The Romulan ship theNaradabegan to deploy and activate its drill over San Francisco (headquarters of Starfleet) near the Golden Gate Bridge (after activation, communications were cut off), while theEnterprisereadied itself, as planned, for Kirk and Spock to beam themselves aboard theNarada.That evening, a loudspeaker system in the town announced a 6:00 pm curfew, and all Santa Mira residents were instructed to clear the streets and remain indoors.In the police locker room after sparring in a boxing ring with a younger opponent named Gomez, Riggs admitted that he faked an injury to end the fight, and then confided the truth of his accelerating age to Murtaugh.Now I'm not gonna lie to ya.He didn't start off thinkin' about the hicks and all the wonderful things he was gonna do for 'em.Naw, naw, he's done it all thinkin' of number one.But something came to him on the way.How he could do nothin' for himself without the help of the people.That's what came to him.And it also came to him with the powerful force of God's own lightning back in his own county when the school building collapsed 'cause it was built of politics' rotten brick.