Cold Comes the Night Page #2

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Do not lie to me again.

Okay.

Who else live here?

Just me and my daughter.

Where is she?

She's with a friend, they're

coming back here any minute.

The Jeep that was here last night,

where did they take it?

What Jeep?

The man who was killed by the whore.

The police towed his car.

Where did they take it?

- Do you feel that?

- Mom!

Hm?

Give me your keys.

You let the little girl

and only the little girl in.

Mommy!

Or I shoot everyone dead.

Okay.

Okay.

Mom, Mom, the puppy

slept in the bed with me.

Oh. Was it cozy?

Yeah.

They're friends for

life, I'm sure of that.

And, hey, how you feeling, hon?

I'm okay. Denise, can you do me

a huge favor? Could you take her

- for a couple more hours?

- No, Mom. Please.

Come on.

Listen, I'm sorry, I...

I got a...

I got a double shift in an hour.

Then I got Randall coming over as he does

with about the frequency of a comet.

Denise...

Never mind.

Any other day.

You know I'm good for it.

Get the key.

Ah. You look after your mom, okay?

- Bye.

- Bye.

Okay, baby, you go upstairs and watch

TV while I talk to this man, okay?

Who are you?

I am friend of your mother's.

Upstairs, now.

I ask once last time.

Where would police take Jeep?

If I find out,

will you go?

You will get me that Jeep, or I will

put bullet in your little girl's ear.

Hey, Rodney, it's Billy.

Okay, so look, I got a '95

white Jeep Cherokee.

Yeah.

Uh... Seventy-eight thousand miles,

give or take. And look...

Uh, sorry. Uh, look, man,

it's gonna be the same deal.

Okay. Wait two weeks,

things calm down,

they'll think it's

going to the heap.

I can't do anything less

than 1300 on this one.

Okay. But hey, man, look,

there's no radio.

I think somebody picked it

before we got to it, so...

Billy, it's Chloe again.

Will you please call me back?

Thank you.

He will call me back.

And he'll get the car to you

clean and easy, I swear it.

Where does this Billy live?

Ah. Little girl...

you have jacket?

Of course. Everyone has a jacket.

Of course. Please go get yours. Huh?

We are all going for drive.

Now, follow me.

Mommy.

You okay back there, baby?

Can't we play I Spy?

We can play later,

I promise, okay? I promise.

Fine.

I spy with my little eye,

something white.

Here he is.

Go.

You won't hurt her?

That depend on you.

When you come back to car,

you come back alone.

And if it's Stephanie,

tell her to shut up

- about the goddamn...

- All right. Jesus. Relax.

The f*** are you doing here?

I need to talk to Billy.

What the f*** do you need

to talk to Billy for, huh, Chlo?

You two don't get enough

of each other at that motel?

And whatever it is

the f*** you do all day.

Chlo?

I need to talk to you.

So talk.

Amber, inside.

I'm not going anywhere.

Shut up and take this.

You a**hole.

And pause it.

You can f***ing rewind it.

What the f*** are you doing here?

The Jeep. The Cherokee.

One you picked up last night?

I know a guy who wants to buy it.

It's a good price. I'll take a

little cut. I need the cash, Billy.

What are you talking about?

We know about your deal with Rodney.

The guy doesn't just want the parts.

It's evidence in an investigation.

I can't give that to you.

Since when do you care?

It's evidence.

Soon it'll be paperwork,

then it'll be a cube of garbage.

Sound like you're on the television.

Whatever. I can't help you.

So why don't you just...? Just

get out, Chlo. You've done enough.

Maybe I'll just talk to

your chief about it then.

About what?

Maybe he wants to hear about your bait

and switch... Get your hands off me!

Goddamn it, Chloe.

You gotta be more careful.

What did he say?

He said no.

Do you see it?

There's a chain-link fence

and police everywhere.

Find a way.

It's blocked in.

I did not need to move it.

We need to get inside.

Behind stereo, inside,

is a package.

It will take you no more

than two minute of prying.

Take it.

Now, get out of the car.

The sound of the shot

will wake your little Sophia.

And she will look around

because she needs her mother.

And she will find her mother,

but she will be splattered

all over the window

and the f***ing dashboard

and the steering wheel.

Now, I'm going to count to five.

Trust me when I tell you,

if you do not get out of the car,

you will not hear me say five.

One,

two,

three...

Okay. All right. All right. I'll go.

I'm going. Okay.

Wake up, little girl.

Where's my mom?

That is a good question.

Do you see her out there?

What is she doing?

I tell you what.

Let us play the I Spy, huh?

You tell me what you spy.

That's not how you play.

It is how I play.

You can't just change

the rules like that.

Yes, I can.

Tell me what you see.

Fine.

Looks like she's trying

to get inside a car.

Okay. Baby, put your headphones on.

It's gone. It's gone.

Whatever was in there, somebody

got to it before we did.

I'm not lying to you.

Take us back to motel.

Come.

I need to know what's gonna happen

next. You can at least tell me that.

Tomorrow morning,

you will talk to your friend Billy,

and you will find out

who worked on car.

What are you doing?

I'm guessing no one's

getting any sleep, right?

I need caffeine, so I'm making tea.

Is that all right with you?

What was in the package?

I was gonna see it anyway.

I'm not gonna sit in silence

for the next however many hours.

As long as you have a gun, I'll be nervous.

As long as I'm nervous, I'm gonna talk.

Was it drugs or money?

It's cash, isn't it?

It's a lot, I bet, huh?

So, what do they call someone

like you? It's a mule, right?

I collect packages...

and bring them to

where they belong.

You wanna know what I think?

No.

I think your employers don't

know about your vision problem.

Maybe it wasn't so bad for a while,

but now you can't hardly see anything.

What are you gonna do, right?

I mean, there's not much demand

for a blind guy

whose only skill is killing people.

Very perceptive for a motel clerk

in this God-forsaken brothel.

What if I told you

I knew where the money was?

We both know where the money was.

I mean, where the money is.

It sounds to me like

you're already f***ed.

So either you leave empty-handed,

wait for the people whose money it is

to come, do whatever they're gonna do,

which I'm guessing

is something really bad.

Or maybe...

you think about buying some time

and taking your half of the money.

I see.

And the other half, I presume,

you think is yours.

Hmm.

You have no idea

how in over your head you are.

And you have no idea

what it's like

to have a child to feed

and no place to go.

I have been on my own

since I was 15 years old,

scrambling for cash

and nobody gives a f***.

And I'm not gonna do that again, and

I'm not gonna do that to my daughter.

Little girl,

you are being very reckless.

So we go tomorrow?

And what if I do not care to wait?

You can leave here empty-handed.

So, you got a name?

Topo.

I wanna go lie down

with my daughter.

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