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[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

NARRATOR: Johnny Domino was one of San Francisco'’s

hottest young Jazz musicians,

but fate and a cosmic event

were about to change his life forever.

[LIGHTNING STRIKES]

[JOHNNY EXCLAIMS IN PAIN]

[WOMEN SCREAM]

What the doctors told him seemed impossible.

WALTON: John, your brain has managed

to acquire the capacity

to pick up certain frequencies like a radio.

JOHNNY: But, Doc, I'’m only hearing bad stuff.

WALTON: Yes, exactly.

You'’re tuned to the frequency of evil.

[MAN EXCLAIMS IN AGONY]

Who sent you?

[GUNSHOT FIRED]

[JOHNNY EXCLAIMS IN PAIN]

[CAR TIRE SCREECHING]

RALEIGH: Hold it, now. I'’m on your side.

[JOHNNY PANTING]

RALEIGH: A whole new line of super-tools

developed for super-policemen.

A belt which enables him to overcome gravity.

Fabrics which are virtually bulletproof.

A stealth mode which makes him seem to disappear.

A holographic display

which makes him appear to be where he ain'’t.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Steady it. Come on.

That'’s it.

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

[PHONE RINGING]

Mr. Gionello, your shipment'’s in.

Yes, sir. Give us about two hours.

You wanna give me a break with that cigarette smoke? Put it out!

MAN: Yeah, over here. The rest of it is over here.

We got five, six, seven... Yeah.

This is the last one here.

Man, what'’s this?

PROFESSOR: Oh, don'’t touch it! It'’s toxic.

One of the containers must have ruptured inside.

What is it?

It'’s a newly discovered neuro-toxin made from rainforest plant material.

This could prove to be a medical miracle.

But, in its natural form, too dangerous to handle without gloves.

Could I just confirm the delivery address?

McCoy Science Center, Fairmont college.

[GRUNTING]

Bobby, stop it! I can'’t write straight.

Your dad'’s not going to be back from the dean'’s office for hours.

Wrong again, Bobby.GIRL: Dad?

Don'’t make me regret it. Let'’s get back to work.

Yes, sir. [CLEARS THROAT]

PROFESSOR: What are you doing?

Just making more room.

PROFESSOR: Very well. Deana, I have to prepare for tomorrow'’s lecture.

Let me know if you have any more problems.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Uh, hey, Deana, why don'’t you get us some food from the machine?

I think we'’re gonna probably be here for a while.

Sure.

Oh, man! This stuff stinks!

What'’s this?

Oh, it looks like some of the doctor'’s exotic plants leaked.

That'’s all I need. Having to tell Mr. Gionello

a hundred grand in his merchandise got ruined in transit.

Maybe I should let you take the heat.

Everything went fine, Mr. Gionello.

Good.

Hey... So?

Did you keep an eye on him today, son?

Yeah, sure, pop.

But, it'’s like I'’m a glorified chauffeur.

I already told you, didn'’t I? You learn the business from the ground up.

You take what Louie teaches. And don'’t be in such a hurry, huh?

I'’m not ready for this scrap heap yet, am I?

Yeah, whatever you say, pop.All right.

So, what'’d you learn today?

One of the bricks is contaminated.

I gotta use the john.

Look, it wasn'’t our fault, okay?

Nobody'’s blaming you... Yet.

What happened, Louie?

Some kind of slime got on one brick. It'’s just a little bit, though.

Then, no sweat.

You tell Alonzo to step on that batch a few more times,

and move it to the ghetto dealers at a good price.

Yes, sir.

I mean, it'’s not like a street junkie is gonna be looking for

a good housekeeping seal, right?

[SNORTING]

MAN 1: Go to number 17.MAN 2: Got it.

Hey, Billy.

It'’s quid time.

Hey!

Hey, what happened? You fall in?

Call 911!

[PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

You look beaut...[SHUSHING]

Don'’t speak while he'’s playing.

What? You'’re already drooling over some other guy?

No one asked you to sit down.

I only agreed to meet with you so I could get my apartment key back.

Where'’s the waiter?

You won'’t be here that long.

[APPLAUSE]

Remember, [WHISPERS] I own you.

Why can'’t you just leave me alone?

Hey, listen up. You think walking out on me is going to be that easy?

Not by a long shot.

Excuse me, can you hold it down?

No, I couldn'’t.

And who the hell are you to tell me what to do?

Johnny Domino.I'’m the entertainment.

Or the bouncer. Your choice.

Hey, forget about it. I'’m out of this rat trap.

Hey, I'’ll see you later.

The policy here is, "Lose a date, get a drink."

[BOTH LAUGHING]

JOHNNY: You want something?

No, really, I should be apologizing to you.

Do you mind? [PULLING CHAIR OUT]

Don'’t worry about it. You okay?

Yeah.

Louie is such a jerk.

I use to think I couldn'’t live without him.

Live and learn.

Yeah, I learned it wasn'’t him I needed.

He got you into some bad habits.

[SIGHS] It'’s that obvious?

Educated guess.

Well, I came here to break up with him. He'’s history.

Good for you![LAUGHS]

I'’m gonna go freshen up. I'’ll be right back.

Are you sure you'’re okay?

Yeah.

All right.

[LOUD MUSIC PLAYING]

Remember me?[GASPING] Get away from me, Louie!

Why? Come on, I got a little going-away present.

Come on. Why don'’t you try it? Fresh off the boat.

I don'’t do that stuff any more.

[LAUGHING] Come on, you used to love to party with me.

Why don'’t you think about that while you'’re enjoying these, okay?

You'’ll be back.

WAITRESS: Can I get you a drink, Johnny?A coke.

Are you okay? I saw Louie leave. I was worried.

You were?

Well, he threatened me. I'’m afraid he might be waiting for me.

[SCREAMS]

It'’s gonna be okay. Come on, let'’s go.

[LAUGHING] This is cool!

Make yourself at home.

I'’m gonna check the building and parking lot, and see if Louie is still hanging around.

Thank you. [LAUGHING]

You make me feel so safe.

Okay. Just relax. I'’ll be back in a few minutes.

Okay?Okay. Mm hmm.

Whoo! [LAUGHING]

[SINGING]

[DOOR OPENS]

Sarah?

Sarah!

Get an ambulance! Now!

COP: We need an ambulance. Code three. At the House of Soul.

That'’s the House of Soul. Code three! Hurry!

[INDISTINCT]

Did you verify the initial tip?

It was an anonymous call, sir.

They said there was some drug activity going on, so we acted on it.

By the time we got here, the girl was dead.

Okay, thanks.

So, what happens next?

Police procedure happens next, Frank. You remember that, don'’t you?

Oh, come on, Charlie.

I take Johnny downtown and I book him.

For what? You know he had nothing to do with that girl'’s death.

As you friend, I know that.

But as a cop, I know a girl died of a probable overdose,

in Johnny'’s dressing room, and as he said,

his prints are gonna be all over that drug vial.

Where'’s the lead investigator?

Am I living wrong or what? My beloved Assistant DA Howarth.

Lieutenant Dann.

You'’re the primary.That'’s right.

My first order of business is getting you and your press corp out of my crime scene.

They are not my press corp, Lieutenant. They'’re the people's press.

They are seeking insight to the collapse of this city'’s traditional values

due to the use of illegal drugs.

Yeah? Well, they can seek whatever they want.

But seek it outside. Get them out of here, now!

I'’ll answer some questions right outside here.

Frank?

Any second thoughts?Yeah.

Get Johnny a really great lawyer.

Howarth started her campaign for DA last week.

She'’ll hang him out to dry, if she gets a chance.

Preliminary autopsy report suggests she didn'’t die of a heroin overdose.

How can that be? We saw her.

Yeah, well, the coroner isn'’t sure yet.

Yesterday, they pulled a dock worker out that had the same characteristics as Sarah.

Traces of heroin along with severe bruising.

They'’re running toxicology studies as we speak.

They'’re check them for poisons, aren'’t they?

That must mean they suspect that those drugs were tainted.

Which means there could be a whole lot of people dying around here.

How can I help you, Charlie?

Frank, for the umpteenth millionth time, you'’re not a cop.

Yeah, I know.

But I am a father, Charlie.

FRANK: I'’ve never heard of this. Making house arrest a condition of bail. What is that?

Well, would you prefer to visit your son in jail for a few weeks?

Listen... No she'’s way off...No, this is fine. Dad, cool it!

Before they send me to the gas chamber.

All set. I can now track this man anywhere in the world.

Good.

You do realize, Mr. Domino, that these liberal, judicial guidelines

may have required that we grant you bail.

But I personally see to it that you are not going to flee our jurisdiction.

Really, Ms. Howarth.

Now why would I wanna flee from an attractive, tough on crime, sexy prosecutor like you?

Don'’t try to suck up to me, Mr. Domino.

You do realize that as soon as they firmly establish the cause of Sarah Hamil'’s death,

I'’m going to be the one arraigning you for murder.

Mr. Bearde, will you please explain to Mr. Domino how this device works?

Yes, ma'’am.

It transmits data which is relayed to our global positioning satellite.

I can even tell whether you'’re here in the club or upstairs in the apartment.

And those are the only two places that you'’re authorized to be.

[SPORTS COMMENTARY PLAYING ON TV]

LOUIE: Come on, come on, come on! Throw him the ball, you idiot!

Hey, boss, I think you should look at this.

"The overdose occurred in the presence

"of a well-known Jazz artist, Johnny Domino,

"who denies supplying young Sarah Hamil with the drugs."

Boss, I'’m sorry about that.

Go, go, go! Sorry about what?

The girl, Sarah. You know...

She was just a junkie.

You know what I don'’t understand, though?

How she could overdose. I mean I just gave her a little bit of stuff.

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

Tell Mr. Constantino that Frank Dominus is here to see him.

I'’m Johnny Domino's father.

He don'’t wanna see you, man. Go away.

LOUIE: Wait.

Send him in.

What is so important that you'’ve interrupted me?

Can'’t you see I'’m grieving over the loss of my girlfriend?

Yeah, I can see how broken up you are.

All right, I'’ll get right to the point.

Those drugs you gave Sarah were tainted.

Drugs?

I'’m a business man.

Yeah, Sarah told my son all about your "business."

Louie, those drugs have to be destroyed.

Look, I don'’t know anything about any drugs.

But, even if I did, why would I destroy a fortune over your say so?

Because I thought maybe you had a conscience.

Well, if you don'’t, I guess I could always go over your head,

to Anthony Gionello.

See, I happen to be the cop who saved him from the assassination plot, nine years ago.

You'’re probably too young to remember that.

I don'’t think there's any need to go to Mr. Gionello.

From what I read, your son'’s the one who killed Sarah.

Hey! Listen, you punk!

Stop wasting my time. Now you and I both know that'’s not the truth.

Truth is what people read in the newspapers.

And I like the story just the way it is.

You'’re not gonna talk to Mr. Gionello. [LAUGHS] Or anyone else.

Louie gave us enough stuff there to kill an elephant.

This is plenty.

All right, let'’s dump the body.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[GRUNTING]

Professor Winston?Yes.

Lieutenant Charles Dann, Bay City Police.

Can I help you?

I understand you received a shipment of chemicals from South America yesterday.

The manifest here indicates some newly discovered compounds

that required a low grade hazard import license.

Yes. They might make you sick or give you a mild burn, but that would be all.

Nothing that causes subcutaneous hemorrhaging and nearly instant death?

Good lord, no!

We have reason to believe that some of your compounds got

mixed up with an illegal shipment of heroin.

Tell me, could you do a sample analysis on the heroin?

See if the chemical composition match up.

I can'’t say how it could have happened,

but yes, I'’d be happy to run a check.

Do you have a sample with you?

No, we'’re working on it. Trying to track some down.

[PHONE RINGING] Excuse me.

Lieutenant Dann.

What?

How is he?

He'’s critical, but he'’s hanging on.

Dad, I'’m here.

HOWARTH: I think we all get a little tired of celebrities getting special treatment,

and then thumbing their noses at us.

He left these premises at 02:39 p.m. and traveled to 1908 Steven'’s Drive.

You returned approximately 15 minutes ago.

This is my theory of a criminal justice system in a microcosm.

Tough rules. Strict enforcement.

Wait, wait, you haven'’t even heard my side yet.

I'’m only interested in the side of justice.

You violated the terms of your parole, therefore I'’m having it revoked.

Officer, arrest this man.

I wouldn'’t do that until you'’ve seen this.

What is it?

A modification to the bail order which allows me to visit my father in the hospital.

Did he go to a hospital?

Yes.

Authorized by Judge Landers.

REPORTER: So he did not violate his house arrest.

Damn liberal judges.

Why didn'’t you tell me this?

I didn'’t have time to check my messages. I'’ve been spending all my time with you.

Want water?Yeah.

So, how'’s my dad?About the same.

Jessy says she'’s gonna call if there'’s any change.

See, what we need is a sample

of the tainted heroin so the doctors can counter the poison.

That'’s what we need.Hm.

I know right where we should start.

No, hang on a second there, troubled teen.

What about your anklet?

Howarth is gonna have to catch me... if she can.

[LAUGHING]

Bad boy!

[HEROIC MUSIC PLAYING]

All right, be back in an hour. With the money.

Yeah.

So where'’s the money?

We got your money.

Here you go.

Cool. So, let'’s go.

[GRUNTING]

You can run, but you can'’t hide.

[SCREAMS]

Miss me?

[SIRENS BLARING]

[SHIVERING]

[POLICE RADIO ANNOUNCING]

Here, check this out.

Ah! Bingo!

Let'’s put these guys in the real cooler.

Those two bozos should have been back a long time ago.

You wanna go over there?

LOUIE: For that much money, we all go. Where'’s Damien?

He'’s upstairs. He went to the can, a long time ago.

What'’s he doing upstairs? There'’s a bathroom down here?

I don'’t know.

Damien?

Damien? Damien?

Damien! Oh, my god!

Oh, my god!

The stuff really is contaminated.

How did he get it?

I don'’t know. Maybe he stole some of the heroin

you had us use to kill Frank Dominus.

You stupid idiot!

LOUIE: Oh, my god! Oh, my god!

[PANICKING]

Okay, this is what we'’re gonna do.

We'’re gonna take the body out to the desert and we'’re gonna bury him, okay?

Then we'’re just going to say he took off.

Okay, listen. I'’ve got Louie's mountain cabin for the weekend.

Okay, we can head up there tomorrow.

I don'’t know. I'’ve got a paper due.

Louie isn'’t coming, is he?No.

Just you and me.

I got the sample, doc. It'’s imperative we find out what we'’re dealing with.

My ex-partner'’s life could depend upon it.

I understand. I'’ll get started right away.

You got a secure place for this?

Oh, yes. Every lab doing pharmacological studies has a safe.

Call me the second you find out anything.

This maybe the only chance we get the cabin.

There'’s a hot tub, sail boat...

I promise you, you'’ll have the time of your life.

It does sound like fun.

Pull over.

What'’s up, guys? Something wrong?

Where'’s Damien?Mr. Gionello.

I don'’t know.

Check the back.

I got an anonymous call from someone who seems to think that my son is with you

and he'’s in some kind of danger.

Mr. Gio, look, I'’m just following Louie'’s orders.

Just following orders, huh?

Yeah.

Well, that'’s good.

Damn!

What is it?

Damien!

Mr. Gio, I'’m sorry, you don'’t want to see this.Out of the way!

No!

Damien.

Son?

Oh, Mr. Gionello, he OD'’d. There wasn'’t anything we could do.

What happened to his face?

Nobody touched him, I swear. He just took some of that bad heroin.

If you tell me where Louie is now,

I'’ll make it painless and quick.

Which is a lot more than I'’ll do for him.

What do you got in that crystal ball there?

Oh, good lord! The plant matter has bonded with the heroin

in a structure reminiscent of ricin poison.

Ricin poison?

There was only a trace amount in the first test.

But, this one shows much more.

That'’s why Frank survived and Sarah Hamil didn'’t.

Lieutenant, ricin is one of the deadliest compounds on Earth.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

There you go, Mr. G.

GIONELLO: Rocky, take the front door.

Louie...

I have been racking my brain as to what to do with you.

I'’m so sorry, Mr. G. It wasn'’t my fault, okay.

We told you the drugs were bad. You said it didn'’t matter.

You said cut it, and sell it.

But not to my son!

He swiped it!

I mean...

Look, I didn'’t know he was a user.

Maybe, I was responsible for Damien'’s addiction.

And I did tell you to sell those drugs.

That'’s right.

But...

you didn'’t tell me those drugs kill instantly.

Look, I'’m telling you, I didn'’t know.

You didn'’t know? What'’s that?

That says a guy named Johnny Domino killed her.

Don'’t play with me, Louie.

Mr. G,

there'’s a cop at the door.

He insists on speaking to you.

Take him around the side and make sure you keep him quiet.

Cut out his tongue if you have to.

Bart.

Let'’s go, Louie. Come on.

Send them in.

You got it, boss.

Officer, what can I do for you?

The name'’s Lieutenant Charlie Dann.

My ex-partner, Frank Dominus, and I met you nine years ago.

Saved my life, you mean.

I told you, I'’d never forget.

What can I do for you?

Frank tried to inform an associate of yours, Louie Constantino,

about some tainted drugs that hit the streets.

Instead, he got injected with an armful for all his trouble.

Is he...Not yet, he isn'’t.

Look, you can'’t even imagine just how deadly this stuff really is.

I think I can.

You need to understand, this isn'’t about busting anybody.

I want you to exert whatever influence you have to help us get it off the street.

I'’d appreciate it.

Lieutenant Dann,

of course, I know nothing about these drugs.

No. Of course, you don'’t.

But, I will do what I can.

That'’s what I'm asking.

I hope your partner makes it.

So do I.

The young woman that died,

Her name was Sarah Hamil.

Do me a favor.

Give her family my sympathy.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Rocky,

take the rest of those street drugs out and burn them.

That'’s a lot of cash.

I said burn them.

I got you this time, Mr. Domino.

As soon as Mr. Bearde here finishes calculating your exact whereabouts,

all of last night,

this fine officer will be escorting you to jail.

Doesn'’t sound good, kid.

As soon as I get the information from the source disc here,

I'’ll be able to tell you exactly where he'’s been.

Excuse me, are you sure this device is accurate?

[LAUGHS] It'’s accurate, all right.

I stake my reputation on its accuracy. See, this little device here was designed

by the defense department.

Got it!Great.

Why don'’t you tell us where he went when he left here.

Okay. According to this,

he went straight up 2000 feet,

and then went south-west.Wait, excuse...

Excuse me.[ALL LAUGHING]

What did you say? He went up 2000 feet?

Uh, Mr. Bearde, that'’s impossible.

Well, no, according to this data, he just, [WHOOSHING]

Miss Howarth, I confess, I have been defying the law.

The law of gravity.

[LAUGHING]

Just check it again, Mr. Bearde, will you? I'’m sure there was some kind of glitch.

Go ahead, check it again.

Right, okay.

Okay, um, well, he came back down to street level here at Maple Street,

and then, went back up 2200 feet.

Well, Damn, it really seems like you'’ve had your ups and downs.

Yes.

You are an idiot. This damn thing is totally useless.

Well, it looks like you almost got railroaded, Johnny Domino.

I hope you'’re not planning on pressing charges against Assistant DA Howarth,

for malicious prosecution.

You know, I would love to comment on that, but you must excuse me.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

REPORTER: Miss Howarth?HOWARTH: No. No comment.

Bye.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO]

You were right. I'’m glad we came.

Good.

But I have something here that'’s going to make Louie'’s hot tub 50 times better.

Bobby, I told you I don'’t do that.

I better go check on dinner.

What? Hey, come on. You'’ll like it.

[PA SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT IN BACKGROUND]

How'’d it go with Gionello?

I don'’t know. He seemed sincere. I think I got through to him.

But he'’s gonna be flushing a whole lot of money down the drain, that'’s for sure.

He'’ll cooperate. He knows how much pain this poison can cause.

[PHONE RINGING]

Somebody answer that! I'’m trying to sleep here.

Dad, you'’re awake.

I am now.

Lazarus speaks.

Lieutenant Dann here.

Lieutenant, the rest of the sample is missing.

Stolen from the safe.

How many people knew you had that sample?

Only my two assistants. Now, I know my daughter, Deana, is not involved.

Which leaves her boyfriend, Bobby.

Where is he now?

That'’s just it. He and Deana went up to Crystal lake, for the weekend.

Now, if he took that contaminated sample with him,

CHARLIE: I know. I know.

Look, stay where you are. Stay by the phone. Deana may try to call you.

Don'’t worry, we'’ll find them.

Thank you.

Good to have you back, Frank. I got to go.

Wait, what happened?

Professor Winston'’s daughter and her boyfriend went up to some cabin on Crystal lake.

The boyfriend took the tainted drug sample with him.

Do they know which cabin?

Louie Constantino used to have a place up there.

[HEROIC MUSIC PLAYING]

LOUIE: Guys, guys, you don'’t have to do this!

Come on, Louie. Take it easy.

LOUIE: Get off me!Take it easy, man!

Shut him up and put him in the car.

[ENGINE REVVING]

[PANTING]

I'’m telling you guys, I got tons of money stashed, okay.

More than you'’re ever gonna make in a lifetime. All you'’ve to do is let me go.

There'’s only one problem with that.

We wouldn'’t enjoy the money. We'’d be too dead to spend it.

Yeah.

Now, come on, dig.

[MECHANICAL SOUNDS]

What was that?

How should I know?

These wide open spaces, they give me the creeps.

That'’s another thing, guys. This used to be Indian land.

A lot of weird stuff goes on here. Like in the Poltergeistmovie.

Yeah, I saw that. When the skeletons come up from the grave and jump.

Bart! Hey, shut up.

You, dig!

Did you hear that?

Kill him!

Oh, god!

[SCREAMING]

LOUIE: Hey, you! You stay back!

Are you kidding me? What are you?

I want Bobby. Where'’s the cabin?

You expect me to rat on a friend?

[DEMANDING] I want Bobby.

Oh, okay, okay... Um

[STAMMERING] 854, Creek road.

You have one chance to live.

The witness protection program.

Call Lieutenant Dann.

[WHIRRING]

Mm.

I'’ll be right back. I forgot the bread.

[FIRE CACKLING]

Did you leave a window open? I feel a draft.

I'’ve got a better question.

Did you by any chance bring that insy-teensy bikini?

[SCOFFS] You wish.

Just eat, Bobby.

What'’d you do that for?I didn'’t!

[CRASHES]

Did you use the heroin you took from the lab?

I don'’t know what you'’re talking about.

Drop the innocent act. That heroin was contaminated.

We don'’t have any.

He'’s got a vial in his pants pocket.

Take it out.

That vial is almost empty. Did you use the rest?

I sprinkled some in the food.

You tried to drug me?

No, Deana...

JOHNNY: You and Bobby almost had the night of your lives.

The last night.

I want you to take her home. And I mean straight home.

I'’ll be watching.

[BEEPING]

[PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE]

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERING]

Hey, Frank.

Hey, what'’s the good word?

Well, you'’re upright and alive, and I'’m sucking air, and surviving another day.

The eternal optimist, Charlie.

Can I get a drink over here?

So, one of those days, huh?

Yeah.

Going after Anthony Gionello isn'’t pretty. Especially with Louie Constantino'’s testimony.

That'’s for sure.

[CLAPPING]

Bravo, Mr. Domino. Wonderful!

Thanks, Professor. Everybody enjoying themselves?

Absolutely.

Deana'’s convinced that a guardian angel saved her from those drugs.

It'’s true. I mean, the fork flying out of my hand, the dish going across the table.

DEANA: Then, this apparition just materialized in the room.

It had to be supernatural.

PROFESSOR: Not necessarily.

Low frequency sound waves can move object.

Given those two choices, I'’m on the side of the angel.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]