♪♪
[ People chattering ]
MAN: Don't push me.
Stick with him.
Don't let him get too far ahead.
Daddy, I'm tired.
Can't we stop?
Not yet, honey.
There isn't any people
on the side streets.
And they're darker.
That's just what
they'd want, honey.
Daddy, I'm scared.
So am I, honey.
Just hang on.
Be light. Be a feather.
-MAN: What's going on?
-WOMAN: Excuse me!
MAN 2: Oh, he's seen us.
Whatever you do,
no eye contact.
He can make you
do what he wants.
MAN 3: Got it.
MAN 2: See him? He just got lost
in that crowd there.
MAN 3: That's him,
over on the right.
Right there on the right.
Maybe I can cut him
off at the corner.
Let's get him.
Daddy, they're coming!
Taxi! Taxi!
[ People chattering ]
DAD: Drive.
[ Grunts ]
-Stop!
-Stop that car! Hey, cabbie.
DAD: Don't pay any
attention to them. Just drive.
Stop it!
Come on,
let's get back to the car.
We can chase 'em down.
Let's move it.
CABBIE: Hey, mister,
where are we going?
[ Sighs ]
The airport.
Wait, wait.
Hey, I can't go to the airport.
Hey. It's too far.
Look...
[ Panting ]
I'm gonna give you a $500 bill.
And I want you to take
my daughter and |
to the airport,
do you understand me?
Sure, sure, sure.
Okay, mister.
[ Pulsing ]
DAD: Drive.
I ain't turning down no $500.
DOCTOR: We are going to give
each one of you ten
young ladies
and gentlemen an injection.
Five of these injections
will be water.
Five of them
will be water mixed
with a tiny amount
of a chemical compound,
which we call, "Lot Six."
The exact nature
of this compound is classified,
but it is essentially
a hypnotic mild hallucinogenic.
We employ
the double-blind method
of administering the compound,
which is to say
that neither you nor we
know who has received
the clear dose
and who has not.
Until later, that is.
You will be under close
supervision for 48 hours
after the experiment.
Are there any questions?
Uh, Dr. Wanless, is this
experiment being done
by The Shop?
No.
Absolutely not.
WANLESS: Yes?
When do I get my money?
ALL: Right on, man.
That is important.
Well, immediately
after the experiment,
along with
all the other students.
[ All clapping ]
I'm broke, too.
So, if we may begin
the injections now, please.
Andy McGee.
I'm Vicky Tomlinson.
I'm a little nervous
about this, Andy McGee.
What if I go on a bad trip
or something?
Oh, we"ll probably just
get distilled water.
♪♪
[ Woman giggling ]
WANLESS: Feel any pain?
WOMAN: I feel a little pressure.
It's bad pressure.
WANLESS: It will pass.
How are you feeling?
When do we start to shrink?
You believe
you're going to shrink?
Sh-ri-nk...
You'll be fine.
We'll be fine.
[ Laughing ]
[ Panicked voices ]
WOMAN: I can't feel my hands.
Thank you.
What a nice compliment.
I didn't say anything.
You did.
What'd I say?
You said my hair
is beautiful.
Like copper set on fire.
Yeah.
But I didn't say that.
I just thought it.
ANDY: I love you.
I've always loved ya.
I've known you
for a thousand years.
VICKY: That long?
Yes, I've loved you, too.
[ Commotion ]
[ Patients groaning ]
[ Screaming ]
♪♪
[ Jet engines ]
CABBIE: Hey, buddy, airport.
You okay?
[ Groaning ]
I got a headache.
Wake up, baby doll.
[ Groans ]
We're here. Come on.
Where are we?
Hanover, sweetheart.
Airport.
♪♪
Try the airport.
Roger.
Suppose we catch up with him.
Do you wanna face him down?
What do you call
this thing he's got?
How he, uh, pushes people.
The Shop figures he may
be running down by now.
He's overdone it before
and wound up in bed.
It's doing something
to his brain.
Like what?
Giving himself pinprick
hemorrhages, maybe?
It could k*ll him.
Good, let's hope.
[ Airport PA chatter ]
We don't have any more money,
and we don't have
anything left to sell.
We can't stay here.
It's not right.
It's not right to steal.
Honey, I know, but it's
not right for them to keep
coming after us, either.
Now, I explained
that to you, Charlie,
at least I tried.
About the big bad
and the little bad?
That's right.
Lesser and greater evil.
Big bad is what
I did to Mommy?
Oh, darling, please.
Don't. Don't, baby.
I made Mommy scream.
Shh...
[ Sobbing ]
[ Groans ]
Does your head still hurt?
[ Sighs ]
Poor Daddy.
Gotta keep a lookout.
[ Sighs ]
Okay.
[ Airport PA chatter ]
MAN: I don't know
what you're doing here.
We've been through this
100 times.
I don't want to have
anything to do with you.
I told you not
to follow me here.
Besides, it's not my fault.
I'm not responsible.
This ain't got
nothing to do with me.
I'm not the only guy
you've been seeing.
WOMAN: That's not true.
I'm not ready to get
married,
so why don't you
just get outta here?
Why don't you
just stop bugging me?
ANDY:
Come on, Charlie.
WOMAN: [ Sobbing ]
You told me you loved me.
You told me
if anything happened,
you'd take care of me.
[ Faint pulsing ]
[ Pulsing ]
MAN: This ain't got
nothing to do with me.
We've been
through this 100 times.
I don't want you around.
I'm not responsible.
Look, I told you
not to follow me here.
WOMAN:
But I can't do it on my own.
I don't know where to go.
And I don't have any money.
MAN: I'm not the only guy
you've been with.
WOMAN: That's not true.
I swear to God
you're the only one.
I've never slept
with anyone else.
MAN: That's not what
my buddy Al told me...
[ Pulsing ]
[ Shouting ]
CHARLIE:
I didn't mean it, Daddy.
[ People exclaiming ]
All right, buddy,
come outta there.
You mind waiting
till I put my feet out?
I was coming with you,
and I saw him,
and before I could stop it,
it just happened.
I didn't like him,
and it just got away.
It's okay, honey.
It's okay.
-But I set him on fire!
-Charlie.
I didn't mean it, Daddy!
Charlie, stop it!
Now I want you
to listen to me.
You said it got away
from you, and it did.
But not like before.
It just got away a little bit.
Charlie, you might've
set that man's face on fire
or his hair.
Now, it always
goes out at somebody
that you don't like.
But you didn't
really hurt that guy.
Not like I hurt Mommy
in the kitchen.
Baby. Baby, you've got
to stop thinking about that.
It wasn't you
that really hurt Mommy.
It wasn't you that...
That k*lled her.
[ Sighs ]
[ Crickets chirping ]
That's right.
That's right.
Now...
We've got to go on.
Single file.
Just like Indians.
And keep as far over to the side
of the road as you can, okay?
[ Brakes squealing ]
♪♪
[ Airport PA chatter ]
MAN: Yeah, I think
I seen them both.
This... this guy looked kind
of sick, or something.
-CHARLIE: Are you okay?
-[ Andy sighing ]
So far, so good, baby.
You getting tired?
Nope.
Daddy...
I feel those bad men
from The Shop around again.
♪♪
Okay. Come on.
[ Grunts ]
Okay, sweetheart, come on.
Why don't you head up Route 70.
CHARLIE:
Oh, Daddy!
[ Screaming ]
Daddy, get up!
[ Truck honking ]
Daddy, wake up!
[ Truck honking ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Sighs ]
Daddy? Daddy?
Are you all right?
[ Panting ]
[ Groans ]
I thought you were dead.
Are you kiddin'?
Think I'd do that to you?
You're all I've got
in this world.
But I'm happy about that,
'cause I'm crazy about you.
I'm crazy
about you, too, Daddy.
[ Sighs ]
Come on. We gotta
find a place to sleep.
We can afford it now.
[ Chuckling ]
♪♪
I burned him.
Rest, sweetheart.
You didn't hurt him.
You controlled it.
-[ Groaning ]
-Shh...
ANDY: Okay, Charlie.
Now, let it out.
Easy does it.
Let it go.
Attagirl.
Attagirl. Okay.
Now, pull it back.
[ Pulsing ]
Pull it back, Charlie.
Pull it back, Charlie.
Good Lord.
[ Sighs ]
♪♪
Now, you've got to
learn to control that.
You gotta try real hard.
Okay?
I couldn't help it.
Tomorrow.
She's tired.
Time for bed. You can
try again at breakfast.
Okay?
I want to do that again.
No, tomorrow.
I'm not tired.
I want to do it again.
I said no!
Again. Now!
[ Screaming ]
Stop!
I'm sorry, Mommy.
I didn't mean it.
Well, you did it!
You hurt your mother.
I'm sorry, Mommy.
It's all right.
Mommy's all right.
Charlie, you have got
to control this thing,
because it's a bad thing,
you understand me?
A bad thing.
Leave her alone.
It's not her fault.
-[ Phone ringing ]
-[ Sobbing ] I'm sorry, Mommy.
-Hello?
-Sorry.
[ Man sighing ]
Hung up again?
Yeah, whoever it is.
We know who they are,
and they want to make sure
we're staying right here.
♪♪
ANDY: Vicky? Charlie?
I'm home.
Sweetheart?
Vicky!
[ Mechanical humming ]
Oh...
[ Voice breaking ]
Oh, no.
[ Sobbing ] Oh, no.
Please, please, God!
Please, don't be here.
Please, don't...
Oh, no!
Please, no, no!
No! Oh, babe!
What did they do?
What did they do?
They put this in your mouth.
[ Sobbing ]
[ Panting ]
Where's Charlie?
Charlie!
Charlie!
Charlie!
Charlie!
Charlie!
-[ Grunts ]
-[ Screen tearing ]
Charlie!
Joan, by any chance
is my daughter with you?
[ Gasping ]
-[ Charlie screaming ]
-MAN: Hold her! Hold her!
♪♪
[ Tires screeching ]
Okay, that's far enough.
[ Pulsing ]
Drop the g*n.
-Drop it.
-[ Pulsing ]
-[ Pulsing ]
-ANDY: Bring her to me.
You're blind.
[ Pulsing ]
MAN: Ahh! My eyes!
You, too, you son of a b*tch.
You k*lled my wife.
You're blind.
-[ Screaming ]
-[ Pulsing ]
My eyes! My eyes!
Oh, my God! Leon!
Andy!
MAN: My eyes!
Joan.
[ Pulsing ]
Go back inside the house.
You won't remember
any of this.
Leon! Oh, God!
My eyes!
Son of a b*tch!
Can't see!
Wake up, baby.
It's time to move on.
Morning.
♪♪
[ Birds chirping ]
Elaine.
Morning, Josie.
Good morning.
Colonel Jamies on called in.
No word yet on the McGees.
He'll ring later.
All right, put him right through
when he does.
Oh, and Rainbird is
in your office.
-When did he get back?
-This morning.
-Morning, Kenny.
-Morning, sir.
[ Door beeping ]
[ Birds chirping ]
Welcome back, Rainbird.
How was Venice?
[ Chuckling ]
RAINBIRD: Sinking.
Is our problem there solved?
Our problem there...
...is solved.
Dr. Wanless is here.
HOLLISTER: Ah, Christ,
there goes a beautiful day.
[ Chuckling ]
Ah, the good doctor.
What do you want, Joe?
Have you caught them yet?
We'll catch 'em.
What do you want?
What do I always want?
Why do I stay alive?
To try to persuade you
to sanction them both,
expunge them, wipe them
from the face of the earth.
[ Sighs ]
Andrew McGee and his daughter
constitute the greatest threat
that's ever confronted
this nation.
That's a lot of crap.
You feel guilt!
Because eight out of ten of
our young volunteers have died,
committed suicide.
You want to justify
your participation.
You were all in favor of it
at the time.
I know.
I didn't realize.
None of us did.
Lot Six was nothing more
than a synthetic copy
of pituitary extract.
A powerful painkiller
hallucinogen.
For God's sake, Joe,
don't start again.
Come on.
[ Clears throat ]
You see...
You see...
This pituitary extract is
responsible for the occasional
flashes of psi ability,
which most human beings
demonstrate from time to time.
Precognition, telekinesis,
mental domination,
the kind of domination
that this experiment brought out
in Andrew McGee.
What is the point, Doctor?
Ever since this child was born,
her father has been trying to inhibit
her use of those powers.
But-- But what if his control
had weakened now?
HOLLISTER: Why would he lose
control now
after all these years?
WANLESS:
Ask yourself this question.
How exhausting must it
have been for Victoria
and Andrew McGee
when this child
was an infant?
The bottle is late.
The baby cries.
And at that moment,
one of her stuffed toys,
right there in the crib
beside her,
bursts into smoky flame.
Joe, she's just a little girl.
She can light fires, yes,
but you're making her sound
like Armageddon.
Yes.
And that's what
it might well be.
Suppose lighting fires is
merely the tip of the iceberg.
I don't know
what you're talking about.
I am talking about a talent
that is directly linked
to this child's pituitary gland,
undeveloped pituitary gland.
What happens when she
becomes adolescent
and that sleeping gland wakes
and becomes, for 20 months,
the most powerful force
in the human body?
Suppose we have a child here
who some day is capable
of creating a nuclear expl*si*n
simply by the power of her will.
[ Laughing ]
That's insane.
Is it? Is it?
Then, allow me to progress
from insanity to utter lunacy.
Suppose there is a little girl
out there somewhere today,
this morning,
who has within her,
lying dormant at present,
the power some day
to crack the very planet in two,
like a china plate
in a sh**ting gallery.
What if we could
train this little girl?
And others, as well.
Could we ever have
more powerful weapons?
No! No more experiments!
Don't force me
to go above your head,
because I swear to you,
I will if I have to.
I'll have you and this entire
establishment eliminated.
♪♪
An excitable man.
Where are we gonna go now?
Well, we're gonna have
to find some place
to stay for a while.
I don't know
if anybody will believe us,
but if we send letters
to the important newspapers,
maybe The Shop
will have to lay off.
We could go to Granther's.
What made you think of that?
I don't know.
'Cause I was just thinking
about your grandfather
not five minutes ago.
♪♪
We'll check the motel.
I want you to work
the road further down.
Got it.
Well...
That's a pretty little miss.
What's your name, missy?
Roberta.
Well, Bobby,
where are you headed for
this mornin'?
Well, we're headed
for Tennessee. Knoxville.
My wife's there
visiting her sister.
Ran into a little problem.
Did she, now?
Yeah, labor.
This one's
got a new baby brother.
1:40, this morning.
His name's Andy.
Isn't that a nice name?
I think it's a corker.
Mine's Irv Manders.
Come on in now.
I'll get you 10 miles
closer to Knoxville, anyway.
[ Car honking ]
[ Grunts ]
-Hey, Al. Al, it's them!
-You're joking?
No, damn it, it's them.
-Did you get the number?
-Yeah, I got it.
Well, did you see
which way they went?
Well, I didn't even
see them check out.
Try to remember the time.
Hey, we got 'em.
♪♪
♪♪
Why don't you two come home,
take lunch with me and the wife?
-Oh, we couldn't...
-Daddy, I'm starving.
Are you sure
you got enough?
Always enough. Glad
to have ya.
Thank you very much.
My pleasure, Bobby.
It'll be my wife's too
when she gets a look at you.
Always wanted
a little girl herself.
But I guess that wasn't to be.
IRV: Got a song for ya.
♪ Oh, there was an old hen ♪
♪ She had a wooden leg ♪
♪ Finest old hen
that ever laid an egg ♪
♪ She laid her eggs
all over the farm ♪
♪ Another little drink
won't do us any harm ♪
[ Charlie laughing ]
♪♪
[ Chickens clucking ]
Who'd you bring home, Irv?
This little girl is Roberta.
This young fella
here's her daddy.
I didn't catch his name yet, so
I don't know if we're related.
[ Chuckles ]
Frank Burton, ma'am.
Hello, I'm Norma Manders.
Hi.
Hello.
[ Chickens clucking ]
Your husband was nice enough
to invite us back for lunch.
I hope you don't mind.
Why, sure.
Come on in.
Come on, Bobby.
Feedbag.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Belching ]
More room out
than there is in, button.
If I eat any more,
I think I'll split.
That's what
my mom used to...
I mean, that's what
she always says.
Norma, why don't you
and Bobby go out
and feed those chickens?
I want to have a little talk
with Frank here.
Would you like that?
Do they peck?
Only what they eat, honey.
Come on.
Okay. Goody.
Want a beer, Frank?
It isn't Frank,
but I guess you know that.
I guess I did.
-What is your name?
-Andy.
Well, Andy,
what about that beer?
I guess I could use it.
You got it.
There you go.
Thank you.
-Here, let me help.
-No, that's all right.
I know this routine.
Cops after you, Andy?
Sort of cops, yeah.
You snatch that little girl
from her mother?
No, she's my daughter,
but, uh, her mother didn't
set the cops on us.
Her mother's been dead
for a year.
Don't appear like you
got her against her will.
[ Scraping off dishes ]
What do they want you for,
anyway, Andy?
Who are they?
Government agents.
FBI?
No, The Shop.
The Shop?
Yeah, it's really the Department
of Scientific Intelligence. DSI.
My daughter, Charlene and I,
Charlie,
we were part of an experiment
that happened a long time ago.
Tell me about it.
Okay, now go ahead.
Thank you.
Do you eat these chickens?
If I can catch one,
I might eat one.
We eat the eggs.
ANDY: They want to examine her
and study her.
So they can figure out
just what makes her able
to do what she can do.
I think they want
to use her to reactivate
the Lot Six program.
Andy, I think you ought
to call the police.
Turn yourself in.
Yeah, I know it sounds crazy.
As crazy as anything
I've ever heard.
Daddy, I fed the...
You told.
Daddy, why'd you tell?
♪♪
[ Gasping ]
CHARLIE: They're coming.
They're coming for us.
I think they're
gonna k*ll you, Daddy.
We have to run, we have to hide,
we have to...
Yes, yes, that's
what they want to do.
-They want to k*ll you.
-[ Sizzling ]
k*ll you like they did
Mommy and take me away.
I won't let it happen.
I won't!
Holy Jesus Christ.
Did she do that?
Charlie, now,
watch what you're doin'.
Is it too late?
Yes, they're coming
up the dirt road now.
Daddy, I'm scared.
Charlie, you can stop 'em.
If I do something bad,
will you still love me?
Oh, Charlie...
Of course, I'll still love you.
I love you more
than anything in the world,
no matter what happens.
I got some tall
apologizing to do.
There's a line of cars
coming up the road.
I'll stand with you
if you want.
I'll get my deer g*n.
You don't need your g*n.
[ Chickens clucking ]
♪♪
[ Birds chirping ]
Hi, Andy.
Hi, Charlie.
Honey, you don't
have to run anymore.
Go away.
Afraid I can't do that, honey.
I have my orders.
No one wants to hurt you
or your daddy.
You liar, you're supposed
to k*ll him, and I know it.
I'd advise you do
what my daughter says.
I mean, you know
why she's wanted.
Remember the soldier
at the airport?
You men are trespassing.
I want you to get the hell off
my property.
We're government agents, sir.
These two folks are
wanted for questioning.
Nothing more.
I don't care if they're wanted
for assassinating the president.
Show me a warrant
or get the hell off my land.
We don't need a warrant.
You do unless I woke up
in Russia this morning.
If you'll just get in the car,
we can discuss all this.
Honest to gosh, there's
nothing going on here, except...
We know what's going on.
Please, don't make me
do anything!
[ Low rumbling ]
[ Pulsing ]
[ Chickens clucking ]
ANDY: Get out! Don't you
understand what she's doin'?
Can't you feel it?
Don't be stupid.
If we can only
discuss this, please.
Grab him!
Watch it, Andy.
Watch it.
[ g*nshots ]
AGENT: Not the girl!
Not the girl!
[ Pulsing ]
[ Agents screaming ]
Help! Help!
Somebody help me!
No, don't.
No, don't!
No! Don't!
[ Screaming ]
Now, get out of here!
She's never done anything
like this before.
I don't know if she can stop.
AGENT: Get out!
Get out of here!
Go! Go!
Help me!
[ Agents screaming ]
-AGENT: Let's go!
-AGENT 2: Don't leave me!
Charlie.
[ Screaming ]
Stop it.
That's enough.
Charlie! Charlie! Charlie!
[ Sobbing ]
Sorry, Daddy.
[ Screaming ]
Let's get outta here,
back to The Shop!
Let's go! Go, go, go!
Oh, my God.
Andy. There's an old Willys Jeep
out behind the barn.
NORMA: No, Irv, don't get
involved any deeper.
Not when those men came here
without any warrants at all,
tried to take
them off our land,
one of them shot me.
What do you want me to do?
Sit here and turn them over
to the secret police?
They'll be getting their
peckers up enough to come back.
Be a good n*zi?
I guess not.
You don't have to
do anything else.
No, please,
take the Jeep and get away.
Just get away.
♪♪
Charlie.
There's the lake.
We're here.
[ Charlie giggling ]
Come on, Charlie.
We got a lot
of cleaning up to do.
Now, nobody's lived here
since your grandfather died.
I hope that key's still here.
Do you think
they'll find us here?
After what you
did at the farm,
I think they're gonna
stay pretty far away.
If they still
want to capture us,
they're gonna have to figure out
a different way to do it.
Well, anyways,
we've got us a new home.
Let's go. Let's go.
[ Grunting ]
Don't it look good?
Daddy, will things ever be
the same for us again?
Will I be able to go to school,
and things, again?
Sure, you can.
After you write
the letters, right?
That's right.
Tell the newspapers
all about it.
Then the running will be over.
We'll live normal lives,
like everybody else.
Can I be?
What?
Like everybody else?
Darn tootin' you can.
I want to be.
Look who's here.
How do you feel?
Safe.
[ Owl hooting ]
-Good night, sweetheart.
-Good night, Daddy.
[ Crickets chirping ]
♪♪
[ Mumbling ]
[ Gasps ]
[ Clearing throat ]
Do you have a phone here?
Right over here.
[ Dialing phone ]
WOMAN: They're here.
They mailed some letters.
All right, good deal.
Get a hold of Bates.
He can be there in an hour,
and keep me informed.
Mr. McGee?
And Miss McGee.
Where are they?
The summer cottage
near Bradford.
-I'll bring them here.
-Oh, just like that?
You know
what that little girl can do.
I know what
the little girl can do.
That's why I'll bring her here.
So you can do
all your tests.
On the condition that you give her
to me for disposal...
...when you're finished with her.
What?
I want her when
you've finished with her.
You are mad.
[ Laughing ]
How right you are.
So are you, mad as a hatter.
You sit here making plans
for controlling a force
that's beyond
your comprehension.
A force that belongs
only to the gods themselves.
What the hell
are you talking about?
Things I'm sure you wouldn't
want the world to know.
What's to stop me
from having you erased
right here and now?
Hmm.
My word that I've already
made certain provisions that,
should I disappear,
The Shop will cease
to exist within six weeks.
And within six months,
you will stand
in front of a judge,
awaiting sentence
for crimes serious enough
to keep you behind bars
for the rest of your life.
[ Chuckling ]
Just, um...
What is it you want?
Your word...
that my involvement
with this child Charlene
will not end
when I bring her here.
Oh, no,
that's just the beginning.
We're going to be friends,
Captain.
We haven't got her yet.
We'll have her.
All right.
I guess we've got a deal,
but why do you want her?
She's very beautiful.
She's very young.
Yet inside her is
the power of the gods.
We're going to be close,
she and I.
Oh, yes.
We're gonna be very close.
ANDY: Reel in some
of the slack out of the line.
Real slow, come on in,
a little more. Reel it.
Reel it. Reel it.
Okay, now give it a little tug.
Give it a little tug.
Attagirl, now reel.
Yes, sirree!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
-Let's get it.
-A real whopper.
Lookee there.
How about that?
-[ Laugh in
-Huh? 91
Here he comes.
Saved
by the Postal Department.
What seems
to be the trouble?
Am I glad to see you.
I think we got
a dead battery.
I was hoping maybe you
could give us a jump
or something?
Let's take a look at it.
It might not be the battery.
Thanks a lot,
I really appreciate it.
[ Choking ]
♪♪
[ Engine starting ]
♪♪
[ Birds chirping ]
Where will we go now?
Offices
of The New York Times.
But you sent them a letter.
Well, they might not
have gotten it, sweetheart.
Do you think they took 'em?
No!
I'll get it, baby.
[ Yelling ]
|I can do it!
Baby, baby,
come on, now.
It's almost over.
[ Sobbing ]
It's never gonna be over!
[ Screaming ]
It's not over!
-Come on.
-No, it's not!
Yes, it is.
Come here.
[ Crying ]
Now...
Are you ready to go?
[ Sniffles ]
I guess so.
Daddy, I'm never gonna start
another fire in my life.
Even if they come
before we can get away.
I'm never gonna hurt
another person in my life.
That's okay, Charlie.
I can understand that.
Okay.
Jump.
That's a big girl.
[ Birds chirping ]
Okay...
-[ g*nsh*t ]
-[ Gasping ]
Charlie? Charlie!
Charlie!
Oh, God, oh, God!
Oh, God, oh, God!
Who shot my daughter?
[ Echoing ]
Come on out
where I can see you,
you son of a b*tch!
Baby.
[ g*nsh*t ]
-♪♪
-[ Gasping ]
[ Breathing heavily ]
♪♪
Nothing to it.
[ Light switch flipping ]
[ Groans ]
Charlie!
She's all right, Mr. McGee.
Take it easy.
Where is she?
I want to see her.
All in good time.
First, let's talk.
Let's get acquainted.
Go to hell.
DOCTOR: I tell you,
she's gonna be all right!
[ Grunting ]
No. No.
[ Groaning ]
What do you want with us?
I told you, Mr. McGee.
We are going to be
spending considerable time
with each other,
and I want
to introduce myself.
I'm Dr. Pynchot.
I'm going to make sure
you're treated well here.
Is this The Shop?
This is The Shop.
[ Door beeping ]
Hi, Charlene.
I'm Captain Hollister.
May I come in?
Where's my daddy?
I brought you some cocoa.
I don't want anything.
There's nothing
to be afraid of. Here.
[ Slurping ]
You see? Go on.
Well, maybe later.
I've been looking
forward to meeting you
for a long time.
I know you may
not believe this,
but I've actually
begun to think of you
as my own daughter.
What have you
done to my father?
He's resting, and he's fine,
just like you.
He knows you're all right,
and he sends his love,
and he wants you
to cooperate with us.
You're a liar!
Now, what kind of talk
is that from a nice
little girl like you?
Go to hell!
Oh?
A very stubborn
nice little girl.
That's all right,
I understand.
I know you're tired,
and you're not quite sure
where you are
or why you're here.
So I just want
to ease your mind, Charlie.
Do you mind
if I call you Charlie?
All right, Charlene.
You are here because
I'm very interested
in this ability that you have.
Pyrokinesis.
Yes.
All of us here are
interested in that,
and we want to see
how far you can take it.
And I'll tell you this, Charlie,
you'll be doing this
great country of ours
a really big favor
if you just
cooperate with us.
I said, I would never start
another fire in my life.
I want to see my father!
Okay.
Um...
Why don't you drink the cocoa
and get some sleep?
And if there's anything
you want,
just pick up the phone
and let us know.
I know you'll find this
hard to believe now, Charlie,
but, uh... you and me
are gonna be pals.
Never.
Never say never.
I'll see ya, Charlie.
[ Door beeping ]
Good night, Charlie.
[ Pulsing ]
[ Cocoa bubbling ]
Just back off.
Back off.
No!
You're not gonna do it.
Back off!
Come on, take these pills!
[ Gagging ]
Come on, swallow.
[ Swallowing ]
[ Gasping ]
Lovely hair, so red,
so beautiful.
Look what I have here.
-A wind-up cat doll.
-[ Music box playing ]
Listen to that, sweetheart.
Isn't that pretty?
Huh?
Sure you want this...
♪♪
[ Birds chirping ]
[ Video game noises ]
[ Knocking on door ]
[ Door beeping ]
[ Video game noises continue ]
Hi, kid.
You go ahead with your game.
I'll start in the bedroom.
My name's John.
They call you Charlie,
don't they?
[ Chuckling ]
Hey...
Hey.
You want to teach me
how to play that?
"Cause I'm terrible at games.
You can beat me all the time.
No.
Where's Charlie?
What are you doing with her?
I told you, Andy,
she's perfectly all right.
There's nothing
to worry about.
Yeah, well, I want to see her,
g*dd*mn it.
Just behave yourself.
Do as we ask, we'll see.
You b*stards.
Are you gonna do the test
or not?
Oh, sure. Well, sure.
Good deal.
HOLLISTER:
Oh, it's a one-way glass.
You won't see us,
but we'll see you.
All right, send him in.
-Hi.
-How are ya?
Having the time
of my life. Sit down.
Did they tell you
anything about, uh...
what we're supposed
to be doing in here?
All they told me was
to come talk to ya.
You look nervous.
Thirsty?
Want some water?
Yeah, I'm thirsty.
You know, they mentioned
something about a test.
-Uh-huh.
-[ Faint pulsing ]
You want some water?
No, I'll pass.
[ Groaning ]
[ Groaning continues ]
Why don't you put
some ink in it?
Put ink in it?
You gotta be crazy.
[ Groaning ]
g*dd*mn it.
He's tipped over.
He's been
on the run too long.
All those damn pills you've been
giving him haven't helped.
Just give me time.
No, Rainbird's right.
He's lost it,
and time won't help.
Increase his medication.
I'll decide what
to do with him later.
-Work on the girl.
-Oh, I am.
With a little luck,
before long,
she'll trust me
like a brother.
[ Thunder rumbling ]
[ Door beeping ]
Hi, kid, how you doin'?
Why do you come every day?
I'm not messy.
[ Chuckling ]
It's just my job, kid.
Because they're
all full of sh*t.
Why else?
[ Chuckling ]
I want to see my father.
Sure you do.
[ Clears throat ]
I wish I could help.
I don't even know
where the man is.
This is a big place, Charlie.
They say they'll
let me see him if I...
If I do something.
And I don't want to.
[ Chuckling ]
Well...
Can it be that bad,
what they want you to do?
I mean, if just by doing it,
you can get to see
your old man.
It is.
[ Thunder rumbling ]
Storm's coming on.
Sure hope those lights
don't go off altogether.
No, sir,
I wouldn't like that.
[ Thunder rumbling ]
Hey, um...
Listen.
Are you scared by my face?
I mean, I could wear
a mask or something.
I've seen worse.
[ Chuckling ]
[ Vacuum cleaner running ]
[ Thunder crashing ]
[ Door rattling ]
Kid! Kid, please!
I can't stand the dark.
Please, kid.
Kid!
I gotta get outta here.
You gotta help me.
Use your card.
All the electricity's gone.
The card's no good.
Hey, let me outta here!
-[ Groans ]
-[ Thunder crashing ]
Hey! Let me out!
What's the matter?
Let us out! Hey!
There's people in here!
-Stop it. We're okay.
-[ John weeping ]
I mean, aren't we?
Yeah, I guess you're right.
It's just...
It's just... the dark.
I can't stand it.
[ Whimpering ]
It's just like the place
they put me
when I was captured.
Who put you?
The Cong.
Who's the Cong?
You mean to tell me...
Oh, no, of course not,
you're too young.
[ Thunder rumbling ]
It was the w*r, see.
Vietnam.
The Cong were the bad guys.
They wore black pajamas.
[ Chuckles ]
In the jungle,
we were on patrol.
Walked into an ambush.
Only about six of us got out.
We ran.
Went the wrong way.
They caught me.
Threw me in a hole
in the ground.
[ Thunder rumbling continues ]
Like being buried alive.
It was always dark like this.
What did you eat?
They threw down rotted rice.
Sometimes I'd eat spiders.
Live ones.
Great, big spiders.
I'd chase them around
in the dark
and k*ll them and eat them.
-Gross.
-Yeah.
They turned me
into an animal.
You got it a little
easier than me, kid,
but it all comes
down to the same thing.
-Like a rat in a trap.
-[ Thunder crashing ]
You think...
maybe they'll get the lights back
on pretty soon?
Doesn't matter.
We're together.
God, kid.
If some day I could help you
the way you're helping me...
You could.
You could give a message
to my father.
You know, what's it
all about, Charlie?
Why do they have you
and your daddy here?
What is it they
want you to do?
[ Sighs ]
They won't make me
take any more pills.
No more pills, you b*stard.
How are you gonna help Charlie
if you're a g*dd*mn zombie?
[ Thunder crashing ]
Listen, maybe I could
get in to see your dad.
You could?
You really think you could?
I could change with Herbie,
one of the orderlies
in the other wing.
I could see your dad,
tell him you're okay...
Well, maybe not tell him,
but pass him a note
or something.
Oh, thank you, thank you.
sh*t.
Maybe you ought a light
the damn fires if you can.
I told you, it's like
letting a wild animal
out of a cage.
I promised myself
I'd never do it again.
That man at the airport,
those men at the farm,
I k*lled them,
I burned them up.
Yeah, but the way you told it,
it sounded like self-defense.
Yes, but that's no excuse.
Also sounded like you
saved your dad's life.
Look, if you do what
they want you to do,
but only as much
as you want to do,
it might just be the way for you
to get out of here.
I'll help anyway I can.
[ Chuckling ]
Hey.
Oh, my! Light.
Hold on there.
I'm sorry you got
stuck with me in here, John.
But I'm awful glad, too.
Yeah, well, you look like you
could use a little rest, huh?
Come on, let's try.
Attagirl.
There we go.
That's a girl.
Now, you just relax,
and you'll be
asleep in no time.
And you'll have
sweet, sweet dreams.
That's a girl.
Good night, kid.
CHARLIE: Good night.
Daddy.
[ Thunder rumbling ]
Now, Charlie, you know
what you're supposed to do.
CHARLIE: I want you to go
in the other room.
I don't want
to have to look at you
while I do this.
Something might happen.
♪♪
[ Equipment beeping ]
MAN: Look at those alphas,
she's really jacked up.
HOLLISTER:
Everything all set?
Tape rolling?
Everything all right with her?
Yes.
You all set in there?
Ready in here.
Are we ready here?
Tape rolling?
Rolling.
All right.
Everyone stand by.
Go ahead, Charlene.
♪♪
Wood chips.
They should've given me
something harder.
[ Equipment beeping ]
♪♪
Something's happening in there.
[ Beeping ]
Temperature just jumped
10 degrees.
[ Pulsing ]
There it goes.
Her alpha patterns look
like the g*dd*mn Andes.
[ Door beeping ]
She did it!
By God, she did it,
and we got it all on tape!
[ Hollister claps ]
Back off.
Just back off.
Back off.
Look at the tub.
[ Panting ]
Back off.
Did you see the water
in that tub boil?
And the temperature it graded?
Jesus, did we get the audio?
-We got it.
-We did?
Good deal. My God,
did you see what she did?
Did you see that?
My God, is there anyone here
that has any doubt
that she didn't make
that happen herself?
Not at all, Chief. None.
Holy Christ! I knew something
was gonna happen,
but I had no idea.
That tray actually flew,
and she controlled it.
Then she put her power
in the tub.
And we got it!
We got it all on tape!
And it's good enough
to stand up in court!
Right up in the g*dd*mn
Supreme Court!
What are you looking
so miserable about?
We got her to do it
by promising
she could see
her father again.
Well, so what?
She must never see him.
We never intended to let her.
She'll never stop asking for it.
Suppose by some strange accident,
they get together.
Suppose they do.
She does whatever
he tells her.
Suppose he persuades her
to destroy us all.
No chance.
There's always a chance.
He's right.
They can never see
each other again.
Then you better send somebody
along after her.
Huh?
Your technician must've
had an appointment
he forgot about.
He just went out of here
in a hell of a rush.
He also left the door open,
and your fire starter
just walked out.
Christ.
One of you men
go and get her!
Go on!
Sure.
Which of you would
like to go and...
get the little girl?
[ Chuckling ]
[ Crying ]
♪♪
-[ Knocking ]
-HOLLISTER ON TV: Andy?
Here you go, ol" buddy.
Oh, good.
[ Grunts ]
Say, listen, Andy, uh...
we've determined
that your power
has deteriorated somewhat
since you got here.
In fact, we've had
no positive results at all.
What do you expect
with all these drugs
you've been giving me?
You expect me to do my best
when I'm stoned?
I did everything I could.
I tried. I did everything
I could to...
Oh, yes, of course,
I know that you have,
and believe me,
I appreciate it very much.
In fact, I think
you need a rest.
Now, did you know
that The Shop has a small
compound on the island
of Maui, in Hawaii?
How would it be
if I sent you there
for the immediate future?
I'll still get my medication?
Oh, sure, all you need.
Well, that sounds nice.
All right, good deal.
Then I'll get things started
in that direction right away.
You just take it easy, kid.
We'll take care of everything.
-[ Door beeping ]
-[ Door opening ]
[ Door closing ]
[ Groaning ]
[ Spitting ]
CHARLIE: She's so beautiful.
What's her name?
[ Laughing ] Actually,
she's more of a boy.
His name is Necromancer.
CHARLIE:
What does "Necromancer"” mean?
RAINBIRD: I think it means something
like wizard or sorcerer.
Something like that.
CHARLIE: They said if I did
what they wanted,
they'd let me see my father.
How did I know
they were gonna be
so damn stubborn about it?
I guess you'll have to
do it for them again.
But when will I ever stop?
Look, baby.
It's like-- it's like poker.
You know?
If you ain't
dealing from strength,
you just ain't dealing.
Now, every time you light
one of their fires,
make sure that you
get something in return.
This is your old
Uncle John talking,
do you understand me?
Okay.
What about this...
What do you call it?
This power of yours?
I know you were awful scared
about it before.
How do you feel
about it now?
It's different now.
It's a lot stronger.
Yesterday, when I told it
to back off, it did.
It was like I let it
out in a single straight line
and then...
Then you pulled it
back into yourself?
Oh, no.
I put it into the water.
If I pulled it
back into myself,
I guess I'd burn up.
[ Chuckling ]
When am I gonna
get to see my father?
Well, Charlie,
we'll just have to give them
enough rope.
Next time, there has to be
more water.
[ Chuckling ]
♪♪
Everything all set here?
Tape running?
All right, stand by.
We're ready
when you are, Charlene.
♪♪
[ Pulsing ]
[ Smoldering ]
[ Beeping ]
The temperature
in the testing room should be
minus 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
Plus or minus five degrees.
WOMAN:
It's 105 in there.
The blocks are starting to burn.
Cinder blocks.
[ Equipment beeping ]
[ Metal warping ]
[ Electric crackling ]
[ Pulsing ]
MAN: God.
Back off.
Just back off.
Back off.
Just back off.
Back off.
[ Equipment beeping ]
I want to see my father!
[ Sighs ]
You better tell her something.
Soon, Charlie.
When you show us
a little more.
If you don't let me
see him now,
I'll make something happen.
[ Sobbing ]
Do you hear me?
I'll make something happen.
[ TV blaring ]
WOODY WOODPECKER:
Time for lunch.
Well, instant banquet.
Nice... table companion.
[ Pulsing ]
[ Woody Woodpecker laughing ]
I'm telling you,
we're not through
with testing her.
You saw
what she's capable of.
She hasn't even
reached her potential.
Perhaps, Herman
would like to see her
blow up a country
before he gives in.
I'm scientifically
rational enough
not to form a complete opinion
based on two experiments.
I'm satisfied, yes,
but only partially.
Have you made the arrangements
regarding her father?
It's all taken care of.
Night, Doc.
Rainbird.
Have you considered what might
happen if that girl found out
whose side you're really on?
Oh, yes, I have.
I'd say you stand a good
chance of finding out
what a steak feels like
in a microwave oven.
[ Chuckling ]
Would you shed a bitter tear?
No.
No point in lying
to you about that.
[ Sighs ]
When we find out all we need
to know from her...
When you give her to me.
[ Pouring a drink ]
What are you
gonna do with her?
Hmm.
John the friendly orderly
will come in.
He will greet her,
talk to her,
get her to smile.
John the friendly orderly
will make her happy
'cause he's
the only one who can.
And when John feels that
she has reached the moment
of her greatest happiness,
he will strike her across
the bridge of the nose,
breaking it explosively,
and sending bone
fragments into her brain.
It'll be quick,
and he'll be looking
at her face at the time.
He will know her power.
And when he dies,
which I hope is very soon,
perhaps he can take
that power with him
into the other world.
You are crazy.
[ Door closing ]
[ Chuckling ]
Mmm.
HOLLISTER: So, Andy,
I've made all the arrangements
for you to go to Hawaii.
ANDY: Oh, good.
When am I goin'?
Today.
Today?
Well, eight o'clock
this evening.
How?
Oh, first-class comfort
all the way.
I mean, what's taking me?
Oh, well, you go from here
by helicopter to the base,
then the rest of the way
by Army transport plane.
Hmm.
-Eight o'clock?
-Eight o'clock.
You know,
that could bite ya.
♪♪
What?
That snake you're holdin'.
[ Pulsing ]
[ Shudders ]
Christ, how did that get there?
I guess you just
picked it up from the bush.
I want you to contact
that helicopter pilot.
No.
-Hey, guard.
-Shut up.
Contact the helicopter pilot
and tell him
you'll be coming along.
No, I won't be coming along.
[ Pulsing ]
Yes, of course,
I'm coming along.
[ Sighs ]
My daughter
will be with us.
Oh, no, no.
She can't come.
She's far too dangerous.
Oh, yeah?
Well, now, who do you think
made her dangerous?
My daughter
is coming along.
And I don't want you
to contradict me again,
do you understand me?
Yes, of course.
You contact the helicopter.
[ Clears throat ]
We'll let him take us as far
as the Army plane.
Has to be a refueling stop
somewhere between here
and Hawaii, right?
Yeah, we'll have
to refuel in California.
Yeah.
Okay.
Now, do you have
a paper and a pen?
Sure.
Here you go.
I'm gonna write
something to my daughter.
And you're gonna
take it to her.
Yes, of course.
ANDY: Charlie, love.
First thing, when you finish
reading this,
flush it down the toilet, okay?
Second thing, if everything goes
the way I'm planning,
we're gonna be
out of here tonight.
Third thing, I want you to be
in the stables at eight o'clock.
I'll arrange for somebody
to bring you.
Oh, I miss you, Charlie.
I love you so much.
[ Door beeping ]
John!
Hi, baby.
I have to talk to you.
Yeah, what about?
I'll tell you in the hall.
They listen here.
Right.
My daddy"s found a way for us
to get out of here.
I'm supposed to meet him
at the stables
at eight o'clock tonight.
That's great.
How did he do it?
I don't know,
but isn't it wonderful?
Oh, it's better than that,
baby. It's a miracle.
I'll take you.
Oh, no, you'd get in trouble.
I wouldn't do that to you.
You're my friend.
I appreciate that, Charlie,
but I'd do anything for you.
[ Door beeping ]
Hi, Charlie.
My name's Mike.
And, uh, Captain Hollister
has assigned me
to take you
to the stables tonight.
CHARLIE: What time?
Well, let's see now.
I'll be back for you
about a quarter to eight
this evening.
So, what's going on?
I asked if I could go
riding at nighttime.
Oh?
Sure, kid,
anything you want.
Bye.
See you later.
♪♪
[ Frogs croaking ]
[ Horse whinnying ]
Come to me, Charlie.
-[ Door opening ]
-[ Horse whinnying ]
Okay, let's check you in here.
[ Knocking on door ]
Hey!
Anybody here?
You can go now.
I got the kid with me.
I said you can go now!
[ Gasps ]
Get out of here!
Can't do it, Charlie.
[ Horse whinnying ]
Back off. Back off.
Get out of here, you b*stard,
or I'll burn you up, I'll fry you!
[ Horse whinnying ]
[ Whispering ]
Charlie.
Charlie.
John? John?
Where are you?
I'm up here.
John...
I'm really glad you're here,
but if anybody found out...
That doesn't matter anymore.
The only thing that matters
is you and me.
How'd you get
Charlie to cooperate
with the experiments?
Rainbird got her to do it.
Who's Rainbird?
He's an agent,
an exterminator.
Charlene thinks
he's an orderly named John.
Come on up, Charlie.
Come to John.
My father should be here
any minute now.
I know.
Hurry. Climb up now.
Come to John.
[ Horse whinnying ]
That's it. Come on.
Good.
[ Chuckling ]
Good girl. Right...
-ANDY: Are you armed?
-HOLLISTER: Yes.
Charlie?
Daddy!
♪♪
ANDY: Yeah. Oh.
Let me look at you.
Is it true?
Are we really going away?
Yes, it's true,
we're really going away.
Oh, baby.
-You pushed him.
-You're right.
My friend John is here.
The orderly?
Yeah, he's up there.
Couldn't we take him with us
if he wants to come?
He's the one
that shot us, baby.
He's the one
that brought us here.
Oh, no, Daddy, that's John.
He took care of my room.
No!
He is with them.
♪♪
It isn't true, is it?
Yes, it's true.
Where are you,
you son of a b*tch?
You tricked me,
you lied to me.
No, I just mixed up
the truth a little, Charlie.
And I did it to save your life.
[ Shouting ]
You come down here
before I set everything
on fire, 'cause I can do it!
-Oh, I know you can.
-[ Horse whinnying ]
But if you do,
you're gonna burn up
an awful lot of horses.
Can't you hear them?
Necromancer's
in one of those stalls.
[ Horse whinnying continues ]
No, I'm not gonna do it.
[ Boiling ]
No, I'm not gonna do it.
I'm not gonna burn.
No! Back off!
Please, don't. Back off.
You're not gonna do it.
Don't. Back off.
Back off!
What more do you want
from us?
Why can't you just let us go?
RAINBIRD:
You can't just be let go.
I don't think your father
even believes that now.
You're dangerous, Charlie,
and you know it.
That's not my fault.
RAINBIRD: I know that.
I don't care about that.
I never did.
All I care about is you.
Now, come up here!
Don't make me
sh**t your father.
Don't listen to him, Charlie.
You promise
he'll be all right?
I give you my real word.
ANDY: Don't do it, baby.
Are you sure?
Yes.
k*ll him.
[ Pulsing ]
Jump.
No.
No!
Oh, Daddy!
Are you hurt?
Charlie...
[ Sobbing ]
Daddy! Daddy!
You're bleeding.
Charlie!
Daddy!
-Look at me.
-ANDY: Go on.
RAINBIRD:
Charlie, look at me.
That's it.
So I can see your eyes.
I love you, Charlie.
[ Pulsing ]
RAINBIRD:
I love you.
[ Screaming ]
MAN ON PA: I say again,
Condition Bright Yellow.
This is not a drill.
-[ Sirens blaring ]
-Repeat, not a drill.
Converge on stables.
Use caution.
It's the girl, and she's...
You gotta get away
if you can, Charlie.
If you have to k*ll anybody
that gets in your way,
I want you to do it.
You let them know
that this is a w*r, Charlie.
You have to get out of here.
Do it for me.
Do it for me, baby,
do you understand?
You make it.
You make it so they can't ever
do anything like this again.
You'll have to burn
it all down, baby.
Burn it all down.
Daddy...
Daddy.
Go on. Get outta here
before it all goes up.
-[ Fire crackling ]
-[ Horses whinnying ]
I can't leave you.
I can't leave you, Daddy.
Oh...
I love you, Charlie.
Oh, no, Daddy!
MAN:
Get the door.
Ready?
Don't move. Freeze.
[ Men screaming ]
[ Horse whinnying ]
MAN:
Oh, my God!
Get her! Get her!
Run! Run for it!
Let's go!
[ Pulsing ]
Come on,
let's get out of here!
[ Screaming ]
[ b*ll*ts ricocheting ]
[ Screaming ]
[ Ricocheting ]
[ Yelling ]
MAN: No! No!
[ Screaming ]
No!
MAN: Take cover!
Take cover!
[ Machine g*n firing ]
[ b*ll*ts ricocheting ]
[ Ricocheting ]
-No...
-[ Pulsing ]
Stop
No! No!
[ Man screaming ]
MAN ON MIC: Attention!
Stay right where you are.
Do not move.
We're coming down.
[ Pulsing ]
[ Screaming ]
For you, Daddy.
Irv, look who's here.
Thanks for the ride.
IRV:
You'll be safe now, Charlie.
I'm doing it, Daddy.
I love you.
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