While being held captive in the police station, he is approached by a special agent who offers him an alternative to the lobotomy - to join what turns out to be the secret elite that runs the government.
wˌaɪl bˌiːɪŋ hˈɛld kˈæptɪv ɪnðə pəlˈiːs stˈeɪʃən, hiː ɪz ɐpɹˈoʊtʃt baɪ ɐ spˈɛʃəl ˈeɪdʒənt hˌuː ˈɔfɚz hˌɪm ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv tə ðə ləbˈɑːɾəmi tə dʒˈɔɪn wʌt tˈɜːnz ˈaʊt təbi ðə sˈiːkɹᵻt ɪlˈiːt ðæt ɹˈʌnz ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.