Beneath the Darkness Page #4

But please promise me.

I promise.

I do believe...

we have you looking better...

than when you broke

into my house.

May there be abundant

peace from heaven...

and light upon us

and upon all Israel.

And say Amen.

May God comfort you...

along with the mourners

of Zion, Jerusalem.

Travis, I'm so sorry.

Thanks.

Did you get a chance to

talk to Danny's parents?

I went over there yesterday

and talked to them.

Have you guys noticed the way

everyone was staring at us?

It's like it's our fault.

They know how

much we loved him.

Yeah, well,

it's pissin' me off.

I mean, I know we weren't

supposed to be there, but...

we had some fun

and then this accident...

Accident?

Whatever.

No, I told you what happened.

He killed Danny.

I told you.

Will you GUYS just stop.

Nothing's ever

your fault, is it?

I mean, it's always

somebody else's.

I mean, don't you

think we're all...

partially to blame

for Danny's death?

To blame, yeah, okay, we...

No, no, we did enough.

We never should've gone in.

I thought this

would be different.

I really did.

That maybe I could count on you.

Yeah? For what?

What do you think?

Help me prove he killed Danny.

I didn't kill anyone.

And I don't appreciate you spreading

gossip and rumors about me...

to make yourself look good.

Oh, yeah? What the hell do

you think you're doing here?

It's my job.

I'm still on the clock.

We know what you did, Ely.

Abby? Careful.

Man, that guy creeps me out.

The guy's more

than just a creep.

Travis.

You can count on me.

Mr. Harwood.

Travis, she's grounded.

I'm just wondering if I

could maybe talk to her.

Travis, it's late.

I think she still has some

homework she needs to finish.

Dad, I finished

all my home work.

We'll just be on the porch.

Alright. For

a little while.

Well, I'm not your

dad's favorite person.

I'll bet your mom's not

terribly fond of me.

Well, Abby, um...

I know. We broke

into the house.

We didn't do anything

to cause Danny's death.

We shouldn't feel guilty

for what Ely did to him.

It's not our fault.

You're right.

It's not your fault.

But it's different for me

because I was there.

I saw it.

And I didn't do a

damn thing about it.

Just like Erin.

I mean, if I'd

done something...

You went in there.

You tried to help Danny.

And he's dead.

Travis, did

you have any idea...

what Ely would do

when he re-ache-d..

The bottom of the stairs?

What do you mean?

Did you know he was gonna

break Danny's neck?

Well, I mean,

it happened so fast.

See? That's

what I'm saying.

You didn't have

a chance to react.

The guts to go in

when nobody else did.

And I'm proud of you for that.

Thank you.

Abby. It's

getting late.

Good night, Travis.

Pile just

keeps growing.

Looks like

everybody brought something.

It's not gonna bring him back.

Abby, they all believe Ely.

But if we can prove

he's crazy or...

He's a total psychopath, and

we're the only ones who know it.

What if we had

a photo of that body?

Then they'd have to believe

us or at least ask questions.

She's definitely

not a mannequin.

But where is she?

I bet she's

back in the bedroom.

Why would he put her back?

Who knows?

He's weirder than sh*t.

For some reason, he likes

her in that bedroom.

I'm going in tonight.

You're not going in without me.

Yeah, I am.

Travis, don't be all macho...

and try to tell me what

I can and can't do.

I know you want to help but

it's not gonna happen.

I'm not...

Travis! Just

shut up.

Okay.

Compromise.

You can be my lookout.

Okay, we've been here

over an hour, Travis.

I don't think he's going

anywhere tonight.

Give it a few more minutes.

How'd you get

out of your house?

I told my mom I'm at Karen's.

She's having this like

slumber party thing.

I thought you were grounded.

I am but I convinced

her to let me out.

I'm kind of on parole.

Anyway, I left

my phone at Karen's.

So I told her that

if anybody calls...

just to tell them

I'm in the shower.

Look.

I guess now's our chance.

Yeah.

Come on.

No, you can't do that.

It's padlocked, come on.

Let's go.

Come on.

You can do it.

Can you make it

over the fence...

if we have to get out fast?

Yeah. I can.

This house is so creepy.

No sh*t.

We just need to get in

and get out before...

You okay?

What was that?

I don't know.

You're kidding me.

You know, I'll bet...

Travis...

Alright, come on.

Oh, God.

Remember,

stick to the plan.

Get in and get out

and take a picture.

Look, just stay here, okay?

If you see anything

or hear anything...

you get out. Don't wait for me.

What if we get separated?

I'll find you.

Thanks for being you.

Just hurry, Travis.

Come on, Travis.

Damn it.

Yoo-hoo.

Where is she?

Well, that depends.

If you're talking

about Rosemary...

don't worry about her.

She's safe.

But if you're

talking about Abby.

Uh, I don't know.

What did you do to her? Tell me!

Travis, you're in no position

to be making demands.

You are a burglar...

and this is Texas.

And in Texas, we

can shoot burglars.

You killed my best friend.

You're f***ing crazy.

Are you scared now?

No!

Abby!

Abby!

Sh*t.

I chased him

out through here...

and I took a shot at him as

he was going over the fence.

Is that his flashlight?

No, that's mine

I dropped it when I... Thank you.

Came out.

Don't worry, Vaughn. We'll find him.

He won't get far.

You were a great wide receiver.

You caught everything

I threw to you.

Yeah, well man,

we were a good pair.

Yeah.

Broke a lot of records.

So you took one more shot...

as he ran for the fence.

Yeah, I probably shouldn't

have done that.

I mean, that was

twice in one week.

Yeah, yeah.

Shooting them in the

house is one thing...

but you don't shoot a

burglar in the back.

Especially outside.

You're lucky you didn't

hit the neighbors.

I was upset.

I was scared, really.

It's enough to

get you frazzled.

Hey, Vaughn...

what are you doing

with this tarp?

I'm putting in a tomato patch.

It helps, uh, kill the grass.

Tomato patch, hm.

You're going green.

Hm.

Let me ask you something.

Does this work pretty quickly?

Yeah. You just

spread out the tarp...

and in a couple of days,

everything's dead.

I'm definitely gonna have

to get me one of these.

You wanna see where

he went over the fence?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah.

No!

No, no, no!

In my haste, I forgot

to lock the box.

Totally my fault.

Gets dark in there, doesn't it?

You want a night light?

Here.

Take it.

Don't be rude.

Take it.

See you later.

Open!

What happened to you, son?

I fell on one of those...

those things that stick out of the

cement that are really sharp on...

Rebar.

Rebar?

Yeah, those steel rods,

they call them rebar.

Oh. Yeah.

Travis, this is

a local anesthetic.

I need to get you numb

so I can close the wound.

Don't worry.

You won't feel a thing

when he sews you up.

Dr. Walker...

It's not you

fault, you know.

What did you say?

I said

it's not your fault.

They leave rebar sticking

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