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We're reporting live here in Lucas Valley,

outside senator Wyman's mansion,

where a tense, ongoing hostage situation--

We are on the scene with a breaking story...

at senator Wyman's mansion in Lucas Valley,

just outside San Francisco.

Right now I'm standing outside the mansion of senator Wyman,

where a hostage situation has ensued.

Ticker (2001)

Uh, right now we have-- The bomb squad's showed up.

Now, hostages have been taken--

And we just heard...

that the bomb squad is--

Let's go !

Get Medevac in here now.

I need another team of sharpshooters.

I'm disappointed in you, Detective.

You've had over two hours to wire the money.

You don't just withdraw $100 million out of an ATM.

It's not that easy.

Besides, my people want assurances the senator's okay.

You think I care ? You have 15 minutes to make that transfer happen.

God.

People, stand by. Nobody fire until you hear my signal.

There's more than money at stake here. The senator's counting on us.

Bomb squad en route.

Call for T.J. see if he's close. I got my hands full here.

- Glass, what's your E.T.A. ? - Twenty seconds.

We got a situation here.

Guy named Milos. Balkan terrorist.

He's already killed 3 hostages, and now he's rigged a bomb in the basement.

Milos ? He's very dangerous. Watch your back.

Okay, we're dropping down.

I need sharpshooters covering us.

Move ! Move ! Move !

All units, move in.

It's up to you, Glass. It's all up to you.

Okay, men, get ready to drop.

Five seconds.

Let's go. Let's go. Move out.

Go. Bring 'em down. Move !

Go ! Move ! Move it ! Let's go !

Here we go.

Move out, move out. Let's go.

Go. Go. Go on.

All clear. We got him. We got him.

Go. Go.

Watch it. Right there.

Turn right. Hold it.

Clear.

Glass, talk to me. What's going on ?

Entering basement. Nothing yet.

Over here. Let's go.

Hey, Lieutenant, over here. I think we found something.

Okay, it looks like we've got ourselves a ticker.

Glass, we're running out of time.

I got a countdown. One minute, 42 seconds.

Listen up, people, no one fire.

Wait for my signal.

Shooter at 6:00 !

What the hell's going on ?

Hold your fire, damn it ! Hold your fire !

You, get your head down !

Talk to me, Glass. All hell's breaking loose up here.

Your time is up !

Move, damn you, move !

Aaah !

Something's wrong. It was too easy.

- That was a decoy. - Okay, get out of there.

- Clear ! Come on ! - Clear the area. That was a decoy.

You are a dead man.

Come on, everybody out of there. Let's go.

Reach out. Reach out and touch someone.

Small gift, sir ? Why don't you get lost.

There he is. Check it out.

Right there.

That's right. Look around. We see you.

You sure about this guy ?

Let's do it. I don't like this guy.

I will tell him I am--

- You'll take care of me ? - Mm-hmm.

You take care of me, I'll take care of you.

You give me a little extra, I can make some deliveries for ya.

- What, you set me up ? - Show me your hands, big shot.

Turn around. Put your hands on your head !

Lilly, what the fuck are you doin' in here ?

I was tryin' to make some money for my baby before y'all assholes came up in here.

Yeah ? Well, I thought you were supposed to be in a fuckin' shelter.

Too many junkies in there. What, you gon' give me a place to live ?

Ray, what we gon' do with my girl here ?

We're gonna bust her and take her kid to social services.

- Or-- - Or what ?

Or we take her down to redemption house.

- She'll be back on the junk in no time. - No, I won't. I promise.

The Rehab was goin' good.

I just needed a little extra help for my baby.

Look, I wanna do right.

Just give me a chance.

Please.

I see you on the street again hustlin', for whatever reason, I'm gon' bust you.

Now come here.

I've never seen you before, and I never wanna see you again.

- Go. Get outta here. - Thank you.

You're lucky you got a daughter.

Sorry, Fuzzy.

All right, big shot, you're going to jail.

It's like I keep tellin' you:

if you want your detective shield back, you gotta start acting like a team player.

What, workin' garbage detail for two years ? No, thanks.

So that's it ? You're just gonna let your demons win ?

- What demons ? - "What demons ?" he says.

Only the ones that's been eatin' you up.

Look, all I know is, I can't do this shit anymore.

That's all. Okay ?

- You're gonna explode, man. - Let's go explode and get a drink.

T.J., remember that incident at the senator's mansion last year ?

Not good.

What you got on that computer screen, Captain ? Bad news.

That's an I.R.D.-- Instant Retirement Device.

Computerized shifting sensors, counterlogic traps.

Nastiest class of ticker I've ever seen.

They first showed up in Africa. Now they're using them in East Timor.

Same stuff that blew up the senator's mansion.

Whenever there's a real high class bomb for hire.

- Trust me. - Come on, Fuzzy. Give me a break.

Come on, Ray. Listen, man, listen. I'm your partner.

Not only that, I'm also your friend.

I'm probably the only friend you got left.

I can't sit back and watch you throw your life down the toilet, man.

Gotta start talkin', man. Let it out.

Get it out of your system before it eats you alive. Thanks.

- Straight ahead. - Let's go, Vershbow. Come on.

Turn left when you get in there. I could do with a drink.

- A little late for a delivery. - Maybe they need somebody to sign for it.

Police-- What the fuck you doin' ?

What are you doin' ? Police ! Police, goddamn it ! Calm down !

Watch out, Ray. Look out !

Shit.

- Let's get outta here. - Drop it.

- Let her go. - Drop it.

You'll hit her.

Tell him to drop the gun now, or I'll shoot the girl.

The end of your life has just begun.

- Let's go. - Don't worry, my dear.

We'll be back for you.

Okay, Fuzzy, we gotta go.

Fuzzy. Hey, man.

It's gonna be all right. Okay ?

- Damn. - You feel that draft ?

- What ? - It's cold.

Shh. Don't talk. Just don't talk.

- Ray ? - Yeah ?

Ray, those demons inside you ?

Let 'em go, Ray,

before it's too late.

Oh, no, man, come on.

Oh, no, don't die on me.

Goddamn it, don't die, Fuzzy.

Let's go. Come on, go !

- Prints ? - We're workin' on it.

What about ballistics ? The lab's backed up. We're gonna have to wait.

Hey, Nettles, Captain's looking for you.

Thanks.

Nettles.

I'm sorry. Fuzzy was a good cop.

He was a good man too. I want in on this, Cap.

Wait a minute, buddy boy. You're narcotics. This is a homicide case.

I saw the bastards. I know what they look like.

You gotta let me in on it. You know that. I understand.

You know the rules. Until Internal Affairs clears this up--

She won't talk. This is all she had on her.

We don't even have a name.

I got a name. "In memory of Brandon."

Something to start with.

- What is this ? - That's the bracelet she was wearing.

Looks like detonation wire or something.

Run that down to the bomb squad, Artie.

Let me do it. Come on, let me do it.

Artie.

Captain, let me do it.

Okay, Ray.

You go home, you get cleaned up and you get some rest.

- Thanks. - What an asshole.

And then my tongue stud gets caught on one of his, um-- his earrings.

Mm-hmm.

So there we were, making out at the concert, right ?

Things are really getting hot.

Okay, right. So were making out, right ?

- Uh, what took you so long ? - Excuse me ?

Medium everything, hold the anchovies. You're the pizza guy, right ?

- I'm looking for the bomb squad. - Oh.

I'm s-- I'm sorry. I-- I just--

I assumed that, um--

- Bomb squad. Where ? - Um, out on a call.

- Third and hyde. - Thank you.

I'm sorry, mom.

Here it comes, all right ? You feel it ?

Ticktock, ticktock.

Yeah ! Huh ? Huh ? Hey ?

Hey. I felt it.

That, Dugger, is the very essence of our existence-- Synchronicity.

- Synchronicity. - Swan, they're holding her downtown.

- What if she talks ? - She won't talk. Trust me on that.

Well, that's real reassuring, Swan,

but just in case, I think I'll cash out now and disappear.

And what would Michelangelo say ?

Do you think he'd let one of his trusted pigment mixers...

just abandon him in the middle of painting the Sistine Chapel ?

What the hell are you talkin' about ?

We're about to create a work of art here,

a masterpiece that's gonna be discussed and talked about and admired for centuries.

And until that last magnificent brush stroke is finished,

nothin', absolutely nothin',

is gonna get in the way of the artistic process. Is that clear ?

- Crystal. - Are we clear on that ?

And our business plans will not change.

And we'll continue our preparations...

with or without... our lovely muse.

Well, we can't just leave her behind.

- There's no way the cops'll let her out. - Unless we force 'em.

How in the hell are we gonna do that ?

Through pure and simple motivation.

Is that right ?

And I'm motivated.

- We got a ticker in the shoe box. - I'd better call Meg.

Ball and chain. Ten bucks says he's asking himself right now--

Excuse me. Who's in charge ?

He is.

Maybe you can tell me what that is.

It's cute. Swap meet jewelry.

- Where'd you get this ? - Off a girl's wrist.

Is she still alive ?

Yeah. Why ?

Because this is real dangerous shit,

and that means she's probably a dangerous young lady.

That outer strand ? That's some kind of high-grade det cord.

- The inner strand-- - Well, yeah, the inner strand is Semtex.

Excuse me ?

Semtex is kind of a rich man's C-4.

Same stuff they used to blow up that jet in Lockerbie,

same stuff they used on the embassy in Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam.

You get the picture.

Yeah, that there is usually harmless and easy to manage by itself,

but you combine that with a detonator--

So, anyway, uh, if this is her idea of fancy jewelry,

you can bet she's into some nasty shit, brother.

Thanks.

All right, let's go fishin'.

Okay, now, Pooch..

Ease off the top real slowly.

Easin' and pleasin', boss. Gettin' that warm, tingly feelin'.

Slowly. Slow.

T.J., get on in there and just tell me what you see.

- Jump in there, T.J. - Shit !

Shit.

Oh, come on, wimpy. Grab it.

Keep talkin' to me.

Come on, Teej. One size fits all.

Looks like we got ourselves a hot little number here.

What the hell is that ?

- Whoa ! Whoa ! - Jesus.

All right.

Yeah, I told you there wasn't nothin' there.

A hula girl ?

It kinda looks like barbie with a little ass on her, don't it ?

This is whacked.

We came here to do a money job, not to risk our lives savin' the girl.

Gentle, my good man.

She's been an accident waitin' to happen ever since you hooked up with her.

And if it was you in there, Vershbow,

I wonder if you'd be havin' the same feelings.

Oh, yeah, like you'd put it on the line for me.

To keep you in good health and quiet, I'd do the same for you.

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah. You mix, I paint.

You've been a good student. Maybe next time I'll let you sign the canvas.

Okay. Sign here.

Here you go, Cap.

- Did we get a hit on the girl's prints ? - Not yet.

And you know what ? That's none of your concern. Captain, line one.

He says it's important. Says it's something about the girl.

Winters here. Angie, go get Glass on a conference call.

What ?

I said, if you don't release her,

you'll have a lot of dead people with missing body parts on your conscience.

It's 4:00 now,

and if she doesn't walk by 5:00..

Let's just say, um, you'll have a very bloody happy hour.

We need more time.

Your time's up.

The phone company said it was scrambled.

- What the hell did he mean by that ? - A bomb.

A bomb ? Her bracelet is made out of detonation cord.

They're pros.

They're a bunch of chumps playin' a bluff card.

Bomb squad found traces of Semtex on the bracelet. Semtex ?

That's nasty stuff. Ring down to the bomb squad. I want 'em on alert.

- I'll do it. - We're a team here, Nettles.

- You stay on the bench. - Why ?

Just do it.

Jackass.

Man, I love the internet.

You should see the recipes for death and disaster on this thing.

Fourteen ways to blow up, kill, maim...

with whichever kind of bomb you would like.

Thank you, America, did you hug mommy ?

For the freedom of information act. Oh, you the man.

I hope you don't expect me to pay you off.

Buy me dinner, or I'll bring you up on harassment charges, Baldy.

Hey, that's the guy I was telling you about.

We just got a bomb threat upstairs.

My partner was killed last night.

The dirtbag who did it is the bomber. What do we do ?

"We" are not gonna do anything.

You are gonna get together with your detectives,

do some detective work and see if you can find the bombers or the bomb...

so we can do our job.

Let's hope it's a crank, 'cause there'd be nothing we could do.

What's that supposed to mean ?

It means we deactivate explosive devices.

You're the bomb squad, right ? Isn't your job to stop these things ?

We need detectives up there so that we can do our job.

You're right. Let's just sit on our hands and wait for innocent people to die.

What the hell was I thinkin' ?

What you should be thinking is, get up there and do some detective work.

- Hmm. - Bye.

Well, hello, beautiful.

May I buy you a drink ?

- Sure. - What would you like ?

A shot of tequila.

- A shot of tequila ? - Mm-hmm.

Barkeep, a shot of tequila for the lady.

- And I'll have a Coca-Cola. - Yes, sir.

I'm workin'.

I'm workin' you.

Nettles, I've got that info for you.

A bar called Happy Hour in the Warehouse District at Beach Street.

Yeah, I know that dive. Thanks.

What's your position ?

I'm in Chinatown. I should be there in 2 minutes.

- So, I told you a little about myself. - You did ?

- Yeah. - Ah.

It's your turn.

What would you like to know ?

Well, I'd like to know... how to get to know you a little better.

To get to know me.

I'll tell you this.

The whole world's gonna know who I am, baby.

Meet back at my place !

That's music to my heart.

You da bomb, baby.

- What ? - � Ding dong the bitch is dead

� The bitch is dead

Ciao.

Police. Get down ! Get down !

- Pooch, give me something. - There's not much to go on.

Whoever this guy was knew what he was doin', that's for sure.

Just let me sample this.

Watch your back.

Watch your step, sir.

Please ! Ma'am, I'm sorry. You can't cross this line.

My husband and daughter are in that building ! Please !

- We can't let you through here. - They're my whole life !

- Please, ma'am. - Please !

You know, every time you show your face, there's some disaster.

Why is that ?

- At least I was tryin' to do something. - Oh, yeah.

You know, I keep telling you. You don't belong here. Why are you still here ?

- You touch me again, Pluchinsky, and-- - And what ? Huh ?

You gonna shoot me ?

I'm not your fuckin' partner. I will make retirement.

What, motherfucker ?

- What, motherfucker ? - Let go.

Don't you touch me fuckin' again !

- Fuck you. - Get outta here.

Get outta here before I kick your ass.

Artie, Artie, listen to me. Listen to me.

I've been talking to Nettles, and I feel he's got some intel that's real vital to our group.

You don't mind if I sneak him in with us, do ya ? He's all yours.

Thank you, man. I appreciate that.

Right, guys ? we appreciate it, don't we ?

Oh, I love it. Why the save ?

I'm trying to save you from yourself, man. What's that supposed to mean ?

You got to get beyond hope and fear, learn the nature of your own mind.

And then you won't be suffering anymore.

You comin' ?

Traces of Semtex, just like the braid on that det cord bracelet.

Check out the sequencing.

I've never seen anything so beautifully choreographed.

Yeah, the detonator's made out of Semtex, that's for sure.

So, what kind of bomb was it ?

- Did you say the "B" word ? - Excuse me ?

Nettles, you gotta be more Zen.

- Device. - Don't use the "B" word.

Device.

"B" is for boom.

So, you're the device squad and you defuse devices.

We treat devices.

Anything else I should know ?

Yeah. Watch where you step.

- Whoa ! - Check it out, boss. We got action.

Stay close to us.

What you think ?

Computer chip.

That could be from an I.R.D. Very, very nasty piece of shit.

Let's hope that's not what this is.

All right, ma'am.

Hey, remember, I'm watching your ass.

You know, Pluchinsky, pretty words and a smile...

just aren't gonna get me to kiss you.

Captain, we got a hit on the prints.

I was wondering why it took so long. Turns out she had high security clearance.

Department of Defense contractor.

Claire Manning, 29, San Francisco. Married to a Brandon Manning.

An architect. Died last may.

"In memory of Brandon."

She was an R&D Skunkworks nuclear specialist.

Trained at Lawrence, Livermore and Langley. Resigned abruptly last year.

Sir, it's him.

- Yeah. - How will you tell them, Captain ?

How will you explain to the families...

that their loved ones didn't have to die ?

You got a name ?

Now, this time I'll give you two hours.

But if she isn't released by then,

another bomb will go off, and then another and another...

Until every man, woman and child in this city...

is either dead or in mourning.

- Talk to me, please. - Ticktock, ticktock.

Find him.

- Hey, Angie. - Hmm ?

Um, I want a check on Brandon Manning's work history.

I want a list of every project he's ever been involved with.

And see if the feds will give us any details on the girl without a court order.

Okay ?

Officer Gordon, hi.

She's tough, huh ?

- Tough ? Tough is "where's my lawyer ?" - Hmm.

Well, the Captain wants me to take a crack at her. Fine.

- You baby-sit her for a while. - Okay.

Hmm.

- You remember me ? - Yeah, I remember you.

Sorry about the eye. You didn't give me much choice.

First my partner. Then all the others.

What makes you so valuable that they'd slaughter all these innocent people...

just to get you back ?

I know you don't want to talk.

Somebody once told me that's the only way you can, uh, you know,

get better, feel better.

You see, uh--

You see, not too long ago--

Not too long ago, I--

I lost two people I loved very much.

Two.

Let's see, your husband, uh, was a gifted architect.

Brandon Manning.

Famous. Was about to expose a massive cover-up.

They were gonna build an elementary school on a toxic waste site downtown.

But before he could blow the whistle, he dies in a car accident.

It was not an accident. That's what the grand jury said it was.

He was murdered in cold blood because of his integrity, and nobody gave a damn.

So that's why you're with these terrorists ?

That's why you're with these terrorists ?

First my partner. Then the bar.

Now, who is he ? Tell me his name.

Why is he killing all these innocent people for you ?

Why does he want you back so bad he'd kill all these people ?

Now, tell me his name.

Who is he ? Tell me.

Goddamn it, tell me his name ! What's his name ?

What is his goddamn name ?

The police aren't gonna let you go. You know that.

When your boyfriend realizes this, a whole bunch of innocent people are gonna die...

for no good reason.

Now, there's blood on your hands, okay ?

Help me put an end to this. You're the only one who can.

We met at a convention in Europe.

I was lonely, as you might imagine.

He was brilliant, charming.

A fellow scientist, so he claimed.

By the time I learned the truth, I was too scared--

I was too scared to--

Too scared for what ?

Oh, come on. Tell me.

- I can't. - Bullshit.

You don't understand. I can't.

If you want it stopped, you have to let me go.

- Let you go ? - You gotta get me out of here.

You gotta get me out of here, okay ?

Take your hands off me.

Don't touch me. Don't touch me.

Take your hands off me.

Drop dead.

Hey, Nettles. How'd it go with the girl ?

- Not good. - Mmm.

Hey, Nettles, what do you think it would take to give me all this from the beginning ?

So what made you think they were here ?

Hey, you're the expert. Looks like a really good place to hide explosives.

Discreet, quiet, out of the way.

We might even find an I.R.D. here.

You mentioned you saw one of them once. Where ?

Across the pond.

I was, uh, heading a team-- E.O.D.

Some shit went sideways.

Lost some of my boys.

But, uh, I made a choice to live.

So I light candles for my boys that didn't.

So you live it too.

If you call it living.

You know, I never cried when--

I don't know. Maybe it's the guilt.

After the funeral, I never went back.

You know, to where they're buried.

Yeah.

I'm afraid if I do,

I'll blow my brains out.

Ah, it's just-- It's just way too much.

Well, you know, one thing about hitting the bottom--

After that, there's only one way you can go, and that's up.

Hmm. Yeah.

That's enough talkin' for now.

Time's up on our first session.

It's right over here.

Yeah, um,

the girl was here with me.

The guy in charge was over there with one of his men.

The other guy was over there.

So, these bombers-- What's the typical profile ?

If you were a dog trainer, you'd call 'em fear biters.

They wanna bite before they get bit.

People who, uh, feel like...

they'll blow something up to kill somebody or make a statement,

but always from a long way away.

Long-distance.

They never want to get up close and personal. Not that kind of people.

Except if you don't play along, these guys'll blow you up.

Most of 'em.

You know, uh, it's a power trip.

But, uh, some of 'em don't follow through.

- And the other one percent ? - Those are the dangerous ones.

Criminal minds that are geniuses. Smarter than most law enforcement,

most antiterrorists, most military.

They've got access to the most sophisticated and deadly devices in the world.

Those are the ones we gotta worry about.

That's why we're here.

Hmm. What have we got here ?

Galois. Eurotrash.

"Jazz Cat." Do you like the blues ?

� if your heart needs mendin', baby � I gon' fix it up fo' sho'

� Dr. Love � Oh, doctor

� Love doctor

Whoo !

Scotch on the rocks, please.

- Couple drinks ? - No, thanks.

You know anybody who smokes these french cigarettes ?

Oh ! Galois cigarettes, Inspector.

There was a guy in the club who smokes these frenchies.

- Is he here tonight ? - Yeah. He's right over there.

Thanks. Are you new here ?

Let's go talk to him.

What do you say ?

Police ! Show me your hands !

Show me your hands ! Show me your hands !

I- I didn't do nothin' !

- Show me your hands ! - Put the gun down, brother.

Come on, bitch !

- Don't move ! - Let me go !

Shut up. Let the girl go.

Come on, let's go. Let me go.

- I'll shoot you. Let her go. - No, I won't !

Let the girl go. Let me go, please.

- You think I'm crazy ? - Let the girl go. Fuck you !

- I'll shoot you. - Go ahead, shoot.

- San Francisco is gonna blow ! - Let her go !

Go ahead !

I could've used him alive.

Gotta learn to listen to me.

But that was good shooting. That was a good shot.

All right.

So, uh, should I get ready to die ?

No. You know what ? This is not very sophisticated at all.

You see ?

I'm glad you were here.

That's your new lucky number.

You've heard of the 12 stages of enlightenment, haven't you ?

- No, just one day at a time. Twelve steps. - Oh, yeah.

Well, we haven't made it through this day yet, have we ?

We're doin' good so far.

The bomb didn't go off, but Dugger's dead.

Oh, you disappoint me.

It's time to bring in the boys. Are they ready ?

Yes, sir. Ready and waitin' for your signal.

- It's never stopped before. - Let me see it.

Okay.

Yeah. Main spring's stuck.

All right, let me show you a little something.

I'm gonna teach you the way I learned.

I'm gonna hand this back to you and give you the only tool you need to fix it.

Well, I'm an idiot when it comes to mechanical things.

You're not an idiot, man. You just never tried before.

Take a look in there. You'll see right away how to do this. It's simple.

The thing of it is, if I baby you, tell you how to do it,

in one ear and out the other.

If I make you figure it out, you're gonna own it. Go for it.

- It's working again. - Good job, man.

You just made your first ticker.

- We need to talk, Nettles. - Shit.

I got a call from upstairs.

They say you questioned the girl yesterday. Is that true ?

Y- Yeah, that's true.

Claiming that I'd given you permission, in direct contradiction to my orders.

Yes, sir.

Under any other circumstances, I'd have your ass canned.

That said, she wants to talk to you again.

Alone.

His name is Alex Swan.

Um, the one with tattoos and piercings goes by Dugger,

and the other one calls himself Vershbow.

Dugger's dead. So's the bomb he was carryin'.

Now, uh, Swan's planning a big hit now, isn't he ?

I don't know.

Oh, come on. Tell me the target. Tell me the true target.

This bombing was a distraction, wasn't it ? Wasn't it ?

Look, you said you wanted to talk to me. Now talk.

Claire ?

Alex Swan is planning a really big hit, isn't he ?

- I don't know. - Come on. Tell me the target.

Tell me how to find him.

Claire, come on, please.

Tell me how to find him before it's too late.

All right, the last I knew they were staying at a motel downtown,

around the corner from the warehouse.

What was the name of it ?

- The Sunburst. Uh, room 138. - Sunburst, room 138.

Yeah.

Thanks.

He'll kill me for this.

Even if you catch him, he'll send someone else.

Doesn't matter anymore anyway. I've lost too much already.

You know what ? There's always hope.

You just took a small step back toward life,

and ain't nobody gonna kill you.

Cover all the entrances, T.J.

- Stay alert. - Always, baby.

Go !

Move.

- Okay, let's go. - We got it.

Stand right.

- Can't even save his own family. - What did you say?

You didn't hear me ?

- Come here and say it again. - Oh, sure.

I said, how can you save the city if you can't save you own fucking family ?

Yeah.

That's what I thought you said.

Just coming up to an open door.

After you, my good man.

T.J., get on in there and just tell me what you see.

They're gone.

All right.

Clear the building. Bring the dog. We'll check the other rooms.

Copy that. Sparky's on his way.

If you come here, then I could tell you.

But you must lis-- No, wait.

You are the one. Thursday, 3:16 in the a.m.

Thirty-seven cents. You were the short change. A little light.

Where's your partner, officer ?

He's dead.

Now, the guys who killed him, we think they live in this neighborhood.

You wouldn't know anything about any bad people around here, would ya ?

One has a beard. The other is tall, thin.

Thin one wanted to offer me a donation,

wanted to trade for something I haven't used for a long time.

What kind of car did they drive ? Did they drive a car ?

Originally, plate M-L-A-I 5-8. Ford van.

But they switched late thursday night to a blue Taurus...

with G-O-E-N 43 plate.

- G-O-E-N 43 ? - That's what I said. A steel trap.

Okay. It's my life's savings.

G-O-E-N 43.

Steel trap.

Hmm. Sir Lancelot is a good knight. He couldn't save nobody. No, no.

Who can save the kingdom ?

Afternoon, gentlemen.

Sure, this is crazy. You're gonna get us busted. It has to be done.

They've tested my patience and my resolve long enough.

Now, if you're afraid, then go.

- I'll be in the car. - Fine.

Excuse me, officer. Lawrence Bombeck, esquire.

I represent Claire Manning.

She wants her property released to me.

Her credit cards, actually, to secure my retainer.

Well, wait here. I'll have to make a phone call.

Angie, I have a man here claiming to be Claire Manning's lawyer.

Everything's fine.

There's a man downstairs, says he's Claire's lawyer.

Put him on.

Hello ? Sir ?

The plates belong to a car rented thursday night downtown.

Guy's name's Alex Swan, a.k.a. 20 other names.

Guy's a legend in the bomb-for-hire business.

He's the cat who blew the senator's mansion.

The other one, Vershbow, he's a freelance demolitions expert.

Just so happens he's worked for half the governments in the Western hemisphere,

including ours, during the Reagan Administration.

Let's get out an A.P.B., y'all, right away.

This wasn't the deal. You want her property that bad ?

You wanna be close to your girl ? Well, you couldn't be any closer than this.

I'm not gonna end up like Dugger. Get out of here. Game over.

I offered you a chance to be part of history.

And fame and fortune, you fool.

Give me the briefcase.

You're forgettin' somethin'.

Detonator.

You're makin' a grave mistake, Vershbow.

Now beat it, Michel-fuckin'-Angelo.

Nettles, suspect spotted in area.

Repeat: suspect may be in police parking lot. Over.

I'll need backup.

Let's go ! We got a perp ! Stay down, stay down.

Drop the weapon and get out of the car !

Put the bag down !

- We got 'im. - Copy that.

Move your fuckin' car, chief.

Move that fuckin' car, or I'll blow it out of the way.

Move back.

Wait on command.

Three-John-39, shots fired on Connecticut and 19th.

Code three.

Three-John-39 en route.

I got 'im.

- I'm moving in ! Secure it ! - All right.

Pete, get in there. All right.

Come on, buddy. Time to go to work.

Let's go check out the tire. Get your sniffer up there.

Come on. Come on. What you got ?

Nothing ?

Come on. You're not gonna get your raise like this.

- Let's go around back. Come on. - Engine clear.

Sniff. Sniff.

What you smelling ?

Nuggets. You're smelling nuggets. All right.

Once I sweep this trunk, it's cocktail time, baby.

Pooch, hurry that mutt up. You're buying. Come on.

What'd you smell ? What'd you smell ? You're smelling T.J., huh ?

Head and tail are clear.

False alarm, guys.

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Oh, no !

Move it !

Let's go ! Pooch !

Thank you and call again.

You got a minute ?

I just wanted to, uh--

I just wanted to say thank you.

It's no big deal.

That's, uh--

That's Pooch's wife and kid.

I'll talk to them.

- It's him. - Gotta get back to you.

Quiet !

- Winters here. - You people just don't learn, do you ?

- We're ready to talk. - You mean stall, don't you ?

So your little... team of techno geeks can try and trace me ?

- Twenty seconds. - This is my final warning.

The city has one hour to release the girl exactly where you found her.

- Fifteen seconds. - One hour, you understand ?

The girl in exchange for--

Let's just say there are not enough cemeteries in the city...

or enough hospital beds for the maimed.

Eight seconds. Wait a second. We can't just let her go.

How do we know we can trust you ?

You can trust me.

One hour.

- What ? - No.

I want you to drop it off at the museum.

Captain, it's a radio station downtown. They just received a bomb threat.

Sir, we're getting bomb threats from all over the city.

Sir, your wife received one too. What do you want to do ?

- Send a squad car. - Okay.

Also notify the bomb squad, hospitals, fire department.

Right away, sir.

Hey, boss...

She says that, uh, she'll only talk to Nettles.

Okay, do it.

All right.

We're meeting with your boyfriend.

You have to convince him to let me go.

It's your only chance to stop him. Look, use me as the bait.

There's not a lot of time.

I've been looking for you. Here's the list of buildings Brandon Manning designed.

This guy's done some pretty major stuff, huh ?

He even designed the new wing at City Hall.

I can't see.

Thank you.

Shit !

Vincent. Vincent, do you hear me ?

Swan, we're setting up the fuel-air explosives.

Set it up and tell me when you're ready.

All right, hurry up. Come on. Move out.

Captain Winters. You gotta get the okay to let the girl go.

- Let her go ? - Yeah. I mean, we gotta use her.

She's our only chance.

I'm not bullshitting you. I wouldn't bullshit you about this.

You let that girl go, I'll catch this creep.

Is the tracking device on the girl ?

The ankle transmitter is in place.

The tracking transmitter is working.

Repeat, the transmitter is working. We're good to go with the drop-off.

Okay, I got her. I got her. She's right here.

There you go.

You're lucky we still have that.

Some guy says he was your lawyer, tried to take your property.

All right, go on. Get out of here.

I'm going northbound on Sixth. I'm going northbound on Sixth.

She's moving northbound. Repeat, northbound.

Position one, she's not headed your way. She's headed northbound on Sixth.

She's headed northbound on the Sixth Street alleyway.

She's heading toward the flea market. She's heading toward the flea market.

Captain, she's moving fast.

All right. Let's do it.

Stop right there !

Swan, the device is armed and standing by for your word to activate.

Activate.

Activate.

Activate stage one.

One activated.

She's in a black BMW. L-Q-Y-A-one-niner, westbound on Vermont.

Don't I even get a thank you ?

Bye, boys.

We've lost her. The transmitter has been found abandoned.

Repeat, we've lost her.

What were you thinking, trying to take the watch ?

- What, you gonna ditch me ? - Now, you yourself said...

that the painting is far more important than the artist.

And what about our masterpiece ?

Nothing can be allowed to interfere with the creative process that we share.

You're right.

A masterpiece that'll be discussed, admired...

and studied for centuries to come.

Our Michelangelo.

- Is everything in place ? - Of course.

Pull over.

It's time to trigger the decoy.

Our masterpiece.

Yes.

Our masterpiece.

I did this all for you, you know.

I love you.

I know.

Reverse the charges, my love.

� Please reach out � and touch someone

Oh, dear.

- Swan's car just went. - What about Claire ?

Looks like it took them both out.

Hang on. There's something a little strange about this.

Glass.

- Glass ! - Only the male suspect is there.

Claire's gone. ...the benefit opening of the new wing,

designed by the late Brandon Manning, will go off without a hitch.

This is Jamie Rosen for Channel Six News reporting live from the Masquerade Ball at City Hall.

Back to you, Phil. We've heard that the traffic down there is terrible.

Hey, are you there ? Come in, man. Nettles, are you there ?

- I know where she is. - How do you know where she is ?

She's gonna blow City Hall. Meet me there.

Go around to City Hall, make sure backup's in place.

Call for T.J. I've got my hands full. See if he's close.

Nettles, where are you ?

Tell me what you see. Keep talking to me.

I'm moving as fast as I can, man.

Hurry up. Meet me in the lobby.

Evening.

Okay, men, get ready.

- Got the radio on ? Ready ? - Yeah.

This is the San Francisco police. Put your weapons down.

Go ! Go !

Go.

Divert them so I can get to the elevator.

Move ! Move it up !

Hey, brother, what took you so long ?

Claire's husband was about to blow the whistle on the downtown redevelopment zone.

It's a toxic waste dump. Would've cost a fortune to clean up.

But before he could, he got capped.

So now Claire wants revenge.

It's been her all along. She's gonna blow this place up, Glass.

All right, listen. You take the basement. I'll take the roof.

Okay.

Move away from the building. Stay calm.

Step back away from the building.

Stay back !

Take him out !

There he goes ! Move !

Grenade ! Go ! Go ! Go !

It's over there. Right over there. Then what ?

Then we'll go over to the other side. You got it.

Claire, put your hands in the air. Now !

Don't make me do this. Don't make me do this.

Don't make me do this.

I'm afraid it's time.

Put your hands in the air, Claire. Come on.

Put your hands in the air. Now !

My husband never got his due.

That's all gonna change now.

Son of a bitch.

Glass. Glass, I'm in the basement.

Claire's out cold. There's a bomb. It's set to go off in ten minutes.

What do I do ? Do you read me, Glass ?

- Glass ? - Okay, Nettles.

Shit ! All right. Uh--

Glass, I got a ticker down here, and I don't know what to do.

We just got our first North American FAE bomb.

That's a Fuel-Air Explosive.

It'll take out 3 square miles, t minus ten minutes.

Get back !

Now, you better get down here and help me with this bomb.

Nettles, I got a FAE bomb up here.

In case you're wondering what that is, black ops use these over in Africa a lot.

It's a wide cloud of highly unstable gas suspended over the city.

When it's ignited, the shock waves will shoot down and kill everybody breathing.

Now, something tells me that you've got the detonator down there with you.

- Glass, I'm gonna die down here. - Just relax, brother.

Talk to me. Glass, talk to me.

Tell me what to do, I'll do it ! Just tell me what to do !

- Stay calm. You can do this. - I don't know what to do !

Tell me what to do ! Talk to me !

Listen to me. You're just gonna have to go beyond hope and fear.

Don't be attached to living or dying or anything else,

and understand that death is just another stage on the playground.

You have to be able to feel it.

And the way you'll be able to learn how to feel...

is by coming to know the nature of your mind.

And even if you do go today, you'll be back.

So if you're not attached to living or dying, you have nothing to fear.

If you have nothing to fear, you're gonna calm down...

and just listen to me gently guide you through this, all right ?

Okay, I've finished assessing. I've taken a deep breath.

- Now what do I do ? - Can you get inside that ticker ?

- What do you mean ? - Look around the back...

for something that looks like it's sealed.

It may even be sealed with some kind of epoxy.

You'll be able to scrape that off and open it up.

Look around. There's a hole. There's a hole. Look for the hole.

I see something.

- I got an opening. - There you go.

Okay, reach in and tell me what you feel. Gently.

Heat. A lot of heat.

Cold metal, um-- Something soft.

- Don't touch that. - Okay.

What else ?

Keep going, man. You're doing a good job.

Something round.

And two wires. Um-- Um--

Two sets of wires. Yellow, and black with red.

- No, stop. - What's wrong ?

It's too easy. There's gotta be another way.

That's a setup, man. There's gotta be another way.

- Make up your mind. - Ease your thumb over to the right.

Feel anything ?

Yeah. Another round thing.

The device that you have there is the decoy.

It's very, very primitive. You'll find two sets of wires.

Go to the timer...

and try to pop that switch straight out,

and pull the yellow wires out of the timer.

- Which one's which ? - All right. It's up to you.

- Pick one. - What ?

It's up to you, Nettles. Just pick one.

I did it. I'm not dead.

You did it, brother. Now, uh,

I gotta whole shit storm up here that I gotta deal with, so sit tight.

We're clear on the roof. Repeat, clear on the roof.

- Send in the sweep team. - Don't fire.

- Wait ! - Glass said it's all clear.

Go on, man, talk to them. They'll listen.

Love never dies...

And neither do they.

Love is eternal, and that's a long time.

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� If you're too hot � I got the cure

� I'm the love doctor, baby

� If you're too hot � I got the cure

� If your heart needs mendin', baby

� I gon' fix it up fo' sho'

� Babe, I may not be � here for you

� But I been � all 'round the world

� And when I start this lovin'

� I heal all kinds of girls

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� If you're too hot � I got the cure

� If your heart needs mendin', baby

� I gon' fix it up fo' sho'

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� Love doctor � Love doctor

� I'm the love doctor

� If you're too hot � I got the cure

� If your heart needs mendin', baby

� I gon' fix it up fo' sho'

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� Love doctor � Love doctor

� If your heart needs mendin', baby

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