Nightmare at Noon Page #2

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you got one weird town here.

- About the only excitement

we ever used to have

is a couple of Friday night DUIs.

Until Leroy's truck this morning.

- What about it?

- Somebody shot it full of holes and

pushed it in the river.

We found Leroy inside, he

was getting kind of ripe,

he must have been in

there a couple of clays.

- You didn't find anything

strange about that?

- Of course I did.

People in this town don't go around

using each other for target practice,

without some kind of reason at least.

They didn't used to.

- Problem is, now you

got four dead bodies.

- Yeah well that's his problem.

Look I don't want any part

of this, you understand?

And I want to go on record right now!

- Don't get excited Mr. Griffith,

nobody is asking you to volunteer.

. Yeah, I don't suppose you

have anything that resembles

a rental car service here would you?

- You have to see Floyd.

' Floyd?

- That's right, Floyd.

- Well forgive my ignorance

on rural celebrities Sheriff,

but just who in the hell is Floyd?

- He's the owner of the local

junk yard, he's a mechanic.

He might be able to get you something.

- I don't suppose he'd take

American Express would he?

Right.

- You might want to go with him.

- No, I handle Twisted Sister,

I think I can handle Floyd.

Hello?

Hello?

Is there anyone here?

- You know that green stuff

Charley had instead of blood?

- Yeah?

- Well I had it checked

at the hospital, Jeff said that

it was some kind of an acid.

- Acid?

- Yeah.

So I sent an intern to

the State Pathology Lab,

his battery died in his

car just outside of town,

same as that lawyer's.

Wouldn't start again.

- You're really enjoying this aren't you?

- Yeah, I really thrive on it.

- Oh.

Vietnam right?

Bet you're a cop too.

- You know what I think?

- What?

- I think you're over clue

for a good f***.

- We better go check on your friend.

Julia stay with her, make

sure you got plenty of ammo.

- I will.

Dad?

- Yeah?

- Be careful.

This thing doesn't make any sense.

- Don't worry, your old

man will be just fine.

Hello?

' Floyd?

You here?

Floyd?

- Hello?

Floyd?

Floyd is that you?

- I see you found Floyd.

- Get him off of me!

- Sh*t not again!

- F*** you!

No charge for the parts and labor Floyd.

- Miss Griffiths?

Are you all right?

Are you okay?

- You're fine!

' Stop it!

Stop it'.!

Stop it'.!

- What the hell?

I was right,

this whole town's gone psycho!

- There is definitely something wrong!

Listen, you two go back to the office.

I want to check a few things,

see if I can get some help.

- Cheri!

Settle down!

It's me, it's all right!

Reilly, Reilly!

No, no!

- Open the door!

- No!

- Open the door!

Get her in!

Julia shut the door!

- Now god dammit Sheriff,

I want some answers

and I want 'em right now!

- We'd all like to know some answers,

if we knew the answers--

- Now don't you dare

lecture me!

In case you hadn't noticed I got a wife

in there that's half nuts!

Now something in this f***ing place

sent her over the deep end!

Now you take my word for it Sheriff,

I am gonna sue this stop

in the road for every

penny it hasn't got and that

includes you, you understand?

God dammit where is the doctor?

- Bad doin's around here Roy!

- Oh tell me about it!

- You know Johnny Haggers' boy?

The one that looks like Howdy Doody?

- Yeah?

- Tried to strangle a nurse

with a telephone cord

just a little while back.

Then old lady Williams plumb

attacks me out of the blue!

- Well we got another case here, his wife,

we had to lock her up!

- Oh, well, three CCs

of this stuff ought to

calm her down some, made our people

a sight more manageable.

- But wait a second,

exactly what is this stuff?

- Nothing but 100 proof

grade A tranquilizer, mister.

Nothing fancy, just got

a hell of a kick to it.

- Jesus, come on.

Be careful now.

No!

- Just doesn't make any sense.

Folks I've known all my life feuding

with each other for no reason.

Hospital filled with people

bleeding green blood?

Telephones and the radios don't work.

And the damn cars breaking

down at the city limits!

- Think something's behind it?

- I don't know what, but it

all started at the same time.

- It might be something in the air.

- Or the water.

- The water.

Contaminate the water supply and cut off

all communications so nobody

will know till it's over.

- Yeah but why?

- You're bleeding!

- At least it's red.

- We've got to act fast.

' Act?

What are you talking about?

- Don't tell anybody I told you but

we got an emergency situation here.

You in this time or you

gonna rent a car as usual?

- Hey don't give me that sh*t pal,

not after what I've been through!

- Knock it off.

Doc, we think there's

something wrong with the water.

I want you to prepare as

many of those pig-stickers

as you can, it's all we got for now.

- Will do.

- Check with your people at the hospital,

find out how many of 'em

drank the water this morning,

and then do whatever you can.

Any of you drink any of the water?

- Just an orange juice.

- We had beer.

You?

- I haven't touched water in years.

- Coffee, anything?

- What about it Sheriff, we

don't want you flipping out

and shooting us in the back do we?

- Uh, no, no no I didn't have any coffee.

It's starting.

- Sheriff?

You're not serious no--

- You're gonna need this

for your piece.

You're gonna need this too.

- Look you guys have been

watching too many Westerns,

this is not high noon!

- I reckon it is.

Listen, these are decent

god-fearing people,

these are not killers.

Don't shoot 'em unless

you have to and by god if

you gotta shoot 'em don't

shoot 'em to kill 'em,

just wound 'em, anything

to keep 'em out of action

until we figure out what the

hell is going on, understood?

Julia get on the PA

system and tell everybody

not to drink the water!

Make it good and loud, make

sure everybody gets the message!

You two go around to the south,

I'll go around to the north.

Now nobody gets hurt!

- Tell them that!

- Attention all citizens,

our water supply has been contaminated

with a toxic, possibly lethal substance.

- What the hell happened to this town?

- The freeway missed it.

- No I mean all the loony toons.

- Boredom.

- Jesus Reilly will

you give it a rest huh?

- Sounds to me like

you're scared shitless.

- Yeah...

- So am I.

- Well, you're human after all are 'ya?

- The only difference with me,

only the last couple hours,

with you, last a whole lifetime.

- I'll be there.

- He said not to shoot to kill!

- Great, next time I ask

permission, all right Reilly?

- Attention all citizens!

Our water supply has been contaminated,

with a toxic, possibly lethal substance.

All persons are advised to immediately--

- Freeze, police!

It's all right...

It's all right.

It's okay.

Stop right there!

Sorry...

I'm sorry...

- Reilly, that you?

- Yeah hold your fire!

- It looks like the OK

f***ing corral out there!

- Yeah except that I ain't Wyatt Earp!

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