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How could you bring me here?

Annie, nothing happened.

I slept in the chair.

What if somebody saw us?

Nobody saw us. You...

Shh!

You know

this sort of thing

could ruin

a girl's reputation.

I'm going to be

late for class.

Annie, actually,

Annie, look,

I know that we've only known

each other a very short while,

but there's something

that I wanted to talk

to you about.

Afternoon.

Annie, I'm... I'm sorry.

I can be a bit of

a stubborn idiot sometimes.

Yes, you can.

So you have decided

to swallow your pride

and use the parts then.

Well, I thought if you're

going to prison for theft,

I might as well try and get

some mileage out of the loot.

And if it works,

you could always go back

and return the parts before

the university even notice.

Except changing the past

wouldn't actually

affect the future.

As every

possible future exists.

Are you sure

about that, Stephen?

Yes. Well, 99% sure.

Friends again?

Friends again.

Oh.

Were you serious when

you said you could get me

a professorship

at the university?

If the machine works,

I'll get you a bloody

knighthood.

A fully equipped

laboratory facility.

Best in the country.

Sit yourself down, lad.

Let's have a proper chat

about your future.

I was a scientist

myself once.

It's not too late

for you, you know.

You don't have to make

the same mistakes

as your father.

Great man that he was.

Great man.

Blaze your own path,

step out from under

Stephen's shadow.

You need to take

control of your life.

I wanted to apologize...

about losing my temper

the other night.

You know, he has been

very good to me.

You're pathetic, weak,

just like your father was.

You need to grow up.

Your kind make me sick,

No guts. Spineless.

I'm worried about him.

He's been behaving

really oddly.

Perhaps, he's in... in love.

I'm sorry, Conrad.

I was only saying

those things

because you've got

so much potential.

I hate to see you waste

your life just being

Stephen's assistant.

You should let me help you.

We could do great things

together, you and I.

Women love the smell

of success.

You would have Annie falling

all over you in no time.

Really?

Right.

I think we're ready

to run some initial tests.

Should we wait

until the morning?

You're awfully patient

all of a sudden.

All right then,

call it a night.

I could do with a bath.

I didn't want to say.

I'm gonna finish up

a few things here,

then I'll be off home.

Oi, you sure?

Yup.

Thanks.

Night then.

Night.

I can finish up here

if you want to get going.

I like being alone with you.

Annie, how do you think

your reputation

would cope

if you were to marry

a brilliant professor?

What on earth

are you talking about?

Robert's offered me a deal.

I'd have my own lab.

We never have to worry

about money again.

Stephen, what is it?

How could

I have been so stupid?

So sorry.

I knew

he was up to something.

No, it's not your fault.

You did point out

he was behaving oddly.

I suppose

Robert is behind all this.

Do you know

where he lives?

No.

I do.

He's got an old farmhouse

on Mill road.

Horrid taste in

wallpaper though.

So this is what

my money's bought me.

You know I'm not just in

for the money, don't you?

Yes, yes, for the respect

and recognition you deserve,

blah, blah,

blah, et cetera.

Shall we fire her up then?

Once the portal is

warmed up and ready,

I'll be able to capture

moments in time here.

As soon as the image

is captured,

I'll pass you the portal

for a few minutes.

It doesn't actually matter

how long you stay inside for,

it will take place

in a few seconds.

So one could spend

a week inside and come back

only a few seconds later?

Yes.

Almost, yes.

Marvelous.

Let's go back

a few months.

Simple test this time.

It's time.

Conrad.

Ah, Stephen,

just in time to see

the birth of time travel.

Step away, Conrad.

I said step away

or I'll kill your girlfriend.

Stephen,

change the destination,

your house,

a few weeks

before the war should do.

The signal is not strong

enough to go that far back.

Just be a good boy and do it.

He's telling the truth.

Eenie, meenie, miney, mo...

All right, all right,

I'll do it. I'll do it.

Please, it's not safe.

Daddy knows best.

It's worked.

It's worked.

Shouldn't he be

back by now?

There's something wrong.

Damn, Conrad!

Help me.

Where is he?

Nowhere.

For how long?

Decades, maybe more.

Stephen,

you'll regret this.

My work destroyed a life.

It wasn't your fault.

Whose fault was it then?

His, Conrad's, nobody's.

It's my machine,

it's my fault.

What about Victoria?

I can't go in.

And I shall

build us a castle over there.

And I will be your queen.

Goosey, I wish

life could be like this forever.

Don't be silly,

Gander, nothing's forever,

except of course,

we'll always be madly in love.

And I believe

that every single possible

combination of events

has happened already...

is happening right now...

and will happen

again in future...

somewhere

in these universes.

Don't be silly,

Gander, nothing is forever.

And I shall

build us a castle over there.

And I will be

your queen.

I know deep down

if I don't do this,

I'll never be

able to truly live my life...

and always feel like

I'm not really here,

like it's a... a dream.

And I believe

that every single

possible combination of events

has happened already,

is happening right now...

and will happen again...

somewhere

in these universes.

Goosey!

I just... I thought

if I went down there

and said goodbye...

It's not enough.

I haven't done this since

you were a little boy.

Something

to help you sleep.

I love you, Stephen.

Was Robert my father?

All those stories

you used to tell me

about him being

a great scientist,

were they all lies?

The mind

is a funny thing, Stephen.

It only sees

what it wants to see.

Sometimes it tries

to protect us,

hiding reality

under a cloak of fiction.

Stephen, according to your

theory of parallel universes,

there must be one in

which you, not Victoria,

has climbed down the well,

a universe in which you were

trapped for several hours

struggling to stay afloat

in the dark.

That experience

would have been

so traumatic

that after your rescue,

you would have slipped

into a catatonic state,

a state from which only

occasional sounds

from outside

could penetrate.

You'll be stuck in a world

in which you were

continuously

creating the rich fantasy

of imaginary events

built from memories

and snippets of consciousness.

Does such a universe exist?

Yes.

Stephen,

have you ever thought

that perhaps

you are in that universe?

I'm getting dizzy.

Me, too.

Can we go

the other way around?

No,

it's a one-way street.

Whoa.

Annie, do you think

you can get more parts

from the university?

Why?

Well, I need to do

some calculations

but I've had an idea.

These might help then.

Annie,

you're brilliant.

I know.

Uh,

we need more space.

Tea, dear?

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