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Come on, Ian.

How do you know my name?

You're frightened, aren't you?

That's good.

Heightened for fences.

It's about time to get it on.

No, please!

I've been watching you for a couple of weeks now. You and your friends.

That stinking food.

I was right at the next table the whole time.

No, Jesus, please.

I don't want to do any damn thing I want.

Okay, I've got you. I've got you.

Hey, hey. What are you doing?

Hey. Hey, hey. Get away from her.

Stop.

Get the hell back here.

Hey, you there. You there. Stop.

Police. I need the police.

Where is it?

Martin O'Donoghue.

How long has it been, Roberts?

Ah, I'm going to show you years a bit, Robert.

After all, thank heavens I never change, huh?

I, um, I heard what you've been doing.

Come on, we're just in time.

I understand that this is not merely a social invitation.

No, I've got a job at work for you to do. Yes, I thought you might have. What

exactly is it you want me to do, Father? Well, have you seen the story about the

young National Guard officer who was charged with murder?

Oh, attempted rape and stabbed a young woman. Yes, sir. Yes, yes. Well, he's

innocent, and I want you to get him off. Oh, really? Oh, just like that?

And naturally, you have proof of this.

But of course not. If I had proof, why would I need Robert McCall?

Oh, you haven't changed one little bit, have you? You're still an Irish

trickster.

Martin, I don't know what you think I am, but a private investigator I am not.

Neither am I an attorney.

Yes, I understand you have certain deficiencies which prevent you doing

labor.

And don't use that crocodile look on me. You know it won't work.

Shall I tell you why you're going to do it?

Yes, yes. Well, I just can't wait to hear.

Out of pure thankfulness to God.

After all, he saved your butt in Cambodia. Now, don't you think you own

tiniest little favors?

You saved my butt in Cambodia.

It's humble turn.

See that young woman?

Her name is Lorraine Turner.

Her brother is the man we were talking about.

Now, all you have to do is go and sit down next to her and let the good Lord

lead the way.

Remember Cambodia, Robert.

Besides, I loaned you my last piece of soap.

Yes, you were expecting him, weren't you?

Father O'Donoghue told me to pray.

He said you were the only one who could help us, but he didn't know if you

would.

Well, I hope Father O'Donoghue hasn't promised more than I can deliver.

Why don't we talk outside?

Father O'Donoghue told me...

He's known you for a long time.

Oh, we go back 25 years.

He was an army chaplain and then a missionary or something, wasn't he?

Something like that, yes.

What do you mean?

Well, he ministered to fighting men.

Sometimes under the most appalling conditions.

The man who cares.

That sounds like my brother Dan.

He cares, too. That's why he's in so much trouble, see?

I see in the newspaper there's a bail hearing today.

That's a joke. He's in as much danger out of prison as he is in. There have

dozens of threats in his life, and if he's released, he won't try to hide.

go hunting for the real killer.

What exactly do you want me to do?

I don't know. I just... I just want someone to keep my brother alive.

Come on, let's go to court.

Be seated.

The case of the people of the state of New York versus Daniel Turner.

Defendant, please rise.

Mr. Turner, I have decided to release you on bail.

He murdered my little girl.

Why are you letting him go free?

Mr. Polinsky, if you interrupt the proceedings again, I'll have you

Justice? The reasons for my decision are twofold.

First... Mr. Turner has no prior arrest, and he is the sole support of his

family. His record as a part -time National Guard officer and a full -time

servant is exemplary. In addition, it is of great benefit to this community.

Secondly, the defendant has promised to remain responsive to the court's

directives and subject to its jurisdiction.

Given that and his promise to appear in this court at 8 a .m. on October 24th

for the commencement of his trial, I am releasing the defendant on $10 ,000

bail. Mr. Turner, failure to appear will result in a warrant for

your arrest.

Now, is that clear?

Yes, Your Honor.

Case adjourned. He's a murderer!

Why are you letting him go?

He's got a paper when he did!

Court officer, have Mr. Polinsky removed from the room.

You've got it, Jackson.

My daughter's dead. This animal's on the street.

Danny,

I want you to meet someone.

Dan! Lorraine, I've got to get out of here. I've got a lot to do. This is Mr.

McCall. He's going to help us.

Yeah, I bet.

For a price, right?

Look, I don't need any more people cashing in on me.

I've had enough of that with the lawyers. Just leave us alone, all right?

he's not like that. Father O'Donoghue called him.

Stop it!

Let me go!

He's not getting out of here!

Murderer, I'll get you!

Just leave this to me. Murderer, you killed my daughter! My little girl!

Let me go!

I've got to get him! He killed my girl! Mr. Polinsky! Mr.

Polinsky!

You are overwrought, sir.

Why don't you just go home?

Yeah,

it isn't fair.

Garrett, Danny, please let Mr. McCall help us.

I do appreciate what you did back there.

But I've got a lot to do and I don't need any help.

He who travels fastest travels alone, is that it?

You got it. You don't need to do this.

The judge is on your side. She knows you were a good Samaritan. The trial will

be fair.

Fair? Not one thing's been fair or I wouldn't be here.

Get out of here.

I'm sorry.

No, no, don't be.

You have my telephone number?

Use it if you need it.

Okay, I've got you.

This one's not paint.

Dog always comes back to his vomit.

That's even in the Bible. That's a rule of life, Turner.

That's why you're here.

Hey, where's the uniform?

Well, you ought to wear it all the time. It almost makes you look like a man.

You're just going to kill me?

You're a coward.

What?

I'm not armed.

I'll tell you what.

I'll tell you what.

You and me are going to have our own private little war.

Just one -on -one. You get yourself a weapon, Turner.

What the hell are you talking about?

I just wish you had some training, that's all.

I mean, Rangers, Special Forces, anything.

It'd make it better.

Instead of a damn weekend warrior or a useless NG lieutenant.

But that's all right. See, I'm going to make you stand for all the officers that

I ever knew.

And I'm going to make you die for them, too.

Oh, you're crazy.

Yeah? You're the one who wanted to be a hero, Turner.

Well, now you're gonna get your chance.

See, you're nothing.

You're nothing, Turner.

I'd kill better men than you on a dozen countries.

I'm gonna hunt you, Turner. I'm gonna hunt you like a hundred men in Kimbongo.

You think?

Two guns.

So you're never gonna know where they're coming from.

Or even if they're for real.

And so it's all over.

And you're dead.

I'll be seeing you, Turner.

coming. I'm sorry for turning you off before, and thanks for the second

It's all right. I've needed a few of those in my life.

I went to the police with the paint still on me, and I still can't get them

believe this guy exists.

It seems to me that you're going to be in some danger in the next few days. Is

there anywhere you can go to stay outside the city? Do you have any

No. No money either.

All that went for bail.

Lorraine's the only family I've got.

Yes, sir. So where is she now?

School. Studying piano at Ridgeway Conservatory.

Ah.

Let's go back over a few things you said to me on the telephone. This man hates

the military, and particularly officers, and your death would stand for all of

them, correct?

That's what he said.

He said he's killed men all over the world, and he's hunted men in Africa,

he mentioned a specific place,

Kimbanga, in Angola. Is that correct?

You think he's making it all up?

Not necessarily.

There are some men who love war so much they become addicted to it when it's all

over, when it's finished and done with. They just feel that the rest of their

life is weak and meaningless.

You seem to know an awful lot about it.

Who are you, anyway?

I thought you were a retired policeman or something.

Oh, uh... No, no, I, uh...

Let's just say that I understand men like that intimately and leave it at

shall we?

No, I don't want you to leave your place.

I want you to stay inside. I don't want you to come out for any reason

whatsoever. I don't even want you to answer the door.

I have one brief stop to make, and then I'm going to pick up your sister and

bring her back here.

Right. Isn't there something I can do to help?

Yes. Stay inside.

I can see by the look on your face.

Trouble.

I'm going to put Dan Turner and his sister into a safe house.

Are you not?

What? Take them to the rectory. It's safe there. They can use it as long as

like. Right. Fair enough.

Now I want your mercenary contacts in the city.

Is that right?

And who's to say such contacts still exist?

I left that world long ago for a parish minister.

Come on, Marty, and you're talking to me. Remember, they exist, and I need

And what makes you think I still have contact with all that slime?

Because you still think the slime are worth saving.

I haven't got any time to play games, Marty.

You got me into this, and you are involved.

Now, I want the main underground source for the contracting of mercenaries, and

I want it now.

You're such a hard man to refuse, Robinson.

I think it's because of your sauce and love of the stuff.

You play real good.

Who are you?

Oh, I should say I'm a friend of your brother's.

We have the same taste in women.

God,

you're the worst.

Uh -huh.

Now, I may kill you, Lorraine.

I don't know yet.

Sort of depends on how well you please me.

Go ahead, run.

It's going to make it more exciting.

Nothing personal, Father, but I hate the idea of staying here.

Well, there's nothing wrong with living on church property. I've done it myself

for years.

But I'm not living on church property. I'm hiding. That's the difference.

It makes me feel like a coward.

There's nothing cowardly about looking for a place of refuge.

Come on.

If that doesn't describe a church, I don't know what does.

Well, think of the story of Samson in the Bible.

He was the strongest man in the world, but even he finally had to find a place

of refuge.

I think you'll be comfortable in here. The sofa opens up into a bed.

And for you, my son, I think I've got an army cot somewhere. I'll see if I can

dig it up.

And you stay in this room.

You don't leave it till we isolate that man.

I'll have the housekeeper send up some food. Now, there are plenty of books

here. There's no need to get bored.

Thank you.

Thank you both.

Isn't there anything we can do?

I feel so useless here. Well, of course there's something you can do.

The most important thing in the world.

He means pray.

I think it's time you told me exactly where we were going.

You have a real problem about wanting to be in control, haven't you?

Don't you start to psychoanalyze me, Father.

Oh, no, you're right, you're right. We haven't got nearly enough time for that.

Where are we going?

All in good time.

You've got to be very careful about these people. They're extremely

If I wasn't along, they would... Did you ever hear of T .R. Stump and

Company?

No. They're new in the business.

In one year, they become the biggest supplier of mercenary soldiers on the

East Coast.

If your man has put his flesh on for hire, they'll know it.

Take a left, Robert.

You look surprised, Mr. McCall.

Yes.

Certainly doesn't resemble the mercenary recruiting centers of my youth.

You're sadly out of date, Robert. This is the age of liberation, which means

that a woman can get killed right along with a man.

Please, sit down.

Okay.

Father O'Donoghue told me a little about your problem, Mr. McCall.

How can I be of help?

The man we are looking for is in his early thirties, has a scar on his neck.

He's a trained soldier.

served overseas in many actions, particularly in Angola.

Hates authority and is emotionally unstable.

That could describe half the men I know.

And we have at least 60 in our files that fought in Angola.

Any photographs?

Absolutely not.

And our computer records are stored under aliases.

We have as much information as we can get, but there's no way to check for

accuracy. How do you contact them for assignments?

A monthly mailing. It went out a week ago.

Dammit. Well, that's it. Now, Professor, you are an impatient man. They also

have a cattle call, and there's one scheduled for tonight.

What? We own a club, and we hold meetings the first Monday night of each

Less than half the people who attend are actual mercenaries.

For the most part, it's a fantasy trip.

But it's the only central meeting point in the city for the real professionals.

And serious recruiting does take place on the side.

Would you like to attend?

I don't believe it. I really do not believe this. Yes, I would. I would love

attend. Good.

Because it's all arranged.

The ammo dump club.

Boys will be boys.

Father O'Donoghue has brought a very special guest with him tonight.

Now, he's a friend, so I don't want you zeroing in your weapons on him.

This is Colonel Ed Cumming, and he just opened up a little travel agency of his

own, and he's looking for customers.

So, if any of you want to book a short vacation beginning in the Ivory Coast...

Thank you. I'll keep your name on file.

Well, nothing so far.

A bit depressing, isn't it?

Name?

It's whatever you want it to be.

We're going into Africa.

Pay us 5 ,000 a month.

Supply your own weapons and gear.

You'll break a man out of prison. Ever been to Angola?

Once.

Combat experience there?

Yeah. Well, look, whoever you are, this is a team effort.

So if you don't play the game, or you can't take orders, you'll be no use to

I know how to take orders.

And I know how to fight.

Now, where do I sign?

I don't like your face.

Your man, rather like you once before, said he was a skilled soldier, looked

strong, weak underneath.

Bloody coward.

I am not a coward.

I've seen you before, Colonel.

And I'm going to see you again.

If you want to reach me, that's where I live.

He waits.

He knows you, Robert.

Strange, isn't it?

Since I've never seen him in my life before.

Feeling the years, are you, Robert?

Too many bloody battles.

All right for the young ones, isn't it?

They can just go into them blind.

Anyway, Father, that is our man.

I want you to go back to the church.

Keep an eye on the turners.

You're not planning anything foolish, are you?

I am in no mood to lose a good friend.

No, no, tomorrow.

Tonight I'm just gonna smoke him out.

Thank you.

My name is Robert McCall.

You've been looking for a war villain?

Well, you found it.

You cannot know who you are.

You're not a soldier.

You're a murderer of helpless women.

playing our little game.

Ten o 'clock.

You're moving straight into it, Robert.

You have a habit of doing that.

Either way.

I want to be there.

Absolutely not.

Look, I'm the one Dylan messed up. Mr. Turner, I said no.

Father.

Here's what I'd like you to do.

I want you to follow me in my car, but I don't want you any nearer than... Two

blocks distance at any time.

We'll be communicating a radio.

And I want you to record everything that he's said.

Our man is going to be somewhat cautious to start with, but then eventually he

will have to lead me to where he's going to make a stand.

Then I want you to call the police.

Mr. McCall, with all due respect, I'm going to find a way to be there whether

you want me there or not.

I told you, Mr. Turnbull. Robert, just a moment now, Robert.

Maybe it would be a good idea if Dan and Lorraine were there when you brought

Dylan in. They could identify him for the police.

What the hell are you talking about?

Come on, Martin, you know how risky this is.

I think there'd be even more risk to leave him stewing here in his own juice.

I've got to keep an eye on that man.

I'll be responsible for both of them.

Your next stop is the Bronx, southwest corner of Kelly and Fordham.

You've got 20 minutes. I'll be there.

Kevin?

What did you call me?

What's the matter?

You didn't think you could hide forever, did you?

Your name is not Rick. It's Kevin Moore.

And now I know practically everything that he's to know about you.

You're not really very clever, are you?

I got an excellent set of your fingerprints.

From that card you gave me.

And I prayed for the FBI.

I had a very interesting talk with them and with Mr. Paul.

That's outstanding, McCall.

Well, you're good. I'm going to enjoy killing you.

Why? Because I know the truth about you? Because I know what kind of a coward

you really are?

You're an escaped convict, Kevin.

From Leavenwood.

And you were sent there for raping and stabbing a young woman in Vietnam.

All right, now you've got 18 minutes.

And you lose that cab when you get there.

The South Bronx.

This must be it because it's got a terrain.

Remember what I told you.

You get two blocks behind.

And when I leave this cab...

And the cab drives away. Call the police.

I'm waiting for you!

It looks as though this is it.

I'm going inside.

Calling the police.

We're not dealing with...

Because it felt

I owe you an apology.

I'm not interested in their apologies. I just want to get on with my life.

Well, I definitely will accommodate you. Mr. McCall, how can I... Get on with

your life.

Why don't you take her home?

Lots of shirts, but...

There were no bullets in the man's body.

I didn't fire at him.

Not except at the very beginning.

You didn't fire at me.

Go.

Ambush.

God rest his soul.

Well, you prayed for him.

I pray no favor.

I pray for all soldiers.

Including you, Robert.