Certain Women Page #2

You know, blame the system,

you know.

Make him feel like

you're on his side.

- You... you got that, Wells?

Keep him talking.

Here you go. Take this.

-Okay.

-Don't sweat it.

You'll be great.

Oh, just right in there.

- Center door.

- Okay.

[distant chatter]

Fuller?

It's me.

I'm here to find your file.

Should I come to you,

or go get the file?

- Go get the file.

Is Big Man okay?

- It's, uh, it's Amituana.

- You know, he's a member

of the Samoan royal family.

- Huh.

No, I didn't.

Mm-hmm.

So, uh, does that

make him a prince?

- Uh, sort of.

If 14 people die, I'll be king.

-Wow.

How likely is that?

- Not very.

-Okay.

I've got the file.

Should I come?

- We're in the 3rd cubicle

from the door.

I'm sorry to get you out of bed.

Sit down.

-Hey.

I'm Laura Wells.

-Amituana.

-Read me the file.

Not the stuff I said. Just

the stuff they said about me.

I wanna hear all the letters.

- That would take all night.

It's, uh..

-So start.

- "Dear Sir/Madam,

enclosed herewith

"please find a copy

of the investigative report

"pertaining

to case file number 117-616.

"As you will see at section 7,

I've made a finding

"that the employer John Grant

Incorporated was negligent

"in failing to properly

secure the trusses

"and other supporting

structures at the job site.

"And that such negligence

was a contributing factor

"in causing the accident

involving William Fuller

"which occurred at

"46 East Meadowlark Lane,

Livingston, Montana.

"In accordance with Montana

general obligation law 5505D

"impertinent federal regulations

"an employer's

ordinary negligence

"will not sustain an independent

cause of action in tort.

"Rather, any such claim

must be brought

pursuing

to the workers' comp.."

[cell phone ringing]

- Leave it.

- Sorry, chief,

she's not picking up.

-Let me call in some backup.

-We'll be alright.

Tommy, give it another try.

- No, I really think

that's a mistake, sir.

- "Failure to make a finding

with respect to the issue

"of Mr. Fuller's own

contributory negligence.

"As you are aware, at least

one worker allegedly smelt

"alcohol in Mr. Fuller's breath

as he lay on the ground

"after the fall.

"From Adele Harris,

legal assistant

"regarding William Fuller.

"Mr. Fuller called today

and asked me to give him

"JG Grant's home address.

"He said I should let JG

and the whole crew

"of any JG's

"know that he'll be

coming down there

"to break skulls

like his was broken.

"September 20th, 2014.

"Mr. Fuller called

again today.

"When I informed him

that you were not available

"to speak with him,

Mr. Fuller started

yelling and cursing at me

and called me a b*tch."

[police radio chatter]

- I've watched him work.

Man, you should see the..

The intricate things

he did in my study.

You can't tell where

the old wood ends

and the new wood begins.

-Before he fell on his head.

- "Please be reminded

that I did in fact

"meet with you

on three separate occasions

"in order to explain

the terms of the settlement

"prior to assigning

the stipulations

setting forth

terms of the settlement."

[phone ringing]

[slams receiver]

- Go on.

- Uh, I..

Some of this is dictated,

I'm, I'm sorry.

I'm not good

at dictating letters.

-Just keep going.

- "And accordingly,

no additional cause

"of action lies.

"This remains the case despite

the neurologist report

"citing your lingering

double vision, memory loss

"and fainting spells.

"Please accept my wishes

for a speedy recovery.

Truly yours, Laura Wells."

-You got screwed.

-Thank you.

What can I do now?

Tell me.

Now, what can I do?

-Give yourself up.

-No.

Goddammit, I'm serious here.

I'm talking about the case.

- I don't think

you can do anything.

Go to physical therapy.

Be nice to your wife.

-I'm letting Amituana go.

Alright.

If you, if you get

to be king of Samoa

and, uh, I show up there

you'll have a job for me, right?

You remember. I got screwed,

and I let you go.

- Sure.

- Okay.

Buddy, take the stairs,

and you go on outside.

And tell them if they try

anything, I'll kill the woman.

She's my lawyer.

I got reason to kill her.

You tell 'em that.

You can still help me.

- Yeah, if... if... if you

turn yourself in

we can turn up a mental defense,

and get you a good lawyer.

- I'll slip out the back,

where they don't expect me

you go out the front

to the parking lot

where you came in,

and keep 'em busy.

Stand near the door and pretend

I've got the gun on you.

And relay messages to the cops

like I'm hiding there.

Tell them I want a car.

And I want $3,000.

And I want an hour's head start.

Afterwards, they'll never know

I wasn't there with the gun.

Just give me a chance

to get out the back

and get away.

- Uh, don't you think

there's cops out back too?

- No, no, they,

they all stayed out front

where I told them I'd come out.

Will you do it?

- Okay.

It'd be so much better for you

if you turn yourself in.

- We're coming out.

Let's go.

Okay.

Okay.

Now, you wait a minute..

Before you go out.

Alright?

Okay?

- Okay.

[door shuts]

He's in the back.

He's unarmed.

[police radio chatter]

-You did good.

[radio chatter]

[bird squawking]

[water gushing]

[girl laughing]

-Hey.

What's so funny?

- Uh, nothing.

- How'd you sleep?

- Fine.

- You didn't hear

those coyotes howling?

-I was asleep.

- How was your run?

-Fine.

What were you two

laughing about?

- Oh, nothing.

I was, um..

I was showing her my poses.

This is "The Crab."

We call it "The Crab."

At least she thought

it was funny.

- Uh-huh.

[wind gusting]

- You hear those

coyotes last night?

- Crazy.

- Yeah.

I wonder what they got.

- I don't know.

I'm gonna put this stuff

in the car.

-Here.

Thanks for helping out.

- No one asked me.

-No one asked me to either.

I just kinda figured it out

all by myself.

- Did you brush your teeth?

- Yeah.

-Really?

'Cause your toothbrush

is in here

and there's a bottle of water.

-Mom, I said I brushed them.

- Okay. Because now

would be a good time.

- Oh God! Why you even

bother asking me

if you're never gonna

believe me anyway?

- Now?

- The sandstone.

- Wait, what, you...

- One more stop.

- You said I wouldn't

be out all day.

You said I could have

Sunday at home.

-I'm gonna grab the fence.

[car door shuts]

[engine cranking]

- You know, Guthrie, you might

get a kick out of this.

It's got sandstone

from pioneer days.

Chiseled by pioneer hands.

It was a school house once.

- Dad..

Like I care.

- Listen. Let's you and I

make an effort.

We're gonna be nice

to your mom today.

Okay? Let's cut

her some slack.

- Why? Is she sick

or something?

- No, she isn't sick.

Gonna just be nice to her.

- 'Cause?

- Because she works really hard.

She does a lot for us.

Because neither of us

would do very well without her.

- Gosh, dad.

You're building her a house.

How much better can you be?

-So, you'll ask Albert?

You always know

what to say to him.

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