For more on the Pakistan connections of this alleged plot, we called author and journalist Ahmed Rashid.

NPR: Pakistani Authorities Probe Bomb-Plot Suspects

And our reaction to the failed plot is failing as well, by focusing on the specifics of this made-for-a-movie plot rather than the broad threat.

CNN: Stop the panic on air security

As Johnson cycles through this trio of narrations, the plot takes on an antic cast.

NEWYORKER: Dear Leader

An act of pure heroism on his part sets the plot in motion, but this non-traditional film never lets us forget that it is also a violent act and, as such, has an explosive effect on everyone's life.

NPR: 'A History of Violence': A Ticking Timebomb

We hired computer programmers to basically take my ideas and historically plot them on a chart, and we developed this indicator over several years.

FORBES: Use the RCI to Gauge Market Strength

And--the statisticians should like this--the plot points of the ridiculously rich take on a more normal slant.

FORBES: Rationalizing Wealth