mr. veidt, would you acknowledge that you are considered the world's smartest man?
if we could move off the subject of business for a moment, i'm curious whether the world's smartest man thinks we're headed for our next world war. adrian stops the treadmill, towels off as he heads to dan.
dr. manhattan, doug roth, nova times. do you remember a man named wally weaver?
he died of cancer.
how about edgar jacobi, also known as the supervillian moloch? you had a lot of battles with him, didn't you? did you know that he has cancer as-well? the news host looks confused. adrian turns to the press agent, growing concerned with where this is leading. cut to: dan, snapping the gunman's wrist back and up-- barrel aimed at the thug's chin. in the last fraction of a second, dan shifts the gun two inches left as it fires, deafening the thug, but leaving him alive. back to:
and what about jose flores? he was the longtime janitor at the watchmen headquarters where you worked for many years. cancer.
you tell me, doc. adrian turns to him.
irrelevant?
what about janey slater? do you think it makes a difference to her?
your ex-girlfriend, she was a physicist too. you were with her for ten years. or does she have to remind you herself? suddenly janey slater emerges from a door at the top of the stands. she is old now, frail, barely recognizable from the images we've see of her.
she has cancer as well. doctors have given her six months. what do you have to say, ms. slater? he sticks the microphone in her face.
how many other people did you do this to? dr. manhattan finally snaps--