holding his bleeding side, carson walks back to his house. he notices the "neighborhood watch" sign has graffiti spray- painted on it. he touches it -- the paint is still wet. his neighbor shrugs -- whatta ya gonna do? there is a cable running from javal's computer to his cell phone. he hooks another cable to the digital camera, and an image appears on the screen of his laptop. he clicks on "send." from the series of jerking, slipping movements, it is clear the copter is not going to stay where it is for long. carson races over to grab colonel lee, who is slogging out of the lake. there is a glint of bright steel. and colonel lee slashes at carson with a knife. just in time to glimpse the words "first & last + deposit" on one of the checks as it scrolls off the screen.