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♪ 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.

- One of those Techno girls, I guess.

Ebony's sisters.

Java and

- Of course we know.

What do you think we are, dumb or something?

- I can't believe they'd do that.

Her own sisters trying to blow her up?

- Looks like it.

Quite a family, huh?

- I could never do that to Alice.

My own flesh and blood, no way.

- Well, we don't know it was them.

I mean this is Ebony we're talking about.

- Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight!

- Back off!

I'm not telling you again.

- He started it!

- That's a lie, ask anyone.

- I don't care who started it.

Just calm down, both of you.

Or I'm taking you and I swear it.

You Mall Rats don't even carry weapons.

You want us to be like the Technos, is that it?

Come on, do me a favor, make up.

- She's right, we shouldn't fight each other.

They're the real enemy!

They sold us out to the Technos, didn't they?

- No one sold anyone out.

Go on home before someone gets hurt.

Tsss.

- Thanks.

- Don't mention it.

- I know those kids, they're okay usually.

- Well, that's what hunger does to people.

I think there might be more trouble.

- Uh, I can't, I've gotta meet some people.

You here alone?

Yeah, Lex has hung up his spurs

Well, at least for now anyway.

- Well, since his business with Ebony,

guess who got the job of finding out

who planted that bomb?

Well, he always did like to have a role to play.

Yeah, but this time it's private detective.

And knowing Lex, he's loving every minute of it.

- Hi, everyone.

- Well, you missed all the excitement yesterday.

- They didn't catch anyone yet if that's what you mean.

- Yeah, it was a lot of fun.

Good clean honest fun, I'd say.

What do you think, kids?

Salene, I'm still hungry.

- I'm sorry, love, we don't have any more.

But don't worry, Lex and Pride are on the case,

we'll eat soon.

- You think you and the rest of your tribe

of metalheads are above the law, is that it?

- I didn't say that.

Oh, and Lex, please don't call us names.

We are not, repeat, not a tribe.

We'll leave the fancy dress up to you city folks.

- You're right, Jay, you're not a tribe.

The tribes in the city have more dignity.

You know what you are?

Kidnappers and thugs.

You're a sad, deluded little bunch of Techno geeks,

wired up to your little machines

playing your little computer games.

And you have the nerve to call us virts.

You're the ones who need to get real.

- Thank you, Sheriff.

Was there something else?

- Just a little thing about trying to blow up Ebony.

- That wasn't one of us.

- If you're so confident about the Technos' innocence,

then let me prove it.

I'm just trying to clear you of suspicion.

- And all I'm tryna do, is get you out of my face.

- Fine, have it your way.

- You tried to get rid of me once before, remember?

- And I'll try again, Ebony, if you don't get off my back.

For the record, I think the bomb idea is kinda neat.

I wish I'd thought of it myself.

But I didn't.

So call off your boy or there'll be trouble.

- That's the official Techno line.

I've been hearing it all day.

Why don't you haul her off and put her

in the cage where she belongs.

- I could do that if I wanted to

end up as a plate of French fries.

But you're on your own Ebony,

the Technos won't play ball.

- That's right.

This is a virt thing, Ebony, it's got nothing to do with us.

- But you gave us 24 hours!

- To question your own people.

After that we'd use our own methods.

- And when you virts get a taste of our methods,

you'll be queuing up to confess.

- You may be the leader of the city, Ebony,

but I have yet to meet anyone that voted for you.

You've got a lot of enemies out there.

And one of them's out to get you.

I hope you catch them, I really do.

But you're looking in the wrong place and you know it.

- We'll see.

- He had to meet some people.

All very mysterious.

I mean, look at this.

How am I supposed to police a city on half a potato a day?

Aren't police officers

supposed to get some perks like the odd meal?

- It's not like Pride.

- You really are worried about him, aren't you?

- No, I just...

- Listen, you don't have to worry about Pride,

he can take care of himself.

- Yeah, I know, I'm just being silly.

- Probably just a business deal, whatever.

He knows what he's doing.

Right, here's what we need.

- Nothing.

I've got a score to settle.

And I don't think you wanna get involved.

- I guess not.

- Oh Ved, stay within the city.

- Just that, if you go down to the woods today,

you're sure of a big surprise.

- Bad hair day.

- Just wanted to say I like your style.

The way you handled Lex back there.

Can you believe those virts?

Wanting to question us?

- Mhm, can't be letting them get the upper hand.

And as for putting one of our people on trial,

there's no way.

Even if it was a Techno who's involved.

- You tell me, Java.

- Could've been my imagination, I suppose,

but didn't you suggest that we get to set the device go off.

Remember that?

We had about ten seconds to live at the time.

- That was a joke.

- Funny time to joke.

- Cool under pressure, that's me.

You too, Jay.

That's why we're such a great team.

I didn't plant that bomb, Jay.

- I didn't say you did.

- He's sitting there in nothing but a nappy.

He looks around, "Where am I?"

And you know what he out under his arm?

You know what he put under his arm?

- I swear it was the funniest thing I ever saw.

Chloe's teddy.

It was so sweet.

Ved, wait.

- Chloe, watch out!

- Stay away from her!

I just wanna talk.

It seems to me that we didn't quite

finish our conversation last night.

- It's okay, Salene, I can handle this.

- Okay, but if he touches you--

- I said I can handle this.

- This investigation will clear our people of any crime,

so I want you to give your full cooperation to

Lex.

- Everyone.

So Lex, who do you want first?

- Oh, that would be the most likely suspect.

Let's see.

How about you?

- Nice place you got here for a vert.

You know, I wouldn't normally be seen

with one of you people but you seem alright.

You're almost human.

- Thanks.

- Oh, you're welcome.

- That stuff you used for spiking my drink.

- I didn't.

Someone got it for me.

- Well, it wasn't a very nice way

to treat your date, was it?

- We weren't on a date.

- But we were talking,

having quite a nice time too.

Before the light went out.

That wasn't very fair, was it?

- What you did to me wasn't fair.

I was just getting even, that's all.

- Well, maybe I should get even with this.

- You're not gonna do it.

- If you were, I'd be toast by now.

- You've got all the answers, haven't you, Chloe?

Well, answer me this.

Suppose you and I did go out together.

- Yeah, well, I guess.

But it's not like I fancy you or anything.

- Because I say so.

If you and I are seen together,

the other guys will think last night

was just a gag and we're good friends.

- Never.

- I'm not asking you, you stupid little--

Look, it's like you said,

if I was really mad at you,

we wouldn't be sitting here, having this nice conversation.

You've got guts, Chloe, and I like that.

So let's forgive and forget.

- Maybe.

- Maybe, sometime, I would like to go out with you

but only if you ask nicely.

Otherwise, definitely no.

- Chloe, would you like to go out with me sometime?

- No.

I was in the casino all night.

You got witnesses to that?

- My sister.

- I mean reliable witnesses, not Technos.

- Look, why don't I make it easy for you,

I make a full confession, how would that be?

- Yeah, Java and me,

and we hung around the casino, waiting for it to go off.

But then we got tired of waiting,

so we came back to the hotel,

just in time to blow ourselves up.

Guess we were tired of living too.

I'll come quietly.

- I doubt it.

- Whoever tried to get rid of my sister,

is gonna try again.

Now, why don't you stop wasting your time

and mine and go find out who really did this,

so we can all sleep soundly in our beds.

- Don't worry, I will get him.

- And then what, do you Mall Rats have courts and prisons?

Or is it just like a quick draw in the main street

like in those movies, you so obviously get off on?

- At least we don't have to kidnap people

to get what we want.

You've got my woman.

You've got Tai-San.

And don't think I'm gonna forget about that.

- And all the king's--

- Horses.

- And all the king's--

- Men.

- Couldn't put Humpty together again.

That'll do for today.

But you guys are doing really well, both of you.

- What do you mean, I'm all grown.

- But you're only a teenager.

- Teenagers are the oldest people on the planet, Mouse.

I guess you could call us grownups.

But I used to wanna be a journalist.

Do you know what that is?

Well, it's someone who tells stories.

No, not like these.

Newspaper stories, you know.

Telling people about what's going on.

What about you, what do you wanna be?

- I wanna live in a big house with loads of slaves.

- No, you're not, don't mind him.

We were with a bad tribe, they made us work all the time.

- If we didn't do it, they'd beat us.

- We ran away.

- That's the kinda stuff I used to wanna write about.

I'd have told people about the bad stuff

and then make sure it never happened again.

Or that was the theory.

- I can't, not now.

maybe I'm too old.

- Pride, there you are.

I just saw him leaving the mall.

What was he doing here?

- Well, if you give me a minute, I'll tell you.

He came to see Chloe.

But don't worry, they were just talking.

What about?

- Just some unfinished business, he's mad at her.

But nothing too bad happened.

Where were you anyway?

- I was out looking for food.

- Oh, good cause we're completely out.

- Well, I didn't find anything.

I'm gonna have to go out again later.

- Well, Dee told me, isn't that what you told her?

- No, it's not.

- Well, she said that--

- I don't care what she said, I didn't meet anyone, okay?

Salene, are we just gonna let these Technos

wander in and out of here as they choose?

They've already taken over the hotel,

we're not gonna let them do the same here.

- Questioning me, like I was some virt kid?

Where did I go, who did I meet?

And you just stand by and let him do it.

That's not right, Ram!

- Java.

Is that why you're letting them do this to us?

Ask you a few questions, so what?

- Stupid questions.

And I'll tell you another thing,

he didn't ask Siva half as much as he did me.

- No one could suspect my Siva of doing a thing like that.

- So you do think it was me.

- I didn't mean that like it sounded.

Of course they've gotta start with you and Siva,

you're the obvious suspects.

Because we hate her?

Everybody hates her.

- Not everybody had the opportunity.

You come and go here as you please.

- Sure, I planted it.

And then I came back to defuse it, why?

- Simple.

Because of me.

- You two were at the casino, enjoying yourselves.

Your plan was working perfectly.

Then one of our people turns up.

Casually mentions that Ram has moved into the hotel.

You and Siva panic.

You haven't planned for all this,

you're nothing without me, without us.

So you rush back to the hotel to save me

and for good measure, brush off suspicion.

You yourself helped Jay to defuse the device.

Of course you could've stopped it at any time.

That's how it went, isn't it?

At least that's what Lex will say.

If he's any good.

- If only we could dust for fingerprints,

do all that, what do you call it, scientific stuff.

- Well, that's what they used to call it.

Forensics, DNA profiling.

- Whatever.

As it is, I can't prove she did it unless I had a witness.

- Well, to tell you the truth, Lex, I don't care.

I mean if we're gonna prosecute these creeps,

I say we get them for their real crime,

kidnapping our friends.

- Lex, you're back!

Did you have any luck?

- It's early days yet.

The Technos all have alibis.

I'm gonna check it out though, don't worry.

- No, I meant at the market.

You must've bought some food back.

- I thought that was Pride's job.

Do I have to do everything around here myself?

- Oh, I'm sorry, I guess I'm the only one

that thinks a bomb in the hotel poses a threat.

After all it was just a little on, right Pride?

- He spent all day in the hotel talking to the enemy.

- If you're feeling left out, don't worry,

it's your turn next.

It could just as easily be one of us as it was the Technos.

- Are you telling me that while our own people are starving,

you're trying to prosecute your own tribe?

- Stop it, both of you!

- I thought you believed in justice, Pride.

- Not when it comes to the Technos.

If you're think you you're gonna question me

about any of this, you can forget about it.

Cause I'm not playing ball, Sheriff, you got that?

- I've got a new idea for phase three.

Get rid of the virts, get rid of all of them.

- Look, you know what Ram would say

if he knew you were out mixing with virts.

- Ram doesn't hear any of this, understand?

- He won't hear it from me.

What are you looking at?

Go and load me up one on one, level three,

make yourself useful.

- One on one, got yourself a hot date with a cyber chick?

- Ram's been having some problems with the program.

I think it might be configured wrong.

- Yeah, I guess.

- No, you don't know anything about it.

- Hey, Sal, look I'm sorry about the food.

- I know.

- And I didn't mean to wind Pride up like that.

And I hate questioning you guys about this.

This is the job I've been given.

- I understand, Lex.

- Still, it was pretty strange,

the way he reacted just then, I've never seen him so angry.

- We're all angry.

And hungry and it's making us crazy.

- Yeah, you're right, that's it.

Just for the record though,

do you happen to know if Pride

was in his room the other night?

You know, the night of the...

- Well, I just though you might.

- Lex, I've got far too much to worry about with the kids.

Let alone worry about tucking in Pride.

Why don't you ask him where he was that night?

- It's okay, Sal, I'm just trying to clear

the Mall Rats of this investigation, that's all.

Thanks for your help.

- Hey, Sheriff.

- Ah, Dee, I've got some police work for you.

He's here.

- I don't think so.

Let's go.

- And I don't want any complains either, okay,

I've had just about enough of them today.

- This is fine, Salene, thank you.

- Hey, Chlo.

Are you okay?

- Well, I heard about what happened with that Ved guy,

what did he want with you?

- Actually, he asked me out.

Oh my God, I feel sick, are you kidding?

- She didn't accept.

- Of course she didn't, she'd have to be out of her mind.

- It's none of your business anyway.

- Yeah, it is, I have to live here,

I don't want that creep coming anywhere near this place.

- He didn't come to see you, he came to see me.

What's the matter, can't I have visitors if I want?

He's a Techno.

What?

- Some vegetables, it's not much

but it'll keep us going for another day.

What?

- About where you go, what you do.

I thought we were friends.

- I don't know what you mean.

- I had to lie for you today.

I don't know why I did it, except I trusted you.

About what?

- Lex asked me where you were the night

someone tried to wipe out Ebony.

I said I didn't know but the truth is,

I looked in on you that night and you weren't there.

Your bed wasn't slept in.

- You should have told the truth, Salene,

I don't want you to lie for me.

- He was at the hotel.

- Lex, you must be wrong, it couldn't be.

But he had the motive.

Didn't you tell Ebony that you were gonna get her, Pride?

Didn't you say she was finished?

- I didn't say I wanted to get rid of her for good.

- Maybe not but that's what you're

trying to do and I have proof.

Dee?

- I found this in his room.

- What, so now you're going through my stuff?

Without asking me?

I had this.

This is the key to the hotel from Jack's room.

You took this from Salene without asking her permission.

- Yes, I did.

Where were you that night?

Were you here in the mall?

- Look, I've told you this before, Lex,

I don't recognize your authority here

and I'm not gonna answer any more

of your stupid questions, okay?

- Boys, out him in the cage.

- No!

- You're making a big mistake.

- Pride, I'm arresting you for attempted murder.

Anything you say can be used against you as evidence.

Now take him away.

It's okay, Sal, it's okay.

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Lighten my life ♪

♪ Let it be... ♪

♪ 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 ♪