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Hey, you! Stop!

Where'd he go?

Speak to me, Brian Angel. Good evening, Thomas.

I see we've made friends with the logic oscillator.

Never sneak anything by you, Pansy.

Shall we begin data manipulation?

We need to be right away.

This is a first -generation oscillator.

It works basically at one -eighth efficiency of state -of -the -art

Look, it's the best I could do on short notice, okay?

Unfortunately, we're out of time.

Your friends have started a trace.

I need five minutes. Don't question me, Thomas.

Okay, transmit to the address I gave you.

Take it with the message I recorded.

Transmission in progress.

Jake? Jake left for work an hour ago.

There's breakfast for you on the counter, and you received an incoming

morning at 3 a .m. 3 a .m.? Play it, please.

Hello, Beth.

Yeah, I know you won't believe it's me. You'll think I'm dead, but I'm actually

quite alive.

A joke.

Remember the verse in the first letter I wrote you?

Love is not love which alters when it alterations mine.

Oh, no.

It's an ever -fixed mark that looks on tempest and is never shaken.

You ever loved me, Beth?

Believe me now.

I won't ask you for your trust since I betrayed you. Just know that I didn't

have a choice.

If you meet me on frequency 1120 at noon tomorrow, explain as much as I can.

I missed you, Beth.

I missed you more than you'll ever know.

Man, this is killing me.

If you don't pass that mandatory fitness test, ask me to throw your butt behind

a desk.

That doesn't sound so bad.

You missed the tree.

Only the donuts.

You know what your problem is?

You got no willpower. You got no discipline.

That's the wrong attitude.

Lay off me, man. You had pizza last night.

How'd you know that?

Meet Hounder. You were his first.

test case. Oh, I thought you told Baskin no more toys.

This is state -of -the -art.

Ask me how I tagged you. No.

Get this.

The tag is a tasteless liquid. I put it in your coffee yesterday.

I'm not listening.

The effects only last for eight hours, but you look up like New Vegas.

That's ridiculous.

There's more. You had pepperoni on that pizza.

The Hounder has a directional audio pickup.

I can't believe you were spying on me.

According to Hounder, you stopped at the mall.

You went to the First National Bank office.

Then you went to Roz's pizzeria on Weston.

Who you calling?

Cops. I'm turning in.

Oh, man.

Hey, beautiful.

How about lunch at the top of the tower? Can you be ready by noon?

I'm sorry, Jake, I can't.

I have to meet Barbara to go over some notes.

Well, can't you tell her you've got a previous commitment?

I have a previous commitment.

Well, how about dinner?

She's been wanting to go to the top of the Sky Tower for weeks.

Maybe she needs more than a few hours.

What?

When was the last time you told her you cared for her?

I've been living with her for almost a year. She knows I care for her. Maybe.

maybe you're just taking too much for granted.

Since when did you become a shrink?

Hey, man.

It's easier to do.

If you ask me, that's why I think the divorce rate is twice what it was last

century.

Well, what do you suggest? Dr. Love? Candy and roses.

Oh, well, thanks for your prescription. You haven't seen the bill yet.

The time is 12 o 'clock.

Can anyone hear me?

Beth.

You're still so beautiful.

Look, whoever you are, I know this is a trick. I just want to know why.

The poet said, love looks not with eyes, but with the mind.

And it therefore winged Cupid blind. That used to be your favorite.

Don't do that to me.

You died in a lab explosion. All the students were killed.

Except me.

That isn't true.

Remember our last night together?

I told you that I would always watch over you.

And I would always bring you ice cream.

I missed your ice cream kisses.

Why did you disappear?

Look, Beth, listen to me.

There was a reason for the explosion.

There was a reason for the funeral.

And I never thought I'd have to drag you into this.

Into what?

I uploaded some data into your computer last night.

I had to use your system to hide it. Yours is the only one with a core memory

sophisticated enough to handle it.

How did you find me?

I never lost you, Beth.

I just didn't know. You came back from wherever you were to use my computer?

You let me think you were dead when you were alive? Why?

It was better that way.

Beth, listen to me.

Leave the data alone.

I'll retrieve it as soon as Lefer's off my back.

Who's Lefer?

It's the code name I made up.

Damn it.

I'm being traded. I gotta go.

What can I do to help?

Forget.

Everything.

Something wrong with the dinner?

No, it was delicious.

I'm just not very hungry tonight.

Or very talkative.

I'm not very talkative either.

Have you heard of someone named Laferre?

Eleanor LaFerre inherited a large fortune from her father.

It comes from a long line of money launders. Why?

Oh, they mentioned something better on the news.

Anything else you want to ask me?

I'm sorry. I'm just distracted with work, I guess.

What did I do, huh? Come on, what did I do?

What did I do? Nothing.

You've not done anything wrong.

I know sometimes I say the wrong things and I do the wrong things.

I'm working on it, okay?

I know.

You're up early.

I do my best thinking in the morning.

Well, don't think too hard.

Never.

I burned 1 ,200 calories today.

What'd you have for breakfast?

A piece of toast.

Looking good.

Added an apple.

Added some pie.

I'm going to dust off your keypad because you, my friend, are heading

for a desk job.

Not quite yet.

What's up?

Bascom talked to a friend of the police department. You've got permission to

question a suspect from last night's tech bust.

The man is amazing. Is there anybody's string he can't pull?

Mine.

The scary thing is, you know, I believe her.

No wonder he's benighted.

This is revolutionary.

I've analyzed the data. It requires further manipulation.

Check the availability of the friendly logic oscillator at the academy.

FLO is booked for the next two weeks.

Use my priority clearance.

FLO is available for you at your convenience.

I'm taking the data on an info disk.

Erase all your files permanently.

Deleting file.

File deleted.

Stop the music.

But you have not seen my jeté yet. Oh, you'll just have to show it to us later.

Much later.

Heard you got a new employer.

Je t 'aime beaucoup, mon ami.

Who hides you away from Haskell?

No one eye of me.

I am merely on loan.

Um, who's your new dance teacher?

If I tell you, will you come back soon?

Not only will he come back soon, he'll bring you a bouquet of flowers.

Help me out here.

Why is Lefebvre calling in fevers?

I don't know, but it's the second time the name's come up.

Thank you.

Music on.

The guy who owns Renmar said nothing was stolen.

What the computer used was a first -generation logic oscillator.

First generation?

Fourth generation are far more advanced.

That's why I checked it out.

I figured the guy we were chasing would want to use more sophisticated

equipment.

More cheekbones, dear.

As it turns out, someone got bumped off the FLO4 at the National Academy by

someone with a higher clearance level.

Turns out her name is Beth Kittredge.

Perhaps I should talk to her in person.

I'll extend an invitation.

Oh, Anika, darling.

I'm busy.

Just one simple little favor.

Busy. B as in bothered. U as in you are a pest.

S as in stop whining at me. And Y as in why are you still here?

She's good.

Eleanor LaFerre.

She's starting to call in favors. I think it has something to do with bio

-cybernetic research.

LaFerre is not into research.

Call it a hunch.

If I help you, will you go away?

You won't see me for a week.

Well, let me help you then.

There's nothing unusual about LaFerre. No research grants, no new business

applications.

Have a nice week.

Please tell me you'll miss me.

Would you get over yourself?

Oh,

cardigan.

If you're interested in bio -cybernetics, Renmar Research, a company

specializes in cybernetics, reported a break -in last night. What does that

to do with LaFerre?

Well, you're the one who thinks he's turned into a bio -scientist. Right.

What was stolen?

Well, nothing, but someone used a logic oscillator, then sent the data to an

email address that I can't even get to.

No way.

On the level, I've tried to break the signature before, but it's used by a

of eggheads at the science academy.

Does anybody teach at the science academy?

Still, yeah.

So, let's ask Beth.

Incredible.

I'm a date for the prom.

It seemed to be my course. Oh,

I like you.

I think I'm going to have to take the long way home.

Yeah, about 20 to light.

Hold it.

Sleep tight.

I know you're upset, but you've got to tell me what's going on. I'm not sure

want to know.

Eleanor LaFerre is a very dangerous woman.

Why did you ask me about her?

There's someone who called me.

Someone I was close to.

He's in trouble.

Did someone have a name?

Tom Weston.

We went to college together.

It was brilliant.

He spoke five different languages. He played the keyboards like a virtuoso. He

practically pioneered micro -cybernetic research.

I never met anyone like him.

And he's the one who called you?

Senior year, he died in a lab accident.

I thought my life was over.

And now he's not dead?

He's very much not dead.

He's been hiding all these years because the tech lords are trying to kill him.

Why?

He's on the verge of creating a brand new technology, wetware.

It'll revolutionize our lives.

And what is wetware?

It's a direct link between mind and matter.

Someday you'll be able to turn on your microwave just by thinking you're

Beth, the tech lords do not care about remote control cooking, believe me.

Wetware creates a bio -cybernetic interface.

So? One of those things that interface can do is block the link between tech

the brain.

Wetware neutralizes tech.

Let me get this straight.

You're telling me that some mad scientist that you knew in college just

out of the woodwork and almost gets you killed? It's not his fault. Great guy,

by the way. He told me to not even look at the data. But you had to take a peek.

I made a prototype headset.

I gotta let Tom know.

If I call him, they'll trace the call and they'll kill him.

What if I ask you to forget the whole thing?

Please don't.

Look, this isn't about Tom and me.

It's about his research.

I should have never gotten you involved.

No. Somebody breaks into our house, tries to kidnap you. I want to be

She's in trouble.

Big trouble.

All right, let me get this straight.

You want to look for someone in cyberspace that can't tell us his name,

password, or his signature?

Piece of cake, right?

I know his style. I'm pretty sure I could recognize his signature.

Hell, I wouldn't even know where to start.

Frequency 1120. That's where he was yesterday. Whoa, whoa, 1120 is white

I couldn't find my own butt out there. We just have to start there. Then we can

selectively filter through the noise until his personal echo resolves.

Anybody picks up your tail, you gotta dump him. Fast as you can. Oh, now this

getting interesting.

Why would you protect a witch like LaFerre?

She's my boss.

She'd sell her own mama for jump change.

Say, that java sure doesn't smell like synth.

That's because it's the real ting, baby.

Jeez, I'm thirsty.

No problem.

Excellent.

So what do you want with Mrs. LaFerre?

How about you tell me where she is?

Mrs. LaFerre is a very private person.

She likes to keep her location confidential.

She got some muscle on loan from Haskell.

She, he calls himself Lizette.

What's the deal?

If you think I'm going to spill, pal, you better think again.

I'm just trying to help you out here.

Thanks for the coffee.

Go to hell.

That's it.

I tried to play nice, man, but you wasted my time. I'm calling the cops.

Not bad.

You're beautiful, baby.

Ready to rock and roll?

Pump up the volume.

Tighten your seatbelts, kids, because 11 .20 on your brain, your dial is on the

air.

No sweat here?

Leaving the mainframe now for the low -res district.

9 .50, 9 .80. Okay, start filtering.

I'll let you know when to stop.

Look, wait, that's the signature.

You've got to be kidding.

I can't get through that.

There has to be a way.

You can try coding in a password if he recognizes it. He'll have to come

through.

Make it quick, Sugar.

Excuse me, Mrs. LeFair, but Beth Kittredge's password was just picked up

net. Shall we trace the source?

Please.

And make sure my security chief knows that Dr. Kitteridge is not to survive.

Cream and sugar.

What are you doing here? Tom, I know why you've been hiding.

The tech lords are after you because wetware can eliminate tech.

I told you to stay away from my data.

Tom, your equations work.

I made a prototype headset.

You're going to have to forget it. I can't.

Look, I have someone here who wants to help you. He's got a contact at the

highest level of government. You told someone you found me.

He's a friend.

It doesn't matter. I've had friends try to kill me.

I trust him with my life.

Please, come back.

No.

You're in too deep as it is. I can't let you risk it.

If you go away again, I'll never stop looking for you.

You can try and hide, but you know it won't work.

Please, Tom.

Meet me at midnight in the catacombs.

Catacombs? Towns under the city. Home sweet home.

There's an exit at the 7th and Manning.

Make sure no one follows you.

I'll be careful.

Attack, virus!

Tom, get back!

Are you all right?

That little cyber sting never killed anyone.

You have company, Thomas.

Beth! Beth!

Come on, baby.

Do your stuff.

Okay, yeah. Let's do it. You sure you've made up your mind? Hey, yo, Honda.

Way to go. Chocolate donut and a jelly.

Donut. He's buying donuts?

Twelve credits, please. Oh, man.

If his neck stops a candy store, I'm gonna kill him.

Donuts.

I don't like this.

Why don't you stay here and I'll go ahead alone?

He doesn't know you.

Why are you risking your life for this guy, Beth?

His research will change the world.

Oh, come on. Who are you kidding? You or me?

I'm not kidding anybody.

You still don't love him, aren't you?

Please, Jake. This is important.

So are you.

What's wrong?

Oh, my God, Jake.

Are you okay?

Come on, let's get out of here.

Ow.

I didn't see anybody out there.

How's he doing?

He'll be fine.

This is your friend?

Yeah. Jake, Cardigan.

And you're sound and fury, signifying nothing.

I haven't seen one of these in a long time.

Oh, you've never seen one like this.

Ever.

It's a programmable keyboard, isn't it?

Actually, no. I'm playing it.

That's the wetware I was telling you about. It's incredible.

I appreciate the concept.

Let's get down to business.

Business it is, Jake Cardigan.

Do you have the prototype headset?

I was afraid to bring it until I was sure we could find you. But it's in a

place. But it works.

Yeah. I can't sustain the effect, but it definitely inhibits a neural link to

tech. For years, I've been trying to figure out how a woman as beautiful as

can be as brilliant as you are.

What's the day on track?

Cardigan. That's an Irish name, isn't it?

What might you be doing for a living, Irish?

Security officer.

An Irish cop.

You an honest Irish cop, Cardigan?

Jake wants me to arrange a meeting for tonight to demonstrate the prototype to

the Undersecretary of Covert Affairs.

If you're a cop, Iris, then you've been knowing that department's riddled with

the likes of spies and graft.

Well, this guy's untouchable.

You willing to bet your life on it?

Yeah, I am. I'll be making the initial contact.

Why are you making the initial contact?

Because I don't have the security clearance to access this guy. So you're

throwing her into the shark tank?

And you're the one that got her into this mess?

Stop it. What's the matter, Cardigan? You don't have the stones to do the job

yourself? Enough.

You two are both so pig -headed you don't even know when you're making fools

yourselves.

Okay, I'll call from the safe house when the meeting's set.

In the meantime, why don't you guys talk about clean safe?

Like the weather.

Jackpot.

How's it going?

I've had better days. Where you been?

Everywhere. This guy's a junk food addict.

Well, that's good for your willpower.

Yeah, I love you too.

So what's the guy doing now? Garfing down a sugar shake?

No, he went home. Five or one on the street.

Does he know you followed him?

Oh, no way. Give him plenty of room.

Hounder works like a charm.

Uh -huh.

How's the audio?

It was fine until he started eating junk food, but the sugar intake messes with

the chemical tracer.

Junk food jams the audio?

Hounder's fine.

It's just a little glitch.

All the conference is ready. You want to talk to these guys now?

I'll get back to you later.

All right.

Sounds like you two are old friends.

Not as old as you and Beth, apparently.

It was the best of times.

It was the worst of times.

How long have you known her?

We met in college.

We were juvenile delinquents together.

Then less juvenile.

Did you steal cars?

Beth was the best hacker on the net.

She never told me that.

She likes to keep little pieces of herself secret.

Like she kept you secret.

Listen.

I know Beth went through hell when she heard about my death.

And I wanted to call her to tell her I was all right.

But I want to put her at risk.

But you decided to take that risk.

I had to.

I don't know if I believe that.

Neither do I.

I care about her a lot.

I guess we both have something in common after all.

I want to know just what was so damn urgent.

This better be brief, Eleanor.

We're having a little crisis, my friend, vis -à -vis the anti -tech technology I

was telling you about.

And... La même chose.

Toujours la même chose.

Forgive me for drawing it to your attention again, but the three of you

your living selling tech, and I, of course, make my living distributing it

you. Is there a point to that?

If Dr.

Weston's research continues, he will put you all out of business.

Which means he'll put me out of business.

Oh, petite.

You worry too much.

Just do your job, Eleanor.

You're just a delivery boy.

Remember?

I respectfully suggest that we apply all our resources to this problem.

Bring pressure to bear.

Use your influence.

We've already given you enough resources, Eleanor.

Use them wisely.

That was security.

Talk to me.

I've been tagged.

Someone's using a homing device to follow me.

Interesting.

Bad news, partner.

Howler did some eavesdropping.

Eleanor just had a conference call.

With who? Didn't get names, but they were all heavy hitters. She wants them

waste time.

All right, keep the frequency open.

We'll check in after we move.

Right.

How about a cup of coffee?

Just a moment, you two. We have to frisk you.

Just do it, Jake.

It's really necessary, George.

Jake, Jake, don't hurt my boys.

It's all right. They can keep their weapons. You can return to your post.

Have a seat.

I had to call in major favors to make this happen, Cardigan. I hope it's worth

the trouble.

Believe me, it is.

Pioneered the technology for wetware. You give us a minute, we'll set up a

simple demonstration.

You'll get an A on your science report, Dr. Weston, but if you're looking for

government funding, forget it.

This is the first step in the biocybernetic revolution.

It's bigger than the industrial revolution.

It may be the greatest thing since man walked on Mars, but the government

doesn't care.

Is the government interested in an antidote for tech?

Come on, Jake, there's no such thing as ghosts, the Easter Bunny, or a tech

antidote. You want to bet your career on it?

He who never doubts never believes.

Okay.

You got a deal.

Uh, you wouldn't mess me up here, Jake, would you? This is for real, George.

This is just a prototype.

The effects only last for a couple minutes.

Turn me on, baby.

Mr. Fennell, I'm here.

Agent Skinner.

Here to do your civic duty?

My pleasure.

It'll take at least a year in your best labs to develop a version which will

block tech completely.

There are two people I need to show this to. No deal.

I'll go with them. Dr. Kitteridge, are you forgetting there's a price on your

head?

Sleep on it.

We'll talk in the morning.

George, still got season credit for the Mets?

Sure, you want to see a game? Give me a call.

Great.

What's going on?

George never liked baseball.

He was into roller hockey. It's a morph mask.

Let's get out of here.

I smell gas.

Shut up, Jake!

Where's the shutoff?

Hold on, I'll get the club outside.

Shut it back!

Shut it back!

Shut the book.

He shoved that rug underneath you.

Watch out. Watch out. Look out. Take it back.

Fire in the hole.

Who is Tom?

I gotta get Tom. Beth, Beth, get out of here. I'll go back and get him. Go.

What?

Hey, nice going, Irish.

I saved your life.

My life didn't need saving until you screwed up. Hey, admit it.

Admit it. You dragged Beth into this for your own selfish reasons. You wanted

her back. You didn't give a damn what was going to happen to her. Stop it

now, or I'm taking a walk.

Look, I am not apprised you guys can win at a carnival, okay?

I love you.

I love you, too.

Have either of you thought about how I feel?

I'm out of my mind. This is it.

I'm supposed to check in.

This is not good.

What's wrong?

That's what I gotta find out.

Meanwhile, you two need an escort back to Cosmos.

No, no, no. I'm not going back to Cosmos. It's safer underground.

Safer? Yeah.

What about the guy that shot you?

I think I do look like hell.

Yeah, thanks.

You from Sid yet? No, he hasn't checked in.

You got a fix on my signal?

No. Anybody tracking it?

Nope.

All right, I want a team in here right away for a pickup.

Highest security rank you can get.

And then I want you to destroy any records of this conversation.

Done.

You run into any trouble, you shoot to kill.

I'll catch up with you later.

Be careful, Jake.

Maybe I should have stayed away, huh?

No. Having you back is a miracle.

Then why don't we disappear together?

Huh? Include right now.

I can't leave Jake.

Hey, big fella.

For just five credits a minute, I could fulfill your every fantasy and satisfy

your every desire.

If you want me to.

I'm yours.

Just yours.

Come on.

What are you waiting for? I guess that's a no -sale.

All right, pal, let's try it again.

Tell me your name.

Donut. Chocolate.

Come on, pal. Just tell me where to find Beth Kidridge.

I think our guest could use a little work on those crow's feet. Take a look

him, dear.

You have to suffer to be beautiful.

You've always been beautiful to me.

That's one tough broad. Tell me about it.

Hey, don't worry about the crow's feet.

They look good on you. They give you character. What took you so long?

Oh, nothing. Somebody tried to kill me, that's all. How'd she find out about

you? Homeless got problems. This signal can be traced back to the store.

Vic.

Word on the street is there's a contract out on both of them.

Hefty reward.

We're gonna have to find you a safe house.

I'm gonna find them myself, thanks.

The problem isn't just you anymore. There's a contract out for Beth, too.

both have to go underground.

No, Jake.

I'll make the arrangements.

Is that clear?

I don't want Beth to know about this.

I don't want to leave you.

It's only going to be for a while, just until things cool down.

They never will.

What do you want me to say to you? You want to say, stay with me, I'll protect

you? What if something happens to you? I wouldn't be able to live with myself.

But we never had a fair chance.

It could have worked out.

If it could have, it would have.

I'm going to need your help, and I'm going to need a secure line to make the

arrangements.

That car is programmed to take you to your new destination.

Thanks, Irish.

See you soon.

The sooner you get out of here, the better.

Bye, Fred.

Bye.

Mika, activate the program.

That's a Model J15.

That's not one of our cars! Dad!

No, no, no, no, no, no.

It

was

my fault, man.

If I had noticed something was wrong 10 seconds earlier.

It was your fault.

I made the decision.

I made the call.

Look, you want to come home with me, man?

No.

You shouldn't be alone.

I'm going to take a walk.

You take care of yourself, okay?

Did it work?

Uh -huh.

High -resolution holograms fooled everybody.

You know how much fools we mortals be.

Nobody knows what really happened. Not even you did.

I don't know if I can do this.

Yeah.

Happy work.

I have you.

I can't let you stay.

They'll kill you.

You will.

Son.

Take care of her.

Come on.

I'll always love you, Jake.

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