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CHARLIE: ONCE UPON A TIME,

THERE WERE THREE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.

TWO OF THEM GRADUA TED FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY.

THE OTHER GRADUA TED FROM A TOP SCHOOL FOR MODELS.

AND THE YEACH REAPED THE REWARDS

OF THEIR EXCITING CAREERS.

[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]

BUTI TOOK THEMA WA Y FROM ALL THA T

AND NOW THEY WORK FOR ME.

M YNAME IS CHARLIE

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[WOMEN CHUCKLING]

LADIES, MR. TUSTIN'S GLASS LOOKS EMPTY.

MAY | POUR MORE COGNAC, SIR?

MAY | POUR MORE WINE, SIR? HMM.

THANK YOU.

NOW, LADIES, YOU MAY GO ENJOY YOURSELVES.

TUSTIN: I DIDN'T COME HERE

FOR A SOCIAL FUNCTION, MR. REARDON.

I'M HERE TO--

YOU CAME HERE TO HIRE AN ASSASSIN.

SPEAK UP. YOU NEEDN'T WORRY.

THEY WON'T REMEMBER A THING THAT YOU'VE SAID.

[WOMEN CHUCKLING]

QUIET, PLEASE, LADIES.

YOU'RE DISTURBING MR. TUSTIN'S SENSIBILITIES.

HE GETS VERY UNEASY WITH TALK OF KILLING.

SO YOU LADIES ARE NOT TO REMEMBER A WORD

OF WHAT YOU HEAR IN THIS ROOM.

UNDERSTOOD? YES, SIR.

OF COURSE, MR. REARDON.

I UNDERSTAND, SIR.

IMPRESSIVE FOR A FLOOR SHOW

BUT I'M NOT HERE FOR HYPNOTIC TRICKS.

IT'S HARDLY A TRICK, MR. TUSTIN.

HYPNOSIS, YES, SOME

BUT WHAT YOU ARE WITNESSING IS MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

YOU'RE CERTAIN THEY CAN KILL?

MUCH MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.

WITHOUT FEAR, WITHOUT PASSION

AND WITHOUT MEMORY. THINK OF THAT.

NOT EVEN THE ASSASSIN KNOWS WHO HAS DONE THE WORK.

WHERE'S THE PROOF YOU PROMISED ME?

ROBERT, MR. TUSTIN WANTS SOME PROOF.

FRANCINE HAS JUST COMPLETED HER SECOND SENSORY PROGRAM.

IF SHE CAN'T CONVINCE HIM, NOBODY CAN.

REARDON: FRANCINE, MY DEAR,

WOULD YOU COME HERE, PLEASE?

YOU LOOK LOVELY TODAY.

NOW, WATCH VERY CAREFULLY WHAT I DO.

YES, MR. REARDON.

REARDON: WELL.

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]

OUR SECURITY SYSTEM IS CHARGED WITH MORE THAN 30,000 VOLTS.

NOW, WOULD YOU BE CONVINCED OF FRANCINE'S DEDICATION

IF SHE THREW HERSELF UPON THESE SAME BARS?

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

MR. TUSTIN, HE'S DEADLY SERIOUS.

REARDON: NOW, YOU'RE IN A TRANCE.

DEEPER AND EVER DEEPER.

YOU FEEL BETTER NOW, FRANCINE, DON'T YOU?

MUCH BETTER, SIR.

REARDON: GOOD.

NOW, GO TO THE WINDOW

AND REMOVE THOSE BARS FOR ME, PLEASE.

REARDON, YOU MUST STOP THIS.

OH, NOW, YOU SAID YOU WANTED PROOF.

PLEASE, PLEASE, STOP HER.

[CHUCKLES]

FRANCINE, YOU MAY STOP NOW.

YOU SEE, IT ONLY REQUIRES MY VOICE.

THANK YOU, FRANCINE.

NOW, MR. TUSTIN

ARE YOU READY TO SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS BUSINESS?

NOW, YOU SAID YOU WANT FOUR MEN KILLED.

THAT WILL BE ONE MILLION DOLLARS, PLEASE.

THERE ARE FOUR NAMES HERE.

AND THEY MUST ALL BE ELIMINATED WITHIN SIX WEEKS.

AND ALL FOUR OF THEM

ARE MEMBERS IN THE BOARD OF WESTERN TECHTRONICS.

HOW DID YOU KNOW? OH, IT'S QUITE SIMPLE.

SEE, SOME OF MY LADIES HAVE BEEN WORKING

AT WESTERN TECHTRONICS FOR WEEKS.

YOUR COMPANY PLANS A TAKEOVER OF WESTERN TECHTRONICS.

AND THESE FOUR BOARD MEMBERS

WILL DEFINITELY TRY TO STOP YOU.

CHARLIE [OVER SPEAKERS]: ANGEL S, HOW FAM/L/AR ARE YOU

WITH THE NAME WESTERN TECHTRONICS?

I KNOW THE NAME IS WESTERN TECHTRONICS, CHARLIE.

BUT AREN'T THEIR INTERESTS WORLDWIDE?

YOU GO TO THE HEAD OF THE CLASS, JULIE

LET'S SEE. COMPUTERS, SOFTWARES,

SATELLITES, STEEL MILLS, OIL

AND A BILLION-DOLLAR GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT.

AND TWO OF WESTERN TECHTRONICS PRIME EXECUTIVES

HAVE BEEN KILLED RECENTLY. THAT’S RIGHT.

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND A VICE PRES/DEN T.

THE Y’VE GOT OTHER BIG TROUBLES TOO.

SINCE THE/R BREAKTHROUGH IN GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH

A NUMBER OF TAKEOVER A TTEMPTS HA VE BEEN TRIED.

LEGITIMATE?

THE LEG/TIMA TE ONES HA VE BEEN HANDLED.

BU T I TAPPEARS WESTERN TECHTRONICS

HA l/E BECOME THE TARGET 0F DARKER FORCES.

BUT, CHARLIE, WEREN'T THOSE DEATHS ACCIDENTAL?

WELL, THA T'S WHA T WE HA VE TO FIND OUT.

I'I/E ARRANGED FOR KELLY AND KRIS TO GO TO WORK

FOR WESTERN TECH TRON/CS AS JUN/0R EXECUTIVES.

EXECUTIVES? TRAINEES.

IT’S AFFIRMA TI VE AC T/ON

LOVE IT.

THOUGHT YOU WOULD, KELLY.

UH, JUL/E, IHA VE ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT IN MIND FOR YOU.

IN THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE VICE PRES/DEN T

THEYALSO FOUND THE BODY OF A YOUNG WOMAN

FRANCINE MILLER.

SHE WAS A LOAN-0U T FROM A FIRM CALLED REARDON AND COMPANY.

BOSLEYHAS A PICTURE OF BOTH OF THEM

REARDON AND COMPANY.

THEY SUPPLY SECRETARIAL HELP, RIGHT, CHARLIE?

NOTEXACTL Y, BOSLEY. MORE LIKE EFF/CIENC YANAL YS TS.

THE YREN TPEOPLE TO FIRMS LIKE WESTERN TECHTRONICS

TO HELP SMOOTH OUT OPERA T/ONS.

HOW ’3 YOUR TYPING, JULIE?

WELL, CHARLIE, IF I HAD TO PASS TESTS,

I DON'T THINK I'D BE WORKING FOR YOU.

I UNDERSTAND REARDON AND COMPANY CAN WORK MIRA CLES.

BUT DON’T WORRY IF YOU DON’TPASS THEIR TEST,

YOU CAN AL WA YS COME BA CK TO WORK HERE

WELL, I HOPE THAT GOES FOR ALL OF US.

REALLY.

WI

[GASPS]

WE'RE LATE, 15 MINUTES LATE.

CAN YOU START AS AN EXECUTIVE BY BEING LATE?

I THINK THAT COMES LATER. LET'S HURRY.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. HOW DO I LOOK?

KRIS.

I'D SAY YOU LOOK JUST FINE.

OH, THANK YOU.

BUT YOUR OPINION WON'T BE OF MUCH HELP

UNLESS WE GET TO ROOM 308 IN A HURRY.

OH, THE ORIENTATION LECTURE FOR JUNIOR EXECUTIVE TRAINEES.

LET ME GUESS.

YOU'RE KRIS MONROE AND YOU'RE KELLY GARRET.

HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?

I'M STEVE BRIGGS, PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY.

CHARLIE SENT ME YOUR PICTURES AND FILES.

HE DID? STEVE: OH, BUT DON'T WORRY, UH,

I'M THE ONE WHO HAS SEEN THEM AND I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL.

TO ANYONE ELSE HERE AT WESTERN TECHTRONICS

YOU'LL BE TRAINEES AND TRAINEES ONLY.

WELL, COME ON, I'LL SHOW YOU THE WAY.

WI

BE ASSURED THAT WESTERN TECHTRONICS

WANTS TO SEE THEIR EXECUTIVES DIVERSIFY THEIR EXPERIENCE

AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE

THE MOST PLEASANT

AND ENLIGHTENING CAREER POSSIBLE.

EXCUSE ME, CYNTHIA. EXCUSE ME.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER CANDIDATES HERE FOR YOU

WHO SEEM TO HAVE LOST THEIR WAY.

THIS IS KELLY GARRETT. HELLO.

KRIS MONROE. HELLO. I'M CYNTHIA WEAVER.

WELL, PLEASE, COME IN AND MAKE YOURSELVES AT HOME.

UH, THERE'S COFFEE, TEA AND DOUGHNUTS.

INDULGE YOURSELF.

WE ALSO HAVE A GYM AVAILABLE SO YOU CAN KEEP IN SHAPE.

HOW NICE.

WELL, THAT'S ONE OF OUR FACILITIES

I DON'T THINK YOU'LL EVER NEED.

UH, EXCUSE ME, LADIES.

I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE WORKING HERE.

0H!

ALL FINISHED?

OH, I HAVEN'T SEEN SO MANY LOOPS AND WHIRLS

SINCE | TOOK PENMANSHIP.

WELL, DON'T WORRY. WHEN I CAME HERE

| WAS AFRAID TO PUT FIVE WORDS TOGETHER IN FRONT OF ANYBODY.

MR. REARDON WAS VERY PATIENT WITH ME.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS | PUT IN AN APPLICATION.

MY FRIEND, FRANCINE MILLER, SAID THE SAME THING.

SHE REALLY LOVED IT HERE AT REARDON AND COMPANY.

YOU KNEW FRANCINE?

YEAH. WE WERE IN THE SAME SORORITY AT STATE.

SHE WAS SUCH A SWEET PERSON.

WE ALL MISS HER VERY MUCH.

IT WAS SUCH A TRAGEDY.

HMM.

WELL, I'LL RUN THESE THROUGH THE COMPUTER

AND HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU VERY QUICKLY.

OKAY. OH, SHOULD I STAY HERE?

YES, IT'LL JUST BE A FEW MINUTES.

OKAY. OH.

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

SHE'S A LOOKER, JOHN.

I SAY WE TAKE HER.

I WOULD.

IF LOOKS WERE ALL OF IT,

WE COULD JUST PULLED THEM IN OFF THE STREETS.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

COME IN.

EXCUSE ME.

MR. REARDON, THE TEST RESULTS ON MISS ROGERS ARE QUITE GOOD.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

SHE'S NEARLY PERFECT FOR OUR NEEDS.

MISS ROGERS WAS A FRIEND OF FRANCINE MILLER'S.

FRANCINE?

YES, THEY WERE SORORITY SISTERS TOGETHER

AND FRANCINE TOLD HER

HOW WONDERFUL IT WAS TO WORK HERE--

JOHN. JOHN.

QUIET, PLEASE.

NOW, WHAT IS SHE TALKING ABOUT?

FRANCINE WAS NEVER IN A SORORITY.

THAT WAS JUST PART OF THE PHONY BIO

SHE SUBMITTED TO WESTERN TECHTRONICS.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

YOU KNOW? THEN JULIE ROGERS MUST BE A PLANT.

YES, BUT WHOSE.

ROBERT: WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

I SAY WE GET RID OF HER NOW.

NO, I THINK WE CAN USE HER

AND SHE THINKS SHE CAN USE US.

YES.

DARLENE, GO TELL MISS ROGERS THAT SHE DID VERY WELL

AND THAT WE WILL HAVE THE DIGITAL SKILLS TEST NEXT.

YES, SIR.

SHE'S A PERFECT CANDIDATE. BRIGHT, QUICK AND RECEPTIVE.

I JUST HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

DARLENE: NOW, THE ONLY TEST LEFT IS THE DIGITAL APTITUDE.

A LITTLE TYPING AND, OF COURSE, THE LIGHT RESPONSE.

OH, I UNDERSTAND THE TYPING, BUT WHAT'S LIGHT RESPONSE?

OH, THAT'S THE EASIEST PART. YOU'LL SEE.

NOW, JUST TYPE THE MATERIAL

THAT YOU HEAR COMING THROUGH THAT HEADSET OVER THERE.

AND THE STROBE LIGHT WILL JUST HELP YOU INCREASE YOUR SPEED.

NO POINTS FOR NERVOUSNESS.

DON'T WORRY. YOU JUST TYPE WHAT THE VOICE TELLS YOU TO.

REARDON [OVER HEADPHONE]: NOW JUL/E, THE KEY TO ANY GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO RELAX.

THE SAME IS TRUE WHEN YOU TYPE

YOU MUS TALLOW THE MIND TO EASE

LET YOUR HANDS RELAX ON THE KEYS.

LET YOUR BOD Y COMPLE TEL YRELAX

LET THE LIGHT GUIDE YOUR RHYTHM OF THE KEYS.

FASTER AND LIGHTER.

BREATHE SLOWLY AND DEEPLY.

SLOWL YAND DEEPL Y.

HANDS FASTER AND LIGHTER.

JULIE, THIS IS MR. REARDON.

YOU MAYSTOP NOW

I'VE STOPPED, SIR.

THA T'S VER Y GOOD. RELAX

YOU MAY REST NOW.

CLOSE YOUR EYES.

WI

WI

[DOOR CLOSES]

REARDON: YOU DID VERY WELL, JULIE.

YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY.

YOU MAY OPEN YOUR EYES NOW.

BUT YOU WILL ONLY LISTEN TO MY VOICE.

YOU WILL ONLY HEAR MY VOICE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

ALL RIGHT, NOW OPEN THE DRAWER.

TAKE OUT THE MIRROR. HAND IT TO ME.

TAKE OUT THE CANDLE AND PUT IT IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR.

NOW, TAKE OUT THE MATCHES

AND LIGHT THE CANDLE.

ROBERT: SHE'S RESISTING YOU.

REARDON: I KNOW.

NOW, LIGHT THE CANDLE.

SHE MUST HAVE HAD TRAINING IN HYPNOTIC RESISTANCE.

BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT, SHE'S DEEPER NOW.

ROBERT: ARE YOU SURE? MM-HM.

NOW, YOUR HANDS ARE VERY COLD AND THE FLAME IS LIKE ICE.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE YOUR RIGHT HAND

AND HOLD IT OVER THAT FLAME.

YOU WILL NOT BE HURT AS LONG AS YOU LOOK AT THE FLAME

AND DO AS I SAY. EVER DEEPER NOW.

YOU'RE BEYOND TIME, BEYOND PAIN, BEYOND MEMORY.

NOW, JULIE, TELL ME, WHY DID YOU COME HERE?

I WORK FOR CHARLES TOWNSEND AND ASSOCIATES.

I WAS SENT HERE TO FIND OUT ABOUT FRANCINE MILLER.

WELL, THAT CUTS IT.

TOWNSEND IS THE SLICKEST DETECTIVE AGENCY ON THE COAST.

SHE'S BIG TROUBLE, JOHN.

MAYBE NOT, ROBERT.

JULIE, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE NOT WORKING ALONE ON THIS.

NO, SIR.

THERE'S KRIS AND KELLY.

NOW, JULIE, I WANT YOU TO WRITE DOWN THOSE NAMES

AND A LIST OF EVERYONE ELSE

WHO IS INVOLVED IN THIS INVESTIGATION

AND EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM.

YES, SIR.

YOU DON'T WANT TO KEEP HER AROUND HERE.

HER LOYALTIES ARE TO TOWNSEND.

AND THAT'S WHY SHE'S VALUABLE.

TOWNSEND THINKS THAT SHE'S STILL HIS OPERATIVE.

SHE BELONGS TO ME NOW.

I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A MORE BEAUTIFUL VOLUNTEER.

[PHONE RINGING]

BOSLEY HERE.

JULIE [OVER PHONE]: HI, BOS. IT'S ME, JUL/E.

IJUST CALLED TO CHECK IN

WELL, IF YOU'RE NOT BUSY,

WE COULD USE A LITTLE HELP OVER HERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA BE TIED UP FOR A WHILE.

I STILL HAVE TO TAKE SOME TESTS.

I SHOULD BE HOME BY ABOUT 11 OR SO.

ANYTHING ON FRANCINE MILLER?

IF YOU MEAN BETWEEN HER AND HER BOSS, IDOUBT IT.

THE YDIS C OURA GE THA TKIND 0F THING HERE

IT DOESN'T MAKE FOR GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

WITH THE CLIENT COMPANIES.

KELLY [OVER PHONE]: S0 E VERYTHING'SALL RIGHT?

YEAH, FINE. SHOULDN'T TAKE MORE THAN A DAY 0R SO.

I THINK CHARLIE WILL BE ABLE TO WRITE OFF

REARDON AND COMPANY AS A LEAD.

OH, WOW, YOU SHOULD SEE ME TYPE.

THIS PROGRAM'S REALLY INCREASED MY SPEED.

WELL, ALL THAT'S INCREASED HERE IS OUR WORKLOAD.

IT'S A REAL PAPER CHASE.

OH, THA T'S TOO BAD. THIS PROGRAM'S GREA T.

KRIS: WELL, THIS YOUNG EXECUTIVE IS GONNA TAKE IT EASY

A LITTLE BIT LATER. AND BY THE WAY,

| WANTED TO BORROW THAT MIND BOOK OF YOURS.

CAN I COME GET IT? SURE KRIS.

LISTEN, I GOTTA GO, COMPANY TIME AND ALL THAT.

KRIS [OVER PHONE]: OKA Y SEE YOU LA TER.

JULIE: BYE.

WELL, AT LEAST IT IS GOOD TO HEAR

THAT SHE IS ENJOYING HER WORK.

REARDON: YOU DID VERY WELL.

KELLY GARRETT, KRIS MUNROE AND JOHN BOSLEY.

YOU DID VERY WELL.

DARLENE.

TAKE MISS ROGERS FOR SENSORY CONDITIONING.

YES, SIR.

IF YOU INTEND TO PROGRAM HER

BEFORE SHE HAS TO SEE HER FRIENDS

THAT'S PUSHING IT, JOHN.

EACH NEW SUGGESTION THAT SHE ACCEPTS

JUST RE-ENFORCES HER TRANCE.

YOU HEAR ME NOW?

YES, SIR. I CAN HEAR YOU VERY WELL.

ARE YOU COMFORTABLE?

YES, VERY COMFORTABLE, MR. REARDON.

YOU'RE DOING VERY WELL, JULIE.

I WANT YOU TO CONCENTRATE NOW.

PICTURE THE CANDLE, PICTURE THE FLAME.

IT IS RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES.

THE FLAME WILL HELP YOU TO RELAX.

|-- I CAN'T. I DON'T SEE IT.

[AIR HISSING]

REARDON: YOU WILL LISTEN TO MY VOICE.

ALWAYS ONLY LISTEN TO MY VOICE.

IT IS PART OF YOU NOW.

YOU MUST ALWAYS OBEY MY VOICE.

DO YOU HEAR?

YOU CAN RELAX WHEN YOU SEE THE FLAME, JULIE.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

YES. YES, I SEE IT.

| SEE THE FLAME.

JULIE, THE FLAME IS OURS TOGETHER.

IT IS GROWING COLDER NOW, ISN'T IT?

YES. IT'S GETTING COLDER.

IT'S GETTING MUCH COLDER.

MR. REARDON, WILL YOU PLEASE LET ME OUT?

NO, NOT YET, JULIE.

BREATHE DEEPLY AND ONLY LISTEN TO MY VOICE.

THE FLAME IS DIMMING NOW.

IT IS GROWING DARKER AND DARKER.

YES, IT'S GONE. GOOD.

JUST RELAX NOW.

IT'S TIME TO REST.

COMPLETELY REST AND FORGET.

FORGET EVERYTHING

EXCEPT WHAT MY VOICE INSTRUCTS YOU TO DO.

HI. HI.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE GONNA SHOW UP,

SO I LET MYSELF IN. I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.

OH, THAT'S OKAY. I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

THE INDOCTRINATION TOOK LONGER THAN I THOUGHT.

LOOK AT THIS.

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL? KRIS: IT'S TERRIFIC.

YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT KELLY AND I GOT?

FILES. STACKS 0F FILES.

[BOTH LAUGH]

I GOTTA RUN. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

OKAY. I'LL CALL YOU IN THE MORNING.

OH, YOUR PURSE. OH, THANKS.

AND THANKS FOR THE BOOK. OKAY, SURE.

NIGHT. NIGHT.

REARDON: YOU WILL ONL YHEAR MY VOICE

AND YOU WILL ONLYLISTEN TO MY VOICE.

YOU WILL ONL YHEAR MY VOICE.

NOW, LIGHT THE CANDLE

YOUR HANDS ARE VERY COLD NOW

AND THE FLAME IS LIKE ICE

YOU WILL NOTBE HURTAS LONG AS YOULOOKAT THE FLAME

YOU WILL NOTBE HURT.

AND THE FLAME IS LIKE ICE.

WI

IF I KNEW WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.

MAYBE I COULD HELP.

WELL, A SUSPECT WOULD HELP.

SOME HARD EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT THOSE TWO DEATHS

WERE NOT JUST ACCIDENTS WOULD HELP.

TWO DEATHS IN THREE WEEKS IS HARDLY COINCIDENTAL.

AND THE MOTIVE, THAT'S VERY STRONG.

KELLY: WE KNOW THE MOTIVE.

A BILLION DOLLARS, THAT'S THE MOTIVE.

MEANS AND OPPORTUNITY WE'RE SHORT ON.

WE NEED THOSE TO ESTABLISH MURDER.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL THE PERSONNEL FILES,

ALL THE INVESTIGATION REPORTS.

WE EVEN RAN IT THROUGH THE COMPUTER AGAIN.

NOTHING.

WHAT, YOU THINK I'M PARANOID?

EVEN THE INSURANCE COMPANIES AGREE

THAT BOTH DEATHS WERE ACCIDENTAL.

WELL, I DID TOO.

UNTIL DANVERS CONVINCED ME

IT MIGHT BE MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE.

DANVERS?

HE'S THE ONLY ONE LEFT ON THE BOARD ON MY SIDE.

IT WAS DANVERS WHO MADE OUR ORIGINAL BREAKTHROUGH

IN GEOTHERMAL.

HE'S BEEN FIGHTING TO PROTECT HIS DISCOVERIES

JUST AS I'VE BEEN FIGHTING TO PROTECT THE COMPANY.

KRIS, I THINK WE OUGHT TO PAY MR. DANVERS A VISIT.

WILL YOU EXCUSE US?

[DOOR CLOSES]

WE'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD

TO WORKING WITH YOU GENTLEMEN ON THIS PROJECT.

IT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING.

AND DON'T FORGET YOUR BUDGET FIGURES.

I'LL NEED THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

COFFEE, MR. DANVERS? PLEASE.

[DOOR CLOSES]

HERE YOU ARE, SIR. HMM? OH, THANK YOU, CYNTHIA.

[SIGHS]

OKAY, THANK YOU.

DANVERS' SECRETARY SAYS HE'S IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

GREAT. NOW, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS FIND IT.

UH, DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE, UH,..?

OH. I THINK WE FOUND IT.

KELLY: AH.

IT'S MR. DANVERS. HE'S HAD A HEART ATTACK.

HE'S DEAD. I KNOW IT. HE'S DEAD.

HE'S STILL ALIVE. CALL MEDICAL.

GET SOMEONE DOWN HERE IMMEDIATELY.

ALIVE?

BUT I...

I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER.

[SCOFFS]

YES, GET EMERGENCY TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

IT'S DANVERS.

IT LOOKS LIKE A HEART ATTACK. HURRY.

THIS IS TERRIBLE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES

WITHIN THE CLIENT COMPANIES.

[PHONE BUZZES] YES?

KRIS [OVER SPEAKERS]: IT'S AN EMERGENCY.

I T’S MR. DANVERS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM HE...

JOHN. WHAT HAPPENED?

HEART ATTACK MAYBE. IT'S HARD TO TELL.

IF IT WASN'T FOR THOSE TWO LADIES IN THERE,

HE'D BE DEAD ALREADY.

[CYNTHIA WHIMPERING]

CYNTHIA.

I'M SO SORRY.

HE WAS GOING OVER THE SURVEY MAPS

AND THEN IN THE NEXT MINUTEHE WAS JUST LYING ON THE FLOOR.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, CYNTHIA. IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

NOTHING.

MAYBE IT WAS A HEART ATTACK. I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING EITHER.

WELL, WE CAN'T BE TOO SURE. WE BETTER KEEP LOOKING.

STEVE, DID DANVERS HAVE A HEART CONDITION?

NO, WE PLAYED HANDBALL THREE TIMES A WEEK.

HE'S AS STRONG AS AN OX.

YOU SOUND SO POSITIVE.

I'D STAKE MY LIFE ON IT.

YOU MIGHT HAVE TO.

I DON'T GET IT.

YOU'RE DEFINITELY THE NEXT TARGET.

WI

MR. TUSTIN IS HERE TO SEE YOU, MR. REARDON.

HE SEEMS VERY IMPATIENT.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. TELL HIM TO COME IN, DARLENE.

YES, SIR.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, SIR? NO, YOU MAY GO NOW.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I HEARD ABOUT DANVERS.

CYNTHIA DID EXACTLY AS SHE WAS PROGRAMMED.

NO SUSPICION ON ANYONE.

BUT DANVERS IS STILL ALIVE. THAT WASN'T OUR AGREEMENT.

BUT HE'S OUT OF THE PICTURE AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH, REARDON.

[CHUCKLES]

MR. TUSTIN, IF YOU WANT WESTERN TECHTRONICS

BY THE END OF THE WEEK,

IT'S GONNA COST YOU A LITTLE MORE.

YOU'RE ALREADY GETTING A MILLION DOLLARS, REARDON.

MR. TUSTIN, FIRST, YOU WANTED IT DOWN IN SIX WEEKS.

NOW YOU WANT A RUSH JOB.

I THINK STEVE BRIGGS IS WORTH MORE THAN THAT.

YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND.

I'VE GOT MY LIFE IN THIS.

THAT'S WHY IT'S WORTH MORE.

NOW, LISTEN TO ME.

OUR WEAPON IS ALREADY IN PLACE.

STEVE BRIGGS WILL GO TODAY, IF I SAY SO.

NOW, YOUR CHOICES ARE LIMITED.

I JUST WANT $2 MILLION FOR THE JOB.

OKAY.

OKAY. YOU GET RID OF BRIGGS IN A HURRY AND YOU'VE GOT IT.

BUT I PROMISE YOU, IF THINGS GET FOULED UP--

THINGS HAVEN'T BEEN FOULED UP, MR. TUSTIN.

JUST TAKES A LITTLE TIME TO DEVELOP

CONFIDENCE BETWEEN PARTNERS, THAT'S ALL.

[CHUCKLES]

WI

HI.

JULIE? YEAH.

I'M CYNTHIA. I KNEW YOU WOULD BE.

WOULD YOU SIT DOWN WITH ME? SURE.

MR. REARDON TOLD ME YOU'D REPORT TODAY.

IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU ON THE TEAM.

WESTERN TECHTRONICS IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO WORK.

I'M SURE YOU'LL LOVE IT.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE THE NICEST BOSS.

AT LEAST, I DID.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED?

HE HAD A HEART ATTACK OR SOMETHING THIS MORNING.

I FEEL SO AWFUL ABOUT IT.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO HOME.

MAYBE.

IT WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT MR. DANVERS.

I FELT SO ATTACHED TO HIM.

THAT'S STRANGE.

I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT MY NEW BOSS

AND I HAVEN'T EVEN MET HIM YET.

OH, WHO IS IT?

STEVEN BRIGGS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CLIENT COMPANY.

I'M SUPPOSED TO CHECK IN WITH HIM AT 1:15.

WELL, YOU'D BETTER HURRY.

IT'S NOT GOOD TO BE LATE

THE FIRST DAY WITH A CLIENT COMPANY.

YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO LOOK UP SOME OF MY FRIENDS

WHO WORK HERE FIRST. WOULD YOU KNOW THEM?

KELLY GARRETT AND KRIS MUNROE.

THEY'RE IN JUNIOR EXECUTIVE TRAINING.

OH, I MET THEM BOTH.

THEY'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH MR. BRIGGS.

IN FACT, THEY MIGHT BE IN HIS OFFICE.

OH, I'LL TRY THERE FIRST.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LUCKY.

WHEN I STARTED HERE, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE EXCEPT FRANCINE.

FRANCINE.

SHE HAD THAT HORRIBLE ACCIDENT

AFTER SHE STARTED HERE.

[CRIES]

I'M SORRY.

I JUST CAN'T HANDLE IT ALL AT ONCE.

YOU SHOULD SEE MR. REARDON. HE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU.

I KNOW.

I KNOW.

OKAY, LET'S GIVE IT ONE MORE GOING OVER.

I'M AFRAID IT'S GONNA BE A COMPLETE WASHOUT.

I DON'T THINK YOU LEAVE FINGERPRINTS

WHEN YOU GIVE SOMEBODY A HEART ATTACK.

.IC'W'I.

CYNTHIA WEAVER.

IN ALL THE EXCITEMENT TODAY, SHE MUST HAVE LEFT THIS BEHIND

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?

KELLY, LOOK AT THIS.

WELL, IT'S NOT EXACTLY A SMOKING PISTOL, KRIS.

JULIE HAS ONE JUST LIKE THIS IN HER APARTMENT.

WELL, MAYBE THEY WENT TO THE SAME SWAP MEET.

NO, SHE SAID IT WAS A GIFT FROM THE REARDON COMPANY.

I DON'T SEE THE CONNECTION.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

DANVERS NEARLY DIES TODAY,

THE WOMAN WITH HIM HAS A CANDLESTICK LIKE JULIE'S

AND SHE ALSO WORKED FOR THE REARDON COMPANY.

DIDN'T BOSLEY SAY JULIE HAD AN APPOINTMENT

WITH STEVE BRIGGS TODAY?

LET'S CHECK WITH MR. BRIGGS.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

COME IN.

HI, I'M JULIE ROGERS.

UH, HOLD ON.

YEAH, YOU'RE THE ONLY ANGEL | HAVEN'T MET.

UH, I'LL JUST BE A MINUTE.

I'LL GET BACK TO YOU, SAM.

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU, MR. BRIGGS.

OH, CALL ME STEVE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD

TO MEETING YOU.

[GRUNTING]

JULIE?

[BOTH GRUNTING]

JULIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

JULIE!

JULIE.

[GRU NTS]

KRIS, WATCH HER.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

JULIE!

WHY DID YOU ATTACK MR. BRIGGS?

I DIDN'T ATTACK ANYONE! I CAME HERE TO SEE

TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CLIENT COMPANY.

THE WHAT?

THE CLIENT COMPANY? THAT'S YOU.

KRIS: YOU AND DANVERS WERE THE TARGETS.

JULIE AND CYNTHIA WERE THE-- THEY WERE THE WEAPONS.

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BOSLEY: CHARLIE, I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY

BUT JULIE ACTUALLY TRIED TO KILL STEVE BRIGGS.

CHARLIE [OVER SPEAKER]: THA T JUS T DOESN’T MAKE SENSE, BOSLEY.

I AGREE WITH YOU, CHARLIE.

THERE'S SOMETHING VERY STRANGE HERE.

THAT'S WHY I HAD THE PSYCHIATRIST

EXAMINE HER AT OUR FACILITY.

WHA TKIND OF EXAM/NA TION?

WELL, I FIGURED SHE WAS DRUGGED OR SOMETHING,

BUT THE DOCTOR SAID NO.

DR. LANTRY'S TRYING HYPNOSIS.

WHA TARE YOU TALKING ABOUTANYWA Y?

CHARLIE, JULIE HAS AMNESIA.

SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING

AFTER SHE ENTERED STEVE'S OFFICE.

LOOK, I'VE ANSWERED ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.

I'VE EVEN LET YOU PUT ME IN A TRANCE

AND NOW YOU WANNA DRUG ME?

FORGET IT! ENOUGH'S ENOUGH.

IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN A TRANQUILIZER, A HYPNOTIC.

THERE'S A MENTAL BLOCK. PERHAPS IF WE TRIED TO...

JULIE, DR. LANTRY IS TRYING TO HELP YOU.

YOU HAVE TO COOPERATE.

WHY? AND COOPERATE WITH WHAT?

WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE?

ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO, IF KELLY AND I HADN'T STOPPED YOU

YOU WOULD'VE KILLED STEVEN BRIGGS.

OH, COME ON, KRIS, I DID NOT AND I WOULD NOT.

I WENT TO SEE STEVE BRIGGS TO...

TO...

TO TELL HIM.

TELL HIM ABOUT WHAT, JULIE?

DR. LANTRY.

I WENT TO JULIE'S APARTMENT TO GET THIS.

WE FOUND A SIMILAR ONE IN CYNTHIA WEAVER'S BRIEFCASE.

AND CYNTHIA'S NOT HERE AND DOESN'T ANSWER HER PHONE.

KELLY'S TRYING TO LOCATE HER.

LANTRY: WHAT IS IT FOR?

KRIS: I DON'T KNOW.

BUT WHEN WE FOUND THE ONE IN CYNTHIA'S BRIEFCASE

I REMEMBERED THAT JULIE HAD BEEN GIVEN ONE TOO.

LANTRY: BY WHOM?

KRIS: MR. REARDON.

IT'S JUST A SHOT IN THE DARK.

MAYBE NOT SO DARK.

JULIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE CANDLE BURN?

CLOSE YOUR EYES.

DO YOU SEE THE FLAME, JULIE?

I DON'T GET IT.

FIRE AND WATER ARE VERY STRONG HYPNOTIC SYMBOLS.

YOU'RE TELLING ME

THAT SHE SEES A FLAME WITH HER EYES CLOSED?

YES. OPEN YOUR EYES NOW, JULIE. WE'RE GOING TO TALK.

GOOD. YOU CAN SEE THE FLAME.

NOW, THIS TIME, JULIE,

YOU'RE GOING TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING.

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KELLY: I DON'T LIKE IT, JULIE.

KELLY, REARDON STILL THINKS

HE HAS ME WRAPPED AROUND HIS LITTLE FINGER

AND I DESERVE A CHANCE TO BREAK IT.

BESIDES, DR. LANTRY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT A THING.

YEAH, BUT I DO WORRY.

OKAY, YOU'VE GOT 10 MINUTES.

YOU GO IN THERE, YOU LOCATE YOUR EVIDENCE,

AND THEN YOU COME OUT OR WE COME IN.

OKAY, 10 MINUTES. ALL RIGHT.

UH, I DON'T UNDERSTAND, MR. REARDON.

SINCE THIS MORNING, I'VE HAD THESE STRANGE FEELINGS

LIKE I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO MR. DENVERS.

HMM. THAT'S QUITE NATURAL, CYNTHIA.

EVERYONE EXPERIENCES GUILT

WHEN THEY'RE NEAR SOMEONE WHO SUFFERS A CRISIS.

DID YOU TRY MEDITATING ON THE FLAME?

I... MM-HM.

UH, UM...

| COULDN'T SEEM TO.

| LOST IT.

MM-HM.

THAT'S WHY I HAD TO COME HERE.

JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES NOW

AND REST.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HER? WHY IS SHE FALLING APART?

IT'S GUILT.

IT'S AN ATTACK OF CONSCIENCE

WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF REINFORCEMENT.

PUT HER IN THE TANK.

ROBERT: ARE YOU REPROGRAMMING HER?

REARDON: NO, IT'S A PITY BUT SHE'S REALLY SERVED HER PURPOSE.

WHEN YOU TAKE THE OXYGEN DOWN.

KEEP IT AT HYPERVENTILATION LEVEL.

DEATH BY NATURAL CAUSES

WILL TAKE CARE OF A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

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[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I, UH, I TOLD DARLENE, I'D BE WAITING FOR YOU.

EVERYTHING WENT WELL?

YES, SIR.

DID YOU MEET STEVE BRIGGS?

YES, SIR.

DID YOU KILL HIM?

WELL, I-- I TRIED BUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM.

I'M SURE THERE WAS.

IT'S A MISTAKE. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ANSWERED.

YOU ASKED ME.

IKNOW | ASKED YOU.

BUT YOU'RE NOT PROGRAMMED TO REMEMBER KILLING

UNLESS | TURNED THE KEY.

THERE'S NO PRETENDING IN HYPNOSIS.

THERE'S NO PRETENDING IN DEATH.

[AIR HISSING]

KELLY: JULIE? JULIE, WHERE ARE YOU?

WHO ARE YOU, GIRLS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING DOWN HERE?

[GRU NTS]

MY GOD. THERE'S SOMEONE IN THERE.

[PANTING]

SHE'S SUFFOCATING.

IT'S CYNTHIA. [CYNTHIA GASPS]

CYNTHIA? CYNTHIA, COME ON.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

KRIS: JULIE?

JULIE?

JULIE?

IS THAT YOUR FRIEND?

DON'T WORRY. I'M NOT GONNA SHARE YOU WITH HER.

[SIGHS]

UH, HI.

THIS MUST BE THE DISCO ROOM YOU WERE TELLING ME ABOUT.

YEP, BUT I JUST, UH, CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP A PARTNER.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

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CHARLIE [OVER SPEAKER]: ANGELS, I'M VERYHAPPY TO HEAR

THA T THERE WAS NO PROBLEM

DEPROGRAMMING MR. REARDON'S VICTIMS.

NOT HALF AS HAPPY AS I AM TO HEAR IT, CHARLIE.

WELL, IM REALL Y SORRY ABOUT THA T. JULIE

NOT NEARLY AS SORRY AS MR. REARDON.

HE HAS A NEW PROGRAM HIMSELF.

MURDER ONE, SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE.

NOT TO MENTION THE PROBLEMS OF HIS ACCOMPLICES,

TUSTIN AND CARVER.

LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE IN FOR SOME

SENSORY DEPRIVATION OF THEIR OWN. SAY, FOR 20 YEARS.

IT WAS GOOD WORK, ANGELS,

AND STEVE BRIGGS WAS VER YAPPRECIA TI VE

YOU MEAN, WESTERN TECHTRONICS

ISN'T GONNA BE PUT ON THE MARKET, CHARLIE?

NOTFORA WHILE, ATLEAST.

AN EMERGENCY BOARD MEETING

ELECTED STEVE BRIGGS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

AND THANKS TO YOUR HELP

WESTERN TECH TRON/CS IS PROCEEDING FULL SPEED

TO DEVELOP THEIR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES.

YOU MA YSOON BE DINING B YLA MPL IGH T

SUPPLIED BY WESTERN TECHTRONICS.

AS LONG AS IT'S ELECTRIC, IT'S FINE WITH ME, CHARLIE.

SOMEHOW, CANDLELIGHT SEEMS TO HAVE LOST ITS CHARM.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE ALWAYS FOUND IT RELAXING.

[ALL LAUGHS]

IN!

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