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[somber music]

♪ Looking to 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.

[eerie whirring]

- Ebony.

Ebony.

The time is near.

When the shadow comes at noon, gather to greet me.

- She getting the message?

- Loud and clear.

The human brain, just another piece of hardware, huh?

- If you know how to program it.

So, looks like we've got Ebony primed for the apocalypse.

[cooing]

- I want us to be together.

- I don't think you understand how much damage he can do.

He'll destroy everything.

- Well, how did you figure that out?

- Isn't it obvious?

If Lex escapes, he'll reveal where I am.

And if a mob comes down here ready for blood,

it won't be just me who gets it, Slade.

- Well, what do you want to do?

- There's only one way around all this.

Lex has to be deleted.

- Deleted?

- Deleted.

- First sign of trouble, you go back to

playing the two-bit dictator.

How do you expect to move on, Ram?

- Move on?

I can't move on!

If they find me here, I'll be the one that gets deleted.

- That's what I love about you.

Always giving people the benefit of the doubt.

- What about Lex?

- He hasn't harmed us, and, hell, I kinda like the guy.

- Ebony.

Ebony.

[shouting]

Burn the books!

Power and chaos!

Power and chaos!

Power and chaos!

[screaming]

- Hope my little prophet slept well.

What are you doing here?

Spying?

- No, I just wasn't sure--

- Why aren't you locked up someplace, anyway?

- They let me out.

They sent me here to run some errands.

- And you're doing them?

- Well, yeah, why not?

- You see her?

- Yeah.

- You sure you don't remember anything

about her from before?

You don't remember ever wanting to harm her?

- No, why would I?

- Don't ever come near this room again.

All right?

- It's getting pretty rough out there.

More and more of these areas are becoming a no-go.

- Jay.

Are we okay?

- Should be, yeah.

We've got the mall pretty well secured.

- No, um.

Are we okay?

You and me.

- Yeah.

Yeah, of course.

I need to go and have a look around here.

- Has Amber said anything to you?

- I wonder how much of this city

Ebony's got her claws into.

- Jay.

- Look, I'd better go and check on everything.

I'll see you later.

[shouting]

- Hey, Jack, how ya doing?

- Uh, good, yeah.

Would you listen to them?

You know, don't these shmucks realize

the whole Zoot thing's a con?

- You sure?

The whole city seems to have gone crazy.

- Oh, of course I'm sure.

A guy dressed up as Zoot doesn't make Zoot.

- So what are you doing here, anyway?

- Oh, you know, I mean, there's gotta be some way

to trace the power surges or expose the holograms.

- The holograms?

I thought you said it was just a guy dressed up as Zoot.

- Yeah, yeah, well, you know, I did,

but there's holograms, and then there's some guy

wearing the suit who needs to be real.

- You are so smart.

How do you do all this?

- Yeah, well, uh, you know,

it's just all logic.

I mean, anyone could do it.

- Well, do you think you'll find anything?

- Oh, definitely, yeah.

I mean, the guys who do this are into some real technology,

but you know, computers have memories,

they leave traces.

Just wasting all of our time.

- Trudy, I need to talk to you.

It's Jay.

- Have you spoken to him?

- Spoken to him?

I practically poured my heart out to him.

I made the biggest fool of myself ever.

I just don't get it.

He was all over me before I went away with Salene.

I was the one pushing him away.

- So?

- He blanked me, totally flaked out.

And now I feel like a prize idiot.

- He didn't say anything about why?

- Nothing.

He hardly said a word.

Do you think I pushed him away too much, before?

- I, I don't know, maybe.

- The whole thing is totally weird.

I just don't get it.

Did you notice anything about him while I was away?

Anything to make him change?

- No, not really.

- Did he talk about me?

- Well, I guess, I mean, everyone talks.

- Anything to explain how we can change his tune

practically overnight?

- Look, Amber, I'm actually not in the mood

for this right now, you know.

You're not the only one with problems, okay?

So if you don't mind, I'm really busy.

- Okay, okay, I can take a hint.

I thought you of all people would listen,

but I guess I was mistaken.

- Hey!

Get these things off me!

- Good morning, pilgrim.

The room service here ain't bad.

You want some breakfast?

- What is this?

Your idea of a joke?

- Nope.

- Then take them off, I'm not in the mood for fun and games.

- Maybe you don't remember too well,

but you tried to take out Ram.

- I was just getting information out of him.

- Whatever.

It sure didn't look like you were

giving him a goodnight kiss.

- I tell you what.

You take these cuffs off, and I'm out of here.

- Mm-mm.

I can't do that.

Sorry, buddy.

I can't have you going out of here

and telling Ram's enemies where he's at.

- The guy is a control freak.

Why are you protecting him?

- Maybe I just like to judge things for myself.

You just sit tight.

I'll get you some breakfast soon.

- Hey!

Come back here!

- So.

He's still not letting it go.

- Are you kidding?

When Jack gets obsessed with something,

everything else goes out the window.

- All right, leave it to me.

- What are you gonna do?

They're not gonna find out about me, are they?

- It's fine.

We need things to carry on a while.

- How long do I have to keep spying for?

You don't know what the pressure's like.

They could catch me at any moment.

I want it to end.

- It will, soon.

The whole city will come to order

and you won't have to play these games any more.

I just need you to tell me what's going on, okay?

- Trudy?

I'm sorry about earlier.

I was just being selfish, loading you with my problems.

- It's okay.

- I know you must be wound up with

all that's happening out there.

How are you feeling?

- Really, I'll be fine.

- All this Zoot madness, it must be freaking you out

more than anyone.

And I just come in here and dump all my stuff on you.

- Amber, maybe I should explain.

- No, you don't have to explain anything.

- But I--

- No buts, Trudy.

You've got more important things to worry about.

Friends?

- Of course.

And you know you can talk to my any time.

I'm sorry for being so dismissive.

- She was a Mall Rat, and now she's cleaning up for us?

- She doesn't know who she is.

She'll be whoever we'll tell her to be.

- And how long's that gonna last?

Suppose she starts getting her memory back.

- Relax, sis, you worry too much.

- What is that doing in here?

- Ellie.

Best go clean someplace else for a while.

She's harmless.

- Listen to me, both of you.

Zoot came to me again last night.

He spoke to me.

- What did he say?

- He's returning.

He'll be resurrected as the god he is.

- When will this happen?

- Soon.

We have to prepare.

- How?

- Organize the troops.

We need them ready for the shadow at noon.

- The shadow at noon?

- You heard me.

- I can't believe we're playing along with this stuff.

- Everything will work itself out.

By the time Ebony snaps out of it,

the three of us will rule the city.

- Don't you wonder what kind of effect

all this stuff is having on Ebony?

- Listen.

The worst thing we could do right now is cross her.

Half the city's ready to follow Zoot.

So we just sit tight, okay?

I said okay.

- You can't keep me in here forever!

If you know what's good for you,

you'll take these things off me.

- Give it a rest, Lex, it ain't gonna happen.

Anyway, how is my favorite prisoner?

- Take these off.

- Do you know, I think they kinda suit you.

That chunky heavy metal look, it's very macho.

- I'm a Mall Rat.

The city's top tribe.

They will come after me.

- Get real, Lex.

The city's in chaos.

You'd be a lot worse off there than you would here.

Especially if what I hear is true.

- And what is that, exactly?

- That you're the man who wasted Zoot,

the guy everyone's worshiping.

[shouting]

- Mega, I heard you talking to May.

Want me to give Jack another scare,

give him another visit from Zoot?

- That's not something you need to worry about.

- Well, maybe it's something I want to worry about.

- Darryl.

- It's high time for me to be closer

to the decisions around here.

Are you listening to me?

- I'm listening.

- Look around.

The whole city's going crazy for Zoot.

That's me.

- No, Darryl, you're pretending to be Zoot.

- What do they care?

I'm the only Zoot they're gonna know.

They'll follow me.

- So what you're saying is you want a bigger role.

A bigger say.

- You better believe I do.

- You got nothing to worry about.

Pretty soon you're gonna have the biggest say of your life.

- Big stuff.

Yeah, not just these sneak appearances in alleyways.

- Believe me, the biggest.

You're going to be a star.

- Amber?

Are you okay?

- Salene, my head is such a mess.

Here I am, supposed to be leading the city

against Ebony, and all I can think about is Jay.

- So the talk didn't go so wall.

- Ugh, you can say that again.

He's like a completely different person.

Sometimes I wonder if we're all living in

some kind of Techno virtual world and

someone's having a great laugh programming it.

- But I don't get it.

I mean, he was so into you before.

You were the one with all the doubts.

- I know.

This was supposed to be the easy part.

Getting together was gonna be a breeze.

- So did he explain?

I mean, was it a clear no?

- It wasn't a clear anything.

I tried to ask Trudy if he'd said anything

while we were away, but she went all flaky herself.

- Yeah, well, she's worked up about Zoot.

She was the Supreme Mother.

Bad memories.

- Yeah.

Did I imagine everything he said to me?

- No.

You just gotta ask him, straight out.

Then at least you'll know, either way.

- [Lex] So you run this place all by yourself.

- Yeah.

Ever since the virus.

- Must get some handsomes.

Good-looking girl like you.

- I can handle myself.

- Yeah.

So I noticed.

- Besides, business has its perks.

Like meeting nice guys, for instance.

Tell me about yourself, Lex.

A little bird told me you used to be a sheriff.

- For the whole city.

- Rescuing cats from trees?

- You can joke.

The city's full of all sorts.

Scammers, con artists, crazy thugs.

I once took on three guys with just a garden hose.

[laughing]

- What did you do, water them down?

- You'd be surprised what I can do with a hose.

- Mmm, bet I would.

- So what do you do to relax around here?

- A bit of this, bit of that.

Why, got any suggestions?

- Got a few, yeah.

- Sounds interesting.

- Could be very interesting.

But one things's making it very difficult.

- And what's that?

- It'd be a lot easier with these cuffs off.

- And if I was to take them off,

do you promise to be a good boy?

- A very good boy.

- Well in that case, mmmm.

Nah.

- Huh?

- Nice try, Lex.

- What happened here?

- Oh, we've been cooking.

- Oh, is that what you call it?

- It's a special meal for Lex when he comes back.

- It looks like the Locos and Demon Dogs

had their final battle here.

- Well, what do you expect?

There's bound to be a bit of mess when you're cooking.

- A bit of mess, what is wrong with you, Gel?

Doesn't your little mind work?

- Oh, so it's okay when you wanna make something

for loverboy Jay, but no one else can

use your precious kitchen?

- What's going on?

- Look, just clean it up, okay?

- What have you done to this place?

- We were cooking, okay?

I don't see why Trudy has to get into such a strop.

- Look, Trudy is worried right now,

about Brady and what's going on out there.

- Well, she doesn't have to take it out on me.

- Gel, I'm just saying, be quiet around her, okay?

And clean this place up.

- All right, people, you ready to rumble?

Go get her!

[shouting]

- You're really starting to get a kick out of this,

aren't you, Java.

- Why not?

We want to raise hell, don't we?

- As long as you don't forget why you're doing it.

Don't let the violence go to your head.

- Is there a point to this meeting,

or are you just here to gawk?

- We've got a problem.

Jack's not letting go.

We can't have him sniffing around,

not this close to Zoot's resurrection.

He'll foul everything up.

- And?

- Maybe it's time our little Sherlock Holmes

went into retirement, permanently.

- Got any ideas for a retirement plan?

- It's too hard to get at him.

The mall's like a fortress now.

- What about May?

- She doesn't have the nerves or the guts to be a hitman.

We need someone else who can get into the mall,

someone they won't suspect.

- Leave it to me.

I know exactly who to see.

- There's gotta be a way to expose it, I know it.

- Ebony gets her power from the Zoot myth.

Get rid of that, and maybe we can restore

some kind of sanity.

- Sanity, yeah, now there's a word

that's been missing around here.

- Jay.

- Right, I'll leave you guys alone.

[whistling]

- Why didn't you tell me that Amber said she loved you?

- She didn't.

Well, not exactly.

Look, I just didn't wanna--

- Didn't wanna what?

Rub my face in it, tell me I've got no chance?

- What?

- Don't think I'm holding you back, Jay.

You're a free man, if you want Amber, go right ahead.

- Hey, just slow down a minute.

- I just wonder what the last few days have been to you.

What have I been for you, Jay?

A bit of fun, a giggle in bed to pass the time

before Amber came back?

- Trudy.

- And then she just crooks her finger and you come running.

Maybe I--

- Trudy!

Will you let me speak?

The Amber thing was just as much a surprise

for me as for you.

- So what are you waiting for, Jay?

You got exactly what you want.

- I was confused.

You know how I felt about Amber.

We'd even talked about it, you and me.

- Yeah, I know.

- So I was shocked by it, of course.

She pushes me away for so long,

and then she comes back and tells me straight up

she has feelings for me.

What was I supposed to do?

- Well, don't worry, Jay.

I won't get in your way.

- No, Trudy, you don't understand.

What I want now is you.

- What?

Really?

Oh.

Oh, Jay.

Jay.

- These are from the Techno files.

They may trigger something.

How about this one?

This is Jack.

You had a thing with him, for some strange reason.

Coming back to you?

- Nope.

You sure I went out with him?

He looks kinda geeky.

- Maybe you've lost your memory, but your tastes improved.

How about this one?

- There you are.

I wondered where you got to.

- Amber, hey.

- We need to talk.

- Yeah, sure.

Tomorrow, at the meeting.

- No, not about the city or Ebony and Zoot.

I mean about us.

Jay, I don't know where I stand.

- Look, I'm sorry, I just don't feel like

talking about this right now, okay?

- No, it's not okay.

You can't just keep avoiding me.

The mall's not that big,

we're gonna see each other occasionally.

- Amber, please, I promise we'll talk, okay?

Just-- - No, Jay, I wanna know now.

What's going on?

You were the one chasing me, remember?

- But it's not that simple, okay?

There are other things that--

- No, it's very simple.

I love you, you said you loved me.

- Look, I can't deal with this right now.

- What's gotten into you?

What's happened?

Hasn't all this meant anything to you?

[sighing]

♪ Listen to the wind blow

♪ Look inside, what does it show ♪

♪ Time passing so very slow, I see ♪

♪ Dark clouds across the sky

♪ Children asking why

♪ Is there hope above for me

♪ Where is all the love

♪ Light up my life, let it be

[singing in foreign language]

♪ The dawn of a new day

♪ A child is born who will pray ♪

♪ For hope, peace, and love, what do they say ♪

♪ The spirit of the tribe is yours and mine ♪

♪ The spirit of the tribe is yours and mine ♪