RoboCop (1994): Season 1, Episode 18 - Heartbreakers - full transcript
It's love at first "byte" when Lippencott enters Virtual Reality and falls for Diana Powers, while RoboCop is blackmailed into stealing a top secret weapon that can literally break hearts.
(ominous music)
(keyboard ticking)
(electronic beeping)
(semi-truck horn blaring in background)
(suspenseful music)
(footsteps thudding)
- Hey, Robo!
It's Sunday.
You wanna put in for the football pool?
- What would I do with the money if I won?
- Well, you could give it to Brady and me.
We're not proud.
- Gambling is illegal.
- Come on, lighten up, Robo. (chuckling)
(suspenseful music)
(hologram whooshing)
- They're right, Alex.
Kick back a little.
- I am on duty.
- Hey, tell me about it.
I'm never off duty.
Talk about get a life.
Oh, you know what I really miss?
Dancing.
I used to love to dance.
(suspenseful music)
(keyboard ticking and beeping)
(electronic beeping)
- [Brock] Long-range scope.
The power enhancer.
And the Heartbreaker.
Open the Heartbreaker first.
(electronic beeping)
(torch sparking)
- [Dispatcher] Silent
alarm at 116 North Walnut.
All units in the vicinity
of 116 North Walnut,
please respond.
(keyboard ticking and beeping)
(electronic beeping)
(dramatic music)
(electronic beeping)
(dramatic music)
- [Brock] Okay, let's open the enhancer.
- Freeze!
You're under arrest!
(man grunting)
Stop, or I'll shoot!
Beta-4.
- [Officer] Beta-4, go.
- Suspect coming your way.
- [Officer] Beta-4, roger.
(machinery whirring)
- Please don't hurt me.
(suspenseful music)
(Heartbreaker whirring)
- [Officer] All right,
hold it right there, buddy!
That's as far as you go!
- Put that thing down and
get your hands in the air!
- Okay.
(Heartbreaker blasting)
(police officers grunting)
(keyboard ticking and beeping)
(electronic beeping)
(ominous music)
(door thudding)
- [Doctor] Go ahead and shock
the flatline, then let's quit.
- [Nurse] Okay, everybody clear!
- Officer Alex Murphy shot
to death in a line of duty.
- [Doctor] Legally he's dead.
We can pretty much do what we want.
- There's a new guy in town.
His name's Robocop.
(door thudding)
(dramatic music)
- Murphy, it is you.
(rocket blasting)
(explosion booming)
(dramatic music)
(explosion booming)
- Wow!
(dramatic music)
(explosion booming)
(guns firing)
(dramatic music)
- The break-in apparently
occurred earlier this morning,
and speculation is that one of the thieves
is an employee of Mirsky Microwaves.
Behind me, as you can see,
the owner of the company, Mr. Mirsky,
who has just finished being questioned
by police on the scene.
The question being asked
is why two police officers
died for no apparent reason after chasing
a burglary suspect.
Initial reports, unconfirmed,
suggest probable cardiac arrest.
I'm Martina Marx at the scene.
- [Sergeant] Your
accomplice, Jessup, his name?
- [Jessup] No, I can't.
- All right, let's try
somethin' a little simpler.
Now what the hell were you
after, what is this thing?
- It's an enhancer, it boosts
the power of a host appliance.
- The unit that was taken?
- Yes.
- How much?
- Up to a hundred times.
- When you say "appliance",
you mean weapon, don't you?
- No.
- Then what killed my officers?
- I don't know!
I had nothing to do with it!
(electronic beeping)
- He is not telling the whole truth.
- I am.
I'm just-
- A cop killer.
- You're looking an accessory
to murder one, Jessup.
The way I see it you've got one chance,
and that's to cooperate.
- I can't.
This whole project is top secret!
- Top secret, here?
- Yes, through OCP.
- Who is the OCP supervisor?
- A man named Wilson Eberhart.
(crowd talking excitedly)
(Heartbreaker whirring)
(dramatic music)
- No!
Help me, help!
(Heartbreaker blasting)
Ah!
(crowd screaming)
(dramatic music)
- That's right, we subcontracted
with Mirsky Microwave
on a Defense Department
project for a non-lethal maser,
a laser-guided microwave gun.
It seems microwaves can
cause short-term blackouts,
that sort of thing.
- It can also cause cardiac arrest.
- And you think that's what
happened to those two officers?
And Jessup?
- There's no other explanation, sir.
(knuckles rapping)
- Ah, here's our VP Special
Projects, Wilson Eberhart.
Eberhart, I was under the
impression our maser weapon
was a non-lethal stun gun.
- Oh, it is, sir.
Of course any weapon can
have lethal applications.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
- A hand-sized unit that
causes instant heart attacks?
I've never heard of a more
perfect killing machine, sir.
With the enhancer and the long-range scope
it can wipe out armies!
- Why wasn't I informed?
- Well, the Defense Department
wanted it that way, sir.
They even classified it,
codename Heartbreaker.
They were afraid that it might
fall into the wrong hands.
- It has.
Two police officers are dead.
- And sir, we've found a
collection of top secret
data printouts at late
Elliot Jessup's apartment.
- There is a security breach
in the OCP Metronet system.
- What about this Jessup?
Did you know him?
- No, sir.
Well, not personally, he
was an engineer at Mirsky.
I guess he knew about the Heartbreaker
and decided to cash in on it.
- I'd terminate this project
right now if Washington
wasn't so sensitive about these things.
- They do tend to be vindictive, sir.
- Yes.
- [Sergeant] So what
do we do, Mr. Chairman?
- The only thing we can do.
Recover the Heartbreaker,
make sure the other two components
are separated and secured,
and plug that damn leak!
- Yes, sir.
(doors thudding)
I told you not to come here.
- Is that an order?
- No-no, of course not.
- Good.
- They know the Metronet's been breached.
That fool Jessup, now
we are never gonna get
the scope and the enhancer.
- Well, we have to, our
client expects it this week.
- Look, Brock, this has gone far enough.
Two dead cops, my God!
When you first came to me
with this scheme you told me-
- You lapped it up like
the greedy little puppy
that you are.
We're not playing with
toys here, Eberhart.
People get hurt.
- But everything's changed
now, Robocop's on the case.
- Robocop is everywhere.
- I broke into his
Metronet file yesterday.
It's really the most amazing thing.
- Who's, who's this man in the picture?
- That's him.
Robocop himself, officer Alex Murphy.
Now apparently he was killed in action,
and they interfaced his
brain stem with a computer.
- [Brock] So inside of this robot,
there's a man.
- Well, I guess that would depend
on how much of the man survived.
- Well, that's what we should find out.
Had this Murphy have any family?
- Yes.
Why?
- Because if we have to
have Robocop on the case,
we should make sure he's on our side.
(soft dramatic music)
(electronic beeping)
- [Robocop] One power enhancer.
- Well, that thing's secure anyway.
The scope is another story.
- Is it still being worked on?
- At the factory, yeah.
I've beefed up security as much as I can,
but we're so short of bodies right now.
Especially with Madigan off
at that damned convention.
- What about the Metronet breach?
- Well, Charlie's on it, for a probe.
- Charlie is running a
data probe into Neurobrain?
- Whatever it takes,
you heard the chairman.
- I hope he's careful.
(electronic beeping)
- [Gadget] Wow, that's you?
- Well, it's a digitally
constructed simulation of me.
- And you're gonna go
right into the computer?
- Yes, but not really,
if you know what I mean.
- Is it like virtuous reality?
- It's much more complex
than that, Gadget.
You wouldn't understand. (chuckling)
- That's what you always say.
- Now.
(computer whirring)
- Now what?
(computer whooshing)
(lighthearted music)
♪ Da da da da ♪
♪ La da da da da da ♪
(mystical music)
(mystical rumbling)
- Charlie Lippencott?
- Have we met?
- No.
I've.
I've seen you around.
I'm with OCP.
- Security Concepts?
- That's it, Security Concepts.
- Oh.
- I'm just, uh, you know, in here.
- [Charlie] Doing what I'm doing, right?
Running a data probe to find
out about the security leak?
- Right, the leak.
- [Charlie] Found anything?
- No, you?
- Well, I'm really just
getting started, uh?
- Diana.
- Diana.
Yeah, well, I can't believe
I haven't seen you before.
- I'm new. Quite new.
And temporary.
- Well, they must think highly of you.
This Heartbreaker thing is top secret.
- Yes, I know, it's, uh, big.
Isn't it?
- Oh, yeah.
I dunno where to start.
- Well, there's been
no security alert, um,
that I know of.
So it's not a hacker.
You might try employee access.
- Oh, good idea.
But, you know, I don't
want to get in your way.
- Actually, I have to go.
- Already?
Well, maybe we could meet sometime.
You know, have a coffee,
talk about security.
I would love to, but...
- It's all right.
It was just a thought.
- No, I would, but,
we can meet back here.
- Yeah?
- I'll be around.
- Great! Good.
(Charlie sighing)
(electronic beeping)
- Jimmy?
Are you studying?
- Yeah, corporate history test.
- Okay, I'm going at the store.
I won't be too long.
- Okay.
(electronic beeping)
Don't work too hard!
(door slamming)
(electronic beeping)
(suspenseful music)
Hey!
Oh my God!
Ah!
(dramatic music)
Ah!
(glass shattering)
Stop! Help!
Get away from me!
Get away! Help!
Help!
(punch smacking)
(dramatic music)
- Did you have to hit her?
- Don't be an idiot.
(dramatic music)
- [Dispatcher] Beta-1, Beta-1!
Stand by for encrypted message.
- Receiving.
- [Message] Anonymous
caller has information
regarding Heartbreaker.
Contact at 6515 North Levin.
(dramatic music)
(footsteps thudding)
(machinery whirring)
(static crackling)
(footsteps thudding)
(machinery whirring)
- [Brock] Ah, welcome.
Does this face look familiar?
(evil laughing)
This is your life, Robocop.
Or should I say Alex Murphy?
With special guests
Nancy and Jimmy Murphy,
your wife and son.
Such a lovely family, don't you think?
And now the big finish.
- Ah!
(glass shattering)
No!
(punch smacking)
(dramatic music)
- [Brock] Don't worry.
She wasn't hurt too badly. (evil laughing)
As you can see, she's now our guest.
So pretty.
Mmm, it would be a shame
to destroy such beauty.
Well, show's over, Alex.
You want to see her alive,
we want the components
for the Heartbreaker.
It's not worth a cent
to our clients without
the power enhancer and
the long-range scope.
Bring them both to this room
by eight o'clock tonight.
And if you don't, you'll
never see her again.
Oh, and by the way, if you tell anyone,
we will find out about it.
We found out about you,
right? (evil laughing)
(footsteps thudding)
- So, there is a man in the machine.
- Our man.
We found out about you, right?
We found out about you, right?
We found out about you, right?
♪ Now a dream ♪
(knuckles rapping)
♪ Now it's clear ♪
♪ Now it's sweet ♪
♪ Win or lose you're here to stay ♪
(dramatic music)
- Jimmy!
Never open a door to a stranger
when you are home alone.
- How did you know I was...
Where's my mom?
- She's going to be late.
- Late from what?
She went to the store hours ago.
- I will take you to a friend's house.
- No, I want to stay
here and wait for her.
- It will help her if
you come with me, Jimmy.
- What happened to her?
- She will be home.
(machinery whirring)
I promise you.
(camera whirring)
- Who are you?
What do you want with me?
Why don't you say something?
- [Brock] You know, you really
should try to get some sleep.
- Look, whoever you are,
this has gotta be some sort of a mistake.
If it's money you're
after, I don't have any!
- [Brock] Of course you don't.
Well then, why are you doing this?
- Well, let's just say I
like having a woman around.
- Bastard!
- Yes, five gains in a row!
- You're just lucky, Gadget.
If I was really trying,
I'd beat you every time.
- In your dreams, pal.
I smoked you.
Robo! That's Robocop.
We're buddies.
Hey, Robo!
Robo, I beat Tommy five straight!
(footsteps thudding)
Don't go away.
(dramatic music)
(footsteps thudding)
(machinery whirring)
(electronic beeping)
(glass shattering)
(machinery whirring)
(footsteps thudding)
- Robo, any progress on
the Heartbreaker case?
- I cannot talk now.
Somewhere there is a crime happening.
- Charlie, I think a crime just happened.
(dramatic music)
But we've gotta tell the Sarge, Charlie.
Robo's in trouble!
- We don't know that.
He might've had a good
reason to take the enhancer.
- Then why was he sneaking around?
- Well, if you give me a
minute, maybe I can find out.
- I think you're just doing
it 'cause you like it.
- Don't be ridiculous.
(computer whooshing)
(lighthearted music)
Diana?
- Hi!
- Ah!
- What's new?
- Uh.
What was the question?
- Is something wrong?
- No, you're perfect.
I mean, it's Robocop, that's it.
Do you know Robocop?
- Are you kidding?
Who doesn't?
- Well, he did something strange.
He took part of the Heartbreaker unit
out of the evidence lock up.
- He must've had authorization.
- Well, that's what I thought but, uh,
you work at Security Concepts.
Could you find out?
- No.
- No, you can't?
- No, he didn't.
- But how did you, uh-
- I have photographic memory.
I remembered.
- Oh.
Now you're sure he didn't?
- Yeah.
But how could he do something illegal?
He's programed.
Isn't he?
- Yes.
You know, I helped set up the program.
- So what's going on?
- Uh, yeah, hmm?
(static crackling)
- Robocop, they want you to put
the things in the briefcase.
- [Brock] You have the
power enhancer, that's good.
Uh, where's the long-range scope?
Huh?
- I had no access to it.
- [Brock] You were told
to bring both components.
Have the scope here by
midnight, or she dies.
Do you hear that, robot?
She dies!
(dramatic music)
(static crackling)
(hologram whooshing)
- Guess who I ran into
strolling through Neurobrain!
Charlie Lippencott.
- He saw you?
- Uh-huh, and he seemed kind of impressed.
(machinery whirring)
- He's worried about you.
I'm worried about you.
- I cannot involve you.
- Didn't you hear what I just said?
I am involved.
(machinery whirring)
It's Nancy, isn't it?
I checked her house.
She's not there.
And Jimmy spent the night with a friend.
He left a note.
Do you wanna talk about it?
Okay, I'll talk about it.
Whoever it was that accessed
the Heartbreaker file
might just have done some
discreet window shopping
in another top secret
file, namely Alex Murphy's.
Result: blackmail.
Am I warm?
- I must deal with this myself.
- Forget it!
- [Dispatcher] Beta-1
come in! Beta-1, code one.
I repeat: Beta-1, code one.
Come in.
Robocop, please respond.
Robocop, come in.
- It's started, Alex.
It's all coming down.
- [Dispatcher] Robocop, please respond.
Robocop.
- Hand me that.
Robo, this is Parks.
Report to the station, code two.
Do you copy?
Robo, I know you're
there, we're tracking you.
Now answer me.
- I am sorry, Sergeant Parks.
I cannot comply with
your orders at this time.
- [Sergeant] What did you say?
- Allow me.
(electronic beeping)
- Where'd he go?
- He's offline.
- All right, that's it.
All units, this is Sergeant Parks.
I want an APB on Robocop.
If encountered, use extreme caution.
He should be considered
armed and dangerous.
- [Officer] There he is!
- [Officer] I'm on him.
Beta-6 to dispatch, we spotted
Beta-1 and are in pursuit.
Robocop is headed north on the 1500
block of Huber Road.
- Trouble.
- [Dispatcher] Roger, Beta-6.
All units.
- Time to disappear.
- Are you kidding?
Let's rock and roll!
- [Dispatcher] All
available units, respond.
(sirens wailing)
(suspenseful music)
- I hope you're not
hiding behind the door.
'Cause it could be painful!
Like I was sayin', dear.
(Brock grunting)
(dramatic music)
Was a very stupid move, Mrs. Murphy,
because now you've seen our faces.
And unfortunately, you forced my hand.
- What's going on here?
- Move away from her.
(Heartbreaker whirring)
- What are you gonna do, kill her?
We are finished here, Conrad.
OCP is running a data probe into Metronet.
My files have been frozen.
They're on to us now.
We've got to get out of here now!
- Move away from her!
Now!
(soft dramatic music)
That's better.
I don't wanna endanger a life
of an innocent bystander.
Do I?
(Heartbreaker blasting)
- Ah!
(Nancy gasping)
(Nancy grunting)
(sirens wailing)
- [Brock] We found out about you, right?
We found out about you, right?
- I don't recognize that voice.
I'll look for a match.
- He does not work at Security Concepts.
I have checked.
- Chances are he made phone
contact though, and if he did,
we'll have our Metronet leak.
- Okay, spread out.
(dispatcher talking in background)
Don't come any closer, Robo,
we got orders to stop you!
(footsteps thudding)
I'll say it again: you can't come in here!
Please!
(footsteps thudding)
(guns firing)
Okay, you've been warned!
(gate clattering)
- You are brave men.
There is no need to prove it.
(suspenseful music)
(footsteps thudding)
- Dispatch, Robocop's here.
He's going after the long-range scope.
Request assistance. Lots of it.
(door thudding)
(Nancy gasping)
- It's showtime!
- [Officer] Take positions!
- [Officer] Heavy
firepower, lock and load!
- [Officer] Move! Move!
He won't get past us!
- [Officer] There he is! He's coming!
- [Officer] Hold your positions!
Hold it right there, Robo,
we have direct orders to stop you!
Prepare to fire!
- Hold your fire!
I'll handle this.
- [Officer] You heard
the man, hold your fire!
(dramatic music)
(footsteps thudding)
- I know you got your
reasons for this, Murphy,
but I've gotta stop you.
- I have a job to do, Sergeant.
I will surrender when it is done.
- With or without that thing?
- I cannot say.
That is the truth.
- [Charlie] Sergeant
Parks, come in, Sergeant!
- Not now!
What the hell is going
on with you, Murphy?
- Trust me, Sergeant.
- How can I do that?
It's gone too far.
- [Charlie] Sergeant, it's
Charlie, come in, please!
- I said not now!
- Trust me until midnight.
That is less than 30 minutes away.
- What happens then?
(Sergeant sighing)
I don't know why the hell
I brought this thing.
Okay, Murphy, you got your 30 minutes.
But you remember this:
no one's above the law.
Not even you.
- Thank you.
- Clear the vehicles!
Let him through.
(footsteps thudding)
- [Charlie] Sergeant Parks, are you there?
- Damn it, what is it?
- [Charlie] I know who forced Robocop
to steal the components!
- What'd you say?
- Ah, his name is Conrad Brock,
he's an arms dealer at 96 Heliotrop Road.
Now, he's holding the widow
of officer Alex Murphy
as a kind of hostage in return
for the Heartbreaker components.
Now that's why Robo's acting like he is.
- How do you know all this?
- A friend of mine at
the Security Concepts
ran a v-phone trace.
- Good work, Charlie, thanks.
Let's move out!
(sirens wailing)
(hologram whooshing)
- Change of plans, Alex.
You can forget delivering
that thing to the warehouse.
- What do you mean?
- I found Nancy.
(machinery whirring)
(sirens wailing)
(dramatic music)
- That's good.
Now your hero should be
arriving at the warehouse
any second now, and then all
your questions can be answered.
He's runnin' late.
(door thudding)
- Oh!
- Get away from that woman!
- That woman? Robot?
Oh, come on.
Surely she must mean a
little more to you than that.
For instance.
Now, you'd do anything to
save her life, wouldn't you?
(machinery whirring)
- If you harm her.
- No, I won't.
Not if you cooperate.
Now you can start by
putting down that scope
that you so thoughtfully brought along.
You'd better do it.
You see, this is a
power-enhanced Heartbreaker.
At this range a heart
attack would be merciful.
It'll boil her brain.
- Don't do it, Robocop!
Don't give in to him!
- Oh, she's a feisty
little thing, isn't she?
I must tell ya, she has been
the most amusing house guest.
- You dirtbag!
- Such language, and in front of you're,
you're, uh,
you're, what should I call him?
(Nancy gasping)
(screens blaring)
(Brock grunting)
(dramatic music)
(Heartbreaker whirring)
(dramatic music)
(energy blasting)
(machinery whirring)
(footsteps thudding)
(machinery whirring)
- You showed great courage.
- I don't understand.
He kept hinting that you
and I are somehow connected.
- You were the wife of a
police officer at Metro South.
We are all (whirring)
family.
(machinery whirring)
- Thank you for everything.
- My pleasure, ma'am.
- Robocop!
Everyone okay?
Where's Brock?
(machinery whirring)
- [Robocop] He could not take the heat.
(machinery whirring)
- Empty!
- The scope never left the factory.
- Williams!
- [Williams] Sir?
- I want you to take
Mrs. Murphy's statement.
- [Williams] Yes, sir.
- [Sergeant] Taylor!
- [Taylor] Sarge?
- [Sergeant] Secure this place
until forensics gets here.
- [Taylor] Yes, sir.
- [Williams] Ma'am, will
you come with me, please?
We need to ask you a few questions.
(machinery whirring)
(gentle music)
- Why didn't you let
me in on this, Murphy?
I would've understood.
- Yes.
I know.
But I could not take
that chance, Sergeant.
- Nah, I guess you couldn't.
I'll see that she gets home all right.
(machinery whirring)
(footsteps thudding)
(hologram whooshing)
- [Diana] Hey Alex, how did
you like those cartoons?
- [Robocop] Your diversion
was perfectly timed.
- I had to do something.
Now maybe you can help me with my problem.
- Charlie?
- What am I gonna tell him?
He's practically,
you know.
- Yes. I know.
(machinery whirring)
Let him down easy.
(hologram whooshing)
- There you are.
- Oh.
Diana!
- So, the Metronet leak
has been sealed up.
- Yup, case closed.
- You know what that means?
- Yeah.
What?
- I'm being transferred.
- Where?
- [Diana] Can't say. Top secret.
- But you can't!
I mean they can't.
Oh, we just met!
- I know.
I'm sad, too.
What can we do, Charlie?
We're professionals.
We go where we're needed.
- I need you here.
I mean, not right here, but.
You know what I mean.
- Listen, when I'm
settled, wherever it is,
I'll get in touch with you.
Somehow.
- Promise?
- Promise.
- Well, ah.
- Tell me something, Charlie.
Do you dance?
- Dance?
♪ My love must be a kind of blind love ♪
♪ I can't see anyone but you ♪
- Hey, Charlie!
Not again.
This time he's really done it.
♪ I don't know if it's cloudy or bright ♪
- You are great, Charlie Lippencott.
- Ballroom dancing class, age 12.
Mother insisted.
♪ For you ♪
♪ Dear ♪
♪ Sha bop sha bop ♪
♪ The moon may be high ♪
♪ Sha bop sha bop ♪
♪ Sha bop sha bop ♪
♪ But I can't see a thing ♪
- See what I mean?
Something's wrong with Charlie.
♪ Are the stars out tonight ♪
- No.
He is happy.
- Happy? How come?
- Someday I will explain it to you.
♪ But they all disappear ♪
♪ From view ♪
♪ And I only have eyes ♪
♪ For you ♪
♪ Sha bop sha bop ♪
♪ Sha bop sha bop ♪
♪ Sha bop sha bop ♪
(upbeat rock music)
♪ In the heart of the darkness ♪
♪ A light still burns ♪
♪ It takes you back there
to a memory you've heard ♪
♪ In the heart of the darkness ♪
♪ She's still there ♪
♪ She's always holdin'
on to what you share ♪
♪ Is anybody out there
gonna take your hand ♪
♪ Hold you close, help you understand ♪
♪ There's a future to this life ♪
♪ And it burns in the night ♪
♪ There's a future to this life ♪
♪ But it's like the sun in the sky ♪
♪ There's a future to this life, oh ♪
(keyboard ticking)
(electronic beeping)
(semi-truck horn blaring in background)
(suspenseful music)
(footsteps thudding)
- Hey, Robo!
It's Sunday.
You wanna put in for the football pool?
- What would I do with the money if I won?
- Well, you could give it to Brady and me.
We're not proud.
- Gambling is illegal.
- Come on, lighten up, Robo. (chuckling)
(suspenseful music)
(hologram whooshing)
- They're right, Alex.
Kick back a little.
- I am on duty.
- Hey, tell me about it.
I'm never off duty.
Talk about get a life.
Oh, you know what I really miss?
Dancing.
I used to love to dance.
(suspenseful music)
(keyboard ticking and beeping)
(electronic beeping)
- [Brock] Long-range scope.
The power enhancer.
And the Heartbreaker.
Open the Heartbreaker first.
(electronic beeping)
(torch sparking)
- [Dispatcher] Silent
alarm at 116 North Walnut.
All units in the vicinity
of 116 North Walnut,
please respond.
(keyboard ticking and beeping)
(electronic beeping)
(dramatic music)
(electronic beeping)
(dramatic music)
- [Brock] Okay, let's open the enhancer.
- Freeze!
You're under arrest!
(man grunting)
Stop, or I'll shoot!
Beta-4.
- [Officer] Beta-4, go.
- Suspect coming your way.
- [Officer] Beta-4, roger.
(machinery whirring)
- Please don't hurt me.
(suspenseful music)
(Heartbreaker whirring)
- [Officer] All right,
hold it right there, buddy!
That's as far as you go!
- Put that thing down and
get your hands in the air!
- Okay.
(Heartbreaker blasting)
(police officers grunting)
(keyboard ticking and beeping)
(electronic beeping)
(ominous music)
(door thudding)
- [Doctor] Go ahead and shock
the flatline, then let's quit.
- [Nurse] Okay, everybody clear!
- Officer Alex Murphy shot
to death in a line of duty.
- [Doctor] Legally he's dead.
We can pretty much do what we want.
- There's a new guy in town.
His name's Robocop.
(door thudding)
(dramatic music)
- Murphy, it is you.
(rocket blasting)
(explosion booming)
(dramatic music)
(explosion booming)
- Wow!
(dramatic music)
(explosion booming)
(guns firing)
(dramatic music)
- The break-in apparently
occurred earlier this morning,
and speculation is that one of the thieves
is an employee of Mirsky Microwaves.
Behind me, as you can see,
the owner of the company, Mr. Mirsky,
who has just finished being questioned
by police on the scene.
The question being asked
is why two police officers
died for no apparent reason after chasing
a burglary suspect.
Initial reports, unconfirmed,
suggest probable cardiac arrest.
I'm Martina Marx at the scene.
- [Sergeant] Your
accomplice, Jessup, his name?
- [Jessup] No, I can't.
- All right, let's try
somethin' a little simpler.
Now what the hell were you
after, what is this thing?
- It's an enhancer, it boosts
the power of a host appliance.
- The unit that was taken?
- Yes.
- How much?
- Up to a hundred times.
- When you say "appliance",
you mean weapon, don't you?
- No.
- Then what killed my officers?
- I don't know!
I had nothing to do with it!
(electronic beeping)
- He is not telling the whole truth.
- I am.
I'm just-
- A cop killer.
- You're looking an accessory
to murder one, Jessup.
The way I see it you've got one chance,
and that's to cooperate.
- I can't.
This whole project is top secret!
- Top secret, here?
- Yes, through OCP.
- Who is the OCP supervisor?
- A man named Wilson Eberhart.
(crowd talking excitedly)
(Heartbreaker whirring)
(dramatic music)
- No!
Help me, help!
(Heartbreaker blasting)
Ah!
(crowd screaming)
(dramatic music)
- That's right, we subcontracted
with Mirsky Microwave
on a Defense Department
project for a non-lethal maser,
a laser-guided microwave gun.
It seems microwaves can
cause short-term blackouts,
that sort of thing.
- It can also cause cardiac arrest.
- And you think that's what
happened to those two officers?
And Jessup?
- There's no other explanation, sir.
(knuckles rapping)
- Ah, here's our VP Special
Projects, Wilson Eberhart.
Eberhart, I was under the
impression our maser weapon
was a non-lethal stun gun.
- Oh, it is, sir.
Of course any weapon can
have lethal applications.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
- A hand-sized unit that
causes instant heart attacks?
I've never heard of a more
perfect killing machine, sir.
With the enhancer and the long-range scope
it can wipe out armies!
- Why wasn't I informed?
- Well, the Defense Department
wanted it that way, sir.
They even classified it,
codename Heartbreaker.
They were afraid that it might
fall into the wrong hands.
- It has.
Two police officers are dead.
- And sir, we've found a
collection of top secret
data printouts at late
Elliot Jessup's apartment.
- There is a security breach
in the OCP Metronet system.
- What about this Jessup?
Did you know him?
- No, sir.
Well, not personally, he
was an engineer at Mirsky.
I guess he knew about the Heartbreaker
and decided to cash in on it.
- I'd terminate this project
right now if Washington
wasn't so sensitive about these things.
- They do tend to be vindictive, sir.
- Yes.
- [Sergeant] So what
do we do, Mr. Chairman?
- The only thing we can do.
Recover the Heartbreaker,
make sure the other two components
are separated and secured,
and plug that damn leak!
- Yes, sir.
(doors thudding)
I told you not to come here.
- Is that an order?
- No-no, of course not.
- Good.
- They know the Metronet's been breached.
That fool Jessup, now
we are never gonna get
the scope and the enhancer.
- Well, we have to, our
client expects it this week.
- Look, Brock, this has gone far enough.
Two dead cops, my God!
When you first came to me
with this scheme you told me-
- You lapped it up like
the greedy little puppy
that you are.
We're not playing with
toys here, Eberhart.
People get hurt.
- But everything's changed
now, Robocop's on the case.
- Robocop is everywhere.
- I broke into his
Metronet file yesterday.
It's really the most amazing thing.
- Who's, who's this man in the picture?
- That's him.
Robocop himself, officer Alex Murphy.
Now apparently he was killed in action,
and they interfaced his
brain stem with a computer.
- [Brock] So inside of this robot,
there's a man.
- Well, I guess that would depend
on how much of the man survived.
- Well, that's what we should find out.
Had this Murphy have any family?
- Yes.
Why?
- Because if we have to
have Robocop on the case,
we should make sure he's on our side.
(soft dramatic music)
(electronic beeping)
- [Robocop] One power enhancer.
- Well, that thing's secure anyway.
The scope is another story.
- Is it still being worked on?
- At the factory, yeah.
I've beefed up security as much as I can,
but we're so short of bodies right now.
Especially with Madigan off
at that damned convention.
- What about the Metronet breach?
- Well, Charlie's on it, for a probe.
- Charlie is running a
data probe into Neurobrain?
- Whatever it takes,
you heard the chairman.
- I hope he's careful.
(electronic beeping)
- [Gadget] Wow, that's you?
- Well, it's a digitally
constructed simulation of me.
- And you're gonna go
right into the computer?
- Yes, but not really,
if you know what I mean.
- Is it like virtuous reality?
- It's much more complex
than that, Gadget.
You wouldn't understand. (chuckling)
- That's what you always say.
- Now.
(computer whirring)
- Now what?
(computer whooshing)
(lighthearted music)
♪ Da da da da ♪
♪ La da da da da da ♪
(mystical music)
(mystical rumbling)
- Charlie Lippencott?
- Have we met?
- No.
I've.
I've seen you around.
I'm with OCP.
- Security Concepts?
- That's it, Security Concepts.
- Oh.
- I'm just, uh, you know, in here.
- [Charlie] Doing what I'm doing, right?
Running a data probe to find
out about the security leak?
- Right, the leak.
- [Charlie] Found anything?
- No, you?
- Well, I'm really just
getting started, uh?
- Diana.
- Diana.
Yeah, well, I can't believe
I haven't seen you before.
- I'm new. Quite new.
And temporary.
- Well, they must think highly of you.
This Heartbreaker thing is top secret.
- Yes, I know, it's, uh, big.
Isn't it?
- Oh, yeah.
I dunno where to start.
- Well, there's been
no security alert, um,
that I know of.
So it's not a hacker.
You might try employee access.
- Oh, good idea.
But, you know, I don't
want to get in your way.
- Actually, I have to go.
- Already?
Well, maybe we could meet sometime.
You know, have a coffee,
talk about security.
I would love to, but...
- It's all right.
It was just a thought.
- No, I would, but,
we can meet back here.
- Yeah?
- I'll be around.
- Great! Good.
(Charlie sighing)
(electronic beeping)
- Jimmy?
Are you studying?
- Yeah, corporate history test.
- Okay, I'm going at the store.
I won't be too long.
- Okay.
(electronic beeping)
Don't work too hard!
(door slamming)
(electronic beeping)
(suspenseful music)
Hey!
Oh my God!
Ah!
(dramatic music)
Ah!
(glass shattering)
Stop! Help!
Get away from me!
Get away! Help!
Help!
(punch smacking)
(dramatic music)
- Did you have to hit her?
- Don't be an idiot.
(dramatic music)
- [Dispatcher] Beta-1, Beta-1!
Stand by for encrypted message.
- Receiving.
- [Message] Anonymous
caller has information
regarding Heartbreaker.
Contact at 6515 North Levin.
(dramatic music)
(footsteps thudding)
(machinery whirring)
(static crackling)
(footsteps thudding)
(machinery whirring)
- [Brock] Ah, welcome.
Does this face look familiar?
(evil laughing)
This is your life, Robocop.
Or should I say Alex Murphy?
With special guests
Nancy and Jimmy Murphy,
your wife and son.
Such a lovely family, don't you think?
And now the big finish.
- Ah!
(glass shattering)
No!
(punch smacking)
(dramatic music)
- [Brock] Don't worry.
She wasn't hurt too badly. (evil laughing)
As you can see, she's now our guest.
So pretty.
Mmm, it would be a shame
to destroy such beauty.
Well, show's over, Alex.
You want to see her alive,
we want the components
for the Heartbreaker.
It's not worth a cent
to our clients without
the power enhancer and
the long-range scope.
Bring them both to this room
by eight o'clock tonight.
And if you don't, you'll
never see her again.
Oh, and by the way, if you tell anyone,
we will find out about it.
We found out about you,
right? (evil laughing)
(footsteps thudding)
- So, there is a man in the machine.
- Our man.
We found out about you, right?
We found out about you, right?
We found out about you, right?
♪ Now a dream ♪
(knuckles rapping)
♪ Now it's clear ♪
♪ Now it's sweet ♪
♪ Win or lose you're here to stay ♪
(dramatic music)
- Jimmy!
Never open a door to a stranger
when you are home alone.
- How did you know I was...
Where's my mom?
- She's going to be late.
- Late from what?
She went to the store hours ago.
- I will take you to a friend's house.
- No, I want to stay
here and wait for her.
- It will help her if
you come with me, Jimmy.
- What happened to her?
- She will be home.
(machinery whirring)
I promise you.
(camera whirring)
- Who are you?
What do you want with me?
Why don't you say something?
- [Brock] You know, you really
should try to get some sleep.
- Look, whoever you are,
this has gotta be some sort of a mistake.
If it's money you're
after, I don't have any!
- [Brock] Of course you don't.
Well then, why are you doing this?
- Well, let's just say I
like having a woman around.
- Bastard!
- Yes, five gains in a row!
- You're just lucky, Gadget.
If I was really trying,
I'd beat you every time.
- In your dreams, pal.
I smoked you.
Robo! That's Robocop.
We're buddies.
Hey, Robo!
Robo, I beat Tommy five straight!
(footsteps thudding)
Don't go away.
(dramatic music)
(footsteps thudding)
(machinery whirring)
(electronic beeping)
(glass shattering)
(machinery whirring)
(footsteps thudding)
- Robo, any progress on
the Heartbreaker case?
- I cannot talk now.
Somewhere there is a crime happening.
- Charlie, I think a crime just happened.
(dramatic music)
But we've gotta tell the Sarge, Charlie.
Robo's in trouble!
- We don't know that.
He might've had a good
reason to take the enhancer.
- Then why was he sneaking around?
- Well, if you give me a
minute, maybe I can find out.
- I think you're just doing
it 'cause you like it.
- Don't be ridiculous.
(computer whooshing)
(lighthearted music)
Diana?
- Hi!
- Ah!
- What's new?
- Uh.
What was the question?
- Is something wrong?
- No, you're perfect.
I mean, it's Robocop, that's it.
Do you know Robocop?
- Are you kidding?
Who doesn't?
- Well, he did something strange.
He took part of the Heartbreaker unit
out of the evidence lock up.
- He must've had authorization.
- Well, that's what I thought but, uh,
you work at Security Concepts.
Could you find out?
- No.
- No, you can't?
- No, he didn't.
- But how did you, uh-
- I have photographic memory.
I remembered.
- Oh.
Now you're sure he didn't?
- Yeah.
But how could he do something illegal?
He's programed.
Isn't he?
- Yes.
You know, I helped set up the program.
- So what's going on?
- Uh, yeah, hmm?
(static crackling)
- Robocop, they want you to put
the things in the briefcase.
- [Brock] You have the
power enhancer, that's good.
Uh, where's the long-range scope?
Huh?
- I had no access to it.
- [Brock] You were told
to bring both components.
Have the scope here by
midnight, or she dies.
Do you hear that, robot?
She dies!
(dramatic music)
(static crackling)
(hologram whooshing)
- Guess who I ran into
strolling through Neurobrain!
Charlie Lippencott.
- He saw you?
- Uh-huh, and he seemed kind of impressed.
(machinery whirring)
- He's worried about you.
I'm worried about you.
- I cannot involve you.
- Didn't you hear what I just said?
I am involved.
(machinery whirring)
It's Nancy, isn't it?
I checked her house.
She's not there.
And Jimmy spent the night with a friend.
He left a note.
Do you wanna talk about it?
Okay, I'll talk about it.
Whoever it was that accessed
the Heartbreaker file
might just have done some
discreet window shopping
in another top secret
file, namely Alex Murphy's.
Result: blackmail.
Am I warm?
- I must deal with this myself.
- Forget it!
- [Dispatcher] Beta-1
come in! Beta-1, code one.
I repeat: Beta-1, code one.
Come in.
Robocop, please respond.
Robocop, come in.
- It's started, Alex.
It's all coming down.
- [Dispatcher] Robocop, please respond.
Robocop.
- Hand me that.
Robo, this is Parks.
Report to the station, code two.
Do you copy?
Robo, I know you're
there, we're tracking you.
Now answer me.
- I am sorry, Sergeant Parks.
I cannot comply with
your orders at this time.
- [Sergeant] What did you say?
- Allow me.
(electronic beeping)
- Where'd he go?
- He's offline.
- All right, that's it.
All units, this is Sergeant Parks.
I want an APB on Robocop.
If encountered, use extreme caution.
He should be considered
armed and dangerous.
- [Officer] There he is!
- [Officer] I'm on him.
Beta-6 to dispatch, we spotted
Beta-1 and are in pursuit.
Robocop is headed north on the 1500
block of Huber Road.
- Trouble.
- [Dispatcher] Roger, Beta-6.
All units.
- Time to disappear.
- Are you kidding?
Let's rock and roll!
- [Dispatcher] All
available units, respond.
(sirens wailing)
(suspenseful music)
- I hope you're not
hiding behind the door.
'Cause it could be painful!
Like I was sayin', dear.
(Brock grunting)
(dramatic music)
Was a very stupid move, Mrs. Murphy,
because now you've seen our faces.
And unfortunately, you forced my hand.
- What's going on here?
- Move away from her.
(Heartbreaker whirring)
- What are you gonna do, kill her?
We are finished here, Conrad.
OCP is running a data probe into Metronet.
My files have been frozen.
They're on to us now.
We've got to get out of here now!
- Move away from her!
Now!
(soft dramatic music)
That's better.
I don't wanna endanger a life
of an innocent bystander.
Do I?
(Heartbreaker blasting)
- Ah!
(Nancy gasping)
(Nancy grunting)
(sirens wailing)
- [Brock] We found out about you, right?
We found out about you, right?
- I don't recognize that voice.
I'll look for a match.
- He does not work at Security Concepts.
I have checked.
- Chances are he made phone
contact though, and if he did,
we'll have our Metronet leak.
- Okay, spread out.
(dispatcher talking in background)
Don't come any closer, Robo,
we got orders to stop you!
(footsteps thudding)
I'll say it again: you can't come in here!
Please!
(footsteps thudding)
(guns firing)
Okay, you've been warned!
(gate clattering)
- You are brave men.
There is no need to prove it.
(suspenseful music)
(footsteps thudding)
- Dispatch, Robocop's here.
He's going after the long-range scope.
Request assistance. Lots of it.
(door thudding)
(Nancy gasping)
- It's showtime!
- [Officer] Take positions!
- [Officer] Heavy
firepower, lock and load!
- [Officer] Move! Move!
He won't get past us!
- [Officer] There he is! He's coming!
- [Officer] Hold your positions!
Hold it right there, Robo,
we have direct orders to stop you!
Prepare to fire!
- Hold your fire!
I'll handle this.
- [Officer] You heard
the man, hold your fire!
(dramatic music)
(footsteps thudding)
- I know you got your
reasons for this, Murphy,
but I've gotta stop you.
- I have a job to do, Sergeant.
I will surrender when it is done.
- With or without that thing?
- I cannot say.
That is the truth.
- [Charlie] Sergeant
Parks, come in, Sergeant!
- Not now!
What the hell is going
on with you, Murphy?
- Trust me, Sergeant.
- How can I do that?
It's gone too far.
- [Charlie] Sergeant, it's
Charlie, come in, please!
- I said not now!
- Trust me until midnight.
That is less than 30 minutes away.
- What happens then?
(Sergeant sighing)
I don't know why the hell
I brought this thing.
Okay, Murphy, you got your 30 minutes.
But you remember this:
no one's above the law.
Not even you.
- Thank you.
- Clear the vehicles!
Let him through.
(footsteps thudding)
- [Charlie] Sergeant Parks, are you there?
- Damn it, what is it?
- [Charlie] I know who forced Robocop
to steal the components!
- What'd you say?
- Ah, his name is Conrad Brock,
he's an arms dealer at 96 Heliotrop Road.
Now, he's holding the widow
of officer Alex Murphy
as a kind of hostage in return
for the Heartbreaker components.
Now that's why Robo's acting like he is.
- How do you know all this?
- A friend of mine at
the Security Concepts
ran a v-phone trace.
- Good work, Charlie, thanks.
Let's move out!
(sirens wailing)
(hologram whooshing)
- Change of plans, Alex.
You can forget delivering
that thing to the warehouse.
- What do you mean?
- I found Nancy.
(machinery whirring)
(sirens wailing)
(dramatic music)
- That's good.
Now your hero should be
arriving at the warehouse
any second now, and then all
your questions can be answered.
He's runnin' late.
(door thudding)
- Oh!
- Get away from that woman!
- That woman? Robot?
Oh, come on.
Surely she must mean a
little more to you than that.
For instance.
Now, you'd do anything to
save her life, wouldn't you?
(machinery whirring)
- If you harm her.
- No, I won't.
Not if you cooperate.
Now you can start by
putting down that scope
that you so thoughtfully brought along.
You'd better do it.
You see, this is a
power-enhanced Heartbreaker.
At this range a heart
attack would be merciful.
It'll boil her brain.
- Don't do it, Robocop!
Don't give in to him!
- Oh, she's a feisty
little thing, isn't she?
I must tell ya, she has been
the most amusing house guest.
- You dirtbag!
- Such language, and in front of you're,
you're, uh,
you're, what should I call him?
(Nancy gasping)
(screens blaring)
(Brock grunting)
(dramatic music)
(Heartbreaker whirring)
(dramatic music)
(energy blasting)
(machinery whirring)
(footsteps thudding)
(machinery whirring)
- You showed great courage.
- I don't understand.
He kept hinting that you
and I are somehow connected.
- You were the wife of a
police officer at Metro South.
We are all (whirring)
family.
(machinery whirring)
- Thank you for everything.
- My pleasure, ma'am.
- Robocop!
Everyone okay?
Where's Brock?
(machinery whirring)
- [Robocop] He could not take the heat.
(machinery whirring)
- Empty!
- The scope never left the factory.
- Williams!
- [Williams] Sir?
- I want you to take
Mrs. Murphy's statement.
- [Williams] Yes, sir.
- [Sergeant] Taylor!
- [Taylor] Sarge?
- [Sergeant] Secure this place
until forensics gets here.
- [Taylor] Yes, sir.
- [Williams] Ma'am, will
you come with me, please?
We need to ask you a few questions.
(machinery whirring)
(gentle music)
- Why didn't you let
me in on this, Murphy?
I would've understood.
- Yes.
I know.
But I could not take
that chance, Sergeant.
- Nah, I guess you couldn't.
I'll see that she gets home all right.
(machinery whirring)
(footsteps thudding)
(hologram whooshing)
- [Diana] Hey Alex, how did
you like those cartoons?
- [Robocop] Your diversion
was perfectly timed.
- I had to do something.
Now maybe you can help me with my problem.
- Charlie?
- What am I gonna tell him?
He's practically,
you know.
- Yes. I know.
(machinery whirring)
Let him down easy.
(hologram whooshing)
- There you are.
- Oh.
Diana!
- So, the Metronet leak
has been sealed up.
- Yup, case closed.
- You know what that means?
- Yeah.
What?
- I'm being transferred.
- Where?
- [Diana] Can't say. Top secret.
- But you can't!
I mean they can't.
Oh, we just met!
- I know.
I'm sad, too.
What can we do, Charlie?
We're professionals.
We go where we're needed.
- I need you here.
I mean, not right here, but.
You know what I mean.
- Listen, when I'm
settled, wherever it is,
I'll get in touch with you.
Somehow.
- Promise?
- Promise.
- Well, ah.
- Tell me something, Charlie.
Do you dance?
- Dance?
♪ My love must be a kind of blind love ♪
♪ I can't see anyone but you ♪
- Hey, Charlie!
Not again.
This time he's really done it.
♪ I don't know if it's cloudy or bright ♪
- You are great, Charlie Lippencott.
- Ballroom dancing class, age 12.
Mother insisted.
♪ For you ♪
♪ Dear ♪
♪ Sha bop sha bop ♪
♪ The moon may be high ♪
♪ Sha bop sha bop ♪
♪ Sha bop sha bop ♪
♪ But I can't see a thing ♪
- See what I mean?
Something's wrong with Charlie.
♪ Are the stars out tonight ♪
- No.
He is happy.
- Happy? How come?
- Someday I will explain it to you.
♪ But they all disappear ♪
♪ From view ♪
♪ And I only have eyes ♪
♪ For you ♪
♪ Sha bop sha bop ♪
♪ Sha bop sha bop ♪
♪ Sha bop sha bop ♪
(upbeat rock music)
♪ In the heart of the darkness ♪
♪ A light still burns ♪
♪ It takes you back there
to a memory you've heard ♪
♪ In the heart of the darkness ♪
♪ She's still there ♪
♪ She's always holdin'
on to what you share ♪
♪ Is anybody out there
gonna take your hand ♪
♪ Hold you close, help you understand ♪
♪ There's a future to this life ♪
♪ And it burns in the night ♪
♪ There's a future to this life ♪
♪ But it's like the sun in the sky ♪
♪ There's a future to this life, oh ♪