NightMan (1997–1999): Season 2, Episode 10 - Sixty Minute Man - full transcript
[MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]
MAN 1: I mean, there'’s all kind of weirdness out there tonight, man.
It'’s spots on the sun.
MAN 2: Well, that'’s true.
This is the highest incidence of sunspot activity ever recorded.
All kinds of airborne
transmissions
are being interrupted by...
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
Hey, this is Hart.
I'’m on highway 55.
Approaching the junction
at Cedar City.
I have a load
of wide-screen TVs.
Approximate retail value...
50 big ones.
Eighteen-wheeler.
Blue cab.
And look for the Gladstone
truck and logo
in, uh, red and yellow.
[CHUCKLES]
You betcha.
Are you Hart?
It'’s me.
MAN: It'’s gonna hurt
a little bit.
Hey, for ten grand...
I could bleed a little.
[SIGHS]
Make it look good,
all right?
[GRUNTING]
Come on, you can do
better than that.
[WHEEZING]
MAN: Finish him.
[COUGHS]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[HONKING]
[DIALING]
Hey.
911?
My name is Hart.
I'’ve just been hijacked.
Yeah, Highway 55.
Junction 84.
Yeah, you better send
an ambulance.
I'’m hurt pretty bad.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[CLAPPING]
Nice performance.
Who in the hell are you?
Your conscience.
[COUGHING]
Now...
Let'’s talk.
[GASPING] Okay.
[BEEPING]
[BEEPING]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
HART: I gave him my load
for $10,000.
HART: All right?BRIONY: Yeah, yeah.
I got that.
But why tell us this?
It'’s my conscience.
Yeah, I mean...
It'’s...
been bothering me.
A lot.
Oh, yeah, uh, jeez.
Here.
I'’m supposed
to give you this.
No, no, no. Something
doesn'’t add up here.
You got away clean.
What are you afraid of?
Okay.
It'’s the guy in the cape,
all right?
Night Man.
HART: I don'’t want him
to hunt me down
and hurt me.
Taking the law into
his own hands again.
Is he the one
who gave you the beating?
No. No!
He didn'’t lay a finger on me.
Sure. Look, I'’m gonna give you
one last chance to tell me
who you turned
your truck over to.
Look, I swear,
I don'’t know.
I was given a number.
I was supposed to call
with a description of my load.
And, uh...
that'’s exactly what I did.
[PHONE RINGING]
Answer it.
Uh...
[BEEP]
Hello.
It'’s for you.
Lieutenant Branca,
who is this?
JOHNNY: You can find
the rest of the gang
waiting for you in the warehouse
at Grant Street, New Harbor.
You have a good night,
Lieutenant.
Listen to me you crazy...
[BEEP]
NANCE: It was Night Man,
wasn'’t it?
What a guy!
BRIONY: Hey, I don'’t wanna
hear it, Nance, all right?
This guy is as guilty
of breaking the law
as these hijackers.
He'’s a loose bolt
ready to shear off
and hurt somebody.
She'’s right. He is nuts!
BRIONY: We can'’t have
assault and battery
committed at anyone'’s whim.
I have to go
check something out.
Hey, hey, hey.
Easy, easy.
But still, you gotta admit,
I mean, the guy...
Hey, hey.
We'’re done talking, all right?
I'’ve had up to here
with this one-man vigilante.
I just don'’t buy
what he'’s selling,
all right, Sergeant?
Okay, Lieutenant.
Take care of this.
See you later.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING]
Allow me to pay
my compliments, miss.
You are simply exquisite.
And what would make
your life truly complete...
is me.
[BEEPING]
GUARD 1:
We'’ve been robbed!
Search around.
Come on, hustle!
Check that route.
GUARD 2:
Checking who'’s there.
GUARD 1: come on!
Search around! Hustle up!
It'’s got to be around here
somewhere.
What I need more than anything
in my life right now is you.
Hmm.
[WHISPERS] Bye-bye.
BRIONY: Let me see
if I got this right.
You three guards
lost four bags
containing a quarter
of a million dollars in cash?
In front of this bank,
broad daylight,
with 20 or so
eye witnesses,
all of whom claim
they saw nothing happen?
That about it?
Okay, no shots fired?
No apparent intruders
into the scene?
The book would say
this is an inside job.
What do you think?
Any confessors?
No takers, huh?
All right, one by one.
Nance, get an APB out
on that limo that everyone says
drove away at just about
the time of the crime.
You got it, Lieutenant.
Now then, which one of you
was carrying the money again?
I was.
Any insanity
in your family?
[CHUCKLES]
Just kidding.
All right,
let'’s retrace your route
from inside the bank
up to the fabulous moment
you first realized
you dropped
or lost the money.
BRIONY: Let'’s go.
NEWS ANCHOR:
Sunspots continue
to dominate the news
throwing much of the world'’s
communications
into a state of chaos.
Fires that leap miles
into the air off the sun.
These sunspots
are getting pretty serious.
They'’re wreaking havoc
on satellite transmissions
all over the place.
Sunspots
block out satellites?
Well, mainly just our ability
to send signals
to and from them,
and nobody can predict
when or why these disruptions
are gonna happen.
Another good reason
to get back to basics, like...
like music.
[LAUGHS]
Everything is linked
to satellites these days, man.
From, uh, hospitals,
to air traffic control.
You can'’t just roll back
the clock on technology.
Unless, of course,
you want to live
a hundred years ago.
Yeah, you'’re probably right.[MUSIC STARTS PLAYING]
You know anyone
that'’s into time travel?
Well...
No.
[LAUGHING]
I don'’t believe
I'’ve ever met anyone
quite as riveting as you.
I can'’t explain it.
Well, I wish I could
take all of the credit.
But you'’re picking up
on some very compelling
energy forces at the moment.
Which you'’d explain how?
I'’m a space traveler.
[GASPS] Ooh,
do you have one of those
little saucer things?
No, I made the trip
to Earth magnetically
using the augment time warp.
Time warp?
Mm-hmm.Hmm.
You see...
in layman'’s terms,
my trip here,
a million light years is...
all but instantaneous.
Once you make adjustments
to the small surplus
of Earth time
to be burned off
one way or another.
Oh, I'’d kill to have
some time to burn.
Really?
Could you help me
peel of five years?
Oh, I'’m afraid
the quantum time gap
of a visit to Earth is...
only an hour.
Time gap?Mm-hmm.
A surplus of 60 minutes
that doesn'’t exist on Earth.
And mind you,
it has to be burned off
before a return trip.
An extra hour
that doesn'’t exist?
Mm, yes.
What do you mean?
What do I mean?Yeah.
Why don'’t I show you?Okay.
[TICKING]
Good lord,
how did you do that?
Oh, I simply used
a few seconds
of my 60 surplus minutes
to change positions.
But why didn'’t I see you?
My extra time exists
between the spaces
of your time.
And I can use it
whenever I choose.
Why do I get the feeling
that none of this is real, hmm?
That whoever you are,
this is all one
giant amusement.
To be perfectly
honest, darling...Mm-hmm.
I enjoy my little
excursions here
a bit more
than I'’m supposed to.
You see...
I have this weakness.
It'’s almost human.
And what is that weakness
my Time Prince?
That of the women.
[EXCLAIMING]
Well, here'’s
to your weakness.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER
ON POLICE RADIO]
OFFICER: I'’d like to see
some ID, please.
What seems to be
the problem, Officer?
Are you the owner
of this vehicle, ma'’am?
WOMAN: Yes, I am.
My name is Estelle Waldrop.
What do we have, Sergeant?
Vehicle matches description
of the APB from the robbery.
Occupant claims to be
the owner, Estelle Waldrop.
Her ID seems
to check out.
Thank you, Officer.
I'’ll take it from here.
I'’m really not in the habit
of being accosted
like a common criminal, miss.
Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Branca.
May I see your
ID, too, please, sir?
Uh, excuse me, Officer,
this gentleman here
happens to be my guest.
What exactly is the purpose
of your detaining me?
An armored truck was robbed
in front of a bank
a short while ago.
Your car was seen
abruptly leaving the scene.
Well, I always leave a bank
abruptly after making
a transaction, don'’t you?
Your ID, please, sir.
[TICKING]
It'’s been delightful,
Miss Waldrop,
but I really
must be going.
However...
I would love for you to join me
for that music we discussed.
Shall we say, hmm,
House of Soul,
eight o'’clock?
Other than our date,
you'’ll forget we ever met.
And as for
the rest of you,
you won'’t remember
I even existed.
Uh, well, your ID
appears to be in order,
Miss Waldrop. Um...
Sorry to have
bothered you.
Would you mind telling me
your whereabouts
during the past two hours?
I left home
to go to the bank
which is where
I'’m coming from now.
All right. Thank you.
Sorry about
the inconvenience.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER
ON POLICE RADIO]
NANCE: Something wrong,
Lieutenant?
Yeah.
Yeah.
There was a robbery today
that made no sense at all.
And neither did
how I just handled
that situation.
It'’s wrong.
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
♪ So thanks for asking
And taking my time
♪ You don'’t need to bother
♪ I told you
I'’m doing just fine
Hi.
♪ Oh, yeah, baby...
Anyone need a cop?
Not today.
Good, then drinks.
Who'’s buying?
It'’s on the house.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Thank you very much.
I hope your day
went better than mine
And, don'’t worry,
I have no intention
of reliving it.
Sunspots.
[CHUCKLES]
Come again?
Raleigh'’s theory is...
an abnormal eruption
of sunspots
is the reason
for any weirdness
we might encounter
while they last.
It'’s no joke.
And people accept the fact
that the moon controls
everything
from ocean tides
to people'’s
mood swings, right?
Well, that'’s nothing
compared to the sun.
We live and die
by her outpourings.
Oh, the sun is suddenly
a "she," huh?
Oh, this
I don'’t believe.
RALEIGH: What'’s up?
This female sun of yours,
is she into practical jokes?
JOHNNY:
Estelle Waldrop.Hello, darling.
BRIONY: You know her?
JOHNNY: Well...
He'’s too modest to say
that she'’s hired him
to play several
of her society bashes
en route to trying
to play him.
Uh-huh.
And who'’s Mr. White?
I want you
to introduce me
to your friend.
Of course.
I guess
we'’ll find out.
Well, well,
we meet again.
Good evening.
Johnny, I'’d like you
to meet Paul Pentacost.
Paul is a space traveler.
Well, he'’ll fit right in.
ESTELLE: He'’s also
a big fan of jazz.
Oh.
Good. Is there something
you'’d like to hear?
Yeah, I'’m rather fond of
Too Close To The Sun.
[CHUCKLES]
Okay.
Uh... Enjoy the show.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the star of our show,
House of Soul'’s own,
Johnny Domino!
[TOO CLOSE TO THE SUNPLAYING]
PAUL: Well, Johnny.
I sense you have a secret.
Shall I show you
some of mine?
It'’s interesting
to share secrets.
Isn'’t it, Johnny?
Or shall I call you...
Night Man?
You know, on my previous
journeys here,
all I missed
is a suitable adversary.
Someone to play games with.
I think we should play,
don'’t you?
Do you enjoy a challenge,
Night Man?
Or a high stakes
confrontation...
for life...
or death?
Cheers.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Ooh, I'’ve heard
of short sets,
but one tune
is cutting it a little thin.
Yeah, well,
my party'’s on the move.
Does nobody care about
our primary business here?
Can you get
back on stage?
Sure.Thanks.
Hey, guys, how about,
As Time Goes By?
[AS TIME GOES BYPLAYING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
[CREAKING]
[SOFT KNOCK]
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
It'’s me.
Raleigh, what are you
sneaking up on me for?
What are you doing sneaking
into your own place?
[WHISPERING]
There'’s someone here.
[BEEPING]
The suits.
Somebody knew exactly
how to get in here. But who?
Pentacost.
He sent me a message
when I was on stage.
By message,
you mean request?
By message,
I mean a challenge.
The guy in the white suit
wants to challenge you to what?
Seriously,
what do you think
he'’s up to?
He came for me.
Night Man.
Hello.
Anyone here?
Hey, Briony.
Raleigh.
You left the door open.
I... Yeah, I, uh...
[CHUCKLES]
Listen,
that Pentacost character,
did he come this way?
No, I haven'’t seen him.
Mm-hmm.
He wasn'’t backstage either,
and I was only a few steps
behind him.
That'’s weird.
Is John here?Uh, no.
No, Johnny'’s not here.
Well, he couldn'’t be on stage
because he would have
had to pass me.
Right.
[CHUCKLES] Hoo.
Sunspots.
Sunspots?
Yeah, that'’s what this
is all about.
People aren'’t themselves.
Johnny, this Pentacost...
People are liable
to do anything.
Mm-hmm.
[CELL PHONE BEEPING]
Branca.
Where?
No, no, don'’t touch anything
until I get there.
Yeah, right, okay.
Look, when John shows up
tell him I had to run out
on a call.
Looks like we may finally
have this Night Man character.
Oh, is that
the whole message?
I mean, he may want to know
what you mean by that.
We just got a tip
as to where we might find
Night Man'’s secret lair.
I got to go.
Great.
Later.
See you.
His secret lair?
[ELECTRIC CRACKLING]
This way, Night Man.
PAUL: In here, Night Man.
Right on time.
What'’s the matter?
Picking up bad vibes, are we?
Negative energy, perhaps.
That I am.
PAUL: It'’s merely a matter
of perspective, Night Man.
Positive and negative energies
are one and the same.
It'’s all in how
you look at it.
The opposite sides
of creation coin.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
Looks like we'’ll have
to reschedule.
What a shame.
[BEEPING]
NANCE: The damnedest thing
you ever saw, Lieutenant.
You sure got
his sorry butt now.
Yeah, and I thought you were
Night Man'’s biggest fan?
Yeah, well,
I can'’t very well admire
a common thief now, can I?
BRIONY: So this is
his secret lair?
Yeah, the suits
aren'’t the real find.
Check this out.
Okay, now, he must have
emptied the sacks right here,
getting away with one quarter
of a million dollars.
So you were right
all along.
He is nothing
but a common criminal.
Myth or real?
Hero or hoax man?
The truth may finally be known
as police report
finding evidence
pointing to Night Man
as the leading suspect
in an armored car robbery.
An APB has been issued
along with a quarter
of a million dollar reward
from a newly formed
citizens group.
Law enforcement officials fear this large cash bounty
might make it open season
on the mysterious
masked crime...
This is really bad.
And who would do this,
and who posted that reward?
The guy who stole the money
posted the reward.
Pentacost.
No, whatever his
grudge against you,
he just made you
operating as Night Man
virtually impossible.
Maybe that was the point.
What point?
Who in their right mind
would risk stealing
a quarter of a million dollars
in broad daylight
just to give it away
as a reward?
It'’s not about the money.
It'’s about stopping
Night Man.
Well, you know what,
I think Night Man
should stop for awhile.
It'’s one thing to go up
against a criminal element
in Bay City,
but now you'’ve got the entire
police department against you,
along with the rest
of the population.
And I'’ll have the cops
raid my place
if we don'’t get
those suits back.
No, the odds of them tracing
those defense systems
back to you are pretty slim.
Now you'’re thinking
like a scientist.
Both of our fingerprints
are all over those suits.
BRIONY: I want
everything analyzed,
from the source
of the materials,
the systems,
to DNA runs
on every fiber, follicle,
and perspiration surface.
And I want it all
by the morning.
You'’re sure that's all
you want by morning?
BRIONY: You'’re right.
Get a print man in here too.
[SIGHS]
Since when
do you run the world?
Oh, and don'’t forget
to put these suits
under maximum security
in between each
and every test you run.
Yes, ma'’am.
Yeah.
MAN: Yeah, I know
it'’s quitting time,
but the lieutenant'’s playing
over-achiever again.
She thinks she'’s gonna solve
a big one by dawn.
Trust me, Chuck,
she'’s gonna talk herself
right out of this place.
And get this.
She wants me to lock up
the suits between tests.
In my own lab.
Like what are they
gonna do?
Walk out of here?
NANCE:
For somebody who'’s just
about to nail Night Man,
you don'’t seem
too pleased.
I'’m gonna nail someone
but not him,
'’cause he didn't do it.
You still don'’t
get it, huh?
Look, I don'’t believe
in citizens taking the law
into their own hands.
Sooner or later
that can lead to bad things
happening to innocent people.
That doesn'’t mean
I ever thought this flying
overdose of testosterone
as being
a common criminal.
Far from it.
Until now, I have to admit
I'’ve admired some
of his instincts.
Not that much different
from the good cops.
The distinction is,
he doesn'’t wear a badge,
so we gotta shut him down.
Lieutenant?
Yeah?
We seem to have
a little problem.
[SIGHS]
Let'’s hear it.
[TOO CLOSE TO THE SUNPLAYING]
♪ Oh
♪ Mm, mm, mm
♪ Too close to the sun
♪ Reaching for the moon
♪ We knew we could...
They'’re back.
Where is he?Over there.
Just be careful. Not only
don'’t we know who he is,
we don'’t know what he is.
Whatever he is,
he came here for me.
Johnny, I'’m flattered.
I'’ve never had
this much attention
from you before.
Why don'’t you join us?
Sunspots, that'’s how
you get here.
By way of the sun.
Well, he'’s on the way.
Estelle, would you mind?
I'’d like to talk
to Pentacost alone.
Am I being dismissed?
Only temporarily, darling.
I'’ll see you shortly.
Ah, well...
I'’m sure
I'’ll be quite satisfied
regardless of who wins.
♪ Without asking why
♪ Too close to the sun
♪ Reaching for the moon...
How much time do we have?
Did you really retain
everything I showed you?
You have control
over time.
That'’s how you could be
where you were
during the robbery.
Hmm, and you
picked up all of this
by reading my thoughts.
Amazing.
I know your intentions
are evil.
Ah, I can'’t help myself.
Negative energy
in human form,
by definition must be...
She'’s lovely.
♪ How soon
My proposition is simple.
Join me
on the dark side.
And if I refuse?
May I remind you,
the police are closing in
on Night Man.
And if I so choose,
I'’ll have him involved
in something so heinous
they'’ll be compelled
to hunt him down
and shoot on sight.
[APPLAUSE]
What we have here
is a decision to be made.
Put Night Man
to work for me,
or watch him go down
in a bloody hail of gunfire.
It'’s quite simple really.
Nice club, by the way.
I want him followed.
If you need backup,
call me.
I hear you have an interest
in Mr. Pentacost.
Yeah.
There'’s something about him
I can'’t quite put my finger on.
It'’s like I know him
from someplace.
Must be cop instinct.
He was there
at the armored car robbery.
He told you that?
And he'’s up to something
that'’ll make the robbery
look like a traffic violation.
Thanks. We'’re on him.
And if he turns out
to be more than
a space case mouthing off,
I'’ll owe you one.
And I thought you were
just a jazz musician.
Darling?Mm-hmm.
How would you feel about
being kidnapped?
And being held for ransom?
Before or after dinner?
You are fun.
[CHUCKLES]
Pentacost has found a way
to exist between
spaces of time
in our world.
A quantum time gap
between his world and ours?
Yeah. And he can actually
go off the clock
and exist in a hole
in our time.
That'’s how he could be
at the scene of the robbery
and not there at the same time.
And now he'’s trying
to control Night Man.
Or destroy him.
So you know
what he has planned?
He made a point
and given me a clue.
[ELECTRIC CRACKLING]
Allow me, darling.
Well, thank you, darling.
Oh, how positively Gothic.
What is this place,
some wild new club?
It'’ll make your hair
stand on end.
Lieutenant, you'’ll never guess
where this Pentacost
just led us.
No time
for guessing games,Nance.
Okay, okay,
I just can'’t believe
that he would take
a girl like that
to the power station.
Pentacost at Night Man'’s
hideout, huh?
Exactly.
Maybe they'’re
in this together.
All right, look,
I'’m on my way.
Keep your eyes open
for Night Man,
but don'’t make a move
until I get there.
Copy that.
Over, Lieutenant.
You know,
this is starting to feel
just a little kinky.
You have no idea.
[SCREAMING]
Someone get me down!
PAUL: You know something,
darling?
I thought this looks like
a job for Night Man.
[ESTELLE SCREAMING]
ESTELLE: Help!
Help me!
[ESTELLE SCREAMING]
Oh, my God.
I hope you know
what you'’re doing.
I know what
he'’s planning to do.
I just don'’t know how.
I'’d say that's
the important part.
He'’s got 60 minutes
to play with.
The way to destroy him
is to use that time
against him.
If I'’ve guessed right,
I'’ll know his weakness
at the right moment.
How?
He'’s gonna tell me.
And if he doesn'’t?Oh, he will.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER
ON POLICE RADIO]
[ESTELLE SCREAMING]
[ELECTRIC CRACKLING]
Any sign of Night Man?
No Night Man. We have got
a serious situation here,
Lieutenant.
Attention up there.
This is the police!
We have
the building surrounded.
There is no way out.
You'’d be surprised,
Lieutenant.
But first, there is the matter
of a ransom to be discussed.
Shall we say $5 million?
I'’m not in a position
to negotiate any ransom.
PAUL: Well, nor am I
for that matter.
Not until my partner
gets here anyway.
[SCREAMING]
Help me!
Get an airbag in here.
You'’ve gone down
the wrong road this time,
Night Man.
I repeat,
there is going to be
no ransom.
Yes, there is!
You call my father
or I'’ll have
your badge removed!
Good girl.
You two had a falling out?
You have a commitment
to this rescue, Night Man.
Their high-powered rifles
will pick you off
before you get within
two feet of me.
I thought you wanted me
on your side?
Why don'’t I believe
that'’s your choice?
Don'’t make us shoot, Night Man.
PAUL: They'’re going
to kill you, Night Man.
And after I'’m through,
they won'’t have
any other choice.
JOHNNY:
You keep talking about time
as if it'’s your only strength.
Is it possible it'’s also
your only weakness?
Time is always on my side!
But I can make it
work for you, Night Man.
At the moment of truth,
I can leave you here,
the lord of evil
in all its powerful glory.
What are you doing?
I'’m taking off my suit
and giving you the power.
PAUL: Then so be it,
Night Man.
You end here and now.
Stripped off your power
in a hail of gunfire.
Your choice.
Five, four, three, two...
[GRUNTING]
It'’s just you and me now.
[TICKING]
Feeling okay, Pentacost?
It looks like
you passed out
for a minute.
Or maybe it was
more than a minute.
This meeting is at an end.
[GROANING]
Let go!
I'’ll give you
another option.
Why are you
so anxious to deal?
I'’m not anxious to deal.
[GROANING]
You'’re not going
anywhere either.
What'’s the problem?
Out of time?
I have all the time I need.
I don'’t think so!
[CHUCKLES]
You don'’t know the rules,
Night Man.
What if I picked
them up from you?
What if I used your
quantum time against you?
How long was I out?
Too long.
Show me!
My guess is that when
your 60 minutes is up,
you won'’t be able
to get back.
I don'’t know what
you'’re talking about.
I'’m not one of you.
I'’m a god.
No!
[BEEPING]
Now it'’s my turn to deal.
All right.
All right, name it.
Anything! I can'’t stay
on this godforsaken planet!
JOHNNY:
You'’ve got 20 seconds
to undo everything.
Bring us back
to the moment you arrived.
Yes.
Yes, yes, of course.
You'’re thinking 20 seconds
is enough time to destroy me
and still make it home.
[PANTING]
Ten seconds and counting.
Nine...
All right, all right!
That'’s better.
[SCREAMING]
ESTELLE: Help!
[PAUL GRUNTING]
JOHNNY: You can find
the rest of the gang
waiting for you in the warehouse
at Grand Street, New Harbor.
You have a good night,
Lieutenant.
Listen to me, you crazy...
[BEEP]
NANCE: It was Night Man,
wasn'’t it?
What a guy!
[BEEPING]
[EXPLOSION]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
MAN 1: I mean, there'’s all kind of weirdness out there tonight, man.
It'’s spots on the sun.
MAN 2: Well, that'’s true.
This is the highest incidence of sunspot activity ever recorded.
All kinds of airborne
transmissions
are being interrupted by...
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
Hey, this is Hart.
I'’m on highway 55.
Approaching the junction
at Cedar City.
I have a load
of wide-screen TVs.
Approximate retail value...
50 big ones.
Eighteen-wheeler.
Blue cab.
And look for the Gladstone
truck and logo
in, uh, red and yellow.
[CHUCKLES]
You betcha.
Are you Hart?
It'’s me.
MAN: It'’s gonna hurt
a little bit.
Hey, for ten grand...
I could bleed a little.
[SIGHS]
Make it look good,
all right?
[GRUNTING]
Come on, you can do
better than that.
[WHEEZING]
MAN: Finish him.
[COUGHS]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
[HONKING]
[DIALING]
Hey.
911?
My name is Hart.
I'’ve just been hijacked.
Yeah, Highway 55.
Junction 84.
Yeah, you better send
an ambulance.
I'’m hurt pretty bad.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[CLAPPING]
Nice performance.
Who in the hell are you?
Your conscience.
[COUGHING]
Now...
Let'’s talk.
[GASPING] Okay.
[BEEPING]
[BEEPING]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
HART: I gave him my load
for $10,000.
HART: All right?BRIONY: Yeah, yeah.
I got that.
But why tell us this?
It'’s my conscience.
Yeah, I mean...
It'’s...
been bothering me.
A lot.
Oh, yeah, uh, jeez.
Here.
I'’m supposed
to give you this.
No, no, no. Something
doesn'’t add up here.
You got away clean.
What are you afraid of?
Okay.
It'’s the guy in the cape,
all right?
Night Man.
HART: I don'’t want him
to hunt me down
and hurt me.
Taking the law into
his own hands again.
Is he the one
who gave you the beating?
No. No!
He didn'’t lay a finger on me.
Sure. Look, I'’m gonna give you
one last chance to tell me
who you turned
your truck over to.
Look, I swear,
I don'’t know.
I was given a number.
I was supposed to call
with a description of my load.
And, uh...
that'’s exactly what I did.
[PHONE RINGING]
Answer it.
Uh...
[BEEP]
Hello.
It'’s for you.
Lieutenant Branca,
who is this?
JOHNNY: You can find
the rest of the gang
waiting for you in the warehouse
at Grant Street, New Harbor.
You have a good night,
Lieutenant.
Listen to me you crazy...
[BEEP]
NANCE: It was Night Man,
wasn'’t it?
What a guy!
BRIONY: Hey, I don'’t wanna
hear it, Nance, all right?
This guy is as guilty
of breaking the law
as these hijackers.
He'’s a loose bolt
ready to shear off
and hurt somebody.
She'’s right. He is nuts!
BRIONY: We can'’t have
assault and battery
committed at anyone'’s whim.
I have to go
check something out.
Hey, hey, hey.
Easy, easy.
But still, you gotta admit,
I mean, the guy...
Hey, hey.
We'’re done talking, all right?
I'’ve had up to here
with this one-man vigilante.
I just don'’t buy
what he'’s selling,
all right, Sergeant?
Okay, Lieutenant.
Take care of this.
See you later.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING]
Allow me to pay
my compliments, miss.
You are simply exquisite.
And what would make
your life truly complete...
is me.
[BEEPING]
GUARD 1:
We'’ve been robbed!
Search around.
Come on, hustle!
Check that route.
GUARD 2:
Checking who'’s there.
GUARD 1: come on!
Search around! Hustle up!
It'’s got to be around here
somewhere.
What I need more than anything
in my life right now is you.
Hmm.
[WHISPERS] Bye-bye.
BRIONY: Let me see
if I got this right.
You three guards
lost four bags
containing a quarter
of a million dollars in cash?
In front of this bank,
broad daylight,
with 20 or so
eye witnesses,
all of whom claim
they saw nothing happen?
That about it?
Okay, no shots fired?
No apparent intruders
into the scene?
The book would say
this is an inside job.
What do you think?
Any confessors?
No takers, huh?
All right, one by one.
Nance, get an APB out
on that limo that everyone says
drove away at just about
the time of the crime.
You got it, Lieutenant.
Now then, which one of you
was carrying the money again?
I was.
Any insanity
in your family?
[CHUCKLES]
Just kidding.
All right,
let'’s retrace your route
from inside the bank
up to the fabulous moment
you first realized
you dropped
or lost the money.
BRIONY: Let'’s go.
NEWS ANCHOR:
Sunspots continue
to dominate the news
throwing much of the world'’s
communications
into a state of chaos.
Fires that leap miles
into the air off the sun.
These sunspots
are getting pretty serious.
They'’re wreaking havoc
on satellite transmissions
all over the place.
Sunspots
block out satellites?
Well, mainly just our ability
to send signals
to and from them,
and nobody can predict
when or why these disruptions
are gonna happen.
Another good reason
to get back to basics, like...
like music.
[LAUGHS]
Everything is linked
to satellites these days, man.
From, uh, hospitals,
to air traffic control.
You can'’t just roll back
the clock on technology.
Unless, of course,
you want to live
a hundred years ago.
Yeah, you'’re probably right.[MUSIC STARTS PLAYING]
You know anyone
that'’s into time travel?
Well...
No.
[LAUGHING]
I don'’t believe
I'’ve ever met anyone
quite as riveting as you.
I can'’t explain it.
Well, I wish I could
take all of the credit.
But you'’re picking up
on some very compelling
energy forces at the moment.
Which you'’d explain how?
I'’m a space traveler.
[GASPS] Ooh,
do you have one of those
little saucer things?
No, I made the trip
to Earth magnetically
using the augment time warp.
Time warp?
Mm-hmm.Hmm.
You see...
in layman'’s terms,
my trip here,
a million light years is...
all but instantaneous.
Once you make adjustments
to the small surplus
of Earth time
to be burned off
one way or another.
Oh, I'’d kill to have
some time to burn.
Really?
Could you help me
peel of five years?
Oh, I'’m afraid
the quantum time gap
of a visit to Earth is...
only an hour.
Time gap?Mm-hmm.
A surplus of 60 minutes
that doesn'’t exist on Earth.
And mind you,
it has to be burned off
before a return trip.
An extra hour
that doesn'’t exist?
Mm, yes.
What do you mean?
What do I mean?Yeah.
Why don'’t I show you?Okay.
[TICKING]
Good lord,
how did you do that?
Oh, I simply used
a few seconds
of my 60 surplus minutes
to change positions.
But why didn'’t I see you?
My extra time exists
between the spaces
of your time.
And I can use it
whenever I choose.
Why do I get the feeling
that none of this is real, hmm?
That whoever you are,
this is all one
giant amusement.
To be perfectly
honest, darling...Mm-hmm.
I enjoy my little
excursions here
a bit more
than I'’m supposed to.
You see...
I have this weakness.
It'’s almost human.
And what is that weakness
my Time Prince?
That of the women.
[EXCLAIMING]
Well, here'’s
to your weakness.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER
ON POLICE RADIO]
OFFICER: I'’d like to see
some ID, please.
What seems to be
the problem, Officer?
Are you the owner
of this vehicle, ma'’am?
WOMAN: Yes, I am.
My name is Estelle Waldrop.
What do we have, Sergeant?
Vehicle matches description
of the APB from the robbery.
Occupant claims to be
the owner, Estelle Waldrop.
Her ID seems
to check out.
Thank you, Officer.
I'’ll take it from here.
I'’m really not in the habit
of being accosted
like a common criminal, miss.
Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Branca.
May I see your
ID, too, please, sir?
Uh, excuse me, Officer,
this gentleman here
happens to be my guest.
What exactly is the purpose
of your detaining me?
An armored truck was robbed
in front of a bank
a short while ago.
Your car was seen
abruptly leaving the scene.
Well, I always leave a bank
abruptly after making
a transaction, don'’t you?
Your ID, please, sir.
[TICKING]
It'’s been delightful,
Miss Waldrop,
but I really
must be going.
However...
I would love for you to join me
for that music we discussed.
Shall we say, hmm,
House of Soul,
eight o'’clock?
Other than our date,
you'’ll forget we ever met.
And as for
the rest of you,
you won'’t remember
I even existed.
Uh, well, your ID
appears to be in order,
Miss Waldrop. Um...
Sorry to have
bothered you.
Would you mind telling me
your whereabouts
during the past two hours?
I left home
to go to the bank
which is where
I'’m coming from now.
All right. Thank you.
Sorry about
the inconvenience.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER
ON POLICE RADIO]
NANCE: Something wrong,
Lieutenant?
Yeah.
Yeah.
There was a robbery today
that made no sense at all.
And neither did
how I just handled
that situation.
It'’s wrong.
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
♪ So thanks for asking
And taking my time
♪ You don'’t need to bother
♪ I told you
I'’m doing just fine
Hi.
♪ Oh, yeah, baby...
Anyone need a cop?
Not today.
Good, then drinks.
Who'’s buying?
It'’s on the house.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Thank you very much.
I hope your day
went better than mine
And, don'’t worry,
I have no intention
of reliving it.
Sunspots.
[CHUCKLES]
Come again?
Raleigh'’s theory is...
an abnormal eruption
of sunspots
is the reason
for any weirdness
we might encounter
while they last.
It'’s no joke.
And people accept the fact
that the moon controls
everything
from ocean tides
to people'’s
mood swings, right?
Well, that'’s nothing
compared to the sun.
We live and die
by her outpourings.
Oh, the sun is suddenly
a "she," huh?
Oh, this
I don'’t believe.
RALEIGH: What'’s up?
This female sun of yours,
is she into practical jokes?
JOHNNY:
Estelle Waldrop.Hello, darling.
BRIONY: You know her?
JOHNNY: Well...
He'’s too modest to say
that she'’s hired him
to play several
of her society bashes
en route to trying
to play him.
Uh-huh.
And who'’s Mr. White?
I want you
to introduce me
to your friend.
Of course.
I guess
we'’ll find out.
Well, well,
we meet again.
Good evening.
Johnny, I'’d like you
to meet Paul Pentacost.
Paul is a space traveler.
Well, he'’ll fit right in.
ESTELLE: He'’s also
a big fan of jazz.
Oh.
Good. Is there something
you'’d like to hear?
Yeah, I'’m rather fond of
Too Close To The Sun.
[CHUCKLES]
Okay.
Uh... Enjoy the show.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the star of our show,
House of Soul'’s own,
Johnny Domino!
[TOO CLOSE TO THE SUNPLAYING]
PAUL: Well, Johnny.
I sense you have a secret.
Shall I show you
some of mine?
It'’s interesting
to share secrets.
Isn'’t it, Johnny?
Or shall I call you...
Night Man?
You know, on my previous
journeys here,
all I missed
is a suitable adversary.
Someone to play games with.
I think we should play,
don'’t you?
Do you enjoy a challenge,
Night Man?
Or a high stakes
confrontation...
for life...
or death?
Cheers.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Ooh, I'’ve heard
of short sets,
but one tune
is cutting it a little thin.
Yeah, well,
my party'’s on the move.
Does nobody care about
our primary business here?
Can you get
back on stage?
Sure.Thanks.
Hey, guys, how about,
As Time Goes By?
[AS TIME GOES BYPLAYING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
[CREAKING]
[SOFT KNOCK]
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
It'’s me.
Raleigh, what are you
sneaking up on me for?
What are you doing sneaking
into your own place?
[WHISPERING]
There'’s someone here.
[BEEPING]
The suits.
Somebody knew exactly
how to get in here. But who?
Pentacost.
He sent me a message
when I was on stage.
By message,
you mean request?
By message,
I mean a challenge.
The guy in the white suit
wants to challenge you to what?
Seriously,
what do you think
he'’s up to?
He came for me.
Night Man.
Hello.
Anyone here?
Hey, Briony.
Raleigh.
You left the door open.
I... Yeah, I, uh...
[CHUCKLES]
Listen,
that Pentacost character,
did he come this way?
No, I haven'’t seen him.
Mm-hmm.
He wasn'’t backstage either,
and I was only a few steps
behind him.
That'’s weird.
Is John here?Uh, no.
No, Johnny'’s not here.
Well, he couldn'’t be on stage
because he would have
had to pass me.
Right.
[CHUCKLES] Hoo.
Sunspots.
Sunspots?
Yeah, that'’s what this
is all about.
People aren'’t themselves.
Johnny, this Pentacost...
People are liable
to do anything.
Mm-hmm.
[CELL PHONE BEEPING]
Branca.
Where?
No, no, don'’t touch anything
until I get there.
Yeah, right, okay.
Look, when John shows up
tell him I had to run out
on a call.
Looks like we may finally
have this Night Man character.
Oh, is that
the whole message?
I mean, he may want to know
what you mean by that.
We just got a tip
as to where we might find
Night Man'’s secret lair.
I got to go.
Great.
Later.
See you.
His secret lair?
[ELECTRIC CRACKLING]
This way, Night Man.
PAUL: In here, Night Man.
Right on time.
What'’s the matter?
Picking up bad vibes, are we?
Negative energy, perhaps.
That I am.
PAUL: It'’s merely a matter
of perspective, Night Man.
Positive and negative energies
are one and the same.
It'’s all in how
you look at it.
The opposite sides
of creation coin.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
Looks like we'’ll have
to reschedule.
What a shame.
[BEEPING]
NANCE: The damnedest thing
you ever saw, Lieutenant.
You sure got
his sorry butt now.
Yeah, and I thought you were
Night Man'’s biggest fan?
Yeah, well,
I can'’t very well admire
a common thief now, can I?
BRIONY: So this is
his secret lair?
Yeah, the suits
aren'’t the real find.
Check this out.
Okay, now, he must have
emptied the sacks right here,
getting away with one quarter
of a million dollars.
So you were right
all along.
He is nothing
but a common criminal.
Myth or real?
Hero or hoax man?
The truth may finally be known
as police report
finding evidence
pointing to Night Man
as the leading suspect
in an armored car robbery.
An APB has been issued
along with a quarter
of a million dollar reward
from a newly formed
citizens group.
Law enforcement officials fear this large cash bounty
might make it open season
on the mysterious
masked crime...
This is really bad.
And who would do this,
and who posted that reward?
The guy who stole the money
posted the reward.
Pentacost.
No, whatever his
grudge against you,
he just made you
operating as Night Man
virtually impossible.
Maybe that was the point.
What point?
Who in their right mind
would risk stealing
a quarter of a million dollars
in broad daylight
just to give it away
as a reward?
It'’s not about the money.
It'’s about stopping
Night Man.
Well, you know what,
I think Night Man
should stop for awhile.
It'’s one thing to go up
against a criminal element
in Bay City,
but now you'’ve got the entire
police department against you,
along with the rest
of the population.
And I'’ll have the cops
raid my place
if we don'’t get
those suits back.
No, the odds of them tracing
those defense systems
back to you are pretty slim.
Now you'’re thinking
like a scientist.
Both of our fingerprints
are all over those suits.
BRIONY: I want
everything analyzed,
from the source
of the materials,
the systems,
to DNA runs
on every fiber, follicle,
and perspiration surface.
And I want it all
by the morning.
You'’re sure that's all
you want by morning?
BRIONY: You'’re right.
Get a print man in here too.
[SIGHS]
Since when
do you run the world?
Oh, and don'’t forget
to put these suits
under maximum security
in between each
and every test you run.
Yes, ma'’am.
Yeah.
MAN: Yeah, I know
it'’s quitting time,
but the lieutenant'’s playing
over-achiever again.
She thinks she'’s gonna solve
a big one by dawn.
Trust me, Chuck,
she'’s gonna talk herself
right out of this place.
And get this.
She wants me to lock up
the suits between tests.
In my own lab.
Like what are they
gonna do?
Walk out of here?
NANCE:
For somebody who'’s just
about to nail Night Man,
you don'’t seem
too pleased.
I'’m gonna nail someone
but not him,
'’cause he didn't do it.
You still don'’t
get it, huh?
Look, I don'’t believe
in citizens taking the law
into their own hands.
Sooner or later
that can lead to bad things
happening to innocent people.
That doesn'’t mean
I ever thought this flying
overdose of testosterone
as being
a common criminal.
Far from it.
Until now, I have to admit
I'’ve admired some
of his instincts.
Not that much different
from the good cops.
The distinction is,
he doesn'’t wear a badge,
so we gotta shut him down.
Lieutenant?
Yeah?
We seem to have
a little problem.
[SIGHS]
Let'’s hear it.
[TOO CLOSE TO THE SUNPLAYING]
♪ Oh
♪ Mm, mm, mm
♪ Too close to the sun
♪ Reaching for the moon
♪ We knew we could...
They'’re back.
Where is he?Over there.
Just be careful. Not only
don'’t we know who he is,
we don'’t know what he is.
Whatever he is,
he came here for me.
Johnny, I'’m flattered.
I'’ve never had
this much attention
from you before.
Why don'’t you join us?
Sunspots, that'’s how
you get here.
By way of the sun.
Well, he'’s on the way.
Estelle, would you mind?
I'’d like to talk
to Pentacost alone.
Am I being dismissed?
Only temporarily, darling.
I'’ll see you shortly.
Ah, well...
I'’m sure
I'’ll be quite satisfied
regardless of who wins.
♪ Without asking why
♪ Too close to the sun
♪ Reaching for the moon...
How much time do we have?
Did you really retain
everything I showed you?
You have control
over time.
That'’s how you could be
where you were
during the robbery.
Hmm, and you
picked up all of this
by reading my thoughts.
Amazing.
I know your intentions
are evil.
Ah, I can'’t help myself.
Negative energy
in human form,
by definition must be...
She'’s lovely.
♪ How soon
My proposition is simple.
Join me
on the dark side.
And if I refuse?
May I remind you,
the police are closing in
on Night Man.
And if I so choose,
I'’ll have him involved
in something so heinous
they'’ll be compelled
to hunt him down
and shoot on sight.
[APPLAUSE]
What we have here
is a decision to be made.
Put Night Man
to work for me,
or watch him go down
in a bloody hail of gunfire.
It'’s quite simple really.
Nice club, by the way.
I want him followed.
If you need backup,
call me.
I hear you have an interest
in Mr. Pentacost.
Yeah.
There'’s something about him
I can'’t quite put my finger on.
It'’s like I know him
from someplace.
Must be cop instinct.
He was there
at the armored car robbery.
He told you that?
And he'’s up to something
that'’ll make the robbery
look like a traffic violation.
Thanks. We'’re on him.
And if he turns out
to be more than
a space case mouthing off,
I'’ll owe you one.
And I thought you were
just a jazz musician.
Darling?Mm-hmm.
How would you feel about
being kidnapped?
And being held for ransom?
Before or after dinner?
You are fun.
[CHUCKLES]
Pentacost has found a way
to exist between
spaces of time
in our world.
A quantum time gap
between his world and ours?
Yeah. And he can actually
go off the clock
and exist in a hole
in our time.
That'’s how he could be
at the scene of the robbery
and not there at the same time.
And now he'’s trying
to control Night Man.
Or destroy him.
So you know
what he has planned?
He made a point
and given me a clue.
[ELECTRIC CRACKLING]
Allow me, darling.
Well, thank you, darling.
Oh, how positively Gothic.
What is this place,
some wild new club?
It'’ll make your hair
stand on end.
Lieutenant, you'’ll never guess
where this Pentacost
just led us.
No time
for guessing games,Nance.
Okay, okay,
I just can'’t believe
that he would take
a girl like that
to the power station.
Pentacost at Night Man'’s
hideout, huh?
Exactly.
Maybe they'’re
in this together.
All right, look,
I'’m on my way.
Keep your eyes open
for Night Man,
but don'’t make a move
until I get there.
Copy that.
Over, Lieutenant.
You know,
this is starting to feel
just a little kinky.
You have no idea.
[SCREAMING]
Someone get me down!
PAUL: You know something,
darling?
I thought this looks like
a job for Night Man.
[ESTELLE SCREAMING]
ESTELLE: Help!
Help me!
[ESTELLE SCREAMING]
Oh, my God.
I hope you know
what you'’re doing.
I know what
he'’s planning to do.
I just don'’t know how.
I'’d say that's
the important part.
He'’s got 60 minutes
to play with.
The way to destroy him
is to use that time
against him.
If I'’ve guessed right,
I'’ll know his weakness
at the right moment.
How?
He'’s gonna tell me.
And if he doesn'’t?Oh, he will.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER
ON POLICE RADIO]
[ESTELLE SCREAMING]
[ELECTRIC CRACKLING]
Any sign of Night Man?
No Night Man. We have got
a serious situation here,
Lieutenant.
Attention up there.
This is the police!
We have
the building surrounded.
There is no way out.
You'’d be surprised,
Lieutenant.
But first, there is the matter
of a ransom to be discussed.
Shall we say $5 million?
I'’m not in a position
to negotiate any ransom.
PAUL: Well, nor am I
for that matter.
Not until my partner
gets here anyway.
[SCREAMING]
Help me!
Get an airbag in here.
You'’ve gone down
the wrong road this time,
Night Man.
I repeat,
there is going to be
no ransom.
Yes, there is!
You call my father
or I'’ll have
your badge removed!
Good girl.
You two had a falling out?
You have a commitment
to this rescue, Night Man.
Their high-powered rifles
will pick you off
before you get within
two feet of me.
I thought you wanted me
on your side?
Why don'’t I believe
that'’s your choice?
Don'’t make us shoot, Night Man.
PAUL: They'’re going
to kill you, Night Man.
And after I'’m through,
they won'’t have
any other choice.
JOHNNY:
You keep talking about time
as if it'’s your only strength.
Is it possible it'’s also
your only weakness?
Time is always on my side!
But I can make it
work for you, Night Man.
At the moment of truth,
I can leave you here,
the lord of evil
in all its powerful glory.
What are you doing?
I'’m taking off my suit
and giving you the power.
PAUL: Then so be it,
Night Man.
You end here and now.
Stripped off your power
in a hail of gunfire.
Your choice.
Five, four, three, two...
[GRUNTING]
It'’s just you and me now.
[TICKING]
Feeling okay, Pentacost?
It looks like
you passed out
for a minute.
Or maybe it was
more than a minute.
This meeting is at an end.
[GROANING]
Let go!
I'’ll give you
another option.
Why are you
so anxious to deal?
I'’m not anxious to deal.
[GROANING]
You'’re not going
anywhere either.
What'’s the problem?
Out of time?
I have all the time I need.
I don'’t think so!
[CHUCKLES]
You don'’t know the rules,
Night Man.
What if I picked
them up from you?
What if I used your
quantum time against you?
How long was I out?
Too long.
Show me!
My guess is that when
your 60 minutes is up,
you won'’t be able
to get back.
I don'’t know what
you'’re talking about.
I'’m not one of you.
I'’m a god.
No!
[BEEPING]
Now it'’s my turn to deal.
All right.
All right, name it.
Anything! I can'’t stay
on this godforsaken planet!
JOHNNY:
You'’ve got 20 seconds
to undo everything.
Bring us back
to the moment you arrived.
Yes.
Yes, yes, of course.
You'’re thinking 20 seconds
is enough time to destroy me
and still make it home.
[PANTING]
Ten seconds and counting.
Nine...
All right, all right!
That'’s better.
[SCREAMING]
ESTELLE: Help!
[PAUL GRUNTING]
JOHNNY: You can find
the rest of the gang
waiting for you in the warehouse
at Grand Street, New Harbor.
You have a good night,
Lieutenant.
Listen to me, you crazy...
[BEEP]
NANCE: It was Night Man,
wasn'’t it?
What a guy!
[BEEPING]
[EXPLOSION]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]