The Code

What if we are not what we think we are?
Two scientists are involved in research whose results do not yet have practical use. As scientists, who have access to things unknown to other people and even to world's government, they realize that something will happen with catastrophic consequences for the civilization.
What will they do?
Will they just accept their fate?
Will they tell to the others and create the panic?
Will they just go along and hope that the worst won't happen?
Or there's a solution?
Because of the very short time left, they decide to accelerate their research and apply obtained results even without being sure of the outcome. With a hope that their technology is advanced enough, they'll try to save the civilization, but, on so far, completely unprecedented way.
Did they manage?
Only a handful selected knows.
Most will never know what really happened.
Or maybe ...?