5ive Days to Midnight

Don't be so loud, Pop.

Happy birthday, sweetheart.

Thank you.

Mwah.

Okay, now, you gotta make a wish.

Okay. Okay.

Good job. Thanks.

I point far, but not to the nearest star.

It's too early for riddles, Pop.

Whoa!

A laser.

Whoa...

Wow, Pop, this is great.

Thanks, Pop, I like it. You're welcome.

Does this mean I'm gonna get a telescope, too?

We'll just have to wait and see.

But you gotta eat your breakfast, we're running late.

Thank you. Mmm.

All right. Bye.

Bye, no after-school program, so I'll pick you up.

I know! I love you, bye!

Hey, Jesse! Oh, hey, Audrey.

Oh, just put it over there by the elevator.

On this day in history, June 7th,

Mahatma Gandhi initiated the campaign of civil...

Whoa!

You tell me, I don't know!

What are the odds of that?

Okay, why Professor Neumeyer is not dead.

Someone wanna have a go at the physics?

Oh, come on, people.

Uh, gravity, sir?

Terminal velocity?

The speed you were driving.

The dog!

Dog is random, dog is destiny.

Dog is the reason Professor Neumeyer stands here

instead of being skewered to his truck seat, D-O-G.

Thank you, Mr. Axelrod.

This is not a graduate class, uh...

Could you please confine your comments

to the appropriate venue.

Make the most of him, kiddiewinks.

He is the best physics professor you will ever have.

All right, please open, uh, your books

to Willard, page 16, "Principles of Particles."

So... I meant to work on reality sets all spring, but I got

hijacked by this idea... No office hours today, Carl.

Oh, believe me, it's okay. Here I just need you to sign

here and I need you to sign there.

No, I'm not your thesis advisor, Carl.

I need you to initial right there...

Dr. Popovich...

Oh, Popovich is a useless collection of subatomic...

This entire lobotomized faculty...

Carl, you're not listening to me.

I'm not your thesis advisor.

Do you know M.I.T. wanted me? Chicago, Cal Tech...

I chose this overpriced widget factory because of you.

Stockholm your refutation of Witten's string theory application.

You anticipated membranes.

That was a long time ago.

Yeah, but it is still in there and I want that.

Carl, you can be extremely annoying.

I can? Yes, do you know that?

Damn, Carl, social IQ.

I completely forgot what today is... for you.

I mean, death of your wife, birth of your daughter...

That's enough! No-no-no-no...

Personal life off-limits, Carl.

Right, okay. So when I research

a subject, I research it.

Like this idea that I've been working on basically since March.

Here, you forgot your jacket.

When you get a look at my special project... trust me.

Dr. Popovich will love it. It will blow your mind!

I'm sure he'll love it, yeah.

Denorvo Insurance.

Claudia, it's me. Are you busy?

You sound stressed. Everything okay?

Well, not really.

Believe it or not, I'm calling about

an insurance issue, and I am stressed.

What happened? You won't believe it.

No way!

It's amazing, huh?

Oh, my gosh. Uh-oh.

Uh-oh (car door closes)

Uh-oh. Come on.

It's stuck, it's stuck! Oh! Oh.

I'm glad it happened after you dropped me off at school.

Yeah, me too. Thanks.

Did my mom like Pop-Tarts?

You know, I don't think she ever ate a Pop-Tart.

But would she like 'em?

Yeah, I think she would if she ever tried one,

but only on weekends.

Hey, look.

What is that?

Looks kind of like a laptop.

Don't touch it.

Hey, look, it's got your name on it. Jess!

Come on, pick it up. What?

Come on.

All right, listen, I want you to go stand back there.

Okay, Dad.

This is, uh...

It's locked.

Maybe someone knew that you were gonna be here to find it.

Come on, Pop, birthday puzzle.

We can figure it out, right?

Yeah, it's just that it's difficult to open a...

six-digit combination, see? See there?

Not for you.

Okay, we gotta get going.

We don't want to keep the others waiting.

Why not?

Well, you know, it's just not a good idea

to keep anyone waiting.

Okay, you all set? All set.

Oh, here they come! Quick, everyone hide!

Okay, everybody, come on, take your places!

Let's go! Okay!

Honey, just leave that, just come...

Just hide!

Quick, quick, quick, quick!

Jesse loves this.

You mean you do this for her every year?

Yes, it's our tradition.

By the way, I invited Claudia to the party.

You did? Why? Because...

Hold on a minute...

Dad, the door isn't locked.

Well, no, I can't find my house keys.

Come on, let's just get this over with.

Surprise!

Surprise!

Happy Birthday! Thank you!

Thanks, Uncle Brad.

Hey, how you doing?

Are you okay?

Happy birthday. Thank you.

Good, yeah.

Happy birthday, Jesse bear.

Let me know if there's anything I can get for you.

Fine. Happy Birthday.

Oh, my gosh!

Is that my favorite organic carrot cake?

Maybe. Ahh!

Oh, boy...

Yeah! Yeah!

How are you? Are you okay? Yeah, yeah.

Are you sure? Yeah.

That's an apartment complex.

A whole apartment complex.

An apartment complex?

Can I get you a soda, sweetie?

Uh, sure, thank you.

Would you guys like a soda?

Do you have a root beer? Yes, I do.

Um, Claudia, um...

Yeah?

Maybe we should rethink these.

Why? They're toy guns.

Oh, come on, it's a birthday party, it's supposed to be fun.

Well, actually, it's not just a birthday party.

It's also the anniversary...

Of Katherine. Jesse's mom.

Perhaps you didn't know that.