01x02 - Escape to Questworld

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Talk to me,
dr. Surd.

I'll talk, ben,
and you better listen.

First do you
have my money?

Cashing a check for ten million
dollars on a saturday night

Is like trying to herd cats
in a lightning storm.

Well you and your little
friends at the pentagon

Shoulda' thought of that
before cutting off my funding.

Now those bureaucrats will
know exactly how effective

My nerve gas
really is.

They won't, but a lot
of innocent people will.

Jeremiah, why aren't you using
your gifts to help people?

Help those
pathetic sheep?

What on earth for?

Doesn't it bother you
that millions will die?

Does it bother me when I step
on ants crossing the sidewalk?

How'd you get
so twisted?

Did we get it?

We have a trace.

He's at pier 27.

It's over on the north side,
get going.

All right,
I want him alive.

Let's go.

Jeremiah, we have
a security breach.

Take care
of it, julia.

I'll begin preparations
to release the nerve gas.

You two, take the stern.

Lorenzo.

Be careful, jeremiah.

We're pinned
down topside.

Put a light
on the bridge.

Eat that, suckers.

Let's get these bozos.

You three take
the bridge.

I'm going below.

Game's over, jeremiah.

You're bluffing.

There's no nerve gas
on this ship.

Do you think
I'd keep it here?

It's quite deadly,
you know.

One sniff can ruin
your whole day.

I have it hidden
in the city.

Step away
from the controls.

I don't believe you'd
sh**t an unarmed man.

You're right.

Let's talk.

There's still a chance
we can work out a deal.

Hold it! Freeze!

You set me up,
bannon, my leg.

Freeze!

No, hold your fire.

Bannon.

So, commander bennett,
to what do I owe this honor?

Surd.

Dr. Jeremiah surd?

He died almost


But as you may recall
we were never

Able to locate the position
of his nerve gas.

At least
not until now.

Why call me?

Race, I need
your help.

You knew surd.

You studied him
for months.

You're the best
man for the job.

Get sims,
he knew surd.

We did.

He's dead, along with five
construction workers

And the rest of chicago,
if we don't stop that leak soon.

Right now we have it contained
in that dome behind me.

But it's only
a temporary fix.

Benton, you don't have
to come along for this one.

Surd was my
responsibility.

Race, I've lost track of how
many times you've saved my life.

I couldn't possibly let
you do this alone.

All right, here goes.

You kids reading this?

We're all linked in.

Be careful, will you?

Access all of dr. Surd's
old files and see

If you come across
any schematics

Or blueprints
for this laboratory.

I am already
on it, dr. Quest.

You okay?

What the...?

Is that the gas?

Dad?

We're all right.

It's okay.

We'll be all right
in these suits.

For the time being.

Race, you'd better see what
the clock is connected to.

Hadji, have you found
any schematics yet?

I'm afraid that we have
come up empty-handed.

Dr. Quest, race,
this is bennett.

You've got 22 hours before
your suits are compromised.

You've gotta blast them out,
commander bennett.

No, that might spread
the gas prematurely.

We have to find a way to defuse
the situation from the inside.

Fur on a catfish.

Benton, there's enough
plastic expl*sives

Under here to blow us
to kingdom come.

Not to mention releasing
nerve gas through the city.

Well, we'd better
get to work.

This place has more wires
than the white house.

They'll never be able to figure
out which wires to cut.

I wish jeremiah surd
was alive.

Why, jessie?

So I could k*ll him.

Jess, that's it.

We've gotta find surd.

Oh, no, my friend.

Jeremiah surd
died in 1978.

We don't know that for sure.
And like you always say, hadji,

"A blind man can't take
the sunrise for granted."

I said no such thing.

Whatever.

We have to make sure
that surd's dead.

I'll start with his
social security number

And any irs files
he may have had.

Anything?

Nope.

We should
check with trw

And any government
pension records.

Well?

I can find nothing.

What about
the police files?

Hospital transfer records?

Come on, guys, think.

I found it.

What?

His death certificate.

Oh, man.

Hey, wait a minute.

How come the last hospital
transfer record

Is dated five months
after the death certificate?

Where'd they
transfer him, hadj?

Dr. Jeremiah surd
was transferred

To bell isle institute for
the insane in january of 1979.

It kind of redefines
intensive care.

And I suppose we
missed visiting hours.

Any ideas?

You know what I hate most
about thunderstorms?

Blackouts.

Okay, grab a fuse,
everybody.

Now wait
for the lightning.

Now!

Who turned
out the lights?

Dang storm
blew another fuse.

Yeah, I'll get it.

Who are you?

I'm jonny quest.

And these are my friends
jessie bannon and hadji singh.

Quest and bannon.

So you've come to plead
for the lives of your fathers.

How did you know
about our fathers?

Every station
on television

Has been playing that story
since this morning.

Do you know how many times
they've interrupted scooby-doo?

And it wasn't even
one I'd seen yet.

I'm still
very upset.

I've got
a proposal for you.

Tell me, young man,
of your proposal.

What could you possibly have
that would be any sweeter

Than the impending death
of race bannon?

Something you'll have
to see to believe.

We call it questworld.

This is the gateway
to a whole new reality.

Questworld, logon.

Subject: dr. Jeremiah surd,
countdown.

It's extraordinary.

Astounding.

I'm whole again.

It is a world where
anything is possible.

We have a much more
sophisticated

Questworld system at home.

Really?

I see.

So you'll give me
the run of your questworld

Where I can be young
and whole again.

And in return, I tell you
how to save your fathers.

You have a deal.

But how will you get
me out of this prison?

We got in, didn't we?

We'll get you out.

Looks like he's having
the time of his life in there.

Oh, jonny quest.

Do you really
understand the entity

You've unleashed
upon your a world?

It's magnificent.

What's going on?

Where'd he go?

Oh, this is not good.

He has slipped
out of questworld.

What?

To where?

It's 2 in the morning.

This had better be good.

Julia.

Jeremiah?

Oh, julia,
did you miss me?

I don't believe it.

I thought you were dead.

This can't be real.

There are many realities,
my dear.

Jeremiah, it is you.

I do believe we're
back in business.

Can you contact lorenzo?

Of course.

Well, I have something of
an errand for both of you.

I cannot find him, jonny.

He's not using any of the normal
internet accesses.

Look, surd's
linked a phone line.

Shut questworld down, now.

All right, surd,
you've had your fun.

Give us what we want.

Dad, do you read me?

Jonny, where
have you been?

Have you found any
of surd's files?

No, but we found surd.

Surd?

What in the heck are
you talking about?

No time to explain, dad.

Listen, to stop
the b*mb

Cut the third purple wire
in the eighth conduit.

All right.

Dad!

What's going on?

You lied to us.

Pretty good,
little man.

Grab that case.

Man, what happened?

Race?

Race, where are you?

Are you all right?

I don't know, benton.

This might be the end
of the road for me.

There's a tear
in my suit.

I don't know how long I can
clamp down on it like this.

Sit tight, race.

We'll fix it.

Dad, race, are you
guys all right?

We heard an expl*si*n.

It was just one of dr. Surd's
little traps, I'm afraid.

Dad?

Don't worry, ponchita.

On three, move your hand.

One, two, three.

Dad?

Well, if I'm not green by
now, I guess I'm all right.

Show's over, let's
get back to work.

We'd better.

There's only eight hours
until the real fireworks start.

This is very,
very bad.

I can't believe
that surd got away.

Not only that, he has stolen
our portable questworld system.

What?

That must mean surd still
wants to play in questworld.

And if he goes into questworld,
we can find him.

Questworld, logon.

Subjects: jonny quest
and jessie bannon.

Three, two, one.

Can you believe this?

Surd's altering
the program.

That means he has
just as much control

Over questworld
as we do.

This is just
to let you know

That questworld now
belongs to me.

Oh, my.

This is not possible.

Terminate questworld.

Terminate.

I don't think so,
my little friend. You

See, I am
now in control.

Oh, that is
what you think.

Control this,
you sicko.

Jonny, jessie,
are you all right?

This is simply
not possible.

We did not program questworld
to inflict physical harm.

Yeah, but we're not the only
ones programming questworld.

How are things
coming, race?

What can I say?

Sometimes you eat the bear,
and sometimes the bear eats you.

I hate to remind you

But you only have
four hours left.

It seems less than wise
to enter questworld

After seeing surd's
display of power.

It's the only
way, hadji.

We have to trap surd if we're
gonna help dad and race.

All right.

Good luck, my friends.

Questworld, logon.

Three, two, one.

Hadj, any idea which
way we'll find surd?

I can find nothing.

I am dumbfounded.

Oh, that's
a big help.

Welcome to my funhouse.

Too bad you won't live long
enough to appreciate it.

Wrong, surd.

Activate power sled.

You can't escape.

Hadji, I need
a sonic detonator.

I am already on it.

All right,
let's hit it.

How quaint,
a pathetic little b*mb.

Which one is it?

Hang on.

Julia, log
me out, now.

Yes.

While you were
keeping dr. Surd occupied

I managed to locate the back
door to the system he is using.

It's only
a matter of time

Before questworld
is completely mine.

Log me into
questworld, julia.

I have much work to do.

Questworld, logon.

Subject: dr. Jeremiah surd.

Countdown.

I have him.

He's headed
south on i-95.

Oh, man, he's at least


Fifty miles by road.

Not if we go
cross-country.

This is the one.

Lorenzo, help me.

Boss?

We had a deal, surd.

Tell us how to get our
dads out of your lab.

Or what?

Hold it right
there, kid.

I don't think so.

You're gonna risk
sh**ting your boss?

He's a pretty
big target.

Put the g*n
away, lorenzo.

It seems
I have no choice.

I hope you got
the right one.

We're almost
out of time.

Find the red and yellow sensor
wires and bridge them.

We got it.

Now what?

Isolate the orange
and the blue wires.

Cut the orange one.

No!

Don't trust surd.

The blue wire.

Cut the blue wire,
benton.

No, dad,
the orange.

Cut the orange wire.

The blue wire.

Pop, the orange wire.

Cut the blue one.

Dad!

You played
a good hand, kid.

You just didn't
have the cards.

Jump!

Jonny?

Jessie, hadji?

Dad?

Are you okay, son?

Are we okay?

We heard an expl*si*n.

We thought you were...

Yeah, I know same thing
I was thinking.

Good night
and thank you.

Dad, you know how
I'm always saying

That you never
listen to me?

Yes, son.

Well, this is definitely one
time I'm glad you didn't.

You and me
both, jonny.

You and me both.