Martin's Day (1985) - full transcript
Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin Stechert grabs a twelve-year-old as hostage. He proves to be named Martin, too, a quiet "good little boy" always obeying the rules, whom life has given only dismal loneliness and frustration in return. Soon he begins to admire "Stech" for his cheeky pranks against society and his desperate mission to make dreams come true. In a climactic moment, he chooses to stay with the man even though he could run away. Via hijacks and hijinx, they flee to the idyllic peace of the older Martin's childhood home, a cabin on a lake. But the police are close behind, impatient and trigger-happy.
Man: With ma gone...
The cabin was just home...
Just me, my father.
Then he died,
and then it was
just me...
And the loons.
Then they...
They took me away...
Homes, foster homes,
schools.
Did you like
being alone then?
Alone?
Yeah.
I mean no.
I mean...Yeah.
Well,
no one likes...
No one likes
being alone...
Being left alone,
really.
There are no hassles.
Where was
your mother?
[Sigh]
The train...
The train took her.
That was--
that was ok, really
because...my father...
My father,
he...
Well...
He was such a...
Well, anyway,
up there it was, uh...
It was really great,
you know.
It was quiet, peaceful.
And no people.
Well, if you did
go back there,
how could
you possibly
earn a living?
That's just the point.
Up there by the lake,
there was no need
to earnanything.
You don't owe.
You don't need.
You just live.
[Loon cries]
[Music playing]
[Dog barking]
[Bell clanging]
[Bell ringing]
Let's go, fellas.
[Men grumbling]
The game's over.
Let's go.
Fall in. Fall in.
Let's move it!
What the hell?
Why?
The shrink.
The damned shrink.
Steck, here.
I'm sorry.
You'll be at the lake
tomorrow.
That's still ok?
Sure.
It was always
the best time of my life,
the lake.
It'll happen again.
The next hearing,
maybe--
sure. Sure.
Here.
It's for you.
St. Christopher,
the patron Saint
of travelers.
I like the sound.
I'll get it back to you.
I'll give it back to you...
Before the summer's over...
At the lake.
[Footsteps approach]
Man: Brewer?
Yeah?
You ready?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
♪ I sure have learned
a lesson ♪
♪ that is bound to stick ♪
[Humming]
Well, steckert,
you won the prize.
♪ There ain't no use
in me pretendin' ♪
♪ the city
sure ain't no place ♪
♪ for a guy like me
to end in ♪
♪ I'm going back ♪
♪ to where I come from ♪
♪ where the mockingbird
is singing in the lilac bush ♪
Youngman.
Youngman.
Piss off.
What's the name
of it?
What's the name
of it?
Steckert:
Youngman!
Youngman!
Help!
Help!
Hurry up!
Youngman!
Aah! Aah!
[Screaming]
We need help!
Aah! Aah!
Aah!
[Groaning]
That's it.
Ahh.
Keep it going.
Keep it going.
Watch his head
with the taps.
Ahh!
Hope they get here soon.
Aah!
Here she is.
Up!
Aah.
Come on. Come on.
Turn right.
That way.
Watch your step there.
Aah!
Easy now. Easy.
Ok. A little dirty.
The other way.
Aah.
Dumb bastard.
[Siren]
Steckert: "Loss of touch
with reality
"and paranoid,
depressive tendencies
which resulted in subject's
first known suicide attempt"?
These are meant
to be confidential.
The guy in the top bunk
is supposed to call out
right away.
And if he had?
I would have got myself
two day's vacation
from the pen. That's all.
That's all?
You recommended
they turn down my parole.
You were trying
to escape, you bastard,
and you know it.
You recommended it.
Otherwise, why would
they turn me down?
I've been
a model prisoner.
Who is going
to be crazy enough
to turn loose some idiot
who nearly burns
himself to death,
a cellmate, and god
knows who else, eh?
So now what?
20 milligrams of nardil?
10 milligrams of librium?
Ought to keep me
nice and docile.
Is that
what you want?
It would help.
8 years is 2,900 days,
4,207,680 minutes.
Think about that, doc.
I'm going to
offer you a deal.
A deal?
I won't extend
my notes on this
for the prison inquiry,
if you'll come back
to group sessions
for 6 months.
I don't like group.
All right. Just you
and me then.
Well, the next time
I try this,
I'm going
to put a wet sponge
on my dick.
I'd like to talk
about that, doc.
Do we have a deal?
One on one?
6 months.
See you.
[Loon cries]
[Dog barking]
Ok, steckert.
I'll give you
two minutes.
Call for Dr. Mccallan,
line 7.
Dr. George mccallan,
line 7.
Resident to
surgical wing 04, please.
Resident
to surgical wing 04.
You got a cigarette?
It goes through
the artery first,
and then the windpipe.
Your body can't drive
and hold your throat together.
3 minutes without
oxygen to the brain,
and you're a vegetable.
5 minutes,
and you're dead.
[Whistling]
[Loud music playing]
[Motor starts]
Man on radio:
Ok. Mr. Weatherman says
cool and clear today,
40% precipitation chance
for the northern regions.
But in my little
basement hovel here,
it's hot and damp.
Must be
that old-time music.
Hey, you know what happens
when the kids get home?
"What's to eat, mom?
I'm hungry. I'm starving."
Right?
Morning!
[Man on radio talking]
Where the hell
do you think you're going?
Filled with wholesome,
high fiber, vitamins.
The kids love it...
Hold it! Hold it!
Hey!
Woman: Aah!
Whew!
Ha ha!
♪ I used to go down
to the station ♪
♪ every evening just to watch ♪
♪ the Pullman train
come rolling in ♪
♪ and then one night ♪
♪ that great temptation ♪
♪ got the best of me
and drove me to a life of sin ♪
[Siren]
[Children shouting]
Boy: Get out of here!
Second boy:
He's not holding.
Danny!
Hey!
[All talking at once]
Boy: Hey, man.
You held up a store.
I did not.
Come on.
The gun,
where's the gun?
There it is. Got it.
Yeah.
Come on, kids.
Come on.
I've got to get
back to work.
Here. Come on.
Crackers.
Hey, give me one!
Ok. Ok.
[Children talking]
Steckert!
Your guns...
The guns.
Over the fence!
The fence!
In!
Hey, leave the boy.
Come on.
Take one of US.
I'll go with you.
Move!
Shit.
Oh, shit.
[Siren]
Man: This is hedley.
313 priority to all units.
Escaped convict steckert
has taken a child hostage
and is heading north
on walmpaugh street.
Repeat: Subject
has child hostage.
He is driving stolen
police cruiser number 212.
Subject is
armed and dangerous.
We are in pursuit,
traveling north
on walmpaugh street.
Priority to all units.
I will repeat.
Nobody is to come near me,
or I will leave
little bits of this kid
up and down the highway.
I've got guns, blades,
and nothing to lose.
The first little bits you'll
find will be his fingers.
Have you got that?
Man: All units, stand by.
All units,
please stand by.
Well, that ought to get US
a couple of miles.
Man: Set up
the coordination
and tracking facilities,
but don't touch him.
Don't make him nervous.
I'll need
a full prison report,
associates,
psychiatric file,
whatever.
Oh,
and the kid's parents
will probably
need someone to hold
their hands, so, uh...
I've been married
for 23 years.
Know the secret
to a happy marriage?
Yes, sir. Eat out.
Eat out.
Priority order
to all units.
Stolen police vehicle 212,
subject of
code 214 violation,
must not be approached.
Repeat.
Do not approach
stolen police vehicle
number 212.
Wow!
Priority order
to all units.
You know...
You know, we could
get to enjoy this.
Do not approach
stolen police vehicle
number 212.
Listen, kid...
I'm not going to
touch you. I promise.
That's a hard,
fast promise.
Ok?
What's your name?
Martin.
Martin John kingsly.
Why, that's my name.
My name is Martin.
Wow! Well,
can you believe that?
Of all the kids
in the world,
I had to find myself
a twin! Ha ha ha!
[Truck rumbles]
The brakes!
Hit the brakes!
[Honk]
[Honk honk]
[Creaking]
Martin!
[Thud]
[Slam]
Martin!
[Door opens]
Is that you, Jim?
What's the matter, son?
Martin: He's got a gun.
He'll come in here.
Wait a minute.
Take your time
and get your breath
back.
Then I'll hear
what the trouble is.
No one's going
to do you no harm
in this house.
But he's going
to kill me.
Steckert: Martin!
Man: There's a telephone
in the kitchen.
I want you to dial "o"
and ask Mrs. Carrie
for the police station.
Go on.
It's on the wall there.
[Creaking]
Come on, Martin.
Come on back.
No.
The boy's staying
right here, mister.
This gun is loaded.
This your kid?
[Cocks gun]
I'll take him
if I have to,
but I want Martin.
Dad.
I'll count to 5.
1...
2...
3...
4...
Doctor: Excuse me.
Could you tell me where
lieutenant lardner is?
Hello.
Dr. Mennen?
Yes.
Lieutenant lardner.
Thank you for coming.
Won't you sit down?
Thank you.
So, I understand he's
one of your sweethearts.
I'm paid to help him,
not check the locks.
Well,
tell me about him.
Well, in a funny way,
he's a pretty
likable guy.
He's whimsical.
He lives in another world.
But he's very bright,
and he's polite
in an old-fashioned
sort of way.
He's from an Irish family,
brought up in Ontario.
And is this
whimsical, likable,
old-fashioned irishman
a killer?
I've had him on
20 milligrams of librium
for the last two years.
Seems to control
his temper.
I've been on
20 mls. A day
for half my life.
Well, then,
in your case,
it's still working.
But he's
without his now.
Could he
kill the boy?
I don't think he would.
He's--
he's very erratic.
I suppose he could,
yes.
What do you think
he wants?
I--i don't know.
The thing is--
that's important for you
to understand--
is that if steckert
is not attacked,
if--if you don't
corner him,
the boy will be fine.
Yes. The boy's safety
is our first priority.
We'll track steckert
until we stop him.
We'll negotiate with him
if we can.
If that fails,
we'll kill him.
I have to go
to the bathroom.
Hey.
How about
doing it right
where you are?
Oh.
You want me to,
uh...
Look the other way
or something?
But if you try to
make another run
for it...
I've got
an idea, ok?
I'll make you
a deal--
a hard, fast deal.
I won't look
if you keep talking
all the time
you're...
Well, all the time.
Ok?
Ok.
What will I say?
I don't know.
Say anything.
Just keep talking
all the time.
That's part of
the hard, fast deal.
Who made you?
God made me.
Why did god make me?
God made me to know him,
love him, and serve him
in this world,
and to be
happy with him
ever after
in the next.
In whose image
and likeness did god
make you?
God made me...
He made me...
To his own
image and likeness.
Is this
likeness to god
in your body
or in your soul?
This likeness to god
is chiefly in my soul.
You couldn't
remember it, could you?
I was meant to know it
for scripture class today.
Well, it's a good thing
I kidnapped you, then.
Come on.
Thank you.
Steckert on tape: You're
talking about real pressure--
like, inside you're calm,
but inside the inside,
there's this rising...
Rage.
You don't want it?
I'm not allowed
to eat candy
except at weekends.
It's our dentist.
The dentist.
The goddamn dentist.
He says candy is
bad for your teeth.
Listen,
do you like candy?
Of course you do.
You're my prisoner,
right?
And you're
supposed to do
everything I tell
you to do, right?
Well, eat
the goddamn candy
or I'll break
your head in.
Point 14. 1-4.
Subject car
heading north about 60.
Where's he headed?
I don't
think he knows.
How do you
expect me to?
What would you do
if you knew
where he was going?
Well, he's
an escaped convict.
He's armed, dangerous,
possibly psychopathic,
he's just kidnapped
a young boy...
What the hell
do you suppose I would do?
Come with me. I want you
to talk to him.
What would you
like me to say?
You're the doctor.
I want you to
negotiate with him.
Now, what else won't
they let you do?
I'm not allowed to practice
the violin in the house,
and I'm not allowed
to have a dog.
Not allowed
to have a dog?
Well, I had one,
but he got run over.
That's too bad.
Well, why don't you
ask your dad to give
you another one?
I don't see him much...
Except at weekends.
They're divorced.
And your mother
remarried, right?
Right. I don't think
my new dad likes me
too much.
He's got his own son,
but he's only 6.
And I'm not allowed
to talk with my mouth full.
Man on radio: Vehicle 212,
stand by.
Vehicle 212,
please stand by.
Mennen:
...Dialogue, steckert.
No deals.
No pressure.
But if you'll talk to me,
perhaps we can
work something out, eh?
I know you can hear me.
Steck, I want
to talk to you.
Now, look,
it's important. Maybe...
Maybe we can get them
to review the decision.
But I'll have to
speak to you about it.
We'll have to
talk it through.
There's no tricks here.
[Sigh]
Talk to me, damn it!
[Turns radio off]
[Static]
And if i'm
going to be late,
I have to call home.
Oh.
We'll have to find you
a phone, then.
Right. Get your ass
out here!
This is the police!
[Siren]
You're supposed
to send service!
Come on! Move it!
Move it!
[Siren shuts off]
Man:
I'm coming.
Come on!
I'm coming!
You want it
right up?
Right up.
Oh.
That be
cash or credit?
Cash.
Oh.
Where do you keep it?
Where do I
keep what?
Cash.
My pocket.
In your pocket?
Darn right.
I only look stupid.
That's true.
Oh, shit.
Come on.
This is Friday.
Well,
that's all I've got.
Wow.
Well, let's see now.
That's, uh...
$24.25.
5...
15...
20, 25.
You owe me 75 cents.
I owe you?
You owe me 75 cents.
I want it
for a phone call.
[Ringing]
Hi, mom.
Woman: Hi. This is
patsy and Bobby's home.
We're out fooling around
right now,
but we'll get back to you
as soon as we can.
Speak after the tone.
Hold on. Here it comes.
[Beep]
Mom, it's me.
I'm ok.
[Steckert humming]
I left word.
Oh.
Hey.
You can keep those.
No.
Go on.
Let's go.
The leaves
are changing now.
Can't see that
from the pen.
Why are you doing this?
I can't let you go.
I'm sorry.
Ok.
I'm not going
to hurt you, kid.
You must know that
by now, don't you?
It's just that...
Well, sometimes
I get mad,
and I hit out.
But I can
control that now.
I just scare them
because they
don't understand.
But I've learned
to handle myself ok,
though.
Is that why
you were in jail?
Hitting somebody?
No--i mean, yes.
Well, really, no.
The first time,
I was a kid--17.
It was a mistake.
When you're
a kid--17--
and spend two years
in the pen,
you learn
some things
that you shouldn't--
well, that you sh--
it doesn't matter.
Let's go.
Now, you
can't get busted
for stealing the car
because I stole it,
right?
Right.
So...
Want a beer?
He doesn't want
to hurt that boy.
He never did.
Well, I'm sure
the kid feels grateful
for your confidence.
He let the boy
call his home.
That proves he's
crazy. You know
what he's in for.
Yeah, I do.
He's in for 8 years.
That's what he's in for.
The last time,
it was 3 years,
and the time before that,
it was two years.
Wait a minute.
You're feeling sorry
because you kept
this psycho in jail.
If we'd let him out
quietly on parole,
this just would never
have happened.
No, no.
You kept him in
because you know
something about him.
Now come on.
Why don't you tell me
where he's at, huh?
Come on. Please tell me
where he's going.
He is going anyplace,
anyplace he can find
where there is no one
to confuse or anger
or--or--or organize
or neglect him.
That's where he's going.
No matter what
happened before,
I promise you
I will not
ignore or neglect
Martin steckert now.
Man: Target car approaching,
2 kilometers.
Travel speed, 50 kph.
Estimated intersect,
2 minutes, 30 seconds.
Steckert: Ha ha ha ha!
Hey, look at that!
You're doing great!
Man: Confirm
the ground car is ready.
Is the interception
car ready?
Target car estimated
to intersect in 115 seconds
hey, look!
55 miles an hour!
It's kilometers.
Ok.
Ha ha ha!
Check...
Have you never
driven before?
Never.
You're terrific!
Move over!
I'm sorry, Martin.
I really am.
Let's stop
and eat, ok?
Maybe ice cream...
Banana split.
Do you like
banana splits?
You ok now?
What do you say?
How about
a double cheeseburger?
[Siren]
Get my hat.
Hey, officer,
I don't know what the hell
you're stopping me for.
I haven't done
a damn thing, ok?
Stick 'em up!
Oh, my god.
You. Out.
Come on.
Stand there.
Open the back.
Yes, sir.
Martin!
What?
When is
your birthday?
May 25.
Wrong.
It's today.
Go on.
Oh, my god.
Go on.
Wow!
Wow!
Come here.
Ahh!
Ha ha ha!
Happy birthday, Martin.
By the way...
Huh?
Where's the nearest
eating place
on this road?
What?
Restaurant, cafe--
the best one
on this road?
There's a half-way house
about 15 miles on the--
maybe 20--
on the right.
Thank you.
Well...
Thank you.
Why did he take
all his clothes off?
Because
I told him to.
Why?
They make you do that
every day of your life
in the pen.
I think that's stupid.
[Beeping]
Yeah!
Yeah! Got it!
Man: Two men are now
in position, sir.
Thank you, James.
What? What
are you doing?
They're stopping
at a roadside cafe.
The half-way cafe,
as it is wittily called--
apparently
because it's halfway
between the border
and the north pole.
The road will
be blocked off
as soon as
steckert and the boy
get into the area,
and we have
a marksman
in position.
And with luck,
we'll get off one
clear head shot.
Listen, steckert's
reflexes aren't like
yours and mine.
You know,
if we were shot,
we'd be thinking
about the pain,
but that man
set himself on fire,
lardner.
Pain is secondary
to his obsessions.
Listen to me.
If you shoot him,
if you wound him,
he'll be
like a grizzly,
striking out at
anything in range.
They're 6 kilometers out,
sir.
Thank you.
We'll be using
a hollow-nosed projectile,
and I'm afraid
not even a grizzly bear
can strike out
with its head blown off.
Man: Son of a bitch.
We'll go around the back.
Down there.
Right.
Hey, you back there!
We've been waiting
for 200 and--how many?
90.
290 seconds! Come on!
How come you don't
have a girlfriend?
I've got a girlfriend.
She lives
around here somewhere.
Lakefield.
Ah, she was the best--
loyal, pretty, smart.
Writes great letters.
Used to write to me a lot.
Then she moved--
moved away,
out of the city.
Her and me...
We used to have
great times together.
There are two--
what?
I'm hungry.
[Honk honk]
Hurry it up.
Hurry it up.
I can't get a steady shot.
Now, let me catch my breath.
How much?
$10.00, please.
20.
Thank you.
Damn it!
Oh.
They didn't
get a shot off!
Well, look at it
this way.
Now you have
the opportunity
of doing it to him
yourself.
Just--i may
just have to stand
in line to do that.
Steckert:
Can you read a map?
Martin: I could read a map
since I was 7.
Can you find me
highway 830?
Ok.
Hey, you know,
we're only 10 miles
from lakefield.
We should go visit
your girlfriend.
Oh...
Nah...nah.
Ah, come on.
I'm still hungry,
and I bet you
want to get laid.
That's a fine-looking
boy you've got there,
officer.
Are you going
to be a cop when you--
I'm sorry--
a policeman
when you grow up
like your father here?
Now, speak up, son.
Well,
speak up, son.
He asked
you a question.
You tell him, then.
Go on.
Just asking if you're
going to be a policeman
like your old man here.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah?
A policeman
or a violinist.
I hear the police force
is a pretty good life,
you know.
Say, do you mind
if I try that thing?
I'm pretty good
at these things.
I've just never seen
one of those before.
Can I...
Yeah.
Thanks a lot.
That's a good life,
the police force.
That's what I hear.
It's a good choice.
His mother doesn't
think so, though,
does she, son?
No. Mom doesn't think
he gets enough money.
Always complaining
about money,
money, money.
Well, money
isn't everything, is it?
It is to mom.
She's always on
about money.
She wants
vacations and clothes--
now, now, now, now,
now.
Mustn't talk like that
about your mother.
Mind you,
the violin is a very
nice instrument to play.
Probably won't make as much
being a policeman
as a violinist,
I'm sorry to say.
Excuse me,
have you got
a license to drive?
A driver's license?
Yeah, sure.
You could do US
a great favor.
Yeah?
Have you ever driven
a police car?
No.
Come on.
Are we going to the lake?
We're going,
we're going.
[Music playing]
[Doorbell ringing]
What do you want?
It's me.
Marty steckert.
Christ, you think
I don't know?
You're--you're--
you're on every newscast.
You'd better get in here.
We've got neighbors,
you know.
Come on.
Wow.
Look at me, look at me,
look at me!
Here's $35.
That's all I've got
left in the house.
And then I want you
to get the hell
out of here.
I've got a date
in a half an hour.
I don't need the money.
You don't need
the money?
No.
Then what
are you doing here?
I came to see you.
We had some good times
together, you and me.
Steck,
I've been married
and divorced
since I
saw you last--
twice.
Mommy?
She's cute.
Now she's cute.
Just give her 10 minutes.
And about--
what about, uh...
It seems he's released
the boy, sir.
You look good.
I can look better.
Listen, you and me--
I figure, we--
we never made it
to the lake, did we?
We never got further
than belmont tavern.
Would you like
to come with US now?
You're crazy,
you know that?
I remember, you used to say
a lot of things to me,
and I never understood
half of them,
but you were
never crazy, steck.
Ok, ok.
You're going
to end up dead.
♪ I'm going back ♪
♪ to where I come from ♪
♪ where the mockingbird
is singing in the lilac bush ♪
♪ Da da da ta ta
da da da da bum bum ♪
See?
I still don't understand.
Martin: How old are you?
Listen.
You know
what kids are like.
Would you...
Would you kiss me
when we go?
Kiss you?
Yeah.
Sure.
Um...
I'll be in touch
soon, honey.
Honey, come on.
Come on.
♪ Da da da da da
da da da da da da ♪
♪ da da da da da da da ♪
♪ da da bum bum de da da ♪
♪ da da da da rum rum ♪
♪ ba bum ♪
Shit.
Man: Pull over
and stop the car.
Keep your hands in sight
and step out of the car--
slowly out of the car,
hands in sight.
Boy, you guys you
sure take your
speeding seriously
in this province.
Steck.
Steck.
What?!
What?
Was she your wife?
Christ, no.
She's very pretty.
Yeah.
I guess she was.
You know,
I bet she would
have helped US
if she could.
In 10 years,
you can work up one hell
of a pile of sweet dreams.
10 years?
I was just
a little kid then.
I was just a baby.
Yeah.
I guess you were then.
Should we go?
Ok.
Are you still
scared of me?
Yeah.
Why?
Because you got mad
back there.
Hey, kid.
Yeah.
I'll make you
a deal.
A hard, fast deal?
Hard and fast.
I won't scare you
ever again
if you go over there
buy US a couple
of cokes.
Me?
Alone?
You've got to
trust a friend.
Oh, no.
He couldn't.
He couldn't.
Martin: Steck!
Yeah, I know.
They both like
cheeseburgers,
and the kid
likes toys.
You think that's funny?
No. It's just
that...
It seems to me
that they are both
having a ball.
Come on.
Now think about it.
Most kids
grow up with
"don't fight me,"
"do your homework,"
"eat your dinner,"
and "keep off
the grass."
Now, for the first
time, this kid
has found somebody
who doesn't
give a shit
about the rules,
a friend
who probably
listens to him,
who scares him,
who likes him,
and who definitely
never says,
"what the hell
do you know?
You're just a kid."
They have
both broken out
of prison.
Yeah, well, how come
they're having
such a great time
and we're not?
Because it's our job
to put them back in.
I've got to get home
for a couple of
hours.
Why?
I keep
some files there.
No, no.
No. I need you here.
For what?
You're the policeman,
philosopher,
psychologist,
all in one.
You also need the rest
of my material
on steckert.
My home number,
in cases
of acute anxiety.
Steckert: Hey,
what's the matter?
Come on.
The cat
got your tongue?
Come on, what is it?
Tell me.
We didn't get to steal
a sports car.
What?
You want US to
go back and get one?
Would you?
No,
but...i would like
to drive a train.
[Train whistle blowing]
What the hell do you
think you're doing?
What the hell
does it look like?
This is a holdup.
What is it, Bernie?
It's a holdup.
Martin:
Stick 'em up.
What?
Stick 'em up.
Steckert: You heard
what he said.
Tell him again, kid.
Stick 'em up.
Listen, there's
nothing to steal
on this train.
Nothing?
It's the principle
of the thing.
Now, I want you
to show US both
how to drive
this train, right?
Go on, kid.
Well, uh,
first of all,
this pedal down here
is the dead man's stop.
And the throttle there--
him.
You teach him.
He's a child.
And you're
the teacher.
With ma gone...
The cabin was just home.
Just me, my father.
And then he died.
And then it was just me...
And the loons.
Take it away,
Mr. Train driver.
Yeah.
Ok.
Foot on the dead man.
Release the air brake.
Gear to forward.
Throttle to eight.
We're moving!
Yeah!
[Whistle blowing]
[Signal dinging]
[Whistle blowing]
[Signal dinging]
[Whistle blowing]
I'm hungry, kid.
What?
I think we ought
to stop now.
Ok.
Come on.
We're heading
that way.
That was
a dumb thing to do.
It could cause
an accident.
It's a funny thing
about trains.
They take
people apart.
Let's go.
And there was
this old guy
who spent his whole life
on the lake,
and he had
his oars attached
to the canoe, right?
Then one day,
early morning,
they found
the canoe empty.
Yeah.
Just drifting,
just drifting.
And they never ever
found out
what happened to him,
except that one night,
every year
about the same time,
the sound of his oars
and the creaking
of the oarlocks
could be heard.
One night every year.
But every night,
you could hear
the loons calling.
[Loon calls]
Just wait till
you hear the loons.
You know,
this is stealing.
Stealing?
You think we paid
for the toys,
the pickup truck,
the train,
the police car?
Now shut up
and keep on
paddling.
Can you check
with transport h.Q. Again?
Over and out.
What's gonna be next,
the qe2?
So, where's Dr. Mennen?
Did you find her?
I don't know.
Her husband said
she's gone to work.
I called the hospital,
and she's not
there either.
So...
Train stopped just
south of orrville.
Carrying a canoe
is stupid.
Will you stop saying
everything is stupid!
The lake is
just over there.
♪ I'm going back ♪
♪ to where I come from ♪
♪ where the honeysuckle
smells so sweet ♪
♪ it darn near
makes you sick ♪
♪ I used to think
my life was humdrum ♪
♪ ra ta ta ta ta ta ta
ta ta ta ta ♪
[Horn honking]
Steck.
Oh, god!
[Echoing]
Mr. Brewer?
Where is he?
Is he all right?
We need some food.
And he also told me
to give you this.
It's all different now.
But he said you two
were friends.
He lent you
his house.
He's hungry.
Look, kid.
It's safe here.
I can get you home.
Do you want to
go home now?
Oh, don't worry
about steck.
He'll be all right.
I'll go get him.
Ok.
You go get him.
Tell him I've got
a little food,
and I'll get some more.
Oh, kid.
I'll get some beer.
And tell him--
tell him
it's all clear.
Steck.
[Loon calling]
He went to get
some beer.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
How did you find US?
I listened to you.
I'm...
I'm sorry.
Perhaps I did
make a mistake.
Let's try to work
things out, eh?
Steckert, they're
going to kill you.
Ok.
Look. It won't be
too late
if you come back
with me now
before they find you.
I didn't tell them.
I promise you
I didn't tell them.
I know you didn't.
Martin!
Steck!
Steck, wait!
Brewer: Look,
I had to do it.
It was
my parole.
You don't
understand.
It's what's best.
It's what's best
for him.
I could have you
for obstructing justice.
What justice?
I wondered
where you'd gone.
Get those
tear gas canisters
out of there.
It's over, Martin.
It's time for you
to go home.
Put a marksman
down there
at that point
and another one
just to the right
of that boathouse.
Yes, sir.
Use hollow-nosed .308s
for clear head shots only.
Yes, sir.
No! You can't
kill him now.
It's over.
No, it isn't, doctor.
I want that boy
and everybody else
safe from him
and all men like him.
It isn't over.
It doesn't have to end.
I want it to end.
I want it all
to end,
and I don't want you
getting hurt.
Come on. Move it,
move it, move it.
Hit it.
Look out for the kid.
Martin steckert,
this is the police.
We want you to release
the boy, steckert.
There'll be no deals.
Just release the boy
and come out.
Is that understood?
Every vacation
has its last day.
Now go on.
Go!
You could put
the gun to my head,
like you did
at school.
They wouldn't shoot.
We could go on.
Listen, Martin.
Martin, they know
about US now.
That's why they're here.
Because they know.
They know I wouldn't
hurt you, kid.
So putting the gun
to your head
just wouldn't
work anymore.
But--
Martin.
They know I couldn't
pull the trigger.
They know.
They know
that I love you, kid.
I'd do it again.
Wouldn't you?
Get him!
No! Don't
hit the boy!
Hold it!
Hold it!
Steck!
Jesus.
Get back inside!
Come on,
steck.
Steck.
God, you almost
got yourself killed.
Now you stay there.
You're gonna get
yourself killed.
Now, Martin, listen!
I can't go back.
I can't go back
inside again.
I can come
and see you.
I can visit you
every week.
I swear.
It won't be
the same as before.
What's this?
You're gonna shoot me?
If you don't
go back, I am.
Wow.
Move in.
Everybody move in.
Hit it.
Nobody?
Martin!
Come back.
Martin, it's ov--
Martin!
I don't know
what to do, steck.
N-No!
Don't worry about it.
It's all ok now.
Listen. You--
Martin: Steck!
Steck!
It's gonna
be ok, steck.
Sure thing.
Steck.
You promise to come
and visit me now?
Is that a deal?
A hard, fast deal.
♪ He took my hand ♪
♪ and $14 ♪
♪ and I went through
all the troubles of this life ♪
♪ that always follows
when you're rich ♪
♪ and hunting romance ♪
♪ but my hunting days
are over ♪
♪ I can tell you that ♪
♪ ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ♪
The cabin was just home...
Just me, my father.
Then he died,
and then it was
just me...
And the loons.
Then they...
They took me away...
Homes, foster homes,
schools.
Did you like
being alone then?
Alone?
Yeah.
I mean no.
I mean...Yeah.
Well,
no one likes...
No one likes
being alone...
Being left alone,
really.
There are no hassles.
Where was
your mother?
[Sigh]
The train...
The train took her.
That was--
that was ok, really
because...my father...
My father,
he...
Well...
He was such a...
Well, anyway,
up there it was, uh...
It was really great,
you know.
It was quiet, peaceful.
And no people.
Well, if you did
go back there,
how could
you possibly
earn a living?
That's just the point.
Up there by the lake,
there was no need
to earnanything.
You don't owe.
You don't need.
You just live.
[Loon cries]
[Music playing]
[Dog barking]
[Bell clanging]
[Bell ringing]
Let's go, fellas.
[Men grumbling]
The game's over.
Let's go.
Fall in. Fall in.
Let's move it!
What the hell?
Why?
The shrink.
The damned shrink.
Steck, here.
I'm sorry.
You'll be at the lake
tomorrow.
That's still ok?
Sure.
It was always
the best time of my life,
the lake.
It'll happen again.
The next hearing,
maybe--
sure. Sure.
Here.
It's for you.
St. Christopher,
the patron Saint
of travelers.
I like the sound.
I'll get it back to you.
I'll give it back to you...
Before the summer's over...
At the lake.
[Footsteps approach]
Man: Brewer?
Yeah?
You ready?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
♪ I sure have learned
a lesson ♪
♪ that is bound to stick ♪
[Humming]
Well, steckert,
you won the prize.
♪ There ain't no use
in me pretendin' ♪
♪ the city
sure ain't no place ♪
♪ for a guy like me
to end in ♪
♪ I'm going back ♪
♪ to where I come from ♪
♪ where the mockingbird
is singing in the lilac bush ♪
Youngman.
Youngman.
Piss off.
What's the name
of it?
What's the name
of it?
Steckert:
Youngman!
Youngman!
Help!
Help!
Hurry up!
Youngman!
Aah! Aah!
[Screaming]
We need help!
Aah! Aah!
Aah!
[Groaning]
That's it.
Ahh.
Keep it going.
Keep it going.
Watch his head
with the taps.
Ahh!
Hope they get here soon.
Aah!
Here she is.
Up!
Aah.
Come on. Come on.
Turn right.
That way.
Watch your step there.
Aah!
Easy now. Easy.
Ok. A little dirty.
The other way.
Aah.
Dumb bastard.
[Siren]
Steckert: "Loss of touch
with reality
"and paranoid,
depressive tendencies
which resulted in subject's
first known suicide attempt"?
These are meant
to be confidential.
The guy in the top bunk
is supposed to call out
right away.
And if he had?
I would have got myself
two day's vacation
from the pen. That's all.
That's all?
You recommended
they turn down my parole.
You were trying
to escape, you bastard,
and you know it.
You recommended it.
Otherwise, why would
they turn me down?
I've been
a model prisoner.
Who is going
to be crazy enough
to turn loose some idiot
who nearly burns
himself to death,
a cellmate, and god
knows who else, eh?
So now what?
20 milligrams of nardil?
10 milligrams of librium?
Ought to keep me
nice and docile.
Is that
what you want?
It would help.
8 years is 2,900 days,
4,207,680 minutes.
Think about that, doc.
I'm going to
offer you a deal.
A deal?
I won't extend
my notes on this
for the prison inquiry,
if you'll come back
to group sessions
for 6 months.
I don't like group.
All right. Just you
and me then.
Well, the next time
I try this,
I'm going
to put a wet sponge
on my dick.
I'd like to talk
about that, doc.
Do we have a deal?
One on one?
6 months.
See you.
[Loon cries]
[Dog barking]
Ok, steckert.
I'll give you
two minutes.
Call for Dr. Mccallan,
line 7.
Dr. George mccallan,
line 7.
Resident to
surgical wing 04, please.
Resident
to surgical wing 04.
You got a cigarette?
It goes through
the artery first,
and then the windpipe.
Your body can't drive
and hold your throat together.
3 minutes without
oxygen to the brain,
and you're a vegetable.
5 minutes,
and you're dead.
[Whistling]
[Loud music playing]
[Motor starts]
Man on radio:
Ok. Mr. Weatherman says
cool and clear today,
40% precipitation chance
for the northern regions.
But in my little
basement hovel here,
it's hot and damp.
Must be
that old-time music.
Hey, you know what happens
when the kids get home?
"What's to eat, mom?
I'm hungry. I'm starving."
Right?
Morning!
[Man on radio talking]
Where the hell
do you think you're going?
Filled with wholesome,
high fiber, vitamins.
The kids love it...
Hold it! Hold it!
Hey!
Woman: Aah!
Whew!
Ha ha!
♪ I used to go down
to the station ♪
♪ every evening just to watch ♪
♪ the Pullman train
come rolling in ♪
♪ and then one night ♪
♪ that great temptation ♪
♪ got the best of me
and drove me to a life of sin ♪
[Siren]
[Children shouting]
Boy: Get out of here!
Second boy:
He's not holding.
Danny!
Hey!
[All talking at once]
Boy: Hey, man.
You held up a store.
I did not.
Come on.
The gun,
where's the gun?
There it is. Got it.
Yeah.
Come on, kids.
Come on.
I've got to get
back to work.
Here. Come on.
Crackers.
Hey, give me one!
Ok. Ok.
[Children talking]
Steckert!
Your guns...
The guns.
Over the fence!
The fence!
In!
Hey, leave the boy.
Come on.
Take one of US.
I'll go with you.
Move!
Shit.
Oh, shit.
[Siren]
Man: This is hedley.
313 priority to all units.
Escaped convict steckert
has taken a child hostage
and is heading north
on walmpaugh street.
Repeat: Subject
has child hostage.
He is driving stolen
police cruiser number 212.
Subject is
armed and dangerous.
We are in pursuit,
traveling north
on walmpaugh street.
Priority to all units.
I will repeat.
Nobody is to come near me,
or I will leave
little bits of this kid
up and down the highway.
I've got guns, blades,
and nothing to lose.
The first little bits you'll
find will be his fingers.
Have you got that?
Man: All units, stand by.
All units,
please stand by.
Well, that ought to get US
a couple of miles.
Man: Set up
the coordination
and tracking facilities,
but don't touch him.
Don't make him nervous.
I'll need
a full prison report,
associates,
psychiatric file,
whatever.
Oh,
and the kid's parents
will probably
need someone to hold
their hands, so, uh...
I've been married
for 23 years.
Know the secret
to a happy marriage?
Yes, sir. Eat out.
Eat out.
Priority order
to all units.
Stolen police vehicle 212,
subject of
code 214 violation,
must not be approached.
Repeat.
Do not approach
stolen police vehicle
number 212.
Wow!
Priority order
to all units.
You know...
You know, we could
get to enjoy this.
Do not approach
stolen police vehicle
number 212.
Listen, kid...
I'm not going to
touch you. I promise.
That's a hard,
fast promise.
Ok?
What's your name?
Martin.
Martin John kingsly.
Why, that's my name.
My name is Martin.
Wow! Well,
can you believe that?
Of all the kids
in the world,
I had to find myself
a twin! Ha ha ha!
[Truck rumbles]
The brakes!
Hit the brakes!
[Honk]
[Honk honk]
[Creaking]
Martin!
[Thud]
[Slam]
Martin!
[Door opens]
Is that you, Jim?
What's the matter, son?
Martin: He's got a gun.
He'll come in here.
Wait a minute.
Take your time
and get your breath
back.
Then I'll hear
what the trouble is.
No one's going
to do you no harm
in this house.
But he's going
to kill me.
Steckert: Martin!
Man: There's a telephone
in the kitchen.
I want you to dial "o"
and ask Mrs. Carrie
for the police station.
Go on.
It's on the wall there.
[Creaking]
Come on, Martin.
Come on back.
No.
The boy's staying
right here, mister.
This gun is loaded.
This your kid?
[Cocks gun]
I'll take him
if I have to,
but I want Martin.
Dad.
I'll count to 5.
1...
2...
3...
4...
Doctor: Excuse me.
Could you tell me where
lieutenant lardner is?
Hello.
Dr. Mennen?
Yes.
Lieutenant lardner.
Thank you for coming.
Won't you sit down?
Thank you.
So, I understand he's
one of your sweethearts.
I'm paid to help him,
not check the locks.
Well,
tell me about him.
Well, in a funny way,
he's a pretty
likable guy.
He's whimsical.
He lives in another world.
But he's very bright,
and he's polite
in an old-fashioned
sort of way.
He's from an Irish family,
brought up in Ontario.
And is this
whimsical, likable,
old-fashioned irishman
a killer?
I've had him on
20 milligrams of librium
for the last two years.
Seems to control
his temper.
I've been on
20 mls. A day
for half my life.
Well, then,
in your case,
it's still working.
But he's
without his now.
Could he
kill the boy?
I don't think he would.
He's--
he's very erratic.
I suppose he could,
yes.
What do you think
he wants?
I--i don't know.
The thing is--
that's important for you
to understand--
is that if steckert
is not attacked,
if--if you don't
corner him,
the boy will be fine.
Yes. The boy's safety
is our first priority.
We'll track steckert
until we stop him.
We'll negotiate with him
if we can.
If that fails,
we'll kill him.
I have to go
to the bathroom.
Hey.
How about
doing it right
where you are?
Oh.
You want me to,
uh...
Look the other way
or something?
But if you try to
make another run
for it...
I've got
an idea, ok?
I'll make you
a deal--
a hard, fast deal.
I won't look
if you keep talking
all the time
you're...
Well, all the time.
Ok?
Ok.
What will I say?
I don't know.
Say anything.
Just keep talking
all the time.
That's part of
the hard, fast deal.
Who made you?
God made me.
Why did god make me?
God made me to know him,
love him, and serve him
in this world,
and to be
happy with him
ever after
in the next.
In whose image
and likeness did god
make you?
God made me...
He made me...
To his own
image and likeness.
Is this
likeness to god
in your body
or in your soul?
This likeness to god
is chiefly in my soul.
You couldn't
remember it, could you?
I was meant to know it
for scripture class today.
Well, it's a good thing
I kidnapped you, then.
Come on.
Thank you.
Steckert on tape: You're
talking about real pressure--
like, inside you're calm,
but inside the inside,
there's this rising...
Rage.
You don't want it?
I'm not allowed
to eat candy
except at weekends.
It's our dentist.
The dentist.
The goddamn dentist.
He says candy is
bad for your teeth.
Listen,
do you like candy?
Of course you do.
You're my prisoner,
right?
And you're
supposed to do
everything I tell
you to do, right?
Well, eat
the goddamn candy
or I'll break
your head in.
Point 14. 1-4.
Subject car
heading north about 60.
Where's he headed?
I don't
think he knows.
How do you
expect me to?
What would you do
if you knew
where he was going?
Well, he's
an escaped convict.
He's armed, dangerous,
possibly psychopathic,
he's just kidnapped
a young boy...
What the hell
do you suppose I would do?
Come with me. I want you
to talk to him.
What would you
like me to say?
You're the doctor.
I want you to
negotiate with him.
Now, what else won't
they let you do?
I'm not allowed to practice
the violin in the house,
and I'm not allowed
to have a dog.
Not allowed
to have a dog?
Well, I had one,
but he got run over.
That's too bad.
Well, why don't you
ask your dad to give
you another one?
I don't see him much...
Except at weekends.
They're divorced.
And your mother
remarried, right?
Right. I don't think
my new dad likes me
too much.
He's got his own son,
but he's only 6.
And I'm not allowed
to talk with my mouth full.
Man on radio: Vehicle 212,
stand by.
Vehicle 212,
please stand by.
Mennen:
...Dialogue, steckert.
No deals.
No pressure.
But if you'll talk to me,
perhaps we can
work something out, eh?
I know you can hear me.
Steck, I want
to talk to you.
Now, look,
it's important. Maybe...
Maybe we can get them
to review the decision.
But I'll have to
speak to you about it.
We'll have to
talk it through.
There's no tricks here.
[Sigh]
Talk to me, damn it!
[Turns radio off]
[Static]
And if i'm
going to be late,
I have to call home.
Oh.
We'll have to find you
a phone, then.
Right. Get your ass
out here!
This is the police!
[Siren]
You're supposed
to send service!
Come on! Move it!
Move it!
[Siren shuts off]
Man:
I'm coming.
Come on!
I'm coming!
You want it
right up?
Right up.
Oh.
That be
cash or credit?
Cash.
Oh.
Where do you keep it?
Where do I
keep what?
Cash.
My pocket.
In your pocket?
Darn right.
I only look stupid.
That's true.
Oh, shit.
Come on.
This is Friday.
Well,
that's all I've got.
Wow.
Well, let's see now.
That's, uh...
$24.25.
5...
15...
20, 25.
You owe me 75 cents.
I owe you?
You owe me 75 cents.
I want it
for a phone call.
[Ringing]
Hi, mom.
Woman: Hi. This is
patsy and Bobby's home.
We're out fooling around
right now,
but we'll get back to you
as soon as we can.
Speak after the tone.
Hold on. Here it comes.
[Beep]
Mom, it's me.
I'm ok.
[Steckert humming]
I left word.
Oh.
Hey.
You can keep those.
No.
Go on.
Let's go.
The leaves
are changing now.
Can't see that
from the pen.
Why are you doing this?
I can't let you go.
I'm sorry.
Ok.
I'm not going
to hurt you, kid.
You must know that
by now, don't you?
It's just that...
Well, sometimes
I get mad,
and I hit out.
But I can
control that now.
I just scare them
because they
don't understand.
But I've learned
to handle myself ok,
though.
Is that why
you were in jail?
Hitting somebody?
No--i mean, yes.
Well, really, no.
The first time,
I was a kid--17.
It was a mistake.
When you're
a kid--17--
and spend two years
in the pen,
you learn
some things
that you shouldn't--
well, that you sh--
it doesn't matter.
Let's go.
Now, you
can't get busted
for stealing the car
because I stole it,
right?
Right.
So...
Want a beer?
He doesn't want
to hurt that boy.
He never did.
Well, I'm sure
the kid feels grateful
for your confidence.
He let the boy
call his home.
That proves he's
crazy. You know
what he's in for.
Yeah, I do.
He's in for 8 years.
That's what he's in for.
The last time,
it was 3 years,
and the time before that,
it was two years.
Wait a minute.
You're feeling sorry
because you kept
this psycho in jail.
If we'd let him out
quietly on parole,
this just would never
have happened.
No, no.
You kept him in
because you know
something about him.
Now come on.
Why don't you tell me
where he's at, huh?
Come on. Please tell me
where he's going.
He is going anyplace,
anyplace he can find
where there is no one
to confuse or anger
or--or--or organize
or neglect him.
That's where he's going.
No matter what
happened before,
I promise you
I will not
ignore or neglect
Martin steckert now.
Man: Target car approaching,
2 kilometers.
Travel speed, 50 kph.
Estimated intersect,
2 minutes, 30 seconds.
Steckert: Ha ha ha ha!
Hey, look at that!
You're doing great!
Man: Confirm
the ground car is ready.
Is the interception
car ready?
Target car estimated
to intersect in 115 seconds
hey, look!
55 miles an hour!
It's kilometers.
Ok.
Ha ha ha!
Check...
Have you never
driven before?
Never.
You're terrific!
Move over!
I'm sorry, Martin.
I really am.
Let's stop
and eat, ok?
Maybe ice cream...
Banana split.
Do you like
banana splits?
You ok now?
What do you say?
How about
a double cheeseburger?
[Siren]
Get my hat.
Hey, officer,
I don't know what the hell
you're stopping me for.
I haven't done
a damn thing, ok?
Stick 'em up!
Oh, my god.
You. Out.
Come on.
Stand there.
Open the back.
Yes, sir.
Martin!
What?
When is
your birthday?
May 25.
Wrong.
It's today.
Go on.
Oh, my god.
Go on.
Wow!
Wow!
Come here.
Ahh!
Ha ha ha!
Happy birthday, Martin.
By the way...
Huh?
Where's the nearest
eating place
on this road?
What?
Restaurant, cafe--
the best one
on this road?
There's a half-way house
about 15 miles on the--
maybe 20--
on the right.
Thank you.
Well...
Thank you.
Why did he take
all his clothes off?
Because
I told him to.
Why?
They make you do that
every day of your life
in the pen.
I think that's stupid.
[Beeping]
Yeah!
Yeah! Got it!
Man: Two men are now
in position, sir.
Thank you, James.
What? What
are you doing?
They're stopping
at a roadside cafe.
The half-way cafe,
as it is wittily called--
apparently
because it's halfway
between the border
and the north pole.
The road will
be blocked off
as soon as
steckert and the boy
get into the area,
and we have
a marksman
in position.
And with luck,
we'll get off one
clear head shot.
Listen, steckert's
reflexes aren't like
yours and mine.
You know,
if we were shot,
we'd be thinking
about the pain,
but that man
set himself on fire,
lardner.
Pain is secondary
to his obsessions.
Listen to me.
If you shoot him,
if you wound him,
he'll be
like a grizzly,
striking out at
anything in range.
They're 6 kilometers out,
sir.
Thank you.
We'll be using
a hollow-nosed projectile,
and I'm afraid
not even a grizzly bear
can strike out
with its head blown off.
Man: Son of a bitch.
We'll go around the back.
Down there.
Right.
Hey, you back there!
We've been waiting
for 200 and--how many?
90.
290 seconds! Come on!
How come you don't
have a girlfriend?
I've got a girlfriend.
She lives
around here somewhere.
Lakefield.
Ah, she was the best--
loyal, pretty, smart.
Writes great letters.
Used to write to me a lot.
Then she moved--
moved away,
out of the city.
Her and me...
We used to have
great times together.
There are two--
what?
I'm hungry.
[Honk honk]
Hurry it up.
Hurry it up.
I can't get a steady shot.
Now, let me catch my breath.
How much?
$10.00, please.
20.
Thank you.
Damn it!
Oh.
They didn't
get a shot off!
Well, look at it
this way.
Now you have
the opportunity
of doing it to him
yourself.
Just--i may
just have to stand
in line to do that.
Steckert:
Can you read a map?
Martin: I could read a map
since I was 7.
Can you find me
highway 830?
Ok.
Hey, you know,
we're only 10 miles
from lakefield.
We should go visit
your girlfriend.
Oh...
Nah...nah.
Ah, come on.
I'm still hungry,
and I bet you
want to get laid.
That's a fine-looking
boy you've got there,
officer.
Are you going
to be a cop when you--
I'm sorry--
a policeman
when you grow up
like your father here?
Now, speak up, son.
Well,
speak up, son.
He asked
you a question.
You tell him, then.
Go on.
Just asking if you're
going to be a policeman
like your old man here.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah?
A policeman
or a violinist.
I hear the police force
is a pretty good life,
you know.
Say, do you mind
if I try that thing?
I'm pretty good
at these things.
I've just never seen
one of those before.
Can I...
Yeah.
Thanks a lot.
That's a good life,
the police force.
That's what I hear.
It's a good choice.
His mother doesn't
think so, though,
does she, son?
No. Mom doesn't think
he gets enough money.
Always complaining
about money,
money, money.
Well, money
isn't everything, is it?
It is to mom.
She's always on
about money.
She wants
vacations and clothes--
now, now, now, now,
now.
Mustn't talk like that
about your mother.
Mind you,
the violin is a very
nice instrument to play.
Probably won't make as much
being a policeman
as a violinist,
I'm sorry to say.
Excuse me,
have you got
a license to drive?
A driver's license?
Yeah, sure.
You could do US
a great favor.
Yeah?
Have you ever driven
a police car?
No.
Come on.
Are we going to the lake?
We're going,
we're going.
[Music playing]
[Doorbell ringing]
What do you want?
It's me.
Marty steckert.
Christ, you think
I don't know?
You're--you're--
you're on every newscast.
You'd better get in here.
We've got neighbors,
you know.
Come on.
Wow.
Look at me, look at me,
look at me!
Here's $35.
That's all I've got
left in the house.
And then I want you
to get the hell
out of here.
I've got a date
in a half an hour.
I don't need the money.
You don't need
the money?
No.
Then what
are you doing here?
I came to see you.
We had some good times
together, you and me.
Steck,
I've been married
and divorced
since I
saw you last--
twice.
Mommy?
She's cute.
Now she's cute.
Just give her 10 minutes.
And about--
what about, uh...
It seems he's released
the boy, sir.
You look good.
I can look better.
Listen, you and me--
I figure, we--
we never made it
to the lake, did we?
We never got further
than belmont tavern.
Would you like
to come with US now?
You're crazy,
you know that?
I remember, you used to say
a lot of things to me,
and I never understood
half of them,
but you were
never crazy, steck.
Ok, ok.
You're going
to end up dead.
♪ I'm going back ♪
♪ to where I come from ♪
♪ where the mockingbird
is singing in the lilac bush ♪
♪ Da da da ta ta
da da da da bum bum ♪
See?
I still don't understand.
Martin: How old are you?
Listen.
You know
what kids are like.
Would you...
Would you kiss me
when we go?
Kiss you?
Yeah.
Sure.
Um...
I'll be in touch
soon, honey.
Honey, come on.
Come on.
♪ Da da da da da
da da da da da da ♪
♪ da da da da da da da ♪
♪ da da bum bum de da da ♪
♪ da da da da rum rum ♪
♪ ba bum ♪
Shit.
Man: Pull over
and stop the car.
Keep your hands in sight
and step out of the car--
slowly out of the car,
hands in sight.
Boy, you guys you
sure take your
speeding seriously
in this province.
Steck.
Steck.
What?!
What?
Was she your wife?
Christ, no.
She's very pretty.
Yeah.
I guess she was.
You know,
I bet she would
have helped US
if she could.
In 10 years,
you can work up one hell
of a pile of sweet dreams.
10 years?
I was just
a little kid then.
I was just a baby.
Yeah.
I guess you were then.
Should we go?
Ok.
Are you still
scared of me?
Yeah.
Why?
Because you got mad
back there.
Hey, kid.
Yeah.
I'll make you
a deal.
A hard, fast deal?
Hard and fast.
I won't scare you
ever again
if you go over there
buy US a couple
of cokes.
Me?
Alone?
You've got to
trust a friend.
Oh, no.
He couldn't.
He couldn't.
Martin: Steck!
Yeah, I know.
They both like
cheeseburgers,
and the kid
likes toys.
You think that's funny?
No. It's just
that...
It seems to me
that they are both
having a ball.
Come on.
Now think about it.
Most kids
grow up with
"don't fight me,"
"do your homework,"
"eat your dinner,"
and "keep off
the grass."
Now, for the first
time, this kid
has found somebody
who doesn't
give a shit
about the rules,
a friend
who probably
listens to him,
who scares him,
who likes him,
and who definitely
never says,
"what the hell
do you know?
You're just a kid."
They have
both broken out
of prison.
Yeah, well, how come
they're having
such a great time
and we're not?
Because it's our job
to put them back in.
I've got to get home
for a couple of
hours.
Why?
I keep
some files there.
No, no.
No. I need you here.
For what?
You're the policeman,
philosopher,
psychologist,
all in one.
You also need the rest
of my material
on steckert.
My home number,
in cases
of acute anxiety.
Steckert: Hey,
what's the matter?
Come on.
The cat
got your tongue?
Come on, what is it?
Tell me.
We didn't get to steal
a sports car.
What?
You want US to
go back and get one?
Would you?
No,
but...i would like
to drive a train.
[Train whistle blowing]
What the hell do you
think you're doing?
What the hell
does it look like?
This is a holdup.
What is it, Bernie?
It's a holdup.
Martin:
Stick 'em up.
What?
Stick 'em up.
Steckert: You heard
what he said.
Tell him again, kid.
Stick 'em up.
Listen, there's
nothing to steal
on this train.
Nothing?
It's the principle
of the thing.
Now, I want you
to show US both
how to drive
this train, right?
Go on, kid.
Well, uh,
first of all,
this pedal down here
is the dead man's stop.
And the throttle there--
him.
You teach him.
He's a child.
And you're
the teacher.
With ma gone...
The cabin was just home.
Just me, my father.
And then he died.
And then it was just me...
And the loons.
Take it away,
Mr. Train driver.
Yeah.
Ok.
Foot on the dead man.
Release the air brake.
Gear to forward.
Throttle to eight.
We're moving!
Yeah!
[Whistle blowing]
[Signal dinging]
[Whistle blowing]
[Signal dinging]
[Whistle blowing]
I'm hungry, kid.
What?
I think we ought
to stop now.
Ok.
Come on.
We're heading
that way.
That was
a dumb thing to do.
It could cause
an accident.
It's a funny thing
about trains.
They take
people apart.
Let's go.
And there was
this old guy
who spent his whole life
on the lake,
and he had
his oars attached
to the canoe, right?
Then one day,
early morning,
they found
the canoe empty.
Yeah.
Just drifting,
just drifting.
And they never ever
found out
what happened to him,
except that one night,
every year
about the same time,
the sound of his oars
and the creaking
of the oarlocks
could be heard.
One night every year.
But every night,
you could hear
the loons calling.
[Loon calls]
Just wait till
you hear the loons.
You know,
this is stealing.
Stealing?
You think we paid
for the toys,
the pickup truck,
the train,
the police car?
Now shut up
and keep on
paddling.
Can you check
with transport h.Q. Again?
Over and out.
What's gonna be next,
the qe2?
So, where's Dr. Mennen?
Did you find her?
I don't know.
Her husband said
she's gone to work.
I called the hospital,
and she's not
there either.
So...
Train stopped just
south of orrville.
Carrying a canoe
is stupid.
Will you stop saying
everything is stupid!
The lake is
just over there.
♪ I'm going back ♪
♪ to where I come from ♪
♪ where the honeysuckle
smells so sweet ♪
♪ it darn near
makes you sick ♪
♪ I used to think
my life was humdrum ♪
♪ ra ta ta ta ta ta ta
ta ta ta ta ♪
[Horn honking]
Steck.
Oh, god!
[Echoing]
Mr. Brewer?
Where is he?
Is he all right?
We need some food.
And he also told me
to give you this.
It's all different now.
But he said you two
were friends.
He lent you
his house.
He's hungry.
Look, kid.
It's safe here.
I can get you home.
Do you want to
go home now?
Oh, don't worry
about steck.
He'll be all right.
I'll go get him.
Ok.
You go get him.
Tell him I've got
a little food,
and I'll get some more.
Oh, kid.
I'll get some beer.
And tell him--
tell him
it's all clear.
Steck.
[Loon calling]
He went to get
some beer.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
How did you find US?
I listened to you.
I'm...
I'm sorry.
Perhaps I did
make a mistake.
Let's try to work
things out, eh?
Steckert, they're
going to kill you.
Ok.
Look. It won't be
too late
if you come back
with me now
before they find you.
I didn't tell them.
I promise you
I didn't tell them.
I know you didn't.
Martin!
Steck!
Steck, wait!
Brewer: Look,
I had to do it.
It was
my parole.
You don't
understand.
It's what's best.
It's what's best
for him.
I could have you
for obstructing justice.
What justice?
I wondered
where you'd gone.
Get those
tear gas canisters
out of there.
It's over, Martin.
It's time for you
to go home.
Put a marksman
down there
at that point
and another one
just to the right
of that boathouse.
Yes, sir.
Use hollow-nosed .308s
for clear head shots only.
Yes, sir.
No! You can't
kill him now.
It's over.
No, it isn't, doctor.
I want that boy
and everybody else
safe from him
and all men like him.
It isn't over.
It doesn't have to end.
I want it to end.
I want it all
to end,
and I don't want you
getting hurt.
Come on. Move it,
move it, move it.
Hit it.
Look out for the kid.
Martin steckert,
this is the police.
We want you to release
the boy, steckert.
There'll be no deals.
Just release the boy
and come out.
Is that understood?
Every vacation
has its last day.
Now go on.
Go!
You could put
the gun to my head,
like you did
at school.
They wouldn't shoot.
We could go on.
Listen, Martin.
Martin, they know
about US now.
That's why they're here.
Because they know.
They know I wouldn't
hurt you, kid.
So putting the gun
to your head
just wouldn't
work anymore.
But--
Martin.
They know I couldn't
pull the trigger.
They know.
They know
that I love you, kid.
I'd do it again.
Wouldn't you?
Get him!
No! Don't
hit the boy!
Hold it!
Hold it!
Steck!
Jesus.
Get back inside!
Come on,
steck.
Steck.
God, you almost
got yourself killed.
Now you stay there.
You're gonna get
yourself killed.
Now, Martin, listen!
I can't go back.
I can't go back
inside again.
I can come
and see you.
I can visit you
every week.
I swear.
It won't be
the same as before.
What's this?
You're gonna shoot me?
If you don't
go back, I am.
Wow.
Move in.
Everybody move in.
Hit it.
Nobody?
Martin!
Come back.
Martin, it's ov--
Martin!
I don't know
what to do, steck.
N-No!
Don't worry about it.
It's all ok now.
Listen. You--
Martin: Steck!
Steck!
It's gonna
be ok, steck.
Sure thing.
Steck.
You promise to come
and visit me now?
Is that a deal?
A hard, fast deal.
♪ He took my hand ♪
♪ and $14 ♪
♪ and I went through
all the troubles of this life ♪
♪ that always follows
when you're rich ♪
♪ and hunting romance ♪
♪ but my hunting days
are over ♪
♪ I can tell you that ♪
♪ ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
ba ba ba ♪