Angels Fall Page #3

No body. Nothing.

Well, maybe he threw her in the river

or buried her.

Well, we're gonna look into that,

but there also wasn't a sign of any struggle.

I don't understand.

Look, it was dark out there,

I'm gonna go back in the morning.

Meanwhile, I'm gonna go to the station,

make some calls,

see if there's any female tourists

or residents missing.

You know, Joanie's cabins are up there.

Maybe you should check there.

Well, if someone was there,

it'd be easy enough to tell.

Look, I don't want you

worrying about this, Reece.

- Tonight there's nothing more you can do.

- Okay.

- Thanks, Rick.

- Thank you.

- Enjoy your dinner.

- Thanks.

Thanks.

He might have been at the wrong location.

He said it was getting dark.

Look, if you want to go back,

we'll go back tomorrow...

- Really?

- Yeah, but if you don't want to...

No, no, I want to.

I must have been off in my direction.

- We'll figure this out. Okay?

- Okay.

See you.

Hey, Brody.

I didn't know you two were dating.

Well, dinner's a loose interpretation

of dating.

Look, someone new comes to town,

I gotta make sure they're clean.

Right.

There's something I need

to tell you about Reece.

It's not pretty.

A couple of years ago

she was working at a restaurant

that got shot up in a spree killing.

She's the only survivor.

Jesus.

Lead investigator said he stayed

in contact with her for almost a year,

but then she disappeared.

Obviously, it's something

she doesn't want people to know about.

When people go through

a trauma like that they...

Hallucinate?

Well, no, but they react in ways

we can't understand.

So you think she's lying about the murder?

No. No, absolutely not.

But I'm gonna need some evidence.

A body, something.

Meanwhile, all I can do

is keep checking with missing persons,

see if anyone turns up

matching the description Reece gave me.

Look, I gotta go.

Deb's gonna have my head.

I'm already late for dinner. I just...

- I just wanted you to know. That's all.

- Thanks.

I can't be doing this again.

- Morning.

- Morning.

- Hey.

- Morning.

- Lo told us.

- Told you what?

Rick was out at the guest ranch,

where Lo works,

asking about any missing guests.

He told Lo about the murder you saw.

All your friends killed like that.

Wait. What did Rick tell Lo?

Rick told him about the murder

you saw by the river.

- And the ones before, in Boston.

- No wonder you ran away.

- Nice job, Linda-Gail.

- Why? What did I say?

So, who knows?

Now, how I'd approach that question is,

who doesn't know?

- So I guess, then, they also know that...

- Rick didn't find a body yet.

Doesn't mean he won't.

I think what's got most people concerned,

me included, is how you're doing.

I wish you'd told me about Boston.

- It's not something I like to talk about.

- Fair enough.

You leaving town now?

I'm a stubborn b*tch most of the time,

but I know damn well what it's like

to pick up and leave a bad situation.

It takes time to find a place of your own.

How did you know Angels Fall was yours?

I didn't.

It was just someplace

better than where I'd been.

And then one morning I woke up

and it was mine.

That's when I stopped looking behind.

You need some time?

Brody was gonna take me back to the river.

Take the whole day. We'll manage.

It's a good place to die.

No place is.

The sheriff was right.

There's no sign of a struggle.

Tell me what happened.

- She was standing here...

- No.

Back in Boston.

That night there was supposed to be

a surprise going-away party.

I was starting a new job as head chef

at a new restaurant.

I mean, I had no personal life,

just the people at Maneo's.

And that was my family.

So when I came through the back door,

I knew something was wrong,

horribly wrong.

Oh my God!

No!

He shot me. Twice.

Then he shot my best friend, Ginny.

And I did nothing.

I watched her die. And then I waited to die.

You know, there's nothing

you could have done.

Rick told you all this

because he didn't believe me.

- I'm gonna go talk to him.

- I'm gonna go with you.

No. Thanks.

Morning.

I wondered if you had any news.

Well, on the good news front,

everyone in Angels Fall is accounted for,

as are the visitors,

and there's been no missing persons

matching the description

of the woman you described.

No one knows she's missing yet.

It's only been a day.

Well, I'm gonna keep checking.

You think I'm imagining this.

I think you've had a couple of bad years.

It has no bearing on this.

Well, you look good enough

to eat there, yourself, Slim.

What if what you saw

triggered something in you?

Something that made you

project the past into the present.

- Like what?

- Something that scared and upset you.

Like maybe an argument.

Maybe that woman by the river,

she just simply walked away

as you went running down the trail.

No.

- Rick?

- Hey, baby. Nice surprise.

This is my wife, Debbie.

Absolute sunshine of my life.

Debbie, this is Reece Gilmore.

It's nice to meet you, Reece.

You know, I am so sorry

to hear about your trouble.

I know what I saw, Sheriff.

That woman was dead.

Reece, come on in.

Hey, hey. What did Rick say?

Nothing.

Listen, let him do his job.

Don't be depressed.

Come on, I wanna

show you something. Outside.

You know, I thought

I would just pass through,

pick up a little work, move on.

And now I'm stuck.

No. If you want to go, go.

Here, take my car.

I can always buy another one.

Seriously, you want to go, go.

You worried about the murder?

Just hire yourself a lawyer,

give a detailed deposition,

come back for the trial.

Seriously, don't let anyone hold you back

from your continued suffering.

You know, sooner or later,

you got to land somewhere.

This is as good a place as any.

You know, I'd just like to

make it through the day.

You know, when you're cooking,

you're happy.

What else is going to make you happy?

- Brody.

- Yeah?

My mind hasn't been focused

in this area in a long time.

What area is that?

I think we both know the neighborhood,

you know,

being intimate in terms of physical contact.

Well, why don't you say

you haven't been laid in a while?

Obviously, I don't have

your elegance with words.

Right. No sex. How about food?

Why don't you cook me dinner tonight?

There's a lot you don't know about me.

I have issues, lots of them.

You don't want to get involved.

It's just dinner, that's all.

Make some small talk.

We'll tell some lies, have some laughs.

You know, not everything's life and death.

Sometimes there's just fun.

Lose something?

Your door was open. You okay?

Yeah. I mean, I'm just in a hurry.

I'm going to Brody's for dinner.

- Brody?

- Yeah.

Well, I guess you don't want to get a beer

with me and Lo, then.

He's making nice with me.

Of course, all things considered, it seems

like Brody's making real nice with you.

It's just dinner, you know, meal,

small talk, and laughs, lies.

- Well, have fun, darling.

- You, too.

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