"THIS FILM IS IS BASSED UPON A REAL EVENT WHICH HAPPEND IN TEXAS IN 1969" "Haven't seen you here before." "That's 'cause I ain't been here before." "It's my first time." "Who'd y'all come to see?" "Clovis Poplin." "I'm his legal wife, Lou Jean." "Hmm, Poplin?" "Let's see." "He just came from the penitentiary." "Here we go." "So he did." "It's here on my flimsy." "Let's see what we got here." "Some nice goodies in here?" "Oh, let's see." "What's this?" "That's Texas Gold Stamps from the market." "Gimme." "Gimme." "Okay, there's some more." "Okay." "What we got in this one?" "All right, Mrs. Poplin." "Have yourself a real nice visit." "I think theJ.C.'s are gonna have lemonade." "I didn't come for the drinkin'." "Of course you didn't." "You are permitted to display familial affection, including bodily contact, as long as it doesn't outrage the public decency." " Does that mean we can kiss?" " If you so desire." "All right, then." "Oh, Lou!" "Ain't you somethin'?" "Clovis!" "Ain't you somethin'?" "Ain't you somethin'?" "Clovis." "Ain't you somethin'?" "Clovis!" "Ain't you somethin'?" "What's the matter, honey?" "Goin' shy on me?" "I come with the bad news I'm leavin' you." "What kind of junk are you talkin'?" "We are no longer man and wife." "I'm leaving you." "That's why you brought your lunch?" "This don't mean nothin'." "I'm already on my way." "Don't you notice nothin'?" "Don't you notice anything?" "You've gone blonde." "You've gone blonde before." "Clovis Poplin, have you forgotten your own son?" "Hey!" "No, I ain't." "Why didn't you bring him?" "There's kids allowed." "They got candy for 'em and pop." "I'm not behind bars in despair." "You can bring him every week." "That's what I come to tell ya." "Welfare's come and taken Baby Langston forever." "They're gonna keep him in that foster home!" "Why are they doin' that?" "How am I supposed to know?" "I got out of women's facility three weeks ago." "I went to welfare to get him back... and that child board made up some story." "They had me fill out a statement of propriety... and take it to county courthouse, but it was closed." "A man on the first floor said to me I should take it to the hall of records." "I did, but nobody knew what I was talkin' about." "I remembered what you said about the telephone." "I called the man and got him on the line." "That didn't do no good neither 'cause he said... the man at the first place should've already sent it to my address." "That didn't do no good 'cause I'd already moved." "I want my baby back." "You gonna help me or not?" "Where's he now?" "Over in Sugarland." "Now that they got him, I bet those Methodists... are gettin' ready to move out of state." "I wanna know if you're gonna help." "Well, sure I am." "Sure I am." "Sure I am." "Two for us and half-fare for Baby Langston." "I spent $65." "We're goin' to Los Angeles so's you can go white collar." "Bus tickets!" "A workin' father's what that boy needs!" "Lou Jean, who ever gave you $65?" "I got to go to the bathroom." "Lou Jean?" "Lou Jean?" "Honey, you gotta go next door." "This is the men's room!" "Prove it." "You saved $65 all on your own?" "Oh, Clovis." "Oh, Lord, how I've missed you." "I can't wait no longer." "You waited a year." "Can't you wait another four months?" "I can't." "This is an emergency." "Isn't this my shirt?" "When I leave today you're comin' with me." "Shoot!" "You got two pairs of pants on!" "I know." "I got it all planned out." "You're leavin' today." "Mmm, I love you." "I can't." "I only got four more months." "No, you're leavin' today." "I can't." "I love you." "Yes, you are." "I love you too." "You're leavin' today." "I can't." "Yes, baby." "Please." "I can't." "Come today." "Today." "I love you." "No!" "If you don't, this is our last time." "Clovis?" "Jesus Christ, have you lost your brains?" "Hubie, you're gonna screw me up." "Nobody breaks out of prerelease!" "That's just stupid!" "If I don't, she's gonna run off." "You said your ol' lady was in the jute mill." "No, she's done her time and she's out on her own." "I'm gonna call a guard for your own good." "This is stupid!" "Hubie!" "Hubie!" "You don't understand." "They took my boy, Baby Langston." "What the hell you talkin' about, boy?" "Guard!" "Mmm." "Ain't nobody gonna fuss over four little ol' months." "Bye, honey." "We won't see him for another week." "Sure am gonna miss him." "You might, but I'm not gonna miss him any." "Oh, Pa, don't talk like that.!" "Scoot on in, Mama." "Pardon me." "You Hubie's mom?" "Yes, I am." "And still proud of it no matter what his circumstances may be now." "He's a caution, which is why we came to see him, isn't it?" "Sure am." "Where y'all headed?" "New Frankfurt." "That's where we're goin'!" "We lost our ride." "Do you mind awfully?" "You're a friend of Hubie's?" "Sure am." "That's right." "That boy ain't no damn good." "Never was no good." "Stop talkin' like that!" "I don't think he ever will be." "I tried my best to make a man out of him... but it look like I failed somewhere." "Scoot in the seat back there." "Ándale, ándale, young fella." "Yes, sir." "No smokin'." "Officer, I think you're a mean man." "Buster, haven't I seen you somewhere before?" "You probably have." "I picked peas with you on the pea farm one time..." "No." "Before you got that hog leg on." "No, I think I drove you in before." "I sure do." "I think I took you in D.W.I. Before." "Ah, you never done." "I never was drunk in my life." "What?" "I never was drunk in my life!" "What are you tryin' to do, make a liar out of me?" "You son of a bitch.!" "You ever do some time in prison, son?" "Sir?" "You heard me." "Well, just a little." "Yes, I did." "It's all right by me." "You served your time and squared yourself." "What was it you went up for?" "I think they said it was larceny." " Is this car runnin' right?" " She run pretty-pr-pretty nice." "You look like a pea picker to me anyway." "To tell you the truth, you look like a pea picker to me." "Is your name Buster Daniels?" "It was 'fore I married." " What kind of larceny?" " We was bustin' coin boxes in the washaterias." "It's hot." "Do you think we could go faster so's to cool the car?" "As long as you squared yourself, it's all right by me." " Yes, sir." " That all right with you, Mama?" " Pa, you've bought it." " I can see it." "You got yourself a real violator, huh?" "You ain't gonna be sick in the car, are you?" "Why, no!" "You know I'm not, man." "Good." "Don't let me find that seat wet, neither." "Thank you, sir." "Mr. Nocker, sir, you were goin' less than 25 miles an hour on the open highway." "Not only is that a violation... but you could be a dangerous hazard." "I'm just amused." "I've been an upright, irresponsible citizen all my life!" "I've been drivin' all my life." "I'm not gonna cite you, sir, but I am gonna give you a written warning'." "That'll be okay, just fine." "I'd like to take a look at your safety sticker." "It's plastered on the inside of that windshield." "Didn't I tell you, Pa?" "He's comin' over." "I gotta get out, give myself up." "No, it's too late!" "They're gonna be mad." "I'm gonna get another year." "You willing' to go to the end?" "What you talkin' about?" "Do you love me?" "Baby, we're in real trouble!" "Oh, shit!" "Our car's stole." "You folks stay put." "No, no, no." "Uh-uh." "Okay, let me drive." "Lou Jean, let me drive!" " 23-11, Houston." " Go ahead." "Got a 10-80 heading' west." "I'm just an old farm boy." "I haven't done anything wrong." "Green Buick, 1956 license." "Boy, Ocean, William, four, zero, four." "Let me drive, right now!" "Let me drive!" "Let me out of here." "I'll walk to jail!" "Please let me out ofhere." "Lou, watch it!" " Keep to the right!" " Hey, Officer." "Do you know it's illegal to make a turn in the middle of the highway?" "You violated the law." " Jesus!" " Hey!" "Keep to the right of the truck." "Keep to the right..." "Open your eyes!" "Open your eyes.!" "Goddamn it.!" "God bless me, my wife, my son, John, his wife, plus four..." "God bless me, my Lord." "Oh, my Lord, my Lord." "23-11, Houston." "Houston, 23-11." "Okay." "Pursued vehicle done 10-50 major." "Wrecked in woods." "Need ambulance and wrecker on Airline Road... three miles north of 90." "Ten-four, 23-11 received, 65-80." "Just shut up and sit where you are." "Relax for now." "I'm all here." "Lady?" "Lady?" "Help me out of here." "Can you move your toes and fingers?" "Am I bleeding'?" "Do you have double vision?" "I don't know." "Does it hurt when..." "All right." "You let me know if it hurts and I'll stop." "There." "Okay?" "I never shot a man." "Friend, want to give that back?" "You got no idea what's gonna happen to you." "What do we do now?" "I don't know." "If you don't give that back voluntarily, you've committed a felony." "Now, all right." "Now, stick 'em..." "Reach for your..." "Get..." "Just get your goddamn hands in the air!" "I never gave you no lip." "Get on out of here!" "God bless you!" "Now stop." "Stop!" "Now get in that car." "Now, you listen, Mister." "So far, it's grand theft auto, speeding', drivin' to endanger." "You've got resisting' arrest, threatenin' an officer, hindering' an officer in the performance of duty, illegal possession of firearms and assault." "But if I get in that car, you got kidnapping', and that's fed..." "Lou Jean, get in the backseat." "C'mon, c'mon." "Move it or loose it." "Shit!" "Turn them lights off!" "All right, now." "Let's go." "That's better." "Know we are kidnappers?" "I don't care!" "We're on the road." "He's a state trooper." "I got it worked out." "We ain't never gonna see Los Angeles." "You're gonna take us to Sugarland." "Yes, ma'am." "Take 59 through Rosenberg, where the intersection y's off." "98 goes to the left." "I'm in big trouble." "I don't care if I live or die." "You drive or I'll shoot you!" "Shut up!" "Then we go into Rodrigo." "That's where that bus broke down." "We're almost there." "Then into Honda, Sugarland, and the Rio Grande." "We're in real trouble." "Everything's gonna be fine." "Just get down." "Attention ambulance and wreckers." "I was rollin' with a patrolman when the call came." "I was here from the start." "You fellas flip for it." "Ernest, now I have seen it all." "Looks like 23-11 's in the ambulance business." "What's your trouble?" "I'm first on the scene, got no victim." "I'd say your man owes me $40." "Billy, what's happening?" "How ya doin'?" "We don't know where they are but we know who they are." "What you got?" "Alvin T. Nocker, R.F.D. 4, New Frankfurt." "Can I have this?" "Yes." "Guess get on the horn." "Good idea." "I figure this has been here all day." "Motor's still warm." "Over to Dallas." "23-22, Houston." "Houston. 23-22, go ahead." "You got any word on what hospital... 23-11 is transportin' his 10-50s to?" "We have a 10-50, no confirmation." "Are you on the scene?" "Yeah, I'm here, Lamar." "Call the hospitals, will ya, and see if he's on his way." "I'm gonna check out the area north and south." "Ten-four." "Every time we start somewhere, you pick something to fuss about." "I wish you'd hush, Pa." "I'm tired of listening' to you." "My feet hurt and I'm tired of standing' here." "You can sit and rest your feet." "What'll I sit on?" "You think I'm gonna sit on this bag?" "Sit on your pits and lean back on your thumb." "What's the story?" "The missus and I just had our car taken by an ex-con." "Claimed he was a workin' man." "Was it a green Buick?" "Seafoam green, 1956." "Stole!" "Roadmaster, B-O-W 404." "Is your name Alvin T. Nocker of New Frankfurt?" "Yes, sir." "Now you're talkin'." "You stay put." "23-11, this is Houston." "23-11, this is Houston." "23-11, this is Houston." "Give me a ten-four." "You got a confirmation for me?" "23-11, this is Houston." "23-11." " Houston, Pierce." " This is Pierce." "Go ahead." " Pierce, would you attempt to raise 23-11?" " Ten-four." "I'm gonna smash that radio." "Wait!" "I'd rather you held back on that." "They'll dock my pay." "Kick it, Clo." "I hate that goddamn thing." "Please, don't smash my radio." "I can shut it off." "Turn that sucker off!" "All right." "I'm shuttin' it off." "23-11," "Airline Road, three miles north..." "Just lay back." "We're not gonna hurt you." "Get us to Sugarland." "Everything'll be fine." "Shit!" "You get outta here!" "On the day in question, how long had your man been with the highway patrol?" "It was three years, unless I'm mistaken." "During that three years, had it ever come to your attention that... he was having difficulty with his vision?" "No, sir." "Don't highway patrolmen have to have regular... physical examinations and examinations of your eyes?" "Yes, sir, all highway patrol personnel... undergo a thorough medical examination." "Excuse me a moment, gentlemen." "Captain Tanner." "Yes, sir." "If you would, Your Honor." "We have an emergency." "May I see counsel in chambers?" "We stand adjourned." "All rise.!" "Your Honor, may I have the court's attention?" "May it please the court..." "Your Honor?" "2-5-9-0, Houston." "This is Capt. Tanner." "Believe our man is hijacked." "Repeat, hijacked." "Have all units makin' the florist call stay off the "A" channel as much as possible." "There's no need them knowin' what we're talkin' about." "I want a roadblock on 90 Alternate at the Lavaca County line." "The name of the patrolman is Maxwell Slide." "He's been in uniform nine months but he's a good boy." "We can't count on him to act in his own best interest." "In the event of a face-off, I want you to keep your shirts on." "I see lights." "A whole bunch!" "Put that shotgun on this officer so's he knows where you're at." "That's my captain." "Don't shoot.!" "That's Captain Tanner." "You want to get us all killed?" "I'll put you on the radio." "Tell him to get out ofhere." "We never hurt nobody.!" "23-11, 25-90." "Go ahead, 23-11." "We got a 10-32 in here." "Says drop off or he'll shoot." "They hurt you any, Maxwell?" "I'm sorry about this." "I had no idea they were 96s." "What you talkin', 32, 96?" "You tryin' to code me out?" "No, sir, it is merely verbal shorthand." "10-32 is a man with a gun." "10-96 is your mental subject." "How do you work this thing?" "When you wish to talk, press the button." "We ain't no mental subjects." "I've done some dumb things, but I ain't a goddman mental subject!" "What's your name, son?" "My name's Clovis Poplin and this is my ol' lady, Lou Jean." "What are you doin' with our man in there?" "He's takin' us to Sugarland to get my boy, Langston." "You got a strange notion on how to hitchhike." "Y'all stay back, no need to worry." "Get your cars back." "Quit following' us!" "I've got a job to do." "I can't have ol' boys commandeerin' my patrol car." "What would the taxpayers say?" "Get back or I'll shoot 'em in the head." "Take it easy and think about what you're doin'." "No one's gonna get hurt." "Do you hear me?" "We'll get you out of this, Maxwell." "We've got a bad hombre here." "We're gonna have to lift that roadblock." "Houston, let 'em all know to back off and let that boy through." "Here they come." "Get that car out of the hole!" "Hit it, boys!" "Hit it!" "Sam, I couldn't see a damn thing!" "We'd better phone it in." "Doggie.!" "Doggie.!" "Doggie.!" "Doggie.!" "Oh!" "Here, doggie." "Doggie, want more?" "Baby?" "Baby Langston?" "Let's go inside and play." "Mommy." "Mommy." "Mommy, Mommy!" "You're lyin'!" "I'm awful sorry, sir." "You had the whole thing planned, you're mistaken." "From beginning to end." "I sure as hell never." "Don't tell me." "I can see you had a plan!" "You're wrong." "You get us goin'!" "Ma'am, we're out of gas." "There's no filling' station anywhere nears here." "Just surrender yourselves." "This thing'll end peaceable." "Capt. Tanner?" "Capt. Tanner?" "You're on the outside speaker." "Capt. Tanner, this is Clovis Poplin." "I wanna talk to you." "Look, they give Gold Stamps." "I want some Gold Stamps." "Lou Jean, you don't need no stamps." "Fill 'er up?" "Ethyl." "That oil needs checkin'." "Honey?" "Honey?" "What?" "If you wanna run do somethin', now'll be the time." "Not me." "I know you." "Run and do what you have to." "I don't have anything to do!" "Shall we go, if you please?" "All right." "How y'all today?" "You want me to check that oil?" "Oil's okay." "Tell him I want Gold Stamps..." "lots." "He's comin'." "Be quiet." "That'll be 7.90, please, sir." "What in the world is going on around here?" "I'm sorry, we can't accept these here." "Better talk to the captain." "Talk to who?" "The captain?" "Wait.!" "Come back here.!" "Ho!" "Ho!" "Hold it, hold it!" "Hold on just a minute!" "This ain't no contract station." "We can't accept your card." "Talk to the captain." "Are you the captain?" "We can't accept them credit cards here." "Hey, are you a captain?" "If you ain't, would you tell me where he is?" "Your name, sir." "Oh, ah, Fr..." "Fred Mengers." "I own this station right here." "Do you know you just served gas to an escaped felon?" "Oh, you mean in that police car?" "Yes, sir." "I sure did, yes, sir." "I'm from right here in Killdeer." "And I seen the whole thing happen." "There." "The fugitives have been identified... as Clovis Michael Poplin, 25, a convict from Crowley, and Lou Jean Sparrow Poplin, 25, an unemployed beautician from Sayers." "The name of the patrolman has not been released... pending notification of next ofkin." "The hijackers stated to Captain Tanner that their purpose... was to protest the action of the Child Welfare Board, which refused to return custody of their son to Mrs. Poplin, who has a criminal record." "The boy has been living with foster parents in Sugarland." "The K.K.O.K. Mobile command unit is on its way for a live report." "This has been a K.K.O.K. News KO." "This is the big country." "It's great country." "But sometimes it can get mighty hot and dry." "Out here, men grow the mightiest thirsts on Earth." "It takes a lot to cut it." "That's why Lone Star is one of the..." "What they're saying is I'm an unfit mother." " You broke out of prerelease?" " Shut up." "Mind your own business!" "You broke your husband out of prerelease?" "You're assuming a lot for a man your size." "What was that "unemployed beautician"?" "You been takin' money from Donny Hyatt?" "No, I quit." "You got $65." "You ain't never seen work." "What you been doin'?" "You been runnin'around?" "I have not!" "I am not lyin'!" " Don't lie to me!" " Don't call me no liar!" "Donny Hyatt ain't running' around." "That's just beerin'." "Suspicions of marital infidelity are more often than not groundless." "The disputes ensuin' are highly destructive." "What do you know?" "Why'd you have to come along for anyway?" "This whole thing's your fault." "Now, lady..." "It's your fault!" "If you were half as good-lookin' as Donny Hyatt..." "I still wouldn't quit no job for you, not after this mess you got me in." "I've stopped more disputes than you've had." "I've been trained for it." "Mind your own goddamn business." "What you wanna hang around Donny Hyatt and Bill Fails for?" "They're just..." "Jean, they're gonna call you promiscuous, unfit." "In the three years we've been married, I haven't even had the urge." "And I am not promiscuous and I am not unfit, neither!" "Pull over." "I wanna talk to that man." "You heard it on..." "# Great country 68 #" "Well, I'll be doggone." "The highway patrol in our neighboring state of Texas... admitted early this afternoon... that their roadblock has been licked." "Your news hounds have learned that the hijackers..." "Admire it while you got it." "Next time around it's propane and super slow." "Equipped to give officers a run for their money." "Inasmuch as Texas patrol vehicles, like our state of Louisiana, boast high-performance engine..." "Pete, these things ready to roll?" "They're ready when you are." "You been followin' the fun?" "Texas highway patrol's got their hijacker on the radio." " The hell you say." " It's no lie!" "I believe they gonna talk him out of it." "Where'd they be about this time?" "Outside of Killdeer, Texas, goin' west." "What say we just poke on up there?" "That's over three hours away." "Just about the break-in period." "Nod Away standard crib, four positions, teething rail, 16 and a quarter books." "Honey, we could get that." "And Happy Hoppers." "Push toy encourages walking' activity." "Colored disks makes popping' S.N.D. What does that mean?" "And we got, uh, animal shop crib mobile, one and a quarter books." "And, uh," "Nod Away play yard, one book." "We've got..." "Honey?" "Honey?" "I got somethin' to tell ya." "Promise you won't be mad?" "Honey?" "I got to go pee-pee." "All-around bumper pad, one and a half books." "Honey?" "Honey!" "I gotta pee!" "Shit!" "We gotta have ourselves a little talk." "We gotta quit this runnin' around and start runnin'." "You want me to pee in the backseat of that car?" "All this stopping', starting'." "We ain't never gonna get Langston." "Everything's gonna be fine." "Just fine." "We're in real trouble." "Lou Jean Poplin has two shopliftings, and a conviction on petty larceny, for which she did eight months." "Clovis Poplin has four petty larcenies, two illegal entries and a conviction on burglary." "He has four months left on a one-year sentence." "You sure there's no armed robbery or assault?" "No, sir." "Did they ever make use of firearms?" "Sure didn't." "Ah, shoot!" "They're nothin' but a couple of kids." "Hold it!" "You!" "You in the cab there!" "Unhook that thing." "Get out of here." "Sit down!" "Sit down!" "Come on!" "Gonna drive away with her pants down?" "That's a nice try." "You're not dealing with a blind man." "Turn around and sit down!" "Sit down!" "Hold it!" "Hold it!" "Now, I just might see what happens... if I shoot a load of buckshot in that commode." "I said, I just might see what happens... if I put another hole in that thing.!" "It's only me." "You gonna let him get away with that, Captain?" "Well, I don't know." "They thought their way out of a toilet." "This ol' boy's some doer." "They sure are messin' all over us, I know that." "You got any better ideas?" "Yes, sir." "I sure in hell do." "Hello." "Hello, ma'am." "Of course, I know why you're here... but I have nothing to say." "We'd just like to see the child, Mrs. Looby." "Well, the child board says... the child is ours to keep now... and we love him very much." "And I'm his mother." "We understand that." "How old is the little boy?" "Oh, he was two in January." "We sure would like to interview him." "Oh, uh..." "Uh, Verne?" "Verne?" "No." "Langston, do you know where your papa is?" "Could you wave good-bye to your real mama?" "Are you happy?" "He's our boy now, we give him a good home, and he has all the love he'll ever need." "Right here." "All the love, Baby Langston." "Oh, no, no, baby." "Back!" "Back up!" "Get closer to the thing." "I can't reach over there." "Now, move over here." "Get closer." "I can't reach it." "All right, stop!" "We're the Poplins." "Anybody home?" "Captain?" "Yeah." "This is Mark Fenno." "Hi, Captain." "That's Logan Waters." "Howdy, Captain." "They're rangers." "They think they can drop that ol' boy." "What've you got there?" "I got a 7 millimeter Magnum, 4- power scope, Mauser action." "I'll be shootin' a 148-grain bullet." "At 300 yards, hit a dime." "Can you guarantee Slide won't be hit?" "At this distance?" "Oh, absolutely." "How am I gonna know they'll be killed outright?" "If it's a spasm shot you're worried about," "I figure to hit the boy in the brain and cut his motors." "What about the girl?" "Same thing." "She'll be dead before the sound gets there." "You don't want none?" "Well, maybe just one piece." "A small piece." "I'm not that hungry." "Give the man a breast, Lou." "Clovis!" "Could I have more honey, please?" "Honey?" "Huh?" "Want another napkin?" "I just wanna tell you I love you." "Don't say it too loud." "Hey, he's got a wishbone!" "C'mon, Lou." "C'mon." "Okay." "I won." "The kid." "I don't know." "I can't tell the boy from a doorpost." "We've lost our light." "How you gonna score through that glass?" "Captain, the glass will be no problem." "Don't put that stuff on me." "Give me a number." "I'd say it's better than 90%." "I'm gonna have to say "no" to you boys." "That's a pretty good number." "We won't get chances as good as this one." "It's not good enough." "It's a long ways from here to Sugarland." "There's possibles that we haven't tried yet." "I've been on the force 18 years." "It's been my good fortune not to have killed anyone in that time." "That's the way I'd like to keep it." "Wouldn't you know it." "How do you like it?" "Got a flat spot between 85 and 90." "Not me." " How far to Binney?" " About five or 10 minutes." "We didn't pass that cutoff, did we?" "I don't think so." "# Oh, Louisiana gals Come and listen to my noise #" "# Don't ever marry them Texican boys #" "How about tellin' me what you got in mind?" "Hold your butter." "I'm gonna 76 'em like you never saw." "That's a great idea, just terrific!" "That's great!" "Think you can do it without me?" "You know my mind on the matter." "You ought to by now." "If your butt ain't sore, I don't mind tellin'you mine is.!" "Aren't you tired?" "No, I ain't." "I don't see why we can't reach some understanding." "Do you trust me?" "I'm not saying I do and I'm not saying I don't." "You talkin' about not charging me?" "That I can't do, but what I can do is make it easier on Ms. Poplin." "If she's worried about her baby," "I personally can arrange a hearing with the Department of Public Welfare... so she can tell her side of the story." "I appreciate that, Captain." "You're a man of your word and you're tryin'your best." "Don't think I don't see that." "But we got other plans." "What are your other plans?" "I'd like to know." "We got secret plans." "Look out!" "Keep after 'em!" "C'mon!" "Hubert, get after them!" "Pull over!" "What's in the road?" "Can you advise if you can release units?" "We need some back at home." "You crazy son of a bitch!" "You tried to rack us up!" "I goddamn sure as hell didn't!" "I been to driving' school." "The proof is you're livin' and squawking'." "They're gonna be so mad." "I don't care." "Gimme gum and I'll drive all night." " Don't stop for nothin'." " Don't call me no son of a bitch!" "Clovis, it don't do no good running' from a tornado." "Who else is out there?" "The Lord only knows, Captain." "Call 'em all in." "All except Highway patrol out of Region 2." "If I can't call him by his first name, I don't want him out there." "Yes, sir." "I want a helicopter." "A helicopter with a searchlight." "And I want some kind of a spot to hem these ol' boys up." "C'mon." "Move on down here." "That's it." "C'mon, c'mon." "That's it." "Good." "Real fine." "Where the hell they all comin' from?" "We heard anything from our unit?" "No, sir." "They are still out there?" "Yes, sir." "In fact, the whole state ofTexas is on A.P.B. Alert." "The whole state ofTexas is here!" "We got lawmen from Dallas, up from Austin." "If they was all dentists, we could call this a damn convention." "Has the chopper come up with anything yet?" "Nothin'." "Just kids hole-punchin' back of the schoolyard." "Have you located this ol' boy's folks?" "Both mother and father dead." "Do we know the girl's maiden name?" "Sparrow." "Hey, help.!" "Hey, help.!" "Clovis Poplin.!" "Somebody help me.!" "Help!" "I don't believe it!" "Man, these cuffs hurt!" "Are you Mr. Sparrow?" "This way." "That's some ride, huh?" "Mr. Sparrow, your influence might persuade... your daughter and her husband to give themselves up." "Otherwise, I fear not only for the safety of our men, but frankly, for their lives as well." "Do you understand why I have to say that?" "Yes, sir." "All right, sir, whenever you're ready, you just press this black button down here." "Talk in a normal tone of voice." "When you're ready, just... talk in a normal tone of voice." "Yes, and press..." "Press this button, and talk in a normal tone of voice." "That's right." "You want me to go ahead?" "Just say whatever you think's right." "Lou Jean?" "Lou Jean!" "Lou Jean.!" "This is your daddy." "They brought me down in a helicopter... that I might say a word, and I'm gonna." "It's a good thing your poor mother is not alive... to see what has become of you." "Lou Jean, you're no good.!" "And I always knew..." "If this man gave me a gun, I'd go there and shoot you... and shoot that trash you married." "God'll get you." "Hi, there." "Here, take this." "Put this around ya." "It'll make you feel better." "You tired?" "I sure am." "Not every day you hitch a ride like this." "You're not all together bad-lookin'." "You married?" "No." " Got a girl?" " Of course I do." "I bet she's nice." "Well, good night." "Lou Jean?" "Yeah?" "Could you turn off the police radio?" "Why, sure." "Great." "Lou Jean?" "Yeah?" "I know you're all right... and a good woman at heart, even though you might have took a wrong turn in life." "Well, thank you, I'm sure." "Prison made a woman out of me." "Good night." "Jean?" "It's got a gas stove." "Goddamn!" "Hey, we got a free movie next door." "Oh, Lou, honey." "If Baby Langston was here, we'd be a real family." "What if we don't get the baby?" "Of course we're gonna get him!" "That's why you stole that ol' police car, ain't it?" "I guess it is." "You guess it is?" "I guess you're right." "Come here." "Did you miss me?" "Every day." "I like to hear you tell me that." "I missed all that sweet talk." "I wish we could get drunk." "We always used to get drunk together." "You're fun drunk." "Except when you're throwin' up in the back of Bill Fails's Chevelle." "Jean, I mean that for what it is." "You're my wife and I love you... even if we don't get the baby." "Wish we had sound." "I'll be your sound." "C'mon." "Beep, beep!" "Beoosh-osh-osh!" "Uh-uh-uh-uh!" "Sss-sss-sss." "Beep-beep!" "Beep-beep!" "Oh, no.!" "Oh, boy, that kid!" "How many times have I told him!" "What are you doin' in that outfit?" "We're not goin' to the mountains." "Just a precaution." "See and be seen." "There's gonna be a lot of clowns out there with firearms and itchy fingers." "I don't want to get shot." "Patty, you tryin' to be a reserve officer like your ol' man?" "No, I want it full time." "You'll make it." "Did you bring the coffee?" "Black and hot." "Great." "Did you do that?" "I had to." "You're in real trouble." "Thank you." "Jean, you decent?" "Propane." "Nice." "Y'all decent?" "I'm gonna go pick one out and don't you guys get to dawdlin'." "Does that ol' razor belong to you?" "Sure do." "Wanna use it?" "Yeah, when you're done." "How much money you make on the highway patrol?" "Not a whole lot, lemme tell ya." "How much is that?" "620 a month." "But I take home a whole lot less." "I didn't mean what I said." "What was that?" "About callin'you a son of a bitch." "I didn't mean that." "And you ain't no mental subject, neither." "I've been thinkin' about gettin' on the highway patrol." "They won't take a man with a record." "I think it's a state law." "Honey, I found us..." "Blue colored." "I love it.!" "Honey.!" "Just supposing that I were to tell you... that this is the end of the line." "Just supposin' I told you I wasn't gonna go no further." "What?" "Just supposin'!" "Now, you may kill me, but if you don't come to your senses and throw it down, they're gonna kill you." "Well, supposing' I was worried about that?" "Which I'm not!" "And supposing' I was to give myself up, how many years you figure they'd give me for breakin' out?" "I couldn't tell you but it might go real easy bein' you're a regular fella." "Well, I am a regular fella!" "I never shot a man." "There you go!" "That's a major point with the law." "Make you mighty happy, I bet ya." "Hell, yes." "It'd make everybody happy!" "Where are you two?" "It's already sunup." "Not Lou Jean, it wouldn't make her happy." "Man, they'd lock me up from now to Moses." "Take away my boy for good." "They'll change his name." "All right, stand up." "Stand up!" "Nobody move." "I made up my mind." "We're gonna take this one." "It's the best on the lot." "Don't let that squelch fool you." "We're not the only ones out here." "Maybe they already caught 'em." "No way." "I had my home set on all night." "Wasn't anything on A.P.B. About it." "You all know what I think about the airborne." "Dad, they're in Big John's!" "After you get the insulation scraped off, you bring it from your hot line to your coil over here." "Make sure you don't get your fingers on the metal." "I need somethin' to short over to the starter." "What about your badge?" "Yeah, that'll work." "You got water in the gas line." "Y'all been runnin' lights and appliances all night?" "No." "Yeah!" "Battery's outside." "Which one do you want?" "I'll take that redhead." "Down!" "Down!" "Come back!" "There!" "There!" "Come back!" "Come back here!" "Come back here!" "That must be them, all right." "Aaah!" "Hold it!" "Maxwell, come back!" "Wait.!" "Max.!" "Wait a minute!" "You son of a bitch!" "Make 'em stop.!" "Stop!" "Hold your fire!" "This is patrolman Slide, Texas Department of Public Safety." "How do you work this goddamn thing?" "No, Lou Jean, turn it around.!" "Capt. Tanner.!" "Capt. Tanner.!" "They're shootin'at us." "This is Capt. Tanner." "Where you located?" "We got 'em." "Big John's Used Car Lot, Military Drive." "Hey, we got 'em." "They're at Big John's, Military and San Pedro." "Get anything yet?" "Boy, wait'll they see what we found." "Drop those weapons!" "Move a finger and I'll blow it off." "But we've captured the fugitives." " Keep 'em here, Jessup." " Yes, sir." "Capt. Tanner.!" "Capt. Tanner.!" "Capt. Tanner.!" "You're gonna kill your man." "I'll pull my trigger." "I'm gonna shoot his head." "It's him or my baby, that's my deal." "Clovis, I see you." "That's my deal." "What kind of a deal are you talkin' about?" "We keep right on to Sugarland, no roadblocks, and no snipers and no nothin'.!" "Once we get my baby, I'll let your man go." "Are you listenin'?" "'Cause he's gonna tell you somethin'." "This is patrolman Maxwell Slide." "I suppose y'all might want to end it right here now." "If that's your thinkin', sir, it's fine by me." "Y'all come on in." "Tell everyone I told you that." "Let's all back off a step or two, men." "There's no need for hasty talk around here." "All right, Clovis." "You got yourself a deal." "Sounds like a fair proposition to me and I'm gonna abide by it." "But no more runnin' off, no more speeding', and no more guns." "What do you say to that?" "I want your personal word ofhonor." "Do I got it?" "Yeah, you got it." "Did you hear that, honey?" "We're gonna get the baby." "Capt. Tanner," "I do believe you're a good man." "Captain?" "Yeah?" "You ain't really gonna let them take that baby, are you?" "I don't see how we can." "Well, uh, do you want me to go somewheres?" "Yeah." "Go find those two ol' boys that was with you." "What's their names?" "Fenno and Waters." "Yeah, Fenno and Waters." "Find them, take the chopper, and get over to the foster home." "Yes, sir." "I'm real sorry, Captain." "Yeah." "Don't let me see you around here again." "But, Captain..." "Shut up!" "These boys ain't no reserves." "They ain't been on the active list for more than a year." "Is that right?" "9- 3-4-1." "Take that with you!" " Arrest them, Jessup." " Yes, sir!" "You're not gonna take him away, are you?" "No, ma'am." "Just gonna make sure he'll be safe, that's all." "# When the blue moon turns to gold again #" "#And the rainfall turns the clouds away #" "#When my blue moon turns to gold again #" "# I'll be back within your arms to stay #" "I'm settin' too far from the wheel." "No, sir, that's the way it's supposed to be." "Place your hands at 10:00 and 2:00." "Like this?" "That's about okay." "When negotiating' a turn, shuffle the wheel through your fingers... rather than to go across, hand-over-hand." "That way you got both hands on the wheel at all times." "# I'll be back # That's neat." "#Within your arms again ##" "Have you ever seen a picture of Baby Langston?" "Ain't he sweet?" "Yeah, fine-lookin' boy." "I took that picture." "It's a fine-lookin' picture." "This here's my ma and pa, Horace and Mavorene Slide." "Hey, you got your pa's eyes." "Who they standing' next to?" "My bull." "I was in the F.F.A." "Who's that, your girlfriend?" "That's my old girlfriend." "I still got the cycle." "Hmm." "What's that?" "No, no." "Gimme that!" "Ah!" "What's that?" "That's mine." "Is that you?" "Is that you?" "Yeah." "Ahhh!" "Looks just like you." "I bet you're gonna get a big promotion when this thing's over." "You're gonna be Lieutenant Slide." "That'll be the day." "Hey, looky up there!" "What do you think of that?" "Could I have that?" "Would you bring that here to me?" "You got to count to 10." "1- 2-3-4-5 6- 7-8-9-10." "Oooh, God!" "Lemme see." "Nah-uh." "Could you do me a favor?" "Anything you want." "Could you get me some hair spray and a set of rollers?" "You wait right here." "Just wait right here." "Could you bring some pins and some other junk?" " You just wait." " And lipstick, pink frosted?" "You wait now." "Here you go." "Maxwell Slide." "There's my picture." "That's an old mug shot of me." "I look like shit." "You look more like a convict." "It's Patrol Academy." "It's worse than jail." "It's your baby." "Don't let no one take him away from you." "I'm not gonna." "Thank you for everything you've done." "I appreciate it." "Y'all take care now." "Bye!" "Bye!" "There's another town between here and Sugarland." "I don't want any more rubberneckin'." "You go around to Rodrigo and make sure the local man's got the streets cleared." "If he tells you it's the 4th ofJuly, you advise him otherwise." "Do you understand?" "All right." "Yes, sir." "Wanna set up some sandbags?" "We won't need 'em." "We're gonna need more room in here." "Get that chair out just a little bit." "Can you gimme some braces?" "Ma'am, are you expecting a delivery of diapers, milk, or newspapers, anything like that?" "No." "Are there any neighbors or kinfolk... who might get it into their minds to pay a visit?" "No." "Excuse me, ma'am." "You all right, sir?" "Officer, I know you're not gonna let me shoot the son of a bitch, but at least you could use my rifle." "I don't know how this is gonna look." "You should always wash it first." "Christ!" "How y'all doin'?" "Could I ask y'all some questions?" "Hey, y'all be careful." "How they treating' you, Mr. Slide?" "They've been all right." "When you gonna make your escape?" "I'm not gonna escape." "I'm too busy talking the man out of it." "He's talkin', see, but I ain't listening'." "The hell you ain't!" "I've practically got him rehabilitated." "I wouldn't go that far." "I'm just being reasonable." "You in the rig." "You've got one second to get out of there." "I wanna say I appreciate what Capt. Tanner's done on my behalf." "What would you two charge for an exclusive interview with my station?" "Cash money?" "Don't nobody want to ask me nothin'?" "Okay." "Now, we're not gonna talk... to any more reporters and such until we decide on our deal." "Right." "Whatever you think's fair." "Okay." "I've been advised... we've got innocent civilians all over the streets of Rodrigo." "I can't let you go on in." "I want you to pull over and stop so's we don't have an accident or worse." "Pull over and stand while I find a way around that town." "What's he thinkin' of?" "So what if there's people?" "I wanna see the people!" "I like the people." "And I bet ya $10 the people are gonna wanna see us." "Let's take a vote." "Everybody who wants to go through say "aye."" "Raise your hand." "I raise my hand, "aye."" "Y'all go on in if you have a mind to." "If you're in favor, raise your hand and say "aye."" "Aye." "Capt. Tanner, this is 23-11." "Go ahead." "We all decided to go on through." "Thank you all for makin' it unanimous." "Honey, look at all these people." "Hi!" "Hi, Lou Jean." "Hi." "Hi, everybody." "Here's my wallet with money." "God bless." "Hi, honey." "Look at all these people." "Get off!" "Lou Jean." "Hi, how are ya?" "Look at this ol' thing!" "Officer Slide, we're with you." "I appreciate that." "What?" "Is this for my baby?" "Diapers." "Oh, my God.!" "You can have him now for a pet." "Oh, my baby!" " Quit that!" " Thank you, honey." "Hi.!" "Oh, hi.!" "Do you believe in God, brother?" "Yes, ma'am." "I sure do." "Courtesy of Schleicher's Hardware." "Take care of that boy." "I know you love him." "This is from my daughter." "Oh, thank you." "When we pick up Baby Langston, no more of this sporting' around." "We're gonna settle down just like real folks." "Hi!" "Ah, he's peeing on me!" "He's peeing on me." "Do you believe that?" "Take this thing, okay?" "84, 185, 85, 186, 86, 88," "89, 90, 91, 94, 195," "197, 198, 99, 100.!" "Oh, 200.!" "201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207..." "Out of the way, folks, please." "Take off!" "Okay, folks." "That's it." "Let's go home." "What's up?" "Where are they taking them?" "For safety, we're transferring them to the courthouse." "That's where we'll make a transfer." "Transfer will be made at the courthouse?" "Right out front." "Harvey, what you doin' over here from Houston?" "If you're gonna stick around, you might as well do it inside." "I knew it." "They done Terrible Ted the same way." "Remember back in the car lot..." "We're gonna keep this newspaper." "Hope you don't mind." "Could you sign somethin' real nice right there?" "Listen, this here's my card." "Maxwell Slide, phone and address." "I sure would like my car back after all this." "Honey, c'mon." "Let's go." "Well, Captain, looks like we made it in one piece." "Looks that way, son." "You still want your baby?" "You still want your patrolman?" "Listen to me, Clovis." "We come a long way together, and you know my intentions have never been other than decent." "Whether you realize it or not," "I know what's best for you." "I'm asking you, please get out of that car and get into mine." "Let me take you home." "I know I gave you my word and all, but I'm still a duly constituted peace officer of the State of Texas." "What he's saying is he might not be able to keep his word." "I'm happy with the deal we made." "All right." "Your child, Langston Poplin, is in the foster home ofhis foster parents." "You just go on over there... and they'll give him to you." "Tell him I know where it is.!" "Let's go.!" "Hold on a minute." "We gotta get somethin' straight." "Go ahead." "I want 15 minutes while I go in and get my boy." "You got it." "I wanna go in private." "Y'all hang right back here." "All right, we're not movin'." "I'll just park here so no one gets by me." "That's real fine." "There's nothin' else I can think of." "I guess it's good-bye." "C'mon, Jean." "Clovis, if you don't mind my asking', what's your plans after you pick up Baby Langston?" "I guess I can tell you now." "We're only a few miles from Mexico." "Jean's got a cousin in Mexico City." "We're gonna go down and live with her." "There it is.!" "There it is.!" "Yeah, I see it." "I see it." "Don't stop!" "Hey, that was it!" "What are you doin'?" "That was it, do you hear me?" "Stop that car!" "It's all wrong." "Look around you, for Chrissake." "You heard what the captain said." "I'm beggin' ya." "Hand me back my gun and in the name of God, let's quit." "Open your door and you step out real easy, and we'll go get my boy." "Clovis, he's not in there." "Ain't no way in the world I'm goin' up that path." "Oh, God." "It's true." "He ain't in there." "Baby Langston!" "Baby Langston!" "Now, get outta here." "Baby Langston!" "Baby Langston!" "They took him away." "I hear him." "Sit down." "Just sit down.!" "Jean, they took him away." "What's the matter with you?" "Get out there!" "You go get him!" "You lied to me." "Go get him!" "I can't do that!" "You promised." "Get out there and get him!" "I can't!" "I'm gonna get him." "No!" "Lou Jean, get down." "I'll take the girl." "Stay down." "Get yourself down!" "Clovis!" " Damn that bannister!" " The tree's in the way." "No, he's goin' back." "He's goin' back?" "I can get him easy but it won't be clean." "Take that goddamn window out!" "Don't hit Slide!" "You okay?" "Yeah, I'm all okay." "What'd they mean pulling' a stunt like that?" "Y'all better pull over." "Pull over..." "Pull over and let me look at you." "How about all them crazy kids?" "Do you have a match?" "Take me home now." "My wife's so loud." "I suppose you'll be wantin' that."