Dimensions Page #4

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Oh, yes, please,

mother.

What do you

think of this?

Very nice, dear.

I don't suppose you have seen

anything of Conrad.

Oh.

Will you please behave?

This is

a serious business.

Yes, sir.

This is our weak link.

As we can't hold

the image for long,

we have two basic issues.

The first of which is getting

to our destination

as quickly as possible.

And the second?

Well, holding

the image long enough

to make a return journey.

So we need speed,

hence the well.

Hence.

No one says

hence anymore.

You're making

fun of me.

Who me?

Get you out.

You ready?

Yeah.

Like that.

Ready?

Yes, okay,

yeah, got it.

Got it,

just there.

Okay.

Oh!

Gotcha!

Right.

Annie,

am I imagining all this?

All of what?

You, the machine,

everything.

What gives you

that idea?

It's just something

Dr. Schmidt said.

But perhaps you just

imagined what he said.

Reasonable point.

Annie.

What?

If I am imagining

all this,

perhaps Victoria

is still alive,

perhaps I'm just lying

in a bed somewhere,

dreaming all this up,

hearing people talk

occasionally.

Perhaps.

Are you Victoria?

That's a peculiar question.

If I said yes, would you

actually believe it?

No.

It would mean

I had imagined all this.

Well, then just as well

I'm not Victoria.

But how do I know I didn't

just imagine you saying that?

Imagine this.

Stephen?

Where have you been?

It wasn't my fault.

You tried to steal

somebody else's work.

I was confused.

Robert told me

that if I proved

the machine worked

then he would return it

and that he would

fund my own research.

You need to leave

before Stephen sees you.

You mean sees us...

together.

Is that what you're

afraid of?

It's beautiful.

It is.

Stephen dear?

Yes, mother.

What exactly is it?

Well,

it's a... it's a map.

A map of the route

I'm going to travel.

Wobbly

connects to the...

Connects

to the shiny one.

You're being annoyingly

perky today.

Oi.

Do you ever wonder if

you're doing the right thing,

making the right choices?

I think everyone has doubts

from time to time.

But it always passes.

I know deep down

if I don't do this,

I'll never be able to

truly live my life.

I'd always feel like

I'm not really here,

like it's a dream.

Have you told him

about the party?

Oh, your mother

and I thought

it might be nice

to have a launch party

to celebrate

all this hard work.

Am I invited?

We'll have

to see about that.

Well, you two

have a think about it.

I'm off to

practice my routes.

It is funny

how men and confusion

seem to travel

hand in hand.

Have you spoken

to Stephen about this?

I keep telling

myself I will,

but it just never seems

to be the right time.

It never is, dear.

It never is.

Why don't you try

counting time?

It used to help me

with my ballet steps.

Really, mother, it's a bit

more complex than ballet.

I told him

counting time would work.

You're a wise woman,

Jane.

I know.

Could you help me do

my half of the party?

Yes.

And put

a flower there.

I do worry about him.

I don't suppose

there's anything

you could do

to talk him out of this.

Love to.

But if I persuaded him

and he had any regrets,

no matter how hard

he tried not to,

he'd blame me

in the end.

You are a wise woman,

Annie.

And you're right.

Obsession

is a bit of a family trait.

You two have

become very close.

Stephen.

Yes.

You said there

were two issues.

Getting enough speed

to pass through...

Yes.

And the return journey.

You're not coming back,

are you?

It is not possible...

because

it's a one-way street.

Annie, I'm so sorry.

So what makes you think

you could even survive

in these other dimensions?

Well, I don't think

we can for long.

I imagine sooner or later

I'll fall into a hole

in a dimension

I can't see,

but hopefully,

my luck will hold

and I'll have

a little bit of time

before that happens.

After all this planning,

all these calculations,

you're saying

it's down to luck?

Insane, isn't it?

But somehow I think I'm

gonna have enough time there.

Insane?

It's an interesting

choice of word, Stephen.

Dr. Schmidt,

I assure you I'm quite sane.

Then I suppose I would

say that, wouldn't I?

Well, yes.

After all, one makes

one's own reality.

Or one's own fantasy.

I suppose there's really

only one way to find out.

You sure

you won't reconsider?

I spent a lifetime

working for this.

Well, goodbye, Stephen

and the very best of luck.

Thank you.

Still watching

your ripples?

Are you ready to leave?

As ready

as I'll ever be.

How long will it take?

I don't know.

Seconds...

decades.

Perhaps an eternity.

An eternity?

For a few moments together?

Yes.

When you were a little boy,

I promised myself I would

never stop you from doing

whatever you wanted

with your life.

I've changed my mind.

Mother.

Please, don't go.

Those days with Victoria,

that was the happiest

I've ever been.

When were you happiest?

The day you were born.

And that's

a mother's answer.

When before then?

With your father a few weeks

before the war started.

Was father

a great scientist, too?

A great, great scientist.

Will you tell me

about him?

Thank you so much.

Thank you, sir.

Bye.

This is it then.

Just for luck.

Thanks for everything.

It's Conrad.

Stop it.

What did you do

that for?

What did you do

that for?

Stop it, boys.

Stop it!

The only thing

I ever wanted.

Conrad, calm down.

Calm down.

You don't get to tell me

what to do.

Take a good look.

Are you sure

that's what you want?

I never meant to drop

Victoria's skipping rope.

I would have climbed down

to fetch it for her.

I know.

I know you would have.

I'm so sorry.

But this time

I get to be the first one.

I spent my whole life

working for this...

but suddenly

I'm not so sure.

Annie, I'm falling in love

with you.

Stephen.

Ask me to stay.

You're the most wonderful

man I've ever met...

but I'm not falling in love

with you.

I've been so foolish.

I'm sorry.

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.

I'm not falling in love

with you.

I am in love with you.

One elephant,

two elephant.

Three elephant,

four elephant,

five elephant.

Goodbye, Gander.

Goodbye, Goosey.

Stephen,

I thought you said

that going back in time

and changing something

would not affect the future

as every possible future

already exists.

99% sure.

But, Conrad, you were

the one that said sometimes

you've just got

to take a chance.

Can I have

my jacket back?

It's getting chilly.

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