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[ sirens ]

- Hey. - Hey.

Any luck finding Zin?

No. But I think I'’m getting closer.

Oh, I found this book in the living room.

I guess it must be yours.

Guaranteed Pick-Up Lines?

Nestov suggested it.

Oh...

Another literary masterpiece

from the Nestov book of the month club.

Well, he said they were guaranteed.

Yeah. To send a girl running.

Well, they work for him.

I'’m sure it does, Cole,

but you have to read the fine print.

"Warning:

before attempting

"these lame pick-up lines,

women must consume large amounts of alcohol."

You find the book offensive.

On every level.

I see.

So if a man told you,

"you look like a love buffet,"

that wouldn'’t make you happy?

Not unless the next thing

out of his mouth was "good-bye."

That would mean he was leaving.

Exactly.

I see.

Cole, is there something I should know about?

COLE: About what?

Well, is there someone you'’re trying to impress?

A girl you'’re reading this book for?

Yes.

Oh.

What'’s she like?

She'’s very pretty.

Intelligent, very opinionated.

Well, she sounds like the kind of woman

who wouldn'’t fall for a pick-up line.

So, what do you suggest?

That you just be yourself.

And maybe tell her how you feel about her.

You think that would work?

I think honesty is the way to go.

TV REPORTER: These buildings are the latest

in a series of properties

to be purchased in this part of the city

by rector corporation,

a Chicago-based development group.

Strangely, no plans exist

to put up any new structures on the properties,

as the sites have remained vacant for months.

And rector corporation remains strangely tight-lipped

about the unusual situation.

All attempts to contact company representatives

at their offices

have so far proven unsuccessful.

I'’ll tell him.

Our crew reached the core an hour ago.

We hit the same wall. We couldn'’t get through.

Well, then, we have no choice.

We'’ll have to go in.

[ door buzzes ]

Is it ready?

Navin made some final adjustments. It should--

Oh, no. There can be no "should."

We'’ll see for ourselves.

Go get Reta.

TORIN: Zin is ready to see you now.

Nice touch.

Reta, how many Cirronians came down with us from Migar?

Besides the tracker?

There was just Lontoria and myself.

Do you know,

I-I always thought that was 3 Cirronians too many.

Uhh!

ZIN: Heh. Do you like it?

It'’s a new weapon we'’ve developed.

I'’m afraid all of your Cirronian powers are gone.

You are as human as Lontoria now.

If it works on one Cirronian, it'’ll work on others.

So what use am I to you now?

Absolutely none.

There is one thing you can do for me, however.

What?

Die.

Well, this is good.

This is very good.

COLE: This is Cirron, my home.

One of 6 planets in the Migar federation.

There was a prison break.

218 of the most violent criminals have disappeared

into the city of Chicago.

Finding them won'’t be easy. They aren'’t human.

But luckily for Earth, neither am I.

Where'’s Cole? I gotta see Cole.

Mel, Mel. Mel!

It'’s a matter of life and death. Where'’s Cole?

Mel! Mel!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

You are not Mel. You are definitely not Mel.

I'’m not saying that Mel isn'’t a fine breed

of female workmanship.

I'’m just saying you are definitely not Mel.

No, I'’m Bridget. I'’m just filling in.

Yes, you are,

and doing it quite nicely, might I add.

You said you needed to see Cole?

- Huh? - Yeah, hello?

Oh, yeah, right, right.

You know, there'’s a saying where I come from.

"Those who are so sure of what they need

are usually in need of a drink."

And where is it that you come from?

Above here.

- Waukegan. - Way above Waukegan.

Well, what can I get you?

I don'’t know.

I'’m not really much of a drinker.

Ahh!

Double Bombay Rocks, 2 olives,

splash of tonic, and a waterback.

And you can put it on my tab. I have a house account.

Uh, Mel didn'’t say anything about house accounts.

Oh, Mel can be very forgetful.

And by the way, I'’m Nestov.

And I'’m Mel.

Oh, hey.

And I wish I could remember

what it was I was gonna tell you.

Mm, it'’s coming back to me.

Oh, yeah--leave.

I'’ve gotta see Cole. It'’s urgent.

It didn'’t seem so urgent

when you were introducing yourself to Bridget.

Oh, come on. You know what it'’s like

when I'’m around beautiful women. It'’s like a drug.

Right now, more than anything,

I need to see Cole.

Why?

[ sighs ]

Word is on the street

that Zin'’s got a weapon that can kill him.

Nestov, that is not news.

We already know about the artificial cold.

Mm-mmm. This is something else, something different.

Artificial cold weakens him, but only for a time.

It can'’t destroy him.

Zin has found something that will.

Cole, you gotta listen to this.

- What is it? - It'’s Zin.

One of my guys on the inside

gave us some big information.

Man, I had to pay this guy off big time, man.

I offset my winnings from the track last week--

Nestov.

Right. Sorry.

Anyways, word'’s going around

that Zin'’s found a way to take you out.

For good this time.

How'’s he planning on doing that?

Supposedly, he'’s created a weapon

that extracts negative particles of energy.

How does that affect you?

[ sighs ]

Well, you know Cirronians are made up

of opposite polarities.

Yeah.

Without the negative, there is no positive.

You mean, your Cirronian energy will be gone?

Yeah, and it'’ll leave him more or less human.

But if he'’s human, then his life will be as vulnerable as one.

Which is exactly what they'’re counting on.

Where'’s Zin keeping his weapon?

Zin'’s got a new base of operations.

This office building in the loop.

Yeah, I know.

Oh, no, no.

These--these guys have heavy muscle around.

There'’s no way you can get to them.

That'’s why you'’re coming with me.

Me? Uh-uh! I'’m acclimated.

I'’m lovin' this body.

How acclimated, exactly?

How soon do you want to leave?

- Vardians. - How can you tell?

Well, if they were Desserians, we wouldn'’t see them, would we?

Since they'’re not wearing sunglasses or collars,

Orsians and Enixians are out.

They'’re not moving like Nodulians.

What about you guys?

No, no, no.

There were only 2 Cirronians at Sar-top.

One'’s already lost her powers.

The other'’s too valuable to use as a guard.

Vardians, man, these guys can rip your head off

with one finger. Forget it.

No, no, no, no. It'’s all right.

You just blend in and distract them,

and then I'’ll go in and do the rest.

They'’ll be at a disadvantage in the dark.

But it'’s not dark in the alley.

It is now.

Great.

NESTOV: Hey, losers, over here!

Hey, listen, I'’m trying to find a phat club.

Uhh!

NESTOV: Cole, watch it!

Aah!

[ door buzzes ]

What are we looking for, exactly?

I don'’t know.

You'’re the one that heard about the weapon.

Doesn'’t mean I know what it looks like.

Whatever it is, one thing'’s for sure.

It won'’t be left out in the open.

Probably locked up in some kind of safe.

I think Zin'’s been watching too much television.

Heh.

Typical Vardian Design.

I must'’ve cracked

at least a couple dozen of these things on Desseria.

I thought your criminal skills were limited to con jobs.

Ah, just helping a couple of friends

who forgot their combinations.

All couple of dozen of them.

Hmm.

Usually requires some kind of energy device

to deactivate the lock.

Fine. What do you need me to do?

Well, once I identify the combination points,

I need you to just give it a little juice

when I point to the spot.

[ whispering ] Fine. Come on.

Here.

Here.

- Dime a dozen, huh? - Patience.

Don'’t mean to rush you, big guy, but--

Yeah, you'’re right.

Grab it and let'’s go.

Me? I'’m not touching that thing.

Nestov, we don'’t have time for games.

Why do I have to touch it?

You'’re the one who needs to get rid of it.

Yes. It'’s supposed to affect me.

I can'’t take a chance of handling it.

Oh, so I'’m supposed to put my life at risk?

This thing'’s supposed to zap all of your energy.

Yes, exactly. My energy.

It was designed for Cirronians, not Desserians.

How do you know that?

I mean, this thing was made to drain all...

- Nestov! - Your electrical impulses.

What if it drains some of my impulses?

Well, maybe you should drain some of your impulses.

Like--like you babbling on like an idiot, for instance.

Oh, that'’s very funny.

All right, no need to get the collector.

I get it.

But I'’m not touching this thing with my bare flesh.

- Then use your coat. - I just bought this thing!

All right.

Go.

[ door closes ]

Long day?

Yeah. I'’ll need about a case of these.

- Cheers. - Thank you.

It'’s all good.

[ door closes ]

What shall we do now, destroy it?

No. Zin will only create another one.

Put it on the desk.

I have to understand the technology behind it,

try and figure a way to negate its effects on me.

That'’s gonna take some time.

I know.

Unfortunately, unless you'’ve got

something up your sleeve in the next, say, 2 seconds,

you'’re out of time, Cole.

Uhh!

[ gasping ]

Cole?

What'’s going on?

Sit down next to him.

This is a joke, right?

- This is a joke? - Mel, no.

What Cole'’s trying to say is

that I'’m deadly serious.

Now, sit down next to him.

You know, I don'’t know exactly

what this thing would do to humans,

but I can imagine that it wouldn'’t be pretty.

So, sit down.

Don'’t even think about moving.

Don'’t even think about it.

Down.

Nestov, why are you doing this?

Nestov?

I can'’t believe this.

He was a traitor all along, Cole.

Will you tell her to shut up?

It'’s not like I have a history of trust.

I was a con man. I was a con man in Migar.

When I got here, I took over the body of a human con man.

I got a double helping, for God'’s sake.

Give me a break.

- COLE: Nestov. - What?

You said it yourself.

You'’re just a con man. You'’re not like them.

I don'’t have time to listen to this.

Now, if I was Cole, where would I hide the key?

Come on, think like a Cirronian.

Where would I hide some--

You'’d hide it in plain sight.

[ door opens and closes ]

[ whistles ]

NESTOV: Ladies and gentlemen,

may I have your attention, please?

This will be last call, so drink up.

Come on, people. Let'’s go, let's go.

Out, out, out, out. You, definitely, out.

Good-bye, see you.

Hello, lovely ladies, that'’s nice talking to you.

- Get out. - Last call?

It'’s too early for last call.

Too bad for you. Get out.

Now, wait a minute.

Stop drinking your drink.

Didn'’t I tell you to move?

Come on, man, go.

I paid for this drink,

and I'’m gonna take my time finishing it.

Oh, that'’s fine, sir,

but you'’re gonna have to sign a release.

The department can'’t be held liable.

- What department? - The health department.

Seems there'’s a little problem with vermin infestation.

Huh? Let me take a little look in here.

Looks like this little cockroach is making

a little pit stop in your drink.

You want it? You want some? You sure? No?

Hey, Mel didn'’t say anything

about a department of health inspection.

Now, how can we catch violations

if we give you some warning? Huh?

So you can clean the place up, huh? I don'’t think so.

Now, I suggest to you

that you get out of here pretty quick

because usually employees get implicated

in this sort of thing.

Uhh!

[ shelves rattle ]

What are you doing, Cole?

[ straining ] Can you lift that?

What?

Can you pull this away from the wall?

What?

If we pull it away from the wall,

we might be able to tip it and wriggle free. Uhh!

Wait a minute.

What about just using your energy to melt the ropes?

I can'’t do that.

Zin'’s device has stripped me of all my powers.

I feel so different, Mel, so strange.

Is this what it'’s like to be human?

Huh! [ sighs ]

[ strains ] Uhh!

I can'’t believe he'’s been lying this whole time.

Uhh!

Remember that snow storm?

Remember how he conveniently forgot

which sample belonged to which person

when we were looking for the killer?

He may be self-serving,

but I can'’t believe

he would have put us in danger. Come on, Mel.

Whoa, careful.

Are you sure you can move this thing

without tipping it over?

I'’m not sure of anything, Mel.

I just think it'’s better than lying here.

Come on, pull. Can you do it?

I got it.

Okay, give me your hands. Here.

[ jukebox playing old time rock and roll ]

I always wanted to do this.

♪ Just take those old records off the shelf ♪

♪ I'’ll sit and listen to '’em by myself ♪

♪ Today'’s music ain't got the same soul ♪

♪ I love that old time rock and roll ♪

[ distant music ]

Do you hear him down there? I'’m gonna kill him!

No, wait, wait.

I'’m gonna have to find out what'’s going on first.

You stay here.

[ breathing heavily ]

- Whoa! - Cole!

[ crash ]

- You'’re too weak. - Yeah.

- I'’ll go. - No, no, no.

- It'’s too dangerous. - Yeah, for him.

I'’m just gonna go down, I'’m gonna see what's going on,

and I'’ll be back in 2 minutes.

All right.

Wait, wait. First, take this.

If you get into any trouble, it might distract him.

But I thought this was only activated

by people with your usual energy.

Nestov might not remember that. Go on.

Oh, being human sucks.

♪ Start playing old time rock and roll ♪

♪ Call me a relic, call me what you will ♪

♪ Say I'’m old-fashioned, say I'’m over the hill ♪

♪ Today'’s music ain'’t got... ♪

Nestov, get down. This is not a game.

Game? Heh heh.

No, no, no, it'’s not. No way.

Do you think I'’m playing?

I take things very seriously here.

Yes, I can see your total concentration

and your high state of alert.

This? This is just something to calm my nerves here.

It'’s actually very pleasant. You want to try?

I don'’t drink.

Of course you don'’t.

[ door opens ]

Mel?

Zin is downstairs.

With how many?

I don'’t know. 2 men-- or fugitives, I don'’t know.

What are they doing?

I didn'’t stop to ask them, Cole.

How do I know what they'’re doing?

How do I know what any of them are doing?

I don'’t even know what I'’m doing!

All right. Calm down, Mel.

I don'’t want to calm down, Cole. I'’m upset, okay?

Zin is in my bar and Nestov is a traitor

and nothing makes sense anymore...

Mel.

And all of a sudden you'’re human

and I don'’t know what'’s going on.

- Mel. - What?

Just be careful with that.

ZIN: Is everything ready?

I told you, you can count on me.

For your sake, I hope you'’re right.

Of course, I assume

that you'’ve taken care of Tracker and his friend.

Absolutely, 100% taken care of.

You can do whatever you want here

without worrying about a thing.

Why don'’t we just make sure.

I believe you were looking for this.

And, uh, this works like a charm.

And of course,

the org.

And the key?

Fine.

Bring in the equipment.

Stop staring at me.

I'’m sorry.

I feel so--

You'’re not gonna say "dirty," are you?

- Cole, this is not funny. - Oh, I know.

I mean, one minute I'’m a perfectly normal female

homo sapien and then the next minute, I'’m a--

I don'’t even know what I am.

[ sighs ]

Maybe it was a mistake.

Maybe the collector malfunctioned.

No, it didn'’t malfunction.

Then what happened to me?

It was always part of you. You just didn'’t know it.

And you did?

There'’s always a basis of truth

to every myth and every legend.

Meaning?

Meaning that explorers from the Migar galaxy

have been coming here for centuries,

you know that?

Yeah, and they were responsible

for everything that we thought was humanly impossible.

Stonehenge, the Pyramids, Easter Island--

Christopher Walken.

You weren'’t serious about that, were you?

About what?

Never mind.

Okay, so we'’ve had a lot of visits from your people.

Explain to me how that results in, well, this.

The story goes that,

many thousands of your earth years ago,

we traveled to a distant galaxy to create blood lines.

People who would eventually become

keepers of a dark secret.

And...

The place must have been Earth

and the 2 species must have--

Have...

Mated.

You'’re positive? I mean,

that'’s physically possible?

It seems so.

- Whoa! - Whoa! Heh!

What?

Coffee?

No, thanks.

I'’m gonna put some on anyway.

Maybe Zin'’ll drop in.

Mel, this is not a coincidence.

You picking me up by the side of the road,

your grandmother'’s diary,

her having a Vardian artifact.

Do you think my grandmother knew about this?

It would seem so.

Mel, you trusted me enough to let me in your life.

That was instinct, wasn'’t it?

- Yeah. - Yes. It was in your blood.

And now Zin is in the Watchfire

looking for something.

It'’s all part of something.

It'’s all right.

How much longer?

We'’re at 500 feet.

It should be just a few more minutes

before we'’re down low enough to check.

I want to know the second we hit bottom.

Oh, no,

can'’t be.

[ door opens ]

COLE: Mel, we have to go downstairs

and stop him before he finds what he'’s looking for.

Cole, you are still too weak and I am way too jittery.

Maybe a brandy would help.

I have an idea.

You do?

Yes.

And what might that be?

Give me your hand.

It won'’t hurt, I promise.

Place your hand here,

like I did the first time we met.

Okay.

I re-energized your life force then,

you can do the same for me.

I don'’t know how, Cole. I don'’t know how.

Yes, you know.

You can do it. I know you can.

You can do it.

Give me your hand.

Close your eyes.

Take yourself to another place,

where no one can hurt you.

You have to look deep inside you

to find that one thing that

you'’ve always been afraid of.

Don'’t be afraid of it.

Embrace it, it'’s yours.

Look at it, it won'’t hurt you.

It'’s your life.

Good. Now feel it.

It worked.

Need a cigarette?

We'’ve reached the core.

Go ahead.

It'’s here.

Let'’s see. 7 years old, 30 years old.

Well, not too fond of kids.

[ bottle breaks ]

FUGITIVE: What are you doin'’ over there?

NESTOV: Taking care of my business,

don'’t worry about it, bro.

Zin told you to leave things alone.

Yeah, well, Zin'’s not here right now,

so why don'’t you focus on your job

and let me deal with mine.

Tell me, what did it feel like betraying Tracker?

None of your business.

You know, I could have taken him.

Now'’s your chance.

[ moaning ]

Tracker, toss me the collector.

Bad throw.

Actually, it was right on target.

[ moaning ]

What?

NESTOV: That'’s impossible.

She can'’t.

Where do you think you'’re going?

How'’d you get your powers back?

Mel, give me the collector.

Cole.

Give me the collector.

Good thing I tied those ropes

loose enough so you guys could get out, huh?

Hey! Quit fooling around.

I'’m not fooling around, traitor.

Zin made me do it,

said that he'’d kill me if I didn'’t help him.

I trusted you, Nestov.

And rightfully so, I did this for you.

He'’s lying.

COLE: Mel, wait. Think about it.

He could have killed me back

at Zin'’s headquarters

when he first got the weapon,

but he didn'’t.

- Why? - Now you'’re getting it.

I knew you'’d figure out

this whole thing along the way.

That was part of my plan, see?

It wasn'’t really a double cross.

Uh, uh, uh.

I made Zin think that I was helping him

but, in reality, I was helping you.

It was a patented Nestov triple-cross.

- Oh, come on! - Come on?

I love you guys!

Here on Earth, you'’re my family.

I would never jeopardize that.

You don'’t believe me?

All right, then take my life force, then.

Go ahead.

You still put us in danger.

No, I haven'’t.

All Zin'’s gonna do is leave with that thing.

He'’s going after the Strylo Brakk.

How far down does it go?

Maybe we should drop something down there

to see how long it takes to hit the bottom.

That'’s a good idea.

We could use you as a sounding device.

Oh, you'’re joking, right?

There'’s an energy transporter here.

Where, exactly?

Inside the hole, it'’s like an elevator.

But with no floor. I think I'’ll pass, thanks.

I don'’t know

what this transporter'’s gonna do to me.

I'’m still gonna have to get down there.

Here, help me with this.

Nestov, I need the tool kit,

length of rope,

pliers, anything you can get, go!

The Strylo Brakk?

Yes, universal annihilation.

Come on, man. You can'’t be serious.

My God! Why would anybody create such a thing?

They were Vardians.

[ electric screwdriver whirring ]

The story goes that the Migar council

was able to steal the device.

They placed it inside a drone ship

and sent it to the edge of the galaxy,

where, supposedly, it exploded harmlessly,

or so they thought.

But the Vardians had switched the Brakk with a replica

and stowed the real one away.

Sorry, Cole.

You'’re way off on this one.

It'’s just a myth.

What does that have to do with this?

I'’m getting there.

The Migar council caught wind

that they might have been duped,

so they sent their people

back to Varda to check it out.

But the Vardians shipped the device

someplace far away for safekeeping.

Until they--

until they were ready to use it.

And--and that'’s--

Exactly.

You'’ve been sitting on a bomb

that could wipe out the entire enchilada,

not to mention the rice and beans on the side.

Why here?

Why not?

Earth was a sleepy little rock back then.

It wasn'’t technologically advanced

and posed no threat to anyone else in the galaxy.

On top of that, it had some hot chicks.

I mean, I heard that Cleopatra

was one fine mama. Hoo hoo!

So, what exactly does Zin want with that weapon?

What do you think?

You know back on Varda that they didn'’t treat him

with the kind of respect he thought he should have.

It ate away at him.

My guess is he wants to go back and gain that respect.

By using a weapon

that will annihilate everything in its path.

He can'’t do that.

Why not?

In the hands of a madman like Zin,

anything'’s possible.

There'’s one other problem.

That Brakk is supposed to work on anti-matter.

Which means if Zin takes it back through the wormhole,

it could cause an energy backlash

that could destroy the entire planet.

Which planet?

But Zin would have thought of that.

He doesn'’t care.

You'’re beautiful.

Aah! Does it have to be so tight?

Come on, guys.

I know if I run, you guys are gonna find me.

Just a little bit of trust, that'’s all I'm asking.

Trust is like respect.

It has to be earned.

Cole.

This is gonna work, isn'’t it?

I'’m not certain.

Hey!

You don'’t have to say anything, Mel.

Oh, yes. Oh, yes.

[ Zin gasps ]

I knew I shouldn'’t have trusted Nestov.

COLE: That makes two of us.

Put it back.

You know I can'’t do that.

You can and you will.

Huh.

This is about politics.

It has nothing to do with you.

Don'’t fool yourself, Zin. It'’s about power.

You'’re a tracker, Daggon. Stick to what you know.

I know you'’ll kill innocent lives with that thing

and that'’s something I can'’t let you do.

You Cirronians are all alike, so naive.

Peace comes at a price, my friend,

and this is the currency.

But what price?

You want to hold everyone

in Migar hostage

with a weapon that can annihilate us all?

It'’s my kind of peace.

You want to show them how great you are, Zin,

- do it in other ways. - Other ways?

Hasn'’t spending time on this planet

taught you anything?

Humans are no different.

They'’ve been killing each other for centuries for power.

They call it "war." It'’s their means to an end.

They have a lot to learn, yes.

But they can still change.

No.

In the end, they always resort to violence.

It'’s in their nature, as it is in mine.

You cannot change what is instinctive.

Do you know that humans have a saying,

you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet.

When that door closes, it is for good.

I only have one shot at this,

then it'’s gone for eternity.

Then take your shot.

ZIN: Stay down!

ZIN: This, my old friend, as they say, is it.

The humans have a saying as well,

it'’s not in the stars to hold our destiny,

but in ourselves.

Aah!

No. No! No!

[ pulsing ]

The Brakk'’s in the car.

Is it safe?

It should be.

There'’s a thermal nuclear device

capable of vaporizing an entire planet

sitting in the back of my car.

Can you be a little more reassuring?

We'’ll be fine.

NESTOV: Let me help you with that.

No! Thanks.

You try to kill someone just once and all of a sudden,

they want nothing to do with you.

So, where you guys gonna hide it?

BOTH: None of your business.

That'’s cool.

What do we do with him?

Look, look, I don'’t expect you to forgive me.

I mean, I don'’t even know if I can forgive myself.

When I first met you, Nestov,

I could have taken your life force then.

Yeah.

But I trusted you.

The least you could have done

was show me the same courtesy.

Open your eyes.

- These are keys to the bar. - Cole?

You keep the doors closed and you don'’t let anybody in.

Absolutely, no question.

No matter what she looks like.

Fine.

And don'’t go anywhere,

'’cause I'll find you.

Right.

We'’re good.

We'’ll be back tomorrow.

Are you sure we can trust him?

No, that'’s why I locked the war room.

What'’s wrong?

I think I spent so much time and energy pursuing Zin,

and now it'’s over. It just feels so strange.

You'’re becoming more human everyday.

It'’s perfectly normal.

Is that what it feels like?

Anyway, Cole, the work'’s not over yet.

You still have about 150 fugitives to capture.

Hmm. I know.

You'’re not going anywhere.

NESTOV: You know, I was just--

No! Uh-uh!