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00:00:00Because our telescopes are only capable of viewing the brightest stars,
00:00:04there is still much debate over the precise number of stars in our galaxy.
00:00:09Yes.
00:00:10What about comets?
00:00:13Now, comets are a very interesting case.
00:00:16Because, yes, they typically burn brighter than stars,
00:00:19so one would assume they're much easier to see and quantify.
00:00:22But even still, there are comets whose existence is disputed today.
00:00:26I'll give you all an example.
00:00:29Aden 54P, or as you all probably know it, the Lover's Comet,
00:00:36is a comet from mythology.
00:00:38It pops up in Greek myths, Egypt, Aztec, all over the world.
00:00:42Now, all the legends say that anyone who can spot this comet will be led to their soulmate.
00:00:49But the Lover's Comet hasn't reappeared in the night sky in close to 2,000 years.
00:00:54In fact, the last time it was seen was when Vesuvius erupted in Pompeii in 79 AD.
00:01:01But even that's disputed since we have no physical record of it.
00:01:05Do you think it's real?
00:01:10As a matter of fact, I do.
00:01:13And I think it's coming back very soon.
00:01:16Ah, we are out of time.
00:01:19Everyone, have a wonderful spring break.
00:01:21And remember to check the night sky for the Lover's Comet.
00:01:24You never know.
00:01:25You just might see it.
00:01:30I sure hope I do.
00:01:39Excuse me.
00:01:40What are you two doing?
00:01:42Uh, hey, Professor Alfard.
00:01:45It's a scavenger hunt for Professor Fenway's history class.
00:01:48First one to find a real artifact gets to skip the final.
00:01:51Okay, can you take your little treasure hunt somewhere other than the middle of campus, please?
00:01:57Let's get out of here.
00:02:00Apparently we've hired Blackbeard as our newest professor.
00:02:04Wonderful.
00:02:05It's only a few days away, Olivia. I can feel it.
00:02:15I just really hope the comet shows up before I present to the board.
00:02:18Do you do anything besides looking to a telescope?
00:02:21Okay, proving that the Lover's Comet is real could get my entire department more funding.
00:02:26Maybe an observatory.
00:02:28Sweetheart, you need to break up this relentless mission you're on with some fun.
00:02:34Maybe go on a date.
00:02:35Order up.
00:02:37I don't need to go on a date.
00:02:38I need to make a miraculous astronomical discovery.
00:02:42I could easily date.
00:02:43If I wanted to.
00:02:45Oh, really?
00:02:48Okay, prove it.
00:02:49Get a date.
00:02:50Right now.
00:02:52Fine.
00:02:54Pick a guy.
00:02:55That guy.
00:02:59Blue shirt.
00:03:00Hmm?
00:03:01Yeah?
00:03:02Okay.
00:03:06How could it be?
00:03:11Hi.
00:03:13Hey.
00:03:15I'm Augie.
00:03:17Heidi.
00:03:19So, Heidi.
00:03:21Do you always walk up to strange men in bars?
00:03:24You're the first.
00:03:26But I have some questions.
00:03:29Favorite day of the week?
00:03:31Ooh, Friday.
00:03:32Saturday's too obvious.
00:03:33Leon burgers or golden retrievers?
00:03:36Tie.
00:03:37Number?
00:03:39Seven is lucky.
00:03:41How can I have your phone number?
00:03:43Oh, yes.
00:03:45Yeah.
00:03:46So, Heidi, what do you do?
00:03:48I teach at Longfield University.
00:03:51Astronomy.
00:03:52You?
00:03:54Uh, let's continue this sometime soon.
00:03:58I'm really sorry I have to go.
00:04:00Yeah, sure.
00:04:01No problem.
00:04:02I'll call you.
00:04:04Later, guys.
00:04:08Do I still got it or do I still got it?
00:04:11Amazing.
00:04:12Flawless.
00:04:14Stunning.
00:04:15Total goddess.
00:04:16I think I could like him.
00:04:17Yeah, what's not to like?
00:04:18The guy looks like Thorin in Oxford.
00:04:21Oh, uh, apple pie.
00:04:23The cops.
00:04:24Thanks very much.
00:04:26Good night.
00:04:27Yes.
00:04:28That's my best friend.
00:04:30Woo!
00:04:38Hey, Dad.
00:04:39I'm apple.
00:04:40I'm apple.
00:04:41Apple pie.
00:04:42Oh, goody.
00:04:44And...
00:04:46a fork.
00:04:48You're in a chipper mood.
00:04:51I had a good night.
00:04:53Oh, I haven't seen that face since that boy on the soccer team asked you to prom.
00:04:58The one with the frosted tips.
00:05:00Don't remind me.
00:05:03It's not a big deal, but I did give a handsome stranger my phone number.
00:05:07Ah, yes.
00:05:08A timeless start to any romance.
00:05:11Or murder mystery.
00:05:13Very funny.
00:05:14This pie is for me.
00:05:16I get a bite for bringing it over.
00:05:22You're not quite as good as your mom used to make.
00:05:24Yeah.
00:05:27I miss her.
00:05:29Me too.
00:05:31Are you ready for the meeting tomorrow?
00:05:33Hardly.
00:05:35Every time I have to present budget concerns to the rest of the faculty, it's like I'm speaking Latin.
00:05:41The law school professor should have no problem understanding you then.
00:05:46Get it?
00:05:48Because legal terms are mostly in Latin, so...
00:05:51I understood the joke, Dad.
00:05:54You'll do great.
00:05:55Having to talk about budgets, it's just so financial and political.
00:06:01It's not my cup of tea.
00:06:03Anyway.
00:06:05I'm gonna head home.
00:06:06I just wanted to stop by with some dessert because that's what the president of a prestigious university deserves.
00:06:11You are correct.
00:06:12My job is hard.
00:06:14I deserve sugar.
00:06:15Hi.
00:06:16Hi.
00:06:17Hi.
00:06:18Hi.
00:06:19Try not to break any hearts on the way home.
00:06:20Hi.
00:06:21Hi.
00:06:22Try not to break any hearts on the way home.
00:06:23Hi.
00:06:24Hi.
00:06:25Hi.
00:06:26Hi.
00:06:28Hi.
00:06:29I'm sorry.
00:06:30Hi.
00:06:31Hi.
00:06:32Hi.
00:06:33Hi.
00:06:34Hi.
00:06:35Hi.
00:06:36I was hoping to discuss budgetary concerns, specifically in my department.
00:06:40I've been noticing recently that the science departments are being neglected,
00:06:44while other departments are thriving and given free reign.
00:06:48For example, Professor Finway has his students running around campus with digging equipment, ripping up the grounds.
00:07:00Now, I can appreciate that brand-new faculty may not know all of the rules, but imagine if I had my students build their own observatory on the quad.
00:07:13All I'm saying is that maybe it's time we reinvest in science.
00:07:17History Department, August Finway, care to defend yourself?
00:07:23Present.
00:07:25Hi, everyone. I'm the notorious Professor August Finway.
00:07:28Anyway, some people call me Augie.
00:07:32I know I don't know most of you.
00:07:35I'm not really a fan of staff meetings, but look, I can't keep my students cooped up in a classroom.
00:07:41And sometimes they learn better on their feet.
00:07:44I'll let them know not to dig anywhere on campus, okay?
00:07:48Okay.
00:07:51Moving on.
00:07:52It's time to draw names for the two professors who will run our spring break program for high school seniors interested in applying to Longfield.
00:08:07Hey.
00:08:08Finway.
00:08:09Hey, Heidi. How's it going?
00:08:13How come I didn't know you're also a professor here, Augie?
00:08:17Well, I thought I said we would discuss it at length later, didn't I?
00:08:20Why haven't I met you yet?
00:08:22I just got here at the beginning of the semester.
00:08:24So I'm in the history building, and you're all the way on the other side of campus.
00:08:28Big university.
00:08:29Not exactly the faculty mixer type.
00:08:31I'm a professor, you're a professor. What's the big deal?
00:08:33Just seems like an important detail to leave out, don't you think?
00:08:36What did you want me to say?
00:08:37Oh, how lovely that we're colleagues.
00:08:39Should we cease flirting immediately and discuss lesson plans instead?
00:08:42Actually, yes.
00:08:44You really think I'd stop a beautiful woman hitting on me with a downer like that?
00:08:47August.
00:08:49How exciting that you and Heidi will be leading our spring program together.
00:08:52Couldn't pass up an opportunity to help out?
00:08:54Heidi and I are going to be making dinner tonight at my place.
00:08:57How about you join us?
00:08:58Sure, that's not necessary.
00:08:59I'd love to.
00:09:01Wonderful.
00:09:028 p.m.
00:09:06Dad, seriously?
00:09:07What?
00:09:08You were going to spend break together?
00:09:10You might as well get to know him.
00:09:21Running the spring program is going to put a huge debt in my research time.
00:09:25The fishbowl has spoken.
00:09:26You'll just have to manage.
00:09:29My rook appears to be stuck.
00:09:31I'm running the program with August.
00:09:33Women's teaching style is unorthodox, but that could be good for you.
00:09:37Unorthodox?
00:09:38He's an archaeologist moonlighting as a professor.
00:09:41I read some articles about him after the meeting today.
00:09:44The guy is practically Indiana Jones.
00:09:46What's he doing at Longfield, anyway?
00:09:50On his last expedition, he found a 10,000-year-old completely intact trade ship.
00:09:55Why would he give that up to teach here?
00:09:59Speaking of the devil.
00:10:00Side gate was open, so I just followed the noise.
00:10:02August, welcome.
00:10:04Thanks for the wine.
00:10:05Intense game.
00:10:06Very.
00:10:07I'm my most difficult opponent.
00:10:10Rook to bishop four ought to do it.
00:10:16Not bad.
00:10:17This year, we have eight seniors enrolled in the spring program.
00:10:27A remarkable group of kids.
00:10:29Actually, my nephew, Bryce, is one of them.
00:10:32Oh.
00:10:32Really?
00:10:33Yeah.
00:10:34Part of the reason I took the job here was to be closer to him and have him get some direction.
00:10:39That's also why I lived early last night.
00:10:42To pick him up from karate.
00:10:45Ah, so you're the mysterious man at the bar.
00:10:48I've put together some writing exercises for the spring students to work on.
00:10:52Well, you two will have your hands full.
00:10:54Especially you, Heidi, balancing your research.
00:10:58What research?
00:11:01I'm looking for the lover's comment.
00:11:02If I can prove that it exists, then maybe the board will funnel some money into the astronomy department and we could finally get an observatory.
00:11:12Lover's comment.
00:11:13So you're trying to prove the fairy tale.
00:11:16It's not a fairy tale.
00:11:18We have no record of it physically existing, so it kind of is.
00:11:22I don't need an artifact to prove that it exists.
00:11:24It's a theory.
00:11:25At last I checked, people don't go to museums to hear theories.
00:11:29Besides, your comment hasn't been seen since...
00:11:31Pompeii.
00:11:31Just before Vesuvius erupted.
00:11:34What do you have to prove it?
00:11:36My calculations.
00:11:38And my mother's research.
00:11:39She was working on this before she passed away a few years ago.
00:11:47I'm sorry to hear that.
00:11:53She was very close to a breakthrough and I've just picked up where she left off.
00:11:57If any of the comet made landfall, I'd be in Pompeii.
00:11:59Do you think the myth about the lovers seeing the comet and escaping together just before the volcano erupted is true?
00:12:09I'd be willing to bet that there are fragments of that comet in Pompeii as we speak.
00:12:13Maybe you could dig them up.
00:12:17Charles, thank you so much for dinner.
00:12:19I'm really sorry.
00:12:20I have something urgent I need to attend to.
00:12:22But we made Bananas Foster.
00:12:24I nearly burned down the kitchen.
00:12:26Next time.
00:12:27Thanks again.
00:12:31That was odd.
00:12:33He just left.
00:12:35Yeah.
00:12:36He has a habit of doing that.
00:12:39Anyway, I think I like him.
00:13:00You gotta be kidding.
00:13:01Heidi!
00:13:02Shh!
00:13:02It's a library.
00:13:05Literally no one here.
00:13:06Were you here all night?
00:13:08Actually, yes, I was.
00:13:09Why?
00:13:11Everything you said fits.
00:13:12Lover's Comet, Pompeii.
00:13:14What about it?
00:13:16What if I told you I might have a piece of it?
00:13:20How?
00:13:22One of my first expeditions was a dig with my mentors in Pompeii.
00:13:25I found a rock that didn't quite match everything else I was finding.
00:13:29I briefly thought it could be something from space, but I abandoned that theory because my mentor, HP, wouldn't hear it.
00:13:33Do you still have it?
00:13:36Actually, yes.
00:13:38Where?
00:13:39To my office, I think.
00:13:41We have a few hours before the spring break session.
00:13:45Show me.
00:13:45Reason office change?
00:13:47Reason office change?
00:13:52Nope.
00:13:53This is the one they gave me at the beginning of the semester.
00:13:56That was two months ago.
00:13:58I don't really see the point in getting settled in somewhere.
00:14:00I might not stay.
00:14:01What do you mean?
00:14:02Uh, look, teaching's more of a temporary thing for me.
00:14:05The position was only for a semester.
00:14:06Ideally, I'll get a curating gig in New York.
00:14:10I'm a tumbleweed.
00:14:11I need a venture, not cable knitting and bookshelves.
00:14:15What about your nephew?
00:14:17Once he gets into college, I'll go back to my old life.
00:14:20Now, hold on.
00:14:21I remember packing it.
00:14:31Found it!
00:14:31Found it!
00:14:31Found it!
00:14:31Found it!
00:14:31Found it!
00:14:36Found it!
00:14:39Well?
00:14:41Is it?
00:14:43It is.
00:14:44I knew it!
00:14:46Do you know what this means?
00:14:47It means I could finally make my mark on astronomy.
00:14:49This could be it!
00:14:50What if...
00:14:53Okay, hear me out.
00:14:55You need to bolster your research with some historical context.
00:14:58And I need a big finding to get the attention of the antiquity archives in New York City.
00:15:02Okay.
00:15:03Let me team up with you on your research.
00:15:07Give it some historical backing, and then we send it to the museums when we finish.
00:15:11Why?
00:15:12Come on.
00:15:12How much more likely are you going to get that observatory with the flashy new history professor on board?
00:15:16Okay, why would I need your help?
00:15:19Because my guess is your research is densely scientific.
00:15:22What's wrong with focusing on the science?
00:15:24I need to discover Heidi.
00:15:26That's what I do.
00:15:30I'll think about it.
00:15:31We're going to be late for the spring session.
00:15:35Right.
00:15:36I almost forgot about those misguided teenagers.
00:15:43All right, guys.
00:15:44I was thinking we could start with an icebreaker.
00:15:47Everyone tell us your name, what you want to study at Longfield, and your favorite author.
00:15:51I have a better idea.
00:15:52Oh, do you?
00:15:53Don't just tell us.
00:15:56Show us.
00:15:57It's a library.
00:15:58Go find your favorite book in the stacks.
00:16:00Get on your feet.
00:16:01Up!
00:16:02Where are you going?
00:16:05We do everything our students do.
00:16:07Pick a book, Heidi.
00:16:07Need help finding anything?
00:16:25Yeah, I'm looking for the book about that kid who goes to the private school.
00:16:29He's really confused about what he wants.
00:16:31I can't remember what it's called.
00:16:33That could be most young adult novels.
00:16:37He's got a real funny name.
00:16:38Something like Hold or...
00:16:41Holden Caulfield.
00:16:42Yeah, that's it.
00:16:44I think what you're looking for is Catcher in the Rye.
00:16:47Yes.
00:16:49I'm Bryce, by the way.
00:16:51Heidi.
00:16:51See you, met my nephew.
00:17:00Yeah.
00:17:01He's a good kid.
00:17:03Just missing a compass at the moment.
00:17:05How so?
00:17:06His mom works full time, and his dad passed away when he was young.
00:17:10Now that he's applying to colleges, I felt like he needed someone here to guide him.
00:17:13You know?
00:17:15Mm-hmm.
00:17:18I figured that would be your choice.
00:17:19Homer's Odyssey, timeless classic.
00:17:24I was expecting Einstein or Newton from you.
00:17:26Oh, I considered it.
00:17:28But a wrinkle in time always has a piece of my heart.
00:17:34Okay.
00:17:35Let's all get to know one another by explaining why we chose our book.
00:17:39Who wants to start?
00:17:44Bryce, you're up.
00:17:45Uh, I'm Bryce.
00:17:49I picked Catcher in the Rye just because it's the first book I've read where the main character didn't feel fake.
00:17:56How do you mean?
00:17:57I don't know.
00:17:58He's just real upfront about not being understood.
00:18:04Do you know what you'd like to study at Longfield?
00:18:07No, I haven't really thought about it that much.
00:18:09Well, let's use this next week to really dig in on why Longfield is the right choice.
00:18:17By the end of the session, you should all have a solid first draft of your personal essay.
00:18:22Think about these books.
00:18:24They say a lot more than you think.
00:18:25Between my research and the spring session, it's going to be tough to get it all done.
00:18:39Now, you've been so wrapped up with this pursuit of the comet, you can't help but wonder, is there something else going on?
00:18:46Like what?
00:18:48Well, I know how much stargazing meant to you and your mother.
00:18:51It was always your special thing.
00:18:52All those nights out, watching meteor showers and wishing on stars.
00:18:59Is this perhaps an attempt to relive all that?
00:19:02Are you psychoanalyzing me?
00:19:05No.
00:19:07I'm looking for the comet because I want my students to have an observatory.
00:19:11It has nothing to do with losing mom.
00:19:15Actually, do you still have mom's old files?
00:19:17Yes, why?
00:19:18I just want to see if she had something else on the lover's comet.
00:19:23Maybe she noticed something I didn't.
00:19:27Hi.
00:19:29Charles invited me over for some chess.
00:19:31Come in, come in.
00:19:32What are you, some kind of chess master?
00:19:34I never made grandmaster, but I am technically a candidate master.
00:19:37What does that mean?
00:19:45Means your dad's going to lose.
00:19:47We'll see about that.
00:19:50Well, I'm going to leave the two of you to your game of wits.
00:19:53Dad, mom's files?
00:19:55In the cabinet, outside my study.
00:19:57Thanks.
00:19:57Thanks.
00:19:57Thanks.
00:19:57Thanks.
00:20:07Thanks.
00:20:37so are you interested in him i mean i know working together complicates things a little
00:20:49bit but you guys had such good chemistry at the restaurant absolutely not he is just helping me
00:20:54with my research i thought she said he was a history professor he has a piece of the comet
00:20:59what of your comet it's a long story what i actually have to go meet with him right now
00:21:04what for a date what no to work i'll see you later okay bye
00:21:13so my calculations are currently sitting in the point zero two seven five three realm and in all
00:21:17my years of observing i would say that this is the closest i've ever been to accuracy or at least what
00:21:22i can comfortably call scientific accuracy and as you can see taking into account the triangulation
00:21:27of the position of mercury and if you consider the tilt of the earth's axis we should see the
00:21:32re-emergence of the comet now i'm bored excuse me i said i'm bored
00:21:42let's get outside stifling in here
00:21:48oh that's better okay so as i was saying given the environmental factors
00:21:54boo oh come on why is it important it's a massive scientific breakthrough it may be to you this all
00:22:02makes sense but you have to convince the board on why this is all important and do it in a way they'll
00:22:06understand think of them as your students they're not my students they're a bunch of older wealthy
00:22:12people with strong opinions right but talk to them now you talk to your students
00:22:18fine man aden 54p is a cosmic event so lovers comet aden 54p is the scientific name and the myth is the
00:22:26draw it's the lover's comet no the myth is only a way to to place it in a certain time and place oh come
00:22:32on two lovers finding each other in a hopeless situation escaping just in time it's beautiful
00:22:38it's silly aden 54p doesn't have the same ring as the lover's comet has anyone ever told you you're
00:22:44obnoxious has anyone ever told you you're uptight this isn't going anywhere you need to sell the board
00:22:52on this project and some random dead scientist's name followed by a weird number combination isn't
00:22:56going to do it lean into the myth trust me it's sexier the lover's comet a tale of love loss adventure and
00:23:10the stars
00:23:15eber gives it two thumbs down give me some time to work out the details
00:23:26the stars
00:23:43august finished wasting away in this university system already not yet hp
00:23:50i'm calling because i wanted to talk to you about a new endeavor
00:23:52what kind of endeavor cosmic one you have my attention what if i told you i might have a way
00:24:00to prove that the lover's comet myth is real i'd wonder if you recently had a hit on the head
00:24:06i'm serious hp there's an astronomer here who i'm working with i think she's really onto something
00:24:12i mean she's one of the most stressed out people i've ever met in my life but she's brilliant hp
00:24:16intimidatingly so enough about her what have you got too early to talk yet in detail but what do you
00:24:22think is it worth the position in the museum yeah you prove something like this
00:24:28there'll be plenty of openings here for you in new york looks like i got work to do
00:24:42i mean my data is perfect who is he to say that is boring i'm trying to zen
00:24:58when the comet shows up in a few days heidi please shush if anyone needs yoga it's you
00:25:03feel that negative energy is radiating from over here okay okay i'll clear my chakras or whatever
00:25:15yes release it
00:25:32all i'm saying is there's more important things than the comment in the presentation
00:25:36what's that supposed to mean well look around it's a beautiful day enjoy it like that guy oh my
00:25:43gosh is that august what hey hi this is my friend i'm olivia august i flew yoga yep
00:25:56you don't really strike me as a yoga type trust me she's not that lady snapped my spine like a glow
00:26:02stick okay hey you know what you should come by the restaurant tonight and my boyfriend mike
00:26:07is trying out a new tasting menu and we could use some new taste buds definitely i'd love to oh great
00:26:12well heidi i'll give you the details see you then what he seems like a nice guy and he looks really good
00:26:21in that running gear don't remind me i will remind you oh olivia it looks so great in here i know right
00:26:40wait are you sitting us together oh hi hi i hope you don't mind i brought bryce of course
00:26:51not hey bryce hey sorry for crashing your date oh it's not a date did he say it was a date he wishes
00:26:57it was a date hi everybody thank you so much for coming first up we have a lobster ceviche with a
00:27:06micro citrus salad enjoy
00:27:11why does he get the sauce to be phone mike is a magician in the kitchen
00:27:16it looks like something from a cooking show it's so cool you know what you should go check out the
00:27:22kitchen mike would love it really yeah
00:27:28so i was thinking that we could open with the data on cyclical astronomical your insistence about
00:27:34discussing business is really affecting the taste of my lobster okay um what should we talk about then
00:27:41well if we're going to work together we should probably get to know each other what do you want
00:27:47to know i don't know uh what got you into astrology astrology is signs astronomy is stars you're not into
00:27:59that astrology stuff i'm a virgo i don't know what that means means i'm practical so no
00:28:05my mom was an astronomer i guess i just wanted to finish what she started what about you how did
00:28:16you get into archaeology well i had a dog growing up rex okay and rex loved digging holes in our backyard
00:28:29and one day i go out and rex is just going intensely in this one hole i was like there must be something
00:28:38in there what was in there well i excavated our entire backyard i'm sure your parents were thrilled
00:28:49they were ready to tear their hair out but ironically rex discovered a dinosaur bone
00:28:56hmm shin bone yeah good old rex lived up to his name ever since i've been hooked on it
00:29:06well here's to rex
00:29:11just hold the handle like you're shaking someone's hand you know that way the knife doesn't go anywhere
00:29:16that was nice of you to let bryce stay with mike in the kitchen ah you're so excited about all the
00:29:21chopping and the fire can i say no i just hope he comes home with all his fingers don't worry he's in
00:29:28good hands well i guess i'll see you tomorrow you know an astronomer's day begins when the sun goes down
00:29:48wait wait wait why did i drag that thing all the way out here when you plan on using that
00:29:56this little thing has helped me find my way for a long time but we gotta bring the big guns
00:30:01see it not yet but it's on course
00:30:13why the lover's comet out of all the things to study why that
00:30:20my mom and i used to watch every meteor shower that we could together
00:30:23she thought space was a kind of magic she really thought that the lover's comet was faded
00:30:34maybe i do too
00:30:37you don't really strike me as someone who believes in faded comets
00:30:41something out of a fairy tale
00:30:44it's probably just a rock made up of the same chemicals and gases as every other comet but
00:30:48who knows yeah who knows
00:30:58what nothing here give it a try
00:31:09there you go
00:31:10i never saw stars like this in new york
00:31:17i only ever got a good look at the sky when i was on a dig
00:31:22well it's good to look up every now and then
00:31:26remind yourself that we're all just a small speck of stardust in a vast stretch of space
00:31:31i like that
00:31:36where you start off
00:31:38i stole it from neil degrasse tyson
00:31:43don't tell anyone
00:31:44my lips are sealed
00:31:51what what happened sirius has moved
00:31:54so is rigel contoris is that not supposed to happen hold on
00:32:00what what's going on is this an asteroid situation if the sky is telling me what i think it is then
00:32:06i'm fairly certain the comet will cross to southern sky the night before i present to the board
00:32:12wow
00:32:14i guess we've got some work to do
00:32:18we do
00:32:23hey
00:32:37it's locked what do you mean it's locked
00:32:39like i said it's locked
00:32:41no
00:32:42now read the sign
00:32:45that's fine we'll just go somewhere else
00:32:47no i already i offered my office to some of my students to use today
00:32:50okay i'll use my office uh just a small warning a teeny bit messy
00:32:58a teeny bit messy it's practically an episode of hoarders
00:33:01oh come on it's not that bad it's just a few boxes
00:33:04how do you even focus in here side blinders and a lot of caffeine
00:33:14do me a favor and empty those
00:33:16why
00:33:17because i can't work in here until we get some kind of control over the mess
00:33:21just become one with the clutter
00:33:24works for me
00:33:25i refuse to be one with clutter
00:33:37i'm happy
00:33:38ecstatic
00:33:40keep going
00:33:46keep going
00:34:00oh
00:34:03I never want to see another box again.
00:34:28Tomorrow, we're doing things my way.
00:34:33It still feels too unfocused.
00:34:42Well, I don't know how to make it more focused.
00:34:45You have to figure out what you want and communicate that.
00:34:49Longfield is tough to get into.
00:34:50This essay will be make or break.
00:34:52Should narrow down a major.
00:34:56Keep working on it.
00:35:00Yeah, I think that's a great start.
00:35:03So what exactly are we looking for?
00:35:16I think there's something down here that can help us.
00:35:18I knew it.
00:35:20What's it say?
00:35:21It's a prophecy foretold by Asteria, goddess of Falun's stars.
00:35:27Once a millennia, two fated lovers will be led to one another by the light of the goddess's hand.
00:35:33Goddess's hand?
00:35:34It's probably a reference to the comet.
00:35:36Right.
00:35:37But if it's once a millennia, that means it's a periodic comet.
00:35:41And if it's cyclical, then it would also have appeared a thousand years after Pompeii.
00:35:451021.
00:35:47What happened in 1021?
00:35:48You're the history buff.
00:35:49You tell me.
00:35:50What happened around then that could be tied to a celestial event?
00:35:54It wouldn't be far from the Norman Conquest in England.
00:35:57Maybe there's something there.
00:36:00I vaguely remember William the Conqueror had an experience with a comet, but I would have to research it more.
00:36:04You know, I couldn't help but notice Bryce getting frustrated today.
00:36:14I wish you'd pick something and stick with it.
00:36:16I put my career on hold to move here and help him, and he's just wasting time.
00:36:19He's still a kid.
00:36:20He has potential.
00:36:23The only thing stopping him is a lack of focus.
00:36:26Not everyone is like us, August.
00:36:29What do you mean?
00:36:31Not everyone knows what they want to be their whole life.
00:36:34We were lucky that we both knew early on what we wanted to do with our lives.
00:36:39Some people just take longer figuring it out.
00:36:42Have patience.
00:36:44A big part of education is figuring it all out.
00:36:48I always saw university as a place to hone in on your craft.
00:36:52Start a career.
00:36:52But for you, yes.
00:36:53But for some students, it's a time to meet themselves.
00:36:58I feel like people should follow where their passion leads them.
00:37:01There's nothing wrong with staying in place and just learning.
00:37:05Hey, you know, our August's nephew came by the restaurant again today.
00:37:20Really?
00:37:20Yeah, he said he wanted to learn how to sous vide.
00:37:22Hmm.
00:37:23I'm not sure August is going to like that.
00:37:26Why not?
00:37:27I think he really wants Bryce to just buckle down on Longfield.
00:37:31Huh.
00:37:32Something for you ladies to snack on.
00:37:35Oh!
00:37:36Hey, that's so sweet.
00:37:38Of course, babe.
00:37:39Hmm.
00:37:42Well, I'll leave you ladies to it.
00:37:44What?
00:37:44No, stay.
00:37:45Hang out with us.
00:37:46Uh, I can't.
00:37:48I have something to work on.
00:37:52Enjoy.
00:37:53I'll see you later.
00:37:54What's with him?
00:37:57He's acting so weird.
00:38:00So weird.
00:38:01He said he's working on a secret project, but he won't tell me what it is.
00:38:05Since when does Mike keep secrets?
00:38:07What do you think he's doing?
00:38:08I don't know, but I don't like it.
00:38:11Olivia, the guy slept in the hospital for four days when you got your appendix out.
00:38:16He just brought us an artfully designed s'mores kit.
00:38:19I don't think you have anything to worry about.
00:38:21He's probably just figuring out a way to mix peanut butter with expensive beef.
00:38:26Yeah, I guess.
00:38:30I would love to have the kind of relationship you two have one day.
00:38:36Well, you know, you can have that if that's what you want.
00:38:41Yeah.
00:38:42Work is just my focus right now.
00:38:46Hey, back off my mallow.
00:38:48So I've been going through my mom's PhDs.
00:39:18And so far, there's lots of good stuff on the nature of these types of comets, but nothing specifically on our comet.
00:39:24Is she focused on the lover's comet?
00:39:26She researched it, but it's so weird.
00:39:29It's like she's avoiding it completely in her PhD.
00:39:33I'm sure it's in there.
00:39:36You'll find it.
00:39:39Wow.
00:39:39You hung up art and everything.
00:39:44It's probably cricket or something.
00:39:46No, it looks great.
00:39:50Thanks.
00:39:51I mean, I had a little help.
00:39:55Speaking of, now that we have a solid first draft, what would you think about me sending her progress to my mentor, HP?
00:40:02You might be able to give us some tips.
00:40:04Sure, if you think it's the right move.
00:40:16You're being okay.
00:40:18Yeah, it's just Olivia.
00:40:19She and Mike finally set up the new ping pong tables at the restaurant, and she was just wondering if we wanted to play around.
00:40:26But we should probably keep working.
00:40:28I mean, I still have 250 pages of my mom's research to go through.
00:40:31We should go.
00:40:32That'll be fun.
00:40:34Really?
00:40:35Yeah.
00:40:35Just let me email HP.
00:40:38Did I mention I was a ping pong champion as a kid?
00:40:41No way.
00:40:42You should see my backhand.
00:40:44Try to keep up, Stardust.
00:40:51Shall we?
00:40:53You're on.
00:40:54This one's for the money.
00:40:57How long have you guys been together?
00:40:59Since we were kids.
00:41:01Yeah, I'm planning on proposing soon.
00:41:05But the idea of all these people watching, it's...
00:41:10Nervous about giving a speech.
00:41:14Yeah.
00:41:15My forte is pesto and shucking oysters, you know, not writing soliloquies.
00:41:22Actually, Heidi said that you have a flair for this sort of stuff.
00:41:24Do you want to give me some pointers?
00:41:26She said that?
00:41:27Mm-hmm.
00:41:29Her exact phrase was, uh, the students hang on to us every word.
00:41:37Okay, let's see what you got, champ.
00:41:39Okay.
00:41:42You ready?
00:41:43Game on.
00:41:52So, Phil.
00:41:56What?
00:41:57Don't play dumb.
00:41:58What is going on between you and August?
00:42:01We just work together?
00:42:02That's it?
00:42:04Ugh.
00:42:04I'm serious.
00:42:06There's nothing going on.
00:42:07Heidi, I've known you since the third grade, and the last time I saw you look at a boy like
00:42:11that was when we went to the NSYNC concert, and Justin Timberlake touched your hand, and
00:42:15you refused to watch it for a week.
00:42:16Oh, it was five days tops, not a week.
00:42:18Just admit it.
00:42:20You'll like him.
00:42:22Hey.
00:42:23He's not as awful as I thought, okay?
00:42:25I knew it.
00:42:26He's planning on getting a job in New York City.
00:42:29He's only here to help his nephew, and then back to his old life.
00:42:32And I need to focus on my work.
00:42:33Okay, so why don't you just tell him that?
00:42:35Just be honest.
00:42:36Olivia, he's my co-worker.
00:42:38A lot of people date their co-workers.
00:42:40Mike and I work together.
00:42:42I just...
00:42:43I'm tired of watching you let work get such a big shadow over everything else.
00:42:49August is a friend and a colleague and nothing more.
00:42:51Great shot.
00:42:52Okay?
00:42:52Not bad.
00:42:54Yeah.
00:42:56Okay, cool.
00:42:57Good shot.
00:42:58There you go.
00:42:59It's left-handed, see?
00:43:01Still got it.
00:43:02Okay, okay.
00:43:03I admit it.
00:43:04Sixth grade regional table tennis champ.
00:43:06Those were the days.
00:43:07Yeah, you peaked early.
00:43:08Oh, excuse you.
00:43:10I'm kidding.
00:43:12That's me over there.
00:43:15Thanks again for letting me crash your friend night.
00:43:18And freeing me for my prisoner boxes.
00:43:21No problem.
00:43:23I have fun.
00:43:28You know, this is the first time I'm not living out of a suitcase.
00:43:31It's actually really nice.
00:43:37I should head in.
00:43:42Good night.
00:43:45Good night.
00:43:50First new message.
00:43:52August.
00:43:53Read the work.
00:43:54You are on to something big.
00:43:56Listen.
00:43:57I'll be up near you the day after tomorrow.
00:44:00Let's meet up to discuss.
00:44:02The lover's comet, while an exciting fantasy, is just that.
00:44:20After years of exhaustive study, I've concluded that this elusive body is likely a solar flare or a large asteroid, mistaking for a comet and giving greater significance than warranted.
00:44:32Oh, no.
00:44:38No, this can't be right.
00:44:4420 years of private lessons, and I still play like I've only recently developed motor skills.
00:44:49Dad, did it ever complicate things that you and Mom worked together?
00:44:56Did it ever slow you down?
00:44:57No.
00:44:58Your Mom and I always agreed that we wouldn't stand in the way of each other's goals.
00:45:02I know, but when she got sick...
00:45:06I wanted to be home.
00:45:08She never pressured me.
00:45:09It was my choice.
00:45:10What about fate?
00:45:17I always thought she believed in that stuff.
00:45:19She did.
00:45:21Certainly doesn't seem like it.
00:45:23You finished her Ph.D., didn't you?
00:45:25Why didn't you tell me that she stopped believing in the lover's comet?
00:45:28Because she didn't.
00:45:31What do you mean?
00:45:34Did I ever tell you that I considered taking a job at Yale?
00:45:38What?
00:45:39When?
00:45:40Early in my career, your mom was at Longfield University doing her Ph.D., and I was restless.
00:45:46I wanted to get away from this place.
00:45:49Yale became sniffing.
00:45:51Offered me Dean.
00:45:52Really?
00:45:54What happened?
00:45:55I turned them down.
00:45:57I realized I had everything I needed already.
00:46:02Your mom spent that whole year not sleeping.
00:46:06Staying out all night, looking at the sky.
00:46:08Begging for that comet to come out.
00:46:12So she just gave up?
00:46:14No.
00:46:15She never stopped looking.
00:46:17She just couldn't prove it is all.
00:46:19And her research had to reflect that.
00:46:21She still believed in it, right up until the end.
00:46:24You don't have to see someone to believe it, Heidi.
00:46:35Ice cream?
00:46:37Yes, please.
00:46:38With an observatory, the astronomy department could begin to attract more majors.
00:46:44And having been the institution that fostered research on the Lover's Comet, we can expect
00:46:50an influx of new students interested in astronomy.
00:46:52Is everything okay?
00:46:57How sure are you about the comet?
00:47:00Why?
00:47:01If you had to put a percentage on it, how certain are you that the comet will pass by the night
00:47:06before the board meeting?
00:47:07It's a comet.
00:47:09They're reliable to a point, but there's always a chance I could be wrong.
00:47:12Though this is what my calculations have said for close to a year now.
00:47:16Still, my mom never saw it, so.
00:47:17What's going on?
00:47:23Aren't you worried that it won't show up?
00:47:26What if everything we're doing doesn't work out?
00:47:29That's always a possibility.
00:47:30My mom was a genius, and if she couldn't find it, then...
00:47:33Oh, jeez.
00:47:36Come on.
00:47:38Where are we going?
00:47:39We need to get out of our heads.
00:47:42How?
00:47:42Just come on.
00:47:43I have an idea.
00:47:44But what about our work?
00:47:45What's that you always say?
00:47:47On your feet.
00:47:48Up.
00:47:59What are we doing?
00:48:01There's a new temporary exhibit at the library I want to check out.
00:48:05That doesn't open until after spring break.
00:48:07Remember you told me to make it fun?
00:48:12Yeah.
00:48:17Hey, this is insane.
00:48:28Can you stay down?
00:48:30Still stressed?
00:48:46Not so much.
00:48:53It's like looking back in time.
00:49:02Very much so.
00:49:08That's Asteria.
00:49:09The Greek goddess of falling stars.
00:49:12That's our girl?
00:49:14Yep.
00:49:15Miss Stardust herself.
00:49:17All right.
00:49:23Hey.
00:49:24You shouldn't be in here.
00:49:25Run!
00:49:34Okay, I think we lost her.
00:49:36That's not funny.
00:49:40I can't believe we just did that.
00:49:42Me either.
00:49:44Oh, I haven't done anything like that in years.
00:49:46You are terrifying when you're trying to be fun.
00:49:50But thank you for using my methods against me.
00:49:53You needed that.
00:49:54Mm-hmm.
00:49:56Can I ask you something?
00:49:58Sure.
00:49:59I mean, what if it is fate?
00:50:01The common.
00:50:02Well, the idea of our fates being written in the cosmos isn't exactly new.
00:50:12We've just forgotten over time.
00:50:14What do you mean?
00:50:17We live in a world full of light pollution.
00:50:20We don't ever really see the sky.
00:50:25So you think the stars could spell out our lives?
00:50:28Not exactly.
00:50:30But I do think there's something to be said for using the stars as a guide.
00:50:34You're a historian.
00:50:36How often did people throughout history look to the cosmos for signs of their fates?
00:50:43Misti moron, Stella.
00:50:46What's that?
00:50:48It's Latin.
00:50:51It means they marvel at the star.
00:50:53I dug around the other day after our conversation in the reserve.
00:50:57It's from the Norman Conquest.
00:50:59Haley's Comet flew over the battlefield,
00:51:01and William the Conqueror believed it to be an omen for the impending victory.
00:51:05Remember how you said that the comet would have to appear early in the 11th century
00:51:08for the prophecy to be true?
00:51:10So you're saying William the Conqueror didn't actually see Haley's Comet?
00:51:15It was our comet.
00:51:16It would give a scientific explanation for fate.
00:51:25Actually, yes, it could be.
00:51:28And it would also explain why my mom missed it.
00:51:31She was studying it on the wrong cycle.
00:51:33Heidi, this is why your research is so special.
00:51:36This comet could actually mark significant events.
00:51:40It could be a form of fate.
00:51:43You're out.
00:51:44You're out.
00:51:46It's a risky angle, but why shouldn't my research be about fate?
00:51:53It was great to see you taking risks.
00:51:55I just, I really feel like I've finally been set free.
00:51:59I've spent so long being terrified of taking risks or any wrong steps.
00:52:03I think the board will be very impressed.
00:52:06I can see August has had a great effect on you.
00:52:11He has.
00:52:12I think maybe it's time for me to start making my class more fun for my students.
00:52:17Just get them to be more active in their studies.
00:52:20Oh?
00:52:21A new observatory would be a big help.
00:52:24Just get them up on their feet.
00:52:26Well, it's good to see you thinking big.
00:52:28And, uh, tell August it would be great if you would let me win a game.
00:52:32You know, every now and then.
00:52:34I doubt that's going to happen, Dan.
00:52:42Okay, let's try this again.
00:52:44Okay.
00:52:45Olivia, uh, babe, you're awesome.
00:52:48Uh.
00:52:48We can do better than that.
00:52:50On your feet.
00:52:53Words just aren't my thing.
00:52:55Why don't we try this a different way?
00:52:58Okay, here.
00:52:59I'll be Olivia.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:00Yeah.
00:53:01Yeah.
00:53:01Yeah.
00:53:01Yeah.
00:53:01Yeah.
00:53:01Yeah.
00:53:02Yeah.
00:53:03Yeah.
00:53:03Seriously?
00:53:04Yeah.
00:53:05Just, I'm Olivia.
00:53:06Talk to me the way you'd normally talk to her.
00:53:10Come on.
00:53:18Olivia, you're, uh.
00:53:26What?
00:53:30You're, you're a guy, okay?
00:53:33This is going to be a disaster.
00:53:36Her party is tomorrow.
00:53:37What was I thinking in front of all those people?
00:53:39I should just ask her in private.
00:53:40Mike, breathe.
00:53:42Okay, stop thinking about the audience.
00:53:44This isn't about them.
00:53:45This is about you and Olivia.
00:53:47I know, but it's...
00:53:48No buts.
00:53:50Why do you want to marry her?
00:53:51Because she's the best.
00:53:54Why?
00:53:54Because...
00:53:55Because every day, her hair is different.
00:54:07And she always smells like fresh lavender and butter.
00:54:12And she always sprays my pillow with her perfume.
00:54:16And, you know, she does all this stuff that I don't even think I'm supposed to notice.
00:54:25But she still does it.
00:54:26Now we're getting somewhere.
00:54:35Thanks.
00:54:39Uh, Bryce, I don't think there's enough rosemary.
00:54:42Really?
00:54:43I added three sprigs.
00:54:46Okay.
00:54:47Okay.
00:55:02Wow.
00:55:04Wow.
00:55:05Uh, that's a perfect amount of rosemary.
00:55:08I'll just try it.
00:55:15Wow.
00:55:16Uh-huh.
00:55:17Kid's got talent.
00:55:18He does.
00:55:19Really?
00:55:21Hey, I know I don't say it often, but I'm really proud of how hard you're working.
00:55:25It's great to see your passion coming through.
00:55:28Thanks, Uncle August.
00:55:31Hey, it's not finished.
00:55:33Hey, respect the chef.
00:55:39August.
00:55:40Calling to confirm our meeting tomorrow.
00:55:43Oh, right.
00:55:44Of course.
00:55:45Ah, you forgot.
00:55:48No, I didn't forget.
00:55:50Sorry, it's been a busy few days.
00:55:53We're on.
00:55:54Great.
00:55:55See you tomorrow morning.
00:55:56Morning, everyone.
00:56:11To start, I want all of you to complete this writing assignment, and then you will turn
00:56:17in the final drafts of your essays.
00:56:27Hi.
00:56:27Where are you?
00:56:29I'm so sorry.
00:56:30I completely forgot.
00:56:31My mentor, HP, is in town.
00:56:33I'm meeting up with him about our project.
00:56:34Oh.
00:56:34I mean, this could be big for us.
00:56:37Published, observatory.
00:56:38Maybe I get a job in New York.
00:56:40I'm really sorry to miss a session.
00:56:42Totally.
00:56:43It's okay.
00:56:44I'll see you tonight.
00:56:45At Olivia's party?
00:56:47Definitely.
00:56:48Look, I'm really sorry again for the last-minute cancel.
00:56:51I'm just struggling a lot.
00:56:51This meeting skipped my mind.
00:56:53It's okay.
00:56:54I'll handle the session.
00:56:56See you tonight.
00:56:59August, my boy.
00:57:01HP, thanks so much for coming.
00:57:04Professorship looks good on you.
00:57:06This is your office?
00:57:08Yeah.
00:57:11Perhaps academia has domesticated you more than I thought.
00:57:16Oh, things change.
00:57:17Yeah.
00:57:19Do you remember that dig we did in Pompeii?
00:57:21The rock I found.
00:57:22Bigly.
00:57:23You said it was a piece of junk.
00:57:26Well, sometimes I'm wrong.
00:57:28Often.
00:57:29Let's not go that far.
00:57:31So, how about this comment of yours?
00:57:35It's due to cross the southern sky on the 15th, yes?
00:57:38Yeah, tomorrow night.
00:57:39Well, I have to tell you, my colleagues at Antiquity Archives in New York City
00:57:43are thrilled with the research.
00:57:47We want to publish it.
00:57:50When?
00:57:50Since it's possible.
00:57:51Well, preferably before it whizzes across the sky.
00:57:55But it's not finished.
00:57:58August, let me make this as plain as I can.
00:58:01This project is your way in.
00:58:03We can finance you, next dig, whatever you want.
00:58:08August Finway, discoverer of the Lover's Comet.
00:58:13I'm not the sole discoverer.
00:58:16In fact, Heidi, the astronomer I've been working with, has done the vast majority of the work.
00:58:20God, you're the main draw here.
00:58:21I'm not going to take credit for her work.
00:58:23She's the visionary here, not me.
00:58:26In fact, if it wasn't for her, that comet fragment would still be buried on the bottom of a box,
00:58:30and I still think it's a piece of junk.
00:58:32August, be serious.
00:58:34You can't waste your best years stuck in some dreary campus surrounded by hack teachers
00:58:40when you could be on the cutting edge of New York City
00:58:43or somewhere exotic digging artifacts out of the earth.
00:58:47It's not dreary here.
00:58:48The people aren't hacks.
00:58:49They deserve our respect.
00:58:51Just because people like you and me get to jet around the world digging things up
00:58:54doesn't make us any better than the people here.
00:58:56Damn, boy, I meant no offense.
00:58:58I'm not publishing until Heidi gets the credits she deserves.
00:59:01Got it?
00:59:04Clear as day.
00:59:07Good work, everyone.
00:59:08Have a great evening.
00:59:10You deserve it.
00:59:15Hey, Bryce.
00:59:15Do you have a moment to talk about your essay?
00:59:19Sure.
00:59:21Maybe I'm overstepping,
00:59:23but I get the sense that you're writing what you think people want to hear
00:59:26and not what you actually want.
00:59:28We were supposed to pick a major, so I just picked history.
00:59:32It's not about the major.
00:59:35Remember how you said you liked Holden Caulfield because he was honest
00:59:38and didn't just pretend in order to please everyone?
00:59:44August loves you.
00:59:46And he's only trying to help when he pushes you to focus.
00:59:50But you're allowed to chart your own path.
00:59:55You know, I have really been liking cooking with Mike.
00:59:59Great.
01:00:00Let's start there.
01:00:01Write about that.
01:00:02I can write about that?
01:00:04Yes.
01:00:05Cool.
01:00:06Thanks for the help.
01:00:14I just assumed you'd be working all day.
01:00:16Oh, August had to cancel.
01:00:18He's meeting up with his old mentor to talk about jobs in New York.
01:00:21Oh.
01:00:23And you're okay with that?
01:00:25Yeah.
01:00:26It's fine.
01:00:28I expected this.
01:00:29Well, expecting it doesn't make it suck any less.
01:00:31This was always the deal.
01:00:32My students get an observatory.
01:00:34He gets the job he actually wants.
01:00:36So you're really okay with him leaving?
01:00:39Our careers are more important right now.
01:00:42This has been my sole focus for so long.
01:00:44Why would that change now?
01:00:45Because August is a great guy and you two are a good fit together.
01:00:48Well, it's just not meant to be.
01:00:51What else do we need to get?
01:00:52Uh, nothing.
01:00:53This is it.
01:00:54Mike was very insistent on me not doing any unnecessary work today.
01:00:57He barely let me get the flowers.
01:01:00Keep it up.
01:01:01Keep it up.
01:01:04Is that...
01:01:05Come on, let's go.
01:01:09Let's go.
01:01:09Yeah.
01:01:10Let's go.
01:01:10Let's go.
01:01:10Let's go.
01:01:10Let's go.
01:01:10Let's go.
01:01:10Let's go.
01:01:10Let's go.
01:01:10Let's go.
01:01:10Let's go.
01:01:10Let's go.
01:01:11Let's go.
01:01:11Let's go.
01:01:11Let's go.
01:01:12Let's go.
01:01:12Let's go.
01:01:13Let's go.
01:01:13Let's go.
01:01:14Let's go.
01:01:14Since when does Mike run?
01:01:18The only time I've ever seen him run is to get a souffle out of the oven so it wouldn't
01:01:22burn.
01:01:22I once saw him chase after Bobby Flay at a conference, but even that was more of a speed
01:01:26walk.
01:01:27Oh, he's acting so weird.
01:01:30Totally.
01:01:32Hey, I have to head home and do some work before the party tonight.
01:01:36Okay.
01:01:37Tomorrow night's the big night.
01:01:39You go get that comic, girly.
01:01:43Mike, Mike, Mike.
01:01:44I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be the only time I'm going to be
01:02:14isn't it gorgeous it's beautiful have fun
01:02:22oh look at you not so bad yourself yeah so i i noticed some suspicious activity earlier today
01:02:37kind of suspicious activity just a certain someone running with mike i'm stressed so we ran it off
01:02:46stressed about what
01:02:47hi everybody
01:02:53uh first off i just want to wish olivia a very very happy birthday
01:03:02olivia um i've loved you since we were 10. i loved you through your braces phase
01:03:19and she loved me even when i had a bowl cut and uh looked like a mushroom
01:03:24you're it olivia
01:03:30you've always been it yeah i've known it since kindergarten
01:03:37i knew it at junior prom
01:03:40and i knew it that year that we stayed in my parents garage to save up for our restaurant
01:03:47will you marry me
01:03:59yes of course
01:04:03i don't know if you guys heard that uh but she said yes
01:04:07did you
01:04:17i need you some help
01:04:20i helped them
01:04:21nice
01:04:24so i've got some news hp wants to publish her work
01:04:39wow that's amazing
01:04:43does this mean that you're gonna go to new york
01:04:46i mean law feels growing on me my department said i can continue teaching
01:04:52i'm still decided
01:04:59for so long i fought for a life i never knew
01:05:05no you guys stop
01:05:08no it's my party i can clean up
01:05:10get out of here
01:05:11go celebrate
01:05:12thank you guys
01:05:14come on fiance
01:05:16thank you
01:05:17thank you
01:05:18have fun
01:05:19we may come to regret this
01:05:24no kidding
01:05:34it's locked
01:05:36no way
01:05:37should we call olivia
01:05:39it's 2 a.m
01:05:41let me sleep
01:05:42we'll survive the night
01:05:46and tomorrow night's the big night
01:05:518 and 59 j
01:05:5454p
01:05:56the lovers comment does sound better
01:06:00we don't gloat
01:06:02have you figured out where you're gonna watch it from
01:06:07i'm gonna go down to the bird sanctuary
01:06:09no light pollution
01:06:11unobstructed views of the southern sky
01:06:13i hope it shows
01:06:17oh well
01:06:18oh
01:06:23i have something to show you
01:06:25what's this
01:06:27something bryce and i worked on today
01:06:29cooking up my future
01:06:32you know you wrote this
01:06:33yeah
01:06:39wow
01:06:40wow
01:06:43i never realized he had this in him
01:06:48i think i was just so focused on trying to steer him that i was hindering him
01:06:52no you
01:06:53you just were
01:06:55doing what you thought was best
01:07:00you're a good teacher
01:07:03thank you
01:07:04that was nothing
01:07:06no it was everything actually
01:07:07you're really good at what you're doing
01:07:09you don't have to rely on a whole bunch of gimmicks to get through to people
01:07:13i should do that
01:07:14no
01:07:15gimmicks can be fun
01:07:17i think i was just so caught up in doing everything by the book that i forgot to make my work fun
01:07:22you reminded me
01:07:27shooting star
01:07:32did you see it?
01:07:33i don't care
01:07:59what's going on?
01:08:01i don't know
01:08:05why does the entire world think my research belongs to you august?
01:08:09i don't know
01:08:12august finway noted historian and archaeologist may be hot on the trail of the elusive lovers comet
01:08:18he believes
01:08:20tonight may be the night the ancient fireball will pass through the night sky for the first time in nearly a thousand years
01:08:25years
01:08:26what is this august?
01:08:28hp must have
01:08:29was this your plan?
01:08:32was it?
01:08:34just use me for my work and then steal it so you can take off for some better gig in new york?
01:08:38no
01:08:39heidi i swear
01:08:41i didn't mean to do any of this
01:08:42you should have trusted my gut about you
01:08:44i mean what else should i expect from some guy who takes a teaching job he has absolutely no intention of staying in
01:08:49that's not fair
01:08:50that's not fair
01:08:51this is my work august
01:08:55while you have been out there jetting around i've been here toiling every day
01:08:59you think you can just waltz in here and take that from me?
01:09:02years
01:09:04years of my life august i have given years to this
01:09:08i'm sorry
01:09:09i'm sorry
01:09:10no
01:09:11no
01:09:12no
01:09:13you don't get to be sorry
01:09:15how dare you
01:09:19go to new york
01:09:21keep running away august
01:09:22just keep on chasing the next big thing the next big discovery
01:09:25that's all i am new isn't it
01:09:27there's some transient guy chasing clout
01:09:30you're right
01:09:31i do have better things in new york
01:09:33i don't know what i was thinking languishing away in some sad college town
01:09:37what are you folks doing up here?
01:09:39hold that door please
01:09:53i'll call the antiquities archives of new york city and give them a piece of my mind
01:09:58no i need to see the comet tonight
01:10:00there's no point until i see the comet
01:10:04i can't believe that august did this
01:10:07no me either
01:10:09i'll bet it was his mentor
01:10:11hp was always a scoundrel
01:10:14he and i have been up for the same job a number of times
01:10:17i caught him trying to toss out my resume after an interview we both were at
01:10:21and it's not the first time he's left in research that didn't belong to him
01:10:24his reputation is less than stellar
01:10:28still august let this happen
01:10:35i'm sorry heidi
01:10:37i mean who does he think he is with his rooks and his sneaky bishop moves
01:10:43do you want to go hit a few tennis balls?
01:10:51oh no i need to pack to get to the bird sanctuary in time for the comet tonight
01:10:56i'm gonna look like an even bigger fraud in front of the board tomorrow if i don't finish this
01:11:00it takes strength to believe in something others don't
01:11:04and even more to prove it
01:11:06your mom would be proud
01:11:08now go find that comet
01:11:13thank you
01:11:17thank you
01:11:27oh it's you
01:11:28sir hear me out please
01:11:30why should i
01:11:32because i care about heidi
01:11:35she deserves better
01:11:37i want to make this right
01:11:38i want to make this right
01:11:41please
01:11:44well you better have an A plus explanation for yourself kid
01:11:47kid
01:12:10august have you given my offer any thought?
01:12:13i have
01:12:14and
01:12:15i'll take the job
01:12:17but
01:12:18i have one condition
01:12:20i'll call you back
01:12:24is it true?
01:12:26did you steal heidi's research?
01:12:28not exactly
01:12:32she's a nice lady
01:12:33she deserves better
01:12:35she absolutely does
01:12:38all you do is think about yourself and your stupid career
01:12:45read your essay
01:12:47i'm sorry bryce i shouldn't have put so much pressure on you
01:12:50you read that?
01:12:52me coming here trying to wedge you into some college
01:12:55it's the wrong thing
01:12:57i'm sorry
01:12:59i just i want you to be successful
01:13:02i'm not meant to be here
01:13:04i like having you here
01:13:06you do?
01:13:07i never really got why you were all obsessed with this school stuff but i think i understand it more now
01:13:18what about cooking?
01:13:20i want to do that
01:13:22but i want an education too
01:13:25i can do both
01:13:27yes you absolutely can
01:13:28yes you absolutely can
01:13:34so
01:13:36you're leaving
01:13:39yeah they offered me a position in new york
01:13:43bummer
01:13:45i'll visit as much as i can
01:13:47promise?
01:13:49i promise?
01:13:51come on
01:13:58come on
01:14:01come on
01:14:03come on
01:14:15come on
01:14:17come on
01:14:18I wonder what the board will think of this.
01:14:42Well, all set?
01:14:44Science is all about trial and error, right?
01:14:46That's the spirit.
01:14:47Go get him, kiddo.
01:14:51With an observatory, of course,
01:14:54these calculations would be much easier to formulate.
01:15:02I know you all came here today
01:15:04thinking I was going to regale you
01:15:06with exciting news about the Lover's Comet.
01:15:10But I can't give you that.
01:15:14I actually had hoped to prove to you
01:15:17that fate exists.
01:15:19I know that sounds completely unrealistic.
01:15:25I would love to actually one day
01:15:29find this Lover's Comet,
01:15:30but astronomy is about much more
01:15:32than just flashy discoveries.
01:15:35I mean, humans have been looking
01:15:37to the night sky for answers
01:15:38about their own lives for millennia,
01:15:40and I think our university needs more of that
01:15:42because our students come here to find themselves.
01:15:48This Comet helped me find myself.
01:15:52Please consider funding an observatory,
01:15:55not because you find me impressive,
01:15:56but because you believe in my students.
01:15:58My favorite book,
01:16:02A Wrinkle in Time,
01:16:04taught me that you don't have to understand something
01:16:06in order for it to be real.
01:16:08So just because I don't have all the data
01:16:10and charts right now
01:16:11doesn't mean I'll stop believing.
01:16:13My mother never did.
01:16:19So I won't either.
01:16:28Not what I was expecting.
01:16:30I thought it was brilliant.
01:16:34I'm just disappointed.
01:16:35About the comet?
01:16:37Or August?
01:16:40The second one.
01:16:42There's more to the story than you think.
01:16:46Sometimes people do things without realizing.
01:16:48What do you mean?
01:16:50It's not my story to tell, kiddo.
01:16:53Hear him out.
01:17:00What are you doing here?
01:17:03I am...
01:17:04I'm off to New York.
01:17:08I want to apologize again.
01:17:12And...
01:17:13say goodbye.
01:17:17So you got the job you wanted.
01:17:19Lead curator for the Ancient Greek Department.
01:17:22They're funding an expedition, too.
01:17:25Wow.
01:17:27Congrats.
01:17:30I'm sorry about the comet.
01:17:34It's okay.
01:17:36I spoke to HP in the scientific journals.
01:17:39I told him I wouldn't take the job
01:17:41unless he got them to print retractions.
01:17:46I promise.
01:17:47I never intended to take anything from you.
01:17:51Oh.
01:17:51Hey.
01:17:52Hey.
01:17:55Here.
01:17:56Oh, you should keep it.
01:17:58No.
01:18:00It's yours.
01:18:00I really hope you prove fate one day.
01:18:13Even if it didn't work out this time.
01:18:17Stardust.
01:18:17Me too, Oggy.
01:18:27So, when's the new job start?
01:18:30It's the 18th.
01:18:31Tomorrow.
01:18:33No, two days from now.
01:18:35It's a leap year.
01:18:36Remember?
01:18:41Leap year.
01:18:42Yeah.
01:18:43I have to go.
01:18:46I'm really sorry.
01:18:47Bye.
01:18:48Bye.
01:19:07Bye.
01:19:08Bye.
01:19:10Bye.
01:19:13To the airport, please.
01:19:25Why don't you be in my lamp here?
01:19:30It's the night.
01:19:31Hey, forget the airport.
01:19:33You know where a bird sanctuary is around here?
01:19:34Hey, Dad.
01:19:43What's up?
01:19:44I just heard from the board.
01:19:45You're getting an observatory.
01:19:49You're joking.
01:19:50How is that possible?
01:19:52Well, you may have had some help from the history of Park.
01:19:56August?
01:19:57I didn't want to tell you earlier in case it didn't work out.
01:20:01Wow.
01:20:03You cleared it up with the board.
01:20:05They know the research was yours.
01:20:08Congrats, honey.
01:20:10Have a good night.
01:20:13I'll see you tomorrow.
01:20:14I'll see you tomorrow.
01:20:34Great plan, August.
01:20:37Turn around some random nature sanctuary until you find her.
01:20:39Brilliant.
01:20:42Heidi!
01:20:45Heidi!
01:20:46You're lost in the woods.
01:20:50You have a little help here.
01:20:53August?
01:20:58Hi.
01:20:59Hi.
01:21:00What are you doing out here?
01:21:02I don't want to leave, Heidi.
01:21:06I want to stay with you.
01:21:10You're my fate.
01:21:11If we're all stardust, then I'm made out of the same star you are.
01:21:19If you could just forgive me, I think that...
01:21:21No way.
01:21:23Okay.
01:21:24Wow.
01:21:25Harsh.
01:21:26But I deserve that.
01:21:28I shouldn't be here.
01:21:29I just thought I would try and...
01:21:30No, August.
01:21:30Heidi, I get it.
01:21:31No, August, look.
01:21:34Is that...
01:21:35The Lover's Comet.
01:21:39It's real.
01:21:41It's real.
01:21:44Heidi, you did it.
01:21:45No, August, we did it.
01:21:48I know what you did for me with the board.
01:21:51I don't want you to leave either.
01:21:52I just...
01:21:53I thought New York was where you wanted to be.
01:21:58You know you can't see stars in New York.
01:22:10So, you think I can get my old job back?
01:22:15Just no more archaeological digs on campus, okay?
01:22:19Deal.
01:22:22Deal.
01:22:28Deal.
01:22:42Deal.
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