Listening Page #4

---

Ryan, wait.

Ryan, come on.

Hello?

David.

Hi, Sharon. How are you?

Is Melanie here?

No, she did say that

she didn't want to see you.

Hey, kiddo!

Get back inside, Lana.

It's okay, Mom.

What did you tell Lana?

Nothing.

Her volcano didn't

explode at the science fair,

so she's pretty upset.

- I'm sorry.

- Don't tell me.

So what,

they let you out already?

We posted bail.

How'd that happen?

Jordan had some savings,

I guess.

Of course.

Mel...

I really need you right now.

No, it looks like she's taking

care of you just fine.

- You know that's not true.

- No, I don't, actually.

We get officially evicted

tomorrow.

Yup.

Look...

I think it's time that

we just stop forcing this,

just face the truth.

And we both know that

if it wasn't for Lana,

we would have

never gotten married,

and I just think that...

We should just stop torturing

ourselves and just move on.

So, for you, our marriage

has just been torture?

Come on. You know what I mean.

You cannot tell me that

you've actually enjoyed

the last few years.

I have enjoyed every moment

we've spent together.

Oh, my God.

I can't do this!

I can't have you here.

I can't have you

come here tomorrow.

I just...

I need some time, okay?

So can you...

I don't know, can you stay

with Ryan or something?

Yeah, sure. Whatever you need.

I just need to know

we're gonna be okay.

No, we're not!

You can't have it both ways.

You can't spend all of your time

working on

your crazy experiments

and expect your marriage

to work too.

You have to sacrifice something.

I know.

So what is more important?

Changing the world...

Or changing us?

What's going on?

Oh, man.

What are you doing?

Just taking what's mine.

This stuff is both of ours.

No.

The computers

and programming supplies,

those were yours.

The head patches,

those are mine.

The nanotubes and med supplies,

those are Jordan's.

Why didn't you tell me

about your grandma?

You know what the best part

about it is?

Now that we're bypassing

your BCI

and connecting brain to brain

directly,

we don't even need

a programmer anymore!

- Ryan, don't do this.

- Yeah, come on, this is stupid.

- We can...

- You stay out of it!

Look, I get it, okay?

You've been abandoned by every

important person in your life.

Death sucks.

Your dad's an idiot.

It's why you cut ties with

anyone before they can hurt you.

It's why you go

through girls so fast,

it's why you got

an investor behind my back,

and it's why you're leaving now.

You think that

reading my thoughts...

No, it's because

you're my friend.

That's how I know.

I'm not going anywhere, okay?

I'm not gonna die, leave,

or secretly betray you somehow,

I promise.

Just...

Just stay.

Ryan!

Please.

Are you driving,

or am I walking?

- I'm sorry.

- Just drive, okay?

Package one is in the red sedan

on Lunada Place.

You're back.

Couldn't do it.

Wasn't right,

what he did to you.

Whatever.

Doesn't matter, it's the least

of my worries now.

Yeah.

I guess you're right.

Well, I'm sure you boys

got some questions.

Who are you?

My name's Harry Matthews,

Executive Director

of Operation DARKBIRD.

DARKBIRD?

Brain Information

Reconnaissance Directive.

We work out of

the Clandestine

Information Technology Office.

Oh, sh*t.

You're a spy?

I'm sorry.

How did you...

What's her real name?

Jordan Rose.

Are you sure?

Yeah, we're pretty sure.

- Where are we?

- KPYL Chemical.

Undercover research facility

in Washington, D.C.

We'd like to offer you boys

employment with the company.

Is kidnapping your usual

recruitment method these days?

Nah. Not usually.

But the ability to read minds

is obviously a matter

of urgent national security.

How did you find us?

Six months ago.

You hacked into

our CITO network,

and you downloaded our most

advanced EEG analysis software.

You thought we didn't notice.

We did.

Most of

the biggest breakthroughs

happen off the radar.

Can she not talk anymore?

I'd prefer it

if she stopped talking.

The company cannot afford

to be behind the curve.

What, so you sent in spies?

Yeah, we're the CIA.

That's what we do.

We've been funding BCI research

for quite some time,

but codes of ethics tend to slow

down our government operations.

We strictly avoid any

dangerous human experimentation.

Yeah, but why did you wait

so long to bring us in?

It's hard to capture

lightning in a bottle twice.

We usually just let

these projects go

until the well dries up.

But Jordan convinced us

that you boys

might be of use to us

here at DARKBIRD.

So... here we are.

If it's still an option,

I think I'll just leave.

I won't tell anyone what I know.

My lips are sealed.

- Sit down.

- No.

I don't care what your pitch is.

I can't work

with either of these people.

You can't work with... you're

the one that we can't trust!

Don't start lecturing me

on trust again, okay?

I don't care what

you've been through anymore.

It doesn't give you free license

to be a backstabbing bastard.

Tell me how you really feel...

wait, actually,

why don't you tell me

about this software you hacked?

It wouldn't have mattered

if you could stop

chasing ass for five seconds.

Okay, stop. It wasn't his fault.

If you want to blame someone,

blame me.

I do.

Your Bond girl act

ruined my marriage.

Oh, your marriage was sh*t

long before she came

into the picture.

Stop it!

Don't! Stop it!

Oh, my God.

Get up.

Oof!

Ow!

Here's the offer.

First, I'm gonna clear your name

of all criminal charges.

Second, I'm gonna

write down a fair salary

right here

on this piece of paper.

Third,

you nancies get to continue

your little science fair project

with virtually unlimited

resources.

We don't really

have a choice, do we?

No.

Double the salary.

The two of you will have

a team of scientists

assigned to your departments,

and you'll report directly

to Dr. Selph.

Dr. Nicolas Selph?

The one and only.

Dr. Selph, hi.

I'd like to introduce you

to David Thorogood

and Ryan Cates.

It's a pleasure

to meet you, sir.

Your paper on the neuromechanics

of thought origination

changed my life.

It's the reason I'm here today.

Kiss ass.

Well, thank you.

We've had a chance

to take a good look

at your work

on thought decoding.

And you must be

the brain interface expert.

We're very impressed

with your work around here also.

Thank you, sir.

You know,

my head patches really bypass

the need

for any thought decoding work.

Is David even really necessary

on this project?

Mom?

Yeah, baby?

I miss Dad.

Hey, Jordan.

Hey.

What's this?

Ryan got wireless working

on the new head patches.

- Crazy.

- Mm-hmm.

You know what's going on?

I guess someone

is coming down hard

on Matthews about security.

Apparently the DS&T found out

about our breakthrough,

and they're trying

to keep a tight lid on it.

Everyone's throwing

"national security" around

like a hot potato.

So what are they doing?

It's Matthews' solution.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes