sadistic chief deputy Art Galt, Teasle's officers abuse Rambo, triggering flashbacks of the torture he endured in Vietnam. When they try to dry shave him with a straight razor, Rambo snaps. He fights his way out of the station, regains his knife, steals a motorcycle and flees into the woods. Teasle organizes a search party with automatic weapons, dogs, and a helicopter. Defying Teasle's orders, Galt attempts to shoot Rambo from the helicopter. Cornered on a high cliff, Rambo leaps into a tree, injuring his right arm. With Galt still shooting at him, Rambo throws a rock at the helicopter, breaking its windshield and causing the pilot to briefly lose control. Losing his balance, Galt falls to his death on the jagged rocks below. Rambo tries to surrender to Teasle, saying that Galt's death was an accident and that he wants no more trouble, but the officers shoot at him, and he flees. Teasle swears revenge. With guerrilla tactics, Rambo non-lethally subdues all the deputies, using booby traps and his bare hands. Rambo holds a knife to Teasle's throat. He threatens war if Teasle does not give up the pursuit, before retreating further into the woods. The Washington State Patrol and Washington National Guard are brought in to assist Teasle, along with Rambo's mentor and former commanding officer, Colonel Sam Trautman. Trautman advises that Rambo should be allowed to escape to the next town in order to defuse the situation, then be permitted to surrender peacefully later. Confident that Rambo is hopelessly outnumbered, Teasle refuses. He allows Trautman to contact Rambo and try to persuade him to give himself up. Rambo recognizes Trautman but refuses to come in, condemning Teasle and his deputies for their abuse. At the entrance of an abandoned mine, a National Guard detachment corners Rambo. Ignoring Teasle's instructions to wait for his arrival, the guardsmen fire a rocket launcher, collapsing the entrance and seemingly killing Rambo. Teasle berates the soldiers for their disobedience, and demands that their superior, Clinton Morgan, dig Rambo’s body out. Rambo goes deeper into the rat infested mine. He finds a way out, hijacks an Army supply truck carrying an M60 machine gun and ammunition, and returns to town to cause as much damage as possible. In an effort to distract the officers, Rambo blows up a gas station, shoots out most of the town's power, and destroys a sporting goods store