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[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

NARRATOR: Johnny Domino was one of San Francisco'’s

hottest young jazz musicians.

Every night, he turned up the heat at the House of Soul.

But fate and a cosmic event

were about to change his life forever.

[LIGHTNING STRIKES]

[JOHNNY EXCLAIMS IN PAIN]

[WOMEN SCREAM]

He looked like the same man, and yet, everything was different.

I'’m hearing thoughts.

You'’re hearing thoughts?

JOHNNY: Who sent you?

[GUNSHOT FIRED]

[JOHNNY EXCLAIMS IN PAIN]

[CAR TIRE SCREECHING]

RALEIGH: Hold it, now.

Who are you?

I'’m on your side.

JOHNNY: What'’s this all about?

It'’s about weapons of the future.

And selling them out to the wrong people.

You represent two governments and the Columbian cartels.

We invited you here to preview five weapons systems.

Anti-gravity belt.

Holographic display unit.

Stealth cape.

Bullet resistant suit.

And of course, I have saved the best for last.

We ship these systems out so they wouldn'’t fall into the hands of our country'’s enemies.

If we run into the wrong people,

we could legally be shot for having them in our position.

Attention! This is the Justice Department. Come out with your hands up.

[WHIRRING]

Uh-oh! Battery'’s going down.

And we'’re going down!

[SCREAMING]

[WAVES CRASHING]

WALTON: It'’s quite possible that your perceptual skills

have leaped ahead hundreds of generations ahead into the future.

JOHNNY: Meaning what?

That your brain has developed the capacity to perceive

and process thought patterns much as a radio receives frequencies of sound.

Uh-huh. Except, what I'’m hearing is all bad.

Yes, Johnny, exactly.

You'’re in tune to the frequency of evil.

Well, Mr. Alvarez, it seems all you'’ve managed to do is unite our enemies against us.

Then it'’s our turn... to deal with the situation.

Gentlemen, we do not need any more public shootouts.

Is that clear?

There are means of terminating one'’s enemies

that would astound you, Mr. Krueger.

[BEEPING]

Voila!

[SCREAMING]

Kill it! Damn it, somebody kill it!

Just get rid of it!

There will be no need for shooting, gentlemen.

Here, here...

[BEEPING]

Our tarantula is not real...

But the venom is!

When Mr. Domino return to his normal place of dwelling,

a small motion detector will trigger our little friend

to welcome Mr. Domino home.

We don'’t want Mr. Domino dead,

until he can return the prototype weapons to us.

Am I to assume that this Mr. Domino is in possession of the weapons?

No, the center piece of our transaction, the neutron gun, is in our hands.

A few of the other prototypes were diverted by a group of engineers.

If it'’s money they want...

[LAUGHING]

This group is somewhat more difficult to comprehend, Senor Alvarez.

They are patriots.

A particularly distasteful breed when it comes to negotiations.

Even patriots have their price.

And we believe we know what Mr. Domino'’s price is.

RADIO HOST: Nightbird coming your way live from the House of Soul.

We'’ll be back to open things up to your personal messages

and recorded requests right after the news.

JOHNNY: Jessie?

Oh, Johnny!

It is so good to have you back! But we were told it might be another week.

I'’m ready to get back to work now, but I want you to meet someone.

You'’ve been looking for the world'’s greatest engineer...

Yeah.You'’re looking at him.

Raleigh Jordan.

Glad to meet you, Raleigh.Ma'’am.

So, was that straight? You know this stuff?

Know it? I paid my way through college

keeping WPIX and New York city on the air.

Welcome aboard, Raleigh.Thank you, Jessie.

♪ Tell me how can you stop

♪ The sun from shining

♪ What makes the world go

♪ Round

[APPLAUSE]

Thank you very much.

[MUSIC PLAYING IN CLUB]

[ELEVATOR DOOR DINGS]

What?

[MUFFLED SCREAMING]

Nightbird.

Oh, Jessica... it'’s Carla. Listen, I really need to speak to Johnny. Is he there?

No, he'’s about to go on stage.

Oh, god! Look it'’s an emergency. Please get him, honey, now!

Okay, hold on.

Raleigh?

Hey, Johnny.Yeah?

Jessie says that Carla'’s on the phone for you?

Carla? Where is she? She just left the stage.

Yeah, it doesn'’t sound right to me, either.

Yeah?

Johnny, it'’s Carla. Don'’t listen to a word... they... they tell you.

We want those prototype weapons, Mr. Domino. Tonight.

Who is this?

An interested party.

Look, if anything happens to her...

On the bridge, just before dawn. No police.

No walls of federal agents. No helicopters.

No way!

One box of weapons in exchange for

one beautiful, young woman. [LAUGHING]

Now listen...

If you don'’t to come, and don'’t come alone.

Carla Day dies...

What happened?

Wait here.

What do you mean "Wait here." Where you going?

Johnny, Johnny, Look man, we'’re in this together.

Johnny!What?

Look, the people that I am up against are too powerful for one person to take on.

Besides, this is my fight. This isn'’t yours. Now, stay out of it or you'’re gonna get hurt.

No. This has become personal.

And you might not approve what I'’m gonna have to do.

He doesn'’t know anything about any weapons. He'’s just a musician. That's it!

Who always has the misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

And would do so I believe, one more time.

Face is very important in my culture, Miss Day.

I cannot go back to my new associates empty handed.

If you have any idea where Johnny might hide his weapons,

I would be willing to let you go.

You just threatened to run me off a bridge!

And now you'’re just gonna let me go?

I'’m not simply threatening to throw you off the bridge, Miss Day.

I will do it.

[SCREAMING]

This isn'’t gonna do you any good!

Incorrect. I feel better already.

Out of time. One last chance to tell me where prototype weapons are hidden.

Oh, go to hell!

I'’ll meet you there.

[CARLA SCREAMING]

[SPEAKING MANDARIN]

I believe I know where the prototype weapons have gone.

And the news is not good!

Am I glad to...

You son of a bitch! They threw me from the bridge!

I know. I know.

They were after you.

Thanks to your warning, they didn'’t get me.

What are you mixed up in?

Uh... What do you remember?

I don'’t know. I mean, these guys grabbed me, they took me up to the bridge and called you.

And then, next thing I remember, I'’m falling in the air.

And then everything went dark.

You passed out.

Then how did I get here? And... and why aren'’t I dead?

Or at the very least, wet.

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

Uh, don'’t move. I'’ll be right back.

[SIGHING] Yeah, with some answers, I hope.

What happened?

I found you-know-what missing from my closet,

along with you-know-who and I got very, very worried, Johnny. Very worried!

They took Carla in exchange for the weapons.

There'’s nothing I could do.

RALEIGH: Feds have to be nuts coming this far out.JOHNNY: They'’re not feds.

These are new players. The Asians that took Carla didn'’t have plates.

Buyers?That'’s my guess.

And did they get anything?

[WHISPERING] Not this time.Good.

It'’s time we go on the offensive.

Us. As in...Mmm-hmm.

You and me, as in we, as in just the two of us.

Johnny, what are you doing with your life? I mean who are these people?

[PHONE RINGING]

Yeah?

Hey, Johnny. I told you your old man still had connections in the department.

Not only did I track down that diplomatic plates you asked about,

I am now tailing that very vehicle.

It belongs to the Chinese consulate, no less.

Johnny, what'’s going on here?

You think you can follow it without being seen?

Of course I can follow it, but... but why?

These are dangerous people, dad. You may be a little out of practice. Be really careful.

Well, no need to worry now, son. They'’re stopping.

They'’re pulling up to something called "Strand Cybertech."

Strand Cybertech?

Strand, Strand, Strand. Johnny, that'’s the company I was talking about!

That'’s the company the weapons were gonna be shipped to before we stopped them. That'’s them!

Dad, dad, you'’re on to something.

Just stay put. We'’re on our way.You got it.

Let'’s go. Come on.

[SCOFFS]

Excuse me?

I can testify to the fact that the system you wish to sell to us, not only works,

they'’re being used to sabotage these very negotiations!

Well, you'’re mistaken. They'’re only prototypes.

They can'’t have been put into any type of coherent system.

The system is more than coherent.

But my instructions are,

do not risk losing the most important weapon of all.

The neutron gun, by delaying its demonstrations any longer!

We concur.

As do we.

Then we will prepare a demonstration for tonight.

There is one final demand which we all agree upon.

And what is that?

It is neutron gun'’s effect on a live, human target...

Which we must see.

Hey, dad.Hey, Johnny.

Raleigh Jordan, the guy I'’ve been telling you about.

Oh, hi, Frank.

You guys got here just in time. Looks like they'’re coming out.

May I?

JOHNNY: Those are the guys that grabbed Carla.

Grabbed Carla?She'’s okay.

Those are the guys that jumped you on the street.

Sure are.Jumped you on the street?

What are you talking about?

That'’s her.

That'’s who?

The woman in the cable car.

Katrina Weston.

Senior vice president of Acquisitions for Strand'’s Cybertech.

How'’d you know that?

I'’ve been living this nightmare for a lot longer than you, Johnny.

Katrina'’s been one of my worst goblins.

Miss Katrina.

If we could have a private moment, I would like to make a very generous offer

for exclusive rights to all the weapons.

Funny. Your two colleagues made the same request.

Yes? Oh, well, I would top their offers.

No offense, Mr. Chang, but we feel it'’s much healthier if the systems are disbursed

so we can maintain the balance of terror.

I understand.

Well, there they are. They'’re splitting up.

I'’ll take the black widow. You two stay with the Chinese.

Johnny, you wanna tell me what this is all about?

He'’ll fill you in.

Well, to the extent that I'’m allowed to.

[ENGINE REVS]

[SPEAKING MANDARIN]

I don'’t suppose you'’re gonna tell me what this is all about?

I really can'’t.Yeah, I thought so.

I took orders for years. Half the time I didn'’t know what I was doing.

Follow him, go here, run a plate.

It'’ll be just like the old days.

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[BRAKES SCREECHING]

Maybe not exactly like the old days.

Don'’t give him an excuse to shoot.I won'’t.

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello?

Johnny?Yeah, dad?

We got a problem here. A government helicopter just flew down ahead of us...

Dad?

Dad!

I want him out, and I want him out now!

Mr. Domino, I don'’t know what you'’re talking about.

You wanna make this personal?

Is that what I'’m doing?

I'’ll give you one last chance to tell me where they are and what you plan to do with them.

This meeting is over.

Yes, it is.

Incidentally, you do realize you'’re still a suspect subject to arrest at any time, right?

For some reason, I don'’t think you're worried about those prototypes any more.

In fact, you'’re ready to wrap up your business without them.

And you'’re gonna do it tonight.

Did you forget? I hear voices.

You put someone on him, and from now until our deal goes down, I don'’t want him out of sight!

You understand?Yes, sir.

MC: Ladies and gentlemen, Johnny Domino.

[BEEPING]

[APPLAUSE]

[PLAYING SAXOPHONE]

[PHONE RINGING]

Briggs.

He isn'’t going anywhere. It'’s party time! Half the city is here.

All right. If he makes any attempt to get away from you...

kill him.

[HEROIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[GRUNTING]

[BEEPING]

[HISSING]

[WHIRRING]

Everything'’s secure.

Excellent. Krueger is on his way down with the buyers

to demo the neutron gun on these guys.

They want to see what it does to a human being.

A human? What does it do?

My understanding is, it melts you like a snow cone in an oven.

It'’s almost over. We do the demo, we collect the funds and we scatter.

I for one am going to Tahiti.What the...

[SCREAMING]

Who are you? What are you?

Dad.

Congratulations to all of you. The funds have been verified and ready for transfer.

That puts all three of you in the end game.

I believe we'’re all ready and anxious to get the final demonstration over with.

[GROANING]

Raleigh!

Oh, man, where am I?

[SHRIEKS] I'’m dead and I have gone to hell.

Look, I know I'’ve said some bad things about you Mr. Satan.

Raleigh, Raleigh, snap out of it!

Oh, man, you'’re drugged.

It'’s me.It'’s you.

Yeah.Who?

[WHISPERING] Oh, my god.

You can'’t be real.

Happy to see me?Yeah!

It is you! Would you look at this!

And you come down swooping in here like some big beautiful bird of prey.

And I do mean P-R...

[SHUSHING]

We'’re not out of this, yet.You came.

I would follow you into the jaws of hell, man.

Hell, man!

Don'’t be so sure that'’s not where we are.

These people are planning to execute you both.

All right, come on.

Wait a minute, now. If they'’re planning to kill us, why would they wait?

They'’re gonna use you to demonstrate a new gun.

The neutron gun?

And we'’re the targets?

These are the two guys that gunned down Secretary Laughton in cold blood.

MAN: This place was built by a railroad baron in the 19th century.

They smuggled illegal Chinese immigrants later.

Where the hell are Barton and Kradik.

Never mind Barton and Kradik. Proceed with the demonstration.

Over here, gentlemen.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

This prototype neutron gun is a scaled down version

of the weapon which can be used from a satellite.

Still, its deadly potential will be obvious.

[BEEPING]

You'’ll notice that the neutron beam is impervious to solid barriers.

Very good. Very nice.

Gutting through it like a veritable knife.

[SCREAMING]

This we got to have.

We are prepared to transfer funds right away.

Yes. Yes.

KATRINA: Coming?

KRUEGER: You go ahead. I want to find out what happened to Barton and Kradik.

It isn'’t like them to go off like this.

Barton?

I'’ll be right back.

Kradik?

I believe they were snakes.

Those will have to do.

You got it.

You'’ve got the neutron gun.Yeah.

Take it with us. We got to get out of here.

He'’s coming around.Good.

I have some unfinished business.

Help me!

[HISSING]

Help me!

I'’ll go with you.No.

Take my dad to the prowler. It'’s parked near the entrance of the mansion.

If anyone slipped through, you can follow them.

Is there some way we can stay in touch?Yeah.

I'’ll take the external communicator with me.

It spans into the internal system of your mask.

So...

Keep in touch.Yeah.

Good luck.

Thank you, gentlemen, for completing your transactions so promptly.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[SPEAKING GERMAN]

I'’m sorry we couldn't accommodate your request for exclusivity.

It'’s all right. We managed to work it out ourselves.

I'’m fine!

[INCOHERENT]

[YAWNING]

I don'’t get how he got away with those guys.

It isn'’t important.Right.

Some... some big guy with a cape, was it?

Like a red eye...Oh, come on, now!

That'’s the drugs talking.

Yeah... Yeah, must be.

I don'’t even remember us coming in this car.

[LAUGHING MANIACALLY]

Going after them?Yep.

Well, this could be the beginning of a new friendship.

KATRINA: Well, well, well...

So, you'’re the one I'’ve been hearing so much about.

You certainly package these systems nicely.

Should I just call you "Nightman?"

You know, you have been disrupting my little plans.

You turned my world upside down, now it'’s my turn.

Hm, I thought you would be a challenge.

[SCREAMING]

[HISSING]

Ah, Mr. B. Right on time.

I'’m happy to report our transactions are complete.

We did have a visit from our troublesome friend,

but I gave him the tour.

This one'’s on me.

May I propose a toast?

[WHIRRING]

To the end of Nightman.

Did you pour one for me?

Kill him!I'’ll be glad to.

Nice outfit. I especially like the cape.

I hope you didn'’t expect it to frighten me.

[CHOKING]

On the other hand, I really do like that cape.

Life'’s a hassle, isn't it?

The street dead-ends at the water front.

We better find a phone and call Charlie.

Johnny'’s cellphone is on the car seat.

Charlie, you got to trust me on this. It'’s the walk from pier 26.

Charlie, believe me, this is a case of national security.

You hear this, big guy? You understand?

I read you loud and clear.

What'’s not there to understand? I'’m giving him the tip of a lifetime here.

Charlie, you better be there.

JOHNNY: Raleigh, the police can'’t help.

Chang'’s working out of the consulate.

He must have diplomatic immunity.

Yeah, we can'’t let him get away with the plans for the neutron gun.

Who said anything about letting anyone get away?

Charlie can'’t make it. It'’s you and me.

Raleigh, I'’m on my way.

I'’ll deal with Katrina later.

RALEIGH: These are dangerous men, Frank. Let'’s let the police get there first.

FRANK: I am the police!

You ever been up against a neutron gun?

What kind of a gun was that, again?

Who said anything about a gun?

Chang!

Who is it? What is it?

The case, or your life.

The neutron gun! Where'’d you get it?

I'’ll try again. The case, or your life.

Very good.

Kill him!

Very bad.

[SCREAMING]

With three, you get soup.

Care to go for it?

But I have many more men.

Let'’s cut to the chase.

[SCREAMING]

[SIRENS BLARING]

Looks like you'’re busted.

And I'’m late.

This is one weapon the world is better off without.

Stay where you are. Keep your hands where I can see them.

Is there a problem, officer?

We got information that you'’re trying to smuggle confidential material out of the country.

You'’ve been misinformed. But feel free to search the ship.

I advise you not to say any more until we read you your rights.

It'’s not necessary.

Even if I had committed a crime, which I have not,

I am protected by diplomatic immunity.

My credentials are in my breast pocket.

[DOOR CLOSING]

Great work, Charlie, you got him!

I got nothing, Frank! He'’s got diplomatic immunity.

This better not have been another wild goose chase.

Okay, what about plans for classified weapons?

Does he have any CD Roms or compact discs?

Search me if you like.

What the heck is that?

Ah, merely an unfortunate accident.

What do you got, Raleigh?

It looks like the tragic end of the tin man.

Can I go now?

Until next time, gentlemen.

No, no!Frank, Frank!

Charlie, you can'’t let this guy walk!

This guy'’s into so many things. You got no idea what he'’s into.

Really? Name '’em.

What... It'’s complicated. It's...

I don'’t know. You tell him.

I think maybe we should talk about this some place else.

Good idea! I'’ll see you back at the bar.

No!Frank, we'’re out of here. It'’s over!

So go home. Let'’s pack it in. Let'’s get out of here.

[PLAYING SAXOPHONE]

[BEEPING]

[APPLAUSE]

Johnny, you and Carla both did a great show tonight.

Bubbly'’s on the house.Thanks, Jess.

Oh, and by the way, did you play Sweet Zonetwice?

Never heard of an encore?

Oh.

FRANK: Hey, Johnny.Hey, guys.

I was just telling Charlie about some of the strange things that have been going on tonight.

Strange things?

He gets his kicks thinking he can tell me about something going on in my town

that I don'’t already know about.

I can'’t imagine that.

Carla left you a message.

Message?Yeah, she called a minute ago.

She said that as soon as she gets cleaned up, she'’ll meet you at your loft.

Some kind of a payback for everything you'’ve done.

What'’d you do?

Ta da! Champagne, gentlemen, and it'’s on the house.

Great! Thank you!

Hey! The champagne, though?

I'’ll be back.

Candles? I love it!

Give me a sec.

I got a surprise for you.

And I'’ve got one for you.

Carla, watch out...

[DOOR CLOSES]

It'’s party time.

My last night in town. I'’m not gonna let a thing get in between us.

Oh, I'’m sorry. I didn'’t realize you had company.

She'’s not company. She'’s dead.

She'’s dead?

I think I can explain.

Uh, really... No need.

I mean, look, Johnny, some relationships obviously not meant to work, okay.

They'’re star struck, unlucky, even unhealthy.

Carla?Yeah?

Maybe you'’re right.

I am?

Maybe we'’ll just have to settle for an occasional duet.

Yeah. Okay.

♪ There'’s somebody I'’m longing to see ♪

♪ I hope that he

♪ Turns out to be

♪ Someone who'’ll watch ♪

♪ Over me

This whole thing we'’ve been involved in has to do with

some kind of a future weapons that you guys are developing out there, right?

Even if that were true, you know I can'’t speak about it.

I mean, Charlie, help me out here.

Frank, these guys take oaths. If he were to tell you something, he'’d go to jail.

Now, you wouldn'’t want that, would you?

Jail.

Yeah, right. K knew you guys would come up with something.

You don'’t know, either.

♪ Won'’t you tell him please ♪

♪ To put on some speed

♪ Follow my lead

♪ Oh, how I need

♪ Someone to watch over me

♪ Oh

♪ Someone who will watch

♪ Over me

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]