Darkman II: The Return of Durant Page #2

Hypercube processes idling

at seven percent capacity.

Liquid skin system

cryogenic storage low.

Photosynthetic digitization

in ready state.

ext status report

in 30 minutes.

Systems await your command,

Doctor.

[ Computer]

Initiating subject

photograph digitization.

Digitization complete.

Holographic recognition

imaging.

Subject mask synthesis

complete.

Implementing skin matrix

formula number 2,9 1 7..

Estimated photosensitivity

index unknown.

Unknown?. No, we must

beat the 99-minute barrier.

[ Beeping ]

[ Beeping Continues ]

[ Female Computer Voice ]

Photosensitivity reaction.

Skin matrix dissolving

at 99 minutes.

Failure. Failure.

Failure. Failure. Failure.

No!

Oh!

Thank you, sir.

"A Light-resistant

polymer skin substitute. "

Hmm.

Dr. David Brinkman.

Well, this is definitely

what you would call

low-rent.

We'll have to get rid

of that sign.

Right. Just open the gate.

Do you think the boss really

wants this piece of sh*t?.

Durant says we need power.

This place has got

plenty to spare.

Will ya look at the size

of this place?.

Can I help you?.

That depends.

Your name Brinkman?.

Yes, I'm Dr. Brinkman.

This is

your lucky day, Doc.

I represent

Inter-City Land Development.

We're a group

of investors financing

a redevelopment project.

- What's that

got to do with me?.

- We want your building, Doc.

The people I represent...

are prepared to offer

one million dollars cash

for this property.

- Uh--

[ Chuckling ]

- [Rollo Chuckling]

Look, I'm sorry you wasted

your time coming down here,

but it's not for sale.

- Now, this is a serious offer,

Brinkman. I'd think about it.

- Really?

I'm not interested.

Excuse me.

I've got to

get back to work.

I don't think he understood

a word I said.

We're buying this building,

Doc, and that means

you're selling it.

Last chance, Doc.

- Look, I don't know how

to make this any--

- Shh.

Take the money. Go.

[ Westlake ]

Is there a problem?

Uh...

Here's my card, Doc.

Keep in touch.

Why don't you just go

with your friends.

They're not

friends of mine.

- Then what do you want?.

- I'd like to talk to you...

about your study in

T-lymphoma skin cells.

I read your article in the

Survey of Molecular Biology.

I thought it was fascinating.

[ Laughs ]

Thank you.

Not a lot of people

read that stuff.

Are you a scientist?.

I've done similar research

based on a polymer

skin substitute.

Like you, though,

I've had problems with

disintegration in UV light.

Anyway, I've put my findings

on disk, and I'd be honored

if you could take a look.

Certainly.

Excellent.

We'll talk.

I didn't get your name.

[ Exhales ]

[ Humming ]

Here you go, boss.

Just the way you like 'em.

- [ Glass Shatters]

- [ Clapping]

- Good, boss.

- [ Clapping Continues ]

You wanted

to see me, boss?.

Rollo! Yes. Do join us.

I understand

you spoke to the owner

of the factory yesterday.

Uh, yeah.

He ain't sellin'.

- It's unfortunate Brinkman

declined our offer.

- Yeah.

So, uh,

what's the plan, boss?

I had an interesting

conversation with our

Colombian friends today.

Do you know

what they told me?.

Mr. Durant, I can explain--

They told me you were taking

a five-percent bonus on

all our drug shipments.

- That was nothin', Mr. Durant.

- Edward, how long was I

in my coma?.

and 1 6 minutes, Mr. Durant.

two shipments a week,

each shipment worth, say,

ten million dollars

on the street,

minus the problems

with the exchange rate.

- What do you say that might

add up to, Edward?.

- $27,280,000...

and 1 7 cents.

Aah!

[ Groaning ]

[ Grunting ]

Come on! Come on!

Come on. Get in!

[ Grunting ]

- Wh-- No! No!

- Buckle up.

- Where's my f***ing money?.

- C-Cayman Bank of Commerce.

I-I got an account there.

I was gonna tell you.

It was gonna be a surprise!

Oh, I'm surprised.

Can't you tell?.

- [ Giggles ]

- [Durant ] And now

I have a surprise for you.

[ Screaming ]

[ Screaming Continues ]

Always replace

your divots, Rollo.

Seventeen over the--

No, no, no, eighteen.

Eighteen.

[ Footsteps ]

[ Beeping]

Chow time, Doc.

So, what are we

having this evening?.

Lobster florentine?.

Beef Wellington.

Perhaps grilled ahi

on a bed of Belgian endive.

No, your old favorite,

Doc.

I hate meat loaf!

[Men Screaming]

Dr. Hathaway, I presume.

Ahh.

[ Belches ]

So, what am I

doing here, Robert?.

You didn't go to the trouble

of breaking me out to

feed me a home-cooked meal.

Well, there aren't many

scientists with your vision,

your technical expertise.

What you mean is,

there aren't many men...

who could build

a hydrogen bomb

in their garage.

You were working on something

before your untimely arrest.

A man-portable,

air-cooled, semi-automatic

particle beam weapon.

Guns for the new century.

Weapons

of devastating firepower.

If we can build a better

assault rifle, the world

will beat a path to our door.

- But all you lack

is the technology.

- And that's where you come in.

Power is going to be

a problem.

That weapon requires

a lot of energy.

You let me worry about that.

Are you interested?.

- I still have my brainchild

stored away.

- Then we have a deal.

I hope you saved room

for dessert.

[Hathaway]

Ladies!

Oh.

You drive a hard bargain.

You shouldn't

have to ask!

That's--

I won't have it!

It's not your choice!

[Door Opens ]

I'm sorry.

The gate was open.

[ Woman ]

I was just leaving.

David, I'll talk

to you later.

Hi, I'm Laurie.

Peyton.

Nice to meet you,

Peyton.

You too.

So, it's, uh...

Peyton.

Yeah. Was, uh, that,

your, uh, girlfriend?.

No, uh, sister.

This is an amazing place

you've built here.

Yeah. It's got

a lot of history.

My father tried

to make a go of it

through the war and beyond.

He was pioneering research

in conventional and atomic

power applications.

I guess you could say

he was a little bit

ahead of his time.

Yeah.

He passed away

three years ago.

I think he died when they

turned the lights out

in this place.

I'm sorry to hear that.

It's okay. You know,

I always knew that I

would come back here.

I mean, this place,

it just feels like... home.

You know, my father's spirit

was driven by his strength.

He even harnessed a power

supply that was big enough

to drive a small city.

It inspires me

to try great things.

Like what?.

I want to rekindle a kind

of scientific renaissance.

A place where scientists

can come from all over

the world and work...

outside of the constraints

of established funding.

You know?.

I mean, just

look around this place.

Just imagine...

the possibilities in here.

That's, uh...

the dream, you know.

It's important

to have a dream.

I'm impressed.

I'm impressed with you.

The work on those disks--

brilliant.

Let me show you something.

Come on.

There was similar work

to yours published

a few years back.

It was by a scientist

named...

Westlake.

You know him?

I was familiar

with his work.

I ran the formulas you used

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