"He's not going to make it, Nick."
"He will, Tony. He's too strong-willed not to. I know the boy. I know what he's capable of. And he is capable of surviving."
"If that project worked, you mean."
"Of course. If it didn't…well, there's no use speculating. Who attacked the project, anyway?"
"It wasn't the Germans, like we thought. You'll be surprised, Nick. Or maybe you won't. But it was really the Japanese. The killed the Professor, too. Now the formula is gone. If he doesn't make it, we'll never have another shot. And if he does, we'll never have another like him."
"He will, Tony. He's too strong-willed not to. I know the boy. I know what he's capable of. And he is capable of surviving."
"If that project worked, you mean."
"Of course. If it didn't…well, there's no use speculating. Who attacked the project, anyway?"
"It wasn't the Germans, like we thought. You'll be surprised, Nick. Or maybe you won't. But it was really the Japanese. The killed the Professor, too. Now the formula is gone. If he doesn't make it, we'll never have another shot. And if he does, we'll never have another like him."
