Editing Midnight Run (section)

==Plot==
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[[Bounty hunter]] Jack Walsh is enlisted by [[bail bondsman]] Eddie Moscone to find [[accountant]] Jonathan Mardukas and bring him to [[Los Angeles]]. Mardukas had embezzled $15 million from [[Chicago]] [[mob boss]] Jimmy Serrano before jumping on the $450,000 bail that Moscone had posted for him. Moscone demands that Walsh bring Mardukas back within 5 days. Walsh asks for a $100,000 fee, despite Moscone's assurance that the job is easy, a "midnight run". Walsh is approached by [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] [[Special agent|Special Agent]] Alonzo Mosely, who needs Mardukas to be a witness against Serrano. Mosely orders Walsh to stay away from Mardukas.

Walsh not only ignores Mosely's order, but he also pockets Mosely's [[Identity document|ID]], which he uses to impersonate an FBI agent during his journey. Serrano's henchmen offer Walsh $1&nbsp;million to give Mardukas to them, but Walsh declines. Walsh captures Mardukas in [[New York City]] and calls Moscone from the airport, unaware that Moscone's line is being tapped by the FBI and that his assistant Jerry is secretly tipping off Serrano's men. Mardukas tells Walsh that he has a [[fear of flying]]; Walsh does not believe Mardukas until they get on the plane and Mardukas fakes a [[panic attack]], forcing them to travel by other means. When they fail to show up in Los Angeles on time, Moscone sends bounty hunter Marvin Dorfler, a rival of Walsh's, to find them.

Dorfler finds the pair in [[Pittsburgh]] and attempts to take Mardukas from Walsh, but Walsh gets advance notice and leaves the train with Mardukas. Walsh attempts to purchase bus tickets with his credit card, but unexpectedly discovers that Dorfler has canceled it. Without funds, Walsh is forced to rely on other means to get across the country, including stealing cars, taking a bus in [[Fremont, Ohio|Fremont]], Ohio, and hitchhiking from [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]], Texas.

Meanwhile, Mosely leads a task force to find Walsh and Mardukas after hearing of the skirmish on the train. While alone with Mardukas, Walsh reveals that ten years ago, he worked as an [[Detective|undercover police officer]] in Chicago, trying to get close to a [[drug dealer]] who had nearly the entire department on his payroll. As Walsh was about to bust the dealer, corrupt cops planted heroin in his house. To avoid either going to prison or working for the dealer, Walsh resigned from the police force and became a bounty hunter. His wife divorced him and married a corrupt [[police lieutenant]] (now a [[Police captain|captain]]); however, Walsh still clings to the faint hope that his ex-wife will reunite with him.

Soon, Mardukas learns that the drug dealer was Serrano. In [[Sedona, Arizona|Sedona]], Arizona, Dorfler steals Mardukas from Walsh, who is subsequently found by Mosely. While arguing with Moscone on the phone, Walsh realizes that Dorfler intends to give Mardukas to Serrano. However, Dorfler inadvertently reveals Mardukas's location to Serrano's men. They knock him unconscious and go after Mardukas.

Walsh makes Serrano and his men believe that he has [[computer disk]]s that were created by Mardukas with enough information to convict Serrano, but he promises to exchange them with Serrano if he releases Mardukas unharmed. He then makes a deal with Mosely to deliver Serrano to the FBI in exchange for Walsh being allowed to bring Mardukas to Los Angeles. Walsh meets with Serrano while wearing a wire and being watched by the FBI. Dorfler spots Mardukas and interrupts the exchange, unknowingly disabling the wire. After Serrano grabs the disks from Walsh's hand, the FBI agents surround and arrest him and his henchmen. As agreed, Mosely gives Walsh his bounty.

When Walsh and Mardukas arrive in Los Angeles, Walsh realizes that he cannot bring himself to send Mardukas to prison (where he will certainly be killed by Serrano's incarcerated associates), and he lets him go. Before parting, Walsh gives a watch to Mardukas that his wife had given him before their marriage, symbolizing that he has finally let her go. In return, Mardukas gives Walsh $300,000 in a money belt that he had been wearing, and clarifies that "it's not a payoff; it's a gift. You already let me go." Mardukas says goodbye and abruptly leaves. Walsh hails a taxi and asks the driver if he has change for a $1,000 bill, but the driver thinks that Walsh is joking and drives away. Walsh begins walking home.