Moving Target Page #6

Synopsis: Toby Kellogg is an aspiring musician, who's sent off to music school over the summer. Not wishing to stay away from his band and potential girlfriend, he slips away late one night, where soon after police storm his sleeping dorm in looking for him. He returns home, expecting further grief from his folks and disappointment from his kid brother David, only to find his family is nowhere to be found, in fact house is completely devoid of all it's contents...in-short abandoned. He isn't aware that his father stumbled across a mafia conspiracy and has been spirited away along with his wife and son, by witness protection program. But none of that matters know since an ace assassin has just gunned down his closest friend in mistaken identity and is now back to correct his goof.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Chris Thomson
Production: NBC
 
IMDB:
5.9
NOT RATED
Year:
1988
100 min
77 Views


Get the federal marshal's

Office in l.a.

I need access to all

Protected witness

Security codes.

It's 6:
00

In the morning back there.

The office won't be open

For another hour.

Do it! Now!

All right,

we're working

on it, son.

it's only gonna

take a few minutes.

That's too long!

( ring )

Hello?

Operator:
i have

a collect call from toby.

will you accept the charges?

Yeah, sure.

go ahead, please.

Toby:
megan,

i need your help.

Where are you?

Boston.

Remember the dog tags

That trevor got,

The ones

That we talked about?

Yeah, of course.

Boston, is that where

They moved you?

Yeah.

The company that makes 'em

Must know my new address.

What's wrong?

The guy that killed ackley,

He's here.

He's gonna kill my family,

And i can't stop him

Unless i know where they live.

I can't remember

The name of the company.

I'll go to the clinic.

Call me back in ten minutes.

Hey, the sign says

Full service.

You want to check the oil,

If it's not too much trouble?

Okay, don't check it.

Dorchester heights.

Know where it is?

Yeah, i know where it is.

Start the car. Drive!

( dog barking )

Radio:
and this just in

from our metro news team.

a passenger was stabbed

to death this morning

At logan international airport.

eyewitnesses say the suspect,

a teenage boy observed

running from the scene,

escaped in the confusion.

the identity of the passenger

has not been released.

( tires screech )

Ooh!

This is dr. Kohnert's office

In los angeles.

You have a tag order

From an owner in boston,

Last name kellogg.

Yes. We need

The address right away.

It's an emergency.

But it has to be.

There's nothing?

Yes, the owner's name

Is kellogg--

I'm sorry, can you

Hold on a minute, please?

No, we don't know

The owner's name,

But we do know

The dog's name.

Yes, it's come here.

Could you please check

That for me?

Yes, two words.

"come here."

( tires screech )

( telephone rings )

Come on, come on.

( ring )

Hello? Yes.

Yes, i will.

Toby:
did you get it?

Yeah, i did.

It's 1540 greensboro drive.

phone number 555-3453.

3453. 555-345--

you're great!

ditto.

( line rings )

Come on, answer the phone.

Answer the phone. Come on!

( ring )

Answer the phone.

Ma'am, 1540 greensboro drive.

Do you know where it is?

I think it's--

No, let me see.

Greensboro...

Are you sure it's not

Greenfield?

No, it's greensboro drive.

This is an emergency.

It's down about five blocks.

Make two rights and a left.

Thank you.

Hey, yo,

Greensboro drive

Is down this way?

( chuckling )

No, it's back that way.

Gaah!

( line rings )

I'm at 1540 greensboro drive.

There's a huge fire here. Hurry!

( horn honking )

( siren blaring )

Man:
all right, let's go!

Hey, kid! Get back here!

Mom!

Dad?

Trevor?

Man:
nothing on

The north side!

Is this your house?

Yes.

Do you know why anyone

Would call in a false alarm

To this address?

Good.

I'd hate to arrest

A nice kid like you

For doing something stupid.

Bring it home, boys.

Man:
all right, back up!

Let's get out of here!

Man:
haul it in! Let's go!

Man:
all right,

Let's haul it in!

Wait! Wait!

No!

Get down!

Toby!

Whoa!

Whoa! Aah! Ohh!

No!

( siren )

Toby!

Hang on, kid!

Come on, jump!

We'll catch ya!

Uhh!

( police radio chatter )

Man:
johnson,

Call the coroner in!

Hi.

Dad, are you okay?

I'm okay, kid.

How are you doing?

Are you all right?

Yeah.

It's over.

Broadcaster:
san francisco's

number one news at six.

Newscaster:
nearly a year

after his arrest,

arthur cambridge is guilty--

so says a federal court judge.

The crucial testimony was given

by an unidentified source

now protected by

the federal witness program.

arthur cambridge, head of

a $2 billion financial empire,

was convicted of laundering

the drug profits

of a major syndicate

in the largest

money laundering scheme

to hit the southland

in a decade.

however, the troubles

of arthur cambridge

have just begun.

he now stands trial

for the murder of jeff ackley,

a 17-year-old

los angeles youth

who was the unfortunate victim

of mistaken identity...

( bell tolling )

You know...

You look exactly like

A friend of mine.

You wouldn't happen

To know a guy named

Toby kellogg, would you?

Never heard of him.

I didn't think so.

( sighs )

The jerk was supposed

To meet me here,

Help me get settled.

Hmm.

What dorm are you in?

Marks tower.

Imagine that.

You, too?

I didn't catch your name.

Megan lawrence.

What's yours?

Greg.

Well, it's nice

To meet you, greg.

It's nice to meet you,

Too, megan.

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