Night Man

In a throwback to a phenomenon of the '’50s,

the FBI of this country, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,

and organizations as far flung as Surete in France,

decry a new breed of biker gang,

which claims every pedigree from the legendary Hell'’s Angels,

to the Rock Machine in Quebec,

and the Bandidos in Sweden.

Millennium 22 which will bring communications experts from all over the world

to Bay City this weekend.

may have been the target of such a group of bikers

intent on invading or disrupting proceedings.

Yeah!

But their arrival this morning was devastated by someone or something

apparently bent on heading them out of the paths.

Woo-hoo!

What the hell?Hey, man.

Nice Harley.

We'’ll have to be careful.

What are you talking about?

This!

Nice bike!

As the first rays of dawn were just washing

over the beautiful outskirts of our city,

our Skywatch helicopter was taken to the air

for our morning traffic reports,

and was suddenly confronted by these startling pictures.

And now, for the shot to end all.

Visual proof of what this station

has been telling viewers for months.

The elusive presence in our community which we dubbed "Night Man"

is very much a part of this city'’s crime fighting machine

as we head into the third millennium.

And speaking of machines for the new millennium,

Kieran Keyes, computer genius,

goes before a senate committee to ward off growing concerns

about what his rivals call "dangerously monopolistic practices."

Mr. Keyes, you competitors have testified

that the growth of your company is squeezing the lifeblood out of competition.

That is not in the best interest of the consumer.

That might depend on what you mean by "best interest."

I'’d say, anything that impinges on his or her right

to a free choice in the open market.

Senator, our dominance, if you will,

has resulted in lower costs for the consumer.

It'’s also made it possible for us to donate

the company'’s new Keyzar Millennium computer

to any student with a 3.5 or better grade point average.

I'’m sure that's a very generous gesture.

That computer was awarded to me

for a scholarship achievement through my school.

The service contract said

I could contact this number if I had any problems.

Yes, well, apparently, someone'’s able to bypass my password

and send me, like, obscene messages.

I tried changing passwords. It doesn'’t do any good.

Could you repeat that number, please?

And I just type it in?

Okay. Thanks. Bye.

Michelle?

What was that awful noise?

Michelle?

You'’d be Miss Daffodil.

I beg your pardon?

Your code name is Daffodil.

We'’ve been expecting you.

Where am I?

You'’re in the Keyzar's Ultraweb,

where we'’ve been designated to help process your complaint

for a web user violation against one...

Long John.

It was you who entered the complaint against Long John?

Yes, he'’s... disgusting.

We will prepare you for your confrontation in the chapel.

Uh, look, I have no intention

of having anything to do with him.

You have but to punch in your code name

and you'’ll be on your way.

Course completed.

She says, "Stop it! You'’re an animal."

And I say, "I'’m bigger than an animal."

You want to give me a try?

Well, now, honey, what do we have here?

You'’re Long John?

You wanna check me out, Miss...

Daffodil.

And yes, that'’s exactly why I'’m here.

To see if you'’re as big a creep face to face

as you are hiding behind your keyboard.

Well, step... right... up.

Oh, that is so disappointing.

There was nothing there to stop me.

Maybe you'’ll stop this?

Or what about this

Darling, where have you been?

I'’m not sure.

But it was wonderful.

We'’ve also begun donating our new Keyzar Millennium computers

to law enforcement agencies,

to hospitals and other public agencies

that serve the people of this great nation.

Welcome to the Keyzar Millennium.

Your personal three-dimensional gateway to the future.

Yeah right, just tell me how to open up a program, will you?

You'’re supposed to be so simple even a dummy can operate you.

I promised my dad I'’d drop off the ticket on the way to the gig.

He was too busy to pick it up.

His new toy, I'’m surprised he'’ll break away at all.

Toy?

You don'’t know about his PC?

My dad got a PC?

Yeah, got it through the police department.

Some kind of special program.

Really?Yeah.

He won'’t last ten minutes in front of that thing.

Oh, I think you'’re wrong, man. He had me help him set it up.

Let'’s check this out.

Hey, Dad.

Hey, Johnny.

You'’re not going to believe what your old man is doing.

I heard you turned into a computer nerd.

Oh, Raleigh and his big mouth.

Well, as a matter of fact, I am surfing the net.

Surfing?

You'’re wearing your trunks?

Trunks? Hell, I'’m hanging ten.

Hey, hey, did you get my ticket?

Yeah, I got it right here. We'’ll be over in ten.

See you then.

See ya.

Told you.

Get the hell off the machine!

Oh, come on, guys, not again.

Yeah, Frank. First time user? Six or 60?

By the way Frank'’s fingers move, I'’d say 75.

Yeah, I got a complaint.

I got one of your new Keyzar Millenniums.

And it'’s defective.

Every time I try to open up a program,

some punks come on the line and feed obscenities all over your net.

They even tried to extort money from me to go away.

Now, that happens to be a felony, and I happen to be a cop.

I'’m telling you, Millennium 22

is gonna be ten times better than it was last year.

The new section on the robotics alone

is gonna be worth the price...Yeah, right.

Okay, I'’ll punch in your troubleshooter number.

But let me tell you something,

if this doesn'’t get those foul mouth punks out of my face,

you'’re gonna have a problem with me.

Dad? Yo, Dad.

Hello?

You in there, Dad?

Looks like Frank made some progress since I left him.

It'’s still on?Yeah.

Which is good. It means he probably just ran out for a sec.

Can you tell when he last used this thing?

Yeah, sure. I can check his last entry.

This explains a lot.

Frank'’s a new user. It probably got in over his head.

The last thing he did was call a troubleshooter number.

When was that?

Three minutes ago. We must have just missed him.

We'’re gonna miss your appearance at Millennium 22

if we don'’t get going, man.

I'’m sure Frank's fine. He'’s gonna turn up.

All right. You'’re probably right. Let'’s go.

Okay.

Mr. Keyes.

Is it not this new Keyzar Millennium that you keep plugging

the very same operating system that is causing all this grief?

Does it not force the user away from the Internet

onto some new web of your own design?

Senator, why would anyone choose to travel on Internet,

which is the equivalent of, let'’s say, a two-lane highway,

top speed, 50 miles an hour,

when they can have access to the Ultraweb,

a super-highway to the future.

One hundred lanes wide, top speed limited only by the imagination.

Going in whatever direction you choose to send them.

Senator, if you'’re suggesting

that computers can be tools for enslavement,

may I suggest

that I think you might be suffering

from the Great Emancipator syndrome,

the Abraham Lincoln of the cyber world.

I think we should shut him down. He'’s becoming big trouble.

No, he'’s no trouble at all.

Doesn'’t it disturb you to know that he'’s been invited

to be the keynote speaker on Millennium 22?

Not at all. We'’re gonna have the final word.

I hope so. We need something to offset the bad publicity

we'’ve been getting over glitches on our new Ultraweb.

Glitchy glitches?

The Ultraweb has no glitches.

Maybe not, but two more people have vanished.

Get me Lazarus from research, Ali.

Yes. Yes, Mr. Keyes.

Tell me about our losses.

It would appear to be some kind of storage error.