"Chuck, see what it is." "Hey, Miller, we got something." " Well, what is it?" " Will you just come here?" "Well, I'll be." "They were right." "Yeah, I thought it was a bunch of bull." "Who was right?" "What are you guys talking about?" "Where've you been for the last month, kid?" "Why do think the Indians have been picketing since we started this job?" "Yeah, man, they're claiming we're disturbing some ancient burial ground." "But the Katona tribe is more than 20 miles away." "Yeah, I know, but they think anytime someone finds a freakin' arrowhead around here, the land is theirs and they want it back." "Man... this thing looks over 100 years old." "Yeah, and it's gonna look good in my den under that moose head too." "Hey, man, wait wait wait!" "What was that?" "Nothing." "Come on, guys, we got to clear out this junk so we can finish the job." "Now hit it with that pickax and try to break it up." "Break it up?" "Shouldn't we try to save it?" "It might be worth something." "Whatever you say, son." "Give me that pick." "What the hell was that?" "You think those picketers are out there beyond the lights?" "Yeah, and they're probably getting a good laugh at our expense too." "Jeez, that guy is a hothead." "Well, let's just see 'em come any closer." "Miller, you're taking this way too far." "Give me that." "Come on, guys, let's get out of here." "Not until we finish." "Riley, help me." "What the hell was that?" "An earthquake?" "I don't know." "I think Hanson's right." "I say we call it a night, fellas." "Riley, I've changed my mind." "That sounds like a good idea." "Come get it." "Hey." " Hi, honey." " Hi, Dad." "Look at you." "You have grown up." "That's what happens." "Yeah yeah, I guess so." "Guess it's just more dramatic 'cause you're not here all the time." "Well, here, let me take this and let's get moving, huh?" "Did your mother have any instructions for me?" "Instructions?" "Yeah, like the last time you came out she told me how to wash your clothes." "Even told me how to make your toast." "That was two years ago." "I can make my own toast now." "Wow, you have grown up." "You said that already." "Look, your mother's in Europe for the summer, so like it or not, we are stuck with each other." "We can make it go a whole lot quicker if we're at least civil with each other, huh?" "I don't suppose she gave you any instructions on how to do that." "No." "I guess we're on our own." "What's all that?" "Oh, a developer is building a swanky resort." "Katonas are all up in arms about it." "A swanky resort?" "Here?" "I know." "Come on, I'll get your bag." "It's okay." "I got it." "Just like your mother." "Dex, I told you before, don't call me here." "I'll see you tonight." "Morning, Sheriff." "Lolli, what's new besides you having a date with Dex tonight?" "Did the picketers give you any trouble?" "No, I just walked by." " Where's Kelly?" " She's coming in." "Even when you're together, you're not together." "Lolli, is anything happening?" "Well, Sadie Riley called, said Paul didn't make it home last night." "Maybe he's just pulled another all-nighter out at the site." " I mean, they're working 'em like hell." " Yeah, Dex told me that." "I don't think so, Sheriff." "That was Lisa Miller." "Neil was supposed to take their kid to school this morning, never came home." "He was working out at the Krantz site too, wasn't he?" "I think so." "Mark, take the second car." "Go out along 81." "I'll check the 395." "Maybe they got in a wreck." " On my way." " And I'll meet you out at the site." "Copy that." "Big Jim, what are you doing here?" "In case you haven't noticed, the sun is up." "Well, truth be told, today I got babysitting duties." "What are you talking about?" "The field trip, the university kids, the archeology class." "Remember that?" "Oh, right right." "When is that?" "I'm on my way over there right now." "Well, keep an eye out for Miller's truck while you're out there, okay?" " Yeah, sure." "See you later." " Yeah." " Kel!" " Hey!" "My Kelly belly." "Oh, girl." "Look at you." "Hollywood is working for you." "You look just one of those Hollywood hotties." "I don't even live in LA, Loll." "I live in Upland." "Well, it's still 1,000 miles closer than I'll ever get." "Well, don't go too far." "I need you to hold the fort." "Listen, Kel, I gotta make a run." "I'll be back in an hour or so, then we'll get you situated, okay?" "I got it covered." "All right." "Pomeroy, it's 8:20." "Where are the cement trucks?" "Why aren't we pouring?" "The foundations aren't ready yet, sir." "I thought you had that handled." " Well, I did, sir, but..." " But what?" "You told me you had your best men on this all night." "I did." "Well, where are they?" "Why isn't the job done?" "That's just the thing, Mr. Krantz." "When Dex and I showed up this morning, they were gone." " They quit?" " Jimmy!" "I don't think so." "Their cars are still here and..." "And what?" "Dad!" "Dad!" " Not now, Dex." " We found more, lots more." "What are you talking about?" "You found what?" "I think you should see this for yourself, Mr. Krantz." "This way, please." "Jimmy, wait here." "This is all I need." "This could be an incredible find, Mr. Krantz." "Right." "Cover it up." "What?" " Not now, Dex." " You heard me." "Pomeroy, I told you I want it buried." "But, Mr. Krantz, Dex has a point." "This is..." "No "buts," Pomeroy." "The Native American Council finds about this, they could shut me down for weeks, possibly years." "I've got too much invested in this to see shoot it down the tubes right now." "Understood." "Dex, you know what to do." "Get the survey team started on the second quadrant." "And you tell 'em if they find any more of these relics," "I want 'em bagged and sent straight back to me." "Son, you heard the man, get going." "Whatever you say, Dad." "All right." "How many men beside you and your boy know about this?" "Just the morning crew of 10, sir." "Tell them I'm gonna double their salary, and I want them on the Hawaiian project as of tomorrow." "Jimmy'll make all the arrangements." "What about Miller and the other two that split last night?" "If they come back again, tell them I want to see them first." "Now let's get this show on the road." "I'll get the tractor warmed up." "Yeah, you do that." "Look at him, will you?" "He ain't had a hammer in his hand in his whole life." "So what's up with the big cheese anyway?" "I didn't think I'd see him out here until the ribbon ceremony." "You know Mr. Krantz." "He loves to micromanage." "He wants you all to be on the lookout for any Indian relics you might find in the next parcel." "Maybe he should come out with us and survey and scout around a bit." "That's not gonna happen." "He's not gonna get his ass out of the trailer." "It's gonna be 110 in the shade." "Meaning the faster we get this done, the faster we get out of here, so let's head out." "Don't forget to check in later." "Hello, Steve." "Evans, go ahead." "It's Jim here." "I got the students all situated pretty well out at the Krantz site and I'm headed back." "Any sign of Riley's truck?" "That's a negative." "All right, well, keep looking, will you?" "Right, I'll keep my eyes open." "See you later." "Look at him, will you?" "I thought we were out here to study archeology, not astronomy." "Give him a break, Josh." "I want to see the eclipse too when it happens." "It's not gonna happen for two more days, Rach." "Right." "Hey, Professor!" "You find something, Mr. McMurphy?" "Not yet." "I was just wondering how the stars were looking this morning." "Your comedic talents overwhelm me, Mr. McMurphy." "I'd think you'd want to drop all your other courses and concentrate solely on standup." "Sorry, Professor." "Just kidding." "I know, but if I've taught you anything over the last semester, it's that a good scientist knows when to look down and up." "Hell, a major celestial event like this won't take place again until 2078." "I can wait." "Is it true this is the best place to see it, Professor?" "According to the observatory, the optimum place for viewing the eclipse is right here in the Alabama hills." "I guess that's why all the motels in town were full up." "It's history." "Just like what you're digging for here in the earth." "When you three realize all the sciences are mutually bound together, you'll finally have learned something meaningful." "Now keep working." "Hey, Professor, wait a minute, check this out." "What now, Mr. Cook?" "Hopefully not more of your would-be arrowheads." "No no, this is something else." "Man, that's weird." "What is it?" " It's bones." "I can tell you that." " Keep brushing." "Yes, by all means, Mr. Cook, keep brushing." "That's no dinosaur bone." "It looks like a mammal." "I think it's a femur." "Jeez, what was that?" "A tremor." "I didn't know that we were on a fault line." "We're not." "Is everyone okay?" " Yeah." " Yeah." "Yeah." "Okay." "Let's get back to work." "Oh my God!" "Run!" "Get to the jeep!" "Now!" "Let's get out of here." "Oh my God." "Oh my God!" "Oh, God!" "Oh oh, please!" "Please!" "Please, please don't!" "Don't!" "No no!" "Just in the nick of time." "Excuse me, sir." "There's a call on the car phone for you, sir." "Right, take care of it." "Skipper, I'll give the place the once-over." "Yeah." "That's Pomeroy over there." "Maybe he knows something." "Look, just make sure that second quadrant is clear, okay?" "Sheriff, glad you're here." "I was just about to call you." "About two missing men, right?" "Actually three." "Well, there's Miller, Riley and who else?" "A new kid..." "Chuck Hanson." "Just came on the past week." "Any idea what happened to them?" "Not a clue." "Pomeroy." " What's the sheriff got to say?" " Sheriff, this is Richard Krantz." "Mr. Krantz, it's a pleasure to meet the man behind the curtain." "You got quite an operation here." "It's just the beginning, Sheriff." "This desert is gonna be an oasis within two years." "You wait." "I'm sure you're right, provided your workers don't keep disappearing." "So they didn't make it home either, I take it." "No." "You're working them pretty hard, aren't you?" "I pay them well, Sheriff." "This may be a little sensitive, but why don't you question the picketers that are in front of your office?" "They're doing everything they can to hold up this project." "So you think the Katonas are behind this?" "No secrets about the threats." " Not to mention phone calls..." " Jimmy!" "Yes, sir." "All I'm suggesting is that the Katonas have a definite motive, and you should at least question them." "Mr. Krantz, until I find some evidence of foul play," "I don't think I'm gonna do that." "Sheriff." "I found this out beyond the construction perimeter in the brush." "That's Miller's rifle." "Along with this." "Well, that should be enough evidence for you to start an investigation, Sheriff." "Mr. Krantz, if it's all the same to you, you do your job and let me do mine." "Let's go." "All right, Pomeroy, you're still pouring today, right?" "Yes, sir." "All right, let's get the lead out." "We got some foundation to lay." "Mark, I want you to bag that stuff up, drive it over to forensics at county seat." " Tell Coogan to put a priority on it." " Sure thing, boss." "And call Sachetti at the impound." "Tell him to tow those vehicles in for a going-over." "What do you think's going on?" "I don't know." "I'm not quite sure, but I don't trust that guy." "I think he knows a hell of a lot more than he's telling." "Where you headed?" "Take a drive over to the reservation, talk to Storm Cloud." "Maybe he knows something." "Maybe he does, chief." "Okay." "Yeah, no, that's fine." "It just means I'm gonna have to make three separate trips." "Best get started then, Mikey." "The sheriff wants those vehicles towed in immediately." "All right." "I'll get on it right away, Mark." "Right away." "Almost." "Well well." " When did you get back in town?" " This morning." "This morning?" "I see." "What took so long?" "Things." "I see." "And so now you're back for the whole summer?" "Apparently." "Do you have anything you want to say to me?" "Yeah." "Yeah, actually, as a matter of fact I do." "I missed you." "Me too." "You make no sense at all." "Advancing our cause doesn't mean you have to be belligerent with everyone who disagrees with you." "I only want what's right for our people and us, Kaya." "That's just it, Black Hawk, there is no "us."" " There never was." " What do you mean?" "I don't wish to be a part of your militant stance with the townspeople." "Now you talk like your grandfather... weak, tired, unwilling to stand up for our rights." "If the white man has taught us anything, it's that we must fight for what we want." "Yes, fight, but I do not like how you do battle." "Well, hello, Sheriff." " Kaya." " You come to arrest us all today?" "No, nothing like that." "Just need some questions answered is all." " Is your grandfather home?" " He's just starting sweat lodge." "Okay, I can come back later." "No, please, I'm sure he'll see you." "Come." "Yeah?" "All right." "So how's your teaching been this semester?" "It's okay, I guess." "It's been a bit tough." "With the cuts in federal funding we've had to combine a lot of classes." "But the students have adapted well." "Maybe you folks should think about opening a casino around here." "Grandfather doesn't believe in them." "Says they weaken the spirit." "Maybe so, but it sure would bring in some much-needed revenue." "And it would also bring drunkenness, prostitution and crime." "Oh, good morning to you, Storm Cloud." "Sheriff Evans is here to ask you some questions, Grandfather." "I didn't think you'd mind." "Running Wolf, it is always good to see a brother." "Haven't heard that name in awhile." "Maybe you should use it more often." "I might, if I could only convince people to get beyond the color of my hair and eyes." "One just needs to look at your beautiful daughter to know that your bloodline runs strong." " So how is Kelly?" " She's fine." "Just got back in town today." "She has the spirit of the Katona." "And her mother's attitude." "She's young." "Come." "Well, if you'll excuse me, I must be going, Sheriff." "My next class is at 11:00." "Thank you, Kaya." "You have come about the incident at the worksite, have you not?" "Yes, that's right." "How did you know?" "I heard about it earlier." " From who?" " Chinkana." "Chinkana." "Don't know him." "It's Indian for grapevine." "Yes, three men have gone missing." "And you think that someone here may be responsible?" "Maybe, maybe not." "There have been threats made by some of the picketers." "Angry words don't always lead to violence." "Three men are missing, but I didn't say anything about violence." "If you know something, Storm Cloud..." "I know that that's why you're here..." "to accuse one of us." "This is just a follow-up." "None of our people set foot on that ground last night." "And neither should anyone else." "What happened to the men was a sign." "The construction must stop." "With all due respect, Storm Cloud, that land is not on the Katona Reservation." "Still, it is on unholy land." "Listen to me." "I was out there just this morning." "There is nothing there to indicate that your ancestors were ever there." "Our ancestors, Running Wolf." "Our ancestors!" "Have you forgotten that your grandfather, a great chief, is buried on this reservation?" "No, I haven't." "You must never forget." "The blood of the chiefs also flows inside of you, Running Wolf." "It's what gives you the strength over evil." "I understand that, Storm Cloud." "But being sheriff allows me to extend that power for the good of all." "Then know that whatever lies out beyond our borders should be left undisturbed for the sake of all." "Well, half-breed, who do you serve today, hmm?" "Indian or white man?" "Both equally." "If only it were the truth." "Dude, I say we call it a day." "We got about another hour of daylight left." "Let's just go ahead and knock it off, though." "Then we don't have to come back tomorrow, okay?" "Whatever." "Hey, Lou, go ahead and move to your left about a foot, would you?" "All right, but let's make this quick." "I'm toast already on one side." "Whoa!" "Hey hey hey!" "What was that?" "What the hell are you guys doing down there?" "You didn't feel that up there?" "Feel what?" "We had a serious earthquake just hit us down here." "You didn't feel it?" "Come on, quit fooling around, you guys." "Let's just get this thing done." "I didn't feel anything." "Okay." "Hey, Lou, do me a favor and move forward about three feet." "That's more like it." "No!" "What the..." "Dave, Dave!" "What the hell is that?" "Let's get out of here, man." "Come on!" "Holy..." "Step forward, warrior." "You have seen the Bone Eater." "It has risen, and the sacred moon will soon obscure the sun." "Time is short." "I must know its secret before it's too late." "There is no secret, only death." "They brought this demon onto themselves." "But we can use it to our own advantage." "No." "The Bone Eater is an enemy of all life, not just the white man." "Once all six renegades have been resurrected, the creature will be unstoppable." "You must find the bone axe." "The creature must be destroyed before the six become one." "If you're too afraid to wield that power, then tell me of this sacred weapon." "I will find it myself." "Now who is being foolish?" "Once the eclipse has completed, it will take the will of the gods to destroy it." "I don't believe you." "With the creature as our ally, we could drive the white man from all of our land, restore our people to prominence!" "Anger clouds you, Black Hawk." "You cannot befriend evil to do your bidding." "There must be a way." "And I will soon discover it, with or without your help." "Hey, Kelly, turn the music down, will you?" "I'm on the phone." "All right!" "I'm sorry, Sal." "If you don't mind, could you repeat that?" "Yeah, no problem." "I said I found traces of crystallized blood and bone samples embedded in the cloth you sent me." "What does that mean?" "Well, for that to happen, the victim would have had to have fallen straight into a blast furnace." "There's nothing like that out there." "And here's something for Sherlock Holmes:" "The shirt itself shows absolutely no signs of being burned." "Could the blood samples have been introduced into the cloth sometime later?" "Not a chance." "You sure about that?" "I'd stake my pension on it." "Well, thanks, Sal." "As usual, you've ruined my day." "Sorry, Steve." "I'll send you some free aspirin, on the county." "Yeah, I'll be looking for it." "Come on, Dad, nobody does that anymore." "Well, I guess I'm getting old, Kel." "Where you going all made up like that?" "I'm going up to Big Pine to see a movie." "Tonight?" "We haven't spent two minutes together." "We have all summer, right?" "Yeah." "I don't want you going up to Big Pine tonight." "What's the big deal?" "It's just a date." "With who?" "It's not that Sachetti kid, is it?" " What if it is?" " He's too old for you." "Dad, he's just 21." "Well, four years at your age is a lot of difference." "Mom is four years younger than you." "It's not the same thing." "It is to me." "I can handle myself!" "Yeah, well, that's just what I'm afraid of." "Look... can't you just humor your old man once and stick around?" "No, I'll be back later." "No, you'll be back at 11:00." "Dad, I'm 17." "My house, my rules." " 11:00." " Whatever." "Great." "Let me get this straight." "You just compromised your integrity for money?" "What he's doing is wrong, Dad, and you know it." "Look, don't lecture me on what's right and wrong, all right?" "That money is putting your ass through engineering school." "You don't want it?" "You wanna spend the rest of your life digging ditches?" " That's fine with me." " Money isn't everything, Pop." "And I'd rather you not sell your soul to Krantz just to put me through college." "Look, son, it's easy to have high morals when you're 22." "But at my age, how am I gonna start over?" "A man like Krantz has the power to ruin me for the rest of my life." "Only 'cause you gave it to him, Dad." "Kaya, is everything okay?" "I hope it's not too late." "No, not at all." "Please, come in." "Anything I can get you?" "No, thank you." "I'm fine." "So what brings you over?" "Look, Steve," "I know why you were at the reservation earlier." "It's those missing men." "Storm Cloud sent you, didn't he?" "I felt that he was holding something back." "No no, I came on my own." "Look, Kaya, all evidence points to the fact that these men are dead." "Now if you know something, you need to tell me." "Well, it's not something you're gonna want to hear." "It's Black Hawk, isn't it?" "No." "Have you ever heard the legend of the Bone Eater?" "Yeah, the curse of Torak." "Yeah, my older brother used to spook me by telling me scary stories about it." "Well, according to Storm Cloud, the legend is true." " Come on." " Two centuries ago, the Katona tribe and white settlers alike were menaced by a band of six renegades led by a young shaman named Torak." "Yeah, he was bypassed as rightful chief, so he broke from the tribe, right?" "They harmed so many in their quest for power, engaging in ritualistic murder, even cannibalism." "It took several medicine men and many warriors to finally surround the six and destroy them." "They were buried unceremoniously in the same area where 30 years ago a group of miners uncovered the sacred bone axe." "Tragically, the creature awoke from its slumber." "The men were pierced with shards of sharp bone, disintegrating them." "Before the miners realized what they had done, it was too late." "One of them was able to pierce the creature with the sacred bone axe, sending it back into the earth." "But unfortunately, none of them survived." "By building on that land," "Krantz has desecrated the sacred ground and once again awakened the Bone Eater." "That is why Storm Cloud wanted the ground left alone." "Kaya, this is the 21st century." "I can't act on legend." "These are evil spirits that were sealed in the earth eternally with a sacred war axe." "Yeah yeah, and before he died" "Torak cursed his killers, saying that his bones and the bones of his brothers would rise up like a demon and take revenge." "Right after the ghost of Christmas past." "I should not have come." "Kaya, I'm sorry, listen." "Please please, forgive me." "It's just that I've got three men missing, presumed dead, and I can't go to these people's families" " with legends of bone creatures." " Steve, this demon lives." "We are in great danger." "Kaya." "For what it's worth, thank you for coming over here and telling me this." "It is only worth something if you listen." "Now just for a few minutes, okay?" "Relax, Lol, nothing's gonna happen." "Well, maybe something." "Yeah, if you're lucky." "I got something for you." "Yeah, I got a good idea what it is too." "No, really." "Here." "Oh my God, Dex." "You're so sweet." " What is it?" " Go ahead and open it." "I can't believe it." "It's so beautiful." " Where did you get this?" " At the site." "You're kidding me." "No no, there's tons of great stuff out there." "But when I saw that," "I knew it was meant for you." "I took it to the town jeweler, had him shine it up like new." "You're the best." "Here, wait." "Let's see what it looks like." "So what do you think?" "It's beautiful, just like you." "What was that?" "I don't know." "Run, Lolli, run!" "Hello." "Hello, Kelly?" " He's gonna kill me." " No, he won't." " You have a legitimate excuse." " Yeah, well..." "What's wrong with you?" "I don't know." "You just get in here today, and I'm already thinking about you going back." "Don't." "Why don't you just stay?" "And live where?" "With my father?" "We'll be lucky if we make it through the summer in one piece." "So come live with me." "Do you want to be the one to tell him that?" "No, thanks." "Jeez, it's so late." "I gotta go in." "Do you want me to come in with you, try to explain?" "No no no, I think it's better if I do it myself." " Where is my purse?" " I think you left it in the back seat." "What is that?" "That?" "I don't know." "It's some old tomahawk." "I found it lying around the lot this afternoon." "Now... why don't you slide over here a minute?" "Oh, Jeez!" "Okay, you have to go." "Okay okay." "Hey, call me tomorrow." "Okay, just drive." "Do you know what time it is, young lady?" "Late, I know." "It's 3:15 a.m." "That is beyond late!" "Kelly, I thought I told you to get back home before 11:00." "I would have been, Dad, but there was a huge accident on the other side of the county line." "Come on, that kind of BS doesn't cut it with me anymore." "I'm not lying." "Look, if you don't start telling the truth, you can forget about ever seeing that Sachetti kid again." "You can't tell me who I can date." "When you're in my house, I sure as hell can!" "Look, Dad, there really was an accident, okay?" "Traffic was backed up for miles." "I'm surprised they didn't call you." "Yeah, me too." "Yeah, Evans here." "Hey, boss, sorry to wake you." "It's Roberts." "That's okay, buddy." "I was up." "Just got a call from Burns down at the station." "He got a dispatch from highway patrol about a truck accident a couple hours ago up near Big Pine." "Yeah, Kelly was just telling me about it." "Sheriff, there's something else." "A vehicle was found smashed to pieces up on Krantz's property near the site." "How's it affect us?" "They found a purse on the side of the road." "Sheriff, it's Lolli's." "Are you sure about that?" "Yeah, they found her County ID inside the wallet." " They called us right away." " Right." "I'll go check it out." "Sheriff, if it's okay, I'd like to go." "Yeah, I'll see you out there." "What was that about?" "Nothing, it's just routine." "Now who's BSing?" "I'm sorry, honey." "I really am." "I shouldn't have doubted you." "So what's really the matter?" "Lolli may have been hurt." "I'll call you when I know more, okay?" "Hank, you got any of this figured out yet?" "Not yet, Steve, but it's the damnedest thing I've ever seen." "The skid marks are here, yet the truck's over 100 feet away." "Looks like somebody moved it after the accident." "That would take half a dozen tow trucks." "Yeah, and why the hell would anybody want to do that?" "And the driver?" "Not here." "I figure he must have been thrown clear and wandered off in a daze, unless somebody carted him off." "Where'd you find this?" "Right over there by the shoulder." "Show me exactly." "Heads up." "Here comes trouble." "Yeah, you got that right." "Sheriff, this is getting way out of hand." "You haul that chief in for questioning and I guarantee you he's gonna crack." "Mr. Krantz, there's still no proof that the Katonas are responsible for this." "When are you gonna to wake up and smell the war paint?" "First, three men are missing." "This driver's the fourth, to say nothing about my property." "Now it's obvious to me that they are responsible and I want to know when you're going to make an arrest." "Let me ask you a question for a change." "What?" "Have you uncovered anything unusual recently out at your site?" "What's that got to do with the price of eggs?" "Well, have you?" "No, I have not." "Well, you realize of course that failing to notify the authorities of a historical find on state-granted land would constitute fraud." "Could even subject the owner to severe civil and criminal penalties." "You know, Sheriff, I've been in business a long time." "I've gone head to head with the top men in almost every field." "And I don't intend to be intimidated by some bumpkin lawman who has a soft spot for his people." "Now I suggest that you find out what's going on, and I mean fast, because the next phone call I make is to your boss in the county office." "Fine." "Here." "Number's on the card." "Excuse me, Mr. Krantz." "Mr. Pomeroy's on the car phone." " He says it's urgent." " What does he want?" " He wouldn't say, sir." " I'm leaving here anyway." "Come on." " Yes, sir." " Let's go." "You complain about having to get me coffee." "Never again, Sheriff." "What a pair." "All right, where was that purse exactly?" "Right over here." "Found it sitting right here." "Thanks a lot, Hank." "She came from the woods." "She was running." "Hard." "You can tell all that just by looking at the grass?" "My grandfather taught me when I was a kid." "Yeah, but how can you tell?" "A good Indian tracker can read a trail across solid rock." "Come on." "Got something, Sheriff?" "Yeah." "Yeah, look here." "This branch was broken fairly recently and it came from at least 15 or 20 feet up in these trees." "So whatever was chasing her was at least that tall." "A bear?" "A 15-foot bear?" "Not likely." "Well, what then?" "What's this?" "Look at these relics." "This could be an old Indian's grave." "I thought the ancient tribes never buried their own in the ground." "No, they burned the bodies as offerings to their gods." "Monroe to Sheriff Evans, come in." "This is Evans, go ahead." "Hey, Steve, those helicopters haven't found any sign of that missing driver yet, but we did spot an abandoned vehicle along the road to the lake." "All right, we're close." "We'll check it out." "You got it." "A couple patrol cars are coming down the service road as well." "We'll meet 'em." "Out." "Let's go." "Look, Miss Hayes, I'm dumping $110 million into one of your communities." "The least I can get is a little damn cooperation." "I have to let him run his investigation." "Investigation?" "Is that what you call it?" "Because I'm up to my ears in OT pay." "I've got delays upon delays because my men won't come to work." "Now I don't care who's running this investigation." "I just don't want them running my corporation into the ground" " while they do it." " I understand." "And I am more than sympathetic to your position." "However, I can't, and I will not railroad any officers under my jurisdiction to bend the law to suit your financial needs." "Miss Hayes, if I'm not mistaken, your term is up in three months and you're seeking re-election." "I know this because a number of people in your party have contacted me regarding substantial contributions." "Maybe they think what I'm doing in your town is worth a little more consideration than I'm currently being given." "Is that a threat, Mr. Krantz?" "Politics and favors make wonderful bedfellows." "Do you understand what I am talking about?" "I understand this." "I will talk to Sheriff Evans myself." "You just better pray that everything going on at that worksite is on the up and up." "Do you understand what I am talking about?" "Good day, Mr. Krantz." "Mr. Krantz, we're here, sir." " Where is it?" " This way, sir." " Jimmy, you wait here." " Yes, sir." "Anybody else see this?" "No, I just uncovered it myself." "I called you as soon as I did." "I sent the other guys to the main site as soon as I saw it." "How long do you estimate it's been here?" "A hundred years, maybe two." "Well, I don't care how you do it, but I want it gone, you understand?" "Mr. Krantz, this is more than just plowing under some artifacts." "Pomeroy, do you like your job?" "Sir?" "You do as I tell you and there's a nice bonus in your next pay envelope, okay?" " Mr. Krantz..." " No buts." "You bag up the bones and get 'em off my property." "You got it?" "Got it, Mr. Krantz." "Good." "Jimmy." " We're out of here." " Yes, sir." "Copy." "They're running the plates right now, Sheriff, but this is Pomeroy's truck all right." "Yeah, I tried to call his father but the cell service is dead out here." "Yeah, a 9mm missing the clip." " Looks like more of the same, huh?" " Sure does." "What now, boss?" "I say we hitch a ride back to our cars." "I'll check in at the office." "You stop by the Pomeroy place." " It's on the way." " Roger." " Where's Storm Cloud?" " He is not to be disturbed." " I will see him now." " No!" "He is on vision quest seeking a way to undo the evil." "He can't do that!" "That fool!" "How dare you transgress the prayers of a chief?" "Have you forgotten your place?" "I have no place with cowards." "Damn!" "Hey, Mark, what's up?" "I wasn't speeding, not down that hill." "No, Seth." "No tickets today." "The sheriff wanted me to talk to you." "Why, what's wrong?" "I'm wondering if you know where Dex is right now." "No, what happened?" "I found his truck down by Pine Lake this morning, abandoned, no sign of him." "So what are we talking about, another kidnapping?" "No, I can't be sure of that." "I'm going right down there." "Where exactly is it?" "I'd appreciate it if you talked to the sheriff first." "Mark, come on, please, take me to where the truck is." "What was that?" "Nothing." "I didn't hear anything." "There it is again." "What you got in the bag, Seth?" "I, um..." "Seth, what's in the bag?" "Get in the truck!" "What the hell is that thing?" "I don't know, but it looks like it's gonna take more than bullets to kill it." "Oh my God, no!" " Hey, Steve." " Jim." "Any word on Lolli yet?" "No, nothing yet." "I checked with her mother and some of her friends and nobody's seen her since yesterday." "How about Roberts?" "He checked in yet?" "No, not a peep." "I'll try to raise him." "Yeah, he's probably sleeping." "I could use some myself." "Oh, Commissioner Hayes called." "She said she wants to talk to you right away." "Oh, brother." "How'd she sound?" "Same as usual... pissed." "Yeah, get her on the line for me, will you?" "Yeah, sure." "This is Evans." "Steve, Hayes." "What the hell is going on down there?" "What do you mean?" "I've got Richard Krantz making a lot of noises up here about some Indian uprising against his new development project." "That's not even close to the truth." "He says the evidence is overwhelming and you've refused to make any arrests." "Hell, I could go down there right now and arrest the whole damn tribe, but that's not gonna stop what's going on." "Well, it better stop soon." "There's a bank full of money at stake here, not to mention the political fallout if this project isn't completed on schedule." "And if you can't handle it, the governor is gonna have to send in the militia to keep the peace and protect those workers." "Got it?" "Yeah." "Yeah, I got it." "Good, keep me posted." "Hey, Steve." "I tried Roberts twice on his car radio, still no answer." "Well, try his apartment." "If you get him, you let me know." "Yeah, will do." "Grandfather, where are you going?" "It is time." "I've seen the end." "We must find the bone axe." "But it took many warriors to destroy Torak." "Kaya, please." "There is no other way." " The beast must be stopped." " No, not the Bone Eater." "There are too few of you to defeat it." "I cannot undo what has been done, but I can put a stop to it." "Now please, Kaya." "Stay with the tribe." "You'll be safe here." "Dad!" "Dad, did you find out anything?" "No, nothing yet, Kel." "Who would do such a thing?" "I don't know, honey." "We can't assume the worst yet." "She is still just a missing person." "They've had choppers and search parties scouring that area all day." "If she's out there, believe me, honey, they'll find her." "Are you sure?" "I promise." "I'm doing everything possible." "Burns to Evans." "Burns to Evans, come in." "What's up, Big Jim?" "I just got a call from the emergency room over at the trauma center." "They found Mark lying on the side of the road up near Whitney Portal." "They're bringing him in right now." "What's his condition?" "Well, according to the paramedics on the scene, he's in pretty bad shape." "They want you over there pronto." "I'm on my way." "I'm coming with you." "All right, all right, jump in." "Burns to Evans." "Burns to Evans, come in." "This is Evans, go ahead." "Steve, there's a woman here from the reservation." "She says that it's imperative that she speak with you immediately." " What's her name?" " Kaya." "Big Jim, tell her to meet me at the hospital." "Any idea what happened?" "Based on his condition," "I'd say something outside of the norm." "How so?" "Follow me." "Look, honey, why don't you go out and wait in the hall while I talk to the doc, okay?" " Okay." " All right." "This one's got me stumped." "The bones in his right arm and his right hand are completely gone, resulting in this fleshy mass." "What could have done something like this?" "I'm just a country doctor." "I'm not a specialist." "Can he talk?" "Well, understandably, he's in shock." "I wouldn't bring him out." "Well, did he say anything when they picked him up?" "Yeah, the paramedics said that he was rambling on about being attacked by some giant skeletonlike creature." "Obviously a delusion from the pain." "Yeah yeah, right." "You take good care of him, Doc." "What are you gonna do?" "I'm gonna try to find that delusion." "I want six others to patrol that south perimeter." "You hear so much as an owl fart, you shoot first and ask questions later." "Mr. Krantz, we have a problem at the main gate." " What?" " The Katonas." "Son of a bitch!" "We request peaceful access to your property." "You're too late, Chief." "You Katonas have taken this situation way out of hand." "It is you, Mr. Krantz, that has broken this ground." "And it is you that have uncovered these unholy relics of our ancestors." "I don't know what you're talking about." "The bone axe." "It was here somewhere, and we must find it." "You take one step through that fence, the only thing you're gonna find is hot lead." "You understand me?" "What the hell is that?" "Get out." "Come on, get out of here!" "Come on, go!" "Go now!" "Go!" "Go!" "Can't get it open." "Jimmy, come on!" "Oh, God!" "No!" "Dad, who would do that to Mark?" "Well, if you believe Storm Cloud, there's some sort of weird creature running around the Indians call the Bone Eater." "You don't really believe that." "Well, something's going on, and right now nothing is making any sense." " Steve!" " What are you doing here?" "It's Storm Cloud." "What is it?" "He took some of the tribe and he went down to the worksite." "Why?" "He's looking for the sacred war axe." "Yeah, well, all he's gonna find is trouble." " You have to stop him." " Burns to Evans, Burns to Evans, come in, please." "This is Evans." "Go ahead, Jim." "Steve, I just got a call from the Krantz site." "They say they're surrounded by Storm Cloud and his people." "All right, I'm on it." "Kaya, take Kelly home for me, will you?" "I just hope I can get there before it escalates." "What's the war axe look like?" "It's an ancient Indian weapon made with sections of buffalo jaw, much like a tomahawk." "I just saw a tomahawk last night in the back of my boyfriend's truck." " It was really old." " Are you sure?" "I'm positive." "He said he just found it lying around the impound lot." "We gotta call him right away." "Storm Cloud?" "Storm Cloud." "Go, Running Wolf." "Go now!" "I can't hold it for very long." "Hold what?" "Sheriff, get in!" "Get in!" "Go!" "Go!" "Sheriff, what the hell was that thing?" "Something I've got to stop before tomorrow." "That I can tell you." "You mind telling me how you plan to do that?" "You just let me figure it out." "I appreciate the lift, though." "Yeah, no problem." "What the hell were you doing out here anyway?" "Kelly called me on my cell phone." "She wanted me to give you this." "I found it yesterday in the impound yard." "She said for you to take Storm Cloud to the reservation, said that he would know what to do with it." "Yeah, well..." "Storm Cloud didn't make it." "Sheriff, no offense, but I really think that you need to call the army or the FBI." "They won't believe it." "By the time they decide this thing is real, it'll already be too late." "All right." "What are you gonna do about it?" "I want you to drop me off at the reservation." "Then I want you to head back to town." "You get Kelly and her friend Kaya." "You wake 'em up if you have to, but I want the three of you as far from Sweetwater as possible by sunrise." "All right." " What about you?" " Don't worry about me." "Mike, you gotta be miles away from here before that eclipse tomorrow." "You got it?" "Yes, sir." "So what's the deal with this weapon?" "It's the key to stopping all the evil." "How?" "Come, we must go." "I'll tell you on the way." "Mike, what is going on?" "Where's my father?" "Your father's all right." "He went up to the reservation to get something." "He went with Storm Cloud?" "The sheriff said Storm Cloud didn't make it." "Oh my God, Kaya, I'm so sorry." "Ladies, listen, the sun's gonna be up soon." "We gotta be out of here before the eclipse, okay?" "I'm not leaving without my father." "Kelly, the last thing that your father said to me was "Get my daughter and get her out of town and don't let her talk you out of it."" " No, but..." " No, there's gonna be no talking." "Get in the truck right now." "Both of you, come on." "I see you're finding your Katona roots." "Put the knife down." "Put the axe down first." "I can't do that." "I said, put the knife down now." "Whatever you say, Sheriff." "What's the matter?" "You get soft doing the white man's bidding, huh?" "May your soul find peace." "It's getting darker." "Yeah." "It's starting." "Hold on, hold on!" "Oh my God!" "Dad!" "Baby." " Are you all right?" " Yeah." " All right?" " Yeah." "Welcome back to the tribe, Running Wolf." "I never left." "Subtitles by LeapinLar"