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or somethin', for Christ's sake.

- (Doc ) How are we for cash?

- You hungry? Wanna get a hamburger?

Maybe just one

before you take me to the airport.

l got a life there, even without Miriam.

l bailed you out of jail. You've owed me

a lot of money over the years.

l wish you'd pay me so we can,

like, part company, you know?

- John. l thought l'd find you here.

- l thought you were dead.

- Dead? Why, do l look that bad?

- Yes.

l heard stories from Guatemala.

They were pullin' your toenails out.

F***in' Guatemala. Jesus.

How was Beirut?

- F***in' awful.

- Really?

- You gonna eat those fries?

- No, no. Dr Rock, John Cassady.

- That was a great cover for Newsweek.

- Thanks.

So what happened?

How come you split so fast?

From here? l had a little beef

with Major Max's boys.

They weren't too happy about

that torture-chamber story. Waiter!

Major Max? Who's Major Max?

This guy is after you, too,

on top of everything else?

That was a year ago. They don't have

yuppie computers down here.

l'm gettin' outta here. First plane,

l'm outta here. l'm not kiddin' this time.

l've had enough of this sh*t.

l want my money, Boyle.

- What money?

- The money you owe me. l'm serious.

- No bullshit.

- You've been on Valiums too long.

There is no money. The transmission

in Guatemala, gas, whores.

How about the border rip-off?

We had 70 coIones.

You know how many we got left?

- How much is 1 2 coIones?

- Four bucks. Three bucks.

- Three American dollars?

- Yeah.

You're tellin' me that's all we got left?

My dog is dead, Boyle!

You know why... Stop doing that!

You know why he's doing that?

This is why. Cos he drinks Tic Tack.

lt's 1 7 cents a bottle, OK?

You can't get rid of the guy. He'll follow

you anywhere. Wanna go to Beirut?

- Tell me what it has to do with me.

- lt's your liberal, yuppie bullshit.

lt's nothin' to f***in' do with me, man!

l'm stuck in this country,

l can't speak the language,...

..l got the shakes,

and l only got three f***in' dollars!

l gotta get outta here, man!

F*** you, Boyle! F*** you!

F*** you. F*** you. F*** you!

He was this hitchhiker

l picked up in Guatemala.

You know.

- Look, John, l'm really sorry.

- lt's on Newsweek.

Look, l'm gonna be honest with you.

l got fired by PNS.

l could use a string down here real bad.

- Could you help me out?

- There's no work here for you.

- Nobody cares about the stinkin' war.

- l care.

They're not just shootin' the lndians.

Last week a Mexican TV guy got

blown away by their paramilitary groups.

They're shootin' at us.

- Why don't you try Angola?

- There's no nightlife.

l can get you out with Figueroa, John.

l got carte blanche with his elite unit.

- You still got the deathmobile.

- Come on, Boyle.

Wanna go out on a little dawn patrol?

Or are you too big

of a media star these days?

Let's go.

EL PLAYON:

DUMPSlTE FOR DEATH SQUAD VlCTlMS

You haven't looked through a lens

in a while, have you, Rich?

Come on, take some pictures.

There's fresh bodies up there.

John, have you got a 24

or a 28 l could use?

You know what made photographers

like Robert Capa great, Rich?

They weren't after money.

They captured the nobility

of human suffering.

That was a great shot in Spain.

The one flying through the air.

Yeah, but it was

more than the bodies, Richie.

He got... why they died.

That's what Capa caught.

He caught that moment of death.

You're right up there with him, John.

You're in his league. You're the best.

You gotta get close, Rich, to get the truth.

You get too close, you die.

Someday l want a shot like Capa.

Someday.

Someday.

John, l gotta go, man.

We gotta go.

l don't have to tell you

to watch yourself, do l, Rich?

Alvarez's people are staked out

at the cathedral nowadays.

l'll talk to him for you.

And Tom Kelly's the new ambassador.

- Tom Kelly from Cambodia?

- You should check him out.

l know him. He's a good man.

There's a party at the embassy

on Tuesday for the election.

John, thanks.

Cambodia was somethin', wasn't it?

RAMON ALVAREZ:

DlRECTOR OF HUMAN RlGHTS OFFlCE

CaImese, senora, por favor.

Yo te entiendo perfecta...

!Fuera! !Fuera de aqui!

MAlN CATHEDRAL

SAN SALVADOR:

What's goin' on here?

This is where people

find out about their Disappeared.

? Que pasa aqui?

- What did he say?

- They were kicked off their land...

- ..by the police so they're here on strike.

- l saw that in Zapata.

Carmen. Carmen.

Carmen Sanchez. Hey, it's Ricardo.

- Richard!

- How are you?

- ? Como estas? ? Como te va?

- Muy bien. Gracias.

- ? Donde esta Ramon?

- Ramon anda por aIIa.

Ramon.

Ramon. Did John Cassady talk to you

about my going out with the guerrillas?

Ramon, aqui esta Ia Iista. Necesito que

veas esto. No me voy a mover de aqui...

Ramon, l need a break real bad.

l did a good story on you last year.

Look, Boyle, l'm not

a travel agency for you guys.

l know that. lf Major Max takes power,

you people could use some good press.

Good press? There are 10,000

Disappeared and every day the list grows.

And you, pendejo, talk about good press!

No. DejaIo. Vete.

Ramon, l... l got some shots this morning.

Maybe they can help you. From El Playon.

- And l'm sorry, OK?

- (Carmen) Thanks, Richard.

To the mountains?

Richard.

- Come back next week. l arrange it.

- Thank you, Carmen. Gracias.

Sister Stan? Hi. How you doin'?

- Fine. Good to see you back.

- Good to see you.

- Cathy's around here somewhere.

- You look awfully busy.

Parents missing, dead, lost.

These are some of the survivors

from the massacre up at the river.

Government helicopters opened up

as they were crossing.

lt's very bad now. Very bad.

Madness on both sides.

Cathy Moore. The prettiest colleen

in all of El Salvador.

Boyle, what are you doing here?

Back to see your old girlfriends?

- You ruined all that by converting them.

- l try.

- l'm goin' to La Libertad. Need a ride?

- l can't. l got too much to do around here.

Fudge! lt's the wrong piece.

This is for an elbow!

l told Cleveland. This happens

every goddamn time. They promised me.

Come on, now, Cathy.

We'll have another shipment next month.

Anisetta can wait. Can't you, darling?

Ready? One... two...

..three... four... five.

Now you can go to any urban city

and you can make it.

Right?

Try to haIt the infiItration

into the Americas...

..by terrorists and

by outside interference...

..and those who aren't just aiming at

EI SaIvador but I think are aiming at...

..the whoIe of CentraI

and possibIy Iater South America,...

..and I'm sure eventuaIIy North America.

Can you believe that

a straight man to a chimpanzee...

..is gonna be the next

president of the United States?

- Doesn't that depress you?

- You are starting to depress me.

- l can accept that.

- l can't. l'm tryin' to make some money.

How am l gonna do that

with you yakkin' and hobblin' around?

Just go get somethin' to eat

or go to the pool or meet some girls.

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