It started as a gentle breeze,
and grew into a hurricane,
It swept south from the granite hills, across farmlands,
in small towns, across schoolyards and factories,
It's the winds of change, my friends,
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 in government and prosperity,
(APPLAUSE, CHEERING)
And that future is now, my friends,
And I want to thank you,
On to South Carolina!
(INDISTINCT)
Okay, everyone, he's here, He's coming,
We did it, everybody, We did it!
(CHUCKLES) 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?
Come in,
This is Frank McKenna, Special Agent,
Frank McKenna of the United States Secret Service,
Agent McKenna and his small band of merry men back here
have just been 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 this little race, -MAN: Yeah!
JON TARKMAN: Now, let's buckle up and get to South Carolina,
Well, we did it, boys,
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 polls,
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-front-runner?
I think he's choking on our dust about now, that's how he's feeling,
This is no time to get cocky,
He's got a war chest and a huge organization,
We let him off the canvas now, he could deck us in the next round,
MICHAEL DOWD: Well, 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 copy 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 I need a little time alone,
to savor tonight's win,
He's not turning in, is he?
I promised Will Sunderland a one-on-one,
Will Sunderland can kiss my ass,
Wallpaper the plane with them, I want to make sure everybody's on the same page,
(SCREAMING)
MAN: Whoa!
-What was that? -MAN: Just a little turbulence,
MAN: That was something else,
CO-PILOT: All systems green, Captain,
No damage I can see,
MCKENNA: it's okay, folks, We just had a little lightning strike,
-Pilot says there's no damage to the aircraft, -(SENATOR MUTTERING)
There's nothing to worry about, Senator, are you okay?
I'm fine, I'm fine, Thank you,
MAN: Fresh drink?
No, no, I'm all right,
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
Who are you? What are you, ,, What are you doing here?
Agent McKenna's wrong,
The lightning strike did damage the plane,
though no one, not even the pilot 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 landing, -(THUNDER RUMBLING)
Seven passengers will die,
Including Senator Wyndom S, Brody,
CONTROL VOICE: 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 thousand 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 awe and mystery
which reaches from the deepest inner mind
to The Outer Limits,
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?
-(KNOCKING ON DOOR) -MCKENNA: McKenna, sir,
(CLEARS THROAT) Yeah,
SENATOR: Well, where is she?
How did she get on board and what was she doing in my quarters?
Wyn, 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 plane, sir,
we checked out all the passengers,
Yeah, but she was here, I saw her,
I, ,, 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?
(SIGHS) I, ,,
-I don't recall, -Yeah, and you know what? It's perfectly understandable,
The Senator, here, has been surviving on like, ,,
(CHUCKLES) Two hours sleep, tops, right?
Like the past week or so,
You know, it's been, you know, one hell of a drill, right?
I mean, I'm surprised, to be honest, that the guy is not seeing,
you know, green elephants drinking banana daiquiris, okay?
You know, I must say I am impressed, Agent McKenna,
with the way your men responded to the 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, Agent McKenna, Mmm,
Oh, and, may I say sir, it's a pleasure to serve
a distinguished candidate like yourself,
Thank you,
Listen, like, I can't say I love your timing, okay?
Sorry?
-Will Sunderland here, ,, -(DOOR OPENS)
Gentlemen,
You invite a reporter like Will Sunderland to come on board the airplane,
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's a barracuda, okay?
Are you telling me that I should have expected a Senator
to start ranting like that?
Look, I'm good, Jon, But I'm not that good,
(MOUTHING)
We should rig primaries more often,
Hmm, well, if this is the incentive, ,,
I just might, (CHUCKLES)
-(SENATOR CHUCKLING) -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, ,, -(SNICKERING)
To the end,
(SIGHS)
Tonight validates everything,
Everything that I've been trying to do,
Everything we've been trying to do,
Oh, that son of a bitch thought he had it won,
Hell, everybody thought he had it won,
But I showed him,
I showed 'em all,
Wait, wait, what are you doing?
That is one of the best lines in the whole speech,
Oh, come on, it's says the same thing over there, (SIGHS)
Oh, hi,
Hey, Will Sunderland, as I live and breathe,
Take a load off, buddy,
Thank you,
Hey, you want some popcorn?
No thanks,
About this alleged stowaway?
What stowaway?
There isn't any stowaway,
SUNDERLAND: I saw your candidate come rushing out of his quarters,
-Oh, please, -I saw the look on his face!
He believed there was a stowaway,
Yeah, 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're up to snuff, that's all, -Ahem,
It's true, it was just a test,
Pretty strange test,
Hey, all presidents end up testing their Secret Service details,
But your boy is not president,
(SCOFFS) Not yet,
But we're starting to like our chances,
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
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 we'll talk,
All right,
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,
But 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!
SENATOR: (FROM OTHER ROOM) No, what you're telling me, ,,
-Who's he talking to? -That's a damn good question, I have no idea,
No,
Hey, Senator, How you doing?
Listen, anything I can help you out with?
Sir?
(RADIO STATIC)
(MAN TALKING ON RADIO)
Senator, hello, To what do we owe the honor?
(SIGHS) I just, ,, Couldn't sleep,
Anything we can do for you, sir?
Well, that lighting strike gave us quite a scare,
We had a huge storm front to contend with,
But don't worry, I'll get you to South Carolina
safe and 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,
(THUNDER RUMBLING)
Good,
Hey, there you are,
Did you get a chance to go over the speech yet? Wyndom?
Senator,
Would now be a good time for our little chat?
Yes Will, come on,
Thank you,
Thought you were ducking me,
(CHUCKLES)
You know, one of the things I wanted to ask you about, Senator, is, ,,
-Well, that old phrase, "Man of the people," -Mmm,
It really does seem to apply to you,
But at the same time you've been embracing
the Silicon Valley and in fact the entire hi-tech industry,
I'm wondering, are the two really compatible?
Well, 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,
Well, 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?
What are you looking at?
What?
Uh, nothing,
Not a thing,
What were we talking about?
Do you really think that people,
ordinary citizens, as you like to call them,
won't be concerned about their loss of privacy?
Ordinary citizens have nothing to hide,
Really?
Senator, you're wife's on the phone from Michigan,
You can take it in the conference room,
Yes,
SENATOR: If you'll excuse me?
Absolutely,
-What line is she on? -JON: She's not,
There's no phone call,
I need to talk to you,
You need to talk to me?
Yeah,
Okay, (CLEARS THROAT) 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've got a long way to go here,
That may be something of an understatement,
JON: Me, I know how I'm feeling,
I'm feeling all prickly and jumpy,
Like I've got this, ,, This itch I can't scratch,
But, I'll tell you something, a few beers, the love of a good woman,
some sleep, I tell you, I will be as right as rain,
Will Sunderland's not happy,
Well, why don't you go charm him, then?
All right,
Senator,
Jon, are you telling me I need to get laid?
(CHUCKLES) 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 you getting at, Jon?
Come on, quit beating around the bush, Let me have it,
Listen, I, ,,
We think that it might be a good idea if you stay here,
In this room,
Or in your quarters until this plane touches down in Columbia, ,,
What're you afraid of?
Hmm?
You afraid of Sunderland, is that it?
(SENATOR SCOFFS)
-Sunderland is just another reporter, ,, -Okay, listen, this man is, ,,
Oh, oh, oh, okay, okay, He's not just another reporter,
He's doing an in-depth profile on me,
We have granted him access,
Well, Jon, 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?
Cause you are, ,, You are running on fumes, okay, we all are,
What is it?
What's the matter?
(CLEARS THROAT)
Okay, okay, ,,
I won't talk to Sunderland
till after I've showered and shaved and all of that,
Thank you,
If you don't mind, Jon,
I'd kind of like to be alone,
Yeah, all right,
Is he okay?
Well, I don't know, Catherine, You tell me,
Cause, you're the one who's sleeping with him,
I'm telling you it's none of your business,
Listen, I am the campaign manager, okay?
I'm the manager, Everything the man says or does
is my business, Everything,
What, are you in love with him?
(SCOFFING) Oh, please, I am not a fool, Jon,
Well, good, Stop acting like one, then,
-This has to stop! -I told you, I'm on a mission,
If you were real, I would be able to, ,, To touch you,
The technology which allows me 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,
Well then, how come I'm the only one that can see you?
I'm keyed to your neural signature,
Your brain waves,
In a sense, you yourself are projecting me,
Well then, why don't you just key into Jon and Catherine's, ,,
-And the pilot's neural signature, ,, -I can't save them,
I can only save you,
You're more important than you can 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, ,, 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,
-Uh-huh, -But, ,,
A new time-line can be triggered when history is tampered with,
(STAMMERS) Wait, you've lost me,
In the original time-line,
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 congratulate you at your first primary win,
Wait, you mean there's another time traveler around here some place?
TIME TRAVELER: There was,
Back there, at your victory party in New Hampshire,
There was a man who approached you,
He couldn't shake your hand but he did delay your exit,
I'm sorry, I don't remember,
Perhaps, this will help,
(CROWD APPLAUDING, CHEERING)
(INAUDIBLE)
What just happened? 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,
Okay, 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 time around,
the lightning struck the plane,
And that means your friend altered the course of time?
Not just of time,
Of history,
SENATOR: Son of a bitch, Why did he do that?
Yes, yes, I understand,
Still, I, ,,
SUNDERLAND: 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,
Oh, my God,
Senator, you're back, Everything okay?
SENATOR: Bear with me a moment,
There is something called a terminal block on this plane,
with wires running in and around it, Am I right?
That's correct,
Now, 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, 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, ,,
I don't know how exactly it works, but, ,,
Well, it causes one of the engines to catch fire and burn out
-just as we are preparing to land, ,, -Wait a minute, hold on there,
With all due respect, Senator,
-I believe you're letting your imagination run places, ,, -No, no, no, no,
I think this plane's in very capable hands,
-Let's just let these gentlemen, ,, -Just listen to me!
Now, 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 seat, sir,
And I am telling you that this airplane is going to crash,
No, Senator, it isn't, Get him out of here,
No, ,, At least check the wires,
There's no way to check the terminal block wiring when we're in-flight,
Even if 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, ,,
Senator, it is my job to protect you,
even if it means protecting you from yourself,
Let's go,
JON: The two of you have worked with the Senator
a lot longer than I have, all right?
So, you tell me, Is a 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 feed me that crap, all right, I don't want to hear it,
Listen, it is not too late for me to drop this nutbar,
go hang my hat on another campaign, okay?
Jon, I swear to you, I've never seen Wyndom act like this,
-Me neither, -Fine, then what the hell is going on?
And any other mini-psychotic 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, we land in less than an hour, -Yeah,
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, He better be or he's going to be minus one campaign manager,
We, ,, 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?
The 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 turns the country into a totalitarian state,
It's Stanton, isn't it?
I know it's Stanton!
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,
Then, 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,
Of course you could,
All my life I've been fighting for the respect of my peers,
Senator Lightweight, they used to call me,
(CHUCKLES)
They didn't know what I know,
Deep 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 show it,
(SLAPS KNEE)
Until now,
What do I have to do
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 at 30,000 feet?
It's simple,
You steal the Secret Service agent's firearm,
shoot out the window of the emergency exit,
Decompression pulls the door from its hinges,
All that's left is for you to, ,, Jump,
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Crazy, absolutely crazy,
Senator, may I sit down?
Sit, stand, what do I care?
(SIGHS)
I can tell you're very upset about something,
but we have a little situation here,
(SCOFFS) 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're crazy,
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 are outside this aircraft,
you will be rescued by 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, and maybe, my golden retriever can sing Carmen,
Do you mind telling me what the Senator is doing over there?
WILL: Appears that he's having a conversation,
but the question is, with whom?
I don't see anybody,
(INAUDIBLE)
I'm going for a beer, excuse me,
If I shoot this emergency exit door in this altitude, ,,
I'll end up killing everyone on board,
Instead of seven passengers dying, they'll all die!
Great causes require great sacrifices,
Oh, ,,
You know, 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?
Will, 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 the country is too critical,
I see, (CLEARS THROAT)
What then is it that you have to decide?
Who lives, and who dies,
What is it? Senator,
Wyndom, 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 does that mean?
What does 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 me, ,, -Stop! Stop it, stop it!
You sound like you're saying goodbye,
And Jon 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 do,
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, Wyndom, 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
Jon, Michael, myself, we'd still be here for you,
But you have to go back to being the Wyndom Brody I know,
The Wyndom Brody I believe in,
Can you do that?
12 minutes,
Jon, we need to talk,
Sorry, boys, I'm fresh out of talk at the moment,
Mr, Sunderland seems to think the Senator may be planning something
that might 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?
(MICHAEL CLEARS THROAT)
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 10 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, Catherine,
-Is he in there? -Yes, yes, he's all right, Really, ,,
We're going to need to see him,
-Excuse us, -Go ahead,
MCKENNA: (KNOCKING ON DOOR) Senator, it's Agent McKenna, May I come in?
TIME TRAVELER: When they find your body, you're completely decapitated,
MCKENNA: Senator, open the door please,
TIME TRAVELER: I'm as real as you are,
-Great causes require great sacrifices, -(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
You only have 27 minutes, Mr, President,
Nineteen minutes, ,, Twelve minutes,
You're running out of time, Senator,
You must leave the plane,
MCKENNA: Please open this door,
MCKENNA: Senator Brody?
SENATOR: 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?
Agent McKenna is, ,, You know, it's too formal,
-Is Frank okay? -Yes, sir, Yes, sir, Um, ,,
I wanted to ask you about something to 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,
SENATOR: Michael!
Over here,
Don't I have a speech
in front of the South Carolina Women's Caucus this morning?
Yes, sir,
Well?
Jonny, We're on the bubble now,
so we have to stay close to the ground on this thing,
SENATOR: After New Hampshire, they'll be holding us to a different standard,
I don't understand, What are you doing?
Ah, 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 wash,
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, Jon? Huh?
Oh, I get it,
Everybody's back on the gravy train, hmm?
Well, too late for that, folks,
This train has derailed,
TIME TRAVELER: You're running out of time,
You have less than three minutes to leave this aircraft,
Three minutes before you die,
Agent McKenna, would you please describe for me, and for everybody here,
Senator Brody's behavior over the last couple of hours?
It is my job to protect the candidate, not to evaluate him,
Oh, no,
You're not going to get away with this,
TIME TRAVELER: I thought I was getting through to you,
I thought you understood what was at stake,
PILOT: Ladies and gentlemen, we are making our final approach
into Columbia Metro Airport,
Please take your seats and fasten your seat-belts,
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, ,, I think we need to rethink some of this,
TIME TRAVELER: 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,
TIME TRAVELER: I can't understand you, Senator,
SENATOR: There's a, ,, There's a price to be paid,
A 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,
And what are you sacrificing?
TIME TRAVELER: Yes! There's a price to be paid,
The window is closing, Senator,
Your lives!
MCKENNA: You don't want to do this!
Put your guns down and put 'em down now!
TIME TRAVELER: Thank God! I knew you'd come to your senses,
That's it, Move toward the door,
TIME TRAVELER: (WHISPERING) 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 your seats now!
Oh, my God, have mercy,
Now, hurry!
MCKENNA: Hang on!
The winds of change!
(SCREAMING)
(SCREAMING) Wyndom, no!
(SCREAMING)
(SIREN BLARING IN DISTANCE)
What the, ,,
SENATOR: It worked!
God, almighty, it worked! (CHUCKLING)
It worked!
I knew you'd try to save your own skin,
I was counting on it,
In the original time-line you were elected president,
But it was no Age of Enlightenment,
Your selfishness, your egotism, your paranoia,
all combined to turn you into the tyrant I was talking about,
I traveled back in time to save the future, ,,
From you,
(GASPS)
Then, why, ,,
Why, ,,
Why did you rescue me?
Rescue you?
Yeah?
Who says I rescued you?
(SCREAMING)
CONTROL VOICE: No idea is so strong,
it should not be tested by doubt
and no man so powerful