Doris felt that Roger was spending too much money on services for the annual charity ball, so she leverages the philanthropic nature of the event to significantly drop the price on all the services that Roger purchases. The end result: $11,553 extra for the orphanage fund.

A customer argues that the parrot he purchased is dead while the shop owner tries to reason for its lack of movement. The customer uses several phrases to convey the same message to the shop owner: that the parrot is motionless because it has passed away.

John Adams reads several provisions from the Alien and Sedition Acts and appears concerned at their content. As he reads the provisions aloud, members of the cabinet make an explanation to justify their presence. They claim that the House and Senate feel these acts are necessary for the security of the nation.

Professor Langdon gives a presentation on the meaning of symbols and how their meaning has changed over time. He displays several symbols, such as the trident and the swastika, and asks the audience what they mean. He illustrates that symbols have had different historical meaning.

The crew is trying to reach the shuttle that already landed on the asteroid. While traveling to it, the crew members come across a giant ravine in the asteroid and have no way to cross it. Since there is less gravity on the asteroid, they try to jump over the ravine. They successfully jump over it, and their trajectory leads them away from the asteroid, but they manage to turn the engines back on in time to return to the asteroid.