RoboCop

(NOVAK PERFORMING VOCAL EXERCISES)

And we're on in four, three,

two, one.

What if I told you that even the worst neighborhood in America

could be made completely safe.

And what if I told you that this could be accomplished

without risking the life

of one single law enforcement officer.

How do I know this?

Because it's happening right now

in every country in the world

but this one.

I'm Pat Novak, and welcome to The Novak Element.

In tonight's State of the Union segment

we'll be joined by General Curtis Monroe

live from the War Room in the Pentagon.

General Monroe, welcome back.

Good to see you, Pat.

Thank you for this unprecedented access to your operations.

Could you walk us through what we're seeing here?

Well, this is a routine operation.

We found that random patrols

helped the local population to feel safer and to trust us.

It's amazing.

And what are these colored dots

that we're seeing here, General?

These are our assets on the ground.

In green, we got the ED-209s.

They're the big boys. They secure the perimeter.

Purple are the smaller EM-208s.

They sweep and mop up.

And the red dots, Pat, that's your film crew.

It is great to see American machines

helping to promote peace and freedom abroad.

All right, you guys, this is a standard op, all right?

There's no opposition expected.

I'm gonna set your markers to code red.

All our drones are gonna give top priority to your safety.

No red assets have ever been lost.

Okay. Okay?

Does that make you feel better?

But, listen,

keep those bracelets on, you're completely safe.

Okay?

Good. Enjoy the show.

All right. Let's go.

May peace be upon you.

Please exit your homes with your arms raised

for a noninvasive scanning procedure.

No one will be harmed.

Please exit your homes with your arms raised

for a noninvasive scanning procedure.

No one will be harmed.

Scott, get me a shot of this.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

May peace be upon you.

Incredible.

Incredible!

Not long ago, that would have been American men and women

risking their lives to pacify these people.

General, you care to comment on this?

Well, Pat, we had Vietnam,

we had Iraq, we had Afghanistan.

Never again.

From a military perspective, this has been invaluable.

We can accomplish our objectives

without any loss to American lives

and I think the honest people over there really appreciate it.

And why wouldn't they?

For the first time in their lives

they get to watch their children grow up

in an environment of safety and security.

Navid!

Get away from the window!

Mom! They're here! They're coming!

Come here! Come here right now!

Arash!

Navid! You stay with your mom and sisters!

But he's just a kid.

Sayeh!

Stay here with your mom and the kids!

What do you think you're doing? You heard me!

Arash, please don't go! Don't do this!

Navid! My dear! Come back here!

Navid!

Shut the door!

We're not here to kill any of them.

Got it?

The goal is to die on television.

Let's go!

Kelly!

Can you hear me out there?

Loud and clear, Pat. I'm here in sunny Tehran

where locals have clearly embraced these routine scans.

As you can see behind me, they're working

in collaboration with the robots

and obviously their safety is everyone's top priority.

Don't make a move before I say...

I wanna make sure they're recording.

Yes!

Yes! Yes!

We're ready.

You'll notice children

in the streets as well. This is everyday life

happening in perfect harmony.

Oh, great. Here, come here.

Stay put, stay put, stay put.

It's fine. Don't worry. My guy's got it.

Navid! It's dangerous here!

Come away! Come...

Navid, where are you going?

Look at me! Navid! Navid!

What are you looking for? Navid!

Navid! Navid! What are you...

Navid! Don't go! Navid!

Oh, my God!

Drop your weapon.

Kelly?

Kelly! Are you all right? Kelly!

We're okay, Pat.

Our robots have just repelled some suicide bombers.

I'm sorry, Kelly,

but for security reasons the Pentagon's going to cut our feed to Tehran.

But, please, be careful.

Yeah. I'll continue to stand by.

Now you see how fundamental these robots are to our foreign policy.

So then tell me.

Why can't we use these machines here at home?

Why is America so robophobic?

On the one hand, we have Raymond Sellars.

An entrepreneur and true American

whose product just saved my colleague's life.

And on the other.

Hubert Dreyfus.

A man with both feet planted firmly in the past

whose bill prohibits the use of drones on US soil.

The American people support the Dreyfus Act

because they haven't experienced this technology

and they fear what they don't understand.

We at The Novak Element support Mr. Sellars' efforts

to make our country and our viewers safer.

After all,

what's more important than the safety of the American people?

Hey, Murphy. Hey.

How's Jack?

We don't know yet.

Murphy. Hey.

How's it going? Good.

What the hell are they doing here?

Six in the morgue. Lewis in the hospital.

This was the mother of all bad ideas.

We got a lead on Antoine Vallon, we took it.

What lead?

Not in front of them.

This is bullshit. Yeah?

Yeah, you got something to say, Murphy?

Vallon's our case.

Yeah, two years without no arrest, no nothing? You've gotta be dumb or dirty.

You got something on us? Or is this personal?

No, it's nothing personal.

Although, I don't like you as a person.

Okay, you two, out.

No problem.

Maybe if you hadn't gone off the reservation,

your partner would still be standing.

What'd you say to me? Hey, that's enough!

Okay, Alex.

It's just you and me now.

So me and Jack, we've been doin' some street buys.

We get a line on some guns.

We meet up with this low-level G called Jerry

who ends up havin' a piece he's not supposed to have.

Where the hell you get a gun like that, Jerry?

I can get you two whole crates full, man.

Two crates?

No disrespect, J,

but how a clown like you get so much product, man?

What's it matter where it comes from?

Why it matters, we don't want no dirty guns, Jerry.

These guns got bodies on 'em, Jerry?

Yo, look, they're clean, all right?

You gonna buy this shit or not?

Why you acting so nervous, man?

You fishin' on us, Jerry?

What'd you say?

You think he fishin', D? I think he's fishin' on us.

Yo, what the hell are they talkin' about, man?

Hey, let me see your phone.

Let me see your phone.

I'm not showing you my phone, man!

You recordin' this?

I think you're a goddamn cop!

What the hell are you talkin' about, man?

I'm not showing you my phone!

Hey! Put your gun down!