] Onboard the fishing vessel for a few weeks, the amnesiac realized, to his own surprise, that he had skills in tying nautical knots, and could read navigational maps, as well as speak various languages." His Preparation-H tractor beam was powerful enough to pull the meteor Midas 22 into a collision course with the Earth upon entering the atmosphere.Looking demoralized, the Boy returned to the projection booth of his movie theater employment, where he prepared to load a film reel into the projector, to show the movie "Hearts and Pearls" for a packed house-audience that afternoon or evening.Through a hidden door in a paint and varnish store, Eddie and Panama enter into a smoky, back-room speakeasy.