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COME ON, GOOCH!

THEY'RE RIGHT ON US, DIGGER!

YOU AIN'T GONNA STOP 'EM.

LET'S GO!

GOOCH!

GOOCH! GOOCH! OH...

GOOCH!

GOOCH! GOOCH!

MY LEGS. I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS.

GOOCH!

DIGGER?

I'M HIT.

HELP ME UP, GOOCH. HELP ME UP.

MY LEGS. CAN'T MOVE! HELP ME, GOOCH!

YOUR HONOR, MY CLIENT FEARS FOR HER SON'S LIFE.

I DOUBT THAT, COUNSELOR.

YOU WANNA HEAR IT UNDER OATH?

YOUR HONOR, SURELY A MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIVES

OF SEVERAL THOUSAND MARINES

CAN BE ENTRUSTED WITH THE CARE AND WELL-BEING

OF ONE 10-YEAR-OLD BOY,

ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT BOY'S HIS OWN SON.

EVIDENTLY NOT,

SINCE YOUR CLIENT APPARENTLY VIOLATED

MY CUSTODY COURT ORDER.

JUDGE, HE WANTED TO SPEND A FEW EXTRA DAYS WITH HIS SON

BEFORE THE BOY'S MOTHER MOVED HIM 1000 MILES AWAY.

AND THE BOY'S MOTHER SAID, "NO."

WHICH SHE HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DO, COUNSELOR.

I'M NOT DEFENDING MY CLIENTS ACTION, YOUR HONOR.

I 'M ASKING FOR THE COURT'S UNDERSTANDING, GIVEN THE SITUATION.

DO YOU KNOW THE WHEREABOUTS OF YOUR CLIENT AND HIS SON, MR. RABB?

NO, YOUR HONOR, I DO NOT.

YOUR HONOR, DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL

THIS BOY'S A VICTIM ON THE 6:00 NEWS?

THAT'S UNCALLED FOR.

THIS IS NOT A CASE OF CHILD ABUSE.

THIS IS A BIRD COLONEL IN THE MARINE CORPS, WHO'S...

WHO IS IN CONTEMPT OF COURT.

COUNSELOR, YOUR CLIENT LEAVES ME NO CHOICE,

BUT TO ISSUE A WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

HOW WILL THAT HELP ME GET TREVOR BACK?

WHEN THE POLICE SPOT YOUR EX-HUSBAND, THEY ARREST HIM.

AND THEY RETURN YOUR SON TO YOUR CUSTODY.

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MATT'S GONNA TAKE TO THAT.

WHAT DO YOU CARE? YOU WANT YOUR SON BACK, DON'T YOU?

YES, BUT ARRESTING MATT COULD RUIN HIS CAREER.

MRS. ANDERSON, MOST EX-WIVES WOULD PAY ME DOUBLE FOR THAT.

BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHAT IF I DON'T...

SO, HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING A DIVORCE LAWYER?

I'D SAY I'D PUT IT ON PAR WITH BEING A PROCTOLOGIST.

OUCH.

SO FAR DEFENDING STRIKER'S BUDDY HAS COST ME

$350 FOR A NEW SUIT,

12 DAYS OF LEAVE TIME AND A BRUISED EGO.

YOU LOST?

JUDGE ISSUED A WARRANT FOR THE COLONEL'S ARREST.

WOW.

FROM THE LOOK ON HER FACE,

I NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT.

MAYBE SHE'S REALIZING WHAT SHE'S JUST DONE.

IT IS HIS FAULT, HARM. NOT HERS.

OH, SHE COULD HAVE GIVEN HIM A COUPLE OF LOUSY DAYS, MEG.

MAYBE NOT. SHE IS MOVING.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE HERE TO LEND MORAL SUPPORT.

YOU'RE STARTING TO SOUND LIKE OPPOSING COUNSEL.

SORRY.

WHAT'S TREVOR GOING TO THINK WHEN HE SEES HIS FATHER BEING ARRESTED?

DO YOU WANT YOUR SON BACK OR NOT, MRS. ANDERSON?

OF COURSE I WANT HIM BACK.

THEN GO HOME AND WAIT FOR THE POLICE TO DO THEIR JOB.

I DON'T HAVE A HOME.

EVERYTHING I OWN IS ON A VAN TO WISCONSIN.

THEN I'D MAKE SURE THE POLICE HAVE SOME WAY TO REACH YOU.

NOW, I HAVE ANOTHER CASE,

BUT EVEN IF I DIDN'T, YOU DON'T WANT ME HOLDING YOUR HAND

FOR A $150 AN HOUR, HUH?

CHEER UP, MRS. ANDERSON. YOU WON.

MRS. ANDERSON?

IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO, MA'AM?

YOU'RE HIS LAWYER.

YES, MA'AM. BUT WE ARE MILITARY OFFICERS.

WE LOOK OUT FOR OUR OWN.

WHY DID HE FORCE ME TO DO THIS?

WELL, MA'AM, YOU'RE TAKING HIS BOY AWAY FROM HIM.

I HAD TO. HE DIDN'T GIVE ME A CHOICE.

YES, MA'AM. I UNDERSTAND.

UM, I JUST WISH YOU COULD HAVE GIVEN HIM A LITTLE MORE TIME.

ALL MATT EVER WANTS IS TIME.

WHEN HE ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM,

I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T WANNA BE A MILITARY WIFE.

HE SAID HE HAD 6 YEARS TO GO UNTIL HE GOT HIS 20.

AND IF I PROMISED TO HANG AROUND TILL THEN, HE WOULD RETIRE.

WELL, THE 6 BECAME 8 AND THE 8 BECAME 10.

AND HE STILL HASN'T RETIRED.

WHY SHOULD I THINK IT'S GONNA BE ANY DIFFERENT WITH TREVOR?

YOU SHOULDN'T.

DO YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE TO STAY UNTIL THE COLONEL BRINGS YOUR SON BACK?

WELL, I HATE SPENDING THE MONEY, BUT I GUESS I COULD FIND A MOTEL.

MMM, HOW ABOUT THE HOSTESS HOUSE AT THE BASE?

IT'LL COST A LOT LESS THAN ANY DECENT MOTEL.

I... I'M NOT A DEPENDENT ANYMORE, LIEUTENANT.

IT'S MEG.

AND UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE A PROBLEM.

WHY DON'T I RIDE ALONG WITH YOU AND HELP SET IT UP?

THANK YOU. HMM.

MRS. ANDERSON, DID YOU TELL YOUR LAWYER

YOU BELIEVED MATT MIGHT HURT TREVOR?

NO. NOT EXACTLY.

I TOLD HIM THAT MATT SOUNDED CONFUSED ABOUT TREVOR,

AND THAT IT FRIGHTENED ME.

HOW WAS HE CONFUSED?

TWICE HE REFERRED TO TREVOR AS DIGGER.

DIGGER?

WHO'S DIGGER?

WHAT?

YOU SAID, "HOW CAN YOU DO THAT, DIGGER?"

I DID?

YEAH. YOU DID, DAD.

I MUST HAVE BEEN THINKING OF AN OLD BUDDY OF MINE

WHO USED TO POUR MUSTARD ALL OVER HIS FRENCH FRIES, TOO.

NEAT. GOOD TO KNOW SOMEBODY ELSE DOES IT.

KIDS AT SCHOOL THINK I'M WEIRD.

WE SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT DIGGER.

CAN I PHONE MOM?

NO, SHE'S PROBABLY BUSY PACKING FOR THE MOVE.

WE PACKED LAST WEEK.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MOVE SATURDAY, REMEMBER?

RIGHT. SATURDAY.

YOU DIDN'T TELL HER WE WERE TAKING THE EXTRA DAYS, DID YOU?

YES, I DID.

AND SHE SAID OK?

NOT EXACTLY.

LOOK, TREVOR,

I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'M GOING TO BE SEEIN' YOU AGAIN.

I KNOW.

AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TO SPEND A COUPLE OF DAYS TOGETHER

DOIN' SOMETHING SPECIAL.

SINCE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN HUNTING...

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

WELL, I WAS ABOUT YOUR AGE WHEN MY FATHER TOOK ME ON MY FIRST HUNT.

THIS IS TOO COOL. WHAT ARE WE GONNA HUNT?

BEARS?

DEER.

WHY NOT BEARS?

NOT IN SEASON.

BUT, WHAT IF A BEAR ATTACKS US?

THEN WE'D HAVE TO SHOOT IT, RIGHT?

IT'D BE LIKE SELF-DEFENSE.

OH. DEFINITELY SELF-DEFENSE.

SO WHERE'S MY GUN?

WELL, YOU'RE STILL A LITTLE YOUNG FOR THAT.

HOW CAN I HUNT IF I DON'T HAVE A GUN?

WELL, I HUNT AND YOU'RE THE BAIT.

YOU SEE, I TIE YOU TO A TREE.

AND WHEN THE DEER'S COME TO EAT YOU, POW.

DEER DON'T EAT PEOPLE, DAD.

THEY DON'T?

MUST BE THINKING OF BEAR HUNTING.

DAD.

COLONEL ANDERSON REQUESTED AN EMERGENCY LEAVE

FOR PERSONAL REASONS, SIR.

DID HE SAY WHAT THOSE REASONS WERE, CAPTAIN?

NOT TO ME, SIR.

AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE HE WENT?

NO, SIR.

ISN'T HE REQUIRED TO LEAVE A PHONE NUMBER?

YES, SIR. HE LEFT HIS HOME PHONE NUMBER.

WELL, WE KNOW HE'S NOT THERE, CAPTAIN.

THAT'S THE NUMBER HE LEFT, SIR.

LOOK, I'M HERE TO HELP COLONEL ANDERSON, NOT HURT HIM.

BUT I CAN'T DO THAT IF YOU STONEWALL ME.

I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WENT, COMMANDER.

MAYBE HUNTING.

I KNOW HE CHECKED HIS RIFLE OUT OF THE ARMORY BEFORE HE LEFT.

WHAT KIND OF RIFLE?

BROWNING 308.

SAID IT WAS HIS FATHER'S DEER RIFLE.

OH, GOD.

I GOT HER INTO THE HOSTESS HOUSE.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME NEWS SO I BROUGHT HER ALONG.

WHAT IS IT, MRS. ANDERSON? THE RIFLE?

MATT'S FATHER COMMITTED SUICIDE WITH THAT RIFLE.

THAT WAS YOUR DADDY'S GUN?

YES.

AND HE GAVE IT TO YOU?

MMM-HMM.

SO, SOMEDAY YOU'LL GIVE IT TO ME.

SOME DAY.

GET IN THE TRUCK.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

CAN I SEE YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE, PLEASE?

SURE.

NO SCHOOL TODAY, SON?

NO.

NO, WHAT?

NO, SIR.

CAN YOU STEP AROUND TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, SIR?

I WAS IN THE CORPS MYSELF, SIR.

SERVED 3 YEARS IN THE FIRST DIVISION.

LANCE CORPORAL TERRANCE HODGE.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU, CORPORAL.

YEAH, WELL, IT'S DEPUTY HODGE NOW, SIR.

LODEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

I SEE. ANY PROBLEM?

WELL, THERE SEEMS TO BE A WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST, COLONEL.

HANDS ON THE VEHICLE.

DO YOU HAVE TO DO THIS IN FRONT OF MY SON? LEGS APART! MMM.

PLEASE, YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THAT!

THIS AIN'T A MARINE UNIFORM I'M WEARING, COLONEL.

I'M THE ONE GIVING ORDERS HERE.

NO! LET MY DAD GO!

TREVOR, STAY IN THE VAN!

GOOCH, I'M HIT!

HELP ME UP. HELP ME UP, GOOCH.

HELP ME UP! GOOCH, HELP ME!

I GOT YOU, DIGGER.

I GOT YOU. I GOT YOU.

ARE YOU SURE?

THANK YOU.

A LODEN COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF STOPPED THE COLONEL OUTSIDE OF RIDGECREST,

70 MILES EAST OF BAKERSFIELD.

HE TRIED TO BRING HIM INTO CUSTODY

AND HE SAYS HE RESISTED.

OH, MATT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THE DEPUTY WAS INJURED. THE COLONEL GOT AWAY.

WHAT ABOUT TREVOR?

HE MUST STILL BE WITH HIM.

DID THEY SAY WHICH WAY HE WAS HEADED?

NO, SIR, BUT IT'S ESCALATING INTO A MAN HUNT.

WE'D BETTER HEAD UP THERE.

I'M GOING WITH YOU.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MRS. ANDERSON, YOU HAD THE ARREST WARRANT ISSUED.

YOUR PRESENCE THERE MAY AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION.

I KNOW MATT BETTER THAN ANYONE.

AND IF MY SON IS IN DANGER, I SHOULD BE THERE.

THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD BUMP THERE, MARINE.

BUT I THINK YOU'LL LIVE.

WE'RE IN TROUBLE, AREN'T WE?

WELL, ONE OF US IS.

YOUR MOTHER CALLED IN THE CAVALRY.

ARE THEY GONNA ARREST YOU?

NO. NOBODY'S GONNA ARREST ANYBODY.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO TO JAIL, DAD.

I'M NOT GOING TO JAIL.

DON'T WORRY. I'LL GET US OUT OF THIS.

I DON'T KNOW, GOOCH.

THEY'RE ALL AROUND US.

WE GOT 'EM WHERE WE WANT 'EM, BUDDY.

HOW BAD IS IT?

JUST BAD ENOUGH FOR A TICKET HOME.

I'M SCARED, GOOCH. DON'T LEAVE ME.

HEY, HAVE I EVER LEFT YOU?

DEER HUNTING IN THE SNOW.

I DAMN NEAR FROZE TO DEATH BEFORE I FOUND THE CABIN.

YEAH, WELL, NOT TODAY. WHERE I GO, YOU GO.

I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS.

HEY, IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT. I GOT YOU. IT'S OK.

AM I GONNA DIE? NO, YOU'RE NOT!

NOW, YOU LOOK AT ME! NOW, YOU'RE NOT GONNA DIE!

I'M GONNA GET YOU OUT OF HERE, OK? I'M GONNA GET YOU HOME.

WE'LL BE DEER HUNTING THIS FALL, I PROMISE.

PROMISE WHAT, DAD?

UH,

THAT WE'RE, UH, GOING HUNTING LIKE I PROMISED.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

I'M STANDING IN FRONT OF A GAS STATION

OFF THE PINE CREST HIGHWAY

WHERE AN OFFICER OF THE LODEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

HAS JUST BECOME AN APPARENT VICTIM OF AN ATTACK.

THE ALLEGED ATTACKER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS...

SIR, WHERE CAN I FIND SHERIFF'S DEPUTY HODGE?

HODGE IS WITH THE PARAMEDICS, SIR.

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT. IT'LL HAVE TO WAIT.

DEPUTY HODGE?

YOU MUST BE DAMAGE CONTROL.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE RESISTED ARREST, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

IF HE DIDN'T USE HIS SON AS A SHIELD, HE'D BE IN CUSTODY RIGHT NOW.

WHAT?

THE COLONEL WOULD NEVER USE HIS SON AS A SHIELD.

YOU WEREN'T THERE, COMMANDER. I WAS.

THE COLONEL TRIED TO KILL ME.

IS THAT HOW YOU GOT THIS?

HIT ME WITH HIS RIFLE.

IF HE WAS TRYING TO KILL YOU, HE WOULD HAVE SHOT YOU.

I GOT A FUGITIVE TO CATCH.

I THINK HIS EGO HURTS MORE THAN HIS HEAD.

MRS. ANDERSON, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED,

BUT THAT DEPUTY'S ONLY TELLIN' HALF OF IT.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY CATCH UP WITH MATT?

WELL, LET'S HOPE WE FIND HIM BEFORE THEY DO.

IF MATT WANTS TO COMMIT SUICIDE,

HE MIGHT DECIDE TO FIGHT.

WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO TREVOR?

COLONEL ANDERSON WAS BEING QUESTIONED, BECAME VIOLENT,

AND ATTACKED THE OFFICER WITH HIS RIFLE,

THEN ESCAPED IN A RED 4x4.

THE SUSPECT IS CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION

TO CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS...

CAN I CALL MOM?

NOT RIGHT NOW.

SHE MIGHT BE WORRIED ABOUT US.

ARE YOU OK, GOOCH?

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I SAID, "ARE YOU OK?"

NO, NO, NO. A NAME. YOU CALLED ME A NAME.

A NAME THAT ONLY DIGGER CALLED ME.

THE FRIEND WHO PUT MUSTARD ON HIS FRENCH FRIES?

THAT'S RIGHT. MY FRIEND WHO PUT MUSTARD ON HIS FRIES, LIKE YOU.

WHAT MADE YOU CALL ME GOOCH? WHAT, DAMN IT?

WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING?

I SAW THE DEPUTY'S CAR DRIVE UP.

AND IT LOOKED LIKE A ROUTINE CHECK

UNTIL HE SLAMMED THAT GUY UP AGAINST THE BLAZER.

THE GUY DIDN'T ASSAULT HIM?

YEAH. AFTER THE DEPUTY BACKHANDED HIS KID.

THEN THE GUY LOST IT. HE DROPPED THAT COP LIKE A BOX OF ROCKS.

I JUST STAYED OUT OF THE WAY, MAN. I MEAN, THAT GUY LOOKED DANGEROUS,

YOU KNOW, LIKE SOME, UH, TRAINED KILLER KIND OF GONE, YOU KNOW.

YOU SEE WHAT DIRECTION THEY HEADED?

OH, YEAH. THEY WENT NORTH BOUND.

THANKS, PETE. UH, NAME'S RANDY.

OH, HEY, THESE ARE JUST, UH, PETE'S OVERALLS.

LISTEN UP. DON'T I, UH, GET SOME KIND OF REWARD FOR THIS, OR SOMETHING?

JUST ASKING.

I KNEW THAT DEPUTY WASN'T TELLING THE TRUTH.

THE COLONEL DID ASSAULT HIM, SIR.

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE HE WAS JUST PROTECTING HIS SON.

HARM, HE'S UNSTABLE AT BEST. HE MAY EVEN BE SUICIDAL.

EITHER WAY, HIS SON'S IN DANGER.

ESPECIALLY WITH WYATT EARP ON HIS TRAIL.

RABB.

I DIDN'T WANNA HURT ANYBODY, COMMANDER.

THEY HAVE THIS ALL WRONG.

WHERE ARE YOU, COLONEL?

I'D SAY SOMEWHERE

IN THE MIDDLE OF INDIAN TERRITORY.

SIR?

THAT'S WHAT WE USED TO CALL THE BUSH IN NAM.

LOOKS LIKE I GOT MYSELF INTO A REAL MESS, COMMANDER.

YES, SIR. HOW'S TREVOR?

UH, HE'S, UH, A LITTLE WORN OUT BUT HE'S ALL RIGHT.

WELL, YOU HAVE LEFT ONE VERY ANGRY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY HERE, SIR.

HE'S GOT A POSSE OUT LOOKING FOR YOU.

I FIGURED THAT.

I BLEW IT, COMMANDER. LOST CONTROL.

THEY SAY STRESS KILLS.

BUT, NOBODY TALKS ABOUT IT MAKIN' YOU CRAZY.

UH, IS JOYCE THERE?

YES, SIR.

LOOK, TELL HER THAT TREVOR'S ALL RIGHT.

I... I'D DO IT MYSELF BUT I DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO FIGHT WITH HER.

COLONEL, YOU NEED TO TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE.

LOOK, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRUST ME, SIR.

I MAY BE YOUR ONLY SAFE WAY OUT OF THIS.

UH-HUH. I'LL TURN MYSELF IN TO YOU, COMMANDER.

BUT I DON'T WANNA BE ARRESTED IN FRONT OF MY SON.

I UNDERSTAND, SIR. BUT THAT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT.

THE MINUTE I LEAVE HERE, THESE DEPUTIES WILL FOLLOW.

EVEN IF I LOSE THEM, THEY HAVE ROAD BLOCKS FOR A 50 MILE RADIUS.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.

AS SOON AS I'M GONE, LET MRS. ANDERSON KNOW TREVOR'S SAFE.

HARM, YOU'VE GONE FAR BEYOND YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO YOUR CLIENT.

THE POLICE ARE INVOLVED. I THINK YOU SHOULD LET THEM HANDLE IT.

HANDLE IT? MEG, IT'S GONNA BE A LYNCHING.

YEAH, WITH YOU IN THE MIDDLE.

MEG, THE COLONEL WANTS TO SURRENDER.

HE JUST DOESN'T WANNA BE ARRESTED IN FRONT OF HIS SON.

YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, CAN'T YOU?

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND IT. BUT I'M NOT SO SURE THAT THEY WILL.

EXACTLY. THE COLONEL'S ON EDGE AND THESE GUYS MIGHT BE TRIGGER HAPPY.

BELIEVE ME, I WOULDN'T BE GETTING IN THE MIDDLE

IF I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THE BEST WAY OUT.

THEN YOU SHOULDN'T GO ALONE, SIR.

NO, NO, NO, NO. SORRY, LIEUTENANT.

YOU SAID YOURSELF THE COLONEL WAS ON EDGE.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT STATE OF MIND YOU'RE GONNA FIND HIM IN.

MEG, I'M ALREADY STICKING MY NECK OUT.

THERE'S NO REASON FOR BOTH OUR HEADS TO BE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK.

YOU MAY HAVE TAKEN THIS CASE PRO BONO, SIR, BUT I'M STILL YOUR PARTNER.

I'M JUST TRYING TO...

WHAT ARE WE GONNA TELL MRS. ANDERSON?

I'LL TELL HER TO WAIT IN THE CAR

AND PROMISE TO PHONE WHEN WE FIND TREVOR.

OK.

GIVE ME SOME COFFEE.

WHAT THE HELL?

HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

COME ON!

WELCOME ABOARD, SIR.

DIGGER, THERE'S CHOPPERS IN THE AREA.

MUST BE A NIGHT MISSION.

I'LL HAVE TO LEAVE YOU HERE TILL I FIND THEIR L.Z.

I'LL BE BACK. I PROMISE.

YOU'VE GOT TO STAY AWAKE.

DO YOU HEAR ME? YOU STAY AWAKE.

I PROMISE I'LL BE BACK, YOU PROMISE TO STAY AWAKE, OK?

GOOD. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

COLONEL?

IS THAT YOU, GOOCH?

DIGGER?

NO.

DON'T SHOOT!

WHAT'S HE SAYING?

STOP. DON'T WAKE HIM.

HE'S HAVING A NIGHTMARE.

TREVOR?

TREVOR, WAKE UP. MOM?

NO, MY NAME'S MEG.

YOUR MOM ASKED ME TO CHECK UP ON YOU.

ARE YOU OK?

YEAH.

COLONEL, CAN I SEE YOUR RIFLE, SIR?

A BROWNING, ISN'T IT?

YOU HEARD HIM.

YES, SIR. HE WAS HAVIN' A NIGHTMARE.

HE WAS SPEAKING VIETNAMESE.

WAS HE, SIR?

IT SOUNDED LIKE HE WAS MUMBLING SOMETHING IN HIS SLEEP.

WHAT'S THE CALIBER?

308.

IT'S A NICE RIFLE.

GOOD AND FLAT SHOOTING.

IT'S HIS DADDY'S. SOMEDAY IT'S GONNA BE MINE.

SOMEDAY.

MEG, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE TREVOR DOWN TO THE COFFEE SHOP?

NO.

COLONEL, YOU AND I HAVE MILITARY MATTERS TO DISCUSS, SIR.

BESIDES, TREVOR'S A GROWING BOY.

I'M SURE HE'S STARVING FOR BREAKFAST.

I AM KINDA HUNGRY, DAD.

CAN I BRING YOU BACK SOMETHING?

COFFEE. BLACK. COLONEL?

UH, SAME.

BYE, DAD.

WHY DID MOM SEND YOU, LIEUTENANT?

WHY DIDN'T SHE COME?

YOU KNOW MY RANK?

I'M A MILITARY BRAT.

SO WAS I.

REALLY? MMM-HMM.

DID YOUR FOLKS GET A DIVORCE?

NO. MY FATHER DIED IN VIETNAM.

THAT'S WORSE THAN A DIVORCE.

YEAH, IT IS.

MY DAD WAS IN VIETNAM.

I KNOW.

SOMETIMES HE ACTS LIKE HE'S STILL THERE.

WHEN HE CALLS YOU DIGGER?

YEAH! HOW'D YOU KNOW?

YOUR MOM TOLD ME.

SHE'S WAITING FOR YOU TO CALL HER.

WHERE? WAITIN' IN OUR CAR. DO YOU WANT ME TO DIAL?

I CAN DO IT. OK.

DO YOU HAVE ANY CHANGE, MA'AM?

MMM-HMM.

I CAN'T TURN MYSELF IN. NOT NOW.

NOW THAT I KNOW IT'S REAL.

COLONEL? YOU HEARD HIM!

SIR, HE WAS HAVING A NIGHTMARE.

TO ME IT SOUNDED LIKE, "DON'T LIE".

TO YOU, "DUNG LAI".

HE PUTS MUSTARD ON HIS FRENCH FRIES.

WHAT?

TREVOR.

HE PUTS MUSTARD ON HIS FRENCH FRIES JUST LIKE DIGGER DID.

SIR, HALF OF FRANCE PUTS MUSTARD ON THEIR FRENCH FRIES.

DOES THAT MAKE TREVOR FRENCH?

HE CALLED ME GOOCH. THAT WAS MY NICKNAME IN NAM.

NOW HOW THE HELL DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT?

WELL, MAYBE YOU TOLD HIM OR HIS MOTHER...

NO! NO!

JOYCE DOESN'T KNOW THEY CALLED ME GOOCH. I NEVER, NEVER TOLD HER THAT!

SHE KNEW YOUR BEST FRIEND IN NAM WAS DIGGER.

WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT DIGGER.

BUT I NEVER TOLD HER THAT MY NICKNAME WAS GOOCH.

COLONEL,

DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE YOUR SON IS DIGGER REINCARNATED?

SIR, YOU'VE JUST GONE THROUGH A DIVORCE.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE YOUR SON FOR A LONG TIME.

ISN'T IT POSSIBLE THAT THOSE LOSSES HAVE TRIGGERED THE MEMORY

OF LOSING YOUR BEST FRIEND IN VIETNAM?

DIGGER AND I MADE A PACT IN NAM.

IF ONE OF US BOUGHT IT, THE OTHER WOULD BRING HIM HOME.

BURY HIM AT THE HUNTING CABIN.

I DIDN'T KEEP THAT PROMISE.

I... I THINK DIGGER'S GIVING ME A 2ND CHANCE.

SIR, TREVOR IS NOT DEAD.

YOU CAN'T BURY HIM AT YOUR HUNTING CABIN.

I KNOW THAT. MY GOD, COMMANDER, I'M NOT INSANE!

BUT I'VE SEEN THINGS HAPPEN IN THAT WAR.

LAWS OF PHYSICS AND NATURE GOT ALL TWISTED UP.

WAY BEYOND LOGIC AND COMMON SENSE.

TREVOR AND DIGGER ARE INTERTWINED SOMEHOW.

ONLY IN YOUR MIND, COLONEL.

EVEN IF YOU'RE RIGHT,

IF IT'S ONLY IN MY MIND,

WON'T GETTING TREVOR TO THAT CABIN PUT AN END TO IT FOR ME?

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YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN A BEAR ATTACKS YOU?

CLIMB A TREE?

NOPE.

GET IN YOUR CAR AND DRIVE?

PLAY DEAD.

A BEAR WON'T HURT YOU IF HE THINKS YOU'RE DEAD.

I THINK YOU'D HAVE A BETTER CHANCE IN MY MUSTANG.

YEAH. OR MY TREE.

TOM, YOU STUCK YOUR NECK OUT, I WON'T FORGET IT.

ANYTIME, COLONEL.

YEAH, WELL, WE'LL BE TAKING OFF SHORTLY.

I'LL GO FIRE HER UP, SIR.

YEAH. THANKS.

IS TREVOR BEHAVIN' HIMSELF, LIEUTENANT?

YES, SIR. HE'S TEACHING ME HOW TO HUNT BEARS.

AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO PLAY DEAD IF A BEAR ATTACKS YOU, DAD?

ONLY IF YOU'RE NOT FASTER THAN HIM.

NOBODY'S FASTER THAN A BEAR.

NOT THE BEAR. THE GUY YOU'RE HUNTING WITH.

HE'S THE ONE YOU'VE GOT TO OUTRUN.

MEG, YOU FORGOT OUR COFFEE.

OH, SORRY. IT WAS BLACK, WASN'T IT, SIR?

PLEASE.

2 COFFEES, PLEASE. OK.

TALK ABOUT YOUR MOOD CHANGES. HOW'D YOU CALM HIM DOWN?

I AGREED TO GO ALONG WITH HIM.

TO TURN HIMSELF IN?

TO A HUNTING CABIN OUTSIDE OF BISHOP.

WHAT?

25 YEARS AGO, THE COLONEL MADE A PACT IN VIETNAM.

IF HE OR HIS BUDDY WERE KILLED,

THE SURVIVOR WOULD BURY THE OTHER ONE AT THEIR HUNTING CABIN.

THE COLONEL HAD TO LEAVE HIS BUDDY IN THE JUNGLE.

BUDDY NAMED DIGGER?

YEAH.

AND HE THINKS HIS SON IS DIGGER?

IN A WAY.

AND YOU BELIEVE HIM?

HERE YOU GO.

THANKS.

NO, I DON'T BELIEVE TREVOR'S DIGGER,

BUT THE COLONEL DOES, AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT YOU'RE AIDING AND ABETTING A FUGITIVE.

MEG, I PROMISED STRIKER I WOULD HELP.

YEAH, TO HANDLE HIS DIVORCE. NOT TO RUN FROM THE LAW.

HIS CAREER IS OVER. WE BOTH KNOW THAT.

I CAN'T LET HIM THROW IT AWAY FOR NOTHING.

AND THAT'S WHAT IT'LL BE IF HE DOESN'T MAKE IT TO THAT CABIN.

HARM, YOU COULD BE COURT-MARTIALED FOR THIS.

I'M WILLING TO RISK IT.

OK. FORGET YOU.

WHAT ABOUT TREVOR? YOU'RE ENDANGERING HIM.

NO. THE COLONEL WOULD NEVER HURT TREVOR. BESIDES, I'VE GOT HIS AMMO.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE SHERIFF'S.

MEG, THIS CAN ALL BE OVER IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

WE FLY THE COLONEL AND HIS SON TO THE CABIN.

HE GETS CLOSURE. WE FLY BACK TO THE BASE.

HE SURRENDERS HIMSELF TO THE COURT.

THE CLOSEST DEPUTY HODGE WILL EVER COME TO SEEING US

IS ON THE 11:00 NEWS.

WANNA BET?

HOW DID THEY FIND US?

TREVOR CALLED HIS MOM. HE MUST HAVE TOLD HER.

SHE TOLD THEM.

GO! GO! GOT IT! GOT IT!

BARNES, DON'T LET HIM LEAVE.

WILKES, AROUND BACK.

HEY, THERE'S MOM.

COME ON, DIGGER.

HARM.

MEG, I'VE GOTTA HELP THEM.

NO, MY SON'S IN THERE.

WE'RE NOT GONNA HURT YOUR SON, MRS. ANDERSON.

WHAT ROOM ARE THEY IN?

I SAID, WHAT ROOM ARE THEY IN?

3.

HE SAID THEY'RE IN ROOM NUMBER 3.

3.

FOR GOD'S SAKES, LET ME ASK MATT TO SEND HIM OUT BEFORE YOU GO IN THERE WITH GUNS.

PLEASE!

ALL RIGHT, MRS. ANDERSON. YOU GOT ONE MINUTE.

MATT, PLEASE SEND TREVOR OUT. I'LL TALK TO THE JUDGE.

JUST LET OUR SON COME OUT.

TIME'S UP. MATT! PLEASE!

GET HER OUT OF HERE! NO, MATT! PLEASE!

STAY BACK.

MY SON! THEY'RE NOT IN THERE.

THEY'RE HEADED FOR A HUNTING CABIN.

OH. OH, HE WAS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT

THE GOOD TIMES HE AND DIGGER HAD AT SOME CABIN.

BUT I... I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS.

DOES THE COLONEL HAVE ANY RELATIVES IN BISHOP WHO'D KNOW?

NO. THEY'VE ALL MOVED AWAY.

OH, BUT I THINK THAT DIGGER'S MOTHER STILL LIVES THERE.

HE'S SOMEPLACE CLOSE. HE LEFT HIS RIFLE.

GOT IT!

HE'S STILL IN THE AREA!

MUST BE!

CHECK ALL THE ROOMS.

BARNES, CHECK THE COFFEE SHOP!

ALL RIGHT.

HEY! THEY'RE OVER HERE!

LET'S GO!

OVER THERE!

WILKES, TAKE THE HIGHWAY TO THE NEXT FARM ROAD AND CUT 'EM OFF!

GIVE IT UP, COLONEL! THERE'S NO WAY OUT!

DON'T MAKE ME COME IN AFTER YOU.

BASE! DEPUTY...

BASE. DEPUTY HODGE.

CALL THE AIRFIELD AT BISHOP.

SEE IF THEY CAN TRACK A HELICOPTER ON RADAR

THAT JUST LIFTED OFF A MILE SOUTH OF BIG PINE OFF 168.

HEADING NORTHWEST.

MILE SOUTH OF BIG PINE AND 168.

HEADING NORTHWEST. ROGER.

AFTER YOU DO THAT, GET ME JUDGE HOLLICK.

I NEED A WARRANT FOR THE ARREST

OF A NAVY LIEUTENANT COMMANDER.

FIRST A MARINE COLONEL.

NOW A NAVY LIEUTENANT COMMANDER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN', HODGE? GOIN' TO WAR?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THE CABIN'S SOMEWHERE ON THIS SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASY TO FIND FROM THE AIR.

BUT I CAN'T EVEN SPOT THE LOGGING ROAD THAT GOES TO IT.

IT'S BEEN 25 YEARS, COLONEL.

THEY'RE PROBABLY BOTH HIDDEN BY TREE GROWTH.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

TOM, FIND THE NEAREST L.Z. WE'LL HIKE IN FROM THERE.

YES, SIR.

THERE'S ONE AT 2:00.

GOT IT.

WAIT! COME BACK!

COME BACK!

WHERE THE HELL DID YOU COME FROM?

GOT LEFT BEHIND YESTERDAY.

I GOT A BUDDY WOUNDED BAD ABOUT 500 METERS BACK THERE.

CHARLIE'S COMING THAT WAY.

I CAN'T LEAVE HIM.

LOOK, OUR SLICK IS LESS THAN 5 MINUTES OUT.

WHEN IT GETS HERE, WE'VE GOT TO GO.

WE'LL BE HERE.

SAUNDERS! GO WITH HIM. YES, SIR!

HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A WEAPON.

WE NEVER SAW MATT AFTER HE GOT BACK FROM VIETNAM.

AND WHEN HIS SISTER MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO,

WE JUST LOST TRACK OF HIM COMPLETELY.

HOW IS HE?

UM, HE'S STILL IN THE MARINE CORPS, MA'AM.

HE'S A COLONEL NOW.

A COLONEL? OH, GOOD FOR HIM.

DID HE TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT DIGGER?

ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT THEY WERE GOOD FRIENDS.

GOOD FRIENDS? MORE LIKE SIAMESE TWINS.

THEY WERE BORN ON THE SAME DAY. DID YOU KNOW THAT?

NO. I DIDN'T.

OH, THEY SIGNED UP TOGETHER ON THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY.

DIGGER WANTED TO GO NAVY,

BUT MATT TALKED HIM INTO THE MARINES.

I NEVER HELD IT AGAINST HIM, BUT I'M SURE MATT DID.

HE ALWAYS FELT SO RESPONSIBLE FOR DIGGER.

ONCE DIGGER GOT LOST DEER HUNTING

AND NEARLY FROZE TRYING TO FIND HIS WAY BACK TO THE CABIN.

MATT SAID THAT IT WAS HIS FAULT.

NOW, I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY.

THEY BOTH KNEW THAT MOUNTAIN LIKE THE PALM OF THEIR HAND.

MRS. COLE, DO YOU STILL HAVE THAT CABIN?

OH.

I NEVER HAD THE HEART TO SELL IT.

OF COURSE, I COULD HAVE USED THE MONEY, BUT,

I DON'T KNOW, SOMEHOW,

DIGGER JUST LOVED IT, SO...

ANYTHING LOOK FAMILIAR, COLONEL?

EVERYTHING. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

A TREE IS A TREE IS A TREE.

BUT I'M SURE I'LL RECOGNIZE SOMETHING

WHEN I GET TO THE LOGGING ROAD.

DON'T LEAVE ME AGAIN.

WHAT?

I SAID, "DON'T LEAVE ME."

AGAIN! YOU SAID, "DON'T LEAVE ME AGAIN!"

DIDN'T HE?

TAKE IT EASY, COLONEL. YOU'RE FRIGHTENING HIM.

SORRY, TREVOR.

COME ON. THE ROAD CAN'T BE MUCH FURTHER.

LODEN COUNTY MOBILE. C.H.P. AIR.

YOU'RE ALMOST ON HIM.

YOU SHOULD HAVE HIM IN SIGHT.

WHERE ARE THEY?

WHERE'S WHO, SIR?

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR GAMES, CAPTAIN.

TELL ME WHERE THEY WENT RIGHT NOW,

OR YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

BRADLEY. THOMAS. CAPTAIN.

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.

855368400.

OCTOBER 1, 1961.

THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE LOGGING ROAD TO THE CABIN.

MY GOD, IT'S ALL GROWN OVER.

WHICH WAY NOW, COLONEL?

I THINK, UH,

THIS WAY.

TREVOR!

COMING, SIR.

KLINGONS! STAND BY TO BEAM ME UP!

DAD?

DAD!

TREVOR?

TREVOR!

DIGGER!

DIGGER, WHERE ARE YOU?

WHERE IS HE?

I LEFT HIM RIGHT HERE, MAN! RIGHT HERE!

OH, MAN.

LOOK AT ALL THE BLOOD, MAN. CHARLIE'S GOT HIM.

I GOT TO FIND HIM.

HEY, MAN. THAT... THAT'S OUR RIDE! I CAN'T LEAVE DIGGER.

LISTEN, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO. HE'S DEAD!

NO! I GOT TO GET HIM HOME!

DIGGER! DIGGER!

TREVOR! TREVOR!

UP HERE!

THERE'S A BEAR DOWN THERE.

I KNOW I'M SUPPOSED TO PLAY DEAD,

BUT THE TREE LOOKED LIKE A BETTER IDEA.

WELL, I TOLD YOU YOU'D MAKE GOOD BAIT.

COME ON DOWN.

HEY, THERE'S A CABIN!

FOR A MARINE, HE SURE LEAVES A HOT TRAIL.

IT'S THIS WAY!

THERE IT IS. THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT?

THAT'S IT.

FREEZE!

DAD?

TAKE IT EASY, COLONEL.

I'VE GOT TO GET DIGGER HOME.

ON THE GROUND! NOW!

WE'RE UNARMED!

I SAID ON THE GROUND!

LOOK, THIS IS HARD TO EXPLAIN.

YOU SEE THAT CABIN THERE?

THE COLONEL'S BEEN TRYING TO GET TO THAT CABIN FOR 25 YEARS.

EVER SINCE HE LEFT HIS BEST FRIEND BEHIND IN VIETNAM.

NOW THAT WE'RE THIS CLOSE,

I CAN'T LET YOU STOP HIM.

I'LL SHOOT YOU, COMMANDER.

GET GOING, SIR.

YOU DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, DEPUTY.

MAYBE WE OUGHT TO LET HIM WALK TO THE CABIN, HODGE.

NO. STOP OR I'LL FIRE!

FOR GOD'S SAKE, HODGE. THERE'S A KID WITH HIM!

WE MADE IT.

YEAH. WE DID.

THERE THEY ARE. THERE'S TREVOR.

TREVOR?

MOM.

OH, GOD.

HOW'D YOU GET HERE?

ARE YOU OK?

MOM.

HI, MATT.

HI.

YOU CAN KISS YOUR CAREER GOODBYE, COMMANDER.

HE WAS ONLY ASSISTING HIS CLIENT TO SURRENDER.

LIKE HELL.

HE WAS AIDING AND ABETTING A FUGITIVE.

THAT KID AT THE GAS STATION SAID THAT YOU HIT TREVOR.

YOU THINK A JUDGE IS GONNA BELIEVE A KID PUMPING GAS

OR A DEPUTY SHERIFF?

I'D BELIEVE THE VIDEO.

VIDEO? WHAT VIDEO?

OH, THE KIND THAT KEEP TURNING UP ON THE 6:00 NEWS.

THERE'S NO VIDEO.

THAT GAS STATION HAD A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA.

YOU DID GET IT, DIDN'T YOU, LIEUTENANT?

YES, SIR.

YEAH, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, DEPUTY.

IF YOU ALLOW COLONEL ANDERSON TO RETURN WITH US

AND SURRENDER TO THE COURT,

I'LL SEE THAT LIEUTENANT AUSTIN LOSES THAT TAPE.

I DON'T THINK I SHOULD DO THAT, SIR.

THAT TAPE IS EVIDENCE

FOR WHEN THE COLONEL CHARGES DEPUTY HODGE WITH POLICE BRUTALITY.

WELL, I'M SURE IF DEPUTY HODGE SCRATCHES THE COLONEL'S BACK,

THE COLONEL WILL SCRATCH THE DEPUTY'S.

ARE WE GOIN'?

WHAT THE HELL DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

GOOD BLUFF, SIR.

WHAT? YOU DIDN'T GET THE VIDEO?

HERE YOU GO.

OH, THANKS.

HARM, DO YOU THINK THERE'S ANY CHANCE

THAT WHAT THE COLONEL BELIEVES IS TRUE?

WHAT? REINCARNATION?

I DON'T THINK SO, MEG.

I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

AT LEAST IT'S TRUE FOR HIM.

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.