Nightmare at Noon

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- Howdy fellas!

Them's pretty lights, what'cha

doing, making a movie?

- Sh*t...

Good boy.

- Good morning

Canyonland it's 9:05,

you're listening to

KCNY, your buddy Billy.

Take a look-see at weather

today, mostly cloudy today

with gusty winds so

watch out for your hats

and I'll be right here

I'm not going anywhere.

Playing more country classics from the

country classic coral, on KCNY.

I But it's too hard to hide I

I Seize me J"

I What I wouldn't give to have you I

I Please me J"

- Why'd you do that?

I'd rather not have

the urban cowboy stuff

this early, I'm allergic.

- When in Rome dear do as the Romans do.

- When in Rome dear, I go shopping.

- Thank god for the wilderness.

Thank you.

- How is it?

' SOQQY-

I hate microwave croissants.

- Well, it's the price you

pay for roughing it dear.

I Forget the yesterdays I

- Looks like somebody just

checked out of the Hilton.

- Oh, maybe he's

looking for a safety valve too.

You guys might have a lot to talk about.

- No, he could be trouble.

- Oh come on now, where's your

sense of adventure I've been

hearing about so much lately?

' So?

Croissant?

I didn't catch your name?

- Reilly.

- First or last?

- Both.

- Well I'm Ken Griffiths,

this is my wife Cheri.

I'm an attorney, you know

the pressure sometimes,

you just, you gotta unwind,

hunting's my release.

You headed anywhere in particular?

- Nope, just cross country as

long as the ride holds out.

- The only way to go, it

takes one of these babies.

And good company.

- Seems to me you got both.

- Yeah, but not the time.

One week, seven short days

of freedom I tell 'ya.

- Big case?

- Court would be a

big adventure for Ken.

See he's a show-business

attorney, rock and roll.

He draws up contracts

with a**holes and then

he sues them when they don't

meet their end of the bargain.

Right dear?

Sometimes when he's

out hunting he pretends

like the deer are his clients.

It's wish fulfillment you know,

it makes him very vicious.

- I can see that.

- Uh oh.

- What is it?

- It my dear is the unmistakable aroma

of ham and eggs breakfast.

No more soggy croissants for this boy.

- Morning!

Can I get you all anything to start with,

coffee or something?

- You know I'd like a--

- Just water.

- Water, fine, coming right up.

- No I'd like a, I'd like a beer.

- You got it!

- Make that two.

- You got it!

- Morning.

Well howdy darling.

- Morning Charley!

Sit anywhere you like, I'll

be with you in a second!

- Ah take your

time darling, no hurry.

- There you go.

- Well it's not exactly

continental cuisine.

- Honey this is real meat

and potatoes country.

I wouldn't.

You don't know where that's been.

- What am I supposed to do huh?

Order Pierre, get real!

- Fine it's your body.

- Yeah, and I know

what's good for it.

- Anything else for you today Charley?

- Steak must have been a little tough.

- Oh no Charley!

- What the f*** is the matter with you?

Hey I'm talking to you, what

the f*** is the matter with--

- Enough!

Excuse me, excuse me.

Oh, sh*t!

- Benny!

Benny this is Lori!

Benny, gimme the sheriff quick!

- Get him Reilly!

- Charley, that's enough!

- First name

Robert, last name Durell,

an employee of...

- Let him go!

Charley, come on.

Charley.

Don't do it it's me, come on!

Charley!

Yeah I copy, did you tell the sheriff?

Dispatch can you copy?

Can you hear me?

Damn.

- Now what?

- We wait.

The sheriff will have a

few questions for you.

I'll relieve you of that piece.

- That's the kind of thanks I get

for doing your dirty work?

- Thanks.

The piece?

- A gun.

For Christ sakes he had a gun!

- So what counselor, 50

million Americans do.

- Oh you thought it'd be an adventure

to pick up a god damned hitchhiker!

Perfect!

- We can use

statements from you two.

- Really, well officer you

forget it, do you understand?

Now I believe in doing my

bit just like anybody else,

but right now I'm getting

the hell out of here!

Get in the RV now!

- Now wait a minute!

- You don't like it

you shoot me, shoot me!

Can't believe it, we pick up a lunatic!

- Now wait a minute,

don't you think you're

over reacting just a little bit?

I mean maybe he's a

policeman or something?

- Oh right right right,

he's a fed, no, he's a CIA!

I got it he's Dirty Harry, eh?

- Well he saved your life!

' Ah Please, get in!

Hey pal, I'll see you

on the front page, huh?

- Hey, hey, hey you got my bag!

- Did anybody ever hear

that this is supposed

to be a quiet town?

What the hell is going on?

- I don't know, my radio's dead!

- Mine too.

- He just went nuts,

stabbed Lori in the hand

and tried to shoot me.

' And?

- He shot old Charley in the leg.

I asked him to stick around

in case you had any questions.

- You bet I do.

- I'll waive my rights if you have a look

at old Charley's leg.

- Damn!

- What the hell are you doing,

training for the Indy 500?

- Well the f***ing engine died!

God damn battery, Jesus!

- Well I guess that solves

the croissant problem.

- Come on we gotta go back there.

Blow this pop stand, let's go.

- My hero.

- Now are you walking, or are you waiting?

- I'll wait.

- Great, I'll walk.

- Wait, I'll come with you!

- Shut the door, Jesus!

' Shut up!

- Yeah I read about that.

They kicked you off

the force, didn't they?

- Should'a give me a f***ing medal.

- That's the difference son.

Out here killing a rapist

is a duty, not a crime.

- She was only 12 years old god dammit.

Commissioner had this

thing about bad press.

- Why you hitch hiking?

- Unemployment sort of

limited my travel options.

- Relatives?

- Enemies.

One of the a**holes got away.

- They always do son.

God damn it Charley I

don't want to hurt you!

- Do you mind?

I'm trying to catch my breath!

- Hey!

how you doing?

- Good how you doing?

That your Starfire back there?

- Yeah we broke down.

- Where you headed?

- Well to tell you the truth,

we're looking for a car rental, or a...

- None of those around here.

- All right, what about,

can you give us a lift

to the police station,

- Sure, sure.

- the sheriff, yeah?

- Climb in back.

- All right,

thanks a lot!

- We'll get you there.

- Come on!

Not one word, get in.

Get!

- Poor city folks.

- For heaven's sakes Sheriff,

I was only gonna be a minute!

You son of a b*tch

cocksucker what the hell you

think you're doing, I

just had this car painted!

- Yeah,!

Yeah, b*tch!

- What the hell is going on?

- Your Pa's gone crazy, he's

taking on the whole damn town!

- The bank foreclosed on

him just last week Roy.

- Yeah I know.

- Want me to talk to him?

- Just get his gun, Larry!

He's already killed somebody.

Go.

' Pa?

Pa it's me.

Pa, Ma's been worried sick about you,

she's home waiting for you.

That's right Pa.

Come on, let's go home.

Come on.

Come on give me the gun.

- Mother of God!

Charley!

I always wondered what would

make a man snap like that.

- Well I gotta tell 'ya sheriff

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