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

.D.

2193.

Court is about to reconvene in the racketeering and murder trial of local

contractor Arthur Guilford. We're only moments away from the arrival of the

prosecution's star witness, the former wife of the defendant, Carla Guilford.

If we can run through it once more, Mrs. Guilford, I'll ask how you first became

aware of your husband's business practice.

I overheard Arthur and an employee discussing a competitor, John Hayes, who

underbidding Arthur on a big construction project. I didn't think

until two days later. I read where Hayes was killed during a carjacking. Gilbert

was the virtual unknown in local circles until just about two and a half years

ago when he won several large construction projects.

And did you ask Mr. Guilford about this?

He said I was naive. I didn't understand business.

But did he admit killing Mr. Hayes? He bragged about it. He said having Hayes

killed would put a quarter of a million dollars in his pocket.

I know this must be particularly difficult for you.

Living with the man for five years was difficult. This is a piece of cake.

Here they come now.

Mrs. Guilford. Mrs. Guilford, any comments? Sorry, Mrs.

Guilford.

Guilford, are you okay? Can I listen to your husband's organization?

Guilford.

John, I want you to get this truck over there.

Okay. Good, good, good.

Guilford.

Come on, follow me in here.

Guilford. Guilford, are you all right? Can we talk to you, please?

All these people.

They're here because you're just fine.

Testifying? Yes, against your ex -husband, Arthur Guilford.

Who?

It began in the future.

A time machine called TRAX.

Criminals who vanish.

And a lawman who must pursue.

Into the past.

Now he's 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.

Slow it, slow it, way, way down right there.

She's certainly being shot with something.

What makes you think it's DXT?

Patience, Captain.

Captain, honey?

Yes, I gave it to you.

Author Gilbert.

Who?

Do you agree with my analysis, Captain?

Yes, somehow.

If it is DHT, it'll leave its characteristic trademark.

Next thing we have to do is examine the victim to make sure.

That chemical worked like a charm if you heard it.

You should tell me where you get all your incredible stuff.

All in good time, Riker.

I'm glad you appreciate the advantages of working for me.

Do you want me to take care of the other witness in the same way?

Not quite the same way. This should be easier. You won't need the projecting

gun. I have something new to show you.

An alternate way to deliver the same message.

Activate. And throw.

Anyone within six meters will be affected.

Like a grenade.

In a matter of speaking, I have a limited supply.

So make good use of it.

Consider it done.

I don't really know why your office is interested, Marshal.

We're always interested in racketeering. I've got some resources you might not

have. We'd appreciate any help you could give.

How long is your file on Gilfrey?

Only goes back four years, but we're still checking.

Interesting.

How about the wife?

Any previous episodes like this one? The thud and amnesia?

Yeah. I'm not buying it. She was sharp as a tack until today.

You think she's faking?

I think her husband got to her. I don't know what he threatened her with, but

that lady's not talking.

I'd still like to see her for a moment.

Oh, we've got her in there, but I can't let you in without her psychiatrist,

okay?

But since when does a doctor run a police investigation?

Look, I gotta keep this shrink happy.

I prefer the term psychiatrist to simply doctor.

Please keep your voices down. You're disturbing my patient.

I'm sorry, doctor.

Darian Lambert, federal marshal's office. Dr.

Ellen Mallory.

I'd like to...

Talk to Mrs. Guilford?

That's not possible.

She's in a very tenuous state of mind.

I'm having her sent to Columbia Hospital for some tests.

Will that include a lie detector?

She's not feigning this illness, Mr. Belmont.

But I will order a polygraph for the record.

The hospital attendants will be here in a minute. They'll need a pass to enter

the area.

Will you take care of it, please?

Of course, Doctor.

But you and I need to talk.

I said you can't come in.

Look, I really need to talk to Carla Guilford. Just for a moment.

Perhaps tomorrow at the hospital.

All right, then do me a favor, would you?

Check behind her head, base of the skull. See if there's any kind of

swelling. What kind of swelling?

A small triangular protrusion. Where exactly?

Beneath the occipital lobes.

It's there. How did you know?

I can't tell you.

It just confirms a theory I've been working on. Listen, thank you very much.

Thank you, doctor.

No, wait a minute.

Wait a minute. Enough.

What theory?

Police business.

Routine investigation.

Don't patronize me, Marshall. There's nothing routine about this case.

Look, there's nothing I could tell you that would help your patient.

Then help me.

Did Guilford have something to do with this?

Why do you ask?

Because the prosecution has two witnesses in this case.

I'm the other one.

Is there somewhere that we can go and talk?

Tell me about Guilford.

He only came to me once at the insistence of his wife.

She was planning to save a troubled marriage.

What did he say?

He didn't try to hide anything. Thank you.

He even bragged about his crimes.

Extortion, bribery, arson, murder.

Just like that?

Yes. You see, he knew that any crimes he confessed to me were privileged.

Whatever he said couldn't be used against him in court.

But you are still going to testify.

Well, he went one step too far.

He said he was going to go on doing all those things.

He didn't know that the law makes an exception when it involves a declaration

commit a future crime.

Okay, it's your turn to talk.

I usually do the listening in this room. As long as I don't have to lie down on

the couch.

I believe Carla's amnesia is the result of an experimental chemical called DXT.

It was developed as part of a procedure to excise unpleasant memories from

traumatized patients.

Scary to think that kind of experiment could be going on in secret.

It doesn't go on anymore, but some of the apparatus was stolen. I think

got a hold of it.

And now he'll come after me.

No, not if I get to him first.

But I know very little about him. I don't even have a picture of him.

I've got one.

It's in Carla's file.

The hospital's number. Just take a second.

So that's not Arthur Guilford. That's Albert Gordon.

Yes, Captain.

Wanted for murder, extortion, abduction, as well as other crimes. He vanished in

2190. Ellen's right. He's capable of anything.

In either century, apparently.

Yes.

Marshall Lambert.

Marshall Lambert, are you all right?

Marshall Lambert.

Who?

All right, let's try again.

Do you remember your name?

No. Well, I can't handle this. You're the cop.

You saved me, don't you remember?

Here, sit up.

Oh, God.

How many fingers do you see?

Two. Good.

Do you know where you are?

I'm on the floor.

Who's the President of the United States?

It's, uh, what's his name?

Who?

You know who I mean.

Yes, but I want you to know.

I don't know.

I'm sorry.

You're a little confused right now because you were injured by DXT.

DXT.

You threw yourself on it to save me.

What the hell am I supposed to do?

Yes? Dr. Mallory, please trust me. Take Captain Lambert to his apartment.

Who is this? A friend.

Take him to 427 G Street in Georgetown, please.

Well, just a minute. I need to know a little more.

Who else knows you're here?

Where is here?

Excuse me.

427 G Street.

All right, I'm taking you home.

Were you successful?

You should have seen that orange glow.

Working for you is like an education.

I wonder how you react.

But I let you know even more.

Try me.

All in good time.

You're colored coming back.

I feel all right.

Is this where I live?

Your key opened the door.

It looks like a bachelor's apartment.

Are you married?

No.

No. I'd remember if I were married, wouldn't I?

I noticed you have a car alarm, but you took a cab to the courthouse. Any idea

why?

Sorry. What do we do now?

I was hoping our mysterious caller would be here.

Maybe she'll call again.

In the meantime, look around. See if anything's familiar.

What makes you think that'll help?

You forget I'm a psychiatrist.

Sorry.

Familiar surroundings are the textbook environment for amnesia patients.

Something might trigger a memory.

Any special meaning?

I've been there.

Good. Where is it?

Not here.

Washington City.

We're in Washington.

We are.

Yes, but there's no building like that here.

No. No. Not here.

Before.

I don't understand.

Did you paint it?

Maybe.

She's beautiful, isn't she?

Yes.

Is she important to you?

I don't know her, but she makes me feel very sad.

Do you know why?

Mostly antiques.

It appears you have a love of the past.

Great, the past is what I seem to have lost.

Listen, I think I'd better call the U .S. Marshal's office. They're going to

wondering what happened to you.

No, Dr. Mallory, please put down the phone.

Who was that?

There's no need to notify anyone.

Did you hear that?

Yes.

Who is it? How should I know? Your place must be bugged.

Are you watching us, too?

I am, but security regulations prohibit my explaining how.

Well, that's hardly good enough.

Perhaps when he has recovered, my captain will explain.

Your captain?

I have a suggestion regarding his treatment.

Your therapeutic technique is sound.

I would like to recommend another location.

You want us to go somewhere else?

A place of great significance for you, Captain.

Wait a minute. There happens to be a small problem with Arthur Guilford here.

could be watching for us.

I think we should listen to her.

Why?

I'm not sure, but I have this strong feeling that we can trust her.

Trust who?

And go where?

To the Smithsonian, Doctor.

Excuse me. Coming through.

Sorry. It's his new toy.

All right. What's so special about the Smithsonian?

I'm not sure.

But I do know this building.

All I can remember about it is that it's very old.

Constructed 350 years ago.

Not exactly. It's only 115 years old.

A pun.

Jefferson Memorial.

How would they get to the Jefferson Memorial from here?

Take Independence Avenue north, left at 14th Street. It's just before the

bridge.

You spoke their language.

Swahili. It's a pretty unusual language to know.

Is it?

Listen, maybe this time that voice made a mistake.

This building contains our nation's history, not any clues to your own.

Yes, Captain. That's it. This structure is very important to you.

I can feel it, but I can't recall it.

You know it from two different centuries.

Concentrate.

Retrieval.

Try again, Captain.

Breathe deeply and relax.

What is it you are to retrieve?

Fugitive.

We should go.

Now I want to get baby.

We don't know these people. I'm going to make us some money, honey. Any TV

station would love to run this tape. Come on.

Yes.

Yes, of course.

I'm very glad I called you too, Mr. Blake.

And I'm very pleased we're not competing for the same project anymore.

Goodbye. It can't be.

What's that?

You

said

you got her. What the hell is she doing at the mall?

I don't know.

Oh, my God.

Emmett.

I don't see how I could have missed her.

I'd heard he was here sending people back.

Who are you talking about?

A man with Helen Mallory.

He's after me.

The guy who takes the cup?

What's the big deal?

Half the police force is gunning for you.

But he has resources you never dreamed of.

Technology from the 22nd century.

22nd century? You heard me.

Are you telling me that's where your stuff comes from?

That's where I come from.

You expect me to believe that?

Believe it.

That's why Lambert becomes our primary target.

I'm not going to wait for him to come to me.

If Lambert's in this city, I'll find out where.

Well, you took out those two muggers.

Never seen anything like it.

Marsh tea.

Marsh tea?

A martial arts standard training for all academy cadets. Keep going. What else?

The Jefferson Memorial. It's on the Tidal Basin southeast side. That's

The address of the White House is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Yes.

The Washington Monument is Constitution and 17th. Perfect.

And your office?

My office.

Yes, where you work. Where's that?

I don't know.

I don't know.

How can I remember the layout of half of this city? And I can't remember where

I'm supposed to go to work every day.

This woman's voice that keeps following us around. I mean, who is she?

Slow down, Darian. These things sometimes return in spurts. The brain is

computer.

What are you searching for?

My computer.

It's probably at your office.

You mean that place that I can't remember where it is?

I remember.

I remember.

That's where I work.

It's on the corner of Dole and Powell.

Calm down.

You're a little confused.

No, no, no. I can even tell you how to get there. You take the magnetube to the

atmospheric exchange facility next to the air car docks, and then you cross

sky bridge.

Darian, you're imagining those things.

No, no. I remember.

I remember.

What the hell's happening to me?

This is the key.

A credit card?

No, no.

It's more important than that.

Damn! I could just find my computer.

Here I am, Captain.

That's it.

That's it. That's my computer.

That's a computer?

Yes.

Yes, Dr. Mallory.

And now it would be best if you leave me alone with the Captain.

He's my patient.

You have done well, Doctor, but now I can help him more efficiently than you.

Well, I don't think it's advisable for me to just... Excuse me, Ellen.

I think you should let me be alone with her.

Okay.

Okay. I'll just be outside.

Captain, the most important thing is to relax.

How am I supposed to relax?

None of this makes sense. You keep calling me Captain. That is because you

trying to reconcile two worlds at once. This world and the one you came from in

the future.

The future?

Captain, I want you to brace yourself.

Do you remember me?

Uh, yeah.

No, I don't remember you. But I trust you, for some reason.

Trust is a great deal, Captain.

I am a hologram.

I have been sent with you from the future to serve you in many ways.

Please come closer.

I want you to look into my eyes.

Now, take long, slow, deep breaths.

You are now completely relaxed.

I will rapidly impart all I know of you from records.

And my journals of our time together.

You were born in the year 2160 at Lying Inn Hospital.

Unclaimed by your birth parents, you were raised on K -I -6.

That's his place.

Pull over.

I figure you wait in the car while I go in and take him out.

Ellen Mallory.

You don't just take out Lambert.

You need a plan.

An advantage.

At which point, the D .A .S. is lost and clashed at the floor. And you pushed

Dr. Mallory aside while you threw yourself on top of it.

Selma!

Yes. This is my place.

Yes, this is your apartment.

It's like a nightmare.

I come from the future.

That is correct.

Ellen... She went outside to wait.

Selma, how do I, um, uh, turn you off, uh... Come on, voice mode, Captain.

Voice mode.

He's got elephant.

What do I do?

Selma, what do I do?

You have become quite skilled in driving. I suggest Dr. Mallory's car.

Car keys are upstairs.

Captain, I am capable of starting the vehicle for you.

Good. That's great. That's great.

They had too much of a head start.

Damn! Damn!

I should have known he would try something like that. Captain, you must

blame yourself.

No, I should have known.

You were still under the effects of DXT.

All right.

Well, we've got to do something.

You know, they're going to erase her memory.

If that were their intention, they would have already done so.

Logic suggests another objective.

You.

Why me?

Because you're the only one who can send him back.

Back?

Yes.

Back. All right.

All right.

Captain, I'm picking up a call to your apartment telephone.

I traced it to Arthur Guilford's number.

Well, that's great, but what good is it going to do me here?

I'm able to patch it through the car's radio.

Right. Go ahead.

Hello.

Lambert. Yes.

I have a business deal to offer you.

What is it? The girl goes free and unharmed.

Simple trade. You for her.

I see. And why would you want to do that?

I can always handle this time.

But I won't go back there.

Well, you're not giving me many choices.

But I am.

You would let me destroy her memory or kill her.

But I don't think you'll do that.

You'll release her just as she is.

Unharmed, you have my word.

Stay by your phone.

I'll call when I get to the exchange location.

Captain, you cannot sacrifice yourself for this woman, regardless of your

feelings. Besides, it is extremely unlikely he will keep his word regarding

release.

I'm open to any better ideas, Selma.

Maybe I'll get lucky on the exchange, take advantage of some mistake.

Albert Gordon is nothing if not thorough.

And if I may say so, although your recovery is progressing rapidly, you are

still not at full capacity.

Selma, you were able to trace that call to him. Now, with all your special

skills, can you home in on where he is now?

Unfortunately, he called from his home telephone and would now be in transit. I

have no fix on his path.

Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.

We were back in Ellen's office. She got a phone message on some device.

Yes, a telephone pager.

Can't you home in on that?

Captain, that is very good.

Listen,

you've got nothing to fear from Darian. Your device wiped out his memory.

That's true.

But he seemed pretty alert to me.

Once we're through with Lampert, we'll attend to the doctor.

Don't be concerned. He won't remember feeling it then.

That's one call you needn't worry about returning.

Captain, I have it. Where are they?

There.

Only about two miles away.

Can you go on tracking?

By initiating a minimal sub -band flock, circumventing notification circuitry, a

transmittable pseudo -indicative may be synthesized.

Selma, do you always get so technical?

Forgive me, Captain. Yes, I can track them.

They're turning towards the city's northeast quadrant.

I scanned four properties in that area owned by Arskill Industries.

Three are office buildings.

And the fourth?

An abandoned industrial plant near the city's edge. It is scheduled for

demolition pending resolution of a zoning dispute.

In other words, isolated and unoccupied. That's the place.

Good. You'll be in plain sight.

Now, find yourself a place on that roof. And when Lambert arrives and approaches

me, I'll take him out.

Right. Now, let's get him here.

Lambert, are you standing by?

I am.

Good.

I'll tell you where to meet me. Don't bother. I won't need directions.

You haven't changed your mind, have you?

No locations.

Now, Selma!

Raise it, Selma.

You all right?

Yeah.

But how did you... Never mind. Stay here.

Come in.

Okay, let's hear it.

answer all of your questions on one condition.

You have to forget everything I tell you.

I'm your psychiatrist.

Anything you say is privileged.

That's not good enough. I need you to promise that you'll never even think

it after I walk out that door.

All right, I promise. Now tell me what this was all about.

Guilford is a fugitive from the 22nd century.

I sent him back there.

Get off it, Darian. I wasn't born yesterday.

And I was born in the year 2160.

You're serious.

Yes, I am.

You're from the future.

My mission is fugitive retrieval. There are others, like Guilford, who have

escaped to this century.

I knew you'd tell me something fantastic, but this is pretty hard to

You saw the effects of DXT. Do you really think it could have been

your time?

No. You talk to Selma.

Can any computer today begin to compare with her?

No.

Let's override the third -person rule, Selma.

Visual mode.

Oh, my God.

It is good we finally meet, Dr. Mallory.

I do not believe I could have restored my captain's memory without your help.

Any more questions?

Thousands, but I'm too overwhelmed to think clearly.

You have to give me some time to sort this all out.

You promised to forget it.

But what you've told me changes my whole concept of reality. You can't hold me

to that promise.

I was afraid you'd say that.

I want you to know that I'm grateful.

And I wish I didn't have to do this.

Do what?

Selma.

Doctor, I want you to look into my eyes.

Now, take long, slow, deep breaths.

What's happening to me?

You are now completely relaxed.

When you awaken, you will be alert and refreshed.

but you will have no memory of anything Captain Lambert had told you.

Selma, are you sure this is going to work?

Captain.

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