Renegade (1992–1997): Season 4, Episode 3 - The Ballad of D.B. Cooper - full transcript

Bobby:
I SEE THAT
AND RAISE TEN MORE.

( chuckling )

UH-UH. NO WAY, MAN.
NO WAY IN HELL.

YOU'RE BLUFFING.

PAY TO SEE.

YOU KNOW, IT STINKS IN HERE.

WELL, IT'S YOU AND ME, TONY.

I'LL SEE YOUR TEN

AND I'LL RAISE YOU 20.

50 MORE.

BOBBY, HOW LONG WE BEEN



PLAYING CARDS TOGETHER NOW?

TWO HOURS.

FIVE YEARS, MORE OR LESS, RIGHT?

NOW, IN THAT FIVE YEARS,
HAVE I EVER LIED TO YOU

OR CHEATED YOU

OR BURNED YOU IN ANY WAY?

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN KOSHER
WITH ME, I MUST ADMIT.

WELL, I'M TAPPED OUT

SO THIS IS MY OFFER.

I CALL.

NOW, IF I LOSE THIS HAND,
I WILL COVER YOUR 50

WITH SOMETHING
OF FAR GREATER VALUE THAN MONEY.

TONY, I DON'T NEED
ANOTHER WATCH.

I'M NOT INTERESTED IN
PLAYING THE STOCK MARKET



AND I'M NOT INTERESTED
IN MARRIAGE--

ESPECIALLY TO YOUR FAMILY

SO...

PAY OR GET OUT OF THE WAY.

NO, NO, NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IF HE WANTS TO MAKE
A STUPID MISTAKE

WHICH HE WILL REGRET
THE REST OF HIS LIFE

IT'S HIS GOD-GIVEN RIGHT.

RIGHT?

HOW MUCH MORE GREATER VALUE?

YOU'RE ON.

WHAT DO YOU GOT?

NOW, THIS IS
MY GOD-GIVEN RIGHT.

AH-AH-AH-AH...

( clears throat )

FOUR KINGS.

TONY, TONY, TONY...

DAZZLE ME.

ARE YOU READY?

I'M READY

SO HIT ME WITH
MY BIG REWARD.

COME HERE!

COME HERE, COME
HERE, COME HERE!

COME HERE, COME HERE.

THIS BETTER BE GOOD.

IT IS, I SWEAR.

AT THE TOP OF 395,
NEAR THE OREGON BORDER

THERE'S A LITTLE TOWN THERE.

SOMEBODY LIVES THERE.

IT'S A BOUNTY.

IT'S A BIG BOUNTY.

IT BETTER BE
ADOLPH HITLER

TO MAKE IT
WORTH MY TIME.

ALMOST.

COME ON!

"D."

"B."

COOPER.

THE ORIGINAL
SKYJACKER?

PARACHUTE?

200 GRAND?

O'MALLEY, THIS BETTER
BE WATER-RESISTANT

SHOCK-PROOF AND BULLET-PROOF.

OTHERWISE, I'LL
RUN YOUR HEAD

THROUGH MY CUISINART.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

GOOD.

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.

AW, WAX ON,
WAX OFF.

LISTEN. CAN I TALK
TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?

GOOD. BECAUSE IT'S
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

THREE LITTLE WORDS, RENO:
D.B. COOPER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THAT, HUH?

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
I THOUGHT YOU'D SAY

'CAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I SAID AT FIRST TOO.

D.B. COOPER-- THE
MOST FAMOUS OUTLAW

OF THE CENTURY.

D.B. COOPER,
THE SKYJACKER

WHO DUCKED THE BIGGEST
F.B.I. MANHUNT

OF THE CENTURY! HUH?

"TOO GOOD TO BE
TRUE," HE SAYS.

"TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!"

BUT WHAT HAPPENS
IF IT IS TRUE?

YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT COULD MEAN?

THAT COULD MEAN TIME,
GERALDO, LARRY KING.

THAT COULD MEAN

THE WHITE HOUSE!

TONY O'MALLEY'S
GOT A BROTHER

WHO LIVES IN A
SMALL TOWN UP NORTH.

HE GETS HIT BY A BUS.

ON HIS DEATHBED

HE SAYS D.B. COOPER'S
LIVING IN THAT SMALL TOWN

SINCE THE TIME OF THE
CRIME WAY BACK IN 1971.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THAT?

THERE'S ONLY ONE
SMALL LITTLE PROBLEM.

HE CAN'T REMEMBER
THE TOWN.

THAT'S IT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE
ABOUT YOU, BOBBY?

HMM?

YOU ALWAYS GIVE ME MY...
PERSONAL SPACE.

MY PLEASURE-- SO
WHEN DO WE LEAVE?

WHENEVER YOU WANT.

WHERE'S YOUR
SENSE OF ADVENTURE?

MY WHOLE LIFE'S
AN ADVENTURE.

RENO, A MODERN-DAY
ROBIN HOOD.

HE PARACHUTES TO
FREEDOM WITH 200 Gs

IN SMALL BILLS.

IT WAS 25 YEARS AGO.

TALK ABOUT A COLD TRAIL.

TRAIL'S GETTING
REAL HOT RIGHT NOW.

WHY? BECAUSE SOME LOW-LIFE
OWES YOU MONEY?

WHEN YOU WANTED
TO GO AFTER ELVIS

WHAT DID I SAY?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

YOU SAID I WAS NUTS.

AHA! BUT I BACKED YOU.

YES, I DID--
RIGHT? RIGHT.

WHY COULDN'T THIS GUY
BE HIDING IN HAWAII?

( Bobby chuckling )

NOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR, HUH?

IT'S THRIVING,
IT'S PROSPEROUS.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT
TONY WAS TALKING ABOUT.

IT'S NOT BEVERLY HILLS

BUT IT'S BETTER THAN
ANYTHING WE'VE SEEN.

WE'RE CLOSE.

YOU KNOW WHY?

'CAUSE I CAN SMELL IT.

I CAN SMELL HIM.

( inhales deeply )

I THINK IT'S CHILI.

HERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.

GOT A TRAVELER'S
SPECIAL TODAY.

A BOTTOMLESS BOWL
OF HOMEMADE CHILI.

WE'LL ACTUALLY SETTLE
FOR TWO COLD DRAFTS

AND A LITTLE HELP.

WELL, THE DRAFTS ARE A BUCK.

HELP IS FREE.

LISTEN, DO YOU REMEMBER

A GUY NAMED, UH, D.B. COOPER?

OH. SURE.

HE WAS BIG NEWS AROUND
HERE WAY BACK WHEN.

THEY THINK HE JUMPED
OUT OF THAT PLANE IN THIS AREA.

DAMN NEAR PUT US
ON THE MAP FOR A WHILE.

SO HE WAS
AROUND HERE?

WHO KNOWS?

HEY, CHARLIE,
GOT MY ORDER?

YEAH, I GOT YOUR ORDER

BUT YOUR TAB IS OVERDUE.

SO CHARGE ME INTEREST.

THAT YOUR
SOFTTAIL OUTSIDE?

GUILTY.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THANKS.

SHE FOR SALE?

UH, AFRAID NOT.

BUT I HAVE BEEN KNOWN
TO GIVE RIDES TO FRIENDS.

HMM.

HERE YOU GO,
TINA.

THANKS, MIL.

SEE YOU AROUND.

OKAY.

TAKE CARE.

DO ME A FAVOR.

MARRY THAT GIRL

AND TAKE HER
OUT OF TOWN.

SHE YOUR DAUGHTER?

YEAH.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

I SAW A STRONG
FAMILY RESEMBLANCE...

AND THE NAME ON
HER TRUCK MATCHES

THAT NAME
RIGHT THERE.

CHARLIE DOUGLAS.

VINCE BLACK.

I'M BOBBY SIXKILLER.

HELLO, BOBBY.

LISTEN. TELL ME MORE

ABOUT D.B. COOPER.

MAN YOU SHOULD TALK TO
IS AMOS CRANE.

HE'S KIND OF
OUR LOCAL HISTORIAN.

GREAT. THANKS.

SEE YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

ISN'T THAT GREAT?

THEY REMEMBER HIM.

THEY PROBABLY REMEMBER
IMELDA MARCOS TOO

BUT I DOUBT SHE'S
HIDING OUT HERE.

YOUR PROBLEM IS
YOU LACK IMAGINATION.

YOU HAVE PLENTY
FOR BOTH OF US.

( police radio chatter )

THESE YOUR VEHICLES?

YEAH. IS, UH,
THERE A PROBLEM?

SOME OF THE LOCALS GET A LITTLE
NERVOUS AROUND STRANGERS--

ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH TATTOOS
ON THEIR ARMS AND FLAMES

ON THEIR GAS TANKS.

WE'RE JUST
PASSING THROUGH.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING.

ACTUALLY, WE WERE
THINKING ABOUT SPENDING

A COUPLE OF DAYS.

IS THAT GOING
TO BE A PROBLEM?

FEW YEARS BACK, WE HAD
A LOT OF YOUR TYPE TRYING TO...

GROW POT HEREABOUTS.

OUR TYPE.

DOES YOUR BOSS KNOW
YOU HARASS OUR TYPE?

YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE BOSS.

ENJOY PINE CREEK.

SPEND YOUR MONEY.

WE'LL GLADLY KEEP IT.

AND THEN, UH... MOVE ON?

THINK YOU GOT A FLAT THERE, SON.

MATTER OF FACT, TWO.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

Reno:
HELLO?

GOT A COUPLE

OF FLATS
THAT NEED FIXING.

WELL, HELLO.

SEE?

YOU SHOULD HAVE
SOLD HER TO ME.

THEN IT'D BE
MY HEADACHE.

YEAH, BUT THEN
YOU'D BE GONE

AND I'D BE STUCK HERE.

( chuckling )

THESE PUPS ARE CUT--

CLEAN THROUGH.

YOU MEAN LIKE CUT, CUT.

LIKE KNIFE... CUT.

DAMN.

WHERE CAN I GET A COUPLE
OF NEW ONES?

I HAVE TO ORDER THEM
FROM MEDFORD.

IT'D TAKE A DAY
TO GET HERE--

NOT CHEAP EITHER.

YOU, UH, GOT SOME ENEMIES
AROUND HERE OR SOMETHING?

I'VE BEEN HERE AN HOUR.

MY NAME'S VINCE BLACK.

TINA DOUGLAS.

HI, TINA.

YOU, UM...

GUESS THINGS HAPPEN
FOR A REASON.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

WELL, YOU MUST BE
MR. AMOS CRANE.

MY NAME IS
BOBBY SIXKILLER.

I'M A LICENSED
BOUNTY HUNTER

AND I UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE THE MAN TO SEE

AROUND THESE PARTS
ABOUT SOME LOCAL HISTORY.

THAT A FACT?

YEAH.

I DON'T MIND SAYING THAT
I WOULD PAY HANDSOMELY

FOR SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT A GENTLEMAN NAMED

MR. D.B. COOPER.

WELL...

D.B. COOPER.

THAT GOES BACK
QUITE SOME TIME.

NIXON WAS PRESIDENT.

19 AND, UH...

71.

AROUND THANKSGIVING.

YEP. HE WAS HERE.

HE OPENED THE BACK
HATCH OF THAT PLANE

AND THEN HE HAD
THE WHOLE CREW

LOCKED IN THE COCKPIT

SO NO ONE'D SEE
WHERE HE JUMPED.

BUT I SAW HIM LAND.

YEAH, WELL, GO AHEAD.

WELL, WHEN I GOT TO HIM

HE WAS LOOKING
ALL OVER FOR THAT MONEY

AND, UH...

HE OFFERED ME $2,000
FOR MY LADDER.

SO DID YOU TAKE IT?

TAKE IT?

I HELPED HIM LOOK FOR IT.

( laughing )

WELL, WE FINALLY
FOUND THE CASH

SLUNG UP IN A RED PINE.

I HAD TO SHINNY UP
AND CUT HER LOOSE.

AMAZING.

WELL, THAT AIN'T NOTHING

COMPARED TO
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

WELL, WHAT--
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

A SPACESHIP.

A SPACESHIP.

A BIG ONE. LIT UP
LIKE THE FOURTH OF JULY.

IT WAS FROM THEM
HE STOLE ALL THAT MONEY.

"THEM."

WHY DO I GET THE FEELING

YOU'VE SEEN THEM SINCE THEN?

OH, ONCE A MONTH AT LEAST.

WELL, THANK GOODNESS
IT WASN'T ONCE A WEEK.

WELL, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR. CRANE.

CITY FOLK.

IF I HAD TWO
OR THREE LIKE HIM A YEAR

I COULD RETIRE.

( footsteps )

YOU FORGET SOMETHING?

WHERE THE HELL
DID YOU COME FROM?

YOUR NIGHTMARES.

( grunts )

( groans )

NOW, THEN...

HOW ABOUT THE REAL STORY
OF D.B. COOPER?

( groaning )

SELF-SERVE.

( shotgun cocks )

FREEZE RIGHT THERE, BOY.

OH, UH, WHAT DID
I DO, OFFICER?

HEY! OW!

HAVEN'T YOU EVER HEARD
OF THE MIRANDA RIGHTS?

YEAH. WHAT ABOUT
AMOS CRANE'S RIGHTS, HUH?

SAID SOME BIG
BOUNTY HUNTER CAME UP

LOOKING FOR D.B. COOPER AND BEAT
HIM WITHIN AN INCH OF HIS LIFE.

70-YEAR-OLD MAN.

BY THE TIME I GET
FINISHED WITH YOU

YOU'RE GOING TO WISH YOU'D
NEVER HEARD OF D.B. COOPER.

Bobby:
THESE CUFFS ARE CUTTING
INTO MY CIRCULATION.

MAN, IT STINKS BACK HERE.

WHO WAS THE LAST PASSENGER,
THE TOWN DRUNK?

OH... DON'T YOU EVER
CLEAN THIS THING?

IT'S SO HOT BACK HERE,
I'M GETTING A HEAT RASH.

YEAH, WELL,
YOU'RE OUT NOW.

I'M TELLING YOU, YOU'RE
MAKING A HUGE MISTAKE.

YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW HUGE.

YOU KNOW WHAT, I WANT
TO CALL MY LAWYER

AND THEN I WANT TO CALL
MY PRESS AGENT

BECAUSE I'M GOING
TO SUE YOU

ON PRIME TIME TV,
NATIONWIDE.

I'M TREMBLING.

AMOS!

AMOS!

YOU AROUND HERE?

OH, THERE HE IS.

OH, THANK GOD.

AMOS, WILL YOU GO AHEAD
AND TELL HIM?

TELL HIM WHAT?

HE'S DENYING
EVERYTHING.

HE CLAIMS HE NEVER
LAID A HAND ON YOU.

HE DIDN'T.

YOU GOT THE WRONG
ONE, DUFUS.

SEE? SEE, WHAT'D
I TELL YOU?

THANK YOU, AMOS,
AND THANK YOU, LORD.

SHUT UP.

WAIT A MINUTE.
I DON'T GET IT.

CHARLIE DOUGLAS SAID HE
SENT HIM ON UP TO YOU.

WELL, HE DID.
I CAME UP HERE

I TALKED TO AMOS
AND THEN I LEFT, RIGHT?

YEAH, WITH HIS WALLET
A TOUCH LIGHTER.

SO IF YOU
DON'T MIND...

OH, SO IT WAS
NATURE BOY,
THEN, HUH?

LONG BROWN HAIR

TATTOOS, ON A HARLEY.

HELLO?

HELL, NO. THIS GUY
HAD HAIR LIKE A BRILLO PAD.

YOU COULD HAVE
SCRUBBED RUST
WITH HIS HEAD.

EXCUSE ME!

YOU DIDN'T
LET ANYTHING
SLIP, DID YOU?

NO. FIRST SHOT
I TOOK, I PLAYED DEAD.

AT MY AGE,
YOU CAN DO THAT.

HEY, WYATT EARP!

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

IF YOU DON'T MIND...

PRETTY PLEASE?

DID YOU FIND
YOUR PARTNER?

NOPE, AND NOT FOR A LACK
OF TRYING, EITHER.

I DON'T KNOW
HOW SOMEBODY

CAN DISAPPEAR
IN A SMALL TOWN LIKE THIS.

( chuckles )

CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

CAN I STOP YOU?

OKAY, WE MUST HAVE
PASSED THROUGH

A HUNDRED MILES OF GHOST TOWNS
ON OUR WAY UP HERE

AND PINE CREEK'S THE ONLY TOWN
THAT'S THRIVING.

WHY?

WHEN THEY ROUTED
THE INTERSTATE WEST OF US

WE KNEW WE HAD TO DO
SOMETHING DESPERATE

OR PINE CREEK WAS GOING
TO DRY UP AND BLOW AWAY.

OKAY.

WHAT WAS THIS DESPERATE DEED?

WELL, CHAMPION WAS CLOSING DOWN
OUR LUMBER MILL

SO THE WHOLE TOWN
PITCHED IN

AND WE BOUGHT
THE MILL OURSELVES.

SEE THIS?
I AM THE PROUD OWNER

OF ONE PREFERRED SHARE

OF PINE CREEK LUMBER COMPANY.

SO IS EVERYONE IN TOWN

FROM THE MAYOR
TO THE TOWN DRUNK.

WE HAD RAFFLES, BAKE SALES

KIDS SOLD LEMONADE

THEIR PARENTS
MORTGAGED THEIR HOMES.

THAT'S QUITE AN INSPIRING STORY.

THERE YOU ARE.

HEY.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

WHERE HAVE I BEEN?

HI, CHARLIE.
WHERE HAVE
YOU BEEN?

I HAVE BEEN IN JAIL,
THANK YOU.

MAY I TALK TO YOU

OUTSIDE FOR A MINUTE?

SEE YOU LATER.

AT LEAST YOU COULD
HAVE STAYED ON THE CASE.

I DID! I WAS GETTING
THE LOWDOWN

ON LOCAL PROSPERITY.

AND?
NO MYSTERY.
THE TOWN PITCHED IN

AND BOUGHT THE COMPANY
LUMBER MILL.

I KNOW WE'RE
ON THE RIGHT TRACK

BECAUSE WE'VE
GOT COMPETITION.
YOU'RE KIDDING.

SOMEBODY WENT
AND MUGGED AMOS CRANE

FOR D.B. COOPER INFORMATION,
AND IT WASN'T THIS INDIAN.

HEY!

WHO THE HELL
ARE YOU?

JUST A HUNTER.

MISTER, YOU GET YOUR TAIL
OUT OF HERE BEFORE I...

BEFORE YOU WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO?

HEY, I'M LOOKING
FOR A SPECIAL PRIZE

A MAN NAMED COOPER.

HUH? KNOW WHERE
HE IS, GIRL?

HUH? KNOW WHERE HE IS,
GIRL?

WELL, LOOK AT THERE.

LOOK AT THIS.

HUH?

NOW, YOU CAN EITHER SPEAK TO ME
SOFTLY OR HARDLY.

OR NOT AT ALL.

WHY DON'T YOU MOVE ON, FRIEND?

NOT IN THIS LIFETIME.

DON'T I KNOW YOU?

YOU DO NOW.

I KNOW YOU.

THEN KNOW ME WELL
ENOUGH TO BEAT IT.

( chuckling )

I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT
SINCE PLAYGROUND.

( metal clattering )

( engine starting )

YOU OKAY?

ME? UH... FINE.

GEEZ, HOW DID
YOU DO THAT?

I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IS HE A JEALOUS BOYFRIEND
OR SOMETHING?

GIVE ME A BREAK. I'VE
NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE.

HE WAS GOING
TO TORCH YOUR HARLEY

AND HE SAID
SOMETHING ABOUT

SOME GUY NAMED COOPER.

I'M SURE GLAD
YOU SHOWED UP.

SO...

MY BIKE'S READY?

SET TO GO.

HOW MUCH
DO I OWE YOU?

I THINK YOU'VE JUST
PAID IN FULL.

NO, COME ON.

WELL...

WE COULD TAKE IT
FOR A TEST DRIVE LATER.

WE CLOSE AT 5:00.

OKAY.

EXCUSE ME.

( clears throat )

I AM LOOKING
FOR MAYOR BURKE.

WELL, YOU FOUND
HIS HOUSE.

AND A MIGHTY FINE
HOUSE IT IS, HUH?

ESPECIALLY
FOR THESE PARTS.

WELL, HE LIKES IT.

I'LL BET YOU HE'S
LIVED IN THAT HOUSE

WHAT, 25 YEARS?

WELL, THAT'S
ABOUT RIGHT.

WHY DO YOU
WANT TO SEE HIM?

WELL, I AM
A BOUNTY HUNTER

AND I'M LOOKING FOR
A VERY FAMOUS CRIMINAL.

LET ME GUESS--
D.B. COOPER.

EXACTLY.

I HEARD MR. BURKE
CAME OUT OF NOWHERE

BECAME THE MAYOR
OF THE TOWN

AND THE MILL FOREMAN

ALL THE WAY
BACK IN 1971.

WELL, THAT'S RIGHT

AND THAT'S RIGHT AFTER
THE COOPER SKYJACKING.

NOW, I HEARD
THIS FAIRY TALE

ABOUT THE TOWN
BUYING THE MILL.

WHERE WOULD THE TOWN
GET THAT KIND OF CASH?

MAYBE FROM
A MYSTERIOUS STRANGER?

SOMEONE WHO HAD A NEED

TO HIDE SUDDEN AMOUNTS
OF MONEY-- LARGE AMOUNTS?

ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU
THINK THAT MAYOR BURKE

COULD BE D.B. COOPER?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK YOU'RE WEARING
YOUR BUTT FOR A HAT.

I'M MAYOR BURKE.

YOU ARE?

THE SHERIFF SAID
YOU'D BE AROUND.

I'M REALLY SORRY.
I KNOW YOU HAVE

BETTER THINGS TO DO

THAN TALK TO ME.

SHOVELING MANURE
IS BETTER

THAN STANDING AROUND HERE

TALKING TO YOU.

GOOD DAY.

( siren wailing )

STEP OUT
OF THE TRUCK, PLEASE.

WAS I SPEEDING?

COULDN'T HAVE BEEN
DOING MORE THAN 30.

GET YOUR HANDS
ON THE HOOD.

LOOK, BOSS, I KNOW YOU SWING

THE BIGGEST STICK
IN THIS PITIFUL HOLE...

I SAID... ON THE HOOD.

COME HERE.

YOU LIKE THAT?
THAT FEEL GOOD?

I THINK YOU OWE
ME AN APOLOGY

FOR YOUR LACK OF, UM...

HOSPITALITY.

HUH?

I'M SORRY.

HMM?

I'M SORRY.

THAT WASN'T VERY SINCERE.

I'M... SORRY.

YEAH, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT
BETTER IN THE END.

NOW...

LISTEN UP, ACE.

I'M GOING TO FIND D.B. COOPER

IF I GOT TO TEAR
THIS TOWN APART BOARD BY BOARD

AND NO SMALL-TOWN COP
WITH A CEREAL-BOX BADGE

IS GOING TO STOP ME.

YOU GOT THAT STRAIGHT?

GOOD. NOW, YOU TAKE A NAP.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

LET ME GET
THIS STRAIGHT.

SO... YOU RIDE AND REPAIR
CLASSIC BIKES?

YEP.

YOU'VE MET THE PERFECT WOMAN.

YOU KNOW YOUR DAD ASKED ME
TO PROPOSE TO YOU.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

( loud sigh )

HARD AT WORK,
I CAN SEE.

WHAT'S THAT SMELL?

WELL, IT'S A LONG...

AND CONFUSING STORY,
AND I PARTICULARLY

DON'T WANT
TO GET INTO IT
AT THIS TIME.

( snickering )

HEY, RON,
LOCK THE DOOR, OKAY?

MILLIE?

TAKE THE NIGHT OFF.

IT'S ONLY 9:00.

MILLIE, GO HOME.

WE GOT TO TALK.

WE IN TROUBLE AGAIN?

WE MAY ALL
BE IN TROUBLE.

RON, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

Charlie:
ALL OF A SUDDEN,
WE GOT

ANOTHER BOUNTY HUNTER IN TOWN
ALSO LOOKING FOR D.B. COOPER

ONLY THIS ONE
LACKS YOUR MANNERS.

Amos:
DAMN NEAR KILLED

THE BOTH OF US.

BIG GUY, BOUNCER TYPE?

YEAH.

HE CAME AFTER ME, TOO.

THANK GOD VINCE RAN HIM OFF.

HOW CAN WE HELP?

GET RID OF HIM

AND IF YOU DO,
IN EXCHANGE

WE'LL GIVE YOU

THE MAN YOU WANT.

( sighs )

IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

Bobby:
WAIT A MINUTE.
HOLD IT, HERE.

YOU'VE BEEN HANGING OUT
WITH THIS GUY

FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS.

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?

BOBBY.

WHAT?

MEET D.B. COOPER.

I SPENT TWO YEARS

PLANNING MY SKYJACK.

I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT ANYONE.

BUT YOU HAD A BOMB
ON THAT PLANE.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

AN ALARM CLOCK, ROAD FLARES,
SOME TENPENNY WIRE.

I GOT RID OF ALL
THE PASSENGERS.

IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF,
IT WAS BRILLIANT.

BUT WHY HERE, D.B.?

WHY PINE CREEK?

MY MAMA GREW UP HERE.

I USED TO SPEND MY SUMMERS HERE
WHEN I WAS A KID

WITH THESE GUYS.

MALT SHOPS

BAND CONCERTS
ON THE GREEN.

I LOVED THIS PLACE.

AND WE WERE DYING.

THE MILL WAS CLOSED DOWN,
MAIN STREET WAS DESERTED.

SO... D.B. COOPER DROPPED IN
AND SAVED THE DAY.

I KNEW I NEEDED
A PLACE TO VANISH.

RON WAS DEPUTY
AT THE TIME,
IN LINE FOR SHERIFF

AND MATT WAS FOREMAN
AT THE MILL.

I DID MY RUNNING FROM THERE.

AND I HID HIM
OUT IN THE WOODS.

OH, AMOS HAS BEEN WORKING
ON HIS "CRAZY OLD COOT" ROLE

ALL HIS LIFE.

HOW DID YOU KEEP IT A SECRET?

WE HAD A TOWN MEETING.

WHEN MATT AND I
EXPLAINED TO EVERYONE

WHAT D.B. WAS OFFERING

EVERY SINGLE
FAMILY SWORE

AN OATH OF SILENCE.

AND WE DIDN'T TELL THE KIDS.

NO KIDDING.

SIX MONTHS LATER, I...

I CAME OUT OF HIDING

AND I BOUGHT THIS BAR

AND I MARRIED YOUR MOM.

I WANTED TO TELL YOU...
GOD, SO MANY TIMES, SWEETHEART.

I JUST DIDN'T
WANT YOU

TO THINK OF ME
AS A COMMON THIEF.

JUST A VERY UNCOMMON LIAR.

HONEY...

Reno:
TINA?

TINA.

HEY, DON'T BE TOO
HARD ON HIM, HUH?

FOR GOD'S SAKE, VINCE

MY OWN FATHER
IS A FAMOUS CRIMINAL.

HEY... HE DIDN'T
WANT TO TELL

HIS LITTLE GIRL
ABOUT IT.

THAT SOUNDS PRETTY
HUMAN TO ME.

HE SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME.

MAYBE SO, BUT A FUGITIVE
CARRIES HEAVY BAGGAGE SOMETIMES.

JUST DON'T JUDGE HIM
TOO HARSHLY.

YOU DON'T KNOW

WHAT HE'S
BEEN THROUGH.

LIKE YOU DO?

WELL, MAYBE I DO.

LOOK AT IT THIS WAY:

NOW YOU CAN KNOW THE REAL MAN.

I'LL BET HE'S DYING
TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT HIMSELF.

I KNOW I WOULD BE.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE
SOME GETTING USED TO.

I KNOW.

BUT YOU CAN
DO IT, HUH?

THE GUY'S NAME IS SAM HAGGERTY.

I'LL GET A PICTURE, SHERIFF,
YOU CAN CIRCULATE AROUND.

WE'LL NEED THE WHOLE
TOWN'S COOPERATION.

WHO IS THIS HAGGERTY?

( sighing ):
WELL, HE'S A TROPHY HOUND.

MAJOR BAD NEWS.

HE WAS AT THAT POKER GAME
I HAD THE OTHER NIGHT.

MUST HAVE OVERHEARD
O'MALLEY AND BIRDDOG.

SAW THEIR WAY HERE.

DON'T WORRY,
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW,
BETWEEN THE TALK SHOWS

AND THE BOOK DEAL,
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO AFFORD

F. LEE BAILEY,
ALAN DERSHOWITZ.

YOU WON'T DO A DAY IN PRISON.

BOBBY...

WHAT?

PLEASE... UH...

EXCUSE MY PARTNER.

I GOT TO TALK TO YOU.

YOU MUST THINK
I'M A LITTLE INSENSITIVE.

A LITTLE?

I'M NOT THE BAD GUY.

NEITHER IS CHARLIE.

HIS NAME IS COOPER.

DON'T TELL ME
YOU IDENTIFY WITH HIM

BECAUSE HE'S GUILTY
AND YOU'RE NOT.

SHH! KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN.
YOU'LL GET US LYNCHED.

HE SKYJACKED A PLANE,
HELD A CREW AT GUNPOINT.

THERE WAS NO GUN...
BOMBPOINT!

HE DIDN'T HAVE A BOMB.
WHATEVER!

DO YOU REALIZE
WHEN I GO TO THE AIRPORT NOW

I HAVE TO TAKE OFF MY EARRINGS,
MY BRACELET, MY BELT BUCKLE

EVEN SOMETIMES MY BOOTS.

HE'S THE ONE WHO
STARTED ALL THAT.

WILL YOU FORGET ABOUT
ALL THIS NONSENSE?

WE GOT TO FIND HAGGERTY.

WELL, I WANT YOU

TO ANSWER ME ONE
QUESTION, ALL RIGHT?

WHAT?

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

HIS INITIALS, MAN.

CHARLIE B. DOUGLAS.
C.B.D.?

D.B. COOPER BACKWARDS.

RIGHT. AND THE TIMING--

THE BUYING OF THE BAR,
THE MILL, TINA'S BIRTHDAY.

IT'S LIKE LIFE HERE
STARTED IN '72

AFTER THE CRIME.

THAT'S JUST GREAT.

WHEN DID YOU FIGURE
ALL THIS OUT?

( bike engine starting )

AND WHY DIDN'T YOU
TELL YOUR PARTNER-- ME?

I'LL CALL YOU.

I ALWAYS FIND OUT
THESE THINGS LATE.

( phone rings )

( ringing )

DOUGLASES.

Tina, it's Millie.

I broke down past Amos' place.

Can you give me a tow?

SURE THING. WANT A DOUGHNUT?

Just a ride is fine.

SO, SHE JUST QUIT
ON YOU, OR WHAT?

MILLIE... OH, MY GOD!

( screaming )

WELL, HELLO THERE!

HELLO, GIRL!

SHAMPOO THAT HAIR,
DID YOU?

COME ON WITH ME.

( Tina squealing )

OH... HELLO, GIRL.

Bobby:
WELL, I WAS
JUST WONDERING

ABOUT THE
DRY-CLEANING SHOT.

DID THAT COME IN?

MY CUSTOM-MADE
JACKET?

AH, GREAT.
WAY TO GO, SIS.

NO, NO, NO. YOU KNOW,
FORGET GERALDO, YEAH.

I WANT LARRY KING.

OH, YOU KNOW, I ALSO
WANT TED KOPPEL.

KATIE COURIC?

KATIE COURIC-- WAIT
A MINUTE, HOLD ON.

DO YOU FIND KATIE
COURIC ATTRACTIVE?

OH, GIVE ME THAT.

CHEY, HI.

LOOK, FORGET ABOUT
THE MEDIA BLITZ, OKAY?

JUST GIVE US
EVERYTHING YOU CAN

ON SAM HAGGERTY,
THE BOUNTY HUNTER.

YOU KNOW,
PICTURE, ADDRESS--

I'LL EVEN TAKE
HIS CREDIT HISTORY.

HELLO?

WE GOT CUT OFF.

OH, NO, WE DIDN'T.

I GOT A CALL COMING IN.

YOU GOT CALL WAITING
ON YOUR CAR PHONE?

DOESN'T EVERYBODY?

SIXKILLER.

WELL, HELLO, BOBBY.

WHO IS THIS?

HAGGERTY, WHY DON'T YOU
HOLD ON FOR A SECOND?

( beeps )

WHAT DO YOU WANT,
HAGGERTY?

IT'S A WHOLE NEW
POKER GAME NOW, BOB

AND THE POT'S
PRETTY RICH.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

What else? D.B. Cooper.

I think you found him.

WELL, I WISH I HAD.

NICE BLUFF, BUT THERE'S
ONE TOUGH LITTLE LADY HERE

WHO WILL NEVER CHANGE
ANOTHER TIRE

UNLESS YOU HAND
HIM OVER TO ME.

WHY WOULD I GIVE
A DAMN ABOUT HER?

OH, I'VE SEEN HER HANGING
OUT WITH YOUR PARTNER.

I think you're in this hand

TO THE BITTER END.

YOU GOT ONE HOUR
TO GIVE ME COOPER.

Reno:
I WON'T LET YOU DO IT.

YOU CAN'T BARGAIN

WITH KIDNAPPERS.

YOU GOT A BETTER IDEA?

YEAH. LET ME GO
IN YOUR PLACE.

NO OFFENSE, VINCE

BUT WE DON'T LOOK
THAT MUCH ALIKE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN.

I'M A WANTED MAN, TOO--

A CONVICTED MURDERER.

HAGGERTY THOUGHT
HE RECOGNIZED ME.

HE JUST... DIDN'T
REMEMBER WHERE.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

IT'S A NICE TRY

BUT YOU'RE JUST TRYING
TO TALK ME OUT OF IT.

WELL, BELIEVE THIS.

YOU KILLED A COP?

I SAID I WAS CONVICTED.

I DIDN'T SAY I WAS GUILTY.

SO WHAT
MAKES YOU THINK

HE'S GOING
TO TAKE YOU OVER ME?

MONEY.

I'M A GUARANTEED HUNDRED
GRAND IN THE BANK.

YOU MAY BE A MILLION,
BUT YOU MAY BE ZERO.

YOUR REWARD'S
25 YEARS OLD.

IT MAY NOT WORK

BUT AT LEAST IT GETS ME
CLOSE TO HIM.

THAT'D GIVE ME A CHANCE.

A CHANCE AT LIFE BEHIND BARS.

WHY WOULD YOU
DO THAT FOR ME?

MAYBE YOU GOT
MORE TO LOSE THAN ME.

YOU MEAN TINA?

I'M SURE YOU GOT

PEOPLE THAT LOVE YOU.

I GOT NOBODY.

LOOK...
YOU AND I SHARE SOMETHING

THAT MOST PEOPLE
DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IT AIN'T MUCH TO GIVE UP, IS IT?

NO, IT ISN'T.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH

I'M DAMN SICK AND TIRED
OF RUNNING.

OKAY.

JUST DO ME A FAVOR.

DON'T TELL MY PARTNER
TILL THE LAST SECOND.

I DOUBT HAGGERTY
WILL GO FOR IT.

THERE'S ONLY ONE
WAY TO FIND OUT.

HAGGERTY CALL YET?

NOPE.

SO, WHAT'D YOU DECIDE?

I'M GOING TO TURN
MYSELF OVER.

THAT'S A
BAD IDEA.

HE'S NOT GOING TO TURN HER
OVER, BECAUSE HE CAN'T.

SHE KNOWS TOO MUCH.

SHE'S MY
DAUGHTER,
BOBBY.

( phone rings )

HERE WE GO.

HAGGERTY?

WELL?

WE'RE GOING TO TURN
OVER COOPER TO YOU.

OOH, WISE CHOICE.

NOW, YOU AND YOUR
PARTNER BRING HIM UP

THE FIRST LOGGING ROAD
SOUTH OF THE RIVER.

HOW FAR?

JUST DRIVE.
I'LL FIND YOU.

WHY BOTH OF US, HAGGERTY?

SO I'LL KNOW
WHERE BOTH OF YOU ARE.

I SEE ANYONE ELSE,
I SHOOT THE GIRL.

YEAH, RIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

( engine starts )

HELLO.

THAT'S IT.

REAL SLOW THERE.

TINA, YOU ALL RIGHT?

SO, UH...

THAT'S THE FAMOUS OUTLAW, HUH?

SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU.

HAGGERTY, LISTEN UP.

YOU SAID YOU
RECOGNIZED ME BEFORE.

WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT.

I'M RENO RAINES.

WHAT ARE YOU, CRAZY?

WELL, I'LL BE DARNED.

SO TAKE ME. LET HIM GO.

NAH. I'LL PASS.

HAGGERTY, I'M A $100,000 PAYDAY.

I'LL GO QUIETLY.
YOU GOT MY WORD.

NOW I KNOW YOU'RE CRAZY.

YOU TAKE D.B. COOPER

HALF THE WORLD WILL
THINK IT'S A HOAX.

YOU'LL HAVE
TO SUE TO COLLECT.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S YOUR STYLE.

YOU GOT A WEAPON BEHIND YOU?

DROP IT.

NO, YOU CAN'T.

ALL RIGHT?

YOU, TOO, BOBBY.

NOT IN A MILLION...

( whispers ):
BOBBY, DO IT.

COME ON, MAN.

OKAY, I'M COMING FORWARD.

LET HER GO.

OKAY, LET HER GO.

WELL...

OH, LOOK AT THERE.

YOU KNOW

THAT'S PRETTY HEROIC
WHAT YOU DID

BUT I'VE CHANGED MY MIND.

I'LL HAVE THE
BOTH OF YOU.

OLD BUDDY, COME ON UP

AND JOIN THE PARTY!

BAD IDEA,
BOBBY.

NOW, JUST
A DAMN MINUTE.

HE AIN'T D.B. COOPER.

I AM!

YOU FREEZE.

NO, HE'S NOT.

ASK ME ANYTHING.

I'M D.B. COOPER.

EVERYBODY, JUST SHUT UP!

OR I'LL DROP ALL OF YOU.

DON'T SUPPOSE
YOU BELIEVE

THAT I'M D.B. COOPER.

DON'T LISTEN.

I'M D.B. COOPER.

NO, HE ISN'T.

I AM!

I AM!

COME ON, COME HERE.

LOOK AT ME.

YOU OKAY, PARTNER?

YEAH.

THANKS.

NOW, YOU CUFF
HIM UP GOOD, RON.

LISTEN, UH...

YOU ARE THE REAL D.B. COOPER,
RIGHT?

YEAH.

DO NOT MARRY THIS GUY.

Tina:
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

'CAUSE WHATEVER I TELL YOU,
YOU DO THE OPPOSITE.

GOOD WHILE IT LASTED.

CHARLIE, YOU'LL BE BACK
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

MAYBE.

IF YOU CHANGE
YOUR MIND

JUST START TALKING
ABOUT SPACESHIPS.

WE AIN'T LICKED YET.

TIME TO GET
OUT OF HERE.

I-I'M GOING
TO COME VISIT

AS SOON AS I GET
THE GARAGE CLOSED DOWN.

NO, YOU SHOULD
KEEP THE SHOP OPEN.

WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF TIME
FOR VISITS.

OKAY.

FROM NOW ON,
THE WHOLE TRUTH.

AND NOTHING BUT...

Both:
SO HELP ME GOD.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHY ARE WE STOPPING?

GO AHEAD.
TELL HIM.

OKAY, CHARLIE.

THE STATUTE
ON D.B. COOPER'S CRIMES

IS 25 YEARS.

RUNS OUT IN NOVEMBER
OF THIS YEAR.

WE FIGURE THAT'D BE
ABOUT THE SAME TIME

PINE CREEK WOULD BRING
SAM HAGGERTY TO TRIAL.

AND THEN HE CAN TELL THE WORLD

ANY OLD STORY HE WANTS TO

AND IT REALLY WON'T MATTER.

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I'M SAYING WE'RE LETTING YOU GO.

WHY DID YOU PUT ME THROUGH

THAT BLEEDING
GOOD-BYE SCENE THEN?

WELL, I GUESS THAT'S MY FAULT.

I JUST COULDN'T

GIVE UP
TELLING MY KIDS--

ONCE I DO HAVE MY KIDS--

THAT I REALLY CAUGHT...

D.B. COOPER.

( all laughing )

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY, GUYS.

WELL, SAY GOOD-BYE
BEFORE HE CHANGES HIS MIND.

YOU GOT A BIG
HEART, BOBBY.

THANKS.

RENO

MARRY MY DAUGHTER.