The Jensen Project Page #6

We're fine,

but no one's here.

- You were too late?

- By about 10 years.

There's 2 inches of dust

on the floor.

The assembler's trail

leads right up to the door,

but no equipment,

no people, no Edwin.

No, that's impossible.

The trail

from the airport...

led to that

exact location.

We've looked everywhere, Jenny.

It's abandoned.

Don't waste any more

time there then.

Get back here

as soon as you can.

When we go back,

I'm taking the train.

Suit yourself,

but so you know,

I have an instrument rating...

and a couple hundred hours

logged in that bird.

And that's the best

you could do?

Come on, dude.

Let's not keep

the bad guys waiting.

Okay, it looks like

we're all done here.

Let's get to the chopper.

What's wrong?

I know this is

gonna sound crazy.

I just... I feel so...

deflated, somehow.

I was so ready to

confront Edwin, and now...

Most people never

face their ghosts.

At least you tried.

I know what kind

of influence...

the doubts Edwin

instilled in me have had.

Not just... on my work,

but... on all of us...

on the choices we made...

for Brody and for you

and for me.

I just wish...

I had been as ready to stand up

to him back then as I am now.

Yeah, me too.

Come on.

This one should be it.

That's the assembler.

There

people all around it,

including some that look

like they eat nails.

Let's go.

Come here.

I re-checked

the data again.

There were significant traces

of both gold and silicon.

The chem. trace

was correct.

This is weird.

What?

The levels are double the amount,

used in the assembler.

Ooh!

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Stop being such a dork!

- Did you find Brody?

- Still looking.

- You check Sam's boathouse?

- On my way to do that now.

Well, you're busy.

We'll do it.

Ingrid, the lockdown was

triggered from the inside.

Then it wasn't Edwin.

Not unless he left

a mole behind.

Well, whoever it was,

we need to find them now!

So what now?

Now we figure out how

to get to the assembler.

Uh... dude?

Hello?

One second.

Ugh!

Here.

- Ugh! That smells like...

- A smart, uh...

way to clear a room.

Hand me the bottle.

What's happening?

We have a contaminant breach!

Clear the room.

- We gotta clear the room!

- Let's go!

Let's go, come on!

Get out! Get out!

Hey, put it down!

Go! Get out!

- Let's go!

- Leave! Leave!

Let's get going!

Come, on.

Move! Move!

Shut it down!

Let's go!

And out!

Come on, everyone!

Let's go! Let's go!

Come on, let's go.

Looks more like a toaster

than a deadly weapon.

It's not the machine that's deadly,

it's the people who stole it.

Grab it

and let's get outta here.

Let's go!

- Got it?

- Come on!

Do you have any idea

what a setback this is?

Stop them!

- Stop!

- Uh!

- Sam!

- Ugh.

Thanks, dude!

Ow!

Ah! Sam!

Sam, catch!

The assembler!

Get up!

Go after her!

Go, Sam! Go!

And who do we have here?

Answer me!

My name is Brody.

Brody Thompson.

Brody Thompson...

Hey, guys,

are you here?

Wow!

Cool digs!

Ah, this is the last

thing we need.

Where could they be?

Are you kidding?

In this place?

They could be

coming up with an addendum...

to Einstein's

theory of relativity.

I just wish for once he'd

let us know what he's up to.

Well, we teach

by example, honey.

We kept him

out of the loop.

Now he's just

returning the favor.

Matt? Claire?

I've got Sam calling in.

Oh...

We got the assembler,

but I... I...

What? How did you...

Dr. James' voice tracker

picked up Edwin's signal, but...

it was during

the lockdown and... and...

Slow down.

Is Brody with you?

That's what I'm telling you!

These... these guards grabbed me...

and Brody jumped in

so I could get away...

- and...

- Sam, where is Brody now?

I don't know.

Everybody's on it, Claire.

We'll find him.

We never should've

come back here.

We never

should have left.

That day when Edwin...

That was the worst

day of my life.

But this is

a million times worse.

What have we done...

We left because

you were so used to winning,

you could not

accept a loss.

Then you became so afraid

it was going to happen again,

you got out of

the game altogether...

and you took

Brody and me with you.

And yet, you're never

willing to talk about it.

After we find Brody,

things are goin' to

change, Claire.

They have to.

Sorry to interrupt...

there's a call coming in.

Carry you

all the way home...

Put it on speaker.

- Mom!

- Brody!

Are you okay?

- Where are you?

- I... I have no idea.

Are you all right?

- Did they hurt you?

- No, I'm cool!

Appreciate you

saving me, dude.

I would ground you if

I weren't so happy to see you!

Mom, I was only

trying to help.

I know. Sam told us.

Next time, though, let's discuss

the risks we intend to take...

before we take them, okay?

- You scared us, man.

- I'm sorry.

I'm glad you're okay.

Are you hungry?

You must be starving.

No, no, I'm good, thanks.

So what happened after

I bounced outta there?

I have no idea.

It's all totally fuzzy.

All I remember is

waking up on the street.

- You made it!

- Brilliant!

Hey, guys.

- He's okay.

- Welcome back, Brody.

Bio-system alert.

Unidentified foreign object.

Subject...

- Mom?

- Brody Thompson.

Brody, don't move.

- It's Edwin's nanobot.

- Inside me?

- What has Edwin done?

- Taken control of his system.

We need to get it out!

We need extraction scenarios!

Hold on a minute.

Everything we do, Edwin will see!

Incoming transmission

from Edwin Jensen.

Answer call.

Hello, Claire.

Edwin...

What have you done

to my son?

I'm surprised you're back.

Ingrid must've been

very persuasive.

I don't understand

why you'd want to hurt...

- an innocent...

- Ahh!

Okay! Okay!

Stop!

Please!

Mom...

Now, I'll call

you back, one hour,

with a time

and a place.

And you'll bring

the assembler.

Don't worry.

She will give it back.

It's linked to

his blood vessels.

There's gotta be a way

to un-link it!

Does it feel weird?

I didn't even know

it was in me until now.

Where's the assembler?

- Excuse me?

- What?

I'm sorry, but ethically,

this is a classic case...

of what's good for the many vs.

what's good for one.

I think, we need to discuss...

- the implications...

- Are you kidding me?

This is not theoretical!

This is my son's life

we're talking about!

Claire...

Let me, please.

Ugh!

Play files.

Next!

Next!

Play file.

We've just witnessed...

utter failure.

Pause file!

I'm not a genius...

like the rest of you.

My father understood that.

My father meant for me to be

the heart of the Jensen Project.

He depended on me...

to make sure that...

there would be compassion...

in the often-clinical world

that we've created here.

I failed you.

I failed my father.

I failed myself.

I knew that Edwin...

went way beyond

the professional that day.

He wounded you...

personally and deeply.

He...

was wrong about you.

I knew that, and I'm sure

that he knew that.

I'm so sorry...

for then...

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