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causing very irrational
criminal behavior.
How does he stop
the global deceleration?
Oh, he can't stop it.
There is no stopping
what can't be stopped.
Only God...
can stop it.
But The New York Times
said "God is dead. "
So in the end, I die
in a very tragic downtown shootout
while whispering my theory
to Dr. Muriel Fox,
the oceanography disaster specialist.
Astrophysicist!
The oceanography
disaster specialist...
sweetheart.
My character... his name...
is Jericho Kane.
You're going to have
to wear a bulletproof vest.
Let me ask you,
what goes through your head
when you sit behind the wheel...
cruising the streets,
digesting humanity?
Is it a process of elimination?
Each car that passes,
the person inside...
are they a mere suspect?
Or are we all innocents,
our chariots mere chess pieces
waiting to be thrown from the gridlock
and into the arms of the wolves?
Well, I'd say
we act like concerned citizens.
We look at all the people,
all the cars.
We look for any unusual
or erratic behavior.
Speed changes or lane changes
that seem unsafe.
Yeah, but don't you think
emotions come into play?
Judgment calls,
affected by whatever mood you're in
on that particular day?
Emotional responses
based on your past events?
Well, there is one thing.
I knew it.
I knew it, tell me. Be honest.
To be honest...
we're just looking out
for the n*ggers.
- The n*ggers?
- Yeah.
They're everywhere.
- You're joking.
- No, I'm not joking.
I'm just f***ing with you, man.
That's a funny joke.
Yes! He said "n*gger. "
But I don't think he said it
with authority.
I didn't believe him as a racist cop.
Fascist, maybe, but not racist.
Ask him about his wife.
So what does your wife think
about your new girlfriend?
- My wife?
- Yeah.
She cool with the fact that you have
a porn-star girlfriend on the side?
I'm not married.
- You're not?
- No, I'm not.
I could've sworn you were married
to the daughter of a Texas senator,
Senator Bobby Frost.
Yeah, well, I'm not.
I don't know what you're talking about,
and I don't know who he is.
I don't want to talk about this.
Why are you asking questions?
I want to talk about my movie.
Okay. Let's talk about your film.
What's it really about?
It all hinges
on a top secret experiment.
Young couple comes
home from the hospital
with their newborn baby.
A week goes by, and the baby still
hasn't produced a bowel movement.
Maybe the baby's just constipated.
No, no, no, no.
This is a very special baby.
This baby processes
energy differently.
I haven't had a bowel movement
in six days.
I haven't taken a piss either.
Revelation 11
tells the tale of two witnesses
who appear in Jerusalem
to speak out
against the sins of mankind.
They are eventually killed
by those tormented
by their prophesies.
The dude hasn't taken a sh*t
in a week.
When has it ever been in the Bible
that you have to have
a bowel movement?
It's not written anywhere.
It's not written in the Bible,
but some things is written,
like, in Mother Nature.
All of the animals sh*t.
Cows sh*t, Ilamas sh*t.
Do they like it?
Do they want to?
If they had a voice,
would they rather not?
I think they feel better
after they take a sh*t.
I think they do like it.
My answer's yes.
My answer is no.
We're never going to agree on this.
We've got to stop arguing.
We have a lot of footage
we've got to shoot.
We've got to get out of here.
Where is Kenny?
Oh, look who decided to show up.
Dude, you are late.
You two don't understand.
I mean, the sh*t is
literally hitting the fan.
Whatever, dude.
Are we still routing out of USIDent?
Yeah, of course.
We never stopped.
Ken, he wakes up,
give him an injection right there.
- Dude, you are late.
- You two don't understand.
I mean, the sh*t is
literally hitting the fan.
The Neo-Marxists
had recruited young Kenny Chan
to work as a mole inside of USIDent.
Hey, Starla?
Can I get my coat back?
Appreciate it.
But it had been his great misfortune
to trust his colleague...
Starla Von Luft.
Senator Bobby Frost
arrived in the Southland
as the campaign
for the White House
finds itself in a race
to secure California.
Senator Frost plans to tour
the alternative fuel project
at Santa Monica Pier,
hoping to combat
the intense criticism
from environmental groups
that he does not support
the alternative fuel movement.
USIDent has unraveled
a conspiracy
involving the trafficking
of human fingers.
Neo-Marxist cells
are attempting to rig
the upcoming election
using rogue fingerprints
from severed thumbs.
Well, Christ Almighty.
Lookie here.
"Teen horniness is not a crime. "
I never said it was.
Sir, I'm afraid it gets even worse.
Well, how the hell can it get
any worse?
We just received this image of Boxer
from an unidentified source
calling themselves "Deep Throat Two. "
They're transmitting
from a scrambler.
We can't trace it.
Oh, my God.
Well, how about that?
Talk of the devil,
we've got an incoming call
from Deep Throat Two.
Who are you,
and what do you want?
This is Deep Throat Two.
The b*tch is back.
And she's got Boxer Santaros
on tape in compromising positions.
And how much
do you want for the tape?
One million dollars cash
and a yes vote endorsement
by the senator on Proposition 69.
Miss Deep Throat,
this is Senator Bobby Frost.
I just saw your little movie.
I think it stinks.
Furthermore, we do not
negotiate with terrorists.
And if you think you're going
to get any money out of us,
you've got miles to go
before you sleep
and miles to go before you sleep.
B*tch.
All right, no need to panic.
Wait, what is phase two?
You didn't tell me
there was a phase two.
Krysta, no offense to you
and your little career-makeover plan,
but we are trying to impact
the outcome of an election.
Proposition 69.
To Krysta, that number
had one meaning
and one meaning only.
To everyone else,
it was a proposition on the ballot
to restrict the powers
of the oppressive institution
known as USIDent.
My parents died
in the 4th of July attacks.
When will we be free of this terror?
Vote no. No!
I think the press conference
is over. Thank you.
Always the nerds.
And the Supreme Court
are a bunch of a**holes that...
who the f*** elected them
anyway, right?
I mean, they're a bunch
of supreme sh*t heads, right?
Don't tell me what to do
with my body, you fuckstick, right?
I have a question
for the Supreme Court.
What happens when
a woman has sex on a flight
from London to Los Angeles,
then takes the morning-after pill
while flying across the time zone?
I don't know.
Then it becomes
the morning-before pill.
You are a genius.
- Holy sh*t. That is brilliant.
- Hello. Can't argue with that.
Urban pacification units
arrested a group of individuals
tied to the Neo-Marxist movement,
fighting to impose restrictions
on the think tank organization
through Proposition 69.
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