Alcatraz Dog Crate

[birds twittering] [ growling ] [metal clanging] [clanging continues] [man shouting in african language]

Alcatraz Dog Crate, [ barking ] [barking continues] [ panting ] dr powell, i'm tom hanley,u.s. state department.

take the chains off.he's ours now. - [bell tolling]- [ chattering ] [man] if you have knowledgeof a crime, why don't yougo to the police, annie ? the police are probablyin on it. you don't know anythingabout politics, do you ? you're just a psychiatrist. you're not versed in this. well, i wanna learn. i wanna know why someonewould wanna kidnap the pope.

[annie] i don't wantto sit here and have you tryto tell me that this isn't true. - i just--- does it scare you ? -[ scoffs ]-the thought that it might not be true ? no ! it doesn't scare me,because it is true. they took himseven weeks ago. they're keeping himon corsica. they don't want peopleto know that he's missing. - and you're probablygonna say, "why corsica ?"- no, corsica makes sense. - good. good.- it's a straight shot west of rome,

about 150miles. - have you ever been there ?- no. but it's on my list. he's made a partner of her.you see ? now, annie, i want to exploreevery possibility. now, on the other sideof this page, is it possible... that this is a photoof the pope ? [ chuckles ]well, it's possible, yeah. i mean, is it ? well, i'm just saying,

is it possible that this is a photoof the pope, taken only eight days ago, - showing him safe in rome ?- no ! - has anyone seen that magazine ?- catherine. catherine. we're just exploring here,annie. - we're just saying--- it's not what you say. l-let me see. [ whispers ]oh, l-- oh, i don't know. very good.

i-- i don't-- if you're afraid, then at leastyou're aware of the possibilitythat you might be ill. [ sniffles ] shouldn't he hold her ? don't get motherly,gilbert. - [ crying ]- we'll discuss notes this afternoon. [door opens] - [elevator bell dings]- [ chattering ] - you're late.- i was just--

i need you to take my 1 0:00 classon wednesday. let me see that photo. [ chuckles ]that's risky, theo. very risky. i've been asked to do the evaluation ofethan powell. you remember who he is ? he used to work here.anthropology. disappeared in africa.killed people. yeah, a year ago.two dead, three in the hospital. mad as a three-cornered hat,but he's coming home. we wouldn't want one of our formerprofessors hanged in rwanda--

bad press--so he's coming home. - and the evaluation beginsas soon as he arrives.- which is ? tomorrow. i need to know everythingabout the case in 24 hours, and i want the research doneby my very best resident. ben, that's three-day's workpacked in the next 24 hours. well, i guess i wasn't talkingabout you. i must've meant gilbert. have him call me at home. okay. all right.okay. all right, ben. ben, i would be gladto do the research.

- only if you can handle it.- i can handle it. that was too easy, theo.all right. this time tomorrowin my office. [ chattering ] [chains clinking] - it's locked.- aw, come on ! - [man] what ?- wait-- [alarm blaring] good. good. you know, i told youit was the one on the left.

- it's locked !- it's supposed to be open. maxwell, do you copy us ? - come in, maxwell.- come again. - [alarm continues]- maxwell, come in. we're inthe corridor with the doctor. - is it the door on the eastor the west side ?- what was that ? - are you reading this ?- is something wrong ?- no, i didn't copy. - is something wrong ?- mom. shh.- [man] foley! -i'm goin' to check this out.-[two-way radio continues, indistinct] -just relax, all right ?- [knocking on door]

- [alarm continues]- [foley] maxwell,you pickin' this up ? - max. hey, doc.- [ yells ] foley ! stop ! - foley.- [man] get the family out! - uh, ladies, we need to get youout of here.- what ? -just come with me, please.- what happened ? you know as much as i know atthis point. let's-- this way, please. ahh ![ grunting ] [ screaming ]

[ crowd gasping, screaming ] - [ crowd yelling, screaming ]- [ screaming ] [ panicked chattering ] [ yelling, screaming continue ] [ ethan shouting ] [door closes] - it's what the rwandanpapers called him.- theo. it's not likeany other case, ben. ever. - you're three hours early.- it's an amazing opportunity.

- amazing.- i have a class in herein 1 5 minutes, you know. oh, well, you're gonnawant to hear this, ben. tell me. he killed two rwandan park rangersand injured three others... with a wooden club. - he was studying the animalsthere, right ?- not any more. the party of foresters and rangerssaid he walked among them-- part of the animal group. it's just possible, ben, that he wasliving with the mountain gorillas...

for nearly two years. with them. "noted anthropologistand primatologist ethan powell... was reported missingin october 1 994." lost for nearly two years, then found. but when they tried to contact ethan,he turned on them. like an animal, they said. they put him in an africanprison for a year. he hasn'tspoken a word since his arrest.

so, what do we have here ? he lives with the animals, takes on their behaviour. becomes one. - how does that happen ?- exactly. how ? they want a 30-day evaluation, followedimmediately by a hearing with a judge. i'll give him a day to rest,then i'll see him on thursday. uh, ben, there's somethingi want to ask you for.

- what is it ?- ethan powell. the evaluation--i want it. you don't have nearly enoughexperience for a case like this. you know that, don't you ?why should i give it to you ? - important issues here, ben.- yes. one of them is your career,right ? i mean, a case like thisis all about career, and you'vebeen thinking about that. it'd be a leap for you. what if i can get himto speak ?

get powell to speak ? ah. you mustn't confusea mute murderer... with little annie beldenand her pope fantasy... or rondelli the flasheror any of those. what if i can ? well, then you write a best-sellerabout it. am i right ? i'm ready for this, ben. do you have a title yet ? for the best-seller ?

- maybe.- [ laughing ] what is it ?tell me. is that a yes ? - [door buzzing, ringing]- [inmates chattering, shouting] [chattering, shouting continue] so, how come he doesn't talk ? well, they say... that he used to livewith monkeys. where ?

"where ?" michigan. oh. [groans] [ scoffs ]peter. peter, why ? look what you did. ex-excuse me. our ball.excuse me. - excuse me !- [door unlocks] can we have our ball back ?

- peter.- [door closes] i hear you almost took outa correctional at the airport. i hope you try thatin here... once. [ whispering ]pete, what'd you get, buddy ? hey, pete, what carddid you get, man ? pete ! [inmate] let me see the card!let me see. let me see. show me your card.that ain't my ace.

i want my ace of diamondsi want my ace of diamonds ! give me the card!show me the card! you got my ace ?you got my ace ? you got my ace.you got my ace ! you got my ace!you got my ace, don't you ? you got my ace !that ain't my ace ! [ panting ]i want my ace ! - [pounding]- [inmate moaning] [ chattering continues ]

give me my card.you got the ace of diamonds. show me the card.let me see the card ! the card ! [ scoffs ] ace of diamonds !show it to me! show me the card! give me the card.card! ace of diamonds ! you got my card ?i want my card ! - give me my card !- [ grunts ] [ laughing ]

i got it again ! ace of diamonds ! [laughing continues] mr. dacks, it looks likeit's bluto again. [bluto] i got it again ! the ace of diamonds ! - bluto, you are one lucky son of a gun.- [ chuckling ] [ chattering, laughing ] just as long as you're confidentthey're sticking to the schedule.

it's the same thingevery day, sir. warden,i'm dr theo caulder. i'm jack keefer. - this is dr. john murray,in charge of our psychotics.- how do you do ? what do you thinkof our anthill, dr caulder ? - [theo] is dr. powell down there ?- no. the psychotics are notin the general population. uh, could we get youone of these ? - it's got vanilla bean in itthis morning.- uh, no, thank you.

i'd actually liketo get started. i can give you powell now in an unusedvisitation room and again on friday. you and dr murray can work outa schedule for your timewith the other inmates. the "other inmates" ? i was told you'd be on temporarystaff at our facility, doctor. that's the deal. well, i was kind of hoping to spendmost of every day with powell. this is harmony bay, dr caulder.it was out of date 30 years ago. it's crumbling under our feet.two, three years, they're gonnatear the old girl down.

meanwhile, we have the toughestcorrectional job in the state. i'm gonna have to ask you to tryto fit in with our scheme of things... and treat powelllike every other inmate. i hope that's okaywith you. watch the cup for me. well, here we are. [ clicks ] haldol, 20 milligrams,four times a day ? - how am i supposed to talk to him ?- he doesn't talk, remember ?

- [briefcase closes]- [ sighs ] [ clicks on ] dr theo caulder.first interview with dr ethan powell. dr. powell,i'm dr theo caulder. i know you've chosen not to speak,and i respect your decision. i want to offer to you the possibility,for your consideration, that you suspend your silencejust for these sessions, that you see these sessionsas outside your normal life... so that you may speak to me,discussing whatever you like,

then remain silentfor the rest of the day. these sessions can beyour opportunity-- before you go backto your silence-- to say to me, to the world,to your family, whatever you-- whatever you might want to say. first, doctor,i'd like you to say your name. - or you can write it on--- hey ! don't do that. couple of rules, doctor:

don't reach across;don't touch the violent ones; don't give 'em anything; and don't takeanything from 'em, all right ? - [ whispers ] okay.- that's what we're here for. henry. or you can write iton that piece of paper. what is your name ? doctor, what is your name ? write it on that paper. [pencil scratching]

[scratching continues] can i seewhat you've written there ? - [ethan groans]- hey. - go !- [ electricity crackling ]- hey ! - get him up ! stand up !- that's enough. okay, okay. that's it, that's it.that's it, i'm done. i'm done. hello, dr caulder. how, uh--how did it go ?

the patient is overmedicatedand brutalized. well, hell, dr caulder,do you know where you are ? we have room for 700, but we haveover 1 ,000 of the worst-- and that's not countingthe psychotics, is it, alan ? - forty-two highfliers, warden.- do you know who dr powell was ? - is that a look, son ?- i want the medication reduced. - hey! come over here !- go ahead and do your best jobyou can here, doctor, as long as it doesn't conflictwith our rules. hey, ape man !

just give himwhat he wants, ethan. hand it over ! trade you for the ace. now ! now ![ yells, grunts ] - [ yelling ]- [ screaming ] - [whistle blowing]- [screaming continues] [ choking ] [guard] come on, get him !

- [bluto gasping]- guys ! no ! wait ! please, please !just check his pocket, please ! please, he's got the ace!he's got it ! and it's his ace! it is his... ace ! [bluto sobbing] - it's his ace.- it's his ace. [sobbing continues] enjoy, ape man ! right over there.

[door closes, locks] - [unlocks door]- half an hour. - [sets parking brake]- [dog barking] [child shouting] [shutter clicking] - hi.- miss powell, i'm dr caulder. ineedto find a wayto break through. - we tried that.- well, i can do it. we tried in africa.we visited the prison there.he never even looked at us.

- well, he looked at me.- he did ? he tried to give me a pencil. look, i saw himat the airport. it destroyed my mother.she's away, staying with her sister. she needed a changeof scene and a lot of xanax. i'm only here to sell the house,because she won't live here any more. - your father may be very ill.- really ? i thought maybehe was just in a bad mood. do you want your father back ?back the way he was ?

the way he was.um-- hmm ? do you mean... distant,obsessed with his work, not concernedwith his family ? yes, i want him back. what do you want ? he can give me a look at man in hisprimitive state-- ungoverned man. look, i don't want you showing him offlike some madman with a club. i'm writing an evaluation,not some grocery-store headline. this evaluation will be goodfor your career, won't it ?

does it matter ? if i can open him up,i might be able to help him. help him ? you mean,get him out of prison ? your father might belongin prison. i don't know. but i don't think anyonebelongs at harmony bay. and i do need your help. this is where he workedwhen he was home. - you were there.- yes. once.

i was just traveling through.i showed up and surprised him. stayed a couple days. he was very happy to see meand very happy to see me go. who took these ?are there any more ? i set the timer for this one,and i took the rest. this is my work. okay. why don't you, um, just takewhat you need and then go. - [ sighs ]- [ clicks on ] dr theo caulder. second interviewwith patient, dr. ethan powell.

how are we today,dr powell ? dr powell is unresponsive. i'm gonna ask you to identifycertain objects, doctor. you can speakor write down your answer. what is this a picture of,doctor ? - the patient makes no signthat he can understand.- and this ? and this ? what is this a picture of,doctor? can you write it down ?

and this ?what is this a picture of? - hey, leave him alone !leave him alone !- goddamn it ! - i told you not to do that !keep your distance !- leave the patient ! - do not cross this line !- back away from my patient. back away from the patient ! okay, doctor. it's your ass. your silence says, "yes,i'm still an animal-- "a wild,dangerous animal.

"you can beat me,you can cage me. "i'm not human any more. "l have nothing to say-- "not to some shrink across the table,not to any guard, not even to her." but she still wants her father. she wants you back. what do you say to that ? what do you say to her ?

goodbye. have i made your fucking day ? do you wanna die ?is that what you want ? - uh, the patient is not responding.- quiet. i'll take that as a no. do you wantto stay here forever ? or do you wanna go home ? africa ? here ? you wanna go back here ?

if i cut your medication,will you take me there with you ? - you can't cut the medication.- shut up ! - i will not be yelled atby some yuppie res--- dr. murray! i don't know you very well, but i havethe feeling that you are a tired, incompetent bag of shitwho has found a place to hide. you overmedicate these men, and youturn your back when they're tortured. if i'm wrong,i deeply apologize. if i cut your medication,help you remember, will you take me with you ?

can you follow me ? yes. yes, i'll follow. [theo on tape] but she stillwants her father. [ ethan ] goodbye. how'd you do it ? he chose to speak. he chose you. yes. why you ?

i don't know. but i can get insideof him now. i just need you to... help meto understand who he was. [crying softly] [ clears throat ] and if i do, you have to get me into see him, to talk to him. i'll try. i will. i'll try. -[piano]- [ chattering ]

theo. ben. dr. josephson. i was told you made a breakthroughon the powell case. - good work.- thank you. you know, i read your paper on voluntarymutism, so i had a slight advantage. - oh, you're the one who read it.- [ forced laughter ] [ laughing continues ] i'll leave you two.breakfast on wednesday. i'll call your office.his paper on voluntary mutism...

didn't have anything to dowith the powell case, and you know it. - how's it going ?- have you ever been to harmony bay ? - mmm.- thanks, mike. tell me your war stories. you never mentioned i'd have tobe on staff there, ben. well, it wasa negotiation, theo. they're understaffed. thanks.you want out ? no.

i want powell. he's leading meinto the jungle. he's leading you ? - well, l--- you're doing the evaluation, not him. and there's more at stake here,theo, than your book. i know. i know, ben. now that the patient is speaking,it's a different ball game, different expectations. the competency hearing will be scheduledas soon as you present your evaluation.

and that report-- your report-- and yourtestimony will be very carefully judged, so you have to be prepared. keep focused. lead him to the questionsyou want answered. i will. i will ! you just don't understand. it's notthe usual therapeutic environment. then don't bethe usual therapist. go on. sit down.

welcome, doctor. will you excuse us,gentlemen ? dr theo caulder.third interview with dr ethan powell. doctor, do you know whyyou've been sent here ? what a brave lad you are. you can call me "doctor.""dr caulder." yes, bwana. i will call you"tabibu juha caulder." tabibu juha. swahili.

it'll help me remember.that's what you want, isn't it ? - it's my memories.- that's what you want, isn't it ? you attacked several officersat the miami airport. guilty. in rwanda you were convicted of murder.are you a murderer ? ah, yes. tell me about that. tell me about africa. [ sighs ]

i know you alwayswent alone. twenty-one trips...over 1 2 years, and you never tooka companion or a colleague. never with your wife,who wanted to go. never with your daughter,who you invited, then uninvited. what are you up to ?therapy ? my job.i wanna know why this is difficult. are you afraidto go back there ? are you afraid to follow ?

try me. describe what you see. tell me.tell me what you see. the virunga volcanoes. the great forestsof visoke. - [birds twittering]- so beautiful. and there's some flatland, and there's a riverbeyond the trees. - and in the middle is my base camp.- [monkey calling]

it's a good camp. my tent... is there.it's right there. - so you're off.- already now. - okay. i'll check the list.- again ? willie,your father's leaving. - willie !- he will come. he will come. [ethan] willie, come on ! willie ? there you are.what are you doing ? - come on, your father's leaving.- see ? for your wrist.

i've been looking for this.okay, off you go now. the sooner you go, the sooneri'll get my supplies. go on. [car engine revving] [car horn honking] ethan ? ethan ?what are you looking at ? [growling] [ growling continues ] - [ethan] there he was--the silverback, their leader.- [ huffs ] i'd been observing this group for monthsbut had never been this close.

so close,so magnificent. it was terrifying...and wonderful. [ guttural moan ] [ playful chittering ] i thought my presencewas making them nervous, - [shutter clicking]- but it wasn't that,it was the machine-- - the camera-- that didn't belong.- [ guttural moan ] so i stopped using it, and it was theni began to see them... for the first time.

[clicking] i wondered if they missed mewhen i left for the night-- this man who watched themoutside their circle. did they think of me ? i thought of them, and i missed them. i liked them.i even needed them. each day they seemedto allow me to step closer. i was excitedby my slow journey toward them.

i felt privileged. i felt, in a way, as if i wascoming back to something... i had lost long agoand was only now remembering. suddenly, just like that,it happened. i was no longeroutside the group. for the first time,i was among them. i never missed a day. i walked miles from my campto find them. and stayed with themlonger and longer...

before i'd pull myself awayto go back to camp every night. [ sniffing ] in there,deep in those forests, away from everythingyou know, everythingyou've ever been taught... by school or bookor song or rhyme, you find peace, juha,kinship, harmony, even safety. you'll find more danger in one dayin any city in the world...

than you will ever findin those forests. do you understand that ? ah, mixed up.you're all mixed up. i wanna go backto my cell now. wait. okay, okay.wait. wait. please.what's the playing card for ? control. control of you ?by whom ?

- by you-- takers.- "takers" ? explain that. i wanna go to my cell now. the session's not over. until you say so ? right. the taker. you're free to go. am i ? and you ?are you free ?

[inmates chattering, laughing] only in my head.you ! you ! i know aboutthe ace of diamonds. every prisoner is supposedto spend a half an hour outside. every prisoner,every day. we can only afford the timeand personnel to do a rotation-- one patient a day--so we make it random, use the cards. - it doesn't work.- it keeps them focused on something. - [loud shriek]- the strong take itfrom the weak every time.

and the rest of them focustheir anger on the ones who take it... and not on the guardsor medical staff. - it does work.- for us. it works for us. here's chartson ten of them. you can start there. - do you ever see them alone ?- there isn't time for that. there's the consulting area. we do what we can. you do what you're told.

go ahead.hit me again. i'm easy. and you'llfeel so much better. what was ityou called me ? tired, incompetentbag of shit ? christ, you think i neverfought a battle in here ? you want to knowwhat it was like before me ? we do what we fucking can. [bell rings] - hi.- hi.

- peter holden ?- uh-huh. you gonna beour shrink now ? - for a while.- you got a resume with you ? - any credentials or anything ?- let's go over here, please, peter. i'm dr caulder. you've been charged withone count of murder, and foundincompetent to stand trial. she had a demon in herfor a while, my neighbor mrs. karsh. - mm-hmm.- it would come and go.

nobody saw it...except me. what did it look like,the demon ? um-- did you ever see alienwith sigourney weaver ? it looked likea giant insect ? it looked likesigourney weaver. [shouting, loud thud] hey, dacks !why don't you stop this ? why ? they have to work outtheir own problems. he won't kill him.

oh, this is phillip ! [theo] all right.all right, guys. back up. - back up !- oh, my god !you got to help him, doc ! get him off ! somebody help me,please ! get him off me ! - get him off me.- help him ! please help him, doctor. please. please. [ all shouting ] come on.stop the bleeding. - hey, calm down !- you got to stop the bleeding, doc!

[shouting continues] come on, doc! come on, doc!stop the bleeding, doc! dr theo caulder, continuing interviewwith dr ethan powell. i've further reduced your haldol.have you felt the effects of that ? yeah. thank you. in our last session, we discovered whyyou left your normal routine of study... and began to travel with the gorillas,staying with them even at night. - our next subject to coveris the reason for--- hey, look.

- it fell off the chair.- mm. great. our next subject to coveris the reason for-- - are these for me ?- yes. - oh.- the reason for the attackon the rangers-- - no pencils ?- these are safer. oh, yeah. okay. no pencils. - are you coming back tothe gym today, tabibu juha ?- yes.

am i worth it ?all the mess and blood ? i'm here to do an evaluation.that's what i do. am i so interesting ? you lived as an animalfor nearly two years. i'd say you wereinteresting enough, sure. i lived as a manliving with animals. i lived as humans lived1 0,000 years ago. humans knew how to livein the world then, before-- before civilization ?

no, before you, juha, and all your kind. takers. yeah. yeah. yeah, i was one of you.i believed in control. - some control is necessary.- is it ? the gorillas, they let youstay with them, even at night.you were becoming one of them. - [pounds table]- are you listening ?are you listening to me ? not one of them.

not a gorilla. don't you see ? they accepted a man. they reached across. they took me inas family. they welcomed a human beingamong them. that's the miracle. what about the familyyou left behind ? what about lyn ?

we leave heroutside of this. - why ?- and my wife. leave them out. you think i don't know. i know whati was, what i lost, what i killed. - she's not dead. she wants to see you.- she saw me at the airport. she saw what i am now. you let mebe dead to her. you changethe subject, juha, or walk away from this. which do you want ?

for now, i want the forest.take me there. in the forestfor all that time. did you ever missthe contact with any humans ? no. they were there. i may not have seen them,but i always knew they were there. [ flies buzzing ] [ grunts ] [theo] if you werelearning their ease-- their peace.

their peace.then why does this all end in murder ? there were many murders. - many ?- yeah. there's a zoo not far from herewhere i studied-- and many years ago-- and, uh... they neededa male gorilla, a wild capture. and i did that.i helped capture him.

i didn't even know what murderwas when i was you, juha. you know what murderi'm talking about. if you don't talk to me about this,i can't help you. - i don't want you to help me.- what do you want ? i want you to listen. - and then what ?- share it. - with ?- whoever you share with,the people you're close to. are there any ? why don't you tell others ?

'cause i'm notfor this world, not any more. what world, then ? in your memories, locked awayin your mind for the rest of your life ? - is that all you want ?- no, i want to finish this. - finish what ?- telling you what i know. what makes you thinkwhat you know is any differentthan what other people know ? i had different teachers. [ chuckles ]

okay, okay. so i'm supposed to...pass on your work. yeah, for all it's worth. - what made you pick me ?- a look in your eye. - you seemed to have half a brain.- thank you. what look ? that look-- curious, searching,unsatisfied, slightly pissed off. why didn't you pickyour daughter ?

leave it alone. - why do you refuse to talk about her ?- leave it. she wants to see you.i say we talk about it. hmm. [pen clatters onto table] i was wrongabout you, juha. - explain that.- tell them to open this door.you're not the one, juha. - i'm not the one ?- no. i'm not the onewho cut your medication ?

i'm not the one to say ifyou're competent for a hearing,a chance of getting outta here ? - i'm the one, ethan.- are you ? i'm the one. - the one in control, huh ?- yes. - who's in control ?- [ choking ] [ yelling ] so who is in control, huh ?are you ? the guards outside ?the warden in his office ? yeah ?who's in control ?

testing, testing, testing.one, two, three, four. dr ethan powell,interviewing dr theo caulder. now, this will be a very simple test.pass or fail, life or death. ready, juha ? now, you write onthis paper what i have taken from you. what have you lost ?write it ! write it ! wrong. you never had control.you only thought you had it. an illusion, tabibu juha ! and what do you controlfor sure, huh ? the volume on your stereo, the airconditioning in your car ? what else ?

what else ?all right. another chance. you were nervous.too much pressure. try again. what have you lost ?what did i take ? write it. write it ! you're a fool, juha. - ha !- [ grunts, pants ] did you thinkyou were free ? where were you going at 2:00 today ?into the gym, right ? in the morning,your wake-up call.

in the middle of the night when you wakeup sweating, with your heart pounding. what is it that has you all tied up,juha, tied up in little knots ? is it ambition ? yeah. you're no mysteryto me, boy. i used to be you. okay. one last chance. you think i won't do it ? [ chuckles ] what's one psychiatristless to the world ?

i'm already deep in the pit.so what can they do to me ? last try.get it right. what have you lost ? what did i take from you ? write it. yeah.congratulations. you're a student,after all. and you've lost nothingbut your illusions... and a little bitof skin.

[thunder rumbling] what happenedto your face ? gets a little roughin there sometimes. well, what happenedto it ? duct tape. - my father did this to you ?- yes. - what did he do ?- he was teaching me. looks likea pretty tough class. are you gonna quit now ?

no. i never quit. even when i'm doing somethingreally stupid, i never quit. - are you like that ?- no. i once played solitaire for 48 gamesstraight until i won. solitaire, huh ?that figures. i don't have timefor a lot of people. do you have timefor one ? don't get nervous.i didn't mean me. uh, want a drink ?

- yes.- let's go out. two cars.no date. you know, it's all right if you needto hold on to somebody for a minute. it's all rightif you don't. [ chattering, shouting ] - doc, you won't believe this.- what is it ? just see for yourself, doc.you got to see it for yourself. [ pete ] doc, what you doing ? [nicko] hey, doc,what do you make of it ?

what is this ? not finished. - ethan--- take your time, doc. - what are you making here ?- the true history of mankind. it's a true history.no fiction, no lie. africa,two million years ago. humans. then they moved. migrated. ten thousand years ago,civilization. you.

this is me ? yeah, and me too. us. takers. who arethe blue people ? they're tribal societies--hunters, gatherers, planters. they never killed more animalsthan they could use. they never ploughed more landthan they needed. they fought, but they never waged war.never exterminated. they had a place in the world.and in the world, they were part of it. and they shared it.

we changed all that. now, what, are we supposed to change itback ? what are we supposed to do ? move. - move where ?- out of my way. what, are we supposed to unbuildthe cities, wander off into the jungle ? a stupid, specious argument.you figure it out. - i'm busy.- you're a pain in the neck, ethan. i know.now get out. dominion.

what ? we have only one thingto give up-- our dominion. we don't own the world. we're not kings here,not gods. can we give that up ? too precious,all that control ? too tempting,being a god ? [inmates chattering, shouting] where's my card ?i still don't have my card.

where's my card ? my card ! where--show me my-- that's not mine. - i want my card. do you have my card ?- i got a box here ! i have a box herewith everybody's name in it ! it is mine ! give me that !show me the card ! i want to seemy ace of diamonds. - can you hit that ?-ace of diamonds ! show it to me! - bang that hard. bang, bang, bang !- [loud banging] - [inmate #1] i didn't do it.- [inmate #2 laughing]

i have a box herewith everyone's name in it ! all of youare in this box. i have picked one name. this is the name of the personthat will go outside today. we're not using the ace any more.understand? we're not using the ace any more. each day i will pickone name from this box, and that personwill go outside. then i will set his name aside,and the next day i'll pick a new name.

everybody will havetheir equal turn. and todayit's lester rodman. where are you ?lester rodman. lester rodman ? lester rodman,where are you ? - lester rodman, todayyou get to go outside.- [dacks] all right! let's find that ace.come on. who's got that ace ? - [simultaneous chatter]- who the hell's got it ? - 'cause i want it !- we're not using the ace any more.

- today lester rodman goes out--- come on. let's see the cards. [guard] let's see your card.come on. you got the ace, pete ? how about you, ethan ?you got the ace ? [guard] come on, now.let me see that card. don't be shy.let's see your card. - dacks.- let me see it. what was that ?was that a look ? dacks, damn it, don't.

the cards are finished. the cards are garbage.do you understand ? you throw 'em away.we're not using the ace any more. everybody goes outside.everybody goes. everybody goes !everybody goes outside ! - everybody goes !- everybody goes outside ! [all shouting] everybody goes outside !everybody goes outside ! - everybody goes.- outside, everybody !

pick up those pieces ! [theo] everybody goes outside ! dacks, damn it, you hit him again,i'll have you up on charges. pick 'em up. son of a bitch. lester rodman goes today. maybe you go tomorrow. no cards. no ace. no fighting.

let's go, lester. [ humming ] - haven't you learned anything yet ?- i guess not. that coffee's been burningfor nine hours. after ten,use the instant. it's in the top cupboard. [bell ringing] well, how'sthe medical staff today ? fine, sir. fine.

splendid. you fine, too,dr caulder ? doing okay. can i get yousome coffee, warden ? i'm not here for coffee. - okay.- i'm here to talk about... that little episodein the gymnasium today. we worked outa different system. you think you can walk intomy institution, start changingrules and causing riots ? - there was no riot.- the prisoners refused orders,

and my guards had to useforce because of you. the force wasn't necessary.all the violence came from mr. dacks. he was tyingto provoke powell. powell is dangerous, and he wasdealt with as a dangerous psychotic. no, no, no.he offered no danger, none. dr murray, did powellbehave in a threatening way... at any time ? - i'll have a talk with mr. dacks.- splendid. meanwhile, your little gamecompromised my authority...

and the authorityof my guards. do you know what that meansat a maximum security prison ? you put everyone at risk. the safety of every man here rests withme, caulder, and i can't trust you. and i want you out. you have ten days.and i'm being generous. i have 1 5 days left in my evaluation.i'll leave when i'm finished. now you have seven days. [cup clanks onto counter]

- how does he have the--- hang on a second. how does he have the rightto cut my evaluation time ? he doesn't, but he has the powerto kick you out... whenever he wants toand bring in somebody else. so write your conclusion.wrap it up. if i have more time, i think i canget him out of there. what are youtalking about ? the hearing. i thinkwhen the judge hears the man--

who he is, what he has to say--i think he'll walk out of there. you're not his defense attorney. you're not his pal.what are you after ? - big time ending for the book ?- not about a book. - it's not about my career--- it should be. theo, you walkedinto this case... under my guarantee, with an opportunityto further yourself. now, are you willing to putall that at risk possibly,

damage your careerpossibly, embarrass me ? sorry, yes. then stop complaining about the timeyou have left and use it. push the man.shake him. - where does the violence come from ?- i'm not sure-- - the gorillas ?- i'm not sure of the connection. well, find it. the only way he is ever goingto get out of that place...

is for you to make that judgefeel that powell is sane and safe. you show wherethe violence came from, and you showthat the violence has gone. - can you do that ?- yes. good.you're on your own. [ lyn ] thanks. - see you later.- i'll call you later. hello.this is a surprise. sorry. i, uh--

- the message said you'd be homeafter 7:00, so--- so you came by to check ? were you hall monitorin school ? yes, i was. funny, i never got a senseof you in your parents' house. - this is definitely more--- messy ? more you. so... what did he do to youthis time ? i don't seeany cuts or bruises.

this timeit wasn't him. i only have seven days leftwith your father. that's it. are they going to takethe case away from you ? case. [ sighs ]it's not a-- not a case any more. it's not a book either. he may break my neck tomorrow, but ithink i'm becoming a friend of his... and his student.

his tabibu juha. he calls you that ? i think "tabibu"means "doctor." yes, it does. what does 'juha" mean ? 'juha" means... "idiot." well, i must be, becausei can't figure this one out. he knows i can't bringa gorilla into his cell and--

[men chattering] - where are we going ?- fresh air, a ride in the country. you'll like it. it's wildernessall the way. they're waiting for us. who ? what are youplanning, juha ? i'm not your idiot any more. - you finally looked it up.- no. your daughter told me. [dispatcher speaking over radio] watch your step.

[dispatcher on radio continues] [ chittering ] the gorillas arein the cage room now. - [ bangs cage ]- whoa ! [ whispers ]jesus christ. [ woman ] the old silverback'sbeen with us the longest. you remember him, dr powell.he's the one you-- i'm sorry. we needto be alone in here. the restraints ?

i'll put them back on himbefore we leave. [keys jingling] you understand if he comes out ofthat door without them on-- [ breathes deeply ] i thought you'd feelsafer here. i thought if you were around them,you'd talk to me. tell me about the violence,about the killing. these are shadowsof gorillas. born in cages.

only the old male--he was free once. still alive. goliath. i named him that.i brought him here. this cage has broken him. broken his heart,broken his mind. made him insane. i did that. i understand that, ethan.i do.

but i need to knowabout the killing. there's a femalejust like that one. was there everany violence among them ? was there any violencetowards you ? there were warnings. warnings. [ gurgles ] [ clicking tongue ] she was a good motherand a good teacher.

the baby was always protected,always instructed. always groomed,always... touched, safe. she used to watchover him, the way the old silverbackused to watch over... all of us, even me. it's an amazing...

feeling, theo,to be watched over. i discoveredin that look of his... more than watchfulness-- tolerance, acceptance. - in fact, he was--- [ gurgling ] ethan ? ethan, what is it ? - [ bangs cage ]- what is it ?

what's wrong ? [cricket chirping] [ grunting ] [ blowing ] [baby gorilla chittering] [ ethan chuckling ] - [gunshot]- [men shouting] [ speaking in african language ] [ african language ]

[men shouting, banging metal drums] [ shouting continues ] - [ chittering ]- shh. shh. - [ chittering continues ]- shh. [ moans ] [ shouting, drumbeats continue ] [man speaking in african language] [ yelling continues ] [ groaning ]

[ yelling loudly ] - [gunshot]- [ groaning ] [ wailing ] [man shouts] [ laboured breathing ] it was me. they'd found my things. [ sobbing ] been tracking me.

so i brought them. i brought the... takers... and death. still he looks at mewithout blame. because you'renot to blame, not for any of it. you were just defendingyour family. - ethan, close it.- he won't come out. you see ?even if he can.

not far from here is a fence, and onthe other side of that fence is freedom, and he can smell it. he'll never tryto get there, 'cause he's given up. by now he thinks freedomis something he dreamed. and you ? have you given up ? because we have a chance to get youout of here now, a good chance. this is all i need--what you've told me.

it's not just somethingyou dreamed. it's real. [banging] - i'd like you to wear thisto the hearing today.- where'd you get that ? lyn brought it. she's still here. - ethan, you can do this.- leave it alone. what are you so afraid of? [ sighs ]i don't want to hurt her.

you've already done that. remember the first thing you saidto me ? the first word ? remember ? you told me to tellyour daughter goodbye. tell her yourself. i don't know what to say. how are you ? that sounds stupid,i guess. i miss you. your father is a fool.

if you were just born, i wouldpick you up and hold you... and take you everywhere with meand never walk away from you. you're sucha treasure, lyn. you're so much betterthan your father. you don't hate. you don't even hate me. you know thatwhen i went away from you, i always took youwith me, inside. i would loveto believe that. well, this is alli have left for you.

it's the only possessioni kept. [inmates chattering] you'll wait in your celltill i come and get you. the vann will be here in 25 minutes.the hearing starts at 4:00. understand ? you'll change out ofthat pretty blue suit... and turn it overfor storage. - any questions ?- [ inmate ] sorry, ethan. [chattering continues] [inmate #2] ethan, there wasnothing we could do.

inside. i said, "inside" ! stop hitting him !stop hitting him ! - you think that's funny, nicko ?-just stop hitting him ! ow ![ grunts ] - i got dacks !- oh, you wanna play, pete ? - no, no ! sorry, mr. dacks.- you think that's funny, pete ? - huh ? you think that's funny ?- it was an accident. - you want to play ? come here.- no, you can't come in here.

you can't come in, mr. dacks.you can't come in. no, mr. dacks.no, don't be bad, mr. dacks. you wanna play "can't come in" ?we'll play. - no ! mr. dacks !- let's play, pete. - no !- you wanna play, pete ? - no !- well, let's play ! - ow ! no ! ow !- [inmates shouting] you want to play ?think this is for fun ? huh ?

- [grunting]- [gagging] [alarm ringing] - [electricity buzzing]- aah ! [ coughing ]damn it ! lock this place down ! - i want this place locked down !- [guards shouting] anderson, secure the blockand cuff that son of a bitch ! [guard] get back in there !settle down ! - [alarm continues]- [guard] shut up ! shut up ! i heard. you wantto stay for supper ?

- i blew it. i lost him.he's silent again.- [pouring drink] it's over.let it go. he was protectinghis family... again. i should have been with himevery minute. let it go. and don't worry...about anything. i'll speak to josephson,smooth things over. i'll help you cutyour losses. and his losses ?

it's true, isn't it ? he'll never get outof there. it was never your jobto get him out of there. theo, there is nothingto be done. know when to walk away. you help the ones you can. i'm sorry. i've let you down,and i barged in here-- if you don't let this end,you'll do yourself damage. you got involved...emotionally. it happens.

now you have to getyour focus back. you're losing control. wouldn't that be nice ? - [ whistle blowing ]- [inmates chattering] mealtime !line 'em up ! - you heard him. let's go.- [guard] single file ! [inmates, guards chattering, shouting] [inmate] i'm ready,i'm ready, i'm ready. dr caulder,what's wrong with him ?

- nicko, back in line.- dr caulder-- any change ? not a word in three days. - sorry.- [dacks] hey, ape man ! he said mealtime ! can you leave him there,dacks ? [guard] keep your handsat your side ! - [door closes]- [ sighs ] i'm sorry, ethan.

i don't know if you can hear me,but this is my last day, so-- i put dacks up on charges. i still might be able to get youthat hearing, if you would just speak. if you would just come back. okay, ethan. you asked mea question once. "what has youall tied up in knots... when you wake up sweatingin the middle of the night ?" you still wanna know ?

i've been thinking about it.i've been thinking about it a lot. it's not the work.i love the work. i've always loved the work. it's the game. the game, ethan. and i was so good at it. i made sure allthe right people liked me. at night, i'd dothe checklist in my mind. am i cool with ben hillard ?

am i cool with dr. josephson ? am i cool with all the peoplewho can help me ? am i cool with all the peoplewho can hurt me ? nobody thought i was weakor a loser. there was nobodyi was offending, nobody i loved. that game, ethan. but guess what ? you taught me howto live outside of the game.

you taught me how to live. and you know whatscares me even more ? that i'm going back in. "forgive me, ben.put me back in the game. "i'll make you like me again !i'll do the work. i'll do all the work,just put me back in the game !" and do you wanna know-- you wanna know the psychologybehind this ? now, pay attention,because i'm good at this.

i'm trying not to saygoodbye to you. i'm trying not to sayi'll miss you. i'm trying to forget you. [ sniffling ] ethan powell, case closed. case closed ! look at me. [descending stairs] - [inmates chattering]- [guard] come on !

oh, come on ! - take the batoff your shoulders, you bum !- calm down, dacks ! hey, on a three-two count you gottaprotect the plate, you moron ! - [guard] three and one,dacks, not three and two.- first base. - i would protect the plate.- we're on first base. - you gotta protect the plate.- right, the plate. - [nicko] protect the plate.- [ television, indistinct ] - [ men cheering ]- you see ? you see ? you see ? you take the lumber offthe shelf and you get a hit.

- [ men protesting, groaning ]- peter ! hey, come on ! - pete, put it back in ! pete, please !- [ protesting continues ] - put it back in, pete !- hey, pete ! give me the plug, pete !give me the plug ! - give me the plug now !- stop ! stop it ! [protesting fades, stops] peter, give guard andersonthe plug. it's his birthday. [anderson] that's right, pete.it's my birthday. you wanna give mea present ?

come on, buddy.let me have it. - that's it. let go.- [inmate] all right, all right. - [guard] plug it in. come on.- there you go. [ sighs ]are you gonna leave it alone now ? - [men chattering]- [tv resumes] - for you.- okay. for me. hey, dr. caulder's here !glad to see you, doc. [inmate] hey! caulder's back!welcome back, doctor! anything he does out thereis gonna come down on my head,

and i'm gonna come downon yours ! heard you were long goneback to the city. i thoughtyou were all through here. - i came back to talk to powell.- well, your highflier'sgone out the window ! went through a holein the fence. we think he scaled the other one.he must have had some help ! and he even wrotea little note... to you! can you make heads or tailsof that ? i sure can't. - you're never gonna find him.- you know where he is ? you're nevergonna find him.

- if you got any idea where--- if you're holding out on me,you could be aiding an escapee. that is a felony, and i couldhave you arrested for that ! i'm beginningto like it here. [ethan] "dear theo. i'm sorry i'm not thereto say goodbye. you were right.freedom is not just a dream. it's there on the other side of thosefences we build all by ourselves. thank you forgiving me hope and forgiving me back my daughter. and i thank you, theo, for sharingthis journey with me.

your friend, ethan. " [monkeys calling]