S2 E99: Six Minutes Setting the Trap

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Brinley Pasternak. Why do you answer the phone? I called your number. Does everything bother you, Adam? Frankly, yes. Well, I guess we have that in common. Are we ready to put this trap in motion or what? Casey is a threat and I need to eliminate her. Get Casey on the line. I'll just listen. Oh, and don't forget to switch over to your hollow voice. Got it. I mean... Got it! Lovely.

Yeah, it was getting kind of weird at Casa DeAnders. I hear ya. Boys, huh? Yep. Greasy, grimy boys. So, what's up? I was wondering, will you be around there tonight? Yeah, I guess. Why? I have this project I've been working on for Birdie and Mom. It's wit kid related. Thought you might be able to help. Me? You're the wittiest wit kid I know.

Okay, sure. Great. House 8 o'clock at the Whittier Corp lab. We can talk about the project, maybe watch a movie, hang out. Sounds great, Arbor Day. So, I'll see you there. See you there. Well, Brinley, how'd I do? Not too shabby, Electro Girl. Sounds like he bought it. So that was really Adam, huh? It sure was. And he thinks I'm his partner. As if. So we good? Yep. Operation Use Casey as Bait and Zap Adam permanently is go for launch.

Experimental results part two. The remaining Gen A serum appears to be stable. I have isolated its properties, which seem to be connected to genetic markers for respiratory... Mom, what did I say about bringing your work home? I don't recall you saying anything at all. At the new Whittier Corp? My Whittier Corp. We work reasonable hours and leave it at the office. You're right, Birdie. And so is your dad. Dad?

What does he have to do with this? You're shameless, James. Using our own child against me. How did you know I was there? After 20 years, you don't think I know your aftershave? Fresh tundra? Fresh tundra. Smells like the wilds of Alaska. Gross! I like it. But message received. I'll save work for the office. Ooh, that's Gen A serum, isn't it? What's left of it? So, like, if I injected that in me, I'd get superpowers like Casey and Magnus? I wouldn't advise it. Plus, you hate needles.

And from what I can tell, the results are unpredictable at best. But Whittier Corp could do all kinds of cool things with it, right? Like what? Like putting it in energy drinks. Ooh, breakfast cereal! Gen A flakes. Birdie. How about this? Try our new Gen A pancakes for kids who want to have a super breakfast. Catchy, but... Anybody seen Holiday this morning?

I think she left early, maybe out for a hoverboard ride before school. Good. Everything okay, Sai? How was your sleepover? Can I talk to you guys? Alone? Alone? Without me? Yeah, that's kind of the idea. Why? Because. If I'm old enough to own a company, I'm old enough to hear what you say. Please, it's private. Oh, great. More girlfriend stuff. Fine. Maybe I'll just have a little taste of the Jenny serum while you're gone. I'm taking it with me. Boo!

The roof, Cyrus? Is this really necessary? It is, kinda. Yeah, it's a good lookout point. Lookout point for what? Uh, can you close the window behind you, Dad? Okay. So, hit us. Is this about orchestra and math again? No, I wish. It's about holiday. I know you're still upset about how the way things went with your dinner last night. It's clear we put too much pressure on Holiday with- That's not Holiday. What? The person or bot that's been living with us? Who came home from the island?

isn't Holiday. I don't understand. The reason she's been acting weird. Why she got all defensive at dinner. Defensive about Adam. It's because she is Adam. What do you mean? I don't know the whole story. I only got about six minutes of it. But I guess when Holiday and Adam went over the falls, Adam's body was damaged, and he had Angelica help him upload his consciousness.

into a body that looks like Holiday. No, that's not possible. Brindley figured it out, and Adam came clean with her. I can't believe it. All this time. I know. Where is she? Where's the real Holiday? I don't know. We need to find her. We need to get back to that island and... We can't, Dad. Not yet. Not until we're able to neutralize Adam and figure out what he did to her. Holiday. My poor girl. How do we neutralize him? There's a plan.

Is it one we're gonna like? Probably not. Adam believes that Brinley is on his side. He's asked her to help him get rid of Casey since she's the biggest threat. Now, Casey's part of the plan, too. You realize how dangerous this is? I saw him kill Dr. Whittier, so yeah, I'm pretty clear on the danger part. But we have to play along. How? How do we look that monster in the face? Our daughter's face.

What's everyone doing out here? Halls, hey! Where have you been? Come out here. Just walking around out back. Everything okay? Mom? Dad? Yeah, everything's good. We were just talking. About what? Birdie. Wittier stuff. You know Bird wants to have her hand in everything, and she's just not ready. No, I guess she's not. Listen, about the dinner last night, I'm sorry it fell apart. Thanks again for trying to make it a great night. Of course. We're all just so happy you're home, right guys?

We couldn't be happier. This is all we ever wanted. Good. Okay, I'm gonna go get ready for school. Love you, Mom. Love you, Dad. We love you too, sweetheart. And there's nothing we wouldn't do for our girl. Nothing. I still can't believe that's not her. I know. So, are we all together on this Adam thing? I want my daughter back. And I want him dead.

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