But from what the Marshall told me, we got in contact with
Interpol just in time. They contacted security at the
Stockholm Concert Hall and had Doctor Wayne White whisked away
directly after his speech was concluded.
To say he was unhappy would be an understatement.
These science things have security.
What? You just get into it with one
another. If somebody finds out there's
cork in the microscope or something.
Really, y'all? That was like a baseball joke.
No, man, you got it right. I got it.
Good one. Funny.
But he's all right, Doctor Wainwright.
He's OK. He's fine, Mr. Kelly.
He is no worse for wear. That makes me feel better.
Thank you. So does this mean your mom's
going to be here for longer? I mean, I mean I know she's your
mom and all, but she's seriously putting a harsh on everything
around here. And when I say everything, I
mean everything, including even relaxation time.
Oh, I assure you, Patrick, I take no offense to your opinion
of Magda. I want her off station more than
anybody. I seriously doubt that doc.
Oh, she's not so bad. I mean, Gee, once you get you,
once you get more pancakes and think about it, you know,
that's, that's what I'm going to do.
Good save Tommy. I have to say, between your
mother and the Headmistress Dolores Sunbridge of Hogwarts,
why take the fictitious witch over the real thing?
She's inspected the IT Room three times in the last two
weeks and all of my Defence Against the Dark Arts failed.
Nerd. Anyway, they kept Doctor
Wainwright sequestered in military quarters until they
were sure it was safe to move him.
Once again, they're putting him on a transport back to the
station, although for security reasons they won't say which
flight he'll be arriving at. A monsoon.
Best guess, he'll be back, Let's say tomorrow evening.
Professor Beckett Jennings will depart that same day.
Not soon enough. Oh.
So like, did anybody actually nab the friggin killer Josh
dude? Sadly, Mr. Dauber, no.
After Doctor Wainwright was through, there was an informal
intermission so they could extract him.
And during that intermission, all eyes on Nichols were lost.
Somehow he slipped away, probably because he saw security
closing. Oh Rd.
Runner until they're a coyote. So with Doctor Van Zandt
leaving, any word yet on who took his place on Atlas?
Nothing I can think of, Mr. Kelly, any new arrivals from the
science team with astrophysics or similar credentials that
USTOF? Had no well gosh, nobody like
that has arrived and I'm not seeing anybody from work rosters
being moved into a new role. My guess is they haven't
formally replaced him yet. May still be interviewing.
I've been away from the DSL lab for the last few weeks, but
other than the new staff who arrived, no changes internally.
So I can't use all the really focused on finding out what the
brainiacs and the ice caves are cooking up but.
Did it ever occur to us? That, oh, I don't know, meeting
and discussing in the open like this, hitting the smartest too
many years around, you know what I'm saying?
Yes, yes, yes. What are you saying?
Guys, Guys. Sorry, people.
Yeah. Let's use the greenhouse.
You got the the loud hum of the light and the humidifiers.
Plus, like, I know the dude who runs it and he's got the good,
good, right? Right.
Yeah. Good, good.
That's great. Then everybody will know we've
been in the greenhouse because we all smell like the Parliament
Funkadelic tour bus and we want the funk.
Give up the funk. How about the quiet?
Reading Room Miss June's Bible study group moved back to the B1
lounge at the start of the summer season.
It's not bad, but knowing Jocelyn, she gets when we're in
there for curiosity. Get to her and she'll bug that
place. What about the IT room?
Same problem as the quiet reading room.
Plus it smells like a pine force in there.
Now Bob is my nose. Oh, Franklin's room.
See what now? In this room.
Seriously, Zeke, think about it. He's in there all the time.
He knows who comes and goes out. It's loud, directly outside.
It's only ever used during Jack's night or when one of us
need to talk to him. Help.
Most people are nervous to go in there in the first place.
Huh. I mean, it's better to deal with
the devil, you know? OK, all right, now, number one,
I don't even need help with the hell ponds.
OK, look, y'all know me, I'm a team player and all that good
stuff, but Franklin's room. Come on, people.
Actually, it's not that bad of suggestion.
See. Yeah, except for the, oh, I
don't know, maybe the flipping demon in the flipping tube who's
going to dime us out if it means somebody would let him go.
You'll really want to give him a huge bargaining chip like that.
I don't get the impression that Franklin would double cross any
of us. Tell me you do know what a demon
is, yeah? From which religious viewpoint?
Oh no, I forget the answer. OK, all right, we're all you.
Just shut up for two seconds here, Bruins for the run and all
that is holy in the world. Let's not go getting in.
No religious. Tiffs.
Just go use one of the lounges from the old Dome.
Station for fuck's. Sake, it was decommissioned back
over 10 years ago. Nobody uses that shit.
It's off limits. All the infrastructure's still
running over there, it's just shut off shit.
But all the new electric would get that smoking hot.
Appreciate, I mean that that young lady who arrived on
station this summer, brought with her.
We got power to spare. Not bad puppy.
Fast. Oh, so not cool.
Boy, I don't get the joke. Yeah, it's.
And then it's not important, Mr. Doverson.
OK, Zeke, do you think you can get some power and heating back
to at least one room over there so we can meet without having to
shiver? I'll live inside that place
once. They'd already been shut down by
the time I got on the ice. If you did find a room fairly
central, we could power heat it for a few hours without having
to worry too much about ice melt.
I tell you what. Oh man, give me a few days to
scout it out, see what the situation is, and I'll see what
I can whip up. I'll chat with y'all later.
Well, I have to get back to the apps too.
Your mom, Her afternoon tea needs to start.
I need to radio McMurdo and let them know I'll be a few more
days delayed before I can head down there.
I need to make sure Wainwright gets back OK.
Hey, Speaking of whipping up, you whipped up this idea.
Fred, Why don't you help Zeke? Bass, you need to stop.
His tail's not even wagging. Damn, boss, you really like to
go for the old jugular there, don't you?
Yeah, yeah. I head over there with you when
you when you're ready, Zeke. I'm just not going to be opening
up on my background anymore after all this ribbon.
Hey, sweetie, listen, will you please consider what I said?
Professor Becca Jennings will only be here for one more day
and there's an opportunity in front of you.
And whatever you decide, you know I will back you.
Just try to let your head and heart decide and not your
anxiety. I know I will, I promise.
We'll chat later. Can I stay in your berth tonight
of. Course.
Either way I decide to go, I could use some cuddles before
bed. Hey, these arms are always ready
to give some cuddles. You stop on by when you're ready
to call in. An evening recording stopped.
And that is why Lawrence is still down here and not in
Denver. Madeleine Dantes asked me, no,
begged me, to come out of retirement and leave my teaching
at Cambridge to take temporary control of Atlas.
However, I will admit it is nice to see the old girl once again,
despite the lack of care she's been shown over the years.
That said, I despise it down here.
I still can't see why anyone down here enjoys it.
It's constantly cold and dry and the food is subpar.
I mean, the cooks can't even accomplish a proper fry up.
If it's not for the assignment or to twist some proverbial
knives in old wounds, I wouldn't give this place a toss.
Is that truly why you are here, Agent Fowler?
To settle some old vendetta with the Deputy Marshall here?
I thought it was to guard, protect and provide operational
security to one of the most vital and important scientific
projects the United States has embarked upon since the roast.
Professor, I'm not one of your little lamb learners and I don't
need a speech like from my grand about what needs to be done.
Let's just make sure we get you all wrapped up here and back out
to your Cambridge civilization when right gets dropped off in
about 24 hours by a spec op team and then I can go back to
sheepdogging this Nutter farm. Until then, I am here to God
protect and provide. Doctor Jovak.
Oh, yes, yes. Hello there, Professor.
Oh, I I hear you'll be leaving us tomorrow.
Farewell, hopefully. These past four weeks have been
very nostalgic and especially in regard for the apparatus you
designed here still functioning. Nostalgia.
Disenchantment. Why put labels on things,
Doctor? It's true.
My time here has been illuminating, however.
I'll be happy to be back in my own office in wet, dreary and
absolutely precision run university.
Oh oh Oh my oh, this doesn't look good.
Keep the number of baryons lower than anticipated Nissans during
the upcoming experiments. You shouldn't continue to see
that problem. Oh, I, I see.
Well, well, what, what about the cold rotating interaction
region? The the interference we saw most
recently with. The will no longer be an issue
with the improvements your Beauregard lowing benefactors
have provided and the adjustments to forecasting and
luminosity upgrades I've installed.
Oh, well, it's splendid. It's splendid.
Oh, I beg your pardon? Oh, my stomach.
If you'll excuse me, I have to make a go.
Boom, boom. In the old bathroom there.
Sorry. Always good seeing you once
again Doctor Agent Fowler. Where is that young, rather odd
little creature? Likes bugs and dermal
infections? Doctor Lorenz is currently
working on a side endeavour MIT requested of her.
She's not due back down on project until tomorrow morning
for the 530 open window. This is her workstation, yes.
In all its glory. Well then, let's see if the
little insect loving scientist can.
Let's see. No, yes, well the equations are
accurate. One might even say competent.
Seems like the little one may be an up and coming asset to the
programme after all. But then I'll make sure she gets
an extra sweetie at dinner tonight.
What's the deal with Van Zand's replacement?
Your daughter? Doctor Jennings isn't right for
the position. Beauregard Lowing doesn't agree.
Agent Fowler, I get the impression you are a woman not
easily intimidated. Spot on.
Who gets an assignment and completes it come hell or high
water? Well, I'm an excellent swimmer,
professor. Who, in fact, in the heat of
battle and conflict, can assess a situation and determine the
proper course of action? 10410 Old Mum.
Then you should understand by now, Madeleine Dantes is not the
Queen Bitch. I'm getting that impression,
ma'am. Professor.
Brilliant. Now I want to talk about the
ongoing protocols as pertains to for the next two months.
I think we need you. So with Mikel, he was already on
the station when you and Emery arrived?
Yes, that is correct. He had been on station a few
years already when him and I got here, and that was three years
ago now. And in all that time that you've
interacted, he's always been. Yeah.
Marsh, you're still there. I'm still.
I'm still here. I'm just trying to find the
right adjective. Oh, enigmatic.
Perfect. Yes, actually, that that works
perfectly. Oh, well, thank you.
And yes, an answer to your question, he always seems to be
around at exactly the right time, regardless if it's cleaned
up, a spill or doling on advice. Has he ever given you any reason
perhaps to be worried? We're worried about what
exactly? Anything at all?
OK, well that's kind of a big playing field that you're asking
me there, but let me think if you mean anything malicious or
I'll intended. No, no, I no.
My my answer would be no. Have you at any point prior to
my. Sorry. 2 seconds.
Mr. Todd, come in. Sorry to disturb you.
Deputy wanted to go through the preps for your trip to McMurdo
late next week. Nope.
Also, I brought this back from Mud Town.
Oh, thank you Captain. I'm on the phone Mr. Todd at the
moment, but go ahead Deputy Marshall.
I need to send out the e-mail or two really quick.
I'll stay in line while you 2 knock that out.
Oh, OK then Captain, I have my itinerary for the trip to
McMurdo. Nothing over taxing and I'm
guessing I only need to be there for about 3 days at most.
Oh perfect. That will give me a day to rest
up after reloading supplies from Amazon and before bringing you
back. I love being the flight taxi
driver, but even I have to admit glad they're keeping old Doc
Wainwright's trip back of secrets and didn't ask me to
retrieve him. Between you and me, guy is a
royal ass. No argument for me.
Captain. What's with the bar in the bag
that was waiting for you at McMurdo?
It's the pry bar they found at our crash site a bunch of weeks
back. Isn't that evidence I'm just the
taxi driver deputy? Maybe the letter attached to the
handle can explain. Thank you.
Let's see supervisory deputy, blah blah blah, no prints
located, no DNA, probably due to contamination from Antarctica,
weather blah blah blah blah blah.
Oh not Chinese in origin. Medalist US based in markings
indicated was retired US naval equipment similar to the US
Naval equipment recycled and given to research stations.
Makes sense really. Amsen Scott started as a naval
research station back in the 50s.
The first structures erected were by the CBS.
The construction battalion used a lot of retired ship equipment
and tools. Hallmark stamps on the tool 2130
and letters PLV MB, O make it a ladyfoot rolling head pry bar
from the 1940s. Remaining letters further
identify as being assigned to US Naval ship DE17 3DE.
That would be a naval destroyer escort vessel.
DE 173 was the USS Eldridge ship from the 1940s.
Decommissioned a while ago. Sorry, sorry guys, shut up last
night. The Naval Registry DE 173, USS
Eldridge. What in the hell was that?
I, I don't know kids always been excitable anyway.
The NTSB and FBI don't figure this thing has any connection to
the Chinese or whoever removed the drug shipment.
This look like something that's being retired from a station to
you. Entirely possible that's not a
standard tool kept on cargo transports.
Might want to check with Zeke to see if it could have been, you
know, a tool being sent back from anyone for mechanics.
One of the carbs maybe VMF. It's from the Eldridge.
We. We already know that.
Mister Todd. You said that while you're on
the line. Fred's right.
Cardio. What?
Help. No, you don't tell him.
You understand. The Philadelphia experiment, the
making of the atomic bomb. This pry bar is from that.
No, no, That way. That was the Manhattan
experiment. This moment.
Excuse me. Where is it?
Where? Oh, here we go.
Oh, oh, much better. OK.
The Philadelphia Experiment. Why does that name ring a bell?
It was the early 1940s. The United States was neck deep
in the second war to end all wars.
Western Europe was under the constant attack from the Axis
powers in the Pacific theatre. Japan had only recently attacked
Pearl Harbor. Is he OK?
It is a thing he does. It's best just let him go.
Our story begins on October 28th, 1943.
Philadelphia Naval Shipyards. As the story goes, the US Office
of Naval Research was trying to devise a way to make a ship
undetectable to enemy radar. It was of the early outliers to
occur in stealth technology. Oh, now I remember that
conspiracy theory. Scientists of that day surmise
if they could blend the separate but interrelated forces of
electromagnetism and gravity into a single field, the Unified
Field theory, they could achieve refraction of light by bending
it around an object, making it invisible to the enemy's radar,
to everything, like a romulant cloaking device or a Harry
Potter's invisibility cloak. It would make the ship
impossible to see by technology or the human eye.
Some claim multiple large electrical generators as well as
exotic materials were installed on the Eldridge to achieve their
operational obfuscation objective.
That was a mouthful, very well done, thank you.
So with the equipment in place, the sailors only being told new
equipment was to be field tested and what the scientists
observing from a safe distance. The experiment began from
reports smuggled out for after the incident and the sailors on
deck and multiple witnesses. Once the project started, the
Eldridge started to shimmer in the sunlight and then
disappeared. So then the experiment was
successful? Yes, Yes, but not the way that
they expected. At that same moment, people on
the shore said a green mist appeared where the Eldridge was
docked. At that exact same time,
witnesses in Norfolk, VA, at the Naval station reported the
Eldridge suddenly appeared at the bottom of the Chesapeake
Bay. Screams and moans could be heard
coming from the decks. For almost 15 minutes, the ship
drifted, shimmering just as it had done in Philadelphia.
The local base commanders had just ordered another vessel, the
s s Andrew Fuerseth, to intercept and investigate when
the Eldridge began to shimmer again.
And then it vanished. She reappeared back at original
birth in Philadelphia. The electromagnetic generators
were depleted. Naval shore patrol and sailors
rushed the ship, trying to ascertain what exactly happened.
Once they boarded her, they saw was the stuff of nightmares.
Men screaming down below, some had scratched their eyes out.
Engineers refused into the walls of the ship, some of them still
alive, screaming and begging to be killed.
A few wandered the halls, intangible, not able to be
touched or helped, until slowly those men faded out of vision.
The green fog that had appeared stayed around the Eldridge for
about an hour, until it too dissipated.
The story was suppressed, the account hushed up and regulated
to the stuff of a legend. Supernatural stories, conspiracy
theories. The fact that you have this pry
bar in your possession is proof to the legitimacy of that story.
Or conversely, it's a piece of iron pry bar that has passed
ownership from here to there, to this place and to finally to
Hammondson. Ask Zeke how many hand me down
tools he must have dealt with over the years.
Oh, Tippy Marshall, do you have oh, perfect, perfect.
Just an ordinary pry bar, huh? Then explain this.
Iron is one of the most magnetic metals that exists.
Oh, you can't demagnetize one, but for solid iron, as this bar
is comprised of, would take heating it to the Curie point or
1400°F to do so. And at those temperatures, that
hallmark right there, that is so very legible we can all read it.
It wouldn't be so after exposure to such high temperature.
This tool is more than just history, gentlemen.
It is roof. OK, so anyway, Deputy Marshall,
we are wheels up at O 800. I'll have pre flight and all
loading completed just before that time.
See you on board. Seriously.
What? Yeah, all good, Captain.
Can I can? Mr. Todd and I have the room
please. Of course.
I'm going to go make sure that we don't have any gremlins or
boogie monsters on the plane. Small minds, small personality.
I believe you. I'm sorry.
What? What you just said, the
accounting you just gave us. I believe you.
I I don't really get that a lot. Well, then congratulations,
because you're getting it now. Thank you, Deputy Marshall.
Mr. Todd, can I trust you? Trust you with this?
The pry bar? Yeah.
I'm not sure why, but for some reason, I feel like we should
keep it around just safe and locked away until, well,
whenever the time arrives. We do need it.
You can count on me, Deputy. Thank you, Mr. Todd.
I said it, and I absolutely mean it.
Either way, I'll support your decision and I.
Appreciate that I do it's just well, I mean every time this
every instance that when I when I have this decision to make
that sad, it's really hard. It's taking everything inside to
just stay this focused. Now it's gone again, but damn
Magda and her being on here, what do I do sweetie?
Kendra, I can't. Decide that for you.
I won't decide that for you. I'll be as supportive as I know
how. I'll be an ear to bend if you
wanted, shoulder cry on if you need it, and arms to help you
back up. Always.
But telling what you should do with your with the professor.
That's something I can't do, honestly.
I'm just content to stay, stay in my birth or here in your
office right till she leaves tonight.
I can't imagine what you're going through went through
growing up. I mean, I only had two or three
conversations with her while on station, but wow, is she
difficult to like. Yeah.
But growing up wasn't all that miserable.
I mean, she was still really detached and cold back then,
but. With my.
Well with the the sad I I was somewhat removed from her.
I honestly think my dad and her only stayed together for for US
children. If he hadn't passed, I suspect
they probably would have gotten a divorce and she.
Was like this with your brother and sister.
Yes and no. The three of us, we sort of
bonded together to be there for one another since she couldn't.
Or actually, she wouldn't. No wonder.
You three are so close to one another.
What about your father? How did he cope?
He well. He, he did the best he could.
His parents, they died when he was still pretty young.
So he was raised in foster homes at orphanages until, you know,
he became an adult and he got a full scholarship.
Being alone a lot and introverted it does that has you
studying a lot. So.
Yeah, so. She was, as you described it,
distant and cold while your kids were growing up.
But when did she get so so mean, so pointed and caustic?
It was after my. Dad died.
That's well, it's when the the downward spiral began.
It wasn't really, not until. Until.
Devin was killed. Look, Kendra, I am by no means
defending the professor, but speaking as somebody who has
lost both a spouse and child in a short amount of time, that
there's a lot of baggage that goes with that.
No, no, Bess. I mean, yes, OK.
She had every right to be, to grieve the losses, yes.
But we, Mary Ellen and I, we hurt too.
She didn't get to. Have the monopoly on grief it
was at that point that we, Mary Ellen and I, we became like like
orphans, just like our dad because we never really had a
mom, just Magda I'm so. Sorry, baby.
No, no, I'm not sorry. No.
Not no, not you. No.
Her. No, I'm.
Sorry, I'm not, I'm not getting no, no.
No, how, How dare she? Kendra, maybe we should calm
down. Bass I love.
You, but I do not want you to tell me to calm down right now,
OK? I'm I'm tired of this.
OK, she shot all. Over us when we were kids she
shot all over us when we were older she shot on Mary Ellen and
me when dad and Devin died I. I.
I think it's shitted. Give me that thing.
Ken, what do you I'm going. To say what's been long overdue.
I'm taking this thing so that when the old bat eventually has
a heart attack, I'll have evidence that there really was a
heart there to begin with. No, no, no.
OK. Baby, I don't think this is a
good go home people. Get out of my way.
Move. We're doing this right now,
Mother. Right now.
I'm happy to see you're feeling a little shut.
The fuck? Up you slag I.
Beg your pardon, Dr. I'm your daughter.
First mother. Most women with an ounce of
shred, even a modicum of maternal instinct inside them
could realize that. Kendra, maybe we should.
Find a better place to you're either part of the.
Problem or part of the solution? If you're staying then shut the
fuck up too. Yes ma'am.
This is between me and her. Ever since I was little, ever
since the social anxiety kicked in when I was a teen, all I
wanted to be was normal. To have parents who would
support me and a mother who would be there and listen to
what I was going through. This is not the.
Forum to air You will shut your whore.
Mouth and you will let me talk. All you did was ignore me.
I needed a set of open arms to take me in, not to solve all my
problems, for me not to enlist a sea of child psychologists to
diagnose me and try to repair me.
I needed my mom, Kendra. I needed support.
And where were you? The open arms were always folded
while you looked at me with contempt and disdain, like a
failed experiment that you all but abandoned.
I don't I. Don't see that?
If it was not for the love and support I got from Devin and
Mary Ellen, and even Dad, who through his own social
awkwardness gave me that bit of love I needed, I doubt I may
have made it. And after he and Devin were
gone, I was devastated. And so was Mary Ellen.
And where were you? Back at university, Back to your
work, Daughters be damned. I had to go on by myself for the
first time for more than a decade.
The only person I had to rely upon was myself.
Even with the cards I've been dealt in life, all the struggles
and the hurdles, I've excelled. I was the youngest Bachelor of
Science student from Harvard's physics program.
I graduated with honors. Youngest person ever to get my
PhD in quantum physics from MIT. I've been awarded the Michelson
medal, the Oppenheimer Memorial prize, the Herschel, the
presidents, the Golden Copley medals.
I have 7 publications and was elected as a legacy Fellow of
the American Astronomical Society and my work on this
station has been nothing short of revolutionary and I damn well
deserve the promotion to be head of Dark Sector lab.
I have more field time and credentials than the next three
people combined I'm sure being considered.
And it's not just academic accomplishments either,
Professor. I have friends, close friends
and people here. I consider family something I
was denied growing up. But now I have relationships
meaningful and intense and and I'm having sex now with him and
I love him more than the gravitational pull of a super
massive black hole. Jeez.
I think some things we can keep private.
Kendra, you. No longer frighten me, Mother, I
will not be intimidated by you. I will not permit you to have
that impact on my life. I had to be alone for a very
long time because of my condition.
It was forced on me and even then I survived and I thrived.
But you. You chose to be alone, your
family wanted you. We needed you, and you chose to
be alone. So here are some parting words.
Mother, since you chose to be alone, you'll die alone.
We're done here, Bass. You have a safe flight back,
Professor, Supervisory deputy. Bass, how do I turn this
fucking? Doctor Wainwright's plane just
landed. Jocelyn had to head out there to
like, I don't know if I'm gonna take possession of him or
something for a security contingent.
Guess I want to make sure Josh didn't take him out.
Was there ever? A known threat of that, no.
But the fact that Josh was there was enough.
He already killed one scientist on Atlas after taking out
Rodney. I'm sure Bolo wasn't taking any
chances so they hired a crew from Triple Canopy to safely
escort him back. What the hell is Triple Canopy?
Private contractors, former U.S. military mercenaries, and the oh
so Jocelyn's kind of people. Exactly that.
Where's Doctor? Jennings still not feeling well,
she'll. Be here.
She's just, well, she needed to kind of reset after speaking
with her mother. Oh wow, did.
The two of them reconcile. Oh, I hope so.
No. I I wouldn't call it
reconciliation, more like repudiation.
Oh dear. Yeah.
After what I witnessed, you'd be best not to bring it up.
Well, never noted. Hey, here comes Kendra now.
OK? Just be cool everybody, man.
He was safe. I think plants.
Would really cheer up this hallway and not make it so
bland, right? Gentlemen.
Hey, Doctor. Plants like.
Azaleas. Uh huh.
So. Bass told you about my chat with
Magda, huh? Well, I I.
Would what? I don't know.
Yeah. He did.
Thomas, it's all right. I'm actually doing OK.
I had a lot of feelings and emotions that have been bottled
up for too long so. Kind of feeling.
Liberated. That's good.
I mean, I'm glad for one that you're doing better.
I mean, even though one of big man's laws is honor thy parents,
I I do get the impression that he does great on a curve now and
again in this. Case, I'm inclined to agree with
you. Just before I left my birth to
come over here, I received an e-mail from the NSF in the
office of Polar Projects. Oh no, Professor Beckett.
Jennings didn't get you into trouble, did she?
With the OPP? Yeah.
You'll know me. No.
The opposite. I was formally submitted,
selected and offered a promotion to divisional head scientists of
the Dark Sector Lab. Seems the specialist they sent
down to Ahmeds and Scott submitted the recommendation.
The NSF concurred and I've accepted.
Congratulations. Sweetie, that is phenomenal.
If anybody. Deserves it, you do.
So I don't like that I got to be the one to ask this, but it was
your mom's, right? Magda recommended me and
provided my qualifications, but it's official as of this
evening. The weird thing though is it
also said they were declining to consider me for another on
station project. Wait.
Doctor Van. Sant wasn't just the former
leader of his of your Dark Sector lab, he was an Atlas
scientist. Oh snap.
Do you think they were considering you for that gig
too? Obviously.
Someone thought of it, but according to the e-mail I'm not
going to be considered for it. Honestly, I wouldn't have
accepted anyway. Chance to be on the inside?
Why the heck not? Gosh.
We'd know for sure what was going on, yes.
But she wouldn't been able to tell us anything.
Taking that assignment would have entailed a non disclosure
reason with like top level security clearance and serious
penalties like federal felonies. If she disclosed anything, no
matter how inconsequential, don't hurt.
Yourself with those large words, dear, although I'm somewhat
impressed you used it in the proper context and a good.
Evening to you too, Professor. Professor Jenning, I mean
Beckett Jennings. Oh, did you get everything?
Packed properly? Did you remember the two binders
of notes you asked me to assemble?
What about your day planner? I alphabetized all the contacts
you had in there, which I know you didn't ask for.
But proper organizational planning matters.
You are. One of the few things on this
station, Mr. Kelly, that I think I may have found intermittently
palatable. Oh.
It was all my pleasure to make sure your visit was an enjoyable
one. I hope you have a pleasant
flight, Professor Magda. I'm sorry, what?
Magda. It's my first name, dear.
Please call me Magda. It's an hunter now.
Gentlemen, if you'd give me a moment with Doctor Jennings,
with you too, Supervisory Deputy Marshall.
Yeah. Let's go, Tommy.
Oh, shoot. I forgot the macrame heart I
made for her. Wait, wait, don't leave if
you're. Waiting for me to thank you for
the promotion, Mother. You'll be waiting a long time
you. Have them worried Kendra both of
you half Beauregard Lowing worried you 2 your cadre of
supporters looking into project Atlas which I.
Assume you have intimate familiarity with as you.
Mentioned dear non disclosure agreements.
I couldn't say I knew or didn't know.
What I can say and isn't protected is that this goes so
much higher than you suspect. Attempts are being put into
place to ensure you don't get too far.
Intentions. Were to have Kendra replace
Gustav not just in the dock sector but on the project.
I rejected the latter. More doubts on my.
Ability No. It was fear, fear.
I'm not sure I understand there are.
Two directional vectors of fear to contend with Vector.
A somebody with the gifted intellectual abilities and
natural aptitude for theoretical science such as Doctor Jennings
wouldn't just be an asset to certain projects and deduce
necessary mathematical algorithms.
I surmised she could solve them and make again certain projects
fully operational within 18 months. 12 assuming she had no
distractions nor your excitement.
So you're saying you didn't? Recommend me because I'd be
successful which. Leads me to vector B.
Your. Romantic relationship with my
daughter Supervisory Deputy Marshall.
The powers that be aren't aware of my predictions nor estimated
timetables of Doctor Jennings. Potential solution to Atlas.
Regardless, it was highly recommended by the Beauregard
Board of directors that should be assigned to certain projects.
The fact that it would create a wedge between you both was an
added advantage. Exactly what I was concerned
with when I. Saw my daughter how happy, how
enamoured she is with you, young man.
Well, I don't think we need to say it aloud.
Well, with. Lawrence returning.
I must be off. Professor, a moment.
Thank you, Mother Doctor. Yes.
Thank. Thank you all for this warm
welcome back to the station. I Yeah.
It is indeed an honor to be back.
A Nobel laureate, no less. Yes.
Professor Beckett Jennings. I assume you left my station in
proper working order. The words, for God's sake.
Everything good, dear Doctor Hall.
Everything. Is fine, Zeke.
Do you do you think? Well, that Doctor Wainwright
knows that all this right now is more about Magda leaving than
him returning. Let's let him have.
This one, Thomas. Sometimes it's best just to let
them think it's all for them. This is Brian Bradley.
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