Switchback
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- Year:
- 1997
- 118 min
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Whoo, there.
Your folks are gonna
be home soon,
and they're gonna get me
if they see you're still up.
Ooh, hold still,
hold still.
We got to
dry you off.
There you go.
Let me get your
head in there.
Oh. Is somebody
at the door?
I don't care.
Who can it be?
Now, you play
with your train.
I'll be right back, ok?
Yeah. Hurry back.
All right.
Evening, ma'am.
Is Frank or Jean home?
No, they're not.
They'll be back real soon.
You must be Missy.
Forgive me for not
introducing myself, Missy.
I'm Tom Bellingham,
an old friend of Jean's from Denver.
I told her last week
I'd stop in and say hello.
When did you say
they'd be back?
Maybe 30 minutes.
Darn.
I'm gonna miss them.
My plane leaves
in an hour.
Would you tell them
that I just dropped by
to steal a peek
at little Andy?
My wife would kill me if
I came all the way from Denver
and didn't say hello.
I'm sorry, Mr. Bellingham.
They'll be home real soon.
I understand.
Don't you worry.
Andy?
"Jack McGinnis
for sheriff.
It is time for a change."
My God,
that boy can smile.
Morning, sheriff.
Coroner's been
on scene about 20, 25 minutes.
That's a 10-4.
The sheriff's here now.
All right.
I'll release a couple of units then.
Coming on
the election eve,
Amarillo residents
will certainly...
Morning, boys.
Morning, sheriff.
Morning, sir.
Thanks, Charlie.
Hey, sheriff.
Hey, Bud.
How's your daddy?
He's doing better.
I'll tell him you asked.
Tell him to stay off
that leg.
Hey.
Sheriff.
Buck.
Sim.
You want to tell me
about it?
Aw, ain't so bad.
Male had a severed femoral artery
in the groin area.
Female
had her throat cut.
Both wounds, single incisions,
almost surgical cuts.
Whoever done this knew
what they were doing.
I can give you more
when we get them out of here.
How are you holding up?
When have you ever known me
Never. Then again, I've never known
anybody who could beat you before.
You still don't.
Nate.
Tell me about it.
This fella registered
as, uh, Bill Sutherland.
Home, Fort Worth.
Checked in alone, but paid for 2.
The owner said that he paid from a thick
wad of bills like to choke a horse.
Now, we have no money,
have no wallet.
Keys, car are gone. We're gonna
get an I.D. on the car any minute.
What about the girl?
She was a maid here
at the motel.
It's a family place.
Here it is...
Now, he's
in the bathroom.
He's finished
with Sutherland.
She knocks on the door.
There's no answer.
She comes in.
He grabs her,
cuts her,
stops the blood
with the towel,
and then carries her
into the bathroom.
Why?
Go figure.
What about
the other guy?
No, no one saw
another person.
Both beds
have been slept in.
We found hair samples
in this bed matches Sutherland's.
Now, this bed's been slept in,
but it's clean.
Clean?
Is that a fact?
We will check it again.
We're pulling the 4 hours
surrounding the time of the murders.
Buck, we don't know
if he even came in here...
or who we're looking for.
Soon as you can, Nate,
bring in the waitresses.
Find out
who they know...
Regular customers first,
then work back
from there.
Your sister
gonna vote for me?
Well, she sure likes
your billboards.
Aw, jeez. McGinnis.
Hey, Jack,
how you doin'?
Looks like a bad one,
Buck.
Thought I'd come by to see
if you needed any help.
Well, that's mighty nice
of you to offer, Jack.
Maybe you and your boys
can handle traffic out on the street.
A lot of people are gonna
when they hear
about it, Buck.
in my jurisdiction,
don't expect
a courtesy call.
If he's in
your jurisdiction, Jack,
he's safe
as a church-mouse.
So what about
this missing car?
red, Texas plates.
State Patrol's got
the word out on it.
Find it.
Comin' up
on our turnoff.
Sure you won't come up,
stay the night?
Thanks. Uh, I need to get a little
further up the road before dark.
Well, just don't get stuck
out here if this storm hits.
Thanks for stopping.
There's a girl
with a heart
There's a girl
with a heart
As big as the sky
Well, get in, boy.
I can't heat this car and
the whole New Mexico desert, too.
All for the love
of sunshine
All for the love
of sunshine
Always drive with my doors locked,
seat belts on.
Habit.
I'm a creature
of habit.
Some collection, eh?
Yeah.
You should have seen
my first one.
'82 Seville.
with liquid sealer.
Man, it was a beaut.
But after a while, you know,
your tastes change,
you get tired of looking
at the same old faces and all.
When I ran out of room to put up
new ones, I had to sell her.
Man, I had a heck of a time
trying to get rid of her.
I bet.
This honey here,
this baby's
the state of the art.
Now if get tired
of one of my sugars,
I just slip her out...
toss her...
and put me up a new one.
Don't worry,
Trudy, honey.
I wasn't going to
throw you away... yet.
Yeah... hell of a lot cheaper
than buying a new car.
Yeah.
I'm pulling your leg.
Ain't my car.
It's a friend's.
I'm just returning it to him.
Had you going, didn't I?
Name's Goodall.
Bob Goodall.
Lane Dixon.
Where you heading,
Lane?
Utah.
Big place, Utah.
Salt Lake City.
Me, too. Now,
how's that for luck?
First I save you
from freezing to death,
now you got a free ride
to Mormon land.
Must be my lucky day.
Must be.
I almost didn't stop.
In the old days,
about picking up a rider.
These days, you can't be too careful
who you let in your car.
You know, if you'd just let me out
at this place we're coming up on,
that'd be great.
I don't think so.
There's another place
about 20 miles
up the road.
Look, I said
I want out here.
Sorry, friend.
This is mining country.
I can take care
of myself.
fool enough to try.
Thanks for the lift.
Hell, lettin' a bunch of naked women
scare you off. Heh heh.
How you doin'?
I'll have a beer.
Don't have beer.
Ok, uh...
I'll have whatever's
in one of those bottles.
I was hoping I might
catch a ride over to Raton.
Well...
a long time, then.
Well, I'll take a ride
anywhere in that direction.
I bet you would.
You got a problem
with something?
You say this
is the guy, Ben?
He's one of them,
all right.
My friend Ben here
was in Raton
last Friday night.
Claims you and some
Well, he's mistaken.
And you're
a goddamn liar.
Uh-uh.
They aren't going
in your direction.
Course right now,
I figure you'd probably
take a lift in any direction.
Look, I'm not calling your friend
or anyone else a liar.
All I'm saying is I wouldn't have
done that to anybody.
On your feet, boy!
You made a bad mistake
comin' in here.
Now, seein' that Ben can't
do this to you himself,
a lesson.
Hey, Rick.
Do it again.
Come on!
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