24 Exposures Page #3

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I can't really...

I can't really look at it.

I can't look away from it.

Well, if it's grossing you out,

then, you know,

it's doing its job.

So is this starting

to appeal to you yet?

I don't know.

I'm not sure it's the kind

of thing,

you know,

my mama would be proud of.

What do you mean?

You're just playing, like,

a game of dress-up here.

Yeah, I guess.

But it's dress-up

mixed with fine art.

Fine art?

Yes.

Is that... all right,

that's what we're doing here?

- Well, yes.

- All right.

If you can't tell... if you

haven't figured that out yet.

Well, I wasn't sure.

I thought it might

be something different.

Well, how would it be

something different?

I don't know.

Because there's boobies?

Yeah, I guess so.

You don't think

that something can be artistic

if it has boobies in it?

Well, I'm just curious.

Like, what's the distinction

here for you?

Well, that's not my problem.

I thought you were the artist.

Well, exactly.

I thought you were the one

making it art.

Well,

I'm the irresponsible artist,

so, you know...

which is the sign

of a good artist.

If they're irresponsible?

Sometimes.

In this case, yes.

Do you ever feel like

you're not making art?

Mm, well, right now, I don't

feel like I'm making art,

sitting here chatting with you.

Yeah, but you ever feel like

some of the photos you take

are not art?

Look who it is.

- Hey.

- How's it going, man?

- Good.

- How you doing?

Fine. Fine.

Everybody's back here

if you want to chitchat.

Yeah, that'd be great.

Okay, come on back.

How's the weather out there?

Still raining.

20 more.

Here, I'll count down.

20...

Excuse me.

Look alive.

We got a police officer here.

Everyone,

this is Detective Bamfeaux.

He'd like to ask you all

some questions.

I'd recommend starting with her.

She's the most

suspicious-looking.

Have you ever seen this woman

before or worked with her?

Her name's Shannon Fierman.

Mm-mm.

She's a model.

Mm-mm, I don't think so.

Miss, do you know her?

No.

- Never met?

- No.

Can you just, like, get that?

Okay.

Ooh.

I messed up.

No, it's fine.

Okay.

Here you go.

How do I get on this thing?

Gotcha.

Okay.

So I can kind of slip in.

Okay?

Mm-hmm.

Uh-oh.

- Nice.

- Okay.

- I got it.

- There you go.

Let me, like...

Is it cold?

No, actually, it's kind of...

it's, like, fine.

Like, lukewarm.

Smells like chocolate.

Do you want to do anything

with her hair?

Let's look here.

No, just keep it dry

for right now.

We'll do a couple with it dry,

and then maybe we'll...

you know,

we'll switch it up later.

But yeah, just stay the same.

Is this tempting to you now?

It's really cool, actually.

Just hang out for just a second.

- It feels cool?

- Yeah, it does.

Is it slimy?

How often

do you see sh*t like that?

People killing themselves?

Well, yeah, with, like,

the wrists open and everything.

It's pretty common.

Supposedly, if you do it

with a fine enough blade,

you can't even really

feel anything.

You just get kind of sleepy

as your life runs out of you.

Just get kind of tired and warm.

- Close your eyes.

- Okay.

- Hey, Alex?

- Yeah?

Thank you.

I mean, I think cars

are futuristic, you know?

I mean, just anything, you know?

Like, I think that maybe,

if I had a past life,

it was definitely

before electricity.

Hold on a second.

Let me hold that.

Hold that for me.

Mm-hmm.

Hello

Oh, hey, what's up?

How are you?

I'm good. I'm good.

Come on in.

Is Alex around?

Oh, no, she's still

at her mom's for the weekend.

- Oh, yeah.

- I'm sorry.

What are you doing around here?

I just wanted to stop by

and say hi.

- Oh, yeah.

- Do you know these guys?

Yeah, kind of.

How's it going?

Hey.

Thank you much.

I'm actually not gonna stay,

I don't think,

so do you mind just telling Alex

I stopped by?

Oh, you're not gonna stay?

No, I don't think so.

Oh, okay, here, here.

Let me walk you out, then.

Okay.

You're more than welcome

to stick around.

All right.

Have a good night.

Yeah.

I'll see you soon, I hope.

Good night.

Pretty pictures.

I guess.

I don't know.

I think I would

feel funny about it.

I couldn't look at them

afterwards.

I bet you would take,

like, three,

and then as you saw one,

you'd want to take more.

- Maybe.

- I don't know.

- You should just try it.

- There's no...

- Wait. Wait. Wait.

- Hold that.

Hold it.

Hold it.

Now, now, don't move.

Don't move.

Here.

It's a waste of time

Tryin' to stand in line

Remember a place in time

Wish you were savin' time

Look for a warning sign

Something to...

Okay.

Did you have a good time?

- Yeah, I did.

- Did you really?

- Yeah, I did. I did.

- Okay. I had...

- Did you?

- I had a very, very good time.

Good.

And...

I hope that we do something

like this again,

if you ever feel like it.

We should hang out.

- Yeah, we should.

- We should hang out.

We should just go do something

normal sometime too.

Okay.

It was so good to see you.

- Mm.

- Mm.

Whose is this?

That's Amy's.

Oh.

How'd the shoot go?

It was fine.

Came back here afterward?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, f*** it.

Oh, I'm so glad

you had a good time.

Stop.

Nothing happened?

No.

Seriously.

Why are you taking

naked pictures of women

in our house?

Have you ever done this before?

Do you take...

smutty pictures

when I'm not here?

No.

No, seriously,

we were just hanging out,

and, you know, I mean...

Well, what are you gonna do

with them?

What are you gonna do

with the pictures?

I don't know.

I haven't really had a chance

to look at them.

Well, I'd like you

to delete them.

Could you please do that?

- Well, I don't know.

- I mean, there might be, like...

No, I need you to delete them.

I'm not being unreasonable.

All right, all right.

You want me to delete them.

Look, we take pictures...

Very specific pictures.

All right, here.

Just give me the camera.

I'll delete the photos.

I'll delete them later, okay?

There might be stuff on here

that I don't want to mess up.

You know?

But look, seriously.

Fine.

What are you doing here,

Michael?

I just stopped by

to get a couple things.

I'll be gone in a few minutes.

You cannot keep

showing up here unannounced.

Do you understand me?

Yeah, I know.

I told you to leave.

I meant it.

I know.

I used to be afraid

that I'd get a call

in the middle of the night

and you'd be dead

on a street corner somewhere.

Now I'm terrified

that you're gonna

do something to yourself.

I come home every day

with a pit

in the middle of my stomach,

Michael, that you're gonna be

dead on a floor

and I'm gonna find you

and have to deal with that.

I can't do this anymore.

I'm not cut out for it.

Homicide detective is one thing.

Depressed is a whole other one.

I want a family.

I want a future, Michael.

I want a sense of security

and safety in my life.

I've done everything

I can for you.

I've gone above and beyond,

and I just don't have it

in me anymore.

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