"Janice." "How was that, baby?" "I don't wanna be in this anymore, Lew." "I love you." "Well, I don't love you." "You know what else I don't love?" "I don't love moving from one shitty motel to another." "Or being broke!" "I don't love the fact that you're continually on parole." "I really don't love that you leer at every passing skank in a thong." " Come on." " Okay, I'm out of here." "Oh, God." " We just made love, for chrissakes." " Correction: we just fucked." "And it was the last time." " Janice." " Let me go, Lew!" "I know, I'm still worried that Ida might get the police involved after you ask for the ransom." "Honey, it just scares me, is all." "What if she doesn't pay after you tell her what's happened?" "The woman's insane." "Trust me, she'll pay." "And there's no chance that..." " What is that?" " That's my cock, babe." "It's definitely my cock." "Baby, I just wanna make sure that she won't suspect you." "Later, after they find the body." "The only body I wanna discuss right now is yours." "Honey, I..." "Hey." "I won't do anything to her until we have the money." "It's gonna be all right." " Shit." " What's wrong?" " What's wrong?" " I can't get your bra off." " I can't..." " Here, here." "Relax." "Relax." "You like that, baby?" "It's a new tie too." "She's gonna wonder where you are." "I guess you're right." "God, I hate hiding out here like this." "A car for a bedroom." "I mean, everything's a fucking secret." "I thought you'd be used to it by now." "You know what the problem with secrets is?" "Most people have a real hard time when it comes to keeping them." "Well, I'm not most people, and neither are you." "Which is why this will work out just fine." " Jesus." " Not exactly." " Is this your vehicle?" " Yeah." "Redman's." "Damn good barbecue." "Those honey-baked ones are my personal favorites." "Life's short." "Why not eat well?" "All right, look." "No harm, no foul." "But when I see an abandoned vehicle and some nutjob running up a hill acting like a mental patient, I gotta check that out, you understand?" "Yes, sir." "People get ideas, you know." "That they can do things." "Go out in the middle of the night, middle of nowhere..." "Pull something off." "Somebody always sees them, though." "It never fails." "You're right about that." "Oh, yeah, I know I'm right about that." "I'm right as rain about that." " Hey, Al." "What's up?" " Hey, Lew." "How are you?" "What's doing?" "Not much." "Pack of smokes and vodka." "Pack of smokes." "Bottle of vodka." "All right, anything else?" "Yeah." "This too." "Christ." "They figure if you don't get it right the first time you sure as shit don't deserve a second time." "Figuring's flawed, then." "Sometimes the second time's got nothing to do with what you deserve." " Nobody's perfect, Lew." " Keep the change." "Hey, thanks." "You made my day, Lew." "All right." " Hey." " Hey, babe." "I missed you last night." "You didn't come by." "Got caught up." "It was late." "Didn't wanna wake you." "Well, in the future, you can wake me, I don't mind." "Down." "Dangerous." "What's up?" "This guy came into my office yesterday and said he's interested in buying a gas station." "He saw it on his way into Carpinteria and I started to look into who owns it..." "If you sell the gas station, where am I gonna live?" "You can always live with me." "What about your brother?" "Your aunt?" "No." "Oh, yeah, and that hairless thing you call a cat." "No, thanks." "Lew, you're always complaining about money and your debt." "I just thought if we moved in together, we can share the rent." "Save up." "I got a better idea." " What?" "Make signs faster?" " Nope." "A business opportunity that came up last night." "What kind of business opportunity?" "One that's gonna get us out of debt faster than sharing the rent and painting signs." "Is it legal?" ""Is it legal?"" "You wanna know more?" "I'm gonna make us rich, baby." "You don't even know who these people are." "Not yet." "But I did see this bumper sticker on their car." "I'm guessing the owner's probably an antique or art restorer, something." "I'm not getting the flow of this, baby." "There aren't that many galleries or antique shops in Carpinteria." "Good, it'll make my search that much quicker." "Look, I find the car, I find the couple." "Fate put me on that road last night." "It's like payback for all the crap I've been through in my life." " What's it called?" "Karma?" " Desperation." "Grasping at straws." "Well, you hold on to that last straw." "To keep from drowning." " Hey, man." "You do restoration?" " No." "Pappy's place." "Two doors down, they restore." "You know anyone else?" "The only other one nearby is Lexi's place." "She's got a bunch of crap, but she does restoration in the back." "Got an address?" "Don't worry about it." "I'll see you at the house in just one thin minute." "I gotta go, honey." "Hi." "I'm Lew." " Lew Brookbank." " What are you looking for, Lew?" "Not here for any restoration, but I do have a proposition for you." "My business is signs." "Signs." "Really?" "What, like in astrological or something?" "I'm a sign maker." " Where?" " Outside town." "Just off Bates Road." "Well, whatever you're selling, there's not much I can do for you." "It would be Lexi's decision and she's just about as cheap as they come." "You need my signs." " And you're the expert on this?" " Well, yeah." "Years of study, practice and experience." " Experience being the key, of course." " I'm sure it is." "That and the practice, I'm guessing." "Thanks." "I don't think that we need your signs." "It may not seem like it, but we have all the business that we can handle." "In my personal opinion, you can never have too much." "Now, why doesn't that surprise me?" "You can leave your card if you want." "I'll pass it along." "But I wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you." "Too late." "When I'm in the presence of beauty my hopes are always raised." " Raised." "Look, I have a lot of work to get done here today, so..." "Okay, here's one of my signs." "I've done some sketches for you." "Only mockups, but I think you'll be impressed." "Why do I suddenly not believe you?" "Okay." "Here's the deal." "I come by Friday." "Show you the mockups." "If you don't wanna buy them I walk." "No pressure." "Pressure-free salesman." "That's rare." "I do what I can for my customers." "I'm sure you do." "So what do you say?" " Bring them by." " Great, great." "And your name?" "Isobel." "Isobel." "Isobel what?" " DeLarno." " DeLarno." " Okay." "See you Friday." " All right." "I have a baseball bat in my pants." "Bedroom, now." " Why are guys in such a hurry?" " Because we know women like it fast." "That is such a crock of shit!" " That is such a crock of shit." " You're not horny?" "I'm not arguing the specifics, just the details." "Shit, we never should've come back here!" "Do you want me to leave?" "I'll leave." "No, baby." "Come on, baby." " Wait, wait." " Come here." "Oh, God." "Oh, God." "I want you to come inside me." "Good game." "We should go." "You ready for Friday night?" " I got goose bumps, you saying that." " I can feel them." "So taking her to the Possession is safe?" "Yeah." "It's perfect." "Harbor's empty that time of night the only people who go on the boat are me and Florence." "Just gotta keep emotions out of it." " Worry about your own emotion." " That's not a problem for me." " I hate her." " Jesus, Ralph, that's emotion." "Hate's the antithesis of love, not the absence of it." "Hey, come on, dude, don't get all deep on me." "I can tell you still have feelings for her." "Isobel, I love you." "Would you just, you know...?" "I just get worried that you're gonna tip our hand or give something away so they might suspect." "Never happen." "The woman's a dope." "Florence is many things, but a dope isn't one of them." "Who's married to her?" "Trust me, she's a dope." "We'll have a million dollars to start a new life with!" "All right." "Okay, so we are sure that Ida will pay the ransom without calling the police?" "I can keep her out of it till the exchange." " After that, it won't matter, because..." " Florence will be dead." " You ready?" " Let's do it." "One million fucking dollars." "Lewis." "You Lewis Brookbank?" " Who are you?" " Herbert Clairmont." "I didn't mean to spook you." "I'm interested in buying the gas station." "I mean the entire property, house and everything." "I thought I'd poke around." "It's my nature." "I hope you don't mind." "I mind." "It's my nature." "I spoke to a Mrs. Caswell over at Crookston Realty." "Told her I was interested." "She said talk to the owner, and..." "I was a little impatient." "I'm not the owner." " Really?" " Really." " Maybe you could talk to him for me." " Like I said, the place is not for sale." "Everything's for sale." " It just takes the right offer." " Yeah, well, not this place." "Well, if you talk to him, he changes his mind..." "You know." "Nice." "New client?" "I found them." "Both of them." " Who are they?" " Isobel DeLarno and Ralph Hagen." " Ralph Hagen?" " Yeah." "What, you know him?" "Well, yeah." "I mean, everyone does around here." "He runs DeCroix Shoes." "I don't go there." "Their stuff is way overpriced." "Forget the shoes." "What do you know about him?" "He's married to Florence DeCroix." " Who the fuck's that?" " Of the Santa Barbara DeCroixs?" "They're, like, the Kennedys of Santa Barbara County." "So rich." "He married into the family?" "But the story is her mother didn't really like him very much." " Why?" " She thought he was white trash which he is." "But trash that fine-looking must've smelled awfully good to Florence." "But not as fine as you, honey." " How do you know all this?" " I sell houses to rich people and they talk a lot." "Rich people always have so much drama." "It makes me feel better about poor little Rita." "Wait a minute." "Are you saying that Ralph is gonna kidnap his own wife?" "It's Friday night." " And what are you gonna do about it?" " Fuck it up." "Plus save her life." "They're gonna kill Florence." " You gotta go to the police, Lew." " No." "Look, me and the police don't mix." "Besides, this is one particular straw I'm not gonna let go of." "Or should I say one million?" "A million dollars?" " That's crazy." " Yeah." "And speaking of crazy, your client was here today." " Who?" " You know, the guy with the Benz?" "Mr. Clairmont?" " He's very Beverly Hills." " Whatever." "I don't want you talking to him again." "He's bad news." "He sure as hell wasn't here to buy this place either." "Hand me the chisel." "You're so paranoid." "You think every stranger you meet is out to get you." "You don't have my past." "Including a wife you're still in love with and won't talk about?" " Closed subject." " You consider that closed?" "I call it closed." "You think breaking a picture makes it okay?" "She's still between us!" "You know what?" "You need to get your fucking heart out of the past if you expect us to have a fucking future!" "And your mom said I was white trash." "No, she said you were brain-dead and beneath me." "Remind me again, why did we get married?" "Because I'm hung like a fucking horse, baby." " In your fucking dreams, pal." " Yeah." "Okay." "You know, it wouldn't kill you to clean this pool." "Where were you?" "What did you do all day?" "Did you work really hard?" "Play with that little game and not talk to me?" "In fact, what are you, 8 years old?" "Those are for 8-year-olds." "What are you, a moron?" "I'm asking you a question." "I called the store." "You were gone." "Where were you?" "I was out trying to get a loan for your mother's fucking shithole store." "The only women that go there are older than your mother." "Let's face it, that's pretty old." "I can't believe you ran my mother's store into the ground." "It's unbelievable." "So that's why you want my mother to come over?" "So you can pry more money from her." "Yeah." "You are a real charmer." "You're a real fucking charmer." " Where are you going?" " I'm going to my mother's so I can get some money for you, as usual." " Tell her you need Botox." " Oh, my God." " That is the funniest thing I've heard." " You know it is." "I can't believe you're not a comedian." "It's not a bad idea." "I'll ask her for money so I can get some liposuction." "Get rid of 170 pounds of unwanted fat." "I'm 160." "And I'm in better shape than you, bitch." "I hope that fucking parrot dies." "Hey." "Where you going?" "Can I come along?" "That neighborhood looked like it was a little out of your price range." " Unless you were casing it." " Go fuck yourself." "That ain't nice." "Easy." "Come on." "How you doing?" "You all right?" "So gas stations aren't your main line of business?" "What gave that away?" "Turn off up here." "That palm tree." "Turn left." "Right there." "So where's that sexy wife of yours, Janice?" "Fuck you." "What do you know about a guy named Deke Clarkson?" "Fuck you." "How about a boat called The B/ack Wake?" " Fuck you." " All right." "Who the fuck are you?" "Here's how this is gonna work." "I ask the questions and you fucking answer them." "You understand me?" "About 4 months ago, that boat turned up drifting down near Ensenada." " And there was nobody onboard." " So?" "Deke and your wife Janice should have been onboard." "She's missing, by the way." "Which isn't news." " We haven't talked since she left me." " Now, that's a lie." "See this?" "It's registered to you." "You know where it was found?" "Up your ass?" "Hanging on the bottom of that boat." "You know what I think?" "I think you caught Deke fucking your wife, you went a little nuts." "And oops, you killed him." "If you believe that story, why not take it to the police?" "Because I don't work for the police." "They can have you after I get what I need." " Which is?" " A body." "Deke Clarkson's." "Man, I didn't kill him." "She left me, I left San Diego." "You give me Deke's body, I'll give you your gun back." "The police will never know about it." "Come on." "Take me back to my car." "And get your story straight." "We'll talk about this again tomorrow night." "Hey, baby." "What happened to your head?" "I kind of ran into something." "Are you in trouble?" "This is courtesy of your client." "Herbert Clairmont." "Fucker thinks I killed Janice and a guy called Deke Clarkson." "Who's that?" "Guy she was having an affair with." "And why is he saying all this?" "Well, asshole found my gun in the boat they were supposedly killed on." "I didn't kill my wife." "No, no." "I didn't kill my wife." "Janice." "Then I panicked." "Then I dumped the bodies." "Oh, okay." "Well, that's cool." "That's not as bad as killing them and then dumping the bodies." "There's no way in hell I don't get blamed for that." "With my past?" "Plus the fact she was screwing Deke Clarkson." "There's motive." "I thought the gun was gone, though." "Why hasn't he gone to the police?" "I'm not sure, hon." "But the next time he smashes the other side of my head I'll be sure to ask him." "So now what?" "You're always the man with the plan." "What's your plan now?" "I got one." "I do." "But I can't do this without you." "You should go to the police and tell them." "Look, I can fix this." "And it's just you and me, I promise." "Rita, I trust you with what I just told you." "You know that, right?" "So, what do I have to do?" "Do what you do best, baby." " What's that?" " Sell real estate." "I can get the million bucks, but not with Clairmont breathing down my back." "I need you to keep him distracted." "I take that as a yes." " Don't look at me like that." " What?" " With that smile." " What smile?" " That "I'm so sexy" smile." " Well, it's only for you, baby." " And don't you ever forget it." " I won't." " Hey, baby." " Hey." "I gotta get up." "Looks like you already are." "Plenty of time for that." "On a sunny island far away from here." " What island?" " Any one you want." "I love you." "I love you." " What's the verdict?" " These are pretty good." "Thanks." "I'm thinking this one by the door this one..." " What do those mean?" " These?" " Yeah." "Alchemist symbols." "This one's mercury, this one's sulfur." "Both primal elements." "One's burning." "One's volatile." "A little on the nose?" "I was young and stupid." "Sulfur." "Sulfur and mercury." "You gotta start with them to make gold, right?" "I gotta go." "Keep the mockups." "Oh, tell your boss to give me a call." " Hey." "Fuck!" " Drag?" " Don't do that." " Fuck you." "You're uncomfortable?" "I'm uncomfortable now, asshole." "I can't breathe." "Sure you can." "Watch my finger." "Tell me, why do you wanna know where Deke's body is?" "Deke was my brother." "My name's Clarkson, not Clairmont." "Well." "And you're upset about not being able to bury him." "No." "Keep going." "Our mother died." "Left a big estate." "Deke got it all." "Money, property, everything." "He forged the will." " Cocksucker." " Yeah, but he's dead." " So it's mine now." " I get it." "You need his body to prove his death." "Which means probate." "Until Deke shows up, of course." "Deke's not showing up." "He's dead." "You know that." "You killed him." "I didn't kill your brother." "Or my wife." "You were on the boat." "Here's a theory." "Maybe you were on the boat and killed your brother to get the estate and Janice got in the way of your revenge." "I've got your gun." "So go fuck yourself." " Okay!" "Okay!" " Okay, what?" "I don't give a shit who killed him." "I just need the body." "And you need your gun." "Deal?" "No deal." " What do you mean, no deal?" " No deal." "Without a gun, without a body, it's meaningless." "Fuck!" "Why do you complicate shit?" "Have you thought about that?" "How you complicate everything?" "From the whores you fuck to your poor decision-making skills." "Okay." "No fucking deal." " Christ!" " So how do you like "no fucking deal"?" "Listen to me, motherfucker." "I don't give a shit about The B/ack Wake your gun, my dead brother or your bitch fucking wife." "But you're up to something." "And it's probably illegal." "Your imagination's getting the better of you." "I've seen your rap sheet, Lew." "There's a lot of ways to fuck you." "You're smart enough to know that." "So do yourself a favor." "One time, take the easy way." "You got till morning to tell me where Deke's body is." "And if not, well, you think about what I'm gonna do." "Look at this fucking car." "Get the fuck out of my car!" "Did you get the stuff?" "Nice to see you too." " What's this?" " You said to get a ski mask." "It's a smiley face." "I know." "It's cute." "Baby, it's a kidnapping." ""Cute" doesn't come into the equation." "But it's on the back." "You can't even see it." "You gotta put it on her backward so she can't..." "See?" " Yeah." " Look we're gonna need till the afternoon to get the money." " Stall Herbert for at least that long." " Okay." "One of the properties I'm showing is an hour away." "Baby, be careful." "This guy's dangerous." "Kind of freaks me out." "Okay?" "I'll stake Ralph's house till he makes his move and takes Florence to the boat." "I don't know the exact time yet, so I'll just have to sit and wait." "Shouldn't be hard to figure out when things start turning hinky." "I understand, but it's the only time the owner can show the property." "It's just a big chunk of empty /and." "Why can't we go out anytime and /ook?" "Well, he keeps it gated and secure." "So can I pick you up, then?" "Like, 7:00?" "Mr. Clarkson?" "What did you just ca// me?" "I think you should meet with me." "Maybe there's someone else who knows where your brother's body is." "Stay calm." "I'm not gonna hurt you." "Sorry you gotta wear that, but you can't see me." "If it stays that way, you'll live, which is a better deal than if your husband was still in charge." "His plan was to kill you, Ms. Hagen." "Now, if I take your mask off, I can trust you to keep quiet?" "Good." " Not real gentle, are you?" " Here's a drink." "Open up." "Open up." "Come on." " What?" " It's beer." "Where am I?" "Who are you?" "Obviously not my knight in shining armor." "Let's just say my armor is a little tarnished." "Just let me go." "I can't do that." "Not yet." "The less you know, the better." "Ralph's an idiot to think this would work." "He and his stupid whore, Isobel." "She's not too bright either." "Gee, they make such a winning couple." "So where do you fit in all this?" "I don't." "I'm the proverbial wrench." "A fly in the ointment." "It's me, honey." "No!" "Please don't put that on." "Please." "I'll be as quiet as a mouse." "I've heard your squeak." " Hey." " What are you doing here?" " I think we have a problem." " What?" "Is she okay?" "Yeah, she's fine." "What's going on?" "I was waiting for you in my car." "I saw you bring her in, right?" " Yeah?" " And I saw a guy hiding by the garage." " What guy?" " Clairmont!" "You know, Clarkson?" "Herbert?" " Are you sure?" " Yeah." "I'd know that freak anywhere." "Fuck." "Jesus Christ, it's like every minute's a "Fuck Lew" day." "You meeting him tomorrow morning?" " Yeah." "He agreed to meet me." " Okay." "Good." "What now?" "What are you gonna do now?" "We stick to the plan." "I'm gonna need till at least 2 to get the money." "Stall Herbert for at least that long." "When do you call Ralph?" "Early, around 6." "Where's my fucking light?" " What if he doesn't call back?" " He has to." "If he doesn't, Ralph and Isobel go to jail, we let Florence go we walk away." "We're covered no matter what." "Hey, hey." "It's the last straw." " Okay?" " Okay." "Go!" "Go." "Beats the hell out of a coffin." "Hang in there." "It won't be for long." " Hello?" " Ralph Hagen?" " Who's this?" " I have your wife." " Who is this?" " You kidnapped your wife and put her on your boat, The Possession." "She's no /onger on that boat." "So to you, I'm as close to God a man can get." "Do I have your attention?" "Has your mother-in-/aw been asked for the $ 1 mi//ion yet?" " How did you know...?" " I thought we just covered this, Ra/ph." "She's getting the money." "I'll have it tonight." "Too late." "Get it by noon." " I can't." "I..." " Noon, Ra/ph." " What do you want?" " Well, it ain't your wife." "I want the money." "You play fair, there's an incentive for you." "This is bullshit." "No, Ralph." "This is your fate." "Yours and mine." "This is how we p/ay the game." "Put the cash in a black duffle bag." "Take it to Marina Bay Harbor." "Dock box A- 1." "Then /eave." "He's gonna be at the pay phone at Wi//oughby and Bascomb by 3." "Everything's cool, I get the money, tell him where Florence is." "A/ong with the $500,000." "His sp/it." "The rest is up to him." " Why are you giving the money back?" " I'm not." " Don't worry about it, baby." " Is all this safe?" "Nothing's safe anymore, Rita." "But it's a// good." "All right." "I have to go." "Well, Ms. Caswell, you're a surprise." "You know what Lew did with my brother's body?" "Yeah." "There's a price, though." "I'm not looking for money." "Really." " Jesus." " Don't!" "Please give me a minute!" "Please!" "Why am I calling?" "Because we're seriously fucked, is why!" "Just calm down and tell me what happened." "Is, if you're double-crossing me, I swear I'll fucking burn you." " It's not me." " Then who?" "We're the only two who knew about this." "Let's just take a second and think this through, okay?" "Shit." "Maybe..." "Maybe Ida caught on." "Ida?" "The woman's a loon!" "She hums "Memories" to herself while that parrot sings backup." "You believe she's blackmailing us?" "Don't underestimate her, Ralph." "And it's a macaw, not a parrot." "Great." "Maybe the fucking bird's behind it, then." " So, what did he sound like?" " Like a fucking parrot!" " The guy on the phone, genius." " Oh, the guy on the phone?" "He sounded like a fucking nail in our coffin." "Please, don't." "I've seen your face." "What's the point?" "Please, please." "Just for a second." "Please." "Just for a second." "I feel like I'm dying in that thing." "If you could take it off for a second." "I'm so uncomfortable." "I can't even feel my feet." "If you could take it off for a second." "I'm not gonna go anywhere." "I can't even walk." "Please." "Okay, a second." "Thank you." "Thank you so much." " So, what should we do?" " We do what he wants till I figure something else out." " Which will be when?" " "Which will be when?"" "When a macaw flies out of my fucking ass!" "If you have any ideas, right now would be a great time to offer them up!" "You have really nice hands." "That feels really good." "I mean, it hurts, but..." "I like the way you're rubbing me." "That feels amazing." "I kind of have that pins-and-needles thing." "You know, when that happens?" "You remind me of those little boys whose hands get stuck in a cookie jar." "I'm not a boy." "But you like your cookies, don't you?" "You're sweet." "You've got that weird combination of being sweet and dangerous all at the same time." "I really like dangerous men." "Ralph used to be dangerous if you could believe that." "Now he's just..." "What?" "Just a guy who works at the shoe store." "Your hands are so big." "Big hands big shoes." "I say we make a bad situation just a little bit better." " Yeah?" " Yeah." "Oh, Janice." "Hold me, baby." "Hold me." "Janice..." " No." "No." " What?" " I can't." " Yes, you can." "No, it's okay, baby." "Just hold me the way you held her, please." "Just for a second." "Just for a second." "Please." "It would be really nice." "Just for a second." "Yeah." "Come on." "Asshole." "Lew?" "What happened?" "Rita!" "No!" "No!" "Get the fucking tape, now!" "The tape." "Shut up!" " What the hell's going on?" " Your worst nightmare, honey." " Shut up." " Your man's a good fuck." " You've gotta suck his dick..." " I said, shut up!" "She's lying, baby." " Baby, she's lying." " You must think I'm stupid." " Rita, please." " Fuck you!" " Hey, baby." " Get off of me!" "I'm sorry." "I am so sorry." "Forgive me." "Please." "How the fuck can I forgive you if I can't even look at you?" "You get the meeting with Clarkson?" "Wouldn't you like to know." "Yeah, that's kind of why I asked." "Well, I met him and I did what I do best:" "I showed him properties." "Where is he now?" "I left him in Santa Barbara talking to landowners." "What are you gonna do now?" "What are you gonna do?" "She saw you and me." " What are you gonna do?" " Come here." "No!" "Look, I can fix this." "I can." " We can still end the day millionaires." " What are you gonna do, kill her?" " I thought you weren't a murderer." " I'm not, but..." "Look, we stop now, we're fucked." "Look, what happened with her was we..." "We kissed." "That was it." "I don't know." "It was just fucking stupid." "It was just, like, an end to something." "So I could start with you again." "I swear." "We'll get her back, Ida." "I know, but things have changed now so that's how it has to be or no deal." "Okay?" "I'll call you later." "Bye." " Any word from Clarkson?" " No." "Okay, good." "I go." " Lewis?" " Yeah?" "I think I should go get the money instead." " What?" " It might be safer." "Look, check this out." "He knows a man's involved because you called him." "No one's gonna suspect a woman." "Not even the police." " The police?" " Yeah, the police." "You don't know if he called them or not." "If I see them, I'll just leave the money and no one will know anything." "No, no." "It's too dangerous." "I'm not having you out there." "Baby, it's more dangerous if you go." "You stay here." "Make sure she doesn't go anywhere, okay?" "That way you can start thinking about what you wanna do with her." "Babe, listen." "I'm in this." "I got it." "I can do it." " I can do it." " Are you sure?" " Yeah." " Call me the second you get it." " Okay." " And, Rita, be careful." "I will." "Last straw?" "Last straw." "I still hate you." "What are you looking for?" "Now, let go of that." "You just keep losing that gun, don't you, Lew?" "Come on, Lewis." "I guess somebody wants to talk to you." " Yeah?" " I got it." "Good." "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "Everything's fine." "Everything's fine." "Finish covering that up." "Jesus, what a rat's nest." "Look at this fucking suit." "Three days chasing around after your ass." "You think Ralph's gonna miss her?" "Told you there's a lot of ways to fuck you, Lew." "What is it with you and shooting people in the throat?" " What is that?" " See when you were on that boat saw your old lady, my brother laying on top of her." "That couldn't have been easy for you." "Now, where the fuck's Deke?" "In hell, I hope." "Why'd you kill her?" "It doesn't matter." "Let me use your phone." "Where the fuck is Deke?" "Let him go." "Goddamn, where the fuck's Deke?" " Let him go." " What are you doing?" "Let him go!" "Fuck!" "You're just full of surprises." " Is he dead?" " Yeah." "I hope so." "Hey, it was self-defense." "Myself." "Still worth it though, right?" "We gotta go." " What about the bodies?" " Don't worry about that." "I'm ready to say goodbye to this dump forever." "Goddamn it." "What's this?" "The fuck is this?" "It's blank paper." "I thought you checked this!" "I did check it." "I did." "I checked underneath the..." "Hey, hey, hey!" "You wanted this to be over, well now it's over." "Goddamn it." "I'm sorry." "How did a dumbshit like Hagen get one on me?" "Maybe they're smarter than we thought." "What did you say?" "What do we do?" "We got no money." "There's bodies in the garage." "What did you say?" "You said, "They're smarter."" " Where are you going?" " To find Isobel." " Why?" " I find her, I find Ralph." "I find Ralph, I find the money." "Besides, they don't know that I know that she's in on it." "Can you say that again?" " The last part." " Look." "Go to Ralph's place." "Call me if you see anything." "Anything." "Can you do that for me?" "For us?" "Yeah." "Sit down!" "Let's take this slowly, shall we?" "You and Ralph Hagen kidnapped his wife." "You got the money from her mother." "I fucked your plan." "You fucked me." " It isn't done." " What?" "Ralph gave the money to the guy that called him." " He lied." "The bag was significantly short of the 1 million." "How do I know you're not lying?" "Listen, princess, I wouldn't be here if I was lying, would I?" " How did you know our plan?" " Right place, right time." "Plus the fact you two talk too loud." " But I'd say fate, mostly." " I don't have the money." "You're waiting for him, aren't you?" "Fine." "We'll just wait here together." "Either you have the money or Ralph has the money." "Either way, I'm gonna get it." "Don't ask me how, I just know." "I don't know." "I figured it out." "Look, I need to see you first." "Look, there's more to all this." "We have to meet tonight." "There's no other way." "Any sign of the cops?" "No." "No one." "Good." "Keep watching." "Call me if you see anything strange." "Police, anything." "What's happening?" "Did you find Isobe/?" "We're gonna fix this." "Go to Ralphie's boat, The Possession." " Why?" "What for?" " Call me later." " Izzy." " Hey." "Welcome aboard." " Who the fuck are you?" " I'm the guy." "She'll fill you in later." "Something to take note of, both of you:" "You make really bad kidnappers." "Now, where's the money?" " What are you talking about?" " Sit the fuck down!" "I'm the one asking the questions around here." "Where's the money?" " I gave it to you." " No!" "You gave me blank paper and a lot of grief." "Where's the goddamn fucking money?" " Tell him where the money is!" " I don't have it!" "He does!" "Fuck!" " I knew you were in on this!" " He forced me here." "Hey, hey, hey!" "Let's cut a deal." "Where's the fucking money?" " Where's my wife?" " Dead." "What?" "You killed her?" "Fuck this." "No more twists." "No more..." "Yeah?" "Hi, baby." " Where's the fucking money?" " I don't have it!" "Not a lot going on up there, huh?" "You never complained when I was fucking you!" "Hey, you two shut the fuck up!" "You're giving me a goddamn head..." "Jesus Christ!" "Freeze!" "Everybody freeze!" "Drop your weapon!" "Get on the ground!" " Everybody on the ground!" " Off the couch and get on the ground!" "Hey, Lew." "Isn't that your baby looking all chummy with her cop friends?" "I guess we're all fucked now." "They say you have to choose:" "Love or money." "I a/ways thought you cou/d have both." " I didn't hire an attorney." " I've been hired for you." "Privately." "You know those people?" "I have a statement from Rita Caswell detailing the events leading to your arrest on The Possession." "Seeing as Miss Caswell's version is somewhat particular and exact my assumption is that yours will corroborate hers." "Exactly." "Nasty group of people you stumbled upon." "Herbert Clarkson, a.k.a. Clairmont had a history of blackmailing otherwise decent citizens." "Not to mention being wanted for murder." "Specifically, his brother's." "I'm not supposed to be reading this, am I?" " How are your memorization skills?" " I've got the alphabet down pat." "What's Ralph and Isobel's version?" "Ralph Hagen and Isobel DeLarno are kidnappers." "Juries tend not to believe adulterers who plot to kidnap and kill their wives." "Whereas Miss Caswell has no reason to lie." "So they never found the money." "Not a cent." "So let's get started, shall we?" "Rita got us a c/ean s/ate." "And a mi//ion straws."