Cardinal Matter Page #3

You have a cell phone?

-Yeah.

-Take it apart.

Sim card, battery.

Throw it in the fire.

How many days

are you supplied for?

A week, maybe,

-between the two of us.

-Nah, I'm leaving.

And you're coming with me.

-Hunter would've wanted it that way.

-He did this to himself.

Not me.

That's his blood.

You were involved in this.

And because of you,

I'm involved.

Now, we have an opportunity

to leave

and we need to take it.

Both of us.

Sorry.

Maybe we turn ourselves in

to the sheriff.

We didn't kill nobody.

That woman, she's...

She's got some kind

of relationship

with

the sheriff's department.

You can't trust them.

-Where are we gonna run to?

-Nowhere.

If we keep moving

they can't catch us.

You found me.

You know how to use this thing?

Yeah.

Watch over that case.

Where're you going?

Going to talk to

the company lady.

That case is the only thing

that's gonna keep us alive.

I'm gonna make a deal.

Are you sure

that's a good idea?

Yeah, I'll be convincing.

Going somewhere?

What happened

with the cousin?

Let's just say he's...

Resourceful.

You were hired

to put out this fire.

Well, sometimes you've got

to throw dynamite onto it

to blow it out.

I've got everything

under control.

Where're you going?

I...

It's the deputy.

He isn't stupid.

He knows

Carroll's involved.

Does he need to be

dealt with?

-I don't know if that's...

-You know...

The cleanup list...

-Is getting long.

-Well, things come up.

-We need to be...

-Flexible?

Yeah.

That's right.

You...

Will stay in this town

until the job is done.

What about the deputy?

I'm supposed to be

transferring

to the home office

at the end of the week.

Well, it will be done

by then.

Nobody leaves.

Anybody involved

in any way...

They don't leave.

What is this stuff?

Progress.

Progress?

I've heard that before.

Yeah, well,

progress comes with a cost.

What is it?

I can't tell you

with a gun in my chest.

It's supposed

to make people better.

At least

for a short time.

It's a cocktail.

Hormones,

synthetic nerve conductors,

nanotechnology.

Honestly,

it's too difficult to explain

to someone like you.

Someone like me?

Don't get offended.

I don't understand it either.

Cell size robots

that can rebuild you

after getting shot to pieces.

Who figures that out?

Why?

It's a military contract.

-It's supposed to save lives.

-Are you telling me

that my government

killed my cousin?

No, I'm telling you

that Cale did.

You see that?

That's

the electromagnetic field

this stuff creates.

Anything electronic

gets real unreliable.

We had a hell of a time

trying to fix that.

Austin.

You're in trouble.

And you're not?

It's a whole different

kind of trouble.

We didn't have enough time

to long-term test this stuff.

And judging by Cale,

it seems like there are

some serious side effects

to brain chemistry?

This stuff is gonna put a hole

in you.

But it doesn't have to.

Cale is the problem.

You said so yourself.

He scares me.

And if you're smart,

-he should scare you, too.

-I just wanna survive.

-Okay?

-Yeah?

Me, too.

Listen, Cale...

Cale isn't easy.

I like easy.

Let's make this easy

for the both of us.

You bring me

the remaining product.

I get you

the help you need.

What about Cale?

I'll handle Cale.

I can save you, Austin.

You just have to do

the right thing first.

Diamond Ridge.

It's north of town.

You meet me there

tomorrow morning,

and I'll get you

the case.

Done.

Morning, Rich.

Pete. Coffee?

Nah, I'm good.

How's the office?

Still a shitstorm.

Yeah.

Background check came back

on your perp, though.

Figured you'd wanna check

it out.

Austin Blum.

Corporal U.S. marine corp.

Been awol for six months.

Yeah, he took leave

for his mom's funeral,

but just never came back.

Got a couple misdemeanors

from when he was a kid,

but that's about it.

Yeah.

How's the sheriff?

Still pissed as all hell

about Ms. Walker.

Yeah.

Thanks

for bringing this by.

Yeah, no problem.

About to cook us

some trout.

-Stay for lunch?

-Nah, I gotta get back.

-But thank you, though.

-I'll be in this afternoon.

Hey, do me a favor.

Grab some wood for my stove

before you leave.

A bomb detonated in Bagdad

has killed 17

and wounded at least 50.

Security forces have been...

though no one

has claimed responsibility

for the attack,

they have leads

and are

following them aggressively.

How did it go?

Where's the case?

What happened?

I met with her and she

wants to make a deal.

And you believe her?

Yes.

Please, I need it.

What kind of deal

did you make?

Just give me the case.

No.

I am way past

f***ing around here right now.

Not until you tell me

what the hell is going on.

I'm giving it to Erin.

Okay, so you're gonna give it

to Erin.

And then just hope

that everything's

gonna be okay?

Look, you don't get

a vote in this, all right?

It's your dumb ass

that got me involved.

If you go down there...

No one

is gonna see you again.

What?

I'm in the area.

I'll let you know.

I don't wanna die.

She told me

I have to keep taking it.

Or I'll die.

And no,

I don't fully trust her,

but...

I don't know who else

can help me right now.

-It's him.

-What?

-We have to go.

-How'd he find us?

You got to tell me

where that case is.

He can't find it.

I put it right over here.

I put it right down

over here,

just below the...

-no!

-What?

No, no!

The rope fell in.

-Can you slide down there?

-No way.

Over there.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Keep trying.

Lower it all the way

down there.

Okay.

-Sh*t!

-Again.

Little right.

Yeah, now.

Slow.

-Let's go.

-Did you get it all?

Got enough.

Let's move, come on.

What the hell are you doin'?

You get back in your house.

-You stay quiet.

-No, no.

Hey! Don't answer the door

for nobody.

Sheriff's department.

Slow down,

slow down, slow down.

All right, we'll be

right there.

What was that?

Austin Blum

just took a family hostage.

God damn it.

You think he saw us?

Come on.

Rich, where the hell

are you goin'?

Just spotted Blum.

Why don't you head

toward the junkyard?

Head to the front gate.

- Did you see a man come through here?

-Yeah, they went that way.

-They?

-Man and a woman.

Turn your radios off.

You don't want to spook 'em.

Keep a line of sight

with each other.

No one

approaches them alone.

Come on.

-Take the case.

-What about you?

-I'll be fine.

-Like hell you will.

If something happens to me

you tell everyone about this.

Rich?

Rich?

Cale.

- Rich!

- Go after them.

-Not without backup.

-They're getting away!

You should've waited

for me.

There was another man

with Blum.

Did you get a good look?

Nah. His face was covered.

What the hell are

we doing, sheriff?

Bring Erin Walker in

for questioning.

We can't do that.

You blew that option when you

brought her into the station.

When did you turn into

such a coward?

Who the hell do you think

you're talking to?

What the hell is going on?

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