Mutant X s03e15 Episode Script

Divided Loyalties

WHICH ONE IS IT, BUD? ONE OF THESE FOUR.
YOU HEARD THE MAN, NICK.
ALL RIGHT, BACK IT UP, BOYS.
ROOM GOES BOOM.
YEAH.
GOT IT! THAT'S IT.
OH AH.
MOVE! LET'S GO! COME ON, COME ON! THIS WENT DOWN LAST NIGHT.
AND WHAT THEY'RE AFTER IS A HIGH TECH SAFETY DEPOSIT KEY.
MUST BE PRETTY VALUABLE.
YEAH, IT IS.
SEE, THE KEY IS CONNECTED TO ANOTHER SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX, WHERE THERE'S A STOLEN DISK THAT CONTAINS THE DOMINION'S ENTIRE GENETIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME.
ANY IDEA WHO WE'RE PLAYING BALL WITH? WELL, I'M WORKING ON IT.
COMPUTER SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO DECIPHER THE FACIAL FEATURES THROUGH THE STOCKINGS.
OH, SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS ROUND THESE GUYS UP AND GET THE KEY BACK, HUH? NO.
NO, SEE OUR ORDERS ARE TO INFILTRATE THE GANG AND LET THEM STEAL THE DISK.
THE DOMINION'S AFTER THE BUYER.
OH! THERE'S ONE OF THEM.
HEY, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
I KNOW THAT GUY.
THAT'S COLE THATCHER.
THAT'S COLE? YOU TWO PRETTY TIGHT? OH, WE USED TO BE.
YOU THINK YOU COULD USE HIM TO GET US IN? NO.
BAD IDEA, BRENNAN.
YOU KNOW IT IS.
ALRIGHT, YOU WANT TO FILL US IN OR SHOULD WE BREAK OFF INTO SMALLER GROUPS? NO, IT JUST UM COLE AND I USED TO BE PRETTY WILD.
THAT WAS ANOTHER LIFETIME AGO.
I CAN HANDLE MYSELF.
YOU SURE? YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET STARTED.
BRENNAN, THIS IS A BAD IDEA.
LISTEN, SHAL, RELAX.
OKAY? THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
HEY, DON'T LEAVE ME HERE, MAN! SCIENTIST ADAM KANE WAS A PIONEER OF GENETIC RESEARCH, MANIPULATING DNA TO SAVE HUMAN LIVES.
BUT IN MANY THEIR GENES UNEXPECTEDLY MUTATED AND THEY DEVELOPED SUPERHUMAN ABILITIES.
TOGETHER, FOUR OF THE MOST POWERFUL FIGHT TO PROTECT A WORLD THAT DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THEY EXIST.
THEY ARE MUTANT X MAN, I HAVEN'T SEEN COLE SINCE THE DAY I JOINED MUTANT X.
I'M SURE, AS FAR AS HE'S CONCERNED, I DROPPED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
YUP.
YEAH, GOOD OLD DAYS, HUH? BREAKING AND ENTERING, GRAND THEFT AUTO WELL, THAT WAS UNTIL I MOVED US UP TO BANK ROBBERY.
THAT MUST LOOK GOOD ON YOUR RESUME.
[LAUGHS.]
YOU KNOW WHAT, MAN? IT'S CRAZY, BECAUSE WE NEVER GOT CAUGHT AND WE WERE SERIOUSLY OUT OF OUR MINDS.
YEAH.
YOU, UH, MIND PUTTING THAT AWAY? HUH.
SO WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG WITH MY RAP SHEET, HUH? HEY, THREE YEARS IS A LONG TIME TO BE UNDER THE RADAR, ALL RIGHT? WHAT THE HELL? UH, ADAM'S ALREADY MADE YOUR PROFILE.
I MEAN, HE DIDN'T UPLOAD IT TO THE POLICE DATABASE, BUT THERE IT IS -- YOUR MUG SHOT AND YOUR RAP SHEET.
SO, HE MADE IT THE DAY YOU JOINED MUTANT X.
I GUESS HE FIGURED IF THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT FOR YOU HERE, YOU'D ALWAYS HAVE A GET OUT OF MUTANT X FREE CARD, HUH? I GUESS HE HAD HIS DOUBTS ABOUT ME BACK THEN.
CAN YOU ACTIVATE IT? YEAH.
ALL I NEED IS A RELEASE DATE AND YOU'RE SET.
MAKE IT TODAY.
I THINK IT'S A BAD IDEA SENDING BRENNAN IN THERE.
NOW THE LEADER OF THAT GANG IS A KILLER AND COLE IS WAY TOO UNPREDICTABLE.
BRENNAN CAN TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF.
LEXA, YOU DON'T GET IT.
BRENNAN USED TO SAY HE AND COLE WERE ADRENALINE JUNKIES.
IT'S LIKE SOME KIND OF DEATH WISH THING.
I MEAN, THEY USED TO STEAL CARS IN THE WINTER AND RACE THEM ON THE LAKE.
BRENNAN ALMOST DIED ONCE, WHEN HIS CAR WENT THROUGH THE ICE.
I KNOW BUT, SHAL, THEY WERE KIDS.
NO! WHEN THEY GET TOGETHER THEY PUSH THINGS TOO FAR.
THEY'RE A LETHAL MIX.
OKAY, MAYBE THAT WAS TRUE BACK THEN, BUT BRENNAN'S CHANGED.
WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG? SHE'S NOT.
I'LL BE FINE.
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE UP FOR THIS? I KNOW WHAT I'M GETTING INTO.
ALL RIGHT.
I HOPE SO.
ADAM? YOU SON OF A YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE ANGRY, BUT I HAD TO DISAPPEAR FOR THE SURVIVAL OF MUTANT X.
WHERE ARE YOU? I'M NOT TALKING TO A HOLOGRAM.
I CAN'T TELL YOU.
YOU JUST HAVE TO TRUST ME.
LIKE YOU TRUSTED ME? ALL RIGHT, LOOK, I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN YOUR POTENTIAL, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.
AT FIRST, I WASN'T SURE THAT YOU COULD MAKE IT AS ONE OF THE TEAM.
OH, YEAH, SO THAT THAT PROFILE YOU CREATED, THAT WAS JUST A CONTINGENCY PLAN? YOU COULD SAY THAT.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU KEEP MY PRESENCE A SECRET FROM THE OTHERS.
I'M SICK AND TIRED OF YOUR SECRETS.
YOUR FRIEND COLE IS IN WAY OVER HIS HEAD.
YOU DON'T THINK I KNOW THAT? WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR NOW, ADAM? THE DOMINION? NO.
BUT THE DOMINION IS SCARED.
AND WHEN THEY'RE SCARED, THEY'RE DANGEROUS.
SO YOU JUST CAME BACK TO GIVE ME A PEP TALK? LOOK, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE WALKING INTO.
YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO ME.
NO.
ADAM.
YOU GAVE UP THAT RIGHT THE DAY THAT YOU VANISHED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
BRENNAN! BRENNAN!! HEY, SWEETIE! HOW ABOUT ONE COSMOPOLITAN FOR THE PRETTY LADY HERE.
UH, HOW YOU DOIN'? IF I WAS YOU, I'D WALK AWAY RIGHT THIS SECOND, BEFORE HE REALLY STARTS HITTING ON YOU.
SORRY, MAN, DO I KNOW YOU? OH, COME ON.
CUT ME SOME SLACK, COLE.
I'VE BEEN IN THE JOINT FOR THREE YEARS.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD.
SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU.
YEAH.
I'M BACK.
YOU'RE BACK.
I'M BACK.
[LAUGHS.]
YOU'RE KIDDING ME, MAN.
WHAT'S UP, BROTHER? IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
REALLY.
HEY, SWEETIE, TWO SCOTCHES.
ME AND MY BUDDY, HERE.
LISTEN, WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN? LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHERE ARE YOU STAYING? WELL, THAT'S WHY I KIND OF CAME TO TALK TO YOU.
THANKS.
[SIGHS.]
LOOK, I NEED SOMETHING, MAN.
YEAH? I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD HOOK A BROTHER UP? I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
THINGS ARE THINGS ARE PRETTY QUIET AROUND HERE, YOU KNOW? COLE.
WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO HERE, MAN? YOU AND I BOTH KNOW, THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS STANDING ON TOP OF THE ACTION.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I GOT SOMETHING GOING BUT I CAN'T CUT YOU IN.
I'M JUST A DRIVER.
SERIOUSLY.
IT'S, LIKE, IT'S NOT MY DEAL.
IT'S NOT UP TO ME.
LISTEN, ALL I NEED IS THE INTRO.
COLE, I REALLY NEED THIS.
MAN, I NEED TO GET BACK ON MY FEET.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A HANDOUT, ALRIGHT? I JUST WE BOTH KNOW WHAT I BRING TO A CREW.
YEAH? YEAH, I DO KNOW WHAT YOU BRING TO A CREW.
[LAUGHS.]
OKAY, MAN, I'LL MAKE THE CALL.
YOU'RE MY MAN.
COME ON.
BRENNAN'S MADE CONTACT.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S ABOUT TO GET A FACE TO FACE WITH THE LEADER OF THAT GANG.
HUH, DON'T GET TOO EXCITED THERE, SHAL.
DON'T WORRY.
I WON'T.
SOMETHING GOING ON BETWEEN YOU TWO? IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.
WHAT'VE YOU GOT? WELL, SINCE IT'S THE BUYER WE'RE AFTER, I FIGURED IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA TO FIGURE OUT WHO PUT THE KEY CARD IN THE SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX TO BEGIN WITH.
UH UH.
HOW FAR BACK DID YOU HAVE TO GO TO GET THAT? THREE WEEKS.
THAT WAS THE EASY PART.
HAVING A HARD TIME LOCKING IN AN ID FOR HIM.
COME ON, JESS, YOU'RE THE MASTER.
I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND A WAY TO FIGURE IT OUT.
IS THAT YOUR LAME WAY OF BUTTERING ME UP? ACTUALLY, I WAS BEING SINCERE.
YEAH.
JUST DO IT, OKAY? I TOLD YOU, I DON'T NEED ANY NEW GUYS.
NOW, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
WE LOST EINSTEIN.
WE NEED ANOTHER CIRCUIT GUY.
WELL, AREN'T YOU THE SELF-STARTER! WHATEVER.
ANYWAYS, MY BUDDY HERE IS IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN, AND VERY UNIQUE TALENTS.
AND BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY IT.
YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE HIM.
THANKS FOR THE PITCH.
ETHAN, MAN, COME ON.
LISTEN, LET'S JUST GET OUT OF HERE.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
JUST RELAX.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SPORT? BRENNAN MULWRAY.
YOU THOUGHT YOU'D RECRUIT ANOTHER SELF-STARTER? FILL HIM IN ON OUR AGENDA? I CAME TO HIM.
SHUT UP! I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU.
I GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS GUY, ETH.
I DON'T LIKE HIM ONE BIT.
WHO ARE YOU, REALLY? YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A GUY WHO SPENT THE LAST THREE YEARS IN JAIL.
SHOW HIM THE ALLEY.
HAVE SOME FUN.
DON'T I ALWAYS? OKAY.
HE'S IN TROUBLE.
THEY MADE HIM.
I'M PULLING HIM OUT NOW.
NO.
WAIT, SHAL.
GIVE HIM SOME SPACE, ALL RIGHT? BRENNAN KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
HE'S OUT OF HIS LEAGUE HERE.
LOOK, JUST STAY BACK.
PLEASE DON'T BLOW THIS FOR HIM.
YEAH, WHY START NOW WHEN HE'S DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB ALREADY? HE'S GOING TO MESS YOU UP REAL GOOD, PRETTY BOY.
WELL, NEITHER DOES HE.
COME ON, BRENNAN.
GET UP.
GET UP! [LAUGHS.]
HOPE YOU BOYS GOT RUBBER SHOES.
SO YOU'RE THE REAL MCCOY, HUH? AM I IN OR WHAT? WE'LL SEE.
LET'S HAVE A DRINK, STATIC.
WHAT HAPPENED THERE, MAN? YOU REALLY HAD ME SCARED FOR A MINUTE.
REALLY? NAH.
[makes sound effect.]
I DON'T LIKE THIS, LEX.
HE'S OUTTA CONTROL.
WELL, HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
IF HE ACTED ANY DIFFERENT, HE'D NEVER EARN THEIR TRUST.
THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER.
YOU KNOW, UNTIL I KNOW HE'S SAFE I'M NOT LETTING HIM OUT OF MY SIGHT.
OKAY.
I THINK I'VE FINALLY GOT AN ID ON OUR MYSTERY MAN.
MICHAEL HAYES.
I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT! WHO IS HE? WELL, THAT'S WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE WEIRD.
SOMEBODY'S ACTUALLY TAKEN TIME TO DELETE ALL HIS RECORDS.
IT'S AS IF HE NEVER EVEN EXISTED.
WHOEVER'S PULLING THIS GUY'S STRINGS RUNS DEEP, LEXA.
LIKE, DOMINION DEEP? COLE TELLS ME YOU CAN GET PAST JUST ABOUT ANY SECURITY SYSTEM.
YEAH, COLE TELLS YOU THAT, IT MUST BE TRUE.
YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY TO MESS WITH ME? NO, THAT'S NOT IT.
IT'S JUST, UH I MESS WITH EVERYONE.
CAN'T HELP MYSELF.
YOU SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT HELPING YOURSELF.
HOW'S IT GOING THERE? PARTY CENTRAL.
BRENNAN'S DEFINITELY IN CHARACTER.
I KNOW A FEW GUYS IN LOWER STATE.
OH, RIGHT, POP QUIZ.
ALL RIGHT, JUST RELAX, BREN, I'M LOOKING INTO IT.
JOHN TINNER, WARREN STOKER.
[LAUGHS.]
SORRY EVERY TIME I SEE COLE, MAN, HE'S ALWAYS FISHING WAY OUT OF HIS LEAGUE.
COME ON, JESS.
ALMOST THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
I GOT IT.
CHECKS OUT.
THEY'RE BOTH IN CELL BLOCK C.
TINNER'S IN FOR DOUBLE HOMICIDE STOKER ALREADY SERVED TEN YEARS FOR GRAND LARCENY.
YEAH, YEAH.
THOSE GUYS SERVED SOME TIME WITH THEM ON C BLOCK.
NOT LIKE TINNER'S GETTING OUT OF THERE ANY TIME SOON, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? HIS HOT WIFE STILL VISITING HIM? I DON'T KNOW.
NEVER SAW HER.
HE MUST'VE TALKED ABOUT HER.
AFTER WHAT SHE DID.
I'M LOOKING INTO IT.
STALL HIM, BRENNAN.
COME ON, CHECK THIS OUT.
WHAT'D YOU HEAR ABOUT HER? JESS, ANY TIME WOULD BE GOOD.
I'M COMING UP WITH NOTHING.
HEY, ANSWER THE QUESTION.
[Adam.]
SHE DIVORCED HIM.
AFTER SHE TESTIFIED AGAINST HIM AT HIS PAROLE HEARING.
MAN, THE BITCH.
SHE ROLLED ON HIM DURING THE PAROLE HEARING, AND THEN JUST DIVORCED HIS ASS.
HOW'D HE COME UP WITH THAT? GUESS HE GOT LUCKY THIS TIME.
WHEN I ASK YOU A QUESTION, DON'T PLAY GAMES WITH ME, UNDERSTAND? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YOU GOT IT.
GOOD.
YOU'RE IN.
I'M IN.
[LAUGHS.]
THANKS, MAN.
MICHAEL HAYES WAS WORKING FOR YOU, WASN'T HE? HE USED TO BE ONE OF OUR OPERATIVES, YES.
BUT HE'S NO LONGER A CONCERN.
IN OTHER WORDS, HE'S DEAD.
THE INFORMATION ON THAT DISK THREATENS THE DOMINION'S SURVIVAL.
WE HAVE TO FIND OUT WHO HE WAS TRYING TO SELL THAT DISK TO.
RIGHT NOW, MR.
MULWRAY IS OUR BEST BET AT FINDING THE IDENTITY OF THE BUYER.
WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.
HEY, JESS, YOU THERE? YEAH, WHAT'VE YOU GOT? NOTHING YET.
ETHAN'S GOING TO GET A CALL ON HIS CELLPHONE AT SIX O'CLOCK TO LET HIM KNOW WHEN THE JOB'S GOING DOWN.
OKAY, I'M GOING TO NEED YOU TO CLONE HIS CELLPHONE.
I'LL OPEN UP A FREE CHANNEL ON YOUR COMLINK.
THINK YOU CAN MANAGE THAT? YEAH, I CAN TRY.
GOOD.
YOU OKAY? GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME.
CLONING THE PHONE NOW, YOU GETTING THIS? YEAH, I GOT IT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE? WHAT, ARE YOU NUTS? TRYING TO LIFT ETHAN'S WALLET? IF HE FINDS OUT ABOUT THAT, YOU'RE A DEAD MAN.
I'M NOT TRYING TO LIFT HIS WALLET, MAN.
I'M JUST I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO IT IS THAT I'M DEALING WITH.
WELL, ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT I VOUCHED FOR YOU.
WHICH MEANS YOU SCREW UP, IT'S MY ASS.
FINE.
OKAY, GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER.
WE GOT A JOB TO DO.
YEAH? GOTTA BOOST AN ARMOURED CAR.
HOPE YOU'RE NOT TOO RUSTY.
IT'S LIKE RIDING A BIKE.
[LAUGHS.]
WHO ARE YOU GUYS? BOB THE BUILDER.
AND YES HE CAN.
AGAINST THE TRUCK.
LOOK, THE TRUCK'S EMPTY.
SHOOT HIM! HE CAN I.
D.
YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? SHOOT HIM! HEY, HEY, HEY WATCHOUT.
GO! GO! LET'S GO! LET GO! COME ON! YOU ZAPPED HIM, MAN.
WE HAVE PROBLEMS.
YOU LEFT A LOOSE END OUT THERE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THE GUARD? NO, NO, LOOK THAT WAS ME.
HEY, IT WAS MY DECISION.
I HAVE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.
WELL, SORRY.
I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE ADDING MURDER TO MY RAP SHEET.
LOOK, I FRIED THE GUY.
HE'S NOT GOING TO REMEMBER THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
JUST CHILL OUT, ALL RIGHT, MAN.
RELAX.
RELAX.
NO ONE TELLS ME TO RELAX.
I MAKE THE RULES.
ANYONE GETS IN OUR WAY, HE DIES.
YOU UNDERSTAND? YEAH.
I'M SORRY, ALL RIGHT? I'LL DO IT YOUR WAY NEXT TIME.
AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT, BRENNAN.
THAT WAS MY FAULT OUT THERE.
MAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THESE GUYS? THEY'RE KILLERS.
I KNOW.
AND THIS IS MY LAST JOB, MAN.
I'M SERIOUS.
I'M DONE, MAN.
I DON'T HAVE THE STOMACH FOR THIS ANYMORE.
RIGHT, THEN WALK.
I CAN'T.
YOU KIDDING ME? AFTER THIS, I'LL HAVE ENOUGH SCRATCH TO OPEN MY OWN BAR.
OH, COLE DON'T YOU LAUGH AT ME.
THAT'S SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO FOR A LONG TIME.
OKAY LISTEN, YOU GET OUT RIGHT NOW, I WILL GIVE YOU HALF OF MY TAKE ON THIS.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA -- WHAT'S UP? I MEAN, FIRST YOU'RE BEGGING ME TO GET YOU IN, AND NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO PULL ME OUT? WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? FORGET IT.
JUST DO IT YOUR WAY.
HI.
MRS.
HAYES? I'M LEXA PIERCE.
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND.
I TOLD THE OTHERS ALL I KNOW.
WHY CAN'T YOU PEOPLE JUST LEAVE ME ALONE? WAIT A MINUTE -- WHAT OTHERS? THE DOMINION? WHO'S THE DOMINION? IT'S WHO YOUR HUSBAND USED TO WORK FOR.
MY HUSBAND WORKED FOR A CHEMICAL COMPANY.
NOW WE BOTH KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE.
I BELIEVE YOUR HUSBAND WAS STEALING INFORMATION FROM THE DOMINION AND TRYING TO SELL IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
HE WAS A GOOD MAN.
YEAH, AND NOW HE'S DEAD.
MRS.
HAYES, I'M ONLY TRYING TO HELP AND YOU NEED TO TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU KNOW.
WHAT FOR? WILL THAT BRING MY HUSBAND BACK? BRENNAN REALLY FRIED THAT GUARD.
HE'S STILL IN INTENSIVE CARE.
THEY WOULD'VE POPPED HIM IN A HEARTBEAT.
MY GUESS IS BRENNAN SAVED HIS LIFE.
WHY ARE YOU DEFENDING HIM? HE'S IN OVER HIS HEAD.
I'M SURE BRENNAN HAD REASONS TO DO WHAT HE DID.
SHALIMAR, BRENNAN KNEW THIS JOB WAS DANGEROUS WHEN HE TOOK IT.
OKAY, SO WHY DIDN'T HE TELL US THE ARMOURED TRUCK JOB WAS GOING DOWN? MAYBE HE COULDN'T.
YOU'RE MAKING EXCUSES FOR HIM.
HE'S PLAYING THE PART.
YEAH, A PART THAT MIGHT GET HIM KILLED.
[ringing.]
RIGHT ON TIME.
BUYER'S MADE CONTACT.
I CAN'T ACCESS THE AUDIO SIGNAL.
UH, MAYBE IT'S A TEXT MESSAGE.
CAN YOU DECIPHER IT? NO.
IT'S ENCRYPTED.
PLEASE TELL ME WE'RE NOT AT A DEAD END.
NOT QUITE.
I'M TRYING TO LOCK INTO THE SATELLITE SIGNAL.
CAN YOU GET A TRACE ON THE BUYER'S LOCATION? YOU GOT IT.
OKAY, WELL, PATCH IT THROUGH THE HELIX.
LET'S GO.
AS SOON AS WE GRAB THE BUYER, WE'RE PULLING BRENNAN OUT.
OKAY, LET'S DO THIS.
YOU'RE UP, STATIC.
COOL.
HERE'S WHAT WE GOT.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT? CAPITAL BANK.
I NEED YOU TO GET US INSIDE THE VAULT.
TRIGGER LOCK'S MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED.
HUH, PIECE OF CAKE.
OH, IT BETTER BE.
YOU JUST HOLD UP YOUR END, NICK.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF MINE.
OKAY, WE ENTER THROUGH THE SIDE ENTRANCE.
THAT'S WHERE THE ARMOURED TRUCK DOES ITS PICKUP.
AT THE SECURITY STATION, COLE'LL HANG BACK TO DISTRACT THE GUARD.
DOWN THE ELEVATOR WE'LL BE MET BY A MANAGER WHO GETS US THROUGH TO THE VAULT.
THAT'S WHERE I TAKE OVER.
YOU GOT TWO MINUTES BEFORE THE GUARDS MAKE THEIR AUTOMATIC SWEEP.
YOU MESS UP, THE WHOLE AREA SEALS OFF WITH US INSIDE.
I'LL GO GET THE TRUCK READY.
YO, STATIC.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO REMEMBER THIS TIME? RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.
YOU LOOKING FOR SOMEONE? DON'T TRY TO TALK COLE OUT OF DOING THIS JOB.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO PULL HIM OUT.
PULL HIM OUT NOW, THE WHOLE JOB COULD BE COMPROMISED.
ETHAN'S ALREADY JUMPY.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO, ADAM? JUST TURN MY BACK ON MY FRIENDS? YOUR FRIEND'S ALREADY INVOLVED AND IT'S TOO LATE TO TRY TO PROTECT HIM.
YOUR ALLEGIANCE SHOULD BE TO ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY: MUTANT X.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO GET THIS DISK.
YEAH, I GUESS YOU BETTER KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.
OKAY, IT LOOKS LIKE THE BUYER'S SIGNAL'S COMING FROM AN ALLEY BETWEEN LANCASTER AND DWYER.
HE'S ON THE MOVE.
LET'S BRING IT DOWN.
WHICH WAY? I KNOW HE'S HERE.
HOW CLOSE? OH, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
SPICY KUNG PAO? I'M SORRY? WHERE'D YOU GET THIS? I FOUND IT.
I SWEAR.
SOMEONE LEFT IT ON THE COUNTER AT THE RESTAURANT.
ALL RIGHT.
BEAT IT.
[SIGHS.]
GREAT.
JESS, WE'RE AT A DEAD END.
OUR BUYER'S LONG GONE.
WELL, THEN WE'RE OUT OF LUCK ON ALL FRONTS.
BRENNAN'S CUT US OFF.
HE TOOK OFF HIS COMLINK.
SO MUCH FOR "EVERY DAY STARTS WITH A SMILE".
HE'S IN OVER HIS HEAD.
HE'S NOT THINKING RIGHT.
I'M STARTING TO BELIEVE YOU.
LET'S GO.
COLE, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, MAN? AH, IT'S JUST A LITTLE KICKSTARTER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WE NEED A CLEAR HEAD TODAY, ALL RIGHT? WHO ARE YOU, MY MOTHER? I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOU JUST NEED TO KEEP A CLEAN HEAD AND STAY OFF THE JUICE, ALL RIGHT? BRENNAN! YOU'RE OUT! WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME? YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME.
WHAT ARE YOU WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, BABY? YEAH.
OF COURSE, I LOVE YA.
UH, JUST SPENDING A LITTLE TIME WITH MY BOY, HERE, HAVING A DRINK.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE AT THE TOP OF MY LIST.
LIST? I AM NOT ON ANYBODY'S LIST, ALL RIGHT? OH, HO.
BURNED YOU, BRO.
[LAUGHS.]
LISTEN, C'MERE FOR A SEC.
[LAUGHS.]
THE NEXT TIME YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE MUTANT X I'D APPRECIATE TWO WEEKS' NOTICE.
OKAY, I DIDN'T LEAVE.
THINGS ARE GETTING A LITTLE COMPLICATED.
I DIDN'T NEED YOU GUYS SCREWING THINGS UP.
SHAL THINKS YOU'RE A LITTLE OUT OF CONTROL.
SHE THINKS YOU AND COLE DO THINGS, CRAZY THINGS, JUST FOR THE RUSH.
DID YOU TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT HIM? DID YOU REALLY LOOK AT HIM CLOSELY, HE'S NOT THE SAME MAN.
FINE.
BUT YOU'RE NOT DOING THIS ONE ON YOUR OWN.
WHEN IT'S MY NECK ON THE LINE, I AM.
ETHAN'S A LOOSE CANNON, AND YOU NEED TO GET OUTTA HERE.
AND YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW.
ALL RIGHT.
HOT DEAL'S GOING DOWN TONIGHT.
YOUR TURN.
THE DOMINION KILLED MICHAEL HAYES BECAUSE OF WHAT'S ON THAT DISK.
NOW YOU NEED TO GET ETHAN TO TAKE THE DISK, LEAD US TO THE BUYER, YOU UNDERSTAND? YOU'RE ACTUALLY, UH, TRUSTING ME ON THIS ONE? TRUST IS A TWO-WAY STREET, OKAY? BRENNAN.
COME ON, MAN, WE GOTTA GO.
YOU CAN DEAL WITH THIS LATER.
YOU'RE A LOUSY KISSER, YOU KNOW THAT? HUH I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
ONE DAY.
YOU'RE OUT OF THE JOINT ONE DAY AND YOU'RE ALREADY GETTING MORE TAIL THAN ME.
I HATE YOU.
[LAUGHS.]
BABY, I LOVE YOU.
[buzz.]
HURRY UP! IT'S COLD OUT HERE.
[buzzer.]
THANKS.
TELL DOWNSTAIRS WE'RE ON OUR WAY.
YOU GOT IT.
THEY'RE HEADING DOWN.
YOU'RE EARLY.
WE'RE SHORT SOME PEOPLE.
WE HAD TO DOUBLE UP ON THE SCHEDULES.
I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE.
LOOK, I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE! WELL, YOU TELL THEM THERE WAS A CAMERA MALFUNCTION.
DO IT NOW OR DIE.
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
MUST BE A COMPUTER GLITCH.
I'LL FINISH UP WITH THESE GUYS AND PUT A CALL INTO TECH SUPPORT.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
I CAN'T OPEN THE VAULT.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I GOT IT COVERED.
FINISH IT.
LET'S MOVE.
WE GOT TWO MINUTES.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? THESE MECHANISMS ARE DELICATE.
IT'S NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS.
OOPS.
I THINK I MIGHTA BROKE IT.
[LAUGHS.]
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.
OKAY, ONE, TWO, THREE.
THAT'S IT.
WHERE'S STATIC? I TOLD YOU HE WAS NO GOOD, ETH.
LET'S GO! WHERE YOU GOING, NICK? YOU BASTARD.
DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY.
[LAUGHING.]
COME ON, LET'S GO.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WE GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE.
FORGOT SOMETHING IN THE TRUCK.
BE RIGHT BACK.
[WHISTLING.]
YOU HEARD ANYTHING FROM BRENNAN YET? NO, NOTHING YET.
AND LEXA WANTS TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE SPACE IN THIS ONE, SO LEXA SAID THAT? YEAH.
OH, SHE TOOK OFF, TO GO PRESSURE MICHAEL HAYES' WIDOW.
SHE THINKS SHE KNOWS MORE THAN SHE'S SAYING.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? TRACKING BRENNAN'S COMLINK.
ALREADY GIVEN HIM ENOUGH ROPE.
WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED BACK THERE? ETHAN'S WHACKED.
HE JUST TRIED TO DOUBLE CROSS US.
NO, MAN, NO.
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
LISTEN TO ME! I DON'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN.
YOU JUST NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.
GO! I DON'T THINK SO.
HE WAS GOING TO KILL YOU.
THAT WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN.
BULL-- -HE JUST KILLED NICK.
YOU WERE NEXT.
LOOK, I UNDERSTAND.
YOU DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE STOMACH FOR THIS ANYMORE, MAN.
YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THE GAME.
THIS IS SO MESSED UP, MAN.
IT'S SO MESSED UP.
I KNOW.
I KNOW.
GIVE ME THE GUN.
GIVE ME THE GUN.
OKAY, YOU NEED TO TELL ME WHERE HE'S GOING.
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
YOU WERE THE DRIVER, MAN.
HE'S GOT TO TELL YOU WHERE HE'S GOING.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'LL HELP YOU GET OUT OF THIS BUT YOU HAVE TO TELL ME WHERE HE WENT.
DAMMIT, COLE! HE JUST KILLED NICK.
RIGHT NOW, HE'S GETTING AWAY WITH YOUR MONEY.
HE'S AT A PARKING LOT.
OKAY? FOURTH AND CENTURY, AND THAT'S IT.
THAT'S ALL I KNOW.
OKAY, I'M GOING TO GO HANDLE THIS.
WHEN I'M DONE, I'LL CALL YOU.
WE'LL MEET UP.
MRS.
HAYES-- I TOLD YOU, I CAN'T HELP YOU.
YOUR HUSBAND MUST HAVE SAID SOMETHING TO YOU ABOUT WHAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN.
NOW, LISTEN, MY FRIEND IS PUTTING HIS LIFE ON THE LINE FOR WHAT YOUR HUSBAND STARTED.
I AM NOT LEAVING HERE UNTIL YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU KNOW.
HE WAS TERRIFIED FOR HIS LIFE.
HE FOUND PROOF OF CORRUPTION WITHIN THE AGENCY.
OH, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
I TOLD HIM TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY, BUT HE COULDN'T.
HE HAD TO BLOW THE WHISTLE.
SAID HE COULDN'T LIVE WITH HIMSELF OTHERWISE.
SO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE DISK? WELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO HE WAS TRYING TO GET IT TO? I WISH TO GOD I DID.
ALL I KNOW IS, HE WAS TRYING TO GET IT TO SOMEONE HE SAID HE COULD TRUST.
NICE SHOT.
WHAT HAPPENED? THE BUYER GOT AWAY.
WHAT ABOUT THE DISK? FRIED IT.
THOSE ARE MY RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.
WELL, BRENNAN MANAGED TO DESTROY THE DISK BEFORE THE BUYER GOT AWAY.
BUT I'M AFRAID HE WASN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY HIM.
HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN? OUR ORDERS WERE VERY CLEAR.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
BRENNAN'S ORDERS CHANGED THE MOMENT THE MISSION DEMANDED IT.
YOU KNOW, HE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THERE ALIVE, NEVER MIND DESTROY THE DISK.
GEEZ, IT WOULDN'T KILL YOU TO PAT US ON THE BACK EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU KNOW? TELL MR.
MULWRAY THE DOMINION APPRECIATES HIS EFFORTS.
WELL, YOU SEE? NOW THAT DIDN'T HURT, DID IT? WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, WHY DID BRENNAN DESTROY THAT DISK? I DON'T KNOW.
I'M SURE HE HAD HIS REASONS.
THERE YOU GO.
THANKS, SWEETIE.
DIDN'T THINK I'D BE SEEING YOU AGAIN.
EH WHAT'S THAT? CONSIDER THIS AN INVESTMENT.
SOMEBODY ONCE GAVE ME A TICKET OUT.
I'M RETURNING THE FAVOUR.
YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO BUY A BAR, RIGHT? THERE YOU GO.
BUT HOW DID YOU-- -HEY! NOT SO FAST.
YOU CAN HAVE THIS ON ONE CONDITION.
YOU GOTTA DISAPPEAR AND SEVER ALL CONNECTIONS WITH YOUR OLD LIFE -- AND THAT INCLUDES ME.
OKAY.
I'M STILL GONNA BE DRINKING ON YOUR DIME.
[LAUGHS.]
OLD HABITS DIE HARD.
YOU KNOW IT.
[LAUGHS.]
TAKE CARE.
THANK YOU, BRENNAN.
FOR EVERYTHING, MAN.
I MEAN THAT.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
BE GOOD.
BRENNAN.
THANKS.
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU WERE THE BUYER THIS WHOLE TIME.
THAT YOU HIRED ETHAN'S CREW, THAT YOU SET THIS WHOLE THING UP.
I HAD TO GET THE DISK.
HAYES WAS A FRIEND OF MINE.
HE WAS KILLED BEFORE HE COULD GET IT TO ME.
WHICH IS PROOF OF IMPROPRIETY, HIGH UP WITHIN THE DOMINION.
DID YOU EVEN STOP TO CONSIDER FOR ONE SECOND HOW MANY PEOPLE MIGHT GET CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE? IT WAS NEVER MY INTENTION.
I HAD NO IDEA THAT ETHAN WAS WILLING TO KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE.
AND WOULD THAT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE? WHAT'S ON THE DISK? I WAS HOPING TO FIND SOME ANSWERS.
INSTEAD, I'M LEFT WITH MORE QUESTIONS.
[LAUGHS.]
WELL, AIN'T THAT SWEET.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME, THAT THIS WAS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US.
THEN ANSWER ME THIS QUESTION, ADAM.
WHY'D YOU PICK ME? HUH? JUST TO TEST MY LOYALTIES? YOU REALLY THINK I WOULD HAVE PUT YOU IN THIS POSITION IF THAT WAS EVER IN DOUBT? OH, THAT'S A NICE WAY OF AVOIDING MY QUESTION.
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK YOU'RE ALL IN FOR TOUGH TIMES.
I THINK THAT MUTANT X IS ABOUT TO BE TESTED.
MAYBE TO THE BREAKING POINT.
WHO, BY YOU? THE DOMINION? WHO? YOU'LL KNOW WHEN THE TIME COMES.

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