MILITARISTIC MUSIC ENGINE WHIRRS P.A.: Aspen Prison shuttle docked. Parolees, prepare to disembark. Ferguson, Herman. Six-month sentence, Aspen Prison, served. Welcome back, citizen. Your living assignment is... (Chuckles) ..Y Block, Heavenly Haven, red quad. Move on. Come on. OMINOUS MUSIC Welcome home. GRAND ORCHESTRAL MUSIC That's it. I think that's Heavenly Haven. MAN: In your dreams, buddy. It ain't Heavenly. MAN: Starting descent to Sector 12, Yellow District. 900 feet. 700 feet. 400 feet. Take caution in this sector. There is a citizen riot in progress. Have a nice day. It's better than prison. MAN: Aaaaaaarrh! Jesus Christ! MACHINE: Eat recycled food for a happier, healthier life. Be kind and peaceful to each other. Eat recycled food. Recycled food - it's good for the environment and OK for you. Hey, look what I got. Little cupcake. What have we got here? You a judge spy, little man? Me? A spy? This guy, he's funny. Spy? No, no, no. I live here. I'm gonna live here, if I live. Maybe I should go to a hotel. No way, man. Don't you hear them out there? It's block war, man. Block war. (Laughs nervously) Yeah. (Fires gun) Like an attack on simulation, right down to the crossfire. I'll lead off, you follow. Rookie, you will stand down and wait for backup. Hershey and Brisco in position outside Heavenly Haven. We're under fire from the upper floor. Request backup. Help needed in Heavenly Haven, corner of Abbott and Costello. Request backup. MILITARISTIC MUSIC Holy crud. He's a sitting duck out there. He knows what he's doing. (Amplified voice) I am the law. Drop your weapons! These blocks are under arrest. This is your final warning. That's Judge Dredd, man. You want to be afraid of somebody? Be afraid of me. I've got it! Why don't I run down there and surrender? Sort of throw him off guard. (Cocks gun) Bad idea. Hey, Dredd! Come and get us. Arrrrh! I knew they'd do that. Judge Dredd, take cover. They're firing 20mm caseless Fletcher rounds at 300m. The effective lethal range is 200m. You're safe. So what are you doing down there, Judge Hershey? Waiting for backup. It's here. Let's move it up. Keep it simple, single file, standard relays. I'm point. You're left. GUN WHIRRS Grenade. GUN: Grenade. DRAMATIC MUSIC Nice shot. You two meet me on the 40th. Hey, get some more ammo. MACHINE: Be kind and peaceful to each other. Eat recycled food. MAN: Hey, you guys with us? MAN: Yeah! ALL CHEER Come on. Let's rock'n'roll! Dredd! This room has been pacified. Next one's mine. No! Rookie, halt! This room is under arrest! No! MAN: Die, judges, die! You're under arrest! Throw down your weapons and prepare to be judged. Judge this! Let's blow, man. Don't, don't! They're booby-trapped! GUN: Intruder. Holy Drack! Full auto. Rapid fire. GUN: Rapid fire. Armour-piercing. Armour-piercing. Drop dead, Dredd! Double whammy. Double whammy. Mega City Municipal Code 213, wilful destruction of property, that's two years. Code 310, illegal possession of assault weapons - five years. Code 457, resisting arrest - 20 years. Thank you, Hershey. OMINOUS MUSIC And Code 3613, the first-degree murder... of a street judge. Let me guess. Life. Aaarrrhhhh! BANG! THUD! Death. MILITARISTIC MUSIC Court's adjourned. MAN: Violence struck again in Mega City tonight, taking a deadly toll. 53 hospitalised, five of them children. 19 dead. You got him? Bring him up. Just turn him. The other way. You got him? Damn it! I was supposed to be watching out for him. Don't blame yourself. He made the mistake, not you. Wouldn't it feel good to have an emotion occasionally? Emotions. There ought to be a law against them. MACHINE: Eat recycled food. It's good for the environment... Halt! ..and OK for you. Please make your selection. Insert your credit in the slot... You have five seconds to surrender. It's a servo droid. The servo droid's your friend... Five... ..four, three... Let your friend go by. You're in the servo droid's way. ..two, one! Boy, am I glad to see you! Mega City Code 7592, wilful sabotage of a public droid. That's six months, citizen. Let's see your unit card. Give me a break, Judge, uh...Dredd. Dredd! Mm-hm. God! Ferguson, Herman. Hacker. Illegal tampering with city droids, computers, cash machines, taxi robots... You haven't been out of jail for 24 hours. He's habitual. Automatic five-year sentence. How do you plead? Not guilty. I knew you'd say that. Five years! No! I had no choice. They were killing each other in there. You could have used the window. 40 floors! It would have been suicide. Maybe. But it's legal. Judges. What?! MAN: Yes, sir. Five years, Aspen Penitentiary. Case closed. Take him away. Don't close the case. You're misjudging me. Open the case! You're not gonna be able to sleep tonight. He might've been telling the truth, you know. Haven't you ever heard of extenuating circumstances? I've heard it all, Hershey. I knew you'd say that. DRAMATIC MUSIC MAN: My fellow judges, have we forgotten the lessons of history? However quickly these block wars can be contained, it's clear that they're becoming an epidemic. An epidemic that should be dealt with... ..immediately. The only solution is a tougher criminal code. Our situation gets worse every day. 73 citizen riots in 16 different sectors in the last two months. Violent crime is rising at 15% every quarter. If we don't increase our resources, they will be inadequate in less than three years. Three years? Our resources are inadequate now. My fellow council members, as a city we continue to grow. And growth is painful. 65 million people living in an area designed for no more than 20 million. It's not enough that they rely on us for food, clothes, water, clean air... Chief Justice, the city is in chaos. For social order, we need tighter reins. Incarceration hasn't worked as a deterrent. I say we expand execution to include lesser crimes. My fellow judges, I was barely in my teens when I put on this badge. When the time comes for me to take it off, please, let me do so knowing that it still stands for freedom, and not for repression. SIRENS BLARE 53 hospitalised. 19 dead. Four of them killed by a gang of squatters who were themselves killed in summary executions by Judge Dredd. As my special undercover report continues, I will take you behind the scenes at the Halls of Justice for a disturbing probe into these recent riots and block wars. Coincidence or deliberate? Dredd! You know, some people think working these mean streets has a dehumanising effect... MILITARISTIC MUSIC Joseph. Chief Justice Fargo. You may stand at ease, Joseph. So tell me - seven summary executions. Were they necessary? Unavoidable, sir. Unavoidable. Life doesn't mean much to some people anymore. You'd see that if you weren't always... If I weren't what? Always at the academy, sir. Oh, don't you mean, at the academy wiping cadets' asses? That's what they say in the squad room. It's irrelevant. You set the standard, sir. Now you do. At least to many young cadets. You're a legend. Sir. You remember your days as a cadet, Joseph? I remember what you taught me, sir. You were my finest student. So I've drawn a new assignment for you. Starting tomorrow, you're going to spend two days a week at the academy. I'd be honoured, sir. Unarmed combat or marksmanship? Ethics. 1 MACHINE WHIRRS Wait here. MACHINE: Remain still. Identify yourself. Miller. Warden. Voice sample recognised. Thank you, Warden. System disarmed. Why are you here? Have you come for another chat? Just a short one, I'm afraid. Duty calls. Oh, duty! Feeding these parasites here at the public's expense. Yeah. You especially. I don't cost anything. I'm a ghost. And we're both prisoners here. You're behind your desk. And I'm behind this. What a clever reward from Fargo, hmm? I mean, considering the services. When you started killing innocent people, Rico, you went beyond service. The innocent exist only until they inevitably become perpetrators... ..like you. Guilt and innocence... ..is a matter of timing. Your... OUR mysterious benefactor has sent you a package. OMINOUS MUSIC Deactivate shield. Auto guns only. SHIELD BUZZES MACHINE: Auto guns reactivated, Warden Miller. MACHINES CLICK Huh. What is that? Just an ancient puzzle... ..that contains the meaning of life. (Laughs heartily) So tell me, Rico... ..what is the meaning of life? It ends. Stop. Help... (Breathlessly) A-activate alarm. Voice not recognised. Guns are trained. Remain still. ALARM SOUNDS Security, override and unlock! Come on! ALARM SOUNDS OMINOUS MUSIC Helmet and body armour. Yours - when you graduate. Lawgiver II - 25-round sidearm with mission-variable voice-programmed ammunition. Signal flare. GUN: Flare. Yours...IF you graduate. Mark IV Lawmaster - improved model with dual on-board laser cannons, vertical take-off and landing flight capability. Range - 500km. Men. Yes, sir. COMPUTER VOICE: Active. Malfunction. Malfunction. Malfunction. Yours - if you can get it to work. All of these things you see here are toys. At the end of the day, when you're alone in the dark, the only thing that counts is this. The law. And you will be alone when you swear to uphold these ideals. For most people there's only dust in the streets. For the few of us that survive to old age, the proud loneliness of the Long Walk. A walk that every judge must take outside these city walls into the unknown of the Cursed Earth. And there spend your last remaining days taking law...to the lawless. This is what it means to be a judge. This is the commitment I expect. Class dismissed. P.A.: Attention, all personnel. Due to the recent disturbance in Heavenly Haven, there will be increased patrols in Sector Four. Check with your commanders to see if you are affected by these scheduled changes. I can hear you thinking. I caught your lecture today. Is that what the cadets need to hear? What I told them is the truth. Your truth, maybe. It sounded like our lives are practically over. Don't you think parts are, Hershey? I have a personal life. Friends. You're the smartest of the new breed. You've only been on the street a year. You haven't gotten used to the isolation yet. No. No, I don't think that's right. No-one is supposed to be alone all the time. Is that really what it's been like for you? Don't you ever... Haven't you ever had a friend? Yes. Once. What happened? Dredd, wait. I want to know - what happened? I judged him. P.A.: Aspen shuttle has completed off-loading. Cargo of morgue shipments from Aspen. OK. Let's get outta here. AIRLOCK WHIRRS SHUT WILD ROCK MUSIC the simulated coffee, citizens. Get your nose filters. Get your nose filters! WOMAN: Please select your fantasy now. Enjoy! TV NEWS REPORTER: ...and summarily executed by Judge Dredd. As my special undercover report continues, I'll take you behind the scenes... We're closed for the night. You're holding a package for me. The codename's 'Lazarus'. I'll just be a second. You got a nice place. Yeah. A lot of this is antiques. That's funny. Thought they destroyed those ABC warriors during the last war. Well, you can still collect them. As long as they're non-functioning. Like my wife. These must be 50 or 60 years old now. Anyway... ..there you go. Wait a second! Don't touch it. Why is that? Well, that's a Lawgiver. That's programmed to only recognise a judge's hand. You touch that, it'll take your arm off. Gee, how do you like that? I must be a judge. (Laughs maniacally) Happy birthday. Status? Bodyguard. Commander? Rico. Mission? Mission? We're going to war. War. I followed up some grumblings confirming a suspicion of mine. The cancer of oppression goes far deeper than the street judges. You're going to say that? It's the truth. Vardis, you're insane. I'm a reporter. They'll never let this get to air. Something like this could bring down the council. Maybe it should. The whole system is the problem. Not just judges... DOOR SMASHES Dredd. No! MACHINE-GUN FIRE Judge Hershey, corner Burns and Allen, Level D. Possible DUI. May need assistance. GLASS SMASHES Here we go. CRASH! Woo-hoo! (Laughs drunkenly) Step out of the car. What the hell's the problem? Get out of the car. Unit card, please. Did you hear me? Unit card. ELECTRONIC BLEEPS Mr Souza. You have a suspended licence. Three counts of DUI. Hey, you better listen. I suggest you walk away and bother somebody else. When I said I had powerful friends, I mean powerful. Having a problem, Hershey? Not at all. Nothing I can't handle. Suspended licence. Three DUIs. This is getting boring. OK, so what's the tab? Come on! How much is this gonna cost? Name your price. Hershey, call Control for an H-wagon. What? I don't believe it. You're gonna tow me? Towing's for first offences. This is your fourth. You're a menace. How do you plead? Not guilty. I knew you'd say that. Hey, wait. What are you doing? Grenade. GUN: Grenade. No! Happy motoring. Subtle. Mm-hm. Judge Joseph Dredd. Dredd, you're under arrest. What's the charge? Murder. P.A.: Attention! Chief Justice Fargo now entering maximum-security area. Joseph. Sir. Is it true? I'm innocent. The council is said to have irrefutable proof. Do you believe that? There has to be a full tribunal. A conviction means death. Do you believe this, sir? I just needed to look into your eyes for myself. I'm sorry I asked. I would never disgrace you or the council. I'll use every resource to find out, Joseph. Have you selected someone to defend you? Judge Hershey. Hershey? Why a street judge? At the academy, she topped her class in interpretational law. And I trust her. The facts will emerge at the tribunal. I'll make sure. Sir? I'm sorry about this. 1 VARDIS: Dredd, no! MACHINE-GUN FIRE COMPUTER VOICE: Playback. VARDIS: Dredd, no! MACHINE-GUN FIRE Dredd, no. (Screams) MACHINE-GUN FIRE COMPUTER VOICE: Playback. No! Stop video. The video you have just seen is prima-facie evidence that the defendant is guilty as charged. Mark it People's Exhibit 'A'. Objection, Your Honour. This video is inadmissible as evidence. If I may explain? Please do. I have with me an affidavit from Nathan Olmeyer, currently a junior at the academy. Cadet Olmeyer has been acknowledged by every one of his instructors to be an expert in digital and video graphics. His affidavit states that this surveillance video is of such low definition, no positive identification can be made of the killer. Your Honours, we know a judge's uniform can be counterfeited and the badge can be duplicated. Since neither the video nor audio in this 'presentation' can identify the accused in any way, I object to this video being allowed as evidence in this case. And I ask for a ruling. Objection sustained. MURMURING The video is inadmissible. Yes! Admit it, Dredd. What? You're impressed. Very. You owe me. Hmm! Very well, I'm therefore forced to move to technical information of a critical nature. I will need the court's permission to access top-secret documentation with the help of Central Computer Bank. You may proceed. Central, are you on line? FEMALE COMPUTER VOICE: On line, Judge McGruder. I wish you to access Weapons Schematic. Please describe the working of the standard judge's sidearm, the Lawgiver II. Model II is coded to the personal DNA of the judge using the weapon via the skin's contact with the grip, a fail-safe security... Did you know this? No. The DNA is obtained from my medical files and upgraded automatically every time the weapon is reloaded. Each time a round is chambered and fired, the projectile is tagged with the relevant DNA. The defence was not aware of this information. We'd like a chance... Judge Hershey! The prosecution must be given time to finish. Central, were the bullets recovered from the bodies of Vardis and Lily Hammond so DNA coded? Yes, Judge McGruder. It could not be otherwise. And what was the result of the computer check of the DNA coding on those bullets? The DNA is a perfect match for Judge Joseph Dredd. It's a lie! The evidence has been falsified. It's impossible! I never broke the law! I AM the law! We have no case. Believe me! You have to believe me. Say it. MURMURING Your Honour. The prosecution rests. The tribunal needs to confer. GAVEL ECHOES What have I done? How could I have been so wrong? Dredd? Both of them homicidal. Only this time it will be impossible to cover up. Chief Justice. We carefully buried the JANUS Project nine years ago, along with Rico and all his victims. No-one will ever learn of your involvement. The media knows how close I am to Dredd. They'll dig until the whole truth comes out. It's the perfect excuse to ruin what government we have left. Your motives were pure. You thought Dredd was different. That's why you spared him. A mistake which may bring down the judicial system. There is a way out, Chief Justice, if you will forgive me - the Long Walk. That's a death sentence, Judge Griffin. Mine. Your retirement grants you the power to save Dredd's life. This gesture may also allow JANUS to remain a secret. On the charge of premeditated murder this tribunal finds Joseph Dredd... ..guilty as charged. Joseph Dredd, you are aware that the law allows only one punishment for your crime. Death. However, it has long been our custom to carry out the last order of a retiring senior judge. And so... ..I step down. SPECTATORS: No! As I leave to take my Long Walk into the Cursed Earth, I ask that this court honour my last order. Be lenient with Judge Dredd in gratitude for his years of service. We will so honour this one, Judge Fargo. Dredd, step forward. The sentence shall be life imprisonment at Aspen Penal Colony to be carried out immediately, as it is written. Justice Griffin, this trial has been a farce. I demand an appeal. You will accept the court's decision, Judge Hershey. HEAVY DOORS SLAM OPEN Dredd, I'm so sorry. I let you down. You did your best, Hershey. Thank you. Let the betrayer of the law be taken from our courts. Let his armour be taken from him and all his garb of justice. Let him be stricken from our hearts and our memories... ..forever. Let his name be recorded in every place of honour. Let him take the law he served so well to those who have it not. Let him be written... ..in our hearts and our memories... ..forever. EPIC MUSIC BUILDS 1 BACKGROUND ANNOUNCEMENTS ON P.A. MAN: Judge Hershey. There's got to be something. What's this? A baby Dredd? I can't believe you were ever a baby. Who's this? (Growls) Chief Justice Griffin. (Laughs evilly) It's got a nice ring to it. We were meeting someplace safe. (Growls) What's not safe? Your reporter's dead, right? Fargo's on his walk. Dredd's in Aspen. So what's not safe? It's unfortunate. Hammond had to be silenced. He found out about JANUS. But I could have used Dredd. Forget Dredd! There is no Dredd! Let me tell you what Dredd worships. He worships the law. He'd have blown you away the minute he found out you're pissing on it. Yes, let him see what it's like to freeze his ass off in Aspen, see what it's like being me. There's lots of work to be done. JANUS. Well, where is it? You'll see it. When? Soon enough. In the meantime I want chaos, Rico. That block war was just the beginning. Now I want fear racing through every street. Then the council will have to turn to me. And to JANUS. You want fear? I'm fear. You want chaos? I'm the chaos. You want a new beginning? Here. I AM the new beginning! P.A.: This is Aspen shuttle CF188. Due to storm cloud activity over the desert, we will be flying at 60 feet. Flight time approximately four hours. Dredd? Don't hit me. Sorry, sorry. Don't hit me. What are...what are you doing here? I was convicted of a crime. Wrongly convicted. Really? That's kinda weird. What are the odds? Two wrongly convicted guys sitting right next to each other. You received the sentence the law required. Five...years? Just for saving my own ass?! That was a mistake. The law doesn't make mistakes. Really? Then how do you explain what happened to you? You can't, can you? Great. Mr "I Am the Law" can't. So maybe this is some kinda typo. Maybe it's a glitch. Or maybe it's poetic justice! DRAMATIC MUSIC Someone comin', someone, someone, someone comin', Pa. Look. Praise the Lord... for bringing us this generous bounty. My sons...gather the harvest. DRAMATIC MUSIC So maybe you're here as some sort of...field trip. Yeah. Maybe this is some sort of surprise party. Whoa! I wanna catch me some city boy. Arghh! Oh, my God! Arghh! It's payback time, Dredd. (Groans) Arghh! Dredd, what's happening? Arrghh! By a blast of God, they perish. And by a breath of his nostrils are they consumed. Hallelujah! HERSHEY: Central, I need you to access graphics database. Run an ID on this man. CENTRAL: Scanning for identity. Unknown male, approximately 200cm tall. Skin tone, three. 10, 9, 8... Central? Hello. This terminal has been terminated from the main system. Your authority has been removed, Judge Hershey. FOREBODING MUSIC MAN: This is group leader. We've located the shuttle. This is capture team. There's no sign of Dredd. He appears to have survived the crash. You are in error, capture team. No-one survived the shuttle wreck. Understand? Just find Dredd! The pilot, sir. He's alive. No-one survived the shuttle wreck. Do I make myself clear? Yes, sir. Am I dead? Am I dead? I'm dead. (The brothers cackle maniacally) (Growls) Awake. Good. We're running out of sinners. Oh, my God! Dredd, do something! Dredd? You talk too much. Can it be? The great man of the law himself. (Laughs) Oh, Lord, you have blessed us indeed. Judge Rat Dredd. You creeps are under arrest. Is that so? (The others cackle) Let me crush him, Pa. Excuse me. We're not together. Allow me to introduce you to my family. There's Link, my eldest. Bite me. Hi! My youngest, Junior. Howdy. Hi! (The family laughs maniacally) And this here is Mean. We had to make some alterations when he was a child. Oh, the Cursed Earth's a tough place on young folks. And now I have him set on 1, I don't suggest you make him angry. The legendary Angel family. Cursed Earth pirates. Murderers, scavengers... ..and, of course, scumbags. That'll win them over. Did I leave something out, Pa? Let me kill him. I want his ears. I want his teeth. Mean! (Link laughs maniacally) Does that come with a fork, handsome? (Cackles maniacally) Hallelujah, brother. (Grunts) Great. Can it be... ..that from the city of the fallen, we have one of the faithful? Amen, brother. Praise the Lord! I'm a believer! Fergie, don't do it. We have a believer in the gallery. Yes, yes! Cut him down. Go tell it on the mountain! Fergie... (Link growls threateningly) You're making a big mistake. Well, Dredd, maybe the law doesn't make mistakes but I'm free and you're toast. Actually, you're toast. I forgot to mention it - your new friends... ..they're cannibals. Fresh meat. Prepare the supplicant for sacrifice. No, wait. You can't eat me! I've got eczema. I've got warts. I've had gonorrhoea. Eat Dredd. He works out. Yum, yum. It's been fun, lawman. Finish Dredd. My pleasure, Pa. Come on. Come on, Junior. Eat that. Yaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh! Guilty. (Roars furiously) Shut up! Dredd, look out! MAN: There's Dredd. TRIUMPHANT MUSIC Go! Well, we did it. We got 'em all. Mmm. Pussies. Is that all you got? They are dead, right? Oh! Have you been crying? I'm not crying. There's something in my eye. Ever had allergies? Dredd, look out! Chief Justice. Joseph. Together again. Together again, sir. Arrrrgghhhhh! Arrrghhh! Arrrghhh! No! No! God, not again! You got three strikes, lawman. Aaaahhhhhhh! Strike one. (Cackles maniacally) Aaaaahhhhhhhh! Strike two. Strike three. Now, lawman... ..you killed Link, you killed Junior. You killed my brothers! You even killed my pa. Mega City Code 4722, illegal use of electricity. Uh! How do you plead? (Roars) I knew you'd say that. 1 OLMEYER: Graphics analysis now. Olmeyer, you stupid futs! I can't... You analysed the wrong viewy, alright? The wrong one. This one! I don't believe it. You just wasted three hours. If this is the wrong picture, why is it fake? What? Look, it's full of anomalies. Really clever ones too. Somebody must've used a CGI terminal and a scan quad to make this. It's state-of-the-art... ..20 years ago. Are you saying this isn't real? Yeah. Look. I'll drop out all the artificial pixels. Dad. Mom. Foreground. Background. All fake. The only thing that's real is the baby. THUNDER CRACKS The blind lady. Who is she? Justice. Before your time. We should never have taken justice out of her hands. You brought order to chaos, sir. That we did. It solved many problems and created many more. Being a judge, Joseph - perhaps too much power in one person's hands. But we once tried to compensate - to create the perfect judge. We called it JANUS. Four decades ago DNA samples were taken from the original council. One was chosen. Mine. They altered it to enhance the best qualities and screen out the worst, weakest - frailties. We created you. POIGNANT MUSIC You didn't create me, sir. I have a family. No. You told me they were killed when I was very young. A lie. I have a picture of them. A fake. We lied to both of you. Both? There was another infant created in that experiment but something went wrong. Genetically mutated to the perfect criminal. I have a brother? You were best friends at the academy. Star pupils. But then he turned. And for his crimes you judged him. Rico? Rico. You let me judge my own brother? You never told me, sir. I couldn't. You were like a son to me. A son. My whole life is a lie. Rico had to be executed... to protect you. To protect the city. Rico. Rico. He's alive. No. I signed the order myself. I saw the report. I didn't kill Hammond. It was him. It was his DNA that convicted me. Griffin. It was Griffin. Griffin. Yes. We've both been deceived, Joseph. I'm so sorry. Rico's killed me and destroyed you. Find them, Joseph. Don't die. SAD MUSIC DETERMINED MUSIC What do we do? What do we do? Find Rico! Welcome to JANUS. Oh, Rico, I think you know Dr Hayden. I remember you. You testified before the council that I was insane, right? And therefore innocent? I was trying to save your life. You just insulted me - because I knew what I was doing, then and now. Miss Hayden has been a loyal supporter of this project for a long time. She's kept it alive. I'm sure you'll find her expertise invaluable. Excuse me, all this is useless if you can't get into Central's JANUS files. The council has them locked. Leave that to me. Meanwhile, you have work to do... ..on the streets. Ilsa will help. I don't need help. Thanks. I thought you said he was created here by the finest scientists of Mega City. A bold experiment. He's a petulant child. Let's not bicker. We're here to achieve the same thing. An ORDERED society. You'll have your new order. RADIO: Attention, all judges. Reporting unrest, Code D924. Downtown sector 12. Backup requested. MILITARISTIC MUSIC P.A.: 19 different explosions in 11 different sectors. Extra caution to be taken on approach to 9140. RADIO: Search all areas bordering the building. The anonymous caller did not specify capacity. Proceed with caution. (Growls) (Growls) (Laughs) My boy! 1 Dredd, there's no way in. Hello? Are you even listening to me? We can't just knock on the wall and say, "Hello - Cursed Earth Pizza." There is a way in. Six years ago, two refugees figured it out. The city incinerator's vent. There's a burst, twice a minute. Somebody could run through that tube and have 30 seconds before it flames again. And these refugees - they made it through, right? Actually, they were roasted. But the theory's sound. Shall we? Maybe we should consider other theories. Dredd! Dispatch, I'm in green quad, 411. Need a pick-up. RADIO: Copy, Hershey. I have Central on line for you. Patch it to my Lawmaster. ELECTRICAL SURGE RADIO: Warning. Alien device on board. DRAMATIC MUSIC Oh, my God! Latest casualty report - 96 judges have been assassinated. Whoever's doing this seems to know our procedures, our security measures, even our scrambled frequencies. With no judges on the street, riots are breaking out all over Mega City. We can't replace those judges. Even using cadets, we won't be at full strength for years. There is a solution. Project JANUS. This council tried to play God once before. If this wholesale slaughter of judges continues, there won't be a council. JANUS could... JANUS could what? A batch of test-tube babies won't solve this crisis. We don't need judges in 20 years, but today. Accelerated growth incubators are more developed now. We could create adult subjects. All I'm asking is that we unlock the JANUS files. That way, we have an option. If the council decides not to go forward, I'll accept their decision and resign. (Groans) AHH! Alright. You ready, kid? NO! Now what's wrong? What's wrong? Are you kidding? Did wearing that helmet compress your brain? You'll get me killed. There's a maniac loose. What a coincidence! There's one out here too. Oh! Great time I'm having. The shuttle crash, the Cursed Earth, cannibals. And now a fireball up my arse. It's all your fault. My fault? Yes. Care to explain that? If you hadn't arrested me, I wouldn't be here now. Why don't you just kill me now? Oh, that's it. I'm through schlepping. I'm gonna stay here until I'm caught - or until you apologise. The law can't apologise. That's just it. You're not the law anymore. Now, apologise! I think I deserve that. I've never apologised. Now run! 30, 29, 28, 27, 26... Run! ..25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19! Dredd! DREDD! DREDD! I don't want to die. (Screams) JUMP! (Screams) I'm alive! I'm alive! Oh. So are you. Esposito, Carlos. Council judge. Authorise access to file codenamed JANUS. CENTRAL: Acknowledged. McGruder, Evelyn. Authorise access to file codename JANUS. CENTRAL: Acknowledged. Silver, Gerald. Authorise access to file codename JANUS. CENTRAL: Removing security blocks now. Awaiting password command from presiding chief justice. Password - origin. CENTRAL: JANUS file opened. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC P.A.: Attention. Until emergency repairs are completed Ward C locker rooms are off limits. Psst. I'm lost. Is this the bathroom? Now, you have to admit I helped out on that one. I mean, that was all me. Hey, hey. Why are you taking off his clothes? We don't have time for this. Central, using current technology how long would it take for JANUS to produce a fully grown adult subject? CENTRAL: Given the current state of genetic engineering, an adult subject could be incubated in approximately eight hours. We could replace our losses in a day. This is madness. Ah, Dredd. Silence. Dredd. Shh. I'm busy. Dredd? It's inhuman. It's not for this council to play God. No, Griffin. Please restore the security blocks. It seems none of you have the force of will these times require. Central...leave JANUS unlocked. Griffin, this is treason. You have just sealed your fate. No! You have just sealed yours! RICO! DRAMATIC MUSIC Now, who says politics is boring? Hey, Dredd! I thought it was you. That's right. Cover your ears! DRAMATIC MUSIC Rico! Joseph. ALARM BLARES Get out of here. NOW! I've got to stop him. No! You're under arrest, Griffin. Really?! Stop him! He just killed the entire council. Move it out! Dredd, tell them I'm innocent. GUNFIRE Oh! Run, Fergie! Come on! You're a lot of fun to be with. What are you gonna do? Hope it works. COMPUTER: Malfunction. What's wrong with this shit? Ah! SHIT! Yes! COMPUTER: On line. That's a solid wall! They're gonna kill us! Dredd! Gotta make it...make it work. COMPUTER: Malfunction. Mal... On line. (Screams) You may want to wash this seat after we get off the bike. Ugh! Sorry. Ah! Dredd, move it. Fergie, cover the rear. I've never fired a gun. What kind of criminal are you? A nice criminal. Nothing's happening. You've got to cock it first, moron. You didn't say anything about cocking. Nice! Please, God! I'd like you to drop me off here. Dredd, that's a dead end. I know! Fergie, take over. Where you going? Dredd! This is where you get off, creep! (Screams) COMPUTER: Malfunction. Malfunction. (Screams) Need a lift, kid? DRAMATIC MUSIC She's definitely not getting her cleaning deposit back. I mean, that's for sure. It doesn't pay to be one of your friends, Dredd. Sorry! Hands against the wall. You know the drill. Who are you? Dredd said that... Shut up! What happened? Why don't you tell me, Dredd? We're dying out there. 108 judges in 48 hours. What the hell is going on? Do you think I'm part of this? I don't know who or what you are anymore. I would never do anything to hurt you, Hershey. You know that. Alright. You tell me about him, huh? You make me believe in you like I did when I defended you. His name is Rico. And he's my brother. CENTRAL: The DNA sample has been taken out of frozen stasis ready for cooling process. We've got a change of plans, Central. I want to take the existing DNA sample right now and trash it. Activate this DNA sampling console. What are you doing? Central...TAKE... ..this DNA sample...now. That wasn't part of our plan. Judge Griffin would never have authorised this. CENTRAL: Processing. You know, Griffin got to be my keeper by putting me behind bars. What's your excuse? You said I had no feelings, no emotions. Now you know why. Dredd, look at me. The JANUS project didn't do that to you. You did that to yourself. Sorry. I'm getting nowhere with your terminal. But I fixed the microwave. Want some popcorn? Is this a bad time? Hey, look, I tried dialling everything I could think of to find this JANUS thing. It just isn't in the program. Nowhere. Nothing. They'd never chance putting it on the computer network. They need power and they'll steal it. Check every sector for blackouts and power surges. Let's stay here longer. Wait a second. Just before they blew up my Lawmaster in sector four, there was a power surge, a big one - three blocks wide. The last time I felt that, they shut down the whole area. They put the Statue of Liberty on top of it. Right! Could we go now? Dredd, that's twice you owe me. 1 Rico! Dredd escaped the hunters. Well, he's about to be seriously outnumbered. Right, Central? CENTRAL: Affirmative, Judge Rico. The new DNA sample has been multiplexed and the gametes are already dividing. New sample? You left it for over 30 years. Sometime somebody's gonna clean out the fridge. That sample was created from the finest specimens from the Council of Judges. What did you replace it with? No! My God. You should congratulate me right now 'cause I'm about to be a daddy. And you're being rude. You don't know what you're doing! The next batch of JANUS judges aren't going to be your puppets. They'll be my brothers and sisters. And mine to control! I can't let you do this. You are both insane! I have to stop... DRAMATIC MUSIC Central, help me! CENTRAL: I'm sorry, Chief Justice, the ABC robot is not tied into my main processor. You gotta get with this hi-tech stuff. Robot, rip his arms and legs off! NO! And you save his head for last! I don't want him to miss anything! NO! Fergie, you stay here. By myself? You'll need me to shut down the JANUS system. We're a team! Granted, you do most of the work, but... I'll handle it, kid. I bring you luck! Luck? You ARE still alive, Dredd. Hmm. BEEPING I'm getting a signal. It's close...it's moving closer. BEEPING GROWS LOUDER Jesus Christ! DREDD! (Hershey groans) Drop the gun. Robot, on the count of three, break her neck. One, two... NO! Hershey? I'm still here. How romantic. Step inside. (Hershey moans) He looks a lot like you. He is a lot like me. I'm NOTHING like you. The only difference between us, Joseph, is you destroyed your life to embrace the law. And I destroyed the law to embrace life! And speaking of life... ..send in the clones. Yo! This is where you were born. Feel that magic? You must have known all along. You were different. Fergie? Are you still alive? Technically, yes. (Growls) Your brothers and your sisters will be born in two hours. One big endless supply of perfection! We have a choice. We can stand here and create a whole race of brainwashed morons and call them judges. Or we can create some free-thinking people - we'll call them human. (Whispers) Human! You could never control yourself. What makes you think you could control these things? Because you're in control. You be Head of the Council. You choose! And you choose quickly too. I should have put you down myself - personally! You know, I never understood that. Why did you judge me? Why did you judge me? You killed innocent people! The means to an end! A massacre! I caused a revolution! You betrayed the law! LAW! I betrayed THIS! Your council's experiment which failed! In you! I was your brother, your blood, your friend! Who betrayed who? When will you stop being a goddamn slave and grow up? That's your birthright, that's your family! I'm your family! I'm the only family you ever had! NOW CHOOSE! The best that you can do is kill me! Why? Because it's your only chance! Brother! Fido! Rip this bitch's arms and legs off! Save her head for my brother! Don't do it! Halt! Rip HIS head off instead! Give it to her! (Roars) What's the matter with you? Rico! Boy, is he pissed! Fergie! Dredd! FERGIE: Get him, Dredd! DREDD: Hang on, Fergie! Nack you, asshole! RICO! Central, how's that first set of clones? CENTRAL: The process is not finished, Judge Rico. The clones will be only 60% complete. I need reinforcements! Hatch the goddamn clones, now! DRAMATIC MUSIC Bitch! JUDGE Bitch! I'm the only one who never lied to you! I'll be the judge of that! Now, Joseph Dredd, I hereby judge you. To the charge of betraying your flesh. Guilty! To the charge of being human, when we could have been GODS, guilty! The sentence is death! Don't miss! GUN: Lethal rounds exhausted. Fatal flare! Court's adjourned! (Screams) Dredd! Give me your hand! That's three times now, Dredd! DRUMS BEAT Stand back, Hershey. Am I under arrest? That won't be necessary. Central broadcast the JANUS plan after Griffin's death. They all know the truth. Judge Dredd, we have to reconstitute the council. We'd like you to consider the first position of Chief Justice. I'm a street judge. And I'm very late for work. Thank you, Olmeyer. FERGIE: I'm dying! I'm too young... Excuse me! Oh, that's great! He gets the credit! Dredd? I taught him everything he knows! Dredd! That's it? No goodbye? Goodbye, Hershey. To tell you the truth, I'm probably a better kisser. Ow! OK, let's go, will you? Can we swing by a cash machine? Feels good to be human, don't you think? I knew you'd say that! CHEERING TRIUMPHANT MUSIC Captions by the Australian Caption Centre. www.able.co.nz Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. Able 2017