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- Here we are.|- Oh, park that right here.

Boy,|that looks terrific.|That looks great.

Steve, how was, uh,|how was your trip|up from Princeton?

Steve, how was, uh,|how was your trip|up from Princeton?

Not too bad.|We even stopped by|to see Michael.

Oh, that was|nice of you, Sis.

Quite a detour|for you guys.

Well, it was his birthday.

I know it was his birthday.

I sent him a card|and a nice, uh,

a nice, big check|as usual.

It wouldn't kill you|to pick up the phone|every once in a while...

and talk to your own son.

Thank you, Abby.|You wanna pass|the potato salad, please?

There you go.

By the way, I put him|through Dartmouth. He knows|how to pick up a phone too.

I'm thinking of inviting him|for Christmas.|Oh, great.

He spends Christmas|with his mother.

He won't come here.|How do you know? When was|the last time you asked him?

Am I on the couch here,|or what?

You want a beer?|Please and thank you.

You want some more?|Can I have corn, darling?

Steve, I, uh,

I have a rather unusual|favor to ask you.

What can I do you for,|Dr. "P''?|Well, I have a patient.

Sit down. I have|this patient, who, uh,

seems to know quite|a bit about your field.

A patient|who's an astronomer?

So, tell me about|this patient of yours.

Well, he, uh, he claims|to come from a planet|he calls K-PAX.

What kind of name|is that?|K-PAX?

He says it's a thousand|light-years away, near|the constellation Lyra.

Uh-huh. Bighead?|Green? About this high?

Yeah, I think|I know the guy.

No, he's, uh,|he's very convincing.

I mean, of course,|he's, uh, he's human.

Its just that he's, um,

well, he's-he's the most|convincing delusional|I've ever come across.

If I can prove to him|that this K-PAX is just|a figment of his imagination,

then maybe I can find out|who he really is.

Well, sure.|I can give you...

a whole list of questions|to ask your fella.|Wonderful.

All his books and papers|and everything...

are spread all over the desk|like always, but he's|just sitting there.

Someone change|his medication?

I gave him his usual,|Anafronil, 250 milligrams.

Hmm. Well, something's|wrong with him.

An obsessive-compulsive|doesn't just sit there|looking out the window.

Howie?

Good morning,|Dr. Powell.

Good morning.|But are you looking|for something?

Bluebird.

The bluebird?

The bluebird of happiness.

Prot told me to find|the bluebird of happiness.

Prot told you.

It's a task.

The first of three.

I don't know what|the other two are yet.

He'll tell me.

If I complete all three,

I'll be cured.

There.|Maintain your breathing.

That's it.|Now you see?

There are none of|these ammonia particles|that you're so worried about.

In the first place,|I would be able to see them.|Good morning, Sal.

And I don't.|Good morning, Dr. Stinky.

Ringed monkey, 7:00.

Take a bath.|Take a bath.

Ernie, could you excuse us|for a moment, please?|Mm-hmm.

Good to, uh,|see you outside, Ernie.

Thank you.|Oh, Ernie, you stink.

Prot, it's one thing|to take an interest|in your fellow patients.

It's quite another|to make them think|that you can cure them.

You seem overly upset,|Mark.

To borrow a phrase from Navarro,|You need to chill.

For your information,|all beings have the capacity|to cure themselves, Mark.

This is something|we've known on K-PAX|for millions of years.

Listen to me.|On this planet,|I'm a doctor, you're a patient.

Doctor. Patient.|Curious human distinction.

It's not your job|to cure Howie.

Or Ernie or Maria|or anyone else.|It's mine.

Then why haven't|You cured them yet?

Oh, by the way,|here are the answers|to the questions you asked me.

I hope they meet|Your satisfaction.

I don't know what to say, Mark.

I mean, this is--|this is pretty wild stuff.

Gibberish, huh?|Well, not exactly.

I mean, see,

Your patient indicates|his planet, K-PAX,

orbitingan eclipsing|binary star system--|Agape and Satori.

Yeah.|Near the Constellation Lyra.

He could have|looked that up, right?

That's the funny thing, Mark.|Not really.

I mean, except for my boss,|Duncan Flynn,

one of the foremost|astrophysicists in the world...

and maybe two or three|of his colleagues,

nobody knows much about|the possibility of planets|in this star system yet.

It hasn't even been reported|in any journals.

Tell me, honestly,

did Duncan put you|up to this?

You know--|You know, like a joke?

No. It's no joke, Steve.

Uh, tell me,

do you know of any missing|astrophysicists?

Can't say I do.

But there's one or two|around here who'd sure like|to meet this fella of yours.

Thanks a lot, Steve.|I sure appreciate it.

But unlike you humans,|the reproductive process...

is an unpleasant one for us.|Start again.

What way is it unpleasant?

It's a pain--

Good. Not too fast.|Okay.

So, this is|Your neighborhood, huh?

Hello, gentlemen.|Sure appreciate you|meeting with us.

Thank you, Dr. Powell.|We'd like to get to the bottom|of this just as much as you.

Thank you, Doctor.|Great. Let me introduce|You to Prot.

It's a pleasure|to meet you, Prot.|I'm Dr. Becker.

This is Dr. Flynn.

Drs. Patel and Hessler.

Doctor. Doctor.|Doctor. Doctor.

How many doctors|are there on this planet?

Here, Prot.|Have a seat.

"Have a seat.''|Oh, sh*t!

Feel at home?

We found your notes|quite interesting, Prot,

and we'd like to ask you|some questions,|if that's all right.

Be my guest.|Good.|Then Ill jump right in.

Make sure you can swim.

Yes, well,

let's start with this idea|of light travel, shall we?

What can you tell us|about that?

Absolutely nothing.

If I told you,|you'd blow yourselves up.

Or worse,|someone else.

You'd be surprised|how much energy|is in a beam of light.

Hmm. Well, then,

maybe you could show us|how this light travel works.

You mean a demonstration.

That would be... fine.

Adios. Aloha.

Well, when are you gonna--|I'm already back.

See, where I come from, Prot,|that's called "the fastest gun|in the West'' routine.

Well, I don't come from|where you come from,|Dr. Becker.

Prot, you've indicated in your|notes that your planet K-PAX...

orbits around the twin stars|of Agape and Satori,|near the constellation Lyra.

Well, frankly,|we're a bit mystified...

as to how you gained knowledge|there's such a planetary system|around these stars.

Professor, where I come from,|that's common knowledge.

This was taken|from the Hubble.

We've computer enhanced it,|based on Dr. Patel's readings...

from telescopes|in Chile and Hawaii.

It's the clearest picture|we have of where you come from.

What we'd like is if you could|diagram on the light pad...

the orbital pattern|that your planet takes|through this system.

Mm-hmm.|My pleasure.

I think that's right.

Steven,|could you input that?

Already on it.

Wh-What's going on?

I take it my calculations|help explain the "protabations"|You've been seeing...

in the rotation pattern|of your binary star,

but have been unable to explain|until... this moment.

How--

How could you know this?

How could you--

Every K-PAXian knows this.

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