Salvation (2017–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot - full transcript

When MIT grad student Liam Cole (Charlie Rowe) discovers an asteroid is set to collide with Earth in 186 days, he joins forces with tech billionaire Darius Tanz (Santiago Cabrera) and the ...

This asteroid was only the size

of a small house, but generated

a force 30 times greater
than the bomb at Hiroshima.

How did we miss it, Neil?

Carol, there are thousands

of dangerous Near
Earth Objects out there.

The problem with meteors

like the one that exploded over Russia?

We just don't even know they're there

until it's too late.

All right.



Ladies and gentlemen, MIT
alumnus and tech pioneer

Darius Tanz!

How many ways are there to die?

Sure, there's, you know,
grandma-kicks-the-bucket,

small-bore stuff, but I'm
talking about the big kahuna.

Pandemics, nuclear wars,
global warming, fast food.

There are infinite
ways to die, of course.

You and me... we're all gonna go,

somehow, some way, but the human race...

The human race doesn't have to.

I know we all appear to be

safe and cozy here on our

post-Paleolithic pedestal,

but I assure you, things can change.



Rapidly.

Dude.

Sorry. I was in the lab all night.

There have been at least five mass

extinction events in the last few

hundred million years, people.

Five.

If we don't want to end up like

the dinosaurs, we need an exit strategy.

That is why colonizing Mars
is not just a pipe dream.

It's a necessity.

Now I can see

all these skeptical MIT faces
looking back at me, thinking,

"Will you give me a
job after graduation?"

Maybe.

Maybe? Well, except for
the guy who got here late,

the one without the shoes.

But seriously, we've put all our eggs

into one cosmic basket.

If the universe decides
to plant its big old ass

into that basket...

we're toast.

- Crazy.
- Thanks.

We can't go up to him with our résumés

now, Shoeless.

Many have tried to approach the king.

Few make it past the castle gates.

He always stays at the Royale.

We should go over there

and pitch him ideas.

Way to get noticed.

Zoe, breakfast is ready!

I'll be home around

6:00ish. We can have an early dinner.

Mom, you forgot.

Graduation rehearsal.
How is the speech going?

- Want me to take a look at it?
- No, I got it under control.

- You know, I kind of do this for a living.
- Mom, don't micromanage.

And please don't give me that
"I'm so proud of you" look.

This is the "I'm gonna miss you" look.

Duke is only 262 miles away.

That's what I keep telling myself.

Hey, um... Dad was wondering

if you're gonna use that extra ticket

for graduation?

That's Kira.

I got to fly. Just call him. Please?

Okay.

Are you bringing a date

to our daughter's graduation?

No, I wasn't planning on using it, Mike.

That's not the point. These
tickets are for family.

Because I don't think either
of us should bring a date, Mike.

The day is about Zoe, not about us.

I can't talk about this right now.

I'm walking into a meeting.

Grace, why don't you start?

We had a non-combat
related death in Germany...

a warrant officer.

Worked Intelligence at Fort Gordon.

Okay, draft a press release
once the family's informed.

Will do.

Jordy, I need to brief SecDef
on Russian military moves.

As of 0400, the Russians
began deploying at least

three divisions, about 50,000 troops,

to the Ukrainian border.

They claim we've been
making some unusual moves

- with some of our nukes.
- Okay. Grace,

have your team release a statement

to the media.

Stress that this is
just routine maintenance

of the nuclear arsenal,
and our Russian friends

are bent out of shape over nothing, but

say it nice, like you do.

- Certainly, Sir.
- Okay.

The world is safe for today.

Grace?

A word in my office?

So, I have some news.

Your transfer request came through.

Where'd you hear that?

Well, I'm fairly high up at the
Pentagon, in case you forgot.

They need someone to run Public
Affairs over at Fort Myer.

This is perfect.

I'll be just up the road.

And you... won't be my Boss anymore.

- We can finally be out in the open.
- Mm.

No more sneaking around.

Yeah.

You can meet Zoe, I can meet Dylan.

We can be a normal couple.

Although, you know, sneaking
around was kind of fun.

Mm.

I'll miss having you here.

Mm. You'll have me everywhere else.

Yeah.

Come in.

Sir, the Joint Chief's on the line.

I'm told it's urgent.

Send it in.

Spicy chicken burritos, extra salsa,

- extra avocado?
- Yeah, that's me.

Dude, the three-body
problem is unsolvable.

- No one's ever done it.
- No one's done it yet.

Oh, and I suppose
you're gonna be the one?

So far, your algorithm
has turned up jack.

Josh, you wouldn't know
a recursive algorithm

if it bit you on your asymptote.

Uh, actually, if we go back

to second-year astrophysics...

Who taught the class?
Pretty sure it was me.

Let's go back to first year.

Um, who got the highest mark

- in advanced physics?
- Excuse me. I'm gonna see

if I can solve the, uh...
the two-body problem.

Two-body problem is
high school math, dude.

I need to get...

Hi.

I see you remembered your shoes.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm Liam.

Jillian.

So you're not MIT.

Oh, is it that obvious,

or should I wear a
dunce cap so people know?

I just mean that, you know,
I haven't seen you around.

And that event was
students and faculty only.

Darius Tanz is the
greatest mind of our time.

So I snuck in.

Sue me.

And what do you do when not
committing felonious trespass?

Guess.

Okay.

Let's see. Um...

I'll say you're a writer.

Sci-fi, perhaps.

Whoa. How did you know...?

You're interested in
the future of mankind,

but you're not an MIT student.

You carry a notebook with a quote

from Asimov on the
cover. "Ideas Die Hard"?

I extrapolated from a set
of known facts and got lucky.

Honestly.

You are quite an observant guy.

Scientists need to be observant.

Especially when
investigating new phenomena.

And what about you?

What kind of, uh,

important save-the-world
work are you doing at MIT?

I'm creating a live
model of the solar system

in-in real time, based
on gravimetric data.

I'm creating a map of space.

Sounds impressive.

How's it going?

Anything worth doing takes time.

- Oh, so, in other words...
- Yeah.

- It's not panning out?
- It's not panning out.

When you're passionate about
something, time means nothing.

And you're passionate
about celestial mechanics?

- Yeah, absolutely.
- Yeah.

When two celestial bodies
cross paths, it can, uh...

It can...

change their trajectories forever.

So this is my apartment.

- I like it.
- Yeah.

Magic.

I don't usually do this.

I don't, either.

Are you sure about this?

Yes means yes.

So that's how it is,

MIT? Sneaking out?

No, no, no, no, no, it's
not like that. My research.

Yeah, your research that hasn't generated

- anything in months?
- Yes. No, I got a hit.

I can't explain. Can I call
you? I'm gonna call you.

You are amazing and beautiful.
I can't wait to read your stuff.

I'm gonna call you, I promise.

Professor Croft?

Professor Croft, it's Liam.

Liam.

What the hell time is it?

- I got a hit.
- You got a hit?

- Yeah.
- I'm going back to bed,

and if you're lucky, I won't
remember this in the morning.

Sir, if I'm right, people
need to see this immediately.

You've got friends at,
uh... in Washington, at NASA

- you can call, right?
- Washington? What?

Are you drunk?

Sir, that hurts.

Well, last month, you
woke me up with this theory

that we're all living in a
fractal holographic matrix.

Remember that?

Yeah, well, I-I may have had a few

that night, Sir, but
this is different. Mm.

There's a significant perturbation.

- Really?
- I've been running continual

simulations, and there's something there

- that was not there three months ago.
- Well, you know,

a slight miscalculation
could taint the results.

Why don't you give me the
data? I'll take a look.

Yes. It's-it's already
uploaded to your server.

Okay. Good. Well, go
home, get some sleep.

We'll discuss this after class,

which starts in about five hours.

Try to be on time for once, all right?

Oh, my God.

This is Malcolm Croft.

Yes, I know it's late,
but this can't wait.

And finally, there have been
some reports in the press

and elsewhere concerning
movement of nuclear material.

This is nothing more
than routine maintenance

required to keep our arsenals
safe, secure and reliable.

Yes.

Grace, are you saying

Russian concerns are
completely unfounded?

That's exactly what I'm saying, Russ.

What kind of routine maintenance

requires moving nuclear weapons
from the Utah desert to Florida?

Those missiles were due to be retired.

Nothing out of the ordinary, Ms...?

Amanda Neel, Capitol Eyes News.

And not according to my sources.

Well, Amanda Neel of Capitol Eyes News,

you may need better sources.

Moving on.

We had one non-combat
related death in Germany.

U.S. diplomat succumbed
to injuries sustained

while visiting Frankfurt.

That's it. 15-minute rule.

Croft's a no-show.
Let's get out of here.

Professor Croft?

911?

There has been... has been a burglary,

or a... or a kidnapping, or
I don't... I don't know what.

But my professor... he...

His place is trashed, and
he didn't show up for class.

He left his glasses behind.

No.

No. No, I'm not on drugs.

I'm sorry, Operator.

I got... I got to go.

I...

Yeah, the first one is fine.

Uh, from now on, they've got
to be approved by me, or...

Good afternoon, Mr. Tanz.

Good afternoon. We've got new people...

talking about it.

Sir, my name's Liam Cole.
I'm a student at MIT.

In 186 days, an asteroid's
gonna collide with Earth

and we're all gonna die.

Synced & corrected by kinglouisxx
www.addic7ed.com

My name is Liam Cole.
I'm a student at MIT.

My I.D. is in my wallet. It's...

MIT grad. Astrophysics.

- The shoeless guy.
- Yes, Sir.

Did we have an appointment
with the shoeless guy?

Whoa!

Easy. I got a flash drive in
my pocket with all the data.

I've been running simulations,

trying to solve the N-body problem.

How asteroids, comets
interact with each other.

Everybody at NASA is
studying NEOs we already know.

I've been looking for the ones
we've missed, and I found one.

I got the visuals here if
you want to take a look.

Whoa.

That's a holographic projector.

Yeah, it's a little toy
I've been working on.

Hope to have it in stores
by, um, Christmas 2020.

If the world still exists.

Let's hear it. I'm listening.

Okay, yeah, well, uh, this
is the solar system today.

And, uh, excuse me. If you don't mind...

- I do.
- Um, and this...

is the asteroid. Let's call it "Rocky."

It's about 300 million miles out.

Now, my software,

which I'm happy to
sell to you, by the way,

predicts a trajectory for this
asteroid to collide with Earth,

like I said, in 186 days.

Given its location and
its orbital configuration,

there is a 97.2% probability
that this is a planet killer.

Okay.

That's your supposition... hardly proof

that you or your data are correct.

No, I-I rechecked

all my calculations last
night. They're solid.

And I showed the numbers to
my advisor, Professor Croft.

Five hours later, he disappeared,

and didn't show up for class.

- His place was trashed.
- Trashed?

There were big, scary
goons staking out his house.

They chased my ass across campus.

Now either this is an
amazing coincidence,

or I'm onto something

that someone, somewhere,
doesn't want public.

I'm telling you, Mr.
Tanz, the sky is falling.

And you may be the only person
that can do something about it.

Karissa, bring a car and fuel the jet.

- Where are you going?
- We're going. To Washington.

Okay, this is the Pentagon.

Wow. MIT is admitting
some big brains these days.

- He's expecting you, Mr. Tanz.
- Sit. Wait.

- But...
- Trust.

Darius.

They told me you were on your way over.

- Is there a problem?
- Well, I'm not sure, Harris.

It depends on whether

a planet-killing asteroid
is heading our way.

What are you talking about?

Asteroid, Earth.

Boom!

You run DOD point for all things NASA.

Okay, where are you getting
this science fiction from?

So it's not true?

No.

Okay, then you won't mind me

tweeting about an asteroid
poised to slam into Earth

in, say, 186 days

to my 20 million Twitter followers?

Oh. Make that 21 million.

Okay, Darius...

So which is it?

Science or fiction?

So those Goliath 2 rocket
engines you ordered from me

on an accelerated timeline, not exactly

for communication satellites, I take it.

We have the brightest
minds working the problem...

No, you don't, because
you're not using me.

Oh, so what? Without
the great Darius Tanz,

we're all doomed? Is that it?

The way I see it, you've got two choices:

Tell me or kill me.

I'm going down to Joint Task Force.

Have Grace Barrows meet me there.

Who are you?

Liam Cole, MIT grad student, Sir.

He arrived at the same

conclusion as NASA, but his
computer did it autonomously

while he was getting laid.

Get Mr. Cole clearance. Now.

You wanted to see me?

Darius Tanz, Grace
Barrows, DOD Public Affairs.

- Pleasure.
- We've met before.

- Croatian Embassy.
- Good memory.

Photographic. It's a curse, trust me.

Liam Cole.

- He works for me.
- I... I do.

I work for him.

Shall we?

This is the command
center for Project Samson.

Of the 30,000 people
who work in the Pentagon,

fewer than 40 have clearance.

Security and soundproof
measures activated.

Three months ago, through
the Safeguard Survey System

that catalogues Near Earth
Objects, NASA astronomer

Dr. Eduard Acosta discovered
an asteroid, Samson,

seven kilometers wide, out near Jupiter.

Large enough to cause an
extinction-level event.

Trajectory data has now been firmed up,

and the latest calculations
show that Samson has

the potential to collide
with Earth in 186 days.

Our simulations give
it a high probability of

impact off the East Coast
of the United States.

So that's why you're moving those nukes.

You think you're gonna blow
this fellow out of the sky.

Well, nukes won't work.

Sorry, but even if a nuclear explosion

broke up the asteroid, it would
create thousands of meteors

that would rain down on Earth,

setting in motion cataclysmic
events all over the world.

Thank you, Liam.

No. He's right.

It was explored, but
deemed too dangerous.

We've been working on impact prevention

since Chelyabinsk, back in 2013.

That process has now been expedited.

So what is the plan, if
you don't mind me asking?

This.

A gravity tractor.

Oh, that would deflect the asteroid

using gravitational pull.

Sorry.

We position a probe

next to the asteroid.
Even though its mass

is small, the probe generates
its own gravitational field.

Diverting the asteroid's path
just enough to miss Earth.

But you need a rocket powerful enough

to get it there in time, and
that rocket doesn't exist yet.

Well, actually, it does.

We've modified one of your rockets,

the Goliath 2.

The test phase is almost
complete. We launch next week.

We have full confidence this
will take care of the problem,

and no one will be the wiser.

I'm sure you understand why
this needs to remain classified.

If the public were to find out...

Of course. Anything you need.

My entire company stands at
your disposal, ready to help.

Ah, we'll take that under advisement.

Most important thing right
now is that we carry on

business as usual.

Liam.

Will I see you tonight

at the Embassy Ball?

Absolutely. How about you, Grace?

Yes.

Wouldn't miss it.

Tonight, then.

Business as usual?

Do you own a tux? No.
Of course you don't.

My professor is missing,
an asteroid is coming,

and you're talking
about going to a party.

Did you believe anything he said in there

about having it under control?

Oh, we're not gonna wait for
the government to save us.

We're gonna save ourselves.

I know.

It's a lot to take in.

How long have you been carrying this?

Three months.

So the nukes aren't
undergoing routine maintenance.

If the gravity tractor fails,

they're the last line of defense.

But you're confident this will work?

Yes.

Yes, Grace.

Why are you telling me
this now? Why bring me in?

Because the playing field just changed.

Information got into the wild.

And you need me to contain it.

I'm sorry.

I never wanted to burden you with this.

You don't have to stay.

I can't leave.

Not now.

But, Harris, if I stay...

no more secrets.

No more secrets.

I'm heading out.

I'm sleeping at Kira's.
It's not to avoid curfew.

You look nice.

Zoe, I just got a text from your father

about a gap year?

Uh...

I was gonna tell you.

Tell me what?

I applied to a community
outreach program in Kenya.

It starts in September.

Africa? Uh, whoa-whoa...

- Okay. Wh-What about Duke?
- They said I could defer for a year.

- They were really cool about it.
- Do you know how many Americans

- were kidnapped last year abroad?
- Oh, I knew you were gonna say that.

Mom, it's more dangerous to
drive a car than go to Africa.

- Honey, now is not the time.
- You are the one who's always telling me

- it's my responsibility to contribute...
- Yes. Yes.

- To help those less fortunate.
- Yes. But not now!

Mom. Look, I know that this is scary

for you... letting go. But...

you're not gonna be able to
make the world safe for me,

so please, stop trying.

Thank you.

New York Times, Washington Post...

how am I supposed to compete with that?

Got to get creative.

When you're the little fish,

you see things the big fish miss,

'cause they're too busy
puckering up to other big fish.

Whoa.

Darius Tanz.

- Always wanted to meet that guy.
- Hey.

Now that's where you're
missing the story.

You're looking at the wrong fish.

Darius.

So, uh, who are all these people?

Congressmen, diplomats, heads
of state, heads of corporations.

Pretty much everyone who's anyone,

so that makes you...

anyone.

Oh, I'm... I'm honored.

And this is all part
of your big plan, right?

I'm here to make certain
connections, and, uh,

you're here for the free food. Enjoy.

Great, I'll go visit with the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

Try not to spill any wine

or any national security secrets.

How you doing, Sir?

Do you mind if I steal
Ms. Barrows for a moment?

Of course.

Uh, it was nice seeing you.

Ironic, don't you think? People drinking,

celebrating, dancing.

No idea that the world
is coming to an end.

You heard what Harris said.

They have a plan.

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize

you believed all that crap in there.

But I don't want to cause waves
between you and your boyfriend.

- W-What?
- I'm good at reading people.

It's a gift and a curse.

Well, your skills are remedial, at best.

I like you, Grace. The
way you handle yourself.

You are extraordinary.

In an ordinary way.

Wow. Thank you.

That's the worst
compliment I've ever gotten.

Which makes it an insult, actually.

No, it's a gift.

You're tough, loyal, believable.

People trust you even
when maybe they shouldn't.

Darius, it was a pleasure. Good night.

Look, I've known Harris
Edwards for 15 years,

ever since he was a
lowly captain at CENTCOM.

He's a patriot, but
he's also a bureaucrat.

Meaning?

I don't think he's telling
either of us the whole truth.

What if I told you that the
government's plan was bollocks,

that I have a real plan,

but I need someone on the inside?

And what is this plan?

Are you up for some show and tell?

This is Jillian.

Leave a message. Resistance is futile.

Hi, Jillian, it's Liam.

Uh, I'm sorry I disappeared.

It's a long story, but, uh,

I've been thinking about you a lot.

Disappeared on a girl?

What does one make of that?

Uh, one makes nothing of it,

unless one's eavesdropping, apparently.

Well, that's what makes
these parties go round.

So who are you?

Me, I'm... I'm just a nobody.

That's a lot of tuxedo for a nobody.

All right, you got me. I'm
Darius's new head of security.

More dangerous with weapons
or just your bare hands?

You don't want to test it, trust me.

I'm Amanda.

Liam.

What brings you here, Amanda?

Oh, I just snagged an
invite from a friend.

I like to be where the action is.

Never know who you'll meet.

Uh...

Sorry, uh...

my, uh...- -

my ride's leaving. I gotta go.

Oh, I didn't catch your last name, Liam.

That's 'cause I didn't give it to you.

Hey, if you ever want to chat

or hang out, give a ring.

Sure.

Tanz Industries.

This place is legendary.

Ten miles from D.C.,

but a world away...
my home away from home.

Welcome to the Treehouse.

Hello, Darius.

I had a treehouse growing up,

and it looked nothing like this.

Anything and everything you can dream up,

you can design and build it here.

An inspiration factory.

Willy Wonka, without the Oompa-Loompas.

Okay, you win man cave
of the universe award.

What was so important it couldn't wait?

Tess, please run program T6.

Program T6 loaded.

Playback.

What are we looking at?

This is RIVA: My Reusable
Interplanetary Vehicle,

designed to be a cargo transport to Mars.

How is that gonna stop a meteor?

It's not.

We're re-purposing it...

as a lifeboat... this is an ark, Grace.

It's gonna save the human
race from... extinction.

You're planning for the
extinction of the human race?

No, I'm planning for the
continuation of the human race.

Have you ever heard
of the concept "MVP"...

minimal viable population?

Each species has a threshold.

The minimum number of
individuals required

- to prevent extinction.
- Exactly.

For humans, that number is 160 saved.

Just 160 well-chosen souls

save the species.

So your plan is to make a getaway

on a spaceship with 160 of your besties

and fly to Mars?

Well, we might have to orbit for a while

until we set up shop.

This was supposed to
be a seven-year plan.

I'm accelerating it.

- I'm sorry, this is...
- Nuts.

You're betting on the government to fail.

- I'm not.
- I don't make bets.

I make calculated
decisions based on facts,

and the fact is the
government's plan won't work.

They need technology that
hasn't been invented yet.

They won't tell you that, of course.

Or maybe they haven't even
figured that part out yet.

Why did you bring me here, Darius?

If I can expedite production,
make a dozen RIVAs or more,

instead of 160 people,
maybe I can save thousands.

But I need access to
information and resources

that only a few people
in the government have.

I need an inside man.

Or woman, as they say.

You're asking me to divert resources,

spy on my government,
commit treason for some

insane narcissistic suicide mission?

The only suicide mission
is wearing blinders, Grace.

Harris assured me that they...

Harris will trot you
out to deliver his lies,

the masses will believe you,

and no one will be
prepared for what's coming

except for me and the
people on this list.

I don't want to save 160 people.

I want to save everyone.

Look, man, I, uh...

I want to help you, but

there's this girl up in Boston,

and if this is really
the end, I guess I, uh,

I wanna live before I die.

Karissa, get the plane ready.

No, I'll, uh... I'll
take the train, thanks.

- Is he available?
- He's not in, Ms. Barrows.

Oh, I didn't see
anything on the schedule.

I expect him back early this evening.

So you were with Darius

Tanz at a ball in

- Washington, D.C.?
- More of a reception.

Yeah, I wasn't blowing you off, I swear.

No, but he had offered you
a job, and you said, "No."

Why?

Uh, because I have
unfinished business here.

Anyway, what's going on
with you? Tell me about you.

I actually got some
really good news yesterday.

Yeah?

Yeah, this publisher liked
one of my short stories.

- That's fantastic!
- Yeah.

What's it about?

What else? The future.

Hey, let's take a road trip.

What?

Yeah, I want to spend
all my time with you,

travel, see the world
before it's too late.

- What about your research?
- Screw my research.

I want to have fun, enjoy life.

Sorry.

Hey, hey, hey, Liam,
maybe we should go home.

No, no, the night is young.

I want to live before I...

Hey. You got a problem, little man?

Yeah. You.

Yes, Sir,

all the information
will be sent your way.

Hey.

- What are you still doing here?
- Oh, I had

a few things to get out the door.

Where have you been?

Harris, you got to keep me in the loop.

Otherwise, I can't do my job.

Yeah.

There was a burn test today
of the Goliath 2 rocket engine.

The one being used to
launch the gravity tractor?

- Mm-hmm.
- And how'd it go?

We're right on schedule.

Oh, that's fantastic.

Yeah.

Fantastic.

- Hey, Carn.
- Hey.

How's the night shift?

Oh, it's a barrel of laughs.

I need to see satellite
imagery from Wallops Island

from around 2:00 this afternoon.

Uh, Grace, this is the
Pentagon, not Best Buy.

No uplinks without clearance

or an approved telemetry request.

Clearance I have.

It's time I'm short on.

Remember when you broke
your ankle playing softball?

How long before your request for

a closer parking spot went through?

All I'm asking is to

cut through a little red tape.

You're gonna owe me for this.

Nats tickets, box seats,
right behind the dugout.

Okay.

What are we looking at?

Fragments of a Tanz Goliath 2 rocket.

Can you back it up?

Uh...

Not sure what they were
testing, but I'd say they failed.

With flying colors.

Shut it down, Carn.

Is-is everything okay?

I'll have those Nats
tickets for you stat.

All right.

What the...

Hey.

Hey.

You putting final touches on the speech?

Yeah.

Zoe.

I'm sorry.

You're right. I can't make
the world safe for you.

It's your life.

I want you to live it.

Mom, are you all right?

Yeah. Yeah.

I just love you.

I know.

Thank you.

You see that?

That is Mars at perigee.

It's as close as it's gonna get all year.

I don't usually drink like that.

Then why did you?

Can I ask you something?

Mm-hmm.

If you were writing a story about a...

a guy who knew the world
was coming to an end,

and he could either save
a couple thousand people

or live the rest of his
days with a beautiful woman,

what would you have him do?

It depends.

Is the character supposed to be a hero

or a loser?

Ow.

Uh...

a hero.

Well, then he has to
sacrifice his happiness

for the sake of humanity.

Even if he thinks he's
in love with the woman?

Mm, especially if he is.

Then it's a true sacrifice.

Tell me more about the stars.

The stars, okay.

Uh...

That's Sirius, aka the dog star.

It's the brightest star in the sky.

And then up here, see this one up here?

Class of 2017, it is an honor

to be able to address you all here today.

The future is not just handed to us.

We create it.

Life is filled with possibilities.

There is no tomorrow without us.

My mother taught me at a young age

that, as individuals, we are powerful.

How we use that power is up to us.

I dreaded all the emotion of
saying good-bye to my friends,

my family.

As exciting as the future is...

it's also scary.

It's the unknown.

Hello?

But then I started
realizing this isn't the end,

this is just the beginning.

My challenge for the class of 2017?

Make a difference.

There are problems big and
small that need to be solved,

and we can't wait for
someone else to solve them.

It's up to us now.

Screw you and your ark.

Nice to see you, too.

You're right, Darius.

The government's plan won't work.

They need you.

You said the technology
doesn't exist yet.

If you're so damn smart, invent it.

You've got the resources,
the talent, the money.

Don't save 160 people, save them all.

Every last one.

Come work with us.

Let's do this together.

I will do whatever it takes.

I'll roll through red tape,
whatever you need from me,

but, damn it, my daughter
deserves a future.

They all do.

And I'm not ready for all of this to end.

Grace...

y-you had me at "screw you."

Hi.

Where can I put my stuff?

In the words of the great
humanitarian Mother Teresa:

"Yesterday is gone.

"Tomorrow has not yet come.

"We have only today.

So, let us begin."

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