All language subtitles for Firestarter 1984

Don't push me.

Stick with him. Don't let
him get too far ahead.

- Daddy, I'm tired. Can't we stop?
- Not yet, honey.

There isn't any people on the
side streets. And they're darker.

That's just what
they'd want, honey.

Daddy, I'm scared.

So am I, honey. Hang on.
Be light. Be a feather.

- What's going on?
- Excuse me!

Oh, he's seen us. Whatever
you do, no eye contact.

- He can make you do what he wants.
- Got it.

See him? He just got lost
in that crowd there.

That's him, over on the right.
Right there on the right.

Maybe I can cut him
off at the corner.

Let's get him.

Daddy, they're coming.

Taxi. Taxi.

Drive.

- Stop!
- Hey, stop the car! Hey, cabbie.

Don't pay any attention
to them. Just drive.

Come on, let's get back to the
car. We can chase them down.

Let's move it.

Hey, mister, where are we going?

The airport.

Wait, wait, I can't go to
the airport. It's too far.

Look...

I'm gonna give you a $500 bill.

I want you to take my daughter
and I to the airport.

Sure, sure. Okay, mister.

Drive.

I ain't turning down no $500.

We are going to give each one of you ten
young ladies and gentlemen an injection.

Five of these injections
will be water.

Five of them will be
water mixed with

a tiny amount of a
chemical compound

which we call "Lot Six."

The exact nature of this
compound is classified

but it is essentially a
hypnotic mild hallucinogenic.

We employ the double-blind method
of administering the compound,

which is to say that
neither you nor we

know who has received the
clear dose and who has not.

Until later, that is.

You will be under close supervision
for 48 hours after the experiment.

Are there any questions?

Uh, Dr. Wanless, is this
experiment being done by The Shop?

No.

Absolutely not.

Yes?

When do I get my money?

Right on, man.

That is important.

Well, immediately after the experiment,
along with all the other students.

I'm broke too.

So, if we may begin the
injections now, please.

Andy McGee.

I'm Vicky Tomlinson. I'm a little
nervous about this, Andy McGee.

What if I go on a bad trip?

We'll probably just
get distilled water.

Feel any pain?

I feel a pressure.
It's a bad pressure.

It will pass.

How are you feeling?

When do we start to shrink?

You believe you're going to shrink?

Sh-ri-nk...

You'll be fine.

We'll be fine.

I can't feel my hands.

Thank you. What a nice compliment.

I didn't say anything.

You did.

What'd I say?

You said my hair is beautiful.

Like copper set on fire.

Yeah.

But I didn't say that.
I just thought it.

I love you. I've always loved you.

I've known you for
a thousand years.

That long?

Yes, I've loved you too.

Hey, buddy, airport. You okay?

I got a headache.
Wake up, baby doll.

We're here. Come on.

Where are we?

Hanover, sweetheart. Airport.

Try the airport.

Roger.

Suppose we catch up with him.
Do you wanna face him down?

What do you call this thing he's
got? How he pushes people.

The Shop figures he may
be running down by now.

He's overdone it before
and wound up in bed.

It's doing something to his brain.

Like what?

Giving himself pinprick
hemorrhages, maybe?

It could kill him.

Good, let's hope.

We don't have any more money and
we don't have anything left to sell.

We can't stay here.

It's not right. It's
not right to steal.

Honey, I know, but it's not right for
them to keep coming after us, either.

Now, I explained that to you,
Charlie, at least I tried.

About the big bad
and the little bad?

That's right. Lesser
and greater evil.

Big bad is what I did to Mommy?

Oh, darling, please.

Don't. Don't, baby.

I made Mommy scream.

Shh...

Does your head still hurt?

Poor Daddy.

Gotta keep a lookout.

Okay.

I don't know what you're doing here.
We've been through this 100 times.

I don't want to have
anything to do with you.

I told you not to follow me here.

Besides, it's not my fault.
I'm not responsible.

This ain't got nothing
to do with me.

- I'm not the only guy you've been seeing.
- That's not true.

I'm not ready to get married, so
why don't you just get outta here?

Why don't you just stop bugging me?

Come on, Charlie.

You told me you loved me.

You told me if anything
happened you'd take care of me.

This ain't got nothing
to do with me.

We've been through this 100 times.
I don't want you around.

I'm not responsible. Look,
I told you not to follow me here.

But I can't do it on my own.
I don't know where to go.

I don't have any money.

I'm not the only guy
you've been with.

That's not true.

I swear to God you're the only one.
I've never slept with anyone else.

That's not what my
buddy Al told me...

I didn't mean it, Daddy.

All right, buddy, come outta there.

Mind waiting till I
put my feet out?

I was coming with you and I saw him

and before I could stop
it, it just happened.

- I didn't like him and it just got away.
- It's okay, honey.

- But I set him on fire!
- Charlie.

- I didn't mean it, Daddy.
- Charlie, stop it.

I want you to listen to me. You said
it got away from you and it did.

But not like before. It
just got away a little bit.

Charlie, you might've set that
man's face on fire or his hair.

Now, it always goes out at
somebody you don't like.

But you didn't really
hurt that guy.

Not like I hurt Mommy
in the kitchen.

Baby. Baby, you've got to
stop thinking about that.

It wasn't you that really hurt
Mommy. It wasn't you that...

That killed her.

That's right. That's right.

Now...

We've got to go on.

Single file. Just like the Indians.

And keep as far over to the side
of the road as you can, okay?

I seen them both. This guy looked
kind of sick, or something.

Are you okay?

So far, so good, baby.
You getting tired?

Nope.

Daddy, I feel those bad men
from The Shop around again.

Okay. Come on.

Okay, sweetheart, come on.

Head up Route 70.

Oh, Daddy!

Daddy, get up.

Daddy, wake up.

Daddy? Daddy?

Are you all right?

I thought you were dead.

Are you kidding?

Think I'd do that to you? You're
all I've got in this world.

But I'm happy about that
'cause I'm crazy about you.

I'm crazy about you too, Daddy.

Come on. We gotta find
a place to sleep.

We can afford it now.

I burned him.

Rest, sweetheart.

You didn't hurt him.
You controlled it.

Shh...

Okay, Charlie. Now,
let it out. Easy does it.

Let it go.

Attagirl.

Attagirl. Okay.

Now pull it back.

Pull it back, Charlie.
Pull it back, Charlie.

Good Lord.

Now, you've got to
learn to control that.

You gotta try real hard. Okay?

I couldn't help it.

Tomorrow. She's tired.

Time for bed. You can
try again at breakfast.

I want to do that again.

No, tomorrow.

I'm not tired.
I want to do it again.

I said no.

Again. Now!

I'm sorry, Mommy. I didn't mean it.

Well, you did it. You
hurt your mother.

I'm sorry, Mommy.

It's all right. Mommy's all right.

Charlie, you have got
to control this thing

because it's a bad thing, you
understand me? A bad thing.

Leave her alone.
It's not her fault.

Hello?

Sorry.

Hung up again?

Whoever it is.

We know who they are and they want to
make sure we're staying right here.

Vicky? Charlie?

I'm home.

Sweetheart?

Vicky!

Oh...

Oh, no.

Oh, no. Please, please, God.

Please don't be here.

Please don't...

Oh, no! Please, no, no!

No! Oh, babe! What did they do?

What did they do? They
put this in your mouth.

Where's Charlie? Charlie!

Charlie!

Charlie!

Charlie!

Charlie!

Joan, by any chance is
my daughter with you?

Hold her!

Okay, that's far enough.

Drop the gun.

Drop it.

Bring her to me.

You're blind.

Ahh! My eyes!

You too, you son of a bitch.
You killed my wife. You're blind.

My eyes! My eyes!

Oh, my God! Leon!

Andy!

My eyes!

Joan.

Go back inside the house. You
won't remember any of this.

Leon! Oh, God!

My eyes! Son of a bitch!

Can't see!

Wake up, baby.
It's time to move on.

Morning.

Duane. Morning, Josie.

Good morning.

Jamieson called in. No word yet
on the McGees. He'll ring later.

Put him right through when he does.

And Rainbird is in your office.

- When did he get back?
- This morning.

- Morning, Kenny.
- Morning, sir.

Welcome back, Rainbird.

How was Venice?

Sinking.

Is our problem there solved?

Our problem there is solved.

Dr. Wanless is here.

Christ, there goes a beautiful day.

Ah, the good doctor.
What do you want, Joe?

Have you caught them yet?

We'll catch them. What do you want?

What do I always want?
Why do I stay alive?

To try to persuade you
to sanction them both,

expunge them, wipe them
from the face of the earth.

Andrew McGee and his daughter
constitute the greatest...

- ...threat that's confronted this nation.
- That's a lot of crap.

You feel guilt!

Eight out of ten of our young volunteers
have died, committed suicide.

You want to justify
your participation.

You were all in favor
of it at the time.

I know.

I didn't realize.

None of us did.

Lot Six was nothing more than a
synthetic copy of pituitary extract.

A powerful painkiller hallucinogen.

For God's sake, Joe, don't
start again. Come on.

You see...

You see...

This pituitary extract is responsible for
the occasional flashes of psi ability

which most human beings
demonstrate from time to time.

Precognition, telekinesis,
mental domination,

the kind of domination that this

experiment brought
out in Andrew McGee.

What is the point, Doctor?

Ever since this child was born,

her father has been trying to
inhibit her use of those powers.

But what if his control
had weakened now?

Why would he lose control
now after all these years?

Ask yourself this question.

How exhausting must it have been
for Victoria and Andrew McGee

when this child was an infant?

The bottle is late. The baby cries.

And at that moment, one of her stuffed
toys right there in the crib beside her

bursts into smoky flame.

Joe, she's just a little girl.
She can light fires, yes,

but you're making her
sound like Armageddon.

Yes.

And that's what it might well be.

Suppose lighting fires is
merely the tip of the iceberg.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

I am talking about a talent
that is directly linked

to this child's pituitary gland,
undeveloped pituitary gland.

What happens when she becomes
adolescent and that sleeping gland wakes

and becomes, for 20 months, the most
powerful force in the human body?

Suppose we have a child
here who some day...

is capable of creating a nuclear explosion
simply by the power of her will.

- That's insane.
- Is it? Is it?

Then allow me to progress from
insanity to utter lunacy.

Suppose there is a little girl out
there somewhere today, this morning,

who has within her, lying
dormant at present,

the power some day to crack
the very planet in two,

like a china plate in
a shooting gallery.

What if we could train this
little girl? And others as well.

Could we ever have
more powerful weapons?

No! No more experiments.

Don't force me to
go above your head

because I swear to
you I will if I have to.

I'll have you and this entire
establishment eliminated.

An excitable man.

Where are we gonna go now?

Well, we're gonna have to find
some place to stay for a while.

I don't know if
anybody'll believe us,

but if we send letters to
the important newspapers

maybe The Shop will
have to lay off.

We could go to Granther's.

What made you think of that?

I don't know.

'Cause I was thinking about your
grandfather not five minutes ago.

We'll check the motel. I want you
to work the road further down.

Got it.

Well... That's a
pretty little miss.

What's your name, missy?

Roberta.

Well, Bobby, where are you
headed for this morning?

Well, we're headed for
Tennessee. Knoxville.

My wife's there
visiting her sister.

Ran into a little problem.

Did she now?

Yeah, labor. This one's got a new
baby brother, 1:40 this morning.

His name's Andy. Isn't
that a nice name?

I think it's a corker.

Mine's Irv Manders. Come on in now.

I'll get you 10 miles closer
to Knoxville, anyway.

- Hey, Al, it's them.
- You're joking?

No, damn it, it's them.

- Did you get the number?
- Yeah, I got it.

Did you see which way they went?

- Well, I didn't even see them check out.
- Try to remember the time.

Hey, we got them.

Why don't you two come home,
take lunch with me and the wife?

- Oh, we couldn't...
- Daddy, I'm starving.

Are you sure you got enough?

Always, and I'm glad to have you.

Thank you very much.

My pleasure, Bobby.

It'll be my wife's too when
she gets a look at you.

Always wanted a
little girl herself.

But I guess that wasn't to be.

Got a song for you.

Oh, there was an old hen
She had a wooden leg

Finest old hen that
ever laid an egg

She laid her eggs all over the farm

Another little drink
won't do us any harm

Who'd you bring home, Irv?

This little girl is Roberta.

This young fella here's her daddy.

I didn't catch his name yet so
I don't know if we're related.

Frank Burton, ma'am.

Hello, I'm Norma Manders.

Hi.

Hello.

Your husband was nice enough to invite
us back for lunch. Hope you don't mind.

Why, sure. Come on in.

Come on, Bobby. Feedbag.

More room out than
there is in, button.

If I eat any more,
I think I'll split.

That's what my mom used to...

I mean, that's what
she always says.

Norma, why don't you and Bobby
go out and feed those chickens?

I want to have a little
talk with Frank here.

Would you like that?

Do they peck?

Only what they eat, honey.

Come on.

Okay. Goody.

Want a beer, Frank?

It isn't Frank, but I
guess you know that.

I guess I did.

- What is your name?
- Andy.

Well, Andy, what about that beer?

I guess I could use it.

You got it.

There you go.

Thank you.

- Here, let me help.
- No, that's all right.

I know this routine.

Cops after you, Andy?

Sort of cops, yeah.

You snatch that little
girl from her mother?

No, she's my daughter, but her
mother didn't set the cops on us.

Her mother's been dead for a year.

Don't appear like you got
her against her will.

What do they want you
for, anyway, Andy?

Who are they?

Government agents.

FBI?

No, The Shop.

The Shop?

Yeah, it's really the Department
of Scientific Intelligence. DSI.

My daughter, Charlene
and I, Charlie,

we were part of an experiment
that happened a long time ago.

Tell me about it.

Okay, now go ahead.

Thank you. Do you
eat these chickens?

If I can catch one, I might
eat one. We eat the eggs.

They want to examine
her and study her.

So they can figure out just what makes
her able to do what she can do.

I think they want to use her to
reactivate the Lot Six program.

Andy, I think you ought to call
the police. Turn yourself in.

Yeah, I know it sounds crazy.

As crazy as anything
I've ever heard.

Daddy, I fed the...

You told.

Daddy, why'd you tell?

They're coming.
They're coming for us.

They're gonna kill you, Daddy. We have
to run, we have to hide, we have to...

Yes, yes, that's what they want
to do. They want to kill you.

Kill you like they did Mommy and
take me away. I won't let it happen.

Holy Jesus Christ. Did she do that?

Charlie, now, watch
what you're doing.

Is it too late?

Yes, they're coming
up the dirt road now.

Daddy, I'm scared.

Charlie, you can stop them.

If I do something bad,
will you still love me?

Oh, Charlie...

Of course I'll still love you.

I love you more than anything in
the world, no matter what happens.

I got some tall apologizing to do.

There's a line of cars
coming up the road.

I'll stand with you if you
want. I'll get my deer gun.

You don't need your gun.

Hi, Andy. Hi, Charlie.

Honey, you don't
have to run anymore.

Go away.

Afraid I can't do that,
honey. I have my orders.

No one wants to hurt
you or your daddy.

You liar, you're supposed
to kill him and I know it.

I'd advise you do what
my daughter says.

You know why she's wanted.
Remember the soldier at the airport?

You men are trespassing. I want
you to get the hell off my property.

We're government agents, sir.

These two folks are wanted
for questioning. Nothing more.

I don't care if they're wanted
for assassinating the president.

Show me a warrant or get
the hell off my land.

We don't need a warrant.

You do unless I woke up
in Russia this morning.

If you'll just get in the car,
we can discuss all this.

Honest to gosh, there's nothing
going on here, except...

We know what's going on.

Please, don't make me do anything.

Get out! Don't you understand what
she's doing? Can't you feel it?

Don't be stupid.

If we can only discuss
this, please.

Get him!

Watch it, Andy. Watch it.

Not the girl. Not the girl.

Help! Help!

Help me!

No, don't.

No, don't.

No! Don't!

Now, get out of here.

She's never done anything like this
before. I don't know if she can stop.

Get out. Get out.

Go! Go!

Help me!

- Let's go!
- Don't leave me!

Charlie.

Stop it. That's enough.

Charlie! Charlie! Charlie!

Sorry, Daddy.

Let's get outta here,
back to The Shop.

Go, go, go!

Oh, my God.

Andy. There's an old Willys
Jeep out behind the barn.

No, Irv, don't get
involved any deeper.

Those men came here without
any warrants at all,

tried to take them off our
land, one of them shot me.

What do you want me to do? Sit here and
turn them over to the secret police?

They'll be getting their peckers up
enough to come back. Be a good Nazi?

I guess not.

You don't have to do anything else.

No, please, take the
Jeep and get away.

Just get away.

Charlie.

There's the lake. We're here.

Come on, Charlie. We got
a lot of cleaning up to do.

Nobody's lived here since
your grandfather died.

I hope that key's still here.

Do you think they'll find us here?

After what you did at the farm,

I think they're gonna
stay pretty far away.

If they still want to capture us,

they're gonna have to figure
out a different way to do it.

Well, anyways, we've
got us a new home.

Let's go. Let's go.

Don't it look good?

Daddy, will things ever
be the same for us again?

Will I be able to go to
school, and things, again?

Sure you can.

After you write the letters, right?

That's right.

Tell the newspapers all about it.

Then the running'll be over.

We'll live normal lives,
like everybody else.

Can I be?

What?

Like everybody else?

Darn tootin' you can.

I want to be.

Look who's here.

How do you feel?

Safe.

- Good night, sweetheart.
- Good night, Daddy.

Do you have a phone here?

Right over here.

They're here. They
mailed some letters.

All right, good deal.

Get a hold of Bates. He can be there
in an hour and keep me informed.

- Mr. McGee?
- And Miss McGee.

- Where are they?
- The summer cottage near Bradford.

- I'll bring them here.
- Oh, just like that?

You know what that
little girl can do.

I know what the little girl can do.
That's why I'll bring her here.

So you can do all your
tests. On the condition...

that you give her to me for disposal
when you're finished with her.

What?

I want her when you've
finished with her.

You are mad.

How right you are. So are
you, mad as a hatter.

You sit here making plans for controlling
a force that's beyond your comprehension.

A force that belongs only
to the gods themselves.

What the hell are
you talking about?

Things I'm sure you wouldn't
want the world to know.

What's to stop me from having
you erased right here and now?

Hmm.

My word that I've already made certain
provisions that, should I disappear,

The Shop will cease to
exist within six weeks.

And within six months, you will
stand in front of a judge,

awaiting sentence for crimes serious
enough to keep you behind bars

for the rest of your life.

Just, um...

What is it you want?

Your word that my involvement
with this child Charlene

will not end when I bring her here.

That's just the beginning. We're
going to be friends, Captain.

We haven't got her yet.

We'll have her.

All right.

I guess we've got a deal,
but why do you want her?

She's very beautiful.
She's very young.

Yet inside her is the
power of the gods.

We're going to be close, she and I.

Oh, yes. Gonna be very close.

Reel in some of the
slack out of the line.

Real slow, come on in, a little
more. Reel in. Reel it.

Okay, now give it a little
tug. Attagirl, now reel.

Yes, sirree! Whoa, whoa, whoa!

A real whopper.

Lookee here. How about that?

Here he comes.

Saved by the Postal Department.

- What seems to be the trouble?
- Am I glad to see you.

I think we got a dead battery.

I was hoping maybe you could
give us a jump or something?

Let's take a look at it. It
might not be the battery.

Thanks a lot, I really
appreciate it.

Where will we go now?

Offices of The New York Times.

But you sent them a letter.

Well, they might not have
gotten it, sweetheart.

Do you think they took them?

No!

- I'll get it, baby.
- I can do it!

Baby, baby, come on,
now. It's almost over.

It's never gonna be over!

- It's not over.
- Come on.

No, it's not.

Yes, it is. Come here.

Are you ready to go?

I guess so.

Daddy, I'm never gonna start
another fire in my life.

Even if they come
before we can get away.

I'm never gonna hurt
another person in my life.

That's okay, Charlie.
I can understand that.

Okay.

Jump.

That's a big girl.

Okay...

Charlie? Charlie! Charlie!

Oh, God, oh, God, oh, God!

Who shot my daughter?

Come on out where I can
see you, you son of a bitch.

Baby.

Nothing to it.

Charlie!

She's all right, Mr. McGee.
Take it easy.

Where is she? I want to see her.

All in good time.
First, let's talk.

Let's get acquainted.

Go to hell.

I tell you, she's
gonna be all right.

No. No.

What do you want with us?

I told you, Mr. McGee.

We are going to be spending
considerable time with each other,

and I want to introduce myself.

I'm Dr. Pynchot.

I'm going to make sure
you're treated well here.

Is this The Shop?

This is The Shop.

Hi, Charlene.

I'm Captain Hollister.
May I come in?

Where's my daddy?

I brought you some cocoa.

I don't want anything.

There's nothing to be
afraid of. Here.

You see? Go on.

Well, maybe later.

I've been looking forward to
meeting you for a long time.

I know you may not believe this,

but I've actually begun to think
of you as my own daughter.

What have you done to my father?

He's resting and he's
fine, just like you.

He knows you're all right
and he sends his love

and he wants you to
cooperate with us.

You're a liar.

Now, what kind of talk is that
from a nice little girl like you?

Go to hell!

Oh?

A very stubborn nice little girl.

That's all right, I understand.

I know you're tired and you're not quite
sure where you are or why you're here.

So I just want to ease
your mind, Charlie.

Do you mind if I call you Charlie?

All right, Charlene.

You are here because I'm very
interested in this ability that you have.

Pyrokinesis.

Yes.

All of us here are interested in that and
we want to see how far you can take it.

I'll tell you this, Charlie,

you'll be doing this great country
of ours a really big favor

if you just cooperate with us.

I said I would never start another fire
in my life. I want to see my father.

Okay.

Um...

Why don't you drink the
cocoa and get some sleep?

If there's anything you want, just
pick up the phone and let us know.

I know you'll find this hard
to believe now, Charlie,

but you and me are gonna be pals.

Never.

Never say never.

I'll see you, Charlie.

Good night, Charlie.

Just back off. Back off.

No!

You're not gonna do it.

Back off!

Come on, take these pills.

Come on, swallow.

- Lovely hair, so red, so beautiful.
- Look what I have here.

A wind-up cat doll.

Listen to that, sweetheart.
Isn't that pretty?

Huh?

Sure you want this...

Hi, kid.

You go ahead with your game.
I'll start in the bedroom.

My name's John.

They call you Charlie, don't they?

Hey...

You want to teach me
how to play that?

'Cause I'm terrible at games.
You can beat me all the time.

No.

Where's Charlie? What
are you doing with her?

I told you, Andy, she's
perfectly all right.

There's nothing to worry about.

Yeah, well, I want to
see her, goddamn it.

Just behave yourself.

Do as we ask, we'll see.

You bastards.

Are you gonna do the test or not?

Oh, sure. Well, sure.

Good deal.

It's a one-way glass. You won't
see us but we'll see you.

All right, send him in.

Hi, how are you?

Having the time of
my life. Sit down.

Did they tell you
anything about what

we're supposed to be doing in here?

All they told me was
to come talk to you.

You look nervous. Thirsty?
Want some water?

Yeah, I'm thirsty.

You know, they mentioned
something about a test.

Uh-huh.

You want some water?

No, I'll pass.

Why don't you put some ink in it?

Put ink in it?

You gotta be crazy.

- Goddamn it.
- He's tipped over.

He's been on the run too long.

All those damn pills you've
been giving him haven't helped.

Just give me time.

No, Rainbird's right. He's
lost it and time won't help.

Increase his medication. I'll
decide what to do with him later.

- Work on the girl.
- Oh, I am.

With a little luck, before long,
she'll trust me like a brother.

Hi, kid, how you doing?

Why do you come every
day? I'm not messy.

It's just my job, kid.

Because they're all
full of shit. Why else?

I want to see my father.

Sure you do.

I wish I could help. I don't
even know where the man is.

This is a big place, Charlie.

They say they'll let me see
him if I... if I do something.

And I don't want to.

Well...

Can it be that bad, what
they want you to do?

I mean, if just by doing it, you
can get to see your old man.

It is.

Storm's coming on. Sure hope those
lights don't go off altogether.

No, sir, I wouldn't like that.

Hey...

Listen.

Are you scared by my face?

I mean, I could wear
a mask or something.

I've seen worse.

Kid! Kid, please!

I can't stand the dark.
Please, kid.

Kid!

I gotta get outta here.
You gotta help me.

Use your card.

All the electricity's gone. The card's
no good. Hey, let me outta here.

Hey! Let me out!

- What's the matter?
- Let us out. Hey! There's people in here.

Stop it, we're okay.

I mean, aren't we?

Yeah, I guess you're right.

It's just... The dark.
I can't stand it.

It's just like the place they
put me when I was captured.

Who put you?

The Cong.

Who's the Cong?

You mean to tell me...

Oh, no, of course not,
you're too young.

It was the war, see. Vietnam.

The Cong were the bad guys.
They wore black pajamas.

In the jungle we were on patrol.
Walked into an ambush.

Only about six of us got out.

We ran.

Went the wrong way.

They caught me.

Threw me in a hole in the ground.

Like being buried alive.
It was always dark like this.

What did you eat?

They threw down rotted rice.

Sometimes I'd eat spiders.

Live ones. Great, big spiders. I'd
chase them around in the dark

- ...and kill them and eat them.
- Gross.

They turned me into an animal.

You got it a little easier than me, kid,
but it all comes down to the same thing.

Like a rat in a trap.

You think maybe they'll get the
lights back on pretty soon?

Doesn't matter. We're together.

God, kid. If some day I could help
you the way you're helping me...

You could. You could get
a message to my father.

You know, what's it
all about, Charlie?

Why do they have you
and your daddy here?

What is it they want you to do?

They won't make me
take any more pills.

No more pills, you bastard.

How are you gonna help Charlie
if you're a goddamn zombie?

Listen, maybe I could
get in to see your dad.

You could? You really
think you could?

I could change with Herbie, one of
the orderlies in the other wing.

I could see your dad,
tell him you're okay...

Well, maybe not tell him, but
pass him a note or something.

Oh, thank you, thank you.

Shit.

Maybe you oughta light the
damn fires if you can.

I told you, it's like letting
a wild animal out of a cage.

I promised myself I'd
never do it again.

That man at the airport, those men at the
farm, I killed them, I burned them up.

Yeah, but the way you told it,
it sounded like self-defense.

Yes, but that's no excuse.

Also sounded like you
saved your dad's life.

Look, if you do what
they want you to do,

but only as much as you want to do,

it might just be the way for
you to get out of here.

I'll help anyway I can.

Oh, my! Light.

Hold on there.

I'm sorry you got stuck
with me in here, John.

But I'm awful glad too.

Yeah, well, you look like you could use
a little rest, huh? Come on, let's try.

Attagirl.

There we go.

That's the girl.

Now, you just relax and
you'll be asleep in no time.

And you'll have
sweet, sweet dreams.

That's the girl.

Good night, kid.

Good night.

Daddy.

Now, Charlie, you know what
you're supposed to do.

I want you to go in the other room.

I don't want to have to
look at you while I do this.

Something might happen.

Look at those alphas,
she's really jacked up.

Everything all set? Tape rolling?

Everything all right with her?

Yes.

You all set in there?

Ready in here.

Are we ready here? Tape rolling?

- Rolling.
- All right. Everyone stand by.

Go ahead, Charlene.

Wood chips. They should've
given me something harder.

Something's happening in there.

Temperature just jumped 10 degrees.

There it goes.

Her alpha patterns look
like the goddamn Andes.

She did it. By God, she did
it and we got it all on tape.

Back off. Just back off.

Back off.

Look at the tub.

Back off.

Did you see the water in that
tub boil? And the temperature?

Jesus, did we get the audio?

- We got it.
- We did?

Good deal. My God, did you see
what she did? Did you see that?

My God, is there anyone here

that has any doubt that she
didn't make that happen herself?

Not at all, Chief. None.

Holy Christ! I knew something was
gonna happen, but I had no idea.

That tray actually flew
and she controlled it.

Then she put her power in the tub.

And we got it! We got it all on tape, and
it's good enough to stand up in court.

Right up in the goddamn
Supreme Court.

What are you looking
so miserable about?

You got her to do it by promising

she could see her father again.

Well, so what?

She must never see him.

We never intended to let her.

She'll never stop asking for it.

Suppose by some strange
accident they get together.

Suppose they do.

She does whatever he tells her.

Suppose he persuades
her to destroy us all.

No chance.

There's always a chance.

He's right. They can never
see each other again.

Then you better send
somebody along after her.

Huh?

Your technician must've had an
appointment he forgot about.

He just went out of here
in a hell of a rush.

He also left the door open, and
your firestarter just walked out.

Christ.

One of you men go and get her.

Go on.

Sure.

Which of you would like to
go and get the little girl?

Andy?

Here you go, ol' buddy.

Oh, good.

Listen, Andy.

We've determined
that your power has

deteriorated somewhat
since you got here.

In fact, we've had no
positive results at all.

What do you expect with all these
drugs you've been giving me?

You expect me to do my
best when I'm stoned?

I did everything I could. I tried.
I did everything I could to...

Yes, of course I
know that you have,

and believe me,
I appreciate it very much.

In fact, I think you need a rest.

Now, did you know that
The Shop has a small

compound on the island
of Maui, in Hawaii?

How would it be if I sent you
there for the immediate future?

I'll still get my medication?

Oh, sure, all you need.

Well, that sounds nice.

All right, good deal.

Then I'll get things started
in that direction right away.

You just take it easy, kid.
We'll take care of everything.

She's so beautiful.
What's her name?

Actually, she's more of a boy.
His name is Necromancer.

What does "necromancer" mean?

I think it means something
like wizard or sorcerer.

Something like that.

They said if I did what they wanted,
they'd let me see my father.

How did I know they were gonna
be so damn stubborn about it?

I guess you'll have to
do it for them again.

But when will I ever stop?

Look, baby.

It's like poker.

If you ain't dealing from
strength, you just ain't dealing.

Every time you light
one of their fires,

make sure that you get
something in return.

This is your old Uncle John
talking, you understand me?

Okay.

What about this... What do you
call it? This power of yours?

I know you were awful
scared about it before.

How do you feel about it now?

It's different now.
It's a lot stronger.

Yesterday, when I told
it to back off, it did.

It was like I let it out in a
single straight line and then...

- Then you pulled it back into yourself?
- Oh, no.

I put it into the water.

If I pulled it back into
myself, I guess I'd burn up.

When am I gonna get
to see my father?

Well, Charlie, we'll just have
to give them enough rope.

Next time, there has
to be more water.

Everything all set here?

Tape running? All right, stand by.

We're ready when you are, Charlene.

The temperature in the testing room
should be -15 degrees Fahrenheit.

Plus or minus five degrees.

It's 105 in there.

The blocks are starting to burn.

Cinder blocks.

God.

Back off. Just back off.

Back off. Just back off.

Back off.

I want to see my father.

You better tell her something.

Soon, Charlie.

When you show us a little more.

If you don't let me see him now,
I'll make something happen.

Do you hear me? I'll
make something happen.

Time for lunch.

Well, instant banquet.

Nice, table companion.

I'm telling you, we're not
through with testing her.

You saw what she's capable of. She
hasn't even reached her potential.

Perhaps Herman would
like to see her

blow up a country
before he gives in.

I'm scientifically rational enough
not to form a complete opinion

based on two experiments.

I'm satisfied, yes,
but only partially.

Have you made the arrangements
regarding her father?

It's all taken care of.

Night, Doc.

Rainbird.

Have you considered
what might happen

if that girl found out whose
side you're really on?

Oh, yes, I have.

I'd say you stand a good
chance of finding out

what a steak feels like
in a microwave oven.

Would you shed a bitter tear?

No.

No point in lying
to you about that.

When we find out all we
need to know from her...

When you give her to me.

What are you gonna do with her?

John the friendly
orderly will come in.

He will greet her, talk
to her, get her to smile.

John the friendly orderly will make her
happy 'cause he's the only one who can.

And when John feels that she has reached
the moment of her greatest happiness,

he will strike her across the bridge
of the nose, breaking it explosively,

and sending bone
fragments into her brain.

It'll be quick and he'll be
looking at her face at the time.

He will know her power.

And when he dies,

which I hope is very soon,

perhaps he can take that power
with him into the other world.

You are crazy.

Mmm.

So, Andy, I've made all the
arrangements for you to go to Hawaii.

Good. When am I going?

Today.

- Today?
- Well, 8:00 this evening.

How?

First class comfort all the way.

I mean, what's taking me?

You go from here by
helicopter to the base,

then the rest of the way
by army transport plane.

Hmm.

- 8:00?
- 8:00.

You know, that could bite you.

What?

That snake you're holding.

Christ, how did that get there?

I guess you just picked
it up from a bush.

I want you to contact
that helicopter pilot.

No.

- Hey, guard.
- Shut up.

Contact the helicopter pilot and
tell him you'll be coming along.

No, I won't be coming along.

Yes, of course I'm coming along.

My daughter will be with us.

Oh, no.

She can't come. She's
far too dangerous.

Oh, yeah? Well, now, who do
you think made her dangerous?

My daughter is coming along.

And I don't want you to contradict
me again, do you understand me?

Yes, of course.

You contact the helicopter.

We'll let him take us as
far as the army plane.

There has to be a refueling stop
between here and Hawaii, right?

Yeah, we'll have to
refuel in California.

Yeah.

Okay.

- Now, do you have a paper and a pen?
- Sure.

Here you go.

I'm gonna write something
to my daughter.

You're gonna take it to her.

Yes, of course.

Charlie, love.

First thing, when you
finish reading this,

flush it down the toilet, okay?

Second thing, if everything
goes the way I'm planning,

we're gonna be out of here tonight.

Third thing, I want you to
be in the stables at 8:00.

I'll arrange for
somebody to bring you.

I miss you, Charlie.
I love you so much.

John!

Hi, baby.

I have to talk to you.

Yeah, what about?

I'll tell you in the hall.

They listen here.

Right.

My daddy's found a way
for us to get out of here.

I'm supposed to meet him at
the stables at 8:00 tonight.

That's great. How did he do it?

I don't know, but
isn't it wonderful?

It's better than that, baby.
It's a miracle. I'll take you.

No, you'd get in trouble. I wouldn't
do that to you. You're my friend.

I appreciate that, Charlie,
but I'd do anything for you.

Hi, Charlie.

My name's Mike.

And Captain Hollister
has assigned me

to take you to the stables tonight.

What time?

Well, let's see.

I'll be back for you about
quarter to 8:00 this evening.

So, what's going on?

I asked if I could go
riding at nighttime.

Oh?

Sure, kid, anything you want.

Bye.

See you later.

Come to me, Charlie.

Okay, let's check you in here.

Hey!

Anybody here?

You can go now.

I got the kid with me.

I said you can go now!

Get out of here.

Can't do it, Charlie.

Back off. Back off.

Get out of here, you bastard,
or I'll burn you up, I'll fry you.

Charlie.

Charlie.

John? John?

Where are you?

I'm up here.

John...

I'm really glad you're here,
but if anybody found out...

That doesn't matter anymore.

The only thing that
matters is you and me.

How'd you get Charlie to
cooperate with the experiments?

Rainbird got her to do it.

Who's Rainbird?

He's an agent, an exterminator.

Charlene thinks he's
an orderly named John.

Come on up, Charlie. Come to John.

- My father should be here any minute now.
- I know.

Hurry. Climb up now. Come to John.

That's it. Come on.

Good.

Good girl. Right...

- Are you armed?
- Yes.

Charlie?

Daddy!

Yeah. Oh.

Let me look at you.

Is it true? Are we
really going away?

Yes, it's true, we're
really going away.

Baby.

- You pushed him.
- You're right.

My friend John is here.

The orderly?

Yeah, he's up there.

Couldn't we take him with
us if he wants to come?

He's the one that shot us, baby.

He's the one that brought us here.

Oh, no, Daddy, that's John.
He took care of my room.

No.

He is with them.

It isn't true, is it?

Yes, it's true.

Where are you, you son of a bitch?

You tricked me, you lied to me.

No, I just mixed up the
truth a little, Charlie.

And I did it to save your life.

You come down here before I set
everything on fire, 'cause I can do it.

Oh, I know you can.

But if you do, you're gonna
burn up an awful lot of horses.

Can't you hear them? Necromancer's
in one of those stalls.

No, I'm not gonna do it.

No, I'm not gonna do it.
I'm not gonna burn.

No! Back off.

Please, don't. Back off.

You're not gonna do it.

Don't. Back off. Back off!

What more do you want from us?
Why can't you just let us go?

You can't just be let go. I don't think
your father even believes that now.

You're dangerous,
Charlie, and you know it.

That's not my fault.

I know that. I don't care
about that. I never did.

All I care about is you.

Now, come up here! Don't
make me shoot your father.

Don't listen to him, Charlie.

- You promise he'll be all right?
- I give you my real word.

Don't do it, baby.

- Are you sure?
- Yes.

Kill him.

Jump.

No.

No!

Oh, Daddy! Are you hurt?

Charlie...

Daddy! Daddy!

You're bleeding.

Charlie!

Daddy!

- Look at me.
- Go on.

Charlie, look at me.

That's it. So I can see your eyes.

I love you, Charlie.

I love you.

I say again, Condition Bright
Yellow. This is not a drill.

Repeat, not a drill.

Converge on stables. Use caution.

It's the girl and she's...

You gotta get away
if you can, Charlie.

If you have to kill anybody that gets
in your way, I want you to do it.

You let them know that
this is a war, Charlie.

You have to get out of here.

Do it for me.

Do it for me, baby,
do you understand?

You make it. You make it so they can't
ever do anything like this again.

You'll have to burn
it all down, baby.

Burn it all down.

Daddy...

Go on. Get outta here
before it all goes up.

I can't leave you.

I can't leave you, Daddy.

Oh...

I love you, Charlie...

Oh, no, Daddy.

Get the door. Ready?

- Don't move.
- Freeze.

Oh, my God!

Get her! Get her!

- Run! Run for it!
- Let's go!

Come on, let's get out of here.

No! No!

Take cover!

Take cover!

No... Stop!

No! No!

Attention!

Stay right where you are.

Do not move. We're coming down.

For you, Daddy.

Irv, look who's here.

Thanks for the ride.

You'll be safe now, Charlie.

I'm doing it, Daddy.

I love you.