Escape 2120

David?

David, come see me at once!

David, have you found a job?

No, ma'am.

We've talked about this.

You're an adult now.

I know.

Do you?

This is not an orphanage.

I shouldn't have said that.

I only meant we are a private institution.

We simply don't have the funds

to support you in a room of your own.

Yes, ma'am, I know.

I didn't call you in here to be scolding.

I've spoken with my brother,

and he has agreed to work in a position for you.

Doing what?

Whatever he asks.

I may have something lined up.

I'm on my way there now.

Another hair-brained scheme for pocket change?

No, this is legit.

I really need to go.

I don't wanna be late.

Monday morning, David!

Dave, good to see you again.

Come in, come in, come in.

Come in, come in, have a seat.

Good morning, Mrs. Rupert.

Please, call me Sally.

Thank you.

So, I bet you're eager to hear

what this is all about.

Sure, but I gotta say, Dr. Rupert,

if you're doing some sort of clinical trial,

I'm perfectly healthy and count me out of any drug testing.

(laughs) Call me Doc,

and I'm not that kind of doctor.

I'm a theoretical physicist,

and Sally here is a behavioral psychologist.

We were very impressed with your answers.

That's not exactly a market survey.

Sally, created the brilliant piece of work

to help us screen candidates for a project of ours.

Fortunately, for us a few candidates rose to the top,

and you, Dave, you were at the very top of the list.

Thanks.

So, let's get right to it,

and I'll show you what this is all about.

All right. (bright music)

Take a close look at that banana.

See if you notice anything out of the ordinary.

I give, looks like plain old banana.

Old indeed.

Now what if I told you I put

that banana in the box a year ago?

It's perfectly fine go ahead, taste it.

What the heck?

Fresh.

So this is a food preservation contraption?

Oh, it's much more than that.

Here.

What's wrong with this watch?

The date's off it's a year behind.

As it should be, since that watch

has been in that box for exactly one year.

You expect me to believe that?

(scoffs) I certainly do,

and I expect before long, you will.

Okay. - Have a seat.

Undoubtedly you've heard the phrase suspended animation.

Well forget everything you knew about that.

That's not what happens here,

but it's close enough.

All right then, (sighs)

pick a time as long as you want.

We'll give it a go.

Three minutes?

Perfect.

All right, check the time and drop it inside.

And the pocket watch.

All right, now when you press that little red button,

you'll have 10 seconds to put the lid back on.

And what if I don't get it on before 10 seconds?

(laughs) Nothing, absolutely nothing.

The foil lining is the perimeter of the induced field.

Without a complete enclosure, the field can't be generate.

It'll cause a spark and nothing more.

Jarvis, you shouldn't tease the poor boy.

Is it working?

Absolutely.

Okay, times up.

Awesome, it's off by three minutes!

That's awesome!

So what do you need me for?

Sally and I are going away,

and we'd like you to take care of our things.

Oh, I see like a house sitter?

Except, we're not coming back.

Where the heck are you going?

It's not so much where, but when.

So when?

The year 2120.

That's like a hundred years?

And not a day older.

There are details to work out, but all of this,

everything, will be yours.

We've inventoried everything.

The way we see it, we can't take it with us.

You're serious?

Absolutely.

What's the catch?

There's no catch.

Your discretion, of course.

We'll disappear quietly,

and you'll be in charge of clearing our estate.

You don't have to make a decision this instant.

Think it over.

Come back tomorrow if your in.

You don't fool around.

We've been planning this for a very long time.

Can't be too careful, even for a test run.

I believe we've thought of everything.

Disaster plan?

It's an unpleasant thought,

but we've gotta be ready for the worst.

There's no need to go over it.

We're quite confident.

But it's all in here.

It's just a precaution.

What is it?

Well, if you're gonna be in these boxes

for a hundred years, where you gonna keep them?

Brilliant observation.

You do catch on quickly.

You can bet in a hundred years

this old place will be dozed over,

but Sally and I we've got another

little piece of real estate.

Oh, really?

At the cemetery.

Seriously?

Think about it, undisturbed for centuries.

Yeah, but you'd be buried alive?

You gonna claw yourselves out?

Don't worry about that.

We've got an above-ground mausoleum.

Try not to think of it that way.

It really isn't morbid.

Hey, if anything goes wrong,

we'll be in a fitting final resting place.

You're not helping.

All right, let's see how this works.

You're kidding me, space blankets?

Twenty bucks at the sporting goods store.

All right, they're set for 60 minutes.

Here.

And if we're not out in two hours.

Gee, thanks for the reminder.

So, who's ready to take these babies for a test drive?

Anymore questions?

Nope.

Still me.

Was there ever a doubt?

Sixty minutes exactly.

Hey, quick as a wink.

I wouldn't have known it worked at all

if not for the watches.

Hey, thanks for your help.

I really didn't do anything.

Well, thank goodness you didn't have to.

Okay, who's hungry?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Baby.

Open them!

Tada!

Oh, my god, that's so great!

That is so sweet.

The best cake ever. - That is so awesome.

It's official.

You're sole executor of our estate.

You can drive it if you want.

Technically, it's yours now.

I'm good.

Thanks.

She's been good to me.

Serviced regularly.