The Parallax View

Senator Carroll is here|to celebrate Independence Day.

He is so independent...

...some say they don't know|which party he belongs to.

Austin Tucker is with us today...

...as a political adviser|to Senator Carroll.

Austin, we hear that you wanna get|the nomination for Senator Carroll.

We're jumping the gun there,|Miss Carter.

He's not running for any other office.

Here come Senator Carroll|and Mrs Carroll. He looks terrific.

Happy Fourth of July!

Happy Independence for us all!

He is the ideal father.|The ideal husband if you're old enough.

And I guess the ideal leader|for our country if you're any age.

- Lee, how are you?|- Fine, thank you.

Welcome. You look just as wonderful...

...as in all the photographs,|always smiling.

I'm happy to be with my constituents on|this wonderful day, Independence Day.

- Thank you very much, everybody!|- Thank you.

Thank you!

You need a ribbon.

- I'm with her.|- Ma'am, is he with you?

No.

All right, we'll try to make it.|Schedule it some other time...

How are you?

How are you, sir? Good to see you.|You're looking very good.

Hello, how are you?

But I fouled up on that one.

I know a bit about your background,|your lovely family. Scotch and water.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you|very much for inviting us today.

Independence Day|is very meaningful to me.

I've been called|too independent for my own good.

Move back, everybody.

You are here|for the official announcement...

...of the inquiry into the death|of Senator Charles Carroll.

This is not a press conference,|therefore there will be no questions.

A transcript of the|investigation is being...

...prepared for publication on March 1 st.

At that time, the committee will hold|a full-scale press conference.

After four months of investigation,|followed by nine weeks of hearings...

...it is the conclusion of this committee...

...that Senator Carroll was assassinated|by Thomas Richard Linder.

It is our further conclusion|that he acted entirely alone...

...motivated by a misguided|sense of patriotism...

...and a psychotic desire|for public recognition.

The committee wishes to emphasise...

...that there is no evidence|of any wider conspiracy.

No evidence whatsoever.

It's our hope that this will put an end|to the kind of irresponsible speculation...

...conducted by the press|in recent months.

The complete text of the hearings...

which provides the basis|for these findings...

will be published March 1 st.

When you have|examined the evidence...

...you will have every opportunity...

...to ask those questions which|remain unanswered, if there are any.

That is all. Thank you.

You could win this! Take a look.

We are just starting with you.

The package you pick might contain...

Excuse me, but my parrot is loose|on your back porch.

- What?|- My parrot. I wonder if I could...

- What are you talking about?|- My parrot. It's very sick.

Let him go look.

- I haven't seen any parrot.|- He's hiding.

Freeze! Police officers.|Where's the stuff?

- Wendy hits the $25,000...|- Check that, will you?

You've won an all-expense-paid trip|to British Columbia!

All right, Frady, you're under arrest.

- You didn't see us, did you?|- I did, but I've never seen those two.

- What are you talking about?|- You looking for dope?

Maybe one of your men|could tell me what I'm here for.

- Destruction of property...|- Me, destruction of property?

- I can't believe I...|- Terrifying people, trespassing...

Hold it, goddammit!|I wanna get something straight.

Is there anybody here who can say|I broke into that house...

I was waving my gun around,|I threw his wife on the floor?

If you can, do it in front of|your watch commander.

- Sh*t!|- What were you doing there?

- What was I doing there?|- Yes, Joe.

These a**holes have been after me|for my sources and you're...

So he told perfect strangers|he was looking for his parrot.

- My parrot, that's right.|- Can you imagine that kind of nerve?

You're saying|can I imagine that kind of nerve?

- Can I imagine it?|- Thought you'd teach 'em a lesson?

I don't think I could teach 'em anything.

Why don't you go out|and do something worthwhile?

You're not only dumb, you're dirty.

- Look at your shirt.|- Get your goddam...

- Hold it, hold it.|- You're not even...

- Do I post bail?|- What the f*** for?

Malicious mischief, obstructing justice.|Good enough?

I'll forget the whole thing, Bill,|if you shut him up.

- Malicious mischief...|- Come on, Joe.

- It isn't good enough.|- Joe, come on.

You're enjoying yourself, aren't you?

- You gotta admit it's funny.|- It makes me laugh.

But I don't think it's funny.

What's that supposed to mean?

Ever laughed at a comedian|pretending to stutter?

There's nothing funny about stuttering,|but people laugh. They're amused.

But they're not happy about it.

You're not gonna print this?

You're not gonna print it?

Not only that, but this is the end|of your series on local drug problems.

We're in the business|of reporting the news, not creating it.

Joe.

Joe, we went through all this|six years ago.

When I agreed to take you back,|I made two suggestions.

One was about your drinking.|You seem to have licked that.

The other was that you curb your talent|for creative irresponsibility.

You can start working on that right now.

You're really tired, aren't you?

Joe... Go home.

Go to a movie. Relax.

Tomorrow you can do a nice dull piece|on the Parks and Recreation hearings.

That is, if you feel this job|is interesting enough to stick with it.

Hi, Joe, I got a hot one for you.|Lee Carter called.

Four times. She must want it pretty bad.

- Did you clean up the room, Schecter?|- Sure. I got some mail for you, too.

I hope I'm not interrupting.

- You've been calling me?|- A lot.

Any particular reason?

- Somebody's trying to kill me.|- Somebody besides yourself?

I've never tried to|kill myself successfully.

Last time you were here,|I think you lost your cat.

- I haven't lost my cat.|- The time before, it was your husband.

You may find this difficult to accept,|but I'm terrified.

You were always terrified|about something.

- That some guy might attack you in bed.|- Not as long as you were there.

OK.

Here. Now, why are you here this time?

- I told you. Somebody's|trying to kill me.

- Jesus.

I don't think I should|be looking at this.

- Just look.|- What?

Come on, I looked at this|three years ago.

Six of these people|have since died in accidents.

Four. Look, nobody's trying to kill you.

These people were killed. Whoever|killed them is going to try to kill me.

Austin Tucker thinks that|maybe we all saw something up there.

- We did see something.|- I mean something else!

What do you mean? Has he ever|indicated what he means by that?

Did he see anything other than|what was in the Commission report?

- Did you see anything?|- No.

Neither did I. Believe me, I looked.|We all looked.

- If you didn't see it, it's not there?|- I know all about these accidents.

Ralph Scaletta hit a piling,|killed three other people.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes