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[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey, yo, yo.

MAN 1: Man, these freaks cut out some major key.

MAN 2: Mmm-hmm.Living large in the penthouse,

right above the House of Soul.

What, you already been skimming on this biscuit?

That'’s Johnny Domino, local sax man.

Paper promoted him last month.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

It looks like he'’s heading for his home right now.

MAN 1: Let'’s do it.

Yo, why don'’t you just jack the car and then jet?

So that tune I heard this afternoon, you got any lyrics yet?

No, not yet.

Can I take a shot at it?

Sure.

What if we need backup?

My chrome will handle him.

And I'’ll handle her.

Let'’s party.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

Get in![YELLS]

You don'’t need to shove me!

Yeah, Johnny, what kind of animal are you?

What'’s up, Money? [CHUCKLES]

Uh, my squad needs to roll.

Gimme your car keys.

Take it easy. I'’m cool.

[MAN LAUGHS] Well, look at that.

What do you say we cool on your crib, Money?

Clock out.

You sure?Move it, baby.

Well, I hope you'’re feeling generous tonight, miss,

'’cause you're gonna have to give it up for the cause tonight.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[PUNCHES THUDDING]

[MEN GRUNTING]

[SCREAMING]

[GRUNTING]

[PISTOL CLICKS]

Whoa. You know what you'’re doing?

I know how to point, I know how to shoot.

Call 911.

Where are you going?

To get my car.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

It'’s payback time.

[SIREN WAILING]

Cops.

Always around when you don'’t need them.

Come on, turn, lose him.

So I get a shot at you.

You'’ll never know how lucky you were.

This is Lieutenant Branca.

Back off that pursuit on the Prowler.

Let him lose you.

Car has a satellite positioning system.

It can lead us to the whole theft train.

Let him go. Do you copy?

OPERATOR: Breaking off pursuit.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

OPERATOR: Units 412 and 417, release the suspect.

[SIGHS]

[MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC PLAYING]

Mmm. Mmm.

This Pinot noir is fabulous.

Mmm-hmm.

It'’s really rich and it'’s full-bodied,

that it'’s kind of like drinking diesel fuel, isn'’t it?

Yeah, absolutely.

Okay. Earth to Tanya.

You wanna tell me why I'’ve been talking to myself all night?

I'’m sorry. It's, um...

It'’s Danny.

He in trouble again?

No, no, it'’s nothing new. It'’s just...

more of the same him following Arthur'’s lead.

I always thought Arthur was straight aces.

Well then you obviously knew him before Desert Storm

because whatever went so damn well for all the other troops over there

didn'’t go so well for Arthur.

You wouldn'’t even know it was the same guy that came back.

Like what?

He came back angry.

And... And he'’s been one step ahead of the law ever since.

It'’s hard to believe.

You think, you know, maybe if I talked to him...

Raleigh, I don'’t even care about Arthur anymore.

You know, all I care about is keeping him away from Danny.

You know, it'’s pretty natural for a 15-year-old

to look up to his big brother.

Well, he also looks up to you.

Or at least he did before Arthur came home.

You know...

I was... I was wondering if...

If maybe you could help me keep them...

separated, you know. Help me keep Danny distracted.

For you, I'’ll make it a full-time job.

Well, you don'’t have to do that, but...

it sure would be nice seeing a lot more of you.

Arthur?

Hey.

Hey.

Um, you remember Raleigh.

Hey, how you doing?Hi, what'’s up, man?

Good.[CLEARS THROAT]

Have you seen Danny around?

I'’ve been out. But he can handle himself.

Arthur, you promised me you were gonna take care of him tonight.

Hey, I'’m entitled to a life, too, okay?

Yo, what'’s up, yo?

Uh, you are. And it'’s after midnight on a school night.

Come on, sis. I'’m just listening to some new jams.

[MUSIC PLAYING THROUGH HEADSET]

Yo, bro, what'’s up, man? How'’ve you been?

All right, man, taking care of business.

No doubt, no doubt.

Well, well, well.

Another $200 pair of sneakers.

Now where did you get the money to buy those?

Uh...

I gave it to him.

Yeah, yeah. Art hooked me up.

You been behaving yourself with my sister?

Arthur!

Arthur, get out.I'’m sorry. I'm sorry.

DANNY: Wait up, man.

Sorry.[LAUGHS]

I, um...

I see what you mean about Danny worshiping Art.

Yeah.

Yeah, I kinda feel like there'’s a tug of war between us.

My feet are slipping just a little everyday.

Johnny was incredible.

He was unbelievable. He was amazing!

I'’m gushing, right?

Oh, like Niagara Falls.

[LAUGHS]

Hey, Lieutenant Branca.

Where have you been?

Taking a nap?

No.

I went after my car.

On foot?

We located it.

When can I pick it up?

No, you can'’t.

Don'’t tell me they wrecked it.Uh, negative.

We haven'’t recovered it yet.

I saw--I mean, I hoped.

You got a beam on your machine, John,

but, uh, strictly for police eyes only.

You know,

over your head.Yeah.

Probably confused the hell out of me.

Okay, keep me posted.

Like you were spliced to my lips.

[WHISPERS] Spliced to my...

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

BOY: I'’ll catch you later.

More money, more props.

I just hooked up tonight, man.

[ELECTRONIC WHIRRING]

BOY: What the hell is that?

Dawg, that right there, that'’s just a cloud of toxic waste.

They release that from the refinery, see.

They poison our community, man.

VOICE: You'’re the ones poisoning our community.

What the hell'’s that thing?

The Black Knight.

I'’m here to shut you down.

It'’s him. It's him!

Cap him, man, cap him!

[GUNSHOTS]

[BULLETS RICOCHETING]

Where'’d he go?

[GRUNTING]

If I ever see you in this neighborhood again,

I'’ll put your lights out permanently.

RALEIGH: Johnny, you home?

Johnny.

What'’s up?

Someone stole the Prowler.

[CHUCKLES] Someone stole your car?

You find that amusing?

Uh, no. No, no. It'’s just that it'’s ironic, somehow.

You know, major crime fighter becomes a major crime victim.

Irony sucks.

Right.

I can'’t believe you got punked,

by some musician?

Oh, damn, how are we supposed to know

we'’ll throw it down with some hardcore kung fu diesel?

I told you to keep me around at your back.

Man, he would have wrecked you, too.

Trash talk on your own clock.

Your bail'’s coming out of the prowler money.

Oh, man.

I got the car banked.

They didn'’t trust me with the address of the shipping point.

That was my call.

You'’re just busting outta scene, bro.

Okay.

There'’s no way I could wheel it around in broad daylight.

Purple drop-top with an APB out on it?

You'’ll deliver it when I say so.

Sure.

But I don'’t want the dollars.

I'’m clocking reduced.

Cause they were half-stepping.

Understood.

I'’ll call you about moving the car.

All right. Later.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

You ask me, this punk shamming.

He didn'’t get whacked and end up in the slammer.

Yo, you don'’t think he'’s just a little too down with our operation?

We'’ll let him earn his bones,

wheeling that thing with 5-0 lookin'’ for it.

[SIREN WAILING]

You know, seeing you two days in a row makes this a fine week for me.

Although not exactly under the circumstances you probably prefer.

Geometry, Danny. Remember?

I'’m trying,

but it'’s kinda hard to concentrate on math with all this biology in the room.

[LAUGHS AWKWARDLY]

So, no sign of it yet, huh?

You think it'’s still in one piece?

Well, odds are it is.

Electric cars like yours have been disappearing in droves from all over town.

They'’re being smuggled out of the country.

How? Driven to Mexico?

Yeah, sometimes,

but yours is too flashy to roll across the border without attracting attention.

My guess is that it'’s probably somewhere local,

waiting shipment.

I hope you'’re right.

I'’ll talk to you later.

Hey, guys.

Hey, Johnny.

Hey, Danny.What'’s up?

You know, I know a much better place to concentrate on that stuff.

This pad is dope, man.

Thanks.

You want something to drink?

Uh, water sounds good.

It should be a little quieter up here.

Yeah, yeah.

I can just chill out, call it maxing and relaxing.

Thanks a lot, man.

It'’s my pride and joy.

Check it out.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

You listen to hip-hop at all?

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

Yeah!

Anything else you need?

Just one thing.

Crank it.[VOLUME INCREASES]

That'’s the kind of quiet I always did my homework to.

That'’s it, man.

We'’re disappointed in your progress.

This is your problem.

Unless we decide to make it yours.

I don'’t respond well to threats.

You wanna take Carl out? Cool.

I got a contract to do that.

Unless you'’re canceling.

I didn'’t say that.

Then back off and let me work.

And don'’t call any more of these meetings,

'’cause I won't show up.

You gotta see this crib, Ace.

His box alone has got to be worth ten G.

Boy, he'’s definitely minting, man.

Yo, peep in this room. He'’s got all these saxophones.

Got to be worth a lot of dead presidents.

There'’s like, some sort of thing on the counter here.

Can'’t quite figure out how to open it. Hold up a sec.

[WHIRRING]

Whoa, what'’s up with this, man?

[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

Gotta go, dude.

Hey, hey, how'’s it going?

I'’m all through here.

Good. Good, '’cause your sister, she'’s ready to go.

Finished busting the moves downstairs?

Let'’s go.

BRIONY: I can'’t say we'’re not trying.

But are you making any progress?

No, sorry. You know, luxury cars mostly leave the country by ship,

which means they have to pass through the harbor area.

So you can focus your search there.

We have, but that'’s a lot of warehouses, a lot of piers.

We just don'’t have the manpower or warrants to search there effectively.

You know what you need...

Hmm, what?

...is an eye in the sky.

Yeah, well, good luck getting a police chopper assigned to that duty.

[PHONE RINGING]

This is Art.

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

Yeah, I think I can find it.

Yeah.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

This is Scovell on stakeout.

Tell Lieutenant Branca I just eyeballed that Prowler on the hot sheet.

It'’s moving south on Industrial Drive.

This is Branca. I'’m in the area.

Scramble the local patrol unit to back me up.

It'’s hammer time.

Not you again.

Hello?

Hello?

Anybody here?

What kind of game is this?

[SIREN WAILING]

Surprise, surprise.

Time to disappear.

No one here.

Let'’s try the next one.

POLICEMAN: 10-4, Lieutenant.

Who are you?

I'’ve come for the car.

You challenging the Black Knight?

Black Knight? Catchy.

That'’s the way you want it?

All right, let'’s do this.

[GRUNTING]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[BELT SPLUTTERING]

We'’ll meet again.

JOHNNY: I'’ve never seen anything like it before.

Some sort of cloaking device.

He turned it on, he was like a walking black hole,

sucking all the light out of the warehouse.

Hmm, light-absorption technology.

[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

You'’ve heard of it?

Yeah, we bid on a contract to develop it for the military

but somebody else got it.

How'’s it going?

Well, couple of loose chips, but it'’ll be good as new in about an hour.

There'’s something else.

When we were fighting...

I didn'’t pick up any evil vibes.

[GUN COCKING]

Never punk a hard case, Carl.

They'’ll come back and bust a cap on you.

I didn'’t.

Art, that'’s the real. I swear.

It was Dexter, man.

What about him?

He was there. He was there to show you the real shipping point.

He booked when the cop showed.

So you shammed me on the real address?

Standard safety procedure.

How did you get away?

I juked the blue bunnies and then pulled a faye.

Did you give up the ride?

Not even.

I still got the car booked.

All right.

We'’re gonna move it tonight.

And I'’m doubling your dollars.

[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]

Believe that.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

RALEIGH: This is what I was able to find out.

According to one of my buddies at the Pentagon,

the most advanced in light-absorption technologies

combines electromagnetic and chemical properties

in one synergistic bundle,

disrupting the dispersal of light.

What, it'’s like this guy's walking in a light tunnel?

Actually, it'’s more like a no-light tunnel.

You see, the electromagnetic properties of the suit absorb ambient light,

while the chemical component creates a caulking action in the fabric.

It'’s similar to what is used in the stealth airplane technology.

He gave me a sample. Watch.

Ordinary ballpoint pen.

Add the fabric with a mini battery inside to produce a charge,

and then I activate it.

That'’s it. That's what the suit does.

Yeah, probably though on a much larger scale.

The question is,

how did this dude get his hands on this?

DANNY: Have you seen my Game Boy?

No.

Come on, sis. I know you'’re stashing again so I'’d do my homework.

Where is it?

Have you asked Arthur? He'’s the big game player.

Oh, shit. You know what, I gotta go. My yoga class is starting.

See you later.

Arthur.

[WHIRRING]

[THUMPING]

[GROANS]

Stupid kid.

[THUMPING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[CAR HORN BLARING]

Hey, man, who'’s going next?

Hey, check the kicks on this little poser.

Gotta see the ops first, tacker,

unless you'’re afraid to step to this.

I ain'’t afraid of nothing.

Ready?Oh, I'’m ready.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Raleigh, what a surprise.

Actually, I was hoping I could find Danny.

Oh, why, is there a problem?

Uh, no. No, no. I was just thinking maybe we could spend a little time together,

you know, bonding.

Oh, that is nice, but I'’m sorry. He went to play a game of basketball.

Oh, you know, that'’s cool. Don'’t even worry about it.

I'’ll catch up with him, okay?

Okay.I'’ll see you later.

Okay.

Where the hell were you lame asses

when Art snuck in here and stuck a piece in my grill, huh?

Never mind.

You just go sit on him, 24-7.

And no more surprises.

No problem, man. We got you.Cool, cool.

Let'’s get out of here.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

Hey, Danny, can I talk to you for a second, man?

Danny, hold up.

I need to talk to you.

What about, man?Doing your homework in Johnny'’s loft.

Uh, I can'’t right now. I gotta be somewhere. I'’ll talk to you later.

RALEIGH: Danny, come on, man.

Danny!

Danny!

I'’m never having kids.

[PANTING]

Danny.

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ All of my life I'’ve been searching

♪ But I can never find

♪ A love that would Hold on forever

♪ And last through The end of time

♪ Baby, you know I'’ve been let down

♪ This time I know It'’s mine

♪ Now that I found love

♪ I'’ll never let it go

♪ I'’m gonna hold it To this heart of mine

♪ Now that I found love

♪ Ooh, yeah, yeah

♪ Now that I found

♪ Love

[APPLAUDING]

MAN: Everybody, take five.

Nice tune.Thanks.

Is Raleigh around?

I'’ll see if I can track him down.

All right, thank you.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey, sorry about this, but re-interviewing witnesses is policy, so--

He'’s here.Who?

The guy who stole Johnny'’s car. He'’s at the bar. Look.

I thought you said he wore a mask.

He also wore an onyx ring that is exactly like that.

[BEEPS]

Yeah. Lieutenant Branca.

Officer needs assistance at the House of Soul.

Yeah.

Stay here.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

[GUN COCKS]

Police.

Hands on the bar.

Do it now.

What'’s this about?

Talk about it on the way downtown.

Stand up.

Spread them.

Let'’s go.

Johnny, I caught the guy who stole your car.

You heard?Art getting arrested? Yeah.

This family is wearing me out, man.

There'’s something else missing.

[LAUGHS] Okay.

Look, those new night-vision glasses I'’ve been working on,

are gone.

Why keep this a secret?

Because I know where they went,

and I want you to let me handle this on my own, okay?

Are you sure you'’re not mixing your feelings with good judgment?

I don'’t know anymore.

The more I find out about Art, the less I understand.

Tanya told me he was an honors graduate at West Point.

And he won a Silver Star in Desert Storm.

But you said the military ruined him.

Maybe it did.

Art commanded a unit that captured an Iraqi arms depot

that was also a secret stash for chemical weapons.

When they got sick,

the government stonewalled them on compensation.

That'’s why Art left the service.

I could see why he turned on them.

See, that'’s the thing. He didn'’t. He still behaved like a hero.

That'’s because he is a hero.

What?

Do you know what West Point calls their sports teams?

Black Knights.

Yeah, so?

So Arthur Bryson is the Black Knight.

That doesn'’t make any sense, Johnny.

I mean, he committed armed robbery. He stole your car.

Remember, I didn'’t get any evil vibes from him.

So he must'’ve been working undercover, or was,

before we got him arrested.

Well, I can'’t believe what I'’m hearing.

You are in my butt hourly.

Find your machine.

And now that I have the perp, you want me to go easy on him?

I'’m not convinced he'’s the guy.

Not your problem.

Look, once Art gets a little time in the sweat box,

he'’ll give up the Prowler.

That'’s, uh, assuming it'’s still in one piece.

[KNOCKS]

Lieutenant Branca,

I'’m Inspector Grant.

Ah, and what can I do for our esteemed Federal Branch law enforcement?

I need a word.

Alone.

I'’ll talk to you later.

Uh, wait a minute, John.

Let'’s get right down to business, Lieutenant.

You arrested one Arthur Bryson today.

We need him out.

Well, it just so happens he'’s involved in armed felony.

Which is only a small part of a much bigger and more important picture.

I have no problem going over your head,

but I just thought you deserve to be notified first.

I see.

And does this notification extend to

what kind of undercover operation you are conducting in my town?

Sorry. Need to know only.

I'’ll expect him on the street within an hour.

Ship starts loading tomorrow morning.

All the vehicles gotta be in the containers tonight.

[INTERCOM BUZZES]WOMAN: Art'’s here to see you.

Yo, I saw him get rousted two hours ago.

All right, send him in.

Mouth shut about the bust.

[DOOR OPENS]

Yo, Art, what'’s up, my man?

My time, on the hook with the stolen car.

What'’s the matter?

You got more heat coming down on you?

Not yet.

Okay. Time to stop faking the funk and take care of some business.

We got a shipment loading tonight.

Warehouse, Pier 9.

Think you can get that drop-top there?

Not a problem.

All right.I'’m out.

Yo, you'’re the man, baby.

[CHUCKLES]

Yo, I can'’t believe you told him the real.

I mean, what if he riffs on us?

If he were working with 5-0, they'’d never have popped him and then cut him loose, huh?

Either he'’s in business for himself,

or he'’s working for the competition,

playing both sides against the other.

So you think he'’s gonna bring the car?

Sure.

He'’ll bring the car.

He wants to clock his dollars.

And then he'’ll turn around and riff on us for more cake.

Except he'’s never gonna get the chance.

MAN: Here you go.

WOMAN: Thanks, guys.

MAN: No problem.

[INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

Hey, bro, uh, you going out?

It'’s none of our business, Danny.

Okay, so you'’re still mad about the shoes. All right.

I just thought I should let you know there'’s some cop staked out in the corner.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

Man, it'’s too dark to even see the corner.

DANNY: It'’s an unmarked Dodge Intrepid with a female cop inside.

Where'’d you get those?

Uh, Johnny Domino'’s.

I gotta go.

We'’re square though, right?

We'’re more than square, man.

We'’re family.

Stay out of my stuff, all right?All right.

Hey, say, you ever gonna tell me about those shoes, man?

Probably not.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

CARL: Mm. Mm. Mm.

Oh, it'’s in the house.

Said I'’d be here.

You'’re a man of your word, dude.

So am I.

I'’m gonna give you all the cake from this baby.

Make up for the static you caught.

Thank you very much.

No problem, man.

I take pride in giving my squad the do.

Just wheel that thing over by that empty container

and I'’ll give you a lift back to town.

Great.

He'’ll be here in a second.

Get ready.

[ENGINE RUNNING]

You again?

Take it easy, Art.

Or should I call you Black Knight?

I think we'’re on the same side.

What side is that?

The side that warns a man that his friends are gonna ambush him.

Carl.

See for yourself.

There'’s three of them behind those crates.

[GUN COCKS]

I'’ve got an idea,

if you have your suit on under there.

I don'’t leave home without it.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

Is this some kind of trick?

Blast.

[BULLETS RICOCHETING]

You missed.

[GROANING]

You did good work.

Likewise.

BRIONY: Well, the Feds weren'’t telling much,

but Grant did say that the government came to Arthur

because he was already familiar with light-absorption technology.

They had used it to do some advanced cloak and dagger work

in Baghdad before Desert Storm.

Yeah. I bet they'’ll be using it a lot more.

BOTH: Hey, guys.

Hey.

So Art was working undercover the whole time, huh?

Pretending to be a gangster, but actually on the good side.

You know, Danny, he'’s left some pretty big footprints to follow.

Nothing I can'’t handle.JOHNNY: Let'’s go.

Yo, Raleigh, hold on, man.Yeah.

Uh, kinda got something that belongs to you here.

Is this what I think it is?

Yeah. Kinda borrowed them without asking.

[SCOFFS] It should be called "theft," Danny.

I know. I'’m sorry, man. It won'’t happen again, all right?

All right.

So, uh, you building those for the government?

Yeah, they'’re the most likely buyer,

but until they'’re perfected and under patent, they'’re strictly top secret.

'’Cause they're prototype?[LAUGHS]

What do you know about prototype?

Oh, that'’s right, that'’s right.

Art told me about you finding the shoes.

Shh. It'’s top secret, Raleigh.

You keep yourself straight,

you'’d be building your own prototype sooner than you know it.

That'’s be cool. Already got a teacher and a law man in the family.

Cool.Right on.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]