Scanners II: The New Order Page #3

- What do you want me to do?

Scan the Mayor.

Let's go. Come on.

Officer.

Sit in there.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Mayor Franzone.

This isn't right. She was elected.

David, if we don't do it, nobody will.

We did all right at the dairy

the other day, didn't we?

- I deeply mourn...

- Trust me.

...the death of my dear friend

Chief Mitchel Stokes.

We are shocked and grieved

by his sudden departure.

Because of the crucial nature

of the vacant post

- and the present circumstances of the city...

- Do it.

...l, as Mayor, believe it necessary to appoint

an acting chief of police without delay.

Do it, David.

Therefore, I...

I am naming an interim successor...

Let me introduce

our Acting Chief of Police...

Commander...

John Forrester.

Thank you, Ms Mayor. I'm truly honored.

The other night I said

this city needed a new order.

Well, now the Mayor, in her wisdom,

has given me a chance to provide it.

And I thank her.

I give the people of this city my word,

I will begin a new order.

A new war against crime in our city.

I'm going to begin

by giving the streets back to the people...

- So you passed the big test, huh?

- Out of my way.

He said he'd get you to do it,

but I didn't believe it. He's good.

Forrester's good.

Have you ever scanned Forrester?

Better than a splatter film.

You know how his new order works?

They use scanners to control the society.

- You're crazy.

- Maybe I am, but doesn't mean I'm wrong.

You don't believe me? Check out

the scanners in Morse's basement.

Cos if you don't work out for them, baby,

that's your next address.

Aren't you going to tell me

what's the matter?

Forrester's the new Chief of Police.

I made it happen.

Drak's a psycho case.

I know so much of it could be true,

but... I have to find out...

cos if there is something else going on...

How are you going to know?

I have to go over to the institute.

See for myself.

You don't know what

you could be walking into.

I can protect myself.

'Commander John Forrester.'

'Mayor Franzone

was unavailable to comment

'concerning the unexpected appointment,

'but her office did confirm that

John Forrester would likely be replaced

'by her permanent selection

for Chief of Police.'

That's what she thinks.

See what a clean scanner can do?

It worked out OK this time, but I don't

know how long we can control him.

Never mind. Leave David to me.

We have a special relationship.

I wouldn't be too sure of that.

Ah. Come in. Come in.

David, is there something wrong?

Uh... you're upset

about what happened today.

I admit it was uh... unorthodox.

That's right.

I want to find out what's really going on.

Now, David, stop it. I have nothing to hide.

David...

Oh, God.

It's true.

Look at you.

Enough, a**hole.

Ah!

Now, David, two things to remember.

First, never question my authority.

And second, never, ever scan me.

It won't work, your new order.

- Why not?

- Cos I won't let it.

Oh!

Damn you!

Sh*t!

Sh*t!

Gelson, David Kellum's loose.

I want him back... alive.

Hello?

- David.

- No... no, I won't let them hurt you.

- Well, what's the matter?

- I'm going home.

- Home.

- David?

David?

Sorry to wake you, Miss Leonardo.

I'm Lieutenant Gelson.

This is my colleague Mr. Drak.

We're looking for David Kellum and believe

you know his present whereabouts.

No... I have no idea.

Are you sure about that, now?

It's OK. We're finished here now.

Sorry to bother you, miss.

David?

George! George!

Ma, when you were pregnant with me,

you took a drug called Ephemerol.

- What are you talking about?

- Ephemerol caused a birth defect.

Birth defect?

Quit treating me like a child.

Just tell me the truth.

The truth? About what?

Why you kept me away from the other kids.

How I could get straight A's

in school without trying.

The truth about my being a scanner.

You know what that word means, don't you?

Well... there was always something

very different about you, David.

We're not really your parents, David.

- I'm adopted?

- Eventually we adopted you. Yeah.

Who are my real parents?

Your mother's name was Kim Obrist.

And your father was

a man called Cameron Vale.

No one knows

what really happened to them.

I'm afraid they're both dead.

They died when you were still a baby.

My parents... were they scanners?

Yeah, they used that word. It was a long

time before we realized what it meant.

Why did they give me away?

They didn't. They asked us to watch over

you for a few months, until it was safe.

They told us their lives were in danger.

Obviously, they were right.

Hello.

My name's Gelson.

I'm a friend of your son David.

- Is he here?

- No. No, he isn't.

- When do you expect him back?

- Around Christmas time.

You think I'm stupid, don't you, old man?

You and your friend

are going to have to leave.

- Sure, sure.

- This is private property.

I understand.

- Who are they?

- They're looking for David.

Go upstairs, call Sheriff Johnson and hurry.

- Who are they?

- Hurry, hurry!

I thought I told you...

'District Sheriff's office.

Deputy Berry speaking.

'Hello? Hello?

'Sheriff's office,

is there anyone there? Hello?'

'Hey, what the hell's going on there?

Speak to me!'

Sorry. She can't talk right now.

Dad!

Upstairs. Help her. Upstairs.

No...

- How is he?

- Hurry!

Here, let me.

Dad.

It's gonna be OK.

I won't let you go!

All right. He's coming back.

'You don't have to speak.

I can hear your thoughts.

'I need you, Father.'

'You're all I've got left.'

'No, David. You have someone else.'

- 'What?'

- 'An older sister.

'Her name is... Julie.

'She lives up north.

'Lake Washeneska.'

- 'Hello?'

- Hi, it's me.

David, don't say anything.

The police are watching me.

- They came for you.

- They killed my mother.

I... just called to make sure you're OK.

- They're probably listening, so I gotta go.

- David, I love you.

I love you, too.

Hello?

Hello?

'God, you look so much like Father.'

When I left the hospital,

he was going to make it.

What do they want from me?

To control you. To use you.

I'm not a thing, a tool.

To them, you are.

Everyone is. It was

the same with Mom and Dad.

Your real mom and dad.

They were talking to other scanners,

bringing them together.

Discussing what they should do

with their... powers.

There are some people who wanted

to use them and you can imagine how.

Mom and Dad opposed that.

So they killed them.

This... gift...

makes our lives impossible.

It's why I came up here.

Eight years.

I'll never go back.

Aren't you lonely?

I had a boyfriend back there.

My fianc.

Don't scan me.

I don't like it. Ask and I'll tell you.

Yes, Walter was a scanner.

That's what you wanted to know, right?

I still think about him all the time.

Being with another scanner, was that...

It was easier in a way.

Things you didn't have to explain.

But Walter was worried

about what to do with his power.

So he entered a programme

and they gave him a new drug.

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