Bob grew up in an orphanage. He went to Outcast, California, on a mission to thank a man who had given funds to the orphanage over the years. To the citizens of Outcast, Bob’s presence is "ominous." He was the spitting image of his father, who was a bank robber and cop-killer. And, not that it had anything to do with Bob, but the stolen bank funds were never recovered.
Bob pays a visit to Fred Bell at his office and conveys the thanks for his years of being a benefactor to the orphanage. Mr. Bell (the Doomed Man) says there are a lot of Fred Bells in the world and he isn't the one Bob sought. Plus, there is an Outcast in Nevada. Try there.
Mrs. Bell is also in the office. She's certainly well dressed for a middle-aged matron in a wide-spot-in-the-road town in the middle of the day. You know immediately that she is cheating on her bald sourpuss husband. But she does pay attention and relishes the opportunity to correct Fred -- twice.
Mrs. B: There is no Outcast in Ne-VAH-duh.
And she's right. There is no Outcast in Nevada (or California or any other state in the union). But she's wrong about the pronunciation of Nevada.
During the trial, Paul puts up posters around town, announcing a $25 reward for any copies of the weekly newspaper from 1939 (the year of the robbery and killings). It must have been a community of pack rats because he collects quite a number of issues. The Mason-Keteers then begin to comb the old papers looking for events that might vaticinate the robbery.
Della: There's quite a lot about Hitler.
Paul: They're closing a CCC camp outside of town.
Closing scene.
Bob: After all is said and done, my father is still what he was. I guess it doesn’t matter much.
PM: It doesn’t matter at all, Bob, because you are what you are.
Bob pays a visit to Fred Bell at his office and conveys the thanks for his years of being a benefactor to the orphanage. Mr. Bell (the Doomed Man) says there are a lot of Fred Bells in the world and he isn't the one Bob sought. Plus, there is an Outcast in Nevada. Try there.
Mrs. Bell is also in the office. She's certainly well dressed for a middle-aged matron in a wide-spot-in-the-road town in the middle of the day. You know immediately that she is cheating on her bald sourpuss husband. But she does pay attention and relishes the opportunity to correct Fred -- twice.
Mrs. B: There is no Outcast in Ne-VAH-duh.
And she's right. There is no Outcast in Nevada (or California or any other state in the union). But she's wrong about the pronunciation of Nevada.
During the trial, Paul puts up posters around town, announcing a $25 reward for any copies of the weekly newspaper from 1939 (the year of the robbery and killings). It must have been a community of pack rats because he collects quite a number of issues. The Mason-Keteers then begin to comb the old papers looking for events that might vaticinate the robbery.
Della: There's quite a lot about Hitler.
Paul: They're closing a CCC camp outside of town.
Closing scene.
Bob: After all is said and done, my father is still what he was. I guess it doesn’t matter much.
PM: It doesn’t matter at all, Bob, because you are what you are.