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Three dead police officers.

one critically injured.

Police union leaders blame

Omni Consumer Products. OCP.

a firm which has entered

into a contract with the city

to fund and run the Detroit

Metropolitan Police Department.

Dick Jones. division president. OCP.

Every policeman knows there are

certain risks that come with the territory.

Any cop'll tell you: "If you can't stand

the heat. stay out of the kitchen. "

Although seriously wounded.

Officer Frank Frederickson escaped

and identified this man.

Clarence Boddicker. unofficial

crime boss of Old Detroit.

now sought in connection with

the deaths of 31 police officers.

Today he's at large. while doctors

at Henry Ford Memorial Hospital

fight to save the life of Officer

Frank Frederickson. Good luck. Frank.

DETROI POLICE PRECINCT, METRO WES

Attempted murder?

It's not like he killed someone.

This is a violation

of my client's civil rights.

Make it "aggravated assault"

and I can make bail, in cash, now.

Listen, pal. Your client's a scumbag.

You are a scumbag.

Scumbags see the judge

on Monday morning.

Now get out of my police station

and take laughing boy with you!

Hi.

Murphy, transferring in from Metro South.

- Nice precinct.

- Yeah, pretty good.

We work for a living down here, Murphy.

Get your armour and suit up.

Not now. Get a cup of coffee.

- Stark, any word on Frederickson?

- They're still listing him as critical.

His wife must be going out of her mind.

- Murphy, huh?

- Yeah, that's me. Hi.

- What brings you to this paradise?

- Beats me.

I think OCP's moving

a lot of new guys here.

Omni Consumer Products.

What a bunch of morons.

They're gonna manage

this department right into the ground.

- Where are you from?

- Metro South.

Welcome to hell.

Murphy! They cut ten guys loose

over on the East Side.

You try to get back up

when you're in a jam.

Yeah, try to get a medevac

after you've been jammed.

I'll tell you what we should do.

We should strike. F*** 'em.

The funeral's tomorrow.

The department requests

all officers not on duty to attend.

Any donations for the family

may be given to Cecil, as usual.

I don't wanna hear

any more talk about strike.

We're not plumbers.

We're police officers.

And police officers don't strike.

Murphy, front and centre.

Hello, tiger.

Lewis! Come here when you've finished

f***in' around with your suspect.

This guy's gonna be your new partner.

Murphy, meet Lewis.

Show him the neighbourhood.

- Glad to know you, Murphy.

- Pretty neat.

I better drive until you know

your way around.

I usually drive when I'm

breaking in a new partner.

Do you really think the Old Man is gonna

be there? Why would they invite us?

All division heads are bringing

their support teams. It's big.

They must be green-lighting Delta City.

Are you kidding?

They never work ahead of schedule.

It's Jones. He's got the 209 series

on line and now he wants to show off.

- That's a tough break, Bob.

- What? What?

When ED-209 ran into serious delays

and cost overruns,

the Old Man ordered a backup plan.

Probably just to light a fire

under Jones's ass.

- Old Bob here gets the assignment.

- Yeah.

Nobody in Security Concepts

takes it seriously.

It's a better plan. F***in' Jones.

I'd go to the Old Man if I could.

Don't mess with Jones.

He'll make sushi out of you.

- Be careful. I hear Jones is a real shark.

- Who asked you, twerp?

What about this police thing?

Their union's been bitching since

we took over. The usual nonsense.

We'll turn things around.

Good. Very good. Let's get started.

My friends,

I've had this dream...

for more than a decade now.

A dream which I've invited

you all to share with me.

In six months we begin construction...

of Delta City,

where Old Detroit now stands.

Old Detroit has a cancer.

The cancer is crime,

and it must be cut out

before we employ the two million

workers that will revive this city.

Yes.

Shifts in the tax structure have created

an economy ideal for corporate growth.

But community services, in this case,

law enforcement, have suffered.

I think it's time we gave something back.

Dick.

Take a close look at

the track record of this company.

You'll see that we have

gambled in markets

traditionally regarded as nonprofit.

Hospitals, prisons, space exploration.

I say good business is where you find it.

As you know, we have a contract with

the city to run local law enforcement.

But at Security Concepts,

we believe an efficient police force

is only part of the solution.

No. We need something more.

We need a 24-hour-a-day police officer.

A cop who doesn't need to eat or sleep.

A cop with superior firepower,

and the reflexes to use it.

Fellow executives,

it gives me great pleasure to introduce

you to the future of law enforcement.

ED-209.

The Enforcement Droid, series 209,

is a self-sufficient

law-enforcement robot.

but that is only the beginning.

After a successful

tour of duty in Old Detroit,

we can expect 209 to become the hot

military product for the next decade.

- Dr McNamara.

- We'll need an arrest subject.

- Mr Kinney, would you give us a hand?

- Yes, sir.

Mr Kinney is going to help us simulate

a typical arrest and disarming procedure.

Mr Kinney, use your gun

in a threatening manner.

- Point it at ED-209.

- Yes, sir.

Please put down your weapon.

You have 20 seconds to comply.

I think you'd better do

what he says, Mr Kinney.

You now have 15 seconds to comply.

You are in direct violation

of Penal Code 113, section nine.

You now have five seconds to comply.

Four, three,

two, one.

I am now authorised

to use physical force.

Somebody wanna call a goddamn

paramedic? Let's go, Johnson.

Did you pull the plug on this thing?

Don't touch him. Don't touch him!

- He didn't hear the gun drop.

- He didn't hear it?

Dick, I'm very disappointed.

I'm sure it's only a glitch.

A temporary setback.

You call this a glitch?

We begin construction in six months.

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