1 00:00:16,141 --> 00:00:19,435 [ Workers Chattering ] 2 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,522 [ Man Narrating ] This is a story that begins on a warm spring night... 3 00:00:22,606 --> 00:00:25,400 at a meeting of the 20th Century Motors employees. 4 00:00:27,152 --> 00:00:29,529 lt was a night l'll never forget. 5 00:00:32,199 --> 00:00:34,951 When the owner of the company died, his children took over... 6 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:38,204 and brought in a new plan to run the factory. 7 00:00:38,288 --> 00:00:42,500 The plan was that everybody would work as hard as they could, 8 00:00:42,584 --> 00:00:46,879 but share in their salaries and the profit based on need— 9 00:00:46,964 --> 00:00:49,799 That is, those who claimed they needed the money most... 10 00:00:49,883 --> 00:00:51,926 were the ones who got paid the most. 11 00:00:56,306 --> 00:01:00,518 This is a crucial moment in the history of this company. 12 00:01:00,602 --> 00:01:04,731 Now remember, each of us now belongs to the other... 13 00:01:04,815 --> 00:01:08,067 by the moral law we all voted for and we all accept. 14 00:01:08,152 --> 00:01:09,861 l don't. 15 00:01:14,199 --> 00:01:15,700 l don't accept it. 16 00:01:16,869 --> 00:01:19,537 [ Narrator ] His words caused confusion, 17 00:01:19,621 --> 00:01:24,083 but he stood there like a man who knew he was right. 18 00:01:24,168 --> 00:01:28,129 And l'm going to put a stop to this once and for all. 19 00:01:31,884 --> 00:01:33,968 How? 20 00:01:36,889 --> 00:01:38,806 l'll stop the motor of the world. 21 00:01:39,850 --> 00:01:41,392 [ Man ] Who is that guy? 22 00:01:41,477 --> 00:01:44,604 [ Workers Clamoring ] 23 00:01:44,688 --> 00:01:47,398 [ Narrator ] And with those words, he was gone. 24 00:01:49,568 --> 00:01:53,196 ln the 12 years that followed, lights went out in the great factories... 25 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:57,450 which had stood as solid as oak trees for generations. 26 00:01:57,534 --> 00:02:03,080 Their gates closed as if some silent power had turned them into lifeless shells. 27 00:02:03,165 --> 00:02:06,876 The world was quietly crumbling with no end in sight. 28 00:02:14,051 --> 00:02:17,220 The high seas weren't safe anymore. 29 00:02:17,304 --> 00:02:19,639 Cargo no longer reached its destination. 30 00:02:25,270 --> 00:02:29,148 Shortages grounded airlines and it was too expensive for most to drive. 31 00:02:29,233 --> 00:02:35,112 Regulations strangled the production of coal, gas, oil and nuclear power. 32 00:02:35,197 --> 00:02:38,324 Power outages were frequent because no copper was available... 33 00:02:38,408 --> 00:02:40,910 to maintain the transmission lines. 34 00:02:40,994 --> 00:02:44,372 Taggart Transcontinental, the largest railroad in the country, 35 00:02:44,456 --> 00:02:46,958 was one of the few things still operating. 36 00:02:49,545 --> 00:02:53,172 We began to wonder, we began to talk about what he'd said... 37 00:02:53,257 --> 00:02:55,675 and thought maybe he'd kept his word— 38 00:02:55,759 --> 00:02:58,970 that perhaps he had stopped the motor of the world. 39 00:03:00,597 --> 00:03:05,434 Some even tried to look for him, but he had vanished without a trace, 40 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:08,020 and so had a lot of other people. 41 00:03:11,441 --> 00:03:15,778 We wondered what sort of impossible power he had to keep his promise. 42 00:03:27,291 --> 00:03:32,753 All the best and the brightest seemed to be disappearing without explanation. 43 00:03:40,679 --> 00:03:42,805 Perhaps people kept asking the question... 44 00:03:42,890 --> 00:03:46,726 because they knew something had gone missing from the world. 45 00:03:46,810 --> 00:03:48,728 [ Electricity Crackling ] 46 00:03:48,812 --> 00:03:51,647 Perhaps this is why we began to say it. 47 00:04:00,991 --> 00:04:03,784 We couldn't help but think of the young lab engineer... 48 00:04:03,869 --> 00:04:06,412 who said he would stop the motor of the world. 49 00:04:06,496 --> 00:04:07,997 You see, his name was— 50 00:04:08,081 --> 00:04:09,790 Who is John Galt? John Galt. 51 00:04:24,723 --> 00:04:26,641 [ Alarm Beeping ] 52 00:04:44,701 --> 00:04:46,202 [ Groans Softly ] 53 00:04:57,589 --> 00:04:59,382 Don't- Don't move. 54 00:04:59,466 --> 00:05:01,008 Miss Taggart, you're hurt. 55 00:05:02,636 --> 00:05:05,721 You know me. For many years. 56 00:05:05,847 --> 00:05:08,849 Do l know you? l think you do. 57 00:05:10,185 --> 00:05:13,521 - What is your name? - John Galt. 58 00:05:15,983 --> 00:05:18,317 Your name is John Galt. 59 00:05:18,402 --> 00:05:20,653 Why does that frighten you? 60 00:05:20,737 --> 00:05:22,238 Because l believe you. 61 00:05:24,449 --> 00:05:25,950 Was it you l was following? 62 00:05:26,034 --> 00:05:27,576 Yes. 63 00:05:32,749 --> 00:05:35,126 [ Groans Softly ] 64 00:05:35,210 --> 00:05:36,836 Where's your plane? 65 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,922 lt's— lt's on the landing strip. 66 00:05:40,507 --> 00:05:42,008 Landing strip? 67 00:05:42,092 --> 00:05:44,552 On the other side of the valley. 68 00:05:44,636 --> 00:05:46,137 There was no— There was nothing. 69 00:05:46,221 --> 00:05:47,805 Look. Closely. 70 00:05:47,889 --> 00:05:50,266 You see that refracted image? 71 00:05:54,271 --> 00:05:56,313 lt's to keep out the uninvited. 72 00:06:13,081 --> 00:06:15,332 l'll call Doc Hendricks. See what you can do. 73 00:06:15,417 --> 00:06:17,126 Right. 74 00:06:20,297 --> 00:06:21,881 [ Line Rings ] 75 00:06:21,965 --> 00:06:24,800 Hey, Doc. Yeah, it's the plane. 76 00:06:32,309 --> 00:06:35,102 Dagny. Are you all right? 77 00:06:35,187 --> 00:06:36,896 ls that Dr. Akston? 78 00:06:36,980 --> 00:06:38,898 Well, thank goodness for that. 79 00:06:38,982 --> 00:06:40,941 l saved what l could from the wreck. 80 00:06:41,026 --> 00:06:43,778 The last time l saw you, l told you you would never find him... 81 00:06:43,862 --> 00:06:45,529 and now here you are in his arms. 82 00:06:45,614 --> 00:06:47,073 ln whose arms? 83 00:06:47,157 --> 00:06:49,366 The man you were looking for- my philosophy student. 84 00:06:50,494 --> 00:06:52,661 The man who invented the motor. 85 00:06:54,414 --> 00:06:56,832 You invented the motor? 86 00:07:00,337 --> 00:07:02,713 You're lucky you didn't break your neck. 87 00:07:04,925 --> 00:07:07,426 - ls she all right? - [ Galt ] Appears to be. 88 00:07:07,511 --> 00:07:09,053 Well, we didn't plan for this. 89 00:07:10,263 --> 00:07:12,306 She'll be my responsibility. 90 00:07:15,852 --> 00:07:17,770 Where are we? 91 00:07:17,854 --> 00:07:19,355 Mulligan's Valley. 92 00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:21,315 Midas. 93 00:07:22,651 --> 00:07:25,528 That was quite a stunt, Dagny. What are you doing here? 94 00:07:25,612 --> 00:07:27,404 l saw your plane. 95 00:07:27,489 --> 00:07:29,198 l never imagined it was being piloted... 96 00:07:29,282 --> 00:07:32,910 by one of only two people still missing from this valley. 97 00:07:32,994 --> 00:07:34,495 Who's the other? 98 00:07:34,579 --> 00:07:37,039 Hank Rearden, of course. 99 00:07:37,124 --> 00:07:38,541 [ Chuckles ] 100 00:07:39,751 --> 00:07:41,836 Glad you're in one piece. 101 00:07:43,964 --> 00:07:46,465 Doc Hendricks will meet you. 102 00:07:46,550 --> 00:07:48,801 lf she's up for it, bring her by my house tonight. 103 00:07:48,885 --> 00:07:50,678 l'll arrange something. 104 00:08:45,150 --> 00:08:47,276 Your house? Mine, yeah. 105 00:08:49,487 --> 00:08:51,947 All right. Nice and easy. 106 00:08:53,116 --> 00:08:55,284 Hi, Dagny. 107 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:57,786 l am Dr. Thomas Hendricks. 108 00:08:57,913 --> 00:09:00,080 May l have a look at your injuries? The neurosurgeon? 109 00:09:00,165 --> 00:09:04,793 Yes. But here in the valley, l practice other medicine as well. 110 00:09:07,672 --> 00:09:11,592 Okay. This will only take a second. 111 00:09:11,676 --> 00:09:16,096 lt's a diagnostic device l developed here in Atlantis. 112 00:09:16,181 --> 00:09:18,057 [ Buzzing Softly ] 113 00:09:18,141 --> 00:09:20,017 Every doctor should have one. 114 00:09:20,101 --> 00:09:22,978 lt's amazing what can be accomplished without red tape. 115 00:09:29,110 --> 00:09:32,738 Okay. Good news. Nothing serious. 116 00:09:32,822 --> 00:09:35,241 Sprained ankle, some bruised ribs. 117 00:09:35,325 --> 00:09:37,409 No sign of a concussion. 118 00:09:37,494 --> 00:09:42,748 So, l would like you to stay off your feet for a few days and get some rest. 119 00:09:42,832 --> 00:09:44,875 Call me if you have any questions. 120 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,211 - Thank you, Doctor. - You're welcome. 121 00:09:47,295 --> 00:09:48,754 Send me the bill. 122 00:09:48,838 --> 00:09:51,840 Absolutely not. No, l— l will pay for this myself. 123 00:09:51,925 --> 00:09:53,384 [ Men Chuckle ] 124 00:09:53,468 --> 00:09:55,636 We'll discuss that later. 125 00:09:58,390 --> 00:10:00,182 [ Whispers ] Our first trespasser. 126 00:10:00,267 --> 00:10:02,184 - Mm-hmm. Thank you, Doctor. - All right. 127 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,856 So you invented the motor? 128 00:10:07,941 --> 00:10:09,566 Let's get you to your room. 129 00:10:18,576 --> 00:10:20,744 l can walk. l know. 130 00:10:24,499 --> 00:10:26,041 Here we are. 131 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:33,382 - Am l a guest or a prisoner? - Well, that choice is yours. 132 00:10:35,051 --> 00:10:37,636 How can l make that choice when l'm dealing with a stranger? 133 00:10:37,721 --> 00:10:39,179 But you're not. 134 00:10:39,264 --> 00:10:41,432 Didn't you name the John Galt line after me? 135 00:10:41,516 --> 00:10:44,435 Yes, l did. But l named it after my enemy. 136 00:10:44,519 --> 00:10:47,021 Well, that's the contradiction you're going to have to figure out... 137 00:10:47,105 --> 00:10:49,565 sooner or later. 138 00:10:49,649 --> 00:10:51,817 lt was you, wasn't it? 139 00:10:51,901 --> 00:10:53,736 You destroyed my line. 140 00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:55,362 You're the destroyer. 141 00:10:55,447 --> 00:10:57,156 Get some rest. 142 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:58,741 Midas invited us to dinner. 143 00:10:58,825 --> 00:11:01,535 There will be some people there looking forward to seeing you. 144 00:11:03,496 --> 00:11:05,748 Why should l trust you? 145 00:11:12,297 --> 00:11:14,882 [ Narrator ] The world crisis was worsening. 146 00:11:14,966 --> 00:11:18,135 And as the head of state announced that he would address the nation, 147 00:11:18,219 --> 00:11:20,888 word was spreading quickly that another giant of industry, 148 00:11:20,972 --> 00:11:23,307 Dagny Taggart, had gone missing. 149 00:11:23,391 --> 00:11:26,226 Meanwhile, the government again increased its reward... 150 00:11:26,311 --> 00:11:29,563 for the capture of pirate Ragnar Danneskold. 151 00:11:49,167 --> 00:11:51,668 [ Doorbell Rings ] 152 00:11:51,753 --> 00:11:56,048 Dagny. For a woman that just fell out of the sky, you look pretty damn good. 153 00:11:56,174 --> 00:11:59,009 Thank you, Midas. And you— You look just the same. 154 00:11:59,094 --> 00:12:00,761 Come on in. 155 00:12:09,562 --> 00:12:13,065 Ladies and gentlemen, Taggart Transcontinental. 156 00:12:13,149 --> 00:12:15,150 [ All Applauding ] 157 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:18,654 Hear, hear! 158 00:12:21,825 --> 00:12:24,827 Dagny, it's wonderful to have you here. 159 00:12:24,911 --> 00:12:26,870 Enjoy the evening. 160 00:12:26,955 --> 00:12:28,539 [ Dagny ] Thank you, Rebecca. 161 00:12:28,623 --> 00:12:30,833 Everyone here has a story. 162 00:12:30,959 --> 00:12:33,669 ls that Kay Ludlow? Straight from Hollywood. 163 00:12:35,839 --> 00:12:37,464 How did you get here, Midas? 164 00:12:37,549 --> 00:12:42,386 Me? l made my fortune lending people money to buy houses and build businesses, 165 00:12:42,470 --> 00:12:45,222 and l only loaned to those people l was confident could repay me. 166 00:12:45,348 --> 00:12:49,435 Sure. They called me heartless, which l could live with. 167 00:12:49,519 --> 00:12:54,690 But when they forced me to give loans to people who could never pay me back, 168 00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:56,400 l got the hell out. 169 00:12:56,484 --> 00:12:59,486 Come. You must be hungry. 170 00:13:02,407 --> 00:13:06,493 When the politicians started making medical decisions for me, 171 00:13:06,578 --> 00:13:09,079 l decided l couldn't be a party to it anymore. 172 00:13:09,164 --> 00:13:13,375 Here in this valley, l treat my patients using my professional judgment, 173 00:13:13,460 --> 00:13:15,794 not some political directive. 174 00:13:15,879 --> 00:13:19,131 Dagny, we are on strike. 175 00:13:19,215 --> 00:13:23,552 What happened to Midas, what happened to Doc, 176 00:13:23,636 --> 00:13:25,679 it happened to each of us. 177 00:13:27,223 --> 00:13:30,225 No man belongs to another, Dagny. 178 00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:33,020 But there are those in power who would have you think otherwise. 179 00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:36,398 We honor charity and benevolence, 180 00:13:36,483 --> 00:13:39,401 but it must be provided on the giver's terms— 181 00:13:39,486 --> 00:13:41,987 voluntarily, and not by force. 182 00:13:42,071 --> 00:13:44,948 The powerful try to make us feel guilty for our success. 183 00:13:45,033 --> 00:13:48,035 And we are guilty- guilty for sacrificing ourselves... 184 00:13:48,119 --> 00:13:51,121 and for working under their terms. 185 00:13:51,206 --> 00:13:54,458 So we had to withdraw, to go on strike. 186 00:13:55,752 --> 00:13:58,003 But what about what you left behind? 187 00:13:58,087 --> 00:13:59,963 We left nothing behind, Dagny. 188 00:14:00,048 --> 00:14:04,134 What- We took with us the only real thing of value. 189 00:14:04,219 --> 00:14:07,596 Dagny, this is a strike of our minds. 190 00:14:09,807 --> 00:14:11,850 So what are you demanding? 191 00:14:11,935 --> 00:14:15,687 Nothing. We're not trying to impose our values on the world that we left behind. 192 00:14:15,772 --> 00:14:18,398 They're free to continue to believe as they want, whatever they want. 193 00:14:18,483 --> 00:14:20,567 But they're going to have to do it without our help. 194 00:14:20,652 --> 00:14:22,528 [ Man ] Hear, hear. 195 00:14:25,615 --> 00:14:26,949 Dagny. 196 00:14:27,033 --> 00:14:28,700 Ellis Wyatt. 197 00:14:30,453 --> 00:14:32,788 l can't believe it. 198 00:14:33,623 --> 00:14:35,207 l felt abandoned. 199 00:14:35,291 --> 00:14:39,211 l finished the John Galt line to move your oil, and you disappeared on me. 200 00:14:39,295 --> 00:14:42,631 You quit when l needed you most. 201 00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:45,551 All of you did. 202 00:14:45,635 --> 00:14:47,511 Now you know why. 203 00:14:47,595 --> 00:14:52,432 Well, perhaps, but you made a very difficult task nearly impossible. 204 00:14:52,517 --> 00:14:57,813 Dagny, l couldn't keep supporting a system that was determined to destroy me. 205 00:14:57,897 --> 00:15:01,400 Had l let 'em, they- they'd have never stopped. 206 00:15:01,484 --> 00:15:03,110 Everyone here knows that. 207 00:15:04,195 --> 00:15:06,863 We know what it takes to build something... 208 00:15:06,948 --> 00:15:10,409 and how little recognition you get from the outside world. 209 00:15:10,493 --> 00:15:12,578 You deserve more. 210 00:15:12,662 --> 00:15:16,415 You deserve to hear what each of us heard when we arrived here— 211 00:15:16,499 --> 00:15:20,168 Well done, Dagny. Well done. 212 00:15:23,214 --> 00:15:26,800 [ Narrator ] While the government was busy passing the Metal Unification Act... 213 00:15:26,884 --> 00:15:29,970 to try and solve the steel shortage through greater regulation, 214 00:15:30,054 --> 00:15:33,765 Ragnar Danneskold sunk several more ships carrying copper, 215 00:15:33,850 --> 00:15:36,184 resulting in more frequent electrical outages. 216 00:15:41,024 --> 00:15:43,233 [ Galt ] Dagny, l want you to stay for one month... 217 00:15:43,318 --> 00:15:48,780 just to see it all for yourself, and at the end, you can choose to stay or go. 218 00:15:48,865 --> 00:15:52,451 But while you're here, you gotta follow our rules. 219 00:15:52,535 --> 00:15:57,497 Our first rule is that no one provides unearned sustenance for another person. 220 00:15:57,582 --> 00:15:59,249 l'll pay my own way. 221 00:15:59,334 --> 00:16:00,959 l doubt it. You're penniless. 222 00:16:01,085 --> 00:16:04,713 What? Well, your money has no value here. 223 00:16:04,797 --> 00:16:07,132 What do you mean? 224 00:16:07,216 --> 00:16:10,802 Well, here in the Gulch, we deal in gold. 225 00:16:10,887 --> 00:16:12,763 l see. 226 00:16:13,514 --> 00:16:16,016 Then l'll earn my keep. 227 00:16:16,142 --> 00:16:19,227 How? Hire me. 228 00:16:19,312 --> 00:16:23,106 l'll cook, clean, do laundry in exchange for room and board... 229 00:16:23,191 --> 00:16:26,610 and a little money for something to wear other than this. 230 00:16:26,694 --> 00:16:30,238 You— You really want to do that? 231 00:16:32,867 --> 00:16:34,743 Yes. 232 00:16:37,538 --> 00:16:39,039 Then you're hired. 233 00:16:39,123 --> 00:16:40,290 Here. 234 00:16:42,210 --> 00:16:43,794 An advance. 235 00:16:43,878 --> 00:16:45,462 Where did you get these? 236 00:16:45,546 --> 00:16:47,714 The Mulligan bank. 237 00:17:31,384 --> 00:17:32,926 Whose house is that? 238 00:17:38,641 --> 00:17:40,434 Francisco. 239 00:17:41,144 --> 00:17:42,686 He was the first. 240 00:17:44,439 --> 00:17:48,817 So he destroyed his reputation and the family's copper mines for the strike? 241 00:17:48,901 --> 00:17:51,570 That's not all he gave up. 242 00:17:51,654 --> 00:17:55,031 You know that he and l were very close at one time. 243 00:17:55,116 --> 00:17:57,492 l do. 244 00:17:57,577 --> 00:17:59,119 What did he tell you? 245 00:17:59,203 --> 00:18:02,831 Nothing in particular, but with his tone? 246 00:18:04,500 --> 00:18:06,334 Everything. 247 00:18:09,297 --> 00:18:11,173 They'll be happy to see you. 248 00:18:45,291 --> 00:18:47,751 Ragnar Danneskold? 249 00:18:47,835 --> 00:18:50,587 Dagny Taggart. Have you joined us? 250 00:18:50,671 --> 00:18:53,089 No, l haven't. l'm, uh— 251 00:18:53,174 --> 00:18:55,425 A scab? 252 00:18:55,510 --> 00:18:58,887 l crashed the gate. Literally. 253 00:18:58,971 --> 00:19:00,472 So you are a scab. 254 00:19:00,556 --> 00:19:02,849 And you're a pirate. 255 00:19:02,934 --> 00:19:04,434 Right? 256 00:19:04,519 --> 00:19:09,105 l, uh, have been accused of making the seas unsafe. 257 00:19:09,190 --> 00:19:11,107 But only for those ships carrying goods... 258 00:19:11,192 --> 00:19:13,735 taken by government force from the rightful owners. 259 00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:15,487 l'm just returning what's been stolen. 260 00:19:15,571 --> 00:19:20,242 Now, if that makes me a pirate— well, so be it. 261 00:19:22,370 --> 00:19:24,246 See you around. 262 00:19:24,330 --> 00:19:26,414 l'm sure. 263 00:19:37,093 --> 00:19:40,387 - Hi, Miss Taggart. - Oh. Hello. 264 00:19:40,471 --> 00:19:42,138 So they're not in school? 265 00:19:42,265 --> 00:19:44,015 Oh, no. l'm homeschooling them. Oh. 266 00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:47,018 l joined the strike because l wouldn't put them in an educational system... 267 00:19:47,103 --> 00:19:48,770 that doesn't teach them to think. 268 00:19:48,855 --> 00:19:51,189 l guess they have some great role models around here, don't they? 269 00:19:51,274 --> 00:19:53,400 Oh, yeah. They do. And they're very happy. 270 00:19:53,484 --> 00:19:54,776 [ Chuckles ] Oh. 271 00:19:54,902 --> 00:19:57,320 Have a great day. Thank you. 272 00:19:58,865 --> 00:19:59,990 Thanks. 273 00:20:00,074 --> 00:20:02,617 [ No Audible Dialogue ] 274 00:20:02,785 --> 00:20:05,287 [ Narrator ] As the 1 00th anniversary of Taggart Bridge, 275 00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:07,205 America's most important railroad overpass, 276 00:20:07,290 --> 00:20:09,499 came and went with little fanfare, 277 00:20:09,584 --> 00:20:12,627 Jim Taggart continued to intentionally mislead the public, 278 00:20:12,712 --> 00:20:14,254 announcing that the copper wire shortage... 279 00:20:14,338 --> 00:20:18,800 would not necessarily affect transporting Minnesota's wheat. 280 00:20:18,885 --> 00:20:21,052 He also announced that Dagny had died, 281 00:20:21,137 --> 00:20:24,389 and that her absence would not affect railroad operations. 282 00:20:26,350 --> 00:20:30,145 Gentlemen, science belongs to the people, 283 00:20:30,229 --> 00:20:33,356 not a single individual just because he invented it. 284 00:20:47,038 --> 00:20:49,080 Every man on the face of the globe... 285 00:20:49,165 --> 00:20:54,252 has the right to share in the advantages created by technological progress. 286 00:20:54,337 --> 00:20:59,174 lt is vitally important that we maintain a positive public opinion. 287 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:03,011 We can't allow criticism of the project at this time. 288 00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:06,598 Gentlemen, we should all be very proud to usher in this new era. 289 00:21:06,724 --> 00:21:10,936 These new instruments of peace will protect us from any and all aggressors. 290 00:21:11,020 --> 00:21:14,940 Project F will allow us to keep order in the streets and protect the public. 291 00:21:15,024 --> 00:21:16,524 [ Jim ] Mr. Thompson— 292 00:21:16,609 --> 00:21:20,612 Uh, Jimmy. Sorry to hear about the loss of your sister Dagny. 293 00:21:20,696 --> 00:21:22,197 She'll be sorely missed. 294 00:21:22,281 --> 00:21:25,325 Thank you. Uh, l just want you to know... 295 00:21:25,451 --> 00:21:30,121 that we really need the Railroad Unification Act to save our transportation system. 296 00:21:30,206 --> 00:21:33,375 All for one, one for all. l mean, that's the key here. 297 00:21:33,459 --> 00:21:35,418 Getting things going. 298 00:21:35,503 --> 00:21:39,714 ln fact, we've appointed Cuffy Meigs to direct the initiative. 299 00:21:39,799 --> 00:21:41,299 For the public good. 300 00:21:41,384 --> 00:21:44,052 Absolutely. Mmm. 301 00:21:45,805 --> 00:21:49,057 [ Ferris ] We need to make sure the speech is on all the networks. 302 00:21:55,439 --> 00:21:57,315 [ Galt ] ln a lot of ways, this valley represents... 303 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:59,776 what your great grandfather, Nat, saw in our country- 304 00:21:59,860 --> 00:22:04,447 unbridled opportunity, where innovation is rewarded. 305 00:22:04,532 --> 00:22:07,283 You see, he built the Taggart Bridge over the Mississippi... 306 00:22:07,368 --> 00:22:10,829 and connected an entire nation by rail. 307 00:22:10,913 --> 00:22:14,791 When the courts tried to stop him, he fought and he prevailed. 308 00:22:14,875 --> 00:22:16,501 That bridge is still standing today. 309 00:22:16,585 --> 00:22:18,712 True. True, but as the country prospered, 310 00:22:18,796 --> 00:22:22,757 the people gave the government more and more power. 311 00:22:22,842 --> 00:22:26,886 Those in charge saw successful businessmen as a threat to their control, 312 00:22:26,971 --> 00:22:30,890 so they simply took what was created in the name of the public good. 313 00:22:30,975 --> 00:22:33,309 So you convinced the others to strike. 314 00:22:33,394 --> 00:22:34,978 Each one was invited here. 315 00:22:35,062 --> 00:22:39,649 You— You're the first person to come to this valley by accident. 316 00:22:40,901 --> 00:22:43,194 lf you choose to stay, 317 00:22:43,279 --> 00:22:46,406 you'll have to join us in what we are trying to accomplish. 318 00:22:46,490 --> 00:22:48,283 You have an important decision to make. 319 00:22:51,203 --> 00:22:53,455 But l love the railroad my great grandfather built. 320 00:22:57,418 --> 00:22:59,669 Good night. 321 00:23:03,632 --> 00:23:05,717 Was it as difficult for all the others? 322 00:23:05,801 --> 00:23:07,302 The first night was. 323 00:23:07,386 --> 00:23:08,970 ls this the room where they arrive? 324 00:23:09,055 --> 00:23:11,890 l never intended you to occupy this room. 325 00:23:13,225 --> 00:23:15,018 Good night. 326 00:23:42,088 --> 00:23:44,589 [ Narrator ] Francisco D'Anconia's copper mines, 327 00:23:44,673 --> 00:23:46,841 the world's largest remaining mines, 328 00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:49,344 were closed due to a series of explosions. 329 00:23:51,597 --> 00:23:55,391 No workers were injured, but no new copper was available. 330 00:24:06,612 --> 00:24:08,696 [ Horn Honks ] 331 00:24:11,700 --> 00:24:13,618 [ Laughs ] 332 00:24:13,702 --> 00:24:15,411 Francisco. 333 00:24:15,496 --> 00:24:17,455 You're two days late. What happened? 334 00:24:17,581 --> 00:24:19,958 Sorry l'm late, John. Come in. l'll get you a drink. 335 00:24:20,042 --> 00:24:23,795 But listen, l came to tell you that l won't be long. 336 00:24:23,879 --> 00:24:25,839 [ Dagny ] Francisco. l'm concerned— 337 00:24:27,091 --> 00:24:29,467 Dagny. lt's like l can't believe you're alive! 338 00:24:29,552 --> 00:24:31,052 Oh. 339 00:24:32,138 --> 00:24:33,680 And you're here. 340 00:24:34,723 --> 00:24:37,183 Now you know everything. 341 00:24:37,268 --> 00:24:39,269 Now you understand why. 342 00:24:39,353 --> 00:24:42,438 Frisco, you should know- l'm here by accident. l'm not part of the strike. 343 00:24:44,525 --> 00:24:46,025 How did you get here? 344 00:24:46,110 --> 00:24:48,444 lt's a long story. 345 00:24:48,529 --> 00:24:50,613 The main thing is that you are safe. 346 00:24:50,698 --> 00:24:51,990 He's right. 347 00:24:52,074 --> 00:24:53,908 l'll come by later. All right then. 348 00:24:56,495 --> 00:24:58,288 And l want to spend some time with you. 349 00:24:58,372 --> 00:24:59,873 Me too. 350 00:25:01,584 --> 00:25:03,168 l'll stop by. Bye, John. 351 00:25:03,252 --> 00:25:04,752 Welcome back. 352 00:25:04,837 --> 00:25:08,464 l'm going to stop by the power plant to check the output levels. 353 00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:11,009 Power plant? 354 00:25:11,135 --> 00:25:13,136 [ Chuckles ] Yes. [ Car Engine Starts ] 355 00:25:16,307 --> 00:25:17,807 Come on. 356 00:25:58,307 --> 00:26:01,351 The motor generates enough power for the entire valley. 357 00:26:01,435 --> 00:26:04,812 ln fact, it could power the entire West Coast. 358 00:26:05,564 --> 00:26:07,607 How? 359 00:26:07,691 --> 00:26:10,652 lt converts atmospheric electricity into energy... 360 00:26:10,736 --> 00:26:12,737 at virtually no cost. 361 00:26:27,836 --> 00:26:29,963 ls this it? Yes. 362 00:26:30,047 --> 00:26:33,716 l can't believe this powers the entire valley. 363 00:26:33,801 --> 00:26:37,387 No amount of force will grant you access to that motor. 364 00:26:37,471 --> 00:26:39,222 Allow me. 365 00:26:40,349 --> 00:26:42,934 l swear by my life and my love of it... 366 00:26:43,018 --> 00:26:45,561 that l will never live for the sake of another man... 367 00:26:45,646 --> 00:26:48,022 nor ask another man to live for mine. 368 00:26:48,107 --> 00:26:49,816 [ Machinery Clattering ] 369 00:26:57,950 --> 00:27:00,034 Not yet. 370 00:27:01,912 --> 00:27:05,623 Everyone has taken that oath who lives in this valley. 371 00:27:05,708 --> 00:27:07,458 Everyone except you. 372 00:27:07,543 --> 00:27:09,294 Well, that's what l do. 373 00:27:09,378 --> 00:27:11,045 l live for myself, not for others, 374 00:27:11,130 --> 00:27:14,465 just, unlike you, l don't believe in abandoning the fight. 375 00:27:14,550 --> 00:27:19,679 Well, we're going to have to see which one of us is wrong. 376 00:27:19,763 --> 00:27:23,099 Until then, l know you won't say those words until you mean them... 377 00:27:23,183 --> 00:27:25,143 the way they're intended. 378 00:28:09,104 --> 00:28:34,128 [ No Audible Dialogue ] 379 00:29:13,085 --> 00:29:16,629 [ Galt ] l still don't understand why you don't use mules, Francisco. 380 00:29:16,713 --> 00:29:19,340 Mules, John? These animals are not so friendly. 381 00:29:19,425 --> 00:29:21,092 They're just as stubborn as women. 382 00:29:21,176 --> 00:29:23,636 Frisco, you are wasting an unconscionable amount of time... 383 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:25,388 bringing your copper ore up this way. 384 00:29:25,472 --> 00:29:27,932 You ought to build a rail line down to the smelter. 385 00:29:28,016 --> 00:29:30,059 l know, but it's such a difficult job. 386 00:29:30,144 --> 00:29:33,020 Besides, the mine's output doesn't justify the expense. 387 00:29:33,105 --> 00:29:34,856 That's nonsense. You see that pass to the east? 388 00:29:34,940 --> 00:29:37,483 Uh-huh. lt's an easier grade with softer stone. 389 00:29:37,568 --> 00:29:39,318 lt wouldn't take a lot of curves. 390 00:29:39,403 --> 00:29:42,864 Maybe three miles of rail, narrow gauge. 391 00:29:42,948 --> 00:29:44,532 - You have a pen and paper? - Here. 392 00:29:44,616 --> 00:29:46,492 lt'll pay for itself in three years. 393 00:29:46,577 --> 00:29:50,288 Here. Look. l might have to blast a tunnel here, a few hundred feet or less, 394 00:29:50,372 --> 00:29:54,625 and l'd need a steel trestle to bring the track across this gorge. 395 00:29:54,710 --> 00:29:56,419 We'd bring it down here. 396 00:29:56,503 --> 00:30:00,715 lt's not that difficult, and it would cut off that last mile of corkscrew turns. 397 00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:03,676 l could have the track laid in three months. 398 00:30:06,013 --> 00:30:08,473 [ Chuckles ] Oh, what for? 399 00:30:08,557 --> 00:30:10,850 Abandon an entire transcontinental system... 400 00:30:10,934 --> 00:30:12,935 to build three miles of railroad. 401 00:30:13,020 --> 00:30:15,271 lf you change your mind, l'll hire you on the spot. 402 00:30:16,565 --> 00:30:19,317 Or Midas can give you a loan if you want to own it. 403 00:30:19,401 --> 00:30:21,944 No, l can't. Not yet. 404 00:30:22,070 --> 00:30:25,656 l wish l could just stay here and never know what my brother is doing to the railroad. 405 00:30:25,741 --> 00:30:28,201 Well, you would hear about it- every wreck, every explosion, 406 00:30:28,285 --> 00:30:29,785 every broken line. 407 00:30:29,870 --> 00:30:32,955 And eventually, the collapse of the Taggart Bridge. 408 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:34,499 That's not going to happen. 409 00:30:34,583 --> 00:30:37,126 Dagny, nobody stays here by faking reality. 410 00:30:39,254 --> 00:30:41,255 Well, l'll get back to my job then. 411 00:30:41,340 --> 00:30:44,425 Enjoy your last week, Dagny. 412 00:30:54,436 --> 00:30:56,646 Here's a question for you— 413 00:30:56,730 --> 00:31:01,526 lf Taggart Transcontinental were your own company, 414 00:31:01,610 --> 00:31:03,569 would you hire your brother Jim? 415 00:31:03,654 --> 00:31:06,822 Good God, no. No, l wouldn't hire him as a track worker. 416 00:31:06,907 --> 00:31:08,908 l mean, he's— he's completely incompetent. 417 00:31:08,992 --> 00:31:13,829 Mm-hmm. Then why do Jim and all of his cronies have so much power? 418 00:31:16,166 --> 00:31:17,667 Why do they? 419 00:31:17,751 --> 00:31:20,127 Mm-hmm. 420 00:31:20,212 --> 00:31:24,674 Because they promote the idea that it's okay... 421 00:31:24,758 --> 00:31:27,677 to take from one man, give to another. 422 00:31:27,761 --> 00:31:31,389 Dagny, all of your life, you've heard people saying... 423 00:31:31,473 --> 00:31:35,268 that we have to help the less fortunate, 424 00:31:35,352 --> 00:31:37,853 that the measure of virtue is— 425 00:31:37,938 --> 00:31:41,440 is not what you achieve, but what you do for others. 426 00:31:41,525 --> 00:31:44,110 Hmm? You— You've heard them say... 427 00:31:44,194 --> 00:31:48,781 that people have a right to a living just because they're human. 428 00:31:48,865 --> 00:31:52,076 And that's not the right to earn a living, that is a right to a living, 429 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:55,204 which you are required to provide for them. 430 00:31:56,498 --> 00:32:00,251 Now, do you see any common themes here? 431 00:32:00,335 --> 00:32:04,046 Need of others paramount, your needs secondary? 432 00:32:04,131 --> 00:32:08,634 Their philosophy is based on how much you sacrifice to other people, 433 00:32:08,719 --> 00:32:11,220 not on what you achieve. 434 00:32:12,514 --> 00:32:15,182 That philosophy can't work. 435 00:32:15,267 --> 00:32:19,979 Unless you continue to work and work and work and work... 436 00:32:20,063 --> 00:32:23,941 and try to overcome all the obstacles which they have created for you. 437 00:32:24,026 --> 00:32:26,527 And no matter how much they take from you, 438 00:32:26,612 --> 00:32:29,947 they still count on your work ethic, your integrity, 439 00:32:30,032 --> 00:32:33,701 your desire to keep producing. 440 00:32:35,537 --> 00:32:37,204 But l— l love what l do. 441 00:32:37,289 --> 00:32:40,958 No, l know. Yeah. So did John. 442 00:32:41,043 --> 00:32:44,295 Yeah. But he refused to accept their ideas. 443 00:32:44,379 --> 00:32:49,258 He refused to put his ability- his motor— 444 00:32:49,343 --> 00:32:51,469 at their disposal. 445 00:32:51,553 --> 00:32:53,554 As long as you continue to accept it, 446 00:32:53,639 --> 00:32:58,059 they will continue to exploit your extraordinary abilities. 447 00:33:01,730 --> 00:33:04,273 [ Narrator ] While Thompson and his cronies were holed up... 448 00:33:04,358 --> 00:33:06,525 in the Wayne-Falkland Hotel in New York, 449 00:33:06,610 --> 00:33:09,528 preparing for his big speech on November 23, 450 00:33:09,613 --> 00:33:13,699 Henry Rearden continued his search for Dagny Taggart. 451 00:33:25,170 --> 00:33:28,255 [ Airplane Approaches ] 452 00:33:30,008 --> 00:33:34,303 John, that's Hank Rearden, one man you have yet to bring here— 453 00:33:34,388 --> 00:33:36,514 one you wanted for some time. 454 00:33:38,684 --> 00:33:41,352 Maybe Francisco can convince him. 455 00:33:41,436 --> 00:33:43,187 Maybe. 456 00:33:54,783 --> 00:33:57,243 So, how was the lecture tonight? 457 00:33:57,327 --> 00:33:58,911 [ Mutters Softly ] Well— Hmm. 458 00:34:02,499 --> 00:34:04,125 John, what is it? 459 00:34:06,128 --> 00:34:08,379 You've got something on your mind. 460 00:34:08,463 --> 00:34:10,548 l know you too well, my friend. 461 00:34:13,301 --> 00:34:15,302 Of all of us here, 462 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:19,890 l know that you're the one who's given up the most. 463 00:34:26,857 --> 00:34:29,442 l'll be all right, John. 464 00:34:30,694 --> 00:34:32,945 lt's time to get Hank. 465 00:34:43,832 --> 00:34:45,833 We're out of chocolate cake. 466 00:34:47,836 --> 00:34:49,420 Oh, you scared me. [ Laughs ] 467 00:34:49,504 --> 00:34:51,630 What are you doing? 468 00:34:51,715 --> 00:34:54,800 Well, l told you. l've been watching you. 469 00:34:54,885 --> 00:34:56,385 l couldn't sleep. 470 00:34:56,470 --> 00:34:59,597 My mind's racing. You? 471 00:34:59,681 --> 00:35:01,766 Well, l have a stranger in my house. 472 00:35:10,692 --> 00:35:12,485 When's the first time you saw me? 473 00:35:12,569 --> 00:35:14,695 l remember that well. 474 00:35:16,406 --> 00:35:18,407 You were standing on the Taggart passenger platform. 475 00:35:18,492 --> 00:35:20,409 You were wearing an evening gown and a shawl, 476 00:35:20,494 --> 00:35:22,536 and if your shawl had slipped any further down, 477 00:35:22,621 --> 00:35:25,664 you'd have been standing there naked. 478 00:35:25,749 --> 00:35:27,291 And you belonged there. 479 00:35:27,375 --> 00:35:32,296 Not in some silk-curtained sitting room, but there. 480 00:35:32,380 --> 00:35:34,799 Among the rails. 481 00:35:38,678 --> 00:35:40,930 Did you see that plane circling the valley today? 482 00:35:41,014 --> 00:35:42,681 Yes. 483 00:35:42,766 --> 00:35:44,725 That was Hank Rearden. 484 00:35:46,186 --> 00:35:48,312 Hank's a good man. 485 00:35:59,491 --> 00:36:03,160 [ Narrator ] Anticipating greater unrest, the State Science lnstitute... 486 00:36:03,245 --> 00:36:07,289 began developing crude, but lethal, crowd-control devices. 487 00:36:07,374 --> 00:36:08,916 As the Unification Board... 488 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:12,837 remained incapable of clearing the rockslide blocking the Taggart Tunnel, 489 00:36:12,921 --> 00:36:16,006 cross-country transportation was now crippled. 490 00:36:18,593 --> 00:36:20,636 So, Dagny- 491 00:36:23,181 --> 00:36:25,516 Have you made your decision? 492 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:29,103 Hmm. l think so. 493 00:36:29,187 --> 00:36:31,397 But l'm not sure. 494 00:36:31,481 --> 00:36:34,066 And it's too important not to be completely certain. 495 00:36:35,151 --> 00:36:36,652 lf any of your uncertainty... 496 00:36:36,736 --> 00:36:40,656 is a conflict between your heart and your mind, 497 00:36:40,740 --> 00:36:42,408 follow your mind. 498 00:36:42,492 --> 00:36:44,785 That wasn't the advice l was expecting. 499 00:36:46,329 --> 00:36:48,831 [ Mulligan ] Let it go until it's time. 500 00:36:48,915 --> 00:36:50,875 We still have you with us tonight. 501 00:36:52,252 --> 00:36:56,130 Francisco, you'll be back in a few months. 502 00:36:56,214 --> 00:36:57,715 November at the latest. 503 00:36:57,799 --> 00:37:00,801 And, John, you're not returning to New York this time, are you? 504 00:37:00,886 --> 00:37:02,761 l haven't decided yet. 505 00:37:02,846 --> 00:37:05,472 [ Scoffs ] You're not thinking about going back to that hell, are you? 506 00:37:05,557 --> 00:37:06,974 l am. 507 00:37:07,058 --> 00:37:08,726 But, John, why? 508 00:37:08,810 --> 00:37:12,396 Well, l'll tell you once l've decided. 509 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:13,981 But everyone's here except Hank, 510 00:37:14,065 --> 00:37:15,566 and he'll be here soon enough. 511 00:37:15,650 --> 00:37:17,401 And Dagny, if she chooses. 512 00:37:17,485 --> 00:37:20,070 Your job is done. There's nothing more for you to look for out there. 513 00:37:20,155 --> 00:37:21,989 l know. 514 00:37:22,073 --> 00:37:24,950 When the rails are nationalized, everything will collapse. 515 00:37:25,035 --> 00:37:26,869 Why risk it? 516 00:37:26,953 --> 00:37:29,705 They are getting serious about the disappearances. 517 00:37:29,789 --> 00:37:32,833 They suspect something. You, of all people, shouldn't be there. 518 00:37:34,127 --> 00:37:35,920 The infrastructure's falling apart. 519 00:37:36,004 --> 00:37:39,590 Just the physical risk of complex machinery in the hands of blind fools— 520 00:37:39,674 --> 00:37:42,009 You'll be taking a chance every time you step on a train. 521 00:37:42,093 --> 00:37:43,886 There's been one collision after another. 522 00:37:43,970 --> 00:37:47,181 Not to mention the weapons the SSl have been testing to maintain the peace, 523 00:37:47,265 --> 00:37:48,766 as they say. 524 00:37:48,850 --> 00:37:51,518 lf l go back, it won't be for the strike. 525 00:37:53,355 --> 00:37:56,523 lt'll be to get the only thing l want for myself. 526 00:37:59,486 --> 00:38:01,195 [ Mulligan ] There's going to be riots. 527 00:38:02,197 --> 00:38:03,989 Electricity's being rationed. 528 00:38:04,074 --> 00:38:06,617 Food supply chains are being severed. 529 00:38:06,701 --> 00:38:10,329 ln no time at all, there'll be one train a week, and then one train a month, 530 00:38:10,413 --> 00:38:11,914 and then the Taggart Bridge will collapse. 531 00:38:11,998 --> 00:38:13,540 No. 532 00:38:20,173 --> 00:38:22,341 No. That won't happen. 533 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:25,427 Then you've made your decision. 534 00:38:25,512 --> 00:38:27,221 l have. 535 00:38:27,305 --> 00:38:31,100 As long as l am alive, l will not desert a battle that is mine to fight. 536 00:38:31,184 --> 00:38:33,811 You'll be back, Dagny. 537 00:38:33,895 --> 00:38:35,604 And we'll be here waiting for you. 538 00:38:37,107 --> 00:38:39,358 We need to discuss the conditions of your departure. 539 00:38:39,442 --> 00:38:42,528 First, you have to give us your word that you won't disclose anything about this valley. 540 00:38:42,612 --> 00:38:44,863 You can't reveal our— our cause, 541 00:38:44,948 --> 00:38:47,908 our existence, your whereabouts for the past month, 542 00:38:47,993 --> 00:38:49,743 to anyone for any reason. 543 00:38:50,412 --> 00:38:51,912 l give you my word. 544 00:38:51,997 --> 00:38:55,457 Second, you never attempt to come back uninvited again. 545 00:39:15,603 --> 00:39:18,147 Have you decided? 546 00:39:18,231 --> 00:39:19,898 Are you going back? 547 00:39:25,739 --> 00:39:27,823 [ Sighs ] 548 00:39:28,992 --> 00:39:30,743 Yes. 549 00:39:31,828 --> 00:39:33,954 But Frisco said it's too dangerous for you. 550 00:39:34,039 --> 00:39:35,831 l don't want you to go. 551 00:39:35,915 --> 00:39:37,583 lt's not up to you. 552 00:39:37,667 --> 00:39:39,835 You're going for my sake. 553 00:39:39,919 --> 00:39:42,129 No, for mine. 554 00:39:43,131 --> 00:39:44,923 Will we see each other? 555 00:39:46,092 --> 00:39:47,551 No. 556 00:39:47,635 --> 00:39:50,220 Will you be watching me? 557 00:39:50,305 --> 00:39:51,805 More so. 558 00:39:51,890 --> 00:39:53,974 Why? 559 00:39:54,059 --> 00:39:56,810 To be there the day you decide to join us. 560 00:39:56,895 --> 00:40:00,564 What if l told you l will never join you? 561 00:40:00,690 --> 00:40:03,525 That would be a lie. John, the risk. 562 00:40:03,610 --> 00:40:07,071 l wouldn't do it if l had no selfish end to gain. 563 00:40:07,155 --> 00:40:09,156 What selfish end? 564 00:40:14,162 --> 00:40:16,080 l want you here. 565 00:40:55,453 --> 00:40:58,664 l need to make sure you can't find your way back. 566 00:42:07,317 --> 00:42:09,651 You'll find a Taggart station in town. 567 00:42:10,528 --> 00:42:12,029 Don't look for me. 568 00:42:12,113 --> 00:42:16,450 When you need me, l'll be the easiest man in the world to find. 569 00:43:13,383 --> 00:43:14,925 Hank. [ Hank ] Dagny? 570 00:43:15,009 --> 00:43:16,510 l'm so sorry. 571 00:43:16,594 --> 00:43:18,553 [ Hank ] lt's okay. You don't need to apologize. 572 00:43:18,638 --> 00:43:20,305 [ Dagny ] There's something l have to tell you. 573 00:43:20,390 --> 00:43:22,266 [ Hank ] l'm just happy to hear your voice, 574 00:43:22,350 --> 00:43:24,559 to know you're all right. 575 00:43:24,644 --> 00:43:27,145 What we had together is a memory l will always cherish. 576 00:43:27,230 --> 00:43:29,731 [ Dagny ] l'm so sorry, Hank. l'm happy, Dagny. 577 00:43:29,816 --> 00:43:32,442 l've got to run. Frisco is waiting. 578 00:43:32,527 --> 00:43:34,820 We'll see each other soon. 579 00:43:34,904 --> 00:43:36,947 Who is John Galt? 580 00:43:40,576 --> 00:43:41,994 [ Narrator ] Jim Taggart scheduled a press conference... 581 00:43:42,078 --> 00:43:45,831 announcing the sudden return of his sister Dagny to New York. 582 00:43:45,915 --> 00:43:48,917 Meanwhile, several Rearden steelworkers died defending a mill... 583 00:43:49,002 --> 00:43:52,921 against a violent takeover by government-sponsored union thugs. 584 00:43:54,132 --> 00:43:56,633 At the same time, the diverted Taggart trains... 585 00:43:56,718 --> 00:43:59,761 stopped transporting badly needed Minnesota wheat to the East Coast. 586 00:44:10,606 --> 00:44:14,776 l'm not accustomed to being dragged away from the SSl without rhyme or reason. 587 00:44:14,861 --> 00:44:17,154 Ah, Dr. Stadler. Precisely. 588 00:44:17,238 --> 00:44:20,073 Which makes me appreciate you all the more. 589 00:44:21,034 --> 00:44:22,784 Why am l here? 590 00:44:22,869 --> 00:44:26,413 Walk with me. l have another meeting in five minutes. 591 00:44:29,500 --> 00:44:33,754 Dr. Stadler, more than ever, the government needs to present a strong, unified front... 592 00:44:33,838 --> 00:44:36,465 to bolster the confidence of the people. 593 00:44:36,549 --> 00:44:39,009 The head of state has a grand vision for the future. 594 00:44:39,093 --> 00:44:42,804 And he expects the full support of the State Science lnstitute, 595 00:44:42,889 --> 00:44:45,599 namely your full support on our current project. 596 00:44:45,683 --> 00:44:48,435 My full support for what? 597 00:44:48,519 --> 00:44:50,312 You'll get the specifics later. 598 00:44:50,396 --> 00:44:52,856 Now listen carefully, Doctor. 599 00:44:52,940 --> 00:44:55,609 What l'm about to share with you is highly confidential... 600 00:44:55,693 --> 00:44:58,236 and crucial to the nation's welfare. 601 00:45:01,449 --> 00:45:03,617 "Project F"? 602 00:45:11,417 --> 00:45:15,879 Why, this looks like an instrument of torture. 603 00:45:15,963 --> 00:45:18,048 Why wasn't l told about this? 604 00:45:18,132 --> 00:45:22,552 How dare you use my research to create this— this— this weapon? 605 00:45:22,637 --> 00:45:26,306 l didn't spend eight years to see my research turned into this. 606 00:45:26,432 --> 00:45:29,142 l mean, l have— Your signature, Doctor. 607 00:45:29,227 --> 00:45:30,894 The public needs to know... 608 00:45:30,978 --> 00:45:34,773 the tax money spent on SSl research serves the public. 609 00:45:34,857 --> 00:45:39,945 l founded the SSl to expand the frontiers of knowledge. 610 00:45:40,029 --> 00:45:43,490 This is not the time for impractical idealism. 611 00:45:43,574 --> 00:45:48,245 The motive for Project F is not up for discussion. 612 00:45:48,329 --> 00:45:51,665 Consider yourself informed, Doctor. 613 00:45:51,749 --> 00:45:54,793 What if l don't want to give my support? 614 00:45:54,877 --> 00:45:58,213 What if l don't agree with this— this abomination? 615 00:46:00,341 --> 00:46:02,092 Well, then. 616 00:46:43,092 --> 00:46:44,634 [ TV Reporter ] ...all operations. 617 00:46:44,719 --> 00:46:46,595 ln other news, Head of State Thompson said... 618 00:46:46,679 --> 00:46:49,764 there is no national problem with aviation safety... 619 00:46:49,849 --> 00:46:55,812 despite yesterday's Amalgamated Airlines crash which killed 35 passengers. 620 00:46:55,897 --> 00:46:57,439 Just do it, Eddie. 621 00:47:00,902 --> 00:47:04,404 You've been Dagny's right-hand man for years, so take care of it. 622 00:47:10,453 --> 00:47:13,663 Dagny- l'll be with you in a minute. 623 00:47:13,748 --> 00:47:17,459 Just cancel the Comet for the schedule for tomorrow and Tuesday. 624 00:47:17,543 --> 00:47:21,046 Fire the engines to Arizona for the grapefruit special... 625 00:47:21,130 --> 00:47:23,215 and send the orders out immediately. 626 00:47:23,299 --> 00:47:25,050 You'll do nothing of the kind. 627 00:47:25,134 --> 00:47:28,220 Minnesota needs that line to move the harvest. 628 00:47:32,934 --> 00:47:34,935 Send the orders. 629 00:47:37,772 --> 00:47:39,231 Excuse me. 630 00:47:49,158 --> 00:47:51,660 Thank God. 631 00:47:51,786 --> 00:47:54,496 Dagny, l thought that- You're not sending any orders. 632 00:47:54,580 --> 00:47:56,915 But Washington sent him here to oversee the Railroad Unification Act. 633 00:47:56,999 --> 00:47:59,668 Washington doesn't run this railroad. l do. 634 00:47:59,752 --> 00:48:00,752 Dagny. 635 00:48:00,878 --> 00:48:02,379 l, uh— Jim. 636 00:48:02,463 --> 00:48:04,297 heard the good news you're okay. 637 00:48:04,382 --> 00:48:05,966 l'm, uh— 638 00:48:06,050 --> 00:48:09,553 [ Chuckles ] l'm glad you're back. Alive. 639 00:48:09,637 --> 00:48:12,305 There are some urgent- the most urgent thing now is... 640 00:48:12,390 --> 00:48:15,141 for you to go to the press and tell them you didn't quit. 641 00:48:15,268 --> 00:48:17,727 l'm not doing any press. No, you have to. They've been all— 642 00:48:17,812 --> 00:48:21,565 l'm not going to reassure the public about the state of our industry, Jim. 643 00:48:21,649 --> 00:48:23,900 What is this Railroad Unification Act? 644 00:48:23,985 --> 00:48:30,031 Well, it's a new national setup that went into effect about three weeks ago... 645 00:48:30,116 --> 00:48:32,701 which you will approve of and appreciate and find extremely good... 646 00:48:32,785 --> 00:48:34,369 for Taggart Transcontinental. 647 00:48:34,453 --> 00:48:35,954 What is it? 648 00:48:36,038 --> 00:48:39,874 You are aware we are in an emergency situation, right? 649 00:48:39,959 --> 00:48:43,712 The country's top priority is to preserve the transportation industry. 650 00:48:43,796 --> 00:48:45,297 The national survival requires— 651 00:48:45,381 --> 00:48:47,757 What is the plan? What does it do? 652 00:48:47,842 --> 00:48:51,803 Every railroad in the country has been unified into a single team. 653 00:48:53,014 --> 00:48:54,639 Pooling their resources. 654 00:48:58,519 --> 00:49:00,437 You've nationalized the railroad. 655 00:49:00,521 --> 00:49:02,022 No skin off your back. 656 00:49:02,106 --> 00:49:03,857 Cuffy. Cuffy, please. 657 00:49:03,941 --> 00:49:05,442 Dagny, under the act, 658 00:49:05,526 --> 00:49:08,778 all of the gross revenue will be turned over... 659 00:49:08,863 --> 00:49:11,281 to the Railroad Pool Board in Washington... 660 00:49:11,365 --> 00:49:15,118 where it will then be distributed on a more modern principle of distribution— 661 00:49:15,202 --> 00:49:16,202 What principle? 662 00:49:16,287 --> 00:49:18,455 You know— You know, we're fine. 663 00:49:18,539 --> 00:49:20,624 This is good for business. 664 00:49:20,708 --> 00:49:23,251 You know, we're doing— we're doing great. 665 00:49:23,336 --> 00:49:25,712 We'll finish this later. 666 00:49:35,264 --> 00:49:37,015 [ Phone Ringing ] 667 00:49:37,099 --> 00:49:40,602 Are you seein' what l'm seein' up there, boss? 668 00:49:41,771 --> 00:49:43,897 The electrical wire's been compromised. 669 00:49:44,023 --> 00:49:45,940 Switches are out. lt's not my fault! 670 00:49:46,025 --> 00:49:48,735 Look, you're on your own. 671 00:49:53,491 --> 00:49:55,700 [ Line Ringing ] 672 00:49:55,785 --> 00:49:57,786 [ Phone Ringing ] 673 00:50:00,623 --> 00:50:02,999 Operations. ls this Eddie Willers? 674 00:50:03,084 --> 00:50:06,920 Hey, it's not my place to tell you, but nobody else will. 675 00:50:07,004 --> 00:50:09,839 - We're about to have a disaster on our hands. - Who is this? 676 00:50:09,924 --> 00:50:13,009 l'm a lineman in your California division. Let's leave it at that. 677 00:50:13,094 --> 00:50:15,178 They tell me it's orders from the Unification Board... 678 00:50:15,262 --> 00:50:16,680 and to mind my own damn business. 679 00:50:16,806 --> 00:50:18,932 What's your name? Ah, it doesn't matter. l'm outta here. 680 00:50:19,016 --> 00:50:20,558 Good luck. 681 00:50:20,643 --> 00:50:22,143 Wait! 682 00:50:27,483 --> 00:50:30,985 [ Narrator ] Thompson's PR people were heavily promoting his big speech, 683 00:50:31,070 --> 00:50:34,781 predicting it would be the most-watched broadcast in history. 684 00:50:40,538 --> 00:50:44,416 You tell that little con artist l've already got the rail offsets fast-tracked. 685 00:50:44,500 --> 00:50:46,167 l just- 686 00:50:46,252 --> 00:50:48,586 lt is a complete disaster, Jim. 687 00:50:48,671 --> 00:50:50,588 What are you talking about? What disaster? 688 00:50:50,673 --> 00:50:52,841 Your Railroad Unification Plan. 689 00:50:52,925 --> 00:50:54,843 - We're going over a cliff. - What? 690 00:50:54,927 --> 00:50:56,845 The board has hijacked all our rolling stock. 691 00:50:56,929 --> 00:50:58,763 The harvests are rotting in Minnesota. 692 00:50:58,848 --> 00:51:01,725 And we don't have the copper wire we need to keep the lines running. 693 00:51:01,809 --> 00:51:03,351 That's not true. 694 00:51:03,436 --> 00:51:06,020 They prioritize the projects vital to public welfare. 695 00:51:06,105 --> 00:51:07,689 Some will just have to wait their turn. 696 00:51:07,773 --> 00:51:10,483 Well, you tell that to the family that's about to run out of food. 697 00:51:10,568 --> 00:51:12,110 No, no. Don't- Don't be so dramatic. 698 00:51:12,194 --> 00:51:14,404 Dramatic? What are you thinking? 699 00:51:14,488 --> 00:51:16,990 We are the last railroad that can move the harvests. 700 00:51:17,074 --> 00:51:20,285 lf we don't get trains out there, the East Coast will run out of food. 701 00:51:20,369 --> 00:51:23,246 So what do you wanna do about it? You're the problem solver around here. 702 00:51:23,330 --> 00:51:24,998 Yeah, l am. 703 00:51:25,082 --> 00:51:27,792 And what if l woke up one day and just said, 704 00:51:27,877 --> 00:51:30,003 "l'm not gonna find a way today"? 705 00:51:30,087 --> 00:51:31,421 What if l just left? 706 00:51:31,505 --> 00:51:33,673 Hell, you've been gone for a month doing who knows what. 707 00:51:33,758 --> 00:51:36,760 Who do you think has been taking care of business around here? 708 00:51:36,844 --> 00:51:38,762 No one. 709 00:51:43,309 --> 00:51:45,226 [ Chuckles ] 710 00:51:47,646 --> 00:51:49,397 [ Tapping Phone Buttons ] 711 00:52:07,833 --> 00:52:10,293 Yeah. l need you to check this one again, Eddie. Will you? 712 00:52:10,377 --> 00:52:12,712 l'm on it. Thank you. 713 00:52:12,797 --> 00:52:14,631 What is it? Did they release the rolling stock? 714 00:52:14,715 --> 00:52:17,425 There's a very important dinner tomorrow night at the Wayne-Falkland. 715 00:52:17,510 --> 00:52:19,177 l promised the boys that you'd be there. 716 00:52:19,261 --> 00:52:21,721 Seriously, Jim. A dinner? Do you have any idea what's going on here? 717 00:52:21,847 --> 00:52:24,057 Thompson's inner circle will be there. Why? 718 00:52:24,141 --> 00:52:26,100 We're gonna talk about shipping the harvests. 719 00:52:26,185 --> 00:52:27,977 You want to be in on that decision, don't you? 720 00:52:28,062 --> 00:52:30,480 They're gonna decide how to save the harvest at a dinner? 721 00:52:30,564 --> 00:52:33,233 lf you really want to help your farmer friends, now's your chance. 722 00:52:33,317 --> 00:52:35,109 Friends? They're our customers, Jim. 723 00:52:35,194 --> 00:52:37,612 Listen, it's formal, but don't overdo it. 724 00:52:37,696 --> 00:52:39,823 lt would please them. 725 00:52:41,033 --> 00:52:42,951 Tell me you're joking. 726 00:52:51,919 --> 00:52:54,879 Nobody, not even Dagny Taggart, 727 00:52:54,964 --> 00:52:57,674 will deny that there are times when it's necessary... 728 00:52:57,758 --> 00:53:01,553 to sacrifice the parts for the sake of the whole. 729 00:53:01,637 --> 00:53:04,556 What parts are we talking about, Mr. Meigs? 730 00:53:06,976 --> 00:53:09,644 Well, the sickly parts, of course. 731 00:53:10,855 --> 00:53:13,022 Like Minnesota. 732 00:53:13,107 --> 00:53:15,567 They have to be sacrificed in order to save the whole— 733 00:53:15,651 --> 00:53:18,862 the entire system. 734 00:53:18,946 --> 00:53:20,905 Sacrifice Minnesota? 735 00:53:20,990 --> 00:53:22,490 Well, yes. 736 00:53:22,575 --> 00:53:24,868 We have to keep cross-country routing intact... 737 00:53:24,952 --> 00:53:27,203 in case we need to move troops between states. 738 00:53:27,288 --> 00:53:30,290 You understand. Balance peacekeeping with the recovery. 739 00:53:30,374 --> 00:53:32,542 [ Ferris ] To keep order. 740 00:53:34,253 --> 00:53:38,089 You cut off Minnesota, you cut off the supply of wheat. 741 00:53:38,173 --> 00:53:42,051 You might be able to sacrifice an arm or a leg, 742 00:53:42,136 --> 00:53:46,890 but you cannot save a body by sacrificing its heart or its brain. 743 00:53:46,974 --> 00:53:48,850 Well, we're depending upon... 744 00:53:48,934 --> 00:53:53,354 the local farmers in the Northeast to pick up the slack. 745 00:53:53,439 --> 00:53:56,232 [ Chuckling ] We're counting on it. 746 00:53:56,317 --> 00:54:00,278 There aren't enough local farmers to feed a population that size. 747 00:54:00,362 --> 00:54:02,405 You know, Miss Taggart, 748 00:54:02,489 --> 00:54:05,199 it's a great responsibility... 749 00:54:05,284 --> 00:54:08,494 to hold the decision of life or death... 750 00:54:08,579 --> 00:54:10,705 over millions of people— 751 00:54:10,789 --> 00:54:14,000 sacrifice thousands, if necessary. 752 00:54:16,337 --> 00:54:18,296 But we must have the courage to do so. 753 00:54:20,841 --> 00:54:24,510 We have to be practical, scientific. 754 00:54:25,763 --> 00:54:27,597 Public welfare is one— Pipe down, Jimmy. 755 00:54:27,681 --> 00:54:29,182 of our biggest- 756 00:54:29,266 --> 00:54:32,352 Cuffy, there's trouble in California. 757 00:54:32,436 --> 00:54:35,438 There's talk of seceding from the union. 758 00:54:35,522 --> 00:54:37,315 Oregon's overrun by gangs. 759 00:54:37,441 --> 00:54:39,692 They've murdered two tax collectors. [ Phone Ringing ] 760 00:54:40,694 --> 00:54:42,195 Excuse me. 761 00:54:47,284 --> 00:54:49,285 Cuffy's right. 762 00:54:49,370 --> 00:54:51,454 Let's move the rail stock from Minnesota. 763 00:54:51,538 --> 00:54:53,998 Eddie. What? 764 00:54:55,668 --> 00:54:57,585 How long ago? 765 00:54:59,171 --> 00:55:01,631 l'll be there in 1 0 minutes. 766 00:55:01,715 --> 00:55:03,257 - Excuse me, gentlemen. - Dagny? 767 00:55:03,342 --> 00:55:05,718 - Da— Dagny, where are you going? - Sit down, Jimmy boy. 768 00:55:10,432 --> 00:55:13,267 - We're droppin' Minnesota. - [ Door Closes ] 769 00:55:49,513 --> 00:55:51,222 [ Faint Chattering ] 770 00:55:53,851 --> 00:55:55,309 Jeff. Miss Taggart. 771 00:55:55,436 --> 00:55:57,854 What's the matter? Switching signals are dead. 772 00:55:57,938 --> 00:56:00,273 l got four inbound trains, two outgoing, all frozen. 773 00:56:00,357 --> 00:56:02,358 l can't get 'em out of the damn tunnels. 774 00:56:02,443 --> 00:56:04,360 We can't seem to find the breach in the system. 775 00:56:04,445 --> 00:56:07,780 l'm telling you, Miss Taggart, there's just no guidelines for this kind of emergency. 776 00:56:07,865 --> 00:56:09,782 l'll take care of it. 777 00:56:11,410 --> 00:56:13,828 Eddie, where's the systems engineer? 778 00:56:13,912 --> 00:56:15,496 Can't find him. 779 00:56:15,581 --> 00:56:17,206 Call Chicago Southern. 780 00:56:17,291 --> 00:56:20,293 Tell them to get their systems guy out of bed and get him down here. 781 00:56:20,377 --> 00:56:23,546 - Tell them l'll pay whatever it costs. - l'm on it. 782 00:56:23,630 --> 00:56:25,339 We'll make our own guidelines, Jeff. 783 00:56:25,424 --> 00:56:28,760 Get all of our nonadministrative people out here— all of 'em. 784 00:56:28,844 --> 00:56:31,345 Section hands, track walkers, whoever's in the terminal— 785 00:56:31,430 --> 00:56:33,514 - l want them here now. - Here? 786 00:56:33,599 --> 00:56:37,977 l'm responsible. Get every source light and lantern you can lay your hands on. 787 00:56:38,062 --> 00:56:40,938 Then get some red and green cellophane and tape. 788 00:56:41,065 --> 00:56:43,066 Lanterns? Lanterns. Get going. 789 00:56:43,150 --> 00:56:45,276 - Yes, ma'am. - What are we doing here, Miss Taggart? 790 00:56:45,402 --> 00:56:47,737 We're going to move the trains. How? 791 00:56:47,821 --> 00:56:52,116 By hand. l want you to put a man with a light at each switch. 792 00:56:52,242 --> 00:56:55,244 That could take all night! And all day tomorrow, if that's what it takes. 793 00:56:55,329 --> 00:56:58,122 But these trains will move. Excuse me. 794 00:57:00,375 --> 00:57:03,461 Bring it in! Hey, hey. Come on in, guys. 795 00:57:03,545 --> 00:57:05,546 Hey, listen up, guys! Hey. 796 00:57:11,011 --> 00:57:12,595 l'm Dagny Taggart. 797 00:57:12,679 --> 00:57:16,015 The instructions you are about to receive come from me. 798 00:57:16,100 --> 00:57:20,186 The men who issue them are acting under my instructions. 799 00:57:20,270 --> 00:57:23,272 The tower director will assign the switchmen to their posts. 800 00:57:23,357 --> 00:57:26,943 l count on each of you... 801 00:57:27,027 --> 00:57:29,445 to get the trains rolling and to— 802 00:57:34,451 --> 00:57:36,828 Uh, something wrong, Miss Taggart? 803 00:57:38,038 --> 00:57:39,914 Go ahead. Assign the posts. 804 00:57:39,998 --> 00:57:41,999 Let's do this. Let's go! 805 00:57:42,084 --> 00:57:45,711 [ All Chattering ] 806 00:59:30,484 --> 00:59:32,151 [ Train Approaching ] 807 00:59:34,780 --> 00:59:36,280 Hey, l can see the signal! 808 00:59:40,118 --> 00:59:43,746 lt's workin'! lt's actually workin'! 809 00:59:43,830 --> 00:59:45,831 Son of a gun. 810 01:00:00,138 --> 01:00:02,265 Who's John Galt? 811 01:00:03,350 --> 01:00:06,727 [ Laughing ] 812 01:00:09,189 --> 01:00:11,274 [ Narrator ] When the Rearden steel mills fell silent... 813 01:00:11,358 --> 01:00:12,817 after Hank's disappearance, 814 01:00:12,901 --> 01:00:16,195 the Unification Board called him a greedy, selfish capitalist, 815 01:00:16,280 --> 01:00:19,991 while Thompson promised to announce greater reforms to get things back on track. 816 01:00:20,075 --> 01:00:22,285 At the same time, Cherryl Taggart, Jim's wife, 817 01:00:22,369 --> 01:00:24,453 learned she had married a fraud. 818 01:00:24,538 --> 01:00:27,415 Jim Taggart was not the man she thought he was. 819 01:00:48,562 --> 01:00:51,314 [ Phone Ringing ] 820 01:00:51,398 --> 01:00:52,898 Floyd? Hey, Jimmy. 821 01:00:52,983 --> 01:00:54,483 Yeah, l just read the article about Cherryl. 822 01:00:54,609 --> 01:00:57,653 Yeah, that's— No, that's not my fault. Right. Right. 823 01:00:57,738 --> 01:00:59,905 l had nothing to do with it. Sure. 824 01:00:59,990 --> 01:01:02,033 lt's tragic. l just- 825 01:01:02,117 --> 01:01:05,661 Say, your sister's gonna help Thompson, right? 826 01:01:05,746 --> 01:01:07,747 Yeah. No, l'm gonna— l mean, she is. 827 01:01:07,831 --> 01:01:10,374 l'm gonna get her to be on stage with him. All right. 828 01:01:10,459 --> 01:01:11,959 Yeah. 829 01:01:12,753 --> 01:01:14,545 [ Phone Beeps ] 830 01:01:16,048 --> 01:01:17,882 [ Jim's voice ] lt's gonna help the underprivileged. 831 01:01:17,966 --> 01:01:19,467 That's something you should know about. 832 01:01:19,551 --> 01:01:21,510 You're always so damn anxious to hide the fact... 833 01:01:21,595 --> 01:01:23,137 that you come from the slums. 834 01:01:23,263 --> 01:01:26,515 l'm a genius! l'm gonna have more money than you could possibly imagine. 835 01:01:26,600 --> 01:01:30,144 More than those grubby mechanics, Rearden and my sister. 836 01:01:30,228 --> 01:01:35,024 Whatever they do, l can undo just like that. Just like that! 837 01:01:35,108 --> 01:01:36,525 Like snapping a spine. 838 01:01:36,651 --> 01:01:39,153 Now you want to break spines? Oh, God, l never said that. 839 01:01:39,237 --> 01:01:41,155 You know l never said that. That's not what l meant. 840 01:01:41,239 --> 01:01:42,656 What is— What's the matter with you? 841 01:01:42,783 --> 01:01:45,785 What's the matter with me? What's the matter with you? 842 01:01:51,458 --> 01:01:55,961 l came to apologize. There's no reason why you should forgive me. 843 01:01:56,046 --> 01:01:58,714 l just learned the truth about you and Jim. 844 01:01:58,799 --> 01:02:00,925 l know it's you who runs the railroad... 845 01:02:01,009 --> 01:02:02,676 and you who built the John Galt line. 846 01:02:02,761 --> 01:02:05,262 Can you forgive me? 847 01:02:05,347 --> 01:02:07,014 Of course l forgive you. 848 01:02:08,141 --> 01:02:10,309 Thank you, Dagny. 849 01:02:15,399 --> 01:02:18,150 You might want to dial it down just a little bit. 850 01:02:19,319 --> 01:02:21,320 [ Chattering ] 851 01:02:27,911 --> 01:02:30,121 Mr. Thompson sits between science and industry. 852 01:02:30,205 --> 01:02:32,039 Dr. Stadler, please. 853 01:02:33,417 --> 01:02:35,084 The chair on Mr. Thompson's left. 854 01:02:35,168 --> 01:02:38,796 Miss Taggart, to the right. 855 01:02:38,880 --> 01:02:40,381 Showtime. 856 01:02:40,465 --> 01:02:42,174 [ Man ] Twenty seconds. 857 01:02:50,183 --> 01:02:52,685 [ Dagny ] Am l a guest or prisoner? 858 01:02:52,769 --> 01:02:55,062 That choice is yours. 859 01:02:55,147 --> 01:02:56,439 ln 1 0— 860 01:02:56,523 --> 01:02:58,399 Didn't you name the John Galt line after me? 861 01:02:58,483 --> 01:03:00,443 [ Dagny ] But l named it after my enemy. 862 01:03:00,527 --> 01:03:03,112 Well, that's the contradiction that you're gonna have to figure out. 863 01:03:03,196 --> 01:03:04,947 ...four, 864 01:03:05,031 --> 01:03:06,740 three— l won't be a part of this. 865 01:03:06,825 --> 01:03:09,618 - You won't? - [ Beeping ] 866 01:03:09,703 --> 01:03:11,954 lt's not just for the press, Miss Taggart. lt's for the audience also. 867 01:03:12,038 --> 01:03:14,498 - Dagny, for Christ's sake! - Cherryl deserved better. 868 01:03:14,583 --> 01:03:17,543 Get her back here! ls anyone with a brain left in this country? 869 01:03:17,627 --> 01:03:21,255 - Dagny! - Ladies and gentlemen, Head of State Thompson. 870 01:03:21,339 --> 01:03:23,924 Good evening, my fellow Americans. 871 01:03:24,009 --> 01:03:26,010 Tonight, l can t- 872 01:03:31,224 --> 01:03:32,850 [ Galt ] Ladies and gentlemen, 873 01:03:32,934 --> 01:03:35,352 Mr. Thompson will not speak to you tonight. 874 01:03:35,437 --> 01:03:37,438 His time is up. 875 01:03:37,522 --> 01:03:40,524 For years, you've asked, "Who is John Galt?" 876 01:03:40,609 --> 01:03:43,486 You've asked that question in despair and resignation... 877 01:03:43,570 --> 01:03:47,156 as factories closed, goods became scarce, 878 01:03:47,240 --> 01:03:49,366 jobs disappeared. 879 01:03:49,451 --> 01:03:51,744 Your lives are becoming more difficult... 880 01:03:51,828 --> 01:03:55,498 as the life force of your world is draining away. 881 01:03:55,582 --> 01:03:59,835 You have asked that question without expecting an answer. 882 01:03:59,920 --> 01:04:01,545 l'm here to answer it. 883 01:04:01,630 --> 01:04:04,465 This is John Galt speaking. 884 01:04:06,760 --> 01:04:09,470 Mr. Thompson won't tell you the truth about the crisis in your world. 885 01:04:09,554 --> 01:04:11,347 l will. 886 01:04:11,431 --> 01:04:14,517 Have you noticed that as everything around you seems to decline, 887 01:04:14,601 --> 01:04:16,894 one thing still grows? 888 01:04:17,020 --> 01:04:19,522 lt is the power of your rulers. [ Chattering ] 889 01:04:19,606 --> 01:04:21,607 None of their plans and directives... 890 01:04:21,691 --> 01:04:25,361 have solved your problems or made your life better. 891 01:04:25,445 --> 01:04:28,489 The only result has been their increased control over you... 892 01:04:28,573 --> 01:04:31,367 at the cost of your freedom. 893 01:04:31,451 --> 01:04:32,993 Do you know why? 894 01:04:33,078 --> 01:04:35,871 You gave them the power. 895 01:04:35,956 --> 01:04:38,457 They called for your sacrifice, 896 01:04:38,542 --> 01:04:40,918 and you thought it was noble. 897 01:04:41,002 --> 01:04:44,463 They said if you worked for yourself and your family, 898 01:04:44,548 --> 01:04:47,633 that you were selfish and uncaring. 899 01:04:47,717 --> 01:04:50,094 And they made you feel ashamed. 900 01:04:50,178 --> 01:04:53,597 They denounced the leaders of industry as greedy exploiters— 901 01:04:53,682 --> 01:04:56,141 the Ellis Wyatts, the Hank Reardens. 902 01:04:56,226 --> 01:04:59,353 And again, you agreed. 903 01:04:59,437 --> 01:05:00,896 And then you ask, 904 01:05:00,981 --> 01:05:04,858 "Why did they and others like them disappear?" 905 01:05:04,943 --> 01:05:07,653 l took them from you. 906 01:05:07,737 --> 01:05:11,115 Their achievements flowed from their creative minds. 907 01:05:11,199 --> 01:05:14,785 Once they understood that the attempt to control their work... 908 01:05:14,869 --> 01:05:17,746 was an attempt to control their minds, 909 01:05:17,831 --> 01:05:19,582 they left. 910 01:05:19,666 --> 01:05:22,626 The people on strike worked for themselves, 911 01:05:22,711 --> 01:05:25,170 for their own vision of what was possible. 912 01:05:25,255 --> 01:05:27,590 When they recognized the honor they deserved, 913 01:05:27,674 --> 01:05:32,219 they rebelled against the guilt you wanted them to feel for their success. 914 01:05:32,304 --> 01:05:34,471 You counted on them to keep producing, 915 01:05:34,556 --> 01:05:36,307 to keep thinking— 916 01:05:36,391 --> 01:05:39,268 even as you denounced them as selfish. 917 01:05:39,352 --> 01:05:44,273 l showed them they were being punished for their own virtues, 918 01:05:44,357 --> 01:05:47,276 and l showed them how evil that is. 919 01:05:47,360 --> 01:05:50,696 l made it my mission to help these heroes say no. 920 01:05:50,780 --> 01:05:52,740 All evil needs to win... 921 01:05:52,824 --> 01:05:55,618 is the consent of good people. 922 01:05:55,702 --> 01:05:58,495 They have joined me to freely produce, 923 01:05:58,580 --> 01:06:01,123 trade, cooperate and compete in a place... 924 01:06:01,207 --> 01:06:03,959 where the rights of all are protected. 925 01:06:04,044 --> 01:06:06,295 Do not try to find us. 926 01:06:06,379 --> 01:06:09,632 Do not try to bargain for our return. 927 01:06:09,716 --> 01:06:11,383 Get out of our way. 928 01:06:12,469 --> 01:06:15,054 To everyone within the range of my voice, 929 01:06:15,972 --> 01:06:18,390 you now have a choice to make. 930 01:06:18,475 --> 01:06:22,811 lf you decide to support the notion of sacrifice enforced by the State, 931 01:06:22,896 --> 01:06:24,396 your game is up. 932 01:06:25,398 --> 01:06:27,608 Your world is in a downward spiral, 933 01:06:27,692 --> 01:06:30,194 and you will ride it down to destruction. 934 01:06:31,279 --> 01:06:33,155 But if you share the values of our strike, 935 01:06:33,239 --> 01:06:36,575 if you believe that your life is a sacred possession... 936 01:06:37,702 --> 01:06:40,079 for you to make the most of, 937 01:06:40,163 --> 01:06:43,248 if you want to live by the judgment of your own mind, 938 01:06:43,333 --> 01:06:45,834 not edicts from the State, 939 01:06:45,919 --> 01:06:48,003 then follow our lead. 940 01:06:48,088 --> 01:06:50,381 Do not support your own oppressors. 941 01:06:50,465 --> 01:06:53,801 Stop letting the system exploit you. 942 01:06:53,885 --> 01:06:58,305 Form your own communities on the frontiers of your crumbling world. 943 01:06:58,390 --> 01:07:00,933 Your rulers hold you by your endurance... 944 01:07:01,017 --> 01:07:03,185 to carry the burdens they impose, 945 01:07:03,269 --> 01:07:06,230 by your generosity when you hear cries of despair, 946 01:07:06,314 --> 01:07:08,315 and above all, by your innocence, 947 01:07:08,400 --> 01:07:12,277 which cannot grasp the depths of their evil. 948 01:07:12,362 --> 01:07:15,114 The world you are living in is the world they wanted. 949 01:07:15,198 --> 01:07:16,740 Leave them to it. 950 01:07:16,825 --> 01:07:19,660 Those who have left you are eager to build a better world, 951 01:07:19,744 --> 01:07:21,870 a world of freedom and opportunity, 952 01:07:21,955 --> 01:07:24,206 a world based on mutual respect. 953 01:07:24,290 --> 01:07:26,417 ln that world, you will rise in the morning... 954 01:07:26,501 --> 01:07:28,836 with the spirit you knew in childhood— 955 01:07:28,920 --> 01:07:31,171 the spirit of eagerness and adventure... 956 01:07:31,256 --> 01:07:33,716 and the confidence that the world is what it is... 957 01:07:33,800 --> 01:07:35,592 and is there for you to discover. 958 01:07:35,677 --> 01:07:38,929 ln that world, you will not receive alms, nor pity, 959 01:07:39,013 --> 01:07:40,973 nor forgiveness of sins, 960 01:07:41,057 --> 01:07:44,226 but honor, respect and justice. 961 01:07:44,310 --> 01:07:48,230 Don't let the fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, 962 01:07:48,314 --> 01:07:50,733 in confusion and despair. 963 01:07:50,817 --> 01:07:52,693 Be sure of your path. 964 01:07:52,777 --> 01:07:55,195 The world you desire can be won. 965 01:07:55,280 --> 01:07:59,158 lt exists. lt is real. lt is possible. 966 01:07:59,242 --> 01:08:01,326 lt is yours. 967 01:08:01,494 --> 01:08:03,787 [ Tone Buzzes ] [ Thompson ] Come on, let's go. 968 01:08:03,872 --> 01:08:07,875 Did that just happen? Stop that damned buzzing noise! 969 01:08:07,959 --> 01:08:10,377 - [ Chattering ] - Go to regular programming. 970 01:08:10,462 --> 01:08:13,672 Somebody has the courage to tell the truth. 971 01:08:13,757 --> 01:08:15,382 "Be sure of your path." ls that all you have? 972 01:08:15,467 --> 01:08:18,510 lf that speech doesn't do Thompson in, l don't know what will. 973 01:08:18,595 --> 01:08:22,598 lt's not funny. The American people need government. 974 01:08:22,682 --> 01:08:25,434 And l think that one of the rarest commodities in this country right now is courage. 975 01:08:25,518 --> 01:08:27,060 l think we saw a lot of it tonight. 976 01:08:27,145 --> 01:08:30,272 lf we didn't cut it off, it'll look like we authorized that speech. 977 01:08:30,356 --> 01:08:32,900 You damned fool! Would you rather them think we didn't authorize it? 978 01:08:33,026 --> 01:08:36,236 Muzzle those commentators! Look. Galt is one man. 979 01:08:36,321 --> 01:08:39,198 l don't know who the hell he thinks he is, but he needs to be arrested, humiliated! 980 01:08:39,324 --> 01:08:41,200 Oh, the public's not gonna believe that! No, no, no, no. 981 01:08:41,284 --> 01:08:43,410 That speech was way over their heads. You know what? 982 01:08:43,495 --> 01:08:45,954 Galt was right about one thing. The public can't think for themselves. 983 01:08:46,039 --> 01:08:47,998 They have to be controlled. 984 01:08:48,082 --> 01:08:49,708 [ Thompson ] What do you propose we do, Floyd? 985 01:08:49,793 --> 01:08:52,628 He just gave you the answers. 986 01:08:52,712 --> 01:08:56,131 - What more do you need to know? - Dagny, l'll make him a deal. 987 01:08:56,216 --> 01:08:58,592 Good night, gentlemen. 988 01:08:59,719 --> 01:09:01,470 Dagny, thank you for speaking your mind. 989 01:09:01,554 --> 01:09:03,639 l just want you to know that you can trust us. 990 01:09:03,723 --> 01:09:05,390 We're not your enemies. 991 01:09:05,475 --> 01:09:07,476 We've made mistakes. We're only human! 992 01:09:07,560 --> 01:09:09,353 Find him, and then we'll make him a deal. 993 01:09:09,437 --> 01:09:11,438 l don't think he's someone who's open to a deal. 994 01:09:11,523 --> 01:09:13,148 You just be careful with this, okay? 995 01:09:13,233 --> 01:09:14,691 Everyone's open to cutting a deal. 996 01:09:14,776 --> 01:09:17,069 [ Ferris ] She's one of them. 997 01:09:17,153 --> 01:09:20,656 Just watch her. l think she may be able to help us, huh? 998 01:09:20,740 --> 01:09:22,658 You got it. 999 01:09:22,742 --> 01:09:26,161 Mr. Thompson stated, "There is no cause for alarm." 1000 01:09:26,246 --> 01:09:29,414 He urges the public not to draw any uninformed conclusions, 1001 01:09:29,499 --> 01:09:32,501 to preserve a sense of broad-minded tolerance and discipline. 1002 01:09:32,585 --> 01:09:36,797 Says Thompson, "We must regard it as one viewpoint in our forum of opinion. 1003 01:09:36,881 --> 01:09:41,009 The truth has many facets. We must remain impartial." 1004 01:09:41,094 --> 01:09:44,680 [ Man ] No. No. 1005 01:09:44,764 --> 01:09:46,348 We want Galt! [ Woman ] Yeah! 1006 01:09:46,432 --> 01:09:49,184 - We want Galt! - We want Galt! 1007 01:09:49,269 --> 01:09:52,771 [ All Chanting ] We want Galt! We want Galt! 1008 01:09:52,856 --> 01:10:00,153 We want Galt! We want Galt! 1009 01:10:00,238 --> 01:10:02,155 We want Galt! 1010 01:10:02,240 --> 01:10:05,701 [ Narrator ] We heard it on the streets. We heard it online. 1011 01:10:05,785 --> 01:10:08,078 We heard it everywhere. 1012 01:10:08,162 --> 01:10:10,581 The people wanted Galt. 1013 01:10:10,665 --> 01:10:12,124 [ Man ] Who's John Galt? 1014 01:10:12,250 --> 01:10:15,377 l am John Galt. l am John Galt. 1015 01:10:15,461 --> 01:10:17,212 l am John Galt! 1016 01:10:17,297 --> 01:10:20,299 Oh, my. Are Thompson's days numbered. 1017 01:10:20,383 --> 01:10:22,259 Who is John Galt? 1018 01:10:22,343 --> 01:10:24,887 l have to tell you, as l'm watching this myself, 1019 01:10:24,971 --> 01:10:28,599 l'm thinking, "Scream it! Shout it!" 1020 01:10:28,683 --> 01:10:31,768 But that would be the way l would do it- in exactly the wrong way. 1021 01:10:31,853 --> 01:10:34,730 Because nobody would hear it, and he'd look like a mad man. 1022 01:10:34,814 --> 01:10:37,024 Finally, somebody says the truth... 1023 01:10:37,108 --> 01:10:40,068 and says it the way it was supposed to be said. 1024 01:10:40,153 --> 01:10:45,741 Power comes from the vision, not the volume. 1025 01:10:45,825 --> 01:10:47,326 [ Crowd Chanting ] We want Galt! 1026 01:10:47,410 --> 01:10:49,244 l want it stopped. 1027 01:10:49,329 --> 01:10:51,705 We want Galt! We want Galt! 1028 01:10:51,789 --> 01:10:54,333 Bring me Dagny Taggart. 1029 01:10:55,460 --> 01:10:58,003 We want Galt! We want Galt! 1030 01:11:01,716 --> 01:11:03,842 [ Thompson ] He doesn't need to commit to anything. 1031 01:11:03,927 --> 01:11:07,179 l just need him to know that l'm ready to meet his terms, 1032 01:11:07,263 --> 01:11:08,764 whatever they are. 1033 01:11:08,848 --> 01:11:11,224 l really can't help you. 1034 01:11:11,309 --> 01:11:15,437 We have tried, but we cannot find Mr. Galt. 1035 01:11:15,521 --> 01:11:17,022 Now, we've placed— 1036 01:11:17,106 --> 01:11:20,400 What Mr. Thompson means to say is, we hope he's alive. 1037 01:11:20,485 --> 01:11:22,778 Miss Taggart, l am a peaceful man. 1038 01:11:22,862 --> 01:11:24,863 l simply want to help him. 1039 01:11:24,948 --> 01:11:28,659 What if someone not as amiable as Mr. Thompson... 1040 01:11:28,743 --> 01:11:31,286 was to locate him before we did? 1041 01:11:31,371 --> 01:11:33,246 l'd just hate to think— 1042 01:11:33,331 --> 01:11:36,375 Now, Floyd. [ Chuckling ] 1043 01:11:36,459 --> 01:11:40,128 We're also offering a substantial reward. 1044 01:11:43,341 --> 01:11:45,717 l wouldn't know how to help you. 1045 01:11:47,553 --> 01:11:49,596 Mm-hmm. 1046 01:11:52,642 --> 01:11:54,851 Think she's lying? 1047 01:11:54,936 --> 01:11:56,937 [ Door Opens ] She knows where he is. 1048 01:11:57,021 --> 01:11:58,522 [ Door Closes ] 1049 01:11:59,774 --> 01:12:01,775 We want Galt! We want Galt! 1050 01:12:01,859 --> 01:12:03,819 [ Man On TV ] John Galt represents today... 1051 01:12:03,903 --> 01:12:05,821 the sentiment of millions and millions of people... 1052 01:12:05,905 --> 01:12:08,323 who are sick and tired of the endless wars, 1053 01:12:08,408 --> 01:12:10,325 the attacks on our civil liberties, 1054 01:12:10,410 --> 01:12:12,452 the abuse of what's happening in the economy, 1055 01:12:12,537 --> 01:12:14,287 the poverty that is coming. 1056 01:12:14,372 --> 01:12:17,374 And those are the people who are speaking out, and they needed a voice. 1057 01:12:17,458 --> 01:12:20,085 John Galt, in many ways, is that voice. 1058 01:13:03,838 --> 01:13:05,797 [ Dog Barking ln Distance ] 1059 01:13:14,766 --> 01:13:16,266 Hey! 1060 01:13:49,634 --> 01:13:52,135 l was so afraid. l had to warn you. 1061 01:13:52,220 --> 01:13:54,679 You don't need to explain, but you were followed. 1062 01:13:54,764 --> 01:13:56,389 l don't think so. l made sure— 1063 01:13:56,474 --> 01:13:59,101 You know, one thing they're good at is snooping. They'll be here any minute. 1064 01:13:59,227 --> 01:14:01,478 Then let's get out of here right now. No. No. 1065 01:14:01,562 --> 01:14:05,065 From now on, you have to make them think that you are on their side, 1066 01:14:05,191 --> 01:14:06,691 that l'm your enemy. What? 1067 01:14:06,776 --> 01:14:09,152 lf you do, l have a chance to survive this. 1068 01:14:09,237 --> 01:14:13,115 They need me alive, but they wouldn't think twice about hurting you or worse. 1069 01:14:13,199 --> 01:14:15,242 And l couldn't stand that. 1070 01:14:15,326 --> 01:14:18,870 lf l hear of it, l will kill myself and stop them right there. 1071 01:14:18,955 --> 01:14:22,207 Convince them that you hate me. 1072 01:14:22,333 --> 01:14:25,877 You must. Do you understand? l do. 1073 01:14:33,219 --> 01:14:36,721 So you lived here, all these years, like this? 1074 01:14:36,806 --> 01:14:39,391 Um, well, 1075 01:14:41,227 --> 01:14:43,061 more like this. 1076 01:14:44,564 --> 01:14:47,232 [ Gasps ] The motor! 1077 01:14:47,358 --> 01:14:50,277 We have to hide it. lt's all right. 1078 01:14:50,361 --> 01:14:51,778 [ Pounding On Door ] 1079 01:14:52,029 --> 01:14:53,697 Mr. Galt! Open up, sir. 1080 01:14:53,781 --> 01:14:56,783 All right. Don't be afraid. Okay? 1081 01:14:56,909 --> 01:14:59,035 [ Pounding Continues ] Let's go. 1082 01:15:02,123 --> 01:15:03,748 Mr. Galt! 1083 01:15:07,211 --> 01:15:09,171 - That's him. That's John Galt. - Get out! 1084 01:15:09,255 --> 01:15:11,798 Stay where you are, sir. Ma'am, l need you to back up, please. 1085 01:15:12,717 --> 01:15:14,426 Right there. 1086 01:15:14,510 --> 01:15:16,303 We need to see some lD, please. 1087 01:15:17,263 --> 01:15:19,264 l'm Dagny Taggart. He's the one. 1088 01:15:19,348 --> 01:15:21,266 Both of you. He's the one we've been looking for. 1089 01:15:21,350 --> 01:15:23,518 Mr. Thompson is waiting to speak with him in person. 1090 01:15:23,603 --> 01:15:27,063 Tell you what. l'll cooperate if you get this woman away from me. 1091 01:15:27,190 --> 01:15:29,691 [ Man ] ls that room clear? Miss Taggart, thank you. 1092 01:15:29,775 --> 01:15:31,902 You can step outside. We'll handle things from here. 1093 01:15:31,986 --> 01:15:34,154 l'll be expecting my reward. 1094 01:15:34,238 --> 01:15:37,908 Miss Taggart, Mr. Thompson will be very grateful for your efforts. 1095 01:15:42,622 --> 01:15:44,122 Mr. Galt. 1096 01:15:45,291 --> 01:15:47,626 lt's an honor, sir. 1097 01:15:50,254 --> 01:15:52,088 What are you looking for? 1098 01:15:52,173 --> 01:15:55,634 Just to be certain that you're out of danger, sir. The men'll just be a moment. 1099 01:15:55,718 --> 01:15:57,552 - Am l under arrest? - No, sir. 1100 01:15:57,637 --> 01:16:00,263 Our orders are to escort you safely to Head of State Thompson, 1101 01:16:00,348 --> 01:16:02,307 where your presence is needed. 1102 01:16:05,353 --> 01:16:07,187 - lt won't open. - Mr. Galt, sir? 1103 01:16:07,313 --> 01:16:09,856 lt's locked. Would you mind unlocking that door, please? 1104 01:16:09,941 --> 01:16:13,235 - [ Galt ] There's no key. - Sir, l have orders to search the entire apartment. 1105 01:16:13,319 --> 01:16:15,820 - lt would be helpful if- - Go right ahead. 1106 01:16:26,707 --> 01:16:30,252 No amount of force will grant you access to that motor. 1107 01:16:30,336 --> 01:16:31,795 Allow me. 1108 01:16:31,879 --> 01:16:34,756 "l swear by my life and my love of it... 1109 01:16:34,840 --> 01:16:36,883 that l will never live for the sake of another man... 1110 01:16:36,968 --> 01:16:39,386 nor ask another man to live for mine." 1111 01:16:42,640 --> 01:16:45,016 We got nothing. 1112 01:16:46,936 --> 01:16:48,603 We need to go. 1113 01:16:55,903 --> 01:16:58,780 [ Crowd Chanting ] We want Galt! We want Galt! 1114 01:16:58,864 --> 01:17:06,204 We want Galt! We want Galt! 1115 01:17:06,289 --> 01:17:09,165 [ Phone Ringing ] 1116 01:17:09,250 --> 01:17:11,710 Hello? [ Thompson ] Well, well. 1117 01:17:11,836 --> 01:17:14,754 John? So you're the young fella that started all this. 1118 01:17:14,839 --> 01:17:17,257 l'm tickled pink to meet ya. Just tickled pink. 1119 01:17:17,383 --> 01:17:19,759 l'm Thompson. How do you do? 1120 01:17:19,844 --> 01:17:23,263 Make yourself comfortable. You're— You're an important man. 1121 01:17:26,225 --> 01:17:29,769 Yeah, that was some speech you made. 1122 01:17:30,938 --> 01:17:33,606 Ah, you've done something to this country. 1123 01:17:33,691 --> 01:17:35,483 l don't know what or why. 1124 01:17:35,568 --> 01:17:39,863 But... people seem to want what it is you sell. 1125 01:17:41,198 --> 01:17:43,533 Now, l may not agree with everything you say, 1126 01:17:43,617 --> 01:17:46,244 but l'm always willing to change my mind. 1127 01:17:46,329 --> 01:17:50,248 Now, you don't- you don't expect us to agree with everything you say, do ya? 1128 01:17:51,250 --> 01:17:53,626 No. Yeah. You want something to drink? 1129 01:17:53,711 --> 01:17:56,588 Get him something to drink. 1130 01:17:56,672 --> 01:18:00,133 Well, the world's in a hell of a mess, just like you said. 1131 01:18:00,217 --> 01:18:02,218 On that, l do agree with you. 1132 01:18:03,429 --> 01:18:05,096 Sit down there, Floyd. Sit down. 1133 01:18:08,309 --> 01:18:09,934 Thank you. 1134 01:18:13,481 --> 01:18:14,981 So... 1135 01:18:16,525 --> 01:18:18,693 what do you have to say? 1136 01:18:18,778 --> 01:18:20,278 Nothing. 1137 01:18:21,322 --> 01:18:22,822 Nothing? 1138 01:18:24,367 --> 01:18:26,534 l didn't ask to speak with you. 1139 01:18:26,619 --> 01:18:29,746 Yeah, but we have a lot to discuss. 1140 01:18:29,830 --> 01:18:32,624 Now- [ Sighs ] 1141 01:18:32,708 --> 01:18:34,417 l'm offering you a deal. 1142 01:18:34,502 --> 01:18:36,544 Ah. Well, 1143 01:18:39,507 --> 01:18:41,174 l'm always open to a deal. 1144 01:18:41,258 --> 01:18:44,386 Ha-ha! l knew it! l knew it! 1145 01:18:44,470 --> 01:18:46,846 l told those theorizers of mine. 1146 01:18:46,931 --> 01:18:51,559 l'm always open to a deal with anyone who has a value to offer me. 1147 01:18:51,644 --> 01:18:54,354 Ah. Well, then, hell, write your own ticket. 1148 01:18:54,438 --> 01:18:56,022 What are you offering? Anything you want. 1149 01:18:56,148 --> 01:18:59,067 Such as? Well, your terms, of course. 1150 01:18:59,151 --> 01:19:02,070 Lookit- Listen, l am certain... 1151 01:19:02,154 --> 01:19:06,157 that you are a man that can make things work, hmm? 1152 01:19:06,242 --> 01:19:11,037 l'm ready to give in. l'm— l am willing to amend the system. 1153 01:19:11,122 --> 01:19:13,123 l told you what to do. 1154 01:19:14,333 --> 01:19:16,126 What? 1155 01:19:18,629 --> 01:19:21,464 Get out of the way. 1156 01:19:21,549 --> 01:19:23,383 Ah, wait a second. 1157 01:19:23,467 --> 01:19:25,844 Now, now, now, l said "amend." 1158 01:19:25,928 --> 01:19:28,054 l didn't say "abandon." 1159 01:19:30,224 --> 01:19:31,933 That's just out of the question. 1160 01:19:32,017 --> 01:19:34,352 You see, 1161 01:19:37,690 --> 01:19:41,025 l am offering you Wesley Mouch's job. 1162 01:19:41,152 --> 01:19:42,610 [ Chuckles ] Huh? 1163 01:19:42,695 --> 01:19:44,654 Now, there's nothing bigger than that. 1164 01:19:44,738 --> 01:19:46,990 You're free to do anything at all. 1165 01:19:47,074 --> 01:19:49,659 You don't like regulations? Well, repeal 'em. 1166 01:19:49,743 --> 01:19:52,662 You— You want higher profits, lower wages? Decree 'em. 1167 01:19:53,706 --> 01:19:55,623 You want special privileges? Grant 'em. 1168 01:19:55,708 --> 01:19:58,293 You don't like the unions? Dissolve 'em. 1169 01:19:58,377 --> 01:20:00,253 You play it any way you want, 1170 01:20:00,337 --> 01:20:02,338 but... just think about it. 1171 01:20:02,423 --> 01:20:06,968 ln Washington, everyone's gonna want to be your best friend. 1172 01:20:07,052 --> 01:20:08,553 Oh. 1173 01:20:10,389 --> 01:20:13,266 You're gonna have power. 1174 01:20:13,392 --> 01:20:15,393 [ Galt Chuckling ] [ Laughing ] 1175 01:20:23,402 --> 01:20:26,279 [ Laughing ] 1176 01:20:29,909 --> 01:20:33,244 Wait. Now, what? What? l'm offering you the best job in the world. 1177 01:20:33,329 --> 01:20:34,996 What is— What is wrong with that? 1178 01:20:35,080 --> 01:20:38,208 But that kind ofjob shouldn't exist. 1179 01:20:40,461 --> 01:20:42,754 No one should have that kind of power. 1180 01:20:53,766 --> 01:20:56,935 l can't figure you out. [ Laughs ] 1181 01:21:02,107 --> 01:21:03,608 Get him out of here. 1182 01:21:03,692 --> 01:21:06,528 And take that idiot Taggart with you. 1183 01:21:06,612 --> 01:21:08,947 - SSl? - Yes. 1184 01:21:13,577 --> 01:21:16,663 [ Crowd ] We want Galt! We want Galt! 1185 01:21:46,318 --> 01:21:47,819 Get him out! 1186 01:21:57,788 --> 01:22:00,707 [ Narrator ] Once standing as a monument to American individualism, 1187 01:22:00,791 --> 01:22:04,544 the Taggart Bridge had finally surrendered to regulation. 1188 01:22:06,797 --> 01:22:08,798 [ Squawking ] 1189 01:22:12,344 --> 01:22:14,178 [ Tires Screech ] 1190 01:22:15,681 --> 01:22:18,433 Dagny! Oh! 1191 01:22:18,517 --> 01:22:21,603 Did you hear? The Taggart Bridge collapsed. 1192 01:22:21,687 --> 01:22:24,897 Listen, Frisco, l'm ready. 1193 01:22:24,982 --> 01:22:27,108 "l swear by my life and my love of it... 1194 01:22:27,192 --> 01:22:29,861 that l will never live for the sake of another man... 1195 01:22:29,945 --> 01:22:33,364 nor ask another man to live for mine." 1196 01:22:33,449 --> 01:22:35,241 Let's go, slugger. 1197 01:22:36,368 --> 01:22:38,911 Ragnar has his helicopter standing by. 1198 01:22:43,876 --> 01:22:45,835 Secure him there. 1199 01:22:50,633 --> 01:22:53,092 Project F? 1200 01:22:54,053 --> 01:22:56,304 What the hell are we doing here? 1201 01:22:57,306 --> 01:22:59,098 This was never my intention. 1202 01:22:59,183 --> 01:23:01,225 John, this is not my fault! 1203 01:23:04,855 --> 01:23:07,482 [ Meigs ] You might want to leave, Jimmy boy. This is gonna get ugly. 1204 01:23:07,566 --> 01:23:11,319 No. l want to be here. l wanna— l wanna see this. l wanna see him break. 1205 01:23:11,403 --> 01:23:13,112 Okay. Your choice. 1206 01:23:23,082 --> 01:23:26,084 Cuffy? Stand by to initialize power. 1207 01:23:34,176 --> 01:23:35,885 [ Powering Up ] 1208 01:23:35,969 --> 01:23:39,806 Get this straight. You are going to help us. 1209 01:23:39,890 --> 01:23:42,350 Agree, and all this goes away. 1210 01:23:42,476 --> 01:23:45,436 [ Monitor Beeping ] You understand? 1211 01:23:50,192 --> 01:23:51,859 Suit yourself, genius. 1212 01:23:51,944 --> 01:23:55,238 Of all people, not him! l want no part of this. 1213 01:23:55,322 --> 01:23:58,199 Then get out of here before l make you trade places with him. 1214 01:23:58,283 --> 01:24:00,201 Go on, go! 1215 01:24:12,297 --> 01:24:14,298 [ Groaning ] 1216 01:24:18,303 --> 01:24:20,930 [ Powering Down ] 1217 01:24:34,653 --> 01:24:36,195 Again. 1218 01:24:42,077 --> 01:24:44,829 l'm here on behalf of Mr. Thompson. 1219 01:24:44,913 --> 01:24:47,206 You wouldn't disobey an order from Mr. Thompson, would you? 1220 01:24:47,291 --> 01:24:49,834 No. You're— You're Dagny Taggart. 1221 01:24:49,918 --> 01:24:52,295 Then on direct order from Mr. Thompson, 1222 01:24:52,379 --> 01:24:54,046 you are to let me in immediately. 1223 01:24:54,131 --> 01:24:57,049 No. Dr. Ferris said l wasn't supposed to let just anyone in. 1224 01:24:57,134 --> 01:24:59,510 - Whoa! Whoa. - You need to make a decision. 1225 01:24:59,595 --> 01:25:02,805 Listen to me very carefully. This is about your life. 1226 01:25:02,890 --> 01:25:06,893 lf you die, you won't know what you're dying for. 1227 01:25:06,977 --> 01:25:09,520 lf l die, l will. 1228 01:25:09,605 --> 01:25:13,733 Either you let me in, or l shoot. 1229 01:25:13,817 --> 01:25:16,110 - Now decide. - l'm not supposed to decide. 1230 01:25:16,236 --> 01:25:17,904 l'm just an average guy. One. 1231 01:25:17,988 --> 01:25:19,906 l'm not supposed to make decisions about my life. 1232 01:25:19,990 --> 01:25:22,450 - Two. - l haven't said l won't. l haven't said l will. 1233 01:25:22,534 --> 01:25:24,869 - Three. - l'm only following orders! - [ Silenced Gunshot ] 1234 01:25:33,712 --> 01:25:36,005 Make sure it's okay in here. 1235 01:25:36,131 --> 01:25:38,257 All right. Let's go. Let's go. 1236 01:25:40,177 --> 01:25:42,595 Had enough? 1237 01:25:42,679 --> 01:25:47,558 l understand you're some kind of electrical engineer. 1238 01:25:47,643 --> 01:25:51,229 So tell me, Mr. Galt, in your expert opinion, 1239 01:25:53,148 --> 01:25:54,816 how we doing? 1240 01:25:57,945 --> 01:26:14,544 Again. 1241 01:26:27,850 --> 01:26:30,434 [ Ferris ] l think Project F likes you. 1242 01:26:30,519 --> 01:26:31,769 Again. 1243 01:26:32,479 --> 01:26:34,647 Okay. 1244 01:26:37,109 --> 01:26:39,068 Do it. 1245 01:26:39,152 --> 01:26:41,571 Do it! 1246 01:26:41,655 --> 01:26:44,240 - What's the matter? - What's the problem? 1247 01:26:44,324 --> 01:26:46,158 - What? - How the hell would l know? 1248 01:26:46,243 --> 01:26:49,245 - Well, find someone who does! - Hey, watch your tone. 1249 01:26:49,329 --> 01:26:51,372 [ Jim ] Come on. 1250 01:26:51,456 --> 01:26:54,792 [ Galt ] Replace the fuse, and the machine will work. 1251 01:26:54,877 --> 01:26:58,462 This is ridiculous! l won't have it! 1252 01:26:59,631 --> 01:27:01,382 l won't have it! 1253 01:27:01,508 --> 01:27:03,801 Do it! Do it! Hey, hey. Jimmy, calm down! 1254 01:27:03,886 --> 01:27:06,721 Jimmy- Come on. Come on! 1255 01:27:08,473 --> 01:27:11,601 [ Voice Slowed Down ] We'll be back, you son of a bitch! 1256 01:27:15,856 --> 01:27:18,774 [ Sustained Tone ] 1257 01:27:31,705 --> 01:27:33,539 John! John! 1258 01:27:33,624 --> 01:27:36,250 John! John. Damn it! Damn it! 1259 01:27:36,335 --> 01:27:38,336 l swear by my life! 1260 01:27:39,087 --> 01:27:41,213 John, come back to me! 1261 01:27:41,298 --> 01:27:42,840 Come back! 1262 01:27:44,176 --> 01:27:46,218 John! 1263 01:27:48,138 --> 01:27:49,722 [ Machine Beeping ] Damn it! 1264 01:27:49,806 --> 01:27:52,683 Damn it. You're— You're alive! 1265 01:27:54,770 --> 01:27:57,480 Thank goodness. 1266 01:27:57,564 --> 01:27:59,857 You're here! l'm back. l'm back. 1267 01:27:59,942 --> 01:28:01,651 l love you. l'm okay. 1268 01:28:01,735 --> 01:28:04,320 - John. - Hold him, hold him, hold him. 1269 01:28:04,404 --> 01:28:07,406 Okay. l got him. l got him. 1270 01:28:07,491 --> 01:28:11,077 Give me your arm. Give me your arm, John. Go ahead. l got it. 1271 01:28:12,788 --> 01:28:15,247 We got ya. We got ya, John. We got ya. 1272 01:28:15,332 --> 01:28:16,916 We got ya. 1273 01:28:36,228 --> 01:28:38,729 We're almost there. We're almost there. 1274 01:28:39,898 --> 01:28:42,900 [ Whispering ] Come on. We're almost there. 1275 01:28:47,990 --> 01:28:49,949 Okay, careful. Careful. Hang in there. 1276 01:28:57,624 --> 01:29:00,251 l got the door. Grab my hand. 1277 01:29:01,420 --> 01:29:02,920 [ Dagny ] Get in! Get in! 1278 01:29:03,005 --> 01:29:05,589 Midas is waiting on the other side of the trees. Don't worry about it. 1279 01:29:05,674 --> 01:29:08,134 We've got one more man to pick up. We'll see you soon. 1280 01:29:08,260 --> 01:29:10,302 Eddie. [ Dagny ] Thank you. 1281 01:29:10,387 --> 01:29:12,304 Let's go. 1282 01:29:38,582 --> 01:29:41,208 [ Ragnar On Radio ] Chopper 2. We are airborne. 1283 01:29:41,293 --> 01:29:43,794 You're cleared to head back to Atlantis. 1284 01:29:44,921 --> 01:29:46,839 [ Midas ] Dr. Hendricks is standing by. 1285 01:29:46,923 --> 01:29:48,716 Tell John he's in good hands. 1286 01:29:48,842 --> 01:29:50,634 Just lie still. Lie still. [ Groaning ] 1287 01:29:50,719 --> 01:29:53,721 Who's Ragnar talking to? Midas. 1288 01:29:53,805 --> 01:29:56,849 He's flying the other helicopter. 1289 01:29:56,933 --> 01:29:59,727 We tried. We couldn't stop him and the others from coming. 1290 01:29:59,811 --> 01:30:02,521 Don't worry, John. We've got your back. 1291 01:30:02,606 --> 01:30:04,774 Good. 1292 01:30:04,858 --> 01:30:06,358 Yeah. 1293 01:30:07,486 --> 01:30:10,112 Escaped? What do you mean? 1294 01:30:10,197 --> 01:30:13,032 What? Wh-Where's Ferris? 1295 01:30:13,116 --> 01:30:15,367 What do you mean, tied up? 1296 01:30:17,037 --> 01:30:18,788 Hello? Hello? 1297 01:30:18,914 --> 01:30:20,998 [ Frustrated Grunt ] [ Phone Clatters ] 1298 01:30:21,083 --> 01:30:23,334 [ Shouts ] What the hell is happening? 1299 01:30:27,547 --> 01:30:29,048 John. 1300 01:30:31,009 --> 01:30:34,011 l need you to know, l never wanted to leave you. 1301 01:30:37,849 --> 01:30:39,850 You're my forever. 1302 01:30:55,325 --> 01:30:56,826 lt's the end. 1303 01:31:00,872 --> 01:31:02,373 No. 1304 01:31:03,792 --> 01:31:05,918 lt's the beginning. 1305 01:31:31,361 --> 01:31:33,737 [ Galt ] ln the name of the best within you, 1306 01:31:33,822 --> 01:31:36,490 do not sacrifice your sense of life to an enemy... 1307 01:31:36,575 --> 01:31:38,492 that would claim your precious mind. 1308 01:31:38,577 --> 01:31:42,663 Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark. 1309 01:31:42,747 --> 01:31:46,667 Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration... 1310 01:31:46,751 --> 01:31:51,297 for the life you deserve, but have never been able to reach. 1311 01:31:51,381 --> 01:31:54,466 The world you desire can be won. 1312 01:31:54,551 --> 01:31:59,555 lt exists. lt is real. lt is possible. 1313 01:31:59,639 --> 01:32:01,599 lt is yours. 1314 01:32:02,767 --> 01:32:05,019 This is John Galt speaking.