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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?
00:00:11What 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.
00:00:43Now, all the legends say that anyone who can spot this comet
00:00:47will be led to their soulmate.
00:00:50But 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.
00:01:02But even that's disputed, since we have no physical record of it.
00:01:05Do you think it's real?
00:01:09As a matter of fact, I do.
00:01:13And I think it's coming back very soon.
00:01:17Ah, we are out of time!
00:01:20Everyone, have a wonderful spring break,
00:01:22and remember to check the night sky for the Lover's Comet.
00:01:25You never know, you just might see it.
00:01:30I sure hope I do.
00:01:40Excuse me, what are you two doing?
00:01:43Uh, hey, Professor Alphard.
00:01:46It's a scavenger hunt for Professor Fenway's history class.
00:01:49The first one to find a real artifact gets to skip the final.
00:01:52Okay, 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.
00:02:12It's only a few days away, Olivia, I can feel it.
00:02:16I just really hope the comet shows up before I present to the board.
00:02:19Do you do anything besides look into a telescope?
00:02:22Okay, proving that the Lover's Comet is real could get my entire department more funding.
00:02:26Maybe an observatory.
00:02:29Sweetheart, you need to break up this relentless mission you're on with some fun.
00:02:34Maybe go on a date.
00:02:36Order up.
00:02:37I don't need to go on a date, I need to make a miraculous astronomical discovery.
00:02:42And I could easily date, if I wanted to.
00:02:45Really?
00:02:48Okay, prove it. Get a date. Right now.
00:02:52Fine.
00:02:54Pick a guy.
00:02:58That guy. Blue shirt.
00:03:00Hmm?
00:03:01Yeah?
00:03:02Okay.
00:03:06Not a kid to be.
00:03:11Hi.
00:03:13Hey.
00:03:15I'm Augie.
00:03:17Heidi.
00:03:19Sup?
00:03:20Heidi.
00:03:22Do 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. Saturday's too obvious.
00:03:33Neon burgers or golden retrievers?
00:03:36Tie.
00:03:37Number?
00:03:38Seven, it's lucky.
00:03:41Can 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. You?
00:03:55Uh, let's continue this sometime soon.
00:03:59I'm really sorry I have to go.
00:04:01Yeah, sure. No problem.
00:04:02I'll call you.
00:04:05Later, guys.
00:04:09Do I still got it or do I still got it?
00:04:12Amazing. Flawless.
00:04:14Stunning. Total goddess.
00:04:16I think I could like him.
00:04:17Yeah, what's not to like?
00:04:19The guy looks like Thor in an Oxford.
00:04:22Oh, apple pie. For cops.
00:04:25Thanks very much.
00:04:27Good night.
00:04:28Yes.
00:04:29That's my best friend.
00:04:30Woo!
00:04:38Hey, Dad.
00:04:39I'm up.
00:04:41Apple pie.
00:04:42Oh, goody.
00:04:44And a fork.
00:04:49You'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.
00:04:59The one with the frosted tips.
00:05:01Don'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. The 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.
00:05:28Me too.
00:05:31Are you ready for the meeting tomorrow?
00:05:33Hardly.
00:05:34Every time I have to present budget concerns to the rest of the faculty, it's like I'm speaking Latin.
00:05:40The law school professors should have no problem understanding you then.
00:05:45Get it?
00:05:47Because legal terms are mostly in Latin.
00:05:50I understood the joke, Dad.
00:05:53You'll do great.
00:05:56Having to talk about budgets, it's just so financial and political.
00:06:01It's not my cup of tea.
00:06:04Anyway, I'm going to 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. My job is hard.
00:06:14I deserve sugar.
00:06:20Hi.
00:06:21Hi.
00:06:22Happy hearts on the way home.
00:06:26Now, the Sicilian defense.
00:06:36I was hoping to discuss budgetary concerns, specifically in my department.
00:06:41I've been noticing recently that the science departments are being neglected, while other departments are thriving and given free reign.
00:06:49For example,
00:06:55Professor Fenway has his students running around campus with digging equipment, ripping up the grounds.
00:07:01Now, 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.
00:07:18History department. August Fenway, care to defend yourself?
00:07:23Present.
00:07:25Hi, everyone. I'm the notorious Professor August Fenway.
00:07:30Some 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.
00:07:45I'll let them know not to dig anywhere on campus. Okay?
00:07:48Okay.
00:07:52Moving on.
00:07:54It'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.
00:08:08Hey, Fenway.
00:08:12Augie?
00:08:13How's it going?
00:08:14How 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?
00:08:21Why haven't I met you yet?
00:08:23I just got here at the beginning of the semester.
00:08:25Plus, I'm in the history building and you're all the way on the other side of campus.
00:08:28Big university. Not exactly the faculty mixer type.
00:08:32I'm a professor, you're a professor. What's the big deal?
00:08:34Just seems like an important detail to leave out, don't you think?
00:08:37What did you want me to say?
00:08:38Oh, how lovely that we're colleagues. Should 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! How 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. How about you join us?
00:08:58Sure, that's not necessary.
00:08:59I'd love to.
00:09:00Wonderful. 8 p.m.
00:09:06Dad, seriously?
00:09:07What? You're going to spend break together? You might as well get to know him.
00:09:21Running the spring program is going to put a huge dent in my research time.
00:09:24The fishbowl has spoken. You'll just have to manage.
00:09:28My rook appears to be stuck.
00:09:31I'm running the program with August.
00:09:33August's teaching style is unorthodox, but that could be good for you.
00:09:37Unorthodox? He'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.
00:09:47What's he doing at Longfield anyway?
00:09:51On 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?
00:09:59Speak of the devil.
00:10:00The side gate was open, so I just followed the noise.
00:10:02August, welcome. Thanks 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.
00:10:24This 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.
00:10:32Really?
00:10:33Yeah. Part of the reason I took the job here was to be closer to him.
00:10:37To help him get some direction.
00:10:39That's also why I left 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.
00:10:52You 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 Comet.
00:11:04If I can prove that it exists,
00:11:06then maybe the board will funnel some money into the astronomy department
00:11:09and we could finally get an observatory.
00:11:12The Lover's Comet.
00:11:14So you're trying to prove the fairy tale.
00:11:17It's not a fairy tale.
00:11:19We 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. It's a theory.
00:11:26Besides, I check people don't go to museums to hear theories.
00:11:29Besides, your comet hasn't been seen since...
00:11:31Pompeii. Just before Vesuvius erupted.
00:11:35What do you have to prove it?
00:11:37My calculations. And my mother's research.
00:11:42She was working on this before she passed away a few years ago.
00:11:48I'm sorry to hear that.
00:11:54She 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.
00:12:01Do you think the myth about the Lover's seeing the comet and escaping together
00:12:04just 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.
00:12:20I'm really sorry. I have something urgent I need to attend to.
00:12:23We made bananas faster. I nearly burned down the kitchen.
00:12:26Next time. Thanks again.
00:12:32That was odd. He just left.
00:12:36Yeah. He has a habit of doing that.
00:12:39Anyway, I think I like him.
00:12:54You gotta be kidding.
00:12:57Heidi!
00:13:00It's a library.
00:13:03Literally no one here.
00:13:06Were you here all night?
00:13:09Actually, yes, I was.
00:13:12Why?
00:13:15Everything you said fits. Lover's comet, Pompeii.
00:13:18What about it?
00:13:22One of my first expeditions was a dig with my mentors in Pompeii.
00:13:26I found a rock that didn't quite match everything else I was finding.
00:13:29I briefly thought it could be something from space,
00:13:32but I abandoned that theory because my mentor, H.P., wouldn't hear it.
00:13:35Do you still have it?
00:13:38Actually, yes. Where?
00:13:41It's in my office. I think.
00:13:44We have a few hours before the spring break session.
00:13:47Show me.
00:13:51Recent office change?
00:13:54Nope. This is the one they gave me at the beginning of the semester.
00:13:57That was two months ago.
00:14:00I don't really see the point in getting settled in somewhere I might not stay.
00:14:03What do you mean?
00:14:06Look, teaching is more of a temporary thing for me.
00:14:09The position was only for a semester.
00:14:12Ideally, I'll get a curating gig in New York. I'm a tumbleweed.
00:14:15I need adventure, not cable knitting and bookshelves.
00:14:18Once he gets into college, I'll go back to my old life.
00:14:21Now hold on, I remember packing it.
00:14:31Found it!
00:14:40Well? Is it?
00:14:43It is.
00:14:46Do you know what this means?
00:14:49It means I could finally make my mark on astronomy. This could be it!
00:14:52What if...
00:14:55Okay, hear me out.
00:14:58You need to bolster your research with some historical context.
00:15:01And I need a big finding to get the attention of the antiquity archives in New York City.
00:15:04Okay.
00:15:07Let me team up with you on your research.
00:15:10Give us some historical backing, and then we send it to the museums when we finish.
00:15:13How 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?
00:15:25I need to discover Heidi. That's what I do.
00:15:31I'll think about it.
00:15:34We're going to be late for the spring session.
00:15:37Right. Almost forgot about those misguided teenagers.
00:15:43All right, guys.
00:15:46I was thinking we could start with an icebreaker.
00:15:49Everyone tell us your name, what you want to study at Longfield, and your favorite author.
00:15:52I have a better idea.
00:15:55Oh, do you?
00:15:58Don't just tell us. Show us.
00:16:01It's a library. Go find your favorite book in the stacks.
00:16:04Get on your feet. Up!
00:16:07Where are you going?
00:16:10To the library.
00:16:24Need help finding anything?
00:16:27Yeah, I'm looking for the book about that kid who goes to the private school.
00:16:30He's really confused about what he wants.
00:16:33I can't remember what it's called.
00:16:36That could be most young adult novels.
00:16:39Maybe something like Hold or...
00:16:42Holden Caulfield.
00:16:45Yeah, that's it.
00:16:48I think what you're looking for is Catcher in the Rye.
00:16:51Yes. Thank you. I'm Bryce, by the way.
00:16:54Heidi.
00:17:00So you met my nephew?
00:17:03Yeah.
00:17:06He's mom works full-time, and his dad passed away when he was young.
00:17:09Now that he's applying to colleges,
00:17:12I felt like he needed someone here to guide him, you know?
00:17:15Mm-hmm.
00:17:18I figured that would be your choice.
00:17:21Homer's Odyssey. Timeless classic.
00:17:24I was expecting Einstein or Newton from you.
00:17:27Oh, I considered it.
00:17:30But a wrinkle in time always has a piece of my heart.
00:17:34Okay, let's all get to know one another
00:17:37by explaining why we chose our book.
00:17:40Who wants to start?
00:17:43Bryce, you're up.
00:17:46I'm Bryce.
00:17:49I picked Catcher in the Rye
00:17:52just because it's the first book I've read
00:17:55where the main character didn't feel fake.
00:17:57How do you mean?
00:18:00I feel upfront about not being understood.
00:18:03Do you know what you'd like to study at Longfield?
00:18:06No, I haven't really thought about it that much.
00:18:09Well, let's use this next week
00:18:12to really dig in on why Longfield is the right choice.
00:18:15By the end of the session,
00:18:18you should all have a solid first draft of your personal essay.
00:18:21Think about these books.
00:18:24They say a lot more than you think.
00:18:31Between my research and the spring session,
00:18:34it's going to be tough to get it all done.
00:18:37You've been so wrapped up with this pursuit of the comet,
00:18:40you can't help but wonder, is there something else going on?
00:18:43Like what?
00:18:46Well, I know how much stargazing meant to you and your mother.
00:18:49It was always your special thing.
00:18:52All those nights out watching meteor showers
00:18:55and wishing on stars.
00:18:59Is this perhaps an attempt to relive all that?
00:19:02Are you psychoanalyzing me?
00:19:05No.
00:19:08I'm looking for the comet because I want my students to have an observatory.
00:19:11It has nothing to do with losing Mom.
00:19:14Actually, do you still have Mom's old files?
00:19:17Yes, why?
00:19:20I just want to see if she had something else on the lover's comet.
00:19:23Maybe she noticed something I didn't.
00:19:26Hi.
00:19:29Charles invited me over for some chess.
00:19:32Come in, come in.
00:19:35What are you, some kind of chess master?
00:19:38I never made grandmaster, but I am technically a candidate master.
00:19:41What does that mean?
00:19:44It means 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?
00:19:56In the cabinet outside my study.
00:19:59Thanks.
00:20:23So?
00:20:26Are you interested in him?
00:20:29I mean, I know working together complicates things a little bit,
00:20:32but you guys had such good chemistry at the restaurant.
00:20:35Absolutely not.
00:20:38I'm not interested in him.
00:20:41I mean, I know working together complicates things a little bit,
00:20:44but you guys had such good chemistry at the restaurant.
00:20:47Absolutely not.
00:20:50I thought you said he was a history professor.
00:20:53He has a piece of the comet.
00:20:56What, of your comet?
00:20:59It's a long story.
00:21:02What?
00:21:05I actually have to go meet with him right now.
00:21:08What, for a date?
00:21:11What? No, to work. I'll see you later.
00:21:14Okay, bye.
00:21:17Hello, everyone. My name is Dr. Amy Realm,
00:21:20and in all my years of observing, I would say that this is the closest I've ever been to accuracy,
00:21:23or at least what I can comfortably call scientific accuracy.
00:21:26And as you can see, taking into account the triangulation of the position of Mercury,
00:21:29and if you consider the tilt of the Earth's axis,
00:21:32we should see the reemergence of the comet...
00:21:35I'm bored.
00:21:38Excuse me?
00:21:41I said, I'm bored.
00:21:44It's stifling in here.
00:21:47Oh, that's better.
00:21:50Okay, so as I was saying, given the environmental factors...
00:21:53Boo!
00:21:56Oh, come on.
00:21:59Why is it important?
00:22:02It's a massive scientific breakthrough.
00:22:05Okay, maybe to you this all makes sense, but you have to convince the board on why this is all important,
00:22:08and do it in a way they'll understand.
00:22:11They're not your students.
00:22:14They're a bunch of older, wealthy people with strong opinions.
00:22:17Right, but talk to them how you talk to your students.
00:22:20Fine.
00:22:23Aiden-54P is a cosmic event so...
00:22:26A lover's comet.
00:22:29No, Aiden-54P is the scientific name.
00:22:32The myth is the draw. It's the lover's comet.
00:22:35No, the myth is only a way to place it in a certain time and place.
00:22:38It's beautiful.
00:22:41It's silly.
00:22:44Aiden-54P doesn't have the same ring as the lover's comet.
00:22:47Has anyone ever told you you're obnoxious?
00:22:50Has anyone ever told you you're uptight?
00:22:53This isn't going anywhere.
00:22:56You need to sell the board on this project, and some random dead scientist's name
00:22:59followed by a weird number combination isn't going to do it.
00:23:02Lean into the myth. Trust me, it's sexier.
00:23:05A tale of love, loss,
00:23:08adventure, and...
00:23:11the stars.
00:23:14Ebert gives it two thumbs down.
00:23:17Give me some time to work out the details.
00:23:35August.
00:23:38Finished wasting away in this university system already?
00:23:41Not yet, HP.
00:23:44I'm calling because I wanted to talk to you about a new endeavor.
00:23:47What kind of endeavor?
00:23:50Cosmic one.
00:23:53You have my attention.
00:23:56What if I told you I might have a way to prove
00:23:59that the lover's comet myth is real?
00:24:02I'd wonder if you recently had a hit on the head.
00:24:05I'm serious, HP. There's an astronomer here who I'm working with.
00:24:08I think she's really on to something.
00:24:11I mean, she's one of the most stressed out people I've ever met in my life,
00:24:14but she's brilliant, HP. Intimidatingly so.
00:24:17Enough about her. What have you got?
00:24:20Too early to talk yet in detail, but what do you think?
00:24:23Is it worth the position in the museum?
00:24:26You can prove something like this.
00:24:29Plenty of openings here for you in New York.
00:24:32Looks like I got work to do.
00:24:47I mean, my data is perfect.
00:24:50Who is he to say that it's boring?
00:24:53I'm trying to Zen.
00:24:59I hope that shows up in a few days.
00:25:02Heidi, please. Shush.
00:25:05If anyone needs yoga, it's you.
00:25:08Feel that?
00:25:11Negative energy is radiating from over here.
00:25:14Okay, okay. I'll clear my chakras or whatever.
00:25:17Yes.
00:25:20Release it.
00:25:23Ow!
00:25:30All I'm saying is there's more important things
00:25:33than the comment in the presentation.
00:25:36What's that supposed to mean?
00:25:39Look around. It's a beautiful day. Enjoy it.
00:25:42Like that guy. Oh, my gosh. Is that August?
00:25:45What?
00:25:48Hey. Hi. This is my friend.
00:25:51I'm Olivia. August.
00:25:54I flew yoga. Yep.
00:25:57You don't really strike me as the yoga type.
00:26:00Trust me, she's not.
00:26:03That lady snapped my spine like a glow stick.
00:26:06Hey, you should come by the restaurant tonight.
00:26:09My boyfriend Mike is trying out a new tasting menu
00:26:12and we could use some new taste buds.
00:26:15Definitely. Love to.
00:26:18Heidi, I'll give you the details. See you then.
00:26:21What? He seems like a nice guy.
00:26:24I will remind you.
00:26:36Oh, Olivia, it looks so great in here.
00:26:39I know, right?
00:26:42Wait, are you sitting us together?
00:26:45Look at him.
00:26:48Hi. Hi.
00:26:51Of course not. Hey, Bryce.
00:26:54Hey, sorry for crashing your date.
00:26:57Oh, it's not a date. Did he say it was a date?
00:27:00He wishes it was a date.
00:27:03Hi, everybody. Thank you so much for coming.
00:27:06First up, we have a lobster ceviche with a micro citrus salad.
00:27:09Enjoy.
00:27:12How does he get the sauce to be foam?
00:27:15Mike is a magician in the kitchen.
00:27:18It's like something from a cooking show. It's so cool.
00:27:21You know what? You should go check out the kitchen. Mike would love it.
00:27:24Really? Yeah.
00:27:27So, I was thinking
00:27:30that we could open with the data on cyclical astronomical...
00:27:33Your insistence about discussing business
00:27:36is really affecting the taste of my lobster.
00:27:39Okay. Um, what should we talk about then?
00:27:42Well, if we're going to work together,
00:27:45we should probably get to know each other.
00:27:48What do you want to know?
00:27:51I don't know. Uh, what got you into astrology?
00:27:54Astrology is science. Astronomy is stars.
00:27:57You're not into that astrology stuff?
00:28:00I'm a Virgo.
00:28:03I don't know what that means.
00:28:06It means I'm practical, so no.
00:28:09My mom was an astronomer.
00:28:12My mom wanted to finish what she started.
00:28:15What about you?
00:28:18How did you get into archaeology?
00:28:21Well, I had a dog growing up, Rex.
00:28:24Okay.
00:28:27And Rex loved digging holes in our backyard.
00:28:30And one day I go out,
00:28:33and Rex is just going intensely on this one hole.
00:28:36I was like, there must be something in there.
00:28:39What was in there?
00:28:42Well, I excavated our entire backyard.
00:28:45I'm sure your parents were thrilled.
00:28:48They were ready to tear their hair out.
00:28:51But ironically, Rex discovered a dinosaur bone.
00:28:54A shin bone.
00:28:57Yeah, good old Rex lived up to his name.
00:29:00Ever since, I've been hooked on it.
00:29:03Wow.
00:29:07Well, here's to Rex.
00:29:11Just hold the handle like you're shaking someone's hand.
00:29:14That way the knife doesn't go anywhere.
00:29:17That was nice of you to let Bryce stay with Mike in the kitchen.
00:29:20Nah, he was so excited about all the chopping and the fire.
00:29:23What can I say now?
00:29:26I just hope he comes home with all these fingers.
00:29:29Don't worry, he's in good hands.
00:29:32Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow.
00:29:35An astronomer's day begins when the sun goes down.
00:29:51Wait, wait, wait.
00:29:54Why did I drag that thing all the way out here when you planned on using that?
00:29:57This little thing has helped me find my way for a long time.
00:30:00But we gotta bring the big guns.
00:30:04See it?
00:30:07Not yet, but it's on course.
00:30:14Why the Lover's Comet?
00:30:17Out of all the things to study, why that?
00:30:20My mom and I used to watch every meteor shower that we could together.
00:30:24She thought space was a kind of magic.
00:30:29She really thought that the Lover's Comet was faded.
00:30:34Maybe I do, too.
00:30:38You don't really strike me as someone who believes in faded comets.
00:30:42Something out of a fairy tale.
00:30:45It's probably just a rock made up of the same chemicals and gases as every other comet, but...
00:30:51Who knows?
00:30:53Yeah, who knows.
00:30:57What?
00:31:00Nothing.
00:31:02Here, give it a try.
00:31:09Ah.
00:31:10There you go.
00:31:13Never 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.
00:31:34I like that.
00:31:37Where's Stardust?
00:31:39I stole it from Neil deGrasse Tyson.
00:31:43Don't tell anyone.
00:31:45My lips are sealed.
00:31:49What? What happened?
00:31:52Sirius has moved. So has Rigel Kintoris.
00:31:55Is that not supposed to happen?
00:31:57Hold on.
00:31:59What? What's going on? Is this an asteroid situation?
00:32:03If the sky is telling me what I think it is, then I'm fairly certain the comet will cross the southern sky the night before I present to the board.
00:32:11Wow.
00:32:13I guess we've got some work to do.
00:32:18We do.
00:32:36Hey.
00:32:38It's locked.
00:32:39What do you mean it's locked?
00:32:40Like I said, it's locked.
00:32:42No.
00:32:43Gotta read the sign.
00:32:46That'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.
00:32:51Okay. We'll use my office.
00:32:53Just a small warning. Teeny bit messy.
00:32:58A teeny bit messy?
00:33:00It's practically an episode of Hoarders.
00:33:02Oh, come on. It's not that bad. It's just a few boxes.
00:33:04How do you even focus in here?
00:33:07Side blinders and a lot of caffeine.
00:33:12Do 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. Works for me.
00:33:25I refuse to be one with clutter.
00:33:36Happy?
00:33:38Ecstatic. Keep going.
00:34:09Hey, hey.
00:34:23There. Don't you feel better?
00:34:26I never want to see another box again.
00:34:28Tomorrow, we're doing things my way.
00:34:39It 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.
00:34:48Longfield is tough to get into. This essay will be make or break.
00:34:52You should narrow down a major.
00:34:56Keep working on it.
00:34:59Yeah, I think that's a great start.
00:35:09Come here.
00:35:14So what exactly are we looking for?
00:35:16I think there's something down here that can help us.
00:35:19I knew it.
00:35:20What's it say?
00:35:22It's a prophecy foretold by Asteria, goddess of fallen stars.
00:35:27Once a millennia, two fated lovers will be led to one another by the light of the goddess's hand.
00:35:34Goddess's hand?
00:35:35It's probably a reference to the comet.
00:35:37You're right, but 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.
00:35:461021. What happened in 1021?
00:35:49You're the history buff. You tell me.
00:35:51What happened around then that could be tied to a celestial event?
00:35:55It wouldn't be far from the Norman conquest in England.
00:35:58Maybe 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.
00:36:08You know, I couldn't help but notice Bryce getting frustrated today.
00:36:12I wish you'd pick something and stick with it.
00:36:15I put my career on hold to move here and help him, and he's just wasting time.
00:36:18He's still a kid.
00:36:20He has potential.
00:36:22The only thing stopping him is a lack of focus.
00:36:25Not everyone is like us, August.
00:36:28What do you mean?
00:36:30Not 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.
00:36:38Some people just take longer figuring it out.
00:36:41Have patience.
00:36:43A big part of education is figuring it all out.
00:36:47I always saw a university as a place to hone in on your craft, start a career.
00:36:52But for you, yes. But for some students, it's a time to meet themselves.
00:36:58I feel like people should follow where their passion leads them.
00:37:02There's nothing wrong with staying in place and just learning.
00:37:16Hey, you know, August's nephew came by the restaurant again today.
00:37:20Really?
00:37:21Yeah, he said he wanted to learn how to sous vide.
00:37:24I'm not sure August is going to like that.
00:37:26Why not?
00:37:28He probably wants Bryce to just buckle down at Longfield.
00:37:33Something for you ladies to snack on?
00:37:36Babe, that's so sweet. Thank you.
00:37:39Of course, babe.
00:37:43Well, I'll leave you ladies to it.
00:37:45What? No, stay. Hang out with us.
00:37:47Uh, I can't. I have something to work on.
00:37:52Enjoy.
00:37:54I'll see you later.
00:37:56What'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.
00:38:10Olivia, 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.
00:38:40Yeah.
00:38:42Work is just my focus right now.
00:38:46Hey, back off my mallow.
00:38:55Hey.
00:39:16So I've been going through my mom's Ph.D.
00:39:18And so far there's lots of good stuff on the nature of these types of comets,
00:39:22but nothing specifically on our comet.
00:39:24Is she focused on the Lovers' Comet?
00:39:26She researched it, but it's so weird.
00:39:29It's like she's avoiding it completely in her Ph.D.
00:39:33I'm sure it's in there.
00:39:36You'll find it.
00:39:39Wow.
00:39:40You hung up art and everything.
00:39:44It's probably crooked 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,
00:39:58what would you think about me sending our progress to my mentor, H.P.?
00:40:02He might be able to give us some tips.
00:40:05Sure, if you think it's the right move.
00:40:16Everything okay?
00:40:18Yeah, it's just Olivia.
00:40:19She and Mike finally set up the new ping-pong tables at the restaurant,
00:40:22and she was just wondering if we wanted to play around.
00:40:25But we should probably keep working.
00:40:26I mean, I still have 250 pages of my mom's research to go through.
00:40:29We should go.
00:40:30That'll be fun.
00:40:32Really?
00:40:33Yeah, just let me email H.P.
00:40:36Did I mention I was a ping-pong champion as a kid?
00:40:39No way.
00:40:40You should see my backhand.
00:40:42Trying to keep up, Stardust.
00:40:50Shall we?
00:40:52You're on.
00:40:53This one's for the money.
00:40:56Yes!
00:40:57How long have you guys been together?
00:40:58Since we were kids.
00:41:00Yeah, I'm...
00:41:01You know, I'm planning on proposing soon.
00:41:04But...
00:41:05I mean, the idea of all these people watching, it's...
00:41:10Nervous about giving a speech?
00:41:13Yeah.
00:41:14My forte is pesto and shucking oysters, you know,
00:41:17not writing soliloquies.
00:41:20Actually, Heidi said that you have a flair for this sort of stuff.
00:41:22Do you want to give me some pointers?
00:41:24She said that?
00:41:25Mm-hmm.
00:41:27Her exact phrase was, uh,
00:41:29the students hang on to its every word.
00:41:34Ah!
00:41:35Okay, let's see what you got, champ.
00:41:40You ready?
00:41:42Game on.
00:41:43Game on.
00:41:50Here we go.
00:41:51Big shot.
00:41:52So...
00:41:55Phil.
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.
00:42:03Ugh.
00:42:05I'm serious.
00:42:06There's nothing going on.
00:42:07Heidi, I've known you since the third grade,
00:42:09and the last time I saw you look at a boy like that
00:42:12was when we went to the NSYNC concert,
00:42:14and Justin Timberlake touched your hand,
00:42:15and you refused to wash it for a week.
00:42:17Oh, it was five days tops, not a week.
00:42:19Just admit it.
00:42:20You like him.
00:42:22Oh, no!
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,
00:42:30and then back to his old life.
00:42:32And I need to focus on my work.
00:42:34Okay, so why don't you just tell him that?
00:42:35Just be honest.
00:42:36Olivia, he's my coworker.
00:42:38A lot of people date their coworkers.
00:42:40Mike and I work together.
00:42:42I just...
00:42:44I'm tired of watching you let work cast
00:42:46such a big shadow over everything else.
00:42:49August is a friend and a colleague,
00:42:51and nothing more.
00:42:52Okay?
00:42:53Not bad.
00:42:56There you go.
00:42:57Good shot.
00:42:58There you go.
00:43:00Left-handed, see?
00:43:01Still got it.
00:43:02Okay, okay, I 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.
00:43:13That's me over there.
00:43:16Thanks again for letting me crash your friend night.
00:43:18And for freeing me from my prisoner boxes.
00:43:21No problem.
00:43:24I had fun.
00:43:29You know, this is the first time
00:43:30I'm not living out of a suitcase.
00:43:33It's actually really nice.
00:43:40I should head in.
00:43:43Good night.
00:43:45Night.
00:43:50First new message.
00:43:52August, read the work.
00:43:54You are onto something big.
00:43:56Listen, I'll be up near you the day after tomorrow.
00:44:00Let's meet up to discuss.
00:44:13The Lover's Comet, while an exciting fantasy,
00:44:16is just that.
00:44:19After years of exhaustive study,
00:44:21I've concluded that this elusive body
00:44:23is likely a solar flare or a large asteroid,
00:44:27mistaking for a comet
00:44:28and giving greater significance than warranted.
00:44:34Oh, no.
00:44:36No, this can't be right.
00:44:39Twenty years of private lessons,
00:44:41and I still play like I've only recently
00:44:43developed motor skills.
00:44:47Dad, did it ever complicate things
00:44:49that you and Mom worked together?
00:44:51Did it ever slow you down?
00:44:52No.
00:44:53Your mom and I always agreed
00:44:54that we wouldn't stand in the way of each other's goals.
00:44:58I know, but when she got sick...
00:45:01I wanted to be home.
00:45:03I wanted to be with her.
00:45:05When she got sick...
00:45:06I wanted to be home.
00:45:08She never pressured me.
00:45:09It was my choice.
00:45:15What 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 PhD, didn't you?
00:45:26Why didn't you tell me that she stopped
00:45:27believing in the Lover's Comet?
00:45:29Because she didn't.
00:45:32What do you mean?
00:45:34Did I ever tell you
00:45:35that I considered taking a job at Yale?
00:45:38What?
00:45:39When?
00:45:40Early in my career.
00:45:42Your mom was at Longfield University
00:45:44doing her PhD, and I was restless.
00:45:46I wanted to get away from this place.
00:45:49Yale came sniffing.
00:45:51Offered me Dean.
00:45:52Really?
00:45:54What happened?
00:45:55I turned them down.
00:45:58I realized I had everything I needed already.
00:46:03Your mom spent that whole year not sleeping,
00:46:06staying out all night looking at the sky,
00:46:09begging for that comet to come out.
00:46:13So 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,
00:46:23right up until the end.
00:46:29You don't have to see something
00:46:31to believe it, honey.
00:46:35Ice cream?
00:46:37Yes, please.
00:46:40With an observatory,
00:46:41the astronomy department could begin to attract more majors.
00:46:44And having been the institution
00:46:46that fostered research on the Lover's Comet,
00:46:49we can expect an influx of new students
00:46:51interested in astronomy.
00:46:54Is 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,
00:47:03how certain are you the comet will pass by
00:47:05the night before the board meeting?
00:47:07It's a comet.
00:47:08They're reliable to a point,
00:47:10but there's always a chance I could be wrong.
00:47:12Though, this is what my calculations have said
00:47:14for close to a year now.
00:47:16Still, my mom never saw it, so...
00:47:20What's going on?
00:47:23Aren't you worried that it won't show up?
00:47:25What if everything we're doing doesn't work out?
00:47:29That's always a possibility.
00:47:30My mom is a genius, and if she couldn't find it, then...
00:47:33Oh, jeez.
00:47:36Come on.
00:47:39Where are we going?
00:47:40We need to get out of our heads.
00:47:42How?
00:47:43Just come on. I have an idea.
00:47:45But what about our work?
00:47:46What's that you always say?
00:47:48On your feet, up.
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.
00:48:14HUMMING
00:48:27Hey, this is insane.
00:48:29You stay down.
00:48:44Still stressed?
00:48:46Not so much.
00:49:00It's like looking back in time.
00:49:02Very much so.
00:49:08That's Hysteria.
00:49:10The Greek goddess of falling stars.
00:49:12That's our girl?
00:49:14Yep.
00:49:16Miss Stardust herself.
00:49:18What?
00:49:23Hey, you shouldn't be in here.
00:49:25Run!
00:49:33Okay, I think we lost them.
00:49:36That's not funny.
00:49:39LAUGHING
00:49:41I can't believe we just did that.
00:49:43Me either.
00:49:44Oh, I haven't done anything like that in years.
00:49:46You were terrifying when you were trying to be fun.
00:49:50But thank you for using my methods against me.
00:49:53You needed that.
00:49:57Can I ask you something?
00:49:59Sure.
00:50:00I mean, what if it is fate?
00:50:02The common.
00:50:05Well, the idea of our fates being written in the cosmos isn't exactly new.
00:50:12We've just forgotten over time.
00:50:15What do you mean?
00:50:17We live in a world full of light pollution.
00:50:21We don't ever really see the sky.
00:50:26So you think the stars could spell out our lives?
00:50:29Not exactly.
00:50:31But I do think there's something to be said for using the stars as a guide.
00:50:35You're a historian.
00:50:37How often did people throughout history look to the cosmos for signs of their fates?
00:50:43Estimaran Stella.
00:50:47What's that?
00:50:49It's Latin.
00:50:51It means they marvel at the star.
00:50:55I dug around the other day after our conversation in the reserve.
00:50:58It's from the Norman conquest.
00:51:00A comet flew over the battlefield and 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 for the prophecy to be true?
00:51:10So you're saying William the Conqueror didn't actually see Halley's Comet?
00:51:16It was our comet.
00:51:21It 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.
00:51:44You're out.
00:51:49It's a risky angle, but why shouldn't my research be about fate?
00:51:53It's 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.
00:52:03Well, I think the board will be very impressed.
00:52:06I can see August has had a great effect on you.
00:52:11He has.
00:52:14I think maybe it's time for me to start making my class more fun for my students.
00:52:18Get them to be more active in their studies.
00:52:20No.
00:52:22A 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 tell August it would be great if he would let me win a game, you know, every now and then.
00:52:35I doubt that's going to happen, Dan.
00:52:43Okay, let's try this again.
00:52:44Okay.
00:52:45Olivia, babe, you're awesome.
00:52:49We can do better than that.
00:52:50On your feet.
00:52:52Words just aren't my thing.
00:52:55Why don't we try this a different way?
00:52:57Okay, here.
00:52:59I'll be Olivia.
00:53:03Seriously?
00:53:04Yeah, just, I'm Olivia.
00:53:06Talk to me the way you'd normally talk to her.
00:53:09Come on.
00:53:10Come on.
00:53:18Olivia, you're, uh...
00:53:26What?
00:53:29You're...
00:53:32You're a guy, okay?
00:53:34This 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?
00:53:56Because...
00:54:03Because 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.
00:54:17You know, she does all this stuff that...
00:54:20I don't even think I'm supposed to notice.
00:54:25But she still does it.
00:54:30Now we're getting somewhere.
00:54:36Thanks.
00:54:40Uh, Bryce, I don't think there's enough rosemary.
00:54:43Really? I added three sprigs.
00:54:47Okay.
00:54:54Okay.
00:55:02Wow.
00:55:04Wow.
00:55:05That's a perfect amount of rosemary.
00:55:08August, try it.
00:55:15Wow.
00:55:17The kid's got talent.
00:55:18He does.
00:55:19Really?
00:55:21Hey, I know I don't say it often,
00:55:23but I'm really proud of how hard you're working.
00:55:26It'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.
00:55:35Thanks.
00:55:40August.
00:55:41Calling to confirm our meeting tomorrow.
00:55:44Oh, right.
00:55:45Of course.
00:55:47Ah, you forgot.
00:55:49No, I didn't forget.
00:55:51Sorry, it's been a busy few days.
00:55:54We're on.
00:55:55Great. See you tomorrow morning.
00:56:06Morning, everyone.
00:56:08To start, I want all of you to complete this writing assignment.
00:56:13And then you will turn in the final drafts of your essays.
00:56:23Hi.
00:56:25Where are you?
00:56:26I'm so sorry. I completely forgot.
00:56:28My mentor, HP, is in town.
00:56:29I'm meeting up with him about our project.
00:56:31Oh.
00:56:32This could be big for us.
00:56:33Published. Observatory.
00:56:35Maybe I get a job in New York.
00:56:37I'm really sorry to miss the session.
00:56:39Totally. It's okay.
00:56:41I'll see you tonight.
00:56:42At Olivia's party?
00:56:44Definitely.
00:56:45Look, I'm really sorry again for the last-minute cancel.
00:56:47I'm just struggling a lot.
00:56:48This meeting skipped my mind.
00:56:49It's okay.
00:56:51I'll handle the session.
00:56:53See you tonight.
00:56:56August, my boy.
00:56:58Hey, Chief.
00:56:59August, my boy.
00:57:01HP, thanks so much for coming.
00:57:03Professorship 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?
00:57:22Vaguely.
00:57:24You said it was a piece of junk.
00:57:26Sometimes I'm wrong.
00:57:27Often.
00:57:28Let's not go that far.
00:57:30So, about this comment of yours.
00:57:34It's due to cross the southern sky on the 15th, yes?
00:57:37Yeah, tomorrow night.
00:57:38Well, I have to tell you, my colleagues at Antiquity Archives in New York City
00:57:43are thrilled with the research.
00:57:46We want to publish it.
00:57:48When?
00:57:49When it's possible.
00:57:51Preferably before it whizzes across the sky.
00:57:54But it's not finished.
00:57:55August, let me make this as plain as I can.
00:57:59This project is your way in.
00:58:01We can finance you, next dig, whatever you want.
00:58:06August Fenway, discoverer of the Lovers' Comet.
00:58:12I'm not the sole discoverer.
00:58:14In fact, Heidi, the astronomer I've been working with, has done the vast majority of the work.
00:58:18But you're the main draw here.
00:58:20I'm not going to take credit for her work.
00:58:21She's the visionary here, not me.
00:58:23In fact, if it wasn't for her, that comet fragment would still be buried on the bottom of a box
00:58:27and I still think it's a piece of junk.
00:58:29August, be serious.
00:58:31You can't waste your best years stuck in some dreary campus
00:58:36surrounded by hack teachers
00:58:38when you could be on the cutting edge of New York City
00:58:42or somewhere exotic digging artifacts out of the earth.
00:58:45It's not dreary here.
00:58:47The people aren't hacks.
00:58:48They deserve our respect.
00:58:49Just because people like you and me get to jet around the world digging things up
00:58:52doesn't make us any better than the people here.
00:58:54Damn, boy, I meant no offense.
00:58:56I'm not publishing until Heidi gets the credits she deserves.
00:58:59Got it?
00:59:02Clear as day.
00:59:05Good work, everyone.
00:59:07Have a great evening.
00:59:09You deserve it.
00:59:13Hey, Bryce.
00:59:15Do you have a moment to talk about your essay?
00:59:17Sure.
00:59:19Maybe I'm overstepping,
00:59:21but I get the sense that you're writing what you think people want to hear
00:59:24and not what you actually want.
00:59:26We were supposed to pick a major, so I just picked history.
00:59:30It's not about the major.
00:59:33Remember how you said you liked Holden Caulfield because he was honest
00:59:37and didn't just pretend in order to please everyone?
00:59:42August loves you
00:59:43and he's only trying to help when he pushes you to focus.
00:59:47But you're allowed to chart your own path.
00:59:52You know, I have really been liking cooking with Mike.
00:59:56Great. Let's start there.
00:59:58Write about that.
01:00:00I can write about that?
01:00:02Yes.
01:00:04Cool.
01:00:13Thanks for the help.
01:00:15I just assumed you'd be working all day.
01:00:17Oh, August had to cancel.
01:00:19He's meeting up with his old mentor to talk about jobs in New York.
01:00:22Oh.
01:00:24You're okay with that?
01:00:26Yeah. It's fine.
01:00:28I expected this.
01:00:30Well, expecting it doesn't make it suck any less.
01:00:32This was always the deal.
01:00:34My students get an observatory, he gets the job he actually wants.
01:00:37So, you're really okay with him leaving?
01:00:40Our careers are more important right now.
01:00:41This has been my sole focus for so long.
01:00:44Why would that change now?
01:00:46Because August is a great guy and you two are a good fit together.
01:00:49Well, it's just not meant to be.
01:00:51What else do we need to get?
01:00:53Nothing. This is it.
01:00:55Mike was very insistent on me not doing any unnecessary work today.
01:00:58He barely let me get the flowers.
01:01:00Keep it up. Keep it up.
01:01:04Is that...
01:01:09Yeah.
01:01:12What?
01:01:17Since when does Mike run?
01:01:19The only time I've ever seen him run is to get a souffle out of the oven so it wouldn't burn.
01:01:23I once saw him chase after Bobby Flay at a conference, but even that was more of a speed walk.
01:01:27Why?
01:01:29Oh, he's acting so weird.
01:01:31Totally.
01:01:33Hey, I have to head home and do some work before the party tonight.
01:01:36Okay.
01:01:38Tomorrow night's the big night.
01:01:39You go get that comic early.
01:01:43Mike. Mike. Mike. Mike.
01:02:09Isn't it gorgeous?
01:02:11It's beautiful.
01:02:13Have fun.
01:02:17Oh, look at you.
01:02:20Not so bad yourself.
01:02:22Yeah.
01:02:24So, I noticed some suspicious activity earlier today.
01:02:28What kind of suspicious activity?
01:02:30I don't know.
01:02:32I mean, I'm not sure.
01:02:34I don't know.
01:02:35I noticed some suspicious activity earlier today.
01:02:38What kind of suspicious activity?
01:02:40I don't know.
01:02:42Just a certain someone running with Mike.
01:02:44Ah, you're stressed.
01:02:46So we ran it off.
01:02:48Stressed about what?
01:02:53Hi, everybody.
01:02:58First off, I just want to wish Olivia a very, very happy birthday.
01:03:03Liv, would you join me up here?
01:03:08Look at her.
01:03:11Olivia, I've loved you since we were ten.
01:03:16I loved you through your braces phase.
01:03:19And she loved me even when I had a bowl cut and looked like a mushroom.
01:03:28You're it, Olivia.
01:03:29You've always been it.
01:03:32Yeah, I've known it since kindergarten.
01:03:36I 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.
01:03:47Olivia?
01:03:53Will you...
01:03:56Will you...
01:03:59Marry me?
01:04:01Yes, of course!
01:04:04I don't know if you guys heard that, but she said yes.
01:04:17Did you...?
01:04:19I needed some help.
01:04:21I helped them.
01:04:24Nice.
01:04:30There we go.
01:04:34So I've got some news.
01:04:36HP wants to publish our work.
01:04:40Wow! That's amazing.
01:04:44Does this mean that you're going to go to New York?
01:04:47I mean, Longfield's growing on me.
01:04:49My department said I could continue teaching.
01:04:55I'm still decided.
01:05:07No, you guys, stop.
01:05:09No, it's my party. I can clean up.
01:05:11Get out of here. Go celebrate.
01:05:14Thank you, guys.
01:05:16Come on, fiance.
01:05:18Thank you. Have fun.
01:05:23We may come to regret this.
01:05:25No kidding.
01:05:30It's locked.
01:05:32No way.
01:05:34Should we call Olivia?
01:05:36It's 2 a.m. Let her sleep.
01:05:39We'll survive the night.
01:05:44And tomorrow night's the big night.
01:05:478 and 59 J.
01:05:5054 P.
01:05:54I'm sorry.
01:05:5554 P.
01:05:59The lover's comment does sound better.
01:06:02Don't gloat.
01:06:06Have you figured out where you're going to watch it from?
01:06:09I'm going to go down to the bird sanctuary.
01:06:11There's no light pollution.
01:06:13Unobstructed views of the southern sky.
01:06:17I hope it shows.
01:06:19Oh, well.
01:06:21Oh, I have something to show you.
01:06:24What's this?
01:06:26Something Bryce and I worked on today.
01:06:29Cooking up my future.
01:06:31You wrote this?
01:06:33Yeah.
01:06:38Wow.
01:06:41I never realized you had this in him.
01:06:46I think I was just so focused on him.
01:06:48I think I was just so focused on trying to steer him
01:06:50that I was hindering him.
01:06:52No.
01:06:54You just were doing what you thought was best.
01:07:00I'm a good teacher.
01:07:05It was nothing.
01:07:07No, it was everything, actually.
01:07:09You're really good at what you do
01:07:11and you don't have to rely on a whole bunch of gimmicks
01:07:13to get through to people.
01:07:15I should do that.
01:07:18I think I was just so caught up
01:07:20in doing everything by the book
01:07:22that I forgot to make my work fun.
01:07:24You reminded me.
01:07:28Shooting star.
01:07:33Do you see it?
01:07:35I can do it.
01:07:48What's going on?
01:07:50I don't know.
01:07:54Why does the entire world
01:07:56think my research belongs to you, August?
01:07:58I don't know.
01:08:01August Finway noted,
01:08:03historian and archaeologist
01:08:05may be hot on the trail
01:08:07of the Illuminati,
01:08:09but I don't think so.
01:08:11I don't think so either.
01:08:13I don't think so either.
01:08:14Historian and archaeologist
01:08:16may be hot on the trail
01:08:18of the elusive lover's comet.
01:08:20He believes tonight may be the night
01:08:22the ancient fireball
01:08:24will pass through the night sky
01:08:26for the first time in nearly a thousand years.
01:08:28What is this, August?
01:08:30H.P. must have...
01:08:32Was this your plan?
01:08:34Was it?
01:08:36Just use me for my work
01:08:38and then steal it
01:08:40so you can take off
01:08:42for some better gig in New York?
01:08:44Yeah.
01:08:46I mean, what else should I expect
01:08:48from some guy who takes a teaching job
01:08:50he has absolutely no intention of staying in?
01:08:52That's not fair.
01:08:54This is my work, August.
01:08:56While you have been out there
01:08:58jetting around,
01:09:00I've been here toiling every day.
01:09:02You think you can just waltz in here
01:09:04and take that from me?
01:09:06Years.
01:09:08Years of my life, August.
01:09:10I have given years to this.
01:09:12I'm sorry.
01:09:14How dare you?
01:09:18Go to New York.
01:09:20Keep running away, August.
01:09:22Just keep on chasing the next big thing,
01:09:24the next big discovery.
01:09:26That's all I am to you, isn't it?
01:09:28Just some transient guy chasing clout.
01:09:30You're right.
01:09:32I do have better things in New York.
01:09:34I don't know what I was thinking,
01:09:36languishing away in some sad college town.
01:09:38What are you folks doing up here?
01:09:40Hold that door, please.
01:09:45I'll call the antiquities archives
01:09:47of New York City.
01:09:49Give them a piece of my mind.
01:09:51No, I need to see the comet tonight.
01:09:53There's no point until I see the comet.
01:09:56I can't believe that August did this.
01:09:58No, me either.
01:10:00I'll bet it was his mentor.
01:10:02H.P. was always his scapegoat.
01:10:04He was always his scapegoat.
01:10:06He was always his scapegoat.
01:10:08He was always his scapegoat.
01:10:10He was always his scapegoat.
01:10:12He was always his scapegoat.
01:10:14He was always his scapegoat.
01:10:16He and I have been up for the same job
01:10:18a number of times.
01:10:20I caught him trying to toss out my resume
01:10:22after an interview we both were at.
01:10:24And it's not the first time he's leapt in research
01:10:26that didn't belong to him.
01:10:28His reputation is less than stellar.
01:10:31Still, August let this happen.
01:10:37I'm sorry, Heidi.
01:10:40I mean, who does he think he is
01:10:41with his rooks and his sneaky bishop moves?
01:10:50Do you want to go hit a few Thames balls?
01:10:52No, I need to pack to get to the bird sanctuary
01:10:55in time for the comet tonight.
01:10:57I'm going to look like an even bigger fraud
01:10:59in front of the board tomorrow if I don't finish this.
01:11:01Jake's strength.
01:11:03To believe in something others don't.
01:11:05And even more to prove it.
01:11:07Your mom would be proud.
01:11:09Now go find that comet.
01:11:27Oh, it's you.
01:11:29Sir, hear me out, please.
01:11:31Why should I?
01:11:33Because I care about Heidi.
01:11:35She deserves better.
01:11:36And I want to make this right.
01:11:40Please.
01:11:43Well, you better have an A-plus explanation
01:11:45for yourself, kid.
01:12:07August.
01:12:09Have you given my offer any thought?
01:12:11I have.
01:12:13And?
01:12:15I'll take the job.
01:12:17But I have one condition.
01:12:19I'll call you back.
01:12:23Is it true?
01:12:25You steal Heidi's research?
01:12:27Not exactly.
01:12:31She's a nice lady.
01:12:33She deserves better.
01:12:34She absolutely does.
01:12:38All you do is think about yourself
01:12:40and your stupid career.
01:12:45Read your essay?
01:12:47I'm sorry, Bryce.
01:12:49I shouldn't have put so much pressure on you.
01:12:51You read that?
01:12:53Me 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.
01:13:01I'm not meant to be here.
01:13:03I like having you here.
01:13:07You do?
01:13:09I never really got why you were all obsessed
01:13:11with this school stuff,
01:13:13but I think I understand it more now.
01:13:17What about cooking?
01:13:19I want to do that.
01:13:21But I want an education, too.
01:13:24I can do both.
01:13:26Yes, you absolutely can.
01:13:28So,
01:13:30you're leaving.
01:13:33Yeah, they offered me a position in New York.
01:13:37Bummer.
01:13:39I'll visit as much as I can.
01:13:42Promise?
01:13:44Can't I promise?
01:13:46Come on.
01:13:48Come on, come on, come on.
01:14:13Come on.
01:14:15Come on.
01:14:17I wonder what the board will think of this.
01:14:43Well?
01:14:44All set?
01:14:45This is all about trial and error, right?
01:14:47That's the spirit.
01:14:48Go get him, kiddo.
01:14:52With an observatory, of course, these calculations would be much easier to formulate.
01:15:02I know you all came here today thinking I was going to regale you with exciting news
01:15:07about the Lover's Comet.
01:15:10But I can't give you that.
01:15:15I actually had hoped to prove to you that fate exists.
01:15:19I know that sounds completely unrealistic.
01:15:26I would love to actually, one day, find this Lover's Comet, but astronomy is about much
01:15:32more than just flashy discoveries.
01:15:36Humans have been looking to the night sky for answers about their own lives for millennia,
01:15:40and I think our university needs more of that, because our students come here to find themselves.
01:15:48This comet helped me find myself.
01:15:52Please consider funding an observatory, not because you find me impressive, but because
01:15:57you believe in my students.
01:16:00My favorite book, A Wrinkle in Time, taught 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 and charts right now, doesn't mean I'll stop believing.
01:16:14My mother never did, so I won't either.
01:16:29Not what I was expecting.
01:16:30I thought it was brilliant.
01:16:32I'm just disappointed.
01:16:36Is it about the comet, or 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?
01:16:49It's not my story to tell, kiddo.
01:16:53Hear him out.
01:17:01What are you doing here?
01:17:03I am.
01:17:05I'm off to New York.
01:17:08I want to apologize again, and say goodbye.
01:17:17So you got the job you wanted.
01:17:19Lead curator for the Ancient Creek Department.
01:17:22They're funding an expedition, too.
01:17:25Wow.
01:17:26Congrats.
01:17:27I'm sorry about the comet.
01:17:35It's okay.
01:17:37I spoke to H.P. in the scientific journals.
01:17:39I told him I wouldn't take the job unless he got them to print retractions.
01:17:46I promise.
01:17:47I never intended to take anything from you.
01:17:51Oh, hey.
01:17:55Here.
01:17:57You should keep it.
01:17:58No.
01:18:00It's yours.
01:18:05I really hope you prove fate one day.
01:18:13Even if it didn't work out this time.
01:18:17Stardust.
01:18:18Me too, Augie.
01:18:26So, when's the new job start?
01:18:29It's the 18th.
01:18:31Tomorrow?
01:18:32No, two days from now.
01:18:34It's a leap year.
01:18:35Remember?
01:18:36Leap year?
01:18:37Yeah.
01:18:38I have to go.
01:18:39I'm really sorry.
01:18:40Bye.
01:19:04To the airport, please.
01:19:24Why'd you make my leap year?
01:19:30Secret.
01:19:31Hey, forget the airport.
01:19:33You know where Bird Sanctuary is around here?
01:19:39Hey, Dad.
01:19:43What's up?
01:19:44I just heard from the board.
01:19:45You're getting an observatory.
01:19:48You're joking.
01:19:50How is that possible?
01:19:52Well, you may have had some help from the history department.
01:19:55August?
01:19:57I didn't want to tell you earlier in case it didn't work out.
01:20:02Wow.
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.
01:20:32Great plan, August.
01:20:35Just run around some random nature sanctuary until you find her.
01:20:40Brilliant.
01:20:41Heidi!
01:20:42Heidi!
01:20:43Heidi?
01:20:44We're lost in the woods.
01:20:45There's a little elf here.
01:20:46August?
01:20:47Hi.
01:20:48Hi.
01:20:50What are you doing out here?
01:20:51I don't want to leave, Heidi.
01:20:54I want to stay with you.
01:20:58You're my fate.
01:21:01If we're all stardust, then I'm made out of the same star you are.
01:21:10I'm sure you're all right.
01:21:14I'm made out of the same star you are.
01:21:19If you'll just forgive me, I think that...
01:21:21No way.
01:21:23Okay, wow, harsh, but I deserve that.
01:21:27I shouldn't be here, I just thought I would try and...
01:21:29No, August.
01:21:30Heidi, I get it.
01:21:31No, August, look.
01:21:34Is that...
01:21:35A lover's comet.
01:21:39It's real.
01:21:40It'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, I 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?
01:22:20Deal.