Cape Fear Page #4

...and how much I had to drink

and what I was wearing.

Not by the people I work with.

Not by the guys that I see

cross-examine other people on the stand.

Just crucify them.

They just laugh about it later.

They'll even ask about you.

Listen to me. I don't care about that.

Well, I care about that.

I'm sure you do, too.

I'm terribly sorry. I'm just terribly sorry.

If this is something personal

between you, the girl and Cady-

Personal?

All right, come on, Lieutenant.

What are you implying?

Only that there are some things

that are better handled quietly.

Not by the police.

This Cady is planning to rape my wife,

but it's not your problem?

I can't bust someone for planning a rape.

You're a lawyer.

You know that damn well.

- Thanks.

- The way I'd handle it-

What, file a restraining order?

I already did.

Just think of Cady as a tiger.

The trick is to get him out of the brush.

How do we do that?

You stake out a couple of your goats

and hide in a tree.

What are you suggesting?

That I use my family as bait?

And then what?

Hope that this psychopath

attacks my wife and child?

- Then what? Blow his head off?

- I'm a law officer.

It would be unethical of me to advise a

citizen to take the law into his own hands.

- I suppose you must've misunderstood me.

- I guess I must've.

Well, pardon me all over the place.

And he's been harassing my family.

Cleverly, so that the law can't touch him.

I believe he's able to slip

in and out of the house undetected.

Although, is he out? I can't tell.

He's either out or in. I'm not sure.

I can't see through walls.

I'm not asking you to see through walls.

That's fine.

Why can't anybody do anything for me?

What good are cops and laws-

Sam, calm down.

Let me explain something to you.

The system is set up to handle

generalized problems...

...like burglary and robbery.

But if some lone creep targets you

for some obscure reason...

...the system is slow and skeptical.

Pathetic even.

What's your connection with this fellow?

- I was his lawyer, his public defender.

- But you shafted him somehow, right?

- At least that's the way he perceives it.

- I don't care what you did.

- What did he do?

- He raped a 16-year-old girl.

Do you have a daughter around 16?

She's 15.

Here's the deal.

I'll do a background check,

follow him and write up a risk assessment.

- Great. Now, the cops-

- I can find him.

- His name's Max Cady.

- Just take it easy. Stay calm.

Dani, you can just relax because...

...your daddy has a private investigator

on the payroll.

Isn't that right?

What's your feeling about him?

What, Sam Spade?

Mickey Spillane? Peter Gunn?

Dirty Harry? Perry Mason?

No. Perry Mason was a lawyer.

The minute I walked in

this guy's office, I felt relaxed.

This guy is totally in charge.

Kersek deals with these types for a living.

He looked like he was going to enjoy-

- Yes?

- Yeah, it's me.

After you left, I had this conversation

with a C.O. at Statesboro prison.

Seems our man Cady had

ajob in the kitchen.

There was this otherinmate

working there with him, obstinate S.O.B.

He hated Cady's cigar smoke

and was always moaning about it.

One day, they found him

with his neck broke and his tongue bit off.

Jesus.

Yeah.

They couldn'tplace Cady

at the scene of the accident...

...ifyou want to call it that...

...atleast not outloud.

But the parole board kept him in

for another seven years.

The subject is on the move.

Get a good night's sleep.

- Who was that?

- Our private eye.

I thought we were relaxed now.

New Essex County Hospital.

Yes, room 5036, please.

- One minute, please.

- All right.

- Hello?

- Hi, Lori, it's me.

I just feel God-awful

you got dragged into this thing.

It's notyour fault.

If I had any idea that Cady would hurt you

to get at me, I would have warned you.

Yeah, I know. I'm glad you called.

Yeah, well.

- I'm so sorry about this.

- I feel the same way.

Are you really determined

about moving back to Connecticut?

I've thought aboutit a lot.

Ijust think it's probably the best thing.

I thought that maybe

I could go back to school.

I'm really going to miss you.

Right. Excuse me.

- That sounds real good.

- Yeah.

- That'll work out fine. I'll get back to you.

- All right, 'bye.

Well, I just don't know what I hate more:

That insipid tone

or your stupid, sophomoric infidelities.

Who was that?

- The girl that got beat up?

- Yes, it was.

I already told you.

She's a clerk at the county courthouse.

And what? You're f***ing her?

Interesting choice, Sam.

Calling from our bedroom phone.

Why is it that whenever I have

a private phone conversation...

...you assume that I'm f***ing someone?

That's why that psychopath

chose her, right?

Yes, that's why he chose her.

But I'm not f***ing her in any way.

Well, you sleazy son of a b*tch!

Stop it!

Dani is right downstairs.

- Honey, there's nothing the matter.

- Yeah, I can see, Dad.

I thought you promised

to leave all that sh*t behind in Atlanta.

The humiliation we went through

confessing our dirty little secrets...

...in those sessions with Dr. Hackett.

- We talked that one incident to death.

- Why did you bother?

- Because you asked me to go.

- I mean, why did you bother?

Why did you bother with you and me?

With the marriage?

Uprooting me and Dani? Moving?

Because that's what we decided to do!

You said you wanted to get out.

- What is it I don't get?

- You don't get it.

Nadine?

It's Dani.

Nothing.

I'm just losing my mind here.

You know, had the balls to walk out,

if that's what you wanted.

Like I was going to split,

with you acting the way you act.

Acting? You did some acting.

I don't remember acting.

You don't remember?

Let me refresh your memory.

Remember not working for three months?

Not fixing any meals?

I'm not on f***ing trial here!

Do you remember crying every morning

afternoon, evening? Remember that?

I scared you, huh?

What did you think, Sam?

You thought maybe

I was going to kill myself?

- Over you?

- Who else?

You pompous ass.

You wouldn't leave the bedroom!

- I wish you could say the same.

- This what Dr. Hackett talked about.

Digging up the past.

The relevant issue is whether

I've been messing around in New Essex.

And I have not been.

As far as this girl goes, she's just a kid.

That shouldn't stop you.

She's a baby. You gravitate

to people in the same profession as you.

You gravitate to women.

Come on, I'm a lawyer, she's a clerk.

She looks up to me.

She's just infatuated. I can't help that.

Look, Leigh, I'm scared.

This whole thing has...

I keep feeling that there

is some animal out there stalking us.

I think he wants to hurt us

in the worst way...

...and that's got me frightened to death.

- You really are scared, aren't you?

- Yeah.

Somebody finally got to you.

Look, I think...

...he beat and raped her because he knew

that she wouldn't testify...

...that she wouldn't press charges...

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