:08:02
- Sometimes more. - You're the only
one that watches every one of them.
:08:13
If you're going to pretend
like you don't care, don't look up.
:08:19
The most unremarkable of events.
:08:22
Jerome Morrow, Navigator 1st Class,
is about to embark -
:08:26
- on a one-year manned mission
to Titan, the 14th moon of Saturn.
:08:32
A highly prestigious assignment, although for Jerome
selection was virtually guaranteed at birth.
:08:40
He's blessed with all the gifts required for such an
undertaking. A genetic quotient second to none.
:08:47
No, there's truly nothing remarkable
about the progress of Jerome Morrow.
:08:52
Except that I am not Jerome Morrow.
:09:05
I was conceived in the Riviera.
Not the French Riviera.
:09:10
The Detroit variety.
:09:13
They used to say that a child conceived
in love has a greater chance of happiness.
:09:19
They don't say that any more.
:09:24
I'll never understand what posessed my
mother to put her faith in God's hands -
:09:28
- rather than those of her local geneticist.
:09:34
Ten fingers, ten toes, that's all
that used to matter ... Not now.
:09:38
Now, only seconds old, the exact time
and cause of my death was already known.
:09:50
Neurological condition, 60% probability,
manic depression, 42% probability.
:09:55
Attention deficit disorder,
89% probability. Heart disorder . . .