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How did you get in here?

Oh, in about two seconds. You're not going to care.

Oh, my

God. No seismics.

No infrared.

And this?

Better locks on the dime store diaries.

Looks like I'm dealing with trusty souls.

Johnny, this guy will wait till the cavalry arrive.

We're selling.

This is Langdon. Shots fired. Repeat, shots fired. Suspect in North Philly is

foot heading north towards Union.

Well, Johnny, so much for luck.

We're selling.

It's all for a cheap hat, Langdon. The guard says they have close to 10 million

in diamonds inside, but the cage is empty.

Well, our cell is clean. He must have stashed the stones inside.

That's right, cops. Look hard.

You're never going to find those diamonds.

Langdon! Tear the place to pieces.

You're never going to find them. Never!

2007. Time travel is a reality and it's fallen into criminal hands.

With history itself at risk, the United States has formed the Time Enforcement

Commission, a top secret agency responsible for policing the temporal

Police team of agents track unlawful travelers across time.

Their mission, protect the past, preserve the future. These agents are

Time Cops.

I thought I was the only one crazy enough to work these hours.

It's about that late, is it? It's 1 .30, Logan. That's a .m.

If this were talk radio, we could start using dirty words.

Guess I lost track of time.

Damn it.

Does Matusak know you're pulling double duty? Come on, Claire. It's just a

little over time.

I checked the computer log.

You've been pulling 16 -hour days for the last two weeks.

That's my business.

Oh, sorry.

What was I thinking?

We wouldn't want Matuzak to think you're burning out. You know, he might force

you into a week's vacation on some barbaric island paradise.

You're very persuasive.

Yeah, well, it helps when you're right.

I'm getting a reading here.

One second, Doc.

You called an A -level alert for this?

I've seen petri dishes with bigger ripples.

Well, I'm sorry if we interrupted you beautifully.

By the way, I'm helping.

What do we got?

Looks to me like a natural correction of the temporal stream.

Ms. Hemmings, however, seems convinced we're on the verge of total

Level one arriving, Captain.

Looks like it's Hemmings one, Easter zero.

Lock it down, people.

Let's go.

Logan, what are you doing here? This hasn't been bumped to mission status

I was in the neighborhood.

You're always in the neighborhood.

1977.

Let's see.

We are talking.

Skyjacking. Hostage taking.

Execution. Jimmy Carter, Billy Carter, Billy Beer.

Fat Elvis, dead Elvis.

If years were headaches, this one would have been a migraine.

Ah, but good news for you, Officer Logan.

The police archetypes of the era include your assorted Starskis, Hutches, and

Dirty Harrys, meaning your enthusiastic kick -buttocks -take -nomenclature

-later style of law enforcement should jive nicely with... Something from 77?

No, last month.

Damon Orselli, survivor of hot gemstone heist, paroled after 30 years.

I'll plug him into the police grid.

I remember my old man talking about this case. That tabloids milked it for

months. Whatever happened to the gemstone diamonds?

I don't know about the diamonds, but according to this gemstone, the company

went bust a couple of years after the robbery.

Nothing left on their lot but gravel.

Mr. Orselli's police record's heavy on the fine print.

This guy was a poster boy for three strikes.

Convictions for assault, burglary, suspected in multiple homicides.

And uh -oh, Damon's lost his day runner.

He's blown off his parole officer two weeks in a row. Bag it, tag it, and pipe

everything down the temporal program. Wait a minute.

The cop that worked the case, Langdon, he's still a cop.

NYPD. Three months away from retirement.

Push it. We can have him there in 90 minutes.

Go first class. I want him here in 45.

Detective Langdon. Yeah.

Gene Matusik, do you see?

Good to see you.

Absolutely.

Nice to see you.

Hope your flight wasn't too rough.

Well, you know, jerked out of bed at 2 .30 on a military jet by 3. I've had

hangovers that were more fun.

If you're worried about your wife, I could, uh... I noticed the ring.

Time enforcement. What exactly is that?

Two guys responsible for keeping all the clocks ticking, is that it?

We're a special law enforcement agency. That's all I can tell you for now. We

need to talk to you about Damon Orselli.

Orselli? Yeah, he was paroled last month. Now he's missing.

We think his disappearance might have something to do with the Gemstone case.

You guys need to update your calendars. That was 30 years ago.

The diamonds were never recovered. The case was closed.

I told you Orselli's missing. Yeah, so's my dog Spot. So what?

It was his case. He deserves the truth.

We think Orselli's gone back.

Gone back where? The old country?

In time.

To relive the robbery.

Only this time, your pal Damon's going to keep the diamonds.

Do you mean if you go back in time, you can change history?

For starters.

You know, I think you guys are in a lot of trouble.

Because the Orselli that I know was a serious piece of work, and I doubt that

quarter of a century in the can has improved his disposition one iota. Is

anything you can tell us? Anything that might help?

It was 30 years ago. New York City's changed.

Everything's changed.

Look, being a cop in those days was working the streets, working your

I can't help you out walking around here. I've got to be out on the street.

got to be moving around. I've got to be in there, you know?

If you guys really want my help, you need to take me back.

You're not actually doing this.

Langdon may be one tough cop, but when it comes to time travel, he is strictly

amateur hour. Guard, he looks like he's been through one more too many. He's

been a cop for 30 years. He's entitled to show a little where.

I'm saying more than where.

But you don't even know the man. Maybe not, but I've seen dozens just like him.

You're sending this guy back into his own past. You have no idea how he'll

react.

We should at least run a psych profile.

That means if I had the time, I'd send Langdon back to Dr.

Floyd in order of a full clinical analysis.

But since our mission is to minimize temporal disruption, at this point,

Detective Langdon's on board.

Two minutes. Start the count.

Keep it simple, Jack. If Grandpa Arselli's doing the temporal two -step,

Kojak make his moves, nail this guy, and bring everybody back in one piece.

I can do simple.

How about it, Detective? You ready to rock and roll?

That's before you were born, son.

It's cheap, but it keeps perfect time.

One minute and 30 seconds. Watch this.

It's called a temporal controller.

Unless you want to stay back in 77, you won't want to walk to the ride.

One other thing, Langdon. There's a younger version of you back there. You

come into physical contact.

You will both violently and dramatically cease to exist.

Same matter can't occupy the same space.

It's one of those temporal truisms right up there where you don't swallow your

tongue.

I'll suppress any urge I have to high -five my younger self.

30 seconds to launch and counting.

Hey.

Found this in storage.

Thought it might be of some use to you on your latest advocate.

You won't believe this, Logan, but there was a time as a child when even I

wanted to be a cop. Yeah, what happened?

Oh, that infantile moment of madness past.

Inferno's auditioning for a new disco act.

We're Rainbow Beat.

They look like the village people.

Come on, Langan, you don't look like the disco type to me.

Village

people.

You've got to ring, too.

in the old days.

Anybody knows where Arceli is?

He does.

The more I can ask you, remember?

I'll have him.

All right.

Yeah,

what do you need?

Skaggs? Yeah?

Detective Logan.

I'm looking for Damon Arceli.

It's off, cop.

What'd you say?

Stupid and, uh, that puts you first in line for promotions, huh?

This is the 70s, Logan.

Civil rights are for sissies.

Are the dental plans gags?

I think so. Why?

Because you've got about five seconds before you meet your deductible.

What is this place?

Marcelli has two or three safe houses.

You know, places he jumps to when things get too hot.

According to Skaggs, he hasn't used this place in a couple of months. Then why

are we here?

I know where it's at.

Younger old, he doesn't trust anyone. He wouldn't trust himself.

So if the old ones come back, we're going to be looking for privacy.

What?

Nothing. It's just that whenever you talk, I feel like I'm watching an

of Manic.

How long do you say you've been a cop?

Is there a problem?

Yeah, I take the front, you take the back. It's called procedure.

I give you three minutes to get set up.

Take the back.

Wait three minutes.

Great.

Well, that's one.

Now what?

Ten minutes, my butt.

You come a long way for nothing, old man.

Don't tell me you brought along a friend.

my idea of procedure.

Like the boss said, keep it simple. Let's wrap him up and head home.

That's twice you got lucky on me, Langer.

I ain't saying nothing.

I want my lawyer. I know my rights. Your rights?

I got your rights.

Sorry,

Jackson.

Change of plans.

I like... It surprises as much as the next guy, but there's no mystery here,

Jackson.

Marcelli said two shots at the brass ring. Now it's my turn.

The diamonds, is it about money? No, it's about a lot of money.

Don't tell me you've never thought about it.

Going back and just changing one thing in your life.

Not like this.

Marcelli's history.

I don't want him around here messing things up.

Let's get rid of him.

I want you to send them back.

Now.

Only one problem.

He's not wearing a controller.

You are.

Put yours on him.

Now, or I'll shoot the bug.

Twist, lock, and turn, huh?

Now I know when I want to go back on my own.

Now, I want you to come over here and wrap your arms around a post.

Police.

Go ahead and sit down.

You're going to be here a while.

I didn't see you for a killer, Langdon.

I don't want to kill anyone.

Not even that big or silly.

All I want are the stones.

Retirement's looming. Pension's looking thin. Is that it?

The only thing that's thin is your research, Logan.

When you compiled the file on Orselli, you should have taken a better look at

mine.

Old Damien, he sure came prepared.

Blaster guns.

Arc lasers.

Got toys in here I've not even seen before.

If you start messing with future tech back here, you could change more than

you'll ever know.

After all I've been through, let's hope.

I'm telling you, you're going to be here a while.

You should sit down.

Somebody get him out of there now!

It's Orselli!

Yeah, yeah, I can see that. Meaning, in theory, this case is solved.

So where's Logan, the old cop?

Maybe Sleeping Beauty has an idea.

Doesn't look like we'll be getting much out of him anytime soon, so we really

took him down.

Even given the relative state of Logan's previous collar, Mr. Orselli's

condition is extreme.

Logan's exuberant, he's not a satan.

Getting a bad feeling.

Yeah, you and me both.

Or silly, he's carrying Logan's controller.

Jack can still get back piggybacking on Langdon's time clock, but... I know.

What the hell are they doing back there?

The ripple's holding steady for now, anyway.

We can't risk sending another person.

As may I tell you, Ms. Hemming, for once I agree.

Basic law of temporal science. Every insertion multiplies the chance of

historical damage.

Nobody's going back.

Until we know Logan's in serious trouble, where that ripple notch is

have to work under the assumption that Jack's got everything under control.

Great.

Blindsided by a guy old enough to be my father.

Next I'll be mugged by a three -year -old in diapers.

Well, well.

What, detective?

You're not the only one who can play cop.

Wow.

Candles and your grandmother's china.

It's the occasion.

Oh, your first full day home in weeks.

That's not worth celebrating. I don't know what is.

Look, it's probably nothing.

It's just a salesman full of brush.

Ignore it.

Please, just ignore it just this once.

Don't worry.

Like it or not, you are stuck with me tonight.

Whoever it is, I'll get rid of them. Two minutes, I promise.

Detective Langdon?

Yeah?

Jack Logan, Special Investigations Task Force.

You got a minute?

Sure, just make it fast.

You know, I didn't know we had a special investigations task force.

Yeah, it's new.

And I'm sorry for bothering you. I can see you're just sitting down to eat.

It's about Damon Orselli.

You know him?

Are you kidding?

Orselli's been hovering at the top of our most wanted list for close to a year

now. The word on the street is Damon's got something big planned, but nothing's

turned yet.

We think his next job's coming down soon.

I was hoping you might know where.

Hello?

Yeah. He's right here.

This is Langdon.

No. No, I'm on my way.

The precinct just got a radio call from a security armored transport driver. He

was cut off before he could finish, but it sounds like something heavy is going

down. What do they transport?

Negotiables, fine art. Apparently this truck was carrying a load of diamonds.

It's beautiful, Paula.

I wish I could stay, but I'm sorry.

So what?

It's not always going to be like this, you know that.

Do I?

That's what you said last year.

And the year before.

I know your job is important, Johnny.

It's just that I'm beginning to wonder where I fit into the mix.

You fit like blueberries in a muffin.

I gotta go.

We'll talk when I get back.

Mind if I tag along?

Why don't you try putting me in one of your task forces?

What the hell's going on?

I thought he was a cop. I mean, he pulled me over.

Then he drew his piece. Slow down, slow down. Who pulled you over? What cop?

He's still back there with my truck.

I got out of there as fast as I could. The diamond's where they had it.

Uh, gemstone.

Gemstone diamond exchange.

Lying.

Smart. I was trying to get the stones before her, silly -sized.

All right, look, you go across the street and you take cover.

When our backup arrives, you point them in the right direction.

If that's department issue, I'm John Travolta.

I, uh, got it up again, but...

We're not alone.

I'll go around to the back, you take the front.

It's cold. I know.

Proceed.

Industrial laser torch. Impressive.

More goodies for Marcelli's bag of tricks?

For some reason, Jackson, I knew you'd show up.

So close and yet so far.

Have any idea what's inside this truck?

Gemstone diamonds.

Worth what?

Ten million and change.

That's 1977 dollars. This is 2007.

I don't suppose I could interest you and have a share.

Interest me?

Sure. Will I take him?

No.

Drop the torch, Lang, and it's over. Let's go home.

Whatever you say, stop it!

Langdon, I can't let you do this.

Langdon.

I don't think you have any choice.

Freeze.

Who are you?

I'm you, kid.

I'm your future.

Give me the gun.

Drop the gun. No!

Same matter can't occupy the same space. You touch him, you're history.

What? You better listen to him, Johnny boy. He's got the answers.

Look, whoever you are, just give it up.

You hear that?

Backup's on the way.

In a few minutes, this place will be crawling with cops.

Just drop your piece.

I promise you won't be hurt. I got your promises.

You play by the rules, do you?

Cops and robbers.

Good guys, bad guys.

Unfortunately, kid, the rest of the world doesn't play that way.

Logan,

remember what I said. I'm not interested in hurting anyone.

So don't push me.

and occupy the same space, huh?

Look, who was that?

It's complicated.

We've got time.

What's going on?

Fire in the alley, boys. Fire in the alley. Thanks, we'll check it out.

The guy trying to crack the truck, he's you, 30 years from now.

He's a time traveler from the year 2007.

That's not complicated.

It's insane.

So, uh, what's that make you?

I am a cop.

That part's true.

But it's not from here.

I'm from the future.

Great, because I'm from Mars. You know, it's nice to meet you. Hey, is anybody

else doing this time travel thing, you know? Mayor Bean, Crazy Eddie?

Believe what you want about me, okay? But you saw him, his face.

His ring, the same ring you're wearing right now.

Think about it. Ever seen a gun like mine?

Well, what was he doing here?

Trying to steal those diamonds. I mean, he's still... I am still a cop, right?

Detective, listen, I got a second truck on the way, so if it's all right with

you, I'd like to, you know, get those diamonds out of here as soon as

Yeah, all right.

Go ahead.

Yeah, you're still a cop.

That's why we brought you back.

Something must have happened, something that changed you, and I still don't know

what. We have a bigger problem.

Your older self is packing an arsenal of future technology, and he'll use it to

get those stones, and I cannot let that happen.

First, we've got to take care of that gash.

Captain, I need to talk to you.

I went back into Orselli's file. You'll have to wait. Orselli's come around.

Orselli.

My name's Matuszek. You're back in 2007.

You're a cop.

I can smuggle from here.

And you're a three -time loser now that we're past the pleasantries. Where'd you

find the sled?

Anything's available for a price.

I greased a few of the right palms.

Hell of a ride, too.

Sure beats that Corny Island thing.

What happened back there?

Why didn't you ask Langdon?

What a sweep. You don't know.

Know what? The old cop, Langdon.

He wanted to know about the diamonds, how to get them for himself.

I had to drop on him, too. Another cop took me down.

Logan, this is what I wanted to tell you.

I ran a cross -check on Orselli's file, brought up Langdon's personal records.

After Jim's done, his life pretty much went to pieces. Career, marriage,

everything.

And I sent them back.

Oh, this is rich.

A cop double -crossing the cops.

Tried to take an emergency, but he wouldn't go. It's not an emergency.

Just get me some iodine and a couple of Band -Aids. I'll be fine.

Lay him on the couch. I'll get the medicine here.

Got any idea where he'll go, Nick?

Maybe.

Damon Orsilli's going to rob the Gemstone Diamond Exchange tomorrow

How do you know that?

In my time, it's already happened. It's history.

Your older self will be there.

It's his last shot.

I'll get a fresh towel.

I'm not going to ask what happened.

It was just an accident.

An accident.

Like all the other accidents over the past four years. Paul, it all starts.

I don't know.

I wouldn't want to interfere with another critical investigation.

The kind only John Langdon is qualified to solve.

Look, I'm sorry about tonight. I was looking forward to it, but I am a

detective. It is my job. And I am your wife.

I don't know.

I am not sure how much more of this I can take.

Maybe it's better for the both of us if I just go away for a while.

I'm gonna get through this.

I'm gonna go clean up.

Here.

This is my future.

Am I going to lose her?

I can't tell you that. I don't know.

What do you mean you don't know?

This is my life we're talking about.

All I know is the future is fluid.

It can change.

Take one more step and she's done.

Don't hurt her.

This isn't us.

No, you're right.

This isn't you.

Yet.

I'm not interested in hurting anyone, but I am going to get those dimes.

Lose your weapons to both of you.

The ankle iron, too.

Who are you?

Women, they're always trying to zing you.

Have I changed that much?

You're telling me you don't recognize me?

You don't recognize your beautiful blue -eyed Johnny?

You are not my husband.

You're right.

You blew me off 30 years ago.

Paula?

You told him about it, didn't you?

The great gemstone heist.

Yeah, I told him. It was just the luck of the draw, kid.

I happened to be the first cop on the scene.

You would think busting a big -time punk like Orselli would make a guy's career.

Well, it would have, except for the diamonds.

The diamonds that nobody found.

suspected you. Give the man from the future the cupid.

Ten million in diamonds disappears.

Internal Affairs doesn't put out an APB.

I look inside.

I was dead in the water and didn't even know it. By the time I figured it out,

she was gone.

You really think those diamonds will make up for 30 lost years?

I don't know.

But I'm about to find out.

Let's go.

Follow me, and she's done.

What are you doing?

You can't just let him go.

We don't need to follow him.

I know where he's going.

Special delivery.

How did you get in here?

Oh, in about two seconds.

You're not going to care.

Trust.

Such a beautiful thing.

No!

I don't think we need any alarms today.

Langdon? Close enough.

Have you met my ex?

How did you get in here?

Same way you did.

Through the construction tunnel to the outside.

Amazing.

Circumventing all the outside alarms.

Yeah, well, I'm glad you're pleased.

How did you find me?

It's one of those true crime quickie potboilers.

But the guy knew his stuff.

Published in 1992.

he cares as much about you as I do.

All right, all right, look, whoever you are, all right, I'll split them with

you, all right, 50 -50.

We hide the diamonds and we come back for them later.

Where are we going to hide them?

In the cement, in the wet cement.

We make them part of the floor, right?

The cops will never find them. We come back, we dig them out.

So that's where they were.

All those years of being under suspicion, all those questions without

and all along they were right there.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, right there.

Cops will never find them.

You're right, the cops never did find them.

But they will now.

It's called procedure.

Now you decide which version of history you want to live with.

No.

You decide.

Johnny, don't. Don't come any closer.

Same matter can't occupy the same space, remember?

Don't come any closer. If you touch me, it's over for you.

Logan, tell him.

He knows, Langdon.

You're my future.

Then let's end it right now.

I don't think you understand.

My life is already over.

My career is already over.

Paula has left me.

If she left, it's because you drove her away.

Whatever.

It's too late to change it now.

No, it isn't.

Logan said time is fluid.

History can change. We can change.

Don't let this have to be like this.

I want those diamonds.

Don't think that I won't kill everybody in here to get them. All right, all

right. Easy.

Nobody gets hurt.

Now!

You want the diamonds or a belly?

They're all yours.

Is this what we have to look forward to?

Is this our future?

Just one of many.

You've had a chance to see one version.

What happens from here is up to you.

Officer Logan, returning from New York, 1972.

That'll go.

It went.

Look, Jack, I know I'm only the head of the agency, but since you're the only

one who knows what happened back there, I'd appreciate a little elaboration. The

only one?

Here you are.

The future is fluid.

Langdon found the diamonds his career was made.

Like he never went back.

There, Gene.

Read all about it.

Excuse me?

I'm going to need your report as soon as possible.

It's all the same to you. I'd like to take the rest of the day off. You pick

hell of a time to have a life.

Come on, get out of here. The report can wait till morning.

Nice pants.

Hey, what's this?

You taking a break?

Maybe just a little one.

Are you hungry?

Why?

No, why not?

We all need a break from time to time.

No.