SPOILER ALERT!
At the end of the movie, Kolchak goes to the D.A.'s office and finds out that he's been doublecrossed. Kolchak's friend, Bernie Jenks, tells Kolchak that he can't help him out with his trouble with the Vegas police. Why not? Jenks was an FBI agent, and he witnessed what happened between Kolchak and the vampire (Janos Skorzeny). Jenks saw that the guy really was a vampire.
I don't understand why Jenks acted like he was totally helpless.
How long would he have kept his job with the FBI if he went on the record saying he had encountered a real vampire?
Time of your life, huh, kid?
Well how would the FBI explain 20 guys shooting a man point blank and they don't even faze him? For that matter, how the hell were the cops planning to arrest him and bring him to trial when they KNEW nobody could catch him?
shareThe authorities are covering the whole vampire business up so that it won't scare away the tourists(although it may also attract just as many!).Plus,you have to remember that Kolchak had alienated himself to all of them(especially the sheriff) so they took advantage of the opportunity to force him out.
Bernie was just scared for his job and reputation,so didn't back Kolchak up,but it wouldn't have helped anyway.Kolchak did return to Las Vegas anyway two years later in the T.V. series,in the episode 'The Vampire',a semi-sequel to this film.
"The Vampire" was set in Los Angeles.
It fits with the whole theme of the movie....that coverups and keeping things quiet are part of the machine. Clearly the FBI wanted to cover the whole thing up as much as the Vegas guys did.
"Do I look to be in a gaming mood?"
Clearly the FBI wanted to cover the whole thing up as much as the Vegas guys did.Of course they did, how would the world react if there really were Vampires?
He cared about keeping his job more than sticking to his friend and telling the truth.
"Do All Things For God's Glory"-1 Corinthians 10:31
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I had an issue with that scene as well. Judging by the abrasiveness of D.A. Paine and Sheriff Butcher, they probably threatened Jenks with slapping a murder rap on him if he went on the record in regards to what went down in Skorzenys house. It would of been difficult to charge Kolchak and not Jenks, simply because Jenks was there. By the look on Jenks face in the meeting, it was obvious Butcher and Paine told him to stand down prior to Kolchaks arrival. I also feel that Jenks feared that the Bureau would transfer him out of the Las Vegas Metro field office because he wasn't getting along with the local law enforcement agencies. In my opinion, Jenks is weak, pathetic even with no moral compass. He made the Bureau appear inept.
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Thankfully, our FBI today, owned by The Clintons, are more honorable than the ones portrayed in this movie
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