Mercury Rising Page #3

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Anybody asks about the overtime,

put it on Lomax`s Gold Card.

- Straps are just makin` him worse.

- They`re for his own safety.

- Unstrap him.

- They`re for his own safety.

All right. Simon,

we`re gonna unstrap you.

Take it easy. Simon, just calm down.

All right?

Mommy! Daddy!

Mommy! Daddy!

Tell him to turn that off!

Turn the siren off!

Simon, ho. Hey!

Now look. Who`s this? Is that your

mommy right there? Is that your mommy?

- Mommy! Mommy!

- Right there?

Y es, that`s right.

Your mommy. That`s her.

- Is that your daddy?

- Daddy.

Right.

""Do not touch. It may be hot.""

That`s very good advice.

Is that your teacher?

Dr. London?

She`s your friend, right?

My name is Art. I`m your friend too.

Art is a stranger!

Art is a stranger!

Art is a stranger!

Okay, strap him in.

I won`t hurt you.

- Hi. Are you the doctor?

- Um, no, l`m the nurse.

- Is a doctor gonna see this boy?

- Uh, I took care of him.

Is that the best you could do for him,

just give him a shot?

He`s autistic.

- Autistic?

- Uh-huh.

What does that mean?

Nothing gets through?

No, it`s just the opposite.

Everything gets through.

He has trouble with feelings

and emotions.

So he gets very frightened

and confused.

Wait. I`m not gonna be able

to question this boy?

Probably not.

Sorry.

Take care of him.

Why are we doing this, Dean?

Why does he want to see us?

We didn`t do anything wrong, right?

Should I turn around?

- No, he`d kill us.

- He might kill us anyway.

- Are you being serious?

- Relax, Leo, please.

Okay, l`m scared.

I`m gettin` really, really scared.

Leo, stop it. We`re doing this together.

We didn`t break any laws.

No matter what he says or does, we`re

gonna do the right thing. So just relax.

Jesus!

- Okay. Can we go home now, please?

- Y eah, all right.

It`s him.

- Let`s just get this over with.

- Okay.

This changes everything.

- Now somebody else knows.

- Oh, God.

- What happened to the boy?

- He`s alive.

He`s being held in a lockdown unit

in a Chicago hospital.

Why don`t we tell

somebody?

Because we are somebody,

Leo.

We`re the ones that are

ultimately responsible for this.

There isn`t anybody

to tell.

So I want you to keep

the puzzle line open 24 hours a day.

And I want you two to do

your goddamn f***in` jobs!

Quiet!

Maybe l`m goin` about this

the wrong way.

My wife says my people skills

are like my cooking skills.

Quick and tasteless.

But in the end,

it`s about saving lives.

Isn`t that the point?

- Y es?

- Y es.

I know a man named Rasheed Halabi,

born in Paramus, New Jersey.

Valedictorian of his high school class,

worked his way through M.I.T.

Right now he`s a colonel

in Saddam`s Republican Guard.

We put him there. It`s him

this code is protecting.

There are thousands of other

men and women just like him...

whose identities are protected

by this code.

We can save their lives.

I give you my pledge.

I want you to give me yours.

Diligence, loyalty

and above all...

absolute silence.

This is kind of an interesting story.

The television program 60 Minutes

right here on CBS?

I`ve changed tires doin` 86.

You know what l`m sayin`?

Long ways from home

Can`t sleep at night

Grab your telephone `cause

something just ain`t right

It`s evil

Evil is goin` on

Well, l`m warnin` you,

girl

You better watch

your happy home

Long ways from home

Can`t sleep at all

`Cause another--

Where is everyone?

Where`s the police? Where`s the guard

that was sitting right here?

They were called off half an hour ago.

Told they weren`t needed.

Take me to see Simon Lynch right now.

Unlock that door.

We just transferred him

to pediatrics.

- Where`s that?

- Room 1106. Up those stairs one flight.

- Who authorized the transfer?

- His parents.

I could understand.

They didn`t want their little kid on--

Can I help you?

Hi. I`m with the F.B.I.

I`m lookin` for Simon Lynch.

Do you know where he is?

He suffered a minor head injury.

Nothing serious.

We had to take him

down to X-ray.

Where is the X-ray room?

Radiology.

Seventh floor.

Great. Thanks.

No problem.

Shh. Shh. Shh.

Shh. Ow!

Here we go. Here we go.

Simon, get in the elevator.

- Hi. Yeah.

- A little crowded, huh?

Just made it, Doctor.

You must be new.

Welcome to Concordia.

Thank you.

You`re very kind.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

Thanks for the ride.

Good night.

Wait!

What`s going on?

Get up in that seat.

Move it!

All right, leave it off.

Leave it off.

Come on, Simon. We don`t need

any more attention right now.

Leave it alone,

all right?

Keep off the buttons.

Okay, okay, okay!

Leave the buttons alone,

goddamn it!

Please. Please.

""One small step

for mankind.""

Get down!

Mommy! Daddy!

Mommy! Daddy!

Mommy! Daddy!

Mommy! Daddy!

Mommy! Daddy!

Mommy! Daddy!

Mommy! Daddy!

Let`s go.

Hang on to the fence.

Hang on to the fence.

Hang on to the fence.

Let`s go.

No! No!

Simon! No!

Come on. Let`s go, Simon.

Come on.

""Friends.""

""Mr. Pasquale.""

Bus driver.

Pasqual-ee.

Pasqual-ee? That`s his name,

Mr. Pasquale?

""Do not talk to strangers.""

Is that why you won`t talk to me?

You think l`m a stranger?

Art.

That`s me.

I`m your friend.

- See? Art is your friend.

- No! Art is a stranger!

- Okay, Simon. Okay.

- Art is a stranger!

- All right!

- Art is a stranger!

Art is a stranger.

Motherf***er!

Who are you?

All right.

I`m sorry, Tommy.

Come on, Simon.

What the hell

happened to you?

You kidnapped this kid

from the hospital? Are you crazy?

- What are you talking about?

- Lomax has been calling me

every 15 minutes.

- There`s a warrant out

for your arrest.

- I killed a guy on the C.T.A.

- Oh, Christ!

- I had to. He was trying to kill us.

- How did this happen?

- Somebody pulled the cops off

the kid at the hospital.

It`s not a murder-suicide.

The mom and dad got in the way.

They`re trying to get the kid. If he

hadn`t hidden, they`d have got him too.

- I cannot handle

this paranoid conspiracy crap.

- It is a conspiracy.

Who pulled the cops

off the kid?

Did dead Martin and Jenny say

""Take my kid out of protective

custody""? This is real!

I don`t give a f***

if it`s real.

If I don`t call Lomax right now,

l`m an accessory to this.

If you don`t get on the phone now, call

Concordia or C.T.A., you`re a dumb cop.

Tell them to bring

a body bag to put the pieces in.

Arthur.

Hi, Dana.

Sorry we woke you up.

- lt`s good to see you.

- You too.

It`s been too long.

Try not to bleed

on my carpet.

His name`s Simon.

Hello, Simon.

I bet you`re hungry.

I have peanut butter and jelly

in the kitchen. How`s that sound?

This is my son T.J.

- T.J., this is Simon.

- Hi.

Why don`t we go

in the kitchen--

T.J., why don`t we go in the kitchen

and make something to eat...

and maybe Simon

will come with us?

Here you go, Art.

It`s still damp,

but at least it`s clean.

- Thanks, Dana.

- You`re welcome.

Simon, I think these

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