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you're about to be letting on the most highly classified data america holds we

have a device that can allow us to send one human being back in time

Hey. Hey. Hey.

How you doing?

Uh -huh.

Come on, baby. Come on, let me talk to her. Let me talk to her.

She's in a ball of money.

This phone check stuff ain't cheap, you know.

Hey, hold up.

He's knocked off that liquor store. We've got enough money to pay off our

card. Just wait, you hear?

Fellas, you about done here? I gotta make a call.

No, we ain't done until I get another turn, so go find your own phone.

Take a bath, dude.

I don't see any other phones. Look, I just got to make one call, and then I'll

be out of here.

You hard of hearing?

Better get out of here before things get a little too rough for you to handle.

Hey.

All right.

What are you doing? Put your hands down.

Put them down.

All right, now, back up.

Come on, both of you.

Sit down.

Sit.

All I'm going to do is make one little call. All right?

Get your hands up, boys.

Now. That one's got a gun, Sheriff. Put it down on the ground now.

Hey!

What the heck do you keep you on for?

We caught you red -handed. I keep telling you, I have nothing to do with

guys. Come on, fellas, help me out.

Tell them.

He was our driver. Yeah, he was the driver on every single robbery.

They're lying, but forget them.

Come here.

All I got to do is make one call. That's it.

One call, and I can clear this all up. Look, the sheriff said no.

I mean, you haven't been officially charged with anything yet. Until you

call. Look, deputy.

Something really bad's gonna happen.

A lot of innocent people are gonna die unless you let me make that call.

It's a matter of national security.

National security?

That was a laugh.

That's funny.

It's funny.

Hey,

Deputy, you believe that? You're dumber than you look.

No! Jared, you might come back. You're just kidding.

Thanks, fellas.

Hope I can return the favor someday.

My fellow Americans, we are in the midst of the gravest situation this

country has ever faced.

Terrorism on a heretofore unimaginable scale has occurred on American soil.

The United States and China stand at the brink of nuclear war.

After much thought, In many lengthy discussions with my advisors, I have

a most difficult decision.

I feel it would be best for your elected officials to step aside during this

terrible time of crisis and let the United States Armed Forces, at the

of General Wayne Starker, take over the duties and responsibilities of this

office.

Effective and meeting.

I will be resigning as your president and turning over the reins of government

to General Stark.

May God have mercy on us all.

Ah, Ambassador Chen.

I've been waiting for you to arrive.

Sit. Thank you, General.

I think you'll agree we have little time for pleasantries.

I take it you're here in your official capacity as representative of the

People's Republic of China?

Yes, I am.

Good. Here are my demands.

Demands?

Don't you mean requests?

Let's get one thing straight, Mr.

Ambassador.

I am speaking to you...

in my official capacity as Commander -in -Chief of the American Armed Forces.

So I suggest that you sit there and listen to my demand.

And if you have something to say, save it until I've finished.

My fellow Americans, we stand together today in the aftermath of a terrible

tragedy.

Those who are responsible for the nuclear destruction of Death Valley must

held accountable.

I want each and every one of you to know that I am determined to make the...

Ramsey was right. This guy's a real patriot.

And I, for one, am proud to be serving under him.

You believe we should engage in nuclear war over the seizure of Taiwan?

Damn right I do. I say let the missiles fly.

We'll see who's left standing, them or us.

You've changed, Parker. Your politics didn't used to be so radical.

Whatever it takes, Talmadge.

Whatever it takes.

General Vickery here.

Yes, sir. The facility of Justice Parker said it would be.

Back steps seems to be a reality.

General Stark.

This is Parker.

Yes, sir.

Thank you, sir. I appreciate that.

No problem, General.

Colonel Vickery and I will hold the fort till you get here.

Excellent.

The People's Republic of China's military forces stand at full alert, as

military forces of the United States.

No one wants a full -scale war.

But if the Chinese do not surrender Taiwan and cease their aggressive

we will be forced to convince them to do so by any means necessary.

In the hope of avoiding a potentially devastating military conflict, I will be

meeting the Chinese ambassador later.

Shh, Terry.

I don't like me alone.

Open the door.

Open it!

Who's upstairs in the office?

Just Millie.

The receptionist. Good. Call her.

Call her!

Hey, Millie?

Millie?

Can you come down here, please?

Good girl, Millie.

If you'd be so kind as to get into the cell, much appreciated.

Go on, now.

Lock it.

Lock it!

Where's your squad car parked?

Right out front.

Turn around.

Now, we're going to take a nice little walk outside.

We're going to get inside your car.

All right?

Hey, what about us? Oh, yeah.

Yeah, we'd appreciate it. If we could just find your heart and blow us out,

After seeing the way you guys eat, I don't think so.

According to my men, Backstep does indeed exist, and you are its creator.

Time travel is still in the experimental stage, General.

But you've had some success.

Well, I plan to tour your Backstep facility this afternoon, Doctor. You

accompany me as my guide.

When do we go?

Immediately. Very well.

Come along, my dear.

Mrs. Mentler stays behind.

As insurance that you won't continue to lie to me. Oh, no.

I won't go without my wife.

I'm afraid you have no choice.

Claire, you... Don't worry about it. I'll be all right.

Still can't believe General Starker's the one behind all this. How does it

to have one of your heroes turn out to be a dictator?

And they said it couldn't happen here.

It's Parker I'm concerned about. Something during the last backstep

significant change in him psychologically.

Well, well, well, people, why the long faces?

Aren't we still one big happy family?

Now look, smartass, you better tell us what's going on. Or what, Ramsey?

You gonna hold your breath and stamp your feet?

Does my heart good to see you guys locked up like this?

Now you know what it's been like for me these past few months.

What has it been like, Mr. Parker?

Like I was some sort of automaton programmed to do your bidding.

I hated being under your thumbs, being cooped up in this high -tech daycare

center. We realize it's been difficult for you, but you appear to be adapting.

Yeah, and if you call having your soul sucked out of you adapting, you could

have helped. You could have been warmer, more accessible.

I think there's a possibility you're suffering from a chemical imbalance in

brain. Are you saying I'm crazy?

If the shoe fits, Mr. Parker.

Don't get superior with me, Mr. Fugovich. I'm sure the general will be

pleased to find out that a Russian is working here.

Don't touch me. Don't ever touch me again.

What has gotten into you, man?

Why are you so angry?

This is me, Frank Donovan.

Your friend.

Friend, huh?

The guy who's been itching to take my place in the sphere.

Some friend.

When it comes to backstep, I'm in charge now. That means that you guys better

behave and do as you're told.

I'm going to have to find some new friends.

Sergeant Bly here. How may I direct your call?

This is Conundrum.

Sorry,

I didn't quite catch that. Who is it?

Conundrum, Parker. You recognize my voice, don't you?

Yes, but Mr. Parker's already here.

The Parker who's there is an imposter, more or less.

Would you like me to take a message?

Something's wrong, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

Parker, the imposter.

He's causing problems.

That's correct.

General Starker will be arriving here shortly.

Starker? What's he coming to Backstep for?

Let me speak to Talmadge or Ramsey.

Who is it?

I think it's one of your own men. He's asking for Mr. Parker.

Who is this? Identify yourself.

This is Private First Class Anton Ferlinger. Who's this?

Captain Curry.

I'm not familiar with the Private Ferlinger under my command.

I'm new, sir. Last minute replacement.

Just confirming for General Starker, do you and your men have the backstep

facility locked down and secure?

General Starker's already been told everything he needs to know.

Now, who is this?

Well, you must know, this is Han Solo. I'm looking for Chewbacca. Big hairy

eight feet tall, hard to miss. You seen him?

What's wrong?

You wouldn't happen to have an identical twin brother, would you?

No.

Neither did I until recently.

He's really starting to piss me off.

I'm gonna have to take the car.

What are you thinking about?

Parker. What else?

He's still attracted to you.

He gives me the creeps.

He didn't always give you the creeps.

No.

You're fascinated by what's happened to him.

As a scientist, yes. But only as a scientist.

Well, suppose that weren't quite the case.

Suppose you were attracted to him.

Physically attracted to him.

Now as he is it may be our only chance to find out what's going on

With

it, I don't know I can't see anybody

Come in.

I asked to see you. I hope you don't mind.

Of course not.

That'll be all.

So, have you come here representing your fellow Stalagmeisters, or are you here

on your own?

I'm here on my own.

Good. And for Mother Russia.

I don't follow you.

Well, being Russian, I have no great love for the Chinese.

That's right. They have a sizable number of missiles pointed at your country,

too, don't they?

Yes, they do.

And this upsets you.

Well, if the United States and China go to war, it would make sense for me to

support the United States.

I see.

So what you're saying is you wish to come over to the winning side with

Starker and myself.

Hey, buddy.

You really are part of General Darker's

inner circle.

You wouldn't lie to me.

You think they'd let me walk around here without an escort if I wasn't?

So why is the general coming here?

He wants proof that time travel works.

Needs to see this place with his own eyes.

So you're going to jump back in time for him?

You didn't come here just to get information out of me, did you?

No.

Good. Then let's forget about the general for a while.

Go away.

Son of a bitch.

What the hell is...

Saving

that one for you, buddy.

Don't worry, it's me.

So what the hell's going on?

You weren't getting ready to sleep with this guy, were you?

What? No.

No? No, who are you?

Parker Frank B.

Serial number 923 -880 -305.

Well, then who is he?

Parker Frank B. Serial number 923 -880 -305.

Okay, this is the part where I faint or something.

You okay?

Yeah, I know. I haven't showered in days.

How can there be two of you?

Ballard made modifications to the sphere.

During the last jump, I split in two.

Before I was cloned, something, whatever it was.

It wasn't very pleasant, that's for sure.

Well, that would explain why he's been acting the way he has.

Why the hell's he been acting?

Like some sort of a Nazi version of you.

Yeah. And you were about to go to bed with him.

No, I wasn't. I was just trying to get information out of him. He's joined

forces with General Starker.

Has Starker arrived yet? How did you know he's coming?

I have ESP.

Really? Yeah.

And I can look into your mind and tell that, uh... you really, really missed

Okay, you are the real Parker.

God, this is amazing.

What shall we do with him?

Let's concentrate on Starker first.

Now, these men have taken over the complex, right? Yes.

But we don't really know what he's up to.

No. All right, then we need a plan.

I think I just can't go with one.

Excuse me.

Why are you doing this, General? You must know you can't prevail.

I not only can prevail, Doctor, I will prevail. American people are not fools.

Who do you think better represents the American people, Doctor, you or me? You

and I are both American citizens, General.

But... The central fact is that we can't pretend that we represent all the

American people. Americans need a strong leader, Dr. Madner. Someone to wipe

away the fog of modern society and lead them down a direct, clear -cut path.

You've elected yourself to be this emperor.

No one else was willing to stand to the call of danger.

Destiny demanded that I step in.

Whatever happened to the government of the people, by the people, and for the

people? Yes.

Someday. In less dangerous times, that may be reinstalled.

But until then, Doctor, I will do anything to save this country.

I'll destroy the rest of the world if I have to.

On your feet, let's go.

Where are we going?

To meet General Starker.

What do you mean we have an intruder? The men are searching the area, sir.

find him. I wonder who it could be.

I want Dr. Mentner placed under armed guard. He's not to do or touch anything

without my approval.

He's to speak only when spoken to.

Ah, here's the rest of the brain trust.

General Stocker, I demand to know why you have forcibly taken command of this

complex. And you are?

Bradley, tell me, Jennifer.

Your name means nothing to me.

Which of you are members of Dr. Mettler's scientific team?

You look like a scientist.

Oh, it's a disguise.

Actually, I'm the base recreation director.

Does the general like ping pong?

That's John Ballard, General. Dr. John Ballard.

The next time I ask you a question, Dr. Ballard, I suggest you give me a

straight answer.

We have a lovely game room if the general doesn't like ping pong.

We have many other activities to choose from.

I can see the only person I'm going to get a straight answer out of is Parker.

Where is he?

Where is he?

Could you, uh, grab me some pants?

Oh, sure.

You know, I still can't believe that...

There are two of you.

Yeah, well, if I've got anything to say about it, he's the one who's going back

to Hanson Island. Thanks. For a long, long time.

What else can I do?

Play your part.

You're gonna have to pretend that I'm him and not good old lovable me.

Shoes.

The only way we can find out what Starker's up to is if he believes I'm

Parker he's already met.

Help me get him into the closet.

Presence is requested in the briefing room.

Keep your shorts on.

What have you been doing?

That's right. She's one of us.

General Starker said he was asking for you.

Well, let's not keep the general waiting.

Tell me, where the hell is he?

Good to see you again, General.

Yes.

Who's this?

Olga Vukovic. She's one of the scientists on the Backstep team.

Vukovic. Russian, isn't it?

My allegiance is with Backstep, General, and with my adopted country, the United

States. Yes.

Can she be trusted?

Absolutely.

I haven't lied to you yet, have I? I don't have time to waste, Parker.

And I don't mind telling you I'm still having trouble swallowing this whole

travel business.

You'd better do some serious convincing, starting now.

Yes, sir. If you follow me, I'll escort you to the hangar.

That's where all the action takes place.

Amazing. Simply amazing.

I've never seen anything like this.

Have you ever read H .G. Wells?

The time machine.

Show me.

You use the stick to keep the needles,

points on this graph here, in alignment with the targeted areas.

Theoretically, you should be able to land this thing in the exact place

targeted it.

Theoretically? It's one of the bugs we're still working out. I usually land

to 1 ,000 miles off the mark.

Not very reliable, then, is it?

No, but the temporal side of the equation is a lock.

I always land seven days in the past.

Why only seven days?

Well, it has to do with the size and power of the reactor and the fuel

So you've actually done this? Gone back into the past?

Repeatedly, sir.

I'm usually sent back on a specific mission to right some wrong that's

I can't believe I wasn't told about this.

I'm sure it was an oversight, sir.

Without a doubt, you should have been on the need -to -know list.

Yes.

I certainly should have.

Render this secure, sir.

Carry on.

Yes, sir.

What do you think, General?

I think there's a damn good chance that this thing does exactly what they say it

does.

I want you to destroy it.

Set charges in among the equipment in the sphere and blow it to kingdom come.

Have Major Weston fly in with his squad, finish off the entire complex with a

missile strike. Yes, sir. General, sir.

Don't worry.

You're still a part of the team.

I appreciate you telling me about this place.

Sir, if I could just have a minute of your time.

Very well.

With all due respect, sir, I think you're looking at this the wrong way.

I understand you think Backstep is a threat to your operation, but it can't

threat if you have control of it.

I'm a simple man, Parker.

I have a war to contend with.

It seems to me that this time travel business is a potential threat.

All right, but what if, and God forbid this should ever happen, but what if

something went wrong with your plans?

If it did, you could always send me back in time to stop it from happening.

Or better still, you yourself could go back.

You're an interesting man, Parker.

Still. I'm not absolutely convinced that this is for real.

Then send me back. Give me a mission to accomplish, something personal to you.

Let me prove to you that time travel works.

What's this?

It's a letter I've written to myself.

I want you to deliver it to me when you've completed your trip.

It describes who you are, what Backstep is, and what your mission is. What is my

mission, sir?

Simple. As soon as you get back here to the complex, you're to kill Dr. Mentler

and destroy any research he happens to be working on.

Then join me at ProSync, deliver that letter to me.

Sure, no problem.

In fact, I'll enjoy it.

I'm tiny, damn it.

Are you sure it's the old Parker?

Yeah, I'll explain later.

No!

Wait! Stop it! Stop that man! He's an imposter!

I'm the real Parker.

This man is your enemy, General.

No, this man is your enemy. He's lying.

He's lying.

If you send him back, he'll do everything he can to try to stop you.

Faster or I'll kill you.

Let him go.

What the hell is going on here?

He ambushed me, sir.

Knocked me out and locked me up.

Asked her if she was there.

I'm as surprised by this as you are, General.

You had no idea that Parker had a twin?

No, he's not a twin. This man is an imposter.

This is the real Parker.

How can you tell?

We're lovers. We had just finished making love when your captain came to

It's true. She's lying.

Neither of us have ever made love to her.

How would you know?

You know how I know.

General, I'm the one who hid in Dr. Medner's car, and I'm the one who told

about that back at Proceq.

That's it.

Ask him where Prosink is, General.

He won't be able to tell you because he doesn't know.

Well, if you're the Parker who met me this morning, you should be able to tell

me where my base is located.

What condition was I in when the General was questioning me?

What had his men done to me?

You don't have a clue, do you?

I was bound to a chair.

I'm blindfolded. You didn't believe me when I told you about time travel.

And Dr. Mentner lied about backstep.

Sorry, fella.

Take him.

hold it up.

Thank you.

Go back seven days, kill Mentner, and deliver this to you.

Excellent. Here you will need Mentner or Vukovic to help make the jump back in

time. Ballard and his boys should be able to handle it.

Ballard, you ready?

Got speed.

Reactor at 70%. You know, Ballard, you've got a good chance of becoming the

scientific head of this project now.

How nice.

Reactor at 80%. No, I mean it. Mender and Olga have already blown up with

General Starker, but you... If you play your cards right... I love cards.

Reactor at 90%. I'll get you, Ballard.

Don't you want to become the big team?

Not if I have to work with rats like you. Main reactor at 100%. Engage.

Wait a minute.

You didn't make those modifications you originally made back in the other

timeline, did you?

Overriding manual control?

And so you die, I killed you.

Well, now I got a chance to return the favor.

with the modifications.

Why should I?

First chance you got, you're going to try and kill me again.

Come on, man. You're not going to let me die.

That's not who you are.

freaking life and how does he thank me he turns around and tries to knock me

it i'm not sorry he's dead what do you think do you believe him yeah i believe

him you've got the body to prove it fellas you even think about making those

modifications and i'll kick your ass frank let's get back to general starker

general starker is a patriot i can't believe he did any of this stuff you

the way to prove that is to have him show his darkest secret base But she

himself has never been at that base. He can't do it, can you?

See, that's where you're wrong, Doc.

You're forgetting my double knew everything I knew. Now that I've been

him, I know everything he knew.

I know exactly where Starker's base is.

Come on, Frank.

Tell me.

We're going over the plant now.

Yes, sir.

We understand.

We're clear. Let's go.

They're in the wire.

They're coming at us from all sides.

We've sustained heavy losses.

The men left alive are surrendering. How did they find us?

How?

Come on.

Do I know you?

No, but I know you.

Go ahead, soldier.

Shoot!

Shoot! That's an order!

You're not going to get off that easily.

Take him!

of our diplomatic team in Beijing, led by Vice President McCutcheon, I'm both

pleased and relieved to tell you that the People's Republic of China has

off their planned invasion of Taiwan in the interest of preserving peace in the

Far East.

You don't understand.

General Starker was a hero of mine.

My hero is going to nuke Death Valley and blame it on the Chinese.

Let it go, Ramsey.

Let's face it. You know, somewhere, somehow, Stark would turn into a

I know this was a particularly difficult mission, Frank, considering what you

had to deal with.

We're all grateful for what you've done.

Congratulations, Mr. Parker.

I, for one, am very proud of you.

Thank you.

Parker. I'd still like to talk to you about those fear modifications. Not a

chance, Ballard, and you should know better than to drink and drive.

Excuse me.

He'll be okay.

I often wonder if we ask too much of him.

Mr. Parker.

Hey, Doc.

You look rather pensive.

I'm just trying to figure out what happened.

This other Parker was a clone. He should have been just like me, but he wasn't.

Mark Twain.

Mark Twain once said, each of us is like the moon.

We all have our dark side.

From what you've told us...

The other Parker sounded like he was your dark side.

That's what concerns me. If he came out of me, maybe he still exists.

The potential for evil exists in all of us, Frank.

Luckily, most of us have our own internal system, checks and balances to

restrain it.

In the end, we can only hope on our enlightened self to prevail.

My more enlightened self prevailed.

I like that. In your particular case?

Abel had to kill Cain yeah I guess he did I guess

he did