Dream Hacker

Sue.

Sue.

Hello?

Is someone there?

Oh, Dan, what are you doing there?

You gave me such a fright.

It's the middle of the night.

Sorry, Sue, I'm in court in the mornin

Just checking I've got it all in order.

We are up before old Judge Bull.

You know what he's like.

Oh yeah.

I should, I was his junior for long enough.

Well, okay.

Good luck.

Dan?

Okay.

It's over, Sue.

Wake up.

It's me, Jennifer.

Come back to me now.

Just open your eyes.

Three.

Two.

One.

Hello, Sue.

Take your time.

You may feel a little disoriented at first.

That's completely normal.

Do you remember why you're here?

Yes, you, um, you hypnotized me

so I could relive my dream,

my, my nightmare.

So I could experience it with you.

You gave me a vivid insight into what's been going on

in that brain of yours.

You have an irrational fear of being chased.

It's not uncommon in high flyers like yourself.

We even have a name for it, diokophobia.

You told me you'd recently lost a high-profile case,

a murder, wasn't it?

That must have knocked your confidence,

left you feeling threatened, overwhelmed

Am I right?

Professor Hanson, um,

I'm afraid Professor Connelly

is still in a session with Ms. Hamilton right now.

Yes.

Well, that's all right, Peter.

I'll wait.

- Oh, I can't tell you what a relief this is.

Perhaps I'll get a decent night's sleep at last.

Perhaps, but we have a way to go yet.

I'll see you next week.

- Yeah. - Take it easy,

and you have my emergency number if you need it.

Thank you.

Let's hope I don't.

- Oh, Bill. - Sue.

Oh, how nice to see you.

And you.

- Do you know, I really have to thank you

for introducing me to Jennifer.

She is a miracle worker.

Isn't she just?

I'm so glad I persuaded her to come over

our brilliant young professor from across the pond.

A good decision all round.

- Well, I- - I was-

- I, I have to get back to chambers.

It, it's nice to see you.

And you.

Erm, bye, Jennifer.

Bye, Pete.

Bye, Bill.

Bye, Sue.

Pete, book in Ms. Hamilton

for the same time next week.

Oh, and I've given her my emergency number.

Sure.

Enjoy your lunch, guys.

So, how is Ms. Hamilton KC?

I've known her since we were at Oxford.

Do you know, she was the youngest woman

in her year to take silk?

- Take silk? - Yes.

So British.

She is an interesting case though.

You know I can't discuss individual patients,

but have you ever heard of diokophobia?

No.

- I saw a lot of it when I was an intern in Denver.

Highflyers, especially women

threatened by younger colleagues.

- And I bet you wish you could use, you know,

Project Indigo Dawn on her.

So that's what this is about.

I told you when I came over,

Indigo Dawn is no ordinary project.

Get it right and it's world changing.

Get it wrong and it doesn't bear thinking about.

I understand, Jennifer,

but you need to know that the powers that be

are losing patience.

You're three months overdue already, and as your sponsor,

I am getting it in the neck from the government.

Look, I just need to give them some answers.

- Do they even know what it is that I'm trying to achieve?

This could help cure all kinds of clinical conditions,

but get it wrong and I could end up lobotomizing

anyone who came near it.

How would your government explain that?

Look, I have protected you,

made it possible for you to work,

not be interrupted by countless meetings

and endless government watch bodies,

but now the funding could stop at any moment.

Fail at this and your credibility

within the scientific community will be shot to pieces.

Look, I'm close, okay?

There's just one final hurdle that's got me stumped.

Jennifer, I have every faith in you.

You are like a daughter to me.

The last thing your father said to me before he died was,

"Promise to look out for my little girl.

I'll never break that promise.

I know.

You've always been there for me.

And I always will be.

I owe it to your dad.

See, when I first arrived in America,

I was a wet-behind-the-ears graduate

who thought he was God's gift to science

Oh, but he put me right.

Your dad was the cleverest man I ever me

and the kindest.

I wish I remembered him better.

I was so young when the accident happene

That was the worst night of my life.

He was driving back to the lab to help me out,

just typical of him.

But he never turned up.

I got to the hospital as fast as I could

but his injuries were too severe, I-

It was a long time ago

and it's not your fault.

Do you know why I do this?

Same reason you do.

When you immerse yourself in your work

or take up yet another martial art

to make sure you are too busy to socialize.

You see, it's a vain attempt

to protect ourselves from everything and everyone.

But you're your father's daughter all right.

You always thought outside the box,

that's why I stuck my neck out for you with our government.

But now you think that I can't do it?

- I'm just saying you do sometimes miss the obvious.

What do you mean?

Well, I've seen it before.

Extraordinary minds locked up in laboratories 24/7,

so obsessed with their projects that they become blinkered.

And you think that's happened to me?

Perhaps.

Jennifer, I don't want to sound too hars

but in the time you've been here,

your social life has been zero.

- Oh, Bill, I don't have time for a social life.

Well, then it's time you made some.

It may help you get over that final hurdle.

Jennifer, you are not just clever,

you are a beautiful young woman too.

And you think I need a boyfriend,

to what, make me happy,

and somehow that'll unlock the key to Indigo Dawn.

No, I'm simply suggesting

you get out there in the real world, meet people.

It may even help you come at it from this new perspective.

You might be right.

I have lived and breathed this project for two years.

Actually, Pete has tried to set me up with a friend of his,

some guy named Jason.

Well, there you go then.

A little distraction is never a bad thin

- Adam, play something fun from my playlist.

- Playing track 23 from your personal playlist.

No, I think he stood me up.

Either that or he took one look and left

Actually, you know what, I'm just gonna go.

Why would I stay, Pete?

Pete, I think he's here.

You never said he was good looking.

Okay, Pete, I got it.

Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye.

Jason?

Jenny?

Actually, this is Jennifer.

Jennifer Connelly.

Ah, what, like the actress?

No, like the scientist.