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Go.

Go.

Go.

Go.

What did we do wrong?

There might have been failsafe in the security video.

That or we got spotted by the GSA.

You know, I still say this is a big waste of time.

Yeah? Well, the bottom line is, we gotta be better prepared.

If this had been the real deal

and not just some cyber simulation,

we'd be in Eckhart's hands right now.

You know what?

I must be crazy. Because I thought

you guys asked me to come in here and give you a hand.

But clearly, I'm the only one doing any work around here.

Okay, do you guys want to break it up?

Or do you want me to come in there and pry you apart, huh?

You can't stand to see other people happy, huh?

Oh, have a little pity, Honey. The guy's just jealous.

Yeah.

No, I didn't introduce the two of you

so that I could sit here all night and watch you

stare longingly into each other's eyes.

Oh, it's so sad.

You know, I gotta tell you, Ton,

the idea that you've give up cyber crime and opened up a coffee shop

it's a little hard to take.

Well, it's not a coffee shop, it's a coffee bar.

And who says you're the only one who gets to clean up his act?

Hell. You didn't know Toni back in the day.

Well, that was then,

this is now.

Seven card stud, nines wild.

King's pawn to Queen's pawn three.

I'll bet five.

Call.

My Knight takes you Bishop... Damn it!

And I've got four aces and three wild nines.

What?

And...

Checkmate.

How did you do that?

It's another example of using your opponent's weaknesses against them.

Oh, please. We've been hearing that since day one.

No, no. I'm serious.

In you case, your recklessness leaves you wide open,

and you, you play so cautiously I read you like a book.

Well, you know what I think?

He cheats.

You know, uh, one of you lovers want to give me a hand here, please?

Thanks.

Time to go online.

We've been talking the past few months about sinister men and women

chasing mysterious men and women with miraculous abilities through the streets.

Well, one of my regulars called in to describe what might be the ringleader in all this,

a white haired guy who seems to pop up in a lot of these stories.

Miss MacEvoy.

Are you trying to figure out where you went wrong?

I figured, a little study of your play book might give me a little leg up next time.

Understanding your opponent's weaknesses is important

for everything in life.

So, what are yours?

None of your damn business.

So did you catch that thing about Eckhart on Proxy Blue?

You think that's gonna cause us any trouble?

I don't see how.

Although it must be driving Eckhart up the wall.

Yeah, checkmate. Checkmate.

The longest Proxy Blue seemed to be nothing more than a whining voice

for the paranoid, lunatic fringe

that remained nothing more than an annoyance.

But to hear myself described in such detail...

I completely understand, Sir.

We all know how difficult it is to do our jobs

and still remain invisible to society's radar.

Leaks are inevitable, but...

This story just won't go away.

It's already been picked up by one of the electronic gossip boards.

And it gets worse.

These bruisers look like Feds armed with some pretty exotic hardware.

They show up in black vans, do their jobs, and disappear.

Sometimes, innocent bystanders disappear with them.

And the guy in charge looks something like this.

Oh, dear.

Well, I hold myself responsible for allowing this to reach crisis proportions.

Well, unless we find a way to take over or control Proxy Blue,

this cartoon could destroy everything.

I might be able to help you solve your problems, Sir.

So, when do the rest of us get to meet her?

Soon.

She's opening The Data Dive this weekend,

I guess you'll all be invited.

Brennan introduced you two?

You know, I know where you're going with this.

I know all about Toni's past, but I also know that she left it behind her.

Just don't want you getting into something that could hurt you down the road.

You know, coming from anybody else, I would resent that.

But coming from you...

I love it.

Yeah, well, I'm keeping my eye on you.

Oh! That’s Toni.

I'll take care of these later. Yeah.

Hey, Jesse, what's up?

Everybody's just hanging out.

Brennan is reading, Shalimar is cleaning up.

And Emma's...

Emma's playing chess by herself and still getting her ass kicked.

I heard that! Well...

And me?

I'm just having the time of my life, sitting here staring at you.

Oh, you do know how to sweet talk a girl.

And speaking of staring, I just got those shots I told you about.

You interested in seeing some pictures of me in some really sexy lingerie?

Let me think about that.

Only one of the reasons I'm crazy about you.

You're never at a loss for words.

Speaking of chess,

this is what the well dressed Red Queen is wearing.

What do you think?

Sweet.

It just takes a second to download.

It's called social engineering, Mr. Eckhart.

The process by which, with a few simple cues,

one manipulates a mark.

The way a con man ingratiates himself with a victim.

Rifters have been using this technique for years,

political candidates, too.

Multi millionaire Plutocrat passes himself off as a good ol' boy.

Regardless of what the product is,

social engineering is just a matter of selling the client

what they think they already want.

I propose we attack the problem in two ways.

I want Proxy Blue destroyed,

and I want to seamlessly replace her with our own identical version.

To tell our version of the truth.

Exactly.

Can you do it?

I guarantee it.

You know that red, plain outfit? Mmm hmm.

The one in the picture that we downloaded,

well, I'm wearing the matching thong.

Talk about knowing my weaknesses.

You know, I really don't need to hear this.

This better be good. Oh, hey, thanks.

Come on, Bren, don't make such a big deal out of this.

Yeah. Toni was just so grateful you introduced us,

she wanted to find some way to pay you back.

Do I look like the kind of guy that needs to be set up?

Do I?

I mean, you set us up.

It's not about needing anything,

it's about wanting your friends to like your other friends.

Okay. Well, you know, I gotta be honest with you.

I've never been set up on a blind date my entire life.

You're not the only one.

That's why I wasn't so keen on meeting you, either.

Kendra MacEvoy. This is Jesse Kilmartin

and Brennan Mulwray.

Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

Geez.

When you gonna quit playing cyberspace there, Toni, and get yourself a real job?

Don't let her fool you, Bren.

Kendra knows her way around a touch pad.

Oh, is that so?

I met Toni while working at an ad agency.

I didn't know you were in advertising.

Oh, wait, let me guess. What, did you hack into the phone system?

I used their phone for a couple of long distance calls.

Yeah, about 50 grand worth.

Kendra tracked me down,

but instead of busting me, they made me a consultant

so I went straight by showing them how to make their system uncrackable.

You know what? I remember that.

The minute that we heard you had a civilian gig,

we thought that you were gonna rat us all out.

Oh, yeah. Like I'm a rat.

Hmm. More like a pussycat.

Oh, see. At least somebody understands me.

Okay.

Come on. Let me show you around.

Are they always like that?

Yeah. Yeah, if I thought I could make any money, I'd sell tickets.

Hey, whoa, whoa. Wait a minute.

You're in advertising. Oh, no.

Ive used my New Mutant abilities to get a much better job.

The girl and the computers are not to be harmed.

Toni!

Hey, hey! Come here! Come here!

Where the hell do you think you're going?

They got Toni. Hey, hey, listen to me!

Maybe they've got her and maybe she's set us up, all right?

Either ways, you're not going anywhere until we figure it out.

Stay here.

Listen to me, Jesse.

Okay, so what's the plan?

What plan? The plan. The plan to save Toni.

Well, right now, I don't see that happening.

What?

No. There's too many unknowns in the equation.

I mean, first of all, we don't know where she really stood.

Where she stood? You know what?

I think I'll tell you where she stood.

She did not set us up.

Oh, you know that? Yes, I know that.

No, you don't know that. You feel that.

You said yourself that she introduced Kendra to you as her friend.

Now, second. Even if she was imprisoned against her will,

how do we know that Eckhart hasn't managed to suborn her?

Suborn her? Suborn, Jesse.

She may be lost to us.

Hey, you guys, I can't say for sure,

but it looks like we might have a serious problem.

Hey!

Ow!

What the hell was that?

The Subdermal Governor.

To keep you in line.

I thought you were my friend, Kendra.

I am your friend, Toni.

Friends don't kidnap friends.

Oh.

It's just a little social engineering.

Call it whatever you want.

Pretending to be something you're not is lying in my book.

The truth is, Miss MacEvoy saved you from making the biggest mistake of your life.

Separating you from those outlaws was a favor you can never repay.

Mason Eckhart.

I've heard all about you.

Yes, and I've heard all about you.

Miss MacEvoy tells me you're the best computer cracker she's ever met.

I don't flatter easily.

Well, if anyone can crack Proxy Blue, Toni can, Sir.

Get her setup in the technical analysis section.

If she's as good as you say she is,

I expect results and fast.

It's a file transfer protocol.

Inside our system.

How did it get in there?

Well, it looks like someone slipped it in under a picture file.

Toni... She sent me a picture file.

Well, then I would have to say that Toni is trying to crack us.

Didn't you say she used to be a cyber outlaw?

Yeah. But she went straight a long time ago.

Then, what is she doing trying to get inside our computers?

Well, I thought you said that we can't be cracked.

Well, yeah, we have molecular nano electronics

and yes, we are ten years ahead of the curve...

So, we're fine then?

If she's half as good as you say she is,

I won't know for sure until I run a complete diagnostic.

I want to apologize for blowing the chance to bring

Mulwray and Kilmartin into custody.

Their presence their was a complete surprise.

I'm just grateful that you were able to grab Quintana.

You know, I have to say, Miss MacEvoy,

I find this new look of yours a nice change from...

My former presentation?

If I were to offer an opinion, I'd suggest it's a big improvement.

Actually, Sir, this is my real look.

I was afraid you wouldn't take me seriously if I showed up looking like this

so I transformed myself to convey the idea of no nonsense seriousness.

While I had you undercover, infiltrating Miss Quintana's work,

you were socially engineering me?

I guess you could say that.

I knew we'd work together beautifully.

Emma. So, what's going on?

Adam is doing a complete scan of the entire system.

And?

And he's pretty sure everything's gonna be okay.

Okay. But you never know.

Yeah, tell me about it.

Toni had me completely convinced

that she was an upstanding citizen now,

when, really, she was just using Jesse to get into our system.

Maybe. Maybe not. What's that supposed to mean?

She slipped a mapping application into the system via some hot pictures.

Sounds kinda sneaky and under handed to me.

Yeah. But if all she wanted to do was crack us,

why would she go through the whole thing of you introducing her to Jesse?

Yeah, I guess you have a point. She could have just sent me the e-mail.

Yeah. That still doesn't let her off the hook.

The fact remains that she invaded the system. Period.

Yeah. But you can't just go ahead and assume this.

Wait, wait. You're defending her now?

Come on, I know Toni. We were both felons, remember?

I understand.

I just wonder what this is doing to Jesse.

It's exactly what I was afraid of.

Toni's application has invaded our entire computer system.

Well, it's not a huge deal, right?

You can do a full diagnostics, scan everything,

clean the system.

It's already underway.

So why do you look like your dog just died?

Well, the application can't crack our system

but it will act like a homing beacon.

The GSA gets their hands on the matching software in the coffee house,

they can use satellite technology to pinpoint our exact location.

So, they could be here in a matter of minutes.

And destroy everything we have created.

Well, since they're not here already,

I think we have to assume that Jesse was right about Toni.

Maybe she's just an innocent victim in all of this.

By telling the GSA about the application, at least, not yet.

Not to say the GSA won't find it soon enough on their own.

Yeah. We gotta get our hands on that software before they do.

Yeah.

I've brought you here to do a complete and thorough inventory

of every piece of technology in this place.

I want you to examine and catalog every machine,

hard drives, softwares, scanner and out port device.

I want every file downloaded, checked and double checked.

I'm not sure I understand, Miss MacEvoy.

The GSA has got the most advanced computer systems,

that money can buy, why bother with all this junk?

Money can buy an awful lot,

but it can't buy a cracker's instinctual grasp on cyberspace.

There may be a lot of secrets buried amongst this "Junk"

that might save us decades of development.

But I could be here for days.

And what's your point exactly?

So, how come you never told me how much Subdermal Governors itch?

Toni?

Are there any other girlfriends being held prisoner by the GSA?

Why did you do this?

Oh, come on, do you really have to ask?

I'm a cracker, for God's sake.

Adam is pissed.

So, somebody found the file transfer protocol, huh?

Yeah.

Well, I figured I'd be in and out before anybody noticed,

and then, I got busted by these creeps.

What in the hell were you thinking?

Oh, Jesse, it's like I said, you know, I'm a cracker.

It's like... It's like Everest.

You do it because it's there.

How did you get to a computer in Genomex?

Well, they are having me work on a way to take over Proxy Blue.

Eckhart's so pissed off.

He's having me create a facsimile to sell the GSA party line.

And that's why Kendra pretended to be my friend so she could...

Drag me in here to work for these creeps.

Adam says we gotta get our hands on the other end of the mapping software,

before they do.

Or else, Eckhart will be able to pinpoint our location. We're toast.

Kendra's over at the Data Drive starting an inventory.

So unless it got fried when Brennan hit the system, they're going to find it soon.

I'm really sorry, Jesse.

Look, it's in a red microdrive.

I've got to go. I've got company.

Adam.

You know, I don't have to tell you the kind of pressure

I'm under to deliver here.

Am I crazy or are you trying to get me to sympathize with you?

Well, I thought it would work.

Forget it, Kendra. You played me like a violin and I'm done.

All right, you know what? Forget about me and think about your own skin

Yeah, I'm working as fast as I can.

Oh, Toni, I read you like a book

and I know what you're capable of.

Think about this as a career opportunity

for both of us.

You really mean that, don't you?

Absolutely.

Well, these machines of yours are state of the art

if all I wanted to do was crack supermarket product codes.

Look, I need my machines,

my database, my tools.

What do you say you bring over?

I'll see what I can do.

So, Toni's okay?

Well, yeah, I mean, she seems fine,

but we've got to get her out of there.

Yeah. Well, right now, we gotta focus on retrieving the micro drive,

assuming that it's still intact.

Look, there's a 50/50 chance that Brennan's already fried it.

We could be talking about a wild goose chase here for nothing.

Yeah, we could also be talking about the other 50,

the scenario that says he didn't fry it and our goose is cooked.

Emma's afraid Jesse's not gonna forgive himself for getting us into this.

Such a girl thing. Come on.

Guys don't walk around beating themselves up like that.

He'll be over it before you know it.

What a load of macho crap.

It's not "Macho crap."

That's why girls like soap operas and guys like boxing.

Oh, please. Oh, come on.

In soap operas, it takes a year to tell 15 minutes of drama,

in the ring, it's over in 15 seconds.

I hope that's not your philosophy for everything.

Hey, Adam, seems like everybody went home for the night.

Brennan's right. I don't hear anybody inside.

All right. Then, it's a simple matter.

You go in, grab the micro drive and get out of there.

Hey, Adam, everything's gone.

The only thing left is an espresso maker.

Then, they've taken everything over to Genomex for an inventory.

And the GSA is one step closer to finding our Sanctuary.

All right, Brennan. Right now there are two possibilities.

Either you accidentally fried the mapping software in the first place.

Or the GSA has it and they don't know they have it.

Exactly. Great. So, we're right back where we started.

Only, now we have to break into the GSA to get the software and rescue Toni.

Well, it's a good thing I got a little experience in breaking in.

Yeah. But after our failures with the virtual break ins,

we have to totally re-think our strategy.

Yeah, really. If there's one thing we learned from that damn exercise

is that just barging in isn't gonna work.

Plus, we have to make sure Eckhart doesn't know that we're after the micro drive

in case we get in there and we can't find it.

Yeah, you know, I knew I shouldn't have introduced Jesse to Toni.

Now that we've got all of your stuff here...

Could we pick it up a little?

I just kind of figured you'd bring me to the Data Drive

instead of bringing the Data Drive here.

Get real.

I bent over backwards to make sure that all of your machines were here.

And I expect results.

Couldn't have put it better myself, Miss MacEvoy.

The media seem to be unwilling to let the story die.

Everywhere I turn I hear about super powered freaks

pursued by brutish thugs led by a white haired gentleman

who looks like me.

Too close to home.

Maybe it's time to go public and cut your losses.

Or maybe not.

We're making serious progress here, Mr. Eckhart.

And I'm quite serious.

I expect to see a concrete example of the new version of Proxy Blue

by tomorrow at the very latest.

Will be ready.

If you really think I'll be ready by tomorrow,

you're dreaming.

And if you think that you're going to be alive the day after tomorrow,

oh, unless you give me something.

Your nightmare has just begun.

I wouldn't waste your time watching me if I were you.

I don't know, maybe...

Well, if she's Eckhart's prisoner,

we should have her crack the Genomex computer system.

You know, have her cause them as much aggravation as she's caused us.

You know, it is a thought.

Eckhart's got her working on cracking Proxy Blue's firewall

so they can create their own version.

I've just passed checkpoint five, Adam.

I'm halfway across the upper catwalk.

What does the situation look like from your end?

I'm getting an all clear reading on the lower catwalk.

Security's on yellow, alert status, zero,

with GSA agents or security officers between you and the tech lab.

I'm on my way. Jesse, I've got the all clear from Adam.

Take position, Emma.

We're all ready to move on your signal.

Go.

Shalimar.

What did we do wrong this time?

I don't know.

You know, any number of things.

Motion detectors I wasn't aware of, hidden cameras.

All I know is, we better come up with a better game plan

or else, Toni's doomed and we're finished.

What are you doing?

Oh. I was just... I was just stretching my legs.

We seem to be making Miss Quintana nervous.

What have you got to show us, Toni?

You know, I still need a little more time.

You could have a beautiful future working for us here

or that future could be short, swift and brutally final.

It's up to you.

We're still playing virtual games while Toni's in serious trouble.

We are all frustrated, Jesse...

My Toni is not a hero.

We have to get in there and get her out.

Yes. But like Adam says,

Now that we know going in soft and sneaky without being ready

to kick serious ass isn't the answer either.

Adam... Hey, hey, hey. Hold on, you two.

Now, what we've got to do is, we've got to find a whole new way

of thinking about how to invade Eckhart's world.

Emma, like with your caution on the chessboard,

or Shalimar's recklessness playing poker,

what we're talking about is using the GSA's vulnerability against them.

Now, their greatest weakness is Eckhart's bullying assumption

that might makes right.

Where, in fact, might in their case means

arrogance, over confidence and smugness.

So, we're gonna use their weakness as our secret weapon.

This is Proxy Blue's take on our round up last week.

Remember when you thought justice, freedom and due process were real?

The family of five that disappeared from their home last week

must have learnt those ideals were just illusions.

And this is ours.

We've all been left in the lurch at one time or other,

but those people who took off last week definitely had something to hide.

Same story with an entirely different spin.

I love the fact that it subtly blames the victim.

I thought you might like that, Sir.

And while the original encourages skepticism,

ours raises doubts about the meaning of reality itself.

Just another kind of social engineering.

Nicely done, Miss MacEvoy.

And we owe all this to Miss Quintana here.

Absolutely, Mr. Eckhart. I told you she was a genius.

Adam.

I owe you an apology.

For what?

Well, I've been acting like Toni's a victim in all this,

but I have to face the fact that she is the one who got us

into all this hot water in the first place.

Right.

And I have to say that I regret that we didn't try to rescue her sooner,

you know, right after she got incarcerated.

Deal with the other problems later.

Thank you.

But she owes us an apology, too, for trying to crack our system.

Hey, Adam.

Got a really weird Proxy Blue thing over here.

So, the truth is out. And I'm not angry,

I'm just hurt.

The loser who called in the story on this white haired mastermind

turns out to be a hopeless dope.

Just the right tone.

Who really owns your thoughts, your feelings, your ideas?

Reality is yours to make so make it right.

A little snide, a bit snarky,

but with our spin on reality.

So, now we have our perfect replacement.

When is this little genius of yours going to find the real thing

so we can put an end to this problem once and for all?

We'll get to that eventually.

"Eventually"?

I'll have Toni work on it until we find the real Proxy Blue website.

But meanwhile, we don't have to wait.

Toni's programmed our version of Proxy Blue to function as a virus.

Who really owns your thoughts, your feelings, your ideas?

Our version hunts down the real one.

Reality is yours to make so make it right.

Eats it and then replaces it with itself.

It's always seemed to me that the best way to get ahead

is to know your opponents' weaknesses.

So, even if they turn on the real thing,

they end up getting our version of the story.

And that's how you get the masses to buy the truth...

as we see it.

It's always seemed to me,

the best way to get ahead is to know your opponents' weaknesses.

And the only way to take the Red Queen is to move against Black Queen's ten.

Play it again, please.

It's always seemed to me,

the best way to get ahead is to know your opponents' weaknesses.

Where have I heard that before?

And the only way to take the Red Queen is to move against Black Queen's ten.

You know, Toni calls herself my Red Queen

and Kendra was dressed in black that night.

Okay. But there are only eight squares across a chessboard,

so what does "Black Queen's ten" mean?

Black Queen's ten. Black Queen’s...

Ten.

Well, the security forces at Genomex change shifts

every day at 10:00.

Maybe she's trying to tell us that's the best time to make our move.

In other words, Toni's using the fake Proxy Blue that she created for Eckhart

to send us a message.

Yeah.

Or maybe Eckhart's leading us all into a trap.

Well, there's always the possibility of walking into a trap,

but it's not like we have a lot of choice in the matter.

No. We're going into Genomex

because whatever the danger that awaits us there

the greater danger is the risk of compromising our Sanctuary's location,

and that is something that we must never allow to happen.

Black Queen's ten. You know what to do.

Go.

Go.

Go.

Go.

Kendra.

You know, you ran off so quickly the other night,

I didn't even get a chance for a goodbye kiss.

Unfortunately, I don't think there's going to be a second date.

Oh, my God.

Miss MacEvoy, I found something.

Here's Jesse.

You know how to make one hell of an entrance. You got my message, huh?

Yeah.

Jesse? Yeah.

Grab the micro dive.

I'm gonna send Eckhart a little message of my own.

Well, I've checked out the system.

And Toni's made sure that what she pulled won't ever happen again.

Good. Now that I know how skilled she is,

I've asked her to do security clearance for every safe house across the country.

You're putting her into the Underground?

Well, yeah. But rather than getting her out of town permanently,

we're gonna keep her moving around, you know, to hide her in plain sight.

Right?

Right.

So, you and I can get together

for some hot weekends and spas across the country.

All right.

Now, if only she can strike that happy balance between

creative curiosity and criminal trespass.

It speaks ill of a number two

to allow an invasion of this facility on her watch.

I completely understand, Sir.

But I still believe there remains a positive aspect to this whole affair.

Well, I have to admit,

your success with the counter version of Proxy Blue is a mitigating factor

in this disaster.

Why do the most distrustful people make the easiest dupes?

Is this the real thing or is it ours?

The real thing, Sir.

Of course, it all depends on who you distrust.

I'm talking to you, Mr. Eckhart.

Instead of bumping the real Proxy Blue off the air,

Adam put me to work, cleaning out your system.

So sit back and enjoy the show.

Because tomorrow morning, you're gonna have to start everything from scratch.

Miss MacEvoy, take your hands off me.