Desperate Hours Page #2

That's my brother.

- Mike, can I drive?

- Sure, you can drive.

Whoo! Yeah!

You can drive that beat-up old Cougar

right into the lake.

( Engine starts )

Take this.

- Albert, can you whistle?

- Sure.

I want you to whistle so I can hear you.

And I don't want you to stop

unless you see somebody

coming down the road or a car pull up.

( Whistles tune )

Hey, Albert!

Move that goddamn log

out of the way!

- ( Whistling )

- ( Engine roaring )

( whistling )

Geronimo!

Whoo! Mikey!

Mikey! Mikey!

Man:

She's good. She's real good.

Gotta hand it to her,

she's holding up real well.

I hate playing good cop/bad cop.

It's bullshit.

I was too hard on her.

The lady is a liar,

among other things.

- How do you get that?

- I've got a feeling.

- A feeling?

- Call it "women's intuition."

Here's what you want.

Bob? Bob?

- Yeah?

- Agent:
What?

This is Carl Ornitz

from the U.S. Attorney's office.

He has some news for us.

Not news for the good

of mankind, I assume.

When Michael Bosworth

was originally prosecuted,

there was a significant part

of the government's case

that was excluded from the trial

because of an inadmissible confession.

So when Bosworth was being pursued,

he broke into a liquor store.

He wanted to take

the clerk with him.

The owner resisted.

He was found shot.

A couple of weeks later,

Bosworth was arrested.

He confessed to the crime

before he was read his rights.

We think he confessed

on purpose.

He was never tried for murder,

only for armed robbery.

The thing is, he had a prior

conviction for burglary.

People were at home.

He held them hostage...

- And?

- And as usual, somebody got dead.

- Are you going to file on her?

- Better. I'm letting her go.

What are you talking about?

I haven't even done my affidavit yet.

Let's quit screwing around

and get a Title 3 for her phone.

Evidence won't help us

with this lady.

Even if we had cold proof...

even if that marshal recovers,

she'd waltz into court

and say she was "mesmerized."

"He made me do it."

Temporary insanity.

Look at her.

She's too smart.

I want her to be free as a kite.

I want her to go to him

because she wants him.

Then we'll take

the lovebirds together.

Michael:

Rich man, poor man...

beggar man, thief.

Brother:
I like the one back there

with the swimming pool, man.

That's pretty nice.

Albert:
I think we should

get the hell out of here.

( Birds chirping )

( sighs ) Son of a b*tch.

Yeah, yeah, my heating is gone.

My house was freezing last night.

- Man:
What's the address again?

- 1448 Whitney Drive.

- Whitney Drive?

- When can you get someone out here?

Man:
Look, we're really

backed up now.

We'll get someone out there

as soon as we can.

Ls that "soon" as in "real soon,"

or "soon" as in

- "whenever the hell we feel like it"?

- ( Knock on door )

Do you want me to put it

on the radio or not?

- Yeah.

- ( Knock on door )

Okay, okay, just get somebody

out here, please, thank you.

- ( Knocking continues )

- Coming.

( Knocking )

Good morning.

You called about a winter cover

for your pool?

What? No, I'm sorry.

This house is sold...

unless my husband

may have called.

- Oh, yes, it was your husband.

- No, he would have told me about this.

( Creaking )

( gasps )

Look, if you scream, your children

are gonna come home,

and they're gonna find you

in a pool of blood.

Please.

What do you want?

Hey, there's a swimming pool

in the back, and it's heated.

Um, someone left their bikini

on the grass.

- That's my daughter's.

- Oh, yeah? How old?

Is she cute?

The keys to the station wagon.

- The keys?

- Michael:
I can help you.

You're scared now.

The fear will pass.

You'll feel proud of yourself.

And I'll feel proud of you.

The keys.

( Gasps )

( keys jingle )

No one's gonna hurt you.

I promise.

Okay? You gotta learn

to trust me.

You probably can't absorb

any of this right now,

but you and I

are gonna be friends.

Michael:
Would you like to go upstairs

and put something else on?

Nora:

Yes.

Michael:
Albert!

What are you doing up there?

Michael:
Albert, were you

in Nora's bedroom?

You are never to enter that bedroom

without Nora's permission.

I parked the Jag in the garage.

Let's just take the goddamn car and go.

I don't like it here.

Michael:
Well, then you leave.

You're only here

because when I was in prison,

my brother needed your help.

I want you to go

through the house.

I want you to look

for money and jewelry.

Nora, sit down. Sit down.

I want to reassure you.

- You have a daughter, May?

- How did you know her name?

Well, I was going through

your husband's letters, and, uh...

She's 15?

And then there's the younger child?

Zack. He's... ahem...

- He's eight?

- Yeah.

They come home from school

around what time?

Nora, don't make me resent the kids

before I even meet them.

Zack gets dropped off

around 3:
00.

- By a carpool?

- Yes.

Does the parent

come to the door?

Of course not, picking the children up

is hectic enough without dropping...

Gimme a break, lady.

Nora, do you think you could

speak on the telephone without crying?

If you can, we can be

out of here a hell of a lot faster.

Yes, anything.

You're a strong woman, Nora.

You know,

smart men love strong women.

Brother:

What if they tap Nancy's phone?

Michael:
She's a victim.

They'd never suspect her.

I'm a very fair man, Nora.

You know, I would never hurt anyone

unless they were trying to hurt me.

I swear it.

Here's what I want you to say.

"Hi, Nancy. it's Nora.

"Just called to gossip.

Nothing important."

And I want you

to leave her this number.

All right?

Now you try it.

Hi, Nancy. it's Nora.

Just nothing important.

Just called...

No, no, no, no, no, no.

I want you to smile.

Okay, there. That's it. Big smile.

- You've got a beautiful smile.

- ( Dial tone hums )

You try.

( Faintly ) Smile.

( Keypad beeps )

( line ringing )

Recording:

Hi, this is Nancy.

Please leave your message

after the beep.

- ( Beeps )

- Hi, Nancy. it's Nora.

Nothing important.

Just called to say hi.

Ca... call me back at 555-4810.

Bye.

- Good girl.

- ( Beeps, dial tone hums )

Nora? Nora?

Come on, open up, Nora!

Open the door!

Come on, I want to apologize!

I'll camp outside.

( Yelling )

I once waited in line two days

for tickets for the World Series,

so I mean business!

Open up! I'm gonna break in

like the big, bad wolf!

Nora!

I'm not going to ask again!

Open up!

Hey!

Anyone home?

Nora? Hey.

I want to apologize

for this morning.

( Door closes )

Tim!

( All yelling )

No, no! Leave him alone!

Enough, man!

- Albert! Albert!

- He was gonna use it on me!

You saw it.

He was gonna use it on me!

Enough!

Albert,

you're frightening Nora.

You stupid sh*t!

Everything's under control.

Timmy's got the idea.

He's gonna do

exactly as we say.

Everything's gonna be all right.

What the f*** is going on here?!

Who are these guys?

He's gonna be just fine, Nora,

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