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Thank you.

This is the story of Walter Nebeka.

Doing what he likes best, fighting crime in the streets.

You see, Walter's a policeman.

Unfortunately, the chief doesn't want Walter on the streets.

Captain, get back to your cage, boy.

Now! So Walter must fight crime in his own way, in the computer room.

That's where he's an expert.

Fortunately for me, Walter's advanced knowledge of electronics led him to

experiment with what is called a hologram.

That's a very fancy word for a three -dimensional picture that, when

can be made to look real, sound real.

As a matter of fact, given enough power, it can even be made to feel real.

That's kind of what got me into this world.

My name is Auto Man.

You must be Walter Nevica.

How did you know that? It's on the programming you fed into my system. I

say, Walter, you're very good. Very good indeed.

I look wonderful.

If you do say so yourself.

You programmed me to be honest.

But tell me, why did you call me Auto Man? It means that you're the world's

first truly automatic man.

You can do anything because you're not real.

Oh, but I am. I'm as real as you are, just different.

And thanks to you, perfect.

Nobody's perfect, Auto Man.

That's not true, Walter.

You've programmed me to observe other people and do whatever they can do as

as they can do it.

Jimmy Connors playing tennis, John Travolta dancing.

In fact, on a scale of one to ten, think of me as an eleven.

I've created a monster.

No, what Walter really created was a wonderful force for good.

Auto Man.

That's me.

Sheriff Horton, he's heading your way.

Roger.

All right, he's coming.

Jump, Spence.

Okay.

And if you all let him get past you, you're going to end up in the work gang.

Is that clear?

Yes, sir, you got it.

He ain't going to get passed out.

All right, here he comes.

Chico, it's over.

And if I come in, then I'm dead.

Now, you know I don't want to get my name in no newspaper for killing a war

hero. Yeah, well, who said that's even going to get in the papers?

Those deputies of yours are going to follow you into hell and swear that they

got frostbite.

You're a smart boy, Chico.

Now, come on in. Let's get this thing over one way or the other.

I'm taking my chances the other way, Sheriff.

What about your sister, Chico?

Now, if you make us kill you, we're gonna have to deal with her.

Your sister, Chico.

It's too bad that you weren't physically up to serving your country, Sheriff. In

the service, they teach you that it's wrong for a man to hide behind women and

children.

I'm going to shut him up once and for all, huh?

No, not yet.

Put him in a hole for now.

How long?

At least size his little piece of paper.

You could rot in hell.

All right, boys, take him away.

And you're gonna lose.

Hello, Walter.

Otto, what are you doing here?

We were going to work on some reprogramming for me tonight.

Reprogramming? On what?

My memory.

Oh, yes, your memory.

I forgot.

Maybe we should work on your memory first.

That's very funny.

But it'll have to wait. I've got a date.

Roxanne? No, actually, I'm meeting an old friend from my college days, Terry

Fuentes. Ah, the old flame returns.

I just saw a movie about that yesterday.

Yeah, we were just good friends.

As a matter of fact, she helped me solve some of the basic concepts that led to

you. If it weren't for her, there might not have been a you.

I must meet her.

I think you should.

I'm sure she'd like to meet you.

I'll be right there, Wally.

Leave me alone!

Be with you, Teresa, huh?

I just got a form for you to sign from Bishop County, Arizona.

My brother told me not to sign it. Was that right?

Well, your brother already signed it.

Right here.

All you have to do is put your signature right next to his.

You get your money and everybody will be happy.

Where is he?

What have you done with him? Don't push me, sweetheart.

Or I'll put you where you belong.

If anything has happened to Chico, I'll come after all of you.

Stay right there, huh?

Now.

Oh,

Wally, I wish you hadn't come.

What's the matter?

Nothing, it's just...

Oh, Wally.

Chico's in trouble back home.

Your brother Chico?

He called two weeks ago.

He said that some people were trying to make him sell his half of our parents'

land.

Chico told me that if anyone were to come to me, I should not sign anything.

Someone came tonight.

It's okay.

What do you mean you're leaving? Where are you going?

I'm taking Terry back to her hometown.

It's a little town called Bishop on the Mexico -Arizona border.

She's got some kind of family problems that she needs to iron out.

What about me?

Well, this is a personal thing, Otto.

Teresa's brother's in trouble. What for?

It's a little vague.

There's a dispute over her family's land.

That's why we're going to go down there.

She was forced to sign some sort of document last night. Well, that's

the law.

Yeah, well, according to Terry, the sheriff of Bishop County makes his own

Well, I could be very useful in a situation like this.

Not this time, Otto. Like I said, it's personal. But don't worry. I'll be back

before work on Monday.

But what if you need my help?

Tell you what, Otto. If you don't hear from me by first thing Monday morning,

you can come get us, okay?

Very well, Walter.

If you don't think you need me.

I don't believe this.

A hologram is making me feel guilty.

Bye -bye.

Have a nice trip.

We're over here, Wally. This is my attorney, Doc.

Oh, well, looky here.

Sheriff Horton, better come and see this.

Why, that's the Fuentes girl, isn't it? Chico's little sister.

Yeah, sir.

Guess she didn't get the message.

Why, picking her up might be right pleasurable.

Mary,

I haven't the slightest idea where Chico is.

I haven't seen him since his arrest and release.

You know, I offered to represent him. He turned me down.

Then how did he get out of jail?

The sheriff put a lien for Chico's fines against the sale of your parents' farm.

Why was her brother arrested in the first place?

Willful destruction of private property.

He went berserk and took a pickaxe to the sheriff's water lines.

You know, in this climate, that's a lot like cutting a man's throat.

He must have had a reason.

I tried to talk to him.

I'm afraid there wasn't anybody he was willing to trust. Anybody except you.

Chico called to warn me that Sheriff Horton was trying to force him to sign

his claim to our parents' property.

Then that deputy Stone showed up at my apartment and forced me to sign it.

Somehow they got Chico's signature on it.

Yeah, I have the paper here.

It was delivered by the court this morning since I'm the executor of your

parents' farm.

Better look at it closely.

I'm afraid I don't see anything wrong. My brother's signature on the document.

Carlos Fernando Fuentes.

That's his handwriting. It just isn't his name. No, Carlos is his legal name.

Chico is... Gretchen, it's not his real middle name.

I see.

And, uh, your signature?

I took my cue from Chico.

Rosa isn't my real middle name.

Well...

Under normal circumstances, it would be my duty to inform the court that there

is no deal on the Fuentes' property.

Then do it. You just don't know these people, Mr. Nebaker.

And I don't care to know them. I just want to make sure that they know they

still need Chico Fuentes alive.

I'll see what I can do.

Where can I reach you later?

I'd like to go home.

Do you still have the key to the house?

Take care.

This place is full of ghosts.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

It was once alive.

My father was a proud man.

He loved his land and he loved his family.

Though it knows he's gone.

Stone, check the registration on that car.

Hello, Teresa.

Sheriff Horton.

What's he doing in the car?

He's checking your registration.

It's a rental.

Well, we got a report on a stolen car answering that description.

But if that car is from a rental company, why, you got nothing to worry

Where is my brother?

I don't rightly know.

Came through here some time ago.

Tore up half my water lines.

But, you know, we felt sorry for the boy seen after your parents passed away.

and the judge works something out for his half of the homestead, and we let

loose. I don't believe you.

Not after what your lackey did to me.

I don't know what you're talking about, Teresa.

How did that registration check out?

Registration checked out fine.

But, uh, look what I found.

Sorry,

fellas. It isn't gonna wash this time.

You see, there's something that you don't know.

Oh, what's that?

What are you doing?

Didn't you look at that? I'm a cop.

You probably know how hard we are on drugs in this state.

First offense gets you ten years.

And that's a free ride, boy.

Put him in the car.

Florian Firefly?

Auto Man, what are you doing here? Do you realize anyone can just walk in and

find you? I need you to tap into Walter's terminal. I won't be a minute.

Nabish!

Oh, hi, Captain.

Oh, there you are. Now, look here. I was wondering if you've heard anything from

Nabish. He's an hour late.

As a matter of fact, no, I haven't.

Lieutenant, come here a minute, will you?

Yes, sir.

You heard anything from Nabish?

A wallet?

No, sir. As a matter of fact, I have it.

But I'm afraid I have.

I can't believe I saw you come in, Agent Man.

I'm afraid it's bad news.

Walter Nabicher.

Possession of illegal drugs?

This is a direct tap into the computer in Bishop County, Arizona.

Nebbish? Arrested for drugs in Bishop County, Arizona?

He went down there with a young woman named Teresa Fuentes.

She's also in custody.

Captain, this is either a mistake or a setup. I'd like to make some phone calls

and find out what's going on down there. That's very kind of you, Lieutenant,

but I've already made those calls.

What did you find?

Nothing. That's why I'm on the way down there.

With all due respect, Agent Mann, I think I might stand a better shot with

local authorities.

Curtis is right.

If I were you, I'd team up with him. He's a good man to have around in case

get mixed up in one of these messy jurisdictional disputes.

Very well, then.

I'll brief you on the way, Lieutenant.

But, Captain... What is it, Roxanne?

Nothing.

Agent Mann, that fancy collar you wear, does that mean something?

Yes. What?

Sorry, that's classified.

Fetch. What kind of a car is this?

It's a top -secret experimental government car.

That I can believe.

Look, slow down.

Didn't you ever hear of the speed limit?

Certainly. It just doesn't apply to me.

We should have taken that last left turn. We can still make it.

I don't believe we did what we just did.

A far cry from basic transportation, don't you think?

Let me never read the same again.

All right, come on, get out.

Teresa!

Chico!

Hey, boy.

You go back and load those cement blocks.

You, sweetheart, come on. Grab the bucket and go.

Give him water, huh?

Ricardo, come here.

Show him what to do, all right?

You all right?

They forced me to.

But I did just like you did. I used a phony middle name.

Yeah, what's the difference?

The warden owns the law in this town. He's just going to ride it up any way he

wants to.

But why, Chico?

Because our lad's on the border, and he's using it to bring the illegal

across the border and then using them to fill up the work games.

This is... Chico, this is my good friend Wally.

Hi.

Chico, he's on our side.

He came down here to help me.

Yeah, well, all the help we need is on the way.

I got a hold of the renegades before they arrested me.

Hey, biker boy.

We, uh... We thought that the men might get lonely, you see, so...

We decided to invite your sister down.

Hold it, boy!

I'm gonna get you, partner.

Step on you like a cockroach.

You know what I can't figure?

How a guy as ugly as you can have a sister as gorgeous as that, huh?

Carl, you know we'd like to have our best foot forward for you and the

Why, the school band, they wouldn't have their best routines worked out by then.

Clay, that's just the kind of fuss the governor wants to avoid this year. I'm

coming down alone to see how you're doing.

What? Carl, you know how we're doing. We always have this county's roads and

public works flicked up.

Maybe so, but you've been running up costs.

The state assembly's at the governor's throat.

I've got to come down and get some pictures for our budget meetings.

Pictures, huh?

Carl, when are these meetings taking place?

In two weeks.

Well, why don't you give us a week and we'll get out there and put a little

and polish on this place and, well, we'll make you and the governor feel

proud of us. How's that?

I'll be counting on you, Clay.

Okay, Carl.

Stone? Yo!

Front and center.

Yes, sir.

Come in here and close the door.

We got trouble.

You know, all those public works projects that the state gives us money

Yes, sir.

What about them?

How many of those we got started?

None. None?

No, no, sir. I mean, I was going to start them, you know, 1st of April, as

as your house is finished.

Well, we're going to be finished if we don't get out there and patch up some of

those roads and bridges.

Now, you got five days.

Five days?

The road gangs are still working on your new house.

Well, you get another batch of those illegals, I'll put some extra guards on.

got to get through this inspection.

Yes, sir.

Yes,

Cursor, I know.

I know our power reserves are dangerously low. It's been a long drive.

We must find a power plant when we get to Bishop.

Did you say something?

I said we're almost there.

Bishop is dead ahead.

God, for a minute I could have sworn this whole thing was a dream.

I don't mind telling you I'm worried about Wally.

Move it!

Come on, fast, let's go.

Hey, what's this all about? Where are we going?

You ever heard of a night shift?

Look, some of these people are old. They're ready to drop.

If they drop, we bury them.

Come on, let's go.

And let's go.

You kill me and the sheriff never gets his precious signature.

That's right, huh?

You don't need your left hand to sign, do you?

The rest of you are going to get the same if you don't keep moving. Let's go.

Come on, now.

You know, they're not going to be too keen on federal intervention in a town

like this, so, uh... Look, if you don't mind, I'll just go in by myself, all

right? You know, one regular lawman to another.

I'll be around if you need me.

I need to take care of a slight problem with the car.

You have a problem with this car?

Nothing a minor adjustment to the power plant won't cure.

Okay. I'll see you later.

Good luck, Lieutenant.

This ain't no summer camp.

Just keep it moving.

How's your hand?

Yeah, well, it's been better.

Sorry, I shouldn't have started something I couldn't finish.

We're going to finish it sooner than you think.

I sense the main source of power for the town being out this way, Cursor.

Otto!

Otto, stop! Come back!

Yes, sir. I can see they've got Walter, but I haven't enough power to stop them.

If we don't find that plant soon, we may not be able to help him at all.

What did you see?

Oh, nothing. I thought I saw something.

There's got to be some way I can post bail.

Lieutenant, until the judge comes back and passes sentence, that boy's counting

property.

I don't have the manpower to go chasing him if he decides to jump bail. Well, he

wouldn't jump bail. He's not that kind of an officer.

What kind of officer uses dope?

Sheriff, I don't know what kind of an operation you've got going here, but I'm

going to find out. And when I do, you better start ducking.

Now, listen, pal.

I don't appreciate those accusations.

What you see is what you get.

Now, I got a cop in my jail that uses dope.

He's going to get a fair and speedy trial by the book.

And you can take your big city bad manners and hit the road.

When do we get to sleep?

Keep mouthing off and you're going to be sleeping for a long, long time.

Boy, am I glad to see you.

I would have been here sooner, but my batteries needed charging.

I suggest we merge and get you out of here right now.

We can't, Otto. If they find me gone, who knows what they'll do to Chinko and

Terry. Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Cock, who are you talking to?

I said, who are you talking to?

He was talking to me.

I ain't seen you before.

Is Horton still sending in reinforcements?

Yep. You can't be too cautious when you're dealing with scum like this.

Is this guy giving you trouble?

Nothing I can't handle. He thinks he's a tough guy.

I may just have to take him down a few more notches.

You need some help. You just holler, all right?

Don't worry.

I eat guys like this for breakfast.

What's with your collar?

Radiation poisoning.

My last job was security chief in an atomic energy plant.

Right. You stay down at this end while I go check out the bridge.

Otto, are insults really necessary?

I thought they lent a great authenticity.

Listen carefully.

I've uncovered enough corruption in this town to keep the state attorney

general's office busy for a whole year. The sheriff is forcing illegal aliens

into slave labor in exchange for phony green cards.

Then he uses the cruise on his own land.

Who do you want us to tell this to?

What? Lieutenant Curtis and I came down together.

Together? In the auto car.

In the auto car?

You brought Jack?

Yes, Captain Boyd said that. No, don't even tell me.

Just make sure that Jack gets whoever's in charge of state appropriations down

here on the double.

Horton's been spending most of it on himself.

Then you've got to contact the lawyer in town, Gretchen Lewis.

She's a friend of Terry's. I'm sure she can help you get all the records you'll

need for evidence.

Well, I just don't feel right leaving you like this.

We have no choice, Otto. Now go.

I knew Sheriff Horton had a dranglehold on this town. I'm afraid I just didn't

know till now how far he'd go.

Well, what we need is someone to catch him in the act.

I just put a call in to the state capital, a man by the name of Carl

By the time that phone call is returned, Horton could have added a whole new

wing to his house.

No.

If I were you, I think I'd go up there and make my case in person.

I think you're right. I will.

You know, I can't believe the sheriff has gotten away with all of this without

leaving some kind of a paper trail.

He's managed to conceal it all from me, and I don't consider myself a naive

woman. There's got to be something.

Will you help me find it?

Let's start with the Hall of Record.

Oh, my God.

What is it?

It's the Renegade.

Chico's gang.

You know, if they get anywhere near that work gang, it'll be a bloodbath.

I'll take care of them.

You heard her, Cursor.

If we don't do something to stop those bikers, Walter's life could be in

You suppose you could res me up something with two wheels instead of

Perfect.

Now for some matching accoutrements.

X. Perfect.

May I commend you for your lack of taste.

Now, you don't worry about a thing, Miss Lucy. You just break out all the beer

they can handle.

The tab's on me. You got it?

Whatever you say.

I think our problems might be solved.

Yeah, how's that?

Renegades just blew into town.

I told Miss Lucy to get them good and tanked.

They're thinking of breaking Chico off the chain gang, and when they do...

it's no telling who's gonna get caught in the crossfire.

You're referring to Chico and that L .A. cop?

Well, that's a star boy.

No child has got to be nice and slick and smooth.

Right?

Here's on the house, boys. We've got a special all day.

I don't see it anywhere.

Oh, man.

Check it out. Check it out!

Which one of you is the leader?

It's me.

You got something to say about it?

Yeah. I hate cigars.

Man, you got trouble.

I mean, you got a whole lot of trouble.

Well, if I were you, I wouldn't mess up the best chance you got of getting your

friend Chico back in one piece.

Yeah?

Well, who's gonna spring him?

Look, I got a friend on that chain gang, too.

And I've also got a plan that'll get them both out. Yeah, well, we have a few

plans of our own.

We're gonna blow that place to hell and gone.

You go in shooting, and all of you, including Chico, are gonna wind up dead.

You follow me, and you won't have to fire a shot.

Now, why would anybody want to follow you?

Rules of the road.

The best biker always leads the others.

Yeah, but that's a racing bike.

You're right.

I'll use one of these.

Okay, pretty boy, let's see what you've got. Let's play follow the leader.

Watch closely now.

Like a true nature's child.

Anytime you're ready.

The shortest distance between two points.

If he can do it.

I can do it.

Any questions about whose leader?

Mr. Donovan?

Mr. Donovan?

Yes?

I'm Lieutenant Jack Curtis, Los Angeles Municipal Police.

What can I do for you, Lieutenant?

That's about your Sheriff Horton down in Bishop County.

What about him? What you've got down there is a sheriff who's gone completely

berserk. Berserk?

In what way?

This is kind of a complicated story. If you don't mind, I would like to tell you

while we're on our way.

On the way?

Lieutenant, I have already made plans to visit Bishop County next week. Next

week will be too late. You've got to go down now when he's not expecting you.

Surprise him.

Pretend that my schedule is very heavy.

It's the kind of thing that wouldn't look good in the newspapers, especially

an election year.

Clay, I'm glad I caught you.

Now, what brings you up this way?

There's a problem, Clay.

The cops from L .A., they've been asking a lot of questions and getting answers.

From who?

I don't know, but they figured out the whole operation.

I'm going to have a hard time proving it.

Lots of you have done your homework.

It'll take them years to wade through all that paper.

But that's not the problem.

Lieutenant Curtis is on his way up to the state capitol. He plans on bringing

Carl Donovan back with him.

Promise me a week. Mm -hmm. Well, if Curtis has his way, he'll be here today.

Stone?

Yo, get all the Mexicans back across the border.

Get the rest of the gang out on the highway.

Pronto.

All right, come on, everybody move. Let's go. Now.

I can't trust anybody.

You're wrong, Chico.

There is someone you can trust. I just hope he gets here before it's too late.

All right, gentlemen, our first priority is to rescue our friends.

Our second is to make sure no one gets hurt.

Okay, man, but when they start shooting, so do we. I said no guns, and I meant

it. Hey, man, you think they're going to be waiting for us with pea shooters?

Horton's got a room full of heavy hardware up in that house. I told you I

plan. If we go in there with firepower, we endanger not only ourselves, but the

people we're trying to rescue. But if we don't, then they just mow us down.

Listen to me, all of you.

I am the leader of the renegades, am I not?

Yeah. Till we bust Chico out. Very well.

Then your leader is giving you a direct order.

No weapons of any kind.

All right.

Walk your part.

I said all of them.

All right, all of them.

That's it.

Where are you going?

I've got some groundwork to do to ensure your safety.

Yeah, well, what about your safety, man?

Don't worry about me.

I'm indestructible.

Yes, Kirsten, you're right. This is the place.

Hey, maybe he's in trouble.

I think we ought to go in after him. No, no, no.

Let's wait a few more minutes.

That should slow them down a bit, Cursor.

We wouldn't want the sheriff and his men to miss all that heavy artillery, would

we?

Well done, Cursor.

Let's even try to fire those.

Gentlemen, I... I've rendered all of their rifles and shotguns useless.

Big deal, man. What about their sidearms?

Don't worry.

I'll ride in ahead of you and draw their fire. Gentlemen, start your engines.

Let me

go!

Not a chance.

Sophie! Hey!

the shotguns, boys. It's biker season.

got some explaining to do.

Hey, Walter.

Hey, me and the renegades, we can't thank you enough.

Vice versa.

That goes double for me.

So where'd that auto guy go?

Uh, he's gone. Gone?

Gone where?

He, uh, he didn't say.

And it did something else.

If you only knew.

Hi.

He left his wife, three kids, the house, you know, and the suburbs, the whole

thing. By the time I found him, he was remarried. His package was just

delivered. It's addressed to Walter and Ancient Man.

Oh, is it ticking?

Doesn't even rattle.

You can ride with us any time. Thanks again, the Renegades.

It's all right with you guys.

I'll walk.

Hey,

Captain, look what the Renegades sent us.

Renegades, huh? Well, I guess that suits you, Nevisher. Now, look here.

I just had a long talk with Carl Donovan, and he tells me that Horton is

to finally get a taste of his own medicine.

Ten years hard labor that the AG down there has anything to say about it. You

mean on a chain gang?

That's right.

I guess that's what they call poetic justice.

Yeah, what about Gretchen Lewis?

Well, she'll be indicted because she was an accomplice because she forged those

green cards.

And immigration is going to issue real cards to all those people they rounded

down there. So, looks like you guys really did a job down there, didn't you?

Well, Otto, I mean, Agent Mann deserves a lot of credit.

Pretty cool, huh?

Sexy, too.

Well, now, Roxanne, I didn't know that you went from there big macho times like

that. Well, you learn something new every day.

Hey, watch it, woman.

I just love it when he takes charge.