Numb3rs (2005–2010): Season 1, Episode 5 - Prime Suspect - full transcript

(inaudible)

(children chattering)

(children cheering)

WHAT'S WRONG?

I REALLY SHOULD
GET BACK TO WORK.

IT'S HER 6TH BIRTHDAY
PARTY. PLEASE. IT'S IMPORTANT.

EMILY'S HAVIN' A GREAT TIME.
SHE WON'T EVEN KNOW I'M GONE.

(clown) WHAT'S YOUR
FAVORITE COLOR?

(children) BLUE.

OK, WHAT COLOR IS THIS?

♪ (classical music playing)



BYE-BYE.

CHECK OR CREDIT CARD'LL
BE FINE, MRS. BURDICK.

OH, RIGHT, LET ME GET
MY CHECKBOOK. HOLD ON.

BYE.

HEY, WHERE YOU GOIN'?

MOMMY! NO, NO, NO! NO, NO! NO!

(screaming) MOMMY!

EMILY! EMILY! PLEASE!
(Emily) LET ME GO! LET ME GO!

HELP ME, MOMMY!

EMILY!

MOMMY!

OH! NO! OH, GOD!

ETHAN!

(police siren wailing)



(police chattering)

(camera clicking)

(woman) THANK YOU.

WE'VE GOT AMBER ALERTS
UP ON FREEWAY SIGNS.

WE'VE ALREADY
RECEIVED OVER 300 TIPS.

I PROMISE YOU, WE'LL RUN
DOWN EVERY ONE OF 'EM.

WHAT IS THIS ABOUT? DO YOU
THINK THEY WANT MONEY FROM US?

WE'RE PREPARED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF A RANSOM DEMAND.

WE HAVE MAYBE
$3,000, IN SAVINGS.

OUR HOUSE IS SECOND MORTGAGED.

AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR A MOTIVE.

THIS FORM HERE, IT'LL
HELP YOU REMEMBER

EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN TO YOUR
HOUSE WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

IT'S BABY-SITTERS
AND GARDENERS...

YOU HAVE A WORK SHEET FOR THIS?

(sobbing)

DAVID.

WE'VE GOT 36 REGISTERED
SEX OFFENDERS

JUST WITHIN 3 SQUARE MILES.

WE'LL NEED TO
LOOK AT ALL OF THEM.

(Terry) HEY.

HEY. YOU GUYS GET
ANYTHING ON THE CLOWNS?

WE'RE COLLECTING PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO
TAKEN AT THE PARTY FOR A POSSIBLE I.D.

OK, THE MOTHER GOT 'EM
THROUGH THE SAME COMPANY

THAT SUPPLIED THE PARTY RENTALS.

ABOUT 2 DAYS BEFORE THE PARTY
SOMEONE CALLS THE COMPANY

AND SAYS THEY'RE ETHAN BURDICK
AND HE CANCELS THE CLOWNS.

ALTHOUGH ETHAN
SAYS IT WASN'T HIM.

SO, WHOEVER PLANNED
THIS KNEW ABOUT THE PARTY,

KNEW WHICH RENTAL COMPANY.

THE MOM, DAD, BOTH.

NO, I WATCHED THEM
DURING THE INTERVIEW.

NEITHER ONE OF THEM
LOOKED TO THE OTHER

FOR VISUAL OR VERBAL CUES. NO
INDICATION OF A REHEARSED STORY.

IF ONE OF THEM'S INVOLVED, THE
OTHER ONE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

I WANNA CHECK OUT THE
DAD'S OFFICE. WHERE'S THAT?

(David) THAT WAY. ALL RIGHT.

(cops chattering)

(laughing)

WHAT THIS IS, IS
ABSTRACT NUMBER THEORY,

MOST OF IT DEALING
WITH PRIME NUMBERS,

WHICH ARE NUMBERS THAT CAN'T...

I KNOW WHAT PRIME
NUMBERS ARE, CHARLIE.

YOU CAN'T DIVIDE 'EM
INTO SMALLER ONES.

DON, THIS IS DEEP STUFF.

THIS IS VERY ADVANCED WORK.

WELL, HIS NAME IS ETHAN
BURDICK. YOU KNOW HIM?

NO, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF HIM,

ALTHOUGH, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST A
PRELIMINARY LOOK AT HIS WORK...

THESE IDEAS ON THE
CRITICAL STRIP ARE...

ARE ELEGANT.

HE'S GOT AN APPROACH HERE

I'VE ACTUALLY NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

WAIT A MINUTE. ALL THIS FROM A
PRELIMINARY LOOK AT HIS WORK?

I'D SAY ETHAN BURDICK
IS SERIOUSLY BRILLIANT.

SO BRILLIANT, HE DIDN'T NOTICE

HIS ONLY KID BEING SNATCHED
RIGHT OUTSIDE HIS WINDOW.

(Ethan) YES, I WILL. I WILL.

(Don) WHO IS HE TALKING TO?

OFFICER, TAKE YOUR
GUYS IN THE BACKYARD

AND THE SIDE AND THEN
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE.

IF I ASK YOU TO
LEAVE, YOU LEAVE...

MR. BURDICK... THAT'S IT. END
OF ARGUMENT. NO DISCUSSION.

I DON'T NEED YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS
INVESTIGATION. I DON'T NEED THE POLICE.

SIR, JUST TALK TO ME.

I DON'T NEED THE F.B.I. TO FIND MY
DAUGHTER ANYMORE. WHO CALLED YOU?

TELL ME WHO CALLED
YOU? I NEED YOU TO LEAVE.

EVERYONE OUT OF THE HOUSE.
NOW. SIR, WHO CALLED YOU?

(Charlie) WE ALL USE
MATH EVERY DAY.

(echoing) EVERY DAY.

TO PREDICT WEATHER,

TO TELL TIME,

TO HANDLE MONEY.

MATH IS MORE THAN
FORMULAS AND 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.

I TOLD YOU PEOPLE TO LEAVE.

DO YOU EVEN HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT?

YES.

YOU'RE MAKING
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS

TOWARD PROVING
RIEMANN'S HYPOTHESIS.

YEAH. VERY GOOD.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT
ADVANCED NUMBER THEORY.

SORRY. I SHOULD'VE
INTRODUCED MYSELF.

MY NAME IS CHARLIE EPPES.

I'M A PROFESSOR AT CALSCI.

GEE, I'M... I SHOULD'VE
RECOGNIZED YOU.

I ATTENDED YOUR LECTURE
SERIES ON P VERSUS NP.

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. OH.

WORK SHOWED A CERTAIN INSIGHT.

WHERE'D YOU GET YOUR DEGREE?

I STUDIED AT CORNELL,

BUT I NEVER FINISHED
MY DOCTORAL THESIS.

YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY DONE
AMAZING WORK HERE.

YOU SHOULD, UH,
HAVE IT PUBLISHED,

GET IT OUT INTO THE
MATH COMMUNITY.

YEAH.

I ACTUALLY, UH,
HAVE THE SOLUTION.

YOU CAN PROVE
RIEMANN'S HYPOTHESIS?

AFTER 15 YEARS, I
SHOULD HOPE SO.

SO

AGENT EPPES IS...

MY BROTHER DON.

IN THAT CASE, I'M GOING TO
HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE, TOO.

I'M SORRY, I... NOW.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WE WERE ALMOST
THROUGH THE WORKSHEET,

UH, WHEN HE GOT THE CALL
ON... ON HIS CELL PHONE.

DAVID. I SCREWED UP.

MR. BURDICK, WHO CONTACTED YOU?

WE DON'T HAVE TO COOPERATE
WITH THIS INVESTIGATION.

IF I ASK YOU TO LEAVE,
YOU'RE REQUIRED TO LEAVE.

SIR, JUST PLEASE CALM
DOWN. NOW, I GOT TO TELL YOU,

TAKING ADVICE FROM THE PEOPLE
THAT KIDNAPPED YOUR DAUGHTER

IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

ETHAN, WHAT'S... BECKY, I'M
IN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION.

I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
SIR, YOU'RE WRONG TWICE NOW.

THAT'S WHAT THESE
PEOPLE ARE COUNTING ON.

NOW, I'VE BEEN THROUGH
THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE.

WE CAN GREATLY INCREASE
THE CHANCES OF GETTING

YOUR DAUGHTER BACK, BUT YOU'VE
JUST GOTTA TRY AND COOPERATE WITH US.

(clock ticking)

(Becky) EMILY!

(Emily) MOMMY!

WE NEED TO KEEP
WORKING THE CASE.

OUR JOB IS TO FIND THE GIRL

WITH OR WITHOUT THE
FAMILY'S COOPERATION, RIGHT?

YEAH. I THINK THAT THE KIDNAPPING
WAS WAY TOO MUCH EFFORT

FOR A $3,000, PAYDAY.

YEAH. HEY, CHARLIE, LET
ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

THE MATH THING THAT THE
FATHER WAS WORKIN' ON,

IS THERE ANY WAY THAT
COULD BE WORTH MONEY?

WELL, IT IS ONE OF THE
MILLENNIUM PROBLEMS.

WHAT'S A MILLENNIUM PROBLEM?

7, LIKE, CLASSIC,
DIFFICULT MATH PROBLEMS.

THE CLAY INSTITUTE
OF MATHEMATICS

OFFERS $1,000,000 FOR THE
SOLUTIONS TO EACH OF THEM.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S MOTIVE.

SO, H-HOW WOULD HE
COLLECT THE AWARD?

WELL, FIRST, THE SOLUTION
HAS TO BE PUBLISHED

IN A REFEREED JOURNAL.
THEN IT HAS TO ACHIEVE

GENERAL ACCEPTANCE
IN THE MATH COMMUNITY

OVER THE COURSE OF 2 YEARS.

AND THEN AN ADVISORY
COMMITTEE IS CONVENED...

IT'S POSSIBLE SOMEBODY
KNOWS HE'S WORKIN' ON IT,

BUT DOESN'T KNOW HOW
FAR OFF THE AWARD IS.

RIGHT. WELL, WHO ELSE WOULD
KNOW HE WAS WORKING ON IT?

I WOULD CHECK WITH
THE MATH JOURNALS,

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE MAYBE
HE CONTACTED SOME OF THEM.

ALL RIGHT. WHY DON'T YOU
GIVE ME SOME OF THOSE NAMES?

HERE, ACTUALLY, YOU WRITE IT.

(David) THE AMERICAN JOURNAL
OF NUMBER THEORY SAYS

YOU'RE THE POINT MAN ON PAPERS

FOR RIEMANN HYPOTHESIS.

I'VE WORKED ON IT FOR 2 DECADES.

OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD IN MATH,

GETTING KNOWN AS THE GUY WHO
CAN'T STOP TRYING TO PROVE RIEMANN'S.

BUT I'M NOT THE FIRST.

SO, YOU REFEREE THE
PAPERS ON RIEMANN'S

SUBMITTED TO THE
JOURNAL, CORRECT? YEAH.

THAT'S HOW I FIRST
MET ETHAN BURDICK.

NOW, 2 YEARS AGO,
HE WROTE A LETTER

ANNOUNCING THAT HE WAS GETTING
CLOSE TO A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM

AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO PUBLISH HIS
FINDINGS ONCE HIS WORK WAS COMPLETE.

NOW, WHEN HE DIDN'T, UH,
FOLLOW UP FOR SEVERAL MONTHS,

I WENT TO SEE HIM.

I WENT BACK SEVERAL
TIMES. PLEASE.

WHAT DID YOU THINK,
UM, OF HIS WORK?

OH, IT WAS BRILLIANT, AND HE
MADE SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGHS,

BUT IT WAS NEVER QUITE READY.

YOU KNOW, A MONTH AGO, HE WROTE

SAYING THAT HE WAS READY
TO ANNOUNCE A SOLUTION,

AND THIS TIME, HE WAS SURE.

(telephones ringing)

(sighing)

(Don) YOU THINK ATWOOD
KNEW SOMETHING?

WELL, HE WAS
SCARED OF SOMETHING.

HEY, JIMMY, LOOK AT THIS. THE
LIST THE BURDICKS GAVE US?

THE MOTHER SAYS A
CABLE GUY CAME BY

6 WEEKS AGO TO
UPGRADE THE WIRING.

CABLE COMPANY HAS NO RECORD.

WELL, YOU SURE YOU
GOT THE RIGHT COMPANY?

ONLY ONE SERVES THE AREA.

(telephones ringing)

(David) I THINK
SOMEBODY WAS TRYING

TO GET INTO ETHAN
BURDICK'S COMPUTER SYSTEM.

YOU MEAN, LIKE, A HACKER? YEAH.

THE MOM BOOKED
CLOWNS AND RENTALS

THROUGH THE PARTY
COMPANY'S WEBSITE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S JUST SAY THEY'RE
AFTER THIS RIEMANN HYPOTHESIS THING.

I MEAN, GETTING
INTO ETHAN'S SYSTEM

WOULD CERTAINLY TELL THEM
HOW FAR ALONG HE IS. RIGHT?

IT'S PAUL BALLARD, THE CLOWN.

WHO'S PAUL BALLARD?

(Don) NOW, YOU INVESTIGATED
THIS GUY FOR 2 OTHER KIDNAPPINGS?

(Terry) YEAH. WIFE
OF A BANK PRESIDENT,

15 YEAR-OLD SON OF A
SECURITY COMPANY CHIEF.

COULDN'T MAKE A
CASE EITHER TIME.

WIFE'S BODY WAS FOUND, BOY'S
BODY WAS NEVER RECOVERED.

MATCH IS 93%.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD
CONSIDERING THE HEAVY MAKEUP.

GOOD CATCH, TERRY,
YOU WERE RIGHT.

I SHOULD'VE SEEN IT SOONER.

(beeping)

WE SENT HIM AWAY FOR TAX EVASION

BEFORE YOU GOT TO
L.A. BEST WE COULD DO.

(David) THERE WAS AN
EARLY RELEASE INITIATIVE

AT McNEILL
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE.

BALLARD GOT OUT. NO PAROLE.

HELLO.

HEY. TELL ME YOU
FOUND EMILY BURDICK.

NO, I'M SORRY, BUDDY, NOT YET.

(Alan) HEY, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

AND HERE IN THE KITCHEN, I'VE
PUT IN THE NEW SINK MYSELF,

AND THE, UH, I
DID THE TILE WORK.

OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL WORK. I
LIKE HOW YOU'VE PRESERVED

THE ORIGINAL CRAFTSMAN DETAIL.

OH, HEY, BOYS. (both) HI.

UH, WE DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE HOME.

YEAH, MEREDITH, UH, MY 2 SONS.

THIS IS DON. CHARLIE.

HOW ARE YOU? HI, DON.

NICE TO MEET YOU. HELLO.

HELLO, CHARLIE. PLEASURE.

OH, MEREDITH, UH, WOULD YOU
MIND GOING UPSTAIRS FOR A MINUTE?

I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU. SURE.

UM, UM...

WHAT? NICE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

SHE'S CUTE. WHAT IS THIS?

OH, COME ON, CHARLIE. DON'T YOU
REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT THIS?

TALKED ABOUT WHAT? NO. I'M
SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE MADE SURE

YOU WERE PAYING ATTENTION
WHEN I WAS... DON'T APOLOGIZE, DAD.

NO, YOU... YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. TRUST ME.

I DON'T THINK WE WANNA KNOW.

WELL, YOU HAVE TO
KNOW. NO, WE DON'T, DAD.

LOOK, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE A
PRIVATE LIFE. WOULD YOU WAIT A MINUTE?

JUST HOLD ON A SECOND.
THIS IS NOT A DATE.

OH, MY...

DAD, WHAT ARE YOU TELLING
ME? THAT THIS WOMAN IS A...

REAL ESTATE AGENT. OH, RIGHT.

I'M...

ARE YOU DATING A
REAL ESTATE AGENT?

NO, YOU'RE SELLIN' THE
HOUSE. RIGHT? YES. RIGHT.

(stuttering) BUT WHY? I LIVE
HERE. DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

YOU LIVE HERE.
DON'T YOU REMEMBER?

I SAID I WANTED TO FIND A
SMALLER PLACE FOR MYSELF,

MAYBE A CONDO. I
REMEMBER THAT, SURE.

AND YOU NEED A
PLACE OF YOUR OWN.

BUT I DIDN'T THINK
YOU WERE SERIOUS.

YOU CAN'T... YOU CAN'T SELL OUR
HOUSE. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

THIS IS OUR HOUSE. THE
MARKET IS AT ITS PEAK RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, BUT I LIVE
HERE. WE ARE LIVING...

WE ARE LIVING ON A VERY LARGE
PART OF MY RETIREMENT SAVINGS.

HE'S RIGHT.

PRICES ARE HIGH. BELIEVE
ME, I'VE LOOKED AROUND.

CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR...

I LIKE HOW IT LOOKS
UPSTAIRS, IT'S GREAT.

I LOVE THE SOLARIUM.

(Alan) OH, YOU HAVEN'T
SEEN THE OUTSIDE.

I DO MY BEST WORK
IN THE SOLARIUM.

(heater rattling) OH, THAT'S
THE, UH, HEATING SYSTEM.

IT'S A LITTLE TEMPERAMENTAL.

NEEDS A LITTLE FINESSING.
I'LL SHOW YOU LATER.

(Alan) JUST WANTED
YOU TO SEE THIS, YEAH,

AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE,

WE HAVE, UH...

LOOK, RELAX.

I GOT A GREAT APARTMENT
IN A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU'LL FIND ONE, TOO. THEN WHY
ARE YOU OVER HERE ALL THE TIME?

BECAUSE I'M MAKING SURE
YOU LET DAD HAVE A LIFE.

(ticking)

(doorbell ringing)

(clears throat)

MRS. BURDICK. AGENT LAKE...

I NEED A MINUTE OF
YOUR TIME, PLEASE.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS MAN?

NO.

I THINK THIS IS THE
MAN THAT HAS EMILY.

HE'S KIDNAPPED BEFORE
AND GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT.

ETHAN SAYS... YOU
NEED TO LET US HELP YOU.

ETHAN SAYS HE
CAN GET EMILY BACK.

YOUR HUSBAND THINKS
THAT HE IS IN CONTROL

OF SOMETHING HE IS
DEFINITELY NOT IN CONTROL OF.

THESE OTHER KIDNAPPINGS, DID
THOSE FAMILIES COOPERATE WITH YOU?

YES.

BUT YOU SAY HE GOT AWAY WITH IT.

AND HE'S STILL OUT THERE,
AND HE'S TAKEN OUR DAUGHTER.

WITH YOUR HELP, WE
CAN GET HIM THIS TIME.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT HIM,
AGENT LAKE. I CARE ABOUT EMILY.

MY HUSBAND, THE SMARTEST
MAN I HAVE EVER MET...

WHEN HE SAYS HE
KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING,

I BELIEVE HIM. MRS. BURDICK...

OK, WHAT'S THE BIGGEST
NUMBER YOU CAN THINK OF?

UM, A GAZILLION, IS
THAT A REAL NUMBER?

(chuckles) NO.

A QUADRILLION.

A QUADRILLION

IS A 1,000 TRILLION, OR 1
FOLLOWED BY 15 ZEROS.

OR IT CAN BE WRITTEN LIKE THIS.

NOW, THIS IS HOW MANY PROTONS
ARE IN THE ENTIRE KNOWN UNIVERSE.

AND THIS IS THE
SIZE OF THE NUMBERS

USED TO ENCRYPT
INTERNET TRANSACTION.

HUGE NUMBERS.

BUT FOR ENCRYPTION, WE
DON'T USE JUST BIG NUMBERS.

WE USE BIG NUMBERS THAT ARE BUILT
BY MULTIPLYING LARGE PRIME NUMBERS,

BECAUSE, SEE, PRIMES ARE THE BASIC
BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATHEMATICS.

(Charlie) AND AS FAR AS WE KNOW,

THEY OCCUR AT RANDOM
INTERVALS ALONG THE NUMBER LINE.

BECAUSE OF THAT,
IT'S INCREDIBLY HARD

TO TAKE A GIANT NUMBER APART

AND BREAK IT DOWN TO
ITS PRIME COMPONENTS.

OK? I MEAN, THAT'S BASICALLY
HOW INTERNET SECURITY WORKS.

A LARGE, UNKNOWN PRIME NUMBER

HIDDEN INSIDE A GIANT NUMBER
THAT CAN'T BE BROKEN DOWN.

(David) SO, THE REASON HACKERS
CAN'T BREAK THE ENCRYPTIONS

IS BECAUSE OF THE SHEER
COMPLEXITY OF THE MATH.

EXACTLY, AND IT IS COMPLEX.

IN 1977, 3 MATHEMATICIANS
CHALLENGED

THE READERS OF SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
TO FACTOR A 129-DIGIT NUMBER.

IT TOOK HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE 17 YEARS TO DO IT.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO
DO WITH BURDICK'S RIEMANN THING?

HIS WORK CAN HELP
FIND LARGE PRIMES,

MAKING IT EASIER TO
CREATE, WHAT WE CALL,

A "NUMBER SIEVE."

A TOOL THAT TAKES THIS AND
FINDS THE PRIMES THAT BUILT IT.

ONCE YOU HAVE THAT, YOU CAN
FIND THE DECRYPTION CONSTANT

AND GET IN... INTO
PEOPLE'S BANK ACCOUNTS,

INTO THEIR CREDIT
CARD TRANSACTIONS,

PRACTICALLY ANY SECURE WEBSITE.

WAIT A MINUTE. THAT'S
WHY THEY TOOK THE GIRL.

IT'S NOT BURDICK'S
MONEY THEY'RE AFTER,

IT'S EVERYONE'S.

(people chattering)

(telephone ringing)

(Terry) THAT'S WHY
BALLARD TOOK THE GIRL.

SHE'S HIS TOOL TO
GET THE BIG SCORE.

LOOK AT THIS, HE'S IN THE WIND.

PHONY ADDRESSES,
OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS,

BOGUS P.O. BOXES.

TERRY, LET ME ASK
YOU SOMETHING. YEAH?

WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT'S THE DEAL?

THIS GUY GOT UNDER
YOUR SKIN OR SOMETHING?

YEAH, UH, I WAS THERE
WHEN THEY FOUND

THE BANK PRESIDENT'S
WIFE'S BODY.

GOT A 2-WEEK SUSPENSION

FOR RUNNING THE BALLARD
TAX CASE ON MY OWN.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
SAID I WAS ON A VENDETTA.

AND WERE YOU? YEAH, PROBABLY.

WELL, LOOK, FIRST OF ALL,

A GUY LIKE BALLARD'S
GONNA NEED SOMEONE

WITH COMPUTER SKILLS AND AN
ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF MATH

TO PULL SOMETHING LIKE THIS OFF.

MAYBE HE'S GOT A CREW THAT CONSISTS
OF A HACKER AND A MATHEMATICIAN.

HERE'S AN I.D. ON THE HACKER.

I SEARCHED FOR PEOPLE WHO
DID JAIL TIME WITH PAUL BALLARD,

CHECKED AGAINST RECORDS
FOR COMPUTER CRIMES.

CAME UP WITH CARL MITTENDORF.

MITTENDORF. I REMEMBER THIS KID.

HE HACKED INTO SOME, LIKE, BIG
FINANCIAL NEWSLETTER, RIGHT?

YEAH, RIGHT. MADE
INVESTMENTS OFF

WHAT THEY WERE GONNA RECOMMEND.

WAS NAILED BY THE S.E.C.
FOR INSIDER TRADING.

LET ME GUESS, HIS CELLMATE WAS
PAUL BALLARD? WELL, LET'S PICK HIM UP.

WE CAN'T. SKIPPED HIS LAST
2 PAROLE APPOINTMENTS.

POLICE GOT NO LEADS
ON HIS WHEREABOUTS.

(ticking)

(David) DO YOU GUYS
KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT A HACKER NAMED
CARL MITTENDORF?

MITTENDORF? YES.

SURE. HE'S GOOD.

HE'S FAMOUS FOR HACKING INTO
HIS MATH PROFESSOR'S COMPUTER

AND CHANGING THE GRADES.

OH, POOR DR. ATWOOD.
YES, ALREADY INFAMOUS

FOR HIS FAILURE TO PROVE
THE RIEMANN HYPOTHESIS.

ATWOOD? YOU MEAN STEPHEN ATWOOD?

YEAH, THAT'S HIM.

CARL MITTENDORF TOOK
CLASSES FROM ATWOOD?

THEY KNOW EACH OTHER?

(sighing) THANK YOU.

NOW, DAD, I'VE BEEN
CHECKIN' AROUND.

YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT
THE HOUSE. YOU WERE RIGHT.

YEAH, THE REAL
ESTATE LADY SAID THAT

THIS PROPERTY ON THE CURRENT
MARKET, I CAN EXPECT COMPETING BIDS.

HMM.

DAD, AM I, UH... DO I BUG YOU?

(sighing)

WHAT KIND OF A QUESTION IS THAT?

WELL, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW,
MY MATH WORK, AND, UH,

AHEM, I NEVER LISTEN.

I'M... I'M ALWAYS
IN MY OWN WORLD.

WELL, THAT SORT OF MAKES
YOU THE IDEAL HOUSEMATE,

DOESN'T IT, CHARLIE? (mutters)

WELL, I JUST WANTED
TO MAKE SURE.

MAKE SURE OF WHAT?

YOU'RE SELLING THE HOUSE
BECAUSE YOU WANNA DO IT FOR

YOURSELF.

NO, CHARLIE, I WANNA
DO IT FOR BOTH OF US.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT WE
WERE HAVING A GOOD TIME.

NO, WE ARE. IT'S JUST
THAT THIS HOUSE IS SO BIG,

AND IT TAKES SO MUCH
WORK TO MAINTAIN IT.

AND BESIDES, YOU'RE ALMOST 30.

DON'T YOU THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME
YOU FOUND A PLACE OF YOUR OWN?

I LOVE THIS HOUSE.

SO DO I.

(sighing)

BUT STILL, THE BOTH OF
US, WE HAVE TO MOVE ON.

LET'S JUST PUT IT TOGETHER.

(David) BURDICK TELLS ATWOOD
HE'S CRACKED RIEMANN'S.

ATWOOD SEES
POTENTIAL FOR A HEIST,

TELLS CARL MITTENDORF.

(Terry) MITTENDORF
CALLS PAUL BALLARD,

THE KIDNAP SPECIALIST. WELL, I'M
GONNA TRY ONE MORE TIME TO SEE

IF WE CAN GET
BURDICK TO COOPERATE.

IF WE CAN BE THERE
FOR THE HANDOFF,

I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
WE MIGHT GET LUCKY

AND THEY'LL LEAD
US RIGHT TO THE KID.

BURDICK THINKS HE
CAN DO THIS WITHOUT US,

WE WON'T GET IN THE FRONT DOOR.

WELL, MAYBE CHARLIE WILL.

WHAT THE HELL. UH, BECKY!

BECKY!

I TOLD HER I WAS HERE
TO HELP YOU, ETHAN.

BUT YOU'RE NOT.

YOU'RE HERE TO TALK
YOUR BROTHER IN THE DOOR

AND IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T REALIZED
IT, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO WASTE.

LOOK, I THINK YOU'D BE BETTER
OFF LETTING HIM DO HIS JOB

BECAUSE HE'S ACTUALLY
PRETTY GOOD AT IT.

THEY'VE FIGURED OUT THAT THE
KIDNAPPERS WANT YOUR PROOF

ON THE RIEMANN HYPOTHESIS,
YOUR WORK ON NUMBER SIEVES.

WELL, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY
THE STUFF OF SHERLOCK HOLMES.

THEY'RE GONNA
USE ITS CAPABILITIES

TO BREAK INTERNET ENCRYPTION.

WHICH MEANS

THEY'LL EXPECT YOU TO DISTILL
IT DOWN TO AN ALGORITHM.

THAT WOULD BE A HUGE JOB
UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

(sighing)

BUT, ETHAN, WITH A TIME LIMIT,

THE STRESS OF YOUR DAUGHTER'S...

I KNOW THAT, I KNOW, OK?

15 YEARS OF WORK,
MY LIFE'S WORK,

AND I HAVE TO PROCESS
IT INTO AN ALGORITHM

FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T GIVE
A DAMN, TO GIVE IT UP LIKE THAT.

IT'S LIKE A PART OF ME IS
DYING. I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND THE... MORE THAN THAT,
MORE THAN ANYTHING, I...

I NEED TO GET EMILY BACK.

LET ME HELP YOU.

I'M NOT SUGGESTING
A COLLABORATION.

IT'S OBVIOUSLY ALL YOUR WORK.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT ANYMORE.

I NEED YOUR HELP.

WELL, THEN YOU GOT IT.

(sighing)

(crickets chirping)

(sobbing softly)

(sniffling)

AH, HERE'S THE NEXT SECTION.

OK.

OH, OK, YEAH, NO, I SEE
HOW THIS WORKS, I'M SORRY,

I SEE. BUT, UM.

SEE, I'M...

I'M STILL NOT SO SURE THAT
I FOLLOW FROM THIS POINT.

HOW WE GET TO HERE.

SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?

I... I THINK I... I HAVE ANOTHER...
THERE'S ANOTHER NOTEBOOK.

OK. IT'S GOT...

(Charlie) HMM.

WHAT'S WRONG?

THIS MATERIAL FOR
THE NUMBER SIEVE,

I DON'T SEE HOW A WORKING
ALGORITHM CAN BE BUILT FROM THIS.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT
SUPPORTS THE EXPANSION

OF THE ZERO-FREE REGION
INTO THE CRITICAL STRIP.

ETHAN? UH...

I... I DON'T... I'M NOT S-SURE.

ETHAN, ALL YOUR CONCLUSIONS
EMANATE FROM THIS POINT.

IF IT'S NOT FAIRLY SOLID, WE CAN'T
GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO GO.

I KNOW.

IT DOESN'T WORK.

IT DOESN'T WORK.

IT... IT NEEDS... WE HAVE...

IT HAS TO WORK, SO
WE NEED TO FIX IT.

YOU AND I, WE HAVE TO FIX THIS.

IT'S... IT'S A 150-YEAR-OLD
MATH PROBLEM. YOU KNOW,

WE CAN'T JUST SOLVE IT BECAUSE
WE WANT TO OR BECAUSE WE NEED TO.

HOW ABOUT BECAUSE MY
DAUGHTER'S LIFE DEPENDS ON IT?

HOW ABOUT BECAUSE
SHE'S GOING TO DIE

WHEN THEY REALIZE,
T-THERE'S NOTHING?

THERE'S NOTHING.

THERE'S NOTHING TO
GIVE THEM FOR HER LIFE.

(cops chattering)

THEY BOUGHT ME SOME GAMES,

AND THEY LET ME EAT
WHATEVER I WANT, LIKE PIZZA.

BUT I MISS YOU.

THEY SAID I COULD COME HOME

IF DADDY HELPED THEM
WITH THE MATH PROBLEM.

AND YOU COULD DO IT, DADDY,

'CAUSE YOU'RE THE BEST
AT MATH. I TOLD THEM.

WHEN DID THIS COME IN?

A FEW HOURS AFTER I
ASKED YOU TO LEAVE.

THE MAN ON THE PHONE SAID TO DISTILL
THE THEOREMS INTO AN ALGORITHM,

THAT WE'D BE CONTACTED LATER.

COME HERE, EXPLAIN
SOMETHING TO ME.

SO, NOW, HE WAS
LYING THE WHOLE TIME?

NO, HE WASN'T LYING.

HE WAS CONVINCED THAT HE HAD IT.

AND YOU CAN'T DO IT?

YOU... YOU'VE JUST
ASKED ME TO SOLVE

ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST
MYSTERIES IN A FEW HOURS.

CHARLIE, YOU GOT ME THINKING
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING WITH NUMBERS.

NO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
WE SHOULD DO NOW?

WELL, THE SAME THING I
DID WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL

AND I DIDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER.

FAKE IT.

ETHAN, LOOK, WE'RE GONNA DO

EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET
YOUR GIRL BACK, ALL RIGHT? HOW?

WE'RE GONNA GIVE THEM RIEMANN'S.

YEAH, BUT I DON'T HAVE IT.
YEAH, WELL, YOU GOT SOMETHING

THAT LOOKS A HELL
OF A LOT LIKE IT.

MY BROTHER'S RIGHT. WE CAN
WORK OFF YOUR PRINCIPLES

AND COMPOSE AN ALGORITHM THAT
SHOULD BE ABLE TO PASS INITIAL SCRUTINY.

SO YOU'LL MAKE THE DROP,
AND WE'RE GONNA TRACK IT.

THANK YOU.

UH, YOU CAN THANK
ME WHEN WE'RE DONE.

(ticking)

NOW, CHARLES, I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT YOUR HOUSING SITUATION.

IF YOUR FATHER SELLS THE HOUSE,

I HAVE 800 SQUARE
FEET I'M NOT USING.

YEAH, THERE'S CERTAINLY ROOM
ENOUGH FOR YOU IN THAT HUGE, OLD PLACE.

HUGE, OLD PLACE? IT'S 1877
VICTORIAN THAT I'VE RESTORED

INSIDE, OUTSIDE. MY EQUITY
HAS SOARED EXPONENTIALLY

IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.

THAT'S WHY MY DAD'S SELLING.
ALL THE EQUITY ON THE HOME.

THERE IT IS. I GOT IT.

HEY, YOU JUST SAID YOU
WANTED SOMETHING TO EAT, RIGHT?

YOU'RE HUNGRY? SURE.

COME WITH ME.
COME, COME WITH ME.

♪ (music playing on stereo)

KYONO? YEAH?

SPECIAL AGENT DAVID SINCLAIR.

OH, TOO BAD. YOU HAVE NICE EYES.

I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU A FEW
QUESTIONS ABOUT CARL MITTENDORF.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE,
LIKE, A FILE FOR ME

UNDER EX-GIRLFRIEND
OR SOMETHING?

HAVE YOU SEEN CARL RECENTLY? NO.

HE GOT BUSTED, I GOT SCARCE.

DID HE EVER ATTEMPT TO CONTACT
YOU WHEN HE WAS IN PRISON?

HE TRIED.

WANTED TO GET TOGETHER
WHEN HE GOT OUT,

WHICH WAS NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

WHY NOT? WHAT WAS HE INTO?

LOOK, I DON'T
REALLY LIKE THE GUY,

HE'S A BIT OF A CREEP, WHICH
I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY,

BUT I DON'T WANNA
GET HIM IN TROUBLE.

HE'S HARMLESS.

HE SPOUTS OFF ALL THE TIME
ABOUT STUFF HE NEVER DOES.

KYONO, HE'S NOT HARMLESS.

THE LIFE OF A SMALL
CHILD MIGHT BE AT STAKE.

CARL? NO WAY.

HE ALWAYS HAD THESE BIG SCHEMES,

BUT HE WOUND UP DOING
STUPID, LITTLE STUFF.

HE CALLED ME RIGHT
BEFORE HE GOT OUT.

HE SAID HE'D GOTTEN IN
ON SOMETHING REALLY BIG.

LIKE THAT WAS GONNA
IMPRESS ME OR SOMETHING.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT
THIS BIG THING IS?

SOMETHING ABOUT THE
BIGGEST HACKING JOB EVER.

SAID HE WAS GOING AFTER THE
BIGGEST FINANCIAL SECRET IN THE WORLD.

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST
FINANCIAL SECRET.

THAT YOU GET BY BREAKING
INTERNET ENCRYPTION.

SOME HUGE MERGER, ACQUISITION?

F.D.A. APPROVAL OF A NEW DRUG?

NO, THAT'S A LARGE
SINGLE POINT INVESTMENT.

I MEAN, THE S.E.C.
WOULD BE ALL OVER THAT.

A FINANCIAL SECRET
THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU

TO MAKE A BROAD
RANGE OF INVESTMENTS

THAT CAN'T BE
TRACED BACK TO YOU.

(ticking)

(Don) HEY. HI.

HOW'S IT COMING?

(Charlie) GOOD. THE
WAY WE'RE SETTING IT UP,

IT'LL TAKE ATWOOD A WHILE
TO NOTICE IT'S INCOMPLETE.

HOW YOU DOING, ETHAN?

AH. SO, WAIT, I CAN'T
BELIEVE STEPHEN'S INVOLVED.

HE WAS MY COLLEAGUE, MY FRIEND.

WELL, LOOK, WE CHECKED
INTO HIS FINANCIAL STATUS.

IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS,
YOUR FRIEND LIQUIDATED

ALL OF HIS ASSETS WHICH DEFINITELY
GAVE HIM ENOUGH CASH ON HAND

TO MAKE SOME INVESTMENTS.

SO WHEN WE FINISH THIS,
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP?

WELL, WHATEVER THEY ASK,

YOU TAKE THE INFORMATION, WE'RE
GONNA GIVE THEM THE FORMULA.

WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME

BEFORE THEY FIGURE OUT
IT'S NOT GONNA WORK, RIGHT?

THEY'RE GONNA
FACTOR BIG NUMBERS,

SO THEY'LL NEED TO
USE A SUPERCOMPUTER.

BUT THERE'S ONLY
SO MANY OF THEM.

BUT WE CAN MONITOR
WHO'S USING THEM

DURING THE TIME THEY
NEED TO RUN THE ALGORITHM.

UNLESS THEY BUILT THEIR OWN.

WAIT A MINUTE, YOU CAN
BUILD A SUPERCOMPUTER?

YEAH, BY LINKING A LOT OF
SMALLER COMPUTERS TOGETHER,

USING THEM FOR
PARALLEL PROCESSING.

SO, THEN WE'RE
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE

WHO BOUGHT A LOT OF
HIGH-END COMPUTER EQUIPMENT?

IT'LL ALSO PULL A LOT
OF ELECTRICAL POWER,

ABOUT 200,000 WATTS.

THE D.E.A. TRACKS
HIGH ELECTRICAL USAGE,

LOOKING FOR MARIJUANA
GROWERS. OH, YEAH?

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

I READ AN ARTICLE
IN THE NEW YORKER.

BE HARD TO KEEP A
SUPERCOMPUTER COOL.

IT REQUIRES UNITS
OF LIQUID FREON.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
WE CAN TRACK THAT.

(David) DON. EXCUSE ME.

THIS JUST ARRIVED BY MESSENGER.

DROPPED AT THE
MESSENGER COMPANY.

NO WITNESSES.

(man on tape) WE WILL KNOW
IN 12 HOURS FROM DELIVERY

IF THE SOLUTION
WORKS. IF IT DOESN'T

YOUR DAUGHTER DIES.

SO PUT EVERYTHING
ON COMPUTER FILES

AND CALL 818-555-0175.

BY 6:00 TONIGHT.

WAS IT ALL RIGHT THAT TIME?

(Becky sobbing)

GIVES US 14 HOURS.

YEAH, WITHOUT A HANDOFF.

IT'S AN INTERNET HANDOFF. IF WE CAN
TRACE WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM...

A HACKER WITH MITTENDORF'S
SKILLS, WON'T BE EASY OR LIKELY.

YOU SAID, IF WE COOPERATED,

YOU SAID, WE'D GET
OUR DAUGHTER BACK.

MA'AM, WE'RE DOIN'
EVERYTHING WE CAN.

I THINK THERE'S A WAY.

RIEMANN'S IS A MASTER KEY.

IT OPENS ALL DOORS.
DOESN'T IT, ETHAN?

WELL, THEY HAVE A PLAN
TO OPEN JUST ONE DOOR

AND IT'S A REALLY
IMPORTANT DOOR.

NOW, WE CAN'T GIVE
THEM THE MASTER KEY,

BUT WE CAN OPEN
THAT DOOR FOR THEM

BY CREATING A FALSE MASTER KEY

AND BY DESIGNING
THE LOCK IT OPENS.

IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT DOOR
IT IS THEY'RE TRYIN' TO OPEN UP.

YEAH, THE QUESTION BECOMES

WHAT'S THE WORLD'S
BIGGEST FINANCIAL SECRET?

SAY THIS, THIS, IS THE
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

THAT THE KIDNAPPERS WANT, RIGHT?

AND THEN, UM, THIS HERE,

YEAH, HERE,

THAT'S THE INTERNET LOCATION

WHERE IT CAN BE FOUND. OK?

YEAH. SO ONCE WE
KNOW WHAT THIS IS,

WE CAN BUILD A
SECURITY WALL AROUND IT.

WITH OUR OWN SPECIAL LOCK,
DESIGNED ONLY TO RESPOND

TO THE FALSE KEY THAT
WE WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH.

THAT WAY, WHEN THEY
TRY TO ACCESS THIS...

WE CATCH 'EM WITH THEIR HAND
IN THE INTERNET COOKIE JAR.

THEY THINK THEY'VE CRACKED
THE SYSTEM, BUT IT'S A SETUP.

WE KNOW THEY'RE COMING. WE
CAN WATCH FOR THE BREAK-IN,

THEN TRACK THEM
BACK THROUGH THE NET

BY MARKING THE DATA
WE KNOW THEY'VE TAKEN.

FORCING THEM TO
LEAVE A CYBER TRAIL.

YEAH, BUT IT STILL
DOESN'T DEAL WITH THE FACT

THAT WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE AFTER.

WE KNOW BALLARD LIKES BIG
PAYOFFS THAT CAN'T BE TRACED.

IT'S INTEREST RATES.

DAD WANTS TO SELL THE
HOUSE, BECAUSE HE'S WORRIED

THAT INTEREST RATES
ARE GONNA GO UP.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD'S
ANNOUNCEMENT IS DUE IN, LIKE, 2 DAYS.

I MEAN, THAT'S A FULL 24 HOURS
AFTER THE KIDNAPPERS' DEADLINE.

WITH THE INFORMATION CLASSIFIED
UNTIL THE ACTUAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

THE PRIME INTEREST RATE AFFECTS
THE COST OF BONDS AND CURRENCY,

PRECIOUS METALS, REAL ESTATE.

IF HE KNOWS ABOUT IT IN ADVANCE, HE
CAN MAKE INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE BOARD.

FOREIGN CURRENCIES, FOREIGN
COMMODITY MARKETS, EXTREMELY PROFITABLE,

IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACK.

WE SHOULD SEE IF THEY SET UP ANY
ACCOUNTS IN ANY OF THOSE AREAS.

AND WE SHOULD ALSO
GET OUR PEOPLE BUILDING

A FAKE INTERFACE TO THE
FEDERAL RESERVE. I'M ON IT.

(Don) THIS COULD BE SOMETHING.

HOW ARE WE DOING?

WE BUILT THE FALSE KEY. AMITA'S
CREATING A TRANSPARENT TRACER

TO SILENTLY PING THE
KIDNAPPER'S COMPUTER.

(cell phone ringing)

YEAH. EPPES.

HEY, WE'RE ON TRACK WITH
THE FEDERAL RESERVE RATE.

ATWOOD JUST OPENED UP
A RANGE OF NEW ACCOUNTS.

COMMODITIES, PRECIOUS METALS,

TREASURY BONDS,
MORTGAGE COMPANIES,

POISED TO PROFIT OFF A
CHANGE IN THE PRIME RATE.

ANYTHING WITH BALLARD? NOTHING.

A GUY LIKE THAT KNOWS
HOW TO COVER HIS TRACKS.

YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH.

TERRY, WE'RE GONNA GET THIS GUY.

OK?

DAVID, YOU THERE? YEP.

WE'RE MONITORING TRAFFIC
ON THE FED'S DATABASE.

ANYONE GOES FISHING FOR
CLASSIFIED INTEREST RATE DATA,

WE'LL KNOW IT.

(ticking)

(dial tone)

(female operator) THE NUMBER YOU
HAVE REACHED IS NOT IN SERVICE

AT THIS TIME, AND
THERE IS NO NEW NUMBER.

PLEASE BE SURE YOU HAVE CHECKED

THE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
FOR THE RIGHT... IT'S OK.

MITTENDORF KNOWS HOW
TO WORK THE PHONE SYSTEM.

THEY KNOW WE CALLED. TRUST ME.

SIR, HERE WE GO.

(beeping)

ALL RIGHT, SEND IT.

(keys clacking)

WHOA.

IT SHOULD TAKE THEM SEVERAL HOURS
TO GENERATE AN ENCRYPTION KEY.

THEN THEY'LL THINK THEY HAVE WHAT
THEY NEED TO CRACK THE FEDERAL RESERVE.

(ticking)

(beeping)

THEY'RE HERE.
SOMEONE'S JUST COME IN.

(man) THEY'VE GOT THE
FAKE ENCRYPTION KEY,

THEY'RE COMING IN VIA
THE FALSE FIREWALLS.

HE'S WALKING RIGHT IN.

LOCK AND KEY FIT
TOGETHER PERFECTLY.

WHAT'S HE GOIN' AFTER?

THE CLASSIFIED
PRIME INTEREST RATE,

JUST LIKE YOU GUYS SAID.

EXCELLENT. GREAT.

(beeping)

HE'S OUT. GOT A LOCATION?

IT'S DOWN TO 2 CELL TOWERS.

HE BROKE OFF. HE'S GONE.

WE'VE GOT A RESIDENCE
ON THE POWER DRAIN LIST.

CROSSCHECK IT WITH THE
LIST FOR FREON PURCHASES.

IT'S THERE. WE GOT IT.

GOOD, GRAB IT. LET'S GO.

(Carl on transmitter)
WE GOT IT, DEFINITELY.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY GREENSPAN
WILL INDICATE A RATE RAISE.

YADA, YADA, YADA.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS GOING
TO UP THE PRIME INTEREST RATE,

OH, YOU'LL LIKE THIS,
BY A FULL HALF POINT.

(Atwood) NICE.

BETWEEN BONDS, FOREIGN CURRENCY,

PRECIOUS METALS, WE'RE LOOKING
AT MAKING $200, MAYBE $300 MILLION...

(Don) BALLARD, MITTENDORF.

ANYONE GOT A SIGN ON THE GIRL?

(cop #1) NEGATIVE.

(cop #2) NEGATIVE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD
GET YOUR TEAM IN PLACE.

(Atwood) SOMETHING'S OFF. FEELS
LIKE THE ALGORITHMS ARE INCOMPLETE.

(Don on transmitter)
ATWOOD. WE GOT HIM.

(Ballard) DON'T NEED CARL
AND THE PROFESSOR ANYMORE.

GET RID OF THEM.

LET'S GET TO THE AIRPORT.

START MOVING THE MONEY
ONCE WE HIT THE CAYMANS.

ALL RIGHT, I WANNA GO.
LET'S MOVE IT. LET'S MOVE.

ALL UNITS, LET'S
MOVE. LET'S MOVE.

LOOK, I DON'T LIKE THIS.
I... I... I DON'T LIKE THIS.

NOW, JUST RELAX.
NO, NO, IT'S... RELAX.

HAVE A BEER. WHILE YOU'RE
AT IT, GET ME ONE, TOO.

WHERE'S THE PROFESSOR?

WHOA.

CALM DOWN, I WAS
JUST CLEANING IT.

I... I DON'T KNOW,
HE JUST... WHAT?

HE WENT TO GET ME A BEER.
JUST GET BACK TO WORK.

EXECUTE. EXECUTE.

(Don) F.B.I.! F.B.I.!

WARRANT! F.B.I., DON'T MOVE!

GET BACK!

F.B.I.! WARRANT!

GET DOWN. ON THE FLOOR.

DON'T MOVE.

HEY, F.B.I.! GET
DOWN! YOU, GET DOWN.

(cops chattering)

YOU GOT MY THUMB?
I GOT YOUR THUMB.

DOOR TO CLEAR. (David)
GET ON THE FLOOR!

WHERE'S BALLARD? WHERE'S
THE GIRL? SHE'S IN THE BASEMENT.

I'VE GOT ATWOOD. THE
GIRL'S IN THE BASEMENT.

(cop) CLEAR THIS SIDE.

HEY, EMILY, COME HERE.
I'M HERE TO TAKE YOU HOME.

(Ballard) NO YOUR
NOT, BACK AWAY.

(Don) PUT HER DOWN.

BACK UP.

JUST PUT THE GUN DOWN. DON'T EVEN
THINK ABOUT IT. PUT YOUR WEAPONS DOWN.

IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

(Terry on radio) I HAVE A
SHOT, I COULD TAKE HIM.

(Emily sobbing)

I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT
GONNA HAPPEN. PUT HER DOWN OR YOUR DEAD.

COME ON. COME ON.

COME ON, SWEETIE, I GOT YOU.

(cop) ALL RIGHT. ON THE GROUND,
HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.

HEY, LOOK WHO I GOT.
WE'RE TAKIN' HER HOME.

(police siren wailing) HEY.

OH, I REMEMBER YOU.

I WAS KIND OF HOPING YOU WOULD.

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

EMILY. EMILY.

(Becky exclaiming)
(Emily) MOMMY! DADDY!

OH! MOMMY!

(Becky) OH, THANK GOD. DADDY!

ARE YOU OK, HONEY? YES.

OH! THANK... THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OH! THANK YOU.

(all chattering)

(Ethan) BABY, I MISSED
YOU SO MUCH. ARE YOU OK?

DADDY. I BET YOU WERE SO SCARED

(crickets chirping)

HOW IS IT, I ALWAYS END UP
LOADING THE DISHWASHER?

(clears throat)

YOU WERE THE ONE THAT
WANTED TO FLIP A COIN.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT I
LOST THE LAST 5 TIMES.

AND WHAT'S THE ODDS
OF THAT HAPPENING?

NEVER MIND, DON'T TELL ME.

YOU KNOW, I DID GET
AN OFFER ON THE HOUSE.

ACTUALLY, IT WAS A GREAT OFFER.

OH, YEAH? YEAH.

THE BUYER DIDN'T EVEN HAVE
TO TAKE OUT A MORTGAGE.

HE'S, UH, PAYING
REAL CASH. GREAT.

CHARLIE, I'M
ACCEPTING THE OFFER.

GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

REALLY?

YOU, UH,

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT WITH THIS?

OH, IT'S LIKE YOU SAID,

I... I NEED TO FIND MY
OWN PLACE, I AGREE.

AND BEING A TENURED
PROFESSOR, I HAVE MONEY.

ENOUGH TO BUY A
HOUSE THAT I LIKE.

WELL, I KNOW. BUT
TODAY'S MARKET, UH...

I KNOW YOU MAKE A
GOOD SALARY, BUT...

YOU KNOW, I ALSO DO A LOT OF
CONSULTING AND NOT JUST FOR THE F.B.I.

PLUS I'VE... I'VE WON
ALL SORTS OF AWARDS.

AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO PAY ANY OF
IT OUT FOR RENT OR FOOD OR UTILITIES.

THAT IS TRUE, YEAH.

DAD,

YEAH?

THE OFFER'S FROM ME.

YOU SERIOUS?

I ASKED THE REAL ESTATE LADY

TO LET ME BE THE
ONE TO TELL YOU.

(grunting)

CHARLIE,

THIS IS CRAZY. WHAT'S CRAZY,
I... IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT.

HOW ELSE WOULD YOU WANT
ME TO SPEND MY MONEY?

I JUST FIGURED, YOU'D, UH,

GET A PLACE OF YOUR OWN.

THIS IS A PLACE OF MY OWN.

AND YOU CAN STAY
HERE, TOO, IF YOU WANT.

OH.

JUST LIKE YOU SAID, YOU
KNOW, I NEVER PAID ANY RENT,

SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO. YEAH.

YEAH, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
CHARLIE. I, UH... YEAH, I GET IT.

AHEM,

I JUST DON'T THINK YOU REALIZE
WHAT YOU'RE GETTING YOURSELF INTO.

YEAH, H-HOW'S THAT? I'VE LIVED
HERE PRETTY MUCH MY WHOLE LIFE.

I THINK I'M USED TO IT BY NOW.

(furnace rumbling)

UH, THAT'LL BE THE FURNACE
IN YOUR NEWLY ACQUIRED HOME.

UH, THERE'S A WRENCH IN THE
BASEMENT, I'M SURE YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT.