: Bill Gardner (Nicholas Lea), a technician from the original 1943 crew, escapes the ship when it briefly materializes on a modern airfield. As he navigates a world he doesn't recognize, he discovers he has gained superhuman abilities, including surviving gunshot wounds, due to his body being bonded with the ship's machinery.
: The Eldridge does not remain in one place; it continues to teleport uncontrollably across the globe, at one point materializing inside a Chicago skyscraper. Scientists realize these "jumps" are creating a rift that could destroy the world. Watch The Philadelphia Experiment 2012 versifier
: A private research firm, Grey Water , attempts to revive a 1943 experiment aimed at creating a radar-cloaking device. Instead, they open a rift in space-time that brings the original vessel, the USS Eldridge , into the year 2012. : Bill Gardner (Nicholas Lea), a technician from