Three Inches Page #3

to make a life that fits

the size of who you really are.

You want to wash dogs,

wash dogs.

But you're crazier than I am

if you pass up the chance

to see how that life feels.

Why don't you meet

the rest of the team

then you can make up your mind.

There's a team?

Of course there is.

You're not the only one, Walter.

There are others.

I think you'll like them

and besides, you can't fight

evil all by yourself,

am I right?

Okay, I'm listening.

I've got tropical fish bigger than dog

he's tougher than he looks.

Standard Op.

Stolen property.

Go fetch.

Stolen?

Yeah, this is

a very important package.

And you don't know where it is.

Well, we're hoping you have

the right freaks for the job.

They're not freaks.

Titus.

How's Jeannie?

Rise and shine,

my little lightning rod!

All work and no play makes

Walter a minimum age employee.

You have questions.

I don't even know

where to start.

Start with me.

Okay.

How did you get to be...

you know... like this.

Army Intelligence.

I was assigned to a unit

that specialized

psychic phenomena.

It was my job to take

something strange and beautiful

and turn it to a weapon.

Good times.

Yeah.

Turned out I wasn't the company

man that I though I was.

So you quit?

No, I studied.

Recruited.

Build my own start-up

from scratch.

So that's how the justice league

came to Park Ridge, huh?

Something like that, yeah.

Why lightning-strike

victims?

Oh, lightning strikes are only

one of many triggers.

We check for enhanced perception

and paranormal skills.

[ Beeping ]

How many did you find?

Well, there's a nice old lady

in New Canaan

who can kill lilacs

with her mind.

There's a teenager in Moline

who can actually predict when

his cellphone is gonna ring.

Most people just blow out

their eardrums.

Everybody, this is Walter.

I've invited him to join us,

but Walter has his doubts.

New guy's coming.

Mm, what does he do?

I can't tell.

Wherever it is,

if Troy wanted us all here

to meet him

must be something special.

Everybody, this is Walter.

I've invited him to join us,

but Walter has his doubts.

Annika can duplicate

and broadcast almost any sound.

Hello.

Hey.

Ethan can commune with members

of the insect kingdom.

Nice to meet you.

Todd can see into the future

Two minutes, give or take.

Unfortunately, the farther

he looks, the more it hurts.

Hey.

Carlos insists that we call him

by his superhero identity,

"the human smell."

You can probably

guess what he can do.

As they came

face-to-face,

the first thing Walter noted

was the smell's steely gaze,

eyes that penetrate...

Watts:

Save it, stinkbug.

Sorry.

Hey... Dude.

And Watts,

able to alter and shape

emotional states

faster and more effectively

than any drug known to man.

What's your secret, Walter?

I can...

I-I can, uh..

I got...

Probably not public speaking.

Walter can move any object

three inches with his mind.

Three inches sounds about right.

[ Chuckles ]

Welcome.

I think you're gonna like it here.

Okay.

Come with me.

You're training me

to be a fruit assassin?

See? Amazing.

Thank you, Sara.

So...

This, uh, Lily Theroux.

What does she do, anyway?

How do you know about Lily?

Know everything about you.

It's still creepy.

Uh, Lily is

a blogger/humanitarian.

Does she know about your power?

No.

Well, in my limited experience

when it comes to blogger/humanitarians

You have to take the long view.

[ Exhales sharply ]

[ Beeping ]

Maximum range...

17 feet, 4 inches.

The face-scrunching

probably doesn't help.

You can loose the stiff arm too.

Macklin:
Hey, Walter, it's Macklin.

Where you been, man.

I got a hot tip

on another apartment.

Call me.

Troy:
Your basic key lock

contains a small cylinder.

When a door is locked,

a part called the tang

is partially

out of the cylinder.

When the door is unlocked

the tang rests fully inside it.

You need the key to release the tang.

Unless you are you.

So, what you're saying is

that I could be

the best locksmith ever.

Wow all my dreams

are coming true.

What I'm saying is,

sometimes the good guys

need to walk through doors

that only you can open.

Can you move the same object

more than once?

Three inches, three inches?

Not right away.

It's like I have to

recharge or something.

It's always three inches?

That makes sense.

We're all made of atoms.

Everything is

and the only thing

holding these atoms together

is an ionic

electrical attraction.

The lightning must have altered

your brain chemistry,

allowing you to exert

an electromagnetic force

on the atoms in any object.

But there's only so much charge

in the atoms you can access,

so that would limit your ability

to move them

is there gonna be a quiz?

'Cause if the is, I got to

write some of this down.

[ Chuckles ]

Let me in.

I can't...

I can't do this.

Sure you can.

Concentrate.

[ Sighs ]

[ Both laughing ]

Yeah.

Walter:
Yeah.

Where you been, man?

I left you like 20 messages.

Yeah, sorry.

I-I, uh, as busy

with this unexpected thing

I hadn't scheduled.

Whatever.

I got another apartment.

This one is in...

Wicker Park?

Yeah

Yeah, 1 1/2 bedrooms.

I don't know

what that means... 1 1/2...

But should move fast on this,

because I think

it's gonna go quick.

Uh..

Macklin, I don't have time to

look for apartments right now

Walter, you always have time.

Not anymore.

Sorry, Macklin,

I-I got to go.

Who's that?!

Don't...

Don't follow me.

I'm not stalking you, Walter!

I'm trying to be your friend!

Lightning changed you, man!

And not in a good way.

See you two later.

Good luck, Walter.

Is Troy...

Recess is over, newbie.

From now on,

it's just you and me.

Let's go.

[ Jackhammer hammering,

baby wailing ]

[ Horns honking ]

[ Monkey screeching ]

[ Sound effects' volume

increases ]

[ Sound effects' volume lessens ]

[ Lock clicks ]

[ Engine turns over ]

[ Engine turns over ]

[ Sighs ]

Looks like I'm out of gas.

Sucks to be you.

It always comes back.

[ Horn honking ]

See?

You want to know the key

to happiness?

There's a key?

It's too bad it's not a lock.

I could open it.

The key is to find a place

where you belong...

And people

to belong there with you.

Sign the contract, Walter.

Watts:
Hey.

Hey, hi.

How you doing?

What? Oh, good. Great.

I was a little worried

at first, you know

There's a lot

of stuff to learn, and...

And it's hard sometimes.

But the thing is, I...

Never really new

what you could do before now?

No, I didn't.

Troy does that for everyone.

Hey, I got an idea.

Do you want to grab a beer?

Sure. Great. Yeah.

I-I know a place we can go.

Wow, that is a fantastic idea.

The only thing smell liked more

the the touch of a woman

who thought he was cool

was the cool touch

of a bottle of beer

served to him by a woman.

Time you got to know the team.

Okay.

No beer for you, stinkbug!

Guys?

[ Indistinct conversations ]

I was working in the entomology

department at Texas A&M

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