Cold Comes the Night

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I don't wanna go to school.

I said I don't wanna go to school.

Oh, is that what that was?

Mom.

You can't stay here with me

all day, Sophia.

But I can help you. I know how

to pick up the phone when it rings.

You know how to do a lot of things.

You are very smart.

Smarter than me, definitely.

Then why do I have to go to school?

I'll make you a deal.

This weekend, I'll show you

how to use the washing machine.

I can help you fold the sheets?

Yes, you can.

Go finish getting ready for school.

Car pool will be here in a second.

You're listening to Greene

County Public Radio.

In today's weather,

it's gonna be cold and cloudy.

High temperature's gonna reach 30.

Overnight low's dipping down to 20.

Watch out tonight

on some of the roads.

Warming tomorrow,

but not too much, high around 40.

Gonna stay that way

for the rest of the week.

Lake Festival gets under way Saturday.

Hope you can join us.

We'll have a booth there...

Don't forget to brush your teeth.

Hey.

Sorry.

We fell asleep.

Billy said it was fine.

Mom, I'm ready.

Come on down.

She said all right

She said all right

- Hi, Stella.

- Hi.

Okay, babe.

Let's get this off.

Mom, I forgot to feed Mr. Jones.

Oh, that's okay, baby. I'll do it.

- Denise will pick you up at 3.

I love you. - I love you too.

- Bye, Stella.

- Bye.

Thanks, Barb.

Sh*t.

The last two times we spoke,

I told you a concern had been

raised about the suitability

of an environment like this

for a child as young as...

Her name is Sophia.

Given the high rate of turnover of a

mostly transient, mostly male population.

And the local girls.

We're leaving but the winters are

slow here. There's nothing I can do.

Unfortunately it is still unacceptable by

the legal standards enforced by the state.

What's that?

You have two weeks

to relocate Sophia

to a suitable location.

Failure to do so will

result in her being removed.

What do you mean?

This is a commercial property

with multiple reports of

drug use and prostitution.

Your choice to use it

as your place of residence cannot...

We're leaving, I told you that,

but I can't afford it.

There's always placement until

you get your feet back on the ground.

We have families who'd be

happy to take Sophia...

Could you stop it?

These are good families.

Would you stop it? Please.

It will only...

I'd rather be dead.

Then you have two weeks.

Was dating this chick,

and she's Russian, right?

And I understand every eighth

word, right? Ha-ha-ha.

Her dad bought her tits for her,

ever heard of something like that?

They're big and they're hard,

got them done back in the homeland.

It was, like,

f***ing hilarious.

Ugh.

It's cold, right?

My stomach's been eating itself

for the last hour.

We should probably

fill up again anyways.

You never know when the next

gas station's gonna be out here.

That cool, right? Yeah?

All right, cool.

Mom?

Mm?

Stella Bradshaw says no one's

really supposed to live at a motel.

You're supposed to stay

one or two nights

and then leave and go

back to your real house.

Stella Bradshaw said that?

Yes.

How many bathrooms do you think

Stella Bradshaw has at her house?

I don't know.

Maximum two.

You know how many bathrooms

you have? Twenty-two.

More than they have in Buckingham Palace.

You know what that makes you?

A princess.

Mom, you're crazy.

Crazy like a fox.

I love you, baby.

I love you too, Mom.

Close your eyes.

I wish someone were laying here

Here you go. Find everything you need?

Yeah, totally.

Got somebody to dream about

Got somebody to dream about

Mother-f***, it's cold outside.

So listen,

the thing is, I've been driving

for 22 hours straight.

I could use a little shut-eye.

I have schedule to keep.

I know, I know.

They do not like to wait.

No, no.

But we're good.

We're real good on time.

We got a whole day for the

last couple hundred miles.

I can see a motel from here.

We check in separately.

We sleep for four hour, then drive.

Cool.

Four hour.

Four hours, got it.

- Hello.

- Yes.

I would like quiet room

for one night, please.

Forty-four dollars, please,

and you'll need to fill...

one of these out.

Do you have pen?

Yeah, that one works

just fine right there.

Fill out your name, home address,

and your license plate

number, please.

I walk from diner.

Huh? Did you eat?

What?

Did you eat?

It's good there.

No.

Was it busy? I was hoping

for some of that run-off, you know?

All right. And I'll need

to xerox your ID, please, sir.

I will pay cash.

Yep, still need your ID.

I have a friend who's

a cop in town.

He's always going on

about me xeroxing IDs.

So...

Well, everybody has job.

He was 15 minute late.

But I checked and

everything was there.

Yes, I will cross border

first thing in the morning.

Jacques, it is a pleasure to be

working for your father again.

Please thank him for the opp...

Give me that pipe.

Ow. Motherf***er.

Shut the f*** up.

You shut the f*** up.

- Come on, you dumb b*tch.

- Ow.

Ow! What the...?

Get the f*** off me! Ow!

Get the f*** off me! Aah!

What the f***'s

going on up there?

What did you do?

No, get away!

- Get away from me!

- I'm sorry!

- Hey, everything all right?

- The f*** was that?

- Hey!

- I called the police.

Hello?

Open up.

Somebody call 911.

John roughs up Gwen,

Gwen slashes John,

and John manages to shoot her

before bleeding out.

You wanna sit here and say, "No, forget

it. It couldn't happen." And then...

it happens.

That's some non-fiction

right there, you know?

I just saw Gwen this morning.

Mm. Hey, how's Sophia doing?

Is she okay?

Denise got her.

She didn't see anything, thank God.

That's great. Good.

Oh, no, no.

Floyd, sh*t for brains, the Jeep.

The Jeep.

F***ing idiot.

I'm sorry. What?

Billy, we have to stop letting

the girls use the rooms.

Yeah, I mean, you know, it's not like

this is ever gonna happen again, Chlo.

I mean...

Besides, you're not the only one

who relies on that cash.

I had a woman in from

social services today.

She told me I got two weeks

to get out of my place.

If she hears about this,

then Sophia's gone tomorrow.

Two weeks?

Hey.

It doesn't matter.

Okay? Because you and I, we're

gonna get through this. Together.

I'm gonna help you, okay?

You and me, just like after Vincent

died. I'm gonna be there for you.

Okay?

Yeah? Billy.

We have to stop letting the

girls use the rooms.

Okay. Okay. Yeah.

Thank you.

John Doe and

the girl were DOA.

Anyone else there?

As far as we can tell,

he was traveling alone.

Sophia?

I thought everybody had gone.

Ah... Yes, but I believe

these are yours, yes?

You could have left them

in the room, but thank you.

Yes, well, uh, sorry,

but with all the confusion...

Oh. Okay, I see.

Okay, one second, please.

Thank you.

Aah! Unh.

Make no sound.

Open this door. Open it!

There's a hundred bucks in the

register, have whatever you want.

Quiet. Where is cell phone?

I don't have... I don't have it.

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