NightMan (1997–1999): Season 2, Episode 22 - Keyes to the Kingdom of Hell - full transcript
[MUSIC PLAYING]
♪ You have been traveling
For many days
♪ Through a landscape torn
And filled with pain
♪ Through it all
You kept your faith
♪ This day would come
♪ And you lived to hear me say
♪ Welcome to the kingdom
♪ Enjoy your stay
♪ Say goodbye to all you know
♪ It is now so far away
♪ Welcome to the kingdom
♪ Welcome to the kingdom
♪ Enjoy your stay
♪ Say goodbye to all you know
♪ It is now so far away
♪ Welcome to the kingdom
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Thank you very much.
Cover for me,
I'’ll be right back. Okay?
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
Keyes.
[CHUCKLING]
Go get Briony.
Get him.
KIERAN: Ali, Ali, Ali!
You'’re one,
dumb sex machine?
KIERAN: Kick and roll.
Get him!
[GROANS]
This is ridiculous!
Easy, easy, easy.
Hey, hey, hey.
Not the van.
[GRUNTS]
[KIERAN CHOKING]
Hey, Johnny.
Let him go.
Johnny, stop it.
John!
I said, let him go!
[GRUNTS]
He'’s got Raleigh
in the van.
Check it out.
There'’s nobody
in here.
I want him arrested.
See?
There'’s Raleigh
right there.
[KIERAN MUMBLING]
You are so sued, man.
You are...
I want him arrested right now
and you do your duty.
What is going on?
Didn'’t I tell you
this obsession with Keyes
will get you in trouble?
It'’s one of his tricks.
Sorry, John.
We'’re witnesses.
Cuff him.
Read him his rights.
You have the right
to remain silent.
Anything you say
can and will be used
against you
in a court of law.
You have the right
to an attorney.
If you don'’t have
an attorney...
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
You gotta be kidding.
You want me to see a shrink?
John, I'’m trying
to help you out here.
I had to do my job.
I had to arrest you.
But that doesn'’t mean
I wanna see you in prison.
How does seeing
a psychiatrist help me?
Look, prosecution has got
a slam dunk case
for attempted murder
with a minimum
ten-year prison sentence.
Greta Washburn is the best
in the business.
You convince her that
you were so angry at Keyes
you snapped,
and she'’ll get the prosecutor
to reduce the charges.
Why would they
listen to her?
Well, if they don'’t,
she takes the stand
in your defense.
She'’s too good.
They can'’t risk
an acquittal.
What kind of reduced charges
are we talking about?
Aggravated assault.
You do a year in county.
Six to eight months
you'’re out.
If I tell her the truth,
she won'’t believe me.
John, six months
versus ten years.
Be persuasive.
On one condition.
You try to find out what
really happened to Raleigh.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Come in.
Hello, Mr. Domino.
I'’m Greta Washburn.
Have a seat.
GRETA: Thank you.
That'’ll be all.
I'’m sure Mr. Domino and I
are gonna get along fine.
[DOOR CLOSES]
So do you know
why you'’re in jail?
Yeah.
Kieran Keyes tricked
the police.
Was that my name I heard
being taken in vain?
The nerve of this
Johnny Domino.
He gets himself
into this mess,
and then he tries
to weasel out
by blaming moi.
That'’s so disgusting.
It is, isn'’t it?
Let'’s say
we log this, Ali.
[DEVICE BEEPS]
Log.
Is today the beginning
of the end?
Or is today the beginning
of a new beginning?
It could be
up to you, Raleigh.
Log.
So your friend, Johnny,
the Domino man,
is gonna go to jail,
federal penitentiary,
for 10 to 15 years.
Of course, I can
prevent all that
if you wanna
cooperate with me.
I'’m not working for you, Keyes,
now or ever.
[DEVICE BEEPS]
Raleigh says no. Log.
Okay, that'’s fine.
Thinky, thinky.
Lots of time for that.
As does your friend
have lots of time
to suffer.
To me, Kieran Keyes is a billionaire.
The head of the Keyzar Corporation,
which makes Keyzar Millennium Computers and Software.
You forgot about his creation
of the ultra web.
It'’s an alternate reality,
a cyber world.
People can be digitized
and travel there
at the speed of light.
An alternate reality? Huh?
Yes.
Keyes began to use
the ultra web as a weapon.
When I found out
about his plan,
he went after my father.
I finally confronted Keyes.
I...
I...
had a little trouble.
[BOTH GRUNTING]
[SCREAMS]
Oh, my baby!
Look what you have done.
Johnny. Johnny!
You will no bring
your father back
with your fist.
I'’ll give you one hour
to get him back on his boat.
If not,
it'’s you versus Night Man.
I finally forced Keyes
to bring my father back
from the ultra web.
Send him back, Keyes.
[GRUNTING]
Send him back
or die.
Don'’t do that.
MAN: You'’ve been sworn
to do your duty, Frank,
as dictated by Mr. Keyes,
who is the law.
JOHNNY: Dad.
It'’s me, Johnny.
No, I know you'’re bad.
'’Cause you're sure as hell
not my Johnny.
Send him back!
[IN DISTORTED VOICE]
Shoot him!
COMPUTER: Deleting.
Deleting. Deleting.
Make your choice, Keyes.
He better be back
where he belongs.
He is.
[YELLING]
[PANTING]
Thank God, Dad,
you'’re back.
Dad?
Dad?
No.
No!
[SCREAMING]
Kieran Keyes killed my father.
Murdered him
in cold blood.
KIERAN: Johnny boy.
[KIERAN LAUGHING]
Keyes.
What'’s the matter?
You have to get
rid of that.
Computers are the way
he gets into our lives.
Take it easy, Johnny.
You'’re overreacting.
He has to be stopped!
Guards!
[KIERAN CLICKING TONGUE]
My, how the mighty
have fallen.
ALI: Yeah, and to think
he used to be
a half decent looking guy.
KIERAN:
He'’s just gone downhill
so fast, hasn'’t he?
It'’s just so unnecessary...
Save the sales pitch
and just tell me
what you want me to do.
Your background
in government
defense contracts
gives you
a certain insight
in the methods
of encryption, right?
I suppose.
I'’ve got a couple
of pesky codes
you could crack
in record time.
That'’s all. It will save me
the trouble of doing it myself.
Fine. I'’ll give it a shot.
Good.
Ali, would you please
show Mr. Jordan'’s
supple fingers
to the keys of our
super computer, please?
Ta-da!
Log.
Raleigh comes on board.
Oh, happy, happy, happy days.
Keyes wants to use the ultra web
to control more and more
of human life.
And how was he going
to accomplish this?
Through paranoia and fear.
He started to create
cyber monsters
on the ultra web
that could cross over
into real life.
Like the Bogey Man.
The Bogey Man?
Yes.
He was the villain
in the Fear City
computer game
Keyes released
a few months ago.
I do recall
that ad campaign.
It was huge.
The kids bought
millions of those.
The Bogey Man came
from Keyes'’s cyber world
to Bay City.
It started with a few
young kids disappearing.
Oh! [CLICKING TONGUE]
[SHUSHING]
[BOGEY MAN CHUCKLING]
Lucky number 13.
[WOMAN SCREAMING
IN VIDEO GAME]
COMPUTER: Level 13.
The Bogey Man and Keyes
were partners.
The only one
who knew the truth
was the creator of the game,
Shane Lothian.
What you'’ve seen so far
is just a fraction
of his full power.
So this Bogey Man,
is he a person?
No. Not yet.
He'’s...
He'’s a creature
of circuitry.
Born from the world
of the microchip.
Even our own science offers
no rational explanation.
Keyes had me integrate
his power into Fear City.
But somehow
he'’s escaped from the game
to terrorize Bay City?
Yes, right, yes.
But Keyes can'’t control him.
No one can.
Hiding right
underneath my nose.
This big guy right here.
How clever.
We'’re onto you, Keyes.
You'’re not gonna
get away with this.
Yes, I am.
The clock is ticking.
There'’s no stopping me.
The only thing
that stopped Kieran Keyes
from taking over Bay City
was Night Man.
Ah. Night Man.
The superhero
I'’ve been hearing
so much about recently.
Are you sure he'’s real?
Very sure.
But besides that,
Raleigh and I discovered
a way to stop the Bogey Man.
JOHNNY: I'’m not
afraid of you.
Come on.
Come on.
That'’s it.
Just a little more.
Raleigh, now!
[GUN CLICKS]
Night Man.
Keyes!
KIERAN: How interesting.
Fan out, fellas.
Ali, stay with the boys.
Here I am,
in life or death control
over a very close
friend of yours again,
but not quite as close
as your daddy.
Let him go, Keyes.
You just back right off,
or your friend dies.
[SOFT GROWL]
Oh, hello, hello.
My little creature.
People, this is
the Bogey Man.
Bogey Man, this is people.
Soon you'’re gonna be
inhabiting the world
at my side.
JOHNNY:
Don'’t be a fool, Keyes.
He doesn'’t belong here.
You know, superhero,
most people,
what do they do?
They look to the stars
for new forms of life.
But I, I looked elsewhere
and discovered gold.
I discovered a new world
which works simultaneously
with ours,
but was unreachable
until right now.
I have created
an Earth-bound
gateway to this world.
It'’s the ultra web.
People are dying
because of you!
KIERAN: I want you
to think of me
as an explorer
for the new millennium,
and with exploration
comes a few casualties.
They'’re trying
to kill us.
They'’re trying to kill us.
Get them.
[YELLING]
You killed him.
Oh, Ali, not you.
Keyes, you can'’t control
this thing.
[LAUGHS]
[GROANING]
KIERAN: These beings
lack a little discipline,
Night Man.
A little leadership.
This is where
I come into play.
This is not a game.
KIERAN: It is a game.
And I am chairman
of the board.
[GROANING]
That'’s it.
No more hesitation.
Where are the kids?
Come and get '’em.
Okay, we will.
Bogey Man, go get the kids.
[BEEPING]
Raleigh, now!
[SCREAMING]
Okay. Okay, Night Man.
You'’ve won this battle.
But the ultimate victory
will be mine.
Until next time.[DEVICE CHIRPING]
That'’s quite
a story, Johnny.
But we can'’t put
something like that
before the prosecutors,
the Bogey Man
becoming real.
We'’d both end up
in an asylum.
Hello, Johnny.
Remember me?
GRETA: What do you think
you'’re doing?
Just stay back.
It'’s the Bogey Man.
Fight the fear.
Guards!
BOGEY MAN:
Bye-bye, jailbird.
[LAUGHING]
"Fight the fear."
The Bogey Man.
Raleigh.
It'’s nice to see you,
Lieutenant Branca.
Is it?
I wasn'’t sure you'd speak to me
after what happened
the other night.
You were merely
doing your duty.
True, but I did arrest
your best friend.
Yes, Johnny is my best friend.
Uh, I'’m curious, how come
you haven'’t gone by to see him?
I'’ve had many important
duties here.
Now, if you'’ll excuse me,
I have some paperwork to do.
Uh, yeah. Sure.
All right. He doesn'’t seem
quite like himself.
Because that'’s
not Raleigh.
Keyes kidnapped him.
That'’s some sort
of cyber clone
that Keyes created
in the cyber web.
Come on, John,
that is so far out there.
[SIGHS] I know it is.
But if you get me
out of here,
I can prove it.
First of all, I'’m not even sure
that I can get you out of here.
What if you got me released
into your custody?
I must be crazy
for considering this.
BOGEY MAN:
Not so fast, jailbird.
[BOGEY MAN CHUCKLES]
What am I doing?
Fight the fear.
Don'’t give into it.
No! Stay away from me!
There'’s no way
I'’m letting you
out of here!
Guard!
Briony!
Guard!
Back off!
[LAUGHING]
JOHNNY:
I'’m sorry I scared you.
No, I think that was
mostly my fault.
Such an odd feeling of panic
came over me.
What if I told you that
Keyes was responsible?
Johnny, I think
one of our problems
is your whole Keyes scenario
has such an air
of unreality about it.
Okay. Let'’s talk about
something real.
Remember when Keyes ran
for Mayor of Bay City?
I remember the race.
What most people don'’t know
is that Keyes was running
a dirty tricks campaign.
A magician named
Tricky Dick helped him.
It'’s hardly surprising.
Political trickery'’s
been around
as long
as politics itself.
Not like this.
He smeared both
the other candidates
by using entrapment
and phony video.
And his greatest trick
was a fake
assassination attempt.
Yes, I remember that,
and who they arrested
as the shooter.
[LAUGHS MANIACALLY]
Mr. Keyes says,
"Got you, John-John."
Freeze!
Put your hands
in the air! Now!
I'’m not the shooter.
Secure.
John?
What you don'’t know
is what really happened.
Raleigh was the bait
for Keyes'’s trap.
[WHISTLING]
How goes
my code cracker?
My cryptographic caviler.
I'’m working on it.
Nothing concrete
to show me yet?
These things take time,
you know.
Indeed.
Especially when you haven'’t
been working on codes at all,
but a plan
to reverse engineer
my ultra web.
Do you really think
I would have left you
here unmonitored?
Don'’t answer that.
I'’ve come up
with a perfect plan.
An incentive plan for you
to make you work at this.
Ali!
Are you all right?Sit down!
KIERAN:
She'’s fine for now.
But if I don'’t get
the first of those two codes
done by tomorrow noon,
you'’re gonna be working
to the screams
of your loved one.
[TAPPING KEYBOARD]
Start!
JOHNNY: He'’s been playing
mind games with me.
What sort of mind games?
He tried to convince me
that my father'’s death
wasn'’t a murder,
but an accident by traveling
between the ultra web
and the real world.
And he kidnapped
two of my friends
and turned them against me.
How?
Through his ultra web.
He'’s the absolute
ruler there.
He thinks his cyber world
is superior to our world.
Keyes is nuts.
I was one
of the few people
who stood in his way.
Night Man was the other.
We challenged him there.
It'’s time to call
it a night, man.
[HEARTBEAT]
Hey, that'’s not fair.
I had Death first.
You don'’t make
all the rules.
Well, then. It doesn'’t
make any difference.
You can block my card
all you like.
It doesn'’t affect me.
No? How about now?
Open your mind, Johnny.
Open your mind and you will see
that I am telling the truth.
We, you and me,
we are parts
of the same whole.
Just like the Bible,
good and evil.
Cain and Abel.
Cain killed Abel.
But Abel never
would be able to kill Cain.
You know, I am
defenseless here.
If you do this,
this will be murder.
So you had the opportunity
to destroy Keyes,
but you couldn'’t do it?
That'’s right.
And I'’ve wondered
a hundred times since then
if I did the right thing.
[SIGHS]
MAN: Johnny.
Who'’s there?
Dad?
Hello, son.
You can'’t be real.
Is this a dream?
Are you a ghost?
What does it matter, Johnny?
I'’m here.
You'’re one of Keyes's clones.
When you were 12 years old,
your mother once grounded you
for an entire weekend.
Only when she went shopping,
you and I sneaked out
and went fishing.
Now, we never told
a soul that.
There'’s no way that Keyes
could'’ve programed that
into a clone.
Why don'’t you give
your old man a hug?
Oh, I missed you.
Me too, son.
Johnny.
The reason I'’m here
is I'’ve got some very
important news for you.
Lieutenant Branca is gonna
help you get out of here.
When she does,
you'’re gonna need this.
What is it?
This is a computer
address for Raleigh
and Keyes.
How'’d you get it?
We have very good intelligence
on the other side.
[CHUCKLES]
[CLATTERING]
I'’m sorry, Johnny,
I gotta leave you now.
No, wait!
Thanks, guys,
I'’ll take it from here.
Look, I'’m sorry
about last night.
Maybe I should'’ve gone
with my first instinct.
You were suddenly overcome
with anxiety, fear,
and paranoia.
How do you know that?
Like a kid is afraid
of the Bogey Man.
Yeah, well, let'’s not
go there, huh?
Something else
has just come up.
Singer didn'’t show up
at the club last night,
not at her apartment either.
She'’ll be officially
classified as missing
in a couple of hours.
Keyes has her.
Probably to put
pressure on Raleigh.
That'’s easy for you to say.
I need some proof.
Then get me out of here.
All right. I'’m gonna try.
But it'’s gonna take some time.
You know where to find me.
Yeah.
Hey, if we'’re gonna
do this together,
maybe you should
bring my car.
Yeah. Yeah, I suppose
I could do that.
[WHIRRING]
This is it?
That'’s it.
The encryption codes
you asked for.
Now where is she?
Patience, Raleigh.
Patience.
Aren'’t you curious
as to what this encryption
code unlocks?
I'’d rather not know, thanks.
Oh, come on.
Come on, what kind of
a scientific mind is that
to not wanna know?
Hang on.
I wanna show you
something.
[BEEP]
Where the hell are we?
Orbiting the Earth,
my dear boy.
How?
On a space platform,
which was built secretly
as part of America'’s
strategic defense initiative.
This whole thing is part
of Reagen'’s Star Wars program.
Yes, it is. Top secret.
It was finished
about a year ago.
It comes with
its own lasers.
Comes with its own
nuclear weapons.
My Keyzar Corporation
supplied the communications
hardware.
It can'’t be operational.
You'’re so smart.
No, it can'’t.
This cannot come online
without certain
encryption codes.
You'’re crazy.
Controlling this platform,
I am a nuclear power.
Combining that
with the ultra web,
I am a super power.
I am stronger than
any nation on Earth.
Hello down there.
It'’s me.
It'’s your new captain.
And I wanna thank you.
Thank you.
You are so beautiful.
Good night.
You do realize
my neck is stuck out
from here to City Hall
in your release, huh?
You know how much
I appreciate it.
Just promise
you'’ll be straight with me
on this investigation, for once.
Of course.
Mind if I drive?
Well, it'’s your car.
Thanks.
Looks a little close
on that side,
I'’ll just pull it out.
All right.
Hi, Bob.
Sorry, Briony.
[BEEPING]
If Keyes is one of them,
I should have never
given them to him.
[EXCLAIMS]
Get him!
[BULLET RICOCHETS]
[ALARM BLARING]
JOHNNY: You can'’t stop this,
so stand aside.
I don'’t have to stop it.
Just delay it.
No.
[ALI GROANING]
Ali, what, you laying down
on the job again?
Don'’t worry,
the cavalry is here.
JOHNNY:
You'’re mine now, Keyes.
Not this time.
Hello, Night Man.
Let'’s party. Yeah!
What is that?
It'’s a cyber creature.
[SCREAMING]
BOGEY MAN:
Come on, Night Man.
Let'’s kiss
and make up, huh?
[GRUNTING]
Stay here.
A little help from above.
[SCREAMING]
Oh, no, no!
My baby! No!
[SCREAMING]
It'’s obviously time
for me to fly.
Not this time.
[SHRIEKS]
[EXCLAIMS]
[BEEPING]
[COMPUTER CHIRPING]
Come on, Raleigh, come on!
I'’m working on it!
That should do it.
Houston,
Keyes has a problem.
You'’re very, very clever,
cape boy.
You like my outfit?
Of course.
What would a Buck Roger
spacesuit be
without his trusty
Ray Gun?
Ha!
Let me guess.
Toys R Us?
The outer casing
is for show, of course,
but inside is my trusty
old energy lasso.
Huh? You like that?
You'’re gonna notice
something, Night Man.
Every time I press the trigger,
it'’s gonna get a little tighter
around your neck.
[GRUNTING]
How does that feel?
You know, the only problem
about space travel
is oxygen deprivation.
Pleasant dreams,
Night Man.
Let him go!
KIERAN: Frank?
No! No!
I'’ve already
killed you, Frank.
And now I'’ve come back
to haunt you.
Boo!
[KEYS BEEPING]
[KIERAN SCREAMING]
Johnny.
Now I really have
to leave you, son.
Will I see you again?
Any time you need me.
I get special permission.
I love you, Dad.
Yeah.
I love you too, son.
Keyes got away again?
Not this time.
We got him.
What was that?
Wanna see
a beautiful sight?
Beautiful.
[CHUCKLING]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
♪ You have been traveling
For many days
♪ Through a landscape torn
And filled with pain
♪ Through it all
You kept your faith
♪ This day would come
♪ And you lived to hear me say
♪ Welcome to the kingdom
♪ Enjoy your stay
♪ Say goodbye to all you know
♪ It is now so far away
♪ Welcome to the kingdom
♪ Welcome to the kingdom
♪ Enjoy your stay
♪ Say goodbye to all you know
♪ It is now so far away
♪ Welcome to the kingdom
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Thank you very much.
Cover for me,
I'’ll be right back. Okay?
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]
Keyes.
[CHUCKLING]
Go get Briony.
Get him.
KIERAN: Ali, Ali, Ali!
You'’re one,
dumb sex machine?
KIERAN: Kick and roll.
Get him!
[GROANS]
This is ridiculous!
Easy, easy, easy.
Hey, hey, hey.
Not the van.
[GRUNTS]
[KIERAN CHOKING]
Hey, Johnny.
Let him go.
Johnny, stop it.
John!
I said, let him go!
[GRUNTS]
He'’s got Raleigh
in the van.
Check it out.
There'’s nobody
in here.
I want him arrested.
See?
There'’s Raleigh
right there.
[KIERAN MUMBLING]
You are so sued, man.
You are...
I want him arrested right now
and you do your duty.
What is going on?
Didn'’t I tell you
this obsession with Keyes
will get you in trouble?
It'’s one of his tricks.
Sorry, John.
We'’re witnesses.
Cuff him.
Read him his rights.
You have the right
to remain silent.
Anything you say
can and will be used
against you
in a court of law.
You have the right
to an attorney.
If you don'’t have
an attorney...
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
You gotta be kidding.
You want me to see a shrink?
John, I'’m trying
to help you out here.
I had to do my job.
I had to arrest you.
But that doesn'’t mean
I wanna see you in prison.
How does seeing
a psychiatrist help me?
Look, prosecution has got
a slam dunk case
for attempted murder
with a minimum
ten-year prison sentence.
Greta Washburn is the best
in the business.
You convince her that
you were so angry at Keyes
you snapped,
and she'’ll get the prosecutor
to reduce the charges.
Why would they
listen to her?
Well, if they don'’t,
she takes the stand
in your defense.
She'’s too good.
They can'’t risk
an acquittal.
What kind of reduced charges
are we talking about?
Aggravated assault.
You do a year in county.
Six to eight months
you'’re out.
If I tell her the truth,
she won'’t believe me.
John, six months
versus ten years.
Be persuasive.
On one condition.
You try to find out what
really happened to Raleigh.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Come in.
Hello, Mr. Domino.
I'’m Greta Washburn.
Have a seat.
GRETA: Thank you.
That'’ll be all.
I'’m sure Mr. Domino and I
are gonna get along fine.
[DOOR CLOSES]
So do you know
why you'’re in jail?
Yeah.
Kieran Keyes tricked
the police.
Was that my name I heard
being taken in vain?
The nerve of this
Johnny Domino.
He gets himself
into this mess,
and then he tries
to weasel out
by blaming moi.
That'’s so disgusting.
It is, isn'’t it?
Let'’s say
we log this, Ali.
[DEVICE BEEPS]
Log.
Is today the beginning
of the end?
Or is today the beginning
of a new beginning?
It could be
up to you, Raleigh.
Log.
So your friend, Johnny,
the Domino man,
is gonna go to jail,
federal penitentiary,
for 10 to 15 years.
Of course, I can
prevent all that
if you wanna
cooperate with me.
I'’m not working for you, Keyes,
now or ever.
[DEVICE BEEPS]
Raleigh says no. Log.
Okay, that'’s fine.
Thinky, thinky.
Lots of time for that.
As does your friend
have lots of time
to suffer.
To me, Kieran Keyes is a billionaire.
The head of the Keyzar Corporation,
which makes Keyzar Millennium Computers and Software.
You forgot about his creation
of the ultra web.
It'’s an alternate reality,
a cyber world.
People can be digitized
and travel there
at the speed of light.
An alternate reality? Huh?
Yes.
Keyes began to use
the ultra web as a weapon.
When I found out
about his plan,
he went after my father.
I finally confronted Keyes.
I...
I...
had a little trouble.
[BOTH GRUNTING]
[SCREAMS]
Oh, my baby!
Look what you have done.
Johnny. Johnny!
You will no bring
your father back
with your fist.
I'’ll give you one hour
to get him back on his boat.
If not,
it'’s you versus Night Man.
I finally forced Keyes
to bring my father back
from the ultra web.
Send him back, Keyes.
[GRUNTING]
Send him back
or die.
Don'’t do that.
MAN: You'’ve been sworn
to do your duty, Frank,
as dictated by Mr. Keyes,
who is the law.
JOHNNY: Dad.
It'’s me, Johnny.
No, I know you'’re bad.
'’Cause you're sure as hell
not my Johnny.
Send him back!
[IN DISTORTED VOICE]
Shoot him!
COMPUTER: Deleting.
Deleting. Deleting.
Make your choice, Keyes.
He better be back
where he belongs.
He is.
[YELLING]
[PANTING]
Thank God, Dad,
you'’re back.
Dad?
Dad?
No.
No!
[SCREAMING]
Kieran Keyes killed my father.
Murdered him
in cold blood.
KIERAN: Johnny boy.
[KIERAN LAUGHING]
Keyes.
What'’s the matter?
You have to get
rid of that.
Computers are the way
he gets into our lives.
Take it easy, Johnny.
You'’re overreacting.
He has to be stopped!
Guards!
[KIERAN CLICKING TONGUE]
My, how the mighty
have fallen.
ALI: Yeah, and to think
he used to be
a half decent looking guy.
KIERAN:
He'’s just gone downhill
so fast, hasn'’t he?
It'’s just so unnecessary...
Save the sales pitch
and just tell me
what you want me to do.
Your background
in government
defense contracts
gives you
a certain insight
in the methods
of encryption, right?
I suppose.
I'’ve got a couple
of pesky codes
you could crack
in record time.
That'’s all. It will save me
the trouble of doing it myself.
Fine. I'’ll give it a shot.
Good.
Ali, would you please
show Mr. Jordan'’s
supple fingers
to the keys of our
super computer, please?
Ta-da!
Log.
Raleigh comes on board.
Oh, happy, happy, happy days.
Keyes wants to use the ultra web
to control more and more
of human life.
And how was he going
to accomplish this?
Through paranoia and fear.
He started to create
cyber monsters
on the ultra web
that could cross over
into real life.
Like the Bogey Man.
The Bogey Man?
Yes.
He was the villain
in the Fear City
computer game
Keyes released
a few months ago.
I do recall
that ad campaign.
It was huge.
The kids bought
millions of those.
The Bogey Man came
from Keyes'’s cyber world
to Bay City.
It started with a few
young kids disappearing.
Oh! [CLICKING TONGUE]
[SHUSHING]
[BOGEY MAN CHUCKLING]
Lucky number 13.
[WOMAN SCREAMING
IN VIDEO GAME]
COMPUTER: Level 13.
The Bogey Man and Keyes
were partners.
The only one
who knew the truth
was the creator of the game,
Shane Lothian.
What you'’ve seen so far
is just a fraction
of his full power.
So this Bogey Man,
is he a person?
No. Not yet.
He'’s...
He'’s a creature
of circuitry.
Born from the world
of the microchip.
Even our own science offers
no rational explanation.
Keyes had me integrate
his power into Fear City.
But somehow
he'’s escaped from the game
to terrorize Bay City?
Yes, right, yes.
But Keyes can'’t control him.
No one can.
Hiding right
underneath my nose.
This big guy right here.
How clever.
We'’re onto you, Keyes.
You'’re not gonna
get away with this.
Yes, I am.
The clock is ticking.
There'’s no stopping me.
The only thing
that stopped Kieran Keyes
from taking over Bay City
was Night Man.
Ah. Night Man.
The superhero
I'’ve been hearing
so much about recently.
Are you sure he'’s real?
Very sure.
But besides that,
Raleigh and I discovered
a way to stop the Bogey Man.
JOHNNY: I'’m not
afraid of you.
Come on.
Come on.
That'’s it.
Just a little more.
Raleigh, now!
[GUN CLICKS]
Night Man.
Keyes!
KIERAN: How interesting.
Fan out, fellas.
Ali, stay with the boys.
Here I am,
in life or death control
over a very close
friend of yours again,
but not quite as close
as your daddy.
Let him go, Keyes.
You just back right off,
or your friend dies.
[SOFT GROWL]
Oh, hello, hello.
My little creature.
People, this is
the Bogey Man.
Bogey Man, this is people.
Soon you'’re gonna be
inhabiting the world
at my side.
JOHNNY:
Don'’t be a fool, Keyes.
He doesn'’t belong here.
You know, superhero,
most people,
what do they do?
They look to the stars
for new forms of life.
But I, I looked elsewhere
and discovered gold.
I discovered a new world
which works simultaneously
with ours,
but was unreachable
until right now.
I have created
an Earth-bound
gateway to this world.
It'’s the ultra web.
People are dying
because of you!
KIERAN: I want you
to think of me
as an explorer
for the new millennium,
and with exploration
comes a few casualties.
They'’re trying
to kill us.
They'’re trying to kill us.
Get them.
[YELLING]
You killed him.
Oh, Ali, not you.
Keyes, you can'’t control
this thing.
[LAUGHS]
[GROANING]
KIERAN: These beings
lack a little discipline,
Night Man.
A little leadership.
This is where
I come into play.
This is not a game.
KIERAN: It is a game.
And I am chairman
of the board.
[GROANING]
That'’s it.
No more hesitation.
Where are the kids?
Come and get '’em.
Okay, we will.
Bogey Man, go get the kids.
[BEEPING]
Raleigh, now!
[SCREAMING]
Okay. Okay, Night Man.
You'’ve won this battle.
But the ultimate victory
will be mine.
Until next time.[DEVICE CHIRPING]
That'’s quite
a story, Johnny.
But we can'’t put
something like that
before the prosecutors,
the Bogey Man
becoming real.
We'’d both end up
in an asylum.
Hello, Johnny.
Remember me?
GRETA: What do you think
you'’re doing?
Just stay back.
It'’s the Bogey Man.
Fight the fear.
Guards!
BOGEY MAN:
Bye-bye, jailbird.
[LAUGHING]
"Fight the fear."
The Bogey Man.
Raleigh.
It'’s nice to see you,
Lieutenant Branca.
Is it?
I wasn'’t sure you'd speak to me
after what happened
the other night.
You were merely
doing your duty.
True, but I did arrest
your best friend.
Yes, Johnny is my best friend.
Uh, I'’m curious, how come
you haven'’t gone by to see him?
I'’ve had many important
duties here.
Now, if you'’ll excuse me,
I have some paperwork to do.
Uh, yeah. Sure.
All right. He doesn'’t seem
quite like himself.
Because that'’s
not Raleigh.
Keyes kidnapped him.
That'’s some sort
of cyber clone
that Keyes created
in the cyber web.
Come on, John,
that is so far out there.
[SIGHS] I know it is.
But if you get me
out of here,
I can prove it.
First of all, I'’m not even sure
that I can get you out of here.
What if you got me released
into your custody?
I must be crazy
for considering this.
BOGEY MAN:
Not so fast, jailbird.
[BOGEY MAN CHUCKLES]
What am I doing?
Fight the fear.
Don'’t give into it.
No! Stay away from me!
There'’s no way
I'’m letting you
out of here!
Guard!
Briony!
Guard!
Back off!
[LAUGHING]
JOHNNY:
I'’m sorry I scared you.
No, I think that was
mostly my fault.
Such an odd feeling of panic
came over me.
What if I told you that
Keyes was responsible?
Johnny, I think
one of our problems
is your whole Keyes scenario
has such an air
of unreality about it.
Okay. Let'’s talk about
something real.
Remember when Keyes ran
for Mayor of Bay City?
I remember the race.
What most people don'’t know
is that Keyes was running
a dirty tricks campaign.
A magician named
Tricky Dick helped him.
It'’s hardly surprising.
Political trickery'’s
been around
as long
as politics itself.
Not like this.
He smeared both
the other candidates
by using entrapment
and phony video.
And his greatest trick
was a fake
assassination attempt.
Yes, I remember that,
and who they arrested
as the shooter.
[LAUGHS MANIACALLY]
Mr. Keyes says,
"Got you, John-John."
Freeze!
Put your hands
in the air! Now!
I'’m not the shooter.
Secure.
John?
What you don'’t know
is what really happened.
Raleigh was the bait
for Keyes'’s trap.
[WHISTLING]
How goes
my code cracker?
My cryptographic caviler.
I'’m working on it.
Nothing concrete
to show me yet?
These things take time,
you know.
Indeed.
Especially when you haven'’t
been working on codes at all,
but a plan
to reverse engineer
my ultra web.
Do you really think
I would have left you
here unmonitored?
Don'’t answer that.
I'’ve come up
with a perfect plan.
An incentive plan for you
to make you work at this.
Ali!
Are you all right?Sit down!
KIERAN:
She'’s fine for now.
But if I don'’t get
the first of those two codes
done by tomorrow noon,
you'’re gonna be working
to the screams
of your loved one.
[TAPPING KEYBOARD]
Start!
JOHNNY: He'’s been playing
mind games with me.
What sort of mind games?
He tried to convince me
that my father'’s death
wasn'’t a murder,
but an accident by traveling
between the ultra web
and the real world.
And he kidnapped
two of my friends
and turned them against me.
How?
Through his ultra web.
He'’s the absolute
ruler there.
He thinks his cyber world
is superior to our world.
Keyes is nuts.
I was one
of the few people
who stood in his way.
Night Man was the other.
We challenged him there.
It'’s time to call
it a night, man.
[HEARTBEAT]
Hey, that'’s not fair.
I had Death first.
You don'’t make
all the rules.
Well, then. It doesn'’t
make any difference.
You can block my card
all you like.
It doesn'’t affect me.
No? How about now?
Open your mind, Johnny.
Open your mind and you will see
that I am telling the truth.
We, you and me,
we are parts
of the same whole.
Just like the Bible,
good and evil.
Cain and Abel.
Cain killed Abel.
But Abel never
would be able to kill Cain.
You know, I am
defenseless here.
If you do this,
this will be murder.
So you had the opportunity
to destroy Keyes,
but you couldn'’t do it?
That'’s right.
And I'’ve wondered
a hundred times since then
if I did the right thing.
[SIGHS]
MAN: Johnny.
Who'’s there?
Dad?
Hello, son.
You can'’t be real.
Is this a dream?
Are you a ghost?
What does it matter, Johnny?
I'’m here.
You'’re one of Keyes's clones.
When you were 12 years old,
your mother once grounded you
for an entire weekend.
Only when she went shopping,
you and I sneaked out
and went fishing.
Now, we never told
a soul that.
There'’s no way that Keyes
could'’ve programed that
into a clone.
Why don'’t you give
your old man a hug?
Oh, I missed you.
Me too, son.
Johnny.
The reason I'’m here
is I'’ve got some very
important news for you.
Lieutenant Branca is gonna
help you get out of here.
When she does,
you'’re gonna need this.
What is it?
This is a computer
address for Raleigh
and Keyes.
How'’d you get it?
We have very good intelligence
on the other side.
[CHUCKLES]
[CLATTERING]
I'’m sorry, Johnny,
I gotta leave you now.
No, wait!
Thanks, guys,
I'’ll take it from here.
Look, I'’m sorry
about last night.
Maybe I should'’ve gone
with my first instinct.
You were suddenly overcome
with anxiety, fear,
and paranoia.
How do you know that?
Like a kid is afraid
of the Bogey Man.
Yeah, well, let'’s not
go there, huh?
Something else
has just come up.
Singer didn'’t show up
at the club last night,
not at her apartment either.
She'’ll be officially
classified as missing
in a couple of hours.
Keyes has her.
Probably to put
pressure on Raleigh.
That'’s easy for you to say.
I need some proof.
Then get me out of here.
All right. I'’m gonna try.
But it'’s gonna take some time.
You know where to find me.
Yeah.
Hey, if we'’re gonna
do this together,
maybe you should
bring my car.
Yeah. Yeah, I suppose
I could do that.
[WHIRRING]
This is it?
That'’s it.
The encryption codes
you asked for.
Now where is she?
Patience, Raleigh.
Patience.
Aren'’t you curious
as to what this encryption
code unlocks?
I'’d rather not know, thanks.
Oh, come on.
Come on, what kind of
a scientific mind is that
to not wanna know?
Hang on.
I wanna show you
something.
[BEEP]
Where the hell are we?
Orbiting the Earth,
my dear boy.
How?
On a space platform,
which was built secretly
as part of America'’s
strategic defense initiative.
This whole thing is part
of Reagen'’s Star Wars program.
Yes, it is. Top secret.
It was finished
about a year ago.
It comes with
its own lasers.
Comes with its own
nuclear weapons.
My Keyzar Corporation
supplied the communications
hardware.
It can'’t be operational.
You'’re so smart.
No, it can'’t.
This cannot come online
without certain
encryption codes.
You'’re crazy.
Controlling this platform,
I am a nuclear power.
Combining that
with the ultra web,
I am a super power.
I am stronger than
any nation on Earth.
Hello down there.
It'’s me.
It'’s your new captain.
And I wanna thank you.
Thank you.
You are so beautiful.
Good night.
You do realize
my neck is stuck out
from here to City Hall
in your release, huh?
You know how much
I appreciate it.
Just promise
you'’ll be straight with me
on this investigation, for once.
Of course.
Mind if I drive?
Well, it'’s your car.
Thanks.
Looks a little close
on that side,
I'’ll just pull it out.
All right.
Hi, Bob.
Sorry, Briony.
[BEEPING]
If Keyes is one of them,
I should have never
given them to him.
[EXCLAIMS]
Get him!
[BULLET RICOCHETS]
[ALARM BLARING]
JOHNNY: You can'’t stop this,
so stand aside.
I don'’t have to stop it.
Just delay it.
No.
[ALI GROANING]
Ali, what, you laying down
on the job again?
Don'’t worry,
the cavalry is here.
JOHNNY:
You'’re mine now, Keyes.
Not this time.
Hello, Night Man.
Let'’s party. Yeah!
What is that?
It'’s a cyber creature.
[SCREAMING]
BOGEY MAN:
Come on, Night Man.
Let'’s kiss
and make up, huh?
[GRUNTING]
Stay here.
A little help from above.
[SCREAMING]
Oh, no, no!
My baby! No!
[SCREAMING]
It'’s obviously time
for me to fly.
Not this time.
[SHRIEKS]
[EXCLAIMS]
[BEEPING]
[COMPUTER CHIRPING]
Come on, Raleigh, come on!
I'’m working on it!
That should do it.
Houston,
Keyes has a problem.
You'’re very, very clever,
cape boy.
You like my outfit?
Of course.
What would a Buck Roger
spacesuit be
without his trusty
Ray Gun?
Ha!
Let me guess.
Toys R Us?
The outer casing
is for show, of course,
but inside is my trusty
old energy lasso.
Huh? You like that?
You'’re gonna notice
something, Night Man.
Every time I press the trigger,
it'’s gonna get a little tighter
around your neck.
[GRUNTING]
How does that feel?
You know, the only problem
about space travel
is oxygen deprivation.
Pleasant dreams,
Night Man.
Let him go!
KIERAN: Frank?
No! No!
I'’ve already
killed you, Frank.
And now I'’ve come back
to haunt you.
Boo!
[KEYS BEEPING]
[KIERAN SCREAMING]
Johnny.
Now I really have
to leave you, son.
Will I see you again?
Any time you need me.
I get special permission.
I love you, Dad.
Yeah.
I love you too, son.
Keyes got away again?
Not this time.
We got him.
What was that?
Wanna see
a beautiful sight?
Beautiful.
[CHUCKLING]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]