Numb3rs (2005–2010): Season 1, Episode 2 - Uncertainty Principle - full transcript
The bank-robbers known as 'Charmers', who pulled off 16 robberies without any violence, even courteous, are studied by Charlie, who correctly predicts their next place and time to hit, but Donny's SWAT team is caught in a shooting with casualties at both sides. Donny is lightly hit physically, but Charlie can't handle 'failing' and putting his brother in danger, feels guilty, says the equations are no longer valid because of the Heisenberg-principle (observation changes the phenomenon, and the smart robbers even realize it), but is unable to concentrate on anything else then an unrelated, impossible maths problem. Left to its own, Donny's team discovers the shot bank-robber wasn't bank-employed programmer Malcolm Stapleton as his ID says: the criminals, who probably have a military background, stole the real one's identity, after torturing and murdering him. Charlie snaps out of his escape-maths and realizes the robberies aren't about cash but even more valuable financial data...
(Charlie) BANK ROBBERS,
CREATURES OF HABIT.
ONCE THEY DEVELOP A SUCCESSFUL
ROUTINE, THEY STICK TO IT.
TIME OF DAY, DAY OF THE WEEK,
CHOICE OF WEAPON,
DISGUISE, REGION.
THESE WILL BE THE
SAME AGAIN AND AGAIN.
IT'S ACTUALLY A
LOT LIKE THESE FISH.
GIVEN ENOUGH TIME, IT'S POSSIBLE
TO DISCERN A DISTINCT PATTERN
THAT EACH ONE WILL FOLLOW.
WELL, MATHEMATICIANS,
THEY DO SO LOVE FINDING
THESE PATTERNS, DON'T THEY?
TELL ME WHAT HAVE YOU GLEANED FROM
THIS SET OF REPEATED CRIME PHENOMENA?
AN EQUATION FOR THE F.B.I.
THAT PREDICTS WHEN AND WHERE
THESE 2 PARTICULAR
ROBBERS WILL STRIKE NEXT.
(Charlie) I TOLD MY
BROTHER THEY'D HIT TODAY.
CURTIS, YOU SEE ANYTHING?
(Curtis) CLEAR.
KEITH?
CLEAR.
(Charlie) AT ONE OF 2 LOCATIONS.
(computer beeping)
(people chattering)
(Charlie) THEY'VE HIT
16 BANKS IN 8 MONTHS.
THE F.B.I.'S NICKNAMED THEM
THE CHARM SCHOOL BOYS
BECAUSE THEY'RE
SO NICE AND POLITE.
THEY DON'T USE
WEAPONS OR THREATS.
THEY SAY "PLEASE"
AND "THANK YOU."
THEY EVEN OPEN DOORS FOR OTHER
BANK CUSTOMERS ON THEIR WAY IN AND OUT.
USING A COMBINATION OF PROBABILITY
MODELING AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS,
I'VE PINPOINTED
THE NEXT ROBBERY.
IT'S 1:30.
IF THESE GUYS ACTUALLY SHOW
UP WITHIN THE TIME WINDOW
CHARLIE'S PREDICTED,
IT'S KIND OF AMAZING.
YEAH, I KNOW.
(Don) WANNA HEAR SOMETHING WILD?
WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE,
I PLAYED BASEBALL.
CHARLIE COULD PREDICT
THE AMOUNT OF WALKS
I WAS GONNA GET
JUST BY MY STANCE.
CHARLES, I HAVE NO DOUBT
IN YOUR ABILITY TO PREDICT
THE MOVEMENTS OF FISH AND MEN.
BUT I WOULD OFFER
ONE CAUTIONARY NOTE
JUST COLLEAGUE TO COLLEAGUE.
HMM, WHAT'S THAT?
DON'T MISTAKE THE ABILITY TO
PREDICT WITH THE ABILITY TO CONTROL.
YEAH, I THINK I KNOW
THE DIFFERENCE.
OH, TO BE YOUNG AND
BRILLIANT AND FULL OF YOURSELF.
JUST CONSIDER,
THESE CHARM SCHOOL
GUYS OR BOYS OR WHATEVER,
THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S
ABOUT TO HAPPEN TO THEM.
BUT MY EQUATION DOES.
I HAVE THE TARGETS.
POSITIVE I.D.?
2 CAUCASIAN MALES,
MID TO LATE 30s,
BASEBALL CAP AND SUNGLASSES.
I'M ON MY WAY. LET'S
GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
(tires screeching)
TEAM 2, BAKER, YOU GOT 'EM?
GOT 'EM. TELLER NUMBER 3.
WE'RE MOVIN'.
EVERYBODY WATCH YOUR LINE.
(F.B.I. agent) SUBJECT
ONE IS ASKING THE TELLER
(agent on transmitter) TO
HAND HIM THE CASH DRAWER.
THEY'RE COMING OUT.
DAVID, WHAT'S YOUR STATUS?
THEY'RE COMING OUT,
DON. WE HAVE TO MOVE IN.
(Don on transmitter) GO.
F.B.I.! F.B.I.!
F.B.I.!
(gun firing)
(people clamoring)
(machine gun firing)
(people screaming)
(Terry on transmitter) DAVID,
HOW MANY SHOOTERS?
ALL UNITS, WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHOTS FIRED. MULTIPLE SHOOTERS.
AGENT DOWN.
(guns firing)
(Charlie) WE ALL USE
MATH EVERY DAY.
(echoing) EVERY DAY
TO PREDICT WEATHER,
TO TELL TIME,
TO HANDLE MONEY.
MATH IS MORE THAN
FORMULAS ANDS EQUATIONS.
IT'S LOGIC.
(echoing) MATH IS MORE THAN
FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS.
IT'S RATIONALITY.
IT'S USING YOUR MIND
TO SOLVE THE BIGGEST
MYSTERIES WE KNOW.
(echoing) WE KNOW.
(people screaming)
(tires screeching)
(gun firing)
(gun cocking)
GET DOWN! GET DOWN! STAY SMALL!
(Terry) GET BACK! GET BACK!
GET BACK!
YOU ALL RIGHT?
COVER ME.
(gun firing)
WHAT YOU GOT?
AGENT DOWN!
I'M GONNA GO FOR McKNIGHT. YOU
COVER ME WITH THIS, ALL RIGHT?
(machine gun firing)
(reporter on T.V.) THIS IS A LIVE BREAKING
REPORT FROM THE CHANNEL 8 NEWS...
I ALSO HAVE A POST
DOC WHO NEEDS HELP
WITH SOME REFERENCES
ON AN ARTICLE.
MAYBE YOU COULD RECOMMEND
A COUPLE OF MATH STUDENTS?
WELL, WAIT. LET'S CLARIFY.
THIS IS THE REDHEADED POST DOC?
RED HAIR AND SHE ROLLERBLADES?
YEAH, YOU KNOW, REALLY
BRILLIANT THEORETICIAN.
WELL, FORGET THE
UNDERGRADS. I'LL HELP HER.
(reporter) INJURED IN THE CROSSFIRE
WHERE A SHOOTOUT BETWEEN
FEDERAL AGENTS AND SUSPECTED
BANK ROBBERS IS IN PROGRESS.
I SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO
ARE LYING ON THE GROUND...
(guns firing)
READY? MOVE!
(panting)
(guns firing)
THEY'RE COVERING
THEIR EXIT! TERRY, GO!
(Don) READY?
MOVE!
(groaning)
GET YOUR HANDS
WHERE I CAN SEE THEM!
(Don) GET THOSE HANDS UP!
FREEZE! DON'T MOVE!
DROP THAT RADIO! DROP IT!
(car alarm blaring)
(police siren wailing)
I GOT 2 SUSPECTS FLEEING
IN A SILVER SEDAN, LICENSE...
(policeman #1 on radio)
KIDNAPPING IN PROGRESS.
8-YEAR-OLD FEMALE. ALL
AVAILABLE UNITS, PLEASE RESPOND.
(policeman #2 on radio)
UH, THIS IS 1-ADAM-6.
SHOULDN'T WE SECURE THE
AREA BEFORE WE PULL OUT?
THEY'RE IN OUR SYSTEM! THEY'RE
IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM!
THEY'RE MAKING FALSE REPORTS!
(woman on radio) ANY
AVAILABLE UNIT, REPORT TO...
SECURE THE AREA!
HE WENT THAT WAY.
COME ON, COME ON!
(panting)
(gun firing)
(screaming)
YOU HIT? HE GOT MY GUN!
(groaning)
GO THAT WAY. YOU HIT?
GO THAT WAY!
(Don) WHERE'D HE GO? I MEAN,
HOW COULD WE MISS HIM?
(police siren wailing)
(Terry) THIS IS AN ACTIVE CRIME
SCENE, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
I ASKED 5 MINUTES AGO AND...
STOP RIGHT THERE.
IT'S... IT'S OK. LET
HIM THROUGH.
(casings clinking)
CHARLIE.
CHARLIE?
CHARLIE?
(zipping)
WHERE IS DON?
HE'S OVER THERE.
HEY.
HEY. HEY, CHARLIE.
HOW YOU DOIN'?
IT'S OK, REALLY. IT'S FINE.
THEY WEREN'T VIOLENT.
THERE WERE 2 OF THEM.
WHY 16 ROBBERIES
EXACTLY THE SAME,
AND THEN THIS? I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN FIRST OF ALL, NOBODY
EVER TRIED TO STOP 'EM, RIGHT?
AND IT WASN'T JUST 2 GUYS.
YOU KNOW, THEY
HAD 4 BACKIN' 'EM UP.
YEAH, WE HAD NO WAY OF
KNOWING TILL WE CONFRONTED THEM.
(paramedic) THAT'S IT.
YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
(groaning)
NOTHING TO DAD, RIGHT?
CHARLIE, DON'T SAY
ANYTHING TO DAD.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT, OK?
YOU HEARD ME, RIGHT?
"CHARM SCHOOL
BOYS." I MEAN, I'M SORRY,
THEY CAME PREPARED FOR WAR.
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE LOOKIN' AT THE SECURITY
TAPES FROM THE PREVIOUS ROBBERIES, UH,
TO SEE IF THE SAME ACCOMPLICES WERE
PRESENT AT THOSE INCIDENTS AS WELL.
AND THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND
THAT WAS A DETAILED
AMBUSH-AND-ESCAPE PLAN.
THEY DIDN'T HESITATE TO KILL.
(women chattering)
(sighing)
I MEAN, FROM WHAT I
UNDERSTAND IN THE LAST 5 YEARS
THIS OFFICE HAS LOST ONLY
2 AGENTS IN THE LINE OF FIRE?
HMM.
(sighing)
McKNIGHT'S PARENTS ARE
FLYING IN FROM DENVER TONIGHT.
I'M GONNA GO TALK
TO 'EM AT THE HOTEL.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SAY
TO A PARENT ABOUT THEIR DEAD SON.
(clearing throat) ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO WE GOT SO FAR?
UM, WE THINK THEIR CREW, UH,
CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 6 INDIVIDUALS.
FROM THE FIRE ARMS, USE OF
EXPLOSIVES, THE FALSE 911 CALLS,
WE'RE ASSUMING, IT'S A TEAM WITH
EXTENSIVE TRAININ' AND EXPERIENCE.
THE GUNMAN DAVID SHOT WAS
IDENTIFIED BY HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE
AS MALCOLM STAPLETON, 36, VIDEO
GAME DESIGNER. NO CRIMINAL RECORD.
HOW DOES SOMEBODY GO
FROM NO CRIMINAL RECORD
TO FIRING ON FEDERAL AGENTS
WITH AN ASSAULT WEAPON?
THAT'S THE QUESTION
WE NEED TO BE ASKING.
WE NEED TO KNOW A LOT MORE
ABOUT THIS DEAD GUY. ALREADY ON IT.
(Don) THAT'S THE FIRST
THING WE NEED TO KNOW,
AND WE HAVE TO ASSUME, WITH
THEIR PLANNING AND PREPARATION,
THEY'RE NOT GONNA HESITATE TO
HIT ANOTHER BANK. SO, EVEN THOUGH
WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS GUY, CHARLIE'S
EQUATION, THAT'S STILL OUR BEST LEAD.
WELL, HE WAS ABLE TO
PREDICT TODAY'S ROBBERY.
HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL US
WHERE THEY'RE GONNA GO NEXT.
(Don) CHARLIE, DID
YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?
OH, I'M JUST, UM...
THINKING.
(Charlie clearing throat)
UNDERSTAND, THIS IS AN
ENTIRELY NEW PROBLEM NOW.
THE PATTERN I WAS WORKING
FROM WAS A FALSE PATTERN.
NO, NO, NOT SO MUCH
FALSE AS INCOMPLETE.
YOU WERE ABLE TO ACCURATELY
PREDICT TODAY'S ROBBERY.
RIGHT. BUT THERE'S
NEW FACTORS NOW.
OK. THEY AREN'T 2 UNARMED GUYS.
SO THE ASSUMPTIONS WE
MADE ABOUT THEM ARE INVALID.
OK, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, LOOK, SO
YOU TAKE THE, UH, THE NEW FACTORS
AND YOU MAKE A
NEW EQUATION, RIGHT?
IT'S NOT THAT EASY, MAN.
IT'S NOT THAT
EASY BECAUSE, UH...
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE
THAT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED.
LIKE WHAT?
HEISENBERG'S
UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE.
(Charlie) HEISENBERG
NOTED THAT THE, UH,
THE ACT OF OBSERVATION
WILL AFFECT THE OBSERVED.
IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN YOU WATCH
SOMETHING YOU CHANGE IT AND, UH,
(stuttering) UH, FOR
EXAMPLE, LIKE AN ELECTRON.
YOU KNOW, YOU... YOU
CAN'T REALLY MEASURE IT
WITHOUT BUMPING INTO
IT IN SOME SMALL WAY.
ANY PHYSICAL ACT OF OBSERVATION
REQUIRES INTERACTION WITH
A FORM OF ENERGY, LIKE LIGHT.
AND THAT WILL CHANGE THE NATURE OF
THE ELECTRON, IT... ITS PATH OF TRAVEL.
(stuttering) RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON.
YOU KNOW I GOT,
LIKE, A "C" IN PHYSICS.
SO JUST TAKE ME THROUGH
HOW THIS RELATES TO THE CASE.
DON, YOU'VE
OBSERVED THE ROBBERS.
THE KNOW IT. THAT WILL
CHANGE THEIR ACTIONS.
(Terry) OK, SO THEY
CHANGE THEIR M.O.,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO
GO BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
WE KNOW SOME THINGS ABOUT THEM.
WE HAVE A BASIS FOR
MAKING SOME CONCLUSIONS.
RIGHT. WELL, GOOD. BUT I, UM...
I CAN'T HELP. I CAN'T DO THIS.
(Terry) CHARLIE, YOU FEELIN' OK?
YEAH. IT'S JUST MY STOMACH'S
BEEN BOTHERING ME. A LOT.
THAT'S NORMAL. IT HAPPENS TO A LOT
OF US AFTER SOMETHING LIKE TODAY.
REALLY?
I WAS THE ONLY ONE I NOTICED
THROWIN' UP AT THE CRIME SCENE.
LOOK, BUDDY, COME HERE. TURN
AROUND. CHARLIE, LISTEN TO ME.
WHAT YOU SAW WAS... WAS BAD, OK?
I KNOW. TRUST ME. IT... IT
TAKES A WHILE TO PROCESS THAT.
SO WHAT I WANT
YOU DO IS GO HOME.
COME ON. PUT THAT
DOWN. GIVE ME THAT.
CHARLIE, YOU GO HOME
AND YOU GET SOME REST. GO.
WHEN YOU COME UP WITH
SOMETHIN', JUST CALL US, ALL RIGHT?
CHARLIE, CALL ME IF YOU
WANNA TALK ABOUT ANYTHING, OK?
CHARLIE?
WE'RE COUNTING ON YOU, BUDDY.
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
THE EXPLOSIVE IN THE CAR BOMB
WAS C-4. CHECK INTO THAT BATCH.
HOW ARE WE DOIN' ON
THE FAKE 911 CALLS?
2 INDIVIDUALS USING CELL
PHONES WITH SCRAMBLERS.
WE'RE PREPARING VOICEPRINTS.
RIGHT, WE GOT ANY HITS ON
CREWS WITH SIMILAR M.O.'s?
NO, SO FAR IT'S
UNIQUE TO THESE GUYS.
AND... AND WE SHOULD BE CHECKIN'
IN... INTO ARMORED TRANSPORT
AND... AND JEWELRY,
FINE ART, RIGHT?
I MEAN, THEY COULD'VE STARTED IN ANY
ONE OF THOSE AND, UH, MOVED ON TO BANKS.
(sighing)
I SHOULD BE LOOKIN'
AT MUG SHOTS, RIGHT?
DID YOU GET A GOOD LOOK?
YEAH, DEFINITELY.
(woman) AGENT EPPES.
THAT PIECE OF EVIDENCE
YOU FOUND AT THE SCENE,
WE KNOW WHAT IT IS. EXCELLENT.
IT'S AN ULTRA-THIN PLASTIC MASK
THAT YOU CAN PEEL OFF IN A SECOND,
WAD UP AND THROW AWAY.
RIGHT. A MICROMASK.
THE C.I.A. USES THE STUFF
FOR COVERT OPERATIONS.
THAT EXPLAINS HOW HE
WAS ABLE TO JUST DISAPPEAR.
(woman) HE COULD ALTER THE
SHAPE OF HIS FACE, HIS NOSE,
MAKING HIM UNRECOGNIZABLE.
(Don) OH, SO MUCH FOR MUG SHOTS.
I'M GONNA FIND OUT WHERE YOU
CAN GET ONE OF THESE THINGS.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS. SURE.
(chalkboard clattering)
CHARLES?
CHARLES?
OH, LISTEN, I JUST STOPPED BY.
A-A-AMITA SAID THAT
YOU WEREN'T GONNA BE
COMING TO CAMPUS TOMORROW AND...
I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN,
SURELY YOU REMEMBER,
YOU'RE GIVING A PRESENTATION
TO MY GRADUATE SEMINAR.
LARRY, I'M RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A SIGNIFICANT LINE OF THOUGHT.
RIGHT NOW REALLY ISN'T THE
BEST TIME FOR ME TO BE ENTERING
IN ON A DISCUSSION WITH
ANYONE. NO OFFENSE.
NO, NO, NO, NONE TAKEN.
IT'S JUST THAT AMITA SAID
THAT YOU ALSO SAID THAT YOU WOULDN'T
BE COMING TO SCHOOL FOR A WHILE?
AND I JUST THINK, UH,
YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING
YOUR TEACHING SCHEDULE,
THE UPCOMING SEMIFINALS...
I MEAN, UH, UH, IT STRUCK
ME AS RATHER ODD.
JUST KIND OF
ENTIRELY UNWORKABLE.
MAYBE SO, BUT I'M CLOSE
TO A BREAKTHROUGH
ON THIS 3-SET AND SO I... I...
I NEED TO FOLLOW THROUGH
ON THIS LINE OF CURRENT ALGORITHMS
NOW WHILE I HAVE A FIX ON IT.
(Alan) DONNY. HEY, DAD.
YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH,
YEAH, I'M OK. I'M FINE. OW, OW.
LOOK, IT'S JUST MY
ARM'S A LITTLE SORE.
I GOT A... A SCRAPE DURING AN
INCIDENT. SCRAPE? FROM WHAT?
WELL, A BULLET, IF
YOU HAVE TO KNOW.
A BULLET? BUT IT'S NOT...
DAD, PLEASE LISTEN TO ME, OK?
JUST RELAX. WE HAD A-AN ARREST
GO BAD AND WE LOST AN AGENT, OK?
3 PEOPLE DIED. NOW I'M LOOKING
FOR CHARLIE. WHERE IS HE?
HE'S... HE'S OUT IN THE
GARAGE WITH LARRY. HE'S UPSET.
NOW, I CAN SEE WHY NOW.
WHOA, WHAT'S HE
DOIN' IN THE GARAGE?
HE'S JUST WORKING ON
THAT PROBLEM. YOU KNOW.
WHAT? THAT PROBLEM
HE CAN NEVER SOLVE.
THE P VERSUS P THING?
YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S THE ONE.
(stuttering) OH, MAN.
WHERE... WHERE YOU GOIN'?
I GOT TO TALK TO HIM. I
NEED A NEW EQUATION.
YOU KNOW THAT IT'S
CONSIDERED UNSOLVABLE?
WELL, CERTAINLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
FAILED TO SOLVE IT MIGHT THINK THAT,
BUT WE ALL KNOW,
MINESWEEPER CONSISTENCY
IS AN N.P.-COMPLETE PROBLEM. SO I BELIEVE
THAT THERE IS AN ANSWER IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
MINESWEEPER? WHAT ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT? COMPUTER GAMES?
YES, BUT IF YOU
KEEP TALKING TO ME,
I'M GONNA LOSE MY
TRAIN OF THOUGHT.
SO, PLEASE, DON'T TALK ANYMORE.
(stuttering) 'CAUSE, I NEED
TO FOLLOW THROUGH
ON THIS LINE OF
ADJACENT VERTICES.
LOOK, PLEASE DON'T DO
THIS. DON'T DO WHAT, DON?
GO AHEAD, G-GO AHEAD, TRY AND
TELL ME WHAT IT IS THAT I'M DOING.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT IT IS I'M DOING.
NO, ACTUALLY, I DO. THE
THING IS I DON'T THINK YOU DO.
OK. I'M GONNA GO
CONTEMPLATE THE KOI POND.
CHARLIE, LOOK, YOU HELPED US
FIND THESE GUYS ONCE BEFORE.
YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN.
COME ON. WHY, SO YOU
CAN GET SHOT AGAIN?
NO, BUDDY.
LOOK, UNDERSTAND I
APPRECIATE YOU CARE ABOUT ME,
BUT IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
STATISTICALLY, YOU'RE DEAD NOW.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS?
A MAN AIMED A GUN AT
YOUR HEAD AND FIRED.
THE FACT THAT YOU
SURVIVED IS AN ANOMALY
AND IT'S UNLIKELY TO BE THE
OUTCOME OF A 2ND SUCH ENCOUNTER.
LISTEN TO ME. WE DON'T
HAVE MANY LEADS, OK?
IF YOU CAN HELP US PREDICT WHEN AND IF
THESE GUYS ARE GONNA HIT ANOTHER BANK,
THIS IS THE ONLY SHOT WE GOT.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND, SOMETIMES...
(panting)
I CAN'T CHOOSE WHAT I WORK ON.
I CAN'T FOLLOW THROUGH
ON A LINE OF THINKING
JUST BECAUSE I WANT TO
OR... OR BECAUSE IT'S NEEDED.
I HAVE TO WORK ON
WHAT'S IN MY HEAD.
AND RIGHT NOW THIS
IS WHAT'S IN MY HEAD.
(Terry) THIS IS THE LICENSE
WE GOT OFF THE GUY
THAT DAVID SHOT WHICH I.D.s HIM
AS MALCOLM STAPLETON, RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS THE DUPLICATE LICENSE OF
STAPLETON WE GOT FROM THE D.M.V.
SO, IF THE ONE WE GOT OFF THE
BODY IS A FAKE, THEN WHO IS HE?
HIS CURRENT NEIGHBORS
RECOGNIZE THAT GUY AS STAPLETON.
LET'S GO TALK TO THE NEIGHBORS
OF HIS FORMER RESIDENCE.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S
A GOOD IDEA. YEAH.
HEY, HOW'S, UH,
HOW'S CHARLIE DOING?
I DON'T KNOW HE'S
JUST WORKIN' ON SOME
FAMOUSLY UNSOLVABLE MATH
PROBLEM WHICH IS NOT A GOOD SIGN.
AT LEAST IT'S NOT BINGE
DRINKING AND STRIP CLUBS.
THAT'S TRUE.
YOU'RE SURE THIS ISN'T
MALCOLM STAPLETON?
(woman) YES, I'M SURE BECAUSE
THAT'S MALCOLM'S BROTHER.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?
HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.
WHAT'S THE BROTHER'S NAME?
BILL STAPLETON.
HE SHOWED UP A FEW MONTHS AGO.
SAID MALCOLM HAD GOTTEN A JOB BACK
EAST AND WOULDN'T BE COMING BACK.
DID MALCOLM EVER TALK
ABOUT HAVIN' A BROTHER
OR SAY ANYTHING ABOUT
GETTING A NEW JOB?
NO. NEVER EVEN SAID GOODBYE.
OK, WELL, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
OK, SO OUR DEAD GUY
IS THE BROTHER OF A MAN
WHO WAS AN ONLY CHILD.
RIGHT. WHERE DO YOU WANNA START?
I'M THINKIN' IF HE
NEVER SAID GOODBYE,
MAYBE MALCOLM NEVER
MOVED FROM HERE.
LET'S TALK TO THE MANAGER.
(Don) THE SUPER SAID
CONTRACTORS CAME IN
TO DO WORK DOWN HERE, BUT THE
OWNER NEVER ORDERED THE WORK.
HEY.
CHECK THIS OUT.
(knocking)
LOOKS BRAND NEW.
(Don) THAT'S GOOD.
LET ME LOOK IN THERE.
WHOA.
YOU SEE THAT?
(Terry) LOOKS LIKE WE
JUST FOUND MALCOLM.
WE FOUND A BODY IDENTIFIED BY
FINGERPRINTS AS MALCOLM STAPLETON.
WE THINK THE MAN YOU SHOT KILLED
STAPLETON AND STOLE HIS IDENTITY.
GOOD. I'D LIKE TO BE THERE
WHEN YOU TALK TO THE M.E.
ALL RIGHT.
MALCOLM STAPLETON DIED
FROM MASSIVE BLOOD LOSS
AFTER HIS CAROTID
ARTERY WAS SEVERED.
THE KILLER KNEW
WHAT HE WAS DOING.
HOW SO?
WELL, THE THING IS, MOST PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW HOW TO SLIT A THROAT.
THEY THINK YOU PULL
BACK THE HEAD LIKE THIS,
BUT IN THIS POSITION,
THE WINDPIPE PROVIDES
SOME PROTECTION TO
THE MAJOR BLOOD VESSELS.
HOWEVER, TILT THE HEAD FORWARD,
THE ARTERIES ARE EXPOSED.
THE CUT WAS MADE AWAY
AND DOWN FROM THE ASSAILANT,
MINIMIZING BLOOD SPATTER.
THE WEAPON WAS AN EXTREMELY
SHARP WIDE-BLADE KNIFE.
SOMEBODY WITH MEDICAL TRAINING?
MORE LIKE MILITARY EXPERIENCE.
YOU KNOW, THE VICTIM IN THE
ROBBERY, THE GUY IN THE BOILER ROOM
HAD HIS THROAT CUT
EXACTLY LIKE THIS.
THE WOUND ON THAT
BODY WAS VERY SIMILAR,
BUT HERE'S SOMETHING
NEW. LOOK AT THIS.
ELECTRICAL BURNS.
THIS MAN WAS TORTURED
BEFORE HE WAS KILLED.
ALL RIGHT, SO THEY
KILL EFFICIENTLY,
THEY USE TORTURE, AND THEY CAN
EXECUTE A COORDINATED ESCAPE.
YOU'RE THINKING MILITARY?
I'M THINKING SPECIAL FORCES.
(cell phone ringing)
EPPES.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY.
CHARM SCHOOL BOYS JUST
HIT ANOTHER BANK. LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
HEY. SAME M.O., SAME 2 GUYS.
ASKED FOR CASH,
DIDN'T SHOW A WEAPON,
BUT WHEN THE ASSISTANT
MANAGER FOLLOWED THEM OUTSIDE
AND PULLED OUT A CELL
PHONE, THEY SHOT HIM.
DO YOU REALIZE THIS BREAKS THE
PATTERN OF 2 WEEKS BETWEEN ROBBERIES?
EXCUSE ME.
(people chattering)
(cell phone ringing)
(ringing)
HELLO?
UH, YEAH, ACTUALLY I THINK YOU
MIGHT HAVE THE RIGHT NUMBER.
MA'AM, MY NAME IS DON EPPES WITH
THE F.B.I. THERE'S BEEN AN INCIDENT.
ARE YOU AT HOME?
CAN YOU PLEASE STAY THERE?
WE... WE'RE GONNA COME SEE YOU.
WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS?
(people chattering)
THAT'S MY GUN.
CLASSIC PSYCH-OPS TECHNIQUE.
HE'S TRYING TO GET
INSIDE YOUR HEAD
SO YOU DON'T THINK CLEARLY
AND DISPASSIONATELY.
YEAH, WELL, WE NEED TO LOOK
BEYOND CONVENTIONAL MILITARY.
START CONCENTRATING ON
DELTA FORCE, NAVY SEAL UNITS.
I AGREE.
HAVE YOU SHOWN ANY OF
THE NEW DATA TO CHARLIE?
NO, HE'S NOT WORKING THE CASE.
JUST THAT CRAZY MATH
PROBLEM DAY AND NIGHT.
I MEAN, LAST TIME HE PULLED ONE OF
THESE IS WHEN OUR MOTHER GOT CANCER.
THEY WERE CLOSE?
YEAH. BUT, I MEAN, WHEN SHE CAME
HOME FROM CHEMO, HE COULDN'T DEAL.
HE JUST S-STAYED IN
THE GARAGE, I MEAN...
HE DIDN'T SPEND
ANY TIME WITH HER.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
THAT HE CAN'T STAY IN
THE GARAGE FOREVER.
(Alan) YOU KNOW,
DON AND CHARLIE,
THEY GRADUATED HIGH
SCHOOL ON THE SAME DAY.
THANK YOU. DON'S MENTIONED IT.
A FEW TIMES. YEAH.
(inaudible)
(Alan) KIND OF PUTS AN EDGE
ON THAT SIBLING RIVALRY
THING, YOU KNOW?
YEAH, I'M SURE IT DOES.
BUT HAVIN' A KID LIKE CHARLIE HAD TO PUT
SOME UNUSUAL PRESSURE ON THE FAMILY.
HOW OLD WAS HE WHEN YOU FIRST
REALIZED HE WAS EXCEPTIONAL?
I THINK HE WAS 3
WHEN HE MULTIPLIED
4-DIGIT NUMBERS IN HIS HEAD.
AND BY THE AGE OF 4, HE NEEDED
SPECIAL TEACHERS, SPECIAL CLASSES.
MY WIFE... I MEAN
HIS MOTHER AND I,
WE PUT A LOT OF TIME
INTO HIS EDUCATION.
IT WAS DON, HE WAS
THE ONE WHO HAD TO
GET USED TO TAKING
CARE OF HIMSELF.
WELL, HE MIGHT HAVE
GOTTEN USED TO IT,
BUT I'M NOT SURE HE'S AS
GOOD AT IT AS HE THINKS HE IS.
AH, WELL,
IT'S HARD FOR HIM TO
ASK ANYONE FOR HELP.
IT'S REALLY HARD FOR
HIM TO ASK CHARLIE.
I MEAN, WE... WE THINK THEY
HAVE SPECIAL MILITARY TRAINING
AND NOW THEY HAVE STRUCK AGAIN
AND KILLED ANOTHER
INNOCENT PERSON. CHARLIE?
CHARLIE, PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.
(koi pond gurgling)
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE
STAKES WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE?
MORE BLOODSHED, PEOPLE'S LIVES.
I MEAN, IF I HAVE TO
DO THIS ON MY OWN,
IT'S GONNA PUT ME
AND ALL OF MY PEOPLE
AT GREATER RISK. IS
THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
THEIR OLD PATTERN'S
GONE. I TOLD YOU THAT.
WELL, THEN THERE'S GOTTA BE
A NEW PATTERN, DOESN'T THERE?
ISN'T THAT THE WAY IT WORKS? YOU
INCORPORATE WHATEVER'S GOIN' ON?
OW.
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY.
I... I NEED YOUR HELP,
YOU UNDERSTAND?
I DON'T THINK I... THAT I CAN...
CHARLIE, I KNOW
IT'S HARD FOR YOU.
I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT IT'S
HARD FOR... FOR EVERYBODY!
YOU KNOW, I... I... I DON'T
KNOW HOW I GOT IN A SITUATION
WHERE I NEED YOUR
HELP TO DO MY JOB,
BUT I... I SURE AS HELL HAVE.
AND I WISH YOU WOULD JUST SNAP OUT OF
YOUR... YOUR PRECIOUS BUBBLE FOR ONCE!
DAD.
UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING
ON A PROBLEM.
P VERSUS N.P.
IT CAN'T BE SOLVED.
I THINK YOU KNEW THAT
WHEN YOU STARTED.
I COULD WORK ON IT FOREVER.
CONSTANTLY PUSHING FORWARD,
STILL NEVER REACHING AN END.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU WANT
TO THINK THAT THINGS DON'T END.
BUT THEY DO.
WHEN MOM WAS SICK I
COULDN'T STOP WORKING ON IT.
YEAH, I KNOW.
I DIDN'T GET IT.
UH, NOT THEN.
AND YOUR BROTHER SURE DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND WHY YOU SPENT
THE LAST 3 MONTHS OF YOUR MOTHER'S
LIFE WORKING ON A MATH PROBLEM.
BUT, CHARLIE,
YOUR MOTHER, SHE UNDERSTOOD WHY.
BECAUSE SHE KNEW
HOW YOUR MIND WORKED.
MALCOLM WAS A
TOP-LEVEL PROGRAMMER.
HE WORKED IN OUR DIVISION
THAT HANDLES TRACKING SOFTWARE.
TRACKING WHAT?
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS. MOSTLY
USED BY BANKS FOR DATA PROCESSING.
WHAT WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF HIM LEAVING THE COMPANY?
HE WAS ON VACATION, CALLED
TO SAY HE WAS QUITTING.
HE HAD A NEW JOB.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
WE'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.
WELCOME.
ALL RIGHT, SO S-STAPLETON HAD
HIGH-LEVEL ACCESS TO BANK SOFTWARE.
HE'S TORTURED, HE'S MURDERED,
AND HIS IDENTITY IS STOLEN
BY A GUY WHO'S A MEMBER OF
A BANK ROBBERY CREW, RIGHT?
THAT DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE A COINCIDENCE.
AND CONSIDER HOW CAREFUL THEY WERE
TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE HE WAS STILL ALIVE.
RIGHT. 'CAUSE YOU FIGURE THEY'RE GONNA
WANNA AVOID A MURDER INVESTIGATION
SO NO ONE KNOWS THEY
HAVE ACCESS TO HIS WORK.
MAYBE THEY'RE USIN'
THE SOFTWARE TO TRACK
WHEN BANKS HAVE LARGE
AMOUNTS OF CASH ON HAND.
YEAH, BUT THE TAKES
ARE VARIED, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, YOU GOT A
COUPLE $100,000 IN ONE
AND... AND THEN
A $100 IN THE NEXT.
DON, CAPTAIN JOE
MacNEVISH, DELTA FORCES.
HOW ARE YOU, SIR?
OUR JOHN DOE'S FINGERPRINTS
TURNED UP A MATCH WITH THE ARMY.
FORMER DELTA FORCE MEMBER MASTER
SERGEANT JOHN ANTHONY GALBRAITH.
GALBRAITH RECEIVED AN
HONORABLE DISCHARGE 4 YEARS AGO.
(David) THAT'S THE GUY I SHOT.
ONE OF HIS ASSOCIATES WAS
A ROBERT GORDON SKIDMORE.
I'M SURE THE BUREAU
HAS A RECORD ON HIM.
(David) ROBERT SKIDMORE,
CONVICTED OF ROBBING
A CASH SHIPMENT
COMING INTO AN ARMY BASE.
YEAH, THAT'S THE
GUY WHO TOOK MY GUN.
HE WAS PARTNERS WITH
THE GUY I SHOT, GALBRAITH.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE GOT 2 NAMES.
LET'S START BUILDIN' A
CREW CHART. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I WAS, UH, HEARTENED
TO HEAR THAT YOU'VE SHIFTED
YOUR FOCUS OFF P VERSUS N.P.
BUT, TELL ME, WHAT IS IT
THAT I CAN HELP YOU WITH?
I FAILED.
I FAILED TO NOTICE
SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT.
THESE ROBBERIES DISPLAY CERTAIN
HIGHLY ECCENTRIC CHARACTERISTICS.
OK. HOW SO?
MANY WERE CONDUCTED
IN UNDER 2 MINUTES,
BUT, IN MANY CASES, THE
PERPETRATORS REMAINED
ON THE PREMISES FAR LONGER
DESPITE HAVING THE MONEY.
WHY WOULD THEY WAIT AROUND?
I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, LEAVING
QUICKLY WOULD SEEM TO BE
THE ESSENTIAL STRATEGY
WHEN FLEEING A FELONY.
(clearing throat) NOW, YOU
SEE THIS GAME, LARRY?
YOU'VE GOT TO CLEAR MINES
WITHOUT BLOWING ANY UP.
EACH TIME YOU'VE
CLEARED A SQUARE,
A NUMERICAL VALUE IS REVEALED.
THAT NUMBER TELLS YOU
EXACTLY HOW MANY SQUARES
CONTAINING MINES ARE DIRECTLY
ADJACENT TO THAT SQUARE.
THIS ALLOWS YOU PREDICT WHERE
THE NEXT MINE WILL BE LOCATED.
AND THEN THE MORE
BOXES REVEALED,
THE MORE ACCURATELY ONE CAN
PREDICT THE LOCATION OF THE MINES.
THE PATTERN USED IN
THESE BANK ROBBERIES
IS SIMILAR TO THIS TYPE OF
PROBLEM-SOLVING PATTERN.
THESE ROBBERS HAVE USED
THE BANKS THEY'VE BEEN ROBBING
TO TELL THEM WHICH
ONES TO ROB NEXT.
TO WHAT END WOULD CRIMINALS BE
PLAYING MINESWEEPER WITH BANKS?
I DON'T KNOW.
(people chattering)
(Don) RIGHT. NO, I DON'T
THINK THAT'S SMART.
RIGHT. WELL.
(Terry) DON. YEAH?
I'LL CALL YOU RIGHT
BACK. NO, I WILL.
HEY, CHARLIE.
I HAVE SOME FINDINGS FOR YOU.
I'M SORRY I COULDN'T
GET TO THIS SOONER.
NO, NOW'S GOOD. COME ON IN.
WHAT DID YOU DO? DID
YOU REWORK THE EQUATION?
NO. I THINK YOU NEED TO BE LOOKING AT
A WHOLE 'NOTHER LINE OF INVESTIGATION.
LIKE WHAT?
WHAT'S INSIDE A BANK THAT'S
MORE VALUABLE THAN MONEY?
INFORMATION?
FINANCIAL DATA? EXACTLY.
THIS CASE... IT ISN'T
ABOUT ROBBING BANKS.
(Charlie) EVERYTHING THEY DID
MADE IT SEEM LIKE A
TYPICAL BANK ROBBERY,
BUT, WHILE OUR CHARM SCHOOL BOYS
WERE AT THE TELLER'S
WINDOW CREATING A DIVERSION,
THEY MUST'VE HAD A 3RD MAN
ACCESSING BANK'S COMPUTERS.
THE QUESTION IS, WHY?
WE'RE SURE THIS IS THE ONLY
MACHINE THEY MESSED WITH?
AS FAR AS WE KNOW.
WHY RISK ROBBERIES? WHY NOT
JUST HACK INTO THE BANK'S COMPUTER?
OH, FROM AN OUTSIDE
SOURCE, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
THESE DATABASES ARE
GUARDED WITH INTENSE FIREWALLS.
BESIDES, BY ACTUALLY
ROBBING THE BANKS,
THEY'RE ABLE TO GAIN ANY CAPITAL
THEY MIGHT NEED IN THE MEANTIME.
MORE IMPORTANT, THE DATA
SEEMS TO BE LOCATION-SPECIFIC.
SO WHEN THEY'RE
ACCESSING DATA AT ONE BANK,
IT LEADS THEM TO
DATA AT OTHER BANKS.
(man) WHOA, HERE YOU GO.
IT'S THE "Y" D.S. SOFTWARE.
(woman) THE PROGRAM WAS ACCESSED
USING STAPLETON'S PASS CODE
ON THE DAY OF THE ROBBERY.
DOLLAR AMOUNTS?
(man) BELIEVE SO.
BANK ROUTING NUMBERS?
THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE.
THE ROUTING NUMBERS
ARE ALL THE SAME.
THE CASH IN THIS LIST IS ALL GOING
TO THE SAME BANK. WHICH BANK?
THAT'S A SPECIAL FEDERAL
RESERVE ROUTING NUMBER
FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO.
SPECIFICALLY, THE
LOS ANGELES BRANCH.
HE HELPS US ON FINANCIAL
CASES ALL THE TIME.
AND I TEND TO REMEMBER NUMBERS.
SO THESE HEISTS ARE
DIVERSIONS, THEY'RE DISTRACTIONS.
THAT'S WHY STAPLETON WAS TORTURED,
FOR HIS CONFIDENTIAL PASS CODES.
THE EXACT SAME COMPUTER PROGRAM
WAS ACCESSED AT ALL THE
BANKS HIT BY SKIDMORE'S CREW.
SO, HOW DOES THIS FACTOR
INTO THE FEDERAL RESERVE?
WELL, THE PROGRAM TRACKS CASH
BEING REMOVED FROM CIRCULATION.
OLD CURRENCIES,
EITHER WORN OR RIPPED.
NOW, THIS RETIRED CASH IS TAKEN
OUT OF CIRCULATION AT LOCAL BANKS.
EVERY FEW MONTHS IT'S TAKEN
TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.
THEN TO A SECRET TREASURY
LOCATION WHERE IT'S DESTROYED.
AND THAT RETIRED CASH DATA IS
COLLATED BY THE "Y" D.S. SOFTWARE
WHICH ALLOWS THE BANK ROBBERS TO
LOCATE OTHER BANKS WITH THE SAME SOFTWARE.
SO ONCE THEY HAVE ENOUGH DATA,
THEY GET A FIX ON THE SHIPMENT FROM THE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK TO THE TREASURY.
EACH SHIPMENT IS MAYBE $100
MILLION IN UNTRACEABLE CASH.
(telephone ringing)
EPPES.
RIGHT.
RIGHT, I GOT IT.
THAT WAS THE FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK IN LOS ANGELES.
THEY GOT A SHIPMENT OF RETIRED CURRENCY
GOING TO THE TREASURY IN 6 HOURS, OK?
I WANNA KNOW WHAT
THE SECURITY IS,
WHAT THE ROUTE IS, WHAT THE
PROCEDURE IS, RIGHT? LET'S GO.
(Charlie) HEY.
HEY.
JUST ONE THING.
HEISENBERG AND HIS
UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE. RIGHT.
DO ME A FAVOR. TIE THIS.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
REMEMBER I TOLD YOU HOW
THE ACT OF OBSERVATION
WILL ULTIMATELY AFFECT
THAT WHICH IS BEING OBSERVED?
YES, YOU DID.
THESE GUYS KNOW
YOU'VE STUDIED THEM.
THEY KNOW YOU'RE
TRYIN' TO OUT-THINK THEM.
CHARLIE, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
ME AND HEISENBERG,
WE'RE ALL OVER THIS.
(beeping)
WE'LL BE AT ONTARIO
AIRPORT IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
ALMOST THERE.
(tires screeching)
(Terry) UNIT 1,
UNIT 2, CODE RED.
UNIT 1, UNIT 2, COME IN.
(radio static)
ALL RIGHT, UNIT 2
TO UNIT 1, COME IN.
(radio static)
UNIT 2 TO UNIT 1.
UNIT 1, UNIT 2, CODE RED.
(tires screeching)
UNIT 1 TO UNIT 2, COME IN.
THEY'RE JAMMIN' OUR RADIOS.
(tires screeching)
I'M NOT GETTIN' ANY RESPONSE.
WHAT DO WE DO?
WE'LL STICK WITH THE PLAN.
GO.
YOU WANNA LIVE?
DROP YOUR GUNS.
WHERE'S THE MONEY?
IN THE BANK.
(Don) DROP YOUR WEAPONS!
GET ON THE GROUND!
BACK OFF!
BRIDGE TEAM, GREEN LIGHT.
(gun firing)
(Terry) DROP YOUR WEAPON!
GET YOUR ASS DOWN! GET ON THE
GROUND! GET DOWN ON THE GROUND!
(David) GET YOUR ASS DOWN!
GET YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD!
DON'T MOVE!
(Don) F.B.I., DO NOT MOVE!
DO NOT MOVE!
GET THAT OTHER HAND
ON THE WHEEL RIGHT NOW!
GET IT UP! DO IT!
THIS IS MINE.
GET OUT OF THE CAR.
GET OUT OF THE CAR!
GET DOWN ON YOUR FACE!
BILLY, CUFF HIM.
HERE YOU GO, POP.
I GOT IT. NOW YOU GOT IT.
THANK YOU. MMM-HMM. SPOON.
HELLO. DONNY.
(Alan) WOW, IT'S
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
OH, YOU GUYS ATE. I'M STARVING.
(Alan) NO, THERE'S
PLENTY. COME ON.
(Don) YEAH?
WHAT, TERRY DIDN'T CALL,
TELL YOU GUYS WHAT HAPPENED?
YEAH, SHE SAID YOU
ARRESTED EVERY SUSPECT.
ONLY ONE SHOT FIRED, HUH?
ONE? HOW'D YOU PULL THAT OFF?
(Don) WE KNEW ROUGHLY
WHERE'D THEY'D TRY TO HIT
THE NEXT SHIPMENT AND I KNEW
THEY'D HAVE AN ESCAPE PLAN.
(Alan) THAT'S VERY CLEVER.
I GUESS I WAS INSPIRED BY A MR. HEISENBERG
JUST LIKE CHARLIE HERE SUGGESTED.
HEISENBERG? WHAT DO
YOU MEAN, THE PHYSICIST?
(Don) YEAH.
OH.
YOUR BROTHER GOES INTO A DANGEROUS
CONFRONTATION WITH HEAVILY ARMED FELONS
AND YOU PREPARE HIM WITH A LECTURE ON
THE MOVEMENT OF SUBATOMIC PARTICLES?
YEP.
IT WORKED, DIDN'T IT?
YES. I GUESS IT DID.
I'M TELLING YOU, IF YOUR MOTHER
COULD SEE YOU TWO GUYS NOW,
SHE WOULD BE SO HAPPY.
HOW YOU DOING WITH
YOUR P VERSUS P THING?
N.P.?
SORRY.
(clearing throat) I'M NOT
PURSUING IT ANYMORE.
NO? I'VE GOT PLENTY OF
PROBLEMS TO WORK ON.
ONES THAT I THINK I
CAN ACTUALLY SOLVE.
GLAD TO HEAR IT.
(clinking)
WHAT, NO MUSTARD?
I KNEW YOU'D ASK. HE FORGOT.
WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S UP?
CREATURES OF HABIT.
ONCE THEY DEVELOP A SUCCESSFUL
ROUTINE, THEY STICK TO IT.
TIME OF DAY, DAY OF THE WEEK,
CHOICE OF WEAPON,
DISGUISE, REGION.
THESE WILL BE THE
SAME AGAIN AND AGAIN.
IT'S ACTUALLY A
LOT LIKE THESE FISH.
GIVEN ENOUGH TIME, IT'S POSSIBLE
TO DISCERN A DISTINCT PATTERN
THAT EACH ONE WILL FOLLOW.
WELL, MATHEMATICIANS,
THEY DO SO LOVE FINDING
THESE PATTERNS, DON'T THEY?
TELL ME WHAT HAVE YOU GLEANED FROM
THIS SET OF REPEATED CRIME PHENOMENA?
AN EQUATION FOR THE F.B.I.
THAT PREDICTS WHEN AND WHERE
THESE 2 PARTICULAR
ROBBERS WILL STRIKE NEXT.
(Charlie) I TOLD MY
BROTHER THEY'D HIT TODAY.
CURTIS, YOU SEE ANYTHING?
(Curtis) CLEAR.
KEITH?
CLEAR.
(Charlie) AT ONE OF 2 LOCATIONS.
(computer beeping)
(people chattering)
(Charlie) THEY'VE HIT
16 BANKS IN 8 MONTHS.
THE F.B.I.'S NICKNAMED THEM
THE CHARM SCHOOL BOYS
BECAUSE THEY'RE
SO NICE AND POLITE.
THEY DON'T USE
WEAPONS OR THREATS.
THEY SAY "PLEASE"
AND "THANK YOU."
THEY EVEN OPEN DOORS FOR OTHER
BANK CUSTOMERS ON THEIR WAY IN AND OUT.
USING A COMBINATION OF PROBABILITY
MODELING AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS,
I'VE PINPOINTED
THE NEXT ROBBERY.
IT'S 1:30.
IF THESE GUYS ACTUALLY SHOW
UP WITHIN THE TIME WINDOW
CHARLIE'S PREDICTED,
IT'S KIND OF AMAZING.
YEAH, I KNOW.
(Don) WANNA HEAR SOMETHING WILD?
WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE,
I PLAYED BASEBALL.
CHARLIE COULD PREDICT
THE AMOUNT OF WALKS
I WAS GONNA GET
JUST BY MY STANCE.
CHARLES, I HAVE NO DOUBT
IN YOUR ABILITY TO PREDICT
THE MOVEMENTS OF FISH AND MEN.
BUT I WOULD OFFER
ONE CAUTIONARY NOTE
JUST COLLEAGUE TO COLLEAGUE.
HMM, WHAT'S THAT?
DON'T MISTAKE THE ABILITY TO
PREDICT WITH THE ABILITY TO CONTROL.
YEAH, I THINK I KNOW
THE DIFFERENCE.
OH, TO BE YOUNG AND
BRILLIANT AND FULL OF YOURSELF.
JUST CONSIDER,
THESE CHARM SCHOOL
GUYS OR BOYS OR WHATEVER,
THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S
ABOUT TO HAPPEN TO THEM.
BUT MY EQUATION DOES.
I HAVE THE TARGETS.
POSITIVE I.D.?
2 CAUCASIAN MALES,
MID TO LATE 30s,
BASEBALL CAP AND SUNGLASSES.
I'M ON MY WAY. LET'S
GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
(tires screeching)
TEAM 2, BAKER, YOU GOT 'EM?
GOT 'EM. TELLER NUMBER 3.
WE'RE MOVIN'.
EVERYBODY WATCH YOUR LINE.
(F.B.I. agent) SUBJECT
ONE IS ASKING THE TELLER
(agent on transmitter) TO
HAND HIM THE CASH DRAWER.
THEY'RE COMING OUT.
DAVID, WHAT'S YOUR STATUS?
THEY'RE COMING OUT,
DON. WE HAVE TO MOVE IN.
(Don on transmitter) GO.
F.B.I.! F.B.I.!
F.B.I.!
(gun firing)
(people clamoring)
(machine gun firing)
(people screaming)
(Terry on transmitter) DAVID,
HOW MANY SHOOTERS?
ALL UNITS, WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHOTS FIRED. MULTIPLE SHOOTERS.
AGENT DOWN.
(guns firing)
(Charlie) WE ALL USE
MATH EVERY DAY.
(echoing) EVERY DAY
TO PREDICT WEATHER,
TO TELL TIME,
TO HANDLE MONEY.
MATH IS MORE THAN
FORMULAS ANDS EQUATIONS.
IT'S LOGIC.
(echoing) MATH IS MORE THAN
FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS.
IT'S RATIONALITY.
IT'S USING YOUR MIND
TO SOLVE THE BIGGEST
MYSTERIES WE KNOW.
(echoing) WE KNOW.
(people screaming)
(tires screeching)
(gun firing)
(gun cocking)
GET DOWN! GET DOWN! STAY SMALL!
(Terry) GET BACK! GET BACK!
GET BACK!
YOU ALL RIGHT?
COVER ME.
(gun firing)
WHAT YOU GOT?
AGENT DOWN!
I'M GONNA GO FOR McKNIGHT. YOU
COVER ME WITH THIS, ALL RIGHT?
(machine gun firing)
(reporter on T.V.) THIS IS A LIVE BREAKING
REPORT FROM THE CHANNEL 8 NEWS...
I ALSO HAVE A POST
DOC WHO NEEDS HELP
WITH SOME REFERENCES
ON AN ARTICLE.
MAYBE YOU COULD RECOMMEND
A COUPLE OF MATH STUDENTS?
WELL, WAIT. LET'S CLARIFY.
THIS IS THE REDHEADED POST DOC?
RED HAIR AND SHE ROLLERBLADES?
YEAH, YOU KNOW, REALLY
BRILLIANT THEORETICIAN.
WELL, FORGET THE
UNDERGRADS. I'LL HELP HER.
(reporter) INJURED IN THE CROSSFIRE
WHERE A SHOOTOUT BETWEEN
FEDERAL AGENTS AND SUSPECTED
BANK ROBBERS IS IN PROGRESS.
I SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO
ARE LYING ON THE GROUND...
(guns firing)
READY? MOVE!
(panting)
(guns firing)
THEY'RE COVERING
THEIR EXIT! TERRY, GO!
(Don) READY?
MOVE!
(groaning)
GET YOUR HANDS
WHERE I CAN SEE THEM!
(Don) GET THOSE HANDS UP!
FREEZE! DON'T MOVE!
DROP THAT RADIO! DROP IT!
(car alarm blaring)
(police siren wailing)
I GOT 2 SUSPECTS FLEEING
IN A SILVER SEDAN, LICENSE...
(policeman #1 on radio)
KIDNAPPING IN PROGRESS.
8-YEAR-OLD FEMALE. ALL
AVAILABLE UNITS, PLEASE RESPOND.
(policeman #2 on radio)
UH, THIS IS 1-ADAM-6.
SHOULDN'T WE SECURE THE
AREA BEFORE WE PULL OUT?
THEY'RE IN OUR SYSTEM! THEY'RE
IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM!
THEY'RE MAKING FALSE REPORTS!
(woman on radio) ANY
AVAILABLE UNIT, REPORT TO...
SECURE THE AREA!
HE WENT THAT WAY.
COME ON, COME ON!
(panting)
(gun firing)
(screaming)
YOU HIT? HE GOT MY GUN!
(groaning)
GO THAT WAY. YOU HIT?
GO THAT WAY!
(Don) WHERE'D HE GO? I MEAN,
HOW COULD WE MISS HIM?
(police siren wailing)
(Terry) THIS IS AN ACTIVE CRIME
SCENE, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
I ASKED 5 MINUTES AGO AND...
STOP RIGHT THERE.
IT'S... IT'S OK. LET
HIM THROUGH.
(casings clinking)
CHARLIE.
CHARLIE?
CHARLIE?
(zipping)
WHERE IS DON?
HE'S OVER THERE.
HEY.
HEY. HEY, CHARLIE.
HOW YOU DOIN'?
IT'S OK, REALLY. IT'S FINE.
THEY WEREN'T VIOLENT.
THERE WERE 2 OF THEM.
WHY 16 ROBBERIES
EXACTLY THE SAME,
AND THEN THIS? I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN FIRST OF ALL, NOBODY
EVER TRIED TO STOP 'EM, RIGHT?
AND IT WASN'T JUST 2 GUYS.
YOU KNOW, THEY
HAD 4 BACKIN' 'EM UP.
YEAH, WE HAD NO WAY OF
KNOWING TILL WE CONFRONTED THEM.
(paramedic) THAT'S IT.
YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
(groaning)
NOTHING TO DAD, RIGHT?
CHARLIE, DON'T SAY
ANYTHING TO DAD.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT, OK?
YOU HEARD ME, RIGHT?
"CHARM SCHOOL
BOYS." I MEAN, I'M SORRY,
THEY CAME PREPARED FOR WAR.
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE LOOKIN' AT THE SECURITY
TAPES FROM THE PREVIOUS ROBBERIES, UH,
TO SEE IF THE SAME ACCOMPLICES WERE
PRESENT AT THOSE INCIDENTS AS WELL.
AND THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND
THAT WAS A DETAILED
AMBUSH-AND-ESCAPE PLAN.
THEY DIDN'T HESITATE TO KILL.
(women chattering)
(sighing)
I MEAN, FROM WHAT I
UNDERSTAND IN THE LAST 5 YEARS
THIS OFFICE HAS LOST ONLY
2 AGENTS IN THE LINE OF FIRE?
HMM.
(sighing)
McKNIGHT'S PARENTS ARE
FLYING IN FROM DENVER TONIGHT.
I'M GONNA GO TALK
TO 'EM AT THE HOTEL.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SAY
TO A PARENT ABOUT THEIR DEAD SON.
(clearing throat) ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO WE GOT SO FAR?
UM, WE THINK THEIR CREW, UH,
CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 6 INDIVIDUALS.
FROM THE FIRE ARMS, USE OF
EXPLOSIVES, THE FALSE 911 CALLS,
WE'RE ASSUMING, IT'S A TEAM WITH
EXTENSIVE TRAININ' AND EXPERIENCE.
THE GUNMAN DAVID SHOT WAS
IDENTIFIED BY HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE
AS MALCOLM STAPLETON, 36, VIDEO
GAME DESIGNER. NO CRIMINAL RECORD.
HOW DOES SOMEBODY GO
FROM NO CRIMINAL RECORD
TO FIRING ON FEDERAL AGENTS
WITH AN ASSAULT WEAPON?
THAT'S THE QUESTION
WE NEED TO BE ASKING.
WE NEED TO KNOW A LOT MORE
ABOUT THIS DEAD GUY. ALREADY ON IT.
(Don) THAT'S THE FIRST
THING WE NEED TO KNOW,
AND WE HAVE TO ASSUME, WITH
THEIR PLANNING AND PREPARATION,
THEY'RE NOT GONNA HESITATE TO
HIT ANOTHER BANK. SO, EVEN THOUGH
WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS GUY, CHARLIE'S
EQUATION, THAT'S STILL OUR BEST LEAD.
WELL, HE WAS ABLE TO
PREDICT TODAY'S ROBBERY.
HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL US
WHERE THEY'RE GONNA GO NEXT.
(Don) CHARLIE, DID
YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?
OH, I'M JUST, UM...
THINKING.
(Charlie clearing throat)
UNDERSTAND, THIS IS AN
ENTIRELY NEW PROBLEM NOW.
THE PATTERN I WAS WORKING
FROM WAS A FALSE PATTERN.
NO, NO, NOT SO MUCH
FALSE AS INCOMPLETE.
YOU WERE ABLE TO ACCURATELY
PREDICT TODAY'S ROBBERY.
RIGHT. BUT THERE'S
NEW FACTORS NOW.
OK. THEY AREN'T 2 UNARMED GUYS.
SO THE ASSUMPTIONS WE
MADE ABOUT THEM ARE INVALID.
OK, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, LOOK, SO
YOU TAKE THE, UH, THE NEW FACTORS
AND YOU MAKE A
NEW EQUATION, RIGHT?
IT'S NOT THAT EASY, MAN.
IT'S NOT THAT
EASY BECAUSE, UH...
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE
THAT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED.
LIKE WHAT?
HEISENBERG'S
UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE.
(Charlie) HEISENBERG
NOTED THAT THE, UH,
THE ACT OF OBSERVATION
WILL AFFECT THE OBSERVED.
IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN YOU WATCH
SOMETHING YOU CHANGE IT AND, UH,
(stuttering) UH, FOR
EXAMPLE, LIKE AN ELECTRON.
YOU KNOW, YOU... YOU
CAN'T REALLY MEASURE IT
WITHOUT BUMPING INTO
IT IN SOME SMALL WAY.
ANY PHYSICAL ACT OF OBSERVATION
REQUIRES INTERACTION WITH
A FORM OF ENERGY, LIKE LIGHT.
AND THAT WILL CHANGE THE NATURE OF
THE ELECTRON, IT... ITS PATH OF TRAVEL.
(stuttering) RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON.
YOU KNOW I GOT,
LIKE, A "C" IN PHYSICS.
SO JUST TAKE ME THROUGH
HOW THIS RELATES TO THE CASE.
DON, YOU'VE
OBSERVED THE ROBBERS.
THE KNOW IT. THAT WILL
CHANGE THEIR ACTIONS.
(Terry) OK, SO THEY
CHANGE THEIR M.O.,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO
GO BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
WE KNOW SOME THINGS ABOUT THEM.
WE HAVE A BASIS FOR
MAKING SOME CONCLUSIONS.
RIGHT. WELL, GOOD. BUT I, UM...
I CAN'T HELP. I CAN'T DO THIS.
(Terry) CHARLIE, YOU FEELIN' OK?
YEAH. IT'S JUST MY STOMACH'S
BEEN BOTHERING ME. A LOT.
THAT'S NORMAL. IT HAPPENS TO A LOT
OF US AFTER SOMETHING LIKE TODAY.
REALLY?
I WAS THE ONLY ONE I NOTICED
THROWIN' UP AT THE CRIME SCENE.
LOOK, BUDDY, COME HERE. TURN
AROUND. CHARLIE, LISTEN TO ME.
WHAT YOU SAW WAS... WAS BAD, OK?
I KNOW. TRUST ME. IT... IT
TAKES A WHILE TO PROCESS THAT.
SO WHAT I WANT
YOU DO IS GO HOME.
COME ON. PUT THAT
DOWN. GIVE ME THAT.
CHARLIE, YOU GO HOME
AND YOU GET SOME REST. GO.
WHEN YOU COME UP WITH
SOMETHIN', JUST CALL US, ALL RIGHT?
CHARLIE, CALL ME IF YOU
WANNA TALK ABOUT ANYTHING, OK?
CHARLIE?
WE'RE COUNTING ON YOU, BUDDY.
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
THE EXPLOSIVE IN THE CAR BOMB
WAS C-4. CHECK INTO THAT BATCH.
HOW ARE WE DOIN' ON
THE FAKE 911 CALLS?
2 INDIVIDUALS USING CELL
PHONES WITH SCRAMBLERS.
WE'RE PREPARING VOICEPRINTS.
RIGHT, WE GOT ANY HITS ON
CREWS WITH SIMILAR M.O.'s?
NO, SO FAR IT'S
UNIQUE TO THESE GUYS.
AND... AND WE SHOULD BE CHECKIN'
IN... INTO ARMORED TRANSPORT
AND... AND JEWELRY,
FINE ART, RIGHT?
I MEAN, THEY COULD'VE STARTED IN ANY
ONE OF THOSE AND, UH, MOVED ON TO BANKS.
(sighing)
I SHOULD BE LOOKIN'
AT MUG SHOTS, RIGHT?
DID YOU GET A GOOD LOOK?
YEAH, DEFINITELY.
(woman) AGENT EPPES.
THAT PIECE OF EVIDENCE
YOU FOUND AT THE SCENE,
WE KNOW WHAT IT IS. EXCELLENT.
IT'S AN ULTRA-THIN PLASTIC MASK
THAT YOU CAN PEEL OFF IN A SECOND,
WAD UP AND THROW AWAY.
RIGHT. A MICROMASK.
THE C.I.A. USES THE STUFF
FOR COVERT OPERATIONS.
THAT EXPLAINS HOW HE
WAS ABLE TO JUST DISAPPEAR.
(woman) HE COULD ALTER THE
SHAPE OF HIS FACE, HIS NOSE,
MAKING HIM UNRECOGNIZABLE.
(Don) OH, SO MUCH FOR MUG SHOTS.
I'M GONNA FIND OUT WHERE YOU
CAN GET ONE OF THESE THINGS.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS. SURE.
(chalkboard clattering)
CHARLES?
CHARLES?
OH, LISTEN, I JUST STOPPED BY.
A-A-AMITA SAID THAT
YOU WEREN'T GONNA BE
COMING TO CAMPUS TOMORROW AND...
I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN,
SURELY YOU REMEMBER,
YOU'RE GIVING A PRESENTATION
TO MY GRADUATE SEMINAR.
LARRY, I'M RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A SIGNIFICANT LINE OF THOUGHT.
RIGHT NOW REALLY ISN'T THE
BEST TIME FOR ME TO BE ENTERING
IN ON A DISCUSSION WITH
ANYONE. NO OFFENSE.
NO, NO, NO, NONE TAKEN.
IT'S JUST THAT AMITA SAID
THAT YOU ALSO SAID THAT YOU WOULDN'T
BE COMING TO SCHOOL FOR A WHILE?
AND I JUST THINK, UH,
YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING
YOUR TEACHING SCHEDULE,
THE UPCOMING SEMIFINALS...
I MEAN, UH, UH, IT STRUCK
ME AS RATHER ODD.
JUST KIND OF
ENTIRELY UNWORKABLE.
MAYBE SO, BUT I'M CLOSE
TO A BREAKTHROUGH
ON THIS 3-SET AND SO I... I...
I NEED TO FOLLOW THROUGH
ON THIS LINE OF CURRENT ALGORITHMS
NOW WHILE I HAVE A FIX ON IT.
(Alan) DONNY. HEY, DAD.
YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH,
YEAH, I'M OK. I'M FINE. OW, OW.
LOOK, IT'S JUST MY
ARM'S A LITTLE SORE.
I GOT A... A SCRAPE DURING AN
INCIDENT. SCRAPE? FROM WHAT?
WELL, A BULLET, IF
YOU HAVE TO KNOW.
A BULLET? BUT IT'S NOT...
DAD, PLEASE LISTEN TO ME, OK?
JUST RELAX. WE HAD A-AN ARREST
GO BAD AND WE LOST AN AGENT, OK?
3 PEOPLE DIED. NOW I'M LOOKING
FOR CHARLIE. WHERE IS HE?
HE'S... HE'S OUT IN THE
GARAGE WITH LARRY. HE'S UPSET.
NOW, I CAN SEE WHY NOW.
WHOA, WHAT'S HE
DOIN' IN THE GARAGE?
HE'S JUST WORKING ON
THAT PROBLEM. YOU KNOW.
WHAT? THAT PROBLEM
HE CAN NEVER SOLVE.
THE P VERSUS P THING?
YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S THE ONE.
(stuttering) OH, MAN.
WHERE... WHERE YOU GOIN'?
I GOT TO TALK TO HIM. I
NEED A NEW EQUATION.
YOU KNOW THAT IT'S
CONSIDERED UNSOLVABLE?
WELL, CERTAINLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
FAILED TO SOLVE IT MIGHT THINK THAT,
BUT WE ALL KNOW,
MINESWEEPER CONSISTENCY
IS AN N.P.-COMPLETE PROBLEM. SO I BELIEVE
THAT THERE IS AN ANSWER IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
MINESWEEPER? WHAT ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT? COMPUTER GAMES?
YES, BUT IF YOU
KEEP TALKING TO ME,
I'M GONNA LOSE MY
TRAIN OF THOUGHT.
SO, PLEASE, DON'T TALK ANYMORE.
(stuttering) 'CAUSE, I NEED
TO FOLLOW THROUGH
ON THIS LINE OF
ADJACENT VERTICES.
LOOK, PLEASE DON'T DO
THIS. DON'T DO WHAT, DON?
GO AHEAD, G-GO AHEAD, TRY AND
TELL ME WHAT IT IS THAT I'M DOING.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT IT IS I'M DOING.
NO, ACTUALLY, I DO. THE
THING IS I DON'T THINK YOU DO.
OK. I'M GONNA GO
CONTEMPLATE THE KOI POND.
CHARLIE, LOOK, YOU HELPED US
FIND THESE GUYS ONCE BEFORE.
YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN.
COME ON. WHY, SO YOU
CAN GET SHOT AGAIN?
NO, BUDDY.
LOOK, UNDERSTAND I
APPRECIATE YOU CARE ABOUT ME,
BUT IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
STATISTICALLY, YOU'RE DEAD NOW.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS?
A MAN AIMED A GUN AT
YOUR HEAD AND FIRED.
THE FACT THAT YOU
SURVIVED IS AN ANOMALY
AND IT'S UNLIKELY TO BE THE
OUTCOME OF A 2ND SUCH ENCOUNTER.
LISTEN TO ME. WE DON'T
HAVE MANY LEADS, OK?
IF YOU CAN HELP US PREDICT WHEN AND IF
THESE GUYS ARE GONNA HIT ANOTHER BANK,
THIS IS THE ONLY SHOT WE GOT.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND, SOMETIMES...
(panting)
I CAN'T CHOOSE WHAT I WORK ON.
I CAN'T FOLLOW THROUGH
ON A LINE OF THINKING
JUST BECAUSE I WANT TO
OR... OR BECAUSE IT'S NEEDED.
I HAVE TO WORK ON
WHAT'S IN MY HEAD.
AND RIGHT NOW THIS
IS WHAT'S IN MY HEAD.
(Terry) THIS IS THE LICENSE
WE GOT OFF THE GUY
THAT DAVID SHOT WHICH I.D.s HIM
AS MALCOLM STAPLETON, RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS THE DUPLICATE LICENSE OF
STAPLETON WE GOT FROM THE D.M.V.
SO, IF THE ONE WE GOT OFF THE
BODY IS A FAKE, THEN WHO IS HE?
HIS CURRENT NEIGHBORS
RECOGNIZE THAT GUY AS STAPLETON.
LET'S GO TALK TO THE NEIGHBORS
OF HIS FORMER RESIDENCE.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S
A GOOD IDEA. YEAH.
HEY, HOW'S, UH,
HOW'S CHARLIE DOING?
I DON'T KNOW HE'S
JUST WORKIN' ON SOME
FAMOUSLY UNSOLVABLE MATH
PROBLEM WHICH IS NOT A GOOD SIGN.
AT LEAST IT'S NOT BINGE
DRINKING AND STRIP CLUBS.
THAT'S TRUE.
YOU'RE SURE THIS ISN'T
MALCOLM STAPLETON?
(woman) YES, I'M SURE BECAUSE
THAT'S MALCOLM'S BROTHER.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?
HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.
WHAT'S THE BROTHER'S NAME?
BILL STAPLETON.
HE SHOWED UP A FEW MONTHS AGO.
SAID MALCOLM HAD GOTTEN A JOB BACK
EAST AND WOULDN'T BE COMING BACK.
DID MALCOLM EVER TALK
ABOUT HAVIN' A BROTHER
OR SAY ANYTHING ABOUT
GETTING A NEW JOB?
NO. NEVER EVEN SAID GOODBYE.
OK, WELL, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
OK, SO OUR DEAD GUY
IS THE BROTHER OF A MAN
WHO WAS AN ONLY CHILD.
RIGHT. WHERE DO YOU WANNA START?
I'M THINKIN' IF HE
NEVER SAID GOODBYE,
MAYBE MALCOLM NEVER
MOVED FROM HERE.
LET'S TALK TO THE MANAGER.
(Don) THE SUPER SAID
CONTRACTORS CAME IN
TO DO WORK DOWN HERE, BUT THE
OWNER NEVER ORDERED THE WORK.
HEY.
CHECK THIS OUT.
(knocking)
LOOKS BRAND NEW.
(Don) THAT'S GOOD.
LET ME LOOK IN THERE.
WHOA.
YOU SEE THAT?
(Terry) LOOKS LIKE WE
JUST FOUND MALCOLM.
WE FOUND A BODY IDENTIFIED BY
FINGERPRINTS AS MALCOLM STAPLETON.
WE THINK THE MAN YOU SHOT KILLED
STAPLETON AND STOLE HIS IDENTITY.
GOOD. I'D LIKE TO BE THERE
WHEN YOU TALK TO THE M.E.
ALL RIGHT.
MALCOLM STAPLETON DIED
FROM MASSIVE BLOOD LOSS
AFTER HIS CAROTID
ARTERY WAS SEVERED.
THE KILLER KNEW
WHAT HE WAS DOING.
HOW SO?
WELL, THE THING IS, MOST PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW HOW TO SLIT A THROAT.
THEY THINK YOU PULL
BACK THE HEAD LIKE THIS,
BUT IN THIS POSITION,
THE WINDPIPE PROVIDES
SOME PROTECTION TO
THE MAJOR BLOOD VESSELS.
HOWEVER, TILT THE HEAD FORWARD,
THE ARTERIES ARE EXPOSED.
THE CUT WAS MADE AWAY
AND DOWN FROM THE ASSAILANT,
MINIMIZING BLOOD SPATTER.
THE WEAPON WAS AN EXTREMELY
SHARP WIDE-BLADE KNIFE.
SOMEBODY WITH MEDICAL TRAINING?
MORE LIKE MILITARY EXPERIENCE.
YOU KNOW, THE VICTIM IN THE
ROBBERY, THE GUY IN THE BOILER ROOM
HAD HIS THROAT CUT
EXACTLY LIKE THIS.
THE WOUND ON THAT
BODY WAS VERY SIMILAR,
BUT HERE'S SOMETHING
NEW. LOOK AT THIS.
ELECTRICAL BURNS.
THIS MAN WAS TORTURED
BEFORE HE WAS KILLED.
ALL RIGHT, SO THEY
KILL EFFICIENTLY,
THEY USE TORTURE, AND THEY CAN
EXECUTE A COORDINATED ESCAPE.
YOU'RE THINKING MILITARY?
I'M THINKING SPECIAL FORCES.
(cell phone ringing)
EPPES.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY.
CHARM SCHOOL BOYS JUST
HIT ANOTHER BANK. LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
HEY. SAME M.O., SAME 2 GUYS.
ASKED FOR CASH,
DIDN'T SHOW A WEAPON,
BUT WHEN THE ASSISTANT
MANAGER FOLLOWED THEM OUTSIDE
AND PULLED OUT A CELL
PHONE, THEY SHOT HIM.
DO YOU REALIZE THIS BREAKS THE
PATTERN OF 2 WEEKS BETWEEN ROBBERIES?
EXCUSE ME.
(people chattering)
(cell phone ringing)
(ringing)
HELLO?
UH, YEAH, ACTUALLY I THINK YOU
MIGHT HAVE THE RIGHT NUMBER.
MA'AM, MY NAME IS DON EPPES WITH
THE F.B.I. THERE'S BEEN AN INCIDENT.
ARE YOU AT HOME?
CAN YOU PLEASE STAY THERE?
WE... WE'RE GONNA COME SEE YOU.
WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS?
(people chattering)
THAT'S MY GUN.
CLASSIC PSYCH-OPS TECHNIQUE.
HE'S TRYING TO GET
INSIDE YOUR HEAD
SO YOU DON'T THINK CLEARLY
AND DISPASSIONATELY.
YEAH, WELL, WE NEED TO LOOK
BEYOND CONVENTIONAL MILITARY.
START CONCENTRATING ON
DELTA FORCE, NAVY SEAL UNITS.
I AGREE.
HAVE YOU SHOWN ANY OF
THE NEW DATA TO CHARLIE?
NO, HE'S NOT WORKING THE CASE.
JUST THAT CRAZY MATH
PROBLEM DAY AND NIGHT.
I MEAN, LAST TIME HE PULLED ONE OF
THESE IS WHEN OUR MOTHER GOT CANCER.
THEY WERE CLOSE?
YEAH. BUT, I MEAN, WHEN SHE CAME
HOME FROM CHEMO, HE COULDN'T DEAL.
HE JUST S-STAYED IN
THE GARAGE, I MEAN...
HE DIDN'T SPEND
ANY TIME WITH HER.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
THAT HE CAN'T STAY IN
THE GARAGE FOREVER.
(Alan) YOU KNOW,
DON AND CHARLIE,
THEY GRADUATED HIGH
SCHOOL ON THE SAME DAY.
THANK YOU. DON'S MENTIONED IT.
A FEW TIMES. YEAH.
(inaudible)
(Alan) KIND OF PUTS AN EDGE
ON THAT SIBLING RIVALRY
THING, YOU KNOW?
YEAH, I'M SURE IT DOES.
BUT HAVIN' A KID LIKE CHARLIE HAD TO PUT
SOME UNUSUAL PRESSURE ON THE FAMILY.
HOW OLD WAS HE WHEN YOU FIRST
REALIZED HE WAS EXCEPTIONAL?
I THINK HE WAS 3
WHEN HE MULTIPLIED
4-DIGIT NUMBERS IN HIS HEAD.
AND BY THE AGE OF 4, HE NEEDED
SPECIAL TEACHERS, SPECIAL CLASSES.
MY WIFE... I MEAN
HIS MOTHER AND I,
WE PUT A LOT OF TIME
INTO HIS EDUCATION.
IT WAS DON, HE WAS
THE ONE WHO HAD TO
GET USED TO TAKING
CARE OF HIMSELF.
WELL, HE MIGHT HAVE
GOTTEN USED TO IT,
BUT I'M NOT SURE HE'S AS
GOOD AT IT AS HE THINKS HE IS.
AH, WELL,
IT'S HARD FOR HIM TO
ASK ANYONE FOR HELP.
IT'S REALLY HARD FOR
HIM TO ASK CHARLIE.
I MEAN, WE... WE THINK THEY
HAVE SPECIAL MILITARY TRAINING
AND NOW THEY HAVE STRUCK AGAIN
AND KILLED ANOTHER
INNOCENT PERSON. CHARLIE?
CHARLIE, PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.
(koi pond gurgling)
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE
STAKES WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE?
MORE BLOODSHED, PEOPLE'S LIVES.
I MEAN, IF I HAVE TO
DO THIS ON MY OWN,
IT'S GONNA PUT ME
AND ALL OF MY PEOPLE
AT GREATER RISK. IS
THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
THEIR OLD PATTERN'S
GONE. I TOLD YOU THAT.
WELL, THEN THERE'S GOTTA BE
A NEW PATTERN, DOESN'T THERE?
ISN'T THAT THE WAY IT WORKS? YOU
INCORPORATE WHATEVER'S GOIN' ON?
OW.
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY.
I... I NEED YOUR HELP,
YOU UNDERSTAND?
I DON'T THINK I... THAT I CAN...
CHARLIE, I KNOW
IT'S HARD FOR YOU.
I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT IT'S
HARD FOR... FOR EVERYBODY!
YOU KNOW, I... I... I DON'T
KNOW HOW I GOT IN A SITUATION
WHERE I NEED YOUR
HELP TO DO MY JOB,
BUT I... I SURE AS HELL HAVE.
AND I WISH YOU WOULD JUST SNAP OUT OF
YOUR... YOUR PRECIOUS BUBBLE FOR ONCE!
DAD.
UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING
ON A PROBLEM.
P VERSUS N.P.
IT CAN'T BE SOLVED.
I THINK YOU KNEW THAT
WHEN YOU STARTED.
I COULD WORK ON IT FOREVER.
CONSTANTLY PUSHING FORWARD,
STILL NEVER REACHING AN END.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU WANT
TO THINK THAT THINGS DON'T END.
BUT THEY DO.
WHEN MOM WAS SICK I
COULDN'T STOP WORKING ON IT.
YEAH, I KNOW.
I DIDN'T GET IT.
UH, NOT THEN.
AND YOUR BROTHER SURE DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND WHY YOU SPENT
THE LAST 3 MONTHS OF YOUR MOTHER'S
LIFE WORKING ON A MATH PROBLEM.
BUT, CHARLIE,
YOUR MOTHER, SHE UNDERSTOOD WHY.
BECAUSE SHE KNEW
HOW YOUR MIND WORKED.
MALCOLM WAS A
TOP-LEVEL PROGRAMMER.
HE WORKED IN OUR DIVISION
THAT HANDLES TRACKING SOFTWARE.
TRACKING WHAT?
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS. MOSTLY
USED BY BANKS FOR DATA PROCESSING.
WHAT WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF HIM LEAVING THE COMPANY?
HE WAS ON VACATION, CALLED
TO SAY HE WAS QUITTING.
HE HAD A NEW JOB.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
WE'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.
WELCOME.
ALL RIGHT, SO S-STAPLETON HAD
HIGH-LEVEL ACCESS TO BANK SOFTWARE.
HE'S TORTURED, HE'S MURDERED,
AND HIS IDENTITY IS STOLEN
BY A GUY WHO'S A MEMBER OF
A BANK ROBBERY CREW, RIGHT?
THAT DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE A COINCIDENCE.
AND CONSIDER HOW CAREFUL THEY WERE
TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE HE WAS STILL ALIVE.
RIGHT. 'CAUSE YOU FIGURE THEY'RE GONNA
WANNA AVOID A MURDER INVESTIGATION
SO NO ONE KNOWS THEY
HAVE ACCESS TO HIS WORK.
MAYBE THEY'RE USIN'
THE SOFTWARE TO TRACK
WHEN BANKS HAVE LARGE
AMOUNTS OF CASH ON HAND.
YEAH, BUT THE TAKES
ARE VARIED, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, YOU GOT A
COUPLE $100,000 IN ONE
AND... AND THEN
A $100 IN THE NEXT.
DON, CAPTAIN JOE
MacNEVISH, DELTA FORCES.
HOW ARE YOU, SIR?
OUR JOHN DOE'S FINGERPRINTS
TURNED UP A MATCH WITH THE ARMY.
FORMER DELTA FORCE MEMBER MASTER
SERGEANT JOHN ANTHONY GALBRAITH.
GALBRAITH RECEIVED AN
HONORABLE DISCHARGE 4 YEARS AGO.
(David) THAT'S THE GUY I SHOT.
ONE OF HIS ASSOCIATES WAS
A ROBERT GORDON SKIDMORE.
I'M SURE THE BUREAU
HAS A RECORD ON HIM.
(David) ROBERT SKIDMORE,
CONVICTED OF ROBBING
A CASH SHIPMENT
COMING INTO AN ARMY BASE.
YEAH, THAT'S THE
GUY WHO TOOK MY GUN.
HE WAS PARTNERS WITH
THE GUY I SHOT, GALBRAITH.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE GOT 2 NAMES.
LET'S START BUILDIN' A
CREW CHART. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I WAS, UH, HEARTENED
TO HEAR THAT YOU'VE SHIFTED
YOUR FOCUS OFF P VERSUS N.P.
BUT, TELL ME, WHAT IS IT
THAT I CAN HELP YOU WITH?
I FAILED.
I FAILED TO NOTICE
SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT.
THESE ROBBERIES DISPLAY CERTAIN
HIGHLY ECCENTRIC CHARACTERISTICS.
OK. HOW SO?
MANY WERE CONDUCTED
IN UNDER 2 MINUTES,
BUT, IN MANY CASES, THE
PERPETRATORS REMAINED
ON THE PREMISES FAR LONGER
DESPITE HAVING THE MONEY.
WHY WOULD THEY WAIT AROUND?
I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, LEAVING
QUICKLY WOULD SEEM TO BE
THE ESSENTIAL STRATEGY
WHEN FLEEING A FELONY.
(clearing throat) NOW, YOU
SEE THIS GAME, LARRY?
YOU'VE GOT TO CLEAR MINES
WITHOUT BLOWING ANY UP.
EACH TIME YOU'VE
CLEARED A SQUARE,
A NUMERICAL VALUE IS REVEALED.
THAT NUMBER TELLS YOU
EXACTLY HOW MANY SQUARES
CONTAINING MINES ARE DIRECTLY
ADJACENT TO THAT SQUARE.
THIS ALLOWS YOU PREDICT WHERE
THE NEXT MINE WILL BE LOCATED.
AND THEN THE MORE
BOXES REVEALED,
THE MORE ACCURATELY ONE CAN
PREDICT THE LOCATION OF THE MINES.
THE PATTERN USED IN
THESE BANK ROBBERIES
IS SIMILAR TO THIS TYPE OF
PROBLEM-SOLVING PATTERN.
THESE ROBBERS HAVE USED
THE BANKS THEY'VE BEEN ROBBING
TO TELL THEM WHICH
ONES TO ROB NEXT.
TO WHAT END WOULD CRIMINALS BE
PLAYING MINESWEEPER WITH BANKS?
I DON'T KNOW.
(people chattering)
(Don) RIGHT. NO, I DON'T
THINK THAT'S SMART.
RIGHT. WELL.
(Terry) DON. YEAH?
I'LL CALL YOU RIGHT
BACK. NO, I WILL.
HEY, CHARLIE.
I HAVE SOME FINDINGS FOR YOU.
I'M SORRY I COULDN'T
GET TO THIS SOONER.
NO, NOW'S GOOD. COME ON IN.
WHAT DID YOU DO? DID
YOU REWORK THE EQUATION?
NO. I THINK YOU NEED TO BE LOOKING AT
A WHOLE 'NOTHER LINE OF INVESTIGATION.
LIKE WHAT?
WHAT'S INSIDE A BANK THAT'S
MORE VALUABLE THAN MONEY?
INFORMATION?
FINANCIAL DATA? EXACTLY.
THIS CASE... IT ISN'T
ABOUT ROBBING BANKS.
(Charlie) EVERYTHING THEY DID
MADE IT SEEM LIKE A
TYPICAL BANK ROBBERY,
BUT, WHILE OUR CHARM SCHOOL BOYS
WERE AT THE TELLER'S
WINDOW CREATING A DIVERSION,
THEY MUST'VE HAD A 3RD MAN
ACCESSING BANK'S COMPUTERS.
THE QUESTION IS, WHY?
WE'RE SURE THIS IS THE ONLY
MACHINE THEY MESSED WITH?
AS FAR AS WE KNOW.
WHY RISK ROBBERIES? WHY NOT
JUST HACK INTO THE BANK'S COMPUTER?
OH, FROM AN OUTSIDE
SOURCE, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
THESE DATABASES ARE
GUARDED WITH INTENSE FIREWALLS.
BESIDES, BY ACTUALLY
ROBBING THE BANKS,
THEY'RE ABLE TO GAIN ANY CAPITAL
THEY MIGHT NEED IN THE MEANTIME.
MORE IMPORTANT, THE DATA
SEEMS TO BE LOCATION-SPECIFIC.
SO WHEN THEY'RE
ACCESSING DATA AT ONE BANK,
IT LEADS THEM TO
DATA AT OTHER BANKS.
(man) WHOA, HERE YOU GO.
IT'S THE "Y" D.S. SOFTWARE.
(woman) THE PROGRAM WAS ACCESSED
USING STAPLETON'S PASS CODE
ON THE DAY OF THE ROBBERY.
DOLLAR AMOUNTS?
(man) BELIEVE SO.
BANK ROUTING NUMBERS?
THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE.
THE ROUTING NUMBERS
ARE ALL THE SAME.
THE CASH IN THIS LIST IS ALL GOING
TO THE SAME BANK. WHICH BANK?
THAT'S A SPECIAL FEDERAL
RESERVE ROUTING NUMBER
FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO.
SPECIFICALLY, THE
LOS ANGELES BRANCH.
HE HELPS US ON FINANCIAL
CASES ALL THE TIME.
AND I TEND TO REMEMBER NUMBERS.
SO THESE HEISTS ARE
DIVERSIONS, THEY'RE DISTRACTIONS.
THAT'S WHY STAPLETON WAS TORTURED,
FOR HIS CONFIDENTIAL PASS CODES.
THE EXACT SAME COMPUTER PROGRAM
WAS ACCESSED AT ALL THE
BANKS HIT BY SKIDMORE'S CREW.
SO, HOW DOES THIS FACTOR
INTO THE FEDERAL RESERVE?
WELL, THE PROGRAM TRACKS CASH
BEING REMOVED FROM CIRCULATION.
OLD CURRENCIES,
EITHER WORN OR RIPPED.
NOW, THIS RETIRED CASH IS TAKEN
OUT OF CIRCULATION AT LOCAL BANKS.
EVERY FEW MONTHS IT'S TAKEN
TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK.
THEN TO A SECRET TREASURY
LOCATION WHERE IT'S DESTROYED.
AND THAT RETIRED CASH DATA IS
COLLATED BY THE "Y" D.S. SOFTWARE
WHICH ALLOWS THE BANK ROBBERS TO
LOCATE OTHER BANKS WITH THE SAME SOFTWARE.
SO ONCE THEY HAVE ENOUGH DATA,
THEY GET A FIX ON THE SHIPMENT FROM THE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK TO THE TREASURY.
EACH SHIPMENT IS MAYBE $100
MILLION IN UNTRACEABLE CASH.
(telephone ringing)
EPPES.
RIGHT.
RIGHT, I GOT IT.
THAT WAS THE FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK IN LOS ANGELES.
THEY GOT A SHIPMENT OF RETIRED CURRENCY
GOING TO THE TREASURY IN 6 HOURS, OK?
I WANNA KNOW WHAT
THE SECURITY IS,
WHAT THE ROUTE IS, WHAT THE
PROCEDURE IS, RIGHT? LET'S GO.
(Charlie) HEY.
HEY.
JUST ONE THING.
HEISENBERG AND HIS
UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE. RIGHT.
DO ME A FAVOR. TIE THIS.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
REMEMBER I TOLD YOU HOW
THE ACT OF OBSERVATION
WILL ULTIMATELY AFFECT
THAT WHICH IS BEING OBSERVED?
YES, YOU DID.
THESE GUYS KNOW
YOU'VE STUDIED THEM.
THEY KNOW YOU'RE
TRYIN' TO OUT-THINK THEM.
CHARLIE, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
ME AND HEISENBERG,
WE'RE ALL OVER THIS.
(beeping)
WE'LL BE AT ONTARIO
AIRPORT IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
ALMOST THERE.
(tires screeching)
(Terry) UNIT 1,
UNIT 2, CODE RED.
UNIT 1, UNIT 2, COME IN.
(radio static)
ALL RIGHT, UNIT 2
TO UNIT 1, COME IN.
(radio static)
UNIT 2 TO UNIT 1.
UNIT 1, UNIT 2, CODE RED.
(tires screeching)
UNIT 1 TO UNIT 2, COME IN.
THEY'RE JAMMIN' OUR RADIOS.
(tires screeching)
I'M NOT GETTIN' ANY RESPONSE.
WHAT DO WE DO?
WE'LL STICK WITH THE PLAN.
GO.
YOU WANNA LIVE?
DROP YOUR GUNS.
WHERE'S THE MONEY?
IN THE BANK.
(Don) DROP YOUR WEAPONS!
GET ON THE GROUND!
BACK OFF!
BRIDGE TEAM, GREEN LIGHT.
(gun firing)
(Terry) DROP YOUR WEAPON!
GET YOUR ASS DOWN! GET ON THE
GROUND! GET DOWN ON THE GROUND!
(David) GET YOUR ASS DOWN!
GET YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD!
DON'T MOVE!
(Don) F.B.I., DO NOT MOVE!
DO NOT MOVE!
GET THAT OTHER HAND
ON THE WHEEL RIGHT NOW!
GET IT UP! DO IT!
THIS IS MINE.
GET OUT OF THE CAR.
GET OUT OF THE CAR!
GET DOWN ON YOUR FACE!
BILLY, CUFF HIM.
HERE YOU GO, POP.
I GOT IT. NOW YOU GOT IT.
THANK YOU. MMM-HMM. SPOON.
HELLO. DONNY.
(Alan) WOW, IT'S
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
OH, YOU GUYS ATE. I'M STARVING.
(Alan) NO, THERE'S
PLENTY. COME ON.
(Don) YEAH?
WHAT, TERRY DIDN'T CALL,
TELL YOU GUYS WHAT HAPPENED?
YEAH, SHE SAID YOU
ARRESTED EVERY SUSPECT.
ONLY ONE SHOT FIRED, HUH?
ONE? HOW'D YOU PULL THAT OFF?
(Don) WE KNEW ROUGHLY
WHERE'D THEY'D TRY TO HIT
THE NEXT SHIPMENT AND I KNEW
THEY'D HAVE AN ESCAPE PLAN.
(Alan) THAT'S VERY CLEVER.
I GUESS I WAS INSPIRED BY A MR. HEISENBERG
JUST LIKE CHARLIE HERE SUGGESTED.
HEISENBERG? WHAT DO
YOU MEAN, THE PHYSICIST?
(Don) YEAH.
OH.
YOUR BROTHER GOES INTO A DANGEROUS
CONFRONTATION WITH HEAVILY ARMED FELONS
AND YOU PREPARE HIM WITH A LECTURE ON
THE MOVEMENT OF SUBATOMIC PARTICLES?
YEP.
IT WORKED, DIDN'T IT?
YES. I GUESS IT DID.
I'M TELLING YOU, IF YOUR MOTHER
COULD SEE YOU TWO GUYS NOW,
SHE WOULD BE SO HAPPY.
HOW YOU DOING WITH
YOUR P VERSUS P THING?
N.P.?
SORRY.
(clearing throat) I'M NOT
PURSUING IT ANYMORE.
NO? I'VE GOT PLENTY OF
PROBLEMS TO WORK ON.
ONES THAT I THINK I
CAN ACTUALLY SOLVE.
GLAD TO HEAR IT.
(clinking)
WHAT, NO MUSTARD?
I KNEW YOU'D ASK. HE FORGOT.
WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S UP?