The Accountant Page #8

Tom.

Sir, how are the conspiracy

and fraud charges

related to the deaths of Lamar Blackburn

and his sister, Rita?

This is a very fluid situation

with a lot of surprising revelations

over the last 48 hours.

Let me introduce you to the person

leading the investigation...

Agent Medina.

Um...

Good afternoon.

As much as I'd like

to take credit for this,

I can't.

Because this was a team effort

comprised of long hours

of good old-fashioned investigative work.

Questions?

He was just like our other two.

He was a happy baby.

Now he rarely speaks.

It's like our child is missing.

He's not there.

He's lost, and he needs our help.

We thought...

We thought...

We hoped that he would catch back up.

But he didn't.

One in 68 children in this country

are diagnosed with a form of autism.

But if you can put aside for a moment

what your pediatrician and all

the other NTs have said about your son...

What? NTs?

Neurotypicals.

The rest of us.

What if we're wrong?

What if we've been using the wrong tests

to quantify intelligence

in children with autism?

Your son's not less-than.

He's different.

Now, your expectations for your son

may change over time.

They might include

marriage, children, self-sufficiency.

And they might not.

But I guarantee you,

if we let the world set expectations

for our children, they'll start low...

And they'll stay there.

Maybe your son's capable of

much more than we know.

And maybe,

just maybe,

he doesn't understand how to tell us.

Or...

We haven't yet learned how to listen.

Honey, for the hundredth time,

don't wander off like that.

- I'm so sorry.

- It's all right. It's fine.

Can he visit with you

for a while, Justine?

Okay, good. Come on, folks.

I'll give you the nickel tour.

You okay with that?

It's okay, hon. Come on.

No, they'll be fine.

Justine's one of

our few full-time residents.

She stopped talking 30 years ago.

Communicates with

a digital translator now.

Doctor, how is Harbor funded?

We're fortunate to have

very generous private donors.

I'll say they're generous.

Oh, why is that?

That woman, Justine...

- Yeah, my daughter.

- She's your daughter?

The reason I started the institute.

Justine's computer, it's a BX32.

Water-cooled, 12 core.

Oh, that's right.

You're a software engineer.

Well, some of our donors

are more generous than others.

Why? Is that a good computer?

Good?

Doc, she could backdoor

the Pentagon with that rig.

Hello, dreamboat. Shall we chat?

- Hi.

- Hi.

Sign here, please.

Thank you.

- Thanks.

- You're welcome.

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