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Humanity has long dug into its past in the hope that it will shed light on its

future.

Perhaps what this reveals is that it is the best of ourselves that will survive

and lead us through the next millennium.

Watching our every step will be our tribal protectors, sentinels.

And their insight will further illuminate the spiritual connection of

things.

Sweetheart.

Mom.

Hi, honey.

Hi, Mom. What are you doing here?

Oh, I'm visiting my favorite son.

Your favorite son? Mm -hmm.

I'm your only son, right?

Mm -hmm.

Mom,

you should have told me that you were coming. I would have made some tongue.

I even... I failed you, sweetheart. There's two messages on your machine.

When? Last night.

Oh, last night. I had the phone turned off. I was finishing up my paper.

Your thesis?

Is this your thesis? Is it finished?

Yes, it's done, but it's just the first draft, and it needs a lot of work.

Darling, you've always been your own worst critic. I'm sure it's wonderful.

don't you let me read it? I'll give you some feedback.

No, no, no, no, no. It's just not good enough yet, and I want you to be really

proud, all right? Just let it be, okay? Now, I'm sorry I can't visit right now.

I've got to go meet Jim.

Okay. Is it going to be dangerous?

Uh, no, Ma, you know better than that. I'm just an observer.

Sid, listen, do you have time to do this?

For you, there's always time.

Have you read it yet?

No, I haven't because I promised Blair that I wouldn't.

then that would make the next draft better.

Just email me the file. I'll get to it tonight.

It's on its way, Sid.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Nice of you to join us.

Sorry I'm late. What's going on?

Well, Simon found a doubt to run some security for a union boss named Jack

Barton, a real prince.

Here's another phone line just to handle all the death threats.

Trying to unite all the longshoremen, which is making him extremely unpopular

with the shipping company. Hey.

Wow. Get any more babes on this detail?

Mr. Bartley, we're here to find out... Who's the hippie?

Blair Samberg.

Nice. Hey, keep him out of my television coverage, huh? Unless you want to shave

your legs.

Can we do this?

Yeah.

the Iceman.

And until he's apprehended, there will be no days off and no one's sleep.

When we got to the sniper's position, all we found was the shattered scope.

Take a look at these. Pass them around.

It's all the information we have on the death threats to Jack Bartley. See if we

can use them to track whoever hired this hitman.

Now, for those of you who don't know, Geller was apprehended by Detective

Ellison.

Along with some help from our favorite observer, Blair Sandberg, for several

murders and the attempted murder of a university student.

He was rotting very nicely in a German prison outside of Munich until he

to pay off a judge.

Further word of caution.

Zeller is also wanted for the murders of several Interpol agents and a Scotland

Yard investigator.

He has a nasty habit of targeting his pursuers, Jim.

Come on.

Blair, got an urgent phone call, line two.

Sorry. Who is it? Some guy named Sid Graham.

Three -man teams will guard Bartley, rotate every eight hours. From now on,

schedule is cleared through this office only.

Hello, this is Blair Shepard.

Sid Graham calling from New York.

Could you use $100 ,000?

Uh, whatever you're selling, Sid, thanks a lot. I don't want any. Blair, wait.

I'm in front of your mother.

Very good friend.

I think I'm going to be yours.

Oh, yeah? Why is that? Because you've written a bestseller.

What are you talking about?

Senior editor, I'm telling you, the Sentinel is going to be the next

Prophecy. We are prepared to offer you $100 ,000 in advance right now.

What did she do?

She emailed me your thesis.

She emailed you?

Asked me to give you some advice on how to fix any problems with the first

draft.

It's Mr.

Graham, right?

You cannot show that to anybody. It was not meant to be read.

Naomi...

I'd like to know more about this police detective, Ellison.

I want him to be part of the publicity.

No, no, he's not going to be part of anything, and I'm not going to be a part

anything either. You cannot publish it. And if you want to keep your friendship

with my mother, I suggest you destroy the copy that you have and forget that

ever existed.

Now, this is the end of the conversation. This is all I have to say

Thank you, and goodbye.

You all right, Tony?

Yeah, just my mom.

Well, how is Naomi?

I'm doing just fine until I get a hold of her.

Hello, Roger.

Oh, hello.

I have a special order for you.

Ah, yes.

Very good.

Any contact?

They fear exposure if you try again and wish to terminate the agreement.

Next time will be different.

They don't want the next time. I always complete a contract.

Can you build it?

I believe so, yes.

Over what range?

300 feet by silent.

Of course. I suggest a longer lens to cover?

Yes, and it must pilot all metal detectors and X -rays.

Resin -based plastic ought to do the job. However, then this would only be

to chamber one round at a time.

I need honey, Vaughn.

Very good.

Really, Sid? That's great news.

Oh, honey, quick. It's Sid.

You better be good to you, Naomi. Now, who is this Sid? Oh, it's an old

boyfriend from New York. Hi, Jim.

How are you? Oh, you've been working out. Give me another hug.

Do you know that my son is brilliant?

Well, he does work pretty hard at keeping that from me, Naomi.

I'm making you guys some wild Bahamian stew.

Uh, this wouldn't be the stuff that made my nose itch for a week, would it? Oh,

no, that was my tofu mince pie. Here, son.

Pretty good.

Hey, Ma, we got to talk. Oh, isn't it wonderful, honey?

I think I'd use another word. You didn't tell Jim, did you? Oh, no, no, no, no.

I'm going to let you tell Jim. Tell me what? Nothing. It's just a

misunderstanding.

A misunderstanding with your mother? I refuse to believe that.

I know.

Did everything work out all right with Sid?

Well, do me a favor, Jim. I got to talk to my mom confidentially. All right,

I'll be upstairs. Jim, confidentially.

Oh.

I can't do this.

I already told Sid no.

Darling, he's raising your advance to a quarter of a million dollars.

Mom, I don't think you understand how serious this is. My thesis is an ongoing

process. I can't believe you sent it to him. Because you sounded so worried,

like it wasn't any good, and Sid would give you a boost, maybe give you some

advice, so your second draft would be better.

This is a perfect example of how you don't listen to me.

I understand with my heart, Blair.

I'm sorry.

That's what mothers do.

I mean, I never want to hurt you, Blair. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Did you read it?

No, no. You told me not to read it. I didn't read it. Well, maybe if you had,

you would have realized that there is stuff in there that can get me in a lot

serious trouble.

What kind of trouble? I can't tell you. That is between me and Jim.

Well, why would it bother Jim?

I think Jim would be so happy that your work was being published.

Oh, I can pretty much guarantee that he wouldn't.

Now, you have to promise me you won't do anything anymore on this.

Well, but suppose that I... No.

All right, Simon, we're just leaving the apartment now. I'll meet you over at

Bartley's. Mm -hmm.

That guy keeps sharking on Megan the way he is. She's going to ratify his

contract in a whole new way.

You know what's funny about him leading the dock workers is? Why don't you have

a few bars here?

He's more like a short shoreman. Oh, short shoreman. You're the taller one.

That's got to be the gentleman. Can I just say a little something?

Can you tell us why you decided to reveal your abilities at this time, sir?

abilities? How did the publication of Mr. Sandberg's manuscript affect your

with the police department?

Please, tell me you didn't. No, no, no, I didn't do anything. Look, there must

be some mistake here. I don't know where you guys got your information from,

but... Your publisher sent us excerpts from the manuscript.

My what? My publisher? I don't have a publisher.

Let's hear from the Sentinel himself.

There's nothing here. I have no idea what you're talking about. Now get that

of here and back off before somebody loses a toe.

Jim, I can explain.

Chief, do not say anything right now.

I'm telling you, the Sentinel is going to be the next Celestine prophecy.

Why aren't you saying anything?

There's nothing to say, Chief.

It's all been said.

It's out. It's over. There's no going back.

I just thought we had an agreement that I was going to read your thesis first.

We did. Look, I didn't do this.

Right. You didn't write the book.

You didn't put my name all over it. Of course I did, but I was planning on

changing your name and probably even mine to protect you. I just hadn't

out a way to do that without compromising the documentation.

You said that Sid's throwing a lot of money in your face, right?

Yeah. Just to generate publicity for the sake of generating publicity without

even having a deal because he wants to, what, toss it in your face like a

dangling carrot?

Wait a minute, wait a minute. What are you trying to say? That I was part of

this from the start?

How long have we known each other that you think that's what I'm about?

Why didn't you say anything about this last night?

That just looks like guilty conscience to me.

I thought it was over.

My mom was doing what she thought was right. She didn't know what it was

How the hell did your mother get her hands on this in the first place? I

is it just lying around like some coffee table reading?

Look, don't you try to run some interrogation on me. You're not going to

some weak spot in me, all right?

Look, I'm not a perp. I'm your friend.

I think you've got a great opportunity here.

The once -in -a -lifetime play. Go for the brass ring. Good luck, huh?

This is a picture of the man who's been contracted to kill you.

So what are you going to do about it?

At this point, the best thing to do is to keep you locked up until we find him.

The ratification vote is two days away. Now I've got to hammer this thing out

with each of the locals or it's not going to fly.

I've got workers' families who are depending on this benefit package.

and the shippers want to keep the cash box locked up, but I'm not going to let

my brothers down. I need options.

Well, Captain, we could draw Zeller out somehow.

She's right.

Babe with brains.

So you're going to need some bait, right?

I'm up for it. Nobody intimidates me.

It's not our policy to endanger the people we're trying to protect.

I'm not going to let these guys run me.

I make them dance.

Captain, it is risky, but we have some control over the area.

You guys throw the party, I'll be there.

The man's a yobbo, but he might just unite these dock workers.

For what?

That's what Gunderson Shipping is worried about.

If Bartlett's policies get set, they lose big time.

Now, Gunderson's been under investigation by the FBI for extortion

breaking. I wouldn't put a path in to try to whack this guy.

So, let's throw Bartlett his party.

See if Zeller shows.

This time, let's try not to lose him through the net.

I think there's something you guys should know. I tried to put a stop to

the noon news is going to run a story about Jim and me.

What is this all about, Sandberg?

In the jungles of Peru, his senses were heightened from prolonged isolation and

the fight for survival.

Now, Detective James Ellison is a sentinel in the fight against crime,

before others see, sensing what others can't. According to a Rainier University

anthropologist, it would seem Cascade has its own super cop whose powers make

him a guardian for us all.

Do you believe that story?

Oh, yes, I do.

Masterpiece of work.

I took the liberty of using a new titanium alloy, and of course with the

coating, you'll be pleased.

The penetration is quite remarkable.

I know that this situation about my thesis has got to be really embarrassing

the university.

That's why we asked you here.

But we couldn't be more proud of your accomplishments.

We only wish you had given us a chance to read it first.

Please send them in.

We're on a roll. I don't want you to until...

Mom, what's going on? Uh, uh, Blair, this is Fit Graham. He flew all the way

from New York. I wanted him to meet with you alone first, but he... Blair, I'm

determined to publish your book. I can now offer you $1 million from Berkshire

Publishing, and I've already had inquiries from several studios for the

rights. A movie, that's, uh, that's incredible.

There's more, but I agreed to let the TV crew handle that.

We've been informed that due to the efforts of your mother, Naomi, the Nobel

Prize Committee is considering your research for its science award.

Nobel, that's unbelievable.

Excuse me. Mom?

Okay. Mom, this is doing nothing. What?

I did this before you told me not to do anything. And then all I did was I

talked to Lars when he called.

Who's Lars? Lars. Lars. He's the masseur for one of the members of the

committee. And then I asked him only to... Stop, stop, stop. Please, please.

can't hear anymore. Stop. Would you say you're overwhelmed?

Is this live?

No, we're recording for the 11 o 'clock tonight. I have nothing to say. Oh,

but... Blair, Blair.

Well, apparently all the unexpected attention and acclaim has left this

student speechless.

Hey, Jim.

My wife and I went with the ladies across town. I wonder if you can put

out and tell me what to think about me.

She says her car's too small for her garage.

Hey, Jim.

Jim, when are you going to start wearing tights and a cape?

Uh, I don't know. You got something I can borrow, Peter Pan?

Come on, Jim. Why don't you have a sense of humor about this whole thing? Joel,

let's just let it go. Give it a rest.

Why are you keeping it from us? Why don't you just tell us what's going on?

got some work to do, okay? Could you excuse me?

Okay, buddy.

Hey, Sandberg.

Who's playing you in the Central TV show?

I know.

Adam Sandler.

Listen, I hear Denzel's playing me. Wait a minute. Look, there isn't going to be

a TV show, all right? Just a Nobel Prize.

We're the...

All right, everyone, listen up.

The official line is this is not true. There is absolutely no proof.

Why am I seeing people standing and not working?

Is that the official line, Captain?

Are you kidding me?

I have no idea what the official line is.

Been ducking calls from the brass all morning.

How do you feel?

All right, so how are we going to play this?

Do we deny it?

How can we, sir?

It's documented evidence. It's all written down. I knew this day was gonna

If command thinks I've been lying to them about my top detective, they're

have us both in Nebraska pounding a beat. No, no, Captain. You stuck your

out far too many times for me.

And I really appreciate it. I don't want you involved in this, okay? This is on

me. This is my problem.

So what are you gonna do?

I'm gonna do the only thing I know how to do, Captain. I'm gonna do my job.

I'm going to start by putting Zeller in a cage.

All positions report.

You need that thing?

Can't pull radio waves out of thin air, Mr. Bartley. Can you really do all that

stuff, though? The hearing, seeing, smelling thing?

Must be a trip.

Why, ask me.

That's a very easy expert.

This is never going to end. He thinks I've deceived him. And now this crazy

Graham's got to offer up to $3 million.

I mean, that's everything I've dreamed of.

But it's also my worst nightmare.

It's an extraordinary accomplishment.

But I hate to see what it's doing to you and Jim.

Look sandy if you know you're doing what's right, then you can move on with

clear conscience.

I'm so concerned More

pressing

than was before.

I am is probably waiting for somebody to try and kill him. Maybe get a whole

enterprise winning photo Nobody thought of selling it

It's partly three starts in five minutes, Captain.

Well, you better get down there.

On my way.

Spartley, it's time for you to get into position.

Pardon me.

What are you doing?

Go with him, Fennelberg.

He doesn't want me with him.

I need you with him.

Help him focus.

I'll go.

Babe stays here, though, right?

I might shoot him myself.

All right.

Now. What I want you to do is I want you to sit in this chair.

Don't you worry about everything.

We have cops outside that are going to be protecting you at all times.

It's not going to be a problem.

All right.

All set here?

All right, now you know he's not going to make it easy on you, so you should

probably start by trying to isolate sounds. I know what to do, Chief.

All right?

I know what to do. You don't have to quote me chapter and verse. Why don't

save that for your interviews?

And, uh, God's wife.

I think there's something you guys should know. I tried to put a stop to

but...

That

would have been quite the headache.

So now what?

Now you're in protective custody in a safe house.

Officially, you're dead. At least until we wrap this up. Well, we better take

care of it fast. Otherwise, in 24 hours, I'm going to be dead man talking.

We need you to get into bed now.

That's a body bag.

First class service.

Just in case anyone else is still watching.

Is this really necessary?

Really? Oh, yes.

Put him in the meat wagon.

It's not funny.

The bullet went through the dummy. This wall lodged into a filing cabinet across

the room. It's got a Teflon coating.

That'd even investment stop it.

Better get that to Ballistics ASAP.

These Gunderson

files are going to take days to go through.

Although things might move more quickly if you two would speak to each other.

There's nothing to say, Connor.

Sandy didn't do this on purpose.

Oh, no?

Hey, Chief, let me ask you something.

How did you intend to protect my identity and still keep your research

I don't know. Ah, you don't know. That's a good answer, Chief.

You couldn't have.

You knew that all along and went ahead and wrote it down anyway. If I was going

to help you understand your abilities, I had to track your development in a

scientific manner.

And you know that.

What is it?

Connor, we got a 211 in progress.

Okay, please breathe. Don't shoot. Then don't move.

You have the right to remain silent. If you give up that right, anything you say

can and will be used against you in a court of law.

You have the right to an attorney.

Hey!

You're that Sentinel guy.

Gun! Whoa, whoa, wait.

It's just a pen.

It's a pen.

I just wanted you to sign my tattoo.

I want the guys back in the joint to know who took me down.

The Sentinel.

All right.

The Sentinel.

Didn't surprise me to learn, Jim, that you had this gift.

I always sensed a special energy about you. Very kind of you, Naomi. Thank you.

I'm just terribly sorry at how all this has turned out, especially when I see

what's happened to the two of you.

Naomi, I know you were just trying to help Blair.

You two listen to me. You cannot let this tear apart your friendship.

Thank you.

Things happen, Naomi.

You know, people change.

You've just got to go with it. This whole Sentinel thing has just gotten too

of hand.

I can't take this attention. That's not me.

I just want to go back to the way things were.

Well, you can't just turn it off.

Sure I can.

There's got to be some way for me to let them go dormant, some meditation you

can give me or I can find somewhere to tune out and turn all this off. I'm just

done with it.

That's not who you are.

Well, you tell me who I am, then.

Because I have no idea.

At one point, I had a reputation of being a pretty decent cop. Now people

at me, and they perceive me as some goofball comic book character.

People are calling my father and my brother. They're asking them what it's

to live with the freak.

Now, how would you like that, huh?

If I ever want to go back to being a good cop and live a simple life, it

going to happen this way.

Your research is done, Chief.

Why don't you just let it go?

Thank you.

Oh, sir, no, there was never any intention of keeping this from you. I

merely... That's right.

A full report on your desk tomorrow morning. I'd just like to say that...

That was our boss.

Thinks I kept the Sentinel thing a secret.

Well, Captain, in actuality, you did.

You're not helping.

Yes, sir.

What are we going to do, Jim?

By tomorrow morning, I have to have a full report on his desk, and I don't

what I'm going to report.

You know what this means?

Every single case that you worked on is going to be brought up for review.

That means the board of inquiry, IA, is going to get involved.

Captain,

before we hear back from the review board or the brass tells us to go pack

bags, I'd like to go back to things the way they were before Sandberg, when I

worked alone.

You talked to Blair about this?

It's not his call, Captain. This is my decision. His ride is over.

I want to go back to being a cop, just a regular cop.

And with the Sentinel thing hanging over us, it's always right there, and I'm

tired of it.

I just want out.

Well, maybe that's for the best.

I got this picture back from the rally.

Take a look.

You were that close.

Until your paparazzi got in the way.

Everybody calm.

Can't stop just wait!

How are they?

Doctor says they're in serious condition.

Yeah, they're going to go into surgery soon.

I thought you should know that the bullet is a titanium alloy with a tough

coating, like the one that hit the dummy.

I figured.

Listen, I'm going to give blood and I'll get the next shift with Bartley.

Never should have happened like this.

No one was expecting that.

I should have been.

I'm so off my game, Chief, with all this media crap.

That bullet was meant for me.

Don't block out your senses. This is when you need him most, and I can help

Take a look at that man.

That happened because of me.

Don't think it's a good idea to be around me right now.

The only chance that I got of getting Zoe is if I'm on my own.

The police have subpoenaed all the files at Gundersen Shipping. They must be

getting close.

Out after you?

Oh, no. But I do have more bad news.

A source of mine at the DA's office, Jack Bartley, is still alive.

Your bullet -heated dummy, the whole thing was a setup.

They've got him in a safe house.

But he won't come out until after the ratification vote.

Oh, I'm caught.

Gundersen doesn't know yet.

They think you succeeded.

Will you ever forgive me for making such a mess of things?

It's okay, Mom.

We're all going to be fine.

Do you still love me even with all this?

Mom.

Come on, don't be silly.

I'm sorry.

Of course I do.

Always.

We were all doing what we thought was right, right?

I mean, nothing happens in this universe randomly. It's all for a reason.

I mean, that's part of what I was writing about.

I always wondered if my work would ever amount to anything, and if it's taught

me one thing, it's taught me that Jim was right.

I got it all. I got it all right here.

The brass ring.

And now I know what to do.

So why don't you go call Sid?

Okay, sweetie.

Yeah?

Roger Haver.

He owns that hobby shop.

Got a tip that Zella's gonna meet him here around 3 o 'clock.

Nearly 3 now.

Where'd you get the tip?

Anonymous. The word is that Haver's got a sideline business.

Building made -to -order weapons.

Hmm. Maybe that tip was meant to draw a count, like we did with Zella.

There's our boy now.

So what do you think?

Do we take him down, or call for backup?

If he wants to play, let the game begin.

Could be a day or two before we get a positive ID.

You know, you don't walk away from an explosion like that.

It's got to be Zeller.

You know Roger Haber's missing, too?

What do you think, Haber took Zeller out of the play to cut his links to

Gunderson? Took the dough from the hit and is on permanent vacation somewhere.

Hey, guys, Sandberg's on TV giving some kind of press conference.

Now we're going on.

Hi. Thank you all for coming. I just have a short speech prepared here.

In our media -informed culture, a scientist receives validation by having

her work published.

And after years of research, there is great personal satisfaction when that

is reached.

However, my desire to impress both my peers and the world at large drove me to

an immoral and unethical act.

My thesis that Sentinel is a fraud.

While my paper does quote ancient source material, the documentation proving

that James Ellison actually possesses

hypersenses is fraudulent.

Looking back, I can't even say that it's a good piece of fiction.

I apologize for this deception, and my only hope is that I can be forgiven for

the pain I've caused those that are close to me. Thank you.

You've embarrassed this university for the last time. I want your office

out by Friday.

What's this all about?

He refuses to stay in the safe house. Well, I heard you blew up my assassin.

It's not been confirmed yet.

Well, it's enough confirmation for me. I'm not going to sit on this story.

I was dead.

Now I'm alive and the people got to know before the vote. We called a press

conference and a rally for 8 o 'clock.

No, no, no. I'm sorry. We can't let you do that. We don't need your permission.

We've already got it from the commissioner and the mayor.

I out -hoffered Hoffa.

Who wouldn't vote for that?

The surgery went well.

The bullet missed major organs on both of them.

Said they can leave in about a week or two.

Thank God.

So I heard you guys probably got Zeller.

I know.

Somebody probably got him.

We still got Bartley to contend with. I don't know which one's worse.

I saw your press conference.

I am. You saw that?

Well, you were right. I mean, I don't know what I was expecting to do with it.

I mean, where did I get off on? You were out for three years pretending I was a

cop, right?

This self -deprecation doesn't suit you, you know.

He might have been just an observer.

But you're the best cop I've ever met.

You're the best partner I could have ever asked for.

You've been a great friend. You pulled me through some pretty weird stuff.

You ready to get busy?

Al, give me that latest memo from the East Bay local. Come on.

You want to tell me when to get the captain's office back? He said he just

wanted to use the phone.

I said just about the time his rally starts.

Nah, spotlight, you moron. I want Klieg lights and some fireworks. How about

some of that old red, white, and blue?

Yeah? Yeah? So we do it without a permit.

Over the bay. Who cares?

Now, is it just the acoustics in that room, or does everybody behind that desk

automatically get loud?

Ellison.

You sure about that?

All right, thanks.

That was the coroner's office.

We got a positive ID on the body at the hobby shop.

His name was Roger Haber. He was the owner.

I'll tell you what. I volunteer not to be the one to tell Bartley his rally's

off. That'll be me.

Get him.

Mr. Bartley, we have confirmation that Klaus is still there.

Might be time for you to consider another career.

Jim.

Jim, you all right?

Yeah. Oh,

I'm all right.

Zell, I went over the edge.

Yeah, no kidding.

No, I mean you went over... Give me a hand.

We're going to pull them up or knock them off.

What you up to, man?

I'm taking a last look around.

Last look? You going somewhere?

Yeah.

I cleaned out my desk over at Rainier. I thought I'd do the same thing here.

I'm a fraud, man.

I don't think Simon's going to want me hanging around.

That is not your office.

Hey, Simon, they let you out?

No, they threw him out.

They didn't throw me out. They said I was too cantankerous. You know.

Mom.

What are you doing here? Never missed this occasion, darling.

I know it's great. Everybody's safe.

That's not exactly why we asked your mom here.

I understand you gave up your job at the university, and I saw you over there

about. So we decided you needed to do something to keep you under control.

You're finished in this department, Chief.

I sort of figured that.

As an observer.

What is this? This is a detective badge. What's going on?

I don't deserve this.

No, you don't.

At least not until you go to the police academy and complete firearms training.

And if you do, Detective Ellison is looking for a permanent official

Yeah?

So, uh...

Does this mean a paycheck?

Can you say back rent?

What do you say? Say something, Sandy.

I'm still not cutting my hair.

I'm not going to do it. That's what you think.

They're going to love you at the academy.

Captain, I'm going to make a little Blair skin rug for you. What are you

about? You're not going to stop me. You've got to go down to the woods.