Space Precinct (1994) s01e17 Episode Script

- 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.
" - This is scavenger k38.
Outside quadrant seven, near the abandoned space platform.
I got all the junk I need for the day.
I'm headed home.
- All right-- He's online.
- Are you receiving me? - Arrak, what have you got? - Xanek, as promised.
- Good.
Who's the contact? - Oh, some lower echelon female exec with a suitcase full of money.
- Nice work-- I'm on way.
- hmm.
- Xanek intergalactic's this is it, Lynn.
- Once these guys are in, it's only a matter of time.
- You are pure genius, Reeve.
- So what does that make me? Don't answer that.
- You can be genius number two, Tong.
- Mmm-hmm.
- You all set? - the key's ready.
Let's go get those credits.
- damn it, Tong! When are you gonna realize that money is the root of the whole problem? - Hey, I know-- I was just kidding.
- Changing the system is no joke, Tong.
- Scanners receiving loud and clear.
Reeve, it's time.
- If anything doesn't seem right, get out of there.
What about the cops? - Ah, routine patrol stuff.
- You're late.
- Wasn't easy to find.
- Who's the kid, arrak? - You wanted to meet the main man.
- You're the supplier? - World's changing, lady.
- Nice office.
- Nice pen.
All right-- Let's get started.
Uh, I gather arrak has told you about the advantages of this system? - I wouldn't be here if he hadn't.
- Well let's see.
Xanek intergalactic's.
And? Your main competitor-- Vortex industries.
- Hardly a secret.
- How about this? - So, vortex is going public.
Hmm-- We suspected that.
- Yeah, well now you know.
With one of these keys, you can access any mainframe on the planet.
I haven't found a code I can't crack yet.
Whatever your business needs.
- Not bad.
I could do a lot of damage with one of these.
- Whatever.
- I assume cash will be acceptable? - Well, that's what it's all about, isn't it? - Mind if I use your desk? - Not at all.
- I'll need my pen back.
- that's sweet.
- keep it.
- All right-- we got 'em.
Way to go, Janie.
This is Brogan-- All units-- I repeat all units.
We're knockin' off for dinner.
- Haldane and Brogan calling in a cloak frequency, uh-uh.
I don't think so.
- Reeve, go on in.
- Yeah.
- Well, I guess that's everything.
- It's over-- You're under arrest.
Come on-- Cuff him.
And read him his rights.
- You have the right to remain silent-- - Okay, lieutenant-- We have a result.
- Anything you say or think can be recorded.
- Nice job.
- You had us worried there for a second, castle.
- Just another hard day at the Office.
Thanks.
Are you all right, Mr.
Gushen.
- Uh, fine, Officer-- I think.
- All right-- I'll meet you back at the station.
Take him away.
- Okay, let's get back to the station.
Well done, Officer castle.
- great job, guys.
- What do you think you're doing? - It's over, Lynn-- Reeve's gone.
He's not gone! - He'll talk.
- Shut up-- He'll never talk.
Friends are everything.
He'd want us to continue the work.
- Okay-- But without Reeve, what in deep space can we do? - Get him back.
- How? - I don't know.
You're genius number two.
- Come on, haldane-- Where? - Nope-- It's a surprise.
- I don't like surprises.
- too bad, castle.
It's my way or the highway.
And you just keep your mind out of this.
- Hey, what you guys get up to is none of my business.
- Okay, I'll take the highway.
- What's wrong with you? - Maybe I'm just tired of your games, haldane.
- Okay-- Let's, uh, get on with it.
- Okay-- Let's get started.
- For the record, I'm reminding you that anything you say or think can be recorded and may be used against you in a court of law.
- Well, Reeve pataki, you're in a lot of trouble here.
- don't you get it, cop? You're the one in trouble-- you.
And your corrupt system.
- We know this key will infiltrate closed mainframe systems.
- No.
- Apparently you designed it.
- If you say so.
- And were attempting to sell it to an undercover officer.
- I was set up and you know it.
- We already know that you've sold several of these keys before.
- We can do this two ways, Reeve.
- We can charge you with systems espionage, mainframe trespass, industrial sabotage, illegal trading, and conspiracy to defraud.
- Sweet.
- No, not so sweet.
The way the courts are today, you could get 40 years-- that a make you what? About ready to collect your pension when you got out.
- Or you cooperate.
You dismantle your operation.
Gives names of any or all of your associates.
- Associates-- We're not businessmen.
We're friends.
- Who's we? - You'll find out soon enough.
- Oh.
Anything? - Yeah, the k.
T.
B.
The Karol terac brigade.
Terac was a Leader of a group of obstructionists in the early days of colonization.
- Ah, let me guess.
This terac character is some kind of spiritual guide for you and your so-Called friends.
Ah, man.
You know the longer you keep this up the deeper you're gonna bury yourself.
- Your father is Glenn pataki.
- Oh, that impresses you.
- Not particularly, but you obviously don't need the money.
Your father's a very rich man.
- Yes-- And he got that way by ripping off the working classes.
People like you.
So why'd you do it? - Do what? - You sure we want to do this? - There's a lot more at stake here than just Reeve.
- there it is-- The 88th precinct.
- It's nice to be surprised.
- Not by Jack haldane.
You remember last eclipse? I spent a week's salary on that outfit and where did we end up? Magma wrestling in some Wolf district warehouse.
- Says he never deals-- Not even for money.
- Yeah, so why is he trying to sell this key thing? - I don't know.
He thinks he's some kind of intergalactic anarchist.
- Yeah, well doesn't everybody? - Mmm-- You ever heard of Carol terac? - Terac-- Terac? Oh, yeah that, um, slam ball player that got nailed for shaving points.
- Yeah, close.
Terac was some kind of revolutionary.
He's a big hero to kids like pataki who think they're gonna overturn the system.
- I think I need to overturn him.
- Nah, no we'll just let him sweat it out in his cell for awhile.
- Fire alert.
Emergency personnel to level seven.
- that's us! - Yeah, why does it always happen on our shift! - Come on-- Come on.
- Automatic sprinkler system failure.
All elevator operations suspended.
- Like taking Candy from a baby.
- Come on! Come on-- Come on! Move it you guys-- Let's go! - Now for the adult part.
- Would the officer on cell duty Please Prepare cell number four? Cell number four for New prisoner arrival.
- Yes! - Okay, let's go! Come on-- Get movin' in, guys.
- Hey-- What's goin' on? Open This door! - Let's hope that worked.
- Have faith, Lynn.
- long time no see, babe.
You never call.
- What kept you? - No time for that now.
Go down the hall to your left.
Take the elevator to level one.
Turn right toward the docking bay and get the hell out of there.
- Love ya, Lynn.
- Let's go-- Let's go! Breathers! Ready? One! Two! Three-- Hit it! - What's goin' on? - I don't know-- Where's the fire? - What fire? - Fredo? - Yes, lieutenant? - Yeah, false alarm.
Must have been a mainframe malfunction.
- I'll get slomo and Carson right on it, lieutenant.
- Nice outfits, guys.
- look who's talkin'? - Hey-- The elevators are working.
- Yeah, so? - I'm not sure.
Let's go check the cells out.
- Hey, I'm locked in here-- Come on, guys! - Let him out.
- Come on-- Open the door! - Fredo, Seal the docking bays-- We got a runaway.
Jane-- Took-- It's Brogan.
- What are you doing? - It's not me! - Override it! - I'm trying! - Come on, Reeve-- Where are you? - Damn.
Lynn, I'm stuck in the docking bay.
You got to get the doors open.
- Reeve-- Lookout! - Why do you think we left the cruiser door open, Reeve? - Oh, mother.
- Not exactly.
You're not as bright as you thought.
- You will live to regret this, cop! - I don't believe this! Do something! - It doesn't make any sense! I've tried every possible route.
I can't even get a connect! - Why the hell not? - Ah, I don't know.
Maybe the dumb cops figured out the one thing they could do to stop us from getting in.
- What? - They've turned their darn system off.
- Any change? - He's still not talking.
- All right, people.
Settle down-- Settle down.
Lieutenant? - Uh, I assume everybody's seen this, uh, interoffice on the k.
T.
B.
Outfit? - Yeah, k.
T.
B.
I saw it chalked up on the wall in the Gilmore district.
I couldn't figure out what it meant.
- Well we know it means the Karol terac brigade.
And obviously they're trying to get Reeve pataki back.
- Whoever these people are, they're not stupid.
Somehow they've broken into our mainframe.
That means you won't be making or receiving ANY screen calls for the time being.
- The good news is multi-Coms are still functional.
They're on a different system.
- So, even if these kids are listening in, they won't be able to access the mainframe.
- The bad news is without satellite communications, we've lost our collision warning systems.
- So, we're back to good old fashioned proximity sensors, which means everybody--- Yes, good old fashioned watch shifts.
Duty roster is posted in the main office.
Do we have any information about the pataki kid's confederates? - Well since, um, Officer romek seems familiar with the urban guerilla scene, I thought I'd put him and orrin on that.
- Okay, people-- Let's get to it.
- We've already seen the road to run late watch.
- We better go straight off and get some rest.
- Yeah, nice one.
- It's not my fault! I only asked him a question! - You and your big mouth.
- Leave me alone! - We have to keep asking ourselves.
What would Reeve do? - I don't know, what would Reeve do? - Tong, you're a genius! Are we back inside the system? - Uh, no I'm afraid not.
I just downloaded a whole load of these cop files when we first logged on.
Maybe there is something here we could use.
- Wait a minute-- Are these personnel files? - Yeah, it looks like it.
- can you call up the female cops? - Sure.
- Stop there.
Back one.
That's the one.
That's her.
- What do you mean? - I know what Reeve would do.
- Stop asking me for advice.
Like I said, what you and haldane do is none of my business.
- Tooki.
- if I tell you haldane's no good for you, you argue with me.
If I tell you haldane's the greatest thing that has ever happened to you, you argue with me.
I can't win.
- I was only asking you about a dress.
- that's not what you were asking me about, and you know it! - Listen-- If I can't talk to my flat mate, who can I talk to? - I don't mind it when you talk to me.
What I do mind is whatever I say, you don't want to hear it.
- that's not True-- I do listen.
Go ahead-- Say something.
- Okay.
You should call up haldane, and tell him you love him.
- Oh, that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my life.
- I'm going to the store.
- Fine with me.
- and do the dishes! - And what if I don't love him? - Please.
Come quietly.
This thing generates over 2,000 volts.
[grunting.]
- Freeze! Isn't that what you cops say? Stand up.
Stand up! Now which position is "stun," and Which is "Kill?" - You know, I've been thinking.
You were right.
If you can't talk to your roommate, who can you talk to? Janie? Janie? - Okay, Lynn-- Now you sit down.
- Perfect.
- Hey! I am genius number two, remember? - This came in five minutes ago.
- It's really very easy.
The k.
T.
B.
Don't want to harm anyone, but we will if we have to.
What we do want is a simple exchange.
Reeve pataki for officer castle.
We'll contact you again at noon.
- Did you manage to trace it? - Yep.
Came direct from castle's multiphone.
- I should've been there.
- It's nobody's fault, took.
What do you think, Brogan? - Well obviously we don't know what they're gonna do, but I mean I don't think they're gonna hurt her.
They're idealists, not murderers.
- Come on, Brogan-- The world is full of idealists that have killed people.
We got to make the trade, captain.
- we can't negotiate with terrorists, haldane.
You know that.
- these aren't terrorists.
These are a bunch kids playin' at it.
We make the trade now and take 'em down later.
If word hit the streets that the 88th can be blackmailed, every cop in Demeter will be put at risk.
All right.
Dismissed.
Took, I want you to go straight home.
- But sir, I really think I-- - That's an order.
There's nothing you can do right now.
- Yeah.
- You know your friends kidnapped a police officer.
- Kidnapping, ooh-- That sounds serious.
- listen to me you smug little punk! - Haldane! Kid's father here to see him.
- Sit down.
- You know, you're not helpin' Jane any here.
- What do you want me to do? - Your job.
- Son? - Well, well.
We live and learn.
I didn't know the devil made house calls.
- You're in a lot of trouble.
- What's the matter? You worried about the bad publicity? - actually I'm worried about you.
- Oh, is that a fact? You're only about 20 years too late.
- All right.
Here's what we're gonna do.
First, I post bail and get you out of here.
Then I get you the best lawyers money can buy.
- Yeah, that's right-- Just throw money at the problem.
That'll solve it for sure.
- I am trying to help you, Reeve.
All you have to do is tell them where your friends are! - Never-- Friends are everything.
I don't want your money, old man! Or your help! - What have you become, Reeve? - Your worst nightmare.
I'm the guy who's gonna bring every big, fat cat capitalist in this galaxy to his knees.
And if you go down with them, so much the better.
- in that case, I can't help you.
- Looks like the ball's is in your court, boys.
That is if you want your friend back.
- Time's up-- Let's get back online.
- You got it.
- of course we want officer castle back.
But as I've told you before, police policy categorically prohibits me from exchanging Hostages for prisoners.
- Since when have cops cared about police procedure? - In cases like this, there are no exceptions.
- Well make one.
- Well, that won't be easy.
I'll have to call my superiors again.
That'll take time.
- Well you better be quick, captain.
Time's running out.
- So-- Call.
- Hey, man he's trying to buy us more time here.
- Where the hell are orrin and romek? - They're stalling.
The stupid, dumb cops are just buying their time.
They're probably tracking us down right now! - We talked to the students, the professors, and the administrators this morning.
- Two names kept poppin' up.
Lynn dilfer and Tong coup.
- They both quit college around the same time as Reeve.
Nobody's heard from them since.
- As far as we know, all three were inseparable.
- Who gave you the photos? - The parents-- We went there after the college.
- Yeah-- What'd they say? - Uh, neither family's had any contact for almost a year.
- Just like Reeve.
- Yeah, great, so we still don't have squat! - The photos are somethin', haldane.
I don't know-- maybe we could give 'em to the media.
Somebody's bound to have seen 'em.
- Oh, yeah-- That's wonderful.
They see their picture-- Panic, and start pullin' the trigger.
- enough! Now listen.
We've got what they want-- Reeve pataki.
They know for certain that we're not gonna trade 'em for castle.
Which means that the ball is in their court.
- and what do we do-- Just sit around and wait? - You're through for the day, haldane! Get out of here! Don't talk to me until you're ready to make a worthwhile contribution to this case! - My pleasure.
- They'll never find us here.
- But what if Reeve does talk? - We already discussed that, Lynn.
You said it yourself.
He'll never talk.
- Okay, then genius.
So what would Reeve do now? What was that? - I don't know.
- You know you're wasting your time.
We modified the release mechanism.
It only works from the outside.
- In case we get tired of you.
Not much fun being locked in a cell, is it? Well you better get used to it.
Seems like none of your friends want you back.
That's it! - What? - I just figured out what Reeve would do.
Friends are everything.
[phone ringing.]
- Officer took.
- Yes, what do you want? - Same as always.
Our friend for yours.
- Look, whoever you are, you're wasting your time.
There is nothing I can do.
- that's not True, Officer took.
You can help your friend more than you think.
Then I think it's Only fitting that you decide whether She lives or dies.
- What do you want me to do, Janie? - Um, I'm sorry, Matt.
What'd you say? - Mom wants to know when you're comin' home, dad? You're startin' to look kinda scruffy.
- Where's your mom? - in the shower.
- Uh, Matt, uh, tell her it's gonna take as long as it takes.
- She's not gonna be happy.
- Just do it, Matt.
- Tooki, what are you doin' here? - How are you holdin' up, took? - Yeah, I'm fine-- I feel fine.
Any news? - Uh, no.
You know what we do.
- Nothing.
I have to go see podly.
- I'll talk to you later.
- 'Kay.
- I know it's official policy not to negotiate with terrorists, sir.
Just as I know it's the right policy, but there's an officer's life at stake here.
No, sir.
Uh, of course not, sir.
Yes-- Yes, I-I understand.
Yes, sir.
If you could, I-I would be most grateful.
Thank you, sir.
- Hey, took-- How you doin'? what brings you down here? - Reeve pataki.
We're movin' him out of the precinct.
Security.
Payport's takin' it's time with the system being down and all.
- Huh, tell me about it.
- Captain wants me to pick him up anyway.
- Ah, well-- Whatever the captain wants.
The sooner we get his Butt out of here, the sooner things'll get back to normal.
- Yeah.
- Moving me isn't gonna solve any of your problems, you know.
- Never mind that, just get going.
- Wait a second, took.
- Lieutenant.
Captain wants me to move the prisoner to the 38th.
He asked me to make the run.
- Yeah, I know, but the plan's have changed.
- Oh, right.
- Put him back in his cell-- We'll be back in awhile.
- Whatever you say, lieutenant.
- that's what I like about you guys.
You're so decisive.
- talk to me, took.
- They contacted me at home.
Reeve's friends.
They said I had two hours to free 'em, or they'll kill Jane.
It was her last chance.
- Why didn't you tell us, tooki? - You'd've stopped me.
You have stopped me.
- She didn't do it.
Reeve isn't coming.
- We don't know that.
Give her time.
- She's out of time! We told them we didn't want to hurt anybody! But these damn cops! - Come on, Lynn-- Stop it! We have to keep reminding ourselves.
What would Reeve do? - Don't you tell me what Reeve would do! I'm in charge now.
I'll tell you what we're gonna do.
If we can't have him back, then they sure as hell ain't gonna have Officer damn castle back! - What are you gonna do? - Kill her.
- You can't do that, Lynn! - What's stopping me? - Reeve.
We haven't exhausted all our options yet.
- All right, captain podly.
We've tried all the easy, painless ways.
But you've made it complicated.
You see, we really must have Reeve back.
So, the escape pod, you can see, has been hermetically sealed.
We've disconnected the air supply.
All in all, I'd say officer castle has about an hour left.
Either Reeve is released, or you can just sit there and watch your friend die of suffocation.
The choice is yours.
- damn it, I've had enough! - Where are you going, haldane? Come back here-- Go after him! - Haldane.
- They're on the old communications platform outside quadrant seven.
Don't ask.
- What's this on the scanner, Tong? - Relax.
It's just another scavenger.
- Scavenger k38.
We're all set here.
[gasping.]
- See-- It's moving off.
Better be quick! - How long do you think she's got? - It's already too late.
We gotta stop this, Lynn.
- What are you gonna do? - Turn the air back on.
- No you're not.
- We're not murderers, Lynn.
- and we're not friends anymore.
- No, please-- No-- No! - Freeze-- police! - Drop the gun-- Drop it! - Where's officer castle? - You're too late, officers.
Your friend's already dead.
- Janie-- Come on! Come on, Janie-- don't do this.
Janie! I need you! Janie, I can't live without you-- Janie! Janie, come on-- Come on! Okay-- It's all right.
- Okay, lieutenant-- We're back online.
- Everybody hear that? - Yeah.
- Yeah.
- All right-- back to work.
- What pop's doin' here? - the kid's got a preliminary hearing in court today.
- Reeve? I set up that meeting for you with the lawyers.
The ones that specialize in this sort of stuff.
I thought that-- When This is over-- - I never meant for anyone to get hurt.
I just want you to know that.
- Come on-- Let's go.
- You know, sometimes I forget.
- What do you mean? - What a hell of a responsibility it is being a parent.
Your kids are born.
You make choices.
You do the best you can, but in the end all you can really do is just sit back and hope for the best.
- Officer haldane? - Slomo! You about ready? - Willing and able, Officer haldane.
- All right-- Give me five minutes.
- All right-- I'm ready to go.
- Relax.
- I'm okay.
- I want to keep you under observation for at least 26 hours.
- Carson, I'm fine.
- Humor me.
- Jane, when are you going to start listening to good advice.
- I'm listening.
- See you later.
- Okay, this is what I think you should do.
- Uh, I'm not listening.
- Castle? What's this I hear about you missin' our date? - You know what I think you should do.
I'll see you later.
- Bye.
- Sorry about the date, Jack.
Blame Carson.
- Yeah, oh well.
You know, let me, uh, let me ask you somethin'.
did you, by any chance, happen to hear anything I was saying last night when you were comin' around? - Why-- Did you say something interesting? - Nothin', really.
[speaking foreign language.]
- Mademoiselle, if you would be so kind as to peruse the menu, I'm happy to take your order.
I can recommend the simple squash today, and the arkin's are particularly sweet.
- Thank you, slomo.
- Well, can't take Mohammed to the magma wrestling.
- Haldane! Mmmm.
- What? - Every word.
- What do you mean? - I heard every word you said last night.
- ugh.
You did? - Mmm-Hmm.