Megaville (1990) - full transcript

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[ MUSIC ]

Newman: SOME FOOL ONCE TOLD
ME THE ONLY REASON WE'RE HERE

IS TO MAKE FRIENDS AND PROGENY.
UTTER BULLSHIT.

WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
I'LL ADMIT-- THERE'S A BASTARD

OR TWO RUNNING AROUND
WITH MY DNA.

BUT, AS FOR FRIENDS, HUH,
COUNT 'EM-- TRY.

I SUPPOSE THAT MAKES ME
KING ASSHOLE, BUT, HEY,

IF YOU'RE GONNA LIVE
IN MEGAVILLE, THAT'S

THE PRIMERO GROUND RULE.
NEVER TRUST ANYBODY EXCEPT

THE UGLY GUY IN THE MIRROR.
TELL YOU WHY.

THIS BEAUTIFUL KID I KNEW
TRUSTED THE SYSTEM AND GOT



HIS BRAIN SCRAMBLED LIKE--
I DON'T KNOW--

LIKE TWO FARM FRESH EGGS.
HUH.

NOW, IN THE HEMISPHERE,
THEY CALL THAT SCIENCE.

I'D CALL IT "MIND FUCK."

CATCH MY DRIFT?

IF YOU DON'T WANNA
END UP LIKE HIM,

PASS THE WARNING--
TRUST NO ONE.

COME HERE, BOY!

[ MUSIC ]

FALL IN!
WHAT'S GOING ON, NOW?

[ MUSIC ]

[ INDISTINCT CHATTER ]

NEVER MIND THE FIGHT.
WE'LL TRY TO MAKE THE PASS

AND BLOW IT UP AFTER US.
NOW, COME ON-- GET GOING.



FREEZE-- MEDIA POLICE!
[ SCREAMING ]

FREEZE!
GET UP AGAINST THE WALL!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
GO!

OW!

GET UP HERE!
OVER HERE, NOW.

GET OVER THERE, NOW!
JUST STAY THERE.

OKAY.

[ HORSE GALLOPING ON TV ]

[ MUSIC ]

ALL RIGHT-- LET'S GO!
AH!

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PALINOV!

BROTHERS...
WE HAVE JUST ENTERED

THE TEMPLE OF DECADENCE.
THIS VILE CAVERN,

RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN HOMELAND,
IS THE SPAWNING GROUND

FOR MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT.

PEOPLE IN THE BLACK MARKET
SAY THAT THIS ENTERTAINMENT

IS A HARMLESS DISTRACTION--
A HARMLESS DISTRACTION USED BY

THE POWER STRUCTURE IN MEGAVILLE
TO TELL OUR PEOPLE THAT MORAL

AND DECENT LIFE IS WORTHLESS.
MEDIA RELIES PURELY ON SEX,

POINTLESS VIOLENCE, AND
MINDLESS HUMOR TO COVER UP

FOR THE MORAL EMPTINESS OF THE
SOCIETY THAT IS PRODUCING IT.

THE BLACK MARKET
POISONS THE HEARTS AND MINDS

OF OUR CITIZENS WITH MEDIA--

COMPARED TO THE ABUSE
IN MEGAVILLE ITSELF.

THERE IS--
THEY CALL IT DREAM-A-LIFE.

THE POTENTIAL HARM FROM
DREAM-A-LIFE IS UNFATHOMABLE.

WE CAN ONLY HOPE AND PRAY
THAT THIS POISON, THIS ACID

ON THE METTLE OF CIVILIZATION
NEVER ENTERS OUR SOCIETY.

ORDER!
"ORDER," I SAID!

STOP HIM!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

Heller: TAKE HIM OUT.

HE'S HAD ANOTHER DISTURBANCE.

Duprell: HE'S HAD
ANOTHER DISTURBANCE.

Dr. Vogel: I SEE.
Mrs. Palinov: WHAT, UH,

WHAT-WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
IT MEANS A SLIGHT DELAY.

BUT, NOTHING, UH, DANGEROUS?
NO, NOTHING DANGEROUS.

WE'VE KEPT JENSEN OFF
THE STREETS FOR OVER A WEEK.

HIS PARTNERS MAY
ALREADY BE SUSPICIOUS.

I THINK THAT, UH,
ANOTHER DAY COULDN'T HURT.

IT ISN'T THAT HE DOESN'T--
I MEAN, HE DOES VERY MUCH

WANT TO BE A CKS AGENT,
RIGHT AWAY, TOO.

ONE DAY SHOULD BE PLENTY ENOUGH
TIME FOR YOU, RIGHT, DOCTOR?

WE ARE DEALING
WITH A HUMAN BODY,

NOT A FINITE INSTRUMENT.
ONE DAY, DR. VOGEL, ONE DAY.

[ MUSIC ]

THERE IS NO REASON
FOR CONCERN, MRS. PALINOV.

THE PROCEDURE
IS ABSOLUTELY SAFE.

[ MUSIC ]

YOUR SON WILL NEVER FORGET
WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR HIM.

RAYMOND!
RAYMOND?

Palinov: I'M ALMOST READY!

RAYMOND,
WHY ARE YOU STILL IN BED?

DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?
I HAD ANOTHER ONE

OF THESE DREAMS.
INSTEAD OF PLAYING WITH YOUR

WATCH, YOU SHOULD LOOK AT IT.
YOU'RE LATE.

THERE'S SOMETHIN'
WRONG WITH THE BAND.

IF YOU ASK ME,
IT'S ALL THAT MEDIA FILTH

YOU HAVE TO CONFISCATE.
THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE

ALL THESE DREAMS.
I'VE ALWAYS SAID

THERE'S A VERY THIN LINE
BETWEEN MORAL SICKNESS AND--

[ COUGHING ]

IF YOU'D JOINED THE ARMY
LIKE YOUR FATHER, NONE OF

THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED.
[ SIGH ]

YOU WOULDN'T - YOU WOULDN'T
HAVE TO SEE ALL THIS MEDIA.

IF I WAS IN THE ARMY,
YOU'D BE HERE ALL BY YOURSELF.

[ KETTLE WHISTLING ]
COME ON-- YOUR TEA'S

READY FOR YOU IN THE KITCHEN.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

YOU KNOW THAT DR. VOGEL,
THE DOCTOR WHO KNEW YOUR FATHER?

HE-HE THINKS THE CKS SHOULD
GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT JOB.

I'M NOT IN THE CKS.
THEN, YOU'RE BEING PROMOTED.

PROMOTED?
DR. VOGEL SAID

HE WILL PROMOTE YOU TO THE CKS.
NO, THAT'S NOT A PROMOTION.

THE CKS IS AN ENTIRELY-- NO.
YOU MUST'VE MISUNDERSTOOD.

I WANT YOU TO
WEAR YOUR GOOD SHOES.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE HIM,
RIGHT NOW.

THEIR PROCEDURES TAKE YEARS.
THERE'S PHYSICAL TRAINING, AND

THERE'S BACKGROUND CHECKS, AND--
I'M SURE DR. VOGEL

WILL SORT ALL THAT OUT.
HE SAYS IT'S A WONDERFUL

OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU.
THIS MUST BE A MISTAKE.

IT HAS TO BE.

IT'S NOT A GOOD TIME.
I MEAN, WITH ALL THE DREAMS

I'VE BEEN HAVING AND BEING SICK.
I DON'T THINK THE CKS

IS GONNA WANT--
RAYMOND, IT WAS NOT EASY FOR

ME TO GET YOU THIS APPOINTMENT.
I'M HAPPY IN THE MEDIA FORCE.

YOU'LL BE IMPORTANT, AND
YOU'LL GO TO WORK IN A SUIT.

I DON'T WANNA BE IN THE CKS.
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE ASKING

ME TO BE SOMETHING I'M NOT.
DO YOU WANT TO DISGRACE

THE NAME OF YOUR FATHER?
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

MR. PALINOV, I'VE BEEN
LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU.

I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT
THE MEDIA FORCE IS THE BACKBONE

OF MAINTAINING OUR STANDARD
OF LIFE IN THE HEMISPHERE.

MEDIA OFFICERS LIKE YOURSELF
HAVE ACTED HEROICALLY

TO ENSURE OUR TRANQUILITY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE POISON

FROM THE OUTSIDE HAS INCREASED
TO DEMAND THAT WE HERE IN

THE CKS JOIN WITH OUR BROTHERS
IN THE DOMESTIC FORCES.

MR. HELLER HAS INFORMED ME
OF YOUR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE

IN THE GROUND LEVEL CAMPAIGNS.
DO YOU THINK IT IS A

GOOD IDEA TO SHOW MR. PALINOV
THESE PHOTOGRAPHS, NOW?

I WANT TO BE VERY SURE
THAT MR. PALINOV COMPLETELY

UNDERSTANDS HIS ASSIGNMENT.

THE MAN YOU SEE IN
THE PHOTOGRAPHS IS JENSEN.

UNTIL LAST WEEK,
ANY ATTEMPT TO LOCATE HIM

WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.
HIS OPERATION INVOLVED

VIDEOTAPES, RECEIVERS,
ILLEGAL ANTENNAS.

BEFORE HIS ARREST,
WE INTERCEPTED PLANS THAT

WOULD'VE MADE HIM THE FIRST
TO SUPPLY THE BLACK MARKET

WITH DREAM-A-LIFE.
DREAM-A-LIFE?

IT'S A DANGEROUS NEW TYPE
OF PERSONALITY ALTERING MEDIA.

YES, WELL,
NOBODY I KNOW USES ANY MEDIA.

AN ADDICTION TO MEDIA
ENCOMPASSES A MUCH WIDER

SOCIAL SPECTRUM THAN ONE
WOULD THINK, MRS. PALINOV.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT,
MR. PALINOV IS TO CONTACT

JENSEN'S PARTNER IN MEGAVILLE
AND CONFISCATE DREAM-A-LIFE

BEFORE IT REACHES THE
BLACK MARKET IN THE HEMISPHERE.

MR. PALINOV?
RAYMOND?

THESE PICTURES--

WELL, IT'S-- YOU SEE,
RAYMOND'S ALWAYS HATED VIOLENCE.

IT ALMOST LOOKED LIKE
HE ENJOYED KILLING.

HE DID.
MR. PALINOV, SURELY YOU

NOTICE MANY SIMILARITIES
BETWEEN JENSEN AND YOURSELF.

SOMEONE WHO COULD
IMPERSONATE THIS JENSEN, WITH

YOUR BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE,
WOULD BE AN INDISPENSABLE

FACTOR IN OUR INVESTIGATIONS.
WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?

YES, SIR.
UM, DR. VOGEL, YOU SAID--

YOU NEVER TOLD ME THAT RAYMOND
WOULD BE INVOLVED WITH THAT.

BUT, IF--
QUESTIONS, MR. PALINOV?

YOU MAY SPEAK FREELY.
I WAS ONLY

WONDERING TO MYSELF--
WHAT IF I WAS TO BE RECOGNIZED

AS-AS NOT BEING THE SUSPECT?
INTELLIGENT OBSERVATION.

THE PEOPLE OF MEGAVILLE
HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY

ON A REGULAR BASIS.
I DOUBT ANYONE WILL QUESTION

SOME MINOR DISCREPANCIES.
MR. PALINOV, IT IS AN HONOR TO

HAVE YOU WITH OUR ORGANIZATION.

[ MUSIC ]

[ GRUNTING ]

AH, MR. JENSEN, HA-HA.
NICE TO SEE YA, AGAIN.

HAVEN'T SEEN YOU
AROUND FOR A WHILE.

IT'S BEEN, LIKE, TEN DAYS, HUH?
HA-HA-HA.

AH, THIS, UH, NOW, HA-HA-HA.
YES?

UH, MR. JENSEN, I MEAN WE'RE
BOTH MEN OF THE WORLD AND ALL.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, UH,
I'M IN BUSINESS, BUT, UH--

WHAT DO YOU WANT?
ME-- NOTHIN'-- HA.

WHAT THE HELL?
I MEAN, IF IT WAS UP TO ME,

PAY NOW, PAY LATER,
YOU KNOW, LIKE THEY SAY.

BUT, UH, THE MANAGER,
HE, UH, YOU KNOW--

YOU NEED TO GET
THE MANAGER'S FAT ASS OUT HERE,

AND I'LL TALK TO HIM MYSELF.
THAT REMINDS ME--

YOU GOT A COUPLE CALLS FROM
MEGAVILLE-- NEWMAN AND TAYLOR.

WHAT DO THEY WANT?
I DON'T KNOW,

BUT THEY CALLED A LOT.

[ MUSIC ]

Christine: LOOKIN' FOR ME?
YOU GOT A GUN.

I GOT A BOMB.
I MEAN IT, JENSEN.

EVEN BREATHE WRONG, AND THIS
WHOLE BUILDING'S GONNA BLOW,

AND WE'RE GONNA BE THE ONLY ONES
IN HELL WITH THEIR OWN LUGGAGE.

THIS HAS TO BE A MISTAKE.
I'LL SAY IT IS.

YOU PROMISED TO GET ME TO
MEGAVILLE BY LAST WEEK.

HOW CAN I GET YOU TO MEG--
I DON'T EVEN HAVE

A MEGAVILLE PASSPORT.
NOBODY DROPS LINE-UP ON ME,

MOTHERFUCKER, NOBODY!
I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING I HAD,

AND YOU'RE GONNA
GET ME TO MEGAVILLE.

HERE'S YOUR MONEY.
NOW, GET OUT.

I WON'T TOUCH IT.
A DEAL'S A DEAL.

WE GOIN' TO MEGAVILLE, NOW?
[ SIGH ]

THEN, YOU HAVE A GUEST.

[ MUSIC ]

MR. DUPRELL,
I HAD A DISTURBANCE.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU HAD A DISTURBANCE.

NO, IT WAS--
IT WASN'T A DISTURBANCE.

WELL, THIS TIME, IT HAPPENED
IN FRONT OF SOMEONE

WHO KNEW JENSEN, A WOMAN.
FEMALE?

YES.
ANYWAY, SHE WAS THERE,

AND I-I-I LOST-- UH...
IT'S-IT'S HAPPENED A FEW TIMES

SINCE I'VE BEEN ANESTHETIZED.
ANESTHETIZED?

UH, DURING A CHECK-UP
A COUPLE DAYS AGO, AND NOW

I HAVE THESE HEADACHES,
AND I-I SEEM TO LOSE CONTROL,

AND I-I DON'T WANNA ENDANGER
YOUR MISSION, MR. DUPRELL,

AND PERHAPS I SHOULD BE
WITHDRAWN FROM THE ASSIGNMENT.

DON'T BE CONCERNED
ABOUT US, MR. PALINOV.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IS YOUR OWN WELL-BEING.

I'M SURE OUR DR. VOGEL CAN
CORRECT YOUR DISTURBANCES.

DR. VOGEL, OUR MR. PALINOV
COMPLAINS THAT RECENTLY HE--

LOST CONTROL.
HE LOST CONTROL.

IT'S PROBABLY NOTHING SERIOUS,
BUT I WANT YOU TO EXAMINE HIM.

THAT'S EASILY TAKEN CARE OF.
PLEASE, COME WITH ME.

HE MENTIONED A FEMALE.
A DESERTER-- SHE WAS

WITH THE NATIONAL ARMY,
EXPLOSIVES DETACHMENT.

HOW LONG HAS
SHE BEEN WITH JENSEN?

COULDN'T HAVE BEEN LONG.
I'LL ARRANGE TO HAVE HER

INTERCEPTED, IMMEDIATELY.
NOT RIGHT YET.

[ MUSIC ]

SHE STILL HERE?
SHE NEVER LEFT.

HMM.
THIS PROGRAM IS BROUGHT TO

YOU BY CHANNEL ONE MEGAVILLE TV,
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE PALLADIAN

NETWORKS CORPORATION.
THANK YOU, LADIES

AND GENTLEMEN IN THE STUDIO
AND OUR WONDERFUL

MEGAVILLE TV AUDIENCE.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS POSSIBLE

TO UNSCRAMBLE MEGAVILLE TV.
IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S LEGAL.

WELCOME TO
THE PRESIDENTIAL MANSION,

WHERE PRESIDENT HUGHES WILL NOW
PROVE TO US ONE MORE TIME

THAT EVEN WITHOUT
EXECUTIVE GOVERNING POWER--

WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF THE MEDIA SQUAD CAME IN?

HA-- MEDIA SQUAD?
THOSE BASTARDS WILL

GET HOT RUNNING FOR A DIME.
THEY'RE ALMOST AS BAD AS YOU.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PRESIDENT HUGHES.

President Hughes: FELLOW
CITIZENS, IT IS HARD FOR US

IN MEGAVILLE TO UNDERSTAND
THAT SOMETHING WE

SO OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED,
LIKE TURNING ON A TV SWITCH,

ISN'T POSSIBLE
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

IT IS EVEN ILLEGAL.
IN MEGAVILLE, EVERY MAN AND

WOMAN HAS EVERY OPPORTUNITY.
NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE

A CHANCE TO SUCCEED IN
THE OCCUPATION OF OUR CHOICE,

BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE TIME
AND THE FREEDOM TO EXPLORE

OTHER ASPECTS OF OURSELVES
THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT

AND TOP QUALITY MEDIA,
SUCH AS THE PROGRAM

YOU ARE WATCHING NOW.
THIS IS THE EXACT LOCATION

OF THE KREUGER DEVICE.
BUT, TO BE PERFECTLY

HONEST, GENTLEMEN,
I WAS RETICENT ABOUT USING IT,

WITHOUT FURTHER TESTING.
HERE IS A TRANSMITTER THAT

IS CONNECTED TO A SYRINGE IN
THE CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE-- HUH.

LET'S JUST CALL IT
A REMOTE CONTROL FOR THE BRAIN.

[ LAUGHTER ]
THE DEVICE ALLOWS US TO CONTROL

THE SUBJECT'S BEHAVIOR,
THUS ELIMINATING

THE PSYCHOTIC DISTURBANCE
THAT SEEM TO ARISE

FROM OUR EARLIER IMPLANT.
MIRACULOUS AS THIS

CONTRIVEMENT SOUNDS,
I'D LIKE PROOF

THAT IT ACTUALLY WORKS.
FREEDOM, BUT WITH

FREEDOM COMES RESPONSIBILITY,
AND SINCE I VIEW ALL CITIZENS--

[ TOILET FLUSHING ]
IT IS MY DUTY AS A FATHER

TO ADDRESS THE GROWING PROBLEMS
WE HAVE CONCERNING DREAM-A-LIFE.

D.A.L. IS STILL FREELY
AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS,

DESPITE REPORTS LINKING IT
DIRECTLY TO OBSESSIVE

AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND
PERMANENT IDENTITY DISORDERS.

NOW, FELLOW CITIZENS,
I AM NOT IN SUPPORT

OF GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE
IN FREE ENTERPRISE.

UNLIKE THE PURELY
BIOLOGICAL TRANSPLANT

I PERFORMED DURING THE CHECK-UP,
THE KREUGER DEVICE IS NOTHING

MORE THAN A SMALL RADIO THAT
RECEIVES CONTROLLING SIGNALS

TO STIMULATE THE BRAIN
AT REGULAR INTERVALS.

IT IS HARD FOR US
IN MEGAVILLE TO UNDERSTAND--

HOW MUCH OF
HIS THINKING PROCESS

CAN BE ACTUALLY OBSERVED?
USING THE BRAIN'S

OWN ELECTRONIC IMPULSES,
MY IMPROVEMENT TO

THE KREUGER DEVICE
TRANSMITS AUDIO

AND VISUAL IMAGES
AS THEY ARE BEING

PROCESSED BY THE SUBJECT.
I AM HEREBY

URGING ALL CITIZENS,
MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY,

TO STOP USING DREAM-A-LIFE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?
I CAN'T MAKE OUT IT.

SOMEONE IS ATTACKING
THE PRESIDENT OF MEGAVILLE.

THAT'S INSANE.
DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?

WE ARE SORRY
TO INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM.

PLEASE STAND BY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

A DRAMATIC INCIDENT
HAS JUST SHOCKED MEGAVILLE.

THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN ATTACKED
DURING HIS WEEKLY TV ADDRESS.

WE GO NOW LIVE OUTSIDE
THE PRESIDENT'S MANSION.

THIS IS BEN JOHNSON
REPORTING LIVE FROM

THE PRESIDENTIAL MANSION
IN DOWNTOWN MEGAVILLE.

BEHIND ME IS MR. VARGAS.
HE WAS THE CARETAKER

ON THE PROPERTY HERE,
AND, WELL, WE BELIEVE,

AT THIS POINT, HE ACTUALLY
WITNESSED THIS TRAGIC EVENT.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WE JUST RECEIVED WORD

THAT PRESIDENT HUGHES IS DEAD.
ONCE AGAIN,

PRESIDENT HUGHES IS DEAD.
PRESENTLY, NO

EXPLANATION HAS BEEN GIVEN
FOR THE ASSASSINATION.

POLITICAL MOTIVES
HAVE BEEN RULED OUT.

HA!
UH, I HOPE I'M INTERRUPTIN'.

THERE'S A PHONE CALL
FOR YA, SIR.

I THINK IT'S FROM MEGAVILLE.
THIS HALLWAY

SMELLS LIKE RAT PISS.
[ COUGHING ]

YEAH, WE GOT RATS, YOU KNOW,
BUT WE'RE THE ONLY HOTEL WITH

TELEPHONE IN THE CITY ANYMORE.
AND THE RATS,

THEY USE THE HALLWAY, BUT
THEY DON'T USE THE TELEPHONE.

[ LAUGHTER ]
NOT UNLESS

THEY'RE ANSWERING IT.
WHAT?

OH!
OH, VERY FUNNY, MR. JENSEN.

YES, SIR, YOU ARE A FUNNY MAN.
YOU SHOULD BE ON MEGAVILLE TV.

PISS OFF.
WHAT THE HELL, DUDE?

ARE WE TAKIN' THE
STATION IDENTIFICATION OR WHAT?

IF THIS IS SOME KIND
OF CKS TAP OR TRAP,

I'D LIKE TO GO ON RECORD THAT
RIGHT NOW, I'M SITTIN' NAKED

ON THE HEMISPHERE FLAG, AND
I'M SCRATCHIN' MY BALLS WITH

A COPY OF YOUR CONSTITUTION,
OR YOUR CATECHISM, OR

WHATEVER THE HELL YOU CALL IT.
HELLO?

HARK-- SOUNDS OF LIFE.
JENSEN, WHERE YOU BEEN?

I CALLED FOR DAYS.
DON'T YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE?

WHAT?
WHAT'S BEEN GOIN' ON?

WHERE WERE YA ALL THIS TIME?
LOOK, I CAN'T HEAR YA-- I'M--

YOU SEE THE ASSASSINATION?
YEAH-- YEAH, I-I SAW THAT.

ALL RIGHT-- GET THE
NEXT FLIGHT BACK TO MEGAVILLE.

I GOTTA SEE YA
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

OKAY, NOW, I CAN HEAR YOU,
BUT, UH, THERE'S, UH--

THIS GODDAMN SPHERE
BULLSHIT-- I DON'T KNOW

IF YOU STILL HEAR ME,
BUT I'LL SEE YA TOMORROW.

[ MUSIC ]

SO, WE'RE FINALLY
GETTING OUT OF HERE.

DON'T EVEN THINK OF CUTTING
OUT ON ME AGAIN, JENSEN.

I KNOW A FEW THINGS ABOUT YOU.
LIKE WHAT?

LIKE I'M HARBORING A DESERTER?

SO, YOU KNOW.
I CAN'T TAKE YOU.

THIS WAS A CIVIL WAR,
GODDAMN IT!

THEY'RE GONNA EXECUTE ME.
THAT'S NOT FOR ME

TO DETERMINE-- I'M SORRY.
I WASN'T GONNA BLOW UP A

VILLAGE FULL OF INNOCENT PEOPLE
JUST BECAUSE HIGH COMMAND

THOUGHT THEY WERE
HIDING SOME ACTIVISTS.

LOOK, I'VE GOT FRIENDS
IN MEGAVILLE.

I CAN GET YOU MORE MONEY--
FIVE HUNDRED, EVEN MORE.

OUR AIRPLANE LEAVES
IN 15 MINUTES...

WITHOUT YOUR SUITCASE.

MEGAVILLE AIRLINES
FLIGHT 83 NOW ARRIVING GATE 4.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA
DO NOW, JENSEN?

THIS WILL GET YOU THROUGH
SECURITY-- NO ONE EVER

QUESTIONS A CKS BADGE.
I'M IMPRESSED.

I DON'T WANNA KNOW
WHERE YOU FOUND THAT.

MR. DUPRELL, HE'S TAKING
THE DESERTER TO THE AIRPORT.

MR. DUPRELL!
INTERCEPT THEM.

NO!
IT'S YOUR DECISION,

MR. DUPRELL, BUT IF YOU LET THE
SUBJECT GET OUT OF OUR RANGE--

AS YOU SAID,
IT IS MY DECISION.

WELCOME TO MEGAVILLE AIRPORT.
YOU ARE IN PARKING

STRUCTURE SIX, LEVEL THREE.
HAVE A NICE DAY.

WE HAVE A LITTLE
JOKE IN MEGAVILLE.

HOW DO YOU SPOT A CKS SPY?
HE'S THE GUY ON THE ROAD

DOIN' THE SPEED LIMIT.
PRETTY LAME, I KNOW, BUT IT

SURE AS SHIT APPLIED TO PALINOV.
TALK ABOUT SLOW.

THERE'S A FUCKIN' BROADCAST
TOWER LODGED BETWEEN HIS EARS,

AND HE NEVER EVEN
REACHED FOR AN ASPIRIN.

WHEN HE DID, IT WAS TOO LATE.

[ MUSIC ]

[ MUSIC ]

[ MUSIC ]

[ MUSIC ]

SO, DO YOU KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE, AS FAR AS--

DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
I'VE GOT FRIENDS HERE.

OKAY.

FORGET ABOUT IT.
A DEAL'S A DEAL.

IT'S YOUR MONEY.
YEAH, WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW.

YEAH, WELL, UNTIL YOU
SEE YOUR FRIENDS, YOU KNOW?

YOU'RE NOT HALF AS MUCH
OF AN ASSHOLE AS I THOUGHT.

AH, MEGAVILLE,
LAND OF MEGA LISTS,

MEGA BUCKS, MEGLAMANIA.

LOOK WHO DUPRELL SENT
TO STRIKE A DEAL WITH.

HOW WAS THE LAND OF
THE CAST IRON SPHINCTER?

THE USUAL.
MUST'VE BEEN

BETTER THAN THAT.
YOU WERE THERE TEN DAYS

WITHOUT CALLIN' BACK.
WAS IT TEN DAYS?

I HAD TO GET A NEW GUY
TO SATURDAY NIGHT THE PRESIDENT.

[ SIGH ]
RIGHT IN FRONT OF

THE GODDAMN AUTO CAM.
JANITOR WATCHIN' IT--

REAL SLOPPY WORK.
OUR CLIENT HAS A WAY TO

MAKE THE GUY IN THE MANSION
FORGET WHAT HE SAW.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE WAY TO,

HOW SHOULD WE SAY,
TRAMBLE UP THE CONSEQUENCE.

NOW THAT WE HAVE
CORPORATE BACKING, UH,

WELL, I FEEL AS THOUGH
I DESERVE AN EXECUTIVE POSITION.

LET ME THE EXECUTING,
IF YOU FOLLOW MY DRIFT.

I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT?

THE GUY WHO ONCE WALKED
INTO A HOUSE, SHOT THE GUY,

HIS WIFE, AND TWO KIDS
NOW GIVES ME "I DON'T KNOW?"

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED
TO YOU OUT THERE?

DID YOU FALL IN LOVE?
I THOUGHT WE HAD

THIS BIG PLAN TO INTRODUCE
DREAM-A-LIFE TO THE SPHERE?

THE DISTRIBUTION OF D.A.L.
IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE.

OUR CLIENTS ARE TOO SCATTERED.
THE CKS CRACKDOWNS

ARE TOO FREQUENT.
WE'D LOSE EVERYTHING

BEFORE WE HAD A CONNECTION
WITH ENOUGH PULL TO LOOP US

AROUND THE ADMINISTRATION.
THE DEMAND

FOR MEDIA IS GROWING.
THE SPHERE IS READY

FOR DREAM-A-LIFE.

THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT--
IDYLLIC PENISITUDE.

EVERY COMPANY IN TOWN HAS
TO INVADE THE CELESTIAL WOMB

AS A TESTIMONY TO THEIR
CORPORATE SWORDSMANSHIP.

MEANWHILE, PALLADIAN
LAUNCHES A TAKEOVER

AND SWALLOWS UP THE COMPANY.
HMM-- INCLUDING THE

NEWLY ERECTED GLASS DICKS.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY SHOULDA

BUILT BIG GLASS HANDS ON
THE BOTTOMS OF THESE THINGS.

BUT, GOD BLESS MEGAVILLE.

CLEAN UP AFTER THAT MURDER.
MAKE SURE THAT

JANITOR DON'T TALK.

[ MUSIC ]

YES.
MR. DUPRELL,

I JUST MET NEWMAN.
VERY GOOD.

MAINTAIN JENSEN'S ALLIANCE.
WHEN THIS ASSIGNMENT IS OVER,

I'D LIKE TO MEET THIS JENSEN
AND PERSONALLY SPIT IN HIS FACE.

I WOULD PREFER IT
IF YOU COULD RESTRAIN

YOUR EMOTIONS DURING
THIS MISSION, MR. PALINOV.

HE KILLED
TWO SLEEPING CHILDREN.

WHAT ABOUT
THE FEMALE TRAITOR?

SHE WAS GONE WHEN
I GOT BACK TO THE HOTEL.

I SEE.
CARRY ON.

HE'S LYING ABOUT THE FEMALE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I WOULD CALL

HAVING HIM STABILIZED.
YOU REALIZE, DR. VOGEL,

THAT PALINOV IS SLIPPING.
OUR PLANS FOR DREAM-A-LIFE ARE

IN STALEMATE UNTIL WE CAN BRIEF
HIM ON OUR FULL INTENTIONS.

Taylor: HOW YA DOIN'?
LET'S TALK, HUH?

[ TIRES SQUEALING ]

[ CAR HONKING ]

[ MUSIC ]

[ MUSIC ]

HA!
WHEW!

BEEN A LITTLE PROBLEM
GETTING A HOLD OF YOU.

HATE TO THINK YOU WOULD
JUST DISAPPEAR WITH MY MONEY.

HATE TO THINK THAT.
DON'T YOU HATE TO THINK THAT?

HE HATES TO THINK THAT, TOO.
OH, YEAH?

WELL, TELL HIM TO
STOP THINKIN' SO MUCH.

AH.

HA-HA-HA.
I LIKE YOU.

YOU'RE FUNNY.
I LIKE YOU,

AND YOU'RE FUNNY.

[ SIGH ]

MAYBE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
UH, I REALLY WANT A PART

OF THE DREAM-A-LIFE DEAL.
SO, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU, UM...

ANOTHER 24 HOURS.
IF YOU WANNA LIVE LONGER,

GET ME THE DEAL, OKAY?

WELCOME TO NEW HORIZON MOTEL.
WE HOPE YOU HAVE

A PLEASANT STAY WITH US.
ALL OUR ROOMS FEATURE

MAGNIFYING MAKEUP MIRRORS,
ADJUSTABLE KING SIZE BEDS,

AND ELECTRIC BLANKETS
IN CASE YOU WANT TO TURN THAT

AIR CONDITIONING UP ALL THE WAY.
song: IF YOU

HAVE TO TAKE A REST
AND YOU WANT THE VERY BEST

NEW HORIZON HELPS THE BEST
TO GET THE PROBLEM

OFF YOUR CHEST
AND HE CAME TO

THE MASTER, AND HE SAID,
"YOU HAVE GIVEN ME

"FIVE TALENTS OF GOLD, AND
"I HAVE MADE FIVE TALENTS MORE."

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UNBELIEVABLE VALUE, PRICED AT--

WITH DREAM-A-LIFE,
YOU CAN BE THE HERO IN A

THRILLING WILD WEST ADVENTURE,
THE OBJECT OF CONSUMMATE DESIRE

IN AN HISTORIC ROMANCE,
OR THE POWERFUL EXECUTIVE OF

A MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATION.
TAKE A VACATION FROM YOURSELF.

DREAM-A-LIFE IS
AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS

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DON'T MISS THIS
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FOR THESE GREAT SAVINGS.
OPERATORS ARE STANDING BY

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CALL 1-500-DAL-SAVE.

THAT'S 1-500-DAL-SAVE.

[ MUSIC ]

WE ARE WITNESSING A MOMENT
OF DISTURBANCE, MR. DUPRELL.

LOOKS LIKE PSYCHO
STIMULATION INTERFERENCE,

SIMILAR TO OUR EXPERIMENT.
THERE ISN'T ANYTHING I CAN DO.

[ MUSIC ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

IT WOULD SEEM THIS
EXPERIMENT HAS COME TO

A MOST UNFORTUNATE CONCLUSION.
HELLER!

SIR.
SEND A SPECIAL OPERATIVE

TO MEGAVILLE AND
HAVE HIM INTERCEPTED.

MR. DUPRELL,
I ADVISE AGAINST

TERMINATING THIS PROJECT.

REGARDLESS OF THE GRAPHIC
VIOLENCE IN THESE SCENES,

JOURNALISTIC RESPONSIBILITY
NECESSITATES THAT WE INFORM

OUR AUDIENCE REPEATEDLY
OF THIS HISTORICAL EVENT,

RECORDED COLD AND ACCURATE
BY AN AUTO CAM PROGRAMMED

TO KEEP ITS LENS ON
THE PRESIDENT'S FACE.

[ KNOCKING ]

TO WIN CASH ON JACKPOT BINGO,
YOU MUST HAVE BLACKOUT BINGO.

THAT MEANS EVERY NUMBER ON
YOUR CARD HAS TO HAVE BEEN

CALLED DURING TODAY'S GAME,
AND YOUR CARD

SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS.
[ KNOCKING ]

ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR CARD
COMPLETELY BLACKED OUT,

IF YOU ARE THE FIRST
PERSON TO CALL IN WITH--

SHIT.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

I'M OKAY.
YOU'RE BLEEDING

OUT OF YOUR EARS.
IT'S-- NO, I'M--

I HAVE A HEADACHE.
I'VE SEEN

YOUR HEADACHES BEFORE.
GET-GET OUT.

I'M ONLY TRYING TO HELP.
I KNOW, AND I

APPRECIATE THAT, BUT, UH,
YOU-YOU DON'T WANT TO.

YOU DON'T-- YOU CAN'T ASSOCIATE
YOURSELF WITH ME, RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, OKAY-- FINE.
I'LL JUST BE GOING, THEN.

WHAT IS IT?
NOTHING.

IT'S JUST THAT
YOU SHOULDN'T BE ALONE.

NOBODY SHOULD.
GO ON-- GET OUTTA HERE.

[ MUSIC ]

AND HOW ARE WE TO KNOW
IF THE KREUGER DEVICE

IS EVEN OPERATIONAL?

THAT'S JUST THE POINT.
WE DON'T.

BUT, IF WE DISCHARGE HIM NOW,
THE EXPERIMENT WILL END,

NOT JUST WITH PALINOV,
BUT FOR ALL TIME.

THIS IS BEN JOHNSON
REPORTING LIVE, ONCE AGAIN,

FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL MANSION.
WITH ME IS MR. VARGAS,

WHO'S THE CARETAKER ON
THE PROPERTY HERE AND ACTUALLY

WITNESSED THIS TRAGIC EVENT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, MR. VARGAS

IS ON THE DREAM-A-LIFE THERAPY
FOR SHOCK DISORDER,

A THERAPY ACTUALLY
DEVELOPED BY DR. SKUTNIK.

MR. VARGAS, WHAT CAN YOU TELL
US ABOUT THE ASSASSINATION...

OF THE PRESIDENT?
Dr. Skutnik: AS YOU CAN SEE,

BEN, MR. VARGAS IS STILL
SUFFERING TREMENDOUS EMOTIONAL

ANXIETY FROM THE SHOCK.
YOU USE DREAM-A-LIFE

IN YOUR THERAPY, DOCTOR.
AND, WELL, WASN'T IT

PRESIDENT HUGHES WHO
WAS ACTUALLY TRYING TO WARN

THE MEGAVILLE VIEWING AUDIENCE
ABOUT DREAM-A-LIFE

WHEN HE WAS KILLED?
I DON'T THINK HE WAS

WARNING PEOPLE AGAINST
DREAM-A-LIFE PER SE.

BUT, WHAT THE LATE PRESIDENT
RATHER WAS DOING,

WAS CAUTIONING CONSUMERS
THEY MUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS

ON THE D.A.L. PACKAGE.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
AFTER THESE MESSAGES.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

MR. DUPRELL?
MR. DUPRELL, IT'S ME.

YES, MR. PALINOV.
SIR, I'M CONVINCED THAT

THE PRESIDENT'S MURDER'S
GOT SOMETHING TO DO

WITH DREAM-A-LIFE.
AND NEWMAN?

I THINK HE'S TIED TO THE
ASSASSINATION, AS WELL, SIR,

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHY.
I WANT TO KNOW NEWMAN'S

PLANS FOR DREAM-A-LIFE.
WELL, HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY.

BUT, IF I CAN FIND OUT
WHAT HIS CONNECTION IS

TO THE ASSASSINATION--
YOU ARE NOT TO

CONCERN YOURSELF WITH
MEGAVILLE'S INTERNAL PROBLEMS.

GO BACK TO
MR. NEWMAN, IMMEDIATELY.

I'M SORRY, SIR.
I-I CAN'T DO THAT UNTIL I KNOW

WHAT HE'S TRYING TO COVER UP.

YOU CAN TELL
HE WASN'T THE SAME.

JENSEN NEVER
SAT THIS STILL UNLESS

HE WAS LINING UP CROSSHAIRS.
I FIGURED I'D HAVE TO

STAY ON TOP OF HIM.

[ LAUGHTER ]
MAYBE THAT JANITOR

WAS TRAUMATIZED INTO
A STATE OF CATATONIC BLISS.

IN THAT CASE,
WHY CLEAN UP AFTER HIM?

I THINK WE'D BOTH
FEEL BETTER, IF YOU JUST

DID YOUR JOB, RIGHT NOW.

INCREASING THE OUTPUT
SHOULD CREATE ENOUGH

OF AN OVERLOAD TO MELT
THE SUPERFICIAL NERVES AND

RESTORE THE MONITORING UNIT.
WON'T THAT BE DANGEROUS?

I HARDLY RECOMMEND THAT
ANYONE ELECTS TO HAVE THE

TOP OF THEIR BRAIN BURNED AWAY.

HIGHER.

MOVE THAT DIAL HIGHER.

[ MUMBLING ]

[ MUSIC ]

MMM.
WE'RE ALREADY AT

TWICE THE SAFE MAXIMUM.
INCREASE THE OUTPUT.

NO.
ANOTHER INCREASE COULD

LITERALLY BLOW UP HIS BRAIN.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO

FIND YOURSELF THE SUBJECT OF
MY EXPERIMENT, YOU WILL GET

THAT CRETAN UNDER CONTROL.
IT'S NOT THE LEVEL OF OUTPUT.

IT'S THE SUBJECT HIMSELF.
HE MIGHT BE LOSING

HIS EGO TO JENSEN.

MR. DUPRELL, THE KREUGER
DEVICE AND MONITORING UNIT

ARE FUNCTIONING, AGAIN.

[ EXPLOSIONS ]
HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE.

THEY WILL DIE BRAVE MEN.
COWARDS!

WHERE IS HE GOING?
WHAT IS HE DOING THERE?

HEY, I'M NOT GONNA HURT YA.
I JUST WANNA FIND OUT

ABOUT THE ASSASSINATION.
GIVE THAT BACK.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
I AM EMPEROR OF THE WORLD.

I'M SUPPOSED TO KILL YOU!
GODDAMMIT!

I-- GOD, YOU SAW
THE PRESIDENT MURDERED.

YOU WERE STANDING RIGHT THERE!
YOU'RE THE ONLY WITNESS.

I'M A JANITOR.
YOU GOTTA TELL THE TRUTH.

JUST, UH, GIVE ME A MINUTE
OF PEACE TO FINISH MY BATTLE.

I'M-I'M UNDERGOING
A VERY DELICATE TREATMENT.

THERE'S ANOTHER
TREATMENT WAITING FOR YOU,

IF YOU DON'T HURRY UP.
OH, GOD-- NO, YOU CAN'T.

UGH!
GOD!

NO EXCUSES, JENSEN.

MR. PALINOV, CALM DOWN.
EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT.

I FEEL - I FEEL IT'S UP TO
THE CKS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THE INVESTIGATION.
THE CKS HAS NO

JURISDICTION TO INVESTIGATE
A MURDER IN MEGAVILLE.

BESIDES, WE SENT YOU THERE
FOR A VERY DIFFERENT PURPOSE.

DO YOU HAVE
JURISDICTION FOR THAT?

I SEE THAT YOUR VISIT
TO MEGAVILLE HAS ALREADY

AFFECTED YOUR SENSE OF HONOR.
IF YOU PERSIST IN DELAYING

YOUR ASSIGNED MISSION--
TELL ME WHAT

MY ASSIGNED MISSION IS!
YOUR INFORMATION IS

ON A NEED TO KNOW BASIS.
IF YOU DON'T COOPERATE,

I SHALL BRING YOU
BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATION

ON CHARGES OF HIGH TREASON!
I'D BE VERY SURPRISED

IF ANY OF THIS HAS EVER BEEN
APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.

I HAVE SOMEONE
YOU SHOULD TALK WITH.

[ MUSIC ]
RAYMOND?

MOTHER?
RAYMOND,

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED.
I AM SO VERY DISAPPOINTED.

OH, RAYMOND,
I WAS SO PROUD OF YOU.

WHAT HAPPENED?
IS IT BECAUSE

I WANTED THIS FOR YOU?
IS THIS WHY YOU--

NO, IT'S-IT'S
MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.

I-I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I FIND OUT.
FIND OUT WHAT?

WHAT-WHAT DO YOU
NEED TO FIND OUT?

J-JUST ASK-- ASK ME.

OR, DON'T YOU TRUST ME?
IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF TRUST.

OF COURSE, I TRUST YOU.
HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY KNOW

WHAT IT IS THAT I HAVE
TO UNDERSTAND FOR MYSELF?

NO, RAYMOND-- PLEASE?
NO, YOU-YOU DON'T

WANNA UNDERSTAND.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN

I DON'T WANT TO?
YOU WOULD BE--

MR. PALINOV, YOUR MOTHER
MISSES YOU VERY MUCH.

I KNOW-- I-I'M SORRY, SIR.
I KNOW.

YOU JUST WANNA COME BACK HOME.
NO, THERE-THERE'S SOMETHING

VERY WRONG WITH WHAT
I'M DOING IN MEGAVILLE.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
AN OFFICER OF THE LAW.

MR. DUPRELL, I NEED YOUR HELP.
CERTAINLY.

AS SOON AS YOU SET UP
A TRANSACTION WITH NEWMAN.

TELL HIM YOU HAVE
AN EXCLUSIVE CUSTOMER FOR

DREAM-A-LIFE IN THE HEMISPHERE.

I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU,
KIDDO, VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED.

STOP BEING
SO FUCKIN' PATERNAL.

ALL RIGHT.
I JUST DON'T KNOW, KIDDO.

YOU SEEM TO BE A DIFFERENT
PERSON EVERY FIVE MINUTES.

LET'S JUST DEAL DREAM-A-LIFE.
I GOT SOME MAJOR PLAYERS

BACK IN THE SPHERE.
THEY WANT EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT.

THE ONLY PEOPLE
BACK IN THE SPHERE WHO

CAN AFFORD EVERYTHING WE GOT
IS THE FUCKIN' ADMINISTRATION.

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?
YOU CAN'T SPOT

A CKS TRAP THIS OBVIOUS?
PFFT.

HA-HA-HA.
MOVE.

I GOT GOOD NEWS FOR YA.
UH-HUH.

NEWMAN DROPPED
LINEUP ON THE DEAL.

D.A.L. IS ALL YOURS.
JUST LIKE THAT?

JUST LIKE THAT.
YOU GIVE YOURSELF A LOT

OF CREDIT TO THINK YOU CAN
OUTSMART SOMEONE LIKE ME.

MAYBE SHE'LL BELIEVE YOU.

SO, WHAT-- IS THIS
WHACKED OUT LETTER GIRL

SUPPOSED TO AMUSE ME?
LET ME PUT THIS IN A WAY

EVEN YOU CAN UNDERSTAND.
IF YOU FUCK WITH ME, SHE'S DEAD.

IT'D BE A SHAME TO LET
SOMETHIN' LIKE THIS GO TO WASTE.

THEN AGAIN, SHE WAS NEVER
THAT ALIVE WITH ME ANYWAY.

[ GRUNTING ]

[ MUSIC ]

[ MUSIC ]

YOU ENJOYED THAT,
YOU BASTARD, DIDN'T YOU?

AT LEAST
I GOT YOU OUTTA THERE.

YEAH, MAYBE I WAS BETTER
OFF BACK THERE WITH YOUR PALS.

WELL, YOU WANNA GO BACK?

WHAT THE HELL
IS IT WITH YOU ANYWAY?

WITH ME?
YEAH, IT'S LIKE YOU'RE NOT--

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
IT'S GOT NOTHIN'

TO DO WITH YOU, ALL RIGHT?
WHAT THE HELL IS IT?

I'M NOT WHO I THINK YOU AM.
MY NAME IS RAYMOND PALINOV.

I'M ONLY IMPERSONATING JENSEN.
OF ALL THE SHIT.

NO, GODDAMN IT-- THE CKS,
THEY MADE ME AN OPERATIVE.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO INVOLVE YOU,
AND I'M SORRY.

IF YOU'RE WITH THE CKS,
THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU ARREST ME

BACK AT THE SPHERE?
I WASN'T AFTER YOU.

THE CKS IS AFTER EVERYONE.
YOU WATCHDOGS JUST CAN'T WAIT

FOR SOMEONE TO FALL OUT OF LINE.
PROTECTIVE SUPERVISION--

PLAIN AND SIMPLE,
IT'S STATE TERRORISM.

IS THAT SOMETHING YOU LEARNED
FROM YOUR MEGAVILLE FRIENDS?

I DON'T NEED ANYBODY TO
TELL ME THAT THE WORLD WOULD BE

A BETTER PLACE WITHOUT THE CKS.
LIKE IT IS MEGAVILLE--

WHAT IS SO GODDAMN PERFECT
ABOUT THIS PLACE?

NO, NOT LIKE MEGAVILLE
AND MAYBE NOT PERFECT, EITHER,

BUT IT COULD BE
JUST A LITTLE BETTER.

A PERPETUAL DREAMER YOU ARE.

[ TIRES SQUEALING ]
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

SOMEBODY WAS GONNA
SURPRISE ME.

[ TIRES SQUEALING ]

[ MUSIC ]

YOU SURE DO KNOW
YOUR WAY AROUND TOWN,

CONSIDERING YOU'VE ONLY
BEEN HERE A COUPLE OF DAYS.

[ PHONE RINGING ]
HELLO.

MR. NEWMAN,
IT'S MR. PALLADIAN FOR YOU.

PLEASE HOLD.
Palladian: NEWMAN,

FORGET JENSEN FOR A MOMENT.
WE HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM

WITH OUR PLASTIC SURGEON.
WELL, LITTLE PROBLEMS

ARE MY SPECIALTY.
THE DOCTOR'S GETTING

TO BE VERY UNREASONABLE.
HE'S TRYING TO BLACKMAIL ME.

LISTEN, CAN YOU PAY HIM A
HOUSE CALL AND APOLOGIZE FOR ME?

I'M ALREADY THERE.

[ KNOCKING ]

WHERE'S PALLADIAN?
TAKE IT EASY, DR. SKUTNIK.

YOU MIGHT HURT YOURSELF.
AND WHY NOT?

IT'D SAVE YOU THE TROUBLE,
RIGHT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
PUT YOUR HANDS UP-- UP!

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

HA-HA.
WHY DID YOU COME

INSTEAD OF PALLADIAN?
HE'S A BUSY MAN.

HE SAID HE'LL STOP BY LATER,
IF HE COULD.

AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT HERE?
I'M GONNA HAVE TO

FIND OUT BY MYSELF.
AHEM.

LOOK, DR. SKUTNIK,
I'M NOT GONNA TOUCH YOU,

BUT MY ARMS ARE
GETTING TIRED UP HERE.

CAN I PUT THEM DOWN?
PUT 'EM ON.

NOT MY SIZE.
[ GUNSHOT ]

WOULDN'T BE TOO SPORTING
AT THIS RANGE.

HA-HA.
SO, I'LL GET

WITH YOU A LITTLE LATER.

DR. SKUTNIK!
DR. SKUTNIK--

DR. SKUTNIK?
STAND BACK!

I SAID, "STAND BACK!"

[ PHONE RINGING ]

YEAH.
TAKING A TRIP, MR. PALINOV?

HOW DO YOU KNOW
I'M IN THIS CAR?

WE KNOW MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
MR. PALINOV,

I'M GIVING YOU ONE
LAST CHANCE TO SAVE YOURSELF.

GET OUT OF YOUR... SITUATION
AND SETTLE THE DEAL WITH NEWMAN.

GIVE HIM WHATEVER HE WANTS.
YEAH, WELL, NEWMAN ISN'T

INTERESTED IN DREAM-A-LIFE,
AND HE WON'T MAKE

ANY DEALS WITH ME.
THEN, YOU'LL HAVE

TO MAKE IT IRRESISTIBLE.
TELL HIM THE CKS

WILL BUY DREAM-A-LIFE.
MR. PALINOV?

MR. PALINOV, ANSWER ME.
NEWMAN WON'T GO

FOR CKS INVOLVEMENT.
WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED DURING

MY EXAMINATION WITH DR. VOGEL?
FIRST, MAKE

CONTACT WITH NEWMAN.
HE'LL MAKE THE DEAL.

EVERYBODY IN MEGAVILLE
THINKS THE CKS IS CORRUPT.

YEAH, I'M
BEGINNING TO SEE WHY.

[ DIAL TONE ]

MR.-- MR.-- HOLD ON.
MR. DUPRELL!

PALINOV WILL REALIZE
THE CONSEQUENCES OF

BETRAYING HIS GOVERNMENT!

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
STOP IT-- STOP IT!

MRS. PALINOV!
GET-GET HER UNDER SEDATION.

HERE-- PLEASE?
NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

MR. DUPRELL, YOU SAID YOU
NEEDED MY SON ONLY A FEW DAYS.

THAT BASTARD IS JEOPARDIZING
ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY!

YOU LIED, MR. DUPRELL!
YOU SAID MY SON WOULDN'T

EVEN REMEMBER ANY OF THIS.
OH!

GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE.

[ TIRES SQUEALING ]

[ PHONE RINGING ]

WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?
DR. SKUTNIK,

I NEED SOME ANSWERS.
YOU WANT SOME ANSWERS?

WELL, I WANT SOME ANSWERS.
WHY HAS PALLADIAN SENT

ALL YOU GUYS AFTER ME?
THEY'RE NOT AFTER YOU.

IT'S GOT SOMETHIN' TO DO WITH
NEWMAN, BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

YOU CAN'T FOOL ME.
CAN DREAM-A-LIFE BE

PUT INSIDE THE BRAIN?
HOW WOULD-- I--

YOU DEVELOPED D.A.L.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO IMPLANT IT SO

SOMEONE DOESN'T KNOW HE HAS IT?
WHY WOULD ANYBODY

WANNA DO THAT?
I MEAN, EVERYBODY

LOVES DREAM-A-LIFE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO FORCE

A FANTASY LIFE ON PEOPLE.
WHAT IF IT'S NOT A FANTASY?

WHAT IF SOMEONE
WANTS TO MAKE YOU THINK THAT

YOU'RE SOMEONE ELSE, WITHOUT
EVEN KNOWING IT'S BEING DONE?

WELL, SURE, IT'S POSSIBLE.
WELL, YES.

OF COURSE, IT'S POSSIBLE
GIVEN A CERTAIN SET OF--

WAIT A MINUTE.
OH, NO-NO-NO-NO.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET ME.
PALLADIAN'S TRYING

TO GET RID OF ME!
I DON'T WORK FOR PALLADIAN!

HE WANTS D.A.L.
ALL FOR HIMSELF!

IF IT WASN'T FOR ME, THAT
WITNESS WOULD'VE EXPOSED HIM!

THAT WITNESS ISN'T
GONNA EXPOSE ANYBODY NOW,

WITH OR WITHOUT DREAM-A-LIFE.
THE ONLY GREAT THING YOU'VE DONE

IS ALLOW PALLADIAN TO GET AWAY
WITH MURDERING THE PRESIDENT!

GET IN THE CAR!
GET IN!

PUT IT AROUND YOUR WRIST.
GO ON-- DO AS I SAY.

PUT THE OTHER ONE
ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

DREAM-A-LIFE IS
A GREAT GIFT FOR MANKIND.

[ TIRES SQUEALING ]

[ PHONE RINGING ]
AH.

[ PHONE RINGING ]

[ CRYING ]

HE'S STILL NOT ANSWERING.
WILL SOMEONE STOP THAT

WOMAN'S INCESSANT HOWLING?
I FEEL AS IF I'M INSIDE

A DAMN SLAUGHTERHOUSE.
WE'LL NEED HER PRESENCE HERE

WHEN WE REESTABLISH
COMMUNICATION WITH THE SUBJECT.

DO YOU SERIOUSLY
THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN?

INCREASE THE OUTPUT TO MAXIMUM.

HELLER, INCREASE THE OUTPUT.
HELLER, DON'T.

HELLER, INCREASE THE OUTPUT.

MR. HELLER, YOU ARE
AWARE OF THE PUNISHMENT

FOR DISOBEYING A DIRECT ORDER.
WE CAN CONTACT THE SUBJECT.

DON'T TREAT ME
LIKE A FOOL, DOCTOR.

HE WON'T ANSWER THE PHONE.
WE CAN'T MAKE HIM

FOLLOW ANY OF OUR ORDERS.
THAT ELECTRONIC PLACEBO OF YOURS

COULD DO ONLY TWO THINGS.
IT CAN LET US

WATCH HIM DISOBEY US,
OR IT CAN KILL HIM.

WE CAN TALK TO HIM
THROUGH THE KREUGER DEVICE.

THROUGH AN AUDITORY SENSOR
IN THE BRAIN,

WE CAN COMMUNICATE
DIRECTLY TO PALINOV.

WHY DIDN'T
WE USE THAT BEFORE?

BECAUSE IT WILL GRADUALLY
STOP THE FLOW OF OXYGEN

TO HIS BRAIN.
HMM.

GIVE ME THAT!
OH, NO, MR. DUPRELL.

IF THIS IS GOING TO WORK AT ALL,
HE MUST NOT BE

OVERLY INTIMIDATED.
MRS. PALINOV?

YOUR SON WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK WITH YOU.

RAYMOND?
RAYMOND?

RAYMOND, IT'S ME.
RAYMOND, TALK TO ME.

YES, MOM.
I'M ALMOST READY.

RAYMOND, PLEASE TALK TO ME.
RAYMOND, YOU HAVE TO--

MOTHER?
YES.

OH, RAYMOND,
I WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

I'M SO SORRY
IF I HURT YOU, RAYMOND.

YOU HAVE TO COME HOME.
THEY-THEY TELL ME THAT

THEY'RE BRINGING YOU HOME SOON,
AND YOU'LL GET BETTER.

GODDAMN, DUPRELL,
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' TO MY HEAD?

THERE'S NO CAUSE
FOR ALARM, MR. PALINOV.

THERE IS A DEVICE IN YOUR BRAIN
THAT ENABLES ME TO COMMUNICATE

WITH YOU SINCE YOU INSIST
ON NOT ANSWERING THE PHONE.

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO THIS.
IF YOU COOPERATE,

MR. PALINOV, YOU WILL BE BACK
IN THE HEMISPHERE

BY TOMORROW EVENING.
WILL YOU COOPERATE?

COOP-- FIRST, YOU TELL ME
WHAT YOU DID TO MY HEAD--

EVERYTHING!
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE

IN ANY POSITION TO BARGAIN.
YOU PUT SOME KIND OF

DREAM-A-LIFE INSIDE ME,
DIDN'T YOU?

OUR DR. VOGEL REFERS TO IT
MORE SIMPLY AS A MEMORY IMPLANT.

I-I KNEW IT-- I KNEW IT!
I KNEW-- YOU PUT PART OF

JENSEN INSIDE MY BRAIN!
I KNEW IT!

GODDAMN YOU, DUPRELL!
I KNEW IT!

YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
YOU CAN STOP NOW.

HE'S DISABLED
THE KREUGER DEVICE, AGAIN.

THAT'S EASILY CORRECTED.
NO, THIS WON'T WORK AS LONG

AS THE KREUGER DEVICE IS OUT.
HE'LL SMASH HIS HEAD OPEN

BEFORE HE'LL GIVE IN.
WE HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER WAY.

WE ALREADY KNOW ABOUT NEWMAN.
WHY DON'T WE MAKE

THE DEAL WITH HIM DIRECTLY?
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SIR,
WHY DID YOU THINK

PALINOV COULD'VE DONE IT?

NO WONDER THE CKS MADE
PALINOV THE SACRIFICIAL LAMB.

DREAM-A-LIFE WAS
ONE HELL OF A GOLDEN EGG.

YOU ALMOST HAD TO FEEL SORRY
FOR THE GOOSE THAT

LAID IT AND THEN HAD IT
STOLEN OUT FROM UNDER HIM.

[ HONKING ]

THE PROBLEM IS, WITH COMPASSION,
IT'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR BALLS.

WAITIN' FOR ME?
DON'T GO AWAY.

[ PHONE RINGING ]
HELLO.

MR., UH, NEWMAN,
YOU DON'T KNOW ME, BUT

I'M OFFICER HELLER WITH THE CKS.
HA-- WHAT IS THIS--

A JOKE OR SOMETHING?
NO, IT ISN'T.

I AM THE PERSONAL SECRETARY
TO MR. DUPRELL,

DIRECTOR OF OUR AGENCY.
WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME.
THEY IMPLANTED PART OF

JENSEN'S MEMORY INTO MY BRAIN.

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YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
I'VE BEEN TO WORSE PLACES.

YOU HAVE FRIENDS
IN MEGAVILLE-- YOU SHOULD BE

WITH YOUR FRIENDS, RIGHT NOW.
JUST FORGET ABOUT MY FRIENDS.

IT WASN'T ALL THAT.
THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT NOW.

THINGS WITH
EVERYTHING ARE DIFFERENT.

I GOTTA GO BACK.
BACK TO MEGAVILLE?

HEMISPHERE.
THE CKS WILL NEVER

LET YOU OUT OF THERE ALIVE.
I DON'T CARE.

IF I CAN TAKE
ONE OF 'EM WITH ME,

IF I CAN BREAK THAT
NEAT LITTLE CHAIN,

IT'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WHO'S A

PERPETUAL DREAMER, NOW?
YOU CAN'T FIGHT THESE PEOPLE.

I KNOW-- THAT'S WHY
I LEFT THE FUCKIN' ARMY.

WELL, THAT DID
A LOT OF GOOD, RIGHT?

I MEAN, YOU REALLY THINK
YOU SAVED THAT VILLAGE

BY RUNNING AWAY?
COME ON-- THEY BLEW THE SHIT

OUT OF THOSE PEOPLE BEFORE YOU
COULD EVEN CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES.

WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?
I DON'T KNOW.

RUN AWAY TO MEGAVILLE.
PRETEND YOU MADE

THE LEAST BIT OF DIFFERENCE.
SAVE YOUR PINK LITTLE ASS.

LET THE REST
OF THE WORLD GO TO HELL.

I MEAN-- OH, I'M SORRY.

AND ACCEPT IT.
NOW, HOW I GONNA KNOW

THIS IS NOT A SETUP?
YOU ARE UNSATISFIED

WITH OUR OFFER.
I SUPPOSE I SHOULD TRY

MR. PALLADIAN DIRECTLY.
NO-NO,

THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.

MR. PALLADIAN DIRECTLY-- HA.

[ YAWNING ]
I HOPE I'M INTERRUPTING, HUH?

TOUCH HER AND I'LL KILL YOU.
[ GRUNTING ]

YOU SON OF A BITCH!
OH-- OH!

WHOA-- WHOA-- WHOA-- WHOA!
WHY DON'T YOU AND I

GO TALK A LITTLE BUSINESS
WHILE MY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

PLAYS WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND?
[ LAUGHTER ]

[ SIGH ]
[ LAUGHTER ]

WELL,
TOP OF THE MORNING, BOYS.

GLAD TO MEET YOU, MR. NEWMAN.
THE NAME IS TAYLOR.

YOUR, UH, JUNIOR PARTNER THERE
DOUBLE CROSSED ME.

SO, UH, I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU AND I-- I-I MEAN,

I WOULD LOVE TO HELP
SET UP D.A.L. IN THE SPHERE.

I MEAN, WITH MY CONNECTIONS.
HA-HA-HA.

GOTTA WATCH WHAT YOU
PICK UP IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

SOME OF IT'S LIKELY TO OOZE.

IT'S TWO AGAINST ONE,
MR. NEWMAN-- YOU CAN'T WIN.

I WON'T NEED YOU TO
SET UP D.A.L.,

BUT I COULD USE THE HELP
OF YOUR FRIEND HERE.

HOW WOULD YOU
LIKE A CAREER CHANGE?

[ LAUGHTER ]

THERE'S JUST NO LOYALTY
LEFT IN THIS WORLD.

COME ON, KID-- WE GOT WORK,
BIG STUFF, D.A.L. DISTRIBUTION.

I THOUGHT THAT
WASN'T POSSIBLE.

NOTHING EVER IS.
WHERE THERE'S A WILL...

SO THEY SAY.
EXCUSE MY LAPSE INTO

PLATITUDINAL EXTRAPOLATION.
WHY THE CHANGE?

YOU DO A COUPLE OF JOBS FOR
ME-- I'LL SELL DREAM-A-LIFE

TO MY GRANDMOTHER.
BUT FIRST,

WE GOTTA GET YOU BETTER.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "BETTER?"

RUMOR HAS IT THEY FUCKED
WITH YOUR BRAINS A LITTLE.

GOTTA GET YOU BACK TO MEGAVILLE
AND FIX YOU UP.

YOU KNOW DUPRELL?
I KNOW A

GOOD FUCKIN' DEAL-- HA.
LOOK, WE'RE SET UP TO SELL

DREAM-A-LIFE IN THE SPHERE
WITH INSURANCE BY THE CKS.

CKS WANTS TO
RUN THE BLACK MARKET?

THAT FITS RIGHT IN.
AND THAT'S WHERE

WE FIT IN, JENSEN.
I'M NOT JENSEN-- I'M PALINOV.

OH, WHATEVER-- ANYWAY,
YOU'RE COMIN' BACK WITH ME.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO THE FUCK I AM.

OBVIOUSLY, DUPRELL DIDN'T
TELL YOU EVERYTHING ABOUT ME.

MY NAME IS PALINOV, NOT JENSEN!
I'M ONLY IMPERSONATING

THAT DESPICABLE BASTARD!
OBVIOUSLY,

YOU MISSED SOMETHING!
JENSEN'S MEMORY

WAS REPLACED WITH PALINOV'S,
NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

I REALLY DON'T CARE WHAT
THEY DID TO JENSEN'S BRAIN.

YOU STILL DON'T GET IT.
HA-- YOU STUPID IDIOT.

YOU ARE JENSEN!
I SHOULD KNOW-- I'VE KNOWN YOU

SINCE BEFORE YOU WERE BORN.
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU

THAT I'M YOUR FATHER?
MY FATHER WAS A SOLIDER.

HE WON MEDALS,
AND HE DIED A HERO!

LOOK AT THAT LEG.
LOOK AT THAT FUCKIN' SCAR!

YOU DON'T REMEMBER
WHERE YOU GOT IT?

YOU GOT IT IN A PARKING LOT!
SOME KID BIT YOU IN THE LEG,

AND YOU ALMOST
KILLED HIM FOR IT!

PARKING LOT?
RIGHT.

I DREAMED THAT.
KIDDO, YOU DID THAT!

IT'S YOUR MIND TRYING
TO TELL YOU WHO YOU REALLY ARE!

HEY, GET HIM OFF ME!
[ GRUNTING ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

COME ON.

JENSEN, COME OUTTA THERE!
I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU.

YOU'RE WASTING BULLETS.
JUST TALK TO HIM.

I'LL GO AROUND THE BACK.
JENSEN, COME ON!

JUST TALK TO HIM.

JENSEN, IT'S NOT LIKE
I WANT YOU TO CALL ME DAD.

WE'VE GOT NOTHING
TO SAY TO EACH OTHER!

JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!

UGH!

JUST RELAX.

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE.
COME BACK TO MEGAVILLE WITH ME.

NO.
BOY, THEY REALLY

FUCKED YOU UP WITH THAT IMPLANT.
I'M GLAD THEY DID.

THIS IS GOING TO BE
VERY HARD FOR ME.

[ GUN CLICKING ]

THIS IS GONNA BE
VERY EASY FOR ME.

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DUPRELL?
DUPRELL!

I'M HERE.
WHY PALINOV?

PALINOV WAS THE MOST
SUBMISSIVE MAN WE COULD FIND.

WHERE IS HE?
HE'S SAFE.

SAFE?
YOU CAN TAKE SOLACE

IN KNOWING THAT THE MISSION
WAS SUCCESSFUL, MR. PALINOV

OR JENSEN...
WHICHEVER YOU ARE NOW.

I'LL SEE YOU BURN FOR THIS.
DON'T THINK THAT YOU'VE

INTIMATED ME IN THE SLIGHTEST.
WHY ARE YOU

SELLING DREAM-A-LIFE?

DREAM-A-LIFE WILL BE USED
TO SEDATE THE INSUBORDINATE

ELEMENTS OF OUR SOCIETY.
BY KEEPING MEDIA ILLEGAL,

WE CAN ENSURE THAT
DREAM-A-LIFE GETS INTO THE HANDS

OF THE CRIMINALS-- VERY SIMPLE.

[ GASPING ]
RAYMOND?

RAYMOND, ARE YOU THERE?
RAYMOND?

TALK TO ME, PLEASE, RAYMOND.
TALK TO ME, PLEASE, RAYMOND.

WHAT HAPPENED TWO WEEKS AGO
WHEN YOU DRAGGED ME TO

THAT UNSCHEDULED CHECK-UP?
RAYMOND-RAYMOND,

THEY LIED TO ME.
THE DEVICE IN YOUR HEAD

WILL KILL YOU.
YOU'VE GOT TO GET RID OF IT

BEFORE THEY SET IT OFF.
I ONLY WANTED

THE BEST FOR YOU, RAYMOND.
YOUR FATHER WOULD BE SO PROUD.

MOTHER?
YES, RAYMOND.

MY FATHER'S DEAD.

YOU ARE ALL LIARS!
YOU NEVER INTENDED FOR

MY SON TO COME BACK TO ME,
MY REAL SON!

YOU WANT YOUR SON BACK?
HELLER, GO GET HER SON.

BUT, MR. DUPRELL--
GET HIM!

MR. DUPRELL, IF YOU PERSIST
IN MAKING SOME CAUSTIC PARADE

OF MY LIFE'S WORK,
I WILL BE FORCED TO FILE

A FORMAL COMPLAINT
TO THE ADMINISTRATION

REGARDING THIS MATTER.
MY SON.

OH!

HE'S WITHOUT--
HE'S ALMOST DEAD.

AND IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE
HE MEETS HIS OTHER HALF.

[ RAPID BEEPING ]

OH-- OH!
OH, GOD!

OH, JEEZ.
AH-- AH-- AH-- OH!

[ RAPID BEEPING ]
AH!

NO!

KILL HER!

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UGH!

[ GASPING ]

I'M NOT PALINOV.
I'M NOT JENSEN.

I'M NOT EITHER-EITHER.
WHAT?

WE--
I'M SORRY.

I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

PALINOV WOULDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.

JENSEN WOULDN'T GIVE A SHIT.
BUT, YOU HAVE TO FIGHT BACK.

YOU CAN'T LET THESE PEOPLE
DO THIS TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE.

I JUST WANT IT
TO HAVE BEEN A DREAM.

DREAM IT AWAY.
YOU CAN'T DREAM SOMETHIN'

LIKE THE CKS AWAY.
YOU HAVE TO.

YOU CAN.

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UGH!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
TONIGHT, I WELCOME A MOST

INTERESTING SURPRISE GUEST
TO OUR SHOW.

I DON'T BELIEVE WHAT
I'M SEEING, MR. DUPRELL.

YOU-YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS.
I GUARANTEE, AFTER YOU HEAR

HIS TESTIMONY, THE WORLD AS
WE KNOW IT WILL NO LONGER BE

THE SAME.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

TONIGHT'S SURPRISE GUEST
TO THE TALK SHOW

WILL INTRODUCE HIMSELF.
HOW DID HE GET AWAY?

WHAT'S GOING ON THERE?
I MAY NOT KNOW WHO I AM,

DOUGLAS, BUT I DO KNOW
A FEW OTHER THINGS.

THIS IS A VERY
STRANGE-LOOKING NEWS BROADCAST.

EVERYTHING IS EXAGGERATED
IN MEGAVILLE.

I WAS SENT TO IMPERSONATE
A MEDIA DEALER BY THE NAME

OF JENSEN AND HELP CKS TAKE
CONTROL OF THE BLACK MARKET.

MR. DUPRELL, THERE IS
SOMETHING VERY WRONG HERE!

AH-- I'M TRYING TO HEAR
WHAT HE'S SAYING.

THAT'S A RATHER
OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENT.

HE CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING.
OW.

OH.
I HAVE PROOF OF ALL OF THAT

BACK IN MY HOTEL ROOM THAT
I KEEP ON A PERMANENT RENT

IN THE HEMISPHERE.
WHAT KIND OF PROOF?

I HAVE AN ARMY-ISSUED
SUITCASE FILLED WITH NOTES,

TAPES, AND VARIOUS DOCUMENTS
THAT WILL PROVE BEYOND A DOUBT

THAT THE CKS INTENDS ON
RUNNING THE BLACK MARKET.

MR. DUPRELL,
HOW COULD HE HAVE PROOF

AT THE HOTEL OF WHAT HE
DIDN'T KNOW WHEN HE WAS THERE?

WE'LL FIND OUT,
SOON AS WE GET THE SUITCASE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
MR. DUPRELL, YOU CAN'T--

GET THAT SUITCASE, RIGHT NOW!
YES, SIR.

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HELLER,
WHERE'S THAT SUITCASE?

THE SUITCASE IS DOWNSTAIRS
WITH SECURITY.

IT'LL BE ANOTHER
15 MINUTES TO CLEAR.

GET IT UP HERE, NOW--
RIGHT NOW!

MR. DUPRELL
WANTS THE SUITCASE, NOW.

NO, JUST GET IT UP HERE,
AND I MEAN RIGHT NOW.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
THIS IS AN ORDER!

[ MUSIC ]

OPEN IT.

[ EXPLOSION ]

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I GOT YA.

"THE MIND'S
"A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE,"

THEY USED TO SAY
IN THE OLD WORLD.

I'M INCLINED TO AGREE.
SHOW ME A CONTENTED LAB RAT,

AND I'LL SHOW YOU
A [ INDISTINCT] ROTTING

IN A PETRI DISH.
SO NOW, I'M BUSTIN' MY NUTS OUT

HERE, HOPIN' TO HELP THE KID.
HA-- WHAT ARE DADS FOR, ANYWAY?

I WISH WE COULD'VE SPENT
MORE TIME TOGETHER, YOU AND I.

[ GUNSHOT ]

OH.
[ LAUGHTER ]

OH, NO!

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