Cardinal Matter Page #4

Sheriff?

Be with you

in just a minute.

Rich.

I almost got killed today.

My god.

I'm so sorry.

Are you?

Pete's hurt...

but he'll be fine.

Just thought

you'd like to know.

Be careful.

The suspects

are still on the loose.

You know...

She called me a failure.

Can you believe that?

I... I'm good at what I do,

you know?

Thing is,

people like her

don't understand how...

How you've got to think

on the fly.

Something doesn't go

according to plan,

you act like a professional

and you adjust.

With her...

Something goes wrong

and she just starts

pointing the fingers, blaming.

She just wants

to slash and burn.

But she doesn't know

how to slash and burn.

This job is stressful,

you know?

Most people

couldn't handle it.

But I can handle it.

I can adjust.

I show up to the third mark,

someone else is there,

I adjust.

Guy tries to get away,

I adjust.

Last mark tries to break me,

I will not adjust!

You know...

Who had it all figured out?

Bruce Lee.

He said,

"you've got to be shapeless

like water.

When you put water

into a cup...

It becomes the cup.

When you put it into a...

Into a teapot,

it becomes the teapot.

Water can flow.

And it can crash."

Become like water.

I don't see a case.

I don't have it.

This is done.

We're going to the sheriff.

-Why would we do that?

-Because you f***ed up.

I...

The only way

we're gonna get out of this

is together.

Even if you

run away with that case,

how many doses

do you have left?

You're gonna have

to come back here.

And what?

Be like him?

What is this?

He had it in a file

with the others.

No.

He was always the only one

leaving this town alive.

But you already knew that.

I'm going to the home office.

I'm sorry.

Don't.

Don't do that.

Where're you going?

I don't know.

Come on.

We'll go to the sheriff

me and you together.

We'll be protected.

How protected were you

last time?

This time we know

what's coming.

Are you asking me

to turn on the company?

The company

that wants you dead.

Yeah.

No. Wait.

-Let her go, son.

-She's coming along peacefully.

-Erin, are you okay?

-I'm fine.

Just wait a second.

All units,

Austin Blum

is at the Carroll office.

Erin... she can explain.

He is armed

and holding a hostage.

Willis,

I'm turning myself in.

- What do you mean?

- Cale.

-What do you mean?

-Carroll killed those people.

Austin had nothing

to do with it.

I'll explain everything,

but right now

we need to go.

Listen to her, sir.

Looks like I'm gonna owe Rich...

Shut the f*** up.

Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t.

What're we gonna do?

We need to find an exit.

The exits are on the south side.

No, no, no, no, no!

What?

What?

I did not do this.

Let me see your hands.

Slow, slow!

Both hands, Blum.

Or else... sh*t!

We need an ambulance

at 4239 deer spring road.

We got two vics,

officer down.

Suspect Austin Blum

is fleeing the scene.

Austin Blum has killed

a lot of people

over the past few days.

Including sheriff Willis.

He has been sighted

with two possible accomplices.

A man and a woman.

We got no reports

of stolen vehicles

or missing persons, so we

can assume he's on foot.

I want to thank you folks

for volunteering to help

Pete and myself.

Sweep the local ranches.

A lot of private property

out there for Austin to hide in.

This man has killed

friends and family.

Do not give him

another chance!

Head on out to the trucks.

We roll out in five.

Hey...

Sorry about the way

things ended with you

and Willis.

No matter what happened

these last couple days,

you know he thought that

you were a good guy...

Hey.

I'll...

Meet you

at the o'Connor ranch.

Yeah.

See you there, sheriff.

I love the place.

What now?

That all depends

how many bullets you got.

So, what?

You're gonna kill me?

Track down Mary,

the cops,

kill them, too?

What happens next?

I don't know.

I never know

until I get there.

Because every job is...

There's no pattern.

You believe in them?

The company,

what they do?

-I'm just trying to survive.

-Me, too.

How long has it been?

A couple of days.

Looks like you need

a little bit more juice.

You wanna dose?

Go on.

Take it.

I'm clean.

There's no such thing

with this stuff.

Because if you're clean,

you're dead.

Mary.

What happened?

What happened?

Nothing. Let's go.

Where're we gonna go?

Doesn't matter.

Sheriff's dead.

Erin's dead.

-What else do we have...

-Erin is not dead.

-What?

-She's not dead.

The ambulance

are on their way to get her

to take her

to the hospital, but,

they're an hour out.

It's not gonna be

enough time.

Where's the case?

What...

What're we gonna do?

Save her life.

Hey,

thanks for keeping an eye out.

Bro.

Dispatch.

We got an ETA on that ambulance?

Sheriff Norton requesting ETA

from ambulance

responding to code 3.

Steve? You there?

Drop it.

Make sure it's locked.

Blum!

-Hold your fire!

-Toss your weapon!

God damn it,

we are not here to hurt you.

Toss your weapon now!

Show me your hands.

We can save her.

-Give me one.

-All units.

Austin Blum

is at Dr. Hamlin's office.

I repeat.

Austin... slow!

-Slow!

-I'm gonna go in there.

No, you're not.

Get on your knees now.

She is willing to testify

against Carroll,

but she will not be saved

unless I walk in that door.

Blum, I will put a hole in you.

Sh*t.

You f***ing people!

You couldn't make this easy!

I'm gonna burn this town

to the f***ing ground.

Get out of here!

Help me!

Don't miss...

Austin!

Drop the weapon now!

Rich! Stop!

I'm sorry.

This is my fault.

I'm gonna fix this.

Yeah.

Just drop the weapon!

Hands in the air now!

Austin!

Let's see both your hands up!

Hands in the air now!

Now!

Drop it!

Drop it!

Slow!

On your knees,

hands in the air!

Hold your fire!

Hold your fire!

Hold your fire!

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