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You hear me, brother?

You are not my brother.

JOHN:
That's right, Brian, I'm not.

I saw you and your posse

at my lady friend's house.

Sorry we missed you.

You've got a $65,000 reward out on me.

Whole damn city's locked down

and you still can't find me.

Yeah, you're right about that, Brian.

Just trying to do our job, you know?

Haven't enough people died today?

Be a tragedy if you

never met Christopher.

Never got to hold him.

Because, truth be told,

you're not getting out of here.

So turn yourself in,

and I promise you,

you will meet your son.

BRIAN:
You and I both know

that's not the way it goes.

You kill a cop, a cop kills you.

I give you my word,

that's not gonna happen.

Don't lie to me!

Look, Brian,

the longer you stay out there,

the harder it's gonna be

for me to keep that promise.

But the quicker you end this,

the sooner you get to see Christopher.

(BRIAN BREATHING SHAKILY)

(RADIO STATIC)

(SOBBING)

DISPATCHER:
How close?

About a three-mile radius,

North Gwinnett to the county line.

Best I can do.

You did good.

Not good enough.

He knows everything we're doing.

He's holed up somewhere with a TV.

Get our people over to Gwinnett

and alert the local P.D.

Beg for as much air support

as we can get.

Media still hanging around?

If she's out there, find that reporter,

Meredith MacKenzie.

I wanna talk to her.

Okay.

You got any weed?

Hey.

You got any weed?

I need to relax.

I don't.

Come on, I know you have

something here, party girl.

What you got?

Ashley.

Don't mess with me. What do you got?

I have ice.

What's that?

Meth.

Well, let's break it out.

Ladies first.

Come on, let's go.

No.

What do you mean, "No"?

You go ahead and do it if you want,

but I won't.

(SNORTS)

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTS)

Miss MacKenzie.

Please have a seat.

We wanna give you an exclusive.

We need you to broadcast

something for us.

You can help us flush Nichols out.

When?

NEWSCASTER:

We are being told at this point

that nobody else in the courthouse

knew what was going on

inside that courtroom,

despite the fact that this man

had already shot the sheriff's deputy

in another part of the complex.

- (GRUNTING)

- So it's a very disturbing,

tragic, confusing story.

The fact is, three people are dead,

one in the hospital in critical condition,

and this man, who,

if and when he's caught,

could possibly face the death penalty

here in Georgia,

is still on the loose. Kyra.

PHILLIPS:
Gary Tuchman outside

the courthouse there, thanks so much.

BRIAN:
What time you say

your husband was coming?

- 6:
00?

- Yes.

Yeah, that's good! That's good.

Gonna be ready. We're in a war.

And I'm a soldier!

I am a soldier for my people.

You can't enslave me!

You can't shackle me!

That's right, I am Brian Nichols!

PHILLIPS:
All bus and train stations

will remain closed...

You better shut the buses

and the trains down.

I got it, I got it.

We're gonna go to Mexico.

Gonna get that truck,

we're gonna go to Mexico,

we're gonna rob the banks,

we're gonna pick up Christopher

and we're gonna go to Mexico.

What's your daughter's name?

- Paige.

- Paige, that's right.

We're gonna pick up Paige

and Christopher...

Hey, Brian, I gotta use the bathroom.

Go for it, you use the bathroom.

Everybody's gotta use the bathroom.

We all gotta use the bathroom.

Use the bathroom.

We gotta get that truck, though.

Hey! What are you doing?

I can't go with the door open.

All right, I'll turn around.

I'll turn around.

No, I can't go with you standing there.

I don't trust you, Ashley.

I don't trust you, Ashley.

Okay.

So what are we gonna do?

You're gonna talk, all right?

I'm gonna shut the door

and you're gonna talk. All right?

Yeah, okay.

Hey! Hold on!

I said we're gonna go to Mexico.

We're gonna get that truck.

We're gonna go to Mexico,

gotta rob the bank though.

Understand? Where we going, Ashley?

Where we going?

- Mexico.

- That's right.

The knife!

Give me the knife!

Talk, all right?

(SOBS)

Oh, my God. God, please help me.

BRIAN:
I can't hear you!

- (BANGING ON DOOR)

- Ashley, I can't hear you!

Okay.

What do you want me to say?

Should I say the alphabet?

That'll work.

Okay. A, B, C...

- D, E, F, G...

- (GROANS)

H, I, J...

BRIAN:
Keep going, Ashley!

ASHLEY:
K, L, M, N...

Keep going!

It's weird to talk and pee.

Talk about, uh...

Talk about your husband.

He's two years older than me

and we met in high school.

(GROANS)

He works at Amalgamated Container.

What else?

How am I supposed

to go to the bathroom

if you keep asking me questions?

What's taking so long?

Who have you got in there?

- I can hear people in there.

- What?

What did you...

What did you put in that stuff?

You put something in that stuff.

No.

Why didn't you take it?

Why didn't you take it?

Why didn't you take it?

Uh...

Take it. Come on, take it.

Take it.

No.

What?

Do you want to live?

- Do you want to live?

- I do.

Then take it.

No.

Do it.

(THUNDER CRACKLES)

BRIAN:
What is that?

What are you doing?

It's just a book.

What book?

The Purpose Driven Life.

I didn't say you could read.

Read it.

Read it to me.

"It all starts with God.

"It's not about you.

"The purpose of your life is far greater

than your own personal fulfillment,

"your peace of mind,

or even your happiness.

"It's far greater than

your family, your career,

"or even your wildest

dreams and ambitions.

"If you want to know why

you were placed on this planet,

- "you must begin with God..."

- Stop.

That's a bunch of church crap.

Place is full of con artists and hustlers.

My dad went to church every Sunday

and he was a mean drunk.

I've got a demon in me.

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)

Roadblocks north and south

on Duluth Highway.

Peachtree west and east Rogers Bridge.

We miss anything?

Nope. All roadblocks operational.

Aerial surveillance ready.

Get MacKenzie on the phone.

Tell her it's showtime.

I want eyes in the sky.

All choppers up now.

Copy that.

And now, we wait.

MAN:
(ON TV)

He's gonna be sorely missed.

He could teach judges a thing about

how to be a tough judge, but decent.

He did not have what

some lawyers refer to

as "robe-itis," which is, went to his head.

He was just an approachable,

very, very decent, very smart man.

Brian.

NEWSCASTER:
Dennis Scheib,

attorney-at-law

here in Atlanta, Georgia...

I need to leave at 9:00

to see my daughter.

You're not going anywhere.

WOMAN:
Next up,

Channel 7's Meredith MacKenzie,

reporting from police headquarters.

The body of Federal Agent

David Wilhelm

was found at his home in Buckhead.

The FBI are now joining

the investigation, widening its scope.

Nichols is believed to be driving.

Agent Wilhelm's blue

Chevy Silverado truck,

Georgia plate 5PXL456.

We got to get that truck

out of here. Let's go.

Can I at least put on

some warm clothes first?

BRIAN:
Hurry up!

WOMAN:
Joins us now from the scene

of the shooting of that customs agent

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