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Johnny Domino was one of San Francisco's hottest young jazz musicians.

But fate and a cosmic event were about to change his life forever.

What the doctors told him seemed impossible.

John, your brain has managed to acquire the capacity to pick up certain

frequencies like a radio.

Doc, I'm only hearing bad stuff.

Yes, exactly.

You're tuned to the frequency of evil.

Now, I'm on your side.

A whole new line of super tools developed for super policeman.

A belt, which enables him to overcome graphics.

Fabrics, which are virtually bulletproof.

A stealth mode, which makes him seem to disappear.

A holographic display, which makes him appear to be...

Where he ain't.

Okay, we get a bill for $165.70. I thought it was supposed to be $100.

That's a table, right? Mm-hmm.

Raleigh, I admire your taste, but I seriously question your judgment.

What, you think she's too good for me?

Oh, was Esmeralda too good for Quasimodo?

What? Nell Fenwick, too good for smiling. All right, all right, all

right. Besides, that's Tanya Bryson. She happens to be a personal friend of mine,

and if you promise not to embarrass me, I'll introduce you.

Tanya! Hi!

Tanya, this is Raleigh Jordan.

Hi.

Either you two have met before, or you haven't had a date in a long time.

We've met. In fact, I'm here to seduce them. Oh.

Now, what about my proposition?

I don't know.

It's something I've never done before.

So?

Come on.

Take a walk on the wild side.

I am telling you, you can do this in your sleep.

Look, before I decide, what do you say I introduce you?

to one of the most exquisite physical sensations ever known to mankind.

I call this one the Raleigh Jordan Special.

Are you ready?

Yes. That is so good.

Unbelievable, Raleigh.

See what I tell you? That's barbecue to die for, yes?

And to die from.

I'd hate to tell you what that's doing to your arteries.

That is one of the best pecan pies west of the Mississippi.

Yeah. Hey, what's up, Miss Bryson? Hey, Kelvin, Marcus, Chandra, Clipper. Hey,

you guys are going to be late.

Oh, so are you, Miss Bryson.

I'm on school business here. I'm trying to convince Mr. Jordan here to teach you

guys something about broadcast engineering. Trying and succeeding.

She's very polite.

Raleigh, these are some of your new students in...

Case, you want to back out now?

Okay, I changed my mind.

I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

Kelvin Barnett, I've seen you play basketball.

Yeah, yeah. Play? No, no. Kelvin attacks the game. Last year, All-City, two years

in a row, right? Yeah.

You must be good because even I've heard of you. Hey, you guys, you got a tough

game today.

Madison's 18-2.

Big thing now.

Get down!

Down! Down!

Dad, you okay?

It's okay.

No shit about the kid.

It's okay.

Is he going to be all right?

Don't move him.

Yeah, I'm going to need an ambulance.

Huffman's Barbecue.

Dr. Stewart, radiology.

Dr. Stewart, radiology, please. How did you know that car was going to start

shooting?

Well, I... Dad, Dad!

You all right? Oh, sure.

I make myself worth shaving.

Yeah, look at this shirt. I need a little shirt. Whoa.

How's the kid doing?

Anybody know?

Tonya just took him up to surgery.

Bullet struck above the heart, so he should make it. Oh, that's good.

I can imagine growing up on streets this mean.

But those kids don't seem like gangbangers.

Tonya says they're not.

It wasn't a random shooting.

Someone was sending a message.

Artemis Burton takes a backseat to no one. And in my appreciation of an

efficient operation, I've added a 10% bonus to your fee left.

Thanks, Mr. Burton.

Anytime you need anybody, Kat, just let me know.

Well... Now that you three are flushed, you might consider dropping a few bills

in my humble establishment.

How about a little one-on-one workout with one of my special

trainers, or maybe a few of my special advisors?

My clients can't seem to get along without them.

Ladies.

Hey,

K-Train, get over here.

You are up and coming. It's about time you accepted my invitation.

I'm sensing some reluctance here. You got a problem?

Word is that shooting at Huffman today was yours.

So? So.

I almost got capped. One of my crew did.

Then he was in the wrong place.

That was a controlled operation to convince Mr. Huffman to allow my company

to provide security for his business.

Some control.

Marcus could have died.

Which would have been unfortunate.

You see, it's like I keep telling you, K-Train. It's a dangerous world out

there. Unless you're hooked into the power.

And that's me.

What do you think?

I'm power.

Danita. Yes, Mr. Burton?

Why don't you take my main man, K-Train, here on a tour of the club? An extra

special VIP tour.

My pleasure.

Go ahead, Calvin. We can talk business later.

Business? What kind of business?

Oh, I don't know. You're a basketball star.

How about we talk food?

Sounds okay.

So, you ever had a full body massage before, K-Train?

Oh, man.

Well, I think we can arrange to change that.

Modern audio engineering.

It enables us to enhance sound to improve an artist's performance, for

example. Oh, so you're the one responsible for Milli Vanilli.

All right, settle down.

Mr. Jordan is here to give you the kind of special program our school district

can no longer afford, and he does it as a favor to me and to you.

Mostly to her.

Nevertheless, please show him your appreciation by paying attention.

It's all right. When I was in high school, I didn't think that I liked

science either.

But the fact is, there are many aspects to sound engineering that Kelvin has

overlooked.

For example... Oh, Blake!

No.

Sound waves. See, I put some subwoofers under some of your chairs, including

yours, Kelvin. That was good, though. That was really good.

Thank you.

Cohen? Heard that Marcus is out of ICU?

Yeah? Yeah, how's he doing?

Okay, I guess.

Well, will you tell him I'll be by later?

Mm-hmm.

Good thing I found it through the security guard, right, Kelvin?

So what's up, Kelvin?

Nothing. It's dangerous down here, and I don't plan on getting punked out by some

14-year-old kid with a piece. Look, I know you've got a reason to be nervous,

but this is something else.

Don't tell me you're thinking about going after these shooters.

What, and end up like Marcus?

K-Train is just looking out for himself.

Period.

So what do you say, K-Train?

Say yes, baby, so we can go party.

I don't know. You're asking for an awful lot. I'm offering a lot.

Now, what about the gang?

There are going to be a lot of college recruiters out there.

I don't want to look bad.

There are lots of college recruiters at all in your gang.

I bet you have over 100 letters from schools already.

So anybody can have an off night. Yours just has to happen tomorrow.

I don't know.

Besides, Madison is our biggest rival.

Oh.

That rah-rah stuff is for kids.

Time to grow up.

Be a man.

I am a man.

I'll be the judge of that, baby.

See, for you, this is just another game to bet on.

But this is my life.

My future.

My career.

On your way to the NBA.

Making that Michael Jordan money, huh?

Yeah, sure. Why not?

Because it's a sucker's bet, Kelvin. That's why not.

An injury in college, and it's over.

Out of 10,000 brothers playing high school ball, half think they're going to

the NBA.

And you know how many actually make it?

One.

You're betting on a 10,000 to one shot, Kelvin.

Yeah, but maybe I am that one.

Maybe. But I'm offering you a sure thing.

My operation is expanding rapidly.

I'm going to control this entire city soon.

Come with me, K-Train.

And the money?

Oh, the money.

The money is a certainty.

That's not all, baby.

Oh, the Cincinnati stack.

No. No, that was right out of Indiana ball control.

What?

What? Actually, it looked more like North Carolina's rotate and reverse.

You know, double kick with the backdoor cut option.

Kelvin's over the game.

There's still time.

There's somebody who should be doing time.

Who? Artemis Burton.

What's he doing here?

Look at those threads.

Boy, he's hot stuff, isn't he?

I busted him when he was 14.

Never thought he'd see 15.

Hey,

Johnny Domino.

Catch act next week, jazz man.

That's it, baby. Keep moving. Keep moving. Work it.

Time

out.

Time out.

Yeah, get in for Kelvin.

Take it easy.

He's benching Kelvin. Take a breath for the next few minutes.

Let's go. Let's go. Sorry to blame him. He's been playing a lousy ball.

Well, I've seen every home game, and the coach likes to wreck him before the end

of close game.

Well, anybody can have it all tonight. Yours just has to happen tomorrow.

Excuse me. I thought

he'd never lose.

Tough night out there, huh?

Yeah, yeah. I guess I'm a little out of sync.

Yeah. What the hell is he doing talking to Kate Triumph?

This thing with Tara Dan's a friend of mine.

Huh?

Yeah, he's sitting with my dad right up there.

Specializing in illegal gambling.

Got those two players shaving points on that Facebook college game.

What's that got to do with me?

People lost their necks from having such a bad night.

Told him you would risk your future by doing something so stupid.

So, don't sweat it.

Okay?

Relax.

Let it flow.

Okay?

Hey.

I want you to stay to tell them.

What? Pet talk?

Great time.

Whoa, wait a minute, wait a minute. I dropped my wallet.

Probably fell underneath the bleachers.

I'll catch up with you later, all right? We can wait. No, no, no, no, no, no, no,

no. You know, I play musicians.

It could be hours.

Hey, we'll wait for you.

It's a joke.

Really? Joke.

Mr.

Burton wants to see you.

It's okay, guys.

I'll check y'all later.

You made a big mistake, hero.

See, nobody plays Mr. Burton.

I wouldn't do that.

Man, get the hell out of here.

About to say the same thing.

But a damn domino guy jumped me from behind.

Domino again, huh?

That's strike two.

With me, you only get two.

Put the word out. I want Kelvin and Johnny Domino.

That is true.

Okay,

you're busted.

Miss me?

No, not really, no.

Let me tell you what just happened to me.

So I

checked all around the area.

No Kelvin.

Do you have any ideas where he might hide out?

Not really. I mean, he's got lots of friends, but I have no idea which one

he'd go to.

If he thought it was dangerous, he might avoid all of them.

You guys finished?

Yeah. Yeah, thank you.

Yeah, tell Mr. Barton.

I'll join you down.

I'll talk to you for a sec.

Yeah.

We'll tell everyone out here there's another in on the way.

Again? Yes.

All right. All right.

Time.

Let's go.

Burn me?

Man, what burned you?

I did.

Anybody want any more?

He must have been higher than a kite. They were babbling about some masked

Avenger swooping down on him. Yeah, definitely out of their heads.

But you know, their car looked like the same one from the shooting the other

day. I'll put their weapons through ballistics, see if anything checks out.

I'll catch you later. Thanks.

You know, I can't believe Johnny took on three armed men by himself.

Yeah, not exactly by himself.

You know, I kind of helped him develop some of those things.

What sort of things?

Huh? Sorry?

Come on, tell me.

You know, martial arts moves that I developed in Patagonia.

Yeah? Uh-huh.

Hey, young man, thanks a lot for running. Yeah, yeah, okay, fool.

Now let's go see Mr. Berger.

That was very stupid of you.

Those last-minute heroics cost me ten large, Calvin.

But there was a cop out there. It was a special guy who busts plans for shaving

points. And you heard about that cop from who?

Johnny Domino?

Yeah.

Train.

Lieutenant Charlie Dan is just a run-of-the-mill detective.

There wasn't any special heat on that game.

Domino was playing you, man.

Whitey made a fool out of you. And what's worse than that is they could

very easily get you killed.

Or your basketball career might end in one microsecond.

But I wouldn't do that to you, Calvin.

Because I like you.

After all, anybody can make a mistake one month. Thanks.

And you seem like just the guy who'd make it up to me.

Oh, I'll make it up to you, Mr. Burton. I promise.

I swear, I promise I'll make it up to you. Oh, I believe you, Calvin.

In fact, I'm going to give you a chance to witness history.

Welcome, gentlemen.

Now these are the leaders of three of the biggest gangs in Bay City.

They have agreed, after much discussion and some bloodshed, to be united under

my control.

We finalize that agreement tonight, and we party tomorrow night.

Because we will control this entire city!

Kelvin. Kelvin.

Get the girl.

Get Kelvin.

Then I get hero time.

Then I get the girl.

Get the girl.

Tanya.

Raleigh. I know where Kelvin's hiding.

Yeah, I'll see you in 15.

Even though we're in the area, I'm going to cruise around a little bit, make sure

that nobody's following us or hanging too near Kelvin's hiding place.

Makes sense.

When it's clear, we'll swoop in, pick him up, and we're gone. I still wish

Johnny was here.

Tanya, there's nothing to worry about.

I've arranged for a little backup.

No problem.

Hey, we came to pick you up, man. Let's go. But I called Johnny Domino. He's the

one that ran game on me. What are you talking about?

Calvin,

what have you got yourself mixed up in?

Halloween must be early this year.

It's a mistake, Mr. Burton. We'll have to let them go.

Trane, you know better than that.

Besides, There'll be additional bait for our big fish.

Lieutenant Dan, please.

Charlie. Hey, Johnny.

Listen, can you send a car to Huffman's Barbecue? Check the garage in the alley.

I'm not sure yet.

False alarm, I hope.

Check out that.

Put it on APB for Frank Dominus and Raleigh Jordan.

Dust both cars for Chris.

Any sign of him?

No, and that's not all.

That too? I'm afraid so.

Don't worry, we'll find him.

Thank you.

Welcome, everybody.

Enjoy. Party tonight.

Business tomorrow.

Hey, man, good to see you. Now, you guys, we got some important things to

do, all right?

Hey, Big James, Defense Minister, good to see you.

Hey. Hey, Trang. Quite a night, huh?

Yeah.

Then why aren't you enjoying it?

I'm trying my best, Mr. Burton.

It's not bad.

I guess I feel kind of bad about Ms. Price.

I mean, she tried to help me, you know.

You know why shooters call innocent people who get killed mushrooms?

Because they keep popping up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Now, if they had stayed out of your business with Johnny Domino, they

wouldn't be here, right?

Right. So forget about them.

Tonight we party. Tomorrow we get Johnny down. And I know just what you need.

Our extra special VIP suite.

Now you get in there and you take care of business.

I'm sorry. I just got to make a phone call first.

Why don't you go make us a drink?

Okay. Screwdriver for me, babe.

Okay.

Yeah? It's Kelv.

He messed everything up, man.

Where are they, Kelvin?

I tell you that and I'm dead.

Thanks, Calvin.

He made a call to Johnny Domino.

Too bad.

He had potential.

Put him with you.

Charlie, keep your men away from Burton's Club until I can make sure that

Dad and the others are there.

Then I'll give you the sign to move in.

Yeah, yeah.

Charlie, thank you.

an announcement everybody your leader and i have special

entertainment for you but

you'll have to join me in the warehouse next door

Let me introduce the participants.

Each of your gangs has a defense minister.

The baddest dudes around.

What I'm proposing tonight is to see just who is the baddest of

all.

For now allies instead of enemies, they can't fight one another.

So we need opponents, which I have supplied.

Like the gladiators of old, they too will fight to the death.

The defense minister who kills his opponent the quickest wins.

I have also provided a special prize for him.

To the dawn of a new era, ruled by yours truly.

Let the James begin.

You're first.

Why do they call me Latin?

Any idea?

Yeah, Doc.

Try to stay alive, will you?

I'm here to help, Raleigh.

Don't take too long.

Throw a punch.

Troy to Uppercut.

Wait, wait.

Turn around. I'm over here.

Take him out.

I don't know how you did that, but thanks.

I'm not in the body, but it seems trendy.

Like smoking cigars.

You bring in the bringer to humiliate us?

No way.

I'll prove it.

Now it's your turn in the pit.

Burt almost had me. I nearly fell into this whole scam.

But you didn't. You picked up the phone, you called me.

I bet you had a lot to do with that decision.

I just gave him my standard pep talk.

Burt. It seemed to me that the ice tape froze right in midair just before you

grabbed it. Yeah, that's the essence of this discipline.

See, the hands move so fast that it seems to violate the time-space

continuum. Uh-huh. Yeah?

Yeah.

And you learned this where?

Well, there's only one place in the world where you can learn something like

that. It's a small monastery in Patagonia.

Ooh, gotta get back.

Why? The teacher's gonna be late, too?

Kelvin.

Make sure you pick a local university. I want to see you play some more.

Oh, I'll do that.

But you can catch me on TV in the final four.

All right, man.

Take care, man. All right. See you later. All right.

Hey.

Hello.

Hey, Kelly. How you doing?

Oh,

thought I was going to miss you.

See you later.

Bye.

I'll walk you out.

Hey. Hey, how's it going, man?

See you guys. Okay. See you later.

Feeling a little lonely tonight, are you?

Lonely? Nah.

Tonya's a great girl.

Speaking of great girls.

Excuse me.

Hi, Frank.

That's right.

Excuse me.

You're a little late, aren't you?