First Wave (1998)
S1E3 Mata Hari
Episode Overview
Quatrain 6, Century 8. "Where ivory towers touch the eastern sea, young trees of knowledge will be crushed by the thorny vine of a red rose." If Crazy Eddie's theory holds up, Nostradamus' ivory tower is the National Institute of Applied Mathematics in Boston, Massachusetts. A young prodigy named Ted Eichmann suddenly died, his blood bubbling as if he were a shaken soda can. Campus gossip suggested he was involved in a government initiative. They needed a new genius, and somehow, I found myself in college. Mom would have been thrilled. With Crazy Eddie's help, I donned a mic and earpiece to blend in with the real intellects. I played the part well, but I was skeptical about the "communications satellite system" we were supposedly developing. The secrecy surrounding it hinted at something far more perilous than anyone admitted.