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-NEWSREADER: Atlantic City. -[APPLAUSE]

Tension mounts as the balloting for Miss America 1947

comes down to the wire.

It's a tough decision for the judges as they survey this bevy of beauties.

But when the winner is announced,

the audience unanimously approves the judges' decision.

We present to you, the new Miss America.

[CROWD CHEERING]

In North Carolina, moonshine liquor is still big business.

Federal agents, their ranks now bolstered

with returning veterans are ready for this full scale war.

And it looks like war is what they'll get from these illegal traffickers.

These stills are destroyed.

But thousands more are hidden deep in the swamps and forests of the South.

This new war has just begun.

In New York, a famous general exchanges...

-[GRUNTS] -What's the matter, Johnny?

Oh, nothing. Oh, you.

Meed wants me, I got to go.

What about?

Tell you later.

[TRAIN HORN BLOWING IN DISTANCE]

You remember Roger's coming.

Can you take him to home, huh?

Guess, I can.

-You take care of your mommy, you hear? -[CAR HORN HONKS]

Uh-huh.

Johnny, why is your old army buddy coming down here?

[HONKING]

Hold on, Homer.

I got to go.

Honey, if I'm right, we'll make it out of here.

We'll have it made.

We don't need nothing, except you.

[HONKING]

Bye.

[ENGINE STARTS]

There goes that phony sheriff's car.

They got to be right in there.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

It's the Sheriff.

Probably got that new driver with him.

This ain't no business for a scrawny kid like that.

Well, come on!

Get the lead out of your tail.

Mr. Meed said to be here by 4:00.

It's 4:00 now, Homer.

See?

The big hand's on the 12 and the little hand's on the four.

You're a real smart boy, ain't you?

I don't count on my fingers.

Yeah.

You're real smart.

So smart you come home from the army

and marry that tramp gal with the bastard kid.

You smartass. All right, boy.

[SIGHS]

I'm going to teach you a lesson.

Hold it, Johnny!

You stupid slob.

Get your big-bellied monkey suit in the car and get out of here!

You make one hell of a target for these revenuers around here.

Well, get on back to work!

You like driving for me, boy?

Ain't too many jobs to be had for an illiterate country boy like you around here.

Leastwise not of the kind of money I'm paying you.

Now you remember that!

You've been with me three weeks.

Homer Brown's been with me nigh onto 18 years.

He's a moron.

He's a moron.

Moron that gets all stood up in his pants every time he sees

that pretty young wife of yours.

No telling what would happen if

we was to put you out of circulation for a while.

Just, uh, just making a point.

A man either works for me or he don't.

One way or the other, he don't give me no sass.

[SCOFFS]

Boy, I want you to be careful on this run down to Siler City.

MAN: Attention!

Attention!

I'm with the federal government.

Put your hands up and come on out.

Bye-bye.

Come on back.

[GUN FIRING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Come back here!

♪ Johnny Warder carried whiskey through the Carolina Hills

♪ Hey, Johnny was a runner lived a life with many thrills

♪ But the little bit they paid him

♪ Wouldn't feed his family

♪ So he dreamed of California and the new life there would be ♪

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

[HONKING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Here. Well, it wasn't a total loss.

Well, one still was destroyed.

[SIGHS]

Now do you really think that's going to hurt Lester Meed?

The man runs a million dollars worth of moonshine

out of over a dozen stills in these mountains every year.

Hmm.

[SIGHS] Now, that's good.

Now, why in the hell can't we arrest him?

We both saw him there.

Hell, we can take him to court.

In this country, my boy, you have to have evidence.

Right now there are probably three judges and a,

a congressman who would swear that that was a church that blew up out there.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

It would take an air-tight case

to hold a jury together around here.

[SIGHS]

Ah.

If only we could have gotten the license off of that car that got away.

Hey, I recognized that punk kid.

His name is Johnny Warder.

Who the hell is Johnny Warder?

Yeah, some kid that's working for Lester Meed.

He's driving for him.

He's money-hungry, I understand.

Now, this one we can tag.

Yeah, we could do that. [SCOFFS]

But I think I have other plans for your Johnny Warder.

He's the minnow with which we are going to catch ourselves a big-mouthed bass.

♪ Roger first came to town

♪ With no plan in mind

♪ He just came to visit Johnny and his wife Caroline

♪ Roger met his buddy in the US Infantry

♪ They dreamed of California

♪ When the army set 'em free

♪ Roger drifted into town

♪ A very lonely man

♪ There were many things about him

♪ No one could understand

♪ And little did he know

♪ He would find his destiny

♪ In the one remaining corner of the famed killers three ♪

Uh...

Um, hey, John.

-Hey, Roger! -Hi.

How you doing, old buddy?

-Finally made it. -Good to see you.

-You look good. -You looking whoo!

-You like this? -I like it.

Yeah, I was just trying it. Where's your new wife?

She's out back with my boy.

I thought you said you just got married.

Well, you know that 4-H motto, "Have fun, learn by doing."

We didn't learn all we'd done till I was overseas.

Tony will be five come September.

I brought you a wedding present.

Well, thank you, Roger.

Let's let Carol open it, huh?

Yeah. Is this your place?

Yeah, it's been in the family quite a while.

Whatcha got going?

Well, like I told you in the letter,

I finally found a way to California.

Takes money, John.

Sit down, Roger.

By late tomorrow, we'll be heading down Route 66

with 200,000, half of it yours.

Where are you and me going to make that kinda money?

No, we ain't making it. We're taking it from my boss.

I run booze for a moonshiner.

[SOFTLY] That's against the law, John.

Yeah? That's what the revenuers say.

No, I mean the stealing.

It's okay to steal this, it's illegal dough.

You told me he was just passing through.

All right, so I lied.

Ain't that the truth?

I should have known.

Roger didn't even know till a few minutes ago.

Well, he didn't waste no time studying on it, did he?

I think the whole thing is crazy, Johnny, I really do.

Well, Roger don't think so.

Roger don't think so.

Well, I think Roger's some kind of, some kind of screwball.

He's some kind of crazy person himself.

What's a screwball?

A screwball is somebody who thinks your daddy knows what he's talking about.

Where you going?

I'm going back in the house.

Roger's coming right down.

He's not staying in my house.

The hell he ain't!

[CLEARS THROAT] John.

-[CHUCKLES] -Shh.

[WHISPERS] Button your fly.

[ZIPPING]

Hey, look, honey, Roger brought us a wedding present.

Thank you, Roger.

You're welcome.

Open it.

Tony, this is Roger.

Hi, Tony.

My name's Elvira Jean.

Elvira, Roger.

Pleased to meet you, Elmora.

Elvira.

-Elvira... -Jean.

Yes, ma'am.

I think it's real lovely, Roger.

[CHUCKLES] Hey, this is great, Roger.

What is it?

It's a, it's an ant farm.

Well...

[CHUCKLES] Well, this is a...

This is a real fine gift, Roger.

Ain't it, Carol?

I think it's real fine.

Johnny, I want to talk to you before you go to work.

Yeah, sure.

Elvira, will you show Roger around?

I'm gonna show you everything.

I know he's funny-looking.

It's not his fault.

You go in and lie down a while, all right?

He's a good man.

He knows all about explosives.

The army taught him.

You just won't listen, will ya?

Why won't you listen to me?

No, I won't listen to you when you're talking foolish.

You and that pitiful person.

Talk about robbing people and blowing up safes.

No, I won't listen to any of that.

What do you think I'm doing this for?

I don't know why you're doing it.

Why, it's for us.

For you and me and Tony.

We can send him to a good school.

We can go to the movies every night.

You can have a whole closet full of shoes.

I don't need none of that.

I don't need a whole closet full of shoes.

What do you want anyway?

I just need you, that's all I need.

I don't want you to end up shot

or in jail.

You don't make it easy for me, do you?

I got to go now.

I'll be home early.

We're running from the southern still.

I love you.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Here comes Meed's car.

Can you tell whether Warder is driving it or not?

I can't tell. We'll find out when we catch him. Come on.

♪ Well, the federal revenuers had a plan to bring him down

♪ They set a trap to catch him

♪ Just outside of town

♪ And Johnny drove hard and fast to make his getaway

♪ Yeah, Johnny played it cool in the heat of the day ♪

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

♪ All the townsfolk thought of Johnny

♪ As the hero of the town

♪ He had nerve and he was faster

♪ Than anyone around

♪ The lawmen tried to trap him

♪ And once again they failed

♪ 'Cause Johnny beat 'em driving and the lawmen lost his trail ♪

All right, we're federal officers.

Everybody move away from that car,

we don't want to destroy any evidence.

Now just move away.

All right, I want a full set of prints off of this car.

I want to send them into Washington.

Anybody know who owns this car?

Why don't you check the registration, Chief?

Registration, that's a good idea.

You check the registration.

Yeah, here it is.

It's Helen Jacqueline...

Give me that. Helen Jacqueline McCrory.

Anybody here know Helen Jacqueline McCrory?

Oh, yes, I do.

You do? Well, can you, can you tell me anything about her?

Yeah, her daddy works for Mr. Meed.

Her daddy works for Mr. Meed. What does he do?

Works down at the general store.

At the general store. What about Helen Jacqueline McCrory?

-What, what does she do? -Nothing, nothing.

Nothing, nothing. She doesn't do any...

Well, can you tell me what she looks like?

Can you describe her for me?

Oh, yeah, she's got blonde hair and blue eyes.

Got a peaked nose and few freckles on the face,

and wears a little pigtail.

About 3 feet tall.

-3 feet, 3 feet tall? -Four years old.

[LAUGHING] Four... Yeah, that's darling.

There's one more thing.

-She likes speedy cars. -[LAUGHING]

She likes speedy cars.

[LAUGHING]

Whoo.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

JOHNNY: Hey!

Who is it?

Me.

Johnny.

God, what happened to you?

I ditched the car by a roadblock.

Laid low till dark, came along the river.

Are you hurt?

No, I'm all right.

I ain't rich enough to die yet.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

Where's Johnny?

Over in the silo with Tony, I think.

Carol.

-Yeah? -When you get time, Mama wants to see you.

-Yes? -Okay.

Can we get some lemonade, Mama?

I fixed you some, it's in the ice box.

We won't be bringing Tony today.

Oh, aren't you going to the dance?

A lot of folks are bringing their children.

We thought we'd bring him along.

I reckon he'll have all the little girls turning their heads.

Is something bothering you, sugar?

How's Johnny doing?

-Hey, Johnny. -Huh?

Hear them revenuers had some trouble yesterday.

I hear they almost caught them a runner.

Is that a fact?

You know,

Tony and Carol deserve something better than

to have you spread all over the highway.

I reckon they do, Charlie.

But I reckon it's up to me to see your sister gets something better.

[DOOR OPENS]

Your friend's calling you.

I did it, John.

It's right here.

See in that bottle there's enough nitro to blow up half the town.

Just keep it to one safe, huh, Roger?

It's no problem.

You just mix it in with the oatmeal like this, little bit at a time.

Even little Tony could handle it.

But, see, you got to take the lumps out.

Good oatmeal doesn't have any lumps.

Just go easy, Roger.

Hmm. We got everything.

All you do is, leave the battery and the wire and the thing is...

-Hey! -[EXCLAIMS]

I spilled my whiskey, John.

Uh-huh.

ELVIRA: Hey, Roger!

Hey, Roger!

-[CAR HONKING] -Hey, Roger!

[HONKING CONTINUES]

Hey, Roger, come on out, we're here.

It's the Sweeneys.

Hey, Roger!

-Come on. -You won't...

-You won't forget the things, will you? -Don't worry.

I'll go get him.

Wait till you meet him, he's so beautiful.

In an hour and a half at the parking lot.

Yeah.

Roger. Roger, we're here!

-Hey, you ready? -Yeah.

Hi. Carol?

-They'll be out in a minute. -Oh, Roger, you bad thing,

you didn't see me all day.

Don't you know what makes you feel good?

Yeah, I know.

We are going to kick up our heels. [LAUGHING]

[WHISPERS] On the ground, I hope.

Mama, Daddy, this is Roger Kirk.

Ain't he the cutest thing?

How do you do?

Howdy, son, glad to meet you.

Heard all about you.

Happy to know you too, sir.

Happy is he whose faith is in the Lord.

Yes, ma'am.

[CAR HONKS]

[DOG BARKING]

[CAR HONKING]

[CROWD CHEERING]

[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING IN BACKGROUND]

[APPLAUSE]

♪ I just received your letter

♪ Oh, I've waited darling for so long

♪ To hear from you

♪ And you say you love me but you want to know

♪ Dear, if I've been untrue to you

♪ Yes, I love you only and I've been so lonely

♪ Dear, I've waited for so long

♪ No, there's been no other for no one could ever

♪ Make me feel the way you do ♪

[ENGINE STARTS]

♪ Oh, when I die

♪ You'll probably bury me

♪ On the front lawn

♪ So you can still walk all over me

♪ After I'm gone

♪ If hurting me is loving me

♪ Go ahead and have your way

♪ But I could be a good thing

[CHUCKLES] Ain't this some kind of fun?

Yeah, but I'd kinda like to go to the...

Oh, it's right out back, I'll show you where it is.

I'll find it myself. Thank you.

Shoot.

♪ You keep saying you love me

♪ I don't know if

♪ It's a funny way you show it ♪

-All right, let's get to work. -Where's Carol?

She's parked down the road. Come on.

[MUSIC CONTINUES IN BACKGROUND]

Roger.

Hey, Roger.

Hey, Roger, what are you doing out here all by yourself?

Just getting a little air.

-Oh, you know what? -What?

I like it out here alone, ain't nobody can see us.

You know, that's very nice, Elvira.

Look, why don't you go back to the bandstand?

I'd kinda like to stay here for a while.

ELVIRA: No, sugarplum, I don't want to do that.

Really, I'd kinda like to be alone.

-Alone? -Yeah.

-Are you up to something out here, Roger? -No, I'm not...

-...up to anything. -There's something funny going on out here.

Guess we might as well tell her, Roger.

-Tell me what? -We can't keep it a secret forever.

You see, Elvira Jean, it all started in the army.

When you get out there on the battlefield,

with no women around,

one day you walk into the shower

and that's it.

That's what?

There's no fighting it now, Roger, it's bigger than both of us.

Uh... [EXHALES EXASPERATEDLY]

Roger came out to meet me.

Oh, Johnny!

-Yes, honey. -Oh...

Oh, I get it.

Oh, boy, you two are some kind of funny.

Listen, Mr. Roger, I thought there was something strange about you yesterday.

I just thought you were over-shy.

You know what you two are?

You are a couple of Homo sapiens!

Johnny, what did you have to say that for?

-She left, didn't she? Come on! -God, what am I gonna do?

I'm going to tell you something you ain't gonna believe!

Now, listen to this.

-Have you ever? -[ALL GASPING]

Shoot!

[WOMAN MOANING]

MAN: There ain't nobody around here, baby.

This ain't gonna hurt a pip.

Oh, come on, honey.

-Ain't nobody going to see us. -[GASPING]

MAN: What the hell do you want?

[MEN GRUNTING]

ROGER: Johnny!

[GRUNTS]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

Be careful.

Come on.

John, I... [STAMMERS]

$200,000!

Thought you said it was a little safe.

[SIGHS]

Are you ready?

Do you have to?

[SIGHS]

[SNIFFLING]

[MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING]

See, I keep trying to figure out what he's got that I don't.

And then I remember, damn!

You're using it all?

You said you had enough to blow half the town.

I know how much to use for a safe this size.

Don't worry about it.

[MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING]

Hi there, sugar.

[BLASTING]

[PEOPLE MUTTERING]

Moonshine money.

Bates! Bates!

It's gone.

Get your hand out of there.

I can't.

[GRUNTS]

It's stuck.

-[EXCLAIMING] -[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

Oh, never mind. Come on, come on, come on!

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

Idiot!

Get the crowbar.

-Where's the crowbar? -Where is he?

-He's all right! We can't find the safe. -Where is he? Is he all right?

-[SHOUTING] Where's the crowbar? -Right there.

Hey! Come out of that building! Come out!

Now, you keep your hands there and don't you move.

Don't you dare move.

-[GRUNTS] -[GROANS]

Hold it right where you are.

Stay there!

Get your hands up!

I said up!

[GROANS]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Come on!

♪ Though they never meant to kill

♪ Or harm anyone

♪ But everything went wrong

♪ Now, they're on the run

♪ They drove all day and night

♪ California seemed so far

♪ Now, the law is closing in

♪ And they're looking for their car ♪

But you never meant to kill anyone.

And you didn't want to.

Yeah, but that don't count no more.

[PURRING]

MAN ON RADIO: Federal Agent Guthrie announced

they have all main roads in the state blocked

and promises an arrest by morning.

Hey, John!

Johnny, I was just listening to the radio.

[STAMMERS] They're looking for us all over the state.

How about that?

Well, what are we gonna do?

Well, we could give ourselves up,

take what's coming.

You're gonna get life. They'll shoot you on sight!

Hush, Roger.

We gotta do something.

What should we do?

I don't know. [STAMMERS] We gotta get some money. We can...

-Rob a bank, hold up a store... -That's crazy.

Tony! You come over here.

ROGER: I mean, we gotta do something.

You just can't sit here.

John, you gotta get a different car.

You stay with me a while, huh?

[STAMMERING] I'm hungry, Mama.

-You want something to eat? Okay. -Yeah.

We go to California now?

We're gonna go to California real soon.

Johnny, what are we gonna travel in? We gotta get a car.

We'll get a car.

Having some trouble, ma'am?

No. No trouble.

You just parked here with your hood open?

Yeah, I just thought I'd air the engine.

Hey, mister, is that a real gun?

[ALL GIGGLING]

Carol, you about ready to go now?

I reckon so.

Morning.

Grandpa, he's got a gun in his pocket.

You're the one that killed the government man.

Little boy, did you ever kill anybody?

No.

Hush, kids.

-Get back to that truck. -[KIDS GIGGLING]

ROGER: John, you can't just let him go.

Oh, my God.

Thanks for stopping.

Bang, bang, bang! Bang! Bang!

-[MIMICKING GUNSHOTS] -CAROL: Tony, hush.

Bang! Bang!

I don't like this idea. Let's get out of here.

-There's only one problem. -What's that?

Damn! I loaned the jack to Charlie last week.

[CAR APPROACHING]

We're having a little trouble.

Uh, missing a spare?

No, got a spare. No jack.

What's the matter?

Oh, well, nothing. It's just that I'm already late for work.

Oh, why don't I just leave the jack with you?

You bring it on down to the station when you get through.

-It's back there. -Fine.

That's mighty nice of you. Oh, where is your station?

Oh, up in Lunsville.

Mighty handsome boy you got there.

Yeah. Traded two shotguns and a hound for him. [CHUCKLES]

Thank you.

I'll see you.

I told you there's some good people left in this world.

You're not serious about returning that jack, are you?

Sure, I am.

That's too much of a chance.

I agree.

We could pick up another car in Lunsville.

Here. I gotta talk to you.

Hurry it up, huh?

I'm leaving you and Tony in Lunsville.

CAROL: I won't do it.

-[COUGHS] -I'm gonna stay with you.

You have to for Tony's sake.

♪ As they drove into Lunsville to return the borrowed jack

♪ Johnny wanted Carol to take Tony and turn back

♪ But Carol loved her Johnny though she knew that he was wrong

♪ Only death could come between a love that was so strong ♪

It sure is a quiet place.

Johnny.

My mind's made up.

Can I have ice cream, Daddy?

Sure you can.

-Oh! -All right. Hold it right there!

TONY: No! No!

-Put me down! Put me down! -Get back. Get your hands up.

-TONY: Mama! Mama! -You're surrounded. Don't try anything.

-Sheriff, you sure done it all right. -Mama! No!

MAN: Folks around here are gonna be mighty proud of you.

-Yes, sir, that's them. -TONY: Mama!

-That's them, all right. -Mama! Mama! Mama!

-Come on down here, you fellows! -Mama!

Mama! Mama!

But there was this other city dude.

[GUNSHOTS]

MAN: I think they went over this way! I saw them here.

Come on!

-MAN: They're over here! -Look out, up there!

[GUNSHOTS]

Tony, come back here!

[MAN SCREAMS]

MAN 1: They're over there in that shed!

MAN 2: Look behind that barn there!

Over there! Harry's been shot!

♪ Four more lay dead

♪ From the famed killers three

♪ The lawmen couldn't stop them

♪ They were running wild and free

♪ But they're gonna get to California

♪ Somehow they know they will

♪ But the law is somewhere waiting

♪ Just over the hill

...gentlemen of the press, to tell your citizens, your readers,

that they have no, no reason to be concerned.

I'm working with the sheriff's departments

of Davidson, Guilford and Alamance counties.

REPORTER: Alaman.

Alamance.

Our posses are well-trained and well-armed

and it should be only a matter of hours before we apprehend these killers.

That's about it.

Mr. Guthrie, you say a matter of hours,

can you pinpoint this time any closer?

♪ Johnny Warder carried whiskey through the Carolina Hills

♪ Hey, Johnny was a runner lived a life with many thrills

♪ But the little bit they paid him

♪ Wouldn't feed his family

♪ So he dreamed of California and the new life there would be

♪ Roger Kirk came to town with no plan in mind

♪ He just came to visit Johnny and his wife, Caroline

♪ Roger met his buddy in the US Infantry

♪ They dreamed of California when the army set 'em free

♪ Roger drifted into town a very lonely man

♪ There were many things about him

♪ No one could understand

♪ And little did he know he would find his destiny

♪ In the one remaining corner of the famed killers three

♪ Hey, Johnny promised Carol everything wealth could buy

♪ He said Roger had to help him with a plan he had to try

♪ Lester Meed had lots of money that he made illegally

♪ Johnny planned to take it in a midday robbery

♪ The federal revenuers had a plan to bring him down

♪ So they set a trap to catch him

♪ Just outside of town

♪ And Johnny drove hard and fast to make his getaway

♪ And Johnny played it cool in the heat of the day

♪ All the townsfolk thought of Johnny

♪ As the hero of the town

♪ He had nerve and he was faster than anyone around

♪ The lawmen tried to trap him and once again they failed

♪ 'Cause Johnny beat 'em driving and the lawmen lost his trail

♪ As they drove into Lunsville to return the borrowed jack

♪ Johnny wanted Carol to take Tony and turn back

♪ But Carol loved her Johnny though she knew that he was wrong

♪ Only death could come between a love that was so strong ♪

[SNORING]

[WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY]

You better not turn on the lights. Homer Brown's watching the front.

JOHNNY: Homer's asleep. Roger's watching him.

CAROL: We brought Tony, Mama.

I reckoned you would. His bed's made up.

He never meant to kill anyone, Mama.

I know.

I have to go with him.

Yes. I know that too, honey.

You take good care of him.

I always have.

I know that.

[ROOSTER CROWING]

Just I've always been there when he woke up.

Mama.

We better go now.

CAROL: Dear Lord, as a small child,

I followed behind my daddy

as he plowed up the fields.

His deep footprints

in the fresh-turned soil

always seemed to beckon to me.

And I'd place my small feet

in the large places where his feet trod.

Sometimes, Lord, I'd stumble and fall.

Always he would reach down his hand to me,

lift me up and my world would be a wonderful place.

He is now up there with you, Lord.

And I am asking you for help.

My world is a wrong world.

I have left my beloved son,

part of my heart, my body and my soul.

I have stumbled and failed.

But, Lord, I love my husband,

and somewhere I read,

"Whither thou goest, there I will go also."

Now, take my hand

and lift me up.

Even though I take the wrong road,

there is no other way.

[MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

[MUSIC STOPS]

-Hey, I got an idea. -Huh?

I got a cousin, Fred, who runs a lumber mill nearby.

Mmm-hmm.

I figured we could give him a call.

About what?

About money and a clean car.

Can you trust him?

Yeah, we've always been pretty close.

You always shake like that?

Only in the morning.

It ain't morning, Roger.

[MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

-Afternoon. -Howdy?

Can I have some change, please?

Don't I know you from someplace?

No, I'm not from around here. I'm just passing through.

I knew it. I knew it!

You're Johnny Warder!

"Killers Still at Large." See, there's your picture.

You're Johnny Warder!

Yeah, guess I am.

Well, I'll be damned.

Hey, you ain't gonna rob me, are you?

Not if you give me my change.

Oh, sure, Johnny.

-That's too much. -Oh. Thank you.

-You got a pay phone? -No, we don't.

But you can use that phone right over there.

Thank you.

Minnie, Minnie! Come in here!

What do you want?

-What are you trying to do? -Shh!

That's Johnny Warder, that killer fella.

Oh, Lord.

He ain't about to rob us, is he?

Don't be stupid, woman.

All right, I'll call back. Thank you.

Something the matter, Johnny?

Yeah. Well, nothing important.

Where's the rest of your gang hiding at?

I'm just going to get them.

I hope you don't mind, but I'm afraid

we're gonna have to hang around here a while.

Mind? Not on your life.

You just make yourself at home.

MAN ON RADIO: We interrupt this musical broadcast

to bring you up-to-date on the search for the three Ramseur killers.

They were last spotted headed south on highway number 49.

They are armed and considered dangerous.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

Go tell Uncle Charlie good night.

Good night, Uncle Charlie.

You gonna kill Mommy and Daddy?

Go put your nightshirt on. Scat.

Go on and put on your nightshirt.

I remember when I used to bathe you in here and Carol, too.

Mom, I wonder

if Tony understands what they've done

and what's gonna happen to him when they get caught.

No. The good Lord's kind to little children that way.

I'm gonna be patrolling the border tonight.

And if I see 'em, you know what I'm gonna have to do.

-[CAR HORN HONKING] -I know, son.

-Mom, I'm gonna have to go. -[SIGHS]

[SNIFFLES]

Folks, I wanna thank you for your help. I...

Let's go, Roger.

Before you go, how about signing my book for me?

Well, hold this.

Let's see now. Put down,

-"To Minnie Underwood." -Minnie?

-Minnie, M-I-N-N-I-E. -Right.

-Underwood. -Right.

-"From the sissy bandit." -[SCREAMING]

I told you about that. It's gonna get your head blown off!

-Gonna burn this place down. -Calm down!

-Go on, wait in the car! -[SOBBING]

-Blow up the place. -You should be ashamed of yourself.

I'm sorry about that.

I'm gonna have to cut off your phone now.

It's all right, Johnny. We understand.

You just do what's necessary.

Well, it's my thought, sir, that they're gonna have to contact somebody

they can trust.

Yes, sir, we have every available man on it.

I sure will, sir. I'll, I'll let you know

just as soon as something happens.

Thank you. Good-bye, sir. Good-bye.

What you stopping here for?

The lumber yard's not far.

No telling when we'll get another chance to eat.

I'm not hungry.

-Have some coffee, then. -I don't want any.

Come on.

Damn it, John, leave me alone!

You talk to him, then.

You're good with kids.

Thought you were supposed to be my friends.

We are.

The hell you are! You're no damn different than anybody else.

[SOBBING]

Now, you quit this!

We are your friends and you're going to California with us.

-And you stop it! -No way. We're not going to California.

We're not going anywhere.

Yes, we are going to California.

[STAMMERS] We're gonna make a start somewhere

and we're gonna have a little farm.

You can come and live with us, if you want to.

Do you want to?

[WHISPERS] Yes.

All right.

[INHALES] I could...

I could be of help. I can, I can do a lot of things

people don't know I can do.

Tony likes me.

Yes, Tony likes you.

We all like you.

Thank you.

Now, you come on in and get something to eat.

Yeah, I will.

Look, don't... Don't tell John about...

Look, I... I'll be all right. I'm sorry. I'll just be all right.

I'm not gonna tell John anything.

Okay.

[MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

Roger'll be all right.

He just went to wash up.

How do you feel?

Pretty good. [LAUGHS]

I think we're going to make it.

Poor Roger.

Roger'll be all right.

CHARLIE: Maybe you should stay with the radio and I'll get us some coffee.

Two cups of coffee, please. Uh, one black and one cream with sugar.

Yes, sir, Officer.

Charlie.

Johnny,

why don't you let her go?

Charlie, I don't think you understand.

He's not making me stay.

You know what I'm gonna have to do?

Carol, I guess I'm not a very good cop.

'Cause I'm gonna leave,

but we'll be back in about 10 minutes.

And don't be here.

No!

[CAROL SCREAMS]

[CAROL SCREAMING]

-That's her brother! -CAROL: No!

[BOTH YELLING]

We gotta get out of here. Let's go!

CAROL: "I saw a ship a-sailing

"Sailing o'er the sea

"And, oh! But it was laden with pretty things for me

"There were comfits in the cabin

"And sweetmeats in the hold

"And the sails were all made of silk

"And the masts made all of gold

"There were four and 20 sailors

"That stood upon the deck

"There were four and 20 white mice

"With chains about their necks

"And the Captain was a duck

"With a jacket on his back

"And when the boat began to move

"The Captain said, 'Quack, quack!'"

Good night, Tony.

Good night, Mama.

-Good-bye. -Good-bye.

Promise me,

he'll be with us again.

Promise me.

I promise.

I promise, Carol.

ROGER: Johnny.

John.

[WHISPERS] There's somebody out there.

MAN: Stand still and don't move! We got you surrounded!

The car!

Get the car!

[CAR HORN HONKING]

JOHNNY: Come on, get in!

Hurry up! Go on! Get going! Go on!

[GUNSHOT]

♪ Roger Kirk met his death in a blazing rage of fire

♪ They say he died a victim of all the heart he desired

♪ He tried to prove he was a man

♪ Both fearless and straight

♪ But he died and left behind him the legend of his fate ♪

[EXHALES]

Well, we're safe for a while, Carol.

Carol?

GUTHRIE: All right, you're armed and you know what to do.

MAN 1: You're wasting your time.

MAN 2: Johnny knows them hills.

GUTHRIE: Well, he may know the hills, but he's injured and he's trapped.

MAN 3: I've known him since he was a little boy.

GUTHRIE: Well, he's no boy. He's grown up and he's dangerous

and he's armed and he's wounded.

Now, you know what to do, so don't forget.

MAN 4: Johnny! Johnny!

Here comes John.

Hey, boy!

Boy, they'll shoot you up!

Hey, John. What's up, John?

[MEN CHATTERING INDISTINCLY]

-MEN: Welcome back. -MAN 5: You're home.

TONY: Daddy.

[SOBS]

We're going to California now?

♪ Let us say a prayer for Tony

♪ Maybe he won't realize

♪ What his mom and dad were doing

♪ And don't scold him when he cries

♪ 'Cause his mother died an outlaw

♪ Though she never meant no harm

♪ And his daddy known as Johnny

♪ Brought her home in his arms ♪