This place is on the fringe. I keep a low profile, okay?
Come on, I'll find Morgan. I'll meet you at the bar.
- Want a drink? - Yeah. Why not?
Game over. You lose. Please try again.
You got a name, sugar?
It's Alex.
Talk to Club Channel. How do you like it here?
I don't.
Everyone's chasing me.
Really? What do they want?
My body.
The self-absorbed type.
Do you know what you're into?
You'll be killed for being with him!
It's Furlong, the Freejack!
Break this wide and patch it in.
- You left him alone? - He's resourceful.
- So what do you do, Alex? - I race cars.
I mean I used to. I guess I'm between jobs.
Get him out of here.
- We got network. - We have Freejack Alex Furlong.
- Do you know how much you're worth? - 10 million.
It's gone up. 15 million to anyone who brings you in.
Bring me in?
I know someone who 's trying.
Goes by the name of Vacendak. I got a message for you.
Fuck you, asshole.
Nobody's bringing me in.
Is this a hangover in the future?
I've hidden people, but he's too hot...
...but he can't stay any place long.
Can't you help?
It's too big. Stop playing dumb, you know what to do.
- Go to McCandless. - I don't want him in this.
You have no choice. He likes you. Go to him.
Explain the situation. Be at his mercy.
Hi, how's Tokyo?
Something's come up. I'm still in New York.
You're not in Tokyo?
No.
How long have you known Julie?
Couple of years. Haven't seen much of her lately.
Why is that?
She's busy wheeling and dealing.
McCandless owns her.
She can't be owned by anyone.
Listen, things have changed.
People are on the top or the bottom, no one in between.
Julie is on the top.
He's a Freejack, and legally someone else's property.
- You think that's right? - He died, Jule.
Someone paid to bring him back.
He belongs to them. Should they let him be killed?
Who's the client?
Clients are guaranteed secrecy.
The Switchboard is a McCandless division...
...even I'm not privy to its records. Understand?
I've gotta go now, I'm already late.
Where are you, Jule?
I'm at a friend's.
Is he with you?
No.
- I'll check into it. - Thanks.
I won 't promise anything. Legally I can 't interfere.
Why don 't you call in a few hours? I'll see what I can do.
Thanks.
Thanks, Mac.
All right, be very careful.
Bye.
Morgan's gone.
Good.
Alex...
...I'm a lot older now.
No.
You're beautiful.
What's the matter?
I watched you die.
Furlong paid you a visit and you gave him Brad's address.
And you haven't seen him since?
Are you lying, Sister?
The good Lord says to turn the other cheek.
He never had to deal with dickheads like you.
Mac's arranged for a boat to dock in an old recycling plant.
It's abandoned. You shouldn't need that.
Hopefully.
I'm not coming with you, Alex.
I know.
I have a life here. I can't walk away from it.
What about us?
"Us" was 18 years ago.
It was two days for me.
Two days, Julie.
If I'd come to you the day before your race...
...and said, "I have to leave.
Come with me." What would you've said?
I would have said no.
You take care.
I don't know. Remember the last time you gave me this?
It's time, sir.
I'll be right out.
Well, it looks safe.
Every time I begin to feel safe, something bad happens.
You do all right.
Your portrait's up in lights all over town.
People see your face, they know you've not been caught.
You're a hero.
Shit, I ain't no hero. I'm just looking after my own ass.
You and I know that. But there's 8 million desperate people here.
My grandmother's one of them.
You keep making her happy, and I'll stick with you.
Is that it?
I guess so.
Where the hell is everybody?
You still feel safe?
You're not getting on that boat, Furlong.
What the hell?
Get them!
Come on, move it! Move, move!
Shit!
Furlong's not there. Or in the car.
Then find him and kill him.
Vacendak's here with his bonejackers.
Then kill them too.
Move it! Move!
Move! Move!
Move!
Ripper, who's using hard ammo?
Not bonejackers. There's someone else.
- We're trapped! - What do you mean "we," white man?
Just kidding. I keep me covered.
There's no one below.
Grab some of this hardware and get out.
They're coming, and they don't want you alive.
If I run now, I'll be running forever.
I gotta find out who wants me.
Go. I'll see what I can do here.
I keep my grandma smiling.
I will.
You looking for this?
Freeze!
Do it!
Stunners only. He wants me without a scratch.
Suck this, Vacendak!
Why didn't you kill me when you had the chance?
I was aiming at you. They were in the way.
Well, they're not now.
You're right.
Tell me who's behind all this. Who told you I'd be here?
I'm sorry.
I can't tell you that.
Goddamn you, Vacendak! All I'm asking for is a name!
Now who is it? Who's doing this to me?
McCandless.
I saved your life.
And I gave you the name you wanted.
The name of lan McCandless.
Still, I'd hate you to think that I don't value my life highly.
I'll give you a five-minute start.
One Mississippi...
...two Mississippi...
Get in!
- You're driving? - Hurry! They're close behind.
I thought you were dead!
- Where'd you get this? - It's Vacendak's. I stole it.
- Sure your boss didn't give it to you? - What?
McCandless is trying to kill me!
Your boss! The man you've been calling!
- That's crazy! - Vacendak told me!
- Then he's lying! - Well, somebody is!
Pull in there.
Call him on this thing.
I tried to get Mac, he's not there.
Then you call the company.
You call whoever's in charge.
- Miss Redlund? - Who's that?
Mark Michelette, V.P. Of Mac Corp.
Is someone with you?
Mr. Furlong, what an unexpected pleasure.
Listen, whoever you are. I'm with Julie and I'm armed.
I see that. Stay calm, Julie. We'll handle this.
Tell us your demands.
I want to talk to McCandless.
Mr. McCandless isn 't in. He's expected shortly.
If you want to wait for him here, I'll arrange entry.
You do that.
What's that?
I don't know.
It's a trace.
All right, I've got a fix on Furlong.
Where's he headed?
Right to the gates of hell...
...at Michelette's invitation.
They're in the elevator.
Put down the gun.
You can drop this absurd pantomime.
I watched the rest of the tape. Most interesting.
Watch this bit. This is good.
How touching.
A woman in love.
There's not the least chance you'd shoot her.
You'll be through when Mac gets back.
Mr. McCandless is in the next office. Would you like to see him?
A virus, strain three. He's been dead almost three days now.
Mac didn't have much time to organize this.
His mistake was asking me to carry it out.
McCandless snatched you. He needs your body quite badly.
He has an hour on the Switchboard before his brain is irretrievable.
How do you suppose you'll deliver me to him?
I have no intention of delivering you to him.
Nobody's being delivered to McCandless.
The time has come for change.
I'm taking over the company.
I have nothing against you.
I did organize the rocket attack.
I sent guns to the waterfront...
...to stop Mac from getting his new body.
Nothing personal.
In a short time, McCandless' brain will be electronic rubbish.
I'll be president of the company, and you two...
You two can do whatever takes your fancy.
Ms. Redlund...
...your services are no longer required.
They're on their way.
I kill them both.
This is too easy.
Think he'd just let us walk out?
I don't.
Ready!
Is there another way out?
There's a back way.
One shot.
Think they'll stand in line?
Aim.
Welcome to the lobby.
Have a nice day.
Hold it!
Fire!
Julie, you okay?
- Why the 100th floor? - There's an escape module.
Michelette's private bodyguard.
Michelette.
Secure the building. Find him and hold him for me.
You wanted a fucking palace revolt?
Well, you got one!
It's not stopping.
It's not stopping!
- Any other way to control it? - This is it.
200. They're headed for the Switchboard.
Mac's got them now.
We're going to the top.
Welcome to my mind.
You've been behind it all.
I never meant to harm anyone, least of all you.
You weren't meant to see any of this.
It's why I wanted you to take the trip to Tokyo.
By the time you returned, all this would've been over.
I spoke to you in Australia. You were alive.
I'm sorry, Jule.
Sorry to deceive you.
Mr. Furlong, believe me, I never meant you any harm either.
We took you out a moment before your death.
The process did not shorten your natural life.
What about trying to shorten my unnatural life?
Didn't start out that way.
I was assured all would go smoothly.
You were never supposed to wake up.
So you see, once the consciousness transfer was complete...
...a fait accompli, only then would I have shown you my new self.
Why do it at all?
Because I love you.
I've loved you for years, since we first met.
But it was clear that nothing I possessed, no power or wealth...
...nothing could make you feel what I felt.
I held out hope that with enough time...
...I could reach your heart.
But time ran out. I became ill.
I was dying.
You spoke of Mr. Furlong and how much you loved him years ago.
If only I could become this man...
...whom you loved so much...
If I could somehow...
...physically become him...
Of course, I was mad.
I was quite mad.
I beg you both to forgive me.
Vacendak, it's Mac. Listen carefully.
I'm calling it off, the whole thing. Everything.
Say that again.
Cease all pursuit of Furlong. You will be paid in full.
Procedure 217, as discussed.
I tried to steal love from you, love I was unable to win.
Worse, I've tried to cheat life itself...
...by seizing years not granted me.
For these crimes, I sentence myself to death.
Documents have been prepared.
My termination here...
...will be as if the actual consciousness transfer was made.
In other words...
...you will be me.
Don't be alarmed.
A little play-acting will be required. Julie will help.
I'd be you?
We could do it.
We could pull it off. You and me, together.
Stranger things have happened.
Just think of it. You'll have all my money and power.
Let's hope you use them more wisely than I.
Before you is a sequence of numbers.
Let's get on with it.
Start with the first number...
...key in the sequence, then hit delete.
The sequence is in.
Then hit delete, Mr. Furlong.
Strange.
I'm still here.
You must have missed one.
Do it again.
You're stalling.
What kept you? I've been humoring him for 5 minutes.
I was a bit busy.
I almost had Michelette, but he's still missing.
Let him go!
Sorry, Jule.
- It's either him or me. - Too bad.
I was just getting used to you.
You don't make many friends in this business.
Who says we're friends?
Well, Vacendak?
Shall we?
Shall we make the switch?
Just let it happen, Mr. Furlong.
Just go with it.
You need a new soul, not a new body.
No machine can give you that.
Don't resist.
The computer is powerful.
You can fight it, Alex.
Your mind will be utterly annihilated.
You can 't help yourself.
Nobody can.
You've completely lost it.
He set me up!
Don 't do it!
Excellent shot, Mrs. Redlund.
You just made me head of Mac Corp. Remind me to change the name.
Put the gun down, Vacendak.
I control the company, the city, the banks, everything.
You're no longer needed, asshole.
McCandless is no more.
Wait...
...I'm McCandless.
Nice try, Mark, but I made it.
- I completed the transfer. - Don't you give me that shit.
Shoot him, Vacendak. He tried to assassinate me.
You take orders from a Freejack?
Who is he?
There were 22.762 seconds of transfer before it blew off-line.
- Is he McCandless? - Of course I am.
We've completed transfers in that time...
...and we've had them take longer.
I don't know.
Mr. McCandless will have to identify himself.
We can't get a voice-print lock. A ret scan won't work.
He is lying! Check his personal I.D. Number!
Only McCandless would know that!
Well?
What more do you want? Shoot him, Vacendak!
Six.
Correct.
Continue.
Nine.
Proceed.
Two.
Seven.
Five, seven.
Five, four, six, nine, seven!
Goddamn you, McCandless!
Nice to have you back.
Nice to be back.
Remarkable. I feel good.
Gentlemen, prepare my car.
You'll be dressed in something more appropriate, then...
...you'll come with me.
- I'll be driving today. - Very well, sir.
I knew you'd make a mistake.
McCandless can't drive.
You must coach him better than that.
Is that you?
Nibble my ear...
...for luck.
How'd you get the I.D. Number right?
He didn't.
I lied.
He wasn't even close.
Are we really going to do this?
Stranger things have happened. Buckle up.
Let's see what this baby can do.