Firestarter

Don't push me.

Stick with him.

Don't let him get too far ahead.

- Daddy, I'm tired. Can't we stop?

- Yeah, honey.

There isn't any people on the side streets.

And they're darker.

- That's just what they'd want, honey.

- Daddy, I'm scared.

So am I, honey. Hang on.

Be light. Be a feather.

- What's going on?

- Excuse me!

He's seen us.

Whatever you do, no eye contact.

- He can make you do what he wants.

- Got it.

See him?

He just got lost in that crowd there.

That's him, over on the right.

Right there on the right.

Maybe I can cut him off at the corner.

Let's get him.

Daddy, they're coming.

Taxi. Taxi.

Drive.

- Stop!

- Stop the car. Hey, cabbie.

Don't pay any attention to them.

Just drive.

Come on, let's get back to the car.

We can chase them down. Let's move it.

- Hey, mister, where are we going?

- The airport.

Wait, wait, I can't go to the airport.

It's too far.

Look...

I'm gonna give you a $500 bill. I want you

to take my daughter and I to the airport.

Sure. OK, mister.

- Drive.

- I ain't turning down no $500.

We are going to give each one of you ten

young ladies and gentlemen an injection.

Five of these injections will be water.

Five of them will be water mixed with

a tiny amount of a chemical compound

which we call... "lot six".

The exact nature

of this compound is classified

but it is essentially

a hypnotic mild hallucinogenic.

We employ the double-blind method

of administering the compound,

which is to say that neither you nor we

know who has received the clear dose

and who has not.

Until later, that is.

You will be under close supervision

for 48 hours after the experiment.

Are there any questions?

Dr Wanless, is this experiment

being done by The Shop?

No.

Absolutely not.

- Yes?

- When do I get my money?

- Right on, man.

- That is important.

Well, immediately after the experiment,

along with all the other students.

I'm broke too.

So, if we may begin

the injections now, please.

Andy McGee.

I'm Vicky Tomlinson. I'm a little nervous

about this, Andy McGee.

- What if I go on a bad trip?

- We'll probably just get distilled water.

Feel any pain?

I feel a pressure. It's a bad pressure.

It will pass.

- How are you feeling?

- When do we start to shrink?

You believe you're going to shrink?

Sh-ri-nk...

You'll be fine.

We'll be fine.

I can't feel my hands.

- Thank you. What a nice compliment.

- I didn't say anything.

You did.

- What'd I say?

- You said my hair is beautiful.

Like copper set on fire.

Yeah.

But I didn't say that. I just thought it.

I love you.

I've always loved you.

- I've known you for a thousand years.

- That long?

Yes, I've loved you too.

Hey, buddy, airport.

- You OK?

I got a headache. Wake up, babydoll.

We're here. Come on.

Where are we?

Hanover, sweetheart. Airport.

- Try the airport.

- Roger.

Suppose we catch up with him.

Do you wanna face him down?

What do you call this thing he's got?

How he pushes people.

The Shop figures

he may be running down by now.

He's overdone it before

and wound up in bed.

It's doing something to his brain.

Like what?

Giving himself

pinprick haemorrhages, maybe?

- It could kill him.

- Good, let's hope.

We don't have any more money

and we don't have anything left to sell.

I can't stay here.

It's not right. It's not right to steal.

Honey, I know, but it's not right

for them to keep coming after us, either.

Now, I explained that to you, Charlie,

at least I tried.

- About the big bad and the little bad?

- That's right. Lesser and greater evil.

- Big bad is what I did to Mommy?

- Oh, darling, please.

Don't. Don't, baby.

I made Mommy scream.

Shh...

Does your head still hurt?

Poor Daddy.

Gotta keep a lookout.

OK.

I don't know

what you're doing here.

I don't want to have anything to do with

you. I told you not to follow me here.

Besides, it's not my fault.

I'm not responsible.

This ain't got nothing to do with me.

I'm not the only guy you've been seeing.

I'm not ready to get married,

so why don't you just get outta here?

- Why don't you just stop bugging me?

- Come on, Charlie.

You told me you loved me.

You told me if anything

happened you'd take care of me.

This ain't got nothing to do with me.

We've been through this 100 times.

I'm not responsible.

Look, I told you not to follow me here.

But I can't do it on my own.

I don't know where to go.

- I don't have any money.

- I'm not the only guy you've been with.

That's not true.

I swear to God you're the only one.

I've never slept with anyone else.

That's not

what my buddy Al told me...

I didn't mean it, Daddy.

- Ow!

- Hey, hey!

- All right, buddy, come outta there.

- Mind waiting till I put my feet out?

I was coming with you and I saw him and

before I could stop it, it just happened.

- I didn't like him and it just got away.

- It's OK, honey.

- But I set him on fire.

- Charlie.

- I didn't mean it, Daddy.

- Charlie, stop it.

I want you to listen to me.

You said it got away from you and it did.

But not like before.

It just got away a little bit.

Charlie, you might've set

that man's face on fire or his hair.

Now, it always goes out

at somebody you don't like.

- But you didn't really hurt that guy.

- Not like I hurt Mommy in the kitchen.

Baby. Baby, you've got

to stop thinking about that.

It wasn't you that really hurt Mommy.

They killed her.

That's right. That's right.

Now...

We've got to go on.

Single file. Just like the Indians.

And keep as far over

to the side of the road as you can, OK?

I seen them both.

This guy looked kinda sick, or something.

- Are you OK?

- So far, so good, baby. You getting tired?

- Nope.

Daddy, I feel those bad men

from The Shop around again.

OK. Come on.

OK, sweetheart, come on.

Head up Route 70.

Oh, Daddy.

Daddy, get up.

Daddy, wake up.

Daddy? Daddy?

Are you all right?

- I thought you were dead.

- Are you kidding?

Think I'd do that to you?

You're all I've got in this world.

But I'm happy about that

cos I'm crazy about you.

I'm crazy about you too, Daddy.

Come on. We gotta find a place to sleep.

We can afford it now.

- I burned him.

- Rest, sweetheart.

You didn't hurt him. You controlled it.

Shh...

OK, Charlie.

Now, let it out. Easy does it.

Let it go.

Attagirl.

Attagirl. OK.

Now pull it back.

Pull it back, Charlie.

Pull it back, Charlie.

Good Lord.

Now, you've got to learn to control that.

You gotta try real hard. OK?

- I couldn't help it.

- Tomorrow. She's tired.

Time for bed.

You can try again at breakfast.

- I wanna do that again.

- No, tomorrow.

I'm not tired. I wanna do it again.

- I said no.

- Again. Now!

I'm sorry, Mommy. I didn't mean it.

Well, you did it. You hurt your mother.

- I'm sorry, Mommy.

- It's all right. Mommy's all right.

Charlie, you have got to control this thing

because it's a bad thing,

you understand me? A bad thing.

- Leave her alone. It's not her fault.

- Hello?

- Sorry.

- Hung up again?

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