Out for Blood (1992) - full transcript
A lawyer's family is murdered by drug smugglers, and he is beaten and left for dead, but survives although in a coma. When he awakes he only has a partial memory of what happened. In order to find out the real story, he trains with a karate master and becomes a mysterious avenger known as "The Karate Man".
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IT'S GOTTA GO DOWN HOMEBOY.
YOU GOTTA DO IT.
LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING,
ASSHOLE.
ALL RIGHT, 50 BIG ONES THIS
WEEK ESSAY.
YEAH, WELL IT BETTER
BE THE END OF THIS WEEK, HOMES.
BE THE END OF THIS WEEK, HOMES.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
DIRT.
WHAT'D YOU SAY TO ME?
YOU WANT TO SHOOT ME?
HUH?
YEAH.
DO IT RIGHT.
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
[GUNSHOT]
[SCREAMS]
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WHERE IS HE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M GOING TO KILL HIM.
YOU CAN'T KILL A MAN
WHO'S ALREADY DEAD.
[GUNSHOTS]
COME ON, YOU WANT TO KILL ME?
COME ON!
COME ON!
[SCREAMING]
[GLASS BREAKING]
DIRT.
[POLICE SIRENS]
[POLICE SIRENS]
[DOORBELL]
[DOORBELL]
WAY TO GO.
YOU CAN DO HARD TIME
FOR BREAKING AND ENTERING
LIEUTENANT.
COPS DON'T DO TIME,
COUNSELOR.
THEY HAVE SMART LAWYERS...
ARE YOU A SMART LAWYER?
I'M A DAMN GENIUS.
I TALKED TO THE DEPARTMENT
PSYCHIATRIST THE OTHER DAY.
ADMITTING THERE'S A
PROBLEM, THAT'S THE FIRST STEP.
THEY'RE FOR HEADACHES.
I FEEL ONE COMING ON RIGHT NOW.
HE SAYS YOU CAN'T HAVE
'SELECTIVE AMNESIA' BECAUSE
THERE IS NO SUCH THING.
THAT'S IT?
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE?
IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE
I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?
THERE'S A WHOLE SET
OF ENCYCLOPEDIAS IN THERE IF
YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING.
HALF THE SHRINKS
IN THE WORLD DON'T
BELIEVE IN SELECTIVE AMNESIA.
THIS DOCTOR, THIS
PSYCHIATRIST, WHAT'S HIS
NAME?
DR. JAY MCCONNELL.
SOUTHWEST GENERAL.
YOU KNOW, I WAIT 15 MONTHS
FOR YOU GUYS TO FIND THE
ANIMALS THAT BUTCHERED MY
FAMILY AND YOUR STILL
CHECKING ME OUT.
YOU OUGHT TO ASK THE
DEPARTMENT SHRINK IF THEY
CAN CURE STUPID.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT A LARGE
SHIPMENT OF DRUGS COMES INTO
A PRIVATE BOAT WHERE YOUR
BOAT IS PARKED, YOUR ENTIRE
FAMILY IS WIPED OUT, BUT YET
YOU CAN'T I.D THE PERPS
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT SOME DAMN
AMNESIA THAT DOESN'T EXIST!
GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE!
OKAY, YOU GOT MY NUMBER, IF
YOU THINK OF ANYTHING,
GIMME A CALL.
IN A RELATED STORY,
AN UNKNOWN ASSAILANT KILLED A
DRUG DEAL AND TWO OTHER MEN
IN CRYSTAL BEACH LAST NIGHT.
SEVERAL PEOPLE SAW THE
SUSPECT INCLUDING THIS
HOMELESS WOMAN, WHO DECLINED
TO GIVE HER NAME.
I SEEN HIM.
THERE WAS BIG FIGHT AND HE
THREW THIS GUY OFF THE ROOF
AND, AND, THEN HE, HE, HE
DISAPPEARED.
HE DISAPPEARED.
HE'S A, A, HE'S A...
KARATE MAN.
YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT HE
IS, HE'S A KARATE MAN.
IF YOU HAVE ANY
INFORMATION PLEASE CALL
555-U-TIP
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WHAT ARE WE DOING?
I'VE HAD MY EYE ON
A CERTAIN PAINTING FOR A
COUPLE OF WEEKS.
COME TAKE A LOOK.
OH I UH, I FORGOT TO TELL
YOU.
YOUR DETECTIVE FRIEND PAID
ME A CALL.
SORRY MACK.
PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE
PERSONALITY.
POSSIBLE CLOSET SOCIOPATH.
TEN TO ONE HE'S ON THE TAKE.
THERE'S SOME BEAUTIFUL WORK
IN HERE.
THERE SURE IS.
[FOOTSTEPS]
DR. MCCONNELL.
YOU'VE BROUGHT A MYSTERIOUS
STRANGER TO JOANNA'S
REFLECTIONS.
JOANNA,
[CLEARS THROAT]
THIS IS MY VERY GOOD FRIEND,
JOHN DECKER.
JOANNA MONTAGNE.
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
[CHUCKLES]
I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU
SO QUIET JOHN.
HE'S A LAWYER.
HOW LOVELY!
ARE YOU RICH?
I SIMPLY ADORE WEALTHY
LAWYERS.
THEY'RE SO, RUTHLESS.
NOT RICH, BUT ABSOLUTELY
RUTHLESS.
[LAUGHS]
WELL, THAT'S A START.
SPEAKING OF 'RICH', I HOPE
YOU BROUGHT YOUR CHECKBOOK.
I'M JUST LOOKING AROUND.
OF COURSE DARLING.
BUT I HAVE A PARTICULAR
EXPENSIVE PIECE I WOULD LIKE
TO SHOW YOU RIGHT OVER HERE.
[FOOTSTEPS]
[FOOTSTEPS]
DO YOU LIKE IT?
YEAH I DO.
DO YOU PAINT?
MACK TOLD YOU TO SAY THAT.
NO.
WELL, I DON'T PAINT.
SORRY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET
THE ARTIST?
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
COME ON, TAKE A CHANCE.
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HIROSHI SAN.
THIS IS MR. DECKER.
HE ADMIRES YOUR WORK
VERY MUCH.
GO AHEAD,
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
I'M SORRY TO DISTURB
YOU HIROSHI SAN.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
[FOUNTAIN TRICKLING]
YOU WERE BECOMING INVISIBLE.
YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO SWALLOW YOUR KI AND
BECOME NOTHING.
YOU UNDERSTAND KI?
LET ME LOOK AT YOU.
WHAT HAS TURNED YOU INSIDE
OUT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I LOST EVERYTHING.
I'VE DEDICATED MY WHOLE LIFE
TO PEACE AND REASON,
BOTH IN MY PROFESSION
AND MY MARTIAL ART.
NOW I'VE BROKEN ALL THE
RULES.
I'VE DISHONORED MY FAMILY.
THERE WAS A FIGHT, MEN WERE
KILLED.
EVERY THOUGHT, EVERY
BIRTH, EVERY NEW THING IS A
PRODUCT OF VIOLENCE.
THE WATERFALL RAGES AND
BECOMES A QUIET POOL.
LIGHTNING TEARS THE SKY
UNDER THE BRIDGE, A CRICKET
SINGS.
SINGS.
HERE YOU GO JEFFREY.
GO TURN THE BOAT LIGHTS ON.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW
SOMEBODY'S CALLING ME.
MAYBE THE BATTERY'S DEAD.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH YOUR BEEPER.
I TOLD EVERYBODY, INCLUDING
YOUR SERVICE, WE WERE GOING
OUT OF TOWN FOR THE WEEKEND.
LAURA!
I'VE GOT CLIENTS!
HEY, THIS WEEKEND BOTH OF
MY MEN ARE ALL MINE.
I FEEL NAKED WITHOUT
MY BEEPER.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
I HAD IN MIND.
IF YOU WANT THIS,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO WORK REAL HARD.
[DOG BARKING]
[ECHOING]
MOMMY!
MOMMY!
HELP!
HELP!
[GUNSHOTS]
[DOG SQUEAL]
HELP!
JEFFREY!
MOMMY HELP!
JOHN?
JOHN?
[SNAPS FINGERS]
JOHN?
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
NO WORSE THAN A TRAIN WRECK.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU'RE STILL BLOCKING
THE MEMORY.
YOU COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO
SAVE LAURA AND JEFFREY.
BUT YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU
BETRAYED THEM BECAUSE YOU
DIDN'T DIE TOO.
THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T
BREAK THROUGH.
I START TO REMEMBER
SOMETHING, AND THEN IT'S
LIKE A DOOR JUST SLAMS SHUT
IN MY FACE.
LET'S CONTINUE WEEKLY
SESSIONS.
AND KEEP IN MIND, I WANT YOU
TO CALL ME AS SOON AS
YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING SPECIFIC.
YOU'RE THE DOCTOR.
YEAH WELL, I'M JUST AN OLD
COUNTRY BOY WHO READS A FEW
BOOKS, WHICH REMINDS ME:
THERE'S AN EXPLANATION OF
YOUR CONDITION,
IN CHAPTER SIX.
THANKS.
THIS'LL HELP ME SLEEP TONIGHT.
I'LL WALK YOU OUT.
I WANNA GIVE YOU SOMETHING
A LITTLE STRONGER FOR THOSE
HEADACHES.
[DOOR OPENS]
BUY YOU DINNER TONIGHT
AT MARIO'S?
I CAN'T.
I HAVE TO GO TO JAIL TONIGHT.
MY PRISON THERAPY GROUP.
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER
FOR A LONG TIME JOHN.
I'VE KNOWN JOANNA FOR A LONG
TIME TOO.
WHO?
YOU KNOW WHO
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH ME MAN, I'M ALL RIGHT!
[YELLING]
TAKE THAT!
[DOOR SLAMS OPEN]
FIRST TIME I EVER SAW
YOU AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.
OH YEAH.
AT THE UH...
THE ART GALLERY, YES.
WITH THE LEGS.
DON'T GET ME WRONG.
IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR NOW.
A LITTLE FEMALE
COMPANIONSHIP MIGHT
DO YOU A LOTTA GOOD.
BUT UM...
NOT JOANNA.
FURTHEST THING FROM MY
MIND.
GOOD.
IS SHE SINGLE?
SHE'S GOT A JEALOUS
EX-BOYFRIEND.
LOOK, JOANNA'S A GREAT GIRL,
BUT HER LIFE'S A LITTLE
COMPLICATED RIGHT NOW.
HEY!
[GRUNTS]
IT'S A GODDAMN CANDY STORE.
[GLASS BRAKES]
[MOANING]
[LAUGHS]
YOU FORGOT YOUR BRIEFCASE
MAN.
MAN.
I KNEW ALL THIS MEDICAL
KNOWLEDGE WOULD COME IN
HANDY SOME DAY.
HERE LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOU!
IT'S OKAY.
I'M OKAY.
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS,
YOU COULD HAVE A CONCUSSION.
A CONCUSSION?
I FEEL GREAT!
AND I REMEMBERED SOMETHING
FROM THE NIGHT OF THE BEACH.
WHAT?
MUST HAVE BEEN THE FIGHT.
WE SHOULD DO ANOTHER
SESSION RIGHT NOW.
I GOTTA GO.
BUT, WAIT!
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SARAH, GET ME THE
RICKARD CASE.
IT'S THE DRUG CASE FROM '89.
CERTAINLY.
[DIALING]
CAN I SPEAK TO
SGT. WILLIAMS IN NARCOTICS?
JOHN DECKER.
YOUR 3 O'CLOCK IS CANCELLED
AND RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK.
HOLD ON.
YOU HAVE A COURT
APPOINTMENT TOMORROW AT 10.
I'M BACK.
I NEED TO ASK YOU A FAVOR.
JUST SOME THINGS I'M CURIOUS
ABOUT.
OKAY, I'LL SEE YA.
OKAY, I'LL SEE YA.
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[COCKS GUN]
[COCKS GUN]
I'LL BE SEEING YOU.
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I ONLY GOT 10 BUCKS, CAN I
OWE YOU THE REST MAN?
DO I LOOK LIKE
THE SALVATION ARMY?
I TOLD YOU, WE AIN'T GOT
NOTHIN' FOR 10 BUCKS.
LOOK, I GOT CLASS CUSTOMERS
DOWN HERE, DIG?
PEOPLE WORK IN BANKS AND
SHIT.
CHECK IT OUT BROTHER, THE
STREETS ARE PAVED WITH GOLD.
GO OUT AND GET YOU SOME.
THEN YOU COME BACK AND SEE ME.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
WHERE DID YOU
GET THESE DRUGS?
AND WHERE DID YOU
GET THOSE CLOTHES?
TALK!
KISS MY ASS.
YOU LIKE TO TALK, NOW
YOU'RE GOING TO TALK TO ME.
DON'T THINK
I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
WHO DO YOU THINK WE ARE,
MAMMA?
YOU ARE THE LOWLIFES
THAT RUN THAT ROCK HOUSE
UP THE STREET.
AND I'M NOT YOUR MAMMA.
WE ARE THE LOWLIFES WHO RUN
THAT ROCK HOUSE AND OWN THIS
STREET.
AND WE DON'T NEED NO
CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE STIRRIN'
UP TROUBLE.
IT'S UH, BAD FOR BUSINESS,
SO WHY DON'T' YOU JUST UH,
FORGET IT.
I LIVED IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 30 YEARS,
AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO TURN IT
OVER TO TRASH LIKE YOU.
WELL IF YOU GONNA
CAUSE TROUBLE, WE GONNA HAVE TO
HELP YOU UH,
MOVE AWAY FROM HERE.
YOU WANT TO
BURN SOMETHING TOUGH GUY.
LIGHT MY FIRE.
[SCREAMS]
I SEE, YOU HAVEN'T HAD
YOUR ASS KICKED IN A LONG TIME.
I USED TO BOX A LITTLE.
LET'S SEE IF YOU
CAN HANDLE THIS.
[GRUNTS]
[SCREAMS]
[SCREAMS]
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
[CHIMES DINGING]
[CHIMES DINGING]
HUH?
HEY WHO THE HELL ARE YOU MAN?
OH SHIT.
[YELLS]
[YELLS]
[HEARTBEAT ECHO]
[HEARTBEAT ECHO]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[DIAL TONE]
DR. MCCONNELL'S OFFICE.
HI JOSIE, IT'S ME.
IS MACK THERE?
SURE JUST A MINUTE.
HI JOHN, WHAT'S UP?
I HAD A NIGHTMARE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?
IT WAS 4AM.
I TOLD YOU TO
CALL ME IMMEDIATELY.
I WANT YOU TO COME IT NOW.
CAN'T I JUST TELL YOU?
NO!
I WANT YOU TO COME
INTO THE OFFICE.
I HAVE TOO MUCH WORK TO DO.
OKAY, BUT LISTEN.
CALL ME TONIGHT AT HOME.
I'LL BE THERE ALL NIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU.
[TV] ..DRUG TRAFFICKING IS UP
10% FROM LAST YEAR'S FIGURES
FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL
LOS ANGELES AREA.
IN A RELATED STORY WHICH IS
SPARKING EVEN MORE
CONTROVERSY AMONG CITIZENS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
VIGILANTE ISSUE, THE KARATE
MAN HAS STRUCK AGAIN.
LAST NIGHTS ATTACK BRINGS TO
FIVE, THE NUMBERS OF THOSE
NOW DEAD AT THE HANDS OF THE
MYSTERIOUS KARATE MAN.
WITH US HERE TONIGHT IS
POLICE LIEUTENANT EDWARD CROFT.
LT. CROFT, ARE YOU THERE?
WE ON THE FORCE WILL NOT
TOLERATE THIS VIGILANTE'S
MURDER SPREE.
OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS
PREPARED TO PROSECUTE TO THE
FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW.
HELL MAN.
HALF OF MY PEOPLE THINK THIS
DUDE'S A GHOST.
ANYBODY WHO WANTS ME TO GO
BACK OUT THERE CAN KISS MY
BIG HAIRY ASS.
WE GOT A PROBLEM?
NO UH, NOT ANYMORE WE
AIN'T GOT A PROBLEM.
WHAT KINDA PROBLEM DID WE
HAVE, BUBBA?
OH, WELL UH, YOU STILL GOT
A PROBLEM RICK.
YOU GOT SOME PSYCHO OUT
THERE WAISTIN' OUR PEOPLE.
BUT I DON'T GOT A PROBLEM.
SO WE DON'T GOT A PROBLEM,
UNDERSTAND?
'CAUSE I AM TAKING A LONG
VACATION FROM THIS GIG, MAN.
BUBBA, BUBBA, NOW WHAT AM I
GONNA DO WITH YOU?
I AIN'T GOIN' BACK OUT
THERE!
ALL RIGHT THEN, RELAX TAKE
IT EASY, IT'S OKAY.
THE OPERATION'S ALWAYS BEEN
GOOD TO YOU, RIGHT?
YEAH, YEAH.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK THEN,
YOU'RE SOME SOLDIER?
YOU'RE EXPENDABLE?
HUH?
NO.
IT'S YOU AND ME.
BO, BLADE, NICKY, ALL THESE
DUDES.
WE STARTED THIS THING.
WE ARE THE OPERATION.
WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF EACH
OTHER, DON'T WE?
YEAH, MAN.
[GRUNTS]
[YELLS]
NO ONE WALKS
ON THIS OPERATION.
IF WE FALL, WE LOSE.
AND I NEVER LOSE.
NOW WE CAN EITHER STAND
TOGETHER, OR NOT AT ALL.
OUT ON THE STREET ALL OF
YOU.
TALK TO YOUR PEOPLE.
SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND OUT.
IF THEY DON'T TALK, CONVINCE
THEM.
WELL LET'S GO!
TAKE CARE OF THAT
PIECE OF SHIT!
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKIN' AT?!
OWW, OOH, OWW
[DIALS]
YEAH HI, IT'S ME, YES SIR.
NO I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU,
BUT WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.
WE REALLY NEED TO TALK
ABOUT IT.
SO THE ANSWER IS YES, I DO
COME HERE OFTEN.
IT'S ONE OF THE PLACES
I GO WHEN I WANT TO BE ALONE.
DO YOU WANT
TO BE ALONE NOW?
I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
YOU HERE BEFORE.
I FOLLOWED YOU.
AH, THE 'ETERNAL QUEST'.
AND WHAT IS THAT?
A TRULY GOOD PLACE
FOR SUPPER.
HAVE YOU ORDERED?
YES.
I'LL HAVE THE CAESAR
SALAD, A GLASS OF MINERAL
WATER, AND ANOTHER GLASS OF
WINE FOR THE LADY.
YOU DON'T DRINK?
OR SMOKE OR CHEW TOBACCO.
GOOD GOD A HEALTHY ONE.
WE ARE IN TROUBLE.
I SUPPOSE YOU ARE FIXED
WITH IDEALS AS WELL.
I'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF IT
FROM TIME TO TIME.
AND WERE YOU ACQUITTED?
I'M WORKING ON IT.
MR. HIROSHI ASKED ABOUT YOU.
HE'S NEVER ASKED ABOUT ANYONE.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THE PIECE
YOU BOUGHT?
I HARDLY LOOK AT ANYTHING
ELSE.
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
DULLS THE SENSES.
MAYBE WE CAN GET TOGETHER
SOMETIME AND TEST YOUR
THEORY.
OH, I HAVE TO WARN YOU
ABOUT SOMETHING DECKER.
PLEASE DO.
DON'T.
I CAN'T AFFORD
TO GET INVOLVED RIGHT NOW.
I'M TRYING TO BUILD A
BUSINESS, AND MY LIFE HAS
SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS.
YOU COULD GET HURT.
I WOULDN'T WANT THAT
ON MY CONSCIENCE.
IDEALS?
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
I WAS HOPING
I'D FIND YOU HERE.
JERRY!
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
ON YOUR WAY TO ZURICH.
WELL SOMETHING CAME UP.
IT MAY PROVE TO BE A
BLESSING IN DISGUISE.
UH, JERRY GEISLER, JOHN
DECKER.
IF WE HURRY, WE CAN STILL
MAKE THE FRENCH CONSUL
GENERAL'S PARTY.
OH NOT TONIGHT JERRY, THANK
YOU, BUT, I'M SHOWING A NEW
COLLECTION.
I HAVE A DOZEN THINGS TO DO.
IT'S GOING TO BE PACKED
WITH FAT BANKERS, STUDIO
BRASS, A COUPLE OF SENATORS,
ALL VERY POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS
FOR THE GALLERY, SO DON'T
SAY NO.
I THINK SHE ALREADY DID.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE MET.
SURE WE DID.
ABOUT HAVE A MINUTE AGO,
WHEN YOU INVITED YOURSELF
TO SIT DOWN.
WHO IS THIS GUY?
UH, MR. DECKER BOUGHT A
HIROSHI FROM ME, JERRY.
CHRIST, SAY NO MORE.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR YOU
TO LEAVE.
OH, I'M TERRIBLY SORRY,
OLD MAN.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
JERRY, DID YOU HAVE
TO DO THAT?
JOANNA, IT WAS AN
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT.
TIME FOR YOU TO LEAVE.
BUT I HAVEN'T HAD DINNER YET.
YOU WOULDN'T LIKE THE FOOD
ANYWAYS.
I'D ALWAYS HAVE TO WONDER,
WOULDN'T I.
THAT'S IT, YOU'RE OUTTA
HERE.
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
SEE YOU LATER GUYS.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM.
I DON'T THINK HE LIKED IT HERE.
LOOK, WE STILL HAVE
45 MINUTES.
WE CAN HUSTLE BACK TO
YOUR PLACE AND--
LOOK, JERRY, I
APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE
DONE FOR ME.
BUT YOU WILL NOT TELL ME HOW
TO LIVE MY LIFE.
JOANNA, JOANNA.
LISTEN, I SIMPLY THOUGHT HE
LOOKED A BIT, CRUDE.
LISTEN OLD MAN, SORRY TO
INTERRUPT BUT, THERE'S A
COUPLE OF BOYS IN THE
WASHROOM AND THEY'RE CALLING
FOR YOU.
MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING
THEY ATE.
EXCUSE ME.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
WHAT HAPPENED?
NOTHING SERIOUS, JUST A
COUPLE OF GUYS TRIED TO PICK
ME UP IN THE JOHN.
COME ON, I KNOW WHERE WE
CAN GET A GREAT CAESAR
SALAD, AND THE SERVICE IS
MUCH BETTER.
I CAN'T JUST-- DO YOU KNOW
HOW POWERFUL JERRY IS?
COME ON, TAKE A CHANCE.
I DO HOPE WE WON'T
REGRET THIS.
AT NOON TODAY OUR KTJS NEWS
DEPARTMENT TURNED OVER
NEARLY $900,000 IN CRACK AND
POWDERED COCAINE TO POLICE
COMMANDER DALTON FOX.
THE COCAINE WAS LEFT IN THE
KTJS MAILROOM SOME TIME LAST
NIGHT, WITH A NOTE
INDICATING THAT IT WAS A
GIFT TO THE CITY FROM THIS
MYSTERIOUS VIGILANTE, NOW
BEING REFERRED TO AS THE
KARATE MAN.
PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO ASK,
IF THIS MAN IS ABLE TO TAKE
THIS QUANTITY OF ILLEGAL
DRUGS OFF THE STREETS, WHY
CAN'T OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
DO MORE?
ALL RIGHT PEOPLE, IN CASE
YOU MISSED IT,
THE PRESSURE IS ON.
THE GOOD NEWS: MUGGINGS,
ARMED ROBBERY, AND BURGLARY,
THEY'RE DOWN ALL OVER
THE WEST SIDE.
BECAUSE OF THAT, THE BAD
NEWS: NOT ONE CIVILIAN IS
WILLING TO GIVE US
A DESCRIPTION OF THE
KARATE MAN.
KARATE MAN.
I WONDER IF HE WEARS
TIGHTS AND SHIT.
[LAUGHING]
WHEN VIGILANTE PSYCHOS
CONFISCATE COKE, THE
CAPTAIN'S EMBARRASSED.
AND THAT MAKES MY LIFE
EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE.
AND STARTING TODAY, YOUR
LIVES TOO.
EVERYBODY'S ON OVERTIME
UNTIL THIS NUT
IS OFF THE STREET.
MAYBE WE SHOULD
HIRE THIS GUY.
[LAUGHING]
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ANY MORE OF THAT.
NARCOTICS IS TURNING UP THE
HEAT ON ALL THEIR
INFORMANTS.
SO ARE WE.
PRICE?
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, I
HAVE A LIST HERE OF OVER 203
PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIED IN
DRUG RELATED INCIDENCES.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE NO
WITNESSES, NO PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE.
PRICE'S LIST IS WHERE WE START.
RUN 'EM DOWN.
SURVIVING FAMILIES,
GRIEVING FIANCĂ©'S-- EVERY
POSSIBILITY.
HEY, HEY, HEY, PEOPLE!
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE
WITH HAND TO HAND COMBAT
TRAINING.
I WANT EVERYONE
ON THIS KARATE MAN.
NOW GET OUT OF HERE.
OH FOR GOODNESS SAKE
DECKER, IT'S 10 O'CLOCK.
WE DIDN'T EVEN STOP TO EAT.
YOU GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO
IF YOU'RE GONNA GET
THIS READY FOR THE PUBLIC.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE
PERFECT.
YOU KNOW DECKER, I BET
YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE MEN WHO
LIKES TO FIX EVERYTHING
AT HOME BY YOURSELF.
YEAH, I GUESS I WAS.
OH, I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.
MACK TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED.
HE TALKS TOO MUCH.
HE CARES TOO MUCH.
HE CARES ABOUT YOU
QUITE A LOT.
THE BIG OX OUGHT TO.
HE PRACTICALLY LIVED WITH ME
ON THE WEEKENDS.
AND HE SNORES.
OH GOD, I SHOULD HAVE
NEVER HAVE BROUGHT IT UP.
IT'S OK, I GUESS I TRUST
YOU.
OH YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
WELL CAN I AT LEAST TRUST
YOU TO HOLD THIS ROCK WHILE
I PUT THIS HOSE IN?
WE'RE DIFFERENT PEOPLE
DECKER.
I HAVE PRIORITIES.
AND I DON'T.
WELL, SUCCESS IS EXPENSIVE
AND MOST PEOPLE AREN'T
WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE,
BUT I AM.
IS THAT WHY YOU PUT UP
WITH YOUR FRIEND, GEISLER?
HE KNOWS A LOT OF WEALTHY
PEOPLE WHO INVEST IT ART.
DOES HE DEAL DRUGS?
I DOUBT IT'S THAT SERIOUS.
HOW DID YOU MEET MACK?
DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH WHY YOU GAVE UP PAINTING?
I TOLD YOU, I DON'T EVER
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
YES BUT, YOU DIDN'T KNOW ME
WELL ENOUGH WHEN YOU SAID THAT.
WELL I KNOW YOU MORE
THAN I WANT TO!
WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?
MAYBE IT'S A BIG DEAL TO
ME YOU BASTARD!
[FOOTSTEPS STOMPING OUT]
DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE
OVER REACTING?
[FOUNTAIN TRICKLING]
HIS NAME WAS MICHAEL
AND HE DRANK.
HE WAS A VERY TALENTED PAINTER.
BEAUTIFUL WORK.
I'D JUST FINISHED THE BEST
PAINTING I THOUGHT
I'D EVER DONE.
WE HAD A BIG FIGHT THAT NIGHT.
WHEN YOU'RE CLOSE
TO SOMEONE, YOU KNOW JUST THE
THINGS TO SAY TO THEM THAT
WILL HURT THE MOST.
AND HE SAID AWFUL THINGS
ABOUT MY WORK.
I WANTED TO HURT HIM
AS BADLY AS HE HURT ME.
I TOLD HIM HE WAS COMMITTING
SUICIDE WITH DRUGS AND
ALCOHOL AND HE SHOULD
JUST TRY TO FIND
A QUICKER WAY TO KILL HIMSELF.
SO HE DID.
I'M SORRY.
UNDER A PIER, THEY FOUND
HIS CLOTHES, HIS WALLET, A
RING THAT I MADE FOR HIM.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
DO WE GET WHAT WE WANT OR
WHAT WE DESERVE?
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
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[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
OHAYO.
OHAYO GOZAIMASU.
OCHA NOMIMASUKA?
DOMO ARIGATOU.
I CAN'T REMEMBER.
YOU WILL.
THERE WAS A MAN WITH A CANE.
YOU, YOU TRY TOO HARD.
IF I COULD JUST SEE HIS FACE.
DECKER SAN, LOOKS CAN BE
DECEIVING.
I HAVE TO GO.
DECKER SAN, IN THIS LIFE,
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW
WHO IS TRUST WORTHY,
AND WHO IS NOT.
SO WHO IS?
HM.
YES.
WHO IS?
SAYONARA.
WINDS SCATTER A NEST,
SEEKING NEW STRAW,
THE BIRD FLIES ALONE.
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[TALKING]
THIS PLACE GIVES ME
THE CREEP'S MAN.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
OH COME ON, IT'S GONNA BE FUN.
HOW MUCH?
A HUNDRED BUCKS.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
PUTTING YOU OUT OF
BUSINESS.
LIKE HELL YOU ARE!
HEY!
[GUNFIRE]
[GROANS]
[GROANS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[GUNFIRE]
[GUNFIRE]
HOW YOU WANNA DIE BOY?
OLD!
OLD!
YOU IN A HEAP A TROUBLE BOY.
[GRUNTS]
[YELLS]
[YELLS]
HEY!
THERE HE IS!
GET THAT SON OF A BITCH!
GET THAT SON OF A BITCH!
SON OF A BITCH!
[COUGHING]
[COUGHING]
[GUNSHOTS]
HELLO?
IN THE BATHROOM.
DID YOU HAVE
SOMETHING PLANNED FOR TONIGHT?
NO.
YOU SAID YOU'D BE
OUT TILL LATE.
I WAS JUST GOING TO DROP
SOMETHING BY.
WASN'T THIS PLACE A LOT
NEATER WHEN I WAS HERE LAST?
YEAH I HAVE SOMEONE
COME IN ONCE A WEEK
JUST TO MESS IT UP.
[KNOCKING]
HELLO STRANGER.
HI BEAUTIFUL.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING
TO SHOW YOU.
SURE.
JUST A MINUTE.
OH, YOU HAVE SOMETHING ON
YOUR CHEEK RIGHT THERE.
DID YOU FINISH THE GARDEN?
HELLO?
NO, UH YES, UH, MAYBE
TOMORROW.
THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE
DISRUPTED THE OTHERWISE
PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE OF
CRYSTAL BEACH PARK, AND FIVE
ARE DEAD.
BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER
KILLED OR APPREHENDED BY THE
KARATE MAN, TO 29.
TONIGHT WE HAVE WITH US
LT. CROFT.
LIEUTENANT?
YES?
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL IT WOULD APPEAR THAT
ONE OF THE VICTIMS WAS
FORCED TO INGEST LARGE
QUANTITIES OF COCAINE.
HE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A
CONVICTED FELON.
LT.
CROFT, ANOTHER SOURCE TOLD
US THAT THE KARATE MAN MAY
HAVE BEEN WOUNDED IN THIS
ATTACK.
WELL THERE WAS SOME BLOOD
LEAVING THE SCENE, BUT
THAT'S ALL WE KNOW RIGHT NOW.
HOW DOES YOUR NEW AD LOOK?
I'M GLAD I TOOK A
QUARTER-PAGE.
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO READ THE GALLERY SIGN.
ARE YOU COMING OUT OR WHAT?
ARE YOU COMING OUT OR WHAT?
DID I GET A CALL?
NO, I WAS JUST CHECKING MY
MESSAGES.
WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOUR LEG?
NOTHING.
DECKER, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I MEAN IS EVERYTHING...
I'M FINE, WHY DO YOU ASK?
NO REASON.
I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.
HIROSHI SOLD TO ME, BUT ONLY
BECAUSE HE KNEW
I'D GIVE IT TO YOU.
I INSIST ON PAYING FOR IT.
ABSOLUTELY NOT, IT'S A
GIFT.
I DIDN'T SAY WITH MONEY.
WELL, IN THAT CASE, IT'S
GOING TO BE BE VERY, VERY,
VERY, EXPENSIVE.
EIGHT OF OUR GUYS
COULDN'T HANDLE HIM.
I'VE SEEN HIM BROW BEAT THE
SHIT OUT OF 2 SAILORS AND
NOT EVEN BREAK A SWEAT.
ARE LISTENING TO ME?
HE MADE HIM EAT COKE!
WOULD YOU SHUT THE HELL UP!
WE GOT BUSINESS TO
TAKE CARE OF.
THAT SHIPMENT COMES IN TONIGHT.
IT SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM,
BUT I WANT YOU ON YOUR TOES.
THE KARATE MAN'S GOT THE
UPPER HAND, HE KNOWS
HOW TO FIND US.
BUT THAT'S ALL ABOUT TO
CHANGE.
I GOT A LITTLE CALL LAST
NIGHT, WITH SOME VERY
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
[LOADS GUN]
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HEY, THE BOBSIE TWINS.
YOU GUYS LOOK GREAT, NICE
STITCHES.
WORD IS YOU'VE BEEN
INTERFERING WITH THE
BOSS' PROPERTY.
HEY, YOU GUYS WERE RIGHT
ABOUT THE RESTAURANT
THE OTHER NIGHT.
DEFINITELY OVER RATED.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU
A WARNING PAL.
LISTEN FUNNY MAN,
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU
FOR A LITTLE RIDE.
YOU MOVE ONE FINGER, HE'S
GONNA BLOW IT OFF.
[GRUNTS]
[YELLS]
[BANGING ON DOOR]
[BANGING ON DOOR]
LET ME IN.
I CAN'T.
I'LL CALL YOU.
OPEN THE DOOR NOW.
JUST GO AWAY,
AND LEAVE ME ALONE.
I'LL LEAVE ALL RIGHT, JUST
AS SOON AS YOU TELL ME--
LOOK AT ME!
NO!
WHAT HAPPENED?
GEISLER?
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?!
WHAT DOES HE HAVE ON YOU?!
WHAT EVER IT IS,
YOU AND I HAVE TO QUIT.
YOU TOLD ME NOT TO TRUST
YOU, I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED.
GO.
AWAY.
YOU FOUND SOMETHING OUT
ABOUT ME DIDN'T YOU.
[SLAMS REFRIGERATOR DOOR]
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO
I AM ANYMORE!
SO YOU MAKE A QUICK PHONE
CALL TO GEISLER, AND HE SEND
HIS GOONS OUT TO POP ME.
YOU THINK I SOLD YOU OUT!
YOU MADE THE CALL FROM
MY HOUSE LAST NIGHT.
HA!
YES!
AND SO JERRY CAME OVER TO
THANK ME, AND GAVE ME THIS!
JERRY HIT ME TONIGHT
BECAUSE I TOLD HIM I WAS
STARTING A NEW LIFE, WITH YOU.
YOU MADE A CALL!
YES, YES, YES I CALLED MACK!
HE ASKED ME TO CALL HIM
IF YOU SHOWED ANY SIGNS
OF INSTABILITY.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT
A GROWN MAN ACTING OUT HIS
GODDAMN ZORRO FANTASIES
WOULD SAFELY FIT IN THAT
CATEGORY!
WOULDN'T YOU!?
JUST TELL YOUR BOYFRIEND,
I'M COMING AFTER HIM.
YOU DO WHAT EVER YOU LIKE.
[FOOTSTEPS MARCHING]
[SLAMS TABLE]
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HIROSHI SAN.
DECKER SAN.
I LEAVE THIS CITY IN ONE
DAY'S TIME.
VIOLENCE CAN BECOME THE
SERVANT OF PEACE, BUT WHEN
THE SERVANT BECOMES THE
MASTER,
[IN JAPANESE]
KIKUSHO WARUKATTA!
WE HAVE TO DISCUSS THIS.
FRIENDS DON'T SPY
ON EACH OTHER.
DOCTOR'S HAVE SPECIAL
LICENSES.
AND BESIDES, YOU MISSED TWO
SESSIONS.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, JOANNA
THINKS YOU'RE THE KARATE
MAN!
THAT'S CRAZY.
CRAZY OR NOT, IF SHE
BELIEVES IT, SHE COULD TELL
GEISLER.
SO WHAT?!
IF MR. GEISLER IS THE ONE
BRINGING IN ALL THESE DRUGS,
HE'S GONNA WANT YOU DEAD.
SHE WOULDN'T TELL HIM.
YOU DON'T KNOW HER LIKE I DO.
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO SHE
HAD A BOYFRIEND...
I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.
HE COMMITTED SUICIDE.
JOHN!
HE WAS MURDERED.
WE BETTER DO A SESSION
RIGHT NOW.
NO.
LISTEN TO ME.
WHEN YOUR MEMORY FINALLY
EMERGES, YOU'LL BE GOING
INTO A LONG DARK TUNNEL.
AND I'LL LIKE TO BE AROUND
TO MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT
THE OTHER END.
I'LL CALL YOU!
[SIGHS]
[FIRE CRACKLING]
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[TIRES SCREECHING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[POLICE SIRENS]
[POLICE SIRENS]
[CAR DOOR SLAMS]
FRIENDS OF YOURS?
DISSATISFIED CLIENTS.
GODDAMN, DECKER, I HOPE
YOUR INSURANCE IS PAID UP.
THESE THINGS HAPPEN
SOMETIMES WHEN THEY
SEE MY BILL.
YOU KNOW,
WHEN I GOT THE CALL,
SOMEHOW I KNEW IT WAS YOU.
COME ON, I'LL BUY YOU A DRINK.
[ENGINE STARTING]
THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA
TAKE A COUPLE OF STITCHES.
QUESTION.
WHERE WERE YOU TUESDAY NIGHT?
HOME.
SURE YOU CAN REMEMBER?
WERE YOU ALONE?
UM, LET ME SEE.
I'LL HAVE TO CHECK MY CALENDAR.
YOU HAVE THAT MANY VISITORS?
HA, YEAH, ME IN GRACELAND.
CAN'T KEEP THE CROWDS AWAY.
I KNOW YOU GOT THIS LITTLE
AMNESIA PROBLEM, BUT HOW
ABOUT THE WEEKEND?
WHERE WERE YA SATURDAY
NIGHT?
HOME.
HOW ABOUT, THURSDAY NIGHT?
HOME.
DEFINITELY HOME.
THAT WAS THE NIGHT MY UH,
CAT WAS SICK.
WELL YOUR MEMORY
SURE HAS IMPROVED.
BUT THEN WE COULD ALSO SAY
THAT UH, YOU DON'T HAVE
AN ALIBI.
I DON'T NEED ONE.
YOU WORKOUT?
YOU SEEM TO BE IN PRETTY
GOOD SHAPE.
I DO A LITTLE RUNNING,
FROM TIME TO TIME.
OH COME ON.
DECKER, DON'T YOU THINK I
KNOW YOU STUDIED WITH A
MARTIAL ARTS MASTER?
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.
YOU THINK I'M A VIGILANTE,
YOU THINK I'M THE KARATE MAN?
IT'S A REASONABLE
POSSIBILITY.
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, IS
WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH
JOANNA MONTAGNE.
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
SURE.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HER...
BOYFRIEND?
YEAH.
WHAT HAPPENED?
OFFICIALLY, SUICIDE.
AND UNOFFICIALLY?
WE WERE PURSUING IT AS A
MURDER INVESTIGATION, BUT
YOUR BUDDY GEISLER, HE HAD
MUCH JUICE IN THIS TOWN THAT
HE HAD IT SQUASHED.
SO YOU THINK HE DID IT?
I WAS INVESTIGATING HER.
THIS IS FOR THE DRINKS.
THANKS FOR THE RIDE.
OH THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.
SEE I UH, GET MY DRINKS FREE.
BAR OWNERS LIKE FOR ME TO
STOP IN FROM TIME TO TIME.
YOU DO PRETTY WELL FOR A
POOR HONEST COP.
WHO SAID I WAS POOR?
DON'T TAKE ANY LONG VACATIONS.
[SIGHS]
[BUBBLING]
GO OUT FRONT.
CHECK IN EVERY TEN MINUTES.
NO, NO, COME ON.
TAKE IT EASY.
I'VE GOT THIS THING UNDER
CONTROL.
I GOT GUYS OUTSIDE WITH RADIOS,
THEY CALL IN EVERY
TEN MINUTES.
[LAUGHING]
FRANKLY I HOPE THE BASTARD
DOES GET THROUGH.
I GOT UZIS IN HERE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SOON AS WE BASTE THE LAST OF
THIS SHIPMENT, WE SHOULD BE
IN THE NEW PLACE BY MIDNIGHT.
THAT'S A PROMISE.
ALL RIGHT.
ASSHOLE.
THIS IS ROADRUNNER, ALL
CLEAR OUT BACK.
[PEBBLE HITS METAL]
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ROADRUNNER TO BASE, OVER.
ROADRUNNER TO BASE, OVER.
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?
I DUNNO, I THINK THAT
ASSHOLE'S ASLEEP AGAIN.
[CRASH]
OH SHIT!
TONY COME HERE.
TAKE CARE OF THIS FOR ME,
YOU GOT IT?
LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
[TIRES SCREECH]
[ECHOES]
NOO!
JOHNNY!!
SHUT HER UP!
SHUT HER UP!
[GUNFIRE]
[GLASS SHATTERING]
[SCREAMS]
[SCREAMS]
GET UP HERE!
RAPIDO!
GET OUT!
RAPIDO!
RAPIDO!
[EXPLOSION]
[SCREAMING]
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[BANGING ON DOOR]
WHO IS IT?
IT'S ME.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
YOU SMELL LIKE AN ASHTRAY.
I RAN INTO A LITTLE TROUBLE.
WELL YOU CAN'T STAY HERE.
I'VE GOT NO PLACE ELSE TO GO.
AREN'T YOU AFRAID
I'LL TURN YOU IN?
I DON'T CARE.
THE KARATE MAN'S FINISHED.
OH MY GOD, YOUR ARM.
I ALMOST KILLED
A KID TONIGHT.
I LOOKED INTO HIS FACE,
I SAW MY SON, JEFFREY.
THERE'S SOMETHING
I NEED TO ASK YOU.
ASK ME LATER.
GOTCHA
FIND SOMETHING LIEUTENANT?
OH, JUST SOME BLOOD
IN THE AREA.
HAVE FORENSICS CHECK
EVERYTHING.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT D'YA GOT?
WE GOT SEVEN BODIES.
I RECOGNIZE ONE OF THEM,
UH KROONER OR KRUGER OR
SOMETHING.
I BUSTED HIM ON A 2-11 ABOUT
3 YEARS AGO.
AND WE GOT 2 BURNED TO A
CRISP OUT THERE.
WELL THE FIRE DEPT.
SAYS THERE WAS ETHER IN
THERE.
DEFINITELY A LAB.
ALL RIGHT,
GET FORENSICS IN HERE.
WOW, THIS IS ONE EFFICIENT
SON OF A BITCH.
SOONER OR LATER, HE'S GONNA
MAKE A MISTAKE AND THEN WE
CAN NAIL HIS ASS TO THE WALL.
UNLESS HE ALREADY ATE IT
IN THE FIRE.
WELL WE WOULD KNOW THAT
IF WE'D GET FORENSICS IN HERE,
WOULDN'T WE?
YES SIR.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
FIND MUCH IN THE DARK.
WELL, ROPE OFF THE AREA AND
LET'S GO TO WORK.
OKAY, YOU GOT IT.
[TV FROM OTHER ROOM]
[TV FROM OTHER ROOM]
YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED FIRST.
WE WOULD HAVE MADE SANDWICHES.
SHUT UP, WE'RE GOING
FOR A RIDE.
WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK
YOU ARE?
I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE A WARRANT?
RIGHT HERE IN MY HAND.
NOW GET YOUR CLOTHES ON,
AND LET'S GO.
BRIGHT CROFT, REALLY BRIGHT.
YOU BREAK IN WITHOUT
PROBABLE CAUSE, NO WARRANT.
YOU DIDN'T EVEN
READ ME MY RIGHTS.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO SHUT THE FUCK UP.
NOW GET IN THE CAR.
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[GUN COCKING]
[GASPS]
I FOUND THIS INSIDE
THE WAREHOUSE TONIGHT.
JUST LIKE THE ONE YOU
LEFT IN THE BAR.
I DON'T HAVE TO GUESS ANYMORE,
DO I, KARATE MAN.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HEADQUARTERS, ARE WE?
THE POLICE STATION'S
THE OTHER WAY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
[PHONE RINGING]
YOU'VE REACHED JOANNA'S
REFLECTIONS.
WE'RE OPEN FROM 9-6 TUESDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY.
PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE
AFTER THE TONE.
[BEEP]
HEY KARATE MAN, ARE YOU THERE?
PICK UP IF YOU ARE MY MAN
BECAUSE I GOT SOMEONE HERE
YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK TO.
MEET ME AT SUNRISE AT THE
AIRWAY FIELD OFF OF 107,
ALL RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT, SUNRISE,
MY BROTHER, AND IF YOU DON'T
SHOW UP, MY BOYS ARE GONNA
PARTY WITH YOUR LADY
AND THAT'S A PROMISE.
HAVE A NICE DAY.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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OH, JUST LOOK AT THAT SUNRISE,
SMELL THE BEAUTIFUL AIR.
PERFECT TIME FOR US TO BE
TOGETHER, AND AS SOON AS I
KILL YOUR BOYFRIEND,
WE WILL BE.
[LAUGHS]
WHAT?
NOT THE ROMANTIC TYPE, HUH.
YOU'RE LOOKING A LITTLE
COLD, SO I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU MY COAT.
WHEN I GET BACK, I'LL TAKE
CARE OF YOU MYSELF.
BEFORE I KILL YOUR
BOYFRIEND, I'M GONNA
CARVE HIM UP AND MAKE SUSHI.
[CLICK]
HE'S HERE, I CAN FEEL HIM.
HE'S RIGHT ON TIME TOO.
HEY KARATE MAN, HEY BUDDY,
A GOOD TIME TO DIE, NO?
YOU'RE THE BIG BAD
KARATE MAN?
YOU DON'T LOOK SO BAD TO ME.
COME ON, GET UP!
[GROANS]
[GROANS]
COME ON, KICK HIS ASS!
COME ON, KICK HIS ASS!
GET UP!
THAT'S IT BABY!
KICK HIS ASS!
KICK HIS ASS!
SON OF A BITCH!
SON OF A BITCH!
FREEZE!
I SAID FREEZE, ASSHOLE!
JOHN, JOHN, JOHN...
I DIDN'T WANT ANY OF THIS.
MACK!
WHAT CAN I SAY?
THE WORLD SUCKS.
SOO, A FEW YEARS AGO, I GOT
THIS IDEA.
AND IN MY PRISON THERAPY
GROUPS, I MADE THE
RIGHT CONTACTS.
LOOKS LIKE YOU MADE
ALL THE RIGHT CONTACTS IN THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TOO.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'VE DONE, JOHN.
ALL I HAD TO DO WAS SELL
THAT ONE MORE SHIPMENT, AND
THEN I COULD HAVE RETIRED,
BOUGHT AN ISLAND.
BUT YOU HAD TO BURN UP ALL
MY MERCHANDISE.
NOW I HAVE TO START ALL OVER
AGAIN.
YOU MURDERED MY FAMILY!
LAURA SAID YOU WERE GOING
OUT OF TOWN THAT WEEKEND.
OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE DONE
OUR BUSINESS SOMEWHERE ELSE.
ANYWAY, I DID SAVE YOUR LIFE
THAT NIGHT.
[ECHOING]
LET'S GO.
NO.
I'LL HANDLE IT.
I KNEW I COULD CONTROL YOU.
I STARTED HYPNOTHERAPY WHILE
YOU WERE STILL IN A COMA.
AND AFTER--
THOSE GODDAMN HEADACHE PILL!
EXACTLY.
A LITTLE METHYLPHENIDATE
COCKTAIL I INVENTED TO
REINFORCE THE POST-HYPNOTIC
SUGGESTIONS I GAVE YOU.
YOU BASTARD!
IF WE COULD HAVE HAD ONE
MORE SESSION, I COULD HAVE
KEPT YOU FROM THE OPERATION
UNTIL I WAS OUT OF
THE COUNTRY.
MACK!
COME ON,
LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH!
I'M AFRAID HE'S RIGHT,
JOHN.
KARATE MAN, I'LL SEE YOU IN
HELL.
[GUNFIRE]
ARE YOU, OKAY?
YES.
WHERE'S MACK?
WHERE'S MACK?
PRICE!
COVER ME!
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[EXPLOSION]
[POLICE SIRENS]
[POLICE SIRENS]
SMALL PLANES CAN BE
VERY DANGEROUS.
WE KNEW SOMEONE
WAS CUTTING INTO OUR ACTION,
BUT WE COULDN'T NAIL IT DOWN.
THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T GO TO
ZURICH.
YOUR EFFORTS HAVE WIPED OUT
THE COMPETITION, AND
JOANNA'S CALL TONIGHT HELPED
ME WRAP IT UP.
I THANK YOU, AND MY
ORGANIZATION THANKS YOU.
I'VE BEEN TOLD TO LET YOU
TWO GO ON YOUR OWN WAY.
C'EST LA VIE.
SO YOU BLEW UP THE PLANE.
GOTTA GO.
YOU DID, DIDN'T YOU?
GOTTA GO!
THAT'S YOUR NEXT TARGET.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT?
WELL, EVERYBODY KNOWS THE
SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK.
SOME OF US IN THE DEPARTMENT
GOT INSPIRED BY THE KARATE
MAN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
SO IT'S APPROVED: WE OPERATE
AS AN UNDERGROUND UNIT.
REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE MAYOR.
THAT'S WHERE I WAS TRYING TO
TAKE YOU THE OTHER NIGHT
WHEN YOU BANGED ME.
YOU WANT HIM
TO DO YOU WORK FOR YOU?
WITH US.
WHAT, ME WORK WITH YOU?
YOU BETTER GET OUTTA HERE,
I'LL BE IN TOUCH.
[SIGHS]
WELL, HOW ABOUT BREAKFAST?
BREAKFAST?!
COME ON, TAKE A CHANCE.
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IT'S GOTTA GO DOWN HOMEBOY.
YOU GOTTA DO IT.
LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING,
ASSHOLE.
ALL RIGHT, 50 BIG ONES THIS
WEEK ESSAY.
YEAH, WELL IT BETTER
BE THE END OF THIS WEEK, HOMES.
BE THE END OF THIS WEEK, HOMES.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
DIRT.
WHAT'D YOU SAY TO ME?
YOU WANT TO SHOOT ME?
HUH?
YEAH.
DO IT RIGHT.
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
[GUNSHOT]
[SCREAMS]
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WHERE IS HE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M GOING TO KILL HIM.
YOU CAN'T KILL A MAN
WHO'S ALREADY DEAD.
[GUNSHOTS]
COME ON, YOU WANT TO KILL ME?
COME ON!
COME ON!
[SCREAMING]
[GLASS BREAKING]
DIRT.
[POLICE SIRENS]
[POLICE SIRENS]
[DOORBELL]
[DOORBELL]
WAY TO GO.
YOU CAN DO HARD TIME
FOR BREAKING AND ENTERING
LIEUTENANT.
COPS DON'T DO TIME,
COUNSELOR.
THEY HAVE SMART LAWYERS...
ARE YOU A SMART LAWYER?
I'M A DAMN GENIUS.
I TALKED TO THE DEPARTMENT
PSYCHIATRIST THE OTHER DAY.
ADMITTING THERE'S A
PROBLEM, THAT'S THE FIRST STEP.
THEY'RE FOR HEADACHES.
I FEEL ONE COMING ON RIGHT NOW.
HE SAYS YOU CAN'T HAVE
'SELECTIVE AMNESIA' BECAUSE
THERE IS NO SUCH THING.
THAT'S IT?
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE?
IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE
I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?
THERE'S A WHOLE SET
OF ENCYCLOPEDIAS IN THERE IF
YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING.
HALF THE SHRINKS
IN THE WORLD DON'T
BELIEVE IN SELECTIVE AMNESIA.
THIS DOCTOR, THIS
PSYCHIATRIST, WHAT'S HIS
NAME?
DR. JAY MCCONNELL.
SOUTHWEST GENERAL.
YOU KNOW, I WAIT 15 MONTHS
FOR YOU GUYS TO FIND THE
ANIMALS THAT BUTCHERED MY
FAMILY AND YOUR STILL
CHECKING ME OUT.
YOU OUGHT TO ASK THE
DEPARTMENT SHRINK IF THEY
CAN CURE STUPID.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT A LARGE
SHIPMENT OF DRUGS COMES INTO
A PRIVATE BOAT WHERE YOUR
BOAT IS PARKED, YOUR ENTIRE
FAMILY IS WIPED OUT, BUT YET
YOU CAN'T I.D THE PERPS
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT SOME DAMN
AMNESIA THAT DOESN'T EXIST!
GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE!
OKAY, YOU GOT MY NUMBER, IF
YOU THINK OF ANYTHING,
GIMME A CALL.
IN A RELATED STORY,
AN UNKNOWN ASSAILANT KILLED A
DRUG DEAL AND TWO OTHER MEN
IN CRYSTAL BEACH LAST NIGHT.
SEVERAL PEOPLE SAW THE
SUSPECT INCLUDING THIS
HOMELESS WOMAN, WHO DECLINED
TO GIVE HER NAME.
I SEEN HIM.
THERE WAS BIG FIGHT AND HE
THREW THIS GUY OFF THE ROOF
AND, AND, THEN HE, HE, HE
DISAPPEARED.
HE DISAPPEARED.
HE'S A, A, HE'S A...
KARATE MAN.
YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT HE
IS, HE'S A KARATE MAN.
IF YOU HAVE ANY
INFORMATION PLEASE CALL
555-U-TIP
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WHAT ARE WE DOING?
I'VE HAD MY EYE ON
A CERTAIN PAINTING FOR A
COUPLE OF WEEKS.
COME TAKE A LOOK.
OH I UH, I FORGOT TO TELL
YOU.
YOUR DETECTIVE FRIEND PAID
ME A CALL.
SORRY MACK.
PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE
PERSONALITY.
POSSIBLE CLOSET SOCIOPATH.
TEN TO ONE HE'S ON THE TAKE.
THERE'S SOME BEAUTIFUL WORK
IN HERE.
THERE SURE IS.
[FOOTSTEPS]
DR. MCCONNELL.
YOU'VE BROUGHT A MYSTERIOUS
STRANGER TO JOANNA'S
REFLECTIONS.
JOANNA,
[CLEARS THROAT]
THIS IS MY VERY GOOD FRIEND,
JOHN DECKER.
JOANNA MONTAGNE.
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
[CHUCKLES]
I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU
SO QUIET JOHN.
HE'S A LAWYER.
HOW LOVELY!
ARE YOU RICH?
I SIMPLY ADORE WEALTHY
LAWYERS.
THEY'RE SO, RUTHLESS.
NOT RICH, BUT ABSOLUTELY
RUTHLESS.
[LAUGHS]
WELL, THAT'S A START.
SPEAKING OF 'RICH', I HOPE
YOU BROUGHT YOUR CHECKBOOK.
I'M JUST LOOKING AROUND.
OF COURSE DARLING.
BUT I HAVE A PARTICULAR
EXPENSIVE PIECE I WOULD LIKE
TO SHOW YOU RIGHT OVER HERE.
[FOOTSTEPS]
[FOOTSTEPS]
DO YOU LIKE IT?
YEAH I DO.
DO YOU PAINT?
MACK TOLD YOU TO SAY THAT.
NO.
WELL, I DON'T PAINT.
SORRY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET
THE ARTIST?
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
COME ON, TAKE A CHANCE.
* MUSIC
HIROSHI SAN.
THIS IS MR. DECKER.
HE ADMIRES YOUR WORK
VERY MUCH.
GO AHEAD,
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
I'M SORRY TO DISTURB
YOU HIROSHI SAN.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
[FOUNTAIN TRICKLING]
YOU WERE BECOMING INVISIBLE.
YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO SWALLOW YOUR KI AND
BECOME NOTHING.
YOU UNDERSTAND KI?
LET ME LOOK AT YOU.
WHAT HAS TURNED YOU INSIDE
OUT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I LOST EVERYTHING.
I'VE DEDICATED MY WHOLE LIFE
TO PEACE AND REASON,
BOTH IN MY PROFESSION
AND MY MARTIAL ART.
NOW I'VE BROKEN ALL THE
RULES.
I'VE DISHONORED MY FAMILY.
THERE WAS A FIGHT, MEN WERE
KILLED.
EVERY THOUGHT, EVERY
BIRTH, EVERY NEW THING IS A
PRODUCT OF VIOLENCE.
THE WATERFALL RAGES AND
BECOMES A QUIET POOL.
LIGHTNING TEARS THE SKY
UNDER THE BRIDGE, A CRICKET
SINGS.
SINGS.
HERE YOU GO JEFFREY.
GO TURN THE BOAT LIGHTS ON.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW
SOMEBODY'S CALLING ME.
MAYBE THE BATTERY'S DEAD.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH YOUR BEEPER.
I TOLD EVERYBODY, INCLUDING
YOUR SERVICE, WE WERE GOING
OUT OF TOWN FOR THE WEEKEND.
LAURA!
I'VE GOT CLIENTS!
HEY, THIS WEEKEND BOTH OF
MY MEN ARE ALL MINE.
I FEEL NAKED WITHOUT
MY BEEPER.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
I HAD IN MIND.
IF YOU WANT THIS,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO WORK REAL HARD.
[DOG BARKING]
[ECHOING]
MOMMY!
MOMMY!
HELP!
HELP!
[GUNSHOTS]
[DOG SQUEAL]
HELP!
JEFFREY!
MOMMY HELP!
JOHN?
JOHN?
[SNAPS FINGERS]
JOHN?
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
NO WORSE THAN A TRAIN WRECK.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU'RE STILL BLOCKING
THE MEMORY.
YOU COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO
SAVE LAURA AND JEFFREY.
BUT YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU
BETRAYED THEM BECAUSE YOU
DIDN'T DIE TOO.
THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T
BREAK THROUGH.
I START TO REMEMBER
SOMETHING, AND THEN IT'S
LIKE A DOOR JUST SLAMS SHUT
IN MY FACE.
LET'S CONTINUE WEEKLY
SESSIONS.
AND KEEP IN MIND, I WANT YOU
TO CALL ME AS SOON AS
YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING SPECIFIC.
YOU'RE THE DOCTOR.
YEAH WELL, I'M JUST AN OLD
COUNTRY BOY WHO READS A FEW
BOOKS, WHICH REMINDS ME:
THERE'S AN EXPLANATION OF
YOUR CONDITION,
IN CHAPTER SIX.
THANKS.
THIS'LL HELP ME SLEEP TONIGHT.
I'LL WALK YOU OUT.
I WANNA GIVE YOU SOMETHING
A LITTLE STRONGER FOR THOSE
HEADACHES.
[DOOR OPENS]
BUY YOU DINNER TONIGHT
AT MARIO'S?
I CAN'T.
I HAVE TO GO TO JAIL TONIGHT.
MY PRISON THERAPY GROUP.
WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER
FOR A LONG TIME JOHN.
I'VE KNOWN JOANNA FOR A LONG
TIME TOO.
WHO?
YOU KNOW WHO
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH ME MAN, I'M ALL RIGHT!
[YELLING]
TAKE THAT!
[DOOR SLAMS OPEN]
FIRST TIME I EVER SAW
YOU AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.
OH YEAH.
AT THE UH...
THE ART GALLERY, YES.
WITH THE LEGS.
DON'T GET ME WRONG.
IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR NOW.
A LITTLE FEMALE
COMPANIONSHIP MIGHT
DO YOU A LOTTA GOOD.
BUT UM...
NOT JOANNA.
FURTHEST THING FROM MY
MIND.
GOOD.
IS SHE SINGLE?
SHE'S GOT A JEALOUS
EX-BOYFRIEND.
LOOK, JOANNA'S A GREAT GIRL,
BUT HER LIFE'S A LITTLE
COMPLICATED RIGHT NOW.
HEY!
[GRUNTS]
IT'S A GODDAMN CANDY STORE.
[GLASS BRAKES]
[MOANING]
[LAUGHS]
YOU FORGOT YOUR BRIEFCASE
MAN.
MAN.
I KNEW ALL THIS MEDICAL
KNOWLEDGE WOULD COME IN
HANDY SOME DAY.
HERE LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOU!
IT'S OKAY.
I'M OKAY.
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS,
YOU COULD HAVE A CONCUSSION.
A CONCUSSION?
I FEEL GREAT!
AND I REMEMBERED SOMETHING
FROM THE NIGHT OF THE BEACH.
WHAT?
MUST HAVE BEEN THE FIGHT.
WE SHOULD DO ANOTHER
SESSION RIGHT NOW.
I GOTTA GO.
BUT, WAIT!
* MUSIC
* MUSIC
SARAH, GET ME THE
RICKARD CASE.
IT'S THE DRUG CASE FROM '89.
CERTAINLY.
[DIALING]
CAN I SPEAK TO
SGT. WILLIAMS IN NARCOTICS?
JOHN DECKER.
YOUR 3 O'CLOCK IS CANCELLED
AND RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK.
HOLD ON.
YOU HAVE A COURT
APPOINTMENT TOMORROW AT 10.
I'M BACK.
I NEED TO ASK YOU A FAVOR.
JUST SOME THINGS I'M CURIOUS
ABOUT.
OKAY, I'LL SEE YA.
OKAY, I'LL SEE YA.
* MUSIC
* MUSIC
[COCKS GUN]
[COCKS GUN]
I'LL BE SEEING YOU.
* MUSIC
* MUSIC
I ONLY GOT 10 BUCKS, CAN I
OWE YOU THE REST MAN?
DO I LOOK LIKE
THE SALVATION ARMY?
I TOLD YOU, WE AIN'T GOT
NOTHIN' FOR 10 BUCKS.
LOOK, I GOT CLASS CUSTOMERS
DOWN HERE, DIG?
PEOPLE WORK IN BANKS AND
SHIT.
CHECK IT OUT BROTHER, THE
STREETS ARE PAVED WITH GOLD.
GO OUT AND GET YOU SOME.
THEN YOU COME BACK AND SEE ME.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
WHERE DID YOU
GET THESE DRUGS?
AND WHERE DID YOU
GET THOSE CLOTHES?
TALK!
KISS MY ASS.
YOU LIKE TO TALK, NOW
YOU'RE GOING TO TALK TO ME.
DON'T THINK
I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
WHO DO YOU THINK WE ARE,
MAMMA?
YOU ARE THE LOWLIFES
THAT RUN THAT ROCK HOUSE
UP THE STREET.
AND I'M NOT YOUR MAMMA.
WE ARE THE LOWLIFES WHO RUN
THAT ROCK HOUSE AND OWN THIS
STREET.
AND WE DON'T NEED NO
CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE STIRRIN'
UP TROUBLE.
IT'S UH, BAD FOR BUSINESS,
SO WHY DON'T' YOU JUST UH,
FORGET IT.
I LIVED IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 30 YEARS,
AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO TURN IT
OVER TO TRASH LIKE YOU.
WELL IF YOU GONNA
CAUSE TROUBLE, WE GONNA HAVE TO
HELP YOU UH,
MOVE AWAY FROM HERE.
YOU WANT TO
BURN SOMETHING TOUGH GUY.
LIGHT MY FIRE.
[SCREAMS]
I SEE, YOU HAVEN'T HAD
YOUR ASS KICKED IN A LONG TIME.
I USED TO BOX A LITTLE.
LET'S SEE IF YOU
CAN HANDLE THIS.
[GRUNTS]
[SCREAMS]
[SCREAMS]
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
[CHIMES DINGING]
[CHIMES DINGING]
HUH?
HEY WHO THE HELL ARE YOU MAN?
OH SHIT.
[YELLS]
[YELLS]
[HEARTBEAT ECHO]
[HEARTBEAT ECHO]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[DIAL TONE]
DR. MCCONNELL'S OFFICE.
HI JOSIE, IT'S ME.
IS MACK THERE?
SURE JUST A MINUTE.
HI JOHN, WHAT'S UP?
I HAD A NIGHTMARE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?
IT WAS 4AM.
I TOLD YOU TO
CALL ME IMMEDIATELY.
I WANT YOU TO COME IT NOW.
CAN'T I JUST TELL YOU?
NO!
I WANT YOU TO COME
INTO THE OFFICE.
I HAVE TOO MUCH WORK TO DO.
OKAY, BUT LISTEN.
CALL ME TONIGHT AT HOME.
I'LL BE THERE ALL NIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU.
[TV] ..DRUG TRAFFICKING IS UP
10% FROM LAST YEAR'S FIGURES
FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL
LOS ANGELES AREA.
IN A RELATED STORY WHICH IS
SPARKING EVEN MORE
CONTROVERSY AMONG CITIZENS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
VIGILANTE ISSUE, THE KARATE
MAN HAS STRUCK AGAIN.
LAST NIGHTS ATTACK BRINGS TO
FIVE, THE NUMBERS OF THOSE
NOW DEAD AT THE HANDS OF THE
MYSTERIOUS KARATE MAN.
WITH US HERE TONIGHT IS
POLICE LIEUTENANT EDWARD CROFT.
LT. CROFT, ARE YOU THERE?
WE ON THE FORCE WILL NOT
TOLERATE THIS VIGILANTE'S
MURDER SPREE.
OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS
PREPARED TO PROSECUTE TO THE
FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW.
HELL MAN.
HALF OF MY PEOPLE THINK THIS
DUDE'S A GHOST.
ANYBODY WHO WANTS ME TO GO
BACK OUT THERE CAN KISS MY
BIG HAIRY ASS.
WE GOT A PROBLEM?
NO UH, NOT ANYMORE WE
AIN'T GOT A PROBLEM.
WHAT KINDA PROBLEM DID WE
HAVE, BUBBA?
OH, WELL UH, YOU STILL GOT
A PROBLEM RICK.
YOU GOT SOME PSYCHO OUT
THERE WAISTIN' OUR PEOPLE.
BUT I DON'T GOT A PROBLEM.
SO WE DON'T GOT A PROBLEM,
UNDERSTAND?
'CAUSE I AM TAKING A LONG
VACATION FROM THIS GIG, MAN.
BUBBA, BUBBA, NOW WHAT AM I
GONNA DO WITH YOU?
I AIN'T GOIN' BACK OUT
THERE!
ALL RIGHT THEN, RELAX TAKE
IT EASY, IT'S OKAY.
THE OPERATION'S ALWAYS BEEN
GOOD TO YOU, RIGHT?
YEAH, YEAH.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK THEN,
YOU'RE SOME SOLDIER?
YOU'RE EXPENDABLE?
HUH?
NO.
IT'S YOU AND ME.
BO, BLADE, NICKY, ALL THESE
DUDES.
WE STARTED THIS THING.
WE ARE THE OPERATION.
WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF EACH
OTHER, DON'T WE?
YEAH, MAN.
[GRUNTS]
[YELLS]
NO ONE WALKS
ON THIS OPERATION.
IF WE FALL, WE LOSE.
AND I NEVER LOSE.
NOW WE CAN EITHER STAND
TOGETHER, OR NOT AT ALL.
OUT ON THE STREET ALL OF
YOU.
TALK TO YOUR PEOPLE.
SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND OUT.
IF THEY DON'T TALK, CONVINCE
THEM.
WELL LET'S GO!
TAKE CARE OF THAT
PIECE OF SHIT!
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKIN' AT?!
OWW, OOH, OWW
[DIALS]
YEAH HI, IT'S ME, YES SIR.
NO I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU,
BUT WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.
WE REALLY NEED TO TALK
ABOUT IT.
SO THE ANSWER IS YES, I DO
COME HERE OFTEN.
IT'S ONE OF THE PLACES
I GO WHEN I WANT TO BE ALONE.
DO YOU WANT
TO BE ALONE NOW?
I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
YOU HERE BEFORE.
I FOLLOWED YOU.
AH, THE 'ETERNAL QUEST'.
AND WHAT IS THAT?
A TRULY GOOD PLACE
FOR SUPPER.
HAVE YOU ORDERED?
YES.
I'LL HAVE THE CAESAR
SALAD, A GLASS OF MINERAL
WATER, AND ANOTHER GLASS OF
WINE FOR THE LADY.
YOU DON'T DRINK?
OR SMOKE OR CHEW TOBACCO.
GOOD GOD A HEALTHY ONE.
WE ARE IN TROUBLE.
I SUPPOSE YOU ARE FIXED
WITH IDEALS AS WELL.
I'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF IT
FROM TIME TO TIME.
AND WERE YOU ACQUITTED?
I'M WORKING ON IT.
MR. HIROSHI ASKED ABOUT YOU.
HE'S NEVER ASKED ABOUT ANYONE.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THE PIECE
YOU BOUGHT?
I HARDLY LOOK AT ANYTHING
ELSE.
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
DULLS THE SENSES.
MAYBE WE CAN GET TOGETHER
SOMETIME AND TEST YOUR
THEORY.
OH, I HAVE TO WARN YOU
ABOUT SOMETHING DECKER.
PLEASE DO.
DON'T.
I CAN'T AFFORD
TO GET INVOLVED RIGHT NOW.
I'M TRYING TO BUILD A
BUSINESS, AND MY LIFE HAS
SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS.
YOU COULD GET HURT.
I WOULDN'T WANT THAT
ON MY CONSCIENCE.
IDEALS?
DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
I WAS HOPING
I'D FIND YOU HERE.
JERRY!
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
ON YOUR WAY TO ZURICH.
WELL SOMETHING CAME UP.
IT MAY PROVE TO BE A
BLESSING IN DISGUISE.
UH, JERRY GEISLER, JOHN
DECKER.
IF WE HURRY, WE CAN STILL
MAKE THE FRENCH CONSUL
GENERAL'S PARTY.
OH NOT TONIGHT JERRY, THANK
YOU, BUT, I'M SHOWING A NEW
COLLECTION.
I HAVE A DOZEN THINGS TO DO.
IT'S GOING TO BE PACKED
WITH FAT BANKERS, STUDIO
BRASS, A COUPLE OF SENATORS,
ALL VERY POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS
FOR THE GALLERY, SO DON'T
SAY NO.
I THINK SHE ALREADY DID.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE MET.
SURE WE DID.
ABOUT HAVE A MINUTE AGO,
WHEN YOU INVITED YOURSELF
TO SIT DOWN.
WHO IS THIS GUY?
UH, MR. DECKER BOUGHT A
HIROSHI FROM ME, JERRY.
CHRIST, SAY NO MORE.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR YOU
TO LEAVE.
OH, I'M TERRIBLY SORRY,
OLD MAN.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
JERRY, DID YOU HAVE
TO DO THAT?
JOANNA, IT WAS AN
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT.
TIME FOR YOU TO LEAVE.
BUT I HAVEN'T HAD DINNER YET.
YOU WOULDN'T LIKE THE FOOD
ANYWAYS.
I'D ALWAYS HAVE TO WONDER,
WOULDN'T I.
THAT'S IT, YOU'RE OUTTA
HERE.
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
SEE YOU LATER GUYS.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM.
I DON'T THINK HE LIKED IT HERE.
LOOK, WE STILL HAVE
45 MINUTES.
WE CAN HUSTLE BACK TO
YOUR PLACE AND--
LOOK, JERRY, I
APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE
DONE FOR ME.
BUT YOU WILL NOT TELL ME HOW
TO LIVE MY LIFE.
JOANNA, JOANNA.
LISTEN, I SIMPLY THOUGHT HE
LOOKED A BIT, CRUDE.
LISTEN OLD MAN, SORRY TO
INTERRUPT BUT, THERE'S A
COUPLE OF BOYS IN THE
WASHROOM AND THEY'RE CALLING
FOR YOU.
MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING
THEY ATE.
EXCUSE ME.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
WHAT HAPPENED?
NOTHING SERIOUS, JUST A
COUPLE OF GUYS TRIED TO PICK
ME UP IN THE JOHN.
COME ON, I KNOW WHERE WE
CAN GET A GREAT CAESAR
SALAD, AND THE SERVICE IS
MUCH BETTER.
I CAN'T JUST-- DO YOU KNOW
HOW POWERFUL JERRY IS?
COME ON, TAKE A CHANCE.
I DO HOPE WE WON'T
REGRET THIS.
AT NOON TODAY OUR KTJS NEWS
DEPARTMENT TURNED OVER
NEARLY $900,000 IN CRACK AND
POWDERED COCAINE TO POLICE
COMMANDER DALTON FOX.
THE COCAINE WAS LEFT IN THE
KTJS MAILROOM SOME TIME LAST
NIGHT, WITH A NOTE
INDICATING THAT IT WAS A
GIFT TO THE CITY FROM THIS
MYSTERIOUS VIGILANTE, NOW
BEING REFERRED TO AS THE
KARATE MAN.
PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO ASK,
IF THIS MAN IS ABLE TO TAKE
THIS QUANTITY OF ILLEGAL
DRUGS OFF THE STREETS, WHY
CAN'T OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
DO MORE?
ALL RIGHT PEOPLE, IN CASE
YOU MISSED IT,
THE PRESSURE IS ON.
THE GOOD NEWS: MUGGINGS,
ARMED ROBBERY, AND BURGLARY,
THEY'RE DOWN ALL OVER
THE WEST SIDE.
BECAUSE OF THAT, THE BAD
NEWS: NOT ONE CIVILIAN IS
WILLING TO GIVE US
A DESCRIPTION OF THE
KARATE MAN.
KARATE MAN.
I WONDER IF HE WEARS
TIGHTS AND SHIT.
[LAUGHING]
WHEN VIGILANTE PSYCHOS
CONFISCATE COKE, THE
CAPTAIN'S EMBARRASSED.
AND THAT MAKES MY LIFE
EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE.
AND STARTING TODAY, YOUR
LIVES TOO.
EVERYBODY'S ON OVERTIME
UNTIL THIS NUT
IS OFF THE STREET.
MAYBE WE SHOULD
HIRE THIS GUY.
[LAUGHING]
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ANY MORE OF THAT.
NARCOTICS IS TURNING UP THE
HEAT ON ALL THEIR
INFORMANTS.
SO ARE WE.
PRICE?
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, I
HAVE A LIST HERE OF OVER 203
PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIED IN
DRUG RELATED INCIDENCES.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE NO
WITNESSES, NO PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE.
PRICE'S LIST IS WHERE WE START.
RUN 'EM DOWN.
SURVIVING FAMILIES,
GRIEVING FIANCĂ©'S-- EVERY
POSSIBILITY.
HEY, HEY, HEY, PEOPLE!
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE
WITH HAND TO HAND COMBAT
TRAINING.
I WANT EVERYONE
ON THIS KARATE MAN.
NOW GET OUT OF HERE.
OH FOR GOODNESS SAKE
DECKER, IT'S 10 O'CLOCK.
WE DIDN'T EVEN STOP TO EAT.
YOU GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO
IF YOU'RE GONNA GET
THIS READY FOR THE PUBLIC.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE
PERFECT.
YOU KNOW DECKER, I BET
YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE MEN WHO
LIKES TO FIX EVERYTHING
AT HOME BY YOURSELF.
YEAH, I GUESS I WAS.
OH, I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.
MACK TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED.
HE TALKS TOO MUCH.
HE CARES TOO MUCH.
HE CARES ABOUT YOU
QUITE A LOT.
THE BIG OX OUGHT TO.
HE PRACTICALLY LIVED WITH ME
ON THE WEEKENDS.
AND HE SNORES.
OH GOD, I SHOULD HAVE
NEVER HAVE BROUGHT IT UP.
IT'S OK, I GUESS I TRUST
YOU.
OH YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
WELL CAN I AT LEAST TRUST
YOU TO HOLD THIS ROCK WHILE
I PUT THIS HOSE IN?
WE'RE DIFFERENT PEOPLE
DECKER.
I HAVE PRIORITIES.
AND I DON'T.
WELL, SUCCESS IS EXPENSIVE
AND MOST PEOPLE AREN'T
WILLING TO PAY THE PRICE,
BUT I AM.
IS THAT WHY YOU PUT UP
WITH YOUR FRIEND, GEISLER?
HE KNOWS A LOT OF WEALTHY
PEOPLE WHO INVEST IT ART.
DOES HE DEAL DRUGS?
I DOUBT IT'S THAT SERIOUS.
HOW DID YOU MEET MACK?
DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH WHY YOU GAVE UP PAINTING?
I TOLD YOU, I DON'T EVER
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
YES BUT, YOU DIDN'T KNOW ME
WELL ENOUGH WHEN YOU SAID THAT.
WELL I KNOW YOU MORE
THAN I WANT TO!
WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?
MAYBE IT'S A BIG DEAL TO
ME YOU BASTARD!
[FOOTSTEPS STOMPING OUT]
DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE
OVER REACTING?
[FOUNTAIN TRICKLING]
HIS NAME WAS MICHAEL
AND HE DRANK.
HE WAS A VERY TALENTED PAINTER.
BEAUTIFUL WORK.
I'D JUST FINISHED THE BEST
PAINTING I THOUGHT
I'D EVER DONE.
WE HAD A BIG FIGHT THAT NIGHT.
WHEN YOU'RE CLOSE
TO SOMEONE, YOU KNOW JUST THE
THINGS TO SAY TO THEM THAT
WILL HURT THE MOST.
AND HE SAID AWFUL THINGS
ABOUT MY WORK.
I WANTED TO HURT HIM
AS BADLY AS HE HURT ME.
I TOLD HIM HE WAS COMMITTING
SUICIDE WITH DRUGS AND
ALCOHOL AND HE SHOULD
JUST TRY TO FIND
A QUICKER WAY TO KILL HIMSELF.
SO HE DID.
I'M SORRY.
UNDER A PIER, THEY FOUND
HIS CLOTHES, HIS WALLET, A
RING THAT I MADE FOR HIM.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
DO WE GET WHAT WE WANT OR
WHAT WE DESERVE?
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
* MUSIC
* MUSIC
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
OHAYO.
OHAYO GOZAIMASU.
OCHA NOMIMASUKA?
DOMO ARIGATOU.
I CAN'T REMEMBER.
YOU WILL.
THERE WAS A MAN WITH A CANE.
YOU, YOU TRY TOO HARD.
IF I COULD JUST SEE HIS FACE.
DECKER SAN, LOOKS CAN BE
DECEIVING.
I HAVE TO GO.
DECKER SAN, IN THIS LIFE,
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KNOW
WHO IS TRUST WORTHY,
AND WHO IS NOT.
SO WHO IS?
HM.
YES.
WHO IS?
SAYONARA.
WINDS SCATTER A NEST,
SEEKING NEW STRAW,
THE BIRD FLIES ALONE.
* MUSIC
* MUSIC
[TALKING]
THIS PLACE GIVES ME
THE CREEP'S MAN.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
OH COME ON, IT'S GONNA BE FUN.
HOW MUCH?
A HUNDRED BUCKS.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
PUTTING YOU OUT OF
BUSINESS.
LIKE HELL YOU ARE!
HEY!
[GUNFIRE]
[GROANS]
[GROANS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[GUNFIRE]
[GUNFIRE]
HOW YOU WANNA DIE BOY?
OLD!
OLD!
YOU IN A HEAP A TROUBLE BOY.
[GRUNTS]
[YELLS]
[YELLS]
HEY!
THERE HE IS!
GET THAT SON OF A BITCH!
GET THAT SON OF A BITCH!
SON OF A BITCH!
[COUGHING]
[COUGHING]
[GUNSHOTS]
HELLO?
IN THE BATHROOM.
DID YOU HAVE
SOMETHING PLANNED FOR TONIGHT?
NO.
YOU SAID YOU'D BE
OUT TILL LATE.
I WAS JUST GOING TO DROP
SOMETHING BY.
WASN'T THIS PLACE A LOT
NEATER WHEN I WAS HERE LAST?
YEAH I HAVE SOMEONE
COME IN ONCE A WEEK
JUST TO MESS IT UP.
[KNOCKING]
HELLO STRANGER.
HI BEAUTIFUL.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING
TO SHOW YOU.
SURE.
JUST A MINUTE.
OH, YOU HAVE SOMETHING ON
YOUR CHEEK RIGHT THERE.
DID YOU FINISH THE GARDEN?
HELLO?
NO, UH YES, UH, MAYBE
TOMORROW.
THE SOUND OF GUNFIRE
DISRUPTED THE OTHERWISE
PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE OF
CRYSTAL BEACH PARK, AND FIVE
ARE DEAD.
BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER
KILLED OR APPREHENDED BY THE
KARATE MAN, TO 29.
TONIGHT WE HAVE WITH US
LT. CROFT.
LIEUTENANT?
YES?
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL IT WOULD APPEAR THAT
ONE OF THE VICTIMS WAS
FORCED TO INGEST LARGE
QUANTITIES OF COCAINE.
HE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A
CONVICTED FELON.
LT.
CROFT, ANOTHER SOURCE TOLD
US THAT THE KARATE MAN MAY
HAVE BEEN WOUNDED IN THIS
ATTACK.
WELL THERE WAS SOME BLOOD
LEAVING THE SCENE, BUT
THAT'S ALL WE KNOW RIGHT NOW.
HOW DOES YOUR NEW AD LOOK?
I'M GLAD I TOOK A
QUARTER-PAGE.
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO READ THE GALLERY SIGN.
ARE YOU COMING OUT OR WHAT?
ARE YOU COMING OUT OR WHAT?
DID I GET A CALL?
NO, I WAS JUST CHECKING MY
MESSAGES.
WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOUR LEG?
NOTHING.
DECKER, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I MEAN IS EVERYTHING...
I'M FINE, WHY DO YOU ASK?
NO REASON.
I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU.
HIROSHI SOLD TO ME, BUT ONLY
BECAUSE HE KNEW
I'D GIVE IT TO YOU.
I INSIST ON PAYING FOR IT.
ABSOLUTELY NOT, IT'S A
GIFT.
I DIDN'T SAY WITH MONEY.
WELL, IN THAT CASE, IT'S
GOING TO BE BE VERY, VERY,
VERY, EXPENSIVE.
EIGHT OF OUR GUYS
COULDN'T HANDLE HIM.
I'VE SEEN HIM BROW BEAT THE
SHIT OUT OF 2 SAILORS AND
NOT EVEN BREAK A SWEAT.
ARE LISTENING TO ME?
HE MADE HIM EAT COKE!
WOULD YOU SHUT THE HELL UP!
WE GOT BUSINESS TO
TAKE CARE OF.
THAT SHIPMENT COMES IN TONIGHT.
IT SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM,
BUT I WANT YOU ON YOUR TOES.
THE KARATE MAN'S GOT THE
UPPER HAND, HE KNOWS
HOW TO FIND US.
BUT THAT'S ALL ABOUT TO
CHANGE.
I GOT A LITTLE CALL LAST
NIGHT, WITH SOME VERY
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
[LOADS GUN]
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HEY, THE BOBSIE TWINS.
YOU GUYS LOOK GREAT, NICE
STITCHES.
WORD IS YOU'VE BEEN
INTERFERING WITH THE
BOSS' PROPERTY.
HEY, YOU GUYS WERE RIGHT
ABOUT THE RESTAURANT
THE OTHER NIGHT.
DEFINITELY OVER RATED.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU
A WARNING PAL.
LISTEN FUNNY MAN,
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU
FOR A LITTLE RIDE.
YOU MOVE ONE FINGER, HE'S
GONNA BLOW IT OFF.
[GRUNTS]
[YELLS]
[BANGING ON DOOR]
[BANGING ON DOOR]
LET ME IN.
I CAN'T.
I'LL CALL YOU.
OPEN THE DOOR NOW.
JUST GO AWAY,
AND LEAVE ME ALONE.
I'LL LEAVE ALL RIGHT, JUST
AS SOON AS YOU TELL ME--
LOOK AT ME!
NO!
WHAT HAPPENED?
GEISLER?
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?!
WHAT DOES HE HAVE ON YOU?!
WHAT EVER IT IS,
YOU AND I HAVE TO QUIT.
YOU TOLD ME NOT TO TRUST
YOU, I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED.
GO.
AWAY.
YOU FOUND SOMETHING OUT
ABOUT ME DIDN'T YOU.
[SLAMS REFRIGERATOR DOOR]
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO
I AM ANYMORE!
SO YOU MAKE A QUICK PHONE
CALL TO GEISLER, AND HE SEND
HIS GOONS OUT TO POP ME.
YOU THINK I SOLD YOU OUT!
YOU MADE THE CALL FROM
MY HOUSE LAST NIGHT.
HA!
YES!
AND SO JERRY CAME OVER TO
THANK ME, AND GAVE ME THIS!
JERRY HIT ME TONIGHT
BECAUSE I TOLD HIM I WAS
STARTING A NEW LIFE, WITH YOU.
YOU MADE A CALL!
YES, YES, YES I CALLED MACK!
HE ASKED ME TO CALL HIM
IF YOU SHOWED ANY SIGNS
OF INSTABILITY.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT
A GROWN MAN ACTING OUT HIS
GODDAMN ZORRO FANTASIES
WOULD SAFELY FIT IN THAT
CATEGORY!
WOULDN'T YOU!?
JUST TELL YOUR BOYFRIEND,
I'M COMING AFTER HIM.
YOU DO WHAT EVER YOU LIKE.
[FOOTSTEPS MARCHING]
[SLAMS TABLE]
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HIROSHI SAN.
DECKER SAN.
I LEAVE THIS CITY IN ONE
DAY'S TIME.
VIOLENCE CAN BECOME THE
SERVANT OF PEACE, BUT WHEN
THE SERVANT BECOMES THE
MASTER,
[IN JAPANESE]
KIKUSHO WARUKATTA!
WE HAVE TO DISCUSS THIS.
FRIENDS DON'T SPY
ON EACH OTHER.
DOCTOR'S HAVE SPECIAL
LICENSES.
AND BESIDES, YOU MISSED TWO
SESSIONS.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, JOANNA
THINKS YOU'RE THE KARATE
MAN!
THAT'S CRAZY.
CRAZY OR NOT, IF SHE
BELIEVES IT, SHE COULD TELL
GEISLER.
SO WHAT?!
IF MR. GEISLER IS THE ONE
BRINGING IN ALL THESE DRUGS,
HE'S GONNA WANT YOU DEAD.
SHE WOULDN'T TELL HIM.
YOU DON'T KNOW HER LIKE I DO.
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO SHE
HAD A BOYFRIEND...
I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.
HE COMMITTED SUICIDE.
JOHN!
HE WAS MURDERED.
WE BETTER DO A SESSION
RIGHT NOW.
NO.
LISTEN TO ME.
WHEN YOUR MEMORY FINALLY
EMERGES, YOU'LL BE GOING
INTO A LONG DARK TUNNEL.
AND I'LL LIKE TO BE AROUND
TO MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT
THE OTHER END.
I'LL CALL YOU!
[SIGHS]
[FIRE CRACKLING]
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[TIRES SCREECHING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[POLICE SIRENS]
[POLICE SIRENS]
[CAR DOOR SLAMS]
FRIENDS OF YOURS?
DISSATISFIED CLIENTS.
GODDAMN, DECKER, I HOPE
YOUR INSURANCE IS PAID UP.
THESE THINGS HAPPEN
SOMETIMES WHEN THEY
SEE MY BILL.
YOU KNOW,
WHEN I GOT THE CALL,
SOMEHOW I KNEW IT WAS YOU.
COME ON, I'LL BUY YOU A DRINK.
[ENGINE STARTING]
THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA
TAKE A COUPLE OF STITCHES.
QUESTION.
WHERE WERE YOU TUESDAY NIGHT?
HOME.
SURE YOU CAN REMEMBER?
WERE YOU ALONE?
UM, LET ME SEE.
I'LL HAVE TO CHECK MY CALENDAR.
YOU HAVE THAT MANY VISITORS?
HA, YEAH, ME IN GRACELAND.
CAN'T KEEP THE CROWDS AWAY.
I KNOW YOU GOT THIS LITTLE
AMNESIA PROBLEM, BUT HOW
ABOUT THE WEEKEND?
WHERE WERE YA SATURDAY
NIGHT?
HOME.
HOW ABOUT, THURSDAY NIGHT?
HOME.
DEFINITELY HOME.
THAT WAS THE NIGHT MY UH,
CAT WAS SICK.
WELL YOUR MEMORY
SURE HAS IMPROVED.
BUT THEN WE COULD ALSO SAY
THAT UH, YOU DON'T HAVE
AN ALIBI.
I DON'T NEED ONE.
YOU WORKOUT?
YOU SEEM TO BE IN PRETTY
GOOD SHAPE.
I DO A LITTLE RUNNING,
FROM TIME TO TIME.
OH COME ON.
DECKER, DON'T YOU THINK I
KNOW YOU STUDIED WITH A
MARTIAL ARTS MASTER?
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.
YOU THINK I'M A VIGILANTE,
YOU THINK I'M THE KARATE MAN?
IT'S A REASONABLE
POSSIBILITY.
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, IS
WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH
JOANNA MONTAGNE.
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
SURE.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HER...
BOYFRIEND?
YEAH.
WHAT HAPPENED?
OFFICIALLY, SUICIDE.
AND UNOFFICIALLY?
WE WERE PURSUING IT AS A
MURDER INVESTIGATION, BUT
YOUR BUDDY GEISLER, HE HAD
MUCH JUICE IN THIS TOWN THAT
HE HAD IT SQUASHED.
SO YOU THINK HE DID IT?
I WAS INVESTIGATING HER.
THIS IS FOR THE DRINKS.
THANKS FOR THE RIDE.
OH THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.
SEE I UH, GET MY DRINKS FREE.
BAR OWNERS LIKE FOR ME TO
STOP IN FROM TIME TO TIME.
YOU DO PRETTY WELL FOR A
POOR HONEST COP.
WHO SAID I WAS POOR?
DON'T TAKE ANY LONG VACATIONS.
[SIGHS]
[BUBBLING]
GO OUT FRONT.
CHECK IN EVERY TEN MINUTES.
NO, NO, COME ON.
TAKE IT EASY.
I'VE GOT THIS THING UNDER
CONTROL.
I GOT GUYS OUTSIDE WITH RADIOS,
THEY CALL IN EVERY
TEN MINUTES.
[LAUGHING]
FRANKLY I HOPE THE BASTARD
DOES GET THROUGH.
I GOT UZIS IN HERE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SOON AS WE BASTE THE LAST OF
THIS SHIPMENT, WE SHOULD BE
IN THE NEW PLACE BY MIDNIGHT.
THAT'S A PROMISE.
ALL RIGHT.
ASSHOLE.
THIS IS ROADRUNNER, ALL
CLEAR OUT BACK.
[PEBBLE HITS METAL]
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ROADRUNNER TO BASE, OVER.
ROADRUNNER TO BASE, OVER.
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?
I DUNNO, I THINK THAT
ASSHOLE'S ASLEEP AGAIN.
[CRASH]
OH SHIT!
TONY COME HERE.
TAKE CARE OF THIS FOR ME,
YOU GOT IT?
LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
[TIRES SCREECH]
[ECHOES]
NOO!
JOHNNY!!
SHUT HER UP!
SHUT HER UP!
[GUNFIRE]
[GLASS SHATTERING]
[SCREAMS]
[SCREAMS]
GET UP HERE!
RAPIDO!
GET OUT!
RAPIDO!
RAPIDO!
[EXPLOSION]
[SCREAMING]
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[BANGING ON DOOR]
WHO IS IT?
IT'S ME.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
YOU SMELL LIKE AN ASHTRAY.
I RAN INTO A LITTLE TROUBLE.
WELL YOU CAN'T STAY HERE.
I'VE GOT NO PLACE ELSE TO GO.
AREN'T YOU AFRAID
I'LL TURN YOU IN?
I DON'T CARE.
THE KARATE MAN'S FINISHED.
OH MY GOD, YOUR ARM.
I ALMOST KILLED
A KID TONIGHT.
I LOOKED INTO HIS FACE,
I SAW MY SON, JEFFREY.
THERE'S SOMETHING
I NEED TO ASK YOU.
ASK ME LATER.
GOTCHA
FIND SOMETHING LIEUTENANT?
OH, JUST SOME BLOOD
IN THE AREA.
HAVE FORENSICS CHECK
EVERYTHING.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT D'YA GOT?
WE GOT SEVEN BODIES.
I RECOGNIZE ONE OF THEM,
UH KROONER OR KRUGER OR
SOMETHING.
I BUSTED HIM ON A 2-11 ABOUT
3 YEARS AGO.
AND WE GOT 2 BURNED TO A
CRISP OUT THERE.
WELL THE FIRE DEPT.
SAYS THERE WAS ETHER IN
THERE.
DEFINITELY A LAB.
ALL RIGHT,
GET FORENSICS IN HERE.
WOW, THIS IS ONE EFFICIENT
SON OF A BITCH.
SOONER OR LATER, HE'S GONNA
MAKE A MISTAKE AND THEN WE
CAN NAIL HIS ASS TO THE WALL.
UNLESS HE ALREADY ATE IT
IN THE FIRE.
WELL WE WOULD KNOW THAT
IF WE'D GET FORENSICS IN HERE,
WOULDN'T WE?
YES SIR.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
FIND MUCH IN THE DARK.
WELL, ROPE OFF THE AREA AND
LET'S GO TO WORK.
OKAY, YOU GOT IT.
[TV FROM OTHER ROOM]
[TV FROM OTHER ROOM]
YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED FIRST.
WE WOULD HAVE MADE SANDWICHES.
SHUT UP, WE'RE GOING
FOR A RIDE.
WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK
YOU ARE?
I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE A WARRANT?
RIGHT HERE IN MY HAND.
NOW GET YOUR CLOTHES ON,
AND LET'S GO.
BRIGHT CROFT, REALLY BRIGHT.
YOU BREAK IN WITHOUT
PROBABLE CAUSE, NO WARRANT.
YOU DIDN'T EVEN
READ ME MY RIGHTS.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO SHUT THE FUCK UP.
NOW GET IN THE CAR.
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[GUN COCKING]
[GASPS]
I FOUND THIS INSIDE
THE WAREHOUSE TONIGHT.
JUST LIKE THE ONE YOU
LEFT IN THE BAR.
I DON'T HAVE TO GUESS ANYMORE,
DO I, KARATE MAN.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HEADQUARTERS, ARE WE?
THE POLICE STATION'S
THE OTHER WAY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
[PHONE RINGING]
YOU'VE REACHED JOANNA'S
REFLECTIONS.
WE'RE OPEN FROM 9-6 TUESDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY.
PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE
AFTER THE TONE.
[BEEP]
HEY KARATE MAN, ARE YOU THERE?
PICK UP IF YOU ARE MY MAN
BECAUSE I GOT SOMEONE HERE
YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK TO.
MEET ME AT SUNRISE AT THE
AIRWAY FIELD OFF OF 107,
ALL RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT, SUNRISE,
MY BROTHER, AND IF YOU DON'T
SHOW UP, MY BOYS ARE GONNA
PARTY WITH YOUR LADY
AND THAT'S A PROMISE.
HAVE A NICE DAY.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
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OH, JUST LOOK AT THAT SUNRISE,
SMELL THE BEAUTIFUL AIR.
PERFECT TIME FOR US TO BE
TOGETHER, AND AS SOON AS I
KILL YOUR BOYFRIEND,
WE WILL BE.
[LAUGHS]
WHAT?
NOT THE ROMANTIC TYPE, HUH.
YOU'RE LOOKING A LITTLE
COLD, SO I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU MY COAT.
WHEN I GET BACK, I'LL TAKE
CARE OF YOU MYSELF.
BEFORE I KILL YOUR
BOYFRIEND, I'M GONNA
CARVE HIM UP AND MAKE SUSHI.
[CLICK]
HE'S HERE, I CAN FEEL HIM.
HE'S RIGHT ON TIME TOO.
HEY KARATE MAN, HEY BUDDY,
A GOOD TIME TO DIE, NO?
YOU'RE THE BIG BAD
KARATE MAN?
YOU DON'T LOOK SO BAD TO ME.
COME ON, GET UP!
[GROANS]
[GROANS]
COME ON, KICK HIS ASS!
COME ON, KICK HIS ASS!
GET UP!
THAT'S IT BABY!
KICK HIS ASS!
KICK HIS ASS!
SON OF A BITCH!
SON OF A BITCH!
FREEZE!
I SAID FREEZE, ASSHOLE!
JOHN, JOHN, JOHN...
I DIDN'T WANT ANY OF THIS.
MACK!
WHAT CAN I SAY?
THE WORLD SUCKS.
SOO, A FEW YEARS AGO, I GOT
THIS IDEA.
AND IN MY PRISON THERAPY
GROUPS, I MADE THE
RIGHT CONTACTS.
LOOKS LIKE YOU MADE
ALL THE RIGHT CONTACTS IN THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TOO.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'VE DONE, JOHN.
ALL I HAD TO DO WAS SELL
THAT ONE MORE SHIPMENT, AND
THEN I COULD HAVE RETIRED,
BOUGHT AN ISLAND.
BUT YOU HAD TO BURN UP ALL
MY MERCHANDISE.
NOW I HAVE TO START ALL OVER
AGAIN.
YOU MURDERED MY FAMILY!
LAURA SAID YOU WERE GOING
OUT OF TOWN THAT WEEKEND.
OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE DONE
OUR BUSINESS SOMEWHERE ELSE.
ANYWAY, I DID SAVE YOUR LIFE
THAT NIGHT.
[ECHOING]
LET'S GO.
NO.
I'LL HANDLE IT.
I KNEW I COULD CONTROL YOU.
I STARTED HYPNOTHERAPY WHILE
YOU WERE STILL IN A COMA.
AND AFTER--
THOSE GODDAMN HEADACHE PILL!
EXACTLY.
A LITTLE METHYLPHENIDATE
COCKTAIL I INVENTED TO
REINFORCE THE POST-HYPNOTIC
SUGGESTIONS I GAVE YOU.
YOU BASTARD!
IF WE COULD HAVE HAD ONE
MORE SESSION, I COULD HAVE
KEPT YOU FROM THE OPERATION
UNTIL I WAS OUT OF
THE COUNTRY.
MACK!
COME ON,
LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH!
I'M AFRAID HE'S RIGHT,
JOHN.
KARATE MAN, I'LL SEE YOU IN
HELL.
[GUNFIRE]
ARE YOU, OKAY?
YES.
WHERE'S MACK?
WHERE'S MACK?
PRICE!
COVER ME!
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[EXPLOSION]
[POLICE SIRENS]
[POLICE SIRENS]
SMALL PLANES CAN BE
VERY DANGEROUS.
WE KNEW SOMEONE
WAS CUTTING INTO OUR ACTION,
BUT WE COULDN'T NAIL IT DOWN.
THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T GO TO
ZURICH.
YOUR EFFORTS HAVE WIPED OUT
THE COMPETITION, AND
JOANNA'S CALL TONIGHT HELPED
ME WRAP IT UP.
I THANK YOU, AND MY
ORGANIZATION THANKS YOU.
I'VE BEEN TOLD TO LET YOU
TWO GO ON YOUR OWN WAY.
C'EST LA VIE.
SO YOU BLEW UP THE PLANE.
GOTTA GO.
YOU DID, DIDN'T YOU?
GOTTA GO!
THAT'S YOUR NEXT TARGET.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT?
WELL, EVERYBODY KNOWS THE
SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK.
SOME OF US IN THE DEPARTMENT
GOT INSPIRED BY THE KARATE
MAN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
SO IT'S APPROVED: WE OPERATE
AS AN UNDERGROUND UNIT.
REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE MAYOR.
THAT'S WHERE I WAS TRYING TO
TAKE YOU THE OTHER NIGHT
WHEN YOU BANGED ME.
YOU WANT HIM
TO DO YOU WORK FOR YOU?
WITH US.
WHAT, ME WORK WITH YOU?
YOU BETTER GET OUTTA HERE,
I'LL BE IN TOUCH.
[SIGHS]
WELL, HOW ABOUT BREAKFAST?
BREAKFAST?!
COME ON, TAKE A CHANCE.
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