Echelon Conspiracy

[first lines]

Curator:
Everything okay down there?

Max Peterson:
Piece a cake.

Curator:
That locks it?

Max Peterson:
Yep, centuries of Thai history, safe as Fort Knox. Watch, uh, [removes a panel] Relax, I'm a professional.

Max Peterson:
[causes a massive short] Okay, now your servers are down because of a power surge, a grid malfunction, or maybe even a bomb. Now, if the intruder tries to reboot your servers or access the data, he'll always hit this screen. [login screen] This is your BIOS-level password. Without it, nothing works in this room. [types the password]

Curator:
Oh, we memorize.

Max Peterson:
Oh yes, just in case. [systems come back online, he starts to leave]

Curator:
Oh, when do lights come back on?

Max Peterson:
Well right, uh, you're going to have to call an electrician...

Agent Dave Grant:
I'm impressed. I always thought you were a little stupid.

Max Peterson:
You mean stupid like, build a computer that knows absolutely everything, and then lose control of it?

computer:
Echelon is a threat to freedom.

Raymond Burke:
You now the three most important words in politics?

assistant:
Uh, no sir.

Raymond Burke:
Don't get caught.

[last lines]

Yuri Malanin:
They will try to build it again.

Russian General:
Of course, of course, that is what we are here for. At least this time they've learned that not everything Man creates is for his benefit.

Yuri Malanin:
It seems we were able to help the Americans make the right decision. At least for now.

Russian General:
Yes?

Yuri Malanin:
I want to believe so.

Mueller:
It is the seemingly harmless traces we leave behind that later can be used to destroy us.