You take good care of my boy, you hear? Or I'll have your fuckin' head, you Turkish...
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Mr. Hayes:
All right, Billy. I know it sounds tough, but - we are going to get you out! I promise you. I don't want you to get stupid and pull anything. They can play with your sentence. All right. Now, I'm putting 500 dollars in the bank. Anything you need, you write. There's food here. There's candy. And There's writing paper. Books. Cigarettes. Soap. Toothbrush. [Empties bag onto table, slams it down] Mr. Hayes:
I've been writing insurance policies for 30 goddamn years and now I've got to see my own son - Jesus. Jesus! Billy, if I could be where you are... I'd be there. Billy Hayes:
I love you, Dad. [Guards take him away] Mr. Hayes:
[to Hamidou]
You take good care of my boy, you hear? Or I'll have your fuckin' head, you Turkish bastard!
All right, Billy. I know it sounds tough, but - we are going to get you out! I promise you. I don't want you to get stupid and pull anything. They can play with your sentence. All right. Now, I'm putting 500 dollars in the bank. Anything you need, you write. There's food here. There's candy. And There's writing paper. Books. Cigarettes. Soap. Toothbrush. [Empties bag onto table, slams it down] Mr. Hayes:
I've been writing insurance policies for 30 goddamn years and now I've got to see my own son - Jesus. Jesus! Billy, if I could be where you are... I'd be there. Billy Hayes:
I love you, Dad. [Guards take him away] Mr. Hayes:
[to Hamidou]
You take good care of my boy, you hear? Or I'll have your fuckin' head, you Turkish bastard!
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Movie Summary
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
