Brainstorm Page #4

from outside, military or civilian.

That's all very well, Dr. Terson,

but we paid for that cocoon.

I think we have every right to know

what goes on.

I accept that responsibility, sir.

I'm not talking about

a military or civilian potential now.

I am talking about a breakthrough.

A communications breakthrough.

Words don't do it.

Pictures don't do it. This...

...might be the beginning.

But you've got to let my people breathe.

You've got to...

Well, here they are.

Lillian, good to see you again.

I didn't see you downstairs, Colonel.

Well, we all just got in

and we can only stay a few minutes.

Captain Barty.

Mr. Zimbach.

Colonel Easterbrook.

- And Landon Marks.

- It's a real, real pleasure, Dr. Reynolds.

- Do I know you?

- Yes. Cal Tech. '56.

I wanted you all to get to know each other.

Dr. Reynolds, of course.

Karen Brace...

...Dr. Brace.

And Mr. Abramson.

We're tremendously enthusiastic

about your recent breakthrough.

Yes. We've been working on

an array system ourselves...

...but with slow progress.

That's understandable.

Of course, we've been looking

at the application...

...from a different point of view.

What point of view is that, Colonel?

Blowing people to kingdom come?

Lillian, I think we can let

the colonel express his opinion.

Not everything in the military is

blowing people up.

We're interested in tapping in

to higher brain functions:

Thoughts, emotions, that kind of thing.

Now I remember you.

We're working on that, too.

Shut up, Michael.

You don't know what's going on, do you?

Why don't we all have a drink?

- I don't get it.

- No, you don't.

Excuse me.

Lillian, I don't think Dr. Marks's presence

will be a detriment to the project.

Alex, I'm sorry.

No. I have to say no.

Dr. Reynolds, for your own sake,

I'd like to help you complete your records.

A woman of your stature can't

just sloppily jot down...

Alex, please.

You promised you wouldn't do this.

He's a spy for the Feds.

The Feds, as you call it,

are here to protect the American public...

...from potentially dangerous research.

Alex, no! No!

I want you to understand, Dr. Reynolds,

that my function is not to be a spy.

I do have a certain expertise.

Listen, you were a hack at Stanford

and a hack at Bell!

He's on your team.

Why?

- He is on your team!

- No!

- Lillian, goddamn it, the man just wants...

- Alex!

Don't goddamn me, sweetheart.

- Just don't goddamn me!

- Come on.

And don't take my project!

This is my project!

And I don't want to see it end up

on some Defense scrap heap...

...before we know what it's really about!

You have no idea!

Well...

I'm sorry.

You're gonna spoil the whole thing!

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