GUEST: Aerospace Engineer Matthew Pendleton

Homer continues his calculations during his lunch shift, then hitchhikes to Quentin’s home. He asks a woman in an alleyway for directions.

He arrives at Quentin’s dilapidated house, and knocks on the door.

A woman answers the door.

“Excuse me, Ma’am,” says Homer. “Is Quentin home?”

Homer enters, then opens Quentin’s bedroom door. Quentin is seated at a tiny desktop, reading. Two children are sleeping in a bed next to his work area.

In This Episode

• Jake Gyllenhall as Homer Hickam
• Chris Owen as Quentin
• Ida Ginn as Quentin's Mom