In the Line of Fire Page #2

- All right, who was the joker?

- It may not have been a joke.

- You were looking peaked today.

- I'll pay him back in spades.

How can you be sure it was a him?

- You've missed my street, Al.

- Why don't you have a car?

I lived in New York a long time.

I like public transportation.

If you like buses,

why make me go out of my way?

I like your company.

- He's a weird-looking guy.

- Lf he still looks like that.

Pull up over here.

The President's election troubles

were hardly apparent today.

He and the French President

stopped twice to greet the crowds.

The Senate has yet to react

to the new French trade agreement.

The French will host a formal dinner

at their embassy for the President.

Presidential advisors are pleased...

...with the publicity this

has brought in an election year.

It's a weird sub-culture, Al.

Send some agents to check this out.

- Ask about some whackos.

- I'll get on it in the morning.

Hang on, I've got the other line.

- Yeah?

- Frank.

- Booth, how are you doing?

- I'm fine, thanks.

Hang on,

I'll get rid of the other call.

- You got it?

- Yeah, keep him talking.

- Yeah?

- Trying to trace me?

- Why didn't I think of that?

- You did. You're a good adversary.

- But I was worried about you today.

- Why?

In the motorcade, I thought

you were going to pass out.

You should get in shape

for that kind of duty.

- Yeah, maybe you're right.

- I'm watching your movie.

- Movie?

- November '63. Kennedy's last days.

The arrival in Texas.

It must have been ex citing.

Dallas. That morning at Love Field.

You all look so radiant.

JFK, Jackie and you.

You look so young and able, Frank.

What did happen to you that day?

The only agent to react to the shots

was farther away than you.

You must have looked up at that

window, but you didn't react.

Late at night when the demons come...

...do you see the rifle at the window,

or Kennedy's head being blown apart?

If you'd reacted in time,

could you have saved him?

If you had, that could've been

your head being blown apart.

Do you wish you'd succeeded,

or is life too precious?

What's done is done.

I have that Esquire article

about you and the other agents.

So sad how your wife left you

and took your little daughter.

You were so forthright

about your drinking problem.

And that you weren't easy to live with.

I was so moved by your honesty.

The world can be a cruel place

to an honest man.

What about you, Booth?

What's your story?

It's an epic saga.

I'll talk to you again soon.

It's nice to have a friend.

- Did you get him?

- We got him.

He may have a device that makes it

look like he's using another number.

- This device, how could he get it?

- He could build one.

- Can you trace it?

- We could run a parity check.

- Can you trace the call?

- Not if it's a para-analog line.

Give me a straight answer,

or Al will shoot off his foot.

If he calls again, keep him on

the line. We'll see what we can do.

You might suggest that the police

don't knock down any more doors.

I have that Esquire article

about you and the other agents.

So sad how your wife left you

and took your little daughter.

You were so forthright

about your drinking problem.

And that you weren't easy to live with.

I was so moved by your honesty.

- Okay, but why play it for me?

- Cancel the President's dinner.

The dinner at the French Embassy?

This close to the election?

He manipulated the phone system.

He could have knowledge of explosives.

- Do your job. There'll be no problems.

- There may be arms in the embassy.

You think the French

want to knock off the President?

Why does every chief of staff...

You have no reason to think that

this is anything but an idle threat.

You want me to cancel a state dinner

and risk offending the French?

This guy's pushed your buttons

and you're overreacting a little.

- I'm trying to protect your boss.

- So am I.

We're trailing 12 points in the polls,

and the election's in six weeks.

- He's got to be seen.

- Even if it kills him?

How could being down 12 points

look like good news?

The President was even worse off

weeks ago.

He'll be out with the voters in

the Midwest and then in California.

The President and First Lady

of the United States.

His Ex cellency, the

President of France and his wife.

Agent Raines,

you look devastating tonight.

Good enough to eat...

if you'll pardon the expression.

I try to sympathize with you,

but you really do annoy me.

Why sympathize?

The tape of that phone call.

When he mentioned your wife.

- Ex-wife.

- At any rate, I'm sorry.

Strange, I get sympathy from

an assassin and a woman I annoy.

- Would you care to dance?

- Perhaps some other time.

I get off in a couple of hours.

- What are you looking at?

- Where do you hide your firearm?

Don't tell me, let me guess.

We're on our final approach to L.A.

It's a beautiful day out there.

Thanks for flying with us.

We hope to see you again.

- Deposit this in the new account.

- I'll need to see your papers.

"Microspan Corporation. "

What kind of business are you in?

- Software.

- Up in San Jose?

I'm based there,

but I'm opening an office in L.A.

You're not from San Jose?

Where are you from?

- Minneapolis.

- You're kidding! So am I.

Well, it's a small world.

I hated the winters.

I used to stay in and pig out.

- What high school did you go to?

- New Brighton High school.

- There isn't any New Brighton.

- There was when I was there.

Well, maybe I'm just confused.

It happens a lot.

- There was a school across from...

- I'm late, will this take long?

Not at all, just another minute.

Thank you.

- You have a very pleasant manner.

- Thank you, Mr. Carney.

How would you like

to give a colleague a ride home?

- Why do you keep flirting with me?

- Am I?

- You know it can't go anywhere.

- That's why I do it.

Come on, I'll buy you an ice cream.

No further obligations.

- How many female agents are there?

- About 125.

- Pure window dressing.

- Excuse me?

Window dressing.

You're around so the President

looks good to his feminist voters.

- Do make an effort to be obnoxious?

- It's a gift.

We do a lot of window dressing.

Like running with the limousine.

It'd take an anti-tank missile

to put a dent in it.

But it makes the President

look more presidential.

If I'm here for the feminist vote,

what demographics do you represent?

White, piano-playing,

heterosexuals over the age of 50.

There ain't a lot of us,

but we do have a powerful lobby.

- Time flies when you're annoyed.

- Where are you going?

- I have a date.

- With whom?

That's none of your business.

- You want a ride?

- I don't think so.

I like it here this time of day.

I think I'll hang out.

Okay, thanks for the ice cream.

- See you.

- You're welcome.

If she looks back,

that means she's interested.

Come on now, give me that

smug look and be on your way.

Well, Abe... Damn, I wish

I could've been there for you.

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