Cold Comes the Night Page #4

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Right.

You alone out here, holmes?

You know that I am, Jacques.

What's with the glasses?

No problems.

Besides you being two days late?

Circumstances.

I took care of it.

Oh, you took care of it?

You been out of the game too long,

you forgot how to talk to your boss.

I am sure that if you ask your father...

No, dog.

I don't gotta ask nobody nothing.

Of course.

You are right.

It will not happen again.

Get in.

Why?

Because Alain is

going to count it.

The f***'s quoi ca?

The f***'s this supposed to be?

It is all there.

- We were 2000 short...

- Two short?

Motherf***er, you are way off.

I'm sorry?

F*** you are.

This package is 50 light, holmes.

Check again.

I don't need to check again.

Where's the f***ing rest?

Jacques, listen.

No, f*** that. I don't need that.

I listen all the f*** time.

Listen to my mama,

my girlfriend too, motherf***er.

To my old man who said I should use

Topo, that Topo could use the work.

And what is with

the f***ing glasses?

I'm gonna count to five,

Topolewski.

You tell me where

you put the rest.

One, two,

three,

four.

Hey, baby, how's Denise's?

Where are you, Mom?

I'm at home.

I'm just taking care

of a few things.

Is the man with the

glasses still there?

No, no, the man's gone.

Why is he gone?

Mom?

Are you there?

Baby, I was thinking...

That maybe when I

pick you up tomorrow

from Denise's that...

instead of coming home,

maybe we'll...

We'll just move.

And just leave?

You know,

even if we move,

we'll still have each other, right?

But what about Mr. Jones?

Mr. Jones can come too.

All right, baby.

I love you.

I love you too.

Sleep tight.

Good night, Mom.

Greene County?

Yeah, I think there's been an accident

at the gas station on Route 23.

Thank you.

You know that I

did not come alone.

You have to leave.

There are police watching.

There ought to be.

But they are not.

You stole $50,000 from package.

I still have it upstairs, I can get it.

Stop!

Imagine my surprise when

my employers found it out.

But you weren't supposed to take it back.

You were supposed to keep half.

Remember? The plan.

Before you knew I took 50 grand,

you wrecked my apartment,

and you took my money.

It was insurance.

I was gonna make it right when

we split it, and all's you had to do

was keep your side of the bargain,

but you didn't.

You did the wrong... I did the

wrong thing. I did the wrong thing.

You are afraid.

And when you are afraid,

you talk too much.

Goodbye, Chloe.

No.

No, please, please.

Sophia doesn't have anyone.

Please.

Sophia doesn't have anyone.

Your half.

Why are you doing this?

Because good help

is hard to find.

Somebody left a bunch

of f***ing money here!

Somebody very carelessly just

left a bunch of f***ing money here!

I mean, some careless b*tch

who was stupid enough to lie to me,

you just left a bunch

of your f***ing money here!

Hey, hey! Put that

f***ing phone down.

Put your hands up.

Put your f***ing hands up, Chlo.

What the f*** is this, Chlo?

It's not what it looks like.

Well, hey, do me a f***ing favor,

keep f***ing lying to me.

I...

Yeah, keep lying to me, I swear to God.

Keep doing it. I beg of you!

Huh? I mean, where the fu...? Where do

you f***ing think you're going?

You think you're going

to f***ing Hawaii, huh,

after your little boyfriend

f***ing killed Amber?

Billy.

You're not gonna shoot me.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Oh, see? Did you see it?

I shot the f*** out

of your f***ing friends.

I mean, I was discharging my f***ing

weapon all over the place, huh?

You see how I did that?

I didn't.

No? You didn't f***ing see that?

You f***.

You, you're a...

You're a ba...

You're a bad person, Chlo.

You're a bad person.

You are... You're a mother

and you're a bad person.

You're a f***ing liar, an

accomplice, you're a murderer.

And you...

You could have been

Mrs. Billy Banks, huh?

Where are you f***ing going,

Chlo? Huh?

I'm leaving.

Can I...?

Can I come?

Please. Just you and me.

I mean, all you have to do

is say yes, you know?

See what you...?

You see what you...?

You see what you f***ing just did?

Why do you always f***ing tease, you?

Why...? Why did you make love

to me all those f***ing times

if you didn't even mean it?

Why did you do that?

Why did you f***ing

do this to me, Chlo?

I'm f***ing sorry, Billy!

I'm f***ing sorry! I'm sorry!

Okay, well...

I...

I know there's more money.

And I know that you know where it is

so tell me where the f*** the rest

of the money is right now, Chlo.

Come here. Come here, show me.

Show me. Yeah, come here, show me.

Don't f***ing worry, Chlo. I'm not

gonna f***ing touch you. Huh?

Is this it?

I should have seen it

coming, you know?

Using me just like...

Just like you used Vincent.

Yeah, just like you probably

used those two guys over there.

Why did you do it, Chlo?

Why did you do it?

Why did you do it?

Stop. Stop.

Come on. Come on, Chlo.

Come on.

Why did you do this to us?

Why...?

So you think Billy had been dealing

with these people for a while?

Yeah, yeah, I'd say that Officer

Banks got in way over his head.

Sure you don't want to come down

to the station, talk to someone?

I'm anxious to see my daughter.

Of course you are.

You two got a place

to go to, right?

Yeah.

We're okay.

Thank you.

Listen, one other thing.

We found this roll of cash.

It was $2300, mostly small bills,

5s, 10s, that kind of thing.

It didn't match the other money.

I thought it might be yours?

No, sir.

Mom!

Baby?

Baby.

Oh, baby. Mm.

Oh, you washed your hair?

Mm-hm.

You okay?

I'm fine.

So, baby, you know

what I was thinking?

No.

I was thinking about

what Stella Bradshaw said.

And I think maybe she's right.

Maybe people aren't

supposed to live in motels.

Mom.

You're crazy.

Mm.

I know.

You can travel all around

Or you can come away

With me

Walk the old way, way, way

Way, way, way, oh

Wrap me in your blankets

Dance me around

Take me back

To where my heart belongs

Qu'Appelle Valley

Oh, Saskatchewan

Wrap me in your blankets

Dance me around

Take me back

To where my heart belongs

Qu'Appelle Valley

Oh, Saskatchewan

Qu'Appelle Valley

Oh, Saskatchewan

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