The Incredible Hulk (1978) s05e03 Episode Script
Veteran
We're talking about a dead man, Mr.
Barnes.
Wait a minute! I just wanted to warn you! That was my only motive! (ROARS) So, I come back to pay the debt.
Violence doesn't usually work.
Why are you doing this? Kill the enemy! He killed me.
The man's life may be in jeopardy.
He's up there! (ROARS) NARRATOR: Dr.
David Banner, physician, scientist.
Searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have.
Then, an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry.
And now, when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs.
(ROARS) The creature is driven by rage and pursued by an investigative reporter.
Mr.
McGee, don't make me angry.
You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
The creature is wanted for a murder he didn't commit.
David Banner is believed to be dead.
And he must let the world think that he is dead until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him.
(ROARS) MAN ON RADIO: Good morning, Vietnam! This is your rockin' and rollin', Saigon DJ, Tech.
Sergeant Sam Hudson and I've got all the latest in NEWS REPORTER 1 ON RADIO: Entering its third bloody year, the war in Southeast Asia today became even more REPORTER 2: scene of the ambush REPORTER 1: President Johnson, emerging from his cabinet meeting this morning, announced plans for a major new offensive.
REPORTER 2: On the home front, President Nixon was adamant in declaring his willingness to continue fighting the communists.
(CAR HORN HONKING) (BREATHING HEAVILY) Hey, mister! Let go! Let go! Hey! You okay? Look, there's a telephone in there, you wanna call the police? Police? Yeah.
No.
I'm okay.
I've still got my gear.
He didn't get anything.
(GASPS) I'll just be leaving.
Hold up.
Look, look, what about calling the hospital.
Huh? I mean, you took a pretty bad hit there.
No.
Same thing.
No police, no hospital.
Okay.
All right.
Hey, thanks.
I I (GROANING) Come on, you gotta lie down.
Look, my place is right upstairs.
It's okay to use my room.
Just come on and lie down for a minute, will you? It's okay.
Okay.
All right, I'll take the bag.
No, no, here.
I'll take it, thanks.
Okay.
(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE) (CLINKING) (GUNSHOTS FIRING) SOLDIER: Halt! VC! VC! Inside, inside! VC! Inside, inside! (SPEAKING VIETNAMESE) Stop, Jack! Surrender! (GASPING) (SPEAKING VIETNAMESE) No shoot! Ernie, grab him.
He's no VC.
(SOBBING) No shoot! MAN: Hold it! VIETNAMESE MAN: No shoot! No! No shoot! No! Don't shoot! No! He surrendered! No! (GUN FIRES) No, no, don't shoot him! Don't shoot him! Kill the enemy! Kill 'em! Kill 'em all! (GUN FIRING) No! No! Stop it! Stop it! Kill 'em all! Kill the enemy! (SCREAMING) (PANTING) Care to join me for some, uh, potluck? You been on your own a long time? Yup, long enough.
More stew? It's been a while since Since I've been on my own.
But here I am.
I'm back and A guy tries to steal my gear, really nice, huh? Does that ever happen to you? I mean, somebody jumps you and stuff? I always run first.
I run, too.
I used to run all the time.
No more.
I'm gonna fight back now.
From now on.
Violence doesn't usually work.
At least, not for me.
I find that it isn't worth it in the long run.
You said something about being back.
Is this your hometown? I once lived in this city.
Dad works here.
My old man.
A hard worker.
Makes his living off of other people's throwaways.
Things that he doesn't really want.
But he uses them, you know? Like me.
He didn't really want me.
Not really.
So, I come back to pay the debt.
Debt? Yeah, I Sorry.
I'm not used to talking so much.
Better get going.
You know what? I don't even know what your name is.
DAVID: David Barnes.
I'm Jack.
I'm Jack Hewitt.
Hello, Jack.
I want you to take this for helping me in For bailing me out of the alley.
Not necessary.
Well, listen, uh Thanks, again.
Jack, if you're in some kind of trouble No.
No more than all of us are all the time.
Well, take care.
(DOOR CLOSES) (SIGHS) So, I come back to pay the debt.
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO) Hello.
Can I help you? (PANTING) Hey, um Excuse me, but what is it that you want? I need your studio.
You need what? (HAMMERING) Your studio.
Who are you? What is this? Are you with the police or something? Uh, listen, I think you better leave.
I don't have the time or the inclination to play This is my place and you're trespassing.
I'm sorry, but I'm only gonna use your place till tomorrow afternoon.
Oh? I see.
Just till tomorrow, eh? Oh, gee, that's terrific.
That's really great.
My cup runneth over.
But I don't think that's gonna work out.
(GASPS) Don't get too smart, okay? It's got nothing to do with you.
Just till tomorrow.
That's all.
Look I have students coming, you know.
I mean They're gonna be coming soon.
(STAMMERING) And their parents are gonna be bringing them.
Look, you don't have to lie.
There aren't any students.
At least, not yet.
And I don't think anybody'll be dropping by.
That's 'cause your studio isn't even open yet.
And you're new in town, huh.
I talked to your janitor as he was leaving for the weekend.
You know, he doesn't like you.
He thinks you play the music too loud.
Sit down, please? Now, just do as I say.
And if I don't do as you ask? I guess I'm gonna have to hurt you.
I don't wanna do that.
There's only one person I want to hurt.
Only one.
You understand? Yes, sir.
I understand.
You think that it was a rifle the young man had.
Get me a trace on line two.
Uh-huh.
Well, sir, what was it that he was carrying the weapon in? Uh, it was an instrument case.
A musical instrument.
Uh Trumpet, I think.
I see.
A trumpet case.
Yes.
He also had a lot of clippings.
And they referred to Harrison Cole so then when I saw the paper this morning Well, keep talking, sir.
I'm listening.
Uh Sir? Sir? Are you still there? There's just a couple of more questions.
Look, you know what I know.
The man's life may be in jeopardy.
I just hope that you can do something about it.
I figure he's white.
Works in a restaurant or something.
A diner.
I'd lay odds on a diner.
You know, dishes and stuff in the background Yeah.
Yeah.
But Frank, you know how many greasy spoons there are in this town? Well, we might get a trace.
I think we outta run it down.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You're right.
We better.
But what about Harrison Cole? We gonna tell Mr.
Harrison Cole? It's not smart to make a big-shot sweat.
Not unless you know for sure he's got something to sweat about.
(DOOR CLICKS) (GASPS) I told you, I didn't wanna hurt you.
Would you mind making some coffee, please? Yes, I'd mind! Yes, I'd really mind you know, because you're scaring the hell out of me.
I'm really scared because I don't know what's going to happen here.
Except that you're here to kill somebody and I'm here so it might be me.
Oh, God.
(SOBBING) No, no.
I'm not going to cry.
I will not cry.
You know, you leave New York.
You try to get away from all the bad influence, you know, all the clutter.
You want to be clear.
Clarity is the answer.
(SIGHS) You wanna get things straight.
Yes.
It's very important to get things straight.
Why? Why are you doing this? He killed me.
(UNZIPPING) (GASPING) (COLE LAUGHING) COLE: I like your approach, Mr.
Barnes.
I really do.
You charge in here.
Tell my secretary you must see me.
That it's a matter of life and death, you think.
Then you lay this cock and bull story on me about a brave young man.
A local boy who died fighting for his country in Vietnam.
And you tell me that you've seen him and you think he might be here to assassinate me.
I didn't think that the police were going to tell you.
And I couldn't reach you on the telephone.
Yeah, we're talking about a dead man, Mr.
Barnes.
He was a good man.
He was a good Marine.
He was in my company.
He was a squad leader.
Is this a joke? Is this some kind of gag? Who sent you here? What the hell do you expect to gain by these tactics? Who're you working for? Hmm? Are you with Consolidated? I thought that you needed help and that is why I came to warn you.
But, now that you tell me Jack Hewitt is dead Now that I tell you! Now that You knew when you walked in that door.
You wanted a rise out of me.
You wanted to start bargaining with me while I was down, right? Mr.
Cole, you're mistaken.
Well, I'm not down.
I am up.
And I'm totally up on what you're doing.
Entering a government area, using false pretenses, false ID, trying to coerce me in my own office! Wait a minute! I just wanted to warn you! That was my only motive! Wait a minute! I was listening on the hookup.
He's a crank.
No problem, skipper.
No.
No.
No.
Something's wrong.
He's a question mark.
I'm not happy about that.
I wanna know who he is, what he really wants and who sent him.
He knows, Howard.
About Hewitt? I don't think He knows! I'll find out.
I always found out before, didn't I, skipper? That was then, in Nam.
We weren't playing under normal rules.
Nothing changes, sir.
That's what I learned in Nam.
Nothing changes.
You're right, of course.
Well, you do what you have to do.
(DAVID GRUNTING) Neat, huh? Very sophisticated.
(GROANING) CJX manufactures it for stress-testing alloys.
But I kinda adapted it for interrogation.
Listen to me.
There's lots of industrial espionage these days.
It pays to be prepared.
Will you please just listen to me.
If I knew what you wanted, I would tell you.
Okay.
Why'd you come to Cole about Jack Hewitt? Why'd you say you'd seen and talked to a dead man? I told you, I met a man.
He said his name was Hewitt.
Jack Hewitt.
Now that Yes! Yes! That's not enough! Don't Don't do that anymore! I'm not working for anybody, I only came here to warn Cole.
It was Hewitt, he had a rifle.
I was afraid he was gonna do a murder.
Hewitt is dead! No, he's not! He's dead! No! I know! No! No, he's not! No, please don't.
(SCREAMING) (HULK ROARS) (ROARS) All right, you varmints.
Say your prayers, Jimmy the Kid's in town.
Y'all headed for a one way trip to Boothill.
Get ready to draw.
Never seen a green cowboy before.
You tried to sneak up on me from behind, huh, you yellow-bellied snake? Draw, varmint! (TOY GUN FIRES) (BLOWS) (BLOWING) Mommy! Mommy! (EXHALES) Can I ask you something? You said he killed you.
Listen, I might die tomorrow and I want to know why.
You won't die.
I promise.
How can you promise anything? You're the one that's gonna start it all, for God's sakes! I wanna know why.
Maybe I could help.
Lance Corporal Jack Hewitt.
Captain Harrison Cole.
They were in a war.
And there was a war going on between them, too.
Vietnam? (CHUCKLES) Nam, yeah.
Sunny Southeast Asia.
Going up against craziness.
Going up against it every day.
And pretty soon, Lance Corporal Hewitt couldn't take it.
No more! I couldn't! And I told Harrison Cole! Right out.
Right to his face, I told him! One more time, just one more time you murder one of those dumb fools and I'm gonna tell the whole world.
Cole believed me.
He believed me.
And he knew that when it happened again, I would talk.
Pretty soon, there was a patrol sent and it was a setup.
Nobody was coming back.
We were all zapped.
(SCOFFS) It's all in the bag.
All written down.
The whole story.
All the so-called reasons.
All the insane stupidities.
And the name of the man responsible for letting the murder multiply, Captain Harrison Cole.
But you said he killed you.
How? You're really pretty, you know? It's It's really weird being with someone as pretty as you.
It's been a long time since I've even seen anyone as pretty.
Jack, I still don't understand.
Justice.
I'm executing a murderer.
The murderer of Jack Hewitt.
(SIGHS) (KNOCKING ON DOOR) What is it? This is Detective Harnell, Mr.
Barnes.
Open up.
We wanna talk to you about Harrison Cole.
All right.
What've I done? Well, how's about filing a false police report? Everything I told you on the phone was true.
I'm sure you didn't lose a night's sleep tracking me down to prove that it isn't.
Maybe we're insomniacs.
Am I under arrest or not? All right, settle down.
We'll talk.
Check out your story.
Go on.
Have a seat.
Now, I want you to go over everything this guy said to you.
Everything.
COLE: You let our prisoner escape, Howard.
Copping a plea about a giant green man just doesn't make it.
Whoever that guy was, he knows.
I don't know what his angle is, I don't know whose axe he's grinding, but I want him found.
Put as many men on it as you can.
And I want maximum security this afternoon.
I'm gonna be up on that podium.
The Mayor and the Lieutenant Governor are going to be there.
I just don't want anything to go wrong.
Don't worry, Cosgrove will cover security.
I'll be out in the field looking for that Barnes creep.
Uh You want the police in on this? No.
No.
We're going to do this ourselves.
Just like before.
There's a lot of stake now, Howard.
Politics, power.
I don't wanna take any chances.
(SIGHS) Jack Hewitt will be back, Captain.
I promise you.
Jack Hewitt will be back.
Come on, Barnes, we've got four men checking on all the Hewitt's in town.
And believe me, his old man's gonna be at the bottom of the list.
Now, you gotta help us out.
Think.
There was something about, uh His father using Things that other people threw away, junk.
Maybe the junk business? That's where we begin.
We? Yeah, we.
You're the only one who can ID this guy.
Hold it now.
You gents IRS or something? Police.
Are you Archer Hewitt? Depends.
You wanna buy a hubcap? We just wanna talk.
You wanna arrest me or something? Go ahead.
I pay my taxes.
Otherwise, you can go on and get yourselves outta here.
You're trespassing on CJX property, don't you know? You work for Harrison Cole? Well Let's put it this way.
He's the man who kept me going when things got rough.
He gave me money.
Investment, he said I know What's a big tycoon like him want with a junkyard? I think he just felt bad about Jack.
Jack? Tell us about Jack.
Killed.
Died a hero over there in that crazy war, don't you know? Mr.
Cole was poor Jack's boss, his commanding officer.
Came home and paid me money.
Hard cash.
I guess it made him feel better since Jack was sort of his responsibility and all, see? There's poor Jack.
Right there.
The one on the right.
A real hero.
No.
No.
No, the one on the left.
Huh? The left.
That's my other boy, Doug.
He left home when Jack died for our country.
Where'd he go? None of your business.
Mr.
Hewitt, just tell us about Doug, then we'll be gone.
Doug tried to join up with Jack, but they wouldn't take him.
Bum shoulder, you know? First Hewitt in eight generations that didn't serve his country.
So he just had to stay home and read Jack's letters.
Every week, like clockwork, there'd be a letter, and Doug Well, he was living it, right along with Jack.
And Well, it tore him up when Jack was killed.
As if he had been killed? That's it.
That's right.
Well, anyway, he got took away.
He started talking crazy and all.
And doing crazy things.
So they took him away.
Away? The boy's been up in the State hospital for the last six years.
(SOFTLY) Jack.
Jack? You don't have to do this, you know? It's not too late to stop it.
You can still walk away.
We can walk away.
No.
I'm dead.
No, you're not.
You're alive.
I'm alive.
And I don't wanna see you hurt yourself.
(SCOFFS) I know it sounds crazy.
You know, I mean You're up here in my studio to kill a man, but I don't want to see you hurt yourself.
It's all so crazy.
I like you.
Leave with me.
NOLAN ON PA: Testing, one, two, three, four.
You hear me all right back there? Okay.
Is this all set up? This is the way it's going to be? I won't be in your way if I practice my speech? Gremmler, see that window up there by the yellow sign? See if you can get a spot up there.
You'll have to go around here.
Testing, one, two, three.
It's for real.
This is our man.
Hmm.
I notified the CJX people, they're on alert.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR) (WHISPERS) Not a word.
NOLAN: Today we are here to honor this state's favorite son.
A man we should all be proud of.
A hero who A hero who did his state proud during America's battle with the Communist insurgents of Southeast Asia.
Is it too loud? (PEOPLE EXCLAIMING) Stay in the car until it starts.
I want the area secure.
Did you put a man up there? Yeah.
Uh, Gremmler, this is Harnell.
You in position? Yeah, he's there.
NOLAN: Mr.
Cole! Mr.
Cole! Gee, you're early.
I wasn't Oh, Dennis Nolan, Junior Chamber of Commerce.
I was just practicing the speech, sir.
Did you How do you like it? Oh, it's fine.
Hello, how are you? If you wanna come right up and Thank you.
It's gonna be wonderful.
Hello.
Hello.
Jack! Don't! Don't! Get down! Get down! He's got a gun! (CROWD SCREAMING) (GRUNTING) Please, Jack! Please! LISA: Don't you see you're becoming just like him? No! Stop! No! He's up there! He's up there! Get him! Get him! Everybody get down! (GUN FIRES) (ROARS) Jack, please.
Jack, please.
You don't have to do this.
LISA: Jack, please.
It isn't the way.
Violence doesn't usually work.
I find that it isn't worth it in the long run.
Jack, this isn't the way.
(SIRENS WAILING) No, don't shoot! (CROWD CLAMORING) (PANTING) I'm all right.
(SOBBING) LISA: These are your weapons.
Hold it, police! Take care of Gremmler.
Come on.
Are you all right? Yeah.
Get his gun.
It's my brother.
(SNIFFING) Not me.
He wrote it all down.
It's all there.
Other guys signed it, too.
It's all there.
It's all right, Doug.
We'll check it out.
Take him down.
It's okay.
It's okay.
You're alive.
You're alive.
Yeah.
(SIGHS) Okay.
(SIGHS) That's fine.
I appreciate it.
Least I can do.
I had a hunch about your call.
Anything new with Hewitt? Oh, back in the hospital.
His doctor says the outlook is good.
They call it, "acting out his psychosis.
" It took a lot of pressure off him.
Give him my best.
I sure will.
I really hand it to that girl.
She really hung in there.
As far as Cole is concerned, the guy's finished.
His company.
Politics.
The Marine Corps is investigating Jack Hewitt's letter.
It's the last one Doug got.
It's been with him all this time in the hospital.
No one ever saw it.
But now the story is opening up all the way.
Thanks again, David.
You know, I bet your story would be just as interesting if it was ever opened up.
(CHUCKLES) I doubt it.
Oh! It's just a cop's hunch.
Take care, my friend.
Thank you.
Barnes.
Wait a minute! I just wanted to warn you! That was my only motive! (ROARS) So, I come back to pay the debt.
Violence doesn't usually work.
Why are you doing this? Kill the enemy! He killed me.
The man's life may be in jeopardy.
He's up there! (ROARS) NARRATOR: Dr.
David Banner, physician, scientist.
Searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have.
Then, an accidental overdose of gamma radiation alters his body chemistry.
And now, when David Banner grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs.
(ROARS) The creature is driven by rage and pursued by an investigative reporter.
Mr.
McGee, don't make me angry.
You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
The creature is wanted for a murder he didn't commit.
David Banner is believed to be dead.
And he must let the world think that he is dead until he can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within him.
(ROARS) MAN ON RADIO: Good morning, Vietnam! This is your rockin' and rollin', Saigon DJ, Tech.
Sergeant Sam Hudson and I've got all the latest in NEWS REPORTER 1 ON RADIO: Entering its third bloody year, the war in Southeast Asia today became even more REPORTER 2: scene of the ambush REPORTER 1: President Johnson, emerging from his cabinet meeting this morning, announced plans for a major new offensive.
REPORTER 2: On the home front, President Nixon was adamant in declaring his willingness to continue fighting the communists.
(CAR HORN HONKING) (BREATHING HEAVILY) Hey, mister! Let go! Let go! Hey! You okay? Look, there's a telephone in there, you wanna call the police? Police? Yeah.
No.
I'm okay.
I've still got my gear.
He didn't get anything.
(GASPS) I'll just be leaving.
Hold up.
Look, look, what about calling the hospital.
Huh? I mean, you took a pretty bad hit there.
No.
Same thing.
No police, no hospital.
Okay.
All right.
Hey, thanks.
I I (GROANING) Come on, you gotta lie down.
Look, my place is right upstairs.
It's okay to use my room.
Just come on and lie down for a minute, will you? It's okay.
Okay.
All right, I'll take the bag.
No, no, here.
I'll take it, thanks.
Okay.
(SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE) (CLINKING) (GUNSHOTS FIRING) SOLDIER: Halt! VC! VC! Inside, inside! VC! Inside, inside! (SPEAKING VIETNAMESE) Stop, Jack! Surrender! (GASPING) (SPEAKING VIETNAMESE) No shoot! Ernie, grab him.
He's no VC.
(SOBBING) No shoot! MAN: Hold it! VIETNAMESE MAN: No shoot! No! No shoot! No! Don't shoot! No! He surrendered! No! (GUN FIRES) No, no, don't shoot him! Don't shoot him! Kill the enemy! Kill 'em! Kill 'em all! (GUN FIRING) No! No! Stop it! Stop it! Kill 'em all! Kill the enemy! (SCREAMING) (PANTING) Care to join me for some, uh, potluck? You been on your own a long time? Yup, long enough.
More stew? It's been a while since Since I've been on my own.
But here I am.
I'm back and A guy tries to steal my gear, really nice, huh? Does that ever happen to you? I mean, somebody jumps you and stuff? I always run first.
I run, too.
I used to run all the time.
No more.
I'm gonna fight back now.
From now on.
Violence doesn't usually work.
At least, not for me.
I find that it isn't worth it in the long run.
You said something about being back.
Is this your hometown? I once lived in this city.
Dad works here.
My old man.
A hard worker.
Makes his living off of other people's throwaways.
Things that he doesn't really want.
But he uses them, you know? Like me.
He didn't really want me.
Not really.
So, I come back to pay the debt.
Debt? Yeah, I Sorry.
I'm not used to talking so much.
Better get going.
You know what? I don't even know what your name is.
DAVID: David Barnes.
I'm Jack.
I'm Jack Hewitt.
Hello, Jack.
I want you to take this for helping me in For bailing me out of the alley.
Not necessary.
Well, listen, uh Thanks, again.
Jack, if you're in some kind of trouble No.
No more than all of us are all the time.
Well, take care.
(DOOR CLOSES) (SIGHS) So, I come back to pay the debt.
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO) Hello.
Can I help you? (PANTING) Hey, um Excuse me, but what is it that you want? I need your studio.
You need what? (HAMMERING) Your studio.
Who are you? What is this? Are you with the police or something? Uh, listen, I think you better leave.
I don't have the time or the inclination to play This is my place and you're trespassing.
I'm sorry, but I'm only gonna use your place till tomorrow afternoon.
Oh? I see.
Just till tomorrow, eh? Oh, gee, that's terrific.
That's really great.
My cup runneth over.
But I don't think that's gonna work out.
(GASPS) Don't get too smart, okay? It's got nothing to do with you.
Just till tomorrow.
That's all.
Look I have students coming, you know.
I mean They're gonna be coming soon.
(STAMMERING) And their parents are gonna be bringing them.
Look, you don't have to lie.
There aren't any students.
At least, not yet.
And I don't think anybody'll be dropping by.
That's 'cause your studio isn't even open yet.
And you're new in town, huh.
I talked to your janitor as he was leaving for the weekend.
You know, he doesn't like you.
He thinks you play the music too loud.
Sit down, please? Now, just do as I say.
And if I don't do as you ask? I guess I'm gonna have to hurt you.
I don't wanna do that.
There's only one person I want to hurt.
Only one.
You understand? Yes, sir.
I understand.
You think that it was a rifle the young man had.
Get me a trace on line two.
Uh-huh.
Well, sir, what was it that he was carrying the weapon in? Uh, it was an instrument case.
A musical instrument.
Uh Trumpet, I think.
I see.
A trumpet case.
Yes.
He also had a lot of clippings.
And they referred to Harrison Cole so then when I saw the paper this morning Well, keep talking, sir.
I'm listening.
Uh Sir? Sir? Are you still there? There's just a couple of more questions.
Look, you know what I know.
The man's life may be in jeopardy.
I just hope that you can do something about it.
I figure he's white.
Works in a restaurant or something.
A diner.
I'd lay odds on a diner.
You know, dishes and stuff in the background Yeah.
Yeah.
But Frank, you know how many greasy spoons there are in this town? Well, we might get a trace.
I think we outta run it down.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You're right.
We better.
But what about Harrison Cole? We gonna tell Mr.
Harrison Cole? It's not smart to make a big-shot sweat.
Not unless you know for sure he's got something to sweat about.
(DOOR CLICKS) (GASPS) I told you, I didn't wanna hurt you.
Would you mind making some coffee, please? Yes, I'd mind! Yes, I'd really mind you know, because you're scaring the hell out of me.
I'm really scared because I don't know what's going to happen here.
Except that you're here to kill somebody and I'm here so it might be me.
Oh, God.
(SOBBING) No, no.
I'm not going to cry.
I will not cry.
You know, you leave New York.
You try to get away from all the bad influence, you know, all the clutter.
You want to be clear.
Clarity is the answer.
(SIGHS) You wanna get things straight.
Yes.
It's very important to get things straight.
Why? Why are you doing this? He killed me.
(UNZIPPING) (GASPING) (COLE LAUGHING) COLE: I like your approach, Mr.
Barnes.
I really do.
You charge in here.
Tell my secretary you must see me.
That it's a matter of life and death, you think.
Then you lay this cock and bull story on me about a brave young man.
A local boy who died fighting for his country in Vietnam.
And you tell me that you've seen him and you think he might be here to assassinate me.
I didn't think that the police were going to tell you.
And I couldn't reach you on the telephone.
Yeah, we're talking about a dead man, Mr.
Barnes.
He was a good man.
He was a good Marine.
He was in my company.
He was a squad leader.
Is this a joke? Is this some kind of gag? Who sent you here? What the hell do you expect to gain by these tactics? Who're you working for? Hmm? Are you with Consolidated? I thought that you needed help and that is why I came to warn you.
But, now that you tell me Jack Hewitt is dead Now that I tell you! Now that You knew when you walked in that door.
You wanted a rise out of me.
You wanted to start bargaining with me while I was down, right? Mr.
Cole, you're mistaken.
Well, I'm not down.
I am up.
And I'm totally up on what you're doing.
Entering a government area, using false pretenses, false ID, trying to coerce me in my own office! Wait a minute! I just wanted to warn you! That was my only motive! Wait a minute! I was listening on the hookup.
He's a crank.
No problem, skipper.
No.
No.
No.
Something's wrong.
He's a question mark.
I'm not happy about that.
I wanna know who he is, what he really wants and who sent him.
He knows, Howard.
About Hewitt? I don't think He knows! I'll find out.
I always found out before, didn't I, skipper? That was then, in Nam.
We weren't playing under normal rules.
Nothing changes, sir.
That's what I learned in Nam.
Nothing changes.
You're right, of course.
Well, you do what you have to do.
(DAVID GRUNTING) Neat, huh? Very sophisticated.
(GROANING) CJX manufactures it for stress-testing alloys.
But I kinda adapted it for interrogation.
Listen to me.
There's lots of industrial espionage these days.
It pays to be prepared.
Will you please just listen to me.
If I knew what you wanted, I would tell you.
Okay.
Why'd you come to Cole about Jack Hewitt? Why'd you say you'd seen and talked to a dead man? I told you, I met a man.
He said his name was Hewitt.
Jack Hewitt.
Now that Yes! Yes! That's not enough! Don't Don't do that anymore! I'm not working for anybody, I only came here to warn Cole.
It was Hewitt, he had a rifle.
I was afraid he was gonna do a murder.
Hewitt is dead! No, he's not! He's dead! No! I know! No! No, he's not! No, please don't.
(SCREAMING) (HULK ROARS) (ROARS) All right, you varmints.
Say your prayers, Jimmy the Kid's in town.
Y'all headed for a one way trip to Boothill.
Get ready to draw.
Never seen a green cowboy before.
You tried to sneak up on me from behind, huh, you yellow-bellied snake? Draw, varmint! (TOY GUN FIRES) (BLOWS) (BLOWING) Mommy! Mommy! (EXHALES) Can I ask you something? You said he killed you.
Listen, I might die tomorrow and I want to know why.
You won't die.
I promise.
How can you promise anything? You're the one that's gonna start it all, for God's sakes! I wanna know why.
Maybe I could help.
Lance Corporal Jack Hewitt.
Captain Harrison Cole.
They were in a war.
And there was a war going on between them, too.
Vietnam? (CHUCKLES) Nam, yeah.
Sunny Southeast Asia.
Going up against craziness.
Going up against it every day.
And pretty soon, Lance Corporal Hewitt couldn't take it.
No more! I couldn't! And I told Harrison Cole! Right out.
Right to his face, I told him! One more time, just one more time you murder one of those dumb fools and I'm gonna tell the whole world.
Cole believed me.
He believed me.
And he knew that when it happened again, I would talk.
Pretty soon, there was a patrol sent and it was a setup.
Nobody was coming back.
We were all zapped.
(SCOFFS) It's all in the bag.
All written down.
The whole story.
All the so-called reasons.
All the insane stupidities.
And the name of the man responsible for letting the murder multiply, Captain Harrison Cole.
But you said he killed you.
How? You're really pretty, you know? It's It's really weird being with someone as pretty as you.
It's been a long time since I've even seen anyone as pretty.
Jack, I still don't understand.
Justice.
I'm executing a murderer.
The murderer of Jack Hewitt.
(SIGHS) (KNOCKING ON DOOR) What is it? This is Detective Harnell, Mr.
Barnes.
Open up.
We wanna talk to you about Harrison Cole.
All right.
What've I done? Well, how's about filing a false police report? Everything I told you on the phone was true.
I'm sure you didn't lose a night's sleep tracking me down to prove that it isn't.
Maybe we're insomniacs.
Am I under arrest or not? All right, settle down.
We'll talk.
Check out your story.
Go on.
Have a seat.
Now, I want you to go over everything this guy said to you.
Everything.
COLE: You let our prisoner escape, Howard.
Copping a plea about a giant green man just doesn't make it.
Whoever that guy was, he knows.
I don't know what his angle is, I don't know whose axe he's grinding, but I want him found.
Put as many men on it as you can.
And I want maximum security this afternoon.
I'm gonna be up on that podium.
The Mayor and the Lieutenant Governor are going to be there.
I just don't want anything to go wrong.
Don't worry, Cosgrove will cover security.
I'll be out in the field looking for that Barnes creep.
Uh You want the police in on this? No.
No.
We're going to do this ourselves.
Just like before.
There's a lot of stake now, Howard.
Politics, power.
I don't wanna take any chances.
(SIGHS) Jack Hewitt will be back, Captain.
I promise you.
Jack Hewitt will be back.
Come on, Barnes, we've got four men checking on all the Hewitt's in town.
And believe me, his old man's gonna be at the bottom of the list.
Now, you gotta help us out.
Think.
There was something about, uh His father using Things that other people threw away, junk.
Maybe the junk business? That's where we begin.
We? Yeah, we.
You're the only one who can ID this guy.
Hold it now.
You gents IRS or something? Police.
Are you Archer Hewitt? Depends.
You wanna buy a hubcap? We just wanna talk.
You wanna arrest me or something? Go ahead.
I pay my taxes.
Otherwise, you can go on and get yourselves outta here.
You're trespassing on CJX property, don't you know? You work for Harrison Cole? Well Let's put it this way.
He's the man who kept me going when things got rough.
He gave me money.
Investment, he said I know What's a big tycoon like him want with a junkyard? I think he just felt bad about Jack.
Jack? Tell us about Jack.
Killed.
Died a hero over there in that crazy war, don't you know? Mr.
Cole was poor Jack's boss, his commanding officer.
Came home and paid me money.
Hard cash.
I guess it made him feel better since Jack was sort of his responsibility and all, see? There's poor Jack.
Right there.
The one on the right.
A real hero.
No.
No.
No, the one on the left.
Huh? The left.
That's my other boy, Doug.
He left home when Jack died for our country.
Where'd he go? None of your business.
Mr.
Hewitt, just tell us about Doug, then we'll be gone.
Doug tried to join up with Jack, but they wouldn't take him.
Bum shoulder, you know? First Hewitt in eight generations that didn't serve his country.
So he just had to stay home and read Jack's letters.
Every week, like clockwork, there'd be a letter, and Doug Well, he was living it, right along with Jack.
And Well, it tore him up when Jack was killed.
As if he had been killed? That's it.
That's right.
Well, anyway, he got took away.
He started talking crazy and all.
And doing crazy things.
So they took him away.
Away? The boy's been up in the State hospital for the last six years.
(SOFTLY) Jack.
Jack? You don't have to do this, you know? It's not too late to stop it.
You can still walk away.
We can walk away.
No.
I'm dead.
No, you're not.
You're alive.
I'm alive.
And I don't wanna see you hurt yourself.
(SCOFFS) I know it sounds crazy.
You know, I mean You're up here in my studio to kill a man, but I don't want to see you hurt yourself.
It's all so crazy.
I like you.
Leave with me.
NOLAN ON PA: Testing, one, two, three, four.
You hear me all right back there? Okay.
Is this all set up? This is the way it's going to be? I won't be in your way if I practice my speech? Gremmler, see that window up there by the yellow sign? See if you can get a spot up there.
You'll have to go around here.
Testing, one, two, three.
It's for real.
This is our man.
Hmm.
I notified the CJX people, they're on alert.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR) (WHISPERS) Not a word.
NOLAN: Today we are here to honor this state's favorite son.
A man we should all be proud of.
A hero who A hero who did his state proud during America's battle with the Communist insurgents of Southeast Asia.
Is it too loud? (PEOPLE EXCLAIMING) Stay in the car until it starts.
I want the area secure.
Did you put a man up there? Yeah.
Uh, Gremmler, this is Harnell.
You in position? Yeah, he's there.
NOLAN: Mr.
Cole! Mr.
Cole! Gee, you're early.
I wasn't Oh, Dennis Nolan, Junior Chamber of Commerce.
I was just practicing the speech, sir.
Did you How do you like it? Oh, it's fine.
Hello, how are you? If you wanna come right up and Thank you.
It's gonna be wonderful.
Hello.
Hello.
Jack! Don't! Don't! Get down! Get down! He's got a gun! (CROWD SCREAMING) (GRUNTING) Please, Jack! Please! LISA: Don't you see you're becoming just like him? No! Stop! No! He's up there! He's up there! Get him! Get him! Everybody get down! (GUN FIRES) (ROARS) Jack, please.
Jack, please.
You don't have to do this.
LISA: Jack, please.
It isn't the way.
Violence doesn't usually work.
I find that it isn't worth it in the long run.
Jack, this isn't the way.
(SIRENS WAILING) No, don't shoot! (CROWD CLAMORING) (PANTING) I'm all right.
(SOBBING) LISA: These are your weapons.
Hold it, police! Take care of Gremmler.
Come on.
Are you all right? Yeah.
Get his gun.
It's my brother.
(SNIFFING) Not me.
He wrote it all down.
It's all there.
Other guys signed it, too.
It's all there.
It's all right, Doug.
We'll check it out.
Take him down.
It's okay.
It's okay.
You're alive.
You're alive.
Yeah.
(SIGHS) Okay.
(SIGHS) That's fine.
I appreciate it.
Least I can do.
I had a hunch about your call.
Anything new with Hewitt? Oh, back in the hospital.
His doctor says the outlook is good.
They call it, "acting out his psychosis.
" It took a lot of pressure off him.
Give him my best.
I sure will.
I really hand it to that girl.
She really hung in there.
As far as Cole is concerned, the guy's finished.
His company.
Politics.
The Marine Corps is investigating Jack Hewitt's letter.
It's the last one Doug got.
It's been with him all this time in the hospital.
No one ever saw it.
But now the story is opening up all the way.
Thanks again, David.
You know, I bet your story would be just as interesting if it was ever opened up.
(CHUCKLES) I doubt it.
Oh! It's just a cop's hunch.
Take care, my friend.
Thank you.