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Eddie Kasalivich!

You said they killed him.

Who killed him, Eddie?

You were there before the explosion.

What happened?

What are you looking for?

We're just examining

the articles on his desk.

- How are you entitled to do that?

- Annette!

They have a search warrant,

but no respect for a man's life.

I want a full inventory.

These are very important,

sensitive scientific papers.

- We'll give you copies.

- Signed, please!

For two decades, Doctor Barkley...

I have to speak

to the university's legal counsel.

Please give Lily any help you can.

I can't stay here tonight.

Among the missing is Dr Lu Chen,

who the authorities are looking for.

He may be considered a suspect...

- This is insane.

- They're going to think he did it.

Oh, no.

- What is it?

- It's from

Dr Lu Chen.

He wants me

to bring the rest of the information,

all the data and meet him

at the rendezvous in Shanghai.

I'm being framed.

What are you talking about?

- This isn't from Chen.

- How do you know?

- He doesn't write like this.

- Then who sent it?

I don't know who sent it.

Where's Chen?

You don't think he did it?

Let's er...

Let's get outta here, OK?

Can I help you?

I sure hope so.

We're looking for Mr Paul Shannon.

He's on the phone right now.

Excuse me, you can't go in there!

You can't go in!

There's a lot to explain.

I'll call you back.

What now, Agent Ford?

We've received Eddie Kasalivich's file.

He left college for disciplinary reasons.

He blew the hell out of the lab.

- This is a coincidence!

- You knew he was kicked out of school?

He resigned.

- Under some pressure?

- There was some pressure, yes.

- He blows up a building...

- Minor structural damage.

It was an interesting experiment.

It might have worked.

Didn't you think

this information was important?

I don't see the relevance.

- You don't see a small connection?

- No, Agent Ford, I don't.

The CIA tells me

Chen might be involved in espionage.

Kasalivich's past makes me nervous.

And Miss Sinclair is receiving faxes

inviting her to mainland China.

Really?

Really.

What's wrong?

That's my place.

Let's get outta here.

- It's a real shithole.

- How much does this guy make?

Not much, he's a student machinist.

- Sheen, why are you outside?

- Stay warm, buddy!

Got a loft for your mother.

Very artistic.

- Who's upstairs?

- Everybody. Half the city.

- Do you want to check that cabinet?

- I got it.

Jesus, you could put together

almost anything here.

I want all this.

All right! We need a total lab workup.

It's er... a neutron cappuccino machine.

Yeah, don't touch it.

Hey, Nick! What's this?

It's a transmitter.

It's a burst transmitter.

What does it do?

It sends massive amounts

of information by satellite

probably to China.

Nick! Doyle!

Calls flooded into

the University Of Chicago

from all over the world,

enquiring about the professor.

Concern came from

the Royal Academy in London,

from Paris, Moscow

and all parts of the compass.

But at the same time,

critics say Barkley was a Utopian dreamer.

They point out that the research

he was involved with

was far more dangerous than he realised.

Paul.

Shannon!

What's going on?

Tell me about the money, Eddie.

What money?

The $250,000 the FBI found in your loft.

I don't know what you're talking about.

What about the burst transmitter?

Think hard.

Jesus...

I suppose you're not in communication

with Dr Chen in China?

It wasn't Chen.

- Do you have an attorney?

- No.

I've got a good one.

He'll negotiate your surrender.

Come on. We'll call him.

- Surrender?

- They'll want to talk to you.

- I'm not going.

- What do you mean?

- We didn't do anything.

- The FBI will figure that out.

We're being set up. I'm not going

to the cops until I know more.

Run, and you'll have

every gun-carrying idiot in the US after you.

Look,

talk to this lawyer.

We'll go somewhere safe

- and wait until you work it out.

- Where?

Maggie's.

We'll go to Maggie's.

OK. Have you got any money?

- $40.

- All right.

Here.

When you get there, stay put.

Don't use the phone. I'll call you.

Why is this happening, Paul?

It's gonna be all right, Eddie.

I promise you.

Wait here five minutes, then leave.

What do we know about this Shannon?

Georgetown Law,

Kennedy School of Government.

Worked for several aerospace giants.

Three years in Washington

under Reagan...

- Oh, yeah? Doing what?

- DARPA.

Defence Advanced Research

Project Administration.

Jesus! Who the hell is this guy?

He's notjust someone that runs a foundation.

There's a train at 8.40

at the Union Station to Williams Bay.

- That's where Maggie lives.

- You can trust her?

We lived and worked together.

This is the Channel 32 special report.

We go live to the Federal Office Building

in Chicago.

As you know, it's been

a very long and a very trying day for us all.

Material witness warrants

have been issued in Illinois

for Professor Lu Chen,

Dr Lily Sinclair, and Edward Kasalivich.

Oh, my God!

If anyone knows their whereabouts,

please contact the Chicago FBI office.

What are we going to do?

We can't leave here together.

Get a cab outside. Buy two tickets.

Williams Bay. I'll meet you on the track.

Be safe.

You too.

His body was found...

Hey, Mike, did you see that guy?

Union Station, please.

Hey! Hey, you! Come here.

Hey!

Officer!

Hey, buddy!

Hey, you!

I got him! I got him!

It makes no sense.

If Kasalivich is just a pawn,

why has he got a burst transmitter?

What?

He's gotta be transmitting to someone.

- Unbelievable.

- What?

CPD's chasing Kasalivich

down Michigan Avenue.

Stay where you are!

He's gonna fall! Get me a boat under there!

What the hell's he doing?

He's going over!

Hey! We got guys downstairs?

- What did I tell you? He just went over.

- Stairs, over here.

Listen. How do we get him down?

Officer, if I move that bridge, he's gonna fall.

- Can he get out lower down?

- Leads down to the gear room.

- Bring the bridge down.

- He'll get crushed.

Ten-four. Bring it down slow.

- Bring the bridge down now!

- Get over there!

Hey! What's happening? Why did it stop?

Right, I want this cleared.

Let's go! Do a search!

Move it, move it!

Go! Go! Right now!

You! Back this thing outta here. Come on!

So where the hell is he?

Amtrak northbound, no.343,

now leaving on track 19

for Fox Lake, Wallburgh, Williams Bay,

Jamesfield and Madison.

- God! I didn't think I was gonna make it.

- Watch your step.

Don't worry, he'll be here.

You were right.

What took you so long?

The bridge was up.

All aboard!

- Here you go.

- Thanks.

Thank you.

Are you sure

she's going to be up this late?

Yeah, she's usually up all night.

- She's kinda wild.

- Oh.

- I worked up here one summer.

- Oh!

Maggie.

Maggie!

Oh, my.

Tell me you didn't do it, Eddie!

I didn't do it.

Oh, it's good to see you, man.

You must be the other terrorist.

- I guess I am.

- Maggie, this is Lily.

Hi, Lily.

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