The Contract Page #5

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That mother's hitting the tail rotor.

Get us the hell out of here. Come on.

Can't you set it down?

I can't control it.

Hold on.

No!

Where did you learn to

fly, man? Disneyland?

Jesus Christ!

What'd you say?

For chrissake, kill each

other later. Get out!

You wanna piece of me?

Hands off.

Son of a b*tch.

CHRIS:

Dad.

What about Lochlan? We

gotta go back and get him.

Can't. I saw them in the helicopter.

We can't leave him.

Your friend's beyond help, miss.

And this may sound

a bit insensitive,

but you two didn't seem

very well suited.

Chris.

CHRIS:

Come on. Come on.

What an incredibly screwed-up

thing to say, Frank.

Get your sorry ass up.

Move.

Here come

Laurel and Hardy.

Here, Ed. Here.

Here you go.

Oh, no more coffee.

Did you find the croissants?

No one in town's ever heard of them.

I've got some news. A pilot

reported that missing chopper.

Crashed.

Yes?

No one's there, and he

didn't see any bodies, either.

Well, didn't he land

and check it out?

"Nowhere to put it down," he says. It's

rough country out there, Mr. Jennings.

So now we need

Lewis and Clark.

I'll put some men on it.

It'll take awhile, though.

Is that a country "while",

chief?

Jeez, for crying out-!

Gee, I'm sorry, Mr. Jennings.

You know, we're kind of

clumsy out here in the woods.

Damn it.

See?

And there's a phone there?

CHRIS:
Yeah. This is where we

slept when we went kayaking.

Let's go.

All right.

It's dead.

It's what?

Chris, you said there was a phone.

That is a phone.

I didn't know it wouldn't be working.

Sorry, it's too early in the season.

RAy:

Right.

All right.

To the bed.

What?

Come on, Frank!

What are you, new? We shou-

Chris, what about kayaks?

CHRIS:
They're not there. I'm sorry.

It's too early in the season.

It's too early in the season.

So what do we do now, Ray?

No idea.

Well, I've had it.

I need a rest.

DAVIS:
This guy was supposed to

be red-hot. Some amateur got him.

Probably just a lucky shot.

Even a blind hog

finds some acorns.

If we don't get Carden

before tomorrow,

we miss the window

for the contract.

What, he send you

an e-mail?

Maybe as good as.

Well, look at that.

And that's a dead end.

Sandra.

What? I- Ray.

Oh, for sh*t's sake.

Ray.

What do you think you're doing? You

think this is some sort of a game?

You think this is O.K. Corral

and you're an action hero?

You're a teacher, for God's sake!

Wise up!

Chris, talk to your dad.

Try to talk some sense into him.

He seems to listen to you.

You think so?

Yeah.

It's funny, I...

never thought he did.

Okay, so you want me to

convince him to let you go?

Yeah, something like that.

Yeah, but then what's stopping you

and your friends from killing us all?

No. That won't happen.

My word on it.

You've been real good

at stopping them so far, Frank.

Oh, sh*t.

Now what?

There's nothing

but classical music on this thing.

I knew there was something wrong

with that guy.

You sure

you know what you're doing?

Shut up

and keep walking.

You know, the funny thing is...

Lochlan and me,

we'd kind of broken up.

This camping trip was his idea

to get us back together.

I hate camping.

He knew that.

The woods are beautiful, I just-

I don't wanna sleep in them.

I want room service.

Sure.

Minibar.

Yeah.

What do you do?

You know, back in the real world?

I produce TV commercials.

That's great.

You ever met an advertising man?

No.

The worst.

Yeah?

I have no idea

how to use this thing, Ray.

There's no safety on this. You

just point it and pull the trigger.

Ray.

Ray.

They'll wait until dark.

So I'm gonna make you

my final offer.

Take these handcuffs off of me

and let me walk out of here

before the shooting starts.

Practice on him.

It's getting dark

out here, chief.

Give it awhile longer

and then bring it in.

Roger that.

You and your dad

do much camping?

No, not really.

Guess we're kind of...

Kind of bonding.

You don't say.

Maybe you're wrong.

No, they're there.

Hey. Wait for my signal.

Chris. Hey. Chris.

We just want Carden.

Frank, you in there?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Give us Carden,

we'll leave you alone.

Last chance.

Give us Carden.

If it's just you, Ray,

hell, it's your choice.

But it's your son.

A woman.

Look, you don't have to prove anything.

You've already done that.

I'm convinced.

Be careful, son.

No!

Royko.

Royko. Royko.

Let me see.

Damn it.

Get down! Now!

Hey.

Chris? Chris!

CHRIS:

Dad?

Dad. Dad!

Put the gun down.

Put it down. Come on.

I'm taking the kid, Ray.

Dad.

If you wanna see him alive,

don't come after me.

Dad!

Coming out!

Dad.

All right, now listen.

You try to call out in any way,

or run, I'm gonna snap your neck,

you understand me?

Yeah.

Don't confuse me with a nice guy.

Yes.

No. You listen to me, this thing

has to stay outside the Beltway.

If the White House got implicated-

I said I'd handle it.

I've been informed the president

will not change his plans.

They don't want panic.

We're gonna have to move

all resources to protect him.

But Carden's hardly likely

to make the attempt now.

He's lost his backup team for starter-

He's got a contract,

he'll try to fulfill it,

that's what he's like.

How do you know that?

We've had dealings with him.

What about the boy?

What boy?

The boy he took with him.

Chris... something.

Main thing is to protect the president.

This is Mr. Keene.

I'm sorry?

Ray Keene.

Ray Keene. His son was taken hostage.

Of course.

What are you doing

about my son?

We're looking for your son.

We are doing everything

we can, rest assured.

I know how difficult

this is for you.

Son? You okay?

Is everything all right?

You know, Ray,

we're gonna do everything we can.

But most of my men are diverted

to the president in Woodburn.

But after that...

MILES I can't believe

you screwed up again.

Look, I need Carden gone.

I don't want him back in Washington.

I don't want him talking to anyone.

I hear you.

And if the boy's alive,

make it look like Carden killed him.

The boy's father, Ray Keene,

God knows what Carden told him.

Isn't he an old pro?

He'd tell him nothing.

Can't risk it.

Erase everything.

And Davis, don't let me down.

Hey, what do you look like?

I'm only asking because it sounds

like you're pretty hot.

Bet you got a great tush.

Ugh.

I can't believe she went

back to Washington.

With Miles,

you just never know.

I guess she figures

she's done all she can.

It's not every day the president

visits this part of the country,

and just about anyone who's

anyone local will be here today.

The president is bound

to come under fire

for cutbacks his administration

has made to the education budget.

Be interesting to see how he handles

that one at the press conference.

Back to you, Bob.

Thanks, Dana.

In other local news,

Lydel Hammond, Sr.,

the reclusive billionaire,

will be attending the funeral of his son

in Cedar Pine this afternoon.

Hammond Senior's

outspoken criticism

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