Flash of Genius Page #6

Oh! God!

(CHUCKLING) Yeah.

Med school gives

them to us.

Qe use them

for crash tests.

You should see it

when we drop them

down elevator shafts.

It's very instructive.

I'll try that sometime.

Did you get the boards?

Qhat the hell is this?

I know, it's just motors.

I couldn't get any

circuit boards.

Qhy not?

They didn't have any extras.

Didn't have any complete

units. I don't know.

These are nothing.

Hey, man, this is

the best I could do.

This doesn't

help me, Josh!

I'm sorry.

(SIGHING)

Qhat does that mean?

Qait a minute.

Did somebody

talk to you?

Did you have

a conversation

about me?

Qhat?

Are you working

with them?

Huh? You even know

who they are?

Man, I gotta go.

They're the...

They're the ones

who don't give

a sh*t about you!

MAN:
Hey! Hey!

Come on!

Qhat the hell

are you doing?

Hey! Hey!

(GLASS SHATTERING)

(SNIFFLES)

(MAN CHATTERING ON RADIO)

(SIREN QAILS)

Look at this lady.

She had five babies

at the same time.

(PHONE RINGING)

That's quintuplets,

that's what they're

called.

Hello.

MAN:
Is this

Mrs. Robert Kearns?

Yes.

Mrs. Kearns, this is Trooper

Dale with the Maryland State

Police Department.

Yes.

We've located your

husband, ma'am.

Is he okay?

Well, he was found on a bus

outside of Brunswick.

A bus? Qhere is he?

May I speak to him,

please?

Uh, no, ma'am,

he's not here.

He's being transported

to a hospital facility

in Rockville.

Qhat happened?

Sorry, I don't know exactly,

but you'll hear from the

hospital when he arrives.

Will you be at

this number?

Yes, we'll be here.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, Mrs. Kearns.

Thank you.

Bye.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

DR. ITO:
Hey, Bob.

(WOMAN CHATTERING ON PA)

Chair or couch today?

Your choice.

How's it going?

Okay,

I guess.

Good.

I don't feel like I need

to talk about it today.

Okay.

It is hard getting past it.

I'm sure it is.

Did you write any

of these books?

I did. There's a thesis

and several binders full

of journal articles.

How would you feel if

another doctor took

credit for those?

Just came along

and put his name

on there.

I take your point.

But at the same time,

if getting my name

back on those articles

overwhelmed my

responsibilities

here at the hospital,

or kept me from

creating new work,

would that be worth it?

Qould it be healthy?

I don't know.

I can't answer that.

Do you want to

continue fighting this?

No.

No. No, I don't.

Thank you.

Mmm-hmm.

(QHISPERING)

Qho is that?

Come on, you

guys. Tim?

(ALL LAUGHING)

Come here, you.

How you doing?

MAUREEN:
Hi, Daddy.

Hi, how are you guys?

KATHY:
Daddy,

I made you a picture

MAUREEN:
Daddy!

KATHY:
I'll get the bag.

PATRICK:
No, I got

the bag. Tim, let go!

You look good.

Qhere's Dennis?

You okay?

He's coming later.

He's just late.

How are you, buddy?

You okay?

(BABBLING)

(BOB CHUCKLES)

(TV CHATTERING)

Hey.

(BOB JR. COOING)

(INDISTINCT)

Qhat do you say we round

up the board of directors

and go for a ride?

Kearns Corporation.

Mmm.

(SNIFFS)

No, I'm fine.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Let's see here.

Mmm-hmm.

Mmm-hmm.

How do you pronounce

your name? Kee-urns?

Kearns.

Mr. Kearns.

An inventor.

Mmm-hmm.

Qhat have you invented?

A lot of things.

Yeah, my brother-in-law

does a lot of that.

Never sold anything,

though. He's actually

in pest control.

You really a doctor?

Ph.D.

Uh-huh.

Qell, Doctor, take a look

at your information.

Make sure it's correct.

Sign at the bottom.

You'll probably get

your first check in

about six weeks.

Proceed to the third

window on your left.

Thank you.

Move forward.

Hi.

Can I talk to you

for a second?

Am I in trouble?

No.

I know you're mad at

me. Is it because I

embarrassed you?

Because I got sick?

I don't like

you like this.

Okay. Qell, that's why

I want to talk to you.

I didn't like it like

it was before, either.

I didn't do

anything wrong.

Look, Dennis, if I don't

fight back, if I don't

do something,

I'm afraid I'm gonna

start feeling like

I did before.

And I can't

handle that.

I got a lawyer.

And it's gonna

be difficult.

And it's gonna be

tough on your mom.

And I may not

be around as much.

And I need your help.

You're just starting

this all over again.

No, this is different.

Is that all you

have to say?

Yeah.

(DOOR CLOSES)

And I'll tell you

something. Now,

I'm old-fashioned.

I'm not out for the quick

score. This firm is in

this for the long haul.

That's why I'm very

glad that you're here

today, Mrs. Kearns.

From several phone calls

with Bob, I think

I understand now

what his level

of commitment is.

But this is part

of your life, too.

I'd like to know where

you stand on this.

I want to understand

exactly what this

would be.

Qhat it would

mean for us.

Qell, as long as

you know that

suing one of the most

powerful corporations

in the world is...

It's not something you

take on lightly. I mean,

let's be clear about this.

Ford is just the first.

Qe're gonna be bringing

suits against every

automobile company

that's infringed on your

husband's patents.

But Ford's number one.

Once they decided

to put your husband's

invention on their car,

they gave a green

light to every auto

company in the world.

"To hell with

your husband,"

is what they said.

Let me tell you

something, Mrs. Kearns.

I believe in what I do.

I believe in a little

thing called justice.

These bastards think

they can walk all over

anybody they want.

But we're here to tell

them that they can't,

that it stops right here.

And I don't want you

to worry that this

is gonna take over

your time or your life,

because that's my job.

All right? That's why

I went to law school.

Lan, this is

Dr. Bob Kearns

and his wife, Phyllis.

This is lan Meillor.

How do you do?

He's gonna be working

on this with me.

I just want to

thank both of you

for giving us the

opportunity to really

make a difference here.

One of the first items

on our agenda's gonna

be discovery.

Yeah, I cannot wait

to see what they've

got in those files.

Qe're gonna jump right

into it starting

this afternoon.

Thank you very much.

And one other thing, I'd

like to stay as involved

in this as possible.

Of course. Of course,

Dr. Kearns, your help

will be invaluable.

In fact, we have to

get... Qhat is it?

Previck Auto.

Yeah. Qe have to get

them on board ASAP.

Think you can do

any good there?

I'll see.

Very good to meet you.

Thanks for coming in.

Thank you so much.

Qe're relieved.

Thank you.

GIL:
I mean, Jesus Christ,

Bob, it's just a

windshield wiper.

To you, maybe. To that

bartender up there. But

to me it's the Mona Lisa.

Qell, you know what I mean.

But I just thought that

when you got back,

you'd have

a different

perspective.

I do. I'm handling

it differently.

Maybe you are.

I don't know.

So what are

you gonna do?

I don't know. Maybe

I'm out of options.

Qhy don't you sue me?

Kearns versus Previck.

Got a nice sound to it.

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