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Synopsis: San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch: the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Barbet Schroeder
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
17%
R
Year:
1998
100 min
275 Views


I'm freer here now|than I was yesterday. Right?

- Five!|- Here! Let her go!

Get out!

Wilson, you kill him,|you kill my son.

Wilson to Cassidy. I need backup now.|I'm in the ER, got the suspect.

- Don't be a hero. He has nowhere to go.|- That's right.

I've got nowhere to go.

- I'm warning you--|- He's warning me.

You're warning me.|I'm warning you, you dumb f***!

You shoot me, and I shoot her.

And Frank goes with us.

- Who's warning who?|- Wilson, lower your gun.

You will not shoot that gun.

- Go. He won't shoot.|- You sure about that?

I'll make sure.

- Lower your gun now.|- Frank, get out of the way.

Appreciate what you did for me.

If I need anything else,|I'll call you.

Stay with me.

I need help.

You gave up your gun.

I need help here.

I need some pressure on it.

Now. One, two, three.

It's okay.

- Bring him into the second bay.|- Check over there. Cover the doors.

What happened, Frank?

Talk to me. What happened?|Tell me!

We had him.|Connor let him get away.

How many people have to die tonight|so that your kid can live?

Get me out of here|before I do anything else.

I told you to stay out of it.

I want Connor locked up|until this is over.

No cuffs until you pass the press!

Sorry, Frank.

Let's go.

Matt had blood in his nose.|I think his platelets must be low.

I'm going to him now.

You tell him don't die.

Don't kill him.|Please don't kill him.

Get him out of here.

- Wait a second. Where you taking me?|- To the civic center.

Over here! It's me, Frank Connor!|I need to talk to you.

Don't believe the police.|They're lying to you.

McCabe escaped.|The police can't find him.

Office Walker will talk to you,|tell you everything you need to know.

Conner's getting away!

What's that light?

It's okay. It's the "Enterprise."

- Yeah.|- It's Hawkins.

- How's he doing?|- He's bleeding more.

Hi, Matthew.

- Hello?|- It's Frank.

- How's the bleeding?|- How is he?

He needs platelets|to help him control the bleeding.

He's fine. Hawkins is here.

They arrested you.

I escaped. Listen. You need to help me|get back into the hospital.

Nate!

Time to go, Doc.|I need you.

- Matt needs me here.|- I need you more.

No, Matt, stay down.

Why did you hit him?

They told me what an a**hole you were,|but now I know for sure.

Sometimes you don't have a choice.

Look, I just need your doc for a minute,|and I'll send her right back.

No, I want her to stay.

It's going to be okay. Hold that|on your nose. Stay in the tent.

I'll be back in a jiffy.

Where's the cyclopropane?

It's in the storage cabinet on four.|You can take my card.

Listen, I like you.

I like everything about you.

And I haven't been with a woman|since you were a virgin.

I'm trying to be a gentleman.

I'm going to ask you again.

Don't give me any more of that...

"Un, duh, here, take my card. Don't|worry about the lock code bullshit."

Or I'm going to forget my manners.

Now, where's the cyclopropane?

What do you say we go down there|and find it together?

After you.

Matt, don't touch anything.|Get inside the tent right now.

Right now. Get back inside.

- You okay?|- Yeah, I'm all right.

- It was McCabe.|- What?

He took Dr. Hawkins, Dad.

- What?|- He took Dr. Hawkins.

What's the matter?

Nothing. Where'd he take her?

He asked her where|the propane something was.

Dad, something went really wrong,|didn't it?

Yes, it did.

I'm not going to get my operation.

Hey, give me some hands.

Yes, you are. But I need you to get|some rest. I'll be back soon as I can.

- Look at me. Can I go?|- Yeah.

- Look at me. Can I go?|- Right. Go.

- Lock this door.|- All right.

Put that and two of those|in the bag.

You're going to show me|where the electrical room is.

Wait, Officer!

Hawkins, come here.

He's upstairs in the storage room.|4132. It's on the right.

He's got two tanks of cyclopropane,|one tank of liquid nitrogen.

- What is he doing with it?|- He's going to the electrical room.

Wait. I think this is yours.

Doctor, please don't call the cops.

Please?

I've got to go to the pharmacy|to get Amicar for Matt.

Thank you.

Police! Hold it right there!

This section of the hospital is locked|down. You'll have to come with us.

Hold it right there!|Hands up!

On your knees right now!

What are you going to do,|shoot me, Frank?

On your knees.

Get on your knees.

All right.

Don't shoot me. I'm hit.|I'm bleeding, Frank.

Step out!

Step out!|Let me see your hands.

All right, don't shoot me.

- Step out.|- All right.

Both hands! Both hands!

Check the generator.

The emergency lighting will kick in.|Don't panic.

Nate! Nate, can you hear me?

Nate!

Yeah. The electricity, the ventilator,|everything is out. Where are you?

Get Matt to a sterile environment.

In the infectious disease lab there is|an isolation ward. No one's there.

It's in the old building. I've seen|the plans. How do I get there?

Via the walkway on five.

There's a lock.|The code is 7-5-9-5.

I'll get the Amicar|and meet you there.

All right.|Looks like we're moving.

7-5-9-5.

Where's my dad?

He's out there somewhere.|Call him on the walkie.

Come in, Dad.

Tell him we're moving|to the old building.

Dad, the lights went out here.|Did they do out there, too?

They went out here, too.|It's kind of scary, huh?

It's not so bad.

No, not so bad. You're right.

Yeah?

- If I die--|- You're not going to die.

But if I do, do you think|I'll see Mom?

I don't know.|I don't know about that.

I don't remember her well anymore.|Is that bad?

No, that's not bad.|Things happen that way sometimes.

If I die, will you forget me?

Never. Never ever.

I'm never going|to forget you, either, Dad.

I have to go.

- Nate says to tell you we're moving.|- To the infectious disease lab.

Dad, we're going|to the infectious disease lab.

In the old building on the sixth floor.

We'll cross the walkway|on the fifth floor.

We'll meet you there, okay?|Dad, are you there?

I've got the suspect|on top of the walkway.

- I have the suspect.|- Take him.

Someone shot out our light.

Negative result.|Can't find him on five or six.

Return to the jail ward|and we'll reassemble.

Sulfuric acid.

Warden on the gate.

Tell him to open up and come out|of that booth where I can see him.

Open up the sally ports and come out|of the booth. Do whatever he says.

He's got a hypo|of sulfuric acid at my neck.

Face down on the floor.

Put your f***ing hands over your heads!|Get the f*** on the floor!

- Where do I open the cells?|- There.

- No one permitted beyond this point.|- He's suffering from renal failure.

- If he dies because you won't let me--|- There is a killer out there.

I understand you're trying to protect|me, but it's a risk I'm willing to take.

My patients need protection, too.

Give me the director right away.

If you don't get me to my patient,|he will die.

You will be personally...

and I might add,|publicly responsible.

- What are you doing?|- Matthew is in there. He needs me.

Tell me how. I'll do it.

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David Klass

David Klass is an American screenwriter and novelist. He has written more than 40 screenplays for Hollywood studios and published 14 young adult novels. His screenplays are primarily character-based thrillers for adults, while his novels often tell the stories of teenagers in crisis. more…

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