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These are the journals of Darian Lambert, Captain, Fugitive Retrieval

.D.

2193.

Selma, no matter how many times we do this, I still don't understand how we

draw money now that's being deposited 200 years from now.

Looks like the coast is clear.

Visual mode, Selma.

Remember, Captain, we live in parallel universes.

When the department makes one of its periodic deposits into your account in

22nd century, it is correlated into your account here, with adjustments for

inflation.

How much inflation?

One million dollars deposited 200 years from today will be credited to this

account as $10 ,284 .97.

Let the $1 serve the charge.

Well, that part never changes.

Just insert me in the card slot, Captain.

I'll do the rest.

Clear. No cops.

This guy's pretty big.

Stick to the routine.

Captain,

have you noticed the strangers approaching from behind? Are the guys in

sedan? Thanks, Tom. I'm already at it.

You looking for somebody?

Yeah, you, pal.

Let's not make any sudden moves.

Keep your hands where I can see them.

Now let's have the wallet.

Wallet? Yeah.

Wallet.

It took you so long. It could have

killed me. Shut up and get in the car.

What do you got here?

I got 200 in cash, credit card.

Oh, look at this.

He's a cop.

What's wrong?

We're cops.

Oh, I get it. What about him?

Waste him. Hey, Mitch, I want no part of killing a cop.

All right, stand by.

Freeze! This is the police. Drop the gun.

Get out of here.

It began in the future.

A time machine called Trax.

Criminals who vanish.

And a lawman who must pursue into the past.

Now he is among us.

A special breed of man.

He has one weapon and a computer named Selma. Good morning, Captain Lambert.

With her, he will travel through our world.

Searching for fugitives from his own.

Knowing he cannot go home until he has found them all.

His name is Darian Lambert. And this is his

story.

Rang your bell pretty good, huh?

I guess you'll live.

The way my head feels, I'm not sure if that's a plus or a minus.

What happened?

I stopped for cash, and this car pulls up.

What kind of car?

Dark blue, four -door sedan. I couldn't get the license plate.

Guy climbs out of the car, sticks a gun in my face, asks for the money.

When you resisted, you got hit from behind, right?

Sounds like I'm not the first.

You won't be the last.

These guys always operate the same.

Isolated victim, no witnesses.

This wouldn't have happened when I was younger.

Back then, we were right on top of things.

We walked the beat.

You still got here pretty fast.

Someone called 911.

Don't bother looking for your wallet. They got it.

What about my credit card?

Cancel it. They'll send you a new one.

I don't want a new one. I want that one.

Listen, these guys are pros.

They'll use it for 24 hours and destroy it.

Destroy it?

Whoa, whoa, wait, wait, wait.

Credit cards get ripped off every day.

No, not this card.

I need this card.

He wants to hit you harder than I thought.

I'm okay.

Could you identify these guys? Sure.

Great.

Get in.

What for? I can handle this myself. You're a material witness. We're going

the station.

No, you don't understand, man. I gotta go.

After I get your statement and file a report, not before.

Now get in.

How long is this gonna take?

As long as it takes.

12 .37 a .m.

I have opened this special journal to record the events of my kidnapping.

Having called 911 to report the mugging of my captain, I then determined to

leave a trail to assist him in finding me.

No, I fill it up while I use the men's room.

12 .40 a .m.

I interfaced with a gasoline -pumped electronic circuitry and issued a few

simple commands.

Bypass, Governor.

Maximum speed.

Disable the automatic shut -off.

My reprogramming of the pump had spectacular results.

Hey, Mitch!

Mitch! What happened?

I don't know! Do something!

Ah! Wait!

Oh, man!

Oh, no!

Ah!

12

.43

a .m.

Cultural observation.

The surgeon general is correct.

Smoking is hazardous to health.

I'll tell you, this is how we get the bad guys nowadays.

On paper.

Let's get started.

Carson.

Yes, Lieutenant?

What are you doing? Another ATM job.

Sergeant.

Sergeant, forget it. Do something useful.

But this guy can give us a description.

Just take a statement and get rid of him. We haven't got time for a two -bit

robbery.

Well, we used to.

Times have changed, Sergeant. We've got priorities now.

Well, I don't like your damn priorities.

Then open up your own police department. In the meantime, get with the program.

Yes, Lieutenant.

Sergeant.

You retire in a few months, don't you?

Yes, sir.

Good.

I'm afraid I'm wasting your time.

Maybe not.

Somebody just firebombed a late model blue sedan over on 10th and Mass. My bet

is it's the same guys.

It could be.

That's just a few blocks from where you were mugged. Let's go check it out. Wait

a minute.

Civilians don't investigate crime scenes.

Lamont, I'm a policeman.

You're a what?

Actually, I'm a captain.

You're a captain?

Prove it.

I can't. My badge is in my wallet. Why do you think I'm so hot to get it back?

Why didn't you tell me in the first place?

I'm undercover.

I didn't want to blow my cover.

Why should I believe that?

Only one reason.

What's that?

Because I'm a real cop and not a horse's ass like your lieutenant.

You got him spotted.

What the hell? Let's go.

1 .26 a .m.

This was the first time I was without my captain to direct me.

I had to determine a course of action on my own initiative.

I did the only thing I could.

I left a message on his answering machine.

We've got to think this through.

You got a cigarette? I left mine in the car. You're out of your mind? Your

smoking just blew it up.

Hey, will you stop getting so excited?

Look, getting a car is easy. We're cops now.

Well, you got something there.

Hold it.

Police officers. Out of the car. We didn't do anything.

Don't mess with him. Out! Now!

Let's go.

What are you hassling us for?

Honey. Come on, step back. Step back. We're taking your car.

Hey, you can't do that.

Police business.

Hey, Zadecki, what's cooking?

Once a damn flambé.

Anybody see who's driving the car?

It's all right. This is Captain Lambert. He's on special assignment.

Well, according to the cashier, there were two guys, but once they pulled up

the self -service pumps, he really didn't pay much attention until it blew

I ran a make on the plates. The car stole.

Figures? Let me check out the main computer.

Hey, the explosion knocked it out of the pump. Don't waste your time.

You're probably right. I'll take a look anyway.

Suit yourself.

Summer, where are you when I need you?

Terminal error 46.

Reset.

Select pump.

Three.

Nothing left of that car worth talking about.

What do you got?

The last sale on pump number three.

How do you know that wasn't left from the last transaction?

The name on their credit card is Darian Lambert.

Damn.

How'd you get that?

Basic third grade computers.

What the hell kind of a grade school you go to?

Very progressive.

Just this.

Let's go.

Where? My apartment.

I got a message.

We

gotta

find a way to make this badge pay off.

Well, we could steal a Porsche.

Maybe even a Rolls.

No, forget the cars.

There's got to be a zillion opportunities out there to make a big

All the information we need is right over there. Pull over, will you?

2 .04 a .m. My abductors left me hanging in a dark place. I was unable to

observe them or determine their intentions.

What'd I tell you? Look at that.

What, you want to kidnap a sultan?

No, I want to steal the sword on the wall behind him. Listen.

The sultan, Ahmad Khan, said to be one of the ten richest men in the world,

threw a party here last week before leaving for his native Morocco.

Held in a lavish penthouse high atop the Plaza Tower, the sultan used the affair

to show off his latest acquisition.

a ruby and diamond -encrusted scimitar estimated at more than $10 million.

Yeah, but Mitch, the plaza's got heavy security.

It's building security.

They're rent -a -cops. We're the real thing.

Looks like a nice place.

If you need to, use the john. Straight in there.

Thank you.

Come on, Selma. Be there.

Hello. Congratulations.

You have been selected to receive a free estimate for aluminum siding.

And there is no... Hello, Captain.

I am being held prisoner by the men who assaulted you.

My teleponder circuits are unharmed and semiotic interchange is still possible.

Come on, Selma, say it in English.

Consult your user's manual.

Page 6, paragraph C for the contingency communication procedures.

User's manual, page 6, paragraph C.

In the event you lose your Selma while on assignment, you may reestablish

contact by transmitting the following digital code.

1 -0 -0 -9 -2 -7 -9 -2.

Transmitting. How do I transmit a digital code without Selma?

That one's worth a try.

You have reached the security lock of a specified encapsulated limitless memory

archive. If you wish access, press 1 and identify yourself.

Um, it's me.

Captain Darian Lambert.

Speaker identified.

Access authorized.

Yes, hello.

Selma? Yes, Captain, I'm here.

Thank God.

Where are you?

Being transported in another stolen vehicle by your assailants.

Can they hear us? Of course not.

Okay, give me a description of the car.

A black, aspirated, eight -cylinder, power steering, automatic transmission,

1980... Hold on a minute.

Okay, okay, give it to me.

A black, aspirated, eight -cylinder, power steering, automatic transmission,

1984 Lincoln Continental town car.

Vehicle identification number 2FTR147753K349.

Wait a minute, how do you know all this?

I scanned the owner's manual. It was most illuminating.

Great work, Selma.

Any idea what these guys are up to?

They appear to be planning a robbery based on information they discovered in

newspaper.

Who is that?

Is someone with you?

It's Sergeant Carson of the MPTC.

This is my partner.

She's working undercover, following the same guys that we're after.

How'd she manage that?

They took her with them.

Hostage?

It's all according to plan. She's wired.

Selma?

Can you give us the location of this robbery?

I don't know.

Can you tell me your location?

We are presently in motion.

Via the global positioning satellite system, we are 39 degrees, 16 minutes,

seconds north latitude, 76 degrees, 26 minutes, 3 seconds west longitude.

She loves talking technical.

Thank you, Selma. Can you just give me your bearing?

We'll take a cellular phone. You can direct us on the way.

7 .4 miles.

We're on the way.

Selma? This is Selma.

We're on the road heading northwest. What's your bearing?

Say again, Captain.

Bearing.

Roger, Captain.

New bearing 352.

Distance? 3 .2 miles.

Selma?

She must be behind those big high -rises uptown.

Transmission is terrible from there.

It's Selma. Come in.

Selma, come in, please.

Captain, I'm at bearing 357.

I've lost her.

Those guys could be 4 to 20 miles away by now.

And there's no reason to believe they'd be on the same bearing.

If we don't regain contact now, we may never find her.

Selma, come in.

Come in, Selma.

Selma, come in.

Frisket? It's my partner's word. She doesn't like four -letter word.

I like that a little.

This Selma, is she involved with anybody?

Selma? No.

She's married to her work.

Really?

She sounds so mature.

Yeah, mature.

That's Selma.

What color is her hair?

Auburn.

My mother's hair was Auburn.

Where is she?

3 .35 a .m.

I was unable to re -establish communication with my captain and

delaying tactic.

Through the car's electrical system, I arranged for a mechanical diversion.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Shut it off.

I can't.

What are you talking about?

Nothing.

Watch

it!

Stop the car!

Someone

be

there, be there, be there.

Hello?

Hello, Captain.

We seem to have experienced some technical difficulties.

So, you got her?

Yeah, where are you?

040, distance 3 .7 miles.

Can you give us some kind of landmark?

We seem to have called the plumbing disaster.

Oh, not now. Come on.

Gotta get out of here.

All right, be cool.

It's okay. Police officers.

We just got a 911 call on a vehicle matching that one.

Yeah, we commandeered this for police purposes.

Let me see some ID.

Okay. It's okay.

How can I help you, Captain?

Well, we got to take your unit. Surgeon business.

Well, I don't know. I've got to... I can't take that, can I?

Uh, don't worry, we'll, uh, we'll call for backup.

I wonder what someone meant by a plumbing disaster.

Some sort of overflow, I guess.

I think we found him.

What took you so long?

What are you talking about?

Those two playing clothes that took our cars because they called for backup.

Isn't that you?

No. Was there a woman with them?

Never mind. Which way did they go?

That way.

Come on, let's go. I'll drive.

Hey, what about our backup? Don't worry. We'll send someone.

What about Sam? We'll find her.

Where'd you learn to drive?

4 .04 a .m.

My abducted arrived at their destination. I was still unable to

Lambert.

What's going on?

Bomb squad.

We just got a call.

Bomb squad here?

Does the Sultan Ahmad Khan live in this building?

Yes, but he's away.

Well, we need to get into his condominium.

Well, that's impossible.

And you have to clear out the top three floors of the building.

Are you... Are you serious?

Do you know how important the residents of those floors are?

You're willing to accept full responsibility when the paramedics are

these important residents off the sidewalk with a spoon?

I'll clear the floors.

You need the key to the Sultan's apartment.

Oh, yes.

The card is magnetically coded. Just flip it into the slot and the elevator

take you directly to the Sultan's floor. But please be careful. He is very

particular.

No problem. When you're in the bomb squad, you're always careful.

Oh, this is Sergeant Carson.

Selma? That is correct, Sergeant. May I speak with my captain?

The captain's a little busy right now.

Uh... You okay?

Why, yes. Thank you for asking.

Please tell him that I'm in the planar tower bearing 135.

Yeah, I know where that is. We're about a half a mile from there.

The subject plans to burglarize the penthouse suite of Sultan Ahmed Khan.

Gonna rob the Ahmed Khan.

These guys are coming up in the world.

Well done, Selma.

The captain says well done.

He's always so appreciative.

We'll be there in a few minutes.

At the end of the block, hang a right.

We don't have a lot of time.

Jack.

We've died and gone to heaven.

Hey, we'll never get it out the front door without being spotted.

We're not taking the sword, just the stones.

The rubies and diamonds alone will set us up for life.

4 .11 a .m. I found myself on the scene of a burglary in progress.

I decided to take steps to disrupt the crime while waiting for the arrival of

Captain Lambert. I located the security system and activated it.

What did you do?

Nothing.

Security must have called the police.

We are the police. Something is very weird here.

Come on. Let's go find the alarm box and shut it off.

Hey, you hear that?

Look, maybe we ought to get out of here. No, not without the stones.

All right.

4 .16 a .m. To buy more time for my captain, I engage in one more deception.

I told you, something is weird here.

Ever since we hit that cop, it's been one weird thing after another.

The voice at the ATM, the gas station blowing up, the car going crazy.

Hey, remember, that guy was a cop.

I don't know, maybe... You think it's the wallet?

I don't know, maybe it's got some kind of homing device that causes things to

nuts.

Light the fireplace.

We'll burn this.

In the meantime, I gotta find something to pry the jewels out of that sword.

Keep calm.

Officer, why are you with the bomb squad?

What? Right, bomb squad.

How do we get to the penthouse? You'll have to take the stairs. The security

system's been blown out and the elevators don't work anymore.

Through that door.

4 .20 a .m.

Acting on my survival imperative, I decided to mimic the voice of the

called Mitch.

Forget the fire, Harry.

What you just said.

Just cut the fire. It changed my mind.

Okay? You should do it.

Where's the fire?

You just told me to shut it off.

What are you, crazy? I wasn't even in the room. I heard you.

Harry, light the fire.

All right.

What was that?

I don't know.

Damn homing device.

Freeze! Freeze!

Get your hands in the air!

Captain, I'm burning!

Silver! Where?

Hurry, Captain. I'm melting.

Hold on, Selma.

Selma.

Selma, are you all right?

I'm in good working order, Captain.

But Sergeant Carson is in danger.

You're hit.

I'm okay.

Go get the other guy.

You bet.

This one's for Selma.

Thank you, Captain.

Let's go check out Lamont.

What was that?

What was what?

Did I see something I shouldn't have seen?

Well, then I didn't see a thing.

At the force, he'll be here in a minute.

What happened to Selma?

She didn't want to blow her cover.

She can't be seen with the police, but she was very impressed by you.

Really?

Well, you tell her I feel the same way.

Someday when she's not working undercover, I'd like to have a drink

I'm sure she'd be very pleased by that.

Now I gotta get out of here before I blow my own cover.

What about the collar?

That's yours. You earned it.

I don't know about that.

But I'll take it just to piss Lieutenant Markham off.

Outstanding.

They're coming up. You slip out the stairs, you'll be okay.

All right.

Keep your nose clean.

It's been a privilege serving with you, Captain.

You too.

I'll cheer you around.

Visual mode, Thelma.

Boy, am I happy to see you.

Thank you, Captain. It's good to be home.

You don't look any worse for wear.

A little singed.

You'll find instructions for cleaning my mechanical parts in your user's manual.

Your mechanical parts?

The card, Captain.

Yeah, the card.

I'll take care of it.

Thank you, Captain.

I don't know how to say this.

What is it?

What I'm trying to say is... I really don't know how I would get along without

you.

Actually, Captain, I thought you acted quite resourcefully.

And you did have the able assistance of Sergeant Carson.

He was very impressed by you.

What a nice man.

Captain, what does it mean when someone says they would like to have a drink

with you?

It means he thought you were pretty hot.

As I recall, I was very hot indeed.

And now that I have experienced it, I believe I should like to go undercover

again.

Selma, can I sleep on that?

Yes, Captain.

Good night, Captain.

Good night, Solo.

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