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Will Rodman : You want me to take him? I can't take care of a monkey.
Robert Franklin : He's not a monkey! He's an ape.
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Robert Franklin : Mr. Jacobs, please! I am begging you, don't do this!
Steven Jacobs : It would cost a small fortune to run lab test on all those chimps that would tell me what I already know! That they are contaminated!
Robert Franklin : Please, Mr. Jacobs! Lives are at stake! These are animals with personalities, with attachments!
Steven Jacobs : Attachments?
Robert Franklin : Yes.
Steven Jacobs : I run a business, not a petting zoo. Find the most cost-effective way to put those apes down!
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[first lines]
Robert Franklin : [administering chimp intelligence test] Okay, okay. Here you go. And let's go again.
[gives Bright Eyes treat and clocks timer]
Will Rodman : Which one's this? Number nine?
Robert Franklin : Yeah, this is number nine. Bright Eyes, we call her. Are you watching this? This is unbelievable.
[Bright Eyes does the tower fast]
Robert Franklin : Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Bright Eyes : [grabs treat and eats it]
Will Rodman : How many moves was that?
Robert Franklin : 20.
[Will looks at them and starts to head out]
Robert Franklin : Yeah, a perfect score is 15. Doc, what are you giving her?
Will Rodman : [heads out] Hey, give that video!
[runs out the hallway and opens the door to Steven Jacobs' office]
Will Rodman : Chimp number nine, just one dose.
Steven Jacobs : [looks at Will and holds a phone down] Aren't I seeing you later?
Will Rodman : [puts file on desk] We're good to go.
Steven Jacobs : I'm going to call you back. Yeah, all right. Thanks. Bye.
Will Rodman : The 112. It works.
[walks to a large screen]
Steven Jacobs : On just the one primate.
Will Rodman : One is all we need. Full cognitive recorvery. We're ready.
Steven Jacobs : Look are you sure you're not rushing this?
Will Rodman : I've been working on this for five and a half years. The data is clear. We're ready, Steven. All I need is your approval for human trials.
Steven Jacobs : For this, you're going to need the board's approval. There's a lot of money riding on this, Will. You only get one shot.
Will Rodman : One shot is all I need.
Steven Jacobs : [sighing] All right. But I'll need to see all the research.
Will Rodman : [bangs on the desk] You got it.
Steven Jacobs : And, Will...
Will Rodman : Yeah?
Steven Jacobs : Keep your personal emotions out of it. These people invest in results, not dreams.
Will Rodman : Okay.
[leaves office]