The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996–1997): Season 2, Episode 9 - DNA Doomsday - full transcript

An organic computer goes out of control during a test of military defenses.

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Data parameters
almost complete.

We'll be up and running
before our guest arrives.

I think Dr. Quest will find this
a most impressive demonstration.

(male #1)
'Forget about Quest!'



This thing has to prove itself
to me first, Dr. Karel.

Frankly, I think
it's been a colossal waste

of the army's time and money.

I know your opinion, general.

Believe me, my Geno Processor
may prove itself

'more valuable for military
defense than you think.'

And sooner than you think, sir.

It better, or I may have to call
my friends at the Pentagon.

This is a defense
research facility

not some mad scientist's lab.

[electrical distortion]

(Dr. Karel)
'Don't worry, Matthews.'

Dr. Quest will understand
what we've accomplished.

(Matthews)
'The most advanced DNA based
computer ever created.'



[seagulls squawking]

zap

[whooshing]

(Hadji)
'So, is my V.R. knight fight
game challenging enough, Jonny?'

(Jonny)
'Uh, not bad.'

'Yeah, how 'bout
that broadsword?'

- Right away!
- ' Draw it economy size, Hadj!'

(Hadji)
'Oops. Sorry.'

[swords clanging]

[grunting]

(Jonny)
'Yes!'

'And now Knight Quest
takes Red Queen.'

[roaring]

[grunting]

'Whoa! But the queen
has dragon breath.'

[roaring]

(Jonny)
'N-o-o!'

[whooshing]

He he. Game over.

Hell, not bad
for a first try, huh, Hadj?

Heh. Sooner or later,
I'm gonna beat the program.

(Dr. Quest)
You sound like Leo Karel, Jonny.

For years, he's been
ahead of everyone

in the field
of bio-technology.

And if this
new DNA computer he's--

Did you say DNA computer?

Leo calls them
Geno Processors.

'He uses genetic material
to replace silicon chips.'

You see, in our bodies, DNA
stores information just like--

The microprocessor
in this laptop.

I am most interested
in seeing this cyber-hybrid.

Making computers
from living tissue?

Sounds like playing
with fire to me, doc.

(Dr. Quest)
'I'm sure Leo knows
what he's doing, Race.'

[electrical discharge]

(Dr. Karel)
Program initiate.

[electrical discharge]

Impressive access speed.

It's taking to the program
with a vengeance, doctor.

Hmm. Perhaps too well.

I'm worried about
sensory overload.

[crackling]

The output is indicating
hightened cognitive response.

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(Dr. Karel)
Oh, no!

- 'Maybe we should.'
- 'An accident. That's all.'

We'll just clean up and--

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(together)
A-a-h! No!

[screaming]

[crackling]

What's that?

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Dr. Karel!

[crackling]

[screaming]

[crackling]

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Dr. Quest, General Conrad Axton.
Welcome to Fort Latimer.

Tightest security
in the South Pacific.

Thank you, general.

So tight, I thought about
denying you port when I heard

this slacker was aboard.

[both chuckling]

Good to see you too, general.

The general, then colonel,
was my C.O.

Back in my enlisted days.

We'll catch up later.

I suppose you're anxious
to see your friend

the mad doctor, Karel.

What is his
DNA computer like, general?

Costly, son. Costly.

[engine revving]

(Dr. Quest)
'Maybe, you should rename
this place'

"Fortified Latimer", sir.'

Why the need for such
high security, general?

(Axton)
'There's some
sensitive research being done'

'on this little atoll, son.'

Even got a live nuke here.

There's a prototype
for a sub-oceanic missile silo

right under our feet.

- What a comforting thought.
- You said it, Hadj.

I love hearing "nuclear missile"

'and "right under your feet"
in the same sentence.'

Ah, you kids
got nothing to worry about.

Missile control
is in Security Level Alpha.

(Jonny)
'Electrified fencing.'

(Axton)
'All sizzle, no steak.'

'Heck, I could hardly get
into Level A myself. He he.'

'And I've got the launch codes.'

[Bandit whimpering]

Alright, Bandit.
Now I'm worried too.

[owl hooting]

[Race gasping]

- What the..
- This is Axton to Base Op.

Possible intruder. We've got two
down at biotech lab.

'Need medevac assistance
on the double.'

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- There's barely a pulse.
- Leo..

Better let me go in first, doc.

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Whatever happened,
it's over now.

[gasping]

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(Dr. Quest)
Leo..

Nothing to report.

[rustling]

Hold it.

Thought I heard something.

Nah. Just the wind. Everything's
quiet. Yeah, check back in five.

[gasping]

[guard screaming]

[crackling]

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(machine)
'Authorized access only.
Enter palm and retina print.'

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'Access approved.'

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Well, doctor?

Yeah, just like
the others, I'm afraid.

Faint pulse,
no neurological response.

And the limb rigor?

Would indicate he's been
this way for over a day.

Can't be. Stood talking to him
myself, just an hour ago.

I'll know more when
I get them back to base medical

and run some tests.

Let me know
what you find, doctor.

(male on radio)
'Base Op to General Axton.'

'We have a guard down
in checkpoint Alpha 6.'

'Retina and palm I.D. show
Dr. Karel just entered Alpha.'

But that's impossible.

Put Alpha on alert.
Whoever it is, it ain't Karel.

Up for a little
security duty, Bannon?

- Sure you trust a slacker, sir?
- He he he.

- Race, can we--
- You kids stay with the doc.

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[engine revving]

(Jonny)
What is going on, dad?

There appears to have
been an overload.

[sniffing]

(Dr. Quest)
This container obviously held
the Geno Processor.

'And when it malfunctioned--'

Some of the DNA stuff
leaked out.

'Maybe onto Dr. Karel
and his assistant.'

'But how does that explain--'

That is what
I need to find out.

Dad, maybe we can find out
what Dr. Karel was working on

'before his computer crashed.'

It will certainly put our
hacking powers to the test.

(Axton)
Computers don't lie, Bannon.

Karel's hand and retina print
were used to open this gate.

(Race)
'But we just saw him at--'

(machine)
'Authorized access only.
Enter palm and retina print.'

'Access approved.'

Maybe he had an accomplice
who faked his I.D.

All I know is, someone got
in here. We're gonna find him.

No one in or out
without my permission.

Yes, sir!

(Dr. Quest)
'This genetic material'

'consists of highly energized
DNA fragments.'

Designed to receive
electrochemical impulses.

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[watch beeping]

plop

[crackling]

- Dad..
- Just as I surmised.

The DNA has become
so highly energized

it's able to drain
the energy from my watch.

Or a man.

Yes, Dr. Quest.

I'll begin administering
an I.V. solution

of electrolytic salts
to all of them.

Well, that should
keep 'em stabilized

until I can find a way
to reverse the process.

Dad, we're online.

Accessing last program
entered by Dr. Karel.

'"Determine weaknesses
in island security.

"Attempt to breach security

and launch sub-oceanic
nuclear missile."

But this is just
a simulation, right?

Unless the Geno Processor
didn't think so.

I believe it's decided

to check out
the security, itself.

Do you mean the DNA computer
walked out of here?

For want of a better word.

But first, it must have absorbed

all of Leo's
genetic information

to get through the check-point.

(Jonny)
'I hope you're calling
General Axton.'

He'd never believe
that story coming from me.

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(Axton on radio)
'Bannon, anything?'

No, sir.
Everything's quiet. Too quiet.

(Race on radio)
'I'll check out
security monitoring.'

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[crackling]

'General Axton,
I have Dr. Quest.'

(Dr. Quest on radio)
'General, Dr. Karel's
Geno Processor'

'is what's been
breaching your security.'

Are you serious? That bowl
of jelly is moving around?

Next thing you'll be telling me

it's programmed
to launch my nuke.

'It is. It's headed for--'

Barracks 12.

(Axton on phone)
'What! That's my launch team.'

- 'Is there any way to stop it?'
- I'll think of something.

Meet me at Barracks 12.
I'll send a chopper.

'We'll be ready.'

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[alarm ringing]

(male on radio)
'This is Base Op.'

'General Axton has ordered'

'Security Level A
evacuated immediately.'

[ringing continues]

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Base Op, Bannon.
I've got two more down.

- Level A, monitoring.
- 'Bannon, evacuate at once!'

- But--
- 'That's an order!'

Good thing
I'm not still enlisted.

Maybe the remote
will give me some answers.

[people screaming]

[engine revving]

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[chopper engine whirring]

General Axton has ordered this
entire security area evacuated.

Guess he wasn't as hard
to convince as I thought.

But if, I mean when
we stop the Geno Processor

what will happen
to Dr. Karel and the others?

That's the good news, Hadji.

Since the processor replicated
Dr. Karel's retina print

'I believe this stored all
electrical information'

'from its victims, intact.'

(Jonny)
'So we've got
to stop the processor.'

'But keep it in one piece.'

[crackling]

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Axton!

Base Op, where is Axton?

(male on radio)
'Bannon, you're supposed
to be--'

Where is he?

'He's meeting Dr. Quest
at Barracks 12.'

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(Jonny)
Dad, Bandit's
on the DNA trail again.

[Bandit whimpering]

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(Dr. Quest)
'They're part
of the missile launch team.'

We're too late.

(Axton)
'Quickly, Dr. Quest. In here.
We can still stop the launch.'

General!

We can stop it together.

Doc...no!

[Dr. Quest screaming]

Dad!

Race, no! Don't ' do it!
You'll destroy dad too.

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What do you mean?
What does that thing want?

The Geno Processor
intends to launch

General Axton's nuclear missile.

It must have lured dad
here because it knew

he was smart enough
to stop it.

So, now, it's up to us.

What's the fastest way
to missile command?

Special elevator
at the end of the barracks.

But only Axton
and the button team have access.

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(Race)
Right behind you, Jonny.

Get a medivac unit here
right now.

- What do I tell Base Op?
- As little as possible.

What we don't need

are a bunch of trigger happy
G.I.s down there.

[Bandit squealing]

With this DNA computer,
we are always one step behind.

First try, Hadji.

Sooner or later, we're gonna
find a way to beat the program.

(machine)
'Authorized access only.
Enter palm and retina print.'

'Access approved.'

[Bandit whining]

(Race)
I don't like it either, boy.

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This is General Axton.

(machine)
'Voice spread confirmed.'

'Control room lockdown.
Complete access denied.'

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(machine)
'Control room lockdown.'

'Access denied
on General Axton's command.'

(Jonny)
Race, he's starting
the countdown!

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[beeping]

(computer)
'Target locked
Washington, D.C.'

'Enter access codes to commence
countdown to launch.'

(Race)
Abort the program, General!

It's just a computer simulation.

Don't think you can
get in here to stop me, boy.

That door can withstand
a thermonuclear blast. Heh heh.

- Access denied.
- My program cannot be stopped.

It's about time
it earned its keep.

It may look
like a monster, Hadji

but it's still just a computer.

If we could get inside, maybe..

We cannot even get inside there.

(Race)
That control room
is air conditioned.

There must be access
through the ducting.

Thought you guys
could use some help.

(computer)
'Access codes confirmed.'

'Missile launch
in T minus 30 minutes.'

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The underwater missile silos.

Knowing Axton, the abort codes
must be in here too.

Then we'll just
have to get them out.

I've got an idea.

If we can temporarily
short-circuit

its electrochemical--

You sound just like your father.
And I bet it'll work.

Well, if it doesn't,
we'll both be drained batteries.

[Bandit whining]

Hadji, I'm gonna need my V.R.
and your laptop.

And I'm going to need
a fast ride.

You're there.

[chopper engine whirring]

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(computer)
'T minus ten minutes.'

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[crashing]

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[electrical discharge]

[whooshing]

(Jonny)
'Hadji, I'm in.'

[zapping]

'I can feel the energy.
You getting anything?'

It is Dr. Karel.
I'm scrolling his data.

(Hadji)
'That is Matthews,
Karel's assistant.'

'Hadji, each one
of these neuroclusters'

'is a separate personality.'

(Hadji)
'Try transferring
their energy to disk.'

(computer)
'T minus two minutes.'

[whooshing]

(Jonny)
'Got them!'

(Race)
Jonny, we're running
out of time!

Find Axton, get those..

Doc?

(Jonny)
'It's dad.
I can feel his warmth.'

'A-a-a-h!'

(Hadji)
'Jonny, I did not get him.'

[whooshing]

(Jonny)
'I'm under fire!'

'Must be the Geno Processor
antibodies.'

'Hadji, I need a shield!'

'A-a-h!'

(Hadji)
'Jonny, that's Axton.
I've got it!'

The abort codes are
2-5-4-6, 7-5-9-8, 4-3-9-6.

Jonny!

[crackling]

(Race)
A-a-h! Jonny, abort codes..

[computer beeping]

(computer)
'Countdown aborted.'

Hadji, looks like I'm really
gonna have to stop this thing

from the inside.

(Jonny)
Don't run out on disk space.

[zapping]

Do not worry, I'm still here.

I'm going to try rearranging
this thing's DNA.

Reverse my polarity
and cross your fingers.

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[crunching]

[exploding]

[whooshing]

splat

Do you really think
this will work?

It must work, doctor.
This is my family.

zap

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[Bandit whining]

C'mon, Jonny.

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[Bandit barking]

(Hadji)
'Jonny, you beat the program.'

[grunting]

First try, Hadj.

(male #2)
Now, we'll use the same process
to the revive the others.

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