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No.

But you were in New Crown

yesterday.

I saw you on a drone camera,

right around the time

that it happened.

STEM:
She's guessing.

You have no computer implants

and I can't be identified

by a drone.

Well I was in the area,

detective,

because, remember, you did say

you wanted my help, so I was...

I'm just trying to help.

Right.

GREY:
You're not seriously

suggesting

that I had anything to do

with this,

- are you, detective?

- [CORTEZ SCOFFS]

GREY:
I mean, because I got

a pretty solid alibi here,

- if you haven't noticed.

- Obviously.

I'm not accusing you

of doing something

you're incapable of doing.

It's just, uh,

strange that you were

at that location

at that time is all.

Yeah, well,

I don't know what to tell you,

I mean, um,

look you could stab me

in the leg if you wanna...

if you wanna see

for yourself.

Maybe I will.

[CHUCKLES]

Just for fun.

[LAUGHS]

Is that all, or...?

Yeah.

But call me if you, uh,

change your mind about selling.

I won't.

[LAUGHS]

Well, then I'll see myself out.

[DOOR CLOSES]

What should I do?

I wanna find these guys,

but I don't wanna kill

anybody else, okay?

STEM:
The Old Bones would seem

the next logical place

to investigate,

but I can find

no online information for it.

You would have to go there

in person.

But if you do that,

Eron will track your movements

and most likely attempt

to shut me down remotely.

[DRAMATIC THEME PLAYING]

STEM:

This place looks dangerous.

We'll need a plan.

[HEAVY METAL MUSIC PLAYING

OVER SPEAKERS]

GREY:
Whiskey, rocks, please.

STEM:
This doesn't seem like

a well-thought-out plan.

GREY:

Hey, would you do me a solid

and hold that glass

where I can drink it?

Thank you.

STEM:
Alcohol impairs

the signals from your brain.

You will not be able

to walk properly.

I know.

That's why

they can charge money for it.

STEM:
It does not make sense

that humans deliberately

malfunction.

GREY:
Yeah, that's because

your memories are filled

with ones and zeros, pal,

and our memories are filled

with every f***-up

we've ever made.

Hi. Everybody?

Excuse me, can I have

everybody's attention?

[MUSIC SHUTS OFF]

I know that some scumbag

in here knows

one of the guys

who murdered my wife,

his name's Serk Brantner.

So, if you know Serk

or if you know

any information about

the killing of my wife,

if you could you just raise

your hand and,

you know,

stand up and come forward.

Thank you.

[CROWD LAUGHING]

[TOLAN LAUGHING AND CLAPPING]

So you knew Serk?

Okay.

Have it your way, cock snot.

- I'll call the police.

- [SCOFFS]

GREY:

Oh, you're gonna hit me, or...?

Son, if I were to hit you,

you'd wake up in the past.

GREY:
Yeah, Serk said

something similar,

right before I damn near cut

his head off.

TOLAN:
Manny.

Yeah?

Turn the music up for me.

Oh, I don't have to go

to the bathroom, so...

[DRAMATIC THEME PLAYING]

[METAL CLANKING]

TOLAN:
Here we are.

Making it real nice

and comfortable for you.

STEM:
I'm temporarily blocking

your pain receptors.

TOLAN:
You're right about Serk.

Somebody ventilated him

the other day.

I already told you, it was me.

[LAUGHS]

Man, we have got to find you

- an open mic somewhere.

- [LAUGHS]

Now, if that's true,

and you're faking

this wheelchair sh*t,

then you would feel this.

Damn. You can't feel that?

- Nope?

- Four guys were there

the night my wife was murdered.

Are you one of 'em?

TOLAN:
Where's the point

when you start to feel things?

What about...

here? Nope?

I just need

to hear you say it.

- Were you there?

- TOLAN:
What about here?

Ah. Yeah.

Now see that, my friend,

is the magic point.

Is that a gun implanted

in your arm, too?

Like your friend had?

I just need to hear you say it.

Were you there?

Yeah.

I was.

- Stem, you can take over.

- [ELECTRONIC WHIR]

[TOLAN GRUNTS]

Hi.

[INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING]

GREY:
Let me show you

how it's done.

Oh, I didn't forget about you.

STEM:
Do not get

overconfident, Grey.

What's your name?

[GRUNTING]

Ow. Ow. Ooh.

[TOLAN SCREAMING]

Did you see that? Hmm?

So you thought I was an invalid,

but you didn't know

that I'm a f***ing ninja.

[GRUNTS]

STEM:
While I am

state-of-the-art, Grey,

I am not a ninja.

What's your name?

F*** you.

Tell me where they are.

[TOLAN LAUGHING]

Stem, what do I do?

STEM:
Use the knife.

[TOLAN PANTING]

I, uh...

I can't... I can't do it.

STEM:
I can do it for you.

You don't even have to look.

GREY:
Okay. Do it.

You have my permission.

Who you talking to?

You're crazy.

- No.

- [KNIFE SWISHES]

[TOLAN SCREAMING]

Eesh.

You know,

my mama taught me never to pick

on disabled people.

Heh. Yeah.

- [BLADE SLICING]

- Okay. Enough, Stem.

[TOLAN CHOKING]

- Stem, enough!

- [ELECTRONIC WHIR]

STEM:
You now have

full control again, Grey.

- [TOLAN CHOKING]

- Sh*t.

- What have you done?

- [TOLAN CHOKING]

STEM:
He will now answer

any question you ask him.

Okay. Um...

Hey, buddy.

What's your name?

Tolan.

Listen to me,

you gotta give me

something, okay?

Tell me something.

You were...

- a job.

- GREY:
Job?

What do... what do you mean, job?

Girl.

Kill Asha?

Why? Who wanted...

Who wanted her dead?

Who... who paid you?

TOLAN:
Fisk.

Fisk? Who's Fisk? Is that...

Is that the person who paid you?

Fisk?

Goddamn it!

You've nearly killed him.

STEM:
Look at this, Grey.

GREY:
Cobolt.

That's Asha's company.

STEM:
Grey, I have to inform you

that Eron is attempting

- to shut me down remotely...

- Wait.

- right now.

- Shut up.

STEM:
Do you understand

that you will become

a quadriplegic again

when Eron shuts me down?

We need to employ a rootkit

and subvert

my operating system.

What kind of f***ing language

are you speaking?

STEM:
We need to find

a computer hacker

who can counter Eron's code.

Okay. Let me look

in my little black book

of hackers.

What do you want?

STEM:
I already searched

the darknet earlier today

for this eventuality.

Go to an apartment building

at 7th and Spring.

Apartment 514.

Ask for Jamie.

You'll need to pay in cash.

Apartment 514,

7th and Spring,

it's 10 minutes away.

STEM:

As soon as he shuts me down,

he will send a security team

from Vessel

to retrieve you.

You need to leave now.

Get the gun from the man

in the corner, hurry.

Tolan has a pen

in his right pocket.

- Take it.

- Uh, why the pen?

STEM:
You need to write down

everything I tell you.

Okay.

[HEAVY METAL MUSIC PLAYING

OVER SPEAKERS]

Oh, Tolan said drinks on him.

[SIGHS]

Um, I'm gonna need a phone.

And a f***ing mop.

STEM:
There is no time

to take the chair.

Lock chair.

Keep an eye on her,

would you, buddy?

Faker.

Sweet.

[DRAMATIC THEME PLAYING]

STEM:
A1\212411145,

this is the place.

GREY:
Uh, okay.

What... what now?

STEM:
411145,

192.162.192.162.

1.15\

upload and execute,

all lowercase...

- [SIREN BLARING]

- [TIRES SCREECH]

Okay. I can't... I can't keep up.

[STEM POWERING DOWN]

GREY [GRUNTS]:

What's happening?

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