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In the enormity of the West,

there are still vast and virtually unexplored regions, bleak and desolate,

where no human ever goes and no life is ever seen.

It is as though the land had been posted by God.

It is in these lonely areas of the impenetrable forest and dark shadows that

the Gila monster still lives.

How large the dreaded Gila monster grows, no man can say.

Aah!

Say, here come Boydy and Jenny.

Thanks for watching!

Hey, gang.

Hey, what are you doing?

Hey, man.

You better cool that foot.

Cheers.

What's up, man?

Spook will be charging you with an entertainment tag.

We'll be charging for it.

All right, Spook.

All right, kid.

Hey, how are the new parts on the bomb?

Where's Pat and Liz?

I thought we'd be the last ones here.

They're probably out spooking around somewhere.

Maybe they broke down.

Not in his heap.

I worked on it myself.

That wouldn't make any difference if he goofed a speed shift or something.

Yeah, and that squirrel is just the one that could do it.

Oh, wonderful.

What kept you so long, Lisa?

Oh, Mr.

Wheeler smoked two cigars at the table after dinner.

And I could not get out of this season till he was through.

What time is that leave?

Dad did not come home for dinner.

That's why his father was so upset.

Here's old man Harris.

Man, that fella has a duel of a car.

Well, luck, man.

Yeah, well.

Hi, Mr.

Harris.

You want to sell that deuce?

Why you fellas always after me to buy my car?

That thirty -two is the ideal stock to convert to a bomb.

Buying a car, son, is just like getting married.

Or going to New York City.

Everybody ought to do it once, but nobody ought to do it twice.

Hey, I can get you a good price on that.

Paid $695 for that car twenty -six years ago.

Ten years ago, wasn't worth a dime.

Last month, I turned down a hundred for it.

When it gets back up to $695 again, I'll sell it.

Hey, Spook, give me a snort of that soda pump.

Hey, gang, you know, this'll be Lisa's first trip to a drive -in.

Oh, we are drive -ins in French, too.

Yeah?

Yes, I went twice with my brother on his motor scooter.

It's on a motor scooter.

Now, that's my idea of absolutely nothing to do.

Don't be too late.

We're gonna pull it out.

Hey, Chase, if the road's clear, I'll drag you to Bartonell's Corner.

Oh, I can't.

I'm driving barefoot.

You still running on that old rubber?

Yeah.

Hey, Spook, when Pat and Liz get here,

will you tell them that we went to the drive -in and for them to catch up?

Thank you.

We sure will.

And I'll give you a hundred and fifty bucks.

You're talking like my butcher slings.

What do you think he's playing with, kids?

Sheriff, what's the trouble, Mr.

Wither?

Pat didn't come home last night.

He didn't?

No, evidently was I with Liz Humphries.

She didn't come home either.

Oh?

I want you to find out why.

And don't leave a stone unturned in doing so.

Do I make myself clear?

I understand, Mr.

Wither.

There weren't any wrecks reported last night.

Your son, Pat, he's about 19, isn't he?

That's right.

Just a year older than I was when I got married.

You think they eloped?

He wouldn't dare.

I didn't say that.

But if they were out together all night, you better hope they have.

This is a missing persons report,

and I want to know what you're going to do about it.

Well, I'll send in an APB on both of them and the car.

I don't think it'll do much good if they went off to get married.

They'd already be across the state line.

Well, if he got married, I'll wring his neck.

If you ask me, it's that Chase Winston.

He's older than the others.

Sets them all wrong.

Why, he's got more influence on Pat than I have.

Chase Winston does more about keeping them in line than getting them in trouble

than I know.

He's supported his mother and sister ever since his dad died on one of your

drill rings.

Your son could take a page out of his book, Mr.

Wheeler.

When I get through with my son, he won't have a book left.

Now, you locate him or I'll have your job.

If you want to be the only peace officer in 10 ,000 square miles and 1 ,000

miles of road, you're welcome to it.

I'll do everything I can to locate both of them, Mr.

Wheeler.

Hi, Sheriff.

Hi, Sheriff.

Got a new set of wheels.

Yeah, new to me.

That quicker I had, I'd be chasing you for a bicycle in a couple of days.

Oh, come on, Sheriff.

Outside of Pat Wheeler, we haven't had a ticket in our gang in eight months.

Oh, I was just kidding.

What's the mileage on it?

Oh, about 35 ,000.

The county bought it from the state.

Those lucky stiffs on highway get a new car every year.

Let me have it for a couple of days and I'll tune it up for you.

Oh, you'd choke it off so I could never catch you.

You couldn't catch that deuce of mine right now.

Now, let me have that patrol car.

I'll turn it into a slingshot that'll catch anybody.

We'll make a deal.

See?

Just between us, Liz Humphries and the police.

and Pat Wheeler didn't get home last night.

Oh, they were supposed to meet us at the drive -in, but they didn't show up.

We wondered what happened.

Were they in any kind of trouble?

What do you mean?

You know.

No, I don't think so.

Chase, level with me.

I'm almost positive they weren't in any trouble.

I'd know.

Do you think they might have run off to get married?

Well, they've been going steady for over a year now.

And I know they talked about it, but now, not like for right now.

Did Pat have any money stashed?

Yeah, some.

Like how much?

Well, he was talking about getting a new blower and a mill.

That's about 500 bucks.

Where did he get that kind of money?

He saved it.

His old man gives him a good allowance when he's not mad at him what bank does

he use?

None.

He's pretty his dad would find out He could have been saving it to get married.

Couldn't he?

It's his money.

I guess he could do whatever he wants with it But you know if he eloped His old

man had put him down flat.

I know but Pat's smart enough to provide for himself till the old man cooled

off That's the only one of the gang.

I couldn't slow down.

Did you check the hospitals?

Yeah Where could I find the rest of the gang?

Well, I don't know about Bob and Gordy,

but Chuck and Rick went over to Easton They wanted to check with the wheel cats

about next Saturday night's platter party next Saturday night.

Yeah You warn the gang.

I'll be cruising that pass that night.

No dragon Okay,

I'll tell them you get any postcards from those two Let me know How do you have

hello sheriff I Don't have any work for you miss uppers.

She's a good girl sheriff.

I ain't worried.

How come you drove around the truck all night,

then You don't think she might have a look do you could be she's pretty close

-mouthed about her affairs More than likes a wheeler ain't Mary an hour kind of

folks You don't have a phone.

So I just dropped around let you know I'm doing everything I care We know that

sheriff and we sure do appreciate it.

Sorry Elizabeth put you to so much trouble It's never any trouble looking after

kids.

Let me know if I can help sheriff.

Thank you.

Thank you We have because go quit worrying this way.

We've got a trust in the Lord.

We've got a parade Let me smell your breath.

Okay, go ahead.

Hi, Chase.

Hi.

Did you get that diesel tractor fixed?

Yeah, she's all set.

Good.

My boy, that's one trip I'm glad I don't have to make very often.

Is the stuff heavy?

It'll help you unload.

No, not heavy.

It's hot.

Wheeler's sinking another oil well, and he's afraid of fire when he comes in.

There's four quarts of nitroglycerin out there in that kelp.

He wants us to keep it out back in the storehouse.

You know, last winter, when number 21 came in, I made $100 for that stuff.

Dad showed me how to use it.

It's not so bad, as long as it doesn't get nervous.

Well, I'm sorry I was late getting back.

But with that cargo, I was afraid to do over five miles an hour.

Oh, it's not so dangerous as long as it's in a nitro case.

But I took these out of the case.

Holy smoke.

You're lucky to be standing here talking about it.

I'll put it in the shed.

Thank you.

What's your action this afternoon?

Uh, Sheriff got a new patrol car.

We'll get a tune -up job out of that.

Is that nitro safe out there?

Well, if it decides to blow, it's not safe anywhere.

I'll get it.

That's not our ring.

No, it's the Sheriff's.

If there's been a wreck, I get a tow job out of it.

I also have a deal with the ambulance if someone's hurt.

You work all the angles, don't you, Chase?

Hey, Mr.

Compton, I have to.

Hello, Sheriff?

Yes?

About 12 miles out beyond the red schoolhouse, a car has run into the ditch.

Oh.

Yeah, it's a pretty bad wreck.

What kind of a car?

Well, it's a sedan, a Pontiac, I believe.

Someone could have been hurt pretty bad.

Maybe she could get out there pretty quick.

Uh, did you stop and investigate?

There's been a wreck 12 miles out of town.

Where's the wrecker?

Home.

I use the A -frame to build a dog -gone rock garden.

Look, you take your car and keep the city wreckers off.

I'll get our wrecker and follow you.

I wondered who was on that party line a while ago.

Well, it cost me to get on that line with you.

I figured since it was on your call station anyway, you wouldn't care.

Yeah.

This is a pretty good one.

Yeah.

This engine's still warm.

Say, did you see the skid marks out here?

They go at a direct right angle to the direction of travel.

Yeah.

No digs in the macadam either.

Somebody was hurt in here.

There's blood all over the upholstery.

Let's take a look around.

I've already looked around.

There's nobody here.

Real good?

Yeah, real good.

Well, maybe somebody came by and picked him up.

It could have been the people that called in.

No.

They just said something.

Then why didn't they wait?

People will go to the trouble to report an accident,

but they won't stay around.

Don't want to fill out the reports.

So what do you do now?

Well, I'll take the license number and the engine number.

Call headquarters.

Maybe they've got a light on them.

Chase, how are your headlights?

Fine.

Just fine.

Both of them burning?

How many times have I warned you about getting that headlamp fixed?

But the first time, it was just a suggestion.

Sealed beam only cost $4.

Well, I've had some unexpected expenses.

Oh, Missy?

Yeah, the doctor said she'd be able to start walking again pretty soon,

and took all the money I had to make a part -down payment on her braces.

You know, I think this is a complete washout.

You probably got a screwdriver.

I don't think the insurance company has missed one of those headlamps.

I don't think so.

I don't think so.

Well, I got the whole story.

The car was stolen out of state, and the plates were stolen in state.

So whoever stole it, it beat it, hurt or not, as long as they could navigate.

Well, is there anything else I can do here, Sheriff?

If not, I'll get this on back to the garage.

No, go ahead.

Chase, will you give me a hand?

I want to take some pictures of those skid marks.

Can you stand by them for a scale?

Sure, glad to, Sheriff.

Good.

I'm going to take a look at this.

Trouble, Chase?

I don't know, Sheriff.

Take a look.

We're just sitting here.

Probably fell off of a car.

No scratches on it.

Well, maybe it landed in the bush.

No, as thin as that imitation leather is,

even a bush would take some of it off.

Was it just like that when you found it?

Yeah, straight up.

Probably belonged to some hitchhiker.

Or it might have belonged to the fella that stole that car and wrecked it.

Say, look at this.

A half a pack of cigarettes.

One unlit.

That suitcase don't belong to any car thief.

He was around here too long.

I'll take it in.

I'll put it in the car for you.

Somebody will be around to claim it.

See you later, son.

Right, Sheriff.

Whistles Hey!

What's with the code bed?

I got your phone call.

When I was serving dinner to Mr.

Willow, he became very angry.

He said, if I saw you again, you would have me send back to France.

He can't do that.

Oh, yes, he can.

He's my sponsor.

He put up the bond.

That was to guarantee that you wouldn't become a ward of the state.

Now, we don't have to worry about that.

You know how to speak English well enough to get a job anywhere.

He sent a team mark for me to that with you.

What's he more about?

Nothing.

I don't want to go away, Chase.

He won't have to, honey.

You think it's your fault that Pat ran away?

Ling, think whatever he wants to think.

He shouldn't take it out on you.

But we hadn't better take any chances.

You go back inside, and look, don't worry.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Thank you.

You all right?

All right Dad I'm Super sevens of a box no corners.

I'm a round how Sorry, I asked mr.

Smith a ratio Alger Smith.

Sorry, I asked that too How'd you get in the ditch?

You fall asleep?

Oh, no.

No.

No,

there was There was this big pink and black thing drove right in front of me.

It had stripes this washer sure But you come up and sit in my truck and I'll

get your car Hey man, you can't drive this car Fender's cutting the wheel Sure,

I can the motor works.

See, but thanks for everything dad.

You're a cotton pickin in France.

OK just a second I'll get out of the way.

What is it to move over dad I want to pass.

What is it now I think you better give me a toe to add the steering wheel won't

work OK you take a nap.

My baby she.

Rocks whenever she wants my baby she writes and wrote.

My baby's a rock and roll and tippy -pippy toe And never know what always blow

And baby, my baby,

she swings and sings And swings whenever I bring her things She swings and

sings and swings for little diamond rings Swing and sing and bells and ring And

happy fling and play, she ring and baby My baby,

she rocks and rolls And rocks whenever she walks My baby,

she swings and sings And swings whenever I bring her things A rock and roll and

tippy -toe And never know what always glow And swing and sing and bells and

ring And happy fling plays your ring and baby Good afternoon, Mr.

Smith.

Like men, guys have had their heads chopped off for less than that.

For what?

For feelings so doggone good when I feel so bad.

How did I get here anyway?

I told you in this morning, remember?

As a matter of fact, I remember very, very little.

You said somebody ran you into the ditch, but I didn't see any other cars.

How'd you ever get me in that bed anyway?

I carried you in there and I sat on you till you fell asleep.

That must have been quite a chore.

You wouldn't have gotten very far in your condition.

Well, look, I really appreciate it.

Chase Winstead.

Chase, and I, uh...

My golly, how much are you?

Well, I bent the fender out from the wheel.

Want me to fill it in and touch it up for you?

No, I don't think so.

I'll, uh, get that done when I get back to the city.

Here, have some coffee.

Oh, great.

How about two bucks?

Man, this coffee's worth two bucks all by itself.

How about the toe?

No, I was coming this way anyway.

I missed out on a little studying time.

Make it three bucks?

Dad, you go to school?

Sort of.

I take a correspondence course in engineering.

Well, look, I really feel indebted to you,

and I'd like to do something to pay you back.

Now, next time you're into town, there's my card.

Look me up, will you?

Will do.

OK.

On, by the way.

Buy yourself a sponge rubber hammer, man.

All right, I will.

I'll see you, Chase.

Thank you.

Steamroller Smith, the disc jockey, Mr.

Smith.

220s.

How about that?

Sheriff.

Howdy, son.

Have you heard anything from Pat and Liz?

No, nothing.

Chase, I'm in a jam, and I need your help.

Wheeler swings a big enough stick in this country to make it rough,

and he's doing it.

All I can understand is concern about Pat,

but I just don't have a big enough force to comb this area inch by inch.

Is he demanding that?

There was a man killed in a wreck in a small canyon in a big city last year,

and it took him 19 days to find him.

I don't know what they expect of me.

Yeah, I remember that.

Well, look, Sheriff, maybe I can get tomorrow off, and I'll get the gang,

and we can go out and search that pass.

At least you can put that in your report.

I was hoping you'd say that.

I can start at the upper end and work towards you.

Can I have your help in another matter?

Sure, what?

You remember how those skid marks just went at right angles to the direction a

car was traveling?

That's right, they did.

Headquarters think I'm nuts.

Well, then they're nuts.

Didn't you send them that picture?

Well, I'm not the world's greatest photographer.

Pictures didn't come out.

Can't see the skid marks on the blacktop.

Well, that's what happened.

I even wiped up the rubber dust with my fingers.

You might have to sign a statement to that effect for me.

You got it.

Look, you can even see the ball spots on the tires where they went sideways.

Yeah, that's the spot all right.

But there's another thing that puzzles me.

Yeah, what?

How those tires got off of that car and almost on yours.

Well, look, on this wreck, they'd rot.

And on my rod, they could prevent a blowout, maybe even an accident.

Well, take good care of them in case the owner shows up.

Right.

See you tomorrow.

Right.

Thank you.

Let's call it a day.

We've covered half the roads in this county.

Yeah.

How about that ravine?

That runs along here for about eight miles.

We'll start from here and you come from the other end.

All right.

Right.

He sure is beaked down around here.

Look at that.

What is it, Chet?

Looks like an animal of some sort, drug something along here.

You mean a word animal here?

Sure, could be anything, even a mountain lion.

Oh, come on.

Thirsty?

Yes, but haven't we gone for enough, Chet?

Ooh, that's bitter.

Must have an awful lot of mineral in it.

Come on, let's go.

Oh, wait a minute.

Let's take a breather first.

Cheers.

I...

I don't like this place.

Let's go back.

Are you afraid?

Now,

you come on over here with me and sit in the shade and I'll let you destroy it.

Let's go.

Found something.

Come on, let's go.

It's Pat's car at the bottom of the wash.

Two or three miles back by the old reservoir.

Were they in it?

No, nothing.

Uh, drive me back to my car and I'll bring up the record.

I wonder what that was oh probably just a little rock slide for some reason

Lisa turn the motor on the winch is already engaged now if I yell turn the off

okay okay you did fine honey a little beat up but it'll do all right yeah we'll

meet you back the garage okay okay let's go Jenny We'll be right back.

Where did you find it?

By the reservoir and William's wash.

They weren't in it.

There's no sign of blood or anything.

You know, I think they were thrown clear.

Did you search the area?

Yeah,

Gordy went down the ravine for about a mile and already looked beyond the wreck

for a couple hundred yards.

Wouldn't you say, Gordy?

At least that far.

Did you see any footprints?

No, none.

This thing's bent around just about the same as that sedan.

Like it had been hit with a 10 -ton rubber mallet.

It's a pretty rough trip down that cliff that could have done it.

Yeah, I'll have to go over that area with a rake.

You know, I've been thinking, if Liz and Pat had eloped,

they wouldn't have taken his car,

because old man Wheeler would have it traced right off.

Well, maybe he storied it, Chase, and then it was stolen.

Yeah, if it was stolen and somebody parked it there, well,

the brakes could have faded and it rolled off the edge.

It would be a strange coincidence if they came back to this part of the county.

Possibility makes some sense, though.

I'll get my gear and dust for fingerprints.

Cash, I wish you boys would have called me before you'd drug it out.

I might have found some clues to help us out.

I'm sorry, Sheriff.

The hard part's telling Mr.

Wheeler.

I sure dread that.

It's not like we found them there.

He's sure gonna raise Ned, because I didn't find this wreck sooner.

Where's Mr.

Compton?

Oh, he went down to the field with a load of fuel oil.

Back in two or three hours.

I'm gonna close out.

I'll see you later.

Fire!

Fire!

Sorry, I'm late.

May I take a win?

Just a minute.

Not so fast there.

What for?

Oh.

Did you ever play football?

With the Green Bay Packers.

Hi.

Oh, Daddy's.

Put me down.

No.

Not till you tell me what's going on.

All right.

If you'll close your eyes.

All right.

I don't know what's happening, but they're closed.

Oh, Daddy's.

Keep them closed.

They're closed.

Good.

This is silly.

Now, open.

Look what Lisa got me.

Stay there, Chase.

Watch.

Stay there, Chase.

I can get up.

Stay there.

Thanks for watching!

Oh, that was wonderful, baby, just wonderful.

Well, I've been practicing all afternoon,

ever since Lisa brought the braces over, and it walked all the way twice,

and I want to do it right for you.

Thank you.

Would you like to hear a song?

There was a mushroom, sad little mushroom.

There was a meadow, ready to cry.

There was a sparrow, gray little sparrow.

There was an eagle, silent and high.

And the Lord said, Let children laugh, the Lord said laugh.

Children laugh, the Lord said laugh.

Children laugh, the Lord said laugh, laugh, laugh.

And the Lord, He said, I create it for you.

A world of joy from out of the blue.

And all that is left to complete the joy, just the laugh of a girl and boy.

And there was a garden, beautiful garden,

held in the arms of a world without joy.

And then there was laughter.

wonderful laughter for he created a girl and a boy and the Lord said all that

children laugh children laugh the Lord said children laugh the Lord said laugh

children laugh the Lord said laugh If children laugh, the Lord said laugh.

Children laugh, the Lord said laugh.

Children laugh, the Lord said laugh.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Laughing's important, isn't it, Chase?

Oh, it sure is.

And you know, I never felt any more like laughing than I do right now.

I didn't think you'd be able to do that good in a week.

Didn't you really?

Honest, but you know, you're gonna have to work real hard.

And you mustn't be disappointed if it takes a long time, okay?

That's enough for one day, Missy.

It's your bedtime.

Do I have to, Chase?

You sure do.

Show me how you can walk.

Good night.

That is it.

That was a wonderful thing for you to do, Lisa.

I wanted to.

Now you're broke, aren't you?

I was going to pick him up in the morning.

I know.

When you showed me that money, I was afraid you'd get there first.

Well, I'm still going to pay you for it.

No.

Yes.

No.

Yes.

Hello.

Yes, Sheriff.

Well, you should have been back an hour ago.

No.

Where?

That's awful.

No, it couldn't be Mr.

Compton.

All right.

But at the garage?

All right.

I'm leaving now.

What is it, Chis?

It's a wreck.

An oil truck.

It could be Mr.

Compton.

Honey, I'm awfully sorry, but I've got to leave.

I'm sorry.

Here he comes now, Sheriff.

Come on.

Wait a minute, Sheriff.

You got a sore foot.

Oh, no.

We can take my model in.

She's all shiny and bright for her.

Now we'll take my car.

Come on, Harris.

Did you see it?

No, I didn't see it, but I sure heard about it.

Can I open this thing up?

Yeah, go ahead.

He is not in it. He may have been hurt and crawled away.

Let's look around.

Come on, Harris.

Okay.

Compton!

It's the Compton!

Find anything, Sheriff?

Let's go over this again.

How did you get into the axe?

I told you once.

Well, tell me again.

Well, I was a barreling along in my model A.

She don't look like much now, but she's the beauty when I first started.

The accident.

He'll go, though.

Get up to 60.

The accident.

Just the accident.

Well, I'll tell you.

I wish you would.

This fella seen the headlights coming up the grade towards you.

And all of a sudden, they come in to go in over and over.

Then, Billy.

Blay!

She blew up.

Well, he's seen somebody is in a mite of trouble,

so he come in the store talking about it.

That's what I offered to call you.

Did you get the name of the witness?

No.

Did he see anything else?

No.

Do you want to wait in the car for us?

No.

Well, you're going to, anyway.

Okay, Sheriff.

Okay.

Like you say, always obey the law.

Do this, do that.

Any luck, Chase?

No, nothing.

Patton lives mite of a lope.

But Compton ought to be around here.

Maybe he's in the hospital.

No.

I checked there before I left my place.

Would Compton have any reason to want to get lost?

No, none that I can think of.

You would have no reason to know about this,

but there's been a lot of livestock missing lately.

One here, one there.

That doesn't make headlines, but now it's people.

And you think there's a tie -up?

I don't know.

What we need is a criminal investigator,

and headquarters won't send one down here.

Well, maybe they will now.

Yeah, maybe.

Did you notice those skid marks?

Just like the others, straight across the road.

They've been hit by another vehicle, the paint had been knocked off.

What batters a car around like it was a toy?

How's the barn going along with the party?

All right.

I'll be done in about an hour or so.

Say, you and Chase sure got out of life.

He took off this...

morning you just been sitting around here on your can all day long that barn

was a place to clean you get the half I said it yeah well you steamboats and

dreamboats that steamroller snip another section of the old steamroller here at

KILT have any of you round rocks get lonesome from my voice I'll be emceeing a

flatter party tonight out of Hargitay's barn on Rob 43 drop it I'll flatten you

hey man that's us we got the steamroller coming out that's where chase has been

all day getting steamroll this will be a blast how about that guy hey little

man you sure had a busy day getting that paint job and steamroller Smith now

how'd you guys find out about steamroller Smith we just said so on his problem

set it right out on the network Oh,

I wanted it to be a surprise.

Well, come on, don't spread it around, huh?

How are the preparations coming?

Oh, that'll be finished in about 45 minutes.

The gang won't start arriving from East until 9 .30.

We're under the wire with time to spare.

No sweat.

Oh, I hate the ground you walk on, little darlin'.

For all them things that you have did to me.

Oh, you nag me to your horse.

So I'm a suin' perdivore.

Little darlin', I'll forget your memory.

Ha, ha, ha.

Gribs, it's good.

Come on, Cassie Bell.

Let's go.

Come on, Cassie.

Come on.

Come on.

Help!

Help!

That's the same story a man down here told me.

Something real strange must have happened down there.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

He'll be handy if you want him.

Right.

Sit down, Harris.

You be going down to the rec shift?

No, that's not in my territory.

Headquarters already have a report.

The troopers will take care of that.

Harris, tell me again about the train wreck.

Well, I was driving along quite like in my model A.

Bought it in 32 for six.

Just a minute, just a minute.

I asked you what time it is, and you told me how to build a clock.

Just the facts about the wreck.

Well, I was driving along quite like.

Like in the wreck.

Then, I turn around and come back down here and told you about it.

Give me your keys, Harris.

He?

Our key?

What for?

For spending a yard like that and driving while drunk.

I demand a sovereignty test.

That does it.

Go lock yourself up.

I demand a sovereignty test, because I ain't been drinking.

Well, at least tonight is not heavy.

Whatever you think's right.

Put your hands to self.

Put your hands to self.

Well, you can win them all, can you, Sheriff?

You can call your wife if you want to, Harris.

What?

Are you crazy, Sheriff?

Whew!

My baby, she rocks, and rolls, and rocks whenever she talks.

My baby's a rock -and -roll.

Hey, you gonna leave home?

I'm going to spend the night with the Blackwells.

Mommy said it was all right.

Will you take me over?

Well, I don't know, Missy.

Gosh, that's two or three miles out of my way.

Oh, Sheriff, we will.

James, what in the world have you done to that car of yours?

It's a new fuel mixture.

You like it?

I just barely touched the gas pedal and the back wheels started to spin.

Well, I was two blocks down the road before I even knew I'd left home.

Oh, come on, Mom, I'm just trying to make a hot rodder out of you.

I'll get it.

Hello.

Yeah, hello, Sheriff.

The what?

Book on reptiles.

Yeah, I guess I still have it around here somewhere.

Yeah, sure.

I have to take Missy over by the Blackwells.

I'll stop buying my way to pick up Lisa.

OK?

Well, now I'm going to tell you something you don't know.

I've been talking to a zoologist.

And the Heel Monster's size is controlled, like everything else,

by a sort of a thyroid or a pituitary gland.

Sometimes a change in diet can throw the balance all out of whack.

Either the cells break down too fast or build up too slow.

And this upset makes either runts or giants out of them.

Good, but what's that mean to me?

I'm coming to that.

The zoologist also told me about a doctor.

He just found the bones of some huge animals down in Tanganyika.

And the theory was that they lived in kind of River Delta country,

and certain salts had moist into the valley, been absorbed by the plants,

and then transferred to the animals, causing them to be giants.

I know.

I probably sound a little bit like Harris,

but let me tell the whole thing in my own words.

There was another report out of Russia or the Ukraine.

It was in the paper a couple of months ago.

Maybe you saw it.

About a baby that weighed 130 pounds when it was 10 months old and was taller

than its mother.

Grew up to be a giant.

Yeah, and that same thing had happened right here.

Did you see any footprints around any of those wrecks?

No.

Gila monster footprints?

Yeah, a big one.

About the size of a bus.

Oh, come on.

Are you serious?

Well, I don't know.

But Harris saw it, and some of the survivors of the train wreck saw it,

a giant lizard.

Train wreck?

Where?

At the bridge over Wilson's Wash.

When?

Tonight, about an hour ago.

The troopers were inclined to pass it off as shock or optical illusion,

and you can't always believe what Harris said.

A Gila monster.

Pink and black stripes.

You know, I told a guy in the other day,

and he said he'd been forced off the road by something like that.

I didn't believe him because he'd been drinking.

And another thing, when we were looking for Pat's car,

we saw where something had been drugged down the wash.

You know, if they could have gotten that big, they could have knocked Mr.

Compton's truck off that road.

It could have gotten him.

I shouldn't have told you about this until after the party,

but I just thought you'd want to know.

Hadn't we better warn everybody?

No.

It operates in and around the wash.

Troopers have got that staked off for a couple of miles.

Just keep it to yourself.

It might cause panic.

OK, Sheriff, whatever you say.

Try and forget it for now and have some fun, will you, boy?

Yeah.

All right, hold it.

Hold it all, you jumping bean.

Now I got a surprise for you.

We got the king of the DJ's.

Goodnight.

Now you've all heard him on his platter show on KILT.

That's right, see you on the train!

Okay, your old dad here has some small words and some great records.

I want you to have a ball tonight.

Let's begin with one of the top -kill survey songs.

What do you say now?

Let's everybody dance.

Here we go.

Let's go, everybody!

That's right, yeah.

Now, do you mind telling me what this is all about?

Have you been down to the train wreck?

No.

Well, I have.

I talked to a trooper about my son's car.

He said it shouldn't have been moved until a thorough investigation had been

made, and it had been photographed.

This wasn't done, was it, Sheriff?

I thought not.

It was removed and clues lost without authority.

You didn't put that in your report, did you, Sheriff?

Of course you didn't, and I'll tell you why.

You were protecting that Chase Winston.

Covering him regardless of the fact it might have on others.

Chase was only trying to help.

He's your son's friend, probably the best one he ever had.

Of course it wasn't in the report.

What good would it do?

Any kid can make a mistake, Mr.

Wheeler, even yours.

But, Sheriff, it's my son that's missing.

Let me ask you something else.

Have you heard the reports about a giant lizard?

Do you believe him I?

Don't know mr..

Wheeler doesn't seem possible But why not there have been giants before that's

true But how could anything that big go unnoticed in this area have you ever

walked the length of Williams wash no You know anybody that has no That area is

so choked with underbrush.

It isn't even good hunting ground And I say it is possible for a giant lizard

to have lived there for years without being seen Now If that is the case My

son's dead So is Compton I Can't blame you for what's happened to Pat,

but Compton's death is on your hands How did you come to that conclusion?

I'll tell you how his truck was found only two miles beyond Pat's car And if

you'd investigated that area thoroughly as you're paid to do Compton might not

have died.

Well, now come on here.

I want to show you something else.

Now, something may have hit this car, but it didn't take the tires off.

And where did those new white sidewalls on Chase Winston's hot rod come from?

Here, I guess, there was a toll in charge against this.

He presumed the bill wouldn't be paid.

So he borrowed the tires in the meantime?

Perhaps.

That's thievery.

Destroying evidence and obstructing justice.

Now,

your last official act of office will be to arrest that boy and bring him in.

And I'll go along to make sure that it's done.

Hey, kids, a fellow dropped in over K.

I played AILT the other day and played me a great new song.

I thought it was just fine.

I want to play it for you.

We got a little pickup group together and cut a demo disc on it.

I want to play it for you now and see what you think about it.

By the way,

the first person who identifies the singer on the record gets two free rides on

my elephant in Bangkok, Siam.

But you got to play your own way over there and back.

Okay.

Here it is now.

See what you think of it.

I never promised not to spend Hey, Ray.

No, baby.

I'm made of that away.

I'm made of that away.

But it be made in my design.

Well, I can give you Golden Fine.

Yes, I can give you Golden Fine.

Thank you.

I'm great.

Get out your tar and feathers yet, I'm going to play the rest of it.

How do you like it?

Who is the singer?

Elvis.

One of the evolution.

Bill Darnell.

Kate Smith.

Very funny, but you lose.

Look, the same guy you hear singing on the record also wrote the song.

Now, who is it?

Does anybody know?

I don't know.

Who is it?

Okay, okay.

It's gonna come out on records in a couple of months,

and you can find his name on the label.

I know who it is!

Who is it?

Who is it, Lisa?

Come on, tell us.

Shev did it!

You're right!

You did it, Chase!

Why didn't you say something?

You didn't tell us.

Well, I didn't know there was anything I'd want to admit to.

Oh!

Come on out here, boy.

Come on, come on.

Chase, you're a sweetie.

All right, Chase.

OK, hold it.

Hold it.

All right, everybody.

Also over at the station the other day, Chase played me another little song.

It's kind of different from this one.

But I imagine with a little coaxing, you know,

by hitting your hands together like this,

he might give you a little preview of it.

What he said.

Come on, come on, come on.

Come on, come on.

Children laugh, children laugh, the Lord says...

And then the Lord, he said, I'd create it for you,

a world of joy from out of the blue.

And then the Lord, he said, I'd create it for you,

a world of joy from out of the blue.

What did it take to stop that thing?

I don't know, but I'm going down to the train wreck and get some troopers.

If we pump enough lead into that thing, we may hit a vulnerable spot.

We know you're going to have to give me a hand.

But how?

Keep these kids here.

I don't want anybody roaming around.

Where are we going?

Storage shed.

I've got an idea that might work.

You've been after this.

Now you've got it.

Your deputy has.

Listen, kids.

Where is my deputy?

You'll take your orders from him.

Arrest anybody that tries to get away.

The sheriff says this is a place to stay.

But we're not staying here.

That's right.

I'll have to arrest anyone that leaves.

Don't worry.

Leave it.

You take these keys and wait inside the office till I get back.

I told you to wait inside why don't you do what I tell you I haven't got much

time you're not going to leave me chess I'm going to hell do you know what's in

here night for a glycerin enough to blow up half this town it doesn't matter

I'm still going to help all right now take these hold them and don't let them

bump and for heaven's sakes don't drop now hold those I'm sorry.

Boy, he went through here all right.

Now, they generally travel in a straight line.

Good Lord, he's hit the Blackwell home.

That's where Missy is!

Mrs.

Blackwell!

Missy!

Missy!

Mrs.

Blackwell!

Missy!

Hang on to that nitro.

We're cutting across.

Keep that stuff still.

Do you want to blow us up?

There they are!

There is Missy!

Missy!

It's all right, Missy.

It's all right.

Lisa, get Missy and hold her down.

Both of you lie flat.

This is the end of the show.

Are you all right?

I was scared, Chase.

That's okay, honey.

I tore my new dress.

Oh, we can't get you a new dress.

A hundred dresses.

Everybody all right?

Yeah.

on the way back we picked up his trail followed him across country what did you

hit him with my brand -new 100% completed hot rod you'd have had to start in

the next County to get up enough momentum to do that to him not with four

quarts of nitroglycerin right you rode across that rough field carrying nitro

yes sir you know what could have happened to you it did I lost my car oh don't

worry about that railroad will be glad to buy you know it I sure did missy you

were really traveling I thought I told you to keep those kids up at the barn

well how do you arrest a bunch of kids going in all different directions do you

realize what had happened if that thing had turned back same thing that

happened to Pat sheriff your job is a much bigger one than I thought since

Compton's gone I guess chase is out of a job that's right would you make it a

point to have the boy come around see him in the morning I'll bring him around

in the morning