Black Butterfly

It's pretty good, though.

Come back here.

Oh, come on.

Yeah, yeah.

- Sam, you get the blanket.

- Okay.

- Sorry.

- Catch it, aj!

Come on, kid.

Maybe we should

go help mom, huh?

Come on, come on.

Come on!

You go back and get the

blanket so mom doesn't kill me.

Yeah.

Did you see my wife?

No, sorry.

Nancy!

Nancy!

Nancy!

Nancy!

Nancy!

It's beautiful, isn't it?

More secluded than I thought.

It was sunny 10 minutes ago.

Hey. I love it. This is exactly

what I've been looking for.

Mr. Lopez, I'm sorry

to show up like this.

- I tried to call you.

- The reception here is very bad.

I'm sure it's just my phone.

Is it okay if I show

Mr. and Mrs. Owen around?

Hey. Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

- Paul. Hey.

Eh, sure, look around.

I can't stay, I'm afraid.

- I was on my way out.

- Oh, no, that's okay.

It's probably better

if you're not here.

Hey, listen. The house is a real

mess, especially the kitchen.

Oh, I'll take care of it.

I'll tell them you had guests.

Yes, really messy guests.

- Don't worry.

- All right.

Hey, can we meet for a

late lunch this afternoon?

Eh, just to talk about

the house and some other stuff.

- Oh, yeah, of course.

- Alright, Brent's two o'clock?

- Sure.

- Good, good.

- Good.

- All right.

- See you then. Okay.

- Cool.

Uh, hope you like what you see.

Come on, I'll show you inside.

To recap our top story,

police have confirmed

that a young woman

has been murdered

in Jefferson county.

This is the fourth young

woman in three years.

In other news, the rockies

lost another close one

as the mets came to town

and annihilated them.

Hey, pat.

Hey, Paul.

Hey, do you know they

pay $36,000 a year

to house one convict?

Yeah, read it in the paper.

School teachers make less.

Bring your list?

Uh, yeah.

Uh, a few additions.

There you go.

- You gonna square up?

- Uh.

I'll give it to Hank

on delivery, Wednesday.

Is that all right with you?

- Go hunting today?

- Just got back.

- Get lucky?

- Yeah. I got a goose.

Nice one.

Hey, Marty?

Hey, Paul, what's going

on? Did you get my messages?

I've been clogging up

your voicemail.

Reception sucks in here, man.

So, listen,

did you get the script?

Yeah. I sent it

back already with my comments.

You sent it back?

I thought we were

rolling out with it.

You didn't incorporate

any of their notes.

If I sent it back as is, they'd never

read anything of yours ever again.

You understand that Paul?

Once in a while,

you gotta compromise,

show that you're functional.

I am.

Not within the system,

you're not.

Look, we both know you

need the money, right?

Well, yes, I need the money,

but not at any cost, you know?

Good line, but I

thought you had bills to pay.

Uh-huh, exactly. Look,

just pull yourself together.

Okay, I gotta go. Bye.

Marty. Marty?

F***er.

What the f*** is going

on with this guy?

Come on!

Jesus Christ.

What the f***, man?!

...confirm Nancy barrows, 46...

...of Greenville, Colorado

is the fourth victim

- of the roadside killer.

- Okay.

Hey, Paul, what's up?

- Hey, Judy.

- Okay, thanks, I'll be there.

- Wanna sit at the counter?

- Ah... over here.

All right.

- Mr. Lopez.

- Laura. I'm sorry I'm late.

- No, it's okay.

- All right.

So, the Owens

aren't interested.

Oh.

- You still wanna buy me lunch?

- Of course.

It's my way of

keeping you motivated.

Actually, I can

only stay a few minutes.

I had to commit to

another appointment.

- Oh.

- If you'd been here just five minutes earlier...

- Not even a cup of coffee?

- Already had one.

- Just coffee.

- Judy.

Thank you.

I have to admit

I'm a bit in awe.

I've never known

a writer before.

Well, don't be.

I don't know any either.

Why do you say that?

I haven't written

in a long time.

Nothing good, anyway.

You know, can't get it started.

How long?

Two years, more.

It's embarrassing.

But listen, uh,

let's talk about real estate

and selling my house instead.

The Owens, uh, are not interested,

so, what is the next step?

I'm not sure.

Wait.

I'm not supposed to say that.

No, no,

you're just being honest.

Yeah, I haven't been

doing this very long.

Can you tell?

Actually, you're my first.

Your first, what?

- My first victim.

- Oh, that's okay.

- I don't mind.

- No, it's not okay.

I'm sure I can get another

appointment in a couple weeks.

- How long can you hold out?

- Couple of weeks.

So do you think it's

gonna take a long time?

Well, it depends.

I mean, this time of year,

there's hardly anybody in town.

I mean, in the summer is better.

- Summer?

- Well, with the tourists and-

that was you back there, right?

What?

- You know that guy?

- Hey, hey, hey.

Listen. Listen.

Something happened

on my way over here.

It was just a bad driver.

Just forget it.

Anyway, um, I thought

we would have, you know,

an easier time selling the

house, being close to Denver-

your house needs

a little fixing up,

and, secondly,

it's not that close to Denver.

I mean, it's a two-hour drive

just to hit the suburbs.

Have dinner with me.

- Uh, Mr. Lopez, i-

- no, no, no.

It's Pablo, actually.

But I like Paul better.

Listen...

We have seen each other,

what, eh, three times now?

But every single time,

it's bad news.

I can't tonight.

But how about Saturday?

- Great.

- Okay.

Eight o'clock?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- Good.

- Okay.

- Bye, Paul.

- Bye.

- Judy.

- Yeah? Coming.

That was a real

smart move back there.

I shouldn't have done that.

- I know,

- yeah.

You know, I used to meet a

friend of mine in places like this

until an a**hole like you

ran him off the road!

- Hey!

- What?

- Can you keep it down? I'm trying to watch the TV.

- Hey, f*** off!

I... I'm sorry.

- Just, just drop it now.

- I won't just drop it!

Hey, that's it!

Should we call someone?

Everything's okay,

guys, don't worry.

- It's over.

- - Thank you.

Hey, I, I don't know

how to thank you.

I'm sorry, Judy.

I, I...

I'm sorry.

- It happens.

- Give me that.

No, it's, it's fine, really.

He was an idiot. Jesus.

Sorry, man.

Really sorry.

No worries.

Thank you.

Where are you going?

Just drop me

wherever suits you.

I'm Paul.

Jack.

You hunt?

Uh, yeah, I got a

goose this morning, yeah.

- What do you do?

- I'm a writer.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- Books?

- Yeah, books, yeah, long time ago.

Must be hard work.

- Listen, uh, can I ask you a question?

- Sure.

In the fight back there,

what did you say to that guy?

- What did I say?

- Yeah, the man was terrified.

I told him I liked

my lunch quiet.

Hm.

So you gonna tell

me where you're going?

Just enjoying the road.

You like living like that?

Nothing better.

How do you get by?

I do what I have to do.

Then I move on.

Nothing you miss?

You know, hot shower.

Some storm, huh?

Yeah, pretty bad.

Took out power

and telephone lines.

Power only just came back.

Listen, uh,

I... I don't wanna

drop you on the road

with this weather

coming out there.

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