Omega Syndrome

Excuse me, can you help us out? We're looking for Spring Street.

Spring Street, you go down two blocks and take a right.

Two blocks, take a right.

- Right. - Great, thanks a lot.

- Okay, man. - See ya later.

Yo, blood, what's happening?

- No! No! - Dirty little bitch!

I am up, man, on time.

You feel good?

I feel good.

Hey, Yo-Yo.

You'll blow up the place.

Cut that damn thing off.

Shots fired.

All units in the vicinity of...

Relax, Dunlap. Nobody knows you're turning.

Are you kidding? These guys know everything, man.

You guys don't know what the fuck you're dealin' with here, man.

Why don't you tell us about it?

No way, you guys ain't gettin' shit from me

until I'm safe. That's our deal.

Get in.

I know you got a good deal coming, Dunlap,

and we take real good care of important people like you.

New house, new life, a new name,

we'll even give ya a new dick if you want one.

Fuck off.

Hey, just sit back and relax, Dunlap.

We never lost a prisoner yet.

Yeah, well, you've never run up against

anything like Omega before.

- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.

They're a bunch of fuckin' fanatics,

out to save the white race.

Hey, Dunlap.

As far as I'm concerned, our job's to make sure

you live long enough for you to spill your guts out

- to the right people. - Look, you just keep me alive, man.

I don't give a shit what happens to your ass.

Fuck you.

All I see is just another asshole informer.

Big tough guy 'til the heat comes down,

then you start talkin' like there's no tomorrow.

Yeah, well, there better be, man.

Shut up.

Parcel's on its way.

Roger. Hey! Hustle it on in here.

This is gonna be a kick, man.

Ah, tell those cowboys to get their asses out of the way.

Hey, what the hell's goin' on here, man? I don't like it.

Relax, Dunlap. It's nothin'.

It's them, man. I'm tellin' ya, it's them.

I said, shut up.

Hey, Ralph, you piss on the floor,

you're cleaning it up.

Aah, shove it, will ya?

...why I pay you guys, you dumb bastards.

Get me the hell outta here, dammit!

I'm doin' it! Will ya shut up?

I told you it was them. I knew it. Get me outta here.

Get me outta here.

This guy goes to the doctor for a checkup, right?

And a couple days later, the doctor's nurse calls him up

and she says, "Mr. Smith,

"I got some bad news for ya,

"I got some very bad news for ya."

He says, "Yeah? What's the bad news?"

She's says, "You only got 24 hours to live."

He says, "Oh, my god. What's the very bad news?"

She said, "I should have called you yesterday."

You're Jack Corbett, aren't you?

Check's in the mail.

Was that ball supposed to go in one of those holes?

No, I was just practicing my three-cushion shot.

Oh, here, let me get that for you.

Okay.

Hey, that's okay.

I've been meaning to quit, anyway.

I gotta remember to get fluid for this thing.

That's really nice. Can I see it?

Yeah, sure.

Where'd you get this, from Vietnam?

Nah, at a pawn shop.

Oh.

But it was in a real dangerous part of town.

You know, this game always looks so hard.

- Can I try? - Yeah.

- Here, I'll set one up for ya. - Okay.

There, that one down there. Try to get that one, okay?

Oh, now, wait a minute, wait a minute, it's all in the grip, here.

Put your thumb around here.

- That's the ticket. - Mm-hmm.

Okay, get your finger over there-- there you go.

- Spread out your fingers a little bit. - Oh, okay.

Lie back real good, real smooth back and forth.

- Okay. - All right, give it a whack.

Hustler, huh?

Just a great pair of hands.

You wanna play a game?

Yeah, sure, rack 'em up.

So, how do you know my name?

I've seen your byline a time or two.

Yeah, a time or two is about all anybody can stand.

Hey, don't be so hard on yourself.

Beirut, San Salvador,

you've done some pretty decent pieces.

You sound like you're in the business.

I am, sort of.

I'm in the advertising department at the Times .

I guess I got a little sidetracked after journalism school.

Yeah, it happens.

But I haven't seen your byline in a few years.

Are you working on a book?

No...

I'm workin' on a bottle.

Jesus, I'm late.

Do me a favor, will ya, and get dressed, please.

What is this, a fire drill?

Hey...

you're not married, are you?

No, I'm not married.

I love your globe.

All these wonderful places to see.

Hey, do you ever take friends along on assignment?

Yeah, sometimes I take a photographer.

It must be pretty exciting and romantic

traveling all over the world like you do.

Yes, as long as I can do it on 112 bucks.

Excuse me.

Are you sure you're not married?

Yes, I'm sure.

Well, maybe we can get together again.

Okay.

Oh, say, listen, would you do me a favor and lock up before you leave?

- Okay. - All right, thanks a lot, Cindy.

Sally.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'll see ya later, okay?

Great.

Sorry I'm late.

I suppose I should appreciate consistency.

Yeah, well, the freeway was a mess.

- Is Jessie ready? - She'll be out in a minute.

You look as though you could use something stronger,

but perhaps a cup of coffee will help you

- through the morning. - No, no, thanks. No, thanks.

Tell me something, Lloyd.

Is it tough being perfect?

Hi, Daddy.

Hi.

- How you doin'? - Fine.

I would appreciate it if you'd make sure she's back here on time.

She has school Monday.

Bye, Grandpa.

Bye, sweetheart.

- Have fun. - I will. Bye-bye.

So why don't we check out the action in Little Tokyo?

I might even buy lunch.

Hamburgers again?

Don't be a wise guy.

So why don't you tell me something about this guy?

What does he do for a living?

He's not married or anything, is he?

Oh, Daddy, he's only in the eighth grade.

You gotta be careful. You gotta check these things out, you know.

This is his picture.

Whoa, Jesus.

Who's his father, Dr. Frankenstein?

That isn't funny.

Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sure he's a very nice guy.

Actually, his dad does look kinda weird.

Well, what do you say? You wanna get outta here?

Let's go.

Ah-ah, just a minute, just a minute.

Allow me, madame .

- Thank you, sir. - You're welcome.

So, how are the talks at the Times going?

What, are you checkin' up on me, Mom?

I'm just curious.

Oh. Well, in that case, Miss Curious,

the talks have ceased.

But not to worry, though.

I've got a real good chance of writing a series

for the Culver City Opinion .

- Opinion ? - Yeah.

Never even heard of it.

- Are you kidding me? - No.

They're the third largest paper in Culver City.

- Where've you been? - Ooh.

Why don't you open the glove compartment?

On the Road , first paperback edition.

It's nice.

Jack Carowack's best.

Critics be damned.

Who's Jack Carowack?

- Does he have any videos out? - Videos?

Who's Jack Carowack?

Who's William Shakespeare?

William Shakespeare...