disappointed.
I really hate that macho stuff.
Can I ask you a question?
Go ahead.
What's going to happen
when you release the whales?
They're going to have
to take their chances.
What's that mean,
take their chances?
It means
they'll be at risk
from whale hunters
the same as all the humpbacks.
What did you mean
when you said
that stuff about extinction?
I meant-
He meant what you
said on the tour-
that unless things change,
the humpbacks
will disappear forever.
He didn't say that.
"If we assumed
those whales
"are ours to do with
as we pleased,
"we'd be as guilty
as those who caused
their extinction. "
I have a
photographic memory.
I see words.
Isn't it time
for a colorful metaphor?
You're not from
the military, are you,
trying to teach whales
to retrieve torpedoes
or some dipshit stuff?
No, ma'am. No dipshit.
Good. I would have
let you off right here.
Gracie is pregnant.
O.K., who are you?
Don't jerk me
around anymore.
How do you know that?
We can't tell you,
but I can tell you
we're not in the military,
and we won't harm
the whales.
Then what are you-
In fact, we could
help you in ways
that you couldn't
possibly imagine.
Or believe, I'll bet.
Very likely.
You're not exactly
catching us at our best.
That much is certain.
I have a hunch
that we'd all be
a lot happier
discussing this over dinner.
What do you say?
You guys like Italian?
- Yes.
- No.
- Yes.
- No.
- Yes.
- No.
I love Italian.
And so do you.
Yes.
Sam, you got
a phone call online one.
Sam, call online one.
Professor Scott.
I'm Dr. Nichols,
the plant manager.
I'm terribly sorry.
There's been an awful mix-up.
I was never told
about your visit.
I've tried to clear
things up, Professor Scott.
I explained you'd come
all the way from Edinburgh
on appointment
to study methods of
manufacturing by Plexicorp,
but they don't know
anything about it.
Don't know anything about it?
It's hard to believe
that I've come
millions of miles-
thousands.
thousands of miles
on an invited tour-
Professor Scott,
if you'll just-
I demand to see the owners!
Professor Scott, take it easy!
Dr. Nichols has offered
to show us the plant personally.
He has?
With pleasure.
Well, that's different.
Gregory!
Whoa!
Professor.
May my assistant join us?
Of course.
Don't bury yourself in the part.
Hi.
Hi.
Good-looking ship.
Huey 204, isn't it?
Right on.
You fly?
Oh, here and there.
I flew something similar
back in my academy days.
Then this must be
old stuff to you.
Old, yes, but interesting.
Mind if I ask you
a few questions?
Do it.
This is a fine place
you have here, Dr. Nichols.
Thank you.
Your knowledge of engineering
is most impressive.
Back home we call him
"The miracle worker. "
Indeed. May I offer you
something, gentlemen?
I might be able to offer
something to you.
Yes?
I noticed you're still
working with polymers.
Still?
What else would I
be working with?
Aye, what else, indeed.
I'll put it another way.
How thick would a piece
of your plexiglass
need to be at 60' x 10'
to withstand the pressure
of 18,000 cubic feet of water?
That's easy. 6 inches.
We stock that size.
I have noticed.
Now, suppose...
just suppose...
I were to show you
a way to manufacture a wall
that would do the same job
but be only 1 inch thick?
Would that be worth
something to you, eh?
You're joking.
Perhaps the professor
could use your computer.
Please.
Computer.
Computer.
Ah.
Hello, computer.
Just use the keyboard.
The keyboard.
How quaint.
"Transparent aluminum"?
That's the ticket, laddie.
It would take years
just to figure out
the dynamics of this matrix.
You would be rich
beyond the dreams of avarice.
So, is it worth
something to you,
or should I just
punch up "clear"?
No! No.
Not now, Madelaine!
What exactly did you
have in mind?
Well, a moment alone, please.
You realize, of course,
if we give him the formula,
we're altering the future.