War of the Worlds (1988–1990): Season 2, Episode 9 - Synthetic Love - full transcript
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There's rioting breaking
out throughout the city.
Fires continue to
burn everywhere.
Troops are shooting people.
My God, I... I don't know why.
There's a woman dying in front
of me, and no one's helping her.
There are conflicting reports
about who or what started the chaos.
Mr. Laporte, gentlemen,
this is Crevulax.
Amazing.
This will revolutionize
the narcotics
industry in this country.
We'll have to start a testing
and development program
immediately.
That's impossible.
My company controls
all aspects of this drug,
with no interference
from the port industries
or any other company.
We will work within the walls
of your rehabilitation centers,
but we'll maintain
control over production.
Laporte Pharmaceuticals is not
just a corner drug store, Mr. Malcolm.
We will develop this drug
using our chemists
and our doctors,
or we have no deal.
Very well.
Perhaps Farsel Drugs or
Lamark Labs would be interested.
Good day, Mr. Laporte.
I made this company.
Nobody tells me how to run it.
Mr. Malcolm.
Mr. Laporte has
reconsidered your position.
Contrary to the
predictions of psychologists
and other experts,
homicides have risen 42%
since the legalization
of narcotics.
Drug-related
killings in the city
have passed the 7,000 mark.
The worst areas are
Quadrants 7 and 17.
Removing the sale of drugs from
gang control to legal pharmacies
has not resulted
in a fall in drug use
or related criminal activities.
Ooh, one gram of rock.
Sorry, it's just not enough.
What do you mean?
I told you. You don't
have enough money.
I've concluded
arrangements with Laporte.
Can the ingredients be analyzed?
No. I've used a masking agent.
Good. We've given
him what he wants,
and he's given us the means
to deal with this
malignant population
and a great deal
their currency as well.
Delivery is tomorrow night.
I'll be ready.
This will change the
entire financial base
of the company.
I wouldn't have believed
it if I hadn't seen it myself.
What are the projections
for the next quarter?
We're looking at a 13% loss.
We were, Taylor. We were.
We'll bury the competition.
We're now the world's
only distributor of Crevulax.
I don't like it.
I don't trust this guy Malcolm.
I don't know where he comes
from and what is in his drug.
Synthetic love.
I like the sound of that.
Get a hold of Kyle in P.R.
I don't want to leak anything
to the press until I tell you.
Should I set up a
budget meeting?
Don't have to.
This is purely a
distribution deal.
With a normal sales program.
No.
We'll do it through the
rehabilitation centers
in the inner city.
Downtown? Why downtown?
Use your imagination.
This stuff seems to correct
personality disorders.
It creates instant euphoria.
Free clinics in the worst
quadrants, distributing Crevulax...
I'm creating our market.
Okay, I'll check our
real estate holdings.
Oh, and arrange an opening.
You know how it plays.
Rene will handle
the meeting thing.
I don't want to attract
any attention just yet.
Right away, Mr. Laporte.
Washington today...
The government
announced the final collapse
of the welfare system.
Rumored for the past month,
the official shutdown of all welfare
operations will begin at midnight tonight
- With or without?
- Without.
And leave the bottle.
The plight of millions of
unemployed and homeless
has reached
unmanageable proportion,
and the administration attributes
the origin of the catastrophe
to the legalization of
narcotics four years ago.
You little weasel, do
you understand me?
I need it, man, I need it.
Where is the money
you owe me? I want it.
You understand that, huh?
I wouldn't do that.
Oh.
Hey. Hey, that's... that's cool.
That's cool, man.
I didn't know you
two was friends.
The man owes me money.
Kincaid?
Kincaid? My buddy.
See, I got friends, too.
- Here. Get out of here.
- Thanks, man.
Mr. Jimmy, I thought
you'd cleaned up.
Yeah.
Yeah, I have.
I have.
My leg's been acting up.
I'm hurting pretty bad now,
but I'm going to
be okay, Johnny.
I just need one more hit,
just one hit.
Take a look at yourself.
You ought to dry out.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, I'm going to do that
just as soon as I get one taste.
No more, come on.
I thought you were going
to be my friend, Johnny.
If you want to send
me back to rehab,
it's too hard on me, man.
I'll take care of you.
No, it's a free country.
I can do what I like.
It's legal now.
Yeah, legal suicide. Come on.
I don't like this.
- Come on - I ain't going.
Don't give me a
hard time, Mr. Jimmy.
You don't care what
happens to me, Johnny.
Nobody cares.
Come on.
The problems of our city cannot be
solved by the police or by the government.
They are the
responsibility of all of us.
If you have money,
please donate it.
If you have time, we can
always use volunteers.
If you are in need of
treatment, come to us.
My father and I
hope that our efforts
will inspire others
to follow suit.
Our new treatment program
can guarantee rehabilitation.
In our open society, remember,
if you use drugs,
don't abuse them.
It gives me great pride
to officially announce
the Center City
Rehabilitation Program.
Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me.
I've got a patient for you.
Just have him sign the release.
We'll get the rest later.
Do you want to die?
Is that what you want?
Then don't sign it.
Fine. We'll look after him now.
I'll see you tomorrow, Jimmy.
I am pleased to announce the
development and distribution
of the new drug Crevulax.
The success of our
rehabilitation program
is a dream which
the Laporte family
has long desired.
Thank you.
Exciting, isn't it?
Yes, sir.
We've taken them
all by surprise.
The Japanese and the French
are trying to figure out
what we've got our hands on.
But we still don't
know what's in it.
Crevulax will make all
other narcotics obsolete.
It is the solution to
the country's problems.
It will make Laporte Industries
the number 1 producer of
legalized drugs in the world.
- Rene.
- Daddy.
That'll be all, Taylor.
You were superb, angel.
I think it's wonderful.
Someone has to do
something for these poor people.
I feel guilty sometimes.
You've got nothing
to feel guilty about.
You're my one great joy
since your mother died.
I know, Daddy.
We have a delivery deadline.
The demand has
already increased.
We must be able to produce
the drug in larger quantities.
You will have all the
raw material you need.
Mr. Laporte has provided
us a convenient source.
The system is quite perfect.
Look at these projections.
Yes.
Send him in.
Mr. Malcolm, please.
We'll need more Crevulax,
a great deal more.
I can arrange that,
but I need your help in return.
My associates require
some test subjects.
Test subjects?
For what purpose?
They figure prominently
in the drug's production.
We need a number of
different personalities
in order to determine
the proper dosages
and to achieve perfect
balance in each individual.
What do you mean?
Think about this, Mr. Laporte.
Perfect balance
at 35 cents per tab,
that's 17 1/2 cents for you
and 17 1/2 cents for me,
times how many tabs,
times how many
millions of users?
Yes, yes, I know the numbers.
How many test
subjects will you require?
Not many.
My people will choose
the appropriate subjects
from your
rehabilitation program.
You see, Mr. Laporte,
details are unimportant,
but if you want to increase
production of Crevulax...
we have to cooperate.
All right, go get what you need.
Thank you.
Taylor!
Yes, sir.
Get me a more detailed
chemical analysis.
Give it directly to Archie and have
her report back to me personally.
Right away, sir.
What's it like?
I mean, what did they give you?
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey, I'm talking to you.
Take it easy, brother.
Everything will be okay.
What's going on here?
What are you taking?
How come you're so cooled out?
This drug is impossible.
The molecules can't be
combined or taken apart.
All we get is some saline,
a few common alkaloids,
and the rest is a mystery.
Well, we do know
one thing about it.
It works.
Hey, buddy. Hey, hey.
Hey, man. Hey.
Hey, man, it ain't safe in here.
We've got to get out of here.
No!
- Johnny.
- Jimmy.
Hey.
I promised I'd come
back and see you.
And here I am.
- Johnny...
- Oh, I brought you something.
- Yeah.
- Here.
It's for good luck.
Thanks, man.
Look, I need some help.
I've got to get out of here.
Jimmy, what are you talking
about? You just got here.
Listen, Johnny.
There are lots of people
sitting around here
like nothing's wrong.
I seen them.
Calm down.
The staff here know
what they're doing.
No.
I sprang out of here last night,
and I saw what they're up to.
They're moving
people out of here,
and they're not telling anybody.
You don't believe me.
I believe you, Jimmy.
Of course I believe you.
But you've got
to go through this.
In time it'll get better.
We'll take care of him now.
No, I tell you, I seen what
they're doing, and it's weird.
I'll come back and see you
tomorrow, Jimmy. I promise.
Hang on to the rabbit's
foot. It'll bring you luck.
No, Johnny, no.
You've got to save me.
Johnny! Johnny...
Thought I'd find you here.
Want a drink?
Sure, yeah, don't mind if I do.
I'm having a bad day.
What's up?
I've got this friend,
this old friend, Jimmy Wilson.
Hadn't seen him in...
For a long time until I met
him in here the other night.
He was in a bad way, strung out.
So I took him to a rehab center.
- And?
- He didn't want to go.
And now all he
wants to do is get out.
Have you ever been
in one of those places?
What do you know about them?
Well, since the private
industry took them over,
they seem to function.
They're the only real
option an addict has.
People making the money
are the chemical companies.
They're the ones who
produce the drugs.
Really worried about
this guy, aren't you?
Yeah. He said there was
something weird going on.
Said that they were
taking people away,
and I didn't believe him.
Listen, I'll see you later.
James Wilson.
I'm sorry. There's no
one here by that name.
Of course there is.
I just came to see him, and you
were here when I brought him in.
I'm sorry, sir. He's
not here any longer.
Maybe he was transferred.
Transferred where?
Are you his next of kin?
Never mind.
Well, it looks like
we've just struck gold.
Every report we receive says
Crevulax works like nobody's business.
Look at this.
Hm, looks like we'll need 10
times the amount we're now using.
Daddy, it's after 11:00.
Here.
I'm sorry, angel.
Now, where would I be without
you to remind me of these things?
We'll be late.
You have your speech?
It's in my pocket.
Give me the honor
of escorting you.
Harrison. Harrison, wake up.
- What...
- Come on.
- Kincaid...
- Wake up, come on.
Look, I don't have
time to explain.
This is Crevulax,
from the rehab center.
- Analyze it for me.
- Wait...
I'll check back with you later.
What... Kin... wait.
Kin...
The Center City
Rehabilitation Program
We're here if you need us.
Caught in a vicious
cycle of addiction?
Our treatment is
guaranteed to help you.
Drug use does not
mean drug abuse.
The Center City
Rehabilitation Program,
a free public service
by Laporte
Pharmaceutical industries.
I'm sorry we're so crowded.
Things will get better.
I saw you on television.
We can help you.
I would've come
sooner, but I was afraid.
It's all right. You're here now.
That's what matters.
We have a wonderful
new treatment.
Will it help me?
Sure it will.
The doctors will answer
all your questions tomorrow,
and I'll come around
to see how you're doing.
I'm John Wolf.
Good luck, Mr. Wolf.
Where the hell did
you get this stuff?
I don't know. He didn't
stay long enough to tell me.
I figured it was
probably a tranquilizer.
It isn't.
There's some kind
of masking agent.
Why hide the properties
of a medication?
I don't know, maybe
something illegal.
I can't think what.
I'm going to try the
second set of slides.
Wolf? John?
Over here.
Just completing our
histories, Mr. Wolf.
Age?
33.
Next of kin.
Don't have any.
Is there anyone you'd
like us to contact?
No, no one.
Listen, when am I going
to get my treatment?
Very soon, Mr. Wolf.
You will be selected very soon.
Lawson? Trisha?
Good morning.
I'm glad to see
you're still with us.
Yes, ma'am.
I am, but during the night a
lot of people were moved out.
They've probably been treated,
like Andrew over there.
Not long ago, he was in a
hospital for the criminally insane.
Now look. His mind
is in perfect balance.
I had a friend in here, too.
Maybe you could get word
to him, tell him I'm here.
Maybe.
His name's James Wilson.
Goes by "Mr. Jimmy."
I'll try to find him. I promise.
Thanks.
- Nurse?
- Yes.
Were patients
transferred last night?
Some have been
transferred, Miss Laporte.
Others were
treated and released.
I see.
Thank you. I'm sorry
to interrupt your work.
There must be something else.
Let's go through it again.
Wait a minute.
There's something happening.
The masking agent
is very sophisticated.
It... It's like a virus.
It adapts to every
chemical environment I use.
Look.
Blocks analysis.
Quiet, quiet, quiet. Shh.
Harrison, it's separating.
The masking agent is separating
from the other compounds.
What is it?
Human endorphins, brain matter.
Synthetic?
No, the real thing.
My God.
The masking agent is alien.
They're behind Crevulax.
Then what are they up to?
Choose your nightmare.
I want to expand the network in
the first quarter of the new year.
We'll sell Crevulax
through our pharmacies.
I want a big campaign in the
four weeks prior to its release.
Yeah.
It's the lab.
Archie, talk to me.
Mr. Laporte, you're
not going to like this.
Crevulax is human brain tissue.
What's in it?
You wouldn't believe
me if I told you.
So simple.
I don't believe you.
My father would never be
involved in anything like that.
Your family's money was
made by trading illegal narcotics.
It's a huge industry.
People will do anything
to make a profit.
You've got to expose this now.
You're wrong. It can't be.
I'm telling you people are
disappearing from here.
People, like my
friend Mr. Jimmy,
people who nobody cares about.
I saw them being thrown
into trucks out there.
Where are they being
taken, Rene? Where?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Rene, wait.
As we agreed, we've
doubled shipment.
Our business is
concluded, Mr. Malcolm,
permanently.
We have an
agreement, Mr. Laporte.
I have taken the liberty of
having Crevulax analyzed.
I know what's in it.
This isn't a wise decision.
Get out of here before
I have you arrested.
All right. It'll be interesting to see what
the public thinks of your miracle drug
once they find out
how you make it.
How I make it?
How I make it!
Get him out of here.
Who was he, Daddy?
For God's sakes, what
was he talking about?
Nothing, a transaction.
Really?
I just came from the
rehabilitation center.
Patients are disappearing.
The nurse said they're being
transferred. Transferred where?
It's none of your concern.
Yes, it is! I am part of it.
What are you involved in
that you can't tell me about?
I'll see you at home.
Don't shut me out.
You've done something
awful, haven't you?
Somehow you were
using those people
to put money in your own pocket.
You bastards.
Your aggressive feelings
towards us will change forever.
Laporte has
severed our contract.
He developed a conscience.
I can ensure
Mr. Laporte's silence...
for the time it will take us to
erase our presence from the clinic.
What are you telling me?
Just that losing the
clinic doesn't concern me.
We've got the drug.
That's all we need.
I can make a deal anywhere.
Countless addicts,
a limitless market.
And what about Laporte?
What about him?
Good. Transfer him.
What do you think? Will it work?
Won't know until we try.
Where is she?
Mr. Laporte, your
daughter is missing.
She went to the clinic earlier this
evening, and no one has seen her since.
She never returned to her car.
Find her!
Malcolm.
I'll kill the bastard.
Harrison!
Go get the van.
Kincaid.
Get up there.
Go. Go!
Kincaid, now, stop
it. Now, listen to me.
Give him the serum, will you?
- Buzz off, I'm busy.
- How much?
I don't know.
Just give it to him.
We haven't got any choice.
Kincaid, now, stop
it. Now, listen to me.
Now, what happened back there?
Where?
Stop the van!
Kincaid. Kincaid!
Rene!
Rene!
Mr. Laporte.
Where's my daughter?
What have you done to her?
I'll come to that.
First I want you to understand
the consequences of your behavior.
You see how simple it all is?
By tomorrow, you and
your company will be ruined.
The press and the government
will know everything about Crevulax.
It's sad, really.
It takes a lifetime
to build a career
and just one
indiscretion to end it.
No, don't!
Suzanne, he's coming
out of it. The serum worked.
What have you done to her?
I've brought her to you.
No.
The drug is perfect,
but we need another
means of distribution.
In time. It's
interesting, isn't it?
These creatures will
do anything for money,
even sell their children.
They do so much
of our work for us.
Angel.
It's all right. You're here now.
We have a wonderful
new treatment.
No, Johnny. No.
You've got to save me. Johnny!
There's rioting breaking
out throughout the city.
Fires continue to
burn everywhere.
Troops are shooting people.
My God, I... I don't know why.
There's a woman dying in front
of me, and no one's helping her.
There are conflicting reports
about who or what started the chaos.
Mr. Laporte, gentlemen,
this is Crevulax.
Amazing.
This will revolutionize
the narcotics
industry in this country.
We'll have to start a testing
and development program
immediately.
That's impossible.
My company controls
all aspects of this drug,
with no interference
from the port industries
or any other company.
We will work within the walls
of your rehabilitation centers,
but we'll maintain
control over production.
Laporte Pharmaceuticals is not
just a corner drug store, Mr. Malcolm.
We will develop this drug
using our chemists
and our doctors,
or we have no deal.
Very well.
Perhaps Farsel Drugs or
Lamark Labs would be interested.
Good day, Mr. Laporte.
I made this company.
Nobody tells me how to run it.
Mr. Malcolm.
Mr. Laporte has
reconsidered your position.
Contrary to the
predictions of psychologists
and other experts,
homicides have risen 42%
since the legalization
of narcotics.
Drug-related
killings in the city
have passed the 7,000 mark.
The worst areas are
Quadrants 7 and 17.
Removing the sale of drugs from
gang control to legal pharmacies
has not resulted
in a fall in drug use
or related criminal activities.
Ooh, one gram of rock.
Sorry, it's just not enough.
What do you mean?
I told you. You don't
have enough money.
I've concluded
arrangements with Laporte.
Can the ingredients be analyzed?
No. I've used a masking agent.
Good. We've given
him what he wants,
and he's given us the means
to deal with this
malignant population
and a great deal
their currency as well.
Delivery is tomorrow night.
I'll be ready.
This will change the
entire financial base
of the company.
I wouldn't have believed
it if I hadn't seen it myself.
What are the projections
for the next quarter?
We're looking at a 13% loss.
We were, Taylor. We were.
We'll bury the competition.
We're now the world's
only distributor of Crevulax.
I don't like it.
I don't trust this guy Malcolm.
I don't know where he comes
from and what is in his drug.
Synthetic love.
I like the sound of that.
Get a hold of Kyle in P.R.
I don't want to leak anything
to the press until I tell you.
Should I set up a
budget meeting?
Don't have to.
This is purely a
distribution deal.
With a normal sales program.
No.
We'll do it through the
rehabilitation centers
in the inner city.
Downtown? Why downtown?
Use your imagination.
This stuff seems to correct
personality disorders.
It creates instant euphoria.
Free clinics in the worst
quadrants, distributing Crevulax...
I'm creating our market.
Okay, I'll check our
real estate holdings.
Oh, and arrange an opening.
You know how it plays.
Rene will handle
the meeting thing.
I don't want to attract
any attention just yet.
Right away, Mr. Laporte.
Washington today...
The government
announced the final collapse
of the welfare system.
Rumored for the past month,
the official shutdown of all welfare
operations will begin at midnight tonight
- With or without?
- Without.
And leave the bottle.
The plight of millions of
unemployed and homeless
has reached
unmanageable proportion,
and the administration attributes
the origin of the catastrophe
to the legalization of
narcotics four years ago.
You little weasel, do
you understand me?
I need it, man, I need it.
Where is the money
you owe me? I want it.
You understand that, huh?
I wouldn't do that.
Oh.
Hey. Hey, that's... that's cool.
That's cool, man.
I didn't know you
two was friends.
The man owes me money.
Kincaid?
Kincaid? My buddy.
See, I got friends, too.
- Here. Get out of here.
- Thanks, man.
Mr. Jimmy, I thought
you'd cleaned up.
Yeah.
Yeah, I have.
I have.
My leg's been acting up.
I'm hurting pretty bad now,
but I'm going to
be okay, Johnny.
I just need one more hit,
just one hit.
Take a look at yourself.
You ought to dry out.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, I'm going to do that
just as soon as I get one taste.
No more, come on.
I thought you were going
to be my friend, Johnny.
If you want to send
me back to rehab,
it's too hard on me, man.
I'll take care of you.
No, it's a free country.
I can do what I like.
It's legal now.
Yeah, legal suicide. Come on.
I don't like this.
- Come on - I ain't going.
Don't give me a
hard time, Mr. Jimmy.
You don't care what
happens to me, Johnny.
Nobody cares.
Come on.
The problems of our city cannot be
solved by the police or by the government.
They are the
responsibility of all of us.
If you have money,
please donate it.
If you have time, we can
always use volunteers.
If you are in need of
treatment, come to us.
My father and I
hope that our efforts
will inspire others
to follow suit.
Our new treatment program
can guarantee rehabilitation.
In our open society, remember,
if you use drugs,
don't abuse them.
It gives me great pride
to officially announce
the Center City
Rehabilitation Program.
Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me.
I've got a patient for you.
Just have him sign the release.
We'll get the rest later.
Do you want to die?
Is that what you want?
Then don't sign it.
Fine. We'll look after him now.
I'll see you tomorrow, Jimmy.
I am pleased to announce the
development and distribution
of the new drug Crevulax.
The success of our
rehabilitation program
is a dream which
the Laporte family
has long desired.
Thank you.
Exciting, isn't it?
Yes, sir.
We've taken them
all by surprise.
The Japanese and the French
are trying to figure out
what we've got our hands on.
But we still don't
know what's in it.
Crevulax will make all
other narcotics obsolete.
It is the solution to
the country's problems.
It will make Laporte Industries
the number 1 producer of
legalized drugs in the world.
- Rene.
- Daddy.
That'll be all, Taylor.
You were superb, angel.
I think it's wonderful.
Someone has to do
something for these poor people.
I feel guilty sometimes.
You've got nothing
to feel guilty about.
You're my one great joy
since your mother died.
I know, Daddy.
We have a delivery deadline.
The demand has
already increased.
We must be able to produce
the drug in larger quantities.
You will have all the
raw material you need.
Mr. Laporte has provided
us a convenient source.
The system is quite perfect.
Look at these projections.
Yes.
Send him in.
Mr. Malcolm, please.
We'll need more Crevulax,
a great deal more.
I can arrange that,
but I need your help in return.
My associates require
some test subjects.
Test subjects?
For what purpose?
They figure prominently
in the drug's production.
We need a number of
different personalities
in order to determine
the proper dosages
and to achieve perfect
balance in each individual.
What do you mean?
Think about this, Mr. Laporte.
Perfect balance
at 35 cents per tab,
that's 17 1/2 cents for you
and 17 1/2 cents for me,
times how many tabs,
times how many
millions of users?
Yes, yes, I know the numbers.
How many test
subjects will you require?
Not many.
My people will choose
the appropriate subjects
from your
rehabilitation program.
You see, Mr. Laporte,
details are unimportant,
but if you want to increase
production of Crevulax...
we have to cooperate.
All right, go get what you need.
Thank you.
Taylor!
Yes, sir.
Get me a more detailed
chemical analysis.
Give it directly to Archie and have
her report back to me personally.
Right away, sir.
What's it like?
I mean, what did they give you?
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey, I'm talking to you.
Take it easy, brother.
Everything will be okay.
What's going on here?
What are you taking?
How come you're so cooled out?
This drug is impossible.
The molecules can't be
combined or taken apart.
All we get is some saline,
a few common alkaloids,
and the rest is a mystery.
Well, we do know
one thing about it.
It works.
Hey, buddy. Hey, hey.
Hey, man. Hey.
Hey, man, it ain't safe in here.
We've got to get out of here.
No!
- Johnny.
- Jimmy.
Hey.
I promised I'd come
back and see you.
And here I am.
- Johnny...
- Oh, I brought you something.
- Yeah.
- Here.
It's for good luck.
Thanks, man.
Look, I need some help.
I've got to get out of here.
Jimmy, what are you talking
about? You just got here.
Listen, Johnny.
There are lots of people
sitting around here
like nothing's wrong.
I seen them.
Calm down.
The staff here know
what they're doing.
No.
I sprang out of here last night,
and I saw what they're up to.
They're moving
people out of here,
and they're not telling anybody.
You don't believe me.
I believe you, Jimmy.
Of course I believe you.
But you've got
to go through this.
In time it'll get better.
We'll take care of him now.
No, I tell you, I seen what
they're doing, and it's weird.
I'll come back and see you
tomorrow, Jimmy. I promise.
Hang on to the rabbit's
foot. It'll bring you luck.
No, Johnny, no.
You've got to save me.
Johnny! Johnny...
Thought I'd find you here.
Want a drink?
Sure, yeah, don't mind if I do.
I'm having a bad day.
What's up?
I've got this friend,
this old friend, Jimmy Wilson.
Hadn't seen him in...
For a long time until I met
him in here the other night.
He was in a bad way, strung out.
So I took him to a rehab center.
- And?
- He didn't want to go.
And now all he
wants to do is get out.
Have you ever been
in one of those places?
What do you know about them?
Well, since the private
industry took them over,
they seem to function.
They're the only real
option an addict has.
People making the money
are the chemical companies.
They're the ones who
produce the drugs.
Really worried about
this guy, aren't you?
Yeah. He said there was
something weird going on.
Said that they were
taking people away,
and I didn't believe him.
Listen, I'll see you later.
James Wilson.
I'm sorry. There's no
one here by that name.
Of course there is.
I just came to see him, and you
were here when I brought him in.
I'm sorry, sir. He's
not here any longer.
Maybe he was transferred.
Transferred where?
Are you his next of kin?
Never mind.
Well, it looks like
we've just struck gold.
Every report we receive says
Crevulax works like nobody's business.
Look at this.
Hm, looks like we'll need 10
times the amount we're now using.
Daddy, it's after 11:00.
Here.
I'm sorry, angel.
Now, where would I be without
you to remind me of these things?
We'll be late.
You have your speech?
It's in my pocket.
Give me the honor
of escorting you.
Harrison. Harrison, wake up.
- What...
- Come on.
- Kincaid...
- Wake up, come on.
Look, I don't have
time to explain.
This is Crevulax,
from the rehab center.
- Analyze it for me.
- Wait...
I'll check back with you later.
What... Kin... wait.
Kin...
The Center City
Rehabilitation Program
We're here if you need us.
Caught in a vicious
cycle of addiction?
Our treatment is
guaranteed to help you.
Drug use does not
mean drug abuse.
The Center City
Rehabilitation Program,
a free public service
by Laporte
Pharmaceutical industries.
I'm sorry we're so crowded.
Things will get better.
I saw you on television.
We can help you.
I would've come
sooner, but I was afraid.
It's all right. You're here now.
That's what matters.
We have a wonderful
new treatment.
Will it help me?
Sure it will.
The doctors will answer
all your questions tomorrow,
and I'll come around
to see how you're doing.
I'm John Wolf.
Good luck, Mr. Wolf.
Where the hell did
you get this stuff?
I don't know. He didn't
stay long enough to tell me.
I figured it was
probably a tranquilizer.
It isn't.
There's some kind
of masking agent.
Why hide the properties
of a medication?
I don't know, maybe
something illegal.
I can't think what.
I'm going to try the
second set of slides.
Wolf? John?
Over here.
Just completing our
histories, Mr. Wolf.
Age?
33.
Next of kin.
Don't have any.
Is there anyone you'd
like us to contact?
No, no one.
Listen, when am I going
to get my treatment?
Very soon, Mr. Wolf.
You will be selected very soon.
Lawson? Trisha?
Good morning.
I'm glad to see
you're still with us.
Yes, ma'am.
I am, but during the night a
lot of people were moved out.
They've probably been treated,
like Andrew over there.
Not long ago, he was in a
hospital for the criminally insane.
Now look. His mind
is in perfect balance.
I had a friend in here, too.
Maybe you could get word
to him, tell him I'm here.
Maybe.
His name's James Wilson.
Goes by "Mr. Jimmy."
I'll try to find him. I promise.
Thanks.
- Nurse?
- Yes.
Were patients
transferred last night?
Some have been
transferred, Miss Laporte.
Others were
treated and released.
I see.
Thank you. I'm sorry
to interrupt your work.
There must be something else.
Let's go through it again.
Wait a minute.
There's something happening.
The masking agent
is very sophisticated.
It... It's like a virus.
It adapts to every
chemical environment I use.
Look.
Blocks analysis.
Quiet, quiet, quiet. Shh.
Harrison, it's separating.
The masking agent is separating
from the other compounds.
What is it?
Human endorphins, brain matter.
Synthetic?
No, the real thing.
My God.
The masking agent is alien.
They're behind Crevulax.
Then what are they up to?
Choose your nightmare.
I want to expand the network in
the first quarter of the new year.
We'll sell Crevulax
through our pharmacies.
I want a big campaign in the
four weeks prior to its release.
Yeah.
It's the lab.
Archie, talk to me.
Mr. Laporte, you're
not going to like this.
Crevulax is human brain tissue.
What's in it?
You wouldn't believe
me if I told you.
So simple.
I don't believe you.
My father would never be
involved in anything like that.
Your family's money was
made by trading illegal narcotics.
It's a huge industry.
People will do anything
to make a profit.
You've got to expose this now.
You're wrong. It can't be.
I'm telling you people are
disappearing from here.
People, like my
friend Mr. Jimmy,
people who nobody cares about.
I saw them being thrown
into trucks out there.
Where are they being
taken, Rene? Where?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Rene, wait.
As we agreed, we've
doubled shipment.
Our business is
concluded, Mr. Malcolm,
permanently.
We have an
agreement, Mr. Laporte.
I have taken the liberty of
having Crevulax analyzed.
I know what's in it.
This isn't a wise decision.
Get out of here before
I have you arrested.
All right. It'll be interesting to see what
the public thinks of your miracle drug
once they find out
how you make it.
How I make it?
How I make it!
Get him out of here.
Who was he, Daddy?
For God's sakes, what
was he talking about?
Nothing, a transaction.
Really?
I just came from the
rehabilitation center.
Patients are disappearing.
The nurse said they're being
transferred. Transferred where?
It's none of your concern.
Yes, it is! I am part of it.
What are you involved in
that you can't tell me about?
I'll see you at home.
Don't shut me out.
You've done something
awful, haven't you?
Somehow you were
using those people
to put money in your own pocket.
You bastards.
Your aggressive feelings
towards us will change forever.
Laporte has
severed our contract.
He developed a conscience.
I can ensure
Mr. Laporte's silence...
for the time it will take us to
erase our presence from the clinic.
What are you telling me?
Just that losing the
clinic doesn't concern me.
We've got the drug.
That's all we need.
I can make a deal anywhere.
Countless addicts,
a limitless market.
And what about Laporte?
What about him?
Good. Transfer him.
What do you think? Will it work?
Won't know until we try.
Where is she?
Mr. Laporte, your
daughter is missing.
She went to the clinic earlier this
evening, and no one has seen her since.
She never returned to her car.
Find her!
Malcolm.
I'll kill the bastard.
Harrison!
Go get the van.
Kincaid.
Get up there.
Go. Go!
Kincaid, now, stop
it. Now, listen to me.
Give him the serum, will you?
- Buzz off, I'm busy.
- How much?
I don't know.
Just give it to him.
We haven't got any choice.
Kincaid, now, stop
it. Now, listen to me.
Now, what happened back there?
Where?
Stop the van!
Kincaid. Kincaid!
Rene!
Rene!
Mr. Laporte.
Where's my daughter?
What have you done to her?
I'll come to that.
First I want you to understand
the consequences of your behavior.
You see how simple it all is?
By tomorrow, you and
your company will be ruined.
The press and the government
will know everything about Crevulax.
It's sad, really.
It takes a lifetime
to build a career
and just one
indiscretion to end it.
No, don't!
Suzanne, he's coming
out of it. The serum worked.
What have you done to her?
I've brought her to you.
No.
The drug is perfect,
but we need another
means of distribution.
In time. It's
interesting, isn't it?
These creatures will
do anything for money,
even sell their children.
They do so much
of our work for us.
Angel.
It's all right. You're here now.
We have a wonderful
new treatment.
No, Johnny. No.
You've got to save me. Johnny!