" Sorry, I'm sorry." "It's all right." "Sorry." " It was that way." " Are you okay?" " Is he all right?" " Whoa!" " Easy, man." "Easy, easy." " I'm good, I'm good." "I'm all right." "I'm fine." " Are you sure?" " Yeah." "You guys are fishing?" "You catch anything?" "Thank you very much." "I'm good, I'm good, I'm good." "I'm awake." " Yo, man." "You all right?" " Operator, I need to make a collect call." "Yes, a collect call, please." "Yes." "311 399" "2639." "For Perry Hayes." "Yes, please." "I'll wait." "Thank you, operator." "Thanks." " Come on, honey." "Just relax." " Jesus Christ, Lisa." "I'm trying." " Just ignore it." " Oh, baby, I'm sorry." "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." "Hello?" "Hey, Billy Cain?" " Perry." "Billy, it's after 12:30." "What's going on?" " I know." "Listen, I really need help." "I'm at the bridge about a mile down the road." "It's a long story, but I'm soaking wet." " No, it's all right, it's no problem." "I'll be right there." "Yeah, I'll bring you a change of clothes." "You just sit tight, okay?" " Yeah, okay." "Okay, okay, thanks, my friend." " All right." " Who was that?" " That was my best friend from high school." "I haven't seen that guy in about 15 years." " Well, what did he want?" " I don't know, but he was really upset though." "He said he was in a lot of trouble." " What kind of trouble?" " I don't know." " Well, why did he call you?" " Again, I don't know." "It's almost 12:30." "You have to work in the morning." " What am I supposed to tell him, baby?" ""I'm sorry, Billy, it's almost 12:30," ""I have to work in the morning"?" " I can't believe you." "You haven't seen or heard from this guy in ages and he calls out of the blue and you're off to his rescue?" " He obviously needs my help, Lisa." "Otherwise, why would he have called me?" "He may not have anybody else he can call." " That's just great." "You're off to lord knows where in the middle of the night to see someone you haven't seen since high school." "That's just great." " I'll see you later on." "Billy." " Perry." "My friend." " You okay?" "Hey, whoa." "What happened?" " I'm soaking wet." "I'm David Scudzvian." "I'm not sure." "I don't even know where I'm at." "I'm a real mess, Perry." "I took some sleeping pills." " How long ago?" " An hour, half hour, I'm not sure." " Should I take you to the hospital?" " No, no fuckin' hospitals." " Okay, okay." " I hate those fuckin' places." " How many did you take, Billy?" " Uh, I don't know." "Eight or 10, I'm not sure." "I, uh." " Come on." " I just need to get some coffee." " It's okay, we'll get you to the diner." "Come on, let's get out of here." "So, what caused all this?" " Long story, my man." "Perry?" " Yeah?" " Perry, pull over." "Please, pull over." " Get it all out, buddy." "You all right?" " Yeah." "It's good to see you, my man." " It's good to see you too, buddy." " Sorry about that." " Did you puke on my car?" " No, no, it went out the window." " I was just kidding." "So, what caused all this?" " It's this basic, you know, disconnected, disjointed feeling that I'm having, you know?" "I'm in my 30's, Perry." "I'm feeling real down about myself, you know?" "All this struggling and pain." "This bare fucking pain." "You know, I'm working my ass off and just going nowhere real fast." "And the worse it gets, the more time just passes." "I just..." "I can't even get excited about anything anymore, you know?" "I've become like desensitized and numb." "That's no way to be." "I'm just sick and tired of all this shit." "There's just mounds." "The mounds of shit." " Wow." " Shall I continue?" " No." "No, that's okay." " I know." "I guess I piled that on a little thick there, didn't I?" " Typical Billy Cain style." "Thank you." " Now, I was working three jobs." "My checkbook is still in the negative." "Look at you, man." "You look great." "Looks like you're doing real well." " Thank you, but things are never great." "I mean, Lisa and I have had our ups and downs, but we have a child now, and that changes everything." " No shit?" "You got a kid?" " Yep." "Jarrod, he's six." " That's fantastic." "Whoa, so you probably have a great job." " It's decent." "I'm able to put away money for his college fund." " That's nice." "What is it that you do?" " I'm an optician." " Mm." "Oh, you're an eye doctor?" " Not exactly a doctor per say, but I fit people with eyeglasses." "That's pretty much my job." " That's fantastic." "See, this is exactly what I'm saying." "You know, you're established and that's great." "I never was." "You know, I was jumping around from job to job." "The longest gig I had, you know what it was?" "It was pumping gas." "You know how long that lasted, Perry?" "Six freakin' months." "Six months." "Standing out there in the dead of winter and pumping gas, and cleaning other people's windows." " Is that right?" " Yeah." "I even cleaned your window once." " What?" " Yeah." "When you were in that nice SUV of yours, you had the wife in the car." " Why didn't you say anything?" " I don't know." "I was too embarrassed." " How long ago was this?" " About a year ago." "I just got out of rehab." "I was hooked on pain meds, living in my old man's trailer." " Jesus." " Yeah." "You get my drift?" " Why did you call me?" " Honestly, Perry." "You're my only friend." " Really?" " Oh, yeah." "I mean, I burned all my old Bridges." "I don't blame 'em really." "I mean, it's my fault." "You know, I would steal from them." "I'd steal shit like jewelry, drugs, booze." "Anything to make a fast buck." "You know, they weren't like real friends, they were more like, transitory friends, you know?" "You're a true friend, Perry." "Even though I haven't talked to you in ages." " Well, I'm here now." "So, at least you don't have to worry too much." "I guess you get pretty down on yourself." " Yeah, I have, but lately I've just been feelin' more complacent." "I think that's worse." " Why is that?" " Because it cons you into thinking that there's hope." " What's it take for a guy to get some service around here?" " I'm so hungry." " Come on, food." " Look at these fags." " Hey, do you mind?" " What?" " You see, I haven't seen my friend here in a while and we're just trying to catch up." " Is that right?" "Looks more like a lover's quarrel to me." " How's the date going, boys?" " Wow, you're a real fucking wise-ass, huh?" "Trying to look bad in front of your girl?" " Billy." " Got me pegged, huh?" " It wasn't that hard." "See, I was your age." "I remember when I didn't give a shit about anything or anyone." " Oh, really." " That's a real dangerous way to live, my friend." " Is that a threat, tough guy?" " Billy." " Come on, man, chill out." " Hey, come on." "This is crazy." " Yeah, listen to your boyfriend." " All right." "All right." "It's all right." "All right." " Freaks." " I'm sorry." " It's all right." "They're young." " I'm gonna be right back." "I was trying to be nice." "This is what you wanted, you fucking piece of shit." " Everything all right?" " Oh, yeah, I had way too much coffee." " You got some ketchup on your hand." " Oh, thanks." "Come on, let's get outta here." " Sure, I guess that's probably a good idea." " That was good back there." "I really needed that." " Well, what's that?" " The meal." "It hit the spot." " That was kind of weird back there with that kid." " Yeah, dumb little fucker." " You haven't changed." " Nope, not too much." " So, where to, Billy?" " I could really use a drink." "How about you?" " Are you serious?" " I'm serious as a heart attack." " What the hell's gonna be open this time of night?" "It's 1:30." "It's still early." " That's early for you." "I've gotta work in the morning." " Oh, come on, man." "You can check people's eyes in your sleep." "Live a little." " I was just doin' just fine until you called." " Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, pull over." " What's the matter?" " Just pull over." "Thank you for rescuing me tonight, all right?" "You did save my life." "I owe you, Perry." "I'm a nuisance, man." "I should go." " Where are you going?" "Where are you going?" " Don't worry about me." "Go back to your wife and kid." " Billy, it's the middle of the night." "You're in the middle of nowhere." " I'm a survivor, Perry." "Remember?" " Billy, I didn't mean it back there now." "Come on, I'm sorry." "Just get back in the car." " No, no, you were right." "You had every right, okay?" "I needed your help tonight, and you helped me out." "You did, okay?" "Like a true friend." "I thought we just could hang out a little longer, talk some more, that's all." " That's great, Billy." "Just get in the car." " I don't want be a bother, Perry." "I don't want to bring you down with me, man." " Billy, you're not going to be a bother." "Just get in the car." " You sure, Perry?" "I don't want to be an inconvenience to you, you know?" "I've been that too many times before in my life." " Billy, I'm sure." "Now, get in the car." "Come on, it's freezing out there." " Yeah, it is." "All right." " So, where to?" " How about the old strip club on route nine?" " Are you serious?" " Uh-huh." " I haven't been to one of those places since my bachelor party." " Come on, it'll be fun." "Besides, you definitely need a drink after all that, that serious talk back there." " I will second that." " Do you mind if we stop at that mini mart on the way?" "I gotta pick up some smokes." "It's a bad habit." "Need anything?" " No." " All right, be right back." " Hey, did you get 'em?" " Yep." " All right, Billy." "I've been thinking." " Uh-oh." " No, I'm serious, man." "I really need to get home." " Perry." " Come on, man." "I've got a lot of appointments tomorrow, man." "People depend on me." " How fuckin' hard is it to fit people with eyeglasses?" " It's a little bit more complicated than that, Billy." "I mean, I've got a wife and a kid at home." "It's 2:00 they're sleeping." "What's the big deal?" "We'll go out, have a couple drinks, reminisce a little, and then you go home and hop back into bed." "How hard is that?" " Man, I'm really glad I was able to come and I'm really glad nothing happened, but." " But, you're work is done here, right?" " That's not what I said, Billy." "I said I've got obligations." "Man, Monday's are the worst." " Yeah." "How do you think I feel?" " One drink." "One, all right?" " You got it." "One drink, some conversation, and then we're out of there." "Come on, let's get out of here." " Yeah." " So, I really do want to thank you about tonight." "I was a real goner until you showed up." " Forget about it." "Come on, get in the car." " Let's move on." "Perry, how the hell do you still live around here?" " What are you talking about?" "I have a business." "Besides, you're from around here." " Yeah, but I moved away plenty of times." "Things just never clicked." " I guess I can understand that." "I mean, except for the time I went away to college," "I've never really lived anywhere." "This is pretty much home to me." " Not me." "It never felt like home to me." "No way." "I dread it here." "Especially this time of year." " Well, why are you here now?" " I moved away plenty of times." "It's like this black hole of a magnet." "It just keeps pulling me back." " Lisa loves it here." "She takes the baby to the beach every day in the summer." " Yeah?" " Yeah." " That's nice." "That's nice." "Must be nice to have someone that you love." "The way I see it, the joy that kid brings you." " It's a big responsibility, don't get me wrong, but he's so worth it." "He's smart as a whip, too." "He's reading like 10 books a day." " Oh, yeah?" " Yeah, he's a chip off the old block." " Oh, so, he's like an obsessive compulsive tight ass like you?" " Hey, that's not cool." " Oh, it's great you spawned a monster." " That's awesome." "Hey, I got you laughing again." " Yeah." " That's pretty cool." " A far cry from where I was a few hours ago, huh?" "You got some tunes." "That is nice." "It soothes the soul, Perry." " I remember when you use to play guitar." " Yeah, ages ago." "I played in some rock and jazz bands, lived in New York, played the blue note." "Things were good for a while." " Well, what happened?" " Oh, man." "I was living a dream." "I couldn't hack it." "I got outta high school thinking that I was going to make a living playing jazz." "Things just never clicked." "I mean, that just ain't..." "It's just not an easy life style." " Yeah, I can see what you mean." "You don't play anymore at all?" " No." "I pawned all my guitars years ago." "I haven't picked one up in ages." "I don't know." "Every time things got too wacky, I would just end up coming back home to this place." " So, Billy." "Where is this place?" " It's not that far." "It's about a mile up the road past the link motel." "Remember that?" "Take a left, and I think it's like four blocks down." " This is crazy." " This is crazy?" "No, no, no, no, no." "Crazy is you playing with eyeglasses all day." " Hey, it's a fucking living." "What are you talking about?" " I'm sure it is." "I think that's the motel." " Is that it?" "Man, this place is a real shithole." " Yeah, that's what makes it so great." " Really?" "You come here often?" " Only when I need to pop a nut." " You are one sick fuck, Billy." " Wait, till you see these girls." "Nice drinks." "You'll have a good time." "Isn't this great?" " You can't see that at a diner." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "Thank you." " To a true friend." "I'm broke, honey." "I don't tip." " What the hell was that?" " That was no money." "I washed away my pride." "I can't." " Jesus, Billy." "You gotta tip the waitress, come on." " You're right." " You know, I'll be right back." "Honey, hi." "I know, I know it's late." "Well, I don't know." "This guy is in real bad shape, honey." "I don't know how long I'm going to be." "Lisa?" "Lisa?" " Hey." "Got you another." " Thanks." " Everything all right?" " I just talked to Lisa." "She hung up on me." "Well, hello." " Well, hello yourself." " Um, you might want to take it easy on the old man." "He's kinda new at this." " Well, it won't hurt a bit." " Okay." " I'll be back, amigo." " So, what's your name?" " I'm Perry." " Oh." "I'm Sherri, Perry." " That's nice." "I'll be right back." " Oh, no, he'll be fine." "Let's have a toast." " Okay, to what?" " To tonight and all of its surprises." " Leo." " Mr. Billy Cain." "It's how you grace himself." "You graced my establishment." "Sorry, I'm a little lost for words here." "Where you been?" " I've been around." " Really?" "New friends now, huh?" " How you been?" "How's business?" " It's okay." "Course I could use that money you owed me." " I know, I know, I did not forget." "Things are going good right now." "I'm gonna be good for it." " You look like shit." " I just had a couple rough, uh, you know." " You know what I want to do?" "I want to take one of these bottles and break it over your fucking head." " Come on, Leo." "I came to apologize." " Apologize, huh?" " Well, you can apologize over a drink." "How about that?" " All right, I'll have a drink." " Good." "Except, you know, I water this shit down, but I got a great bottle back in the office." " Leo, I gotta get back to my buddy." " No." "Your friend is doing fine, okay?" "What about this friend?" "You can have a drink with an old friend, right?" "Come on, Billy." "For old time's sake." "I'm not gonna ask you again." "Yo, don't take this for sweetness." "I actually had genuine concern for you and that turned into a seething rage." " All right, all right." "I know, I know." "That's why I came by, you know?" "I'm not a scumbag." " You still ain't setting me up with anything." "Oh, Jesus Christ." "You see this?" "That's why I see them always bent over." "This is where all my profits go." "Up these lovely noses." "Georgia, look who's here." " Georgia." " Billy." " Georgia." " Come here." " This is sweet little Susan." " Susan." "Just a couple minutes." " No, it's Sarah." "I'm sorry, Sarah." " She's new." " She's new." " I gotta head back." " Sit down." " Come on, sit down." " Does it seem like old times?" " Yeah." " A little bit, right?" " Yep." " Look at Georgia's face." "I haven't her smile like that in a long time." "Guess who's back in business?" " Who?" " Carlos." " Really, no shit?" " Stamped key." "Cut him a line, Sarah." " Nah, not tonight 'cause I gotta go." " Hey, hey, hey, sit down and do a line." "You just got here." "What the hell is wrong with you?" "Right on, I mean, Jesus." " All right, I did a fucking line." " So, what does that mean, you're leaving?" " Yeah." " You're just gonna go, that's it?" " I got a meeting, man." " Come and do my drugs and then you're gone?" " Well, then...." " You asked me to do a line, Leo." " No, hey, hey, hey." "You gotta go, you gotta go." "Say goodbye, girls." "Say goodbye to Billy as he walks out the door." " I'm gonna be good on it." " You keep saying that." "Keep insulting me." "Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa." "Give me a hug." "Give me a fucking hug." "That's not so hard." "You're not going to disappoint me again, right?" " No, I swear." " Good." "Go see your little friend." "Here, for you and your little friend." "Compliments of Carlos." " Thanks, Leo." " Yeah." "Sarah." "See him out and lock the door." "And make sure you lock the door this time." "Wanna tell me what that was all about?" " What?" " This, what, I don't know." "What was that all about?" " What?" " Grabbing him all over the place." " I thought you wanted me to." " No, I mean, whatever." " Trying to help a boy out." "You're my boy, right?" " You're a junkie, you know that?" "A slut junkie." "You're pretty." " So are you." " Stay put." " Everything all right here?" " I think it's getting really late." " One drink, come on, enjoy the show." "Besides, I think that girl likes you." " Hey, stranger." " Oh, a little shiatsu." " I can't do this." " Relax." " It's time for us to go in the back." " I think that's a good idea." " Oh, wow." " See you in a minute." " Are you enjoying yourself?" " I think I'm drunk." " That's good." " Get her, cowboy!" " I think somebody spiked my drink." " What's that?" " My drink." " Your drink?" " Yeah, my drink." " Yeah, what about it?" " I think somebody put something in it." " Who did it?" " I don't know." " Well, how do you feel?" " I feel fucked up." " That's never a bad thing." " I'm just not use to this, Billy." " Enjoy it." " So, what time you ladies getting off?" " Actually, our shift is over now." " Oh, is that right?" " Is your friend all right?" " Mm-hmm." "He'll be fine." "Wanna take this party somewhere else?" " Are you gonna pay us for our lap dance?" " Um, of course." " You in?" "It will be fun." " I guess so." "Okay." " We're gonna have fun." " You feeling any better?" " Maybe, a little better, man." "Where are we going?" " This is a nice ride, Perry." " What's that?" " Want some gum?" " No, thank you." " She likes your car, man." " Well, thanks." " Perry's a doctor." " Oh." " Well, not exactly." "Billy, where are we going?" " You'll see." "Just making a quick stop." "We're almost there." "All right." "Let's get this started." " Where's Perry?" " He's in the John, hon." "He'll be right back." "Shall we?" " Yeah." " Hey, what are you doing here?" " Everything all right in there?" " Yeah, I'm fine." "I just feel a little loopy." "Where's Billy?" "Oh." "You want a fresh one?" " Sure." "Yes, please." " So, how long have you been dancing?" " About two years." " Is that so?" "Cheers." " Cheers." " Oh, this is crazy, I'm, uh," "I'm so not used to this sort of thing." " You don't pick up strippers?" " No, I don't." " How much of that stuff you gonna do?" " Enough to make me see more clear." "I'm gonna go check on my boy." "I come bearing gifts." " Wow, the good old days." " I'll do it." " Wow, easy, baby." "Taking over?" "There's plenty to go around." "What's up, buddy?" " Nothing." " Is this where the party is?" " Mm-hmm." "Right here." " You want to come to bed?" " Oh, my." " All right, my friend." "For old time sake." " No, no, no." " Oh, come on, Perry." " No, no, no." " Come on, Perry." " Come on." "If you do it, I gotta surprise for you." " Really?" "What would that be?" " Nice." " Oh, my god." "Serious?" "I haven't done this shit in years." " Come on, it's like riding a bike." " Oh, yeah?" " Yep." "I only do it on special occasions." " And this would be one of those?" " Oh, yeah, baby." " Billy, where did you get all this stuff?" " This guy Leo back at the club." " We gotta get back to work." " Excuse me, duty calls." " He's funny." " He's a good guy." " Yeah." "So, how about you?" "When are you going to make your move?" " Oh, I'm working up to it." " Yeah?" " Mm-hmm." " Maybe, you should work up to it a little faster, huh?" " Oh, yeah?" " How about some whiskey?" " Whiskey makes my face feel like it's going to fall off." " That's good." " Good." "Well then, bring us two." " There we go." "Whiskey for you." " Oh, thank you." "Cheers - cheers." "Are you all right with all this?" " I'm just along for the ride." " Are you now?" " Lord, help me." " Oh, shit." "Oh, I have to go." "Shit." " What's up?" " My babysitter is watching my kid." " Oh, come on." " No, come on." "I'm serious." "I have to go." " Okay, I'll drive you home." "I'm fucked up." " Yeah?" "How long were we asleep?" " It's all good." "What's up, money?" " I need to go home." "I'm going home." " Are you all right?" " No." " I just gotta drive her home real quick." "She's gotta head home." "Let me use the wheels." "Enjoy the night, it's young." "Have fun." "Let's go." " Perry." " Mm-hmm." "Okay, okay, stop." "Stop, stop, stop, stop." " What is the problem?" "Are you all right?" " Yeah, I'm fine." "I'm just not feeling it, that's all." " Whatever." "Wow." "You know something?" "I feel really sorry for you." "I mean, what's the problem, huh?" "Can't you get it up?" " Yeah, that's good." "Insult my masculinity." "Real class." " You had no trouble back at the club." "Hey, you're the one who brought me here." " You know what?" "Correction, I'm not the one who brought you anywhere." "This was all Billy's idea." "All of this." " Well, he had no trouble with candy." "I'm starting to think you're a little soft for a reason." "Yeah?" "What are you trying to say now?" " Just saying, you know, you can't rise to the occasion, and it's pretty pathetic." "What a waste of cock and balls." "Hey, tell me something." "What's your wife think of your little problem?" " Yeah, fuck you." " Fuck you!" " You know what." "What are you talking about?" "Is this what you want?" " What are you going to fuck me now or what?" "Go ahead." " Love birds." "Holy." "Jesus, dude." "Must have had a killer time, huh?" "Perry?" "Hey, Perry." " Oh, fuck." " Hey, man, this doesn't look too good." "Perry, you wanna tell me what happened?" " I don't know." " Sherri?" "Sherri, hey." "Come on." "Sherri." "Sherri." "Hey, Sherri." "Hey, Sherri!" " Is she dead?" " Sit down." "Sit down!" " Oh, shit." "Oh, shit." " From start to finish, please." " It's all a blur, Billy." "I remember you leaving, and I remember us sitting on the bed," "but I don't remember anything else." " What about the blood, and all those scratch marks on you." " It's all a blur, Billy." " A blur?" "A blur, that's all you gotta say?" "A blur?" "I'm sorry, my man." "This is a little bit more than a blur." " Look, it all happened so fast, all right?" "Look, I just, I don't." " You what?" " I don't fucking know." " What, did you kill her?" " Jesus Christ, I didn't fucking kill her, Billy." "Oh god, I don't think I did." " Okay, great, you don't even know?" "And when I left, everything was fine here." "I wasn't even gone that long." "I come back and there's some dead chick in the bed." "What do you expect me to think, huh?" "Well?" "Jesus." "Jesus, man." "We need to get control of this situation." "This is some bad shit, Perry." "We need to figure some things out here." " Like what?" " Like what do we do with the body?" " Jesus Christ, I didn't kill her, Billy." " This is just crazy, man." "Okay, okay, breathe." "Breathe." "Whatever happened, happened, okay?" "It's over now." "We're gonna take care of this, okay?" "Hey, I need you to pull yourself together." "Breathe, breathe." "Let's wrap the body, and let's try to get it out of here." "Okay?" "Okay?" "Fuck." "Give me a hand." "Perry." "Perry." "Perry, give me a fucking hand." "Whatever happened, happened, okay?" "It's over now." "We gotta take care of this." "Hey, I need you to get a hold of yourself, Capisce?" "All right?" " Okay, Capisce." " Grab her feet and we'll take her out of here, okay?" "All right?" "You do that for me?" "All right, let's do this quick." "Get in the car." "How you holding up?" " Not too good." " Just stay cool, all right?" "I know this wasn't on the agenda, but relax." "We'll deal with it the best we can, okay?" "Okay?" " Yeah." "Where are we going?" " The beach." "Some guy I know has a boat tied up there." " I'm really sorry about this, Billy." " I know, I know." "Hang in there, pal." "Just try to hang in there." " I'm trying." " I'm trying." "Perry?" "It's time." " Where are we?" " The beach." "Come on, let's go." "I got the boat there." "Come on." "Hey, grab her feet." "Ready?" "Right here, right here." "Grab some rocks." "We've got to weigh the body down." "Grab some rocks." "Come on." "What, are you just going to stand there?" " What do you want me to do?" " Help me carry it to the boat." "Grab the other end." "Come on." "Okay, watch the rocks." "Watch it, Perry." "What the fuck?" "This way." "Grab the oars, Perry." "All right, push her out." "Let's go." "All right, here." "You know, Perry." "I really wish you would tell me what happened back there." " What do you want me to tell you, Billy?" " How about the truth?" "Why don't you just come clean?" "You owe me that much." " I owe you?" "Are you kidding me?" " No, I'm not." " Who came to your rescue tonight, Billy?" " Don't hand me that shit, man." "You just killed some chick." "All right, what the fuck is wrong with you?" " I told you I didn't kill her." "It had to be an accident." " Sure didn't look that way." "Strangle marks, you call that an accident?" " I didn't touch her that way, Billy." "And I swear to god I didn't touch her that way." "It's all a blank." "I remember bits and pieces of it, really." "She was on the bed, she wanted to have sex, and I told her no and she got mad." "And the rest of it I remember her as Lisa." "I remember thinking of Lisa, and my heart pounded out of my chest, but I didn't fucking kill her, Billy." "I would never kill somebody." " I really want to believe you, Perry." "I do." "You know, but she was pretty beat up, man." " I know, I saw her." " You know we can't breathe a word of this to anyone, right?" " Let's just do this thing." " Well, let's get back." " You need me to give you a ride anywhere?" " No, I think I'm just gonna walk." " Where to?" " I'm not sure." "I need to clear my head out a bit." "You be careful." " Shouldn't I be telling you that?" " No." " Hey, don't be a stranger." " I won't." " What time is it?" "It's almost 6:30." " Where were you all night?" " It's a long story." " You have to be in at nine." " I'm not gonna go in till noon." " Sweetie, it's time for bed." " Okay." " Good night, baby." "I love you." " Love you." "You all right?" " I'm fine." " You didn't say much at dinner." "Jarrod was trying to tell you about his day, but your weren't listening." " I'll see him tomorrow." "I just had a real rough day at the office." " You wanna talk about it?" " Not really." "There you go, buddy." " Thank you." " No problem." "We'll see you next week." " I'll be out of town next week, but I'll call and make an appointment." " Probably a good idea." " Thank you, Perry." " See you later." " Excuse me." " Thank you." " You're welcome." " Well, hello, stranger." "You remember me?" " Yeah." " I guess you heard they found Sherri's body, right?" "You remember Sherri?" " Yeah, I remember." " The fish had eaten her eyes out." "Isn't that gross?" " Why are you here?" " I didn't think you were gonna play dumb with me." "I think you know why I'm here." " How did you find me?" " It was easy." "It's a small town, people talk." "I heard that you beat Sherri to death and then dumped her body in the ocean." " You heard wrong." " Perry." "I think it's pretty obvious what went down that night." " Is it?" " I think you know what I'm trying to say." " No, I don't think I know what you're trying to say." " What I'm trying to say is that I think it's important that you do the right thing." " I think you should leave." " How much are these?" " Look." " I don't think you're in any position to tell me what to do." " Listen, you know what?" "It's your word against mine." " Really?" "Look at what I got." " What's that?" " It's a surveillance tape from the club." "It shows you leaving with Sherri the night she was murdered." " Murdered?" " Murdered, killed, whatever you want to call it." " Big deal." "You're on that tape, too." "Yeah, but I ain't dead." "Don't get stupid, please." " All right." "What do you want?" " Well, that's easy." "How much is this worth to you?" " I don't know." " 200,000 in cash." " 200,000 in cash?" "I don't have that kind of money." " Oh, I think you have that kind of money." "You have a successful business." "I think you have a few properties." "I think you have plenty of money." " Who else knows about this?" " No one." "Not even the owner of the club." "And this is the only copy, I swear." " No, I don't have it." " Well, you better do your best." " Yeah, and then what?" " I'm out of your life like that." "Okay." " This is all I've got." " Hmm." "How much is it?" " It's enough." "It's emergency money." "Actually, that's my kid's college fund." " I think this qualifies as an emergency, don't you?" "Do you have a bag?" "Poor kid." "Too bad his dad's a cold blooded murderer." "You never answered me." " About what?" " How much are these worth?" " They're $1,000." " I'll take 'em." "I should get out of here."