How It All Goes Down
- Will thinks his mother is different. Something just isn't quite right, like when a different voice actor takes over the role of your favorite cartoon character.
- At home, Will tries to contact Dad, but he can't get hold of him.
- So Will decides to open the packet given to him by Dr. Robbins. It includes one of those fancy-shmancy morphing tablets. They just give these away?
- The tablet plays a video that tells him about The Center.
- Will "Google earthed" (4.34)—yes, that's a verb now—the school and verifies that it's real. Hmm, not that secret, is it?
- Will hears a car door slam outside. It belongs to one of three creepy black cars in front of his house.
- Men get out and head for the house.
- Will runs out the back door and decides to return home in two hours when Dad gets home.
- Meanwhile, a bald man tracks Will's movements. He speaks to an unseen comrade, who asks the bald man if Will is "Awake" (4.50), with a capital A.
- The bald man says he doesn't know, but they can't risk it. "Bring me the Carver" (4.51).