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A Nobel Prize winning smartass named George Bernard Shaw once said that

means responsibility.

That is why most men dread it.

Handicap parking, pal.

What's your point?

Try telling that to someone who's been implanted with an artificial gland and

subsequently enslaved by a government agency.

This agency can no longer afford to deal with your reckless behavior.

Your misconduct with invisibility in particular has reached an unacceptable

level. I was merely running a series of tests, you know, trying to perfect the

quick... Come on, would you guys lighten up? Just having some fun, you know?

What's it cost anyone?

$87 ,260 .32.

Your fund uses a lot of condoration.

It's not cheap to make. You are the biggest penny -pinching... I have caught

killers for you. I have bagged assassins. I have... I've kicked some

butt! You know, in fact...

I want a raise. Oh, whoa, wait a second there, chosen one. I've been with you on

every one of those assignments, doing half, if not more, of the work. And I've

been visible doing it.

Anybody gets a raise, it's me.

Enough.

We're making the reasons clear.

So you will understand the rule.

The rule.

From now on, you are to use Quicksilver strictly for sanctioned assignments

only. To enforce this, you will receive one and only one dose of the

counteragent, permission completed.

Okay. What happens if I need more than one shot to complete one of your free

commissions? What then?

Fill out the counteragent request form.

Invisibility.

Responsibility.

Love it or lose it.

Liz?

Two -man job.

One day's prep, one night's work.

Your take -home is 400 large.

We can play catch -up along the way.

Ian?

There once was a story about a man who could turn invisible.

I thought it was only a story.

Until it happened to me.

Okay, so here's how it works. There's a stuff called quicksilver that can bend

light. Some scientists made it into a synthetic land, and that's where I came

in.

See, I was facing life in prison, and they were looking for a human

So, we made a deal.

They put the gland in my brain, I walked free.

The operation was a success, but that's where everything started to go wrong.

Sitting across from my mentor, Liz Morgan, was like driving a stolen car

memory lane.

You're afraid if you linger, you'll get busted.

It's better to focus on the present.

You look great, Liz.

Thanks. You seem to feel that nice yourself.

You lift a lot of weights in the pen?

You went up for life on a third -strike rap. It was in all the papers.

How'd you get out?

If you must know, I was pardoned by a secret intelligence agency who

implanted a gland in my brain to turn me into a super agent.

You don't talk about it. It's cool.

Old times.

Old times.

New crimes.

You're not still pissed about the way we parted company, are you?

I know it might have seemed sudden.

Stuff like that's like tearing up a band -aid. Faster's better.

I know.

Tell me about the job, the details. What do you got?

What do you got? Well, I can't tell you the details until I know you're in for

sure.

They're tough.

It's touchy.

What is this, one of your master plans?

No, job for hire.

But I told him I need a partner and I'm willing to go a 60 -40 split.

Why'd you come back to me after all this time?

Because I need a good thief by my side.

Tell you what.

Just think about it.

Give me a call.

At noon.

Right to the place.

Most ex -cons just put the past behind them.

I missed it.

Man, I missed the thrill.

I missed the freedom.

Darien Fox.

Long time no see.

Yeah, well, there hasn't been much to look at, Mike.

Well, it's still a little early.

You can wait and browse if you want.

I've been a thief for as long as I can remember.

Back in junior high, when most kids were joining the Glee Club, I was learning

to drill safes and pick locks.

And it was Liz who taught me.

Come on, Darian.

Come on.

That's it.

See?

Yeah, she was good. One of the best. And I always thought we made a good team.

And then one day, she just up and vanished.

No explanation, no goodbye.

Nothing.

Sorry, private store.

I don't know you. You don't get in.

Folks, you want to tell them you know me, please?

Ah, crap.

Is there a problem?

Yeah.

For a while now.

You know how much I don't like heat around my place.

What are you doing?

Nothing. I'm just here, that's all.

Are you spying on me? Spying on you? Who's the guy?

A spy?

A spy.

I'm not the $6 million screw -up here, pal.

I'm the guy they said to watch that you don't become a liability.

You're scrolling in. You came off the thieves over here. Doesn't really help

your case.

Big Brother's watching you, my friend, and he does not like what he sees.

You're not a crook anymore, folks.

You work for the government.

You know, sometimes I actually get the feeling you believe what you're saying.

It scares me. Well, I happen to have that effect on people, Kenny. Okay, you

know what? Why don't you tell the official I'm on my free time? All right?

And see, that is my time.

Which is free.

Means I get to go anywhere I want.

Alone. Hey, be my guest, bro.

Take a cruise. Relax. Just know as long as you're not at home with the agency,

you're going to have a sweet little guardian angel floating over you ready

kick your skinny little punk ass the second you get out alive, folks.

I told you I hired out. These are the employers.

They want to meet you.

Little known law of the universe.

When someone who owns a mansion hires you to steal something, it can never end

well. Now this time, it didn't even begin well.

Oh, well, here he is at last.

Darian Fox.

Allow me to introduce to you, Mr. John Kastanich. Mr. Fox.

Ms. Morgan has been talking you up. We're very impressed.

You know what? You didn't mention Johnny Books being the client.

You got a problem with that? No.

No, it's just, you know, I just figured that you would, you know, use your own

people.

I'm a firm believer in hiring the experts suited to the task.

Most of my people aren't suited for subtlety.

Well, that's...

That's all fine and good, Mr.

Casagnacci, but please, John.

John.

Right.

You know what? I just, I don't, I don't think I'm the guy you want. I mean, you

know, I mean, you're who you are. And, you know, that's cool. You know, I

respect that. I do. It's just, you know, I just, I don't, I don't think there'd

be a real good.

Synergy. Okay? So, Liz, I'm sorry. I really am. I'm just going to, you know.

You got it. I'm fine.

Really. Okay?

Synergy?

What the hell?

What are you doing in there? You tell me, huh?

Job for hire.

You know, every law enforcement agency that exists is working on nailing that

guy. You know, they got this trial coming up. FBI's supposed to have all

you know, incriminating evidence against him. I know.

What the hell do you think he wants with this deal, huh?

50 -50.

500 ,000 each.

You know, why don't we just hook up on the next thing? There is no next thing.

This is my last job, Darian. Look, a long time ago, I made a mistake.

I didn't keep you as a partner.

If I had, I probably could have retired a whole lot sooner.

I made a mistake.

Don't be nice to me, huh?

I need your skills.

I need you.

You know, I have a couple new tricks.

Yeah, I'll bet.

50 -50, huh?

50 -50.

What you working on? The answer's no.

You heard the official. Oh, come on, man. He was just blowing off steam. I

you know my condition better than he does.

By the way, I need a shot.

Let me see.

When the indicator reaches capacity, fills to here, you reach madness. Right,

thus I repeat, I need a shot of counterage.

Not what need? You need to conserve quicksilver. I mean, why is this thing a

quarter of the way full already anyway?

I didn't get any word that you were on assignment, and you know you're only

meant to be invisible for agency -related purposes. No, no, no. It was

-related. Hobbs was stealing me, and I had to ditch him. He was just doing his

job. He's sick of being watched.

Hey, could you explain something for me?

Now that I can go invisible, I can't be let out of sight. Now, how does that

make sense?

It doesn't need to.

Look, when you go invisible, the only person who can truly watch you is

yourself.

Wow. Could you print that up and put it on the keychain for me?

You can joke about it all you want. You can pull your little pranks. You can

goof around, but it doesn't change the facts.

And what facts are those?

That the way invisibility gets used is ultimately up to you.

Good or evil, it's your responsibility.

End of sermon.

Is there anything you want to tell me?

You know what? I'm going to be late. I got to go. Okay.

Where are we going?

Nowhere. That right.

I didn't appreciate the little gag with the van. Yeah, well, I don't appreciate

a shadow.

Folks, folks, listen, there's going to be back money between us. I mean, you

know, we've been through some tough scrapes together.

Fact is, you're a little smarter than you look.

And who knows, one day you might even make a half -decent agent. Would you

up? Having said that, you step back over the line, you cross on the wrong side

of the law, and I will bring you down. Thank you. That was beautiful. Now I'm

going to go run some errands, and you can tag along, tail me if you like, but

will lose you. All right. I don't need to follow you. I know where you're

I know where your little haunts. Oh, yeah, you do. I do.

Go ahead and knock yourself out, because I'm everywhere, my friend.

You're going nowhere.

Bobby Hobbs.

You're late.

Yeah, I know.

Sorry about that. I had a little run around.

Kind of took a weird wait here.

Professional is always... Punctual. I know, I know. I'm sorry.

All right, so what's up? Where's the place?

I give you the Tennyson building.

FBI's offices are on floor 16.

Security varies with each floor.

We deal with lobby and 16.

How many lobby guards?

Two a day, one at night.

Cameras? Two in the lobby, overlapping arcs.

Lobby's a bitch.

They got a service door?

Alarm, double -dip, bolt.

Man, I miss that.

Uh, I'm about 60.

Each office has a mag lock and a key lock. We have to deal with them both.

The North Hallway supposedly has a few infrared print beams to give the place a

sharper image touch.

We make them visible and play hopscotch down at the end office.

Special agent was in the office.

I guess that's, you know, where they're at.

You know, the good side. Tapes filed and all the evidence Kazanachi wants to

destroy.

Yeah.

What's that yeah?

We can pull this off.

Oh, no. Believe me, that's not what I'm worried about.

You think I'm thrilled about helping you Johnny books out of jail?

If it were my choice, that guy would be out of business.

Yeah, but you got that choice, right?

This is counterproductive.

I'm never telling you how I feel.

a thief, Saria. This is what we do. This is who we are.

You could turn it down half a mil.

But if it don't feel right, then walk.

Just like I taught you.

Is that what you want?

You are still this.

I just want to know why.

Tell her why.

I have my reasons.

They're nothing to do with you.

But I came back because of all the thieves I ever knew, you were the only

that I could count on.

Darian Fox does not exist.

At least not according to the county sheriff's office.

Has the cleanest record for a thief I've ever seen.

Now, maybe he's just that good.

Or not.

Says here Fox was sent to Bakersfield on a third strike offense.

Life without hope of her all.

Doesn't seem to be bothering him, does it? You think he cut a deal?

Wouldn't be the first time something like that happened, would it?

If you're referring to our problem, don't give it a thought.

We'll find him. What I'm thinking about is Darian Fox.

Check with your contacts and all those thieves in the business district.

Get the inside track on him.

Come on, Fox.

You know you're going to show up.

Don't let me down.

You come in here, baby. I smell you coming right here. Come to papa.

One time for grandma, baby needs a new pair of shoes.

Hey, Pete. Hey, Mike.

Looking for Darian Fox.

Have you seen him?

Yeah, where'd you ask? He was here a couple days ago.

Why is that weird?

Don't see him for a couple of months.

Comes in, bottles the hardware, and bolts out to talk to someone.

I think it was a cop.

A cop?

Thanks.

Bad news.

I think Fox planned.

This one guy says he saw him talking to a cop a couple of days ago, but we're

not sure.

Let's keep the plan on track.

Let them do the job. But I want you to get there to pick up the goods yourself.

Got it.

I warned you, folks.

I warned you.

Got you now, baby.

Got you now.

Okay, so this is it.

I'm sorry, I thought you said one guard.

I did say one guard. There should be one guard.

Think they're expecting?

No way.

We can't run this thing with two guards.

Liz, I want you to go around to that side service door.

Turn with you to drill. No, no, no. We're not going to drill, all right?

wait for me there, okay?

What are you going to do?

Three minutes, okay?

Are we synchronized?

All right, good. Let's go.

just makes them proud. Come on.

I mean, what do they keep in there, the X -Files?

Hey, I want you to go back to the elevator, okay?

I want to work something out.

Oh, sure, Darian.

What are you going to do? Are you going to go up to the roof and just rappel

into the office?

Something like that.

All right, you want to do something, secure an escape route. We may need it,

okay? Let's go.

Liz?

I wondered how raiding the FBI would look on the counteragent request form.

You... That's all there was.

How the hell did you get so good?

Well, you didn't teach me everything, Lizzie.

Don't get so cute, huh? All right.

Let's see what's worth a million bucks.

Barry Benish, huh?

1226 Riverside Drive. You know what this looks like?

What? This is a person, like, you know, a new identity. I think this is a

witness protection file.

This must be some guy who's going to testify against Castagnacci. We've got

put this back. Come on.

Are you crazy? We just risked our necks to get that. Okay, we gotta walk away

from this now.

You don't walk away from John Castanacci.

Okay, these aren't transcripts of phone calls, Liz. This is a person here, okay?

We're stealing a life.

Well, whose is it? I mean, it's probably just some mobster ratting him out.

I mean, what's one left gangster more or less, huh?

This guy's got a family. I mean, look at his face.

Goddammit, Darian.

This is why I left you.

You wanna know why, huh?

This is why.

Because instead of a larceny fence, you grew a great big fat... conscience.

You are a terrible thief, Darian.

This isn't you, Liz.

First rule you taught me, no one gets hurt if it's done right.

It's too late for that.

Who do you want me to say?

Fine, you're right. Huh? The file is a life, okay?

My life.

But Katsunagi knows I got it.

So if I don't deliver, guess who gets popped? No, no, no. It doesn't have to

happen. You can run. Where?

And with what?

That's the only damn asset I got to my name. Freeze!

Pops. Pops? You brought a partner here? Pops, stop. Shut up!

You're both under arrest.

Arrest?

What the hell is going on? That's what I want to know, lady.

Come on.

Hey, you.

What are you doing?

I hope it was worth it, folks.

Come on.

Let's go.

I swear to God. They say that good men prefer to be accountable.

That's probably getting caught.

You don't have a choice. Look, that's the whole story, okay? I mean, there's

nothing else to tell. Now, why don't I believe you?

Got a rap sheet on Elizabeth Morgan.

Big shocker. She's a thief.

Interesting little trivia note. She and an accomplice were picked up for

suspected home invasion 12 years ago. Accomplice was a minor.

Guess what his name was?

Little fox climbing up the fire escape, stealing people's toasters and clock

radios. Isn't that sweet?

And there's his charmer, Pete Adar. Guy tries to cross -check little Lincoln.

Most wanted database links him up with a John Castagnacci.

Castagnacci? You were telling the truth.

Lock me up, okay? Throw away the key. Do whatever you got to do. But will you

please just do it after you pick up the witness at 1226 Riverside Drive?

Is that the witness whose father you stole?

The witness whose life you put in danger?

Yeah.

All right, Hobbs, check out the Riverside address.

Call me if there's a witness. We have to clean up this mess before it gets any

messier.

If I could afford it, I'd have you rotting back in prison right now.

Believe me, I don't need my salary for that.

Oh, don't worry, Darian Fox.

I'll find another way to make you pay.

Here.

Keep an eye out.

Hey, hey, wait, wait, wait.

What about my friend Liz, huh?

Cassie actually thinks that I'm working with the law. She's not our

responsibility.

And I'm sorry about that.

You call me by four o 'clock, okay?

Take off.

Forgive my breach of etiquette, but where's my money? Where's your partner?

He got nailed. You know that.

He thought.

How hard did he try to get away?

I don't know where this is going, but I don't like it. Neither do I.

You know how our good friend Darian Fox got out of serving his life sentence in

maximum security?

Neither do I.

Okay, so we don't know. That doesn't have anything to do with our deal. I

delivered for you, and it went easy.

Now here's the part where you pay me for services rendered.

You honestly think you can scam me and laugh all the way to the bank?

I hired you to destroy evidence against me, not create it. You bring a federal

mole inside my operation, and you expect me to pay you?

Forget about it.

There's one thing I won't tolerate, and that's betrayal.

My good friend, Paul Trotter, he's going to find that out real soon.

I didn't betray you. Prove it.

You give me Darian Fox, I'll give you your money.

And I'll give you an added bonus.

I'll let you leave this house.

What do you say?

You got a guest room?

I

guess

you think this is all my fault.

Which part are you referring to?

All of it.

Liz, the witness.

My whole life.

No.

No, I'm not interested in assigning blame.

Yeah, like hell.

I think it's more important to accept responsibility for what we do.

Is that more keychain crap?

Yes.

Look, I didn't put the gland in your brain, but I accept responsibility for

well -being.

All right, fair enough.

How about I accept some responsibility?

You put no witness in a rifle sight.

That's a start.

So let me do something about it.

Get me out of here.

Come on.

Do you remember a while back you said you wanted me to trust you?

Security? Yeah.

Fox has escaped the lab and is attempting to flee the building.

I still want to keep my job, of course.

Oh, my God.

They're here.

I knew it.

Would you wait a minute? Stop shooting.

Stop shooting, you moron. I'm here.

You tell that boss to use Johnny. I'm too heightened.

I'm a federal agent. I'm here to bring you to safety.

This was supposed to be safety, jackass.

Witness protection.

I need protection from the witness.

Would you listen to me?

And since it's over, I'm going to kill you.

All the quicksilver I'd used during

the heist was coming back to haunt me in a bad way.

On top of that, I was on the run from the agency, and on the outs with Liz.

I turned to the only friends I had left.

Okay, guys.

All right, no invisibility, huh?

Remember that? Remember that? Just like the old days, all right?

Thank God. Don't let me down.

We're going to find Fox sooner or later.

You might as well just tell us now.

Hmm, that means things. Such a persuasive argument.

Did Johnny Books teach you negotiation skills himself, or did you just pick it

up naturally?

You want to see the way I negotiate naturally?

Always gets results.

What are you doing here?

What do you mean, what am I doing in here? I'm here to get you out. So you

take me in?

No.

I would never let that happen.

Well, that's true. You're a fit.

No, no, no. Not exactly. I mean, you know, there are reasons. You know, I

just... There's this whole story that you're not going to believe, and I want

talk to you about it. I really do, but I need to talk to you about it.

Hey, you know, we just do this in the car, and this guy's going to wake up in

second. I'm leaving without my money.

Hey, Liz, we got to go.

Where? To the poorhouse? To the pen?

Where is it exactly that we gotta go? Let me tell you something, Kay. You are

never gonna get your money from Johnny Castagnacci.

You are wrong. Because I know where Johnny hides his safe.

Oh, great. See?

I didn't know that. Here you go. Go to town, huh? There you go. Take off. There

you go. Hey, do you need some dynamite? I got like a six -pack in the trunk.

You keep it.

Because I'm gonna get Johnny to open the safe himself.

And he's gonna do it.

Because I'm gonna give him what he wants.

What is that?

Have you heard from the boys yet?

Hey. If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try your cold hit.

Remember when you said you'd give me my money if I gave you Darian Fox?

Well... Hey.

You know, I lived to call, so I came over as quick as I could.

He's taking a little nap.

Now, let's talk about your hidden safe.

One, I manage all my funds online through a Swiss account.

Two, I don't keep a hope chest.

And three, you just signed your death warrant.

John, if I were you, I wouldn't talk to her that way.

Did you ever see Marathon Man?

Alright, books, come on, let's do your numbers. There you go.

Looking for me?

What the

hell

was that?

Hurry up, come on. Johnny.

Where's Johnny?

The last number. Tell him the last number is safe. John, where are

you?

Hey, John, I've got some good news.

I'm not going to testify against you.

The only way you're getting that number is if you make sure I stay alive.

I got a better idea.

Mob boss!

Get your mob boss here, two for a dollar. What are you doing?

Left 26!

I'm just trying to protect you, moron.

Now, how are you doing here, Fox? Just being a half -decent agent, Hobbs. All

right. Just so I do this right, everybody's under arrest. Everybody!

Come on, Fredo. Let's go.

Spread them.

Liz?

Come here, you.

Enjoy yourself.

Liz? Are you alone?

Yeah, I'm alone.

How can I trust you?

Look, either you see me or you don't. You know, I mean, I realize it's a risk,

but that's the way it's going to be, so the choice is yours.

Oh, don't be so melodramatic.

I made up my mind before you did to come by and see you.

That's interesting.

What?

No, I just, I always wonder what a successful thief looked like.

Well, pretty soon all you have to do is look in the mirror.

Because I came by to give you your share.

And don't say keep it, or I'm going to smack the Stefan out of you.

You don't know how much was in that safe.

Whatever the government has on you, buy your way out of it now.

Believe me, Liz.

I wish that were true.

Don't you even want to know how much was in there?

Not for you to retire, right?

Uh -huh.

Hey, Darian.

That's just better.

This motto for goodbye was always, faster is better.

Kind of like tearing off a band -aid. Of course, if the wound beneath isn't

healed yet, nothing helps except time.

And time leaves a big nasty scar we call the past.

That's the hardest prison to break free from, because most of your life, you

can't even see the walls.