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Most people care
about the truth.

Kate the Great,
ladies and gentlemen.

But most people,

given proper persuasion,
can be diverted from it.

Fortunately, there are some who possess
an unusually powerful love of the truth.

What is the second-least
populous Asian capital?

Thimphu, Bhutan.

Correct!

Over here! Over
here for a photo, please.

These are the people I
must find before it's too late.

Congratulations, Mr. Washington.

They may be humble
or obstinate, delightful or

mildly enraging...

I'm told that it was a, quote,

rude look from her new roommate
that set Miss Contraire off.

Ms. Contraire! Mizz!

You gave her a roommate?

These unique
individuals are the only ones

who can save us from this
condition called The Emergency

where, every day, our
minds are under attack

by a plague of fear and anxiety.

These truth-loving people
come from unexpected places.

And in my experience,

they tend to be... children.

Oh, are we too loud
for you, Muldoon?

No, not at all, Karl.

I can read under any conditions.

Yeah? How's the book?

It's enjoyable.

- Enjoyable? He said enjoyable!

"Enjoyable" isn't even
that complicated a word.

Why are you so weird?

I do not know.

Yeah!
Come on!

Yeah.

Why don't we start your Tamil
lessons early today, Reynie?

Sure, Ms. Perumal.

Aren't you hungry?
I don't blame you.

Is that... cheese?

I think so.

I can share.

Thanks. It's not
really the food.

I'm just feeling a
little anxious, I guess.

- I've been waking up like that lately.
- Me too.

It just feels like something bad
is about to happen, every morning.

That's The Emergency.

Like it's all falling
apart, and no one can help.

Everyone's just
scared all the time.

Everyone's preparing
for the worst.

And this doesn't help, does it?

It's all people
are talking about.

- Except the water polo scores.

Yes, at least we have
the water polo scores.

Was it always like this?

Bad news all the time?

I don't remember it that way.

Listen. I've been saving
something for you.

It's a test.

And the winners get a scholarship
to the Boatwright Academy.

- What? The Boatwright Academy?
- The one and only.

- It's a palace of learning, Reynie.
- I know.

Kids go there and they come out
artists and scientists and diplomats.

Not kids like me.

Reynie.

There's no way I'll make
it. I'm not special.

You deserve to be at
a good school, Reynie.

And you deserve to be
around kids who accept you.

Don't let this place convince you
that you don't deserve a chance.

Will you try?

You really think I could do it?

I do.

I didn't want to, you know, turn
on the lights and wake anybody up.

That makes sense.

- Ready?
- Uh-huh.

Among forecasters that
the bottom is falling out,

and that massive job losses and
home foreclosures are inevitable.

As The Emergency
continues unabated,

the public must prepare for
even more financial disruption

and chaos in the months ahead,

as the specter of total
financial collapse...

Sweetheart,
you got this, okay...

Oslo, Paris, Tokyo,
Washington... England?

The economy,
the pollution index.

- It's like no one's...
- It's like no one's at the wheel!

Don't be nervous.
You'll be fine.

Just remember, this is your
chance. Our chance. It's up to you.

Okay... we're all set.

So, call me when
it's over, okay?

Okay.

Imagine you won't be needing
my services after this.

I haven't passed it yet.

- I don't even know if I want...
- Reynie.

Maybe we should just skip it.

We can go back and
have our normal day.

I really don't need all this.

Reynie.

It's okay to want
something for yourself.

Now you go in there,
and you just be you.

Okay?

That's gonna make
all the difference.

This feels like a
goodbye-goodbye.

Good luck, sweetheart.

You will have one hour.

You may begin.

Given the
speed of the two trains

and the distance between them,

how long will it take for
the two trains to collide?

Thirty-seven
minutes, four seconds.

But given the standardization
of railroad timekeeping

and the modernization of both
warning and braking systems,

hopefully, enough safeguards are in
place to avoid a crash altogether.

An elephant and a
llama are falling to their deaths

from a great height.

You can only save one. Which?

I'd save the elephant,

in hopes that it could
break the llama's fall.

True or false?

I'm usually right. Most of
my friends are imaginary.

I don't generally
feel empty inside.

Real change is impossible.

- Fish are unnerving.
True.

Do you
watch television?

Not really.

Are you brave?

Are you brave?

I would
like to think so.

Pencils!

I shall now read the names of the children
admitted to the second phase of the test.

If your name is called,

report to the Monk Building on Third
Street no later than one o'clock.

You will bring one and only one
pencil as well as an eraser.

Any more or less will be
disqualified, which would be a gift,

considering the academic
brutality of the next exam.

Yes?

You say to bring only one pencil,
but what if the lead breaks?

- Will there be a sharpener?
- Yes.

If a sharpener should become
necessary, one will be provided.

I shall now read the list.

"Reynard Muldoon."

- Wait, what?
- That's it?

That's it?

My mom's gonna be so mad!

I'll need to be a magician

- to pass this test.
- No way.

I hear it's way more intense.

Oh, no!

Test commencing
in four minutes.

- Report to sign-in immediately.
- I got to go.

Oh, my God.

Oh.

That's rotten luck.

You don't happen to have
an extra one, do you?

No. Sorry, I was
told to, you know...

I know. I know. Only one pencil.

And my only one is down there.
How could I have been so stupid?

Boatwright was my dream.

- Test commencing in three minutes.
- It was just an accident.

- This is the final announcement.
- What are you still doing here?

They're about to start the test.

Well, I'm not gonna leave
you without a pencil.

Oh, how are we going
to get it back?

If we're one minute
late, we're out.

We don't need to get it back.

We can share this one.

I mean, they assured me
there'd be a sharpener inside.

I'm Rhonda Kazembe.
It's nice to meet you.

Reynie Muldoon.

- If you have your eraser, we're all set.
- Mm-mm.

- Let's go.
- I haven't properly thanked you.

You're welcome. Come on.

Here's the thing. I'm
gonna make a perfect score.

- I hope you do.
- No, you don't get it.

I have the answers.

That's a great attitude.

No, look. Sit right behind me.

I will move my paper where you can see
it, so you can copy right off of it.

Why would...

Oh... oh.

No, no, no, I...

No, thank you. I'd rather not.

Okay, suit yourself. Hope
you know what you're in for.

I hope so, too.

Wait, wait, wait!

And if any child is caught
cheating, they will be executed.

Excused. Will be
excused.

This test is going to be long,
and it's going to be difficult.

Was I not clear
about the talking?

Oh, I... I just groaned.

Now you've spoken
again. You are excused.

- Mmm.

Yes?

Very well.

You will have one hour
to complete the test.

And you must follow these
four directions exactly.

One, put your name on the test.

Two, read all the questions
and answers carefully.

Three, circle the correct answer.
Four, bring the test to me.

In order to pass, you must
answer every question correctly.

Anything less

you fail.

Five, start the test.

4A. That was 4A.

If you feel faint, put your
head between your knees.

If you're going to vomit, a
trash can will be provided.

Oh, God. I can't do this.

In 1885, the
Kingdom of Serbia declared war

on the Principality of Bulgaria

after Bulgaria declared
unification in the city of Plovdiv

with which
semi-autonomous region?

A, Western Romania, B,
Eastern Rumelia, C...

Where did the common vetch originate,
and to what family does it belong?

Which three of the following fifty
herbs can be used in a poultice

for the bite of
a jumping spider?

One, put your
name on the test.

Two, read all of
the questions...

Thank you.

Two, read all of the
questions and answers carefully.

Fifteen minutes left!

The Bregovo Dispute served
as pretext for a war to break out

between Bulgaria
and which country

when Bulgaria and the semi-autonomous
region of Eastern Rumelia

declared their unification in
the city of Plovdiv in 1885?

After Bulgaria declared
unification in the city of Plovdiv

with which semi-autonomous
region? Which country...

when Bulgaria and the semi-autonomous
region of Eastern Rumelia...

Eastern Rumelia? The
answers are in the questions.

Despite having
originated in Europe,

the vine known as the common vetch,
a member of the pea family...

Where did the common vetch originate
and to what family does it belong?

Which three of the following fifty herbs
can be used in a poultice for the bite...

A poultice of fresh plantain leaf,
slippery elm, or yarrow will neutralize...

Time! Please pass up your tests.

Remain seated until they are
graded. This won't take long.

You're an odd egg, Reynard.

I don't know what that means.

It's a compliment.

I shall now read the list of
those who have passed the test.

If your name is called, remain
seated and await further instruction.

"Reynard Muldoon."

That is all. Good day.

Best of luck, kid.

We've finally gotten rid
of the other children.

Consolation donuts
and hugs and whatnot.

Only a few more minutes to wait.

Would it be possible to
get a consolation donut?

I'm really hungry.

Are you desolate?

No.

- Feel like a failure?
- No, ma'am.

Well, then.

Wait, Miss...

I'm sorry, you never
really told me your name.

Nothing to be sorry for. Do you
have a question or a comment?

I was just wondering if I
could please contact my tutor,

Ms. Perumal, so
she doesn't worry?

That's a perfectly
reasonable question.

Is this where we're
supposed to wait?

It's where I'm supposed to wait, so
I guess that might go for you, too.

- I'm Reynie.
- Sticky Washington.

- Are you here for the test?
- Yes.

I guess this means we're
going to Boatwright.

So, are you the only one
who passed in your group?

- I think so, which was weird because...
- Because there was a girl who cheated?

- How did you know?
- The same thing happened to me.

Rhonda, right? Did she
lose her pencil outside?

Yes, I felt so bad for
her! So, it was a trick.

- A test.
- Also a trick.

What's the matter?

What's the matter with you?

What are you running from?

Not running from, I'm running to.
This is where I was told to go.

Why are you running?

Why wouldn't I be? It's faster.
Talking about logic, guys.

I'm Kate Wetherall.

That's Sticky Washington.
- Why do they call you Sticky?

I tend to sort of remember
everything I read or see.

It all just... sticks.

Sticky. Okay, cool.

I've always wanted a nickname.

How about you guys call me The
Great Kate Weather Machine?

- Um...
- Come on, it's good.

No offense, but it sort of
takes a long time to say?

Not if you say it quickly.

Forget it. I've been trying
to get that going for a while.

Guess I just have to
let it come naturally.

- What's the bucket for, Kate?
- Carrying things.

- You've never seen a bucket before?
- What things?

Flashlight, nylon rope, fishing wire,
twine, superglue, bag of marbles,

kaleidoscope,
slingshot, magnet...

Swiss Army knife.

I'm a self-contained unit.

Anything that comes up, I deal
with myself. Gotta be ready.

Like, this morning,

some crazy-looking girl dropped
her pencil down the storm drain,

and without this bucket,

she'd have been up the
creek without a paddle.

A paddle might be nice to
have. No, it's too bulky.

Collapsible paddle?

- Anyway...
- Did you help Rhonda get her pencil back?

Of course, I did.

It's tough to get a pencil out
of a ten-and-a-quarter inch crack

at the bottom of a storm drain

- without a bucket full of stuff.
- No kidding.

Hold it. How did you know
the girl's name was Rhonda?

- The same thing happened to both of us.
- We think she was part of the test.

Of course, she was a part of the test.
I knew that in, like, five seconds.

Less. I'm Krista. Nice to
finally meet the competition.

- Pleased to meet you, Krista.
- That's "please" to meet you. No D.

- Actually, I don't think...
- Pretty sure of it.

Oh, this is Dewey.

So, is this everybody
who passed the test?

I didn't pass.

I mean, I don't think I got
any of the questions right.

I helped the lady in charge escape
a bunch of crazy parents afterwards.

Started a small fire as a diversion.
Easily containable. No injuries.

- Afterwards, she told me to come here.

Okay, everybody here?
Proceed to room 7B.

Down this
hall, to the right.

Your next test is through that
door. You'll go in one at a time.

Follow the instructions.

I'll be watching.

Geez. How about a hello?

Hello.

I am Milligan.

Krista.

- You're first.
- You know it.

No.

What do you mean by "no"?

The task is impossible.
It can't be done.

The test is an attempt to
trick us. So, my answer is no.

You may go home now.

What?

You may go.

No!

Next.

You walked across?

The sign said, "Without
setting foot on a square."

It turns out, all the tiles are
slightly longer than they are wide.

So, they're not squares,
they're rectangles.

Hmm.

You all passed. Follow me

downstairs.

Why are we all the way down here?
- Final test ahead.

At least it's a nice sewer. Ugh.

- I mean, it's an okay sewer.

I had another
panic attack last night.

Really? Did any wonder what's
The Emergency going on?

- Yeah, it's like nobody's at the wheel.
- You got that right.

I'm taking my money
out of the bank.

I've noticed something.

The smell? The decreased
visibility? The flood danger?

You've got a point, but, no. They
haven't mentioned a scholarship

or the Boatwright Academy
once this whole time.

It's a weird way to approach a
fancy school, through a sewer.

Hey, come on.

Whoa! Is this
the Boatwright Academy?

Wait here. I'll be back.

Now what?

Has anyone been allowed
to call their parents?

That would show
weakness.

I told my parents not to
expect to hear from me.

Yes... I did that, too.

What about you, Kate?

I don't have anybody to call.

My mother died
when I was a baby,

and my father ran away and
left me when I was three.

Guys, it's really fine. Really,
I don't even remember them.

You don't remember them at all?

Actually, that's not totally
true. I do have one memory.

So, down the road from our
house was this old millpond,

and my dad took me
there to swim once.

I was only three, but
I was a good swimmer.

I laughed and splashed
around till I was exhausted.

I can't really picture his face.

I remember how his arms felt,
lifting me out of the water.

They were strong.
Warm from the sun.

I asked if we could go back sometime
and he said, "Of course, Katie-Cat."

'Cause that's what he
called me, Katie-Cat.

But next thing I know, he was
gone, and I was in an orphanage.

- That's terrible.
- It was a long time ago.

Besides, circus life
was really good for me.

- Circus life?
- Oh, yeah.

I ran away from the
orphanage to join the circus.

Learned a craft, met some people.
It was a great couple years.

But then I read about this test,
and I thought, "That's for me."

Do you ever miss your dad?

What's to miss?

He chose to leave me.

I'd rather hang out with
elephants and clowns.

What about you?

You get it.

I can tell.

I never really knew my parents, so I
don't specifically miss them, but...

But, generally, you do?

My parents love me.

They call me their miracle.

I'm back.

It's time.

Is this the admissions office?

I don't know.

Hello?

- All the rooms are the same.
- Well done, genius.

That was rude and uncalled
for. You should apologize.

Hello, children.

Rhonda?

- That is still my name.
- You tricked us.

- Ah, just doing my job.
- You're not a kid.

Mm-mm. Not a kid.

So! Here you are.
The final section.

You have five minutes to navigate
the maze, climb the stairway,

and ring the bell at the top.

You should be able to do
this with your eyes closed.

Keep in mind, however,

that we can only take the first
three of you who ring that bell.

So, I'll start you each
in different rooms.

When you hear the
bell... off you go.

Hmm.

One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

One, two, three, four...

Dead end. One, two...

Karate!

Eight,
nine, ten, eleven.

One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven...

You should be able to
do this with your eyes closed.

Braille.

Sticky!

What are you doing?
You were ahead!

- I heard you screeching.
- It was more of a yell.

- It did the job. Are you okay?
- I think so.

Dewey. Just go. Only
15 seconds left.

Nope.

Five minutes, ten seconds.

So, Dewey was the only one to ring
the bell in the prescribed time.

Word of advice, cardio.

Kate got here on time, but
she refused to ring the bell.

I thought I'd wait to
ring it with you two.

Well done. Dewey, Milligan
will escort you home.

What? No. But you
said the first three.

Yes. And these were the
first three to ring the bell.

Unless you rang it
with two others?

- This isn't fair!
- I don't disagree.

What... You'll be
hearing from my lawyer.

He's gonna... he's gonna
paper you to death!

Congratulations.
You've all passed.

No more tests?

No more tests. We have our team.

What's in there?

Truly, one of the preeminent ethicists,
moralists, and scientists of our time.

Mr. Benedict.

Mr. Nicholas Benedict.

Oh, hello!
Welcome! Congratulations!

- Hello?
- Oh.

There we are. Hello.

I'm the aforementioned
Mr. Benedict.

Hello, sir.
- Hello.

Oh, Reynie, Sticky, Kate.

Oh.

I'm so glad you're
here. Please, come in.

Come in.

Just have a seat right there.

There we are.

All right. You look hungry.
Of course, you must be.

- I could eat.
- Number Two, yes?

This is Number Two's famous
fruit leather. It's incredible.

I highly recommend
the pineapple.

- Oh, we only have tree bark.
- Don't eat that.

- I'm okay. Thanks.
- But, no worries.

After our fourth arrives, we'll have
a full meal after the orientation.

- A fourth?
- Yes! A fourth member of the team!

- Please, not Dewey.
- No, it's not Dewey. It's someone...

What's the best way to say this?
Someone much better in most ways.

But in some ways, much worse.

This place is ugly
and smells like eggs.

It's disgusting.

Ah... Here we are.

Friends, allow me to acquaint you
with your fourth, Constance Contraire.

Actually, the smell might
be coming from this guy.

- Hmm.
- Heard of a toothbrush, old man?

- Ah...
- But we've never seen her.

- You see me now.
- Mm-hm.

Yes. Constance approached today's
tests in a less conventional manner.

I apologize for nothing.

But how is she here if she
didn't pass any of the tests?

"But how is she here if she
didn't pass any of the tests?"

- You're very unpleasant.
- Okay!

Uh, to answer your
question, Sticky,

you know there's tests,
and then there's tests.

And then there's rules, and
then there's, you know, rules.

Which are tools for you fools.

Okay.

- Oh, Mr. Benedict. Mr. Benedict.

Okay...

No. I would not use this one.

- I would not use the...
- No, he likes the... He like... Sir.

- Hmm. How long was I out?
- Mere seconds, sir.

Mere sec...

Well, here's a helpful fact. I have
type 1 narcolepsy with cataplexy.

Quite severely, I might add.

It's brought on by
extremes, wouldn't you say?

- Oh, yeah.
- Mm-hmm.

You know, extreme emotions,
mainly from a root of joy.

Um, sometimes the absurdity
of the universe, a good pun...

Constance, apparently.

Sir. Sir.

Oh, yeah. Hmm.

You know, this plaid
is no accident.

This particular pattern, it...

It calms me.

Am I the only one who's going to
acknowledge that this is weird?

No, it is. It is.

And I can't believe I've
waited this long to say this,

you should all be so
proud of yourselves.

Each of you richly deserve to
go to the Boatwright Academy.

Unfortunately, however, no one's
going to the Boatwright Academy.

- What?
- That was a ruse.

- A lie!
- That was a ruse.

- Why would you lie to us?
- Yeah. Or ruse us.

- No, no, no. Please, please, please.
- There's always a catch!

- Why are we here? What is the truth?
- Reynie!

That's the right question.
That's the right question.

And if I may, allow
me to ask you one.

What is it that you all
have in common, hmm?

We all passed your boring tests.

Hmm.

We're all alone.

Yes.

But most importantly, it was clear
that you all possess a quality

that is severely
lacking in our society.

What quality?

Empathy.

You see others.

- You care for others.
- Ha!

You love truth.

In fact, I think you may
be among the few capable

of seeing the truth anymore.

Oh...

But what that does is help you
to resist the disinformation

that's being fed to
us every single day.

And, yes, Reynie. Yes, you were
alone, but look at you now! Look!

I see fear.

And bad fashion.

No, you're a team. A team.

We're asking you
to go on a mission.

A risky undercover mission.

And, unfortunately, one that can
only be accomplished by children.

A team of children.

Please understand, I
don't take this lightly.

I don't. And you may leave.
You may walk out and leave.

But I truly believe that you are
in more danger if we do nothing.

I just really wanted to go
to the Boatwright Academy.

I know. I'm sorry.

Their science wing is
supposed to be unreal.

Honestly, it's amazing.

So, you lied to us all because you
needed a bunch of smart orphans

to do a deadly mission.

I get it.

- Ideally not deadly.
- So, out with it.

What is happening?

This is happening.

- With the Emergency...

The Emergency.

I'm sure you've heard of it.

- How could we not have?
Of course.

I'm convinced that this Emergency
that has everyone so anxious,

so distracted, that is threatening
to tear our society apart,

is a fiction created
by one person.

One.

- Um, who?
- We don't know. We don't know. But this...

- Disgraceful machinator.
- That's it. Yeah. That's... What?

- Machinator.
- Yes. They work in the shadows.

Well, then... how?

By sending secret,
undetectable messages

designed to distract us,
designed to scare us, divide us.

Oh, and this sender is
perfecting a system.

Which does what?

It's a sort of mass hypnosis

that would enable the sender
to do virtually anything.

How do we know you're
telling the truth?

You don't. We only just met.
And look at you and you.

You're smart, sensitive,
intuitive children

who have every right
to question me.

Oh, but I'm counting on the idea
that you can already sense the truth,

and you care enough to
do something about it.

Please hear me.

You are needed.

I know this world has
made you feel unwanted,

abandoned, angry,
but it needs you.

Desperately.

It doesn't know it,

but your unique talents can
save it from this coming storm.

The truth is our world
may never appreciate you

or see what makes you
special, but I see it.

I see hope.

And even if you decide to
not choose this mission...

I feel so honored to
have crossed paths

with such brilliant children.

Thank you for the time.

Needed?

Yes.

What's happening?
What's the alarm for?

Your responsibilities, uh

seem... seem to have begun
quicker than we thought.

Uh-oh.