Cabin 28

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We got a serious matter on our hands here,

three murders and a missing girl.

Right, yeah, so I hear.

Terrible thing, that,

just, uh, just terrible.

I'm interested in your

whereabouts that evening,

anything you might've seen

or heard, that type of thing.

So I know you mentioned to the officers

that you were at the bar with your wife.

Was anyone else there?

My buddy, Bo.

From what I understand, he used

to run with the Candy Bandits Gang.

I mean, are you comfortable with

bringin' a guy like that into this town?

We've all made mistakes, Deputy.

As far as I can tell, he regrets his past.

A lot of us do.

Okay!

Here we go!

- Mom?

- Hmm.

Why did we move here?

You haven't figured that out yet.

Do you want to go back to the trailer?

No.

It's just this town.

Well, you're almost 18.

You'll be old enough to leave then.

You're gonna kick me out?

You know what I've been through.

I'm the only one that does know!

You should trust me to do the right thing.

For all of us!

Boys, stop it!

Get inside.

Marilyn!

Got room for one more, neighbor?

Justin, did you

bring your magic kit today?

Ah, well Ricky and Greg are here.

I bet they'd love to

see your latest tricks.

Come on in!

How, uh, how do

you manage all those kids?

Years of practice, huh.

Johnny and the girls, they

usually fend for themselves.

It's those two I have to keep an eye on.

Hmm... Hey, um,

and I don't mean to, uh,

overstep boundaries here,

but all the time you've been here,

you've never mentioned their dad...

We separated a while ago.

Oh, sorry to hear that.

Things just weren't working out.

Hmm.

You can't help someone that's drowning.

They're just gonna pull you down with them.

Eventually I asked

myself, do I sink or swim?

You all right?

I'm fine.

Is my wife here?

She's inside.

Good.

You come here now.

I feel kinda bad about what happened.

You feel bad about it?

Well, yeah, that's my wife.

Now, that might not be

the perfect marriage,

but I'm tryin' to make that work.

You got that?

Okay.

Hmm, oh, I wish my baggage gave me so much,

uh, I don't know, clarity.

Well, maybe don't think of it as baggage.

Call it "life experiences."

Yeah, well, if life keeps

going the way it's going...

I'm gonna have to swim away myself.

You tell your mom?

No.

Good.

Don't.

I just wanna make sure you're all right.

I am.

I guess when we say yes to someone,

we say yes to all their problems.

Don't I know it.

He's always had a

bit of devil in him, you know?

Mmm, I'm sure that's what

attracted me to begin with,

but now since Bo's been

staying with us, hmm...

Now, I'll go see my wife.

You just, uh, you carry

on with the porch now.

Good girl.

Well, speak of the devil!

Good afternoon, ladies. Sorry, I,

I didn't to mean to interrupt

your little chat, now.

Got my buddy, Bo, here, Sue.

He's got a real nice surprise for you.

Sue.

What are you doing here?

I told you I'd be home later.

Oh, come on, I just wanna

spend all the time I can

with my beautiful wife, now.

Yeah, of course.

We're all gonna go to the

bar for a drink. Sue, uh...

Would you like to join us?

Oh, I'm sorry, Bo, I

gotta look after the kids.

Let's go.

- Oh, come on now!

- Come on, let's go!

You, go!

Uh, I'll just leave these here.

Thanks, Bo.

Move.

Sue, um, thank you.

I'll see you in the morning, yeah?

Hey, what were you two

talking about back there?

Chit-chat, nothing major.

Bullshit. I heard my name being mentioned.

Yeah, you're my husband.

I can't talk about you?

No, you cannot.

You don't mention my name to

that woman, you understand?

You've got no right to tell me what to do!

Yeah.

Yeah.

You all right?

Uh-huh.

Come on.

I thought we'd have a full

house tonight. Apparently not.

Looks pretty full to me.

Where's Johnny? I told

him not to go out tonight.

Um...

He's staying at his buddy's place tonight.

- Dana?

- Yeah.

He has some stuff going on

and Johnny said he was gonna help out.

What stuff?

Uh, um,

I don't know.

Hmm.

Mom?

Whose is that?

It's mine.

What's the problem?

Are you going away again?

Just for tonight.

I'm gonna stay with the Coopers.

They're good people, churchgoers.

All right, that's fine.

Well, it's dark, at least take the car.

Thanks, Mom.

Looks like it's

just you and me, kiddo.

Can we make some popcorn?

Sure.

You know, I get so caught

up with everyone else,

we don't always talk...

Just us.

How are you?

I'm fine, Mom.

You know, when I was younger,

I had dreams. Oh, lots of them.

I dreamt...

That you'd have a better life than I had.

All of you, that...

That I'd be a better mom.

That I wouldn't make the

same mistakes my mother made.

Two out of three ain't bad.

I guess...

Some dreams don't always come true.

Sheila doesn't understand

why we moved here.

Why did we?

Oh, because sometimes...

Other people back you into a corner.

Oh, you put up with it for a while,

but eventually I said,

"You know what?

"It's time to do things on

my own terms."

Oh, I wonder who that is.

Hello?

Johnny, we're gonna have

words tomorrow, mister.

Why

don't you check the children?

Who is this?

Are you okay, Mom?

Just a wrong number.

I, um, I'm gonna head to bed.

Stay up if you like.

Would you put the trash out?

Sure.

You used to

really be scared here.

Johnny!

You're still afraid!

Stop

it now, I mean it!

They're

coming to get you, Barbara!

Stop

it. You're ignorant.

They're

coming for you, Barbara!

Stop it!

You're acting like a child!

They're coming for you!

Look, there comes one of them now!

- I'm getting out of here!

- Johnny!

Who is it?

Look, I'm, I'm sorry to bother you,

I, I lost my

wheels just down the road.

Uh, okay, so what do you want?

Well, well, I need some help.

There's a mechanic in town.

They probably have some

kind of all-night service.

Well, sorry to say,

I can't afford that, besides,

now, now that wouldn't make a difference.

How come?

Because I don't have a car.

You said you lost your wheels.

Well, that was as far

as my last ride took me.

You're a hitchhiker?

Guilty as charged.

Have you ever hitched?

No.

My dad always told me it was dangerous.

Now, your daddy

sounds like a smart man.

Is your daddy home right now?

Why?

I was looking for a ride into town,

but I can see there's no car out here.

That doesn't mean we don't have one.

But... But you don't have a garage

and there's no vehicle around back either.

How long have you been outside the house?

What do you want?

I was thinking...

Perhaps your kind daddy could, well...

Put me up for the night.

I don't...

I don't think we can do that.

Okay, fair enough.

Uh, can you just let me in

for a minute to make one phone call?

Who do you wanna call?

A friend of mine,

he's in the next town.

Perhaps he can pick me up now.

I can't let you in.

Okay, okay, listen now.

How about I give you his number

and you can call him for me?

I'm sorry, I can't help you.

Come on, now,

it'll only take a minute.

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