The Parallax View Page #4

...fingers is on one of|the white rectangles.

Just sit back. Nothing|is required of you...

...except to observe the visual materials|that are presented.

Be sure to keep your fingers|on the box at all times.

All right. We hope you find the test|a pleasant experience.

Will you please proceed to our offices?

Thank you for your cooperation.

Senator, here's an editorial|even you can't figure out.

Your drink, Senator Gillingham.

This comparison between|you and Carroll is nonsense.

Sorry, sir, you'll have to|go back to coach.

Point is, he doesn't like Hammond|any better than he likes you.

Your name, sir?

- Paley. Richard Paley.|- Is that P-A-I-L-E-Y?

- No, it's P-A-L-E-Y.|- Will you be returning with us?

- Is Denver your final destination?|- Yeah.

That'll be $68.64.

$68.64?

Out of $70.

- What would you like to drink?|- Just a Coke.

Excuse me. Ma'am?|Would you like something to drink?

Attention. Due to technical difficulties,|we will be returning to Los Angeles.

We regret any inconvenience|this may cause you.

Passengers disembarking|from Globe Airlines flight 451

will be met by airport security.

We regret any further delay|that may be caused by the investigation.

All efforts will be made|to have you airborne again quickly.

Passengers disembarking|from Globe Airlines flight 451

will be met by airport security.

We regret any further delay|that may be caused by the investigation.

Hello.

We've already received an offer|for your services. $25,000 a year.

- Who from?|- Manufacturers Intelligence Group.

Never heard of them.

They work out of|the Hammond building in Atlanta.

- What do they want me to do?|- Work in their security programme.

- Sounds good to me.|- Good.

Just one more thing.

What's that?

Who are you?

- Who am I?|- You're not Richard Paley.

Your service records don't check.

They don't?

There was a Richard Paley|in the 1 st Air Cavalry, but he's dead.

- Gee, I'm sorry to hear that.|- So were we.

Who are you?

I don't have to tell you.|You're not a cop.

I was getting attached to you.|I wouldn't step outside that door.

We simply have to know.

All right.

My name's Richard Partun.

Why did you want us to think|you were Richard Paley?

I needed a job. I got|into a little difficulty...

...in El Monte a couple of months ago.

What kind of difficulty? It's important.

I was drinking in this bar and...|I used to drink a lot.

Next thing I know, I'm running around|a laundromat with no clothes on.

Some old lady|claimed I was trying to...

- You know, molest her.|- Were you?

I don't know. I don't remember|what I was doing there, nothing.

All I know is that they arrested me for...|indecent exposure.

A thing like that follows you around.|Try to get a job, you're a sex offender.

- I'm no sex offender.|- No, I'm sure you're not.

I think they put something in my beer|that made me take off my clothes.

If that's all there is to it, we'll|check it out with the El Monte police.

It'll be no problem... Richard.

I've tried to be a|friend to you, haven't I?

At Parallax, I've found that people|who have had real trouble in their lives...

...so-called antisocial people...

...if I can earn their loyalty, I can|give them a sense of their own worth.

That's very rewarding, believe me.

I honestly think, with your nature,|you're more reliable for security work...

...than any semi-retired ex-FBI agent|they can come up with.

In a risk situation,|I believe you'll go right down the line.

That's something money can't buy.

You're invaluable, Richard.

...ex-FBI agent they can come up with.|- Oh, come on, Frady.

...I believe you'll|go right down the line.

That's something money can't buy.

You're invaluable, Richard.

Come in, Stanley.

There you are.

You're new, aren't you? Thanks.

It must have been 5.30.|That's when I come to clean the office.

- There he was.|- All the signs of a massive coronary.

- D'you know if he had a heart condition?|- I don't know.

Trusting man. He didn't even|lock the drawer he kept his money in.

I'm very pleased with you.

Tomorrow, you'll meet with the other|member of your team, Ben Harkins.

He'll have your assignment.

I just...|What name am I supposed to use?

Richard Partun.|Don't worry, he knows all about you.

Good.

Good afternoon. 803, isn't it?

The guy that just checked in,|is his name Ben?

I can't remember his last name.

Harkins. It's Mr Ben Harkins.|816, right down the hall from you.

Ben Harkins, please. Ben Harkins.

Ben?

I got a message for you from Jack.

Don't unpack.|There's been a change in plans.

How much money you got left?

- I don't know, maybe $700.|- There'll be another $200 at the desk.

Go back to the airport and|take the 510 American to Honolulu.

- Honolulu?|- Not bad, uh?

When you get to Honolulu,|take the first flight to Maui.

When you get there, rent a jeep and|drive to a hotel called the Hana Ranch.

- Yeah, Hana Ranch. Got it?|- Right.

- Is Jack Younger here?|- Mr Younger isn't here.

Richard Partun was here. The guy|he sent me to meet didn't show up.

People, let's work now.

Would you please|check your cards for sequence?

Check your cards carefully|for sequence.

Work smoothly|and it'll be a clean, clear picture.

I'm gonna give you a warning,|"One, two, three" and a command, "Pull".

Get your concentration here.|Make a good, clean, sharp picture.

Here we go.

All right. And one, two, three, pull!

One, two, three, turn!

One, two, three, lift!

Applause, applause. Here he comes.

Here's the man himself, Mr Hammond.

- Quite a surprise.|- Nice to see you.

This is Pat Fairfield,|Student Body President.

Marilyn Puttnam,|Student Federation President.

The youth is rallying, sir.

We're at that point|where you'll be coming in.

- If you would make your entrance.|- What I'm here for.

- Where do I enter?|- Round the table, up the stair.

- Right to the speaker stand.|- OK.

Card people, we have a tape of the|address Mr Hammond's going to deliver.

We're gonna run that|so you can learn your cues.

I'll be giving cues for applause.

When he comes in,|greet him for everybody here.

Here he comes, making his entrance.|Let's hear it! Come on!

That's the man we're working for,|the man people are coming to see.

This is gonna be on television.

Wanna thank you kids for being here,|and the band. See you tonight.

Thank you.|I am proud to be here tonight.

I can think of no occasion|that has given me more pleasure.

We all ache for the chance|to be proud again.

I promise you I will not stop,|I will not falter...

...till that march|has reached its destination.

Until, like Moses, I've returned to you...

...the promised land of liberty|our forefathers created.

I cannot take the honours|you bestow on me as a personal tribute.

You are here to honour me|not as a man but as a representative...

...they're all talking|about Jack Nicklaus, Palmer.

Our cause must become the country's.

I am proud...

Our cause must become the country's.

My life has been blessed with success,|but that is not why you are here.

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