Big White Page #2

You feel like some wine?

You know, I have a crazy thought.

Let's order in tonight.

- F*** it?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

You know and I have to talk to you

about something.

Raymond's back.

And here he is.

Well, what you say Bobbie Ray?

Ray's a little jealous, just a little bit.

Margaret! The one that got away.

Beautiful signal on Margaret.

Lights on the deck.

Good... good stuff. Hold on.

Here's the Doctor.

It's time for my medicine.

- That's okay. That's okay, okay,

- Let me get a towel.

Don't worry about it.

I'd like the next one on the other leg, please.

Good one, Margaret!

Princess.

Paul? Thank you so much

for clearing the driveway.

That was real considerate.

Well, I don't know what you're talking

about, Mrs. Wherry.

You were out at the cabin this morning?

Nice to see you getting

some use out of that thing.

Oh, now I see. No, no,

that was Raymond you saw out there.

He's alive?

Yeah, very much.

Oh, God. Come on!

How much easier do I have to make this?

Margaret, you scared

the wits out of me.

Look at the dog.

She's just a little puppy.

A little puppy she is.

Little hungry puppy.

A hungry, hungry puppy.

- Yes.

- Yes, she is.

- Come on over here.

- Well.

How late is Rudy's open?

I'm sorry about this part.

Thank you.

If it's any comfort, he likely wasn't

eaten while conscious.

So it was the fall?

Did he say where he was living

before he came?

Florida.

He didn't talk about it much.

He brought us this shell.

It's all we have left, really.

Hadn't seen him for five years.

We'd given him up for...

For dead, yes, sir.

How did you...?

Anonymous phone tip

from some Jamaican... guy.

Jamaican?

He said he saw

what he thought was a body.

We tracked you through his ID.

Just like on TV.

I have to see him.

Mr. Barnell, I have to warn you,

an animal attack isn't pretty.

I know.

There's not much left.

Oh, God.

Is that your brother, sir?

Yeah. That's him.

Chewed his ears off.

What kind of animal

does something like that?

Normally, I'd say a bear.

But with these tracks

and the feeding pattern, indicate wolf.

It's rare, but it can happen.

Your brother's personal effects.

Marcy, would you...

Yeah, no problem.

Come on, let's go this way.

Thank you.

Coroner found some smaller bite

marks on the ankle.

Pups. Must have been

the whole freaking pack.

Derek found this.

Not the smartest snack for a hiker.

Messy animals, aren't they?

Messy. Messy, messy, messy, messy.

- Here ya go, say cheese!

- Cheese!

Sh*t!

You know, there are some places

on this planet

where people actually do this outside.

So how many insurance companies

are there in the United States?

- Like a billion.

- That's not the point, Tiffany.

That's not the point, Tiffany. I busted

my ass for Liberty Capital, all right?

I don't want to quit.

I want to be promoted.

I want to be promoted

out of this icebound backwater.

Okay.

And when that happens,

I guess Ill just be another

notch on your briefcase.

I can't believe you just said that.

Well, you know that you're the most

most important thing in my life.

Sorry, what was that?

You wanna take me right here?

Tiffany, what do you want...?

You gonna get that?

Psych... I'm sorry, hello?

Who is it?

Yeah?

Look, is this a matter of life

and death? Because...

Tiff, give me the phone.

Yeah. Hello?

You're kidding.

Your mom?

A million dollar life policy just checked.

On a Saturday? What about the First

Annual Golf, Sex and Pizza Triathlon?

Look, Tiffany, if this is who I think it is

I may have found us

a ticket out of here, so...

We don't need a ticket.

Yeah, can I call you back? Okay.

We... I mean...

Don't be late, okay?

You won't even know I'm gone.

That's him. Raymond Barnell.

So, what's your line on this?

Just what it looks like. Wolves got him.

Maybe a grizzly with insomnia,

but I couldn't find any tracks.

Well, would it surprise you to learn

that his brother tried to cash

in his policy not two weeks ago?

What are you trying to tell me

that Mr. Barnell chewed off

his brother's leg?

Well, doesn't it make you the least

bit suspicious that maybe...

Mr. Watters, I don't know thing one

about insurance...

but I'm guessing it's your job

to find a way not to pay these poor people.

This is a nice, simple ending.

We like nice, simple endings.

Chief? Good news, bad news.

The good news, he's dead.

Bad news, he disappeared.

Proof, Jimbo. You got one week.

It was our first time.

Nobody gets it perfect their first time, Dave.

Mr. Branch, this is not a standard case.

You were there when the guy came in

and tried to cash in.

I mean, come on. It stinks.

Watters, if the police say

that this guy was...

Eaten by wolves, sir.

...eaten by wolves,

then we've got no case.

Did you happen to see

Mr. Barnell on the news last night?

The police told us what happened.

How are you folks holding up?

Well, my wife is too upset to be here.

Paul? Who's out there?

As I said, she's very upset.

Paul? The door's stuck.

It's tough, though,

'cause you have to ask yourself...

Who f***ed with the f***ing door?

You see how stressful his has been.

I have to go now because

we have a service to plan. Excuse me.

Hi.

Well, what we don't need is bad PR.

I don't want this thing Valdezing on us.

Mr. Branch I'm sure that head office

would take a rather dim view

of our approach to...

Corporate's view will be what I tell them.

Okay.

Yes, sir. Color us "called off" as of now.

Thanks, Cam. Thanks a lot.

Thanks for, all the back up.

You got a strange way of bucking

for a promotion, my friend.

Look, I'm gonna start on the Johnson file.

You wanna do up

the paperwork on Barnell?

Where you going?

Lunch.

At nine-thirty?

Yeah.

We got seven joints here.

We got a card place,

we got a Great Escape Travel, hair joint.

Which one you figure'd

wanna take our friend?

The police say they found Raymond's

wallet and that's how they tracked you down.

- Yes, that's right.

- Any idea what he was doing out there?

He'd take walks. Hikes.

Hiking.

How sporty.

- Can I get you a cup of coffee?

- No, thank you.

Was he a big hiker?

I'm sorry, I don't follow.

Well, would he hike more than once

a week or was this just a one time thing?

May I ask why you need to know all this?

Just trying to tie up

some loose ends, Mr. Barnell.

You know, the police they say

my brother died in the attack.

Now, you do cover

that sort of thing, don't you?

Yes, sir, Mr. Barnell, and it shouldn't

take more than a few days.

Now, can you uh, can you tell me

a little bit more about your brother?

The hiker?

How is my princess?

What's up?

I took some Adavan.

And called my psychic.

You know we can't afford that.

- We talked about that. Okay.

- Don't be mad.

- It's just this week has been so...

- I know. I know.

Well, with Raymond

getting eaten by animals

and someone trying to steal the fridge.

We got another letter from the HMO today.

Hey, come on now. Come on.

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