Original subtitles

(soft pop music)

♪ Look into the future, what do you see ♪

♪ I really need to know now, is there a place for me ♪

♪ If we're gonna survive the dream must stay alive ♪

- Authorities are appealing for calm

throughout the evacuation process.

- Ugh.

- Lex get it together, we're supposed to be out on duty.

- Forget it, I ain't going anywhere.

- You still got a toothache?

- Yeah and it's worse.

- Ugh, let me see.

- No, keep away from my mouth.

- Don't be such a baby.

Fine, have it your own way sheriff.

Our brave chief of police, stricken down

by a treacherous tooth.

- You wouldn't be laughing so much

if it was happening to you.

- I'm sorry Lex, I know it's serious.

You stay in bed, I'll handle patrol today.

- You up to it?

I mean it's pretty rough out there.

- Not really.

It's calmed down a lot since the Technos started

handing out free food.

- Yeah, even so, you're a new face.

- I can cope.

- Yeah, but I--

- Lex, you're in agony, you need to rest.

Trust me, it'll be okay.

(serene music)

- What do you want?

This is our land, our food,

you have no business trespassing.

- We're not.

We want to talk.

Negotiate on behalf of the city.

- Really?

- You're making a big mistake

if you think you can fight us.

- We're not scared.

We'd rather fight than be your slaves.

- I don't wanna destroy you.

You used to trade with the other tribes.

All I want to do is renew the agreement,

terms that suit you.

- Liar.

You just trying to smooth talk us.

Now get out of here, you ain't welcome.

- You don't need to do this.

- Take another step and you're history.

- You're brave, but stupid.

My men will mow you down in a heartbeat.

- We'll take our chances.

(rising music)

- He's right.

These guys have got weapons we haven't dreamt of yet.

- You their lackey?

- I'm still in charge of the city,

the Technos are my guests.

You, you're on the verge of extinction.

- These freaks are working with you?

Partners?

- They're reasonable people

and we can learn a lot from them.

Together we can make the city great again.

All they want is for things to get back to normal

like the rest of us, what's the harm in that?

(murmuring)

- Just that.

Take one item get another one free.

- Thanks, I'm not buying.

I'm Dee, Lex's deputy.

- Oh, I see.

- Is that a problem?

- No, but I gotta tell ya, things have been tough lately.

Folks are frightened, there ain't no customers.

Profits are low, your 10% ain't gonna add up to much.

- Ah, our local sherif takes a slice of the action.

- Right, and you being his deputy I assumed.

- I was on it too?

Is it just you or is the whole market

dishing out pocket money?

- Everybody makes a donation.

- I don't want to bleed you dry.

- What about Lex?

- I'll explain the situation.

You're on your knees, you can't afford it.

- You think he cares?

We got no option except pay up.

Take it, save us a lot of bother.

- Thanks for spotting me back there,

spared us a lot of trouble.

- I was doing it to save those farmer's lives,

not your reputation for diplomacy.

(laughing)

- I was trying to open a dialogue with them.

- They just weren't listening.

Look here's a tip, people aren't going to trust you

if you introduce yourself by kidnapping

their friends and family.

- I guess not.

You have to realize that it's a

necessary part of our program.

It's unavoidable if we're gonna achieve our goals.

- Your goals?

And what are they?

- I'm a hired hand, I follow orders,

get the job done as painlessly as possible.

- And your prisoners?

How painless is it for them?

- Conditions aren't that bad.

The food's okay, I've seen worse.

- Jay, don't beat yourself up.

You were doing what had to be done, I respect that.

When you had the city at your mercy

when you could have gone on the rampage,

you decided to talk.

I wasn't faking it back there.

You're a reasonable guy, someone I could do business with.

- I was giving you back your crown, how could you refuse?

- Well at least you had the intelligence to make the offer.

You saw right away that we could work well together,

that we had an understanding.

- It was a practical decision.

You were obviously the person to deal with.

- Okay, deny it.

Pretend we don't have something good going here.

A certain, chemistry.

It's a marriage of convenience, nothing more.

- It's not even that, Ebony.

(serene music)

- I don't mean to upset you or get Jay into trouble,

but I thought you ought to know.

- You sure he took Ebony with him?

- I saw them.

They met out front, set off towards the suburbs.

- What is he up to?

I give him a certain amount of freedom

to make his own decisions, I don't expect him to abuse it.

- Maybe it's Ebony's influence.

- What do you mean?

- She does have a tremendous effect on men.

- He should be able to resist her.

He's nobodies fool!

- She get's under their skin so easily,

pushes all the right buttons.

And it seems she has Jay in her sights.

- You really think she can influence him?

Turn him against us?

- I guess we'll see what he's made of.

- Great, just great.

I've got Anthony and Cleopatra on my hands.

(serene music)

- There it is.

Home sweet home.

- Ha, to me it's just another place I'm passing through.

One big hotel.

- Are the residents that unappealing?

- Most of them.

- You never feel the urge to put down some roots?

- Maybe, one day.

Yet to find anywhere decent enough to stay in.

- You gonna let Ram choose your final destination?

- No one controls my future.

- You're free then?

To come and go as you please?

I envy you that.

You know sometimes I wish I wasn't so tied to the city,

but I can't leave, they wouldn't survive without me.

- How noble of you, such dedication to your duty.

- I left once.

Fled into the hills.

There was a moment there when I could have kept running

further and further into the wilderness, but I turned back.

- Why?

Was it a guy?

- Ancient history.

But when I'm out like this, with nature all around,

kinda makes me wonder, wouldn't it be easier to quit?

Live the simple life?

With the right person?

- Going somewhere?

- I was trying to walk.

It's too much, my whole head's throbbing.

It's terrible.

- Mm, I don't see any alternative, can't wait any longer.

It's gotta come out.

Relax, it's simple.

One solid yank and it'll be gone.

It's gotta be hanging on by a thread already.

- How do you know?

When did you become an expert?

- It's common sense and a bit of brute strength.

Didn't you ever tie a piece of string

around a door handle and pull?

- That was different, they were little baby teeth.

- Lex we're talking 30 seconds intense pain, maximum.

Then it's over.

You can get back to being sheriff.

How long can you afford to sit around doing nothing

before the rumors spread?

- What rumors?

- Tongues are already wagging.

They've taken Lex.

Lex is history.

- Well did you set them straight?

- I neither confirmed nor denied.

- Then go back out there and tell them I'm fine!

- But you're not!

It won't take a second, promise.

- Okay.

Okay.

- Strangest thing happened to me

while I was down the market.

The traders kept offering me loot and stuff for free.

- Really?

Maybe they liked your face.

- They wanted me to give it all to you.

Said they had to.

- Oh that is strange.

- Don't Lex, I'm not a complete idiot.

You're taking kick backs from all of them.

Alright, let's get this over with.

- I.

(upbeat music)

- [Techno] Well hello baby, woo!

- Hey!

(speaking in gibberish)

- I have to say, I'm impressed by the scale

of your operation.

Citywide.

Not exactly legal.

- You're right, I'll stop right away.

- Don't worry Lex.

I wouldn't dream of using these pliers.

- Whew.

- These will be much more effective.

- No way!

- The question is, do I turn a blind eye?

Be loyal to my boss.

Or do I do what's right?

Administer justice.

- Anything you like just keep those things away from me!

- Okay, how about this?

I get 50%.

- 50?

- Seems fair, partner.

- I set it up, I do all the work,

you waltz in and take 50?

- Do you want to argue about this?

Good.

Then we can begin.

Open wide.

(serene music)

- Ah!

(yelling and groaning)

- Gotcha!

- Good, you've isolated the glitch in the binary sequence

which was jamming the program.

Excellent work.

Well done.

Leave us, we'll chat later, you've got other errands to run.

That's close enough.

People tell me that you're poisonous.

- Only to my enemies.

- Which includes me.

- Not at the moment, no.

- Then why disobey me?

So blatantly, so openly, for all the world to see?

- I didn't!

- You were out and about with Jay,

talking to farmers side by side like equals.

- Jay was in charge, I was only there to back him up!

- He doesn't need your help!

You're our puppet, not our ambassador.

Besides it offends me to think of my best officer

working so closely with a vert.

- He asked me along, I couldn't refuse.

- Next time you can, on my orders.

You're to keep your contact with Jay

to an absolute minimum, understood?

Excuse me.

What have you done?

These equations are absolute nonsense,

they'll reverse everything.

You moron!

How could you be so stupid?

(serene music)

(laser blasting)

You're fired.

(upbeat percussive music)

- What are you doing?

- Nothing.

- You've got enough energy bars to feed an army.

- Charlie was starving.

- Didn't you get enough breakfast?

- Got hungry again.

- Typical junk food, fills you up quick,

instant satisfaction, and burns off within a nano-second

then you're hungry again.

Surprise, surprise.

All you want to eat is another energy bar.

You gotta listen to Pride.

Natural foods are a lot better for you.

I'm gonna have to take them away from you.

- Hey, where you taking them?

- I'm locking them up.

They're gonna be strictly rationed from now on.

- Are you gonna tell Pride what I did?

- No, you're off the hook this time.

He'd probably be a lot more angry than I am.

I just wish he'd come back home.

- It all looks in good condition.

We should be able to get power up to the city in no time.

(metal clattering)

- [Techno] What was that?

- It came from over there!

(rock music)

- [Techno] Hey!

- [Jay] You three go down there.

The rest of you come with me!

- You made it at last!

- Please, be gentle, I'm not feeling too good.

- What's the matter?

- I just had my tooth pulled, see?

- You poor thing.

- Yeah, it hurt like anything.

It was a struggle just to get here.

- Come and sit down next to me.

I'll kiss it better.

- Babe I'd love to get cozy and all,

but truly I'm not fit.

I'm weak, nauseous, I could vomit any second.

- Lex, you're not faking this are you?

Making excuses?

You don't fancy me anymore and you're

trying to let me down gently.

Honey, if I had the strength,

believe me we'd be having serious fun now.

- We don't have to do anything, we can just cuddle.

- I'm not in the mood okay?

Can you grasp that?

I'm sick.

- You're dumping me, aren't you?

- You're crazy.

You think I mutilated myself just

to get out of our date?

You're hot, and when I recover we're on.

- I risk my neck coming here.

Do you know what Ram would do to us if he found out?

- Us?

- Sure.

He may even forgive me, but you?

A bird who dares to seduce his woman?

Horrible.

- He's not gonna find out though, right?

- Depends.

- Are you threatening me?

- If we split up I'll get upset and who knows what I'll say?

- How many times do I have to tell you?

I'm sick, that's all.

I'm not dumping you.

- Yeah, right.

(sighing)

(serene groovy music)

- You come with me, you search the main plant.

Keep searching, I want him found!

Spread out!

- What do you want?

- Lex is still out of action and I thought you should know.

- What kind of mess is that idiot in now?

- It's his tooth.

- Oh, that.

- It's out, but there's still a chance of infection.

- And?

- I was wondering if you could get hold

of any painkillers or antibiotics?

- Do I look like I work in a hospital?

- But with your Techno connections I thought maybe...

- I could stroll in there and demand medicine?

When every time I go there I'm lucky to escape with my life?

- Don't you care what happens to Lex?

- Not particularly, but you obviously do.

I've seen Lex go through every kind of illness,

self-inflicted injury, and disaster you can think of.

He's as strong as an ox and blessed with the luck of a fool.

He'll be fine.

Anything else?

Then get back to your duties.

Make Lex proud.

(swelling orchestral music)

- [Pride] Leave me alone, leave me be.

- He's just a tramp, leave him.

Who are you?

- [Pride] Got no name, don't need one.

- You live here?

- [Pride] Long as I can remember.

No one bothers me here.

- What do you eat?

- [Pride] Rats, mice, insects,

whatever the spiders don't take.

- Give him your energy bar.

Now I suggest you pack up your things and leave,

we're moving in.

- [Pride] No, no, no!

- Trust me, you don't want to stay here.

We're gonna be changing this place,

all these machines working again.

You remember electricity?

Yeah, pretty awesome.

Leave as soon as you can.

Next time I come here I don't want to see you, okay?

- Lex, what are you doing out of bed?

(knocking at door)

- Jay, how's the tribal queen?

- Ebony?

- Who else have you been going on

long romantic country walks with?

- That was business.

- You left without asking me.

Without my consent.

- I'm sorry, but I didn't think

I needed to check everything with you first.

- So you give them back the power to feed themselves?

- Under our control, our supervision.

- What about Ebony?

- What about her?

- Nothing.

How was this afternoon?

- Good.

It was exactly what we've been looking for.

It needs some work, but it's in good condition.

Give us a few days and it'll be ready.

- Any sign of the tribes?

- None.

- You better be right.

I don't want anything interfering with this operation.

It's vital, absolutely vital.

(peaceful piano music)

- Salene!

- Pride!

Last I was getting really worried.

What happened to you?

- I followed Jay to the edge of town,

some old power station.

I think they're gonna try and switch it back on,

return to the bad old days!

Electricity, pollution!

- Well that's gonna have to wait,

we've got a more immediate problem.

Lex is seriously ill.

- Lex talk to me, say something.

God what have I done?

- Let me have a look.

When did you remove it?

- This morning.

- Have plenty of time for infection to spread.

- Is he gonna be okay?

- I don't know.

I guess it could be blood poisoning from the abscess.

If I'm right, he could die.

♪ Listen to the wind blow ♪

♪ Look inside what doesn't show ♪

♪ In time passing so very slow ♪

♪ I see ♪

♪ Dark clouds across the sky ♪

♪ Children asking why ♪

♪ Children asking why ♪

♪ Is there hope above for me ♪

♪ Where is all the love ♪

♪ Flooding my life let it be ♪

♪ (Singing in foreign language) ♪

♪ The dawn of a new day ♪

♪ The child is for who I'll pray ♪

♪ For hope is in love what do they say ♪

♪ Every tribe is going by ♪

♪ Every tribe is going by ♪