:04:00
Get in.
:04:05
How long could we maintain,
I wondered.
:04:09
How long before one of us starts raving
and jabbering at this boy ?
:04:13
What will he think then ?
:04:15
This same lonely desert was the last
known home of the Manson family.
:04:19
Would he make that grim connection
when my attorney starts screaming...
:04:22
about bats and huge manta rays
coming down on the car ?
:04:25
If so, well, we'll just have to
cut his head off and bury him somewhere.
:04:29
- 'Cause it goes without saying
that we can't turn him loose.
- [ Muttering ]
:04:33
He'd report us at once to some kind of
outback nazi law enforcement agency...
:04:36
and they'll run us down
like dogs.
:04:39
- Jesus, did I say that,
or just think it ?
- Jesus, did I say that ?
:04:43
Was I talking ?
Did they hear me ?
:04:45
It's okay. Just admiring
the shape of your skull.
:04:48
- No, thanks !
- Maybe I'd better have
a chat with this boy.
:04:51
- I have asthma !
- Perhaps if I explain things,
he'll rest easy.
:04:54
All right, listen.
:04:57
There's one thing you should probably
understand-- Can you hear me ?
:05:00
Good.
:05:02
I want you to have
all the background.
:05:05
- Aah !
- This is a very ominous assignment...
:05:08
with overtones of
extreme personal danger.
:05:10
I'm a Doctor of Journalism.
This is important, goddamn it !
:05:13
- This is a fucking true story !
- [ Gasps ]
:05:15
[ Gonzo Shouting ]
You fucking--
:05:17
- Get your hands off my fucking head !
- [ Grunting ]
:05:20
- Now, now, now.
- Our vibrations were
getting nasty. But why ?
:05:24
Was there no communication
in this car ?
:05:26
- Had we deteriorated
to the level of dumb beasts ?
- [ Giggling ]
:05:29
This man at the wheel
is my attorney.
:05:32
He's not just some dingbat I found on
the Strip, man. He's a foreigner.
:05:35
I think he's probably Samoan.
It doesn't matter, though, does it ?
:05:39
- Are you prejudiced ?
- [ Whimpers ] Hell, no.
:05:42
I didn't think so.
:05:44
Because, in spite of his race,
the man is extremely valuable to me.
:05:47
- Oh, shit. I forgot about the beer.
You want some ?
- No.
:05:51
- How 'bout some ether ?
- What ?
:05:55
Never mind. All right, let's get right
to the heart of this thing.
:05:56
- Twenty-four hours ago
we were sitting...
- ...in the Pogo Lounge...
:05:59
of the Beverly Heights Hotel,
in the patio section, of course...