1. Obviously,
I miscalculated a few things.Copy !req
2. Eddie! I know you're in there!Copy !req
3. Why is it that the moment your life
exceeds your wildest dreams...Copy !req
4. The access code you have entered...Copy !req
5. the knife appears at your back?Copy !req
6. The access code
you have entered is invalid...Copy !req
7. Well, I'll tell you one thing...Copy !req
8. I will never let them touch me.Copy !req
9. My neighbor, who must have
opened his door to complain.Copy !req
10. You're gonna be next, Eddie!
We're coming in!Copy !req
11. For a guy with a four digit IQ,
I must have missed something.Copy !req
12. And I hadn't missed much.Copy !req
13. I'd come this close to having
an impact on the world.Copy !req
14. And now, the only thing
I'd have an impact on...Copy !req
15. was the sidewalk.Copy !req
16. You see that guy?Copy !req
17. That was me, not so long ago.Copy !req
18. What kind of guy without a drug or
alcohol problem looks this way?Copy !req
19. Only a writer. Strangely enough,Copy !req
20. nobody believed that
I actually had a book contract.Copy !req
21. Well, it's masquerading
as a sci-fi novel,Copy !req
22. but it's really, uh,
my own personal manifestoCopy !req
23. about the plight of the
individual in the 21st century.Copy !req
24. I sort of created a utopian societyCopy !req
25. where we all sort of...
Uh... Uh...Copy !req
26. (STAMMERING)
It's really... it's really...Copy !req
27. Uh...Copy !req
28. Today was the day
I was gonna kick its ass.Copy !req
29. Here we go.
Here we go. Here we go...Copy !req
30. It was gonna be great.Copy !req
31. Just gotta put in the time.
Stay in the room.Copy !req
32. That's the key concept.Copy !req
33. Don't leave the room.Copy !req
34. A few weeks passed this way.Copy !req
35. Maybe a few months.Copy !req
36. At least I still had Lindy.Copy !req
37. Just like that?Copy !req
38. Come on, Eddie.
This is hardly a surprise.Copy !req
39. I'm surprised.Copy !req
40. Let's just not do this, OK?
Let me...Copy !req
41. I'm gonna hand in
90 pages to Marla on Friday.Copy !req
42. If you just wait to see
what she says...Copy !req
43. Eddie.Copy !req
44. - What?
- I know how it's going.Copy !req
45. I'm your...Copy !req
46. I was your girlfriend.Copy !req
47. That word doesn't even begin
to describe what you are to me.Copy !req
48. Partner? Squeeze?Copy !req
49. Paramour. Inamorata.Copy !req
50. Cleaning lady. Bank.Copy !req
51. Be that a...Copy !req
52. What's mine is yours, too,Copy !req
53. and you know I want to share
the rest of my life with you.Copy !req
54. - I was thinking that we should...
- Don't propose.Copy !req
55. Why not?Copy !req
56. Because it worked out
so well for you last time.Copy !req
57. It's true, I did marry once.
Right out of college, to Melissa.Copy !req
58. I do.Copy !req
59. Briefly.Copy !req
60. - This isn't working.
- (TIRES SCREECH)Copy !req
61. Well, even though everything you
say is true, I still love you.Copy !req
62. I gotta get back to work.Copy !req
63. You didn't even
tell me what happened.Copy !req
64. - I got it.
- You did?Copy !req
65. Mm-hm. I'm an editor.Copy !req
66. I'll have my own assistant.
Can you believe that?Copy !req
67. Yeah, of course I believe it.
You deserve it.Copy !req
68. Thanks.Copy !req
69. - OK.
- OK.Copy !req
70. She was right. Why stick it out?Copy !req
71. I had clearly missed the on-ramp.Copy !req
72. We both knew what was beckoning.Copy !req
73. The lower bunk in my
childhood bedroom in Jersey.Copy !req
74. My father happy to welcome me
into the challenging fieldCopy !req
75. of dental supply inventory.Copy !req
76. Eddie Morra.Copy !req
77. Of all the useless
relationships better forgottenCopy !req
78. and put away in mothballs,Copy !req
79. is there any more useless than...
the ex-brother-in-law?Copy !req
80. Holy shit, man.Copy !req
81. What has it been? Like nine years?Copy !req
82. - God!
- Hey.Copy !req
83. You all right? You look like
you're living on the streets.Copy !req
84. What's going on?Copy !req
85. Not much, I... Well...
What am I... What's up?Copy !req
86. Uh, I'm writing. Writing a lot.Copy !req
87. Oh, you're still trying to write?Copy !req
88. Matter of fact,
I have a book contract.Copy !req
89. - Really?
- Yeah.Copy !req
90. - That's great.
- How about you?Copy !req
91. Are you still dealing, Vern?Copy !req
92. - Do I look like I'm still dealing?
- No, you don't. No.Copy !req
93. Come on, let's go get a drink.
I want to hear about this book.Copy !req
94. I don't know.
It's 2:00 in the afternoon. (CHUCKLES)Copy !req
95. - When has that ever stopped you?
- (CHUCKLES)Copy !req
96. - So.
- So...Copy !req
97. How's Melissa doing?Copy !req
98. Here you go.
- Thanks.Copy !req
99. Wouldn't know. I don't see her.
She moved upstate.Copy !req
100. She got some kind of Internet home sales
kind of job. Couple kids.Copy !req
101. Couple kids. Who's the husband?Copy !req
102. He walked out on her,
if you really want to know.Copy !req
103. But what do you care, man?Copy !req
104. You were married, like, five minutes.Copy !req
105. Look, I don't wanna talk about her.
I wanna talk about you, OK?Copy !req
106. Tell me about this book.
How's it going?Copy !req
107. Well, it's, uh...Copy !req
108. I'm... I'm...Copy !req
109. I'm behind.
I'm behind on my book.Copy !req
110. And, uh, it's pretty well
polluting my days and nights,
if you really want to know.Copy !req
111. - Well, how much have you written of it?
- Not one word.Copy !req
112. - Creative problems, huh?
- Yeah. Mm-hm.Copy !req
113. Well, I suppose
I can help you with that.Copy !req
114. Just this once.Copy !req
115. Oh, no, no, no, no, no.Copy !req
116. - You don't even know what it is.
- You're still dealing.Copy !req
117. Brother,
I am light years from that now.Copy !req
118. I've been doing, uh, some consulting
for a pharmaceutical company.Copy !req
119. What, like some offshore lab
making fake Viagra? Come on, Vern.Copy !req
120. No. This is an exclusive product
that's coming on stream next year.Copy !req
121. They've had clinical trials
and it's FDA approved.Copy !req
122. All right, just out of curiosity
and that's all...Copy !req
123. Let's see it.Copy !req
124. What's in it?Copy !req
125. They've identified these receptors
in the brainCopy !req
126. that activate specific circuits.Copy !req
127. And you how they say that we can
only access 20 percent of our brain?Copy !req
128. Well, what this does...
it lets you access all of it.Copy !req
129. Vern, look at me. Do I look good to you?
I'm broke and I'm depressed off my ass.Copy !req
130. I don't think that my life's
gonna take some sudden upswingCopy !req
131. - into fame and fortune by taking some
shiny, brand-new designer drug.
- (CELL PHONE RINGS)Copy !req
132. Gant. When?Copy !req
133. Tell him we can't do that.
No, you tell him.Copy !req
134. No, now.Copy !req
135. Well, I'm afraid I'm gonna
have to leave you here, Eddie.Copy !req
136. But I really... I really do
want to do this again.Copy !req
137. So, call me.
And, uh, that's on the house.Copy !req
138. I don't want it.Copy !req
139. Don't be ungrateful.
You know how much that costs?Copy !req
140. Eight hundred bucks. A pop.Copy !req
141. You're welcome.Copy !req
142. All the way home,
I thought about Melissa.Copy !req
143. How could she be a failure, too?
She'd been so smart.Copy !req
144. - Smarter than anyone around her.
- (MEN LAUGH)Copy !req
145. Clearly, there was a direct link
between this Eddie,Copy !req
146. slightly drunk at 3:00 in the afternoon,
and an earlier Eddie...Copy !req
147. vomiting on his boss's desk
or stealing his dying aunt's Percocet.Copy !req
148. So who could blame Lindy
for dumping me?Copy !req
149. In the end, how much worse could it get?Copy !req
150. I didn't want to see anybody.Copy !req
151. Especially not my landlord's
nasty young wife.Copy !req
152. - Valerie, Tuesday.
- Look. Enough, OK?Copy !req
153. Steve handles the rent,
so you can feed your crap to him.Copy !req
154. I suddenly had extra reason
to get away from her.Copy !req
155. I had thoughtlessly ingested
a substance.Copy !req
156. Like the rent's not low enough!Copy !req
157. I had gotten remarkably
little information from VernonCopy !req
158. about what this drug would do.Copy !req
159. You could even be a bike messenger
and come up with that. Really.Copy !req
160. What if it was a hallucinogen?
- It's pathetic.Copy !req
161. Oh, my God.
Listening to her rag...Copy !req
162. If I were tripping,
I'd jump out a fucking window.Copy !req
163. Hello? Are you listening to me?Copy !req
164. Do you get it?
You are gonna be out on the streets!Copy !req
165. And then, I felt it.Copy !req
166. - (LIGHT BULB HUMMING)
- (BICYCLE CLICKING)Copy !req
167. I was blind, but now I see.Copy !req
168. running away!
You can't even look at me, you know why?Copy !req
169. Because you're not even a man.
You're not even a man!Copy !req
170. You don't have rent!
You don't have a job!Copy !req
171. - What's wrong?
- What?Copy !req
172. You don't like me and I don't blame you.
You see a self-defeating,Copy !req
173. energy-sucking piece of shit
who's sponging off your husband.Copy !req
174. You're wishing I'd blow my brains out,Copy !req
175. but my existence shouldn't make you
this upset. What is it?Copy !req
176. - That's none of your business.
- Something wrong at law school?Copy !req
177. How do you know I'm in law school?Copy !req
178. People who aren't, usually
don't carry around dry,Copy !req
179. academically-constipated books
about a dead Supreme Court justice.Copy !req
180. You're a creep, aren't you?
You've been... You've been following me.Copy !req
181. - No, I just noticed the book.
- You just saw the corner of it.Copy !req
182. How did you know that?Copy !req
183. I'd seen it before.
Twelve years ago in college.Copy !req
184. Sitting on the couch of a TA
I was trying to make,Copy !req
185. waiting for her to come
back out of the bathroom,Copy !req
186. hoping she'd have a condom.Copy !req
187. Somehow my unconscious
had served that up.Copy !req
188. A memory I had never even recorded.Copy !req
189. Or was it there the whole time
and all I needed was the access?Copy !req
190. If you're writing a paper,
that's not the book I'd use.Copy !req
191. Well, who asked you?Copy !req
192. Hastings has his oral history.
I'd start there.Copy !req
193. Interesting point.
Grammatically, this guy was an idiot,Copy !req
194. which sort of gives credence
to the theoryCopy !req
195. that one of the clerks he had firedCopy !req
196. actually wrote most of
this guy's major opinions.Copy !req
197. You could Google the clerk's sons,
they'd love to talk to you.Copy !req
198. Exonerate their dad. That'd give you
something that no one else has...Copy !req
199. Information from the odd
museum show, a half-read article,Copy !req
200. some PBS documentary... it was all
bubbling up in my frontal lobes,Copy !req
201. mixing itself together into a sparkling
cocktail of useful information.Copy !req
202. She didn't have a chance.
- So, what are your suggestions?Copy !req
203. We'd really worked
on her paper, too.Copy !req
204. In 45 minutes, it was a polished gem.
She was pleased.Copy !req
205. Home. But it couldn't be my home,
could it?Copy !req
206. Who would live like this?Copy !req
207. My first thought: Torch it.Copy !req
208. But saner heads prevailed.Copy !req
209. What was this drug?
I couldn't stay messy on it,Copy !req
210. I hadn't had a cigarette in six hours,
hadn't eaten, so... abstemious and tidy?Copy !req
211. What was this? A drug for people who
wanted to be more anal retentive?Copy !req
212. I wasn't high, I wasn't wired.
Just clear.Copy !req
213. I knew what I needed to do
and how to do it.Copy !req
214. The next morning, I sent
a little probe down into my brain.Copy !req
215. No surge of brilliance
came up to greet me.Copy !req
216. In short... I was back.Copy !req
217. But, something remained.Copy !req
218. You're kidding.Copy !req
219. - No.
- Words have appeared on paper.Copy !req
220. - Yes.
- Written by you.Copy !req
221. All you have to do is read three pages.Copy !req
222. Just read three pages
in the next hour and...Copy !req
223. if you don't want to keep reading,
I'll give you back the advance.Copy !req
224. OK.Copy !req
225. - OK, Eddie.
- OK.Copy !req
226. Eddie,
give me a call when you get in.Copy !req
227. Eddie, I'm 40 pages further in.
Call me.Copy !req
228. It's a little grandiose,
but I'm still reading.Copy !req
229. - (LAUGHS)
OK, how did you do this?Copy !req
230. I'd really like... Just call me
the minute you get in. Call. OK?Copy !req
231. Who is it?
- Hey, Vernon, it's Eddie.Copy !req
232. - Eddie who?
- Uh, Morra.Copy !req
233. It's not a good time, Eddie.Copy !req
234. Uh, hey, Vern, I really
just need to talk to you.Copy !req
235. Hey... Oh...Copy !req
236. - Vern, what happened?
- Don't worry about it. I'm fine.Copy !req
237. So, Eddie.
You are interested after all.Copy !req
238. - That stuff's amazing.
- Works better if you're already smart.Copy !req
239. Vern, who did this to you?Copy !req
240. Trust me, you don't want to know.Copy !req
241. Uh...Copy !req
242. - So, uh, what's it called?
- Doesn't have a street name yet.Copy !req
243. But the boys in the kitchen
are calling it NZT 48.Copy !req
244. "The boys in the kitchen"?
I don't...Copy !req
245. That doesn't sound
very FDA-approved, Vern.Copy !req
246. FDA-approved, that's a laugh. You didn't
really believe that shit, did ya?Copy !req
247. OK, so what do we have here?Copy !req
248. Some unknown, untested,
possibly dangerous drugCopy !req
249. scammed out of some
unidentified lab somewhereCopy !req
250. given to me by a highly unreliable guy
I hadn't seen in years.Copy !req
251. - So you want some more?
- Yes. Definitely.Copy !req
252. All right, we'll talk about it,
but I, uh, need a favor first.Copy !req
253. Obviously, I'm in no condition
to go out right now, so,Copy !req
254. I was wondering if you could pop down to
the dry cleaners, grab my suit for me.Copy !req
255. And maybe grab a little... (SIGHS)
a little breakfast for us.Copy !req
256. He knew he had me.Copy !req
257. Sure.Copy !req
258. From now on,
I'd happily be his errand boy.Copy !req
259. Wash his windows,
scrub his toilet...Copy !req
260. anything I could do to get my hands
on that little clear pillCopy !req
261. that would bring back...
Enhanced Eddie.Copy !req
262. Vern?Copy !req
263. Vern...Copy !req
264. (SOBBING) Oh, Vern.Copy !req
265. Hey, hey!Copy !req
266. Hey!Copy !req
267. - (DIALING)
- (GRUNTS)Copy !req
268. - 911, what's your emergency?
- Hi, I need to report a...Copy !req
269. a murder.Copy !req
270. 7B, yes.Copy !req
271. OK, I won't.Copy !req
272. Took them forever. And the longer
I stood there, the clearer I saw.Copy !req
273. Vern had known whoever had done this.Copy !req
274. And one guess what
they'd been looking for.Copy !req
275. But had they found it?Copy !req
276. Shit, if you ever cooked,
I'd be dead, too.Copy !req
277. Police Department!
Open the door, please!Copy !req
278. - (BANGING)
Police Department! Open the door!Copy !req
279. - (BANGING)
Open the door, please!Copy !req
280. Police! Open the door!Copy !req
281. Let's go! Open the door!Copy !req
282. - Let me see your hands.
- Hey.Copy !req
283. - Let me see your hands!
- No, no, I'm the one who called!Copy !req
284. I called you guys!Copy !req
285. So, you guys tight?
Hang out a lot?Copy !req
286. No, my ex-wife's brother. I just
actually ran into him on the streetCopy !req
287. - and he asked me to come up to...
- Buy some drugs?Copy !req
288. - No, no. What?
- What did this guy do?Copy !req
289. He... Uh, I don't know. He was, um...Copy !req
290. I heard that he was an antiques dealer?Copy !req
291. - A dealer?
- Yeah, uh, antiques. Um...Copy !req
292. Like, uh, Viennese kinda, um...Copy !req
293. - ... chairs and stuff.
- (PHONE RINGS)Copy !req
294. Like, you know,
like curlicue leg things.Copy !req
295. Yeah?Copy !req
296. That is correct. An Edward Morra.Copy !req
297. He's here.Copy !req
298. Victim's sister.Copy !req
299. I hadn't heard her voice
in ten years.Copy !req
300. Eddie?
- Melissa?Copy !req
301. You were there?
- Um...Copy !req
302. Just before. I had run into him
on the street and, uh... yeah.Copy !req
303. Oh, God.
I wish I was more surprised.
He was involved in some stuff.Copy !req
304. I'd better not say any more.Copy !req
305. No, no, that's probably a good idea.Copy !req
306. So, uh... We should probably, uh,
meet or something, right?Copy !req
307. No, I gotta do the funeral
and God knows what else. I just...Copy !req
308. We can't meet, OK?Copy !req
309. Right. Well, I'll just... I guess I'll
just see you at the funeral then.Copy !req
310. No. I don't want that. Please
don't. I'll call you at some point, OK?Copy !req
311. - When this is over.
- OK, all right.Copy !req
312. OK.Copy !req
313. You know, something doesn't gel here.Copy !req
314. Write down your number.
I may need to contact you later.Copy !req
315. Worth the risk?Copy !req
316. What would you do?Copy !req
317. Vern's cash, combined with
an unprecedented surge of motivation,Copy !req
318. enabled me to finish the book
in four days.Copy !req
319. A tablet a dayCopy !req
320. and what I could do
with my day was limitless.Copy !req
321. I learned to play
the piano in three days.Copy !req
322. Math became useful.Copy !req
323. And fun.Copy !req
324. I'm all in.Copy !req
325. Even half-listening
to any language, I became fluent.Copy !req
326. - (HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS)
- (SPEAKING FRENCH)Copy !req
327. So that Shakespeare's catchiness
belies mediocrity?Copy !req
328. There's no arguing with you.Copy !req
329. This was great.Copy !req
330. So, Mom, I've been doing a little
research on Aunt Helen's tumor.Copy !req
331. And it's totally clear that anybody with
familial adenomatous polyposisCopy !req
332. should be supplementing
platinum-based doublet regimentsCopy !req
333. with eicosapentaeonic acid.Copy !req
334. I suddenly knew everything.
About everything.Copy !req
335. Well, sure, you get a short-term spike,
but wouldn't that rapid expansionCopy !req
336. devalue the stock completely
in two years?Copy !req
337. - No, because there are safeguards.
- Against aggressive over-expansion?Copy !req
338. There aren't. Because there are
no safeguards in human nature.Copy !req
339. We're wired to overreach.Copy !req
340. Look at history, all the countries
that ever ruled the world.Copy !req
341. Portugal with this big massive navy.Copy !req
342. All they got now are salt cod
and cheap condoms.Copy !req
343. - And the Brits?
- (LAUGHTER)Copy !req
344. Now they're just sitting on a dank
little island fussing over their suits.Copy !req
345. No one's stopping and thinking,
"Hey, we're doing pretty well.Copy !req
346. We got France, we got Poland,
we got a big Swiss bank account.Copy !req
347. You know what?
Let's not invade Russia in the winter.Copy !req
348. Let's go home, let's pop a beer,
and let's live off the interest."Copy !req
349. - (LAUGHTER)
- Yeah.Copy !req
350. My brain was just
pouring this stuff out.Copy !req
351. Everything I had ever read, heard,
seen was now organized and available.Copy !req
352. Here it is. Here you go.Copy !req
353. Eddie. Hey. Listen,
I'm sure you have a portfolio,Copy !req
354. but if you don't, I'd be very
interested in working with you.Copy !req
355. OK, Kevin.Copy !req
356. I made some new friends
who invited me to the beach.Copy !req
357. The beach was not nearby.Copy !req
358. All my fear,
all my shyness, gone.Copy !req
359. They've done four basic trials...Copy !req
360. But mere lounging wasn't enough.Copy !req
361. Only problem?
If I wasn't moving forward,Copy !req
362. I felt like I was going to explode.Copy !req
363. Come up here because
it's beautiful, right?Copy !req
364. - Anybody ever jump?
Are you crazy?Copy !req
365. - He's gonna do it.
- He's not gonna do it.Copy !req
366. Oh, my God!Copy !req
367. Oh!Copy !req
368. Ah!Copy !req
369. And then I began to form an idea.Copy !req
370. Suddenly, I knew exactly
what I needed to do.Copy !req
371. It wasn't writing.
It wasn't books.Copy !req
372. It was much bigger than that.Copy !req
373. But it would take money to get there.Copy !req
374. In a down market,
no one was making much.Copy !req
375. But no one had NZT.Copy !req
376. In an
optimistic scenario, gains of
that nature merely would reflectCopy !req
377. growth in the economy
and would not pose an obstacle...Copy !req
378. Armed with Vern's last $800,
I made 2,000 in a day.Copy !req
379. Next day, 7,500.Copy !req
380. It was too slow.
I'd need more capital.Copy !req
381. But banks weren't lending
to guys like me.Copy !req
382. Hey, Liev.Copy !req
383. That's your man
in the corner back there.Copy !req
384. Yeah.Copy !req
385. So, uh, Liev told you that
I'm looking for a short-term loan?Copy !req
386. (RUSSIAN ACCENT)
Yeah, and I told Liev forget it.Copy !req
387. Why?Copy !req
388. Because I don't see you before
and I don't fucking like you already.Copy !req
389. (LAUGHS) Why do I give you $100,000?Copy !req
390. Because...Copy !req
391. I quintupled my money
four days in a row.Copy !req
392. So you got a fix on the game.Copy !req
393. No, not a fix.Copy !req
394. I was able to calculate certain patterns
using algorithms.Copy !req
395. If you look at column four,
this was the first...Copy !req
396. (LAUGHS) You're good.Copy !req
397. OK, it's a fix.Copy !req
398. Yeah, you know,
all you people get caught.Copy !req
399. What are you gonna do then?Copy !req
400. Well, it's not as if I have
a black book with your name in it,Copy !req
401. if that's what you're talking about.Copy !req
402. And besides, I get the strong feelingCopy !req
403. that you're not somebody
I want to disappoint.Copy !req
404. Don't get up.
I said don't get up.Copy !req
405. - Sit down!
- Hey. OK.Copy !req
406. - OK, you take this, you mine.
- OK.Copy !req
407. You understand?
You don't pay, you know what we do?Copy !req
408. I cut you at waist.Copy !req
409. Peel your skin up over your head
and tie knot in it.Copy !req
410. You don't die from this.
You suffocate.Copy !req
411. - OK.
- Good luck.Copy !req
412. My new friend, Kevin Doyle,
showed me how you could leverageCopy !req
413. two and a half times your cash
at the day trading firm.Copy !req
414. I'd been upping the dose
for over a week.Copy !req
415. It seemed to cut my learning curve.Copy !req
416. Why are you buying that?
The CEO was just indicted.Copy !req
417. But not for the big fat defense contract
he bribed his way into.Copy !req
418. That's still on.
Should be announced next week.Copy !req
419. I was jacked in. Booted up.Copy !req
420. At the end of the week,
my brokerage accountCopy !req
421. contained over two million dollars.Copy !req
422. Word quickly got out.Copy !req
423. - (MACHINE BEEPS)
You have 19 messages.Copy !req
424. Four job offers,
my bank raising my line of credit,Copy !req
425. a reporter from the New York Post.Copy !req
426. Really call me back, Mr. Morra.Copy !req
427. No one makes money that fast.Copy !req
428. This article's gonna get written
with or without you.Copy !req
429. And finally,
Kevin Doyle trying to sound casual.Copy !req
430. Eddie, I was talking
you up to my boss and, well,
the impossible happened, bud.Copy !req
431. We got you a meeting with Carl Van Loon.Copy !req
432. Carl Van Loon wants to meet you?Copy !req
433. - Apparently so.
- But you're not in the finance game.Copy !req
434. What can you do for Carl Van Loon?Copy !req
435. Since when do you speak Italian?Copy !req
436. Oh. (LAUGHS)
Self-improvement month.Copy !req
437. I guess somebody
gave me a wake up call.Copy !req
438. I hope you didn't do it for me.Copy !req
439. No, I just wanted
to apologize to you, Lin.Copy !req
440. And let you know that apparently
my capacity for self-sabotageCopy !req
441. wasn't boundless after all.Copy !req
442. The real question is,
why did you ever put up with me?Copy !req
443. I was in love with you.Copy !req
444. So, when does the book come out?Copy !req
445. Next year.
How's your new assistant?Copy !req
446. - She's good.
- Good.Copy !req
447. - Yeah.
- Yeah.Copy !req
448. And, uh, are you gonna get a new...Copy !req
449. You know...
I'm really happy you're here with me.Copy !req
450. I'm proud of you. And...Copy !req
451. a little intimidated.Copy !req
452. We started up again.Copy !req
453. Her place.Copy !req
454. My place.Copy !req
455. Basically every place.Copy !req
456. "In a sizzling
three days of trading,Copy !req
457. the unknown Mr. Morra
trumped the market,Copy !req
458. prompting one top
hedge fund manager to comment:Copy !req
459. 'He's Houdini.
He's a prophet of our times."'Copy !req
460. OK, give me that.
Give me that!Copy !req
461. - "He's God"?
- You coming over later?Copy !req
462. I can't. I don't have a key.Copy !req
463. Oh, that's right.Copy !req
464. - Can I have it back?
- Uh... Nope.Copy !req
465. - No?
- I mean, does it have to be that key?Copy !req
466. Can it be a new key?Copy !req
467. To our place?Copy !req
468. - It would be cost effective.
- And you say I'm not practical.Copy !req
469. Can I walk you to work?Copy !req
470. Whatcha doing, hon?Copy !req
471. Nothing.Copy !req
472. You should sleep.Copy !req
473. Isn't your Van Loon meeting tomorrow?Copy !req
474. Eddie?Copy !req
475. Are you OK?Copy !req
476. What are you doing out here?Copy !req
477. When's the last time you ate something?Copy !req
478. There he is.
Nice article in the Post, buddy.Copy !req
479. OK, he is on his way.Copy !req
480. Now, be warned. He's mercurial.Copy !req
481. One minute, your best friend,
the next, you're a leper.Copy !req
482. And he needs direct answers. Anything
tentative and you've lost him forever.Copy !req
483. I think we should rehearse
a few scenarios.Copy !req
484. I'm eating, Kevin.Copy !req
485. Hey, are you up for this?Copy !req
486. You sure? 'Cause I got
a little bit on the line here.Copy !req
487. Have a toast point.Copy !req
488. It's Carl Van Loon.
That's Carl Van Loon.Copy !req
489. He's worth a fortune.Copy !req
490. - Hey, John.
- Hey, Carl. Good to see you.Copy !req
491. - How are ya?
- Eddie.Copy !req
492. So, Eddie Morra.Copy !req
493. - What's your secret?
- Medication.Copy !req
494. I'm on special medication.Copy !req
495. OK.Copy !req
496. Well, it's a formula
with a complex method.Copy !req
497. But, of course, research was
a component. Massive research.Copy !req
498. I knew every helix of every scrap of DNA
in every company I bought.Copy !req
499. Papers stacked like the Himalayas
in my office, and you know what?Copy !req
500. - The stocks went up.
- By a hair.Copy !req
501. Sure, the stocks rose,
but who wants to do all that workCopy !req
502. for a shitty little uptake?Copy !req
503. It's not the visceral kind of spike
you want in short term holdings so...Copy !req
504. I dispensed
with all the hard statisticsCopy !req
505. and I went right to the rumor mill.Copy !req
506. So you bought your stocks based on what?
The tom-toms beating in the street?Copy !req
507. Sure. Share prices aren't really
based on how a company works.Copy !req
508. It's about how mass psychology works.Copy !req
509. So, if I found certain algorithms
in the perception of the stock...Copy !req
510. Pattern recognition.
That's your snake oil.Copy !req
511. Well, not everybody
understands the patterns.Copy !req
512. And that gave me a little bit more of
an uptake, but it's just a parlor trick.Copy !req
513. So then, I went on
to door number three.Copy !req
514. Are you really implying that you have
some sort of ultimate formula?Copy !req
515. Well, from 12,000 to
2.3 million in ten days.Copy !req
516. - I do have a formula, Mr. Pierce.
- Delusions of grandeur.Copy !req
517. I don't have delusions of grandeur,
I have an actual recipe for grandeur.Copy !req
518. I don't know who you are, Eddie, or what
you game is, but I'm sure of one thing.Copy !req
519. You don't work in my world.Copy !req
520. I'm up to my ass with investment guys
and you don't have their half-terrified,Copy !req
521. half-cocky line of crap which is...Copy !req
522. not to say that
I like yours any better.Copy !req
523. But you obviously pick your stocks
in a way which I haven't seen before.Copy !req
524. Take a look at these companies
and tell me what you think.Copy !req
525. - Right now? (CLEARS THROAT)
- Yeah. Take your time.Copy !req
526. Sure.Copy !req
527. These companies aren't the question,
are they?Copy !req
528. Explain.Copy !req
529. Unless you're playing
both sides of the fence.Copy !req
530. Control the whole power enchilada,
but, no,Copy !req
531. these companies wouldn't get you there
in emerging markets.Copy !req
532. You would have to... Oh. Whoa.Copy !req
533. This must be some big-ass merger
you're contemplating.Copy !req
534. And there's really only one company
with enough blingCopy !req
535. to justify a merger
with Van Loon and Associates.Copy !req
536. Who have you been talking to?Copy !req
537. Oh, I'm just connecting the dots.
Is Hank Atwood really gonna go for it?Copy !req
538. Well, you're an amazing con artist,
or you're a very smart young man.Copy !req
539. I mean, come on.
The two of you together?Copy !req
540. The whole world would have
to come begging for energyCopy !req
541. like Oliver Twist and his bowl of gruel.Copy !req
542. Now you're going backwards.
What else you got?Copy !req
543. - A prediction. It won't come off.
- Why's that?Copy !req
544. - You'd have to back off Libya.
- Really?Copy !req
545. Well, you don't want to hear this from
some schmuck who needs a ride home.Copy !req
546. All right, you get your shot. Meet me
tomorrow at the Saint Regis at tenCopy !req
547. and tell me how the gutsy little schmuck
who needs a ride homeCopy !req
548. would re-structure these deals.
And you'd better be prepared.Copy !req
549. I'm at your disposal.Copy !req
550. You don't really live here,
do you?Copy !req
551. Well... Spartans weren't
big on amenities.Copy !req
552. Yeah, and they eventually
got their asses kicked.Copy !req
553. I didn't go in. I wanted
to walk, move, digest, ingest.Copy !req
554. There are moments in life... moments
when you know you've crossed a bridge.Copy !req
555. Your old life is over.Copy !req
556. Van Loon was my bridge.
I finally had my shot.Copy !req
557. Wall Street would provide my nest egg,
but then how far could I go?Copy !req
558. CEO? A global force?
Maybe President.Copy !req
559. Time somebody shook up the free world
and got things done.Copy !req
560. Suddenly...Copy !req
561. It was another skip.
How had I gone the last 20 blocks?Copy !req
562. I got another ten blocks.
And then...Copy !req
563. I was way uptown.Copy !req
564. - (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
- (SIREN WAILING)Copy !req
565. - (LOW ROARING)
- (RADIO CHATTER)Copy !req
566. What bar was this?Copy !req
567. black canvas and then they would
just drop all the paint...Copy !req
568. Yeah. Did you ever meet...Copy !req
569. and then I actually went
there and had lunch, I went back.Copy !req
570. My friends are rolling...Copy !req
571. I heard you like to party.Copy !req
572. - Hey, watch it.
- Hey, hey! Take it easy!Copy !req
573. A fight? Don't know how to fight.Copy !req
574. Or do I?Copy !req
575. Ah!Copy !req
576. You use the fishhook action
to get inside the mouth.Copy !req
577. - Like this.
- (MAN GROANS)Copy !req
578. Attack the sensitive areas.
The eyes, the throat, the groin.Copy !req
579. - (TRAIN HORN BLOWS)
If you are hit, do not stop.Copy !req
580. Your persistence will
discourage your attacker.Copy !req
581. Off-balancing your opponentCopy !req
582. and then using his momentum,
take him down.Copy !req
583. When it finally stopped,Copy !req
584. I couldn't account
for the last 18 hours of my life.Copy !req
585. Hey, it's me.
I thought you were coming over.Copy !req
586. Is everything OK?
Call me when you get this.Copy !req
587. Even off NZT, I decided
to give Van Loon's files a shot.Copy !req
588. They were hieroglyphs.Copy !req
589. - Hello?
Kevin, this is Eddie.Copy !req
590. - Eddie?
Listen,Copy !req
591. - I can't make the meeting today.
- What are you talking about?Copy !req
592. I can't come in today, I'm sick.Copy !req
593. Yeah, well you can't
have the flu right now.Copy !req
594. He'll never give you this chance again.Copy !req
595. I know, listen, I just...
I have all this data to analyze...Copy !req
596. What have you been doing
for the last day?Copy !req
597. - Kev, I...
- Don't you get it? This is your test.Copy !req
598. Yeah, well, I can't
pass the test right now.Copy !req
599. And how am I gonna look if you don't?Copy !req
600. - I know, listen, I just...
- Sh. Listen to me.Copy !req
601. Pull yourself together.
Get down to the meeting.Copy !req
602. OK, OK.
(STAMMERS) I'll be there. I'll be there.Copy !req
603. - Hey, how are ya?
- Eddie.Copy !req
604. Good to see you again.Copy !req
605. Sit down.Copy !req
606. What do you know about Hank Atwood?Copy !req
607. Atwood, um...Copy !req
608. He's an iconoclast, um...Copy !req
609. Owns about half of Colorado.Copy !req
610. So this is prepared, Eddie?Copy !req
611. Uh...Copy !req
612. Is this Atwood 101?
Doesn't everybody know about Atwood?Copy !req
613. Where was he two years ago?Copy !req
614. - Hm?
- Nowhere.Copy !req
615. Two years ago he wasn't
even on Forbes' radar.Copy !req
616. That was a great leap forward, right?Copy !req
617. I'm baffled by this guy.
He comes out of nowhere so strong.Copy !req
618. Has me on the run before I can
even get to anybody in his camp.Copy !req
619. (VOICE ECHOING) Beats me
out of two properties,Copy !req
620. investing in countries with no oil.
Places I'd never go near...Copy !req
621. We're here in front
of the hotel where a woman,Copy !req
622. identified as Maria Winberg,
was found dead in her room last night,Copy !req
623. a victim of foul play. Ms. Winberg
was a well-known socialite and model...Copy !req
624. but was also known for her dedicated
charity work around the city.Copy !req
625. Police spent hours questioning
hotel staff and patronsCopy !req
626. and an eyewitness reported
seeing a man leaving the scene...Copy !req
627. help me convince him that I can
raise his game. Got any ideas?Copy !req
628. What do you think?Copy !req
629. - Hm?
- Um...Copy !req
630. hotel has adequate
security cameras...Copy !req
631. You're not one of those
kind of guys, are you Eddie?Copy !req
632. We lose you if there's
a screen in the room?Copy !req
633. These are tectonic plates
that are shifting right under us.Copy !req
634. Pardon me, one second.Copy !req
635. Was it possible?
Could I have killed someone?Copy !req
636. Was it even me?Copy !req
637. - (PHONE RINGS)
- (ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS)Copy !req
638. Eddie? This is Melissa.Copy !req
639. Listen, Vernon hasn't been
giving you anything, has he?Copy !req
640. Because that stuff is dangerous.Copy !req
641. Melissa?Copy !req
642. Melissa, hey, do you think
that we can meet somewhere?Copy !req
643. - I really need to talk to you.
We're talking now.Copy !req
644. No, no, let's meet at, uh...
Billy's on Grant at noon?Copy !req
645. You can't see me, Eddie.
- No, no...Copy !req
646. Eddie, please.
- Please, please come, please come, I...Copy !req
647. It's important, I really need to know
what you're talking about.Copy !req
648. I realized that there were
other people who might know about NZT.Copy !req
649. Vernon's other clients.Copy !req
650. Hi.
- Yeah, hi,Copy !req
651. may I please speak with Jerry Brady?Copy !req
652. Jerry's in the hospital.
- He's what?Copy !req
653. Yeah, he's not doing well at all.Copy !req
654. - Yeah, hello, is Paul Kaplan there?
Uh, no. No, he's not.Copy !req
655. Uh, Paul passed away three days ago.Copy !req
656. Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.Copy !req
657. Yeah, he started getting headaches,
then he collapsed at work.Copy !req
658. Now he's in the ICU.Copy !req
659. OK, please give him my best.
Thank you.Copy !req
660. Of all the people I called...
three were dead and the rest were sick.Copy !req
661. Hello? Hello?Copy !req
662. Watch it, man!Copy !req
663. - (TIRES SCREECHING)
- (WOMAN SCREAMS)Copy !req
664. Did you see that?Copy !req
665. Hey!Copy !req
666. Go! Go!Copy !req
667. Eddie.Copy !req
668. Melissa.Copy !req
669. Hey.Copy !req
670. Don't tell me I look good,
'cause I know.Copy !req
671. I didn't want you to see me this way.Copy !req
672. You look good.Copy !req
673. Oh, I, uh...Copy !req
674. Yeah, I sorta got myself together.Copy !req
675. NZT will do that to you.Copy !req
676. - What do you mean?
- I mean, I took it, too.Copy !req
677. Vernon didn't tell you
any of this, did he?Copy !req
678. No.Copy !req
679. Well, when he told me
about this amazing new drug,Copy !req
680. I was like, down the hatch.
And it was. It was amazing.Copy !req
681. I read Brian Greene's
The Elegant Universe in 45 minutesCopy !req
682. and I understood it.Copy !req
683. My work rate increased
just insanely overnightCopy !req
684. and my boss started to hate me.Copy !req
685. They offered me his job and then...
and then I got scared.Copy !req
686. - Why?
- Why? Because I'm not stupid.Copy !req
687. Nobody can operate at that level
of mental activity and not crash.Copy !req
688. I stopped taking it.Copy !req
689. - And?
- And I got sick. Headaches.Copy !req
690. Throwing up.
So I went back to Vernon.Copy !req
691. He told me about all the people
that were dying.Copy !req
692. How much have you
been taking, Eddie?Copy !req
693. I've been taking a lot.Copy !req
694. Well, maybe... maybe they've
worked out the bugs. Maybe...Copy !req
695. Maybe this is a different batch.Copy !req
696. - Yeah.
- You're off it right now, aren't you?Copy !req
697. - Just finish your story.
- Well...Copy !req
698. I didn't take any more
and I didn't die.Copy !req
699. But after a while, I realized I
couldn't concentrate on anythingCopy !req
700. for longer than ten minutes.Copy !req
701. I, uh... I missed deadlines,
got lazy, slow, so slow.Copy !req
702. That was two years ago.Copy !req
703. And I haven't been the same since.Copy !req
704. Do you have some left? Good.Copy !req
705. You go home and you take it. You take
the dose down, but you don't just stop.Copy !req
706. You'll die if you just stop.Copy !req
707. Try to taper off, otherwise
the headaches are just the beginning.Copy !req
708. I have to go.Copy !req
709. - Do you know who makes it?
- I don't know.Copy !req
710. I have to go.Copy !req
711. Oh, shit. Listen, listen, listen.
Listen, listen, listen... OK.Copy !req
712. - You forget about me, huh?
- No, no, no, no.Copy !req
713. 12:00 and you're not here.Copy !req
714. - I'm here now. Oh!
- Good.Copy !req
715. - Come on, get going.
- I could write you a check.Copy !req
716. Check. Check.
Are you out of your mind?Copy !req
717. What do you think I am?
Some financial institution?Copy !req
718. All right. You're right.
Look, we just need to go to a bank...Copy !req
719. What do you got there?Copy !req
720. - What is it?
- No, it's just aspirin.Copy !req
721. Don't look like no aspirin I ever see.
It's something good, huh?Copy !req
722. I feel good, man.
What's in this stuff?Copy !req
723. It's just, uh, vitamins and aspirin.Copy !req
724. You full of shit, Eddie baby.Copy !req
725. Lindy. I wouldn't
have let him in, but...Copy !req
726. I'm sorry... Tyler, I gotta go.Copy !req
727. I'm sick.Copy !req
728. I shouldn't... I'm sorry.
I couldn't make it home.Copy !req
729. - Let's get you to a hospital.
- No, no, no, no, no. I don't need...Copy !req
730. I need you to get...Copy !req
731. It's really simple, babe.
I need my pills.Copy !req
732. - Eddie, what pills?
- I don't... Babe, it's complicated.Copy !req
733. What are you taking?
Are you on drugs?Copy !req
734. They're... it's...Copy !req
735. I had no choice.
I told Lindy everything.Copy !req
736. So all this energy of yours,
all this focus...Copy !req
737. has been a drug.Copy !req
738. Well, it was supposed to be legal.Copy !req
739. I have a... a supply stashed.Copy !req
740. You want me to go get it.Copy !req
741. - No. No, no, no. I'm gonna go get it.
- Give me your keys.Copy !req
742. I'll go to your apartment.Copy !req
743. It's not... in my apartment.
I moved it.Copy !req
744. (LAUGHS) OK, so where did you move it?Copy !req
745. In my house.Copy !req
746. Unbelievable.Copy !req
747. Hey, have you got it?Copy !req
748. Yeah.Copy !req
749. There's someone following me.Copy !req
750. Are you sure?Copy !req
751. Yeah. He got into the cab behind meCopy !req
752. and he's making every turn I'm making.Copy !req
753. - Baby, call the cops.
- Can you go around him?Copy !req
754. Babe, what's happening?Copy !req
755. We're stopped dead.Copy !req
756. He's getting out.Copy !req
757. Eddie, he's walking over here.Copy !req
758. Lindy?Copy !req
759. Oh, God!Copy !req
760. Ow!Copy !req
761. Help! Help!Copy !req
762. This man's...
This man's chasing me!Copy !req
763. (PANTING) He followed me from
my building. I don't know him.Copy !req
764. - Please!
- Yo, buddy, let's leave her alone!Copy !req
765. Are you deaf?
I said leave her alone.Copy !req
766. Hey, buddy, are you
trying to piss me off?Copy !req
767. What are you doing, man?Copy !req
768. - Are you still there?
- Yeah, I'm here. What happened?Copy !req
769. (PANTING) I'm stuck. He'll find me.Copy !req
770. OK, stop talking. Don't move.Copy !req
771. He killed two guys.
- What?Copy !req
772. - He's gonna kill me, too.
- No, no, no...Copy !req
773. Can he see you?Copy !req
774. No.Copy !req
775. Not yet.Copy !req
776. (WHIMPERING) I don't know what to do.Copy !req
777. OK, I need you to go into the bag
and take one of the pills.Copy !req
778. Why?Copy !req
779. Because you'll know what to do.
You'll take it and then you'll know.Copy !req
780. He's got a knife. Eddie, I can't
think my way out of a knife.Copy !req
781. Just listen to me.
It'll come on in 30 seconds.Copy !req
782. And you'll think your way out.
That's what it does.Copy !req
783. He's getting closer. (WHIMPERING)Copy !req
784. Lindy, I love you.Copy !req
785. (LAUGHING) Hey!Copy !req
786. Now turn to me...Copy !req
787. Hey, hey, hey, hey!Copy !req
788. - Ah!
- Daddy!Copy !req
789. Ah!Copy !req
790. Eddie. Here.Copy !req
791. It's gonna be OK.Copy !req
792. We've got to get out of here. Eddie?Copy !req
793. You OK?Copy !req
794. Yeah.Copy !req
795. I'm so sorry about what happened.Copy !req
796. I want you to know that you never,
ever have to go through that again,Copy !req
797. 'cause I can take care of us now.Copy !req
798. I'm sure you can.Copy !req
799. I can make us safe.
I'm back, OK?Copy !req
800. - Who's back, Eddie?
- Me.Copy !req
801. No. It's not you.Copy !req
802. - You were different before.
- I'm still the same person, Lin.Copy !req
803. I wasn't, when I was on it.Copy !req
804. I did things I would never do.Copy !req
805. - Those things saved your life.
- But they weren't me.Copy !req
806. Yes, they were.
No, the way it works...Copy !req
807. I know how it works. I get it.Copy !req
808. I totally get it.
You feel invincible.Copy !req
809. Where it will take us, Lin,
you can't even imagine.Copy !req
810. The things we'll be able to do.
Where we'll be a year from now.Copy !req
811. The kind of life that
we'll finally be able to live.Copy !req
812. Well, you might have
to live it without me.Copy !req
813. Look, I am gonna stop taking it.
There's just some things I have to doCopy !req
814. to keep us safe and that... To set us up
and then I'm gonna get off it.Copy !req
815. - I mean, that's the plan.
- Eddie...Copy !req
816. Look, I have a plan. I swear.Copy !req
817. I'm gonna get off it.Copy !req
818. OK.Copy !req
819. I hope you do.Copy !req
820. Looking for me?Copy !req
821. You think you can run out on me, huh?
You think I don't know where you are?Copy !req
822. I was under the impression
our business was settled.Copy !req
823. I want some more of that stuff.Copy !req
824. Or I shoot you right here.
Take your pick.Copy !req
825. This guy was not going away.Copy !req
826. A few pills would buy me some time.Copy !req
827. - There it is. We're done.
- Oh, yeah. We'll see.Copy !req
828. Until I found a more...
permanent solution.Copy !req
829. Unless you see a real threat, I never
want it known that I have any security.Copy !req
830. You'll never precede me,
you'll always follow me.Copy !req
831. Never more than 15 steps behind.
And never stand too close together.Copy !req
832. I want to able to look behind me
if the opportunity presents itself.Copy !req
833. And don't wear the same color suit.
This isn't The Matrix.Copy !req
834. You have to know, Eddie,
I wrote you off.Copy !req
835. - I was sick.
- You don't get sick.Copy !req
836. You're playing at this level, you get
hit by a car, you don't even die.Copy !req
837. - You're absolutely right.
- I know I'm right.Copy !req
838. I mean, I didn't know who or what
I was talking to.Copy !req
839. A hundred and five. That's who
you were talking to, Carl. Delirium.Copy !req
840. Mm-hm.Copy !req
841. I sent over my revised projections.Copy !req
842. I didn't ask for your projections.Copy !req
843. I know, but I think if
you take a look at them...Copy !req
844. I already have.
As a matter of fact...Copy !req
845. I fired a few people
over your projections.Copy !req
846. - I'm sorry.
- No, you're not.Copy !req
847. You're relieved that you know things
my team missed.Copy !req
848. The minute,
the instant that's no longer true...Copy !req
849. Two months after I'd started NZT,Copy !req
850. I was brokering the biggest merger
in corporate history.Copy !req
851. Ironically, it's gonna be crude. Crude
is gonna be where we're gonna hit them.Copy !req
852. Which yields a prospective profit
of 200 percent.Copy !req
853. That makes both of us
very happy campers.Copy !req
854. I found that if
I maintained an even dose,Copy !req
855. remembered to eat,
drank no alcohol,Copy !req
856. - the blackouts didn't recur.
- How you doing, Eddie?Copy !req
857. Tom, is it possible to construct
an imperceptible compartment?Copy !req
858. In this jacket?Copy !req
859. - In all of them.
- Certainly, sir.Copy !req
860. Safer though my stash now was, I
was not sitting around until it ran out.Copy !req
861. Can I combine these ingredients
in the same exact quantity, yes, but,Copy !req
862. the exact method of delivery
to the brain... Darts at a dartboard.Copy !req
863. - Meaning?
- Clinical trials, guinea pig people.Copy !req
864. - That's gonna take too long.
- It's what it is.Copy !req
865. Or you'll kill people.
You need 12, to 18 months...Copy !req
866. I'll give you two million dollars
if you can do it in six.Copy !req
867. I found that we can cut costs
30 percent and, um...Copy !req
868. Excuse me one second.Copy !req
869. I thought we straightened this out,
Detective.Copy !req
870. This isn't about Vernon Gant,
Mr. Morra.Copy !req
871. What is this about?Copy !req
872. The witness identified the Maria Winberg
suspect as this person.Copy !req
873. Wanna tell me your whereabouts
the night of April 2nd?Copy !req
874. I couldn't keep
this quiet on my own.Copy !req
875. Enter Morris Brandt...
the most lethal lawyer in New York.Copy !req
876. You're lucky somebody wiped the room.
It's weak. Circumstantial at best.Copy !req
877. Just between us, were you there?Copy !req
878. I don't remember.Copy !req
879. I don't want to
make concessions to you...Copy !req
880. Carl Van Loon and Hank AtwoodCopy !req
881. had no idea I might
soon be charged with murder.Copy !req
882. But SyCorps, Andine
and others are jockeyingCopy !req
883. for the same industrial
concessions in LibyaCopy !req
884. that both our companies are
pretending we're not sniffing out.Copy !req
885. How do you know this?Copy !req
886. The governmental bribe system
is itself corrupt, so, of course,Copy !req
887. information about its inner workings,
like anything, can be bought.Copy !req
888. Go on.Copy !req
889. If you take a look at the lower
left-hand column, in 2008,Copy !req
890. five companies were jockeying for a
position before we even took notice.Copy !req
891. Jesus, he looks frail.Copy !req
892. - Could be an act.
- He's not even 60.Copy !req
893. So, have you decided, Eddie?
What are you gonna do?Copy !req
894. When this is over? I don't know.Copy !req
895. You haven't given me the answer.Copy !req
896. You haven't asked the question.Copy !req
897. Well, given the scale
of my contribution,Copy !req
898. let's say 45.Copy !req
899. Done. Forty-five thousand dollars.Copy !req
900. Forty million is plenty, Eddie.
There's a lot more where that came from.Copy !req
901. You know, Eddie...Copy !req
902. it may be on your mindCopy !req
903. that you're not gonna
continue to work for me anymore.Copy !req
904. This has been
the learning experience of my life.Copy !req
905. I hope it has. I hope you don't
think you've gotten enough from me.Copy !req
906. On to the next.Copy !req
907. Well, in order for a career to evolve,
I'm gonna have to move on.Copy !req
908. That you would even think that
would only show meCopy !req
909. how unprepared you are
to be on your own.Copy !req
910. - I mean, you do know you're a freak.
- (LAUGHS)Copy !req
911. Your deductive powers are a gift
from God, or chance,Copy !req
912. or a stray shot of sperm,
or whatever, or whoever the hell wroteCopy !req
913. your life script, a gift not earned.Copy !req
914. You do not know what I know because
you have not earned those powers.Copy !req
915. You're careless with those powers.Copy !req
916. You flaunt them and you throw them
around like a brat with his trust fund.Copy !req
917. You haven't had to climb up
all the greasy little rungs.Copy !req
918. You haven't been bored blind at the
fundraisers. You haven't done the timeCopy !req
919. in that first marriage
to the girl with the right father.Copy !req
920. You think you can leap
over all in a single bound.Copy !req
921. You haven't had to bribe
or charm or threaten your wayCopy !req
922. to a seat at that table. You don't
know how to assess your competitionCopy !req
923. because you haven't competed.
Don't make me your competition.Copy !req
924. Now, I'll open up
a line of credit for you.Copy !req
925. You'll be wanting a few toys.Copy !req
926. Hotel rooms
were no longer an option.Copy !req
927. What I needed was a bunker.Copy !req
928. There's a built-in safe,
central surveillance,Copy !req
929. vault grade pneumatic doors.Copy !req
930. It's an unparalleled
three-tier security system.Copy !req
931. A fortress with a hell of a view.Copy !req
932. - What's the asking price?
- Eight-point-five.Copy !req
933. I'll take it.Copy !req
934. Right away, it was obvious
he was on NZT.Copy !req
935. Next week, I'm gonna need 20 pills.Copy !req
936. - Next week, you can go fuck yourself!
- (LAUGHS)Copy !req
937. Not that you'd feel anything.Copy !req
938. I don't think your Fortune 500
financial friends would appreciateCopy !req
939. the details of your little dilemma
with the police.Copy !req
940. Thursday, I'm gonna need the pills here.Copy !req
941. Getting smarter!Copy !req
942. Obviously, this could not go on,Copy !req
943. but there is very little on this earth
that 40 million dollars can't solve.Copy !req
944. And tomorrow at nine,
Atwood would sign the papers.Copy !req
945. - Do you want to call it?
- Cold feet?Copy !req
946. There was all last night
to tell us that.Copy !req
947. - Anything?
I'll call him again, sir.Copy !req
948. OK, the decision could
have changed. That makes sense.Copy !req
949. The discourtesy doesn't.
It's still on.Copy !req
950. Oh, based on your charts
and projections.Copy !req
951. You know, remind me,
who the fuck are you, anyway?Copy !req
952. I'm sorry, Carl, I've had it with this
unqualified, posturing little prick.Copy !req
953. - Pull it back.
- Since when is this the Delphic Oracle?Copy !req
954. - Pull it back.
Excuse me, Mr. Van Loon?Copy !req
955. Mrs. Atwood is in your office.Copy !req
956. Ah. Mrs. Atwood, Carl Van Loon.Copy !req
957. - My associate, Edward Morra.
- Pleasure.Copy !req
958. I wanted to make this
as confidential as possible.Copy !req
959. Of course.Copy !req
960. My husband experienced some pain
and dizziness this morning.Copy !req
961. He's currently at Lenox Hill,
undergoing tests.Copy !req
962. I just want you to know
we have every intentionCopy !req
963. of signing the contract.Copy !req
964. And as soon as he is able,
we will proceed.Copy !req
965. I realize this is a useless platitude,
but if there's anything that we can do,Copy !req
966. please don't hesitate to tell us.Copy !req
967. Obviously, we want to be
as helpful and respectfulCopy !req
968. as possible, Mrs. Atwood.Copy !req
969. Thank you, gentlemen.
I rely on your discretion.Copy !req
970. There won't be a proxy.Copy !req
971. No, a cagey prick like him
giving away power of attorney?Copy !req
972. Well, he'd better get better.Copy !req
973. But Atwood wouldn't get better.
Because Atwood was out of NZT.Copy !req
974. Well, why be surprised?Copy !req
975. How many other meteoric rises
might be explained by NZT?Copy !req
976. At least I had some.Copy !req
977. - My life wasn't in jeopardy.
- You can wait here.Copy !req
978. Only my money. And my liberty.Copy !req
979. I've been all over with them.Copy !req
980. We can't allow
any disparity in raceCopy !req
981. or physical type between you
and the rest of the line up.Copy !req
982. OK.Copy !req
983. They're as close to your clones
as I could possibly get.Copy !req
984. It's gotta be just one big
handsome blur to this guy.Copy !req
985. Who was out there?Copy !req
986. The woman's husband?Copy !req
987. A hotel maid?Copy !req
988. Was this how it was all going to end?Copy !req
989. Not the dimmest clue.
He was dithering.Copy !req
990. "He was the third one from the right.
No. Not him."Copy !req
991. There you go. It's a thing of beauty.
You have that made?Copy !req
992. I did.Copy !req
993. market's been mixed today.Copy !req
994. The Dow has been yo-yoing
amidst speculation thatCopy !req
995. Van Loon Associates and Hank Atwood
have negotiated a merger...Copy !req
996. Have you been talking to anyone?Copy !req
997. No, I haven't been talking to anybody,
Carl. I'm not stupid.Copy !req
998. I know you're not stupid, Eddie,Copy !req
999. but don't make the classic
smart person's mistake.Copy !req
1000. Thinking no one's smarter than you.Copy !req
1001. Where the hell have you been? This is
the second time you've turned to vapor.Copy !req
1002. I was in the building, I was getting
coffee. Why, has there been movement?Copy !req
1003. Yeah, there's been movement alright.
Atwood's in a coma.Copy !req
1004. He wasn't playing us.
He's dying.Copy !req
1005. What do you know about this?Copy !req
1006. I was less than
usually equipped to answer.Copy !req
1007. The dullness was coming on.
I was overdue to take my NZT.Copy !req
1008. And the pain was
starting behind my eyes.Copy !req
1009. Excuse me.Copy !req
1010. You're not excused.Copy !req
1011. What? A man in your employ
can't take a piss, Carl?Copy !req
1012. Was it Brandt or someone else?Copy !req
1013. The police station?
A coatroom?Copy !req
1014. Mr. Morra.Copy !req
1015. - Carl, I'm sorry...
- Mr. Morra. Mr. Morra!Copy !req
1016. - This just came for you.
- Yeah, what?Copy !req
1017. Hope not, so let me know
when you know.Copy !req
1018. All right, I'm gonna ask you again,
Eddie. What do you know about this?Copy !req
1019. - What? About the leak?
- No. About Atwood.Copy !req
1020. What? What about Atwood?Copy !req
1021. Look, you got a long way to go
as a liar, kiddo.Copy !req
1022. - Carl, I don't know what you're...
- Listen!Copy !req
1023. What you're about to say is bullshit.Copy !req
1024. I know there's something
you're hiding from me.Copy !req
1025. I smell it on you. Right now,Copy !req
1026. I wanna know why this clusterfuck
of a deal is dead in the water!Copy !req
1027. Carl.Copy !req
1028. Eddie! Eddie!Copy !req
1029. Outside Lenox Hill Hospital today,Copy !req
1030. more twists and turns
in the Van Loon-Atwood merger.Copy !req
1031. There is absolutely no truth
to the rumor of this merger.Copy !req
1032. None whatsoever.
My husband is having tests.Copy !req
1033. This is a difficult time.Copy !req
1034. We would appreciate your directing
further questions to our attorney.Copy !req
1035. Yes, we have no further comments
at this time.Copy !req
1036. We're just awaiting the results
of the latest round of testsCopy !req
1037. and hoping for the best.Copy !req
1038. Thank you.Copy !req
1039. Eddie.
I know you're in there, Eddie.Copy !req
1040. Open up.Copy !req
1041. Come on.Copy !req
1042. Open the door.Copy !req
1043. And so, here I am.Copy !req
1044. I knew they would kill me
slowly and horribly.Copy !req
1045. But this choice
would at least be mine.Copy !req
1046. But we're instinctive creatures.
We want to live.Copy !req
1047. So my foggy brain tried to remember
where one tablet of NZT might be.Copy !req
1048. It was possible.
And possible was enough.Copy !req
1049. Hey, Eddie.Copy !req
1050. Now you know I want more,
so why would you upset me?Copy !req
1051. I don't like being down
to this last one.Copy !req
1052. You don't even know how to use it.Copy !req
1053. You don't appreciate it.Copy !req
1054. You see, I dissolve in a solution.Copy !req
1055. You shoot it. It goes straight
into the blood and brain.Copy !req
1056. Lasts much longer.Copy !req
1057. So...Copy !req
1058. You gonna tell me where the rest is?Copy !req
1059. I'm plumb out.Copy !req
1060. You know, these guys are gonna find it.Copy !req
1061. Or I'm gonna make you tell me.Copy !req
1062. Question is, which is gonna come first?Copy !req
1063. I guess we're gonna find out, huh?Copy !req
1064. This is a waste of my time,
you know?Copy !req
1065. I'm getting out
of this side of the business.Copy !req
1066. I'm branching out.
I'm starting import-export company.Copy !req
1067. Very exciting stuff.Copy !req
1068. I got a lot on my plate.
You're lucky I'm here.Copy !req
1069. Back in the old times, I might
peel your skin back. Fillet you.Copy !req
1070. "Fillet." It's a nice word.Copy !req
1071. I didn't know this before.
Oh, I had such a poor vocabulary.Copy !req
1072. But then I discovered
this thing, Google.Copy !req
1073. Did you know the small and large
intestines is 20 foot long?Copy !req
1074. I had no idea.
I don't believe it.Copy !req
1075. I gotta see this for myself.
I'm dubious. It's another nice word.Copy !req
1076. Anyway, I'm sure you're curious, too.Copy !req
1077. Don't worry, everything's sterilized.Copy !req
1078. We're gonna keep you alive
for the whole shebang.Copy !req
1079. You're gonna get
a front row seat, Eddie.Copy !req
1080. What?Copy !req
1081. - Ah!
- (GRUNTING)Copy !req
1082. Not much of a triumph, was it?Copy !req
1083. Because I would die here, too.Copy !req
1084. Only NZT could help me and the last
of it was in this fuck's bloodstream.Copy !req
1085. Victor!Copy !req
1086. What?Copy !req
1087. Ah!Copy !req
1088. Hey!Copy !req
1089. Ah!Copy !req
1090. Ah! (GRUNTS)Copy !req
1091. Victor?Copy !req
1092. The police would later noteCopy !req
1093. that my apartment's previous
owner was an arms dealer.Copy !req
1094. Of course, these intruders had
been his dissatisfied clients.Copy !req
1095. And the night was still young.Copy !req
1096. I'm sure you're curious
about what happened to your boss.Copy !req
1097. I know I certainly am.Copy !req
1098. I mean, if my attorney was
really working for Mr. Atwood,Copy !req
1099. trying to save his life,
why is he dead?Copy !req
1100. I mean, at what point was
the pony express supposed to ride inCopy !req
1101. with his life-saving medication?Copy !req
1102. His boss was dead.Copy !req
1103. So, I didn't matter now.Copy !req
1104. But he did not appreciate that Morris
Brandt had kept the pills for himself.Copy !req
1105. And it was all still possible.Copy !req
1106. Actually, no, there's no more tickets.Copy !req
1107. Yeah, I know. An overbooked fundraiser.
That's a first.Copy !req
1108. Well, here he comes. I'll ask him.Copy !req
1109. Oh, that's much better.Copy !req
1110. - Great job.
- Thank you, sir.Copy !req
1111. Hi, Mr. Morra.Copy !req
1112. Edward!Copy !req
1113. I think we're looking
at a second overflow event.Copy !req
1114. There's a wave of donations coming in
and I don't thinkCopy !req
1115. they're even gonna
try a second debate.Copy !req
1116. - Great.
- Hold on.Copy !req
1117. A guy from
Eiben-Chemcorp's in your office.Copy !req
1118. - I have a lunch.
- They're your biggest contributor.Copy !req
1119. Give him his two crappy little minutes.Copy !req
1120. - Eiben-Chemcorp Pharmaceuticals?
- Yeah.Copy !req
1121. Finally get to meet the guys
that keep the lights on.Copy !req
1122. - Carl!
- Mr. Morra.Copy !req
1123. What a surprise. They told me somebody
from Eiben was coming.Copy !req
1124. Chemcorp. Yeah, that's me now. I'm
moving out of the energy business.Copy !req
1125. (LAUGHS) Come on. That's like Hef
moving out of the mansion.Copy !req
1126. Yeah. I bought Eiben a couple of months
ago. I'm surprised you didn't hear.Copy !req
1127. No. No. Well, they really
keep me hopping here.Copy !req
1128. Well, it's gonna pay off,
Senator Morra.Copy !req
1129. The Senate. Who knows...Copy !req
1130. Everything's a technicality
from here on in, isn't it, Eddie?Copy !req
1131. I think we both know where it's headed,
if you can maintain.Copy !req
1132. Have you asked yourself what
you're gonna do when you run out?Copy !req
1133. - When did you know?
- Does it matter? I know now.Copy !req
1134. I wish you'd come to me at first, Eddie.
I could have bought Eiben at 33 a share.Copy !req
1135. We could have been partners.Copy !req
1136. So, Eiben makes NZT.Copy !req
1137. Well, it'll never officially exist.Copy !req
1138. Obviously, I don't need
to point out the advantages for you.Copy !req
1139. Oh, I think maybe you do.Copy !req
1140. Limitless supply.
We know you can't get any more.Copy !req
1141. You sure about that?Copy !req
1142. They shut down your lab this morning.Copy !req
1143. Eddie. I just want to help you,
that's all.Copy !req
1144. Keep you supplied.
No disruption in service.Copy !req
1145. Give you peace of mind.
That's all.Copy !req
1146. And in return, I do what?Copy !req
1147. Get a little advice, maybe.
I won't be bothering you much at first.Copy !req
1148. And later. What are you
gonna be bothering me with?Copy !req
1149. Well, given where you're heading,
some of our ideas are a bit ambitious.Copy !req
1150. But hey, I think they're achievable.Copy !req
1151. And what if I don't like your ideas?Copy !req
1152. Then we'll say, "Godspeed."Copy !req
1153. And your candle will have shed a brief,
but lovely light.Copy !req
1154. But you know what, Eddie,
let's not evenCopy !req
1155. go there right now.Copy !req
1156. Right now, I just want
to keep you brilliant...Copy !req
1157. and healthy. Come on.
Let's go get some lunch.Copy !req
1158. After you, Senator.Copy !req
1159. Thanks for stopping by, Carl.Copy !req
1160. Give us a second.Copy !req
1161. What are you doing? Do you want
to be President of the United StatesCopy !req
1162. - or brain dead, stuck full of tubes?
- I'll take my chances.Copy !req
1163. I told you your chances don't exist.
We shut down your lab.Copy !req
1164. You don't think some smartass on NZTCopy !req
1165. might have two or three
or even four labs?Copy !req
1166. - So what? You're not making any more.
- That's right, I'm not.Copy !req
1167. I thought better of it.
See, once you know what's in it,Copy !req
1168. you can tweak it, re-engineer it.
Get the bugs out. Taper off.Copy !req
1169. I'm off it, Carl.Copy !req
1170. Well, on it or off it,Copy !req
1171. there's no scenario
where you're not working for me.Copy !req
1172. How you gonna pay me?
In cigarettes?Copy !req
1173. Last year you tradedCopy !req
1174. - inside information 17 times.
- You threatening me?Copy !req
1175. Blank checks from Dubai.
Dumping in Chile. Disappeared officials.Copy !req
1176. - I mean, you shed a spot light...
- Do you want to go to war with me?Copy !req
1177. And trust me when I say this,
I'm not even being creative.Copy !req
1178. There's no way you can be making
accusations like thatCopy !req
1179. and be walking around alive.Copy !req
1180. That you would even think that shows me
how unprepared you are to fight me.Copy !req
1181. - You're no longer equipped to fight me.
- I may be off it,Copy !req
1182. but you think I didn't learn anything?
That my synapses didn't change?Copy !req
1183. That I kept absolutely nothing?Copy !req
1184. You have no idea what
kind of enemy I can be.Copy !req
1185. - That van's gonna rear-end that taxi.
- What?Copy !req
1186. The driver's distracted. He's texting.
He's going 30 miles an hour.Copy !req
1187. He has 60 feet to stop.
He doesn't have room.Copy !req
1188. - What van?
- (TIRES SCREECH)Copy !req
1189. I see everything, Carl.Copy !req
1190. I'm 50 moves ahead of you
and everybody else.Copy !req
1191. What makes you think I don't have a guy
with a bead on you right now?Copy !req
1192. How do you know you're gonna be alive
this time next year?Copy !req
1193. What are you doing? You get
your hands off me. What are you doing?Copy !req
1194. Something's pumping half-mass in there.
The walls of your heart are dilated.Copy !req
1195. Your aortic valve's steno. So you're
gonna need to get that replaced.Copy !req
1196. But you already knew that.Copy !req
1197. You know, you should
really be glad about this.Copy !req
1198. 'Cause me working for you?
You'd end up as my bitch.Copy !req
1199. Maybe we should cool off.
Talk again.Copy !req
1200. I don't think so.Copy !req
1201. Don't forget to vote.Copy !req
1202. Edward.Copy !req
1203. You good?Copy !req
1204. Yeah. Told you I have a lunch.Copy !req
1205. - Sorry I'm late.
- Hey. Don't worry.Copy !req
1206. - How's your day going?
- Ah. I've had better.Copy !req
1207. I still can't deal with that haircut.Copy !req
1208. I wouldn't even
recognize you on the street.Copy !req
1209. Well, I'm a new man.Copy !req
1210. I've already ordered.Copy !req
1211. What?Copy !req
1212. ENGLISH US - PSDHCopy !req