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It's all

the same.

It never changes.

So what are we waiting for?

I'm waiting for nothing.

I'm waiting for nothing.

It's all the same.

It never changes.

So what are we waiting for?

I'm waiting for nothing.

I'm waiting for nothing.

It's all the same.

It never changes.

So what are we

waiting for?

I'm

waiting for nothing.

I'm waiting for nothing.

If you didn't go to bed, you were

watching the whites of your eyes turn red.

The calendar on your wall is ticking.

The day goes off, you've been reading some

old letters.

You smile and think how much you've changed.

All the money in the world you couldn't

buy back those days.

You fall back to your hands as the

sun turns into your eyes.

You watch a plane fly across a blue

sky.

This is the day your life grows shoddy.

This is the day when things fall into

place.

And the sun burns into your eyes.

You watch a plane fly across a blue

sky.

This is the day your life grows shoddy.

This is the day when things fall into

place.

This is the day your life grows shoddy.

This is the day when things fall into

place.

I told you.

Didn't I tell you?

Yes, you told me.

So what are you going to do?

Nothing.

Oh, good plan.

Would you take a look at this?

Joey broke it again.

So does your getting fired mean that you're

not going to have the money to eat

here every day?

Hey, I was going to quit that job

as soon as the thing was ready anyway.

How soon do you think that's going to

be?

Look at it this way.

I'll have a lot more time to work

on it now, won't I?

You sure will.

Good as new?

I think so.

Good as new.

Good

as new.

Good as new.

Good

as new.

Good as new.

Can you sum up this moment for us,

Mr. Blick?

Well, I've been working for a very long

time, so I guess I'm a little relieved.

But mostly, I'm excited about the future.

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick, you've been quoted as saying that

this invention will change the way people will

think about their lives.

What exactly did you mean by that?

People will be happy and not sad.

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick, we understand that you're a prime

candidate for a Nobel Prize this year.

Any comment?

Well, now, I think it's a little early

to speculate about that, don't you?

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick!

Mr. Blick!

I know what you're thinking.

You're thinking, how will the total annihilation of

the modern world as we know it affect

me, the average guy on the street?

Just imagine it.

Boom!

No intelligent life whatsoever.

No highways, no buildings, no pizza huts.

My friends, you are deep in a world

of hurt.

What do you do?

What do you do?

You make friends, I mean real close friends,

right now with the big guy and his

number one son.

That's what you do.

And it is my burden to convince you

today that only Jesus can save our lost

souls in America.

Now my friends, the only difference between a

soul that is saved and a soul that

is lost is that one is saved and

the other is lost.

Get right with God.

Let Jesus into your hearts and you can

be a winner in World War III.

What is your name my child?

Julia.

And what's that little toy you have there?

It's a camera.

Well, let's just say you hand that camera

over to me, my little CIA agent Julia,

or is it KGB?

Wait a minute, I'm sorry if taking a

picture of you bothered you so much.

Who are you really?

Or maybe I should say what, friends, this

woman here is taking my picture to be

published in certain governmental guidebooks to stop my

words of grace from reaching your ears.

You know this whore of Moscow?

Yes, Frank, I know her.

I said I'd do it.

Spreading the word again, huh, Frank?

Hi, Bill.

This guy's a public nuisance, Sheriff.

Frank, you're a nuisance.

Terrence, I thought we'd discuss the fact that

Mr. Lawrence doesn't want you preaching in front

of his motel.

Hey, come on, Sheriff.

I'm helping his business.

Life's too short, Frank.

Get your ass in the car.

Oh, come on, Bill.

Sheriff, Sheriff, Sheriff, we were just leaving.

Ernie, I'm not interested.

Come on.

No, no, no, look, he's gonna be fine.

I'll take him home.

He won't be fine.

He'll come right back here again.

No, he won't, will you, Frank?

Oh, bullshit.

Come on.

No, no, look, I'm gonna take him home

and I'm gonna tell Lee.

Keep him there, all right?

Please, Sheriff, just this once, give him a

break.

Okay, but if I find you back here

again, Frank, you are gonna be one sorry

crackpot.

Thank you, Bill.

Now clean up this litter, get rid of

those signs.

Pick up those pamphlets.

You're weird, Frank.

Terrence?

Yeah, Sheriff?

Turn the key.

Go.

You look good.

You look great.

You look better than on the album.

I can't tell you, Angela, I was, I

was proud.

I was really proud.

I've missed you.

You too.

How are you?

I'm good.

Well, now I'm great.

You got here just in time.

Yeah?

In time for what?

Something good, something I've been cooking up.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Oh, man.

So, uh, what are you doing here?

Oh, I just came here for Christmas, parental

guilt, that sort of thing.

I needed a break, too.

How are your parents?

Uh, they're dead.

Are you kidding?

No, no, car accident.

Oh, I'm sorry.

It was a couple of years ago.

The insurance paid off big, though, right, Ernie?

Yeah, Frank.

Hey, there, Frank.

I'm Ernie's cousin.

Uh, sorry about before, but I had no

way of knowing for sure you weren't.

So you're Ernie's girlfriend?

Oh, Frank, please.

Hey, listen, Ernie, can I see you sometime

later?

Oh, later.

Yeah, good idea.

Uh, I just, I gotta run to the

store and pick something up, and then I'll

meet you in 45 minutes at the diner.

I'll have a cup of coffee alone.

Okay.

See you then.

No, Frank, Frank, you don't get it.

We got all time to talk over, you

know?

Oh, I get it.

Good to meet you, Miss Julie.

I hope your death is painless.

Thank you, Frank.

I'll see you in 45 minutes.

45 minutes.

Hey, kiddo.

Hi.

Is that a new toy?

Yeah, I just bought it, and I think

it just might contain the final piece of

the puzzle.

Are you kidding?

I certainly hope not.

Oh, Ernie's here?

Well, hey, uh, Patty, I think I'm gonna

try something different today.

Wait, how come you're sitting over here?

Well, I got some company coming.

Who?

Do you remember Julia Purcell?

Is she back around?

Yeah.

I thought she was making records.

No, she is a good one.

Well, personally, I didn't care for it.

Oh, hey, uh, Patty, uh, get me onion

rings.

Instead of fries?

Yeah.

Are you sure?

Hey, I only live once.

Don't I know it.

What are those?

Oh, hi, uh, just some plants.

Hi, Julia.

I'm sorry.

It's Patty.

Yes.

You look really great.

Thank you.

So do you.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

A waitress uniform is real chic.

What do you want?

I'd like, um, ham with American cheese on

rye bread with a cold coleslaw.

And a black and white shake.

That's it.

You got it.

You're into shakes yourself, you see.

Oh, no, this?

Well, this is, uh, part of my work.

Yeah?

What work?

Well, um, let's just say that your friend

Ernie is on something big.

I'm really big.

Huge.

Concerned in shakes.

How long are you going to be around?

Until New Year's.

Great.

You'll get to see it.

I've invented something.

And, uh, I'm having all sorts of meetings

on it now.

In fact, I'm going to go, um, see

a lawyer when I leave here.

I'm not going to tell you anything more.

You'll just have to wait and see it.

Oh, come on.

So, how's your life?

Caca.

What's with her?

Well, I, uh, I think she's, uh, a

little, a little jealous of seeing me with

you.

Oh, so you two are together.

Well, you know, we've gone out a couple

of times, but it's not, I mean, and

I've, I've thought a lot about, about you

while you were gone.

Oh, shit.

Uh, I gotta go.

I'm sorry.

Uh, remember that lawyer I told you about?

That's like ten minutes.

I'm sorry.

Oh, it's okay.

Look, can you meet me at the power

station at 534?

Yeah.

What, 534?

Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

Uh, you don't happen to have any...

Thanks.

It's really good to see you.

534.

I ain't kill him.

I didn't mean you.

So, has Ernie told you anything about this

thing he's been working on?

Oh, yeah.

I know all about it.

Get updates every day.

So you know what it is?

It's a...

I heard it's a cancer machine or something.

Of course, I think that boy ain't all

there anyway, you know.

That kid's gonna be famous someday, you can

bet your boots on it.

Is that it?

It looks like a blender.

Well, that is a blender.

Well, the blender's already been invented, Mr. Blake.

I believe it was Oscar Beach.

Or perhaps it was Samuel Hamilton.

In any event, this is not a new

idea.

This is not my invention.

Well, it's a relief.

So, uh, what can I do for you?

Well, I was thinking specifically in terms of

patents.

Oh, yeah, I remember now.

I ask around about you.

You're a town celebrity.

People are very curious about you, Mr. Blake.

People are dying to know what you've been

up to.

Well, let me put it to you this

way, Mr. Savins.

If I just told you what I mounted,

you'd think I had a screw loose.

This is big.

Very big.

How big?

Well, what I propose is for you to

come have a look at my device.

Look, uh, Mr. Blake, Fred Savins is just

a small-town lawyer, but, uh, he doesn't

have time to play games.

It's Christmas week.

Guess I've come to the wrong place.

You know, uh, Dave Negi offered me, uh,

20 bucks to tell him what your machine

does, if, uh, I get to see it.

20 bucks?

You think small, Mr. Savins?

I do.

You just threw away a chance to be

very rich.

Very important.

I did.

Bye, Mr. Savins.

Sorry to have taken up so much of

your valuable time.

Wait up there.

You call me when it's ready.

Maybe.

Do you realize that it is 539?

Sorry.

What's with you?

It's finished.

Really?

And it works!

Oh, my God.

Jesus Christ.

That works.

That works.

That works.

That works.

No, no, no, no, no.

You gotta see.

Okay, let's go.

Oh, no, no.

No, uh, not now.

Uh, tomorrow.

I'm gonna have an unveiling.

A party.

It'll be Christmas Eve.

It'll be...

Come on.

No, no.

I've worked on this for two years.

Let me do it right, okay?

Okay.

Why did you ask me out here at

this 534 hour?

Well, that's when the sun sets.

You know, I check the paper every day,

and then I come up here and watch

it.

It's actually the first time in two years

that I've been late.

What was that for?

Because you're a strange boy.

Oh.

Oh.

You don't think I'm crazy, do you?

Julia.

You are the opposite of crazy.

I wish I was more like you.

Who is it?

Uh, it's me, Frank.

Ernie, is that you?

Yeah, it's me.

Ten-hut!

Airborne salute!

And...

Come on in, Ernie.

Hey, Frank.

Hey, guys.

Where is it, Frank?

Just Ernie!

Hey!

Hey, Lee.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Well.

What do you think?

It's great, Frank.

Is this just a test, or do I

have seconds to live?

My Christmas present to the family.

They're safe.

Up to 200 times normal levels.

Great.

We got a present for you, too, Ernie.

Oh.

Now, Frank.

Thank you, Lee.

Thanks, Frank.

Use it in good health, Ernie.

I think I'll open this up tomorrow morning.

You want something from Tang?

Oh, Tang would be nice.

Ah, this is the life, Ernie.

Well, I'm glad you're happy, Frank.

You gotta be prepared for the big one.

Dad?

What?

I can't breathe.

So?

Honey, maybe we can take the masks off

now.

All right.

Just so long as you're all aware that

if this were the real thing, we would

now be dead.

Well, it's not, so why don't you boys

go outside and play?

Yo, guys.

Heads up.

Thank you.

This is really sweet.

Say, Ernie.

I think I got another convert.

Jimmy Stubbs.

One more believer in Jesus.

One more unprotected body, Frank.

Pretty soon I'll have them all meekly following

the Lord.

Then when the big bang comes, there'll be

that much more left for us.

I thought the meek were supposed to inherit

the earth, Frank.

People will believe anything, man.

Here you go, guys.

That's more than enough.

You want some more?

You know, Ernie, radiation death is an ugly

thing.

I think I'll go back to the garden.

If you need anything, just yell.

Lee, wait a second.

I just wanted to invite you all over

for the unveiling party tonight.

The what?

It's done?

Yep.

Finished it last night.

You're shitting me.

Nope.

I have a little get-together with Mr.

Savins, the lawyer.

He's gonna come.

This is so exciting, Ernie.

Wouldn't miss it for the world.

Great.

Good.

Well, I gotta go.

I gotta pick up some stuff from the

party.

But thank you for the tang and for

this.

See you tonight, Ernie.

Bye.

Bye, Ernie.

If this thing works, I'll get you one

of these.

Frank, it does work.

That's why I won't need one.

See you tonight.

Don't you ever get a break?

Can you sit down for a while?

If you want me to.

Good job.

Yeah.

Someday maybe I'll make cashier.

Ernie talks about you so much.

Really?

Oh.

All the time.

Yeah.

I think it was kind of hard that

you didn't write him or anything.

Shit.

Well, what did you expect?

I mean, you were best friends.

What was it he said?

He said you were like...

Twins.

Twins.

Oh, we were.

The way we pretended.

Not everybody is as lucky as you are.

You could have got stuck in this town

just like anybody else.

So why did you stay?

It just turned out that way.

And here I am.

Well, Ernie's got his invention.

And I think that's his way out.

Julia, I'd be very surprised if this invention

really exists.

Well, I don't think that.

It has to exist.

He invited me over to see it tonight.

I gotta go.

When did this whole invention thing start?

That was right after the accident.

It was like two months after.

He didn't cry or anything.

Just one day he started talking about changing

the world.

What do you think?

You got anything in there?

I don't think he has.

I do.

Ray, I'll bet you ten dollars.

I know that Ernie for a long time.

I'll bet you he's got something up there

like a new laser weapon or something.

You think so, huh?

I'll bet you two to one that he

has.

Okay, you're on.

You're on.

Let's have him hold the money.

There you go.

There's ten bucks.

You trust him with the money?

I trust him with the money.

I think he's got something.

I know it's a little late for Halloween,

but somehow it seemed right for him.

I see you noticed the crosses.

Pretty sick, huh?

No, I like them.

I guess you met Frank the other day.

Charmed.

This little woman, Lee.

That's why he likes me.

These are the twins, North and South.

Hi, guys.

We may have lost the war, but I

did okay.

Hey.

Hey, you know.

Hey, Joey, how you doing?

Hi.

Hey, everybody.

Brought a banana cream from the restaurant.

I think it's okay.

I think it's just a little dented.

I hope those masks were not a big

mistake.

Hi.

Well, guys, I got some chips and stuff

over there, so...

Come on, Joey.

Come on.

You know, I have never had more than

two people in this place at one time.

So let's see the big invention, Aaron.

We gotta wait for Mr. Saddams.

Is this your record, Joey?

Yeah.

We don't allow this punk shit in our

house.

I'm waiting for nothing.

Look, Pat, maybe we can turn it down

a little bit.

You're welcome.

You're waiting for nothing.

Oh, what are you waiting for?

Waiting for...

Waiting for...

Mr. Saddams?

This is quite a party.

Yes, sir.

Why don't you come on in?

You want a drink?

Mr. Blick, you got me out on Christmas

Eve.

I gotta get back to my family.

Could you just show me your machine?

Time to poop or get off the pot,

Aaron.

Yeah, let's get down to business.

All right.

All right.

You're all right.

And...

Okay, I'll show it to you now.

I just have to unlock the door.

Okay, everybody.

I just gotta unlock the door and...

and go inside.

Before we go in...

I just want you to know that until

now...

no other person besides myself has been in

this room.

And...

I just want to ask that...

no food or drink be brought inside.

So, uh...

Okay?

You stand

right here.

You touch something, you lose a limb.

This...

is the culmination...

of over two years of nearly continuous work.

Work that I hope...

that I believe...

will change the way people think about themselves...

and their lives.

This device can help people to see things

the way they really are.

Simply put...

after today...

people will be happy...

and not sad.

So...

Let's see it.

What is it, Ernie?

It looks stupid.

I'm scared.

It's very, uh...

impressive, Mr. Blake, but, uh...

what does it do?

Well, uh...

essentially, this is a television.

But it's not a normal television.

This is indeed a television...

that can tune in...

heaven.

Heaven?

So...

Uh-huh.

It lets...

people see what it's like...

and seeing is believing.

Ernie...

you can see heaven...

on this TV?

Yeah.

Okay, Maggie, pay up!

He's crazy.

You're full of shit, Frank!

Oh, I told you he wasn't...

Ah, damn it!

Don't give me that!

I'm not amused by this, Mr. Blake.

Now, just what does this machine do?

What this machine does is show a live

image of heaven...

on this screen.

That's not funny, Ernie.

I'm not kidding around.

I'll show you.

It's snow.

Snow?

Where?

That's what you see.

You see it?

It's right there, look.

Julie, tell him.

Good day, y'all.

Merry Christmas.

Ernie, you need help.

Your mind's affected.

Frank, I think we'd better go now.

I thought you really had something there, Ace.

You see it, don't you?

Heaven?

It's right there.

No, I don't.

Julie, this machine shows there's an afterlife.

It proves it.

Well, I think...

Maybe...

Maybe I can see something.

It's heaven, right?

No, love, I don't see anything.

Would you go...

Would you go away now, Julie?

Wouldn't you like to talk?

No.

It's okay.

I'm a little...

disappointed.

I've had setbacks before, it's fine.

Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah.

Are you sure?

Julie, will you get the fuck out of

here?

Are you going to Albuquerque?

Yeah, I guess so.

Oh, it's lovely there.

I have a niece that lives in Grants,

that's nearby.

She's a very pretty girl.

Look, ma'am, ma'am, ma'am.

I don't want to seem rude, okay?

But I really don't feel like talking just

now.

Maybe in a little while.

Okay, well, that's fine.

I have a lot on my mind.

Yes, well...

That happens sometimes.

I suppose.

I have a gun.

Yes, so have I.

My husband keeps it in the storage closet.

Oh, no, ma'am, ma'am.

I mean...

I have a gun right now, right here,

in this bag.

Oh, dear.

My cousin.

He, uh...

Gave it to me for Christmas.

Oh, how nice.

Why did you bring it here?

I don't know, ma'am.

I don't think I figured that out yet.

Well, you're not going to hurt anybody here,

are you?

Oh, no, ma'am, no, I...

I don't think I could ever hurt anybody.

Oh, that's good.

It's just I don't...

Know what to do.

What's wrong, dear?

It works.

It works.

It worked!

It worked for me!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

What worked?

What worked for you?

I'm sorry.

It's...

I'm an inventor.

Oh, you're an inventor?

I invented something.

And it worked for me.

And I can't get anybody else to believe

me.

Nobody.

None of my friends.

None of the people that I thought cared

about me.

And I don't know why.

And I don't know what went wrong.

What's your name, dear?

Uh, it's Ernie Blick.

Ernie?

Yes, ma'am.

Ernie Blick?

Well, Ernie, I think we should talk this

over with my friend, Sarah.

Sarah?

Sarah, could you come here a second, please?

Sarah?

Sarah, get over here.

You know, you're just like my nephew.

He was a hippie, and now he's a

real estate agent in Tucson.

Oh, Sarah.

Uh, Sarah, uh, this is Ernie Blick.

My friend, Sarah.

Hello, Ernie.

Where are you going?

Uh, Sarah, this boy has a problem.

Oh?

He has a gun.

Oh.

I saw it.

It was there.

Now, it might have been a little paint,

but it was there.

You really saw it, Ernie?

I really saw it.

Now, you wouldn't kid me, would you?

No, ma'am.

Because you don't kid about that stuff when

you're our age.

So why didn't the others see it?

Maybe they did see it, but, uh, they

were afraid.

Oh, hope to God you're right, Ernie.

It would be nice.

You all don't really believe this, do you?

Well, this boy believes what he says, and

I believe him.

I want a picture for my book.

Oh, come on.

Someday, when this invention of yours, this machine,

works, you may be world famous.

Like, um, Robert Goulet.

Only for inventions.

You should go on TV.

Make a great human interest story.

Yes.

Well, now, now, you see, that, that really

was sort of my idea.

I was kind of, kind of...

Forget it.

Oh, what?

What?

No, no, you think about it.

No, no, what?

Come on, come on.

All right, all right.

Well, see, now, I was thinking, just a

thought, that if I hijack this bus, then

the press would come real quick.

I mean, I wouldn't really hijack it.

Oh, no, this is stupid.

No!

Hijacking?

Hijacking?

Hijacking is terrorism.

Oh, now, Sonia, does this boy look terrifying?

Well, I suppose not.

Well, now, come on.

Let's go talk to the driver.

You sure?

Come on, let's go.

All right.

Excuse me, sir.

Yes, ma'am.

This young man here has a gun, and

he would like to hijack your bus.

That's very funny, ma'am.

Show him the gun, Ernie.

Oh, I left my bag on the seat,

so maybe we should...

Sarah, Sarah, Ernie left his bag on the

seat there.

Would you bring it here, please?

Oh, we know.

One moment.

What is your name, please?

Dale, ma'am, and I'm not supposed to

talk to the passengers while the bus is

in motion.

Here you go.

Sarah.

Now, Ernie, take out the gun and show

it to Dale.

All right, now, this joke has gone far

enough.

Ladies, you're going to have to sit down

now and you put that thing away.

Now, Dale, this is serious.

This is a hijacking.

Isn't it, Ernie?

Ernie?

I guess so.

If I die, I have to work all

Christmas.

All right, now, now, my demands are as

follows.

Yes, we want you to stop and we

want the press here and we want three

television stations networked.

Okay, and I'm going to talk to them

and nobody's going to get hurt, I promise.

Unless somebody tries something funny.

No, no, no, no.

Now, wait a minute.

Now, even if somebody tries something funny, nobody

is going to get hurt.

No funny business.

Now, Ernie, tell them what to do.

Okay, there's a dirt road coming up in

about a quarter of a mile.

You pull off the main road there.

I want to be an airborne ranger.

I want to be an airborne ranger.

I want to lead a life of danger.

I want to go north, south, east, and

Asia.

Hold it.

Action, boys.

This could be something.

Go ahead, Breaker.

This is Officer Walker at Hatch.

Ah, Hatch.

This is Roadrunner passenger bus 23 with a

scheduled route from Salt Lake to Albuquerque.

Go ahead, Roadrunner.

Uh, Hatch, we got a situation here.

It's a hijacking.

Tell her.

Go ahead.

It's all right.

A hijacking.

We got a hijacked bus here, Hatch.

Did I hear you say hijacked?

That's a 10-4.

I thought you could only do that to

airplanes.

I'm afraid we got a no-joke situation

here, Hatch.

We got a man here with a gun

and a lot of frightened old women.

I'm not old.

Shh.

Okay.

Where is the assailant?

He's standing right here behind me, Hatch, with

a gun.

And has he given you a name?

Uh, it's Ernest Blick.

Ernest Blick.

He says his name is Ernest Blick.

Ernie Blick.

Is everyone all right out there?

So far, Hatch.

Okay, we got you, Roadrunner.

We'll keep this channel open.

You just keep that man calm.

10-4, Hatch.

Here they come.

Oh, goody.

Goody?

Now we're getting somewhere.

Have you done this before?

Terrence, keep that idiot away from me.

All right.

I'll do it.

Hold it, Frank.

Hold it right there, Frank.

At ease, at ease.

Hold it.

Deputy, that's my cousin.

Orleans means business.

I mean, hold it.

I happen to be an authorized person.

I have a need to know.

Now, come on.

Frank, I said no.

Now, don't push me on this.

Sheriff Bell, how you doing?

This is Sheriff William Barley.

I want to talk to Ernie, please.

Hey, Sheriff, it's Ernie.

Ernie?

Yes, sir.

Ernie, I'm giving you 30 seconds to get

out of here with your hands up.

You got me?

Look, Sheriff, I don't want to be a

troublemaker, and I don't want to get you

mad, but I've really thought about this thing,

and I think I'm going to see it

through.

I don't think I'm going to come out.

Oh, come on, Ernie.

It's Christmas time.

I don't want to spend my Christmas vacation

standing out here in the dirt talking to

a bus.

You come on out, and we'll talk about

this.

Maybe I won't even have to press charges

on you.

Frank, get your hand off of me.

Thank you.

Now, get away from me, because I really

don't like you.

Get away!

Sorry, Sheriff Frank.

Sorry.

You must run in the goddamn family.

Maybe we ought to call the Phoenix SWAT

team up here.

Don't get a heart on, Terrence.

Ernie, let's suppose you're not coming out.

What are you trying to do here?

Okay, Sheriff.

I want press people here with TV cameras,

and I want to have an interview, a

press conference.

Is this for your invention?

Yes, sir, that's it exactly.

Ernie, what if I can't set that up?

I mean, what then?

Well, then I can't be held responsible for

my actions.

Come on, Ernie, I know you.

You're not a very convincing terrorist, so you

better cut to shit.

I'm coming up on that bus, you're going

to get off with me, and then we

can all go home.

He hit me!

He's beating me up!

Do what he says!

Senator, please!

Senator, get in here!

He'll kill us all!

He'll kill us!

Oh, my God!

Holy shit!

He shot that woman!

Is everybody all right?

Is everybody okay?

Look, I'm sorry, I didn't even know the

thing was loaded.

I'm sorry, it was just a mistake.

For heaven's sakes, take the bullet out of

that thing, and be more careful!

Ernie, stop the shooting.

We'll comply with your demands.

Just don't hurt anybody on that bus.

Get on your way to get an ambulance

here.

You think he killed somebody?

Ernie, is anybody hurt?

We got an ambulance on the way.

Ernie?

Ernie, talk to me.

Do you realize that he thinks I shot

you?

I was just trying to make it seem

more realistic.

Ernie, we'll get you your TV reporters.

Just don't hurt anybody on that bus.

Okay, okay.

Now, that was just a warning, Arlen.

So you do what I ask, and you

stop screwing around with me, and we'll get

along just fine.

Oh, boy, did that sound stupid.

Let's secure this area.

Harris?

Frank, will you budge to your left?

Yes, Sheriff.

Ready!

How come we got a fucking crystal circus

here?

What do you want me to do?

Do the best I can.

I only want one man.

You fucked up again.

Ernie?

The bus has been hijacked near Route 34,

just six miles south of Hatch.

Sheriff Oling has described the situation as under

control for the moment.

Back off!

Stay out of it!

And you get back, too!

Authorities have now identified the assailant as Ernest

Flick.

Oh, my God.

We will continue to bring you on-the

spot coverage of this event as it unfolds.

We have a potentially explosive situation.

You're in a position to help us defuse

it.

We know the man is armed.

We don't believe he's necessarily dangerous.

But it's important that you don't excite him.

Don't excite this man.

Sheriff!

Excuse me, Sheriff.

Don't you people think I got better things

to do than talk to you at this

moment?

Terrence, please keep people away from me.

Listen, Sheriff, I'm a friend of Ernie's, and

I think I know...

Now, listen!

We have things under control here, miss.

What is it you understand, miss?

It's just that Ernie doesn't want to hurt

anyone.

It's just that he believes that his invention

is real.

Have you seen his invention?

Yes, sir.

So, what is it?

Ernie?

Yes, Sheriff?

Ernie, the interview's all ready to go, but

there's somebody here that wants to talk to

you first.

She says she knows you.

Her name's Julia.

Yeah, she does know me.

Why don't you do it?

Go ahead, put her on.

Push the button to talk, release to listen.

Whatever you do, don't upset him.

Ernie, you asshole, what the fuck are you

doing?

Are you mad?

Are you mad at me?

No, no, I'm not mad at you.

I just want you to come out, that's

all.

Julia, I've done something monumental, and I need

people to see it.

Doesn't that make sense?

Yes, Ernie, that makes sense.

But doing it this way, you're going to

get yourself hurt, and I just don't want

to see you get hurt, that's all.

Well, that's real sweet.

I'm not going to get hurt, okay?

I'm just going to have my interview, and

then I'm going to come right out, and

we can talk then, all right?

All right, Ernie.

What if the invention works?

I mean, so what?

What?

I said, what if the invention works, so

what?

I mean, even if there is a heaven

on the screen, what does that matter?

Because most of the people around here believe

that there's a heaven anyway.

No, Julia, look, why don't you just...

Just send in the news people, okay?

And I'll talk to you in about ten

minutes.

Let's not talk now.

Just send them in, okay?

I'll talk to you.

Over and out.

Come on, Ernie.

Ernie.

Ernie, come on, please, talk to me.

Ernie.

Thank you, Jack.

I am now sitting in the Roadrunner bus

that was seized at approximately 11 a.m.

Excuse me?

It wasn't seized.

We just decided to stop.

We?

Yes, that's me, Ernie Black, and the Fleetwood

Township Charity Council, headed by Mrs. Emily Southwick.

Why have you done this, Ernie?

Well, I'm an inventor, and I wanted to

let the general public in on my work

in a way that would grab their attention.

This is a very important invention.

Ernie!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I know him.

I mean to say that...

Fran, Fran, unplug the jukebox.

No one is going to be hurt, and

my device is going to help a lot

of people tremendously.

So this is all just an elaborate publicity

gimmick?

No.

No.

No, you don't understand.

Nobody understands.

I am not a gimmick, and this is

not a gimmick!

I want people to see.

I'm just trying to make people happy, and

it's real simple.

People are usually either sad or confused, and

they know it, but they can't do anything

about it.

Well, I think I've come up with something

that can change all that, and I can

understand you folks thinking, well, that boy's crazy,

or he doesn't look like some great inventor.

But I've worked on this for a real

long time, for years.

Can you tell us, tell the world now,

just what your invention is?

Yeah, yeah, I can.

I've got some photos and a diagram.

Um, I don't know if these will...

No, just go for it.

I don't really have a name for it

yet, but, uh...

Essentially what it does is, um, it shows

a live image of heaven on this screen

right here.

I've been trying to put some finishing touches

on it in time for Christmas.

How does it work, Ernie?

Oh, well, the main component is the antenna,

which is here, which, of course, doesn't receive

regular television signals.

And then this here is a converter.

The rest of it is basically a pretty

simple, ordinary television set with some minor modifications.

Um, I do have some schematics, but those

are a little hard to understand.

Yeah.

Can you tell us what heaven looks like?

Okay.

Um...

Well, it's a lot like life, but different.

It's...

It's better.

And, um, people can see their relatives.

I've been looking for my parents.

Uh, I haven't seen them yet, but I'm

looking.

Ernie, can you see how some people might

find this hard to believe?

Of course.

Yeah, of course I can.

Uh, I'd be crazy if I didn't.

But that's why I need people to see

it.

Um, that's why I had to go to

this kind of extreme.

So now I'd like to invite all interested

parties with proper knowledge of this sort of

thing to come and take a look at

my device and determine if what I'm saying

is not the absolute truth.

Can we go look at this invention of

yours?

Yeah, absolutely.

Absolutely.

That's kind of the idea of all this.

Uh, Dale, can we drive north on Route

34?

Now?

Yeah, now.

The sheriff ain't gonna like that.

Well, the sheriff doesn't have much choice, then,

does he?

Jesus!

They're moving!

Shoot out those tires!

What's the matter?

No, no!

Hold your fire!

Hold your fire!

Jesus!

Hold your fire!

Walker, we have a fire.

Get the trucks out of here.