Our latest subliminal test on rioters was a setback
Ultra Low Frequency signals are perfect
for manipulating human emotions
since they can't be heard and affect brainwaves directly
But they also kill large numbers of brain cells
Maybe we should contact the CIA
Their Lab 20 in Chicago has done extensive work on subliminals
Perhaps they know how to protect these cells
I like this song too, Professor Duna
So do all the music stores around the world
It contains subliminal messages urging people not to steal
And CD theft has been greatly reduced
since the stores started playing it
Who the hell are you?
Another believer in subliminals, just like yourself
Greener pasture on my side Welcome on board
Believe me, I am no expert, we've just gone back to Square One
So, let's start again from square one
Agent Blue Szeto, Agent Tango One, Doctor Ho
Please report to control centre immediately
Fighter's showing Pale Rider Syndrome
Maybe an over response to the booster medication
Adrenalin pumping, pulse 3080
Looks like a panic attack
Tango, try, 4CNT
4CNT in progress
Go to PN64XT
Hold it there, give it ten
Pulse normal in 3 seconds, ready for ULF program
ULF adjust to 7.18. Punch in
Copy
He's fine now
Fighter's back to normal Ready for ULF download
What happened?
Dr. Ho,
we had a NZ crisis
It's under control
Was it taped?
Yes
You're still uptight
I'm not
C.S., let the target rest
Maybe you should take a break
Great
Let's go shopping downtown
Right
I meant a 20 minutes break
We can take the company chopper
Langley cut the chopper...
from our budget
C.S., your wedding gift...
has to wait
Serves him right, he's abandoning us
Moving to Miami
Fool!
I forgot Sunday's your wedding day
Congratulations
Thanks, just send some cash
Attention! All units, maximum alert
The kidnappers may strike tonight
What's taking C.S. So long?
Calling Kate
A man in love!
I'm happy for him
You should envy him
For being in love?
Shouldn't you?
Well
He touched you
Check that guy out
Really
C.S. Taught you...
that trick
Back at the orphanage
18 years ago
Time flies by
Too fast
C.S. Is leaving us
So?
You're stuck with me
Are you getting sappy...
on me?
My dear Tango?
Maybe
You're the pride of our lab
Our lab!
We may be laid off
Because of budget cut
They're reviewing...
our case tomorrow
Sir. The guy is clean
They guy is clean. Good. Let him go
I'll call you later,
bye bye
You ordered for me?
What?
Your wedding gift
An old model?
So ungrateful
Thanks
Kate
They bought us a camcorder
For our wedding
Captain, Agent Silo reporting
on guarding our own research scientists, sir
No signs of kidnappers so far
Last week, the President of the United States instructed the CIA
to spend less money on research and more on operations
That's why Project VR Fighter is under review
Sir, after 6 months of experiments
we have successfully turned 10 non-action type office duty agents
into highly skilled fighter agents in just 7 days
The project is ready to go to the next phase
But why? The money spent on this research is more than
the payroll of 100 decorated fighter agents for a whole year
But sir, I think you've missed
the most important application of the project
The CIA induces a lot of enemy agents to turn double agents
and steal enemy items they have access to
Many times these moles cannot deliver
simply because they are not skilled fighters
And now they can easily take a week off
and we can turn them into James Bonds
True, the cold war was over
But you never know when a new one will crop up
And sir, this is national defense for the next millennium
Those guards
They're everywhere
Thank you
What's up?
They were worried
That terrorists were...
after subliminal scientists
They just found out
The Belfast kidnappers...
only wanted money
Not subliminals-related
And the review?
Guess
Such confidence
And arrogance
Once they sign off
The VR Fighters...
can report to work
I'm going to Miami though
No one will miss you
Go
We moved here...
from Hong Kong
We're friends forever
So don't quit
Dizzy?
Once more then
Miami's hot...
and humid
Well
It's like Hong Kong then
But your friends are in Chicago
They're late
The guests are waiting
Get moving
Right
Relax
Don't abandon the guests
Come on
Come
I love you
Move
Goodness!
Hi, Agent Blue
Please
Is that the groom?
I know you're there
Get the computer password
While I'm in Langley
What's the plan for Agent Szeto?
She's family, we're as concerned as you are
But our operations are classified
Relax, it's all under control, Agent...
Tango One
Doesn't it take two to Tango?
Sorry
One more question. Where's Agent Szeto?
That's also...
Classified?
So, you do know
They pretended they wanted money for the Irish kidnap
That made us drop our guard
We're dealing with major league players here
We have to be super-cautious
But they may kill her
CIA Special Operations acts only
when the national security of our country is threatened
You may not be aware
but at least one CIA agent gets kidnapped every week
Past experience and statistics tell us
they have a safety period of 10 to 12 days
because their captors want them to talk
Ultimately, 25% of them will defect
So Agent Szeto is safe for now
That's all I can tell you
Let's all get back to work
I would like to know the CIA's priority
I beg your pardon
Your priority, sir! Rescue her? Or silence her forever?
Our little chat is over
Alien?
Why Blue?
There are others
All experts on ULF and subliminals
He murdered Kate
Palm ID
Toddman
Captain Toddman, this is your friend Alien
As you know, we have Agent Szeto Do I have your attention?
What do you want?
Release the following prisoners:
Akassin Ruger Matajev...
I know who you are and what you're up to
I'm too busy to have you trapped now
Think twice before you make another one of your stupid moves
because that may just be the move that will get Agent Szeto killed
You're such a prick, Toddman
You have technologies to transmit subliminal messages
and sneak by existing detecting systems Yes or no?
No!
A pretty liar is still a liar
Just kill me
Dr. Kuleshor
The speech you gave at the
Moscow Subliminal Conference was brilliant
although the missing parts were crucial
What we want now is the classified stuff that CIA bankrolled
and wouldn't release to the rest of the world
One thing you may not know about Dr. Kuleshor
He's not only a famous scientist
he also used to run the brain-washing operations at KGB
And he loves to be challenged
So the more hostile you are, the more he's gonna enjoy it
How long do you think it's gonna take?
She's an expert on subliminals herself It may take a few days
Come in
We know where Blue is
We need VR Training
I know how you feel
But Blue was...
in charge
Without her around
VR Training can be hazardous
Toddman of Special Operations
Is ready to silence Blue
Alien wouldn't...
let her live either
If we had VR Training
We could rescue Blue ourselves
As a field test...
for the program
We've decided...
to go to Hong Kong
With or without training
Doctor
I said "hazardous", not "no"
Thank you
Project VR Fighter Phase 1, code number 2C4D. Process
Race of fighter, select Chinese
Training language, Cantonese
There are 3 phases
Phase 1, Memory Implant
Phase 2, Ability Implant
Both done under hypnosis
Phase 3, Practical Drills
Phase 1 is most daring
We'll try...
to hypnotize you 100%
We'll immerse you
In temperature-regulated...
liquid oxygen
Any side effects,
we'll have to abort
If he can't be hypnotized in 30 seconds
we have to stop the program
Download first hand fighting memories
Into your subconscious
Under 50% hypnosis
Your muscles are stimulated
By advanced technologies...
to drill involuntarily
Increase to 75
Increase to 95
Every practice move is perfection guaranteed
No energy wastage
6 hours a day
Equals to 2 years
Of normal training
Virtual Fighting
Virtual Shooting Practice
Performance guaranteed...
by subliminal education
Drop the guns
Your bullet pierced the hostage's wrist
Before hitting the enemy
So?
She'll be crippled
Supplied data told us
There's only one female hostage
She had a prosthetic arm
That's what we shot through
Last Phase: Live Combat
What's going on?
VR Training...
made us great fighters
Not Supermen
There were...
30 fighters inside
All looked super-tough
The odds were not good
Our training taught us
That we should duck...
such a combat
Hello, Doctor
I got satellite photos of...
Missouri Building
Alien's on the 19th floor
Toddman's flying to Hong Kong
Alien has...
anti-satellite-surveillance defense
Get inside the building
Or you can't tell
What he's doing
Where did you get...
the data?
Bought them...
from a pal "Red Leaf"
Ex-CIA
Now sells intelligence for a living
Get Blue out ASAP
Don't kill anybody
Right
Good luck
It's been an hour and he's not showing any reactions
How much longer?
15 minutes
What subliminal is he watching?
I'll show you
Where's Tommy?
On an errand
The meters?
Later
Follow me
Here
Weak signals
Let's move
So the anti-detection signals didn't interfere with the subliminal signals
Not at all. My hat off to the CIA
You know, everyone of those kidnapped scientists
did help perfecting our plan
We really did well
Yes
Let's tap into their lines
Search floor plan
We're in
Blue!
Get a fix
Conference room
Yes, come in
Sir
What?
Wiring problems
And gas leakage
We'd better leave the room
This is a rescue operation
But I'll give the order if it needs to become a terminating run
Do I make myself clear?
Yes, sir
Toddman speaking
Very well, Mr. Consul General
They want us to delay by an hour
They're still checking with the local intelligence bureau
We now know how the CIA transmits subliminals
that would sneak by existing detection systems
We'll run a test here to make sure it's untraceable
Then you can have fun with the World Cup games
To the World Cup then!
It's now or never
It's time to reward our honored guests
J, my dear, would you take Dr. Kuleshor to our new camp?
A raid!
Tango
Come
The other scientists!
Go through the hole in the ceiling, okay
Let's get Alien's files
It's deleting
Virus time
Not working
Hang tight
Only 3% left
Bingo
Downloading to our base
You joined VR Training?
Yes
For you
Hear that?
What?
Tune it to 8.07
Try LF
There's another digital signal
Turn it 30 degree
Zoom in
Michael Rossburger?
We'll run a test here to make sure it's untraceable
Then you can have fun with the World Cup games
World Cup?
Rossburger's a currency speculator
Run a test in Hong Kong?
What's going on?
Wait a minute
The Brazilian team will stop over...
in Hong Kong
Alien will use subliminals...
on them
And make them lose
If it's for soccer gambling
The stakes aren't high enough
Riots!
Riots may...
spread over Brazil
If its team loses
Its economy will crash,
good for Rossburger
It's too...
far-fetched
We're going crazy
I'm going out
Back soon?
Yes
What?
Come
Down on the floor
What?
Close your eyes
Do it
It hurts?
Of course
Like a tattoo
You want one too?
No
Alien may experiment with ULF
That's traceable. - C.S. -
Thank God...
for anti-detection gadgets
Mr. CIA
It's personal
You killed my wife
Revenge is stupid
Where's C. S?
Dr. Ho
Blue, you're safe!
I have bad news
What?
The 10 VR Fighters we trained
One of them went crazy
We rounded them up
Found that some of them...
are violence prone
and suffer illusionary attacks
The anti-depressants didn't work?
I called Toddman
He's forgotten his grudge...
against you
Go to the airport now
He'll fly you back on company jet
Take care
C. S?
C.S.
Dr. Ho called,
we may be violence-prone
We must fly back ASAP
You guys are wanted and dangerous
We have orders to keep you guys cuffed till we get to Lab 20
in case the beast in you comes out
C.S.
Your tests came out clean
We buried Blue
I'm so sorry
And C. S?
Only 2 Fighters are like C.S.
He's out there
We'll find him
Help me
One's pinching me again
One,
I taught you that trick
Call me Tango...
from now on
OK
Someone stole a stock of PN64XT from a hospital
in the New Territories early this morning
Three days ago, a stock of PN7ET
was also stolen from a hospital in Kowloon
Both drugs are regularly used to treat mental patients
suffering from illusionary problems
That must have been C.S. Koo at work
It's good news then
At least we know he is doing something to control himself
It might take a while before we finally catch him
Hello
Toddman, it's Major Pressman
Yes, sir
Abort Project Alien
According to our sources his operation won't jeopardize the U.S.A.
In fact, it may even be good for Wall Street
So get your asses back here
What about C.S. Koo?
Eraser Team have taken over
The guys upstairs are really pissed off
Yes, sir
I'm sorry, Blue
You want him to pay for J?
I am a terrorist, not an avenger
I only care about getting the job done so I get my cut
But this one doesn't look like a quitter
Relax I'll just change the scenario a little
and our bereaved friend won't be able to tag along
International Airport, please
I called your boss...
earlier
I'm picking up "Michael Rossburger"
Name and code?
Dr. Ho, 26257
Wait
A gift from us
Thanks
Motel Chung King
Page 168, line 23, letter 28
Makes sense
Medicine?
Satellite?
I'll be damned
Hello, my friend
Hi
Tango
I'll pay for Blue
After I've killed Alien
OK?
You're sick too?
C.S. Koo, listen up
I'm Paul Wong,
CIA Eraser
You're a dead man
They brain-washed you?
How's it going?
Major, he got away But that won't happen again
Do you need help?
No, sir
Give me an update every twelve hours
Yes, sir
Major, Dr. Ho asked about Tango One for the third time this morning
Shall we tell him the real story?
Like hell we will He brought Tango One to us
One wanted to forget the past and asked for a new identity
And we gave him one, didn't we?
We made him an Eraser
The only thing, he didn't think we would send him out to kill his buddy
But that's a stroke of genius on my part
We cleaned out his memories of all emotional relationships
and then fed him selective data on C.S. Koo
and he became a perfect killer bait
He belongs to the Eraser Team now, so just tell Dr. Ho to back off
Motel Chung King
Wanted: C.S.
World Cup?
JQL
Rossburger's satellite!
From Hong Kong to Malaysia
You wanted to talk?
We used your company's satellite over Malaysia
instead of the one over Hong Kong
We inserted nauseating subliminals
during its broadcast of an ethnic concert
It worked brilliantly because unlike that Japanese cartoon incident
we were untraceable by the region's broadcast monitoring
Next time we'll put rioting subliminals in your satellite's simulcast
of the World Cup games throughout South East Asia
Here you have to be patient
Rioting subliminals work much slower
That's why we selected an event
that will be seen by tens of millions over a five week period
Figured by game 64, all the viewers will be ready to riot
I'll then stage an incident in Bangkok
That should spark off riots throughout the region
And guess what will happen to those countries' economies?
And you will make tons of money
from your currency and stock maneuvers
That would be so much fun
Take good care and we'll be there Bye, guys
Are you Tango or not?
I'm Tango to C.S.
Meet me at 8 am, Peak Tower
Mr. Tango One?
Yes
We have a letter...
for you
Tango, I'm not coming
Don't worry, I won't kill you
I'm not afraid to die
I've been trained
But you forgot...
who you trained with
We're 3 orphans
who only had each other
Spare me
You opted to forget?
I forgot nothing
Then who are you?
Who's your woman?
You'll regret not killing me
Don't worry, I'll pay for Blue
Blue?
The agent you killed?
The agent!
Tango
I don't envy you
You're not you
Climb back up yourself
This has the whole truth
If you're Tango, you'll know what to do
If you're not
Too bad
Thank you for listening
You should know
What really happened...
between us
Don't abandon the guests
Alien messed us all up
I killed my best friend
That's more painful than losing the only woman I loved
I'm off to Malaysia...
to kill Alien
Then I'll find you
Are we ready for tonight's opening game?
Are the Brazilians ready to kick the Scots' asses?
You're in a good mood today
You thought VR Fighters...
were invincible
Poor guinea pig
I'll teach you real fighting techniques
Let go, you're sent to kill me
Return with me and be treated
And become...
brain-washed like you?
But isn't it painful...
being a drug addict?
Painful?
My wife died before my eyes
I killed...
one of my 2 best friends
The other one's right here
He doesn't recognize me
Can I do any worse?
I don't think so
Maybe I'll remember
No, or you would've pulled me up
You still wonder
If you should kill me
or save me
I'm too tired
I miss Kate and Blue
Project VR Fighter will be terminated, immediately
I'm recommending Agent Blue Szeto for the Medal of Valor
And off the record
I haven't seen an agent as relentless as C.S. Koo for a long time
Two other infected VR Fighters
Killed themselves eventually
Did C.S. Do it?
Because he had nothing left...
to care?
I cried when he fell
Out of pity or...
because he's my pal?
I don't know
I checked my identity,
I'm still an Eraser
My name's still Paul Wong
Until Dr. Ho came
Handing me Blue's stuff
If I had the choice again
I would definitely...
pull C.S. Up
Too late now
Sorry, C.S.
Sleeping like a log
You're always like that
Let's roll
After Alien kidnapped me
All I was thinking
Was you
I missed you so much
Before, I didn't treasure you
I fought with you
And vice versa
From now on...
I'll tape down
What I won't dare...
telling you in person
I thank you for joining VR Training
That proved you loved me so
From now on...
I'll listen to you
I won't argue with you
Until...
Enough