(Professor)
Previously on Scientific Method...
We have created a genetically engineered lifeform.
A Gardener.
It will not only protect crops from pests
but also provide them with nourishment.
In the winter, what will it eat?
The Gardener will become dormant until it's needed again.
(Roger)
Hey, look at this, guys.
(grunt)
It's not supposed to do that!
(scream)
(Liz)
Felix!
We gave them the human ability to think.
To use logic.
Problem solve.
(Carl)
We're screwed.
(Felix)
The extinguisher's almost out.
Run! Now!
Felix!
Hurry!
(Nigel)
We'll be safe in here, for now.
Felix, I can't believe you're alive!
We thought you died.
I thought I was a goner, too.
I guess the Gardeners wanted you more than me.
(reacting with disgust)
Now everyone, be nice.
Be nice about what?
Felix, uh, have you looked in a mirror lately?
Why? Is there something in my teeth?
The Gardener will not rest until it's hunted all of us.
And by “hunt” you mean “kill,” right?
Correct.
Hey, maybe we can just stay here until it gets tired or dies of starvation.
Do you really think we can hide in here undetected for days?
We probably don't even have ten minutes!
Is the glass always half-empty for you, Professor?
Hey, that fire extinguisher worked pretty good on it just now.
Of course! Cold temperatures.
Gardeners were designed to become dormant in Winter.
Unfortunately we're fresh out of extinguishers.
But it's the right idea.
To stop the creature, all we need to do is lower the temperature in the building to simulate Winter.
How cold will it have to get?
About 270 degrees Kelvin.
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVEN—
Oh, Kelvin.
That's cold, right?
I recommend we split into two groups.
One goes to the Generator Room to lower the temperature.
While the other acts as a decoy to draw the Gardener AWAY from the generator.
I volunteer to be a decoy.
Roger, Carl.
You're going to join Felix.
But Professor!
I'd rather not be a decoy.
I'm the Professor, and what I say is law!
(startled)
It sounded closer that time.
Well, obviously.
We're supposed to be heading towards it.
Then what?
Do we have a plan?
Our job is to ensure that the Gardener doesn't reach the others.
And how exactly is this plan going to ensure our survival?
It's not.
We're expendable.
Expendable?
Expendable.
Are you all right, Liz?
I'm just worried about the guys.
Don't be.
They can take care of themselves.
Not really.
(sigh)
I know.
Here it is.
What's up, Felix?
My face...
What happened to it?
The Gardeners must've eaten it back in the corn field.
Why didn't you tell me?
We were too polite to say anything.
Too polite?!
I don't have a face!
We can see that.
How the hell can I live a normal life looking like
a living skeleton?
We've seen a living skeleton, and you don't look a thing like it.
Except for the whole seeing your skull thing.
(Roger)
And it's really not THAT bad once you get used to it.
Oh crap!
(Nigel)
There.
270 Kelvin.
So we're done?
The Gardener's dormant now?
Oh not yet. The temperature's SET to 270 Kelvin.
It still has to get there.
How long will that take?
What the hell was that?
It must be continuing to evolve.
Adding more traits and abilities.
Where'd it go?
Oh no!
It must've sensed the others.
The Generator Room!
We're almost halfway.
Eek!
No sudden movements.
Fa...ther.
D-did it just talk?
Fa-ther.
It seems to be talking to you, Nigel.
Indeed.
Another unexpected evolution.
Fa-ther.
Yes, I am your father.
You must listen to me.
You must stop this at once.
You must stop hunting us!
Destroy...pests.
No.
Friends.
These are our friends.
Must destroy.
Professor!
Hold on, Liz. Just hold on!
You will halt this immediately!
Fa-ther.
Yes, that's right.
Now leave here at once!
I think it's working!
Oh, no!
(scream)
(eating)
(Gardener)
Must destroy.
Must...destroy.
Must...
(sigh)
It worked.
We did it!
Yes, but at what cost?
(Felix)
Dr. Gainsworth...
...dead?
I'm sorry, Felix.
This is a loss, not just to the scientific community
but to the world as well.
What will happen to the Gardeners?
I imagine production will halt
and they will all be destroyed.
No.
If anything, production and research should continue until the Gardener is perfected.
It's the only way I can honor Dr. Gainsworth
and the sacrifice he made.
But Felix
it killed him and ate your face!
If every monumental project was halted with every roadblock
what would we have?
There will most certainly be more roadblocks to come
and maybe even a few more deaths
but I believe the positive results
will far outweigh the negative.
Nigel chose his assistant well.
I have no doubt he will eventually succeed
Thank you, Professor.
