Last Man Club Page #5

- Maybe you could walk out of here.

And get past that nurse

from the green bay packers?

Yeah. I got a plan.

Who is she?

Ready?

I'm as ready as I'll ever be.

I'm ready.

Will, count to ten and then run.

Hold it right there, buster.

Now, wait a minute.

Mr. reeds!

When are we stopping?

Thought I'd drive all night.

We should be in Oklahoma soon.

If you see a liquor store,

pull in.

Why do you want a drink?

Because I'm an alcoholic.

Sounds like

a good enough reason.

He's upset

because we crashed the plane.

It's just an excuse

for him to drink.

It's a good enough reason

for me, not that I need one.

You guys crashed a plane?

Never got off the ground.

I was scared. I froze.

Will, I was scared too.

Well, we just missed them. But

I do know where they're going.

- Oh, no.

- Excuse me?

Nothing. It's just every time

you show up, there's bad news.

Well, I'm afraid I have

some bad news.

Yeah. Hang on.

He just rolled in.

I have a detective coats on

the line from New Jersey,

wants to ask you a few

questions.

I didn't do it.

Go ahead, detective coats.

Mr. Williams, I am investigating the

whereabouts of a friend of yours,

Mr. John Pernell.

Have you had contact with him

recently?

John Pernell... no, he hasn't.

Well, I understand that you...

You sent him a letter.

- Yep.

- Did you ask him to come to Galveston?

No.

Can you think of any reason

why he would have run away?

Maybe he didn't like the food.

Thank you, Mr. Williams.

Uh, Dr. Darby, if they show up there,

would you be in contact with me, please?

- We'll be on the lookout.

- Bye now.

Get him out of here.

Yeah, there's some major

manipulation going on here.

You think?

Grady!

Huh? Oh.

Grady, it's ok. Let's go in.

Grady, you almost got killed

just now.

- What's wrong with you?

- Can't you see what's wrong?

Look at him. He's gone.

I haven't gone anywhere.

What are we gonna do now?

We're gonna get him dressed.

I was afraid of this. His last few

letters didn't make much sense.

Did he have a stroke

or something?

Alzheimer's.

In the beginning

they go in and out like this.

So what are we gonna do

with him?

We'll figure it out

when we get there.

- John?

- Dad?

- Where the hell are you?

- I just called to tell you I'm ok.

Oh, no, no, believe me, you're not ok.

You're in big trouble.

That girl you're with

is wanted for armed robbery.

What are you talking about?

Not to mention assault with a

deadly weapon on a state trooper.

- I'll call you back.

- No, dad, wait.

We want you to know that...

that we're very worried

about you.

I'll be ok.

We can get this whole thing cleared up

if you just tell me what's going on.

I can't right now. Tell Taylor

I love him.

Hey, dad...

I love you.

I love you too, son.

What was that about?

- You are a criminal.

- What?

- Yeah, this is what.

- Excuse me.

She robbed a man in New Jersey

and shot him.

That was in self-defense!

She also robbed your boss. It's a

wonder she hasn't stolen from us.

- She didn't steal from my boss.

- What?

- I did.

- Why?

I was in hell. I was making my

escape when you came along.

- You're better than that.

- No. No, I'm not.

- You're a decorated war hero.

- Stop it.

A goddamn medal

doesn't make a man.

Look at me.

I'm not a hero. I'm a bum!

Romy, I'm... I'm sorry.

- I took that money to start a new life.

- How much did you take?

A little over 600,000.

That's a pretty good start on

a new life.

He and his father skim money

from one of the casinos

and then launder it

through Joe's car company.

They used me as a mule to get the

money from the casino to Joe.

He found out that I was

stealing from him.

He tried to kill me. That's when

we got in the car accident.

So they're after you?

I think they're...

Like after us.

Great.

Look, if anything happens to me,

I've hidden $500,000

in the spare tire well,

another 100,000 in my money belt

and, well, the rest is in my bag.

Ok? Now you know everything.

Thanks for sharing.

I think I got it figured out.

Yes, it is. What?

No, there must be some mistake.

Our son's asleep.

Hold on, please.

John, he's gone.

John Pernell. You called about

my boy?

He's right over there.

Thank you.

What are you doing here?

You know where grandpa is.

It's ok.

Ok.

Oh, god.

You want me to drive?

Uh, no, it's all right.

Thank you, though.

They're right behind us,

you know.

- Who?

- All the people that wanna stop us.

They wanna take everything

and just throw us away.

- Yeah, tell me about it.

What are you so happy about?

I got the last laugh.

My son thought he was so smart

locking me away.

Well, I showed him.

Hey, I've been here before.

What is this?

After the war. This is where

they all landed.

I wanna fly again.

Where are we?

Will, keep an eye on him.

- What is this?

- Oh, all these old planes had names.

They had the artwork to go

with 'em.

- What was yours?

- The duchess.

- Oh.

- Boy, she was a beaut.

When all these planes were

flying, it was a glorious sight.

Why is this trip so important

to you?

I mean, I know you're not looking for

answers to all of life's big questions.

I'm just looking back on life and

wondering where it all went.

I'm a relic. I got old

and fear moved in.

Fear that I can't

live like I used to.

Fear that something'll happen to those

that I... I love and hold dear.

This trip is important.

We're together again.

And we got one last thing to do.

And what's that?

Eagle. Eagle,

I couldn't find him.

I turned round and he was gone.

Hey, look. Look. There he is.

Grady!

Grady!

Grady?

Grady?

Grady?

Eagle.

Eagle.

Grady?

This is where I belong.

You remember, eagle,

when we flew?

Yeah.

I wanna fly again.

I know, but now's

not the right time.

Let me help you out of here.

And I'm tired, eagle.

I'm so tired.

I know. We're all tired,

Grady.

Let me get you out of here.

- We're coming out.

- Is he ok?

- All right.

- Guys, we're in trouble.

Police. Come on, let's go!

We've come too far. Too far.

Whatever you do, don't stop.

Whoo!

- Oh...

- Ok, grab him.

Come on, Grady, stay with us.

Come on, Grady. Come on!

Come on, Grady. Come on!

Come on.

Romy, he's dead, honey.

I never figured it would get

out of hand like this.

- What do you wanna do now?

- Turn ourselves in.

What about Pete?

What about him? We've got

serious problems here.

It's still our responsibility.

To who? To the corps?

We're all that's

left of the corps.

Pete may be dead

for all we know.

What's the worst that could

happen, huh? Prison?

Where do you think we were

before this trip started?

Well, then, what do you

propose we do?

- I say we bury him.

- What? We can't do that.

- Why not?

- It's not proper.

The last thing he said tonight

was, "don't stop."

Right. He wouldn't

want us to quit.

He wouldn't want us to leave him

out here in this desert either.

He'd rather be out here than in a funeral

home with his son looking down on him.

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