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We have a device that can allow us
to send one human being back in time.

Let's do it again.

Pentagon is spending less on new
weapons than any time in the past 40 years.

In my opinion, that leaves us vulnerable.

Vulnerable to what? The
Soviet Union collapse,

Lionel. The Cold War's
over. We're having you hurt.

It's still a dangerous world.
I hate that woman.

Take off your rose-colored
glasses. Maybe

you'll see the potential
for hostile action.

Not these two again. You're
gonna rot your brain with this stuff.

You gotta stick around,
hotshot. This guy Lionel's

got a lot on the ball. He
might learn something.

I got better things
to do than listen to a

couple of overpaid
hacks talk about nothing.

Interrupt this program to bring
you the following CZN special report.

Ladies and gentlemen, the
President of the United States.

My fellow Americans, it is my
solemn duty to inform you that

earlier today, at approximately
12.40 p.m. Eastern Standard Time,

the People's Republic of China
launched an unprecedented

military assault against its
neighbor, the island of Taiwan.

What the hell? Are you kidding me?

In the space of a few short
hours, land, air, and sea forces

of the People's Liberation
Army crossed over into Taiwan.

and attacked nearly all of that
country's major military installations.

Son of a bitch. I knew the Chinese would
show their true colors sooner or later.

I'll be meeting with the
Secretary of Defense and the

Joint Chiefs of Staff to outline
an appropriate response.

Oh, great. Outline an appropriate response.

Why don't you just admit
it, Mr. President? They

caught you with your pants
down again, didn't they?

It's all his fault, you know.

Yeah, how's that?

He's been kowtowing to the
Chinese for over a year now.

Guess me, he's nothing more
than a weak sister. Worse, a pacifist.

Still the commander in chief.
Love him or hate him, he's still the boss.

Yeah, some boss. We haven't had
a decent president since Eisenhower.

The People's Liberation Army.

Go, go!

It's a nuke! Damn thing's a nuke!
Where'd it come from?

You let us worry about that.
Just do your job.

Oh, man, this thing is
booby-trapped up the yin-yang.

Make a decision, even
if it's the wrong one.

The People's Liberation Army.

I'd rather be a big
turtle than a little angel.

General, the message on
the bomb is an old Chinese

proverb. The translators
are working on it now.

I said to hold my calls.

It's someone saying they're
responsible for the nuke in L.A., sir.

It sounds authentic. They knew
the wiring scheme for the detonator.

Put a trace on it, now.

Yes, sir.

This is General Cole. Who's this?

Let's just say John Wayne.

Have you received your
update on what happened

at the Federal Building
in Los Angeles?

Yes.

Well, the bomb wasn't Chinese.
It was American.

Placed on the building
by American patriots,

who demand to take a
man during this time of crisis

because of your criminally weak, traitorous
handling of the Chinese situation.

Oh, my God.

I've hidden a second nuclear warhead
within a 300-mile radius of Los Angeles.

To detonate it, all I have
to do is press a button.

I want the President's
resignation and your resignation.

All of the Joint Chiefs' resignations by
1800 Wednesday, Eastern Standard Time.

If you haven't turned the government
and the military over to me by then,

I will detonate the second warhead.

This time, for real.

Did you get a trace on that?

Just a second, sir.

No, sir. I'm sorry. The call was
routed through at least a dozen cities.

Very well.

What have you been able to find out?
Anything?

You're right. Someone has placed a
hidden code into the documents you sent me.

I knew it.

Yeah. It took me a while
to figure out the pattern.

To identify the randomized variables.

Isaac, you're a saint.

Not to mention the smartest person
I know, but I'm not interested in how.

Just tell me what you found.

What's your opinion of General Starker?

Starker? He's a wacko.

The kind of guy that holds a
.45 to your head to make sure you

finish your apple pie and thanks
your mom when you're done. Why?

Well, from what I can tell, he seems
to be the hub of whatever's going on.

The code has been laid
into memos he has written,

or into memos written by a
certain group of officers to him.

Where is Starker these days?

I can't remember.
He's not here in Washington, I know that.

Oh yeah, there's something else I found,
an acronym. PROCINC. P-R-O-C-I-N-C.

Never heard of it.
CINC, of course, stands

for Commander-in-Chief.
PRO could be anything.

Yeah, well, with any luck
I can break this code by

morning and figure out what
Starker's up to. If anything.

Don't talk to anyone about this, Isaac.
Not until we figure out what's going on.

Understood. We'll be in touch.

I think...

Oh, man.

Worked for Einstein.

Mendo here.

Isaac, it's me.

Claire, what's wrong?

I'm with some men, some soldiers.

What soldiers?

They came to the house. They said you
were injured in an accident of some sort.

Claire, where are you?

Claire!

I wouldn't be bothering you if I
didn't have strong feelings about this.

You still think Parker's a menace?

He can't be trusted,
sir. He has no respect for

authority, and he always
has his own agenda.

After you, Doctor.

Thank you, Captain.

Hey, sugar before spice.

Beauty before the beast.

All right, I give up. Why is everybody
in such a good mood this morning?

Any reason we shouldn't be?

Well, I can think of one.
We're about to go to war with Red China.

Over Taiwan? I don't think so.

Yeah, that's it. Let's start
the day off talking politics.

Then we'll be certain to
be in a good mood later.

Do you think the situation in the
Far East will necessitate a backstep?

I haven't received any
word that a backstep is to

be called upon. We are,
however, on alert, people.

Which means that everyone is
confined to base until further notice.

Big deal. I'm always
confined to base. Not that I'm

complaining, mind you.
Can I have the race form?

Where's Doctor Mentner?

Good question. Let's find him.

Damn, we're gonna have beautiful babies.

Ramsey here.
Get me a twenty on Doctor Mentner.

If we ever get married.

Doctor Mentner checked out of
the complex at 0550 this morning.

Try his cell phone. Tell him he
needs to return to base immediately.

A suggestion has been
made that it would be wise

for Mr. Parker's alternate,
Captain Donovan,

to make the next backstep if
these events in Asia warrant it.

The thinking is it would
be beneficial for Craig to log

some real time experience
with the time travel process.

I'd like to hear everybody's thoughts.

Well, everybody's but Mentner's.
Not answering his cell phone.

Well, that's not like
Doctor Mentner to leave

without letting anyone
know where he is.

I agree. Send a couple of men out to
his house. See if they can locate him.

Right away.

Welcome to ProSync.

ProSync.com.

Isaac, how are you feeling?

Fine. A groggy breath.

And you, mate, are you alright?

I was too gullible to resist.
They didn't lay a hand on me.

Well...

Doctor Mentner. I can't tell you
how delighted I am you're here.

You know, of course, who I am.

Claire, have you met General Stark?

No, and I don't think I want to.

Your husband's been meddling
in my affairs, Mrs. Mentner.

Doctor, did you or did
you not break the code?

What code?

Captain Curry, remove your firearm.
Aim it at Mrs. Mentner.

No.

No.

I did not break the code.

Good.

For the time being, you'll
both be my guests here.

Until I figure out what to do with you.

By the way, Doctor, your friend
in the Pentagon, Major Tobias?

The man who sent you the coded documents.

He seems to have disappeared.

Hit him.

I'm sorry to hear that, General Cole.

May God have mercy on us both.

The President, the Secretary
of Defense, the Joint Chiefs...

have all refused to resign.

If they remain in office, China's
aggression will proceed unchecked.

And I am not about to let that happen.

Activating warhead, sir.

We'll show them we're serious.

Gentlemen, the hour is at hand.

That's no earthquake.

Isaac, what was that?

What was that?

When was the last time we prayed together?

For those of you just
tuning in, we have received

word that a nuclear bomb
has exploded in Death Valley.

Radiation counts are at deadly levels.

Winds are blowing from the
west in the southeast direction.

Las Vegas is being evacuated.

Experts from FEMA are on site.

Scientists from Caltech are ground zero.

The following is an address over
the emergency broadcast system.

Here is General Wayne Starker.

By using a weapon of mass
destruction on American soil...

our enemies have catapulted us into a
situation we neither sought out nor desired.

Early reports indicate that those responsible
for detonating this nuclear device...

are terrorists sympathetic to
the People's Republic of China.

It is obvious that our government...

headed up by an intelligent but
weak and indecisive president...

has failed to protect us in these
disturbing and troubled times.

In other words, the president and the
Joint Chiefs of Staff have done nothing.

Who is this person?

It's General Wayne Starker.

Real patriot.

Sounds like he's running for office.

...pushed their invasion into
South Korea, into Japan and beyond.

I have absolutely no faith that the
current government of the United States...

will protect our
interests, the interests of

every God-fearing, peace-loving
American... from this communist aggression.

This guy is right out of the 50s.

That's why I'm calling for the president to
resign his office effective immediately...

along with the Secretary of
Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The country needs to be under
direct military supervision...

until this crisis in the Far East and
on our own home territory is resolved.

Mr. President, I just got off
the line with General Starker.

That's right, sir.
He was John Wayne all along.

Well, sir, he informs
us that he's emplaced a

third nuclear device
in the city of Chicago.

If we don't give in to his
demands and resign immediately...

Chicago goes the way of Death Valley.

Mr. President, this is the toughest
decision you're ever going to have to make.

I understand, sir.

I'll await your call.

Yes, sir, understood.

Next step is a go, people.

What's our mission?

Twofold. To warn Washington
of China's invasion of Taiwan...

and to determine who set off the
nuclear explosion in Death Valley.

So it wasn't Chinese terrorists?

At the present time, we're
not sure who's behind it.

The NSA is playing this
one real close to the vest.

Intel and mission requirements
will be arriving shortly.

In the meantime, we're switching to
pre-jump mode as of now. Let's move.

Mr. Talmadge.

This crisis is too important
to let Parker foul it up.

We need a disciplined,
well-trained soldier like

Donovan for this back
step, like I suggested.

If I were you, Nate, I'd quit worrying so
much about Parker and find Dr. Mentenor.

Security base personnel is
still your responsibility, isn't it?

What are you doing?

What's that?

Whatever Dr. Mentenor
was working on, it looks

like it had something to
do with General Starker.

Who the hell could read his handwriting?
Can you?

Not very well, no.

But you know who could?
Dr. Mentenor himself.

Maybe this is important.

Maybe Parker should
take this back with him and

deliver it to Dr. Mentenor
before he disappears again.

I can't make heads or tails of this.

Maybe this is the reason Dr. Mentenor
disappeared. What do you think?

I think that maybe you should
just do your job. Let me do mine.

Okay, now, this is the good part.

I'm in the process of
making some modifications.

Always with the modifications.

Let's see what they are.

I'm boosting the anti-gravity
generator output while

adding more electromagnetic
stabilizers to the hull.

Couldn't boosting the anti-grav
generator create a power

surge that would make
this thing harder to control?

Well, not if the stabilizers do their job.

Increased power should actually provide
a smoother ride. Isn't that right, John?

Uh-huh.

What about hull integrity?

What about it?

How would the power boost affect that?

Hull integrity shouldn't be compromised.

Oh, it shouldn't be compromised?

Well, there is less than a 1%
chance the hull could split in

two during the trip, but it's
hardly worth thinking about.

Yeah, it's hardly worth thinking about.

Oh, the possibility that the hull could
split in two is hardly worth thinking about.

Look, Ballard knows what
he's doing, don't you, Ballard?

Sure. Most of the time, anyway.

We're definitely a go.

Oh, I really need to
complete my modifications.

There's no time.
Our orders are to backstep immediately.

We're counting down to the invasion
of Taiwan and the nuclear event.

We've already burned
four days. It gives us

three days left on this
side of the timeline.

Which one of us is going?

The agency says
Frank is. The situation is

much too critical to try
out a no-sphere pilot.

Well, three or four hours would be
more than enough time for me to...

Stow it, lollipop man.
Our orders are to go now.

If Dr. Ballard says we're
not ready, we shouldn't go.

We have no choice.

Well, then excuse me. I have some
last-minute adjustments to attend to.

Oh, watch out!

Here's the microchip. It
contains all of the intel we

have on how the situation
in the Far East escalated.

Now get that back to us on the
other side of the timeline, pronto, so

that Washington can take effective
measures to ward off the invasion.

The intel on the terrorist
bombing in Death Valley

is in there, too, but
it's much more sketchy.

The microchip also contains notes Dr. Mentor
was making concerning General Starker.

Mentor was investigating Starker?

He may have been helping Starker.

We found several hundred
Pentagon documents,

classified memorandums
on Dr. Mentor's computer,

some of which were written by General
Starker. Those documents are also on the chip.

Too bad you can't put me on this chip.

Explain to Dr. Mentor
that on the morning of the

18th, this morning, he
will mysteriously disappear,

given the notes that show in the documents.

If he already has the
documents, the notes may

allow him to accelerate
his investigations.

Or accelerate his research.
He may have been doing research.

Get suited up.
We'll go as soon as you're ready.

All sensors, all equals.

Negative 11 percent.

Nuclear forces remain at Defton 4.

Nuclear war with Chinatown
could erupt at any moment.

Not to put any pressure on you.

Gee, thanks, fellas.

Hey, Ballard.

The sphere's not really
in a split in two, is it?

I told you there's less than a three
percent chance that could happen.

You said less than one percent chance.

Frank, it's hardly a split.

Secure the hatch.

Ballard, come back here!

Good luck, Frank.

You'll know about this.

Maybe we should have
given Ballard more time.

There wasn't any more time.

Reactor to 70 percent.

Ballard, where are you?

I'm right here.

Did you finish modifying this thing or not?

Reactor to 80 percent.

I did what I could.

Always with the modifications.

Why couldn't you just leave Wellenup alone?

Eyes on the needles, Mr. Parker.

Reactor to 90 percent.

If I left Wellenup alone,
Backstep wouldn't exist.

Backstep didn't exist?

My life would be a lot
calmer, that's for sure.

A calm life is not what you
want, Mr. Parker, and you know it.

Main reactor to 100 percent.

Engage.

No!

What a nightmare.

What the hell are you?

Who the hell are you?

Hey, I know who I am.

Yeah, I know who you are too. You're me.

No way, buddy. If anything, you're me.

Ballard, always with the modifications.

How the hell did this happen?

You must have come out of me somehow.

Well, maybe you came out of me.

If you want to live,
you'll stop doing that.

Terrific. My phone's out. So is mine.

Oh, they're really gonna drop
their drawers over this one.

What do you mean?

You kidding me? Two Frank Parkers?
I can see their faces right now.

Ramsey's gonna have a baby.

I wonder what Olga's gonna think.

If you stay away from
her, I'll kick your ass.

Yeah, well, that'd be like
kicking your own ass, wouldn't it?

Very funny.

Why do I get the feeling you
think you're smarter than me?

I'm just as smart as you, no more, no less.

You really know everything I know?

Try me.

Who was my... Our... Best
friend back at the orphanage?

Johnny Margolis?

What was his nickname?

Johnny B. Goode?

You remember the time Johnny...
You remember the time Johnny...

Look, I was doing just fine before
you crawled out of that hatch back there.

If this thing is gonna have any chance
of working, you gotta follow my lead.

Got it?

Come on, hurry up.
We gotta find a phone and report in.

Tell them what the mission is.

Oh yeah, that's right, the mission.
Let's talk about that for a minute.

What's to talk about?

I don't know.

What's your opinion of General Starker?

Don't you know already?

Humor me.

I think he's an opportunist.

He's using this China-Taiwan
thing to make a grab for power.

Starker doesn't want to be
president, he wants to be king.

Well, maybe that's what
this country needs right now.

Look, if he wants to be
the commander-in-chief,

he should run for
office like everyone else.

Extraordinary times call
for extraordinary measures.

What are you doing,
playing devil's advocate?

No, look, China's gonna
invade Taiwan, right?

Chinese terrorists are
gonna nuke Death Valley.

We don't know it was Chinese terrorists.

That was never substantiated.

Well, who else could it be?
How the hell would I know?

Look, if we get our butts
back to the base, we hopefully

have enough intel to stop
the invasion of Taiwan,

stop the nuking of Death Valley,
and put some stink on Starker.

Enough so he won't be able to crown
himself any time in the near future.

All right, it's about time.

Either direction must lead
to our village somewhere.

Hey, I found a trail. If
you pick up the pace a

little, we might even get
back in time for dinner.

Come on, what are you waiting for?

What'd you do, twist your ankle?

Worse. I think I broke it.

You must be a more fragile version of me.
Frank Parker liked.

Let me have a look at this. Maybe we can
get you a desk job when we get back, huh?

Okay.

See it there?

Where's your stupid microphone, Jack?

Sergeant Bly here.
How may I direct your call?

This is Conundrum. What day is it?

Wednesday, the 16th.

Seven days ago. Good. Connect me.

Right away. Hold on, Conundrum.

What do you mean there's no mission?

Exactly what I said. There's no mission.

I told him it doesn't make much sense.
Who authorized the backstep?

The NSA. Dr. Mentner, Olga
and Ballard here talked you into it.

They wanted to make a
backstep for scientific purposes.

To test modifications made to the sphere.

I suppose it's not out of the question.

What modifications did we
make to the sphere, Mr. Parker?

Something Ballard cooked up.

He boosted the anti-grav generator
output and added stabilizers to the hull.

Actually, I have been
thinking of doing exactly that.

Where's the microchip? The
scientific data should be recorded on it.

He says it disappeared during the backstep.

Come on, Bradley. Think about it.

We would never have
authorized a strictly scientific jump.

Why not? We've made a number
of strictly scientific jumps in the past.

That was in the testing phase,
not after we were up and running.

Parker, why don't you
and I take a little walk?

How are you feeling? Fine. Why do you ask?

You're aware of the history of backstep?

The number of test subjects we went through
before we were able to refine the process?

I know those guys didn't fare too well.

Time traveled us strange
things to the body and the mind.

It's possible to become
confused or disoriented

or to suffer from partial,
even total amnesia.

Are you suggesting there is a
mission and I've simply forgotten?

I'm not suggesting
anything. I just think it's

important that we remain
concerned for your well-being.

Thank you. I'm touched.

I want you to have a complete physical.

Not just your normal
post-backstep physical.

I'm going to order
a full slate of tests.

Biological, neurological, psychological.
The whole works.

No problem.

Yours is a root beer, isn't it?

Never touched this stuff. Can't stand it.

Oh, that's right. You're a cola man.

You meant no harm.

Isaac. Nick Tobias.

Nick Tobias. I used to know a Nick Tobias.

Come on. It hasn't been
that long since I last called.

How are you, Nick?

Or should I ask, what can I do for you?

Well, I think I've come
across a hidden code in a

batch of otherwise
run-of-the-mill inter-office memos.

Dating back, say, six months ago
and running right up through yesterday.

Most unusual.

If there is a secret code
in these documents,

then someone here in the
Pentagon is using our internal

communications network
as our own private post office.

It's a pretty big if.

There's a code, all right.

I just haven't been able to break it.

I've tried everything I know.

I'm pretty sure I haven't tried
everything you know, however.

Gee, that was fun. Now what do we do?

I'll spend the next couple of hours writing
up a report based on your test results.

Need some help?

I think I can handle it.

What?

Nothing.

Say what?

Let go of my arm, Mr. Parker.

Sorry, I don't know what came over me.

There were several items on the President's
agenda for his visit to China last week,

not the least of which
was nuclear de-targeting.

The United States and
the Chinese have agreed

to de-target the
strategic nuclear missiles

that each side currently
has pointed at the other.

I guess the American public's
too ignorant to realize that

those missiles can be
re-targeted in a matter of minutes.

I hate to see an American president
kowtowing to a foreign leader like that.

You and me both.

I'll tell you what, China's going
to show its true colors one day.

I bet they're already eyeing
South Korea and licking their chops.

Or Taiwan.

Or Tibet, not to mention
what they've done in Tibet.

Yeah, their report card on human
rights is about a D-right now.

A D-? I'd give them an F.

What about all those Chinese
terrorist subordinate groups?

Tell me about it.
They're proliferating like rabbits.

You got that right, buddy.

It's open.

Yep.

What you doing?

What you look like I'm doing.

Not what you're reading.

Ooh, catching up on your
20th century bad guys, huh?

Yeah, you could say that.

You want to get off the
base for a couple hours, man?

Nail back a couple pitches of beer?

I'm tired. Think I'll pass.

You're tired?

Mm-hmm.

Okay.

All right.

Hmm.

DNA, blood type, fingerprints, his physical
measurements, his athletic performance.

Am I interrupting something?

Come on in.

Every single test we did on
him proves that it's Parker.

On the personal history
and psychological exams,

he answered every
question the same as before,

with a 3% margin of error, which
is what you would normally expect.

What are you trying to get at?

I don't know.

It is Parker, and yet somehow it isn't.

Well, maybe he's just finally
had some sense knocked into him.

I mean, I had the best conversation
I've ever had with him this afternoon.

I just invited him into town
to have a few beers with me.

He turned me down.

Okay, now that is not our Parker.

He would do anything to get away
from the base, even if for a little while.

My fellow Americans,

it is my solemn duty to
inform you that earlier today,

at approximately 12.40 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time,

the People's Republic
of China launched an

unprecedented military
assault against its neighbor,

the island of Taiwan.

From what I can tell,

Starker seems to be the
hub of whatever is going on.

The code has been laid
into memos he has written,

or into memos written by a
certain group of officers to him.

Oh, yeah, I came across
something else, an acronym.

PROCINC.

P-R-O-C-I-N-C.

Never heard of it.

CINC, of course, stands
for Commander-in-Chief.

PRO could be anything.

Yeah, well, with any luck,
I'll be able to break this code

by morning, and we'll figure
out what Starker's up to.

If anything...

Don't talk to anyone about this, Isaac,
not until we figure out what's going on.

Understood.

We'll be in touch.

PROCIN.

Letnor here.

Isaac, it's me.

Claire, what's wrong?

What about this request of yours
that Donovan take the next back step?

Well, maybe we should just file
that away until sometime in the future.

So Parker isn't a menace now.

I really think he's
starting to come around.

Morning, gentlemen.

Beauty before the beast.

You flatter one of us, I think.

All right, I give up.

Why is everybody in such
a good mood this morning?

Yeah, how can you
be in such a good mood

when we're about to go
to war with Red China?

Over Taiwan? I don't think so.

That's it. Let's start the
morning off talking politics.

We'll be certain to be in
a good mood after that.

Do you think the situation in the
Far East will necessitate a back step?

I haven't received any word
that back step is to be called upon.

We are, however, on alert, people.

Which means that everyone is
confined to base until further notice.

Where's Dr. Mintner?

Not to mention, where's Frank?

Parker, what are you doing?

Welcome to Procinct, Dr. Mintner.

You were told to come along.

Who the hell are you?

I've heard some pretty
amazing stories in my time.

What you're telling me is
damn near unbelievable.

Look, China's invaded Taiwan, right?

That's common knowledge.

Has Death Valley been nuked yet?

Now what makes you
think the Chinese are going

to explode a nuclear
device in Death Valley?

That's where I came from.
It already happened.

Afterwards, you make an address on
the emergency broadcasting system.

Demanding that the
President, the Secretary

of Defense, and the
Joint Chiefs all resign.

How do you know this?

You tell me the truth or so help
me, I will strangle you myself.

I told you, I come from the future.

Ask Dr. Mintner.

He's the scientific head of the project.

What about this, Dr. Mintner?

Is there an Operation Backstep?

A secret government facility that
deals specifically with time travel?

No, if there is, I've never heard of it.

This man is simply a subject of mine.

Part of a study I'm conducting
with the patients from Hanson Island.

He's mentally unstable.

No, he's lying.

Believe me, I can take you there myself.

I can show you the whole thing.

I can prove to you that time travel exists.

Look, you don't understand.

I'm on your side.

Yes, we're on alert now, sir.

Yes, sir, I understand.

I'll inform the others.

Parker.

Miss me?

Where have you been?

Dr. Mintner and I went for
a little drive this morning.

Oh, I brought some friends back with me.

Dr. Talmadge, Colonel
Vickery, United States Army.

As of this moment, you and everyone working
at this facility are now my prisoners.