1 00:01:20,372 --> 00:01:21,540 Bullshit. 2 00:01:21,623 --> 00:01:23,750 It is this friggin' wide. 3 00:01:23,834 --> 00:01:25,252 And it's periodic. 4 00:01:25,335 --> 00:01:27,629 Bull. Shit. 5 00:01:27,713 --> 00:01:28,714 Show me. 6 00:01:35,429 --> 00:01:37,014 Something terrestrial, gotta be. 7 00:01:37,890 --> 00:01:39,349 Bouncing off the moon. 8 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:41,685 Gee. I never thought to check that. 9 00:01:42,394 --> 00:01:44,104 Look at that slope, man. 10 00:01:44,188 --> 00:01:46,023 You could ski down that thing. 11 00:01:46,106 --> 00:01:47,399 It is drifting. 12 00:01:47,482 --> 00:01:50,235 Look here. Zoom in. Zoom in. 13 00:01:50,319 --> 00:01:51,570 See that variation? 14 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:55,490 And look. This gap here? This is where it stops, then starts over. 15 00:01:55,574 --> 00:01:58,118 - It repeats? - Every 78 seconds. 16 00:01:58,202 --> 00:01:59,494 The whole entire thing. 17 00:02:00,495 --> 00:02:02,831 Three hours straight, and no end in sight. 18 00:02:07,169 --> 00:02:08,169 It can't be. 19 00:02:20,474 --> 00:02:22,809 It's gotta be something bouncing off the… off the… 20 00:02:22,893 --> 00:02:24,978 It's not bouncing off the moon, Dave. 21 00:02:25,062 --> 00:02:28,065 Well, maybe it's those Chatty Cathys at the Forest Service. 22 00:02:28,857 --> 00:02:31,443 I hate those guys. Always on their radios, talking about trees. 23 00:02:31,527 --> 00:02:33,529 Dave, it's not Smokey Bear we're picking up. 24 00:02:33,612 --> 00:02:34,613 Look at that signal. 25 00:02:35,113 --> 00:02:36,198 It's drifting. 26 00:02:37,407 --> 00:02:38,492 What is it, then? 27 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,210 Looks like simple pulse-width modulation. Old-school, like Morse code. 28 00:02:49,253 --> 00:02:53,173 Maybe somehow, it's the time signal out of Fort Collins. 29 00:02:53,257 --> 00:02:56,009 - They use pulse-width modulation. - It's not the atomic clock. 30 00:02:56,093 --> 00:02:58,512 The atomic clock changes every minute because it's a clock. 31 00:02:58,595 --> 00:03:01,431 This is the same exact data repeated every 78 seconds. 32 00:03:01,515 --> 00:03:06,645 Plus, this is coming from 600 light-years away. 33 00:03:08,939 --> 00:03:12,150 This Morse code of yours seems to be split four ways. 34 00:03:15,362 --> 00:03:17,406 The pulses are of equal duration, 35 00:03:17,489 --> 00:03:20,242 but they're positioned across four different frequencies. 36 00:03:20,325 --> 00:03:23,579 - Looks like a player piano. - So not binary but base four. 37 00:03:24,079 --> 00:03:25,080 Quaternary. 38 00:03:26,832 --> 00:03:28,333 This won't be easy to crack. 39 00:03:36,091 --> 00:03:37,718 No, no. If you look at this. Look at… 40 00:03:40,304 --> 00:03:41,430 What do you think it says? 41 00:03:41,513 --> 00:03:45,017 Maybe just, "Hello. Hey, hey. We're out here." 42 00:03:45,517 --> 00:03:48,687 What did we put on Voyagers 1 and 2? Chuck Berry? 43 00:03:49,229 --> 00:03:51,899 Maybe this is just their version of "Johnny B. Goode." 44 00:03:53,775 --> 00:03:56,069 Imagine the power it took to send it. 45 00:03:56,904 --> 00:03:57,905 Megawatts? 46 00:03:58,655 --> 00:03:59,823 Gigawatts? 47 00:04:00,699 --> 00:04:02,826 And that's if it's pointed only at us. 48 00:04:02,910 --> 00:04:04,620 Antenna the size of Africa. 49 00:04:04,703 --> 00:04:05,704 Bigger. 50 00:04:07,789 --> 00:04:10,167 You go to all that trouble to send a message, 51 00:04:10,959 --> 00:04:12,878 it's gotta be more than just "hello." 52 00:04:14,505 --> 00:04:16,839 And why make it hard to understand? 53 00:04:17,423 --> 00:04:18,466 Quaternary? 54 00:04:19,091 --> 00:04:21,553 That's like encryption. Why would you bother to… 55 00:04:30,729 --> 00:04:32,105 It's not quaternary. 56 00:04:36,443 --> 00:04:38,070 I think I know what it is. 57 00:05:21,446 --> 00:05:23,949 The twin moons hung low and full. 58 00:05:24,032 --> 00:05:26,785 Two wine-green eyes peering over the horizon 59 00:05:26,869 --> 00:05:29,204 as if to steal a glimpse into Lucasia's soul. 60 00:05:29,955 --> 00:05:32,124 She paced the blood-soaked decks of the Mercator, 61 00:05:32,207 --> 00:05:36,003 looking for something, anything, that might take her mind off Raban. 62 00:05:36,962 --> 00:05:40,841 Ascending the forecastle, her gaze lingered over a bare-chested young sailor. 63 00:05:41,466 --> 00:05:43,302 On hands and knees he scrubbed, 64 00:05:43,385 --> 00:05:47,723 his sinewy forearms stretched taut as he washed away all trace of the day's fight. 65 00:05:48,432 --> 00:05:50,142 With a languid nod… 66 00:05:51,977 --> 00:05:54,479 Lucasia bade him follow to her cabin. 67 00:05:54,980 --> 00:05:58,358 Little did this callow deckhand know that serving at his captain's pleasure 68 00:05:58,442 --> 00:06:00,194 might take on such sweet meaning. 69 00:06:01,445 --> 00:06:05,449 Or, regrettably, that it would last but a single night. 70 00:06:08,285 --> 00:06:12,789 Later, at four bells, Lucasia stood by the mizzenmast. 71 00:06:12,873 --> 00:06:15,959 Once again, she was alone. 72 00:06:17,085 --> 00:06:18,795 She pulled her topcoat tighter, 73 00:06:18,879 --> 00:06:21,924 fingering its coarse wool as her thoughts flashed back to Raban. 74 00:06:22,007 --> 00:06:25,260 It had been he who first wrapped the coat around her, 75 00:06:25,344 --> 00:06:27,137 whispering in her ear, 76 00:06:27,221 --> 00:06:31,600 "May this keep you warm in my absence, ma chérie." 77 00:06:33,185 --> 00:06:37,064 With that, Raban, proud, haughty Raban, 78 00:06:37,981 --> 00:06:40,192 mounted the plank and leaped from sight. 79 00:06:40,776 --> 00:06:43,278 The amaranthine slipsand closed over him, 80 00:06:44,571 --> 00:06:45,906 leaving nary a ripple. 81 00:06:58,085 --> 00:07:02,214 Attention, lovers of speculative historical romance literature, 82 00:07:02,297 --> 00:07:05,926 best-selling author Carol Sturka will now sign her new novel, 83 00:07:06,009 --> 00:07:07,511 "Bloodsong of Wycaro," 84 00:07:07,594 --> 00:07:09,763 the fourth book in her "Winds of Wycaro" trilogy. 85 00:07:09,847 --> 00:07:12,724 "Why-car-oh," please! It's "Winds of Why-car-oh!" 86 00:07:13,892 --> 00:07:16,061 And Bloodsong is the best yet. 87 00:07:16,144 --> 00:07:17,813 God, are you in for a treat. 88 00:07:19,356 --> 00:07:20,691 Let's go sign books! 89 00:07:23,652 --> 00:07:25,904 Raban is alive, right? 90 00:07:25,988 --> 00:07:27,865 Maureen. You could read it. 91 00:07:27,948 --> 00:07:29,283 Well, I will. Tonight. 92 00:07:29,366 --> 00:07:31,410 I've already unplugged the phone. 93 00:07:31,493 --> 00:07:33,078 Just… 94 00:07:33,161 --> 00:07:35,622 - Raban's not on the cover. - No, he's not. 95 00:07:35,706 --> 00:07:39,042 And he's never not been on the cover, Carol. 96 00:07:39,585 --> 00:07:41,295 If Raban doesn't come back… 97 00:07:42,421 --> 00:07:43,422 I'm done. 98 00:07:44,173 --> 00:07:45,174 Come here. 99 00:07:46,175 --> 00:07:48,051 Page 218. 100 00:07:51,263 --> 00:07:53,765 - Okay. Thank you. - Okay. Bye. 101 00:07:53,849 --> 00:07:54,933 Thanks, Maureen. 102 00:07:55,017 --> 00:07:57,686 - Okay, this is Olga. - Hi. Hi, Olga. 103 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:02,441 Hi, Yvette! 104 00:08:04,026 --> 00:08:05,319 Hi! 105 00:08:05,944 --> 00:08:06,987 Love it. 106 00:08:08,155 --> 00:08:11,158 - Happy reading. - This is Nicky, with a pillow. 107 00:08:11,241 --> 00:08:13,285 - Nicky with a… Oh, my gosh! - I made it myself. 108 00:08:13,368 --> 00:08:15,120 - Look at that. You made this? - Yes. 109 00:08:15,204 --> 00:08:16,205 This is Christine. 110 00:08:16,288 --> 00:08:18,373 This is Paulina and support person. 111 00:08:18,457 --> 00:08:19,541 - This is Carlotta. - Hi. 112 00:08:19,625 --> 00:08:21,251 Say, "Raban". 113 00:08:21,335 --> 00:08:23,003 Raban. 114 00:08:23,086 --> 00:08:25,422 When Raban and Eldgammel fell in the cargo hold, 115 00:08:25,506 --> 00:08:27,382 do you remember what it was loaded with? 116 00:08:27,466 --> 00:08:28,675 Mandovian spicefruit. 117 00:08:28,759 --> 00:08:30,844 Which Lucasia is… 118 00:08:32,179 --> 00:08:33,804 Deathly allergic to! 119 00:08:33,889 --> 00:08:36,265 - You guys run a fan club? - Of course! 120 00:08:38,977 --> 00:08:40,479 - Thank you so much! - Thank you. 121 00:08:40,562 --> 00:08:41,563 - Hi, Tanya. - Hi! 122 00:08:41,647 --> 00:08:42,773 - Are you excited? - Yes. 123 00:08:42,856 --> 00:08:44,066 - Hi, Yvonne. - Hi. 124 00:08:44,149 --> 00:08:45,984 I got two books, one for the tub. 125 00:08:46,068 --> 00:08:49,029 This is a authentic cutlass just like Raban's. 126 00:08:49,112 --> 00:08:50,781 - Okay. - Careful, it's really sharp. 127 00:08:50,864 --> 00:08:52,366 Okay, so three things. 128 00:08:52,449 --> 00:08:55,661 A: When finally are they gonna make a "Wycaro" movie? 129 00:08:55,744 --> 00:08:58,664 And please tell me it'll be in actual theaters, not on the Lifetime Network. 130 00:08:58,747 --> 00:09:00,999 B: You gotta get ILM to do the slipsand, 131 00:09:01,083 --> 00:09:03,544 otherwise it's just gonna look like merde, pardon my French. 132 00:09:03,627 --> 00:09:07,214 And C: A small but very crucial point, 133 00:09:07,297 --> 00:09:12,052 as a two-masted schooner, the Mercator would not possess a mizzenmast. So… 134 00:09:12,135 --> 00:09:14,888 Craig, I'm gonna need you to put this back in the bag 135 00:09:14,972 --> 00:09:16,473 before the store manager sees it. 136 00:09:17,432 --> 00:09:18,433 Right. 137 00:09:18,517 --> 00:09:19,852 - Your humble servant. - Thank you. 138 00:09:21,478 --> 00:09:22,771 That's the one. 139 00:09:23,730 --> 00:09:25,023 Thank you so much. 140 00:09:25,691 --> 00:09:27,693 - We'll see you at the next one. - Happy reading. 141 00:09:27,776 --> 00:09:29,570 All right. All right. 142 00:09:33,699 --> 00:09:37,244 Hi, ladies. I have us going to the Hyatt Regency Dallas. 143 00:09:37,327 --> 00:09:39,580 Hi. Yeah. Thanks, perfect. 144 00:09:40,163 --> 00:09:43,834 That was quite a send-off. I'm sorry, should I know who you are? 145 00:09:45,335 --> 00:09:47,171 Depends. You a big fan of mindless crap? 146 00:10:21,079 --> 00:10:22,331 Morning, Doc. 147 00:10:22,414 --> 00:10:24,458 Well, it certainly is. 148 00:10:25,584 --> 00:10:27,127 - Hey, Mel. - Hey. 149 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,254 Where'd those come from? 150 00:10:29,838 --> 00:10:30,839 Yours truly. 151 00:10:31,507 --> 00:10:33,675 Help yourself. I think they're mostly glazed, 152 00:10:33,759 --> 00:10:36,762 but one box ought to be sprinkled, powdered and all that. 153 00:10:36,845 --> 00:10:38,555 What did we do to deserve this? 154 00:10:39,556 --> 00:10:41,934 My 14-year-old's selling 'em for marching band. 155 00:10:43,393 --> 00:10:44,603 Well, aren't you a good dad. 156 00:10:44,686 --> 00:10:46,897 - What does she play? - Trombone. 157 00:10:47,981 --> 00:10:52,361 - Doctor D! - Good evening. Morning. Whatever. 158 00:10:52,444 --> 00:10:54,655 - Look what Mel brought. - For us? 159 00:10:54,738 --> 00:10:55,906 Yeah, please. 160 00:10:55,989 --> 00:10:57,699 They got you two working late. 161 00:10:57,783 --> 00:11:00,118 Yeah. I gotta gas a bunch of rats. 162 00:11:01,286 --> 00:11:02,829 So, how goes the big project? 163 00:11:03,497 --> 00:11:04,540 What have you heard? 164 00:11:05,249 --> 00:11:07,125 I don't know. Things. 165 00:11:07,668 --> 00:11:09,169 Well… 166 00:11:09,837 --> 00:11:11,421 Our team's fairly certain we've got a sequence 167 00:11:11,505 --> 00:11:13,006 that encodes for a lysogenic virus. 168 00:11:13,090 --> 00:11:14,925 But after eight whole months of animal testing… 169 00:11:15,008 --> 00:11:16,844 Macaques, rabbits, mice… 170 00:11:16,927 --> 00:11:19,471 - Guinea pigs. - Guinea pigs. Now rats. 171 00:11:19,972 --> 00:11:22,057 No clinical signs whatsoever. 172 00:11:24,560 --> 00:11:25,769 Put another way… 173 00:11:26,603 --> 00:11:27,604 we got bubkes. 174 00:11:28,438 --> 00:11:29,523 We got bubkes. 175 00:11:45,163 --> 00:11:46,748 Okay, how do you wanna do this? 176 00:11:47,666 --> 00:11:50,586 I can put 'em to sleep if you wanna do the cardiac sticks. 177 00:11:51,461 --> 00:11:53,672 I hate the cardiac sticks. 178 00:11:53,755 --> 00:11:55,924 Well, you're more than welcome to gas them. 179 00:11:56,550 --> 00:11:58,010 I hate gassing them. 180 00:11:58,093 --> 00:11:59,887 Might be in the wrong career. 181 00:11:59,970 --> 00:12:02,472 All right, cardiac sticks it is. 182 00:12:03,515 --> 00:12:04,725 Let's get it over with. 183 00:12:09,605 --> 00:12:10,606 Check it out. 184 00:12:11,273 --> 00:12:12,399 Damn. 185 00:12:13,525 --> 00:12:15,235 What do you figure happened there? 186 00:12:21,325 --> 00:12:22,367 I don't know. 187 00:12:45,140 --> 00:12:46,600 He's looking pretty dead to me. 188 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:50,103 You got a heartbeat? 189 00:12:50,187 --> 00:12:52,022 I can't feel jack shit in these gloves. 190 00:13:01,657 --> 00:13:02,783 Huh, what? 191 00:13:04,159 --> 00:13:05,577 He's absolutely got a heartbeat. 192 00:13:05,661 --> 00:13:07,704 A strong one. Just bam, bam, bam. 193 00:13:07,788 --> 00:13:09,456 It's weird. If I didn't know any better, I'd… 194 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,000 God. Oh, shit. Oh, no. 195 00:13:12,084 --> 00:13:13,710 You've got to be kidding me. 196 00:13:15,128 --> 00:13:17,005 - Shit. - Did he break the skin? 197 00:13:17,673 --> 00:13:19,925 Yeah, I don't… Yeah, it's through the glove. 198 00:13:20,008 --> 00:13:22,135 Shit. Soak it quick. 199 00:13:22,219 --> 00:13:23,220 Keep it submerged. 200 00:13:23,303 --> 00:13:25,681 If it's bleeding, make sure to squeeze it out good. 201 00:13:25,764 --> 00:13:28,642 I'm gonna call this in as soon as I catch him, okay? 202 00:13:45,492 --> 00:13:46,743 Right there. 203 00:13:52,291 --> 00:13:54,960 Let's mark 3:36 and… 204 00:13:57,880 --> 00:13:59,173 Jenn? 205 00:14:02,259 --> 00:14:03,969 Talk to me, Jenn. Jenn! 206 00:14:04,052 --> 00:14:05,929 Jenn! Jenn! Jenn! 207 00:14:06,972 --> 00:14:08,307 We are getting out right now. 208 00:14:09,808 --> 00:14:12,060 I got you. Okay, come on. 209 00:14:12,936 --> 00:14:13,979 I got you. 210 00:14:20,027 --> 00:14:21,028 Hang on. 211 00:14:22,696 --> 00:14:24,865 Jenn, can you hear me? It's gonna be fine. 212 00:14:24,948 --> 00:14:25,949 You're gonna be all right. 213 00:14:27,826 --> 00:14:31,288 Come on. You're gonna be all right. You're gonna be all right, you hear me? 214 00:14:31,371 --> 00:14:34,249 Come on, come on, come on. Talk to me. Come on, Jenn, come on. 215 00:14:34,333 --> 00:14:36,210 Jenn! You all right? 216 00:14:37,461 --> 00:14:38,462 Jenn? 217 00:14:39,004 --> 00:14:40,047 Just say something. 218 00:14:40,756 --> 00:14:42,424 Jenn. I got you. 219 00:14:42,508 --> 00:14:43,509 I got you. 220 00:14:44,218 --> 00:14:45,219 Jenn? 221 00:14:47,387 --> 00:14:49,348 Hey, hey, hey, Jenn. Can you hear me? 222 00:14:50,599 --> 00:14:51,767 Jenn, say something. 223 00:15:02,194 --> 00:15:03,195 Damn it. 224 00:15:04,279 --> 00:15:05,280 Kidding me? 225 00:15:18,460 --> 00:15:19,461 Really? 226 00:15:28,011 --> 00:15:29,012 Damn. 227 00:15:32,850 --> 00:15:34,393 Can you believe this thing? 228 00:15:36,353 --> 00:15:39,523 You've got skinny arms. Do you think you could maybe… 229 00:15:42,901 --> 00:15:43,902 Hey. 230 00:16:25,903 --> 00:16:26,904 Yes? 231 00:19:27,459 --> 00:19:28,627 I'm gonna get some gum. 232 00:20:10,836 --> 00:20:11,837 Seriously? 233 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:15,299 I had one Tito's in Salt Lake. That was, like, two hours ago. 234 00:20:39,156 --> 00:20:40,282 Rye Manhattan… 235 00:20:42,284 --> 00:20:44,077 and a Diet Pepsi. 236 00:20:44,161 --> 00:20:45,162 Thanks. 237 00:20:48,290 --> 00:20:49,750 We could take a cab home. 238 00:20:50,417 --> 00:20:52,753 Don't tell me you don't need a drink, 'cause you need a drink. 239 00:20:52,836 --> 00:20:55,047 - I don't need a drink. - You need a drink. 240 00:20:55,130 --> 00:20:56,256 I don't need a drink. 241 00:20:56,340 --> 00:20:57,966 I call bullshit on that. 242 00:20:58,550 --> 00:21:00,093 I need sleep, that's what I need. 243 00:21:00,677 --> 00:21:02,971 Hey, cheers, to the best tour yet. 244 00:21:04,765 --> 00:21:06,850 - You gonna leave me hanging here? - I do not clink glasses 245 00:21:06,934 --> 00:21:08,519 with fucking Diet Pepsi. 246 00:21:08,602 --> 00:21:11,146 Best book tour? What is that? 247 00:21:11,230 --> 00:21:12,773 Is that like best stomach cancer? 248 00:21:13,315 --> 00:21:14,900 You endure it, you do not toast it. 249 00:21:14,983 --> 00:21:18,946 How I hate all those paying customers showering me with love and respect. 250 00:21:19,029 --> 00:21:20,781 And why do I have to make so much money? 251 00:21:22,282 --> 00:21:23,492 How do you bear it? 252 00:21:32,835 --> 00:21:33,919 Bunch of dummies. 253 00:21:34,002 --> 00:21:38,006 Wow. It's a ship that sails on… sand? 254 00:21:38,632 --> 00:21:41,301 Purple sand? That is…That's brilliant. 255 00:21:41,385 --> 00:21:42,469 The world needed that. 256 00:21:43,220 --> 00:21:45,222 And the world needed yet another female character 257 00:21:45,305 --> 00:21:49,518 who spends all her time mooning over some fucking proud and haughty pirate. 258 00:21:50,143 --> 00:21:51,770 He's a corsair, not a pirate. 259 00:21:53,564 --> 00:21:55,065 "Mandovian spicefruit." 260 00:21:56,608 --> 00:21:57,943 Jesus. That… I… 261 00:21:58,026 --> 00:21:59,945 It's like a bad episode of Star Trek. 262 00:22:00,028 --> 00:22:01,697 So how about you throw everybody a changeup? 263 00:22:02,447 --> 00:22:03,949 Green sand instead of purple? 264 00:22:05,242 --> 00:22:06,994 Maybe it's time for your serious book. 265 00:22:09,162 --> 00:22:11,915 Why not? You've been plugging away at it for five years. 266 00:22:12,416 --> 00:22:14,585 - Four and a half. Barely. - Pardon me. 267 00:22:14,668 --> 00:22:15,752 So put it out already. 268 00:22:15,836 --> 00:22:17,045 I can't just… It… 269 00:22:18,547 --> 00:22:19,756 It needs polishing. 270 00:22:21,175 --> 00:22:22,759 Obviously. I mean it does, right? 271 00:22:22,843 --> 00:22:25,053 Okay, take the next few months and polish. 272 00:22:25,137 --> 00:22:26,138 I'll work it out. 273 00:22:26,221 --> 00:22:28,432 I'll buy you some more time before your next Wycaro. 274 00:22:30,475 --> 00:22:32,853 You really think Bitter Chrysalis is that good? 275 00:22:35,147 --> 00:22:36,773 I think people will love it. 276 00:22:42,654 --> 00:22:44,823 You ever read Finnegans Wake? 277 00:22:44,907 --> 00:22:45,908 No. 278 00:22:46,617 --> 00:22:48,911 I tried to. In grad school. 279 00:22:51,538 --> 00:22:54,166 It's probably great. I don't know. 280 00:22:55,918 --> 00:22:58,712 All I know is it made me miserable trying to get through it. 281 00:23:01,965 --> 00:23:02,966 I figure… 282 00:23:04,176 --> 00:23:07,095 you make even one person happy, maybe that's not art. 283 00:23:09,348 --> 00:23:10,557 But it's something. 284 00:23:17,648 --> 00:23:18,649 To Raban. 285 00:23:19,566 --> 00:23:21,985 Proud, haughty Raban. 286 00:23:29,743 --> 00:23:31,245 Did you bring your cigarettes? 287 00:23:31,995 --> 00:23:33,288 Since when do you smoke? 288 00:23:34,081 --> 00:23:35,165 Since now. 289 00:23:56,186 --> 00:23:59,147 Are you trying to start a forest fire? Stop wasting my butane. 290 00:24:00,983 --> 00:24:02,734 Stop telling me how to smoke. 291 00:24:02,818 --> 00:24:03,944 I used to smoke in middle school. 292 00:24:04,027 --> 00:24:06,405 You're supposed to light the other person's cigarette first, by the way. 293 00:24:06,488 --> 00:24:07,990 - That's etiquette. - Yeah? On a plane, 294 00:24:08,073 --> 00:24:10,075 do you put your own oxygen mask on first? 295 00:24:14,830 --> 00:24:17,624 Do you wanna hear what HoustonMom78 says about Bloodsong? 296 00:24:18,250 --> 00:24:20,460 "Best Wycaro ever!" All caps. 297 00:24:20,544 --> 00:24:21,545 And… 298 00:24:23,589 --> 00:24:26,508 - 16, 17 exclamation points. - Wow. 299 00:24:26,592 --> 00:24:27,843 - Is that a new record? - It's gotta be. 300 00:24:27,926 --> 00:24:31,430 "Spoiler alert, Raban is back and yummier that ever." 301 00:24:31,513 --> 00:24:33,599 Yummier than ever, I think she means. 302 00:24:34,474 --> 00:24:37,895 "You better belief he's got my permission to come aboard. 303 00:24:37,978 --> 00:24:39,396 I'd walk his plank any time." 304 00:24:39,479 --> 00:24:40,898 I'm sensing a nautical motif. 305 00:24:40,981 --> 00:24:43,233 A little bit. Think HoustonMom's off her meds again? 306 00:24:43,317 --> 00:24:45,861 I think HoustonMom would spread her legs for a grilled cheese sandwich. 307 00:24:51,491 --> 00:24:52,492 Look at that. 308 00:24:53,785 --> 00:24:55,162 What? 309 00:24:55,245 --> 00:24:56,872 What do you think they're doing? 310 00:24:57,664 --> 00:25:00,792 - What's what doing? - The planes. Up. Look. 311 00:25:03,378 --> 00:25:05,631 I don't know. What, is that weird? 312 00:25:05,714 --> 00:25:07,132 Yeah, it's weird. Isn't it? 313 00:25:07,216 --> 00:25:09,593 All of them kinda parallel like that. 314 00:25:22,814 --> 00:25:24,316 Anybody else weigh in? 315 00:25:25,025 --> 00:25:27,861 It's all the usual suspects, plus a few new ones. 316 00:25:28,445 --> 00:25:29,488 Everybody loves it. 317 00:25:40,958 --> 00:25:42,668 You wanna answer a few questions for them? 318 00:25:43,794 --> 00:25:45,629 - What, now? No. No, no. - Do one quick one. 319 00:25:45,712 --> 00:25:47,589 Let 'em know you're paying attention. 320 00:25:48,590 --> 00:25:51,426 "Carol, my husband says Raban can be my hall pass, 321 00:25:51,510 --> 00:25:54,263 which I don't think is fair since Raban's not a real-life person, 322 00:25:54,346 --> 00:25:55,806 although I wish he was. 323 00:25:55,889 --> 00:25:59,726 In real-life, was there an actual man you were thinking of 324 00:25:59,810 --> 00:26:01,520 when you came up with Raban?" 325 00:26:01,603 --> 00:26:02,896 That's hilarious. 326 00:26:05,983 --> 00:26:07,192 You wanna tell her the truth? 327 00:26:09,778 --> 00:26:10,988 What do you have to lose? 328 00:26:14,074 --> 00:26:15,200 Put down George Clooney. 329 00:26:16,034 --> 00:26:17,077 - What? - Nothing. 330 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:18,871 - What's wrong with him? - Nothing. Just… 331 00:26:18,954 --> 00:26:21,081 I mean, how about a hot Brazilian soccer player? 332 00:26:21,164 --> 00:26:22,749 Someone with dreadlocks. Hip it up. 333 00:26:24,084 --> 00:26:25,085 Just… 334 00:26:26,170 --> 00:26:27,296 put George Clooney. 335 00:26:28,130 --> 00:26:29,131 It's safer. 336 00:26:34,344 --> 00:26:35,721 Shit. 337 00:26:57,075 --> 00:26:59,244 Buddy, you… You okay, buddy? 338 00:27:05,834 --> 00:27:06,919 Jesus. 339 00:27:17,804 --> 00:27:19,640 Helen, should we call someone? 340 00:27:22,351 --> 00:27:23,435 Helen? 341 00:27:23,519 --> 00:27:25,270 Helen, stop looking at the goddamn… 342 00:27:37,908 --> 00:27:38,909 Helen? 343 00:27:43,121 --> 00:27:44,289 Oh, my God. Helen! 344 00:27:45,082 --> 00:27:46,083 Helen? 345 00:27:47,125 --> 00:27:48,168 Helen? 346 00:27:51,672 --> 00:27:52,798 Help! 347 00:27:52,881 --> 00:27:54,716 Somebody help us! 348 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:56,009 Help! 349 00:27:56,093 --> 00:27:58,846 Just hang in there. Hang in there. 350 00:27:59,388 --> 00:28:00,639 Just hang in there. 351 00:28:07,813 --> 00:28:09,147 Call 911… 352 00:28:18,031 --> 00:28:19,366 Oh, God. 353 00:29:22,554 --> 00:29:24,139 Come on, please. 354 00:29:24,223 --> 00:29:25,307 Please, please. 355 00:29:27,768 --> 00:29:29,686 - You've reached the Albuquerque Police… - Yes. Hi. I… 356 00:29:29,770 --> 00:29:31,021 - …emergency number. - Shit! 357 00:29:31,104 --> 00:29:32,564 - Please remain on the line. - Fuck! 358 00:29:32,648 --> 00:29:34,775 - An operator will be with you shortly. - Fuck! 359 00:29:35,359 --> 00:29:37,486 You've reached the Albuquerque Police… 360 00:30:20,904 --> 00:30:24,366 Come on, come on, come on. 361 00:30:24,449 --> 00:30:26,410 Come on, come on, come on. 362 00:30:27,995 --> 00:30:29,246 Come on, come on, come on! 363 00:30:34,001 --> 00:30:35,127 Fuck you. 364 00:30:35,669 --> 00:30:38,422 Fuck you. Fuck you. Fuck you. 365 00:30:42,676 --> 00:30:43,677 Fuck you! 366 00:30:52,227 --> 00:30:55,898 Hey, you gotta get out. Come on, get out. Get out! Oh, God. 367 00:30:59,776 --> 00:31:01,445 No! Fuck! 368 00:31:04,198 --> 00:31:05,532 Fucking go! 369 00:32:32,911 --> 00:32:33,912 Thank God. 370 00:32:36,123 --> 00:32:37,541 Thank God. 371 00:33:57,538 --> 00:33:59,206 Hey. Hey. 372 00:34:01,291 --> 00:34:02,292 Wake up. 373 00:34:05,003 --> 00:34:08,257 Dr. Nguyen, I need you to wake up. 374 00:34:09,257 --> 00:34:10,801 Please wake up. 375 00:34:10,884 --> 00:34:11,885 Doctor. 376 00:34:12,469 --> 00:34:13,637 Dr. Nguyen, wake up. 377 00:34:14,221 --> 00:34:15,222 Wake up. 378 00:34:15,806 --> 00:34:16,849 Please wake up. 379 00:34:17,850 --> 00:34:19,560 Dr. Nguyen, wake up! 380 00:34:23,563 --> 00:34:24,565 Okay. 381 00:34:55,053 --> 00:34:56,388 I'm so sorry! Fuck. 382 00:35:00,809 --> 00:35:02,186 Okay. 383 00:35:20,829 --> 00:35:22,456 Okay. Here we go. 384 00:35:25,667 --> 00:35:26,752 Helen? 385 00:35:27,711 --> 00:35:29,004 Helen? Helen? 386 00:35:32,007 --> 00:35:33,759 Helen. Helen. 387 00:35:38,013 --> 00:35:39,014 Hi. 388 00:35:40,224 --> 00:35:41,433 Baby. 389 00:35:48,190 --> 00:35:49,608 Hi, baby. 390 00:35:56,198 --> 00:35:57,366 No, no, no. 391 00:36:24,351 --> 00:36:25,519 Goddamn it. 392 00:36:26,645 --> 00:36:27,646 Okay. 393 00:36:32,025 --> 00:36:33,235 Come on. 394 00:36:36,697 --> 00:36:39,199 Somebody please help me. 395 00:36:39,283 --> 00:36:41,910 No, no, no. God, no. Don't… 396 00:36:41,994 --> 00:36:44,496 Please. Please. 397 00:38:17,047 --> 00:38:18,048 Hey. 398 00:38:21,176 --> 00:38:22,261 Hey. 399 00:38:30,894 --> 00:38:32,771 What is happening? 400 00:38:49,288 --> 00:38:50,998 Hey! Hey! Don't you touch her! 401 00:38:51,081 --> 00:38:53,417 You put her down. Put her down. 402 00:38:53,500 --> 00:38:55,294 Get out! Go away! 403 00:38:59,756 --> 00:39:02,301 What the hell is wrong with you people? 404 00:39:03,010 --> 00:39:05,345 We just wanna help, Carol. 405 00:40:14,748 --> 00:40:17,125 What the fuck? 406 00:42:29,383 --> 00:42:30,509 Christ, no. 407 00:42:48,235 --> 00:42:49,570 Come on, come on, come on. 408 00:42:49,653 --> 00:42:51,446 Come on, come on, please. 409 00:43:06,461 --> 00:43:07,838 There's a spare key. 410 00:43:10,299 --> 00:43:11,508 We can show you. 411 00:43:12,009 --> 00:43:15,095 No. No, stop. Don't come any closer. 412 00:43:15,179 --> 00:43:17,097 We don't mean to scare you, Carol. 413 00:43:17,181 --> 00:43:18,557 You're in no danger. 414 00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:20,434 We really do want to help. 415 00:43:20,934 --> 00:43:23,478 Remember? April 2016. 416 00:43:23,562 --> 00:43:25,355 The last time you got locked out. 417 00:43:26,023 --> 00:43:28,025 You put a spare key under the flower pot. 418 00:43:29,109 --> 00:43:30,235 The one on the right. 419 00:43:31,069 --> 00:43:32,070 Back there. 420 00:43:38,869 --> 00:43:39,870 There you go. 421 00:43:46,960 --> 00:43:48,170 Leave me alone. 422 00:43:49,087 --> 00:43:50,797 - Please. - Sure, Carol. 423 00:43:50,881 --> 00:43:53,258 Just give us a couple of minutes to clear out. 424 00:44:31,213 --> 00:44:33,340 We're very sorry for your loss. 425 00:47:03,907 --> 00:47:04,908 Fuck yeah! 426 00:47:06,076 --> 00:47:07,286 God bless America. 427 00:48:46,760 --> 00:48:49,513 Hi, Carol. Thank you for calling. 428 00:48:54,142 --> 00:48:55,143 Yep. 429 00:48:55,644 --> 00:48:57,938 This must be so bewildering for you. 430 00:48:58,021 --> 00:48:59,106 So terrible. 431 00:48:59,189 --> 00:49:01,775 All the death and destruction you witnessed tonight. 432 00:49:02,401 --> 00:49:06,572 Especially Helen's passing. Please know none of that was intentional. 433 00:49:06,655 --> 00:49:08,824 You have our deepest condolences. 434 00:49:09,324 --> 00:49:11,785 And to say it again, you are in no danger. 435 00:49:11,869 --> 00:49:13,620 You are perfectly safe. 436 00:49:14,663 --> 00:49:16,707 - Okay. - Your life is your own. 437 00:49:17,541 --> 00:49:18,917 Please know that. 438 00:49:19,001 --> 00:49:21,712 Your well-being is of utmost importance to us. 439 00:49:22,337 --> 00:49:23,338 Okay. 440 00:49:24,214 --> 00:49:25,549 Completely up to you, of course, 441 00:49:25,632 --> 00:49:28,802 but you might want to stick close to home for the next few days. 442 00:49:28,886 --> 00:49:32,764 We've a lot to clean up, and it may be distressing for you to see. 443 00:49:32,848 --> 00:49:35,601 But we will put things right. 444 00:49:35,684 --> 00:49:39,479 To that end, if we may be of assistance with Helen's remains… 445 00:49:39,563 --> 00:49:40,939 - Nope. - Okay. 446 00:49:41,607 --> 00:49:43,984 If we can help you in any way please let us know. 447 00:49:44,067 --> 00:49:48,405 We can deliver food, medicine, whatever you need. 448 00:49:48,488 --> 00:49:50,407 Just dial zero, day or night. 449 00:49:50,490 --> 00:49:54,828 You will want to call from a landline as all the cellular networks are down. 450 00:49:54,912 --> 00:49:56,872 But we are here for you. 451 00:50:00,876 --> 00:50:03,962 We feel like we're doing all the talking here. 452 00:50:05,088 --> 00:50:07,591 Are there any questions you might have for us, Carol? 453 00:50:07,674 --> 00:50:08,800 Anything at all. 454 00:50:14,306 --> 00:50:16,475 Yeah. Yeah, sure. 455 00:50:17,893 --> 00:50:19,520 I guess to start with, 456 00:50:20,354 --> 00:50:23,815 what the fuck is happening? 457 00:50:23,899 --> 00:50:25,275 Well, basically… 458 00:50:25,359 --> 00:50:26,777 It's an alien invasion, right? 459 00:50:26,860 --> 00:50:28,695 I mean, obviously it's an alien invasion. 460 00:50:28,779 --> 00:50:30,155 Actually, no. It is not. 461 00:50:30,239 --> 00:50:33,033 What the fuck it isn't. You know my name. 462 00:50:33,116 --> 00:50:35,577 You know Helen's name. 463 00:50:35,661 --> 00:50:39,248 You are talking to me from my TV! 464 00:50:39,831 --> 00:50:43,168 And what the fuck is with everybody's… 465 00:50:43,252 --> 00:50:44,545 Shit like this… 466 00:50:44,628 --> 00:50:48,298 And those two weird… the weird neighbor kids next door. 467 00:50:48,382 --> 00:50:49,842 They know where some goddamn key… 468 00:50:50,425 --> 00:50:53,679 How would they know that, huh? 469 00:50:53,762 --> 00:50:57,182 - Are you reading my mind? - No. Absolutely not. 470 00:50:57,266 --> 00:50:58,934 We couldn't do that if we wanted to. 471 00:50:59,017 --> 00:51:01,562 Who is "we?" Why is everybody suddenly "we?" 472 00:51:01,645 --> 00:51:04,523 You know, we could continue this after you've had a good night's sleep. 473 00:51:04,606 --> 00:51:06,692 Who is "we?" 474 00:51:06,775 --> 00:51:08,986 "We" is us. Just us. 475 00:51:09,069 --> 00:51:10,070 Who the fuck is "us?" 476 00:51:10,153 --> 00:51:12,948 Us. There are no aliens. 477 00:51:13,615 --> 00:51:15,075 Not on this planet. 478 00:51:15,158 --> 00:51:20,414 We are, however, beneficiaries of extraterrestrial technology. 479 00:51:20,497 --> 00:51:23,292 Fourteen months ago, astronomers discovered a radio signal 480 00:51:23,375 --> 00:51:25,669 from 600 light-years away. 481 00:51:26,253 --> 00:51:27,880 There's no telling how long it's been repeating. 482 00:51:27,963 --> 00:51:30,591 Maybe throughout all of human existence. 483 00:51:31,300 --> 00:51:34,303 This signal, it's made up of four tones 484 00:51:34,386 --> 00:51:39,349 representing guanine, uracil, adenine and cytosine. 485 00:51:40,058 --> 00:51:43,437 It's a recipe, it turns out, for a nucleotide sequence. 486 00:51:44,021 --> 00:51:45,147 RNA. 487 00:51:46,148 --> 00:51:48,859 Scientists have created this sequence in a lab. 488 00:51:48,942 --> 00:51:53,864 It is not a living thing, per se. It is more akin to a virus. 489 00:51:53,947 --> 00:51:55,824 Though it's not that exactly either. 490 00:51:56,909 --> 00:52:01,246 It's kind of a psychic glue capable of binding us all together. 491 00:52:03,165 --> 00:52:04,166 Okay. 492 00:52:05,459 --> 00:52:06,877 So, if you're not aliens… 493 00:52:08,837 --> 00:52:10,464 Who am I talking to right now? Who are you? 494 00:52:11,340 --> 00:52:13,258 This particular individual? 495 00:52:13,342 --> 00:52:14,968 This is Davis Taffler. 496 00:52:15,052 --> 00:52:19,389 Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation. 497 00:52:20,265 --> 00:52:23,936 But you are currently talking to every person on Earth, 498 00:52:24,019 --> 00:52:25,771 including Davis Taffler. 499 00:52:26,396 --> 00:52:27,397 We're all one. 500 00:52:27,981 --> 00:52:29,274 How does that work? 501 00:52:30,025 --> 00:52:32,653 We don't know exactly. It just does. 502 00:52:34,571 --> 00:52:35,948 Can I talk to the President? 503 00:52:36,031 --> 00:52:39,034 That individual passed away this evening, unfortunately. 504 00:52:39,117 --> 00:52:43,330 Along with quite a few senior members of the United States government. 505 00:52:43,413 --> 00:52:48,335 Davis Taffler happened to be nearby and intact. 506 00:52:48,418 --> 00:52:49,962 And he was wearing a suit. So… 507 00:52:50,045 --> 00:52:52,631 So, you're in charge now? 508 00:52:52,714 --> 00:52:54,466 - The Under Secretary of… - No. 509 00:52:54,550 --> 00:52:57,511 Nobody's in charge. Or everybody's in charge. 510 00:52:58,095 --> 00:52:59,888 Really, there's no such thing anymore. 511 00:52:59,972 --> 00:53:02,891 But there's got to be others like me. 512 00:53:02,975 --> 00:53:05,310 Your situation is a rare one. 513 00:53:05,394 --> 00:53:08,647 There appear to be 11 other individuals like yourself. 514 00:53:08,730 --> 00:53:10,107 In Albuquerque? 515 00:53:10,190 --> 00:53:12,317 No. In the world. 516 00:53:12,818 --> 00:53:14,236 We have reached out to them. 517 00:53:14,736 --> 00:53:17,948 Like you, they are disoriented. Understandably. 518 00:53:19,825 --> 00:53:21,368 Rest assured, Carol. 519 00:53:21,451 --> 00:53:24,162 We will figure out what makes you different. 520 00:53:25,038 --> 00:53:26,123 Figure it out why? 521 00:53:26,790 --> 00:53:28,041 So we can fix it. 522 00:53:29,042 --> 00:53:30,669 So you can join us. 523 00:53:33,130 --> 00:53:34,131 Oh, God. 524 00:53:37,718 --> 00:53:40,304 Carol, you still there? 525 00:53:42,556 --> 00:53:43,557 You… 526 00:53:44,474 --> 00:53:46,476 You said my life was my own. 527 00:53:46,560 --> 00:53:49,354 It is. One hundred percent. 528 00:53:51,231 --> 00:53:53,275 So, what happens when I say no? 529 00:53:54,568 --> 00:54:00,032 Carol, once you understand how wonderful this is… 530 00:54:01,742 --> 00:54:02,743 Carol? 531 00:54:20,302 --> 00:54:24,598 Hi! You've reached 505-796-6933. 532 00:54:24,681 --> 00:54:27,309 We're on the French Riviera drinking champagne. 533 00:54:27,392 --> 00:54:29,937 We are not here in our sweatpants screening your call. 534 00:54:30,020 --> 00:54:31,146 Make it a good one. 535 00:54:32,397 --> 00:54:34,024 Carol, hello? 536 00:54:34,775 --> 00:54:36,985 It's us. Hello? 537 00:54:38,362 --> 00:54:40,489 We're sorry we upset you, Carol. 538 00:54:40,572 --> 00:54:42,157 We only want to make you happy. 539 00:54:42,241 --> 00:54:44,451 Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!