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ZENITH Part III
That's me, Jack or Dumb Jack, if you will
and this is the story
Fact: In 1974 Stanley Milgram conducted this experiment at Harvard University:
ordinary men and women are brought in to participate in what they are told was a study of memory
JACK: In my world, there's no more police
JACK: well, there's private police, but that's not the same.
JACK: The companies and the rich have their own cops, but that's just another name for thugs…
JACK: clean shaven and in uniform.
Fact: The "teacher" has in front of him a row of levers labelled from 15 to 450 volts
and a row of switches labelled from slight to severe shock
at 300 volts, the "learner" suffers permanent damage
at 450 volts, the final… death
Someone knows about Zenith.
Someone knows about me.
Perhaps Ed Crowley wasn't crazy after all.
The next name on Ed's list is Matt Smith.
The man is a former stock broker and venture capitalist who made zillions of dollars.
His life completely changed when he got arrested for embezzlement.
When he got out of prison he became an alcoholic, then a drug addict.
His life goes spiraling down until he reaches the gutter.
Consciousness…
the totality of a person's thoughts or feelings
or of a class of these.
Perception, Cu…
Curiousity, enthusiasm…
That's Jack-- or Dumb Jack, if you will--
and this is deja vu
or the illusory feeling of having already experienced a present situation.
Cut to Interior, Illumination Bookstore, the following night…
What happened?
Murder.
How?
Break-in and entry.
Where is the owner?
They found his body. You better get out of here.
Jack-- stop!
Vito! What the fuck I thought you were dead!
They broke into the store-- Who's "they" ?
How the fuck should I know ? the guys who killed JFK
Were they cops ? I got one of them motherfuckers
he ended up in the fireplace and burned alive
Were they cops?
I don't know ! It happened so fast
I wouldn't even recognize them
Jack - can you imagine ? They ransacked my books and tapes…
Shit.
What?… Jack?
The book and the tapes are still there, but something else isn't.
Mateo came back and died of a heart attack, all in one day.
Vito thinks that "they" have somehow killed him.
I don't know. But there is something else
Mateo knew all along where tapes number eight and nine were.
He just waited to die to tell me.
Jack - Got them!
Hank Mirren won't talk, Matt Smith got killed and Doug Oberts went insane
the three survivors from Schleimann's list
Turn that thing off! What ?
Turn the fucking camera off!
What's the matter with you? I need to document this
Aw- Fuck you, Ed!
Everything’s going to be fine, don't worry
You've got so wacko you aren't even readin' the papers, huh?
What are you talking about?
That Smith guy gets whacked by a mugger
We show up at the same time and now they think you killed him
Read the fuckin' papers!
They're trying to set me up!
Set you up! You're seen with a gun blastin' through the place
and now you think they're settin' you up?!
Yeah, I know their game.
Are you listening to yourself? This ain't no game
your picture's on the front page of the paper
Well, it's a drawing-- and a lousy one at that!
You're fuckin' mad! I should've told the cops
You spoke to the cops?
Wake up! They think you're a psycho.
I just got lucky the motherfucker hit me, or I'd be in jail now
What did you tell them?
What do you think I told them? I told them I don't know you, that's what I told them.
I shouldn't have come
This place is not bugged.
How do you know?
‘cause there is no conspiracy—- it's all in your head, Ed.—please – see a doctor…
Where are they, Dale?
Who the fuck are "they"?
--I don't mind, Dale, I know--
All this time no one's been following us--
I know you had to cover yourself--
I didn’t tell them anything…
and "they" didn't kidnap your wife and child
your wife left you because you were beating the shit out of her
How could you ? […] off, Ed.
I didn’t tell them anything! Get out of here!
I trusted you!
I trusted you, goddamnit. Let go of my arm You’re hurting my arm. goddamned…
I am leaving Dale's apartment now. I know they must be close.
Something I have found has disturbed the beast
Get into the car or you’re a dead man. Now! Move…
Turn off that camera!
What else do you need, Jack? They killed Mateo
Nobody killed him he had a heart attack.
Bullshit and you know it. They can make it look like anything.
He was 82 years old.
So what? Nowadays that's not old— Jack, they’re genetically enhanced….
Just stop!
For fuck's sake, man
What about those weird cops? What about the guys in my store?
Jack, you saw the tape. Ed was not crazy. We've got to find that last tape.
I'm tired, Vito….
Jack! Jack!
Single, sole, abandoned, deserted, isolated, secluded
Jack has to see Lisa…
Ache, distress, agony, torment, torture
the sensation that causes acute discomfort or suffering
Pain
Jack.
Jack, can you hear me?
Jack
I'm dead.
Shhh don't… You almost killed yourself.
How did you find me?
Nimble found me.
Nimble?
He's your guardian angel.
I can't eat.
Don't be a child. Your body needs to recover. You’re full of poison …
I saw you and your father--
It's getting cold. -- fucking.
Uh-huh…
What do you think, Jack? Do you think I like who I am?
Why?
I'm a whore. Didn't you notice?
Would you rather idolize me as a virgin or a mother?
Which one do you prefer, Jack?
Did he rape you?
He wants a child from me. What ?
People are sick, Jack. You should know
That's why they buy your medication.
Breeding inside the family. Keeping the genes pure.
You must've heard about that.
I'm sorry
I know…
I tried to run away but there's nowhere to hide.
He's a very powerful man.
So we go south
to the Equator. There is this village
He's going to know as soon as we cross the border.
We'll have fake I.D.s. How ?
Don't worry.
What's your name going to be?
My name?
Your name.
Horatio.
I like it.
So tickets, I.D.s, I'll get everything tomorrow and we can leave the next day.
Four countries, five flights, three identities. No one can trace that.
Why did you quit being a doctor? Are you listening to anything I’m saying?
Uh-huh. Why?
It doesn't matter.
What's wrong? Nothing.
Berger says that... Berger?
My father... he says that the most dangerous people are idealists
Dreamers, visionaries, utopians
one who leads his life according to ideas, not practicalities
Opposite to pragmatist, realist, philistine?
Well, I sell drugs Disappointed dreamer.
That’s a cliché…
You would've been a great doctor.
Maybe, but there’s no medicine for poor people…
Cliché yourself
I don't like the rich. But you like me.
It's not easy to get a fake I.D. when your whole life and DNA print are squeezed into one microchip
but there's a price for everything.
…and my premium drugs are the best on the market.
Later that day, Nimble and I have our silent good-bye.
But life doesn't care about your plans.
Jack. Got it! I got it. I got the fuckin' tape
number ten and it gets even better, Jack.
Where's Lisa? I… what?
Where is she? Who's Lisa?
Jack… There was no one here… Listen
Jack, not only did I get the tape, but I think I found Sid Schleimann's son, Jack
Can you believe that? The guy had a son
the son had tape number ten, the son found me
Jack, Jack… Jack it's a long story, man…
Listen… he was searching as well, man
and guess what
the guy's one of the fucking richest, most powerful men in the world, Jack
Rudolf Berger
can you believe that? It's Rudolf fuckin' Berger, Jack
Schleimann's son
What… What? Yeah!
Jack. Did you hear what I fucking said, man? Jack!
Mr.Schleimann will see you now.
What?
I'm going alone.
What! Are you fuckin' nuts?
Look, I've been here before, OK
There seems to be no security, in and out.
How can that be possible? Look, I don't know.
Listen… If I'm not back in fifteen minutes, you take Nimble
and you get out of here. Can you do that?
Don't do it, Jack-- please.
Come in…. Don't be afraid.
Who are you?
Sit down.
Who are you? I'm Sid Schleimann.
Come in… Don't be afraid.
We need to talk. Put the gun away and sit down…
Where is she?
Well, I know and you don't.
If you shoot me, you'll never find out.
Please, sit down.
Talk.
Is that really necessary? Yes.
You're not Sid Schleimann! Well-- yes and no. You see, Ed...
there is no Sid Schleimann. I made him up.
Who are you?
Call me Rudy. I was just reading your file
Quite amazing.
Son of Irish emigrants, good student, loner, idealist, who doubted God but became a priest
aggressive, violent, maniac
What are you searching for, Ed?
What did you do to Sid Schleimann?
Zenith is the time when the sun comes into its peak,
after which there follows inevitable decline but this decline...
is going to be horrendous, but these men will not relinquish control and power
Sounds familiar?
What have you done with your life, Ed?
You could've done something good, some small thing, you were a priest, man!
But you've ruined your life. Not only that : your wife, your son.
What a waste.
There is no conspiracy, Ed. We're not in the middle ages any more.
A few secret men who pull the strings of the entire world, please!
Don't you realize how ridiculous that sounds?
This is the twenty-first century, Ed.
Look at me. How old do you think I am?
Remember? I was all grey…
look at me!
Genetics,
bioengineering, it's going to change the world
what am I saying, it's already changing the world. It certainly
changed me.
Imagine a future,
where everyone will live to be three hundred years old.
No more diseases, hunger, senseless violence. Imagine that world let's say, in about thirty years
A better world.
Where everyone will be happy.
No more pain.
I was just reading your file
Quite amazing.
Your father was a madman, your mother a prostitute, you grew up in foster homes.
You have a rare form of epilepsy, yet you managed to pull yourself through medical school
best student of an entire generation
only to quit in your last year to become a drug pusher
What do you want?
What are you searching for, Jack
Language? The rest of your father's tapes?
The "truth"? What do you want?
You're not listening to me, Jack.
You could've done something good, some small thing, you were a doctor, man! You
If I pull this trigger you're dead.
and no plastic surgery or cloned organs are going to bring you back to life-- Rudy.
Jack, you-- I’ve got one bullet for you, and one for me
who do you think has more to lose?
The choice is yours, Ed.
You're free to walk out that door. No one will stop you.
Outside, they think you're a madman
You're wanted for murder, you have nobody, you have ruined everything that was left
of your life
if you want, you can go back to that.
Or you can stay.
We can give you a second chance. New name, new face, new everything.
You can live a long life, Ed. A very long life
How would you like to own your own bookstore?
Where is she?
She's behind that door.
You're making a big mistake, Jack.
You know the words, Jack
you could've been one of us
but you chose to be a dumb Jack.
I’m so sorry… I'm so sorry, kid
Perhaps you’d like to know… Lisa’s pregnant.
We will abort your child.
Mr.Crowley? Can you hear me?
Mr. Crowley?
He's regained consciousness!
How do you feel, Mr.Crowley?
So, Ed, how do you feel?
What did you say?
How do you feel?
What did you just call me?
Ed. Ed Crowley. That's your name. You don't remember?
Where am I?
You don't remember anything?
What is the last thing you recall?
We are replacing parts of your brain, Ed.
You are part of a very important experiment.
Experiment?
Ed, you had a very rare form of brain tumor.
That tumor was surgically removed.
but your brain was scarred. Does that ring a bell?
The scar tissue was blocking the flow of your neurotransmitters, and this caused a very rare form of epilepsy
which resulted in complex-partial seizures
and -- well, -- your
curious language bouts, they are related to your condition as well
And the pain ?
It's more like numbness.
You know, sometimes the absence of pain is more dangerous than the pain itself.
Epilepsy makes you forget what happens at the time of a seizure
and that's why you don't remember your crime…
You killed a man, Ed, but you were not aware of it
that's why you are here and not in prison.
I, I killed a man?
You wanted to be cured, but there is no cure for you illness.
And you agreed to participate in this very important experiment
and we're replacing your sick brain
with cloned, genetically improved brain tissue.
I'll be honest with you.
Something went wrong.
You had a seizure
it lasted only about a minute
but something very dramatic transpired in your psyche.
Your brain activity exploded all over our scanners. Unbelievable.
It's as if you had taken some psychedelic mushroom or something
Who did I kill?
I don't know-- some poor old guy.
Fact: The experiment is…
What did you just say?
Fact: The experiment is…
What?
Nothing.
Ed, are you OK?
Doctor
Do you know what Zenith means?
Are you playing your word games again, Ed?
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whatever you do, you feel lonely. Life has lost any meaning…
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While the cause is unknown it may be the result of imbalance of chemicals in the brain
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My name is Jack Crowley.
I am about to die. But that's not the story.
This is the story:
Everyone thinks there are ten tapes. But there are more.
Find number eleven.
It is up to you.
The future will be grim and hopeless.
I know this for I have uncovered the master plan,
the conspiracy behind it all…