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This racetrack is one place in this town you don't know.

We've been told to get out of town.

We're not leaving.

I know something's going on around here.

Hi, I'm Max Keller.

I used to spend my mornings tightrope walking.

Now I'm a marathon runner.

You know, I sometimes wonder if being a ninja is going to agree with my health.

I can't believe you.

I started ten minutes before you, and you're not even winded. I'm winded.

You hide it well.

I'm having a heart attack.

Lower the heart rate.

Drop the respiration. Slow everything down.

The miles become steps.

Thought I was in shape till I met you.

It'll come.

A heart attack?

Any second.

When you have to run the four men a mile, you'll do it.

In less.

I don't think running's my long suit.

I'll stick to wheels. At least you don't ride bikes.

Do you?

It's been a long time.

Good. Get ready to watch the ace, old fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the annual Clearwater Motorcross

Race. It's a beautiful sunny afternoon here in Clearwater. Have a great day for

racing. So I come around the last turn like I'm flying.

Bam, right across the finish line. Not another bike in sight.

Look, I admire your confidence.

But if for some reason or another you should lose.

Easy money.

Hang on to Henry for me, will you? He loves the straightaways, but he hates

turns.

We've got entrants from all over the country. Max Keller will be here, winner

last year's race.

Our own Chad Webster, Bill Howard, and Terry Brown representing the Canterbury.

He's a lady to watch.

Yeah, man, I don't like your face.

There's no picture.

Want to keep all those teeth?

Check out, Jack.

Max. Stay out of this. I can handle it.

Of course, rearranging that mug of yours might be a challenge.

Oh,

Max Keller.

Mark, how you doing?

Don't you retire?

Any better with that bike of yours now?

I always beat you, didn't I? Hey, Hogg, this is the man, uh, McAllister, John

Peter McAllister. This is Hogg, best biker around.

Me, of course. You look kind of puny to me, pal.

You better just watch.

That's good advice.

I'm sure you have the power hidden there somewhere.

Good luck.

Yeah, thanks.

See you later, Hog.

Hog, nice company you keep.

He's a pussycat.

What'd you do to him anyway?

Oh, just being friendly.

Hope you can still hold the handlebar.

See you for the champagne at the finish line.

the kid who won last year?

I don't remember.

I don't like him.

Well, tell him. I'm not interested.

You are so tough.

You know, one of these days, that mouth of yours is gonna get you in a lot of

trouble. And I... And you what?

Take a walk, Webster.

Listen, lady. No, you listen.

This racetrack is one place in this town you don't know.

Yeah, you can push me around the cannery, but out here, you gotta beat me

and square.

Because of course you're too gutless to try without your daddy's money to back

you up.

And they're off.

Chad Webster takes an almost immediate lead, but Max Keller is right behind

Then I can see Big Jim Stevenson, his mom, friends, and enemies.

Number 11.

And there's Terry Brown coming up fast on the inside.

have left Chad Webster behind.

And here they come, ladies and gentlemen, around the final minute of

This is going to be the closest finish we've ever had.

Here they are. I can't even see Chad Webster now.

Even Ali lost a few.

Hi.

Nice race.

Never lost it before.

Well, now you have.

Shame about your bike.

Guys play rough around here.

Yeah, I know.

You're pretty good.

You almost beat me.

That was the idea.

So, uh, how about a little victory party?

At least dinner.

I have to work the early shift tomorrow, and I don't even know you.

You don't have to buy me dinner.

I was thinking you might buy.

I mean, you won all my prize money.

I'll think it over.

I'm not used to seeing him walk away from you.

Well, you lose one, you lose another.

Good -looking girl, though, isn't she?

But does your ninja discipline make you immune to such things?

There are certain yearnings one does not want to overcome.

Come on, boss.

You bet.

Tomorrow afternoon.

And we're counting on you, Annie.

We just need a few more signatures.

When are you going to let me take you dancing, Jerry?

Well, I tell you what, Rick.

You sign this petition, we'll talk about it.

All right.

center of the city such as it is bring it over here

you know if i hadn't lost that race we wouldn't be broke

max so i could figure i could pick up a couple of days work here

and put us back on schedule max bring it down

Listen, thanks a lot for your help. I appreciate it. Oh, forget it.

When did they issue this equipment they're using? During the Depression?

Some places never recovered from a depression.

It's not in their interests.

Everybody works here.

How about dinner tonight?

Okay.

Um, why don't you meet me at the Seaside Shanty about 8?

Oh, do you think you can find him?

I'll see you later.

Well, did you hear?

Did they tell you what happened out there?

You nearly got Joe Henderson killed.

I brought him equipment. Now, Carrie.

Yeah, now's right.

Now we're going to do something.

Joe shouldn't be out there hauling boxes.

He's too old.

There are plenty of other jobs he can do. Not that one.

Just want us to have him around here before someone takes an interest.

We get a union. I've told you. You'd better drop that union talk.

It's just going to get you more trouble than you want.

Like I did my brother.

Don't. Start again with your theory about your brother being done in by the

cannery. Throw up, Carrie.

Your brother just up and split.

No more, no less.

What'd you expect? The type you get working on the line here?

Oh, I remember when you were working on the line. So don't say that with me.

You're not that smart, but I am. And that worries you, doesn't it?

I know something's going on around here.

And when I find out what it is...

I bet it's going to leave me right back here.

We are not putting up with this.

This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.

Ralph, I told you before I want that girl fired. You think I don't want her

of my hair?

You listen to me, Chad Webster.

You got a couple of things to learn about running this cannery. And since

dad ain't around to tell you, I will.

We fire Carrie Brown, and you won't get anybody in this town to work here.

Nobody. They love that girl. I'm telling you, the next time she causes trouble,

the very next time.

Gutsy girl, don't you think?

Good -looking, too.

You sure took care of that accident down by the wharf today, didn't you? That

was hot.

Just flip that little gadget, and bam, the whole thing goes into the drink.

Sure hope that old guy's all right, though.

That's better.

Like I was saying,

an old guy like that shouldn't have to work that hard labor.

Oh.

Can't all be ninjas with the stress of the centuries, right?

So, say, what time is it?

Got to be moving out of here soon.

What's the matter? The bed too comfortable for you?

You all right?

Hey, hey, old fella.

Oh, dear God.

Dear God, don't do this.

What happened to... It's time to get up.

What happened to you? I thought you had a heart attack.

I was still.

You stopped breathing.

You have to breathe.

The heartbeat, like everything else, can be controlled.

I just slowed it down.

Slowed it down? You stopped it.

Only in appearance.

The same technique that allows a Zulu warrior to chase a running gazelle for

miles and still have the strength for the king.

Swell, I believe you can do it, okay? Just don't do it again. You scared the

hell out of me.

Oh, that was nice.

I see you're ready to go.

I think I am.

Stopping his heartbeat.

So I found myself in another bar.

But I've learned my lesson.

Don't worry, I'm not leaving this bar through a window.

Hi, Sandy. Hi.

Hey, Sandy. I don't want you serving Terry. Why not?

Because I said so. I don't want you serving... Chad, what's the problem?

Don't lose your job. Do what I told you.

Okay.

I'll be at the bar.

I thought you didn't drink.

I don't break up dates either.

Unless she gets to be too much.

It's brave talk for a man who's hard on his stuff.

I'm here.

Are you?

Yeah, I'm here.

Oh, Mac's a long day.

I hear you.

You guys passing through?

No talking to me.

What does he look like?

You and the hot shot kid over there. Now that he's lost the race, I guess you'd

be leaving town.

What's it to you?

Well, this is a tight community.

We take care of our town.

I don't think the lady wants you to take care of her.

You got a hearing problem?

My hearing is excellent.

Move it or lose it.

You just be sure Loverboy is on his way out of town tonight.

I'll deliver the message.

You do that.

You got a light?

Must have had it turned up too high.

What is that, a cigarette lighter or a flamethrower?

He'll be seeing you.

Uh, let's order. Is this still on you?

You bet.

Can we see some menus, please?

Sure.

Excuse me. You didn't get the lady a menu.

I can't serve her.

Sandy! What do you mean you can't serve her?

Please, Carrie, don't start any trouble.

How about if I do?

I just decided dinner's on me tonight.

And I'm really hungry.

I come from a long line of big eaters.

Uh... You like seafood?

You bet.

Halibut? Yeah. Me too.

Two halibuts. I'm really hungry. Two baked potatoes.

Sour cream and chives?

Only on one. Too much cholesterol.

And I'll have some beers. I'm pretty thirsty.

And, um, to finish it off, I'll have a couple of apple pies with ice cream on

the top. And a pot of coffee. That should just about do me fine.

I can't serve you.

Oh, now you can't serve me either.

Look, Carrie, it's not me.

You got a problem with all that?

I'm trying to order dinner for the lady here.

Well, maybe you better order someplace else.

I won't be needing all of this.

I'm gonna break myself if this happens.

for four years. And he caused Chad Webster a lot of trouble. And then he

disappeared.

Now, see, that's not in character at all.

Not for someone who cared enough to raise me alone all those years.

My parents were killed in an accident.

My brother was just that close to putting a union in that cannery when he

disappeared.

I know that this must sound real crazy to y 'all.

She don't know what a hole that Chad Webster has on this town.

You're saying Webster killed your brother?

Yeah, and others.

Take a left right here.

Did you go to the police?

Yeah, but there's just no proof.

Just a lot of things that don't add up to anything else.

I filed a missing persons report, and of course nothing came of that.

How many others?

Four. They'd all been working at the cannery for years, all friends of my

brother's. All troublemakers.

Then one day, gone.

Greener pastures.

I know that they didn't just leave.

But I just can't prove it.

Not yet, anyway.

But I'm gonna prove it.

The house is on the left.

Are you sure there's nothing we can do to help?

No, there's nothing you can do.

But thank you.

Good night.

Night.

That's some lady, huh?

Yeah. Too bad we can't help her.

Listen, pal.

Do you think I'm walking away from her, Webster, the cannery, or this town?

You're... You should figure that out already, huh?

We've been told to get out of town.

By who?

Try to guess.

Webster? Good guess.

We're not leaving.

Nobody's running me out of town.

We're not leaving.

Figure something out.

That's what I was afraid of.

He was talking to me.

Boss has your trouble, Carrie.

No one wants to be caught speaking to you.

I'm... I'm really sorry.

But you're going to the meeting this afternoon.

There's not going to be a meeting.

Not with us.

I don't need to tell you what happened last night, do I?

Carrie Brown has more trouble than her brother, and I can't afford to waste any

more time on her.

She also has some new friends that are too curious about this town.

I know she's a problem, but I think... Don't start thinking now, Carter!

I'm telling you, there's something weird about this old man she's been talking

to. He makes me nervous, and the kid is a troublemaker.

But if Carrie Brown isn't around, then there's no trail for him to follow.

And they just drift on to the next town and... Jed, you can't start someone.

I'm not starting anything, Carter. We're just finishing what has to be done.

There's nothing for you to think about.

Make sure you're available tonight.

Max, you're just spinning the wheels.

My wheels. Let me spin them.

There's got to be some way to help you.

Max, these people won't even talk to me.

They'll say I'm trouble.

There was supposed to be a meeting this afternoon, but I'll be sitting alone.

Oh, yeah? What kind of meeting?

A union meeting.

There isn't going to be any meeting or any union.

Get out of my cannery.

Your cannery.

You want to take a vote on that, Webster?

We've got a lot of people working here.

I say they outvote you 100 to 1.

Something worth fighting for.

Go ahead.

Take it down again.

Can't stop people from meeting and talking. I told you to get out. Throw me

Loud talk doesn't scare anyone.

They'll be at the meeting.

You should attend.

It's your future, too.

Now, I know that none of what I've said this afternoon is new to any of you.

Goodness, most of y 'all have been working here much longer than I have.

Your mothers and your fathers worked here.

My brother did.

But now we have to make a change to make a life for us.

For your kids.

Now, I've got a petition here for the union.

And I need 40 more signatures. So let's see a show of hands.

And what's Chad Whipstick going to say about all this? A carry?

Well, Charlie, I can't afford to give up one day's pay,

let alone a paycheck.

None of us can.

You know where my family's at, Carrie.

Clearwater's the end of the line for us.

Until Bill gets his health back.

I tried applying for a job at your cannery today.

Couldn't get in.

No vacancies.

I'm not surprised, though. Working conditions there are so great.

Nice suit.

How much? $300?

Must be making a lot of overtime.

Looking forward to your children going to college?

Of course, it's not going to be easy on the salary you're making.

But when the cost of living increases coming every year, that'll make things a

whole lot easier.

I don't know why Carrie's bothering to rock the boat for you people. You're

doing just fine.

You get paid what they want to give you. You're worth the hours they tell you.

You clock in and punch out right on time.

There, Tom.

Carrie's waiting for a show of hands. She isn't going to get one.

Your big brother isn't watching you.

He's got you right in his hip pocket.

If you ask me, you're all getting exactly what you deserve.

Your young friend missed his vocation.

Should have been an evangelist.

He does have a way with words.

Too bad he isn't going to do him any good.

Or you.

You're leaving Clearwater.

Right now.

Where'd you learn that one?

Motorcycle school.

Where's Carrie?

At a union meeting.

We better get to her tonight.

We were worried about Carrie's safety.

You were right.

Carrie? Carrie, it's Max.

Are you all right?

What's happened?

Oh, my God.

It'll be okay.

We won't let them get you.

It's all right.

Stop it.

Max, I'm really scared now.

I know they killed my brother.

And now they're after me.

Nobody's gonna harm you.

Leave it to us.

girl let's stir everything up and i can't handle it they've warned you okay

it's up to us we're gonna nail webster for good you just sit tight they won't

back

We could go to the police.

And tell them what?

That Webster tried to run us off the road.

To kill us.

Now, where's the proof?

Webster and all those cannery workers will have an alibi for this afternoon.

Gotta find something on him.

If what Carrie says is true, if they did kill her brother, most people don't

cover their tracks as well as they think they do.

Maybe there's something at the cannery.

When?

Tonight.

There's an open window on the second floor.

Oh, swell.

Hey! Who is it?

Max, I think we've got something. Look at this.

Names, lists of names.

There's Carrie's brother.

And the date that he disappeared.

No point, whatever that is.

So Carter's involved too.

And started to protect himself.

You know all that Webster doesn't even know about these files?

Get him over to the sheriff's office.

Mr. Webster, this is Al at Cannery.

We've got a break -in.

Ah, the young kid. The one that's been hanging around here.

Get him into the back of the Jeep.

Let him go.

Never find him in the dark.

We'll pick him up later.

No place in this county he can go that I won't hear about.

Yeah, what about Kerry's place?

Well, he'll come up empty.

The little lady won't be there.

Pick her up.

First put the body in the car.

We'll take him to the old point. Meet us there. After you pick up the girl.

Jeff!

Wait a minute!

Bad enough one man is dead.

Can't hurt that girl.

They'll find... They'll find nothing.

No bodies.

Two transients moved on and a headstrong girl just couldn't take it any longer.

She left town.

No.

I won't be part of this. Carter, you've been a part of it.

since the day you decided that comfortable job of yours was more

telling the police what happened to Carrie's brother.

You understand?

Could straight across will beat them.

They have to go down by the wharf.

No pain.

Outside yourself.

Like you said.

We've got to get out of here right now.

Webster's done his way over here with his pals. We're going to the police.

Well, where's... She's dead.

Come on!

Look at me with my coat. There's no time for that.

How deep is it?

I don't know. Three, three and a half feet.

Throw them in.

Wait till I see you.

Patience, patience, pal.

Your moment's coming.

And hers.

Yeah, like I did for my brother and the others. Two more, just like this one,

unmarked. There are a lot of them in this graveyard.

They don't use it anymore.

No caretaker, no maintenance.

Just decaying memories.

Now I got it, Webster.

You're really bothering me.

It's not just that you run the cannery the way you want.

No flack, no union.

No.

That's not enough to kill people for.

There's another reason.

What would that be?

You get off on this.

It's a thrill, a kick.

Look at the power you have.

Life and death.

It's a tough act to top.

What I feel and what I think isn't going to matter to you much longer, Keller.

Any more than it does to your late friend.

Or you, Carter.

Me?

Didn't I tell you, Carter?

It's the 35 years of keeping your nose clean and looking the other way. This is

what you get.

Beat the belly of pulse.

Close your door to the senses like you did in the motel room.

Further than that, on the edge of death, it can only be effective once or twice.

More than that, it could prove fatal.

I'm glad you're alive.

I prefer it.

These union guys work fast. When does it happen? Oh, about in a week. Listen, I

want to thank y 'all for proving something that I believed in.

I'm sorry about your brother, Carrie.

Well, at least I know for sure now.

I needed to.

Listen, if you still need a job, I can get you one at the union.

I'll be in band with him.

The clamp he got.

I don't know how he made those people think he was dead.

It's a long story, going back centuries.

Listen, about that job.

I gotta go, Carrie.

No.

Someone we have to find for the master.

The master?

My friend. Kind of a nickname.

I'll be back this way for next year's race.

You better be.