03x02 - What About Bob?

[bunniefuu]

Oh. thanks, Zo.

Still, uh, need a ride
to school tomorrow?

Isn't that
what boyfriends are for?

Miss!

Can I get a... a... can I
get a warm-up over here...

So you don't?

Just being an attentive waitress.

Yeah, just don't be too attentive.

Helps me get tips.

Not the kind of tips
I want you getting.

What's the matter, Sheriff?
You don't like the food?

No. It's... it's great.

I just, um, don't have
much of an appetite.

Oh. you thinking about Allison
getting married to Stark?

I am now.

No, it's the, um,
Henry situation.

I've sent him care packages,
but...

security won't let them through.

You know, I...

I can't think of
anything worse than

eating prison food for
the rest of your life.

I mean, other than being in
prison for the rest of your life.

For me, it just doesn't seem
right without him around.

Feels like the whole
town's out of balance.

See what I mean?

A hiring freeze is one thing,
but...

cutting 75 jobs is quite another.

We've got to start
saving somewhere, doctor.

Start?

You will decimate entire
disciplines here at G.D.

Leaving everyone wondering
who's gonna be next.

Look, I came here
to make G.D. a lean...

and commercially productive machine.

It's what I do.

Now, there are gonna be some
changes here and in town.

And while I appreciate
the lively discourse,

Let's try to remember that
while I'm here, I am the boss.

Which is for how much longer
again?

Till I'm successful.

And I do hope you're
still here to see me go.

So change means f*ring people,

just so I have that straight.

Not necessarily.

Take a look at this.

Look what Santa brought me.

What is this?

This is the new Global Dynamics...

consumer research products lab.

And this is its new director.

Zane?

He's a risk taker with
cross-discipline experience.

Yeah,
the word "Zane" and "discipline"

tend not to go together
in the same sentence.

This place is gonna be awesome.

Miss Thorne's giving me
a blank check...

to hire anyone I want.

Buy any equipment that I need.

If we're cutting costs, how can
we afford the startup on this?

Corporate synergy, of course.

If we come up with a
hot product in here,

Maybe Miss Thorne won't have
to make so many cutbacks.

Research meets commerce.

Perfect balance.

Is this your card?

No.

Damn.

This?

No.

So...

I heard they're moving you
to a different facility.

Next week.

A federal supermax in Colorado.

I guess these walls
aren't thick enough

to hold a dangerous criminal
like me.

Tell you everyone says hi?

Vince. Zoe.

Yeah. Yeah, you did.

Yeah, I appreciate it. Thanks.

You okay?

Yeah.

You know what, um, why
don't you tell me about...

the weather.

Honestly,
I am desperate for a sunset.

Okay. uh...

9-1-1.
Allison.

Mm. Right.

Okay.

I'll see about that sunset.

Hey.

Hi.

So... so where's
the big emergency?

Lab 27. I'll... I'll
show you.

- So how you been? -
Oh, great. Grea... yeah.

- Um, you?
- Great. Really great.

Good.

Is the... the wedding
planning keeping you busy?

Do you really want to know?

The... so the...
the 911 is...

missing... person. He's
been gone two days,

A scientist in lab 27
named Bob Nobb.

Is it... it's
really Bob Nobb?

He's... did you
check in his house?

He lives in the lab.

You check under his cot?

I'm afraid it's not that simple.

It never is.

So lab 27's been in
operation for 11 years.

I've been director for two.

And how long's, uh,
Bob Nobb been involved?

Since the beginning, of course.

He have any favorite hangouts?

Places he liked to go?

You didn't explain?

I was getting to that.

Okay. Lab 27 is a sealed biosphere.

A self-sustaining ecosystem

designed to research and
support the Mars missions.

You do mean
the potential Mars missions.

Right.

I mean, right.

Uh, and how long has
Bob been in there for?

11 years.

- 11 years?!
- Yeah.

Well, along with
nine other researchers.

What kind of people do that?

I think a life dedicated to science...

and sacrifice is quite noble.

I actually applied to
join the team myself.

Well, congratulations.

Well, uh, I wasn't chosen, so...

that's why I'm congratulating you.

- Carter.
- Yes, so, uh,

ten people in there
for 11 years and no...

...one's come in and out
in all that time?

No. No one.

It's gonna be a walk in the park.

Well, uh, see for yourself.

That's a big park.

So lab 27 is a 12,000 acre,

closed ecological system
located a 1/2 mile below us.

Inside is a 850-square meter
lake, a savannah grassland,

a rainforest where the
human habitat is located.

Okay, why build it underground?

Control. Weather.
Day/night simulation.

Communications.

Everything's generated and
monitored from right here.

And this billion dollar fishbowl...

produces what exactly?

Priceless information about...

creating a balanced environment.

You and I have a very
different definition...

of priceless and balanced.

I don't think now is the
time to discuss budget.

No. no, why don't you
guys duke it out...

while I go take a look inside.

Well, you can't go inside, Carter.

Entering the lab is a
total violation of protocol.

Sorry, but I have to
find out if someone knows

anything about the
disappearance of Bob Nobb.

And I can't do that
without talking to 'em.

No, we... we have
cameras, monitors.

You can interview anyone you want...

- from right here.
- It's not the same.

It'd be better
if it was face to face.

I agree with you, Sheriff.

I think you should enter the lab,

and you should take Dr. Blake
with you.

What? Why? Why?

Well, because while
you're doing your job,

you can help justify
why we're not...

filling in this giant money pit.

Hi. Look up.

Why'd you do that?

So I can do this.

And this.

And this.

Holographic tomography.

It's generated by the nanoprobes

I just injected into your system.

It's from my lab.

I have no pants.

Funny you should mention that.

So the chamber uses high
intensity light to remove any

Trace bacteria from your skin so...

you don't contaminate the lab.

Is there any reason we
had to do this together?

Uh, not really. no.

Not the way I ever pictured
us winding up naked.

You pictured us winding up naked?

No.

Son of a...!

Sorry, uh, forgot to
warn you about the flash.

I've never done this before.

- Oh, I can't see.
- Uh, me either.

Clean suits are on your left.

Right. Wait. Hers or mine?

Come on, Carter. get it.

No, no, no.
I'm pretty sure that's mine.

Right. Right. Ah.

Can you... yeah.
Okay, I got 'em.

Welcome to lab 27.

Unbelievable.

Gutting G.D.'s research is one thing.

Putting our greatest human
assets at risk is quite another.

I had no idea you cared that
much about Sheriff Carter.

I'll run point on this.
I know the lab.

I know the protocols.

I'm sure you have better things...

to do than stare at the monitors.

You have no idea, Dr. Stark.

Hourly reports. I have
some business in town.

All this is inside?

Take a deep breath.
What do you smell?

Trees? Um, a lake?

Maybe some fertilizer.

It's amazing, right,
how real it seems?

Is it real?

Well, the animals and plants are.

But the clouds and the breeze,
the way day turns to night,

all of it's created in the...

control room to maintain a balance

in the system and make the lab...

seem more real for the residence.

How do they make it rain?

Recycled urine.

Oh, that's lovely.

It's amazing, actually.

Everything here is.

I'm Teri. This is my home.

I've come to take you
to the others.

Oh, just like old times, huh?

Oh, you know it. You,
me, a six-pack of Zima.

Fargo, what are you doing?

Hijacking the internal
network of lab 27.

Bootleggin' the feed.

That doesn't sound like
something you should be doing.

Eh, it's totally "not"
something I should be doing.

But it's lab 27, mother
of all reality shows.

I used to hack into it
when I was an intern.

It was like my barney.

And, uh, what's your excuse?

Fargo and I are viewing buddies.

That's how we bonded.

Okay, so what's so special
about today?

New characters.

Hey, that's my dad!

Everybody's pretty freaked out.

Derek said this was all
about Bob's disappearance.

But some people are wondering if you

coming inside means the
end of the experiment.

Would that be a bad thing?

Not if everyone wanted to
leave, which they don't.

Carter. Come here.

I'm not sure,
but I think that some...

of these plant strains are extinct.

That's Bob's garden.

He was really proud of it.

So he had a green thumb.

Uh, what else
can you tell us about him?

No one liked him very much.

Rick and Laura Wallace.
We're team co-directors.

Teri's parents.

Allison Blake. This is Jack Carter.

- Yeah, we know who you are,
Dr. Blake. - Hi.

Abe Jensen, integrated systems.

We're here about your friend, Bob.

Just because we live together
doesn't mean we're friends.

Abe, please.

Well, I take it you've
had some problems with Bob.

Just seems he's always sticking...

it where it doesn't belong.

Go ahead.
Ask if anyone misses him.

Okay. Does anyone miss Bob?

Not really.

Any idea what might've happened
to him?

Are there any hazards around
here I should know about?

Abandoned wells, wood
chippers, dangerous animals.

No. No. No. No predators.

I mean, we have a hard enough time
as it is maintaining the balance

down here without one lab
animal eating the others.

Teri?

Teri!

Teri! Teri!

Teri!

Teri!

Teri!

Teri!

Over here!

Teri. Over here!

I... I think she just fainted.

- Are you okay? What happened?
- I'm okay.

It went that way.

It?

Carter.

- What is it?
- It's Bob's uniform.

What the hell was that?

I don't know, but it
went into that hole.

No predators, huh?

Hey, guys.

What are we watching?

My dad.

He's gonna be okay in there,
right?

Alli, I want you out of there.

I'm fine, Nathan. Don't worry.

Teri, are you okay?

I'm okay, Derek. Really.

I don't even know
what I saw exactly.

All right, well,
tell me about...

the hole this thing climbed into.

Uh, it was, uh, a slippery hole.

and this was inside it.

It's Bob's, and whatever
left it got away.

All right, that's it.

I'm initiating evacuation and
shutdown scenario right now.

Great. uh, where do we go?

Well, unfortunately,
it's not that easy.

After ten years, the residents'
immune systems have changed.

We can sterilize you to go in,

but we can't sterilize the
world for them coming out.

It's gonna take a transition facility.

And that's gonna take time.

All right, in the meantime, can
you tell us what this stuff is?

We're uplinking the chemical
components right now,

but it's gonna take some
time for the results.

We'll try to get some of our own.

My, how homey.

Uh, Miss Thorne.

Um, what brings you here?

This.
I need your help on something.

Institutional changes here in town that

will put Eureka on a
secure financial footing.

Shouldn't this wait
for, uh, Sheriff Carter?

Sheriff Carter's got his hands full.

Based on your record, I know
that you're up to the challenge.

- Well, thanks, but...
- Credit where credit's due.

"No more free food at Caf? Diem."

"Parking meter installation?"

I'm afraid the free ride is over.

"Fees for library cards?"

Just the cards. The
books are still free.

"Closing the museum."

I didn't even know
Eureka had a museum.

My point exactly.

Okay.

Snake catching gear, huh?

Well, we're a pretty resourceful
bunch, but that's a test.

You guys even have snakes down here?

Over 20 varieties,

But nothing more dangerous...

than your common garter snake.

And no, uh, animal experiments...

that maybe got out of control?

Sheriff, we're not the
island of Dr. Moreau.

Well, you're not an island.

I don't know what they
told you about our team,

but we're not a bunch of amateurs.

I mean, we take our
research very seriously and

it's a project that
we really believe in.

This... this is
our moon sh*t.

Even Teri's enthusiastic
about the mission,

And she's been down
here since she was a kid.

And what about Bob?

You guys don't seem too
enthusiastic about him.

You sense that.

Well, that's his desk
right over there.

What's his specialty?

Sustainable agriculture.

And apparently women.

That's your wife.

Guy made a run
at everything in a skirt.

In the last couple of months,

he seemed to take a
shine to my daughter Teri.

Did that come up? Did
you guys talk about that?

You bet I did.

He denied it, of course.

But I caught her a couple of times

coming back from his
garden all dreamy-eyed.

Said she'd been
"watching clouds".

Just the thought of him trying...

something with her makes me...

Yeah, well.

Monofilament netting.

Very high tensile strength.

This should be good.

So no dangerous animals.

No crazy experiments.

That leaves people.

Could someone have engineered some...

sort of predator and sicced it on him?

Maybe somebody with a grudge?

Sheriff, if I think of
anything, I'll let you know.

I miss you. How you doin'?

I'm safe, I promise.

I miss you too.

How's, uh, Carter doin'?

No, actually, Carter's doing fine.

Of course, I would tell
you if he wa... Carter.

So you're not just here
to take a look at the lab,

You're here to keep an eye on me.

No. Yes.

Assuming this is Stark's idea.

- Not at all.
- No. Mm-hmm.

Okay, Carter,
it was my idea, okay?

When Thorne brought out the chart...

with all the red dots showing how

exciting things had gotten in town...

since you showed up,
she was concerned.

And so were you.

Not about you. For you.

I'm trying to protect you, Carter.

What are you gonna protect me from?

The prehistoric plants?

A giant, man-eating snake?

From Thorne.

Not sure she's the one I'm
worried about right now.

Oh, my goodness. What did I miss?

My dad hunting for the creature...

from the black lagoon.

You gotta admit,
the injection of new talent has...

really made this show fresh again.

So which one of the
scientists is the red herring?

Do you think the arrival of Sheriff
Carter has made it more procedural?

No, no, no.
That was the switch up.

So, Grace...

Other than,
obviously, Teri, you're...

...the only other single woman
down here,

right?

Actually, yeah.

Nice of you to notice.

Uh, well,
and did Bob Nobb notice?

Well, of course.

He and I were a bit of an item.

Is that before or after Laura?

Or the... the girl
with the curly hair?

You saw his pictures.

Yes. those were hard to miss.

I was with Bob
as long as anybody else.

Three or four times,
actually, over the years.

Um, until it was time
to, uh, rotate the crops,

which... that's
what he called it.

- Nice.
- Yeah.

Uh, always with the stupid
agricultural euphemisms.

Pretty stupid.

I... I can't tell you
the number of days

I just wanted to just
plough him under, you know?

And what's your specialty?

Uh, genetics.

I really need to get back to work.

Yeah. okay.

Carter,
I just came in to call you.

How'd you know?

I... I didn't.
I just hit redial.

Well, we got the results back...

on the substance on Bob's shoe.

We had to run 'em twice
'cause we couldn't believe it.

So what's the verdict?

Human. Kind of.

Human kind of?

Oh, I'm gonna regret this.

Carter! Carter, what is it?

I can't watch.

Bob?

Help me.

You're not ordering a lockdown.

Did you see what they caught in there?

The woman I'm going
to marry is in there.

For all you know,
there could be...

a contagious mutation as well.

You're not a scientist,
you don't...

know what you're talking about.

What I do know, is Dr. Blake and
Sheriff Carter staying in there

is both the safest course of action
and the best way for us to find out

what the hell is going on in there.

And you know it too.

I'm sorry.

Why is it raining?

I... I started
it per schedule.

Let's shut it off.

No need to make them
any more miserable.

I could barely get the
needle through his skin.

What's happening to him anyway?

Loss of sebaceous glands.
High keratin levels.

There's a condition
called ichthyosis vulgaris.

Fish scale disease.

I guess it could
look like this, but...

No disease would do this to his DNA.

Not to the extent we're seeing.

All right. Then what would?

Atavism.

Evolution in reverse.

E... explain.

90% of our DNA is
believed to be dormant,

left over from when we all
shared common ancestors.

Atavism is the reappearance of
traces that have disappeared.

Hind legs on whales.
vestigial tails on babies.

Or, uh, snake parts on Bob Nobb?

Apparently.

We all carry genes
that are identical...

to those in fish, birds, reptiles,

but that DNA's believed to be dormant.

Hmm. Until now.

All right. Assuming we go with that,

how would it happen?

It's a closed environment down there.

The ecosystem must've gotten knocked

out of whack and just
continued to self-reinforce.

Huh. Okay.

Is there a specialist
up there we can talk to?

Yeah. I know just the guy.

Worked on the shuttle team.

Developed their life
support system for the lab.

And genetics happen to be
one of his sub-specialties.

I've told you nobody
else is entering the lab.

Well, it doesn't matter.

- That person is Henry.
- We're on our own.

Not necessarily.

Nathan.

Henry.

I'm not forgetting
what you did at G.D.

but that's a conversation
for another day.

I'm gonna set that aside right now...

because Global needs your help.

I don't see how I can provide that.

As much as I hate to admit
it, Sheriff Carter had an idea.

Look, I... I just wanted
to apologize for earlier.

Oh, forget it.

Look, with everything goin' on...

at Global and Thorne showin' up,

some days I just don't
know if I'm comin' or goin'.

Literally.

Um, no worries.

Uh, I can relate.

And I know you don't need me to...

protect you from prehistoric plants.

No.

Um, but if you could teach me...

about self-contained biosystems,

that would be great.

Well, maybe I could help you with that.

Oh, now that's what I call
a switch up!

Henry, how are...?

Hologram.

I thought of the one that
Zane made of me and, um,

I'm just glad you have pants.

Next screen.

Will this tell us what's changing Bob?

Maybe, if it's part of the...

ecosystem, which I find doubtful.

Is that diagnostic run complete?

Bringing it up. Why doubtful?

Well, if the system was contaminated...

enough to do what it did to Bob,

People would've gotten sick years ago.

Well, what if the contaminate...

wasn't in the system years ago?

Carter, it's a closed system.

Well, people keep saying
that, but we're here.

That's not right.

- What?
- The water.

The ionization levels are way off.

- Ion... io... Could that...?
- Alter DNA? Absolutely.

Ionization of the water
produces free radicals

which can target
accelerated mutations.

So Bob's being changed
into a snake by the water?

It may not be isolated to just Bob.

Well, no.

With recycling...
It's... it's the rain?

Can we reverse it?

We can purge the system,

But we can't reverse the changes...

that are already underway.

Sheriff Carter?

Could you look under my shirt?

N... I... uh...

Please.

It's happening to the others too.

So the two of us?

I'd say it's just a matter of time.

It was the water, all right.

Something or someone changed it.

What you guys are
witnessing is the first

Ever demonstrated case
of macro de-evolution.

Can you see the variation
in the mutations?

Yes, and whatever it is, it's
affecting the entire genome.

How long does it take
to affect the genome?

I jury-rigged a timeline.

Up until a week ago,
the water was clean.

Well, looking at the
physical progressions,

I would say
that's an outside limit.

Look, Zane and I are gonna
get back into the genetics.

You guys just hang tight.

We'll fix this.

Look, um, I understand...

Well, really only a little
of what you guys are saying,

But wouldn't it be easier
to reverse...

this if we knew what caused it?

Sure. But how?

All right,

I'm still not sure
that backing up...

on the sedatives is a good idea.

We have no idea how strong he is.

Well, we need to talk to him.

If he's still in there.

Hey there, pretty lady.

And apparently, he is.

What happened?

The water system in the lab
is mutating people's DNA.

We need to know who did this
to you so that we can stop it.

Bob, why would you have been a target?

Everybody likes me.

Look, why would the water affect...

you before everyone else?

I was just watering my garden.

Ew. Oh, my god.

The de-evolution is accelerating.

I'm not sure how much longer the...

human side is gonna remain dominant.

And when it isn't?

That.

Okay, what are we gonna do now?

We go back to where it started.

Whoa, things were just
starting to die this morning.

Yeah, it's like the whole
garden's been torched.

The water that affected
Bob, can it affect plants?

Sure.

So that's how it affected
everyone else.

It went from Bob to the
plants to the others.

That still doesn't tell us how it...

got to the water
in the first place.

Yeah, but this dead area,
that's a perfect circle.

You said that the ionization
levels in the water were off.

- Could the sun cause that?
- There is no sun.

Remember?
The light here is artificial.

The spectrum could've
changed from something

natural to something containing...

mutagenic wavelengths.

So this could've been intentional.

Like, um, frying an ant
under a magnifying glass.

Huh. Beautiful clouds.

I miss you so much.

Ever since the Sheriff showed up,

it's been so hard to talk to you.

Well, it's not gonna get
any easier now.

I don't understand.

Oh, Derek can explain.

Can't you?

I never meant to hurt anybody.

Uh, Derek and Teri had a
long-distance thing going on.

No, I-I heard her talking to
Bob abou... about the clouds.

Yeah, but you didn't see Bob,
did you?

She was talking to me
on the garden phone.

Yeah, a lot. I checked the log.

I saw the way Bob looked at Teri.

I didn't want her to get hurt.

But you hurt everyone else.

I... I didn't realize that the sun
would affect the water supply.

I just...

I figured if Bob got sick,
he'd have to leave the lab.

And when he got better, he
wouldn't be able to come back.

You did all that for me?

I love you, Teri.

And we've never even
been able to hold hands.

We had no idea you were so unhappy.

I wasn't. I'm not.

We would've left.

We would've closed
all of this up for you.

But I didn't want you to.

I didn't want to be the reason...

that you lost the thing you loved.

Oh, honey.

So Rick and Grace
were the red herrings!

I so did not see that coming.

This is the best season yet.

Just coffee.

That'll be $25.

Well, better start a tab.

I may want to have some half and half.

Enjoying the local color?

I am. Observing the
nuance of your fine town.

You?

I just, uh, came in
to wash my hands.

Is the water still free?

And yours is on the house.

Efficiency has its own
elegance, Deputy Lupo.

Balancing a town, a company,
a life.

There's a certain beauty to it.

I will be sure to tell that to the

museum curator
that I just sent packing.

I know today was difficult,

but sometimes you have to sacrifice...

a part for the good of the whole.

So you're... you're saying
that one day we'll thank you.

You might.

I'm not your normal
corporate fixer, you know.

Yeah, and, uh, Eureka
is not your normal town.

We've got our own balance.

And you're messing with it.

You look anxious to get out of here.

This place is freakin' me out.

Lookin' forward to getting back to...

some real sunshine, some fresh air.

Yeah. Sorry.

Forget it.

How long till we get a
fix on this mutation thing?

Nathan and I have targeted all the...

processes that need to be reversed,

but it might take us a few days
to figure out the treatment.

Few days?

That's all it took for
Bob to turn from pa...

He's taken Allison.

We may not even have minutes.

What happened? We lost the feed.

I found Bob's trail. It's fresh.

He doesn't have much of a head start.

I'll make sure the wind's against...

you so he can't pick up your scent.

Good. I'm heading out.

And I'm heading in.

Oh, whoa, whoa. No, we
need you on this end.

We're close on a way to
reverse the gene de-evolution.

But the delivery system's k*lling us.

It's gonna have to wait till later.

They're changing down
there. You saw Bob.

Look, they hit a point of no return.

It won't matter if we
get them out or not.

Zane, the only thing that's...

- going to stop me
now is... - A g*n.

That's a little extreme.

No. your... your
g*n thingy.

The... the biosensor you
used on Allison and me.

The bioballistic
particle delivery system.

Yes.

We could modify it.

Longer range.

Larger bore, heavier payload.

The timesink's gonna be fabrication.

Unless...

Jo, I need a g*n.

A big powerful g*n.

I've been waiting for someone
to say that to me my whole life.

Why would Bob take Allison?

Well, it depends on which
Bob we're talking about.

If we're talking about the human Bob,

he may think that she can help him.

No, the... the
other. Snake Bob.

Well, reptiles aren't exactly complex.

Their needs are basic.

You mean, like food.

Fantastic.

I thought you could use
a hunting buddy.

What part of hourly reports
does Stark not understand?

He got a little anxious.

The transition facility
is nearly complete.

The tactical team
that he ordered without

authorization is gonna
be ready in ten minutes.

We're not gonna need it.

How do you know that?

Carter, Henry, and Stark.

That's your money team.

They know exactly what they're doing.

You sure you know what you're doing?

I have no idea.

So I just sh**t him, right?

b*llet's an organic plastic
covered in plasma DNA.

You hit him, it should
reverse the de-evolution.

Let's do this thing.

Takes it a second to warm up.

You could've told me.

Guys.

Sorry. I came as fast as I could.

What's she doing here?

I'm just glad she agreed.

Bob?

It's me. Teri.

Bob likes Teri.

In fact, she's the only woman
down here that he hasn't, uh...

So you're trading Teri for Allison?

Sorta.

Bob?

Bob?

Oh, Nathan.

Thank you.

Guys, it's Zane.
They saved Allison.

Everybody is fine!

I told you he'd be okay.

What do you say we just turn
off the TV and read a book?

Told you they'd pull it off.

Well, don't sell yourself short.

The redesign on that g*n was inspired.

Well, we all do our part.

I know you do.

Talk to me about Henry Deacon.

How you feelin'?

Okay, I guess.

Gettin' sh*t kinda hurt.

If you want to avoid that
in the future,

You might wanna be a
little nicer to the ladies.

Point taken, Sheriff.

Learned my lesson.

And if there's any way
I could repay you...

Once a snake...

Always a snake.

Sheriff Carter. Dr. Deacon.

I just want to say thanks.

Glad we could help.

Is Derek going to jail?

Uh, that's not up to me.

I'd like to see him.

Well, that would mean
you'd have to leave the lab.

Well, actually, we're thinking
that's, uh, not such a bad idea.

It's hard enough for a kid to
find their place in the world.

Especially when they've
only been to one place.

Excuse us.

Henry, there's something
you need to see.

You know, we couldn't
have done it without you.

Well, technically, you did.

It's not gonna be the
same when you're gone.

Not by a long sh*t.

Thanks.

Um, for the sunset.

How you feelin'?

Much better.

Thank you for keeping me
from turning...

into a snake or being eaten by one.

My pleasure.

You know, that organic plastic we...

used with the delivery system?

It's developed down in lab 27.

Discoveries come from
where we least expect them.

Yeah, well, I'll tell Thorne that...

when she wants to shut the lab down.

Already did.

Hey, I thought your
shift was over hours ago.

Can't a girl bring her dad a...

burger after a hard day's work?

Sure.

I was really worried about you.

Thanks.

Okay.

I was... I was worried
about you too.

Why, Josefina, I'm touched.

Don't get used to it.

Good to see Henry.

Yeah. Yeah, it was.

No, it's, um,
it's good to see Henry.

I don't know how to
thank you for my pardon.

I'm sure it wasn't easy.

You're right, it wasn't.

I hope it's worth it.

Uh, if you're bringing Henry back,

the least I can do is buy you a beer

'cause they now charge
for food around here.

That's all back to the
way it belongs as well.

Balance restored.

Besides, single malt's more my style.

Your secret's safe with me.

Good to know.

Good night, gentlemen.

Good night.

Just had to check.

Listen, I'm not even sure
I should've come back.

Of course you should.

You're home.

How are you?

Good.

Things are lookin' up.