Grizzly Page #4

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It won't be much longer

Tom?

It's still a little bit chilly this morning, though.

Ain't it?

Yes.

Sort of cool for this time of year, anyway

- Come on

- Alright

Let's go

Let's keep it quiet, okay

Kelly, I 'd like to have the first shot

Well, I can't promise you that

See, we got a grizzly out there

that's at least 15 feet tall

Weighs maybe 2, 3 thousand pounds, right

I want to capture it

You what?

You want to capture it?

That's right

He's not kidding

I've been developing these

brand new tranquilizing shells

Oh Christ...

That shell won't penetrate

a hair of its chinny-chin-chin

Not trying to kill him with it, mister.

Just want to put him to sleep

Oh yeah well.. that's fine.

But first you got to knock him down.

That baby won't do it

We'll see about that

I sure hope you ain't out there alone

You're liable to become its friends

I figure, that old grizzly's hungry

by now

For a while. I told you he just ate the cub.

I doubt if he's hungry now

Oh yeah?

Well, that was merely an appetizer,

my man

I figure that old grizzly got his taste

for human flesh and he's eating

nothing else

That's pretty ridiculous

It is, huh?

Well, let me tell you a little story, boy

A long time ago this tribe of Indians

came into these woods

They's was all laid down with the pox, uhh

something I can't remember..

Anyway, this herd of grizzlies

smelled them out

They come in, they ate 'em

They tore them all up

Little children..

the sick.. everybody

There's a few braves just

healthy enough to go out on the hunt

They came back..

and the grizzlies turned on themed

So, they had a new situation

A whole herd of man-eating grizzlies

was just parading around

tearing up the Indians

That's pretty hard to believe

Unless you happened to be one of them Indians

Kelly

I can still root him out my own way

Hell, I can look like him..

I can smell like him

Now, give me a chance.

Let me go in

You got a dime?

I'm going to call his mama!

I mean, does your mama know that you're running

around out here in the woods trying to act like a bear..

smell like one.

You scratching around on the ground like one?

I mean, does she know that you're making

a damn fool of yourself..

you're chasing something about the size

of a V8 Cat with teeth?

You know, I think your mama would be a little disappointed

Maybe

But not nearly as disappointed

as she would be if she had you for a son

Sonny!

Scottie

Scottie!

Who spotted him first?

You get a crack at him

But I don't want

you going out in those woods alone

Post, here

You see anything moving out there at all?

Only your hunters tearing up the forest

Well, keep looking.

He has to be out there someplace

Jesus

It's the grizzly!

Hold on Tom, just hold on.

We're on our way

Come on Don

We're there.. we're almost there

...how the bear thing is being handled?

Okay, I guess.

I mean, they kept the bear away from here ...

if that's what counts

I surely feel sorry for that

poor forest ranger, though

Yeah, I think we all feel the same way

I'm sorry

So am I

Is there anything I can do?

No, he had a family

Send some flowers

I've got a plan

But I need time and men

Kelly, I'm not...

Listen!

Just listen to me

He got Tom here

Now, his first..

his first killing took place up here

He circled and killed..

circled and killed..

He circled and found and killed Gail here

And he circled again,

got behind us..

..and killed Tom

Now, I think he's gonna continue heading down

looking for human food

That thing seems to..

..know what we're thinking

Now, I'd like to get the jump on him this time

A grizzly is an animal, Kelly.

Don't give him human qualities

He's not even listening to you, Kelly

See, he doesn't understand that we're dealing with a..

..highly intelligent beast

Scottie..

Scottie!

Will you take that sandwich outside and eat it

Please?

Charley!

Close the park

and give me another crack at it

There is no need.. to close the park

Do you know that there are more..

more reporters out there and TV cameramen..

..than there are animals in this goddamn circus

I invited them

You invited them?

I want them to see the kind of clean,

thorough job that we are capable of doing

You're kidding!

We have five dead people.

One raving, almost dead man

And you call that.. clean?

We are doing everything I...

Bullshit!

Kelly!

You know, I just figured you out

You don't give a good goddan if we

get that grizzly or not

As long as you get your press

so you can go to Washington and

get one of those nice dark brown plastic offices

Get out!

Well, you just lost your office

'cause when I'm finished with you..

..there's not gonna be anybody there

waiting to shake your gooshy, bloody hand!

You are finished, dismissed, removed!

In your...

Does not

the weight of the world on your shoulders ...

They are not wide enough

Yeah, I mean ...

What they know these fighters?

The rangers know hunting

You know what, Scottie?

You know the real kick

I could do with this property?

Finally, if it was a private property ...

I would divide while plots

Do what you want

If you want to give up,

That's your problem.

Scottie, do me a favor

Go back home

I have this grizzly

What?

You heard me

Stay out of the forest

What for?

This is not just a job for me

The forest is like home

I love it and I'll find it

You're crazy, completely crazy

It's possible

Meanwhile, you can stay here,

and whining about your little pride

Not to mention your Scotch

I'm going to find our ursus horribilis

Robert, you stay close now.. you hear?

Do you hear me?

Yes, Ma'am

Mommy!

Help!

No!

I am lone...

Yes

Everyone goes?

Yes

That includes the press, mister

Park is closed

People have a right to know

Oh, you got your story

The story is about greed

I do not want him to go to Washington

I'm feeling sorry for myself

Hey, that's a good lead line for the story

Well, your hands aren't clean either, pal

You and your cameras made it so exciting..

so attractive..

We tell like it was

There's only one person

who can tell t like it was

And that's little Bobby

He's alive?

Part of him is

If we get him to the city hospital in time..

..he will...

It feels like Nam all over again

That special excitement

Ah, we'll get him this time

You think so, huh?

Well, I don't got a choice

Hey listen, I wanted to thank you, ah..

I'd be in over my head without your help

You getting it

Alright

If this ain't all ironic

Now, in Nam I had about 100..

..maybe 200 Gooks

People..

We called them Gooks

so it wouldn't get personal

But it did get personal, anyway

So I stopped counting

and tried to stop caringe

You know..

..now I don't kill nothing no more

Not even a fly

Made myself that promise

I'm sorry

No, sorry ain't necessary

It's my choice.

I could've said no

Where's Scott?

Ah.. he went out to ride on his own

He's crazy

You know, that boy is weird

What makes you think

this old bear booted back up country?

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