The Hunted Page #2

You're going to have

to come in, son.

Move up.

-He's down.

-Down. He's down!

Stay back.

Don't touch him.

I found a weapon.

We see you!

D2, move in.

Call it in!

Move in!

30 yards on your right!

Bring him in.

Clear it out!

L.T.

Harry.

You did a hell of a job.

Thanks.

He's one of yours, isn't he?

-Yeah.

-That's what I thought.

-He's our man?

-Yeah.

Any idea why?

No.

That'd be your job.

Would you like some coffee?

No, thank you, ma'am.

You don't have to talk to us

if you don't want to.

I understand that.

How about telling us your name?

We could start with that.

He knows my name.

Why don't you tell me

What happened in the woods?

Did you know

six billion chickens will die

in slaughterhouses this year?

What does that have to do

with what happened

in Silver Falls?

What if there was a species

above us in the food chain?

How do you think you'd feel

if that species

lost total respect for us

and started

slaughtering us, Wholesale?

I don't know...

but it's very interesting.

Do you understand it?

Oh, yeah.

Good.

What is it you want

to tell Mr. Bonham

you don't want to tell me?

I'd like to talk to him

about Operation Black Eagle

and Mongoose, Cobra...

Shut up! You want to get

yourself killed?

His name is Aaron Hallam.

Sergeant First Class

Aaron Hallam.

You do remember me, sir.

You're talking about sh*t

that never happened.

They're recording this, bud.

Good. Then there'll be a record.

And that record will never say

What you want it to say,

Will it?

Then what am I doing here,

people?

Mort, you have got

to help me out here.

Is this our guy or not?

I know there

are variables, Mort.

There are always variables,

but we can't indict a variable.

Hey, boss.

Sir, we understand you have

a man named Aaron Hallam

in your custody.

How much do you know

about Mr. Hallam?

Born in 1968.

raised in Barrow County,

West Virginia.

High school equivalency,

although he scored

off the charts in science.

Joined the Army at 18.

That's the strange part.

What's that, sir?

Well, it doesn't really

tell us any more about him.

The record's incomplete.

Not even a date of discharge.

Sergeant Hallam

is unofficially listed

as missing in action, sir.

Unofficially?

That's a cover.

That means he's

still doing work for you.

We're here to take possession

of your prisoner, sir.

This is not a military base.

Your man very likely

killed and mutilated

four hunters on federal land.

I think you should take

a look at this... sir.

Unless we've been invaded

by a foreign power

and are officially at war,

you don't have

any authority here.

Look, I know you want

to get out of here,

but we're waiting

on the blood results,

and I need your statement.

You ever used that thing?

Do you mean

did I ever shoot anyone?

Yeah.

Would you ask a guy

the same question?

Yeah.

Well, as a matter

of fact, I have.

Do we have to go into it?

No.

Okay.

Not a great view of the city.

It's a wilderness.

What's your

relationship to Hallam?

I trained him.

To do what?

Trained him to survive...

I trained him to kill.

I trained a lot

of people like him--

you know, the best

of the best, sh*t like that.

I pulled your file.

You were never in the military.

No.

You just worked for them.

Yeah.

Like a contractor.

Yeah.

You don't like to

talk about it, do you?

No.

My father was a...

Army colonel.

When my older brother

was killed in Vietnam,

he decided he wasn't

going to lose another son

to that particular war.

End of story.

Dad was a tracker

before he joined the Army,

and I learned

what I do from him.

What about Hallam?

He's unusual.

He can kill anybody...

Without regret.

Most of the people he killed

never knew he was

in the same room with them.

How do you feel about that?

Well, I don't know.

I never had

to kill anybody myself. I...

I just taught people how.

In many ways,

Hallam is a fine warrior.

After a tour in Kosovo,

he was given another

sensitive assignment...

off the books.

He went too far.

A lot of innocent people

lost their lives.

Hallam's battle stress

has become so deep,

it is a part of his personality,

and it's impossible to reverse.

He's a killing machine.

There is no way

he can be indicted

or tried in open court,

or any court.

He cannot be processed,

interviewed,

charged with a crime,

or copped out as a psycho.

His picture cannot appear

in any newspaper.

As far as the world

is concerned, sir,

Aaron Hallam doesn't exist.

He's one of them.

They'll handle it.

You know why you're here, Aaron.

You wandered off the range.

It was way too messy, man.

You're supposed to be precise.

They weren't his family.

They were soldiers, Dale.

There was no backup,

no way for me to get out.

I was set up.

That's bullshit.

You f***ed up.

Your actions resulted

in the injury and death

of unarmed civilians.

They had weapons.

Well, you know,

that's the problem...

you can't tell the sharks

from the guppies anymore.

That's what they're using now?

It's supposed to be painless.

Of course, he'd never

use it on himself...

Release him, Aaron!

Release him now!

You flying to Vancouver?

Yeah.

Then a connecting flight?

No. I drive.

It takes about eight hours.

That's right-- you don't like

flying much.

Must be worth it.

It's a very special place.

You ought to come up sometime.

I think you'd like it.

You wouldn't have to wear

two guns all the time.

I mean, your whole posture

would... change.

It's an open invitation.

Is it painless, Dale?

We need paramedics here!

It's going to explode!

See if you can help him.

No, I can't!

Somebody help that guy.

Does anyone know

what's going on?

Is anyone on the way?

Paramedic.

Are you all right?

Paramedic.

Okay, call 911.

I'm okay, I'm okay.

My buddies are in there.

Get 'em out, get 'em out!

I'm okay. I'm okay.

Okay?

They're coming.

Horrible, yeah.

Get 'em out!

Hello?

Oh, sh*t!

I can't hear you--

you're breaking up.

Please do not leave

your bags unattended.

All unattended bags

will be confiscated.

All right, now,

you go over there

-Okay, yeah.

-and I'll go over there, okay?

All right.

-Aah!

-Come on, come on, come on.

One, two, three,

four, five, six,

seven, eight, nine, ten.

Ready or not, here I come.

...31 points.

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in the last...

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please.

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