The Electric Horseman Page #6

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any nonsense about the horse.

I'm here!

Hey, I'm here!

I'm alone.

No troops.

C'mon.

Ooh! Oh! God!

I think I've broken

my leg.

What are you gonna do,

shoot me?

Okay,

get your camera ready.

Uh, listen, would you mind

standing right over here...

with that background?

No. This is all right.

Right here. But I think

- I'm sorry.

I think it'd be more dramatic over here

- Tell 'em it was dramatic.

You got

a colorful imagination.

Listen, I am cold and tired,

and I've been driving all night.

And I'm not used to

being talked to like-

I'm not used to being talked

about like I was a horse thief.

Well, what do you call a man

who steals horses?

Have you ever seen

this horse race?

Have you ever seen him-

I've seen him run.

I saw him stumble,

fall back and lose his stride,

and pick himself up.

I saw him

stretch himself out...

when he had nothin' left to give,

but he found it... somewhere.

And he won.

Lady, that horse is a champion, and he's

got a heart the size of a locomotive.

He's got more heart

and more drive,

and more... soul than

most people you'll ever know.

And they're hangin' lights

all over him.

They're trottin' him around on stages

with dancin' girls. Ta-ta-da-da-ta-ta!

They'd have him wearin' short

pants and smokin' a cigar...

if they thought it'd sell

their damn junk!

Look it.! They got him all tanked

up on tranquilizers and Bute.

They're stickin' him full of

needles! Look at this tendon!

It's all filled up.

He's shot all full of steroids.

And it's just for looks.

Makes the horse sterile.

So even if they

- God, this is so damn funny. Even if they wanted to breed him,

even if they wanted to pass on some

of them fine qualities, they couldn't.

To say nothin' what

the horse hisself is missin'.

So-

So I took him.

C'mon, let's go.

Get this-

Crank up this little hummer,

and I'll...

give ya... a speech,

or try.

All right?

Anytime you're-

Can you see me?

Can you see the horse?

Yeah.

Just keep going.

I can see everything.

Uh, this here

is Sonny Steele.

And, uh, his name

is Rising Star.

And he's one of the best.

He's one of the greatest animals

in the...

in the history of...

animals.

Maybe they bought him.

Maybe they own him.

But there are some rights

you can't buy,

even from an animal.

Now, this horse earned

a better life,

and I'm gonna try and see

that he gets it.

How're you gonna do that? I'll do it.

Appreciate your comin'.

You got stamina.

It's a family trait.

You'll forgive me...

if I'm not set up

for entertainin'.

I gotta tend this horse,

and get him movin'. Listen!

Can I-

Can I come with you?

- No!

- Why? I wouldn't be any-

Trouble?

No!

Here, let me give you

my card.

Your what?

My card.

Sometimes you think of

something you forgot to say,

or wish you'd said.

Steele, what are you gonna

do with him? I told ya.

You didn't tell me anything. Enough.

- Why does it have to be such a big secret?

- So they can't stop me.

From doing what?

I'm gonna

turn him loose.

What?

Rising Star?

I'm gonna get him back to

where he was, what he was.

It's in his blood.

He knows what to do, he's

just half forgot is all.

But he's a thoroughbred

race horse. He's delicate.

Maybe it isn't gonna work. Maybe it

won't work. Maybe he ain't gonna make it.

Where you gonna do this? But at least

he's gonna try, have his own shot at it.

Where?

Where?

Where?

Have a safe trip back, miss. Miss, my ass!

Where you gonna turn him

loose? Do you know? I know.

Who else knows? I don't

know. Maybe he does!

Why don't you

interview him?

You're gonna screw up

your whole life.

I'm tryin'

to unscrew it, lady!

Wendell Hixon says that you forgot

the best part of yourself. Wendell!

He's a good man, Wendell. Is it true?

Nope. Charlotta says that you screw up-

Charlotta? You got her in on this too?

Don't tell me!

She says you

take her breath away.

Yeah, well that's not

hard to do.

She's all breath

anyway.

Uh...

She's, uh-

She's pretty.

Yes, she is pretty.

She said when you two first met, you

- Oh. Wait a minute.

There was that place, that canyon

where you went on your honeymoon.

Damn that woman!

With wild mustangs.

God...damn that woman!

Rib Rock!

Rim Rock!

That's why I left her.

That's exactly why I left her.

Her and her big m-

Er, she left me.

Anyway, I'm not goin'

to no Rim Rock Canyon.

Then I have an idea.

Let's go into town...

and have a cup of coffee,

and talk about it.

My treat.

Huh? I'm not gonna be

- No.

I'm not gonna be

passin' a-

Now where'd I put

that son of a b*tch?

Oh, here it is. I'm not gonna be

passin' a mailbox, so if you'd-

It's got a stamp on it.

Yeah, first one I pass.

All right.

Well-

What do I do? Just take this

road back to the broken tree?

Yeah. Same way you came, only backwards.

Don't lose my card.

Oh, no, it's- Good-bye.

Okay. Good luck, wherever

you're going. Thanks.

Les, I got him on tape.

Talking pictures.

And wait 'til you hear the talk.

People are gonna eat him up.

Now, tell me an affiliate between here and

Vegas, 'cause I wanna get this on the cable.

Hold your horses! Did you hear

what I said about horses?

I am trying to convey

a sense of urgency.

I want this on the air

today. Okay, KLSG-TV.

St. George, Utah.

It looks about 60 miles.

Okay, now pay attention.

This is crucial.

I need a camera crew to meet me

at a place called Rim Rock Canyon.

It's in Utah. Check the

automobile club or something.

When do you need 'em?

They should leave right now,

'cause I don't know when I'm gonna

get there or when he's gonna get there.

And they should be prepared

to camp out,

'cause I have a feeling this

place does not have a Hilton Hotel.

I mean, this is a place

horses like, Les. And...

Les, when Steele gets there,

he's gonna turn Rising Star loose. What?

$12 million worth of thoroughbred

race horse loose in horse heaven.

Think you got a story? Stick

with the lunatic, Hallie.

Tape everything.

This is gold.

It won't work. He doesn't want me

around. Nobody wants you around.

That's never stopped you before. You gotta find

some way to talk to the guy. Make up a story.

Look, Les, I'm tired. You get the

crew and I'll talk to you later.

Hey, what's going on?

Did somebody rob a bank?

I don't know for sure. I think somebody

may have spotted that cereal cowboy.

Hello! Hi.

Listen, are you going to St.

George? Unless they moved the road.

You're wearin' out

your welcome, lady.

You can't go back to town. There's

a cop convention there. What?

I saw two patrol cars, two motorcycle

cops, a county marshall and a sheriff...

waitin' for you. You said

nobody was gonna follow you.

They didn't. An expert got

me outta that hotel, I swear.

Expert, huh?

Hey!

Wait a minute. Why? Do you

want to film the capture?

I am in as much trouble as

you are. If I go back there,

I'm gonna have to tell them everything

I know, and I mean everything.

If I don't, I'm gonna go tojail.

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