they're cannibals.
- Fresh meat. - Prepare the supplicant for sacrifice.
No, wait. You can't eat me !
l've got eczema. l've got warts. l've had gonorrhea.
Eat Dredd. He works out.
Yum, yum. lt's been fun, Lawman.
Finish Dredd.
My pleasure, Pa.
Come on.
Come on !
Come on, Junior !
- Guilty !
- Shut up !
- Dredd, look out !
There's Dredd !
- Go !
Well, we did it. We got 'em all.
- Hmm. - Pussies! ls that all you got ?
They are dead, right ?
Have you been crying ?
l'm not crying. l got something in my eye.
You ever have allergies ? Dredd, look out !
- Chief Justice ! - Joseph, together again.
Together again, sir.
- No !
- God, not again !
You got three strikes, Lawman !
Strike one.
Strike two !
Strike three.
You're out, Lawman !
You killed Link ! You killed Junior !
You killed my brothers !
You even killed my pa.
Mega City municipal code 4722:
lllegal use of city electricity.
- How do you plead ?
l knew you'd say that !
Graphics analysis now.
Olmeyer, you stupid futz ! l can't..
You analyzed the wrong viewie, all right. The wrong one. This one !
l don't believe it. You just wasted three hours.
lf this is the wrong picture,
Why is it fake ?
What ?
Look. lt's full of anomalies. Really clever ones too.
Somebody must've used a C.G.l. terminal and a scan quad to make this.
This is state-of-the-art... twenty years ago.
Are you saying this isn't real ?
Yeah. Look, l'll drop out all the artificial pixels.
Dad. Mom.
Foreground.
Background. All fake.
The only thing that's real is the baby.
Oh. The blind lady.
Who is she ?
Justice... before your time.
We should never have taken justice out of her hands.
- You brought order to chaos, sir. - That we did.
Solved many problems, and created many more !
- Being a Judge, Joseph,
perhaps too much power in one person's hands.
We once tried to compensate: create the perfect Judge.
We called it Janus.
Four decades ago,
D.N.A. samples were taken from the original Council.
One was chosen. Mine.
We altered it to enhance the best qualities...
and screen out the worst:
weaknesses, frailties.
We created you.
You didn't create me, sir.
- l have a family. - No.
At the Academy, you told me they were killed when l was very young.
A lie.
l have a picture of them.
A fake. We lied... to both of you.
Both ?
There was another infant created in that experiment,
but something went wrong.
Genetically mutated to the perfect criminal.
l have a brother ?
You were best friends at the Academy. Star pupils.
And then he turned. And for his crimes, you judged him.
Rico ?
Rico.
You let me judge my own brother ? You never told me, sir.
l couldn't !
You were like a son to me !
A son.
My whole life is a lie.
Rico had to be executed to protect you, to protect the city.
Rico.
Rico. He's alive!
No. l signed the order myself.
- l saw the report. - l didn't kill Hammond.
lt was him. lt was his D.N.A. that convicted me.
Griffin. Hmph. lt was Griffin.
Griffin, yes.
We've both been deceived, Joseph. l'm so sorry.
Rico's killed me and destroyed you !
fi.. find him, joseph.
Don't die.
What do we do ?
Find Rico.
Welcome to Janus.
Rico, l think you know Dr. Hayden.
l remember you. Testified before the Council that l was insane, right ?
- And therefore innocent. - l was trying to save your life.
What you did was insult me, 'cause l knew exactly what l was doing.
Then and now.
Miss Hayden has been a loyal supporter of this project for a long time.
She's kept it alive for me. l'm sure you'll find her expertise invaluable.
Excuse me ! All this is useless if you can't get into Central's Janus files,
'cause the Council has 'em locked.
Leave that to me. Meanwhile you have work to do... on the streets.
- llsa will help you. - l don't need no help ! Thanks.
l thought you said he was created here by the finest scientists of Mega City.
A bold experiment.
He's a petulant child.
Let's not bicker. We're here to achieve the same thing.
An ordered society.
You'll have your New Order.
Attention, all Judges. Reporting unrest, code D-924.
Downtown, Sector 12. Backup requested.
Nineteen different explosions in 11 different sectors.
Extra caution to be taken on approach to 914..
Search all areas bordering the Elite Building.
The anonymous caller did not specify capacity. Proceed with caution.
My boy !
Dredd, there's no way in !
Hello ? Are you even listening to me ?
We can't just knock on the wall and say, "hello, cursed earth pizza."
There is a way in.
Six years ago, two refugees figured it out.
lt's a vent to the city's incinerator. There's a burst twice a minute.
That means somebody could run through that tube...
and have 30 seconds before it flames again.
And these, these refugees, they made it through, right ?
Actually, they were roasted.
But the theory's sound. Shall we ?
Maybe we should consider other theories. Dredd !
Dispatch, l'm in Green Quad 411. Need a pickup.
Copy, Hershey. l have Central on-line for you.
Patch it to my Lawmaster.
Warning. Alien device on board.
Oh, my God !
Latest casualty report: 96 Judges have been assassinated !
Whoever's doing this seems to know all our procedures,
our security measures, even our scrambled frequencies.
With no Judges on the street, riots are breaking out all over Mega City.
We can't replace those Judges.
Even if we put the cadets on the street, we won't be at full strength for years !
There is a solution.
Project Janus.
This Council tried to play God once before.
lf this wholesale slaughter of Judges continues, there won't be a Council.
- Janus could.. - Janus could what ?
A new batch of test-tube babies won't solve this crisis.
We don't need reliable Judges 20 years from now, we need them today !
Accelerated growth incubators are more developed now.
We could create adult subjects.
All l'm asking is that we unlock the Janus files.
That way we at least have an option !
lf the Council decides not to go forward,
l'll accept that decision... and resign.
- All right, you ready, kid ? - No !
- Now what's wrong ? - What's wrong ? Are you kidding ?
Did wearing that helmet all those years compress your brain ?
- You're gonna get me killed. - There's a maniac loose in this city !
What a coincidence !
- There's one out here too ! - Oh.
Great time l'm having. The shuttle crash, the Cursed Earth, cannibals.
And now a fireball up my ass !
- This is all your fault ! - My fault ?
- Yes ! - You care to explain that, citizen ?
lf you hadn't arrested me, l wouldn't be here in the first place.
Hey, Dredd, what if you just kill me now ?
That's it ! l'm through schlepping.
l'm gonna stay here until l'm caught or 'til you apologize !
- The Law can't apologize ! - You're not the Law anymore.
Now apologize. l think l deserve that.
l've never apologized.
Now run !
Thirty, twenty-nine, twenty-eight,
- twenty-seven, twenty-six, - Run !
twenty-five, twenty-four, twenty-three, twenty-two,
twenty-one, nineteen..
Dredd ? Dredd !
Dredd ! l don't wanna die !
Jump !
l'm alive !
Oh... so are you.
Esposito, Carlos. Council Judge.
Authorize access to file, code name Janus.
Acknowledged.
McGruder, Evelyn. Authorize access to file, code name Janus.
Acknowledged.
Silver, Gerald.
Authorize access to file, code name Janus.
Removing security blocks now.
Awaiting password command from presiding Chief Justice.
Password, origin.
Janus file opened.
Attention. ntil emergency repairs are completed,
ward "c" locker room is off limits.
Psst.
l'm lost. ls this the bathroom ?
Hey !
Now you have to admit, l helped out on that one.
l mean, that was all me, baby !
hey, hey, wh.. why are you taking off his clothes ?
We don't have time for this.
Central, using current technology,
how long would it take for Janus to produce a fully-grown adult subject ?
Given the current state of genetic engineering,
an adult subject could be incubated in approximately eight hours.
- We could replace our losses in a day. - This is madness.
Ah, Dredd ?
- Silence. - Dredd !
Shh. l'm busy.
Dredd ?
lt's inhuman. lt's not for this Council to play God !
No, Griffin. Please restore the security blocks.
lt seems none of you have the force of will that these times require.
Central, leave Janus unlocked.
Griffin, this is treason. You have just sealed your fate.
No !
You have just sealed yours ! Rico !
Now who says politics is boring ?
- Hey, Dredd ! l thought it was you.
That's right ! Cover your ears !
- Rico. - Joseph.
Get out of here... now !
No !
- You're under arrest, Griffin. - Really ?
Stop him ! He just killed the entire Council !
- Move it out ! - Dredd, tell them l'm innocent.
Come on, Fergie ! Run !
You're a lot of fun to be with, Dredd. You know that ?
- What are you gonna do ? - Hope it works.
What is wrong with this piece of shit ?
That's a solid brick wall ! You're going to kill us !
Dredd ! You gotta make it work !
Make it work !
Malfunction. Malfunction. On-line.
Dredd, you may want to wash this seat after we get off the bike.
- Hmm. - Sorry.
Dredd, move it !
- Fergie, cover the rear. - l've never fired a gun in my life !
- What kind of a criminal are you ? - A nice criminal.
- Nothing's happening ! - You gotta cock it first, moron.
You didn't say anything about cocking.
Nice !
Stop ! Please, God !
You can drop me off here.
- Dredd, that's a dead end. - l know.
Oh, God !
Fergie, take over !
Where are you going ? Dredd !
- This is where you get off, creep !
- Need a lift, kid ?
l'm never riding with you again, Dredd !
She's definitely not gonna get her cleaning deposit back, that's for sure.
lt doesn't pay to be one of your friends, Dredd. Sorry !
Hands against the wall. You know the drill.
- who are you ? - Dredd said that..
Shut up !
- What happened ? - Why don't you tell me, Dredd, huh ?
We're dyin' out there ! 108 Judges in 48 hours !
What the hell is going on ?
You think l'm part of this ?
l don't know who or what you are anymore.
l would never do anything to hurt you, Hersh.
You know that.
All right.
You tell me about him, huh ?
You make me believe in you like l did when l defended you.
His name is Rico...
and he's my brother.
The D.N.A. sample has been taken out of frozen stasis.
- Ready for cloning process. - We got a slight change of plans here.
l want to take the existing D.N.A. sample right now and trash it.
Activate this D.N.A. sampling console.
What are you doing ?
Central, take... this D.N.A. sample now.
This wasn't part of our plan !
Judge Griffin would never have authorized this !
Processing.
You know, Griffin got to be my keeper by puttin' me behind bars.
What's your excuse ?
You said l had no feelings and no emotions.
Now you know why.
Dredd... look at me.
The Janus project didn't do that to you. You did that to yourself.
Sorry, guys, l'm getting nowhere with your terminal.
But l fixed the microwave. You want some popcorn ?
ls this a bad time ?
Look, l tried dialing everything l could think of to find this Janus thing.
lt just isn't in the program. Nowhere. Nothing.
They'd never take a chance and put it on the computer network...
but they need power and they're gonna steal it from somewhere.
Check every sector for recent blackouts and sudden power surges.
- Great. Let's stay here longer ! - Wait a second.
Just before they blew up my Lawmaster in Sector Four,
there was a power surge, a really big one, three blocks wide.
The last time l felt something like that,
they shut down the whole power grid in that area, remember ?
When they moved the Statue of Liberty, they put it right down on top of it.
- Right. - Could we go now ?
Dredd... that's twice you owe me.
Rico ! Dredd got away from the hunters.
Well, he's about to be seriously outnumbered.
- Right, Central ? - Affirmative, Judge Rico.
The new D.N.A. sample has been multiplexed,
and the gametes are already dividing.
New sample ?
You left that D.N.A. in there for over 30 years !
Sooner or later, somebody's gonna clean out the fridge.
That sample was created from the finest specimens on the Council of Judges !
What did you replace it with ?
No. My God.
You should congratulate me right now, 'cause l'm about to be a daddy.
You're being very, very rude.
You don't know what you're doing !
The next batch of Janus Judges are not going to be the puppets that you want !
They're gonna be my brothers and sisters ! And mine to control !
l can't let you do this. you're both insane ! l have to stop..
Central... help me !
l'm sorry, Chief Justice, the A.B.C. robot...
is not tied into my main processor.
That's right, Griff. You gotta get with this high-tech stuff.
- Robot, rip his arms and legs off. - No !
And you save his head for last. l don't want him to miss anything !
- Anything ! - No !
- Fergie, you stay here. - By myself?
You'll need me to shut down the Janus system. We're a team.
Granted, you do most of the work, but we're still a team.
- l'll handle it, kid. - l bring you luck.
- Luck ? - You are still alive, Dredd.
Hmm.
- l'm getting a signal.
lt's close. lt's moving closer !
Jesus Christ !
Get back !
No !
Dredd !
Drop the gun.
Robot, on the count of three, break her neck.
one, two..
No !
- Hershey ? - l'm still here.
- How romantic. Step inside.
He looks a lot like you.
He is a lot like me.
l am nothing like you.
The only difference between us, Joseph,
is you destroyed your life... to embrace the Law.
And l destroyed the Law... to embrace life.
And speaking of life, send in the clones.
Behold !
This is where you were born.
Feel that magic ?
But you must've known all along...
you were different.
Fergie... are you still alive ?
Technically... yes.
Your brothers and your sisters.
Be born in two hours.
One big, endless supply of perfection.
You know, we have a choice. We can stand here right now...
and create a whole race of brainwashed morons, and call them Judges.
Or we can create some freethinking people.
We'll call them human.
Human.
You could never control yourself.
What makes you think you can control... these things ?
'Cause you're in control.
You be head of the Council.
You choose, and you choose quickly too.
l should've put you down myself... personally !
You know, l never understood that.
Why did you judge me ? Why did you judge me ?
- You killed innocent people. - The means to an end.
- You started a massacre. - l caused a revolution.
- You betrayed the Law ! - Law !
l betrayed this !
Your Council's experiment, which failed in you !
l was your brother, your blood, your friend.
Who betrayed who ?
When are you gonna stop being a goddamn slave and grow up ?
That's your birthright, that's your family.
l'm your family. l'm the only family you ever had !
Now choose !
The best thing you can do is kill me.
Why ?
Because it's your only chance... brother.
Fido !
Rip this bitch's arms and legs off.
- Save her pretty head for my brother. - Don't do it !
Halt !
Rip his head off instead. Give it to her.
What's the matter with you ?
Rico !
- Boy, is he pissed ! - Fergie !
Dredd !
- Get him, Dredd ! - Hang on, Fergie.
Hack you, asshole.
Rico !
Central, hatch that first set of clones.
The cloning process is not finished, Judge Rico.
The clones will be only 60°/o complete.
l need reinforcements. Hatch the goddamn clones now !
Don't fight much, do you ?
Bitch !
lt's Judge Bitch !
l'm the only one who never lied to you.
l'll be the judge of that.
Now, Joseph Dredd, l hereby judge you.
To the charge of betraying your flesh... guilty.
To the charge of being human, when we could have been Gods... guilty.
The sentence is death.
Don't miss.
Lethal round is exhausted.
Signal flare !
Court is adjourned.
Dredd.
Give me your hand.
That's three times now, Dredd.
Stay in back, Hershey.
- Am l under arrest ? - That won't be necessary.
Central broadcast the Janus plan after Griffin's death.
They all know the truth.
Judge Dredd, we have to reconstitute the Council.
We'd like you to consider the first position of Chief Justice.
l'm a Street Judge.
And l'm very late for work. Thank you, Olmeyer.
l am dying. l'm too young.. excuse me.
Oh, that's great ! He gets all the credit.
Dredd ?
l taught him everything he knows.
Dredd, that's it ?
No good-bye ?
Good-bye, Hershey.
To tell you the truth, l'm probably a much better kisser.
Ow ! Okay, come on, let's go, will ya ? Can we swing by a cash machine ?
Feels good to be human, don't you think ?
l knew you'd say that.