Fortunate Son

Previously on Fortunate Son.

When I call you, you will not even think

- about saying no to me. - She's a murder suspect,

- and if she's on my turf, I want her. - You need to think back to

- all your recent conversations. - Stop the war! Stop the war!

They are helping Ho Chi Minh kill our marines.

No one gets to sit this one out.

- Not after Bobby Kennedy. - The name's Wayne Ferris,

U.S. marine. He's a deserter. I want you to pick him up.

Lower your weapon, Grady. You got the wrong hippies.

Ellen's around your age, right? You should get to know her.

As the men

of G Company's Second battalion, Third Marines

move toward higher ground, they are ever vigilant.

There is danger lurking here

in the Khe Sanh Valley in Vietnam.

The battle for the three hills above the valley

cost the marine units involved 138 dead

and 397...

Why do you keep watching that?

Haven't you had enough?

I was talking to Mr. Pratt over at the Conoco station,

and he's looking for somebody.

It's just pumping gas, but you need

to start getting out and talking to people.

Camp Pendleton.

Oh no!

- I've been called up again. - Oh, I know.

What do you want?

I want you to leave your folks a note,

say you're really sorry,

but you can't go back to Vietnam...

... say you're deserting and you're gonna make a run

- for Canada. - Oh, look.

My old man will never speak to me again.

Hmm, well,

but we made a deal in Cam Lo, don't you remember?

- Yeah. - You're going to Canada.

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- Destiny. - Jesus!

- Keep your voice down. Shh! - You scared me!

Look, the man who gave you the explosives

knows you're alive. I can't protect you anymore.

Who is he?

It doesn't matter, but you have to leave and go alone.

Well, Ralph and I are going to Cuba.

No, you're not! Look, you have one chance

to stay alive. Make an excuse to Ralph

and go. Be at the bus stop

in Agency Road at the corner at 9 o'clock tonight.

Flag the bus down and ride it as far as you can.

You know what? This isn't just a casual thing, right?

I care about him.

Look, don't talk about any of this with anyone

and don't try to come back here ever, do you understand?

Look, I'm sorry, but you have to run

as far and as fast as you can.

Okay.

Sorry, who called you again?

The city. Power surge this morning fried breakers

- all along the street. - Hey, what happened?

Ah, power company,

- bunch of morons down there. - Uh, down there.

Anyway, cleaning up their mess

- is good for my business. - Hmm.

I might have to check for line faults.

It's a fire code thing.

- It'll be about an hour or so. - Okay.

- I'll let you work. - Thanks.

I have been through the whole house.

- Yeah? - I didn't find anything else.

- And it was in the receiver? - Yeah. I saw it there.

- Recording our calls? - Yeah.

How would they get in here to plant it?

- You leave your doors unlocked. - It's a bit ambitious

for the knuckleheads down at the police station,

- don't you think? - Unless they're getting help.

Who have you called? Anyone in the U.S.?

I called Calvin.

I slept in.

Can I get you some breakfast?

- Or do you want some eggs? - Uh, no time. Bye.

Hey!

Ellen!

Look, it's not a big deal.

It was just a kiss, and we got

a little carried away in the moment.

But I don't think it's, you know, a good situation

with you staying here and me across the hall,

so I think we should just pretend like it never happened.

Okay, now you talk.

Uh... you know, I was gonna say

something a little different, but...

yeah, you're right.

Did you call him or did he call you?

- It was after the memorial... - Did you call him?

Yes.

That's okay now.

Hello?

We've been hearing about nuclear submarines

in Canadian waters for the last two years.

A lot of the fishermen have seen them.

Yesterday, Gabe Nelson took these shots.

That's the conning tower of an American Skipjack-class

nuclear submarine. It's at the base

maybe for refitting or supplies. This is our chance.

- Chance for what? - I cowboy up there,

chain myself to it.

News cameras come, then no one can deny that this is

a violation of Canadian sovereignty

with the complicity of the Canadian Navy.

As I understand it,

there is no violation unless they're carrying nuclear weapons.

Oh, it's coming in heavy, guaranteed.

You have no way of knowing whether or not it's armed.

Besides, this is not what the committee does.

Okay, totally fair. I don't expect anyone to come with me,

but I gotta honour my conscience on this one.

Let's say you get into the base,

what's to stop them from, I don't know, shooting you?

I don't know, my totally awesome

righteous karma, that's what. Don't worry, I got a plan.

Well, there's no way you're going there alone.

We'll have to go in at night.

We'll need the media standing by, can you set that up?

- Yes, of course! - Okay!

Coming from the north, there's less chance they'll

see us coming. We should put in at the old dry dock here

and make our way up the channel open water.

Deputy Minister Grantham's wife

called me this morning. "Does that woman on the news

with all those drug-crazed hippies have any relation

to the doctor Howard who works for Browning?"

That's what she asked me. What do you suppose I said to her?

- You know what? - I thought

you were gonna say she called to congratulate you.

- For what? - This.

European Journal of Computational Physics.

Page 24, article on particle gliders.

It describes the leading work done in France and Great Britain

and the difficulties they've had with ion contamination.

Lois Grantham does not read the European Journal

- of Computational Physics. - Well, maybe not,

but it's been in the news:

the medical applications of laser technology?

The thing is Dr. Howard solved it, the thing

they can't figure out. When Dr. Howard's paper comes out

- it'll be on the cover. - Well, hardly...

- Are you working on this paper? - I mean, currently?

Oh yeah. It's what? Like half done? Slightly less maybe?

- Less. - Slightly.

Oh, Dr. Howard, you've got that call in five minutes.

- Yes. Excuse us, please. - Sorry.

Yes, alright.

Thank you. If he said three more words, I...

I know, and then we both would have been out of work.

Locals came out in force to support

the American deserter and his pregnant wife.

Somehow, in all the fun and confusion,

the fugitives slipped away. Police had no comment when asked.

Do you know where they are now?

No idea.

You realize that when you screw up, it reflects

badly on me, right? Because I have

to explain to people much smarter than you

why we can't seem to do anything right around here?!

Sorry about that, boss. We'll try to do better next time.

I know. I know, buddy.

So, um...

... Travis said that I have to leave town.

What?!

Yeah, he thinks that the guy who gave me

the key to the explosives room is gonna

come after me. And if I stay, he'll find me and kill me.

When did you talk to Travis?

This morning, on the trail.

- Yeah? - Mm-hmm.

Why didn't he just come to the cabin?

He said I have to go without you.

If you're going, I'm going.

Look, Ralph, it's different for me.

My dad used to hit me because I was a sinner...

... a wicked child.

He had this stick that he kept by the backdoor,

and he just cleared the kitchen table and...

So... there's no home for me, you know...

... no one to go back to ever,

but you, you've got your mom and your dad

and your sister, and they'd come looking for you.

See...

my mom will understand.

I mean, my dad won't, but...

it's just the way it is, you know.

Gotta understand I was raised

to resist injustice.

And if we have to go to Cuba to do that...

then that's just how it's gonna be.

You're amazing!

Okay, I can't get anything good from here.

If we get any closer, he'll make us for sure.