRED TONIGHT. IMPOSSIBLE. WE'RE DISMANTLING IT. BECAUSE THE SEAL'S BROKEN. THAT'S CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. SOMEONE IS DELAYING YOU ON PURPOSE. THEY SABOTAGED IT SO IT CAN'T BE DISMANTLED, SO THEY CAN FIRE I TONIGHT. PLEASE CHECK THE COMPUTER. IF I AM WRONG, I WILL BE HAPPY TO THROW MYSELF OUT OF YOUR OFFICE. PLEASE. O.K. PLEASE. I SHOULD HAVE CLEARANCE FOR THIS. YOU SEE THAT? THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP THE INFORMATION HIDDEN. THERE'S A FILE I DON'T USE ANYMORE-- MATHEMATICAL THEORY THAT'S STILL LINKED TO THE ACCELERATOR. OH, MY GOD. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU NOW FOR TWO DAYS. ATTENTION, WE HAVE A SECURITY ALER FOR ALL SCIENCE DIVISIONS. PLEASE DETAIN A WORKER WITH PAPERWORK FOR DR. SPECTER. GUESS WHO. I GOT TO GO. I CAN EXPLAIN I TO THEM. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY-- THE DAY'S REPEATING? IT WON'T WORK. I'VE TRIED IT. MEET ME AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE AT 6:00. DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY. 6:00. WE'VE GOT HIM. CODE 4. SECTION "B." HEADING INTO THE MAINWAY! HEY, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. HEY, STOP! HOLD IT, MISTER! HOLD IT! HOLD I RIGHT THERE! HOLD IT! HOLD IT! BUDDY! HE'S IN A BROWN FOUR-DOOR. CALL THE MAIN GATE. [RING] YES? IT'S ME. WE MAY HAVE A PROBLEM. FREDERICKS IS WORKING WITH SOMEONE. I DON'T KNOW! I MAY NEED SOME HELP IN THIS. GOOD. WHEN YOU FIND HIM, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. ALL RIGHT. O.K. UM... I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. STAY THERE. STAY THERE, LISA. NO. THANK YOU. OH... [TIRES SQUEAL] NO! OH, MY GOD! [CROWD SHOUTING] I TOLD YOU I'M NOT CRAZY. LET'S GO! CALL THE POLICE! DON'T MOVE! YOU ALL RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW. OH, GOD. WHAT DID YOU DO AFTER I LEFT? WHAT? WHAT DID YOU DO? I COPIED THE EVIDENCE AGAINST DENK. ONTO A DISK? YEAH. HAVE YOU GOT IT? NO. I LEF MY BRIEFCASE. OH, GOD. OH, GOD. WATCH OUT! [AIR HORN HONKS] AAH! [GUNSHOT] HOLD ON! MOVE IT! BACK IT UP! GET IT OUT OF THERE! WE'D BETTER CALL WASHINGTON OR THE POLICE WE'D BETTER CALL WASHINGTON OR THE POLICE OR SOMEBODY. THERE'S NO PHONE IN THERE. I'M SORRY? MY MOM'S IDEA. THE OLD MAN BRINGS HIS MOBILE ANYWAY. WHAT? THERE'S NO PHONE, THERE'S NO DISK. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO, MAIL IN A COMPLAINT? WE HAVE TIME. WE'LL THINK OF SOMETHING. AW, IT'S... IT'S BEAUTIFUL. YOU KNOW, THE LAST TIME I WAS IN THE WOODS, I WAS 9 YEARS OLD. I WAS BURYING MY PET CANARY, AND I MADE A GRAVESTONE OUT OF A PAPER PLATE. AND I WROTE ON IT-- "FLY TO HEAVEN." HMM. I HAVEN'T TOLD ANYONE THAT IN... WHY DO YOU REMEMBER? WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFEREN FROM THE REST OF US? I DON'T KNOW. MY MEMORY'S NO THAT GREAT ANYWAY. I DON'T KNOW. SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOU, OR YOU DID SOMETHING. WHAT... WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FIRST NIGHT? WELL, AFTER YOU GOT SHOT... I GOT DRUNK. CAME HOME. I KNOCKED A BUNCH OF STUFF OVER. I COLLAPSED IN BED. I WOKE UP. IT WAS THE SAME DAY. YOU'RE MISSING SOMETHING. YOU DROVE THROUGH SOMETHING UNUSUAL. YOU WERE NEAR METAL OR A CHEMICAL OR HIT BY LIGHTNING. I COLLAPSED IN BED, MY CLOCK SAID 12:01, AND I GOT A SHOCK. MY LAMP WAS BROKEN. THERE WERE LOOSE WIRES. I TRIED TO FIX IT, BUT I LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. AND THEN? THEN... IT WAS MORNING. THERE'S A THEORY-- SCOTT'S THEORY HAS A COROLLARY THAT SAYS CONSCIOUSNESS EXISTS SEPARATE FROM THE TIME BOUNCE. YOU COULD'VE GOTTEN THAT BAD SHOCK WHEN THE FIRS BOUNCE HAPPENED. IT PUSHED YOU OUT OF THE LOOP JUST ENOUGH SO YOU CAN REMEMBER. I BET THAT'S IT! LUCKY ME. BARRY, I'M--I'M SORRY. NO, NO. IT'S... I MEAN, YOU SAVED MY LIFE. SELF-INTEREST. I... I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU OUT OF MY OFFICE FOR SUCH A LONG TIME. THE OTHER DAY, I GATHERED UP THE NERVE TO ACTUALLY SPEAK TO YOU. I MADE A FOOL OUT OF MYSELF. BUT I THOUGHT, HEY, I'LL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO SPEAK TO YOU SOMEDAY. BUT THEN YOU...WELL... WE SPOKE? YEAH. YEAH, WE DID. HOW WAS I? GREAT. YOU WERE VERY NICE. YOU THREW ME OU OF YOUR OFFICE. I'M SORRY. I GUESS I WAS HAVING A BAD DAY. THAT NEXT MORNING WHEN I SAW YOU... ALIVE... I REALIZED I HAD A SECOND CHANCE-- A CHANCE TO SAVE YOU. I'M SORRY. HEY, HEY. I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU DIE AGAIN. HI. HI. YOU KNOW, I'M USUALLY NOT THIS TYPE OF GUY. I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT. WHAT TIME IS IT? OH, MY GOD. IT'S 12:00. WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING. THERE'S NO TIME. QUICK. TELL ME WHA YOUR FAVORITE COLOR IS. WHAT? WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? GREEN. FAVORITE FOOD. SMOKED OYSTERS. FAVORITE NUMBER. FAVORITE MUSIC. THAT'S HARD. TELL ME. WHAT IS IT? THE CARPENTERS. THE CARPENTERS. YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING. [THUNDER] LISA...I LOVE YOU. [BEEP BEEP] THE TIME IS 7:35. PLEASE WAKE UP. [CLICK] WITH DENK. LIGHTS CIGARETTE. [TELEPHONE RINGS] THROUGH LISA'S OFFICE. MOM, I'LL CALL YOU BACK. THE DAY'S REPEATING. BEEPER GOES OFF. YOU'RE PATHETIC. THAT'S NOT HOW YOU THROW THE BALL. WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? [TIRES SCREECH] WELL, LOOK WHO DECIDED TO SHOW UP. DON'T GET YOUR PANTIES IN A BUNCH. IF YOU LEFT US ALONE, THE WORK COULD GET DONE, BUT YOU'RE SO INVASIVE THAT NO ONE CAN CONCENTRATE. STOP ASSUMING WE'RE ALL IDIOTS AND DON'T JUDGE PEOPLE BY HOW CUTE THEY ARE. WELL... THIS IS WHAT I GET FOR COVERING FOR YOU ALL THESE YEARS. THANK YOU. IT MIGHT BE TIME TO LOOK INTO YOUR PERFORMANCE RECORD. YOU DO THAT. WELL, NICE KNOWING YOU, BARRY. EXCUSE ME. BARRY. LISA. I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED. HOW DO YOU KNOW ME? I KNOW YOU LIKE I COMPACT WITHOUT THE CRAP, SO HERE WE GO. IT'LL SOUND IMPOSSIBLE, BU I'LL SUPPORT IT WITH FACTS. THE TIME BOUNCE HAS HAPPENED. WE'VE MET BEFORE-- THREE TIMES. YOUR FAVORITE FOOD IS OYSTERS. YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER IS 37.1. YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC IS THE CARPENTERS, EVEN THOUGH YOU COULD DO BETTER. DENK HAS BEEN ILLEGALLY FIRING THE ACCELERATOR. YOU'LL TRANSFER THA PROOF ONTO A COMPUTER DISK. HERE'S WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE STICKY. I'VE SEEN YOU SHOT, TWICE NOW. BUT YESTERDAY I WAS ABLE TO SAVE YOU. BUT THE TIME BOUNCE HAPPENS, AND I WIND UP HERE, MEMORY INTACT. I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO REMEMBERS ANYTHING AROUND HERE. I MADE YOU A TIME MAP. SIT BACK AND WATCH THE DAY UNFOLD. IT'S 9:15 NOW. LISA? THADIUS. BARRY THOMAS? YES. I'VE GOTTEN YOUR MEMOS. YOU, TOO, LISA. ARE WE ALL LOSING ASSISTANTS? ACTUALLY, I-- YOU'RE TWO ASSISTANTS ARE BACK ON THE COMPUTER. THEY'LL HAVE THEIR PASSES BACK BY LUNCHTIME. DR. FREDERICKS EXPLAINED THE WHOLE THING TO ME. I APPRECIATE THAT, LISA. DR. MOXLEY, YOU LOOK GREAT ON TV. ANN, DR. MOXLEY'S A VERY BUSY MAN. HE DOESN'T HAVE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO YOU SUCK UP. IT'S SAD. IF YOU EVER HAVE A PROBLEM, COME TO ME PERSONALLY, NOT TO MY LOW-LEVEL STAFF. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE UNDER CONTROL. THANK YOU, LISA. I'LL SEE YOU AT THE 9:30. GOOD DAY. GOOD DAY. HOWARD! LOOK. OVER THERE. SEE THAT? HE'S ABOU TO LIGHT HIS CIGARETTE. HE'S MET YOU IN THE HALLWAY THESE PAST MORNINGS. TODAY HE CAN'T BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE WITH ME. KEEP DENK FROM FINDING OU ABOUT THE COMPUTER DISK. TODAY I'LL TAKE ALL THE INFORMATION. I...CAN'T JUS ACCEPT THIS. THE EPITAPH ON YOUR CANARY'S GRAVE YOU MADE WHEN YOU WERE 9 YEARS OLD WAS ON A PAPER PLATE, AND IT SAID, "FLY TO HEAVEN." [BEEP BEEP] [BEEP BEEP] [BEEP BEEP] OH, MY GOD. [TELEPHONE RINGS] PERSONNEL. OH, YES, SIR. WHY, YES, THEY ARE. EXCUSE ME? O.K. I DON'T THINK SO. YOU TRUST ME. YOU MAY NO REALIZE IT YET, BUT YOU TRUST ME. NOW, LET'S MEET OUT BY THE FRONT ENTRANCE IN A HALF-HOUR. O.K. BIG DADDY, THAT WAS GREAT. HOW DID YOU DO THAT? BARRY, I WANT YOU IN MY OFFICE IMMEDIATELY. RELAX, ANN. I'M QUITTING. SOMETHING I SHOULD'VE DONE A LONG TIME AGO. NO, NO, NO, BARRY. DR. MOXLEY JUST CALLED. YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. WELL, WHAT FOR? FOR STEALING CLASSIFIED COMPUTER INFORMATION. COME THIS WAY, PLEASE. HEY. HOWARD-- MARITAL STATUS. SINGLE. AND OCCUPATION. I DON'T KNOW. WHAT TIME IS IT? JUST PUT DOWN UNEMPLOYED. AT LEAST IT'S NO MURDER THIS TIME, RIGHT? SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. REALLY, YOU SHOULD LEARN TO TYPE. WE MAY BE DOING THIS FOR YEARS. WELL, I COULD ALWAYS START AGAIN IN SIX HOURS. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? THOMAS. YOU MADE BAIL. YOU GUYS GO NOTHING ON ME. IT'S A BUM BEEF. HEY. THERE ARE SECOND CHANCES. YES, SIR. THAT'LL BE FINE. HOW DID YOU GET THE BAIL? DON'T EVEN ASK WHY I'M DOING THIS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HER. YOU'RE NOT KILLED TODAY! THAT'S GREAT NEWS! BARRY, UM... LOOK, WE... YOU REALLY LIKE ME A LOT. YOU JUST CAN' REMEMBER IT. I'D LOVE TO STICK AROUND, BUT THAT WOULD BE A LIE. BARRY, CALL ME WHEN YOUR INSANITY CLEARS UP. CLOSE THE DOOR. GET IN. I DON'T MEAN TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT THIS OR ANYTHING, BUT SHOULDN'T WE CALL A PROFESSIONAL TO TAKE CARE OF THIS? HOWARD...LOOK, WE GOT TO THINK OF SOMETHING. HE'S GOING TO FIRE THAT THING TONIGHT. THE POLICE KEP THE COMPUTER DISK. THEN THE POLICE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. IT'S OUT OF THEIR JURISDICTION, AND WE DON'T HAVE PROOF. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET BACK INTO THAT BUILDING? YEAH, I THINK SO. YEAH. THE ACCELERATOR NEEDS A TWO-HOUR WARM-UP PERIOD BEFORE IT CAN FIRE. THAT MEANS HE'D START IT, UH, IN THREE HOURS. IF WE HAVE SECURITY TAPE THE LAB THROUGH THEIR SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, WE COULD GET THE PROOF WE NEED TO STOP THEM. PAY THE LADY. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY. WE HAD A LOT MORE FUN LAST NIGHT. WE DID? WE TOOK A WALK IN THE WOODS, WE SAT BY A FIRE. WE SAT BY A FIRE? YEAH. ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU--THAT WE-- I MEAN, DID YOU GET LUCKY? OH, MY GOD, YOU GOT LUCKY. YOU GOT LUCKY, TOO. IT WASN'T JUST ME. THIS IS SO STRANGE. I KNOW, BUT IT WAS ALSO TREMENDOUS. THE EARTH MOVED. OHH! WANT TO STEP IN THE ALLEY, PLEASE? LET'S GO. YOU, TOO. MOVE. OVER THERE. THESE ARE THE GUYS THA HAVE BEEN KILLING YOU. WHERE ARE THE OTHER DISKS? WHO ARE YOU? SHUT UP. WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE-- LISTEN TO THE QUESTION-- DID YOU MAKE ANY MORE DISKS? I'M NOT REALLY A PART OF THIS. SHUT UP. THERE'S NO REASON TO HAVE ME HERE. SHUT UP! THERE ARE NO OTHER DISKS. BARRY, TELL THEM I DON' HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS. ANY INFORMATION I HAVE WOULD BE USELESS. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING. OH, MY GOD! HURRY UP! [POUNDING ON DOOR] HELP! CHECK DOWN THERE. I'm sorry about your friend, Barry. I know you cared about him. That's funny. He said the same thing to me when you were killed. NOTHING. WHAT? I DIDN'T LEAVE A LIGHT ON. LISA... THADIUS IS IN THAT HOUSE. WHAT? SORRY I WASN'T ABLE TO TELL YOU THIS BEFORE, BUT SIX MONTHS AGO, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ASKED ME TO HELP THEM INVESTIGATE THADIUS. WHY ARE YOU INVESTIGATING THADIUS? THEY SUSPECTED HE'D BROKEN SAFETY REGULATIONS TRYING TO GET THE ACCELERATOR UP AND RUNNING ON BUDGET. WHAT? HE BROKE THOSE SEALS TO STOP THE DISMANTLING. MOXLEY BROKE THOSE SEALS? THAT'S RIGHT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE HE MIGHT DO. WE BETTER TALK TO HIM. I DON'T THINK SO. I'M GOING TO NEED YOU AS MATERIAL WITNESSES. SHALL WE? O.K. [DOOR OPENS] THADIUS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I'M SORRY, THADIUS. IT'S OVER. THANK GOD, LISA, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. THADIUS. ROBERT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIRE THAT ACCELERATOR TONIGHT. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOUR NAME IS IN THE COMPUTERS AUTHORIZING THE FIRING SEQUENCE FOR TONIGHT. THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. DR. MOXLEY, WHY ARE YOU IN MY HOUSE? I'D HOPED TO FIND ANOTHER DISK WITH THE PROOF AGAINST HIM. HE CRASHED THE MAINFRAME COMPUTER BEFORE I COULD RETRIEVE ANYTHING. HE'S LYING. WHO WERE YOU WAITING FOR? WHO WERE THOSE TWO MEN IN THE TRUCK? HELLO, TED? WHERE THE HELL ARE YOUR MEN? WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO? DON'T MOVE! I'M JUST, UH, TAKING OFF MY COAT, O.K.? [GUNSHOT] THANK GOD YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE. HE SET ME UP. DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? THE ACCELERATOR IS GOING TO BE A $50 BILLION INDUSTRY IN FIVE YEARS. HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOU! THADIUS, YOU SAID-- I SAID WHAT I HAD TO. SOMETIMES YOU DO WHAT'S WRONG TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT. I'M SORRY. NO! OH! I TRULY AM SORRY. THE TIME IS 7:35. PLEASE WAKE UP. YOU BASTARD. WHAT KIND OF MAN ARE YOU? I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. YOU SHOT HER AND HIM-- AND ME IN COLD BLOOD! THAT'S IT, PAL. YOU'RE FINISHED. NO MORE HAMSTER WHEEL FOR ME, YOU SLIMY... [HONKING] OHH! THE TIME IS 7:35. PLEASE WAKE UP. [BEEP BEEP] PLEASE WAKE-- THIS CUTTING EDGE PROJEC BY RESEARCHERS IN PARTICLE PHYSICS HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN BY GOVERNMENT ORDER. HOSEA? MARY, BIG NEWS AT UTREL CORPORATION. RESEARCHERS HERE WORKING ON PARTICLE PHYSICS BELIEVE THEY'VE DISCOVERED A WAY TO ACCELERATE-- [RING] [RING] HI, MOM. NO, WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN IN A WHILE. YES, I HAVE MET A GIRL. I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT. TELL ME, MOM. WHAT? WHAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS? YEAH? ALL THAT MATTERS IS HOW IT FEELS? IT DOES. IT...IT FEELS RIGHT. YEAH, YOU SAID IT. NOTHING GOOD COMES EASY. MOM, I'M--I'M RUNNING LATE, BUT I PROMISE I'LL CALL YOU LATER, O.K.? I LOVE YOU, TOO. BYE, MOM. YOU'RE PATHETIC. THAT'S NOT HOW YOU THROW THE BALL. WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU? TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT. THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT SUCH A BAD GUY WHEN YOU GET TO KNOW YOU. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. YOU'RE HELPING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CATCH MOXLEY. I WANT TO BLOW HIM OUT OF THE WATER. YOU WANT TO HELP? MORNING. MORNING. COME IN. ROBERT, WHAT IS THIS? I'VE GOT A REPORT. YOU, UH... YOU BETTER SIT DOWN. BARRY HERE HAS SOMETHING TO TELL YOU. THE TIME BOUNCE HAS HAPPENED. EXCUSE ME? THE TIME BOUNCE. WE'RE IN IT. THE EARTH HAS STOPPED AS WE KNOW IT. CHILDREN DON'T GROW UP, PEOPLE DON'T STAY DEAD, WE'LL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER HOLIDAY, AND YOU'LL NEVER SEE ANOTHER FLOWER BLOOM. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? AND I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY, AND, SO FAR, I COULD ONLY SEE HER FOR A FEW HOURS, AND IT BREAKS MY HEAR TO MEET HER EVERY MORNING A STRANGER. SEE, I WANT HER EVERY DAY. I WANT HER TO GROW OLD WITH ME. THAT'S WHY LIFE IS SO PRECIOUS-- BECAUSE TIME PASSES. WHO IS THIS... WHO'S THIS GIRL? OYSTERS. GREEN. THE CARPENTERS... FLY TO HEAVEN. ALL RIGHT, LOOK. WE PLAY THE DAY AS NORMAL. WHEN HE GOES TO WARM UP THE ACCELERATOR TONIGHT, I'LL CALL FOR BACKUP, YOU TWO WILL BE OUT. IF I WAKE UP TOMORROW, AND IT'S TODAY, I'LL KILL MYSELF. LOOK WHO DECIDED TO SHOW UP. I AM ROBERT DENK. THIS IS DR. FREDERICKS. I KNEW THAT. WHAT A PLEASURE IT IS-- WE NEED MORE MEN LIKE BARRY. HE'S AN EXCELLENT WORKER. TREAT HIM ACCORDINGLY. SORRY? BARRY, I'D LIKE THAT EVALUATION REPORT OF MISS JACKSON ON MY DESK BY NOON. EVALUATION? WE ARE LIKE THIS. HEY! HOWARD, YOU'RE ALIVE. I WASN'T IN THE BATHROOM THAT LONG, WAS I? OHH! SORRY, SORRY. CAREFUL, GUYS. OH! OHH! OH, JACK, I'M SO SORRY. THIS IS A TERRIBLE EMBARRASSMENT FOR ME. WE TOLD THEM WE'RE SAFE, AND NOW WE CAN'T DISMANTLE THE CORE FOR TWO WEEKS. NO ONE WAS HURT. THE RADIATION'S CONTAINED IN THE CORE. I THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. BETTER DOUBLE-CHECK ON THOSE SEALS. THANK YOU, LISA. THADIUS, I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY. I'LL GET A CLEANUP CREW, AND I'LL DEAL WITH THE PRESS IMMEDIATELY. WELL... I ADMIRE YOUR ATTITUDES. DR. MOXLEY? NO DISTURBANCES. THANK YOU. I KNOW AN INDIVIDUAL WHO REALLY LOVES RED ROSES. MAY I? SEORITA. HI, REYNALDO. I GOT IT. REALLY? YEAH. IT'S MY PLEASURE. [CAR DOOR OPENS] HEY, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU-- [MUFFLED GUNSHOT] [MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO] THANK YOU. ARE YOU AWARE THAT COFFEE IS ONE OF THE FIVE ALL-TIME GREAT SMELLS IN THE WORLD? NO. WELL, IT IS. THEN YOU HAVE HOME-BAKED SOURDOUGH BREAD, OPENING DAY AT WRIGLEY FIELD... NEW SHOES... FRESH ROSES... RAIN. YOUR PERFUME. UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED THE OTHER DAYS, BUT WE HAVE TO TAKE IT A LITTLE SLOWER THIS TIME, O.K.? IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT. I'VE DIED FOR YOU ALREADY. I GOT TO GET USED TO THIS. IT'LL WORK OUT, YOU KNOW? IT ALREADY HAS. AND NOW FOR THE LOCAL NEWS. A MAN IDENTIFIED AS ROBERT DENK, A RESEARCH SCIENTIS AT UTREL CORPORATION, WAS FOUND MURDERED THIS EVENING. THE VICTIM WAS DISCOVERED... MOXLEY HASN' CHANGED THE CODES. IS THAT GOOD OR BAD? I DON'T KNOW. DR. FREDERICKS? YES. YOU MUST BE BARRY THOMAS. HELLO. I HAVE TO ASK YOU TO STEP INSIDE. YOU'RE WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH DR. DENK'S MURDER. DR. MOXLEY'S ORDERS. LISTEN, FELLAS, IT HAS BEEN A REALLY TOUGH WEEK. IT HAS BEEN ALL TUESDAYS. SIR-- I'VE ALREADY BEEN KILLED TODAY. SIR, I UNDERSTAND. STOP GIVING ME A HARD TIME. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE FIRED. DON'T THINK I CAN'T. I'M IN PERSONNEL. [ALARM SOUNDS] PLEASE GIVE HER THE GUN. PLEASE. YOU GUYS DON'T SEEM TO GET IT. I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING CLUTCHING THE PILLOW, AND IT'S NOT LISA, AND JACK STILL GETS HI WITH THE COFFEE. SO I'M AFRAID YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STEP INSIDE. GO--NOW--MOVE IT-- SO MUCH FOR THE SURPRISE VISIT. [BEEPING] HOW ABOUT A LITTLE SOMETHING SPECIAL AT 11:59? O.K. HOLD IT. GIVE ME THE GUN. THADIUS, YOU CAN' FIRE THE ACCELERATOR. WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO STOP ME? THE TIME BOUNCE HAS HAPPENED. WHAT THEY'RE ASKING ME TO DO IS WRONG. THE TIME BOUNCE, IT'S REAL. GO AHEAD. WORK ON MY SUPERCONDUCTOR. PHASE-GRAVITATIONAL FIELD. THE GERMANS BEAT ME BY A MONTH. NOW THEY'RE GOING TO DISMANTLE MY ACCELERATOR BEFORE IT HAS A CHANCE-- IT DOESN'T WORK! I HAVE NO MORE TIME. THADIUS, IT DOESN'T WORK. GET UP THERE. GO ON. GO ON. IS THERE AN ABORT SWITCH ON THAT THING? THERE'S A YELLOW BUTTON. PLEASE DON'T. BARRY! ARE YOU O.K.? OH, MY GOD. AHH! THAT'S ALL RIGHT. HEY, DOC, TOMORROW I MAY SHOOT YOU FIRST. I'LL JUS KEEP COMING BACK TILL I GET IT RIGHT. [ALARM SOUNDS] GOT YOU A LITTLE SURPRISE, DOC. WARNING--POWER FLUCTUATION NOW AT 30%. DID IT ABORT? NO. ANY WAY TO STOP IT? NO. HE DISCONNECTED IT. DAMN IT! DAMN IT, GET AWAY FROM THERE! NO! AAH! I CAN'T GET IT! I'LL GET IT. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME. WE'LL NEVER MAKE IT. WE'LL MAKE IT. WE HAVE TO MAKE IT. NO MORE SECOND CHANCES. OHH! AAH! NO! MY GOD. LISA, I LOVE YOU. [BEEP] IT'S WEDNESDAY. IT'S WEDNESDAY. DON'T MOVE! DON'T MOVE! YES, SIR. THIS MAN'S BEEN SHOT. CALL AN AMBULANCE. WHO ARE YOU? I'M DR. FREDERICKS. DR. MOXLEY TRIED TO FIRE THE ACCELERATOR ILLEGALLY. HE TRIED TO KILL US. THAT'S NO WHAT WE WERE TOLD. YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. WE HAVE PROOF! PUT THE CUFFS ON THEM. READ THEM THEIR RIGHTS. WE'RE UNDER ARREST. HOW ABOUT THAT? WE'RE UNDER ARREST. EVERY MINUTE WILL BE BRAND-NEW. WE'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. I KNOW WHA WILL HAPPEN NEXT. YOU DO? |
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