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[DRUMS BEAT]

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]

WE HAVE SENATOR CARROLL WITH US TODAY

TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY.

HE IS AN INDEPENDENT POLITICIAN.

IN FACT, SO INDEPENDENT,

SOME SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH PARTY HE BELONGS TO.

AUSTIN TUCKER IS WITH US TODAY

AS A POLITICAL ADVISOR TO SENATOR CARROLL.

WE HEAR, OR PEOPLE SAY,

THERE'S SOME POSSIBILITY YOU WANT TO GET

THE NOMINATION FOR SENATOR CARROLL.

WE'RE JUMPING THE GUN THERE.

HE'S NOT RUNNING FOR ANY OTHER OFFICE.

HE'S CONCENTRATING ON THE ONE HE HAS.

HERE COMES SENATOR CARROLL AND MRS. CARROLL.

HE REALLY LOOKS TERRIFIC.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY, EVERYBODY!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE FOR US ALL!

O.K.

HE IS THE IDEAL FATHER IF YOU'RE YOUNG ENOUGH,

THE IDEAL HUSBAND IF YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH,

AND, I GUESS, THE IDEAL LEADER OF OUR COUNTRY,

SO SAYS AUSTIN TUCKER, IF YOU'RE ANY AGE.

HERE HE COMES.

YES, LEE, HOW ARE YOU?

JUST FINE, THANK YOU. WELCOME TO OUR CITY.

YOU LOOK AS WONDERFUL AS ALL YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS.

HOW DO YOU MANAGE THAT, ALWAYS SMILING?

[CARROLL] WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE SMILING,

AND I'M HAPPY TO BE WITH MY CONSTITUENTS TODAY,

INDEPENDENCE DAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU.

[BAND PLAYS WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN]

THANKS, EVERYBODY! THANK YOU.

YOU NEED A RIBBON.

I'M WITH HER.

MA'AM?

IS HE WITH YOU?

NO.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TRY TO MAKE IT.

YOU NEVER KNOW ABOUT THOSE THINGS.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

HOW ARE YOU?

ED, HOW ARE YOU, SIR?

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU'RE LOOKING VERY GOOD, ED.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?

I FOULED UP ON THAT, DIDN'T I?

I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND.

LOVELY FAMILY-- I'LL HAVE A SCOTCH AND WATER, PLEASE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

MY WIFE KIT AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH

FOR INVITING US HERE TODAY, THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY.

INDEPENDENCE DAY IS MEANINGFUL TO ME

BECAUSE SOMETIMES I'VE BEEN CALLED

TOO INDEPENDENT FOR MY OWN GOOD.

[GUNSHOTS]

AAH! OH, GOD!

AAH! AAH!

[PANDEMONIUM]

AAH!

[SIRENS]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU'VE BEEN INVITED HERE TODAY

FOR THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

OF THE INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH

OF SENATOR CHARLES CARROLL.

THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT, NOT A PRESS CONFERENCE.

THEREFORE THERE WILL BE NO QUESTIONS.

A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT OF THE INVESTIGATION

IS BEING PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION ON MARCH 1.

AT THAT TIME

THE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A FULL-SCALE PRESS CONFERENCE.

AFTER NEARLY FOUR MONTHS OF INVESTIGATION,

FOLLOWED BY NINE WEEKS OF HEARINGS,

IT IS THE CONCLUSION OF THIS COMMITTEE

THAT SENATOR CARROLL WAS ASSASSINATED

BY THOMAS RICHARD LINDER.

IT IS OUR FURTHER CONCLUSION

THAT HE ACTED ENTIRELY ALONE,

MOTIVATED BY A MISGUIDED SENSE OF PATRIOTISM

AND A PSYCHOTIC DESIRE FOR PUBLIC RECOGNITION.

THE COMMITTEE WISHES TO EMPHASIZE

THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY WIDER CONSPIRACY.

NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER.

NOW, IT'S OUR HOPE THAT THIS WILL PUT AN END

TO THE KIND OF IRRESPONSIBLE AND EXPLOITIVE SPECULATION

CONDUCTED BY THE PRESS IN RECENT MONTHS.

AS I'VE SAID,

THE COMPLETE TEXT OF THE HEARINGS,

WHICH PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR THE COMMITTEE'S FINDINGS,

WILL BE PUBLISHED MARCH 1.

WHEN YOU HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO EXAMINE THE EVIDENCE,

YOU WILL HAVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY

TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS WHICH REMAIN UNANSWERED,

IF THERE ARE ANY.

THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU.

$8,000!

OOH!

THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING,

BECAUSE YOU COULD WIN THIS! TAKE A LOOK!

[APPLAUSE]

WE ARE JUST STARTING,

BECAUSE THE PACKAGE YOU PICKED

MIGHT CONTAIN THIS CHECK FOR $9,000!

EXCUSE ME.

MY PARROT IS LOOSE ON YOUR BACK PORCH.

WHAT?

WHO'S THAT?

MY PARROT. I WONDER IF I CAN...

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

MY PARROT. IT'S VERY SICK.

IF I COULD GO THROUGH HERE.

LET HIM LOOK FOR HIS PARROT.

I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PARROT.

HE'S HIDING.

[WHISTLES]

FREEZE! POLICE OFFICERS!

COME ON.

WHERE'S THE STUFF?

O.K., CHECK THAT, WILL YOU?

I MAY BE PUMMELED TO WITHIN AN INCH OF MY LIFE.

YOU WON AN ALL-EXPENSE PAID TRIP TO BRITISH COLUMBIA!

[CRASH]

ALL RIGHT, FREDE, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

YOU DIDN'T SEE US, DID YOU, FREDE?

I SAW YOU, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN THOSE TWO BEFORE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

[WOMAN CRIES]

YOU LOOKING FOR DOPE?

MAYBE SOMEBODY COULD MAKE A CHARGE,

TELL ME WHAT I'M HERE FOR?

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.

DESTRUCTION-- ME, DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY?

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'D SAY THAT.

HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT!

I WANT TO GET SOMETHING STRAIGHT.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM

WHO CAN SAY THAT I BROKE INTO THAT HOUSE,

I WAS WAVING MY GUN AROUND,

AND I THREW THE MAN'S WIFE ON THE FLOOR?

'CAUSE IF YOU CAN,

DO IT FRONT OF YOUR WATCH COMMANDER.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING THERE?

WHAT WAS I DOING THERE?

YES, JOE, WHAT WERE YOU DOING THERE?

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU.

YOU KNOW THESE ASSES HAVE BEEN AFTER ME FOR MY SOURCES.

SO HE WENT TO PERFECT STRANGERS

AND SAID HE WAS LOOKING FOR HIS PARROT!

CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT KIND OF NERVE?

CAN I IMAGINE THAT KIND OF NERVE?

YOU'RE SAYING CAN I IMAGINE THAT?

CAN I IMAGINE THAT KIND OF NERVE?

YOU THOUGHT YOU'D TEACH THEM A LESSON, HUH?

I DON'T THINK I COULD TEACH THEM ANYTHING.

WHY DON'T YOU BUST A KENO GAME?

TWO-BIT VICE SQUAD.

YOU'RE NOT ONLY DUMB, YOU'RE DIRTY.

GET YOUR HANDS OFF!

HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T EVEN...

DO I POST BAIL?

WHAT FOR? THERE'S NOT EVEN A CHARGE HERE.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF, OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE, VANDALISM.

ISN'T THAT GOOD ENOUGH?

I'LL FORGET THE WHOLE THING

IF YOU GET HIM OUT AND SHUT HIM UP.

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF, OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE, AND VANDALISM.

JOE, COME ON.

JOE, COME ON.

YOU'RE ENJOYING YOURSELF, AREN'T YOU?

YOU GOTTA ADMIT IT'S FUNNY.

MAKES ME LAUGH,

BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S FUNNY.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

HAVE YOU EVER LAUGHED AT A COMEDIAN WHEN HE PRETENDED TO STUTTER?

NOTHING'S FUNNY ABOUT A STUTTERING MAN.

BUT PEOPLE LAUGH.

THEY'RE AMUSED, BUT THEY'RE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PRINT THIS?

HMM?

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PRINT IT?

NOT ONLY AM I NOT GOING TO PRINT IT,

THIS IS THE END OF YOUR SERIES ON LOCAL DRUG PROBLEMS.

WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF REPORTING NEWS,

NOT CREATING IT.

JOE...

JOE, WE WENT THROUGH ALL THIS SIX YEARS AGO.

WHEN I AGREED TO TAKE YOU BACK IN JANUARY,

I MADE TWO SUGGESTIONS.

ONE WAS ABOUT YOUR DRINKING.

AND YOU SEEMED TO HAVE LICKED THAT.

THE OTHER WAS THAT YOU CURB YOUR TALENT

FOR CREATIVE IRRESPONSIBILITY.

YOU CAN START WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE REALLY TIRED, AREN'T YOU?

JOE.

GO HOME. GO TO A MOVIE. RELAX.

COME BACK TOMORROW AND DO A NICE DULL PIECE

ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION HEARINGS.

THAT IS IF YOU FEEL THIS JOB IS INTERESTING ENOUGH

TO STICK WITH IT.

I GOT A HOT ONE FOR YOU.

LEE CARTER CALLED.

FOUR TIMES.

SHE MUST WANT IT PRETTY BAD, EH?

CLEAN UP THE ROOM, SCHECTER.

SURE.

I GOT SOME MAIL FOR YOU, TOO.

[WATER RUNS] [KNOCK ON DOOR]

[KNOCKING]

[KNOCKING]

I HOPE I'M NOT INTERRUPTING.

YOU'VE BEEN CALLING ME?

A LOT.

ANY PARTICULAR REASON?

SOMEBODY'S TRYING TO KILL ME.

OH.

SOMEBODY BESIDE YOURSELF?

HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?

I'VE NEVER TRIED TO KILL MYSELF SUCCESSFULLY.

LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE,

I HAD TO FIND YOUR CAT UNDER THE FREEWAY.

I HAVEN'T LOST MY CAT.

THE TIME BEFORE THAT IT WAS YOUR HUSBAND.

YOU MAY FIND THIS DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT,

BUT I'M TERRIFIED.

I THINK IF MEMORY SERVES ME,

YOU WERE ALWAYS TERRIFIED ABOUT SOMETHING OR OTHER,

THAT SOME GUY MIGHT ATTACK YOU IN BED.

NOT AS LONG AS YOU WERE THERE.

O.K.

HERE.

O.K. WHY ARE YOU HERE THIS TIME?

I TOLD YOU.

SOMEBODY'S TRYING TO KILL ME.

OH, JEEZ.

SOMEHOW I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THIS.

JUST LOOK.

WHAT?

AW, I LOOKED AT THIS

UNTIL I WAS BLUE IN THE FACE

THREE YEARS AGO.

SINCE THE ASSASSINATION, SIX OF THESE PEOPLE

DIED IN SOME KIND OF ACCIDENT.

FOUR.

LOOK, NOBODY'S TRYING TO KILL YOU, HUH?

THESE PEOPLE WERE KILLED.

WHOEVER KILLED THEM IS GOING TO TRY TO KILL ME.

AUSTIN TUCKER THINKS SO, TOO.

AUSTIN THINKS MAYBE WE ALL SAW SOMETHING UP THERE.

WE DID SEE SOMETHING, DIDN'T WE?

NO, SOMETHING ELSE!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

DOES HE EVER INDICATE WHAT HE MEANS BY THAT?

HAS HE INDICATED HE SAW ANYTHING

OTHER THAN WHAT'S IN THE COMMISSION REPORT?

NO.

NOTHING. DID YOU SEE ANYTHING UP THERE?

NO.

WELL, NEITHER DID I.

BELIEVE ME, I LOOKED. WE ALL LOOKED.

IF YOU DIDN'T SEE IT, IT'S NOT THERE?

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

I KNOW ABOUT THESE ACCIDENTS.

RALPH SCALLETO-- A KNOWN LUSH,

HIT A PILING, GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE,

KILLED THREE OTHER PEOPLE.

JOY HOLDER DIED-- ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK, WRONG ANTIBIOTIC.

HERBERT MOON BURNED IN BED SMOKING--

HIS GIRLFRIEND ALWAYS SAID HE'D DO.

HARRY LUTZ-- A HEART ATTACK.

HARRY LUTZ WAS 40.

THAT'S TOO YOUNG TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK.

HE WAS THIN, IN TERRIFIC--

HE FOUND HIS WIFE IN BED WITH HER PSYCHIATRIST.

THE SAME DAY A BULLDOZER ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED OVER HALF HIS HOUSE.

THAT'S FUTURE SHOCK, LEE.

YOU NO LONGER BELIEVE

ANOTHER ASSASSIN WAS INVOLVED IN SHOOTING CARROLL?

RIGHT, BUT IT WAS AN EXPLANATION.

PEOPLE WERE CRAZY FOR ANY EXPLANATION.

EVERY TIME YOU TURNED AROUND,

SOME NUT KNOCKED OFF THE COUNTRY'S BEST.

O.K.

O.K.

BUT THERE'S 6 OUT OF 18 DEAD.

FOUR.

THAT WAS THE LAST TIME YOU LOOKED.

SINCE THEN NORMAN LOMAX HAS DIED.

AND NOW ARTHUR BRIDGES.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

A FISHING ACCIDENT?

WHERE THE HELL IS SALMONTAIL?

SALMONTAIL IS WHERE AUSTIN TUCKER IS NOW.

I TRIED TO REACH HIM.

WHY DON'T YOU CALL HIM?

SALMONTAIL LOOKS LIKE A SMALL TOWN.

TAKE ME THERE.

WE COULD CATCH A PLANE

AND BE THERE THIS EVENING.

UNH-UNH. NO.

PLEASE?

CALL HIM. IT'S AN ACCIDENT.

WANT TO HEAR ABOUT MY DAY?

I GOT SOME REAL PROBLEMS.

YOU SON OF A BITCH!

YOU DON'T CARE!

LEE, DON'T DO THIS.

HEY...

LEE.

THERE WAS ENOUGH ALCOHOL AND BARBITURATES IN HER BLOODSTREAM

TO HAVE KILLED HER IF SHE'D FALLEN ASLEEP IN BED,

LET ALONE AT THE WHEEL OF A CAR.

WOULD YOU CALL IT POSSIBLE HOMICIDE?

FACE IT. SOME PEOPLE WANT TO DIE.

EXCUSE ME.

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]

ALL RIGHT. WAIT TILL THE CARS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

THAT'S IT. HOP RIGHT IN THERE.

SEPARATE SEATS NOW. SEPARATE SEATS.

I WANT YOU TO READ WHAT IS OVER THE CARS.

[BOTH] "PLEASE KEEP HANDS AND FEET INSIDE CARS."

RIGHT.

O.K., FREDE, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

HEY, WILL, TELL ME SOMETHING, WILL YOU?

ANYTHING.

YOU STILL GOT ACCESS TO FBI FILES?

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU HOW THE FBI FEELS ABOUT ME.

RECENTLY THEY TOOK MY NAME OFF THE ROSTER OF EX-AGENTS.

NOW NOT ONLY AM I NOT AN AGENT,

I'M NOT EVEN AN EX-AGENT. I'M A NON-EX-AGENT.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO KILL SOMEBODY,

AND MAKE THEM LOOK LIKE THEY HAD A HEART ATTACK?

SURE. THEY GOT A PILL FOR IT CALLED PEP--

PULMONARY EMBOLISM PILL.

IT CREATES AN EMBOLISM,

BUT THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF DEATH

IS MORE LIKE A BIOCHEMICAL...

LOOK, YOU'RE NOT A CHEMIST.

THE MAN ENDS UP LOOKING LIKE HIS HEART ATTACKED HIM.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I KNOW.

COME ON. WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

DOES MACY'S TELL GIMBEL'S?

WHAT I KNOW IS I NEED A GOOD ALIAS

AND A GOOD I.D.

WHAT KIND OF AN I.D.?

GOT TO BE A HOSTILE MISFIT.

FOR THAT, YOU DON'T NEED AN I.D.

YOU STILL GOT YOUR FRIENDS ON THE EL MONTE FORCE?

BEFORE WE GET TO EL MONTE,

THE MINUTE YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE,

I WANT TO KNOW.

I WANT YOU TO PROMISE.

I PROMISE.

ALL RIGHT.

I THINK I GOT A GUY FOR YOU.

SUNSHINE HOMES HIRED ME TO INVESTIGATE HIM

WHEN HE WAS DOING A NIGHT WATCHMAN JOB FOR THEM.

HE WAS OVERREACTING IN A VERY BIG WAY.

HE'S A REAL NUT.

RICHARD MARTIN.

RICHARD MARTIN?

RICHARD MARTIN.

GET A FAKE I.D. FOR HIM, TOO.

MAKE IT LOOK LIKE HE'S TRYING TO HIDE SOMETHING.

THEN IF THEY INVESTIGATE THE FIRST,

THEY WON'T BE SO CAREFUL ON THE SECOND.

HE SHOULD LOOK LIKE HE'S ASHAMED OF SOMETHING

HE DOESN'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW.

I TELL YOU WHAT LET'S DO.

MAKE HIM A FLASHER. ANYBODY'D BE ASHAMED OF THAT.

BESIDES, YOU LOOK A LITTLE BIT LIKE A FLASHER.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[ORGAN PLAYS]

[WOMAN] HOLD ON TO YOUR NEIGHBOR, FOLKS.

IT'S HAPPY HOUR IN SALMONTAIL.

WE'RE HERE TO PLAY A LITTLE MUSIC

AND HAVE A LOT OF FUN.

THIS OL' BOY GOES INTO A BAR IN TEXAS,

GOES UP TO THE BARTENDER

AND SAYS, "12 BOURBON AND WATERS."

ALL AT ONE TIME?

YEAH, ALL AT ONE TIME.

AND THE BARTENDER GOES,

"THAT'S A LOT OF BOURBON AND WATERS."

AND THE BARTENDER SAYS--

NO, I'LL TAKE IT, SHIRLEY.

THINK YOUR DATE JUST COME IN, L.D.

I THINK YOU'RE TERRIBLE.

HI.

MY NAME'S GAIL.

HOW ARE YOU, GAIL?

FINE. WHAT CAN I FIX YOU?

HOW ABOUT A MARTINI?

KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT MARTINIS?

A MARTINI IS LIKE A WOMAN'S BREAST.

ONE AIN'T ENOUGH, AND THREE IS TOO MANY.

IT'S AN AMAZING JOKE, GAIL.

YEAH.

WHAT CAN I GET YOU?

I'LL JUST HAVE A GLASS OF MILK.

O.K. YOU'RE THE HEALTHY TYPE.

HOW ARE YOU?

CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK, MISS?

YOU KNOW, THERE FOR A MOMENT,

I THOUGHT YOU WERE A MAN.

BUT YOU AREN'T, ARE YOU?

NO, I'M-- I'M A GIRL.

WHY DON'T YOU GO RIGHT OVER THERE

AND TELL THOSE PEOPLE THAT,

REAL LOUD?

DON'T TOUCH ME UNLESS YOU LOVE ME.

I TOLD YOU TO GO OVER THERE TO THAT TABLE

AND TELL THOSE PEOPLE WHO YOU REALLY ARE.

YOU DON'T WANT ME TO ASK AGAIN, DO YOU?

[CRASH]

[WOMAN] AAH!

AAH!

COME ON, GAIL, I'LL...

I'LL BUY YOU A DRINK.

YOU JUST COME OVER HERE AND SIT DOWN.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, SON.

YOU WOULDN'T BE OFFENDED IF I CALLED THE POLICE?

NO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL FAR

BECAUSE RED'S A DEPUTY.

IF THAT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH,

I'M THE SHERIFF.

YOU'VE GOT SOME INTERESTING IDEAS ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SHOULD'VE STOPPED THE FIGHT.

I WOULD'VE IF YOU'D BEEN GETTING WHIPPED,

BUT I DEARLY LOVE SEEING OLD RED GET STOMPED.

HE'S YOUR DEPUTY?

HE'S MY SISTER'S BOY.

HE'S SO DAMN MEAN,

HE CAN'T GET ALONG WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

HE'S DUMB. HE'S A REAL TURKEY.

MOVE HIS PLATE 5 INCHES,

THAT BOY'S GOING TO STARVE TO DEATH.

[LAUGHING]

[SHERIFF] HE'S ALL RIGHT.

HE DOES THAT ALL THE TIME.

THIS IS GAIL. THIS IS SHIRLEY.

YOU MET RED.

NOW, WHERE YOU FROM, SON?

YOUR FRIEND AUSTIN TUCKER'S LONG GONE.

DID HE THINK THAT BRIDGES' DROWNING

WAS SOMETHING BESIDES AN ACCIDENT?

I DON'T KNOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THIS IS A RIVER.

THIS IS A DAM.

YOU OPEN UP THAT DAM,

AND THAT WATER WILL COME DOWN LIKE A WALL.

IF YOU'RE STANDING WHERE BRIDGES WAS,

YOU'RE GOING TO DROWN--

EVEN IF YOU'VE BEEN FISHING UP THERE FOR 50 YEARS.

ISN'T THERE A WARNING SYSTEM,

OR DOES THE POWER COMPANY LOVE A GOOD SURPRISE?

HA HA HA.

THEY GOT SIRENS AND BELLS AND SIGNS ALL OVER THE PLACE,

AND THEY GOT THEM A WATCHMAN.

HUH.

WELL, THERE MIGHT BE JUST SOMETHING THERE.

WHERE?

THE WATCHMAN-- BUSTER HUME.

NAH!

HELL, I'VE KNOWN BUSTER FOR A LONG TIME.

I GOT NO REASON TO DOUBT HIM.

NO, GO AHEAD.

WELL, THIS MIGHT NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING,

BUT OLD BUSTER SHOWED UP WITH A BRAND-NEW SHOTGUN.

MAYBE WE OUGHT TO TALK TO HIM, HMM?

I'D LIKE TO DO IT KIND OF CASUAL.

HE'S UP AT THE DAM IN THE AFTERNOONS.

I'LL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO THE SPOT WHERE IT HAPPENED.

WE MIGHT GET IN SOME FISHING.

DID YOU COME UP WITH ANYTHING?

NOTHING BUT FISH. HOW ABOUT YOU?

WELL, FOUND OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT--

HERE, I BROUGHT YOU SOME LUNCH.

YOU ARE TOO MUCH.

LOOK AT THIS.

WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?

[ALARM SOUNDS]

THAT'S THE WARNING, HUH?

YEAH, THAT'S IT.

BRIDGES COULDN'T HEAR THAT?

MY MOTHER COULD HAVE HEARD IT,

AND SHE'S BEEN DEAD A LONG TIME.

HEY, L.D.,

WHAT'S THE NEWS ON YOUR FRIEND, UH--BUSTER?

WELL...

ACTUALLY, THERE JUST AIN'T NO BUSTER.

AAH!

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

YEAH?

HEY, GAIL. YOU WANT L.D.?

DROWNED IN WHAT?

HIS CAR'S RIGHT OUT FRONT.

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING.

WHO FOUND THE BODY?

CHARLEY, IT'S RED.

SOMEBODY'S BROKEN INTO L.D.'S HOUSE AND STOLE HIS CAR.

[SIREN]

GET OVER TO THE INTERSECTION OF MOUNTAIN AND MAIN

AND JUST CUT HIM OFF.

O.K., RED. WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

[HORN HONKING]

WE GOT HIM CUT OFF.

[HORN HONKS]

[SIRENS]

YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING AGAIN, HAVEN'T YOU?

TELL THE TRUTH, JOE.

COME IN, STANLEY.

THE THOUGHT OF COVERING THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING

WAS JUST TOO MUCH FOR YOU, WASN'T IT?

HERE. KEEP THE CHANGE.

AND CLOSE THE DOOR.

SOMEBODY'S SYSTEMATICALLY KNOCKING OFF WITNESSES TO THAT ASSASSINATION,

AND YOU DON'T CARE.

SURE, I CARE.

I CARE ABOUT MY KID'S FUTURE, THIS NEWSPAPER,

MY PENSION, MY GOLF HANDICAP.

I'VE EVEN BEEN KNOWN TO CARE ABOUT YOU SOMETIMES,

YOU UNGRATEFUL--

HERE. DRINK YOUR COFFEE.

HERE...TAKE IT!

JOE...WHAT EVIDENCE HAVE YOU GOT--

A GIRL WHO DIED OF TOO MANY PILLS AND BOOZE,

THAT SHERIFF YOU SAY TRIED TO KILL YOU?

THAT SHERIFF DROWNS--

I GOT A BANKBOOK HERE WITH $107,000 IN IT.

A SHERIFF? THE POLICE ARE AFTER ME.

WHY IS THERE NO APB ON YOU?

THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN YOU.

THEY SAY IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

THEY DON'T WANT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT THEY DON'T!

SHERIFF L.D. WICKER AND TWO OF HIS DEPUTIES

WERE INDICTED THREE MONTHS AGO

ON A UTILITY SCANDAL UP THERE.

IT WAS IN EVERY PAPER IN THE NORTHWEST.

HE KNEW YOU WERE A REPORTER,

BUT IT WASN'T ANY NATIONAL CONSPIRACY HE WAS COVERING UP.

YOU WERE IN A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME--

YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT.

REMEMBER FOUR YEARS AGO

YOU WERE SURE YOU CAUGHT THE STATE SENATOR'S BAGMAN,

AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE HIS NEPHEW'S BOOKIE?

YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE AN ASS OF YOURSELF.

HE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS A REPORTER.

I DIDN'T TELL HIM.

I DIDN'T GIVE HIM MY NAME.

DID YOU REGISTER AT A HOTEL?

YEAH... UNDER A PHONY NAME.

BOY, YOU AMAZE ME.

YOU GO EXPECTING THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN, AND THEY DO.

JUST ADVANCE ME TWO WEEKS' SALARY.

FOR WHAT?

I GOT TO FIND AUSTIN TUCKER.

IF ANYBODY KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, HE DOES.

I WON'T ADVANCE YOU A DIME.

I DON'T CARE IF YOUR SELF-SERVING AMBITION

GETS YOU A PAPERBACK SALE AND THE PULITZER PRIZE.

I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE ANYTHING MORE TO DO WITH IT.

JOE.

CAN'T HELP IT.

I KNOW.

GOOD SHOT! GOOD SHOT.

GOOD SHOT, RIGS.

YOU GOT A POINT.

NOT BAD, NOT BAD, RIGSY.

THAT'S GOOD.

HEY, BABE.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

[JOE] WINNING, HUH?

I'M BEATING THE SHIT OUT OF HIM.

THIS IS RIGGED.

O.K., NELSON. I SENT THOSE VOCATIONAL TESTS

UP TO THE PSYCH DEPARTMENT.

THEY SAID THEY GAVE THEM TO YOU?

YEAH...

WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE TESTS?

WE ESTABLISH A CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE,

THE UNIVERSITY SENDS US EVERY NUT IN TOWN.

[CHIMPANZEE SCREAMING]

THEY GET MEAN?

YEAH. VICIOUS.

ONE OF THEM BIT THE EAR OFF A COLLEAGUE OF MINE.

IT WAS O.K. THOUGH. WE SEWED IT BACK ON.

MOST OF IT THAT IS.

HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.

LISTEN, UM...

I'M NOT SURE WHOEVER MADE THIS OUT

KNEW WHAT THEY WERE AFTER.

HOW ARE YOU DOING, ERNIE?

HE SEEMS TO BE DIRECTING IT

TOWARD TRYING TO PULL OUT, UH...

ANGER, REPRESSION, FRUSTRATION-- STUFF LIKE THAT.

YOU THINK HE COULD PICK UP

POTENTIALLY HOMICIDAL CHARACTERISTICS?

YOU MEAN A KILLER?

YEAH. SURE.

WELL, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SIT DOWN WITH ME

AND GO THROUGH THAT TEST AND, UH,

TELL ME WHAT ANSWERS WOULD COME

FROM A HIGHLY VIOLENT PERSONALITY?

YEAH. I'D BE WILLING, BUT...

IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T DO MUCH GOOD.

THIS STUFF IS PRETTY SOPHISTICATED.

IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT THAN MY STUFF.

IT'S NOT ANY BETTER, BUT, UH...

IT WILL BE DIFFICULT.

FUCK IT.

WE'LL LET ERNIE TAKE IT.

HE'LL BLOW HIM RIGHT OFF THE GRAPH.

YEAH, HE HACKED UP HIS GREAT AUNT

AND KILLED TWO TICKET TAKERS AT THE AUTO SHOW.

[KNOCKS]

ERNIE?

COME HERE, BOY. COME ON.

ERNIE, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET SOMEBODY, UM...

WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AGAIN?

NELSON. HARRY NELSON.

HARRY NELSON...

ERNIE.

JOE FREDE?

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AUSTIN TUCKER.

WELL, YOU WANT TO SEE HIM?

LEAVE YOUR CAR HERE.

ONE MORE THING...

I HAVE TO DO A SKIN SEARCH.

A WHAT?

YOU'RE GOING TO STRIP

AND I'M GOING TO SEARCH YOU.

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

THAT'S THE WAY MR. TUCKER WANTS IT.

AND IF I DON'T SEE YOU, YOU DON'T SEE HIM.

ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT, MR. FREDE...

WHO SENT YOU TO LOOK FOR ME?

NOBODY SENT ME TO LOOK FOR YOU.

NOW, LOOK...

I'VE COME 1,300 MILES TO GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.

MY LIFE IS IN DANGER JUST BEING HERE.

HE WANTS TO KNOW WHO REALLY SENT YOU.

NOBODY SENT ME TO LOOK FOR YOU.

KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN, HMM?

I'M TELLING YOU NOBODY SENT ME. I'M A WRITER--

WILL YOU STOP ACTING LIKE YOU'RE ON THE NEW YORK TIMES?

YOU'RE A THIRD-RATE JOURNALIST

FROM OREGON OR WHEREVER THE HELL YOU'RE FROM.

YOU'VE BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT ME

AND THINGS YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.

THERE WERE TWO ATTEMPTS MADE AT MY LIFE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, BUT IF IT'S MONEY,

I'LL GIVE YOU $10,000 TO KEEP ME OUT OF IT.

DON'T MENTION MY NAME,

DON'T COME LOOKING FOR ME.

ALL I WANT IS TO STAY OUT OF IT.

SORRY, MR. TUCKER. YOU GOT INFORMATION I NEED.

THIS STORY WILL MEAN MORE TO ME THAN $10,000.

FELLA, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS STORY MEANS.

WE BETTER TALK.

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PHOTOGRAPH?

IT WAS TAKEN ON THE SPACE NEEDLE THAT DAY.

THERE'S ME...LEE... BRIDGES.

YOU KNOW THAT MAN?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THE WAITER?

YEAH. YOU KNOW HIS NAME?

NO. WHY?

JUST CURIOUS.

LEE...BRIDGES...

JOY HOLDER.

LUTZ.

HERBERT.

HA.

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, HMM?

HA HA.

[CRINKLES]

SORRY, BILL, I DIDN'T MEAN

TO SCARE YOU LIKE THAT.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD.

DAMN IT.

YOU COULD HAVE CALLED ME.

I WAS SCARED THEY'D THINK I WAS STILL ALIVE.

YOU MEAN NOBODY KNOWS?

NOBODY BUT YOU.

HEY, BILL, WHAT'S THAT?

TOMORROW'S LEAD.

I'M DEMANDING A REOPENING

OF THE CARROLL INVESTIGATION.

WHO ARE YOU CALLING?

THE POLICE...

FBI, CIA--SOMEBODY.

BILL...

DON'T DO IT.

YOU SUGGESTING THEY'RE INVOLVED--

OR THAT THEY COVERED UP ON THEIR ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION?

THERE IS A NATURAL BUREAUCRATIC TENDENCY TO COVER UP MISTAKES.

BEYOND THAT, I GOT NO REASON TO THINK

ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY WAS IN ON IT...

OR, IF THEY WERE, THAT THEY KNEW THEY WERE IN ON IT.

TO USE THE FBI OR THE CIA,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO INFILTRATE THE WHOLE AGENCY.

AT FIRST, I THOUGHT THESE KILLINGS

WERE RELATED ONLY TO THE CARROLL ASSASSINATION.

IT'S MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT.

WHOEVER'S BEHIND THIS IS IN THE BUSINESS OF RECRUITING ASSASSINS.

RECRUITING ASSASSINS?

MM-HMM.

I THINK I GOT SOME OF THEIR ENTRANCE EXAMS.

IF I'M RIGHT, I'M GOING TO ENLIST.

IF YOU PRINT ANYTHING NOW, I'LL BE EXPOSED.

YOU'RE SAYING YOU ALONE CAN UNCOVER

WHAT ALL THESE AGENCIES COULDN'T?

MAYBE.

I'M JUST ASKING YOU NOT TO PRINT ANYTHING

OR TALK ABOUT THIS

TILL I GET MORE SPECIFIC EVIDENCE.

IF YOU DO, YOU'LL JUST BLOW MY CHANCE

TO FIND OUT WHO'S BEHIND IT.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO PRINT?

MY OBITUARY.

I WANT A PREDATED WILL,

I WANT TO NAME YOU AS EXECUTOR.

I'D LIKE YOU TO PICK UP MY THINGS

AND GIVE THEM TO THE SALVATION ARMY--

MAKE A BIG SHOW OUT OF IT.

I'M DEAD, BILL,

AND I JUST WANT TO STAY THAT WAY FOR A WHILE.

IT'S ABOUT $340. THAT'S ALL I GOT HERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THE MONEY.

I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

I HOPE YOU KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE ONLY PERSON

WHO KNOWS WHAT I'M DOING.

[BUZZER]

WHO IS IT?

[MAN] RICHARD PALEY?

WHO IS IT?

ARE YOU RICHARD PALEY?

WHO?

WHO WANTS HIM?

CONGRATULATIONS, RICHARD.

YOU HAD SOME VERY INTERESTING SCORES

ON THE FIRST SERIES OF TESTS FOR PARALLAX.

TESTING FOR WHAT?

PARALLAX CORPORATION.

YOU DID APPLY FOR OUR TRAINING, DIDN'T YOU?

OH, THAT.

AS YOU KNOW, PARALLAX RECEIVES DEMANDS

FROM ALL PHASES OF INDUSTRY.

DEMANDS FOR UNUSUAL PERSONNEL.

IF YOU QUALIFY, AND WE THINK THAT YOU CAN,

WE'RE PREPARED TO OFFER YOU THE MOST LUCRATIVE

AND REWARDING WORK OF YOUR LIFE.

AND WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF IT?

WE RECEIVE A SORT OF FINDER'S FEE.

AS I SAID, THE JOBS ARE DIFFICULT TO FILL.

HOW TALL ARE YOU?

6'2".

WHAT KIND OF JOBS YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I THINK WHATEVER YOU'RE COOKING ON THAT STOVE IS BURNING.

MIGHT AS WELL COME IN.

OH, UH, I'M JACK. JACK YOUNGER.

WE DO LIKE TO BE ON A FIRST-NAME BASIS

WITH ANY OF OUR POTENTIAL CANDIDATES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

YOU LOOK TALLER THAN 6'2".

WHAT'S MY HEIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?

AAH.

PUT SOME ICE ON IT.

IT'LL STOP THE STING AND THE BLISTER.

YOU KNOW, YOUR TESTS SUGGEST

THAT YOU HAVE REMARKABLE TALENTS.

YEAH? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY TALENTS?

YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY HOLDING ON TO A JOB, DON'T YOU?

I DISLIKE TAKING A LOT OF SHIT,

SO PEOPLE SAY I HAVE ANTISOCIAL TENDENCIES.

TELL ME, HAS IT CROSSED YOUR MIND

THAT MAYBE IT'S EVERYBODY ELSE'S PROBLEM

THEY DON'T GET ALONG WITH YOU?

WHY?

BECAUSE THE VERY QUALITY THAT GETS YOU IN TROUBLE

IS WHAT MAKES YOU POTENTIALLY INVALUABLE.

WHAT'S THAT?

YOUR AGGRESSIVENESS.

AGGRESSIVENESS?

RIGHT.

I DON'T WANT TO INTRUDE ON YOU WHILE YOU'RE EATING.

GET IN TOUCH WITH ME PERSONALLY

IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO FURTHER.

IT'S, UH, BEEN A PLEASURE, RICHARD.

[MAN] WELCOME TO THE TESTING ROOM

OF THE PARALLAX CORPORATION'S

DIVISION OF HUMAN ENGINEERING.

YOU WILL NOW PLEASE CROSS TO THE CHAIR,

AND YOU WILL SIT DOWN.

MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE,

AND BE SURE TO PLACE

EACH ONE OF YOUR HANDS ON THE BOX

ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CHAIR,

MAKING SURE THAT EACH ONE OF YOUR FINGERS

IS ON ONE OF THE WHITE RECTANGLES.

JUST SIT BACK. NOTHING IS REQUIRED OF YOU

EXCEPT TO OBSERVE THE VISUAL MATERIALS THAT ARE PRESENTED TO YOU.

BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR FINGERS ON THE BOX

AT ALL TIMES.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HOPE YOU FIND THE TEST A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.

[MUSIC PLAYS]

[HUMMING]

[HUMMING STOPS]

[HUMMING CONTINUES]

[HUMMING STOPS]

[MORE HUMMING]

PLEASE PROCEED TO OUR OFFICES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

SENATOR, HERE'S AN EDITORIAL

EVEN YOU CAN'T FIGURE OUT.

HERE'S YOUR DRINK, SENATOR GILLINGHAM.

[MAN] THIS COMPARISON

BETWEEN YOU AND CARROLL IS NONSENSE.

SORRY, SIR, YOU'LL HAVE TO GO BACK TO COACH.

POINT IS, HE DISLIKES HAMMOND AS MUCH AS YOU.

YOU'RE BOTH TOO STRONG ON EITHER SIDE.

YOUR NAME, SIR?

PALEY. RICHARD PALEY.

IS THAT P-A-I-L-E-Y?

IT'S P-A-L-E-Y.

WILL YOU BE RETURNING WITH US?

IS DENVER YOUR FINAL DESTINATION?

YEAH.

BE $68.64.

$68.64.

OUT OF $70.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DRINK?

JUST A COKE.

COKE. COCA-COLA.

[MAN] CAN I HAVE ANOTHER SCOTCH, PLEASE?

THANKS.

[MAN] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?

DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES,

WE WILL BE RETURNING TO LOS ANGELES.

WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE YOU.

THANK YOU.

PASSENGERS DISEMBARKING FROM GLOBE AIRLINES FLIGHT 451

WILL BE MET BY AIRPORT SECURITY.

WE REGRET ANY FURTHER DELAY THAT MAY BE CAUSED

BY THE NECESSARY INVESTIGATION.

ALL EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO HAVE YOU AIRBORNE AGAIN

AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

PASSENGERS DISEMBARKING FROM GLOBE AIRLINES FLIGHT 451

WILL BE MET BY AIRPORT SECURITY.

WE REGRET ANY FURTHER DELAY THAT...

[EXPLOSION]

HELLO.

WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED AN OFFER FOR YOUR SERVICES.

$25,000 A YEAR.

WHO FROM?

MANUFACTURERS INTELLIGENCE GROUP.

NEVER HEARD OF THEM.

THEY WORK OUT OF THE HAMMOND BUILDING IN ATLANTA.

WHAT DO THEY WANT ME TO DO?

THEY'RE INTERESTED IN HAVING YOU WORK

IN THEIR SECURITY PROGRAM.

SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

GOOD.

JUST ONE MORE THING.

WHAT'S THAT?

WHO ARE YOU?

WHO AM I?

YOU'RE NOT RICHARD PALEY.

YOUR SERVICE RECORDS DON'T CHECK.

THEY DON'T.

THERE WAS A RICHARD PALEY

IN THE FIRST AIR CAVALRY,

BUT AMONG OTHER THINGS, HE'S DEAD.

GEE, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

SO WERE WE.

WHO ARE YOU?

I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU ANYTHING, YOU KNOW.

YOU'RE NOT A COP.

I WAS GETTING ATTACHED TO YOU.

I WOULDN'T STEP OUTSIDE THAT DOOR.

I SIMPLY HAVE TO KNOW.

ALL RIGHT.

MY NAME'S RICHARD PARTON.

WHY WERE YOU IMPERSONATING RICHARD PALEY?

I NEEDED A JOB.

I GOT INTO SOME DIFFICULTY DOWN IN EL MONTE

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.

WHAT KIND OF DIFFICULTY?

IS THAT IMPORTANT?

IT'S IMPORTANT.

WELL, I WAS DRINKING IN THIS BAR, AND, UH...

I USED TO DRINK A LOT.

NEXT THING I KNOW, I'M RUNNING AROUND THE LAUNDROMAT

WITHOUT ANY CLOTHES ON.

AND SOME OLD LADY CLAIMED I WAS TRYING TO...

YOU KNOW... MOLEST HER.

WERE YOU?

I DON'T REMEMBER A THING.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT THERE.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT THEY, UH,

ARRESTED ME FOR, UH...

INDECENT EXPOSURE.

YOU KNOW, A THING LIKE THAT

CAN FOLLOW YOU AROUND.

YOU TRY TO GET A JOB,

YOU'RE A SEX OFFENDER.

I'M NO SEX OFFENDER!

NO, I'M SURE YOU'RE NOT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?

THEY PUT SOMETHING IN MY BEER THAT MADE ME

TAKE OFF MY CLOTHES.

IF THAT'S ALL THERE IS, WE'LL CHECK IT OUT

WITH THE EL MONTE POLICE.

THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM.

RICHARD...

I'VE TRIED TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU, HAVEN'T I?

SINCE WORKING AT PARALLAX,

I'VE FOUND PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD TROUBLE IN THEIR LIVES,

SO CALLED ANTISOCIAL PEOPLE--

IF I CAN EARN THEIR LOYALTY,

I CAN GIVE THEM A SENSE OF THEIR OWN WORTH.

THAT'S VERY REWARDING, BELIEVE ME.

I HONESTLY THINK, WITH YOUR NATURE,

YOU'RE MORE RELIABLE FOR SECURITY WORK

THAN ANY SEMIRETIRED, EX-FBI AGENT

THEY CAN COME UP WITH.

IN A RISK SITUATION, I BELIEVE

YOU'LL GO RIGHT DOWN THE LINE.

THAT'S SOMETHING MONEY CAN'T BUY.

YOU'RE INVALUABLE, RICHARD.

EX-FBI AGENT THEY CAN COME UP WITH...

OH, COME ON, FREDE.

...YOU'LL GO RIGHT DOWN THE LINE.

THAT'S SOMETHING MONEY CAN'T BUY.

YOU'RE INVALUABLE, RICHARD.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

COME IN, STANLEY.

HERE YOU ARE.

OH, YOU'RE NEW, AREN'T YOU? THANKS.

[WOMAN] IT MUST HAVE BEEN 5:30.

THAT'S WHEN I ALWAYS COME IN TO CLEAN THE OFFICE.

[MAN] ALL THE SIGNS OF A MASSIVE CORONARY.

DO YOU KNOW IF HE HAD A HEART CONDITION?

I DON'T KNOW.

MUST BE MAD. HE DIDN'T EVEN LOCK THE DRAWER

HE KEPT HIS MONEY IN.

THEY'RE VERY PLEASED WITH YOU.

WITH WHAT?

TOMORROW

YOU'LL MEET WITH THE OTHER MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM,

BEN HARKINS.

HE'LL HAVE YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

AND, UH, WHAT NAME AM I SUPPOSED TO USE?

RICHARD PARTON.

DON'T WORRY, HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOU.

GOOD.

OH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. PARTON. 803.

I'VE GOT THE KEY. THE GUY THAT JUST CHECKED IN HERE--

WAS HIS NAME BEN?

HARKINS.

HARKINS.

MR. BEN HARKINS, 816--DOWN THE HALL FROM YOU.

GREAT.

BEN HARKINS, PLEASE.

BEN HARKINS.

BEN?

UH, PHIL, I'VE GOT A MESSAGE FOR YOU FROM JACK.

DON'T UNPACK.

THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE IN THE PLANS.

HOW MUCH MONEY YOU GOT LEFT?

I DON'T KNOW. $600, $700.

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER $200 AT THE DESK.

GO BACK TO THE AIRPORT

AND TAKE THE 510 AMERICAN TO HONOLULU.

NOT BAD, HUH?

NOW WHEN YOU GET THERE,

TAKE THE FIRST FLIGHT TO MAUI.

AND WHEN YOU GET THERE, RENT A JEEP,

AND DRIVE TO A HOTEL CALLED THE HANA RANCH.

THE HANA RANCH.

HANA RANCH.

GOT IT?

RIGHT.

RIGHT.

EXCUSE ME. IS JACK YOUNGER HERE?

[WOMAN] MR. YOUNGER ISN'T HERE.

TELL HIM RICHARD PARTON WAS HERE,

AND THE GUY HE SENT ME TO MEET DIDN'T SHOW UP.

THANK YOU. I'LL GIVE HIM THE MESSAGE.

[MARCHING BAND PLAYS]

O.K., SETTLE PEOPLE, LET'S WORK NOW.

WHILE THE BAND'S GETTING IN PLACE,

WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK YOUR CARDS FOR SEQUENCE.

CHECK YOUR CARDS CAREFULLY FOR SEQUENCE, PLEASE.

I WANT TO WORK SMOOTHLY.

I WANT A CLEAN, CLEAR PICTURE WHEN THOSE ARE PULLED.

I'LL GIVE YOU A WARNING,

A 1-2-3, AND A COMMAND, "PULL."

O.K., READY?

O.K., GET YOUR CONCENTRATION HERE.

WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE A GOOD, CLEAN, SHARP PICTURE.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT.

AND 1-2-3, PULL.

1-2-3, TURN.

READY...

AND 1-2-3, FLIP.

APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE.

HERE HE COMES. PUT THE CARDS DOWN.

HERE'S THE MAN HIMSELF, MR. HAMMOND.

MR. HAMMOND, QUITE A SURPRISE.

NICE TO SEE YOU.

THIS IS PAT FAIRFIELD, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT.

MARILYN PUTNAM, STUDENT FEDERATION PRESIDENT.

GLAD TO KNOW YOU.

THE YOUTH IS RALLYING, SIR.

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND REHEARSING

WHERE YOU COME IN TONIGHT.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

THANK YOU.

WHERE DO I ENTER?

AS YOU WILL TONIGHT. AROUND THE TABLE, UP THE STAIRS.

RIGHT TO THE SPEAKER'S STAND.

CARD PEOPLE, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

WE HAVE A TAPE OF MR. HAMMOND'S ADDRESS FOR TONIGHT.

WE'LL RUN THAT NOW, SO YOU CAN LEARN YOUR CUES.

I'LL BE GIVING YOU CUES FOR APPLAUSE.

WHEN HE COMES IN, NOW,

YOU GREET HIM FOR EVERYBODY HERE.

HERE HE COMES. LET'S HEAR IT.

COME ON, COME ON.

HE'S THE MAN. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S THE MAN WE'RE WORKING FOR.

THE MAN PEOPLE ARE COMING TO SEE TONIGHT.

THIS IS GONNA BE ON TELEVISION. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU KIDS AND THE BAND FOR BEING HERE.

SEE YOU TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

I AM PROUD TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

I CAN THINK OF NO OCCASION THAT HAS GIVEN ME MORE PLEASURE.

WE ALL ACHE FOR THE CHANCE TO BE PROUD AGAIN.

I PROMISE I WILL NOT STOP, NOR FALTER.

I CANNOT TAKE THESE HONORS YOU BESTOW UPON ME AS A PERSONAL TRIBUTE.

YOU ARE HERE TO HONOR ME NOT AS A MAN BUT AS A REPRESENTATIVE.

A SYMBOL FOR A CAUSE-- YOUR CAUSE.

OUR CAUSE THAT HAS BECOME THE COUNTRY'S.

THANK YOU...

[GUNSHOT]

[SCREAMS]

OUR CAUSE HAS NOW BECOME THE COUNTRY'S.

MY LIFE HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH PERSONAL SUCCESS,

BUT THAT IS NOT WHY YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT.

MY LIFE HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP...

[MAN] THERE HE IS!

THERE HE IS.

THERE HE IS!

[SIREN]

I SEE HIM!

[GUNSHOT]

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN,

YOU'VE BEEN INVITED HERE TODAY

FOR THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE INQUIRY

INTO THE DEATH OF GEORGE HAMMOND.

A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT OF THE INVESTIGATION

IS IN PREPARATION.

THIS COMMITTEE HAS SPENT

NEARLY SIX MONTHS OF INVESTIGATION,

FOLLOWED BY 11 WEEKS OF HEARINGS.

AFTER CAREFUL DELIBERATION,

IT HAS CONCLUDED THAT GEORGE HAMMOND

WAS ASSASSINATED BY JOSEPH FREDE.

AN OVERWHELMING BODY OF EVIDENCE

HAS REVEALED THAT FREDE WAS OBSESSED

WITH THE CARROLL ASSASSINATION,

AND IN HIS CONFUSED AND DISTORTED MIND,

SEEMS TO HAVE IMAGINED THAT HAMMOND WAS RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE SENATOR'S DEATH.

HE WAS EQUALLY CONVINCED THAT HAMMOND WAS SOMEHOW

PLOTTING TO KILL HIM.

AND IT IS FOR THOSE REASONS

THAT FREDE ASSASSINATED HIM.

ALTHOUGH I'M CERTAIN IT WILL DO NOTHING TO DISCOURAGE

THE CONSPIRACY PEDDLERS,

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A CONSPIRACY

IN THE ASSASSINATION OF GEORGE HAMMOND.

THOSE ARE OUR FINDINGS.

THE EVIDENCE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT, GENTLEMEN.

THERE WILL BE NO QUESTIONS.