The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 2, Episode 8 - Straight and Narrow - full transcript

FROM WHAT I HEAR,
YOU'LL LOVE THIS PLACE,

MIGHT FINALLY GIVE YOU
SOME MUCH-NEEDED DISCIPLINE,

SO WOULD PRISON,

EVER SINCE HIS FATHER LEFT,
HE'S GOTTEN INTO TROUBLE

WITH THE POLICE, OTHER SCHOOLS,

I RUN A LARGE COMPANY,

I DON'T HAVE TIME
TO PUT OUT HIS FIRES,

I WANT HIS BEHAVIOR CHANGED,

I ASSURE YOU
THE ACADEMY WILL DO THAT,

ALL OUR GRADUATES
HAVE MOVED ON

TO, RESPECTED
POSITIONS IN SOCIETY,



WE HAVE GRADUATES
IN THE EXECUTIVE RANKS

OF MANY OF
THE FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES,

SOMETHING I'M SURE
YOU WOULD APPRECIATE,

I'M AWARE OF
YOUR IMPRESSIVE PLACEMENTS,

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE,

DOES ANYBODY CARE
THAT I'M HERE?

YOU CAN'T BUY
A GOOD SON,

LIKE YOU BUY
EVERYTHING ELSE,

LOCKING ME IN THIS DUMP
WON'T DO IT,

DISRESPECTING ME
WON'T DO IT EITHER, RUSSELL,

YOU'LL TRY THIS PLACE,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO
YOUR BEST... UNDERSTOOD?

GIVE YOUR BAGS
TO YOUR MOTHER,

YOU DON'T NEED
THEM HERE,



I'M KEEPING THE GUITAR,

RUSSELL THINKS
HE HAS A FUTURE IN ROCK MUSIC,

WORSE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED,

THEY WON'T HAPPEN
IN THIS FAMILY, RUSSELL,

GO INTO MY OFFICE
AND WAIT FOR THE NURSE,

NURSE?
WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?

WE GIVE OUR STUDENTS
A CHECK-UP UPON ARRIVAL,

WE WOULDN'T WANT
DISEASE COMING IN,

I CAN KEEP THE GUITAR?

FOR NOW,

DON'T WORRY,
MRS, DOBSON,

NEXT TIME YOU SEE HIM, HE'LL
BE MORE INTERESTED IN SKILLS

THAT WILL MAKE HIM
A PRIME CANDIDATE FOR BUSINESS,

I ASSURE YOU, HIS ISOLATION HERE

WILL WEAN HIM
FROM HIS DESIRE TO PLAY GUITAR,

YES, WELL, THIS ISOLATION POLICY,
I READ ABOUT IT,

YOU ISOLATE RUSSELL
FROM ALL INFLUENCES FOR A YEAR?

THAT IS CORRECT,

THE ONLY WAY TO REFORM
TROUBLED YOUNG MEN,

TO MAKE THEM PRODUCTIVE
MEMBERS OF SOCIETY,

IS TO ISOLATE THEM
FROM THAT SOCIETY,

SO HIS DELINQUENT
FRIENDS

AND NOSE-RINGED
GIRLFRIEND

CAN'T CONTACT HIM,

NO CONTACT,
NOT EVEN FROM PARENTS,

NO PHONE, MAIL,
OR VISITATION

FOR THE FIRST YEAR,

THEN WE'RE SETTLED,

ENJOY YOURSELF,
AND REST ASSURED

RUSSELL'S
IN GOOD HANDS,

I'M SURE,

WHAT'S THIS FOR?

IT'S A FLU SHOT,
RELAX,

I'M NOT FOND
OF NEEDLES,

WE CAN DO THIS THE EASY WAY
OR THE HARD WAY,

THESE GENTLEMEN
CAN HOLD YOU DOWN
IF NECESSARY,

PREP HIM,

LASER SCALPEL,

GOING IN,

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG
WITH YOUR TELEVISION,

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST
THE PICTURE,

WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING
THE TRANSMISSION,

WE CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL,

AND THE VERTICAL,

WE CAN DELUGE YOU
WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS

OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE
TO CRYSTAL CLARITY AND BEYOND,

WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION

TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION
CAN CONCEIVE,

FOR THE NEXT HOUR,

WE WILL CONTROL
ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR,

YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE
THE AWE AND MYSTERY

WHICH REACHES FROM
THE DEEPEST INNER MIND

TO THE OUTER LIMITS,

IN OUR RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF CAREER
AND WORLDLY POSSESSIONS,

IS IT WE WHO PAY
THE HIGHEST PRICE,

OR IS IT OUR CHILDREN?

SO,
YOU'RE AWAKE,

- WHO ARE YOU?
- HARRISON TAYLOR, YOUR NEW ROOMMATE,

WHERE AM I?

THE JOHN HANCOCK
LIVING QUARTERS,

IT'S YOUR ROOM,
RUSSELL,

RUSTY,

HOW DID I GET HERE?

THEY JUST
BROUGHT YOU IN,

YOU PASSED OUT WHEN
YOU GOT THE SHOT,

DO I HAVE A HEADACHE,

HOW LONG
WAS I OUT?

A FEW HOURS,

I DID SOME HOMEWORK WHILE
I KEPT AN EYE ON YOU,

KEEP AN EYE ON ME?

I DON'T NEED ANYONE
KEEPING AN EYE ON ME,

IT'S THE PROGRAM,

NEW STUDENTS
ARE ASSIGNED

AN UPPERCLASSMAN
WHO WATCHES THEM,

SHOWS THEM THE ROPES,

KEEPING THEM
OUT OF TROUBLE,

I HATE TELLING YOU,
BUT YOU GOT A BIG JOB,

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT THOUGH,

'CAUSE I WON'T
BE HERE LONG,

IT'S HARRISON,

I'VE HEARD THE SAME SPEECH
FROM EACH NEW TRANSFER, RUSSELL,

TRUST ME,

YOU'LL REMAIN
UNTIL YOU GRADUATE,

NOT A CHANCE,

YOU SEE, CHAP,
I DON'T LIKE IT HERE,

THIS PLACE WON'T TEACH ME

WHICH IS? TO DO WHAT I WANT,

PLAY WITH MY BAND,

I PLAY GUITAR,

WHERE IS MY GUITAR?

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE
NOT PERMITTED,

THIS ONE WILL BE,

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

SCARDALE'S
ON THE LEDGE,

I'M NOT DOING THIS ANYMORE!

I'LL KILL MYSELF
BEFORE LETTING YOU RUN ME,

DON'T YOU IDIOTS GET IT?

THEY'VE GOT YOU,

THEY CONTROL YOU,

I MEAN, DON'T
YOU SEE THAT?

WHY DON'T THEY STOP HIM?

THEY KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE DOING,

I MEAN, DON'T YOU SEE?

DON'T YOU SEE
THEY'RE CONTROLLING YOU?

I MEAN, YOU'RE
NOT YOU ANYMORE,

DON'T COME
ANY CLOSER,

I'M GOING TO JUMP HERE,

YOU DON'T HAVE ME ANYMORE,

AND YOU NEVER WILL,

REMIND ME TO GET THE LOCK FIXED
ON THIS DOOR.

AS WE DISCUSSED
IN YESTERDAY'S LESSON,

WHICH I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER,
WE CAN LEARN FROM HISTORY,

WE CAN LEARN NOT TO MAKE THE
MISTAKES OUR FOREFATHERS MADE,

DOES ANYONE HAVE AN EXAMPLE?

UNITED MOTORS?

WHAT ABOUT U, M,?

WHEN HAROLD PERKINS,
VICE-PRESIDENT

OF THE ELECTRONICS
DIVISION

SUGGESTED THEY LAUNCH
AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS DIVISION,

WHAT RESULTED? THE PLAN
WAS REFUSED,

THE JAPANESE BEAT US ALL

AND NOW DOMINATE
A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR INDUSTRY,

IF C, E, O, NEWTON HAD MET
WITH AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT,

WHAT WOULD
HAVE HAPPENED?

THE VP WOULD
HAVE BEEN PROMOTED,

AND THIS COUNTRY

WOULD CONTROL
THE ROBOTICS BUSINESS,

THEREFORE IT'S CLEAR TO ALL THAT

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE
OF HOW THE DEATH OF ONE

CAN BENEFIT THE MANY,

WAIT A MINUTE,

AM I MISSING SOMETHING?

SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE
PUSHING MURDER,

I'M INDICATING AN INSTANCE

WHEN ONE DEATH
WOULD HAVE BENEFITTED US,

IF THE MESSAGE IS

IT'S OKAY KILLING SOMEBODY

IF IT'LL MAKE A BUNCH
OF RICH PEOPLE RICHER...

HEY, EVEN I KNOW
THAT'S BULLSHIT,

I'M SORRY,

YOU'RE
THE NEW STUDENT,

RUSSELL DOBSON?

YEAH,

AND YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH THIS LESSON?

YES,

YEAH, I DO,

THESE GENTLEMEN WILL ESCORT YOU

TO PRINCIPAL KERN,

DISCUSS IT
WITH HIM,

NOW,

BACK TO VICE-PRESIDENT
HAROLD PERKINS,

WHAT HAPPENED AFTER HIS PLAN

TO LAUNCH INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS
WAS THWARTED?

DO YOU HAVE
ANY IDEA

WHAT HE'S TEACHING IN THERE?

TRANSFER STUDENTS NEED SOME TIME
TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM,

TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM?

WE'RE A PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL,

WE HAVE PROGRESSIVE IDEAS,

LOOK, CAN I JUST USE THE PHONE?

I'M CALLING MY MOTHER,

YOUR MOTHER'S BUSY...
WE DEAL WITH

OUR OWN PROBLEMS,
RUSSELL,

YOU HAVE CONCERNS,
TELL ME,

FINE,

I SEE THE NURSE AND PASS OUT,

WHEN I AWAKE, I FEEL
LIKE I'VE BEEN RUN OVER,

AND WHERE'S MY GUITAR?

YOUR GUITAR
IS SAFELY IN STORAGE,

YOU'LL GET IT BACK
WHEN YOU GRADUATE,

EVEN THOUGH YOU PROBABLY WON'T

EVEN WANT IT,

COME IN,

THIS IS
DOCTOR WERNER,

MR, DOBSON SEEMS TO BE
HAVING TROUBLE IN CLASS.

HE DOESN'T AGREE WITH OUR TEACHING,

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT YOU, RUSTY,

I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR!

YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU'VE BEEN RUN OVER BY TRUCK.

COME ON,
IT'LL ONLY TAKE A SECOND.

LOOK UP, RUSTY,

WHAT, THAT'S IT?

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
WHAT'S GOING ON?

DON'T MOVE, RUSSELL,

I'M MOVING OUT
OF THIS FREAK HOUSE,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PROGRAM IS,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA BE PART OF IT.

DOBSON, COME BACK HERE,

THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO, RUSSELL,

WHY DON'T YOU
COME WITH ME?

SHOULD WE
PURSUE HIM?

IT'S ALL RIGHT,

THE TETHER WILL STOP HIM,

WHERE AM I?

DR, WERNER'S OFFICE,

WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

WELCOME BACK TO
SCHOOL, RUSSELL,

HARRISON HAS BEEN
KIND ENOUGH TO COME

TO TAKE YOU
TO CONDITIONING,

WHAT?

I BELIEVE
MOST SCHOOLS

CALL IT
PHYSICAL EDUCATION,

WE DO IT
DIFFERENTLY,

YEAH, I BET,

YOU'LL SEE,
COME ON,

WAIT A MINUTE,
GET SERIOUS,

I CAN BARELY
STAND UP,

YOU EXPECT ME
TO GO TO P, E,?

IT STARTS
IN FIVE MINUTES,

YOU STILL
HAVE TO CHANGE,

COME ON,

- DID YOU FIND THE PROBLEM?
- I THINK SO.

I ADJUSTED
THE CONTROL BYPASS,

APPEARS TO BE WORKING
SATISFACTORILY NOW,

APPEARS TO BE?
IS IT OR ISN'T IT?

THE COMMITTEE'S
COMING TOMORROW,

THERE'S ONE WAY
TO FIND OUT,

WATCH
THE CONDITIONING,

YOU'VE GOT TO TALK
STRAIGHT TO ME, OKAY?

WHAT'S WITH
THIS PLACE?

I TRIED
TO LEAVE EARLIER,

AND I COULDN'T
GET OFF THE GROUNDS,

MY HEAD...

WHY COULDN'T
I LEAVE?

WE LEAVE
THE ACADEMY

ONLY TO SERVE
THE ACADEMY,

WHAT?

WE LEAVE
THE ACADEMY

ONLY TO SERVE
THE ACADEMY,

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

HERE WE ARE,

THIS IS YOUR LOCKER,

THERE'S
A CONDITIONING UNIFORM INSIDE,

WE'LL MEET IN THE CONDITIONING
ROOM THROUGH THERE,

HOW'S IT HANGIN', ACE?

YEAH, I CAN RELATE,

OKAY, FORM THREE LINES,

SPREAD YOURSELVES OUT,

WE'RE READY TO BEGIN,

SUBLIMINAL LINKS VERIFIED,

WHO'S HE TALKING TO?

HANDS ON YOUR HEAD,

WHAT? DO WHAT WE DO,

DO WHAT WE DO,

OR YOU'LL BE THE NEXT ONE
GOING OFF THE ROOF,

DELAYED REACTION,

HIS BRAIN
IS ADJUSTING

TO THE CHANGES
MADE IN THE IMPLANT,

AT LEAST
HE'S OBEYING,

TRY
A GRADE THREE TEST,

HE MIGHT
HURT HIMSELF,

HE DOESN'T HAVE
THE TRAINING FOR IT,

DO IT,

LINE UP AT THE BASE
OF THE LADDER

SINGLE FILE,

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

NOW JUMP,

THERE'S NO WAY
I'M DOING THAT,

YES, YOU ARE,

NO WAY,

YOU HAVE TO,

ROLL OUT LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE,

YOU'LL BE FINE,

THEY'LL KILL YOU IF YOU DON'T,

SATISFIED?

FOR NOW,

YOU OKAY?

NO,

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT
IN THERE?

THEY WERE TESTING US,

THEY WERE
TESTING YOU,

TO FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT
I'M WITH THE PROGRAM,

WHATEVER THAT IS,

- OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE NOT.
- NO SHIT, SHERLOCK.

I GUESS YOU'RE NOT EITHER,

NAME'S CHARLIE WALTERS,

RUSTY DOBSON,

CAN YOU TELL ME
WHAT'S HAPPENING?

NOT NOW,
JUST PLAY ALONG,

RUSSELL, YOU DID WELL
IN CONDITIONING TODAY,

- THANKS. - YOU'RE DOING BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT NEXT,

- I'LL TAKE YOU THERE.
- I'M GOING DOWN, I'LL TAKE HIM.

RUSSELL'S BEEN HAVING HEADACHES,

KEEP A CLOSE EYE
ON HIM,

- I WILL.
- GOOD.

SEE YOU AT DINNER,
ENJOY YOUR DAY.

REMEMBER,
THEY'RE ALWAYS WATCHING,

YOU TOOK
A BIG RISK FOR ME,

WHY?

IT'S JUST NICE
HAVING COMPANY

THAT'S NOT
ONE OF THEM,

WHICH BRINGS ME
TO THE $25 QUESTION:

WHY AREN'T
EITHER OF US

LIKE THE REST
OF THESE ZOMBIES?

I DON'T KNOW,

I DON'T KNOW
WHY THEY ARE,

YOU'VE BEEN HERE
HOW LONG,

AND YOU
STILL HAVE

NO IDEA
WHAT'S GOING ON?

NOT COMPLETELY,

I DON'T CALL ATTENTION
TO MYSELF,

I PLAY ALONG,

START LEARNING,
IF YOU WANT TO LIVE,

YOU SAY THAT,
BUT HOW DO I PLAY ALONG

WHEN I'VE NO IDEA
WHAT'S HAPPENING?

THE KID WHO JUMPED
WAS JIMMY SCARDALE,

HE WAS THE ONLY ONE NOT WITH
THE PROGRAM WHEN I ARRIVED,

HE KEPT ME
FROM EXPOSING MYSELF,

BUT HE WAS
LIKE YOU,

HOW?

HE WAS IMPATIENT,

HE TRIED BREAKING OUT,

HE GOT CAUGHT,

SO THEY... THEY ADJUSTED
HIS CONDITIONING,

THEY PROGRAMMED HIM
TO JUMP OFF THE ROOF,

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I DON'T,
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT ONE,

THE SCHOOL WILL SAY
HE RAN AWAY,

THEY'LL NEVER FIND HIM,

WE GOT TO TELL SOMEONE,

THERE'S NO WAY OUT,
THERE'S NO PHONES,

THERE HAS TO BE,

THERE'S NOT...
THAT'S WHY

I THINK I SHOULD
PLAY ALONG,

IF I CAN MAKE IT
TO GRADUATION,

I'LL GET OUT AND
EXPOSE THIS OUTFIT,

THAT'S A LONG TIME
TO PLAY THEIR GAME,

- WHAT IF YOU GET CAUGHT?
- I WON'T. - WHAT IF YOU DO?

LISTEN,
WE CANNOT AFFORD TO SIT AROUND,

WE MUST GET OUT OF HERE,

YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT YOU ARE UP AGAINST,

HEY, HEY,

YOU GOT A GIRL?

OUT THERE?

YEAH,

WHAT'S HER NAME?

JULIE,

YOU THINK
THAT JULIE

IS GOING
TO WAIT

FOR YOU
FOR THREE YEARS?

SHE'S NOT,

NEITHER
IS MY GIRLFRIEND,

AND NEITHER
IS MY BAND,

WILLIAM,
I'M SURE

YOU'LL ENJOY
THE ACADEMY,

YOUR PARENTS
WILL BE

PROUD OF YOU
WHEN YOU GRADUATE,

WE'LL TAKE YOU
TO THE DOCTOR

FOR YOUR PHYSICAL,

YOU OKAY?

YEAH,

I GOT AN ULCER,

THIS IS MAKING IT BURN OVERTIME,

FIGURES,

YOU'RE THE TYPE
THAT HAS ULCERS,

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?

'CAUSE I HAVE ONE,

YEAH?

WHERE ARE
THEY GOING?

BEATS ME,

COME ON,

WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?

TRYING TO FIND
A WAY OUT OF HERE,

I'M NOT LEAVING
BY DIVING OFF THE ROOF,

ANY IDEA WHERE WE ARE?

THE IMPLANT
WILL ACTIVATE

WHEN IT REACHES
BODY TEMPERATURE,

THEN YOU CAN LOOK
AT THE READINGS,

WHAT IMPROVEMENT
AM I LOOKING FOR?

THERE ARE SEVERAL,
THE IMPLANT IS SMALLER,

THEREFORE
THE SCAR IS SMALLER,

THEY'RE PUTTING
SOMETHING IN HIS HEAD,

IS THAT
THE KID'S BRAIN?

WE'VE SEVERED
THE NERVE ENDINGS,

THE SUBJECT
WON'T FEEL THE SCAR,

IT'S ALMOST
UNDETECTABLE NOW,

WHAT ELSE?

WE'VE BYPASSED
THE MORAL AND ETHICAL

CONVERGENCE ZONE
TO THE PRE-FRONTAL CORTEX,

OUR CONTROL OF THIS STUDENT
WILL BE 100%,

HE'LL DO ANYTHING
WE WANT HIM TO,

WHAT?

- DO YOU SEE SOMETHING?
- YES, NO, GOD, NO!

WHAT DID YOU DO
TO GET STUCK IN HERE?

NOTHING,

MY OLD MAN LEFT
LAST YEAR,

WE DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WENT,

DON'T CARE, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW,

ANYWAY, MY MOM
IS SO... INTO HER WORK,

SHE DOESN'T HAVE TIME FOR ME,

SHE FIGURES
SHE CAN PAY THIS PLACE

TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM,

WHAT PROBLEM?

IT'S A PROBLEM THAT
I PLAY IN A BAND,

SHE STUCK ME IN HERE

TO GET ME AWAY FROM WHAT
SHE CALLED BAD INFLUENCES,

MEANING GUYS IN MY BAND
AND MY GIRLFRIEND,

I JUST WANTED
TO PLAY A LITTLE MUSIC,

I JUST WANTED
TO PLAY BASKETBALL,

MY OLD MAN
KEPT SAYING

THEY DON'T GIVE OUT
BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIPS

TO HARVARD,
CHARLIE,

IT'S HIS LIFELONG
DREAM FOR ME,

YOU NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG?

NO,

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WELL, I GOT TO ADMIT
I DID SOME OTHER THINGS,

JUST LITTLE STUFF,

I GUESS I THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE
MY MOM PAY ATTENTION TO ME,

IT WORKED,

NOT LIKE I'D HOPED,
BUT IT WORKED,

GENTLEMEN,
IT IS GOING VERY WELL,

DR, WERNER
KEEPS IMPROVING THE TECHNOLOGY,

WE GET BETTER AND BETTER CROPS
OF KIDS EVERY SCHOOL YEAR,

EVENTUALLY,
ALL OF THEM WILL BE...

- YOU GOT A MINUTE?
- NO, AS YOU CAN SEE.

NO, I DON'T,

IT'S IMPORTANT,

WILL YOU EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN?

THIS BETTER
BE IMPORTANT,

IT IS,

I'VE BEEN
DOING RESEARCH

INTO WHAT CAUSED
THE MALFUNCTION

IN RUSSELL DOBSON'S
IMPLANT,

YOU'LL BE INTERESTED
IN MY FINDINGS,

HIS MEDICAL HISTORY...

SOME HYPER-ACTIVITY,
ATTENTION DEFICIT,

ALL TYPICAL
OF OUR RECRUITS,

BUT THERE'S
ONE THING UNUSUAL

FOR A BOY HIS AGE,

HE'S HAD AN AGGRAVATED
ULCER SINCE '93,

WHICH EXPLAINS
THE MALFUNCTION,

HOW COULD AN ULCER
AFFECT YOUR IMPLANT?

BEFORE MEDICAL
RESEARCH DISCOVERED

THE VIRAL CAUSE
OF ULCERS,

DOBSON WAS TAKING
TRIXAMORPHINE,

GET TO THE POINT,

IT'S AN OPIATE DERIVATIVE

CAPABLE OF BONDING WITH
THE SEROTONIN RECEPTOR SITE

IN ENGLISH, AT THE PRE-FRONTAL
CORTEX CONVERGENCE ZONES,

THE AREA OF THE BRAIN
WHERE HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS LIES,

CALL IT FREE WILL,

IT'S ALSO WHERE
THE IMPLANT

BYPASSES TO CONTROL
THE RECRUITS,

IF THE DRUG BRIDGES THE GAP,
THERE'S NO BYPASS, NO CONTROL,

WHY DID THE TETHER WORK?

BECAUSE
THE TETHER WORKS

ON DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE BRAIN,

SO... WILL THE ADJUSTMENT
YOU MADE ON DOBSON'S IMPLANT

OVERRIDE THE DRUG'S EFFECT?

HE APPEARS TO BE
WITH THE PROGRAM NOW,

HE'D BETTER BE,

NOTHING CAN GO WRONG TODAY,

THE COMMITTEE'S
WAITING FOR A DEMONSTRATION,

TELL TAYLOR TO WATCH DOBSON,

FINE,

THEN SEARCH
THROUGH THE MEDICAL RECORDS

TO SEE IF OTHER STUDENTS
ARE TAKING THAT DRUG,

SORRY, GENTLEMEN,

IN ADDITION TO THE SUPERIOR
EDUCATION OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE,

DR, WERNER HAS INCORPORATED
CERTAIN NECESSARY SKILLS

DIRECTLY INTO THE TECHNOLOGY,

ONE OF THESE IS THE USE

OF WEAPONS OF ANY KIND,

WHEN GIVEN THE COMMAND TO FIRE,
AIM AT THE HEAD,

FIRE FIVE ROUNDS
BETWEEN THE EYES,

THEN STOP,

HEY... I'VE NEVER FIRED A GUN,

I'VE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING,

DON'T WORRY,
YOU'RE WITH THE PROGRAM,

YOU'LL BE VERY GOOD,

WHAT?

HE'S CRAZY,

READY!

AIM!

FIRE!

THIS IS TOO WEIRD,

GENTLEMEN,
YOU'VE SEEN THE SCHOOL,

OUR CONDITIONING FACILITIES,

AND NOW YOU HAVE
SEEN THE PRODUCT,

OUR GRADUATES WILL CONTINUE
TO CLIMB THE RANKS

OF THIS COUNTRY'S GREATEST
COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS,

ONCE THERE,

YOU WILL HAVE
COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THEM,

HOW DO WE KNOW THAT FOR SURE?

I'M SORRY,
KNOW WHAT?

THAT THESE STUDENTS WILL
DO WHATEVER'S REQUIRED

WITHOUT QUESTIONS,
WITHOUT HESITATION,

WITHOUT
A SINGLE EMOTION?

I WILL DEMONSTRATE,

MR, TAYLOR, MR, WALTERS,

WILL YOU STEP
FORWARD, PLEASE?

MR, TAYLOR,
BRING YOUR WEAPON,

MR, TAYLOR, POINT THE GUN
AT MR, WALTERS' HEAD,

MR, WALTERS,
YOU MAY NOT DEFEND YOURSELF,

IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?

YES, SIR,

MR, TAYLOR, COCK THE GUN,

MR, TAYLOR, PULL THE TRIGGER,

YES, SIR,

THE CHAMBER WAS EMPTY,

BUT ONLY I KNEW THAT,

NEITHER STUDENT DID,

ANY EMOTIONAL HINDRANCE
MR, TAYLOR MIGHT HAVE HAD

WAS REMOVED BY THE PROGRAM,

HIS STANDARDS OF MORAL JUDGEMENT
ARE AS ABSENT

AS MR, WALTERS' INSTINCTS
OF SELF-PRESERVATION,

YOU MAY REJOIN THE GROUP,

WHEN DO YOU EXPECT
OPTIMUM PLACEMENT?

AT THE KERNT RATE, WE EXPECT

OPTIMUM PLACEMENT IN MANY
OF THE FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES

WITHIN FIVE YEARS,

WE ALSO HAVE BEGUN TO INFILTRATE

CERTAIN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS,

HOW DO WE KNOW THIS WILL WORK

ONCE THE STUDENTS
ARE OUT IN THE REAL WORLD?

WE'VE ANTICIPATED
THAT QUESTION

AND HAVE ARRANGED
A DEMONSTRATION,

WE UNDERSTAND THE COMMITTEE'S
UNHAPPY WITH CERTAIN DECISIONS

BEING MADE BY THE C, E, O,
OF CARLTON ELECTRONICS,

WE HAVE ONE OF OUR ALUMNI

POSITIONED NEXT IN LINE
TO ASCEND TO HIS CHAIR,

THIS WEEK, ONE OF OUR STUDENTS
WILL MAKE THAT POSSIBLE,

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

NOW YOU KNOW
WHAT "PROGRAM" IS,

THEY'RE LEAVING,

THEY'RE TAKING TAYLOR WITH THEM,

YOU THINKING HE'S
OFFING THAT GUY?

NOBODY SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT KILLING,

YOU'RE NAIVE,
AREN'T YOU?

WHY DO YOU THINK

THESE THINGS MAKE US
SUCH GOOD SHOTS?

I'VE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION,

HOW'S TAYLOR
GETTING OFF THE GROUNDS?

HE'S GOT THE SAME THING,

THAT'S AN
EXCELLENT QUESTION,

WHATEVER SCRAMBLED
MY BRAINS

SHOULD WORK
ON TAYLOR,

KEEP GOING,
KEEP GOING,

KEY CARDS,

THEY DEACTIVATE THOSE BOXES,

I SAW WHERE KERN
KEEPS THEM IN HIS OFFICE,

WE GET
THOSE CARDS,

WE CUT OUR LEASH,

YOU'RE JUST GOING TO
BREAK INTO KERN'S OFFICE?

I'VE BROKEN
INTO HARDER PLACES,

NO, MAN, NO,

FINE, FINE,

YOU'LL GET
IN THE WAY,

MEET ME IN FRONT
AT MIDNIGHT,

WHAT ARE
WE GOING TO DO?

FIRST, WE GET
AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE,

THEN WE FIGURE IT OUT,

I DON'T KNOW, MAN...

WHAT ABOUT JULIE?

I'M NO GOOD DEAD,

YOU KNOW WHAT?

FINE, I'LL GO ALONE,

AND YOU CAN STAY HERE

AND BE THE ONLY ONE
WHO'S NOT WITH THE PROGRAM,

WAIT,

OKAY, ALL RIGHT,

JUST TELL ME
WHERE TO MEET YOU AND WHEN,

GOOD EVENING, MR, WALTERS,

TELL ME NOW,

HOW IS YOUR ULCER?

IT'S... FINE,
WHY?

I SAID MIDNIGHT, CHARLIE,

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

RUSTY,

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS,

COME ON, MAN, WE'RE LEAVING,

WE LEAVE THE ACADEMY
ONLY TO SERVE THE ACADEMY,

OKAY, CHARLIE, YOU GOT ME,

LET'S GO,

YOU CAN'T LEAVE,
NOT UNLESS

THE PROGRAM WANTS YOU TO,

STOP FOOLING AROUND,

NOBODY LEAVES
UNTIL THEY GRADUATE,

NOBODY GRADUATES UNTIL
THEY'RE WITH THE PROGRAM,

STOP HIM!

STUDENTS,
STOP MR, DOBSON AND HOLD HIM,

DO NOT HURT HIM,

JUST HOLD HIM,

HE'S GOT THE KEY CARDS

STOP HIM,

USE ANY MEANS NECESSARY,
BUT STOP HIM,

WHAT'S THE TIME THERE?

IT'S 7:00 A, M,

CAN YOU TELL ME
IF MARRIANNE DOBSON'S IN?

YES, SHE IS,

CAN I SPEAK TO HER?

TELL HER IT'S HER SON,

NO, SORRY,
SHE'S IN A MEETING,

WAIT,
A MEETING AT 7:00 A, M,?

CAN I TAKE
A MESSAGE?

CAN YOU INTERRUPT THE MEETING?

YOU WANT ME
TO LOSE MY JOB?

NO, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT...

IT'S OKAY IF YOU INTERRUPT,
IT'S AN EMERGENCY,

I'LL GO SEE
WHAT I CAN DO,

YEAH, I'LL HOLD,

CAN I GET HER
TO CALL YOU BACK?

NO, I CAN'T CALL BACK,

I'VE BEEN TRYING HER ALL NIGHT,

- DID YOU TELL HER IT'S...?
- YOU MUST CALL BACK...

THANKS FOR NOTHING,

YEAH, HE'S ON HIS WAY DOWN,

I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...

I NEED TO TALK TO MR, BAKER,

AND I NEED TO TALK
TO THE POPE,

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,
HE'S IN TROUBLE,

LOOK, I SAID GET BACK NOW,

MR, ROLAND BAKER,

THANK YOU, THANK YOU,

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL,

YOU ARE THE FUTURE
OF CARLTON ELECTRONICS,

IT'S THE PEOPLE

ON THE GROUND LEVEL

WORKING HANDS ON
WITH OUR PRODUCT

THAT MAKE THIS COMPANY STRONG,

I'D LOVE TO TAKE THE CREDIT,

HEY, WHAT'S
YOUR PROBLEM?

I'M SORRY,

I THOUGHT YOU
WERE SOMEBODY ELSE,

YOU REALLY HAVE THE WORKERS

WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE YOU

TO THANK FOR THE GROWTH
OF THIS COMPANY,

THIS COMPANY HAS

A LONG RICH HISTORY

DATING BACK
FROM THE FIRST WORLD WAR,

CHARLIE,

OFFICER, YOU
MUST HELP ME,

WHAT DID
I TELL YOU?

HEY, HEY, CALM DOWN,

HE'S OVER THERE ON THE ROOF,

HE'S GOT A RIFLE, OKAY?

OKAY, JUST STAY CALM, ALL RIGHT?

RADIO THIS,
I DON'T WANT PANIC,

LET'S GET YOU SOME COVER,

I MUST
TALK TO HIM,

WE CAN DEAL WITH THIS,

YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND,

... TO THANK FOR THE GROWTH
OF THIS COMPANY,

WE SEE OURSELVES,

OUR STOCK HOLDERS...

WHY AREN'T YOU OUT THERE?

EVERYTHING'S
BEING TAKEN CARE OF,

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SO LET'S GET
THIS FACTORY ON LINE,

GET DOWN!

THIS IS... INSANE,

COME ON, KID,
GET WITH THE PROGRAM.

LET ME OUT!

THEY JUST KILLED A MAN!

LET ME OUT OF HERE!

IT'S SAID THE ROAD TO HELL
IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS,

IT IS WITH
THESE SAME GOOD INTENTIONS

THAT WE BLINDLY PLACE
OUR TRUST IN THOSE WITH POWER,

THE ARCHITECTS OF OUR FUTURE

AND ALL TOO OFTEN THE MANIPULATORS
OF OUR ULTIMATE FATED.