him, I trained him,
I commanded him in Vietnam for 3 years.
I'd say that makes him mine.
I wonder why the Pentagon would send
a full bird a colonel to handle this?
The army thought I might be able to help.
I don't know in what way. Rambo's
a civilian now, he's my problem.
I don't think you understand.
I didn't come here to rescue Rambo from you.
I came to rescue you from him.
Well, we all appreciate your concern, Colonel.
We'll try to be extra careful.
- I'm just amazed he allowed any of your posse to live.
- Is that right?
Strictly speaking, he slipped up.
You're lucky to be breathing.
Great! Colonel, you came out here to find out
why one of your machines blew a gasket.
You don't want to except the fact that you're
dealing with an expert in guerilla warfare.
With a man who's the best. With guns,
with knives, with his bare hands.
An man who was trained to
ignore pain, ignore weather,
To live off the land... to eat things
that would make a billy goat puke.
In Vietnam, his job was to dispose of
enemy personnel, to kill... period.
Win by attrition.
Well, Rambo was the best!
OK, Colonel, now you've got us all scared to death, what do you
and the special forces think
we do with the psycho out there?
- Let him go.
- Do what?
- For now.
Defuse the whole situation, defuse him.
Provide a little gap and let him slip through it.
In a couple of weeks you'll pick him up in Seattle or someplace,
working in a car wash.
There'll be no fight and nobody else will get hurt.
I do my own work. I don't figure the best way to do that is
to close my eyes and hope he gets picked up in Seattle!
If you send your people in there after him, they'll get killed.
We're just a small hick town sheriff's department,
colonel, but we're expected to do our duty
just like our heroes in the special forces.
- In Special Forces, we teach our people
to stay alive in the line of duty.
- No shit, I never thought of that!
- You want a war that you can't win?
- You telling me that 200 men against your boy
is a no win situation for us?
You send that many, don't forget one thing.
- What? - A good supply of body-bags!
Trautman...
I don't know which side you're on, Trautman,
I still think you came out here just to cover your ass.
But if you're serious about taking Rambo clean, follow me.
State police calling John Rambo.
Acknowledge.
State police calling John Rambo.
Come in please. Acknowledge!
If you're listening, Rambo, here's
your situation: you are surrounded,
Every possible exit has been blocked,
every highway, every road, every fire break.
You have our word that your services
to your country will be taken into consideration.
And you'll receive fair treatment.
- Just respond, we can work everything out... over
- Anything?
- He took a radio off one of my deputies.
- Then he has to be listening.
If I was in his position, I would try to pick up
some information. Maybe catch some cross talk.
- Of course he's listening!
- He's not going to break radio silence.
- No, not for us, but he might do it for you, Colonel.
He's your boy, isn't he?
maybe you can talk him into sparing
all our lives by giving himself up.
I can try.
At least we'd get a radio fix on his position
if you don't mind setting him up for us.
Setting him up for you?
That's like bringing the pigeons to the cat.
- Thanks for bringing your people out.
- Any time, Will.
Come on, Bobby, put the magazine away and pay attention.
We may only get one crack at this.
Company leader calling Raven.
Come on Raven.
Company leader calling Raven.
Company leader to Raven,
talk to me, Johnny.
Company leader to identify Baker Team:
Rambo, Messner, Ortega, Coletta,
Jorgensen, Danforth, Berry, Krakauer.
Confirm.
This is Colonel Trautman.
Talk to me, Johnny.
They're all gone, Sir.
- That's him, get on it.
- Rambo. Are you alright? Over.
Baker team, they're all dead, sir.
Not Delmare Berry, he made it.
Berry's gone too, sir.
How?