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FROM WHAT I HEAR, YOU'LL LOVE THIS PLACE,

MIGHT FINALLY GIVE YOU SOME MUCH-NEEDED DISCIPLINE,

SO WOULD PRISON,

EVER SINCE HIS FATHER LEFT, HE'S GOTTEN INTO TROUBLE

WITH THE POLICE, OTHER SCHOOLS,

I RUN A LARGE COMPANY,

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO PUT OUT HIS FIRES,

I WANT HIS BEHAVIOR CHANGED,

I ASSURE YOU THE ACADEMY WILL DO THAT,

ALL OUR GRADUATES HAVE MOVED ON

TO, RESPECTED POSITIONS IN SOCIETY,

WE HAVE GRADUATES IN THE EXECUTIVE RANKS

OF MANY OF THE FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES,

SOMETHING I'M SURE YOU WOULD APPRECIATE,

I'M AWARE OF YOUR IMPRESSIVE PLACEMENTS,

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE,

DOES ANYBODY CARE THAT I'M HERE?

YOU CAN'T BUY A GOOD SON,

LIKE YOU BUY EVERYTHING ELSE,

LOCKING ME IN THIS DUMP WON'T DO IT,

DISRESPECTING ME WON'T DO IT EITHER, RUSSELL,

YOU'LL TRY THIS PLACE,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO YOUR BEST... UNDERSTOOD?

GIVE YOUR BAGS TO YOUR MOTHER,

YOU DON'T NEED THEM HERE,

I'M KEEPING THE GUITAR,

RUSSELL THINKS HE HAS A FUTURE IN ROCK MUSIC,

WORSE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED,

THEY WON'T HAPPEN IN THIS FAMILY, RUSSELL,

GO INTO MY OFFICE AND WAIT FOR THE NURSE,

NURSE? WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

WE GIVE OUR STUDENTS A CHECK-UP UPON ARRIVAL,

WE WOULDN'T WANT DISEASE COMING IN,

I CAN KEEP THE GUITAR?

FOR NOW,

DON'T WORRY, MRS, DOBSON,

NEXT TIME YOU SEE HIM, HE'LL BE MORE INTERESTED IN SKILLS

THAT WILL MAKE HIM A PRIME CANDIDATE FOR BUSINESS,

I ASSURE YOU, HIS ISOLATION HERE

WILL WEAN HIM FROM HIS DESIRE TO PLAY GUITAR,

YES, WELL, THIS ISOLATION POLICY, I READ ABOUT IT,

YOU ISOLATE RUSSELL FROM ALL INFLUENCES FOR A YEAR?

THAT IS CORRECT,

THE ONLY WAY TO REFORM TROUBLED YOUNG MEN,

TO MAKE THEM PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY,

IS TO ISOLATE THEM FROM THAT SOCIETY,

SO HIS DELINQUENT FRIENDS

AND NOSE-RINGED GIRLFRIEND

CAN'T CONTACT HIM,

NO CONTACT, NOT EVEN FROM PARENTS,

NO PHONE, MAIL, OR VISITATION

FOR THE FIRST YEAR,

THEN WE'RE SETTLED,

ENJOY YOURSELF, AND REST ASSURED

RUSSELL'S IN GOOD HANDS,

I'M SURE,

WHAT'S THIS FOR?

IT'S A FLU SHOT, RELAX,

I'M NOT FOND OF NEEDLES,

WE CAN DO THIS THE EASY WAY OR THE HARD WAY,

THESE GENTLEMEN CAN HOLD YOU DOWN IF NECESSARY,

PREP HIM,

LASER SCALPEL,

GOING IN,

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR TELEVISION,

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST THE PICTURE,

WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION,

WE CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL,

AND THE VERTICAL,

WE CAN DELUGE YOU WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS

OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE TO CRYSTAL CLARITY AND BEYOND,

WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION

TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION CAN CONCEIVE,

FOR THE NEXT HOUR,

WE WILL CONTROL ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR,

YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE THE AWE AND MYSTERY

WHICH REACHES FROM THE DEEPEST INNER MIND

TO THE OUTER LIMITS,

IN OUR RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF CAREER AND WORLDLY POSSESSIONS,

IS IT WE WHO PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE,

OR IS IT OUR CHILDREN?

SO, YOU'RE AWAKE,

- WHO ARE YOU? - HARRISON TAYLOR, YOUR NEW ROOMMATE,

WHERE AM I?

THE JOHN HANCOCK LIVING QUARTERS,

IT'S YOUR ROOM, RUSSELL,

RUSTY,

HOW DID I GET HERE?

THEY JUST BROUGHT YOU IN,

YOU PASSED OUT WHEN YOU GOT THE SHOT,

DO I HAVE A HEADACHE,

HOW LONG WAS I OUT?

A FEW HOURS,

I DID SOME HOMEWORK WHILE I KEPT AN EYE ON YOU,

KEEP AN EYE ON ME?

I DON'T NEED ANYONE KEEPING AN EYE ON ME,

IT'S THE PROGRAM,

NEW STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED

AN UPPERCLASSMAN WHO WATCHES THEM,

SHOWS THEM THE ROPES,

KEEPING THEM OUT OF TROUBLE,

I HATE TELLING YOU, BUT YOU GOT A BIG JOB,

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT THOUGH,

'CAUSE I WON'T BE HERE LONG,

IT'S HARRISON,

I'VE HEARD THE SAME SPEECH FROM EACH NEW TRANSFER, RUSSELL,

TRUST ME,

YOU'LL REMAIN UNTIL YOU GRADUATE,

NOT A CHANCE,

YOU SEE, CHAP, I DON'T LIKE IT HERE,

THIS PLACE WON'T TEACH ME

WHICH IS? TO DO WHAT I WANT,

PLAY WITH MY BAND,

I PLAY GUITAR,

WHERE IS MY GUITAR?

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED,

THIS ONE WILL BE,

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

SCARDALE'S ON THE LEDGE,

I'M NOT DOING THIS ANYMORE!

I'LL KILL MYSELF BEFORE LETTING YOU RUN ME,

DON'T YOU IDIOTS GET IT?

THEY'VE GOT YOU,

THEY CONTROL YOU,

I MEAN, DON'T YOU SEE THAT?

WHY DON'T THEY STOP HIM?

THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING,

I MEAN, DON'T YOU SEE?

DON'T YOU SEE THEY'RE CONTROLLING YOU?

I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT YOU ANYMORE,

DON'T COME ANY CLOSER,

I'M GOING TO JUMP HERE,

YOU DON'T HAVE ME ANYMORE,

AND YOU NEVER WILL,

REMIND ME TO GET THE LOCK FIXED ON THIS DOOR.

AS WE DISCUSSED IN YESTERDAY'S LESSON,

WHICH I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER, WE CAN LEARN FROM HISTORY,

WE CAN LEARN NOT TO MAKE THE MISTAKES OUR FOREFATHERS MADE,

DOES ANYONE HAVE AN EXAMPLE?

UNITED MOTORS?

WHAT ABOUT U, M,?

WHEN HAROLD PERKINS, VICE-PRESIDENT

OF THE ELECTRONICS DIVISION

SUGGESTED THEY LAUNCH AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS DIVISION,

WHAT RESULTED? THE PLAN WAS REFUSED,

THE JAPANESE BEAT US ALL

AND NOW DOMINATE A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR INDUSTRY,

IF C, E, O, NEWTON HAD MET WITH AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT,

WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED?

THE VP WOULD HAVE BEEN PROMOTED,

AND THIS COUNTRY

WOULD CONTROL THE ROBOTICS BUSINESS,

THEREFORE IT'S CLEAR TO ALL THAT

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE DEATH OF ONE

CAN BENEFIT THE MANY,

WAIT A MINUTE,

AM I MISSING SOMETHING?

SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE PUSHING MURDER,

I'M INDICATING AN INSTANCE

WHEN ONE DEATH WOULD HAVE BENEFITTED US,

IF THE MESSAGE IS

IT'S OKAY KILLING SOMEBODY

IF IT'LL MAKE A BUNCH OF RICH PEOPLE RICHER...

HEY, EVEN I KNOW THAT'S BULLSHIT,

I'M SORRY,

YOU'RE THE NEW STUDENT,

RUSSELL DOBSON?

YEAH,

AND YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS LESSON?

YES,

YEAH, I DO,

THESE GENTLEMEN WILL ESCORT YOU

TO PRINCIPAL KERN,

DISCUSS IT WITH HIM,

NOW,

BACK TO VICE-PRESIDENT HAROLD PERKINS,

WHAT HAPPENED AFTER HIS PLAN

TO LAUNCH INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS WAS THWARTED?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

WHAT HE'S TEACHING IN THERE?

TRANSFER STUDENTS NEED SOME TIME TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM,

TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM?

WE'RE A PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL,

WE HAVE PROGRESSIVE IDEAS,

LOOK, CAN I JUST USE THE PHONE?

I'M CALLING MY MOTHER,

YOUR MOTHER'S BUSY... WE DEAL WITH

OUR OWN PROBLEMS, RUSSELL,

YOU HAVE CONCERNS, TELL ME,

FINE,

I SEE THE NURSE AND PASS OUT,

WHEN I AWAKE, I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN RUN OVER,

AND WHERE'S MY GUITAR?

YOUR GUITAR IS SAFELY IN STORAGE,

YOU'LL GET IT BACK WHEN YOU GRADUATE,

EVEN THOUGH YOU PROBABLY WON'T

EVEN WANT IT,

COME IN,

THIS IS DOCTOR WERNER,

MR, DOBSON SEEMS TO BE HAVING TROUBLE IN CLASS.

HE DOESN'T AGREE WITH OUR TEACHING,

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT YOU, RUSTY,

I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR!

YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE BEEN RUN OVER BY TRUCK.

COME ON, IT'LL ONLY TAKE A SECOND.

LOOK UP, RUSTY,

WHAT, THAT'S IT?

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? WHAT'S GOING ON?

DON'T MOVE, RUSSELL,

I'M MOVING OUT OF THIS FREAK HOUSE,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PROGRAM IS, BUT I'M NOT GONNA BE PART OF IT.

DOBSON, COME BACK HERE,

THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO, RUSSELL,

WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME?

SHOULD WE PURSUE HIM?

IT'S ALL RIGHT,

THE TETHER WILL STOP HIM,

WHERE AM I?

DR, WERNER'S OFFICE,

WHAT HAPPENED TO ME? WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL, RUSSELL,

HARRISON HAS BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO COME

TO TAKE YOU TO CONDITIONING,

WHAT?

I BELIEVE MOST SCHOOLS

CALL IT PHYSICAL EDUCATION,

WE DO IT DIFFERENTLY,

YEAH, I BET,

YOU'LL SEE, COME ON,

WAIT A MINUTE, GET SERIOUS,

I CAN BARELY STAND UP,

YOU EXPECT ME TO GO TO P, E,?

IT STARTS IN FIVE MINUTES,

YOU STILL HAVE TO CHANGE,

COME ON,

- DID YOU FIND THE PROBLEM? - I THINK SO.

I ADJUSTED THE CONTROL BYPASS,

APPEARS TO BE WORKING SATISFACTORILY NOW,

APPEARS TO BE? IS IT OR ISN'T IT?

THE COMMITTEE'S COMING TOMORROW,

THERE'S ONE WAY TO FIND OUT,

WATCH THE CONDITIONING,

YOU'VE GOT TO TALK STRAIGHT TO ME, OKAY?

WHAT'S WITH THIS PLACE?

I TRIED TO LEAVE EARLIER,

AND I COULDN'T GET OFF THE GROUNDS,

MY HEAD...

WHY COULDN'T I LEAVE?

WE LEAVE THE ACADEMY

ONLY TO SERVE THE ACADEMY,

WHAT?

WE LEAVE THE ACADEMY

ONLY TO SERVE THE ACADEMY,

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

HERE WE ARE,

THIS IS YOUR LOCKER,

THERE'S A CONDITIONING UNIFORM INSIDE,

WE'LL MEET IN THE CONDITIONING ROOM THROUGH THERE,

HOW'S IT HANGIN', ACE?

YEAH, I CAN RELATE,

OKAY, FORM THREE LINES,

SPREAD YOURSELVES OUT,

WE'RE READY TO BEGIN,

SUBLIMINAL LINKS VERIFIED,

WHO'S HE TALKING TO?

HANDS ON YOUR HEAD,

WHAT? DO WHAT WE DO,

DO WHAT WE DO,

OR YOU'LL BE THE NEXT ONE GOING OFF THE ROOF,

DELAYED REACTION,

HIS BRAIN IS ADJUSTING

TO THE CHANGES MADE IN THE IMPLANT,

AT LEAST HE'S OBEYING,

TRY A GRADE THREE TEST,

HE MIGHT HURT HIMSELF,

HE DOESN'T HAVE THE TRAINING FOR IT,

DO IT,

LINE UP AT THE BASE OF THE LADDER

SINGLE FILE,

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

NOW JUMP,

THERE'S NO WAY I'M DOING THAT,

YES, YOU ARE,

NO WAY,

YOU HAVE TO,

ROLL OUT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE,

YOU'LL BE FINE,

THEY'LL KILL YOU IF YOU DON'T,

SATISFIED?

FOR NOW,

YOU OKAY?

NO,

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT IN THERE?

THEY WERE TESTING US,

THEY WERE TESTING YOU,

TO FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT I'M WITH THE PROGRAM,

WHATEVER THAT IS,

- OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE NOT. - NO SHIT, SHERLOCK.

I GUESS YOU'RE NOT EITHER,

NAME'S CHARLIE WALTERS,

RUSTY DOBSON,

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENING?

NOT NOW, JUST PLAY ALONG,

RUSSELL, YOU DID WELL IN CONDITIONING TODAY,

- THANKS. - YOU'RE DOING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT NEXT,

- I'LL TAKE YOU THERE. - I'M GOING DOWN, I'LL TAKE HIM.

RUSSELL'S BEEN HAVING HEADACHES,

KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON HIM,

- I WILL. - GOOD.

SEE YOU AT DINNER, ENJOY YOUR DAY.

REMEMBER, THEY'RE ALWAYS WATCHING,

YOU TOOK A BIG RISK FOR ME,

WHY?

IT'S JUST NICE HAVING COMPANY

THAT'S NOT ONE OF THEM,

WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE $25 QUESTION:

WHY AREN'T EITHER OF US

LIKE THE REST OF THESE ZOMBIES?

I DON'T KNOW,

I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY ARE,

YOU'VE BEEN HERE HOW LONG,

AND YOU STILL HAVE

NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON?

NOT COMPLETELY,

I DON'T CALL ATTENTION TO MYSELF,

I PLAY ALONG,

START LEARNING, IF YOU WANT TO LIVE,

YOU SAY THAT, BUT HOW DO I PLAY ALONG

WHEN I'VE NO IDEA WHAT'S HAPPENING?

THE KID WHO JUMPED WAS JIMMY SCARDALE,

HE WAS THE ONLY ONE NOT WITH THE PROGRAM WHEN I ARRIVED,

HE KEPT ME FROM EXPOSING MYSELF,

BUT HE WAS LIKE YOU,

HOW?

HE WAS IMPATIENT,

HE TRIED BREAKING OUT,

HE GOT CAUGHT,

SO THEY... THEY ADJUSTED HIS CONDITIONING,

THEY PROGRAMMED HIM TO JUMP OFF THE ROOF,

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I DON'T, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT ONE,

THE SCHOOL WILL SAY HE RAN AWAY,

THEY'LL NEVER FIND HIM,

WE GOT TO TELL SOMEONE,

THERE'S NO WAY OUT, THERE'S NO PHONES,

THERE HAS TO BE,

THERE'S NOT... THAT'S WHY

I THINK I SHOULD PLAY ALONG,

IF I CAN MAKE IT TO GRADUATION,

I'LL GET OUT AND EXPOSE THIS OUTFIT,

THAT'S A LONG TIME TO PLAY THEIR GAME,

- WHAT IF YOU GET CAUGHT? - I WON'T. - WHAT IF YOU DO?

LISTEN, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO SIT AROUND,

WE MUST GET OUT OF HERE,

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE UP AGAINST,

HEY, HEY,

YOU GOT A GIRL?

OUT THERE?

YEAH,

WHAT'S HER NAME?

JULIE,

YOU THINK THAT JULIE

IS GOING TO WAIT

FOR YOU FOR THREE YEARS?

SHE'S NOT,

NEITHER IS MY GIRLFRIEND,

AND NEITHER IS MY BAND,

WILLIAM, I'M SURE

YOU'LL ENJOY THE ACADEMY,

YOUR PARENTS WILL BE

PROUD OF YOU WHEN YOU GRADUATE,

WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE DOCTOR

FOR YOUR PHYSICAL,

YOU OKAY?

YEAH,

I GOT AN ULCER,

THIS IS MAKING IT BURN OVERTIME,

FIGURES,

YOU'RE THE TYPE THAT HAS ULCERS,

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?

'CAUSE I HAVE ONE,

YEAH?

WHERE ARE THEY GOING?

BEATS ME,

COME ON,

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

TRYING TO FIND A WAY OUT OF HERE,

I'M NOT LEAVING BY DIVING OFF THE ROOF,

ANY IDEA WHERE WE ARE?

THE IMPLANT WILL ACTIVATE

WHEN IT REACHES BODY TEMPERATURE,

THEN YOU CAN LOOK AT THE READINGS,

WHAT IMPROVEMENT AM I LOOKING FOR?

THERE ARE SEVERAL, THE IMPLANT IS SMALLER,

THEREFORE THE SCAR IS SMALLER,

THEY'RE PUTTING SOMETHING IN HIS HEAD,

IS THAT THE KID'S BRAIN?

WE'VE SEVERED THE NERVE ENDINGS,

THE SUBJECT WON'T FEEL THE SCAR,

IT'S ALMOST UNDETECTABLE NOW,

WHAT ELSE?

WE'VE BYPASSED THE MORAL AND ETHICAL

CONVERGENCE ZONE TO THE PRE-FRONTAL CORTEX,

OUR CONTROL OF THIS STUDENT WILL BE 100%,

HE'LL DO ANYTHING WE WANT HIM TO,

WHAT?

- DO YOU SEE SOMETHING? - YES, NO, GOD, NO!

WHAT DID YOU DO TO GET STUCK IN HERE?

NOTHING,

MY OLD MAN LEFT LAST YEAR,

WE DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WENT,

DON'T CARE, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW,

ANYWAY, MY MOM IS SO... INTO HER WORK,

SHE DOESN'T HAVE TIME FOR ME,

SHE FIGURES SHE CAN PAY THIS PLACE

TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM,

WHAT PROBLEM?

IT'S A PROBLEM THAT I PLAY IN A BAND,

SHE STUCK ME IN HERE

TO GET ME AWAY FROM WHAT SHE CALLED BAD INFLUENCES,

MEANING GUYS IN MY BAND AND MY GIRLFRIEND,

I JUST WANTED TO PLAY A LITTLE MUSIC,

I JUST WANTED TO PLAY BASKETBALL,

MY OLD MAN KEPT SAYING

THEY DON'T GIVE OUT BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIPS

TO HARVARD, CHARLIE,

IT'S HIS LIFELONG DREAM FOR ME,

YOU NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG?

NO,

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WELL, I GOT TO ADMIT I DID SOME OTHER THINGS,

JUST LITTLE STUFF,

I GUESS I THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE MY MOM PAY ATTENTION TO ME,

IT WORKED,

NOT LIKE I'D HOPED, BUT IT WORKED,

GENTLEMEN, IT IS GOING VERY WELL,

DR, WERNER KEEPS IMPROVING THE TECHNOLOGY,

WE GET BETTER AND BETTER CROPS OF KIDS EVERY SCHOOL YEAR,

EVENTUALLY, ALL OF THEM WILL BE...

- YOU GOT A MINUTE? - NO, AS YOU CAN SEE.

NO, I DON'T,

IT'S IMPORTANT,

WILL YOU EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN?

THIS BETTER BE IMPORTANT,

IT IS,

I'VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH

INTO WHAT CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION

IN RUSSELL DOBSON'S IMPLANT,

YOU'LL BE INTERESTED IN MY FINDINGS,

HIS MEDICAL HISTORY...

SOME HYPER-ACTIVITY, ATTENTION DEFICIT,

ALL TYPICAL OF OUR RECRUITS,

BUT THERE'S ONE THING UNUSUAL

FOR A BOY HIS AGE,

HE'S HAD AN AGGRAVATED ULCER SINCE '93,

WHICH EXPLAINS THE MALFUNCTION,

HOW COULD AN ULCER AFFECT YOUR IMPLANT?

BEFORE MEDICAL RESEARCH DISCOVERED

THE VIRAL CAUSE OF ULCERS,

DOBSON WAS TAKING TRIXAMORPHINE,

GET TO THE POINT,

IT'S AN OPIATE DERIVATIVE

CAPABLE OF BONDING WITH THE SEROTONIN RECEPTOR SITE

IN ENGLISH, AT THE PRE-FRONTAL CORTEX CONVERGENCE ZONES,

THE AREA OF THE BRAIN WHERE HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS LIES,

CALL IT FREE WILL,

IT'S ALSO WHERE THE IMPLANT

BYPASSES TO CONTROL THE RECRUITS,

IF THE DRUG BRIDGES THE GAP, THERE'S NO BYPASS, NO CONTROL,

WHY DID THE TETHER WORK?

BECAUSE THE TETHER WORKS

ON DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN,

SO... WILL THE ADJUSTMENT YOU MADE ON DOBSON'S IMPLANT

OVERRIDE THE DRUG'S EFFECT?

HE APPEARS TO BE WITH THE PROGRAM NOW,

HE'D BETTER BE,

NOTHING CAN GO WRONG TODAY,

THE COMMITTEE'S WAITING FOR A DEMONSTRATION,

TELL TAYLOR TO WATCH DOBSON,

FINE,

THEN SEARCH THROUGH THE MEDICAL RECORDS

TO SEE IF OTHER STUDENTS ARE TAKING THAT DRUG,

SORRY, GENTLEMEN,

IN ADDITION TO THE SUPERIOR EDUCATION OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE,

DR, WERNER HAS INCORPORATED CERTAIN NECESSARY SKILLS

DIRECTLY INTO THE TECHNOLOGY,

ONE OF THESE IS THE USE

OF WEAPONS OF ANY KIND,

WHEN GIVEN THE COMMAND TO FIRE, AIM AT THE HEAD,

FIRE FIVE ROUNDS BETWEEN THE EYES,

THEN STOP,

HEY... I'VE NEVER FIRED A GUN,

I'VE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING,

DON'T WORRY, YOU'RE WITH THE PROGRAM,

YOU'LL BE VERY GOOD,

WHAT?

HE'S CRAZY,

READY!

AIM!

FIRE!

THIS IS TOO WEIRD,

GENTLEMEN, YOU'VE SEEN THE SCHOOL,

OUR CONDITIONING FACILITIES,

AND NOW YOU HAVE SEEN THE PRODUCT,

OUR GRADUATES WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB THE RANKS

OF THIS COUNTRY'S GREATEST COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS,

ONCE THERE,

YOU WILL HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THEM,

HOW DO WE KNOW THAT FOR SURE?

I'M SORRY, KNOW WHAT?

THAT THESE STUDENTS WILL DO WHATEVER'S REQUIRED

WITHOUT QUESTIONS, WITHOUT HESITATION,

WITHOUT A SINGLE EMOTION?

I WILL DEMONSTRATE,

MR, TAYLOR, MR, WALTERS,

WILL YOU STEP FORWARD, PLEASE?

MR, TAYLOR, BRING YOUR WEAPON,

MR, TAYLOR, POINT THE GUN AT MR, WALTERS' HEAD,

MR, WALTERS, YOU MAY NOT DEFEND YOURSELF,

IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?

YES, SIR,

MR, TAYLOR, COCK THE GUN,

MR, TAYLOR, PULL THE TRIGGER,

YES, SIR,

THE CHAMBER WAS EMPTY,

BUT ONLY I KNEW THAT,

NEITHER STUDENT DID,

ANY EMOTIONAL HINDRANCE MR, TAYLOR MIGHT HAVE HAD

WAS REMOVED BY THE PROGRAM,

HIS STANDARDS OF MORAL JUDGEMENT ARE AS ABSENT

AS MR, WALTERS' INSTINCTS OF SELF-PRESERVATION,

YOU MAY REJOIN THE GROUP,

WHEN DO YOU EXPECT OPTIMUM PLACEMENT?

AT THE KERNT RATE, WE EXPECT

OPTIMUM PLACEMENT IN MANY OF THE FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES

WITHIN FIVE YEARS,

WE ALSO HAVE BEGUN TO INFILTRATE

CERTAIN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS,

HOW DO WE KNOW THIS WILL WORK

ONCE THE STUDENTS ARE OUT IN THE REAL WORLD?

WE'VE ANTICIPATED THAT QUESTION

AND HAVE ARRANGED A DEMONSTRATION,

WE UNDERSTAND THE COMMITTEE'S UNHAPPY WITH CERTAIN DECISIONS

BEING MADE BY THE C, E, O, OF CARLTON ELECTRONICS,

WE HAVE ONE OF OUR ALUMNI

POSITIONED NEXT IN LINE TO ASCEND TO HIS CHAIR,

THIS WEEK, ONE OF OUR STUDENTS WILL MAKE THAT POSSIBLE,

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

NOW YOU KNOW WHAT "PROGRAM" IS,

THEY'RE LEAVING,

THEY'RE TAKING TAYLOR WITH THEM,

YOU THINKING HE'S OFFING THAT GUY?

NOBODY SAID ANYTHING ABOUT KILLING,

YOU'RE NAIVE, AREN'T YOU?

WHY DO YOU THINK

THESE THINGS MAKE US SUCH GOOD SHOTS?

I'VE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION,

HOW'S TAYLOR GETTING OFF THE GROUNDS?

HE'S GOT THE SAME THING,

THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION,

WHATEVER SCRAMBLED MY BRAINS

SHOULD WORK ON TAYLOR,

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING,

KEY CARDS,

THEY DEACTIVATE THOSE BOXES,

I SAW WHERE KERN KEEPS THEM IN HIS OFFICE,

WE GET THOSE CARDS,

WE CUT OUR LEASH,

YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BREAK INTO KERN'S OFFICE?

I'VE BROKEN INTO HARDER PLACES,

NO, MAN, NO,

FINE, FINE,

YOU'LL GET IN THE WAY,

MEET ME IN FRONT AT MIDNIGHT,

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

FIRST, WE GET AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE,

THEN WE FIGURE IT OUT,

I DON'T KNOW, MAN...

WHAT ABOUT JULIE?

I'M NO GOOD DEAD,

YOU KNOW WHAT?

FINE, I'LL GO ALONE,

AND YOU CAN STAY HERE

AND BE THE ONLY ONE WHO'S NOT WITH THE PROGRAM,

WAIT,

OKAY, ALL RIGHT,

JUST TELL ME WHERE TO MEET YOU AND WHEN,

GOOD EVENING, MR, WALTERS,

TELL ME NOW,

HOW IS YOUR ULCER?

IT'S... FINE, WHY?

I SAID MIDNIGHT, CHARLIE,

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

RUSTY,

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS,

COME ON, MAN, WE'RE LEAVING,

WE LEAVE THE ACADEMY ONLY TO SERVE THE ACADEMY,

OKAY, CHARLIE, YOU GOT ME,

LET'S GO,

YOU CAN'T LEAVE, NOT UNLESS

THE PROGRAM WANTS YOU TO,

STOP FOOLING AROUND,

NOBODY LEAVES UNTIL THEY GRADUATE,

NOBODY GRADUATES UNTIL THEY'RE WITH THE PROGRAM,

STOP HIM!

STUDENTS, STOP MR, DOBSON AND HOLD HIM,

DO NOT HURT HIM,

JUST HOLD HIM,

HE'S GOT THE KEY CARDS

STOP HIM,

USE ANY MEANS NECESSARY, BUT STOP HIM,

WHAT'S THE TIME THERE?

IT'S 7:00 A, M,

CAN YOU TELL ME IF MARRIANNE DOBSON'S IN?

YES, SHE IS,

CAN I SPEAK TO HER?

TELL HER IT'S HER SON,

NO, SORRY, SHE'S IN A MEETING,

WAIT, A MEETING AT 7:00 A, M,?

CAN I TAKE A MESSAGE?

CAN YOU INTERRUPT THE MEETING?

YOU WANT ME TO LOSE MY JOB?

NO, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT...

IT'S OKAY IF YOU INTERRUPT, IT'S AN EMERGENCY,

I'LL GO SEE WHAT I CAN DO,

YEAH, I'LL HOLD,

CAN I GET HER TO CALL YOU BACK?

NO, I CAN'T CALL BACK,

I'VE BEEN TRYING HER ALL NIGHT,

- DID YOU TELL HER IT'S...? - YOU MUST CALL BACK...

THANKS FOR NOTHING,

YEAH, HE'S ON HIS WAY DOWN,

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...

I NEED TO TALK TO MR, BAKER,

AND I NEED TO TALK TO THE POPE,

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, HE'S IN TROUBLE,

LOOK, I SAID GET BACK NOW,

MR, ROLAND BAKER,

THANK YOU, THANK YOU,

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL,

YOU ARE THE FUTURE OF CARLTON ELECTRONICS,

IT'S THE PEOPLE

ON THE GROUND LEVEL

WORKING HANDS ON WITH OUR PRODUCT

THAT MAKE THIS COMPANY STRONG,

I'D LOVE TO TAKE THE CREDIT,

HEY, WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

I'M SORRY,

I THOUGHT YOU WERE SOMEBODY ELSE,

YOU REALLY HAVE THE WORKERS

WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE YOU

TO THANK FOR THE GROWTH OF THIS COMPANY,

THIS COMPANY HAS

A LONG RICH HISTORY

DATING BACK FROM THE FIRST WORLD WAR,

CHARLIE,

OFFICER, YOU MUST HELP ME,

WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

HEY, HEY, CALM DOWN,

HE'S OVER THERE ON THE ROOF,

HE'S GOT A RIFLE, OKAY?

OKAY, JUST STAY CALM, ALL RIGHT?

RADIO THIS, I DON'T WANT PANIC,

LET'S GET YOU SOME COVER,

I MUST TALK TO HIM,

WE CAN DEAL WITH THIS,

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,

... TO THANK FOR THE GROWTH OF THIS COMPANY,

WE SEE OURSELVES,

OUR STOCK HOLDERS...

WHY AREN'T YOU OUT THERE?

EVERYTHING'S BEING TAKEN CARE OF,

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SO LET'S GET THIS FACTORY ON LINE,

GET DOWN!

THIS IS... INSANE,

COME ON, KID, GET WITH THE PROGRAM.

LET ME OUT!

THEY JUST KILLED A MAN!

LET ME OUT OF HERE!

IT'S SAID THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS,

IT IS WITH THESE SAME GOOD INTENTIONS

THAT WE BLINDLY PLACE OUR TRUST IN THOSE WITH POWER,

THE ARCHITECTS OF OUR FUTURE

AND ALL TOO OFTEN THE MANIPULATORS OF OUR ULTIMATE FATED.