"Jeez." "Come on." "Dull day." "Look, there's Doreen Barker." "What the hell are you doing?" "She's gonna think that was me." "Like that's an awful thing." "She's got a great rack on her." "Abel, we just got a report from 2 kids I think you need to check out." "So what happened last night?" "It's not gonna work out." "We want different things." "You can tell all that from a first date?" "You know, all she wanted to do was talk." "That doesn't mean you have to set a wedding date." "I live vicariously through you, Abe." "Sad but true." "And you ain't getting enough sex for me." "Take it up with your wife." "My wife, she's got me running ragged." "Take a look right there." "I see it." "What do you think we're supposed to do with him?" "I don't know." "Shall we yank him out?" "No, we should probably get a picture or something." "Why don't we get Kenny on the radio and get him over here with his camera?" "The Fotomart doesn't open till 10 and Kenny doesn't have a cell phone." "Keep pulling him, come on." "Can you believe this?" "No." "You recognize him?" "He's gotta be one of the kids from the Haddan School." "What do you figure we're supposed to do now?" "I don't know." "We should wait for Forensics to come in from across county." "Probably right." "What the hell is that?" "Is that blood?" "Right, that's weird." "What the fuck is that?" "I have no idea." "I don't know, something doesn't sit right." "This could be a homicide." "I got a feeling." "it could be that or, you know... suicide." "You see that?" "What?" "A kid... in the woods over there." "No." "I could have sworn I just saw a kid..." "You okay?" "Yeah." "Yeah, no, I'm fine." "This place gives me the creeps." "Always did." "I think you'll be okay, Joey." "You got your gun with you." "Murder, betrayal, revenge... ghosts, witches, sex... drugs and sword fights with a few jokes thrown in." "If you can find something with all of that, that is fine by me." "They found a body in the river this morning." "Saying it's Gus Pierce." "Jesus." "They're saying he killed himself." "Who are?" "I'm just telling you what the dean told me." "A bright boy, no doubt about it." "But he'd been behaving oddly these last few weeks." "In what ways?" "He wouldn't change his clothes." "Wouldn't go to classes, stayed in bed day after day." "He was in Chalk House, you see." "Well no, actually, we don't see." "What exactly is the significance of that?" "Only that it's our most venerable boy's house." "We have four." "Sharpe, Otto, Denton and Chalk." "Everyone wants to be in Chalk." "Gus was there because of his perfect scores in his aptitude tests." "There are distinct advantages to being there." "They have a maid, for instance." "A maid?" "And their own parking area." "So they can have a car on campus." "It seems to pay off." "Chalk boys always graduate top of the class." "I'm guessing that Gus wasn't the typical Chalk House boy." "Bit of an outsider, really." "God, you know, I just feel... terrible I didn't see how depressed he was." "So moody sometimes, but..." "I never thought he'd commit suicide." "We're not talking suicide." "No-one mentioned anything about suicide." "We don't know how this boy died." "If it's all right with you, we'd like to take a look at his room." "Yes, of this course." "Are you trying to burn the place down?" "Not a bad idea." "Where's Kenny?" "He's not coming." "He's over at Fotomart." "What?" "No photographs?" "Why not?" "Word from the Chief was: "Don't bother him." "Don't take too much time with any of" "Come on, we need photos." "That's what the guy said." "Jesus!" "What a dump!" "Who would have thought it?" "And this is with a maid." "Excuse me." "Is this August Pierce's room?" "Is it?" "Yeah." "Was he a friend of yours?" "So, this must be the dead kid's room." "Does that mean she knows something?" "Nice." "So what do you think we're supposed to be looking for here?" "I have no idea." "Nothing." "Don't touch anything, leave it all to me." "Calm yourself down, Farris." "We're not gonna break anything." "I'm not gonna break anything." "You know, it's a little weird." "Dean says that this kid was a mess... and yet he kept his room real tidy." "Here we go." "Bingo." "A little bit of the weed." "Now, do you think the kid smoked the wacky tobacco, went out for a walk and drowned." "We got a possible homicide, and you wanna go with the accident theory?" "Well, you heard what the man said." "The kid was a loser." "He said he was a loner." "Loner, Joey, big difference." "Excuse me, miss." "I'd like to ask you a favor." "You know, Abe, maybe if you want I can get her phone number for you." "I don't know, Joey, you're the one that seems interested." "I can take that roll of film off your hands now." "I develop my own." "But if you wanna take it, take it..." "No, why don't you just drop it off at the station house and... make sure you include the bill." "So, what do you teach here?" "Photography and English Lit." "Did you go to school here?" "No, no." "Nobody from town goes to Haddan." "We actually don't even like to come on to the property." "Gives us the creeps." "I guess it can be kind of pleased with itself." "Yeah, a little bit." "You know, I... saw August Pierce last night." "Where was this?" "In the woods." "He was with another student, Carlin Leander... and they were arguing." "Were the two of them dating?" "I don't think so." "Anything else?" "No." "I just thought you should know." "Well, thank you." "Be careful with Carlin." "She's a good kid." "Yeah, I know, I said I'd be there, but I can't." "You've gotta make other plans." "Mary Beth, listen, this is huge, it's a department thing." "It's everything we've talked about." "The promotion, the pay grade, the whole nine yards." "Yeah." "Tell your mother I'm sorry." "I gotta go." "Abel?" "Abel?" "Is somebody in there?" "Yeah." "No, I hear you." "Yeah, okay." "We'll be there in a sec." "Chief wants us back at the station right away." "Great, you guys are back." "Abel, I need you to head out to the airport right away... pick up the kid's father and take him over to the Haddan Inn." "Joey." "I wanna see him." "All right." "Gus's things are all up in your room." "Thanks for seeing me." "Since you don't know me or anything." "I'm happy to meet any friend of Gus's." "He always made out that... he didn't have any." "I just wanted you to know... he fell." "It was an accident." "I'm sure." "I'm so sure." "The coat is still damp." "Probably just fall apart." "He got it at a secondhand store." "We had a fight over it." "Naturally, he won." "He would." "Thank you." "Hey, Carlin." "Are you okay?" "You wanna ride back to campus?" "No, thanks, I'll walk." "So, tell me about Gus." "What's to know?" "It was all my fault." "How do you figure that?" "We had a fight." "I was horrible to him." "We called each other names." "I was so mad I let him walk off." "I didn't even go after him." "You didn't see what happened, did you?" "No." "Well, then we can't be sure, can we?" "He left me notes all the time, for no reason." "If he'd meant to do it, he would have written to me." "And this coat, he would have left on the bank, neatly folded." "I know he would." "He was running away from me and he fell." "Is that what you told his father?" "Why should he have to think that Gus killed himself when he didn't?" "I just wanted him to know the truth." "And you're sure that's the truth?" "Just drop me here." "I have to go round back, it's after curfew." "All right." "Hey, it's me, Harry." "It's only me." "Jesus Christ!" "What the hell are you doing out here?" "You scared the shit out of us." "I scared you?" "Who did you think I was?" "Two of the guys thought you were a bear." "What's that on your face?" "That's blood." "It's all right." "It's only mine." "We're just messing around." "Having a house meeting." "Look, I have to swear you to secrecy on this, right?" "Yeah." "Sure, I swear." "Your coat's all wet." "is that Gus Pierce's coat?" "Is that a problem?" "You can't wear that." "Are you telling me what I can and can't do?" "Harry." "Harry?" "Better get back to Robbie and your boys." "See you tomorrow." "Mind if I sit down?" "No." "Those idiots from the Haddan School in the next car... are driving me crazy." "That's where I'm going, the Haddan School." "Yeah, but you're not an idiot." "That's the difference." "I'm August Pierce." "Born on the 7th day of the 7th month... and cursed with bad luck." "Choose a number between 1 and 20." "And don't tell me what it is." "Go on, choose." "Okay." "Three." "Was I right?" "I was right, wasn't I?" "Yeah, you were right." "Simple probability." "Most people go for either 3 or 7." "I'm not most people." "And we might as well get this over with, okay." "I'm not interested in flirting... in you." "Why would you be?" "What did the Chief wanna talk about last night?" "He said that the kid probably fell in the river upstream... floated down to where we found him." "He's basing this on what?" "He was there?" "Look, the kid, between September and November of last year... had been to the nurse's office 5 times... for extreme migraines." "He was on his third anti-depressant." "He was inattentive, he was surly... he was isolating from his class mates... his grades were suffering horrendously." "Where did you get this information?" "Last night, Glen showed me the kid's file." "Chief?" "You should get one of these, Abe." "Makes a very good cappuccino." "You want one?" "No, thank you." "What's this about the Pierce kid's death being an accident?" "Who said anything about an accident?" "Based on the kid's medical records, it looks like suicide to me." "You don't think there's a possibility somebody had a hand in this?" "There's nothing to suggest foul play." "Nothing." "Come on, Chief, you don't really believe that." "Yes, I do." "And so do the folks at the Haddan School." "I'm sure they do." "Let it go, Abe." "You know, I don't wanna be the amateur psychologist here, but... do you ever stop and think that all your concern about this... might have something to do with your brother Frank?" "Do you mind if I ask, were you and Gus seeing each other?" "No." "Harry's my boyfriend." "I can't talk to him about this, though." "He's jealous." "Gus and I used to come here all the time." "To read or smoke cigarettes." "Talk shit about other students." "Now that he's gone, I feel like half a person." "I was hoping to spend the Christmas holidays with him." "We were gonna go to the city and see three movies in a row." "Eat too much." "How did Harry feel about that?" "He didn't like it." "I guess I didn't care." "Well, do you mind if I ask you something?" "What did you and Gus argue about that last night?" "Could be helpful." "Some stupid mid-term party he wasn't invited to." "He disapproved of Harry." "Although..." "Harry could be a bit of an ass sometimes." "Have fun at your orgy?" "Hardly an orgy." "Just a keg of beer... and some assholes dancing around a fire." "Are you sure you're allowed to even talk to me?" "What do you mean by that?" "Won't your boyfriend see us together?" "Bad girl." "You know, you'd better watch it." "He's a monster." "Who, Harry?" "Thought you were smarter than this, Carlin." "But you're just like everyone else." "Well, I'd rather be like everyone else than be like you." "No-one will even sit next to you, you're so disgusting." "Why don't you wash?" "It's pathetic." "Everyone says you're such a loser." "I didn't mean that." "Yes, you did." "You meant every word." "Maybe we should just not talk for a while." "For both our sakes." "Maybe we should just... take a break." "If I thought he killed himself... that would be the end." "Damn." "Hi, I'm..." "Yeah, we'll take care of that immediately." "Hello." "I brought you those photographs you wanted." "Thank you." "I have something else I'd like to show you." "What, you mean this smudge here?" "Yeah, I just thought it was weird." "It looks like a face." "Could it be maybe a mix-up of some sort?" "Maybe there was an image already on the film or..." "Like a double exposure?" "Yeah, like a double exposure." "Maybe." "If it's okay, I'd like to have our guy at the lab take a look at these." "Of course." "Look, I hope there's some mistake." "I can't get it out of my head." "It's giving me the creeps." "You don't think he killed himself, do you?" "What makes you say that?" "Don't know, just sense it." "Let's just say I'm keeping an open mind." "What about you?" "I hope not, for Carlin's sake." "Look, I hope this isn't inappropriate, but... how would you feel about dinner?" "No big deal, just food on a plate." "I'm getting married on June the 1 7th." "The Willow Room at The Inn." "Sorry to hear that." "If you can think of anything else that might be helpful give me a call." "That's my card." "It's got my number right there." "Will do." "Most amateurs use a standard stop bath in their tank." "If the solution's too cold... it can cause the emulsion to smear or crack... especially at this time of year." "You think maybe she made a mistake when she was developing this?" "You should have brought it to me." "You see that?" "What does that look like to you?" "Not much." "It says that there was fecal matter found in his lungs." "Are you saying it was human waste?" "Human as can be." "And I remember when you were Chief... wasn't there an environmental study done on the river a couple of years back?" "The town put in the strictest sewage laws in the country." "The folks over on Main Street... they had to install completely new septic tanks." "Cost a fortune." "Been running clean ever since." "Yeah." "Yeah, that's what I thought." "So, how are you doing anyhow?" "How's the leg treating you?" "The leg's fine." "I was thinking about maybe going to see Frank this weekend." "I haven't been there in some time." "That's good, son." "I was wondering, do you ever think about him at all?" "Some." "Listen, I got something on the stove." "We'll talk." "Yeah, dad." "Take care." "Hey, kid." "Hey, wait up a second." "No footprints." "Do you ever wonder what comes next?" "Share of the department, hopefully." "Eventually... a university position." "I meant after death." "Well, luckily... we can both be buried in the Haddan School cemetery." "How did you know I was the one for you?" "What made you so sure?" "What do you mean?" "What sort of a question's that?" "You just sort of know, don't you?" "I just..." "I just feel happier." "Ice-cream makes me feel happier." "Here it is." "The water's clean and clear with only trace amounts of fish eggs and algae." "Nothing more." "You could practically drink the stuff." "Thank you, Matt." "Oh, one other thing." "I found this Haddan School scarf down by the bridge." "Probably nothing, but why not run a test on it?" "Yeah." "Okay." "Take a look at this." "Human excrement." "Found in the boy's lungs but not in the Haddan River." "So does that make any sense to you?" "Mary Beth wants me to work weekends as a security guard... to bankroll a trip to Disney World." "That makes any sense?" "The kid didn't commit suicide, because he didn't drown in the Haddan River." "So you think the kid drowned some place else?" "And then was dumped in the river." "The kid drowned in the river." "Suicide." "End of story." "I'll handle it." "Can you believe this?" "Yeah, I know." "Let's grab our civvies and go for a beer, okay?" "I thought you said we were gonna go get some beer?" "Hang on here for a second." "Here, have a chocolate." "You have to fucking be kidding me." "Now you're taking pay-offs too?" "Moron." "This town gets plenty from the school." "Why shouldn't we?" "Because we're cops." "How about that?" "They treat us like their own personal security department." "We should at least get paid for our services, Abe." "What are those services?" "Don't go digging around when they tell us not to?" "Come on!" "You heard what the Chief said." "It's out of our hands." "It's a done deal." "Maybe for you." "You don't have three kids, do you?" "You don't have a wife barking up your ass every day... for cash." "It's fucking mind-blowing." "That doesn't change anything, Joey." "Now do me a favor and stop the car." "For Christ's sake, don't get all..." "Stop the goddamn fucking car!" "I brought you something." "Can I come in?" "Yeah, be my guest." "What do you think about these?" "Do you think maybe Gus is trying to tell us something?" "Either that or we're both crazy." "Why come by to show these to me tonight?" "Why not wait till morning?" "Because I couldn't wait." "Really?" "Really." "Come on." "Please." "Well, folks, we got a quick weather warning here." "A cold front has really come down and it is cold out there." "Hi, it's Carlin, Gus's friend." "Can I see you?" "Great." "They have some stupid 'hazing' ritual." "Part of a secret society." "It's based on the doctrines of some 16th century French guy... called Martin de Pasquale." "They call themselves The Order Of The Elect." "It's pathetic." "And your friend Gus, was he a member of this club?" "Harry said Gus was a mistake." "He used to have this nickname for him." "Faker." "Because you just didn't know if he could be trusted." "Nathaniel Glass... and Gus Pierce." "One hateful exploit... will bind these two young men to us... they're brothers... forever." "This night... you must kill a rabbit and drink its blood." "What if I don't wanna kill a rabbit?" "There is only one way to avoid initiation... and still retain membership with full privileges." "And that is to perfect the trick that our illustrious founder..." "Doctor Howe insisted his wife execute... in exchange for her freedom." "All you have to do is take one of the white roses... that grow by the girls' dorm... and before our very eyes turn the bloom red." "Turn a white rose red?" "It's winter, they aren't in bloom at the dorm." "Any white rose then." "As long as you turn it red." "I wouldn't try it, Faker." "It's easier to kill the rabbit." "You see, Gus liked that." "He could do tricks, his father taught him." "And he was desperate to get one up on Harry." "You in there?" "Come on in, it's safe." "You ready?" "I'll just get my coat." "Why are you taking pictures of empty rooms?" "Do you think it's weird?" "What's weird?" "The smudge." "It's a thumb print, isn't it?" "Yes." "It's a thumb print." "Now come on, we're gonna be late." "Mr. Pierce, thank you for speaking with me." "No problem." "How can I help you?" "I'm just trying to collect as much information about Gus as I can." "I was told that he liked to do magic tricks." "Yeah." "I taught him some." "I used to do it on weekends." "Kids' parties, that kind of thing... when I was younger, when I taught high school." "Was Gus any good?" "He had a gift for it." "Sleight of hand, card tricks." "Why do you ask?" "What about a trick where he could turn a white rose red?" "You mean change its color?" "It's not an illusion that I ever taught him." "I haven't done it." "Does he have any brothers and sisters I could speak with?" "No... he was an only child." "Okay." "I'll give you a call if I have any news." "Thanks again for your time." "I should never have sent him to that damn school." "I'll give you a call when I hear something." "Mr." "Herman's office?" "He's in there, sir." "Eric Herman?" "Yes." "Can I help?" "Yeah, I'd like to ask you a few questions about Gus Pierce." "Yeah." "This way." "I'm curious if Gus ever mentioned The Order Of The Elect?" "The what?" "Order Of The Elect." "A secret society at Chalk House." "Is it?" "No, I've never heard of it." "He did pay me a visit at one point." "Began to spin some far-fetched tale about his mistreatment." "He had some bruises, granted, but..." "I felt that they could have been self-inflicted." "So you just assumed he was lying?" "We felt that he was unstable, that his work in class was wretched." "His behavior was anti-social." "Frankly, I didn't think he'd last the semester." "Well, he didn't, did he?" "I didn't mean it like that." "That was a stupid thing to say." "Perhaps I could have been a little bit more sympathetic." "You have some responsibility to these boys, don't you?" "Isn't that what teaching's all about?" "No, education is not just about learning." "It's about learning to live." "I always take the Spartans as an inspiration for this." "The Spartans?" "Yeah." "You familiar with them?" "Citizens of Sparta, 4th century BC." "Yeah." "I know who they are." "I'm just curious as to what they have to do with Gus Pierce." "They taught their young men... that individualism is highly overrated." "You're stronger as a whole." "I like to think that we try and achieve that here... in some small way." "Thank you, Mr. Herman." "I am so sorry." "I made a terrible mistake the other night and..." "I got carried away." "It was rash and..." "I've started something that... that I can't finish." "Okay." "I understand." "I'm sorry." "No, I can't." "Why?" "What is wrong?" "I can't do this." "I can't lie to him." "Well then, don't lie to him." "Just tell him the truth." "Tell him about us." "I don't wanna screw things up." "I like my life here." "I like my job." "Teaching means everything to me." "I don't know what one has to do with the other." "I'm not asking you to quit your job." "I can't." "Why aren't you packing?" "I'm not going." "You don't wanna come skiing at my dad's?" "We've made all the plans." "They were your plans, actually." "Okay, I'm selfish." "I want you there with me." "What's wrong with that?" "I changed my mind, that's what's wrong with that." "Well fuck you." "I'll take someone else." "Take Nathaniel or Robbie." "You prefer their company anyway." "Hey, Carlin." "You didn't wanna go home for vacation?" "I wanted to stay with Gus." "Won't your parents miss you?" "They won't even notice." "We'll have to find you something more stimulating to do... while you're here." "I'm fine." "Carlin." "What are you doing out there?" "It's okay, it won't crack." "I wouldn't be so sure of that." "It won't." "Gus'll protect me." "Okay, young lady." "That's enough." "What do you say we get off the ice right now?" "I can feel the water move beneath me." "And if the ice breaks and you go in the water..." "I may not be able to save you." "So what do you say we get off there?" "I told you." "Gus'll protect me." "Carlin, Gus is dead." "Hey." "Working late?" "Make the rest of us look bad." "It's a little too late for that, isn't it?" "Abe, I made a huge mistake." "I should never have brought you along." "I should have kept you out of it." "Like everyone said." "I thought your mistake was taking the money." "You want me to say the kid was murdered?" "Fine, he was murdered." "And maybe Frank was too." "Maybe what you wanna somebody shot him." "Is that what you wanna hear?" "No, it just doesn't... feel right." "You know, nobody wants to take it any further." "I don't know what to do." "Glen Tyson seems to know what he's doing." "Dad, the boy's own father doesn't think he killed himself." "I mean, is that... how you felt when Frank died?" "I can't remember how I felt." "Yeah, well, maybe that's what people do, right?" "They don't wanna accept it." "You know, you never said why... you thought Frank killed himself." "I don't know why he killed himself." "But you must have given it some thought." "Did you think it was an accident?" "Were you surprised?" "Was Frank capable of doing something like that?" "Were you surprised?" "Was Frank capable of doing something like that?" "Did he ever mentioned anything" "It was a long time ago." "Jesus Christ, dad." "Now look, I just wanna talk to you about this." "You never talked to me about it." "I don't hold with all this emotionalism." "It's best to let things lie." "Let things lie?" "There's no point stirring it up." "The past is the past." "He was your son, goddamn it!" "I just wanna know how you felt?" "I felt ashamed." "That's how I felt." "He was weak!" "And I felt ashamed." "What the hell's up with you?" "FRANK GREY BELOVED SON" "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "You look a million miles away." "Get off me, man!" "Get off me!" "Relax, relax." "I fucked up, Joey." "Asshole!" "You fucking..." "What's your problem?" "Who's there?" "Anybody there?" "I wasn't gonna give you this, but then I realized..." "Gus can't get into trouble." "I found it hidden in his coat... but I really don't think that it's his." "He wasn't into coke." "What makes you think it's coke?" "What else would it be?" "Aniline crystals." "Aniline crystals?" "I knew it wasn't heroin." "Could have been cocaine cut with baking powder." "But no, it's aniline crystals." "The same as the residue we found on the kid's chest and clothes." "The red stuff on his chest?" "It was all in the report." "Not in the report I read." "Okay." "Let me ask you." "Where might someone get these aniline crystals?" "Any pharmacy." "Simple but effective." "My little brother is driving me crazy." "Well hey there, stranger." "I like your hair." "No you don't." "Should have come with us." "We had a blast." "I have something for you." "Come to my room later." "This better be good." "Who sent those?" "I bought them." "But now I want red roses instead." "Turn them red, why don't you?" "Gus could, couldn't he, Harry?" "If you're implying that I had something to do... with what happened to Gus, you're wrong." "I wouldn't have wasted my time on him." "I just don't think he was a great loss the way that you obviously do." "I think you'll find that's my desk." "Is there something you wanna tell me?" "Nothing to tell." "Are you trying to hide something?" "It's a Haddan kid's scarf." "Yeah and it says right here that they found traces of human blood and feces on it." "Did they match it to the Pierce kid?" "And what about these initials "NG"?" "Did you check that out?" "What difference does it make?" "It's over." "Hello." "Hi." "I called earlier about getting a list... of all the Chalk House students." "Hi." "Hello." "How are you doing?" "All right, I guess." "I wondered when I might run into you." "How's the investigation going?" "Actually, there doesn't seem to be much of one any more." "Excuse me." "Tasty burger?" "It's okay." "Nathaniel, right?" "Nathaniel Glass." "Initials N G?" "I was hoping you could answer a few questions about August Pierce." "I don't have anything to say about that." "Nathaniel, you know we found your scarf." "Near the bridge, near where Gus's body... was pulled from the river." "Had traces of blood on it and feces." "Do you wanna explain that to me." "Yeah." "My scarf, I lost it." "Nathaniel, this boy is dead." "Now tell me what happened that night." "Like they say... he jumped in the river." "Then you'll come down to station house first thing tomorrow morning... and you'll make a statement to that fact." "And you'll sign it." "Why?" "If you wanna talk before then here's my number." "Feel free to call." "Abel?" "Abel?" "Nathaniel?" "I wanna talk." "You're doing the right thing, Nathaniel." "I'm listening." "Nathaniel?" "I didn't do anything wrong." "As long as you know that." "Who's there?" "Grab him!" "Nathaniel?" "I didn't say anything!" "Nathaniel?" "Excuse me, you know where I can find...?" "Jenkins." "I think you're in the wrong place." "I'm here to see Nathaniel Glass." "Out of luck." "He's in the hospital." "Accident this morning." "Fell down the stairs, actually." "Landed very badly, apparently." "They all come running down here as if they're being chased by a bull." "Perhaps now they'll be a little more careful." "You had to push it didn't you?" "Couldn't take my advice." "We got a kid who was severely beaten." "Accident." "Boy, he isn't saying any different." "Because he's terrified." "You wanna go and make out that the Pierce kid's death... was some kind of 'hazing' gone wrong?" "You'll make the school look bad." "Is that what we're concerned about?" "Whether or not the school looks bad?" "Did you know that the Haddan School has made a contribution... that's gonna let us start work on a medical centre?" "There's gonna be a party to celebrate next weekend." "I couldn't give a shit." "There's my gun." "There's my shield." "I'm done." "What the hell do you think you're doing?" "I'd say you have a couple of minutes before that ice cracks and you go under." "Stay right where you are." "You're not going anywhere until you do some talking." "Jesus!" "Once you're in the water, it's frozen all the way down-stream." "I figure you'll be dead by the time you hit the town limits." "I can feel it cracking." "Please!" "Then tell me what the hell happened to Gus!" "Gus was an asshole, who cares about him?" "He would never have amounted to anything!" "And how the hell would you know, huh?" "Now tell me the truth." "What happened?" "Faker." "Grab him." "Downstairs." "Hold him." "Let go!" "Let go!" "Let go!" "No, no, let go." "Look at the big shot now." "Don't let him up!" "Keep him down." "Let him go, he's not fighting back" "That's the whole point." "He's drowning!" "Shut up!" "When we left him there, he was still alive." "Look, you have to believe me." "Look, I didn't do it, please!" "Look, it's the truth." "Please, I didn't do it." "You're lying." "And I'm gonna make you pay for what you've done." "There's no easy way to say this, Mr. Pierce, but..." "I know who killed your son." "You do?" "And my problem is that's made me a little unpopular back home... and I've left the Force." "I'm sorry to hear that." "So, I can't bring this boy in, but you can." "How would you feel about bringing a civil case against the boy?" "His name's Harry McKenna." "And he drowned your son." "We can get him to confess." "There were other witnesses." "Let me show you something." "I've been putting off going through his stuff, and then... when you called..." "I found this." "It's a... it's a Chinese box." "Magicians use them to make things disappear." "You'd have to know what you were doing to find something." "It's a... suicide note... to Carlin..." "I know you wanted things to be different, and..." "God knows, so did I." "But there it is." "I guess she should have it now." "When we left him there he was still alive." "Look, you have to believe me." "It's the truth!" "Oh my God." "I should have known." "You faker." "Abel." "Abel?" "Abel?" "What?" "I need you for something." "Frank, shall we go fishing?" "You can't come with me, Abel." "Don't be telling nobody I got this gun, you swear?" "Don't tell nobody." "You swear?" "I swear." "I swear, Frank." "Good boy." "Here." "I want you to have this." "Your arrow head?" "You swear?" "I swear." "I swear, Frank." "That's my boy." "Get on home now, you hear?" "I'll see you later." "Hello?" "I've just cleaned out the garage..." "I had an extra one of those, thought you might need it." "How about a cup of coffee, dad?" "No thanks." "I can't stay." "You know, it's funny when you... you look back and... you see these things that you thought were clues and... you realize they weren't." "That morning I remember Frank got early... and made a big breakfast." "French toast." "Then he was out front washing his car." "You know, I..." "I went with him to get the gun, dad." "He told me he needed it for target practice." "So..." "I did it." "I even climbed through the window to get it for him." "That was wrong of him." "You heard what I said right, dad." "I mean..." "I got the gun." "I helped him do it." "Oh, he tricked you." "I knew that there was something wrong that morning... because he hugged me." "And he never liked being hugged." "Even when he was a baby." "It wasn't his way." "DEAR, CARLlN PLEASE..." "Hey." "They're kicking Harry out of school." "They're saying he beat up Nathaniel." "He had something to do with Gus's death?" "Is that why they really are kicking him out?" "No." "Harry didn't have anything to do with it." "Gus just had an accident." "No-one's to blame." "And certainly not you." "How do you know?" "Well... they checked the riverbank where Gus used to go and smoke." "Found a rock with traces of his blood on it... near his footprints." "Seems he just slipped and hit his head." "Gus." "Look, I'm sorry." "Hello everybody and thank you so very much for being here." "It's my pleasure to welcome you to the inauguration... of the Haddan County Medical Centre." "Hi." "Remember me?" "Sure do."