The Projected Man

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You want to watch where you're going!

Pretty you may be.

Dr. Hill?

Yes.

Professor Steiner is expecting you.

I'm Sheila Anderson, the

department secretary.

Would you come in here, please?

Dr. Hill, Professor Steiner.

Come in, come in.

Oh, it's wonderful to see you again.

And piggy to you.

I do apologize.

On the spur-of-the-moment,

I could think of no

other code name for you

to give to the guards.

That wasn't what I meant.

You haven't changed.

Seeing you standing there

as if the years had suddenly dropped away.

Paul, that was a long time ago.

What's the problem that you

want to discuss with me?

Oh, thank you, Miss Anderson.

Oh, Miss Anderson, is Dr. Mitchel in?

Yes sir, he went into the lab.

Would you ask him to set up a test run?

I'll be along presently.

At once, sir.

I'm working on the

conversion of solid objects

into pure energy.

Energy which can be stored

in a cell composition,

projected over long distances

and then turned back

into the object again.

All kinds of objects,

including human tissue.

Human tissue?

Yes.

Television!

Television is one method of

transferring a visual image

from one place to another.

But the image is flat, two-dimensional,

lacks life and needs a receiver.

What I have achieved

is the projection of an

object in three dimensions,

something that has weight, depth and body

and without a receiver.

Yesterday,

I achieved my first projection

of a living creature.

Unfortunately, something went wrong

and the subject died.

For how long did it live?

Oh, two to three minutes.

I want you to tell me why it died.

Whether there was any change

in the cellular structure

during projection.

What I need to correct.

What's the principle that you employ?

I'll show you.

Come with me.

Mitchel?

I'd like you to meet Dr. Hill.

She'll be joining us on our project.

You could say we met before.

Well, almost.

Mitchel is an expert on laser.

I'm afraid I know very little about it.

Oh,

well then fit her out with a heat suit,

explain it to her and I'll

go set up the console.

There?

Professor Steiner?

I had to tell Dr. Blanchard

you wanted another experimental run.

And?

He's given his permission

on this occasion.

In the future he requires 24 hours notice.

And you've been instructed

to see that he gets it?

I have.

Dr. Blanchard's the director

of this foundation, isn't he?

You can say that again.

I'm in the middle.

You were going to tell me about laser.

Sorry.

Well, I expect you know it's a way of

overcoming a scattering of light waves.

In it's simplest form, we

put an electric current

through a mixture of

neon and helium gases.

Now the light is amplified and emitted,

it becomes a coherent source of power.

You mean it doesn't go

off in all directions.

Exactly.

It's one very narrow beam

that can transmit more signals

than all the television and

radio channels put together.

It's light in a new form,

which I have modified to

transmit matter itself.

Now I'd like to demonstrate

with something of your own.

Something you'd recognize.

My watch do?

Couldn't be better.

Come with me.

This is the transmission cradle.

It creates a massive magnetic field.

Now, the watch.

Now, put your visor on and stand back.

But keep your eye on the watch.

What has happened at this stage

is that the basic matter of the watch

has been transformed into pure energy

and is stored over there in that cell.

Forever, if necessary.

Now, we wish to transmit that energy

to project the watch, in fact.

Laser preheat.

Laser preheat in.

Laser emission relay.

Laser emission relay...

On.

Relay one.

Relay on in.

Relay two.

Relay two, on.

Project.

Now,

we'll see what happened to your watch.

It's incredible.

I succeed every time

with an inanimate object.

If only I could do the same

thing with a living creature.

Unfortunately there's a gap

between the molecular structure of metal

and that of living tissue,

which I must bridge.

What are these burns?

That's some we still

don't quite understand.

Paul, look at the watch.

Would it be possible

for the direction of the

magnetic field, the polarity,

to change in projection?

I suppose it could.

I've never really thought about it.

We better start thinking about it.

If this kind of distortion is present,

no wonder the guinea pig died.

Hot?

No, a shock.

Maybe there is something in my theory.

Look what the shock has done.

No human being could survive

a time transition of that kind.

Not without fearful consequences.

Who are you?

I'm assisting Professor Steiner.

Who are you?

Dr. Blanchard,

director of this foundation.

Well then you should know

better than to startle me

when I'm focusing a microscope.

Let me see your identification card.

Certainly.

This is a classified

division, the work is secret.

No one is allowed in

without my permission.

She has permission.

Mine.

Dr. Hill is working

here at my own expense.

Even so, an arrangement of that sort

requires my authority.

What name did you say?

Dr. Hill.

Dr. Patricia Hill.

I'm extremely sorry, Dr. Hill.

I apologize. For a moment,

I didn't recognize you.

Maybe it's my overall or the lighting.

I'm sure you will be of great assistance

to Professor Steiner.

She already has been.

With her help, I'm on the

verge of demonstrating

proof of my theory.

I am glad to hear it.

Oh,

by the way, Steiner,

I hope Dr. Mitchel made it

quite clear this morning

that I can not agree again

to these demonstrations

being taken at short notice.

Quite clear.

You see, I have to warn other projects

that may be needing power.

These matters have to

be properly programmed.

I said Dr. Mitchel made your point.

Good.

Well, I won't interrupt you any further.

Goodnight, Professor Steiner.

Dr. Hill.

Please don't think the

foundation finds you unwelcome.

Thank you, Dr. Blanchard.

Paul, look at this.

Why didn't you tell me

about Professor Steiner's

arrangement with Dr. Hill?

He said he'd tell you himself.

What Professor Steiner

wanted to tell me himself

is immaterial.

You represent me on this project.

I hope you haven't forgotten

where your loyalties lie.

My loyalties belong to the foundation.

Very proper.

Miss Anderson,

I have agreed

that Dr. Hill be working

here for a short time.

But I must emphasize that in future,

no visitor to this

department must be admitted

without my personal authority.

Is that clear?

Yes, sir.

Ha.

What are you doing?

Dictating reports.

Well leave it.

Come with me.

Mitchel,

I want you to regard what I'm about to say

as highly confidential.

Yes, sir.

I've been instructed that next Tuesday

the ministry is sending Professor Lembach

of the Geneva Institute down

to witness a demonstration

of Professor Steiner's

projection experiment.

Professor Lembach, yes.

Obviously it will be

necessary for you to know

you will have preparations to make

but I would be obliged

if you didn't mention the

visit to Professor Steiner.

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