A History of Violence Page #2

Now, if you haven't got

a better idea...

I don't want to hear

about it anymore.

We are so goddamned broke.

Yeah, well...

that's easy to fix.

No way.

- Come on.

- Mm-mmm.

Are you going to go shoot pool

with Jerry?

Maybe.

Thanks, Tom.

Thanks, Mick... good as ever.

There you go.

See you in church.

Yep. Have a good evening.

You, too.

See you tonight, Charlotte.

Yeah. See you.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Aw, it's all right, old fella.

Just closing up, fellas.

Coffee, black.

The same. I'll have some pie...

some of that lemon meringue pie.

Guys, guys, I'm sorry. I'm...

We're closed.

I said... coffee!

OK.

I guess we can handle that.

It's not very fresh.

You can go home now, Charlotte.

Just leave the pie.

OK.

Billy...

You're going to be sticking

around for a while, honey.

Tom?

Don't f***in' move.

Sir, we don't... we don't

carry much cash here.

You gentlemen are certainly

welcome to all of it.

Oh, I know that, a**hole,

believe me.

I do know that.

- Aah!

- Shut up, b*tch!

OK, Billy...

let's show this a**hole

we mean business.

What? Her?

Yes, her.

Do her!

Aah!

Uhh.

- Aah!

- Uhh.

Unh.

I'm telling you,

those men were...

They were going to kill us.

They were going to kill us,

and if it weren't for Tom...

He's a hero.

...in conjunction with

several murders in those states.

Now, Tom Stall

is a family man...

with longstanding ties

to this community.

Tom Stall

was just another hard-working...

small business

owner and operator...

in Millbrook, Indiana,

but now...

Um, one of the guys

had a... a gun to my head...

and Tom...

He was amazing. He...

Hi, baby.

- Hey, honey.

- How you doing?

How are you?

Uhh.

Are you as sick of hearing

about me as I am?

No, I kind of like it.

Look.

Your picture's in the paper.

Oh, God.

Careful.

- Hi, guys.

- Mom.

Can l... Can I get up now?

- You got it, Dad?

- Yeah.

- Way to go, Tommy.

- We're all here for you, Tom.

Way to go, Tom.

- Hi, sweetie.

- Oh, that's so nice.

Thank you so much for coming.

We're in Millbrook,

just outside the home...

of American hero Tom Stall...

who's just now returning from

the hospital with his family.

Mr. Stall,

Jenny Wyatt, WRPK news.

I have a few questions for you.

How did it feel...

when you saw the guns

of those ruthless killers...

pointed directly at you?

- How did it feel?

- Yeah.

Not very good.

Not very good.

Were you surprised, though...

by your own reaction

to the situation?

Uh... what I did was...

I mean,

anybody would have done that.

It was just...

It was a terrible thing.

I think we'll all be better off

when we get past it.

Yeah, but you really went

beyond what the average...

l... I need to... I really need

to be with my family.

Thanks.

I'm Jenny Wyatt in Millbrook,

and that was Tom Stall...

American hero, man of few words.

Well, I guess that's all

we're going to get.

Man, it's good to be home.

I hope there won't be

too much more of that.

Hey, Dad, they all just

want to interview you...

because of what you did.

You're a hero, Dad. Ha ha!

No, I'm not.

I just got lucky... very lucky.

This will all blow over...

as soon as they find

some other hot story.

Yeah. Maybe the Lydons will have

another two-headed cow.

You guys

aren't thinking big enough.

You could probably do

Larry King Live, Dad.

- That would be cool.

- Oh, you stop it. Stop it.

Look at this... more reporters.

Are they still there?

Yeah. Now there's some car

parked across the road.

- They're just sitting there.

- Huh.

- Does anyone want some tea?

- I'll take some, Mom.

Yes, please.

Unh. Aw, jeez.

Hey, Edie.

Hi. How are you?

- Did you go to the shop?

- Yes, sir.

Hello. Hey, Bill.

- Hi, honey.

- Hi, baby. How are you?

Oh, I'm all right.

What brings you by?

I just wanted to see

how you were doing.

Doing good. Business is great.

Just can't keep up.

Yeah, it's busy.

Oh, look, more reporters. Nice.

They don't look like reporters.

Grilled cheese is ready.

Got fries

and a strawberry shake.

Hello. Welcome to Stall's.

Would you gentlemen

like some coffee?

You're the hero.

Uh, I don't know, sir.

I was just...

Nah, you're the big hero.

You sure took care

of those two bad men.

I really don't like

talking about it, sir.

We're trying to get

back to normal here.

So, can I offer you gentlemen

some coffee?

Sure. Give me some coffee.

Make it black...

- Yes, sir.

- Joey.

And... and your friends?

They don't drink coffee.

It doesn't agree

with them... Joey.

- Who's Joey?

- You are.

- My name's Tom, sir.

- Of course it is.

Mmm. That's good coffee.

Thank you, sir.

If I were to find coffee

as good in Philadelphia...

but you know that,

don't you, Tom?

Heh.

No, actually, I don't.

I've never been to Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania? Is that where

you gentlemen are from?

Yeah, like you don't know.

Sorry.

Did... Did we know each other?

You tell me.

No.

We don't know each other.

Come on, Joey. Cut the crap.

My name is Tom.

Joey Cusack.

Your name is Joey Cusack.

You're from Philly.

- Mm-hmm. OK. Whatever.

- Uh-huh.

Excuse me, gentlemen, if you're

not going to order anything...

my husband and I

would appreciate it...

if you would be on your way.

We ate on the road.

It's all right.

It's OK.

We really are very busy here

today, as you can see.

Um, so if you gentlemen

aren't going to be eating...

I really should offer

your seats to paying customers.

Hmm.

Well...

now we're paying customers.

I can't take this.

It shouldn't be

any problem for you.

What is that supposed to mean?

Mr. Fogarty's

just making conversation here.

Well, whatever

you want to call it...

this conversation is over.

I think he wants us to leave,

Mr. Fogarty.

Do you know what he does...

when he don't like people,

Mr. Fogarty?

Yeah. I'm scared.

We should leave before he goes

all Dirty Harry on us.

I want to thank you

for the coffee, Joey.

It really is very good.

It's Tom. My name's Tom Stall.

Excuse me.

What are you doing?

Who are you calling?

Hi... Hi, Molly.

This is Edie Stall. Is he in?

I'm fine, thanks.

You're calling Sam?

Yes.

Is there a problem

with my driving, officer?

Can I see your license, sir?

Sure.

I thought I was under the limit.

Is there some problem

I should know about?

What's your business

in Millbrook, sir?

We're tourists.

And what business did you have

at Stall's Diner today?

We heard the coffee

was terrific.

Let me make something clear

to you and to Mr. Mulligan.

Uh-huh?

This is a nice town.

We have nice people here.

We take care of our nice people.

- Do you understand me?

- Yeah, sure.

Don't let me see you around

again.

You keep up the good work,

officer.

Charles Roarke, Philadelphia.

Indicted

on three counts of murder.

Frank Mulligan,

out of New York...

indicted on one count of murder.

Questioned in relation

to dozens of acts of violence...

that you don't want

to hear about.

Both men work for Carl Fogarty.

He's the fella with the eye.

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