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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* MUSIC

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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