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You scared me. Well, now you know how we feel.

Mom. Oh, please don't mom me.

Stacy. Oh, Lord, you smell of beer.

Let me handle this.

Why are you taking her side?

No one is taking anyone's side. Because you stay out till all hours getting

drunk.

You're going to end up pregnant.

Becky. Like mother, like daughter.

Now stop it, both of you. Don't you let her twist this around.

Johnny, go back to bed.

She's Daddy's little girl.

You handle it.

Daddy. I don't want to hear it, Stace. I just want to live my own life.

Well, then just finish school, all right? That's all we want.

It's for you to graduate.

Maybe go to college even. You know, make something of yourself so that you don't

wind up waiting tables and painting houses like me and driving a cab nice

to make ends meet.

Stace, there are times in your life when you make a decision.

And that decision, it affects the rest of your life.

And if you make the wrong one... Me living on my own, it just makes sense.

Well, it doesn't to us.

Now, you're grounded, Stacy.

So stop in me, don't cry.

Don't say anything, okay? Just let us get a head start.

Sorry, Johnny.

But if I stay, fighting will only get worse.

Join me, okay?

Love you.

It's me!

Time to be a man.

Daisy?

Hey!

Johnny?

Hey,

where's Dave?

I don't know.

Well, have you seen her?

No, we'll call if we hear from them.

Okay, bye.

Well, you were right.

Danielle's gone, too.

Well, not for long.

I mean, what, they can't have more than $200 between them?

Danny took her sleeping bag.

What, you think they're camping?

Those two think that a slumber party is roughing it.

I think they'll be home inside of a week.

Unless someone gives him money.

Don't look at me.

Anyway, can you believe it?

I mean, what is she, 18 going on six?

Don't even say it. Stace. No, I'm not going back. Damn it, Stace. My dad, he

says he'll cut off my college money.

I thought you were my friend.

If you're my friend, you'll get in the car.

Stace, come on.

Please. Well, what choice do we have? We're down to $60 between us.

We can get jobs.

And where are we going to live until we get our first check? What are we going

to eat? We can camp out. We can take buses. Stace, will you get real?

This isn't one of your romantic fantasies.

Yeah. Tell me about it.

What are you doing?

Don't. Just don't, okay?

What are you going to do? Walk to Florida?

Not if you drive me.

Where are you going?

Florida to visit my gran.

I'll take you as far as Jackson.

Daisy!

Daisy!

Daisy!

Running off with Danny's one thing,

but getting in the truck with it... I know, I know.

So naive.

She's also 18.

I mean, she's not a runaway, John. She's old enough to leave home.

She's not old enough.

Not emotionally.

She thinks she is.

The law says she is.

I don't know.

Maybe we should just let her go.

Are you crazy?

Well, our folks did it with us.

We were together.

She's out there all by herself, on her own.

Like she wants to be.

I'm sorry, okay?

I'm afraid for her. I'm worried about her. But part of me is...

Part of me is glad she's gone.

I was so tired of fighting all the time, and now it's...

The road ain't no place for a girl.

And breaks are going to take a couple hours to fix, so get yourself something

eat. And there's a movie in the lounge, big widescreen TV.

A couple hours, we'll meet back here, and I'll get you right home.

Maybe call your folks so they won't worry, okay?

Okay.

Excuse me, I'll be right back.

Don't worry, mate.

Take your time.

Hey, didn't I see you before?

Stuck up?

Discriminating.

Hey, come on. Hey,

what's he doing, bothering you?

How many times I got to tell you, huh?

Huh? Take that somewhere else.

I mean, I'm sorry about that.

Sometimes he's kind of clumsy.

Eddie, go check the truck.

He don't mean no harm.

Just sees beauty and can't resist.

Where's my manners?

Richard Brown.

Hi.

And you are?

Stacy.

Sap. Well, maybe you'd let me make up for any of these bad manners.

Uh, unless you're waiting on someone.

Blue, just the guy who gave me a ride.

Oh, I see.

And then where are you off to?

Home, I guess.

Well, Stacy.

You don't mind me saying you don't sound too happy about it.

But I know just how you feel.

I ran away myself when I was about your age.

What am I doing?

I'm about to talk your ear off with ancient history, and you'd probably

be watching a movie.

Oh, no, I saw it already.

Yeah, so I told those freeborn boys, hey, you don't want this load of birds.

know someone who does.

And did you?

Well, not right at that moment.

See, there's not too much market for dehydrated chicken.

But sometimes, trucking's like poker and life.

You gotta know how to bluff.

So what happened?

Well, I laid off the entire load up in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Of course, I had to take a loss on dead birds, but... You know, that's the price

you gotta pay for freedom sometimes, you know?

Yeah, I did.

Is Stacey here?

Oh, that's me.

Hello?

Mm -hmm.

Thanks for telling me.

Okay.

All right.

like I'm stuck here all night.

His breaks were worse than he thought.

Well, I know lots of guys will take you back to, uh... Rockport.

Yeah, good Samaritans.

Guys you can trust.

I mean, if that's what you're really wanting to do.

What choice do I have?

Well, that kind of depends now, don't it?

On what you're wanting to do with your life.

See, sometimes there are these moments when what you decide

It changes everything.

You know?

That's something my dad says, too.

Well, hey, great minds think alike.

I was just thinking, maybe you might like to head out west?

Vegas?

Well, anyways, it's just something to think about while you're waiting on old

Lou. We're the maroon rig, third row over.

It's been awful nice talking to you, Stacey.

Hey, and you got to remember.

Here.

Illegitimate. No.

Illegitimi. Non.

Corberundum.

Latin.

I mean, never let the bastards grind you down.

Make sure the weights are fixed and changed there.

I'm set.

Move it away.

Hey, man, with all the lot lizards, what do you want with some jailbait hick?

There's a lot to be said for innocence.

Well... Richard!

I just thought... I mean, you know, I'm probably going to go home, but right

now I'm not sure.

So I was thinking that maybe I could ride with you until I made up my mind.

Of course.

Great. I left my stuff with Luke. Oh, don't worry about it.

I'll buy you a new one.

New clothes for new life.

Great. Okay. Alone.

I didn't bring that much stuff anyway.

Sure, come on. Come on forward.

Well, I'm back to the other side.

Get comfy, all right?

I ain't telling you, man. It's just trouble.

Last time I checked, it's my truck.

Unless you feel like walking to Vegas.

Once you get back.

Hey, go for a ride.

You can read up on me.

Look out the window at what I've been missing.

Dreams of a life that could be.

Me and my strength in my past.

Running wild.

What if he tells them your name, where we are?

He won't.

You sure there's no watchman? Man, he's got 50 cheap for a dog.

Nothing. Get out the way.

Stacy. Can I talk to Dad?

He's driving the late shift. Where are you?

I'm with friends.

They're giving me a ride out west.

When will you be home?

Stacy, don't do this.

Do what, Mom? Live my life. What about your father's life?

What about his feelings? Do you have any idea how worried he is?

How worried we both are?

It's fine, Mom.

No, no, no. Oh, don't.

Everything okay?

Yeah.

How's he doing?

Well, he's weak, but I still think he needs tetanus. Put it on the truck door.

Hey, Florence Nightingale.

In fact, time will be good at noon.

Just know what it feels like to be thinking alone.

You? Well, I'll bet you've never been alone a day in your life.

Well, just because you live with people doesn't mean you're not alone.

And sometimes, a lot of times, it feels like I was born into the wrong family or

something.

Which is weird when you think about it, because I get along great with my

grandma. Yeah, she's got this farm with horses and this house.

Like I'm gone with the wind.

And when I go there and visit in the summer, I felt like that's where I

belong.

Except my mom got jealous.

Yeah? How come?

We're just different.

Not like me and my dad.

He respects me.

He's really tall.

And he trusts me.

Yeah.

And I can see why.

Good company, Steve.

Hey, look at that sky.

Huh?

I think she's made her decision and she's not coming home. Maggie, we don't

that. Now she could be in trouble.

Just record the call, all right? She might leave some hint or clue about

she is.

All right?

Yeah, all right.

What are you doing back there?

Why don't you go ask him?

Hey, shut the damn door!

Stacey!

No, it was you. Come on.

Come here.

I'm sorry about it. It's okay.

Can I trust you?

Sure, I guess.

But don't guess.

We're going to be road dogs. I mean, traveling buddies. I got to know.

Yeah.

Remember Freeborn?

That company that lost me all that money?

Well, they're paying for this trip.

I mean, you like... Well, I call it justice.

Retribution, restitution.

Listen here.

If it troubles you, I'll understand.

I'll put you on a ride back to Illinois first chance we get. No hard feelings.

What's in there?

Oh, that?

I'll show you later.

Promise? I promise.

Come on.

Reborn trucking.

Never heard of it.

Me neither. Until I started driving for him.

Seems so strange, doesn't it?

Stacy could be watching that same program.

Laughing at the same jokes. Yeah, well, you're assuming she's even in the same

time zone.

You know what I mean.

Yeah, I do.

You know, sometimes I wonder if I was too hard on her.

Because I was worried.

You know, and I loved her so much, and I wanted so much for her.

I know you did.

She was my little girl, John.

We were friends.

Then one day I just woke up and I was the enemy.

Anyway, you were right. I did always have to have the last word.

But right about now, I'd sure like to hear her voice.

Well, how do these look?

A couple who think she's a virgin.

What kind of thing is that?

It's a joke.

Apologize.

Apologize. It's okay.

It's all right.

Who is it?

That'll be $16 .95.

Here. Keep the change.

Let me know for you.

Not to tell you you're sorry.

It's okay.

No, it's not.

You want to get to Vegas?

You buy all this crap for her, I can't even have a stinking slice of pizza?

You want pizza?

You want pizza?

Richard, stop!

You're drunk.

Get out!

You want money?

Here, get yourself a room, because you sure as hell ain't sleeping here.

You deaf?

I'll go.

It's okay.

It's okay.

I'm sorry.

I ain't got no rich grandma.

I got no home to go back to.

No money.

No folks.

I gotta get to Vegas.

I didn't mean it.

What I said about... It's just that there's already trouble, you know? You

the checks?

You know?

Yeah. He told me.

Do you want to go to jail?

I didn't have to do anything.

But you know.

And he knows you know. And he don't trust nobody.

Nobody. He trusts me. You don't know. You don't know what he's like. Sure I

You don't!

Get out.

It's okay.

I'll go get you. I promise.

I promise.

I'm sorry.

It's too late.

Sorry about the rest, though.

I think when the boy can't hold his liquor.

Talking to you that way, that bothers me.

You can't drink to block out the pain. Oh, wait, did you hear that on Oprah?

Hey, what did I do?

Nothing.

Come on.

Let's see.

Hey, Cole, come on.

People start talking about pain.

Me.

Pain. Kids.

Crying for the mommas.

Except the mommas never come.

Guys in lockup.

Screaming. Somebody help me.

And I actually just laughing.

You were in jail?

No big thing.

Gambling.

I spent six months on a county farm.

Chopping cotton days.

Nights listening to guys whimpering in their sleep.

Sorry.

Then I saw you.

I knew.

So there's a woman who understands.

Not a girl.

A woman.

I'm not that special, Richard.

Look at you.

You're just starting out.

That doesn't mean I don't know what I want.

What's that?

Elena,

have a lucky one.

It's not like I'm a virgin.

I ain't gonna treat you like one.

You're old enough to understand what you're offering.

I'd love to accept.

Stacy! It's too important to rush.

Look, don't get me wrong.

It's not like I don't have feelings and desires.

It's just... I don't want you thinking what I feel for you is just about sex.

You understand?

And I'm not willing to risk my life counting on some woman who's not sure.

You see, I did once.

I am sure.

Maybe.

I sure hope so.

For my sake.

Stacey? It's good to hear from you, honey. We've been worried.

I'm fine.

Where are you?

I'm fine, Daddy, really. Like I told Mom, I'm with some friends.

Uh -huh. Who?

Promise you won't get mad?

We're not mad, honey. We're just worried.

I was talking to Dad.

We just want to know you're okay.

I'm fine. I'm wonderful.

I am. I met a man. A man?

It's not what you think, Daddy.

Now, Stacey, you...

He's a nice guy, too.

But he's the one who wanted me to call you so that you'd know I was okay.

Well, you tell him that we appreciate that, honey.

What's his name?

Richard. Well, why don't you put him on? Maybe Richard and I can have a little

talk, man to man.

Daddy, I have to go.

No, no. Honey, um... Look, Stacy, just call us again, okay? So that we can

nights, all right?

I will.

You remember, I promise.

When the time was right.

Show her.

There ain't nothing to be afraid of.

That's just protection.

What? Who?

Eddie, can we have some privacy?

Maybe I should have told you before.

All right, sit down.

But there didn't seem any point.

Not if you weren't going to stay.

Now that you are, well, I guess you know how I feel.

If anything ever happened to you, I don't know what I'd do.

And I'm not saying something's going to happen, but you never can tell.

There's lots of weirdos out there.

That's okay.

For now.

But if you come to feel the same way about me as I do about you, I

might need your help someday, Stace.

I'd like to know.

I can count on you.

I just might need your help someday.

You know, I wanted us to be by ourselves, because I want to explain

about myself before we go any further.

See, Stace, I was married once before.

Yeah, I got two girls.

Of course, I haven't seen them in years, ever since their mother went off with

another guy.

And I haven't had much to do with women since then.

So I'm making you.

I just thought you should know.

See you in town.

I'd feel a lot better about this if I didn't know where the money for it came

from. Thanks.

As soon as we get to Vegas, I swear, I'll burn the checks.

Right now, for you, I'd do anything.

Anything?

You and me.

Anything? Come on, stay.

Resettle the guns.

Richard, they scare me.

You know what scares me?

Not being able to defend the woman I hoped would be the mother of my

And I lost one wife.

You are not going to leave me.

Oh, you better believe it.

Don't stay.

Don't take it.

Not if you're not serious.

Not if you don't mean to stay.

Forever?

Forever.

Yeah, girl!

Wait a minute. Look, folks, I realize how upset you are. I got two kids of my

own. But the reality is that she's 18.

I mean, legally, she's not even a runaway. And it's obvious she's with

voluntarily.

John, we'd have had it. What do you care? You don't even want her back in

first place.

That is a damn lie. She disturbs your precious peace.

Oh, don't you use that against me. Don't you dare. I told you how I felt. And

just because I'm not screaming and yelling, that doesn't mean that I don't

No,

Richard, no.

You're going to be my wife.

You've got to get past this fear.

You've got to be ready.

Now, come on, honey.

Take it.

Hey, Rich, maybe we should just chill out on the gun thing, you know? Get out.

This here is family business.

Come on, get out. Keep watch.

For what?

Just get out.

Honey, a gun is just a tool. To kill people.

Only if they're trying to hurt you.

Or someone you love.

And only if it's loaded.

Now, Stace.

Please. Take it down. Don't make me hurt you.

Don't make me hurt you more.

Take it down.

Take it.

Ow!

Ow, my eye! Damn! What happened? You stupid son of a bitch. Who told you to

look? You did.

Shut up.

Just dig outside.

Come on, let me see.

Let me see.

I'll clear it.

Get this off.

Come on.

Let's go.

Now, what did you say happened?

Wood shavings.

Got thrown from a table saw.

Hmm.

Yeah, it looks like gunpowder to me.

There was some graphite mixed in.

Mm -hmm.

Well, you leave that patch on for a day or two and put the zointment on.

And I'll get you some pills for the pain, okay?

Mouth shut.

Hey, you're the one who got us into this. That's right.

And I'm the one who's going to get us out.

For you're not staying.

Forever, remember?

Well, if you need anything, anything at all, you come on back, you hear?

Thanks, Doc.

You've been great.

Has anyone?

Come on.

Didn't I warn you?

I thought you were so damn smart, so sophisticated, wannabe.

I know.

I was wrong.

Eddie, all we have to... do now is walk out of here we eddie no and don't start

crying okay you said you'd cry okay okay let me just use the phone please please

go ahead

they

said you'd try that too

All I want to do is get out of here.

I want to go to Vegas.

But not with Richard.

With you.

Please, come on.

We can go, please. Do you think he just went to the drugstore to get some

aspirin? What if this is a test?

Huh? What if he's right outside that door? He could kill us both.

Maybe you're not so dumb after all.

You okay?

I keep telling you, there ain't nothing to worry about.

As soon as we get to Vegas, we'll get married, and everything will be okay.

Okay?

Stace?

Okay?

Maybe before we get married?

Maybe I should go home.

Home?

You are home.

With me.

Aren't you?

Aren't you?

I love you, I do, but you're scaring me.

Come on now.

Don't cry.

I can't stand to see you cry.

What will make you feel better?

You've reached the SAPs, John, Becky, Stacy, and Johnny.

Please leave a message.

Hi, Mom, Dad, um, Johnny.

I just want to tell you guys that, um, that I'm okay.

And that I'm getting married.

But not here in Oklahoma, but in Las Vegas.

Damn it!

And you're just like all the rest of them.

Don't count lying. Can I have a picture? Richard, Richard, I'm sorry. Please,

it's just stuck out. Please.

Go downstairs.

Move everything from the truck to the caddy park beside it. Remember.

Forever.

Y 'all screw up.

Something happens.

A whole lot of people beside us could end up dying. I wouldn't want that on my

conscience.

Go ahead.

Don't you know I love you?

Don't you know I'd do anything for you?

Please, Richard.

Please.

I told you.

Put it on.

You don't mean to stay.

Didn't I tell you that?

Richard, you are scaring me. Don't you understand? I am scared.

I've been thinking.

I've been thinking.

The only reason we can get in trouble is the checks, right?

What if I was to tell you I figured a way not to ride anymore?

Hey, get some money so we can throw those checks away.

Would you like that?

Yeah. Good, good, good.

Okay.

Here's what we're going to do.

Get it done.

Switch the plates and lock the truck.

Good boy.

Start the car. Come on now. Why don't we just let her go?

Isn't this crazy?

Come on.

I don't think I can do this. Hey, you're going to be my wife, remember?

I know, but please, my boat. Don't worry, don't worry. I'll help you

her. Richard.

Who's more important, me or them?

Hello? Hey, John.

How's it set?

Who is this?

Daddy? Stacy?

Daddy, I want to come home.

Where are you, honey?

I can't tell you. Are you in Oklahoma?

All I can tell you is he wants $30 ,000.

Ow!

I'm done with her. You want her? You got her for $30 ,000.

You got two days now.

And remember, no cops.

Her back a piece at a time.

Yeah, that was pretty convincing, huh?

Good job, buddy.

I'm telling you, this is a shakedown, not a kidnapping.

And that attitude's why I'm glad the FBI's here now. Look, Sap, we're the

who called the FBI. We're not ruling out anything.

Thank you.

Throw us over.

Run!

Eddie, Eddie, I've got to go out of here!

Don't move!

Three!

You think I'm going to let you take her away from me?

No, man, I don't want to. It's just that this ransom thing is going to bring the

cops out on us, you know?

Us?

There ain't no us.

Not anymore.

It's her and me.

Come on, man.

Do it.

Do it, big man.

Ain't so easy killing a man face to face, is it?

I'm sorry. Oh, God, Richard, please don't hurt him.

No history.

Can you tell anybody?

So is she.

So you want to go home, huh?

Hey, I'm talking to you.

I don't want to do this. Not anymore.

Yeah, we're good.

You hear me?

Give me that damn thing.

I'm sorry, hon.

Okay, look.

You make another call, I'll tell you a secret.

Hey, five hours.

We'll be in Rockport.

Yeah, that's right.

All night, while you've been boozing and sleeping, I've been heading for the

last place they'd ever expect us.

Yes, sir. I understand that. But just hanging around makes you tense.

Much better if you just go about your normal routine.

Hello? Put your wife on.

Okay.

You listen good.

You got the money?

$30 ,000? We don't... Maybe you could ask that rich mama of yours down in

Florida. Maybe she could sell one of her thoroughbreds.

Please, don't... Just kidding.

I'll call tomorrow night.

Tell you where to deliver.

Home sweet home, honey.

Please let me go.

I caught some guy who claims he was with Brown and the girl. Yeah, this guy

Eddie Lowell. Street kid from Newark. He was with Brown when he picked her up.

What do we got on Brown? He spent his childhood in a foster home, since then

and out of mental hospitals and jail.

Drugs and assault.

The man is unpredictable.

We assume he's dangerous.

Do we tell them that?

No. Not unless it's absolutely necessary.

Family's under enough strain as it is, what, with John losing his job and

everything. All right?

Just let me go.

I won't tell anyone. I promise you can just disappear.

There's still time.

You can still change your mind.

Come with me.

If you loved me.

If you ever loved me. I loved you.

If I loved you, you're the one wanting to leave. Is that me?

How can I marry you? When they catch you, they're going to throw you in jail

or... What?

I don't want you to die.

I don't want anybody to die.

Well, you see, then, it could have been Stacy that John saw yesterday.

It's possible.

Well, what do we know about this Richard Brown?

We're still checking on that. We know he's a trucker.

The Oklahoma State Police found his rig parked at a truck stop just where Eddie

Lowell said it would be when they picked him up in Texas.

Would he really hurt her?

Look, we always have to be prepared for the worst.

But the good news is, from what we know now, Stacy really wants to come home.

Don't talk.

You so much as breathe wrong.

She gets hurt. You double -cross me.

She dies.

You got that?

Yes. You got the money?

Not yet. The banks won't loan it to us, and my mother -in -law has to sell

something. Yeah, well, you got less than 24 hours.

After that, she's dead.

What do you expect us to do?

You deliver the money alone to the Golden Waffle in Great Plains, Kansas,

8 a .m. tomorrow.

And remember, Daddy, I know what you look like.

When do we leave? We don't, Mr. Sapp.

I understand how concerned you and your wife are.

But we can't put anyone else at risk here. But you heard him.

He knows what I look like. If you try to use one of your agents, he'll know.

If you can't keep your head and follow orders, that's a risk we'll have to

Won't get that.

As soon as the FBI sees him, they can grab him. Yeah, they won't do anything

put her in danger. Yeah, right.

Look, Johnny, I'm not going to lie to you, okay?

Things could go wrong.

But Mr. Harris and his agents are doing everything they can to make sure they

don't. And what I need from you is for you to stay here with your mom and be

strong, okay?

Told you, put the damn cat outside.

Please let me keep him.

He'll make me happy.

Like I don't.

Right?

Come here.

Come over here.

Not gonna hurt you.

No, all I ever want, all I ever wanted is to make you happy.

And you could be still.

Thank you.

Come with me.

Please.

I love you.

Please.

Becky, there's nothing you can do there.

If you were me, where would you be?

At home, waiting for the phone to ring?

Or with your husband and your daughter?

At least leave the boy.

No! No.

You can't do that. He already feels responsible and... Well, if anything

happen, he should be with his family.

Look, I know you're just trying to do your job, okay, but...

Feeling for people.

Isn't that part of it?

Let's go to Kansas.

Step on it, will you?

Ever read Romeo and Juliet?

Forever.

Even in death.

But don't worry.

Nothing's gonna happen.

But if it does...

I promise.

I'll kill you first.

Come here.

Come here.

Is that him?

Careful. He could be watching.

Golden Waffle.

Who?

If your name is John Sack, there's a guy on the phone.

There you go.

Yes? Steph!

Now what?

Now she dies. I told you no cops!

What cops?

There are no cops!

There better not be.

Please, for God's sakes, can we just get this over with?

Patience, Daddy.

Patience.

Can you get a shot?

Negative. He's using the girl as a shield.

And he's using binocs.

Jed, we've got to move. I don't expect the staff to walk out of here right now.

Hold. Hold.

What's your reaction, Dad?

Come

on,

Daddy.

What are you doing? He's already suspicious. I've got to go.

You can't risk any more lives.

Put this on. Take your shirt off.

Where are you?

Come on!

Come on!

Don, look at me.

Carry the bag out in front of you, so Brown can see it.

Take the stairs over there. When you get to the top of the stairs, he can't see

you anymore.

That's where Don here is going to take your place.

No,

he'll see it's not me.

It'll never get that far. It'll never get that far. Our snipers will take him

out before then.

But, look, just let me do it.

I'm going to finish this straight as I can.

You either do this my way,

We're going to get somebody else.

Come on, Daddy.

What took you so long?

Everybody take position, but be careful. He's watching.

Team 2, you get a shot, you take it.

Come on, Daddy.

I'm the baby.

Come on.

Come on!

Running up the stairs now. Team two.

He's pulled back.

What's wrong?

Was it Jamie?

No, he's overrun.

Don't hurt him.

I've been following orders. He's bringing the money. You don't have to

A woman shall leave her father's house and cleave unto her husband.

Oh, no.

Don't worry about it.

I'm sure of it.

Don't kill him. No, Daddy.

Daisy. Watch out, Daddy. It's a trap.

Damn it.

Let me go.

Let me go.

Get him out of here. All right. Come on. Get him out. Let's go.

Come on. Daisy.

What the hell is happening?

Status quo, sir.

Mr. Stafford, I brought you... Oh, thank God.

Clet, you're here.

Is Stacy okay?

What's happening? Mr. Harris is assessing the situation.

We have a right to know. I'm sure they'll communicate when they know.

Brown, let the girl go now. We have you surrounded.

Let her go.

Let her go!

No, Richard!

No!

Look, all we want to know is if he's a... Oh, God.

Now, the truth is, at this point, we're not sure what happened over there.

So she could be... But we're not jumping to any conclusions.

Oh, my God.

Now, look.

We'll be in this next room right over here. All right?

This is Harris, FBI.

Richard, pick up the phone.

Come on, Brown, pick up the phone. We have to talk here. We can work this out,

but you've got to pick up the phone and talk to me. Come on, Richard, pick up

the phone. We've got to talk. Come on, Richard.

Come on.

Harris, come on, pick up the phone. Hey, pick up the damn phone.

Hello, Stacy.

Stacy, my name is Jed Harris.

I'm with the FBI.

She's alive.

Oh, God.

Thank God.

Stacy.

Stacy, can I speak with Richard?

They want to talk to you.

No. Okay. All right. That's all right, Stacy. I'll tell you what. You sort of

our go -between here, all right?

I want to talk to my dad and my mom.

Look, Stacy, there's not really time to do that right now.

I'm going to die anyway.

No, wait, wait. Don't hang up the phone now.

Hold on, Stacy. We'll get your folks right now.

They're right in the next room. Wait a second here.

Hold on.

Stacy. Stacy. Now, we need her to cooperate, okay?

Okay.

Daddy. Stacy.

Now, you listen to me, okay?

No matter what happened, I want you to hear me now, honey. We love you.

I love you, honey. I love you, too.

I'm scared.

Yeah, I know you are. We know, honey.

Listen, you need to talk to Mr. Harris, all right?

Cooperate with the FBI.

I'm not going to do any good.

Please. No, no, Stacy.

Stacy, honey, do it for me, okay?

Will you do it for your dad?

All right.

Okay, Stacy.

Look, I need a favor from you. I want you to ask Richard if he'll hold his

until I can get my men out of the parking lot.

Will you do that for me now?

They want to know if they can pull out of the parking lot.

What'll they give us?

How do I know?

You hungry?

So am I.

Tell him.

You said you'd let you do it if you bring him some food.

All right, you tell him he's got a deal.

He said it's a deal.

One more thing.

Tell him.

If you screw up, I'm going to have to kill you.

If you screw up, he's going to have to kill me.

Do you have a shot?

Maybe.

Send in the food.

Give some to the cat, too.

Aren't you hungry?

Just keep eating.

You have to eat to keep your strength up. How much energy do you think dying

takes?

Well, they've sent in the food.

And they've established contact.

They can negotiate, right?

That's right, son.

I want to pray.

I know we're not a very religious family.

And I hope that you don't think we're hypocrites.

anything, but Lord, please, please hear our prayer

and let our Stacy be safe.

Did you really think I'd fall for that?

Details are still sketchy about the hostage drama that has been unfolding

past 12 hours at this downtown motel. Neither police nor FBI will comment, but

KCRP has learned that the gunman is believed to be a criminal with a history

mental disturbance and that he has allegedly kidnapped an Illinois girl and

holding her for rent.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Please.

Please, let's surrender.

Surrender? Please, before someone gets hurt. That's what happens in war.

Come on. I'm not in a war.

How did you let me?

I told you, didn't I?

Forever.

Didn't I?

Come on.

Take your gun.

Come on.

Take it!

Faith!

Set an order!

Take it!

Kill me!

Come on!

Come on.

We're gonna die together anyway.

I don't want them to do it.

Please, I can't take it anymore.

Please.

I don't know.

I'm crazy.

I've been crazy for years.

I died.

I died long before I met you.

I died here.

Don't mean nothing to me.

Oh, it's you.

No one has ever been willing to lay down her life.

Not for me.

Not for the likes of me.

And if you die, then there won't be nobody to remember.

Will there?

I really do love you.

You there?

Right here, Richard. What can we do for you?

She's coming out.

You've agreed to let her go?

Thank you, John.

Hello,

Richard.

May I speak with Stacy, please?

I need you to walk over to the door and come out the door with your hands up

over your head.

Do you understand me?

What about my... Stacy, you'll just have to leave the kitten for now.

No, no, no, no, no. You'll die.

All right, Stacy, do this for me, will you please? When you come out the door,

hold the kitten in both hands, but hold it out away from your body, okay?

What do you want me to tell them?

Tell them the truth.

Tell them I loved you.

Remember what you told me.

Never let the bastards grind you down.

Here she comes.

Get her downstairs.

Everybody else, hold your positions.

If that man makes a move, you take him out.

My pleasure.

I am telling you he will surrender.

Just take him out.

Stacy, what makes you so sure he'll surrender?

Because he's not evil.

He fooled me.

He's been hurt all his life.

Stacy.

Oh, yeah.

Bye -bye.

Nobody fires till I give the word.

I wouldn't do this.

I realize that.

The gunman is still holding his weapon as the FBI continues to negotiate.

Shoot him! Shoot him!

Richard.

Richard, this is Harris.

All right, Richard, don't move.

Don't do anything. You just hear me now.

I know you're hurting up there.

There's no reason you've got to die.

Come on, stay safe.

Richard, put down that weapon.

Just come to the door with your hands over your head, Richard.

Now, you let Stacy go so I know you're a good man.

You've got a lot of years left. Do something with it, Richard. Come on.

Come on.

None of us are hungry.

Come on, honey. Let's go home.

Please, everyone, get back. No,

please, just...

All she wants to do is go home and forget about this, please.

All I want to do is go home.