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It started as a gentle breeze and grew into a hurricane.

It swept south from the granite hills, across farmlands, small towns, across

schoolyards and factories.

And the wind changed my ground.

And they will not die down until they have lifted this campaign into the Oval

Office.

Now, the political insiders may not have seen the future, but I can

say in all humility that I have.

It is full of hope and promise. It is a future of integrity, government,

and prosperity.

And that future is now, my friends. And I want to thank you.

We did it, everybody.

We did it!

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

All of us share in this, each and every one of you.

Thank you. It was a great, great win.

All right, listen, everybody. I want to introduce somebody, okay?

This is Frank McKenna, Special Agent Frank McKenna of the United States

Service. Agent McKenna and his small band of merry men back here have just

assigned to our candidate, and I think we know what this means. It means the

senator here has been officially anointed as the front -runner in the...

Now, let's buckle up and get to South Carolina.

We did it, boy.

I mean, we really did it. We showed them all we're for real. Cheers.

You are the man.

I can't wait to see the poll.

We are going to get a hell of a bounce off of this.

Yeah, I wonder how Governor Stanton's feeling right now. Oh, you mean the ex

-frontrunner? I think he's choking on our dust about now. That's how he's

feeling. There's no time to get cocky. He's got a war chest and a huge

organization.

We let him off the campus now. He could deck us in the next round.

Oh, here's your thank you list for the party leaders in New Hampshire.

The new draft of tomorrow morning's speech.

And, oh, here's the coffee on that 60 -second spot we want to run in South

Carolina. Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Thank you, Michael.

And believe me, I will get to all of these, but right now, gentlemen, I think

need a little time alone to savor tonight's whip.

He's not turning in, is he?

I promised Will Sunderland a one -on -one.

Will Sunderland can kiss my ass.

The wallpaper is the same as them. I want to make sure everybody's on the

page.

What was that?

Just a little turbulence.

That doesn't count.

All systems green, Captain.

No damage I can see.

It's okay, folks. Just had a little lightning strike.

There's no damage to the aircraft. There's nothing to worry about. Senator,

you okay? I'm fine. I'm fine, thank you.

Fresh pink?

No, no, I'm all right.

What are you doing here?

Agent McGinnis wrong.

The lightning strike did damage the plane, though no one, not even the

knows about it.

In exactly two hours and 11 minutes on final descent, one of the engines will

malfunction and catch fire, forcing the pilot to make an emergency crash lab.

Seven passengers will die, including Senator Windermere Brody.

There is nothing wrong with your television.

Do not attempt to adjust the picture.

We are now controlling the transmission.

We control the horizontal and the vertical. We can deluge you with a

channels or expand one single image to crystal clarity and beyond.

We can shape your vision to anything our imagination can conceive.

For the next hour, we will control all that you see and hear.

You are about to experience the law and mystery that reaches from the

deepest inner mind to the outer limits.

The outer limit.

Please stand by.

We live in an egocentric age where many of us believe we are the sun in our own

universe. But what happens when these illusions collide with reality?

Lieutenant, sir.

Yeah.

Well, where is she?

How'd she get on board? I mean, what was she doing in my quarters? Wait, so it's

okay. All right? Just calm down. Agent McKenna and the boys, they took a good

look around the aircraft. They couldn't find anybody.

Okay? We searched the entire planes, sir. We checked out all the passengers.

She was here. I saw her. I talked to her. And nobody is denying that you saw

something, Senator.

You said you talked to her?

I may have said something.

Did she say anything back?

I don't recall.

Yeah, you know what?

perfectly understandable the senator here has been surviving on like two

sleep tops right like the past week or so you know it's been uh you know one

hell of a drill right i mean i'm surprised to be honest that the guy is

seeing you know green elephants drinking banana daiquiri okay you know i must

say i am impressed agent mckenna with the way your men responded to this

situation absolutely you guys were great and you know i can see now

The value of having you on this campaign.

Absolutely.

Hopefully the senator does realize that we take our responsibilities seriously.

Oh, I do. I do, Major.

May I say, sir, it's a pleasure to serve a distinguished candidate

like yourself.

Thank you.

I can't say I love your timing, okay? Sorry?

Will Sunderland.

Gentlemen.

If I had a reporter like Will Sunderland to come on board the airplanes, and I

know it's to take our guy through his paces and blah, blah, blah, but you know

what? We haven't even had a chance to get our bearings yet. I mean, this guy,

use your head. This guy is a barracuda, okay?

Are you telling me that I should have expected the senator to start ranting

that?

I'm good, John, but I'm not that good.

in primaries more often.

Well, if this is the incentive, I just might.

I don't know how wise it is to keep doing this.

It's just sex, Catherine.

Danielle and I don't have sex anymore.

An incurable romantic to the end.

Tonight, validate everything.

Everything that I've been trying to do.

Everything we've been trying to do.

That son of a bitch thought he had it won.

Hell, everybody thought he had it won.

But I showed him.

I showed him.

Wait, wait, what are you doing? That is one of the best lines in the whole

speech. Oh, come on, it's the same thing over there.

Oh, hi.

Hi, Will Sunderland, as I live and breathe.

Take a load off, buddy.

Thank you.

Hi, you want some popcorn?

No, thanks.

About this alleged stowaway?

What stowaway?

There isn't any stowaway. I saw your candidate come rushing out of his

Oh, please. I saw the look on his face.

He believed there was a stowaway.

Well, he had to make that convincing, didn't he?

Make what convincing?

Well, the senator was putting the Secret Service boys through their paces, okay?

Just seeing if they were up to snuff, that's all.

It's true. It was just a test.

Pretty strange test.

All presidents end up testing their Secret Service details.

But your boy is not president.

Not yet.

But we're starting to like our chances.

Here you go, Senator.

I hope you find we've hit the mark.

And when you get a chance, Sunderland is anxious for some time.

All right, give me a few minutes to look over the speech and then...

Don't bother to call in the cavalry. They won't be able to see me.

And no, I am not a figment of your imagination.

Who the hell are you?

A visitor from the future.

106 years in the future, to be precise.

That's crazy.

I am here on the most important mission a time traveler has ever embarked upon.

Mission? What mission?

To save a great president from a terrible accident.

You're running out of time, Senator.

One of the engines on this aircraft will fail in exactly one hour and four

minutes, and you will go down with it unless you do exactly as I tell you. No.

No. What you're telling me... Who's he talking to? That's a damn good question.

I have no idea.

No.

No.

Senator, how you doing?

Listen, anything I can help you out with?

Sure.

Senator, hello.

What do we owe the honor?

I just couldn't sleep.

Anything we can do for you, sir?

Well, that lightning strike gave us quite a scare.

We had a huge storm front to contend with.

But don't worry.

We'll get you to South Carolina's paper sound almost on time.

So there's nothing wrong with the airplane?

Nothing at all.

Passing out of the storm front as we speak, you can rest assured.

We'll have a smooth flight from here on.

Good.

Hey,

there you are.

Did you get a chance to go over the speech yet, Wyndham?

Senator, would now be a good time for a little chat.

Yes, Will, come on.

Thank you.

Thought you were ducking me.

You know, one of the things I wanted to ask you about, Senator, is that old

phrase, a man of the people, really does seem to apply to you.

But at the same time, you've been embracing Silicon Valley and, in fact,

entire high -tech industry.

I'm wondering, are the two really compatible?

Technology is integral to our country's future and well -being. It's what's

driving this economy.

And it is the very foundation of future growth.

You've become quite the Internet zealot of late.

The online environment is the only world that I know where we can all truly come

together as equals.

What about issues of privacy?

Off the record?

Just between you and me.

All right.

There is no privacy anymore.

Not to be morbid, Senator, but when they find your body, you're completely

decapitated.

So what are you going to do about it?

Uh, nothing.

What do you think?

What were we talking about?

Do you really think that people, ordinary citizens as you like to call

won't be concerned about their loss of privacy?

Ordinary citizens have nothing to hide.

Really?

Senator, your wife sent a phone from Michigan.

You can take it in the conference room.

If you'll excuse me.

Absolutely.

What line is she on? She's not.

There's no phone call.

I need to talk to you. You need to talk to me.

Yeah.

Okay.

Talk. It's been a great week, Senator.

We notched up our first win down there. I mean, it's been a great week.

But I tell you something, we got a long way to go here.

That may be something of an understatement.

Me, I know how I'm feeling.

I'm feeling all prickly and jumpy.

Like I got this itch I can't scratch.

But I'll tell you something, a few beers, love of a good woman, some sleep.

tell you, I will be as right as rain.

Well, Funderland's not happy.

Well, why don't you go charm him, then?

Fine.

Fender.

John, are you telling me I need to get laid?

No, no, sir.

All I'm saying is we have another big day coming up tomorrow.

And it might be a good idea if you try to get a little bit of rest.

That's all I'm saying.

I'm not tired.

Well...

Maybe you should spend a little bit of time going over your speech. How about

that?

What are you getting at, John?

Come on, quit beating around the bush. Let me have it.

Listen, I... We think that it might be a good idea if you stayed here, in this

room, or in your quarters until this plane touches down in Columbia. What are

you afraid of?

Hmm?

You're afraid of Sondland.

Is that it?

Sunderland is just another reporter. Hey, listen.

Okay, okay. He's not just another reporter. He's doing an in -depth

me. We have granted him access. Well, John, I have talked to thousands of

reporters in my time, and I can tell you... And I'm just telling you that I

would feel a lot more comfortable if you would not talk to that man.

Okay, until you've had a chance to just recharge your batteries, all right?

Because you are running on fumes.

Okay, we all are.

What is it?

What's the matter?

Okay, okay.

I won't talk to Sunderland until after I've showered and shaved and all that.

Thank you.

If you don't mind,

John, I'd kind of like to be alone.

Yeah.

Is he okay?

Well, I don't know, Catherine. You tell me.

Because you're the one who's sleeping with him.

Listen,

I'm the campaign manager, okay?

I'm the manager. Everything a man says or does is my business. Everything.

What, are you in love with him?

Please, I am not a fool, John. Well, good. Stop acting like one then.

I told you I'm on a mission.

If you were real, I would be able to touch you. The technology which allows

to be here is way beyond anything that exists here today.

Suffice it to say, I'm as real as you are.

Though I can only travel through time as a projection.

Then how come I'm the only one that can see you?

I'm keyed to your neural signature.

Your brain wave.

In a sense, you yourself are projecting me. Well, then why don't you just key

into John and Catherine's and the pilot's neural signature? I can't save

can only save you.

You're more important than you could possibly understand.

Your agenda for the future will be the first genuinely futuristic legislation

of the 21st century. It will usher in a new age of enlightenment for all of

humankind.

A new age of enlightenment?

Yes.

But it will only happen if you're elected president.

It's your skills as a leader.

Your vision, your wisdom that will bring it to fruition.

That's why I must get you off of this plane.

But it doesn't make any sense.

How come I die now when I didn't die the first time around? I know the concept

of time travel is difficult for someone who is not of that era.

But a new timeline can be triggered when history is tampered with.

You've lost me. In the original timeline, your agenda helps to foster an

environment which allows time travel to develop.

And we, in the future, are so grateful for you for this.

So grateful, in fact, that one of my peers traveled back in time to

you at your first primary win.

Wait, you mean there's another time traveler around here someplace?

There was back there at your victory party in New Hampshire. There was a man

approached you.

He couldn't shake your hand, but he did delay your exit.

Sorry, I don't remember.

Perhaps this will help.

That was so real.

I put the image in your mind.

But how?

As I told you, my appearance to you is triggered by a neural response.

Look, what's important is, by inserting himself in the moment, the time traveler

was able to delay your flight by several seconds.

Instead of the lightning narrowly missing the plane as it did the first

around, the lightning struck the plane.

And that means your friend altered the course of time. Not just of time.

of history.

Bitch! Why did he do that?

Yes, yes, I understand.

Still, I... How's the candidate doing?

He's good.

Terrific. He's working on his speech.

Yeah, he's fine. Is there any questions, Will, that you'd like to ask me, maybe?

No, I was hoping to get a word with the candidate.

Look, you'll get your one -on -one, but later.

Look, I just talked to the pilot. He swears this plane's okay.

The lightning strike melted a critical bundle of wires near the terminal block.

These wires will short -circuit when the landing gear is deployed, causing the

engine to catch fire and shut down.

Senator, you're back.

Everything okay?

Bear with me a moment.

There is something called a terminal block on this plane with wires running

and around it. Am I right? That's correct.

Would it be possible for the lightning to have somehow fried the insulation off

of one or more of these wires, causing them to eventually short -circuit? If

there was any electrical problem, it would show up on... It would show up on

your instruments, yes, I know that, I know that, but...

It wouldn't show up on your instruments if it hadn't short -circuited yet, would

it? What are you getting at, Senator? Well, let's just say the short circuit.

don't know exactly how it works, but... Well, it causes one of the engines to

catch fire and burn out just as we are preparing to land. Hold on there. With

all due respect, Senator, I believe you're letting your imagination run

No, no, no.

I think the plane is in very capable hands. Just listen to me.

I believe that this airplane has been seriously compromised and that we should

take whatever actions appropriate to save ourselves. I'm going to have to ask

you to return to your seats. And I am telling you that this airplane is going

crash. No, Senator, it isn't. Get him out of here.

At least check the wires.

There's no way to check the terminal block wiring when we're in flight. Even

we could, there's no reason to.

Get him out of here. At least consider the possibilities, then. Let's go. Look,

I am not making this up.

I can't tell you how I know this, but it is going to happen, and you have to

believe me on this. Senator, it is my job to protect you, even if it means

protecting you from yourself.

Let's go.

The two of you have worked with the senator a lot longer than I have, all

So you tell me, is the man a coke hound? You know, where's all this paranoia

coming from?

I don't know. He just needs some sleep, like you said. Oh, stop it. Don't repeat

me that crap, all right? I don't want to hear it. Listen, it is not too late for

me to drop this not -bargain.

I had another campaign, okay? John, I swear to you, I've never seen Windham

like this. Me neither. Fine, then what the hell is going on? And any other many

iconic breaks that I should know about? I am not going to let this man take

apart everything that I have worked my ass off here trying to build. Listen,

and... We land in less than an hour.

So my guess is as soon as we touch down, all of this will be over with and he'll

be back to normal.

Great. All right, he better be, or he's going to be minus one campaign manager.

We, uh... You only have 27 minutes, Mr. President.

If I die tonight as you say I'm going to,

Does Governor Stanton win the nomination?

He does, doesn't he?

Son of a bitch probably goes on to be elected.

If history isn't put back on track, a weak president does get elected.

Terrorism escalates, riots break out.

The stage is set for a tyrant to emerge.

A tyrant?

Someone who only pretends to be acting out of concern for his people, but is

acting for himself.

Someone who radically subverts the ideals of freedom and democracy and

country into a totalitarian state.

It's then, isn't it?

I know it's then.

Un -freaking -believable.

This new America.

The citizens are constantly monitored and observed by the government.

One has to be careful where one goes, what one says, who one talks to.

There is no enlightenment.

No renaissance.

The future of this country is entirely in my hands.

Yours and yours alone.

I could do it, you know.

I could be the leader that you describe.

All my life, I've been fighting for the respect of my peers.

Senator Lightweight, they used to call me.

But they didn't know what I knew.

Down inside, I have always had the brains and the vision and the guts to be

a great leader.

I just never had the opportunity to do it.

Until now.

To become the next president of these United States.

You must leave the plane.

How do I do that? How do I leave a plane 30 ,000 feet?

You steal the Secret Service agent's firearm.

Shoot out the window at the emergency exit.

Decompression pulls the door from its hinges.

Senator, may I sit down?

Sit, stand, what do I care?

I can tell you're very upset about something, but we have a little

here. I'll say we have a little situation.

Will Sunderland is demanding to speak with you. Will you forget, Will

Sunderland?

In about 20 minutes, one of the engines on this plane is going to catch fire,

forcing us to make a crash landing.

People are going to die, Michael.

Maybe even you.

19 minutes.

You are crazy if you think that I am going to jump out of this plane.

That would be suicide for sure. No, it won't. We have the technology to rescue

you. What technology?

All I can tell you is once you're outside this aircraft, you will be

means so advanced it'll seem like magic.

Oh.

Maybe he's right. Maybe there is trouble with this flight.

Maybe he's psychic.

Yeah, maybe my golden retriever can sing Carmen.

Are you, uh, mind telling me what the senator's doing over there?

It appears that he's having a conversation, but the question is with

don't see anybody.

I'm going for a beer. Excuse me.

I'll end up killing everyone on board. Instead of seven passengers dying,

they'll all die.

Great causes require great sacrifices.

Oh.

Why don't you just go back in time to my victory party and you tell that idiot

friend of yours not to congratulate me? Time travel is unforgiving.

No two time travelers can be in the same moment in the past.

Hello, Senator.

What do you see out there?

I thought someone should tell you that your campaign staff is starting to get a

little worried.

Oh?

I think they're getting worried because you look so worried.

You mind my asking, what exactly is it that you're so anxious about?

Well, one of the requirements of being a great president is the ability... No,

no, no.

The courage.

To make tough decisions, would you agree?

What is it, Senator? Are you thinking about dropping out of the race?

Dropping out of the... No, I can't drop out of the race.

My role in the future of this country is too critical.

I see.

Oh, uh, what then is it that you have to decide?

Who lives and who dies.

Senator.

Wynton, why are you acting like this?

I saw you sitting there crying.

Don't come any closer.

What's wrong with you?

You could say I've seen the future.

What did that mean?

What did that mean, you've seen the future?

The work that needs to be done is more vital than you could ever imagine.

Do you still think you're going to be elected president?

Is that what you think, after the way you behaved tonight?

No. I just want you to know.

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate everything you've done for

Stop it! Stop it!

It's not like you're saying goodbye.

Now, John told me what happened in the cockpit.

Now, do you really think this plane's going to crash?

This plane isn't going to crash.

The only thing that's crashing around here is your campaign.

Is that what you want?

Do you want to drop out of the race, throw it all away? I don't know what to

What do you want to do?

What I want to do and what I need to do are two different things.

What does that mean?

Can you explain it to me?

If you tell me what the problem is, I can help you.

I care about you, Wyndham, more than you'll ever know.

Now, do you still want to be elected president?

It's all I ever wanted.

Then maybe it isn't too late.

We're talking about a very contained situation here.

And if you could just pull yourself together, John, Michael, myself, we'd

be here for you.

But you have to go back to being the Wyndham Brody I know.

The Wyndham Brody I believe in.

Can you do that?

Twelve minutes.

John, we need to talk.

I'm sorry, boys. I'm fresh out of talk at the moment.

Mr. Sunderland seems to think the senator may be planning something that

endanger this aircraft.

Oh, yeah?

Like what?

I don't know.

He wouldn't say.

He just made this unsettling comment about having to decide who lives and who

dies. Well, life is unsettling. Or hadn't you noticed?

Well, do you think the senator believes this plane's going to crash?

Yes.

Yes, he does.

He told me one of the engines was going to catch fire in 20 minutes. Oh, my God.

That was about ten minutes ago.

I think we need to see the senator.

What is it? What do you want? We need to see Senator Brody. What about?

Just get out of the way, Kat.

Is he in there?

Yes, he is. He's all right. Really, he's fine. We're going to need to see him.

Excuse us. Go ahead.

Senator, it's Agent McKenna. May I come in?

When they find your body, you're completely decapitated. Senator, open

please. I'm as real as you are.

Great causes require great sacrifices.

You only have 27 minutes, Mr. President. 19 minutes.

12 minutes.

You're running out of time, Senator.

You must leave the plane. Please open the door.

Senator Brody?

It's open.

Come on in, gentlemen.

Oh, Catherine, would you mind getting me a copy of my speech? I've had some

additional thoughts.

Seven minutes.

Listen, Frank, may I call you Frank?

You know, Agent McKenna is, you know, is too formal. Is Frank okay? Yes, sir,

yes, sir. Um, I wanted to ask you about something you said to Mr.

Sunderland a little while ago.

Ah, what'd I say?

Oh, oh, yes. I was talking about making decisions.

You know, who lives and who dies.

I was just speaking figuratively. You know, running a campaign is like waging

war. You know that, Frank?

Huh? I may have to fire someone now and then, that's all.

Michael!

Over here.

Don't I have a speech in front of the South Carolina Women's Caucus this

morning?

Yes, sir.

Well?

Johnny! We're on the bubble now, so we have to stay close to the ground on this

thing. After New Hampshire, they'll be holding us to a different standard. I

don't understand. What are you doing? Thank you. All right, let's get focused

now.

What are our priorities? Who do I talk to next?

Me. You have to talk to me, Senator.

I don't know what's going on here, but it doesn't watch.

What do you mean, Will?

What do I mean? I'll tell you what.

Just a little while ago, you were like a little boy, half frightened out of your

mind, having conversations with people who weren't there.

I was?

Are you sure about that?

Of course I'm sure.

I saw you.

We all saw you.

Didn't we?

Didn't we, John?

Oh, I get it.

Everybody's back on the gravy train.

Well, too late for that, folks.

This train has derailed.

You're running out of time. You have less than three minutes to leave this

aircraft. Three minutes before you die. Agent McKinnon, would you please

describe for me and for everybody here Senator Brody's behavior over the last

couple of hours?

Well, it's my job to protect the candidate, not to evaluate him.

I know.

You're not going to get away with this.

I thought I was getting through to you.

I thought you understood what was at stake. Ladies and gentlemen, we are

our final approach into Columbia Metro Airport.

Please take your seats and fasten your seatbelts.

We should be on the ground in approximately six minutes.

When the plane crash lands short of the runway, you will be killed.

Your legacy will be destroyed.

Michael, I think we need to rethink some of this.

If you're going to save yourself, you must act now.

Individuals are important.

One person can make a difference.

But individuals do not take precedence over the common good.

See, the people, the people need to know that we are all in this together.

What the public needs is you, Mr. President.

Your country needs you.

The future depends on you.

Unfortunately, people don't want to make a sacrifice anymore. I can't understand

you, Senator.

There's a... Price to be paid.

Price to be paid for anything that we do.

30 seconds.

It's for the common good.

25, 24.

I'm not sure I follow you, Senator.

19, 18, 17. I have a choice to make.

And that choice involves sacrifice.

Now, what are you sacrificing? Yes.

There's a price to be paid. The window is closing, Senator.

You're alive.

You don't want to do this.

Put your guns down. Put them down now.

Thank God.

I knew you'd come to your senses.

And move toward the door.

There's nothing they can do.

Senator, you don't know what you're doing.

I know precisely what I'm doing.

Everybody back in their seats now!

God have mercy. No, hurry!

I knew you tried to save your own skin.

I was counting on it.

In the original timeline, you were elected president.

But it was no age of enlightenment.

Your selfishness, your egotism, your paranoia, all combined to turn you into

tyrant I was talking about.

I traveled back in time to save the future from you.

Why?

Why did you rescue me?

Rescue you?

Who says I rescued you?

No idea is so strong it should not be tested by doubt.

And no man so powerful that he is infallible.