Devs

I had no idea what I would find

when I went searching for my father.

They flashed the Zodiac Killer, and my heart stopped.

He believes he is the son of the Zodiac.

Got a tremor outside.

Anyone explain to me why we built this lab

on a historically established tectonic fault-line?

Imagine if the EMs failed

and the whole structure dropped to the ground.

Fuck yeah.

All this glass. And us in it.

Scary shit.

Guess we're good.

Katie wasn't scared, though.

She didn't even lift her head.

You know why she's not scared

that the big quake might come today?

Because she already knows it doesn't.

I have a strong understanding

of the magnetic fields supporting us,

our tolerances in an earthquake

and our backup power systems.

If you're feeling anxious,

I can explain it to you.

It's okay, Katie.

I believe you.

Boss is here.

Is it morning already?

This place is like Vegas...

I never know what time it is.

Hey.

Hey.

Did you sleep okay?

I did.

Eventually.

Yeah, same.

Thanks for letting me stay, Jamie.

Come on.

You couldn't go back last night.

Not alone. Not after what we saw.

But still, thanks.

And you didn't have to let me take your bed.

Or change your sheets.

Well, you know. Chivalry.

And I kind of did need to change the sheets.

Is it wise... to retread these steps?

Or is it helpless?

I don't need a lecture, Katie.

What if someone else had walked in instead of me?

If the technicians see you accessing the future

it makes it seem as if the rule is open to being broken.

They know not to break the rule.

And they know we do break the rule.

You still shouldn't be watching this.

It doesn't help.

What were you doing?

Checking that the tramlines remain intact?

Maybe. I don't know.

I'm just scared.

Of what?

Us.

Me and you.

Everything we do is predicated on the idea

that we live in a physical universe.

Not a magical universe.

Are you doubting that?

Not the physical universe.

But I am scared we might be magicians.

What if...

we project one minute into the future.

- Right now. - Forest...

What if, Katie.

What if, one minute into the future,

we see you fold your arms.

And you say, "Fuck the future."

"I'm a magician. My magic breaks tramlines.

I'm not going to fold my arms."

You put your hands in your pockets.

And you keep them there until the clock runs out.

Cause precedes effect.

Effect leads to cause.

The future is fixed

in exactly the same way as the past.

The tramlines are real.

In 48 hours...

Lily will die.

There's no magic.

Effectively...

it's already happened.

They're gonna kill me.

It's a single phone call to the police or the FBI.

You're not thinking it through.

They'll kill me.

Not get angry,

not threaten to sue.

Kill me.

Like they killed Sergei.

Then we make it anonymous.

We tell the cops about the doctored film.

Where to look. What to look for. They do the rest.

I think you need to stop seeing them as a tech company.

See them as the mob.

You really want to call the cops and inform on the mob?

You feel confident they can protect you?

Yes, with witness protection.

Living in fucking Iowa for the rest of my days?

Then what?

You want to take them down, yes, okay, fine,

but you, Lily Chan, computer engineer,

can't take them down.

Not alone. It's impossible.

Jamie, just...

What?

Just stop trying to fix this.

Stop trying to know what to do. Okay?

Neither of us knows what to do.

I'm gonna go back home.

What?

They'll be keeping tabs on me.

I don't want anything to look wrong.

- I'm coming with you. - No.

- Yes. - No.

I don't want them to know you exist.

That's my problem.

Your problem.

More chivalry?

You realize this is a step up from changing the sheets.

Fuck, Lily, that...

You know, for two years,

I've been shadowed by a thousand things about you.

Your face in the morning.

Stupid jokes we had, names we had for each other.

But I just remembered what it was really like

going out with you.

I was thinking the same thing, actually.

I just want you to be safe.

I know.

I'd like us both to be safe.

I'll check in with you later, okay?

Yeah. Super fucking okay.

Hey, brother.

You got a smoke there, man?

Right on.

Thank you.

You got a... Yeah.

I've been ringing that bell here for Lily Chan.

She lives here. You know her?

Yeah.

You see her today? Or last night?

Don't worry. I'm not the police.

I know.

Still worried, though.

Lily and I work together. I'm just here to pick her up.

Gotcha.

I'm sorry, man, no offense.

That's Lily's window, right there.

Yeah. I think she left you a note.

Not afraid of you, man.

Yeah, I can see that.

Just trying to figure out why.

Thank you.

Lily.

Stranger danger.

Shit.

Hey.

You got a problem,

I got your back. For real.

Thanks.

How are you, Lily?

Feeling a little better than yesterday.

Thank you.

That's great.

You remember we had an appointment

to see a doctor this morning.

Right.

So... one thing.

I think I'm not ready for that yet.

- No? - No.

It's like, I know how this goes,

these episodes I have, and...

I think it would be better for me to just stay home.

You're feeling stronger,

- less delicate. - Yeah.

Exactly.

That's good.

Still, on balance,

I think you should see a doctor.

- I just know that... - You had a panic attack

in my office and stepped out

onto a third-story window ledge, Lily.

I don't blame you for wanting to pretend it didn't happen,

but it did.

See the doctor and we're done.

Holy shit.

So, Lily.

I'd like to go through a few details

before we get into the specific reasons

as to why you're here.

Would that be okay?

Yes.