Dreamcatcher Page #6

I'sll tell you what you should be worried

about. What should be on your mind.

Not these few unfortunates.

What you should be worried

about is a hitchhiker.

- What?

- A hitchhiker.

Our greatest fear is that a grayboy

would catch a ride...

...with somebody and would carry them

out of here, without being consumed.

To scatter the infection,

like Johnny-f***ing-Appleseed.

- Are you sure there isn'st such a person?

- No.

But I am sure that if there is one

he won'st get out.

Not with the net my boys

put up around the Blue Zone.

And if we do a thorough job

on the ones we'sve got.

If we don'st get gooey

about the little picture...

...when our job is taking care

of the big one.

Capisce?

Owen, if you think this is easy for me,

you'sre crazier than my mother was.

Those poor schmucks.

They drive Chevrolets,

shop at Wal-Mart...

...never miss an episode of Friends.

These are Americans.

The idea of slaughtering Americans...

...it just turns my stomach.

But I'sll do it.

I'sll do it because it needs to be done.

So if we start at 2, we can be done

by 2:
30. And it's all behind us.

Except for the dreams.

Yeah, except for them.

What are you gonna tell Rita

about what you did here?

What are you gonna tell Katrina

when she's old enough to ask?

You know me, don'st you?

I don'st remember when we met...

...but you know me.

We don'st have time to screw around.

You'sve got two problems.

- One you know about, one you don'st.

- Go ahead.

Your mentor, Colonel Curtis, he's gone

insane from hunting aliens for 25 years.

Now he wants you to help him

kill hundreds of innocent people.

- Who are you?

- Me?

Talk about that later,

once we get out of here.

You'sre predictable.

You won'st let me burn on this fence...

...any more than you'sll help

Curtis kill those people.

What you'sre thinking now is whether

that digital sat-scan transmitter...

...in your duffle bag will

let you get through to somebody.

Somebody named General Matheson.

"Sometimes we have to kill,

but our real job is to save lives."

Your father was a great soldier.

Those were his last words.

You carry his picture with you always.

Tell me everything.

You'sll save these people.

When we'sre done talking, get on the

transmitter, contact Matheson.

Cavalry rides in.

That takes care of problem number one.

Now comes the hard part.

You think the infection's been contained,

that there's no hitchhiker.

You'sre wrong. He's riding with

my best friend on earth.

A guy named Gary Jones.

And he's out there.

You and I don'st get after him right away,

he'sll get out of my range...

...and some kind of sh*t

is gonna hit the planetary fan.

Our nightmare hitchhiker.

And all Dr. Mystery wants is a free pass

so he can catch his friend.

- Very convenient.

- I'sm saying you ought to hear his story.

Okay. Where is he?

Had him taken to the tractor shed.

Okay. I'sll check him out

and we can compare notes.

Whatever you say, boss.

Come on, come on. Time's a-wasting.

All right, lad, open up.

Dr. Boston?

Are you in here?

I'sm here.

Where I'sve been put.

A prisoner on my own damn property.

Let's go!

Come on, let's go.

Get in!

You almost ran me down.

Figured you'sd read my mind

and get out of the way.

Blue Unit, stand down.

You are under regular Army command.

Put down your weapons at once.

Your mission is rescinded.

This is no longer a Blue Unit operation.

Put down your arms.

Repeat, put down your arms.

General Matheson

has assumed command.

Okay, Owen.

Okay.

You just drove over the Curtis line.

- Where we going?

- South.

All I know right now.

Just get me in range of Jonesy...

...we'sll know everything

we need to know.

That's some gun.

Can I have a look?

- Kind of flashy for a guy like you.

- It's a gift.

I know.

Where are you, Jonesy?

Pick up the phone. Call 1-800-HENRY.

Hello? Jonesy!

Jesus Christ, I knew it was you.

Where's he taking you?

Massachusetts? He is?

Duddits? Okay, I will.

You hang in there, Jonesy.

Jonesy?

He hung up.

Give me back my gun.

- We gotta go to Derry.

- That where they'sre going?

No, they'sre going towards

Massachusetts. We need Duddits.

Jonesy says Mr. Gray

is afraid of Duddits.

Your buddy, he's still alive

after all this time with Mr. Gray?

Yeah, he's immune.

I think it's because he died.

He got hit by a car

and his heart stopped. Twice.

I don'st think he even knows it.

He came back from the dead.

Must have changed him somehow.

It's almost like Duddits saw

this whole thing coming. Is that it?

Jonesy told me it was Duddits

who drew him into the accident.

If we catch him,

we'sre gonna have to kill him.

You know we have to do it.

It's the only way to stop Mr. Gray...

...assuming we can catch him.

When was the last time

you saw Duddits?

Long time ago.

Years.

What makes you so sure he can help?

Duddits can do anything.

I didn'st understand that then,

but I think it's always been true.

He's the one who made us like this.

- Like what?

- You know, weird.

He's been waiting for you.

Blizzard slowed us up.

Henny, Henny.

Henny.

I miss you, Henny.

I miss you.

Henny.

Long time, Henny.

- My God, Roberta, what is it?

- Lymphocytic leukemia.

I'sm gonna let you take him,

but I have to tell you why.

Just now, when he was getting ready...

...Henry, he was so excited.

Like he hasn'st been in such a long time.

I think...

...that if he's with you,

he might die happy...

...instead of in this awful room.

Be sure the parka stays on tight.

Cold devastates him.

The medication and instructions

are in here.

Bye, Mom.

Goodbye, Duddie. Be a good boy.

Now, go save the world.

All right, laddie.

They haven'st got enough courage

to take my trailer. Not yet, anyway.

What'sve we got?

They'sre leaving Derry, Maine, heading

south on 95. Toward Massachusetts.

Massachusetts?

Stay with it, bucko.

General Matheson. Come in, please.

This is very nice, Abe.

Been home through some rough times.

Was there something we hadn'st covered?

I don'st think I got to say before how

much I respect the work you'sve done.

It was with sincere regret...

Herman... May I call you Herman?

We may not agree on all the strategic

initiatives, but we do agree on this:

I'sm past it. Burned out.

Just needed a push, that's all.

Should have quit

after that mess in Montana.

Even I don'st trust my judgment anymore.

Oh, yeah...

My techies tell me we'sre getting some

electronics reading hot from in here.

Yes, I'sve been talking

to the wife on my sat phone.

I don'st know if you'sve ever met Barbara.

She's been after me for years to retire.

She's very happy, I can tell you that. I'sll

have everything shut down in an hour.

If that's soon enough.

That will be fine.

How do you turn off the goddamn lights?

Maybe you shouldn 't have been

so fast to kill that trooper.

You're making yourself at home.

You have no idea, Jonesy.

Tell me how you like this:

"Maybe you shouldn'st have been

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