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...off of the simulation.

Sweet target in sight.

Dr. Reynolds, Dr. Brace...

...your pilot has lost control.

Ready.

- Helmet's on?

- Yeah.

Contact. Okay, let's get in.

How's that? Okay.

Give me the seat belts.

Okay, Gordy. Hit it.

Great gas pedal. Let's go!

Come on, Gordy!

Yeah, I'm comin'. Wait a minute.

Tallyho! Here we go!

- I'm gonna die. I'm freezing!

- You're gonna make history!

- It's a little chilly. It's gonna be great!

- I don't wanna go! It's too cold!

Come on. One more time for science.

It's gonna rain, Gordy. Let's go home!

- Too cold. It's not even...

- Come on, come on.

We're gonna do it. Come on, get in.

Nobody is gonna put a thing like that

on their head.

It's gotta be pared down

to the absolute essentials.

Just enough to house the sensors.

You know, it can't look intimidating.

What do I care what it looks like!

Put a chip here...

...another here...

...here...

...an op. Amp, spread flat across.

That's all. Just do it.

- Put the rest of the stuff remote.

- Sure.

How's that?

It's good.

Good night, all.

Don't fall!

Hang on, Gordy!

Come on, Gordy!

Way to go!

Oh, God!

That's remarkable.

A true, one-of-a-kind

scientific breakthrough.

Oh, God! Wonderful!

We'll have to tell the division heads.

And Karen, you think we can modify it

and simplify it even a little more?

- Yes. That's already in the works.

- Good.

We'll need to make a demo tape.

We want to show the potential...

...for travel and education and news.

Can we do it in the conference room?

We could pump right through the phone.

Excellent. And thank you all.

You've blown communication...

...as we've known it, right out of the water.

You know that, don't you?

And I'm very proud of all of you.

You blew my socks off!

I think he likes it.

All right!

It's great.

Really?

It's great.

Good.

I'm glad you like it.

You know...

...we never worked together before.

I always tried to avoid that, you know.

Sorry about that, ladies.

- Here you go.

- Thank you.

Well?

So tell me about it.

It's the damnedest thing I've ever felt.

Knocked my socks off.

What was it like?

Like you were there.

Taste, smell, everything.

Incredible.

I even feel like I just ate.

What about military applications?

It's wide open.

Missile guidance? That kind of thing?

Jim, they're gonna be able to plug

right into the old noodle.

- This is for us?

- Just us.

Just you, just me.

Just for us.

- Congratulations, you guys.

- Thank you.

This is great.

I've never had so many people

want to talk to me before in my life.

That's cause you're famous.

Oh, God! You love it!

I do.

You're good-lookin', too.

Hey, get me a light, will ya?

- Can I borrow that?

- Sure. Here.

You smoke too much.

I know I do.

- How you doin'?

- We're doing fine.

Listen, I've got some people I want you

to meet... upstairs in a few minutes, okay?

You're my stars. I want to show you off.

I'll have Hal come back and get you.

Don't disappoint me.

A few people upstairs. That's it. That's it!

- Barry, I'd love some more white wine.

- Sure.

I'll call you tomorrow, Wendy.

- You look nice.

- Thank you.

Thanks.

Why do you still see him?

Because he's a perfectly wonderful,

thoughtful, uncreative guy.

Congratulations, Michael.

You must be proud to be married

to such a brilliant man.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

He never spoke to me before.

It's good to see you

enjoying yourself so much.

For you.

I'll see you later, upstairs.

This is the result of teamwork, gentlemen.

A group of...

...brilliant, creative scientists cocoon

for ten years in a laboratory without...

...outside intervention.

My job has been to protect

that environment.

That lab is sacred ground.

And, with due respect to you all...

...I don't want to muddy it with any boots

from outside, military or civilian.

That's all very well, Dr. Terson,

but we paid for that cocoon.

I think we have every right to know

what goes on.

I accept that responsibility, sir.

I'm not talking about

a military or civilian potential now.

I am talking about a breakthrough.

A communications breakthrough.

Words don't do it.

Pictures don't do it. This...

...might be the beginning.

But you've got to let my people breathe.

You've got to...

Well, here they are.

Lillian, good to see you again.

I didn't see you downstairs, Colonel.

Well, we all just got in

and we can only stay a few minutes.

Captain Barty.

Mr. Zimbach.

Colonel Easterbrook.

- And Landon Marks.

- It's a real, real pleasure, Dr. Reynolds.

- Do I know you?

- Yes. Cal Tech. '56.

I wanted you all to get to know each other.

Dr. Reynolds, of course.

Karen Brace...

...Dr. Brace.

And Mr. Abramson.

We're tremendously enthusiastic

about your recent breakthrough.

Yes. We've been working on

an array system ourselves...

...but with slow progress.

That's understandable.

Of course, we've been looking

at the application...

...from a different point of view.

What point of view is that, Colonel?

Blowing people to kingdom come?

Lillian, I think we can let

the colonel express his opinion.

Not everything in the military is

blowing people up.

We're interested in tapping in

to higher brain functions:

Thoughts, emotions, that kind of thing.

Now I remember you.

We're working on that, too.

Shut up, Michael.

You don't know what's going on, do you?

Why don't we all have a drink?

- I don't get it.

- No, you don't.

Excuse me.

Lillian, I don't think Dr. Marks's presence

will be a detriment to the project.

Alex, I'm sorry.

No. I have to say no.

Dr. Reynolds, for your own sake,

I'd like to help you complete your records.

A woman of your stature can't

just sloppily jot down...

Alex, please.

You promised you wouldn't do this.

He's a spy for the Feds.

The Feds, as you call it,

are here to protect the American public...

...from potentially dangerous research.

Alex, no! No!

I want you to understand, Dr. Reynolds,

that my function is not to be a spy.

I do have a certain expertise.

Listen, you were a hack at Stanford

and a hack at Bell!

He's on your team.

Why?

- He is on your team!

- No!

- Lillian, goddamn it, the man just wants...

- Alex!

Don't goddamn me, sweetheart.

- Just don't goddamn me!

- Come on.

And don't take my project!

This is my project!

And I don't want to see it end up

on some Defense scrap heap...

...before we know what it's really about!

You have no idea!

Well...

I'm sorry.

You're gonna spoil the whole thing!

- You're so stupid!

- I want to tell you something!

I don't like the way you treat me

in front of these people!

You keep calling this thing "mine."

I've been standing next to you

from the start. It's mine, too.

So don't do that!

- You don't get it!

- Lillian?

- Keep him out. Keep him out!

- Go!

Lillian, I have tried to keep those people

off your back, but you've got...

What is it?

- Are you okay?

- I'm fine. I'll be fine.

You look bad.

Thanks.

You want a doctor?

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