The Time Shifters

- Isn't that 10 minutes gone Tom? - You'll lose your Job!

Come on! Let's go! Come on!

Running roll?

We are in side one of the largest power plants, -

- Which supplies electricity to nearly 22 million consumers.

It now seems that its going to be one of the biggest disasters in decades.

For WTSE, this is Tom Merrick reporting live -

- from inside burning Evanston Power Plant

- We need few more shots before we go. - 10 minutes gone Tom!

- We must beat the Big Lead! - We need to get out! Look at this place!

Go upstairs now, or you'll lose your jobs!

Come on. Go!

Look! Devil babies and resurrected dictators are out.

I'll tell you when I need. An alien abduction or catastrophic disaster...

What's it's been? An year without a decent earth quake or flood?

That's terrible....

I wasn't sure if you're gonna make it. I'll take care of this later.

Oh! You are warm. So you are alive.

- You looking well, Eleanor. - You look like crap.

I was going poor-chic-style.

Always trying to stand out from the crowd.

- Thank you for the job. - No need to thank me...

I got an award-winning news man witht

chiken-feet. Never could understand why you quit.

- I was misunderstood. - Yeah! Why you're a hero in my book.

The tape you pulled under the power plant tops.

The fact that network used it to grab ratings, and

still pursuaded you to resign over it...hippocrates

So where do you want me to start?

Basement, research. I need a piece on disasters.

I take it that Mother Nature will not cooperate, the next

best thing is to take my readers a blast through the past:

"Disasters through history."

- Starting out slow ? - You complaining already?

- I see no reason to wait. - Good luck.

This is a recording! Elizabeth Winterns is not in today.

I know you're there:

Okay, I'm here, but not for long. I will try to get out early today.

I say have a look... personally I need some balance into my life.

I need those coms for next week:

I'll do a complete search for it, but it'll have to wait until tomorrow.

What? No! No! Wait! Don't hang up!

Excuse me... I'm Tom Merrick.

And I'm overjoyed.

- So... what are you doing here? - Grayson sent me.

No! I mean why National Inquisitor summing here some kind of pants?

You work here?

Yeah, but I'm not Tom Merrick.

I had a bad day went into a few bad years.

Could you lend me some research computer?

You know. I'll be back tomorrow and then I'm all yours.

No! It can't wait. First damn job is to impress the boss.

Okay! All those news articles are online. The code word is Lizland.

- Use search engine and hard copies. - What if I have questions?

For emergencies only...

Try to leave my desk as you found it.

DISASTERS, 20th CENTURY

"What causes one disaster to become part of our collective

consciousness, while another fade into history?

Maybe some author our attention -

- because they remind us of the power of Mother Nature over Man's technology.

Others because they shows us how-

- inheritantly flawed our most advanced technology can be.

There're still others because they reveal... "

Crap.

This is crap.

What the hell...

Hello?

- It's Tom Merrick. - I hope this's an emergency.

Could someone have altered your data?

No way! I have double firewalled and keep built case guessing!

What is it about, though?

Mau! Where do you get these pictures from?

All images are from our, Smithsonian Institute

and the Library of Congress archives

- There has to be a mistake. - If there is it is not on my computer.

Can not it wait until tomorrow? I must...

Whatever it is Merrick, it can wait until tomorrow.

Larry King and Heating Pad waiting for me at home.

Just take a look.

Titanic, the Hindenburg fire, Hurricane Hugo.

I hope for your sake you have more than a history lesson here.

Take a closer look.

Do you still want to catch Larry King?

- What is this? - A guy shows at three disasters, a perhaps

across nearly a hundred years without aging a day.

Now, is it someone trying a hoax on us, or is this

the most incredible DNA fluke in human history.

- Or is he not human. - Come on Eleaner. It's just us two here.

And we are showing our theories. I don't know what

you found Merrik, but this is absolutely amazing.

Exactly what the Inquisitor needs. We get to scoop the globe.

- I want 1000 words from you. - I have no idea what this

is all about. We don't know even the images are authentic.

That's why you are flying to D.C. tonight.

Nine o'clock flight. The newspaper credit card for the ticket.

No way. You have to send someone else.

We get originals from Smithsonian and get friends to authenticate them.

I was looking for a nine to five job. Remember? No competitions. No stress.

And make sure we will be running the story day after tomorrow.

- If there's a story. - If? Why the hell did you

come up here if you don't think there's a story?

Come on Merrik! Admit. You blood supply is full of adrenaline.

You've never felt this good in a long time.

There has to be a reasonable explanation.

Find! The way to fine it is to be on that flight. You have 36 hours to get the story.

Order a ticket to mr. Merrick to D.C. nine o'clock tonight. Coach.

- Hello? - Kevin?

- Hey, buddy. It's me. Your Dad. - I know.

Listen Kev, I was wondering...I got a new job.

I would really like if you came to Chicago.

We could hang-out, watch The Cubs lose...

- So. What do you think buddy? - I do not know.

I gotta go. Steve's coming over. We're going to play some Quake.

- I'll put mama. - Kevin, wait, Kevin.

It's Dad.

Please call him more than once every two months.

Tom! Bad things happen to people all the time,

but they do not just draw back and give up.

This time get yourself a life.

As life you and Steve given Kevin in Atlantic City?

I don't think you're in any position to give an opinion about that.

Motel theme parks? Okay it's Casinos.

- What is it going to do to our son? - Stop it, Tom.

You can not only tolerate the fact that Steve being in Kevin's life.

You know, Steve does things with Kevin.

He got us tickets to the final of the hockey championship at Cops Collosium.

Buying half ticket for a kid doesn't make him father of the year.

No, it does not, Tom.

But when Steve do anything with Kevin, he makes more of a father than you.

Are you a photographer?

Passengers! Please fasten your seat belts.

No, reporter.

So, like a news paper?

Yeah, like.... news paper.

- Are you doing a story about that guy? - Maybe.

Because if you are...

... he is right there.

- Tighten your seat belt. - What? What is wrong?

We are now flying through a major turbulence.

If you fasten the seat belt you're going to be comfortable.

It'll be quickly over and done with! Thanks!

- Sir, please take your seat. - Just a second.

YOU ARE HERE.... TITANIC!

EVANSTON POWER PLANT

12 DEAD

HINDENBURG explosion 33 DEAD !!

DEPARTURE 222 - 15 JUNE

Please Sir! Take your seat now.

Isn't today 15th? What flight number is this?

Flight 222.

COLLISION IN MID AIR

307 DEAD

16th June... That's tomorrow.

CHICAGO

GREEN LINE

DAYTIME SUBWAY

CRASH

Give me that.

No one needs to get hurt. Drop the gun.

What the hell is gonna happen with this plane?

Land it!

Calm down, then we're gonna discuss it.

Bring it down now! Or else all will be dead.

Let's go.

We got problems. No radar or communications.

We got a bigger problem.

He's not gonna hurt anybody. He just wants us to land, that's right, isn't it?

The two nearest airports are Grand Rapid and O'Hare. Your call.

- Which one is the closest? - O'Hare may be five minutes.

Do it.

Going down to 10,000 feet, heading 2-9-0 by 6-2-0.

- Wait! - We will take it down, like you wanted.

You got no radar, no radio.

- What would you do,if I weren't here? - I don't understand.

If you didn't have a gun pointed at your head, would you continue to D.C?

No.

No, it is considered an emergency. Code one emergency.

We'd land at the nearest strip.

- Which is....which is you're doing anyway! - Yeah!

- Bring her up. - I thought you wanted us to land?

Bring her up now!

There!

Pull her up. Pull her up hard!

- We've lost hydraulics. - Switch to manual. Both sides.

We're on manual. 7000 feet.

6700 feet.

- Damn it! - 6400 feet. 27 seconds to impact.

- Come on! Come on! - 6000 feet.

22 seconds to impact. 5700 feet.

Get her up, get her up.

- 5500 feet. - I got her! I got her!

We're levelling at 5500 feet.

Are you alright?

Hadn't we taken her up, we'd all be dead.

How did you know?

I won't be needing this any more.

They are waiting for you.

There was no way that guy wasn't on the plane.

I saw him, the little girl next to me saw him, the flight-attendant saw him.