The Killing Fields Page #2

You've heard of pilot error?

Computer malfunction?

They screwed up on the coordinates.

A single B-52 dropped

its entire load on Neak Luong.

There's a homing beacon

in the middle of the town.

- Casualties?

- You'll be briefed tomorrow.

We estimate 55 military,

something like 35 civilians.

How many?

I hear it's in the hundreds.

Don't quote me on that.

Will there be a dreadful bloodbath

When the Khmer Rouge hit the town?

Will there be a dreadful bloodbath...?

Beer! We haven't had this

for four weeks.

New York Times probably

had it flown in.

- They keep it in their suite.

- We got a cellar. Don't you know?

Americans take themselves so seriously.

Don't be hard on the man. He's just

trying to get to the top of the heap.

We'll just have to pay more to get

our telexes to the top of the heap.

The man has just bought you a beer.

Now drink up.

- Cheers.

- Cheers, Syd.

- Enjoy it.

- Off to see the telex operator?

- New York Times goes to bed early.

- Sure!

Khmer Rouge in the sunset

The Yanks all at sea...

- All right?

- Very possible.

Let's go then!

This is good work.

- How much?

- Hundred fifty.

One hundred!

- All right?

- All right.

Nice going, Pran.

- What is he saying?

- He wants you to look at his family.

To take a photograph and help him

because his child was wounded.

Tell me what she's saying.

She needs help.

Her shop was destroyed last night.

Her husband killed.

How many bombs?

She doesn't know.

Does she know where the hospital is?

"Just over there."

She wants to know,

"Did someone arrest the pilot?"

Mister, you wanna buy?

Mister, you wanna buy?

- One dollar? You wanna buy?

- I'm out of film. I'm sorry.

Ask her how many kids she's got

in her family.

"Five."

Her husband was killed already.

What's this?

What are these guys over here?

In the jeep, prisoners.

Khmer Rouge prisoners.

They kill a lot of villagers.

She says Khmer Rouge soak rags

in gasoline...

...and push them down

villagers' throat...

...then set the rags alight.

Film! No film!

I know there's no film.

No camera!

No camera!

It's all right.

Just take it easy.

Tell them we're jour...

Come on! Get in!

I'm worried.

I'm the guy who bring you over here.

They accuse me and they arrest me.

How can they arrest you?

You're already arrested.

They phone Phnom Penh about me.

I want some cigarettes.

And I need to take a leak.

Would you tell them I need to piss?

He said, "No piss."

What does that mean?

That's no piss.

I've had enough of this bullshit.

I got a story to get to New York!

Don't leave me!

I won't leave you.

They brought in the whole press corps!

They want to sanitize the story!

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