1 00:00:02,912 --> 00:00:06,171 [theme song] 2 00:01:49,777 --> 00:01:51,819 Boy, this place is great. 3 00:01:51,895 --> 00:01:53,303 You know what we ought to do? 4 00:01:53,380 --> 00:01:56,481 We ought to stop and have a waterfront cookout. 5 00:01:56,558 --> 00:01:59,568 Did you ever take a marshmallow and roast it on a frank 6 00:01:59,644 --> 00:02:00,694 and then dip it in chili sauce-- 7 00:02:00,770 --> 00:02:02,428 Oh, come on. 8 00:02:02,506 --> 00:02:04,030 Isn't there anything you ever think about besides food? 9 00:02:04,107 --> 00:02:05,866 Yeah. 10 00:02:05,943 --> 00:02:08,076 But I'm certainly not gonna discuss that with an angel. 11 00:02:08,153 --> 00:02:09,685 Well, I'm sorry. 12 00:02:09,763 --> 00:02:11,246 The boss has got us on a tight schedule on this one. 13 00:02:11,323 --> 00:02:13,206 Work, work, work, work. 14 00:02:13,283 --> 00:02:15,292 Whatever happened to that "on the seventh day, 15 00:02:15,368 --> 00:02:18,378 he rested" bit? 16 00:02:18,455 --> 00:02:19,713 Hey, Mark, do me a favor. 17 00:02:19,789 --> 00:02:21,715 Pull over up ahead, will you? 18 00:02:21,791 --> 00:02:23,675 You changed your mind about the cookout. 19 00:02:23,752 --> 00:02:24,551 I knew you would. 20 00:02:24,628 --> 00:02:26,386 Knew you would. 21 00:02:26,463 --> 00:02:27,312 Here we go. 22 00:02:41,353 --> 00:02:42,402 This is great. 23 00:02:42,479 --> 00:02:44,062 Listen, Johnathan, you pick a spot. 24 00:02:44,139 --> 00:02:45,914 I'll head down to that little market and pick up the goodies. 25 00:02:48,610 --> 00:02:49,668 Jonathan. 26 00:03:01,623 --> 00:03:02,923 Easy. Take it easy. 27 00:03:02,999 --> 00:03:04,308 I'm not gonna hurt you. Take it easy. 28 00:03:04,384 --> 00:03:05,267 You're OK. 29 00:03:10,340 --> 00:03:13,099 What's wrong with him? 30 00:03:13,176 --> 00:03:14,234 I don't know. 31 00:03:14,311 --> 00:03:15,685 MARK: Doesn't look like he got hung up 32 00:03:15,762 --> 00:03:18,271 in telephone wires or anything. 33 00:03:18,348 --> 00:03:19,305 No, no. 34 00:03:19,383 --> 00:03:20,282 Something else is happening here. 35 00:03:35,365 --> 00:03:36,256 He's dead. 36 00:03:44,007 --> 00:03:45,098 You all right, buddy? 37 00:03:47,794 --> 00:03:49,060 Johnathan. 38 00:03:51,941 --> 00:03:54,891 Mark, I wanna spend some time here in Rose Beach. 39 00:03:54,968 --> 00:03:57,694 Thought we were late for an assignment. 40 00:03:57,771 --> 00:03:59,087 I don't care. 41 00:03:59,164 --> 00:04:00,647 There's-- there's work we have to do here. 42 00:04:00,724 --> 00:04:02,816 Johnathan, the boss gave us a job. 43 00:04:02,892 --> 00:04:04,626 He's expecting us to get it done. 44 00:04:04,702 --> 00:04:08,154 How's he gonna feel, you suddenly turning renegade? 45 00:04:08,165 --> 00:04:10,657 Please, this is important to me. 46 00:04:10,734 --> 00:04:12,742 As a favor, please. 47 00:04:12,819 --> 00:04:14,160 How do you say no to an angel? 48 00:04:14,237 --> 00:04:15,011 All right. 49 00:04:15,088 --> 00:04:16,421 For a little while. 50 00:04:16,498 --> 00:04:17,747 But mind you, it's against my better judgment. 51 00:04:17,824 --> 00:04:18,882 Thanks. 52 00:04:21,428 --> 00:04:24,170 Look, I want you to get a job at the Drake Plant. 53 00:04:24,247 --> 00:04:25,880 While you're working there, see what you can find 54 00:04:25,957 --> 00:04:27,649 out about toxic waste dumping. 55 00:04:31,004 --> 00:04:33,555 Some cookout, huh? 56 00:04:33,631 --> 00:04:34,523 Yeah. 57 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:24,731 Say, excuse me. 58 00:05:24,808 --> 00:05:25,907 I've just been hired. 59 00:05:25,984 --> 00:05:26,900 I'm supposed to report to the foreman. 60 00:05:26,976 --> 00:05:28,360 I took a wrong turn somewhere. 61 00:05:28,436 --> 00:05:30,045 Don't worry. 62 00:05:30,121 --> 00:05:31,112 It happens to all the newcomers. I'm just going your way. 63 00:05:31,123 --> 00:05:32,489 Come on. - Oh, thanks. 64 00:05:32,499 --> 00:05:33,623 I'm Mark Gordon. 65 00:05:33,700 --> 00:05:34,908 Rita Travers. 66 00:05:34,984 --> 00:05:36,159 What do you do around here? 67 00:05:36,236 --> 00:05:38,495 I'm Mr. Drake's administrative assistant. 68 00:05:38,505 --> 00:05:39,954 Sounds important. 69 00:05:40,031 --> 00:05:43,750 Does glorified Gal Friday sounds more down to earth? 70 00:05:43,827 --> 00:05:46,053 Six fun-filled years of it. 71 00:05:46,129 --> 00:05:48,213 And I've been up for promotion for four. 72 00:05:48,289 --> 00:05:49,923 Well, what's jamming up the works? 73 00:05:49,999 --> 00:05:51,383 [inaudible] too good at my job. 74 00:05:51,459 --> 00:05:53,718 Never could find anyone to replace me. 75 00:05:53,795 --> 00:05:55,145 Why don't you go to another company? 76 00:05:55,222 --> 00:05:56,679 There is no other company. 77 00:05:56,756 --> 00:05:58,765 Drake's the only industry in the area. 78 00:05:58,776 --> 00:05:59,724 Don't get me wrong. 79 00:05:59,801 --> 00:06:00,776 Mr. Drake's terrific. 80 00:06:00,852 --> 00:06:02,778 I love working for him. 81 00:06:02,854 --> 00:06:03,978 Speak of the devil. 82 00:06:04,055 --> 00:06:06,898 There he is now. 83 00:06:06,975 --> 00:06:09,150 The one in the white lab coat is Donald Feeney, 84 00:06:09,227 --> 00:06:11,986 our industrial engineer. 85 00:06:12,063 --> 00:06:14,447 Oh, the foreman's office is straight up those stairs, 86 00:06:14,524 --> 00:06:15,715 first door on the right. 87 00:06:15,626 --> 00:06:16,741 And welcome aboard. 88 00:06:16,818 --> 00:06:17,876 Thanks for the help. 89 00:06:40,892 --> 00:06:44,644 What happened to the birds, mister? 90 00:06:44,721 --> 00:06:46,438 I'm not quite sure. 91 00:06:46,514 --> 00:06:48,189 Now, look, I'm a stranger around here. 92 00:06:48,266 --> 00:06:49,649 You kids know the Drake Plant? 93 00:06:49,726 --> 00:06:50,567 Sure. 94 00:06:50,643 --> 00:06:52,068 Our folks work there. 95 00:06:52,145 --> 00:06:55,321 My dad, Burt Morgan, he's been on line for two years. 96 00:06:55,398 --> 00:06:57,157 My mother's Mr. Drake's assistant. 97 00:06:57,233 --> 00:07:00,368 She knows that place inside out, Rita Travers. 98 00:07:00,445 --> 00:07:01,787 Thank you. 99 00:07:01,463 --> 00:07:02,945 Rita Travers, I'll keep that in mind. 100 00:07:03,023 --> 00:07:05,748 What you gonna do with all the birds, mister? 101 00:07:05,825 --> 00:07:09,169 First, I'm gonna let Rose Beach know they passed on. 102 00:07:09,245 --> 00:07:11,963 Then, I'm gonna try to find out why. 103 00:07:11,974 --> 00:07:13,223 Why do you care? 104 00:07:13,300 --> 00:07:15,925 You're not from around here. 105 00:07:16,002 --> 00:07:16,843 No. 106 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:17,978 But these birds are. 107 00:07:20,223 --> 00:07:23,266 Well, anything we could do to help, mister? 108 00:07:23,343 --> 00:07:25,093 Sure. 109 00:07:25,169 --> 00:07:27,645 First thing you gotta do is stop calling me "mister." 110 00:07:27,722 --> 00:07:28,947 Call me "Johnathan." 111 00:07:32,936 --> 00:07:34,319 Rita? 112 00:07:34,395 --> 00:07:36,112 Oh, Inspector Thomas. How's everything? 113 00:07:36,189 --> 00:07:37,071 Great. [inaudible] 114 00:07:37,148 --> 00:07:39,073 I'm on official business. 115 00:07:39,150 --> 00:07:40,917 Well, I don't see you down here. 116 00:07:40,994 --> 00:07:42,735 Well, squeeze me in. 117 00:07:42,812 --> 00:07:45,580 I've got a time bomb ticking here and it's about to go off. 118 00:07:45,657 --> 00:07:47,874 This plant could be history as of today. 119 00:07:47,951 --> 00:07:48,924 But why? 120 00:07:49,002 --> 00:07:50,001 What's going on? 121 00:07:50,078 --> 00:07:51,211 [inaudible], great to see you. 122 00:07:51,287 --> 00:07:52,378 Gotta talk to you, Horton. 123 00:07:52,455 --> 00:07:53,338 Now. 124 00:07:53,414 --> 00:07:54,264 Come on in. 125 00:08:03,591 --> 00:08:05,767 Yeah, we manufacture parts for all kinds 126 00:08:05,843 --> 00:08:07,060 of high tech industries. 127 00:08:07,136 --> 00:08:09,395 You'll be working on the line, with me. 128 00:08:09,472 --> 00:08:10,496 Welcome aboard. 129 00:08:10,407 --> 00:08:12,315 I got a feeling you like it here. 130 00:08:12,392 --> 00:08:14,034 After a year out of work over in Colton, 131 00:08:14,110 --> 00:08:16,152 I'm thankful to have a job. 132 00:08:16,229 --> 00:08:17,320 Got a new baby on the way. 133 00:08:17,397 --> 00:08:18,905 Good. Congratulations. 134 00:08:18,982 --> 00:08:19,864 Thanks. 135 00:08:19,875 --> 00:08:20,740 What are you hoping for? 136 00:08:20,817 --> 00:08:21,699 A boy or a girl? 137 00:08:21,776 --> 00:08:23,284 Oh, already got a boy. 138 00:08:23,361 --> 00:08:24,777 Kinda like a girl this time. 139 00:08:24,854 --> 00:08:26,538 But you know, if it's healthy, I'm happy. 140 00:08:26,614 --> 00:08:27,380 Yeah. 141 00:08:27,457 --> 00:08:28,748 I know what you mean. 142 00:08:28,825 --> 00:08:30,217 You know, a big factory like this, 143 00:08:30,293 --> 00:08:31,876 there must be a lot of chemical dumping going on, huh? 144 00:08:31,953 --> 00:08:32,794 No. 145 00:08:32,870 --> 00:08:34,754 Not that I know of. 146 00:08:34,831 --> 00:08:35,922 Tetrachloroethylene. 147 00:08:35,999 --> 00:08:37,156 What's this stuff? 148 00:08:37,234 --> 00:08:38,258 It's just a cleaner. 149 00:08:38,268 --> 00:08:39,892 We use it to scrub the grease off the boards. 150 00:08:39,970 --> 00:08:42,979 Oh, then, it goes right down the drain, right? 151 00:08:43,056 --> 00:08:45,598 Hey, pal, why all the questions? 152 00:08:45,675 --> 00:08:48,059 You some kind of EPA spy or something? 153 00:08:48,136 --> 00:08:49,702 Oh, no, no, no. 154 00:08:49,779 --> 00:08:50,937 I just saw a dying seagull on my way into town. 155 00:08:51,014 --> 00:08:52,355 Got me thinking, you know? 156 00:08:52,432 --> 00:08:56,025 Well, that's got nothing to do with our plant. 157 00:08:56,102 --> 00:08:58,903 Besides there's plenty of birds around here. 158 00:08:58,980 --> 00:09:02,073 One more or less isn't gonna mean much. 159 00:09:02,150 --> 00:09:03,950 Yeah, I suppose so. 160 00:09:04,027 --> 00:09:05,785 [horn] 161 00:09:05,862 --> 00:09:06,828 That's us. 162 00:09:06,904 --> 00:09:07,887 Let's hit it. 163 00:09:11,492 --> 00:09:13,009 Wanna grab a beer after work? 164 00:09:13,086 --> 00:09:15,762 Sounds good. 165 00:09:15,839 --> 00:09:18,423 You see, all these figures belong over here. 166 00:09:18,499 --> 00:09:19,874 [laughter] 167 00:09:19,951 --> 00:09:23,386 I can't wait to tell that at the next board meeting. 168 00:09:23,463 --> 00:09:24,762 How about lunch next week? 169 00:09:24,839 --> 00:09:25,680 Any time. 170 00:09:25,757 --> 00:09:26,639 Just give me a ring. 171 00:09:26,716 --> 00:09:27,773 You got it. 172 00:09:31,054 --> 00:09:32,153 I'll be right back. 173 00:09:36,434 --> 00:09:38,651 What was all the ruckus about? 174 00:09:38,728 --> 00:09:40,737 Oh, you know Clayton. 175 00:09:40,813 --> 00:09:43,823 Making mountains out of molehills is his specialty. 176 00:09:43,900 --> 00:09:45,116 But he said the plant would close. 177 00:09:45,193 --> 00:09:47,201 What does that mean? 178 00:09:47,278 --> 00:09:50,297 Only that he's full of more hot air than usual. 179 00:09:50,373 --> 00:09:53,833 I don't see what the City Health Department sees in him. 180 00:09:53,910 --> 00:09:55,217 Well, I gotta go. 181 00:09:55,295 --> 00:09:56,961 I'm meeting my wife at the racquet club. 182 00:09:57,038 --> 00:09:58,463 But I wanted to ask you-- 183 00:09:58,307 --> 00:09:59,839 If I'm 10 minutes late, she'll go on a shopping 184 00:09:59,916 --> 00:10:01,341 spree out of vengeance. 185 00:10:01,417 --> 00:10:04,385 Women, don't ever try to figure them out. 186 00:10:04,462 --> 00:10:06,396 I'll do my best to steer clear of them. 187 00:10:25,108 --> 00:10:29,494 "Drake Industries is charged with excessive environmental 188 00:10:29,570 --> 00:10:34,341 abuses in the matter of ground water contamination 189 00:10:34,417 --> 00:10:38,503 of Rose Beach and environs." 190 00:10:38,579 --> 00:10:40,805 [shouting] 191 00:10:40,882 --> 00:10:42,590 Hey, gather around. 192 00:10:42,667 --> 00:10:44,676 Birds of a feather flock together. 193 00:10:44,752 --> 00:10:45,952 You know what they say? 194 00:10:46,029 --> 00:10:49,055 I ain't afraid of the Birdman of Alcatraz. 195 00:10:49,132 --> 00:10:53,559 Now, what you're looking at here is the Birdman of Rose Beach. 196 00:10:53,570 --> 00:10:56,813 Hey, you know where a 500-pound canary sleeps? 197 00:10:56,823 --> 00:10:58,531 Anywhere he wants to. 198 00:11:01,561 --> 00:11:03,861 Now, listen closely, my friends, as I dazzle you 199 00:11:03,938 --> 00:11:07,323 with my impressions of your favorite feathered friends. 200 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:08,908 See if you can guess this one. 201 00:11:08,985 --> 00:11:09,909 [bluebird call] 202 00:11:09,986 --> 00:11:11,327 Hey. 203 00:11:11,338 --> 00:11:12,578 Let me have one of those. 204 00:11:12,655 --> 00:11:13,246 Yes, sir. 205 00:11:13,322 --> 00:11:14,338 You got it? 206 00:11:14,216 --> 00:11:15,957 It's your old bluebird. 207 00:11:16,033 --> 00:11:18,385 Yes, the bluebird of happiness. 208 00:11:18,461 --> 00:11:20,962 Not too happy when you're not feeling well though. 209 00:11:21,038 --> 00:11:22,797 How about this one? 210 00:11:22,874 --> 00:11:27,093 [cardinal call] 211 00:11:27,170 --> 00:11:28,269 Yes, indeed. 212 00:11:28,346 --> 00:11:30,096 If you said cardinal, you were right. 213 00:11:30,173 --> 00:11:32,223 If you said bishop, you were wrong. 214 00:11:32,300 --> 00:11:34,150 Oh, and how about this beautiful bird-- 215 00:11:34,227 --> 00:11:35,268 Son, what's going on? 216 00:11:35,344 --> 00:11:36,185 [hawk call] 217 00:11:36,262 --> 00:11:37,353 Oh, hi, Dad. 218 00:11:37,430 --> 00:11:39,689 I'm just helping that guy, Jonathan. 219 00:11:39,766 --> 00:11:40,932 Let me have that. 220 00:11:41,008 --> 00:11:42,859 Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the hawk. 221 00:11:42,935 --> 00:11:43,901 The hawk. 222 00:11:43,978 --> 00:11:45,611 Not getting much response here. 223 00:11:45,688 --> 00:11:47,280 Maybe I'll turn down the bird calls-- 224 00:11:47,356 --> 00:11:48,656 What are you trying to do, son? 225 00:11:48,733 --> 00:11:49,741 Shut us down? 226 00:11:49,817 --> 00:11:50,825 Give me those. 227 00:11:50,902 --> 00:11:51,784 Now, just go on home. 228 00:11:51,795 --> 00:11:52,702 But Pa-- 229 00:11:52,779 --> 00:11:53,619 Just go home. 230 00:11:53,696 --> 00:11:56,914 [dance music] 231 00:12:00,369 --> 00:12:02,879 Drake, Drake, for goodness' sake. 232 00:12:02,955 --> 00:12:05,840 [inaudible] 233 00:12:05,917 --> 00:12:06,841 Hi, Mark. 234 00:12:06,918 --> 00:12:07,759 Hi, Mark. 235 00:12:07,835 --> 00:12:10,186 Hi, Mark. 236 00:12:10,263 --> 00:12:11,813 [laughter] 237 00:12:21,057 --> 00:12:23,191 There's a lunatic down there in front of the plant. 238 00:12:23,201 --> 00:12:24,758 Are you sleeping down there? 239 00:12:24,369 --> 00:12:25,952 Call the police and get rid of him. 240 00:12:51,128 --> 00:12:54,931 Doing a little early spring house cleaning, my dear? 241 00:12:55,007 --> 00:12:58,684 I know I wasn't supposed to see that, Mr. Drake, 242 00:12:58,761 --> 00:13:00,011 but I have now. 243 00:13:00,087 --> 00:13:05,733 And well, I wanna know what it means. 244 00:13:05,810 --> 00:13:07,610 According to that report, we've been 245 00:13:07,687 --> 00:13:11,155 dumping hazardous chemicals right into the sewer system. 246 00:13:11,232 --> 00:13:14,367 They may be coming to the surface. 247 00:13:14,443 --> 00:13:16,869 Rita, I love the passionate way you do things. 248 00:13:16,946 --> 00:13:18,587 But you really can't believe everything 249 00:13:18,665 --> 00:13:20,414 you read, especially when it comes from someone 250 00:13:20,425 --> 00:13:22,750 like Clayton Thomas. 251 00:13:22,827 --> 00:13:26,546 Are you saying the report is false? 252 00:13:26,622 --> 00:13:27,714 No. 253 00:13:27,790 --> 00:13:30,550 There's a fragment of truth to it. 254 00:13:30,626 --> 00:13:33,219 But we dealt with these problem six or-- no. 255 00:13:33,296 --> 00:13:34,938 Eight months ago. 256 00:13:35,014 --> 00:13:38,140 We changed our solvents to a non-toxic compound, 257 00:13:38,217 --> 00:13:39,851 at great expense to us. 258 00:13:39,927 --> 00:13:42,186 Right now, we're totally shipshape. 259 00:13:42,263 --> 00:13:43,321 Believe me. 260 00:13:50,938 --> 00:13:55,241 Then, why did you write him a check for $10,000, Mr. Drake? 261 00:13:55,318 --> 00:13:58,002 [ominous music] 262 00:13:58,079 --> 00:14:01,247 I never thought you'd stoop to go through my accounts. 263 00:14:01,324 --> 00:14:03,958 I don't have to explain myself to you. 264 00:14:03,969 --> 00:14:06,419 I hate to say it, sir, but this time you do, to me 265 00:14:06,495 --> 00:14:07,929 and the people of Rose Beach. 266 00:14:17,256 --> 00:14:18,097 All right. 267 00:14:18,174 --> 00:14:21,142 I did write that check. 268 00:14:21,218 --> 00:14:26,731 But I promise you there is nothing valid in that report. 269 00:14:26,807 --> 00:14:29,942 It's just business as usual. 270 00:14:30,019 --> 00:14:36,240 Confidentially, it was Clayton's semi-annual payments. 271 00:14:36,317 --> 00:14:37,283 For what? 272 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:39,869 For simply existing. 273 00:14:39,946 --> 00:14:41,787 Pay-offs to government agencies are 274 00:14:41,864 --> 00:14:47,293 something you have to do to keep the wheels turning smoothly. 275 00:14:47,370 --> 00:14:49,086 I dislike it as much as anyone. 276 00:14:49,163 --> 00:14:50,296 Then, the report is true? 277 00:14:50,373 --> 00:14:51,388 HORTON: No. 278 00:14:51,466 --> 00:14:52,599 Absolutely not. 279 00:14:52,675 --> 00:14:55,801 He knew we dealt with those problems months ago. 280 00:14:55,878 --> 00:14:59,472 We did it discreetly, so as not to alarm the community. 281 00:14:59,548 --> 00:15:01,557 He wanted to let the cat out of the bag, 282 00:15:01,634 --> 00:15:03,818 because I was a little bit late with my payment. 283 00:15:07,056 --> 00:15:08,147 My god. 284 00:15:08,224 --> 00:15:09,390 Yes. 285 00:15:09,466 --> 00:15:11,067 It is upsetting, isn't it? 286 00:15:11,077 --> 00:15:13,986 Rita, you've got to stop being so naive, 287 00:15:14,063 --> 00:15:18,532 because this is the way things get done. 288 00:15:18,609 --> 00:15:21,702 Look, I was raised here. 289 00:15:21,713 --> 00:15:23,654 I care about these people. 290 00:15:23,731 --> 00:15:25,706 Do you really think I would do anything to harm them? 291 00:15:25,783 --> 00:15:26,899 No. 292 00:15:26,976 --> 00:15:28,626 Well, then, let it drop. 293 00:15:28,637 --> 00:15:32,213 Because to reveal this now would cause an unnecessary panic. 294 00:15:32,289 --> 00:15:33,205 Trust me. Trust me, Rita. 295 00:15:33,283 --> 00:15:34,098 Will you? 296 00:15:38,921 --> 00:15:39,812 Atta girl. 297 00:15:57,940 --> 00:16:00,667 I bet you're wondering who I am and what I'm doing here. 298 00:16:00,743 --> 00:16:03,035 You're wondering that, aren't you? 299 00:16:03,112 --> 00:16:05,371 Well, I've been elected by the birds of Rose Beach 300 00:16:05,448 --> 00:16:07,623 to be their spokesman. 301 00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:09,250 Of course, they wanted to speak for themselves. 302 00:16:09,326 --> 00:16:10,209 But they couldn't. 303 00:16:10,286 --> 00:16:12,211 You know why? 304 00:16:12,288 --> 00:16:13,137 Because they're dead. 305 00:16:16,959 --> 00:16:18,217 They're dead. 306 00:16:20,463 --> 00:16:22,146 And these are only the beginning. 307 00:16:24,759 --> 00:16:26,892 I'm talking about groundwater contamination. 308 00:16:26,969 --> 00:16:28,686 And the source of that contamination 309 00:16:28,697 --> 00:16:30,271 is Drake Technologies. 310 00:16:30,347 --> 00:16:33,441 Oh, why don't you fly back to your nest, you kook? 311 00:16:33,451 --> 00:16:35,359 There's nothing wrong with our plant? 312 00:16:35,436 --> 00:16:37,077 There's a lot wrong with this plant. 313 00:16:40,783 --> 00:16:45,036 And these birds are only the beginning. 314 00:16:45,112 --> 00:16:48,122 Only the beginning. 315 00:16:48,199 --> 00:16:52,418 The weak are always the first to die, 316 00:16:52,429 --> 00:16:57,807 small animals, birds, and your babies. 317 00:17:00,636 --> 00:17:01,835 And then, your elderly. 318 00:17:05,549 --> 00:17:07,767 It's contamination that's killing them. 319 00:17:07,843 --> 00:17:11,353 And where is it gonna stop? 320 00:17:11,430 --> 00:17:12,989 Or has it started with you already? 321 00:17:16,060 --> 00:17:19,746 Look at you all looking at me like I'm a fool. 322 00:17:19,822 --> 00:17:20,946 Why worry about this? 323 00:17:21,023 --> 00:17:21,980 Huh? 324 00:17:22,058 --> 00:17:24,116 Worry about the important things. 325 00:17:24,193 --> 00:17:25,409 Worry about the bomb. 326 00:17:25,486 --> 00:17:26,878 Oh, we're gonna be killed by the bomb. 327 00:17:29,782 --> 00:17:30,757 Well, let me tell you, none of you 328 00:17:30,833 --> 00:17:34,627 are gonna die from the bomb. 329 00:17:34,703 --> 00:17:36,629 You'll be dead long before that, because you're 330 00:17:36,705 --> 00:17:38,839 killing yourselves. 331 00:17:38,916 --> 00:17:41,258 Because day in and day out, you contaminate 332 00:17:41,335 --> 00:17:43,677 the planet you live on. 333 00:17:43,754 --> 00:17:47,681 You're gonna kill yourselves. 334 00:17:47,758 --> 00:17:51,402 And the plant that you work for, Drake Technologies, 335 00:17:51,479 --> 00:17:53,979 is part of that murder. 336 00:17:54,056 --> 00:17:54,647 Out of the way. 337 00:17:54,723 --> 00:17:55,648 All right. 338 00:17:55,724 --> 00:17:56,565 This is private property. 339 00:17:56,642 --> 00:17:57,983 It's time to fly south. 340 00:17:58,060 --> 00:17:59,360 [murmuring] 341 00:17:59,370 --> 00:18:00,995 [siren] 342 00:18:36,682 --> 00:18:37,606 Well, you were right. 343 00:18:37,683 --> 00:18:38,658 You made the front page. 344 00:18:38,734 --> 00:18:39,608 Yeah. 345 00:18:39,685 --> 00:18:40,535 Let me see. 346 00:18:42,789 --> 00:18:44,738 $300 to bail you out. 347 00:18:44,815 --> 00:18:46,082 You know I'm flat broke? 348 00:18:55,743 --> 00:18:57,126 You all right, buddy? 349 00:18:57,203 --> 00:18:59,336 You look a little green behind the gills? 350 00:18:59,413 --> 00:19:01,505 I'm fine. 351 00:19:01,582 --> 00:19:05,551 It's the ravages of being a jailbird, I guess. 352 00:19:05,628 --> 00:19:07,636 Well, excuse me for not busting a gut. 353 00:19:07,713 --> 00:19:11,390 I mean, the sight of that paper took all the yuks I had. 354 00:19:11,467 --> 00:19:13,392 Mark, the people have to know. 355 00:19:13,469 --> 00:19:15,778 Johnathan, if Drake closes, what about the people who 356 00:19:15,855 --> 00:19:16,996 work there? 357 00:19:17,072 --> 00:19:18,397 They've all got families. 358 00:19:18,474 --> 00:19:19,932 I know that, but I'm trying to prevent them 359 00:19:20,009 --> 00:19:22,651 from being like those other towns where the birth defect 360 00:19:22,728 --> 00:19:24,511 rate is three times normal. 361 00:19:24,589 --> 00:19:29,417 I wanna stop that from happening here, if it isn't too late. 362 00:19:32,154 --> 00:19:33,704 Oh, please, keep digging at that plant. 363 00:19:33,781 --> 00:19:34,630 I need your help. 364 00:19:37,493 --> 00:19:39,501 OK. 365 00:19:39,578 --> 00:19:40,428 OK. 366 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:46,884 You don't know anything about this-- 367 00:19:46,961 --> 00:19:48,585 this Birdman. 368 00:19:48,662 --> 00:19:50,888 What makes you so sure he's telling the truth? 369 00:19:50,965 --> 00:19:52,097 I don't know, Mom. 370 00:19:52,174 --> 00:19:53,057 It's just a feeling. 371 00:19:53,133 --> 00:19:54,016 I trust him. 372 00:19:54,093 --> 00:19:55,517 Well, I trust Mr. Drake. 373 00:19:55,594 --> 00:19:58,437 And he assures me that the plant is clean. 374 00:19:58,514 --> 00:20:00,356 But Mom, whatever happened to those-- 375 00:20:00,432 --> 00:20:03,609 Has nothing to do with the plant. 376 00:20:03,686 --> 00:20:07,029 Eric, do you have any idea what would happen to this town 377 00:20:07,106 --> 00:20:08,581 if that plant closed down? 378 00:20:08,658 --> 00:20:12,076 That would be the real disaster, for everyone. 379 00:20:12,152 --> 00:20:16,214 [melancholy music] 380 00:20:28,603 --> 00:20:34,056 Look, I'm all for your caring about wildlife. 381 00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:36,976 All I ask is that you do it responsibly. 382 00:20:37,052 --> 00:20:42,648 And just stay away from strange characters, like that Birdman. 383 00:20:42,725 --> 00:20:43,532 OK? 384 00:20:48,814 --> 00:20:50,164 I'd better go to school. 385 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,019 Good morning, Rita. 386 00:21:20,095 --> 00:21:21,478 Mr. Drake, you're here early. 387 00:21:21,555 --> 00:21:24,023 I wanted to talk to you before the day got underway. 388 00:21:24,099 --> 00:21:26,191 I've got something for you. 389 00:21:26,268 --> 00:21:27,526 What is it? 390 00:21:27,603 --> 00:21:29,153 It's a confidential independent study, 391 00:21:29,229 --> 00:21:31,739 Dr. Feeney conducted last month, regarding 392 00:21:31,815 --> 00:21:34,667 how Drake Technologies rates in environmental areas. 393 00:21:34,744 --> 00:21:38,203 And you will see we come up smelling like roses. 394 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,331 I had them send it up, because, well, I 395 00:21:40,407 --> 00:21:42,082 want to put to rest any-- 396 00:21:42,159 --> 00:21:45,711 any lingering doubts you may have. 397 00:21:45,788 --> 00:21:47,046 Thank you. 398 00:21:47,122 --> 00:21:48,839 I appreciate this very much. 399 00:21:48,916 --> 00:21:50,007 Good. 400 00:21:50,084 --> 00:21:51,383 You take your time with it. 401 00:21:51,460 --> 00:21:53,552 You'll find it's full of a lot of technical mumbo jumbo, 402 00:21:53,629 --> 00:21:55,387 but you'll get the gist of it I'm sure. 403 00:21:55,398 --> 00:21:56,722 This means a lot to me. 404 00:21:56,799 --> 00:22:00,059 I-- I-- 405 00:22:00,135 --> 00:22:00,976 What is it? 406 00:22:01,053 --> 00:22:02,111 You seem upset. 407 00:22:04,223 --> 00:22:05,948 It's Eric. 408 00:22:06,025 --> 00:22:08,484 We had a bit of a run-in. 409 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:12,780 He's really upset about that spate of dead birds. 410 00:22:12,856 --> 00:22:14,448 I am too. 411 00:22:14,525 --> 00:22:16,200 I'm sure they're flying in from somewhere. 412 00:22:16,276 --> 00:22:18,577 We're not the only plant in the state, you know? 413 00:22:18,654 --> 00:22:19,836 I know. 414 00:22:19,914 --> 00:22:21,830 Say, there is one other thing too. 415 00:22:21,907 --> 00:22:25,209 Considering the astute way you handled yourself yesterday, 416 00:22:25,285 --> 00:22:27,961 I was forced to face the fact that I've been 417 00:22:27,972 --> 00:22:30,381 holding you back long enough. 418 00:22:30,457 --> 00:22:33,008 How does Vice President in Charge of Public Relations 419 00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:35,594 sound to you? 420 00:22:35,671 --> 00:22:39,014 We-- oh my God. 421 00:22:39,091 --> 00:22:40,149 I-- 422 00:22:45,597 --> 00:22:47,147 Good. 423 00:22:47,224 --> 00:22:48,407 It sounds very good. 424 00:22:48,484 --> 00:22:53,112 Well, good, because that's your next job. 425 00:22:53,188 --> 00:22:53,996 Come with me. 426 00:22:54,073 --> 00:22:56,698 Come on. 427 00:22:56,775 --> 00:22:57,983 Here we go. 428 00:22:58,060 --> 00:23:01,620 Right this way, Madam Vice President. 429 00:23:01,697 --> 00:23:03,372 And here we are. 430 00:23:03,449 --> 00:23:05,332 I haven't bothered to furnish it. 431 00:23:05,409 --> 00:23:07,251 I thought you'd like to decorate it yourself. 432 00:23:07,327 --> 00:23:09,512 After all, it's your own private office. 433 00:23:13,709 --> 00:23:14,925 You like it? 434 00:23:15,002 --> 00:23:18,053 Like it? 435 00:23:18,130 --> 00:23:21,598 I've dreamed about this for years. 436 00:23:21,675 --> 00:23:25,227 Well, your dream's come true. 437 00:23:25,304 --> 00:23:27,238 Thank you, Mr. Drake. 438 00:23:30,476 --> 00:23:31,617 Wait til I tell Eric. 439 00:23:40,044 --> 00:23:40,993 Hey. 440 00:23:41,069 --> 00:23:41,919 How's it going? 441 00:23:51,205 --> 00:23:52,738 What is this? 442 00:23:52,815 --> 00:23:54,423 I mean, you've been avoiding me like the plague all day. 443 00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:56,925 News travels fast in a town this size. 444 00:23:57,002 --> 00:23:59,178 I know you bailed out that crazy Birdman. 445 00:23:59,254 --> 00:24:01,096 So? 446 00:24:01,173 --> 00:24:03,056 So whose side are you on anyway? 447 00:24:03,133 --> 00:24:04,449 Hey, he's a good guy. 448 00:24:04,526 --> 00:24:05,684 He's just doing what he thinks is right. 449 00:24:05,761 --> 00:24:06,819 Oh, yeah? 450 00:24:06,896 --> 00:24:08,795 Is it right for him to be telling my kid 451 00:24:08,873 --> 00:24:11,064 that his old man is working in a place that's breaking the law? 452 00:24:11,141 --> 00:24:12,858 He's got no proof, mind you. 453 00:24:12,935 --> 00:24:14,735 Jonathan wouldn't say anything unless it were true. 454 00:24:14,811 --> 00:24:16,153 Oh, come on. 455 00:24:16,230 --> 00:24:18,071 He's just another one of those loony do-gooders, 456 00:24:18,082 --> 00:24:19,823 bleeding over a few birds. 457 00:24:19,900 --> 00:24:21,992 Does he have a family to support? 458 00:24:22,069 --> 00:24:24,786 He doesn't. 459 00:24:24,863 --> 00:24:25,871 No. 460 00:24:25,948 --> 00:24:27,206 Well, I do. 461 00:24:27,282 --> 00:24:29,291 He can afford to be an idealist. 462 00:24:29,368 --> 00:24:31,001 I'm a realist. 463 00:24:31,078 --> 00:24:31,927 I've got no choice. 464 00:25:00,115 --> 00:25:02,032 Nice picture. 465 00:25:02,109 --> 00:25:05,077 Always did like birds. 466 00:25:05,153 --> 00:25:07,421 What do you want? 467 00:25:07,498 --> 00:25:09,706 Just wanted to congratulate you on your promotion. 468 00:25:09,783 --> 00:25:11,558 Thanks. 469 00:25:11,635 --> 00:25:15,087 Now, are you going to get out or do I have to call security? 470 00:25:15,163 --> 00:25:17,256 All right. 471 00:25:17,332 --> 00:25:19,591 You know, your son Eric told me you were a good listener. 472 00:25:19,668 --> 00:25:21,435 I hope you don't make him out to be a liar. 473 00:25:27,509 --> 00:25:28,517 All right. 474 00:25:28,594 --> 00:25:30,519 You've got 2 minutes. 475 00:25:30,596 --> 00:25:32,729 I'll just take one. 476 00:25:32,806 --> 00:25:35,616 I've been checking all the waterways in the area. 477 00:25:35,693 --> 00:25:37,276 I'm certain Drake has been dumping 478 00:25:37,352 --> 00:25:39,286 chemicals into the system. 479 00:25:39,362 --> 00:25:42,447 Now, it's resurfacing, seeping into the groundwater supply. 480 00:25:42,524 --> 00:25:44,299 That's impossible. 481 00:25:44,376 --> 00:25:47,452 I have just read the latest documented scientific reports. 482 00:25:47,529 --> 00:25:48,587 Oh, come on. 483 00:25:48,664 --> 00:25:49,788 What documented scientific reports? 484 00:25:49,865 --> 00:25:51,707 The ones from Dr. Feeney, Drake's 485 00:25:51,783 --> 00:25:53,041 Chief Industrial Engineer? 486 00:25:53,118 --> 00:25:56,128 Slight conflict of interest. 487 00:25:56,204 --> 00:25:58,547 His recent raise would seem to heighten that conflict, 488 00:25:58,624 --> 00:26:01,133 wouldn't you say? 489 00:26:01,209 --> 00:26:03,927 How do you know all that? 490 00:26:03,938 --> 00:26:04,812 I just know. 491 00:26:10,052 --> 00:26:14,113 Well, even if he did get a raise, so what? 492 00:26:16,683 --> 00:26:18,066 Dr. Feeney is above reproach. 493 00:26:18,143 --> 00:26:20,360 I don't believe there's anything to your allegations. 494 00:26:20,437 --> 00:26:21,996 So if you don't mind, I'd like you to leave. 495 00:26:24,959 --> 00:26:25,940 Certainly. 496 00:26:28,704 --> 00:26:32,080 Good luck with your new office. 497 00:26:32,157 --> 00:26:34,958 It's a nice view. 498 00:26:34,969 --> 00:26:36,844 It's wonderful to be able to see the water. 499 00:26:39,623 --> 00:26:40,848 I wouldn't swim in it though. 500 00:26:52,719 --> 00:26:54,186 Jonathan, help me. 501 00:26:54,262 --> 00:26:55,529 Richie, he's real sick. 502 00:27:00,244 --> 00:27:01,360 What's the matter, pal? 503 00:27:01,436 --> 00:27:03,028 I don't know. 504 00:27:03,039 --> 00:27:06,031 I found a couple of dead birds at Brighton Pond. 505 00:27:06,108 --> 00:27:08,450 I got them out and started feeling real sick. 506 00:27:08,527 --> 00:27:10,077 I told you never to touch those birds 507 00:27:10,153 --> 00:27:11,036 unless you had gloves on. 508 00:27:11,113 --> 00:27:12,212 I know. 509 00:27:12,289 --> 00:27:13,372 But you don't wear them. 510 00:27:13,448 --> 00:27:14,331 Here. 511 00:27:14,408 --> 00:27:17,125 Let me see your hands. 512 00:27:17,202 --> 00:27:18,627 How long you had that rash? 513 00:27:18,704 --> 00:27:21,046 I just got it. 514 00:27:21,123 --> 00:27:22,330 Oh, God. 515 00:27:22,408 --> 00:27:23,590 I think I'm gonna be sick. - It's all right. 516 00:27:23,667 --> 00:27:24,725 Just let it on out. 517 00:27:28,463 --> 00:27:29,663 That's it. 518 00:27:33,435 --> 00:27:34,276 Oh, God. 519 00:27:34,353 --> 00:27:35,778 What's happening to me? 520 00:27:35,854 --> 00:27:36,612 Come on. 521 00:27:36,689 --> 00:27:37,479 I'll get you to the doctor. 522 00:27:37,556 --> 00:27:39,648 Come on. 523 00:27:39,725 --> 00:27:41,224 That should do it. 524 00:27:41,302 --> 00:27:43,110 I'll get started on the ad campaign first thing tomorrow. 525 00:27:43,186 --> 00:27:44,027 It's your project. 526 00:27:44,104 --> 00:27:45,237 You handle it. 527 00:27:45,313 --> 00:27:46,830 AMANDA: Mr. Drake? 528 00:27:46,907 --> 00:27:47,906 Yes? 529 00:27:47,983 --> 00:27:50,283 I just heard some awful news. 530 00:27:50,294 --> 00:27:51,835 What is it, Amanda? 531 00:27:51,912 --> 00:27:54,496 Well, apparently that bird fella is in our emergency room 532 00:27:54,573 --> 00:27:55,831 with a couple of kids. 533 00:27:55,907 --> 00:27:56,581 And-- 534 00:27:56,658 --> 00:27:58,008 And what? 535 00:27:58,085 --> 00:27:59,543 Spit it out, Amanda. 536 00:27:59,619 --> 00:28:03,922 He says one of them is contaminated. 537 00:28:03,999 --> 00:28:04,923 Oh my God. 538 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:05,849 Eric. 539 00:28:10,981 --> 00:28:11,939 Eric. 540 00:28:14,259 --> 00:28:15,067 Are you all right? 541 00:28:15,144 --> 00:28:16,435 Yeah, Mom. 542 00:28:16,511 --> 00:28:19,020 But Richie, he got real sick. 543 00:28:19,031 --> 00:28:21,398 STEPHANIE: It's a local allergic reaction and nothing more. 544 00:28:21,475 --> 00:28:25,360 The vomiting might be part of the allergic response. 545 00:28:25,437 --> 00:28:26,987 But the symptoms have abated. 546 00:28:26,997 --> 00:28:27,779 He's fine now. 547 00:28:27,856 --> 00:28:29,531 I don't get it, Dr. Dan. 548 00:28:29,608 --> 00:28:31,324 Richie's never been allergic to anything. 549 00:28:31,401 --> 00:28:32,918 What's going on here? 550 00:28:32,995 --> 00:28:34,703 JOHNATHAN: Richie brought me a dead bird from Brighton Pond. 551 00:28:34,780 --> 00:28:36,788 He put his hands in the contaminated water. 552 00:28:36,865 --> 00:28:39,082 The rash and the vomiting started soon after that. 553 00:28:39,159 --> 00:28:40,625 You know, every time there's trouble, 554 00:28:40,702 --> 00:28:41,926 you're right in the thick of. 555 00:28:42,004 --> 00:28:43,670 Hey, Dad, it's not his fault. He 556 00:28:43,747 --> 00:28:45,630 told us not to touch anything. 557 00:28:45,707 --> 00:28:47,081 I just forgot. 558 00:28:47,059 --> 00:28:48,842 Look, I've checked all the waterways in this area. 559 00:28:48,853 --> 00:28:50,126 They're contaminated. 560 00:28:50,204 --> 00:28:51,803 It may even be in the drinking water. 561 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,015 I have had enough of your irresponsible rabble rousing. 562 00:28:55,091 --> 00:28:56,808 If you're not out of here in 10 seconds, 563 00:28:56,885 --> 00:28:58,118 I'll have you arrested. 564 00:28:58,194 --> 00:29:00,028 Look, can we hold off on the fighting? 565 00:28:59,739 --> 00:29:02,230 I just want to know exactly what is wrong with my kid. 566 00:29:02,307 --> 00:29:04,232 It could be any one of a hundred things, 567 00:29:04,309 --> 00:29:07,819 a-- a reaction to an insect bite, a chemical allergy. 568 00:29:07,896 --> 00:29:09,613 The corticosteroid salve I prescribed 569 00:29:09,689 --> 00:29:11,156 will take care of the rash. 570 00:29:11,233 --> 00:29:12,574 Please, don't worry. 571 00:29:12,651 --> 00:29:14,576 Richie will be fine. 572 00:29:14,653 --> 00:29:15,827 What's going on here? 573 00:29:15,904 --> 00:29:17,237 You put some salve on my kids arm, 574 00:29:17,314 --> 00:29:18,663 but you don't really know what's wrong with him? 575 00:29:18,740 --> 00:29:19,998 There's nothing to worry about. 576 00:29:20,075 --> 00:29:20,816 Bull. 577 00:29:20,893 --> 00:29:22,134 My kid is sick. 578 00:29:22,211 --> 00:29:25,504 That's something to worry about, doctor. 579 00:29:25,580 --> 00:29:26,913 You've got kids too. 580 00:29:26,991 --> 00:29:29,841 It could just as easily have been Eric as Richie. 581 00:29:29,852 --> 00:29:33,303 Mr. Drake, I wanna believe there's nothing 582 00:29:33,380 --> 00:29:34,913 wrong here at Rose Beach. 583 00:29:34,990 --> 00:29:37,557 I just hope nobody has to die before you find 584 00:29:37,634 --> 00:29:40,018 out what's really going on. 585 00:29:40,095 --> 00:29:41,086 Come on, son. 586 00:29:41,163 --> 00:29:42,029 Let's go home. 587 00:29:50,397 --> 00:29:53,073 He could be right. 588 00:29:53,149 --> 00:29:56,752 Someone may have to die before they'll do something. 589 00:30:21,052 --> 00:30:22,569 [phone ringing] 590 00:30:27,934 --> 00:30:29,159 Hello. 591 00:30:29,236 --> 00:30:30,277 HORTON (PHONE): Mr. Egan. 592 00:30:30,353 --> 00:30:35,574 I have told you never, never to call me at my home. 593 00:30:35,650 --> 00:30:37,408 I know that, sir. 594 00:30:36,919 --> 00:30:39,369 But something has happened since the board meeting. 595 00:30:39,446 --> 00:30:40,996 MR. EGAN (PHONE): What is it? 596 00:30:41,072 --> 00:30:45,125 That troublemaker I mentioned, he's becoming a real problem. 597 00:30:45,201 --> 00:30:47,878 Well, how close is he? 598 00:30:47,954 --> 00:30:49,471 HORTON (PHONE): He's too close. 599 00:30:49,548 --> 00:30:52,224 Something's gonna have to be done and soon. 600 00:30:54,937 --> 00:30:56,511 All right. 601 00:30:56,588 --> 00:30:57,253 All right. 602 00:30:57,331 --> 00:30:58,355 I'll handle it. 603 00:31:16,024 --> 00:31:16,874 Hiya, birdie. 604 00:31:22,948 --> 00:31:26,583 Thought we'd come by and clip off your wings. 605 00:31:26,660 --> 00:31:29,669 Folks around here are getting tired of you, bird freak. 606 00:31:29,746 --> 00:31:30,596 We want you out. 607 00:31:41,174 --> 00:31:43,016 I'm not leaving. 608 00:31:43,093 --> 00:31:45,393 Boys, I think this little canary 609 00:31:45,470 --> 00:31:47,321 needs some encouragement. 610 00:31:50,150 --> 00:31:53,526 [ominous music] 611 00:31:53,603 --> 00:31:56,371 So what do you say now, birdie? 612 00:32:05,198 --> 00:32:07,874 I'm not leaving Rose Beach. 613 00:32:07,951 --> 00:32:09,217 You can tell your boss. 614 00:32:13,581 --> 00:32:15,799 We don't have a boss. 615 00:32:15,875 --> 00:32:19,135 We do this for fun. 616 00:32:19,212 --> 00:32:21,813 Johnathan, you ought to see-- 617 00:32:26,302 --> 00:32:27,210 all right, you. 618 00:32:27,154 --> 00:32:28,144 Come on. 619 00:32:28,221 --> 00:32:29,646 Come on. 620 00:32:29,723 --> 00:32:30,814 Come on. 621 00:32:30,890 --> 00:32:32,098 Come on. Come on. 622 00:32:32,176 --> 00:32:33,033 You want some more? Come on. 623 00:32:33,110 --> 00:32:34,201 Let's go. 624 00:32:40,668 --> 00:32:43,410 Hey. 625 00:32:43,486 --> 00:32:46,413 Hey, that was very impressive. 626 00:32:46,489 --> 00:32:48,915 I just wish you would've gotten here soon-- 627 00:32:48,992 --> 00:32:49,916 [coughing] 628 00:32:49,993 --> 00:32:50,842 --sooner. 629 00:32:56,374 --> 00:32:57,724 We're getting out of here. 630 00:32:57,801 --> 00:32:58,550 We're getting out of here tonight. 631 00:32:58,626 --> 00:32:59,300 No. 632 00:32:59,377 --> 00:33:00,885 I can't go yet. 633 00:33:00,962 --> 00:33:03,063 Johnathan, if the boss wanted you here, 634 00:33:03,140 --> 00:33:04,514 he would've given you the stuff. 635 00:33:04,591 --> 00:33:06,224 I'm telling you, man, it's a sign. 636 00:33:06,301 --> 00:33:07,693 Now, we gotta get out of here. 637 00:33:13,692 --> 00:33:14,533 Tomorrow. 638 00:33:19,022 --> 00:33:20,539 I'll go tomorrow. 639 00:33:58,895 --> 00:34:01,788 [ominous music] 640 00:35:30,403 --> 00:35:31,962 [muttering] 641 00:35:39,913 --> 00:35:42,589 Hey, birdbrain, you better get out of here. 642 00:35:42,599 --> 00:35:44,057 They'll throw you in the clink again. 643 00:35:47,462 --> 00:35:49,855 Hey, pal, I'm talking to you. 644 00:35:52,300 --> 00:35:53,183 Hey. 645 00:35:53,193 --> 00:35:54,067 Hey. 646 00:35:58,431 --> 00:35:59,447 Oh my god. 647 00:36:11,611 --> 00:36:12,711 He's dead. 648 00:36:15,281 --> 00:36:16,214 Somebody, call the police. 649 00:37:03,663 --> 00:37:04,763 Johnathan. 650 00:37:16,009 --> 00:37:20,728 Johnathan, I told you, buddy. 651 00:37:20,739 --> 00:37:23,606 I told you we should've gone. 652 00:37:23,683 --> 00:37:26,192 [sobbing] 653 00:37:26,269 --> 00:37:29,529 [disheartening music] 654 00:37:29,605 --> 00:37:32,031 Oh, god, why? 655 00:37:32,108 --> 00:37:32,958 Why? 656 00:37:39,407 --> 00:37:44,201 Is this plainly enough to get you people to wake up? 657 00:37:47,808 --> 00:37:49,266 My god, don't you see? 658 00:37:51,919 --> 00:37:55,638 It wasn't just toxic waste that killed them. 659 00:37:55,649 --> 00:37:58,692 It was ignorance and it was greed. 660 00:38:04,849 --> 00:38:10,028 All he wanted-- all he wanted in the world 661 00:38:10,104 --> 00:38:12,163 was to keep your water from being poisoned. 662 00:38:14,584 --> 00:38:18,837 He wanted you all to stand up and fight. 663 00:38:23,168 --> 00:38:25,176 He wasn't just talking about your jobs. 664 00:38:28,581 --> 00:38:31,808 He was talking about your lives. 665 00:38:36,089 --> 00:38:36,980 This man-- 666 00:39:01,864 --> 00:39:03,089 [sirens] 667 00:39:17,338 --> 00:39:20,181 I told you those gauges were showing unusually high 668 00:39:20,258 --> 00:39:22,767 readings of toxic discharge. 669 00:39:22,844 --> 00:39:24,936 That Birdman there, that-- 670 00:39:25,012 --> 00:39:27,688 why he let himself get contaminated, I'll never know. 671 00:39:27,765 --> 00:39:28,606 Who cares why? 672 00:39:28,683 --> 00:39:30,483 He's out of our hair. 673 00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:32,068 All we gotta do is tough it through the press 674 00:39:32,145 --> 00:39:35,113 attention and everything will get back to normal. 675 00:39:35,189 --> 00:39:36,697 Are you crazy? 676 00:39:36,774 --> 00:39:38,783 There's gonna be an autopsy. 677 00:39:38,794 --> 00:39:40,084 When they cut that guy open, what do 678 00:39:40,161 --> 00:39:41,244 you think they're gonna find? 679 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:42,787 Sugarplums? 680 00:39:42,864 --> 00:39:46,999 Or evidence of toxic chlorinated hydrocarbons? 681 00:39:47,076 --> 00:39:51,045 When that's out, the Feds will be all over us. 682 00:39:51,122 --> 00:39:53,423 There's not gonna be an autopsy. 683 00:39:53,499 --> 00:39:56,175 No autopsy? 684 00:39:56,252 --> 00:39:57,535 Why? 685 00:39:57,612 --> 00:39:59,053 Because I'm gonna take care of it. 686 00:39:59,130 --> 00:39:59,979 OK? 687 00:40:08,073 --> 00:40:12,567 Don, one more thing. 688 00:40:12,643 --> 00:40:14,485 Keep your mouth shut. 689 00:40:14,562 --> 00:40:15,945 You've got a good two years in the federal 690 00:40:16,022 --> 00:40:17,330 penitentiary if you don't. 691 00:40:40,379 --> 00:40:41,187 Make it quick. 692 00:40:58,198 --> 00:41:00,165 [screaming] 693 00:41:04,028 --> 00:41:06,579 And now, a special news release from the city morgue. 694 00:41:06,656 --> 00:41:09,165 Shirley Stark, what's happening down there? 695 00:41:09,242 --> 00:41:11,792 Bill, the most astonishing turn of events. 696 00:41:11,869 --> 00:41:14,137 The morgue has apparently been broken into 697 00:41:14,214 --> 00:41:17,256 and the body of the mysterious Birdman is missing. 698 00:41:17,333 --> 00:41:20,092 No one has any clue as to its whereabouts. 699 00:41:20,169 --> 00:41:21,552 Now, the authorities aren't releasing 700 00:41:21,629 --> 00:41:23,679 any information at this time. 701 00:41:23,756 --> 00:41:26,015 We have tried to contact Drake Technologies, 702 00:41:26,092 --> 00:41:28,518 but they have no comment at the moment. 703 00:41:28,528 --> 00:41:29,894 They do say they will hold a news 704 00:41:29,971 --> 00:41:31,512 conference tomorrow morning. 705 00:41:31,589 --> 00:41:34,065 So we hope to have more information for you then. 706 00:41:34,141 --> 00:41:36,984 Now, back to regular programming. 707 00:41:37,061 --> 00:41:38,161 WOMAN (TV): Come out, quickly. 708 00:41:38,238 --> 00:41:39,078 This way. 709 00:41:41,691 --> 00:41:42,990 MAN (TV): I always said you were a sly one. 710 00:41:43,067 --> 00:41:44,659 WOMAN (TV): Now, for heaven's sake, leave here. 711 00:41:44,735 --> 00:41:46,169 [chattering] 712 00:42:09,135 --> 00:42:10,193 Hi. 713 00:42:10,270 --> 00:42:11,152 Hello. 714 00:42:16,684 --> 00:42:17,992 I'm sorry about your friend. 715 00:42:24,567 --> 00:42:25,416 I liked him. 716 00:42:28,529 --> 00:42:30,830 He had guts. 717 00:42:30,906 --> 00:42:33,124 Did you see the news last night? 718 00:42:33,200 --> 00:42:34,959 Yes. 719 00:42:35,036 --> 00:42:37,837 Then, you know they took his body, Drake and his friends, 720 00:42:37,913 --> 00:42:39,463 so they couldn't be an autopsy. 721 00:42:39,474 --> 00:42:40,798 You don't know that. 722 00:42:40,875 --> 00:42:42,633 Yes, I do. 723 00:42:42,710 --> 00:42:44,594 And so do you. 724 00:42:44,670 --> 00:42:45,895 But you don't have to worry. 725 00:42:45,605 --> 00:42:47,221 They're not gonna catch him. 726 00:42:47,298 --> 00:42:49,974 Guys like Drake don't ever get caught. 727 00:42:50,051 --> 00:42:52,852 He and his flunkies will talk their way out of it. 728 00:42:52,928 --> 00:42:55,313 And you know what that means? 729 00:42:55,389 --> 00:42:58,399 That means my friend will have died for nothing. 730 00:42:58,476 --> 00:42:59,325 Nothing. 731 00:43:03,781 --> 00:43:08,200 In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 732 00:43:08,277 --> 00:43:08,951 Good morning. 733 00:43:09,028 --> 00:43:10,277 I'm Shirley Stark. 734 00:43:10,354 --> 00:43:11,862 And I'm here at Drake Technologies 735 00:43:11,506 --> 00:43:13,914 speaking with the company president, Horton Drake, 736 00:43:13,991 --> 00:43:15,916 as well as Dr. Donald Feeney. 737 00:43:15,993 --> 00:43:18,919 Now, gentlemen, last night the body of Jonathan Smith, 738 00:43:18,996 --> 00:43:21,505 known as the Birdman, disappeared 739 00:43:21,516 --> 00:43:22,882 from the city morgue. 740 00:43:22,958 --> 00:43:24,267 Now, accusations have been leveled 741 00:43:24,344 --> 00:43:26,719 that he died of toxic waste contamination 742 00:43:26,796 --> 00:43:28,596 emanating from this plant. 743 00:43:28,607 --> 00:43:33,351 Shirley, there's absolutely no connection between that death 744 00:43:33,427 --> 00:43:34,393 and our plant. 745 00:43:34,470 --> 00:43:36,854 We are a clean operation, operating 746 00:43:36,931 --> 00:43:40,149 well within the EPA guidelines. 747 00:43:40,226 --> 00:43:42,693 Doctor, do you agree with that? 748 00:43:42,770 --> 00:43:44,111 Yes, yes, wholeheartedly. 749 00:43:44,188 --> 00:43:47,990 And I have documented studies to offer as proof. 750 00:43:48,067 --> 00:43:50,826 Then, what do you make of the bizarre disappearance 751 00:43:50,903 --> 00:43:52,328 of the Birdman's body? 752 00:43:52,339 --> 00:43:53,454 Sabotage. 753 00:43:53,531 --> 00:43:55,072 Pure and simple sabotage. 754 00:43:55,150 --> 00:43:59,126 My guess is that some radical ecological group stole the body 755 00:43:59,203 --> 00:44:02,505 to avoid an autopsy, because they know that it would reveal 756 00:44:02,581 --> 00:44:06,926 the truth, that this Birdman did not die of chemical poisoning. 757 00:44:07,002 --> 00:44:07,885 All right. 758 00:44:07,962 --> 00:44:09,520 [cheering] 759 00:44:14,969 --> 00:44:17,353 HORTON: We are the ones who wanted an autopsy. 760 00:44:17,430 --> 00:44:21,065 We demanded it, because we knew we'd be vindicated. 761 00:44:21,142 --> 00:44:24,077 We're innocent and everyone here knows it. 762 00:44:28,733 --> 00:44:30,574 Wait. 763 00:44:30,585 --> 00:44:31,492 I have something to say. 764 00:44:31,569 --> 00:44:32,418 Get her the mic. 765 00:44:37,116 --> 00:44:39,917 I'm Rita Travers, Vice President 766 00:44:39,994 --> 00:44:43,671 of Public Relations at Drake. 767 00:44:43,748 --> 00:44:48,968 I have, in my possession, a secret report that documents 768 00:44:49,044 --> 00:44:50,728 Jonathan Smith's allegations. 769 00:44:50,805 --> 00:44:54,932 This woman is not authorized to speak for the company. 770 00:44:55,009 --> 00:44:57,143 She was fired, as an incompetent. 771 00:44:57,153 --> 00:44:59,103 And she's simply trying to get revenge. 772 00:44:59,180 --> 00:45:02,356 I was told that the problems in this report 773 00:45:02,367 --> 00:45:03,816 had been dealt with. 774 00:45:03,893 --> 00:45:05,651 I believed it. 775 00:45:05,728 --> 00:45:08,070 But I now know that it was a lie. 776 00:45:08,147 --> 00:45:10,781 Toxic chemicals are being dumped at this plant, 777 00:45:10,858 --> 00:45:13,117 right into the sewer system. 778 00:45:13,194 --> 00:45:15,703 And for some time now, they've been seeping up to the surface, 779 00:45:15,780 --> 00:45:17,121 contaminating our groundwater. 780 00:45:17,198 --> 00:45:18,956 We're slowly being poisoned. 781 00:45:19,033 --> 00:45:21,250 This is a pack of lies. 782 00:45:21,327 --> 00:45:27,682 The birds are just the tip of the iceberg, the first to go. 783 00:45:27,759 --> 00:45:33,637 Look, I'm no expert, but do we have to wait until our kids 784 00:45:33,714 --> 00:45:35,264 get leukemia, until our-- 785 00:45:35,341 --> 00:45:39,310 our mothers have miscarriages, our men go sterile? 786 00:45:39,386 --> 00:45:40,853 Let's not wait for the body count. 787 00:45:40,930 --> 00:45:43,773 Let's not have another Love Canal. 788 00:45:43,849 --> 00:45:46,817 Jonathan Smith died for us. 789 00:45:46,894 --> 00:45:47,985 he tried to help us. 790 00:45:48,062 --> 00:45:49,395 Now, he's dead. 791 00:45:49,471 --> 00:45:51,864 Let's make that death mean something. 792 00:45:51,941 --> 00:45:56,502 Will our jobs count for killing ourselves and our families? 793 00:45:59,323 --> 00:46:02,592 Please, clean up the plant. 794 00:46:06,506 --> 00:46:09,006 Clean up the plant. 795 00:46:09,083 --> 00:46:11,217 Clean up the plant. 796 00:46:11,293 --> 00:46:13,761 CROWD: Clean up the plant. 797 00:46:13,772 --> 00:46:15,763 Clean up the plant. 798 00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:17,765 Clean up the plant. 799 00:46:17,842 --> 00:46:19,650 Clean up the plant. 800 00:46:19,727 --> 00:46:21,644 Clean up the plant. 801 00:46:21,720 --> 00:46:23,562 Clean up the plant. 802 00:46:23,573 --> 00:46:25,523 Clean up the plant. 803 00:46:25,599 --> 00:46:27,817 Clean up the plant. 804 00:46:27,893 --> 00:46:29,568 Clean up the plant. 805 00:46:29,645 --> 00:46:31,695 Clean up the plant. 806 00:46:31,772 --> 00:46:33,697 Clean up the plant. 807 00:46:33,774 --> 00:46:35,866 Clean up the plant. 808 00:46:35,877 --> 00:46:39,504 [bittersweet music] 809 00:47:04,346 --> 00:47:05,571 Well, you got it done, buddy. 810 00:47:08,475 --> 00:47:09,408 You got it done. 811 00:47:09,485 --> 00:47:12,745 [hopeful music] 812 00:47:31,332 --> 00:47:32,923 Hey. 813 00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:34,158 How about that cookout? 814 00:47:37,922 --> 00:47:39,930 Cute, Jonathan. 815 00:47:40,007 --> 00:47:41,098 Really cute. 816 00:47:41,175 --> 00:47:42,233 [chuckling] 817 00:48:11,764 --> 00:48:15,266 [theme song]