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the system down!

He's already got it.

The system.

Lance.

I did my best.

Lance!

Where are you calling me from?

What?

Where are you calling me from?

My house, why?

If you're Mitnick and Lowe, what

would be the first phone number

that you would activate

with the SAS system?

Might it not be yours?

Uh...

Sh*t.

Oh, man, that is awesome.

That is awesome.

Oh, dude.

They're pissed at you.

They're gonna come

looking for you.

My probation's up in three days.

Yeah, they're gonna come in

3 days, minus 2 seconds.

I know.

Damn it!

Good morning, Osiris.

What time is your flight

to Washington?

Good morning.

10:
00.

- Want me to drive you?

- No.

You want some coffee?

Why don't you just

stay here and sleep in?

Like I ever sleep in.

Listen to this.

"Combining technical wizardry

with the guile of a grifter,

Kevin Mitnick is a computer

programmer run amok,

and officials cannot seem

to catch up with him. "

"Now one of the

most-wanted criminals,

Mr. Mitnick is suspected

of stealing

from leading cellular telephone

manufacturers,

coaxing employees into giving

him passwords and codes

that could be used to break

into their computers. "

"While he's thought to be

in California, Mr. Mitnick... "

Mister.

I just can't get over that.

"Has eluded an FBI manhunt for

more than a year and a half.

Last year, he managed to gain

control of a phone system

that allowed him to wiretap the

FBI agents searching for him. "

Kevin's on the front page.

He's a star.

Yeah. He's a marked man,

that's what he is.

And he's got John Markoff

to thank.

Why do they use

that ugly picture?

He looks like

a hit man or something.

You want a more

flattering picture?

Why do you care?

This is great.

What?

It's Kevin.

Really?

He's back.

Did you read this?

Yeah.

It's bullshit.

Yeah, but Washington

wants an arrest now.

The article says there's

no proof it's Mitnick.

It's just this reporter

hyping a story.

Mitch, it's the perception

that we're helpless

against these hackers.

I just spent an hour

getting reamed by the director

and the Attorney General,

no less, for that perception.

You want me to arrest him

for violating probation?

I don't know.

It's up to you.

McCoy, I got real cases

with real victims.

Mitch, Mitch,

find Kevin Mitnick,

arrest Kevin Mitnick,

then it's over.

Aren't you taking this sh*t

a little far, Kevin?

This is kind of creepy.

Thanks for coming, Alex.

I was worried about you.

Were you?

Yeah.

Yeah, I was.

I need a favor.

I'm tired.

I need a place to crash

for a couple weeks.

All right.

All right.

We thank Tsutomu Shimomura

for appearing before

the committee today.

Mr. Shimomura is

a computational physicist

and one of the leading experts

on computer-security technology.

He's done consulting work

with Fortune 500 corporations,

as well as the State Department,

Defense Department, and others.

He's currently senior fellow

at the San Diego

Super Computer Center

at the University of California.

Mr. Shimomura, please proceed

with your demonstration.

What I have in my hand

is a cellphone sold by

the Nokitel corporation.

But really, it's a radio

controlled by a small computer.

That is, a scanner.

Babe, can you

make it next weekend?

Margaret's still in Spain,

right?

Come on, sweetheart.

I'm needed on the Hill.

- I mean, all this talk...

- That will be sufficient.

Honey, I need

to get on top of you.

Enough!

I want to point out

the scanning features

were put in by the manufacturer.

All I did was discover them.

Oh, bullshit.

Yeah.

Who does he think he's kidding?

He's like, "I just found them. "

Really.

Mr. Chairman, in the future,

the public will find itself

vulnerable to the prying ears.

What he meant to say was

"the unsuspecting public. "

God, this guy bugs me.

Is he even an American?

Come on, man.

It's the same

sanctimonious crap.

You know what I want?

I want that Nokitel code.

With that,

I stay ahead of the Feds.

I can hear them coming,

and I'm gone.

- Hey, baby.

- Hi, honey.

- How are you?

- I'm good.

You have a nice day?

Yeah.

Hello, Kevin.

So, did you go by Tim's?

Yes, I did.

Did you feed his piranha fish?

Yes, I did.

Speak to me.

Is this Mr. Shimomura?

- Who's this?

- Right, sorry.

This is Bill Rondell

at Sun Microsystems.

- We met at Comdex.

- Uh-huh?

Well, we here at

Sun Microsystems

saw your testimony,

and we were pretty impressed.

A fine, wonderful piece

of reverse engineering.

Well, thanks.

I'm calling in regards

to an advisory

posted on sendmail

vulnerabilities,

and, frankly, I need

help trying to fix it.

Bill, I have another call.

Can you hold on?

- So, Bill. It is Bill?

- Right. You got it.

Bill Rondell

at Sun Microsystems?

Right.

If you could send me...

There is no Bill Rondell

at Sun Microsystems.

If you're gonna con somebody,

get your story straight.

Is that so hard?

How lame are you?

Whoa, whoa, man!

He said I was lame.

He didn't know who you were.

He doesn't know it's you.

Speak to me.

Shimomura, speaking of stories,

you still f***ing Julia?

I believe it's Julia, right?

Peter Maddox's old lady?

Peter's a friend, right?

When you're f***ing,

does she call Peter's name?

I mean, that would be

pretty perverse, wouldn't it?

Who are you?

Someone who cares.

That was really productive.

Don't start with me, Alex.

Look, Kev,

that guy's not gonna be easy.

It was a crank call.

Nothing more.

You didn't hear him.

Tomu, the thing between

me and Peter is over.

It's been over.

You know that.

You're missing the point, Julia.

This is a guy who took the time

to find out about you.

If he's good, he can

be looking into everything.

I've got to get going.

I've got a long night

at the clinic.

See you later.

Bye.

You know, they can wait

a little while.

Don't you dare.

Yes?

Who is this?

Hey, I got a new story for you.

It's the story of the nation's

top computer-security expert.

He gets hacked, and, believe me,

I got the story straight.

What?

Tomu?

Come on.

You want to tell me

what's going on?

Good evening, Mr. Shimomura.

No way.

No f***ing way.

No f***ing way!

35 cents? F***.

What's up?

You won't believe

this hack, man.

Our brother Tsutomu's

deep in toys.

I mean, Nokitel's just the tip.

Shut up, man, okay?

I'm listening.

There's a Crown Victoria

across the street.

Government car.

It's been there all morning.

They talk to you?

No, they're like vultures.

They're watching.

F***ing Markoff and "The Times"

is what this is about.

That and SAS.

You switched

the pair assignments?

Day I moved in. They're

listening to the neighbors.

Hello?

Did you hear about Jim's father?

The one that coaches

Little League?

I heard he's

only got one testicle.

Well, Sam went in

for a vasectomy.

Died of a blood clot.

- Oh, my God.

- Son of a b*tch!

Son of a b*tch.

F***ers are good.

F***ers are real good.

They're leaving.

Do me a favor.

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