Memoirs of an Invisible Man Page #2

...when a defecting chief chemist

for IG Farbin, a Dr. Hans Bodnik...

...disappeared and later fell to his death

from the Hotel Continental in Wrzburg?

Would you repeat the question?

- How did those whores put me in Wrzburg?

- Don't worry about that.

We got a case-red priority.

Something's happened at Magnascopics

in Santa Mira. We need you in California.

- Read this.

- What is it?

It's not what it is,

it's what it isn't.

Come on. I'm not sure if...

I don't know how long I was unconscious,

and I don't remember waking up.

But when I did,

I was in a nightmare.

Nothing around me was right.

I could see pieces of the office,

jagged edges of the building.

Was I hallucinating?

Because all laws of physics

seemed to have been suspended.

Your attention, please.

If you are entering the site,

use caution.

While the building has the appearance

of being severely damaged...

... we have found no debris.

No sign of a blast pattern.

The building remains intact.

You just can't see certain parts of it.

Possibly some molecular instability

has made certain areas transparent.

Proceed carefully. You may come in contact

with invisible surfaces.

Get some water to Decon!

All personnel,

use caution entering the site.

There are indications the building

may still be in flux.

Everything inside me said,

"Get out. "

But when I moved,

I found myself floating in a dream.

I walked across the room,

or what was left of it.

I tried to re- orient myself.

What had happened?

Had I died?

Was I a ghost?

I had to think.

What was real and what wasn't?

Where...? Where was my hand?

I couldn't see my hand. Oh, God!

What had happened to me?

I needed help, but who?

I had to call somebody.

And then I knew.

It wasn't just the building.

It was me.

Jesus.

I walked over to the mirror.

I was right. There was no reflection.

My body, clothes, everything was gone.

I was invisible.

I see it too.

Throw some light up there.

Hey!

Hey, help me!

Help!

Help! Help!

What's the matter with you? Help!

Jesus, can't you see me?

You, help! Right here!

Right here!

Help me!

Jesus, what have they done to me?

- Maybe he's dead.

- No, he's breathing.

I can see the blanket

moving up and down.

What we could do

with this freak on our team.

Talk about undercover.

The contracts we'd haul down.

Forget it.

First place he's going is some lab.

They'll be cutting him and shoving tubes

up his ass for years.

- What?

- Keep your mouths shut. All of you.

Wait a minute. Who are you guys?

What happened to me?

Why can't I see myself?

- Let's get him to the trailer first.

- No!

You stay back!

I'm not going anywhere till I know

who you are and what's going on.

I'm sorry. My name is David Jenkins.

May I know yours?

Harvey.

Well, Harvey...

...I know the last few hours must have

been incredibly painful and disorienting.

We need to get you medical attention,

a complete physical workup...

I heard all about your physical workup.

I'd just as soon not have my balls

floating in a petri dish, thank you.

Don't panic. You've been through

an extraordinary trauma. You're confused.

No sh*t! Hey, stop that!

Stop doing that!

- I want to call my lawyer.

- Now, listen to me.

You're in a state of molecular flux.

You could be dying.

Now, if you wanna live,

you're gonna have to trust us.

- We're a team of scientists...

- I don't believe you!

Harvey, you have to understand...

...I don't have the right

to let you leave here on your own.

If something should go wrong, if anything

should happen to you, I would be responsible.

Some important decisions have to be made

about what's right for you...

...and these decisions have to be made

by qualified people.

I have to keep control

of the situation...

...for your sake and for everyone's.

I think you can understand that.

- Harvey?

- Yeah.

Close the gates!

Seal the area!

It's going! Take cover!

- It's gonna blow!

- Don't look at it!

Move! Move!

I just kept running and running.

I must have run 10 miles.

I have no idea.

I just wanted to get away from them.

Hey! Help!

By now I was in such a state of shock,

I was panicky.

I couldn't remember anything,

couldn't remember what happened.

I forgot I was invisible.

I'll prove something to you.

Okay?

You didn't say something to my face,

so I got something to say to your face.

I...

You can't fire me.

Well, I'll fight you. You can't fire me.

I'll fire you, so come on,

to my face, say it.

So, what's up? Just say it to my face.

I'll get you two back.

You can't fire me!

I'll fire you back!

Taxi!

Can you take me to San Francisco?

Sure.

I'm gonna need some money upfront.

Here. Here you go.

I'm gonna take a catnap. Can you wake

me up when we get to the bridge?

The first thing I had to do was call

my doctor. No, no. That was stupid.

How would an internist help me?

I needed a goddamn magician.

Excuse me. Is this a cab?

- Did you say something?

- Yes. Sacramento and Powell.

Hey, could you pull over here?

- Oh, God.

- Oh, I'm sorry. Oh, God.

Oh, baby.

Driver, could you take me to San Rafael,

please? I changed my mind.

I had to get into my apartment,

where I could study myself...

... figure out what had happened.

Maybe it would wear off in a couple of days,

but what if it didn't?

What if I evaporated into nothing?

He may have overheard something

that made him apprehensive.

- The explosion might have frightened him.

- Anything could happen to him.

He may be dead already.

Well, I'm gonna have to take this up

with Parcells at Langley.

I don't think you want to do that.

- What do you mean?

- Show him the data. Give him anything...

...but say nothing about the man.

Let's keep this private, huh?

Now, think about it.

You say one word, it becomes the deputy

director's show and not yours anymore.

We're out of the loop.

On the other hand, if we grab him quick,

we become his control.

We're the only ones that know he exists.

The single most exotic intelligence asset

on the planet is ours...

...and ours alone.

What do you need?

- noon at an apartment in the 300 block

of South Jefferson in Daly City.

The mother said she left her son

in Murphy's care for a few hours.

Murphy lived in...

Felt like I hadn't eaten in a week,

which is easier said than done...

... when you can't even

see your own hands.

Fire officials say the blaze

was caused by a faulty space heater...

... in the second- floor apartment

on Diego Street.

The single- family unit

was being shared by eight people.

The heat had been turned off for three weeks

for failure to pay a gas bill.

There was an accident today

at the Magnascopics Laboratory.

A spokesman

for the nuclear regulatory agency says:

"Although the laboratory was the site

of nuclear- fusion research...

... there was no radioactive material

and no risk of contamination. "

- No injuries were reported.

- Bullshit.

Authorities are keeping the area cordoned off

as a precaution.

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