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[baby crying]

[gentle music playing]

[baby coos and stops crying]

[Avida] Uh…

[sighs]

Hmm.

[Meshuga] So, yeah. I'll focus on hosin' down their firewalls,

leaving you to handle their boots on the ground.

Got it.

Really can't thank you enough, Meshuga.

It's a big ask.

Most of us old buggers flamed out a good while ago.

It's just good to see ya back in the game, mate.

[King] Hmm.

["10:15 Saturday Night" by The Cure playing]

♪ 10:15 on a Saturday night ♪

♪ And the tap drips under the striplight ♪

♪ And I'm sitting in the kitchen sink ♪

♪ And the tap drips Drip, drip, drip, drip ♪

♪ Drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip ♪

[music fades]

[Yupi] Hey, D.

Whaddaya wanna do today?

[Kyoko] Roman?

Oh, uh… yeah.

Are you Kyoko?

Uh, yes, yes. Nice to meet you.

Now, then, we should get moving. Time is not on our side.

[Roman, muffled] D?

Hey, you okay?

D!

-D! -[gasps]

-[Roman gasps] -[D] Roman?

Huh?

My name is Kyoko. I'm a huge fan of your work.

[Roman] Hmm.

[Kyoko] Roman tells me you've been having trouble sleeping.

That you struggle with nightmares.

You poor thing. It sounds terrible.

I insist on lending a hand.

[D] Huh?

[Roman] Just hear her out. She knows this stuff. She wants to help.

Don't need it.

-[Kyoko] Uh… -[D] You know where the door is.

I won't keep you long. I just want a few minutes of your time, that's all.

Yupi! What did I tell ya? No more strangers!

[Roman] Uh, Yupi's outside. We passed her out front.

[D] God damn it. Just leave, all right? Both of you.

-[Roman] Uh, but-- -[D] I said get out!

Uh… Wait!

Do you ever see someone who shouldn't be there?

Or… or hear a girl's voice? Like an echo inside your head?

Wait, Kyoko--

Is she here right now?

Are you outta your mind?

Why's your face… so familiar?

Ah! From the list! That's why you're compatible.

-[Roman] Huh? What list? -[gasps]

[D] Who the hell are you?

Uh, I, uh…

[power zapping and crackling]

[Kyoko] Uh…

[breathing shakily]

-[urgent rock music playing] -[D grunts]

[Kyoko spluttering]

[D growls]

[yelps and gasps]

[grunts and screams]

-[crackling] -[D yells]

[Kyoko yelping and groaning]

[D groans] Damn it!

[whimpering and wheezing]

[wailing]

[yells and gasps]

-[seethes] -Uh… D!

[D panting]

♪ Who said something like that? ♪

[laughing]

-[D] Hey, did you see a small woman? -[woman] Huh?

-[man 1] Huh? -A small woman, dumbass! She ran this way!

No, man, ain't seen nobody like that.

-Did you chooms? -[man 2] Huh?

-[D] Don't lie to me. -[crackling]

[panting]

-[man 1 moaning] -[man 2] Huh?

-[yelps] -[D growls]

D!

-[man 1 splutters] -[woman gasps]

Oh, shit.

-[woman trembling] -Guess he really didn't. Did you?

[grunts] You've gotta stop!

-Go on, get outta here! -[shrieking]

[music stops]

[D] Who was that bitch?

[Roman] I don't know, honest! Said she watches our videos.

Knows a lot about cyberware and stuff.

Uh… I just met her.

-Um-- -[D] Then why'd you bring her?

[Roman] Because you've been acting crazy!

-[D grunts] -[Roman yelps]

[splutters] D, I'm worried about you!

-[gasps] Haven't been yourself lately. -[melancholy music playing]

I mean, you just attacked a total stranger.

And Kyoko too.

She said you were showin' some, you know, symptoms.

I just thought…

[D] So that's it.

You think that I'm going psycho.

Where are you goin'?

She knew about the raid on my clan.

And about the classified file with my name on it.

And I bet she knows more.

Are you sure?

Capri showed me all the dirt.

[Roman] She did?

-Doesn't mean you can kill just anybody. -Cut the shit!

You dragged her here without knowing the first goddamn thing about her!

She wants to take Capri.

I know she does.

Would that be so bad?

[D] Capri's mine!

[echoing] Her power's mine!

[Roman] But why? For what?

For justice!

You're wrong! This is murder!

Murder is just murder!

[D] I'm doing this for my family.

You wouldn't understand.

[Roman] No, D, you're doing this for you!

You can say it's for the dead, but that's a lie!

[D] A lie?

[laughing]

Like I said, there's no way you could understand.

Because you don't see them, Roman.

Don't see who?

-[D] They're here now. -Huh?

[D] They never leave. Never!

It can't be a lie.

[Roman] D… [gasps]

But I'd be a liar if I gave up now.

[Roman] Oh.

[D breathing shakily]

-Get lost. -[music fades]

And don't find your way back.

[murmur of voices]

[ringing]

[Yupi] D!

Think we got a bite!

[Kyoko retching and gasping]

[groaning]

Huh?

[Kiril] Who did you say?

[man] Claims to be a researcher at Arasaka.

She's asking whether the Capricorn project is of interest to us.

[Kiril] What?

[Talia breathing regularly]

-[soft music playing] -[Talia gasps softly]

Uh, Mom?

How long you been here?

Not all that long.

[Talia] Well, you should've woke me up.

[Avida sighs]

[Talia] What is it?

Uh… Mom?

Just humor me, please.

[Talia] Mmm.

-[Avida sobs] -[Talia sighs]

-What's wrong? -[Avida sobs]

I want you to remember that, no matter what happens…

your mama will always love you.

[Talia sighs]

[Avida chuckles]

[Talia] Mom?

[Avida] Hm?

[Talia] It's okay.

I haven't given up.

-Yeah. -[music fades]

[vehicle approaching]

[Yupi] Mm?

[tires squeal]

[car door slams]

[car door opens]

[car door slams]

[tense music playing]

[Kate] Let's get one thing straight.

I'm ready and willing to tell you everything I know.

But only with your assurance I leave here unharmed.

-[Yupi] Seems fair. -[D] Uh-huh

[Kate] Arasaka sent a research expedition to your clan's camp.

The R&D department sought candidates for their research.

Guinea pigs. Provided they met the criteria.

Criteria?

[Kate] There were several.

But a high tolerance for cyberware was most important.

What kind of research?

[Kate] Weapons development. Among other things.

R&D's ideal candidates differed from project to project,

which meant casting a wide net.

But the labs lacked the resources to find and secure them on their own.

Hence the need for Counterintel to step in.

[Yupi] Pause. Who were they after in D's clan?

[Kate] Your man himself.

Wait, what?

[Kate] That so-called research expedition was an extraction to secure you.

Wanting to keep our books clean, we hired a fixer to arrange it.

That was a mistake.

The dumb shits subcontracted the work out to Maelstrom.

That job called for seasoned mercs.

Instead, we got trigger-happy chromecrunchers.

A minor scuffle snowballed into a slaughter.

We didn't know till later you weren't even there.

[D] Hold on.

You're saying I lost everyone that day because you were looking for me?

[Kate] Hey. It wasn't my call to make, understand?

Don't point the finger at me.

[Yupi] So who gave the order?

[Kate] An exec named Tanaka.

Then let's go kill that jerk!

-[D whispers] Is it true? -Uh…

-Kenzo, Renée… -Uh…

-D? -All dead…

[Kate] You're too late.

-[Yupi] What? -Because of me…

-[Kate] Someone else got to Tanaka first. -[D] It's my fault?

-[Kate] Flatlined him. -[Yupi] Who?

[Kate] A team of mercs abducted and tortured him,

then fried his nervous system.

The leader of their crew, Maine, didn't survive the ordeal either.

-Huh. You think I'm dumb? -[D] Then why?

-What was it for? -Everyone's dead?

-[D] I did this for you. -How totally convenient for you.

It's the truth.

The name David Martinez ring a bell?

[Yupi scoffs] Like, obviously…

But… Well, okay. Refresh my memory.

[Kate] He was there too when they killed Tanaka.

Might have been a coincidence, but I'd be willing to bet it wasn't.

Whaddaya mean by that?

Martinez was on the same list.

And the stunt he pulled at Arasaka Tower might be related somehow.

Punk brat nearly zeroed me too.

Until you came lookin' for blood,

I thought the shitstorm from that list had finally died down.

What you did to Jake Collins… Message received.

I'm ready to wash my hands of this.

-[D] What about me? -[Kate] Hmm?

[D] What am I supposed to do now?

[Kate] Do about what?

[D] If everyone involved is already dead,

and the whole thing was my fault,

what do I do?

[Kate] Uh… I don't know.

But if they're dead, that means it's over. You have your revenge.

Now I've told you all I can. I trust you'll keep your word.

[D] It's not over.

-[Yupi] Huh? -[D] It's far from over.

[energy crackling and zapping]

[Kate] Wait, what are you--

[wind gusting]

[music fades]

[gasps]

[giggles]

[squeals] Yes, D! Skank had it comin'!

She's just like the rest of 'em. Who cares who gave the orders?

[echoing] Let's burn Arasaka to the fucking ground!

[laughing maniacally]

-[Yupi laughing] -[moody electronic music playing]

-[man 1] Yeah! Burn it down! -[man 2] Yeah!

-[glass smashes] -[man 2] Do it!

[man 3] Do it!

[woman 1 cackles] Burn, Night City! Burn!

[laughing]

[officer 1] These fucking gonks!

[officer 2] The hell are they thinking?

-[man 4] Hell, yeah! -[man 5] Fuck you, pigs!

[man 6] See you in hell!

[rioters cheering and yelling]

-[D chuckles] -[woman 2] Crank up the heat!

[man 7] You… you stay away from me!

[yelps] You can't… No!

[wails] No, no!

[gunfire]

Now, if that'll be all, another matter requires my attention.

[King] Meshuga. In position.

[Meshuga] Yeah, read ya on ping. All set on my end.

I'll open-sesame the back door when you give it a knock.

[King] Gimme one sec.

Avida, I want you to stay back in the van.

Like hell. I am going with you.

[King] It ain't smart. Too much can go wrong.

We're choosing Talia's new body, and her mother should decide.

[King grumbles]

[Meshuga] Oi, King. Somethin' you might wanna hear.

-[King] We have a problem? -[Meshuga] Opposite, actually.

Got word there's a riot headed for City Center.

NCPD's calling in corp security for support.

Odds are good the lab's gonna be short-staffed.

[King] That's confirmed?

[Meshuga] Blastin' all over the news, mate, yeah.

That, and a drizzle in the forecast.

-[Avida] What's going on? -[King] Hmm.

Hmm.

-Fine. We go together. -[Avida] Hmm.

Hey, Hank. When we make our exit, whip the van to the back door.

You got it.

[rioters clamoring]

[static buzzing]

[Capri] There he is. Now's our chance.

[clanking footsteps]

[reporter] The riots that erupted in Wellsprings earlier today

have led to violent clashes with the NCPD.

Despite heavy rain, the rioters have shown no signs of--

[Talia panting]

[laughs]

[Omi] David!

David!

[energy zapping]

Ya dumbass! Stop!

You again, slut? You're not wanted here.

Yeah, fuckin' likewise!

[power crackling]

[rioters screaming and yelling]

You got a death wish?

You're not seriously fighting Arasaka dead-on, are you?

They're gonna kill you!

[rioters whooping and cheering]

[Omi] David, please! [grunts]

[ominous music playing]

[Yupi cackles]

Oh my God, D! [shrieks]

Can you believe this?

Are they dumb? They keep flyin' in just to get shot down.

What does it matter?

-[device snaps] -[power humming]

[D groans, muffled]

Uh…

D?

[D splutters]

[wailing]

-[gasps] -D! [yelps]

-[Kyoko] Stay back, fuckwads! -[gunfire]

[Yupi] What is this thing?

[men groaning]

-[Yupi] D, get up! -[men wailing]

[Yupi] Come on, please! [sobs]

[gasping]

[somber music playing]

[men whimpering]

[Talia] Now, that could be a problem.

Hmm.

[Yupi whimpering]

Daddy…

[yelps]

[music stops]

[thud]

That biochip. It's a work of true genius.

So of course I thought to include a fail-safe.

[D wailing]

[Talia panting]

Uh…

[Kyoko] Jizz stain secured.

Repeat, jizz stain secured.

See how easy it is when you trust me?

What about your end?

[Kiril] Excellent work. I'll be wrapping up here shortly.

[Kyoko] Y'know, Yang, ou're as corpo trash as they come.

[power whirrs]

[door opens]

-[tense music playing] -[soft footsteps]

[Meshuga] Behind that door is the access point to Soulkiller.

[King] And security?

[Meshuga] Still chip-chippin' away.

Meantime, you focus on clippin' a body.

[King] Pick one, and quick.

We don't have time for window-shopping.

[Avida] I know, I know.

[fast footsteps]

[Avida sighs] None of these are Talia.

Avi, you still have to choose.

[Avida] Watchin' my baby as she tore herself apart, piece by piece…

I couldn't bear it.

And now she has to lose all that's left? [sobs]

She won't be my little girl anymore.

Come on, you can't look at it that way.

We've got no other choice. It's the only way we keep her alive.

I know that, Weak.

[King] The Talia you know will still be in there.

Right now, all that matters is she survives.

I said I know.

-[Meshuga] Oi, King! -[King] Meshuga?

[Meshuga] We got a sitch.

Riot's outta chew. Mob's dispersin'.

Better get a move on, eh?

-[King] Understood. -[power whirrs]

[King] Avida. We're outta time.

If you won't make a decision, I will.

[Avida whimpers]

No. I've made up my mind.

[machinery clanking]

[air hissing]

-[Meshuga] Argh! What the hell? [groans] -[King] What's wrong?

-[Meshuga] No way! Fuck, fuck, fuck! Aah! -[static crackles]

Meshuga? Meshuga!

Ah, shit!

-Soulkiller… -[bleeping]

[music fades]

-[sighs] -[Avida] Something wrong?

Let's just get the body outside.

[King and Avida grunting]

-[vehicle approaching] -[King] Huh?

Meshuga just got burned!

[King] He'll be fine.

-[Hank] Like hell he will! -[alarm blaring]

-[door opens] -Huh?

-[wistful electronic music playing] -Fuck. Come on!

Hank, don't!

Shit!

How the hell'd they get here so fast?

Huh? [gasps]

Him?

Didn't Avida cover her tracks?

[grunts and yells]

[Kiril] Hmm.

[King grunts]

-[Avida sobs] No! -[King gasps]

Damn it.

[Avida sobbing]

-[King] Come, Avida! -[Avida] No!

[sobbing]

[King grunts]

[man 1] Should we pursue?

[Kiril] No need. I've broken the man. He no longer poses a threat.

Sir.

Yes. It took longer than expected.

My apologies. I'm returning now.

[King grunts]

Good news. I think we lost 'em.

-[Avida whimpers] -Oh?

-You were hit? -[Avida gasps]

[breathing shakily]

Let me see it. Show me, Avida.

-Show me where you-- -[Avida yelps]

-[wails] -I'm sorry.

Trauma Team should be here any minute. You'll be okay.

[Avida whimpering]

Weak…

-[King gasping] -[Avida sobbing]

Talia…

Don't worry.

[Avida sobs]

[music fades]

[King gasps]

[rain pattering softly]

[King sighs]

[sobbing]

[heavy rainfall continues]

["Watson" by Petite Meller feat. Oslo Green playing]

♪ Didn't mean to sound arrogant ♪

♪ Suddenly we don't feel the same ♪

♪ All I needed was to get it straight ♪

♪ How I feel isn't complicated ♪

♪ Everything that I long to be ♪

♪ You and me ♪

♪ There's more than meets the eye ♪

♪ Everything that I long to be ♪

♪ As in you and ♪

♪ I'm wandering on the city harbor ♪

♪ Now possibly I will see you ♪

♪ In Watson ♪

♪ Run away with me ♪

♪ You're my West Coast problem ♪

♪ Now, finally ♪

♪ We are goin' home ♪

♪ Once again, I lose it all ♪

♪ Once again, I lose it ♪

♪ Once again, I lose it ♪

♪ Once again, I lose it all ♪

♪ Begging for this love ♪

♪ Once again, I lose it all ♪