Witness Protection Page #7

Synopsis: In Boston, when the mobster Bobby "Bats" Batton is attacked by a killer at home and escapes, he finds that he has fallen in disgrace with his boss since someone has falsely betrayed him telling that he has embezzled money from his funds. Without any alternative, Bobby seeks out FBI chief Sharp to get protection to his family and him. Bobby accepts to snitch his boss; in return, his wife Cindy Batton, his teenage son Sean Batton, his little daughter Suzie Batton and him will receive new identities and be relocated to Seattle. Along the next days, they move to a safe house to be trained in their new lives by Agent Steven Beck that shows that they are completely broken and without professional qualification. Meanwhile the family lives the drama to adapt to their new lives. Will they succeed?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Richard Pearce
Production: HBO Video
  Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
R
Year:
1999
105 min
259 Views


if I do that.

But...

if you leave now,

this is how it's gonna end

between me and you.

And maybe that's okay.

But your sister, your mother...

don't hurt them

or yourself

to get back at me.

But if you're sure

you think you can survive better

by yourself like I did,

then...

I wish you luck, son.

I really do.

Okay.

( WATER RUNNING )

( WATER CONTINUES RUNNING )

Bobby, are you all r...?

Oh my...

Bo... Bobby.

Bobby.

Sweetheart.

Hey.

Oh no. No, no.

Oh, baby.

Baby.

Sweetheart.

( GROANS )

( PHONE RINGING )

Oh god. Seanie.

( CONTINUES RINGING )

( LOCK BUZZES, CLICKS )

( BEEPS, CLICKS )

Suzie:
Why is Sean crying?

I'm not.

You don't think Sean would let you go to Seattle

without him, do you, Suzie?

No way.

( SUZIE LAUGHING )

No, no, I'm not going,

not if you take that dog.

- Suzie:
We're all going.

- ( MOUTHS )

( SEAN LAUGHING )

No way.

I hate that thing.

The clothes you have on will get you there.

You'll have initial clothes purchase allowance.

You won't have your driver's license and other I.D. for another six weeks.

You're kind of a legal nonentity right now.

You'll be in limbo in a motel without a car

so I'll make sure it's within walking distance of a grocery store.

Okay.

This is the balance of your per diem.

Once you find an apartment

you'll get $1800-a-month stipend till you get a job.

You're also gonna get a furniture allowance

and three grand to purchase a car.

Okay.

Well, it's now or never, Bill.

I mean, I think it's great... all you guys together.

Really I do.

Yeah, me too.

Me too.

- Hey, are you okay?

- Yeah, yeah.

I had these hidden.

You got these by me?

It wasn't too hard.

You can never write or call her.

You understand that, right?

Or any of your friends.

Yeah.

This is for Debbie.

It's goodbye.

If you could get it to her...

You're making the right decision.

You are.

( EXHALES )

Hi. I'm...

Hi. I'm Joan Cooper.

Oh.

Goodbye, Cynthia

O'Connor

Batton.

Looking forward to that fresh air?

You be good, sweetheart.

And you listen to your mom

and listen to your dad, okay?

Bye.

Joan,

take care.

The field inspector is gonna meet you guys at the airport.

He'll come by to see you

every day for the first month,

make sure everything stays straight, on track.

That's it.

Good luck, Bill.

Thanks.

Bobby Bats.

Bang. You're dead.

Take it away.

Well, what do you give 'em?

I don't know.

I give 'em a 50/50 shot.

Always the optimist.

ANNOUNCER OVER P.A.: Flight 648, service from Chicago,

has been delayed 30 minutes.

Please check the flight information monitor

for a new gate assignment.

Hi. I'm Joan Cooper.

This is my husband Bill.

- You want to come with us, please?

- Right this way, folks.

( INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING )

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Robert Sabbag

Robert Sabbag is an American author and journalist. His books include Snowblind: A Brief Career in the Cocaine Trade, and the memoir Down Around Midnight, about a fatal plane crash he survived in 1979. more…

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