The Adjustment Bureau Page #3
McCRADY:
You kidding? It's going totake a signed order from the Chairman.
Get legal on it.
Legal just arrived.
There's no way the
Chairman approves a reset.
This is your fault. There is
no way you get a briefcase.
Hey.
- What are my options?
- Hey.
Just bullshit him.
Bullshit this guy?
Hey! What's going on here?
Look at this.
Questions will burn in him
till the day he dies.
He won't stop searching
for answers. He won't quit.
We have to watch him
forever, make sure
he doesn't talk.
Endless ripple effects.
You remember the Torres
case 40 years ago?
It's not that bad, is it?
In the end, they just
leveled with him.
Completely?
Looking at that, I don't
see you have a choice.
Who the hell
are you guys?
We
are the people who make sure
things happen according to plan.
My name is Richardson.
Oh.
You really think I
couldn't see that coming?
I can read your mind.
Yeah, really.
Pick a color.
Blue.
Pick a number. Seventeen.
Now, why are you still
thinking about running?
I don't really know
what's going on here.
You've just seen
behind a curtain
that you weren't supposed
to know existed.
Must be jarring.
It's not your fault.
Your path through
the world this morning
was supposed
to have been adjusted.
You were supposed
to spill your coffee
as you entered
the park this morning.
You would have gone
upstairs to change,
you would have
missed the bus,
and you would have
arrived at work
10 minutes later
than you did,
and we would
have been gone.
I was supposed
to spill my coffee?
We call that
an adjustment.
See, sometimes, when
people spill their coffee
or their Internet goes out
or they misplaced their keys,
they think it's chance.
And sometimes it is.
Sometimes it's us...
...nudging people
back on plan.
Sometimes when
nudging isn't enough,
management authorizes
a recalibration.
We deploy our
Intervention and they change
your mind for you,
like we did with
your friend Charlie.
He's fine, by the way.
You don't need
to worry about him.
Now...
There is something I need you to
understand if I'm going to let you go.
Okay.
Very few humans have seen
what you've seen today,
and we're determined
to keep it that way.
So, if you ever
reveal our existence,
we'll erase your brain.
The Intervention
Team will reset you.
Your emotions,
your memories,
your entire personality
will be expunged.
think you've gone crazy.
You won't think anything.
You understand?
Not one word about us.
Okay.
Oh, one more thing, you bumped into
a woman this morning on the bus.
Elise?
What does that have
to do with anything?
You were never supposed
to see her again.
What does that matter?
Because it matters.
McCRADY:
- It's in his wallet.- Hey, hey. God! Hey!
What's with you guys?
Jesus!
Oh, come on. No! No!
What the hell?
Really?
What the hell?
Okay.
- Okay.
- Take him back.
Enjoy the rest
of your day.
I can walk.
I'm capable of walking.
Dude, what are you
doing on my floor?
You know, I called you like 10
times, you could have picked up.
Christine, I found him.
He's in my office.
What the hell
are you doing?
Round up the guys, we're
going to do the meeting now.
You have a headache?
What is wrong with you?
Hey, we're in the big
conference room on 17. Let's go.
Morning, Congressman.
You sure you're okay?
Yeah, you?
I'm great, why?
You don't have
a headache or anything?
No, I feel fantastic, man.
Is it me or this
an odd conversation?
On David's
solar panel deal,
our tech guy has
serious doubts
about the efficiency
ratings they're claiming.
They'd need a 20-fold improvement
over anything anyone else
has been able to manufacture at that
price point to really be a game-changer.
You're opposed to this anyway,
Charlie. And with these financials...
Whoa, whoa.
I know it's a risk,
but if our company doesn't take a chance
on something like this, then who will?
I mean, I'm willing to take a fire on
something that could change the world.
Not to mention,
be incredibly lucrative.
David?
Yeah, I mean, it's why
I took the job here.
All right.
Let's do it.
Come into my office
for a second.
Something is wrong.
A couple of hours ago you miraculously
reunite with the girl of your dreams.
Explain to me why you don't have
an ear-to-ear grin right now.
I lost her number.
What?
The woman on the bus.
I lost her phone number and all
I had was her first name, so,
I'm never going
to see her again.
I'm sorry.
Wow, I'm really sorry.
Your entire world
is turned upside down
and you're thinking
about a woman.
Even if you could
remember the number,
you'll never get through.
Lost cell phone,
changed numbers,
whatever creates
the fewest ripples.
My name is Harry,
by the way.
The fewest ripples?
You freeze people.
You froze my friend.
We need special
authorization to...
Poke around in
people's brains.
You make them think
whatever you want...
Be quiet, David.
Can I get you something?
Just some water, please.
Your friend will be fine.
Recalibrations make tiny
changes in the way people reason.
It doesn't work on
emotion or personality.
That's too intrusive.
You said authorization.
Authorization from who?
The Chairman.
The Chairman?
That's just
a name we use.
You use many other names.
We can't talk here.
Meet me on the 4:00 p.m. boat
and I'll answer what I can.
If you reveal us, even
if it's unintentional...
I know. You'll bump
me on the head.
Richardson has automatic
authority to reset you.
You mean lobotomize me?
Try not to forget it.
Be on the 4:
00 p.m. boat.Ask your questions,
I'll tell you what I can.
What were they
doing to Charlie?
Just changing the way
he weighs investment risks
which will subtly shift the direction
of his company in the way upstairs wants.
So, Richardson could
read my mind?
Richardson was trying
to scare you.
No, he knew the number I
was thinking of, the color.
Because he set it up
as a choice.
"Choose a color,
choose a number."
We can't read your mind
or hear your thoughts.
When you make a decision,
your mind weighs options.
We can perceive them.
We know when you're going to
go off the plan or not because
if we're close enough,
we can sense when
it's going to happen.
We're just here
to keep you on plan.
That's all we're
authorized to do.
Are you allowed to be
telling me this stuff?
Are they following me now?
We have to monitor
the entire world.
We don't have the manpower to
follow everyone all the time.
And there is
something about water.
It blocks our ability
to read your decision tree.
Are you an angel?
We've been called that.
We're more like
case officers
who live a lot longer
than humans.
Why are you helping me?
I have my reasons.
And why won't they
let me be with Elise?
All I know is the amount
of resources they've used
keeping you from her is
pretty damn important to them.
You're going to look
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