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negative confirmation

on all inbound tracking.

Get onto SAC. Tell 'em to hold steady.

Stop! It's a simulation!

There's an attack simulation running!

What the hell's he yelling about?

I didn't order that.

We're not being attacked!

It's a simulation!

Whoa, now! Hold it!

You're not supposed to be runnin' here.

We don't know how it happened.

Someone outside fed an attack simulation

into the main... It's a simulation!

Conley...

Take us off full alert.

Hold at DEFCON 4 till we find out exactly

what in the hell's happening here!

I didn't tell you to cut the line!

Did I tell you to cut it? You cut the line!

They shut down

before we could complete our trace.

We did locate the area

where the transmission originated.

- Where?

- Seattle, Washington.

Shut it down!

Somebody's playing a game with us.

At a prophylactic recycling centre...

Hi, Dad!

David!

- David, come in here!

- What did I do?

Plenty, mister. Plenty.

You have just passed

all of your classes this semester.

Congratulations, dear!

Show this to your dad.

Honey! David has something to show you.

- What's that?

- Here, Dad.

Uh-oh.

This is good!

I'm so proud of you!

..went on a full-scale nuclearalert,

believing the Soviet Union

had launched a missile attack.

A spokesman places blame

on a computermalfunction,

emphasising that the problem

has been corrected.

For more on the story,

let's go live to Washington DC.

Well, that's your phone.

Yeah.

Seriously, David. Congratulations.

This one'll be a pleasure to sign!

- Hello?

- David?

Are you watching the news?

Jennifer. Yeah, I'm watching.

David, is that us on TV? Did we do that?

It could be. Oh, Jesus, Jennifer!

What am I gonna do? They're gonna

come get me. I'm really screwed!

I'm screwed!

No! Sh! Calm down!

Sh! Calm down, calm down. Listen...

If they were so smart,

they would have found you already.

Yeah.

OK. So all you have to do is throw

the number away and don't call it again.

- That's all.

- Yeah.

- Maybe they didn't trace the call.

- Right! Maybe they didn't trace the call.

I'm sure they didn't trace the call.

All you have to do is act normal.

We'll both act normal

and everything will be fine.

OK?

- OK.

- OK.

God! This is so unbelievable!

Can I call Michelle and tell her?

No, Jennifer! Don't call her!

Sorry. All right. I won't.

I'll talk to you tomorrow, OK?

OK. Good night, Jennifer.

Greetings, ProfessorFalken.

Oh, my God.

Incorrect identification.

I am not Falken.

Falken is dead.

Sorry to hear that, Professor.

Yesterday's game was interrupted.

Although primary goal has not yet

been achieved, solution is near.

Game time elapsed:

31 hours 12 minutes 50 seconds.

Estimated time remaining:

52 hours 17 minutes 10 seconds.

What is the primary goal?

You should know, Professor.

You programmed me.

Oh, come on.

What is the primary goal?

To win the game.

David Lightman, hold it right there. FBl.

- I'll read you your rights.

- Step over to the van.

You have the absolute right

to remain silent.

What did I do?

You have the right

to consult with an attorney

and to have one present

during questioning.

If you cannot afford an attorney,

one will be appointed to you by the court.

- Do you understand these rights?

- Yeah.

Are you willing to talk to me

about the charges against you?

All right. Let's move.

This rather large room

is command centre for NORAD.

No picture taking. The screens in front

of you are connected to our satellites

and missile tracking stations

throughout the country.

This is the commander's desk.

Colonel Conley is in charge.

Would you mind relinquishing

your command, sir?

Miss Dailey, would you come

and sit in this rather important chair?

These buttons are connected

with the Strategic Air Command

and missile launching stations.

Miss Dailey, would you press

this button here? The red one.

- The one in the middle?

- Yes, ma'am.

Oh, my God! It's the wrong one!

It's a joke! You didn't blow up anything.

Look what you did do.

"Distinguished visitors

from Birmingham."

Last week I had the governor

of New Jersey in this chair.

He said, "Colonel Thomas, why are we

at DEFCON 4?" as we are right now.

Why are we at DEFCON 4?

The Soviets saw our bombers scramble

and went on alert.

We told them it was just an exercise, but

we want them to relax their posture first.

Wait. Wait.

- Give me that.

- Oh, Christ. Another tour group.

Just what we need today. Why don't they

go to Disneyland where they belong?

- Well, I think they're going to tomorrow.

- OK. All set? Oh, here.

It was a one-in-a-million shot.

There was an open line

at our division in Sunnyvale.

The phone company screwed up!

- John. John McKittrick, George Wigan.

- How are you?

George is with the FBl.

He brought the kid in.

It looks like we've got

a high-school prank on our hands.

Paul, what happened?

The kid broke into the war game using a

password left by the original programmer.

- A password?

- Yes, sir.

None of my team even knew it was there.

Kid claims

he was looking for a toy company.

That's great!

Anybody in here buy that one?

We can find the password and take it out,

but it might help to beef up security.

Oh. Beef up, huh?

How about screwed up?

We did all that and he broke in again.

Kid says your computer called him.

What the hell is going on, John?

I woke up the president. I told him

we were under attack by the Russians.

You know what an idiot that makes me

look? Not to mention the general.

I think we're being a little naive here.

There is no way a high-school punk

can put a dime in a telephone

and break into our system.

He's got to be working

with somebody else.

He fits the profile perfectly.

He's intelligent, but an underachiever.

Alienated from his parents.

Has few friends.

Classic case

for recruitment by the Soviets.

What does this say

about the state of our country?

I mean, have you gotten any insight

as to why a bright boy like this

would jeopardise the lives of millions?

He says

he does this sort of thing for fun.

Dammit, John, I want some answers,

and I want 'em now!

- Let me talk to this little prick.

- I don't wanna talk. Just do it!

Come on, Paul.

Who do they belong to? Do you know?

What?

Good morning, sir.

- Where's the Lightman kid?

- In the infirmary, sir.

Hello, David. John McKittrick.

I run the computer facility here.

Sergeant, these aren't necessary,

the handcuffs?

No, sir.

Well, David, we called your parents.

We told them everything's fine.

No charges have been filed... yet.

But I think we are gonna need

a little time to sort things out here.

How much time?

Well, that depends on

how willing you are to cooperate.

Oh, of course.

Sergeant, would you tell the OD

I'm gonna take David for a little walk?

Let's go down to my office.

We'll be more comfortable there.

Go ahead.

You used to work with Stephen Falken?

I started as his assistant.

How d'you know?

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