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Listening Page #3
I need results.
You're not giving me results.
Well, we're making
steady progress.
Every practical application
has failed.
What do you mean
"practical application"?
You're not field testing.
We... we're nowhere near ready.
Exactly. We're no closer today
than we were a year ago.
What am I looking at?
The next phase. DARKBIRD II.
Looks like a couple
of Caltech students
cracked the nut
before you could.
Well, the likelihood of that
is minimal at best.
Unlikely things happen
all the time, Doctor.
We make a business of it.
afterward,
it occurred to her that she
ought to have wondered at this."
"However, when the rabbit
took a watch
"out of his waistcoat pocket,
"Alice stood silent,
watching him.
"Suddenly, she brightened up.
'Look! Look!' she cried."
- Damn it!
- Look.
I need the money
more than anybody,
but it's just not ready yet.
I talked to some guys
They know
these venture capitalists...
Ryan!
It's not ready, okay?
Like this whole page.
I don't remember
any of this page.
Yeah. I don't even remember
reading this, really.
Okay, so maybe you're reading
automatically.
What do you mean?
We're tapping the part
of the brain
that we think
is processing metacognition.
Yeah, but if I glazed over...
because you know
how to read instinctively.
Right.
And instead, whatever it is
you're really thinking
goes through the wire.
Dad?
Yeah?
Can you show me how
to make my volcano explode?
Sorry, kiddo, look, we're just
really busy right now.
But the science fair is Friday.
Okay. Look, I promise
I'll show you
how to make it work before then.
Okay?
Okay.
Yeah, I'm a little more
than slightly nervous.
Don't worry.
Grams actually loves visitors.
Am I dressed okay?
Um...
maybe just button up
your sweater or something.
Ah, let me have it.
Okay, now,
It's tiny and probably a mess.
You have to promise
not to judge, okay?
- I promise.
- Good.
Now just wait right here a sec.
I need to let Grams know
you're coming.
She doesn't know I'm coming?
Grams, I brought a friend over.
Think you can get up for a bit?
Grams, there's someone
I want you to meet.
I don't have that kind of money.
That's the absolute
bare minimum.
We can't do it
for any less than that.
I don't have any money.
Isn't there any family
that could...
There's no family, mm-mm.
I'm the only family.
Thanks, baby.
prove the jelly bean experiment.
You know, like we're
2,486.
I won two free movie passes.
I want you guys to go,
right now.
Take a break.
I don't like this.
Are you even going to talk to me
about the other day?
No. No, I'm not.
Doug, nice to meet you
in person.
Welcome to
our humble laboratory.
This is Jordan.
Let's cut to the chase.
You made some pretty outrageous
claims on the phone,
and I don't like my time wasted.
so here I am.
- Let's see it.
- Okay.
Sure. Of course.
But you can't really
just see it.
You need to experience it,
which means we need to
administer a small injection
into your cerebrospinal fluid.
Go ahead.
- Um, sir.
- Is it safe?
- Completely.
- So go ahead, then.
You're gonna have
to take off your shirt.
Do you want to see
what we've been working on?
So we're actually
going to be able to talk
to each other with our minds?
Not exactly.
If we both listen
to each other's thoughts
at the same time,
it could create
Meaning?
Meaning if I was
listening to your thoughts
listening to my thoughts
listening to your thoughts
and on and on and on and on,
then it could create
a resonance,
like when you hold a microphone
too close to a speaker.
So I'm just gonna hear
your thoughts then.
Right. You ready?
I guess.
I love you so much, baby.
Everything I do
is for you and Lana.
This should fix things.
We should have done this sooner.
I shouldn't have scared her
with the feedback loop.
Everything I do
is for you and Lana.
What was I thinking?
I hope you know that.
Hopefully she doesn't
This is going to
change the world.
Everything is going to be
okay now.
- How was it?
- Get it off. Get it off.
- Get it off.
- Okay, okay, okay, there.
It's off.
What happened?
What did you do?
What do you mean? What happened?
- I saw her.
- Saw who? Saw what?
- Tell me!
- I saw Jordan!
You had sex with her.
That... that is not true.
Don't lie to me.
You can't lie to me. I saw it!
Oh, God, I saw it in your head.
- Mel.
- My God.
I kept telling myself
that I was crazy,
that it was... it was nothing...
Melanie, it wasn't real.
It was real. I felt it.
You probably felt
a lot of things.
30 thoughts a second
are flying into your mind.
Anything that pops
into my consciousness,
no matter how fleeting,
you feel it, as if it was real.
Just stop it!
Stop it.
This whole time
I thought that our biggest issue
was your prima Donna bullshit,
and now...
I have never done anything
with her.
Never.
I've just...
No. I don't believe you.
Ryan, David,
you mind staying for a moment?
You know, a half dozen computers
have up and vanished
in the last couple of years.
Couple of weeks ago,
half a fluoroscopy table
went missing.
And then last night, at one
of the galas that we host,
I got to talking
to an entertaining young fellow,
and he told me a story
about an invention that's
going to change everything,
about unauthorized
experimentation,
and seriously dangerous,
extremely unethical
human testing.
You're both expelled.
What just happened?
I don't know, man.
We better clear out your garage.
Ryan, come on.
Who was he talking about?
How did he know?
I don't know. We got blitzed.
- Your AC's busted.
- How did he know?
Look, you're obsessed
with testing,
so while you were gone
the other night,
I had this VC guy come over,
and I pitched him the project.
You did what?
I needed the cash. I'm sorry.
You needed the cash.
Yes, I needed the cash.
Oh, sh*t.
Please wait there, sir.
I said stop!
David, what is going on?
- David Thorogood?
- Are you okay?
You stole everything?
Stop, now!
Ryan. Ryan Cates.
F***.
Wait.
How about this one?
You want to read me
the serial number?
- You can't take those.
- You'd be mistaken about that.
No, I mean
what's on those computers.
I own what's on those computers.
David Thorogood...
you're under arrest.
- Look, I'm sorry.
- No.
Stop, I don't want
to hear another word
coming out of your mouth.
Fine.
I'm getting evicted,
and you cashed in
behind my back?
I know you were stealing food
out of my fridge.
Who does that?
Who steals groceries?
Bail's been posted, lover boys.
You're free to go.
Grams died.
I couldn't even afford a casket.
Hey, boys.
Let's go.
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