The Jensen Project Page #4

Or the worst weapon.

This why everyone's

freaked out?

Because Edwin boosted

one of these?

- Yes.

- What's he gonna do with it?

Well, he hasn't

got funding,

so I guess he's looking

for an investor.

You mean he's selling it

to the highest bidder.

Let's not get ahead of our selves,

Edwin can't do anything without...

A molecular assembler.

Three men stole one

in Montreal...

Look, I don't get why we can't

help find Edwin, Dr. James.

I know! We can bring a fresh

perspective to the search!

Yeah. And "fresh" being the

operative word in your case. Hm?

I know you guys

wanna help,

but this has become

serious business.

And, Brody, the last thing

your parents need right now...

is to be worrying

about you.

Now, I've gotta

get back to HQ.

Sam, why don't you take Brody

down to my lab.

Show him what we've

been working on.

Come on, dude.

It's Brody!

Welcome, Dr. Kendrick.

Here we go.

Found footage of the break-in

at the Tech-Gen lab.

Look at that image.

That's Edwin, all right!

So that's it?

Yup, the infamous

molecular assembler.

It's too bad a computer image,

is as close as we're ever gonna get...

to one of those babies.

So... why does

Dr. James wear both...

a science hat

and a security hat?

He's got the creds.

Worked for the NSA

for 10 years...

before Ingrid invited him

to join the Jensen Project.

What's that?

Just an experiment.

I'm tinkering with

sound-frequency isolation.

Interesting.

This is what Dr. James

wanted me to show you:

a voice-tracking device.

You mean, like a bug?

Except it matches voice patterns

to digital signals over satellite feeds.

- That's awesome!

- The way it is now,

you need to know where a signal

originates or where it's going.

With this you can push the search button

until you find a match.

So, in theory, if we were to track the

sound wave of someone's voice,

we can figure out

their location.

The best part is, as long there is a phone

in the same room...

with the person we're tracking,

we can hear them through

the phone on both speakers.

Even if the phone's

turned off?

Off, on, in a pocket.

It doesn't matter. Watch.

I'll upload voice patters

of your parents...

from some old files.

And the software will search

the ozone to find a match...

and identify

the sight of origin.

That's so cool!

I'll tap into

security feeds...

at airports and the major

border crossings.

- Perfect.

- Or, we can use the bio passport.

To track Edwin?

Yes. Everything... cars,

people, machinery... leaves a...

- Chemical signature.

- Excatly. Like a trail.

I can mod the

bio-passport tech...

I developed

on the Nicaragua dig...

using that, to trace the

molecular assembler.

And we can use the Montreal

transit system...

- Exacto-mundo!

- Taking that out of shorthand.

After 9/11, every major city

installed chemical detectors...

in their

public-transit systems...

to... pick up trace elements

of hazardous materials,

like anthrax.

And you combine that,

with a bio passport,

and you can follow

a chemical trail...

to the assembler

that Edwin stole.

So drum roll.

What am I looking for?

- Silicon.

- I need something else...

- to mix into the cocktail.

- Solvents.

Molecular assemblers

use solvents to etch gold...

- Ah! You said gold!

- Gold is used as a conductor.

Well, that's all I need.

We're looking for a breadcrumb trail

of gold and silicon.

There's a California joke

in there somewhere.

Edwin! How was

your field trip?

- Terrifying.

- Well, but... successful.

Well, we won't know...

until I get the assembler into

a clean room and run some tests.

Then we'll see

if it was damaged...

while I was being chased down

an alley like a... common thief!

As soon as we pinpoint

his location,

we need to have this team

ready to go.

Sounds like the computer

found my parents.

They're trying

to find Edwin.

So... the computer

found my folks.

Can it find Edwin, too?

Mmm... unlikely.

How about if we hook up

my gear to yours?

Worth a try.

Let me pull a voice sample.

No, uh...

on second thought...

What?

- Maybe we should just chill.

- What do you mean, chill?

My parents would freak,

if the knew I was doing it.

- We're trying to help.

- I know...

but they already

told us not to...

- and...

- And what?

They just busted me

for ditching school...

for, like,

the fourth time.

You don't like school?

Not so much, no.

Too easy?

I had the same problem.

But... instead of ditching,

I kept getting tossed out.

You talk

to them about it?

What?

They wouldn't understand.

How could they if you

don't explain it to them?

Camomile.

Thank you.

Calm your nerves.

I keep thinking none of this

would have happened...

if I'd listened to you

in the first place.

No one could have predicted

Edwin would go this far.

Got something here.

A private jet,

left a Montreal airstrip...

at 9:
30 last night.

At that altitude,

the chemical trail

will be Gonzo by now.

But if we can figure out

where it landed,

chances are

it'll lead us to Edwin.

Just got a text from

my guy at Homeland Security.

He said that that plane from Montreal

landed in New Jersey.

On it. I'll target New York,

Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.

I think

I've got something.

Trace elements

of gold and silicon.

That's our cocktail!

Okay, backtracking

them to...

Isolate that right there.

- You see it?

- Mm-hmm. That's... New York.

- The Bronx, actually.

- Where in the Bronx?

Van Cortlandt Park.

Okay, connect this

to Dr. James' receiver.

- Check.

- And...

That should do it.

I need all department heads,

to report to HQ immediately.

- What's happening?

- Only one way to find out!

You think it's a good idea,

calling in department heads?

It's Jensen protocol.

Half of the department heads

have mutinied!

You can't know who's still

in touch with Edwin.

You're right.

We'll keep this need-to-know.

Most of our security

is electronic.

As you know, we haven't needed much

in the way of boots on the ground.

And the few we have

were handpicked.

- And well-trained.

- Except in nanotechnology.

I may need to go along

to secure the data...

just in case Edwin decides,

if he can't have it, nobody can.

Yeah, well,

if you go, I go.

I'm concerned about

how Edwin is gonna react...

when he finds out

I brought you in on this.

Are you worried about,

what he'll do to me or I'll do to him?

Good point.

I wonder if we

should've told Brody.

No, for now I think

the less, the better.

I guess you're right.

If he knew, he'd be...

- As freaked out as I am?

- Hey...

we don't have to

do this, you know.

I think we do.

I wish I would've known

you were such an action hero.

I wish you'd asked.

Mom! Dad!

Where you going?

Who are those guys?

Did you find Edwin?

Are you goin' to get him?

Uh... yeah.

Would you really do something

that crazy without telling me about?

- Sweety, we didn't want you to worry.

- That worked out well, didn't it?

The best way to keep him

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