"He went Towards the stream." "Oh, yeah!" "Nice shot." "Wind was blowing east." "He had to be headed west Or we'd have been out of luck." "Yeah." "Oh." "Oops." "Oh, ho!" "Bird just shit all over you." "That's good luck." "But it smells like Tobacco." "You know, My first kill i was 9." "I cried a couple days," "Then i couldn't wait To get out again." "I was 12." "Didn't cry," "But...i had nightmares For weeks." "I got this big deer, Bigger than a house," "With a sparkly hoof That squashed everyone" "In my family but me." "Sparkly hoof?" "But not pretty." "Like demon sparkles Or something." "What?" "Sparkly hoof?" "It was huge!" "Mnh-mnh." "Shit." "There goes our day off." "Come on." "Someone whacked him in the head With something." "No wallet." "Just a cellphone, truck keys." "His watch is missing." "Look at the tan line." "Time of death?" "Last night." "8:00 to midnight-ish." "How's your cat, henry?" "How's molly?" "Not doing too good." "Still eating, though." "Still loves her treats." "That's good." "How old is she?" "19." "I'm still praying About what to do." "I-i figure as long As she's eating " "You'll know When it's time." "We got an i.d. On this guy?" "Uh, yeah." "Uh, beau grady, 42, no record." "Truck's leased By payne grady rigging." "Yeah, they're one Of the biggest" "Rigging companies In the southwest." "What does crusty man Have to say?" "Property foreman found the body Around 7:30" "While he was making His rounds." "Looks like he's half In the bag." "Uh, says he's just tired." "Came in from an all-night Poker party." "Coffee?" "Oh, thanks." "Rig's been hit By vandals lately." "Twice in the last Three months." "What kind of damage Was done?" "Slashed cables, Rocks in the gears." "Big, rich kids With these anti-oil varmints." "Call the cops?" "Yeah, but it's been going on For a while." "A bunch of them had this funeral For mother earth right down..." "Right down the road there." "Called us dope pushers." "This'll just take a minute." "Crusty have a record?" "A couple of Drunk-driving beefs." "It's making sense, though." "Beau could have stumbled Across the varmints," "Decided to have a talk With them." "Yeah." "Got to watch Them varmints." "So, why leave your shotgun In the tck?" "What's with The bubba joe's?" "Interesting, huh?" "Yeah." "It looks like beau grady Left his coffee in his truck." "What's this?" "I think he's back." "Who?" "Earl." "Will you test it?" "Wait." "Whoa!" "Stop!" "You can't just tell me earl's Back and then walk away." "Did you see him?" "Did you talk to him?" "Did you get me a feather?" "No." "Grace, to examine the feather Of an angel," "Do you understand?" "Yeah." "It's a religious experience." "He's not an angel." "That is how we find out." "Wouldn't you rather Have his spit?" "This is his spit?" "Unless there's a bird That shits tobacco." "Two years i've been Carrying around glue" "And glitter and crap!" "You're dead." "What's with the glitter On the deer hoof?" "It's a sparkly hoof!" "You're dead." "You hear me?" "Yo, can we get back To work?" "Who's gonna notify The wife?" "Uh..." "Chickenshits." "I-i'm sorry." "It's okay." "I'll, um...i'll get you A picture of his watch." "Take your time." "Take your time." "What did you ask me?" "Who might want To hurt beau?" "No one." "You said he left last night" "To check on the pumps Around 9:00." "The only people Who don't like beau" "Are the ones Against big oil." "He checks On the pumps a lot?" "What?" "Property foreman said he'd never Seen beau out there before." "He was upset About the vandalism." "Belle, did anyone ever threaten Him directly..." "Phone calls, letters?" "Just the company." "Someone threw blood On their sign." "And once this kid chained Himself to their door." "What'd you think when beau Didn't come home last night?" "You call him?" "Did i call him?" "When he didn't come home Last night." "I went to bed." "I thought..." "I didn't even know He wasn't home." "Belle grady, i don't know." "There's something." "Where are you guys?" "I'm working his business." "Bobby and butch are Filling in the boss" "On the vandalism At the rigs." "They pulled up dfis." "Wife said his company got hit." "You get that, too?" "Yeah." "It might be a group Of college kids, capa." "It stands for "crusade Against petroleum addiction."" "Maybe that's why the shotgun Was in the truck." "He was confronting kids." "What about his cellphone?" "No calls after 9:00 Last night." "I got to ask you something." "What?" "You go hunting with butch?" "A couple times, yeah." "Check this out, bud." "I'll see you later." "Ham?" "Ham?" "Nine oil rigs hit in the last Year all over the city." "Calling card's an american flag Soaked in oil." "Lieutenant yukon, Your baby girl's on line two." "I got it, della mae, In my office, okay?" "How many kids In this capa thing?" "10, maybe 15." "We need to track them down." "Asshole." "I haven't heard about No watch." "Lots of diamonds around it, Worth about 25 grand." "Haven't heard about No watch." "Haven't heard about no killing." "Haven't heard about nothing." "Come on, pop, give me a little love." "Heh." "Why you mad at me?" "Mm." "Well, you go ahead And be mad," "As long as you get the word out About this watch." "Where are my shoes?" "You promised me A new pair of shoes." "Pop, i'm sorry." "I forgot." "We can go right now." "No, now we gonna do What we set out to do." "You gonna buy me My shoes later." "Well, i'll get them." "I promise." "What size i wear?" "11." "How somebody Gonna promise a man" "A new pair of shoes And just forget?" "i don't think i'll ever Understand." "You want to keep fussing," "Or you want your man, Captain morgan?" "I was just showing rhetta" "Pictures of emma's Birthday party." "Maggie's 15, the twins are 8, And emma is 3." "I hope you're good To your wife, bobby." "I try." "I'll get you a beer." "We'll hook up With butch and ham." "Better sit down for this." "You said earl looks like any Other guy from oklahoma, right?" "Yeah, normal guy." "the stain on your shirt Was tobacco and saliva," "But the saliva had no Genetic material in it." "Well, what's that mean?" "It means that earl has no human Dna or plant or animal cells." "and what's that mean?" "He's another form of life." "It means he's an angel, grace." "Well, shit." "Bobby." "Get me a shot Of bourbon, too." "Butch:" "We got 12 capa members." "Eight of them were at An anti-oil rally last night." "Local news has them on tape." "Bobby:" "leaves four." "One of them's in and out Of town," "So we're checking Three alibis." "You hear from henry?" "He thinks the murder weapon's A tire iron." "Wound imprint on the skull Is an octagon shape." "Probably at the bottom Of the river by now." "Game." "You owe me 20 bucks." "Double or nothing." "Then i'll take the money." "You worried?" "Just pay up, asshole." "Heard grace had to take the shot This morning" "'Cause you got scared." "You getting scared now?" "Anyone want a drink?" "I'm buying." "Both:" "I got to take a piss." "Go ahead." "You go on." "Go on." "You guys can't go To the bathroom together?" "Rhetta: you just have To accept the fact" "That god has given you An angel." "Granted, he chews tobacco And likes disco." "But you've entered Into the divine, grace," "Into a celestial experience" "That is scientifically Unexplainable." "You got to use Spiritual language" "To even begin a dialogue On this." "So, you went hunting With grace." "Couple of years ago." "You know i got a thing With her?" "Wasn't sure." "You bag anything Beside a deer?" "Excuse me." "Sorry." "So, how many times you sleep With grace, 10, 20?" "This isn't A good idea, buddy." "You know about her nightmares." "You had to be pretty close." "You in love with her, man?" "Have fun" "Me too ?" "I'll call u" "?" "Don't ever spit on me again." "Morning." "How you like your eggs?" "You don't think I'll shoot you?" "Hmm." "Go ahead." "Bullet go straight through." "Not like you're the first one To have that idea." "Look, this isn't gonna work." "Well, sure it will." "No, it won't." "Well, for your sake, grace, I hope it does." "So, you just show up Whenever you feel like it?" "Well, pretty much." "Then what?" "Well, then i get To know you better," "Figure out how I can help you." "And i got no choice?" "Well, you had a choice, On that lonely road," "The night you killed a man," "The night you asked For god's help." "I'm not going to church." "Who said anything About church?" "You can go to temple." "Go to a mosque." "Heck, grace, Go sit in a dang tree" "If it'll get you closer To god." "You hungry?" "No." "Where are your wings?" "Oh, don't like them out Around the stove." "'Cause i think They're bullshit." "Yeah." "Bullshit." "All the times they popped up When we were outside," "For all i know some kid With a remote control" "Was sitting Across the street..." "You're not ever gonna understand All this, grace." "Ain't like god's some crime You can solve." "But why me?" "Well, i know sometimes God goes alphabetically." "But, uh i don't know." "I have some stuff I want to go over." "I got a couple questions." "God gave me the dossier," "But them was just The highlights." "I'm..." "I'm thinking we need To take this in smaller steps." "A little ham, maybe?" "I wanted to hire security." "Beau wanted to kick some ass." "You want something to drink?" "We got coffee, soda, Hot chocolate." "Water." "So, he was pretty pissed off About the vandalism." "He just didn't want anyone" "Messing with our equipment Is all." "It was personal with beau." "I told him it was a write-off." "Who cares?" " how long you guys know each other?" " 20 years." "That's a long time." "You met through business?" "No, the emergency room, Hospital." "He was there 'cause his dad Had a heart attack." "I was there 'cause my girlfriend Had a wreck." "We just started talking." "Hit it off." "I got to ask you Where you were last night." "Home, watching the game." "In bed by 10:00." "Look, i didn't kill beau." "Take my fingerprints." "Give me a lie-detector test." "Whatever you want." "I didn't kill my best friend." "What's up?" "Earl cooked me breakfast This morning." "He cooked you breakfast." "He's gonna be a huge pain In the ass." "grace, god has chosen you." "God has chosen you." "For whatever reason, He's given you an angel," "And you're calling him a pain In the ass." "Do you want to get struck By lightning?" "What if i'm crazy..." "And somehow i've made you Crazy, too," "And we've both had mental Breakdowns but we don't know it?" "You'd rather be crazy Than accept this, wouldn't you?" "Your feather." "Earl's feather." "Oh." "Oh, my god." "Got you that angel book." "Shit." "He wants me to talk to ham." "About what?" "About what we're doing." "Working together?" "What'd he say?" "A whole bunch of crap." "?" "He wanted to know Who danny was." "Who's danny?" "He even wants me to pray." "Well..." "He's an angel, grace." "He's gonna want you to pray." "What'd you get off That bubba joe's java cup?" "Um, nothing..." "Except It had hot chocolate in it." "I gave ham the report." "Yeah?" "Guess what his wife offered me Yesterday when i talked to her." "Hot chocolate?" "Kind of interesting." "Not as interesting As this." "It's one of the capa crew?" "No, alibi for one of them." "Kid name of lee burke, 22," "Arrested six times For civil disobedience." "She's his girlfriend." "We talked to him this morning." "What'd you get out Of the girl?" "She didn't corroborate His alibi." "He said he went home around 10:00 the night of the murder." "She said he spent the night." "Shut it." "I think you'd look cute On a moped." "What?" "Kid gave me a lecture About my truck gas mileage." "It seems i'm personally Responsible for global warming." "Little aqua bike, Cute little helmet." "You like this lee burke?" "He definitely got a hate For big oil." "Enough to slam a tire iron Into beau grady's skull?" "Lieutenant yukon, You're gonna have to leave" "If you're gonna make Your lunch meeting." "Bring him in, In your big, bad truck." "We got shit on this case Evidence-wise, man." "We need this watch." "Pop gonna show up?" "We're early." "Relax." "Tell me what you got On the victim." "God-fearing good guy." "Down-to-earth." "Worth millions, you'd never Know it." "It's freaking stolen." "Oh, yeah." "Yeah, his house is nice." "nothing fancy." "Nothing like that kind of money." "It all goes to his wife?" "Yeah." "What about his partner?" "Slick." "I don't know." "I want to look into him." "Why didn't you tell me You used to date butch?" "Why would i tell you anybody I used to date?" "I've been sleeping on my Brother's couch for a week." "My wife knows Something's going on." "You don't give a shit, Do you?" "You're welcome!" "Hey, what's up, pop?" "How's it going?" "Those my shoes?" "Size 11." "Yeah, nice." "This is otis." "This the watch you saw On the guy?" "Yeah, i just got His first name." "We'll put you With a sketch artist." "Can you describe him?" "How much is it worth To you?" "Up to my boss." "I want 500 bucks." "Fine with me." "Let's go." "No." "I'll wait here." "Got to talk to my boss." "I'll wait here." "No, you're coming with us." "Come on -- hey!" "Get back here!" "Stop!" "Hey!" "Get down!" "Lay down, asshole!" "Give me your arm!" "What the hell was that?" "You know something about this Watch you don't want to tell us?" "Otis yukon." "Otis yukon?" "Shit." "He's the boss's brother." "Take a seat over here, All right?" "Why you always around Stolen watches?" "Hi, percy." "How deep you mixed up In this?" "I saw a guy with a watch." "That's it." "You give us a sketch." "It checks out, You get 50 bucks." "How 'bout i give you Shit, man?" "Dead white guy." "What do i care?" "It's enough for a party." "No, i'm clean now." "3 months, 16 days." "No booze, no drugs." "Right. 50 bucks." "Your call." "Ham, check out his alibi." "What you gonna do when i get My shit together, bro?" "You're gonna have to find Someone else to piss on." "Get the hell Out of my office!" "We got him." "Ham: sketch artist Is downstairs." "In there." "You want something To drink?" "Hot chocolate." "Yukon's brother in this now?" "Yeah." "Showed up out of nowhere On the watch." "Who's the army jacket?" "Lee burke." "He's one of the capa crew." "Heard you're selling your truck For a little moped." "They can take my truck" "When they pry the keys From my cold, dead fingers." "Sounds like fun." "We went to the store." "We got beer." "Then what?" "We drank it." "What time Did you get home?" "You already asked me that." "You already asked me All these profound questions." "Just answer the question." "I went home around 10:00." "That's interesting, lee." "Because your girlfriend, She says you spent the night." "And now you think i've told A big, bad lie." "Maybe." "Yeah." "You a one-cause man..." "All evil comes from big oil..." "Or are you "save the whales," too?" "I care about my world." "Do you?" "I do." "What kind of car Do you drive?" "Hybrid." "44 miles to the gallon." "Well, see?" "We did that, We could stop the war." "We could stop The blood-for-oil campaign." "People don't get it, Do they?" "That our guys Are getting blown up" "And killed every day For oil profits?" "No." "Hell no." "I mean, they might as well Just be filling up their s.u.v.s" "With blood." "Otis gave me The first name "larry."" "He played poker with him A couple nights ago." "Oh, wow." "Everybody's lying." "Belle grady didn't know Her husband didn't come home?" "Bullshit." "Lee burke said he left At 10:00." "Girlfriend says he spent The night." "I hope otis is telling The truth." "Ham working his alibi?" "Yeah." "Listen, don't talk to ham Anymore about us, okay?" "He asked me a question." "He's my friend." "I'm not gonna lie to him." "You don't talk about it, You don't have to lie." "Hey, larry." "You know what time It is?" "Don't have a watch." "What's going on?" "This is bad, larry." "Now detective ada's gonna have To check your truck," "See if there's a tire iron." "Beau was dead When i found him." "Sure." "He was!" "Look, i-i took his wallet And his watch." "but i didn't kill him." "Maybe you were so drunk You don't know what you did." "I wasn't that drunk!" "I swear!" "Look, i know i shouldn't have Taken his stuff," "But there's no way I killed him." "You dumb enough to keep The murder weapon?" "Check the back." "Initials." ""d.p."" "Dudley payne." "It was dudley's watch." "Beau won it from him Playing tennis..." "Or golf, something." "They were competitive?" "They bet on the temperature, High and low, every day." "After beau won the watch," "Dudley had to go out and get one Twice as expensive." "where's your diamond watch?" "We don't, uh, care About that stuff," "As you can probably tell." "Not even a wedding ring?" "I must have, uh, Taken it off." "You weren't wearing it Yesterday..." "Either." "That's beau's." "Oh, my god." "You and beau sleep In the same bed?" "Yes." "My husband, most of the time I know when he rolls over," "Let alone comes home." "You got to explain that To me, belle." "I take a sleeping pill." "It knocks me out." "Mm." "How long were you married?" "Almost 10 years." "How'd you meet?" "First time In an emergency room," "But, um, we didn't start dating Right away, though." "Five or six years." "The three of you look like You had fun together." "Where's ham?" "Talking to otis." "Check this out." "11 months ago," "Lee burke was arrested For chaining himself" "To the doors Of payne grady rigging." "Heard about it." "Didn't know it was the same kid." "And there's a bubba joe's java Two blocks from his house." "Well, that's the kind of shit I like to hear." "He's got something personal With the war, man." "Is he a veteran?" "No." "I'll check his family." "What are you looking for?" "Ham's notes on dudley payne." "Where's crusty?" "Butch is booking him For robbery charges." "He got an alibi?" "He's got a story." "We'll see if it's true." "I was working." "I got off at midnight." "Talk to my boss." "She said it's a big place." "Can't keep track of you Every minute." "They got security cameras All over." "Check the footage, then shove it Up my brother's ass." "You know, I've had three brothers." "All right, We're all so different, man." "My oldest lives in austin." "He plays guitar In a cowboy band." "My next oldest lives here." "He's gay." "And my baby brother, He's in iraq." "He's a marine with a wife, Three kids," "Another one on the way." "Can i go now?" "We've been having fights Since we could walk." "We still do." "It doesn't mean we don't love Each other." "I drop dead, Percy steps right over me." "And i'll do the same to him." "We may have a love triangle." "Beau, wife, business partner." "Dudley payne?" "Didn't he offer to take A lie-detector test?" "Until the moment he decides To lawyer up." "Ham said something About an emergency room." "That's where dudley And beau met." "And where belle first met beau, She told me." "Here it is." "Beau's dad had a heart attack." "Dudley's girlfriend Was in a car wreck." "I think his girlfriend Was belle." "She dated dudley, Married beau?" "Something like that." "There's nothing more important Than family." "You've got to let The past go." "You want to talk about The past, huh?" "!" "You want to talk About family?" "!" "You want to talk about him Dumping me in jail" "When i was 12 years old?" "Otis, You got to talk to him." "No!" "First time in 30 years I'm staying clean." "Today i see That punk bitch!" "Now all i can think about Is getting high!" "You happy, percy?" "!" "Otis." "I got some Good suspects, gus." "Remember that beagle, Sally," "Who couldn't decide between You and that goofy rottweiler?" "You wanted to kill him, Didn't you?" "I know, i know, i know." "Beagles are dumb." "What, You need to go wee-wee?" "I think he's barking at me." "Ugh." "You can't keep Doing this, man." "Hey, gus." "Hey, buddy." "Hi." "I'm busy, earl." "I know." "You guys are always busy." "What do you want?" "I was just checking in, seeing How the new life's going." "Why do you eat If you're not human?" "Well, that's a job perk." "I was in saudi arabia This afternoon," "Had some of the best sushi I've ever eaten..." "In saudi arabia." "That where you got The t-shirt?" "You had on a different one This morning." "Cool, huh?" "Picked this up in pakistan." "Got a real hornet's nest Over there, man." "Over there with allah?" "Well, you say "to-mah-to," I say "to-ma-to."" "So you've been In saudi arabia, pakistan," "And oklahoma city today." "And london, lubbock, New orleans," "Cleveland, bombay, ooh, And france." "I'm gonna be spending a lot Of time in france." "This any good?" "You tell me." "You first." "How'd it go with ham?" "You guys have a talk?" "Nothing to talk about." "We're having sex." "That's it." "Well, there's his marriage, His wife," "His conscience, Your conscience," "God and how he feels About the whole mess." "God cares if i'm sleeping With a married man?" "Aids in africa, The middle east, grace and ham." "We was just talking about it This morning." "You ever had sex, earl?" "No." "You eat our food, Wear our clothes." "Why not?" "Well, uh, wings Would get in the way." "Hey." "You got a big mouth." "Can you back it up?" "Hey, you start a fight With me," "There ain't but one way It's gonna end, girl." "Yeah, i kick your ass." "No." "You surrender." "Never." "First one to pin the other For 10 seconds?" "Bring it on, earl." "Uh, wait." "I think we're gonna Need more room." "Shit, man!" "Better?" "Where are we?" "Athens." "Olympic wrestling." "Athens?" "Like a crap load Of years ago?" "No." "Cellphone tower." "See?" "Whatever." "You ready?" "You betcha." "You getting tired?" "Are you?" "You want to rest For a while?" "Sure." "You're gonna fight me every step Of the way, ain't you?" "Yeah." "Well, why?" "'Cause i don't think There's a god" "Who cares if i'm screwing A married man." "What about you caring, grace?" "Let's start there." "You care enough to talk To the guy?" "That's all." "Come on." "Get up." "I've had about enough of this, grace." "You giving up?" "I give up, i lose my job." "Then come on." "Get up, you old man." "Angel, get up." "Okay." "What the hell?" "Where's my arm?" "You just stole my arm!" "I got to get back To cleveland." "But you...cheated!" "What the hell kind of an angel Are you?" "A tired one." "Plumb-dang tired." "Patty in cleveland's Always happy when i show up." "And etienne in..." "In france," "Well, we have tea And play chess" "And talk about the great Mysteries of the universe." "Well, you the only one I ever had to wrestle." "Earl." "Earl!" "Earl wears different t-shirts." "Never noticed." "So, where do you see him?" "Your cell?" "You just turn around And he's..." "He's there?" "Yeah." "Sometimes In the exercise cage." "What's he look like to you?" "Normal guy." "What color's his hair?" "Is it long?" "Is it short?" "How tall is he?" "Good, you can't remember, Either." "I've seen him 50 times." "Can't tell you shit About what he looks like." "He black or white." "This is crazy." "I-i remember everything He says to me." "He's white." "Yeah, i think so, too." "But you believe He's an angel." "i know he's my angel." "And he's got my ticket Out of here." "Your ticket out of here Is a syringe, man." "What you did to that prison Guard, needle's too easy." "What's earl got on you?" "Must be some heavy shit, You need a last-chance angel." "He put you on the side Of the road" "The night i ran you Over, right?" "But to you it was a dream?" "That was a bad one." "They're usually good." "Like what?" "You want to know About earl?" "I want to know why you need A last-chance angel." "I killed an inmate once." "But i'm not dead." "What else?" "You're not gonna tell me?" "Unh-unh." "I got 2 years, 6 months, And 9 days" "In case you change Your mind." "Next time, Bring me some cigarettes!" "Otis was at work all night." "His alibi checks out." "That's good." "I didn't know You smoke, boss." "Just a couple a day." "Is it okay to give him The 50 bucks?" "So he can put it Up his arm?" "You know i put him in the system When he was 12 years old?" "It was our mom's birthday, I was 18, dad long gone." "I gave her flowers." "Otis gave her a stolen watch." "My mom made him Take it back." "Otis didn't like that..." "So he strangled our cat." "Shit." "Yeah." "Well, i'm glad You got your arm back," "But i can't believe you washed Your clothes." "I wasn't thinking." "I just threw them in the washer." "It's important, grace." "I started an earl file." "An earl file?" "Every time he takes you Someplace," "I want you to bring me Something back," "Some kind of evidence." "I'll document And analyze it." "Are you gonna prove The existence of god?" "Who knew it'd start out With a pigeon feather?" "Unless you're screwing With me." "More like He's screwing with me." "How come you believe me?" "I tell you i wrestled With an angel all night" "And you just accept it." "I'm smart enough to know I can't figure out god..." "But i see him working In you," "Whatever this is, And it's a good thing." "Why?" "Because i want you To believe in god." "I think he can help you." "Help me what?" "Get your shit together." "I mean, this right here Is evidence of a miracle..." "You and me talking About god." "That hasn't happened since Catechism in second grade." "Pretty soon you'll be dragging Your ass to mass." "Don't count on it." "I got to go." "You getting anything Off crusty's tire iron?" "Nothing but dust." "Crusty was playing poker Time of the murder." "I got four guys..." "Pretty much the same story." "Otis is clean." "What t The capa crew?" "Lee burke?" "Lee burke is interesting." "He and his girlfriend can't get The story straight." "But love triangles, man." "They can be tough." "And these guys were competitive Over everything," "Starting with belle." "Both guys in love with her, She picked beau." "Maybe she always Loved dudley." "Know for sure belle And dudley had a thing?" "She threw up Right after i asked her" "Who might want to hurt beau, Not when i told her he was dead." "Think dudley payne Has it in him?" "He gave all Of the right answers." "He's got no record, Well respected." "But put a woman between two men, And who knows?" "You were right, grace." "Lee burke's brother was killed In iraq two years ago." "Shit." "We got to stay on him." "Yeah." "I'll know if it's dudley payne As soon as we track him down." "Come on." "I got a plan." "Let's have some fun." "What's that mean?" "God only knows with her." "Good luck, man." "I'll say a prayer for you." "Come on." "Bubba joe's java cup is sitting Right in his cup holder." "Doesn't prove shit." "I know." "Dudley could be over here As a friend." "Yeah." "We'll find out." "Want to talk?" "Talk?" "Yeah." "About what?" "Think we got a shot" "At the national championship This year?" "Got to find A quarterback first." "The kid from sapulpa's Pretty good." "Yeah, here we go." "Here we go." "Dudley." "This is detective hanadarko." "What happened, man?" "Uh, a flat tire." "You got a tire iron?" "I can change that In five minutes." "I'll just call aaa." "Anything on The investigation?" "We're getting Pretty close." "Take me five minutes." "Ah, pay my dues." "Might as well Get my money's worth." "You guys, uh, checking out Those anti-oil nuts?" "Tire iron's inside Here, right?" "No idea." "Okay if i look?" "How's belle doing?" "We're just trying to figure out The arrangements, you know?" "What's going on?" "Mind coming downtown With us, dudley?" "Just go over A couple things." "Uh, whatever you need," "But i told you everything I know." "Brand-new truck, No tire iron?" "Come on, man." "What happened?" "You and beau Get in a scuffle?" "He must have said something Sent you over the edge." "Your offer still good for That lie-detector test?" "My attorney says it's okay, I got no problem with it." "Come on." "Let's go ask him." "Dudley." "What's going on?" "Nothing." "Just go back in the house." "We got to talk to him About killing beau." "Oh, god." "He said If it was anyone else," "He'd just give you The divorce." "And i just..." "I don't know what happened." "Come on." "You want to talk?" "Belle and dudley had been Having an affair" "On and off The whole marriage." "Beau grady knew about it?" "Found out the night He was killed." "He and belle had a huge fight." "He left." "Went out to check the pumps." "How does dudley Come into it?" "Belle calls him After the fight." "He comes over." "She wants a divorce." "They want to be together." "After all these years?" "So, dudley goes To talk to beau," "Puts his bubba joe's on the hood Of beau's truck." "How you know that?" "Good guess." "Go on." "Now we got a reason why beau Left his shotgun in the truck." "He was gonna talk To his friend." "D.a. Gonna cut him a deal?" "Yeah." "But he'll do some time." "He's got to live with killing His best friend." "His attorney show up yet?" "Yeah, they're talking." "What's with your watch Beeping every day at noon?" "It's just this thing i got going With, uh, my church." "Your church?" "Yeah." "Yeah, world war ii, some guy In churchill's cabinet" "Asked everyone in england To pray every day at noon" "For the bombing to stop," "And pretty soon after they Started praying, the war ended." "A bunch of churches here got The same thing going on for iraq." "Here in the city?" "All over the country." "You think It's stupid, right?" "Hey, i want your brother To come home safe, too." "We okay?" "What?" "You and me." "Yeah." "Good." "I think i'm, uh, Gonna move back home." "It's better than a couch, I guess." "Yeah." "Dudley payne's flat tire..." "How'd it happen?" "Picked up a nail?" "I want my goddamn money." "I want my money, percy." "We haven't convicted Anybody yet." "I knew you were gonna try To pull some kind of shit." "Why you always got to step On me, huh?" "Why?" "Get him out of here." "Come on, man." "Let's go." "Somebody call An ambulance!"