swears don't belong
to any known species.
Then look me in the eyes. Tell me Adam
is a figment of this town's imagination.
- There is no Adam.
- Look me in the eyes and tell me.
- Fleischman.
- Look me in the eyes.
- Goodbye.
- You can't.
- I could if I wanted to.
- Can not.
I went and bought myself a ticket
And I sat down in the very first row
They pulled the curtains up and when
they turned the spotlight way down low
Little Egypt came out struttin'
Wearing nothing but a button and a bow...
- Dr Fleischman?
- Ranger Burns?
Boy, you are a sight for sore eyes. I was
afraid you were gonna cancel out on me.
The thought crossed my mind
when I turned on to your, uh...
It's a mistake
to describe it as a road.
It does get bumpy, especially with those
boulders. You handled it better than most.
- Yeah? How do you know?
- I watched for the last couple of miles.
- Oh, you can see that far?
- Well, when it's not soupy like this,
you can see for 100 miles to the north,
and, uh, 200 miles to the... to the west,
and, uh, anywhere between 220 and 251
miles to the, to the south and the east,
depending upon the climatic conditions
and the atmospheric variables.
- Well, south... That's south...
- I can imagine. It must be quite a view.
It is when you can see it. Why don't you
come on up, take a look for yourself?
It's a nice walk. By the time
we get up there, it may clear up.
- OK.
- This way. Come on.
So, from way up here, have you
ever spotted anything unusual?
- Unusual? How so?
- Uh, I don't know. You know, big, green...
Well, I've seen a lot of trees.
Yeah, there are a lot of them.
I gotta be honest,
I kinda gave up on panoramic views
ever since I lost it on the observation deck
of the Empire State Building,
but this place is almost worth
the three-and-a-half-hour drive.
I'm sorry, I should have
come into town for my appointment,
but the service doesn't
like me to leave my perch.
Well, why?
You never know when
a fire's gonna break out.
- Yeah, that's true, but...
- I mean...
I don't wanna think what might happen if
I'm lookin' the wrong way and sparks fly.
And they wonder in Anchorage
why I've got migraines.
It's a big... it's a big responsibility, waiting
for disaster to happen. It's very stressful.
Yeah. Of course.
Of course it is.
Look, these are really strong tablets,
so you go easy with them, OK?
- Are you leaving already?
- I think I should get home before nightfall.
You'll be all right.
It's still a full moon.
Well, you know.
Letterman, anyway.
I presume I take
the alleged road back?
Yeah, that's right. I'll watch you
for about the first hour or so.
OK. Thanks a lot.
No, thank you, Dr Fleischman.
Talking to you has made me feel...
well... just a lot clearer.
Good.
Hey. You know...
Let me ask you something.
Say a fire did break out,
and you spotted it.
There aren't any firefighters
to do anything.
That's what I keep tryin' to tell them
in Anchorage, but nobody listens to me.
I write them memo after memo.
I never get a response.
- No, I... It must...
- I'm up here. I'm glued to the chair.
I'm busting my ass, and they don't seem
to care that my head's pounding.
Well...
maybe the pills will help.
I thought about putting the Ursa Major
and vernal constellations over there,
but I checked out this astronomy book
and... no constellations over there.
Have you considered painting it?
Well, it's not finished yet,
you know.
Why, should I?
It reminds me of the northern lights,
the colours of which are extremely vivid.
- That's incredible.
- Extraordinary.
No. Bernard, I call my sculpture
the Aurora Borealis.
The aurora borealis and the
northern lights are the same thing.
Interesting.
What would you think about big bands
of copper swirling on the periphery?
- Yeah, that might work.
- Protrusions?
I have a whole bag of protrusions
I haven't even touched yet!
I can help you finish this.
Nah, I couldn't.
Hey, I'm not goin