1 MAN: Did you know that on July 8, 1979, all the fathers of Nobel prize winners were rounded up by United Nations military units, alright, and actually forced at gunpoint to give semen samples in little plastic jars which are now stored below Rockefeller Center, underneath the ice-skating rink? Wouldn't want to be there for the thaw! (Laughs) Ugh! I mean, it's disgusting. You know what they put in the water, don't you? Fluoride! Yeah, fluoride. On the pretext that it strengthens your teeth. That's ridiculous. You know what this stuff does to you? It actually weakens your will. It takes away the capacity for free and creative thought and makes you a slave to the state. Don't you ever wonder about all these militia groups? Survivalist-type kooks from the right-wing side. They say they're defending the country from the UN troops! These guys are yelling so loud, my theory is - this is a conspiracy - that they ARE the UN troops and they're in place. The infrastructure is ready for a fait accompli. They'll just take over. Oswald! Yeah, Oswald! Yeah, he said, "I'm just a patsy." That means he didn't do it. Armand Hammer goes to the doctor. The doctor says, "Hey, Armand, "you've only got three minutes to live." He says, "Oh my god! That's terrible news! "Isn't there anything you can do for me, Doc?" The doctor says, "Well, Armand, I can boil you an egg." I guess not. Alright. Did you ever see those advertisements like 'Got milk?' or... Hey, open up! Open it up! What's going on in there? Open it up! Son of a bitch! 'Eat beef'? I mean, that's kind of like saying, "Smoke cigarettes," or "Drive cars." It's real generic. This guy says, "You think you're living in a free country? "You think it's a democracy? Of course it's not!" Websites, newsletters, self-published manifestos. They think we're goofs. George Bush knew what he was saying when he said 'new world order'. Remember those three little words? He was a 33rd-degree mason and an ex-director of the CIA. He knew that saying that would send conspiratologists everywhere spinning and spinning their wheels and they'd destroy their own... Don't get me wrong, Sister. I'm sure your heart's in the right place, but somebody has to lift the scab - the festering scab - that is the Vatican. A chip for identification so they can track down an animal anywhere he's at. You'll insert it under the dog's skin. It's an identification thing. It's only a small logical step until they start putting it in us and our children. And before we know it, they'll probably come up with a pretext... Sure, yeah. Hey, is that one of those new $100s? They changed Ben Franklin's picture. He looks like the love child of Fred Mertz and Rosie O'Donnell. Yeah, that's him. Get rid of them as soon as you can, lady. That metal strip in it is a tracking device. Get rid of it, spend it, for goodness sake, because they'll follow it. They know where every one of those $100s is. Black helicopters. You heard about them? The black helicopters? They're...they're everywhere. Yeah. Yeah, they're on whisper-mode. You can't hear them till they've already gone, you know? There's nobody... there's nobody there. Where did they...where did they... Where did they go? Oh, there was nobody there. Unbelievable! What, am I talking... Why is the meter on? Taxi! (Whistles) Taxi! Where to, pal? Luxembourg Towers on 7th. OK. TAXI BEHIND BEEPS (Sighs deeply) The sound of love. Excuse me? That what you just did. (Imitates deep sigh) That's love. (Laughs) 'Love' is just a pretty way of saying, "I want to sleep with you." I saw you kiss her. This is the street where love lives. Love is bullshit. No, love gives you wings. It makes you fly. I don't even call it love. I call it Geronimo. Geronimo? Yeah, Geronimo. You see, when you're in love, you'll... ..jump right from the top of the Empire State and you won't care and screaming 'Geronimo' the whole way down. Yeah, but then you'll die. You'll squash yourself - so what's the point? I'm telling you, man, love gives you wings. She must be some girl. Well. I love her so bad, I just... Well, she wrecks me. I'd die for her. POIGNANT MUSIC MAN: Right there, pal! Hold it up! Does she feel the same about you? Oh, I don't know. Uh, I never told her. Why the hell not? Uh... I have some problems. HORN BEEPS DISTORTED VOICES BUS HORN BEEPS CACOPHONY OF HORNS Oh my god! Stop the cab! Stop the cab! I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Shut up, you whacko! I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Just forget the fare. DOOR SLAMS Love Street. SIREN WAILS MAN ON RADIO: I look in a guy's eyes and I know right away... SIREN WAILS Come on, you could see the green on that dome. There's a federal agent says that the clock in the back was the Kennedy clock. DJ: Is it possible that they could have faked the evidence? Yeah, sure, it's possible. It's possible Lee Harvey Oswald didn't kill Kennedy. You know. Frankly, it's possible Jack Ruby didn't kill Lee Harvey Oswald. If you look at those films, there's this other guy behind Ruby. You claim Lee Harvey Oswald is still alive? No, somebody who looks like Lee Harvey Oswald. All I'm saying... She's singing. (Fiddles with tuning knob) MELANGE OF RADIO STATIONS (Frankie Valli sings) # Can't take my eyes off of you... # Bingo! That's it. (Sings along with bridge passage) (Sighs deeply) # I love you, baby # I love you, baby # And if it's quite alright # Quite alright (Both sing) # I need you, baby # To warm the lonely night # To warm the lonely night # I love you, baby # Baby BOTH: # Trust in me when I say # Oh, pretty baby FRANKIE VALLI: # Don't bring me down, I pray # Oh, pretty baby # Pretty baby FRANKIE VALLI: # Now that I've found you, stay # And let me love you, baby... # (Hums tunelessly) # Let me love you... # (Sighs deeply) # You're just too good to be true # Can't take my eyes off of you # You'd be like heaven to touch # I want to hold you so much... # Why do you do that? # At long last love has arrived... # Why do you push yourself? # And I thank God I'm alive # You're just too good to be true... # (Starts engine) # Can't take my eyes off of you. # HORNS BEEP (Sings) # Hey, hey # Hey, hey, hey # Hey, hey, yeah # Hey, hey... # HORN BEEPS Hey! What are you doing, hey? Go ahead, brothers, play on. Hey, what's up? DRUMMING RECOMMENCES (Beeps taxi horn in time) Look at him! Come on, keep up! Keep up! Can you swim, man? Water main. Broke on 40th Street and 7th Avenue. Oh, yeah? They say the subway's a damn river. Great. What's up, Jerry? What you thinking? Water mains don't usually break unless it's wintertime. The pipes burst open because it's cold and it's only 1 October. Reminds me of life in the delta. Yeah, Mississippi alright. Mekong, my friend. Mekong. Hey, Flip, did I ever tell you that the whole Vietnam War was fought over a bet that Howard Hughes lost to Aristotle Onassis? The two of them used my legs for a wishbone. Yeah, they owe you. No, YOU owe me! Oh. I'll get you tomorrow. Alright. Peace! You too. Take it easy, Flip. Ho! Ho! Alright! Alright! Yeah! DRUMMING CONTINUES CRASH! OMINOUS MUSIC CLANDESTINE MUSIC 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80... ..81. OK. Right. How's that? Not bad. 1.31. Good, good. I could do that a couple more times. Four times, if I had to. Somebody's growing a garden on the roof. Yeah, it's ripe for the picking. Health food! Ugh! It's disgusting! What is that? Nobody's gonna eat it. (Sighs) I didn't leave this open. Somebody's been up here. I'm not the only one with a key, I suppose. Ah, right where I left you. (Hums) (Laughs softly) CRUNCH! Yuck! Return to sender. Ugh! Disgusting. (Hums softly) HAPPY MUSIC DYNAMIC BOOGIE MUSIC Jerry! What? What? Keys! Oh. This is safe for me but not safe for the keys?! Smart girl. How's that, Jer? Justice, you know. She's wearing a blindfold. Jerry! What? You have an appointment today? Naturally. Show us your slip. No, I'm not wearing one! (Laughs) Good morning, Claudia. Good morning, sir. Here's what you wanted. Your coffee's on your desk. OK. Thank you. People, give me this room. ALL: Morning. Not you, Miss Sutton. You stay. This is a request from you for 18 wire taps on the Ezekiel Walters case, a case that we're no longer investigating. I've been doing it in my spare time. This is the Justice Department, not Alice Sutton PI. Walters is serving a life sentence on the bank bombing. Until we get new evidence, this case is closed. Do you know what it's like, Mr Wilson, to think you know what happened but to never be sure? I've been here 20 years, Alice. I know what it's like. Well, until you've investigated your own father's murder, you have no idea. Alice Sutton knows me! Alice Sutton! You're making it hard on yourself! CLAUDIA: Miss Sutton's psychotic is here again. WILSON: I want him out of here. First... I am an American citizen! Second of all... And I demand to see Alice Sutton! Alice Sutton! Please! YELLING OUTSIDE This guy is a restraining order waiting to happen! Can I see Alice Sutton, please? He needs an appointment. I have a right to be here. She'll tell you that. Get him out of here. If she can't tell you...! I haven't done anything wrong! Officers, please! I'll take him from here. I'm Alice Sutton. Sorry. Hi, Alice. You need to start making appointments. Well, can I make one now? Say, in a couple of minutes? I can wait if you're busy. Come around. Sure. I don't see the connection. Oh, come on! Six major earthquakes in three and a half years and the space shuttle up in orbit for every single one of them. Testing some top-secret seismic weapon? No, no, no! Not testing, using. Nukes are passe. We're talking the weapon of the future. What's it got to do with the President? The President's in Europe... Hi. ..in Europe at the moment and tomorrow he'll be in Turkey, right here along this faultline. And they sent up a space shuttle yesterday. Motive? Motive? How about $50 billion? How's that for a motive? Oh. Oh, here, let me. Let me get that here. The President's cutting funding to NASA, the milk cow of the aerospace industry, and that's a lot of milk. So NASA's going to kill the President with an earthquake? You still ride? Not for years. Do you keep the picture because you wish you hadn't quit? Jerry, the earthquake. What? Oh! Yeah. Not exactly something a Secret Service agent can throw himself on top of, is it? KNOCK AT DOOR Uh! Mr Wilson needs you in his office. Thank you. Does she always burst in like that? Yes, Jerry. That's her job. I have to go. My boss is looking to yell at me. Should I talk to him? No! Jerry, I want you to go home or wherever you go and I want you to make an appointment next time. That's what they're expecting. If I make an appointment... Jerry! I have a serious job here. I have a boss I must answer to. Do you understand that? I'm sorry. Uh, you're right. Use your commonsense. OK, OK. Deal. So are you going to warn him? Who? The President. I'm not going to promise you anything, OK? You think I'm crazy. She thinks I'm crazy. No, Jerry. I think you're different. Well, you know, to be normal in the real world and to drink Coke and eat... Jerry. I'm sorry. ..eat Kentucky Fried Chicken, you've got to be in a conspiracy against yourself. You want to go out some time? No. OK, OK. (Clears throat) So what's... what's your horse's name? Johnny Dancer. Oh. You've been in my office a dozen times, you've never asked me that before. I was waiting until I got to know you better. (Clears throat) Anyhow, it's... It's eight, uh, actually...times. You know, times I've been here. Eight. 1 1 Hey! Hey, pal! Hey, don't these water mains usually go in the wintertime? Hey, pal, all I know is it's beaucoup overtime. Yeah. HELICOPTER WHIRRS OVERHEAD Feds. No, no, not Feds. These guys have got a purpose. That's government plates. Government plates. Oh, there's something fishy going on here. Yeah, yeah. I'll bet my balls. I need a camera. Camera! Camera! Camera! GRIM MUSIC CAMERA CLICKS MAN: Sir, he's in the building now. That's it. Spooks! I knew it. Talk to him? Yes, sir. HORNS BLARE JERRY: The element of surprise. You've been watching me for a while. I've got eyes in the back of my head, but I didn't even see you guys coming. I just... You must be spooks, huh? Spooks? CIA spooks, right? Say something, will you? Please. What? I was right. What was...what was I right about? I wasn't...I wasn't right about anything. I wasn't right. I was wrong. I was... You guys are from NASA! That's right, you're from NASA! No! Come on, fellas. No, not the eyes! Arggh! (Muffled yell) (Breathes heavily) (Gasps softly) (Mouths) What? Wh...what? We've been looking for you a long time, Jerry. Do I know you? Very well. Jerry...have you ever been in a place from which hope is gone, where all that's left is patience? (Breathes raggedly and gasps) Now, Jerry...to whom have you been talking? I talk to lots of people - I drive a cab, you know? I meet people all day. Who else knows what we know? What? What we know, Jerry. What? What? What? Tell me WHAT! What do we know? What do we know? If I knew what we know, then I could tell you and if someone else knows, OK? You've got to be more specific. Oh. Ohhhh. Wh...what is that? Gravy for the brain. No...not gravy. (Gasps) Oh, please! Please! Please! Oh, not gravy. No, not gravy. No! Don't do this. Don't do this to me, please. (Screams) (Gasps and wheezes) Now, Jerry, to whom have you been talking? No. I've had gravy! I've had gravy! I know you. Yes, you know now, Jerry. Now you know, Jerry. Help! Help me! No! Who else knows, Jerry? Who else knows, Jerry? Help! Who knows, Jerry? What do they know? Who have you been talking to, Jerry? HELP! HELP! Help me! Arggh! EERIE ECHOING VOICES I must share some of the blame for this. I wish it didn't have to be this way. MAN'S VOICE: You've got to get back, Jerry. GARBLED VOICES (Echoes) Who else knows? Who else knows...else knows? Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. MAN'S VOICE: Coming through. Coming through. I believe. I believe! I believe! Arggh! Who else knows? I don't... Who else knows, Jerry?! Names, Jerry, names. I don't want to dance. Who else knows? I don't want to dance. MAN'S VOICE: Talking, talking, talking, Jerry! DISCORDANT MUSIC PLAYS Arggh! Arggh! Arggh! (Screams) Nobody knows! Nobody knows! Nobody knows! (Laughs maniacally) SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC (Screams) (Pants) DRAMATIC MUSIC Arggh! (Screams) MANIACAL LAUGHTER Arggh! MAN: Stop him! Arggh! (Voice echoes) Stop him! (Screams) SCREAMING Stop him! SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC (Gasps) Oh, oh, oh! Yah! He's flying! He's flying! (Squeals) Arggh! (Coughs) (Yelps) (Groans) (Groans) (Agonised scream) (Groans) Ow! Oh! SIREN WAILS JERRY: You wouldn't do this if you knew! Alice! I want to see Alice Sutton! You're under arrest! There she is. Alice. Alice. I don't know. Alice, this is it. They tried to...they tried to... I don't know what they tried. I don't know what I know, but I know that it's big. Will you just let me talk? Look, get back, alright?! Will you just...cut it out? Calm down. SCREAMING Get back! Get back! Please give me that gun. Roll it over here. Alright. Alright. (Moans) Please, will you get back? Will you get back? Alright. Alice, I need to talk to you. Jerry, here I am. They were in a wheelchair. I was crippled. No, I wasn't. Will you get back?! OK. Alice, I have...to see... tell you something. I... (Gasps) Just take it easy. Take it real easy with that, OK? Just take it real easy. Jerry, you have... you have blood on your shirt. (Whimpers) Oh! I bit his nose off! I bit his nose off. I bit... You bit somebody's nose off? Yeah. Oh, don't let's get into this thing where you make me repeat myself. I hate that. OK, OK, OK. I'm sorry. Get back, you damn complicit sons of bitches! You're looking for a man with no nose, not me. Look, I need to tell you... OK, Jerry. Look at me. There was a tank. Goldfish, no. I was inside a whale. OK, calm down. No, they were in a wheelchair. OK, Jerry. Look at me. Put the gun down, please. No, there was a golden... Then there wasn't any gravy... Jerry. (Sobs) Just put the gun down. What's that? I'm sorry. It's OK. It's OK. I'm sorry. OK. Perfect. Perfect. Hey, hey, hey! Take it easy. Take it easy. Jesus. (Groans) My God. Jerry, you're bleeding. Call an ambulance! Call an ambulance! He's in a wheelchair. Don't throw me out. Christ! Back away! Back away! Put it away! (Coughs) Christ! Tell me what happened. I can't... I can't remember. I can't remember them. I can't remember me. I...I can remember you. I can remember you. It's on the tip of my tongue. Oh. I can remember in the morning. I'll remember. I just am tired. Oh. (Groans) I just...need to have some sleep. GENTLE MUSIC Open. DOOR BUZZES Open, please. DOOR BUZZES She's for you. No, no, no, nurse. Don't, don't. What is it? What am I doing with this? What is it? Something to help you sleep. Ow! I don't want to sleep. I want to check out. Calm down. Why am I handcuffed? I'm not a criminal. Alice, you've got to get me out of here. They gave me some stuff. Jerry, you're under arrest. What? What's the... what's the...what's the charge? You were there. Figure it out. Oh, jeez. If you could remember who stabbed you with the wheelchair it would really help. Oh, I just...I was in the... Oh, God, I wish I could explain it. It's alright. Just relax. Alice. Alice. You've got to switch the charts. Switch my charts with that guy's. You've got to switch them. What? Don't make me repeat myself. Switch my chart with his, otherwise I'll be dead by morning. Jerry, you relax. Go to sleep. I'll see you tomorrow. You wanna bet? You're just being paranoid. I'm only paranoid 'cause they want me dead. Please, Alice, please. Save my life. Switch the charts. Switch them. (Groggily) Switch... switch the charts. Switch them. (Whispers) Switch... (Jerry snores softly) SIREN WAILS Would you open this please, ma'am? Ma'am. DOOR BUZZES What's happening? Guy comes in with a stab wound, dies of a heart attack. Weird. Are you Miss Sutton? Yes. They want me to bring you downstairs. Who does? The FBI. The CIA. You name the initials, they're down there. Any special reason? They said to bring you and the body to the basement. The body's on its way. Come with me. I...uh...I just need one minute, please. Thank you. For what? Well, switching the charts. I didn't switch the charts. Oh, no, it's OK. The guy traded bullets with an old man in a liquor store. He had it coming. You expect me to believe someone came in here last night and gave that guy something that stopped his heart? You switched the charts. You tell me. I've got to go downstairs now. The CIA want to see your body. Really? Oh. I won't be here when you get back, but I'll keep in touch. You're handcuffed to the bed, Jerry. Yeah, I'll have to chew through my arm or something. It's better than hospital food. (Sighs) Thank you. GENTLE MUSIC You saved my life. Thank you. Heart attacks happen. I didn't switch the charts. You switched them. You switched the charts. Let's see here. It's a gruelling experience. Excuse us. Put that out! Here's a government man now. This is Miss Sutton. Miss Sutton. Agent Lowry, FBI. We're waiting for a jurisdictional problem to be cleared up. Fletcher's something else. Tell me about it. DC police want him for assault, Secret Service for counterfeiting, and we're tracking him on a string of bank robberies. No-one knows why the CIA wants him. This guy's a CIA shrink. He's here to ID Fletcher. They knew each other somehow. Take off the sheet. MAN: This isn't him. It says 'Jerry Fletcher' on the chart. Alice? Uh...uh...Jerry's... He's... He's what? What's going on? He's having a heart attack. Where's that goddamned cart? (Gulps) We want a crash cart in here, STAT! P.A.: Dr Paxton, Code Blue. Dr Paxton, Code Blue. A dog bit it. Excuse me? You were going to ask about my nose. The poor animal is slated to be destroyed today. And you feel bad for it? It's my dog. Ugh! Ugh! I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Nurse. Nurse. (Gulps) Oh, God. There he goes! Open the goddamned gate. NURSE: No! And you watch your language! Hey! FBI, lady. Open the damn door! (Screams) DOOR BUZZES Arggh! Arggh! (Gasps) Hi, Alice. Excuse me. You never saw me. (Screams) (Screams) Just shut up! There he goes! Hey! Lady, open the door! Open the gate! Will you open it up?! GATE BUZZES You. Get hospital security. Block all the exits. Yes, sir! Let's go! Is this guy a psychiatrist or a field agent? DRAMATIC MUSIC SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC (Gasps for breath) Hey. Put your foot down and get out of there. Come on, buddy. Look, if you only knew what really happened to Serpico, you'd do everything you could to help me out. Get out of there! (Whimpers) Come on. Now! Alright, give me a break. I'm wounded, OK? Put your hands behind your back. Sorry. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Aaah! Arggh! Oh, God! He said a dog bit his nose. Oh. Arff! Please, you've got to help me out of this, Alice. I can't make any promises. I'm in a tight spot here. Please, Alice. You look really pretty today. Your eyes look kind of different. Oh, God. Please, Alice, make an exception. Alice. Alice. Alice. Alice, please. Alice, are you there? Please, come back! Please don't leave me here. Now, listen, Alice, Alice. (Groans) Thank you. There we go. Oh! Oh! Arggh! We're talking four, five exits here. I still can't believe this is happening. Let's go. Have you seen him? No, no. Did you see him? No. We can't shut down this place quickly enough. You have a man chained to a bed rail. Just block all the exits. Good idea. Um...will you keep me company please? Shit. Oh. David. Carl. I'm sorry. Carl, of course. Dr Fine. I wanted to ask your advice. I had a middle-aged guy. I'm operating on him - gallstones. Do I know you? Yeah, of course. Dr Fine. I work at the other end - proctology. So, Jerry thinks that NASA is plotting to kill the President? You've already asked me that. And you have no idea where Jerry lives? You've asked me THAT three times. Why do you keep making me repeat myself? Alright. Here's a fresh one. Over here? Why you? Your colleague Mr Wilson tells me Jerry won't talk to anyone but you. Now, that seems...um... oddly possessive behaviour to me. I'm sorry. What was the question? Why do you insist on having me repeat myself? Why...you? I think he has a crush on me. How charming. He has great taste. Now, why him? Why do you...uh...tolerate his visits to your office? Six months ago, I was leaving work and two guys tried to mug me. Jerry came out of nowhere and rescued me. That's how I met him. He probably is crazy, but there's something about Jerry that...just... I don't know. I don't have the heart to tell him to get lost. I didn't know the CIA had psychiatrists. We're very specialised. May I? 'Veritas'. Truth. What is it they say about truth? "The truth will set you free." ALICE: Hi. Thank you. SIREN WAILS LOWRY: 'Catcher in the Rye'. That's the book Chapman had on him when he shot John Lennon. I was just thinking that. Remember the guy that shot Reagan - John Hinckley? They found a copy of that book in his apartment. Well, weird coincidence, huh? Thanks for your input, Officer. (Groans) Gum, keys and a book. Hmm. Car. Maybe apartment. But...uh...this is an odd one. What do you think? It's got a little paint on it. Safety deposit box key. I'll take that...and that. You're welcome. (Scoffs) Spooks. LIFT BELL DINGS So, what do you say we...um... I don't know, compare notes on this guy? 'Geronimo'? SIREN WAILS No, don't! Don't! No, I'm here, I'm here. Oh, God! There's a 'No Parking' sign right there. Yeah, I see it. Two cops to give a ticket? These days it takes two cops. Great. (Starts engine) (Screams) Oh! Oh my god! Oh my god. Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. That parking ticket's been coming all day. How did you know this was my car? I didn't. Lucky guess. I feel naked. Could we get out of here? Please don't tell me you're naked back there. It's a figure of speech. Could we go...please? Yeah. OK. People are looking everywhere for me. HORNS HONK What took you so long? I was here all day. That's how long it takes to search a hospital. There are lots of people after you. Yeah, they'll stick me with Oswald - just another lunatic acting alone. Oswald killed the President. Is that what you're planning? No, on the contrary. Did you call about that earthquake thing and warn them? I'll do that. Can you sit up? No, no! I don't want them to see me. Them who? Them. Them back there. Look, change lanes. Watch the rear-view mirrors. A fun experiment. HORNS BEEP UNEASY MUSIC Right. Did you see it? Wraparound headlights? Yeah. Crown Victoria. FBI. It's a legitimate tail. As opposed to...? As opposed to people more serious about their work. Hey, can you drive this thing or do you just like looking good in it? You think I should try to lose them? Yes. That's what a man would do. I'm not a man. I noticed. Hey! What...what are you doing? What are you doing? HORNS BEEP Oh, man! SIREN WAILS HORNS BEEP Agent Lowry. It wasn't my idea. Jonas? It's his show from now on. Look, you want to get some dinner? Inter-agency cooperation and all? When I'm ready to compare notes I'll let you know. It's your call. Have a good night. See, wasn't that a lot easier than squealing tyres and knocking over trash cans? Nothing's easy. That guy they arrested down at... How long have we known each other? Six months...and eleven days. Six months and eleven days. Alright, I'll give you one more hour. Where to? Where to? 1 Ah. Why did we go down to go back up? Shh, shh, shh! (Whispers) Because... because it, er... I don't like to come and go the same way twice. I live in there. I have to get...get a... OK. Right. Here. Here. You...you should have this. What is it? It's my union pin. Figured the way you drove, you know, you should...be in the union. I'd be proud to have you drive me around in a cab. Come in, please. Here. Give me those. I'll put them up here. I'll just shut the door. Sorry there's not more room in here. Oh, the keys. I'll just get the light. The Jerry Garcia file. I didn't... Oh, yeah. Yes, I did. Hey, you know how the Grateful Dead are always on tour? No. Yeah. You know why? Because they're all British agents, intelligence agents. They're spies. Jerry Garcia himself has a double-0 rating, just like James Bond. Jerry Garcia's dead. (Chuckles) Oh, that's what they want you to think. Is this supposed to protect you from aliens or something? No, it's just a beer bottle. Follow me. (Groans) Come into my humble abode. (Coughs) Here we go. Welcome. Would you like something to drink? Coffee... ..if that's OK. Oh, no. Coffee's our friend. Coffee's our friend. It's just fine. Oh, I keep the beans in the refrigerator. Keeps the beans fresher, makes better coffee. Old Italian guy told... Papa Leone told me that. Dead now. Nice old guy, really. What the hell was...? "I love the delicate shadow of... "..of she... "..wanting me to be." Oh. Yeah. I can't seem to remember this combination on the coffee. Want some grapefruit juice instead? Sure. Oh, you know... If my universe had a hub... This would be it? Yeah. Here. 'In the Irons'? Yeah. I've been reading up on it lately. Um...transportation, you know. Are these yours? Yeah. But this...I think this is what's been causing the problem. This is our third issue this year. 'Conspiracy Theory'. I give you 'Conspiracy Theory'. This is my newsletter. I think it's got them scared, you know? I must've hit a nerve with one of those articles in there. Otherwise... They're pretty pissed off about something and that's... 'The Space Shuttle's Seismic Secret'? 'The Oliver Stone-George Bush Connection'? Oliver Stone? Oh...oh, yeah. Sure. I mean, he... he's their spokesman. Yeah. You think if anyone had the information he's got and a national podium to shout it from, they'd let him? No. It's quite clear that he's a disinformation junkie for them. The fact he's still alive says it all. He should be dead, but he's not. Can you prove any of this? No. Absolutely not. A good conspiracy is an unprovable one. If you can prove it, they must have screwed up somewhere and if that's the case, well... 'They'? They. Yeah. They who? They. Well... They. I... I don't know. That's why they call them 'they'. And...and 'them', you know? And where does Jonas fit in? Oh, he's one of they. One of them. He's them. I mean, for sure. I know. 'They', 'them'. Them. Mm-hm. I suppose they have a secret handshake? Yeah. That's it? (Chuckles) Well...well, no. How would I know? I'm not one of them. I was just, you know, horsing around. (Clears throat) How many subscribers do you have? (Exhales heavily) Oh, let's see. Er...five. I think it's probably got something to do with the economy. You think one of them is not who they seem? You think it might be one of they? It could be... Oh! Of course! Do you have a list? Huh?! A subscribers list. Oh! (Sighs with relief) Yes. Yeah, right over here. Oh, boy. I thought you meant some other kind of... Big Holden Caulfield fan? No. Not really. You just like the story? Er...no, not especially, no. Well, Jerry, you've got a dozen copies of this book. I know. Yeah, I know, I know. I... There's more of them in here. And, er...under the bed too. I don't know w-why, but I, um... ..whenever I see one, I have to buy it. And...and I don't... And if I don't see one, well, then I have to find one... to buy... ..so I can feel normal. (Sobs) I...I don't know why. (Clears throat) Did you ever read it? Um...yeah. You...you read this in school. No-one ever gave it to ME to read at school. That's what they start when you're young, you know. When you're little, in school, they Baden-Powell all the boys and Betty Crocker all the girls and then they aircondition you. They put you in an Ezy-Bake oven and you can't breathe any more. (Chuckles bitterly) Oh, Jesus. You must think I'm crazy, huh? Yeah. Right. Four...23...12. (Brokenly) It's, er... it's the combination of the coffee. I'll just get... Do you still want some? (Sobs) Oh, you idiot. DARK, OMINOUS MUSIC DRAMATIC MUSIC We're made. Gas 'em. Go! Tear gas! Don't breathe, don't breathe! Delta team secure. Delta team secure. Ready? Take it down. (Muffled speech) Go! EXPLOSION Get under the bed! Stay down! (Groans) Alright. Move this. Come on, come on. Go! Go! What are you doing?! Oh my god! There's a ladder. (All shout incoherently) Are you coming? I'll be right behind you. DRAMATIC MUSIC Close your eyes. (Screams) My God! What are you doing?! I'm torching my house! What is that? That...that was here when I moved in. DRAMATIC MUSIC, PEOPLE SHOUT What are you doing? Always be prepared. Get out! Now! Go! Go! Go! MAN: Let's go! Give me a hand here! Hey, fellas. Just around on top to your left. Excuse me. Excuse me. Clear a path! Was that who I think it was? Yep. Has this ever happened before? No. But I've been practising. Let's go. Jerry! Who ARE you? What? Just a guy trying to put out a fire. MAN: See the aluminium-looking stuff? It's firewall. Amazing. He designed this place so it could be an incinerator. But it leaves the rest of the building untouched. MAN: Dr Jonas. Dr Jonas! Something else here you should see. I want to hear more. MAN: Come on, wrap it up. Let's go. Do you mind? SUDDEN DRAMATIC MUSIC One hour. I want to know what she eats, where she sleeps, everything. See? Home, safe and sound. It only LOOKS safe, Alice. You can't stay here. Jerry... You can't stay here. Don't turn the lights on! Look, I can stay here, sleep on your couch... No. No. Jerry, no. You're going. I don't want to. You're going. You don't realise... Wait. Let me ask you something. I'll sleep in the bathtub. Shut up! You shouldn't be here alone. My God! Jerry, I... Get down. What are you doing now? You don't want them seeing you. Always make sure these are shut. Jerry, please...be still, be quiet, listen to me. I think we can make some progress if you just answer one question to my satisfaction. I'll try. Alright. It's about the painting on the wall in your apartment. I didn't mean for you to see that. That's kinda like looking in someone's diary and taking it all out of context, you know. OK. OK. That's fair. It's just that... well, Jerry, it was just so big and you obviously put lots of time into it and you seem to...know me so well. How is that possible? So what's the question? How is that possible? This is you and your dad and he was...murdered, wasn't he? He was that judge. I read it in the paper. Did they find out, you know... how...who did it? I mean, you don't mind me asking? It's...it's... You're changing the subject. He's why you punish yourself, isn't he? Jerry, don't start. Yes! You get on the treadmill and turn your back to that picture. Running away from him. Sometimes you just sing along to the music, but most of the time you punish yourself. I don't know where you get the energy after work, but...you run like a maniac. What are you talking about? Music, Jerry? What are you talking about? Are you watching me, Jerry? Do you sit in your car? Wait in an alleyway? Is it every day? It's not... What is it? Tell me! Your horse... No! Do not change the subject! Get out of my house! I will give you $100 to get out of here! I've got plenty of money... for a rainy day. Oh, yeah? Well, guess what? It's pouring out. Alright. You're tired and I, er... Just don't be mad at me, OK? Use your deadbolts, Alice. Use your deadbolts. OK? Just lock up. 1 1 I'm gonna empty my bladder. CAR DOOR OPENS How's your bladder? I gotta go. How's yours? Hey! No, no, no. Don't do that. (Sighs) OK. There's a lot of folks looking for you. I guess that makes you the smart one, huh? Put...put your hands on the wheel. Both your hands. On the wheel. Thank you. You're welcome. Don't mention it. Where's my partner? Who? Oh! Your part... I... He...he's OK. Here you are with a gun to your head, asking about your partner. You might be OK. Um...he'll have a headache for a couple of days. Are your intentions here honourable? I'm not sure what you mean. Uh... Are they hon...? With Alice? I mean, what are you...? Think of me as her guardian angel. Well, that's ironic, because we're here to protect her from YOU. (Chuckles) Nah. No, you're here 'cause you thought that I'd show up here. That's why you're here. Seemed like a possibility. Well... What about YOUR intentions? Are they, er...honourable? Er... Yeah. I'm not a violent man. No. I'm not by nature... I'm not a violent man, Mr Lowry. But if you hurt Alice in any way or anything like that, um...I'll kill you. Does that seem honourable enough? Well, er, may... Are you...are you pretending? (Cocks trigger) Yes. Yes. OK. Sorry. (Mutters) It's gotta be here. Salisbury. No... Sutton. No, not there. (Continues muttering) (Sighs with relief) (Sighs) Good. Thank God. May I help you, sir? Yeah. OK. Er...I need to scan it, sir. A-alright. We'll put it through. No, this side. OK. Just... I'll do it. SCANNER BEEPS Yeah. MAN: Continue scanning Long Island. Long Island, Matrix 1 area. Continue scanning... COMPUTER BEEPS Bingo! 'Catcher in the Rye'. Location is 33 East 17th Street, Barnes and Noble. Wait, wait. I... I'm just putting it in a bag, sir. I don't want a bag. ENGINES REV I've got the exact change for you. OK. $9.50. Right. Let's see... Five... Your receipt? Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. 'Catcher in the Rye'. Yeah. It's...it's a classic. Yeah. Have you ever read it? You know, I've...never read it. N...never?! No. Never. That's the 'Catcher'! I never read it. HELICOPTER WHIRRS We're going silent, guys. Confirm silent. GANGSTA RAP MUSIC Can I have a pretzel? TENSE MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC I got him. There he is. Just one. CAR HORNS BEEP Hurry up, hurry up. CAR HORNS BEEP (Horse on screen whinnies) Excuse me. Ow! Sorry. Sorry. HORSE HOOFS ON SCREEN ECHO BOMB! There's a bomb under my seat! (People scream and shout) (Whinnies) Be calm, and move out in an orderly fashion. (Shouts) CHAOTIC MUSIC CONTINUES I'm NOT sorry. TENSE MUSIC (Shrieks) I'm turning into a Jerry. 1 1 I've got a cease-and-desist on matters relating to Jerry Fletcher. We're not to discuss him with the press, NYPD or anyone else. Building security is going to arrest him on sight and we're to report any attempt he makes to contact you. I don't like it. Something's not right here. Dr Jonas thought you might be inclined not to cooperate. Why is that? Well, we don't know who Dr Jonas is. We don't know who we're cooperating with. I've had lots of credentials flashed in my face, Alice, and after what I saw yesterday, I know not to ask questions. We're out, we're shut off, we're terminated. Understood? Understood. They can't see the trees for the park. PHONE RINGS PHONE KEEPS RINGING WOMAN: Hello? ALICE: Hi. May I speak with Mr Ketcham, please? This is Mrs Ketcham. Hello, Mrs Ketcham. Your husband receives our newsletter and I'm wondering if he'd like to renew his subscription. My husband is dead. He was killed last night in a car accident. Miss Sutton? Yes, here. Sign here, please. Hey, here, wait. Thank you. These just came for you. Want a vase? Yes, please. OK. Thanks. "Go out the building, to the right. Take the first bus." (Clears throat) Claudia, could you tell Jill to transfer my call from Milwaukee to my mobile, please? Will do. Thank you. Got her. Subject is on the move. OK, she's on the bus. Go. Subject on bus 1648. We'll follow. TYRES SCREECH AND HORN BLARES SHOUTING What the hell...?! Go, go! Keep going! SIREN WAILS DYNAMIC ACTION MUSIC (All shout) Oi! (Laughs) You see that? No. See what? You didn't see it? Nobody ever sees... Jerry, Jerry... Where did you get your five subscribers? I put an ad on a computer bulletin board. I logged in at the library so they couldn't trace it. They're dead - four out of five - all in the last 24 hours. One car accident, two heart attacks, a stroke. I can't reach Henry Finch. They're dead. Dead! I did that! Heart attacks and strokes - that's the CIA. Henry Finch. Oh my god! I should've realised. I mean, they monitor absolutely everything. Elaborate on 'they'. 'They'? 'They'? Well, there's lots of groups, actually. Lots of initials - CIA, FBI, IMF. You name it - 'they'. But really they're part of the same two opposing factions. Which are? Which are - one...one... Some of them are really wealthy families. Their one thing is to maintain stability - at least that's what they call it. The other group is Eisenhower's industrial-military complex. They want to maintain INSTABILITY. You're saying group one is warring with group two? At some levels they're warring. But at other levels it's the same group. It's hand in glove - cold wars, hot wars. Jerry, take a breath. OK. Alright - the latest casualty in the whole damn dumb-show fiasco is one of America's richest men - Ernest Harriman. He was murdered. Murdered? Yes, right here in Manhattan. No, Jerry, the papers said he drowned in a swimming pool. It was an accident in Newport. No. Nobody dies in Newport. They couldn't even kill Sunny von Bulow in Newport. He drowned, but not in Newport. Where, then? Right here - 7th Street subway station. A billionaire waiting on the subway? Why didn't they drown him in his limo?! Don't you read the papers or watch television? Last week, this place was under water. The water main broke. I know. But do you know what's right above this area? The Harriman Building. The whole substructure was flooded. He didn't drown in a pool! Ask the coroner at Rhode Island if he had chlorinated water in his lungs. OK, I will. You will? Yeah, if you want me to. I don't know what to say... I love you. What? I...I... I...resolve to call you up a thousand times a day and, um...ask you if you'll marry me, in some old-fashioned way, and... Every...everything you do is magic. Those are song lyrics, Jerry. Uh, yeah, I know. I know that. Uh...I know that. Look, I'm nervous, OK? I just wish I hadn't grabbed onto the first thing I could... I know they're song lyrics, but I...I know how I feel. I think you're confused. No! It's been a long day... I'm not confused. You wanted to know - that picture on the wall - how that was possible. We shouldn't talk about that. It's Geronimo. It's love. Love gives you insight. Love lets you see things that you wouldn't normally... I just know I've loved you since the first time I saw you. Jerry, no, no - you don't love me. Sure I do. No. I don't? No. Uh... I thought that, uh... Well, I thought, you know... I just thought that maybe... I th... I th... Oh! Jerry... Jerry! Jerry. Jerry! Jerry. I'm sorry. Jerry, I'm sorry. PHONE RINGS Hello? JILL: You have a call from the Milwaukee post office. Yeah? Henry Finch's mail has been forwarded here to Manhattan. Where? Foley Square, the Criminal Courts Building. HORNS BLARE SIRENS WAIL I'd like to see Mr Finch, please. Who? Henry Finch. Is he expecting you? My name is Sutton. I'm with the Justice Department. I'd like to see Mr Finch immediately. CONVERSATIONS BUZZ (Knocks) He'll be right with you. Thank you. WATER RUNS What the hell is going on here? I'm very impressed, Alice. How was Jerry this morning? I think the more important question is, who are you? Those are much bigger questions than you think. Please sit down. For...reasons that will soon be regrettably clear, I'm going to tell you a secret. Then you can judge what and who I am. Years ago, I worked for the Central Intelligence Agency on the MK Ultra program. Are you familiar with it? It was mind control. 'Manchurian Candidate' kind of stuff. That's a vulgar generalisation, but...yes - you take an ordinary man and turn him into an assassin. That was our goal. Now, MK Ultra was terminated in 1973. But...not the...research. That, I continued. Shall I go on? OMINOUS MUSIC The truth will set you free. It involved hallucinogenic research, electro-shock to induce vegetative states, terminal experiments in sensory deprivation... Terminal? As in resulting in death. (Sighs) Alice, I'm, uh...I'm now trying to pay my penance. These things that you're talking about - you did them to Jerry? MK Ultra was...science, sanctioned by the Government. But, of course, it all ended the moment that John Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan. Hey, no - that wasn't us. But the technology had been stolen. Pandora's box opened. My subjects were taken from me - used in the private sector - and Jerry was one of them. One of your subjects? It is imperative that I discover who stole the technology and...Alice, I will do what is necessary to...stimulate Jerry into telling me what he knows. Jerry is very dangerous. Jerry has killed. To find who programmed Jerry, I have to find Jerry, but I can't do that without you. Do you recognise this? Where did you get that?! You do recognise it, then? Of course I do. It belonged to my father. Where did you get it? Alice, what do you know about your father's death? He denied a man in prison appeal for a new trial - Ezekiel Walters. Walters had nothing to do with your father's murder. When they found him, he was holding his wallet and the only thing missing was this photo. Where did you find it? Jerry's safe deposit box. Alice, when do you think Jerry first took notice of you? What is it the two of you have in common? I was...mugged and he saved me. He may have saved you, Alice, but that was no coincidence. Come on, you're a lawyer - you THINK like one. Your father was assassinated. And the sick son of a bitch has been obsessed with you ever since. I am so sorry, Alice. I truly am. OMINOUS MUSIC 1 1 CHILLING MUSIC Miss Sutton? Uh, hold on one second. Alice, you order pizza? No. Oh. Hold it. "Go to the north-east corner of Greenwich and Battery Place. "Bring the pizza. I have something important to tell you." Claudia, call Bill in Security and tell him Fletcher's in the area. I will, sir. "I have something important to tell you." Alice, I have tried everything I know to get Jerry to talk. Would you try? I promise you you'll be perfectly safe. No way. No way. Alice, you don't have to do this. I will. Good girl. I want a bug in this box - audio and track. Right away. HORN BEEPS Hey, that still hot? Hop in. Doesn't pay to stand around too long. HORNS BEEPS GRIM MUSIC This is 42K. We're on 'em. Thanks. I'm starving. Oh! This is good. Have some. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC Do you have them on that? Still got 'em. JERRY: Are you OK, Alice? No, you're not OK, are you? I shouldn't have said all that stuff I said before. I won't do that anymore. I started creeping you out. I can't help my feelings. What did you want to talk to me about? Uh, I can FEEL what I... I mean, I can THINK... I can FEEL what I want to say, but I can't get it out. I've got blank spots... I've heard enough. I want him out of there. No, you keep driving. It's like if you're singing along with the music and if there's no music, you know the words when there's music but if there's none, you're helpless. I don't understand. Is something wrong? JERRY: No. Don't worry about it. I just want to take you where the music's playing. The music is playing in Queens? What? Oh, no, not today. Did she say Queens? Yes. RADIO: This is Air Unit 1 - we've lost visual. He's on the lower level. Pick them up the other side. Where is he? Straight ahead. About 300 yards. What? Nothing. You see something? Hang on. BRAKES SCREECH What are you doing?! What are you doing?! Let's go. Whoa! Sorry, sorry! The pizza! HORNS BLARE We don't need the pizza. (Man yells angrily) What's this? Stop. HORNS BLARE I have to get the pizza! Come on. Come on! HORN BLARES Stop, stop, stop! OK, this is us - hop in. All mobile units, what do you see? TENSE, DRAMATIC MUSIC MUSIC POUNDS DRAMATICALLY HORN BLARES I'm getting in. Air Unit 1, what do you see? We see no traffic. Repeat - no traffic. We'll go down and look. TYRES SCREECH Nothing! THROUGH RADIO: They have exited the vehicle. The pizza box is in the car. DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES Where are we going? Connecticut. TALKING ON TWO-WAY RADIOS Where are we going? Shhh. Can you hear it? What? The music - I can almost hear it. No. I almost hear it. We will. We will. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PHONE RINGS Mr Wilson's office. Hello? Hello? David Berkowitz, Ted Bundy, Richard Speck... What about them? Serial killers. Serial killers only have two names. You ever notice that? But lone gunman assassins - they always have three names. John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, Mark David Chapman... John Hinckley. He shot Reagan. He only has two names. Yeah, but he only just SHOT Reagan. Reagan didn't die. If Reagan had died, I'm pretty sure... ..we probably would all know what John Hinckley's middle name was. PHONE RINGS Mr Wilson's office. Hello? It's her. The line's open - get a trace on it. I need a trace. Yeah, we got one. SOMBRE MUSIC This is my father's place. This is where the music's playing. I just thought of another one. James Earl Ray - guy who got Luther King. Then of course there's Sirhan Sirhan. I still haven't figured that one out. Maybe it's Sirhan Sirhan Sirhan. I don't know. We got the stables and the main house over there. I'll just follow my nose. What's YOUR middle name, Jerry? What do you mean? Did you kill my father? No. THUNDER RUMBLES Maybe. Maybe? Well, I...I don't know. You don't know?! No, I... (Grunts) You were at the horse show that day, and...uh... ..you never rode again after that. I think maybe you blame yourself. Oh, God, it's on the tip of my brain. I just...uh... He died right here. He...died right here...right here. Did he see you coming? Did he beg for his life? You put a gun to his head and shot him, didn't you?! He died like an animal. You killed my father! Answer me! I have to know! Tell me, please. Please tell me. Please tell me. Please tell me. OK. Please. OK, OK. I'll tell you. I...went to the court to kill your father. I'm sorry. That's what I was programmed to do. Ezekiel Walter's hearing. I had a gun... and I couldn't shoot him. I couldn't do it, because I saw you. That was the first time I ever saw you. That was the first time we met. And, oh boy, I knew that I was a screw-up, and that Jonas would send somebody else to do the job I didn't do, so I decided to watch him and make him safe. Safe? Yeah, safe. He started carrying a gun. I know. He stuck it in my face when I tried to introduce myself. I had to...had to...uh...uh... I didn't kill him. I... I didn't kill him. He... We became friends. Yes. Oh...he made really good coffee and... ..he tried to help me remember a lot of stuff and... One of Jonas's guys... No. One of... When I got here, he was already dying. When I...he was... he was dying when I got here. What does Jonas have to do with Ezekiel Walters? Oh. Ezekiel Carl Walters. Ezekiel Carl Walters. Ezekiel Walters is one of Jonas's fall guys! It's the three name thing. Ezekiel Carl Walters. You see? He... Oh, he was innocent - innocent of everything. Uh...uh...your father was going to reopen the case. He was going to reopen the case because he didn't accept the official story. Why? Because...because he believed me. He believed me. I... (Clears throat) And he believed that I couldn't do what I was meant to do to him, and he was gonna blow it all wide open, before Jonas sent someone else, and he was gonna... (Sniffs) Oh...when he was dying, he was still really worried about you. He took your picture out of his wallet. He called you his baby. I told him I'd...I'd keep you safe. I kept your picture and I've been watching you ever since. I didn't...I didn't kill him. But I was late and...I'm sorry. Um...I'm sorry. GENTLE, UPLIFTING MUSIC I believe you. I believe you. (Sobs) He made great coffee? Yeah. HELICOPTER WHIRRS They traced my phone! I'm sorry! Come on! Wait! I have to ask you something. What? Did you switch the charts? Now's not the time. Now is all I've got. Did you switch them? Yes. Oh, I knew it. I knew it! DRAMATIC MUSIC No, no. (Screams) MAN: Freeze! Freeze! Freeze! Get over there. (Screams) Ugh! Jerry! Jerry! (Screams) Get off me! Jerry! Jerry! Get off me! Let go of me! Let go! Jerry! Get off her! Jerry! You've really embarrassed me, Jerry. You've made certain people take notice of you who shouldn't have. Alice! Are you alright? GUNSHOTS Wilson! Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! DRAMATIC MUSIC Arggh! Alice. You shouldn't watch, Jerry. It's a moment without hope. You've never seen her run. GUNSHOT Ugh! CYMBALS CRASH SOLEMN MUSIC DRAMATIC MUSIC (Jonas sighs) This'll put my words in your mouth. Once this does its job, you'll swear that you killed her yourself. (Sighs) She's dead, you know. Well, then, you can't hurt me anymore. I'll be the judge of that. I'll be the judge of that. KEY RATTLES IN LOCK Come on in. I'll get the lights. Holy shit. We need to talk. Yeah. When I was here last night, there were...desks. That's messed up. I'm calling management right now. I'm going to call my boss. You guys, I'll meet you downstairs. Go ahead. Come on. Who's the Deputy Director of the FBI? We don't have time for 20 questions. Come on. Hold it right there. Put your hands in the air. (Sighs) What gave me away? Nothing. I just wanted to make sure. Who are you guys? If the intelligence world was a family, think of us as the uncle no-one ever talks about. We watch Jerry. Jerry's the bait for Jonas. Jonas has shown himself. Why don't you take him? Jonas builds assassins. We need to know who they are, where they are and who Jonas works for. Jonas had my father killed, didn't he? We think so. Do you know where Jerry is? No. I wish I did. Honest. What are you gonna do? I'm gonna find him. Because he'd find me. Let's work together on this. Let's... I don't think that's a good idea. I'll give you a number you can call if you need me. Hey! Hands in the air. (Sighs) (Whispers) I'm sorry. Everybody's sorry. SUBDUED, UNEASY MUSIC MUSIC INTENSIFIES SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC Geronimo. Son of a bitch. The President had left the area only moments earlier, and is currently safe in Germany. Again, the quake in southern Turkey measured 7.3 on the Richter scale. Thousands are feared missing or dead. More on this story after... (Clears throat) Can I help you? Yes. I'm with the Justice Department. I need to see any male patients who've been brought in in the last 12 hours. Justice Department? Mm-hm. Have you got some credentials or badge or something? PAPER CRACKLES Well, this is the Treasury Department... ..but it'll do. Come on. Let's go. (Jerry sings) # Ooh, you're just too good to be true... # Uh...that's better. # You're just too good to be true... # Yo! Marie! What happened to those two guys come in this morning? They were transferred to Mt Vernon immediately. Oh. Sorry. (Jerry groans and hums) Jerry! (Jerry sings dozily) Jerry? Hey! Jerry? Jerry, can you hear me? Uh? Jerry. Jerry. (Groans) (Coughs) Can you hear me, Jerry? What? # You're just too good to be true # You're just too good to be true... # Jerry, tell me where you are. Jerry. Jerry! # I love you, baby # And if it's quite alright (Sings) # I need you, baby # To warm the lonely night... # Hi, Alice. (Laughs) Hi, Jerry. Alice, I'm sorry you're dead. Jerry. Jerry, tell me where you are. Right here. I'm... ..I'm... Where's 'here', Jerry? I'm on the floor, Alice. Behind or a... (Mumbles) The paint is peeling on the ceiling. (Chuckles) I'm right. The paint is peeling on the ceiling. (Mumbles) DULL THUDS I can see the smokestacks in the light. Where can you see the smokestacks from in this building? The smokestacks. Um...smokestacks. Well, that would be the power station. You can see it from the North Wing...upstairs. It's been closed for two years. Take me there. Right now. I'm coming to get you. It's down here. Alice? Alice? You can fit through there? Around this corner and down the hall. Come on, just honk the horn. I'll come out. This is it. Do you have a key? No, I don't. Look, can you break it open? Lady, $100 doesn't cover something like this. Clean the place up. Oh, no. Whoa. No, wait. Let's think about this. Hey. Come on. Now come on! DOOR CREAKS LOUDLY This is as far as I go, lady. Call the police...and this man. Tell him where I am. (Groans) Looking for backup. Uh. Looking for backup. Oh. (Bashes feet against wall) (Sings) # That's the name... # (Man speaks faintly on walkie-talkie) (Groans) (Yells) (Yell echoes) Where did you think this would get you? How would I know? I'm tied up on the floor. I guess I... I...I don't know. Maybe I wanted some attention. I was lonely. Arggh! SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC Wow! (Groans) Are you alright? Are you alright? Oh. This is like... the best dream I ever had. Alice. Yeah? Could you untie me? My God. Yes, of course. I'm sorry. 1 1 DRAMATIC MUSIC LOWRY: North Wing. Can I see some ID? ID him, Flip. That's through that door. But you know it's abandoned? We don't mind. (Grunts with effort) Oh, God. I'm sorry. Can you walk? I think so. (Sighs) Kiss me. What?! For luck. Kiss me and...uh...just... Jerry, you're crazy. I know I'm certifiable, hell, but kiss me once. Come, on. Kiss me and then we'll go. GENTLE MUSIC MUSIC RISES DOOR OPENS Jerry, you continually surprise me. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC GUNSHOTS Go. Go. Alice...I always seem to come between you and the men in your life. Arggh! No! Ugh! (Grunts with effort) Arggh! GUNSHOTS Somebody help me! (Groans) Help me! (Moans) Are you alright? Jerry. Jerry, come on. Freeze! Throw down your weapon! Don't shoot! Don't shoot! Get an ambulance here, now! Geronimo. Is that this place? No, not anymore. It's love, and love gives you wings. And...uh...helps you fly, and we can fly away. (Groans) (Moans) Yes, I do. I do so. What? (Gasps) I love you. I do. (Sighs) I love you too. (Sighs) Oh, Alice. Now you tell me. (Laughs) (Moans) Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. No. Jerry! Somebody help me, please! (Sobs) Somebody help me! Jerry. HELICOPTER WHIRRS (Whispers) I'm here. I'm right here, Jerry. It's gonna be OK. It's gonna be OK. I want to go with him. No, please! Stop holding me. Jerry, I'm right here! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry, look at me! MUSIC BECOMES SUBDUED BIRDS TWITTER (Sobs) I miss your face. (Horse snorts) Hi. I'm back... if you'll have me, Johnny. (Snorts) (Laughs) Was that a yes? MAJESTIC MUSIC Geronimo. LOWRY: As long as they think you're dead, she's safe. I kept my end of the bargain. What about yours? Yeah. I'll tell you everything I can remember. I'll give you all the gravy on Jonas and his operation and... You're gonna have to help me, though, Agent Lowry. It's coming back, but slow. You got it. By the way... my real name's Hatcher. Alright. Pleased to meet you. Yeah. Ow! Go easy on me. Sorry about that. I guess nothing was what it seemed to be, huh? (Sighs) No, guess not. Except her. BIRDS TWITTER UPLIFTING MUSIC (Laughs) Son of a bitch. I brought the morning paper for you. Thanks...Flip. It IS Flip, isn't it? Yep. It's Flip. LOWRY: Don't even think about it. At least not for now. GENTLE MUSIC MUSIC RISES (Whistles 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You') (Sings) # And if it's quite alright I need you, baby # To warm the lonely night # I need you, baby (All sing) # Trust in me when I say (Sings) # Yeah # Oh, pretty baby # If it's quite alright... # We're alright. (Sings) # Baby... # We've got a future. (Sings) # Hold you tight # Let me love you, baby (Frankie Valli sings) # Let me love you # You're just too good to be true # Can't take my eyes off you # You'd be like heaven to touch # I want to hold you so much # At long last love has arrived # And I thank God I'm alive # You're just too good to be true # Can't take my eyes off you. # BRASS INSTRUMENT INTERLUDE INTRODUCTION TO LAURYN HILL'S 'CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU' LAURYN HILL: Rap as you can. Conspiracy theory. (Lauryn Hill sings) # You're just too good to be true # Can't take my eyes off you # You be like heaven to touch # I want to hold you so much # At long last love has arrived # And I thank God I'm alive # You're just too good to be true # Can't take my eyes off you. # Captioning NZ 2001