Original subtitles

- Ginger? - I'm here.

Ginger, can you hear Billie Sue? She's crying.

Billie Sue!

She's in the bus station and she's crying,

but she's waiting for you to tell her.

- Billie Sue! - Billie Sue, are you listening?

Billie?

- Are you listening to your mother? - Billie Sue, your mother is speaking.

- Listen to your mother, sweetie. - Billie Sue!

Billie Sue! Listen to your mother!

Listen, let me tell you something: Everything that's happened to my daughter and me today...

only happened for one reason and that was because you were too stupid...

to look where you were going and wrecked our car in the first place!

Oh, yeah?

You either get out of that truck or I'm going to throw you out.

Oh, please, Mr. Pike, don't get upset.

You're not going to do anything. Drive on, you big, stupid idiot.

I'll bet you anything it was her idea right back there

to pass me by on that bicycle. Now what?

Yeah, I'm beginning to realize what your husbands been going through.

Well, I've had it just about up to here. Come on, lady, I'm talking to you. Get out of the truck!

Well, I'm getting though. Excuse me.

I'm not! I'm not even moving!

I've got as much right as you got to be in this truck,

because you stole it and that's the first thing I'm gonna tell the police,

if you don't get back in this truck and drive us to Rosita Beach State Park!

Mommy, don't worry. Your baby's coming to save you!

Oh! Mr. Pike! Mr. Pike, please!

- Let me go! Get away from me! - That isn't nice a bit!

- Mother! - That isn't a nice way to pick up a shoe!

Please, help me!

- Ouuh! - Stop the car!

That's what I'm here for. That's why you had me, Mama, to save you.

Help me! Ah!

Emeline! Ah!

Yeah, yeah.

It's practically burned through.

Just a couple blows with the sledgehammer and we're out.

Stand back!

Hey! Wait a minute!

I can't cross here!

You said the main road. This is Niagara Falls.

All right, look. You're a little boy.

If you want to be a big boy, which way to the main road?

Don't! Don't!

Get off!

- Let go! - I won't let you go!

- Get me out of here! - Take your own pension!

That's enough!

You thought you had me, uh?

You thought you had me! Come on!

Captain! I'm sorry. The Chief wants to see you.

- You wouldn't believe it. You couldn't believe it! - What?

I'll tell you, I've never been so disgusted in my whole life.

It's no! The answer is no.

He won't back any increase in pensions. He won't even talk about it.

And there won't be any increase in pensions. And do you know why?

Because they got a solid majority...

of both Republicans and Democrats who've agreed...

that if anything is said about pensions, they'll actually reduce your pension!

Why? Because they know that you personally...

were more responsible than anybody else for closing down the houses.

And could I do anything? Would he listen to me?

All right, so you're an honest cop...

and you've spent a lifetime being an honest cop.

And you've got that, and that's all you've got!

It's no good saying I'm sorry.

I'm too angry and sick at my stomach to be sorry.

You're not even listening to what I'm saying and that's the trouble with this whole family,

with you, with daddy and granny and uncle Michael... everybody, but nobody ever listens!

- Billie! - They don't listen a minute to anything...

- or to anybody else... - Billie Sue! Billie Sue!

Melville, I smell something burning.

We're on fire! Come over here.

Come on. This way. Go down. Now. Go.

Hurry up!

Put it out!

I don't know how! Get something!

- The extinguishers. - Get one!

- What'll I do? - Use it!

Not on me! On the fire!

It's too deep!

This is a car, not a canoe!

Come on! It's easy!

If I don't get out of here... Why? Why?

All right! Here I come!

It's too deep!

It's too deep, you little rat fink!

Why didn't you tell me it was... What do I...

Don't stand there! Get somebody! Don't...

This is no place for a convertible!

I'll get you! I'll get you!

I'm bleeding, Emeline! Look! I'm bleeding!

Mama! What did they do to my Mama?

Benjy!

THE PAUSE THAT REFRESHES

It's your father's fault.

- The whole thing is your father's fault. - Oh, Mommy.

Everything is your father's fault.

What's the matter, Chief? Something wrong?

- You know as well as I do... - Mommy, will you listen and stop yelling!

Stop it, Billie.

Billie, you're not listening.

? Well, step into the lobby ?

? For whatever is your hobby ?

? To drink or smoke or repeat some joke ?

? From the mad, mad, mad, mad world ?

POLICE RADIO CALLS

Central to all units.

Central to all units.

Report, all units. Over.

2-1-6-8-2-1-5-4. Finch and the Englishman stopped fighting.

They're back on the road and they're getting right in the beer truck. Over.

F7 to Central. There's a fire in the basement...

and a lot of smoke's coming out of the ventilator. Over.

4-2-7-Echo to Central. We can see the man Otto Meyer now.

He found a shallow spot in the creek but that kid is throwing rocks at him.

Over.

2-1-7-6-2-1-5-3. The man Pike is down by the breakdown truck now.

Mrs. Marcus is still inside it.

She's crying but she just hit him again. Over.

3-8-9-Daisy to Central. There's something wrong in that plane.

They've been flying upside down for four minutes. Over.

2-1-8-4-2-1-4-9. Sylvester Marcus is still moving east on Highway 94.

He's hitting over a hundred now. It's all we can do to stay with him.

Over.

F7 to Central. We think they've put the fire out now.

It's all quiet in the basement. Over.

Central to all units. Come in, all units.

Over.

F7 to Central. There's some pounding in the basement now.

He's using the sledgehammer again. Over.

2-1-6-8-2-1-5-4. The beer truck with Finch and the Englishman...

has stopped outside the Avis rent-a-car agency in Canyon City.

They're going inside. Over.

2-1-7-6-2-1-5-3. Pike and Mrs. Marcus and her daughter are back in the tow truck...

and proceeding west on Highway 80, doing 70. Over.

3-8-9-Daisy to Central. The plane's still in the air,

but they just bust a state highway and caused a four-car-smash-up. Over.

F7 to Central. He has stopped pounding with the sledgehammer now.

It's all quiet in the basement again. Over.

Central to all units.

Come in, all units. Over.

2-1-7-6-2-1-5-3. Pike and the two women are now proceeding west on Highway 94. Over.

2-1-8-4-2-1-4-9. Sylvester Marcus is still moving east on 94.

Looks like he may be meeting his mother pretty soon. Over.

2-1-6-8-2-1-5-4.

Finch and the Englishman rented a blue Chevy and are on their way again. Over.

4-2-7-Echo to Central. The man Meyer is still sitting on a rock in the middle of the creek.

He's shouting at the kid, but the kid's been gone for 20 minutes.

Over.

F7 to Central. We can hear the moving in the basement again.

They must be trying something else. Over.

ENTR'ACTE

Now stop it. Stop it, Monica!

It's only a couple of pieces of small dynamite,

and they're 70 feet away in the other room,

and this is a strong counter. We can't possibly get hurt from there.

FIREWORKS HIGHLY INFLAMMABLE HANDLE WITH CARE

Please, Melville, go and stop it. Stamp on it or something.

- You know I hate explosions. - Look, it's perfectly all right.

All I wanna do is to blow a little hole in the wall, and then we'll be out of here.

Something's happened to the fuse.

- What could possibly... - Hold it. Sh!

Listen.

The fuse has gone out. I can't hear it anymore.

- Stay down. Don't get up. - I just wanna take a look, okay?

Huh! Now I see.

It's the fire extinguisher stuff.

The fire extinguisher stuff got all over the fuse and put it out.

Melville, don't you go in there! You'll be killed!

- You'll be blown to bits! - Monica, for heaven's sake!

I just wanna go in there to take a look!

Why do you always imagine I can't do things for myself?

Don't you think I got any sense at all?

Why can't you have a little confidence in me?

- I'll never be bad again! - Whoever said you could fly?

What do ya want from me? How long I been flying?

- Keep it going! - Can't you talk to that radio?

Hello, anybody on the ground! On the ground, anybody!

We're up here! Can you hear us?

- Stand back! - Everybody, stand back!

Stand back, folks! Folks, stand back!

This is Rancho Conejo Tower. Do you hear me?

- We don't know who they are. - This is Rancho Conejo Tower.

Aircraft calling Rancho Conejo Tower.

This is Rancho Conejo Tower.

Hey, Benjy, I got 'em!

I got 'em! I got 'em! Hello, down there on the ground.

This is us up in the air. We're in trouble!

We're in an awful jam. Listen. Hello?

Oh, Benjy, I think I lost them.

Wait a minute. You're not using the set the right way.

You press your switch in to transmit. And when it's released, you're on receive.

Can you understand me? This is Rancho Conejo Tower.

- Where are you and who are you? Over. - I know how to work it, Benjy boy!

I know how to work it. Watch it! Hello, down on the ground.

This is us up in the air.

We're in this fella's plane.

He knocked himself out,

because he drank a whole case of bourbon and he felt down and hit his head.

What do we do?

The switch, let go of the switch!

If you can, give us your position.

Who's flying the plane? Over.

What do you mean, "Who's flying the plane?"

Nobody's flying the plane!

Can't you understand? We're in real trouble.

There it is! Let me.

Rancho Conejo Tower, listen. We've got you spotted, we can see you.

Now you've got to hold that course.

You think you can hold that plane on course long enough for us to get something organized?

Rancho Conejo, over.

No, listen, I keep telling you: We can't do anything.

You gotta get somebody else to do something!

Can we parachute?

Sir? Tower here. Emergency. We have contact...

Tell him it's a full emergency. We'll try and talk 'em down.

Full emergency. We'll try and talk 'em down.

It's a Twin Beech. I saw one here this morning.

Who's got a Twin Beech? It's that colonel, Col. Wilberforce.

He was at maintenance. If he's still there, get him over here.

Now listen. Don't talk, just listen.

We're getting things under control, so you can take it easy.

We know what kind of a plane you're in.

We're making necessary preparations to talk you down.

Rancho Conejo. Over.

Rancho Conejo tower, listen, we can't land this thing!

We're in real trouble. Over!

You'll be perfectly all right as long as you follow instructions.

The man at the controls should also be the man on the radio.

- Here. Put 'em on. - No. I don't want to!

Put 'em on!

He said the fella flying should be talking on this thing.

Am I supposed to do everything? You want me to fly, work the radio?

What are you? The hostess?

No, he's got to take charge of this situation! What's the matter with him anyway?

He's just sitting there, rigid-like.

If he catches you at that keyhole, you'll be rigid-like.

- He didn't want to be disturbed. - He keeps looking at the wall.

He'll have to be disturbed if any of this develops further.

I bet you any amount of money that we could get on the ball and get...

Everything's under control, Chief.

- You okay, Chief? - Yes. Why?

- How's it going? - Something's bound to happen sooner or later.

Oh, take a look at this.

Those two in the basement first of all started a fire,

then set off a lot of fireworks. They still didn't get out.

Those two characters in the airplane had a little accident...

knocked the pilot unconscious.

The control tower is trying to talk them down.

The others...

Aerial report that the man, Otto Meyer, had an accident.

He tried to cross a river and he lost his car.

Now he's on foot, walking back to the main road.

This fella Pike, he's here,

coming in on 94 with Mrs. Marcus and her daughter, Mrs. Finch.

Mr. Finch and this Algernon, whatever his name is, the Limey,

they're about five or six miles behind,

in an Avis Chevrolet they rented in Canyon City.

And this Sylvester Marcus, the one the old lady called,

he's about here, going in the other direction.

They all ought to be meeting up in about five or ten minutes.

You know what I believe I'd like?

A Chocolate Fudge Sundae with whipped cream and a cherry on top.

Nothing will happen here for five minutes.

Mrs. Culpeper's on the phone.

No calls. No more calls.

No more calls.

Wow! What's with him?

- Something's wrong. - Why? Something's gotta be wrong?

He feels like, uh... a Chocolate Fudge Sundae.

So, what? He has a Chocolate Fudge Sundae.

- Hey, Benjy! Benjy! Don't hit those trees! - That part is a saw up. - Pull up!

Dingy, don't let this worry you: We're gonna get killed.

Men, this is Col. Wilberforce speaking.

These gentlemen here have asked me to take charge of this situation,

so, I immediately said that I'd be glad to take charge of it.

Now, before I say anything else...

I don't think he's gonna help us, Dingy.

Yes, he is, Benjy. He'll help us.

Now, just have confidence in him. He's a colonel. Listen to him.

Steady, men.

I'm told that neither of you has had flying experience.

Before I say anything else,

I want to congratulate you on having done so well...

uh, so far.

Now, first of all, men, I'll explain what we intend to do.

You can't land the airplane until you've made your approach.

And you can't make your approach until you've made a long slow turnaround...

down to the south.

And we've got to be clear on a few things before you can start that long slow turn.

Now, the stick that you're holding there... that is... I assume, that...

Men, are you holding that stick?

Is somebody holding that stick? Over!

What stick? Oh, the wheel. I'm holding it.

- We're both holding it. - Oh, good.

For a second there, I was afraid... Never mind that.

Now I'll explain the controls. It's very important that you understand the controls.

Because if you don't, I'm afraid what might...

- Hello? - I was afraid you weren't gonna be at home, Jimmy.

Hey, is this who I think it is? Is this Captain Culpeper?

What are you calling me for?

Why? I was wondering how that 'Natalie Anders' is these days.

Well, she's fine. But why?

Well, I was thinking about a little trip, Jimmy.

You?

You mean, with me?

I thought we could just slip quietly out on a sort of cruise to the south.

You know, Jimmy?

You mean a round trip or just one-way?

Just one-way, Jimmy.

- Could we go right away? - Oh, sure.

Uh, but wait.

Is there something in it for me?

There's something in it for everybody, Jimmy.

Listen, if you are throwing me a curve...

No, I wouldn't do a thing like that.

I won't be long. Thanks a lot, Jimmy.

- You want a lift? - Yes, thank you very much.

It's awful nice of you to stop.

- I'm going as far as Santa Rosita Park. - That's out of my way.

- We're blocking traffic. - We are?

Let's move it. Move it.

There we go. All right.

You hide behind the counter. I'll light up a fuse.

Melville, will you just do one thing for me before you use the dynamite?

Try hitting the door just once more.

Honey, I broke my back on that door. That's a hard door. I mean...

Okay.

Where's the sledgehammer?

This staircase isn't safe. The fire burned it all out.

Please?

All right.

You're going to...

Melville, for God...

Melville!

Monica,

now let's forget about the door, huh?

Look out!

- What? - They've spotted us.

- Who have? - Don't stop. Keep going.

- What is this? - That helicopter. They've seen us.

What helicopter?

- That's a police helicopter. - That's what it looks like. They always use them.

- Who? - Who do you think? Look...

I don't want to talk about this, but they got me hemmed in.

- Who? - Will you shut up and listen?

I'm going to break a rule that says we must never reveal our true identity.

This is a matter of life or death, a desperate situation.

- What is? - Will you shut up and listen?

Look, I haven't got much time, so if you love your country,

if you're a patriot, you'll listen and you'll listen hard.

You gotta get to a phone and make a call.

- I don't got... - You got to call Intelligence.

Central Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C.

- What on earth... - Now, listen!

You tell 'em you heard from X-27. You got it? X-27.

X-27 told you to tell them they've made three attempts on my life today.

They tried to drown me.

Can you handle a gun? Now, look... Oh!

There's a cafe. Pull right in there. You'll use that phone.

- I don't think I wanna get to a phone... - Shut up! You're in no danger.

They've never seen ya. Now, pull in.

All right, good. Get to a phone.

Tell the operator "emergency priority," then ask for the CIA.

Jump out. Come on, come on.

You're in no danger. They don't know you.

You're all right. I'll duck the car and I'll come back for you.

For God's sake, don't stand in the street.

They'll see you. They'll spot you!

Move it! Go! Yahaa! Go!

But I still say: When we get to Santa Rosita,

we're to go straight to the police.

No. First we go out to that park,

and if we find that the others have already been there and gone,

then we go straight to the police,

because for all we know, there may be a reward.

And... Sylvester! It's Sylvester!

Turn around, you idiot!

What do you want to stop him for? He's going the wrong way.

It's my son. Do as you're told, stupid.

They're nuts.

Tell them the tow truck turned around and is following the Dodge.

2-1-7-1-2-1-5-9.

This is stupid.

You call me a stupid idiot.

Let me tell you something. You're a stupid idiot.

- He'll go all the way to Plaster City. - So he goes to Plaster City.

I don't know about you, but I'm turning this thing around.

Now, you want to catch him, you get out and run.

Let's stop arguing, please.

The only reason we're together is because they only had one car.

Let's get there, even if we are last.

Whatever the outcome of the day, I shall never forget that you hit me...

when I wasn't even looking.

Yeah.

Hey, Russell! Russell!

- How can you possibly be so slow? - I've had just about enough out of you.

If you've been quicker turning around we could've caught him!

- Why don't you shut up? - Russell! There!

It's Russell and Mr. Hawthorne!

Stop them! Catch them!

We gonna start that again?

Faster! Step on it! Blow the horn, you big dope!

What do you want them for anyway?

Keep up with them. You're falling behind.

Sylvester! Mother! Sylvester!

Stop him! Don't let him get away!

I say, what's that chap honking his hooter for?

It's probably some road hog who thinks he owns...

- What? - What?

I got to ask you something about Mama! Russell, wait a minute!

It's my brother-in-law. What's he doing?

Be careful of him. He's not normal.

You're getting me... Boy, are you bugging me, man!

I'm going to nail... I'm getting bugged now! Whoa, man.

Russell, if you don't pull over, I'll kill you! I'm warning you! Pull over and stop!

I said stop!

You asked for it.

Russell, when I get my hands on you...

What are you doing?

- I said stop! - Are you crazy?

- We'll get killed! - Pull over!

Don't you know what I mean? I said stop that car!

When I get my hands on you, Russell, I will kill you!

Are you crazy?

I've never seen anything like this bunch.

He ran right into them, ran them right off the road.

- You guys, come on out of there! - Fellow's absolutely beside himself.

- Sylvester, what are you trying to do? - Come on, let's go!

- What did you do to my mother? - We wouldn't do any to your sweet little mother!

Move! Move!

- What did you do to my mother? - I didn't do anything! Let me explain.

Look here.

She called me. She phoned me.

What she told me was so horrible, I thought she'd gone nuts!

- It was true, wasn't it? - It's not true.

Whoever told you that, she was a liar. It's not true.

- It is true! - Now, look here!

Are you English? Just answer me!

Yes. As a matter of fact, I am. Don't you like the English?

She said, there was an Englishman.

She said that you and this Englishman... I'll kill you!

What did you do to my Mama?

- Emeline! Emeline! - Sylvester! - Mama!

Why couldn't you listen? Why couldn't you shut up...

when I was trying to tell you to listen?

Have a care! That chap's run absolutely amok!

But how come... you... I thought that...

Mama, you told me when you called me on the telephone, you told me that he...

Why do I wanna say a thing like that? Say, what is this?

What's going on here? Will somebody please tell me?

Oh, shut up, will you? You should've had sense enough to listen!

Sweety, I couldn't help it. You know that, honeybunch.

Russell, you shouldn't have done what you did!

What? What did he do? Tell me what he did. I will rip his ugly head off!

No, no, please. Let's stop it. We're wasting too much time. We're wasting too much time!

Okay, okay, I've had enough. I'll see you around, okay?

You stay right where you are! You admitted that you stole that truck. We can have you picked up in 2 minutes.

Listen, will somebody tell me what's going on? Somebody give me one word of information!

I told you what! There was an accident this morning!

- Yeah... I mean, it's true! What about the money being buried? - That's true. It's true!

And while the others are there already, we're standing here arguing.

Well, let's get moving, before the others... What others? Who are the others?

Nobody! But that we will explain it all on the way!

- I say, we don't appear to have a motorcar. - Yeah, I won't be able to get mine out either.

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Just let me tell you something.

You go your way and I'll go my way.

Okay? I'll see you around.

Hold it, buster. Looks like we're all gonna use this truck. You know this neighborhood?

- No. - But I do. So, I'll drive.

Mama, make up your mind! What you wanna do? You wanna take them with us or not?

We'll have to take them with us! Otherwise they're gonna call the police!

All right! You two guys jump in the back of the truck!

You too! Sis and Mom are right up front with me!

Come on, Mama, let's go! Everybody in the truck! Everybody in!

Now, in a couple of minutes we'll have them in position, Colonel.

In another couple of minutes, men, we'll have you in position.

- You're doing a great job, Colonel. - Thank you.

Why don't we just shoot 'em down and be through with it?

- Oh oh. - Oh oh, man!

- He's gonna pull up, isn't he? - Why don't you pull up? Aren't you, man?

None of these people must suspect...

that they have ever been under observation.

Now, none of them have ever seen me.

None of them know me,

so I'll be moving in alone.

The minute I move in, I'll give you the word.

And when you pass the word,

I don't want to have another policeman within miles of me.

- Right? - Right.

I, uh...

I won't like it if I see another policeman.

And I give you my word.

I wanted to stop for you. My wife and he wanted to stop for you.

Tell him how my mother-in-law made us drive by him.

Anything you have to say about your mother-in-law...

you don't have to explain to me.

You know what I mean?