Echelon Conspiracy2009

[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...