A Simple Plan Page #3

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in control.

What about

Jacob and Lou?

As long as we're

handling the money

They have to let us

call the shots.

It seems... crazy

Just to give it up.

I mean, before we know if

anybody's searching for it.

TV:
10, 9, 8, 7, 6,

This is it.

It ain't champagne,

But Happy New Year.

You have to go back and

return some of the money.

What?

A lot. Like 500,000.

You see, that way

when they find the plane

They'll assume nobody's

been there yet.

It'll put us beyond

suspicion.

No one would walk away

from that much money-

Wait a second.

We're gonna keep

the rest?

You'll have to go

in the morning

So when it storms later

it'll cover your tracks.

You can't tell Jacob

though.

What, do you think he'd

go back and take it?

It's-it's just

being careful.

That's what we have

to be from now on.

We have to be careful.

We have to be thinking ahead

all the time.

OK. OK.

OK.

Jacob.

Jacob, come on,

open up.

Oh.

Hey, I screwed up,

I moved the pilot.

Come on, we gotta go put

him back like he was.

Come on,

I need a lookout.

If somebody comes by,

You pretend you're

changing the tire.

You know,

that's not gonna work.

What do you mean

it's not gonna work?

Nobody's gonna believe

that. It's not flat.

You're kinda crafty.

I observe things.

Observe and learn,

my friend.

Observe and learn.

That's cool.

Jacob, what happened,

she die on you?

No, we had a flat.

We had a flat tire.

I fixed it. See? The

new one's on there now.

I took the other one,

the bad one,

And put it in the trunk.

It's back there now,

flat as a pancake.

But it's cool now.

Everything's all right.

You see that God damned fox

come by here about 5 minutes ago

Heading right on down

to the woods?

No, I didn't see a fox.

I didn't see any fox.

Well, if you'd been

standing where I'm sitting

He'd have bit you

on the ass.

Jacob:
Why don't

you stay here?

Hey, Hank.

Don't do anything

stupid.

Don't do it.

No. Don't do it.

Jacob!

Oh.

Oh.

Oh, God...

Jesus, Jacob,

What the f***?!

I- I-I-I hit-

I hit the farmer.

He was tracking

a fox. I-I- Dwight.

He was gonna go right

by the plane.

I had to do something.

I was just trying to

help us out.

Just listen-listen

to his-to his heart

Or something like that.

Come on, man, listen.

You gotta do it-you-

He's-he's gonna be OK.

Oh, God, Jacob,

I think you killed him.

I'm pretty sure

he's gonna be OK.

What else was I gonna do?

Oh, God. He's dead.

Oh, Hank,

that's not right.

No, we could probably-

we could probably do-

We could probably do-

We can probably do

that cpr deal.

And you know,

you could do that, uh,

Cardiac arrest thing,

couldn't you?

We could do something.

God damn it!

Jacob, what

the hell you doing?

God damn it!

Stop!

Stop it!

Come on!

I'm working cpr.

God damn it,

stop it!

Come on! Come on!

Be still.

Let me think.

OK, we can't panic.

Have any cars gone by?

Uh, cars?

Cars, cars,

come on, think.

While I was in the woods,

you see any cars go by?

Why, Hank?

Oh, God. Oh.

All right.

We gotta make this look

like it was an accident.

Come on.

Come on. An accident?

Grab his legs.

Wait, wait, wait.

We can't-

Why?

We can't do that.

Come on.

We can't do that.

What do you mean

we can't do it?

Because we're gonna

make tracks

And they're gonna see

them and follow 'em. OK.

It's gonna be like

a crime scene or something.

We're gonna drive the

car back to the bridge.

I'll put him

on the snowmobile

And take him

through the park.

You gotta get there

ahead of me.

So whatever you do, I

don't want you to stop.

I want you to just drive

on by then circle back.

I don't want people to

see you sitting there.

Circle back?

That's right.

That's right.

Come on,

come on now.

They're not gonna

take me away, are they?

You gotta promise me-

Nobody's gonna take

you away, I promise.

But we gotta hurry.

It's gonna be OK,

right, Hank?

Come on. We gotta go.

You gonna be there,

right?

I'm gonna be there.

Now just go.

Go.

Dwight?

Dwight?

Dwight.

Your brother.

He hit me.

You call the police.

Get the police.

Jacob, what

are you doing?

Come on before

anybody sees.

I'm not gonna

what? Do this.

Well, it's

just stupid.

I mean, if-

See, if we cover it up

It's just gonna be

worse anyhow.

So, you know,

I'm-I'm just-

Get in the car.

I'm just gonna go and

pull him out, you know?

We're just gonna tell

everybody the truth.

Just gonna tell 'em

about the money

And everything and just

say that I-that I-

You're gonna

leave tracks.

Wait a minute.

This is

my decision.

Mine.

Not yours.

You didn't kill him.

We both did.

What are you

talking about, Hank?

He was alive when you left.

I smothered him.

I guess that makes it

my decision.

It's gonna be OK.

I mean, it looked real.

And even if-I mean,

let's say it didn't

Look like an accident.

Whatever. I mean...

Why would anyone

think of us?

Your tracks lead

right to the plane.

But it's gonna snow.

Any minute now, it's

gonna start snowing.

Was there any blood?

Blood?

Jacob hit him. Was

there blood anywhere?

Did he get blood

on anything?

Was there blood

on the road or-or-

I don't remember.

Did you look?

I looked,

But I-I just don't-

It was all hap-

Honey, it's gonna snow.

It's gonna snow

And everything's gonna

be covered up.

All the tracks-

Shh.

TV:
He was apparently

trying to cross

Along this bank of snow

When his snowmobile

slipped over the edge

Throwing him into the icy

waters of Anders creek.

Wright county deputies

recovered the body

Shortly before

4:
00 this afternoon.

A tragic beginning

to this new year

For one local family.

Back to you, Paul.

Thanks, Tracy.

I wish you hadn't

told Jacob.

I wish he still thought

that he did it.

Does it scare you?

Yeah, it scares me.

What if he tells somebody?

I mean, what I did.

What you did?

Well, I know that

you only did it

Because you felt trapped.

That you couldn't

find any other way.

Would you have done

the same thing?

I mean, if you'd been

there instead of me?

I- I-I just need to

know if it's possible.

Oh, honey.

You listening to me,

Hank?

Every Monday I come down

here, buy 2 bags of feed

Regular as clock work.

2 bags of wheat

4 times a month.

That's 8 bags I'm supposed

to be billed for.

I don't know how else

to get through to you.

December started

on a Monday, Mr. Schmitt.

So there were 5 Mondays

in the month.

So you came in here 5-

Are you telling me there

were 5 weeks last month?

No, sir, I'm telling you

there were 5 Mondays.

Excuse me.

I got it.

Yeah.

Jacob:
Hey, Hank,

it's me.

Hang on a second.

Listen, check that

calendar over there

If you don't believe me,

sir.

I need to talk to you.

Well, I'm a little busy

right now, Jacob.

What is it?

OK, listen, can you

meet me at the farm?

What farm?

Our farm.

Look, uh,

what is it?

On your lunch break.

12:
30, OK?

Hey, are we straight

on this, Mr. Schmitt?

Thanks for coming in.

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