A Perfect World

IF I WAS GOING, I'D GO AS A, UM... A PRINCESS!

UH, YEAH.

JUDY BAUMER'S GOING AS A TWIRLER. BUT SHE'S SO FAT.

I'D RATHER GO AS CINDERELLA OR PETER PAN.

PETER PAN'S A BOY. TINKERBELL'S A GIRL.

PHILLIP COULD GO AS PETER PAN. PHILLIP COULD GO AS A BUMP ON A LOG.

WHY CAN'T WE JUST GO ONCE? BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T, OKAY?

OUR PERSONAL BELIEFS LIFT US TO A HIGHER PLACE.

I'LL GET IT. YOU GOT IT LAST TIME!

TRICK OR TREAT!

I'M SORRY, WE DON'T TAKE NO PART IN HALLOWEEN.

EXCUSE ME?

WE'RE JEHOVAH'S WITNESS.

HEY, PHILLIP PERRY. HEY, BILLY REEVES.

HOW'D YOU KNOW IT WAS ME?

COME ON, GO EAT YOUR SUPPER.

COME ON, KIDS, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT HOUSE.

SORRY FOR THE BOTHER.

EVENING, LARRY. FORGET SOMETHING? GOING TO AUSTIN, GOTTA TAKE SOME WORK.

WHEN ARE WE GONNA GRAB A COLD ONE? SOONER THE BETTER!

HEY, DADDY! YEAH?

YOU SURE THIS GOES ON UP TO THE VENTS? IT USED TO, IN THE OLD DAYS.

BECAUSE IF IT DON'T, I'M GONNA RIP YOUR TONGUE OUT. HA, HA.

YOU PUNK THIEF.

MOVE.

DAMN IF THAT OLD MAN AIN'T RIGHT.

HERE'S YOUR TRICK! HA-HA-HA!

BOMBS AWAY!

OH, GOOD ONE!

WE REALLY GOT HIM.

YOU AND ME MUST BE LIVING RIGHT, BUTCHIE-BOY.

LET'S GET SOMETHING STRAIGHT. I DON'T LIKE YOU.

AS SOON AS WE'RE ON OUR WAY...

THAT'S IT.

WHO SAID I LIKED YOU?

KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

GOD, I'D LOVE TO BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT.

GOOD NIGHT, LARRY.

HMM. GOOD NIGHT, LARRY.

COME ON, WAKE UP.

I LIKE THAT ONE.

YOU SURE ARE PICKY. WRONG NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A LINCOLN.

HEY, THERE'S A BUICK.

I DON'T WANT A BUICK. I WANT A FORD.

FORDS LEAK OIL. BESIDES, DADDY, A CAR'S A CAR.

TAKE THE BUICK.

AS SOON AS WE CROSS THE STATE LINE, I'LL DO JUST THAT.

I'M TIRED OF WAITING AROUND. I'M GONNA GO CHECK DOWN THE BLOCK...

FOR A FORD.

GO WAKE UP YOUR SISTERS.

I TAKE MINE FRIED.

A LITTLE ON THE BLAND SIDE.

GIVE ME SOME OF THAT KETCHUP, WOULD YOU? NOW. PLEASE?

AAH.

YOU HAVEN'T GOT A MAN AROUND HERE, NOW, DO YOU? HMM?

NO! AGH!

WELL! WE GOT A FIGHTER HERE NOW!

NO!

OH, LOOKIE HERE. LOOK, YOU GOT A LITTLE MAN IN THE HOUSE.

NO!

NO! UNH!

I'M BLEEDING! YOU HAPPY?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, BOY?

PHILLIP.

OKAY, PHILLIP, REACH DOWN AND PICK UP THAT PISTOLA FOR ME.

GIVE IT TO ME. SHUT YOUR MOUTH!

PICK IT UP AND BRING IT OVER TO ME.

POINT IT AT ME.

POINT IT.

NOW SAY "STICK 'EM UP."

STICK 'EM UP.

PERFECT.

PUT THE GUN DOWN, OLD TIMER.

PUT IT DOWN. YOU COULDN'T HIT ME ANYWAY. PROBABLY SHOOT THE BOY.

LEAVE HER BE.

MAMA? IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

ARE YOU DEAF? SET IT ON THE GROUND.

PUT IT DOWN.

SET IT DOWN! DOWN.

SHUT UP!

I VOTE WE TAKE HER. NO.

THEN HOW ARE WE GONNA GET OUT OF HERE? THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD'S AWAKE!

WE'LL TAKE THE BOY. NO. NO!

NO! AAH! UNH!

AIN'T YOU FOLKS EVER HEARD OF SLEEPING IN?

YEE-HA!

I GOT IT, SIR.

PRESS HAS BEEN WAITING ALMOST AN HOUR, RED.

I HEAR YOU.

YEAH, I HEAR YOU. I UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND.

YEAH. NO, I'M HERE. I'M JUST LISTENING. YEAH, OKAY.

WHAT'D HE SAY?

WHO? THE GOVERNOR, RED.

WELL, HE REMINDED ME THAT IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR.

HI. HI.

I, UH, HOPE YOU DON'T DRINK BEFORE NOON.

OH, NO, I DON'T.

THE LAST ONE WE HAD HERE, SEEMED LIKE SHE WAS ON A LIQUID DIET.

LAST WHAT? SECRETARY.

PENNY MONROE.

WELL, UM, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ME CONFUSED. SEE, I'M FROM HUNTSVILLE.

I WAS ASSIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.

ADLER, WHAT IS THIS?

IT RINGS A BELL. I THINK THEY SENT SOMETHING OVER ABOUT HER THIS MORNING.

WHO DID? THE GOVERNOR, RED.

I'M SALLY GERBER, CRIMINOLOGIST WITH THE STATE PRISON SYSTEM.

TOM ADLER, TEXAS RANGERS. HI.

WELL, UH, IT'S A RELATIVELY NEW PROCEDURE. I WAS ASSIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR TO WORK...

"WORK WITH STATE LAW OFFICIALS IN ALL AFFAIRS OF PENAL MATTERS...

COINCIDING WITH THE STATE POLICE." THIS DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING...

IT INCLUDES PAROLE, WORK-RELEASE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS PENAL ESCAPE SITUATIONS.

WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE, MARGE.

THEY'RE GETTING ANTSY, RED. YOU SCHEDULED IT.

UH, THE IDEA IS THAT AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BEHAVIORAL CASE HISTORY...

SHOULD, IN PAROLE SITUATIONS, HELP THE SUBJECT TO AVOID HABITUAL TRAPS.

AND IN PENAL ESCAPE SITUATIONS...

COULD CONVERSELY IDENTIFY THOSE SELFSAME TRAPS AS AN AID TO APPREHENSION.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, MISS GERBER... SALLY IS FINE.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, SALLY...

THIS IS NOT A PENAL ESCAPE. THIS HAPPENS TO BE A MANHUNT.

AND NO TALKING AROUND IN CIRCLES IS GONNA FIX ALL THAT.

AND WHAT WILL? US HAVING A NOSE LIKE A BLUE TICK...

THAT'S A MEDULLA WITH AN ANTENNA, AND A LOT OF COFFEE.

WE GOT A HANDFUL OF CAPS, AND YOU'RE SHOOTING WATER TANKS.

HE'S A SMART GUY, HUH, PHILLIP?

GODDAMN!

OW!

OKAY, BOYS, THAT'S ENOUGH! THE CHIEF'S GOT WORK TO DO!

DID THE KID SAY ANYTHING?

GOOD MORNING, RED. GOOD MORNING.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK? LOOKS GOOD. LOOKS GOOD.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THIS BABY.

GOVERNOR ORDERED IT SO DIGNITARIES COULD RIDE IN THE PARADE IN DALLAS.

YOU KNOW PRESIDENT KENNEDY'S COMING? YEAH, SO I HEARD.

LATEST TECHNOLOGY. GOT AN OVERSIZED ENGINE...

FULL KITCHEN, SLEEPING QUARTERS.

GOT ROOM FOR GUN RACKS.

STOVE, FRIDGE, EVEN GOT A HOTLINE PHONE STRAIGHT TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

FINE PIECE OF MACHINERY. WHAT'S MORE...

SOON AS IT COMES BACK FROM DALLAS, IT'LL BE AT YOUR DISPOSAL.

IT'S PERFECT FOR LOTS OF SITUATIONS. IT'S A HEADQUARTERS ON WHEELS.

WE'LL TAKE IT.

UH, CHIEF? STOP TAKING PICTURES! RED, IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE.

GOVERNOR'S GOTTA RIDE IN IT TOMORROW. HE GAVE THIS MANHUNT TOP PRIORITY.

BUT, RED... LISTEN, YOU GOTTA BELIEVE ME. HA, HA. RED?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME? DICK SUTTLE, THE DRIVER.

NOT ANYMORE. BRADLEY? THIS MAN STAYS WITH HIS VEHICLE.

YOU KNOW HOW TO WORK ALL THE GADGETS? OH, YES, SIR.

OKAY, TAKE A SEAT.

EXCUSE ME, RED.

THIS HERE'S BOBBY LEE. HE'S A SPECIALIST WITH THE FEDS.

THEY WANT HIM TO TAG ALONG.

RED, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO TELL THE GOVERNOR?

WELL, YOU TELL HIM THAT, UH, MISS SALLY GERBER OVER THERE...

FROM HIS OFFICE, CHECKED ME OUT ON THIS.

OH, HELL.

HEY!

HELLO?

YOU COMING OR AREN'T YOU?

NOT A SCRATCH! YOU HEAR ME, SUTTLE? NOT A SCRATCH!

ON THE TRUCK! ON THE TRAILER! AND YOU CALL ME! YOU CALL ME!

WHY THE HELL WE STOPPING?

YOU SAID YOU HAD A COUSIN NEAR HERE. SO?

SO CALL HIM. SEE IF WE CAN SHACK THERE TILL THINGS COOL DOWN.

WHY'D HE TAKE THE KEYS?

SO I WON'T LEAVE HIM.

WOULD YOU LEAVE HIM?

OH, YEAH.

HE MUST'VE MOVED.

PROBABLY COULDN'T HAVE HEARD HIM ANYWAYS, MY EAR'S STILL BLEEDING.

YOU EVER TRY THAT SHIT AGAIN... WHAT?

WHAT?

YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THREATENING ME.

IT AIN'T A THREAT.

IT'S A FACT.

HERE, KID, TAKE THE WHEEL.

IN TWO SECONDS, I'M GONNA BREAK YOUR NOSE.

THAT'S A THREAT.

AND THAT'S A FACT.

I'M GONNA KILL YOU FOR THAT.

AND THAT'S A THREAT.

BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE?

PHILLIP, LISTEN UP. I'M GONNA RUN IN AND GET SOME SMOKES.

GET BEER. HERE, HOLD THIS.

POINT IT RIGHT BETWEEN HIS EYES. WHAT THE HELL?

IF HE SO MUCH AS MOVES, YOU PULL THE TRIGGER.

RIGHT HERE, SEE? PUT YOUR FINGER ON IT.

YOU'RE A FUCKING CRAZY MAN.

THAT'S A FACT. YOU'RE GETTING THE HANG OF THIS.

HOW DO? WHERE'S YOUR SODAS?

THE HOT ONES ARE THERE. THE COLD ONES ARE IN THE BACK, IN THE COOLER.

YOU EVER SHOT A GUN BEFORE, BOY?

POW!

KNOCK YOU ON YOUR ASS. QUIET, MISTER.

NO...

YOU AIN'T NEVER SHOT NO GUN BEFORE.

LIVING WITH THREE SPLIT-TAILS. NO DADDY AROUND.

YOU'LL PROBABLY GROW UP QUEER, YOU KNOW THAT?