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What's your favorite game? Stay up late and do anything I want.

Now control has taken over.

The word is getting out that you are losing control of her.

Well, he came out of the sky, landed just a little south of Moline.

And he fell out of the tractor, couldn't believe what he'd seen.

Landed on the ground and shook, fearing for his life.

Then he ran all the way to town, screaming, he came out of the sky.

And cue the spaceman!

is taking over.

It's slowing its way.

All right, Dom, you're right on the mark.

Hey, hey, hey. All the way.

From Pluto to Pasadena, we always hit our mark.

City council came and made a speech about building a monument.

Preacher man said the devil had come.

Hollywood rushed out an epic film.

Boys down at the mill said it was a communist plot.

That thing's string, it's incredible.

Look,

swing around a starboard, I'll get a better angle.

Yeah, this is just the shot Mr. DeSoto wants.

No!

Not the person!

Hey, Dom, something's wrong.

Get some altitude so we can see what's going on.

You got it.

Roxy?

Hey, get somebody over here. Huh? You hurt?

What happened? You all right? I'll tell you what happened.

You used the mic stand instead of the rubber wand.

The wand?

Yeah, the rubber wand.

The UFO picks up an electrostatic charge from the chopper blades, remember?

You grounded yourself with the mic stand.

Okay, okay, okay. Look, how many times do we have to rehearse this?

That's why we do rehearsals. We'll do it one more time, she'll get it. Nick?

I'm going back to the hotel.

Well, wait a minute, wait a minute.

Let's just finish it. Do the rehearsal. You finish it, Nick. And you tell this

toady roadie to get it straight.

Otherwise, I'm not doing the concert.

Oh, absolutely, Miss Roxy. I'll be glad to change the laws of physics for you.

You just say the word. Don't talk to her like that. Now, she's a superstar.

You respect her.

Come on.

Pick her up, String.

Kate and me will go back to the hangar.

With pleasure.

Nick, I know he told me to use the wand. It's just that I was so... You're tired.

You're tired, I understand.

But you're a pro. You'll come through. You always have.

I know.

But sometimes I wonder who I'm doing these shows for.

Am I doing it for them? For me? For you? For your 20%?

Don't take shots at me, Roxy. That 20% doesn't make up for losing you.

And I'd give it back in a minute.

Stay with me tonight.

Oh, Nick, please don't start that again.

What do you want?

I'm standing by to take her back to the hotel if you're done with your

rehearsal.

Okay.

Take Roxy back to the hotel.

Take it easy.

Special handling, all right? And this time will you stay up in the sky until I

tell you to come down like nice flyboys, okay?

Yeah.

That's what us flyboys do best.

I'll be ready to go in a minute.

I'll wait for you outside.

You all set?

Uh,

what's that back?

Is that a camera?

Yeah.

We're gonna shoot some footage of the concert.

Ah, gonna make me look good?

Wouldn't have to do much to make you look good.

Thank you.

I saw your concert last year.

You look good even from the last row.

What were you doing in the last row?

I don't even ask. The thing was a sellout, so I had to buy some scalpers

tickets. Oh.

Trust me.

But I just had to hear you sing Curse of Love.

That old thing.

It's the first thing Nick and I ever did. I was 18.

Yeah? Are you going to record another album soon?

I will if I stay with Nick DeSoto.

He's gotta be on the charts all the time. You know, listen, I'm sorry if I

interrupted anything personal.

Oh, no, no, you didn't.

Nick and I have that discussion about eight or nine times a week.

You see, we're divorced, but both of our names are on the business contract, so

it's just like we're married. It gets pretty confusing, and I know it's gotta

change, but that's the curse of love.

How did they get up here?

Come on, I'll help you out.

Excuse us, please.

Come on, guys, let the ladies through.

Excuse me.

Come on in, Hawk.

These aren't bad as far as hotels go.

And believe me, I know a lot about hotels.

Where do you live?

Hotels.

I'm sorry.

Make yourself a drink if you want one.

Two more weeks.

Two more weeks, and then what?

Well, then the tour is over, the recording sessions are done, and then

it's Roxy's time to play.

Play? What's your favorite game?

It's called Superstar in Paris.

I shop, go to the clubs, stay up late, and do anything I want.

And live in hotels.

Yeah.

What do you do, Mr. Hawk?

I mean, to relax.

I've got a cabin up in the mountains.

I'm going up there tomorrow.

What are you?

Some kind of hermit?

No, I've got a couple friends going with me.

I'll be back in time for your technical rehearsal.

And I was thinking, well,

it is a four-place chopper.

Hello?

Yes, I'll tell him.

I know.

You want me to get my machine off the roof, huh? Uh-huh.

Just kind of lost track of time.

I'll see you in a couple days, huh?

Maybe.

Maybe sooner.

Look, I don't know what to tell you, pal.

He's not here.

It's not worth breaking you in half to find out. Just to remind DeSoto about

his weekend in Vegas.

He lost.

And he owes.

One, two,

three. Can you hear that okay?

Those guys don't scare me.

I'm not your hider after.

100 grand?

Easy off the next album's budget.

Rusty, she's flaking out on us.

She may not do the album or any more shows.

Well, then you gotta get control of her again, Nick. I know that. I've been

trying everything I can think. Nothing works.

I'm less worried about getting my legs broke than losing her.

Nick, I suppose I could guarantee her cooperation, at least as far as

finishing the tour.

How? Just something I saw on television.

It might work.

Try it.

What? Are you sure?

I can't believe it.

Yeah.

Rusty, she's split.

She flew off to the woods with those jerks from Santini Air. I can't believe

she would do that to me.

It doesn't matter.

It's okay. It's gonna work out.

Watch.

Amazing. From the audience, you'll never know.

Might work.

You remind me of someone I used to need.

Boy, when you said mountains, you weren't kidding, were you?

Nah.

It's worth it coming up here.

I saw a pregnant doe when I was here last week.

Might have foaled by now.

When are we gonna see something?

Well, sometimes we come up here and we don't see anything at all.

Are you bored?

I don't know what I am.

It's the first time in five years that I've been away from Nick.

Boy, you wouldn't catch him doing something like this.

Everything he does is fast and furious.

Well, you can't keep a pace like that up forever.

Try telling Nick that.

Have you ever tried telling Nick that?

We climbed to the top together.

It's hard to forget that.

Even when the love is gone.

Hey.

You were right.

Anybody else wants more of this coffee?

No, thanks.

That was the best meal I've ever had.

Well, you see, the fresh air titillates the taste buds, especially with fresh

-caught fish.

Not to mention my skill with the cast-iron skillet. Ho, ho, ho, let's not

forget.

Silence.

It's a pretty strange sound.

That's how you tell good friends.

We can be quiet together.

I keep hearing the echo of cheering fans.

A couple weeks out of the city, you can hear the crickets.

Might take a lot longer in my case.

I got a lot of noise to forget.

Oh, well, I've had it.

Good night.

Yeah, me too. Listen, you guys bring in the coffee pot.

Good night.

Hasta la noche.

So beautiful.

Where have I been all my life?

Where have you been?

Back in the last row scalping tickets.

Huck, I'm not going back there.

Nick is through.

What do you do about your last concert?

Let the scalpers take the loss.

All right, guys, pack it in.

Jerry, give me a hand with the piano.

See you later.

Nick DeSoto, Mickey, Sal.

I've used them before. They're good.

Did you explain the job?

If you give the word, we'll detain the lady for you. I don't want her hurt.

It's got to be done discreetly.

Discreet is the only way we do kidnapping, mister.

Seeing as how it's a felony.

It may never come to that, but this... This is standby

money.

That was wonderful.

I've never seen so much open country before.

We'll get ready for some of the best soul food home cooking we've ever had.

That's Roxanne Marv.

Yeah, I'm telling you, that's Roxanne Marv.

Come on, I'll go check it.

Hark.

I don't want a mob scene.

Can we get out of here?

Roxanne Marvel.

I knew it. I knew it.

That's right.

How you doing?

How am I doing?

You kidding me?

Roxanne Marvel in my favorite little honky-tonk?

Hey, girl.

You ever dance a two-step with a real mountain man?

No, I don't think... Come on. Come on with me.

Don't you think you're just being a little rude to me?

I think you're making a big mistake.

Look it, cowboy.

I don't want any trouble with you.

Sorry about my friend.

He's drunk.

Should have known better.

Look.

You see?

You are respected and you're admired.

They want a piece of me.

Everybody wants a piece of me.

You give them a piece of you every time you sing a song.

Roxanne, it's your life.

You have a different kind of life.

You have a professional and a personal life.

And they have to be separated.

It's in your blood, isn't it, singing?

I know it's in my blood.

Singing is my first love.

But I'm just burned out from overdoing it, from having Nick push me too hard.

Like I said, it's your life.

If it were me, I'd finish the tour, and I'd fire DeSoto.

Of course, you're always welcome to come back up to the cabin and stay as long as

you want.

But you have to go out like a pro.

Dom, it looks like they're going to start the technical rehearsal.

Holy cats.

We'd better hightail it back to the hangar and pick up that other camera.

They want film of all the rehearsals. I forgot it was at two today.

Come on, String, let's go.

Yeah.

Uh,

Sally, would you wait outside for a moment, please?

Okay.

Nick, what the hell is going on here?

Won't you ever learn to knock?

Okay, watch your step, watch the wires.

Can you get ready for some playback for me? Yeah, you got it.

Out of the sky, all right?

Here's your microphone, sweetheart.

Right there. No, don't hold it by the antenna. Hold it right here.

Ready, Rusty? Let's have some playback.

Okay.

Okay. Playback coming up.

Okay, back up.

That's it.

Ready to make your march forward. Here we go.

That's it.

Just a little bit. Just be comfortable. Just move the way you want to.

That's it.

Just make sure you keep the microphone in front of your lips all the time.

That way, if you don't know the words, they won't know the difference.

Go. Keep it in front of your mouth.

That's it. Big smile.

That's right.

That's it now.

Cover your mouth.

That's it.

You're doing great. You're doing great. Believe me. Do that.

That's it.

That's it. You're going to be great.

Coming out of position.

Okay.

Drop down 100 feet, String, so I can get a lower angle.

All right, make your run.

Start your camera rolling.

We can't fly over the crowd. I'll swing around the other side.

Hold her steady,

String.

Stay on the stage area, Kate.

Great!

She really shines down there.

Whoa, wait.

Time would seem to resume at the end of the verse.

Cut to the musicians.

Hey, you're going to be great. Take a bow to your millions of fans.

Big bow. Keep your face up. That's it. Big bow.

All right, Roxy.

Come on.

Okay, go ahead and roll that thing, Dom. Let's have a look at these test shots.

We're going to have to watch our F-stop when we're filming tonight or we'll end

up underexposed.

Hey, not bad, huh?

Yeah, that's fine. It'll work real good.

Hey, good stuff, Kate.

It's gonna make a great video.

You know, she's really very photogenic.

What was... Hawk, I think I saw something.

Hey, Dom, roll it back.

Hey, look at those two guys.

Yeah, what are they doing?

Looked like they were hassling somebody.

Freeze the frame.

You know, Dom, I must have taken this when I leaned back on the camera to talk

to you.

Can anybody make out that license number?

That's Roxanne.

They kidnapped Roxanne.

Oh, they couldn't have.

She was out of stage all the time.

It's Hawk.

Here you go.

Well, it's like I told you before, I'm not after an autograph.

Look, you're all dolls and I love you, but I got a show to do, okay? Hey,

listen.

I'd just like to know if DeSoto's giving you trouble or not.

You want me...

I guess she's still got the sound of those cheering fans ringing in her ears.

Hey, what are you people doing back here? We came to see Roxanne.

I'm sorry.

Nobody backstage.

Mr. DeSoto's orders.

You know, I'd like to talk to Mr. DeSoto.

Do you understand English?

Nobody backstage.

Come on, String. It's not worth it. Come on. Come on.

You can't be serious.

It was $100,000, not $125,000.

That is the problem with borrowing from our institution, Nicky. The interest

rates float.

Well, I'll need some more time.

Look, the way we figure it, You got only one asset.

And the word is getting out that you are losing control of our... You fix it so

that one asset stays put. Either that or liquidate it.

Liquidate it?

What the hell are you talking about?

Hey, you are the man with a dozen hits.

You figure it out.

How did those guys get in? Where have you been? Those guys from Santini Air

have been snooping around.

Damn! Hey, I told you. I got a chopper license. I should be flying that UFO.

Who's gonna film the concert?

I don't know.

Videos are important to album sales.

We gotta stick with Santini now.

Those guys just... Walk right on in here.

We gotta have some kind of protection around here Mickey and Sal got a little

sideline going Mickey and Sal arms for the serious investor if you know what I

mean, what kind of stuff?

Heavy enough to bring down a chopper if it comes to that

I admit there's something fishy back there, but I don't see what you hope to

find out there in the desert.

It looks like the limo is headed toward Barstow.

There's been nothing but high winds and sandstorms out here for the last week.

You won't find anything.

Let's kick in that metric scanner.

Coming on.

Is that going to work?

If the space shuttle can spot thousand-year-old riverbeds using this

technique, we ought to be able to... Oh, bingo!

There's a cluster of old miner's shacks.

The mill settlement?

The last miner pulled out of there 30 years ago. You probably couldn't even

find a lizard moving down there right now.

I've got an abandoned vehicle down there, Dom.

Hey, it's an old LaSalle.

My uncle had one just like that before the war.

Which war?

Uh-huh.

We're coming up on that DC-3.

Boy, what a home that would make for an old desert rat.

Ah, me and my big mouth.

There it is.

same license number.

Where's Roxanne?

There's no tracks leading away from that limo. They could be anywhere in any

direction.

You want something to drink, honey?

We're going to be spending a lot of time together.

Come on, honey.

Hey,

don't do that.

We just want to party with a famous star.

Yeah. We even got one of your records here.

Let's give it a spin.

See what it sounds like.

Your biggest fan is here to see you.

Give me a minute.

My biggest fan.

I am.

I always have been.

How many ways can I tell you, Roxy? I still love you. You still love me?

You just had me kidnapped.

Listen, damn it, for one time, just listen.

We can go back.

It's not too late.

It can all be like it was in those first years, Roxy.

I still care about you.

But I just won out.

If you cared about me, you wouldn't just leave me flat like this.

Nick DeSoto will never be flat.

You rebound.

You made me and you can do it again with another Roxanne Marvel. A better one.

I won't rebound, Rox.

gambling debts.

Maybe I can help you out. I don't want your damn charity. I just want to share

in what's mine.

You do share, Nick. 20% of everything goes to you. It's not my fault if you

gamble it away. 20% of the old songs is 20% of nothing.

They're hits.

They're oldies.

Oldies.

All right.

I'll tell you what I'll do.

I'll slit my wrists.

I'll go up to country heaven.

Sal! Mickey!

Get in here, you guys!

Jesse, you're... Who are you talking about? She was with you.

She must be on our back.

I just picked up a mobile telephone on our VHF.

Now let's check it out.

Rusty, I just said goodbye to my ex-wife.

We got a whole new plan.

I got the firepower if those Vegas creams come around.

Forget them.

They're as good as paid off.

It breaks up and goes all over the canyon.

Well, the heat source from this car agent says it was that one right there.

We got gunfire bearing 085.

Recordings would become classics.

You know, you've got a double back at the concert.

Dead ringer for you.

Yeah, I saw her.

If you die in public, it would be an even bigger splash.

The guys from Santini era never showed.

Just as well.

We don't need any stray film of the accident. You fly the copter. I'll be

there with you. I'll run the cable.

I only trusted myself with my ex-wife's safety.

And look what happened.

Tragic.

Tonight, you are the star.

Well, I'll try to do my best.

Hey,

you can't just take over. My boss leased that chopper. Yeah, and my boss is his

boss who'll pack it up and go home, lady.

No way. It's a tricky stunt, and I'm gonna do it.

Hello, security.

This is Roxanne Marvel.

I... I need an escort to the concert.

I'm approaching the concert.

Hey, but who's flying the UFO?

It's got to be Caitlin.

Caitlin, this is Hawk. I'm about a mile east of the concert area.

You copy?

Hey, that's Hawk and Santini. They're nearby, man. Forget them. We're almost

up to the queue.

I've got Caitlin on a walkie-talkie.

Caitlin, we got you. We're in the lady.

Hawk!

Crawford's in the chopper. He's settled up to something.

Farewell to a legend.

I've got his remote frequency. Jam it.

Play it down, DeSoto.

Gently.

Nick, it's not going to work. Come on, let's get out of here.

But there's no place to take them out.

It's all city as far as the eye can see.

Wait.

Straight ahead.

There's a big city park.

No heat sources.

With airspeed.