1. HOTEL CONFERENCE ROOM - NIGHT We are close on the face of SETH BRUNDLE, aging molecular physics wunderkind. He is not aging too badly, however, and looks much younger than his 38 years - playful child face, slightly heavy - a big kid. Even his arrogance is somehow engaging, especially now as he talks to someone who is, for the moment, off camera. Someone he seems eager to impress.BRUNDLEWhat am I working on? I’m working on something that will change the world and human life as we know it.The off-camera voice that replies is female and matter-of-fact, and belongs