Bombshell (1997) - full transcript
Workers in a biotech firm utilise nanotechnology to control others for their own good.
Being a minor celebrity doesn't endear you to everyone.
That's what I was,
the whiz kid...
The super nerd.
By the time I was 18,
I'd appeared on 27 talk shows.
I guess that made me
some kind of target.
But I was oblivious.
I was happy.
I was in love
with Bombshell.
Back then, she was working
as a pediatric doctor,
while I worked late
on the technology
that would change the future
of the entire world forever.
Change, it was my religion.
It was 70 years
since the atom bomb
had exploded onto
an unprepared world.
Nothing of any significance
had happened since.
Nanotechnology was going
to create profound change
to the lives of every single
human being on the planet,
and I liked that.
So did Donald...
Although, his motivations
were different than mine.
He was like a pioneer
medicine man
forging ahead into
unknown territory.
And just like them,
he was a charlatan.
First there
came fire...
Then the wheel,
then electricity.
Each invention
brought about massive
technological, social,
and political change.
What I'm about
to show you
is the most revolutionary
scientific invention
since electricity.
Using individual atoms
as building blocks,
we can construct
basic tools and machines
called nano-engines.
These nano-engines
are programmed
to work as teams,
reconstructing
the atomic structure
of damaged cells.
Here, a nano-engine
is busy reassembling
a feline
bone marrow cell,
which is corrupted by cancer.
The rogue atom in the cell
is replaced,
creating a rejuvenated,
youthful cell,
and the nano-engines
move on to the next cell,
and the next and the next,
all day, every day,
constantly reassembling
the damaged cells,
constantly creating
new from old.
Creating...
Creating...
Shit.
Cut!I, I can't read
the damn thing.
Can't you make
bigger letters?
And I feel stupid
pointing at that.
There's nothing on it!Fantastic, Don.
It was great.
Can somebody do
something about the
teleprompt, please?
Oh, hello. Uh, you
must be the journalist
from, uh...
Melinda Clark.
I'm freelance.
I work for myself.
Nice to meet you.
We'll be showing this video
to our human test group
at the press event
on Friday.
This director's fantastic.
He did those great spots
for Vectordyne's
biochip launch.
Hmm. Impressive.
Malcolm...
Come over here.
Look at this.
I knew this would
happen some day.
The feline tests
have been so successful,
that we feel
totally confident
going ahead with
the human trials.
Donald, I...
I need to talk to you.
We've had
a problem with
one of the cats.
Buck, I'd like you
to meet Melinda.
She's a journalist.
Donald tells me you're
the man to speak to.
We're ready
for you now.Excuse me.
Donald, I have
to speak to you.It can wait.
No, it can't wait.I said later.
You can tell me.
That's why
I'm here.
To get under the skin
of Nanolab Industries.
Well, maybe you
should talk with Adam.
I'm sure he'd love
to get under your skin.
Quiet, please!
Settle.
Speed.
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Phone call. Home.
Phone call.
Hello?
Hi, Bombshell. It's me.
Don't Bombshell me.
Who's Melinda?
Huh?
Has she called
our house?
Yeah. She called
our house.
Something you
should tell me?
No. She's just
a journalist.
Mmm-hmm.
Just a journalist
with $20,000
breast implants
and a $10,000
nose job.
Ah, you're the only one
for me, angel.
Bet you say that
to all the girls.
Uh... Well, only those
I intend to marry.
I'll be home
soon, okay?
Okay.
Bye.
Bye.
Still find me sexy?
Of course I still
find you sexy.
You're perfect.
Sexy as that
journalist Melinda?
Hmm?Hell, yes.
She's not sexy.
She's, she's
a journalist.
She keeps calling.
Maybe you should
meet her.
You know what?
Fuck her.
Don't fuck her.
Fuck me.
I love it
when you do that.
Welcome to Nanolab.
Hey, here he is.
The man himself.
DNA corruption. Override.
Oh, no. Malcolm!
Malcolm, N-27 is
having a seizure!
DNA nuclear path. Override.
Morning, Dewayne.
Status red.
Buck Corgan. Buck Corgan...
Ah, shit.
- To the quarantine lab.
- Status red.
Status red.
Buck Corgan. Buck Corgan.
To the quarantine lab.
Status red.
DNA corruption.
Override...
What's happening?
I don't know.
The sampler's
showing 100 NR,
but the DNA nucleotides
are showing negative gain.
What's the TN?
It's 50 or 60.
I can't tell.
It's screaming
off the scale.
Let's open it up.
She's dying.What?
Carol, give me
50 mils of dopamine,
straight.
- That's too much.
- It'll kill her.
I know. Let's get
her out of there.
- Assembly error confirmed.
- Suggest termination.
Shut down request.
N-27 corrupt.
- Batch error 339...
DNR rate. Zero.
Rate. Zero,
confirmed.
N-27 manufacturer quit.
Carol, would you take her
downstairs to Riuki,
and have him do
a subatomic autopsy
right away?
Okay.
We need to start over
with the assemblers.
We have to retool them
from the ground up.
We don't have
the time or the money.
What do you mean,
we don't have the time?
You said if we needed more time
we would have more time,
you promised me.
Look, Malcolm,
I understand, okay?
No, I don't think
you do understand.
This sets us back
two months.
You have to go
to bat for us.
You have to get us
more money,
get us more time.I know. I'm going
to talk to Donald.
I'm gonna beg him
for more time,
You can't just
go in there and talk
to Donald.
You have to tell them
we can't do these tests
on Friday.
We need more time.
We need more research.
I know that, but there's
a system here, okay?
And you can't beat
the system.
You have to work it
from the inside.
Listen to yourself.
You're sounding
just like them,
sounding just
like Donald,
just like
those bean counters,
those money men.
This is not
a university research lab.
Okay? This is a business,
it's an industry,
and the goal here
is to make a profit.
And I don't like that
any more than you do.
Now, if that goes
against your work ethic,
I suggest you go back
to working for the government
on some tax-funded
research project.
And do something
about your cough
because this is
a sterile environment.
The good news is we have
gap financing of $3.6 million
at 3 percent above prime.
So what's
the bad news?
The loan is guaranteed
by Oromitshu Holdings,
and they've got
a deal breaker.
Which is?
We've got to stick
to our launch date.
Meaning?
Meaning, either we go
with the human trials
on Friday or we die.
Buck Corgan is here.
Perfect.
Donald, we can't
proceed with
the human trials.
Sit down.
Coffee, Buck?
That cat that died,
it died of a
replication error.
Sit down, Buck.
Things have changed a little
just this past hour.
Basically, we're in
a no-win situation
with the banks.
So, it all comes
down to this.
We will go ahead
with the human trials
on Friday.
In the meantime,
your department will do
everything in your power
to try to find
the cause
of the problem
and continue working
to solve it
even after the trials
are underway.
You don't understand
how serious this is,
do you?
Of course I understand
how serious it is.
Now, you asked me
for more time,
and I gave it to you.
Now I'm telling you
there is no more time.
Well, I want it
to go on record
that I advised you
against this
in the strongest
terms possible.
We, we could
all be liable for
manslaughter.
Your statement is noted.
What next?
Major accident ahead.
Detour available.
Accept detour.
Next intersection
turn right.
Next intersection
turn left.
Next intersection
turn right.
Turn right.
Right?
Great.
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Jesus.
Full diagnosis
request approved.
Well, do you want
the good news or bad news?
Or weird news?
Good news.
Whoever did this knew
what they were doing...
But one of your
kidneys is gone.
Well, what's
the weird news?
There's something
in its place.
What?
Well, it seems like there's
some sort of bag...
Where your kidney
used to be.
We're gonna have to have
tests tomorrow with you.
No, I, I can't.
I've got a major
crisis on my hands.
I'm three hours
late already.
Buck.
Thanks for squeezing us in.
I know you don't
wanna hear this,
but we have to go
to the police.
The police can wait.
I have to go to work.
There's people
relying on me.
I'm relying on you.
I'm relying on you
being healthy.
I'm relying on you
not dying.
I'm relying
on you being
a good husband.
I cried myself
to sleep last night
after spending
hours on the phone
with the police department,
wondering if you'd
been killed.
And now you're telling me,
you don't have time
to make a report.
Is there something
I should know?
I just don't
think they'll...
No. No, there's nothing
you should know.
Well, maybe there's
other cases.
There's molecular tracking,
DNA splicing.
They can help.
I'm sorry,
but the department
cannot be of
any help at this time.
The ultrasound scan doesn't provide enough evidence for a conviction.
I suggest you come back
when you have more evidence
and save your credit hours.
If you want me
to proceed with this...
You want more evidence
than this?
But your Calcop account
stands at...
35 credit hours.
I think you'd find that
the credit would expire
before we'd have time
to build a strong case.
What about a weak case?
What about dusting the car
for fingerprints?
DNA testing?
Fiber analysis?
We only send forensics out
for homicides and rapes.
Officer,
he was kidnapped.
He was operated on.
Doesn't that matter?
Don't you care?
Yes, it does matter,
yes, I do care,
which is why
I'm advising you
to come back
when you have
more evidence.
You're one of the world's
leading atomic
and nanomechanical
design engineers.
Only a handful of people
in the world
even understand
what it is you do.
You live in a world of
biological possibilities
only previously
explored by God.
What sort of
design philosophy,
what kind of safeguard
do you build in
to protect
a nano-engine host
from malfunctioning?
It's interesting.
The idea of nano-engines
being some lethal ent--
Lethal entity is, is, is--
Is really--
Liable to go
out of control--
Something inherited
from science fiction.
Every job is divided into
individual tasks-- Tasks--
And then we program
one nano-engine
for each task.
No nano-engine is capable of
creating anything by itself--
By itself.
Isn't it true that
a reassembling problem
recently caused
the death of one
of the laboratory animals?
Yes, that is correct.
So, would you say
your theory
of nano-engines
working as a team
is a failure?
Failure. Uh...
No. No.
No, no, no.
I wouldn't
say that at all.
I would say--
I would--
We, we need more time.
We need more time.
But with human trials
set to begin on Friday,
couldn't you run
into the risk
of the same problem
with a human subject?
Yes.
Thank you, Malcolm.
You see that?Mmm-hmm.
It's unusual.
It's as if the object
has anchored itself
in place.
These growths
could be just benign
connective tissue.
It could be
that it's operable.
I'll have him take
a scan right away.
Call me when you have,
and if the prognosis
is positive,
we'll proceed
with exploratory
on Thursday.
Thank you, Doctor.
Phone call.
Nanolab. Buck.
Phone call.
Phone call.
Hi.
You've reached Buck Corgan.
I've stepped away from
my desk right now.
I'm probably
constructing something
very microscopic.
Leave me a message,
and I will get back
to you...
Bye.
Hey, it's me.
I know you're busy--
Pick up.
Hi. How're
you feeling?
Ah, pressured.
Look, um, can
you meet me for
a late lunch?
I showed the scan
to Dr. Braunmann,
and he has
a few comments.
Can't you just tell me?
Honey,
I need to show you
in person. Please?
I can't.
The Soy Palace
in 20 minutes.
Ah, for you,
anything.
Really--
Jesus.
- Vid e-mail...
- Vid e-mail...
Save it.
Can't save
streaming video.
Play back.
Did you enjoy your trip
to the hospital? To the cops?
You're involved
in a very unique
test of character
and you're scoring low.
So... I removed
your left kidney
and replaced it with
a synthetic gel-sac
containing nitric acid.
In three days,
the sac will dissolve,
flooding your kidneys
and your surrounding organs.
It's gonna hurt.
If you want to avoid this,
go to the revolving
restaurant at LAX.
At precisely 3:00 p.m.
Sit at table 23.
Taped underneath
the table is a box.
Deliver the box
to the address
on it at 4:00 p.m.
If you don't...
Indigestion?
Look, I don't have time
to talk to you right now.
So, I hear one
of the cats died.
That's not
public knowledge.
Okay. Then...
Off the record...
What killed it?
The profit motive.
Uh-huh.
Better hurry.
Time's running out.
Hi. How many
in your party?
It's just me.
Oh. Um...
Table 15, okay?
Actually, I'd
prefer table 23.
Oh...
Oh, a window seat.
Okay. Follow me.
Actually, could I
just have the table
that I asked for?
Oh, um... Well, this is
a revolving restaurant.
Every table
gets the same view.
It's... Revolving.
I met my wife
sitting at table 23.
Oh, okay. Well, um,
it'll be at least
a 15-minute wait.
I'll wait.
Okay.
Hmm...
Your table is ready.
Would you like
to order a drink?
Uh, I'll just
have water, please.
Okay.
Would you like
to order?
Actually, you know,
I'll need a few more minutes.
Okay.
"Noxana Hotel."
Shit, that's downtown.
Would you like
to order yet?
Uh... You know what?
Thank you.
Thank you!
105 blocked.
Detour available.
...the Los Angeles river
as a seasonal freeway.
Talking of freeways,
there's a big alert...
Show... Show LA. River.
Phone call, LAPD--
Detective Jefferson.
Call to LAPD.
Connected.
You remember me?
Yes.
My kidnapper called me.
He's blackmailing me
to act as a courier
for him.
That's what
the operation
was about.
The thing he put inside me
is full of acid.
Of course...
If you believe him.
Just send someone over
to the Noxana Hotel.
That's where I'm headed.
Hmm. And what might
you be delivering?
This.
That could be a bomb.
Stop the car, get out,
wait for the police
ADF Unit to arrive.
No way! Look,
I could be dead already
just from talking
to you, all right?
Now, I'm gonna make
the delivery.
After that,
it's your problem.
Whoa!
Go to room 377,
and you'll find
some real evidence
to work with.
You are in clear
violation of California
public safety law
if you continue to
ignore my instructions.
Book me, all right?
End.
End.
Enter.
Nice driving.
I hope you didn't
do any damage to
your precious car.
If you did
the job clean,
I'll call you
and tell you how
to remove that
nasty little sack
from your stomach.
However, if you ignored
any of my detailed
instructions,
you can look forward
to a very nasty
tummy ache.
Will collagen doctor four
please call implants,
lab 15, station 22.
Doing a good job,
Christian. Thank you.
What's the matter
with you today?
Buck.
What's wrong
with Buck?
He missed our
lunch date.
Oh, God.
What?No, I'm sure
it's nothing.
What?
Lay down, sweetie.
Go ahead, lay down.
Well, you remember that time,
that brief, you know,
affair that I told you about?
Well, you see,
it took me so long
to figure it out
because he was
fucking her
on his lunch hour.
Really?
I'm sure
it's nothing.
No, it's not.
Hmm. Must be love.
Yeah, it is.
Okay, we're all done.
Good job. Thank you.
Phone call.
I hope you enjoyed your
secret lunchtime rendezvous.
I certainly found it
educational.
I think we need to talk.
I'm going to print
an expose entitled
The Microscopic Cover-Up.
How much I reveal about
your covert activities
depends on you.
Meet me at the Bradley
at 9:55 p.m.
Fini.
End.
Erase.
Phone call.
Phone call.
Camera off.
Mr. Corgan, please.
I'm here.
Mr. Corgan, two of our police officers made a thorough search
of room 377 at 6:30
this evening.
But nothing was found.
Well, what about
the blackmailer's message?
Nothing unusual
was found.
I suggest you
restrain yourself
from calling us
until you have
real hard evidence.
As you requested,
I have indeed
booked you.
You will be receiving
a citation
for negligent disregard
for a police officer's
instruction.
End.
Your Calcop account
has been debited...
17 C.C.
Thank you for using
the LAPD.
Don't drink alcohol.
Don't buy guns.
Don't smoke.
Racism is a felony.
End.
Sit down, Buck.
Brad had a call from
Oromitshu yesterday.
Said they heard from
an undisclosed source
that we had a problem.
Understandably,
they wanted to withdraw
their financial support.
What I'd like to know
is who told them
we had a problem?
Well, why ask me?
That journalist Melinda
was in here earlier,
said she saw
a dead cat
in the lab.
When she asked you,
uh, how it died,
you said,
"the profit motive."
That was
off the record.
What else are you
saying to people
off the record?
Nothing.
Then where the hell
were you yesterday
afternoon?
I was in the hospital.
I was having tests.
Tests?
Buck,
when I was your age,
I hit kind of a crisis.
I was selling
payroll software to
financial institutions.
One day I asked myself,
"Where am I going?
What am I doing?
"I mean,
what's the point of
always chasing money?"
So that night,
I found myself standing
at a bookstore,
standing and staring
at all these books,
wondering if
I should quit.
And I saw this book
by John Lennon.
So I picked it up
and opened it up
randomly.
And there was this
quote by Lennon.
It said, "life is
a shit sandwich.
"The more bread
you got,
"the less shit
you eat."
Suddenly,
I saw the light.
Yeah, well, you can eat
all the shit you want,
but I don't have to.
Now, if you need me,
I'll be at the Pasadena
Medical Plaza
having endocrine tests.
Have a nice day.
Is it just me?
Or do you want
to kill him, too?
So it's changed shape.
Yeah, I know.
We're going to give you
an endoscopic probe
in half an hour.
Dr. Braunmann's the best.
You can't just
remove it?
No. It's synthesized
with the surrounding
organ tissues,
the liver, stomach,
pancreas.
So it's growing
into me.
Well,
we don't know yet.
It's undergoing
some kind of metamorphosis.
We don't know how
to remove it yet.
It's no good news
this time.
Well,
it's not nitric acid.
Phone call,
Buck Corgan.
Pick up.
You know,
you're wasting
your time at that place.
If you want
to get rid of it,
you should be at
the Southern California
Design Center.
What did you
put inside-- Don't yell at me.
This is my show,
understand?
Okay. Now,
in the east wing
men's room,
in the furthest cubicle,
you'll find a package
containing the chemical
neutralizing agent
that'll dissolve
that sack safely.
Be there in 20 minutes.
I got to go.I'm coming with you.
No way.
I'll only be
five minutes.
Any longer,
I'm coming to get you.
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of what later became known
as the Rectangular Years,
due to the overriding
aesthetic proponents
of the line.
Auto-optical stylists
from around the world
competed in
the Yuppie Years
to create the essence
of the '80s.
Meanwhile,
auto-optical radicals
were busy defying the norm
by their bold use of spheres,
mobiles and organic shapes.
...defying the norm by
their bold use of spheres,
mobiles and organic shapes,
throwing the deconstructionist
rectangular designers
into a radical rethink
of their original theories.
Come here!
Come here!
Are you following me?
Of course
I'm following you.
Why is it empty?
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
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Call 911!
Call 911!
Am I on time, huh?
Look, I don't know
what you're talking about.
I thought you were
my john.
Call 911!
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It's guava juice.
You hungry?
Mail and messages.
Play messages.
What's the matter?
Don't you like me?
It's a pity
you stood me up
last night.
I may have been
able to work something
out with you...
Financially.
You're not the first
disgruntled research scientist
to sell secrets
to your competitor.
I come across this kind
of thing all the time.
To me, it makes
a great story.
But for you, well,
you've got a little
more at stake.
I'm interested
to see how your
bosses will respond
to this video clip.
You could've been
a great inside informer,
but for now, well...
It's anybody's guess.
Termini.
Second message.
Buck, I don't know
where you are.
You left the hospital
hours ago, but--
But, anyway,
I guess this message
will set everything straight.
I saw something today
I wish I hadn't seen.
And now I have
no other option
left open to me--
Fast forward.
Blank.
An e-mail follows
this message with
all the legal stuff.
End.
End.Open mail.
Phone call.
Phone call.
Phone call.
Pick up.
I told you not to go
to the cops...
But you did.
And that pissed me off.Where is Angel?
I don't want to hurt her.
It's not part
of the plan, but--
So don't make me
do anything silly.
I can guarantee you
that if you do anything
silly to her,
I will come after you,
I will find you,
I will do something
totally and completely
insane to you.
Do you hear me?
Your next pick up will be
from the METRANS building.
Why don't you just start
by telling me
what this thing is,
because acid doesn't
change shape.
Go to will call
at 12 noon
and don't be late.
What is this thing
inside me?!
If you do this correctly,
then it's over.
And you won't hear
from me again, okay?
And she'll be
released unharmed,
and you'll--
You'll be fine.
You expect me
to believe you
after you told me to
pick up this package
that had
a neutralizing agent
just so you could
kidnap Angeline?
I'm supposed
to believe you, you idiot?
You idiot!
Because you went
to the cops...
After I told you not to!
That's why.
So you had to learn.
You all have to learn
the hard way.
I'm the boss now.
I'm the boss.
End.
End.
Freeze,
right there.
Dewayne?
Jesus, put the gun down.
I'm sorry,
Mr. Corgan,
I got orders.
I can't let you
on the premises.
Remember that
vacation in Cancun
that you couldn't afford?
So what's next?
You look like
you have a plan.
I have a very
important plan.
So what's your
psychological
dysfunction, huh?
I don't know.
Well, let me guess.
You're a 47-year-old
virgin that's hung
like a mouse,
and gets sexually excited
when he plays
doctors and nurses.
Probably live
with your mother,
don't you?
Probably fuck
your mother.
I'm sorry.
I'm-- I'm...
I'm sorry, I...
I didn't mean to do that.
I didn't-- It's not my
intention to hurt you.
I just felt...
You said that about--
My mother's dead.
She died in,
in a car wreck.
My, my little brother Paul,
he died, too.
He was 9.
I was 11.
I, I was there,
but I, I didn't die
because, uh...
I was a coward.
My little brother
and I were arguing
'cause I always got
to sit in the front seat,
because I was--
I was old enough,
and I deserved it.
We went to
the gas station
to get gas.
We got hit by this truck.
And my-- My mother...
Her head hit
the steering wheel,
and she didn't make a sound.
My brother was screaming,
and the--
The car caught fire,
and I opened the door,
I jumped out.
I remember my brother
was shouting something.
And I was
standing away from
the car, watching it.
I was so scared,
and I couldn't move.
And he was trying to get out
of the car and couldn't
because his legs were trapped.
And then the car blew up.
The car just blew up.
Because, you see,
that particular
make of automobile
was later shown
to be very dangerous
in rear-end collisions.
Deadly, in fact.
So when the car company
ran the numbers,
the figures,
they found that
it would cost $137 million
to replace
the deadly gas tanks.
But only $50 million
to pay out in lawsuits.
I was one of the people
that they paid out to.
So...
When you said that
about my mother...
I got angry
and I hit you.
I'm sorry.
Oh, no.
Your fiance's final dose.
I love you.
Where is he?
There he is. There he is.
He's there. He's there.
He's there.
Good. Good.
Need to collect a package.
Name?
Corgan.
Buck Corgan.
What's he doing?
What's he doing?
It's a nice security system.
Hmm.
I don't have color camera
so, um...
What are you talking about?
Of course, it's color.
What's going on?
What's he have in his hands?
Uh, sir, you have
to sign for that.
No, you do it.
I trust you.
He's wearing gloves.
Phone call.
Where is he?
Phone call.
Where is he?
Why doesn't he answer?
Where is he?
Why doesn't he answer?
Phone call.
Phone call. Why doesn't he answer?
Damn!
Visitor.
Malcolm? Why?
Why?
A gun?
Are you mad?
You all right?
He's got a gun.
Don't worry about him.
I took care of him.
You're gonna have to
cut me out.
Look, look over there.
Hurry.
It's Malcolm.
Our Malcolm?
He said today was
your final dose,
what did he mean?
He's been feeding me
nano-engines.
What?
This thing inside me,
it isn't growing.
It's being constructed.
Come on, let's go.
Okay.
Where you going?
Huh? Where you going?
Pick that package up.
I said pick it up.
Good. Good.
Good. Good. Now,
get in the car.
Get in the car
and drive.
Get in.
Now drive.
Don't worry.
We'll be all right.
So our success with Smoky here
is just the starting point
what could well be
the fastest growing
industry this century.
Can you tell us a little bit
about the process.
Yes, this is the same process
that can turn a car tire
into a slab
of prime steak,
or literally turn
a spare tire
into prime beef cake.
I see you haven't tried
the test on yourself.
Just kidding.
Have there been any
technical difficulties?
Well, in every scientific
endeavor there has to be
a margin for error.
So, then you're familiar
with the term,
"Science advances
funeral by funeral"?
Shall we go on
to the lab?
Why are you doing this?
Because I care about
what happens.
Care? You're a terrorist.
Sometimes,
hat's the only way.
It's never the only way.
Look, there's a feeding frenzy
for nanotechnology,
nobody's saying slow down.
Go.
Unit 452, what's your 20?
Unit 452, over?
Take your time, buddy.
Look out!
He blew the light.I see him.
That was a red light.
Calling 923 in pursuit
of green Riot
heading westbound.
Now the cops
are following us.
This guy's now run about
three or four lights,
we're gonna need
all units back up.
You better drive straight,
'cause if they catch us,
you're both dead.
And so are you.
All units, IR.
All units respond.
HSC in progress.
Westbound.
Unit 455 in pursuit
of 011, Riot.
Westbound on 2nd street.
Do you have OBV?
What's going on?
It's going westbound
on 10th now.
Westbound on 10th.
You like what you started,
Malcolm? Enjoying this?
Hey, I didn't
start anything.
It's the,
the greedy bastards,
that, that lawyers,
your money man,
your bean counters.
Slow down!
This guy's going 70.
80, he's blowing
all the lights.
Idiot! Are you trying
to get us killed?
They're turning into
a business park.
I think this
is a dead-end.
They're gonna bail.
Their gonna bail
in this business park.
Pick up the camera
and follow me.
Give me the best,
fucking footage
of your life.
I said pick it up!
Go, Johnny, kill 2,
up link this feed
to COMSAT 7.
Move!
Police! Freeze!
Welcome to Nano Lab.
Put it down, Dewayne,
everything will be okay.
Just put it down.
Malcolm's gone nuts,
just do as he says.
That's right,
I've gone nuts.
Give me that gun, Dewayne,
or I'm gonna blow her head off.
Open the door, now!
Give him the gun.
Back off, Mr. Corgan.
Open the door, now!If you open the door,
there will be
a full on shoot out.
Security guard,
open the door now!
Security guard,
do not give up your weapon.
Give me the gun!
Give him the gun.POLICEMAN 1:
Do not give him your...
Slide it over here, Dewayne.
Don't you dare.
Do not give up your gun!
Open the door!Cuff yourself to that pole.
That's an order.
Drop it,
that's an order.
Throw that key over here.
Where are the TV cameras?
Where are the TV cameras?
In the quarantine lab.
Great.
Let's go.
Go.
Shut up.
Shut up!
Don't shoot.
Don't shoot.
Jerry Clark.
Jerry Clark.
Which one is it?
The yellow one.
The one next to the red one.
Jerry Clark.
Jerry Clark.
They went that way.
What's going on
out here?
Malcolm,
what are you doing?
I oughta shoot you
right now.
There's a very important
press event going on
down there.
Put the gun down,
Malcolm.
Okay.
I'm sorry.
I'll put the gun down now.
Bean counter!
Malcolm!
Shut up.
Go! Go!
Come on!
What you're about to see
is my latest infomercial...
Don't move.
This is
a live demonstration.
Hi, Donald.
Hi.
How are you?
Okay.
I'll bet
you're surprised,
huh?
Yes, actually I am.
Talking to the press, huh?DONALD: Yeah.
I'll bet you're telling them
about your revolutionary
cancer-reversal technology.
Yeah.
Are you telling them
how we haven't
had enough time
for the proper research
and that humans
are going to die?
That human beings,
that human lives are in danger
because you're greedy?
Well, I'll tell them.
I'll tell them for you.
How's that?
Because I don't think
you're going to tell them
everything, Donald.
Because I think you...
Hey!
This is for your benefit!
Don't you want to
hear the truth?
You're supposed
to tell the truth,
you're a journalist.
Malcolm is an employee
of ours. Malcolm,
whatever the problem is,
we can work it out...
Shut up, Donald.DONALD: All right.
You're the problem, okay?
Because I'm the boss now.
Get behind that desk.
Stay there.
You're the boss.
You want to know
the truth?
We tried this out
on lab animals
and actually caused cancer,
and yet today he wants to
try it out on human subjects.
All for the all-mighty dollar.
Isn't that right, Donald?
Come here.
- Incorrect code.
- Try again.
Put the gun down.
Drop your weapon
or I'll shoot.
I'm warning you.
Put the gun down.
Drop your weapon
or I will shoot.
Stay back.
Stay back.
Open it.
Stay back.
Get out of the way.
Johnny, you got a lock?
Any second.
Stay back.
Gunman,
drop your weapon.
Stay back.
That's an order!
Drop it!
You,
with the camera,
get out of the way.
Point the camera here.
Shit.
Point it in here.
Someone's gotta
open this door.
This is Melinda Clark
reporting live.
An employee armed-standoff
at Nanolab Industries.
Is it on?
I have something
very important to tell you
about this hostage.
I've surgically implanted
a bag of synthetic protein
into this man.
Every day
for the past three days,
I've given him
a controlled dosage
of nano-engines.
Now, after three days,
the protein has begun
to reassemble.
Malcolm,
what did you grow
inside this man?
Come on, Malcolm.
A bomb.Everybody out, now.
Move it.
Move it.
Everybody out.
Come on, come on!
How long have I got?
Three minutes.
Shouldn't you give up now?
Why?
So that they can
send me to jail?
I'd rather be dead.
Why me?
You remember when
you were up for that...
Head research position
at Stanford?
It was between you
and one other guy.
You were the other guy.
Your father was
a friend of the Dean.
That's a joke.
My dad never wanted me
to go into research.
But you did.
You did, you went
into research, and...
I would have given anything.
I would have given anything
for that post.
That was everything
to me, you see,
and I'd still
be there now...
Right now,
I'd be there at Stanford.
Instead, I'm here.
I'm in this...
Malcolm...
Okay, you've
made your point.
He doesn't have to die.
Let's get this thing
out of him.
It's too late now.
Come on, Malcolm.
Can we deconstruct it?
There's no time.
I'm sorry.
Come on.
Angel,
you have to
get out of here now.
We're getting
this thing out.
Hold this.
Breathe.
Okay.
Hold still.
Still.
Okay.
This is gonna hurt.
Okay.
I got it.
Let's go.
Come on.
Come on.
Security...
Hi, this is Melissa Storm
live in downtown Los Angeles,
where a dramatic hostage event
has come to an explosive end.
The explosion was felt
over half a mile away.
That was an explosion.
Malcolm John Garvey,
who had no record
of mental illness,
suddenly snapped.
The body of Malcolm Garvey
remains in the building...
Damage estimated to be
in excess of $60 million.
At present,
all the police
will confirm
is that there were two people
inside the building
during the explosion.
There may be more.
...receive a clean bill
of mental health
as part of
the application procedure.
I guess we can all
wave goodbye to that sticker,
"You don't need to be crazy
to work here, but it helps."
An employee of the company
behind me went berserk
after his demands
for better working conditions
were ignored.
Details are sketchy right now,
but it appears the bomber
was killed when he opened fire
on police officers.
Paramedic, paramedic,
I need a morphine IV
and a plasma-pack, now.
Buck,
don't close your eyes.
Listen to my voice.
Stay with me, honey.
I can't die yet.
I've already booked
the honeymoon, and they
won't accept cancellation.
It's okay,
it's okay.
Shh.
Keep your eyes open.
Look at me.
These are the news again.
When we come back,
Taylor Vogue brings us
a Channel 6 Power News
Wacky Pets Special Report
on that snowboarding dog
from Tustin.
That's what I was,
the whiz kid...
The super nerd.
By the time I was 18,
I'd appeared on 27 talk shows.
I guess that made me
some kind of target.
But I was oblivious.
I was happy.
I was in love
with Bombshell.
Back then, she was working
as a pediatric doctor,
while I worked late
on the technology
that would change the future
of the entire world forever.
Change, it was my religion.
It was 70 years
since the atom bomb
had exploded onto
an unprepared world.
Nothing of any significance
had happened since.
Nanotechnology was going
to create profound change
to the lives of every single
human being on the planet,
and I liked that.
So did Donald...
Although, his motivations
were different than mine.
He was like a pioneer
medicine man
forging ahead into
unknown territory.
And just like them,
he was a charlatan.
First there
came fire...
Then the wheel,
then electricity.
Each invention
brought about massive
technological, social,
and political change.
What I'm about
to show you
is the most revolutionary
scientific invention
since electricity.
Using individual atoms
as building blocks,
we can construct
basic tools and machines
called nano-engines.
These nano-engines
are programmed
to work as teams,
reconstructing
the atomic structure
of damaged cells.
Here, a nano-engine
is busy reassembling
a feline
bone marrow cell,
which is corrupted by cancer.
The rogue atom in the cell
is replaced,
creating a rejuvenated,
youthful cell,
and the nano-engines
move on to the next cell,
and the next and the next,
all day, every day,
constantly reassembling
the damaged cells,
constantly creating
new from old.
Creating...
Creating...
Shit.
Cut!I, I can't read
the damn thing.
Can't you make
bigger letters?
And I feel stupid
pointing at that.
There's nothing on it!Fantastic, Don.
It was great.
Can somebody do
something about the
teleprompt, please?
Oh, hello. Uh, you
must be the journalist
from, uh...
Melinda Clark.
I'm freelance.
I work for myself.
Nice to meet you.
We'll be showing this video
to our human test group
at the press event
on Friday.
This director's fantastic.
He did those great spots
for Vectordyne's
biochip launch.
Hmm. Impressive.
Malcolm...
Come over here.
Look at this.
I knew this would
happen some day.
The feline tests
have been so successful,
that we feel
totally confident
going ahead with
the human trials.
Donald, I...
I need to talk to you.
We've had
a problem with
one of the cats.
Buck, I'd like you
to meet Melinda.
She's a journalist.
Donald tells me you're
the man to speak to.
We're ready
for you now.Excuse me.
Donald, I have
to speak to you.It can wait.
No, it can't wait.I said later.
You can tell me.
That's why
I'm here.
To get under the skin
of Nanolab Industries.
Well, maybe you
should talk with Adam.
I'm sure he'd love
to get under your skin.
Quiet, please!
Settle.
Speed.
Roll camera!
Marker.MAN: Action.
Welcome to
Wedding-rom 3000,
the online wedding dress
superstore
for the bride seeking
a quality, preowned
wedding dress.
Here, you can see
the Windsor dress
is beautifully tailored
in Brazilian silk,
spun by free-range worms
fed on organically
grown products.
Available in cerise,
plum and vermilion.
It originally carried
the list price of over
$5,500. It's now...
Phone call. Home.
Phone call.
Hello?
Hi, Bombshell. It's me.
Don't Bombshell me.
Who's Melinda?
Huh?
Has she called
our house?
Yeah. She called
our house.
Something you
should tell me?
No. She's just
a journalist.
Mmm-hmm.
Just a journalist
with $20,000
breast implants
and a $10,000
nose job.
Ah, you're the only one
for me, angel.
Bet you say that
to all the girls.
Uh... Well, only those
I intend to marry.
I'll be home
soon, okay?
Okay.
Bye.
Bye.
Still find me sexy?
Of course I still
find you sexy.
You're perfect.
Sexy as that
journalist Melinda?
Hmm?Hell, yes.
She's not sexy.
She's, she's
a journalist.
She keeps calling.
Maybe you should
meet her.
You know what?
Fuck her.
Don't fuck her.
Fuck me.
I love it
when you do that.
Welcome to Nanolab.
Hey, here he is.
The man himself.
DNA corruption. Override.
Oh, no. Malcolm!
Malcolm, N-27 is
having a seizure!
DNA nuclear path. Override.
Morning, Dewayne.
Status red.
Buck Corgan. Buck Corgan...
Ah, shit.
- To the quarantine lab.
- Status red.
Status red.
Buck Corgan. Buck Corgan.
To the quarantine lab.
Status red.
DNA corruption.
Override...
What's happening?
I don't know.
The sampler's
showing 100 NR,
but the DNA nucleotides
are showing negative gain.
What's the TN?
It's 50 or 60.
I can't tell.
It's screaming
off the scale.
Let's open it up.
She's dying.What?
Carol, give me
50 mils of dopamine,
straight.
- That's too much.
- It'll kill her.
I know. Let's get
her out of there.
- Assembly error confirmed.
- Suggest termination.
Shut down request.
N-27 corrupt.
- Batch error 339...
DNR rate. Zero.
Rate. Zero,
confirmed.
N-27 manufacturer quit.
Carol, would you take her
downstairs to Riuki,
and have him do
a subatomic autopsy
right away?
Okay.
We need to start over
with the assemblers.
We have to retool them
from the ground up.
We don't have
the time or the money.
What do you mean,
we don't have the time?
You said if we needed more time
we would have more time,
you promised me.
Look, Malcolm,
I understand, okay?
No, I don't think
you do understand.
This sets us back
two months.
You have to go
to bat for us.
You have to get us
more money,
get us more time.I know. I'm going
to talk to Donald.
I'm gonna beg him
for more time,
You can't just
go in there and talk
to Donald.
You have to tell them
we can't do these tests
on Friday.
We need more time.
We need more research.
I know that, but there's
a system here, okay?
And you can't beat
the system.
You have to work it
from the inside.
Listen to yourself.
You're sounding
just like them,
sounding just
like Donald,
just like
those bean counters,
those money men.
This is not
a university research lab.
Okay? This is a business,
it's an industry,
and the goal here
is to make a profit.
And I don't like that
any more than you do.
Now, if that goes
against your work ethic,
I suggest you go back
to working for the government
on some tax-funded
research project.
And do something
about your cough
because this is
a sterile environment.
The good news is we have
gap financing of $3.6 million
at 3 percent above prime.
So what's
the bad news?
The loan is guaranteed
by Oromitshu Holdings,
and they've got
a deal breaker.
Which is?
We've got to stick
to our launch date.
Meaning?
Meaning, either we go
with the human trials
on Friday or we die.
Buck Corgan is here.
Perfect.
Donald, we can't
proceed with
the human trials.
Sit down.
Coffee, Buck?
That cat that died,
it died of a
replication error.
Sit down, Buck.
Things have changed a little
just this past hour.
Basically, we're in
a no-win situation
with the banks.
So, it all comes
down to this.
We will go ahead
with the human trials
on Friday.
In the meantime,
your department will do
everything in your power
to try to find
the cause
of the problem
and continue working
to solve it
even after the trials
are underway.
You don't understand
how serious this is,
do you?
Of course I understand
how serious it is.
Now, you asked me
for more time,
and I gave it to you.
Now I'm telling you
there is no more time.
Well, I want it
to go on record
that I advised you
against this
in the strongest
terms possible.
We, we could
all be liable for
manslaughter.
Your statement is noted.
What next?
Major accident ahead.
Detour available.
Accept detour.
Next intersection
turn right.
Next intersection
turn left.
Next intersection
turn right.
Turn right.
Right?
Great.
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Jesus.
Full diagnosis
request approved.
Well, do you want
the good news or bad news?
Or weird news?
Good news.
Whoever did this knew
what they were doing...
But one of your
kidneys is gone.
Well, what's
the weird news?
There's something
in its place.
What?
Well, it seems like there's
some sort of bag...
Where your kidney
used to be.
We're gonna have to have
tests tomorrow with you.
No, I, I can't.
I've got a major
crisis on my hands.
I'm three hours
late already.
Buck.
Thanks for squeezing us in.
I know you don't
wanna hear this,
but we have to go
to the police.
The police can wait.
I have to go to work.
There's people
relying on me.
I'm relying on you.
I'm relying on you
being healthy.
I'm relying on you
not dying.
I'm relying
on you being
a good husband.
I cried myself
to sleep last night
after spending
hours on the phone
with the police department,
wondering if you'd
been killed.
And now you're telling me,
you don't have time
to make a report.
Is there something
I should know?
I just don't
think they'll...
No. No, there's nothing
you should know.
Well, maybe there's
other cases.
There's molecular tracking,
DNA splicing.
They can help.
I'm sorry,
but the department
cannot be of
any help at this time.
The ultrasound scan doesn't provide enough evidence for a conviction.
I suggest you come back
when you have more evidence
and save your credit hours.
If you want me
to proceed with this...
You want more evidence
than this?
But your Calcop account
stands at...
35 credit hours.
I think you'd find that
the credit would expire
before we'd have time
to build a strong case.
What about a weak case?
What about dusting the car
for fingerprints?
DNA testing?
Fiber analysis?
We only send forensics out
for homicides and rapes.
Officer,
he was kidnapped.
He was operated on.
Doesn't that matter?
Don't you care?
Yes, it does matter,
yes, I do care,
which is why
I'm advising you
to come back
when you have
more evidence.
You're one of the world's
leading atomic
and nanomechanical
design engineers.
Only a handful of people
in the world
even understand
what it is you do.
You live in a world of
biological possibilities
only previously
explored by God.
What sort of
design philosophy,
what kind of safeguard
do you build in
to protect
a nano-engine host
from malfunctioning?
It's interesting.
The idea of nano-engines
being some lethal ent--
Lethal entity is, is, is--
Is really--
Liable to go
out of control--
Something inherited
from science fiction.
Every job is divided into
individual tasks-- Tasks--
And then we program
one nano-engine
for each task.
No nano-engine is capable of
creating anything by itself--
By itself.
Isn't it true that
a reassembling problem
recently caused
the death of one
of the laboratory animals?
Yes, that is correct.
So, would you say
your theory
of nano-engines
working as a team
is a failure?
Failure. Uh...
No. No.
No, no, no.
I wouldn't
say that at all.
I would say--
I would--
We, we need more time.
We need more time.
But with human trials
set to begin on Friday,
couldn't you run
into the risk
of the same problem
with a human subject?
Yes.
Thank you, Malcolm.
You see that?Mmm-hmm.
It's unusual.
It's as if the object
has anchored itself
in place.
These growths
could be just benign
connective tissue.
It could be
that it's operable.
I'll have him take
a scan right away.
Call me when you have,
and if the prognosis
is positive,
we'll proceed
with exploratory
on Thursday.
Thank you, Doctor.
Phone call.
Nanolab. Buck.
Phone call.
Phone call.
Hi.
You've reached Buck Corgan.
I've stepped away from
my desk right now.
I'm probably
constructing something
very microscopic.
Leave me a message,
and I will get back
to you...
Bye.
Hey, it's me.
I know you're busy--
Pick up.
Hi. How're
you feeling?
Ah, pressured.
Look, um, can
you meet me for
a late lunch?
I showed the scan
to Dr. Braunmann,
and he has
a few comments.
Can't you just tell me?
Honey,
I need to show you
in person. Please?
I can't.
The Soy Palace
in 20 minutes.
Ah, for you,
anything.
Really--
Jesus.
- Vid e-mail...
- Vid e-mail...
Save it.
Can't save
streaming video.
Play back.
Did you enjoy your trip
to the hospital? To the cops?
You're involved
in a very unique
test of character
and you're scoring low.
So... I removed
your left kidney
and replaced it with
a synthetic gel-sac
containing nitric acid.
In three days,
the sac will dissolve,
flooding your kidneys
and your surrounding organs.
It's gonna hurt.
If you want to avoid this,
go to the revolving
restaurant at LAX.
At precisely 3:00 p.m.
Sit at table 23.
Taped underneath
the table is a box.
Deliver the box
to the address
on it at 4:00 p.m.
If you don't...
Indigestion?
Look, I don't have time
to talk to you right now.
So, I hear one
of the cats died.
That's not
public knowledge.
Okay. Then...
Off the record...
What killed it?
The profit motive.
Uh-huh.
Better hurry.
Time's running out.
Hi. How many
in your party?
It's just me.
Oh. Um...
Table 15, okay?
Actually, I'd
prefer table 23.
Oh...
Oh, a window seat.
Okay. Follow me.
Actually, could I
just have the table
that I asked for?
Oh, um... Well, this is
a revolving restaurant.
Every table
gets the same view.
It's... Revolving.
I met my wife
sitting at table 23.
Oh, okay. Well, um,
it'll be at least
a 15-minute wait.
I'll wait.
Okay.
Hmm...
Your table is ready.
Would you like
to order a drink?
Uh, I'll just
have water, please.
Okay.
Would you like
to order?
Actually, you know,
I'll need a few more minutes.
Okay.
"Noxana Hotel."
Shit, that's downtown.
Would you like
to order yet?
Uh... You know what?
Thank you.
Thank you!
105 blocked.
Detour available.
...the Los Angeles river
as a seasonal freeway.
Talking of freeways,
there's a big alert...
Show... Show LA. River.
Phone call, LAPD--
Detective Jefferson.
Call to LAPD.
Connected.
You remember me?
Yes.
My kidnapper called me.
He's blackmailing me
to act as a courier
for him.
That's what
the operation
was about.
The thing he put inside me
is full of acid.
Of course...
If you believe him.
Just send someone over
to the Noxana Hotel.
That's where I'm headed.
Hmm. And what might
you be delivering?
This.
That could be a bomb.
Stop the car, get out,
wait for the police
ADF Unit to arrive.
No way! Look,
I could be dead already
just from talking
to you, all right?
Now, I'm gonna make
the delivery.
After that,
it's your problem.
Whoa!
Go to room 377,
and you'll find
some real evidence
to work with.
You are in clear
violation of California
public safety law
if you continue to
ignore my instructions.
Book me, all right?
End.
End.
Enter.
Nice driving.
I hope you didn't
do any damage to
your precious car.
If you did
the job clean,
I'll call you
and tell you how
to remove that
nasty little sack
from your stomach.
However, if you ignored
any of my detailed
instructions,
you can look forward
to a very nasty
tummy ache.
Will collagen doctor four
please call implants,
lab 15, station 22.
Doing a good job,
Christian. Thank you.
What's the matter
with you today?
Buck.
What's wrong
with Buck?
He missed our
lunch date.
Oh, God.
What?No, I'm sure
it's nothing.
What?
Lay down, sweetie.
Go ahead, lay down.
Well, you remember that time,
that brief, you know,
affair that I told you about?
Well, you see,
it took me so long
to figure it out
because he was
fucking her
on his lunch hour.
Really?
I'm sure
it's nothing.
No, it's not.
Hmm. Must be love.
Yeah, it is.
Okay, we're all done.
Good job. Thank you.
Phone call.
I hope you enjoyed your
secret lunchtime rendezvous.
I certainly found it
educational.
I think we need to talk.
I'm going to print
an expose entitled
The Microscopic Cover-Up.
How much I reveal about
your covert activities
depends on you.
Meet me at the Bradley
at 9:55 p.m.
Fini.
End.
Erase.
Phone call.
Phone call.
Camera off.
Mr. Corgan, please.
I'm here.
Mr. Corgan, two of our police officers made a thorough search
of room 377 at 6:30
this evening.
But nothing was found.
Well, what about
the blackmailer's message?
Nothing unusual
was found.
I suggest you
restrain yourself
from calling us
until you have
real hard evidence.
As you requested,
I have indeed
booked you.
You will be receiving
a citation
for negligent disregard
for a police officer's
instruction.
End.
Your Calcop account
has been debited...
17 C.C.
Thank you for using
the LAPD.
Don't drink alcohol.
Don't buy guns.
Don't smoke.
Racism is a felony.
End.
Sit down, Buck.
Brad had a call from
Oromitshu yesterday.
Said they heard from
an undisclosed source
that we had a problem.
Understandably,
they wanted to withdraw
their financial support.
What I'd like to know
is who told them
we had a problem?
Well, why ask me?
That journalist Melinda
was in here earlier,
said she saw
a dead cat
in the lab.
When she asked you,
uh, how it died,
you said,
"the profit motive."
That was
off the record.
What else are you
saying to people
off the record?
Nothing.
Then where the hell
were you yesterday
afternoon?
I was in the hospital.
I was having tests.
Tests?
Buck,
when I was your age,
I hit kind of a crisis.
I was selling
payroll software to
financial institutions.
One day I asked myself,
"Where am I going?
What am I doing?
"I mean,
what's the point of
always chasing money?"
So that night,
I found myself standing
at a bookstore,
standing and staring
at all these books,
wondering if
I should quit.
And I saw this book
by John Lennon.
So I picked it up
and opened it up
randomly.
And there was this
quote by Lennon.
It said, "life is
a shit sandwich.
"The more bread
you got,
"the less shit
you eat."
Suddenly,
I saw the light.
Yeah, well, you can eat
all the shit you want,
but I don't have to.
Now, if you need me,
I'll be at the Pasadena
Medical Plaza
having endocrine tests.
Have a nice day.
Is it just me?
Or do you want
to kill him, too?
So it's changed shape.
Yeah, I know.
We're going to give you
an endoscopic probe
in half an hour.
Dr. Braunmann's the best.
You can't just
remove it?
No. It's synthesized
with the surrounding
organ tissues,
the liver, stomach,
pancreas.
So it's growing
into me.
Well,
we don't know yet.
It's undergoing
some kind of metamorphosis.
We don't know how
to remove it yet.
It's no good news
this time.
Well,
it's not nitric acid.
Phone call,
Buck Corgan.
Pick up.
You know,
you're wasting
your time at that place.
If you want
to get rid of it,
you should be at
the Southern California
Design Center.
What did you
put inside-- Don't yell at me.
This is my show,
understand?
Okay. Now,
in the east wing
men's room,
in the furthest cubicle,
you'll find a package
containing the chemical
neutralizing agent
that'll dissolve
that sack safely.
Be there in 20 minutes.
I got to go.I'm coming with you.
No way.
I'll only be
five minutes.
Any longer,
I'm coming to get you.
The 1980s saw the birth
of what later became known
as the Rectangular Years,
due to the overriding
aesthetic proponents
of the line.
Auto-optical stylists
from around the world
competed in
the Yuppie Years
to create the essence
of the '80s.
Meanwhile,
auto-optical radicals
were busy defying the norm
by their bold use of spheres,
mobiles and organic shapes.
...defying the norm by
their bold use of spheres,
mobiles and organic shapes,
throwing the deconstructionist
rectangular designers
into a radical rethink
of their original theories.
Come here!
Come here!
Are you following me?
Of course
I'm following you.
Why is it empty?
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Am I on time, huh?
Look, I don't know
what you're talking about.
I thought you were
my john.
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
Call 911!
It's guava juice.
You hungry?
Mail and messages.
Play messages.
What's the matter?
Don't you like me?
It's a pity
you stood me up
last night.
I may have been
able to work something
out with you...
Financially.
You're not the first
disgruntled research scientist
to sell secrets
to your competitor.
I come across this kind
of thing all the time.
To me, it makes
a great story.
But for you, well,
you've got a little
more at stake.
I'm interested
to see how your
bosses will respond
to this video clip.
You could've been
a great inside informer,
but for now, well...
It's anybody's guess.
Termini.
Second message.
Buck, I don't know
where you are.
You left the hospital
hours ago, but--
But, anyway,
I guess this message
will set everything straight.
I saw something today
I wish I hadn't seen.
And now I have
no other option
left open to me--
Fast forward.
Blank.
An e-mail follows
this message with
all the legal stuff.
End.
End.Open mail.
Phone call.
Phone call.
Phone call.
Pick up.
I told you not to go
to the cops...
But you did.
And that pissed me off.Where is Angel?
I don't want to hurt her.
It's not part
of the plan, but--
So don't make me
do anything silly.
I can guarantee you
that if you do anything
silly to her,
I will come after you,
I will find you,
I will do something
totally and completely
insane to you.
Do you hear me?
Your next pick up will be
from the METRANS building.
Why don't you just start
by telling me
what this thing is,
because acid doesn't
change shape.
Go to will call
at 12 noon
and don't be late.
What is this thing
inside me?!
If you do this correctly,
then it's over.
And you won't hear
from me again, okay?
And she'll be
released unharmed,
and you'll--
You'll be fine.
You expect me
to believe you
after you told me to
pick up this package
that had
a neutralizing agent
just so you could
kidnap Angeline?
I'm supposed
to believe you, you idiot?
You idiot!
Because you went
to the cops...
After I told you not to!
That's why.
So you had to learn.
You all have to learn
the hard way.
I'm the boss now.
I'm the boss.
End.
End.
Freeze,
right there.
Dewayne?
Jesus, put the gun down.
I'm sorry,
Mr. Corgan,
I got orders.
I can't let you
on the premises.
Remember that
vacation in Cancun
that you couldn't afford?
So what's next?
You look like
you have a plan.
I have a very
important plan.
So what's your
psychological
dysfunction, huh?
I don't know.
Well, let me guess.
You're a 47-year-old
virgin that's hung
like a mouse,
and gets sexually excited
when he plays
doctors and nurses.
Probably live
with your mother,
don't you?
Probably fuck
your mother.
I'm sorry.
I'm-- I'm...
I'm sorry, I...
I didn't mean to do that.
I didn't-- It's not my
intention to hurt you.
I just felt...
You said that about--
My mother's dead.
She died in,
in a car wreck.
My, my little brother Paul,
he died, too.
He was 9.
I was 11.
I, I was there,
but I, I didn't die
because, uh...
I was a coward.
My little brother
and I were arguing
'cause I always got
to sit in the front seat,
because I was--
I was old enough,
and I deserved it.
We went to
the gas station
to get gas.
We got hit by this truck.
And my-- My mother...
Her head hit
the steering wheel,
and she didn't make a sound.
My brother was screaming,
and the--
The car caught fire,
and I opened the door,
I jumped out.
I remember my brother
was shouting something.
And I was
standing away from
the car, watching it.
I was so scared,
and I couldn't move.
And he was trying to get out
of the car and couldn't
because his legs were trapped.
And then the car blew up.
The car just blew up.
Because, you see,
that particular
make of automobile
was later shown
to be very dangerous
in rear-end collisions.
Deadly, in fact.
So when the car company
ran the numbers,
the figures,
they found that
it would cost $137 million
to replace
the deadly gas tanks.
But only $50 million
to pay out in lawsuits.
I was one of the people
that they paid out to.
So...
When you said that
about my mother...
I got angry
and I hit you.
I'm sorry.
Oh, no.
Your fiance's final dose.
I love you.
Where is he?
There he is. There he is.
He's there. He's there.
He's there.
Good. Good.
Need to collect a package.
Name?
Corgan.
Buck Corgan.
What's he doing?
What's he doing?
It's a nice security system.
Hmm.
I don't have color camera
so, um...
What are you talking about?
Of course, it's color.
What's going on?
What's he have in his hands?
Uh, sir, you have
to sign for that.
No, you do it.
I trust you.
He's wearing gloves.
Phone call.
Where is he?
Phone call.
Where is he?
Why doesn't he answer?
Where is he?
Why doesn't he answer?
Phone call.
Phone call. Why doesn't he answer?
Damn!
Visitor.
Malcolm? Why?
Why?
A gun?
Are you mad?
You all right?
He's got a gun.
Don't worry about him.
I took care of him.
You're gonna have to
cut me out.
Look, look over there.
Hurry.
It's Malcolm.
Our Malcolm?
He said today was
your final dose,
what did he mean?
He's been feeding me
nano-engines.
What?
This thing inside me,
it isn't growing.
It's being constructed.
Come on, let's go.
Okay.
Where you going?
Huh? Where you going?
Pick that package up.
I said pick it up.
Good. Good.
Good. Good. Now,
get in the car.
Get in the car
and drive.
Get in.
Now drive.
Don't worry.
We'll be all right.
So our success with Smoky here
is just the starting point
what could well be
the fastest growing
industry this century.
Can you tell us a little bit
about the process.
Yes, this is the same process
that can turn a car tire
into a slab
of prime steak,
or literally turn
a spare tire
into prime beef cake.
I see you haven't tried
the test on yourself.
Just kidding.
Have there been any
technical difficulties?
Well, in every scientific
endeavor there has to be
a margin for error.
So, then you're familiar
with the term,
"Science advances
funeral by funeral"?
Shall we go on
to the lab?
Why are you doing this?
Because I care about
what happens.
Care? You're a terrorist.
Sometimes,
hat's the only way.
It's never the only way.
Look, there's a feeding frenzy
for nanotechnology,
nobody's saying slow down.
Go.
Unit 452, what's your 20?
Unit 452, over?
Take your time, buddy.
Look out!
He blew the light.I see him.
That was a red light.
Calling 923 in pursuit
of green Riot
heading westbound.
Now the cops
are following us.
This guy's now run about
three or four lights,
we're gonna need
all units back up.
You better drive straight,
'cause if they catch us,
you're both dead.
And so are you.
All units, IR.
All units respond.
HSC in progress.
Westbound.
Unit 455 in pursuit
of 011, Riot.
Westbound on 2nd street.
Do you have OBV?
What's going on?
It's going westbound
on 10th now.
Westbound on 10th.
You like what you started,
Malcolm? Enjoying this?
Hey, I didn't
start anything.
It's the,
the greedy bastards,
that, that lawyers,
your money man,
your bean counters.
Slow down!
This guy's going 70.
80, he's blowing
all the lights.
Idiot! Are you trying
to get us killed?
They're turning into
a business park.
I think this
is a dead-end.
They're gonna bail.
Their gonna bail
in this business park.
Pick up the camera
and follow me.
Give me the best,
fucking footage
of your life.
I said pick it up!
Go, Johnny, kill 2,
up link this feed
to COMSAT 7.
Move!
Police! Freeze!
Welcome to Nano Lab.
Put it down, Dewayne,
everything will be okay.
Just put it down.
Malcolm's gone nuts,
just do as he says.
That's right,
I've gone nuts.
Give me that gun, Dewayne,
or I'm gonna blow her head off.
Open the door, now!
Give him the gun.
Back off, Mr. Corgan.
Open the door, now!If you open the door,
there will be
a full on shoot out.
Security guard,
open the door now!
Security guard,
do not give up your weapon.
Give me the gun!
Give him the gun.POLICEMAN 1:
Do not give him your...
Slide it over here, Dewayne.
Don't you dare.
Do not give up your gun!
Open the door!Cuff yourself to that pole.
That's an order.
Drop it,
that's an order.
Throw that key over here.
Where are the TV cameras?
Where are the TV cameras?
In the quarantine lab.
Great.
Let's go.
Go.
Shut up.
Shut up!
Don't shoot.
Don't shoot.
Jerry Clark.
Jerry Clark.
Which one is it?
The yellow one.
The one next to the red one.
Jerry Clark.
Jerry Clark.
They went that way.
What's going on
out here?
Malcolm,
what are you doing?
I oughta shoot you
right now.
There's a very important
press event going on
down there.
Put the gun down,
Malcolm.
Okay.
I'm sorry.
I'll put the gun down now.
Bean counter!
Malcolm!
Shut up.
Go! Go!
Come on!
What you're about to see
is my latest infomercial...
Don't move.
This is
a live demonstration.
Hi, Donald.
Hi.
How are you?
Okay.
I'll bet
you're surprised,
huh?
Yes, actually I am.
Talking to the press, huh?DONALD: Yeah.
I'll bet you're telling them
about your revolutionary
cancer-reversal technology.
Yeah.
Are you telling them
how we haven't
had enough time
for the proper research
and that humans
are going to die?
That human beings,
that human lives are in danger
because you're greedy?
Well, I'll tell them.
I'll tell them for you.
How's that?
Because I don't think
you're going to tell them
everything, Donald.
Because I think you...
Hey!
This is for your benefit!
Don't you want to
hear the truth?
You're supposed
to tell the truth,
you're a journalist.
Malcolm is an employee
of ours. Malcolm,
whatever the problem is,
we can work it out...
Shut up, Donald.DONALD: All right.
You're the problem, okay?
Because I'm the boss now.
Get behind that desk.
Stay there.
You're the boss.
You want to know
the truth?
We tried this out
on lab animals
and actually caused cancer,
and yet today he wants to
try it out on human subjects.
All for the all-mighty dollar.
Isn't that right, Donald?
Come here.
- Incorrect code.
- Try again.
Put the gun down.
Drop your weapon
or I'll shoot.
I'm warning you.
Put the gun down.
Drop your weapon
or I will shoot.
Stay back.
Stay back.
Open it.
Stay back.
Get out of the way.
Johnny, you got a lock?
Any second.
Stay back.
Gunman,
drop your weapon.
Stay back.
That's an order!
Drop it!
You,
with the camera,
get out of the way.
Point the camera here.
Shit.
Point it in here.
Someone's gotta
open this door.
This is Melinda Clark
reporting live.
An employee armed-standoff
at Nanolab Industries.
Is it on?
I have something
very important to tell you
about this hostage.
I've surgically implanted
a bag of synthetic protein
into this man.
Every day
for the past three days,
I've given him
a controlled dosage
of nano-engines.
Now, after three days,
the protein has begun
to reassemble.
Malcolm,
what did you grow
inside this man?
Come on, Malcolm.
A bomb.Everybody out, now.
Move it.
Move it.
Everybody out.
Come on, come on!
How long have I got?
Three minutes.
Shouldn't you give up now?
Why?
So that they can
send me to jail?
I'd rather be dead.
Why me?
You remember when
you were up for that...
Head research position
at Stanford?
It was between you
and one other guy.
You were the other guy.
Your father was
a friend of the Dean.
That's a joke.
My dad never wanted me
to go into research.
But you did.
You did, you went
into research, and...
I would have given anything.
I would have given anything
for that post.
That was everything
to me, you see,
and I'd still
be there now...
Right now,
I'd be there at Stanford.
Instead, I'm here.
I'm in this...
Malcolm...
Okay, you've
made your point.
He doesn't have to die.
Let's get this thing
out of him.
It's too late now.
Come on, Malcolm.
Can we deconstruct it?
There's no time.
I'm sorry.
Come on.
Angel,
you have to
get out of here now.
We're getting
this thing out.
Hold this.
Breathe.
Okay.
Hold still.
Still.
Okay.
This is gonna hurt.
Okay.
I got it.
Let's go.
Come on.
Come on.
Security...
Hi, this is Melissa Storm
live in downtown Los Angeles,
where a dramatic hostage event
has come to an explosive end.
The explosion was felt
over half a mile away.
That was an explosion.
Malcolm John Garvey,
who had no record
of mental illness,
suddenly snapped.
The body of Malcolm Garvey
remains in the building...
Damage estimated to be
in excess of $60 million.
At present,
all the police
will confirm
is that there were two people
inside the building
during the explosion.
There may be more.
...receive a clean bill
of mental health
as part of
the application procedure.
I guess we can all
wave goodbye to that sticker,
"You don't need to be crazy
to work here, but it helps."
An employee of the company
behind me went berserk
after his demands
for better working conditions
were ignored.
Details are sketchy right now,
but it appears the bomber
was killed when he opened fire
on police officers.
Paramedic, paramedic,
I need a morphine IV
and a plasma-pack, now.
Buck,
don't close your eyes.
Listen to my voice.
Stay with me, honey.
I can't die yet.
I've already booked
the honeymoon, and they
won't accept cancellation.
It's okay,
it's okay.
Shh.
Keep your eyes open.
Look at me.
These are the news again.
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