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HALDEN:

Get some internal police there.

Tell them to run a perimeter.

TANNER:

But have them wait for me 'till they

move in on him.

Halden turns, shooting him a surprised look. But Tanner

ignores it as he heads for the door.

Dex goes to stop him, but something in Tanner's eyes makes

him think twice about it.

A frozen beat, then Halden snaps a silent command to Dex

to let Tanner go.

CUT TO:

INT. INTERFACE ROOM - MOMENTS LATER

Rows and rows of unconscious bodies strapped to interface

seats, the room looks like a warehouse full of people in

comas.

Tanner climbs into an interface seat as a TECHNICIAN

wheels up his medi-cart and starts preparing an IV.

TANNER:

Shouldn't be in that long.

The technician shrugs, returns the IV to his cart and

starts hooking Tanner to a bio-monitor.

Dex strides into the room, staring down at Tanner.

DEX:

Been a while since you've been

inside.

(off Tanner's

silence)

Going to look up old friends?

Tanner meets Dex's stare. A deadly exchange.

DEX:

(grins)

You know she asks about you all the

time --

Tanner plunges his finger into the CONNECT BOX, his eyes

thrusting back in his head, body going slack.

INT. THE NET - CONTINUOUS

Cool silent blackness of the void.

Eternal stretch of nothingness.

Then the blink of a light racing toward us.

Colors so intense you can feel their heat.

DISEMBODIED VOICE (O.S.)

Destination?

TANNER'S DISEMBODIED VOICE (O.S.)

Hotel district.

The faintest sounds can be heard. Almost sounds like

music.

DISEMBODIED VOICE (O.S.)

Security clearance approved.

Welcome Tanner. Enjoy your stay.

Dropping down. Into the lights. Embraced by the colors.

CUT TO:

EXT. NIGHT CITY

It's as if someone took the best parts of the world's

night spots and put them together in one neon-drenched

city.

Only this is the digital world.

Picture-perfect architecture. No pollution or decay. And

colors that are just a little bit more vibrant than the

real world.

Music pounds the air as crowds of people roam the streets,

exploring the countless pubs, casinos and night clubs.

EXT. NIGHT CITY - HOTEL DISTRICT - CONTINUOUS

Tanner heads down a street lined with some of the world's

most famous hotels.

Unlike the partying people all around him, Tanner is all

business, staring straight ahead with laser-like

intensity.

EXT. THE SAVOY

A group of INTERNAL COPS wearing tele-com's and Night City

Police uniforms, stand huddled in the shadows across from

The Savoy.

The SERGEANT greets Tanner with a curt nod.

SERGEANT:

Corp must really want this guy to

have sent the legend himself.

TANNER:

Just didn't want you boys having all

the fun.

The sergeant gives the signal. The cops fan out.

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