Le prime 200 righe.
Um, yeah, sorry, hold on.
Okay, yeah.
Three, two, one.
I didn't see the labs, but I did see any of the soporifics.
Yeah, I'm going to have to go as high as .5 milliliters per hundred pounds.
Okay, guys, you're clear.
Well, we don't want to kill the thing.
Some days I do.
Seal the doors!
Seal the doors!
Come on!
Three, two, one.
Come on!
Open the door!
Please!
Just turn the camera.
It's fine.
It's okay.
Just turn it.
Just turn it.
Yeah, just please.
I'm sorry.
Please open the door!
Oh, God!
Oh, God!
Oh, God!
I'm sorry!
Oh, God!
Oh, for God's sake.
Rest in peace already, but get the hell out of the way.
Damn, that's cold.
Geez.
Even for New York.
It's pretty cold.
Miss Bennett, I presume.
Hello.
Weren't we supposed to meet at the, uh... You're not exactly hard to follow.
So, how did you hear about me?
Paolo Pasolini, Blackwater.
Mm-hmm.
Does he have a message for me?
Yes, he said to say Felix isn't himself today.
Oh.
Okay, I'm listening.
Is that some spy stuff?
Because that is fantastic.
What is it that you do at Parker Genix?
My company is developing a new medication.
We have certain needs.
Mm-hmm.
That sounds vague.
And what does that mean in this case?
They say you're good at procuring things and not asking a lot of questions.
Do they?
They also say you're untroubled by possible legal or ethical implications.
Well, they need to shut up.
Well, take it as a compliment.
And it means you get the job done.
I lost a friend on my last job, so I am not up for procuring.
Well, you don't know what it is yet.
Yes, but you work for a pharmaceutical company, right?
So... You called me.
I'm Spec Ops, so let's covert.
I'm guessing... info theft?
I'm sorry, I do retrieval and extractions.
Not ice.
It's dinosaurs.
They may be through with us, but we're not through with them.
Well, say you're all dead or dying, so...
Except we're on a few islands around the equator.
Yes, and those are new food zones for a reason.
You go there, you die.
Which is where you come in.
No, thanks.
Miss Bennett!
You know that 20% of the world's population will die of heart disease?
That's one in every five people on the planet.
Now, just imagine.
Take somebody you know, anybody.
Imagine that you could be the one to give them an extra 20 years of life.
That's very touching.
It's not my field.
And we have very deep pockets.
How deep?
For you, extremely.
Well... I'm gonna need a number.
Ten?
Six zeros?
Including the one that's into ten?
No.
It's a fortune, Miss Bennett.
The kind of money that would mean you'd never
have to put your life on the line ever again.
All right, what's the hitch?
Uh, possible criminal charges.
We aren't going to a place where every government on the planet has outlawed travel.
Well, we better not tell anyone, then.
Yeah, that might be a problem.
He doesn't know it yet, but we're bringing a civilian.
The neo-Jurassic age has proven lethal to dinosaurs.
Though some species can survive, in a few isolated, oxygen-rich tropical
climates clustered in equatorial regions where interactions
with humans and other deep, compatible modern species is safe.
Good morning, Doctor.
Sorry to drop in unannounced.
Can we have a word?
Sorry, it's a hell of a day here.
They're closing us down.
Dr. Henry Loomis, Zora Bennett, our mission specialist.
Sorry, what mission?
Uh, guys, why don't you just take a break for a minute, okay?
Thanks, guys.
Dr. Loomis has been advising Parke Janitz over
the past six months on paleo-coronary health.
We're developing a new drug, paleo-dioxin, derived
from the largest dinosaur species on record.
Computer modeling suggests it could forestall
coronary disease by an average of two decades.
Think what that might have meant for your mother.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Anybody can read a file.
If you get personal now, I'm out.
Sorry for the step.
This research is crucial.
We just can't get it to trial.
We're unable to synthesize the DNA, so we need samples from living dinosaurs.
The species must be a true colossus.
It's the biggest animals across three categories.
Seagoing, land-based, and avian.
Why the biggest?
It was their hearts.
The bigger they were, the bigger their coronary muscles.
And they lived the longest.
Over a hundred years for some Cretaceous aerosauropods.
Which means the three dinosaurs they need are... Mosasaurus.
Which lives in the ocean.
And... Titanosaurus.
You'll find them on land.
And in the sky...
Quetzalcoatlus.
It's the largest pterosaur.
Each of them had an average lifespan of well over a century before DNA refinement.
A drug that could prevent heart disease would be
the biggest medical breakthrough in centuries.
Yeah, and it would sure be worth billions, right?
Trillions.
The only way for our scientists to complete the strands
now is with blood and tissue samples from living dinosaurs.
Wait, you want to take blood samples from these animals while they're alive?
Hemoglobin deoxygenates within seconds post-mortem.
Lividity and hypostasis follow immediately.
Fortunately for us, all these species exist in one isolated location.
We're putting together a team and we'd like to leave immediately.
We have competitors and Mr. Parker does not tolerate second place.
Can you be ready tomorrow?
Dr. Loomis?
I thought I was just advising.
You are, in person.
We're not qualified to identify the animals or predict behavior.
Why don't you send an army?
You're a rich company.
Confidentiality.
The fewer people know about this, the better.
I can guarantee your safety.
I mean, more or less.
No, no, it's not about my safety.
It's just... more or less.
Yeah.
What you're proposing is really illegal.
Did you tell them about the zeros?
What are you talking about?
You...
You ever seen a dinosaur in the wild?
I don't mean in a theme park when you're a kid or
watching some poor creature wander around town lost.
I mean in its natural habitat.
Because until you've done that, you're just a guy who visits zoos.
We sold a dozen tickets all last week.
Five years ago, you'd have to wait in line for hours if you could even get in.
Nobody cares about these animals anymore.
They deserve better.
I just... I need a second.
No, yeah.
Take all the time that you need.
Take all the minutes.
It's not like... Your entire life has been leading up to this moment.
You ready?
Yeah.
Martin Prebs.
You spoke on the phone?
Yeah, Krebs.
Look, I'm sorry.
I thought it over and I can't do it.
I'd like to, just as a favor to Zora, but I can't.
What?
We already agreed on the phone.
You named your price.
It's not that.
I just... It's a little too risky for my boat.
She's not paid off yet, so I imagine you understand.
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