: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...
:06:03
drinking Singapore Slings
with mescal on the side...
:06:06
hiding from the brutish realities
of this foul year of our Lord, 1971.
:06:12
[ Muttering ]
Cops were goin' apeshit--
:06:15
Perhaps this is the call you've
been waiting for all this time, sir.
:06:21
Perhaps.
:06:23
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
:06:25
Mmm ! Really. All right.
:06:27
Yeah ? Oh, yeah, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
:06:30
Okay. Bye.
:06:31
- That was headquarters.
They want me to--
- Ahem.
:06:36
[ Coins Clatter On Ground ]
:06:38
[ Whispers ]
Thank you.
:06:41
They want me to go
to Las Vegas at once...
:06:44
make contact with a Portuguese
photographer named Lacerda.
:06:47
He'll have
all the details.
:06:49
All I have to do is check into my
soundproof suite. He'll seek me out.
:06:53
- What do you think ?
- Sounds like real trouble.
:06:56
You're gonna need plenty of legal
advice before this thing is over.
:06:59
Oh, yeah.