Season of the Hunted Page #3

What's that, sir? Well, it doesn't

really tell us any more about him.

The record's incomplete.

Not even a date of discharge.

Sgt Hallam is unofficially

missing in action. Sir.

Unofficially.

That's a cover. That means

he's still doing work for you.

We're here to take possession

of your prisoner, sir.

This is not a military base.

Your man very likely

killed and mutilated four hunters

on Federal land.

I think you should take a look

at this, sir.

Unless we've been invaded

by a foreign power

and are officially at war,

you don't have any authority here.

I know you want to go

but we need the results.

And your statement.

You ever use that thing?

You mean have I shot anyone?

Yeah.

Would you ask a guy

the same question? Yeah.

Well, as a matter of fact I have.

Do we have to go into it? No.

OK.

Not a great view of the city.

It's a wilderness.

What's your relationship to Hallam?

I trained him.

To do what?

Trained him to survive.

I trained him to kill.

I trained a lot of people like him,

best of the best, sh*t like that.

I pulled your file.

You were never in the military.

No.

You just worked for them? Yeah.

Like a contractor.

You don't like to talk about it,

do you?

No.

HE SIGHS:

My father was an army colonel.

When my brother was killed

in Vietnam, he decided

not to lose another son to that war.

End of story.

Dad was a tracker

before he joined the army

and I learned what I do from him.

What about Hallam? He's unusual.

He can kill anybody, without regret.

Most of those he killed never knew

he was in the same room as 'em.

How's that make you feel? Can't say.

I never killed anybody myself. I...

HE SIGHS:

I just taught people how.

In many ways,

Hallam is a fine warrior.

After a tour in Kosovo he was given

another sensitive assignment,

off the books.

He went too far.

Innocent people lost their lives.

Hallam's battle stress

has become so deep

it's part of his personality.

And it's impossible to reverse.

He's a killing machine.

There is no way he can be indicted,

or tried in open court,

or any court.

He cannot be processed,

interviewed, charged with a crime

or copped out as a psycho.

He cannot appear in any newspaper.

As far as the world is concerned,

sir,

Aaron Hallam doesn't exist.

He's one of them.

They'll handle it.

You know why you're here, Aaron.

You wandered off the range.

It was way too messy, man.

We're supposed to be precise.

They weren't his family.

They were soldiers, Dale. There was

no backup, no way I could get out.

I was set up. That's bullshit.

You f***ed up. You caused injury

and death to unarmed civilians.

They had weapons.

Well, that's the problem.

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