Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)

1. AT EASE.

2. MOVE IT. MOVE IT. MOVE IT.

3. 1... 2... 3...

4. HURRAH! HURRAH!

5. THOSE JAPS BETTER WATCH OUT FOR YOU, SIR.

6. THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS

7. IS GOING TO MISS YOU, SIR.

8. WELL, THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

9. I BUILT THIS PLACE. I'LL BE GLAD TO EAT IT.

10. WELL DONE, SIR.

11. YOU'RE LUCKY. GIVE THOSE JAPS HELL, GROVES.

12. THANK YOU, THOMAS.

13. INDEED, I WILL.

14. SIR, I'M LOSING MY CHANCE

15. TO GET OUT FROM BEHIND A DESK

16. AND LEAD MEN IN COMBAT.

17. COLONEL GROVES, FORGET IT.

18. BRONSON WANTS TO HEAD FOR THE FRONT.

19. FORGET ABOUT GOING TO THE FRONT.

20. YOU'RE AN ENGINEER. YOU'LL FIGHT YOUR WAR HERE.

21. THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL FIGHT IT.

22. IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE ASSIGNING ME TO,

23. THIS BOONDOGGLE DEAD END?

24. THIS DEAD END, GROVES,

25. HAS THE PERSONAL BACKING OF THE PRESIDENT.

26. THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED.

27. THEN BONE UP ON IT.

28. HEAD TO CHICAGO. TALK TO THE SCIENTISTS.

29. IF IT LOOKS POSSIBLE, RUN WITH IT.

30. PICK WHATEVER YOU WANT. HAVE WHATEVER YOU NEED.

31. JUST MAKE IT WORK.

32. YOU MIGHT JUST WIN THIS WAR ON YOUR OWN.

33. PICK UP A STAR ON THE WAY.

34. COME IN.

35. IN HERE. IN HERE.

36. SZILARD?

37. "SEE-LARD."

38. GENERAL GROVES, I WAS EXPECTING YOU.

39. COME IN. COME IN.

40. FORGIVE ME.

41. SOMETIMES I GET STUCK IN HERE...

42. METAPHORICALLY.

43. I'VE READ THIS.

44. IS IT POSSIBLE?

45. COULD YOU PUT A LITTLE MORE HOT IN HERE?

46. AND I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT FAIRY TALES,

47. SO JUST GIVE ME THE HAPPY ENDING.

48. WHAT I WROTE IS POSSIBLE,

49. PROBABLY INEVITABLE.

50. SEPARATE URANIUM 235,

51. THEN ARRANGE FOR TWO PORTIONS OF THE ELEMENT

52. TO BE BROUGHT TOGETHER SUDDENLY

53. SO THAT THE RESULTING MASS—

54. NO BIGGER THAN THIS, GENERAL—

55. UNDERGOES A SPONTANEOUS,

56. SELF-GENERATING REACTION.

57. AND IF THIS

58. WAS THE EPICENTER OF THAT EXPLOSION...

59. ALL OF CHICAGO YOU COULD SEE FROM HERE

60. WOULD DISINTEGRATE.

61. HALLELUJAH.

62. AT THE MOMENT, ALL WE HAVE ARE THEORIES,

63. CONCEPTS, INSPIRATIONS, INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS.

64. NOW, IF WE CAN MAKE THIS DEVICE,

65. SO CAN THE KRAUTS?

66. YES. GERMANY HAS THE SCIENTIFIC CAPABILITY,

67. AND, GENERAL, WE NEED LEADERSHIP HERE.

68. I CAN HELP!

69. THANK YOU.

70. YOU NEED AN ALLY, GENERAL.

71. SO TELL US ABOUT THIS GENERAL.

72. WHY?

73. BECAUSE IT'S SO MYSTERIOUS.

74. MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE OF GOD-KNOWS-WHERE.

75. BE THERE NO EARLIER THAN 4:20,

76. NO LATER THAN 4:29.

77. WELL, WORD HAS IT

78. HE'S A PROVINCIAL WINDBAG,

79. WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE

80. DIGGING HOLES IN LATIN AMERICA.

81. GRAVES FOR THE NATIVES, NO DOUBT.

82. OH, FRANK.

83. SERIOUSLY, KITTY, AFTER ALL,

84. ROBERT'S A SCIENTIST.

85. IF THE ARMY WANTS HIM,

86. THEY'LL WANT ALL OF HIM.

87. WHY NOT TAKE ALL OF HIM?

88. LOOK, I HAVE TO AT LEAST HEAR HIS OFFER.

89. MUST WE GO SO FAST?

90. YES.

91. IT'S CRAZY.

92. YES.

93. YES.

94. THIS WAY, DR. OPPENHEIMER.

95. DOCTOR.

96. UP HERE.

97. GROVES, LESLIE. FRIENDS CALL ME DICK.

98. SIT DOWN.

99. INGENUITY. I LOVE IT.

100. I CREATED IT OUT OF NOTHING BUT UP HERE.

101. CLEAR!

102. THE OLD MAN LIKES HIS PRIVACY, DOESN'T HE?

103. GUESS WHAT.

104. THE EGGHEAD WANTS A CARROT JUICE.

105. GET HIM WHAT HE WANTS, BRONSON.

106. GET USED TO IT.

107. WHAT AN EIGHTBALL THIS GUY IS.

108. MAYBE THIS OPPENHEIMER'S A HOT LITTLE NUMBER.

109. SAYS HERE HE'S GOT MORE DAMNED BRAINS THAN ARE DECENT.

110. HE KNOWS IT, TOO. TEMPERAMENTAL.

111. HE WON'T BE AN EASY HORSE TO CORRAL.

112. THE GENERAL KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.

113. OPPENHEIMER AIN'T ONE OF US.

114. THE GENERAL PICKS HIM,

115. HE'LL BE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.

116. IT NEEDS TO GET PULLED TOGETHER.

117. SO...

118. I THINK YOU'RE THE MAN FOR THE JOB.

119. AND I GOT A WEAKNESS FOR GOOD MEN.

120. KRAUTS ARE WORKING ON THIS, FULL BORE.

121. IF THEY GET IT BEFORE US,

122. I DON'T HAVE TO SPELL IT OUT.

123. SO WHERE WOULD YOU START?

124. FOCUS. YOU HAVE ALL THESE GREAT MINDS,

125. BUT THEY'RE ALL DANCING TO A DIFFERENT TUNE.

126. BRING THEM TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE, ISOLATED,

127. NO DISTRACTIONS.

128. YOU CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF STRESS,

129. CREATIVE STRESS,

130. EVERYONE COMPETING TO SOLVE ONE PROBLEM,

131. AND YOU HAVE ONE RINGMASTER.

132. RIGHT NOW

133. IT'S SPLATTERED ALL OVER THE PLACE.

134. YOU CENTRALIZE EVERYTHING.

135. THERE IS A HITCH.

136. THERE ARE PEOPLE

137. WHO DON'T LIKE THE COLOR OF YOUR POLITICS.

138. MY POLITICS ARE AN OPEN BOOK.

139. WELL, I HOPE SO.

140. YOU'D WIN A WAR

141. AND THE NOBEL PRIZE, GOD WILLING.

142. SIR, MAJOR da SILVA WANTED ME TO REMIND YOU

143. YOU'VE GOT A TRAIN TO CATCH AT 1800 HOURS.

144. NO REST FOR THE WICKED.

145. OH, DOCTOR...

146. IF YOU TAKE THIS ON—

147. I SAY THIS IN ALL HUMILITY—

148. INTELLECT...

149. DON'T OUTRANK THAT.

150. THIS GENERAL WAS A MEATBALL, A CIPHER.

151. HE'D BE EATING OUT OF MY HAND IN A WEEK.

152. SO WILL YOU ACCEPT?

153. THERE ARE QUESTIONS.

154. THERE ARE A KALEIDOSCOPE OF QUESTIONS.

155. I SEE.

156. WELL, I'M A STAR AT BREAKFAST SMALL TALK.

157. YOU'LL HAVE TO SAVE THAT FOR THE EVENINGS

158. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE WIFE OF THE BIG CHEESE.

159. WOULD THIS MEAN MOVING?

160. MM-HMM.

161. OH, YOU HAVE TO SAY YES.

162. YOU'RE TOO BRILLIANT FOR BERKELEY.

163. MICHELANGELO'S THE CREATION OF ADAM.

164. ORIGIN...

165. DESTINY.

166. ORIGINS AND DESTINY—

167. THE STRUGGLE TO UNEARTH THE ONE

168. AND TO DISCOVER THE OTHER.

169. THAT IS SCIENCE.

170. AS I LEAVE HERE

171. TO UNRAVEL MY OWN SMALL DESTINY,

172. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE EACH OF YOU

173. ON BEING THE BEST OF THE BEST.

174. I HAVE FAITH IN YOU ALL.

175. GOD KEEP YOU

176. AND MAY YOUR LIVES BE RICH AND SWEET.

177. THANK YOU.

178. HURRY UP. MOVE IT. MOVE IT.

179. LET'S MOVE THAT BABY OUT BACK.

180. GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR.

181. GIVE ME THE GOOD NEWS, JACK.

182. WE'VE GOT UTILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CAMP.

183. WE'VE GOT THE SEWAGE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF.

184. WE'VE GOT TWO SCIENCE BUILDINGS—

185. THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

186. WE'RE TWO WEEKS BEHIND.

187. I'VE GOT A BUNCH OF SCIENTISTS UP THERE,

188. WANDERING AROUND, BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER.

189. GET SOME BODIES HERE.

190. IN A WEEK, I WANT TO BE TWO WEEKS AHEAD.

191. SIR, THERE'S NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR EXTRA MEN.

192. WHY WOULD THEY WANT ACCOMMODATIONS?

193. THINK THEY'RE GOING TO SLEEP?

194. OK. GET TENTS IF IT'LL EASE YOUR CONSCIENCE.

195. DO IT ON YOUR E.O.R.

196. DIDN'T I ASK FOR DOGS

197. AROUND THAT PERIMETER FENCE?

198. YES, SIR.

199. I DON'T SEE ANY.

200. UH, THEY'RE COMING, GENERAL.

201. SO...

202. WHATEVER GOES ON AROUND HERE

203. IS PRIVILEGED INFORMATION,

204. NO EXCEPTIONS.

205. NO WIVES, NO BARBERS,

206. NOEXCEPTIONS.

207. WHAT YOU SEE,

208. WHAT YOU HEAR,

209. WHAT YOU READ,

210. WHAT YOU DREAM ABOUT,

211. WHATEVER...

212. GIVES YOU HEARTBURN OR FEEDS YOUR ULCERS,

213. WHATEVER GIVES YOU THE SWEATS,

214. KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT,

215. WHATEVER...

216. ALL OF THAT...

217. BELONGS TO THE UNITED STATES ARMY...

218. OR TO ME,

219. IF THAT MAKES YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.

220. NOW, GOT TO COME DOWN OUT OF THE CLOUDS, GENTLEMEN,

221. AND GET INTO THE BUSINESS OF WINNING A WAR.

222. I'M GOING TO SAY IT ONCE.

223. I'M ONLY GOING TO SAY IT ONCE.

224. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW, YOU KNOW.

225. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T, YOU DON'T.

226. YOU ARE NOT HERE TO BE COMFORTABLE...

227. ALL RIGHT?

228. YOU ARE HERE TO...

229. GO BEYOND THE THEORETICAL...

230. THE SPECULATIVE, THE FANCIFUL.

231. YOU ARE HERE TO HARNESS YOUR GOD-GIVEN TALENTS,

232. YOUR MINDS, YOUR ENERGY

233. FOR THE PRACTICAL PURSUIT OF ONE THING.

234. A MILITARY WEAPON.

235. NUCLEAR ONE.

236. AN ATOMIC BOMB.

237. KEEP THE MUTTERING

238. TO JUST A MINIMUM, GENTLEMEN.

239. WHY BOTHER WITH THE BOMB?

240. JUST THROW HIM ON BERLIN.

241. IT WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT.

242. IT WILL BE REFERRED TO AS THE GADGET

243. OR THE DEVICE.

244. IS THAT CLEAR?

245. THERE IS ONE WORD THAT I DON'T WANT TO HEAR,

246. AND THAT'S THE WORD IMPOSSIBLE.

247. YOU'RE TWO DAYS LATE.

248. I WENT TO 109 EAST PALACE STREET

249. TO REPORT TO MR. McKIBBEN,

250. BUT THERE WAS NOBODY THERE.

251. SO I HOPPED A CONSTRUCTION BUS.

252. THEY DAMNED NEAR DROVE ME BACK TO CHICAGO.

253. I'VE BEEN SITTING ON TRAINS,

254. BUSES...

255. RAILWAY STATIONS...

256. FOR 60 HOURS.

257. I ASKED ABOUT THIS PLACE IN SANTA FE,

258. AND THEY SAID IT DIDN'T EXIST.

259. IT DOESN'T.

260. SO, UH...

261. SO WHERE DOES A FELLA GET SOME CHOW AROUND HERE?

262. WE ALREADY ATE.

263. OH, GREAT.

264. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A SHOWER,

265. I'D TAKE ONE NOW.

266. THEY TURN OFF THE WATER AT 2:00.

267. KEEP THOSE TWO MEN BACK THERE.

268. WE'VE STILL GOT TO RUN THE POWER THROUGH.

269. HEY, YOU TWO MEN THERE.

270. HIGHER.

271. A LITTLE MORE.

272. ALL RIGHT, THAT'LL DO IT.

273. OPEN THIS DOOR, NOW!

274. I'M SORRY. COULDN'T GET IN.

275. GIVE IT A MONTH. YOU'LL BE DOING THAT

276. BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET OUT.

277. YOU MERRIMAN?

278. YEAH.

279. RICHARD SCHOENFIELD.

280. I'M THE DOCTOR AROUND HERE.

281. YOU'RE JUST WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR

282. IN A ROOMMATE,

283. A LITTLE BRUTE STRENGTH.

284. HOLY SHIT.

285. WHAT IN GOD'S NAME IS THIS?

286. LOOKS LIKE A FRIDGE.

287. OH, YEAH. IT DOES.

288. IT LOOKS STUCK.

289. YOU ARRIVED JUST IN TIME THEN.

290. THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE.

291. WHICH END WOULD YOU LIKE?

292. ARE YOU READY?

293. DO I GET IT MYSELF OR WILL YOU HELP ME?

294. LIFT.

295. OPPIE'S BOYS—

296. NO PROBLEM LEFT UNSOLVED.

297. GENTLEMEN, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN SEPARATED

298. INTO THREE AREAS.

299. THE PHYSICS—HOW MUCH MATERIAL DO WE NEED?

300. SHOULD IT BE PLUTONIUM OR URANIUM 235?

301. SECOND, THE MANUFACTURE OF THAT MATERIAL,

302. BUT THAT'S OUT OF OUR HANDS.

303. THAT'S OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, AND HANFORD.

304. AND THIRD, OUR RESPONSIBILITY,

305. AND THIS IS A CINCH.

306. YEAH. SURE.

307. BUILD THE DEVICE, TEST IT,

308. AND JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTROL IT.

309. GENTLEMEN, WE ARE HERE...

310. AT THE BEGINNING POINT.

311. OUR OBJECTIVE IS HERE.

312. WE HAVE A DEADLINE OF 19 MONTHS.

313. 19 MONTHS? IT SEEMS SUCH A SHORT TIME.

314. THE 19 MONTHS COINCIDES

315. WITH OUR DELIVERY DATE FROM OAK RIDGE.

316. WE HAVE 19 MONTHS, THAT'S IT...

317. TO BOX, WRAP, AND DELIVER THIS PACKAGE.

318. ARE THERE ANY DISSENTERS?

319. NO.

320. GOOD.

321. 19 MONTHS AND STARTING FROM SCRATCH.

322. STILL, WE'VE GOT OPPIE,

323. AND HE'S BROUGHT TOGETHER

324. THE WORLD'S BEST THEORETICIANS AND ENGINEERS.

325. SOME GUYS ARE LEGENDS. SO YOUNG, IT'S AMAZING.

326. THE PLACE IS A HOTHOUSE.

327. DOC SEEMS LIKE HE'S GOING TO BE A GOOD MAN.

328. HE RECKONS WE'LL WORK WITH PRETTY FUNNY STUFF.

329. HE'LL LOOK OUT FOR US.

330. HE'S GOT A HOSPITAL WING THAT RESEMBLES NOAH'S ARK.

331. I THINK OF JIMMY,

332. FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES.

333. I CAN'T COMPLAIN.

334. I LOVE YOU, BUT I GOT TO GO.

335. THE GENERAL WANTS A PROGRESS REPORT.

336. HE WANTS IT NOW.

337. AGAIN.

338. WE BUILD A CANNON.

339. AT THE END, WELD A STOPPER

340. MADE FROM A SUBCRITICAL MASS.

341. WE FABRICATE A SHELL

342. MADE FROM ANOTHER SUBCRITICAL MASS

343. AND FIRE IT DOWN THE BARREL.

344. HOW MUCH BULK MATERIAL?

345. WE'RE PROJECTING 30 POUNDS.

346. THAT'S AS FAR AS THE MOON.

347. WE'RE TRYING TO TAP INTO THE ENERGY

348. THAT FUELS THE UNIVERSE.

349. IT'S PETRIFYING IF I THINK ABOUT.

350. ALL WE'VE GOT SO FAR ARE PROBLEMS.

351. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ONES WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT.

352. SHAKEDOWN THE BAD NEWS.

353. THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS—

354. PREDETONATION.

355. THE GADGET LITERALLY DISINTEGRATES

356. BEFORE IT EXPLODES.

357. SECOND, THE WEIGHT PROBLEM.

358. FOR THE SLUG TO TRAVEL AT THE NEEDED VELOCITY,

359. THE GUN BARREL WOULD HAVE TO BE SO HEAVY,

360. WE COULDN'T GET IT OFF THE GROUND WITH A CRANE.

361. DEKE?

362. IF THE SLUG HAS A 7-INCH DIAMETER,

363. THEN YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE A BARREL THICKNESS

364. OF AT LEAST 4 INCHES.

365. I HOPE YOU GUYS FIND THE MUSIC.

366. THE WAY THINGS ARE,

367. WE CAN'T EVEN HUM THE TUNE.

368. FREE DISCUSSION. TWO GROUPS.

369. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

370. EXCUSE ME.

371. FREE DISCUSSION. SETH, DEKE— THE GUN BARREL.

372. ROBERT, MICHAEL, PREDETONATION.

373. DAMN IT. JUST DAMN IT.

374. MAYBE IT'S THE ALTITUDE, BUT IF YOU ASK ME,

375. WE'RE STILL JUST CHALK ON A BLACKBOARD.

376. MAYBE WE CAST A LIGHTER GUN BARREL.

377. FIND A NEW ALLOY.

378. THE FORCE WOULD BE TOO GREAT.

379. WE'VE GOT TO SMACK THESE ATOMS TOGETHER

380. TO TRIGGER A CHAIN REACTION.

381. WE'VE GOT TO CONCENTRATE THE ENERGY

382. AND CRUSH THE MASS.

383. ALL RIGHT. LET'S RETHINK THIS.

384. WE HAVE A GUN BARREL.

385. IT'S SO HEAVY, WE CAN'T LIFT IT WITH A PLANE.

386. MICHAEL.

387. MICHAEL, COME HERE.

388. WHEN I SQUEEZE THIS...

389. WHAT DO I GET?

390. JUICE.

391. NO.

392. I SQUEEZE IT, I GET COMPRESSION.

393. MICHAEL, WE GET A HOLLOW SPHERE OF PLUTONIUM,

394. AND WE COMPRESS IT WITH AN EXPLOSION THAT GOES IN.

395. AN IMPLOSION.

396. CHAIN REACTION.

397. BOOM.

398. BUT, SETH, EXPLOSIVES GO OUT.

399. I KNOW, BUT WE MAKE ONE THAT GOES IN.

400. OH, JESUS.

401. MICHAEL.

402. LET'S GET THE BOYS.

403. WE'LL MEET IN THE CANTEEN.

404. THE DEVICE WILL BE SO LIGHT THAT WE WON'T NEED

405. A GUN BARREL! A GUN BARREL!

406. GOT A MATCH, SOLDIER?

407. OH...

408. BITTE SCHON, FRAULEIN.

409. SIR, IT'S MICHAEL AND SETH.

410. SORRY TO BOTHER YOU,

411. BUT SETH HAD AN IDEA THAT COULDN'T WAIT.

412. HE WAS THINKING OF AN ORANGE.

413. JUMPING UP AND DOWN ON IT.

414. CRUSHING AN ORANGE.

415. CRUSHING.

416. CRUSHING... THE CORE.

417. THIS COULD BE VERY SWEET. WHERE ARE THE OTHERS?

418. THE CANTEEN. THEY'RE KICKING IT AROUND.

419. PERHAPS IT CAN WAIT.

420. NO, THAT'S OK. YOU GO AHEAD.

421. I'D HAVE LOST YOU ANYWAY.

422. THANK YOU.

423. GODDAMN IT.

424. DOCTOR!

425. WE WERE LOOKING FOR TEST SITES.

426. THE BUS GOT STUCK.

427. YOU HAD A MEETING LAST NIGHT.

428. YOU DISCUSSED THE WORK IN PUBLIC.

429. WE WERE DISCUSSING—

430. IN PUBLIC!

431. IN THE BACK OF THE CANTEEN.

432. IT WAS A FREE DISCUSSION.

433. LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.

434. I DON'T WANT FREE DISCUSSION.

435. I WANT COMPARTMENTALIZATION.

436. I DON'T WANT THEORETICIANS KNOWING WHAT ENGINEERS KNOW.

437. LISTEN TO ME.

438. IT IS A SECURITY PROBLEM.

439. THESE KIDS ARE USED TO SHARING IDEAS.

440. IDEAS ARE COMMUNITY PROPERTY.

441. FREE ACCESS IS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE.

442. FORCE MY HAND AND THERE WON'T BE FREE DISCUSSION

443. BECAUSE NOBODY WILL BE LEFT TO HAVE IT.

444. IF YOU'D BEEN THERE, YOU'D UNDERSTAND.

445. NEDDERMEYER'S IDEA WAS BRILLIANT.

446. AN IMPLOSION—

447. AN INWARD EXPLOSION PRODUCING UNIFORM COMPRESSION.

448. IT WOULD BE LIGHTWEIGHT.

449. THERE'S NO VELOCITY PROBLEM OR WEIGHT PROBLEM.

450. ALL THAT OUT OF FREE DISCUSSION.

451. YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE US ROOM TO BREATHE.

452. BRONSON.

453. SIR!

454. JUST DON'T GIVE IT TO THE WAITRESSES.

455. OPPIE'S QUITE A MATCH FOR THE GENERAL.

456. BUT GROVES WON'T REST

457. UNTIL HE GETS THE UPPER HAND.

458. WE'RE TERRIFIED THE GERMANS ARE AHEAD OF US.

459. WORKING WITH RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS

460. IS SETTING EVERYBODY ON EDGE.

461. LOOK. THIS IS TYPICAL.

462. WE'RE PEOPLE, NOT NUMBERS.

463. IT'S NOT PART OF THE AGREEMENT, GENERAL.

464. GENERAL, I APOLOGIZE FOR COMPLAINTS.

465. BUT BARBED WIRE?

466. DOGS?

467. GUARDS?

468. SECURITY BADGES, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

469. SECRETS?

470. I LEFT THESE THINGS IN ITALY WITH MUSSOLINI.

471. AND OPENNESS IS A PRINCIPLE FOR SCIENTISTS.

472. THERE ARE MANY OTHER THINGS.

473. I RESENT MY LETTERS BEING CENSORED.

474. AND THE FBI TALKING TO MY WIFE,

475. MY FAMILY, MY NEIGHBORS.

476. IT'S A LITTLE MUCH.

477. WE CANNOT CONTINUE WORK UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

478. DOCTOR.

479. WHAT WILL BE NEXT?

480. WELL.

481. THAT IS SOME MONKEY HOUSE IN THERE.

482. A MESS.

483. I WARNED YOU ABOUT THIS.

484. LOOK, GIVE ME RESPONSIBILITY

485. FOR SECURITY INSIDE THE LAB.

486. WE GO WHERE WE LIKE WHEN WE LIKE.

487. OUTSIDE THE LAB, THAT'S YOURS.

488. I WILL SELL THEM ON THAT.

489. I DON'T LIKE IT.

490. BUT I WILL LIVE WITH IT.

491. FOR NOW.

492. THE 8th AIR FORCE

493. CARRIED OUT ITS HEAVIEST BOMBING

494. OF THE WAR AGAINST GERMANY.

495. FRANKFURT AND...

496. MICHAEL.

497. WHAT DO YOU SAY? GOOD TO SEE YOU.

498. I BROUGHT KATHLEEN WITH ME THIS EVENING.

499. I WAS AFRAID THIS PARTY WOULD BE SHORT ON BEAUTY,

500. SO I TOOK THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS,

501. IF YOU UNDERSTAND ME.

502. SHE'S MY FAVORITE NURSE.

503. ARE YOU TWO GOING TO GET TOGETHER?

504. NO. UH, NO, WE'RE NOT.

505. I'M GETTING A DRINK.

506. THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING.

507. A GOOD, STIFF DRINK.

508. THAT'S ALL I'LL GET.

509. LIKE I SAID...

510. THIS IS STUCK.

511. IT CAN BE LONELY HERE.

512. THERE'S A WAR ON.

513. NOT EVERYBODY CAN GO TO ACAPULCO.

514. OH, MY...

515. YOU OK?

516. UH, GOOD. THANK YOU.

517. LOOK.

518. THEY'RE PERFECT.

519. ANOTHER MINUTE THEY'D HAVE BEEN OVERDONE.

520. WELL, LOOK AT MYSELF. I'LL PUT THIS AWAY.

521. WOULD YOU LIKE SOME ORANGE JUICE?

522. YES, KINDLY.

523. I AM SORRY.

524. OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

525. REALLY.

526. THIS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

527. IT'S OK.

528. VERY WELL.

529. ANYWAY, I'M SURE WE'LL BE ALLIES, GENERAL.

530. WE'RE BOTH TRYING TO SEDUCE THE SAME MAN.

531. SO, IS THERE A MRS. GROVES?

532. YES, THERE IS.

533. AND SHE HAS THE COURAGE TO STAY IN THE BACKGROUND.

534. SOME MEN ARE ON THE PLANET

535. FOR A PURPOSE, MRS. OPPENHEIMER.

536. A GOOD WIFE RECOGNIZES THAT

537. AND IS HAPPY TO SMOOTH THE WAY.

538. YOU READ MY THEORY ON DEGENERATE MATTER?

539. IT DIDN'T GENERATE MUCH ENTHUSIASM ELSEWHERE.

540. WHAT DO YOU THINK WE'LL FIND

541. AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?

542. A MARTINI.

543. PROBABLY.

544. HEY! HEY!

545. OPERATOR.

546. BERKELEY 5558, PLEASE.

547. HELLO. JEAN.

548. IT'S ME.

549. JEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE THERE.

550. I'D GIVEN UP WAITING.

551. I'M SORRY.

552. I WASN'T ABLE TO MANAGE IT.

553. OPPIE, I'VE BEEN SO FRIGHTENED.

554. YOU DON'T PHONE, YOU DON'T WRITE.

555. I CAN'T.

556. CAN'T?

557. NO, JEAN, I CAN'T.

558. ARE YOU COMING?

559. WELL...

560. WHEN?

561. JEAN.

562. THIS ISN'T TALKING. IT'S JUST MAKING NOISES.

563. WHY DON'T WE GRUNT AT EACH OTHER?

564. EXCUSE ME, THERE'S A WAR TO WIN.

565. I'M ALWAYS HURTING

566. EXCEPT WHEN I'M WITH YOU.

567. JEAN, LISTEN TO ME.

568. YOU'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND. PLEASE.

569. YES.

570. I WON'T KEEP YOU, GENERAL.

571. WELL, YOU BETTER HAD.

572. BANGING ON MY DOOR AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING.

573. GOT THIS TYPED UP, SIR.

574. THOUGHT YOU'D WANT TO SEE IT.

575. SHE'S WORKING HIM OVER, GENERAL.

576. I'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE.

577. THAT GRUNTING COULD BE A CODE.

578. THE CIPHER CLERK SAID IT'S NOT.

579. WHO IS THIS WOMAN?

580. SIR, JEAN TATLOCK, SIR.

581. SHE'S A KNOWN COMMUNIST.

582. GET ME HER BACKGROUND.

583. MAYBE I AM MISSING SOME STUFF

584. ON THE GOOD DOCTOR.

585. GET IT FOR ME.

586. YES, SIR.

587. THIS PUTS OPPENHEIMER'S POSITION ON THIS PROJECT IN DOUBT, SIR.

588. DR. OPPENHEIMER IS THE PROJECT.

589. WITH ALL RESPECT, SIR,

590. DOESN'T THIS MAKE HIM AN UNACCEPTABLE RISK?

591. NO!

592. FAILURE IS THE RISK.

593. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS IF HE'S WITH HER,

594. HE'S NOT WITH US.

595. IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME

596. TO PUT THE SCREWS TO THE GOOD DOCTOR.

597. MAY I ASK HOW YOU'LL DO THAT, SIR?

598. NO, COLONEL. YOU MAY NOT.

599. COMPRESSION NOT UNIFORM.

600. IF WE HAD A THINNER WALL,

601. COULDN'T WE INCREASE COMPRESSION?

602. THERE'S AN ANSWER HERE. COME ON.

603. MAYBE IMPLOSION'S JUST A BLIND ALLEY.

604. GO AGAIN?

605. YES!

606. THAT'S NOT THINKING.

607. IT'LL BE RESET.

608. ALL CLEAR!

609. RESET THE CHARGES!

610. RESET THE CHARGES!

611. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO!

612. MOVE, MOVE IT!

613. ON THE DOUBLE!

614. ON THE DOUBLE!

615. GO! GO!

616. MOVE IT! MOVE IT!

617. BRING IT IN, LEFT SIDE!

618. COME ON, GET THE LEAD OUT!

619. CANYON TO LOS ALAMOS.

620. COME IN, LOS ALAMOS.

621. CANYON TO LOS ALAMOS.

622. COME IN, LOS ALAMOS.

623. SOMEBODY SET OFF THE DETONATORS.

624. STAY BACK! THEY'RE WIRED IN SERIES!

625. GET OUT OF THERE!

626. NO, OPPIE.

627. IT'S ALL RIGHT!

628. TAKE IT EASY, BROTHER.

629. DO ME A FAVOR. JUMP IN THE AMBULANCE.

630. I'LL GIVE YOU THE ONCE-OVER.

631. YOU GUYS ARE PLAYING WITH FUNNY STUFF HERE.

632. LET'S GO! START THEM UP!

633. DID THEY TEACH YOU THAT AT HIGH SCHOOL?

634. YOU TOOK A RISK.

635. I JUST GRABBED HIM. I DIDN'T EVEN THINK.

636. IT WAS JUST INSTINCT.

637. INSTINCT, HUH?

638. I WONDER WITH THIS WAR,

639. IF IT'S INSTINCT TO SAVE A MAN,

640. WHAT MAKES US WANT TO KILL ONE?

641. IS THAT INSTINCT?

642. YOU SOUND LIKE MY OLD MAN.

643. WHY? WHAT'S HE LIKE?

644. MY OLD MAN?

645. HE'S A PREACHER.

646. JACKSON, ILLINOIS.

647. I GOT AN OLDER BROTHER JIMMY,

648. AND HE'S A SOLDIER.

649. MY MOM'S DEAD.

650. I GUESS HE'S HURT THAT I'M NOT AT THE FRONT.

651. WHY?

652. JACKSON'S SMALL.

653. HE SAID, "WHERE ARE YOU GOING?"

654. I SAID, "BOX 1662, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO."

655. SO, THAT DIDN'T QUITE HACK IT.

656. WHEN I LEFT, HE SAID,

657. "YOU'D BETTER BE A DAMN GOOD SCIENTIST.

658. THE BEST."

659. ARE YOU THE BEST?

660. I WAS IN CHICAGO.

661. BUT THESE GUYS ARE SO BRIGHT...

662. SOMETIMES I FEEL I'M IN OVER MY HEAD.

663. BUT, STILL, I CAN HANDLE ANYTHING.

664. BUT CAN YOU DANCE?

665. PARDON ME?

666. I SAID, CAN YOU DANCE?

667. YEAH.

668. WELL, DO IT.

669. YOU'RE SERIOUS?

670. CAN'T HANDLE IT?

671. VERY NICE.

672. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

673. VERY GOOD.

674. JEAN TATLOCK. GRADUATED 1932.

675. THEY HAD A THING TOGETHER

676. BEFORE OPPENHEIMER WAS MARRIED.

677. SEEMS TATLOCK RAN OFF.

678. THINGS WENT ON THE BACK BURNER UNTIL 1942.

679. THEN IT STARTED UP AGAIN.

680. AN ASSOCIATE SAID, "IF THE WIFE'S HIS AMBITION,

681. TATLOCK'S HIS CONSCIENCE."

682. SHE INTRODUCED HIM TO ANTIFASCIST GROUPS,

683. ANTIFRANCO GROUPS,

684. AND SEVERAL KNOWN COMMUNISTS.

685. BRONSON.

686. SIR!

687. EASE OFF THE GAS.

688. COLONEL'S STARTING A MISSION.

689. I WANT HIM STARTING IT ALIVE.

690. YES, SIR.

691. SIR, OPPENHEIMER'S A SITTING DUCK FOR BLACKMAIL.

692. YOUR PERMISSION, I'LL INSIST ON HIS REMOVAL.

693. NO, YOU'RE NOT. JUST RELAX.

694. IF YOU WANT TO LEAD A MAN IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION,

695. YOU DON'T DRAG HIM BY THE NOSE.

696. YOU JUST CLOSE OFF HIS OPTIONS.

697. SIMPLE AS A TRUCK.

698. WE'RE IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH,

699. ARMY DOWN BY ONE RUN.

700. BUT DUGAN SHAKES HIM OFF.

701. HERE'S MERRIMAN'S PITCH.

702. AND IT'S A HIT.

703. DUGAN DIGGING HARD INTO FIRST.

704. HE'S GOING FOR TWO.

705. HERE'S THE THROW.

706. HE'S SAFE AT SECOND ON A SLIDE.

707. YES.

708. YES!

709. BAD TIME?

710. COULD BE BETTER.

711. VELOCITY'S STILL PRESENTING US WITH A PROBLEM.

712. WHO'S THIS BIMBO YOU'RE RUNNING AROUND WITH?

713. WHAT?

714. DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?

715. I GOT IT FROM SOMEBODY WHO OWES ME.

716. WHAT IF THE NEXT GUY DOESN'T,

717. TAKES THAT INFORMATION TO SOMEONE ELSE?

718. THAT COULD BE THE END OF YOU,

719. OF THIS PROJECT.

720. I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

721. YOU THINK YOU'RE SOME KIND OF BOHEMIAN OR SOMETHING.

722. HUH. BLIND-SIDED.

723. I NEVER EXPECTED TO GET BLIND-SIDED LIKE THIS.

724. AND THERE HE IS.

725. LINE DRIVE TO THE FIRST BASEMAN.

726. DOCTOR, MIGHT I BE OF ASSISTANCE?

727. WHAT ABOUT ME IN ALL THIS?

728. THIS LOOKS BAD.

729. IT REFLECTS ON ME,

730. ON MY ABILITY TO CHOOSE MEN.

731. I WAS WITH HER BEFORE I STARTED THIS PROJECT.

732. NO MATTER.

733. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA

734. THAT YOU COULD SINK ME.

735. THIS IS SOMEONE I CARE ABOUT.

736. SHE'S A COMMUNIST.

737. A COMMUNIST.

738. OH, MY GOD.

739. IT WOULD BE BAD ENOUGH

740. IF SHE WERE JUST SOME SWEET YOUNG THING

741. FROM INDIANA.

742. SHE'S A CARD-CARRYING COMMUNIST.

743. AND YOUR JOB— A CLASSIFIED JOB.

744. I HAVE TO DRAW YOU A MAP?

745. GET ON A SECURE LINE AND TELL HER GOODBYE!

746. THE PITCH, A LONG DRIVE—

747. IT'S OUT OF THERE!

748. IT'S GONE!

749. HOME RUN FOR MERRIMAN!

750. IT'S ALL RIGHT, BRONSON.

751. YES, SIR.

752. IT'S IN YOUR COURT.

753. NEXT TIME KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!

754. ALL HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO!

755. PENCIL PUSHERS DEFEAT THE DOUGHBOYS.

756. ROBERT!

757. FRANK.

758. GOOD TO SEE YOU, BRO.

759. ARE WE BEING FOLLOWED?

760. DON'T JOKE.

761. NEARLY ASKED YOU FOR YOUR I.D.

762. IT'S RIDICULOUS.

763. LET'S JUST LEAVE HERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

764. THEY'RE HOUNDING ME TO NAME EVERYONE I'VE EVER KNOWN

765. WHO HAD COMMUNIST SYMPATHIES.

766. THEY MONITOR ME CONSTANTLY.

767. THEY'RE LISTENING TO MY TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS.

768. WHY STAY?

769. THERE'S AN ORDER TO IT.

770. AN ORDER IN SOME PART OF MY LIFE, AT LEAST.

771. I DIDN'T GET YOUR MESSAGE TILL 5:00.

772. I WAS STILL AT THE HOSPITAL.

773. I GOT ALL WHIZZED UP INTO A HUGE PANIC.

774. YOU LOOK WONDERFUL.

775. YOU LOOK SO SERIOUS. WHAT'S THE MATTER?

776. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

777. I HAVE TO RETURN TONIGHT.

778. TONIGHT? I COOKED US DINNER.

779. THIS CAN'T BE ABOUT DINNER, JEAN.

780. I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL YOU ON THE TELEPHONE.

781. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT.

782. IS IT BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

783. FINE.

784. WE'RE GOING TO SPILL THE BLOOD

785. BEFORE WE GET TO THE COCKTAILS.

786. JEAN.

787. PLEASE... JUST STAY TONIGHT.

788. PLEASE.

789. PLEASE.

790. PLEASE.

791. PLEASE.

792. WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON,

793. IT'S SOMETHING BAD, ISN'T IT?

794. THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T TELL ME.

795. I CAN'T TELL YOU BECAUSE IT'S A SECRET.

796. TELL ME ONE GOOD THING THAT'S A SECRET.

797. WE WERE A GOOD THING.

798. NO, WE WEREN'T.

799. NOT WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED.

800. GIVE ME UP FOR SOMETHING I CAN UNDERSTAND.

801. YOUR WIFE OR YOUR CHILD OR YOUR CONSCIENCE—

802. SOMETHING ALIVE.

803. NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO HIDE.

804. ROBERT.

805. OH, ROBERT, I DREAMT YOU'D GONE.

806. SO THAT'S WHAT THE SILENCES WERE.

807. NO LETTERS, NO CONTACT.

808. I THOUGHT IT WAS ME.

809. I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I'D DONE.

810. JEAN, I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU—

811. YES. BUT YOU DIDN'T TELL ME...

812. WHAT IS IT YOU'RE WORKING ON

813. THAT'S SO GODDAMN IMPORTANT?

814. THAT'S RIGHT. IT IS IMPORTANT.

815. SO DON'T BE SO GODDAMN ARROGANT.

816. IS IT ARROGANT TO WANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE,

817. WHAT'S HAPPENING TO YOU,

818. TO WANT TO BE CLOSE TO YOU?

819. THIS WAS THE MAN I LOVED.

820. I LOVED HIS DREAMS,

821. I LOVED WHAT HE SAW BUT COULDN'T PROVE,

822. I LOVED THE GOODNESS IN HIM.

823. HE WAS MY PROOF

824. THAT THE WORLD COULD BE MADE BETTER.

825. AND IF HE'S DEAD,

826. I DON'T WANT TO LIVE.

827. THE WORLD IS DIFFERENT.

828. IT'S JUST NOT WHAT WE WANTED IT TO BE.

829. IT'S JUST NOT.

830. YOU MATTERED TO ME SO MUCH.

831. YOU REALLY DID.

832. SHE TOLD ME THAT I HAD A PENCHANT FOR DESTRUCTION,

833. THAT I'VE LOST FAITH.

834. IS SHE WRONG?

835. NO. SHE'S NOT WRONG.

836. WHEN THIS WAR'S OVER,

837. I JUST WANT TO RIDE THE MESA FOR SIX MONTHS.

838. NO DEADLINES... NOTHING.

839. THANKS, FRANK.

840. HE JUST KISSED HIS BROTHER.

841. GOT TO BE A COMMUNIST.

842. LOOK AT IT, OPPIE. IT'S TWISTED.

843. IT'S GOT TO BE FLAT.

844. IMPLOSION'S NOTHING BUT A PIPE DREAM.

845. I'M SORRY I EVER THOUGHT OF IT.

846. I CAN'T DO IT.

847. OPPIE, SOME WAY I HAVE TO FOCUS.

848. I HAVE TO FOCUS THE SHOCK WAVE.

849. I'M RUNNING OUT OF IDEAS!

850. IT'S AN EXCUSE FOR NOT THINKING.

851. IF YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR DEPTH, I'LL FIND SOMEBODY ELSE.

852. YOU'RE NEEDED BACK AT THE LAB RIGHT NOW!

853. YOU SAID IT YOURSELF! FOCUS.

854. SOMEWHERE THERE'S SOMEBODY

855. WORKING ON A WAY TO FOCUS AN EXPLOSIVE SHOCK WAVE.

856. I'LL FIND HIM. YOU KEEP WORKING.

857. JESUS!

858. YOU KNOW, IF OPPIE DOESN'T LET UP,

859. HE'S GOING TO IMPLODE.

860. INSIDE. INSIDE NOW.

861. THE GOOD NEWS IS THE NEW PLUTONIUM FROM HANFORD

862. MAKES LOTS OF NEUTRONS.

863. THE BAD NEWS IS IT'S SPONTANEOUS FISSION RATE

864. IS WAY TOO HIGH.

865. THE REACTION WILL RUN AWAY WITH ITSELF.

866. THERE WILL JUST BE A FIZZLE, NO EXPLOSION.

867. YOU'RE CERTAIN? WHO DID THE CALCULATIONS?

868. CEGRAY.

869. HIMSELF?

870. CEGRAY PERSONALLY.

871. SO NOW PLUTONIUM IS A PROBLEM?

872. THAT SHIFTS THE EMPHASIS BACK TO U-235.

873. AND NATURALLY OAK RIDGE CAN'T PRODUCE THAT YET

874. IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES.

875. WE MUST GO WITH IMPLOSION,

876. BUT NEDDERMEYER JUST ANNOUNCED

877. THAT HE AND IMPLOSION HAVE REACHED A BRICK WALL!

878. WE CAN'T FALL BEHIND.

879. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, OPPIE?

880. YOU HAVE A DEADLINE TO MEET.

881. I'VE BANKED ALMOST A BILLION DOLLARS ON YOU GUYS.

882. THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WORKING ON THE CHEAP.

883. THE ONLY THING I WANT TO HEAR IS, "YES, SIR!"

884. I'VE GIVEN 26 HOURS A DAY, EIGHT DAYS A WEEK,

885. TO THIS PROJECT.

886. I'VE GIVEN UP EVERYTHING.

887. DON'T GIVE ME THAT!

888. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT!

889. I'VE GIVEN UP EVERYTHING.

890. YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

891. I DON'T GIVE A GODDAMN THAT TRAVEL WAS RESTRICTED!

892. IT HAD TO BE DONE FACE TO FACE,

893. AND THAT'S HOW I DID IT!

894. LATEST NEWS FROM THE FIGHTING FRONTS—

895. AMERICAN ARMIES HAVE BROKEN OUT OF FRANCE,

896. AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME,

897. ARE PUSHING THE GERMANS BACK.

898. BUT THE FIGHTING IS DESPERATE.

899. THE GERMANS ARE BUILDING UP

900. FOR A MASSIVE COUNTERTHRUST.

901. THOUGH THE ALLIES

902. ARE DETERMINED TO HOLD THIS NEW FRONT...

903. WHO'S THE LONE RANGER?

904. SOME EXPLOSIVES WHIZ.

905. SO NEDDERMEYER HAD TO GIVE UP

906. MAKING HIS EXPLOSION THAT GOES IN.

907. NOT OPPIE THOUGH.

908. HE'S BROUGHT IN TWO OUTSIDE EXPLOSIVES EXPERTS.

909. WE STRUGGLE ON IN OUR ISOLATION,

910. AND SOMETIMES THE WAR SEEMS A LONG WAY AWAY.

911. YOU WANT A RIDE, DOC?

912. HEY, WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE?

913. COME TO SEE BOYS AT PLAY?

914. YES.

915. BAD NEWS, BEAUTIFUL.

916. I CAN'T MAKE THAT MOVIE TONIGHT.

917. I CAN JOIN YOU BOTH FOR A DRINK AFTERWARDS

918. IF THAT PLEASES YOU.

919. PERFECT. SOUND GOOD?

920. RIGHT.

921. RIGHT.

922. I PROMISED THE MONKEY WE'D BE CUTTING THE RUG ANYWAY,

923. SO IT'S JUST AS WELL.

924. MICHAEL, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?

925. DO YOU SEE MUCH OF HIM?

926. YES. I LIKE HIM.

927. ARE YOU JEALOUS?

928. YEAH.

929. WELL... YOU BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

930. I DIDN'T BUY IT.

931. WHITE HOUSE SAID NO ACCOUNTING TILL AFTER THE WAR.

932. SINCE IT'S SO DAMN TOUGH TO GET TO YOU,

933. I DECIDED TO BRING YOU MY PROBLEM.

934. SEE ANY TREAD THERE?

935. I SURE AS HELL DON'T.

936. THAT'S WHAT MY MEN ARE RIDING AROUND ON.

937. I DON'T KNOW WHAT DAMN FOOL DEAL

938. YOU GOT YOURSELF INTO,

939. BUT I CARE WHEN IT CUTS INTO MY TERRITORY.

940. IF I'M TO MOVE SUPPLIES, I GOT TO HAVE TRUCKS.

941. THOSE TRUCKS RUN ON TIRES.

942. WHEN I HEAR THEY AIN'T MOVING

943. BECAUSE OF SOME TAX SHORTAGE,

944. I GET MAD.

945. WHEN I HEAR YOU'RE THE CAUSE,

946. I WANT TO KILL.

947. NO DICE.

948. WE GOT A TRIPLE-A PRIORITY.

949. WHITE HOUSE AUTHORITY.

950. WE NEED THE PRODUCT.

951. YOU NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING.

952. YOU'RE GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE'S BACKS UP.

953. LET ME REMIND YOU.

954. SEE THIS? I COUNT TWO. YOU GOT ONE.

955. WHEN THIS WAR'S OVER,

956. THAT'LL AMOUNT TO SOMETHING.

957. AND... DICK...

958. I HOPE YOU GET MY MEANING.

959. 'CAUSE BY ALL THAT'S HOLY,

960. YOU BETTER HAVE YOUR ASS WELL-COVERED.

961. WELL, BRONSON...

962. SIR?

963. IT'S ALL ABOUT ASS, ISN'T IT?

964. SIR?

965. YOU KICK IT...

966. OR YOU LICK IT.

967. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

968. I'M SORRY ABOUT MY LANGUAGE, BRONSON,

969. BUT I'M OUT ON A LIMB.

970. MY PRIMA DONNAS BETTER COME THROUGH,

971. OR YOU ARE LOOKING

972. AT A PIECE OF DEAD MEAT.

973. YES, SIR.

974. WHAT'S THIS?

975. I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

976. GOD ALMIGHTY!

977. IT'S STOPPING.

978. WHAT TIME IS IT?

979. THERE'S NO SCHEDULED STOP HERE.

980. MESSAGE FOR GENERAL GROVES.

981. I'LL SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, SIR.

982. MESSAGE FOR GENERAL GROVES.

983. MESSAGE FOR GENERAL GROVES.

984. COME THIS WAY.

985. GENERAL GROVES, SIR?

986. THIS WAS FLOWN IN FROM GERMANY.

987. WE WIRED AHEAD TO HAVE THE TRAIN STOPPED.

988. EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN.

989. COLONEL.

990. GENERAL?

991. PUT IT IN MY SAFE, IN THE BACK.

992. DON'T BRING IT OUT WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.

993. THAT MEANS THE GERMANS DON'T HAVE A BOMB,

994. WEREN'T EVEN CLOSE.

995. SIR, IS IT WISE?

996. I MEAN, SUPPRESSING THIS?

997. YOU TELL ME, COLONEL.

998. IT'S DELICATE STUFF.

999. I'M TALKING ABOUT MY LONGHAIRS, MY PRIMA DONNAS,

1000. JEWISH ELEMENT.

1001. TAKE HITLER OUT OF THE EQUATION,

1002. MIGHT JUST RUN OUT OF STINK.

1003. WHY CHANCE IT?

1004. WE COULD GIVE THIS COUNTRY

1005. THE BIGGEST STICK IN THE PLAYGROUND.

1006. AND I INTEND TO DO THAT.

1007. I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING...

1008. ABOUT OUR BUNCH—

1009. GET THEM CLOSE.

1010. THEN THEY'LL GO ALL THE WAY.

1011. THEY'RE JUST NOT CLOSE ENOUGH YET.

1012. YES, SIR.

1013. PERHAPS YOU SHOULD THINK OF THESE EXPLOSIVE WEDGES

1014. AS FORMING PART OF A SHELL.

1015. THEY REDIRECT SHOCK WAVES

1016. IN MUCH THE SAME WAY AS THE LENS REDIRECTS LIGHT.

1017. AS A MATTER OF INTEREST,

1018. WE'VE USED THE IDEA IN ENGLAND

1019. FOR ARMOR-PIERCING SHELLS.

1020. LET'S PRAY IT WORKS. WE'LL BE ON SCHEDULE.

1021. HEADS UP.

1022. WATCH YOUR BACKS.

1023. NO ONE EVER USED HIGH EXPLOSIVE

1024. AS A PRECISION INSTRUMENT BEFORE.

1025. IT'S SO SIMPLE.

1026. IT JUST SWINGS THE SHOCK WAVES

1027. FROM CONVEX TO CONCAVE.

1028. SOME ORANGE, EH, OPPIE?

1029. AFTER THE EXPLOSION, SETH.

1030. DR. OPPENHEIMER.

1031. DR. OPPENHEIMER,

1032. A LETTER FOR YOU, SIR.

1033. THEY SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT.

1034. THANK YOU.

1035. GOOD LUCK.

1036. WE SQUEEZED IT! WE GOT COMPRESSION!

1037. WE'RE ON THE WAY!

1038. GET THE RIGHT MIX AND WE'RE HOME.

1039. WE'RE HOME FREE.

1040. WE'RE VINDICATED, BOSS.

1041. WE GOT A BALLGAME.

1042. SETH! COME HERE!

1043. NEXT STOP, IMPLOSION!

1044. CAN I COME IN?

1045. WHERE IS HE?

1046. HE'S OUT BACK

1047. SITTING IN THE SUN WITH A BLANKET ON HIS LAP...

1048. NURSING A GUILTY DICK NO DOUBT.

1049. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO BE VULGAR.

1050. NOTHING I SAY COULD APPROACH THE VULGARITY

1051. OF WHAT YOU'RE BUILDING IN YOUR BACKYARD.

1052. WELL, VULGAR OR NOT,

1053. I NEED HIM TO COME THROUGH ON THIS.

1054. HE OWES IT TO HIS COUNTRY,

1055. HE OWES IT TO HIMSELF.

1056. HE IS THE BEST THERE IS,

1057. AND HE SHOULD HAVE WHATEVER HE WANTS.

1058. DON'T TRY TO RECRUIT ME.

1059. YOU DON'T NEED ME.

1060. AND SPARE ME YOUR HOMILY ON BEING A GOOD WIFE.

1061. I KNOW IT BY HEART.

1062. WHY DID YOU PUT UP WITH HER SO LONG?

1063. BECAUSE HE'S THE BEST THERE IS,

1064. AND HE SHOULD HAVE WHATEVER HE WANTS.

1065. HUH.

1066. I DON'T LIVE VERY WELL ALONE.

1067. SOME PEOPLE DON'T.

1068. WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF DEFENDING OUR TERRITORY.

1069. CONCHA, YOU'RE LATE!

1070. PETER, HURRY UP.

1071. DIDN'T I SAY 2:00?

1072. I'M SORRY...

1073. AND I AM SORRY

1074. THAT THE NEWS TOOK SO LONG TO GET TO YOU.

1075. IT JUST GOT LOST IN THE SYSTEM— CENSORS.

1076. YOU KNOW...

1077. YOU CAN'T BE RESPONSIBLE

1078. FOR KEEPING SOMEBODY ELSE ALIVE.

1079. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. IT'S NOT TO BE EXPECTED.

1080. I CAN'T WORK ON THIS ANYMORE.

1081. I DON'T WANT TO.

1082. AND I DON'T NEED TO.

1083. GERMANY IS FINISHED.

1084. WE KNOW IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME.

1085. THEY CAN'T PULL THIS TOGETHER.

1086. YOU'RE SURE.

1087. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOUR ARGUMENTS ANYMORE!

1088. I ALREADY KNOW THAT EVERYTHING IS A RISK,

1089. THAT THE WAR IS NOT OVER UNTIL IT'S OVER,

1090. THAT THEY'RE LOBBING ROCKETS ALL OVER LONDON,

1091. THAT GERMANY IS DESPERATE,

1092. THAT SHE'S RESOURCEFUL,

1093. THAT EVEN IF SHE DOESN'T GET A DEVICE,

1094. SHE'LL LITTER ENGLAND WITH RADIOCTIVITY

1095. BECAUSE WE THOUGHT OF SOMETHING SIMILAR.

1096. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS,

1097. THEY'RE NOT AS GOOD AS WE ARE.

1098. OR ARE THEY?

1099. CHRIST, I'VE GOT RATS IN MY SKULL...

1100. FROM BEING ASKED TO THROW

1101. TOO MANY BALLS IN THE AIR AT THE SAME TIME.

1102. WHEN I FEEL LIKE THAT,

1103. I GET DOWN ON MY KNEES

1104. AND I PRAY,

1105. AND THAT'S HOW I GET CONVICTION.

1106. IF YOU'RE GOING TO LET THIS SLIP THROUGH YOUR FINGERS,

1107. THROUGH OUR FINGERS,

1108. AND SOMEBODY ELSE GETS IT,

1109. YOU WON'T BE COUNTING

1110. HOW MANY BALLS THEY ASKED YOU TO THROW IN THE AIR.

1111. IF YOU NEED THE FIRE, YOU FIND IT...

1112. WHEREVER.

1113. HYAH! WHOA! WHOA!

1114. HA!

1115. AT LAST SOME GOOD NEWS.

1116. APPARENTLY, SUFFICIENT URANIUM

1117. IS BEGINNING TO ARRIVE FROM OAK RIDGE.

1118. BUT, AS BRILLIANT AS HE IS,

1119. OPPIE IS BEGINNING TO SHOW THE STRAIN.

1120. WE ALL DEPEND ON OPPIE.

1121. HE'S OUR INSPIRATION.

1122. IF HE WERE TO CRACK,

1123. WE'D ALL FALL APART.

1124. BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT, MICHAEL?

1125. JUST THINK— A FEW MILES CLOSER TO THE SUN,

1126. A FEW MILES FARTHER AWAY,

1127. NONE OF THIS WOULD BE HERE.

1128. A CLOUD OF GAS OR BLOCK OF ICE

1129. AND NOBODY TO ENJOY IT.

1130. ODI ET AMOR

1131. I HATE AND I LOVE —CATULLUS

1132. DO YOU KNOW IT?

1133. NO.

1134. I HATE AND I LOVE.

1135. WHY, YOU ASK?

1136. I DON'T KNOW.

1137. I FEEL BOTH, AND I'M IN AGONY.

1138. OH, MAYBE GENERAL GROVES IS RIGHT.

1139. MAYBE WE SHOULD BANISH THINKING FOREVER.

1140. MICHAEL, WE HAVE TO TEST THE CRITICAL MASS.

1141. ARE YOU GOING TO HELP?

1142. OF COURSE.

1143. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

1144. COME HERE TO SEE OUR LITTLE TOY, HUH?

1145. MICHAEL, THAT'S WHAT WE CALL

1146. TICKLING THE DRAGON'S TAIL.

1147. SO, A SLUG OF URANIUM ABOUT 2 x 6 INCHES

1148. WILL BE PULLED BY THIS WEIGHT.

1149. IT BEGINS HERE,

1150. THEN ACCELERATE AT 32 FEET PER SECOND PER SECOND.

1151. IT PRESSES BETWEEN THESE URNANIUM BRICKS,

1152. AND WE HAVE AN INSTANT OF CRITICOLOGY.

1153. FOR A SPLIT SECOND,

1154. WE HAVE A CHAIN REACTION.

1155. THIS IS AS CLOSE WE'LL COME TO AN EXPLOSION HERE.

1156. WITHOUT BLOWING UP.

1157. EXACTLY.

1158. IT'S ESSENTIAL TO DETERMINE

1159. THE PRECISE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL NEEDED.

1160. 10 YEARS AGO, I COULD HARDLY IMAGINE THIS STUFF.

1161. 10 YEARS.

1162. EACH MOLECULE COLLECTED OUT OF THE AIR,

1163. ONE BY ONE.

1164. HELLO.

1165. WHAT?

1166. DAS IST WUNDERBAR.

1167. DAS IST WUNDERBAR.

1168. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE

1169. OF SPEAKING FOR A VICTORIOUS ARMY

1170. OF 5 MILLION FIGHTING MEN.

1171. THEY AND THE WOMEN WHO HAVE SO ABLY ASSISTED THEM,

1172. CONSTITUTE THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

1173. THAT HAS LIBERATED WESTERN EUROPE.

1174. THEY HAVE DESTROYED OR CAPTURED

1175. ENEMY ARMIES TOTALING MORE THAN THEIR OWN STRENGTH

1176. AND SWEPT TRIUMPHANTLY FORWARD

1177. OVER THE HUNDREDS OF MILES

1178. SEPARATING CHERBOURG FROM LUBECK, LEIPZIG AND MUNICH.

1179. THESE STARTLING SUCCESSES

1180. HAVE NOT BEEN BOUGHT WITHOUT SORROW AND SUFFERING.

1181. IN THIS THEATER ALONE,

1182. 80,000 AMERICANS

1183. AND COMPARABLE NUMBERS AMONG THE ALLIES,

1184. HAVE HAD THEIR LIVES CUT SHORT

1185. SO THAT THE REST OF US

1186. MIGHT LIVE IN THE SUNLIGHT OF FREEDOM.

1187. WHOOO!

1188. YEAH!

1189. OH, YEAH!

1190. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?

1191. WELL, I DON'T KNOW,

1192. PROBABLY START ANOTHER ONE.

1193. THAT'S WHY I LOVE THIS JOB—

1194. IT'S GOT A GUARANTEED FUTURE.

1195. I'M NOT WRONG.

1196. WE'RE ALL DESCENDED FROM A LONG LINE OF NOBLE PREDATORS.

1197. RICHARD, YOU ARE IRREPRESSIBLE.

1198. I THINK I'LL GO BE IRREPRESSIBLE DOWNSTAIRS.

1199. COME ON, BABY FACE.

1200. YOU ALL RIGHT?

1201. YEAH. I'M IRREPRESSIBLE.

1202. SO, WHAT ARE YOU WRITING?

1203. SOMETHING OPPIE SAID TODAY. I DON'T KNOW.

1204. WELL, READ IT. GO ON.

1205. JUST MAKES YOU WONDER

1206. WHETHER THERE'S AN INTELLIGENCE SOMEWHERE

1207. THAT ISN'T DESCENDED FROM A LONG LINE OF NOBLE PREDATORS.

1208. I WANT TO KISS YOU.

1209. COME HERE.

1210. SIR, IS IT TRUE THAT SINCE WE KO'D GERMANY,

1211. WE'RE GOING TO GO HOME FROM HERE?

1212. I'LL DRINK TO THAT.

1213. THAT MIGHT BE TRUE, SOLDIER.

1214. CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?

1215. PLEASE.

1216. EXCUSE ME.

1217. IT JUST SEEMS TO ME

1218. THAT WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF DANCE PARTNERS.

1219. SO AS A TRIBUTE TO OUR MEN IN UNIFORM,

1220. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AVAILABLE

1221. THE SERVICES OF ALL THE LONGHAIRS

1222. HERE AT LOS ALAMOS ON THIS DANCE FLOOR.

1223. TO BREAK THE CEREMONIAL ICE,

1224. I WILL CHOOSE THE FIRST DANCE PARTNER.

1225. GENERAL GROVES...

1226. MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE?

1227. GO AHEAD, SIR!

1228. WHY NOT?

1229. WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE THAT?

1230. AS A RECORD FOR MY DAD.

1231. IF I WROTE, I'D GET BLANK LINES.

1232. THIS WAY, I CAN TELL HIM WHAT'S GOING ON.

1233. AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO WRITE ABOUT TODAY?

1234. BESIDES THE WAR BEING OVER?

1235. YEAH.

1236. WELL, I MET THIS GIRL.

1237. DID I JUST KISS YOU UP THERE?

1238. BRING YOUR HEADS IN OUT OF THE CLOUDS, GENTLEMEN.

1239. KEEP YOUR MUTTERING TO A MINIMUM, PLEASE.

1240. I NOTICED SOME OF YOU DANCING CLOSE TOGETHER.

1241. I DON'T LIKE THE LOOK OF IT.

1242. THERE ARE...

1243. BOSOMS IN THE AREA...

1244. AND THIS COULD LEAD TO PREGNANCY.

1245. ANY MAN CAUGHT OUT OF HAND,

1246. OR CAUGHT IN HAND,

1247. WILL HAVE TO TURN THEIR PECKERS OVER TO THE FBI.

1248. THEY'RE HAVING FUN.

1249. IT'S NICE. THEY'RE ENTITLED.

1250. JUST SO LONG AS THEY DON'T THINK IT'S OVER.

1251. ISN'T IT?

1252. THEN WHAT'S ALL THE CELEBRATION FOR?

1253. PERHAPS WE CAN FIND SOME OTHER USE FOR THIS WORK.

1254. FASCISM IS DEAD.

1255. YOU MEAN IN EUROPE.

1256. WHAT DO THEY THINK THE JAPANESE ARE DOING, SHOOTING SQUIRRELS?

1257. NO, THEY'RE NOT SHOOTING SQUIRRELS,

1258. AND THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE.

1259. WHAT IS THE ISSUE?

1260. THEY DON'T HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY.

1261. THEY'RE NOT CAPABLE OF IT.

1262. SO IF WE DON'T NEED IT,

1263. WHY MAKE IT?

1264. I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT SOMETHING.

1265. IT'S THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF NOTHING

1266. IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

1267. MAKE THEM WORK, THEN...

1268. YOU GOT SOMETHING...

1269. AN IRRESISTIBLE SOMETHING,

1270. JUST THE THREAT...

1271. AND THEY'RE OURS.

1272. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES JUST STANDING HERE,

1273. I KEEP WONDERING,

1274. ARE WE WORKING ON THEM,

1275. OR ARE THEY WORKING ON US?

1276. GIVE THEM DIGNITY, DOCTOR.

1277. THEN WE CAN START TALKING...

1278. ABOUT WHO CAN DO WHAT...

1279. AND WHAT THEY MEAN.

1280. OH, WHAT TIME IS IT?

1281. OHH.

1282. EVEN WHEN I SLEEP,

1283. IT'S LIKE DOGS TEARING AT A PIECE OF MEAT.

1284. ROBERT?

1285. HMM?

1286. THINKING OF RESIGNING?

1287. NO.

1288. I'D BE WRITTEN OFF.

1289. THEY WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND,

1290. NOT IN THE PRESENT CLIMATE.

1291. I KEEP OBSESSING ABOUT THE DEVICE.

1292. YES, IT'S TRUE, BUT...

1293. IF YOU THINK BEYOND,

1294. IT'S A LIMITLESS SUPPLY OF ENERGY.

1295. THINK ABOUT IT, KITTY,

1296. THE POWER THAT DRIVES THE UNIVERSE.

1297. IT'S BEYOND IMAGINATION, REALLY,

1298. AND WE'D HAVE TAMED IT.

1299. A NEW WORLD.

1300. WHOO-HOO!

1301. YAHOO!

1302. GO GET THEM, COWBOYS!

1303. WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON OVER THERE?

1304. THOSE CATTLE DESTROYED THE GROUND CABLE RUN,

1305. RUINED TWO-DAYS WORK.

1306. WHY DIDN'T THEY SIMPLY ROUND THEM UP?

1307. DID ANYONE SUGGEST THAT?

1308. THE RANCHERS WOULDN'T MOVE THEM,

1309. AND IT SEEMS THE ARMY STOPPED NEGOTIATING.

1310. THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL.

1311. EDWARD, THESE ESTIMATES...

1312. RUSH, PUSH, SPEED, DEADLINES...

1313. THIS WHOLE PROJECT HAS GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL!

1314. AND WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES, OPPIE!

1315. OPPIE!

1316. WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE CYCLOTRON DATA

1317. FOR TWO WEEKS.

1318. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET IT?

1319. WILSON IS CORRECT.

1320. WE HAVE TO START TALKING ABOUT

1321. WHAT WE'RE ALL THINKING BUT NOT SAYING.

1322. THIS ARGUMENT IS ARCANE, EDWARD.

1323. THIS THING IS BECOMING REAL.

1324. IT'S GOING TO AFFECT LIVES,

1325. THOUSANDS OF LIVES.

1326. WE HAVE TO START TO TALK.

1327. ALL RIGHT, BUT NOT HERE.

1328. AT MY HOME TONIGHT.

1329. SO NOW WE TICKLE THE TAIL OF THE DRAGON.

1330. ALL RIGHT, TAKE HER UP.

1331. I CAN ONLY HOPE

1332. THE URANIUM SLUG DOESN'T GET STUCK IN THE PILE.

1333. IF IT DOES, WE'LL PROBABLY ALL EVAPORATE.

1334. WHAT'S THE READING?

1335. 1.19 K.

1336. OK...

1337. SAY WHEN.

1338. METER'S READY.

1339. READY WHEN YOU ARE.

1340. LET'S GO.

1341. OK. LET'S TICKLE IT.

1342. BIG BURST, BIG BURST.

1343. ALL RIGHT. ADD IT UP.

1344. CIGARETTE BREAK.

1345. MICHAEL!

1346. MICHAEL, YOU GOT A MOMENT?

1347. THEY WON'T LET ME IN.

1348. YOU STILL GOING TO CHICAGO?

1349. YEAH. I'M PICKING THE SLUGS UP FOR FRISCH.

1350. GREAT. THERE'S SOMETHING WE'D LIKE YOU TO PICK UP.

1351. YOU KNOW LEO SZILARD, RIGHT?

1352. ABOUT 20 OF OUR OTHER COLLEAGUES FROM CHICAGO GROUP,

1353. THEY'RE PROPOSING A PETITION

1354. STATING THEY'RE OPPOSED ON MORAL GROUNDS

1355. TO THE USE OF THE DEVICE.

1356. EVIDENTLY THEY'RE CONCERNED

1357. ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

1358. SO AM I.

1359. I'VE GOT A BROTHER IN THE PHILLIPINES.

1360. I READ THE PAPERS. I'M CONCERNED.

1361. I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO ENDORSE ANYTHING.

1362. I HAVEN'T EVEN READ IT.

1363. I'M SAYING WE SHOULD DISCUSS IT.

1364. I'M ONLY ASKING YOU TO BRING IT,

1365. SO WE CAN PERUSE IT

1366. AND DECIDE FOR OURSELVES.

1367. MAKES SENSE.

1368. IT'S ONLY FAIR.

1369. I'LL PICK IT UP.

1370. SEE YOU LATER.

1371. OK.

1372. HOW CAN YOU RATIONALIZE PREMEDITATED MURDER?

1373. OH, BULLSHIT. PREMEDITATED MURDER.

1374. THIS IS A WAR. IT'S ABOUT WINNING.

1375. AT WHAT COST?

1376. YOU CAN'T JUST OUTLAW A WEAPON.

1377. THE MORE EFFECTIVE IT IS,

1378. THE MORE LIKELY IT'LL BE USED.

1379. WHAT ABOUT POISON GAS?

1380. THAT WAS STOPPED, WASN'T IT?

1381. OPPIE, YOU'VE GOT TO SPEAK UP.

1382. THE GENERALS WON'T LISTEN TO US.

1383. AND SPEAK UP FOR THOSE KIDS HIDING IN FOXHOLES.

1384. I KNOW WHAT THEY'D SAY—

1385. "THE JAPANESE BROUGHT THIS ON THEMSELVES,

1386. "AND I WOULDN'T GIVE A SHIT

1387. IF THE WHOLE GODDAMN PLACE WENT UP IN SMOKE."

1388. EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.

1389. AND I RESENT THE HELL OUT OF YOUR SUGGESTING

1390. I DON'T RECOGNIZE A MORAL ARGUMENT.

1391. WHY ARE YOU AWAKE?

1392. AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE SLEEPING?

1393. I DON'T LIKE SLEEPING.

1394. THERE'S MANY THINGS WE DON'T LIKE.

1395. WE HAVE TO DO THEM,

1396. IF WE WANT TO DO THE THINGS WE LIKE.

1397. WHAT'S THE TREAT TOMORROW?

1398. GO HORSEBACK RIDING.

1399. THAT'S RIGHT.

1400. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO RIDE A GREAT BIG HORSE

1401. IF YOU DON'T GET REST.

1402. WILL YOU GO TO SLEEP FOR DAD?

1403. THAT'S A GOOD BOY.

1404. IT IS HOT.

1405. WE COULD GO TO CARLUCCI'S,

1406. GET SOME ICED COFFEE AND DOUGHNUTS.

1407. THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS BEGINING TO UNRAVEL.

1408. WHAT?

1409. THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN QUESTIONS,

1410. WE'VE ALWAYS AVOIDED THE ANSWERS,

1411. AND NOW EVERYTHING'S COMING TO A HEAD.

1412. BRONSON.

1413. SIR?

1414. STOP THE CAR.

1415. YES, SIR.

1416. TAKE A LEAK OR SOMETHING.

1417. THIS IS A PUBLIC PARK.

1418. WELL, PICK SOME FLOWERS.

1419. I WANT TO DO SOME SHOUTING.

1420. IT'S A CRISIS,

1421. A CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE.

1422. ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT SORRY.

1423. I'M NOT EVEN ANGRY.

1424. I AM JUST STUMPED.

1425. YOU WANT TO SIT ON YOUR HANDS,

1426. POLISH YOUR CONSCIENCE,

1427. WHEN WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO END THIS WHOLE THING

1428. WITH ONE SHOT?

1429. CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE, HUH?

1430. ALL RIGHT...

1431. HAVE IT.

1432. TAKE A BATH IN IT.

1433. SOAK IN IT.

1434. AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH,

1435. TELL ME WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO DELIVER THEM,

1436. WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO FINISH THIS JOB.

1437. YOU TELL ME HOW I'M GOING TO FACE A SENATE INQUIRY

1438. AND TELL THEM HOW WE SPENT $2 BILLION

1439. ON A SHOW THAT'S NEVER EVEN GOING TO OPEN.

1440. CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE.

1441. YOU GOT ONE JOB, DOCTOR—

1442. GIVE ME THE BOMB.

1443. JUST GIVE IT TO ME.

1444. ATROCIOUS THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE IN GERMANY

1445. BECAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T SPEAK OUT.

1446. AND WE BLAME THEM FOR IT,

1447. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DANGEROUS.

1448. BUT IT'S NOT DANGEROUS FOR US TO SPEAK OUT.

1449. THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF US IN CHICAGO FEEL.

1450. YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH THIS PETITION'S CONTENTS.

1451. YOU JUST HAVE TO AGREE IT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED.

1452. YES, SIR.

1453. GOOD BOY, MICHAEL.

1454. GOOD SEEING YOU AGAIN.

1455. IT JUST CAME IN.

1456. THE JAPANESE HAVE BEEN FEELING OUT

1457. TERMS FOR A SURRENDER.

1458. THEY'VE MADE A PROPOSITION VIA THE RUSSIANS.

1459. WHAT KIND OF SURRENDER— NOT UNCONDITIONAL?

1460. NOT ACCORDING TO MY SOURCES, NO.

1461. GOOD.

1462. NO ONE WILL BUY IT.

1463. SIR?

1464. NOTHING.

1465. COME ON!

1466. RIGHT HERE.

1467. MR. SECRETARY, A BRUTAL QUESTION—

1468. ARE YOU AND THE PRESIDENT LOOKING TO RUSSIA

1469. FIGURING THEY'LL COME INTO JAPAN,

1470. ASSUMING THERE'S AN INVASION?

1471. BECAUSE IF YOU ARE,

1472. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET THAT FOR NOTHING.

1473. RUSSIA'S GOING TO WANT MANCHURIA, SAKHALIN.

1474. I CAN GIVE THE PRESIDENT JAPAN.

1475. NO INVASION, NO DEAL.

1476. CAN YOU GUARANTEE THAT?

1477. SOME OF YOUR SCIENTISTS ARE GETTING OUT OF LINE.

1478. THEY'VE BEEN MANEUVERING TO SEE THE PRESIDENT.

1479. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

1480. I WILL TAKE CARE OF IT.

1481. VERY WELL.

1482. DO THAT, GENERAL.

1483. MR. SECRETARY.

1484. GOOD NIGHT.

1485. PANTON.

1486. DR. OPPENHEIMER HAD,

1487. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS,

1488. MEETINGS WITH...

1489. SUSPECTED AGENTS, COMMUNISTS, WHATEVER.

1490. HE GAVE US ONE NAME, IS THAT CORRECT?

1491. YES, SIR.

1492. PRESS HIM ON THE OTHERS.

1493. HE NEEDS TO FEEL THE BRANCH CREAK.

1494. YES, SIR.

1495. YOU HEARD IT.

1496. THEY TOLD ME YOU WERE DOWN HERE.

1497. I WAS HAVING LUNCH.

1498. CAPTAIN PANTON CALLED ME.

1499. A SECURITY PROBLEM AGAIN.

1500. I'M BEING HARASSED, AND I'M SICK OF IT.

1501. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A DEAD ISSUE.

1502. IT'S NEVER DEAD WITH YOU.

1503. NOW, I WILL TRY TO PUT A LID ON IT.

1504. THIS WON'T HELP.

1505. WHAT'S THIS?

1506. IT'S A KIND OF PETITION

1507. FROM YOUR BOYS IN CHICAGO,

1508. TRYING TO MANEUVER TO SEE THE PRESIDENT.

1509. THATWILL NEVER HAPPEN.

1510. YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?

1511. ABOUT THE IDEAS? YES.

1512. THEY WANT TO DEMONSTRATE THE DEVICE,

1513. NOT USE IT.

1514. IS IT CONTAINABLE?

1515. CAN YOU STOP IT?

1516. MY HASH IS GETTING COLD UPSTAIRS.

1517. DON'T LET THESE DODOS DISTRACT YOU.

1518. LOOK, GENERAL—

1519. ROBERT!

1520. YOU ARE THIS FAR AWAY

1521. FROM BEING THE MAN WHO WON THE WAR.

1522. THESE ARE IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN CHICAGO.

1523. YOU CAN'T IGNORE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.

1524. ALL THEY WANT IS AN OPPORTUNITY

1525. TO TALK ABOUT THE DEMONSTRATION.

1526. WHAT'S HIS NAME, ZEE... LAR?

1527. SZILARD.

1528. SITTING IN THE BATHTUB.

1529. SHOULD HAVE DROWNED HIM THE FIRST DAY I MET HIM.

1530. WHAT'S WRONG WITH DEMONSTRATING THE DAMNED THING,

1531. WITH NOT KILLING SOMEBODY?

1532. VAPORIZE SOME UNINHABITED ATOLL,

1533. SET OUT YOUR TERMS OF SURRENDER,

1534. THEN SEND THE JAPANESE PACKING.

1535. IT'S MUSH!

1536. WON'T WORK.

1537. THEY'RE KAMIKAZES,

1538. ALL OF THEM.

1539. YOU HAD MONEY IN YOUR BACKGROUND.

1540. THAT EXPLAINS IT.

1541. WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

1542. YOUR OPTIMISM.

1543. FAITH IN HUMAN NATURE.

1544. I NEVER HAD ANY.

1545. MONEY, THAT IS.

1546. NEVER HAD A PERMANENT HOUSE.

1547. MADE ME A REALIST.

1548. THE IDEA SHOULD GO TO THE PRESIDENT.

1549. WHERE DO YOU GET THESE IDEAS?

1550. THOSE BOYS IN SECURITY,

1551. THEY GOT A RIGHT TO ASK WHERE THESE IDEAS ARE COMING FROM.

1552. DEMONSTRATIONS,

1553. STOPPING WORK,

1554. SHARING... WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.

1555. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A TOUGH TIME

1556. PROVING TO THEM THOSE IDEAS ARE COMING OUT OF CHICAGO.

1557. THEY'RE FOREIGN. THEY'RE SUBVERSIVE.

1558. THEY'RE MORAL, THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE.

1559. MORAL?

1560. WAS PEARL HARBOR MORAL?

1561. POLAND, MUNICH—MORAL?

1562. DEATH MARCH OF BATAAN, WAS THAT MORAL?

1563. JUNK!

1564. DEMONSTRATION JUNK!

1565. I SAY YOU SHOW THE ENEMY,

1566. IN THE HARSHEST TERMS THAT YOU CAN MUSTER,

1567. THAT YOU'RE PLAYING IN THE SAME LEAGUE THEY DO.

1568. THERE'S A COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW.

1569. THERE'S GOING TO BE A VOTE ON THIS DEMONSTRATION.

1570. THERE'LL BE A RECOMMENDATION GOING TO THE PRESIDENT.

1571. NOW, LISTEN.

1572. YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF HERE.

1573. STEER IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

1574. YOU'RE EITHER FOR US OR AGAINST US. ERNEST!

1575. HOW ARE YOU?

1576. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DR. OPPENHEIMER HERE.

1577. WELL, RUMOR HAS IT

1578. WE MIGHT JUST OWE YOU

1579. FOR SHAKING THOSE YELLOW MONKEYS OUT OF THE TREES.

1580. SAVE US A LOT, NOT GOING TO JAPAN.

1581. OUR BOYS WILL BE GRATEFUL.

1582. I'M PLEASED TO SHAKE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU.

1583. DOCTOR, I'D LIKE TO ADD MY SHAKE, TOO.

1584. NICE SEEING YOU.

1585. DID YOU HEAR WHAT THEY SAID?

1586. YOU KEEP THIS ON THE TRACK,

1587. AND WE ARE GOING TO OWE YOU, SOLDIER.

1588. "WE ARE IN A COMPLETELY NEW SITUATION

1589. "THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED BY WAR.

1590. "A PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

1591. "DISCOVERIES OF WHICH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

1592. "ARE UNAWARE

1593. "MAY AFFECT THIS NATION'S WELFARE

1594. IN THE NEAR FUTURE."

1595. THE RUSSIANS ARE OUR ALLIES.

1596. WE DROP THIS WITHOUT TELLING THEM,

1597. WE COULD GIVE THEM A DOSE OF PARANOIA

1598. THAT WILL MAKE US ALL SICK.

1599. THE JAPANESE ARE ON THEIR KNEES.

1600. THIS KAMIKAZE STUFF IS BULL.

1601. THEY'RE WET-PANTS SCARED OF US

1602. JUST LIKE WE'RE WET-PANTS SCARED OF THEM.

1603. THIS WAR SEEMS TO HAVE FORCED MANY ON BOTH SIDES

1604. TO RESIGN FROM THE HUMAN RACE.

1605. I HOPE WE'RE NOT ABOUT TO DO THAT HERE.

1606. I AGREE. OUR BLOCKADE

1607. WILL FINISH JAPAN BY AUTUMN.

1608. MAYBE EVEN SOONER.

1609. THIS DEVICE IS NOT AN HONORABLE WAY TO WIN A WAR,

1610. AND I WAS TAUGHT TO FIGHT WITH HONOR.

1611. IF CUSTER HAD USED THE MACHINE GUN,

1612. HIS HISTORY WOULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN DIFFERENTLY.

1613. IF YOU GO AHEAD—

1614. PARTICULARLY IF YOU DROP THIS THING

1615. WITH NO PRIOR WARNING...

1616. I, FOR ONE, WILL HAVE TO RESIGN MY COMMISSION.

1617. PERHAPS YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN.

1618. INCIDENTALLY,

1619. WHAT IS THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE

1620. ON THE DEMONSTRATION?

1621. WELL, IF WE SHOULD AGREE TO A DEMONSTRATION

1622. WITH THE ATTENDANT JAPANESE OBSERVERS

1623. AND THAT DEMONSTRATION FAILED,

1624. NOT ONLY WOULD WE BE UNABLE TO INDUCE THE JAPANESE TO SURRENDER,

1625. WE WOULD FACE A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF MATERIAL.

1626. THE DROPPING OF THE DEVICE HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPLICIT

1627. IN THIS PROJECT.

1628. SO THAT IS THE ADVICE

1629. I SHALL PASS ON TO THE PRESIDENT.

1630. YES, SIR.

1631. THAT'S RIGHT. YES.

1632. BOB, WELCOME TO TRINITY.

1633. HERE SHE IS.

1634. CAN I GRAB ONE?

1635. GOOD TRIP?

1636. ARE YOU THE ACCOUNTABLE OFFICER, SIR?

1637. YES.

1638. THIS WILL BE FOR YOU.

1639. WHAT'S THAT?

1640. IT STATES THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

1641. HEREBY HANDS OVER A PLUTONIUM CORE OF A NUCLEAR DEVICE

1642. TO THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

1643. MORE SIMPLY, IT'S A BILL FOR $2 BILLION.

1644. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT ELSE YOUR MONEY'S BOUGHT.

1645. THE INITIATOR.

1646. AND THE OTHER HALF.

1647. NOW ALL WE GOT TO DO IS THROW THEM TOGETHER, AND...

1648. WELL, LET'S BEGIN FINAL ASSEMBLY.

1649. OK, MR. MERRIMAN.

1650. WELL, YOU'RE QUIET.

1651. IT'S COMING CLOSE, WHAT YOU'RE WORKING TOWARDS.

1652. ISN'T IT?

1653. YEAH.

1654. I CAN FEEL IT PRESSING DOWN ON EVERYBODY.

1655. THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON HERE.

1656. IT'S GOT EVERYBODY MESMERIZED, HASN'T IT?

1657. YEAH.

1658. THERE'S A REGULAR RUN

1659. ON SLEEPING PILLS AND ASPIRIN.

1660. AND IT'S NOT JUST THE WORK.

1661. IT'S SOMETHING ELSE.

1662. LOOK, I KNOW YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT.

1663. I CAN'T.

1664. WELL, THEN TALK TO DR. OPPENHEIMER.

1665. IF ANYONE HAS, HE'LL HAVE THOUGHT IT THROUGH.

1666. OK.

1667. TOUCH ME.

1668. NAKED.

1669. ISN'T THAT A BEAUTIFUL WORD?

1670. TONIGHT...

1671. I WANT TO MAKE LOVE.

1672. AND I WANT A FUTURE.

1673. THAT'S WHAT I REALLY WANT.

1674. FOR YOU AND ME.

1675. SO DO I.

1676. OH, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, GEORGE.

1677. THIS PITTING.

1678. MUST BE THE MOLD.

1679. I'M NOT AN EXPLOSIVES EXPERT,

1680. BUT I'VE OBVIOUSLY BEEN CALLED HERE

1681. TO LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

1682. WE MUST USE HAND-LADING.

1683. WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE BEFORE CALLING ME.

1684. YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?

1685. YES—MICHAEL.

1686. CHICAGO. LEO SZILARD.

1687. I READ IT ON THE TRAIN.

1688. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?

1689. IT UNNERVED ME.

1690. ARE WE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS EVER?

1691. AMONGST OURSELVES?

1692. WE GOING ON?

1693. I DON'T SEE ANYONE STOPPING.

1694. WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO SOLVE A TECHNICAL PROBLEM,

1695. TO BUILD THIS DEVICE.

1696. WE'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS USE.

1697. OPPIE, IT'S FOR YOU!

1698. PETER'S GOT REVISED FIGURES.

1699. LOOK...

1700. LET ME KEEP THIS PAPER.

1701. WE'RE EXPECTING THE INITIATOR IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

1702. WE NEED YOUR LAB RESULTS.

1703. ALL RIGHT?

1704. ALL RIGHT.

1705. EVERYBODY READY?

1706. METER'S READY.

1707. HERE WE GO.

1708. 21.

1709. 29.

1710. 31.

1711. 38.

1712. GOT IT?

1713. 40.

1714. EVERYBODY BACK. RIGHT NOW.

1715. BEHIND THE WALL!

1716. CRITICAL!

1717. NOBODY MOVE! DON'T ANYBODY MOVE!

1718. DAMN IT!

1719. TAKE OUT EVERYTHING METAL! DROP IT TO THE FLOOR!

1720. MARK YOUR POSITIONS AND GET OUT.

1721. EVERYBODY SHOULD MAKE IT.

1722. EXCEPT ME.

1723. I'M DEAD.

1724. DOCTOR! DOCTOR!

1725. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

1726. WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM. BAD ALLERGY.

1727. WHEN?

1728. ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

1729. THEY'RE BRINGING HIM IN.

1730. WHO IS IT?

1731. MR. MERRIMAN.

1732. MICHAEL?

1733. YES, SIR.

1734. OH, SHIT!

1735. LET'S GO.

1736. COME ON, LET'S GO!

1737. YES, SIR.

1738. THIS ONE RIGHT THERE.

1739. IN HERE!

1740. THIS ONE'S GOOD.

1741. ALL RIGHT.

1742. MICHAEL, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

1743. NOTHING.

1744. DOCTOR, HOW MUCH DID HE GET?

1745. MORE THAN 1,000 RADS.

1746. DAMN IT.

1747. WHAT'S HAPPENING?

1748. SWEETHEART, EVERYTHING'S UNDER CONTROL, OK?

1749. STEVEN, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

1750. EXCUSE ME.

1751. EXCUSE ME.

1752. NO ONE'S TO HEAR ABOUT THIS.

1753. NOT OPPENHEIMER, NOBODY.

1754. ALL RIGHT. OK.

1755. WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

1756. I WANT THIS WHOLE WARD SEALED OFF.

1757. COME WITH ME.

1758. GET OUT OF HERE!

1759. IT'S BASICALLY THE DETONATION CIRCUITS.

1760. I DON'T KNOW.

1761. I WOULD LIKE ANOTHER 24 HOURS.

1762. I THINK SO, BUT I CAN'T BE CERTAIN.

1763. I SAID ONE MORE DAY.

1764. I NEED ONE MORE DAY!

1765. NO. MERRIMAN BROUGHT ME A COPY

1766. FROM CHICAGO.

1767. SOME OF THE PHYSICISTS HAVE SIGNED IT, YES.

1768. THOSE PINKO FRUITCAKES!

1769. YOU GET THAT THING WORKING,

1770. I'LL DROP IT ON CHICAGO, I SWEAR.

1771. YES! I HEAR YOU.

1772. YOU HEAR ME?

1773. FINISH THE DAMNED THING. THAT'S AN ORDER.

1774. WELL, I GOT OTHER BUSINESS.

1775. BUT I GOT A PLANE.

1776. I'LL BE THERE.

1777. EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND,

1778. SOMEBODY ELSE GETS TO HIM.

1779. NOW THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT POSTPONEMENT.

1780. CLEAR FOR WASHINGTON?

1781. YES, SIR.

1782. "TRUMAN AND STIMSON ARRIVE POTSDAM TOMORROW

1783. "FOR CONFERENCE WITH STALIN.

1784. ADVISE RESULTS OF TRINITY TESTS SOONEST."

1785. STALIN'S GOING TO EAT TRUMAN ALIVE

1786. UNLESS WE, UH—

1787. YES. UNLESS...

1788. WE GIVE THE PRESIDENT SOMETHING LETHAL

1789. TO STICK IN HIS BACK POCKET.

1790. I TELL YOU SOMETHING IT WON'T BE—

1791. POSTPONEMENT.

1792. OH, LORD.

1793. SO CLOSE.

1794. BRING IT DOWN SLOW.

1795. HIS HEART LOOKS LARGER.

1796. THERE COULD BE FLUID IN THE PERICARDIAL SAC.

1797. RADIATION-INDUCED?

1798. PROBABLY.

1799. IT'S ALMOST DOUBLED IN SIZE OVERNIGHT.

1800. IF THIS CONTINUES, HIS HEART WILL DROWN.

1801. IS HE LUCID?

1802. IN AND OUT.

1803. THERE'S TREMENDOUS BRAIN SWELLING FROM THE RADIATION.

1804. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

1805. I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I HAVE NO IDEA.

1806. NO HUMAN BEING'S EVER GOTTEN

1807. THIS DOSE OF RADIATION BEFORE.

1808. HE'S DYING FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

1809. WE'VE GOT OTHER PROBLEMS.

1810. HIS GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

1811. HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY THE RADIATION.

1812. EXCUSE ME.

1813. YOU GOT TO BELIEVE

1814. WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP MICHAEL, SWEETHEART.

1815. ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.

1816. IT'S NOT GOING TO DO ANYBODY ANY GOOD

1817. TO HAVE YOU RIPPING YOURSELF APART.

1818. GO GET SOME SLEEP.

1819. RICHARD, I CAN'T.

1820. SOME ORANGE.

1821. IT SURE IS, EH, OPPIE?

1822. HORNIG!

1823. HORNIG!

1824. IT'S ALL RIGHT!

1825. THE OTHER SAFETY IS HOLDING.

1826. DOES ANYBODY ELSE NEED A MARTINI?

1827. WHAT'S THE WORD?

1828. OPPIE, IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

1829. THERE'S A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

1830. I'M SORRY.

1831. WHY WASN'T I TOLD?

1832. TOO MUCH PANIC.

1833. HOW IS HE?

1834. IT'S DIFFICULT TO TELL.

1835. I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM.

1836. WE'RE NOT PERMITTING VISITS.

1837. THE MEN WHO HAVE BEEN SPOKEN TO, THEY UNDERSTAND.

1838. SECURITY. DELICATE TIME.

1839. HE'S A STRONG YOUNG MAN. HE'LL PULL THROUGH.

1840. SCHOENFIELD, HOW IS HE?

1841. IS HE CONSCIOUS?

1842. HE'S IN AND OUT.

1843. HE WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU'VE READ THE CHICAGO PETITION.

1844. IT MEANS A LOT TO HIM.

1845. YES, I HAVE.

1846. I MEAN, THAT'S IT?

1847. THAT'S ALL?

1848. "YES, I HAVE." NOW I WASH MY HANDS OF IT?

1849. WAIT A MINUTE. GOD DAMN IT, OPPENHEIMER.

1850. MY FRIEND'S FALLING APART.

1851. HE THINKS YOU GOT THE ANSWERS

1852. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU LET HIM THINK.

1853. DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON,

1854. OR IS IT OUT OF CONTROL?

1855. WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

1856. I'VE SPENT THE LAST TWO YEARS OF MY LIFE

1857. PUTTING UP WITH ALL YOUR SECURITY,

1858. AND YOUR SECRECY, AND YOUR CONTROL.

1859. NOW I DON'T THINK ALL THAT BULLSHIT

1860. WAS TO KEEP WHAT'S GOING ON

1861. FROM THE GERMANS, THE JAPANESE, OR THE RUSSIANS.

1862. IT'S TO KEEP IT FROM ORDINARY AMERICANS

1863. BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING!

1864. ORDINARY AMERICANS DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

1865. THEY WANT TO KNOW THEIR SONS ARE COMING HOME ALIVE.

1866. I'M SEEING THEY DO.

1867. LIKE OAK RIDGE,

1868. WHERE THEY'RE INJECTING MENTALLY ILL AND OLD UNCOMPREHENDING PEOPLE

1869. WITH PLUTONIUM?

1870. IF YOU WANT TO ASK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE,

1871. ASK IF IT'S BIG ENOUGH

1872. TO SCARE THE HELL OUT OF US AND MAKE US STOP AND THINK?

1873. BIG ENOUGH TO STOP ALL WAR FOREVER?

1874. YOU WANT TO ASK SOMETHING, ASK THAT.

1875. I'VE SEEN OAK RIDGE, ALL RIGHT?

1876. THAT PLACE WASN'T BUILT TO MAKE ONE OR TWO BOMBS.

1877. IT WAS BUILT TO MAKE THOUSANDS OF THEM.

1878. THOUSANDS.

1879. PRETTY SOON, EVERYBODY WILL HAVE A BOMB.

1880. WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH THEM?

1881. WAIT TILL THEY GO OFF,

1882. UNTIL BOOM?

1883. THEN WE GOT ONE WORLD FULL OF MICHAEL MERRIMANS

1884. DYING FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

1885. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?

1886. THAT'S THE FUTURE YOU'VE MADE FOR US!

1887. HEY, OPPENHEIMER!

1888. OPPENHEIMER, YOU OUGHT TO STOP PLAYING GOD

1889. BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOOD AT IT

1890. AND THE POSITION IS TAKEN.

1891. HIS PRESSURE'S FALLING FAST.

1892. YOU'VE GOT TO GET THAT FLUID OUT NOW.

1893. HERE WE GO, MICHAEL.

1894. OK, YOU'RE IN.

1895. START TO PULL IT BACK.

1896. COME ON, DOC.

1897. THE PRESSURE'S STARTING TO RISE.

1898. IT'S COMING UP SLOWLY.

1899. YOU HAVE TO GET SOME SLEEP.

1900. GOD.

1901. I'M IN A DARK PLACE.

1902. WE'VE ALL COOKED THIS STEW...

1903. THE GERMANS AND THE JAPANESE,

1904. AND THE AMERICANS AND THE BRITS.

1905. IT'S AN UGLINESS THAT GOES BACK.

1906. IT GOES WAY BACK.

1907. I'M NOT A SCIENTIST ANYMORE.

1908. I'M A GOD DAMNED FUNCTIONARY.

1909. I'VE GOT TO STAY IN CONTROL.

1910. I'VE GOT TO CONTROL WHO GETS THIS THING.

1911. POWER AND CONTROL,

1912. IT'S ALL I EVER HEAR ABOUT ANYMORE.

1913. DOESN'T LIFE MATTER TO YOU?

1914. WHAT ABOUT LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING?

1915. I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT SCIENCE WAS ALL ABOUT.

1916. I JUST WANTED US TO WORK.

1917. DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED TO THIS...

1918. THING?

1919. I PUT UP WITH...

1920. J-JEAN...

1921. BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU NEEDED HER.

1922. AND I THOUGHT YOU'D GIVE HER UP BECAUSE OF ME.

1923. BUT SHE DIDN'T COUNT.

1924. I DON'T COUNT.

1925. NOTHING COUNTS FOR YOU ANYMORE EXCEPT THIS DAMN...

1926. BOMB.

1927. THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

1928. BUT IT'S NOT YOUR ONLY CREATION.

1929. THERE ARE THE CHILDREN.

1930. AND YOU NEED MY LOVE AND SUPPORT.

1931. I KNOW.

1932. I DON'T...

1933. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS.

1934. WHY ME?

1935. WHY DID HE PICK ME?

1936. PANTON!

1937. SIR!

1938. SECURITY IS A MESS.

1939. NOBODY AT THE CHECKPOINT.

1940. NOBODY UP HERE.

1941. YOU THINK THIS IS A PUBLIC BEACH?

1942. NO, SIR.

1943. WE'VE GOT TO CALL A HALT TO THIS.

1944. WE'RE NOT CALLING A HALT FOR THE WEATHER!

1945. WE COULD SEND RADIOACTIVE JUNK CLEAR TO AMARILLO.

1946. ARE YOU THE NEW YORK TIMESREPORTER?

1947. I WANT THREE REPORTS.

1948. ONE IF WE SUCCEED, ONE IF WE FAIL,

1949. ONE IF WE DISINTEGRATE.

1950. WITH THIS WIND, AMARILLO COULD GET MASSIVE FALLOUT.

1951. I SAY NO DEMONSTRATION.

1952. THE DECISION IS MINE!

1953. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

1954. WE GO AHEAD WITH THIS.

1955. SERGEANT, DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT DOG!

1956. YOU SOUND LIKE YOU'RE PLANNING SOME RAILWAY SCHEDULE.

1957. NO! YOU ARE TRYING TO UNINVENT THIS.

1958. I CAN DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

1959. WELL, IF YOU DO, AND I'VE SAID NO,

1960. AND SOMETHING GOES WRONG...

1961. GET IN THE CAR.

1962. HURRY UP! WHERE ARE THEY GOING?

1963. SIR, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S CLEARING UP.

1964. YOU KNOW, YOU BUILD TO A MOMENT,

1965. AND THEN YOU GRAB IT,

1966. OR IT WILL GO RIGHT BY YOU.

1967. YOU ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT I WOULD DO THIS, DIDN'T YOU?

1968. CAN YOU BUCK YOUR OWN NATURE?

1969. WHAT WILL IT BE LIKE?

1970. UNIMAGINABLE.

1971. TO A BABY.

1972. DO IT.

1973. HALLELUJAH.

1974. IT'S SET!

1975. IT'S READY TO GO!

1976. IT'S READY TO GO!

1977. START THE COUNTDOWN!

1978. LET'S GO!

1979. LET'S GO!

1980. BRING IT UP!

1981. WAKE UP THE DRAGON!

1982. LET'S GO! LET'S GO!

1983. POWER ON.

1984. POWER ON.

1985. SYNCHRONIZATION RELAYS ONE OPEN.

1986. SYNCHRONIZATION RELAY ONE OPEN.

1987. SYNCHRONIZATION RELAYS TWO OPEN.

1988. SYNCHRONIZATION RELAYS TWO OPEN.

1989. I LOVE YOU, MICHAEL.

1990. SHH.

1991. EASY.

1992. BREATHE EASY.

1993. SHH.

1994. EASY.

1995. EASY. COME BACK TO THE ICE.

1996. SHH.

1997. IT'S OK.

1998. HERE'S THE ICE.

1999. KATHLEEN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?

2000. KATHLEEN!

2001. KATHLEEN!

2002. COME ON, SWEETHEART.

2003. YOU SIMPLY CAN'T BE HERE.

2004. I HAD TO BE WITH HIM.

2005. I WANTED TO TELL HIM I LOVE HIM,

2006. BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO DIE.

2007. DETONATION RELAYS FOUR ARE OPEN.

2008. WELL, IT'S ARMED.

2009. NOW IT'S UP TO THE BUNKER.

2010. LET'S GET DOWN FROM HERE.

2011. WELL... I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED

2012. THAT THE LORD WAS ON OUR SIDE.

2013. AND I THINK NOW WE'RE GOING TO PROVE IT.

2014. THAT MUST BE FROM THE MILITARY BASE.

2015. ENRICO, WHAT DO YOU BET ON THE END?

2016. THAT WE'LL ACCIDENTALLY SET FIRE TO THE ATMOSPHERE.

2017. WITH LUCK, WE ONLY WIPE OUT NEW MEXICO.

2018. IF WE CAN IGNITE THE AIR,

2019. WE FINISH OFF THE PLANET. ANY TAKERS?

2020. I KIND OF HOPE THE DAMN THING DOESN'T GO OFF.

2021. WHAT THE HELL'S THAT?

2022. IT'S THE NUTCRACKER SUITE.

2023. I CAN'T GET RID OF IT.

2024. GO TO 6.5.

2025. 6.5.

2026. OK.

2027. TRY 7.

2028. 7.

2029. CHARGING THE DEVICE.

2030. ROBERT, OVER HERE.

2031. THE DEVICE IS FULLY CHARGED.

2032. IT IS NOW 0 MINUS 60 SECONDS.

2033. 59... 58... 57...

2034. 56... 55... 54...

2035. 53... 52... 51... 50... 49...

2036. WHERE THE HELL IS THAT MUSIC COMING FROM?

2037. SORRY. GROUND CHANNEL. WE CAN'T GET RID OF IT.

2038. 44... 43... 42...

2039. 41... 40...

2040. CUT THE MUSIC.

2041. 38... 37... 36...

2042. 35... 34... 33...

2043. 32... 31... 30...

2044. 29... 28... 27... 26... 25...

2045. 24... 23... 22... 21... 20...

2046. 19... 18... 17...

2047. 16... 15... 14...

2048. 13... 12... 11... 10...

2049. 9... 8... 7... 6...

2050. 5...

2051. 4...

2052. 3...

2053. 2...

2054. 1...

2055. O.

2056. KATHLEEN, MY LOVE,

2057. YOU ASKED ME A QUESTION ONCE—

2058. WAS IT INSTINCT TO SAVE A LIFE

2059. OR TO TAKE IT?

2060. WELL, I DON'T KNOW, MY DARLING.

2061. ALL I DO KNOW IS

2062. THAT IF WE ARE FREE TO CHOOSE,

2063. I HOPE TO GOD WE CHOOSE LIFE OVER DEATH,

2064. NOT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE IMPLACABLE UNIVERSE

2065. CARES A DAMN,

2066. BUT BECAUSE AS I LOOK AT YOU, MY DARLING,

2067. I REALIZE HOW GLORIOUS,

2068. HOW MAGICAL,

2069. LIFE CAN BE.