Space Precinct (1994–1995): Season 1, Episode 3 - Body and Soul - full transcript
The name's Brogan.
Lieutenant Brogan.
For 20 years,
I was with the n.Y.P.D.
Now... well,
let's just say,
I've "transferred"
to another precinct.
Nothin' like a father-son adventure.
Doing what men have done
since the dawn of time:
Getting away from women...
Heading off on their own.
To see an asteroid...
How exciting.
Dad, if I wanted to see a ball of
ice, I could've gone to the fridge.
Look, Merlin's asteroid only comes
close to altor once every 20 years.
Trust me. It's really
something up close.
So you go into hoc to beef up the
hopper, so we can make the jump?
Well, what else is money for?
I don't know.
Maybe, someday, I could see some.
Yeah. Well,
try lookin' at that.
Still wanna go back to the fridge?
All right... let's head
in for a closer look.
Dad?
Dad, what's happening?
I don't know.
Try switchin' to manual.
You knew the hopper
was gonna go screwy.
Well, the berkoff radiation
surrounding the asteroid
disrupts computer functions.
You could warn a guy.
What, spoil our fun?
Okay, let's take a look at the side
you can't see from altor.
Smooth as space.
Who needs an auto-pilot?
I guess they did.
Come in, unidentified ship.
Repeat, do you copy?
I told you.
It's a wreck.
Come on, dad,
the bay doors are open.
Let's go take a look.
I don't think that's
such a hot idea, Matt.
But we came all this way.
It'll be fun.
Okay.
All right!
What do ya know?
We got air.
Okay, Matt, you stay here
while I check this out.
Dad!
Dad.
Matt, we play by my rules,
or we don't play.
Hey!
Easy, dad!
I thought I told you to stay put.
I, um, I have some
questions on those rules.
Matt, get back to the hopper.
Throttle down, dad.
This isn't a crime scene.
It's just an old ship that's been
here, since the dawn of time.
All right, but don't touch anything.
All right.
Okay, what do we got here?
Man.
We got enough stored energy
here for a round trip to earth.
Think your mother'd mind?
Nah.
Come on! Come on!
You're okay, you're okay!
I'll never disobey again, I promise.
I promise!
Well, your mom's gonna
be glad to hear that.
I mean, it's not like I've
never seen a dead body before.
I've seen lots...
On TV.
Don't touch it!
It's all right, Matt.
He's dead.
He's been dead a long time.
So what do we do?
Well, I don't know.
I guess we oughta see
if there's any way
we can fire up this ship
and get it back to altor.
All right, dad!
Taking off's one thing.
You think you can land it?
Well, that's okay, Matt.
As soon as we get out
of this radiation field,
we'll call for assistance.
It looks like a homicide.
Blaster burn on the chest.
No sign of a gun anywhere.
Can we ID him?
The face is pretty well decomposed.
That's an understatement.
Yeah, the old ones
are always a bear to solve.
Yeah, well, hopefully
we can pass this one on.
Traffic's sending out
a pilot to meet us.
They'll probably roll it
straight over to forensics.
Hey, dad, get a load of this.
H.i.?
Humes interspace.
Well, what do ya know?
We're on board
a humes interspace
prototype number sk90.
Better give 'em a call...
See what they got to say.
Yeah, you got it.
Later.
Humes interspace.
Maybe you should try
calling Alden humes himself.
Yeah, he takes a lot
of calls from street cops.
He hasn't always been
a recluse, you know.
Once upon a time, he used
to be a playboy jet-setter,
darling of the tabloids.
Totally irresistible to women?
Yeah, I guess we do
have a lot in common.
In your dreams, haldane.
These specks look great.
Tell the crew, "good work," and,
take them all out for a big dinner...
On me.
Thank you, sir.
Hang on a minute.
Yes, Linda?
There's an officer haldane calling.
He wants to speak
with Mr. Humes.
Pipe him through.
Hello, officer, I'm dag
jomore, Mr. Humes' right hand.
What can I do for you?
We found one of your ships
on Merlin's asteroid.
We thought somebody there
might know something about it.
Really, officer, do you have
any idea how many ships
humes interspace has manufactured?
We supply every sentient
race in the galaxy.
Well, this is one
of your prototypes, sk90.
Well, that is a different matter.
Yes, we'd have a record of that.
I'll look into it.
You might want to look
into one other thing.
We found a body on board.
I'm, I'm not sure
I follow what
you're saying, officer.
Was it one of our
employees or something?
Well, it was one of your prototypes.
We thought maybe somebody
there could shed some light on it.
Well...
Naturally, I'll help any way I can.
Thanks.
We'll get back to you.
Incredible.
Should we
inform Mr. Humes?
Well, he's not gonna like it.
Bad publicity for the company.
I'll tell him.
Man, wouldn't you love
to see anansi's face
if I cruised by school in this baby?
Well, if nobody claims
it after 60 days.
What's that?
I don't know.
Some kind of signal comin' in,
but I can't unscramble it.
Must have the wrong number.
Warning! Warning!
This ship will auto-destruct
in t minus 60 seconds
and counting!
59... 58...
55... 54... 53... 52...
Computer, override!
Computer, override self-destruct!
51... 50...
Computer!
Matt, get to the hopper!
Dad...
Do it!
49... 48... 47... 46...
The door won't open!
Come here.
Come here!
44... 43...
42... 41... 40...
Go, go, go!
Come on, Matt, move it!
36... 35... 34... 33...
Get back, Matt.
Come here.
32... 31... 30... 29...
28... 27... 26... 25...
Matt, get back!
22... 21... 20...
Go, go!
19... 18... 17... 16...
Go!
15... 14... 13... 12...
11... 10... 9... 8... 7...
Go, dad, go!
3...
It's okay.
We're okay.
No ship. No body.
Great.
Yeah, well, physical evidence
tends to be overrated.
Yeah, well,
somebody didn't think so.
The signal that triggered the
auto-destruct was no accident.
All right, recording.
Now, Matt, I want you
to remember everything.
I just saw what my dad saw.
I know, but I want to
hear it in your own words.
You ever been shot?
Once or twice.
Let me see the scars.
Um...
Maybe later.
First I have to make a report
on everything you saw on that ship.
You know, whoever did this,
I'm gonna nail him to the wall.
Yeah, but first you
gotta have a case.
All right.
All right, step one...
Who knew you found the ship?
It had to be you, haldane.
You never did like me.
Don't give me any ideas.
And you say you clawed the
body away when it fell on you?
Yeah, I was freaked.
I had to get the horrid body off me.
Brogan, we may have something.
Matt, have you washed your
hands since you touched that body?
No.
I guess I should've.
No, you shouldn't.
Hold still, please.
You must hold still.
Matt told me he clawed
at the dead man's face.
I'm hoping that some of
the DNA's still there.
Yes!
What does that mean?
It means that when you
pushed him away,
some of the skin from his
face got under your nails.
Whoever blew up the ship
didn't destroy all the evidence.
You mean I've been walkin' around
with pieces of a dead guy?
Every cell has a template
of the entire body.
We can run a DNA sequence
of the sample and get some idea
of what the guy might
have looked like.
How long will that take?
About five or six hours...
Say 9:00, tonight.
Okay, I'm gonna drop
you off at home, pal,
and, you and I
are gonna go visiting.
120th floor.
Good afternoon, gentlemen.
I'm your humes interspace elevator.
If you'd like to have a conversation
or listen to music,
please state a selection.
How 'bout silence?
Excellent choice, sir.
Samuel Johnson said,
"silence propagates itself,
"and the longer talk
has been suspended,
"the more difficult it is
to find anything to say."
While George Elliot said,
"speech may be barren..."
Talked to death by an elevator.
Next time, music.
Officer haldane.
And you are?
Brogan.
Yes.
You were on the ship.
Officer haldane told
me what happened.
Please, come this way.
You were right.
The sk90 was one of our ships,
a prototype for deep space missions.
It was launched 20 years ago.
We were supposed to recover
it soon after to study its data,
but we lost its signal,
assumed that it had gone off course,
drifted out of the core systems.
Who was the pilot?
It had none.
It was on auto-program.
Did you tell anybody
about the discovery?
Other than my assistant,
no. I don't think so.
Did you tell your boss?
Mr. Humes?
Yes, yes, I did.
Then we're gonna
need to speak to him.
No, not possible.
He's a very private man.
Look, pal, whoever did
this didn't just try to kill me,
they tried to kill my son.
Now we can do this easy,
or we can do it hard.
I'll ask if he'll see you.
Thank you.
Well, I think you
just blew any chance
for employment at this company.
Mr. Humes.
Whoever killed our John Doe
most likely cut the ship's signal
so it'd never be found,
but they didn't count on the
asteroid to bring it back to altor.
So why didn't they just send an
auto-destruct signal 20 years ago?
Well, they probably did,
but the berkoff radiation
shut down the ship's computer
before the signal got through.
Okay.
Until Matt and I manually
flew the sk90
out of the asteroid's radiation
field, it couldn't see the code.
Right.
Gentlemen.
Lieutenant Brogan
and officer haldane.
This is a pleasure.
Sorry, but I never shake hands.
That way I avoid getting
your germs and you mine.
I believe it keeps old age at bay.
Well, I'm gonna have
to give that a try.
You look great for a guy pushin' 60.
How long you been doin' that?
You know, I...
I don't remember.
Please, um, gentlemen, sit down.
Jomore, refreshments.
Nothing for me.
I'm on duty.
It's just cave
mountain water, lieutenant.
It's nothing intoxicating
or poisonous.
Come now, gentlemen,
we wouldn't be
having this conversation
unless you suspected me
of some terrible crime.
But I was horrified to learn
of the narrow escape
you and your son had.
For someone to try to
destroy one's family. I...
I always wanted a family, but...
Somehow, I never had one.
Seems as though it's been
nothing but business for years...
Years.
What would you like to know?
Did you send the signal
to destroy the sk90
or order it to be sent?
Mr. Humes!
It's all right, jomore.
No.
Did you kill the man
onboard the ship?
I've never killed anybody.
Did you know who he was?
No.
And i'm sincerely sorry
that all of your
evidence was obliterated.
Well, luckily for us, it wasn't.
Our forensics team has a DNA sample
that's gonna give us
a picture of the victim's face
within the next few hours.
That's remarkable what
science is capable of.
Isn't it, jomore?
Yes, sir.
Yes.
Is there anything else?
No, that'll do it, but we'll
get back to you if there is.
Yes, of course.
Any time, gentlemen.
Jomore, show them to the elevator.
We know the way.
Now that we've bated the hook,
let's get back to the station
and see if we get a bite.
Now, here's what I want you to do.
You ever been shot?
Once or twice.
Let me see the scars.
Um... maybe later.
What are you doing, haldane?
Just thinking.
Thinking?
I'm shocked.
You're shocked?
Don't be redundant.
Seriously, castle.
Earlier when you were
talkin' to Matt, questioning him,
you mentioned bullet wounds...
Was that one or two?
That's none of your business!
You show me yours...
I can't believe you met Alden humes!
Orbital, dad!
What'd he say?
He said he'd like to have a family.
Where do I go to sign up?
Hi.
Hey.
Are you hung up at work?
Yeah, something came up.
Who would've guessed?
Say, dad, think you could
front me five credits
for new slamball wheels?
I'm a little short this month.
It's okay.
I'll just drag the gutters
for loose change.
We've instilled some
fine values in that boy.
Yeah, well, he takes after
his father, don't you think?
Anyway, listen,
I'm on early shift tonight.
Liz is at charla's,
and, you and Matt'll just
have to fend for yourselves.
No problem.
Okay.
Alert! Alert!
Fire in the medical room!
Alert! Alert!
Fire in the medical room!
Over there!
Here!
Where'd he go?
Where'd who go?
Humes, he was right there!
Well, there's nobody here now.
And nobody could've got past me.
Well, then how'd he get outta here?
I'm telling you
what I saw.
So we're in there in
breathers and this guy is...
Standin' there like
he didn't have to breathe.
Do you know what you're sayin'?
Yeah, I know what it sounds
like, but I know what I saw.
Lieutenant, we've managed
to save the sample.
We're now ready to make a
rendering of the victim's face.
Boy, now i'm startin' to see it.
Make it three.
So if the body that was found
on the ship was Alden humes,
who the hell did we
meet this afternoon?
Like the man says,
"it's remarkable what science
is capable of these days."
You work long hours, gentlemen.
Seems you do, as well.
You have a question for me? Yeah.
What'd you have for breakfast?
Lieutenant Brogan,
this is ridiculous!
It's a simple question.
What'd ya have?
Well...
What'd ya eat yesterday
or the day before,
or for the last 20 years?
It's so odd, I...
I can't recall.
What have you done over
the last 20 years, except work?
Tell me about one friend,
one conversation.
Have you ever been
to a slamball game,
walked in the rain?
I simply can't explain this.
No, but I think I can.
Jomore, what is the meaning of this?
It means
you're a projection,
a computer simulation
of the real Alden humes.
No, no, it...
It can't be true.
You killed humes
all those years ago,
then you hid his
body on the spacecraft,
but you didn't count on the asteroid
bringin' it back to haunt you.
Alden humes is an eccentric.
Everyone knows it.
He programmed the simulation himself
and is living
a reclusive life on danai.
That's your story?
It's as good as yours.
I just...
I don't understand what's happening.
Jomore, who am I?
You're all that
Alden humes was and knew.
Jomore needed that
expertise to run the company,
keep it on the cutting edge...
And do other errands.
You don't remember starting the
fire in our medical room, do you?
No.
Jomore programmed
you to do that
and then, uploaded you
into the station system.
You're nothing but his slave.
Whatever the relationship
between myself and my employer,
I don't have to listen
to any more of this.
I'm asking you to leave.
Let's go, haldane.
Um...
Once word gets out there's no humes,
what do ya think's gonna
happen to this company's stock?
See ya on the late show, boys.
Well, that oughta make 'em sweat.
Yeah, in the meantime,
we make a case against them
that sticks like
a valerian blue dog.
Ground floor.
Good evening, gentlemen.
I'm your humes interspace elevator.
If you'd like a...
Music!
Certainly, sir.
What would you like to hear?
How 'bout sweet mystery?
You did what they said, jomore.
Don't deny it...
Just tell me why.
Alden, I think you need to rest.
No, jomore!
You've known me for years.
I'm a forgiving soul. Why?
You were running
the business into the ground
with your partying, your wild times.
What was I supposed to do?
There were alternatives.
You needed to be controlled.
You didn't have to kill me!
You turned me into this!
You tore me from my life...
From what I might've had!
Ground floor!
Ground floor!
Good evening.
I'm your humes interspace elevator.
Shut up!
What would you
like to hear, jomore?
How 'bout the funeral march?
Humes, we can work this out!
Yes, that's just what I'm doing.
By the way, you're fired!
No!
No!
No!
No!
I'm free.
Free!
Guess the bottom sort of
dropped out of jomore's life.
Maintenance says the
elevator was serviced yesterday,
but you don't think this
was just a malfunction?
No. Humes did this.
Humes is dead. He's
been dead for 20 years.
A computer program did this.
I've run diagnostics on
every computer in this place.
If there was a simulation of
Alden humes, he ain't here now.
Well, he's on the loose,
and we don't know where.
You had a break lately, Brogan?
I'm okay.
Go home, lieutenant.
Get some rest.
Matt?
We're in here, dad.
Hey, how ya doin'?
Lieutenant Brogan,
I was just telling Matt
how much I owed his father.
He wants me to make a list
of everything I've ever wanted!
Orbital, dad?
Go to the hopper, Matt.
Why? Where are we going?
Do what I say.
Go on, Matt.
We'll be seeing a lot of each other.
Sometimes, you can
be massively mental.
Nice kid.
How'd you get here?
With the proper programming,
I can appear anywhere.
And, lieutenant,
I can program anything.
Let's not talk of trifles.
You liberated me, and I'm grateful.
All the things I've... I've
longed for, I can now have...
Friends...
A family.
I'd like to be part of your family.
You killed jomore, didn't you?
No, no, he killed himself
when he disposed of
my organic form 20 years ago.
I merely dispensed justice,
and that's just the beginning.
Do... do you have
any enemies, lieutenant,
some criminals you can't convict?
'Cause I can seek
them out, delete them.
You're gonna have to start with me.
Please, there's no need for that.
Anyway, we both know
it would have no effect.
I'm as insubstantial as...
As a cloud.
I'm...
I'm invulnerable.
I'm immortal. I'm...
I'm god.
You're not god!
You're not even Alden humes.
You're some out of
control computer image.
I was wrong about you.
Both you and... and jomore,
you wanna put me in a cage...
Like frightened little men.
And I thought you had more
humanity, more imagination.
Don't worry, lieutenant...
I'll look after Matt.
Forgive the sudden
appearance, Matthew.
I neglected to tell you,
I'm somewhat more
than meets the eye.
Let's talk as we drive, shall we?
Where's my dad?
Matt.
No.
Haldane!
Yeah, Brogan?
Get over here!
Humes has Matt!
What?
Unfortunately, your father
couldn't be with us, Matthew.
You see, he's...
He's not like you and I.
No, he... he doesn't have
our sense of adventure.
They've had one
hell of a head start.
Damn! I should've seen it comin'!
Got it!
You can be rich,
have anything you desire.
What if I just wanna go home?
You don't wanna
disappoint me, Matthew.
See, I... I haven't been dealing
very well with disappointments.
Humes, come in!
You talk to me!
Dad!
Matt!
Matt, are you all right?
Excuse me.
Go home, Brogan.
No! Give me my son!
This is your doing!
Dad!
We're through with him now, Matthew.
But my dad!
He knocked out
our servos.
Get me something!
Anything!
Secondaries are responding.
Come on! Come on!
We belong only to each other.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
It's just you and me.
We can go anywhere, do anything.
Tell me about something
you've always wanted to do,
some dream.
You know, I never did get
a good look at that asteroid.
Well, that got
the old heart started.
Where are they goin'?
He's headed towards the asteroid.
Smart, Matt.
Very smart.
It's...
It's truly spectacular.
Yeah.
Can't wait to get closer?
Yeah.
What's... what's
happening to me?
It's working.
The asteroid's radiation
is shuttin' him down.
I'm losing control.
Slamball done!
Matt, can you get
control of the ship?
I won't let you.
No, dad!
They're goin' in.
Matt, activate
the passenger escape system.
How do I do that?
Open the ejector panel
and press the release button.
Come on, hurry!
It won't open.
It... it's stuck.
Pull, Matt!
Pull hard!
It won't open!
Go.
Go home, Matt.
All right, he's okay.
Yeah, he's safe.
Hang on, Matt.
We're comin' to get ya.
Man, that's one ice
cube I'll never forget.
Yeah, that's kinda funny to
think that's humes' graveyard,
not once but twice.
It's a brave thing you
did by goin' up there.
Yeah, well, when in doubt, think.
Who said that?
Gee, dad, I just did.
So you did.
You know that stuff I wanted...
When he asked me, all I
really wanted was to be here.
Come here, kid.
You know, I wonder
how much it'd cost
to keep mom from finding
out what happened.
Can't blame a guy for tryin'.
Sleep well, Matt,
with no bad dreams,
while others walk alone.
Lieutenant Brogan.
For 20 years,
I was with the n.Y.P.D.
Now... well,
let's just say,
I've "transferred"
to another precinct.
Nothin' like a father-son adventure.
Doing what men have done
since the dawn of time:
Getting away from women...
Heading off on their own.
To see an asteroid...
How exciting.
Dad, if I wanted to see a ball of
ice, I could've gone to the fridge.
Look, Merlin's asteroid only comes
close to altor once every 20 years.
Trust me. It's really
something up close.
So you go into hoc to beef up the
hopper, so we can make the jump?
Well, what else is money for?
I don't know.
Maybe, someday, I could see some.
Yeah. Well,
try lookin' at that.
Still wanna go back to the fridge?
All right... let's head
in for a closer look.
Dad?
Dad, what's happening?
I don't know.
Try switchin' to manual.
You knew the hopper
was gonna go screwy.
Well, the berkoff radiation
surrounding the asteroid
disrupts computer functions.
You could warn a guy.
What, spoil our fun?
Okay, let's take a look at the side
you can't see from altor.
Smooth as space.
Who needs an auto-pilot?
I guess they did.
Come in, unidentified ship.
Repeat, do you copy?
I told you.
It's a wreck.
Come on, dad,
the bay doors are open.
Let's go take a look.
I don't think that's
such a hot idea, Matt.
But we came all this way.
It'll be fun.
Okay.
All right!
What do ya know?
We got air.
Okay, Matt, you stay here
while I check this out.
Dad!
Dad.
Matt, we play by my rules,
or we don't play.
Hey!
Easy, dad!
I thought I told you to stay put.
I, um, I have some
questions on those rules.
Matt, get back to the hopper.
Throttle down, dad.
This isn't a crime scene.
It's just an old ship that's been
here, since the dawn of time.
All right, but don't touch anything.
All right.
Okay, what do we got here?
Man.
We got enough stored energy
here for a round trip to earth.
Think your mother'd mind?
Nah.
Come on! Come on!
You're okay, you're okay!
I'll never disobey again, I promise.
I promise!
Well, your mom's gonna
be glad to hear that.
I mean, it's not like I've
never seen a dead body before.
I've seen lots...
On TV.
Don't touch it!
It's all right, Matt.
He's dead.
He's been dead a long time.
So what do we do?
Well, I don't know.
I guess we oughta see
if there's any way
we can fire up this ship
and get it back to altor.
All right, dad!
Taking off's one thing.
You think you can land it?
Well, that's okay, Matt.
As soon as we get out
of this radiation field,
we'll call for assistance.
It looks like a homicide.
Blaster burn on the chest.
No sign of a gun anywhere.
Can we ID him?
The face is pretty well decomposed.
That's an understatement.
Yeah, the old ones
are always a bear to solve.
Yeah, well, hopefully
we can pass this one on.
Traffic's sending out
a pilot to meet us.
They'll probably roll it
straight over to forensics.
Hey, dad, get a load of this.
H.i.?
Humes interspace.
Well, what do ya know?
We're on board
a humes interspace
prototype number sk90.
Better give 'em a call...
See what they got to say.
Yeah, you got it.
Later.
Humes interspace.
Maybe you should try
calling Alden humes himself.
Yeah, he takes a lot
of calls from street cops.
He hasn't always been
a recluse, you know.
Once upon a time, he used
to be a playboy jet-setter,
darling of the tabloids.
Totally irresistible to women?
Yeah, I guess we do
have a lot in common.
In your dreams, haldane.
These specks look great.
Tell the crew, "good work," and,
take them all out for a big dinner...
On me.
Thank you, sir.
Hang on a minute.
Yes, Linda?
There's an officer haldane calling.
He wants to speak
with Mr. Humes.
Pipe him through.
Hello, officer, I'm dag
jomore, Mr. Humes' right hand.
What can I do for you?
We found one of your ships
on Merlin's asteroid.
We thought somebody there
might know something about it.
Really, officer, do you have
any idea how many ships
humes interspace has manufactured?
We supply every sentient
race in the galaxy.
Well, this is one
of your prototypes, sk90.
Well, that is a different matter.
Yes, we'd have a record of that.
I'll look into it.
You might want to look
into one other thing.
We found a body on board.
I'm, I'm not sure
I follow what
you're saying, officer.
Was it one of our
employees or something?
Well, it was one of your prototypes.
We thought maybe somebody
there could shed some light on it.
Well...
Naturally, I'll help any way I can.
Thanks.
We'll get back to you.
Incredible.
Should we
inform Mr. Humes?
Well, he's not gonna like it.
Bad publicity for the company.
I'll tell him.
Man, wouldn't you love
to see anansi's face
if I cruised by school in this baby?
Well, if nobody claims
it after 60 days.
What's that?
I don't know.
Some kind of signal comin' in,
but I can't unscramble it.
Must have the wrong number.
Warning! Warning!
This ship will auto-destruct
in t minus 60 seconds
and counting!
59... 58...
55... 54... 53... 52...
Computer, override!
Computer, override self-destruct!
51... 50...
Computer!
Matt, get to the hopper!
Dad...
Do it!
49... 48... 47... 46...
The door won't open!
Come here.
Come here!
44... 43...
42... 41... 40...
Go, go, go!
Come on, Matt, move it!
36... 35... 34... 33...
Get back, Matt.
Come here.
32... 31... 30... 29...
28... 27... 26... 25...
Matt, get back!
22... 21... 20...
Go, go!
19... 18... 17... 16...
Go!
15... 14... 13... 12...
11... 10... 9... 8... 7...
Go, dad, go!
3...
It's okay.
We're okay.
No ship. No body.
Great.
Yeah, well, physical evidence
tends to be overrated.
Yeah, well,
somebody didn't think so.
The signal that triggered the
auto-destruct was no accident.
All right, recording.
Now, Matt, I want you
to remember everything.
I just saw what my dad saw.
I know, but I want to
hear it in your own words.
You ever been shot?
Once or twice.
Let me see the scars.
Um...
Maybe later.
First I have to make a report
on everything you saw on that ship.
You know, whoever did this,
I'm gonna nail him to the wall.
Yeah, but first you
gotta have a case.
All right.
All right, step one...
Who knew you found the ship?
It had to be you, haldane.
You never did like me.
Don't give me any ideas.
And you say you clawed the
body away when it fell on you?
Yeah, I was freaked.
I had to get the horrid body off me.
Brogan, we may have something.
Matt, have you washed your
hands since you touched that body?
No.
I guess I should've.
No, you shouldn't.
Hold still, please.
You must hold still.
Matt told me he clawed
at the dead man's face.
I'm hoping that some of
the DNA's still there.
Yes!
What does that mean?
It means that when you
pushed him away,
some of the skin from his
face got under your nails.
Whoever blew up the ship
didn't destroy all the evidence.
You mean I've been walkin' around
with pieces of a dead guy?
Every cell has a template
of the entire body.
We can run a DNA sequence
of the sample and get some idea
of what the guy might
have looked like.
How long will that take?
About five or six hours...
Say 9:00, tonight.
Okay, I'm gonna drop
you off at home, pal,
and, you and I
are gonna go visiting.
120th floor.
Good afternoon, gentlemen.
I'm your humes interspace elevator.
If you'd like to have a conversation
or listen to music,
please state a selection.
How 'bout silence?
Excellent choice, sir.
Samuel Johnson said,
"silence propagates itself,
"and the longer talk
has been suspended,
"the more difficult it is
to find anything to say."
While George Elliot said,
"speech may be barren..."
Talked to death by an elevator.
Next time, music.
Officer haldane.
And you are?
Brogan.
Yes.
You were on the ship.
Officer haldane told
me what happened.
Please, come this way.
You were right.
The sk90 was one of our ships,
a prototype for deep space missions.
It was launched 20 years ago.
We were supposed to recover
it soon after to study its data,
but we lost its signal,
assumed that it had gone off course,
drifted out of the core systems.
Who was the pilot?
It had none.
It was on auto-program.
Did you tell anybody
about the discovery?
Other than my assistant,
no. I don't think so.
Did you tell your boss?
Mr. Humes?
Yes, yes, I did.
Then we're gonna
need to speak to him.
No, not possible.
He's a very private man.
Look, pal, whoever did
this didn't just try to kill me,
they tried to kill my son.
Now we can do this easy,
or we can do it hard.
I'll ask if he'll see you.
Thank you.
Well, I think you
just blew any chance
for employment at this company.
Mr. Humes.
Whoever killed our John Doe
most likely cut the ship's signal
so it'd never be found,
but they didn't count on the
asteroid to bring it back to altor.
So why didn't they just send an
auto-destruct signal 20 years ago?
Well, they probably did,
but the berkoff radiation
shut down the ship's computer
before the signal got through.
Okay.
Until Matt and I manually
flew the sk90
out of the asteroid's radiation
field, it couldn't see the code.
Right.
Gentlemen.
Lieutenant Brogan
and officer haldane.
This is a pleasure.
Sorry, but I never shake hands.
That way I avoid getting
your germs and you mine.
I believe it keeps old age at bay.
Well, I'm gonna have
to give that a try.
You look great for a guy pushin' 60.
How long you been doin' that?
You know, I...
I don't remember.
Please, um, gentlemen, sit down.
Jomore, refreshments.
Nothing for me.
I'm on duty.
It's just cave
mountain water, lieutenant.
It's nothing intoxicating
or poisonous.
Come now, gentlemen,
we wouldn't be
having this conversation
unless you suspected me
of some terrible crime.
But I was horrified to learn
of the narrow escape
you and your son had.
For someone to try to
destroy one's family. I...
I always wanted a family, but...
Somehow, I never had one.
Seems as though it's been
nothing but business for years...
Years.
What would you like to know?
Did you send the signal
to destroy the sk90
or order it to be sent?
Mr. Humes!
It's all right, jomore.
No.
Did you kill the man
onboard the ship?
I've never killed anybody.
Did you know who he was?
No.
And i'm sincerely sorry
that all of your
evidence was obliterated.
Well, luckily for us, it wasn't.
Our forensics team has a DNA sample
that's gonna give us
a picture of the victim's face
within the next few hours.
That's remarkable what
science is capable of.
Isn't it, jomore?
Yes, sir.
Yes.
Is there anything else?
No, that'll do it, but we'll
get back to you if there is.
Yes, of course.
Any time, gentlemen.
Jomore, show them to the elevator.
We know the way.
Now that we've bated the hook,
let's get back to the station
and see if we get a bite.
Now, here's what I want you to do.
You ever been shot?
Once or twice.
Let me see the scars.
Um... maybe later.
What are you doing, haldane?
Just thinking.
Thinking?
I'm shocked.
You're shocked?
Don't be redundant.
Seriously, castle.
Earlier when you were
talkin' to Matt, questioning him,
you mentioned bullet wounds...
Was that one or two?
That's none of your business!
You show me yours...
I can't believe you met Alden humes!
Orbital, dad!
What'd he say?
He said he'd like to have a family.
Where do I go to sign up?
Hi.
Hey.
Are you hung up at work?
Yeah, something came up.
Who would've guessed?
Say, dad, think you could
front me five credits
for new slamball wheels?
I'm a little short this month.
It's okay.
I'll just drag the gutters
for loose change.
We've instilled some
fine values in that boy.
Yeah, well, he takes after
his father, don't you think?
Anyway, listen,
I'm on early shift tonight.
Liz is at charla's,
and, you and Matt'll just
have to fend for yourselves.
No problem.
Okay.
Alert! Alert!
Fire in the medical room!
Alert! Alert!
Fire in the medical room!
Over there!
Here!
Where'd he go?
Where'd who go?
Humes, he was right there!
Well, there's nobody here now.
And nobody could've got past me.
Well, then how'd he get outta here?
I'm telling you
what I saw.
So we're in there in
breathers and this guy is...
Standin' there like
he didn't have to breathe.
Do you know what you're sayin'?
Yeah, I know what it sounds
like, but I know what I saw.
Lieutenant, we've managed
to save the sample.
We're now ready to make a
rendering of the victim's face.
Boy, now i'm startin' to see it.
Make it three.
So if the body that was found
on the ship was Alden humes,
who the hell did we
meet this afternoon?
Like the man says,
"it's remarkable what science
is capable of these days."
You work long hours, gentlemen.
Seems you do, as well.
You have a question for me? Yeah.
What'd you have for breakfast?
Lieutenant Brogan,
this is ridiculous!
It's a simple question.
What'd ya have?
Well...
What'd ya eat yesterday
or the day before,
or for the last 20 years?
It's so odd, I...
I can't recall.
What have you done over
the last 20 years, except work?
Tell me about one friend,
one conversation.
Have you ever been
to a slamball game,
walked in the rain?
I simply can't explain this.
No, but I think I can.
Jomore, what is the meaning of this?
It means
you're a projection,
a computer simulation
of the real Alden humes.
No, no, it...
It can't be true.
You killed humes
all those years ago,
then you hid his
body on the spacecraft,
but you didn't count on the asteroid
bringin' it back to haunt you.
Alden humes is an eccentric.
Everyone knows it.
He programmed the simulation himself
and is living
a reclusive life on danai.
That's your story?
It's as good as yours.
I just...
I don't understand what's happening.
Jomore, who am I?
You're all that
Alden humes was and knew.
Jomore needed that
expertise to run the company,
keep it on the cutting edge...
And do other errands.
You don't remember starting the
fire in our medical room, do you?
No.
Jomore programmed
you to do that
and then, uploaded you
into the station system.
You're nothing but his slave.
Whatever the relationship
between myself and my employer,
I don't have to listen
to any more of this.
I'm asking you to leave.
Let's go, haldane.
Um...
Once word gets out there's no humes,
what do ya think's gonna
happen to this company's stock?
See ya on the late show, boys.
Well, that oughta make 'em sweat.
Yeah, in the meantime,
we make a case against them
that sticks like
a valerian blue dog.
Ground floor.
Good evening, gentlemen.
I'm your humes interspace elevator.
If you'd like a...
Music!
Certainly, sir.
What would you like to hear?
How 'bout sweet mystery?
You did what they said, jomore.
Don't deny it...
Just tell me why.
Alden, I think you need to rest.
No, jomore!
You've known me for years.
I'm a forgiving soul. Why?
You were running
the business into the ground
with your partying, your wild times.
What was I supposed to do?
There were alternatives.
You needed to be controlled.
You didn't have to kill me!
You turned me into this!
You tore me from my life...
From what I might've had!
Ground floor!
Ground floor!
Good evening.
I'm your humes interspace elevator.
Shut up!
What would you
like to hear, jomore?
How 'bout the funeral march?
Humes, we can work this out!
Yes, that's just what I'm doing.
By the way, you're fired!
No!
No!
No!
No!
I'm free.
Free!
Guess the bottom sort of
dropped out of jomore's life.
Maintenance says the
elevator was serviced yesterday,
but you don't think this
was just a malfunction?
No. Humes did this.
Humes is dead. He's
been dead for 20 years.
A computer program did this.
I've run diagnostics on
every computer in this place.
If there was a simulation of
Alden humes, he ain't here now.
Well, he's on the loose,
and we don't know where.
You had a break lately, Brogan?
I'm okay.
Go home, lieutenant.
Get some rest.
Matt?
We're in here, dad.
Hey, how ya doin'?
Lieutenant Brogan,
I was just telling Matt
how much I owed his father.
He wants me to make a list
of everything I've ever wanted!
Orbital, dad?
Go to the hopper, Matt.
Why? Where are we going?
Do what I say.
Go on, Matt.
We'll be seeing a lot of each other.
Sometimes, you can
be massively mental.
Nice kid.
How'd you get here?
With the proper programming,
I can appear anywhere.
And, lieutenant,
I can program anything.
Let's not talk of trifles.
You liberated me, and I'm grateful.
All the things I've... I've
longed for, I can now have...
Friends...
A family.
I'd like to be part of your family.
You killed jomore, didn't you?
No, no, he killed himself
when he disposed of
my organic form 20 years ago.
I merely dispensed justice,
and that's just the beginning.
Do... do you have
any enemies, lieutenant,
some criminals you can't convict?
'Cause I can seek
them out, delete them.
You're gonna have to start with me.
Please, there's no need for that.
Anyway, we both know
it would have no effect.
I'm as insubstantial as...
As a cloud.
I'm...
I'm invulnerable.
I'm immortal. I'm...
I'm god.
You're not god!
You're not even Alden humes.
You're some out of
control computer image.
I was wrong about you.
Both you and... and jomore,
you wanna put me in a cage...
Like frightened little men.
And I thought you had more
humanity, more imagination.
Don't worry, lieutenant...
I'll look after Matt.
Forgive the sudden
appearance, Matthew.
I neglected to tell you,
I'm somewhat more
than meets the eye.
Let's talk as we drive, shall we?
Where's my dad?
Matt.
No.
Haldane!
Yeah, Brogan?
Get over here!
Humes has Matt!
What?
Unfortunately, your father
couldn't be with us, Matthew.
You see, he's...
He's not like you and I.
No, he... he doesn't have
our sense of adventure.
They've had one
hell of a head start.
Damn! I should've seen it comin'!
Got it!
You can be rich,
have anything you desire.
What if I just wanna go home?
You don't wanna
disappoint me, Matthew.
See, I... I haven't been dealing
very well with disappointments.
Humes, come in!
You talk to me!
Dad!
Matt!
Matt, are you all right?
Excuse me.
Go home, Brogan.
No! Give me my son!
This is your doing!
Dad!
We're through with him now, Matthew.
But my dad!
He knocked out
our servos.
Get me something!
Anything!
Secondaries are responding.
Come on! Come on!
We belong only to each other.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
It's just you and me.
We can go anywhere, do anything.
Tell me about something
you've always wanted to do,
some dream.
You know, I never did get
a good look at that asteroid.
Well, that got
the old heart started.
Where are they goin'?
He's headed towards the asteroid.
Smart, Matt.
Very smart.
It's...
It's truly spectacular.
Yeah.
Can't wait to get closer?
Yeah.
What's... what's
happening to me?
It's working.
The asteroid's radiation
is shuttin' him down.
I'm losing control.
Slamball done!
Matt, can you get
control of the ship?
I won't let you.
No, dad!
They're goin' in.
Matt, activate
the passenger escape system.
How do I do that?
Open the ejector panel
and press the release button.
Come on, hurry!
It won't open.
It... it's stuck.
Pull, Matt!
Pull hard!
It won't open!
Go.
Go home, Matt.
All right, he's okay.
Yeah, he's safe.
Hang on, Matt.
We're comin' to get ya.
Man, that's one ice
cube I'll never forget.
Yeah, that's kinda funny to
think that's humes' graveyard,
not once but twice.
It's a brave thing you
did by goin' up there.
Yeah, well, when in doubt, think.
Who said that?
Gee, dad, I just did.
So you did.
You know that stuff I wanted...
When he asked me, all I
really wanted was to be here.
Come here, kid.
You know, I wonder
how much it'd cost
to keep mom from finding
out what happened.
Can't blame a guy for tryin'.
Sleep well, Matt,
with no bad dreams,
while others walk alone.