After the Game Page #5

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Nicholas.

You were right. I'm going

sailing. You know, sailing.

You're welcome to join our lunch.

Maybe we can straighten this out.

You remember my wife, Mary Carol,

and my daughter-in-law, Kaleigh.

Please

accept my

misguided, uh...

How concerned should I be?

It was a misunderstanding.

It looks a lot like you.

Well, you should see what

they do with the nightly news.

What?

Can I ask you

to do me a favor?

You know you can.

Find out about a company called

Consumer Recreation Services.

Sounds like they make

tennis rackets.

What do you know?

Wait a minute.

They gave me a waiver.

What is this?

It's a...

What's...

I don't believe it.

It's invisible ink.

You're joking. This is what I'm

dealing with. I'm being toyed with

by a bunch

of depraved children. This...

Are you okay?

Tell me not to worry.

You don't have to worry.

I promise.

Okay.

I'll call you later.

Right. Okay, bye.

Maria, the other night,

last night

I got a taxi for a young

woman named Christine.

What's the company

that we use?

United?

What?

United Taxi Company.

United Taxi Company.

Call United,

find out who the driver was

and where they took her.

Ilsa!

Oh, sh*t!

I have a gun!

You f***ers.

Ilsa.

Ilsa. Ilsa.

Mr. Van Orton!

Are you all right?

What do you mean?

What's happened?

The house,

you haven't seen the house?

What's wrong?

There's been a break in.

Now, lock your door.

Stay inside, just lock

your door. Oh, be careful.

Yes, I need the police.

There's been a break in

to my house.

Just stay on the line

and give me your address.

My address is 2210 Broadway.

It's the biggest house

on the street.

Now sir, you said

it was a break in?

Yes. Yes,

there's been a break in.

Are you sure they're gone?

What?

Are you sure there's not still

someone somewhere in the house?

Nickie!

Hello, sir?

Are you still there?

Meet me at your car.

Hello?

Sir?

All right. What happened? Shh!

Conrad, where're we going?

Just wait!

What are you doing?

They're methodical.

If I can't trust the

room service in the hotel,

I sure as hell can't

trust a f***ing car.

Who?

CRS. Who do you think!

Jesus! When I think what

I almost got you into...

What are you saying?

Oh, I'm so f***ed.

They just f*** you and they

f*** you and they f*** you!

And just when you think it's all over

that's when the real f***ing starts!

All right, calm down.

Just take a breath.

They won't stop, Nick.

I paid the bill. I gave

them their f***ing money.

They won't leave me alone!

What're they doing to you?

Everything!

I'm a goddamned human piata.

Calm down!

And why do they keep playing if

you've already paid? I don't know.

I don't know. I paid

them more to make it stop!

They did this.

It's a flat tire.

How do you know?

Get a grip on yourself,

will you? We'll figure it out!

Okay, okay.

The phone doesn't work. I

can't get a signal. Really?

You know how to

change a tire?

No, don't you?

It can't be that hard. I don't think

we should be out in the open like this.

Hit the Teletrack.

It's in the glove compartment.

You're with them.

What?

You're doing this.

You're part of it.

Whose are these?

I don't know about those.

Somebody put them in the car.

You're behind the whole thing,

aren't you?

What are you talking about?

You brought them to me.

These were in your car!

They're right there

in your f***ing car!

Conrad!

Listen to what you're saying.

No! You're not gonna

control this conversation.

Why would I ever do

what you're describing?

Because you resent me.

Stop being emotional.

It kills you that

I'm living my life.

Lower your voice, Conrad!

What? You're afraid somebody's

gonna witness the scene?

Get back in your... Get back

in your f***ing house!

Will you stop it?

I'm calling the cops.

You're just so afraid

that somebody's gonna see

what a manipulative

f***ing control freak you are!

What is wrong with you?

What are you on?

Oh, I'm sorry, Nick.

I'm sorry I didn't

live up to your expectations.

Ah, bullshit!

I'm not you. I'll never be

you. I don't wanna be you.

There you go again!

I'm your brother!

Always pushing the

responsibility out on me.

For Christ's sakes,

I'm your brother!

All I ever tried

to do was help you.

I don't want your help!

Nobody asked you

to play dad!

No! You don't say that.

Did I have a choice?

Jackass!

Conrad!

What?

I don't want your help!

Nobody asked you

to play dad!

Did I have a choice?

Did I have a choice?

Taxi!

Hey buddy,

you missed the turn.

Hey! Did you hear me?

You missed the turn back...

No, no, no. Stop the car!

Stop the car!

Thank you.

Open the door.

Unlock the door.

Open, the goddamn door!

Listen.

I am a very wealthy man.

And whatever

they're paying you

I'll double it.

Oh, Jesus Christ!

What!

No!

What, are you out of

your f***ing mind?

It's a game.

Here they are.

Detective,

I'm Sam Sutherland.

Tim Foley.

You know where we're going?

It's this way.

Okay.

Management for the building says this

space hasn't been officially rented yet.

The county recorder has

no listing for a Consumer

Recreation Service

or any derivation thereof.

The divers, they're

still looking for the cab.

As soon as they find it they'll

pull the plates and the VIN.

Have you spoken

to your brother?

He hasn't called me back yet.

No.

What about the house?

The graffiti was an oil-based

marine marking solution,

illegal in the States.

It's not impossible to trace

but it'll take time.

The photo,

the gun,

the clown,

the ambulance.

It's all pending.

Breaking and entering

we've got solid.

Malicious mischief, vandalism,

harassment. But that's all.

Illegal surveillance.

Reckless endangerment.

Attempted murder.

Except you said you

hired these guys.

That's irrelevant.

Now, look.

It's our job to tell you

what we've got.

So far, we don't have motive.

What was my father like,

Ilsa?

Why do you ask?

I don't know.

All the time I've known you

you've never once asked about him.

I guess

he was just on my mind.

Your mother loved your father very much.

I think he just

worked too hard.

Was he, uh,

morose? I mean...

What I remember most

was that his manner was so

slight.

You could spend time

in a room

and not even know that he'd

been there the whole time.

No, what I mean is,

before he...

What happened? No.

Nobody expected it.

I wonder how much of him

there is in me.

Not much, I think.

Was Mother worried about him?

Nobody ever worried

about your father.

Yes.

It's Maria. I found the address

you wanted from United Taxi.

Yeah, give it to me.

It's on Potrero Hill...

Who are you?

Christine, is she here?

She's sleeping.

Amy, who is it?

Hey!

What're you doing here?

Can we talk?

Sure.

Hi.

Hi.

Didn't think

I'd ever see you again.

What can you tell me

about these?

Is this you?

Where did you get them?

My hotel room.

Was in my hotel room. Are you

telling me that this is not you?

What makes you, um...

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