09x06 - Split-Second

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Look sharp, Carter.
[ Grunts ]

Better look out yourself,
Leonardo.

[ Grunts ]
[ Sighs ]
What's wrong, Carter?

That's the third time
you've clinched.

Yeah, and I'm really gettin'
burned. I joined this crew
to train with Splinter.

But we've been so busy
chasing Dregg,
I haven't had time.

And I fear, with
your new mutant forms,

you're not spending enough
on your training.

- Who's got time for training?
- With all the trouble
that space case is making,

I haven't even
had time to catch up
on my comic books.

Dregg's threat
should not be ignored.

But neither can
your training,
my pupils.

I'd say it's time
we went on a schedule, Sensei.

I agree, Leonardo.
Terrific. There goes
our valuable leisure time.

The first thing we have to do
is work out a strict timetable.

Hey, that can't be right.

It's late afternoon.
Weird. My watch
stopped too.

Hey, Donatello,
what time you got?

I'll check my computer's clock.
It's never wrong.

[ Beeping ]

Your computer has a clock?
You know it, Michelangelo.

See, all computers have
built-in clocks to regulate
the flow of data.

That's impossible.
My computer's clock
is malfunctioning too!

[ Beeping ]
This is weird.

[ Communicator Chirps ]
April, are you having
any trouble with your clocks?

Are you kidding?
It's happening
everywhere, guys.

Everything that runs
on a clock or a timer's
gone haywire!

The subways, the airports--

Whoa, dudes.
You don't suppose
old Dregg's behind this?

Are you kiddin'?
It's practically got
his signature on it.

[ Vehicles Honking ]

[ Shouting ]
Move that junk now!

[ Honking Continues ]

This is what
I'd call a mess, all right.

So what do you think's
jamming the works?

A transmission signal?
It would have to be
a seriously huge one.

Which means
we can trace it.

[ Carter ]
I'm gettin' some major output
from over there.

[ High-pitched Frequency ]

I think it's coming
from that billboard.

"Wear officially licensed
Dregg watches."

Now there's something that
really enhances the quality
of modern-day urban life.

[ Donatello ]
It's coming from up there.

[ High-pitched Frequency ]
Look.

Whatever that thing is,
it's not part of the billboard.

Better disable it.

[ Grunts ]

[ Leonardo ]
How's it looking, guys?

[ Carter ]
Everything's working again!

What in the--

[ Screams ]

[ Groans ]

Raphael!
Look out!

Look out below!

Boy, I hope this poor sap
has insurance.

They're robots!

[ Both Yelling ]

Carter! The guys!

[ Grunts ]
Good hands, buddy.
A double play.

Look out!

[ Groaning ]
Oh, man.

Man, talk about
in-your-face
advertising.

Come on, dudes.
We gotta get
off the streets!

[ Communicator Chirps ]
April, is everything
back to normal?

Yes! But in all the chaos,
somebody broke into
the antique timepiece museum.

Oh, we don't have time
for robberies.
Dregg's the problem now.

The police report says
they used powerful lasers
to break into the museum...

and stun rays
to subdue the guards.

Lasers?
Stun rays?

Whoa! Only Dregg
packs that kind of gear.

We're on our way, April.

[ Clocks Ticking ]

I don't get it.
What would Dregg want
with a bunch of old clocks?

Maybe the dude's got
a lot of time on his hands.

[ Mock Laugh ]
Leave the comedy to
professionals, Michelangelo.

What's up
with these clocks?

[ April ] "L.L."? "L.T."?
What does that mean?

Longitude and latitude.
Which is measured
in minutes and seconds.

And they say cartoons
aren't educational.

[ Donatello ]
Carter, add up the numbers
on the top row.

I get 91 minutes,


Hmm, that's
the precise map coordinates
for the Northwest Steel Mill.

But why would Dregg
leave us a clue
to his location?

Maybe he left it
for one of his minions.

Or it could be
the ever-popular...
Turtle trap.

Well, whatever it is,
we've gotta check it out.

[ Tires Screech ]

Look alive, team.
We could be sitting ducks.

Didn't this mill
shut down recently?

Uh-huh.
They're going to build
a shopping mall here.

Yeah, something about this place
just screams "fashion boutique."

[ Leonardo ] On your toes,
guys. Dregg and his g*ons
could be anywhere.

Ah, the Turtles.

Okay, now, if that's Dregg,
his voice has changed.

I've been so looking forward
to meeting you again!

Again?
Just who are you?

You mean you don't remember?
Very well.

Just call me...

Chronos!

Look out!

And your time is up, Turtles!
[ Cackles ]

Since you don't remember
who I am,

call me Chronos.

Yeah, we'll
call you an ambulance,
because you're gonna need it!

Are you a match for
my arrows of time?

[ Grunts ]

[ Ticking ]

Ah.

It's time for my revenge,
Turtles.

Sorry to disappoint you,
but revenge isn't
on tonight's schedule.

Every second that ticks by
draws you closer to your doom!

[ Grunting ]

[ Grunts ]

[ expl*si*n ]

It's only a matter of time,
Turtles.
[ Laughs ]

I think your mainspring's
wound a little too tight, bub.

[ Grunts ]
Come here, you!

[ Whirring ]

Your time just
ran out, Turtles!

We gotta stop
that maniac, dudes!

[ Donatello ]
And the only way to do that--

[ Grunts ]
is to turn up the heat!

You won't escape me
that easily, Turtles!

I am Chronos, master of time,
king of the clock tower!

I know everything about you.
There's nowhere you can run!

He went out
the back!
[ expl*si*n ]

- Not a sign of him.
- Who the heck is
that clockhead, anyway?

[ Michelangelo ]
I don't know. But he sure
seems to know who we are.

[ Raphael ]
You know, his voice
seemed kind of familiar.

Yeah.
And why did he call himself
"king of the clock tower"?

Yeah, there's something
familiar about that too.

[ Tires Squeal ]

Hey, what's this
doin' here?

That wacko must've planted it.
It could be a time b*mb.

[ Tires Squealing ]

- Get rid of it, Carter!
- [ Alarm Rings ]

[ Chronos ]
Greetings, Turtles!
This is your wake-up call.

I'm going to execute
two crimes at once.

A little double jeopardy,
if you will.

First, the time lock
in the central bank
will open at 8:00 p.m.,

12 hours ahead of schedule,

so I can clean it out!

At the same time, I shall
reset the switch clocks
in the midtown subway...

causing the north and
southbound trains to collide!

You get the feeling this dude's
kind of hung up on clocks?

Why, no.
Whatever gave you that idea?

So you four had better hurry
if you want to stop me!

[ Cackling ]

It's gonna blow!

[ Rings ]

[ Sighs ]
Oh, man.

That guy is really starting
to get on my nerves.

It's a quarter of 8:00 now.
We don't have much time.

April,
try to dig up anything
you can on that guy.

Okay. But without
a name or a face,
it's going to be tricky.

Donatello, we'll take the bank.
The rest of you try to stop
those trains from colliding!

Let's move!

[ Tires Squeal ]

[ Alarm Blaring ]
The intruder alarm.

[ Chronos Laughing ]

I've been looking forward
to meeting you, Splinter.

Who are you?
How did you get here?

I know a great deal
about you.

I know you were once
Hamato Yoshi,
leader of the Foot Clan.

I know you trained the Turtles
in your fighting style.

And, of course, I know
the location of your lair.

[ Grunts ]

I've also made a study
of your fighting style.

[ Shouts in Japanese ]

[ Yells ]

[ Grunts ]

Still, I can't hope to beat
your martial arts skill.

So I'll just have to cheat!
You can't escape the hands
of time, Splinter!

[ Cackles ]

[ Groans ]

[ Computer Beeping ]

Hmm, I'll just have to do
a massive search.

Time, clock tower, Chronos.

Oh, this could take all night!

There's the northbound train.
But, dudes, how are we gonna
get all those people off?

Come on, are you kiddin' me?
After all the bad P.R. Dregg's
been givin' us, it'll be a snap.

All right,
get off the train!

[ Woman ]
It's those evil mutants!

[ Screams ]
Oh, my goodness!

[ Passengers Shouting,
Muttering ]

[ Gasping ]
The train is yours.
Please, just don't hurt me.

Oh, thanks a lot, pal.
Now we gotta save
your train for you.

Okay, who knows
how to work this thing?

Not me.
Yeah, kind of
figured that.

These controls
must operate
the track switches.

Now all we gotta do
is reset them, and
the trains won't collide.

And here comes the switch point.
Hit it, Carter!

- [ Beeps ]
- [ Bell Clanging ]

[ Train Horn Blares ]

[ Chronos ]
Well done, Turtles.

But there's just one problem.
[ Cackles ]

I never bothered to sabotage
the switch timer,

so you just set the trains
on a collision course for me!

I'm really starting
to hate this guy!

[ Chronos ]
Next stop-- certain doom!

Choo-choo!
[ Cackles ]

[ Beeps ]

The vault's already open.

[ Chronos Chortling ]

It's empty.
But I just heard
his voice!

You didn't really expect
to find me in person,
did you, Turtles?

You see, I'm not terribly
interested in robbing this bank.

But I am interested in
frying your shells!

With this thermal device.

Whoa, boy.

[ Door Creaking ]

[ Chronos ]
Uh-oh, I'm afraid
there's nowhere for you to run.

That thing's gonna blow
in 30 seconds!

[ Donatello ]
It'll turn this vault
into a giant pressure-cooker.

And we're the ones
who are gonna get cooked!

Your time's up, Turtles.

Can you deactivate that
thermal device, Donatello?

In 15 seconds?
Are you kidding?

Then we'll just have
to get the door open.

[ Both Grunting ]

Farewell, Turtles!

You really think
this'll work?

[ Grunts ] No, but
it might destabilize...

our mutations.

[ Groans ]
Talk about having money to burn.

[ Train Horn Blares ]

Chronos said we were
on a collision course.

Yeah. So where's
the other train?

Dudes, it's dead ahead!

- [ Train Horn Blares ]
- It's too late!

The other train
doesn't have time to stop!

[ Brakes Squealing ]

[ Turtles Yelling ]

[ All Sigh ]

I just hope
the transit authority
appreciates this.

- Wait a minute.
- [ Beeps ]

"Man arrested in clock tower."
Could it be?

[ Donatello ]
That bank-robbing gag
turned out to be a trap.

So was ours.

And we're still no nearer
to catching Chronos.

Or learning
who that nutball really is.

Yeah, but his voice
is so familiar. I--
If I could only remember.

[ Tires Squeal ]

[ Brakes Screech ]

Dudes, check it out.

Remember that place?
[ Leonardo ]
The city hall clock tower.

- Of course!
- What's so special about it?

Oh, no. I feel
a flashback comin' on.

[ Leonardo ]
It was a couple of years ago.

We were scouting the rooftops
when we ran into this guy
trying to make a getaway.

We found out later
his name was Winston Fripp.

And he just robbed
the city treasury.

We left him tied up there
for the police to find.

[ Carter ]
So Fripp
is the same guy as Chronos?

Well, if he is, his taste
in clothes has really
gone down the tubes.

Yeah, but didn't Chronos
call himself the king
of the clock tower?

Yeah, and he said
something else.

He said he knew
where we live.

[ Together ]
Splinter!

[ Tires Squeal ]

[ Leonardo ]
If that maniac's done
anything to Splinter, I'll--

Hey, what the heck?

Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
Greetings, Turtles.

I've left you this little gift
in exchange for
your beloved sensei.

His time will be...
cut short unless you four
do exactly as I say!

Come to the south bank
drawbridge in 20 minutes...

and surrender to me.

That's it! I've had it!
I say we find that ding-dong
and snap his mainspring!

But he'll destroy Splinter
if we attack him.

Maybe not, guys.
He didn't say anything about me.
He hasn't mentioned me once.

Yeah, if Chronos is
Winston Fripp, he wouldn't
know anything about Carter.

April, come in.
We think Chronos is--
[ April ] Winston Fripp?

- How did you know?
- Because it all fits.

Fripp was fired from
the city scheduling department
because of an attitude problem.

He robbed the city treasury
for revenge,

which is where you guys
caught up with him.

But it took authorities hours
to find him after you left him
tied up in the clock tower.

By that time, the clock's
ticking and the ringing bells
had driven him mad.

Yep. Same guy.

Come on.
We're gonna make that maniac
tell us where Splinter is.

[ Buoy Bell Clanging ]

[ Tires Screech ]

[ Communicator Chirps ]
Okay, Carter. Stand by.
Keep your ear to your com.

- You got it.
- [ Bell Continues ]

All right, Chronos.
Your time just ran out.

You think so, eh?
[ Beeps ]

Behold my clockwork warriors!

Oh, man. Not those
speed freaks again.

Take 'em.

- [ Grunts ]
- Throw down your weapons
and your Turtle-coms.

Do it now,
or Splinter perishes.

All right, Chronos.
You've won.

- Where is Splinter?
- On top of the Clayborne Tower.

[ Michelangelo ]
The one with the giant ball
that drops on New Year's Eve?

Precisely.
All right!

I'm outta here.

[ Tires Squeal ]

And since my victory over you
has me in a party mood,

- I think I'll celebrate
New Year's Eve early.
- [ Beeps ]

[ Turtles Grunting ]

Chronos, you slime!

Don't worry.
You'll be joining him soon.

In the meantime,
these four concussion generators
will shake the city apart,

making it mine for the looting.

All courtesy of Dregg,

in exchange
for destroying you.
Dregg!

I knew that space creep had
something to do with all this.

I'd love to stay,

but I must supervise
the activation
of the concussion generators.

So, if you'll excuse me--
[ Cackles ]

Okay, troops,
how do we get outta this one?

I'm almost free.

Hang on, guys.

[ Metal Creaking ]

[ Carter ]
Oh, man!
I gotta move!

[ Donatello ]
Guys, we gotta stop that loon
before he destroys the city.

Yeah, but he could
be anywhere.

No. There's a style
to everything Chronos does.

He'd go to someplace special.

The city hall clock tower.

Of course.
It all started there.
He'd want it to end there.

- Hang on, Sensei!
- Carter.

[ Grunts ]
It's too heavy!

Can't stop it!

[ Grunts ]

[ Beeping ]

That must be the master control.

And he's got it wired
straight into the clock's
machinery!

[ Chronos ]
Precisely, Turtles.

City Hall itself will cause
the city's destruction!

I don't know how you escaped
my trap, but you're too late
to stop me now!

Wrong, clock-for-brains!

We're pullin' the plug
on your little scheme.

[ Sighs ]
I've toyed with you
long enough.

Destroy them!

Whoa!
Whoa!

[ Groans ]
No! If we mutate, we'll be
too slow to stop them.

- What?
- [ Grunts ]

Maybe. But we sure
can stomp 'em.

[ Roars ]

[ Grunts ]

Now to shut down
the controls.

Your powers! It's impossible!
I know everything about you!

Well, I guess you weren't
as clever as you thought,
gearhead.

Chronos,
you're about to clock out.

No. Not again!

[ Michelangelo ]
Dudes, this is where
we came in.

[ Laughing Maniacally ]

Dregg!
Get me outta here!

No, Chronos.
The Turtles still live.

The city is still standing.

You have failed me.

Please don't
leave me here.

Don't worry.
I still have a use for you.

[ TV: Male Announcer ]
The fiend known as Chronos...

who nearly destroyed the city
has been captured...

by our protector
from the stars-- Dregg.

Citizens,
I will always be here to
protect you from criminals...

and those mutant Turtles.

That lyin' creepazoid!

Oh, man.
Turn it off.

"I'll always be there."
Can you believe that guy?

Dregg's about as reliable
as a stopped watch.

I'd say Dregg's time
is just about up.
Yeah.

We'll clean that dude's clock.

And strip his gears!
All right, all right.
Enough!

The next guy who makes
a clock reference is gonna get
a permanent time-out from me!