Timecop Page #2

I really think things|are gonna turn around.

I got a feeling|about the future.

Look, I gotta go.|I'm... I'm very busy.

- Walker.|- How've you been, Lyle?

How ya doin', partner?

- Ex-partner.|- Max.

I'm not gonna change a thing. The only|ripples'll be in my swimming pool.

It's a nice place.|You couldn't do this by yourself.

- Who are you working for?|- I'm not hurtin' anybody.

It's America, man! I'm just|takin' an opportunity, that's all.

I've got to take you back.

I went ten rounds with|John L. Sullivan himself.

Oh.

I saw Tyson beat Spinks on TV.

- Mr. Atwood... Oh, my god!|- Get down.

Doesn't look too good, Lyle.

Let me go, Max.

I'll stay here.|I won't go back.

Who sent you?|I want the name.

Like it'll make any difference.

In a few weeks,|this guy's gonna run the whole country.

If he doesn't get the money here,|he's gonna get it somewhere else.

I can't tell you. He'll send somebody|back to wipe out my grandparents.

It'll be like I never existed:

My mother, my father, my wife,|my kids, my f***in' cat!

You ever hear of the name Aaron McComb?|Senator McComb?

Bullshit.

You don't understand.|He's gonna be president.

He's doin' this to get|money for his campaign.

Sh*t, Max, he already|owns most of the guys we work with!

When we get back,|you'll point them out.

You're out of your mind.|This guy's gonna roll right over you.

- We'll see. Let's go.|- Listen to me!

If I go back and talk,|my family is dead.

I'm talkin' about my f...|my family!

If I die here, it's only me.|I can't go back!

I have to bring you back.|I have no choice.

Neither do I.

Holy Mother of Mary!

Lieutenant Clapton, 0316.

Lieutenant Clapton.

Testify and I'll do what I can.

Communication relays|rerouted to Alpha 02.

Captain Lyle Atwood,|you are charged with violations...

of T.E.C. Code 40.8,|subsection nine...

time travel with intent|to alter the future.

Charges are compounded by your current|status as a time enforcement officer.

Does the defendant|have any statement?

- Tell her.|- Something to say on your own behalf?

- Yes.|- No.

Then I will pass sentence|as mandated by our charter.

Say something.|Come on. Say something!

The defendant has been|found guilty...

Take care of yourself, Max.

And is sentenced to death,|immediately.

Poor bastard.

Tomorrow might've been|a brighter day.

We're pickin' up|some noise outside Camp David, '79.

Intelligence thinks|it's a kill team out of Iran.

It's their third|try this year.

C.I.A.'s trying to locate|their launch facility.

I want two teams on this date.|Let's smoke these guys.

- Right.|- Number two: Los Angeles, 1902.

Somebody's trying to get a jump on|real-estate, buying up Beverly Hills.

- Burr and Swain got the deal.|- Yes, sir.

You look like sh*t.

- We have to talk.|- In a minute.

- Now.|- I said in a minute.

Temporary wave guide|shutdown in three minutes.

Sh*t. Go over your dispatch notes|and check with me before you launch.

- Good afternoon, gentlemen.|- George. Welcome.

Gene. Senator Nelson, this is|T.E.C. Director Matuzak.

Senator Nelson is the newest member|of the oversight committee.

Since he's gonna be voting|on your budget...

he'd like to see how it's spent.

Senator McComb,|our long-standing committee chairman...

agreed to take time out from his|presidential campaign to accompany us.

Senator.

Well. Be a pleasure|to show you around.

Are these all of your agents?

Most of 'em. Agent Monroe.|Agent Anderson.

Agents Burr, Bartolo and Shepherd.

- Agent Walker.|- Agent Walker.

I've heard a great deal about you.

- And I've heard a lot about you.|- Not all of it bad, I hope.

Agent Walker just returned|from a successful mission.

Well, congratulations,|Agent Walker.

Senator, now Director Matuzak|will show you the launch room.

Follow me.|I'll show you where we kick off.

You wouldn't mind|if Agent Walker accompanied us?

I'd love to hear about|his most recent mission.

- I have a report to file.|- Agent Walker would be delighted.

All units switch to TEC channel three.

All units switch|to TEC channel three.

As you can see,|we've spared every expense.

No comfort, no convenience,|no necessities. Watch your head.

So, Agent Walker,|who were you after?

A man named Atwood.|Ring a bell?

Atwood. No.|Should that name be familiar to me?

- Unfortunately, Atwood was a TEC agent.|- Really?

See, George, I don't|want to sound like a broken record...

but that's one of the dangers|of having an agency like this.

- Imagine the dangers of not having it.|- Did you know this Atwood?

He was my partner.

Oh, I'm sorry.|Nothing worse than a rogue cop.

- Except the guy who paid him.|- If there is such a guy.

- There always is.|- Do you know who the man is?

- Oh, yeah.|- Why don't you arrest him?

- I lost my witness.|- Oh.

Well, I trust you'll|keep working on it.

You can bet on it.

Hydrogen specialists,|prepare for inspection.

We've updated our entire operation|to Parker Datalink Systems...

utilizing their|superconducting chip.

Senator McComb|was Jack Parker's partner...

and sold out before the company|got the patent on that chip.

- Bet that cost you a few billion.|- Whoa, bad luck.

My deal with Jack Parker|is not important, Mr. Spota.

What is important is talking about|the dangers of this program.

- You got my vote.|- Excuse me. What dangers?

Well, dishonest agents|like this, uh, Atwood.

Every time an agent goes back,|he risks making contact with|the past version of himself.

- That could be a disaster.|- And why is that?

The same matter can't occupy|the same space at the same time.

It's never happened.

Not yet, but what I propose...

is far less costly|yet accomplishes the same thing.

Why don't we just|prevent time travel...

rather than spend money|trying to police it?

I have to get back|to the Hill.

Malcolm, this is a project|that we could do without.

I hope you vote against|continued appropriations.

I admire your dedication,|Agent Walker.

I hope you keep trying|to get your man.

I never quit.

We've done a breakdown|of the latest poll results.

While the trends|are not what we want...

there are some good things|we can utilize.

The numbers in the suburbs|are encouraging...

but they are killing you|in the urban centers.

But you're gaining with the pro-life,|pro-death-penalty coalition...

and with the close-our-border,|anti-immigration faction.

The bad news is the campaign chairman|put together a projected budget...

from now to Election Day,|and it's a big number.

Even going back again, I don't see how|you could get it all in time.

Lawrence, I love you.|I really do.

But don't tell me|what I can't do.

Elections are won with television.

You don't need the press, endorsements.|You don't even need the truth.

You need money.

So... tell me.

How much is it gonna cost|to buy the network time I need?

- $50 million.|- $50 million.

Agent Walker has already|cost me that much.

We're gonna chat with him, the kind|of chat a man remembers for a lifetime.

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