The Manhattan Project Page #2

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I thought...

perhaps some night

you'd let me buy you dinner.

Is that crazy?

- I can't, no.

- No? Really?

It's sweet of you,

but it's quite impossible.

No, hey. I understand.

You have something.

Well, if you'll excuse me...

I'll go back to my room

and watch them rewrap the soap.

- It's not that bad, is it?

- It's not wonderful.

Paul, come say hi.

Dr. Mathewson,

this is my son Paul.

Your son?

Oh, I... I didn't realize you...

Look, this is terrible.

I feel like a perfect ass.

Nobody's perfect.

I'm sorry.

That was not called for.

As a matter of fact,

my husband and I are separated.

Oh. I mean...

Hi, Paul. I'm John.

You a science buff?

Lasers.

Fantastic thing, these lasers.

You ever seen one in the flesh?

- Would you like to?

- Sure.

Well, the funny

coincidence is...

I just happen to have access

to one of the sexiest lasers...

in the entire free world.

And if your mom says it's OK,

you come on down to the lab...

and I will give you

the grand tour, laser heaven.

In return, I get to take you

and your mom to dinner Sunday.

Deal?

State your name and business.

Hi. My name is

Paul Stephens...

and I'm here to see

Dr. Mathewson.

Come through the gate

and up to the main building.

Would you put these on...

and see that gentleman

over there, please?

Thank you.

The laser will fire

in twelve minutes.

Please clear the access areas.

- Hey, what are those things?

- Motion detectors.

Really? What do they do?

Anything that moves,

they detect it.

Three yellow suits

to the loading dock, please.

Jack, pick up on five.

Harry, seven-two, seven-two.

Dr. Mathewson!

So, what do you think?

- Not bad.

- Not bad?

I just cut through a steel

plate with a beam of light.

He says it's not bad.

The copper-vapor laser...

is the most powerful one

I've ever worked with.

Down here's

the main reaction chamber...

reaction column,

the vacuum assembly...

and everything back there in

the cage, that's the assay area.

Everything's run by the robot.

So, what did your old man

do for a living?

Taught architecture at Cornell.

- What's that?

- What?

That stuff.

Oh, that's lubricating oil

for the robot.

No, that green stuff

in those bottles.

Oh, that.

That's americium-241.

It's one of the things

we make here.

Come on. I'll show you

the grounds down by the lakes.

It's beautiful down there.

So where is he now,

your father?

- Saudi Arabia.

- Really? What happened?

I guess he didn't like

being married anymore.

Some guys don't know

when they're well off.

Actually,

he's a brilliant architect.

He's just kind of a sh*t in

his personal life, that's all.

So, uh, you gonna go out

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