American Violence Page #2

That they came 'round the

corner to look for a frown.

- Hold on.

- And they try to

pretend that nobody cares.

Whether you walk on the

lines, or on the squares.

- Phone for you, Cynthia.

- Thanks, Mike.

Okay, well, your uncle Mike's

gonna help you finish

reading, okay book?

- Good night, mommy.

- Hey buddy.

- Hey, hey uncle Mike.

- Ready for your

birthday bedtime story?

- People always talk about god.

Where was god when my uncle

was sneaking into my

bedroom late at night,

telling me bedroom stories,

I didn't wanna hear.

- Everything is gonna

be okay, my son.

You are in the presence

of the lord now.

Tell me what happened.

- How did your

mother react to the news?

- Not the way you'd think.

- Mrs. shea, I'm,

I really wish I were here

under different circumstances,

I'm sorry.

It involves your

brother and your son.

- Well what is it?

- Has, has your son been

acting different lately?

Anything strange

about his behavior?

- My, my, my son is a good boy.

- Yes he is.

I don't know how to say

this, so I'll just say it.

We believe that your brother

has been inappropriately

touching your son.

- Inappropriately

touching my son?

- Your brother's been

molesting your son, Mrs. shea.

- That is not true.

- I'm sorry.

- That is not true.

I don't know where

you got that, but,

that ain't true.

- Mrs. shea, your son told me.

I'm sorry.

- That don't make no sense.

That don't make no sense.

That's a, that's a lie.

That is a goddamn lie.

You're making up stories.

And you come in here with

your lies and your stories.

You need to go.

You need to get the

hell outta here.

You need to get the

hell outta my house.

I said get the hell

outta my house.

Get out, get outta here.

And your lies, and your stories.

I don't know what

you're talking about.

What the hell did

you do to my boy?

- I was the victim.

But I may as well have

been the perpetrator

from the way she reacted.

- I said to get outta my house.

- I'm sorry.

May god be with you.

- This is my house!

It's my house!

Come in here, saying

things like that to me.

- Cynthia shea

drank herself to death

pretty soon after.

Killed, maybe.

What do you think?

Destined from a tender

age to be a criminal, or.

- Well it's too

soon in the process

for me to form an

opinion on that.

- What exactly is your process?

- I know that you're familiar

with the flag system.

So I am looking for

signs that stand out.

And recognizing the

red flags early enough

so that the violence

can be stopped.

So, let's talk about your uncle.

- I lived with him

until about the time I was 17.

After I got too old, uncle

Mike turned his attentions

to the kid of the

girl he'd been seeing.

She didn't suspect a damn thing.

Seeing him chase

after that little boy,

something just snapped.

- No no, please, god.

- I felt illuminated and free.

- Free?

- Well it was the

first time in my life

I was ever in control of

the events that guided me.

Nothing's more

freeing than that.

- You know you

could've stopped him

without putting him

in the hospital.

You chose to fly into a rage.

- Don't you get it, doc?

We're all just caged animals.

With animal instincts.

Time's up, Dr. Tyler.

- Firefighters

from waco and other cities

report that due to dry

weather and wind conditions,

the fire is still very

much an active threat

to local communities,

and that evacuation orders

will remain in place.

The fire is currently

reported to be 15% contained.

More information on

this ongoing story

will be reported as

it becomes available.

- God, I miss you.

Looking at law and order,

the impending execution of

Texas inmate Jackson shea

shines a harsh light

on capital punishment

in the lone star state.

Due to vocal public opinion

on both sides of the issue,

the governor has announced a

final review of the possibility

for a stay of execution

in Mr. shea's case

under the authority

of Dr. Amanda Tyler,

a noted criminal psychologist.

The governor has stated

that Dr. Tyler's findings

will likely be a key factor

in determining what action

the Texas department of

criminal justice will take.

- You ready to start, Jack?

- The judge gave me a choice.

Either go to military

school, or go to juvie.

I breeze through basic training,

get selected for sniper school

because I have 20/10 vision,

and I aced marksmanship.

- Well your file says

that you actually

got kicked out of

military school.

That resulted in

parole left 18 months.

There's consequences

for our actions, Jack.

Action.

Reaction.

Action, you put your

uncle in the hospital.

Reaction, you get

sentenced to 18 months.

- 18 months, served 12.

- So this is, what?

An example of the

system failing?

You think you're above the law?

- You ever cheat the

insurance companies, doc?

Bill a patient for cash

and put in a claim for it.

Us in the know call that

double back billing.

First line of defense

against the y2k buzz,

checking each

machine to make sure

it works properly

in the year 2000.

- Mia, could you give us two

fingers of the good stuff?

- Yes, Marty.

- I met Marty in prison.

Let's just say he was

someone in the know.

Once I got out, he

offered me a job,

'cause let's face it, who

else is gonna hire a con?

- Listen to me, kid.

I'm talking about doctors,

lawyers, dentists.

Large amounts of cash that

don't get reported to the IRS.

Won't be reported to the

cops if it comes up missing.

They hide their money in a

coat closet in their office,

or in a shoe box under the bed.

There was this one lawyer,

he hid 25,000 f***ing

dollars in a coffee can

that he stuck in a microwave.

- There's a point

somewhere here, right?

- Yeah, this is the point.

That d*ckhead parole

officer I have?

He got me a night job

cleaning office buildings.

Hey.

This guy, he's gotta replace

the shop-vac on

the second floor.

- The hell I care for?

Just sign the damn board.

- Now in one of these

buildings is a gynecologist,

who gives a discount

to women who pay cash,

and then he bills their

insurance company.

There it is.

He's got a safe in his closet

that is bursting out

the f***ing seams.

- How much money are

we talking about?

- We won't know 'til we open it.

This doctor must be

some kinda idiot.

He buys himself a wall safe,

but he doesn't put it in a wall.

You got the hammer, kid?

What're you doing, get the

chisel, come on, man, come on.

Come on.

Now just go down the sides,

it's soft there, come on.

Yes.

We won't know until we open

it, but I can tell you this.

If someone finds it necessary

to hide an unwired

safe in their office,

generally speaking, it's

for a very good reason.

Damn.

Just like milking a tit, kid.

Come on, pack it up,

get the f*** outta here

and meet me back at my

place for breakfast.

You listen to me.

You do what I say,

and both of us

could make our Mike bend it.

- Hey.

You forgot to sign out.

- Sorry.

I grew up poor, but there I was,

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