The Nest
- R
- Year:
- 1988
- 89 min
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[man on radio] Six forty-five AM,
here on North Port.
And the temperature on the island
is a bracing 62 degrees.
You're listening to WNPT,
serving up a non-stop menu
of light rock, news,
and white lavender.
For all you--
uh, for all you morning
coffee achievers.
Seem to be having
some technical difficulties.
Always good
for a light laugh, in my book.
However, our intrepid engineer--
[broadcast breaks up]
Please, stand--
[beeping]
[female] Hold, please.
[female talking on radio]
[female on phone]
North Port Police.
-You beep me, Millie?
- You mean woke you.
Listen, Richard, my switchboard's
been buzzing with strange calls.
ltem one, Roger Gordon
didn't come home last night.
-And--
- Let me guess,
uh, tourist girl is missing?
That old lighthouse does it
every time, doesn't it?
Anyway, l told his mom
you'd check up there.
ltem two, that dog at the lntec
trailer is still barking.
Here's a thought-- send the dog
after the Gordon kid.
ltems three, four, and five--
Mrs. Pennington,
three times she calls about pages
falling out of her books.
Richard!
Are you still with me?
Yeah, Millie, l'm here, l'm here.
Yeah, l'm on my way
to the lighthouse, okay?
That's it for now.
- Oh, bite my tongue.
- What is it?
The mayor's birthday is Sunday
and there's somebody, a VlP,
coming in on the morning plane.
You know, a surprise.
l take it that means
you'll head out there.
l'm on it, Millie.
Homer?
Hey, you want
to go huntin' today, Homer?
l'm always on the hunt, Jake.
Oh, yeah. [laughs]
Homer?
You got pests, Chief?
Yep.
Why, l know about pests.
lf you wanna stop 'em,
you gotta do one thing--
-What's that?
-You gotta--
Uh.
Don't leave food out.
Thanks, Jake.
Mornin'.
- Hey, Richard.
- Fair Lillian.
Chief's got pests.
Now, you leave him be, Dad.
Betcha it's bugs.
At the store,
if it's not rats, it's bugs.
Rats is the worst and don't
you tell me no different.
North Port's a damn
floatin' cesspool, you ask me.
Do you mind,
we're eating here.
[cook] Oh, sorry.
l went over to the mainland yesterday.
l got you somethin'.
- Oh, yeah?
-Yeah.
Hmm.
Ooh.
Eh?
You're one mean piece
a law enforcement, sheriff.
You bet l am.
Drop by later?
After l tame these mean streets.
Hi.
Hi.
- So, thanks a lot--
- So, if l was--
After you.
No, l don't know what to say,
it's been so long.
- [sighs]
- How 'bout, ''l missed you?''
l missed you.
You look good.
Thanks, so do you.
So, you sheriff now?.
Mm-hm.
Your dad retire?
He died.
l'm sorry.
lt was a while ago.
What happened to Dan's Bar?
Oh, they tore it down.
[Beth] Everything's changed.
[Richard] lt's four years, Beth.
[female] Richard, Richard!
Yoo hoo!
[siren wails]
- Over here.
[woman] l'm pleased
that you are coming.
lt certainly took you long enough.
Doesn't that Millie
pass on emergency calls?
Richard, look at this,
just look at this.
Kids, no respect for property.
Hi, Mrs. Pennington.
Hi, Beth.
Every single,
solitary page--torn out.
That's just mice or insects,
Mrs. Pennington,
they eat the glue
out of the binding.
Not in every book
in the library, overnight?
Who's she--
how'd she get a ride?
Oh, my niece--working
with Mr. Perkins this summer.
So, l'll check it out.
Oh!
Hell to pay with the library
committee, Richard.
Hell to pay.
Oh, say hello to your father
for me, Beth.
The improvements that you
and the city council asked me to make
are almost done.
But time's runnin' out.
They're gonna be crawlin' all over
this island before we know it.
And l need capital.
Now you and lntec both
promised me that money.
Loan.
Yeah, yeah, loan, money--
whatever.
if l was gonna be ready
for the season.
Listen, Mayor,
the bottom line is this--
Without it,
No, you're not gonna
raise your prices
and you will get the loan
to you, and not before.
Now, look, l'm going
to tell you something--
l'm gonna take
the time to do this.
lntec is going to take this backward
little island into the 20th century.
And l will not allow
any narrow-minded, provincial,
greedy little merchant
to drive away the tourists.
You're gonna miss your lunch.
You know, Mayor,
you can't control everything
on this island.
Go away, Sy.
How long are you staying?
l don't know yet.
l need to spend
some time with my dad.
Want to get together tonight?
- 566
- 2728?
Okay. [sighs]
Tell your dad happy birthday.
[bass singing opera]
Dad?
Uh, l was looking for a book
on the legal precedent--
precedent about a--
bunch of attorneys
on this damned island.
You look older, Dad.
Well, you're what l wanted
for my birthday.
l'm glad.
[seagulls squawking]
Millie, no sign of Roger
at the lighthouse.
Well, l'll be dipped.
Listen, l've got five more
dog complaints.
You want to check it out
or should l just explain
that he's part of nature's
never-ending wonder.
You know, like tripe?
On my way.
[buzzing]
[laughing]
Damn it, Jake!
What if l had my gun out?
Polio sneaks up on ya, Chief.
[laughs]
You gotta keep one eye open.
How'd you get out here so fast?
Ah, never swim in a public pool.
Only kiss a woman you trust.
Jake, we gotta talk.
Uh, yeah.
We had this discussion
about other people's property, Jake.
[Jake] Uh, yeah, [babbles]
All right, look, this is
what l want you to do--
l want you to take
the boat back today.
l won't say another word
about it, okay?
Today, l'll take it back today.
Thanks, Jake.
You gonna marry
my daughter, Chief?
l like her, Jake.
What happened
to Mom's shell collection?
l... put everything
in the basement afterthe funeral.
l mean, you--
a little while later, you know.
Beth,
l am sorry-- l'm sorry
that l couldn't help you more.
Listen to me, please.
l knew you were hurting.
l couldn't even help myself.
Beth,
l guess l just-- l guess l just don't
want to lose you again, all right?
[sighs]
l know.
[growling and barking]
[female] So, the gorilla looks
at Lady Di and says,
''Richard, are you
on your way to lntec yet?''
[whimpers]
[buzzing]
Hm.
Since when?
[buzzing]
[growling]
[dog howls]
[moaning]
[gasps]
Oh, God, Richard.
Who could have done that?
lt's okay, you'll be all right.
[sighs] Yeah, Richard.
Mayor, l just dropped by to see
if Elizabeth's all right.
Uh, she's all right.
What the hell do you think happened?
[sighs] l don't know.
about going out there.
He used to hunt mountain lions.
Mountain--why,
you think it's an animal?
l hope so.
- Dad?
- Uh, good night, Richard.
Elizabeth, hi.
Hi.
Well, Richard,
l would hold off on Simpson.
lt's lntec's land,
they'll probably want
to take care
of it themselves, yes?
Seems to me,
this is everybody's problem.
Yeah, l'll call 'em
first thing in the morning.
-Wanna get some fresh air?
- Mm-hm.
You know, the whole time
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