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00:10To be continued...
00:43To be continued...
01:06Fuel, water, and feed.
01:09We're going to pay off every last one of them, son, but it'll take most everything we've got.
01:14It was that last crop, huh, Dad?
01:16Yeah, it was a big disappointment.
01:19Hey, but just ask yourself, what's the worst that can happen?
01:21They can't break us.
01:24They can't split us up.
01:27Hey, remember, we got Mom up in heaven looking out for us.
01:59You need another blanket?
02:02Okay.
02:03Good night, Tiger.
02:04Good night, Dad.
02:07Dad?
02:07Dad?
02:26Dad?
02:27Dad?
02:35Dad?
02:40Dad?
02:53Dad?
02:55Dad?
02:55Dad?
02:56Dad?
02:59Dad?
03:37What's that?
03:39Mail.
03:44I can't believe you brought the mail with you.
03:46I'm not the one who sent out those mailers.
03:49Whatever.
03:50Sending us all over the country looking for a scarecrow.
03:53Did you bring the letter?
03:55I didn't write down the address.
03:57Yeah, it's right here.
03:59Charles Cobain, Riverdale.
04:03You know, this letter looks a little bit strange.
04:06Let's not go inventing problems, okay?
04:08It's probably somebody who doesn't like rural art.
04:11It came because we sent out the mailers, so the mailers are a good idea, right?
04:14Yeah, okay.
04:15Well, the next time you answer them.
04:18Here's a note from Jack.
04:19A postcard.
04:22Managed to pull himself away from the beaches long enough to write, huh?
04:27Oh, it's going to take another week or two before he finds the Icarus feather.
04:40Thanks again.
04:43Well, we didn't miss it by much.
04:44It's about six miles down that road back there.
04:47What do you got there?
04:49Oh, as soon as we're in the country, I thought I'd pack a picnic lunch.
04:53Catch?
04:59Where'd you get this?
05:00In the drawer by the fridge.
05:03Yeah?
05:04Well, it was there for a reason.
05:06Well, Ryan, I didn't mean anything by it.
05:09Okay.
05:10It's nothing.
05:20I never heard of either one of you.
05:22I never got no mailer.
05:25As for who wrote this note offhand, I'd say somebody's been pulling your leg.
05:32But you did buy that scarecrow from our uncle, didn't you?
05:36Oh, yes.
05:39It burned up.
05:41In a crop fire three years ago.
05:44And unless you'd care to strain the North 40 for ashes, we've got nothing more to discuss.
05:55Oh, by the way, before we go, you wouldn't mind terribly if I used your...
06:00Back there.
06:01Thanks.
06:03I'll be right back, dear.
06:05Keep them talking.
06:09So, looks like you've got a pretty thriving farm here.
06:11What kind of crops you grow?
06:12I didn't see any...
06:13Well, uh, the harvest has mostly just come in.
06:43I'll be right back, dear.
06:43I'll be right back, dear.
06:43Get that boy!
06:44Get back! Get back!
06:47Get back! Get back!
06:49Get back! Get back!
06:51All right.
06:52Trudy, I smell something burning.
06:55I'll... I'll see you do it.
07:00That's our way.
07:03And that's our business.
07:05I didn't ask you to come.
07:08But I'm asking you to leave.
07:23So what do you think?
07:24They were lying through their teeth.
07:26Burnt in a crop fire.
07:28We know the antiques can't be destroyed.
07:30We found that out the hard way.
07:32Well, what now?
07:33Well, we're here scouting antiques.
07:35Let's scout.
07:59We're not gonna get in on this side.
08:00What's around the corner?
08:02What's that?
08:03What?
08:04Over there on the hill.
08:12What is it?
08:14It's a crossbeam for a scarecrow.
08:16Where's the scarecrow?
08:17Who the hell are you?
08:19What do you think you're doing?
08:21We might ask the same of you.
08:23How do you do?
08:24I'm Mickey Foster.
08:25This is Ryan Dallion.
08:26We're antique dealers.
08:27We were seeing the Kobeans.
08:29I'm afraid our curiosity got the better of us.
08:31If you wanna watch it, it can bite you.
08:37From the city, huh?
08:39I'm Marge Longacre.
08:40I live over there a piece.
08:42I was just taking some of my specialty order
08:45calling their boy, Nick.
08:47He looked like you could use some combing.
08:49Oh, you met him?
08:50I'm surprised Charlie and Tootie met you.
08:54He's, uh...
08:55They're always very careful to keep him protected.
08:59Since.
09:01Well, it's not a mine.
09:05Staying long, are you?
09:07Oh, for a couple of days.
09:08We were planning on hunting down some things.
09:11You know any place we can stay?
09:12Well, now you've just asked the $64 question.
09:15I happen to be owner of the Longacre Inn,
09:18and entire staff.
09:20And it's not only the nicest place in town,
09:22but the only place.
09:24Nothing like a monopoly.
09:25Yes.
09:26Well, you just anvil on over there.
09:28It's not hard to find.
09:29It's right in the center of town.
09:44I understand we've had some visitors.
10:08I got fresh linen for you anyway.
10:11I could have done a whole lot better if I'd had a little notice.
10:13Oh, that's fine.
10:17Is that you?
10:21Me and my husband.
10:25He was a farmer.
10:27And it buried him.
10:30I'll go freshen your rooms.
10:35Nice lady.
10:40You know, Ryan, when we were at the farm,
10:42Mr. Colbein was putting his son back in his room.
10:45His wife tried to tell me something.
10:48Yeah, I noticed that.
10:49Well, maybe she'll get back to us.
11:04Yes, but what does that have to do with Madeline?
11:07I kissed her as she lay there in the coffin.
11:11And her lips were cold.
11:15Let me explain.
11:16Now, just a minute.
11:17I'll explain.
11:19Wherever there is a superstition...
11:37What's passed on?!
11:38I just went on to the town town!
11:38What this town is known to be your right now?
11:42And it's a great place to take away!
11:42Well, I'm going to tell you how to take their homes!
11:43Under the floor.
11:43I'm not going to be my side.
11:43I'm going to be my side.
11:43We'll be my side.
11:43I'm going to?
11:43We'll be my side.
11:43Go, go, go, go!
11:44We'll be my side.
11:47Come on, go!
11:48I'm going to be my side.
11:48That's pretty good.
11:57Oh, my God.
12:22Oh, my God.
13:03Oh, my God.
13:29Oh, my God.
13:41Oh, my God.
13:43Brian!
13:45Shh, you wick-mealed lady.
13:47What is it?
13:49The front door.
13:55Oh, my God.
13:56Mickey, what did you see?
13:58Where's her head?
13:59Where's her head?
14:00It's gone.
14:01But I saw a spack row.
14:06What's all the hullabaloo?
14:09Stay back.
14:11There's been an accident.
14:20By the time you got that door open, there was no one inside, except the body.
14:25It was dark.
14:26I didn't see anyone.
14:29You got anything, Dad?
14:31Not a thing.
14:32I was upstairs.
14:32Sheriff?
14:34Excuse me.
14:41So much for the official story.
14:43Now, tell me what you saw.
14:43It was the scarecrow come to life.
14:47That leather mask.
14:49And I had a picture of her pinned to its front.
14:53It had a huge blade with a handle.
14:56What do you call them?
14:57A scythe.
15:00Must have just cut her head off.
15:03Well, that's a tall tale.
15:04That'll surely hit the papers.
15:06Don't try to impress your friend with nonsense locket.
15:10Stories have a way of spreading in a small town.
15:13And I wouldn't lock you out one bit.
15:15You read me?
15:18Good.
15:37Good morning, Marge.
15:40I know she got the bloodstains off the porch.
15:42Oh, a little lemon juice does the trick.
15:44Yeah.
15:46You're guests around?
15:47Nope.
15:49Oh, don't worry.
15:49Their things are still around.
15:52Well, you know where they went.
15:55I've got to ask them a few questions.
15:57About last night?
15:58Yeah.
15:59Uh, that girl had the strangest story
16:02about some scarecrow coming after Tootie with a scythe.
16:07Sounds pretty crazy to me.
16:10Yeah, it does, doesn't it?
16:12And I got the coroner's report back.
16:15Said that the murder weapon was a long, sharp blade.
16:19They found this in Tootie's hands.
16:34Well, here she is.
16:36Ooh, we'll definitely want that.
16:39Is $50 okay?
16:41Ooh, okay.
16:45You wouldn't happen to know of anyone else
16:47who might like to sell things.
16:49Oh, sure.
16:51The past few years have been mighty hard.
16:53And the farmers, uh, they'd be happy
16:56to have a few extra dollars.
16:58Hmm, really?
16:59Well, we went out to see the Cobains,
17:01and they didn't seem too interested.
17:02Oh, that doesn't surprise me.
17:05Wait, their crops have been sprouting up
17:07the past few years.
17:08They're hardly in need of any petty cash.
17:12Been doing pretty well, huh?
17:13Yeah, they brought up all the farms around them.
17:17Used to be Charlie couldn't raise fleas on a dog.
17:21Then, all of a sudden, his luck changed.
17:25Overnight, like rainstorms.
17:27Used to wash everyone else out,
17:29never even touched him.
17:31Never saw such luck.
17:33Until last night.
17:35Oh, yeah, yeah, heard about that.
17:38Has there been a lot of violence around here,
17:40a lot of murders?
17:40Murders?
17:41How about, um, disappearances?
17:44People just suddenly missing?
17:46Oh, well, with the way the farmers have been failing,
17:50well, some folks just sort of skip out
17:54ahead of the bill collector.
17:57Anybody skip out that, uh, surprised you?
18:00Most recent was, uh, Dave Mino, uh,
18:04about a week or so ago.
18:06Nice guy.
18:07He was the kind of guy that,
18:09uh, he'd walk a mile to pay you back a penny.
18:13Then, uh,
18:15him and those boys,
18:16they just vanished.
18:21Thanks.
18:36Looks like they're heading for Dave's old place, boy.
18:39You really like that little redhead,
18:42don't you, boy?
18:43Huh?
18:45I can see it,
18:46but she's a wild one.
18:49Wild little filly.
18:51Gotta break her for her.
18:53You can ride her.
18:54Break her good.
18:58Oh!
19:01Oh!
19:03Oh!
19:05Oh!
19:06Oh!
19:06Oh!
19:07Oh!
19:07Oh!
19:08Oh!
19:08Oh!
19:09Oh, my God.
19:24How'd you like to call this home?
19:26Um, God's name's going on, Ryan.
19:32Charlie lies about having a scarecrow.
19:35Scarecrow's killing people.
19:37Charlie's crops thrive.
19:38Seems pretty clear to me.
19:39Yeah, well, there's one missing factor.
19:43Where is it?
19:45Yeah.
19:56Yeah.
20:26Yeah.
20:59Yeah.
21:26Yeah.
21:56Yeah.
22:50Hey, hold on!
22:52What the?
22:53Hey, hold on!
23:21Oh!
23:21Hold on. I'm not gonna hurt you.
23:23Ow!
23:24Don't push me.
23:26Ease up a little bit, huh, tiger?
23:56Ease up a little bit.
23:58Ryan!
24:00What the?
24:02Ryan!
24:04Oh, my God.
24:05Ryan!
24:08Ryan!
24:08Ryan!
24:09Ryan!
24:17Ryan!
24:28Stay there. Don't move.
24:36Oh.
24:40It's okay. It's okay. I can't hurt you.
24:42You all right?
24:44What's Geordie mean on Dave's son?
24:46Yeah, I got him on him inside. Looks like he'd been there for a while.
24:49Where's your pappy, boy?
24:52Offhand, I'd say, uh...
24:55Yeah.
24:57Well, it's kind of a good thing I'm impatient.
25:00I got tired of waiting, come looking for you.
25:03Looks like there's a little truth to that scarecrow story.
25:07Known him since he was born.
25:09At least he puts an end to all this.
25:13Well, reckon we'll have to talk to Charlie.
25:16The man lost his whole family in one night.
25:23We'll have to talk to you, too.
25:24Look, uh, officer, I don't mind if he stays with me
25:27as long as we're in town for a while.
25:29We've got an aunt down south somewhere.
25:32Might take him a while to track her down.
25:42How's the little soldier?
25:44Got him all cleaned up.
25:45Thanks for the towels and stuff.
25:49Oh, it's nothing.
25:52Looks like a little Christian soldier again, huh?
25:58Still hasn't said a word?
25:59No.
26:02Well, I wouldn't wonder after what he's been through.
26:11If he pipes up, you give a horror.
26:14I'll know just what to do.
26:17You've been great.
26:18Thanks.
26:40Anyway, so I say to Mickey,
26:42Mickey, how would you like to look like that guy?
26:45And he gets the honest expression on his face.
26:48Then I realize that both our windows were down
26:50and he heard every word.
26:52I handled it pretty well, though.
26:54I slid down out of my seat,
26:55let Mickey deal with it until the light changed.
26:59You think that's pretty funny, don't you?
27:02Yeah.
27:03Yeah.
27:04Pouring my heart out to you here.
27:06Try to get some sleep, huh, guy?
27:14Watch your back.
27:16Shh.
27:24Right.
27:59He's asleep.
28:00Get in there.
28:01It's some kid.
28:03He certainly latched on to you,
28:04almost as though he knew you.
28:05I felt it, too.
28:08He reminds me of, um...
28:12Of who?
28:17Jimmy.
28:19The one on the baseball?
28:22My brother.
28:24We were, uh, out playing baseball on the street one day
28:27and, uh, this truck came by and, uh, jackknifed.
28:31I saw it coming and there was nothing I could do.
28:38It's, uh...
28:40A hard thing to learn when you're nine years old.
28:44Uh, that people die and that it's forever.
28:49And Geordi reminds you of him, huh?
28:52Oh.
28:53You don't even look a thing like James,
28:55but it's...
28:57something.
28:57Nothing.
28:59Anyway.
29:02What'd you find out?
29:04Three people go missing every harvest.
29:06So far this year, only two have.
29:08Dave Mino and Mrs. Cobine.
29:10And the harvest only has two days to go.
29:13The scarecrow has to find another victim, and soon...
29:16Only we had something to go on.
29:17I...
29:21I...
29:22I...
29:22I...
29:23I think I can help you.
29:59Oh, my God.
30:29So you didn't see his face at all?
30:34But he was wearing a long black raincoat with a big black hat, with a big brim.
30:44Well, we know what he was wearing. That doesn't help us find the scarecrow.
30:48One time, my dad and me, we went to Mr. Cobain's. It was real boring, so I snuck into the
30:56barn.
30:58There, there was something hanging. I didn't get a good look at it, but it was a scarecrow.
31:09A scarecrow? You got the flashlight? It should be in the car.
31:19Sure looks good on you, Tiger. Now, once you show us how to get in, I want you to duck
31:24out of sight until we give you the all clear, okay?
31:26Okay. All right.
31:28Oh, no.
31:29What?
31:31My license is missing.
31:32When was the last time you saw her?
31:34I don't know. Yesterday.
31:37The picture was on it.
31:39My dad, he lost a picture a couple days before.
31:45Mrs. Cobain, her picture was pinned to the shirt of that...
31:48That must be how the scarecrow finds its victims.
31:50Mickey, we've got to get you someplace safe.
31:52Um, the sheriff's. Just in case.
32:07But I still don't understand about Nick.
32:09The killer wanted the sheriff to think that Nick was a scarecrow, so he wouldn't dig any deeper.
32:13He's not going to stir things up by having it go for you at the sheriff's.
32:16Geordie, come on.
32:24Geordie, come on.
32:25Wait, hope you'll be here.
32:26Oh, I just got here.
32:28Kind of late for you three to be out, ain't it?
32:29Uh, well, something came up. I've got to run an errand.
32:32Do you think it'd be okay if I stayed here?
32:33I mean, in view of everything that's happened.
32:35I just don't want to...
32:36Yeah, sure. I understand.
32:37Okay.
32:42Go, go, go, go.
32:44Go, go, go...
33:06Go, go, go!
33:08Oh, yes, that little girl's gonna be in for one big surprise.
33:16Get your hands off of that.
33:18Now, Charlie, why don't you just scurry on back to your hole?
33:22You killed my wife. And my boy, too.
33:27You brought him here and you dressed him up.
33:30And you took him over to Mino's place.
33:35He would have never done anything like that on his own.
33:39Well, it stops here, Marge.
33:42It stops right here.
33:44Well, listen to the big noise.
33:45I mean it, my God!
33:48All right. All right.
33:54Oh, Charlie, don't get so head up.
34:04You are a good-looking man.
34:08You keep away.
34:10Charlie, I swear to you, I never meant to hurt you or yours.
34:18I never did.
34:21Lord, I brung that tea for Nick all the time when he was feeling so bad.
34:27And I paid you good when you was gonna sell cheap.
34:30Didn't I?
34:32And didn't I always make sure you got in a good crop every year?
34:39Didn't I?
34:42Well, then, come on now.
34:45Put that gun down.
34:49And let's have some fun.
34:52Of course he's a drool.
34:57Oh.
34:58Oh.
34:59You're a no, son.
35:00Oh!
35:02Oh!
35:03Oh, oh, oh!
35:07Oh!
35:08Oh!
35:15Oh, oh!
35:27What's that smell?
35:29I don't know.
35:45Oh, my God.
35:51Were these the ones you saw?
36:34Don't look. Don't look at it, Joy.
36:43It's getting late.
36:45Yeah.
36:47I mean, late in the year. Harvest is almost in.
36:53People around here don't talk a whole lot, do they?
36:58Unless they got something to say.
37:02Well, that would make it kind of easy to keep a secret.
37:08I mean, if people never say anything.
37:11That is assuming that people do have secrets.
37:16Oh, I've got lots of secrets.
37:23Are you cold?
37:25Yeah, a bit.
37:27Let me get your blanket.
37:38Well, it's in here somewhere.
37:40He was wearing a long black raincoat.
37:50Hey! Lock that door!
37:53What do you do?
37:55No answer at the sheriff.
38:01What's that thing?
38:03Huh? Some kind of contract.
38:05Bill of sale.
38:07The farm. Charlie sold the farm more than three years ago.
38:10To who?
38:13Oh, no.
38:15Come on.
38:16What is it?
38:17Come on!
38:24What?
38:26God.
38:27You just look like you walked on your own grave.
38:29No, no, I'm okay.
38:30In fact, I'm fine.
38:32You haven't seen Ryan, have you?
38:33No, honey.
38:35No, honey.
38:37It's just us girls.
38:51Marge, I really appreciate what you're doing.
38:53Yes, yes.
38:55You just relax.
38:57That's something you city folks never seem to learn.
39:00That's it.
39:01You just lay back.
39:03I'll take care of everything.
39:16Marge, you locked the door!
39:39Mark!
39:40Oh!
39:43Oh!
39:45Oh!
39:46Uh!
39:49Oh!
39:51Ah!
39:52Ah!
39:55Ah!
39:58Ah!
40:01Ah!
40:01Ah!
40:02All right, you two stay back.
40:04Ah!
40:06Ah!
40:07Ah!
40:11Ah!
40:27I swear I'll kill him!
40:31Ryan!
40:33No, you're not going on!
40:35Charlie!
40:37No!
40:39No!
40:40No!
40:41No!
40:45No!
40:47No!
40:48No!
40:50No!
40:52No!
40:54No!
40:55No!
41:05No!
41:09No!
41:10Oh!
41:18How do we stop him?
41:19Get him down!
41:20I can't!
41:24No!
41:29Get him down!
41:31Get him down!
41:34Get him down!
41:42I can't!
41:47Get him down!
41:52Cut!
41:54Mickey, run!
42:01Cut!
42:12Oh!
43:07Hey!
43:08We got to keep warm!
43:09Come on!
43:09Hey!
43:16There's nothing to worry about, okay?
43:19Thanks.
43:22Hey, Tiger.
43:24Got something for you?
43:25That's what my dad used to call me.
43:28Yeah?
43:29Well, it's just an old...
43:32old baseball.
43:33Thanks, Ryan.
43:36Who's Jimmy?
43:40Jimmy?
43:42Well, when I was a kid,
43:44I thought you were...
43:53Well, that about wraps her up.
43:56You know, there's one thing still nagging at me.
43:59What's that?
43:59That scarecrow.
44:01After it killed all those people,
44:03what did it do with the heads?
44:28Well, what did it do with the whole world?
44:29I know you're dead, but you can't wait until we get paid.
44:29But then, you're just looking for all the other big things together.
44:31All the impulse is still moving,
44:32but it's not good enough,
44:32but it's not good enough.
44:33I find nothing to do with it.
44:34Well, that's really good enough.
44:36I knew it was in the first place,
44:37I knew it was bad enough,