Numb3rs (2005–2010): Season 1, Episode 6 - Sabotage - full transcript

(train horn blaring)

(brakes screeching)

(crashing)

(man) I HANDLE THE
THROTTLE AND THE BRAKES.

JACK WATCHES THE OTHER SYSTEMS.

YOU DRIVE A TRAIN WITH MATH.

IT'S NOT LIKE DRIVING A CAR.

YOU CAN'T JUST STEP ON
THE GAS OR HIT THE BRAKES.

GOT SOMETHIN' UP AHEAD.

VEHICLE ON THE TRACK.

(train horn blowing)



(brakes screeching)

(siren wailing)

(Don) WHAT WAS THE
KID DOING THERE?

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
ON DAD'S JOB.

THE DAY YOU TAKE YOUR KID
TO WORK, YOU GET IN A WRECK.

(train horn blowing) DAD,
WHAT'S GOING ON?

JIM, STAY DOWN. GRAB
ON TO SOMETHING.

EMERGENCY BRAKES!

(brakes screeching) DAMN IT!

THE SANDER VALVE
MUST BE PLUGGED.

WHAT DOES THE SANDER DO?

WELL, IT SPRAYS SAND ON THE
TRACK TO INCREASE TRACTION.

THAT WOULDN'T HAVE
STOPPED THEM IN TIME.

A TRAIN AT THAT SPEED HAS THE KINETIC
ENERGY OF A SMALL ATOMIC WEAPON.



THEN WHY RELEASE THE VALVE?

(people chattering)

HE WAS THINKING ABOUT THE KIDS.

TAKE OVER THE CONTROLS. I'M
GONNA OPEN THE VALVE BY HAND.

WE'RE STILL GONNA CRASH.

THAT'S THE ONLY
CHANCE THOSE KIDS HAVE.

BRACE YOUR FEET
AGAINST THE WALL.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

(bell clanging)

HANG ON, JIM-BOY.

DAD!

JIM, I'M VERY SORRY
ABOUT YOUR FATHER.

(sniffles)

(sobbing)

IS IT TRUE NO ONE
WAS ON THE BUS?

MY HUSBAND DIED TRYIN' TO SAVE
CHILDREN WHO WEREN'T EVEN THERE?

(helicopter whirring)

WHO LEAVES AN EMPTY SCHOOL
BUS ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS?

(Sutter) 6 WRECKS IN 3 YEARS.

ALL COPIES OF
PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS.

THIS ONE IS BASED ON A CRASH
IN UTAH, WHERE 7 KIDS DIED.

HE ALWAYS LEAVES ONE OF THESE.

ALL THE NOTES ARE THE SAME.
JUST A SERIES OF NUMBERS.

(Don) LOOKS LIKE A CODE.

(cell phone rings)

THIS IS EPPES.

OK. PUT IT THROUGH.

THIS IS AGENT EPPES.

(man) I WANNA SPEAK TO THE AGENT

IN CHARGE OF THE TRAIN ACCIDENT.

YOU GOT HIM. WHO'S THIS?

DO YOU HAVE MY NOTE?

SAVE YOURSELF TIME AND EFFORT.

EVERYTHING YOU
NEED IS IN THAT NOTE.

(caller hangs up)

HUNG UP?

MALE OR FEMALE?

MALE.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FROM THESE?

WELL, OUR CRYPTOGRAPHERS
HAVE GONE OVER IT.

IF IT IS A CODE,
IT'S UNBREAKABLE.

I WOULDN'T COUNT ON IT.

(Charlie) WE ALL USE
MATH EVERYDAY.

(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.

(Sutter) OUR SABOTEUR
HAS STAGED 6 ATTACKS.

ALL RE-CREATIONS OF
PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS.

THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE
ORIGINAL ACCIDENT IN NEW JERSEY,

CAUSED BY SIGNAL MALFUNCTION.

HE RE-CREATED IT
RIGHT OUTSIDE FRESNO.

THIS IS THE FAMOUS
ACCIDENT AT THE CABOT BAYOU.

NOW, A BARGE HIT THE BRIDGE,

KNOCKING TRACKS
OUT OF ALIGNMENT,

AND THE WARNING SYSTEM
FAILED TO ALERT THE TRAIN.

NOW, OUR SABOTEUR,

HE JIMMIES THIS
TRACK HERE IN SEATTLE.

SHORTED OUT THE WARNING SYSTEM.

8 PEOPLE DIED.

EVERY ACCIDENT HE'S COPIED

IS BASED ON INCIDENTS THAT
INCLUDE RAILROAD NEGLIGENCE?

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO SOMEONE HAS A PROBLEM
WITH THE RAIL SYSTEM.

YOU'RE THINKING A DISGRUNTLED
RAILROAD EMPLOYEE?

(Terry) OR A VICTIM
OF A TRAIN WRECK.

I MEAN, WHATEVER THE MOTIVATION,

I... I'M SAYING WE'RE DEALING
WITH TERRORISM HERE.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE
OF THESE, TERRY?

EVERY NOTE HE'S
LEFT IS IDENTICAL

WHICH IS A SIGNATURE OF
SORTS, HIS WAY OF TAKING CREDIT.

NOW, HE'S ADDED PHONE
CALLS, WHICH MEANS

HIS NEED TO EXPLAIN
HIS ACTIONS IS GROWING.

SO, WHAT'S HE TRYIN' TO TELL US?

(knock on door) HEY.

OH, GOOD. CHARLIE, UH...

THIS IS MY BROTHER, HE'S, UH, A
CONSULTANT WITH THE BUREAU.

THIS IS INSPECTOR
SUTTER WITH THE N.T.S.B.,

THE NATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD.

THIS IS, UH, AMITA. HI.

YOU'RE A CONSULTANT AS WELL?

UH, NO CHARLIE'S
MY THESIS ADVISOR,

SO SOMETIMES I WORK WITH HIM
ON SCHOOL AND CONSULTING CASES.

HEY, CAN I TAKE A
LOOK AT THE CODE?

YEAH. WHY DON'T
YOU GRAB A SEAT HERE.

(Sutter) SO, UH, HOW LONG HAVE
YOU STUDIED CRYPTOGRAPHY?

I HAVEN'T, REALLY.

I WORK IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS.

(Don) WELL, WHAT WE'RE
DEALING WITH HERE

IS A SABOTEUR WHO'S STAGED
A SERIES OF TRAIN WRECKS

THAT HAVE 2 THINGS IN COMMON.

1: HE LEAVES THE SAME
NOTE AT EVERY SCENE.

2: HE'S RE-CREATING ACCIDENTS THAT ARE
SUPPOSEDLY BASED ON RAILROAD NEGLIGENCE.

SO YOUR... WAIT.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT IT'S EXACTLY
THE SAME NOTE EVERY TIME?

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND HE SAYS EVERYTHING THAT
WE NEED TO KNOW IS IN THE NOTES.

WELL, JUST BY LOOKING AT IT, I
CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS NOTE

BEGINS AND ENDS
WITH A PRIME NUMBER.

UM, THIS ROW AND THIS
COLUMN EQUAL IDENTICAL SUMS.

THIS GROUPING OF 4
DOWN HERE IS THE SAME

AS THE GROUPING OF 4
UP HERE, ONLY BACKWARDS.

AND, UH,

THE ONLY NUMBER REPEATED IS 36,

YES, 36, 1, 2.

IT REOCCURS 3 TIMES.

THAT'S AMAZING.

WELL, WHAT WOULD BE
AMAZING IS IF I COULD TELL YOU

WHY THEY'RE ARRANGED THAT WAY.

WAIT A MINUTE. CHARLIE,
AS IN CHARLES EPPES?

YEAH.

I STUDIED ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING AT M.I.T. OH.

YOUR PAPER ON H-INFINITY
CONTROL OF NONLINEAR SYSTEMS

BLEW MY MIND.

I-IT CHANGED MY WHOLE
VIEWS ON CONTROL THEORY.

WELL, YEAH, THAT WAS
A FUN PROJECT, SURE.

THIS IS A REAL HONOR, YOU KNOW?

IT TOOK US 4 WEEKS
TO EVEN PICK UP

THE 36 REPETITION,
BUT WE THINK IT'S...

IT'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT
TO THE SABOTEUR.

MAYBE 36 RELATES TO THE KEY.

(David) THE KEY?

YEAH, THE KEY IS, UH, ANYTHING
THAT WILL UNLOCK THE CODE.

RIGHT, AND IT COULD BE ANYTHING,

A SENTENCE, A WORD, A BOOK.

IN FACT A FAMOUS
EXAMPLE IS IN, UH, 1820.

A MAN FROM VIRGINIA
NAMED THOMAS BEALE

CLAIMED TO HAVE HIDDEN
$25 MILLION IN GOLD.

THE LOCATION OF THE TREASURE

WAS HIDDEN WITHIN
A CODED MESSAGE

THAT REALLY JUST LOOKED
LIKE A STRING OF NUMBERS.

NOW, HE CREATED THAT
CODE BY USING A KEY.

(Charlie) AND THAT KEY

WAS THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE.

3 REFERRED TO THE FIRST
LETTER OF THE THIRD WORD,

6 TO THE FIRST LETTER
OF THE SIXTH WORD,

AND SO ON.

(Terry) SO WE NEED THE
KEY TO CRACK THE CODE.

FINDING THE KEY IS ONE
WAY TO ATTACK THE CODE,

BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY
A WHOLE SPECTRUM

OF MATHEMATICAL
TOOLS I CAN UTILIZE.

(cell phone ringing)

FIRST, I CAN DO A STATISTICAL
ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBERS,

THEN I CAN ALSO WORK THE CIPHER
TEXT BY USING A KASISKI EXAM.

OH. WOULDN'T KASISKI BE PROBLEMATIC
DUE TO THE LACK OF SPACES?

NOT IF YOU CONSIDER MULTIPLE
GROUPING POSSIBILITIES.

A TRAIN SPOTTER'S COME FORWARD.

CLAIMS TO HAVE VIDEO
FOOTAGE OF THE CRASH.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S
GET AHOLD OF THAT TAPE.

(train horn blowing)

(David) AS A TRAIN SPOTTER,
YOU VIDEOTAPE TRAINS

ON A RECREATIONAL BASIS?

YES, AT THAT CROSSING,
4 OR 5 TIMES A WEEK.

YOU KNOW, CATCHING THOSE
BEAUTIES COMING AROUND THE BEND

MAKES A MAN FEEL ALIVE.

MAYBE YOU WANTED TO GET SOME
FOOTAGE THAT WAS EVEN MORE EXCITING.

YOU THINK I HAD SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THE DERAILMENT?

NO.

I LIVE TO SEE TRAINS RUNNING
ON THE RAILS, NOT OFF 'EM.

BUT I CAN'T DENY,

YOU KNOW, CATCHING AN
ACCIDENT LIKE THAT ON TAPE

IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE.

I COULD'VE KILLED THOSE GUYS
FOR RUNNING THROUGH MY SHOT.

WHAT GUYS?

(Don) GO AHEAD. KEEP GOIN'.

ALL RIGHT, STOP. RIGHT,
HOLD, STOP THERE.

(David) GOOD SAMARITAN
TRYING TO HELP?

YEAH, BY STEALING
CARGO? I DON'T THINK SO.

WIND IT BACK TO... TO WHERE THAT
FIRST GUY JUMPS OUT OF THE VAN.

WH-WH-WHOA, STOP.

TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE
AN ACETYLENE TORCH.

SO WE KNOW THEY CAME
TO CUT INTO THOSE CARS.

YEAH, THEY HAD TO KNOW
ABOUT THE WRECK IN ADVANCE.

NOW PUSH FORWARD
TO THE LICENSE PLATE.

PUSH FORWARD TO
WHERE THEY DRIVE OFF.

OK, HOLD. JUST ZOOM IN ON THAT.

GOT IT. TRACE THAT.

(Don) SO WE GOT HIS IDENTITY
OFF THE LICENSE PLATE.

THIS IS MATT McDONALD.

HIS VAN WAS USED IN A PREPLANNED
ROBBERY OF TODAY'S TRAIN WRECK.

WE'RE GONNA SET A
PERIMETER AROUND HIS HOUSE.

IF HE'S HOME, WE'LL
TRY TO LURE HIM OUT.

ALL RIGHT, NOBODY
MOVES UNLESS I SAY.

DAVID GET ANYTHING
ON THAT THREAT CALL?

THEY TRACED IT TO A PHONE BOOTH.

THEY'RE CHECKING
FOR FINGERPRINTS.

PROFESSOR FLEINHARDT?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I JUST... NOTH...
NOTHING IN PARTICULAR.

I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT
YOU'RE UP TO IN HERE AND...

SOME KIND OF NUMBER
THEORY CONUNDRUM?

PERHAPS I COULD
OFFER SOME INSIGHTS.

WELL, FIRST, IT'S NOT
NUMBER THEORY. IT'S A CODE.

AND SECOND,

YOU HATE NUMBER THEORY,

SO TELL US WHY YOU'RE HERE
AND WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON.

I'M AVOIDING

LAUREL WILSON.

THE PROFESSOR OF
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE?

SHE'S THE LADY
YOU GO HIKING WITH?

FOR YEARS WE'VE ENJOYED THIS,

I DON'T KNOW, UM,

DELIGHTFUL
WILDERNESS-BASED FRIENDSHIP,

ENTIRELY PLATONIC.

BUT LAST NIGHT, SHE
AND I JUST VEERED...

WE VEERED OFF INTO
THE... THE CARNAL.

AND I'M TAKING
IT DIDN'T GO WELL.

ACTUALLY, IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

IT WAS PRIMAL.

I MEAN THAT IN THE ANIMAL,
NOT THE NUMERICAL SENSE.

BUT WHAT I'M SAYING,
THIS WAS A PERFECT EVENT

AND AS SUCH, UNTWINNABLE.

SO, BECAUSE THE SEX WAS GREAT,

THE ODDS ARE AGAINST IT
EVER BEING GREAT AGAIN.

I MEAN, THE REPLICATION
DEFIES THE LAWS OF PROBABILITY.

SO WHY TRY?

YES, YES. WELL,
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

I MEAN, UH, IT'S THE
PERFECT REFUGE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"THE PERFECT REFUGE"?

WELL, THE MATH DEPARTMENT

MUST BE THE LEAST
LIBIDINOUS PLACE ON CAMPUS.

IT'S DEFINITELY THE SAME
VAN USED IN THE ROBBERY.

(beeping)

I'VE GOT ONE HEAT SIGNATURE

EMANATING FROM THE DINING ROOM.

ALL RIGHT, SURVEILLANCE
INDICATES OUR GUY MATT McDONALD

IS ALONE IN THE HOUSE.

LOOK, HE'S OUR ONLY LEAD.

I WANNA AVOID A CONFRONTATION,

SO, WHAT WOULD YOU THINK ABOUT
GOIN' IN, TRYING TO LURE HIM OUT?

YEAH, I COULD RING HIS DOORBELL,

SAY I'M HAVING CAR TROUBLE.

GOOD. LET'S SET UP A
PERIMETER AROUND THE HOUSE.

THINK MCDONALD'S OUR SABOTEUR?

WELL, HE'S CONNECTED. WE JUST
GOT TO GET HIM TO TELL US HOW.

(buzzing)

COME ON, ANSWER THE DOOR.

(buzzing)

WHAT'S HE DOIN'?

WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT'S WRONG?

WHY'S THE TEMPERATURE DROPPIN'?

THAT'S WEIRD. I JUST
HAD IT RECALIBRATED.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA GO.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO.

(man on radio) ALL UNITS, GO.

LET'S GO! LET'S DO IT!

F.B.I.! PUT YOUR HANDS UP!

I GOT AN UNRESPONSIVE MALE.

I NEED 4. MOVE!

DEAD.

(helicopter whirring)

THIS GUY'S A RAILROAD COP.

(camera clicking)

(Don) NO SIGN OF FORCED ENTRY.

A STIPPLING ON THE FOREHEAD

SO IT LOOKS LIKE HE WAS
SHOT AT CLOSE RANGE.

THE SHOOTER WAS
SITTING ACROSS FROM HIM.

MET HIM AT THE DOOR, GRABBED A
CUP OF COFFEE, SAT DOWN AT THE TABLE.

2 CUPS OF COFFEE. SO, I'D
SAY THEY KNEW EACH OTHER.

DAVID, UH, MAKE SURE
ANY PRINTS OR FIBERS

THAT WE GET ARE
PROCESSED PRIORITY.

GOT IT.

(Terry) LOOKS LIKE AN
ELECTRONICS STORE IN HERE.

I MEAN, NO WAY HE STOLE
ALL THIS OFF TODAY'S WRECK.

WE CHECKED THE CARGO MANIFESTS
FROM THE PREVIOUS ATTACKS.

THE COMPUTERS CAME
FROM THE FRESNO ACCIDENT,

PLASMA T.V.s FROM
THE CRASH IN SEATTLE.

HOW MANY OF THE
WRECKS DID HE HIT?

4 OUT OF THE 6.

CORRUPT RAILROAD COP WHO
WAS STAGING TRAIN WRECKS

JUST TO RIP OFF THE CARGO?
SEEMS LIKE A STRETCH TO ME.

I AGREE. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY,
HE KNEW ABOUT IT IN ADVANCE,

BUT I JUST... I DON'T
MAKE HIM FOR OUR GUY.

NO, NO, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

(cell phone ringing) IT DOESN'T FIT
WITH THE RE-CREATION OF ACCIDENTS

OR THE CODED MESSAGES.

EPPES.

(saboteur) WELL DONE, FINDING
YOUR WAY TO McDONALD'S HOUSE.

TOO BAD I BEAT YOU TO THE PUNCH.

SWEEP THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HE MAY BE WATCHIN' THE HOUSE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHY'D YOU
KILL HIM? WASN'T HE YOUR PARTNER?

NO. McDONALD WAS A
THIEF AND A DIRTY COP.

HE USED ME TO MAKE SOME MONEY.

HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT I WAS DOING.

THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPOSING THE
RAILROADS FOR THE CRIMINALS THEY ARE.

THERE ARE OTHER WAYS, YOU KNOW?

(phone goes dead) HELLO?

HE JUST HUNG UP.

HE IMPLIED HE KILLED McDONALD.

HE'S ESCALATED TO
HANDS-ON VIOLENCE.

RIGHT. SO, THAT'LL
MAKE IT SEEM LIKE

HE'S GEARIN' UP
FOR SOMETHING BIG.

WE GOT TO FIND OUT HOW HE
AND McDONALD KNEW EACH OTHER.

WE GOT TO GET INTO HIS FILES.

HAS ANYONE COME
ACROSS HIS FILES?

HELLO, MR. EPPES. OH. HI.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

(Alan) IS THAT, UH, AMITA

SITTING OUT IN THE
CAR OUT FRONT?

YEAH. WE JUST STOPPED BY FOR A
MINUTE SO I COULD CHECK THIS TEXT

ON ENCRYPTION AND CODE-BREAKING.

UH, AND YOU LEFT HER
WAITING IN THE CAR?

NO, NO, THIS IS NOT THE WAY
WE TREAT PEOPLE, CHARLIE.

YOU BRING HER INSIDE, YOU AT
LEAST OFFER HER SOMETHING TO DRINK.

YOU KNOW, LIKE AN ADULT.

WE JUST STOPPED BY FOR A SECOND.

YOU CAME IN 15
MINUTES AGO, CHARLIE.

MEANWHILE, SHE'S JUST
SITTING IN THAT CAR OUT THERE.

WELL, I JUST GOT
CAUGHT UP IN SOMETHING.

YEAH, I KNOW, I KNOW. I DON'T
SEE WHAT THE BIG DEAL IS.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

WHAT?

SHE LIKES YOU, YOU KNOW?

AREN'T YOU EVER GONNA
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT?

(sighing)

(Charlie) REMEMBER, WE NEED
TO KNOW MORE ABOUT TRAINS

TO FIND THE KEY TO
THE SABOTEUR'S CODE.

SO, YOU'RE FAMILIAR
WITH THESE ACCIDENTS?

(scoffing) THE GREATEST
HITS OF TRAIN TRAGEDIES?

OF COURSE.

WHAT IS THIS, SOME SORT
OF RESEARCH PROJECT?

YOU COULD SAY THAT.

WHAT WOULD BE A BIG HELP
IS, IF YOU COULD IDENTIFY

ANY SIGNIFICANT WORDS OR PHRASES

ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ACCIDENTS.

WAIT, WORDS OR PHRASES?

ANYTHING SPECIFIC
TO THE ACCIDENT.

THE TRACK LOCATION, THE CAUSE,

THE PEOPLE INVOLVED.

YEAH, I MEAN, I GUESS
I COULD DO THAT.

YOU KNOW, YOU ARE MISSIN'
A MAJOR ACCIDENT HERE.

CAJON PASS, 2001.

TRAIN FULL OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
DERAILED INTO A WHOLE ROW OF HOUSES.

ABOUT 30 PEOPLE DIED.

SOUNDS LIKE A BAD ONE.

YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW, UH,

ACCIDENTS ARE KIND OF JUST A
SMALL PART OF RAILROAD HISTORY.

MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO
LEARN MORE OVER DINNER?

OH, UH, SORRY, WE'LL
BE WORKING TONIGHT.

YOU GUYS GOT
McDONALD'S CASE FILES?

(Terry) YEAH. APPARENTLY,

HE WAS WORKIN' UNDERCOVER

WITH A GROUP
CALLED THE F.T.R.A.,

FREIGHT TRAIN RIDERS OF AMERICA.

YEAH, I READ ABOUT THEM.

THEY'RE LIKE THE HELL'S ANGELS
OF THE RAILS, OR SOMETHIN'.

ACCORDING TO HIS NOTES, THE
F.T.R.A. ARE INTO EVERYTHING,

DRUGS, RAPE, MURDER.

AND THEY LIVE
COMPLETELY OFF THE GRID.

COMMIT A CRIME,
HOP A TRAIN, VANISH.

SO, IT SOUNDS LIKE A PERFECT PLACE
FOR OUR GUY TO DISAPPEAR INTO.

YEAH, IT COULD BE WHERE McDONALD
MET HIM WHEN HE WAS UNDERCOVER.

POSSIBLE. WELL,
MAYBE IT'LL BE IN THESE.

(David) THIS IS INTERESTING.

BOB MALONE, A.K.A.
HORIZONTAL BOB,

SUSPECT IN THE DERAILMENT OF
THE SUNSET LIMITED IN ARIZONA.

(Terry) THAT'S
WORTH CHECKIN' OUT.

LET ME SEE THAT.

(David) SAYS HERE HE HOLES UP

IN AN ANTELOPE VALLEY
FREIGHT WAREHOUSE.

THE... THE FIRST CALL
FROM OUR SABOTEUR,

THAT CAME FROM A PAY PHONE
IN ANTELOPE VALLEY, RIGHT?

WELL, LET'S HIT THAT WAREHOUSE.

(Don) F.B.I.! NOBODY MOVE!

(David) F.B.I.!

F.B.I.! DON'T MOVE!
YOU, GET DOWN!

(agents shouting)

DON'T MOVE!

YOU! GET DOWN!
YOU! F.B.I.! DON'T MOVE!

GET YOUR HANDS UP
WHERE I CAN SEE 'EM!

GET THEM UP WHERE I
CAN SEE 'EM RIGHT NOW!

F.B.I.! GET AWAY FROM THE BOX!

GET AWAY FROM THE BOX NOW!

(Don) F.B.I.! GET 'EM UP!

(man screaming)

ARE YOU CRAZY?

F.B.I.!

(Terry) MOVE. MOVE BACK!

MOVE BACK! MOVE BACK!

OK. DON'T MOVE.

(man) WE'RE NOT MOVIN', OK?

DOES ANYBODY KNOW
WHERE HORIZONTAL BOB IS?

GEE, I JUST THINK
YOU MISSED HIM.

HOW ABOUT YOU HELP US OUT

AND WE DON'T BUST YOU FOR
ATTACKING A FEDERAL OFFICER?

YEAH, DIME OUT AN F.T.R.A. BROTHER
TO SOME GOVERNMENT TOOL?

YEAH, RIGHT.

SEE, THAT'S A BAD
ANSWER. GET OVER HERE.

NOBODY'S SEEN
HORIZONTAL BOB HERE?

NOBODY KNOWS WHO HE IS?

(Terry) NO SIGN OF
HORIZONTAL BOB.

NONE OF THESE GUYS
ARE GIVIN' HIM UP.

ONLY TAKES ONE.

(metallic clanking)

(Cricket) YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND
THE RAILS ARE OUR HOMES,

OUR CHURCHES, OUR HIGHWAYS.

F.T.R.A. DON'T MESS
WITH THE TRAINS.

SO YOU DON'T THINK
H-BOB CAUSED THE WRECKS?

(laughing) H-BOB,
THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.

THE GUY'S A NUT JOB.

HE GOT NO RESPECT
FOR THE TRAINS.

HE SHOVED ME OFF A
FLATCAR, WRECKED MY ARM.

WELL, IF I FIND HIM, HE'S NOT
GONNA BE HURTING YOU AGAIN.

YOU CHECK THE
SACRAMENTO RAIL YARD.

I HEAR HE WAS UP THAT WAY.

LET'S CALL THE SACRAMENTO OFFICE

AND GET THEM STAKING
OUT THAT SWITCHYARD.

WELL, HOPEFULLY THE KEY IS
SOMEWHERE IN THE MATERIALS

FROM THE DOCENT
IN THE TRAIN MUSEUM.

RIGHT NEXT TO HIS PHONE NUMBER?

(Charlie chuckling)
LOOK AT THIS.

"IF YOU EVER DECIDE TO EAT
AGAIN, CALL ME. THE DOCENT."

YOU THINK, YOU...
YOU THINK, YOU WILL?

EAT? YEAH.

CALL HIM? NO.

(chuckling) HE IS NOT MY TYPE.

I'M SORRY, BUT DOES
THAT EVER WORK?

JUST COMING OUT
AND BEING SO OBVIOUS?

WELL, IF IT'S THE
RIGHT GUY, SURE.

CERTAINLY BEATS THE ALTERNATIVE.

HMM. WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I MEAN, HAVING NO IDEA WHETHER
OR NOT A MAN IS INTERESTED IN YOU.

YOU REALLY CAN'T TELL?

GENERALLY, THAT IS
HOW YOU TELL, YOU KNOW?

THEY MAKE A MOVE. OTHERWISE...

LARRY? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

LAUREL WILSON CORNERED ME.

SO I EXPLAINED TO HER.

I SAID, "STATISTICALLY
SPEAKING..."

"STATISTICALLY SPEAKING,

OUR ENCOUNTER IS
UNLIKELY TO BE REPEATED."

SO, SHE DECLARED THAT
I HAD BROKEN HER HEART.

YOU KNOW, BELIEVE ME, I MEAN, I
NEVER INTENDED TO UPSET HER.

I KNOW. YOU SEEM
PRETTY UPSET YOURSELF.

WELL, YEAH.

SHE'S A DEAR FRIEND.

SHE'S WITTY AND
ARTICULATE AND...

A TREMENDOUS TRAIL SENSE.

I DON'T KNOW.

COMBINING FRIENDSHIP
AND ROMANCE,

(Larry) EXCEEDINGLY RISKY.

THE CAJON PASS
ACCIDENT KILLED 37 PEOPLE.

THE NUMBER IN EVERY NOTE IS 36.

FAIRLY CLOSE.

HOW SO? 37 IS A PRIME.

36 IS A COMPOSITE
WITH MULTIPLE FACTORS.

RIGHT. WHAT WAS I THINKING?

BUT STILL,

THIS CAJON ACCIDENT
IS UNBELIEVABLE.

5,237 TONS OF STEEL FLYING OFF
THE TRACK AT 90 MILES AN HOUR.

DID YOU JUST SAY 5-2-3-7?

YEAH, 5,237 TONS.

HOW FAST?

UH, 90 MILES AN HOUR.

WHERE DID YOU GET
THIS INFORMATION?

I DOWNLOADED
THE N.T.S.B. REPORT.

READ ME SOME MORE.

"WHILE THE N.T.S.B.
ENCOUNTERED..."

NO, THE NUMBERS. JUST NUMBERS.

LOCOMOTIVE NUMBER: 4404.

(Amita) TRAIN
LENGTH: 3,218 FEET.

THE GRADE OF PASS: 4.2 ♪.

BRAKE PIPE PRESSURE: 60 POUNDS.

14 MILES AN HOUR,

INCREASING 5 MILES
AN HOUR EACH MINUTE.

DESPITE APPLICATION OF BRAKES,

TRAIN REACHES A SPEED
OF 90 MILES AN HOUR.

TRAIN DERAILS AT MILEPOST 64.

TIME OF THE ACCIDENT: 4:10 A.M.

EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE
NUMBERS APPEARS IN THESE NOTES.

SO THE CAJON PASS DERAILMENT
IS THE KEY TO THE CODE.

THE KEY IS THAT THERE IS NO KEY.

THE NUMBERS DON'T
REPRESENT WORDS, OR LETTERS.

THEY'RE NUMBERS, ALL
FROM THIS ACCIDENT.

IT'S NOT A CODE.

IT'S A STORY TOLD IN NUMBERS.

EACH TIME HE CREATES AN
ACCIDENT, HE LEAVES A NOTE

AND EACH NOTE HAS
THE SAME NUMBERS.

AND THOSE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY

OF THE CAJON PASS DERAILMENT.

CHARLIE, IT HAPPENED
ON MARCH 12, 2001.

THAT ACCOUNTS FOR 8 MORE DIGITS

THAT APPEAR IN THESE NOTES.

THE ANNIVERSARY
OF THE ACCIDENT...

2 DAYS FROM NOW.

(train horn blowing)

EVERY NUMBER IN THESE
NOTES CORRESPONDS

TO THE N.T.S.B. REPORT
ON THE DERAILMENT.

THE LENGTH OF TRAIN, SPEED, NUMBER
OF CARS, IT'S ALL IN THE MESSAGES.

ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE H-BOB
AND THE CAJON PASS ACCIDENT, TERRY?

I'LL CHECK.

ANYTHING FROM SACRAMENTO?

THEY HAVE AGENTS ALL
OVER THAT SWITCHYARD.

THERE'S NO SIGN OF HIM AT ALL.

THERE ARE STILL A FEW
DIGITS UNACCOUNTED FOR.

(Amita) THESE 7 NUMBERS,
THE LETTER "B" AND 36.

WHAT CAUSED THE
CAJON PASS ACCIDENT?

I THINK THE N.T.S.B. REPORT
SAID THAT THE ENGINEER

FORGOT TO CHECK THE
END-OF-TRAIN BRAKE SYSTEM.

I'M SORRY, I'VE JUST BEEN
OVER THE REPORT A LOT.

I'M GLAD SOMEONE READS OUR WORK.

WELL, 37 PEOPLE DIED. THAT'S
CLOSE TO THE 36 IN THE NOTES.

NO?

7 NUMBERS AND A LETTER.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING LINKING
H-BOB TO THE CAJON PASS.

MAYBE THE LINK IS INDIRECT.

WAIT A MINUTE.

CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSE:
A LETTER AND 7 NUMBERS.

SEE IF YOU CAN GENERATE A LIST
OF LICENSES USING ALL 7 NUMBERS

AND THEN CHECK IT
AGAINST THE N.T.S.B. FILES.

RIGHT? RIGHT.

THE LICENSE BELONGS
TO FRANK MILTON,

THE CAJON TRAIN ENGINEER.

HE DIED IN THE CRASH.

YEAH, MILTON WAS DEEMED
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT.

WHY WOULD THE
SABOTEUR LEAVE A COPY

OF FRANK MILTON'S
DRIVER'S LICENSE IN HIS NOTE?

WHY BRING ATTENTION TO MILTON?

WELL, LOOK, HE'S THE ENGINEER
DURING THE CAJON PASS ACCIDENT.

THE RAILROAD BLAMES HIM.

IF HE THINKS THEY'RE TRYING
TO COVER-UP THEIR MISTAKES...

HE THINKS FRANK
MILTON'S A MARTYR.

WELL, LET'S SEE
WHAT THE WIDOW SAYS.

MY HUSBAND DID NOT FORGET TO
TURN ON HIS END-OF-TRAIN BRAKE.

UH-HUH.

THE RAILROAD
LIED TO THE N.T.S.B.

HOW CAN YOU BE SURE?

HE WAS THE MOST METICULOUS
ENGINEER ON THE LINE.

(scoffs) HIS CREWS USED
TO CALL HIM "4-CHECK FRANK"

'CAUSE OF THE WAY HE'D
GO OVER THE EQUIPMENT.

WELL, SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
HAPPENED TO THE BRAKE?

DAMN THING WAS
ALWAYS BREAKIN' DOWN.

THE RAILROAD COVERED
UP THE SERVICE RECORDS.

OH, YEAH? YES.

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
YOU EVER SEEN THIS MAN?

GOES BY THE NAME
OF HORIZONTAL BOB.

NEVER SEEN HIM IN MY LIFE.

WORST THING IS,

THOSE CORPORATE BASTARDS
KEEP TRYIN' TO BUY ME OFF.

EVERY FEW MONTHS, I
GET CASH IN THE MAIL.

GUILT MONEY.

DON.

YEAH, CAN YOU EXCUSE US, PLEASE?

FRANK MILTON WAS
METICULOUS AND DETAIL-ORIENTED

AND WRONGLY ACCUSED OF
CAUSIN' A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD.
SOMEONE'S SENDING THE WIDOW MONEY.

IT'S NOT THE RAILROAD. UH-UH.

IS THIS YOUR HUSBAND?

YES. THAT'S FROM OUR WEDDING.

(police siren wailing)

SO, FRANK MILTON DIDN'T DIE
IN THE CAJON PASS ACCIDENT.

HE IS ALIVE. HE DIDN'T
WANNA BE BLAMED.

INSTEAD OF THE FACING
ACCUSATIONS, HE DROPS OUT, RIGHT?

HE GOES UNDERGROUND
WITH THE F.T.R.A.

SO WHAT ABOUT HORIZONTAL BOB?

WELL, HE... HE FINGERS HIM
TO THROW US OFF, RIGHT?

MMM-HMM. WHAT HE'S DOING, HE'S TRYING TO
WRECK PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE RAIL SYSTEM.

(cell phone ringing) HEY.

EPPES.

(saboteur) THE CLOCK IS
TICKING, AGENT EPPES.

YOU'RE NOWHERE NEAR CATCHING ME.

90 SECONDS TO TRACE
THE CALL. I NEED A TRACE.

WELL, I'D SAY I'M PRETTY
DARN CLOSE, FRANK.

LOOK, I KNOW H-BOB DIDN'T
THROW YOU OFF THAT TRAIN,

I KNOW YOU JUMPED JUST BEFORE THE
CAJON PASS. THAT'S HOW YOU HURT YOUR ARM.

YOU'RE SMARTER THAN THE N.T.S.B.

(Don) YEAH, I ALSO KNOW
YOU'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE

FOR THAT FIRST ACCIDENT, FRANK.

WELL, THE RAILROAD SAID I WAS.

THE BRAKE LINES FAILED. I TOLD
THEM THE MAINTENANCE WAS SHODDY.

THEY DIDN'T CARE.
AND 36 PEOPLE DIED.

LOOK, LET ME ASK YOU THIS.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
YOUR WIFE MISSES YOU?

YOU TALKED TO MY WIFE?

YEAH... AND BELIEVES IN YOU?

YOU WANNA SEE HER AGAIN, FRANK?

THE ONLY WAY THAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN IS IF YOU TURN YOURSELF IN.

NO, PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW
THE RAILS AREN'T SAFE.

WE CAN DO THAT. LOOK, WE
CAN SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT,

YOU AND ME, OK?

THE RAILROAD
BURIES ITS MISTAKES!

EVERYONE KNOWS IT'D COST
BILLIONS TO MAKE THE RAILS SAFE.

THEY WON'T SPEND THE MONEY.

IT'S GONNA TAKE SOMETHING
BIG TO FORCE A CHANGE.

WELL, THIS IS WHAT I KNOW.

TOMORROW IS THE ANNIVERSARY
OF THE CAJON PASS ACCIDENT

AND I THINK YOU'RE GONNA
TRY AND RE-CREATE IT, FRANK.

AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

THERE IS NO WAY
YOU'LL PULL THAT OFF.

AGENT EPPES, THERE ARE
A LOT OF TRAINS OUT THERE.

YOU CAN'T PROTECT ALL OF THEM.

BUT EVEN IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN
TOMORROW, IT WILL ANOTHER DAY.

I HAVE ALL THE
TIME IN THE WORLD.

BUT WHEN I'M DONE,

THE RAILROAD COMPANIES
WILL BE IN RUINS.

ALL RIGHT, FRANK? FRANK?

THE CALL ORIGINATED FROM
INSIDE THE CONTROL ROOM

OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
SWITCHYARD.

WHAT? YEAH.

I GOT THEM.

I WANT TO KNOW
HOW HE GOT IN HERE.

PEOPLE SAW A MAN IN A JANITOR'S
UNIFORM, NO ONE THOUGHT TWICE.

BUT FROM IN HERE, HE CAN TAMPER WITH
ANY NUMBER OF SWITCHES AND CONTROLS,

CAUSE HUNDREDS OF ACCIDENTS.

AND DID HE?

AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL, HE DIDN'T
TOUCH A THING, EXCEPT FOR THIS.

HE'S SHOWIN' US
WHAT HE'S CAPABLE OF.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
NOW IT'S OUR TURN.

WHY DON'T YOU GUYS LOOK AROUND
HERE. SHOW ME HOW THIS THING WORKS.

THIS IS FRANK MILTON.

WE BELIEVE TOMORROW HE WILL
ATTEMPT TO ATTACK ONE OF 100 TRAINS

TRAVELING OVER THE CAJON PASS.

WE CAN'T GET THE PASS CLOSED
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC THREAT.

ALL WE HAVE ARE OUR
CONCLUSIONS ABOUT MILTON'S PLANS.

YEAH, IT'S THE MAJOR
FREIGHT RAIL LINE INTO L.A.

CLOSING IT WOULD SHUT DOWN
60% OF THE REGION'S COMMERCE.

THE KICKER IS, THE
GUY'S OFF THE GRID.

HUNTING HIM DOWN COULD
TAKE MONTHS OR YEARS.

OUR BEST SHOT IS AT THAT PASS.

TERRY BELIEVES MILTON WILL SELECT
A TRAIN MOST LIKE THE ONE HE DROVE.

I'LL RANK TOMORROW'S TRAINS

ACCORDING TO SIMILARITIES
TO THE ORIGINAL.

THAT WAY WE CAN
FOCUS THE SEARCHES.

RIGHT, AND I'LL BE IN THE YARD
COORDINATING THE SEARCHES.

(Terry) CREWS WILL CHECK
THEIR END-OF-TRAIN EQUIPMENT

AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM
BEFORE HEADING DOWN THE PASS.

(Don) LOCAL COPS WILL
BE WALKING THE TRACKS,

CHECKING FOR ANY TAMPERING.

I WANT COPS POSTED ANYWHERE
THAT TRAIN SLOWS DOWN

IN CASE HE TRIES TO JUMP
ON ONE AFTER THE YARD.

WHAT ABOUT RAIL COPS?

(David) THEY'VE POSTED
PHOTOS AROUND THE YARD

AND TIGHTENED THE PERIMETER.

THERE'LL BE AN ARMED
AGENT OR COP ON EVERY TRAIN

JUST IN CASE HE
HAPPENS TO GET ON ONE.

YOU THINK MILTON WILL TRY TO
SABOTAGE A TRAIN WITH ALL THIS SECURITY?

YEAH, I DO, I THINK
HE'S GONNA ATTEMPT IT,

BUT WE'RE GONNA
BE READY FOR HIM.

HEY, READY TO GO?

NOT QUITE. MRS. MILTON IS HERE.

OH. ALL RIGHT.

MRS. MILTON.

AGENT EPPES. YES, MA'AM.

FRANK CALLED ME.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

TO HEAR HIS VOICE AFTER 4 YEARS.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

HE BEGGED ME TO FORGIVE
HIM, AND THEN HE TOLD ME...

PLEASE, MRS. MILTON,
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE NOW.

HE TOLD ME GOODBYE.

ON THE CAJON PASS THAT DAY,
APPARENTLY, HE JUMPED BEFORE THE WRECK.

ENGINEERS AREN'T
SUPPOSED TO DO THAT.

AS MUCH AS HE HATES THE
RAILROAD, HE HATES HIMSELF WORSE.

HE'S GONNA KILL HIMSELF.

IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK? IS
THAT WHAT HE WAS SAYING?

HE'S... HE'S GONNA KILL HIMSELF?

(train horn blowing)

(Don) ALL RIGHT,
SO ARE WE ALL SET?

(Charlie) I'VE COMPILED DATA

ON EVERY TRAIN CAR LEAVING
THE SWITCHYARD TODAY.

ALL THAT'S LEFT IS TO COMPARE
THOSE ELEMENTS TO THE ORIGINAL TRAIN

IN ORDER TO FIND
THE CLOSEST MATCH.

DID YOU USE A COMPUTER
PROGRAM FOR THE COMPARISONS?

YOU KNOW WHAT, THERE
WASN'T TIME TO WRITE ONE,

BUT I CAN HANDLE THAT.

YOU'LL HAVE TO REVIEW
OVER 100,000 DATA POINTS.

WELL, WE'RE GONNA CONCENTRATE
ON THE TRAINS THAT CHARLIE FLAGGED.

SEE YOU LATER.

THE YARD SUPERVISOR SAYS THAT
A TRAIN LEAVES EVERY 6 MINUTES.

A LOT CARRY MUNITIONS
OR HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET
THIS DATABASE UP.

I'VE GOT TO FIND THE
TRAINS MOST LIKE THE ONE

THAT DERAILED 4 YEARS AGO.

SO HOW DOES THIS WORK?

THESE SPECS ARE FROM THE
ORIGINAL EL CAJON LOCOMOTIVE

AND CONTAINER CARS.

THIS DATABASE
SHOWS TODAY'S TRAINS,

SORTED BY DEPARTURE TIME
AND THEIR RELEVANT SPECS:

NUMBER OF CARS, GEAR RATIO,

ENGINE MODEL, H.P. TRACTION.

(man) ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME
THE FIRST GROUP.

(Charlie on transmitter)
TRAIN H.B.-17,

AND P.L.-02.

TRACK 32 AND 2 RESPECTIVELY.

RIGHT, 32.

TRACK 2 TRAIN CONTAINS
SOME CARS OF NAVAL MUNITIONS.

WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN IDEAL
TARGET. WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THAT.

OK. OK, LET'S GO.

(officer) ALL RIGHT, RIDE
ALONG! ASSIGNMENTS!

ORTIZ, YOU'RE ON C.C.-3.

VARITEK, I.S.-22.

MULLIGAN, H.M.-04. AND HUSTLE!

IT LEAVES ON TRACK
20 IN 8 MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME THE
NEXT TRAIN, CHARLIE.

(beeping)

(Charlie) THAT ONE.

P.S.P.-31, TRACK 24.

HEY, ACTUALLY, DON,
YOU KNOW, WAIT, GO, UM...

GO TO H.M.-04.

IT'S NEARLY IDENTICAL
TO THE ORIGINAL.

IT'S GOT SEVERAL CARS
OF NUCLEAR WASTE.

(Sutter on transmitter) TRACK
20. TRAIN NUMBER H.M.-04.

HE SHOVED ME OFF A
FLATCAR, WRECKED MY ARM.

(grunts)

ALL RIGHT, FRANK, IT'S OVER!
DON'T MOVE! DON'T DO IT, FRANK!

FRANK! FRANK! EASY,
EASY! DON'T SHOOT!

(bomb timer beeping)

YOU'LL BLOW UP THE WHOLE YARD.

SHOOT ME, AND THERE'LL
BE A RADIOACTIVE CLOUD

HANGING OVER THE
L.A. BASIN FOR A WEEK.

JUST PUT THAT DOWN

AND GO DOWN TO THE GROUND. PUT
YOUR KNEES ON THE GROUND, FRANK.

DON, ARE YOU AT TRACK 20?

DON?

(Don) FRANK, HOLD IT.

LISTEN TO ME. JUST LISTEN TO ME.

I KNOW YOU WANT TO SETTLE
YOUR SCORE WITH THE RAILROAD.

THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO STAY
ALIVE, FRANK. I'LL TELL YOUR STORY.

WHEN I HOP ON THAT TRAIN, RIDE
IT DOWN THE PASS AND BLOW IT UP.

THEN EVERYONE WILL WONDER WHY,

AND YOU'RE GOING
TO TELL THEM WHY.

BECAUSE YOU HAVE
THE RESPONSIBILITY...

CHARLIE, TELL THE SUPERVISOR
TO MOVE THAT H.M.-04 NOW.

WE'VE GOT AN EXPLOSIVE
DEVICE ON TRACK 20.

I SENT DON TO TRACK 20.

(train horn blaring)

FRANK, YOU SET THAT OFF, YOU'RE
THE BAD GUY IN THIS SCENARIO.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? YOU
WANNA DIE FOR NO REASON?

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT, FRANK?

I SHOULD'VE DIED YEARS
AGO, WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.

(Frank) OW!

(Terry) DON, YOU OK?

HE'S GOT A BOMB!
THERE'S A TIMER RUNNING!

IT'S OVER, AGENT EPPES.

GET TRAIN H.M.-04 OUT OF THE
YARD. TERRY, GET OUT OF HERE.

THEY'RE NEVER GONNA GET
THE TRAIN OUT OF HERE IN TIME.

I SAID FALL BACK!

YOU CAN'T HOLD HIM
AND WORK THE BOMB.

(grunting) I SAID, DON'T MOVE!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. LET'S
GET IT OFF HIM. ALL RIGHT?

GET IT OFF. (David) DON, DON'T!

DON'T TOUCH THAT.
DAVID, GET OUT OF HERE.

THERE MIGHT BE A TRIP WIRE.

THERE MIGHT BE A TRIP WIRE!

(Terry) DON'T MOVE! OW! AH!

HOLD HIM!

THERE MIGHT BE A TRIP WIRE
BETWEEN HIM AND THE DEVICE.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? I GOT IT.

ARE YOU SURE YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE...

I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

I GOT IT.

YOU JUST HOLD HIM.

I GOT HIM.

(shrill humming) JUST HOLD
HIM STILL. DON'T LET HIM MOVE.

(humming stops)

(sighing) IT STOPPED.

ALL RIGHT, GET HIM UP.

HOW DID YOU LEARN
HOW TO DO THAT?

DON'T TELL ME, YOU TOOK
A CLASS AT THE ACADEMY?

MY FIRST POSTING
WAS IN TEL AVIV.

GOT A LITTLE BOMB TRAINING.

GUYS, FOR FOLLOWING
ORDERS, NOT YOUR BEST MOMENT,

BUT THANK YOU.

(train horn blaring) (Don)
IT'S ALL RIGHT, WE GOT HIM.

IT'S OK, WE GOT HIM, WE GOT HIM.

(Don) WE GOT HIM.
ALL STAND DOWN.

(Sutter sighs)

(chuckling)

(Amita) WELL, THIS HAS TURNED
OUT TO BE A REALLY GOOD DAY.

YOU'VE HELPED THE F.B.I., AND
I MANAGED TO CONVINCE LARRY

TO ASK OUT PROFESSOR WILSON.

REALLY? HOW'D YOU
CHANGE HIS MIND?

I USED GAME THEORY, WHICH SAYS PEOPLE
WILL TAKE BIGGER RISKS FOR BIGGER GAIN.

I POINTED OUT THAT HE
HAS THE OPPORTUNITY

TO TURN A GOOD FRIENDSHIP
INTO A GREAT ROMANCE.

AND HE ACTUALLY
BOUGHT THAT FROM YOU?

HE WANTS TO DO IT. HE JUST
NEEDED A GOOD REASON.

I KNOW.

AMITA, YOU KNOW, YOU
AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING

REALLY CLOSELY TOGETHER
THESE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS,

AND I... I'VE HAD A GREAT TIME.

ACTUALLY, UM, I WAS,
UH, JUST WONDERING IF...

HEY, CHARLIE? EXCUSE ME.

I'M SORRY, AMITA, CAN
YOU GIVE US ONE SECOND?

YEAH, SURE, I'LL WAIT FOR
YOU DOWNSTAIRS. THANKS.

SORRY, DID I
INTERRUPT SOMETHING?

YES, YOU DID. WELL, LOOK...

WHAT IS IT? I JUST
WANTED TO TELL YOU

THAT YOU'RE DOING
GREAT WORK HERE AND...

OH. WELL... WELL,
THANKS, THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, I... I
DON'T KNOW ANYONE

WHO COULD'VE DONE WHAT
YOU DID WITH THOSE NOTES,

AND... AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW I
DON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED WHAT YOU DO.

I NEVER THOUGHT YOU DID.

GOOD. SO WHAT'S THE DEAL,
YOU GONNA ASK HER OUT ALREADY?

WHAT?

DON'T WAIT TOO LONG, MAN,
SOMEONE'S GONNA SNATCH HER UP.

(David) I KNOW MY
DUE DATE. I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE TRYIN' TO
SHOW ME UP, MAN.

NO, MAN. (Terry) OK, ALL RIGHT.

(David) OK, OK.

HERE YOU GO. OH,
EXCELLENT, DAD. THANK YOU.

OK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO,
NO, NO, I WAS A GOOD STUDENT.

I JU... NO, I JUST
COULDN'T GET INTO MATH.

COULDN'T SEE HOW IT COULD
RELATE TO THE REAL WORLD.

♪ (music playing on stereo)

(chuckling)

WHAT? WHAT DID I SAY?

(David) I THINK YOU'RE
ABOUT TO FIND OUT.

OH, YOU GUYS ARE ON YOUR OWN.

GOOD LUCK.

MATH IS THE REAL WORLD, OK?

IT'S EVERYWHERE, OK?

HEY, CAN I SHOW YOU? PLEASE.

OK.

(both chuckling)

UM, YOU SEE HOW THE...
THE PETALS SPIRAL?

THE NUMBER OF PETALS IN EACH ROW
IS THE SUM OF THE PRECEDING 2 ROWS.

THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE.

IT... IT'S FOUND IN

THE STRUCTURE OF CRYSTALS
AND THE SPIRAL OF GALAXIES.

IN A NAUTILUS SHELL.

THAT'S AMAZING. WHAT'S MORE,

THE RATIO BETWEEN EACH
NUMBER IN THE SEQUENCE

TO THE ONE BEFORE IT
IS APPROXIMATELY 1.61803.

W-W-WHAT THE GREEKS
CALLED THE GOLDEN RATIO.

IT SHOWS UP.

THE PYRAMIDS AT GIZA

AND IN THE PARTHENON AT ATHENS,

AND THE DIMENSIONS

OF THIS CARD.

AND IT'S BASED ON A NUMBER
YOU CAN FIND IN A FLOWER?

MATH IS NATURE'S LANGUAGE,

ITS METHOD OF COMMUNICATING
DIRECTLY WITH US.

SO,

EVERYTHING IS NUMBERS.

OK, WELL, WHEN YOU EXPLAIN IT LIKE
THAT, IT'S A LOT MORE INTERESTING.

WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR
NEW MATH CONSULTANT'S

WORKIN' OUT NICELY.

I GOT TO TELL YOU, DAD, I CAN'T THINK
OF ANYONE WHO COULD'VE HELPED US

THE WAY CHARLIE DID
IN THE INVESTIGATION.

JUST REMEMBER HOW CHARLIE IS.

CAN'T SEEM TO QUIT A PROBLEM.

HE'S STILL WORKIN' ON THE SAME
ONE HE'S HAD SINCE GRADE SCHOOL.

AND WHAT'S THAT?

TRYIN' TO IMPRESS
HIS BIG BROTHER.

COME ON.

(chuckling)

YEAH, AND I'VE... I'VE
GIVEN THAT EXACT SPEECH

TO, UH, MY... MY JUNIOR
CLASS... WELL, HAVE YOU...

HAVE YOU HAD A DISCUSSION ON IT?

HE IS GOING TO TEST THE RECURRENCE
OF THE UNTWINNABLE MOMENT.

(David) YOU THINK,
MAYBE... DON'T ASK.

WE'RE NOT KEEPING YOU...

FOR HELPING US OUT ON YET
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION. WELL DONE.

WELL, IT'S ALWAYS A
PLEASURE TO HELP THE FEDS.

♪ YEAH, I'M FALLIN' ♪

♪ YEAH, I'M FALLIN' ♪