El Camino Christmas Page #6

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And I just couldn't get him

out of my head.

Yeah, I didn't know my dad much either.

He bolted right after I was born.

So, it's been a revolving door

of step-men ever since.

Psst.

Hey. Psst! Psst!

Hey.

- Psst!

- The f***'s wrong with you, Carl?

Hey, man. Go on.

I got a .22 in the small of my back.

What the f***?

- Get that for me.

- I hate to tell you, I'm tired, huh.

Huh? Hey, listen to me.

Listen! You think

we're gonna get out of here alive?

That boy, if he's a good person,

he'd have let us go a long time ago.

Now, I ain't gonna hurt no one.

Look at me.

Look at me, bro.

I'll give you my word.

Look, look, I'll give you my word.

You're crazy if you don't think you need

some kind of protection.

You're crazier if you think

that your shop ain't gonna get

f***ed up beyond repair

when this thing blows up.

So, come on, hey, hey.

Oh, god damn it.

Come on, get it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Get it, get it, get it.

You need some help with that?

Let me see it.

I used to love these things.

Ah, yeah, see?

You see this little thing right here?

Pull that out a little bit...

and your batteries won't pop out

every time you run into something.

All right, try it now.

I think I'm gonna let everybody

outta here.

It's the only good thing left to do.

Now, listen to me, boys.

The truth of the matter is,

we can't negotiate with a crazy person.

So, when this goes down,

you are just gonna have to keep your cool.

Son of a b*tch.

Just give me that goddamn thing.

Frank, you're going

through the front with me.

Billy, you and Garret,

you cover that back window.

Now, listen to me.

He can't get out that window,

but that don't mean

he can't shoot your ass from there,

- so you watch it.

- Roger that.

Now, we are gonna resolve this thing

before those damn Feds show up,

swinging their d*cks around.

This is our town.

And we're gonna settle it.

Whose is that?

Oh, sounds like my boss.

Now, go ahead and answer it.

Tell him we're all coming out.

Yeah?

Take my handcuffs off.

I'll bite your head off.

I'll bite your head right off.

Do the right thing, Carl.

Let's see here.

Yello.

Carl, what you got in there?

I got six people.

One's a kid.

All right, listen up.

You try to get everybody

down on the floor, Carl.

'Cause in exactly two minutes...

we're coming in.

- A**hole's trying something funny.

- What are you doing?

- Oh, he's going crazy now.

- You son of a b*tch.

- Help me, help me, help me!

- Give me that.

Ah, f***.

We have a tragic story developing

in the town of El Camino, Nevada.

A group of Christmas shoppers,

caught in a liquor mart,

have been taken hostage.

Our regional correspondent, Beth Flowers,

is live on the scene for us.

Beth, can you tell us moreabout

the events that are unfolding down there?

Yes, Soledad.

Christmas Eve has turned into a nightmare

for a group of people being held hostage

in the liquor mart behind me.

El Camino County Sheriff's Patrol

responded to a distress call

by one of their own.

We believe Vicente Santosand Kate Daniels

are also being held captive.

I'm here with Jewels Daniels.

Ms. Daniels, you believe

your daughter is inside the mart.

Is that true?

Yes. Yes, I do.

She has my grandson with her.

He's only five.

Do it! Do it!

Hey, you guys, get away

from the window. Get in the aisle, now.

- Stay down.

- What's happening, Carl?

Shut up, Vicente.

You gave me your word, man.

Get down! Cover that kid's head!

Sh*t.

- He's doing something. Eric!

- No!

- He's got a gun!

- Eric!

Hell no! Hey, hey, hey! Hey!

No!

Shots fired!

- Drop your weapon!

- No, no, no!

He's got a gun!

- No, don't shoot!

- Vicente!

Don't shoot!

Man down!

Hold your fire!

- Hold your fire, damn it!

- Vicente!

Vicente!

Hey, you're bleeding, man.

Oh, sh*t! Oh!

Hey.

Oh, listen.

I think it's just...

You're gonna be all right.

Beth!

Are you okay?

Just sit up, if you can.

All right?

There you go.

This is some mess

you've gotten yourself into, Sheriff.

Whole country's been watching

this stupidity unfold.

Why don't you wait behind the barricade?

It's like a f***ing war zone in here, man.

Yeah, friendly fire.

Hell on earth.

This is gonna hurt a little bit.

- All right. Ready?

- Yeah.

Ready? Here.

Come on, put some pressure on it.

Hmm.

Christmas, 1960... 69, Vietnam.

The Valley of Death.

I called the coordinates.

One-five-four-seven north,

one-zero-eight-three-six east.

Just, there was a village,

nothing there...

but farmers and families.

So, I aborted the artillery strike.

And then artillery startedraining down

on us.

Twenty-two soldiers dead, 78 civilians,

and they blamed it all on you.

I read your letters.

Twenty-two of the bravest men

I've ever met,

just doing what they were told,

what I told them to do.

I spent a great deal of my life

trying to make it up to those...

those guys.

Find some sort of truth in all this.

I lost it at every turn.And I was...

I got court-martialed over it.

I lost my house and my money

and my self-respect.

Your wife.

Your mother deserved more than that.

Yeah, she did.

So did you.

Yeah.

Ah, it was a good Christmas, though.

Tell you what...

this was a close second.

Here...

answer it.

You guys should get outta here.

Hello?

This is Special Agent Patterson.

Who is this?

Kate Daniels, I work here.

My son, Seth, is here,

and we're going to be coming out.

So, please don't shoot.

Okay, you got my word, Kate.

You and Seth are safe to come out.

Now, Kate, the gunman, is he alone?

Has he been shot?

Yeah. No. I don't know.

You and Seth come on out.

We'll handle it from there.

Okay, he's sending out two hostages.

The girl and her son!

Lower your firearms!

Here's to Eric and Kate.

You guys look good on each other.

What is it?

Here you go, little man.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Hey, those were...

Those were really great words.

Really great.

Be careful.

Okay. Okay. Look at me, okay?

- Look at me.

- Love and turmoil.

Best combination known to man.

You should probably go, too.

Nah, are you kidding?

I'm gonna stick around.

This is the most fun I've had in years.

Hmm...

Kate Daniels

and her son are exiting the liquor mart,

and they are safely

in the hands of authorities.

Oh...

You all right?

No!

Apparently,

we're having some technical issues

- in El Camino.

- Settle down.

We'll get Beth Flowers back

as soon as we can.

Well, they'll be coming in now.

I'm sure they've done the math, right?

Six minus four equals two.

So, either you're the bad guy,

or it's me.

I'm the only one that hasn't been shot.

I'm just gonna tell the truth.

The truth is a tricky son of a b*tch.

What do you want for Christmas?

To get out of here, for one.

Well, no ask is too big

for the spirit of the holidays.

That's what I say.

You know what?

Christmas is over too quick.

It's all the buildup...

and then, bam.

Tree's all dried out.

Family leaves.

And there's sh*t everywhere.

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