![]() ![]() The two men turn on Faber's tiny television for news on the chase, and learn that another Mechanical Hound has been dispatched to find and kill Montag. Louis to track down a retired printer friend and use money Montag brought with him to print books. He advises Montag to follow the river down to the old train tracks and walk along them, in the hope that he will discover one of the hobo "walking camps" which provide refuge for the aging, hunted intellectuals deemed dangerous to society. He apologizes for putting Faber in danger by coming to his home, but the old man thanks him for making him feel alive again. Upon arriving at Faber's, Montag tells the old man that he killed Beatty and confesses that he doesn't know what to do next. Shaken, Montag continues on his way, stopping only to plant books in a fellow fireman's home. Had he not fallen, the car would most likely have crashed right into him. They thought aiming for Montag was entertainment, and only avoided driving over him because it would have caused the car to flip over. In fact, it wasn't the police at all, but a group of kids that go speeding off into the night. Just as the car catches up to him, he falls to the ground and it veers away, running over the tip of his finger. Thinking it is a police car, Montag begins to run, dropping a book in the process. Afterwards, as he walks across the boulevard, a speeding car trains its headlights on him. With police helicopters circling above and declarations of war echoing from the radio, Montag slips into a gas station restroom to wash up. With nowhere else to go, Montag runs toward Faber's house. Through his seashell radio, he hears police bulletins about his flight and the authorities in pursuit. He quickly rises to his feet and stumbles off into the night, evading capture. Montag's thoughts are interrupted by the sound of hurried footsteps. He knew Montag was going to kill him, and rather than making him stop or dodging the flames, Beatty stood still, waiting for death. Crying uncontrollably, Montag realizes Beatty had wanted to die. Under the strain, his leg collapses and he falls to the ground. He finds four books remaining, gathers them up and flees the scene. Before fleeing his house, Montag remembers the books in his garden, and goes to save them. Free of the Hound, Montag takes off running, forcing his leg forward even though it causes him immense pain. Montag fights back with his flamethrower, destroying the machine. The Mechanical Hound appears on the scene, and stabs Montag in the leg with his powerful, long needle. Montag refuses, flips the switch, and burns Beatty to death. At first, Beatty is taken aback, but he quickly recovers and continues his berating speech, demanding that Montag turn the weapon over. In silence, Montag switches the safety catch on the flamethrower. Beatty picks it up, saying he will have to trace it and, "drop in on your friend". When Montag doesn't answer, Beatty hits him, knocking Faber's secret radio from his ear. Beatty asks why Montag felt the need to keep books. When finished, he stands in front of Beatty, numb and dejected, but still holding on to the flamethrower. As if living a nightmare, Montag complies, methodically destroying all his possessions. Beatty orders Montag to burn down the house on his own, room by room, with a flamethrower. Any attempt to escape will send the Mechanical Hound after him. As Beatty continues his lecture, Faber speaks to Montag through their secret radio asking what is going on and telling him to run away. Captain Beatty needles him, chiding him for thinking he could keep his books concealed and asking why he didn't turn them in when the Hound came sniffing around. ![]() His coworkers rush into his house as Millie, who turned him in, rushes out and hurries by without a word. Having just arrived at his own house in response to a fire alarm, Montag is numb with disbelief. ![]()
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