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[ applause and cheers ]

We have Senator Carroll with us today

to celebrate Independence Day.

And he is an independent politician.

In fact, so independent that some say

they don'’t know which party he does belong to.

Austin Tucker.

Austin is with us today

as a political advisor to Senator Carroll.

Austin, we hear, or people say,

that there'’s some possibility you want to get

the nomination for Senator Carroll next year.

Oh, well, I think we'’re jumping the gun there, Miss Carter.

He'’s not running for any other office.

He'’s concentrating on the one he has now.

[ drum beats, cheering continue ]

LEE: Here comes Senator Carroll and Mrs. Carroll.

He really looks terrific.

Happy Fourth of July, everybody!

Happy Independence Day for us all! Okay.

LEE: He is the ideal father if you'’re young enough,

the ideal husband if you'’re old enough,

and, I guess, the ideal leader of our country,

so says Austin Tucker, if you'’re any age.

Here he comes.

Yes, Lee, how are you?

Senator Carroll, just fine, thank you.

Welcome to our city. How do you do? How are you?

You all look just as wonderful as in all your photographs.

How do you manage that, always smiling?

CARROLL: Well, I'’ll tell you, we'’re very happy to be smiling,

and I'’m happy to be with my constituents today,

on such a wonderful day, Independence Day.

Thank you very much, everybody.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

[ band plays "When the Saints Go Marching In" ]

[ crowd cheering and applauding ]

[ inaudible ]

Thanks, everybody! Thank you.

You need a ribbon.

I'’m with her.

Ma'’am? Is he with you?

No.

[ band continues playing ]

[ indistinct chattering ]

CARROLL: All right, we'’ll try to make it.

You never know about those things.

Nice to meet you.

How are you?

Hi, good to see you.

Ed, how are you, sir? Good to see you.

You'’re looking very good, Ed.

Thanks very much.

Hello, how are you?

[ indistinct chattering ]

LEE: Well, I fouled up on that one, didn'’t I?

And I know a little bit about your background.

Your lovely family-- I'’ll have a scotch and water, please.

Ladies and gentlemen,

my wife Kit and I thank you very much

for inviting us here today, this Independence Day.

Independence Day is very meaningful to me,

because sometimes I'’ve been called

too independent for my own good.

[ gunshots ]

Aah! Oh, God!

[ crowd screaming and shouting ]

Aah!

[ sirens wailing ]

[ people continue clamoring ]

[ suspenseful theme playing]

Ladies and gentlemen, you'’ve been invited here today

for the official announcement

of the inquiry into the death

of Senator Charles Carroll.

Now, this is an announcement, not a press conference.

Therefore there will be no questions.

A complete transcript of the investigation

is being prepared for publication on March 1.

At that time,

the committee will hold a full-scale press conference.

After nearly four months of investigation,

followed by nine weeks of hearings,

it is the conclusion of this committee

that Senator Carroll was assassinated

by Thomas Richard Linder.

It is our further conclusion

that he acted entirely alone,

motivated by a misguided sense of patriotism

and a psychotic desire for public recognition.

The committee wishes to emphasize

that there is no evidence of any wider conspiracy.

No evidence whatsoever.

Now, it'’s our hope that this will put an end

to the kind of irresponsible and exploitive speculation

conducted by the press in recent months.

As I'’ve said,

the complete text of the hearings,

which provides the basis for the committee'’s findings,

will be published March 1.

When you have had a chance to examine the evidence,

you will have every opportunity

to ask those questions which remain unanswered,

if there are any.

That is all. Thank you.

[ dramatic theme playing]

GAME SHOW HOST [ on TV ]: $8,000!

CONTESTANT [ on TV ]: Ooh!

GAME SHOW HOST: That'’s just the beginning,

because you could win this! Take a look!

[ applause]

We are just starting with you,

because the package you picked

might contain this check for $9,000!

Excuse me, but, uh...

my parrot is loose on your back porch.

What?WOMAN: Who is it?

My parrot. I wonder if I could--

He'’s gonna get away.

What are you talking about?My parrot. It'’s very sick.

And if I could just go through here.

Let him go look for his parrot.

I haven'’t seen any parrot around here.

JOE: Well, I know. He'’s hiding.

[ whistles ]

OFFICER 1: Freeze! Police officers!

OFFICER 2: You son of a bitch. Where'’s the stuff?

[ men speak indistinctly ]

OFFICER 1: Okay, check that, will you?

GAME SHOW HOST: I may be pummeled to within an inch of my life.

You won an all-expense paid trip to British Columbia!

[ cheers on TV]

[ objects crash ]

All right, Frady, you'’re under arrest.

You didn'’t see us, did you, Frady?

Oh, I saw you, all right,

but I'’ve never seen those two before.

What are you talking about?

[ woman cries ]You looking for dope?

JOE: Maybe somebody could make a charge.

Maybe one of your men could tell me what I'’m in here for?

OFFICER: Destruction of property.

Destruction-- Me, destruction of property?

I can'’t believe you'’d say that.

[ overlapping chatter ]Hold it, hold it.

Hold it, goddamn it!

I want to get something straight around here.

Just in front of these-- Can you tell--?

Is there anybody in this room

who can say that I broke into that house,

I was waving my gun around,

and I threw the man'’s wife on the floor?

Because if you can, I'’d like you to do it

in front of your watch commander, huh?

Shit.

COMMANDER: What were you doing there?

What was I doing there?Yes, Joe.

what were you doing there?I can'’t believe you.

You know that these assholes have been after me for six weeks

for my sources, and you'’re asking--

OFFICER: So he went to perfect strangers

and told them that he was-- He was looking for his parrot!

My parrot, that'’s right.

OFFICER: Can you imagine that kind of nerve?

Can I imagine that kind of nerve?

Wait a minute, you'’re saying can Iimagine that kind--?

Can I imagine that kind of nerve?

You thought you'’d teach them a lesson, huh?

These guys, I don'’t think I could teach them anything,

but I may be wrong.

Well, look, why don'’t you go out and bust up a keno game?

Do something worthwhile, for Christ'’s sake,

you two-bit vice squad.

You'’re not only dumb, you'’re dirty.

Look at your shirt.

Get your goddamn hands off!

Hold it, hold it, hold it.

OFFICER: Get him out of here.I mean, you don'’t even...

Do I post bail?

What the fuck for? There'’s not even a charge here.

COMMANDER: Malicious mischief, obstructing justice, vandalism.

Isn'’t that good enough?

Now, I'’ll forget the whole thing, Bill,

if you'’ll just get him out of here and shut him up.

Malicious mischief, obstructing justice, and vandalism.

Joe, come on.It isn'’t good enough--

Joe, come on.

[ sighs ]

You'’re enjoying yourself, aren'’t you?

You gotta admit, it'’s funny.

Makes me laugh,

but I don'’t think it'’s funny.

[ laughs ]

What'’s that supposed to mean?

Have you ever laughed at a comedian

when he pretended to stutter?

There'’s nothing'’s funny about a man who stutters,

but people laugh.

They'’re amused, but they'’re not happy about it.

You'’re not going to print this?

Hmm?

You'’re not going to print it?

Not only am I not going to print it,

but this is the end of your series on local drug problems.

We'’re in the business of reporting the news,

not creating it.

Joe...

Joe, we went through all this six years ago.

When I agreed to take you back in January,

I made two suggestions.

One was about your drinking.

And you seemed to have licked that.

The other was that you curb your talent

for creative irresponsibility.

You can start working on that right now.

You'’re really tired, aren'’t you?

Joe.

Go home. Go to a movie. Relax.

Come back tomorrow and do a nice dull piece

on the Parks and Recreation hearings.

That is, if you feel this job is interesting enough

to stick with it.

[ mellow music playing ]

Hi, Joe. I got a hot one for you.

Lee Carter called.

Four times.

She must want it pretty bad, huh?

[ laughs ]

Did you clean up the room, Schecter?

Sure.

I got some mail for you too.

[ water runs ][ knocking on door ]

[ turns water off ]

[ knocking continues ]

I hope I'’m not interrupting.

You'’ve been calling me?

A lot.

Any particular reason?

Somebody'’s trying to kill me.Oh.

Somebody beside yourself?

How can you say that?

I'’ve never tried to kill myself successfully.

Last time you were here, I think you lost your cat

and I had to find it under the freeway.

I haven'’t lost my cat.

Yeah, and there was the time before that it was your husband.

You may find this difficult to accept,

but I'’m terrified.

I think, if memory serves me,

you were always terrified about something or other.

I think it was that some guy might come up

and attack you in bed?

Not as long as you were there.

Okay.

Here.

Okay, now, why are you here this time?

Huh? I told you.

Somebody'’s trying to kill me.

Oh, Jesus.

Somehow I don'’t think I should be looking at this.

Just look. What?

Aw, come on, I looked at this until I was blue in the face

three years ago.

LEE: Since the assassination, six of these people have died

in some kind of an accident.

Four. Look, nobody'’s trying to kill you, huh?

These people were killed.

And whoever killed them is going to try to kill me.

Austin Tucker thinks so too.

Austin thinks maybe we all saw something up there.

Yeah, well, we did see something up there, didn'’t we?

No, I mean something else!

Well, what do you mean by something else?

Does he ever indicate what he means by that?

Has he ever indicated to you that he saw anything

other than what was in the commission report?

No. Nothing?

No.Did you see anything up there?

No.Well, neither did I.

And believe me, I looked. We all looked.

You mean if you didn'’t see it, it'’s not there?

I didn'’t say that.

It'’s just that I know all about these accidents.

Ralph Scalleto was a known lush,

he hit a piling on the George Washington Bridge,

he killed three other people with him.

Joy Holder died of anaphylactic shock

when the doctor gave her the wrong antibiotic.

Herbert Moon burned himself up in bed smoking,

which his girlfriend always told him he was going to do.

And Harry Lutz had a heart attack.

Harry Lutz was 40 years old.

That'’s too young to have a heart attack.

No, it'’s not. He was thin.

He was in terrific condition--Oh, bullshit.

He found out his wife was banging her psychiatrist,

and on he same day, a bulldozer accidentally

knocked over half his house.

Come on, he was lucky to last that long.

That'’s future shock,Lee.

You mean you no longer believe that there was another assassin

involved in shooting Carroll?

That'’s right, but it was an explanation.

People were crazy for any kind of explanation.

Every time you turned around,

some nut was knocking off one of the best men in the country.

Okay.

Okay.

But there'’s 6 out of 18 dead.

Four. [ sniffles ]

That was the last time you looked.

Since then, Norman Lomax has died.

And now Arthur Bridges.

What are you talking about?

A fishing accident? Where the hell is Salmontail?

Salmontail is where Austin Tucker is now.

I tried to reach him.

Well, why don'’t you call him?

Salmontail looks like a small town.

Take me there. Take me there.No.

We could-- We could catch a plane

and we could be there this evening.

Uh-uh. No, Lee. Please?

Call him up. It'’s a fishing accident.

You want to hear about my day? I got some real problems.

You son of a bitch!

You don'’t care!

Lee, don'’t do this.

[ sniffling ]

Hey...

Lee.

[ suspenseful theme playing]

MAN: There was enough alcohol and barbiturates in her bloodstream

to have killed her if she'’d fallen asleep in bed,

let alone at the wheel of a car.

Now, would you call that a possible homicide?

Face it. Some people want to die.

Excuse me.

[ train whistle blows ]

[ bell clanging ]

WILL: All right. Wait till the cars come to a complete stop.

That'’s it. Hop right in there.

Separate seats now. Separate seats.

I want you to read what is over the cars.

BOTH: "Please keep hands and feet inside cars."

WILL: Right.

Okay, Frady, what do you know?

JOE: Hey, Will, tell me something, will you?

WILL: Anything.

JOE: You still got access to FBI files?

WILL: Well, I'’ll tell you how the FBI feels about me.

Recently they took my name off the roster of ex-agents.

Now not only am I not an agent,

I'’m not even an ex-agent. I'’m a non-ex-agent.

JOE: Is it possible to kill somebody,

and make them look like they had a heart attack?

WILL: Sure. They got a pill for it.

It'’s called PEP. PEP?

Yeah, Pulmonary Embolism Pill.

It creates an embolism, but the actual cause of death

is more like a biochemical...

Look, you'’re not a chemist.

The man ends up looking like his heart attacked him.

What do you know?

I don'’t know what I know.

Come on, come on. What do you know?

Does Macy'’s tell Gimbel'’s?

What I know is I need a good alias

and I need a good ID.

What kind of an ID?

Got to be a hostile misfit.

For that, you don'’t need an ID.

You still got your friends on the force down in El Monte?

Before we get to El Monte...

the minute you know what'’s going on here,

I want to know, and I want you to promise.

I promise.

All right.

All right. I think I got a guy for you.

Sunshine Homes hired me to investigate him

when he was doing a night watchman job for them.

He was overreacting in a very big way.

He'’s a real nut.

Richard Martin.

Richard Martin?Richard Martin.

Get a fake ID for him too.

Make it look like he'’s trying to hide something.

That way, if they investigate the first,

they won'’t be so careful on the second.

He should look like a guy who'’s ashamed of something,

something he doesn'’t want anybody to know.

I tell you what let'’s do. Let'’s make him a weenie wagger.

A weenie wagger?

Yeah, a weenie wagger. Anybody'’d be ashamed of that.

Besides, you look a little bit like a flasher.

[ whistle blows ]

[ organ plays ]

WOMAN: Hold on to your neighbor, folks.

It'’s happy hour in Salmontail,

and we'’re here to play a little music

and have a lot of fun.

This ol'’ boy goes into a bar down in Texas,

and goes up to the bartender

and he says, "Give me 12 bourbon and waters."

All at one time?Yeah, all at one time.

And then the bartender goes,

"That'’s a lot of bourbon and waters."

And-- And the bartender says--

No, I'’ll take it, Shirley.

Think your date just come in, L.D.

I think you'’re terrible.

Hi.

Hi.

My name'’s Gale.How are you, Gale?

Fine. What can I fix you?

I, uh--How about a martini?

You know what they say about martinis?

They say that a martini is like a woman'’s breast.

One ain'’t enough, and three is too many.

[ chuckles ]

That'’s an amazing joke, Gale.

Yeah.

What can I get you?

I'’ll just have a glass of milk.

Okay. You'’re the healthy type.Hmm.

How are you?

Can I buy you a drink, miss?

You know, there for a moment, I thought you were a man.

But you aren'’t, are you?

No, I'’m-- I'’m a girl.

[ chuckles ]

Why don'’t you go right over there

and tell those people that,

real loud?

Don'’t touch me unless you love me.

I told you to go over there to that table

and tell those people who you really are.

Now you don'’t want me to ask again, now do you?

[ glass clinks ][ grunts ]

[ objects crash ]

[ woman screams ]

[ grunting ]

[ screams ]

[ panting ]

Come on, Gale, I'’ll...

I'’ll buy you a drink.

[ grunts ]

L.D.: You just come over here and sit down.

You'’re all right, son.

JOE: Listen, you wouldn'’t be offended

if I called the police, would you?

No, but you don'’t have to call very far,

because Red'’s a deputy.

If that isn'’t good enough, I'’m the sheriff.

You got some interesting ideas about law enforcement.

Should'’ve stopped the fight.

I would'’ve if you'’d have been getting whipped,

but I dearly love seeing old Red get stomped.

He'’s your deputy?

L.D.: Well, you see, he'’s my sister'’s boy.

I had to do something nice for her.

He'’s so damn mean, he can'’t get along with anybody else.

He'’s dumb. He'’s a real turkey.

You know, you move his plate five inches,

that boy'’s going to starve to death.

[ laughing ]

He'’s all right. He does that all the time.

This is Gale. This is Shirley.

And you met Red. Now, where you from, son?

[ mutters ]: Jesus.

L.D.: Your friend Austin Tucker'’s long gone.

Did he think that Bridges'’ drowning

was something besides an accident?

JOE: I don'’t know. What do you think?

This is a river. This is a dam.

Now, you open up that dam,

and that water'’s going to come down like a wall.

If you'’re standing where Bridges was,

you'’re going to drown, and I don'’t care

if you'’ve been fishing up there for 50 years.

Yeah, but isn'’t there a warning system,

or does the power company love a good surprise?

[ laughs ]

They got sirens and bells and signs all over the place,

and they got them a watchman.

Huh.

Well, there might be just something there.

Where?

The watchman. Buster Hume.

Nah!

Hell, I'’ve known Buster for a long time.

I got no reason to doubt him.

No, go ahead.

Well, this might not have anything to do with anything,

but old Buster showed up with a brand-new shotgun.

Maybe we ought to talk to him, huh?

I'’d like to do it kind of casual.

He'’s up at the dam in the afternoons.

I'’ll take you right to the spot where it happened.

We might like to get in in a little fishing.

Did you come up with anything?

Nothing but fish. How about you?

Well, found out a couple of things, but--

Here, I brought you some lunch.

You areaces with me.

Look at this.

What'’d you find out?

[ alarm sounding ]

That'’s the warning, huh?

L.D.: Yeah, that'’s it.

Bridges couldn'’t hear that?

L.D.: My mother could have heard it,

and she'’s been dead a long time.

JOE: Hey, L.D., what'’s the news on your friend, uh-- Buster?

L.D.: Well...

Actually, there just ain'’t no Buster.

Aah!

[ suspenseful theme playing]

[ telephone rings ]

Yeah?

Hey, Gale. You want L.D.?

Drowned in what?

His car'’s right out front.

You got to be kidding.

Who found the body?

[ engine starts ]

[ suspenseful theme playing]

RED [ over radio ]: Charley, it'’s Red.

Somebody'’s broken into L.D.'’s house and stole his car.

[ siren wailing ]

Get over to the intersection of Mountain and Main, cut him off.

MAN [ over radio ]: Okay, Red. We'’re on our way.

[ horn blaring ]

[ dramatic theme playing]

We got him cut off.

[ car horn honks ]

[ sirens wailing distantly ]

You'’ve been drinking again, haven'’t you?

Tell the truth, Joe.

Come in, Stanley.

The thought of covering that city council meeting

was just too much for you, wasn'’t it?

Here. Keep the change.

And close the door.

JOE: Somebody'’s systematically knocking off witnesses

to that assassination, and you don'’t care.

Sure, I care.

I care about my kid'’s future, I care about this newspaper,

I care about my pension, my golf handicap.

I'’ve even been known to care about you sometimes,

you ungrateful bastard.

Here. Drink your coffee.

Here. Take it!

Shit.

Joe, what evidence have we got?

A girl who died of too many pills and booze,

that sheriff up there that you say tried to kill you?

And the poor bastard drowns--

JOE: I got a bankbook here with $107,000 in it.

A sheriff? The police are after me.

Then why is there no APB on you?

I checked as soon as you called. They'’re not interested in you.

They all say it was an accident.

They don'’t wanna answer questions.

You'’re damn right they don'’t.

[ opening drawers ]

Sheriff L.D. Wicker and two of his deputies

were indicted three months ago

on a utility scandal up there.

It was in every paper in the Northwest.

He knew you were a reporter,

but it wasn'’t any national conspiracy he was covering up.

You were in a whole different ball game,

and you didn'’t even know it.

You remember the four years ago

you were sure you caught the state senator'’s bagman,

and it turned out to be his nephew'’s bookie?

Joe, you go on like this,

you'’re going to make a real horse'’s ass of yourself.

He didn'’t know I was a reporter.

How do you know they didn'’t know?

Because I didn'’t tell him. I didn'’t give him my name.

Did you register at a hotel?

Yeah. Yeah.

Under a phony name.

Oh, boy, you amaze me.

You go expecting these things to happen, and they do.

[ sighs ]

Just advance me two weeks'’ salary.

For what?

I got to find Austin Tucker.

If anybody knows anything about this, he does.

I won'’t advance you a dime.

I don'’t care if your self-serving ambition

gets you a paperback sale and the Pulitzer prize.

I'’m not gonna have anything more to do with it.

Joe...

Can'’t help it.

BILL: I know.

MAN: Good shot! Good shot.

Good shot, Riggs.

You got a point.[ video game beeps ]

Not bad. Not bad, Riggsy.

That'’s good.

Hey, babe.

You'’re all right.

JOE: Winning, huh?

Winning? I'’m beating the shit out of him.

[ video game beeps ]I'’m Schwartzkopf, this is Riggs.

All right, Nelson.

I sent those vocational tests

up to the Psych department.

They said they gave them to you.

Yeah.

Where did you get those tests?

We establish a center for the study of violence,

the university sends us every nut in town.

[ chimpanzee screaming ]

JOE: They get mean?

Yeah. Vicious.

One of them bit the ear off a colleague of mine.

It was okay, though. We sewed it back on.

Most of it, that is.

JOE: Happy to hear about that.

SCHWARTZKOPF: Listen, um...

I'’m not sure whoever made this out

knew what they were after.

How are you doing, Ernie?

He seems to be directing it

toward trying to pull out, uh,

anger, repression, frustration.

Stuff like that.

JOE: You think he could pick up

potentially homicidal characteristics?

You mean a killer?

Yeah. Sure.

Well, would you be willing to sit down with me

and go through that test and, uh,

tell me what answers would come

from a highly violent personality?

Yeah, I'’d be willing,

but it probably wouldn'’t do much good.

This stuff is pretty sophisticated.

It'’s a lot different than my stuff.

It'’s not any better, but, uh...

It will be difficult.

Fuck it.

We'’ll let Ernie take it.

He'’ll blow him right off the graph.

Yeah, he hacked up his great aunt

and killed two ticket takers at the auto show.

[ knocks ]

Ernie?

Come here, boy. Come on.

Ernie, I'’d like you to meet somebody.

What was your name again?

Nelson. Harry Nelson.

SCHWARTZKOPF: Harry Nelson...

Ernie.

MAN: Joe Frady?

You'’re looking for Austin Tucker.

Well, you want to see him?

Leave your car here.

One more thing.

I have to do a skin search.

A what?

You'’re going to strip and I'’m going to search you.

Are you out of your fucking mind?

Now look, that'’s the way Mr. Tucker wants it.

And if I don'’t see you, you don'’t see him.

All right?

All right, Mr. Frady.

Who sent you to look for me?

Nobody sent me to look for you.

Now, look,

I'’ve come 1,300 miles

to get a straight answer to that question.

My life is in danger just being here.

He wants to know who really sent you.

JOE: Nobody sent me to look for you.

Keep your voice down, hmm?

I'’m telling you, nobody sent me to look for you.

I'’m a writer--will you stop acting like

you'’re on the New York Times

for Christ'’s sake?

You'’re a third-rate journalist from Oregon,

or wherever the hell you'’re from.

You'’ve been asking questions about me

and things you know nothing about.

There were two attempts made at my life

before I got out of here.

Now I don'’t know what you want, but if it'’s money,

I'’ll give you $10,000 to keep me out of it.

You don'’t mention my name, you don'’t come looking for me.

All I want is to stay out of it.

Sorry, Mr. Tucker, you got information I need.

Your money doesn'’t mean anything to me.

This story'’s going to mean more to me than $10,000.

Fella, you don'’t know what this story means.

We better talk.

[ dramatic theme playing]

Have you seen this photograph?

[ coughs ]

It was taken on the Space Needle that day.

There'’s me. Lee.

Bridges.

You know that man?

JOE: What do you mean, the waiter?

AUSTIN: Yeah. You know his name?

JOE: No. Why?

AUSTIN: Just curious.

Lee. Bridges.

Joy Holder.

Lutz.

Herbert.

[ chuckles ]

Who would have thought, hmm?

[ sighs ]

[ inaudible dialogue ]

[ crinkles ]

Sorry, Bill, I didn'’t mean to scare you like that.

You'’re supposed to be dead.

Goddamn it.

You could have called me.

I was scared shitless they'’d think I was still alive.

You mean nobody knows?

Nobody but you.

Hey, Bill, what'’s that?

Tomorrow'’s lead.

I'’m demanding a reopening of the Carroll investigation.

Who are you calling?

The police.

The FBI, CIA-- Somebody.

Bill...

don'’t do it.

You suggesting they'’re involved?

No. Or that they covered up

on their original investigation?

There isa natural bureaucratic tendency to cover up mistakes.

But beyond that, I got no reason to think

any governmental agency was in on it.

Or, if they were, that they knew they were in on it.

If you want to use the FBI or the CIA,

you don'’t have to infiltrate the whole agency to do it.

At first, I thought these killings were related

only to the Carroll assassination.

It'’s much bigger than that. Whoever'’s behind this

is in the business of recruiting assassins.

Recruiting assassins?Mm-hmm.

I think I got some of their entrance exams.

If I'’m right, I'’m going to enlist.

If you print anything now, I'’ll be exposed.

You'’re telling me that you alone can uncover

what all these agencies couldn'’t?

Maybe.

I'’m just asking you not to print anything or talk about this

till I get more specific evidence.

[ sighs ]

If you do, you'’ll just blow my chance

to find out who'’s behind it.

What do you expect me to print?

My obituary.

I want a predated will,

I want to name you as executor, something informal.

I'’d like you to go out to my motel, pick up my things

and give them to the Salvation Army or whatever.

But make a big show out of it.

I'’m dead, Bill,

and I just want to stay that way for a while.

It'’s about $340. That'’s all I'’ve got here.

You'’re going to need the money.

I hope you know how to take care of yourself.

I hope youknow how to take care of yourself.

You'’re gonna be the only person who knows what I'’m doing.

[ buzzer sounds ]

Who is it?

MAN: Richard Paley?

Who is it?

MAN: Are you Richard Paley?

Who?

Who wants him?

Congratulations, Richard.

You had some very interesting scores

on the first series of tests for Parallax.

Testing for what?

The Parallax Corporation.

You did apply for our training, didn'’t you?

Oh, Christ, that.

Well, as you know, Parallax receives demands

from all phases of industry.

Demands for unusual personnel.

If you qualify, and we think that you can,

we'’re prepared to offer you the most lucrative

and rewarding work of your life.

Yeah? What do you get out of it?

Well, we receive a... a sort of finder'’s fee.

As I said, the jobs are difficult to fill.

How tall are you?

6'’2".

What kind of jobs you talking about?

I think whatever you'’re cooking on that stove is burning.

Might as well come in.

Oh, uh, I'’m Jack.

Jack Younger.

But we do like to be on a first-name basis

with any of our potential candidates

as soon as possible.

You look taller than 6'’2".

What the fuck does my height have to do with anything?

Fuck!

[ clatters ]

Put some ice on it.

It'’ll stop the sting and the blister.

You know, your tests suggest

that you have remarkable talents.

Oh, yeah? What do you mean by talents?

You have difficulty holding on to a job, don'’t you?

I don'’t know, I just don'’t like to take a lot of shit,

so people say I got antisocial tendencies.

[ laughs ]: Right.

Tell me, has it ever crossed your mind

that maybe it'’s everybody else'’s problem

that they don'’t get along with you?

Why?

Because, you see, the very quality

that gets you in trouble is what makes you

potentially invaluable.

What'’s that?

Your aggressiveness.

Aggressiveness?Right.

Look, I don'’t want to intrude on you while you'’re eating.

Get in touch with me personally

if you'’d like to go further.

It'’s, uh-- It'’s been a pleasure, Richard.

[ people speaking indistinctly]

MAN 1: Welcome to the testing room

of the Parallax Corporation'’s

division of Human Engineering.

MAN 2: You will now please cross to the chair...

and you will sit down.

Make yourself comfortable...

and be sure to place

each one of your hands on the box

on either side of the chair,

making sure that each one of your fingers

is on one of the white rectangles.

Just sit back. Nothing is required of you

except to observe the visual materials

that are presented to you.

Be sure to keep your fingers on the box

at all times.

All right.

We hope you find the test a pleasant experience.

[ music playing ]

[ humming ]

[ humming stops ]

[ humming continues ]

[ humming stops ]

[ humming continues ]

[ humming stops ]

[ more humming ]

MAN 1: Please proceed to our offices.

Thank you for your cooperation.

[ people chattering indistinctly ]

[ inaudible dialogue ]

[ suspenseful theme playing]

[ inaudible dialogue ]

[ inaudible dialogue ]

[ inaudible dialogue ]

[ inaudible dialogue ]

[ airplane engine roaring ]

[ airplane engine roaring ]

[ people chattering indistinctly ]

Senator, here'’s an editorial even you can'’t figure out.

STEWARDESS 1: Here'’s your drink, Senator Gillingham.

MAN: This comparison between you and Carroll is nonsense.

But you'’re following in his footsteps...

STEWARDESS 1: I'’m sorry, sir, you'’ll have to go back to coach.

MAN: Point is, he doesn'’t like Hammond any better than you.

You'’re too strong on one side,

Hammond'’s too strong on the other.

STEWARDESS 2: Your name, sir?

Paley. Richard Paley.

Is that P-A-I-L-E-Y?

It'’s P-A-L-E-Y.

Will you be returning with us?

Is Denver your final destination?

Yeah.

Be 68.64.

68.64.

Out of 70.

[ indistinct chatter ]

[ mutters indistinctly ]

What would you like to drink?

Just a Coke, please.Coke. Coca-Cola.

MAN: Can I have another scotch, please?

Thanks.

MAN: Thank you very much.

[ glass clinks ]

STEWARDESS: Oh, excuse me, ma'’am?

Would you like something to drink, ma'’am?

Okay. Ready? Yeah.

Oops.

[ indistinct chatter continuous ]

PILOT: May I have your attention please?

Due to technical difficulties,

we will be returning to Los Angeles.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause you.

Thank you.

WOMAN [ over PA ]: Passengers disembarking from Globe Airlines Flight 451

will be met by airport security.

We regret any further delay that may be caused

by the necessary investigation.

All efforts will be made to have you airborne again

as quickly as possible.

Passengers disembarking from Globe Airlines Flight 451

will be met by airport security.

We regret any further delay that may be caused--

[ explosion ]

[ lock clicking ]

MAN: Hello.

We'’ve already received an offer for your services.

25,000 a year.

Who from?

MAN: Manufacturers Intelligence Group.

Never heard of them.

Well, they work out of the Hammond Building in Atlanta.

What do they want me to do?

Well, they'’re interested in having you work

in their security program.

Sounds good to me.

MAN: Good.

Just one more thing.

What'’s that?

Who are you?

Who am I?

You'’re not Richard Paley.

Your service records don'’t check.

They don'’t.

There was a Richard Paley in the First Air Cavalry,

but among other things, he'’s dead.

Gee, I'’m sorry to hear that.

So were we.

Who are you?

I don'’t have to tell you anything, you know.

You'’re not a cop.

I was getting attached to you.

I wouldn'’t step outside that door.

I simply have to know.

JOE: All right.

My name'’s Richard Parton.

Why did you want us to think you were Richard Paley?

JOE: I needed a job.

I got into a little difficulty down in El Monte

a couple of months ago.

What kind of difficulty?JOE: Is that important?

It'’s important.

Well, I was drinking in this bar, and, uh...

I used to drink a lot.

Next thing I know, I'’m running around a Laundromat,

only I don'’t have any clothes on.

And some old lady claimed I was trying to...

you know, molest her.

Were you?I don'’t know.

I don'’t know what I was doing there,

I don'’t remember a thing. I don'’t know how I got there.

All I know is that they, uh,

arrested me for, uh...

indecent exposure, and, uh...

You know, a thing like that can follow you around.

You try to get a job, you'’re a sex offender.

I'’m no sex offender.

No, I'’m sure you'’re not.

You know what I think?

In that bar, they put something in my beer

that made me take off my clothes.

Well, if that'’s all there is to it, we'’ll, uh--

We'’ll check it out with the El Monte police.

There'’ll be no problem.

Richard...

I'’ve tried to be a friend to you, haven'’t I?

Since working at Parallax,

I'’ve found that people who have had trouble in their lives,

so-called antisocial people--

If I can earn their loyalty,

I can give them a sense of their own worth.

That'’s very rewarding, believe me.

I honestly think, with your nature,

you'’re more reliable for security work

than any semi-retired, ex-FBI agent

they can come up with.

In a risk situation, I believe

you'’ll go right down the line.

That'’s something money can'’t buy.

You'’re invaluable, Richard.

MAN [ on recording ]: Ex-FBI agent they can come up with...

Oh, come on, Frady.

...You'’ll go right down the line.

That'’s something money can'’t buy.

You'’re invaluable, Richard.

[ knock on door ]

Come in, Stanley.

Here you are.

Oh, you'’re new, aren'’t you? Thanks.

[ suspenseful theme playing]

WOMAN: It must have been 5:30.

That'’s when I always come in to clean the office.

And there he was.

MAN: All the signs of a massive coronary.

Do you know if he had a heart condition?

WOMAN: I don'’t know.

MAN: Trusting man.

He didn'’t even lock the drawer he kept his money in.

[ basketball players shouting indistinctly ]

MAN: They'’re very pleased with you.

JOE: With what?

MAN: Tomorrow...

you'’ll meet with the other member of your team,

Ben Harkins.

He'’ll have your assignment.

And, uh, what name am I supposed to use?

Richard Parton.

Don'’t worry, he knows all about you.

BASKETBALL PLAYER: Oh! Please, don'’t let him make that one!

Good.

[ indistinct chattering ]

Oh, good afternoon. 803, is it?

I'’ve got the key. The guy that just checked in here,

was his name Ben?

I think I was in the Army with him.

I can'’t remember his last name.

Harkins. Harkins.

Mr. Ben Harkins.

816, right down the hall from you.

Great.

Ben Harkins, please.

Ben Harkins.

Ben?

Uh, Phil, I got a message for you from Jack.

Don'’t unpack. There'’s been a change in the plans.

How much money you got left?

PHIL: I don'’t know. $6-$700.

Well, there'’ll be another $200 at the desk.

You go back out to the airport

and you take the 510 American to Honolulu.

Honolulu?Not bad, huh?

Now when you get to Honolulu,

take the first flight to the island of Maui.

Maui?And when you get there,

you rent a Jeep,

and you drive to a hotel called the Hana Ranch.

The Hana Ranch.Yeah. Hana Ranch.

All right.Got it?

Right.Right.

[ suspenseful theme playing]

Excuse me. Is Jack Younger here?

Mr. Younger isn'’t here.

Tell him Richard Parton was here,

and the guy he sent me to meet didn'’t show up.

WOMAN: Thank you. I'’ll give him the message.

[ inaudible dialogue ]

[ door slams shut ]

[ marching band playing ]

MAN: Okay, settle, people. Let'’s work now.

While the band'’s getting in place,

would you please check your cards for sequence.

Check your cards carefully for sequence, please.

I want to work smoothly.

I want to be a clean, clear picture

when those are pulled.

I'’m going to give you a warning, a one-two-three,

and a command, "Pull."

Okay, ready?

Okay, get your concentration here.

Work together and make a good, clean, sharp picture.

All right, here we go.

[ band playing instruments ]

All right.

And one, two, three, pull.

One, two, three, turn.

Ready?

[ band continues playing ]

MAN: And one, two, three, flip.

Applause, applause, applause.[ people clapping ]

Here he comes now. Hold it, put your cards down.

Here'’s the man himself, Mr. Hammond.

[ cheering, whistling ]

Mr. Hammond, quite a surprise.Nice to see you.

MAN: Mr. Hammond, Pat Fairfield, Student Body President.

Hi, Pat.MAN: Marilyn Putnam,

Student Federation President.Glad to know you, Marilyn.

MAN: The youth is rallying, sir.

Mr. Hammond, sir, if you wouldn'’t mind,

we'’re at that point in rehearsal where you come in tonight.

If you wouldn'’t mind making your entrance...

That'’s what I'’m here for.MAN: Thank you.

Uh, where do I enter?

MAN: Just as you will tonight, sir. Around the table, up the stairs.

Right to the speaker'’s stand.Okay.

MAN: Thank you.

Card people, listen, this is very important.

Now, we have a tape of the address

Mr. Hammond'’s going to deliver tonight.

We'’re going to run that now, so you can learn your cues.

I'’ll be giving you cues for applause.

When he comes in, now,

you greet him for everybody here.

Here he comes, making his entrance.

Let'’s hear it! Come on, come on. He'’s the man.

He'’s the man. Yeah.

[ applause ]

All right, ladies and gentlemen,

that'’s the man we'’re working for.

That'’s the man the people are coming to see tonight.

This is gonna be on television. It'’s very important.

[ applause, cheers ]

I want to thank you kids for being here,

and the band, of course.

See you tonight, okay?

[ applause ]

MAN: Thank you. Thank you.

HAMMOND [ on recording ]: I am proud and grateful to be here tonight.

In a rich and varied life, I can think of no occasion

that has given me more pleasure.

[ applause ]

We all ache for the chance to be proud again.

And I promise you, I will not stop.

I will not falter

till that march has reached its destination.

Until, like Moses,

I'’ve returned you the promised land of liberty

our forefathers created.

[ applause]

But I cannot take these honors you bestow upon me here

as a personal tribute.[ inaudible dialogue ]

You are here to honor me, not as a man,

but as a representative.

[ inaudible dialogue ]

A symbol, if you will, of a cause.

Your cause.

...they'’re all talking about Jack Nicklaus, Palmer...

Our cause that has become the country'’s.

[ applause ][ speaks indistinctly ]

[ band playing music ]

HAMMOND [ on recording ]: Thank you. I am--

[ gunshots ]

[ all scream ]

Our cause. Our cause has become the country'’s.

My life has been blessed with personal success,

but that is not why you'’re here tonight.

My life has been blessed with opportunities for leadership--

[ woman screams ]MAN: There he is!

There he is! There he is!

[ suspenseful theme playing]

[ siren wailing distantly ]

[ wailing getting louder ]

[ brakes squeal ]

[ dramatic theme playing]

I see him!

[ dramatic theme intensifies]

[ gunshot ]

[ dramatic theme playing softly]

Ladies and gentleman,

you'’ve been invited here today

for the official announcement of the inquiry

into the death of George Hammond.

A complete transcript of the investigation

is in preparation.

This committee has spent

nearly six months of investigation,

followed by 11 weeks of hearings.

After careful deliberation,

it has concluded that George Hammond

was assassinated by Joseph Frady.

An overwhelming body of evidence

has revealed that Frady was obsessed

with the Carroll assassination,

and in his confused and distorted mind,

seems to have imagined that Hammond was responsible

for the senator'’s death.

He was equally convinced that Hammond was somehow

plotting to kill him.

And it is for those reasons

that Frady assassinated him.

Although I'’m certain that it will do nothing to discourage

the conspiracy peddlers,

there is no evidence of a conspiracy

in the assassination of George Hammond.

Those are our findings.

The evidence will be available to you

as soon as possible.

Thank you.

This is an announcement, gentlemen.

There will be no questions.

[ marching band theme playing]