The Dead Zone Page #5

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- Bye.

Don't forget who to vote for

on election day.

Bye.

Who was that?

You okay?

Why are you crying, Johnny?

Johnny?

What's the matter?

Nothing.

- My ride's here.

- I'm going with you.

- I gotta talk to you.

- Hi, Johnny.

- What is this? What are you doing?

- Pretty good stuff, huh?

I organized a hockey team for Chris

and some of his friends. Huh, Chris?

We have our first practice

this afternoon.

You are looking at the coach.

- Call it off.

- Take that stuff in the garage, okay?

There's going to be an accident.

Call it off.

Call it off?

What for? Chris has been

looking forward to this all week, huh?

- He's really coming out his shell, John.

- Wait.

I gotta talk to you.

We'll have a little nourishment

and then we'll hit the ice.

No, no. Listen to me. Call it off.

There's going to be an accident.

Call it off.

Don't be ridiculous.

We always skate on that pond

until March.

What the hell is the matter with you?

You want to kill your own son?

I'm scared, Dad.

For Christ's sake, John.

Don't be scared.

Just go eat your cookies.

Don't you know who I am?

Of course I know who you are.

You think I'd have you come into

my son's life without checking you out?

But I hired you for your abilities

as a teacher, not as a fortuneteller.

Now, don't give me any argument...

The ice is gonna break!

I want you out of here.

I don't want you

in my boy's life anymore.

And I don't want any argument from you.

I want you do exactly

what I'm telling you now!

No, Dad. You don't know.

It's not safe.

All right. To hell with it!

To hell with the whole thing.

Forget it all, forget the hockey team,

forget the practice,

but I want you out of here.

Whatever you say. I'm sorry about that.

I'll see that you get your final check.

I'm not crazy, you know.

Don't let the boy think I am.

I'm right about this.

But we'll never know, will we?

Give me your hand.

Nothing to worry about now.

My driver will take you home.

You were right.

I'll see you.

Chris?

Hey. What's going on?

You're not even dressed.

You called it off.

I thought you called it off.

That was just to get rid of him.

So, we going or not?

Are you going to sit here

and pout like a baby in your room

or you coming outside

to play hockey with your friends?

Right.

Hello.

Who is it?

Johnny.

- Sarah, see you down there, honey.

- Okay.

Stillson! Stillson! Stillson! Stillson!

Good to see you. Thanks for everything.

Hi. How are you? Thanks for coming.

Good to see you.

Hi.

How you doing? Hey, how are you?

Good to see you.

Thanks very much for coming. Good.

- Do it, General.

- You're insane. I won't.

Do it!

Put your hand on the scanning screen

and you'll go down in history with me.

As what?

The world's greatest mass murderers?

You cowardly bastard!

You're not the voice of the people!

I am the voice of the people!

The people speak through me, not you!

It came to me while I slept, Sonny.

My destiny.

In the middle of the night,

it came to me.

I must get up now, right now,

and fulfill my destiny!

Now you put your goddamn hand

on that scanning screen

or I'll hack it off and put it on for you!

Do it!

May God forgive me.

Congratulations, General.

Complete the sequence, Mr. President.

My destiny.

Thank you, Sonny.

Let them come up.

This is not necessary, Mr. President.

We have a diplomatic solution.

Mr. Vice President, Mr. Secretary,

the missiles are flying.

Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

You okay, Greg?

Greg! Get out!

Stillson! Stillson!

If you could go back in time

to Germany, say,

before Hitler came to power,

knowing what you know now,

what'd you do? Would you kill him?

Is that why you sent for me, John?

To ask me this question?

I have to talk to you, Sam, because

I've had another episode.

Yes?

Go on.

I've been tutoring this boy,

name of Stuart, and

in the vision, I saw him drown.

I saw him die, Sam.

But that's not the point.

In the vision,

there was something missing,

there was something I couldn't see.

How do you mean?

I don't know. It was like

a blank spot, a dead zone.

First of all, tell me,

did the boy, in fact, drown?

You say you saw him drown.

No, no. His father wanted to take him

to play hockey.

I talked him out of it. The boy's alive.

Yes.

Don't you see,

don't you see how clear it all is?

Not only can you see the future,

- you can...

- I can change it.

You can change it. Exactly.

Here.

Yes, John. That is your dead zone.

The possibility of altering the outcome

of your premonitions.

It's fascinating. Let me make a note.

What about my question, Sam?

You mean the one about Hitler?

What would you do?

I don't like the sound of this, John.

What are you getting at?

What would you do?

Would you kill him?

All right. All right,

I'll give you an answer.

I'm a man of medicine.

I'm expected to save lives

and ease suffering.

And I love people.

Therefore, I would have no choice

but to kill the son of a b*tch.

You'd never get away alive.

It doesn't matter. I would kill him.

Dear Sarah,

this is a hard letter to write,

so I'll try to make it short.

I can't go on hiding anymore.

That's what I've been doing.

Running and hiding.

You know,

I had this figured out all wrong.

I always thought this power of mine

was a curse,

but now I can see it's a gift.

Anyway, by the time you get this letter,

it'll be all over.

You never will understand why, Sarah.

Guess nobody ever will,

but I know what I'm doing.

And I know I'm right.

Just remember.

There's never been anyone for me

except you.

Just wasn't in the cards for us, I guess.

I'll always love you, Sarah.

Johnny.

It's a historic moment.

We're over here.

Thanks for your support.

Thank you for coming.

Hi, how you doing?

Really appreciate it.

Thanks very much. What's your name?

Greg, you remember

my husband, Walt?

- Hi, Walt. This your baby?

- Yeah.

I'm supposed to do that.

Come on, bring him up on stage.

Stillson! Stillson!

I want to thank all of you

from the bottom of my heart

for the tremendous support

you've given this campaign.

You made this campaign

the most talked about,

the most exciting,

the most important campaign

in the history of this great state.

And I've come here personally

to thank you for that.

Johnny!

- Give me him!

- Don't!

No!

Sonny! They're trying to kill me!

Let go! Let go!

Who are you, you son of a b*tch?

Who sent you?

It's over.

You're finished.

Where's that kid with the camera?

He was taking pictures!

- I don't see him.

- You a**hole!

It's okay. It's all right.

Johnny, why?

Why?

Goodbye.

I love you.

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