"FIRST BLOOD" (1982)

).n old cracked photograph of young John Rambo holding up a small fish he has just cauaht. He is eight years old.

of a twelve-year-old John Rambo proudly riding a horse.

of teenage John Ra~bo at a junior high school dance.

of John Rambo's h:Lgh school (sophomore year) year book.

of John Rambo and a tea□ picture of the hiah school track tea.;:n.

of John Rambo ,~inning the shot:put event.

of John Ra;:;1bo-~inning the broad jump.

of Rambo lifted oni:o the shoulders of fellow football .. tear.i.~ates afte:r winning a game.

of Rambo at the final high school prom ... he and his date stand beneath a banner that reads:

PROM KING AND QUEEN 1967

of Rambo wearing his high school graduation cap and gown ... the photo FADES INTO a closeup photo of Rambo dressed in a military green beret special forces uni- form.

of Rambo in battle gear posing in the jungles of Viet Nam with several battle weary buddies ... they are all wearing camouflage r,,akeup on their faces ... Eambo is now a sergeant. Next to him is a big black man named Delmar.

of Rambo under heavy fire. Screaming orders while helping the wounded into helicopters.

of Rambo and several other 1...·arbuddies standing and blindfolded with their hands above their heads as several Viet Cong soldiers lead them away at gu.,point.

of Ra.ubo many hard months later staring blankly through the jagged openi.ng of the prison col!lpound barbed wire fence ... His hair is long and matted like his beard. His eyes are now the eyes of a much older, harder, and · angry man.

Tne CAI!ERAnoVES CLOSE on Rambo's pa.ined express ion and FADES INTO THE SUPERIMPOSITION:

A single lane of parched earth, ground to dust by mili- tary truck tires -- single wheels, double axles, ROAR- ING low geared EJlGillES as the --

l '1 NATIONAL GUARD COl~VOY

powers off the dirt onto the highway, truck after lum-, U \ bering truck packed with !,ational Guardsmen. On all '--__ _ sides, patchwork farmlands, overshadowed by massive mountain forests. OVERSCREEH

NOVEMBER19 7 5, SOME\lHERE IN THE UNITED STATES --

with'.:..n-e.a:::.s:'°.K;)~.f- t;he-.a.?P"'"'OFc1-i-ing con,r.oy., we see the solitary figure of the kid on the highway shoulder, walking T0~·1AR.DUS. His jeans and Levi jacket are faded; on the back is an American flag. He wears ' paratrooper boots that he tucks his pants into. He carries a rolled-up sleeping bag over his shoulder -- just a nothing kid, like the freaks and burnouts one ignores in Chicago or San Francisco. This, ho·~,ever, is P.merican heartland and we wonder if a kid looking like FJ..Y~O is being reckless about his choice of geog- :::aphy. Reckless, too, tha.t fl at, unb 1 inking, insolent yet faraway e>:.pression in his eyes. IHTERCUT with --

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Glimpses of countryside with the oncoming hulks and ROAR of the convoy. The sign:

HOPE \-iELCOliES SAFE DRIVERS *

Riddled with bullet holes. llilk cows in adjacent fa:::-m- la.nds hung with red bunting. Fence post signs:

NO HUlfflllG

With it, the fallow gardens, junked front yards, chick- en coops and broken fences of the sparse "colored sec- tion" clinging to edge of a ,ihite town. A black YIOrr,an hurriedly pulls in her wash. A pair of mongrels race to a fence at the highway shoulder, their BARKING HUF- ....,,•. FLED by the increasing ROAR. I

The Sheriff's car complete with TEASLE cruises through * town. He nods genially to people. *

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hesitates now and unshoulders the sleeping bag to ob- serve truck after truck heaving by him, spewing dust and engine exhaust. Glancing back, he sees --

Zl RE.AROF NATIO!lALGUARDTRUCK

as it passes. A few Gu2rdsmen have noticed him just long enough to register resentnent in their faces.

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stares back for a time, then slowly looks ahead. We UJ,..?1:- have no idea of what might be in his nind, as he re- shoulders the sleeping bag and resumes his walk.

I Rambo walks up an uneven dirt path caused from tire tre2cis and erosi.on and approaches a.n old wood fra.me house with a dil2pic2ted front porch. I

r One room, perhaps n;,o. O?E!l on the Bl.A.CKWm!AH, a dish towel in her hancis, staring past a young girl to --

25 SCREEN DOOR

the SILHOUETTE o:: Rambo, backlighted.

, something -- could you tell me

where that !!light be -- I mean, where he might be at?

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look.s from Rambo to the girl.

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\.JO:!.AN (CONT'D) ~ (to the girl) Go outside .

The chi.ld worriedly rnoves to the screen door, easing out and around Rambo. Rambo holds the door open. He can't seem to read the \Jor.ian's problem.

INCLUDE the Woman.

side, fishing out a pocket worn address book, thu..ibing it open to the appropriate page, wondering at the pos- sibility of a l!listaken address ... the li;:tle girl looks through the screen door wich unabashed fascination.

The Woman hands Ra!T'.boa glass of -1ater ... He holds out the address book.

The \Joman holds the address book and stares absently at the scrawled address.

WO?iJ...H That's his writing.

Rambo pulls a weathered snapshot from his jacket. It is plastic coated and curled on the ends as though it has been in and out of his pocket a hundred times.

R.Al1BO I told you I wasn't on his case He's a buddy - - we were on the same team -- * (holds up picture)

I See, that's me there. That's

Bronson, Ortega, Jorgensen, Czak, * LJantorth, West:-rore, Jesus, Krakauer *

·1 -- crazy bas~ard ... Excuse that,

please, and there's Delmar.

i The little girl at the screen door eases her way in.

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... 'v.'hat?

WO}I.AN Last s urmner

He cot cancer took him c'io•,-:nto * nothin' -- could lift him off the sheet ...

Ra~bo sets the picture on the table and see~s to be searching for the right words, but none come. He looks very alone at this moment.

RA!·IBO (,,eak1y) Sorry -- I'm sorry.

Ra::r,bo's eyes fill.with pa.in as i1e turns in a defeated fashion and leaves.

as Rambo comes slowly out and do,m the porch steps, transitting the front yard, toward the gate and the highway shoulder, forgotten in his hand the pocket- worn address book still thur.ibed open to the appropri- ate page. He steps from the porch and drops the book in the dust as he moves away.

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as Rambo walks on along the bridge to..:ard the to\o.'l1, the shock and the memories building behind his eyes.

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He stops and leans against the railing and stares into c,vJ- the ,:ater. \Jith each second, the pain is building i.n Rambo.

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Rambo, Delmar and two other I:Jen are ur,der incredible , .l- * ground FIRE as they try to reach the bank of a stre,arn (.μvi or small river ... The J..□ericans are running and FIRillG at the same time. Two G.l.'s fa.11 ... The action is insanely fast -- Rambo P-.APID FIRJ:S his l✓.-16 and is hit in the thigh. Still fighting, he writhes on the muddy bank as Delmar scoops him up \1ith one powerful arm and drags him to safety.

Rambo, contorting his face, reflectively pounds the thigh that was ,rnunded with his fist, once, twice, age in, again.

'!'easle S?ies :Rambo on the bricige. .i'.s the car * approaches, Rambo pauses at the ENGINE'S SOUND and faces the squad car that is r:-..:enty yards away ... RaI:J'::Jo starts to move away.

Teasle calls from his car.

TI:,.1.SU: \•t"'leze's t..11elcAre :L-r-i?Stay * r~:;:-r:. there. *

Teas le stops the car and gets out. Rar.ibo 81D.nces at him and seems to size up Teasle in a catter of seconds, then stares off to the other end of the bridge.

Rambo, ever so slie,htly, shakes his head no.

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Rambo reJT\ains lost in his own thoughts.

Rarr~o gets into the car.

SBOT of police caz: with Teasle anc Rambo ir:side * passins; th.:-01.Jgh tO\o.71, past the police station, past *

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~easle and Rambo move down the highway. *

,, TEASLE And maybe not .' .• Wnere do you * sleep? "-;In the woods? * ' /

" . ''-. RA.l-lBO Sometimes. '- *

/ ~LE safe enough now-..... • Somebody *

town give you a ri~e in? • ' RAMBO ',. " No. '

Teasl.e veers the car to the curb. A sign reads:' "You are now leaving Hope. Drive Carefully." '

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R.Z\MBO No. Is there some place I can get something to eat?

TEASL"S Sorry. We don't have a Salvatio~ Army soup kitchen in town.

l'm not lookin~ for a handout.

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d? -:.ng t .l.s

I.le 1 .ike , own, ) it th11t.l.t. ln

RA.'1BO Way.

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TEASLE YOtJ're

staring

said you we,re headed north. ,outh.

er Side O" • town ,

RAMBO

TEASL:!:: ,,;;~ 0, 't hov0 a sa1vatio1; Army soup in town.

R;J.\BO lookin~ for a handout.

a la~ against me getting something

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Rambo says nothl~ gets out.

Teasle drives off. Rambo watches the car for a moment, * then starts back into town. Teasle sees him in the • rear view mirror and brakes suddenly. •

Teasle pulls up alonc;;side Rambo. •

Teasle gec:s out of car and moves to Rambo. •

TEJ>..SLE (continuing) Hey! I'm talking to you Where * do you think you're going? Try to * be nice to some people *

• (no response) *

Alright, take out some !.D. * Let's go. *

• Rambo just starts to walk away. Teasle moves after him ~nd grabs his arm.

Rambo breaks Teasle's grip off easily and stares hard in to the 1 a .,.,'IT,an' s eyes.

Teasle puts his hand on the butt of his 9mm pistol.

Rambo continues to stare into Teasle's eyes.

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Rambo leans ag,d.nst the car ... Teas le pats him down and finds a throwing knife.

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They lock stares and an unspoken challenge is declared.

'T'EASLE Get in.

Four officers: SHINGLETON, the three-striper with a buzzard-like angularity, sits dispatch, reading a paper. }';ITCH, pockrnerked and not so very long out of his teens, is monkeying eround with the coffee machine. GALT, a thirty-year-old built like an upright freezer ...-ith a head on it, typing up a report. BJ-.LFORD c1.ee.ns • his ~ails with a paper clip. * 0:-: the CUT, Teasle, carrying the sleeping beg, enters I ,:ith the cuffed Ra:nbo in tow. He blasts the paint-

,, stucl-:. co1.1r,ter gate open with the heel of his hand. '

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Heavy rain. We are looking through a barr.boo grate into a vile cesspool that holds Rambo and several other p::isoners.

Rambo stands in front of the counter that divides the room.

Rambo quickly eyes several glass-front gun cases that surprisingly house some very powerfully scoped and 1.IDscoped automatic para-rnili.tary rifles, several seven shot riot guns and assorted pistols ... on the wall are many stuffed animal heads with Teas le' s picture beneath each one posing with the dead animal.

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Tosses knife on the counter.

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He herds Rambo toward the open security door. Galt rises balefully to lend a hand. Teasle starts towa.rd his office, staring wiltingly at Rambo.

It shoots a heavy spray acro~s the concrete floor, pas: three empty cells toward the drain at its far end, above it, a shower head. The man at the nozzle is PRESTON, a pensioner as much as a cop. Painter's paraphernalia disorders this place too, and as Preston works, he keeps a knowing eye on the open door at the foot of the stairs through wh.ich he can see Mitch and Galt starting to process Rambo.

Filing cabinets, camera and mug shot screen, charts for fingerprint analysis. etc.

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Two srr.all windows, with crossed bars, are set high on the wall of the basement. Shafts of light stream through. Mitch uncuffs Rambo as Galt rolls a fresh arrest sheet into the typewriter.

Rambo does not reply. Galt and !✓.itch exchange a glance.

Rambo remains silent.

Rambo looks away.

Rambo just stares out of a barred window as the shafts of sunlight cut into the room.

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catches Mitch's hand. Mitch has noticed a section of chain at the base of Rambo's neck and tried pulling it out. The men are frozen eye-to-eye.

i The tip of Galt's truncheon presses into the flesh of Rambo's cheek. His look invites carnage.

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GJ>.LT You've got t~Jee seconds before I break you= face in.

Rambo slowly relinquishes hold of Mitch's wrist. Galt tears off chain and reveals a set of dog tags.

GJ>.LT How 'bout that'? Hairy here's a soldier. John J. Rambo. *

Silence. *

Silence. *

G;t.LT I'm beginning to dislike you. *

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40 PROCESSING ROOM 40

Galt and another large cop named WARD are trying to fingerprint Rambo. The ink is on Rambo's fingers, but he refuses to place his hand on the police print card. Ward tries to push Rambo's hand down.

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Rambo does not move ...

Galt, massive with anger, expertly brandishes the truncheon. Rambo moves three yards back. His stance is slack, his eyes cold and calm.. Galt moves towards him.

Galt' s stained face tells it.

He won't let us print hi.rn, Will.

Rambo has taken measure of Teas1e -- the crisp uniform, the special sidea.rrn, the steely-eyed authority.

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Exits room.

Mitch, Galt and a pockmarked deputy named ~,;rARD * stand outside a cell staring at Rambo.

Rambo slides his eyes toward Galt. They appear lazy anc:: heavy-lidded, like a lounging reptile.

Ra.::1:,0 looks away -- to .....ard the adjacent cell block. At the precise moment Galt s::arts to move :L,, Ra;;ibo glides back, slowly taking off his jacket and letting it fall to the floor. S16wer still, he goes about removing his jeans. As he steps out of them, Mitch and Galt react to -- I•

42 RA.HBO'S THIGH 42

It bears a cruel scar on a field of glazed tissues. Rambo pulls of£ his sweatshirt, the last of his clothes.

Rambo does. His back is criss-crossed by dozens of small, jagged scars.

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Nothing from Rambo. A be2t, then --

G2lt wields his truncheon into Rambo's exposed kidney, and he drops in agony.

43 Il\T. CELL BLOCK - RAJ/:BO 43

HiEh-oowered firehoses spray 1.s p~as,ering ,,arr:oo ag;in;t the cell wall. The hose is held by Preston.

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sta.ndi.ng by, v:a;:ching. Mitch c:loes not like the pain- full treatment being dished out to Rambo, and turns away and lights a cigarette.

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Preston sets a chair in the middle of the room. MiLch guides Rambo towards it. Ward is in the background. Preston crosses to the sink and captures some water in the mug which he starts whipping into lather. Rambo's eyes follow his every move.

eyes flicker dangerously as he attempts to slide a-..:ay. But then both Hitch and Galt are on him, musclin? him into the chair. Galt gets his club around Rambo s neck and pulls him back.

1-lITCH Let's forget this anc get Teasle down here.

This guy thinks he's real tough!

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every muscle in his body tensing, his eyes on --

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Rambo is pinned to the chair -- Rambo is becoming crazed.

·GALT Hu:::ry up!

Rambo's gaze travels to --

(SUBLIMINAL· - BLo.CK AND i1HITE) POLES

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Heavy rain. Ra:JJbo i.s naked, except for bro~ G. l. - tL~derpants and dog tags. Rambo's arms and neck are bound to a bamboo yoke with a wire around his neck that restricts any movement. He is painfully hoisted a foot off the ground.

shakes his head as if to rid himself of a nightmare. I I PULL BACK TO INCLUDE Mitch and Galt standing on either side of him. The kid's body tenses and begins to tremble. He t::ies_pulling his head a-.:ay, but Galt grabs a handful of hai.r and holds him.

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reacting to --

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as the straight razor is opened, the blade glinting. It starts towards Rambo's face.

(! (SUBLIMINAL - BLACK AND \..'HITE) RAMBO AND V. C. OFFICER ._,/ *

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Rambo is hu.'1g arms spread from a pair of poles. He is ·

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He is filthy and emaciated. The V.C. officer stands alongside Rambo, shouting and spitting on him. The officer pulls out a large knife.

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straining to the ma:>:iu:um. Every vein in his neck is swollen as the razor moves closer.

(SUBLIMINAL. - BLACK AND WHITE) Rl-.MBOAND V. C. OFFICER

Just for ki.cks, the off:i.cer holds it up so Rambo can see it and slices it across his back many times -- Ra~bo screams each time he is cut. The CA..l-lERAMOVES IN. T~GETE:R on Rambo.

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The scream is erupting from his mouth. It stuns the cops as intended. And ,;;;at follc\..'S happens with in•• credible speed -- a blurring flash of action.

An unseen crack (like snapping bone) drops Preston like a sash-weight. He goes down as Mitch rises, gasping from the kick to his balls. P.s he doubles up, a knee to the face snaps him erect, and back on his heels, smashing him into the .:all. While Mitch is still reeling back -- ,.

Rambo i.s already dealing with Galt, who is furiously whipping the truncheon. So swift, so sure, so smooth are Rambo's moves one would swear he previously choreo- graphed them in his mind. He evades two swipes and catches Galt's wrist midway through the third. He primes it and lunges back against the grain, throwing the big man ass over heels into a violent smack of cell bars. Ward is eliminated from the brawl with • equal alacrity. •

has hea.rd the carnage and is TIO\.." cla=ering down toward Rarr.bo who is streaking up. Seeing Teasle, Rambo dives and lifts, catapulting him over his back. Teasle lands hard at the foot of the stairs. The inertia ca.rries him to a sliding stop near Mitch, who is braying and retching with pain. ' I i ~ 59

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ShingJeton is coming in fast, his sidea::;:;i drawn. Rarr.bo dives from f.g. hitting the scaffolding supports that • surround the door.

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'• teetering, twisting, disassembling, falling toward Shingleton who looks up in horror. He cries out, re-

planks, paint, cans and steel poles bouncing and roll- ing across the unconscious man.

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races across the main office. Balford is dealt with. * A late-arriving cop, LESTER, is coming through the front door with an armful of supplies. He reacts to Rambo in midair, vaulting the counter. Too late.

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Rambo chops the flat edge of his palm across Lester's nose. Lester drops. Rambo grabs his knife still ly- ing on the desk and hits the door without having broken stride.

Clad to the waisc, he bursts out into the hot glare of the afternoon sun.

63 PASSERSBY, SHOPPERS, MOTORISTS, HUNTERS 63

reacting as they discover the presence of the furious man.

Rambo looks around for his avenue of escape, sees one and sprints toward it.

t A large, helmeted, tough-looking cyclist has made the mistake of slowing down to look. Rambo shoves hard. ..1 Tne cyclist h~ts the pavement. The back wheel of the fallen bike is grinding angrily for purchase. Rambo muscles it up, mounts and roars off.

is charging out of the station house. Galt is a dozen steps behind, operating the bolt of a high-powered rifle. He stops, shoulders it, aims --

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hacking the rifle down and taking charge of the weapon.

Now, he sees Galt's face is wild with rage. One streaming eye presages a wicked mouse.

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Galt grits back his rage and hurries into the station house. During the above, a score of onlookers has gachered. Every eye is fixed on Teasle, as he dashes into a patrol car. Introduce the ROAR OF THE MOTOR, CYCLE..

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Its 1-:heels rip across che FRAME, spewing a curtain of gravel, dust and exhaust through which cars are swerv- ing, BRPJZESSCREAfllNG. We hear CRASHING METAL, then see the car fishtailing into our laps, cutting our visca down to a hubcap.

Rauibo cycles on into the distance, leaving two 1,1ounded vehicles in his wake. A distant SIREN i.s WAILING and no·~• SC?EA.!-'.INGas Teas le' s cru:.ser shoots by, pursuing the cycle. I

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l grinding the bike uphill. Far behind him, just visible through the dust, Teasle's cruiser turns off the high- I way to follow. Rambo glances back and spurs the bike overlar,d through an open gate a.nd dO'..'TIa narrow v:agon road. This is rough, hilly meadowland, overshadowed by massive mountain forests. Sensing freedom, Rambo glimpses back and reacts to --

Less sure of escape, he powers the bike uphill.

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He gains the rugged crest and posts through mid-air.

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Its underside slowly appears and edges over.

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The mountain forests are very close now, and the ter- r rain is grov,ing increasingly rugged. At a rise, Rambo slows, stops and R.:sVS. He su:::-veys what is ahead, then looks back.

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It is doggedly picking its way through the meadow, loo}:ing meari and battered. We can hear the CYCLE P.EVS stocking up full power.

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ROARS off and down, leaping the bike over a narrow stream and heading into the draw between two densely brushed slopes. The woodland is rising abruptly and so is the draw. The bike is gasping and slowing. It is hanging back before it falls and Rambo jumps free, let- ting it roll crashing back toward the stream where

is appearing. Its front end drops with the land, skid- ding and braking hard to avoid the stream. The cruiser spins to a violent stop, amid rocks and brush at the i,;ater's edge.

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rams his shoulder against the driver's door, but it is jar;i.~ed. He scrambles across the front seat to the pas- senger cioor and out into a rats nest of foliage. He hacks through, dropping and nearly losing balance as one leg sinks knee-deep into the stream. He wacies ahead, bringing into view the crashed motorcycle near the opposite bank. Teasle wades across, draws his sidearm.

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wading to it, examines it cursorily, looks off coward

in the fading light, an impenetrable ocean of deep green.

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walks into the draw, appraising the steep slope he

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knows Rambo climbed. Holstering his gun, he cups his hands, calls

Teasle's voice carries on the breeze, but there is no * response, only the forest silence.

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catching his breath on a craggy rise, his gaze scans through the forest ant s?ies an abandoned quarry. • He rushes over ana sees an old piece of canvas. He • quickly cuts a large square in the canvas and fashions a poncho ... tying a worn piece of rope around his waist to cinch the poncho tighter to his body. He flees.

Both cruisers come to a jerky stop at the hillcrest. Lester and Mitch emerge. Teasle ~ades back to~ard • the~, observing how both are hurting. Lester's nose is ta?ed ane stuffed with cotton. Shiners are gro~ing u:iCer his eyes.

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He stares up at the mountai.ns as the C.AJ1ERAPUSHES IN.

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TEu"KD::.R RU?13LES as Ra.mbo hikes upst::eam, pushing his stamina to the l:Lmit. The escape and increasing cold have taken their toll. Each step is a little more arduous, a little less sure. Soon, he misjudges the st::-eam botto:r: a.ncl trips for;...~2rd into a sp12sh landing. He rests there, windetl, trembling. He is angry wi.th himself too -- like a fine athlete gone to seed. Quickly, he pushes to a half stand, trembling violently, before he moves on, flapping hi.ms elf for warmth.

seen against a cloud-impacted sky, p::owling the moun- tain, flying qu~te low as it skims the dense forest regions. A voice, magnified by a bullhor~, announces *

BlJ1~I..HORNVOICE Attention: Anyone in this area. Attention: Hunters. There is a dangerous fugitive at large and a police manhunt is in progress. Evacuate this area ir;,.media.tely I

The above is repeated throughout the "copter's" changes, of course.

f

ANOTHER ANGLE - HELICOPTER - SEEN THROUGH BRANCHES *

as it loops down to almost treetop level, shaking the upland stretch of forest with its whapping ENGINE ROAR and BlTLLHORN message.

r:?.s, :;t::io:: - ?..-=:v. 11/2~/91 2 7.

94 CC!v".iI!,UED: 94

It passes overhead and circles toward another high forest mass.

No;., C,AJ".li::RAANGLES DDi·iNAND SLDw1.,YMOVESIN on the undergrowth of the forest just passed. For a moment we see nothing more than leaves and b.:anches until they sti.: and a huwan figure materializes. He watches the helicopter diminish in the distance.

Now, he moves out, heading to~ard the peaks. But it is obvious that the camouflage and the 'copter's presence inhibits his progress.

VARIOUS SHOTS - FOREST - POSSE

Three Doberman tracking dogs pull ORVAL, a young, hard- looking hunter, rapidly uphill. Teas le and Shingleton

reserve officer whose jocular spirits suggest a day of sport shooting with the boys. Teasle and Shingleton carry small walkie-talkies and both occasionally shoot worried looks through the treetops to the gathering storm clouds. It is obvious that these ~en are well acouain::ed with the terrain. They move quickly and surely in contrast tq Rambo.

I ~

Won't be much longer, Will. You'll have him skinned, stuffed and hangin'

I j on your wall.

Orval's dogs swerve to,.;ards \.:'ard. He recoils.

\.:'ARD Don't get those dogs near me, Orval. I don't t:rust the bastards.

Just then, the dogs strain against t.heir leashes and veer off in a radical direction change.

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-

~5 CONTINUED: 95

say that much. *

BALFORD

I- Why?

moving cautiously bet steacily upg::ade, hugging the trees for cover, his eyes constantly searching the sky for sight of the prowling 'copter. Rambo stands there for a moment, straining to hear, to fix the distance separating them, then removes a compass from the handle of his knife.

RAMBO

I (heaving}

C'mon, get your breath -- get your breath! Which way? ( looks at the compass)

North. l=..

FIRST ELOOD - REV. 11/24/81 28A. •

Its pace is deter~ined by the energy of the dogs who ru=ve the scent and a:re lunging fu:riously at it.

kneels at the forest edge, surveying --

99 ROCKS

They rise in a steep craggy wall where this stretcJ-: of forest ends. Cloven through the wall is a narrow pass not: much wider than a man's shoulders.

R.?.J'.BO Get th.rough it -- Get through it! Don't get tired, c'mon!

He again searches the sky for a chopper, then moves out and up through the rubble of rock toward the summit pass.

Rarr.bo works his way up the chimney-like incline, eventually reaching

- 101 TSE SU!•'.:!';!T - M.E..l>..DO\-iOF PROMONTORY - DAY ' I As F.a::::bo hoists himself up and over the final narrow niche and stands at the Sw"Thuit's edge, we see that it opens onto two thousand yards of exposed, boulder- 't strev.-:r: grassland, surroilllded on all sides by a grey, fulrr,inati.ng sky. It is running, not hieing country, and as Rambo leaves the pass, he is doing just that, ' ~ crossing the open ground at a full run. I I

l OlA EXT. - WOODED SLOPE - D.l>_Y 1 OlJ.. * I

Re.mbo runs do;...-n a thickly wooded slope. Suddenly, I * he breaks out of the woods to find hi.rr.sel::, to his

I horror, on the edge of a precipice looking down a

deep gorge with a RO.ZcRINGriver at its bo1:tom.

:RA.M.BO What the hell! You trap yourself!

Dumb bastard! Gotta get out.

Gotta get out. •

His head snaps around and he starts back in the

direction from which he's come. But now he's brouoht

up short by the SOUND OF THE DOGS, closer now, and.

augmented by the occasional SHOUT OF SOMEONE in the

posse.

f!RST ELOOD - REV. 11/2~(8.l 2 9.1-..

102 O:GTTED l 02 *

Ra:nbo realizes bad:tracking woulc take hin right in~o the a=~s o: the posse.

Shec5c5ing his camouflage, he reverses hl.s fielc again anc5 races to the far e □ ge of the promontory.

reaching the edge of the precipice. Ee runs along * the eage looking for a way down. *

105 f-L_l-'.?,O'S POV FrtOM TliE LEDGE - CLI.FF FACE 105

drop;:,ing o:-ie h-.,ndred sheer feet to a knot of treetops anc rock.

RP_'ffiO ... Don't ·think -- move.

106 RAHBO 105

mulling ove:: his options. There are none. He studies the cliff face, looking for hc,,dholds, crevices, out:- croppi:igs.

slowly works his way do\.;n, finding holds and testing them, sometimes dangling by his fingertips, his shoes scratching for purchas~. ··

has managed to cover some forty feet ...

:I?S"." ;:;:_:.,::,:, - ?.EV. ll/24/81

3C.

108 CONTI;,uED: 105

... anc :u: inching slowly do\,-:-n.:ard when the first \·i:-'.A?PINGSOUNDSOF THE HELICOPTER are heard. He looks around frantically. No sight of the chopper yet. Just the SOUNDwhich places it somewhere in the vicinity.

109 E>:T. BEl.lCO?TER - DAY 10~

hovers above the forest edge near the pass.

filtering into the pass, Teasle i.s signaling it cn.:-a:::-c * toward the promontory.

descends punishing inches at a time, fingers bloody, sweat running into his eyes. The DRONE OF THE HELICOP- TER is gathe!'ing volu..'Tle now and he looks frantically about, trying to spot it. It suddenly appears above · ·nire witn· · a cea~ening· "' · c1_ A~T-·Rl t .

I 112 IKT. ::'.:::L1COPTER - D;t.Y - PILOT ~-1\D GALT 112 * ii' Sunglasses only partly disguise the swollen side of Galt's face. Galt looks away, and the PILOT reacts tc something he sees ove!' his outside shoulder. He raps Galt' s am and points to\,a:rd it.

hanging on the cliff face, looking back.

"

I l I, Galt tears off his glasses and drags out the high- powered H.K. 91 scoped rifle from behind the seat. I _J PILOT

What 're you doing?

:7.:~:- :;:.:.,c,::::-- ?.E\'. ll/2~/81 31.

114 CON,I!,\ED: 114

Galt is expertly threading his arm through the rifle sling and twi.sting a:round to keep Rambo in view.

The Pilot angles the chopper away from the cliff face, rising above the embankment. He indicates the walkie- talkie --

GALT

I

Just fly where I tell you!

Galt grabs the Pilot by the shirt collar. The Pilot is terrified by Galt's rage.

115 CLIFF FACE - P~t..MBO 115

Given time by the inexplicable behavior of the choppe::, he has worked his way several body lengths dow-n. Now, the ROAR is back and he twists around to see --

{

,.<;?--

)

:;:?.s, :;;:..o:: - r.Z\'. J.1/2~/Bl

116 THE HELICOPTER 116

shuttling around and hovering alongside the face of the cliff. Galt is no more than twenty-five yards away, taking aim. The chopper is bouncing and jost- ling in the air currents of the cliff.

117 PILOT AND GALT 117

The pilot reaches over, touching Gale's :orearm. Galt hacks the hand away and shoulders the rifle.

118 G.L.LT'S POV - OVER RIFLE. SIGHT - R.LJ.fBO 118

The target rises, falls and wanders with the unsteadi- ness cf the helicopter.

GALT'S VOICE

-

Get closer and hold it steady!

I

toe close to the side of the gorge. •

119 GALT 119

stares balefully at the Pilot.

_Intimidated, the Pilot tries steadying the chopper. Galt snaps off his seat belt to stretch for a cleaner ih6t. He puts his eye to the sight. He leans way out of the chopper.

CRACK. Galt FIRES.

120 RAMBO 120

ROCK EY~LODES near his back.

,::-- ___,.... w ,6, .:- .. ;:; ...-·r--=_,u __ - :--.:..,--\· . ,,;2•;s1-..... ., 33.

121 GALT 121

grimaces, secs for another shot as the chopper drifts.

122 RAMBO 122

Rock explodes cwo feet from his head.

Teasle and the posse have halted, reacting to what they hear. *

124 OMITTED 12~

125 T:::},.SLE 125

-

hollers into his walkie-talkie.

T"'A.SLE What che hell's going on .. Galt? Respond -- what the hell're you doing?

Through the walkie-talkie holstered on Gale's belt

The pilot makes a vain grab for the walkie-talkie on Gale's belt, but it is holstered on the far side. Galt FIRES. V

127 RAMBO 127

Rock explodes above his head. GP.RANG! Inches from his face, stone fragments nicking him. Rambo ~pits away the dust only to see the chopper sway and drift a bit, then swing in and hover closer than ever. ln s desperation, he looks down. : ....

···----·- - .;.,_. ---·- --

128 RA.l''.30'S POV 128

A horrifying drop to sharp rock. The closest treetop, a lush fir, is yards from the cliff and thirty feet below him.

~a

129 HELICOPTER - PAST GALT ,t.J,D R.Al'IBO l L,

As Galt FIRES, Rambo pushes off and falls, spreading like a diver.

plunges do ..-n,. crashi.ng through top branches and cracking * to a stop against a stoi.:t limb, and i:.hen falls to the * ground. He bellows with the pain of impact and grabs * at his arm, which is badly cut. *

GALT

f

PILOT

l

He's dead l

I 132 E-=-LICOPTER 132

moves forward, rises, arcs around, swoops down a.nd back to~ard the treetops.

133 RA~IBO 133

fighting off pain, nausea, nestled against the tree * trunk. Now, in b.g., the chopper c.pproaches, skimming * low. Alerted by the ONCOHING ROAR, Rambo's face con- torts with a. rage so great that it seems to anesthetize the pain of the gaping wound on his arm.

y 134 HELICOPTER - GALT 134

scanning the ground, treetops. Suddenly he points down. :1

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135 P.~.sr ?~~-"'.30 - T0\7.!.R.D ii EL! COPTER 135

closing in, ma.,euvering for position. R=bo hucicles as ciose to the trunk as possible. The DIN of the hove~ing • CHOP?ER is so great that Rambo does not hear the ne>:t • SHOT, but bark and branches splatter around him. •

135 r.-::-LICO?TER - PILOT IJ\D G.~LT 13 5

Galt is directing the pi1ot with gestures: "Back it up! -- Take it 1o·..;,er ! -- Steaciy the mother l" Now he lea.,s out of the cockpit for a closer shot.

137 R_L_>£O'S POV - Tl-:::E~ELI COPTER 137

Galt leaning out of the cockpit, setting himself.

138 SU3LI~It;_!.!. - EX':'. VI:STK.?...M- D.?-.Y- R.?._"1.BO( B. & \\. )138 * J i;:;ag::.::ing he is back i:i. 'Ka::i a=id i.s being fireci u?on by a s:1 :..pe=. ·I

139 PAST R.~1-'.:BO- TO~ARDE-::-LJCOPTER 139

slo~ly settling, st~adying. Galt settins to aim it ~ dcY.'Tl Rambo's throat.. Ra.T71.bccrabs a ro::k 2s Gal-:. 1eans ~ from the increci::ily close ch~pper. Rarrc:>o hurls the • rock with ell his s~:rength. •

I ' 140 PILOT Al~D GP.LT 140

The rock hits the chopper's wincshield in front of the Pilot. He recoils anc the chopper dips steeply to one • side. Galt, alreacy leaning from the chopper, starts * to fall. The Pilot gapes in horror as Galt teeters, * then lurches out -- *

I The following occurs in RAPID SHOTS -- * ·I

141 OMITTED 1~ l *

t 142 RA.HBO

143 f-!2 '.3D' S ?OV .. GALT 14 3

falling enc over encl st::aight clo...-:i to·.;ard him, hitting the 1.:.??=r bra.nches of the tree, cras:r-1ing through.

144 G.'-.1.T' S BODY 144

as he ialls through, hitt~ng the Ear~h ~ith terrible, •

•

breai:i,,g force.

145 145 •

scram=:les dO\o.'11the cliff to,..,•a:-ds Galt' s body, * enduring the st2~bing pain from his badly bleeding ar~. *

146 14E •

l~i 147 *

·, 1~6 14E •

Ra~~o s~ri~s Galt's bo~y of his brok~n rifle ant • jac}~e·:... The SOUl\D O? ir~:::POSSE is almost: directly * above as Rambo ~=ees Galt's ri~le. He flicks a • glance up at the cli~f, ~he~ he races for the cover * of the rocks behind him. *

-1 "'=-' ...C

are the first to appear the rim o:f

-J

I

•

-~-----:.:.:-~:::.. =~• ........i ... -_: - l:./22/Sl 3 7.

They sli~-slide down the slope to the ledge, the heli- • copter rises in front of them out of the gorge. •

149A •

Rc.::-;"::,oi.s h"..JC:dleCagainst a roe}:.~ His a:-= is stained .,. f:=o~ a co:-:s:a::t :'lo· ...~ cf blooC:. He: u..;sc:-er.,_~s the 1-,a.-iCle o:f his kr:.ife: e...-10::-::=::oves a J.ength of nylon fishing; 1.ine a...-:iOa. s:=211 fish--hook. 1,-:ithout: a wo:n:nt.' s hesita:ion, he begins to se~ the ~o=d up.

reach the edge and st are do.,.71. The dogs sni.ff the spot ~here Ra=bo lowered himself over, circle to see ir the scent goes a.n;-..:he:-e else, and return to the edge B/....N:11,G in .f:rt!SL:ratio':"!..

ORVhL Jesus Christ! Look! • •

, q -, -~- 1 )_

Galt' s body, one h·..:.c,d:-ed feet belo· ...·.

152 '.,E':: LEDGE - p_L.}30 ' S POV 152

Seen ::ro:i: fa= belo·v:. · * Sh:.ngleto:-,, 1·7a:rd ·a....-;iCEa1.fo=C. join the ot'he'!."'S, stand there staring cio;.;n. PULL B_!.CKTO !,NC-.1-UDZRa~bo on his knees, his attenLio~ on the activity on the ledge. He cc=,ts the nu~be:- of bullets left i.:n the rifle's cli~. Five. Be returns the:;;. to the clip a."'ld looks back at· t:ie ledge.

Ra~bo sets the rifle do-..~ and ~elks out of his cover. I (

trying to i:;,a.ke sense of the carnage.

3 e.

153 l53

He's c5eac. •

O?.\7.Z..l., C'm~~, le~'s nail ass -- He can't • be far. •

1'J..RD Sheriff! Look! •

Ra~~o s~eps o~t c~ the rocks. Teasle and his men • loo~ at ~~e ~~a=~ed ~a~. •

7 •• -·:,::,Ti:~ :..E.DGE - JE.;:_,SLE. 155 •

• I in . •

I 'T'he::-e' s o:-ie r:-ar: dead. It s not my •

• fc1.;.2t. - Oo~'t ,,.-a.::t an_y rnc!:"e hi.:rt.

Give yo~rself up. Stay where ~'OU are. •

•

R_?:..MBO (moves away) I haven't done anything. *

Teasle fires a shot. *

Fl?.ST 5LOCD - REV. ll/28/81 3EJ.,.

Rambo is g~azed alons the ~e~ple area and spins vio- lently to ~he grount ... bloc~stai~s be~~een his ~ingers as he covers his ~ou:t, and do~ges for cover as a R.l.11\ or Et:•1.:i:::-·s falls a=c.J:1C r:,irr.. He Cives OU~ of SJ.g.:-i':.. •

l • -

All the men are FIRJNG at the tree line, accomplishing no~hing but tearing up good timber.

El:':'. GO.RG?: - Dr•v .• l.57;,.•

-1 T~e de?uties a~e qathere~ arounC:.Galt's boty ~hich is • s?:a~teret on the roc%s. '!easletakes some rnoss off • Galt 1 s £ace ant rises. out his ~alkie talkie. •

He pt:lls-

I ·•

L:SST:C:F. [V.O.) G:, aheac, Will.

T~.tn.SLE :Les~e:?:', we' re c5.ovtri ir: the aorae. *

Galt s tea~ alrigh~. Re?e;t.- Galt s • deaC. Ke're hot o~ this guy's trail. * Khe=e the hell's th2.t go5~am~ chopper? *

i"::?.ST ELODD - r.!:V, 11/2(/81

158 OMl'!'TED 158

L::.DGE - TEASLE l ,Q

--

'I.EASLE l Con't give a goC.Carr-~ wJ".a-:'s coming my way. Just se~ ~hat chc~?er beck • here no~. I 6on't want Galt's body

left out here all night.

Lr:STER lV. 0.) I'll do what I can. Listen, Will, we sure picke6 one hell of a guy to mess (static) came over the teletj•pe a few rrinutes ago -- he's ... lsta tic)

g=ession2J. ~edal

T:::.t.SLE Les~e=. Les~e=. Yo~'re b=eaking * '.J.~:. - diC.ri't copy. Say again.

·,

Ove=. *

right on top of t~is.

•

WAP.!) Jesus, that f:·eak? *

that guy. *

TE.1<SLE Lester. Are you sure that's a correct read-out? pver.

LESTER lV. 0.) Double-checked it -- it's right what do you wa.nt to do? Over.

TEASLE

~o ,........ I want you to do what I told you to

do. Get that cho~per back here now. Out.

•

4 C.

i :::;;a

159 CO!\THWED: -~-

He slics the switch. Silence. Every eye is on him. The fi~st drO?S of rain start to fall. Mitch regards Teasle balefully.

\·:,;:..RD Why don't you shut )'our mouth? •

'TEAS LE What's the matter with you guys? • He's just one man who's wounded. •

-~ITCH Doc't you th~nk we sho~ld get the State Police up here?

Te2sle ?~lls ~itch to~a.r6s G2lt's body. •

T~.ASLE Look at him, boy! GoCCa.nn it! • Just O?en your eyes anc look at • him! He ane I were friends when • yo~r 1"~0:=--1.ma,..,~as sti.iJ. Y:.:.p.:..ngyour * ass! Yo~ lis~en tons! Be's * tead no~! Loo}: at his brains! * Re's dead because cf that * Goc5Gan.iJeC nsvcho o~t the::-e ! Now * "OU;: • --7's-cn·~._-C .,.._ 1,... ~e.i.,,,..., "--o··'\• .;..:C1.n· ...VO U• listen gooc! I'm qo;na pin that * Co~gessional metal o~ honou= to * his liver! With you or ~ithout * you! *

B.1\.LFORD I'm re~dy when you are.

He rises.

Fl?..ST !3LOO:> - A.:::\'. 11/2~/Bl

-I , .:; c:-·'"'1-......:;ng - a·

a: the - - .::~· ._1.~-.1. c:..n T:rJND'.::R.

Ro"..l::-S have passed. Ra:.n splashes through leaves end b::-a., che s.

Rai:.:i:,ois seen hacking s:::nall b::-a:-iches into points.

- I

Teasle and the men are in hot pursuit.

... EXT. FO.REST ii 6 - DUSK 165 155

Rambo is shredcing his clothing and tying twigs and other cacouflage onto his shirt.

F:?:S':" ELC>.)!J - ?2\1, 11/2~/81 '-2.

Tne rain is coming cio·...-n 1:Juch more heavily nn.:, and the sky is dark. C.t.Y.:::?..A PJ.J,S O:-val and the dogs :is Teasle leacl;; the men.

167 B.!.LFORD J.JID 'WJ..RD - OTr.ERS IN B. G. 167

,,, MITCH I ' ' '-"~~at if he ci.rcled back. I

'\.;'ARD

I So what. Move, you godcia=

pa.nsy.

' ' MITCH

Put you:::- gun do•..,7i a.:id l '11 show

you who's a. pansy. *

'W,.1._'J:;J) (lo-..:ez:s his g1:...,;)

I

C 'oon - - He thiru~s he's Galt no ..·. *

Up ahead, in the flashing lightning, Rambo's outline is seen by Orval and the dogs.

(CONT!NuED)

:=:?.::': :=::..OO:.J- ;::.,:;\·. '. l/24/E:i. L, 3.

T'::ASLE (to O:::val) Tu=n 'em loose!

Orval frees the clogs.

Balford FIRES at the outline of Rambo as Orval and the dogs charge fon.ard. TwO SHOTS THUD into two of the dogs j o1 ting the::::i back;;ards. THREE SHOTS EXPLODE :i.nto Orval's legs, catapulting h:i.m into the mud ...

( co:-,t inu.,:i. g) I'm hi-c -- Oh gocid=, I'm hit! *

T"'~SLl: Get do ...--nI

The !ilen flatten out as the las.: Doben:i:an.leaps at Ra.=bo, .;-ho is camouflaged. The other wen a.re FIRING at: Rz;::;bo. ~bo retreats into the woods with the ciog snarling viciously on his heels.

O?.V.!..L K:.11 him!

168 166

s.:retched out, his legs blo ...--n c;,en, ra:i.n ru:i.ning cio...--n his .face.

ORV.t-.L Kill him! *

Suddenly the dog's demonic GROWLS and SNARLS are cut short ... The lawmen are cons=ed with the unnerving s·ilence.

l ;- ..../,c;c1- .., l;I ...

168 l6E

They look hare a-.: the fo::-;i; of F:a=:':,o, which is notning rhei:: :fe.ces ste.::1.:-,g c::,·.:7. at i:,al!o::c rn shocked s:i.lence as the sky 'L:--:J1oa6s t::?071 ~!""le:::\o...i~h •:e:-:gea.nce.

169 -::- L C::1-:- 169 J -- -- --

O?,V.L.L l.oo}: a-.: ;:;y legs -- Ki.11 him!

huggin 6 the grou:'ld.

'\,)ARD

K~ere 6 he get a gun? •

TE.t-..Sl.! It's gotta be Gale's. But he's out of c-.:mo 1

MITC:i Ho,: cio you kno·,;-?

( TEJ>.SLE

• (to Orval) • We'll be be.ck soon. •

WAR.i'? Let's do some huntin'! •

t. .,t .

17( l70

<l TCH You tu~~ basta:e? \te ai~'t hunt~n• • ~i~, ~e•s h~~~i~ 1 us:! •

171 FOi\.'::ST - S:SRI.:E:S OF ANGL:C:STO CO\SR - JG G"~T 171

\.7:ia: s ba??e:;ing no ......~ is this: The sto::-rn has turned in:o a clo~~~~=st -- O?EN CLOS::: on ~itch struggling ___ ,:-ic:- .. ·-,e o"r·v·--..!"',•,- c:c;c:--.- I... L..1 ........... y-..~--

-C':::1•c:--~ o·~~c.:n~'...,;.J;;:;,-1 C -~-ouc~I...;... ;::l• -~e-•J ~~-c~ne•s:..,_.C: •-l ..., •

1 -~ 173 -- 1.,

G=i~~i~g h:_s ri~le a~= ~ense ~i:h :sa=, he moves ciee?e=in:o the fores:.

l 7 t. l7L

u,c'\~:.ng t:"1:-oi.,:g'b the Co·....-:--,?:>11!",'bis head cons:.aritly tu=~ing le£t a~d rig~~-

1 iS SEI!,GL:STON .t..!\D TE.l.SLE 175

ru:>~ing, :he ra:-n from t.hei'!" eyes a.s they scan the dc=Tkness.

176 FOP..::.ST 176

A flash of lightning and the i .. ,age of Rar.ibo is seen moving, through the do·\-.T1?0UT.

LE.

177 TE.ASLE 177

gets just a g1iopse of Balford moving too slowly.

TI:ASLE Just keep moving. I'm * gonna flank left another fifty * yards. *

A pair of muddy hands reach around Mitch's neck in * a death lock. Mitch drops his weapon and begins * to sag, eyes nea:::ly bugging from thei::: sockets. * Mitch sc:-ea~s. *

178 FO?.::ST 178

Teas le, ware, Ealfo:::d a.nd St.i:r.gleton freeze and the-:1 b:-eak cha::-g'.:.:ng fo:r-~a.:rc· 1:0 the WJ..ILING of Mitch.

1-o/, FO?..:SST- ?-!2•!'50, MITCH 179

Ra~bo hits Mitch with a pair of forearm s~ashes on

Mit:ch s coll.arbc:-ie that leaves h:i.:w-~-ri-:hino on t:he c:-::-ou.:iC:. 'L: • ,._,. h' .. , . =-,, C ..,e ert?t:..es .1·~:u:c s g:::-i anc nu:-_s 1.t a'"~ay~ we see a g1.ic?se of Ra:nbo as he dodges a"_.:ay.

180 w.!.RD, B.I.J..:O?J), Sr.INGLETON A};-0 TE!>.SL:S 180

The men are fifty yards apart as they charge towards Mitch's sc:::-ea.ms.

Ward is bolting full ahead when suddenly from what appears as soaked forest ground cover, a hand rises up and grabs the back of Ward's foot. He tumbles. Rambo rises from the forest floor and blends into the ni.ght.

Balfc=d, Shingleton and Teasle :freeze as Ward's screa::.ing e::::i'!'lates f::-o:n a dif:fe:rent direction than ~itch's.

:S.!J..FOR.D What the hell's going onl

\.:.t.:iU> (O.S.) Over he::-e !

Teasle cha.rges through the da:rkness and lightning.

183 FO?:C:ST - NlG:lT 183

:Salford is closing ir; on Ward's yells.

Eal:fo::-d :freezes and looks at Ra:::ibo whose fo:::.:n is aga.in C=:tec:e:C in the ="1.a.Shing l:i.ghtning. F..a:c:i:,ostands as ~:, ..... • ..:..:_ ....... ... _1,.._.:-i-i ............. c, ---c-e~1..c:::.-0 i..1,.1 ,:el-i.,_::,e: --·....c. ... e l·y. t

Eal:fo:rd FI?.ES F.!S RI?"i..E at Ra:::ibo who rolls a..11d sp::-ings a'".;ay.

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With the skin-c:rawling SOUND of the wou:ided men's p1E!a.s filling, his ec.rs, T,easle pauses.

TE,.h..SLE ½1:1o'.s firing?1-ino the hell's -,.,.,ng?J

The young cop FIR.ES the last of his clip in R2.!!lbo's direction and he hears a body fall ... Ward cries out in pain.

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Wa::-d holes his sicie and colla?ses on the g:::o·.rid holc:L,g his side.

'\,l_L_RD ( c o,,t :L,u :.n g) Get r.iml He's ove::: here!

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He heacs for the gunfire.

BlJ..FORD I got him!

He charges fo~~erd to claim what he thinks is the fallen Ra::ibo.

B.Al..FORD ( con~ inuing) I got him! I

-::-.-~-.l'---•·· . .:~e--·•e, """o- ........ c::,._---Cs .-·_,..,,,_... von••NG.i:; .-..i.,_.. SQ,T''D..,:.:., J "ai.,J ...... -=o-·-'- ... ~iu::-,e,,s~- •·c;;::- .::,,,.......... ,_ £0::-ce into a row of t:."'1;;. __ c,:1~e .. ~ n_ep a·.l. e Suc:.-P.._- -· ..0.;..c::..:..C~.-S --r -~ ~r:,. -·L,.nc. - ~.. hcve been fashioned into spears ano e:nbedcec ac:::oss the tr2.il.

T.,e spea:::s are =iven deeply .;nto Balford' s thighs. P.e i pin.,ea into a:. up:::igh: position.

As he wails in agony, Ra=::bo's face comes INTO VIEW clearly fo::: the first tii:ie and it has an horrific effect ... Ra:nbo' s face is caked with ri:r..id and so s.:uea:::ed that ba:::ely cl"!Y white skin is sho;..•ing ... a::-ou.,d his head is a headband that stems the flow of blood from his bullet ..;-ound. His body is * cove:red with forest ca:;:iouflage except for his· arms * that are also covered with mud ... Balford grits his teeth and almost snarls at Ra.mbo.

B.Al..FORD (continuing; shat- teringly) Go on -- kill me. Go on! I ain't beggin' -- kill me I Go on 11

Rambo empties Balford' s gtm a.nd leaves.

Teasle and Shingleton rush in the direction of Balford' s voice. Branches cue his face.

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tt::::-:-:s one -..:a.y, tnen anotner.He heads towa:rd Balfo=d.

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Re follo·~·s 3alford' s -..,ailing a:id sees him r-..•enty yards ahead.

Sh:L,;gleton lI've found hi.ml Shingleton l Over here l

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S-;...,.:-.;..~.c:-EC"'i -""'?~ .;-S ri...;..;.··'!'"'IT"\.:~... .:...:..g t o·---d ...c:...... 'T,:::,:--c::.- __ei e , s v~_c_.; c .... H e ri..:...~S·- ?as:: ': :-':oe .:r~e. /·. ::a½e-sn:1.:::.: g~::::-rot i~ sucoenly a=ot:::c r.:.s necK anc ne is yanked cack-,;arcs.

Teasle is lowe=i~g .:he agonized Balford to the gro·.=id. :is m:;a.J.::.ng, pli.:s thc:t: of Mitch, v;ard, 0::--,..·al a=id Balfo:-ci is pushing his ::i::ld to the b:-eaking point ... Re nb·~, h ea::::-s t:;e STR.!J~G:...E.D CP,!ES of Shi.ngl eton.

TE.t.SLE Shingleton! i,;~ere are youl?

Tea.sle moves z-;..·ay f=om the ~oa..:.J.ing :Sal£orC..

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instinctively makes a move to go out t.:, him; is driven back to cover by ::o:re lightning.

I! dark again. The THUNDER spends itself. Only the SOUND .., ..,, OF RAIN .

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Then, ad~ing to the nightmarish gu2lity of the moment, a F.Z..INT CRY -- A ~lOL-"<. It startles Te2sle. Shingleton? O= Ra~bo -- baiting? He s~if~ly ma~:es his ~ay to the edge o: the 01.:::cropping anc looi-:s. Shingleton is pi~ned to a tree b,· a carrot that holds him by the • nee· to t:1e• tree. .. -;.J.,.• . .!.s ... .,._,jjc:.::1cs - c:.--,.-c ... .t:-c:""c:.- ...... en_ce:,.~ D• o}i.... ,_nc .. h'.is

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b~c~ by a ?air o! handcuffs. Each pi~ifcl mean stabs • at Teasle ~ho remains hunched, staring out at the • sight of Shingleton and the many cries for help. •

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An almost imperceptible strugc:;l.ing of the body, the * S?Oradic moans.

Fir.al.l.y the lightning comes. Rarr.bo sprints IJ,TO VIEW a~d disappea=s. Teasle s~=inss to a half crouch and FI?..E.S. 5L.~:.-~E'T'S !"a.in Oo\t.1TI 0:::1 .haDbo. Bark rips off trees nea= his head. The sround kicks up near his feet. *

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cb~=sing away from tbe outcropping, past Shingleton, FI?..::NG hi.s pistol in the C:irection of Rambo.

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c~a=;i~s ~o~a~ts ?Cs~~ic~ clcser to where he believes • Rai'.'":>cis. •

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T:le la·;,7.,2.r: s:.a:-es ove:- a ria=ro\,; O?er::.ng i.n th: ca.Dyen• a~~ do~~ a s:ee~ i~=l~~e i~~o the flow o! a ra~~er *

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The lai,;:z:an sce.--:.s the C.a.::-k·~ate::-.

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He looks in e 360 oeg:ree ci::-cle ano sees no trace of Ra-d:>o.

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The C.L.!-ZRA PULLS EAC}: to reYeal Ra:io::,o }:.neeli.ng in • the down?our studying Teesle in da=l:ness ..• • Ra.r.,.::,o slo,.•ly fades bacJ.: into the ca:-;:r,ess. •

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A n~~ber of vehicles are haphazardly parr.ed ~- cruisers representing both Hope anC the State Police anC other local police, amb;.ilances, food wagon, army trucks and jeeps, etc. Two tents have been erectec: a First Aid tent and a three-wall affair will be designated as the Communications Centre.

State Troopers in ponchos keep traffic-gawr.ers moving along.

National Guardsman are in evidence, some huddled around open fires.

A helicopter bearing the dead body of Galt rides over- head, then lands on an improvised pad. TV newsmen rush up to film the scene.

So~o! Teesle's deputies, l~ 1 ing on stretcher·s are located into the waiting ambulances.

h Sta~e T~ooper vehicle pulls up: Captain Kern gets out and goes to the First Aid tent.

J._n at tend ant wor}:s en Teas le' s cuts and scrapes. He's chan9eC his clo~hin~. Ke=n enters.

}~ER1'~ Only good thing to come out of this mess is the business they're doi~' in to~n. Reporters are

d=inkin the place dry.

Kern stucies Teasle closely, shakes his head.

(looks up) Your problem? Dave, don't give me any of that jurisdication crap!

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Kern stifles an i~mediate reply, rises.

Teas le' s eyes are glued grimly on the am!:m.1ances that are driving up to take his men.

TE.Z\.SLE (intense suppressee anger) I bookec a man on vagrancy and resisting a:crest. I die my job.

An appreciative look from Teasle - an amalgamation of forces. Lester unobtrusively enters the room.

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TE.",SLE There's a lot of ground to cover. I want to build a net so tight he'll never get out.

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A Government car pulls up. The driver, TRAUTY..Z,.N, 1 eans out and addresses a TROOPER directing traffic.

(to a Trooper) Where do I fin~ the o~ficer honchoing this O?eration?

'IROO?ER Tha~'O be Chief Teasle. (inCicates) I'd tr~' the First hi~ te~t.

T:R..I,.l'T!-~'NCri ves across the b:--idge ana parks t:le car. \•:i th no hat and ~ith a raincoat over· his uniform ~e have no idea who he is, althouch his affable manner doesn't conceal his military bearing.

J:i..sTrautma:-i \.."alks to\-:a=Cs t!"le Fi:--st AiC.Tent,he passes a T. V. com:nF=;:jtator tapi.ng e :;e-..-.•s i terr.~OtherT.V. and news people are in evidence.

CO~lKSNTATOR -- He is hiding somewhere in this rugged, mountainous terrain. What still re~ains unexplained is how the former Green Beret came into possession of the weapons with which he allegedly killed one deputy and tried to kill six others. Only their skilled training in law enforcement tech- nioues saved their lives, and word has it that the fugitive will be in custody in a matter of hours.

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He s~aps the table ang~ily J.Or ernpnasis. '· 1•

TR.t.UT!".A.'\ Goe c i dn' t ma}:e Rambo. I made him.

All three men are taken a~ack. Kern looks nervously at Teasle, who is fascinated.

TE.?\SLE Who the hell are you?

TR.t.UTMAN Sam Trautman. Colonel Samuel Trautman.

He goes over and shakes both of their hands. Trautman hands Teasle credentials.

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TRAIJT?,tZ..N I've come about my boy.

TRZ,UTMAN John Fa'11bo. :r recruited hirr,, trained hirr,, corrJT1ancieC him in \'ie~narn fo:r th::ee years. I'd say that makes him mine.

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Rambo is in a large tree. He is exhausted, but his eyes begin to grow wioe. Voice comes over Galt's radio lying on the ground beside him.

RZ,DIO OFERJ>.TOR'SVOICE

I, ---access road and firebreak in the area.

We have air coverage from all districts. The National Guard is on alert and ready to move -- Now, no one wants to see any

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Rambo's at tent ion is centered on a buck moving bel.O~* _

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217A EY.T. FOREST t7 - DAY 2171-.

Moving through the underbrush and dense forest is the btick ... Still in the tree, Rambo tenses his body and almost imperceptively removes his boot knife, never removing his eyes from the buck.

Trautman takes a piece of paper out of his pocket an □ hands it to Teasle.

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Teasle reads the document.

The intensity builds as the buck moves almost directly under Rambo ... Rambo inches forward.

The buck is in perfect position and Rambo pounces on its back. A wild fight commences.

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.... TRAUTMAN

In Vietnam, his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill. Period. Win it all by attrition. Rambo was the best.

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TR.At.:TMAI\ Call it perspective.

We've got a lot to thank you for. Turn this kid into a killer, then turn him loose at home. Now this town is paying the p:?:ice.

TR.?,UTMAN Look, Sheriff, I'm just trying to help.

\,"that?

TRAUT!',.AN For now. De~use the whole situation. Defuse him. Provide a little gap, let him slip through, then, put out a nation- v;ide J>.PE. They' 11 pick him up in Seattle or somewhere, washing ca:?:s. No ~ight, no- body else gets hurt.

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'I F_t;i-1TM.AN In Special Forces we teach our people to stay alive in the line of duty.

T R.J.,i."T!·~J.,K You ~ant 2 ~ar )'OU ca~'t ~in?

TR.t;UTMAN If you're going to send that many men, don't forget one thing.

T:SASLE What?

TR.Z,UTM.11.l\ h good supply o~ body bags.

T:-c;_:~"7,a1; v;al}~s 01..:t. CJ.Y..:S:S.hHO'.:..,!)S Oii 'J"·e2sle. He is u~settlet b~· his loss o! control and what it ma~· have rEvEaled t.o Tz-au::rr,an: Gz-asping for something to counter- attac}: with --

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turns to find Teasle coming after him, Kern follows.

He walks off, beckoning Trautman to follow.

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Rar.ibo er,te=s anc: crops the huge buc); and from his pocket removes dry ~eeds and unscre~s the cap of his knife and ren0ves a metal match ... He strikes the match ana lights the ciry "'"'eci. The bo=ec voice of the state police racio O?era~or is hearc over the 1,;alkie-talkie layin,;; nearby. Rambo ignores it.

P-h::J10 op:;::;:_t,TOR State police to John Ra~~o -- ackno1,;lec9e please -- John Rambo, acl:no1,;lecige please, over.

He ~aits for the res?onse he k~ows isn't coming, then continues ~ith the litany.

1~ the backgound, we see Tra~tman, Teasle an~ Kern C?F,:-cac~~ini;.

R.I,.DlO OPER.~_TOR (continuing) I just ~ant to explain your situation to yo~. You are surrou~ded. hll pcssible exi~s have been blocked, ever~' hig~~ay, e,·ery roaa and fi:rebreak.

The approaching trio enter the tent.

R.Z..DlO OPEF-t,TOR You have our word that you:- service to the country ~ill be taken into considera~ion anC:. that you will receive :fair treat.rnent. Just respond and we can work everything out. Over.

Leans back.

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to the flames, stretches out, cradles his head on his a= and closes his eyes. He sense hirn drifting into half-sleep, his face reflecting the circus of his J:!ind. He pa.rtly outte:r:s, parr::ly sings the music in his hea.d.

Jirni Henc1ri:x' "Purple Haze" blasting fro:r.i the strob- • ing JUKt3OX as a dozen Saigon beauties (mini-skirts, shorts, tube and tank tops) mix it up with enlisted men in civvies -- dancing, drinking, blowing dope --

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Subjective · c•1~-..,,...._"_.._r.n p•,--··-,cr_\,\ J.:, "... cces, oldmen of ninetPen. seasoned whores of si1:ceen before wefind the pc~~icu- lar, l..!."lCOi:1m:::,;1ly b::::au~iful \!iet:nar::eseprcstitute and --

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slo~ly descending ~pon R~cbo, her rich hair falling fon,ard, as his hands tencerly caress and stroke and give love, as if he were DTetendin& it weren't cash a..,d carry. • They begin to make love and he strokes her hair ...

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as he moves down to kiss her ...

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TKt,FrJ-~~J~'S VOICE CJ\':~· Leacie:: calli:1g Reven. Co:ne • on , Ra\.1en -· - 7.

Re::-,bo is startled, the:-i ins::antly g;i.:a-rdec:, as he pulls-;,7 hi,s ha:-iCs co~~.in £:ror:i face. The code ,Jorcis a::-e farr:ilia.:; even the filtere~ voice. Still, he throttles the im- ou1se to res::,01,C. The stati.c:-pu.:-ictt:ate:d si1ence has an U..7sett 1 ing e f fe c:.

TR.l,UTKLJ\' S VOICE con;: inutng) Th.:.s is Covey Leader t.c Raven. • Talk to me, Johnny.

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Instinct and training at wo-rk.

TRAiJTM.lili'S VOICE Covey Leader to ic:lenti fv Baker team. * Rambo -- Y.essn~r -- Ortega -- Coletta -- Jorgensen -- * Danforth -- Berry -- Krackauer. (beat) Confirm? This is Colonel Trautrr.an, please acknowlec:re.

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During this, Rarr.;:,o's expressionhas grown reflective, his thoughts far away. He nods a=sently as though Traut.rr;an could see.

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" ...:·- TRhl.'Tl'.A!, 'S VOICE • · Rambo! Are you alright? Over?

Baker team They're all dead, sir; .. ,..;,~. - ..,,.., -· TRA tn'M.1-N . Not Delmar Berry -- Berry made it.·

RhM.'90 Berry's gone.

How?

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TRAUTY..1:..N I'm sorry to hear that. !t' s good to hear your voice, Johnny. It's beer. a long time.

Rambo stancs and paces. The radio stays on the ground. Rambo is deep in hi~ own mind.

I That's why I'm here. I can come up and

fly you the h'l!ll outta there -- just you and me. We'll work this thing out together.

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.. TRAUTJ-'.AN (off-•guard) •.. Fort Bragg.

R.'1.."IBO Tried to get in touch with you, but those guys at Bragg just never knew where to find you.

R?\.."IBO I really wanted to be a civilian, Colonel. I tried ... vou have to take a lot of shit being a civilian. I wish I was back in Bragg.

R?\.."1:8O ... Can't do that.

R.bJ1BO Friendly civilians? Here's no such thing. Ask the sheriff if he's friendly ..• or the sheriffs in the last fifty towns.

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Teasle stiffens eyes are on him.

R.l·-'1BO (cont.inuing) The man kept pushin', sir.

TRAUT!-'.AN You did some pushing of your own.

R?\."l.BO They drew first blood, not me.

TR..?,.l'T~~ 'S VOICE

,, Rambo, it doesn't matter who Crew first

blood. Let me come in and get you outta there. (no response) Rarrbo? You still reac:ing me?

Rambo is not reading hirr:. He sits in a dazed silence. F.is hand finds the walkie talkie and turns it off. HOLD on the faraway expression in his eyes before ..•

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A.n a1,,•kward, uneasy silence here. Furtive glances excJ-,ange.

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(h21 :f -:-.: a:-t e c1. y) Skill. !..::ace=: calling Ra'\::n -- Rambo J..cr::r.o-:..:1e cge.

He slc~l)' ex~:s :~e ~e~:. ~"""al}::.e-:a:1-:ie c:-;C. g:-ins.

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Ra:::~o sits -..:2y above the s-..:an:uing hu:nanity belo~ hi~. He -..:ea::s a heac'ban:: a.."'lc a?'De2rs to be mentallv t:-a.ns- pc:r:ec :::a::k to the ju::igles· 0£ Vietnatt. He ~-s·1w-ing

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?L':..L 3ACK co reveal che co::::s!,IJ..TO?. bei.ig photof:-ep:-:ed a~C ~ecorceo .bY ~he te:aD of a wobile u..~it. "i:"ie ri=Cia has bean g:-2.-i-ed access co a.i area on the o??Osice side 0£ the -~uad from ~he Field ~e&dq~a=:e=s. CaTS,

~ob,1e... *··· ,'\'- .,,.,;-~--i... l'cs-',,J ... .L.; -·~e-·'~e1,,.1.1 -~ ... J'-'--'"•~ -.,1,'-e-i..:.:~. --•'c:, =ro""d,- 1..1,,,1.j ~ai~i~g for ~eve:o?~ents.

co~::~:~.:...roR (con:::'..in:ing) 17:-.ct still re:::-,a::..ns "L.l71e>:p1ained by local auc}10:-icies i.s how end ~here the fo:-oer G~een Beret c~e into possession of the -~·eepons wi,ch ·..:hich he al 1egedly tried to kill six police~en. But only their skilled treining in law enforcement techniques saved their lives, and word has it t"::at :.he :-~gi:ive "'·ill be i.n custody in a ~a:teT of ho~rs.

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scandinE alone, ~atching t=ucl: after t=uck of 1;ational G1.:.a:rds!:iEn oove ?a.St.. One by one t:.he :nJcks sn.....-ing a.·~a·;· -_~..._o-_ -=-1·.. ' e1- c· ~..:e- c::..........:,--:"•--~:"-C'.- ----.0 -c: T--~,---n__ e,i..; ... ~c: co~"'s....,_ c:_-, one--t.> side.

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Teasle starts to say scrnething about that, ch~cks h1ra- self. Too much has already been said.

TE:.Z..SLE (continuing; turns to T=autman) ~hy co~ldn't you guys control this ~astard -- No~ we gotta do yo~r di=ty wo=k. If he was so good why the hell did he • leave the service?

lt catches Teasle off guard. Before he can respond

TR~UT!JAN (continuing) He's not crazy -- not in the sense you're thinking, Teasle . ... But he does have to be s~opped and I want the person ~ho does i~ to be so~eone ~ho understands him and goes th:ough his pain with him.

He Co·l'l--:;.sthe rest of his d:!."'ink, pours another shot.

'!'EASLE What are you covering up, Trautma.n? The man's insane -- I serveC. with a lot of guys like this -- guys already o~ the edge ~hen they joined up. But you took hir., any,,ay.

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TRA:.iT~\J...N Ne matter what you thin):, he was right for what we needed.

T:S1'.SLE Then you turn loose a guy that can't do a~y~hing else but kill.

TF-L.U'!!'-:..~\ Spare us the horseshit, Teasle: It was a matter of 'field expediency' -- Our job was to kill. Period. Nothing else. That's what Rarrbo was trained to do and did exclusively for nearly three years. He did everything we asked of him and more. Including S?ending the last four months as a prisoner in a V.C. tiger cage which occasic~ally doubled as a latrine. But he hu~g tough. He was under control. That is, • until ~·ou s~ar~ed him u;:: aqain. •

Traut~an hoists his coffee.

TE..l·..SL'E l Cicii.,'t s:a~t ~~y~~~ng.

TR~U7!·'.AN I didn't ccr.-:e here wit.hout a.ny b ackgrounc.

T:SASLE \.rr.at background?

RAU'D'.1-.N Really gave them hell in Korea dici.n'r. you?

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T?.,.!,U:-?'.!..J\ 1<:=:-i:-:e C-':-rs ~:s.s7.e:- Se:-ge.cnt Vil~rec feasle -- Purple Heart, Ero~ze S:a:-, ex:~ao=ti~a:-y bravery at. the Chais'.:..n Reservoi~ ca~?aign, a·..tc:-CeC t':'.e Dist'.:..r:!::"'.;is:1eC Se:-vice '!.',.1:c • - .. ":_ - - o -..• "'; y• -c!1_,.g " : ~ - "r-.,_g.,_,: .._.... -•• -i s - •.ne Cc:-.g~essioLJa1 ~:1;:Cal c: liv-:ior -- c.,- -, ...,; r"\··- 0 c;c- 0.. ... ..:......:. - [~ ··----,.... .: c .. .,""· o~'.... ' -,.t;; "'- ir,;;.,:;,~ ... z~li:ary as ~e is -- tha:'s ho~ t.h:..s Ca~.:i t:"1:ss gor: s:a:-teC ... _t._:"'Jd for all your talk, 1 fon'c believe you've got t:-?e gu~s to w:et him atain o~e on one, because no ~atter ~hat has ha?pened to his ~ind, he's so~eching you could never be, Teasle -- the besc.

TE..!~SLE \-::~a: he is, is CeaC.

7eac~e·• - _ ce--s- t::.:. i;::-1-~c~ __ ,..,_ L o~t. -~oL.t.- ~e--0- E,- o=- b~: ~~sr:ead tu=ns and coves a~ay.

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ca1;:io::.sly p:-ob:..ng the w:,·~nt.a::r..s. forests.

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We see no one uriti.l lea·ves ::-ustle and the ca.:iouflai;:ed figure of RE.-.:;;borises up frol!l the shaggy bank. He- stands -~ the very point o:f a turn in the stream, gazing off at several hundred yarc.s of current flo·,dng do-..'!l- stream. P.i.s senses are riveted there on something he hea::s before "\,le hea.r it:, too -- bushes cracking, unintelligible voices, the scream ·~·aters broken ;;-ith splashing.

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;.:at:::-:es a ~c::-e-;i: 1.o:--.g:::-, caic·..:!a-:ing :hei:- ::-a:e cf ad·- vance, then \,,,""ithC:rav:s, iollo·i.;:ir.g the Car-1k U? to a seco:1ci va:1:::age pcint ·..;:,ich looks upstre=. VOICES, :r:-::?~t.SEINGanc SPLt.SnlllG e::anate f:::o.:n here, too.

245 RA:'.30' S POV - ll?ST?..:::.t.:1 - SKIR½ISH LlN.:. 245

Tne solciie:rs a?pear in the ciistance -- a-n u-nflankable \.:'a1.l of :!H=.m.

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1 •. \~:.::1 \::;s\:.:-p:::.se, :1e ::;cr;e't:~...~c::=s back, turns a;.."ay fron:

the s:::-ec=. c:1C. C"'.:)Yes ::-a:iCly t::Fland into the Ca:-1:ness o:f t.~e \..~ooOiands.

Tu:-ning, Ra::100 co;:;es fa.ce to face ;.•ith a you.,g boy ;.·ho £=eezes ~i~h fright.

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.. \.. . -. A fou:::teen-year-olci kid ciressed i-n a rec i.unt.:...ng ou:=:i.t,

s:anc:.ng on a c_i;!z, s4:a:-lng ~o-~--n.Ee is too trans- fi>:eC by the sight of Ra:u:iboto runo:r operate his "bro}:en" shotgun.

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Tne knife i.nstiuctively flies to his hand, aims. * Frozen target -- sure kill. But with a release of

breath and a muttered oath Rao;:,o's I!luscles slacken and the knife cirops. He can't S!::lack that stupid kid * ..,,hose mouth is open a full _second before the scream reverberaces fro~ the bluff.

Of cou:rsel H·.i.iters 'l.ith the kid.

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1£ he triet ~cYing up that ~ay he'd be an easy ta~get even :for .:.hem. Ra=·:io' s eyes cart bad: to;.:ard the "wOc>cs .. , ... , .. , . . . - . ano ~ne sr::.r.::~sn .. 'l.":'lene ,:no·~~s is aovanc:l.ng up zro~ t.:ie strea:=. Ee tu~s bad: to·.:ards i:he ;:ine as S:iOTGUN El_L~S7 s?:-a.ys t:'ie Ci:-: above him.

--- ...,~,... T::e .~.D:.;:..Tiii_,,,~F:S \d. th tne boy "-==ee>:c :. te clyr .!,....".!..!'IV t:1-ieir S~~OTGL'!~Sat the fleeing F~E..ti'.!bo.

Gua,ds:r,en reacting to the SHOTS and the SP.OUTING of the HUl,TERS. Tnen double-ti::ing it to..:a.rd the source of tl::e co=otion.

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1--:e s;::-'.:.7'l:s th-:-o"..lg:l the "-,ooCs t:ryi.ng to u:.ake it to the Ci:'\."€S.

Gt.:e:-Cs::.e.n see~::o gather fro.r. e,,ery direction anc take U? -che cf:ia.se.Sc~e FIRE at the fleeing Rambo.

He s~=ints to~a:-ds a dila~idated b=i~ge tha~ lies a:

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the be.Se o:f the i:r,ine er,trance. B1Ti..LETSkick up to the rig:it and left of Raz:bo as he hurcles the -cissing section of the bridge and rus~es to tbe cine's en:rc.nce. The grounO FlF~ intensifies.

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He rears into ,:he mine's ent:r-ance and moves quickly do.,._-ria long tunnel. He snatches a s::iall ,:;a1~cshift to!'ch and li5hts it in the lo,: burninB fire.

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Ra::i:,o' s body sags as he stares helpless,.:; a the the i::-,penetrable wall of stone , e,.1fronti.~~ him. Tnen he tu:=ns a:,ci looks back at the current he fought against to get here. Suppressing a w;;.ve of claustrophobic panic, he starts wading back.

271.; 11'1. S\J5EF:RAJ::: ..;.N ST?-:::.tJ-: - R.A2·30 271.;

wading with the current, duck wall<i.ng low clearance and once again tr,eeting up with the breeze -.::1ich :flutes its ;;;;.y through the caverns anci now moves along with the current until --

Tne :rock ceiling abruptly ends, and the stream :roars in-.:o the echo cha.nbering·

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va:1::.sh:.;-;g into t:~ipassable rock. .!,.bove the shelf, a black hoJ.C in t.:,e ca.ve::-n -~all -=,ar:y times 'the v.·iG:::; c::' a r::an and into \;hich the b:ree::e :::-eeCs anci \.:·histles. c.~_'-.S?...t,PJ..NS BACK to the strea:n' s inlet where Rambo stc:.r1Cs su:-"\'eyiTlg the c':,c.rr:oe:- and the breeze which points the ·..:ay to·..:a:rc: the hole a.bove the shelf.

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Mt:scles u-o ::rorr: the rus::ing st:::eam and stops to :r-est belo·..: the· hole. ne:re the b:::eeze -..:hi,:;,s at his hair anci bea:=ci, anci Ra:nbo imitates the whistling. He well knows he's founci the way out, and his strength renews as he begins making h:i.s way into the black hole, feeling his -..:ay when - -

A black flurry e>:plodes from the hole, squeaking sough- ing wings, heads, teeth -- BATS -- hundreds of them spin crazily about him. Ra.rnbo beats them away as he falls back to the ledge, flailing, swatting insanely, batting the pests away. His shirt! So.:nething in there!

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He digs inside his collar, grabbing it, snappinz its brittle back and violently heaving it away.

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Trenbling n::,;;, .:-i th total :-evulsion, he stares up at the hold and the bats circling the cathedral. His mouth O?ens long before his cry reve:-berates uron rock.

?c !'-1 . ; .-c.:;.~--:-" i.:.- ~ H,CPE: POl-lCC: STJ..":'IC)N - l.J..TE .1-..JTERNDON 277

J.. c~;-.:~·:t:h Lester beh::.nd :he ..:heel and Teas}e' in the passe;.ger seat, pulls up and parks. Tney·'get out a.nd head into tiie ~._!:ation. J.. few pa~sing~ pedestrians pause to cast curio1;s--~ces_3-.:_,.Teasle.

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TOWJ,S?EO?LE_ .. Great, i-.'ill 1 'Heard you took-ca.re __ of that boy real good 1 ......._--

Teasle nods a:-id er-.ters tbs> station.

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S?o:., it is pc.i':!.:uJ. ly e::-:?:Y o: pe:rso:inel. The s:a££o1.C- ing has been stacked to o~e side and the pain:i~g pa=aphe~~alia is still in evide~ce.

?::estcn J.ooks a::ound as Teasle a.nd Lester enter. It is C.71a~...·}:-;....-c:.:-Gr:10:ne'Z''t'C:o:: bo:h ?res:.on and 7easle.

??J:STON ~Ot-." you Coin', \Jill?

Teas1.: headsinto nis o::1ce, c_csing tne cloor behind

\ b':..::i. Leste:rai'."lC.Prestci:"'l e:-:ch~nge looks.

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Teas1.e si.:s reading the phone messages, leaning bacl: a.nd closing his eyes, succur.i"oing to exhaustion and

f emotional defeat. fie then sits u?:-ight and quickly

' exits the office.

f I 280 CJ-.THEDTIAL- R.AHBO 280

kneeling on the ledge, hands clenched, eyes closed,

1:e concentrating, fighting back the revulsion.

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A 1:>a::-0>:ys::.of shive::-ing betrays his thoughts. He looi-:.s up"ac che pesc hole and his expression sours.

RlJ-'.BO (a h'..!sky whisper) Keep going -- keep going.

Ai'lchc=ing his _e1":,c:...·s. ~n his groin, he 1'-1unl:.e::-sove'!" to s~'..!eeze back cne snaKing.

He is gathering 'b:i.cself -- like a ka:rate-ist hyping

hi~self to chop bricks.

FJ..ST DlSSOl.\S TO:

281 Il,T. CATri:C:DR.!•.L- R.1-.HBO 281

E::.s cc:1ce1':::ca::ion i::itense, body rocking slightly, eyes clcseC. --

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S--~ ?:-0:01.L-ic- • zee_1ng• 1 · sr1.r:-1.ng· · 1.ns1.ue· • ., h"1,n::,::-eaOying ~--

hii::.Eis eyes open and he is moving -- up and ir.to

pest hole.

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bea::-d, shi:rt:.

Sudde:-ily the batss~an:n, as one, and life oz:, Ra~~o scops, looks up. Realizing he can stand, he does, gazes up into --

Tne bats a:ce circling up.:ard, flitting across the c::-aggy (very climbable) .:alls of the six.:y-foot chillll1ey into a cleft of pale, afternoon sky.

Tne s·..:arm bursts from the cleft in che rocks almost d~rectly above --

F~RS7 !LO~D - Rev. Ol/OS/82 87.

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a:re being carried into the area by Guardsmen, ""ho are unloacing trucks parked a couple miles a'\.'ay.

2B7 G"GA?..DS:SNIs POV - BLUFFS 287

C~-1-ERASLOWLY ZDOXS UP A.l~DlN on the cleft. HOLD as Rauibo • s head rises 11,TO VIEW and sr.o::,s at the eyes which peer down at the enca~pnent, then off into --

288 FOR.ESTHORIZON 288

The sun backlighting distant peaks.

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289 2e9

Teasle comes in. There are murmurs of "Hello" and "Good job" from the bar.

Trautr.;an studies his drink. Teasle appears next to hirr. Sits down.

Teasle has an utterly preoccupied, subtly agitated manner ..

But he doesn't sound sorry, it's more like a formality. Traut.can knows tbat between the two of them, he, Tra.ut.rr,a.n, die more of the; h;;:::-sh talkini;.

Tr.." UT -"''-2\.K None of that makes any Ciffe~ence no~, Coes it?

TE;..SLE (impatiently) guess not. I suppose I just ... I ::eel like ...

TF...~l1T.!'-~ (corr.pleting the thought) You got gypped. You got cheated outta your chance.

TE.?\.SLE It's wo=se than that. I got thi.s empty feeling. I'm supposed to be protecting people against .•. violence ••• but I would have been perfectly happy to tear that boy limb from limb.

I don't kill. I stop men from killing. Right?

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INS:'.RT: 12/7/81

TRAUT!'i.A.N It can get fairly confusing sometimes. In Vietnam, you can bet R~--nbo and me got pretty confused. Well, we had orders. When in doubt, Kill. It's all su:rnmed up in that immortal line: "l had to destroy the town in order to save it." •... But hell, you're a civilian •... You can go back to your house and your wife and your life now ... You aren't under any pressure to figure this all out •.•

7RAU':'!IJ-..N I couldn't aniwer that till the moment I faced him!

There is a long pause.

TE.l:,SLE Yeah ... well ... I read you just as well we didn't get a chance to find out. You have a ride to the airport.

They shake hands.

F~RST 3LOJD - Rev. 10/14/81 eE.

PJ,GLI1'G DOi,'1' f::r:::n the cleft. Cac:pfires a:-e goi.ng, pup ter:1:s be::.:;g e::ected, etc. Tne last of the supplies a:re getting hauled up f:-o~ the D.S. trucks as the gua::cisoen a:re picking thei:: ~ay t~::ough the forest.

Tne tail enc: of i:: is passing us by; :rac:;.os, cigging eq;;ip::,an::, ter,::::.ng being p;;ci-'.ed uphi 11 by gua::clswen. C.L.:!·SR..t-.E.AS:C:Spi:st theo, picks up Ra.mbo concealed in t:he b::ush, spitting cl::.s::ance away, obse::ving t:he chain of men advancing f::om a now discernible fire road ~it:h a stopped convoy of National Guard trucks.

Tne las:: cf ::he su::it>l:i.es is c:cossing the narrov.', mueldy, ..-:-::el-:-ut::ec: :·cad onthe backs of t:he last half ciozen g·Ja::ds~e:-i, ..·::ile ::our DRIVERS secu!'e ::hei-r 2 1/2 ton rigs fo:- ::::avel.

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Tr.e :::.fth a:-id LEJ..D D?,TVER sta:-icls a.t the 01:>en door of his t::-~c1-:., ii:;,atier-"~ t.o ~e:t: !"OJ.1in~. PJ.J\ fro'!!. his face ac::oss -cc:.mting ci::i·,,e::s to C.L.Tr!Ci'-RT,\.lho is fidcling 1-:'i:h ~he tailgc.te o=the last t.nlck.

He sec~res the gate, :races aro-:.md to the cab, hops in. ENGI!(ES ROAR.

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appea::ance of Ra.:::-.bo. Terro-r freezes Cathcart: as

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R.;;:1bo opens the door enc ;:;:;aneuvers inside and puts

the knife to his th-roac.

Cathcart seeos incapable of functioning. The othe-r trucks ere a1.reedy rolling. +.

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Tre~bling Cat:hca:ct fuobles t:he truck into gear. They roll.

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T:-ie ;::-;.icl:s, nee:-ly fil 1 ing the ,cid:h of the narro-...·, c.:cc,· :-c2c:, s lo;;ly sr,2}:e cio-...--:,hi.11. -

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?...a=:io c:-anes a loo}: :h:-ot:gh the ,,:inc:shield, ,:r;en seti:les bac1:. Ee. e:-:a=.:.nes the: co::t:e:1-;:s c: -:.he cab, \.ti.th it.s civil~a~ a=eni':.ies stas~e~ abou:: fruit, ~ilk, ciga=- ettes, zi?·?o J.ighter, :fig ne·...--:ons. Cathee.rt' s P,-60 anc =•o belt si-:: dead in the rack, holc':in1; da;:;p s·...--eat:- socl-:s U? to dry. Ra='.,o ope:ns the ciU: car::on and d:-inks ht:n-1;;:-:i.ly. lie :finishes t:o finci Cathca:-t sta:ring at him.

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7:""le-:.:-1::.:rdand fourth trucks a.::-e t:i'.:oving :i.r.to the cu::-ve. :r:-ie gz.p between them a.nC. Cathcart' s t!'7.Jck is \..""ide:ning.

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i-.'e se:e .:he four.:h .:ruck c:5.sa::,naa:r a:ro·.1nd ,:he bend. a.se c.:-o·..:::1dto pie":: up Ra~:>o.. E.s he cne-hanCs t.he \....heel a.~C: s:retches his fooi: O'Z",t.O t":.e b:-a.ke ove= Ca.:.hca,:.--t's boo:. The t:ruck g:-inds t:o a stop.

Cathcari: hur:ries out of the t:ruck. Ra::ibo takes the -.....heel.

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on t~e =oad, sta=es at ~he truck lurching back into

cont:-ol and ::-io,·ing a;:·ay.

3 OL. lEL CA:3 0':' FOL'i':TH Ti'..UCi: - Ti-iE DR.IVER 304

is =eac:~ng to the a~se~ce 0£ Ca:hca:-t's truck. •L--o ...;,«1., ..,:r::-'--..: •ne -···<'C""S •.. ~"\c:.1-- --"\e- -!":} t son•.:---c.'""'-·'~- i•--o.J... -•ne;.. -~-..-... _c. • ,.,."l_•e·.;• ci~ro=. then relaxes as the g:-ille appears. He accele=at:es to convoy speed.

305 FIRE ROl-.D- T":;E CO:;\'OY 305

Doves steadily ahead, the fifth truck closing the gap.

,-·,-,-:-e=c··_'.nz.~ts~ ..::.,· =1 o~=- t·,-e s ....,... rc·.-.\.::c}·c: Co;..-n the t:01..:-,- - - ... .... - ....... -- .1::, • -~ ··-- ·-· .• tain. .L.s c;.2::;;:;_.; ? ..:.1:s ·..:ith cc~;voy, 't PlCKS UP a S~c.te Police C::"\Jise:- head:.ng i.:p the :-oaC. The leaC truck pulls over to give the cruiser as cuch room as pc1s::.ble. he o:he= t=ucks £cllo~ suit.

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C._y•,,"""}'c--.:'!""1° .J.. C: -•"-'•0 t·-e~- C::·c-'c- -.I. a,I 1,,,,.,1,.~.: --;.c..L.,J~ o.,.-:...i:.--11-- c -.... -,,e-s.I." - n-··...,,"'° sees- the cruise!'. slc·..:ly squeezing :;;ast the convoy, heading his ~ay. Ra~bo ducks lo~, pre:ending to busy hicself -...:.th 1c:::e problem un6er the clash. Tne cruiser ir.ches ?ast. i',a.::;:,o sits up, glances at its :reflection in ::is sidev::'..e·....~ ai::-ror.

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S:,.~::}:.! T;'.e :-ocC is :;:·..rch toe Tia::ro-:,.; to a.11o~~ hin: to yc;ss -c"::e o:.1-:e:r ~=-'.j:1:s. 1-:e Iia.s no cho:.ce Out to si,:eat: it: cu:.

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co::-;::.r:~es dv~....-:i the: :read at i::s :.r'!ita:ingly caur::,ous pace, ?.c.=::io s:u::k in ::"le las: ?Csition.

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d:rive:s,keeping one ~ye fastened on the rearvie.,.• mirror. lie reaches ror Cathcart's sock-adorned ~-16 and the a=o belt. ~ith c~e hand, he e~?ertly s:a=ts

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c.r:-~--.-.- 0 c:'-:•~·--'-~c ...7- ~·o-1-ne..."" _,c:, • p=,:ed... acces_c road ...-hi.ch inter- sec:s ;;.:,e =~=e road. Tr-,e 1.e.ad truck tu::-ns onto it.

313 11'7. C!-.T:-iCL.RT 'S TRUC1' - RL_".30 - D!-.Y 313

~=iv~~g, then reacting to the s1gnt cf the ~1oer, paved rcac. He ch::-ows the truck cue of gea::-, p::-imes the en- g:.:ie. -:o a RO', ..-.1\. - ..sL -:.ne• truer:• nea:::-s tne:• ~nte:"Z"sect:.on,. • Ra:::'::io cio·.:bl.e clutches anc floc::-s i.: I Tbe truck shoots ahead.

Ra::-i"oo's t:::-uck pulling out of line, powering along the outside, passing truck. after truck. Tne drivers react to ...-hat they su?pose is Cathca::-c going nuts.

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Ot:.r. T:":::: S':-:0!..i.!...D:::RSof the S:ate Police Troo"DE:!'S as the

c:::ea:-s c:.':"'.ead. ~e t:u:-:1s, sees :he co-c ca:-, ;.,·aves his a:~.s ::':-a.:1t.ically. TP"i1:cops t::-acie a 10ok.

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Les:e~ is b=e~i~g so~e co~fee. ?reston is ~ozi~~-at

t~e d~s~atche='s tesk. Teasle re=ains in his ozrice,

be:-.::10 c:lcsec doors. Tr.e is.ADIO CO'.SS TO L~::E wii:h

so:re: i:=-~~:rocluctcry ST.!-:I'IC.

'.i"ROO?:.RIs VOICE S.P. car one Charlie five to Cent:·al. We still on that three- ;;ay hook-up?

CE.NT?.ALVOIC:E Roge:r, Still worki:-ig. \,'hat's your story, Stea.!::tooa-c?

TROO?:ER'S VOICE Looks like somebody pulled the

I plug 1:00 soon. That Ra~bo guy's

on the loose again.

On Lester's reaction --

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bi.;:-ning up tr,e asphalt. Tne :-oad event1.:ally b:ranches off or,to a t!"'.:-e:e-la7ie "r.igh·"':ay. A sign 1-oin'ts to l~arti- son. ?'OLLO",,;Re:;;'::,o u:.-::i l he s·..-ings the truck onto the high-..-ay.

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A lot of f=enetic activity he:-e as a roadblock is set up. Rec -..-erning lights mounted on crates in front of the jeeps. Gua:-ds~en -..-ith rifles being pcsitioned on the flanks.

ba=reling.

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It co=~~g ~o~n, near~~g the intersecting access road.

Ca:~ca~t ca~ be see~ in t~e =ea~ sea-c:.

321 IliT. C.!.T.r.CAR7''S TRUCK •· RA!·30 - DAY (DUSK) 321

1-- • • • • • • ca:c,,es z2:rst: S:l.gnt o: tneKational Guard roadblock, s:ill some distance a~ay.· The: newlhS is o~:;viously out.

Ee crowps on the gas.

322 i:.):T. ACC'SSS Ro,i,.p - STJ..T::::POLICE CRVISER - DAY (DVSK)322

si-::.cc~ng onto ... ::croz t.ne :::::..=eroa~, acce_e:-ating r.arc, tuzning on its flashe:-s a.nd SIREN.

323 EX"!. N.~.TIONAL GUARD ROAD3LOCR - Gl'ARDSH:.N - D.!.Y (DUSK) 323 I

crouched, rifles up. The monster hurtling do·~-n the

high .....·ay to .....0ard them is moving :faster tha.n any d~uce

and a. halfer ....as ever meant to -- and showing no sign

I of being intfanidated by the roadblock.

A DOZEN BURSTS OF RIFLE FIRE tear into it but miss the vital o:-gans as the truck plows through the crates and jeeps, heaving them aside. The truck ca:-eens, fish-

i. tails, regains balance and ROARS ahead. l ·····

I

F -:--:-.i..-'.:> .. =·_ __,~..J- ,-,·- - -~vr_ • 11/2«/B1c;.

32L. 1;;7 .. C.<.,,0.c;.R'I 'S Ti'.i.1CK - F.L.!:50 - D.!.Y (Dl:SK)3 2 I.

GUJ,?I?.E is s.:ill clipping at the back of .:he rig. Tne cab has been shot up, the windshield spider-webbed, and stea=i -pours ircr!i the hood. Ra=i"vo checks the rearvie·--:

ci:-=or: sees nothing in pu~suit, but kno~s it won't be

long. Darkness is falling rapidly.

(Di.JSK)

The State ?olice cruiser is joined by second cruiser. They sco::-ch the highv,•ay, SlR.::l\S \-lAlLING.

326 IlsT. C.', ,rl CART'S TRUCK - R.!2•30 - NIGHT (DUSK) 326

squints through the da~aged ~indshield to~ard

327 F.A'-'.30' S ?OV - RO.!.D SlGN 327

It reac.s: " HO?E V';:LCO!·SS S.L.!'":.DRl\•iRS" •

T::e :-:"g. su:-ges pas-:the A ~~~ent late~ anothe~ s:.g:-: :

325 :.X?. ::lG:r1/.t.Y - CATt:C.!.?,T' S IRUCK - NlG2T (DUSK)32E

329 IN'.i'. C.!.T:iCA?,T'S TRUCK - R.L.2-30 - l,IG:-:T (DUSK)329

~i:~ the grc~~~g cia~kness, he can see pin?oints of red 2??aaring in the mirror. They are still miles back.

Tne s ta.: ion, which sits on .:he edge of the hig,m-:ay, is closed and night lights cast pale illurr,ina.:ion across th.e canopied drive. ln dista.nt b.g. the headlights of Cathcart's truck appear.

3 ·1

His gaze al.:e:nates between the road and rearview mirror.

(CON7INU7D)

'

.. ,

He no ..· one-h,mds the .:heel, stur:r:i.ng the a=o belt ir,::.o hi.s shi.rt a-:id threacing the l-l-60 ove::- his shoulde::-. He * pee:::s through the .;:i,ncshield.

as the truck closes in on itl

333 l!,T. C.!,THG,RT 'S TRUCK - RJ..1-IBO- NlG:-lT 333

braces himself, floo=s the accelerator.

334 Ei,"T. G.t..S STJ..TlON - CATHCART' S TRUCK - NIGHT 334

The massive two and a half tenner suddenly veers in

fro::;i the high·~·ay, heading directly for the p=ps at full speed. The fi::st icpact shears the puz.ps from the isla:-id. The t::-uck then c::ashes hard into the ca.nopy s:ru~s, b~i~ging the overhang t~isting and smashing

I, do~-;, arou.,d the rig 'l<hich hangs up in the fallen bea~s.

s ta l 1 ing.

1'

335 J..J~Gl.E 1-.T Tri.E \'7-.ECY.AGE 3 3 5

Gasoline g~shes from the severed pu::::.ps, coursing do~-n the d!'ive tO\.."a.rd 1:he high;.. ..ay ~

336 \·:?ZC!Z.AG:::.C.t.THC.!,RT'S TRUCK/ GJ..S STATION - R_t_l-'.:80 336

sc::an~les fro~ the cab. He can hea:: the faint SOUl\1) 0 -r 5-1:1-,•51, •. .:..., "'\'\.~-L ,· ll'G" .. 1.n. -·1..ne a·:.s1..a.nce. - H,e snaps Cai.. -h c.a=t 's zippo lighter open, sparks the flaoe and tosses i~.

337 W?.ECKAGE 33i

It bursts into flame. Gasoline trails ignite into

fire streams that streak across the drive onto the

highway.

338 RJ1.HBO 338

races into the sodden field that borders the h:i.gh'l<ay as --

'<.. I .

~.:.,,,-·a

goes u'D in a se:ries of Tr.?.:::t !:_t_~- S:-'_!,.TTERlNG EXFLOSim:s ;:~at h~:rl a ball of flace and deb:ris acrcss the high-

~ey. t~=~~ng it 1nto a~ i~passa _e inre:rno.

340 3 L.(j

,_1·,,--,-~-ea·- ·o)· -"'eI.. ,.,i "7--.,s_:. - ,e::.,_ - t -···sesJ""C:. - - ,:_"o- - C:.• -f'ee-'-r:- ,., ._ ,:_ 0 •c, loo'·r. t the:-i t:t::--us a.:,c5.t.ai-:.es off a:c:-oss the .field tO",,:a:rC t.he Cis:a.:-it: ligh'ts of l·:a.t:tison. HD'!...D~ntil he is s·'"'-allo-..:eC up by c:a::kness.

PRESTON - NlGnT

3./,2 :::.x:-.Cl-.VE- KIGHT 342 •

G:.:.:::-Cs~en a-:H~ "'·o'!'l:e:- loo'k, ar. the fla.::nes boili:;& into• t':le Clacki"less of nigbt. several tiles a;.:-c::y, C~!.22?.J..• ho·\·:::sli\ en Teasle, v:ho sta:-:Cs "ov.. ·!"l.:~sc.i~i • .....- --- •

343 7~!,.S~E'S ?OV 3i:,30

lia::i;: g1.o·..: of che olaze 1:.g.n::::ng up the night sky. •

34l D:T. GAS ST.L.TlOl; - Tii.E T ...'O STJ-.TE ?01.ICE CR1J1S:SRS -3 L.L.

NIG::T

a:-e b:-ought to a shuouering stop by t:he £1.c.Zies v:-:::..cn co::tinue t.c boil out c:1'::o ::he high·...:ay, lique:fy:..r:g the asphalt.

~he=e Teasle drives up anc gives so~e hu:rried in- structi.ons to Lesce= and :!'::eston. They scra:::ble into Lester's cruiser, dig out and speed do~-n the main c=ag, heading for the fire. ·

346 TRAUTHAN 346

w h o stuoies ieas_e inten. y, wa1t1ng Ior some sign, so::ie confir;:;-,at:i.on of his suspicions.

347 TEJ.,S1.:£ 3!.;i

--------~-' e Cl'\Jt::> hut t:i·ves I:i.m nothing. He tt::-ns

c-, I

r ~ :w:r. G.t.S STJ..TlOl, - J,1Gi-IT 3!.8 3 ~o

The troopers i=cm the first cr~iser are run~ing a=o~~d the fire by ~ay of the field, trying to get a closer loo~: ac the bt::rning truck. The driver of t:he second cruiser is follo~ing in his vehicle -- or, rather, t:ry- ing t:o, beca~se the ca:- a1:::cst i~eC::.a.tely becoi:les Iili::eci do·,::, in the S?D;-:gy ear;:h, its vhee'ls spinning ar:c spe·~·ing ,:;;·..id.

'Iwo fi::e engines are st::e:a}:ing do,._-nthe street, EEl.LS CL!.'.lGING, SIRENS SCR!.PJ·'.Il~G. A process ion of c :i.v:i.lian cars is already fon:iing and heading for the fire.

350 ::XT. F'i:i::LD - :RJ..HBO- NIGHT 350

Ca::i:-uflezed by darkness he moves s:eacily across the :::.elcl. 1:-i dist: ant b. g. the fi-::-e rages.

351 l,lG?..T 3 ::;7

~-

st:a~Cs at t~e opened gun case iitt~~g ca=triCges into a cl:.p.

_t_J,GI.EwIDEixS as Teasle turns t:o find 'Irautwan ste.nci!'.g i~ ~he cioo-:-~ay. Ignc~ing t:he =e=.a=k, Teasle co~tir.ues ,.. 0"'''-·".g-'- '" ~·ne~ C-.i.J)., , .,.--c::.---c:-..~.__ ,....,____ 00 . e.c-•__ ,....,.es tn~........ S IO'!'- c:.- .,,.,.:.....0;.;..cn;...,_-- - the:;. --

TR.!.UTHA.N If I we::e you I'd fo::get ~hat

You 're th;-,.;~~.-J.1.ti.-.L.e:, C:.•'--~c· c•c-~--C::.- OU~- while you ca.'"l.

You clea::: the he1.l out, Treu::r:ianl

TRAUTI·'..AN The kid isn't gunning fo::: me.

'TEASL'E \:bat are you talking about? You set it: up and now he's coming -- and that's the way I went it!

Finished loadin& the clip, he slips it into the ~istol, works t:he action so that a bullet is in the chai:;;be:::.

•.

( C0:1T11;"uED)

9S.

351 COi,T H'1JED: 351

T?~A.UT!·~L.N \,"":-,a::the hell is it going to take to convince you?

Teas le gi.ves h::.r: a lo::,}:, lod:s the gun case, flicks off the ligr.::s, nc·,es pas-.: '.i:rau::;::;an into the main o££ice.

352 MAIN OFFICE 352

Teasle crosses to the rifle rack, unlocks it, goes through the business of selecting a piece under ..:hich --

7-;:-!l.S!..E "Ile' 11 see "ho bu::ies ..:hol

?..;..U'I"l-~}-..N There's only o-;:;e per so-:: in this ~oc~ witb half a chance (at Teasle's look) Not because I'n that nuch better than hin. It's because I'm the C1 c- -0 es- ... -~:~e1...i. • .:..1. ..Q -oL. fc=.ily that he has left. (beat) That ~ay be a.11 the edge 1 need.

'T'';"!C:i ~ -------- (revolved by the it:!:,lication) Get ou: of.here, Traueuan.

r TRAUTMAN

You still do.

( CONTl!-1-UED)

-r-------~--;:.c:.:i - rev. 1": 12°;·1 99

TR.Ai.JTI·!AN You th:i:nl: this is going to get your res?ect back?l

Tl::ASLE That an~ more -- no~ this is the • last time to get the hell out. •

J..: the '!):;:;:-i .:,hery of Ho?e; paddock and chicken coop * te::-::-:.to::y cE.rked by jun,:ed cars, EOi-'LlNG DOGS and cay- , .. -· , .... , . . . . . . o_c z:r-Jc. :1:re_:.gn: l.!.-~lnates tne Ia!' nor1zon, tne l:i.l;h:s 0£ to\..--:1the ~- f.eadlights rill the co:-,nect- ,.-~-•'.::, '-,~;.4, .. ,;::;i•l.,,._C:._, .. -\, as, ve·,.,,-•• cl-· ec- -a,..e._ - o•·-WI,. to b---leC::.1,.1.. o-"" •.W\-L.. ;-n,,.ss - r:he blaze, and t:his table.a.~ a::,:>e.a-::-sto be o~.= ::ocus

·.-i.:,.-..:.- .. .:1-i-c-.:,-•-•i .... :- '·-·bn"' o .. c::.1-.,.-;..;_c... ,..1.•c-c•.:..:r.~-:,. ..:.-;~ ... e EJ,:-_oces·~1 • :.nt.o· I.g,.,..

Fil.'~...1!\G r~==:f"?,..f..J·S. lt: is --

r ,,-i.._.;'!"IC''-••••-.i.•.::, ·--,...a·tic:.... c::.~1-~a· 1o·- ~ ..... • 1...:,;.._..__e_,:..:n~ c=i..;- ~ •r:.;s•- "':::)·...-.... t·n--0·•1,,,1. "·n ,-h•-·s_

t=cve::-ick te=:ra.in '"'..z:ich coi..:.1.C:.a:!lb'"..!shhi.!:. ""..it.h an open

t==~c~ o= ~~re r:~ce. he ~s par~aps na-= a c~ie zrom the rear o:f t·ne bi.:i16ings lining 1':AI1' S'IRE.ET. FOLLOi~ hi~ past: a Patch~o:-k of clothes-lined va::-ds and s:r::oke- shecs anci £a!lo;.,· ga:::-ciens. S·.:dden.ly th-;,, lo-..icspe.ake:::- vcice j·.:=ping out: o:f no\..·nere brings h~ to a dead stop.

TEP.Sl.E'S VOICE Atte:-,t:ion all peciest:rier:s -- clea.r the streets i=eciiacely ano remain inc.oors until :further inst:.:-uctions. This :i.s a Police Depart'ment: o:-der --

355 Iltl'. ?01.!CE STATION - TEASLE - NlGh"T 355

directs his loucispea'l-:er :r::essage to the smattering of people ;;ho dot the cain drag.

r:.rs-:- E:...::>o::>- ·-·. 1:.,:c/el 100.

3.55

TI:.t,5'!...:S(CC,l\T 'D) -- clec::::- the streets i=ec:.ately and =e~ain inGoors ~~~il further ins-::-uctions. (beat)

it!

The har.C::-..:.1of ::-,a.n£e!'s-bac:~·. o::i:side ~he t-.n:le:-s. 0-rift back into -che ~a:r. as cio t.I';e gci,,.•;:.e:-s farther on Cc-.....~ t.'r.e street..

356 R)-J·IBO 356

Tne voice is un=.::.s1:ake2.bly Teasle 's and it con::,,.n:ns a::id sii:.?J, ifies like no :road ;::.ap eve::- could. The pe::ve::se hu.-no:: of it rises into Ra.nbo's eyes.

o·:e:: :he co:1.:i,n:::.nl§; r,Ul:! ..HORJ, \10IC:S. Co:::-::ido::-s of lig:1-;: c::,C cctivi :y a:p:;;ear bet"',,,:ee:nthe back of b~iJ.d .... ~gs ~~ic~ esse~:ially s~anci in ciar~ness .

The CoJ.o:1el, a::i:ried "-"!.r.h an n-16, t:1:ives around the ?er~u:e:e= of ~he ja~lhouse.

3 -c ::.xr. G.',S STATION - ?J:r.Z sc::::;;:- KIG"::T ::;-

\'eh:i.c1es 2.re botr:leneckec a: bo:h sides of the :1::e ~hich co~:in~es to block t.he: t:igh~ay. 1;ational G~a=~ t=ucks ant Sta:e Police c=uise=s having t:iad the~r hands 2.;:; ci:::-cling the bla:.e are hopelessly bol§;g;eci do·~'7l in the sodden fields.

On the to·,,n side of the high·~·ay, Lester and F:reston have been t:.nsuccessf\l1ly trying to unclog civilian t:raf:fic .. hich hinders t:he acr:ivi;:y of the firef:i.ghte::s. Lester stands 2.t the doo:: cf his cruiser, talking into the radio mike. ---

L:SSTER It's 2. mess. i,;,,e:her he's still inside that: tr·.ick or \..'har: --

,'~

J..:::s,::;:=,'S \'OlC:::

-- ~...-eca.n t: get. a.rj;-,...:r-1e-:eclose e~o~gh ~o finC out.

c;J:;:'.?_!. ?.-!..:~s T~O!·~ ::ie :-acl1,o 70 t;';e back o: :~e tt.a.i71 - , . . .. ,, .. , . l. . rec= w~e=e :eas.e :s ~!=noc:c•--Y oouo_e-oo t:ng tne ;ea.:- ccc::-. :':e 'k:..lls ::;e 1~.g:::.s "::ack i::'r.exe, too, r.he:i p.,.-c-&.c.~s --•- ·c···-c·._. ..,c;:._ -';-eL... c·.::.~•_,.c--:- .. _ c.:i-- ,: c···c-----re.._ ... c·r·l C:·-e- ... C: ··"-.c.-e""'••-- 1 ~•j,_ -"-......e. ---~e-...c::.•••• - ci:- c:.- ....--:=-. _ •• ··•-';..."""--·· c.- '!'">~-T",.. ... c:. •• , ·,....c.··- co-c•i e -.--......... c:.....-es ·---c:.·I"':..c::...._.,1 lis:r.t: en :};e ei:::ra.r-ice. He I"a:.ses the vol~e on t:he ra2io, e~laTging Lester's voice ~hich has continued t~=ou~~out the a~ove.

LE.ST:C.R'SVOlC:. ( co:-:: i m.:ing) Vill, no'oocy kno.:s how many rese=vo~=s •=e under these gas ....,..-_..._s·-c· i 1 ve o- -----=-=,cJ··-'n' ,-,~--:- ' c..,. - g - ··"'·"· "-"·"~

C?, 1~e can't push E~ back No C ~-'-,.;::: ::: ·--'",.: . .:::... -e-.:--... ••-•l($ ..L.. o -e~I , \~.:·,,•,,:. ___ --•. ,.,_=• tha: ~lc~:s again --

7eas!E has s:a=:e~ tc~a=-~ t~e 1c:~ lscide=, bu: he ~=,·es ~~ickly ~c t~e =a~io a~~ ~l~?S :he s~itch.

7eas!e flips ba~k the s~itc~. Leste= s voice is ?clice CRCSS-T ..t..l..K, :::t.;c;: o: ::.t co:r:i:,g £:-o-x units -c:-a??EC o~ the z;atio~el G~a=d side c~ t~e fire.

Unde: this sk~i~, !easle takes a final a?o=aissl of tr'.e :-oo:= a.nc! s-:a:"~S ·..:? -:tc s·:a:::-··..,..~ayto 7-hS lof: .

~0- 3

-- Teasle cDens the belt and th:ro~s the hacc~ open to a recta:;u::l'e of n:.ght sky. i::i.th his sidearu. end :rifle, he s:a;~s up the ladde= to the ~oof.

lights bu=n b::ightly :f:roi!i r.'be f-:ont: \..~inCo·ws, pe-rhaps -1..00 ·"=ignt.-Y. · · , CA'~-.,,.._·....:,.:-,_-..... i::•~s ..,,., ...-.-."'C" -~ ~--!.-•1o"G ,., t.ne· corr100::-· · of a nearly deserted ~ain St=eet -- PAST eerie anti- cipating faces behinc doo= and window glass -- ALOKG the closed shops ~ith .:indow and cheer~ul adve=tising 1 i ghts.

A chain of overhead streetlights (the sort J.C.'s festoon for Ch::isc.::as) extends the length, termi.n",,;_ng just beyond the face of the jail. Call (the jail and surroundings) the south of to;..-n. Ra:ioo is advancing from c:-ie north.

364 STR.I:ETI.1G::T(NO?.Tri EiID) 36L

PULLS E..;CK, revealing our position, a cia!'keneci wali-:\.a)' be.:-..:een bui 1 cii ngs. R2.;:;:ibo's S ILHOFioTT:C:rises into :f. g. , the ::-60 at his shoulder.

365 STREETLIGHT (NORTHEJID) 365

OKE SHOT erases it, sending a shower of glass onto the pa·ve::ent.

J... :>:-a·..,: =.t:.71b-:-a.:1Cish-2s a sho-Cg'Lln, and his s&.rH: -i.;i:fe struggles hie back.

pos:. cic:-ied behind the par ape: atop the j ai.1 roof, looks no:::-t.h, observing t'r:e chu:1k of Ca.rkness in the chai,n of st::-eecli.ghts. It: has truly begun and as Duch as his hanc.s t:-e:;:ble on t:he :::ifle, Teasle \ion't: be suckered.

368 P~!.1{3O'S ?OV - li.L.!N DP~t,.G 368

Fro:n the cover o:f shadow, ,,e view the closed store- fronts, the bank, t:he grocery, the brighcly lighted ja.il scill a block or two to t:he south. CA!1ERAAllGLES J..:ROU1iDTO Rai:nbo's face, intense with calculation. He '\,;ell knov.•s Teasle is laying for him. He knows, too, that: the Chief is annea1ing his fear, but: how long -- how □ uc:h can tne monkey take.

O::ie final s·..:eep of the eyes before t:he ll-60 comes t:o his shoulder and he takes aic.

369 BANK (NORTri E!ID) 369 A barrage of ll-60 FIRE EXPLODES ITS \HlIDOWS and trig- ge:-s the AU.RH.

:1?.S:: :::.C,.)) - r.='.\', ll/28/81 103.

370 s -----·..r.:.:..~.:....~ -c-:::! ·-s ('.,.).':' ---,.,. .:.r. .:...,;,.,-,..,.,)::.,o

The s 2.:-e :S.<.RRL.GE.D:C::TL'YBl..ASTS SE.P.I'!:S OF LIGHTS f:;:-c,;:i thE::,'! \-ti=e~, pitcbing t':-;is end of toi.-.u into near cia::-k- :iess .

reac:s, sigh~ing ~i? ri:l~_to the no:::-th, straining eve:::-y se:-:se 10:: s :,gr.t of r,:!!;. GL11;?1:Kt:J...!0 sp_t.TTE?.lllG GLt.SS s,:ap Teas le' s head to the soutr.. Tne st::ee:- li.:hts there a::e gone and anot:he:r Al.J.-PJ·l 1S ClJ.JlGIJ;G, all of it: confusing his sense of the kid's app::oach.

He quickly sweeps aroi.;nd from south to north. Tne street is deserted of all life sa·ve the maooening ALAR!1S. A g=e of nerves. S"eat: is soaking Teas le' s shirt and standing on his face. His mouth works against its dryness and his tongue traces his upper lip, savoring the taste of sweat. Tne vividness of his eyes describes the frighteningly delicious advance

fro::: fea-r::· to battle high."

Gt;'1;:1RE rakes the no-r::h of tow-n, to the south, '\o."inciow LIG:,TS S:-'..~.TI:C:R. Eacn spas::w of fi.::e sr:ans Teas le' s head side to side \hJtil the de:'ini:io7'l Of !·fain S:reet su·;):;:;e-::--gesin~o nea:- da:-1:~12ss.

TE.ASU: (to hi.::self) Keep cc:::i.n'.

372 EXT- S'?R:::ET - NI GET - F..:..!-3O 3i2

crouc::ies in darkness one blod: no:-;:h 0£ the da=zl::.I;g_ jail lights. lie antici?ated ren:::n fi::e by no·.: a.nc:. l..S ra:.he:: p·..:zzled by the silence. J.. c::-ool:ed little s=ile ·..iorks ac::oss his m::iuth. ?e:r'.haps the Cbie::: is leaming.

Rac:,o n::,ves low across t:he pavement, using the cover of a parked car to get the narrow angle on the neon tube- work of the Antler's Bar, nearly across the street from

the jail. He FIR.ES a covering volley and races silent-

ly to the opposite pave::nent which runs flush \.,ith the jail still one block south.

reacts to the glass still falling from the front of the Antlers.

;:;• - a ,' ,J

Ee rises to one knee, s:gn.:ing the rifle along the s.::ree;: belo·~· but seeing no one. Tnen he f:reez.es as plate glass 5p_t,TTERS, setting off a thirci ALt...P.M. ClosF -- half a block north. Ee scra....ri:,les along the pa:rapet to the :roof co!7ler, sigh;:ing the :rifle ba.r:rel into the slive:r of pave::\ent he ca:-i ccver fro.:i this close a,,gle. lie ·--.·aits.

Seve:ral cecacies of hig;:;·.:ay ·.-;reeks for.::i an au;:o grave:- ya:-c ·.:hicl, i-.aphsza:-dly co·vers the scrubby fields of fifty yards .or so behind ;:his section of Hain Street. T:-at:t::-,an and his ·weapon r,ave been stat~.onecl here fo:r so::ie time, guarding Teasle's back, but ·m, TilE CUT, Trautman is circling from south to north, reposition- ing on the az.iouth of the third alarn to intercep;: Ra::-,::io.

3i5 Il,T. GUN P..!;D T.!.CKl.£ SEO? - NlG!iT 375

'.:-:-;e.:incio·.;s are S!"..A.TTI.?-2:Danc the bu:rgla:r .~.Lt..Rll is c:ea:e;;ing. 1:na:: ·we see c::-: SE\·.c.RJ..L CUTS is fou:: s·..::.ft 2.:1C c:.s:inc: pieces 0£ act:ion 1i;TLRCUT \-..,17E Teasle and T::-a:.::.:::-:=.~"

7:-,e butt o: t:he M-60 c::ashes cispla.y cases loadec .;i;:b 1-'i·..:.n:.i r: g c.::-.::i.:...-.iit ion.

F...a.:--.::io's hand is on the roll of ;..~r·c;:,::>ingpape::-, 1.:n::-eel- ir:g yc.Td U?On ya::-d on:o :be :1oor ... ·

L~=.? c~l c;nd ke=osene t~n~ a=~ upa~ded, po~ring thei::- co:--.:en~s over t;'"le a:::-:::·..t.;:.:1.onooxes.

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T.-,e Zi??O lighter ignites, put:ting flame to the ;:-::a?- pin& paper.

sighting toward t:he pa,,e::;ent: as :;::.:re glow begins sp::-ead- ing its halo. Sensing a shot, he edees out, craning to increase his angle.

moving north, stops as t:he fire glow il 1 uz7'inates the back windo~s of the gunshop.

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'!:rci..::::..a':; nc·..: bol :s sou~h, :-e::""acing his CO\!':'Se th:-ough ~'he n.;:-:cl:.s.

-,i..'i...~l~•"'-••g ---.:- -·.,.,.,..,...,l,..i~ .. 1,,,·..,ic;,•'..~e· ...... ,.-..c::---c·c:... -, --,r'C::.-1,, c- _._,e1,,.,J "-ct·s,._,c::, •• o-=~ ;...,_,ni., __ c"'n"S.,;..1.C:: f hurtJ. 1.:1g !"leC:ges end J.o~~~fences. We ha·.,.,e no iCea cf his co,:::se o:- geo5:-a?:1y. u:it1.·1 'tne. ,_:.g~ . h :.s ox- 't.h e JC~. ·1 ,_oo-o up ac::css r.he s-.::::ee-.:: e.:id e qua.rte:: of a blod: nor-.::h. Ra::-::io has circled back behind r.he ;..:;:ir.lers and -..:ell pasr. it. :He checks his H-60.

379 HIT. Gi..ll, ASD TJ..CJ:LE. SliOP - NI GET 379

::'i:-e- ~~•6u!.f~ the 1.;-,:e::-io:- and :.he c=..;.._,;,,t:nit:ionca:>ine-:s a.:'.'e -~~~::e ;.;:th "neat. S:i.o:::gu..-i shells a:-e the =~=-st t:o he.a: ~:,C Ei?LO)E. a:,C CO!Cfil.ftJDtS J-.:?,f:fU1\I7I01~D:ISC:-tt.i.?.G'.'::S

c.~so:-:.,eri~ec• . . • at r::-st •:iy -·... ne ~Dr-'"-.r--~ '--,' G--::., o-: .....c:"o--·.,_,'i. 11.;w .., ...c:··-r :-...::.- LC:.... suCCe.:;ly t::iC:e:=stanC:s \.."hat: has been dona and al:::i:ist g=i~s ~~:h rueful respecc.

381 E):T. Gi.m PJ,D TACKL-:'.: SHO? - NIG?.T 381

F:.:-e1igh-: s::::-ea.=:.s frc::i :.:""le c:-a.shed ·"""inOo·-..:sas t.he B}..?~- R.AGEin~::-eases, clischa.=ging a lethal :H.A.!LSTO?~into 1«~ain S:reet 1,;hic:1 comes alive •_,.,"it:b?"ICOCEETS.. Tuo seconds -- fou= seconcs -- the shop's vola:ile con- -.::ents (ke::ose:-,e, alcohol, propa:-.e, black po-..:de:: -- take yo·.i.r pick) and the fi:re co=ibi,,e in-.::o e.n E.X?LOS!ON ···ni·c~ ..::,,":"'lneis -=,---..0 o,,- -c-ocs ''-.:: ..... s--ee- b-cki.:: f""~- "'. .• ~~,. - ~--"'~-- ~ .. "' - - ""'-" ... .., "' --c,"-- ing --

3S2 EXT. ROO:TOP - Nl G!.T - T:::;>.SLE 3!i2

·..-ho lunges back ageir.st r.he pa=apet, sl1ielding hi.:iself

from the sudden ~ash of ligh:. He has reacted fast and ,:ell except for r.he ti.p of the --

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Rh.MEO runs and hides behind a garbage can. The explosion. TEASLE pokes his head up from the corner of the roof, to see what has happened, then ducks do,,n again.

Rambo spots him, then rur:s back down the alle,·.

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We are in CLOSE on the darkened front windows as they SHATTER under a rain of M-60 FIRE.

M-60 FIRE RIPS the light fixtures TO SHREDS, throwing the roorr, into half-light licl:ed by the firelight from the gun shop.

S7 EX':'. POI.,IC::: STATION

M-6C fire expfodes the front doors and the window next to therr. TEhSLE runs across the roof, reacting to the gunfire.

slams a fresh ammo belt' into the i.:-60 anC hesitates for a~ instant, straining for some sound of movement frorr the roof. His eyes have already found the open trapdoor.

RarrDo's form is outlined in the shadows and Teasle raises his rifle. As he positions himself, his foot makes a scraping sound.

RA."1BOwalks from the corner to the filing cabinet and stoops down. TEASLE spots him and fires. Rambo runs. Rambo shoots up toward the skylight. Teasle falls down through the skylight.

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EXTREME CLOSEUP R~"1.BO raises the rifle slowly to his shoulder.

Rambo's finger slides deftly into place.

405B TEASLE 4C5B

Contorts in pain, but never removes his eyes from Rambo's insane expression.

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Eis body tenses. The rifle is positioned perfectly. His e~'es burn ~ith anticipation.

TRAUT~\.Z-.N( 0. S. ) •.• R a.i11bo ! !

405D ~ C'S!

Ee whips around with his heart in his mouth s"aring dead in"o Traut.man's eyes. Ee turns back to Teasle.

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Fl?ST !3!.,00D - REv. 12/21/81

The veins in his neck bulge, the anticipation of the sure kill st.arts to overwhelm him.

Rambo ... don't. do it!

,; 05F TRAUTM.z.N!K DOORh"AY

405G RAMBO ,; 0 5G

His body shakes more violently as he struggles to qu:lch the urge to destroy his enemy.

Do~ t kill him!

Ram::io lowers the gun and turns in a fury to Trautman.

R-'--"1BO Where the fuck were you?

405H R.?J1.30 & TRJ.. UT~~-1'

All the spotlights are trained on the building -- what appears to be a small army waits to move in ---

Traut.man moves to •.-ards Rambo ... Trautman assumes an attitude of a not-so-confident father trying to regai,.., the confidence of a disinherited son.

Rambo still remains frozen with his -..,eapon at PORT arms. His eyes glaring with frightening intensity into Traut.man's.

TRAUTM.l,N I'll order the chopper and fly you back to Bragg.

- Rev. 12'21/81

~'30 They're not lettin me fly anywhere!

A spotlight shines through the window. Rambo ducks.

TRAUTM.?..N Ho.la your fire!

The National Guard and Troopers stand outside waiting.

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Rambo is pulling guns out of the cupboard.

TR.Z,UTMAN Think about what you're doing.

R.t..'lBO ... How're thei positioned?

TPJ..l:T~,A.1' ---The building perimeter's covered -- there's no exit.

Firepower?

TR..>,UTM.Z.K Nearly two hundred me~. Maybe forty armed \s"ith M-16's. vihy the hell did you have to start this?

I didn't.

He walks toward the window.

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R.!-.MBO Nothin is over! You just don't turn it off. It wasn't my war! They asked me, I didn't ask them!!! I killed what I had to kill to win. Come home ready to kiss the ground and see all these maggots at the airport protestin' me -- spittin' -- callin' me womao killer, babykiller -- where were you? Why didn't anybo~y set them straight?

Rar:tbo sits.

Rl'Y.EO Where the hell's Danforth? We were always tal.kin' about Vegas and this Chevy he wanted to buy. '58 Candyapple red ... He sa1c, 'We gonna cruise till the tires fall off!

FIRST BLOOD - Rev. 12/21/81

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R.J;!l,B 0 ( continui.ng) There's blood and pieces of him all over me. I tried to hold him tooether, but his insides kept slipping t~rough ~y hands. Joey screamed, 'What about my Che,·y ! l wanna drive my Chevy! ' I said, 'With what? I can't find your fuckin' legs! He got quiet and died quiet. I still dream about it. Listen man, I dream this shit almost every ni.ght - sometimes 1 wake up and don't know where the fuck I am. I don't talk to anybody for hours ... days sometimes. I try to block it out of my mind, but I can't ...

Rambo begins to sob uncontrollably and Trautr.,an guides him by his shoulder.

FIRST BLOOD - Rev. 12/21/81

Rambo is escorted out of the Police Station by Trautman followed by Kern and Guard.

They reach the bottom of the stairs where Teasle is being attended to by ambulance men.

They ~alk down the street, where the National Guard and Police have surrounded the building.

Rambo looks at the National Guard and Troopers as he walks to the jeep.

They watch him.

Trautman and Rambo get in the jeep. They drive away.

The Troc?ers anc ambulance leave and begin to resume order.