Renegade (1992–1997): Season 4, Episode 22 - The Road Not Taken - full transcript

( carnival music playing )

( siren wailing )

( siren stops )

JUST IN
TIME, FELLOWS.

VINCE BLACK,
BOUNTY HUNTER--

I WORK FOR SIXKILLER
ENTERPRISES.

THIS HERE IS
HENRY TRAVIS.

WOULD YOU GET
THIS HIPPIE OFF ME?

WHAT'S THE BEEF?

ASSAULT WITH INTENT,
OUT OF SAN LUIS.

HENRY DIDN'T WANT
TO WAIT AROUND



FOR THE RESULTS
OF HIS TRIAL.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE
HIM OFF YOUR HANDS.

CLAIM YOUR REWARD
DOWN AT THE STATION.

JUST KEEP MY CARD
AND SEND THE CHECK

TO MY BOSS
AT THE OFFICE.

IF IT'S ALL
THE SAME TO YOU

I GOT SOMEWHERE
ELSE TO BE.

REALLY?

WELL, IT AIN'T
ALL THE SAME.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT--

YOU DO HAVE
SOMEWHERE TO BE.

MY JAIL.

YOU'RE UNDER
ARREST...

RENO RAINES.



HE WAS A COP
AND GOOD AT HIS JOB

BUT HE COMMITTED
THE ULTIMATE SIN

AND TESTIFIED AGAINST
OTHER COPS GONE BAD--

COPS THAT TRIED TO KILL HIM

BUT GOT THE WOMAN
HE LOVED INSTEAD.

FRAMED FOR MURDER,
NOW HE PROWLS THE BADLANDS

AN OUTLAW HUNTING OUTLAWS

A BOUNTY HUNTER

A RENEGADE.

( phone ringing )

( chains rattling )

MARSHAL DONALD DIXON, PLEASE.

PATCH ME THROUGH.

( phone ringing )

( sighs )

YEAH, THIS IS DIXON.

( huffs )

SAY THAT AGAIN.

WHAT, ARE YOU KIDDING?

NO, NO-- NO DISRESPECT,
OFFICER GROGAN.

IT'S JUST I'VE BEEN AFTER
THIS GUY FOR A LONG TIME.

NO, YOU KEEP HIM RIGHT THERE.

I'M GOING TO BE ON
THE NEXT FLIGHT TO CALIFORNIA.

DON'T EVEN GIVE THIS GUY
HIS PHONE CALL, OKAY?

I'M EXTENDING
FEDERAL JURISDICTION.

I'LL PICK THIS
FUGITIVE UP PERSONALLY.

THERE IS A GOD.

BOY, IF THIS AIN'T
A FINE PICNIC.

COULD BE WORSE,
YOU KNOW.

BE THANKFUL THAT
IT AIN'T ALABAMA

OR FLORIDA.

FOLKS DOWN THAT WAY

DON'T COTTON TO
YOUR TYPE TOO MUCH.

( chuckles )

WHAT'D YOU DO
THAT MADE YOU

SUCH A BIG FISH,
ANYWAY?

NOTHING.

NOTHING.

ME, TOO.

OH, A FELONY NOTHING,
A MISDEMEANOR NOTHING.

I COMMITTED A NOTHING
IN THREE STATES.

I WAS FRAMED.

FRAMED-- THAT'S
THE BIGGEST CRIME

IN AMERICA.

( chuckling )

ASK ANYBODY IN
ANY JAILHOUSE--

FRAMED.

( chuckling )

WHAT?

YOU'RE THINKING
OF SOMETHING.

GO AHEAD AND
SPILL IT.

I'M THINKING
I WISH I WERE DEAD.

NO, YOU DON'T WISH THAT.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHAT I WISH?

FOUR YEARS AGO,
A DIRTY COP SENT

A THREE-STRIKE CON
TO GUN ME DOWN.

MY FIANCEE WAS
23 YEARS OLD.

SHE TOOK THE BULLET.

YOU DON'T THINK SOMETIMES
I WISH IT'D BEEN ME?

I DON'T THINK ANY MAN
WANTS TO BE DEAD.

WELL, I GUESS YOU NEVER
HEARD OF SUICIDE.

SUICIDE, I HEARD OF IT,
SEEN IT...

ALMOST GOT THERE.

BUT I FOUND
OUT SOMETHING

LOOKING DOWN THE
BARREL OF MY OWN GUN.

I FOUND OUT

THAT I WANTED
MY LIFE DIFFERENT...

I WANTED IT
BETTER...

BUT I DID NOT WANT IT OVER.

( door clangs )

I COST THE WOMAN
I LOVE HER LIFE.

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

THE HELL I DON'T!

( guard raps bars )

NOW, NOW, NOW, BOYS.

TAKE IT EASY.

AIN'T OFTEN WE GOT
A CELEBRITY IN HERE.

I'M THINKING ABOUT
GETTING ME AN AGENT.

"THE MAN WHO CAUGHT
RENO RAINES."

SEEM LIKE A FELLOW
IN A FIX LIKE HIS

DESERVES A
LITTLE PRIVACY.

YOU KIDDING?

HE'S A COP KILLER.

WHAT HE DESERVES
IS TO GET FLUSHED

DOWN THE WORLD'S
DEEPEST SEWER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE?

LET HIM GO.

GET HIS KEYS.

GET HIS KEYS!

( alarm ringing )

HEY, THERE'S
YOUR HOSS, BOSS.

Reno:
COME ON!

HENRY, I DON'T
BELIEVE THIS.

THEY FORGOT TO LOCK
THE IGNITION.

YOU THINK
THIS THING

ATTRACTS ENOUGH
ATTENTION?

Johnny Cash:
♪ HEY, LITTLE GIRL
WITH TEARS IN YOUR EYES ♪

♪ DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME NOW
ASKING ME WHY ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW WHY I KNOW,
I JUST KEEP MOVING ALONG ♪

♪ YOU SAY THAT HOME IS
WHERE MY LOVE IS AT ♪

♪ I SAY THAT HOME IS
WHERE I HANG MY HAT ♪

♪ THE TIME HAS COME TO SING
A TRAVELING SONG... ♪

WELL, THE AIR NEVER
SMELLS SO SWEET

AS THE DAY YOU WALK
OUT OF A JAIL CELL.

DO YOU AGREE?

OH, DEFINITELY.

HEY, WHY YOU
DOING THAT?

BECAUSE I'M
A BOUNTY HUNTER

AND YOU'RE A BOUNTY.

YEAH, BUT
I JUST BUSTED

YOUR SORRY BUTT
OUT OF JAIL.

I'LL WRITE
YOUR TRIAL JUDGE

AND BEG FOR CLEMENCY.

FAT LOT OF GOOD THAT'D DO--

A COP KILLER
FOR MY CHARACTER WITNESS.

I TOLD YOU,
I'M NOT A COP KILLER.

I FORGOT, YOU'RE AS PURE
AS THE DRIVEN SNOW.

AND YOU'RE WANTED FOR ASSAULT,
HENRY, SO I CAN'T LET YOU GO.

NOW, GET BACK
ON BOARD.

UNLESS, OF COURSE,
YOU WANT TO WAIT AROUND

FOR THE COPS FROM CONQUEST
TO STOP BY AND DISCUSS

HOW YOU CHOKED OUT
THEIR JAILER.

THANK YOU.

Cash:
♪ YOU WANT A HOME
AND A LOT OF CLOSE FRIENDS ♪

♪ I LOVE THE FEEL OF MY BACK
TO THE WIND ♪

♪ THE TWO WON'T MATCH ♪

♪ YOU KNOW, TO CAGE THE WILD
WOULD BE WRONG ♪

♪ YOU THINK THAT LOVE IS
FRIENDS, A CHILD AND A HOME ♪

♪ YOU CAN'T BUY LOVE
ON A 20-YEAR LOAN ♪

♪ THE TIME HAS COME TO SING
A TRAVELING SONG. ♪

WELL, THIS IS NICE.

WHAT ARE WE DOING,
GOING FISHING?

NO, I'M GOING
TO INTRODUCE YOU

TO MY PARTNER.

HE'S GOING TO
TAKE YOU DOWNTOWN.

YOUR PARTNER
SELL BIKINIS?

EXCUSE ME, YOU KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED

TO SIXKILLER
ENTERPRISES?

SIX WHAT?

THE OFFICE THAT
USED TO BE HERE.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU MEAN.

THIS PLACE HAS BEEN
HERE, LIKE, FOREVER.

I'M LOOKING FOR A BIG
GUY, NATIVE AMERICAN.

OH, YOU MEAN BOBBY?

BOBBY SIXKILLER.

I NEVER KNEW
HIS LAST NAME.

HE'S ALWAYS TALKING
ABOUT MONEY.

THAT'S BOBBY-- WHERE IS HE?

HE HASN'T BEEN
AROUND FOR YEARS.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

NO.

HE GOT
REALLY MEAN.

HIM AND
HIS SISTER...

CHEYENNE?

THEY GOT IN A REALLY
BIG FIGHT ONE DAY.

THEY WERE SCREAMING
AND YELLING.

I THINK HE HIT HER.

YOU'RE NOT LYING TO ME, NOW.

LONG HAIR, EARRINGS

A FLUORESCENT
SPORT COAT?

YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S
BOBBY, ALL RIGHT.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THEY CLOSED THE OFFICE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
HIM SINCE.

EXCEPT ONE TIME
I SAW BOBBY ON TV.

WHEN?

HE WAS NEAR THAT GUY
RUNNING FOR MAYOR.

WHAT GUY'S THAT?

THAT GUY.

GOOD GOD!

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

DIXON CAN'T BE RUNNING
FOR MAYOR.

WELL, DON'T TELL WHOEVER
WROTE THAT STORY.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE
MIGHTY EMBARRASSED.

ARE WE
FINISHED HERE?

I'M NOT SURE.

BECAUSE WE
HAVEN'T EATEN

SINCE LAST NIGHT

AND I'M BEGINNING
TO NEED

A LITTLE SUSTENANCE.

SOMETHING STRANGE
IS GOING ON AROUND HERE.

YEAH, WELL,
CAN WE EAT

WHILE YOU FIGURE
OUT WHAT IT IS?

MAYBE SOMEONE TORE OUT
THE PAGES YOU NEED.

THE PAGES ARE THERE;
MY FRIENDS AREN'T.

"PHILLIPS" IS
A COMMON NAME.

"CHEYENNE" ISN'T, AND
NEITHER IS "SIXKILLER."

WHOA! WAIT A SECOND.

NOW WHAT ARE
YOU DOING?

CALLING THE COPS?

I'M CALLING THE LEDGER.

REMEMBER THIS ARTICLE
WE READ THIS MORNING?

YEAH, HELLO.

YEAH, I WANT TO TALK
TO THE REPORTER

THAT DID THAT
FRONT-PAGE STORY

ON DUTCH DIXON.

I DON'T HAVE TO DEFEND MYSELF
AGAINST CHARGES LIKE THIS.

IT'S AN OUTRAGE.

I'VE SERVED THIS CITY HONESTLY

AND I THINK MY RECORD
OF SERVICE IN BAY CITY

SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, MS. CORCORAN.

IT SPEAKS LOUD AND CLEAR--

ABOUT SHADY DEALS,
QUESTIONABLE ARRESTS...

Dixon:
WHAT AN EASY JOB YOU HAVE.

YOU SIT AROUND,
YOU THROW GARBAGE AT ME.

YOU PRAY SOME OF IT'S
GOING TO STICK.

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
MS. CORCORAN--

IT'S NOT
GOING TO.

TALK ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF EVIDENCE

IN THE MURDER OF WILLIAM NUSS.

HEY, YOU AIN'T GOING
TO JUST LEAVE ME HERE.

AFRAID SO.

WELL, I WANT TO SEE
THE SHOW.

PARK ME SOMEWHERE
WITH A VIEW.

( sighs )

THIS IS A PRESS CONFERENCE
TO DISCUSS MY ELECTION AS MAYOR

NOT TO DIG UP SOME
LONG-BURIED BODIES.

TRY ANSWERING THE QUESTION.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK
A RELEVANT QUESTION--

LIKE THE DROP IN CRIME
STATISTICS IN BAY CITY

SINCE MY TENURE
AS CHIEF OF POLICE?

YOU WERE NEVER CHIEF.

Corcoran:
TELL US

ABOUT THE INCREASE IN POLICE
VIOLENCE AND BRUTALITY SUITS

THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT
AGAINST YOUR DEPARTMENT.

ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS.

MY RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

THAT'S ALL FOR TODAY.

Reporter:
MR. DIXON, I HAVE
A RELEVANT QUESTION...

EXCUSE ME--

YOU'RE LISA
CORCORAN, RIGHT?

DON'T LET IT
GET AROUND.

WHY? YOU WERE
TERRIFIC BACK THERE.

YOU HAD HIM BACKED
INTO A CORNER.

I GOT NOTHING
I CAN PRINT.

INSTEAD, I'LL BE
THE SUBJECT

OF EVERY OTHER
RAG'S ARTICLE.

WHAT'S WRONG
WITH THAT?

I'M SUPPOSED
TO COVER THE STORY--

NOT BE THE STORY.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE ME?

SHOULD I?

MY NAME IS RENO RAINES.

I WORKED AN I.A.
STING ON DIXON

ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.

SORRY.

WAIT, PLEASE.

YOU'VE DONE ALL OF
THIS INVESTIGATIVE
REPORTING ON DUTCH

AND YOU HAVEN'T ONCE RUN
ACROSS MY NAME OR PICTURE?

I GOT A DEADLINE
TO MEET.

I CAN GIVE YOU
EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS

OF A WHOLE STRING
OF DIXON'S CRIMES.

I MEAN, A COUPLE
OF MURDERS

SHAKEDOWNS, FIXES,
DRUG DEALS...

IF YOU WERE WITH
THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS

WHY DON'T YOU JUST
BRING YOUR STORY

ON OVER TO
THAT DEPARTMENT?

WELL...

I HAVE MY REASONS.

( huffs )

YOU FELLOWS DON'T
WANT TO DO THIS.

DON'T COUNT ON IT.

MS. CORCORAN--

CHIEF DIXON
SENT ME

TO PERSUADE YOU
TO DROP

YOUR LAME ATTEMPTS
AT THIS EXPOSE.

IF IT'S SO LAME,
WHY DOES HE CARE?

Reno:
BOBBY?

BOBBY, IT'S ME!

YOU KNOW
THIS THUG?

HE'S MY PARTNER!

YOU'RE SAYING
YOU STEERED ME

INTO THIS
LITTLE TRAP?

THAT'S BOBBY
SIXKILLER.

YOU BETTER GET
THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU KNOW ME...

HOW YOU...

YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND!

WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE OFFICE?

( groans )

SO LIKE I SAID,
"PARTNER"--

I DON'T KNOW HOW
YOU KNOW MY NAME

BUT THIS IS JUST A HINT
OF WHAT I CAN DO.

SO IF I EVER LAY
EYES ON YOU AGAIN

IT'LL BE THE
LAST TIME.

GOT IT?

WELL... ( chuckling )

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU
JUST WENT FIVE ROUNDS

WITH A HURRICANE.

THAT GOOD?

WHAT HAPPENED?

I WISH I KNEW.

I FOUND MY PARTNER.

DOES THAT MEAN I'M
GOING BACK TO JAIL?

NO, NOT RIGHT AWAY.

HENRY, EVERYTHING
FEELS WRONG.

YOU'VE FINALLY FIGURED
THAT OUT, HUH?

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED
TO MEAN?

( chuckling )

WELL, I DON'T SEE
WHAT'S SO DAMN FUNNY.

YOU GOT YOUR WISH, RENO.

WHAT WISH?

THE ONE YOU MADE
LAST NIGHT,
REMEMBER?

YOU SAID YOU WISHED
YOU'D TAKEN THAT BULLET

INSTEAD OF YOUR BRIDE-TO-BE.

IT'S BEEN
FOUR YEARS

SINCE DUTCH AND HOG
TOOK YOU OUT.

OH, NO.

OH, NO, I'VE SEEN
THAT MOVIE BEFORE.

WHAT MOVIE'S THAT?

WHERE JIMMY STEWART SEES WHAT
THE WORLD WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE

IF HE HADN'T BEEN BORN.

SOUNDS GOOD-- WHAT'S IT CALLED?

IT'S CALLED
"I DON'T KNOW

"IF THIS IS SOME
ELABORATE PRACTICAL JOKE

BUT I'M GOING
TO FIND OUT."

LONG TITLE FOR A MOVIE.

GOOD LORD!

THOSE COPS
IN CONQUEST

MUST HAVE SHOT ME.

HOW YOU FIGURE?

BEER AND ICE
AND A REST ROOM

UNDER ONE ROOF--

MUST HAVE DIED
AND WENT TO HEAVEN.

NO, YOU'RE, UH...

YOU'RE STILL
VERY MUCH ALIVE.

OH!

( growls )

DID YOU EVER CONSIDER
HOW MANY EXPRESSIONS

COME OUT OF THE GAME
OF BILLIARDS, CHARLENE?

LIKE "CHALK IT UP..."

"IN THE POCKET..."

AND "BEHIND
THE EIGHT BALL"?

BAD BREAK?

HEY!

WE GOT TO
TALK, TONY.

DO I GET THE HONOR OF
KNOWING WHO "WE" ARE?

OH, NO, NOT
YOU, TOO.

SO CALL MY OFFICE AND
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

I NEVER MIX BUSINESS
WITH PLEASURE.

HEY--

I'M RENO RAINES

BOBBY SIXKILLER'S
PARTNER.

DON'T MENTION
HIM TO ME.

SIXKILLER'S A DISGRACE
TO THE BROTHERHOOD.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

HE WENT TO WORK
FOR THE COPS...

WELL, NOT THE COPS,
EXACTLY.

( no audio )
DUTCH DIXON.

YOU AND I GOT TO
HAVE A LONG CHAT.

I CHARGE 50 BUCKS AN
HOUR FOR CONSULTATIONS.

FINE.

UP FRONT.

HERE, BABE.

THAT'S A CUE.

Dixon:
SO HOW'S OUR NOSY
LITTLE LOIS LANE?

NOT AS SCARED AS
I'D LIKE HER TO BE.

NOW, WHY IS THAT?

SHE HAD HELP.

SOME TALL GUY,
KNEW KARATE.

TOOK ALL THREE OF US
TO GET HIM DOWN.

SHE GOT AWAY.

THIS ROAD I'M ON
DOESN'T JUST STOP

AT THE
MAYOR'S MANSION.

IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO
SACRAMENTO, THEN WASHINGTON!

AND THE GUYS WHO ARE GOING
TO BE ON THAT ROAD WITH ME

ARE THE ONES WHO ARE GOING
TO GIVE ME RESULTS

NOT EXCUSES!

IS THAT CLEAR?

THAT'S CLEAR, SIR.

OKAY, SO THIS...

THIS WHITE KNIGHT
OF LISA CORCORAN'S--

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT HIM?

NEVER HEARD OF HIM.

SAID HIS NAME
WAS RENO.

HE HAVE A LAST NAME?

I COULD FIND OUT.

SIX-TWO, LONG HAIR?

YOU KNOW HIM?

IN ANOTHER LIFE,
MAYBE.

LISTEN, YOU TRACK
HIM DOWN.

YOU BRING HIM
TO ME!

WHERE CAN I
FIND HIM?

I KNOW WHERE
YOU CAN START.

MOUNT HOPE,
NUMBER 153.

WHAT ARE YOU,
KIDDING?

OH, YEAH, BOBBY,
YOU KNOW...

I'M A BIG KIDDER.

YEAH, BOBBY SIXKILLER

WAS A BETTER-THAN-
AVERAGE BOUNTY HUNTER.

WHY DON'T YOU
TELL ME ABOUT IT?

"WAS" IS THE KEY WORD.

THEN HE STARTS
DOING ODD JOBS
FOR DUTCH DIXON--

ROUGH STUFF,
OFF THE BOOKS

TRACKING DOWN
RELUCTANT WITNESSES,
STUFF LIKE THAT.

THAT'S WHAT HE WAS
DOING WHEN I MET HIM.

I WAS ONE OF DIXON'S
PRIVATE BOUNTIES.

THEN YOU
OUGHT TO KNOW.

THE STORY GOES
THAT ONE DAY

BOBBY GOT A
LITTLE TOO ROUGH
WITH A BAIL SKIPPER.

HE DIDN'T KNOW THE
GUY HAD AN ANEURYSM.

POOR SLOB STARTED
COUGHING UP BLOOD.

GOOD GOD.

THE COPS HAD SIXKILLER
UP FOR MURDER ONE.

AND THEN... GOOD
OLD DIXON STEPS IN

AND GETS THE
WHOLE THING DROPPED

ONLY NOW HE
OWNS SIXKILLER.

SO YOU'RE SAYING BOBBY
IS DIXON'S HIRED THUG?

THUG?

"THUG" IS TOO
WEAK A WORD, PAL.

"KILLER" IS THE WORD.

HE HAD A SISTER, CHEYENNE.

OH, YEAH, HE DID.

SHE WAS SOME TASTY
PIECE, SHE WAS.

WAS?

WHERE IS SHE?

I... I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE IT WAS
JUST A RUMOR...

WHAT RUMOR?

I HEARD THAT SHE
COULDN'T STAND TO SEE

WHAT WAS HAPPENING
TO HER BROTHER.

SHE TRIED TO
TALK WITH HIM.

HE WON'T LISTEN

SO THEN SHE THREATENED
TO TURN HIM INTO THE LAW--

THE REAL LAW.

DID HE HURT HER?

THAT'S WHAT I HEARD, YEAH.

HE KILL HER?

IT WAS WORSE THAN THAT...

SHE KILLED HERSELF.

ALL RIGHT!

WHERE
YOU GOING?

THIS STUPID CHARADE
HAS GONE FAR ENOUGH!

WHAT CHARADE?

EVERYBODY, YOU WANT
TO SEE ME SQUIRM?

OKAY, I'M SQUIRMING,
MY SKIN IS CRAWLING.

SO EVERYBODY PUT AWAY
YOUR CANDID CAMERAS

AND COME ON OUT!

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

HEY, I WAS THERE IN '92, MAN.

DIXON SENT BOBBY AFTER ME
AND HE CAUGHT ME.

AND WHEN HE FIGURED OUT
THE TRUTH

ABOUT WHO HE WAS WORKING FOR

HE CHANGED SIDES
AND HE PARTNERED UP WITH ME

AND WE'VE BEEN AFTER DIXON
EVER SINCE.

THAT... IS A VERY
LOVELY FAIRY TALE.

NO, MAN, IT AIN'T NO FAIRY TALE.

DIXON HAD MY FIANCEE KILLED
AND OTHER PEOPLE, TOO.

YOU GET
THIS STRAIGHT:

BOBBY SIXKILLER
IS NOBODY'S HIT MAN.

YEAH, SURE,
SURE...

I'M JUST KIDDING.

DON'T YOU PATRONIZE ME,
YOU LITTLE SHRIMP.

WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO SAY?

I DISAGREE;
YOU GET MAD.

I AGREE WITH YOU;
YOU GET MADDER.

THIS CONSULTATION
IS OVER, FINITO.

YEAH, YOU GOT
THAT RIGHT.

DID YOU FIND OUT
WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW?

NO.

AM I DREAMING,
HENRY?

IF YOU ARE, DON'T
ASK ME TO PINCH YOU--

YOU'RE NOT MY TYPE.

THIS CAN'T BE A PRACTICAL JOKE.

IT'S JUST TOO BIG FOR THAT.

IT'S A LOT
TO WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND.

( sighs )

WELL, IF THIS WAS THAT MOVIE,
THEN... WHO WOULD YOU BE?

MY GUARDIAN ANGEL?

( laughing )

NOW, THAT'S GOT TO BE A FIRST--

SOMEBODY CALLING
HENRY TRAVIS AN ANGEL.

THEN WHO EXACTLY ARE YOU?

READ MY RAP SHEET.

I'M A TWO-TIME LOSER

A RUNAWAY CON.

NO, YOU SAID THIS IS MY CHANCE

TO SEE WHAT THE WORLD WOULD
HAVE BEEN LIKE WITHOUT ME.

NO, I NEVER SAID THAT.

YES, YOU DID.

NO, YOU SAID THAT,
LIKE IT WAS SOME MOVIE PLOT.

WHAT I SAID WAS
YOU GOT YOUR WISH

AND ATE THE BULLET
WAY BACK WHEN.

WELL, I KNOW A SUREFIRE WAY
TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH.

WHAT'S THAT?

YOU'RE THE ANGEL;
YOU SHOULD KNOW.

MAYBE YOU OUGHT
TO RETHINK THIS, SON.

I'M NOT SURE IT'S
SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

WHY NOT?

I DON'T SEE
A PROBLEM.

IF I'M DEAD,
THERE WON'T BE

ANY BOUNTY OUT
ON ME, WILL THERE?

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU?

IT'S NOT TOO LATE
TO TURN AROUND.

YEAH, IT IS.

EXCUSE ME.

YES, STEW...

YES, STEW,
I HEARD YOU.

IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

BICKFORD.

GOOD, YOU CAN READ A DESK PLATE.

I'M IMPRESSED.

DON'T YOU KNOW
WHO I AM?

IS THIS AN AMERICAN
EXPRESS COMMERCIAL?

I'M RENO RAINES.

SO?

WELL, THAT ABOUT
SUMS IT UP.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

UH-UH, YOU
COOL YOUR HEELS.

I GOT A BOUNTY HERE.

HIS NAME IS
HENRY TRAVIS.

HE'S WANTED IN
SAN LUIS FOR ASSAULT.

HERE'S HIS PAPER.

IT WORKS FOR ME.

WHERE DO I SEND
YOUR CHECK?

UH, IF IT'S OKAY

I'LL JUST COME
BY LATER AND
PICK IT UP.

SUIT YOURSELF.

COME ON,
HANDSOME.

I CAN'T
THANK YOU ENOUGH--

AFTER EVERYTHING
I DID FOR YOU.

I'M SORRY.

YOU ARE NOT.

I THINK YOU'RE
ENJOYING THIS.

OH, SURE.

NOBODY KNOWS WHO I AM.

ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GONE.

BUT AT LEAST
YOU'RE FREE.

SON, I'M GOING
TO HAVE A PICNIC

ON YOUR GRAVE
WHEN I GET OUT.

FINE, I'LL BRING THE BEER...

WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT DID YOU SAY?

YOU HEARD ME.

NO, ABOUT MY GRAVE?

IF I'M DEAD... WHERE'S MY GRAVE?

IF YOU'RE THE DETECTIVE,
FIGURE IT OUT.

( twig snaps )

WELL, WELL, WELL,
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I HEARD I MIGHT
FIND YOU HERE...

BUT I THOUGHT
IT WAS A JOKE.

I SEEM TO RECALL YOU SAYING

THE NEXT TIME WE MET
WOULD BE THE LAST.

I SEEM TO RECALL YOU TELLING ME
WE WERE GOOD FRIENDS.

SO LET'S BE GOOD FRIENDS.

OKAY, FRIEND,
WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU WANT?

I'M INVITING YOU TO A MEETING.

A MEETING? WITH WHO?

WHO DO YOU THINK?

WELL, I GOT
TO ADMIT

MOST PEOPLE
WOULD BE AFRAID

TO WALK WITH
A DEAD MAN--

ESPECIALLY ONE
THEY KILLED.

YOU SAID YOU WANTED
PRIVACY-- YOU GOT IT.

NOW, WHAT
DO YOU WANT?

I WANT TO SEE YOU
BURN IN HELL.

WELL, THAT'S
VERY DRAMATIC.

MOST PEOPLE
WOULD SETTLE

JUST TO SEE ME
LOSE THE ELECTION.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO BUZZY BURRELL?

DID YOU STILL
HAVE HIM KILLED

AFTER HOG ADAM
SHOT ME?

BUZZY BURRELL,
HE RETIRED WITH
DISTINCTION A YEAR AGO.

HE'S IN CABO.

HOG ADAM? WELL...

HOG, HE ACCIDENTALLY DIED
IN A KNIFE FIGHT IN PRISON.

YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT
AS ACCIDENTAL
AS A SUNRISE.

YOU HAD HIM
TAKEN OUT.

HE WAS
A LOOSE END.

YOU GOT A POINT?
MAKE IT.

IF THIS WHOLE CRAZY
NIGHTMARE IS TRUE

THEN YOU MURDERED ME

AND I'M BACK
TO MAKE YOU PAY.

NOW, HERE'S
MY DEMAND:

YOU GO PUBLIC AND
CONFESS MY MURDER.

WELL, HERE'S MY DEMAND: YOU GO
BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM

AND DON'T YOU EVER CROSS
MY PATH AGAIN

BECAUSE IF YOU DO,
WHOEVER YOU ARE,
I PROMISE YOU

I WILL KILL YOU.

WRONG, DUTCH.

YOU CAN'T KILL
THE SAME MAN TWICE.

SO, IS HE REALLY
A DEAD MAN?

OH, YEAH...

HE'S A DEAD MAN.

DID YOU GET
MY BEER NUTS?

DON'T TELL ME YOU
BUSTED OUT AGAIN.

DIDN'T HAVE TO;
THEY LET ME OUT.

I TOLD YOU,
I'M AN INNOCENT,
JUST LIKE YOU.

MAYBE YOU OUGHT
TO CASH THAT BOUNTY CHECK

BEFORE THEY STOP
PAYMENT ON IT.

AND YOU
TRACKED ME DOWN

OUT OF THE KINDNESS
OF YOUR HEART

JUST TO TELL
ME THAT.

I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU
MIGHT BE READY TO TALK.

WELL, SPEAKING
OF TALKING

I ACTUALLY HAD
A CONVERSATION
WITH DUTCH DIXON

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

HE LET ME GO ALIVE,
IN ONE PIECE.

I GUESS HE FIGURED
A GHOST WOULDN'T HURT HIM.

I GUESS HE
FIGURED WRONG.

LISA CORCORAN?

I NEED YOUR HELP.

SORRY.

PLEASE, I SAVED
YOUR LIFE.

JUST GIVE ME 30 SECONDS
AND HEAR ME OUT.

Corcoran:
WHATEVER YOUR STORY TURNS OUT TO
BE, I WANT THE EXCLUSIVE, OKAY?

SO START EXPLAINING.

I DON'T
THINK I CAN.

ALL RIGHT, YOU SAY
YOU'RE RENO RAINES--

YOU'RE A DEAD
RINGER FOR THE GUY

IN ALL THESE
STORIES HERE...

YEAH, BUT I'M ALIVE
AND HE'S DEAD.

SO... WHAT?

YOU STAGED
YOUR OWN DEATH?

YOU BURIED
AN EMPTY COFFIN?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU GOT TO KNOW
SOMETHING!

YOU... YOU'RE A COP.

YOU HAD BAD GUYS
AGAINST YOU...

IT'S PART OF A WITNESS
PROTECTION THING?

( sighs )

ALL RIGHT, I'M SORRY.

LOOK, I SMELLED
A GOOD STORY,
I GET EXCITED.

NO, THAT'S OKAY.

LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU
ZOOM IN TIGHTER
ON THAT PHOTO?

OKAY.

WHAT?

IF I'M DEAD, THEN SHE'S ALIVE.

WHO IS ALIVE?

VAL.

VALERIE PRENTISS.

CAN YOU DO
A FILE SEARCH ON HER?

GET ME AN ADDRESS?

PRENTISS,
P-R-E-N-T-I-S-S.

VOILA.

2044 VIA PALOMA.

( rattling )

( clicking )

DO YOU HAVE A ROOMMATE?

NOT SINCE COLLEGE.

HELLO?

( gasps )

MS. CORCORAN, GOOD EVENING.

GET OUT OF HERE!

BUT I JUST ARRIVED.

WE DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY

TO FINISH OUR LITTLE
CONVERSATION EARLY ON TODAY.

YES, WE DID.

YOU WANTED ME TO LAY OFF
DUTCH DIXON IN PRINT

AND I GOT
THE MESSAGE, OKAY?

WELL, THAT'S ONLY
HALF THE REASON

FOR MY LITTLE VISIT.

THE OTHER HALF IS ABOUT
YOUR MYSTERY RESCUER.

DO YOU KNOW
WHERE I MIGHT FIND HIM?

YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK.

I JUST MET HIM
FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY

AND I'M SURE I'M NEVER
GOING TO MEET HIM AGAIN.

MS. CORCORAN,
YOU'RE A WONDERFUL LIAR.

I, ON THE OTHER HAND,
AM A VERY GOOD JUDGE OF LIARS.

NOW...

NOW, YOU TELL ME WHERE
I CAN FIND RENO RAINES.

( gasping )

OH, MY GOD!

OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD!

DID YOU KILL HIM?

I DOUBT IT--
HE'S TOO HARDHEADED.

I'VE GOT
TO CALL THE COPS.

NO!

WHY?

BECAUSE I OWE
HIM SOMETHING.

LET'S GO.

NO, I'M NOT LEAVING

UNTIL EVERYTHING
IS SORTED OUT.

LISTEN TO ME.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
WOULD HAVE HAPPENED

IF I HADN'T BEEN HERE?

THESE PEOPLE AREN'T
PLAYING GAMES.

THEY'RE PLAYING
FOR KEEPS.

NOW'S A GOOD TIME
FOR US BOTH

TO GET THE HECK
OUT OF HERE.

NOW, LET'S GO.

VAL.

( no audio )

SORRY, SON.

AIN'T NOTHING RIGHT.

MY POINT EXACTLY.

YOU'RE SEEING WHAT YOU
WERE BROUGHT HERE TO SEE--

THAT NO MATTER HOW TOUGH

OR LONELY OR FRUSTRATING
YOUR FUGITIVE LIFE IS

EVERYTHING IS STILL
TURNING OUT

EXACTLY THE WAY
IT'S SUPPOSED TO.

IS VAL HAPPY?

SHE LOOKS HAPPY.

SHE'S HAPPY ENOUGH.

SIXKILLER'S HEADED
FOR SAN QUENTIN

OR THE GRAVEYARD.

CHEYENNE'S
DEAD ALREADY.

AND IF DIXON WINS
THIS ELECTION

THEN HE'S HEADED
FOR WASHINGTON.

YEAH?

THAT I CAN FIX.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT, RENO.

YOU CAN'T GO
CHANGING ANYTHING.

WHAT ARE YOU
AFRAID OF?

AFRAID YOU WON'T GET YOUR WINGS?

I TOLD YOU, I'M NOT AN ANGEL.

THEN IT DOESN'T MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE, DOES IT?

IT ALWAYS MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

( chuckles sadly )

NOT TO ME.

I'M A DEAD MAN.

REMEMBER?

NO, NO, COME ON, YOU
GUYS, GIVE IT REST.

I'M NOT CAMPAIGNING TODAY.

I'M JUST SPENDING A LITTLE
TIME WITH THE PEOPLE.

THERE YOU GO.

I HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HI, THERE, HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

( gun cocks )

HEY!

I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE GOING
TO MAKE IT SO EASY FOR ME.

STAY OUT OF MY WAY, BOB.

YOU'RE DREAMING OR CRAZY,
AND I DON'T CARE WHICH ONE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PULL
THE TRIGGER ON ME.

OH, YEAH?

IS THAT BECAUSE
WE'RE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS?

THAT'S EXACTLY WHY.

SHOOT HIM!

( rapid gunshots )

( tires squealing )

HOW COULD
YOU MISS HIM?

IT'S AS IF THEY WENT
RIGHT THROUGH HIM.

GO ON! GO ON!

GO, GET HIM!
HE'S NOT SUPERMAN!

GET OUT OF HERE!

( tires squealing )

( police siren wailing )

( gunshots )

( gunshots )

( tires squealing )

( carnival music playing )

( roller coaster
passes overhead )

( police sirens wailing
in background )

( police sirens wailing )

Reno:
HENRY...

SIXKILLER'S COMING.

HENRY,
HENRY, PLEASE!

HOLD IT
RIGHT THERE!

FREEZE!

YOU'RE UNDER
ARREST, TRAVIS.

DO YOU WANT
TO BEAT IT

OR WAIT TILL THE COPS
GET THE PULL ON YOU?

WHOA, BOY,
IT'S ME, BOBBY.

BOBBY?

BOBBY SIXKILLER?

NO, IT'S
NEWT GINGRICH.

GET OUT OF HERE.

BOBBY, IS THIS REALLY YOU?

YOU REALLY KNOW ME?

WELL, IF THE COPS
GET HERE

NO, I DON'T KNOW YOU.

NOW, BEAT IT.

COME ON, BEAT IT!
GET OUT OF HERE!

GENTLEMEN,
I'M BOBBY SIXKILLER.

I'M A LICENSED
BOUNTY HUNTER.

THIS IS HENRY TRAVIS.

HE'S WANTED FOR ASSAULT
IN SAN LUIS.

HE'S ALL YOURS.

Henry:
YOU'RE MAKING
A BIG MISTAKE.

I DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING WRONG.

Reno:
THANK GOD.

SO GOOD TO SEE YOU!

LISTEN, THIS IS FOR YOU--

YOUR PORTION OF
THE HENRY TRAVIS BOUNTY.

OH, BANKROLL IT
FOR ME.

IT'S ONE
I TRULY DESERVE.

WHY THIS ONE MORE
THAN ANY OTHER TIME?

I'VE SEEN YOU TAKE
SOME HITS ON THE HEAD

BUT YOU ALWAYS
CAME OUT OKAY.

BOBBY, DID YOU EVER
STOP TO THINK

WHAT THE WORLD
WOULD BE LIKE

IF YOU WEREN'T
IN IT?

NO, BUT YOU SEE

THERE IS NO WORLD
UNLESS I'M IN IT.

OH, NO, NO, SERIOUSLY.

SERIOUSLY?

WELL, NO,
I GUESS I NEVER...

YOU KNOW WHAT?

EVERYTHING WOULD BE
THE SAME... SAME.

IF YOU WEREN'T
IN THE WORLD

I'D BE DEAD OR IN JAIL.

TRUE.

CHEYENNE, LORD KNOWS
WHAT SHE'D BE DOING.

DID HENRY TRAVIS
GO QUIETLY?

NO, B----ED AND SCREAMED
ALL THE WAY TO JAIL.

KEPT CLAIMING HE WAS INNOCENT.

I THINK I'LL GO
VISIT HIM.

CAN'T DO THAT.

WHY'S THAT?

WELL, YOU SEE,
WHEN THEY WENT

TO GRAB HIM
FOR HIS ARRAIGNMENT

HIS CELL WAS EMPTY.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

NO, IT'S AS
IF HE VANISHED

INTO THIN AIR.

STRANGE, HUH?

WHAT WAS THAT FOR?

I'M GLAD YOU'RE
IN MY WORLD, MAN.