Renegade (1992–1997): Season 4, Episode 17 - Paradise Lost - full transcript

While evading the law, Reno gets help from some mysterious strangers who live in am isolated commune. He soon identifies them as an anarchist group. When a series of terrorist bombings occurs in town, he quickly draws a link between the two. He befriends a woman and her son who live in the commune, but feels they are innocent and unaware of the terrorist activity of the others. Reno declares himself to be an anarchist to infiltrate their terrorist group and expose their operation, as well as stop another bombing from occurring.

( sirens blaring )

( grunts )

( sirens blaring nearby )

Woman:
SHERIFF...

SHERIFF!

I SAW THAT GUY
ON THE MOTORCYCLE.

WHICH WAY DID HE GO, KELLY?

HE TOOK THE WEST FORK
ALONG THE CREEK BED.

THANKS.

THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE.

COME ON.



WE BETTER PATCH UP YOUR ARM.

WHY ARE YOU HELPING ME?

WELL, LIKE THE ARABS SAY,
MY ENEMY'S ENEMY IS MY FRIEND.

COME ON.

HE WAS A COP
AND GOOD AT HIS JOB

BUT HE COMMITTED
THE ULTIMATE SIN

AND TESTIFIED AGAINST
OTHER COPS GONE BAD--

COPS THAT TRIED TO KILL HIM

BUT GOT THE WOMAN
HE LOVED INSTEAD.

FRAMED FOR MURDER,
NOW HE PROWLS THE BADLANDS

AN OUTLAW HUNTING OUTLAWS

A BOUNTY HUNTER

A RENEGADE.

OW.



OH.

WELL, YOU ARE
A LUCKY GUY.

IT LOOKS LIKE THEY JUST
MISSED THE ARTERY.

YOU A DOCTOR?

NURSE PRACTITIONER--

WELL, I USED TO BE.

OH, I'M THE LUCKY GUY.

LUCKY YOU CAME ALONG.

WHO ARE YOU?

HEY! I THOUGHT
I TOLD YOU TO
TAKE A SHOWER.

I DID.

YOUR HAIR'S
NOT EVEN WET!

HI.

MY NAME'S BRAD.

THIS IS MY SON.

HI, BRAD.

I'M VINCE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

BIKE ACCIDENT.

YOU MEAN, LIKE,
A MOTORCYCLE?

YEAH.

WOW.

LOOK AT THAT.
IS THAT AN EAGLE?

MM-HMM.

THAT'S SO COOL.

IS THAT A REAL GUN?

UM, OKAY. YOU CAN GO
DO YOUR HOMEWORK

AND THEN GO TO BED.

BUT CAN'T I JUST...

NO. GO ON.

GOOD NIGHT.

SEE YOU, VINCE.

SEE YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS THING IS
WITH GUNS.

I NEVER EVEN BROUGHT HIM
A WATER PISTOL.

GUY THING.

WELL... I'VE GOT SOME WORK
I NEED TO DO BEFORE BED.

YOU NEED SOME REST.

WE GET UP AT DAWN
AROUND HERE.

JUST WHERE IS "HERE"?

OAK KNOLL FARM. JUST "THE FARM"
TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.

THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE HERE?

I WILL ANSWER ALL
YOUR QUESTIONS IN THE MORNING.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

( rooster crows )

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING TO YOU.

FINE-LOOKING STOCK
YOU GOT THERE.

AREN'T THEY PRETTY?

EVERYTHING JUST
GROWS BETTER HERE.

IT'S NO WONDER WHY.

DON'T KNOW
HOW PEOPLE

EVER GOT TO FILLING THEM FULL

OF CHEMICALS AND HORMONES

WHEN THEY GROW SO BEAUTIFULLY
IF YOU JUST LEAVE 'EM BE.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

GOOD DAY.

MORNING.

BACK AT YA.

( sighs )

THANKS.

HEY, KEL.

NED.

YOU GET A CHANCE TO LOOK
AT THAT ARTICLE I GAVE YOU?

NOT YET.

YOU SHOULD. I MEAN,
I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT.

I MEAN, THIS GUY GETS INTO
PEOPLE'S ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO...

LOOK, NED,
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

I GOT TO FINISH
MY CHORES.

HEY, AREN'T YOU THE GUY
WHO GOT SHOT LAST NIGHT?

( chuckles )

WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?

IT'S NOT FUNNY.

YOU SHOULD BE RESTING.

SORRY, DOC. I GOT
TO GET THIS FIXED.

THOSE COPS ARE GOING
TO COME LOOKING FOR ME.

I DON'T WANT TO BRING

ANY TROUBLE DOWN
ON YOU FOLKS.

YOU START HEMORRHAGING

YOU'RE GOING TO BRING
TROUBLE FOR YOU AND US.

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOUR BIKE?

I CAN FIX EVERYTHING

BUT THE DRIVE BELT'S BUSTED.

I GOT TO GET A NEW ONE.

THERE'S A BIKE SHOP

IN KENDALL.

I COULD...

HOLD ON A SEC.

MORNING, JACK.

BANCROFT. NED.

WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE
A SET OF POINTS

FOR A MASSEY-FERGUSON,
WOULD YA?

NOPE. I'M
A JOHN DEERE MAN MYSELF.

HEY, JACK.

EVER FIND THAT BIKER
LAST NIGHT?

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING UP HERE.

YOU TWO SEEN A LONG-HAIR

RIDE THROUGH HERE--

TATTOOS, RIDING A SOFTTAIL?

I HAVEN'T. NED?

NOPE. SORRY.

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

MM-HMM.

DOESN'T SOUND
TOO MISTAKABLE.

YOU WOULD TELL ME
IF YOU HAD.

OF COURSE. YOU KNOW
HOW MUCH WE RESPECT THE LAW.

YOU MIND IF I TAKE
A LOOK AROUND?

I DON'T MIND, NO

BUT... KNOWING HOW MUCH
YOU RESPECT THE LAW

I'M SURE YOU'D WANT
TO HAVE A WARRANT.

DO YOU HAVE A WARRANT, JACK?

NOT YET.

WE'LL CATCH YOU LATER
WHEN YOU DO.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
WITH THIS GUY ANYWAY?

YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT IT
ON THE WARRANT.

( car engine starts )

YOU'RE QUITE
A CELEBRITY, MY FRIEND.

VINCE BLACK.

PETER BANCROFT.

THIS IS
NED COCHRAN.

NED.

( grunts )

I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID.

HEY, ANYBODY

CAN PUSH THEIR BUTTONS

MAKES MY DAY.

I TOLD PETER
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED.

AND WE TRUST KELLY'S JUDGMENT
100%.

Ned:
YEAH, BUT I'M
JUST CURIOUS.

WHY ARE THEY AFTER YOU?

NOTHING UNUSUAL,
REALLY.

LONG HAIR, BIKE...

HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY'S

A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
TO THESE PEOPLE.

WELL, HAVE A NICE
DAY HERE, FRIEND.

THANKS.

COME ON, VINCE.

I'LL MAKE YOU
SOME BREAKFAST.

I GUESS WE'RE MOST PROUD
OF BEING SO SELF-SUFFICIENT.

HMM. THOSE ARE SOLAR
PANELS, AREN'T THEY?

RIGHT. AND NED BUILT US
SOME HIGH-TECH WINDMILLS

ON THE RIDGE,
SO WE POWER OURSELVES

AND EDISON WRITES US A CHECK
EVERY MONTH FOR THE EXCESS.

THAT'S AMAZING.

PASSIVE IRRIGATION.

WE HAVE OUR OWN WELLS.

WE GROW OR BUILD JUST ABOUT
EVERYTHING WE NEED.

WELL, HOW DID
THIS PLACE START?

IT WAS
PETER BANCROFT'S IDEA.

HE FIGURED A FEW PEOPLE
CAN'T CHANGE

A WHOLE CORRUPT SYSTEM

BUT THEY CAN OPT OUT

AND LIVE WITHIN
THEIR OWN SYSTEM.

AND WHAT DID HE DO
BEFORE THIS?

LAWYER.

YEAH, HE MADE THE FARM
A NON-PROFIT

SO THERE'S NO TAXES,
NO GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS

NO ONE TELLING US
HOW TO LIVE OUR LIVES.

NOT EVEN HIM?

YOU KNOW WHAT
MY FAVORITE RULE IS?

NO TV.

I'VE ACTUALLY RAISED A SON
WHO READS BOOKS--

WHOSE MIND IS NOT CRAMMED
FULL OF VIOLENCE

AND SITCOMS
AND VIDEO GAMES.

WELL, NOW, HOW IS HE
GOING TO GET ALONG

IN THE REAL WORLD?

LOOK AROUND, VINCE.

THIS IS THE REAL WORLD

NOT THAT WASTELAND
OUTSIDE.

CAN YOU REALLY
RUN AWAY FROM IT?

WE'RE NOT RUNNING AWAY.

WE'RE RUNNING TO SOMETHING.

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING
YOU MISS.

I DON'T MISS KILLING MYSELF
JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

I DON'T MISS BEING
SO CRAZY-BUSY

THAT I DON'T HAVE
ANY TIME FOR MY SON

OR MYSELF.

HI!

HI. WORKING YOU PRETTY
HARD, AREN'T THEY?

NAH. IT'S KIND OF FUN.

I DON'T MIND.

I THINK MY MOM SENT ME HERE

TO KEEP ME AWAY FROM YOU.

WHY'S THAT?

SHE HATES GUNS.

CAN'T STAND 'EM MYSELF.

CAN I SEE YOURS?

YOUR MOM WOULD STRANGLE ME.

WHERE'S YOUR DAD?

I HAVEN'T MET HIM YET.

WELL, MY DAD'S DEAD.

I'M SORRY.

AW, IT'S OKAY.

LOOK, UM... I'VE GOT TO GET

THIS STUFF TO MR. LOWRY.

WHOA. WHAT YOU
GOT THERE?

OH, IT'S FERTILIZER.

OH, YEAH?

I THOUGHT EVERYTHING
HERE WAS ORGANIC.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHERE DO YOU KEEP IT?

IN THE BARN.

THINK THEY HAVE ANY HORSES

OR A COUPLE OF COWS IN THERE?

SURE.
I'LL SHOW 'EM

TO YOU IF YOU SHOW ME YOUR GUN.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I'LL LET YOU SIT ON MY BIKE.

YOU MEAN IT? REALLY?

RACE YA.

HEY. WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING?

CHECKING OUT
YOUR LIVESTOCK.

YOU GOT A PROBLEM
WITH THAT?

I GOT A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE
WHO DON'T MIND THEIR BUSINESS.

LEAVE HIM ALONE, NED.

GO BACK TO YOUR MOM.

YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER!

DON'T TALK BACK.

HEY. LIGHTEN UP.

I DON'T NEED ADVICE FROM YOU.

YOU NEED ADVICE FROM SOMEONE.

COME ON, BRAD.

HEY!

WHAT THE HELL'S
GOING ON HERE?

NED DOESN'T SHARE

YOUR "LIVE AND LET LIVE"
PHILOSOPHY.

HE TRIED TO KILL ME!

HE DID NOT.

TAKE THAT OFF, PLEASE.

SORRY, VINCE,
OUR #1 COMMANDMENT

IS NO GUNS.

LET ME HANG ON
TO THAT FOR YOU.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

WELL, THEN YOU BETTER
BE MOVING ON.

I TELL YOU

WHAT I WILL DO.

FAIR ENOUGH.

PETER...

IT'S ALL RIGHT. GUN'S
NO USE WITHOUT BULLETS.

THANKS. CATCH YOU LATER.

( phone rings )

RENO, IS THIS YOU

BECAUSE IF IT IS, I'M SMOKED.

Reno:
Will you give me a break?

I'VE BEEN TREED BY COPS,
SHOT AT, RUN OFF THE ROAD

NOW MY BIKE'S DOWN.

OH, THAT'S NICE.
NOW I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.

ALL I NEED IS A DRIVE BELT.

ONCE I GET THAT,
I'M ON THE ROAD.

Not so fast.

LOCALS ARE OUT IN FORCE.

EVERY SCANNER FROM MEXICALI
TO INDIO

IS TUNED INTO YOUR STATION.

IF I WERE YOU,
I'D STAY EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE.

BY THE WAY, WHERE ARE YOU?

OH, I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA.

I WAS RESCUED BY THIS WOMAN.

Bobby, she's part of a commune.

THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE FARM.

Perfect!

PLANT A BRUSSELS SPROUT

AND JUST SIT STILL
UNTIL THE HEAT DIES DOWN.

I'LL DO MY BEST.

RENO...

( dial tone )

RENO?

Reno:
HEY, KELLY, WAIT UP.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
SHOULD BE SEEN IN TOWN.

WELL, I GOT TO GO IN THERE

AND GET SOME PARTS
FOR MY BIKE.

IF IT'S JUST A DRIVE BELT,
I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU.

I'M AFRAID I FOUND

SOME OTHER PROBLEMS.

IT'S YOUR SCALP.

SORRY IF I CREATED PROBLEMS
BETWEEN YOU AND NED.

OH, PLEASE!

THERE'S NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS

BETWEEN ME AND NED.

IN FACT, THERE'S NOTHING
BETWEEN ME AND NED, PERIOD.

HE DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK SO.

WELL, I CAN'T HELP
WHAT HE THINKS.

YOU KNOW,
YOU DON'T STRIKE ME

AS A COUNTRY GIRL.

I'M NOT.

DARIEN, CONNECTICUT.

TENNIS CLUB, SAILBOAT,
VOLVO, THE WHOLE PACKAGE.

BUT AFTER MY HUSBAND DIED

I KNEW THAT I NEEDED
A CHANGE.

HOW DID HE DIE?

HE WAS MURDERED.

TOWN'S RIGHT UP HERE.

HERE'S YOUR BIKE SHOP.

THE FEED AND SEED'S JUST
PAST THE COUNTY BUILDING

SO I'LL SEE YA AT 5:00.

YOU GOT IT.

( woman screaming )

MISS, WHAT'S GOING ON?

THEY SAY SOMEBODY
PLANTED A BOMB!

WHERE?

IN THE COUNTY BUILDING.

( alarm buzzing )

WE GOT TO GET
OUT OF HERE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'LL EXPLAIN LATER.

( women screaming )

IT'S REALLY OKAY.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE SCRAPE.

YOU HEAR ANY DETAILS
ON THE NEWS?

NOT MUCH. THE POLICE
ARE CALLING IT TERRORISM.

AND THEY'RE PROBABLY
THINKING IT'S US.

THEY HAVE ANY SUSPECTS YET?

YOU KNOW

YOU ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS

FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S JUST
AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER.

YOU GOT A POINT, FRIEND?

YOU BET I DO.

YOU'VE BEEN NOTHING
BUT TROUBLE

SINCE YOU SHOWED UP.

FIRST THE COPS,
NOW THIS.

ALL BAD NEWS.

YOU SAYING I PLANTED THAT BOMB?

I'M SAYING I CAN ALIBI

EVERY PERSON IN THIS
ROOM EXCEPT YOU.

I CAN CLEAR OUT IN TEN MINUTES.

YOU WILL NOT.

YOU GUYS SHOULD
HAVE SEEN HIM.

HE WALKED INTO
THAT EXPLOSION

TO TRY AND HELP ME.

KELLY, OBVIOUSLY
THE COPS

ARE AFTER HIM
FOR SOME REASON.

SINCE WHEN DID WE START
BELIEVING THE COPS?

REALLY, NED,
IF WE STARTED KICKING OUT

EVERYONE THE GOVERNMENT
WAS AFTER

THERE WOULDN'T BE
ANYONE LEFT.

( siren approaching )

Ned:
IT'S THE LAW.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON.

HIDE.

JACK, TWO VISITS
IN ONE DAY?

THAT BLAST HIT
THE DOUGHNUT SHOP?

WHERE WERE YOU
BETWEEN 8:00 AND 11:00 A.M.?

THIS ABOUT
THE EXPLOSION?

ANSWER THE QUESTION.

IF I'M A SUSPECT

CHARGE ME AND
READ ME MY RIGHTS.

IF NOT, I SUGGEST
YOU MOVE ON.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW ANYONE ELSE
IN THIS COUNTY

THAT'S GOT A GRUDGE
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT

EXCEPT YOU FOLK.

JUST BECAUSE WE SAY WHAT WE
BELIEVE, DOESN'T MEAN

WE'D BLOW UP
A BUILDING.

BUT YOU MIGHT HELP
SOMEBODY WHO WOULD.

IS THE CHARGE CONSPIRACY?

IN THAT CASE, WE ARE
CONSTITUTIONALLY ENTITLED...

CUT THE LAWYERESE, ALL RIGHT?

I'M NOT ACCUSING YOU.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW

WHETHER OR NOT
YOU'VE SEEN RENO RAINES.

WHO?

THE FUGITIVE WE WERE HUNTING.

THE ONE ON THE MOTORCYCLE.

IS HE A SUSPECT?

YES, MA'AM, HE CERTAINLY IS.

JAIME SAID SHE SAW
A GUY ON A MOTORCYCLE

LEAVING TOWN
THIS MORNING

ON THE INTERSTATE,
BUT SHE DIDN'T GET

A GOOD LOOK
AT HIM.

YOU'RE AWFULLY QUIET, NED.

KEEPS ME OUT OF TROUBLE.

YOU SEEN THE FUGITIVE?

YEAH, I HAVE.

ON INTERSTATE 5,
LIKE JAIME SAID.

I THINK HE WAS HEADED EAST.

MUCH OBLIGED.

LISTEN, RENO,
I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU, PARTNER.

WELL, DON'T BE.

THE COPS ARE GONE FOR NOW.

MAYBE I SHOULD TRY
TO BAIL YOU OUT.

NO, YOU SAID IT YOURSELF:

THIS IS NO TIME TO SURFACE.

THAT WAS BEFORE SOMEBODY BLEW UP
THE COUNTY BUILDING

WHICH THEY'RE TRYING
TO BLAME YOU FOR.

Yeah, tell me about it.

I WANT YOU
TO RUN SOME NAMES FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT, HOLD IT.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

Peter Bancroft

KELLY ANDERSON AND NED COCHRAN.

YOU THINK YOUR PEACE-LOVING
FRIENDS ARE IN ON THIS?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.

WELL, I'M NOT
MUCH OF A COOK

BUT I CAN SET
A MEAN TABLE.

THAT'S JAIME'S JOB.

YOU'RE PRETTY
ORGANIZED,
AREN'T YOU?

WE HAVE TO BE.

ALTHOUGH, TONIGHT
WE ARE ONE MAN SHORT

BECAUSE NOBODY'S
SEEN NED SINCE THE COPS LEFT.

WELL, I'LL DO MY
BEST TO FILL IN.

REALLY?

HERE, GRAB AN ONION.

START WEEPING.

SORRY I ASKED.

IF YOU DIP THE KNIFE
IN WATER IT HELPS.

NO, I DON'T THINK

ANYTHING IS GOING TO HELP HIM.

WHAT'S THAT?

I WAS IN THE
POST OFFICE TODAY

MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS,
WHEN I SAW THIS.

HIS NAME'S RENO RAINES,
NOT VINCE BLACK

AND HE'S WANTED FOR MURDER.

I AM WANTED FOR MURDER,
BUT I'M INNOCENT.

I WAS FRAMED BY A COP,
A FEDERAL MARSHAL.

CHEATERS NEVER PROSPER

AND THE MEEK SHALL
INHERIT THE EARTH.

I WAS SCREWED BY THE SYSTEM.

IF ANYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND
THAT, IT'S YOU PEOPLE.

WE'VE WORKED HARD ENOUGH
TO STAY CLEAR OF THE LAW

WITHOUT HAVING
YOUR TYPE...

NED!

HE IS OUR TYPE.

WE ARE NOT MURDERERS.

IT'S INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN
GUILTY AROUND HERE

UNLESS YOU'D LIKE
TO CHANGE OUR CHARTER.

LOOK, I'M NOT A FARMER,
AND I'M NOT A COOK

BUT I USED TO BE
A PRETTY DECENT COP.

NOW, I CAN TAKE SOME
OF THE HEAT OFF OF YOU PEOPLE

BY FINDING OUT
WHO BLEW UP THAT BUILDING.

THAT'S NOT MUCH
OF A CONTRIBUTION

BUT IT'S A START.

IT'S A GREAT START.

IT'S PRETTY RISKY

GIVEN YOUR CURRENT STATUS
WITH UNCLE SAM.

IT'S A RISK
I'M WILLING TO TAKE.

Kelly:
I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT NED.

YOU CAN'T BLAME HIM.

HE DID RIGHT BY THE FARM
BY CHECKING ME OUT.

WELL, MAYBE,
BUT HE DID IT

BECAUSE HE'S JEALOUS
OF YOU AND ME.

NED HAS HAD IT
WORSE THAN ALL OF US.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
HE WAS EXPOSED TO

IN THE PERSIAN GULF,
BUT WHATEVER IT WAS

IT SCREWED UP
HIS HEALTH BIG TIME.

MUSTARD GAS?

GOD ONLY KNOWS.

THE GOVERNMENT
DENIED EVERYTHING

BUT HE HAS BEEN IN
AND OUT OF HOSPITALS

SINCE THE DAY HE GOT BACK

HE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD NOW.

WELL, THAT'S
AFTER SIX MONTHS

OF FRESH AIR AND
NO CHEMICAL TOXINS.

THIS HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

CAN CURE A PERSON
OF ANYTHING.

MM-HMM.

WHY DID YOU STAND UP
FOR ME TODAY?

BECAUSE YOU'RE KIND.

I MEAN, KIND LIKE IN
THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY--

KIN.

FAMILY.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
YOU WERE EVER A COP.

YOU KNOW... MAKING A GO
OF THIS KIND OF LIFESTYLE

TAKES A CERTAIN
KIND OF PERSON.

SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING

TO MAKE A COMMITMENT,
PUT DOWN ROOTS.

I DON'T RUN
BECAUSE I WANT TO.

I RUN BECAUSE I HAVE TO.

MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE

TO RUN ANYMORE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING
TO CHECK IN AN HOUR AGO.

WELL, I HAD TO FINISH MY CHORES.

CHORES, HOW QUAINT.

WHAT KIND OF CHORES?

CHOP SOME WOOD,
CLEAN OUT THE BARN.

I THINK COUNTRY LIVING
IS GETTING TO YOUR BRAIN.

Maybe it is.

LISTEN, I NEED YOU TO CHECK UP

ON A FEW MORE THINGS FOR ME.

WHAT FOR?

THESE PEOPLE PRIDE THEMSELVES ON
THEIR BACK-TO-NATURE LIFESTYLE

BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM.

WHICH IS?

I saw some fertilizer

AND I WAS PRETTY SURE THAT IT
WAS CHEMICAL, NOT ORGANIC.

I GOT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

FORGET
ABOUT TRUTH IN ADVERTISING.

YOUR FRIENDS HAVE
BIGGER PROBLEMS THAN THAT.

WHAT? DID SOMETHING COME UP
ON THEIR BACKGROUND CHECKS?

NOTHING CAME BACK
ON THEIR BACKGROUND CHECKS.

ALL THEIR RECORDS
HAVE BEEN SCRUBBED.

IT'S AS IF THEY NEVER EXISTED.

MAYBE THEY WANT TO BE ANONYMOUS.

YES, BUT THE QUESTION IS WHY.

I'll get back to you.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

YOU'VE BEEN
SPYING ON US.

SOMEONE BLEW UP
THAT BUILDING

AND I SWORE TO YOU
AND EVERYONE ELSE

THAT I'D FIND OUT
WHO IT WAS.

SO YOU RAN
BACKGROUND CHECKS?

AND CAME TO YOU
WHEN I HAD SOMETHING.

ALL THE RECORDS
OF THE PEOPLE ON THIS FARM

HAVE BEEN SCRUBBED CLEAN.

THERE'S
A PRETTY SOPHISTICATED COVERUP

THAT SOMEONE HAD TO HAVE
MASTERMINDED FROM HERE.

IT WAS.

THEN YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?

OF COURSE I KNOW ABOUT IT.

I DID IT.

YOU?

YEP. I'VE GOT
AN INTEL MAINFRAME SET UP HERE

WITH A BOOTLEG NON-TRACKING
MODEM, OUR OWN SERVER AND...

WAIT A MINUTE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE A NURSE.

WELL, I WAS

BUT I GOT FED UP WITH SUFFERING
AND TOOK UP PROGRAMMING.

TURNED OUT I HAD A REAL FLAIR.

SO YOU WIPED OUT
EVERYONE'S I.D.s?

IT'S THE ONLY WAY
TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT

FROM STICKING ITS BIG NOSE
WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONG.

AS A MATTER OF
FACT, WHILE YOU
WERE RUNNING

A BACKGROUND CHECK ON US,
I WAS RUNNING ONE ON YOU.

AND BEFORE
YOU ASK, NO.

I CANNOT SCRUB OUT
YOUR RECORDS TOO.

YOUR VITAL SIGNS ARE ONLINE
FROM COAST TO COAST.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT I MEAN IS

SOMEBODY WANTS YOU REAL BAD.

THAT STUFF WILL KILL YOU.

I THOUGHT EVERYTHING
GROWN HERE WAS ORGANIC.

WE CHEAT. SUE US.

KELLY SAID YOU CAN'T TOLERATE
ANYTHING THAT'S INORGANIC.

THE ONLY THING
I CAN'T TOLERATE IS YOU.

WHOA! HEY!

AREN'T YOU BOYS A LITTLE OLD
FOR TOOL-YARD BRAWLS?

HE'S AFTER US, PETER.

I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED
IF HE'S STILL A COP

AND ALL THIS WANTED STUFF
IS JUST A COVER.

IF I WAS A COP, I'D HAVE
BOTH OF YOU TURNED IN

FOR BUILDING BOMBS HERE.

YOU'RE CRAZY.

ONE THING
OKLAHOMA CITY TAUGHT US

IS THAT ALL YOU NEED
TO BLOW A BUILDING SKY HIGH

IS A TRUCKLOAD OF FERTILIZER
AND A FIRING CAP.

I'M IMPRESSED.

I SAY WE SHOOT HIM NOW.

WHY?

BECAUSE YOU'RE JEALOUS
OF KELLY AND ME?

THIS ISN'T ABOUT KELLY.

THAT'S THE FIRST THING
YOU'VE SAID

THAT MAKES SENSE.

I'VE GOT
AS MANY GRIPES WITH THE FEDS

AS YOU DO, BIGGER ONES, MAYBE.

Peter:
I DOUBT THAT.

DON'T LISTEN TO HIM, PETER.

AS SOON AS HE
WALKS OUT THAT DOOR

HE'LL BLOW
THE WHISTLE ON US.

NO I WON'T... 'CAUSE I WANT IN.

JUST LISTEN TO PETER.

OAK KNOLL FARM IS
A TRUE REPUBLIC.

WELL, IF YOU'VE
GOT IT SO GOOD

WHY TAKE THE RISK OF GETTING
CAUGHT BUILDING BOMBS?

BECAUSE WE NEED PROTECTION.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
DOESN'T TOLERATE IT

WHEN PEOPLE EMPOWER THEMSELVES.

I DON'T BUY IT, PETER.

I THINK IT'S PERSONAL WITH YOU.

I WAS A FEDERAL
PROSECUTOR

FIGHTING FOR TRUTH, JUSTICE,
AND THE AMERICAN WAY.

AFTER SPENDING
TWO YEARS

TRYING TO NAIL A DEALER
ON DRUG AND MURDER CHARGES

THE D.E.A. TOLD ME TO DROP IT.

SAID HE WAS
A TRUSTED INFORMANT.

WELL, WHEN I REFUSED

THE I.R.S. CALLS
A BOGUS AUDIT ON ME.

SAID I'D BEEN CHEATING
ON MY TAXES.

THEY EVEN
HAD ME ARRESTED.

FINALLY...

I BEAT IT.

BUT NOT UNTIL I LOST MY HOUSE,
MY LICENSE

AND, EVENTUALLY,
MY WIFE AND KIDS.

WHAT ABOUT KELLY?

HER HUSBAND WAS
A DEFENSE CONTRACTOR.

DISCOVERED KICKBACKS
TO CERTAIN CONGRESSMEN.

HIS CAR CRASHED
ON HIS WAY TO TESTIFY.

THEY SAID
IT WAS D.U.I.

ONLY HER HUSBAND DIDN'T DRINK.

INCREDIBLE.

JANE WAS ARRESTED FOR
HOME-SCHOOLING HER KIDS.

THEY PUT HER CHILDREN
IN A FOSTER HOME.

TOMMY WAS A POST-TRAUMATIC
STRESS REJECT FROM THE V.A.

NED HERE...

YEAH.

I KNOW ABOUT NED.

WOULD YOU

GIVE US A MINUTE.

AHEAD...

I WISH THERE WAS AN EASIER WAY
TO FIGHT THE BATTLE.

BUT THEY'RE GOING
TO COME FOR US

AND THEY'RE GOING
TO COME HARD.

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

WHO FIRED FIRST AT WACO?

THE FED.

RUBY RIDGE--

THE F.B.I. OPENED FIRE.

KILLED AN INNOCENT WOMAN.

THAT IS PRETTY SCARY.

YOU TAKE UP OUR CAUSE

YOUR DAYS AS
A FUGITIVE ARE OVER.

YOU'LL HAVE FAMILY

AND A PURPOSE.

THEN WHEN DO WE START?

YOU'RE CRAZY.

IT'S AGAINST EVERYTHING
THAT HE STANDS FOR--

EVERYTHING WE BELIEVE IN.

LOOK, KELLY

IT'S JUST BANCROFT, NED,
AND A COUPLE OF THE OTHERS.

I WANTED TO WARN YOU.

ABOUT WHAT?

THAT THIS WHOLE
PLACE IS A SHAM?

THAT MY BOY IS
JUST AS LIKELY

TO GET BLOWN TO BITS
HERE AS IN L.A.?

I WANT YOU AND BRAD
TO GET OUT OF HERE

WHILE YOU STILL CAN.

PLEASE.

I BELIEVED IN YOU.

WELL, YOU'RE JUST LIKE
ALL OUTSIDERS.

YOU CAN'T LET SOMETHING
THIS GOOD LIVE.

COME ON, YOU CAN'T TELL ME
THAT YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT.

I DON'T KNOW.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE
YOU AND BRAD

TO PACK A SUITCASE?

GIVE ME A HALF AN HOUR.

I THINK THE MIDDLE
OF THE AFTERNOON

IS A LITTLE RISKY.

THERE'S NO POINT
IN BLOWING UP AN EMPTY BUILDING.

WE STICK WITH NOON.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET ME
THOSE BLUEPRINTS, RIGHT?

AM I INTERRUPTING
ANYTHING?

NO. NOTHING
THAT CAN'T WAIT.

BUDGET STUFF.

THEN COULD I TALK TO YOU
FOR A MINUTE IN PRIVATE?

OF COURSE.

GENTLEMEN,
WOULD YOU EXCUSE US?

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH

I LOVE THIS PLACE.

I MEAN, IT'S MY HOME

MY FAMILY.

BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE
I NEED SOME TIME AWAY.

WHAT'S WRONG, KELLY?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE IT'S THE BOMBING
THAT'S GOT ME CRAZY

OR THE COP SHOWING UP.

YOU THINK I WAS INVOLVED
IN THE BOMBING.

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

I'VE HEARD THE RUMORS, TOO--
THAT SOMEONE'S ACCUSING ME.

BUT I DIDN'T
THINK THAT...

YOU...

PETER...

I KNOW THAT YOU'RE INNOCENT

BUT I HAVE

TO THINK ABOUT MY CHILD.

WE ALL KNOW HOW THESE SITUATIONS
CAN TURN INTO FIRESTORMS.

KELLY, IF YOU'RE
UNCOMFORTABLE

YOU SHOULD LEAVE.

I JUST HOPE
YOU'LL COME BACK SOON.

ME TOO.

CAN YOU PLEASE,
FOR THE SAKE OF THE COMMUNITY

TELL ME WHO'S STARTING
THESE RUMORS?

PETER...

IT'S RENO RAINES,
ISN'T IT?

I AM SO SORRY
THAT I BROUGHT HIM HERE.

THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.

NO, YOU WERE RIGHT
TO HELP HIM

AND NOW YOU'RE RIGHT
TO COME TO ME.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

THAT'S NOT FOR YOU
TO WORRY ABOUT.

YOU HAVE YOURSELF AND
YOUR SON TO TAKE CARE OF.

I BELIEVED IN HIM, PETER.

I DID TOO.

Reno:
Bobby, I don't know
where you are

but get up here fast.

YOU'RE TELLING ME.

IS EVERYONE IN ON IT?

BANCROFT WAS, AND COCHRAN

BUT MOST OF THESE PEOPLE
HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE'S UP TO.

AND YOU DO?

They tried putting
a uniform on me.

WANTS ME IN THE STARTING LINEUP.

ANOTHER BOMBING?

YOU GOT IT.

ANY DETAILS?

NOT YET.

BUT ONCE WE GET KELLY AND BRAD
OUT OF HERE...

REMEMBER OUR PLAN
ON THE COLICHIS CASE?

YES, IT'S A PERSONAL FAVORITE
OF MINE.

LISTEN, I'M ON MY WAY.

KELLY? BRAD?

PERFECT TIMING, RENO.

YOU SEEN KELLY?

Ned:
SHE'S RIGHT OVER HERE.

IF YOU CARRY OUT
YOUR ASSIGNMENT

KELLY AND THE BOY
CAN LEAVE UNHARMED.

AND I'M SUPPOSED
TO BELIEVE THAT?

WHAT'S YOUR CHOICE?

SO, WHAT'S YOUR TARGET
THIS TIME?

THE BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT IN CASTRO.

NOT IN BROAD DAYLIGHT?

AT THE HEIGHT OF BUSINESS.

THERE MUST BE HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE THERE.

685, TO BE EXACT.

AND THIS TIME, THERE
WON'T BE ANY EVACUATION.

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

YOU DO THE HONORS.

RIGHT DOWN THERE.

OKAY, MR. WIZARD,
DO YOUR THING.

OH, NO, NO, NO.

YOU'RE GOING
TO DO IT.

WELL, EXCUSE ME

BUT I NEVER READ
THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK.

DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT.

I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH IT
STEP BY STEP.

AND THAT WAY, IF
ANYTHING GOES WRONG

ONLY THE FINGERPRINTS
OF THE WANTED RENO RAINES

WILL BE ON THE DEVICE.

NOW, THEN, ALL RIGHT

RED WIRE TO ORANGE.

OKAY.

ORANGE WIRE TO YELLOW.

IT'S GOT A FAIL-SAFE,
SO GET IT JUST RIGHT.

OTHERWISE, WE'RE A VAPOR TRAIL.

VERY GOOD.

OKAY...

GREEN TO BLUE.

AND BLUE...

TO PURPLE.

NOW...

SET THE TIMER.

HOW LONG?

THREE MINUTES
SHOULD DO IT.

THREE MINUTES?

IT DOESN'T LEAVE US MUCH TIME.

LESS CHANCE IT'LL GET FOUND, AND
FEWER PEOPLE WILL GET EVACUATED.

FREEZE!

F.B.I.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

HEY, UH... TAKE
IT EASY, MAN.

WE'RE WORKING ON
THE AIR CONDITIONING.

YOU WANT TO SEE
OUR WORK ORDERS?

NO, I WANT YOU TO GET UP
AGAINST THAT WALL.

NOW, THERE'S SOME DAYS
WHEN I REALLY HATE THIS JOB.

NED, GO!

TELL THEM I DID
A GOOD JOB.

HURRY! HURRY!

GOOD JOB.

THE COAST IS CLEAR.

WAIT. THAT'S A BOMB.

I'LL LET YOU HANDLE THIS.

AH, AH, AH.
DON'T YOU GO ANYWHERE.

WELL, COME ON,
DO SOMETHING.

I'M THINKING.

GO AHEAD. TAKE YOUR TIME.

THERE'S A MILLION-DOLLAR
BOUNTY ON THE GUYS

WHO BLEW UP THE POST OFFICE.

I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE LONG ENOUGH
TO SPEND IT.

DO YOU MIND?

OKAY, IT WAS THE COLORS
OF THE RAINBOW, BACKWARDS.

THE LAST COLOR WAS PURPLE.

BLUE.

NOW GREEN.

OH, MAN, WE'RE STILL ALIVE.

I GOT THE HANG OF THIS.

ORANGE.

HERE WE GO.

LAST ONE.

OHH!

WHEW!

WE'RE SAFE.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

THERE'S BEEN
A MISTAKE.

THEY'RE DOWN HERE.

HE SAVED YOUR TOWN.

YOU GOT THE WRONG GUYS.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT HIM,
BUT YOU'RE THE MAN I WANT.

WELL, WAIT A MINUTE.

WELL, IF YOU HAVE
ANY MORE BUSINESS

TO ATTEND TO HERE, SIR...

NO. LET'S GO.

SEAL THE BUILDING.

THEY'RE COMING OUT.

THEY COMING?

NOT YET, BUT THEY WILL BE.

HOW FAR TO THE FARM?

BY ROAD, ABOUT FOUR MILES.

AS A CROW FLIES, ABOUT TWO.

THE CROW IS MY SPIRIT TOO.

THIS WAY.

And that's the news
for this hour.

Now here's Tanya
with the local weather.

It's going to be
a beautiful day in Castro...

IT HAD TO HAVE BLOWN BY NOW.

HE WIRED IT JUST RIGHT
AND STARTED THE SEQUENCE.

THEN WHERE'S THE COVERAGE?

IT'LL COME ON THE AIR.

LET THEM GO, PETER.

THE LAST THING HE SAID WAS
TO TELL YOU HE DID HIS JOB.

I'LL BE THE JUDGE OF THAT.

KELLY'S ONE
OF US, PETER.

COME ON.

WAIT A MINUTE.

WE HAD AN AGREEMENT
ABOUT KELLY.

LET'S NOT LET SENTIMENT
GET IN THE WAY

OF THE CAUSE.

( cow moos )

SHH.

NOW, BOBBY.

HEY!

YOU OKAY?

I AM SO SORRY.

LATER. COME ON.

TAKE IT EASY.

ONE MAN STANDS ALONE.

IT ALWAYS COMES TO THIS.

AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH.

EXCEPT FOR ONE THING--

YOU GAVE ME YOUR AMMUNITION.

I GAVE YOU MY CLIP

NOT THE ONE IN THE CHAMBER.

YOU'RE LYING.

YOU WANT TO CHANCE IT?

COME ON, MAN.

DIE FOR THE CAUSE?

HEY!

ATTENTION.

THIS IS SHERIFF ZALTER.

ANYONE ON THE PREMISES

COME OUT SLOWLY
WITH YOUR HANDS UP.

I KNEW YOU COULDN'T
PULL THE TRIGGER.

IF YOU DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR
IN THE NEXT FEW SECONDS...

WE'RE COMING OUT!

GET OUT THERE.

MY NAME IS ROBERT SIXKILLER

CALIFORNIA BOUNTY HUNTER'S
LICENSE "A."

5-5-1-6-2-7-7-5.

WHERE'S RAINES?

WHERE'S THE OTHER GUY?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

( motorcycle revving )

YOUR BUS SHOULD COME BY
IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

OH. UH... I ALMOST FORGOT.

YOU'LL BE NEEDING THIS.

IT'S CALLED MONEY.

THEY USE IT OUT HERE.

I CAN'T ACCEPT THAT.

YEAH, YOU CAN.

MY PARTNER ACCEPTED
A HUGE WINDFALL

FROM BANCROFT AND THE OTHERS.

AND YOUR DREAMS
WERE KICKED IN THE TEETH.

SO THAT DESERVES
SOME COMPENSATION.

COME ON.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LET ME
SAY I'M SORRY, ARE YOU?

SORRY? FOR WHAT?

FOR GIVING ME A GLIMPSE
OF WHAT A REAL HOME WAS LIKE?

IT WAS ONLY
A COUPLE OF DAYS

BUT I'D NEVER TRADE IT.

NEITHER WOULD I.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR MOM,
ALL RIGHT?

I WILL.

THANKS.