Atlas Shrugged: Part III Page #4

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You'll be back, Dagny.

And we'll be here

waiting for you.

We need to discuss the

conditions of your departure.

First, you have to give us your word that you

won't disclose anything about this valley.

You can't reveal

our... our cause,

our existence, your whereabouts

for the past month,

to anyone for any reason.

I give you my word.

Second, you never attempt

to come back uninvited again.

Have you decided?

Are you going back?

Yes.

But Frisco said it's

too dangerous for you.

I don't want you to go.

It's not up to you.

You're going for my sake.

No, for mine.

Will we see each other?

No.

Will you be watching me?

More so.

Why?

To be there the day

you decide to join us.

What if I told you

I will never join you?

- That would be a lie.

- John, the risk!

I wouldn't do it if I had

no selfish end to gain.

What selfish end?

I want you here.

I need to make sure you

can't find your way back.

You'll find

a Taggart station in town.

Don't look for me.

When you need me, I'll be the

easiest man in the world to find.

- Hank.

- Dagny?

I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

You don't need to apologize.

There's something

I have to tell you.

I'm just happy

to hear your voice,

to know you're all right.

What we had together is a

memory I will always cherish.

- I'm so sorry, Hank.

- I'm happy, Dagny.

I've got to run.

Frisco is waiting.

We'll see each other soon.

Who is John Galt?

Jim Taggart scheduled

a press conference...

announcing the sudden return of

his sister Dagny to New York.

Meanwhile, several Rearden

steelworkers died defending a mill...

against a violent takeover by

government-sponsored union thugs.

At the same time,

the diverted Taggart trains...

stopped transporting badly needed

Minnesota wheat to the East Coast.

I'm not accustomed to being dragged away

from the SSI without rhyme or reason.

Dr. Stadler. Precisely.

Which makes me appreciate you

all the more.

Why am I here?

Walk with me. I have another

meeting in five minutes.

Dr. Stadler, more than ever, the government

needs to present a strong, unified front...

to bolster the confidence

of the people.

The head of state has

a grand vision for the future.

And he expects the full support

of the State Science Institute,

namely your full support

on our current project.

My full support for what?

You'll get the specifics later.

Now listen carefully, Doctor.

What I'm about to share with

you is highly confidential...

and crucial

to the nation's welfare.

"Project F"?

Why, this looks like

an instrument of torture.

Why wasn't I told about this?

How dare you use my research to

create this... this... this weapon?

I didn't spend eight years to see

my research turned into this.

I mean, I have...

Your signature, Doctor.

The public needs to know...

the tax money spent on SSI

research serves the public.

I founded the SSI to expand

the frontiers of knowledge.

This is not the time

for impractical idealism.

The motive for Project F

is not up for discussion.

Consider yourself informed,

Doctor.

What if I don't want

to give my support?

What if I don't agree with

this... this abomination?

Well, then.

...all operations.

In other news,

Head of State Thompson said...

there is no national problem

with aviation safety...

despite yesterday's Amalgamated Airlines

crash which killed 35 passengers.

Just do it, Eddie.

You've been Dagny's right-hand man

for years, so take care of it.

Dagny...

I'll be with you in a minute.

Just cancel the Comet for the

schedule for tomorrow and Tuesday.

Fire the engines to Arizona

for the grapefruit special...

and send the orders out

immediately.

You'll do nothing of the kind.

Minnesota needs that line

to move the harvest.

Send the orders.

Excuse me.

Thank God.

Dagny, I thought that... You're

not sending any orders.

But Washington sent him here to

oversee the Railroad Unification Act.

Washington doesn't run

this railroad. I do.

Dagny.

I, -

Jim.

Heard the good news you're okay.

I'm, -

I'm glad you're back. Alive.

There are some urgent... the

most urgent thing now is...

for you to go to the press

and tell them you didn't quit.

I'm not doing any press. No, you have to.

They've been all...

I'm not going to reassure the public

about the state of our industry, Jim.

What is this

Railroad Unification Act?

Well, it's a new national setup that went

into effect about three weeks ago...

which you will approve of and

appreciate and find extremely good...

for Taggart Transcontinental.

What is it?

You are aware we are in

an emergency situation, right?

The country's top priority is to

preserve the transportation industry.

The national

survival requires...

What is the plan?

What does it do?

Every railroad in the country has

been unified into a single team.

Pooling their resources.

You've nationalized

the railroad.

No skin off your back.

Cuffy.

Cuffy, please.

Dagny, under the act,

all of the gross revenue

will be turned over...

to the Railroad Pool Board

in Washington...

where it will then be distributed on a

more modern principle of distribution...

What principle?

You know...

You know, we're fine.

This is good for business.

You know, we're doing...

We're doing great.

We'll finish this later.

Are you seein' what

I'm seein' up there, boss?

The electrical wire's

been compromised.

Switches are out.

It's not my fault!

Look, you're on your own.

- Operations.

- Is this Eddie Willers?

Hey, it's not my place to tell

you, but nobody else will.

- We're about to have a disaster

on our hands. - Who is this?

I'm a lineman in your California division.

Let's leave it at that.

They tell me it's orders

from the Unification Board...

and to mind

my own damn business.

What's your name? It doesn't matter.

I'm outta here.

Good luck.

Wait!

Thompson's PR people were heavily

promoting his big speech,

predicting it would be the

most-watched broadcast in history.

You tell that little con artist I've

already got the rail offsets fast-tracked.

I just...

It is a complete disaster, Jim.

What are you talking about?

What disaster?

Your Railroad Unification Plan.

- We're going over a cliff.

- What?

The board has hijacked

all our rolling stock.

The harvests are rotting

in Minnesota.

And we don't have the copper wire

we need to keep the lines running.

That's not true.

They prioritize the projects

vital to public welfare.

Some will just have to

wait their turn.

Well, you tell that to the family

that's about to run out of food.

No, no. Don't...

Don't be so dramatic.

Dramatic?

What are you thinking?

We are the last railroad

that can move the harvests.

If we don't get trains out there, the

East Coast will run out of food.

So what do you wanna do about it?

You're the problem solver around here.

Yeah, I am.

And what if I woke up one day

and just said,

"I'm not gonna find

a way today"?

What if I just left?

Hell, you've been gone for a

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