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(Jim) EVERY STORY HAS A BEGINNING.
(man) HOLD ON!
(grunts)
SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY HAS HAPPENED.
(George) YOU CAN JUMP JUST OVER A QUARTER MILE,
(whoosh)
(overlapping thoughts)
(J.J.) I'VE GOT, LIKE, THIS SUPER-BRAIN.
ANY TIME YOU WANT TO TELL MOM AND DAD
SO YOU TURNED YOUR GARAGE INTO--
WHAT EVERY SECRET CRIME-FIGHTER NEEDS--A LAIR.
YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE?
FIND OUT WHO KNOW ABOUT HIM, AND THEN TAKE CARE OF IT.
(Stephanie) OKAY, BE HONEST WITH ME, DAPHNE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THESE SNEAKERS?
I THINK THEY LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THE PAIR YOU JUST BOUGHT
THREE DAYS AGO. CAN WE GO NOW?
AS SOON AS I TRY THEM OUT.
(whoosh)
NOT BAD.
THEY HAVE GOOD ARCH SUPPORT.
OH. I'M SPENDING MORE MONEY ON SHOES THAN GAS THESE DAYS.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
DO YOU EVEN REALLY NEED A CAR ANYMORE?
BECAUSE A CAR WOULD MAKE A PERFECT BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
MM. OR THE PERFECT INCENTIVE FOR YOU TO GET
A LITTLE SOMETHING CALLED A JOB.
THESE ARE PRETTY COOL. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DAD, REALLY, MY OLD CLEATS ARE FINE.
J.J., YOU'RE ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM.
I THINK YOU EARNED A NEW PAIR OF CLEATS.
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU I'M NOT AS GOOD AS YOU THINK I AM?
FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE, WILL YOU GIVE YOURSELF SOME CREDIT?
YOU'RE GOOD, REALLY GOOD, AND YOU DIDN'T NEED
ANYONE'S HELP TO DO IT. I'M PROUD OF YOU, KID.
WHAT'S THAT?
MOM!
BIG EARTHQUAKE.
(metal clanks)
(grunts)
AAH!
MOM!
JIM!
(man) WATCH OUT!
JIM! OH!
(rumbling continues)
(sighs) EVERYBODY ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
(girl) HELP!
I CAN'T GET OUT!
(whooshing)
WHAT?
IF YOU PULL THAT, IT'LL CRUSH HER. COME HERE.
(pants) OKAY, PULL THAT STRAIGHT OUT,
(whispers) HOW DO YOU--
DAD, DO IT!
(metal creaks)
(Daphne and Stephanie) AAH!
(clatter)
J.J., HOW DID YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THAT?
(chuckles) TOTALLY LUCKY GUESS.
THANK YOU.
(chuckles)
HONEY, IF J.J. HAD POWERS, HE WOULD'VE TOLD US.
THEN HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT LIFE-SIZE GAME OF JENGA
THAT WAS A GUESS.
OH.
BUT ADMIT IT, J.J.'s BEEN DIFFERENT
YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
HE'S BEEN WORKING HARDER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE FACT THAT
HIS ENTIRE FAMILY HAS BEEN GIVEN A SUPERHUMAN GIFT EXCEPT HIM.
JIM, OUR LEARNING DISABLED SON IS SUDDENLY A B-PLUS STUDENT
ALL RIGHT. THEN-- THEN WHAT'S HIS GIFT?
REALIZING HIS POTENTIAL? STEPH, HE LOOKED US IN THE EYE,
A-AND HE TOLD US NOTHING HAD CHANGED.
WELL, I WANT TO TEST HIM.
I GOT A BETTER IDEA.
WHY DON'T YOU TRUST HIM?
WE TRIED THAT. LOOK, WE HAVE TO KNOW IF HE HAS POWERS.
(chuckles) SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO, HONEY?
Y-YOU'RE GONNA TELL YOUR SON YOU DON'T BELIEVE HIM,
I THINK I CAN COME UP WITH A MORE SUBTLE APPROACH.
J.J., I TOLD YOU, IN ORDER TO RESEARCH OUR POWERS,
I NEED A CONTROL GROUP WITH THE SAME FILIAL D.N.A.--
SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T HAVE POWERS, LIKE YOU.
YOU MUST REALLY THINK I'M STUPID.
WHAT, YOU WANT TO TEST ME BECAUSE YOU THINK
AHEM.
NO. NO. NO, J.J. YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
WHO'S STILL THEMSELVES, AND WE NEED TO KNOW WHY.
LOOK, IT'S NO BIG DEAL. JUST TAKE THE CUP INTO THE BATHROOM,
(laughs) MOM, I KNOW HOW TO PEE.
IT'S JUST THAT I'M KINDA LATE FOR SCHOOL,
AND I ALREADY WENT THIS MORNING. I'LL DO IT TOMORROW.
OKAY. TOMORROW IT IS.
(hums)
CARAMEL FRAPP, EXTRA WHIP, LITTLE MOCHA ON TOP,
JUST HOW YOU LIKE IT.
GEORGE, THANK YOU, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
YEAH. YOU DID SOMETHING TO YOUR HAIR, DIDN'T YOU?
YEAH, YOU DID. OH, MY GOD. AND IT'S WORKING FOR YOU, GIRL.
NO. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THE GREEN, WITH YOUR EYES--
GEORGE! STOP IT. I CAN'T KEEP TALKING TO YOU
WHY NOT? YOU KEEP ME INFORMED. I KEEP YOU CAFFEINATED.
BECAUSE IT'S PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. THAT IS WHY.
YOU'RE AN A.D.A. WHY DON'T YOU JUST TALK
WHY WOULD I WANT TO TALK TO SOME PRUNY OLD MAN
GEORGE.
WHAT? SO TELL ME, WHAT IS THE INSIDE INTEL ON CRIME
MNH. FINE. BUT THIS IS THE LAST TIME, OKAY?
(lowered voice) ALL RIGHT.
THEY HAVEN'T RELEASED IT TO THE PRESS YET,
BUT APPARENTLY THERE WAS SOMETHING RATHER UNUSUAL
ABOUT THAT EARTHQUAKE YESTERDAY, AS SMALL AS IT WAS.
(lowered voice) OKAY, LIKE WHAT?
LIKE IT WASN'T ONE.
(Dayton) DR. POWELL.
EXCITED FOR YOUR BIG NIGHT?
MM. I WAS, UNTIL I FOUND OUT HOW MANY BOARD MEMBERS
WERE FLYING IN TO HONOR, WELL, A PLANT.
(cell phone rings)
YOU'LL DO GREAT. EXCUSE ME.
THERE'S A SLIGHT CRISIS THAT NEEDS MY ATTENTION.
MM.
(lowered voice) HOW COULD THERE HAVE BEEN A SECTOR 7 BREACH?
THREE GUARDS ARE IN I.C.U. ONE IS DEAD.
REALIZE WE'RE DEALING WITH A DEADLY WEAPON,
ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE CONTAINED IMMEDIATELY.
NO WORRIES.
SOMETHING THAT POWERFUL CAN'T STAY HIDDEN FOR LONG.
GOOD MORNING.
(typing)
(beeps)
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING ON FOR MY SPEECH.
WELL, THAT'S 'CAUSE IT ISN'T. IT'S WAY MORE INTERESTING.
(lowered voice) THIS IS THE ONLY TRACE
OF THE LATE DOCTOR IN THE ENTIRE GLOBAL TECH ARCHIVES,
AND CONSIDERING THAT HE WAS RESEARCHING
THE SAME MUTATED CHROMOSOME THAT YOUR FAMILY HAS,
(disk drive clicks)
THE ENTIRE THING IS ENCRYPTED WITH A 64-BIT ALGORITHM.
BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT I CAN CRACK THE CODE,
IT MAY GIVE US SOME INSIGHT INTO HIS RESEARCH ON SUPERPOWERS.
GREAT, 'CAUSE I COULD REALLY USE SOME ANSWERS...
(sighs) STARTING WITH MY SON.
J.J.?
OH, MY GOD! THAT'S FANTASTIC. WHAT DOES HE HAVE?
DON'T TELL ME. INVISIBILITY. NO! FLYING.
I KNEW IT MADE NO SENSE THAT NONE OF YOU WERE AIRBORNE.
NO. KATIE! KATIE, HE CAN'T FLY, ALL RIGHT?
IN FACT, HE'S NOT EVEN ADMITTING THAT HE HAS POWERS,
SO HE'S TRYING TO MAINTAIN HIS SECRET IDENTITY.
MOST SUPERHEROES DON'T REVEAL THEIR ALTER EGOS
TO THEIR FAMILIES.
INTERESTING TIDBIT--MOST SUPERHEROES DON'T HAVE MOTHERS.
MOST OF THEM ARE DEAD OR AWAY ON THEIR HOME PLANET
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF COFFEE PLACES
MUCH CLOSER TO SCHOOL THAT ARE HIRING.
(scoffs) AND SERVE BAILEY BROWNING
IS THAT...
WHAT'S OLIVIA DOING WITH OUR ENGLISH TEACHER?
OH. MR. ROBBINS, OLIVIA, HI.
HI.
MEGAN, DAPHNE.
THOUGHT IT WAS A COINCIDENCE RUNNING INTO OLIVIA.
JOB APPLICATION.
FIGURE IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START WORKING FOR THE MAN.
Y-YEAH, ME, TOO. UH, THEN I SAW MR. ROBBINS,
SO I THOUGHT I'D HARASS HIM ABOUT MY BOOK REPORT GRADE.
ANYWAY, I SHOULD, UM, GO.
RIGHT. UH, GOOD-BYE, OLIVIA.
AND I'LL BE SURE TO TAKE YOUR GRADE UNDER ADVISEMENT.
BYE.
BYE. (chuckles)
MR. ROBBINS, I DIDN'T THINK THAT YOU LIVED AROUND HERE.
(whoosh)
(thinking) HUGE MISTAKE MEETING HER LIKE THIS.
IF THEY SUSPECT ANYTHING, I'M SCREWED.
NO LINE.
HUH?
THERE'S NO LINE AT THE REGISTER.
PROBABLY WANT TO GET THAT APPLICATION IN.
RIGHT. UM, BYE, MR. ROBBINS.
YEAH.
BYE.
OH, MY GOD. THEY'RE SO DOING IT.
DUH. DON'T YOU KNOW THE WAY PEOPLE ACT WHEN THEY DO IT?
BUT MR. ROBBINS IS HER TEACHER.
IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE, I GUESS.
LISTEN TO THIS. THAT EARTHQUAKE THAT YOU WERE IN...
THE REASON IT WASN'T FELT MORE THAN A FEW BLOCKS AWAY
FROM THE STORE IS BECAUSE IT WASN'T A NATURAL DISASTER.
WHAT?
YOU HAVE SOURCES?
WHAT, YOU CAN HAVE SUPERPOWERS AND I CAN'T HAVE SOURCES?
OKAY. SO WHAT ELSE DO YOUR SOURCES TELL YOU?
WELL, THEY'RE STILL SIFTING THROUGH DEBRIS,
IT WAS NO GRENADE, GEORGE.
NO, NO. NOT THE KIND THAT G.I. JOE USES, OKAY?
IT'S--IT'S LIKE-- IT DOESN'T USE EXPLOSIVES.
IT ALMOST KILLED MY FAMILY.
(lowered voice) YEAH, WELL, GET THIS.
IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THAT QUAKING,
THE IN-STORE PHARMACY WAS ROBBED.
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF MEDS LIFTED.
THE ONE THING IS, IT'S USUALLY NAVY SEALS, MILITARY COMMANDOS
SO, WHAT,
THEY'RE USING THE GRENADE AS SOME SORT OF DIVERSION?
EXACTLY. SO WHILE FAMILIES LIKE YOURS
ARE AT A PHARMACY, STOCKING UP ON SUPPLIES--
MOM'S BUYING 2-IN-1 SHAMPOOS,
KIDS ARE BEGGING FOR CANDY-- SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING,
EVERYONE'S LIFE IS CHANGED WITH ONE SIMPLE BOOM.
FEARING FOR THEIR LIVES, THE CUSTOMERS RUN OUT,
WHILE THE PERP WALKS IN AND HELPS HIMSELF
TO WHATEVER DRUGS HE WANTS.
GOD HELP ANYONE WHO TRIES TO BE A HERO.
ANOTHER PHARMACY WAS HIT.
PAY-RITE ON MARINE. PHARMACIST IS DEAD.
LET'S GO, PEOPLE!
♪♪♪
(bell rings)
HEY. I GOT YOUR PEE, MAN.
DUDE. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? NOT HERE.
(sighs) IS IT YOURS?
NAH. I GOT STAGE FRIGHT.
BUT IT'S FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE, THOUGH.
MY PARENTS ARE ALL OVER ME. THINK I'M DOPIN' OR SOMETHING
JUST 'CAUSE I'M ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM.
UH, MY ASTHMA MEDS.
OH.
WELL, THIS'LL COVER YOU, I PROMISE.
WE'RE GONNA GET 'EM OFF YOUR JOCK ONCE AND FOR ALL.
SEE YA. YOU OWE ME.
(lowered voice) OH, HERE COMES OLIVIA.
I'M GONNA LAUNCH A LIGHT INVESTIGATION.
(lowered voice) MEGAN, DON'T. YOU'RE THE OPPOSITE OF SUBTLE.
HEY.
SO WEIRD RUNNING INTO YOU AT THAT COFFEE PLACE
WH-WHAT SHE MEANS IS,
FIRST YOU RUN INTO MR. ROBBINS AND THEN.. WE RUN INTO YOU.
(thinking) THEY SO DON'T GET IT.
YEAH. I GUESS.
I MEAN, ME--I'D GO ANYWHERE TO MEET MR. ROBBINS
(whispers) SUBTLE!
LOOK, IF YOU GUYS THINK THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON BETWEEN US,
(whoosh)
THEY CAN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.
GOD, I HOPE THEY JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.
SORRY, OLIVIA.
MEGAN HAD TOO MUCH SUGAR AT LUNCH.
W-WE SHOULD GET TO LINEUP.
(knocks on door)
EXCUSE ME. ANY UPDATES?
AS YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON-SITE
FOR THE FIRST ROBBERY, SO WE'RE PRETTY CURIOUS.
IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER CONCUSSION GRENADE.
THIS ONE TOOK OUT THE PHARMACIST,
OHH.
ANY LEADS?
YEAH, WE GOT A SURVEILLANCE TAPE WE'RE ANALYZING.
WELL, MAYBE I COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
I DON'T-- YOU KNOW, SKETCH THE GUY?
WHAT PART OF "WE HAVE HIM ON TAPE" DIDN'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
JUST TRYING TO HELP.
WE GOTTA GET OUR HANDS ON THAT FOOTAGE, GEORGE,
I'D HELP IF I COULD,
BUT I'M CURRENTLY IN BETWEEN SOURCES AT THE MOMENT.
CORDERO WON'T LET US ANYWHERE NEAR IT.
HE'S GOT IT LOCKED AWAY IN EVIDENCE.
WHAT? WHAT?
UH...
(lowered voice) OH.
YEAH!
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! I CAN'T BREAK INTO EVIDENCE.
EVEN IF I COULD GET PAST THE LOCK, I'D BE SEEN.
(lowered voice) NOT IF YOU WERE MOVING FAST ENOUGH.
YEAH.
JUST--GEORGE!
STEPHANIE WOULD NEVER HELP ME WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HEY. YOU CANNOT BE TOO SURE.
YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU ASK.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE DECIDED TO CLEAN UP THE CITY
I UNDERSTAND. (sighs)
(sighs)
YEAH. YEAH, WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE PLENTY OF TIME
TO PLOT STRATEGY WHILE JIM'S BEHIND BARS.
EXCUSE ME?
ACTUALLY, JAIL ISN'T WHERE THEY'D PUT SOMEONE LIKE JIM.
MORE OF A GOVERNMENT RESEARCH FACILITY
(Stephanie) UH--
BRIGHT LIGHTS, METAL SLAB. YOU'RE A SCIENTIST.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT JIM ISN'T TELLING YOU IS THAT THAT SURVEILLANCE TAPE,
CURRENTLY IN THE PRECINCT'S EVIDENCE LOCKER--
JIM, I WILL NOT KEEP THE TRUTH FROM HER ANY LONGER! I CANNOT!
OH, JIM.
STEPHANIE...
HE DID NOT WANT TO TELL YOU, BUT I CAN'T LIE TO YOU.
IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME
I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE AROUND HERE TAKING RISKS.
FINE. I WILL GET THAT TAPE FOR YOU, BUT JUST THIS ONE TIME.
AFTER THAT, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN.
(whispers) WHAT?
HEY, JUST BECAUSE YOU WON'T LIE TO YOUR WIFE
DOES NOT MEAN THAT I CAN'T.
WHAT'S SHE GONNA DO IF SHE FINDS OUT,
MAKE ME SLEEP ON THE COUCH? WE GOT IT!
J.J.! I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T NOTICE YOU THERE.
I'VE BEEN SPENDING HOURS TRYING TO CRACK THE LAST WALL
IN THIS ENCRYPTED DATA CODE.
ANYWAYS, I COME BEARING... THIS. (chuckles)
HUH. (inhales deeply) EW.
(chuckles)
YES.
YES.
LOOKS COMPLICATED. (chuckles)
COMPLICATED?
"INCEPTION" MADE MORE SENSE.
(chuckles)
I'M GONNA TAKE THIS TO THE LAB
BEFORE IT STARTS TO SMELL LIKE MY COLLEGE DORM IN HERE, OKAY?
(whooshing and beeping)
(chuckles)
HI.
WHEW. SURE IS HOT OUT THERE TODAY.
(chuckles) YEAH.
(metal creaks)
(whoosh)
AHH. (sighs)
BUSY, BUSY, HUH?
(whoosh)
MUST'VE BLOWN OPEN.
LET ME GET THAT FOR YA.
(clank)
ONCE. NEXT TIME, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
(telephone rings in distance)
(ring)
(George) I THINK THAT WENT PRETTY WELL.
OH, YEAH? WHICH PART? THE PART WHERE YOU DECEIVED MY WIFE
INTO COMMITTING A FELONY? YOU MEAN THAT PART?
HERE YOU GO.
(taps key)
CHECK OUT MR. SPECIAL OPS HERE.
THAT'S OUR GUY.
THAT'S NOT OUR GUY.
THAT'S OUR GIRL.
(lowered voice) MM. HEY.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP WITH THAT THING YESTERDAY.
SO WERE YOU ON THE TAPE?
UH, NO. UNH-UNH. AS IT TURNS OUT, NO. UH, GOT LUCKY.
(normal voice) OKAY, ANYBODY WANTS A RIDE, NOW'S THE TIME.
J.J., I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR GAME THIS WEEKEND.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. BOWLS IN THE SINK.
(bowl clatters)
OH! OH. NO, UH, IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU CAN'T BE CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK, CAN YOU? DAPH?
MOM, WITH THESE POWERS, WHAT DO I DO IF I SHOULD
ACCIDENTALLY OVERHEAR SOMETHING THAT I SHOULDN'T?
WELL, IF IT INVOLVES YOUR FATHER, ME,
OR WHATEVER I WAS THINKING
WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE SHOWER THE OTHER DAY--
EW. GROSS! UH...
I THINK OLIVIA SCHAEFFER IS SLEEPING WITH MR. ROBBINS.
YOUR ENGLISH TEACHER? UH, ARE YOU SURE?
THAT'S THE THING. OLIVIA DIDN'T EXACTLY CONFESS.
IN FACT, SHE DENIED IT.
BUT YOU READ HER MIND.
THIS JUST ISN'T FAIR. I JUST WANTED A JOB,
NOT TO GET STUCK IN SOME AFTER-SCHOOL SPECIAL.
OH, HONEY. YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S NOT FAIR.
AND WE DIDN'T ASK FOR THESE POWERS,
BUT WE'VE GOT THEM, SO NOW WE HAVE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S A VERY SERIOUS ALLEGATION.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN.
HER NAME'S REBECCA JESSUP.
POLICE ALREADY HAVE AN A.P.B. OUT ON HER.
SPENT A YEAR AND A HALF IN PRISON FOR WRITING BAD CHECKS.
GOT OUT EARLY FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR SIX MONTHS AGO.
NO HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. NO HISTORY OF DRUG USE.
DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE SENSE. SHE'S STEALING DRUGS.
SHE WAS PROBABLY AS HIGH AS THE PIZZA DELIVERY GUY
NAH, IT'S A GOOD THEORY,
ONLY THE DRUGS SHE'S BEEN STEALING DON'T GET YOU HIGH.
SHE STOLE CARBAMAZEPINE.
SAYS HERE IT'S AN ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUG.
WHY THE HELL IS SHE DOING THIS, GEORGE?
HI, KATIE. I GOT YOUR MESSAGE. YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?
J.J., YES. THANK YOU FOR COMING.
DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS LAB TODAY?
NO.
NO? OKAY. WELL, I'LL TELL YOU.
IT CONTAINS ONE LESS UNSOLVED ALGORITHM...
THANKS TO YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
J.J., YESTERDAY WHEN I TOOK YOUR SPECIMEN FOR TESTING,
YOU CRACKED AN ENCRYPTED FILE IN SECONDS,
AND THAT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING.
YOU CAME BACK FROM THAT TRIP WITH SUPERPOWERS, TOO.
YOU'RE A GENIUS, AREN'T YOU?
HERE'S WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, THOUGH.
WHY WOULD YOU LIE TO YOUR PARENTS ABOUT IT?
OH! OH! UH, SWEETHEART, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
MATH TUTORING WITH KATIE. (chuckles)
OH. WOW. YOU DO THAT, TOO? YOU'RE AMAZING.
I SAW THE VOLSON FILE. YOU CRACKED THE CODE.
(chuckles) TO BE HONEST, I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD DO IT,
IT WAS NO PROBLEM.
(chuckles)
TRUTH IS, I DON'T SAY THIS ENOUGH. YOU ARE
A TREMENDOUSLY GIFTED SCIENTIST, AND I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU
WORKING BESIDE ME. I WILL SEE YOU AT HOME LATER. GREAT.
THANK YOU.
(lowered voice) THAT FEELING THAT YOU'RE HAVING NOW--
THAT'S THE REASON I DIDN'T TELL MY PARENTS ABOUT MY SECRET.
BECAUSE IF THEY KNOW THAT I HAVE POWERS,
I'M NOT SPECIAL BECAUSE OF ME ANYMORE.
I'M JUST THIS KID WITH A MUTATED GENE, YOU KNOW?
OKAY. J.J., I'LL COVER FOR YOU FOR NOW,
BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TELL HER THE TRUTH,
AND SOON.
OH! I-I GOT YOUR TEST RESULTS.
WELL, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GIVE 'EM TO HER,
BECAUSE I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THEY'RE NORMAL.
THEY ARE. EXCEPT FOR ONE MINOR DETAIL.
J.J., YOU'RE PREGNANT.
(chuckles)
MR. ROBBINS, CAN I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A SECOND?
IF YOU NEED MORE TIME ON YOUR "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE" PAPER,
NO. IT'S NOT THAT. I...
WHAT ABOUT HER?
WHY WERE THE TWO OF YOU MEETING
SO FAR AWAY FROM SCHOOL...
ALONE TOGETHER?
I TOLD YOU, IT WAS A COINCIDENCE.
I BUMPED INTO YOU, TOO. WHAT, ARE YOU GONNA READ INTO THAT?
PLEASE, MR. ROBBINS, I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE IT'S THAT SIMPLE, BUT--
LOOK, DAPHNE, I KNOW YOU HAVE OLIVIA'S BEST INTERESTS
AT HEART. I DO.
BUT I WOULD NEVER GET INVOLVED WITH ONE OF MY STUDENTS.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
I'M SORRY.
(thinking) I THOUGHT ALL THIS LYING WOULD END
WHEN I STOPPED SLEEPING WITH HER.
YOU HAVE MY WORD.
SEE YOU NEXT CLASS.
(sighs)
HEY.
HI.
I GOT J.J.'s TEST RESULTS BACK.
AND?
WELL, ACCORDING TO KATIE, HE'S NORMAL.
(sighs) SEE, I-I KNEW IT.
I KNEW OUR BOY WOULD NOT LIE,
NOT--NOT LIKE THAT.
MM.
WAIT A MINUTE.
(sighs)
SOMETHING TELLS ME YOU STILL DON'T BELIEVE HIM.
I DON'T KNOW.
CALL IT A SCIENTIFIC HUNCH OR MOTHER'S INTUITION,
BUT... BUT HE'S JUST NOT THE SAME BOY HE WAS
BEFORE WE TOOK OUR TRIP.
YEAH, BUT YOU TESTED HIM. KATIE GAVE YOU THE RESULTS.
HEY, LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT ABOUT THIS, ALL RIGHT?
YOU, ME, AND DAPHNE-- EVERY DAY WE ARE FACED
WITH SOME NEW MORAL DILEMMA BECAUSE OF OUR POWERS.
(sighs)
(cell phone rings)
I'M SORRY. IT'S GEORGE.
MIGHT BE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IMPORTANT.
HEY, GEORGE. (sighs)
I GOT THREE WORDS FOR YOU-- ROBBERY IN PROGRESS.
I'M KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING WITH STEPH RIGHT NOW.
Jim! It's another pharmacy.
IF THE PATTERN HOLDS, THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER GRENADE.
No one else can do it! It's gotta be you. Fifth and Main.
(sighs)
♪♪♪
She's probably leaving the pharmacy right now.
You need to get to her before the cops do.
(whoosh)
(panting)
REBECCA! STOP.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU STAY AWAY FROM ME.
EASY. I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU.
I KNOW YOU WON'T.
(whooshing)
(grunts)
THAT'S WHY THERE WERE NO BOMB FRAGMENTS,
NO EXPLOSIVE RESIDUE.
SHE'S THE WEAPON.
FIRST A TELEPORTER. NOW A HUMAN EARTHQUAKE.
WHY DO BAD GUYS GET ALL THE COOL POWERS?
SHE MUST BE HARD-CORE, TOO,
IT'S A LOCOMOTIVE,
AND I THINK YOU'RE CONFUSING ME WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
UH, SHE COULD MAKE THESE, LIKE...
(grunts) THESE SORT OF WAVES THAT, LIKE--
WITH HER HANDS--
SOME SORT OF SHOCK WAVES OR SOMETHING.
SHOCK WAVES. DAMN. (chuckles)
I KNOW. COOL POWER.
HEY, YEAH, BUT WHY IS SHE USING IT TO STEAL EPILEPSY MEDS?
MAYBE SHE'S TRYING TO CONTROL HER POWER SOMEHOW. OH, JEEZ.
HEY, NO SUDDEN MOVEMENT. YOU MIGHT HAVE A CONCUSSION.
OUGHT TO GET STEPH TO CHECK YOU OUT.
WHY NOT?
AS FAR AS STEPH KNOWS... (sighs)
SUPERPOWERS JUST RUN IN THE FAMILY.
I HAVEN'T TOLD HER THERE ARE OTHERS.
WOW, AND YOU THINK THAT I'M THE ONE
THAT'S GOOD AT LYING TO YOUR WIFE.
HEY, J.J. (giggles)
(sighs) KENNY.
YEAH.
YEAH.
DUDE, I DIDN'T THINK IT MATTERED. IT'S JUST--
(whispers) WHAT?
(lowered voice) NO, NO.
DUDE, THAT PEE THAT I GAVE YOU BELONGED TO MY GIRLFRIEND.
IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. CONDOMS ARE ONLY EFFECTIVE 98% OF THE TIME.
IF WOMEN ARE FERTILE 37% TO 42% OF THE TIME,
APPLICATION OF STANDARD DEVIATION
J.J.
STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER, MAN.
DAPHNE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
OH, I WAS JUST DROPPING OFF A NOTE FOR MR. LOEB.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE EUROPEAN HISTORY EXAM.
(chuckles)
I GOTTA GO. MY MOM'S MAKING ME MEET WITH A COLLEGE COUNSELOR.
(scoffs) SO LAME. BYE.
BYE.
(Katie) I DON'T GET IT.
BLUEPRINTS OF SOME BUILDING.
WHAT ARE ARCHITECTURAL BLUEPRINTS
DOING ON VOLSON'S COMPUTER DISK-OSAURUS?
YOU KNOW WHAT? MAYBE WE'RE MISSING SOMETHING.
DO ME A FAVOR. RUN ANOTHER DECRYPTION.
I DOUBT VOLSON WENT TO ALL THIS TROUBLE
JUST TO PROTECT SOME BLUEPRINTS.
RIGHT. RIGHT.
UH... OKAY.
I'M JUST, UM...
GONNA RUN THIS ALGORITHM AGAIN...
LIKE I DID THE FIRST TIME...
ALL BY MYSELF.
JUST DO WHAT YOU DID BEFORE.
RIGHT. RIGHT. UH...
OKAY. THIS IS THE THING. I HAD A LITTLE HELP.
OKAY. KATIE, IT'S NOTHING TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT.
IT WAS A TOUGH CODE TO CRACK.
EXACTLY. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE DID TO CRACK IT.
KATIE, WHO CRACKED THE ENCRYPTION?
JIM!
WE NEED TO TALK.
ABOUT?
THE LIES THAT SOMEONE IN THIS FAMILY IS TELLING.
(sighs)
OKAY. HERE'S THE DEAL--
YOUR SON HAS SUPERPOWERS.
MY--WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WELL, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, HE HAS A GENIUS-LEVEL INTELLECT.
TECHNICALLY, IT'S JUST HEIGHTENED COGNITIVE FUNCTION
FACILITATED BY RAPID SOMATIC TRANSFER BETWEEN NEURONS.
J.J.!
WH-WHY DIDN'T-- WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?
LOOK, WHEN I STARTED TO GET A's AND PLAY FOOTBALL AND STUFF,
WHAT DOES PLAYING FOOTBALL HAVE TO DO WITH YOUR POWERS?
EVERYTHING. FOOTBALL IS ALL ANGLES, TRAJECTORIES, VELOCITY.
THAT'S HOW YOU MADE THE TEAM.
DON'T YOU GET IT? THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY WHOLE LIFE
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
YES, IT IS, AND I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO THINK
THAT IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD POWERS.
SO YOU LIED TO US?
ALL RIGHT. WHY AREN'T YOU MORE ANGRY ABOUT THIS?
WHAT? I AM. SORT OF. UH... (sighs)
HONESTY IS COMPLICATED WHERE OUR POWERS ARE CONCERNED.
YEAH, AS FAR AS OTHER PEOPLE FINDING OUT,
BUT THIS IS OUR FAMILY.
THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY SECRETS BETWEEN US.
WHY NOT?
DAD!
UNTIL WHEN?
UNTIL YOU EITHER LOSE YOUR POWERS OR... FOREVER,
NO, THIS ISN'T FAIR. I AM NOT LEAVING THIS TEAM. NO WAY!
WHAT?
EVERYBODY IN THIS FAMILY USES THEIR POWERS. I AM, TOO.
AND YOU GUYS WONDERED WHY I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW?
(footsteps retreat)
WOW. YOU WERE A REALLY BIG HELP THERE.
GREAT PARENTING.
YOU KNOW WHAT? JUST GET DRESSED.
WE'RE GONNA BE LATE FOR THE RECEPTION.
(classical music playing)
(indistinct conversations)
LOOK AT THIS WAY. A-AT LEAST NOW WE KNOW THE REASON
J.J. DIDN'T GET POWERS IS BECAUSE... HE GOT POWERS.
YEAH, BUT HE COULDN'T EVEN TELL US ABOUT THEM.
WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT US AS PARENTS?
WELL, AS PARENTS, WE'RE BREAKING TOTALLY NEW GROUND HERE.
WE SHOULD'VE HAD THIS CONTAINED DAYS AGO.
She's off the grid.
THERE'S NO WAY TO TRACK HER UNTIL SHE USES HER POWERS AGAIN.
(lowered voice) ACTUALLY, I THINK I... FOUND HER.
REBECCA.
THANK GOD YOU'RE OKAY.
I WAS WORRIED.
YOU SHOULD BE.
ROBBING PHARMACIES...
KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE... FOR WHAT?
I WANT MY LIFE BACK.
I WANT TO BE NORMAL AGAIN. THOSE PILLS DON'T WORK.
NOTHING DOES.
YOU SHOULD'VE COME TO ME. I COULD'VE HELPED.
REBECCA.
MAYBE THIS IS WHO I AM NOW,
BUT AT LEAST I CAN STOP YOU FROM DOING THIS TO ANYONE ELSE.
(whoosh)
(whistles)
(thud)
TRANSPORT HER BACK TO THE DORMITORY, AND...
(lowered voice) DO IT QUIETLY.
(Stephanie) SAVING LIVES HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CORNERSTONE
OF GLOBAL TECH RESEARCH.
(voice amplified) COUNTLESS PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
HAVE BEEN CURED OF DEBILITATING AFFLICTIONS...
(elevator bell dings)
AND HAVE GONE ON TO LIVE HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE LIVES.
I AM SO FORTUNATE TO BE A PART OF THIS CONTINUING LEGACY
WITH MY OWN RESEARCH INTO THIS EXTRAORDINARY PLANT,
THE TRILSETTUM CORONIS...
PUT HER IN THE BACK.
(door slams)
A SPECIES WHOSE D.N.A. IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER.
(rumbling, glasses rattling)
(explosion, metal creaks)
SOME KIND OF-- WHAT'S GOING ON?
IT'S MY VERY FIRST EARTHQUAKE.
AND IT'S ALREADY OVER.
(sighs) EVERYONE OKAY?
(rumbling)
OH, MY GOD.
(mouths word)
(sighs) TELL STEPHANIE I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
REBECCA, STOP! I-I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU.
HOW ARE YOU STILL STANDING?
YOU SHOULD BE IN A MORGUE AFTER WHAT I DID TO YOU.
YEAH, WELL, WE'RE A LOT MORE ALIKE THAN YOU MIGHT THINK.
HIGHLY UNLIKELY.
(whooshing)
(grunts)
(car alarm sounding)
(panting)
YOU'RE ONE OF US, AREN'T YOU?
THEY GOT YOU, TOO.
ONE OF WHO? WHO GOT US?
LOOK, IF YOU CAN BRING YOURSELF TO TRUST ME,
I CAN HELP YOU FIND THE ANSWERS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
YOU CAN'T HELP ME. LEAVE.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
(lowered voice) PLEASE. TRUST ME.
(grunts)
AAH!
(strained voice) NO.
(grunts)
IT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY THINK THEY CAN CAPTURE ME.
(grunting)
(whoosh)
(knock on door)
HEY, OLIVIA.
PRINCIPAL ACKERMAN TALKED TO MR. ROBBINS TODAY ABOUT
AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP HE'S BEEN HAVING WITH A STUDENT.
MEGAN KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT.
OLIVIA, I'M SORRY I WENT BEHIND YOUR BACK,
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
HE WAS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOU, OLIVIA.
BY DATING MY MOM?
WHAT?
(laughs and sniffles)
YOU MIGHT HAVE THE PERFECT FAMILY,
BUT FOR ME, SEEING MY MOM HAPPY
AND HAVING A NICE GUY IN OUR LIVES MEANT SOMETHING...
UNTIL THEY BROKE UP.
HE WAS TAKING ME TO COFFEE THAT DAY
TO BASICALLY SAY GOOD-BYE.
UH...
HE WAS ALWAYS SO NICE TO ME,
LIKE I HAD HOPED A FATHER MIGHT BE.
I AM SO SORRY, OLIVIA.
I DIDN'T KNOW.
(laughs and sniffles) NOW HE'S HUMILIATED,
AND EVERYONE THINKS I'M HAVING SEX WITH MY TEACHER,
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR TRYING TO PROTECT ME.
OLIVIA, I'M SORRY! I...
(sighs)
(whoosh)
JIM. JIM. JIM, DO YOU HEAR ME?
HONEY. HONEY, OPEN YOUR EYES.
(grunts)
HONEY, ARE YOU OKAY?
(strained voice) UH...
NOT SURE THAT'S THE WORD I'D USE.
WHO DID THIS TO YOU?
(grunts)
STEPH, THERE'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.
J.J.'s NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S BEEN LYING...
AND I'M SORRY.
(sighs)
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY?
YEAH, I'M--I'M FINE. I'M PERFECTLY FINE. I PROMISE.
GOOD. NOW I CAN BE FURIOUS WITH YOU.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THERE WERE OTHERS OUT THERE LIKE US?
(water running)
I'M A SCIENTIST, JIM. I CAN HANDLE THE FACT
(turns off faucet)
WHY DID SHE COME TO GLOBAL TECH? MORE OFTEN--
NO, IT'S NOT GLOBAL TECH. IT'S VOLSON.
LOOK, UH, I'VE BEEN TRACKING THIS SCIENTIST,
UH, DOUGLAS VOLSON.
HE WAS EXPERIMENTING WITH CHROMOSOME MUTATIONS
A LOT LIKE OURS.
WELL, NOW WHO'S KEEPING SECRETS?
VOLSON IS DEAD.
AND HIS RESEARCH HAS BEEN MOTHBALLED.
REBECCA MUST NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT.
WELL, WHOEVER THIS VOLSON GUY IS AND WHATEVER HE WAS WORKING ON
WAS CLEARLY DANGEROUS. YOU NEED TO LEAVE IT ALONE.
(sighs) LOOK, THE WHOLE WORLD IS DANGEROUS--
FROM RENEGADE SCIENTISTS TO SUPERPOWERED CRIMINALS,
EVEN REGULAR CRIMINALS.
AND WE CAN'T CONTROL ANY OF THAT.
THE ONLY THING WE CAN CONTROL IS HOW WE DEAL WITH IT.
AND HOW WE TEACH OUR CHILDREN TO.
EXACTLY.
(sighs)
MR. ROBBINS?
DAPHNE. (sighs)
YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW THIS,
BUT I'M THE ONE THAT WROTE THE NOTE.
I JUST THOUGHT--
I...
I SAW THE TWO OF YOU,
AND THEN YOU WERE BOTH SAYING THINGS
THAT MADE ME THINK...
I'M SO SORRY.
(sighs)
DON'T BE.
DON'T BE SORRY FOR LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR FRIEND.
IT'S--LOOK, IT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO, TOO.
BUT YOU--YOU STILL CAN.
YOU CAN STILL BE THERE FOR OLIVIA.
NO.
I CAN'T.
LOOK, I-I STILL HAVE MY JOB,
BUT THESE KIND OF ALLEGATIONS
HAVE A WAY OF FOLLOWING YOU
FOR A LONG TIME.
I GUESS WE'LL BOTH HAVE TO BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE CAREFUL NEXT TIME.
(indistinct conversations)
MOM ALREADY SAID I CAN PLAY, SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO STOP ME--
I DIDN'T COME HERE FOR THAT, KID.
I CAME TO APOLOGIZE.
(lowered voice) LOOK, I HATE THAT YOU LIED. I HATE IT.
BUT IF I DID ANYTHING TO MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH, I'M SO SORRY.
(lowered voice) DAD, THESE POWERS
AND WHAT THEY ALLOW ME TO DO-- IT'S LIKE I'M LIVING
SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE-- SOMEONE COOL, SOMEONE SMART,
SOMEONE THAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE.
I GET THAT, MORE THAN I'D LIKE TO ADMIT,
BUT THESE POWERS-- THEY--THEY ALSO TRICK YOU.
THEY TRICK YOU INTO THINKING
Y-YOU'RE ONLY SPECIAL BECAUSE OF THEM,
AND THAT'S NOT TRUE, AND THAT'S NOT FAIR, EITHER.
SO WHAT, ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME THAT
BY PLAYING WITH THEM TONIGHT, IT'S CHEATING, RIGHT?
(sighs) YEAH. IT IS.
IT'S CHEATING YOURSELF.
YOU THINK YOU NEED THEM
TO BECOME THIS PERSON THAT YOU WANT TO BE,
BUT I THINK
YOU CAN DO IT ON YOUR OWN, J.J.
I JUST WISH--I WISH YOU'D BELIEVE IT, TOO.
POWELL! GAME TIME. LET'S GO!
(cheering, bugle playing in distance)
(blows whistle)
(band playing)
(crowd cheering)
HUT!
(grunts)
(blows whistle)
YOU KNOW, I-I WAS SO SURE THAT WHAT I WAS HEARING WAS TRUE,
BUT I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG.
DOING THE RIGHT THING ISN'T ALWAYS SO SIMPLE,
WITH OR WITHOUT POWERS.
IS THAT REALLY WHAT YOU THINK?
OH. NO, NO. UNH-UNH. DO NOT READ MY MIND,
ESPECIALLY DURING HEART-TO-HEART TALKS. COME ON.
YEAH.
YOU'RE IN. GO GET 'EM.
(Daphne) WHAT?
OH. THEY ARE?
YEAH. THEY'RE PUTTING HIM IN.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. X-JET 25 SIDEWINDER ON 1.
READY. BREAK!
ALL RIGHT.
(Josh Ritter's "Change of Time" playing)
BLUE, 25! BLUE, 25!
SET! AND ONE!
♪ I HAD A DREAM LAST NIGHT ♪
PASS! PASS!
(whooshing)
♪ YOUR SHOULDER BLADE, YOUR SPINE ♪
♪ WERE SHORELINES IN THE MOONLIGHT ♪
♪ NEW WORLDS FOR THE WEARY ♪
♪ NEW LANDS FOR THE LIVING ♪
♪ I COULD MAKE IT IF I TRIED ♪
♪ I CLOSED MY EYES, I KEPT ON SWIMMING ♪
WAIT.
BREAK! GO!
♪ TIME, LOVE ♪
♪ IT'S ONLY A CHANGE OF ♪
♪ TIME, LOVE ♪
♪ TIME, LOVE ♪
♪ TIME, LOVE ♪
I GOT 20.
♪ IT'S ONLY A CHANGE OF ♪
(crowd) OHH!
OHH.
(groans)
SORRY, J.J.
(grunts)
(chuckles)
(cheering)
♪ TIME, LOVE ♪
♪ IT'S ONLY A CHANGE OF ♪
♪ TIME, LOVE ♪
ALMOST HAD IT.
(chuckles) NO, I DIDN'T. THE GUY ALMOST DECAPITATED ME.
YEAH, BUT IF YOU GOT AROUND THAT CORNER,
YOU WERE HOME FREE.
THANKS. I APPRECIATE IT, DAD,
BUT WHAT'S THE RETURN POLICY ON THE CLEATS?
HEY, IF YOU KEPT THE RECEIPT,
WE COULD TRADE THEM IN FOR BASEBALL CLEATS.
DAD.