think you're allergic to hairspray.
Isn't this great, Jack?
We're making real progress here today.
The nightmares still keeping you awake
at night?
Now I have a new one.
Put your head back. Tell me about it.
I'm at the market,
working one of the registers.
I suddenly notice that the next customer
is this horrible...
...obnoxious woman
with bright orange hair.
I'm passing her stuff over...
...the bar code scanner. I don't notice it...
...but the computer is ringing up
the wrong prices.
So when I'm all done,
I look at the total and it's way up over...
...and it's way up over $100,000.
So the woman with the orange hair
says to me, real calm...
...she says to me:
"I don't carry that kind of cash
around on me, sweetie."
Open wide.
I say, "Oh, is that right?"
And she says, "Will you take this instead?"
She reaches into her purse...
...and pulls out a little pearl-handled pistol.
She pulls back on the trigger
and at that moment I wake up screaming.
Take it easy, Jack. It's all right.
The nurse will get it.
Just sit down.
I'm sorry, Jack.
I didn't mean to push you off.
Jack, please, sit down and relax.
Catch your breath.
You know that I am more than your doctor.
I'm your friend.
You're one of my favorite patients.
Let's face it.
Your regular office visits
are the cornerstone of my entire practice.
The problem is,
medicine is not what you need, Jack.
What you need is rest and relaxation.
A total change of scene.
Maybe a nice vacation.
How does that sound?
It sounds rood.
Then take one.
And find a place that's peaceful and quiet.
The most important thing for you now
is no excitement.
Got it?
- I know it's hard to believe...
- Hard? Try "impossible."
That's why I want you to see for yourself.
Then, if you're interested,
the project is yours.
First amaze me, then we'll talk funding.
Damn this traffic. We're gonna be late.
Just out of curiosity, who's your guy?
Your pilot?
You might know him. Tuck Pendelton.
- Why did you choose him?
- He had the right qualifications.
- Such as?
- He was the only one crazy enough to do it.
Let me tell you about Tuck Pendelton.
He could have been one of the best.
But he hates authority...
...he can't take orders,
and he likes to make up his own rules.
Don't look so depressed.
The experiment is bound to fail
Long before Pendelton can screw it up.
How does that feel? It feels rood.
Then do it again.
The Tuck Pendelton machine, zero defects.
- You're not retting nervous, are you?
- Not yet.
Let's review the neuromuscular
facial response experiment one more time.
Let's not, all right?
- What do you mean, "Let's not"?
- Who's nervous now?
I know what our objectives are.
I've done my homework.
I can do this little job blindfolded
and backwards, so everyone calm down.
Alpha-level technicians,
report to monitoring stations.
Optical sensor check commencing.
Initiate hyper-conic speaker check.
Initiating.
- Good luck, Lieutenant.
- Thank you.
Zero minus five.
All personnel to their stations, please.
Just one more thing, Lieutenant.
I want to make sure
we've got everything down.
It's not going to be simple,
but there shouldn't be any surprises or...
Good luck, Lieutenant.
Be careful of this unit.
I spilled coffee on it last week.
It's not quite as reliable as it was.
Still rolling? Great!
We are using an experimental...
...submersible pod,
modified with a performance-enhanced...
...helium-neon laser scalpel
of our own design.
This was a 50-milliwatt unit...
...which we increased to 600 milliwatts...
Just pay attention to your business there.
600 milliwatts...
...which, in terms of spacial equivalency,
would be a 60-kilowatt unit.
This is done because we have
such high efficiency, possible...
...because of our enhanced spectral coding.
All surfaces within the laser assembly...
This is done in a chamber,
which is constructed from a generator...
...coupled with
a common home carpet sweeper.