Demolition Man Page #7

LAMB:

You don't get it, Lenina Huxley.

Phoenix isn't coded. He got

chilled back in the 20th, before

they started lojacking everybody

... I was a rookie then... He

was a big dealer. Narcotics.

Software. Wetware. Anything.

Declared his own kingdom in South

Central L.A. M.D.K.'d whatever

got in his way. In a bad time,

he was the worst.

Garcia has punched up a camera view of a prone body in

the parking area.

FEMALE COMPUTER (V.O.)

One stopped code in penitentiary

parking area. John Mostow,

doctor.

The Perky Dispatcher has come to. Begins to sob and

then to wail. Lenina can't concentrate. Gives the

Dispatcher's rolling chair a firm push, sends her

drifting away across the station.

HUXLEY:

Tell me, L7...

(dramatic pause)

Is the doctor's conveyance still

in the parking zone?

FEMALE COMPUTER (V.O.)

Doctor's vehicle has been code-

fixed at the corner of Hollywood

and Vine.

HUXLEY:

Glorious.

CHIEF EARLE:

(recovering; back on

his feet and taking

command)

Fine work. All nearby units.

ProtecServe Hollywood and Vine.

The adrenaline in the control room surges. Tears are

being wiped away. Justice is near.

EXT. HOLLYWOOD AND VINE - DAY

Phoenix twists out of the doc's car onto a completely

unfamiliar Hollywood and Vine. The rotating and SPEAKING

STREET SIGN may say so, but nothing else is recognizable.

Brutal-killer is briefly confused-child, as Phoenix

tentatively soaks in his surroundings. A TROUBLED-LOOKING

GUY in his twenties stands before a CompuKiosk. Half

phone booth, money machine, half computer terminal...

TROUBLED-LOOKING GUY

I dunno... Lately I just don't

feel like there's anything special

about me...

MALE COMPUTER (V.O.)

You are an incredibly sensitive

man, who inspires Joy-Joy feelings

in all those around you...

Phoenix savagely pushes the Troubled Guy away. The kiosk

is an open booth with a row of large buttons, a monitor,

and a keyboard.

Phoenix curiously examines the row of buttons: Ego

Boost, Citizen Confessional, Public Psychiatrist, Atlas,

Serenity Sayings, Banking, Mail, Telephone Directory...

he's gotta know. Pushes the Ego Boost. Half a beat,

then --

MALE COMPUTER (V.O.)

(just hearty as hell)

You look great today.

Simon grins.

PHOENIX:

Thanks, feel great, too...

The future just amuses the hell out of Simon. Phoenix

slams down the information button. He drops his hands

onto the keyboard and his fingers fly. His grin grows

wider and wider. His fingers stop and --

MAIL COMPUTER (V.O.)

You have reached secure mailbox

facilities for... Simon Phoenix.

Information flashes by. Thomas Payne's picture,

rotating, life history scrolling by, maps, routes, over-

head and underground plans of the city. Phoenix takes it

all in. Light speed. No problem. His fingers fly

again. The screens finally end with an image of a pis-

tol. Rotating, exploded views, metalurgy information.

Phoenix exhales a confused grin.

PHOENIX:

(dry)

Wonder if I can play the accordion

now too...

MALE COMPUTER (V.O.)

Noun:
Gun. Portable firearm.

This device was widely utilized

in the urban wars of the late

20th Century. Referred to as a

gun, a pistol, a piece...

PHOENIX:

I don't want a history lesson,

Hal! Where are the f***ing guns?!

A morality BOX attached to the kiosk BUZZES.

MORALITY BOX (V.O.)

You are fined one credit for

violation of the verbal morality

statute.

A thin sheaf of paper slides off the front with the

reprimand.

PHOENIX:

Yeah? Well f*** you twice.

The BOX BUZZES TWICE to his left. Two more sheets of

paper appear.

MORALITY BOX (V.O.)

Your repeated violation of the

verbal morality statute has caused

me to notify the San Angeles

Police Department. Please remain

here for your reprimand.

Phoenix is ready to punch in the screen when two S.A.P.D.

patrol cars pull to a dramatic halt behind him.

PHOENIX:

Oooh, f***ers are fast, too.

Simon beats the Morality Box to it. BUZZES at it first.

Grins. Four cops get out. Unsheathing electronic stun

batons. They switch on. Blue phosphor glow...

INT. POLICE STATION - MAIN AREA - DAY

Lenina and the other cops stand in front of the wall

monitor. It shows an angle of the scene from a building

corner mounted camera turret. The image pans over and

locks onto Phoenix as he stands at the information kiosk.

The police can be seen moving in. The cops in the squad

room begin cheering.

GARCIA:

Chalk one up for the benevolent

ones.

EXT. HOLLYWOOD AND VINE - DAY

Another squad car pulls up behind. Two more cops emerge.

Phoenix looks casually at the six of them. The police

move forward, blue sparks now spitting from their

electrified batons. The SQUAD LEADER glances down to a

hand-held Strategic Apprehension Computer.

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