Bone Eater (2007) - full transcript

Chuck, see what it is.

Hey, Miller,
we got something.

- Well, what is it?
- Will you just come here?

Well, I'll be.
They were right.

Yeah, I thought it
was a bunch of bull.

Who was right?
What are you guys talking about?

Where've you been
for the last month, kid?

Why do think the Indians have been
picketing since we started this job?

Yeah, man, they're claiming we're
disturbing some ancient burial ground.

But the Katona tribe is
more than 20 miles away.

Yeah, I know,



but they think anytime someone
finds a freakin' arrowhead around here,

the land is theirs
and they want it back.

Man...

this thing looks
over 100 years old.

Yeah, and it's gonna look good in my den
under that moose head too.

Hey, man, wait wait wait!

What was that?

Nothing. Come on, guys,
we got to clear out this junk

so we can finish the job.

Now hit it with that pickax
and try to break it up.

Break it up?

Shouldn't we try to save it?
It might be worth something.

Whatever you say, son.
Give me that pick.

What the hell was that?



You think those picketers
are out there beyond the lights?

Yeah, and they're probably getting
a good laugh at our expense too.

Jeez, that guy is a hothead.

Well, let's just see 'em
come any closer.

Miller, you're taking this way too far.
Give me that.

Come on, guys,
let's get out of here.

Not until we finish.
Riley, help me.

What the hell was that?
An earthquake?

I don't know.

I think Hanson's right.

I say we call it a night, fellas.

Riley, I've changed my mind.

That sounds like a good idea.

Come get it.

Hey.

- Hi, honey.
- Hi, Dad.

Look at you.

You have grown up.

That's what happens.

Yeah yeah, I guess so.

Guess it's just more dramatic
'cause you're not here all the time.

Well, here, let me take this
and let's get moving, huh?

Did your mother have
any instructions for me?

Instructions?

Yeah, like the last time
you came out

she told me how
to wash your clothes.

Even told me how
to make your toast.

That was two years ago.
I can make my own toast now.

Wow, you have grown up.

You said that already.

Look, your mother's in Europe
for the summer,

so like it or not,

we are stuck with each other.

We can make it go a whole lot quicker

if we're at least civil

with each other, huh?

I don't suppose she gave you
any instructions on how to do that.

No.

I guess we're on our own.

What's all that?

Oh, a developer is building
a swanky resort.

Katonas are all up in arms
about it.

A swanky resort?

Here?

I know.
Come on, I'll get your bag.

It's okay.
I got it.

Just like your mother.

Dex, I told you before,
don't call me here.

I'll see you tonight.
Morning, Sheriff.

Lolli, what's new besides you
having a date with Dex tonight?

Did the picketers
give you any trouble?

No, I just walked by.

- Where's Kelly?
- She's coming in.

Even when you're together,
you're not together.

Lolli, is anything happening?

Well, Sadie Riley called,

said Paul didn't
make it home last night.

Maybe he's just pulled
another all-nighter out at the site.

- I mean, they're working 'em like hell.
- Yeah, Dex told me that.

I don't think so, Sheriff.

That was Lisa Miller.
Neil was supposed to take their kid

to school this morning,
never came home.

He was working out
at the Krantz site too, wasn't he?

I think so.

Mark, take the second car.
Go out along 81.

I'll check the 395.
Maybe they got in a wreck.

- On my way.
- And I'll meet you out at the site.

Copy that.

Big Jim, what are you doing here?

In case you haven't noticed,
the sun is up.

Well, truth be told,

today I got babysitting duties.

What are you talking about?

The field trip, the university kids,

the archeology class.
Remember that?

Oh, right right.
When is that?

I'm on my way over there
right now.

Well, keep an eye out for Miller's truck
while you're out there, okay?

- Yeah, sure. See you later.
- Yeah.

- Kel!
- Hey!

My Kelly belly.

Oh, girl.

Look at you.
Hollywood is working for you.

You look just one
of those Hollywood hotties.

I don't even live in LA, Loll.
I live in Upland.

Well, it's still 1,000 miles
closer than I'll ever get.

Well, don't go too far.
I need you to hold the fort.

Listen, Kel, I gotta make a run.

I'll be back in an hour or so,
then we'll get you situated, okay?

I got it covered.

All right.

Pomeroy, it's 8:20.
Where are the cement trucks?

Why aren't we pouring?

The foundations
aren't ready yet, sir.

I thought you had that handled.

- Well, I did, sir, but...
- But what?

You told me you had
your best men on this all night.

I did.

Well, where are they?
Why isn't the job done?

That's just the thing, Mr. Krantz.

When Dex and I showed up
this morning, they were gone.

- They quit?
- Jimmy!

I don't think so.
Their cars are still here and...

And what?

Dad! Dad!

- Not now, Dex.
- We found more, lots more.

What are you talking about?
You found what?

I think you should see this for
yourself, Mr. Krantz. This way, please.

Jimmy, wait here.

This is all I need.

This could be an incredible find,
Mr. Krantz.

Right. Cover it up.

What?

- Not now, Dex.
- You heard me.

Pomeroy, I told you
I want it buried.

But, Mr. Krantz,
Dex has a point. This is...

No "buts," Pomeroy.

The Native American Council
finds about this,

they could shut me down
for weeks, possibly years.

I've got too much invested
in this

to see shoot it down
the tubes right now.

Understood.

Dex, you know what to do.

Get the survey team started
on the second quadrant.

And you tell 'em

if they find any more
of these relics,

I want 'em bagged
and sent straight back to me.

Son, you heard the man,
get going.

Whatever you say, Dad.

All right.

How many men beside you
and your boy know about this?

Just the morning crew
of 10, sir.

Tell them I'm gonna
double their salary,

and I want them on the Hawaiian
project as of tomorrow.

Jimmy'll make all the arrangements.

What about Miller and the other two
that split last night?

If they come back again,
tell them I want to see them first.

Now let's get this show on the road.

I'll get the tractor warmed up.

Yeah, you do that.

Look at him, will you?

He ain't had a hammer
in his hand in his whole life.

So what's up
with the big cheese anyway?

I didn't think I'd see him out here
until the ribbon ceremony.

You know Mr. Krantz.
He loves to micromanage.

He wants you all to be
on the lookout

for any Indian relics
you might find in the next parcel.

Maybe he should come out with us
and survey and scout around a bit.

That's not gonna happen. He's not
gonna get his ass out of the trailer.

It's gonna be 110 in the shade.

Meaning the faster we get this done,
the faster we get out of here,

so let's head out.

Don't forget to check in later.

Hello, Steve.

Evans, go ahead.

It's Jim here.

I got the students all situated
pretty well

out at the Krantz site
and I'm headed back.

Any sign of Riley's truck?

That's a negative.

All right, well,
keep looking, will you?

Right, I'll keep my eyes open.
See you later.

Look at him, will you?

I thought we were out here
to study archeology, not astronomy.

Give him a break, Josh.

I want to see the eclipse too
when it happens.

It's not gonna happen
for two more days, Rach.

Right.

Hey, Professor!

You find something,
Mr. McMurphy?

Not yet. I was just wondering

how the stars
were looking this morning.

Your comedic talents
overwhelm me, Mr. McMurphy.

I'd think you'd want to drop
all your other courses

and concentrate solely
on standup.

Sorry, Professor.
Just kidding.

I know, but if I've taught you anything
over the last semester,

it's that a good scientist
knows when to look down

and up.

Hell, a major celestial event like
this won't take place again

until 2078.

I can wait.

Is it true this is the best place
to see it, Professor?

According to the observatory,
the optimum place

for viewing the eclipse is right here
in the Alabama hills.

I guess that's why all the motels
in town were full up.

It's history. Just like what
you're digging for here in the earth.

When you three realize all the sciences
are mutually bound together,

you'll finally have learned
something meaningful.

Now keep working.

Hey, Professor, wait a minute,
check this out.

What now, Mr. Cook? Hopefully not more
of your would-be arrowheads.

No no, this is something else.

Man, that's weird.

What is it?

- It's bones. I can tell you that.
- Keep brushing.

Yes, by all means, Mr. Cook,
keep brushing.

That's no dinosaur bone.

It looks like a mammal.

I think it's a femur.

Jeez, what was that?

A tremor.

I didn't know that
we were on a fault line.

We're not.

Is everyone okay?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Yeah.

Okay.

Let's get back to work.

Oh my God!

Run!

Get to the jeep!

Now!

Let's get out of here.
Oh my God.

Oh my God!

Oh, God!

Oh oh, please!

Please!

Please, please don't!

Don't!

No no!

Just in the nick of time.

Excuse me, sir. There's a call
on the car phone for you, sir.

Right, take care of it.

Skipper, I'll give the place
the once-over.

Yeah.
That's Pomeroy over there.

Maybe he knows something.

Look, just make sure that second
quadrant is clear, okay?

Sheriff, glad you're here.
I was just about to call you.

About two missing men, right?

Actually three.

Well, there's Miller, Riley
and who else?

A new kid... Chuck Hanson.
Just came on the past week.

Any idea what happened
to them?

Not a clue.

Pomeroy.

- What's the sheriff got to say?
- Sheriff, this is Richard Krantz.

Mr. Krantz, it's a pleasure to
meet the man behind the curtain.

You got quite an operation here.

It's just the beginning, Sheriff.

This desert is gonna be an oasis
within two years. You wait.

I'm sure you're right,

provided your workers
don't keep disappearing.

So they didn't make it home
either, I take it.

No.

You're working them pretty hard,
aren't you?

I pay them well, Sheriff.

This may be a little sensitive,

but why don't you question
the picketers

that are in front
of your office?

They're doing everything they can
to hold up this project.

So you think the Katonas
are behind this?

No secrets about the threats.

- Not to mention phone calls...
- Jimmy!

Yes, sir.

All I'm suggesting

is that the Katonas
have a definite motive,

and you should at least
question them.

Mr. Krantz, until I find some evidence
of foul play,

I don't think I'm gonna do that.

Sheriff.

I found this out beyond the construction
perimeter in the brush.

That's Miller's rifle.

Along with this.

Well, that should be
enough evidence

for you to start
an investigation, Sheriff.

Mr. Krantz,
if it's all the same to you,

you do your job
and let me do mine.

Let's go.

All right, Pomeroy,
you're still pouring today, right?

Yes, sir.
All right, let's get the lead out.

We got some foundation to lay.

Mark, I want you
to bag that stuff up,

drive it over to forensics
at county seat.

- Tell Coogan to put a priority on it.
- Sure thing, boss.

And call Sachetti at the impound.

Tell him to tow those vehicles in
for a going-over.

What do you think's going on?

I don't know.
I'm not quite sure,

but I don't trust that guy.

I think he knows a hell
of a lot more than he's telling.

Where you headed?

Take a drive over to the reservation,
talk to Storm Cloud.

Maybe he knows something.

Maybe he does, chief.

Okay.

Yeah, no, that's fine.

It just means I'm gonna have to
make three separate trips.

Best get started then, Mikey.

The sheriff wants those vehicles
towed in immediately.

All right.

I'll get on it right away, Mark.

Right away.

Almost.

Well well.

- When did you get back in town?
- This morning.

This morning?

I see.

What took so long?

Things.

I see.

And so now you're back
for the whole summer?

Apparently.

Do you have anything you want
to say to me?

Yeah.

Yeah, actually,
as a matter of fact I do.

I missed you.

Me too.

You make no sense at all.

Advancing our cause doesn't
mean you have to be belligerent

with everyone who disagrees
with you.

I only want what's right
for our people and us, Kaya.

That's just it, Black Hawk,
there is no "us."

- There never was.
- What do you mean?

I don't wish to be a part of your
militant stance with the townspeople.

Now you talk
like your grandfather...

weak, tired,

unwilling to stand up
for our rights.

If the white man has
taught us anything,

it's that we must fight
for what we want.

Yes, fight,

but I do not like
how you do battle.

Well, hello, Sheriff.

- Kaya.
- You come to arrest us all today?

No, nothing like that.

Just need some questions
answered is all.

- Is your grandfather home?
- He's just starting sweat lodge.

Okay, I can come back later.

No, please,
I'm sure he'll see you. Come.

Yeah?
All right.

So how's your teaching
been this semester?

It's okay, I guess.
It's been a bit tough.

With the cuts in federal funding
we've had to combine a lot of classes.

But the students
have adapted well.

Maybe you folks should think
about opening a casino around here.

Grandfather doesn't believe
in them.

Says they weaken the spirit.

Maybe so, but it sure would
bring in some much-needed revenue.

And it would also bring
drunkenness,

prostitution and crime.

Oh, good morning to you,
Storm Cloud.

Sheriff Evans is here to ask you
some questions, Grandfather.

I didn't think you'd mind.

Running Wolf,
it is always good to see a brother.

Haven't heard that name in awhile.

Maybe you should use it
more often.

I might,
if I could only convince people

to get beyond the color
of my hair and eyes.

One just needs to look
at your beautiful daughter

to know that your bloodline
runs strong.

- So how is Kelly?
- She's fine.

Just got back in town today.

She has the spirit of the Katona.

And her mother's attitude.

She's young. Come.

Well, if you'll excuse me,
I must be going, Sheriff.

My next class is at 11:00.

Thank you, Kaya.

You have come about the incident
at the worksite, have you not?

Yes, that's right.
How did you know?

I heard about it earlier.

- From who?
- Chinkana.

Chinkana.
Don't know him.

It's Indian for grapevine.

Yes, three men
have gone missing.

And you think that someone here
may be responsible?

Maybe, maybe not.

There have been threats made
by some of the picketers.

Angry words don't always lead
to violence.

Three men are missing,

but I didn't say anything
about violence.

If you know something,
Storm Cloud...

I know that that's why you're here...
to accuse one of us.

This is just a follow-up.

None of our people set foot
on that ground last night.

And neither should anyone else.

What happened to the men
was a sign.

The construction must stop.

With all due respect, Storm Cloud,

that land is not
on the Katona Reservation.

Still, it is on unholy land.

Listen to me.
I was out there just this morning.

There is nothing there to indicate

that your ancestors
were ever there.

Our ancestors, Running Wolf.

Our ancestors!

Have you forgotten that
your grandfather,

a great chief, is buried
on this reservation?

No, I haven't.

You must never forget.

The blood of the chiefs also flows
inside of you, Running Wolf.

It's what gives you
the strength over evil.

I understand that,
Storm Cloud.

But being sheriff allows me

to extend that power
for the good of all.

Then know that whatever lies
out beyond our borders

should be left undisturbed

for the sake of all.

Well, half-breed,

who do you serve today, hmm?

Indian or white man?

Both equally.

If only it were the truth.

Dude, I say we call it a day.

We got about another hour
of daylight left.

Let's just go ahead
and knock it off, though.

Then we don't have to
come back tomorrow, okay?

Whatever.

Hey, Lou, go ahead and move to your left
about a foot, would you?

All right, but let's make this quick.
I'm toast already on one side.

Whoa!
Hey hey hey!

What was that?

What the hell are you guys
doing down there?

You didn't feel that up there?

Feel what?

We had a serious earthquake just
hit us down here. You didn't feel it?

Come on, quit fooling around, you guys.
Let's just get this thing done.

I didn't feel anything.

Okay. Hey, Lou, do me a favor
and move forward

about three feet.

That's more like it.

No!

What the...
Dave, Dave!

What the hell is that?

Let's get out of here, man.
Come on!

Holy...

Step forward, warrior.

You have seen
the Bone Eater.

It has risen,

and the sacred moon
will soon obscure the sun.

Time is short.

I must know its secret
before it's too late.

There is no secret,
only death.

They brought this demon
onto themselves.

But we can use it
to our own advantage.

No.

The Bone Eater is an enemy
of all life,

not just the white man.

Once all six renegades
have been resurrected,

the creature
will be unstoppable.

You must find the bone axe.

The creature must be destroyed
before the six become one.

If you're too afraid
to wield that power,

then tell me of this sacred weapon.

I will find it myself.

Now who is being foolish?

Once the eclipse
has completed,

it will take the will of the gods
to destroy it.

I don't believe you.

With the creature as our ally,

we could drive the white man
from all of our land,

restore our people
to prominence!

Anger clouds you,
Black Hawk.

You cannot befriend evil
to do your bidding.

There must be a way.

And I will soon discover it,

with or without your help.

Hey, Kelly, turn the music down,
will you? I'm on the phone.

All right!

I'm sorry, Sal. If you don't mind,
could you repeat that?

Yeah, no problem.

I said I found traces of crystallized
blood and bone samples

embedded
in the cloth you sent me.

What does that mean?

Well, for that to happen, the victim
would have had to have fallen

straight into a blast furnace.

There's nothing like that out there.

And here's something
for Sherlock Holmes:

The shirt itself shows absolutely
no signs of being burned.

Could the blood samples
have been introduced

into the cloth sometime later?

Not a chance.

You sure about that?

I'd stake my pension on it.

Well, thanks, Sal.

As usual, you've ruined my day.

Sorry, Steve.

I'll send you some free aspirin,
on the county.

Yeah, I'll be looking for it.

Come on, Dad,
nobody does that anymore.

Well, I guess I'm getting old, Kel.

Where you going
all made up like that?

I'm going up
to Big Pine to see a movie.

Tonight?

We haven't spent
two minutes together.

We have all summer, right?

Yeah.

I don't want you going up
to Big Pine tonight.

What's the big deal?
It's just a date.

With who?

It's not that Sachetti kid, is it?

- What if it is?
- He's too old for you.

Dad, he's just 21.

Well, four years at your age

is a lot of difference.

Mom is four years younger
than you.

It's not the same thing.

It is to me.
I can handle myself!

Yeah, well,
that's just what I'm afraid of.

Look...

can't you just humor
your old man once

and stick around?

No, I'll be back later.

No, you'll be back at 11:00.

Dad, I'm 17.

My house, my rules.

- 11:00.
- Whatever.

Great.

Let me get this straight.

You just compromised your integrity
for money?

What he's doing is wrong,
Dad, and you know it.

Look, don't lecture me
on what's right and wrong, all right?

That money is putting your ass
through engineering school.

You don't want it? You wanna spend
the rest of your life digging ditches?

- That's fine with me.
- Money isn't everything, Pop.

And I'd rather you not sell
your soul to Krantz

just to put me through college.

Look, son,

it's easy to have high morals
when you're 22.

But at my age,
how am I gonna start over?

A man like Krantz has the power

to ruin me for the rest of my life.

Only 'cause you gave it
to him, Dad.

Kaya,
is everything okay?

I hope it's not too late.

No, not at all.
Please, come in.

Anything I can get you?

No, thank you. I'm fine.

So what brings you over?

Look, Steve,

I know why you were
at the reservation earlier.

It's those missing men.

Storm Cloud sent you,
didn't he?

I felt that he was
holding something back.

No no, I came on my own.

Look, Kaya,

all evidence points to the fact
that these men are dead.

Now if you know something,
you need to tell me.

Well, it's not something
you're gonna want to hear.

It's Black Hawk, isn't it?

No.

Have you ever heard the legend
of the Bone Eater?

Yeah, the curse of Torak.

Yeah, my older brother used
to spook me

by telling me scary stories
about it.

Well, according to Storm Cloud,
the legend is true.

- Come on.
- Two centuries ago,

the Katona tribe
and white settlers alike

were menaced by a band
of six renegades

led by a young shaman
named Torak.

Yeah, he was bypassed
as rightful chief,

so he broke
from the tribe, right?

They harmed so many
in their quest for power,

engaging in ritualistic murder,
even cannibalism.

It took several medicine men

and many warriors to finally
surround the six and destroy them.

They were buried
unceremoniously

in the same area
where 30 years ago

a group of miners uncovered
the sacred bone axe.

Tragically,
the creature awoke from its slumber.

The men were pierced with shards
of sharp bone,

disintegrating them.

Before the miners realized what
they had done, it was too late.

One of them was able to pierce
the creature with the sacred bone axe,

sending it back into the earth.

But unfortunately,
none of them survived.

By building on that land,

Krantz has desecrated
the sacred ground

and once again
awakened the Bone Eater.

That is why Storm Cloud
wanted the ground left alone.

Kaya, this is the 21st century.

I can't act on legend.

These are evil spirits

that were sealed
in the earth eternally

with a sacred war axe.

Yeah yeah, and before he died

Torak cursed his killers,

saying that his bones and the bones
of his brothers would rise up

like a demon and take revenge.

Right after the ghost
of Christmas past.

I should not have come.

Kaya, I'm sorry, listen.

Please please, forgive me.

It's just that I've got
three men missing,

presumed dead, and I can't go
to these people's families

- with legends of bone creatures.
- Steve, this demon lives.

We are in great danger.

Kaya.

For what it's worth,

thank you for coming over here
and telling me this.

It is only worth something
if you listen.

Now just for a few minutes,
okay?

Relax, Lol,
nothing's gonna happen.

Well, maybe something.

Yeah, if you're lucky.

I got something for you.

Yeah, I got a good idea
what it is too.

No, really.
Here.

Oh my God, Dex.

You're so sweet.

- What is it?
- Go ahead and open it.

I can't believe it.

It's so beautiful.

- Where did you get this?
- At the site.

You're kidding me.

No no, there's tons
of great stuff out there.

But when I saw that,

I knew it was meant for you.

I took it to the town jeweler,
had him shine it up like new.

You're the best.

Here, wait.
Let's see what it looks like.

So what do you think?

It's beautiful, just like you.

What was that?

I don't know.

Run, Lolli, run!

Hello.

Hello, Kelly?

- He's gonna kill me.
- No, he won't.

- You have a legitimate excuse.
- Yeah, well...

What's wrong with you?

I don't know.

You just get in here today,

and I'm already thinking
about you going back.

Don't.

Why don't you just stay?

And live where?
With my father?

We'll be lucky if we make it
through the summer in one piece.

So come live with me.

Do you want to be the one
to tell him that?

No, thanks.

Jeez, it's so late.
I gotta go in.

Do you want me to come in with you,
try to explain?

No no no, I think it's better
if I do it myself.

- Where is my purse?
- I think you left it in the back seat.

What is that?

That? I don't know.
It's some old tomahawk.

I found it lying
around the lot this afternoon.

Now...

why don't you slide
over here a minute?

Oh, Jeez!
Okay, you have to go.

Okay okay.
Hey, call me tomorrow.

Okay, just drive.

Do you know what time it is,
young lady?

Late, I know.

It's 3:15 a.m.

That is beyond late!

Kelly, I thought I told you

to get back home
before 11:00.

I would have been, Dad,
but there was a huge accident

on the other side
of the county line.

Come on, that kind of BS
doesn't cut it with me anymore.

I'm not lying.

Look, if you don't start telling
the truth, you can forget about

ever seeing that Sachetti kid again.

You can't tell me who I can date.

When you're in my house,
I sure as hell can!

Look, Dad,

there really was an accident,
okay?

Traffic was backed up for miles.
I'm surprised they didn't call you.

Yeah, me too.

Yeah, Evans here.

Hey, boss, sorry to wake you.
It's Roberts.

That's okay, buddy.
I was up.

Just got a call from Burns down
at the station.

He got a dispatch from highway patrol
about a truck accident

a couple hours ago
up near Big Pine.

Yeah, Kelly was just
telling me about it.

Sheriff, there's something else.

A vehicle was found smashed
to pieces

up on Krantz's property
near the site.

How's it affect us?

They found a purse on the side
of the road.

Sheriff, it's Lolli's.

Are you sure about that?

Yeah, they found her County ID
inside the wallet.

- They called us right away.
- Right.

I'll go check it out.

Sheriff, if it's okay,
I'd like to go.

Yeah, I'll see you out there.

What was that about?

Nothing, it's just routine.

Now who's BSing?

I'm sorry, honey.

I really am.
I shouldn't have doubted you.

So what's really the matter?

Lolli may have been hurt.

I'll call you
when I know more, okay?

Hank, you got any
of this figured out yet?

Not yet, Steve,

but it's the damnedest thing
I've ever seen.

The skid marks are here,
yet the truck's over 100 feet away.

Looks like somebody moved it
after the accident.

That would take
half a dozen tow trucks.

Yeah, and why the hell would
anybody want to do that?

And the driver?

Not here.

I figure he must have been thrown clear
and wandered off in a daze,

unless somebody carted him off.

Where'd you find this?

Right over there
by the shoulder.

Show me exactly.

Heads up.
Here comes trouble.

Yeah, you got that right.

Sheriff, this is getting
way out of hand.

You haul that chief in
for questioning

and I guarantee you
he's gonna crack.

Mr. Krantz, there's still no proof that
the Katonas are responsible for this.

When are you gonna to wake up
and smell the war paint?

First, three men are missing.

This driver's the fourth,

to say nothing about my property.

Now it's obvious
to me that they are responsible

and I want to know
when you're going to make an arrest.

Let me ask you a question
for a change.

What?

Have you uncovered anything unusual
recently out at your site?

What's that got to do
with the price of eggs?

Well, have you?

No, I have not.

Well, you realize of course
that failing to notify the authorities

of a historical find
on state-granted land

would constitute fraud.

Could even subject the owner

to severe civil and criminal penalties.

You know, Sheriff,
I've been in business a long time.

I've gone head to head with the top men
in almost every field.

And I don't intend
to be intimidated

by some bumpkin lawman
who has a soft spot for his people.

Now I suggest that
you find out what's going on,

and I mean fast,
because the next phone call I make

is to your boss in the county office.

Fine.

Here.

Number's on the card.

Excuse me, Mr. Krantz.
Mr. Pomeroy's on the car phone.

- He says it's urgent.
- What does he want?

- He wouldn't say, sir.
- I'm leaving here anyway. Come on.

- Yes, sir.
- Let's go.

You complain about having
to get me coffee.

Never again, Sheriff.

What a pair.

All right, where was
that purse exactly?

Right over here.

Found it sitting right here.

Thanks a lot, Hank.

She came from the woods.
She was running.

Hard.

You can tell all that just by looking
at the grass?

My grandfather taught me
when I was a kid.

Yeah, but how can you tell?

A good Indian tracker
can read a trail across solid rock.

Come on.

Got something, Sheriff?

Yeah.

Yeah, look here.

This branch was broken
fairly recently

and it came from at least
15 or 20 feet up

in these trees.

So whatever was chasing her
was at least that tall.

A bear?

A 15-foot bear? Not likely.

Well, what then?

What's this?

Look at these relics.
This could be an old Indian's grave.

I thought the ancient tribes
never buried their own in the ground.

No, they burned the bodies as offerings
to their gods.

Monroe to Sheriff Evans,
come in.

This is Evans, go ahead.

Hey, Steve, those helicopters
haven't found any sign

of that missing driver yet,
but we did spot an abandoned vehicle

along the road to the lake.

All right, we're close.
We'll check it out.

You got it. A couple patrol cars are
coming down the service road as well.

We'll meet 'em. Out.

Let's go.

Look, Miss Hayes,
I'm dumping $110 million

into one of your communities.

The least I can get
is a little damn cooperation.

I have to let him run
his investigation.

Investigation?
Is that what you call it?

Because I'm up to my ears
in OT pay.

I've got delays upon delays

because my men won't come
to work.

Now I don't care who's running
this investigation.

I just don't want them running
my corporation into the ground

- while they do it.
- I understand.

And I am more than sympathetic
to your position.

However, I can't,
and I will not railroad any officers

under my jurisdiction
to bend the law

to suit your financial needs.

Miss Hayes, if I'm not mistaken,

your term is up in three months

and you're seeking re-election.

I know this because a number
of people in your party

have contacted me regarding
substantial contributions.

Maybe they think what I'm doing
in your town

is worth a little more consideration

than I'm currently being given.

Is that a threat, Mr. Krantz?

Politics and favors
make wonderful bedfellows.

Do you understand
what I am talking about?

I understand this.

I will talk to Sheriff Evans myself.

You just better pray
that everything going on

at that worksite is
on the up and up.

Do you understand
what I am talking about?

Good day, Mr. Krantz.

Mr. Krantz, we're here, sir.

- Where is it?
- This way, sir.

- Jimmy, you wait here.
- Yes, sir.

Anybody else see this?

No, I just uncovered it myself.

I called you as soon as I did.

I sent the other guys to the main site
as soon as I saw it.

How long do you estimate
it's been here?

A hundred years, maybe two.

Well, I don't care how you do it,

but I want it gone,
you understand?

Mr. Krantz, this is more than
just plowing under some artifacts.

Pomeroy, do you like your job?

Sir?

You do as I tell you
and there's a nice bonus

in your next pay envelope,
okay?

- Mr. Krantz...
- No buts.

You bag up the bones
and get 'em off my property. You got it?

Got it, Mr. Krantz.

Good.

Jimmy.

- We're out of here.
- Yes, sir.

Copy. They're running
the plates right now, Sheriff,

but this is Pomeroy's truck
all right.

Yeah, I tried to call his father

but the cell service
is dead out here.

Yeah, a 9mm missing the clip.

- Looks like more of the same, huh?
- Sure does.

What now, boss?

I say we hitch a ride back
to our cars.

I'll check in at the office.
You stop by the Pomeroy place.

- It's on the way.
- Roger.

- Where's Storm Cloud?
- He is not to be disturbed.

- I will see him now.
- No!

He is on vision quest seeking a way
to undo the evil.

He can't do that!
That fool!

How dare you transgress
the prayers of a chief?

Have you forgotten your place?

I have no place with cowards.

Damn!

Hey, Mark, what's up?

I wasn't speeding,
not down that hill.

No, Seth. No tickets today.
The sheriff wanted me to talk to you.

Why, what's wrong?

I'm wondering if you know
where Dex is right now.

No, what happened?

I found his truck down by Pine Lake
this morning, abandoned, no sign of him.

So what are we talking about,
another kidnapping?

No, I can't be sure of that.

I'm going right down there.
Where exactly is it?

I'd appreciate it if you talked
to the sheriff first.

Mark, come on, please,
take me to where the truck is.

What was that?

Nothing.
I didn't hear anything.

There it is again.

What you got in the bag,
Seth?

I, um...

Seth, what's in the bag?

Get in the truck!

What the hell is that thing?

I don't know,

but it looks like it's gonna
take more than bullets to kill it.

Oh my God, no!

- Hey, Steve.
- Jim.

Any word on Lolli yet?

No, nothing yet.

I checked with her mother
and some of her friends

and nobody's seen her
since yesterday.

How about Roberts?
He checked in yet?

No, not a peep.
I'll try to raise him.

Yeah, he's probably sleeping.
I could use some myself.

Oh, Commissioner Hayes called.

She said she wants
to talk to you right away.

Oh, brother.
How'd she sound?

Same as usual... pissed.

Yeah, get her on the line
for me, will you?

Yeah, sure.

This is Evans.

Steve, Hayes. What the hell
is going on down there?

What do you mean?

I've got Richard Krantz making
a lot of noises up here

about some Indian uprising
against his new development project.

That's not even close
to the truth.

He says the evidence
is overwhelming

and you've refused
to make any arrests.

Hell, I could go down there right now
and arrest the whole damn tribe,

but that's not gonna stop
what's going on.

Well, it better stop soon.

There's a bank full of money
at stake here,

not to mention
the political fallout

if this project isn't completed
on schedule.

And if you can't handle it, the governor
is gonna have to send in the militia

to keep the peace
and protect those workers. Got it?

Yeah.

Yeah, I got it.

Good, keep me posted.

Hey, Steve.

I tried Roberts twice on his car radio,
still no answer.

Well, try his apartment.
If you get him, you let me know.

Yeah, will do.

Grandfather,
where are you going?

It is time.
I've seen the end.

We must find the bone axe.

But it took many warriors
to destroy Torak.

Kaya, please.
There is no other way.

- The beast must be stopped.
- No, not the Bone Eater.

There are too few of you
to defeat it.

I cannot undo
what has been done,

but I can put a stop to it.

Now please, Kaya.
Stay with the tribe.

You'll be safe here.

Dad!

Dad, did you find out anything?

No, nothing yet, Kel.

Who would do such a thing?

I don't know, honey.

We can't assume the worst yet.
She is still just a missing person.

They've had choppers and search parties
scouring that area all day.

If she's out there, believe me, honey,
they'll find her.

Are you sure?

I promise.
I'm doing everything possible.

Burns to Evans.
Burns to Evans, come in.

What's up, Big Jim?

I just got a call from the emergency
room over at the trauma center.

They found Mark

lying on the side
of the road up near Whitney Portal.

They're bringing him in
right now.

What's his condition?

Well, according to the paramedics
on the scene, he's in pretty bad shape.

They want you over there pronto.

I'm on my way.

I'm coming with you.

All right, all right,
jump in.

Burns to Evans.
Burns to Evans,

come in.

This is Evans, go ahead.

Steve, there's a woman here
from the reservation.

She says that it's imperative that
she speak with you immediately.

- What's her name?
- Kaya.

Big Jim, tell her to meet me
at the hospital.

Any idea what happened?

Based on his condition,

I'd say something outside
of the norm.

How so?

Follow me.

Look, honey, why don't you go out
and wait in the hall

while I talk to the doc,
okay?

- Okay.
- All right.

This one's got me stumped.

The bones in his right arm
and his right hand are completely gone,

resulting in this fleshy mass.

What could have done
something like this?

I'm just a country doctor.

I'm not a specialist.

Can he talk?

Well, understandably,

he's in shock.
I wouldn't bring him out.

Well, did he say anything
when they picked him up?

Yeah, the paramedics said

that he was rambling on
about being attacked

by some giant

skeletonlike creature.

Obviously a delusion
from the pain.

Yeah yeah, right.

You take good care
of him, Doc.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna try
to find that delusion.

I want six others
to patrol that south perimeter.

You hear so much
as an owl fart,

you shoot first
and ask questions later.

Mr. Krantz, we have a problem
at the main gate.

- What?
- The Katonas.

Son of a bitch!

We request peaceful access
to your property.

You're too late, Chief.

You Katonas have
taken this situation

way out of hand.

It is you, Mr. Krantz,
that has broken this ground.

And it is you that have uncovered
these unholy relics of our ancestors.

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

The bone axe. It was here somewhere,
and we must find it.

You take one step
through that fence,

the only thing you're
gonna find is hot lead.

You understand me?

What the hell is that?

Get out.
Come on, get out of here!

Come on, go!

Go now! Go! Go!

Can't get it open.

Jimmy, come on!

Oh, God!

No!

Dad, who would do that to Mark?

Well, if you believe Storm Cloud,
there's some sort of weird creature

running around the Indians
call the Bone Eater.

You don't really believe that.

Well, something's going on, and right
now nothing is making any sense.

- Steve!
- What are you doing here?

It's Storm Cloud.

What is it?

He took some of the tribe
and he went down to the worksite.

Why?

He's looking for the sacred war axe.

Yeah, well,
all he's gonna find is trouble.

- You have to stop him.
- Burns to Evans, Burns to Evans,

come in, please.

This is Evans.
Go ahead, Jim.

Steve, I just got a call
from the Krantz site.

They say they're surrounded
by Storm Cloud and his people.

All right, I'm on it.

Kaya, take Kelly home for me,
will you?

I just hope I can get there
before it escalates.

What's the war axe look like?

It's an ancient Indian weapon
made with sections of buffalo jaw,

much like a tomahawk.

I just saw a tomahawk last night
in the back of my boyfriend's truck.

- It was really old.
- Are you sure?

I'm positive. He said he just found it
lying around the impound lot.

We gotta call him right away.

Storm Cloud?

Storm Cloud.

Go, Running Wolf.
Go now!

I can't hold it for very long.

Hold what?

Sheriff, get in!
Get in!

Go! Go!

Sheriff,
what the hell was that thing?

Something I've got to stop
before tomorrow. That I can tell you.

You mind telling me how you plan
to do that?

You just let me figure it out.

I appreciate the lift, though.

Yeah, no problem.

What the hell were you
doing out here anyway?

Kelly called me
on my cell phone.

She wanted me to give you this.

I found it yesterday
in the impound yard.

She said for you
to take Storm Cloud to the reservation,

said that he would know what
to do with it.

Yeah, well...

Storm Cloud didn't make it.

Sheriff, no offense,
but I really think

that you need to call the army
or the FBI.

They won't believe it.

By the time they decide this thing
is real, it'll already be too late.

All right.
What are you gonna do about it?

I want you to drop me off
at the reservation.

Then I want you
to head back to town.

You get Kelly
and her friend Kaya.

You wake 'em up if you have to,

but I want the three of you as far
from Sweetwater as possible by sunrise.

All right.

- What about you?
- Don't worry about me.

Mike, you gotta be miles away
from here

before that eclipse tomorrow.
You got it?

Yes, sir.

So what's the deal
with this weapon?

It's the key to stopping
all the evil.

How?

Come, we must go.
I'll tell you on the way.

Mike, what is going on?
Where's my father?

Your father's all right. He went up
to the reservation to get something.

He went with Storm Cloud?

The sheriff said
Storm Cloud didn't make it.

Oh my God,
Kaya, I'm so sorry.

Ladies, listen,
the sun's gonna be up soon.

We gotta be out of here
before the eclipse, okay?

I'm not leaving
without my father.

Kelly, the last thing
that your father said to me

was "Get my daughter
and get her out of town

and don't let her
talk you out of it."

- No, but...
- No, there's gonna be no talking.

Get in the truck right now.
Both of you, come on.

I see you're finding
your Katona roots.

Put the knife down.

Put the axe down first.

I can't do that.

I said,

put the knife down now.

Whatever you say, Sheriff.

What's the matter?

You get soft doing
the white man's bidding, huh?

May your soul find peace.

It's getting darker.

Yeah.

It's starting.

Hold on, hold on!

Oh my God!

Dad!

Baby.

- Are you all right?
- Yeah.

- All right?
- Yeah.

Welcome back to the tribe,
Running Wolf.

I never left.

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