MAN: I love you, babe.
I love you too.
What was that?
What was what?
That noise.
Nothing, it's probably just the wind, sweetie.
Come here.
What is this? Who are you guys?
I'm Tricky Dick.
These are my associates Sparrow,
and Bozo Rebibi.
We've got money.
Just take it and leave us alone.
Me
"I'm not a crook."
What do you want?
Well, what we wanna do is have some fun, but...
TRICKY DICK: Oh. Aha! Ah!
You're pretty buffed up, right?
Football player?
So?
TRICKY DICK: Very strong, spend hours in the weight room,
willing to do anything to save the, uh, fair maiden.
Get this ape off me and you'll see!
Oh, actually I've got a better idea.
Let's play a little game I'd like to called "The Tower of Power."
How you doing there, Tarzan?
Great. Good. Good.
I got to tell you.
From right here, you don't look so good.
Sparrow, what's my number in the pool?
Four minutes.
Well, let's see, that'll give us about 50 seconds to go.
MAN: Whoa. Whoa.
Ooh. Hang in there, tiger.
You see if you cave now,
you'll make a loser out of me,
and a corpse out of your girlfriend.
Don't move.
I'm dizzy.
Come on. Come on.
Get up! Get up!
I've seen him on TV. That's Night Man.
TRICKY DICK: Okay, to be the best,
you got to beat the best.
So go get him, boy!
Come on! That's right! Come on!
Uh... Taxi!
Oh!
Oh, sorry, red eye.
Gotta run.
You won't have Tricky Dick to kick around anymore.
KIERAN: No, no, no.
The Gettysburg Address is a speech.
It's not a location.
Mr. President.
Mr. President. Welcome. We are not worthy.
Sir, this is fabulous.
Instantaneous travel between reality and cyber world.
Tricky, tell me,
why are you playing tricks on young school kids?
Sir. Sir.
I can't, I can't help myself.
I'm Tricky Dick.
Well, that's great but I got to tell you something.
It's an endearing quality and all,
but it's wrong.
See, we need your talents now.
And we need your talents for a much bigger enterprise, all right?
Of course, Mr. Keyes.
You'll get it. KIERAN: Good.
So where are my shark troops?
TRICKY DICK: They got dust up with the party pooper.
Night Man.
Did you say "Night Man"?
Night Man. Don't worry about him.
He's gonna be a thing in the past before you know it.
You know, got to fly.
Sweet Chips, that is Tricky Dick.
Tricky Dick, Chips.
Bye-bye.
You sure he didn't get out on the far side of the car somehow?
No, I would've seen him.
And you didn't see his face?
Not with that mask on.
The kids say he called himself Tricky Dick.
JOHNNY: Ah. Keyes.
KIERAN: Like many of you,
I become increasingly disillusioned
at the direction, or should I say lack of direction,
in the governing of this great city,
and indeed, this entire country.
And after further examination of the candidates,
I realized it's time for a new voice.
And therefore tonight I'm announcing my independent candidacy,
for mayor of Bay City.
Thank you. Thank you.
What? But the election is next week.
We managed to get reactions from the other candidates
as they left tonight's City Council meeting.
First, incumbent mayor Lyle Dodson.
I think it's much too little much too late
for a bona fide run for this office. Thank you.
And here is Councilwoman Marian Price.
If there is enough public support for Mr. Keyes,
then he should definitely be a part of the final debate,
and any other campaign activities.
Any other ques...
Could you imagine Kieran Keyes running Bay city?
I'd rather not.
Yeah, I mean, why bother? He's got no chance.
Right I mean, I've just spent the past six weeks
working for Marian Price.
Keyes is not gonna stroll in and steal this election.
I hope not.
You know...
it'd really be a big help
if you came and played at Marian's rally tomorrow night.
Oh, I can't. I've got another gig.
Where?
Lyle Dodson's fund raiser.
Fine.
Have a good time.
Hi, thanks for coming. Good to see you. Great.
Hello, Lyle. Thanks for coming.
LYLE: You remember my wife Eileen? MAN: Of course.
There's Dodson.
Let me take care of him.
Mayor Dodson.
Hi.
Mayor Dodson. I'm such a big fan of yours.
Would you mind signing this for me?
Certainly, I...
Oh.
Such bold pen strokes.
You're a real man of action, aren't you?
I, uh, I try to be.
I bet you do.
And what's that they say about power
being the world's best aphrodisiac?
Hi, thanks for coming.
Oh. Hi, thanks for coming.
Hello, Lyle.
Oh, hi there. Eileen's been meaning to talk to you.
WOMAN: Hello, Eileen.
EILEEN: Hi, how are you?
Hi, good you made it. Good, good, good.
Hi. Hi.
There's someone here you simply must meet, Mayor.
Mucho campaign bucks. Oh.
Stop it!
I don't care how big you are, Mayor Dodson.
That does not give you the right to put your hands all over me!
Excuse me. Excuse me.
LYLE: I don't feel very good.
Oh, maybe you should just go home and sleep it off.
Oh!
LYLE: Eileen!
WOMAN: Ladies and gentlemen, the Bay City Voters Alliance
has always sought to inform the public
about the issues as well as the candidates.
Tonight we will be hearing
from the second of the three principal candidates for mayor,
City Councilwoman Marian Price.
Now before we hear from Marian,
I would like to introduce her family
who is here with us this evening in the front row...
Hey.
Hey, Briony.
I didn't know you were supporting Marian.
Actually, I'm supporting myself.
My turn to head up the candidates' security detail.
Oh.
Anything up?
No. Not likely to function like this.
Thank you all very much. I'm very happy to be here.
And it's wonderful to feel so much support in the room.
I wanna tell you I feel...
Yes.
Hey, hey, wait! I wanna talk to you!
BRIONY: You all right?
MARIAN: I'm fine/ Yes, yes, I am.
Hey, hey, hey! Wait up.
What do you want? I'm in a hurry.
Oh, yeah? And why is that?
I'm a neurosurgeon,
and I was just paged 911 to the hospital.
Uh-huh. I'm guessing you'll have some sort of possible ID on you, right?
Yes, I do.
Oh, but before you check me out,
perhaps you should deal with them.
Oh, oh, ow!
Ow!
Hi, boys.
Oh, no, you don't.
[BEEPING, TRICKY DICK MUMBLING]
Home.
We missed him.
How?
He digitized and disappeared.
My guess, the ultraweb.
Keyes again.
* I stand in the pouring rain You couldn't even be there To pick me up
* Taking me for granted again
* Running out of time And you're out of luck
* Just a moment of weakness I should examine my head
* Just a moment of weakness I never meant a word I said *
It's terrific.
Move out.
Piggy, piggy, piggy.
* Why should I still pretend?
* You make me laugh again
* My darling, truth is We are not even friends
* Oh, love comes and it goes
* Where your heart stops No one knows
* How did I wind up In this mess Here with you *
Mr. Keyes
Welcome to my humble home.
Thank you, Tricky.
Love what you've done with the place.
How did your assignment go?
Good. Good.
A narrow escape, but mission accomplished.
Excellent. Come on over here.
We have a party to go to. Ready?
Yes, always.
* Hey
Give me the word of it.
Look at them.
Look at my little puppies.
They're all part of the Keyes Youth Brigade.
Keyes! Keyes! Keyes!
Recruited them all from the ultraweb.
It is impressive.
They're far too young to vote.
Most of them are too young to vote.
I'm still gonna win in this election, Tricky.
Are you familiar with history?
A little bit?
Convicts. Convicts were the ones
who founded Australia.
Much like all of them who have come to my new world.
Just give me your angry.
Bring them all to me as long as they're creating mayhem.
Give me that.
CROWD: Keyes! Keyes! Keyes!
People.
Puppies.
Give me a nice warm welcome for Tricky Dick.
We want Dick! We want Dick!
We want Dick!
So his assistant Ali got to Dodson.
Yeah, that's why I decided to check out your rally.
How's your eye?
Sore.
By the way, the police found evidence underneath the platform
that indicates that Dodson's people were involved in the sabotage.
Marian's campaign looks foolish in the papers.
Dodson then gets the blame for it.
Keyes doesn't miss a trick.
You know what?
I really wish I knew what website Tricky Dick escaped to.
I think I have a pretty good idea.
WOMAN: I'm coming to you live tonight
from the first three-way debate
in this hotly contested mayor's race.
It's also the first major campaign event, for Kieran Keyes,
the wild card candidate,
who has jumped squarely into the middle of this contest.
Political pundits are struggling to analyze
exactly what influence Mr. Keyes candidacy will have on the race.
Polls from last week showed a very close two-way battle
with a slight edge to challenger Marian Price
over incumbent candidate Lyle Dodson.
However, those results will obviously be skewed
by Kieran Keyes' entry.
No one seems quite sure
from which candidate Keyes will attract the most votes.
More importantly...
Where did he go?
I, uh...
Whoa, whoa, whoa, but...
there's a tiger in there.
A tiger?
I'm telling you, I saw...
What he wanted you to see, an illusion.
Let's go.
MAN: Welcome to this gathering
of the Bay City's Voters Alliance.
And now with his opening statement,
independent candidate, Kieran Keyes.
KIERAN: Thank you.
CROWD: Keyes! Keyes! Keyes! KIERAN: Thank you, thank you.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
You are too kind.
MAN IN CROWD: All right!
My opening statement is as direct and simple as I am.
Why is a felon running for mayor?
I'm speaking, of course, of Marian Price.
Miss Price was booked for shoplifting last year
at Shuman's Department Store.
That was a mistake. The charges were dropped.
KIERAN: Yes, they were, Marian.
I'm sure you exerted your influence
to avoid punishment, Miss Price,
but pictures do not lie.
Gentlemen, run the tape, please.
MAN IN CROWD: Boo! Busted!
No, that is not me.
Thief! Thief! Thief!
MARIAN: It's not me.
It's not me.
Okay. There are copies of this tape for you, press folk,
at the back of the hall.
Please pick one up after this session is over. Free of charge.
MARIAN: It's just... It's just a mistake.
CROWD: Thief! Thief! Thief!
MARIAN: This is... It's just... Please.
RALEIGH: We can't let them get away with this.
Marian, if you quit now, Keyes wins.
Look, I understand. Don't announce anything yet, all right?
Just give me a little time.
Good.
I'll talk to you later.
Sounds like trouble.
Marian Price wants to drop out of the race.
What?
She can't do that. I wanted to vote for her.
It's Keyes! He's dragging everybody through the mud.
He needs to be stopped.
Yeah. Where's Johnny Hinckley when you really need him?
Right.
You know, Keyes is holding a rally at the theater tonight.
He can dish it out pretty good.
Maybe it's time to see if he can take it.
He's coming.
Have you seen Raleigh?
Yeah, he just left.
Left? He just called me, told me to meet him here.
He, uh, he got a call from Marian Price,
she's thinking of quitting the race,
and then he just started ranting.
I've never seen Raleigh that mad.
Where did he go?
He took off for the Keyes rally.
He was in a pretty evil mood.
Thanks. Yeah.
We want Keyes! We want Keyes! We want Keyes!
Thank you. Thank you.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
And welcome.
It's so wonderful to see you all here.
So without further ado, may I present to you
the next mayor of Bay City,
Mr. Kieran Keyes.
Keyes! Keyes! Keyes!
Everyone, keep your eyes open.
Sweet!
KIERAN: Thanks again, thank you so much.
You guys, you're so great!
No!
Shots from projection booth. Go! Go!
Just drop the gun.
Mr. Keyes says...
"Gotcha, John-John."
Freeze!
Put your hands in the air!
I got the shooter.
BRIONY: We're secure.
John?
JOHNNY: I didn't try to assassinate Keyes.
BRIONY: I'd like to believe that, John.
But we have to follow the evidence.
Come on, Briony, you know Johnny.
Raleigh, I have to concentrate on two things.
Motive and opportunity.
Motive. How many times have I heard John claim
that Keyes killed his father?
He did.
Frank died of a heart attack at his computer.
The coroner said so.
The coroner is wrong.
Opportunity.
My people had that booth in sight
seconds after the shot was fired.
No one went in or out, and John was the only one there,
so who else could've fired that shot?
Tricky Dick.
Come again?
A magician, he calls himself Tricky Dick.
Come on, what are you trying to tell me here?
Some cut-rate David Copperfield shot at Keyes
and disappeared in a puff of smoke?
Something like that.
Oh, give me a break.
Sorry. Can I have a word, Lieutenant?
Yeah.
Cuff him.
Policy.
NANCE: Sorry about this, John.
This is all my fault.
If I hadn't melted down and gone to that rally...
You said that Keyes' people grabbed you after you arrived.
They must've known you were coming.
Yeah, a set up from beginning to end.
What do we do now?
It's time to start playing his game.
Sounds good to me. What's the plan?
WOMAN ON TV: Public reaction to the near assassination of Kieran Keyes
has been swift and predictable.
Keyes' coolness and bravery under fire
have sent his popularity skyrocketing.
In fact, our telephone polls this morning
make him the solid favorite to become Bay City's next mayor.
Happy, happy, happy.
...that candidate Marian Price will quit the race have proven to be false.
In fact, she's called a news conference for it this morning
in which she promises to fight those shoplifting charges leveled against her.
She says she's going to expose
"the real criminal in this race."
In other news...
Tricky Dick, did you hear that?
Did you hear it?
Yeah.
Do you know anything about this?
No. No. Promise.
No? No.
Here's what we're going to do.
I want you to get that news conference right now,
and I'd like you to take the...
BOTH: The Youth Brigade.
Good. With you. Just in case.
Can you do that? Just in case.
Can you do that? Yes.
Givey-givey. Go.
Goney. Goney-goney.
I'm sorry. Okay.
Pound.
Well, I will do whatever you need me to do.
I really appreciate you doing this, Marian.
No, I should be thanking you.
I mean, you are the one that told me I must fight back.
Well, let's just hope it all works out.
Excuse me.
Oh, hey.
Hey. So you decided to show after all?
Yeah, well, we all have security duty.
I just traded this event for the next one.
Mm-hmm. And if Tricky Dick shows?
Well, then I'll question him, given that story of John's.
We both really appreciate your help.
Yeah, yeah. So, what's this for?
I've set up kind of an electronic trap
in case of any type of unusual activity.
What sort of unusual activity?
I'll know it if I see it.
Okay, well, when you know, let me know.
You'll be the first.
Gotta get this thing looked at.
RALEIGH: Gotcha.
Now, let's see who's got the real tricks.
Yeah, what's up?
Tricky Dick is here.
Where?
Right over there.
I'm Lieutenant Branca.
I'd like to ask you a few questions.
Ooh, what kind of questions?
We can start with your showing me some kind of ID.
Ooh, alrighty, Lieutenant Branca.
Always happy to help out the authori-tities.
I don't believe this.
Out of the way! Move it! Police! Move it!
Thanks.
We lost him.
But you saw him. A magician, just like we said.
Yeah, but there's a big difference
between disappearing from a large hotel
and vanishing from a projection booth.
So, what you're saying is that it doesn't make any difference.
No, it does make a difference,
just not enough to alter your situation.
Lieutenant Branca.
Yeah, Keller, what do you got?
All right.
BRIONY: Maintain surveillance for the rest of your shift. Then get back to me tomorrow.
All right.
I wonder how this is gonna feel.
Hey, you made it.
You look surprised.
No.
Look, it is the first time I've ever programmed that thing, okay?
Good.
Well, you have to do it again.
I'll go get changed.
Hey, I've reset the digitizer
to take you back to the last setting before the press conference.
With any luck, you should find Tricky Dick there.
And Keyes.
TRICKY DICK: Ooh.
Like that?
You're on my turf now.
Welcome to the world of illusion
and reality.
What's the matter, Night Man? Oh!
Are you confused?
No, just thinking.
Meaning what, Night Stick?
Meaning this.
Let's go see Keyes.
I don't know where he is.
I think you do.
And this is gonna take us there.
Punch in the code.
Punch in the code!
And I assure you I will not forget
that you were the ones that put me over the top.
And I assure you
that you'll be rewarded with all the spoils
Bay City has to offer.
I am not one of those
who promises the moon
when you are older, young man.
No!
The time for you to prosper is now!
Now, now, this electorate is old.
Yes, it is lazy.
Hey, what are you doing here?
Lend me your rage.
Your allegiance.
Let's take them for all their worth.
First, Bay City.
Then the state.
Then the nation.
Nation!
Nation! Nation! Nation!
It was Night Man.
I know.
I know it was.
Guess who's got who, Tricky. What about Keyes?
I got some interesting footage on the eye piece.
TRICKY DICK: You think you've won. But you're wrong.
A good magician saves his best trick for last.
Shut up!
Oh, hey, you better head back.
You're pushing the time limit on the hologram.
Right. I'll drop him off on the way.
Come on!
Lieutenant Branca wants to see a prisoner.
It's my job to get her out.
Ladies.
Did you see that?
What?
Never mind.
Hey, uh, hey, Johnny.
The lieutenant wants to see you right away.
Open it up.
Let's go.
Well, it looks like you might finally have some evidence
to back up that story of yours.
Paraffin test indicate
you didn't fire weapon in that projection booth last night.
And that's not all.
Forensics lifted some partial thumbprints off the shell casings.
They belong to one Richard Alden.
Who is a magician.
Hmm. Of sort.
He's mostly a grifter. Sleight of hand con artist.
Tricky Dick.
But you know what's really strange
is that some unknown individual dropped Richard Alden
on our doorstep about an hour ago.
Don't look at me.
I've been your guest right here.
I was thinking more about Night Man.
Just the kind of vigilante stunt he likes to pull.
Could be.
Just got a call. Something about a note on your computer.
And he said it was urgent.
Okay, thanks, I'll check it out.
Just give me a minute here.
COMPUTER-GENERATED VOICE: You have mail.
Well?
It's a fake.
Of course it's a fake.
Just like the footage of Marian Price shoplifting.
Trying to make us believe that you're the Night Man.
It's ridiculous.
I mean, look at the time code on the tape.
You were in jail then.
Right.
Yep.
Delete.
...electorate is old!
Yes, it is lazy. It is complacent.
Lend me your rage.
Your allegiance.
Let's take them for all their worth.
First, Bay City.
Then the state.
Then the nation.
Nation! Nation! Nation!
I'm sure you realize what would happen
if this fell into the hands of the local media.
I'd be destroyed.
Everything that I have worked so hard for,
it will be over.
I'd be forever known as just some sick megalomaniac.
I'm not interested in punishing you, Mr. Keyes.
Resign from the mayor's race by six o'clock tonight,
and this tape will never be released.
I've got a better idea, Marian.
Why don't you resign?
What?
I think politics have become a little too hard on you.
I think it's time you started thinking about your family.
The people who love you, especially your children.
See you later. See you.
Hey! Hey, hey!
Aren't you Marian Price's little boy?
Yeah.
Go.
TY: I'm not supposed to go with strangers.
RALEIGH: Whoa, just slow down. Just take it step by step.
Right. Okay.
Yeah, yeah, I understand.
Look, just tell Marian to hang in there, okay?
We're gonna figure this out. Fine.
What's up?
Keyes kidnapped Marian's son.
What?
Nobody can prove it, of course,
but Ty disappeared on his way home from school,
and a couple of his classmates said
they saw punk rockers in the area.
Keyes' Youth Brigade.
Make sure this thing is working. I'm gonna go change.
The ultraweb? Yeah.
KIERAN: Night Man, welcome.
I've come for the boy, Keyes.
Oh, he's at a concert right now.
But if you insist.
Kid, kid.
It's time to get back to Bay City, okay?
Because we don't wanna miss your mother's resignation speech, do we?
Do we? No.
Okay, let's go.
KIERAN: Oh, scary.
Scary time.
Ooh....
Don't be afraid. Your mom sent me.
A kid in my very own fun house.
You're too late, Night Man!
Because I'm now leaving at the speed of light.
You okay? Let's go.
FEMALE ANCHOR: Coming now to the mayor's race,
yesterday's unexpected resignation of candidate Kieran Keyes
has sealed tonight's victory
for councilwoman Marian Price.
That's it.