to "help" his "fishing buddy", leaving Clay horrified. The next day another body is found, so they drag the lake and find several more. Clay finally tells the feds all he knows about Lester, but when they enquire at the trucking company they don't know him as he goes by Bobby there. Searching his house, they find a blood-stained knife and put him in jail. There, Lester visits him late without anyone seeing and hints about targeting Kimberly, a young waitress Clay knows. In the meantime, Lester goes to the local bar and hits on Dale, using the name Lloyd. He's charmed her when Kimberly, who he was waiting for, arrives. They abruptly leave and Dale suddenly realises he is suspicious. In the police station Clay easily dupes the deputy, locking him in the cell and getting his car keys. He heads to the lake, where he finds Lester with his intended victim with a knife. As Dale approaches, Kimberly runs by and she searches for Lester in the woods. Considered cleared of all the charges, Clay packs up his truck as he prepares to leave town. Dale checks in to make sure he doesn't have an inkling of Lester. However, on the road, he follows Clay into a diner. He gives Lester the cold shoulder, then Clay watches from the diner as he, introducing himself as Lyle, talks a man who looks like Sheriff Mooney into taking him along. Two police follow, as Clay drives off in the opposite direction. Cast Joaquin Phoenix as Clay Bidwell Vince Vaughn as Lester Long Janeane Garofalo as Dale Shelby Georgina Cates as Amanda Gregory Sporleder as Earl Phil Morris as Agent Reynard Scott Wilson as Sheriff Dan Mooney Vince Vieluf as Deputy Barney Nikki Arlyn as Gloria Collins Joseph D. Reitman as Glen Production Clay Pigeons was developed under filmmakers Ridley and Tony Scott's company, Scott Free Productions. Vaughn has described his character, Lester, as "a guy who isn’t necessarily from the West — that’s just an image he’s created of himself. Whatever his reality is — being badly hurt by women or whatever — he’s made it over, taking bits and pieces of things he’s seen in movies. He sees his life as a strange Western movie, with himself as the hero. He thinks he’s a sane person in an insane world." Dobkin said of the characters, "I wanted everyone to