Leverage (2008–2012): Season 5, Episode 3 - The First Contact Job - full transcript

[ Elevator bell dings ]

[ Indistinct conversations ]

So, as you can see
by my projections here,

The Kanack hybrid engine.

Would reduce the consumption
of jet fuel by up to 66%,

Thus allowing the airlines
to reduce their fares.

[ Chuckles ] or not.

[ Chuckling ]

Oren. Oren, hey,
I heard you got let go.

Where is he? Who?

The key is, once the aircraft
reaches cruising altitude,



The Kanack hybrid jet engine
switches to fully hybrid mode.

James Kanack... where is he?
Conference room.

That's nearly 80%
of every single flight.

[ Pounding on glass ]

Thief! That's my work!

Don't listen to him!
He's a liar and a thief!

That's my work!
That's my engine! Hey!

We... we must apologize.
That...

That was a former assistant
we recently had to let go.

Don't listen to him!
He's a thief! Liar!

His mental instability
was compromising.

Mr. Kanack's research.
That's my work!

That's my work!

It's sad, really. [ sighs ]



So, do you have any more
questions for me, or, uh...

Can we get down to business?

I think we've heard enough.

We would like to purchase the hybrid
jet engines Kanack hybrid jet engines.

The Kanack hybrid jet engines
at the price we discussed.

Terrific.

My head of legal, Mr. Bryden,
here will draw up the paperwork.

We can have a contract
ready to be signed in...

Two weeks. Two weeks.

Gentlemen, it was a pleasure
making history with you.

Pleasure. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you very much.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

James Kanack
offered to fund my research.

If it worked,
we'd share the credit.

Well, that's always a big risk.

Without him,
I just have ideas on paper.

Money builds prototypes.

So, now he's
trying to cut you out.

He published our results
under his name.

And to make sure
I couldn't fight him,

He ruined my reputation.

The suicide attempt.
I didn't.

I didn't try to take
my own life.

After I got fired,

My psychiatrist prescribed
antidepressants,

But I was on migraine medication
at the time.

It's not a good mix.
That causes serotonin...

Serotonin syndrome...
confusion, hallucinations.

I ended up at the hospital.
But it was an accident.

Kanack altered medical files.

Mr. Ford,
no one will hire me now.

I just want to work again.

And Kanack's lawyer
convinced the judge.

That all my designs
were trade secrets.

So making them inadmissible
as evidence in court.

Yes, but I embedded
digital watermarks.

On all my computer files.

If they had reached the bench,

The judge would have seen
that they're mine.

Okay. Well,
so we'll get your files back,

And we'll destroy the guy.

That... that isn't...

Okay.

Thank you.

5x03
- The First Contact Job -

Where's, uh... And...
[ whistles ]

Sent them on ahead.

This jobs pretty
straightforward.

Sophie: James Kanack,
owner of Kanack worldwide,

Inventor of
the Kanack irrigation process,

The Kanack self-drying
washing machine,

The Kanack lo-flo toilet.

What kind of guy
names a toilet after himself?

Someone who cares
more about fame than respect,

That's for sure.

Okay, James Kanack
studied engineering in college.

But quit when his father,
who was a real genius,

Died and left him,
younger James, $20 million,

At which point, James decided
to hire some young geniuses.

And steal their work and
lawyer them into the ground.

Over a toilet.

Well, he's setting his sights
a bit higher now.

Braddock aeronautics
is top-shelf.

Military aircraft contractors.

They used to stamp their logo on
the engine cowls of our chopper,

And we'd have to file them off
before we...

Went fishing.

For fish.

Okay.

So, there's been
no new deposits.

From braddock into his account.

Okay, braddock aeronautics
is gonna be back in three days,

At which point,
they're gonna pay Kanack.

Luckily for us, we're gonna have
the research back in two hours.

Right, Hardison?

Hardison?

Less, I'd actually like to enjoy
the rest of my Sunday.

He wants to get back
to his online ork battle.

Is that so wrong?

What you doing?

The watermarked files
are in the server room.

The server room is here.

We're taking the vents.

Mnh-mnh. Mm-hmm.

Mnh-mnh. It's too tight
and too dusty.

Have you ever seen a dust mite?

Dermatophagoides farinae...
eight legs, fur, and mandibles.

Mandibles, woman.
I don't think so.

That's why I brought this.

Say hello to Marvin. Okay?

Now this allows me to ping any
electronics with an I/o switch.

And flip its status
within a 200-yard radius.

On is off, red is green, lock is unlocked.
Unlocked. I get it.

But can it change the channel?

Can Marvin change the channel?

And can it? I do not know that.

I'm going in through the vents.

Bet I get there first.
No, I don't think that's a good idea.

Winner chooses our next date.
Ready, set, go!

Wait! I-I wasn't ready!

[ Beeping ]

Oh, geez.

[ Beep, lock clicks ]

[ Blows air ]

[ Beep ]

Real key?

[ Beep ]

Seriously?
I win! I want to go bungee-jumping.

Already did that.

Not off a hot-air balloon.

I seriously need to win
one of these bets.

Earth to Nate.

You can see me, right?

Nate, security cams are a go.

Yes, Parker, I can see you.

[ Beep ]

You got company coming.

We have to go now.

Almost done.

[ Lock turns ]

Come on.

I'm trying.
Some of these files are huge.

Come on, come on,
come on, come on, come on.

[ Grunts ]

[ Both panting ]

See? Venare better.

It's not that bad.

You're totally surrounded by,

Like, a million
of those dust-mite things.

And you can't even
feel them, can you?

Now I can.

Oh.

All over. Okay! Oh, I'm sorry.

Okay, okay. It's... wait, it...

Just let me get... wait.
Oh. Ow! Ow!

Hold it. You okay?
Come on, babe.

Okay. What are
we looking at here?

You're looking at files
that have been scrubbed clean,

Something
I will never be again.

Is that your second bottle?

What if it is?

Look, Kanack hunted out.

Every bit of code
that the client put in there.

No digital watermarks.
We got nothing.

Okay, what about those other
files... the big ones there?

Thought they
were something, too,

But it turns out they're just
audio recordings of static...

Hundreds of hours of it.

Hmm. Play them.

[ Static ]

Just sounds like
one of your "mixes."

I like it.

Play the next one.

[ Static ]

Hardison, I said sea salt.
This is iodized salt.

Who got the military satellite
intercept?

You're not supposed to...

It's a very distinctive static.

So, Kanack's listening
to the military satellites?

No, no, he got those signals
by accident.

Can you show me
the server room?

He was listening
for something else.

I don't know what...

For someone else.

Shut the front door.

Sophie: He puts his name
on every invention.

He wants fame
more than anything else.

What's gonna make
him the most famous scientist in the world?

Proof that we're not alone.

He's listening to stars for
proof of extraterrestrial life.

[ Gasps ] cool.

[ Inhales deeply ]

Oh, Parker.
[ as E.T. ] Elliott.

I'll snap that off your han...

What's our way in?

Okay, well,
since we can't prove.

That Kanack stole the research,

We have to appeal to his hunger
for fame to get Metz's money.

It's the only way.

It's not about the money.

You want to send him
a message from space.

Well, how does
that get us money?

By convincing him that he's
only listened to half a message.

[ Chuckles ]

Let's go steal
a close encounter.

You know, fermi's paradox says.

That it's improbable
for other life-forms to exist.

Yeah?

Well, Drake's equation shows
that orbiting around.

The hundred billion stars
in our galaxy,

There's up to 10,000 planets
with technological civilization.

You never know when you
might have to fight an alien.

Okay. Why here?

What the hell's out here?

Well, the higher we are,
the stronger the sky clarity.

The atmospheric dilution
and wind vector fluctuations...

Oh. Shut up, Hardison.
I don't...

What did you put in here, man?

It's like 200 pounds.

Hey, the equipment
needs to be strong enough.

To bounce the signal off
of something.

That makes it seem like
it came from deep space.

Yeah, a satellite.

Yeah. Not just any satellite.

The very first satellite.

I'm using the same thing they
did for project Diana in 1946.

I'm using the moon.

Let me back it up.
[ clears throat ]

The moon.

In the daylight.

It's daylight.

Really? Nothing? I get nothing?

Seriously? Nothing? You know,
just... just start walking.

I'll tell you where to go. Start
walking, go. Go! -The sun's up.

Okay, Hardison,

You made sure that the message
seems realistic, right?

You dare doubt me?

Elliot, go left.

Why can't you just
set it from here?

The signal needs to bounce off
the precise angle of the moon.

So that Kanack
is the only person.

Who receives the message, okay?

Every foot counts.
Now go left... more.

Who listens to aliens anyway?

Uh, SETI. They listen,
they blog, they...

Wait, wait. Freeze, freeze!

Freeze, freeze, freeze.

We done?

Yeah, uh, almost. Almost.

I'm gonna need you to skip
five more steps left.

Cool, cool. Uh...

Two steps forward.

Right, right.

Two steps back.

Right, right. Now hop.

Where's you... where you going?

Oh, no. [ pounding on van ]

Hey, man! Lucille's a classic!

His server should get the signal
any second now.

Why would anyone dedicate so
much time listening to nothing?

For the hope of what they might hear.
Funny.

Hmm? -The irony of you taking
on someone who listens.

I'm sorry, what?

What?

[ Beeping ]

Yep! He got it. A signal!

[ Rhythmic beeping ]

Bryden: What... what are you doing?
Shh!

[ Beeping continues ]

Listen.

What?

Shh!

[ Rhythmic beeping ]

Oh, my God.

What? What is it?
This is definitely it.

Definitely what?
Shh! Shh! Kip, just please! Shh!

[ Beeping continues ]

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

This is a message
from deep space.

Okay. How do you know that?

Ever since I found out
about the wow! Signal.

From back in 1977,
I've had my radio telescopes.

Aimed at
chi sagittarii star group.

Okay. -The zeroes and the ones
here represent lower intensities.

The higher numbers represent.

Exponentially higher
intensities.

This irregular frequency
is not natural.

To anything emitted on earth.

W-w-what are you doing now?

It's called "first contact"
for a reason, kip.

'Cause the guy who makes
second contact is nobody.

Damn it.

Somebody close to my antenna's
got the signal, too.

Where is this guy?

Bingo!

Okay, kip...
dismiss the employees.

I want security only here
while I verify this.

And lock this guy down!

Go! Do it! Okay, okay!

Sophie:
Parker, they're coming out.

Got it.

Take him quietly and grab
all his computer equipment.

[ Engine turns over,
tires screech ]

Nate, we have liftoff.

Get it? 'cause of the...

Yes. Yes, Parker, I get it.

Okay, Elliot, Hardison, Kanack is
sending muscle to the location.

Make sure you beat him there.

Elliot: Yeah, we're on it.

Not gonna win any races
in Lucille.

Oh, we will with this.

I'm programming Marvin
for line-of-sight preemption.

It's what ambulances use.

To manipulate traffic lights
in their favor.

[ Eerie electronic music plays ]

[ laughing ]
what the hell is that?

Oh, that's chase music, baby.
Unh. Mixed it myself.

Yeah.

♪ Two good old boys ♪

♪ Behind the wheel ♪

♪ Chasing down bad guys
in Lucille ♪

♪ Two good old boys ♪ feel it.

♪ Behind the wheel ♪

♪ Chasing down bad guys
in Lucille ♪

♪ Two good old boys ♪

♪ Behind the wheel ♪

♪ Chasing down bad guys
in Lucille ♪

Hey!

♪ Two good old boys ♪

♪ Behind the wheel ♪

♪ Chasing down bad guys
in Lucille ♪

Hey! Hey!

[ S.U.V. Doors close ]

[ Engine turns over ]

Nate, they got him.

Okay, follow them back
and get Parker.

Thanks.

I apologize for the hood.

It was
just a safety precaution,

Since you and I are the only two
who received the message.

Hey, man, they're coming for us,
all right?

They want to breed with us.
They want to have superbabies.

Lenny was right.

Okay. Kanack is biting.

Now let's get him to make.

The most expensive
long-distance call in history.

Elliot, I am just loving
the choices you're making.

With this character.

I like the bit with, but...

we have to get Kanack to believe,

that the message
Hardison sent's authentic.

Seriously?
What? What?

Listen, I'm just getting
some pract...

If I'm gonna run a theater
and direct,

I've got to focus
on character development.

Elliot: Oh, I was passed out
in my sleeping bag.

About 80 Miles
outside of Eli, Nevada,

And me and my buddy Lenny
I was telling you about,

We started hearing
twisted metal.

And seeing green auras
and smelling burning rubber...

Look, look, okay, all I care about is the
signal that we received.

Do you think that you can decipher it,
mister...? -Riker. Mr. Ri...

Well, Willie riker's
my full name, man.

Yeah, if you got
the equipment...

One time in flagstaff, man, I was
just leaning back... hey, hey, hey!

Okay, let's focus here,
Willie, okay?

The two of us
are after the same thing,

So let's pool our resources
and work together as a team.

I'll let you use all of my
state-of-the-art equipment here,

And once you collect enough data
to decipher the signal,

The two of us
can make the announcement.

To the world together.

There's enough sensitivity
on that receiver.

To detect
an arecibo-sized transmitter.

From 1,000 light-years away.

Do we have a deal or not?

Oh, yeah.

Can I get an orange soda?

Yeah, yeah,
you can get an orange soda.

Uh-huh. All right.

Don't let him leave.

Okay, Parker, Hardison,
you're up.

Hardison: We're on our way.

Parker: [ sighs ] cave-jumping?

World's deepest caves
are in potosi, Mexico.

You're really not
listening to me.

- About this whole jumping thing, are you.
- Yes, I am.

You're unhappy with the jumps
we've been doing.

Thank you.

I'm going higher
so they can be better.

No.

James "Ka-nack."

It's "Kanack."

What's up?
This is special agent fix.

I'm special agent kelsey.
Agents. What's this about?

We've been receiving
semi-congruent signals.

From two federal satellites
based out of Western Wyoming.

Hardison: Our records show that
you own three radio telescopes.

With multi-function
phased-array radars.

We just want to make sure
you haven't been receiving.

Any signals that might be
a breach of national security.

Mm-hmm.

And what government agency did
you say you were from, exactly?

We didn't. Yeah.

This is my head of legal...
Mr. Bryden.

Mr. Bryden,
these two need a warrant.

If they want to look at my data,
don't they?

They do, sir.

Yeah, so why don't you
get the hell off my property.

Right now before I have security
escort you off?

Very well.

I guess we'll see you
in a couple days with a warrant.

Toodles.

Why pick a fight
with the government?

I'm sure they know
about Willie riker.

Alfred Russell Wallace.

Alfred Wallace
created the theory of evolution.

Years before Charles Darwin,

But it's
Darwin's theory of evolution.

Nicola tesla
invented alternating current,

But all the power companies
are named after Thomas Edison.

So why are
Darwin and Edison famous.

And tesla
and Wallace footnotes?

Because history is written
by the winners.

You get your name on it first,
you get it out there the most,

Then 20 years later,
you invented it.

This is mankind's first contact
with an alien civilization.

James Kanack is the name
that everyone's gonna remember.

Willie riker
won't even rate the footnote.

[ Sighs ]

Okay, Elliot,
time for the next step.

Use the clean file
that Hardison sent.

Hey, anything new? Oh, yeah.

I cleaned up all the audio
with a band-pass filter,

Then I scrubbed
all the interference.

And as you can see,
message pretty clean now.

But you're gonna have to get
somebody else in here to decipher it.

What the hell
are you talking about?

I thought you could do this?
No. I'm a signals guy.

You need a code breaker.

Are you kidding me? Well, do
you know anyone? -Oh, yeah.

I got the girl for you. She's
a Professor I met on the web.

She's a cryptanalysist
up at archfield university.

Her name's Dr. Pearl O'Neal.
She can come in.

- You want meto get her in here?
- Yeah, I want you to get her in.

Get her in here! Knucklehead.

[ Scoffs ]
so damn rude about it.

Doctor's credentials check out.

A PHD from Cambridge,
second from Brown University.

But I think we need a little bit
more time just to...

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh,
shh, shh!

[ Sighs ] well?

It's a basic attempt
at communication,

But what's interesting
are the peaks of the whistles.

There's a pattern.

Three peaks, four peaks,
and so on.

It's every other number
of the first 20 digits of pi.

What does that mean?

It's a mathematical sequence.

Whoever sent you this message.

Wants you to send
the missing numbers back.

If I may be so...
Who sent it to you?

It's a colleague of mine
from Paris.

It's nothing, really.

Just a little game
that we scientists play,

Try to stump each other.

Thank you very much for
your time, Professor. Oh.

- Yeah, and here you go.
- Oh. No, I mustn't. No, I shouldn't.

Well, consider it
a consulting fee, and, uh...

As my consultant,

I'm sure you understand the need
for absolute discretion, yes?

Oh, yes. Thank you.

Thank you.

You were right.
Your Professor cracked the code.

Okay, send the following numbers
back to them.

Send? It's a message.

[ Stammers ]
there's no sending.

You got to have something
you can send it with.

What are you talking about?!

What about my parabolic
satellite antenna?

No, it's not gonna work.
Why not?

The higher you go,
the stronger the sky clarity.

You got atmospheric dilution.

You've got
wind vector fluctuations...

I taught him that.

Okay. Just tell me... what do
I need? Just tell me what...

You need something beyond, man.

You need something
that maintains orbital position.

You need
a geostationary satellite.

You got one of those?
I don't have one.

Get one of those...
geostationary satellite.

Mr. Kanack, sir, if I may,
launching even a small satellite.

Into orbit
is exorbitantly expensive.

We can't...
I'm not asking you, Kip.

It's not gonna work.
I'm telling you.

Get me a satellite dealer
in an hour or you're fired.

Do it! Okay.

You're gonna get fired, man.
Excuse me.

And shut up!

Okay. There's only one place
in Portland area.

That has what Kanack needs...
annandale communications.

What do we know
about their broker?

[ Keys clacking, beep ]

Roger Bosley is
the V.P. Of sales and accounts.

In their satellite department.

He's got a wife and two kids.

He gives the occasional lecture
at Portland state.

He's allergic to shellfish.
Okay, that's enough.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Hey. It's Kanack for bosley.

[ Ringing continues ]

[ Clears throat ]
Roger Bosley's office.

This is James Kanack.

I'd like to meet with Mr. Bosley
as soon as possible.

I'm so sorry. Mr. Bosley's out of
the office for the next... Week.

Do you know when he'll be back?

Mm, I'm so sorry Mr. Karmak,
but that is personal business.

It's Kanack,

And I might stress the urgency
of my meeting with him.

His last two mortgage payments
have defaulted.

I'm just trying to help him
save his house.

My apologies, but you cannot
contact Mr. Bosley tonight.

Will tomorrow morning do?

Sure.

Will it?

Nate: Hey, thanks a lot.

You know, this place is like a
maze... east tower, west tower.

Somebody ought to mark
these buildings differently.

You know, it's just so...
I get lost, and it's crazy.

Oh, and... and tell that boss
of yours that I don't launch.

Private GPS sputniks
for less than 150.

That's firm!
Excuse me. Mr. Roger bosley.

Yeah, um... no, of course
they're gonna go for it.

They don't come back in two hours,
I'll eat the commission myself.

Excuse me.
You are Mr. Roger bosley?

Yeah, that's me.

Yeah. [ chuckles ]

Bev told you I was here, right?
No.

Listen, it's very important
that we talk to you right now.

Hey, good job earlier. Thanks.

I'm sure it is. You know, this is what
happens when you hire family.

You know
what I'm talking about?

All right.
How can I help you gentlemen?

I'm James Kanack.
This is my lawyer kip bryden.

And we are very interested
in purchasing.

And launching into orbit
one of your satellites.

As soon as possible.

As soon as possible.
Can you narrow that down a bit?

Well, how about yesterday?

Yesterday. [ laughs ]
man, well...

Mister, uh... mister...
hold on a second.

[ Beep ] no, no.

Mr. Kojack... Kanack.

They didn't hire me at annandale
communications because,

You know, I gave free bagels
at my open houses.

You know what I mean?

No, they brought me here
because I was

South beach realtor of the year
eight years straight.

I don't know what that means.

Geostationary orbit
in South beach.

It's all real estate.

What? I have money.

Well, I'm very happy for you,
but I'm not in the business.

Of tossing up some
microwave oven up into space.

So you can name it
after your girlfriend.

Okay, now,
owning one of our satellites.

Is a $32 million investment.

You got your equipment,
you got your licensing,

You got your launch, you know,
a spot on the orbital ring.

A deal like that is two years,
minimum.

There is no
"as soon as possible."

It doesn't work that way.
Sorry I couldn't help you.

Come on. There's got to be something
we can do. I'll pay anything.

[ Sighs ]

It, um... Anything?

It would have to be
under the table.

Yeah. Of course.

Okay. My boss has a satellite.

It's his own
private satellite, okay?

He cannot find out.

No, not at all. I understand.

Now, what I could
probably muster up is, uh,

Some piggyback time
on the cockatoo...

Say 500 hours.

And what's the price?

Shh.

$1 million into my
Antigua offshore account, okay?

I'll give you
the routing information.

I happen to have it written down
right here.

Keep it just...

Excuse me.

Make the transfer, kip.

[ Sighs ]

We're doing this.

All right. Got our satellite.

These are the instructions
on how to operate it.

Start sending the following
sequence of numbers...

Every other number in pie, okay?
Yeah, yeah.

You listening? You get it?
Yeah.

All right. Just send it over and
over and over and over again.

Good. All right. Here we go.

Okay, didn't get
your watermarked files back,

But I'm sure you will see
that you have been.

Well-compensated
by your former employer.

[ Sighs ]

That's a lot of money.

Yeah.

I-I'm sorry.

What?

Okay. It's not about the money.

Never was about the money.

No.

You want your reputation back.

Appreciate the help.
Thanks for trying.

He knows there's no
return policy, right?

I mean, he's pretty much supposed
to just keep the big pile of money.

Here. I'll take the check
and plant it in his wallet.

Whoa, hey. Easy, shorty.

I'll just transfer it
directly into his account.

Stop.

You knew?

I listened.

Okay. We need to fix this.

We need to give our client back
his reputation.

How do we do that?

By making Kanack insane.

And he's back.

The arkham ascent?

Hardison,
send him another signal.

He thinks
he made first contact?

We're gonna send him a message
he never forgets.

What is it?
We got another one, man.

They called back.
Is this place safe?

'Cause my buddy Lenny I was telling
you about was in one of the same...

Shut up about Lenny, okay?!
I need this clarified right now.

Listen, big man...
Lenny was taken! All right?

You're not careful, the same
thing is gonna happen to you.

What are you talking about?

You think they're happy
just passing notes.

Back and forth
like little girls?

Yeah, you found them.
That means they found you.

Federal agents are back.
Stall them.

And you... get back to work.

All right, but...

Put your hands on me, I'll break
your frigging clavicle.

So, go... the arkham ascent.

The arkham ascent
is really just the haunted house.

Without the chains.

Yeah. [ cellphone ringing ]

[ Beep ]

Hello, Mr. Kanack.

Yes.

Yes, of course.
I'll be there right away.

[ Beep ]

Ah. Somebody got our message.

All right, well, now it's time.

To tighten the buckles
on the straightjacket.

Know the difference
between us and them?

We make this look good.
Mm-hmm. Incoming.

Hey! I thought
I told you guys...

No warrant, no entry. Wh...

Oh, you have a warrant now?
Mr. Kanack!

Oh, sorry. Is it a bad time?
Because... no, no, no.

It's not a bad time at all,
Professor O'Neal. It's fine.

Your search... make it fast.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Yeah. Right this way,
Professor O'Neal.

Ooh. Fire. I do like fire.

You see. You listen,
yet you don't hear.

Here it is. Okay.

Work together, work fast,
and I'll make it worth your while.

Yeah?

[ Rhythmic beeping ]

Look, braddock aeronautics
is close enough to taste.

We're bringing federal agents
and nutcases into our house...

You're gonna crash the deal.

Will you shut up
about the stupid deal, already?

Okay, these two nutcases
are about to hand me.

The biggest discovery
in human history,

And you can't even see it.

Thank you.

Einstein, Darwin...
they're gonna be the footnotes.

They're gonna
name cities after me.

[ Tapping ]

Yeah. Just let me
worry about the deal, okay?

Okay. Don't worry about it.

What, what, what, what?

Well... [ sighs ]

We used the same pi sequence
to decode the message,

But this time... look.
[ chuckles ]

What? Each number...

Represents a different character
in the Mayan alphabet. Oh.

She gets it, man.
She really gets it.

Oh, I do. I do. Well, okay.
But what does it mean? Get what?

Well, well, roughly,

Because it's not
an exact science, but...

[ sighs ] all right.

"He who comprehends these words.

Is worthy of our presence."

Oh! I just... if I just had
a bit more time.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

You've... Done plenty.

Great. Thank you so much.

I'm gonna double your last payment.
Wow.

Great. Thank you.

I'm the one
that put the numbers up.

Hey, burn that on a cd.
Burn it on a cd... quick!

Get me
new world science magazine,

Journal of astronomy,
all the major publications.

Tell them I have a huge announcement
to make here tomorrow morning.

That's when braddock
aeronautics is coming.

Yeah, well, they can wait, okay?

I'm this close
to making history.

Oh, and call Riley.
The Professor doesn't leave.

I want everybody on ice
until I make the announcement.

I've got the Professor.

I...Wouldn't do that
if I were you.

Elliot, you got trouble
headed your way.

Elliot, you got trouble
headed your way.

[ Grunts ]

You think?

Now, listen,
the only way this con works.

Is if there's
no sign of struggle.

Don't let anything break.

Ooh. [ exhales sharply ]

Ooh!

[ As e.T. ] ouch.

Parker,
would you stop with that?

And help me get these damn guys
off my back!

[ Grunts ]

Pick the guys up
and put them in the bin.

Hang on.

What?

I got an idea.

Harold?

Miller?

Harold!

Riley!

Miller!

Oh! Man! [ stammering ]

[ Mumbling ] what? What? What?

What? What happened?!
Who did this to you?!

It's not who, man. It's what.

They ripped me out of my chair.

They opened me up.

The aliens?

What do they...
what do they want?

They want the one.

Them signals,
it wasn't a hello.

It was a test.

A test for what?

A test for what? It was a test.

It was... they want
the best of the best, man.

I told them it was you.
Me?! What?!

They were hurting me,
man. I'm sorry.

No!

I'm sorry.

Riker.

Come on. No, no.
Come on. Riker! Riker! What...

Riker.

[ Clacking, whistling ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

That sucked.

Huh. Marvin does
change the channel.

Oh, come on.

These dudes traveled
10,000 light-years to get here.

You're gonna scare them off
with a putter?

Okay, Sophie, you're up.

Just so you know,
I really, really hate you.

Hmm. Don't worry.
It's perfectly safe.

Ish.

[ Clacking, telephones ringing ]

Hello? Hello?!

Hello?

[ Gasping ]

Parker, cue the music.

[ Gasping ]

[ Rumbling ]

[ Gasping ]

[ Beep ]

Sophie: Please, Mr. Kanack!

Mr. Kanack, please let me in,
Mr. Kanack!

Please, Mr. Kanack! Let me in!

[ Whimpering ]

Mr. Kanack, please!
Mr. Kanack, let me in!

No!

It's not me they want,
Mr. Kanack!

It's...

No! No!

No!

[ Breathing heavily ]

That's the last tine that I lie about
playing Peter Pan on Broadway.

Mm-hmm.

I programmed
the electronics and the lighting.

To go haywire intermittently
for the rest of the night.

Nate: Good.

You don't think
he'll try to leave?

[ Breathing heavily,
whimpering ]

No!

[ Chuckles ] would you?

Hey. Hey.

This gives me a good idea.

Whatever it is, no.

That was nice work
back there, Elliot.

Oh, man, he flipped.
He flipped like a coin.

I wish Lenny
would have seen it.

[ laughs ]

Hardison gave me the alias,

And then Sophie helped me
build the character.

Oh, we just gave him layers.

You know,
I don't know why Stanley kubrick.

Made directing look so hard.

It's... it's not that hard.

James. [ breathing heavily ]

What are you... [ stammering ]

What are you doing?
Don't let them get me.

Don't let them get me.
Don't let them get me.

Look, look, it's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.
Don't let them get me.

Who? Who? Them. Them.

You haven't slept, okay?
You need rest.

Now, I'm gonna go tell the press
to come back tomorrow.

What?

I'm gonna tell the press
to come back tomorrow.

The press are here? Right now?
Yes. Yes.

No. Oh... okay.
No, I got to... I got this.

I got to tell them.

I got to be the one
to tell them.

I got to tell them
that I made first contact.

I'm good. Let's go.

Bryden: Excuse me.
Hello, everyone.

Thank you so much for waiting.
Thank you.

Members of the press, today,
we are pleased to announce.

The sale of
the Kanack hybrid jet engine...

No, no, no, no, no.
We're not doing that.

We're not doing that!

What I have to say to you today
is so much bigger than that.

In fact, it rivals any discovery
in human history.

There's fire,
the wheel, electricity,

And what I'm about to tell you.

Now, as many of you
already know,

I have the largest array
of radio telescopes.

On the west coast.

Two days ago, I received
this message from outer space.

[ Rhythmic beeping ]

That's right,
ladies and gentlemen.

I, James Kanack,

Have made first contact...

You're dead.
You're dead. I saw you die.

I saw you die.
You went up in their ship.

You said that they probed you.

[ Crowd murmuring ]

What's going on?

[ Clacking, whistling ]

Do you... do you hear that?
That's them!

You hear that, right?
That's them!

Thank you for your cooperation.

Right this way, please.

Riker! What...

[ clacking, whistling ]

What the... what...

No!

Why are you after me?!
I didn't do anything!

I... I didn't
decipher the message!

You don't want me!
You want the...

[ stammers ] he did it!
He did it... right there!

She did it! Go after them!

Don't probe me!

Oh, you remember oren Metz,

The real inventor
of the hybrid jet engine.

Why don't you two
get acquainted.

Those are your sketches.

Uh, yes, sir.

Okay.

Wait.

Where are you going?
No, no, no, no, no, no!

Sit down!
I have the message right here.

Everybody, sit down!

Listen.

Okay, Elliot, there are two files
encrypted in this message.

Play the first one for Kanack.
It's the Mayan code.

Burn the second one to the cd.
It's a masterpiece.

[ Eerie electronic music plays ]

No, come on.

Come on! What is this?!
Come on!

What's going on?!

Come on. No!

I just had that song
out of my head.

Well, it's catchy.

Hey! Wait, no!

No, help me! Help me!

Help me! Help me!

You...

[ thunder rumbles ]

Oren: You cleared my name.

Braddock aeronautics offered me
a research position.

To continue developing
my engine.

That's fantastic.

I can't thank you enough,
Mr. Ford.

Well, you know, actually,
I should be thanking you.

For what?

For reminding me to listen.
I appreciate it.

Bye.

Nate... Why didn't you tell him.

That you created
a research grant in his name?

Oh, his joy is in his work.

He doesn't care
about recognition.

I just didn't read him right
from the start.

I knew you'd get there
eventually.

Well, what happens when
"eventually" comes too late?

[ Thunder rumbling ]

Hey. Problem? [ chuckles ]

Oh. Well,
a picnic under the stars.

You listened.

Everything's ruined
with this stupid rain.

I'm sorry.

I tried.

Close your eyes.

Close them. Don't peek.
Close them.

Nothing is ruined.

Okay. Now.

[ Chuckles ]

Hmm?

[ As E.T. ] I'll be right here.