Endangered Species (1982) - full transcript
Thriller about a New York ex-cop and an attractive female sheriff who fall in love while investigating a string of mysterious cattle mutilations in a small Colorado town. Urich is great as Reuben Castle, the retired alcoholic police lieutenant out visiting the town with his tomboy daughter. At first he tries to stay out of the case but finds himself involved after the mysterious death of his friend Joe Hiatt, the editor of the local paper whose theories about black helicopters have aroused the ire of cattle baron Ben Morgan. Trying miserably to stay sober, Castle finds himself back in danger and in love, as he and the sheriff work together to get to the bottom of the mystery, encountering incredible danger and resistance from the frightened locals.
[ COWS MOOING ]
[ ANIMAL HOWLS ]
[ JACKHAMMER POUNDING ]
[ HORNS HONKING ]
Man: DO YOU REQUIRE
A DRINK IN THE MORNING?
DO YOU PREFER OR LIKE
TO DRINK ALONE?
DO YOU CRAVE A DRINK
AT A DEFINITE TIME DAILY?
IS YOUR DRINKING HARMING
YOUR FAMILY IN ANY WAY?
DO YOU LOSE
TIME FROM WORK...
RUBEN, YOU EVER READ
THESE ARTICLES
THEY WRITE ABOUT YOU?
YEAH, I READ 'EM.
YOU BOYS GOT
THE WRONG FELLOW.
I JUST LIKE
TO CATCH BAD GUYS
AND KICK THE SHIT
OUT OF 'EM.
I LIKE THAT.
THERE'S YOUR
LEGEND, BOYS --
A BUNCH
OF BUSTED KNUCKLES.
I'VE GOT A CARCASS HERE
WITH FIVE HOLES IN IT.
KICKED MY RIBS IN
MAYBE 13 TIMES.
YOU PROBABLY HAVE
A THOUSAND STORIES TO TELL US.
THAT'S THE KIND OF STUFF
WE WANT TO GET ON TAPE.
TALK INTO THE RECORDER.
WE'LL PAY YOU FOR IT.
IT'S VERY SIMPLE --
I CATCH BAD GUYS,
I KICK THE SHIT OUT OF 'EM,
I THROW 'EM IN THE CAN,
AND THE FAGGOT JUDGES
LET 'EM OUT AGAIN.
I QUIT.
[ COWS MOOING ]
FELLOW CITIZENS
OF BANNON COUNTY,
WELCOME TO THE COURTHOUSE
LAWN TODAY.
WE'RE HERE FOR A VERY
SPECIAL REASON,
AND THAT IS TO WELCOME
OUR NEW ELECTED SHERIFF --
HARRY PURDUE.
LET'S HAVE A HAND.
HARRY, WOULD YOU JOIN US
UP HERE, PLEASE?
PUT YOUR LEFT HAND
ON THE BIBLE,
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND,
AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
STATE YOUR FULL NAME.
I, HARRIET IONA PURDUE...
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR
TO UPHOLD THE LAWS
OF BANNON COUNTY
AND COLORADO...
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR
TO UPHOLD THE LAWS
OF BANNON COUNTY
AND COLORADO...
AND TO FULFILL
THE RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THE OFFICE...
AND TO FULFILL
THE RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THE OFFICE...
TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY,
SO HELP ME GOD.
TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY,
SO HELP ME GOD.
TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL...
HERE, YOU GO AHEAD
AND DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
[ CROWD APPLAUDS ]
4 AND A QUARTER.
KEEP IT.
THANKS.
COME ON, ASSHOLE.
GIVE ME SOMETHING TO HIT.
HI.
MACKENZIE...
I'M RELEASING YOU
TO YOUR FATHER'S CUSTODY.
GREAT. I'LL JUST RUN AWAY
AGAIN AND WIND UP HERE.
CINCH.
I QUIT DRINKING.
I'M THROUGH BEING A COP.
YOU SEE, I'VE BEEN
IN THE HOSPITAL --
YOU GOT SHOT AGAIN?
YEAH, BUT THAT WAS
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
UH, THIS HOSPITAL'S
FOR SOBERING UP.
ANYWAY, I'M GOING TO GET
A TRAILER AND SET IT UP,
AND I WANT TO GO
TO COLORADO.
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
YEAH.
[ HORSE WHINNIES ]
THE SECOND DAMN ONE.
IDENTICAL -- SAME HOLES.
WHY DIDN'T YOU REPORT
THE FIRST ONE?
ONE AIN'T NO TREND,
HONEY -- UH, SHERIFF.
YOU GOT
ANY ENEMIES, CARL?
NO, BUT I'M GOING
TO SHOOT SOMEBODY
IF I CATCH THEM
AT THIS.
NO, CARL,
DON'T SHOOT ANYBODY.
NO TRACKS.
NO, MA'AM.
WHATEVER TORE THAT COW UP
DIDN'T LEAVE ANY SIGNS.
THINK IT COULD
HAVE BEEN COYOTES?
NOT UNLESS THEY USED
A KNIFE, HARRY.
NO, IT LOOKS TO ME
IT'S JUST LIKE SURGERY,
AND DAMN PRECISE, TOO.
SAME AS THE OTHER ONE.
LIKE IT WAS DRILLED.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO SEE
WHAT ELSE IS MISSING
BECAUSE THERE DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE ANY BLOOD.
[ WINCH MOTOR RUNNING ]
Harry: JOE, WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WELL, THE FELLOW DOWN
AT THE FILLING STATION
SAYS YOU'VE GOT
A LITTLE PROBLEM UP HERE.
SEEMS SOMEBODY'S
KILLING YOUR COWS.
[ COWS MOOING ]
[ HORN HONKS ]
WE'RE LOST.
NO, WE'RE NOT.
IF WE TAKE
THE INTERSTATE,
WE'LL BE IN COLORADO
TOMORROW.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT ARE YOU GRINNING AT?
NOTHING.
YOU'RE 16.
THAT GUY'S 30.
MY MOTHER WAS 16 WHEN
SHE MARRIED YOU, RIGHT?
SO WHAT?
OLDER MEN REMIND ME
OF THE FATHER I NEVER HAD.
WELL, YOU GOT ONE
NOW, KID,
AND THE FIRST OLDER MAN
YOU LOOK AT -- POW!
MUTES. MUTILATIONS.
I'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE
CALLING OTHER NEWSPAPERS
AROUND THE STATE,
AND WE'VE HAD
A FAIR AMOUNT OF THESE
SPRINKLED THROUGH
CATTLE COUNTRY IN COLORADO.
I'M WAITING
FOR SOME REPORTS
FROM OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS.
NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW
WHAT'S CAUSING IT.
MY WIFE'S BEEN READING
ARTICLES ABOUT THIS STUFF,
AND SHE'S OF THE OPINION
THAT IT'S DEVIL CULTISTS.
BUT, FRED, THERE'S
REALLY NO EVIDENCE.
THIS HAPPENS AT NIGHT.
WHY DON'T WE SEND PATROLS?
THE GUN CLUB --
HELL, WE'LL ORGANIZE SOMETHING,
GO AFTER THESE CULTS.
I DON'T WANT
TO HEAR ANY TALK
ABOUT GUN CLUBS
OR NIGHT PATROLS.
I AM THE LAW HERE.
LOOK, EVEN IF IT IS
SOME KIND OF CULT,
THEY'RE STILL PEOPLE,
RIGHT?
THEY HAVE TO
DRIVE THERE OR WALK.
THEY HAVE TO LEAVE
SOME KIND OF TRACKS,
AND THERE HAVE BEEN
NO TRACKS.
ALSO, THE LAST CARCASS
THAT I SAW,
WITHIN 24 HOURS,
ALL OF THE VITAL ORGANS
HAD DISAPPEARED.
I DON'T MEAN CUT OUT
LIKE THE REST OF THESE.
I MEAN VANISHED,
EVAPORATED.
THIS IS A GOOD TIME
TO BRING THIS UP.
GEORGE BRADSHAW
IS OF THE OPINION
THAT IT'S PROBABLY
A UFO.
Man: IS THAT BEFORE
OR AFTER HIS BRANDY?
I'M TELLING YOU
WHAT HE TOLD ME.
I DON'T THINK WE OUGHT
TO BE SPREADING THEORIES.
THAT'S REALLY ENOUGH
OF THIS STUFF, ALL RIGHT?
HOW MANY
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
SIX.
FOUR.
FOUR.
WELL, I THINK WE OUGHT
TO GIVE THE SHERIFF
A CHANCE TO LOOK
INTO THIS.
THAT'S PART OF HER JOB.
LET'S NOT BE JUMPING
TO CONCLUSIONS.
I'M SURE THERE'S
A SIMPLE EXPLANATION
FOR THIS, MAYOR, RIGHT?
WE HAVE MORE
PROBLEMS AROUND HERE
THAN DEAD COWS.
GOOD MORNING, SHERIFF.
CAN I HELP YOU?
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
WITH MR. BURNSIDE.
UH, HARRIET PURDUE.
WELL, I'M SORRY,
HONEY,
BUT THAT SECRETARIAL
POSITION'S BEEN FILLED.
SHERIFF HARRY PURDUE
FROM BANNON COUNTY.
ACCORDING
TO THIS REPORT,
OUR COWS DIED
OF NATURAL CAUSES?
THAT'S CORRECT.
I WANT STRAIGHT
ANSWERS, NOT THIS.
I HAVE GIVEN
YOU ANSWERS,
AND THEY COMPLY
WITH RESULTS
FROM WYOMING, TEXAS,
AND A SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY
IN LOS ALAMOS.
AM I MAKING
YOU NERVOUS?
NO, I JUST HAVE
OTHER WORK TO DO.
LISTEN, DO YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT COWS?
VERY LITTLE, I'M AFRAID.
MY PEOPLE DO. THAT'S
THEIR ENTIRE EXISTENCE.
I UNDERSTAND.
WELL, RIGHT NOW
THAT EXISTENCE
IS BEING THREATENED
BY ANYTHING
FROM WHO-KNOWS-WHAT
TO UFOs,
BUT IT'S NOT PREDATORS.
WE LOOK AT THINGS
LOGICALLY,
NOT EMOTIONALLY.
IF YOU BELIEVE IN UFOs,
IT'S OKAY WITH ME,
BUT IF IT'S UFOs
ATTACKING THESE CARCASSES,
THAT IS BEYOND THE REALM
OF MY DEPARTMENT'S
ACTIVITY.
I'M -- I'M GOING
TO NEED THAT,
BUT I'D BE HAPPY
TO MAKE YOU A COPY.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.
[ MOOS ]
* BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES *
* OH, DON'T
MAKE ME BLUE *
* OH, DON'T
MAKE ME BLUE *
SPINOZA WAS A SCUM BAG,
THE KIND WHO WOULD
BEAT UP HIS WIFE
AND MAKE HER CLEAN UP
THE MESS.
I LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW.
IT'S KIND OF COLORFUL.
JESUS. YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
SON OF A BITCH.
DAMN.
REMEMBER THAT GAS STATION
WE PASSED?
SEE IF THEY GOT
A TOW TRUCK, ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
[ DOG BARKS ]
SHERIFF, WILL YOU
SIGN THIS, PLEASE?
[ CHATTER ON POLICE RADIO ]
[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ]
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
WILLIE McCOVEY.
[ MOOS ]
WHERE ARE YOU, MAC?
[ TRUCK HORN HONKING ]
HEY, YOU ASSHOLES!
JESUS!
IT WAS A DARK AND COLD
RAINY NIGHT,
AND I HAD
TWO FLAT TIRES.
HI, WE GOT
A PROBLEM HERE.
YOU GOT A JACK
WE CAN --
WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?
WHAT DID YOU DO?
SHE RAN INTO ME.
WHAT?
YOU MR. McCOVEY?
McCOVEY?
SHE SAID HER NAME
WAS WILLIE McCOVEY.
SHE TELL YOU HER
BATTING AVERAGE, TOO?
HER NAME IS MACKENZIE.
I'M, UH, RUBEN CASTLE.
WE CAN SETTLE THIS
IN MY OFFICE.
I DIDN'T ASK TO SEE
YOUR WALLET, SIR.
LOOK, I'M A COP.
I KNOW THE SCORE.
JUST LET HER OUT, HUH?
I'M ISSUING YOUR
DAUGHTER A CITATION.
YOU WANT TO LET HER OUT
BEFORE I LOSE MY TEMPER?
CASTLE, RIGHT?
C-A-S-T-L-E?
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
LIEUTENANT CASTLE.
LOOK, I'LL GIVE YOU
100 BUCKS FOR THE FENDER
AND, UH, $50
FOR THE BEAUTY PARLOR.
WATCH YOUR HEAD.
ARE YOU STAYING
SOMEWHERE LOCALLY?
AS A COURTESY,
I WILL GET AN ESTIMATE.
THE COUNTY WILL
TAKE A CHECK.
SIGN RIGHT HERE,
PLEASE, SIR.
I GOT A FRIEND --
JOE HIATT.
HE'S A NEWSPAPER GUY,
OWNS THE BUFFALO COW CHIP.
BUFFALO
CITIZENS JOURNAL.
I KNOW MR. HIATT.
YOU MIGHT TRY DRIVER'S
EDUCATION, MACKENZIE.
LOVE THE WAY YOU WEAR
YOUR GUN, SIR.
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
SHERIFF, WHY DON'T YOU
CALL US A TOW TRUCK,
AND WE'LL FIND
A TRAILER PARK,
AND THEN WE WON'T BOTHER
YOU ANYMORE, ALL RIGHT?
WANT A SMOKE?
NO, I QUIT.
THERE'S A TRAILER PARK
NEAR THE BASEBALL DIAMOND.
BASEBALL DIAMONDS?
YEAH.
YOU, UH, GOT ANY GOOD
RESTAURANTS AROUND HERE?
NOPE.
AROUND HERE, WE SEEM
TO LIKE LOUSY RESTAURANTS.
[ COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING ]
THERE'S A TABLE
RIGHT OVER THERE.
[ MEN ARGUING ]
HEY, DAD,
YOU'RE OFF DUTY NOW.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
I SAID YOU'RE OFF.
YEAH, UH-HUH.
HERE YOU GO.
HUH?
WOULD YOU LIKE
SOMETHING FROM THE BAR
WHILE YOU LOOK
AT THE MENU?
A COKE, PLEASE.
I'LL HAVE A BEER.
NO DRINKING,
YOU SAID.
YEAH, RIGHT.
MAKE IT A COUPLE
OF COKES.
Man: COWS?
I KNOW ABOUT COWS.
I MARRIED YOUR SISTER,
DIDN'T I?
THAT'S IT.
COME ON, WES,
TAKE IT OUTSIDE.
WESLEY, I TOLD YOU --
GET OUT!
OH, MY GOD!
HE BROKE MY NOSE!
I DON'T THINK
IT'S BROKEN.
SUSAN, GET SOME ICE
FOR HIS NOSE.
I LIVE WITH THESE PEOPLE
DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
THEY PAY MY SALARY.
THEY DON'T EXPECT
TO GET THEIR HEADS BUSTED
JUST BECAUSE
THEY GET DRUNK
ON A FRIDAY NIGHT.
I COULD HAVE SWORN
I DID YOU A FAVOR.
I HAVE KNOWN THAT MAN
SINCE I WAS A KID.
I CONSIDER HIM
A FRIEND OF MINE, OKAY?
GUESS THERE'S SOME THINGS
I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND.
YOU WANT SOME MONEY?
NAH, YOU ALREADY
GAVE ME SOME.
IF YOU NEED ME,
I'LL BE AT JOE HIATT'S.
YEAH.
HOW DO YOU
GET IN THERE?
RUN RIGHT AROUND HERE
AND BACK THERE
BY THE DUGOUT.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU MUST BE NEW
AROUND HERE
'CAUSE I KNOW JUST ABOUT
EVERYBODY IN TOWN.
PART OF MY JOB.
I'M NOT CRAZY
ABOUT COPS, OKAY?
WELL, I'M NOT A COP.
I'M A DEPUTY SHERIFF.
I'D LIKE TO FILE
A COMPLAINT.
THE NEWSBOY KEEPS THROWING
MY PAPER IN A MUD PUDDLE.
AND HOW COME YOU GUYS
DON'T RUN THE BOX SCORES?
RUBEN!
JOSEPH,
HOW ARE YOU, PAL?
WELL, THE OFFICE.
NICE. NICE.
NOT EXACTLY THE TIMES,
BUT IT'S NICE.
IT'S SO NICE
THAT TOO MANY NIGHTS
I FALL ASLEEP
AT MY DESK.
WHAT DO YOU DO
FOR EXCITEMENT,
GO DOWN AND WATCH HAIRCUTS
IN THE BARBER SHOP?
WAKING UP IS EXCITING.
YOU GOING TO STAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
JOE.
HOW YOU DOING?
HEY, JOE.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
PROBABLY COULD.
HEY, JOE HIATT.
HOW ARE YOU, FRED?
ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S THE MAYOR.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
WELL, WE CAN GO
TO THE BUSY BEE
OR NOT EAT.
[ DOOR BELLS JINGLE ]
HERE YOU GO.
Harry: THESE GUYS
ARE GETTING
THEIR GUN PATROLS
TOGETHER AT NIGHT.
THEY'RE GOING
TO BE SHOOTING
EACH OTHER'S HEADS OFF.
I COULD SUPPORT
YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF.
I UNDERSTAND
YOU DID JUST THAT
IN THE BUFFALO BAR
LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, FOR ALL THE GOOD
IT DID ME.
WHO'S THE DUDE?
OH, THAT'S BEN MORGAN,
CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
HE RUNS THE TOWN.
HE'S NOT A BAD GUY.
NICE HAT.
WHO'S THAT GUY
WITH JOE HIATT?
HE'S A FRIEND FROM
NEW YORK -- POLICEMAN.
WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?
HE'S ON VACATION.
HE'S GOT HIS TEENAGE
DAUGHTER WITH HIM.
SHE CAN'T DRIVE
WORTH A DAMN.
SHE HIT MY BRONCO
YESTERDAY.
GREAT.
HEY, JOE.
BEN.
HOW YOU DOING?
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET
A FRIEND OF MINE,
RUBEN CASTLE,
BEN MORGAN.
I THINK YOU AND THE SHERIFF
ARE OLD FRIENDS.
OH, YES.
YOU'LL NEVER GO BACK.
PARDON ME?
THE BIG CITY.
THAT'S THE GENERAL IDEA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
SEE YOU, JOE.
SHE EVER
WEAR A DRESS?
I WALKED UP TO THE BIG MAN
AND JAMMED A GUN IN HIS EAR.
I SAID IF HIS BOYS
TOUCH ONE OF MY FRIENDS,
HE WAS GOING
TO PAY FOR IT.
I SAID, "YOU GOT A RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT, PAL,
IF YOU THINK YOU CAN
STAND THE PAIN."
NO, VERBATIM, I SAID,
"I'M ADDING YOUR BRAINS
TO THE WALLPAPER, FATSO."
CAN I BORROW THE CAR?
I'M GOING OUT.
WHAT ABOUT THESE STEAKS?
WHO YOU GOING OUT WITH?
JESUS -- YOU DRESS
LIKE THAT?
I MET A GUY,
A FRIEND.
MET A GUY, HUH?
YOU MAKE FRIENDS QUICK.
THE CAR -- YES OR NO?
ONE CONDITION --
YOU TELL YOUR FRIEND
HE LAYS ONE HAND
ON YOU, I'M GOING
TO HURT HIM BAD.
THAT'LL GET THE EVENING
OFF TO A GREAT START.
[ COW MOOS ]
STATE GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES WILL BE ABLE
TO NEGOTIATE AGENCY
SHOP CONTRACTS
UNDER A BILL APPROVED
BY THE LEGISLATURE'S
LABOR COMMITTEE TODAY.
THAT BILL NOW GOES
TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
FOR ITS APPROVAL.
AND IN HARRIS COUNTY
TONIGHT,
THE BODY OF AN UNIDENTIFIED
TEENAGER HAS BEEN FOUND
IN A STORM DRAIN
JUST OUTSIDE OF DENVER...
BOY OR GIRL?
NOT BEEN
IN THE SEWER LONG.
BOY OR GIRL?
POLICE DESCRIBE
THE YOUNG BOY
AS BEING 5'8" TALL,
16 TO 18 YEARS OLD --
[ OWL HOOTS ]
Man: WAYNE, WHAT TIME
YOU GET OFF?
I'M OFF
IN ABOUT A HALF-HOUR.
WELL, YOU'RE HERE NOW.
PUT THAT GODDAMNED
TIE ON.
YOU'VE BEEN
ON MY ASS --
WELL, GOOD NIGHT, GUYS.
GOOD NIGHT.
WHAT'S CHESTER'S BRONCO
DOING STILL HERE?
HE HAD A DATE
WITH A HOT LITTLE CHICK
WHO DIDN'T WANT TO BE
SEEN IN A SHERIFF'S VAN.
* SEASONS COME
AND ALWAYS GO *
* MY FEELINGS
HARDLY NEVER SHOW *
* CAN YOU LISTEN
TO THE CRY... *
YOU'RE THE FIRST
JOGGER EVER SEEN
ON THE STREETS
OF BUFFALO, LIEUTENANT.
HEY, LADY SHERIFF.
YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO TAKE ME IN, ARE YOU?
YOU ALWAYS RUN
THIS LATE AT NIGHT?
WELL, THERE IS ANOTHER
EXERCISE I PREFER,
BUT IT TAKES
A VOLUNTEER.
* THESE FEELINGS
ALWAYS SEEM... *
IT'S COLD.
YOU WANT A RIDE?
SURE, WHY NOT?
* ALL I GOT TO DO
IS RUN AWAY AND HIDE *
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
MY DAUGHTER, HAVE YOU?
NO. IS SHE MISSING?
SHE'D SAY I WAS
THE ONE MISSING.
WHY WOULD SHE SAY
YOU WERE MISSING?
IT'S TOUGH FOR MAC
WITHOUT A MOTHER
TO HELP HER GROW UP.
HEY, HEY.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
19.
REALLY?
CHICKEN.
MAC, WHERE YOU GOING?
SO, HOW DO YOU LIKE
CHASING BAD GUYS?
OH, WE DON'T HAVE
MANY BAD GUYS
OUT HERE IN THE STICKS,
LIEUTENANT.
LESSON NUMBER ONE --
THERE ARE BAD GUYS
EVERYWHERE.
ALL THOSE YEARS
IN THE STREETS
MADE YOU A LITTLE
PARANOID, HUH?
LESSON NUMBER TWO --
A LITTLE PARANOIA
NEVER HURT ANYBODY.
A LITTLE PIECE OF LEAD,
ON THE OTHER HAND,
CAN BE A REAL PAIN
IN THE ASS.
SO YOU'VE BEEN SHOT AT.
HONEY, I'VE BEEN
SHOT AT
MORE TIMES THAN
YOU'VE BEEN LAID.
PROBABLY.
Man:
This is Deputy Gordon.
Who's out there tonight?
YEAH, BOBBY, IT'S ME.
There's a fire
at Ivey's ranch.
We called
the fire department.
OKAY, I'LL MEET
YOU THERE.
SORRY, IT'S
THE OTHER DIRECTION.
LET'S GO.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
YOU SEE THAT?
LOOKS
LIKE A BARN FIRE.
BET THAT'S WHO DID IT.
LET'S GO GET THEM.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
OUR PRIZE BULL
IS STUCK IN THERE.
YOU CAN WRITE THIS ONE OFF.
HEY!
HARRIET!
HEY!
HARRIET!
HARRIET!
YAH!
YAH!
HARRIET!
YOU'RE EITHER VERY DUMB
OR VERY BRAVE.
IS THAT BULL ALL RIGHT?
ABOUT MEDIUM RARE.
[ TIRES SQUEAL ]
SEE THAT?
WHAT?
THAT.
JEEZ, I WISH
I HAD MY GUN.
UNDER THE SEAT.
MAC.
OKAY, CHUMPS,
OUT OF THE CAR REAL SLOW.
CATTLE MUTILATIONS,
BARN BURNINGS --
SHERIFF, I'M AFRAID
IT'S GOING TO BE
A LITTLE DIFFICULT
DEFENDING THESE BOYS.
THEY'RE, UH, CONFESSING
TO EVERYTHING.
SO WHO ARE YOU?
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
MR. ISAACS,
COULD YOU WAIT FOR ME
UP IN MY OFFICE, PLEASE?
THANK YOU.
DON'T DO THAT.
DO WHAT?
INTERFERE WITH MY CASE.
HE'S THEIR LAWYER.
HE'S HERE POSTING BAIL.
HURRY UP, JOE,
OR I'LL CHARGE YOU RENT
ON THE TYPEWRITER.
GOOD WORK, HARRY.
NOW YOU'RE TALKING.
GET THESE SCUM
BEHIND BARS.
BOBBY, I WANT EVERYBODY
OUT OF HERE IN TWO MINUTES.
EVERYBODY.
Bobby: RIGHT, HARRY.
YOU KNOW THAT LAWYER?
NEVER SAW HIM BEFORE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WOULDN'T WANT HIM
DEFENDING ME.
BOBBY, YOU MIND IF I OFFER
THE BOYS A SMOKE?
YEAH, IT'S OKAY,
BUT I LIGHT 'EM.
OKAY.
SO, UH, WHY'D YOU DO IT?
ASK MY LAWYER.
TOUGH GUY.
EVERYBODY'S A TOUGH GUY.
WANT A SMOKE?
WHAT?
NO.
WANT A SMOKE?
MIND IF I SMOKE?
IT'S YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS.
AND YOURS IS
CUTTING UP COWS, HUH?
MOO.
NOTHING BUT PAPERWORK.
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
HIATT?
YOU KNOW
WHAT I THINK.
YEAH, I KNOW.
STICK TO STRAIGHTFORWARD
POLICE WORK.
THOSE TWO COULDN'T
MUTILATE A HOT DOG
WITHOUT LEAVING TRACKS.
THIS DEVIL CULT STUFF
IS JUST TO THROW YOU OFF.
YOU BETTER
KEEP LOOKING, SHERIFF.
YOU KNOW,
IN ALMOST EVERY CASE --
BRIGHT LIGHTS
IN THE SKY, NO TRACKS,
STRANGE NOISES...
UFOs, HUH?
IF IT'S UFOs,
IT'S BIGGER THAN ALL OF US.
THAT'S LIKE SAYING
GOD DID IT.
BUT IF IT'S NOT UFOs...
WILL YOU JUST LEAVE ME
OUT OF THIS?
YOU DON'T WANT
TO BE LEFT OUT OF IT.
YOU KNOW THAT
AND I KNOW THAT.
YEAH, WE DO, HUH?
OKAY, FINE.
JUST WALK AWAY FROM IT.
UH, MR. HIATT?
YOU KNOW THAT TRICK
YOU WERE SHOWING ME?
I CAN'T DO IT.
OKAY, ONE MORE TIME.
HEY, LOOK AT THAT.
MAGIC.
RIGHT, MAGIC,
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS
A LOGICAL EXPLANATION.
YEAH, RIGHT.
HEY, JANET ASKED ME
TO SPEND THE NIGHT
AND GO HORSEBACK RIDING
TOMORROW. CAN I?
PLEASE, MR. CASTLE?
YEAH, SURE, OF COURSE.
Janet: GOOD NIGHT, DAD.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
SHE EVER ASKED.
USUALLY I'M TOLD.
DID YOU BAKE THIS?
WELL, I BOUGHT IT.
YOU BOUGHT ONE PIECE?
WHAT ABOUT MY PIECE?
YOU ALREADY
HAD YOUR PIECE.
WHAT? IF YOU COULD
TAKE ALL MY PANTS IN
SO I'D NEVER HAVE
TO STOP EATING AGAIN,
THEN I'LL TAKE
YOUR PANTS IN...
OH, SWEETIE...
WE'RE RUNNING AROUND
WITH NO PANTS.
MARRIAGE. GOD.
WELL, THAT WAS
REAL NICE, JOSEPH.
GOOD MEAL.
YOU'VE GOT A GREAT WIFE.
SHE BUYS TERRIFIC CAKE.
OH, GOOD. HA HA.
YOU KNOW, RUBEN,
COWS HAVE GOT TO BE
THE MOST BLAMELESS
CREATURES ON EARTH.
WILL YOU STOP?
WE EAT THEM,
DRINK THEM, WEAR THEM.
THEY DON'T BITE.
HELL, THEY DON'T EVEN
SHIT ON THE SIDEWALKS.
WHERE'D YOU GET
THIS THING?
THAT'S A LOANER. MAC KEEPS
CUSTOMIZING THE CADDY.
YOU KNOW
THE MOST OBSCURE THING
I'VE DISCOVERED ABOUT COWS?
THAT THEIR NERVOUS SYSTEMS
AND THEIR REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL
TO HUMANS'.
YEAH, THAT'S OBSCURE,
ALL RIGHT.
HEY, JOE, YOU'RE GOING TO
FIGURE THIS ONE OUT
ALL BY YOURSELF,
I'M SURE OF IT.
RIGHT.
IT'S A PIECE OF CAKE.
WE NEED A SHERIFF
WHO CAN HANDLE THE JOB.
WHAT'LL IT BE, SIR?
A BEER.
DOUBLE TEQUILA.
Man: HE SAID THERE WAS PARITY
BETWEEN THE SOVIETS
AND THE U.S.
THERE IS STILL PARITY NOW,
BUT IT IS THE UNITED STATES'
POINT OF VIEW THAT THIS PARITY
IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE
TO RUSSIAN SUPERIORITY.
WITHOUT ANY DOMESTIC DEBATE
OR MILITARY POLICY,
THE SOVIETS ARE MOVING
INCREASINGLY FURTHER
BEYOND THE U.S.
IN ACTUAL MILITARY STRENGTH.
BOTH NATION'S LEADERS...
BEER, PLEASE.
WEAPONRY AND FAR MORE DELICATE
POLICY DECISIONS...
[ DOORBELL BUZZING ]
OH, HEY,
AM I UNDER ARREST?
WELL, THEN,
CAN I COME IN ANYWAY?
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
Y-YOU'RE VERY PRETTY
WITH YOUR HAIR DOWN,
UM, MS. PURDUE.
THANK YOU.
YOU SEEM TO HAVE
LET YOUR HAIR DOWN, TOO.
SOMETHING I WANT
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
YEAH.
WHAT?
DO YOU HAVE A BEER?
THIS IS RE--
OH! HA HA.
HEY, THAT WAS
A NICE SAVE, YOU KNOW?
THANK YOU.
THAT WAS REAL NICE.
YOU REALLY WANT --
NEED THAT BEER?
YOU KNOW WHAT I COULD
REALLY USE?
WHAT?
A COLD SHOWER.
* BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL BROWN
* OH, DON'T MAKE ME BLUE
* OH, DON--
[ GRUNTS ]
OH, COWS NOW, PEOPLE LATER.
ARE YOU READY FOR THAT?
I'M JUST GOING TO
PUT THE TOWELS
RIGHT HERE ON THE RACK.
OH! AHH.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
LIEUTENANT,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
AAH!
AHH!
UHH!
LOOK, IF YOU'RE
FEELING BETTER,
PLEASE JUST GET DRESSED
AND LEAVE.
I USUALLY LIKE
TO TALK A LITTLE
AFTER I'VE HAD SEX.
THE BOYS IN THE BAR
SAID YOU WERE SOME KIND
OF AMAZON.
NO, UH, MAYBE JUST SHY...
WHICH WOULD BE ALL RIGHT
IF IT WEREN'T COUPLED
WITH THOSE MILITARY POLICE
JUDO COURSES.
YOU COME IN HERE DRUNK,
AND YOU ATTACK ME.
I THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT LIKE IT.
I MIGHT LIKE TO BE ASKED.
AND WHAT IF I ASKED?
I'M NOT STAYING, HARRIET.
JUST PASSING THROUGH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE
FIND ME HARD TO DIGEST.
[ TRUCK HORN HONKS ]
WHAT THE HELL?
AH, YOU GUYS AGAIN.
YOU WANT A CHASE, HUH?
[ COUGHS ]
IT'S NOT A THEORY ANYMORE.
LOOK AT THIS.
THEY ARE SILENT, PRACTICALLY.
SILENT, ALMOST.
WHAT I DON'T
UNDERSTAND --
WHAT THE HELL
IS THIS, HIATT?
"SILENT HELICOPTERS,
HIGH-TECHNOLOGY OPERATION,
EXTRAORDINARY FINANCING" --
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DEAD COWS.
YOU'RE GOING TO SCARE
THE BEJESUS OUT OF PEOPLE.
BEN, IT'S JUST
SPECULATION.
HE'S BEEN DOING
SOME RESEARCH.
LOOK, JOE, CONSIDER THIS.
JUST FOR THE SAKE
OF ARGUMENT,
LET'S SAY
THAT YOU'RE RIGHT.
DON'T YOU THINK IT'S
A LITTLE IRRESPONSIBLE
TO BE
THINKING OUT LOUD
ON THE EDITORIAL PAGE
OF A NEWSPAPER?
WHERE THE HELL ELSE?
AMONG PILLARS
OF THE COMMUNITY,
A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER
WOULD BE --
DON'T LAY THAT ON ME.
DON'T INCRIMINATE ME IN THAT.
YOU BE A PILLAR
OF THE COMMUNITY,
YOU AND HARRIET.
I WORK FOR A LIVING.
LOOK, BEN, WE ALL KNOW
SOMETHING IS GOING ON.
HE'S JUST PROPOSING A THEORY.
NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
NICE TALKING TO YOU, JOE,
YOU KNOW? REALLY NICE.
HARRY, COULD I SEE YOU
OUTSIDE FOR A MINUTE?
THINKS HE CAN ACT
LIKE MIKE WALLACE.
HE'S JUST DOING HIS JOB.
I'M GOING TO GET
A FEDERAL INVESTIGATOR,
SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS
WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT --
THE MAN WHO LOOKED
INTO THIS STUFF
DOWN IN HARRIS COUNTY.
WE'LL GET THIS SETTLED
ONCE AND FOR ALL.
AND DON'T YOU FORGET
WHO YOU WORK FOR.
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
THE VOTERS OF THIS COUNTY
ELECTED ME SHERIFF.
THAT'S RIGHT, SWEETHEART,
AND I KNOW 75% OF THEM
PERSONALLY, YOU GOT THAT?
LET'S SEE WHAT SHE DOES
ABOUT THIS ONE.
Man: SHE HASN'T DONE
A DAMN THING YET.
[ COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING ]
HARRY!
HARRY.
HEY, EXCUSE ME.
WE GOT SOME REAL TROUBLE
BACK AT THE OFFICE.
YOU BETTER COME PRETTY QUICK.
Joe: HARRY?
WHAT'S THE TROUBLE, RUBE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
LATER. I'LL MEET YOU
AT THE OFFICE.
GET THESE PEOPLE AWAY.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
EXCUSE ME.
NOT VERY SMART, BOYS.
Man: LOOK AT THIS.
Harry: I'VE SEEN ONE.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE.
NOT ANOTHER ONE.
MR. STERNS, TAKE THIS TO
DOC EMMER'S OPERATING ROOM.
I WANT YOU TO DO
A NECROPSY ON THIS.
GOD ALMIGHTY.
HARRY, I GOT TO TALK
TO YOU, PLEASE.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
YOU GOT TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS, OKAY?
WHAT DO YOU
THINK I'M DOING?
JUST DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT NOW. NOW.
Ruben: I'M LEAVING
IN THE MORNING.
CAN'T LEAVE NOW.
IT'S THE SAME OLD HABITS.
A LITTLE POLICE WORK,
I DON'T KNOW WHEN TO STOP.
YOU'RE A GOOD COP.
I NEED YOU.
MADE A FOOL OF MYSELF
IN FRONT OF YOUR SHERIFF.
SHE'S A BIG GIRL.
ANYWAY,
I GOT MY CAR FIXED,
AND I'M GOING TO TAKE MAC
FISHING LIKE I PROMISED.
WANT SOME REALLY GOOD
FISHING? HERE.
COWS. DEAD COWS.
LET ME KNOW HOW THIS ALL
COMES OUT, HUH?
I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL.
HEY, JOE, YOU EVER SEE A COUPLE
OF BIG GRAIN COMPANY TRUCKS
HAULING ASS ON THE HIGHWAY --
TRANS GRAIN ALLIED
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
NO, WHY?
WELL, LAST NIGHT
AFTER HARRY'S,
I FOLLOWED A COUPLE.
I'D SEEN THEM
ON THE HIGHWAY BEFORE.
THEY HAVE BIG SPOILERS
ON THE FRONT. VERY FAST.
FOUND MYSELF ABOUT,
I DON'T KNOW,
5 MILES EAST OF 99
ON A DIRT ROAD.
THERE WAS
A "RESTRICTED ENTRY" SIGN
ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE.
NORAD ROAD. THAT'S WHERE
THE OLD MISSILE SILOS WERE.
WE WERE PART
OF THE DEFENSE SYSTEM
FROM CANADA DOWN TO TEXAS,
BUT THE AIR FORCE ABANDONED
THOSE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.
ABANDONED.
I SAW SOME KIND
OF LIGHT UNDERGROUND.
THERE SHOULDN'T BE
ANY POWER OUT THERE.
WHO OWNS THAT LAND?
THE GOVERNMENT LEASES IT FROM
ONE OF THE LOCAL RANCHERS.
WHO?
I'LL FIND OUT.
UH, MARY, GET ME
THE COURTHOUSE, WILL YOU?
UH, TITLES AND DEEDS.
I'M GOING TO BUY THIS
DAMN PAPER FROM YOU.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE
YOUR VIEWPOINT ON THINGS.
I'M ONE OF THEM.
I'LL GIVE YOU TWICE
WHAT YOU'VE GOT IN IT.
THAT'S LIKE PUTTING A GUN
IN THE HANDS OF A CHILD.
HEY, PAL,
I FOUGHT IN KOREA,
I FLEW B-52s IN NAM.
I OUGHT TO KNOW WHAT'S
GOOD FOR THIS COUNTRY.
YOU'RE A REAL AMERICAN.
YOUR B-52 IS DOUBLE-PARKED.
OUTSIDE.
LOOK AT ITS KIDNEY.
FEELS LIKE PUDDING.
AND LOOK...
YOU CAN'T DO THIS
WITH A NORMAL CARCASS.
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
CAN YOU PACK ME UP
SOME SAMPLES IN DRY ICE
THAT I CAN SHIP
TO AN OUT-OF-STATE LAB?
OKAY.
YOU'VE, UH, GOT SOME BLOOD
RIGHT THERE.
REALLY? DAMN.
20 YEARS
WITHOUT A BLOODY NOSE.
NOW I GET THREE A WEEK.
Ruben: CLOSE THE DRAWER SO
THAT JUNK DOESN'T FALL OUT,
AND WATCH YOU DON'T
SLAM YOUR BOTTOM LIP.
YOU BRING ME
ALL THE WAY OUT HERE,
SAY, "HEY, HAVE A GREAT TIME."
I TRY TO.
YOU BLOW THE WHISTLE
JUST BECAUSE
YOU DON'T HAVE THE BALLS
NOT TO DRINK.
[ DOG BARKING ]
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I HAD ONE LOUSY DRINK.
THREE.
I GUESS I CAME
AT A BAD TIME.
I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU,
BUT I NEED TO ASK A FAVOR.
IT'S IMPORTANT, OR I --
WHAT?
[ RADIO PLAYING ]
RUBEN. RUBEN,
YOU'RE NOT LEAVING
BECAUSE OF LAST NIGHT,
ARE YOU?
WHAT'S THE FAVOR?
I NEED A VERY GOOD,
VERY DISCREET PATHOLOGIST,
SOMEBODY
NOT FROM AROUND HERE.
SURE, SHERIFF,
GOT ONE RIGHT HERE.
OLD FRIEND OF MINE --
JAKE ROSS.
FIX YOU RIGHT UP.
GIVE HIM A CALL.
HERE'S THE HOSPITAL WHERE
I LEARNED NOT TO DRINK.
Mac: I WAS BETTING
HE'D HANG AROUND YOU
FOR A LONG TIME.
BYE, MAC. IT WAS NICE
MEETING YOU.
BYE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THE PHONE NUMBER,
LIEUTENANT.
MAYBE IT'LL HELP
SOLVE SOMETHING.
ANY TIME, SARGE.
* SEARCHING FOR A TIME
I'D NEVER FIND *
* THESE FEELIN'S...
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
DON'T SLAM THE FUCKING DOOR.
* ALL I GOT TO DO
* IS RUN AWAY AND HIDE
SHERIFF.
HARRY, LISTEN.
* GO PLACES
* THAT TIME ERASES
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY I ATTACKED YOU,
AND I'M SORRY
I CAN'T HANG AROUND
AND HELP YOU OUT,
BUT I...
I GOT HER
TO WORRY ABOUT, AND...
SHIT.
Man: 11 COMPLETE GAMES
FOR TOLEDO LAST YEAR,
AND WE THINK HE CAN HELP US
BASED ON WHAT
HE ONCE TAUGHT US.
THE BALL IS A LITTLE BIT...
[ OWL HOOTS ]
"DEADLY FORCE"?
[ COYOTE HOWLING ]
I THINK NOT.
DEADLY FORCE
IS DEADLY FORCE.
I SWEAR, MR. HIATT,
YOU WORK TOO DAMN HARD.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
YOU TWO
WANT TO SAY GOODBYE,
I'LL TAKE A HIKE,
ALL RIGHT?
HEY, LIEUTENANT,
I'M GLAD I CAUGHT YOU, SIR.
MR. HIATT --
HE'S DEAD, SIR.
WHAT?
BOBBY...
AS SOON AS THE AMBULANCE
IS READY TO GO,
WE SHOULD DRIVE
OVER THERE.
HARRY, I'M TRULY SORRY
ABOUT THIS.
LOOK, IF THERE'S
ANYTHING I CAN DO --
I MEAN IT, ANYTHING...
[ CAR APPROACHES ]
JUST CALL ME.
WHERE IS HE?
WHAT HAPPENED?
IT WAS A HEART ATTACK.
ARE YOU THE DOCTOR?
I WANT AN AUTOPSY.
I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT KILLED HIM!
RUBEN, DON'T DO THIS.
THAT OLD HAT'S BEEN ON
MANY A FISHING TRIP.
BET WE CAUGHT THAT HAT
MORE THAN WE CAUGHT FISH.
I KNOW IT'S NOT THE TIME
TO BRING UP BUSINESS,
BUT IF YOU NEED SOME HELP
RUNNING THE PAPER,
I'LL BE GLAD TO HELP YOU
ANY WAY I CAN.
AT LEAST IT'S BEEN
A PRETTY DAY.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK
TO MORGAN
OR DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO IT?
MORGAN? WHY?
MORGAN HATED JOEY,
THREATENED HIM.
I WAS THERE.
I HEARD IT.
WHAT?
NEVER MIND. I'LL TALK
TO THE BASTARD MYSELF.
DON'T. YOU'RE NOT
A LAW OFFICER HERE,
AND IF YOU GO AROUND
ACTING LIKE ONE,
I'M GOING TO PUT YOU
IN JAIL.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT,
SHERIFF.
I HAVE NO INTENTION
OF ACTING LIKE A COP.
HARRY, TELEPHONE CALL
FOR YOU -- LONG DISTANCE.
HELLO?
Man: Sheriff Purdue?
This is Dr. Ross
AT THE NEW AMSTERDAM
PATHOLOGY LAB IN NEW YORK.
I THINK I SHOULD STAY OVER
WITH MRS. HIATT AND JANET.
DON'T YOU?
YEAH.
SEE YOU IN A COUPLE DAYS.
GOOD KID.
The test results
from the cattle organs
you sent me
are interesting.
WHAT DID YOU FIND?
First the incisions --
laser surgery
is what I'd have to guess.
AND WE ALSO FOUND TRACES
OF A RARE BACTERIUM --
CLOSTRIDIAL BOTULINUM.
What?
BOTULINUM -- IT'S A POISON,
EXTREMELY DEADLY.
AND THIS PARTICULAR STRAIN
HAS BEEN MODIFIED
by gene splicing.
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
WELL, I'D NEVER
SIGN MY NAME TO THIS --
LIEUTENANT CASTLE DID SAY
YOU WOULDN'T QUOTE ME.
No, I won't.
YES, WELL, THE ONLY PLACE
I'VE EVER HEARD OF IT
SHOWING UP
was in some
germ warfare tests
that the government
was doing
back before
this was all banned,
back in 1969 and 1970.
SO, WHAT HAVE YOU
GOT GOING ON OUT THERE?
LET ME TALK TO STEELE.
UNCLE BEN, YEAH.
LISTEN, YOU SON OF A BITCH,
WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING?
YEAH, WELL, I WANT
TO SEE YOU RIGHT NOW.
NOT TOMORROW, NOW -- TODAY.
IS THAT AS SOON
AS YOU CAN MAKE IT?
ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT IT.
[ HANGS UP PHONE ]
WHAT'S UP, UNCLE BEN?
STEELE, YOU'RE NOT JUST
TESTING WEAPONS ON ANIMALS.
YOU'RE KILLING PEOPLE.
GET OUT OF BANNON COUNTY.
YOU AIN'T DEALING WITH
THE GODDAMN BUREAUCRACY NOW,
FAT BOY.
AND YOU'RE NOT IN GUATEMALA
TAKING POTSHOTS
AT BAREFOOT NATIVES.
YOU FAILED TO SILENCE
THE MAN, MORGAN.
YOU CAUSED HIM TO DIE.
I'M A PATRIOT, STEELE.
I'D DO ANYTHING
FOR MY COUNTRY.
HA HA.
WE SPENT A LOT OF SHIT
ON THIS, MORGAN,
WAITING FOR THE RIGHT --
THE RIGHT CONDITIONS.
WE'VE DUPLICATED
FUCKING MOSCOW HERE.
WE'RE THIS CLOSE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
NOTHING IS GOING TO GET
IN OUR WAY -- NOTHING.
THEN DON'T LEAVE
THE CARCASSES LAYING AROUND.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO FINISH
OUR TESTS IF WE DON'T?
YOU TOLD US
THIS WAS YOUR TOWN,
YOUR SHERIFF,
YOUR NEWSPAPER.
I NEVER SAID NEWSPAPER.
THE MAYOR,
THE TOWN COUNCIL.
THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE
AROUND HERE
THAT ARE STARTING
TO LOOK LIKE COWS TO ME.
STEELE! YOU GOT FIVE DAYS
TO FINISH YOUR TESTS
AND GET OUT OF HERE!
YOU'RE FORGETTING
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT!
Man: GENTLEMEN, I'D JUST
RATHER NOT BE RAILROADED.
ALL RIGHT, I'VE TAKEN
A LOOK AT THIS THING.
I'VE BRIEFLY
GONE THROUGH IT.
MR. CHAIRMAN,
WE NEED AN APPROVAL.
THE AIR FORCE IS PREPARED
RIGHT NOW TO GO.
SO IS THE 82nd.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
YOU'D THINK THEY WOULD LEARN
SOMETHING FROM VIETNAM.
EXCUSE ME, MR. VOSBURGH.
YOUR BROTHER'S CALLING
FROM COLORADO.
HE SAYS
IT'S ABOUT YOUR MOTHER
AND IT'S URGENT.
OH, GOD.
YES, THANK YOU, NANCY.
EXCUSE ME
JUST ONE MOMENT.
DAN, DO WHAT YOU CAN.
SIR, I'M SORRY. I HAVE
AN IMPORTANT TELEPHONE CALL.
MY MOTHER'S VERY ILL.
OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.
YES?
MOTHER'S NOT WELL.
THERE'S BEEN A COMPLICATION.
AND I'M WORRIED
ABOUT UNCLE BEN.
HOW SO?
He seems to be
losing control.
DAMN IT.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST
LEAVE THAT TO ME?
Did you tell anyone else
about this?
NO, NOT A SOUL.
Man: WHAT WAS THE WATTAGE
ON THAT LAST BURN?
THE LASER WAS 20 WATTS.
OKAY, 35 AT 4, AND HOLD.
WE'RE STARTING TO GET
A REAL GOOD DECAY
ON THAT HEMOTOXIN.
WE'RE READY
FOR ANOTHER ONE.
THIS IS KITCHEN
TO BLACK BEAUTY.
BRING IN THE BEEF.
Harry:
THE GOVERNMENT KILLED
A COUPLE OF THOUSAND SHEEP
A FEW YEARS AGO IN UTAH.
THEY SAID IT WAS
AN ACCIDENT,
BUT IT WAS
NERVE GAS TESTING.
WHY EXPERIMENT ON OUR COWS?
I MEAN, WHY NOT DO IT
ON GOVERNMENT LAND?
WHO WOULD KNOW?
WHO? A COUPLE OF HUNDRED
GOVERNMENT GUYS
PULLING SCUM DUTY
ON FEDERAL LAND SOMEWHERE.
NO, NO. DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE THIS OPERATION.
YOU AND I WERE BOTH
IN THE ARMY.
IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT.
THESE GUYS ARE TOO MOBILE.
THEY MOVE AROUND
TOO QUICKLY UNNOTICED.
AND THAT ARMY SURPLUS TYPE
IN THE HELICOPTER,
HE'S NOT A G.I.
THESE GUYS
ARE PLAYING UNCLE SAM.
IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT.
NOT THE GOVERNMENT?
WHO ELSE WOULD BE DOING
GERM WARFARE TESTING?
I CAN'T GIVE YOU
THEIR PHONE NUMBER,
BUT IT'S A CHEAP,
EFFECTIVE WAY
TO KILL A HELL OF A LOT
OF PEOPLE.
THIS IS GETTING
A LITTLE WILD.
THIS IS ALL SPECULATION.
IF WHAT'S GOING ON
AROUND HERE IS ORGANIZED,
YOU DON'T WANT
TO GO UP AGAINST IT.
THE GOVERNMENT,
THE RIGHT WING,
THE LEFT WING,
MERCENARIES, THE MOB --
IT DOESN'T MAKE
MUCH DIFFERENCE
IF YOU GET IN THEIR WAY.
NO BAD GUYS
IN BANNON COUNTY, HUH?
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
Ben: IT'S TOO HOT.
[ BEN GRUNTS ]
LASER WAS 20 WATTS,
PULSE 2/10.
OKAY,
LET'S GO TO 35 AT 4.
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN,
LET'S SANITIZE THE AREA.
WE AIM TO PLEASE.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
OKAY, BILLY, GETTING READY
TO START THE PNEUMOSTAT.
THAT'S GOOD.
GO FOR ANOTHER ONE, OKAY?
SURE AM TIRED OF WORKING
ON THESE COWS, I'LL TELL YOU.
YEAH, BUT ANYTHING
FOR A DOLLAR.
SHOULD BE GETTING
A PLATELET DISCHARGE.
THERE IT GOES.
THERE GO THE CORPUSCLES.
ALL RIGHT, VERY FINE.
START THE CORONARY PUMP.
I WANT TO SEE THE EPITHELIUM
ON THAT BONE.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING
TO SEE ANY TOXINS.
I'LL TELL YOU,
RIGHT HERE --
RIGHT HERE'S
A LOT OF ATROPHY.
WHAT DID YOU USE
ON THIS ONE?
SOMETHING NEW.
NEW STRAIN?
WE'VE ALWAYS GOT
SOMETHING NEW.
[ COYOTE HOWLING ]
ANYBODY HOME?
YOU ASSHOLES WANT TO COME OUT
AND PLAY, HUH?
WANT TO PLAY
A LITTLE HARDBALL?
YOU ONLY PICK ON
NEWSPAPERMEN AND COWS, HUH?
Man: * OOH, DREAM WEAVER
* WON'T YOU GET ME
THROUGH THE NIGHT? *
YOU WANT TO FIGHT
WORLD WAR III?
I'LL HELP YOU
GET STARTED.
[ ALARM BLARING ]
LEON, GET STEELE!
STAY IN YOUR FUCKING RAT HOLE.
I'LL BE BACK.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
[ ENGINE DIES ]
SHIT.
[ BEEPING ]
AH!
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
This is Kitchen
to Black Beauty.
[ MOOING ]
HEY! [ Whistles ]
HEY!
HEY!
HEY! AAH!
HEY! HEY! HUH! HEY!
[ WHISTLES ]
HEY! COME ON! HEY!
HEY!
[ WHISTLES ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
Man: WELL, FOR EXAMPLE,
THE PRICE OF CATTLE --
22 CENTS A POUND ON THE HUMP
FROM 1948 TO 1967.
PRICE OF CATTLE WENT UP
A FEW CENTS,
THE PRICE OF FUEL
WENT UP A QUARTER.
I THINK ALL THOSE
DAMN POLITICIANS
ARE BORN WITH 15-WATT SOULS
WITH BAMBOO FILAMENTS.
DEATH TO THEM.
78, 79, 80 --
OH, GOOD MORNING,
MR. MORGAN.
EXCUSE ME.
Ruben: CHANGE PLANES
IN DENVER.
AMERICAN FLIGHT 546
TO KENNEDY.
AUNT RUTHIE WILL MEET YOU
AT THE AIRPORT.
Mac: I STILL DON'T
WANT TO GO.
BUT YOU GOT TO.
WHY?
BECAUSE.
DAMN IT, DAD,
I DON'T CARE.
WELL, I DO.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
Man: YOUNG LADY,
WE LEAVE IN THREE MINUTES.
Ruben: SOME OF YOUR OWN BOYS
GET TO YOU?
[ GROANS ]
LIKE WHAT YOU SEE?
I LIKE WHAT I SAW
ON THAT HILLTOP.
WHAT IN THE HELL
WERE YOU AND THAT GUY
IN THE BOY SCOUT SUIT
ARGUING ABOUT?
I WAS HIDING
IN THE BUSHES.
SEE, THAT'S WHAT I DO
FOR A LIVING.
I HIDE IN THE BUSHES.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHY DID YOU KILL JOE HIATT?
[ Slurred ] I'M SICK.
I NEED A DOCTOR.
I'LL TAKE YOU TO A DOCTOR.
I'LL TAKE YOU
TO JOE HIATT'S DOCTOR.
[ COWS MOOING ]
BILLY,
IS MR. MORGAN HERE?
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM
ALL DAY.
HAS ANYBODY ELSE BEEN HERE
LOOKING FOR HIM?
A GUY IN AN OLD BLUE
CADILLAC?
NO.
DAMN IT.
HOW MANY MERCENARIES
YOU GOT IN THAT HOLE
AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
THE RUSSIANS.
THE RUSSIANS?
YOU KILLED JOE
BECAUSE YOU'RE PARANOID
OF THE RUSSIANS.
YOU POOR SON OF A BITCH.
I'M AN AMERICAN!
MORGAN!
MORGAN!
AAH!
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
THINK YOU CAN SIT TIGHT
FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
TILL WE GET THE ROAD
CLEARED?
[ CHATTER ON POLICE RADIO ]
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST,
LIEUTENANT.
WHAT?
LIKE HELL I WILL.
HARRY, I'M TRYING
TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
YOU'RE SAYING THE GUYS
THAT ARE DOING
THESE EXPERIMENTS
ARE THE SAME GUYS THAT KILLED
JOE HIATT AND BEN MORGAN?
YES.
IT'S A LITTLE FAR-FETCHED,
ISN'T IT, HARRY?
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
DOC KREBS TOLD ME JOE HIATT
DIED OF A DAMNED HEART ATTACK.
JOE HIATT WAS MURDERED
BECAUSE OF WHAT HE KNEW.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
FRED, I SHOWED YOU
BEN MORGAN'S BODY.
THE MAN EXPLODED.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT
OUT OF SOMEBODY
THAT WAS THROWN
OUT OF A DAMN PICKUP TRUCK?
HE WAS POISONED.
HARRY, WHERE YOU GETTING
ALL THIS HORSESHIT?
[ MEN MURMURING ]
WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
MAY WE HAVE
SOME PRIVACY, PLEASE?
THAT MEANS GO AWAY,
CHESTER.
WHAT THE HELL
DO YOU WANT?
I'M NOT GUILTY.
I'M NOT CONFESSING.
I'M NOT HERE FOR THAT.
I HAVE A MESSAGE.
FROM WHOM?
WE HAVE YOUR DAUGHTER.
WHAT?
SHE WILL NOT BE HARMED
IF YOU BACK OFF
FOR 24 HOURS.
YOUR DAUGHTER
WILL BE RELEASED,
AND WE'LL BE GONE.
NOBODY AROUND HERE
WILL HEAR FROM US AGAIN.
WAIT A MINUTE!
NO DETAILS.
YOU DON'T MOVE -- 24 HOURS.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
I GOT JUST ONE QUESTION.
WHY WOULD THEY LEAVE
THESE CATTLE LYING AROUND
FOR US TO MARVEL AT?
MAYBE IT'S PART
OF THE TESTS.
IN THE ARMY,
WE HAD LECTURES.
THE THING ABOUT GERM WARFARE
IS THAT THEY NEED TO KNOW
HOW LONG THESE POISONS LAST.
LOOK, I DON'T KNOW.
JOE HIATT STARTED ME
THINKING THIS WAY.
I DOUBTED HIM,
AND NOW HE'S DEAD.
NOW, IF I'M RIGHT,
HOW MANY MORE LIVES
ARE IN DANGER?
FRED, I WANT YOUR PERMISSION
TO DEPUTIZE 200 PEOPLE
TO GO OUT THERE
AND SURROUND THAT PLACE.
AFTER WE SEE WHAT'S INSIDE,
WE'LL CALL WASHINGTON.
RUBEN.
THEY'VE GOT MY DAUGHTER.
[ OWL HOOTING ]
Man: YOU DON'T WANT
ONE MORE COW.
HE WANTS ONE MORE COW.
SO WHAT?
GIVE ME ONE MORE COW,
AND I'LL GIVE YOU
ABOUT 60 TRILLION
BUSTED RED CORPUSCLES.
WHAT'S THAT GOING
TO GIVE US?
MOSCOW.
WHAT COLOR
WOULD YOU LIKE?
MAKE IT A WHITE ONE, HMM?
YOU'RE OUT
OF YOUR FUCKING MIND.
[ HELICOPTER ENGINE REVVING ]
Man: ANDY, BE READY
TO MOVE OUT IN TWO HOURS,
ALL RIGHT?
AND I WANT THE AREA
SPOTLESS -- SPOTLESS.
PACK ALL THE GEAR UP.
WHAT IS THIS --
HAPPY HOUR OR WHAT?
WE GOT A COUPLE BEERS.
ALL RIGHT, GET THE BEERS.
GO CHECK THE PICKUP TRUCK.
AND TELL THE LAB YOU GOT
ONE MORE COW COMING IN.
I WANT NO TRACES
OF NOTHING.
YOU KNOW THE ROUTINE.
AND CHECK ON THE GIRL,
ALL RIGHT?
NOW LET'S GET MOVING.
Steele: WHERE DID YOU GET
THOSE ASSHOLES?
DON'T TALK ABOUT MY MEN
THAT WAY.
THEY'RE ASSHOLES.
YOU WANT ANOTHER SHOT?
NO, I BETTER GET
MY SHIT READY.
ALL RIGHT.
Man:
NUMERALS 1-0, 1-8, 0-0...
YOU SHOULDN'T DRINK
ON THE JOB.
MY DAUGHTER,
AND MAYBE
I'LL LET YOU LIVE.
THEY WERE COMING IN LOW,
HIT A SKID ON A WAVE
AT 120 KNOTS.
HOW FAR OUT?
MAYBE A HALF A MILE OUT.
LET'S GO.
PAINT YOUR FACE,
CUT YOUR HAIR -- SHOOT.
NOW WE'RE FUCKING
HOUSEKEEPERS, HUH?
WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE
GOING TO DO WITH THE GIRL?
I AIN'T PAID TO THINK.
WHAT IN THE HELL IS THAT?
UH, I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, LOOK HOW IT CURVES
AROUND DOWN THERE.
LET'S GET DOWN THERE
AND TELL STEELE.
MAC. MAC, IT'S HARRY.
COME ON.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
HARRY!
MAC, YOU ALL RIGHT, BABY?
HUH? HUH?
WHAT DID YOU GIVE HER?
A LITTLE MORPHINE.
OKAY, BABY, COME ON.
COME ON.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
Man: Peck?
YEAH, PECK.
Looks like a whole
goddamn army's
coming down the road.
Ruben: KEEP THEIR HANDS UP
WHERE I CAN SEE THEM.
Steele: IF YOU CAN'T SEE THEM,
I'LL PAINT THEM RED.
DON'T TOUCH IT!
DON'T TOUCH IT!
GO GET ME THE SHOTGUN.
SHIT!
COME ON, GENTLEMEN,
WE'RE MOVING OUT!
[ SHOUTING INSTRUCTIONS ]
STAY CLOSE, OR YOU COULD
GET LOST IN HERE.
LET'S GO!
ON THE DOUBLE!
WHAT THE HELL?
UP THERE!
LET'S GO!
USE YOUR WEAPON!
USE YOUR WEAPON!
[ GASPS ]
Peck: UP ON THE STAIRWAY!
MOVE HIM OUT!
MOVE!
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHERE'S THE GIRL?
GET HIM
TO THE PICKUP TRUCK.
OW.
YOU GOING TO MAKE IT?
YEAH.
OKAY, GET BACK HERE,
RIGHT HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
Bobby: SPREAD OUT.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
[ ANIMAL HOWLS ]
[ JACKHAMMER POUNDING ]
[ HORNS HONKING ]
Man: DO YOU REQUIRE
A DRINK IN THE MORNING?
DO YOU PREFER OR LIKE
TO DRINK ALONE?
DO YOU CRAVE A DRINK
AT A DEFINITE TIME DAILY?
IS YOUR DRINKING HARMING
YOUR FAMILY IN ANY WAY?
DO YOU LOSE
TIME FROM WORK...
RUBEN, YOU EVER READ
THESE ARTICLES
THEY WRITE ABOUT YOU?
YEAH, I READ 'EM.
YOU BOYS GOT
THE WRONG FELLOW.
I JUST LIKE
TO CATCH BAD GUYS
AND KICK THE SHIT
OUT OF 'EM.
I LIKE THAT.
THERE'S YOUR
LEGEND, BOYS --
A BUNCH
OF BUSTED KNUCKLES.
I'VE GOT A CARCASS HERE
WITH FIVE HOLES IN IT.
KICKED MY RIBS IN
MAYBE 13 TIMES.
YOU PROBABLY HAVE
A THOUSAND STORIES TO TELL US.
THAT'S THE KIND OF STUFF
WE WANT TO GET ON TAPE.
TALK INTO THE RECORDER.
WE'LL PAY YOU FOR IT.
IT'S VERY SIMPLE --
I CATCH BAD GUYS,
I KICK THE SHIT OUT OF 'EM,
I THROW 'EM IN THE CAN,
AND THE FAGGOT JUDGES
LET 'EM OUT AGAIN.
I QUIT.
[ COWS MOOING ]
FELLOW CITIZENS
OF BANNON COUNTY,
WELCOME TO THE COURTHOUSE
LAWN TODAY.
WE'RE HERE FOR A VERY
SPECIAL REASON,
AND THAT IS TO WELCOME
OUR NEW ELECTED SHERIFF --
HARRY PURDUE.
LET'S HAVE A HAND.
HARRY, WOULD YOU JOIN US
UP HERE, PLEASE?
PUT YOUR LEFT HAND
ON THE BIBLE,
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND,
AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
STATE YOUR FULL NAME.
I, HARRIET IONA PURDUE...
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR
TO UPHOLD THE LAWS
OF BANNON COUNTY
AND COLORADO...
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR
TO UPHOLD THE LAWS
OF BANNON COUNTY
AND COLORADO...
AND TO FULFILL
THE RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THE OFFICE...
AND TO FULFILL
THE RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THE OFFICE...
TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY,
SO HELP ME GOD.
TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY,
SO HELP ME GOD.
TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL...
HERE, YOU GO AHEAD
AND DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
[ CROWD APPLAUDS ]
4 AND A QUARTER.
KEEP IT.
THANKS.
COME ON, ASSHOLE.
GIVE ME SOMETHING TO HIT.
HI.
MACKENZIE...
I'M RELEASING YOU
TO YOUR FATHER'S CUSTODY.
GREAT. I'LL JUST RUN AWAY
AGAIN AND WIND UP HERE.
CINCH.
I QUIT DRINKING.
I'M THROUGH BEING A COP.
YOU SEE, I'VE BEEN
IN THE HOSPITAL --
YOU GOT SHOT AGAIN?
YEAH, BUT THAT WAS
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
UH, THIS HOSPITAL'S
FOR SOBERING UP.
ANYWAY, I'M GOING TO GET
A TRAILER AND SET IT UP,
AND I WANT TO GO
TO COLORADO.
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
YEAH.
[ HORSE WHINNIES ]
THE SECOND DAMN ONE.
IDENTICAL -- SAME HOLES.
WHY DIDN'T YOU REPORT
THE FIRST ONE?
ONE AIN'T NO TREND,
HONEY -- UH, SHERIFF.
YOU GOT
ANY ENEMIES, CARL?
NO, BUT I'M GOING
TO SHOOT SOMEBODY
IF I CATCH THEM
AT THIS.
NO, CARL,
DON'T SHOOT ANYBODY.
NO TRACKS.
NO, MA'AM.
WHATEVER TORE THAT COW UP
DIDN'T LEAVE ANY SIGNS.
THINK IT COULD
HAVE BEEN COYOTES?
NOT UNLESS THEY USED
A KNIFE, HARRY.
NO, IT LOOKS TO ME
IT'S JUST LIKE SURGERY,
AND DAMN PRECISE, TOO.
SAME AS THE OTHER ONE.
LIKE IT WAS DRILLED.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO SEE
WHAT ELSE IS MISSING
BECAUSE THERE DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE ANY BLOOD.
[ WINCH MOTOR RUNNING ]
Harry: JOE, WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WELL, THE FELLOW DOWN
AT THE FILLING STATION
SAYS YOU'VE GOT
A LITTLE PROBLEM UP HERE.
SEEMS SOMEBODY'S
KILLING YOUR COWS.
[ COWS MOOING ]
[ HORN HONKS ]
WE'RE LOST.
NO, WE'RE NOT.
IF WE TAKE
THE INTERSTATE,
WE'LL BE IN COLORADO
TOMORROW.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT ARE YOU GRINNING AT?
NOTHING.
YOU'RE 16.
THAT GUY'S 30.
MY MOTHER WAS 16 WHEN
SHE MARRIED YOU, RIGHT?
SO WHAT?
OLDER MEN REMIND ME
OF THE FATHER I NEVER HAD.
WELL, YOU GOT ONE
NOW, KID,
AND THE FIRST OLDER MAN
YOU LOOK AT -- POW!
MUTES. MUTILATIONS.
I'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE
CALLING OTHER NEWSPAPERS
AROUND THE STATE,
AND WE'VE HAD
A FAIR AMOUNT OF THESE
SPRINKLED THROUGH
CATTLE COUNTRY IN COLORADO.
I'M WAITING
FOR SOME REPORTS
FROM OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS.
NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW
WHAT'S CAUSING IT.
MY WIFE'S BEEN READING
ARTICLES ABOUT THIS STUFF,
AND SHE'S OF THE OPINION
THAT IT'S DEVIL CULTISTS.
BUT, FRED, THERE'S
REALLY NO EVIDENCE.
THIS HAPPENS AT NIGHT.
WHY DON'T WE SEND PATROLS?
THE GUN CLUB --
HELL, WE'LL ORGANIZE SOMETHING,
GO AFTER THESE CULTS.
I DON'T WANT
TO HEAR ANY TALK
ABOUT GUN CLUBS
OR NIGHT PATROLS.
I AM THE LAW HERE.
LOOK, EVEN IF IT IS
SOME KIND OF CULT,
THEY'RE STILL PEOPLE,
RIGHT?
THEY HAVE TO
DRIVE THERE OR WALK.
THEY HAVE TO LEAVE
SOME KIND OF TRACKS,
AND THERE HAVE BEEN
NO TRACKS.
ALSO, THE LAST CARCASS
THAT I SAW,
WITHIN 24 HOURS,
ALL OF THE VITAL ORGANS
HAD DISAPPEARED.
I DON'T MEAN CUT OUT
LIKE THE REST OF THESE.
I MEAN VANISHED,
EVAPORATED.
THIS IS A GOOD TIME
TO BRING THIS UP.
GEORGE BRADSHAW
IS OF THE OPINION
THAT IT'S PROBABLY
A UFO.
Man: IS THAT BEFORE
OR AFTER HIS BRANDY?
I'M TELLING YOU
WHAT HE TOLD ME.
I DON'T THINK WE OUGHT
TO BE SPREADING THEORIES.
THAT'S REALLY ENOUGH
OF THIS STUFF, ALL RIGHT?
HOW MANY
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
SIX.
FOUR.
FOUR.
WELL, I THINK WE OUGHT
TO GIVE THE SHERIFF
A CHANCE TO LOOK
INTO THIS.
THAT'S PART OF HER JOB.
LET'S NOT BE JUMPING
TO CONCLUSIONS.
I'M SURE THERE'S
A SIMPLE EXPLANATION
FOR THIS, MAYOR, RIGHT?
WE HAVE MORE
PROBLEMS AROUND HERE
THAN DEAD COWS.
GOOD MORNING, SHERIFF.
CAN I HELP YOU?
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
WITH MR. BURNSIDE.
UH, HARRIET PURDUE.
WELL, I'M SORRY,
HONEY,
BUT THAT SECRETARIAL
POSITION'S BEEN FILLED.
SHERIFF HARRY PURDUE
FROM BANNON COUNTY.
ACCORDING
TO THIS REPORT,
OUR COWS DIED
OF NATURAL CAUSES?
THAT'S CORRECT.
I WANT STRAIGHT
ANSWERS, NOT THIS.
I HAVE GIVEN
YOU ANSWERS,
AND THEY COMPLY
WITH RESULTS
FROM WYOMING, TEXAS,
AND A SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY
IN LOS ALAMOS.
AM I MAKING
YOU NERVOUS?
NO, I JUST HAVE
OTHER WORK TO DO.
LISTEN, DO YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT COWS?
VERY LITTLE, I'M AFRAID.
MY PEOPLE DO. THAT'S
THEIR ENTIRE EXISTENCE.
I UNDERSTAND.
WELL, RIGHT NOW
THAT EXISTENCE
IS BEING THREATENED
BY ANYTHING
FROM WHO-KNOWS-WHAT
TO UFOs,
BUT IT'S NOT PREDATORS.
WE LOOK AT THINGS
LOGICALLY,
NOT EMOTIONALLY.
IF YOU BELIEVE IN UFOs,
IT'S OKAY WITH ME,
BUT IF IT'S UFOs
ATTACKING THESE CARCASSES,
THAT IS BEYOND THE REALM
OF MY DEPARTMENT'S
ACTIVITY.
I'M -- I'M GOING
TO NEED THAT,
BUT I'D BE HAPPY
TO MAKE YOU A COPY.
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.
[ MOOS ]
* BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES *
* OH, DON'T
MAKE ME BLUE *
* OH, DON'T
MAKE ME BLUE *
SPINOZA WAS A SCUM BAG,
THE KIND WHO WOULD
BEAT UP HIS WIFE
AND MAKE HER CLEAN UP
THE MESS.
I LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW.
IT'S KIND OF COLORFUL.
JESUS. YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
SON OF A BITCH.
DAMN.
REMEMBER THAT GAS STATION
WE PASSED?
SEE IF THEY GOT
A TOW TRUCK, ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
[ DOG BARKS ]
SHERIFF, WILL YOU
SIGN THIS, PLEASE?
[ CHATTER ON POLICE RADIO ]
[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ]
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
WILLIE McCOVEY.
[ MOOS ]
WHERE ARE YOU, MAC?
[ TRUCK HORN HONKING ]
HEY, YOU ASSHOLES!
JESUS!
IT WAS A DARK AND COLD
RAINY NIGHT,
AND I HAD
TWO FLAT TIRES.
HI, WE GOT
A PROBLEM HERE.
YOU GOT A JACK
WE CAN --
WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?
WHAT DID YOU DO?
SHE RAN INTO ME.
WHAT?
YOU MR. McCOVEY?
McCOVEY?
SHE SAID HER NAME
WAS WILLIE McCOVEY.
SHE TELL YOU HER
BATTING AVERAGE, TOO?
HER NAME IS MACKENZIE.
I'M, UH, RUBEN CASTLE.
WE CAN SETTLE THIS
IN MY OFFICE.
I DIDN'T ASK TO SEE
YOUR WALLET, SIR.
LOOK, I'M A COP.
I KNOW THE SCORE.
JUST LET HER OUT, HUH?
I'M ISSUING YOUR
DAUGHTER A CITATION.
YOU WANT TO LET HER OUT
BEFORE I LOSE MY TEMPER?
CASTLE, RIGHT?
C-A-S-T-L-E?
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
LIEUTENANT CASTLE.
LOOK, I'LL GIVE YOU
100 BUCKS FOR THE FENDER
AND, UH, $50
FOR THE BEAUTY PARLOR.
WATCH YOUR HEAD.
ARE YOU STAYING
SOMEWHERE LOCALLY?
AS A COURTESY,
I WILL GET AN ESTIMATE.
THE COUNTY WILL
TAKE A CHECK.
SIGN RIGHT HERE,
PLEASE, SIR.
I GOT A FRIEND --
JOE HIATT.
HE'S A NEWSPAPER GUY,
OWNS THE BUFFALO COW CHIP.
BUFFALO
CITIZENS JOURNAL.
I KNOW MR. HIATT.
YOU MIGHT TRY DRIVER'S
EDUCATION, MACKENZIE.
LOVE THE WAY YOU WEAR
YOUR GUN, SIR.
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
SHERIFF, WHY DON'T YOU
CALL US A TOW TRUCK,
AND WE'LL FIND
A TRAILER PARK,
AND THEN WE WON'T BOTHER
YOU ANYMORE, ALL RIGHT?
WANT A SMOKE?
NO, I QUIT.
THERE'S A TRAILER PARK
NEAR THE BASEBALL DIAMOND.
BASEBALL DIAMONDS?
YEAH.
YOU, UH, GOT ANY GOOD
RESTAURANTS AROUND HERE?
NOPE.
AROUND HERE, WE SEEM
TO LIKE LOUSY RESTAURANTS.
[ COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING ]
THERE'S A TABLE
RIGHT OVER THERE.
[ MEN ARGUING ]
HEY, DAD,
YOU'RE OFF DUTY NOW.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
I SAID YOU'RE OFF.
YEAH, UH-HUH.
HERE YOU GO.
HUH?
WOULD YOU LIKE
SOMETHING FROM THE BAR
WHILE YOU LOOK
AT THE MENU?
A COKE, PLEASE.
I'LL HAVE A BEER.
NO DRINKING,
YOU SAID.
YEAH, RIGHT.
MAKE IT A COUPLE
OF COKES.
Man: COWS?
I KNOW ABOUT COWS.
I MARRIED YOUR SISTER,
DIDN'T I?
THAT'S IT.
COME ON, WES,
TAKE IT OUTSIDE.
WESLEY, I TOLD YOU --
GET OUT!
OH, MY GOD!
HE BROKE MY NOSE!
I DON'T THINK
IT'S BROKEN.
SUSAN, GET SOME ICE
FOR HIS NOSE.
I LIVE WITH THESE PEOPLE
DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
THEY PAY MY SALARY.
THEY DON'T EXPECT
TO GET THEIR HEADS BUSTED
JUST BECAUSE
THEY GET DRUNK
ON A FRIDAY NIGHT.
I COULD HAVE SWORN
I DID YOU A FAVOR.
I HAVE KNOWN THAT MAN
SINCE I WAS A KID.
I CONSIDER HIM
A FRIEND OF MINE, OKAY?
GUESS THERE'S SOME THINGS
I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND.
YOU WANT SOME MONEY?
NAH, YOU ALREADY
GAVE ME SOME.
IF YOU NEED ME,
I'LL BE AT JOE HIATT'S.
YEAH.
HOW DO YOU
GET IN THERE?
RUN RIGHT AROUND HERE
AND BACK THERE
BY THE DUGOUT.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU MUST BE NEW
AROUND HERE
'CAUSE I KNOW JUST ABOUT
EVERYBODY IN TOWN.
PART OF MY JOB.
I'M NOT CRAZY
ABOUT COPS, OKAY?
WELL, I'M NOT A COP.
I'M A DEPUTY SHERIFF.
I'D LIKE TO FILE
A COMPLAINT.
THE NEWSBOY KEEPS THROWING
MY PAPER IN A MUD PUDDLE.
AND HOW COME YOU GUYS
DON'T RUN THE BOX SCORES?
RUBEN!
JOSEPH,
HOW ARE YOU, PAL?
WELL, THE OFFICE.
NICE. NICE.
NOT EXACTLY THE TIMES,
BUT IT'S NICE.
IT'S SO NICE
THAT TOO MANY NIGHTS
I FALL ASLEEP
AT MY DESK.
WHAT DO YOU DO
FOR EXCITEMENT,
GO DOWN AND WATCH HAIRCUTS
IN THE BARBER SHOP?
WAKING UP IS EXCITING.
YOU GOING TO STAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
JOE.
HOW YOU DOING?
HEY, JOE.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
PROBABLY COULD.
HEY, JOE HIATT.
HOW ARE YOU, FRED?
ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S THE MAYOR.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
WELL, WE CAN GO
TO THE BUSY BEE
OR NOT EAT.
[ DOOR BELLS JINGLE ]
HERE YOU GO.
Harry: THESE GUYS
ARE GETTING
THEIR GUN PATROLS
TOGETHER AT NIGHT.
THEY'RE GOING
TO BE SHOOTING
EACH OTHER'S HEADS OFF.
I COULD SUPPORT
YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF.
I UNDERSTAND
YOU DID JUST THAT
IN THE BUFFALO BAR
LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, FOR ALL THE GOOD
IT DID ME.
WHO'S THE DUDE?
OH, THAT'S BEN MORGAN,
CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
HE RUNS THE TOWN.
HE'S NOT A BAD GUY.
NICE HAT.
WHO'S THAT GUY
WITH JOE HIATT?
HE'S A FRIEND FROM
NEW YORK -- POLICEMAN.
WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?
HE'S ON VACATION.
HE'S GOT HIS TEENAGE
DAUGHTER WITH HIM.
SHE CAN'T DRIVE
WORTH A DAMN.
SHE HIT MY BRONCO
YESTERDAY.
GREAT.
HEY, JOE.
BEN.
HOW YOU DOING?
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET
A FRIEND OF MINE,
RUBEN CASTLE,
BEN MORGAN.
I THINK YOU AND THE SHERIFF
ARE OLD FRIENDS.
OH, YES.
YOU'LL NEVER GO BACK.
PARDON ME?
THE BIG CITY.
THAT'S THE GENERAL IDEA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
SEE YOU, JOE.
SHE EVER
WEAR A DRESS?
I WALKED UP TO THE BIG MAN
AND JAMMED A GUN IN HIS EAR.
I SAID IF HIS BOYS
TOUCH ONE OF MY FRIENDS,
HE WAS GOING
TO PAY FOR IT.
I SAID, "YOU GOT A RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT, PAL,
IF YOU THINK YOU CAN
STAND THE PAIN."
NO, VERBATIM, I SAID,
"I'M ADDING YOUR BRAINS
TO THE WALLPAPER, FATSO."
CAN I BORROW THE CAR?
I'M GOING OUT.
WHAT ABOUT THESE STEAKS?
WHO YOU GOING OUT WITH?
JESUS -- YOU DRESS
LIKE THAT?
I MET A GUY,
A FRIEND.
MET A GUY, HUH?
YOU MAKE FRIENDS QUICK.
THE CAR -- YES OR NO?
ONE CONDITION --
YOU TELL YOUR FRIEND
HE LAYS ONE HAND
ON YOU, I'M GOING
TO HURT HIM BAD.
THAT'LL GET THE EVENING
OFF TO A GREAT START.
[ COW MOOS ]
STATE GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES WILL BE ABLE
TO NEGOTIATE AGENCY
SHOP CONTRACTS
UNDER A BILL APPROVED
BY THE LEGISLATURE'S
LABOR COMMITTEE TODAY.
THAT BILL NOW GOES
TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
FOR ITS APPROVAL.
AND IN HARRIS COUNTY
TONIGHT,
THE BODY OF AN UNIDENTIFIED
TEENAGER HAS BEEN FOUND
IN A STORM DRAIN
JUST OUTSIDE OF DENVER...
BOY OR GIRL?
NOT BEEN
IN THE SEWER LONG.
BOY OR GIRL?
POLICE DESCRIBE
THE YOUNG BOY
AS BEING 5'8" TALL,
16 TO 18 YEARS OLD --
[ OWL HOOTS ]
Man: WAYNE, WHAT TIME
YOU GET OFF?
I'M OFF
IN ABOUT A HALF-HOUR.
WELL, YOU'RE HERE NOW.
PUT THAT GODDAMNED
TIE ON.
YOU'VE BEEN
ON MY ASS --
WELL, GOOD NIGHT, GUYS.
GOOD NIGHT.
WHAT'S CHESTER'S BRONCO
DOING STILL HERE?
HE HAD A DATE
WITH A HOT LITTLE CHICK
WHO DIDN'T WANT TO BE
SEEN IN A SHERIFF'S VAN.
* SEASONS COME
AND ALWAYS GO *
* MY FEELINGS
HARDLY NEVER SHOW *
* CAN YOU LISTEN
TO THE CRY... *
YOU'RE THE FIRST
JOGGER EVER SEEN
ON THE STREETS
OF BUFFALO, LIEUTENANT.
HEY, LADY SHERIFF.
YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO TAKE ME IN, ARE YOU?
YOU ALWAYS RUN
THIS LATE AT NIGHT?
WELL, THERE IS ANOTHER
EXERCISE I PREFER,
BUT IT TAKES
A VOLUNTEER.
* THESE FEELINGS
ALWAYS SEEM... *
IT'S COLD.
YOU WANT A RIDE?
SURE, WHY NOT?
* ALL I GOT TO DO
IS RUN AWAY AND HIDE *
YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
MY DAUGHTER, HAVE YOU?
NO. IS SHE MISSING?
SHE'D SAY I WAS
THE ONE MISSING.
WHY WOULD SHE SAY
YOU WERE MISSING?
IT'S TOUGH FOR MAC
WITHOUT A MOTHER
TO HELP HER GROW UP.
HEY, HEY.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
19.
REALLY?
CHICKEN.
MAC, WHERE YOU GOING?
SO, HOW DO YOU LIKE
CHASING BAD GUYS?
OH, WE DON'T HAVE
MANY BAD GUYS
OUT HERE IN THE STICKS,
LIEUTENANT.
LESSON NUMBER ONE --
THERE ARE BAD GUYS
EVERYWHERE.
ALL THOSE YEARS
IN THE STREETS
MADE YOU A LITTLE
PARANOID, HUH?
LESSON NUMBER TWO --
A LITTLE PARANOIA
NEVER HURT ANYBODY.
A LITTLE PIECE OF LEAD,
ON THE OTHER HAND,
CAN BE A REAL PAIN
IN THE ASS.
SO YOU'VE BEEN SHOT AT.
HONEY, I'VE BEEN
SHOT AT
MORE TIMES THAN
YOU'VE BEEN LAID.
PROBABLY.
Man:
This is Deputy Gordon.
Who's out there tonight?
YEAH, BOBBY, IT'S ME.
There's a fire
at Ivey's ranch.
We called
the fire department.
OKAY, I'LL MEET
YOU THERE.
SORRY, IT'S
THE OTHER DIRECTION.
LET'S GO.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
YOU SEE THAT?
LOOKS
LIKE A BARN FIRE.
BET THAT'S WHO DID IT.
LET'S GO GET THEM.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
OUR PRIZE BULL
IS STUCK IN THERE.
YOU CAN WRITE THIS ONE OFF.
HEY!
HARRIET!
HEY!
HARRIET!
HARRIET!
YAH!
YAH!
HARRIET!
YOU'RE EITHER VERY DUMB
OR VERY BRAVE.
IS THAT BULL ALL RIGHT?
ABOUT MEDIUM RARE.
[ TIRES SQUEAL ]
SEE THAT?
WHAT?
THAT.
JEEZ, I WISH
I HAD MY GUN.
UNDER THE SEAT.
MAC.
OKAY, CHUMPS,
OUT OF THE CAR REAL SLOW.
CATTLE MUTILATIONS,
BARN BURNINGS --
SHERIFF, I'M AFRAID
IT'S GOING TO BE
A LITTLE DIFFICULT
DEFENDING THESE BOYS.
THEY'RE, UH, CONFESSING
TO EVERYTHING.
SO WHO ARE YOU?
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
MR. ISAACS,
COULD YOU WAIT FOR ME
UP IN MY OFFICE, PLEASE?
THANK YOU.
DON'T DO THAT.
DO WHAT?
INTERFERE WITH MY CASE.
HE'S THEIR LAWYER.
HE'S HERE POSTING BAIL.
HURRY UP, JOE,
OR I'LL CHARGE YOU RENT
ON THE TYPEWRITER.
GOOD WORK, HARRY.
NOW YOU'RE TALKING.
GET THESE SCUM
BEHIND BARS.
BOBBY, I WANT EVERYBODY
OUT OF HERE IN TWO MINUTES.
EVERYBODY.
Bobby: RIGHT, HARRY.
YOU KNOW THAT LAWYER?
NEVER SAW HIM BEFORE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WOULDN'T WANT HIM
DEFENDING ME.
BOBBY, YOU MIND IF I OFFER
THE BOYS A SMOKE?
YEAH, IT'S OKAY,
BUT I LIGHT 'EM.
OKAY.
SO, UH, WHY'D YOU DO IT?
ASK MY LAWYER.
TOUGH GUY.
EVERYBODY'S A TOUGH GUY.
WANT A SMOKE?
WHAT?
NO.
WANT A SMOKE?
MIND IF I SMOKE?
IT'S YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS.
AND YOURS IS
CUTTING UP COWS, HUH?
MOO.
NOTHING BUT PAPERWORK.
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
HIATT?
YOU KNOW
WHAT I THINK.
YEAH, I KNOW.
STICK TO STRAIGHTFORWARD
POLICE WORK.
THOSE TWO COULDN'T
MUTILATE A HOT DOG
WITHOUT LEAVING TRACKS.
THIS DEVIL CULT STUFF
IS JUST TO THROW YOU OFF.
YOU BETTER
KEEP LOOKING, SHERIFF.
YOU KNOW,
IN ALMOST EVERY CASE --
BRIGHT LIGHTS
IN THE SKY, NO TRACKS,
STRANGE NOISES...
UFOs, HUH?
IF IT'S UFOs,
IT'S BIGGER THAN ALL OF US.
THAT'S LIKE SAYING
GOD DID IT.
BUT IF IT'S NOT UFOs...
WILL YOU JUST LEAVE ME
OUT OF THIS?
YOU DON'T WANT
TO BE LEFT OUT OF IT.
YOU KNOW THAT
AND I KNOW THAT.
YEAH, WE DO, HUH?
OKAY, FINE.
JUST WALK AWAY FROM IT.
UH, MR. HIATT?
YOU KNOW THAT TRICK
YOU WERE SHOWING ME?
I CAN'T DO IT.
OKAY, ONE MORE TIME.
HEY, LOOK AT THAT.
MAGIC.
RIGHT, MAGIC,
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS
A LOGICAL EXPLANATION.
YEAH, RIGHT.
HEY, JANET ASKED ME
TO SPEND THE NIGHT
AND GO HORSEBACK RIDING
TOMORROW. CAN I?
PLEASE, MR. CASTLE?
YEAH, SURE, OF COURSE.
Janet: GOOD NIGHT, DAD.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
SHE EVER ASKED.
USUALLY I'M TOLD.
DID YOU BAKE THIS?
WELL, I BOUGHT IT.
YOU BOUGHT ONE PIECE?
WHAT ABOUT MY PIECE?
YOU ALREADY
HAD YOUR PIECE.
WHAT? IF YOU COULD
TAKE ALL MY PANTS IN
SO I'D NEVER HAVE
TO STOP EATING AGAIN,
THEN I'LL TAKE
YOUR PANTS IN...
OH, SWEETIE...
WE'RE RUNNING AROUND
WITH NO PANTS.
MARRIAGE. GOD.
WELL, THAT WAS
REAL NICE, JOSEPH.
GOOD MEAL.
YOU'VE GOT A GREAT WIFE.
SHE BUYS TERRIFIC CAKE.
OH, GOOD. HA HA.
YOU KNOW, RUBEN,
COWS HAVE GOT TO BE
THE MOST BLAMELESS
CREATURES ON EARTH.
WILL YOU STOP?
WE EAT THEM,
DRINK THEM, WEAR THEM.
THEY DON'T BITE.
HELL, THEY DON'T EVEN
SHIT ON THE SIDEWALKS.
WHERE'D YOU GET
THIS THING?
THAT'S A LOANER. MAC KEEPS
CUSTOMIZING THE CADDY.
YOU KNOW
THE MOST OBSCURE THING
I'VE DISCOVERED ABOUT COWS?
THAT THEIR NERVOUS SYSTEMS
AND THEIR REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL
TO HUMANS'.
YEAH, THAT'S OBSCURE,
ALL RIGHT.
HEY, JOE, YOU'RE GOING TO
FIGURE THIS ONE OUT
ALL BY YOURSELF,
I'M SURE OF IT.
RIGHT.
IT'S A PIECE OF CAKE.
WE NEED A SHERIFF
WHO CAN HANDLE THE JOB.
WHAT'LL IT BE, SIR?
A BEER.
DOUBLE TEQUILA.
Man: HE SAID THERE WAS PARITY
BETWEEN THE SOVIETS
AND THE U.S.
THERE IS STILL PARITY NOW,
BUT IT IS THE UNITED STATES'
POINT OF VIEW THAT THIS PARITY
IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE
TO RUSSIAN SUPERIORITY.
WITHOUT ANY DOMESTIC DEBATE
OR MILITARY POLICY,
THE SOVIETS ARE MOVING
INCREASINGLY FURTHER
BEYOND THE U.S.
IN ACTUAL MILITARY STRENGTH.
BOTH NATION'S LEADERS...
BEER, PLEASE.
WEAPONRY AND FAR MORE DELICATE
POLICY DECISIONS...
[ DOORBELL BUZZING ]
OH, HEY,
AM I UNDER ARREST?
WELL, THEN,
CAN I COME IN ANYWAY?
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
Y-YOU'RE VERY PRETTY
WITH YOUR HAIR DOWN,
UM, MS. PURDUE.
THANK YOU.
YOU SEEM TO HAVE
LET YOUR HAIR DOWN, TOO.
SOMETHING I WANT
TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
YEAH.
WHAT?
DO YOU HAVE A BEER?
THIS IS RE--
OH! HA HA.
HEY, THAT WAS
A NICE SAVE, YOU KNOW?
THANK YOU.
THAT WAS REAL NICE.
YOU REALLY WANT --
NEED THAT BEER?
YOU KNOW WHAT I COULD
REALLY USE?
WHAT?
A COLD SHOWER.
* BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL BROWN
* OH, DON'T MAKE ME BLUE
* OH, DON--
[ GRUNTS ]
OH, COWS NOW, PEOPLE LATER.
ARE YOU READY FOR THAT?
I'M JUST GOING TO
PUT THE TOWELS
RIGHT HERE ON THE RACK.
OH! AHH.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
LIEUTENANT,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
AAH!
AHH!
UHH!
LOOK, IF YOU'RE
FEELING BETTER,
PLEASE JUST GET DRESSED
AND LEAVE.
I USUALLY LIKE
TO TALK A LITTLE
AFTER I'VE HAD SEX.
THE BOYS IN THE BAR
SAID YOU WERE SOME KIND
OF AMAZON.
NO, UH, MAYBE JUST SHY...
WHICH WOULD BE ALL RIGHT
IF IT WEREN'T COUPLED
WITH THOSE MILITARY POLICE
JUDO COURSES.
YOU COME IN HERE DRUNK,
AND YOU ATTACK ME.
I THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT LIKE IT.
I MIGHT LIKE TO BE ASKED.
AND WHAT IF I ASKED?
I'M NOT STAYING, HARRIET.
JUST PASSING THROUGH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE
FIND ME HARD TO DIGEST.
[ TRUCK HORN HONKS ]
WHAT THE HELL?
AH, YOU GUYS AGAIN.
YOU WANT A CHASE, HUH?
[ COUGHS ]
IT'S NOT A THEORY ANYMORE.
LOOK AT THIS.
THEY ARE SILENT, PRACTICALLY.
SILENT, ALMOST.
WHAT I DON'T
UNDERSTAND --
WHAT THE HELL
IS THIS, HIATT?
"SILENT HELICOPTERS,
HIGH-TECHNOLOGY OPERATION,
EXTRAORDINARY FINANCING" --
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DEAD COWS.
YOU'RE GOING TO SCARE
THE BEJESUS OUT OF PEOPLE.
BEN, IT'S JUST
SPECULATION.
HE'S BEEN DOING
SOME RESEARCH.
LOOK, JOE, CONSIDER THIS.
JUST FOR THE SAKE
OF ARGUMENT,
LET'S SAY
THAT YOU'RE RIGHT.
DON'T YOU THINK IT'S
A LITTLE IRRESPONSIBLE
TO BE
THINKING OUT LOUD
ON THE EDITORIAL PAGE
OF A NEWSPAPER?
WHERE THE HELL ELSE?
AMONG PILLARS
OF THE COMMUNITY,
A NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER
WOULD BE --
DON'T LAY THAT ON ME.
DON'T INCRIMINATE ME IN THAT.
YOU BE A PILLAR
OF THE COMMUNITY,
YOU AND HARRIET.
I WORK FOR A LIVING.
LOOK, BEN, WE ALL KNOW
SOMETHING IS GOING ON.
HE'S JUST PROPOSING A THEORY.
NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
NICE TALKING TO YOU, JOE,
YOU KNOW? REALLY NICE.
HARRY, COULD I SEE YOU
OUTSIDE FOR A MINUTE?
THINKS HE CAN ACT
LIKE MIKE WALLACE.
HE'S JUST DOING HIS JOB.
I'M GOING TO GET
A FEDERAL INVESTIGATOR,
SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS
WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT --
THE MAN WHO LOOKED
INTO THIS STUFF
DOWN IN HARRIS COUNTY.
WE'LL GET THIS SETTLED
ONCE AND FOR ALL.
AND DON'T YOU FORGET
WHO YOU WORK FOR.
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
THE VOTERS OF THIS COUNTY
ELECTED ME SHERIFF.
THAT'S RIGHT, SWEETHEART,
AND I KNOW 75% OF THEM
PERSONALLY, YOU GOT THAT?
LET'S SEE WHAT SHE DOES
ABOUT THIS ONE.
Man: SHE HASN'T DONE
A DAMN THING YET.
[ COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING ]
HARRY!
HARRY.
HEY, EXCUSE ME.
WE GOT SOME REAL TROUBLE
BACK AT THE OFFICE.
YOU BETTER COME PRETTY QUICK.
Joe: HARRY?
WHAT'S THE TROUBLE, RUBE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
LATER. I'LL MEET YOU
AT THE OFFICE.
GET THESE PEOPLE AWAY.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
EXCUSE ME.
NOT VERY SMART, BOYS.
Man: LOOK AT THIS.
Harry: I'VE SEEN ONE.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE.
NOT ANOTHER ONE.
MR. STERNS, TAKE THIS TO
DOC EMMER'S OPERATING ROOM.
I WANT YOU TO DO
A NECROPSY ON THIS.
GOD ALMIGHTY.
HARRY, I GOT TO TALK
TO YOU, PLEASE.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
YOU GOT TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS, OKAY?
WHAT DO YOU
THINK I'M DOING?
JUST DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT NOW. NOW.
Ruben: I'M LEAVING
IN THE MORNING.
CAN'T LEAVE NOW.
IT'S THE SAME OLD HABITS.
A LITTLE POLICE WORK,
I DON'T KNOW WHEN TO STOP.
YOU'RE A GOOD COP.
I NEED YOU.
MADE A FOOL OF MYSELF
IN FRONT OF YOUR SHERIFF.
SHE'S A BIG GIRL.
ANYWAY,
I GOT MY CAR FIXED,
AND I'M GOING TO TAKE MAC
FISHING LIKE I PROMISED.
WANT SOME REALLY GOOD
FISHING? HERE.
COWS. DEAD COWS.
LET ME KNOW HOW THIS ALL
COMES OUT, HUH?
I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL.
HEY, JOE, YOU EVER SEE A COUPLE
OF BIG GRAIN COMPANY TRUCKS
HAULING ASS ON THE HIGHWAY --
TRANS GRAIN ALLIED
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
NO, WHY?
WELL, LAST NIGHT
AFTER HARRY'S,
I FOLLOWED A COUPLE.
I'D SEEN THEM
ON THE HIGHWAY BEFORE.
THEY HAVE BIG SPOILERS
ON THE FRONT. VERY FAST.
FOUND MYSELF ABOUT,
I DON'T KNOW,
5 MILES EAST OF 99
ON A DIRT ROAD.
THERE WAS
A "RESTRICTED ENTRY" SIGN
ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE.
NORAD ROAD. THAT'S WHERE
THE OLD MISSILE SILOS WERE.
WE WERE PART
OF THE DEFENSE SYSTEM
FROM CANADA DOWN TO TEXAS,
BUT THE AIR FORCE ABANDONED
THOSE ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.
ABANDONED.
I SAW SOME KIND
OF LIGHT UNDERGROUND.
THERE SHOULDN'T BE
ANY POWER OUT THERE.
WHO OWNS THAT LAND?
THE GOVERNMENT LEASES IT FROM
ONE OF THE LOCAL RANCHERS.
WHO?
I'LL FIND OUT.
UH, MARY, GET ME
THE COURTHOUSE, WILL YOU?
UH, TITLES AND DEEDS.
I'M GOING TO BUY THIS
DAMN PAPER FROM YOU.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE
YOUR VIEWPOINT ON THINGS.
I'M ONE OF THEM.
I'LL GIVE YOU TWICE
WHAT YOU'VE GOT IN IT.
THAT'S LIKE PUTTING A GUN
IN THE HANDS OF A CHILD.
HEY, PAL,
I FOUGHT IN KOREA,
I FLEW B-52s IN NAM.
I OUGHT TO KNOW WHAT'S
GOOD FOR THIS COUNTRY.
YOU'RE A REAL AMERICAN.
YOUR B-52 IS DOUBLE-PARKED.
OUTSIDE.
LOOK AT ITS KIDNEY.
FEELS LIKE PUDDING.
AND LOOK...
YOU CAN'T DO THIS
WITH A NORMAL CARCASS.
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
CAN YOU PACK ME UP
SOME SAMPLES IN DRY ICE
THAT I CAN SHIP
TO AN OUT-OF-STATE LAB?
OKAY.
YOU'VE, UH, GOT SOME BLOOD
RIGHT THERE.
REALLY? DAMN.
20 YEARS
WITHOUT A BLOODY NOSE.
NOW I GET THREE A WEEK.
Ruben: CLOSE THE DRAWER SO
THAT JUNK DOESN'T FALL OUT,
AND WATCH YOU DON'T
SLAM YOUR BOTTOM LIP.
YOU BRING ME
ALL THE WAY OUT HERE,
SAY, "HEY, HAVE A GREAT TIME."
I TRY TO.
YOU BLOW THE WHISTLE
JUST BECAUSE
YOU DON'T HAVE THE BALLS
NOT TO DRINK.
[ DOG BARKING ]
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I HAD ONE LOUSY DRINK.
THREE.
I GUESS I CAME
AT A BAD TIME.
I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU,
BUT I NEED TO ASK A FAVOR.
IT'S IMPORTANT, OR I --
WHAT?
[ RADIO PLAYING ]
RUBEN. RUBEN,
YOU'RE NOT LEAVING
BECAUSE OF LAST NIGHT,
ARE YOU?
WHAT'S THE FAVOR?
I NEED A VERY GOOD,
VERY DISCREET PATHOLOGIST,
SOMEBODY
NOT FROM AROUND HERE.
SURE, SHERIFF,
GOT ONE RIGHT HERE.
OLD FRIEND OF MINE --
JAKE ROSS.
FIX YOU RIGHT UP.
GIVE HIM A CALL.
HERE'S THE HOSPITAL WHERE
I LEARNED NOT TO DRINK.
Mac: I WAS BETTING
HE'D HANG AROUND YOU
FOR A LONG TIME.
BYE, MAC. IT WAS NICE
MEETING YOU.
BYE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THE PHONE NUMBER,
LIEUTENANT.
MAYBE IT'LL HELP
SOLVE SOMETHING.
ANY TIME, SARGE.
* SEARCHING FOR A TIME
I'D NEVER FIND *
* THESE FEELIN'S...
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
DON'T SLAM THE FUCKING DOOR.
* ALL I GOT TO DO
* IS RUN AWAY AND HIDE
SHERIFF.
HARRY, LISTEN.
* GO PLACES
* THAT TIME ERASES
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY I ATTACKED YOU,
AND I'M SORRY
I CAN'T HANG AROUND
AND HELP YOU OUT,
BUT I...
I GOT HER
TO WORRY ABOUT, AND...
SHIT.
Man: 11 COMPLETE GAMES
FOR TOLEDO LAST YEAR,
AND WE THINK HE CAN HELP US
BASED ON WHAT
HE ONCE TAUGHT US.
THE BALL IS A LITTLE BIT...
[ OWL HOOTS ]
"DEADLY FORCE"?
[ COYOTE HOWLING ]
I THINK NOT.
DEADLY FORCE
IS DEADLY FORCE.
I SWEAR, MR. HIATT,
YOU WORK TOO DAMN HARD.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
YOU TWO
WANT TO SAY GOODBYE,
I'LL TAKE A HIKE,
ALL RIGHT?
HEY, LIEUTENANT,
I'M GLAD I CAUGHT YOU, SIR.
MR. HIATT --
HE'S DEAD, SIR.
WHAT?
BOBBY...
AS SOON AS THE AMBULANCE
IS READY TO GO,
WE SHOULD DRIVE
OVER THERE.
HARRY, I'M TRULY SORRY
ABOUT THIS.
LOOK, IF THERE'S
ANYTHING I CAN DO --
I MEAN IT, ANYTHING...
[ CAR APPROACHES ]
JUST CALL ME.
WHERE IS HE?
WHAT HAPPENED?
IT WAS A HEART ATTACK.
ARE YOU THE DOCTOR?
I WANT AN AUTOPSY.
I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT KILLED HIM!
RUBEN, DON'T DO THIS.
THAT OLD HAT'S BEEN ON
MANY A FISHING TRIP.
BET WE CAUGHT THAT HAT
MORE THAN WE CAUGHT FISH.
I KNOW IT'S NOT THE TIME
TO BRING UP BUSINESS,
BUT IF YOU NEED SOME HELP
RUNNING THE PAPER,
I'LL BE GLAD TO HELP YOU
ANY WAY I CAN.
AT LEAST IT'S BEEN
A PRETTY DAY.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK
TO MORGAN
OR DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO IT?
MORGAN? WHY?
MORGAN HATED JOEY,
THREATENED HIM.
I WAS THERE.
I HEARD IT.
WHAT?
NEVER MIND. I'LL TALK
TO THE BASTARD MYSELF.
DON'T. YOU'RE NOT
A LAW OFFICER HERE,
AND IF YOU GO AROUND
ACTING LIKE ONE,
I'M GOING TO PUT YOU
IN JAIL.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT,
SHERIFF.
I HAVE NO INTENTION
OF ACTING LIKE A COP.
HARRY, TELEPHONE CALL
FOR YOU -- LONG DISTANCE.
HELLO?
Man: Sheriff Purdue?
This is Dr. Ross
AT THE NEW AMSTERDAM
PATHOLOGY LAB IN NEW YORK.
I THINK I SHOULD STAY OVER
WITH MRS. HIATT AND JANET.
DON'T YOU?
YEAH.
SEE YOU IN A COUPLE DAYS.
GOOD KID.
The test results
from the cattle organs
you sent me
are interesting.
WHAT DID YOU FIND?
First the incisions --
laser surgery
is what I'd have to guess.
AND WE ALSO FOUND TRACES
OF A RARE BACTERIUM --
CLOSTRIDIAL BOTULINUM.
What?
BOTULINUM -- IT'S A POISON,
EXTREMELY DEADLY.
AND THIS PARTICULAR STRAIN
HAS BEEN MODIFIED
by gene splicing.
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
WELL, I'D NEVER
SIGN MY NAME TO THIS --
LIEUTENANT CASTLE DID SAY
YOU WOULDN'T QUOTE ME.
No, I won't.
YES, WELL, THE ONLY PLACE
I'VE EVER HEARD OF IT
SHOWING UP
was in some
germ warfare tests
that the government
was doing
back before
this was all banned,
back in 1969 and 1970.
SO, WHAT HAVE YOU
GOT GOING ON OUT THERE?
LET ME TALK TO STEELE.
UNCLE BEN, YEAH.
LISTEN, YOU SON OF A BITCH,
WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING?
YEAH, WELL, I WANT
TO SEE YOU RIGHT NOW.
NOT TOMORROW, NOW -- TODAY.
IS THAT AS SOON
AS YOU CAN MAKE IT?
ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT IT.
[ HANGS UP PHONE ]
WHAT'S UP, UNCLE BEN?
STEELE, YOU'RE NOT JUST
TESTING WEAPONS ON ANIMALS.
YOU'RE KILLING PEOPLE.
GET OUT OF BANNON COUNTY.
YOU AIN'T DEALING WITH
THE GODDAMN BUREAUCRACY NOW,
FAT BOY.
AND YOU'RE NOT IN GUATEMALA
TAKING POTSHOTS
AT BAREFOOT NATIVES.
YOU FAILED TO SILENCE
THE MAN, MORGAN.
YOU CAUSED HIM TO DIE.
I'M A PATRIOT, STEELE.
I'D DO ANYTHING
FOR MY COUNTRY.
HA HA.
WE SPENT A LOT OF SHIT
ON THIS, MORGAN,
WAITING FOR THE RIGHT --
THE RIGHT CONDITIONS.
WE'VE DUPLICATED
FUCKING MOSCOW HERE.
WE'RE THIS CLOSE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
NOTHING IS GOING TO GET
IN OUR WAY -- NOTHING.
THEN DON'T LEAVE
THE CARCASSES LAYING AROUND.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO FINISH
OUR TESTS IF WE DON'T?
YOU TOLD US
THIS WAS YOUR TOWN,
YOUR SHERIFF,
YOUR NEWSPAPER.
I NEVER SAID NEWSPAPER.
THE MAYOR,
THE TOWN COUNCIL.
THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE
AROUND HERE
THAT ARE STARTING
TO LOOK LIKE COWS TO ME.
STEELE! YOU GOT FIVE DAYS
TO FINISH YOUR TESTS
AND GET OUT OF HERE!
YOU'RE FORGETTING
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT!
Man: GENTLEMEN, I'D JUST
RATHER NOT BE RAILROADED.
ALL RIGHT, I'VE TAKEN
A LOOK AT THIS THING.
I'VE BRIEFLY
GONE THROUGH IT.
MR. CHAIRMAN,
WE NEED AN APPROVAL.
THE AIR FORCE IS PREPARED
RIGHT NOW TO GO.
SO IS THE 82nd.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
YOU'D THINK THEY WOULD LEARN
SOMETHING FROM VIETNAM.
EXCUSE ME, MR. VOSBURGH.
YOUR BROTHER'S CALLING
FROM COLORADO.
HE SAYS
IT'S ABOUT YOUR MOTHER
AND IT'S URGENT.
OH, GOD.
YES, THANK YOU, NANCY.
EXCUSE ME
JUST ONE MOMENT.
DAN, DO WHAT YOU CAN.
SIR, I'M SORRY. I HAVE
AN IMPORTANT TELEPHONE CALL.
MY MOTHER'S VERY ILL.
OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.
YES?
MOTHER'S NOT WELL.
THERE'S BEEN A COMPLICATION.
AND I'M WORRIED
ABOUT UNCLE BEN.
HOW SO?
He seems to be
losing control.
DAMN IT.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST
LEAVE THAT TO ME?
Did you tell anyone else
about this?
NO, NOT A SOUL.
Man: WHAT WAS THE WATTAGE
ON THAT LAST BURN?
THE LASER WAS 20 WATTS.
OKAY, 35 AT 4, AND HOLD.
WE'RE STARTING TO GET
A REAL GOOD DECAY
ON THAT HEMOTOXIN.
WE'RE READY
FOR ANOTHER ONE.
THIS IS KITCHEN
TO BLACK BEAUTY.
BRING IN THE BEEF.
Harry:
THE GOVERNMENT KILLED
A COUPLE OF THOUSAND SHEEP
A FEW YEARS AGO IN UTAH.
THEY SAID IT WAS
AN ACCIDENT,
BUT IT WAS
NERVE GAS TESTING.
WHY EXPERIMENT ON OUR COWS?
I MEAN, WHY NOT DO IT
ON GOVERNMENT LAND?
WHO WOULD KNOW?
WHO? A COUPLE OF HUNDRED
GOVERNMENT GUYS
PULLING SCUM DUTY
ON FEDERAL LAND SOMEWHERE.
NO, NO. DOESN'T SOUND
LIKE THIS OPERATION.
YOU AND I WERE BOTH
IN THE ARMY.
IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT.
THESE GUYS ARE TOO MOBILE.
THEY MOVE AROUND
TOO QUICKLY UNNOTICED.
AND THAT ARMY SURPLUS TYPE
IN THE HELICOPTER,
HE'S NOT A G.I.
THESE GUYS
ARE PLAYING UNCLE SAM.
IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT.
NOT THE GOVERNMENT?
WHO ELSE WOULD BE DOING
GERM WARFARE TESTING?
I CAN'T GIVE YOU
THEIR PHONE NUMBER,
BUT IT'S A CHEAP,
EFFECTIVE WAY
TO KILL A HELL OF A LOT
OF PEOPLE.
THIS IS GETTING
A LITTLE WILD.
THIS IS ALL SPECULATION.
IF WHAT'S GOING ON
AROUND HERE IS ORGANIZED,
YOU DON'T WANT
TO GO UP AGAINST IT.
THE GOVERNMENT,
THE RIGHT WING,
THE LEFT WING,
MERCENARIES, THE MOB --
IT DOESN'T MAKE
MUCH DIFFERENCE
IF YOU GET IN THEIR WAY.
NO BAD GUYS
IN BANNON COUNTY, HUH?
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
Ben: IT'S TOO HOT.
[ BEN GRUNTS ]
LASER WAS 20 WATTS,
PULSE 2/10.
OKAY,
LET'S GO TO 35 AT 4.
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN,
LET'S SANITIZE THE AREA.
WE AIM TO PLEASE.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
OKAY, BILLY, GETTING READY
TO START THE PNEUMOSTAT.
THAT'S GOOD.
GO FOR ANOTHER ONE, OKAY?
SURE AM TIRED OF WORKING
ON THESE COWS, I'LL TELL YOU.
YEAH, BUT ANYTHING
FOR A DOLLAR.
SHOULD BE GETTING
A PLATELET DISCHARGE.
THERE IT GOES.
THERE GO THE CORPUSCLES.
ALL RIGHT, VERY FINE.
START THE CORONARY PUMP.
I WANT TO SEE THE EPITHELIUM
ON THAT BONE.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING
TO SEE ANY TOXINS.
I'LL TELL YOU,
RIGHT HERE --
RIGHT HERE'S
A LOT OF ATROPHY.
WHAT DID YOU USE
ON THIS ONE?
SOMETHING NEW.
NEW STRAIN?
WE'VE ALWAYS GOT
SOMETHING NEW.
[ COYOTE HOWLING ]
ANYBODY HOME?
YOU ASSHOLES WANT TO COME OUT
AND PLAY, HUH?
WANT TO PLAY
A LITTLE HARDBALL?
YOU ONLY PICK ON
NEWSPAPERMEN AND COWS, HUH?
Man: * OOH, DREAM WEAVER
* WON'T YOU GET ME
THROUGH THE NIGHT? *
YOU WANT TO FIGHT
WORLD WAR III?
I'LL HELP YOU
GET STARTED.
[ ALARM BLARING ]
LEON, GET STEELE!
STAY IN YOUR FUCKING RAT HOLE.
I'LL BE BACK.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
[ ENGINE DIES ]
SHIT.
[ BEEPING ]
AH!
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
This is Kitchen
to Black Beauty.
[ MOOING ]
HEY! [ Whistles ]
HEY!
HEY!
HEY! AAH!
HEY! HEY! HUH! HEY!
[ WHISTLES ]
HEY! COME ON! HEY!
HEY!
[ WHISTLES ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
Man: WELL, FOR EXAMPLE,
THE PRICE OF CATTLE --
22 CENTS A POUND ON THE HUMP
FROM 1948 TO 1967.
PRICE OF CATTLE WENT UP
A FEW CENTS,
THE PRICE OF FUEL
WENT UP A QUARTER.
I THINK ALL THOSE
DAMN POLITICIANS
ARE BORN WITH 15-WATT SOULS
WITH BAMBOO FILAMENTS.
DEATH TO THEM.
78, 79, 80 --
OH, GOOD MORNING,
MR. MORGAN.
EXCUSE ME.
Ruben: CHANGE PLANES
IN DENVER.
AMERICAN FLIGHT 546
TO KENNEDY.
AUNT RUTHIE WILL MEET YOU
AT THE AIRPORT.
Mac: I STILL DON'T
WANT TO GO.
BUT YOU GOT TO.
WHY?
BECAUSE.
DAMN IT, DAD,
I DON'T CARE.
WELL, I DO.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
Man: YOUNG LADY,
WE LEAVE IN THREE MINUTES.
Ruben: SOME OF YOUR OWN BOYS
GET TO YOU?
[ GROANS ]
LIKE WHAT YOU SEE?
I LIKE WHAT I SAW
ON THAT HILLTOP.
WHAT IN THE HELL
WERE YOU AND THAT GUY
IN THE BOY SCOUT SUIT
ARGUING ABOUT?
I WAS HIDING
IN THE BUSHES.
SEE, THAT'S WHAT I DO
FOR A LIVING.
I HIDE IN THE BUSHES.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHY DID YOU KILL JOE HIATT?
[ Slurred ] I'M SICK.
I NEED A DOCTOR.
I'LL TAKE YOU TO A DOCTOR.
I'LL TAKE YOU
TO JOE HIATT'S DOCTOR.
[ COWS MOOING ]
BILLY,
IS MR. MORGAN HERE?
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM
ALL DAY.
HAS ANYBODY ELSE BEEN HERE
LOOKING FOR HIM?
A GUY IN AN OLD BLUE
CADILLAC?
NO.
DAMN IT.
HOW MANY MERCENARIES
YOU GOT IN THAT HOLE
AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
THE RUSSIANS.
THE RUSSIANS?
YOU KILLED JOE
BECAUSE YOU'RE PARANOID
OF THE RUSSIANS.
YOU POOR SON OF A BITCH.
I'M AN AMERICAN!
MORGAN!
MORGAN!
AAH!
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
THINK YOU CAN SIT TIGHT
FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
TILL WE GET THE ROAD
CLEARED?
[ CHATTER ON POLICE RADIO ]
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST,
LIEUTENANT.
WHAT?
LIKE HELL I WILL.
HARRY, I'M TRYING
TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
YOU'RE SAYING THE GUYS
THAT ARE DOING
THESE EXPERIMENTS
ARE THE SAME GUYS THAT KILLED
JOE HIATT AND BEN MORGAN?
YES.
IT'S A LITTLE FAR-FETCHED,
ISN'T IT, HARRY?
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
DOC KREBS TOLD ME JOE HIATT
DIED OF A DAMNED HEART ATTACK.
JOE HIATT WAS MURDERED
BECAUSE OF WHAT HE KNEW.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
FRED, I SHOWED YOU
BEN MORGAN'S BODY.
THE MAN EXPLODED.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT
OUT OF SOMEBODY
THAT WAS THROWN
OUT OF A DAMN PICKUP TRUCK?
HE WAS POISONED.
HARRY, WHERE YOU GETTING
ALL THIS HORSESHIT?
[ MEN MURMURING ]
WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
MAY WE HAVE
SOME PRIVACY, PLEASE?
THAT MEANS GO AWAY,
CHESTER.
WHAT THE HELL
DO YOU WANT?
I'M NOT GUILTY.
I'M NOT CONFESSING.
I'M NOT HERE FOR THAT.
I HAVE A MESSAGE.
FROM WHOM?
WE HAVE YOUR DAUGHTER.
WHAT?
SHE WILL NOT BE HARMED
IF YOU BACK OFF
FOR 24 HOURS.
YOUR DAUGHTER
WILL BE RELEASED,
AND WE'LL BE GONE.
NOBODY AROUND HERE
WILL HEAR FROM US AGAIN.
WAIT A MINUTE!
NO DETAILS.
YOU DON'T MOVE -- 24 HOURS.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
I GOT JUST ONE QUESTION.
WHY WOULD THEY LEAVE
THESE CATTLE LYING AROUND
FOR US TO MARVEL AT?
MAYBE IT'S PART
OF THE TESTS.
IN THE ARMY,
WE HAD LECTURES.
THE THING ABOUT GERM WARFARE
IS THAT THEY NEED TO KNOW
HOW LONG THESE POISONS LAST.
LOOK, I DON'T KNOW.
JOE HIATT STARTED ME
THINKING THIS WAY.
I DOUBTED HIM,
AND NOW HE'S DEAD.
NOW, IF I'M RIGHT,
HOW MANY MORE LIVES
ARE IN DANGER?
FRED, I WANT YOUR PERMISSION
TO DEPUTIZE 200 PEOPLE
TO GO OUT THERE
AND SURROUND THAT PLACE.
AFTER WE SEE WHAT'S INSIDE,
WE'LL CALL WASHINGTON.
RUBEN.
THEY'VE GOT MY DAUGHTER.
[ OWL HOOTING ]
Man: YOU DON'T WANT
ONE MORE COW.
HE WANTS ONE MORE COW.
SO WHAT?
GIVE ME ONE MORE COW,
AND I'LL GIVE YOU
ABOUT 60 TRILLION
BUSTED RED CORPUSCLES.
WHAT'S THAT GOING
TO GIVE US?
MOSCOW.
WHAT COLOR
WOULD YOU LIKE?
MAKE IT A WHITE ONE, HMM?
YOU'RE OUT
OF YOUR FUCKING MIND.
[ HELICOPTER ENGINE REVVING ]
Man: ANDY, BE READY
TO MOVE OUT IN TWO HOURS,
ALL RIGHT?
AND I WANT THE AREA
SPOTLESS -- SPOTLESS.
PACK ALL THE GEAR UP.
WHAT IS THIS --
HAPPY HOUR OR WHAT?
WE GOT A COUPLE BEERS.
ALL RIGHT, GET THE BEERS.
GO CHECK THE PICKUP TRUCK.
AND TELL THE LAB YOU GOT
ONE MORE COW COMING IN.
I WANT NO TRACES
OF NOTHING.
YOU KNOW THE ROUTINE.
AND CHECK ON THE GIRL,
ALL RIGHT?
NOW LET'S GET MOVING.
Steele: WHERE DID YOU GET
THOSE ASSHOLES?
DON'T TALK ABOUT MY MEN
THAT WAY.
THEY'RE ASSHOLES.
YOU WANT ANOTHER SHOT?
NO, I BETTER GET
MY SHIT READY.
ALL RIGHT.
Man:
NUMERALS 1-0, 1-8, 0-0...
YOU SHOULDN'T DRINK
ON THE JOB.
MY DAUGHTER,
AND MAYBE
I'LL LET YOU LIVE.
THEY WERE COMING IN LOW,
HIT A SKID ON A WAVE
AT 120 KNOTS.
HOW FAR OUT?
MAYBE A HALF A MILE OUT.
LET'S GO.
PAINT YOUR FACE,
CUT YOUR HAIR -- SHOOT.
NOW WE'RE FUCKING
HOUSEKEEPERS, HUH?
WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE
GOING TO DO WITH THE GIRL?
I AIN'T PAID TO THINK.
WHAT IN THE HELL IS THAT?
UH, I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, LOOK HOW IT CURVES
AROUND DOWN THERE.
LET'S GET DOWN THERE
AND TELL STEELE.
MAC. MAC, IT'S HARRY.
COME ON.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
HARRY!
MAC, YOU ALL RIGHT, BABY?
HUH? HUH?
WHAT DID YOU GIVE HER?
A LITTLE MORPHINE.
OKAY, BABY, COME ON.
COME ON.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
Man: Peck?
YEAH, PECK.
Looks like a whole
goddamn army's
coming down the road.
Ruben: KEEP THEIR HANDS UP
WHERE I CAN SEE THEM.
Steele: IF YOU CAN'T SEE THEM,
I'LL PAINT THEM RED.
DON'T TOUCH IT!
DON'T TOUCH IT!
GO GET ME THE SHOTGUN.
SHIT!
COME ON, GENTLEMEN,
WE'RE MOVING OUT!
[ SHOUTING INSTRUCTIONS ]
STAY CLOSE, OR YOU COULD
GET LOST IN HERE.
LET'S GO!
ON THE DOUBLE!
WHAT THE HELL?
UP THERE!
LET'S GO!
USE YOUR WEAPON!
USE YOUR WEAPON!
[ GASPS ]
Peck: UP ON THE STAIRWAY!
MOVE HIM OUT!
MOVE!
WHAT HAPPENED?
WHERE'S THE GIRL?
GET HIM
TO THE PICKUP TRUCK.
OW.
YOU GOING TO MAKE IT?
YEAH.
OKAY, GET BACK HERE,
RIGHT HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
Bobby: SPREAD OUT.
[ GUNSHOTS ]