Time After Time Page #2

- Mr. Wells...

- Bring me all the housekeeping money.

And any money you have of your own.

I'll make it up to you.

- How much?

- Fifteen pounds, sixpence.

- You want it all?

- AII, if you please, Mrs. Turner.

- Something wrong, sir?

- Would you mind awfully?

Money may not answer.

I may have to trade with the natives.

Let me see. The key.

86 years. Two years per minute.

That makes 43 minutes.

Estimated time of arrival would be...

11:
15.

Right.

Utopia.

Mr. Wells?

Mr. Wells?

- Lindbergh's over the Irish coast...

- Support of the woman I love...

- We have to fear is...

- Their finest hour...

- Attacked Pearl Harbor...

- I shall return...

- This is London...

- Whose throat you'd like to cut...

- Proclaim the state of Israel...

- Queen Elizabeth II is crowned...

- From North Korea...

- Ask not...

- President Kennedy is dead...

- Martin Luther King...

- One small step for man...

- Israeli athletes were killed...

- Vietnam cease-fire agreement...

- Because of Watergate...

- Second test-tube baby...

- Pope John Paul's successor...

- And executed four generals...

Mommy, look at that.

Mommy, come over here.

Mommy. Who's that man?

Jason, come away.

He probably works here.

The Wells exhibit is on loan

from the British Museum.

The objects in this hall

form a portrait of the public...

... and private life

of an extraordinary person...

... whose prophetic vision influenced

the shape of things to come.

On your left is the inlaid wood

secretary with a unique top...

... from Wells' rooms.

It was on this desk...

Hey! Get away from the exhibit.

Where do you think you are,

Disneyland?

- Pardon?

- You heard me. Get behind those ropes.

- Was discovered by workmen

digging where Wells' house once stood.

Come on.

The reasons for his building it

are unknown.

- That it didn't work

made him avoid discussing it.

- H.G. Wells was born in...

- Novel? Time Machine?

You people. Christ, Almighty.

Never.

Eight hours off.

What did you do to my car?

Can't you drive?

Some SOB can't read.

- Could you tell me what city this is?

- Oh, come on.

Could you please tell me

what city this...?

San Francisco?

California. Of course!

Eight hours difference.

Thirteen, 14, 15 pounds. This money

is quite old, you're aware of that.

- They're still good, aren't they?

- Sure.

A coin dealer would give you more.

Here, all you'll get is the current

exchange rate, which is...

...$25.50.

- Twenty-five dollars?

- Really, it's the same all over.

Money makes the world go round.

It's just worth less and less.

Money, yes.

Everyone needs money.

Has there been another gentlemen

here recently...

...another Englishman

with currency like mine?

Not that I recall.

And they would have sent him to me.

I see.

Get me a Big Mac, an order of fries

and a small Coke to go, please.

Thank you, dear.

Get me a Big Mac, fries

and tea to go, please.

Pommes frites.

Fries are pommes frites.

I never saw wood like this before.

I haven't seen stones in settings

like these since before the war.

- The war?

- Since the Second World War. You know.

- Did you say, "world war"?

- Since World War II, I said.

- How much are they worth?

- Today's market? $6000 easy.

- Would you like to buy them?

- I couldn't give you top dollar.

That's all right. What's your offer?

- Four?

- Yes. Very well.

You don't want to think about it?

Okay. May I see some ID?

You know. Driver's license,

credit card, something like that.

- I'm afraid I don't have some.

- I can't do business without some ID.

- How do I know these aren't hot?

- Hot?

- Stolen.

- Stolen?

I assure you, I give you my word

as a gentleman.

Come on, what's this gentleman stuff?

How come you don't got any ID?

Let me do a computer check. If it's

clear, you'll have a check in a week.

I don't have a week.

I don't believe you exist.

But if you do, I need your help.

Just let me stay the night...

...and I'll be on my way in the

morning. I won't trouble you again.

I'm sorry. We're closing now.

Utopia.

200. 300. 400.

There you are, sir.

May I help you?

I'd like to see the foreign

currency officer.

- You're looking at him.

- You?

Surely there must be a gentleman?

Don't be a chauvinist. It's taken

me three years to get here.

Don't you believe in women's

liberation?

Women's liberation.

I'm sorry. I meant no disrespect.

In fact, I was all for it,

so I shouldn't complain.

You were all for it?

What changed your mind?

Nothing.

I don't know whether you can help me.

- May I help you?

- Thank you.

I'm certainly willing for you to try.

I'm looking for an Englishman who may

have tried to exchange money.

I'll say.

Then he was here?

Yesterday, big as life.

With a money belt that was bigger.

Must've weighed a ton. A friend?

We were traveling together,

and now I've lost him.

- His name was John Leslie Stevenson.

- That's him.

I wanted him to open an account but

he only cashed a few hundred dollars.

You wouldn't happen to know

what's become of him?

He asked me to recommend a hotel.

- An hotel?

- I sent him to the Hyatt Regency.

- Hyatt Regency?

- Yeah.

Oh, thank you.

You here on a visit?

Tourist type thing?

If you don't know anyone,

let me show you around.

We San Franciscans are pretty

proud of this old town.

Well...

...yes, perhaps that might be nice.

It's your option. You've got the card.

Give me a ring. My name's Amy.

- A ring?

- You know:

My number's on the card.

- What's your name?

- Herbert...

...Wells.

What was that?

That was a very cute man.

That was a pickup.

- Against bank rules.

- I don't care.

At least he's not gay.

Plus, I love the way he talks.

How about that suit? Early American.

He'll be back.

- What's up, doc?

- Pardon?

Where to?

Could you take me, as quickly

as possible, to the Hyatt...?

- Who is it?

- Your breakfast, sir.

- Bless my soul.

- May I come in?

Certainly, certainly.

You were literally the last person

on earth I expected to see.

There was no way to prevent the

machine's return. I lack the key.

- No.

- You do manage to find the nerve...

...after I tested

your machine for you.

How did you manage to track me down?

That was brilliant.

We'll add detective to your list

of accomplishments.

You're a regular Sherlock Holmes.

I'm not here to engage

in idle banter, Stevenson.

You've used me and my machine

to escape justice.

I must congratulate you on the device.

At dinner the other century,

I thought you'd lost your wits.

Fate intervened, and I ascertained

that you are a Columbus of a new age.

The dawn of time travel.

I salute you.

- Come with me.

- Of course. Where are we going?

To the museum.

I'm obliged to take you back to face

the consequences of your acts.

You can't be serious.

You're so Victorian.

How do I get back? By force?

Be reasonable, John.

We don't belong here.

- We violated...

- We don't belong here?

Let me show you something.

Sit down.

Come on, I won't bite. Sit.

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