The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security in this adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel.

Sam Peckinpah's final film.

[the Motorcycle Cop pulls Osterman over]


Bernard Osterman:
What's the trouble?


Motorcycle Cop:
Can I see your license, please?


Bernard Osterman:
Yeah, I wasn't speeding though. I've given that up. You know I've cut, I've cut way back on speeding. I've cut, cut it way down.


Motorcycle Cop:
Yeah I thought that was you, you write for TV, don't ya?


Bernard Osterman:
Yeah that's me. Yeah I'm, I'm on my way to catch a plane though, right.


Motorcycle Cop:
Oh, don't worry, you'll make it. I like your stuff, Mister Osterman. Only sometimes I think you tend to be a little strident, ya know.


Bernard Osterman:
Strident? Are you giving me a ticket for strident writing are you? That means the death penalty for Beverly Hills parking violations is coming back too, huh?


Motorcycle Cop:
[smiles] Have a nice day.


Bernard Osterman:
Yeah.

Continuity: When Tanner finds the fake dog head in the refrigerator, the refrigerator door is open and closed in alternate shots.