ANYTHING YOU WANT.
THAT'S THE ONE.
COME ON, LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.
WHATEVER'S GOING ON,
THE PLACE IS CREEPING ME OUT BIG TIME.
GOD, I KNEW THIS JOB WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
BABY...
THERE YOU ARE.
HI.
UM...
BRITTANY?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I FINALLY MET THE MAN OF MY DREAMS.
HUH...
THEY GOT TO YOU TOO, DIDN'T THEY?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SHAL, COME ON. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THE MOVIE STARTS IN AN HOUR.
WE'RE GOING TO MISS THE PREVIEWS - AGAIN.
WOULD YOU KEEP YOUR PANTS ON?
WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME.
WHAT?
OR BETTER YET, TAKE THOSE OFF.
YOU AIN'T READY.
COME ON...
COME ON, VOICE MAIL...
HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
VOICE MAIL. VOICE MAIL.
YEAH?
SHALIMAR, IT'S ME, GIA.
GIA.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO TURN TO - YOU GOTTA HELP ME.
LOOK, GIA, I TOLD YOU LAST TIME,
YOU GOTTA CHECK YOURSELF INTO REHAB.
SHALIMAR, I'M STRAIGHT.
I SWEAR.
WELL, THEN, WHAT'S WRONG?
I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT HERE.
COULD YOU JUST MEET ME?
I'M AT THE --
MEET YOU WHERE?
GIA?
COME ON, GIA.
YOU GOT A NEW FRIEND WHO'S DYING TO MEET YOU.
I'M OUTTA HERE.
UHH.
TAKE HER DOWNSTAIRS.
THAT'S WEIRD.
WHY WOULD SHE JUST HANG UP LIKE THAT?
WELL, MAYBE HER DEALER FINALLY CAME THROUGH.
COME ON, BRENNAN, YOU HEARD HER.
SHE SOUNDED REALLY FREAKED OUT.
SHAL, HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU GOING TO LET HER
DRAG YOU DOWN THIS ROAD?
I KNOW FERALS ARE TIGHT, BUT...
IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.
WELL, IF IT'S IMPORTANT,
SHE'S GOING TO CALL BACK, RIGHT?
COME ON, MOVIES.
MOVIES. PREVIEWS. COME ON!
I GUESS SO.
COME ON!
THIS ONE'S SPECIAL.
SHE PUT UP QUITE THE FIGHT.
WAIT A MINUTE. I THINK MAYBE WE...
YOU KNOW, THIS...
I'M NOT FEELING GOOD ABOUT THIS,
MAYBE WE SHOULD WAIT.
DON'T BE SUCH A COWARD.
SHE'S ALREADY PAID FOR.
START THE PROCEDURE.
SCIENTIST ADAM KANE WAS A PIONEER OF GENETIC RESEARCH.
MANIPULATING DNA TO SAVE HUMAN LIVES.
BUT IN MANY THEIR GENES UNEXPECTEDLY MUTATED
AND THEY DEVELOPED SUPERHUMAN ABILITIES.
TOGETHER, FOUR OF THE MOST POWERFUL FIGHT
TO PROTECT A WORLD THAT DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THEY EXIST.
THEY ARE... MUTANT X.
SLOW NIGHT AT SANCTUARY, IS IT?
DO YOU WANT SOMETHING, JESS?
YEAH.
LISTEN, UH,
WHILE WE'RE STILL ON GOOD TERMS WITH THE DOMINION,
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD GET YOUR FRIENDS
TO GET US A CRANK 38 DUAL PROCESSOR FOR THE HELIX?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE OLD ONE?
OH, NOTHING.
IT'S JUST THIS ONE'S BIGGER... BETTER.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?
SORRY?
IF I'M GOING TO CALL YOU IN A FAVOUR,
WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO DO FOR ME, HM?
UM...
WHADDYA WANT?
HMM...
OH!
WELL, YOU COULD PAINT MY TOENAILS.
HM?
DREAM ON.
DREAM ON?
HEY, JESS?
YEAH?
HEY, SO HOW WAS THE MOVIE?
I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I ACTUALLY GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT.
JESS, CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOUR?
I NEED YOU TO RUN A TRACE ON A CALL I GOT EARLIER
FROM A FRIEND OF MINE.
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
GIA DUCHAMPS.
UH HUH.
SHALIMAR SEEMS TO THINK SOMETHING'S HAPPENED TO HER.
I THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO CALL BACK AND SHE DIDN'T.
I HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING HOLD OF HER.
SHAL, SERIOUSLY,
I'M SURE THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
BESIDES, YOU KNOW HOW GIA ALWAYS FLAKES OUT ON YOU.
BREN, WILL YOU STOP IT, PLEASE?
WELL, THE CALLER ID WAS BLOCKED.
YEAH, I KNOW.
OKAY. WELL, IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME WORK,
BUT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRACE THE CALL TO THE PHONE COMPANY.
SOONER THE BETTER, OKAY?
YEAH, YEAH.
THANKS.
SO, MR. GITRE, BEFORE WE COMPLETE THE DESIGN,
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE US TO ADD
TO GIA'S PSYCHOLOGICAL MAKEUP?
I JUST WANT HER TO BE CLASSY ON THE OUTSIDE -
AND NASTY IN THE BEDROOM.
RIGHT.
ACCORDING TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS,
GIA WILL BE ATHLETIC, ABLE TO SPEAK FRENCH FLUENTLY...
AND SHE'LL DO ANYTHING I TELL HER TO?
UH, WITHIN REASON.
UNDERSTAND THAT GIA'S BEEN DESIGNED FOR PLEASURE...
NOTHING MORE.
BUT SHE IS HUMAN?
BETTER.
SHE'S WHAT WE CALL A SYNTHETIC.
IT'S A FORM OF ORGANIC NANOTECHNOLOGY,
AND THE BEST PART IS,
SHE'LL NEVER AGE, AND SHE'LL NEVER ARGUE.
RIGHT. REST ASSURED.
SHE'S BEEN BIOENGINEERED TO LOOK AND FEEL COMPLETELY HUMAN.
HER OWN MOTHER WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE.
TRUST ME, MR. GITRE,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE COMPLETELY SATISFIED.
OH, I'M SURE I WILL.
AND A HELL OF A LOT CHEAPER THAN ANOTHER DIVORCE.
THERE'S ONE LAST THING.
THIS TRANSACTION HAS TO BE COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL.
NOW, I CAN'T STRESS THAT ENOUGH.
ANY NON-COMPLIANCE WILL RESULT
IN THE IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT -
WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE.
UNDERSTAND?
YES.
GOOD.
MR. GITRE...
GIA.
HELLO, LOVER.
YOU'RE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THIS GIRL, HUH?
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU TWO WERE SO CLOSE.
YEAH, WELL, WE WERE.
BEFORE I JOINED MUTANT X
I LIVED ON THE STREETS FOR A WHILE
AND GIA AND I KINDA LOOKED OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER.
HUH.
I GUESS WE ALL BROUGHT ALONG A LITTLE BAGGAGE
WHEN WE JOINED MUTANT X.
IT'S JUST THAT LAST TIME I TALKED TO HER,
I REALLY THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO GET HER LIFE TOGETHER, YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW WHAT, SHAL?
THERE'S ONE THING I'VE LEARNED, IS NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A FERAL.
WHOO HOO.
TRACED THE CALL.
IT CAME FROM...
AH...
AN ULTRA-EXCLUSIVE GENTLEMEN'S CLUB CALLED NERO'S WAKE.
IT'S RUN BY A GUY NAMED...
...SEBASTIAN CONWAY.
HI. I'M MELODY. WELCOME TO NERO'S WAKE.
MEMBERS CAN PROCEED BY ENTERING YOUR PASSWORD NOW...
WAIT A MINUTE - GIA WAS SOME KIND OF HIGH-CLASS PLAYMATE?
OH, HIGH CLASS, I'LL SAY.
YOU GOTTA BE FORTUNE 500 JUST TO BREATH THE AIR IN THERE.
MAYBE - IF YOU'RE A GUY.
[*]
THIS PLACE IS REALLY JUMPING TONIGHT.
ALWAYS.
I'M LOOKING FOR A FRIEND OF MINE.
HER NAME'S GIA DUCHAMPS.
I THINK SHE WORKS HERE.
LUCKY GIRL.
SHE MADE FRIENDS WITH A REAL WHALE.
A HOT CATCH?
A GUY WITH LOTS OF MONEY?
MUST BE AN OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD.
UM...
DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS NOW?
SAW HER HEAD BACK TO THE PLATINUM LOUNGE
A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
GUESS THEY MUST BE REALLY HITTING IT OFF.
YOU WORKING?
I'M SORRY?
A GIRL LIKE YOU
COULD BRING IN A COUPLE OF GRAND IN TIPS A NIGHT.
SEBASTIAN WOULD ADORE YOU.
WELL, HE SOUNDS LIKE A GUY I SHOULD MEET.
HE KNOWS HOW TO KEEP HIS GIRLS HAPPY.
THANKS...
GIA!
HEY...
THANK YOU FOR DOING BUSINESS WITH US.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I REALLY HOPE YOU ENJOY YOURSELF.
I'M SORRY?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I'M SORRY.
I THINK YOU MUST HAVE ME CONFUSED WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
THIS ISN'T FUNNY.
YOU CALLED ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
HI.
KEVIN GITRE.
HI.
GIA, WE REALLY SHOULD BE GOING.
OF COURSE, ANGEL.
OH!
NOT AGAIN...
I'M GOING TO KILL IT!
HUH.
YEAH.
HELLO?
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS, AISLE 2?
YEAH.
THAT IS REALLY LOCKED UP ON YOU.
I BET YOU'D LIKE SOME HELP.
OH... WHAT DO YOU WANT?
ME TO PAINT YOUR TOENAILS?
YOU KNOW, I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING
MORE ALONG THE LINES OF UH...
I DON'T KNOW...
...FULL BODY MASSAGE.
OH! REALLY!
HUH, NOW WHO'S DREAMING?
HEY! DID YOU FIND YOUR, UH... FRIEND?
SORT OF.
SHE WAS ACTING REALLY STRANGE, THOUGH.
IT WAS LIKE SHE DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE ME.
HUH. EH, WELL, PEOPLE CHANGE.
NOT LIKE THIS.
I MEAN, SHE WAS REALLY DIFFERENT.
LOOK, JESS, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING
ON THE GUY SHE LEFT WITH?
HIS NAME'S KEVIN GITRE.
SURE.
OH, RIGHT.
MAYBE YOUR FRIEND BLEW YOU OFF
BECAUSE SHE WAS TRYING TO PLAY THIS GUY.
YEAH, WELL, IF SHE DID, THEN SHE WAS REALLY CONVINCING.
GITRE...
ALL RIGHT, HE'S MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS.
HAS A SLAMMIN' HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS.
OOOH, HE'S LOADED WITH A GREAT BIG GOLD L.
HE'S THE HEIR TO A CANDY FORTUNE.
HUH.
LISTEN, HE JUST LEASED A CONDO IN THE CITY.
UH HUH.
COZY LITTLE LOVE NEST FOR THE MISTRESS, MAYBE?
AND SHE'S GOT A GREAT BIG ALLOWANCE.
HE JUST WITHDREW A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS
FROM HIS BANK ACCOUNT TWO DAYS AGO.
OH, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO BE THROWING AROUND.
MAYBE IT'S TIME WE FIND OUT WHAT HE'S SPENDING IT ON.
DO YOU HEAR THAT?
[distant cries]
WHAT THE HELL IS SHE DOING TO HIM?
AGHH...
AGH.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?
OH, IT'S...
IT'S FUNNY, I WAS ABOUT TO ASK YOU THE SAME THING.
DON'T WORRY, GIA, WE'RE HERE TO HELP.
SO YOU, UH...
MIND TELLING ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE...
PRINCESS?
I DON'T OWE YOU ANY EXPLANATION.
NOW GET THE HELL OUT BEFORE I CALL THE POLICE.
UH, NO.
MIGHT WANT TO RETHINK THAT, BECAUSE, UH,
WE CAN ALWAYS CALL UP YOUR WIFE
AND TELL HER ABOUT YOUR LITTLE FETISH HERE.
OH.
SO IS THAT WHAT THIS IS?
A SHAKEDOWN FOR MORE MONEY?
WELL, YOU TELL SEBASTIAN HE'S MESSING WITH THE WRONG MAN.
WE HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
GIA.
SHE'S MINE.
I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT WITH HER.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT, LOVER.
NO, GIA, STAY OUT OF THIS.
THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR LITTLE SECRET.
AGH...
NO, NO. NO...
SHE'S GONE.
NO.
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
WHAT THE HELL DID SHE DO?
I'VE RIGGED HER RETINAL SCANNERS.
WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT.
WELL, YOU TELL SEBASTIAN
HE'S MESSING WITH THE WRONG MAN.
WE HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
GIA. SHE'S MINE.
I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT WITH HER.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT, LOVER.
OH, NO, GIA, STAY OUT OF THIS.
THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR LITTLE SECRET.
AGH.
NO, NO... NO.
WELL, HE CAN'T SAY WE DIDN'T WARN HIM.
I KNOW HER.
SHE WAS TALKING TO GIA LAST NIGHT,
PROBABLY A FRIEND OF HERS.
I DON'T LIKE THIS AT ALL I TOLD YOU.
I TOLD YOU THAT THE GIRLS WE USE SHOULD BE RUNAWAYS.
NO FRIENDS, NO NEXT OF KIN.
WE DON'T...
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED ANYONE PRYING INTO OUR AFFAIRS.
RELAX, NOLAN.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR, REMEMBER?
I TAKE CARE OF THESE THINGS.
HUH, TAKE A LOOK AROUND.
HUH? THINGS ARE UNDER CONTROL.
AS FAR AS THE POLICE ARE CONCERNED,
HE WAS KILLED BY A PSYCHO STREETWALKER,
A STREETWALKER... WHO NO LONGER EXISTS.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY TO YOU,
BUT EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN DISTINCTIVE SCENT
AND THAT WASN'T GIA.
WELL, MAYBE SHE CHANGED HER PERFUME.
YEAH, BRENNAN, THAT MUST BE IT.
WHAT?
LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHY I DIDN'T PICK UP ON IT AT THE CLUB,
BUT THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE AROUND.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S JUST SAY THAT THAT WASN'T GIA.
IT WASN'T.
AND WHATEVER SHE WAS WASN'T HUMAN.
WELL, UH...
I'VE BEEN LOOKING INTO OUR MYSTERY MAN SEBASTIAN.
COMING UP WITH NADA.
IT'S AS IF THE GUY NEVER EVEN EXISTED.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M STARTING TO AGREE WITH SHAL.
I MEAN, THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING MORE
THAN JUST PARTYING GOING DOWN WITH THAT CLUB.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND.
FROM THE INSIDE.
HEY. HEY.
TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
A LITTLE TOO MOULIN ROUGE?
A LITTLE TOO SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, I CAN HANDLE THIS ON MY OWN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GO.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
I AM NOT LETTING YOU GO BACK IN THERE ALONE.
THIS MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL.
OH, DON'T GET ME STARTED.
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW DESPERATE GIA MUST HAVE BEEN
TO TAKE THIS JOB.
YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT'S JUST IT.
THERE'S AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF GIRLS, JUST LIKE GIA,
WAITING TO TAKE HER PLACE.
ADD TWO MORE TO THE LIST.
[*]
SEBASTIAN CONWAY?
UH HUH...?
I WAS HERE LAST NIGHT.
REALLY?
WELL, I'M SORRY WE DIDN'T HOOK UP.
I HEARD THAT YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING
TO RECRUIT SOME NEW GIRLS.
VERY NICE.
EXCUSE US...
CAN I TALK TO YOU RIGHT NOW?
GO BACK TO YOUR SEAT, NOLAN.
YEAH.
NOW.
PAY'S $200 A NIGHT, THE TIPS ARE YOURS TO KEEP,
YOU START IMMEDIATELY.
ANY QUESTIONS?
NO.
PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT, GIRLS,
YOU COULD WALK OUT OF HERE WITH THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS.
HUH...
REALLY?
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, HIRING THEM?
IT'S LIKE THE GODFATHER, NOLAN.
YOU KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE - AND YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER.
OH. YEAH.
NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
THAT IS A MISTAKE.
SEE, THINGS ARE WAY OUT OF CONTROL.
I THINK WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
STARING US IN THE FACE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
I THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO SHUT DOWN.
YOU SHUT DOWN, YOU LET THINGS COOL OFF.
OF COURSE, YOU WOULD DO THAT, NOLAN.
THAT'S WHY I CALL THE SHOTS AROUND HERE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOUR EXCEPTIONAL CREDIT HAS PRE-APPROVED YOU
FOR NERO'S PLATINUM MEMBERSHIP.
ANY QUESTIONS?
OH, LET'S GO INTERACTIVE, HUH, MELODY?
HI.
SO, HOW DOES THIS ALL WORK?
SINCE YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY A MAN WITH DISCERNING TASTES,
NERO'S HAS PROVIDED YOU WITH AN ARRAY OF COMPANIONS
TO MATCH YOUR EVERY DESIRE.
WOW.
YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO EASY.
LIKE, ALL I GOTTA DO IS TAKE A STROLL THROUGH YOUR SHOWROOM
AND PICK OUT A MODEL.
THAT'S BASICALLY IT.
BECAUSE OF YOUR RESOURCE STATUS,
SEBASTIAN CONWAY HAS INVITED YOU FOR A PERSONAL CONSULTATION
TO DISCUSS HOW NERO'S CAN BETTER ASSIST YOU IN YOUR DECISION.
LIKE WHAT I HEAR.
BUT, FIRST, I'D...
WELL, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I'M GETTING MYSELF INTO.
SO LET'S JUST SUPPOSE
THAT I FIND A MODEL THAT I'M INTERESTED IN...
UH... GETTING TO KNOW A LITTLE BETTER, WHAT THEN?
MR. CONWAY WILL ANSWER ALL CONCERNS, IF YOU HAVE ANY.
PLEASE, MELODY - I'M A TYPE-A PERSONALITY.
WHAT HAPPENS THEN?
IF A CLIENT SHOWS A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN ONE OF OUR GIRLS,
THEY'RE ESCORTED TO THE PLATINUM LOUNGE
TO GET TO KNOW THEM BETTER.
I SEE.
HMM, SOUNDS PRETTY EASY.
NO ONE HAS EVER WALKED AWAY DISSATISFIED.
I BET.
LOOK, LET ME THINK ABOUT IT AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU, OKAY?
SOMEBODY'S LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES.
YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ALL I NEED IS A HEALTHY BANK ACCOUNT
TO GET TO THE HEAD OF THE CLASS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS PLATINUM LOUNGE IS ALL ABOUT?
WELL, MY LITTLE GIRLFRIEND HERE WAS BEING COY,
BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S WHERE ALL THE MAGIC HAPPENS.
WELL, I GUESS IF YOU GOT A BANKROLL,
A QUARTER MILLION BUCKS IS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY
FOR THE PERFECT WOMAN.
YEAH.
STILL THINK I'D LIKE TO FIND A WOMAN THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
WHAT?
THROUGH PITY AND ALCOHOL?
WORKS FOR ME.
HUH...
GOOD FOR YOU.
[*]
HEY, LEX, HOW'S IT COMING OVER THERE IN SODOM AND GOMORRAH?
BUSINESS AS USUAL.
I'VE BEEN HIT ON MORE TIMES THAN OSCAR DE LA HOYA.
WHAT'S UP?
OH, LOOKS LIKE NERO'S A FRONT
FOR THE WHITE SLAVERY TRADE.
THESE GIRLS ARE FOR SALE?
THEY SURE DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY'RE BEING HELD
AGAINST THEIR WILL.
WELL, MAYBE THEY DON'T KNOW THEY ARE.
ALL I KNOW IS SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THEM
WHEN THEY GET INVITED TO THE PLATINUM LOUNGE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WE DON'T KNOW.
BUT UNTIL WE DO, STICK TOGETHER.
WOULD YOU MIND COMING WITH ME FOR A SEC?
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET SOMEBODY.
THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM.
OUR GUEST HERE
WOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE BIT BETTER,
SO I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO ALONE.
ALL RIGHT?
HI. HI.
SO YOU HAVING FUN TONIGHT?
OH, YEAH.
YOU REALLY LOOK SEXY.
THANKS.
NOW WHY SETTLE FOR JUST ONE...
WHEN YOU CAN HAVE THE TWO OF US?
THINK OF ALL THE FUN WE COULD HAVE.
FOR NOW THE BLONDES GET TO HAVE A BIT MORE FUN.
I'LL BE OKAY.
I HAVE TO GO IN THERE.
I'LL CALL YOU IF I NEED YOU.
OKAY.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE OUR GUEST TO THE PLATINUM LOUNGE,
AND WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME?
THAT'S IT. I'M GOING IN.
CAN YOU GET ME AN INVITE TO THIS PLACE?
YEAH, SURE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?
AN OIL TYCOON? A POP STAR?
OOOH, A CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY.
CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY SOUNDS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. YOU GOT IT.
JUST GIVE ME ENOUGH MONEY
TO MAKE THIS GUY SEBASTIAN
MY NEW BEST FRIEND, HUH?
SURE.
DID YOU MANAGE TO FIND ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS GUY?
NAH, NOT REALLY.
EXCEPT THE PLACE IS REALLY OWNED BY A NOLAN BLACKLEDGE.
WHO'S HE?
I DON'T KNOW, I'M WORKING ON IT.
ALL RIGHT. LET ME KNOW.
YEAH.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE STUCK YOUR PRETTY LITTLE NOSE
WHERE IT DIDN'T BELONG.
UHHH!
LOOKS LIKE WE'VE CAUGHT ANOTHER ONE, BOYS.
I WANT TO CLONE HER BODY AND HER BRAIN,
PERSONALITY, MEMORY, EVERYTHING.
UH, I... I'VE NEVER ATTEMPTED AN...
ENTIRE REPLICATION.
WELL, IT'S OBVIOUS SHE'S NOT WORKING ALONE.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT SHE KNOWS
IN ORDER TO TURN IT TO OUR ADVANTAGE.
MEMORIES ARE NOTHING MORE THAN ELECTRONIC IMPULSES,
SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THEM ORGANICALLY.
I MEAN, THERE'S GONNA BE HOLES...
I KNOW I CAN'T REPLICATE EVERYTHING.
THAT'S FINE.
THERE'S NO REASON IT SHOULDN'T WORK LIKE THE OTHERS.
THE KEY IS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HER MIND.
THEN WE SEND HER BACK TO WHERE SHE CAME FROM
AS A TROJAN HORSE.
PROBLEM SOLVED.
YOU REALIZE SHE'S A MUTANT?
OF COURSE I DO.
HOW MANY OF THOSE FREAKS DID YOU PEOPLE MAKE ANYWAY?
WELL, NOT AS MANY AS I'D HAVE LIKED.
LOOK, THEY'RE EXTRAORDINARY.
WE LABEL HER AS ONE OF THE EXOTICS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE PRICE HER KIND WILL FETCH
WHEN ALL THIS IS OVER?
[*]
SORRY.
RELAX, BOYS.
JUST WORKING THE ROOM.
HELLO, ANGELS.
SORRY, CHARLIE, MAKE THAT ONE ANGEL.
WHY? WHAT'S GOING ON?
WELL, SHAL TOOK ONE OF OUR CLIENTS
BACK IN THE PLATINUM LOUNGE.
SAID SHE'D GIVE ME A HEADS UP
IF THINGS GOT DICEY.
WELL, BRENNAN'S ON HIS WAY OVER THERE
TO START RUBBING ELBOWS WITH SEBASTIAN.
WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?
WELL, THE GUY WHO'S REALLY BEHIND NERO'S
IS A GUY NAMED NOLAN BLACKLEDGE.
HE'S A GENOMEX ALUMNI.
HUH, OF COURSE.
DAMN, I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT EVIL JUICE
THEY PUT IN THAT WATER COOLER.
YEAH, TELL ME ABOUT IT.
THIS GUY SPECIALIZED IN ORGANIC NANOBOT TECHNOLOGY.
WHEN GENOMEX FOLDED, HE DISAPPEARED.
SO WHAT?
OPENED UP A HIGH CLASS GENTLEMEN'S CLUB?
TALK ABOUT A CHANGE OF CAREERS.
WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW WITH THESE GUYS.
MAYBE HE DIDN'T.
OH, HOLD THAT THOUGHT.
HERE COMES SHAL.
HEY, WHAT HAPPENED?
NOT MUCH.
HE, UH, GAVE ME THE, UH,
ONCE OVER AND THE BIG OLD PASADENA.
APPARENTLY I'M NOT HIS TYPE.
I THINK HE'S HOTTER FOR YOU.
OH. LUCKY ME.
DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY.
OH, I WON'T.
[*]
SIR.
GOOD EVENING.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD, THANKS.
THIS IS FOR YOU, THANKS.
THANK YOU.
MR. MCCALLISTER.
SEBASTIAN CONWAY.
HEY.
WELCOME TO NERO'S WAKE.
THANK YOU.
IT'S NICE TO FINALLY BE HERE.
VERY IMPRESSIVE.
WELL, THANK YOU.
LOVELY, ISN'T SHE?
YEAH.
UNFORTUNATELY, MY TASTES,
UH, HAPPEN TO LEAN A LITTLE MORE
TOWARDS THE WILD SIDE.
OH, REALLY?
WELL, THEN, MAYBE I CAN INTEREST YOU
IN ONE OF OUR MORE EXOTIC ACQUISITIONS.
I'D LIKE...
HERE WE GO.
YOURS FOR THE ASKING.
HI.
HOW YOU DOING?
I'M GOOD.
JUST PLAY ALONG.
BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT TO FILL YOU IN ON.
REALLY?
I'M ASKING.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE HIM TO THE LOUNGE?
NICE WORK.
HAVE FUN.
GIA...
GIA, WAKE UP.
SHALIMAR.
I'M SO SORRY.
I SCREWED UP AGAIN, DIDN'T I?
NO.
JUST RELAX, SUGAR.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
SWEET DREAMS.
SHE'S NICE.
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
UM...
LISTEN, I GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS.
NOLAN, WILL YOU PLEASE RELAX.
ROME IS NOT BURNING.
EXCUSE US.
BESIDES, C'MERE.
ONCE WE'RE THROUGH WITH THIS,
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
AS MANY COPIES OF THOSE FREAKS AS WE WANT.
TOO MANY LOOSE ENDS.
AND WE'RE SEWING THEM UP AS WE SPEAK.
HOW CAN YOU JUST SIT THERE
LIKE YOU HAVEN'T A CARE IN THE WORLD?
WHAT CAN I TELL YOU, NOLAN?
IT'S GOOD TO BE ME.
YOU OUGHT TO LEARN BY MY EXAMPLE.
NOLAN.
WHAT?
YEAH. YEAH...
SEE? WE HAVE A PROBLEM.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF YOUR MUTANTS.
ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE.
WELL, THEN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP HERE?
GO PROTECT OUR INVESTMENT.
GO.
HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN?
I PUT HER ON THE DRIP YOU PRESCRIBED.
ALL RIGHT, GET HER UP.
I'LL TAKE HER BY THE LAB AND I'LL CHECK HER OUT.
THEY'VE GOT CAMERAS ALL OVER THE PLACE,
SO DO YOUR BEST TO KEEP UP APPEARANCES?
WHAT'S WRONG?
WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME?
I THINK THEY'VE TAKEN LEXA.
HOW LONG'S IT BEEN SINCE YOU'VE SEEN HER?
JUST BEFORE YOU GOT HERE.
SHE WAS NOSING AROUND IN THE BACK.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
IT'S OKAY.
SHAL AND BRENNAN GOT THINGS COVERED.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
UH, WELL, I'VE BEEN POURING OVER NOLAN'S RESEARCH.
HE'S A GENIUS.
HOW SO?
HE'S FIGURED OUT HOW TO CREATE SYNTHETIC CLONES
BY COMBINING GENETICS WITH NANOTECHNOLOGY.
HIS SYNTHETIC CLONES ARE VIRTUALLY INDISTINGUISHABLE
FROM THEIR HUMAN COUNTERPARTS.
WHAT?
NOTHING.
IT'S JUST I, UH...
NEVER REALIZED HOW GOOD LOOKING YOU ARE.
SHUT UP.
I'M SERIOUS.
YOU JUST LOVE MESSING WITH ME, DON'T YOU?
NO, BUT I'D LIKE TO.
OKAY...
NOW YOU KNOW WHY I REALLY CAME BACK HERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE THEY MAY HAVE TAKEN LEXA?
I DON'T KNOW.
I ONLY LEFT HER ALONE FOR A MINUTE.
BUT, THIS PLACE GOES ON FOREVER.
SHE COULD BE IN ANY ONE OF THESE ROOMS.
WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT?
LIKE WHAT?
LIKE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME?
BRENNAN, I'M NOT THE ENEMY HERE.
THERE'S ONE MORE THING I HAVE TO TELL YOU.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO DIE! HUHH!
LEXA, WHAT DO YOU...?
COME ON, JESS,
YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO PLAY IT LIKE THIS, DO YOU?
AGH...
BRENNAN!
THEY'RE ON TO US!
SEBASTIAN'S BEEN POPPING OFF CLONES OF THE GIRLS.
GIA, LEXA, THEY'RE ALL SYNTHETICS.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO PULL THE PLUG ON THEM.
WAIT, NANOTECHNOLOGY'S BASED ON BIOELECTRONICS. WHICH MEANS...
AHH!!
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE?
UH, SHALIMAR, YOU...
UH, YOU SHOULD JUST SIT AND RELAX.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE... FINE.
DAMN STRAIGHT IT WILL.
PLEASE DON'T HURT ME.
SEBASTIAN, HE'S THE ONE THAT YOU WANT.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.
I NEVER INTENDED TO HURT ANYONE.
WHERE IS HE?
UH, HE'S UP IN THE CLUB.
RIGHT NOW, HE'S UP IN THE CLUB.
I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.
OH!!
WE ALL HAVE CHOICES.
COME OUT, COME OUT WHEREVER YOU ARE.
LET HIM GO!
SHAME TO MESS UP THAT PRETTY FACE.
WHAT'S A GIRL TO DO?
OH, MAN, THAT'S JUST NASTY.
BRENNAN? JESSE.
FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE OFF SWITCH.
SINCE THESE GUYS ARE BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGY, THE...
JUST CUT TO IT!
ELECTRICITY.
YOU COULD BE THE KEY, SPARKY.
I'M SOAKING WET.
WELL, YOU BETTER DRY YOUR ASS OFF, FAST.
SHALIMAR!
BRENNAN, GET HER! IT'S ME!
SHE'S LYING!
BRENNAN, DO IT NOW!
HOW'D YOU KNOW IT WAS ME?
I FIGURED I HAD A 50/50 CHANCE.
OH, COME ON,
I'M NOT GOING TO GET YOU CONFUSED
WITH SOME CHEAP IMITATION?
WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT?
COME ON.
WHERE IS HE?
HE'S IN THE HOT TUB.
GO.
DAMN, HE'S ONE OF THEM, TOO?
I THINK IT'S TIME WE PULLED THE PLUG ON THE REAL RINGLEADER.
YEAH.
OKAY.
LEXA?
LEXA, YOU ALL RIGHT?
JESS.
OKAY, JUST STAY WITH ME, ALL RIGHT?
WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
MOVE AND SHE'S DEAD.
AHH...
YOU MUST BE THE BRAINS OF THE OPERATION.
NOLAN BLACKLEDGE.
THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH.
SO WHO'S SEBASTIAN?
YOUR ALTER EGO?
SEBASTIAN?
HE'S JUST PART OF THE WHOLE NERO'S MYSTIQUE.
YOU CREATED HIM.
AS YOUR FRONT MAN.
I MEAN, HE'S EVERYTHING YOU'RE NOT, RIGHT?
CONFIDENT, CHARISMATIC...
SEBASTIAN SERVES HIS PURPOSE.
WELL, YOU WON'T HAVE HIM TO HIDE BEHIND ANY LONGER.
YEAH, HE DONE BLOWED UP.
HEY, GIA.
GIA.
SHALIMAR?
HEY, IT'S OVER.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO.
I KNOW.
IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
I PROMISE.
HEY, THERE, SUNSHINE.
YOU FEELING ANY BETTER?
YEAH.
YOU'D BE AMAZED HOW REFRESHED YOU FEEL
AFTER 20 HOURS OF SLEEP.
YEAH, WELL, IT'S A PRETTY STRONG SEDATIVE THEY GAVE YOU,
YEAH. JUST MY LUCK. I GOT TO SLEEP THROUGH ALL THE FUN.
EH, YOU DIDN'T MISS MUCH.
SO, DID I BEHAVE MYSELF?
OH, YEAH, YOU WERE GOOD.
YOU WERE...
REALLY GOOD.
YEAH, RIGHT... YOU WISH.
THAT'S A NICE, UH, TATTOO YOU HAVE.
JESSE! GET BACK HERE!
YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME EVERYTHING THAT WENT ON!
JESSE!
EVERYTHING! DO YOU HEAR ME!
JESS!
HEY, THERE.
HEY. WHERE YOU BEEN?
I SET GIA UP WITH A PLACE TO STAY.
GAVE HER SOME CASH TO TIDE HER OVER
'TIL SHE FOUND A JOB.
SHAL. I JUST ...
LOOK, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY.
I KNOW I'M NOT A SUPER-HERO.
I CAN'T SAVE EVERYONE.
NO, NO...
ACTUALLY I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT I'M SORRY.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE ASSUMED ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR FRIEND.
PEOPLE CAN CHANGE.
AND I JUST HOPE THAT SHE KEEPS HER ACT TOGETHER.
YEAH, ME TOO.
GOD, IT JUST MAKES ME SICK,
A PLACE LIKE NERO'S EVEN EXISTS TODAY.
YEAH.
WELL, IT'S MAN'S PURSUIT OF THE PERFECT WOMAN.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME.
YEAH, WELL, MAN SHOULD GET OVER HIS DAMN SELF.
WOMEN ARE PERFECT JUST THE WAY THEY ARE.
YEAH...