-What happened to all the dirt? -Vaporized, along with everything else.
We've got company.
Guess it's time to go, huh?
Step on it.
Put your hands in the air, or you will be shot.
They are clean, sir.
You made an violation of federal law.
I could have you all shot.
Do you have some identification?
Put your hands down, gentlemen.
Lieutenant Hoover, Los Angeles Police Department?
We are investigating homocide, sir.
Way out of your jurisdiction, lieutenant.
I assume you are aware of the penalties for trespassing a federally restricted area,
and for destruction of government property.
We go where the case takes us.
Not if it takes you here, you don't.
Out here, it's military law.
And I'm in charge of and enforcing it.
Captain, escort these gentlement back to the base and lock them up.
Yes, sir. On the parameter£¬sir.
But they violated the security...
I don't think that's a good idea, sir.
Well, I don't think that's a good idea, sir.
Yes, sir.
Put that one in the jeep, the rest of them can wait in the base.
If I see this vehicle in the restricted area again, I'll burn it, and everyone in it.
Lieutenant.
Wait here.
Hoover, Truman...
Is that the general?
All bombs.
-What are those? -Ships.
Lieutenant Hoover, I am General Timms. What can I do for the Los Angeles Police Department today?
I came to talk about Allison Pond.
Yes, I know. Colonel Fitzgerald informed me.
Did he also mention the condition in which Miss Pond was found?
Yes, he did.
Excuse me for a warning to stand.
But I've had a horse accident, pinched thighatic nerve.
-You eve had back troubles, Lieutenant? -I got shot there once.
I might cut through formalism.
Lieutenant, you are aware of that, Miss Pond and I had certain relationship.
And I believe you are also aware that had similar relationships with other men.
I believe Miss Pond was in your company from Friday through the weekend.
That sounds about right. We went to Tahoe on Saturday.
Senator Boulton has a house there that he lends us for the weekend from time to time.
You were in Tahoe, not here?
Friday night here, then Tahoe on Saturday, and Sunday night I flew to Washington.
She was in arch test site?
Was restricted. But that you know as I know.
She went down to Los Angeles on Saturday, lieutenant.
And I went on to... for meeting with Secretary of Defence.
Do you think much about national security, lieutenant?
I've got all the security I'm hanging on right now in L. A., general.
Do you know much about atomic energy? Know what I mean?
End the war.
Did you know that the atom itself was almostly empty space?
Well, I never really thought about it, general.
Almost completly empty but with tiny fragments of matter.
And since this entire universe is made up of atoms,
everything that we see and touch, in fact the very floor beneath us...
is made up of almost empty space.
The only reason we don't fall through it
is because these tiny particles of matter
are just whirling about at such a speed,
that they give us the illusion of solidity.
Actually, the floor is spinning right underneath your feet.
You feel it, lieutenant?
I'm just empty space myself?
Exactly.
And these tiny particles of matter, they are so small,
that no one has never seen them.
Never.
They contain enough energy
to blow this house,
an entire city,
every person on earth.
That is inconceivable.
General, I really don't think much about these things.
I probably see too much.
What do you see?
People dead before they are done.
That's it. History of the world, lieutenant.
Some people die before their time so that the others can live.
It's the cornerstone of civilization.
War, religion, democracy...
A hundred die so that a thousand man live.
General, I take one at a time. Right now I've got Allison Pond.
We are not so different, you and I, lieutenant.
You see, certain men,
doctor, national leader, officer of the law,
give to society in ways that most people do not.
In turn, society gives them certain considerations.
We don't teach this in school.
But those who accept the burden of leadership
understand they have this considerations.
You've accepted the burden of leadership, have you, lieutenant?
What's that, general?
You protect society, the ordinary citizen.
In doing so,
sometimes you may break the law,
you may violate the constitution, the Bill of Rights,
searching procedure...
In fact, it may not even be known you do so.
And nothing happens.
Because it is understood that it is part of the burden of leadership.
And you accepted it. You accepted your sins.
General.
Allison Pond was out of your test site.
We found this in her foot.
I'm gonna need your calender for last month, where you were, who you saw.
Of course you are.
Colonel Fitzgerald will give you everything you need.
Thank you, sir.
Nice house.
I've spoken to Los Angeles. We'll have the films in 24 hours.
What Timms has to say?
He said the cornerstone of civilization is human sacrifice.
Lieutenant Hoover, sir.
Maxwell.
Maxwell Hoover, say hello to special agent Jeffery McCafferty,
the old FBI.
Lieutenant.
Special agent McCafferty here seems to be interested in one of our cases--
Allison Pond.
Special agent, how's her name, wasn't it Allison Pond?
Bill, you mind if I inquire what business it is with the FBIs.
If I may...
How we are all here are purely informational.
We are aware of the fact that a man of fundamental importance to national security
is somehow been brought into an investigation in referrence to a young girl's death.
the damage that this could do to him both personally and in his work,
the director felt it was inappropriate,
without stepping on your jurisdiction, of course.
For me to come down and share with you all we know in this situation.
What would that be?
I'm here to give you the director's personal guarantee
that General Timms had nothing to do with the death vows in Pond.
How would the director know something like that?
I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to discuss that.
-That's it? -That's it.
If I call your boss in Washington, he'll vow for this pile of crap you are handing us?
The director has specifically asked me to tell you that he'll appreciate your cooperation in this matter, Lieutenant Hoover.
He also felt that you will understand the sensitive nature of the situation,
being that you are a married man yourself.
You are now within our resourses, gentlemen. And we are more than willing to share them with you.
Of course, if you would come across anything in regard to evidence, the director would be grateful to see it himself.
The director will be very grateful.
Maxwell,
you have the slightest idea
how intensely I hate these pathetic little Ivy League cops...
being in my town,
let alone sitting in a chair in my office.
Yes, I sure do. Yes, sir.
Have you got anything hard on this guy Timms?
He's lying about Allison Pond.
Can you prove that?
No, sir, I can't prove it. But I will.
Here is the deal, Bill. We had an informed,
Now he was killed, at the beach by heavy machine gun...
Heavy caliber machinegun.
-That's military, that's connection. -Wait a second.
I know 3 guys, a block from Lankershim Boulevard north Hollywood alone,
who get the same ornaments in their backroomes
Wake up.
Bill,
When we set the squad up,
we answered to nobody but you.
Nobody but you. 4 men, no politics, no favors.
We answered to nobody.
No, when we set it up, it was orgznized to two things:
get rid of gangsters and criminals,
not go up against the Atomic Energy Commission.
But, God damn, Bill, what if they are killing people?
Sometimes you guys talk about people,
and nobody ever sees them again.
They become history. Nobody looks hard into that.
Allison Pond never hurt anybody.
She must have done something.
Otherwise we wouldn't be sitting here talking about her like this.
I'm coming.
-Mrs. Hoover? -Yes.
FBI, we have a warrant to search premises, ma'am
A warrant?
You are looking for a film?
What kind of film?
Mike, check the bookcase, please.
What kind of film?
Esther, where is Max?
Cut it.
No!
Find him!
-You are hurt? -No.
What happend?
The FBI was here, with a search warrant, looking for a film.
What's going on?
Max, what is going on?
The man in the film, his name, Thomas Timms.
He is the head of the Atomic Energy Commission.
And the girl was dead.
-That's all? -That's all.
Max!
You know why these guys are still L. A. cops?
Because they couldn't cut the great to become federal agents.
Wiretaps, warrants, spinners...
You follow public procedure, you can't fill, boys. Jeremy told that.
This prick from L. A. P. D. thinks he get over on me.
I fixed his ass with a search warrant on his princess.
-What if Hoover comes here, Jerry? -I would arrest him for trespassing.
See, that's federal property. This isn't.
This is L. A.. This is my town.
Out here, you are trespassing.
Out here I can pick you up,burn your house,
fuck your wife and kill your dog.
The only thing that would protect you is if I can't find you,
but I've already found you.
How long?
6 months.
A little less.
Did everybody know?
No, nobody knew.
It's been a...
Hoover
Hoover?
Fitzgerald.
You got something of ours.
I wanna see Timms.
There's no reason to involve the general in this.
It's a straight trade. Yours for ours.
What you got today was a copy. We will do what is neccessary.
No Timms, no deal.
Alright.
10 o'clock tomorrow with the military airfield watch the city.
You bring everything, we bring everything.
Originals and any copies.
This is where you bring people to get rid of them,
isn't it?
It's over, right?
It's not like that, Allison. It's not just over.
The thing is, you think you can have it both ways,
that you can make it work both ways.
But I can't.
I have different problems, Max.
I never wanted both ways.
I thought you were asleep.
What are you thinking about?
I know what you think.
I just don't know how do you think about it.
This isn't good.
You want me to leave for a while?
At least.
-We've got a serious problem, Max? -What's that?
Hoover. Not you, the other Hoover,
Called the chief from Washington 5 o'clock in the morning.
Chief has been looking for you ever since.
Kidnapping, assaulting, attempted murder...
If I attempted to murder McCafferty, he'd be dead.
Max, this serious.
-The chief is pissed. - So let him be pissed.
Max, he wants to talk to you.
Max!
What the hell are you doing?
I'm not going back there and tell the chief you wouldn't come.
Hall's right about that psychiatrist. He's turning you into a piano teacher.
She! It's a woman, Max.
Where are we going, Max? Max?
Where are we going?
This is about to turn bad, isn't it?
Yeah, it is.
Now, listen, Coolidge. You don't come with me. This is personal.
Max, I'm coming.
No, now listen to me.
This is something I got to do.
Max, we are partners. I'm coming.
Right. We are partners.
Lieutenant, we only expect one visitor.
He goes wherever I go.
We are partners.
Suit yourself. Sergent, search them for weapons.
I don't carry a gun.
That's very impressive.
Escort them to Colonel Fitzgerald's office.
What's that?
That's restricted area, sir.
-Restricted? -Yes, sir.
Can I see?
Sir, that area is restricted. I can not take you there.
-Stay and sit calm. I'll meet you later, OK? -Be careful, Max.
It's locked?
Locked.
Wait here. I'll go on back.
Lieutenant Hoover.
What is it?
Cancer.
It's in my blood, my bones,
even now they told me in my brain.
You've never seen anyone with terminal cancer, have you, Lieutenant Hoover?
I saw a whole room full of terminal cancer on my way in.
An other hundred who die so that thousand might live.
What were they, experiments?
Think of them as "soldiers".
Didn't seem like soldiers to me.
So why you killed Allison?
My God, lieutenant. I killed Allison?
She showed me pleasures I never dreamt existed.
That's all I think about their stays.
I'm sure you understand that.
-It was a mistake. -You mean what was a mistake?
Her death.
In their own judgement,
all the sallow reaction,
I consider to precede threat to national security.
She saw the cancer boy,
she took pictures.
You are much more intelligent than you appear to be, lieutenant.
It must be a big advantage in your feeling.
May feel everyone's always so desperate to seem cleverer than they were.
What is that?
Film, you and Allison.
She was spectacular, wasn't she?
Drop the gun, lieutenant.
What now, colonel?
Sir, they breached the security. They intended to harm you.
No, they brought me a film.
Pardon me, sir. But they compromised top secret scientific experiment area.
We have a test schedule in one hour.
I understood that perfect clear, colonel. These men are not enemies.
Perhaps you can see to that they are taken back to Los Angeles.
With all due respects, general, security for this particular installation...
Colonel...
take them back, now.
All right.
Sir.
They captain and I have business in Los Angeles.
We are gonna catch a ride down with you, if you don't mind.
It's your plane.
-Let's take it up, Stan. -Roger.
How come there's no door? It's very loud.
This plane is rigged for jumping. It won't be uncomfortable.
They are gonna throw us outta the plane, just like they did Allison Pond.
You gave us the wrong film, lieutenant.
I'm not interested in police training film about the club.
Everything you have for everything we have. That was the understanding.
So you see, there was a problem: you sent the film to my house.
That was to get your attention.
No copies were sent to the press or the Los Angeles Police Department.
You see, the problem is: you sent the film to my house,
addressed to my wife, and she watched it.
I don't care who sees it now.
See what I mean?
I don't have anything to lose.
Does Timms know about this?
The general's no longer relevant.
Who made the decision to throw her outta the plane?
If such a thing had happened, the general wouldn't have been informed.
He wouldn't make that decision?
Of course not.
Would that've been you?
That's right.
If he could intervene on her part, he cannot intervene to save you.
No one can intervene you.
They threw Allison out of the plane.
-Threw out of the plane, Max? -That's right.
You threw that little girl out of a plane?
Son of a bitch.
You are pathetic, Hoover.
I did my job.
She died because she was in the way.
She died for nothing, you son of a bitch.
Hold on, Max.
-What the hell was going on here? -What's happening.
Is he alright? He's been shot.
Is he dead?
Kiddo! Come on! Kiddo, wake up! He's alive!
You fly this plane, or I fucking kill you right here! You hear me?
Stay awake. We gotta land this plane now or he's gonna die on us.
Come on, we need you to fly the plane.
We made it, Max.
-You're alright? -Yeah.
You are alright?
I feel cold, Max.
Jesus Christ. How can you be cold? We are in the middle of a goddamn desert.
Max, I gotta sit.
Alright. Go ahead and sit down.
Max.
-Max, I think I'm shot. -Let me see.
I'm shot.
My psychiatrist are not gonna like it, Max.
I'm cold.
What was all happening there, Max...
I felt good again, just like it used to be.
Elleroy, don't talk. Save your strength.
Why? I like to talk, Max.
You know me. You gotta to get it out, right?
Max,
tell me the truth.
Is there something wrong with me?
No, Elleroy. Listen to me. There's nothing wrong with you.
You mean it?
Yeah. Listen to me.
-You weren't lying to me, right, Max? -No, no.
We are partners, right? We are partners, huh?
Right.
Come on. Stay awake. Elleroy, Come on back.
Kate.
I hear they broke up the squad.
I broke up the squad.
I don't know. I honestly don't.
Did you ever think about leaving me for her?
No, Kate. No.
Why did you stop seeing her?
Kate, I love you. I have always loved you.
And I realized do out a mistake can we.
I just didn't want it between us.
But...it is.
I guess it was my bad.
It will never be the same, Max.
Kate.
You broke my heart, Max.