SMELL

Scene, where Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando) is reading a "Time" magazine article about Vietnam War - Apocalypse Now (1979)

No date, Time  Magazine. 

“Sir Robert Thompson, who led the victory over the Communists guerrillas in Malay, and who is now a RAND Corporation consultant, recently returned to Vietnam to sound out the situation for President Nixon. 

He told The President last week that things felt much better, and smelled much better over there.”

He looks over at Willard.

KURTZ

(to Willard) 

How do they smell to you, soldier?

Willard doesn't answer. 

Kurtz rises. 

The children are laughing and giggling. 

Kurtz drops the magazine articles in Willard's lap.

KURTZ

You'll be free. 

You'll be under guard. 

Read these at your leisure. 

Don't lose them. 

Don't try to escape, you'll be shot. 

We can talk of these things later.

Kurtz turns and exits, closing one of the doors, leaving the other open. 

Willard watches him go. 

The children stay, looking at him, laughing and giggling. Willard slowly and painfully pulls himself to his feet. 

He stands there a moment looking at the children, then collapses to the floor.