Cries in the Dark Page #6

WE HAVE A WARRANT! IT'S OPEN. [DOOR OPENS] WHAT'S GOING ON? WE'RE LOOKING

FOR A ROSA ALLEN. SHE'S NOT HERE. WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE YOUR DAUGHTER

MAY HAVE COMMITTED A MURDER. ROSA JUST HAD A BABY. SHE COULDN'T BE INVOLVED

IN ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE DON'T THINK

THAT BABY'S HERS. HEY, SCOTT. WHAT'RE YOU DOING HERE? THIS IS YOUR DAUGHTER. I BRING HER ALL THIS WAY,

AND THAT'S ALL YOU CAN SAY? ISN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL? WHY DON'T YOU COME IN. OH, NO, I THINK

WE PROBABLY SHOULD GET GOING. GOING WHERE? TO START OUR NEW LIFE. WHAT? YOU DIDN'T THINK

WE'D STAY HERE, DID YOU? I MEAN, THIS IS NO PLACE

TO RAISE A CHILD. OKAY. WHY DON'T YOU COME IN,

AND I'LL PACK MY THINGS. YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY THIS MAKES ME. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? TO GET MY THINGS. NOT WITHOUT A KISS. AH-AH. PLENTY OF TIME

FOR THAT. YOU HURRY UP

AND GET YOUR STUFF. WE'VE GOT A LIFE TO LIVE HERE. [PICKS UP PHONE

RECEIVER] [MUFFLED]: YES,

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. I NEED THE POLICE. IT'S MARINE DRIVE-- SUCH A NICE HOUSE. [C*CKS GUN] I LIKE NICE THINGS. DO YOU LIKE

NICE THINGS? ME TOO. [KEYS JANGLING] COME ON. [TELEPHONE RINGING] DON'T BOTHER ANSWERING IT. LET THE MACHINE GET IT. LET'S GO. [RINGING CONTINUES] WHAT DID YOU GET? HER FATHER

HAS NO IDEA WHERE SHE WENT. SHE TOOK THE CAR.

I GOT THE PLATES. SCOTT'S NOT ANSWERING

HIS HOME PHONE. YEAH, AND? THE ANSWERING MACHINE'S

NOT PICKING UP EITHER. WHAT ARE YOU

THINKING? I'M GOING TO TRY HIM

ON HIS CELL. [ROSA]: HURRY UP

AND GET IN THE CAR. DADDY DRIVES. [CELL PHONE RINGING] AREN'T YOU MR. POPULAR. I'M GOING TO

ANSWER THIS, BECAUSE IF I DON'T, PEOPLE WILL THINK

SOMETHING'S UP. OKAY? I TRUST YOU. HELLO? [CARRIE]: SCOTT. YEAH? WE JUST GOT AHOLD

OF THE FATHER, AND HE SAID

SHE'S ON THE MOVE. SUPER. ARE YOU OKAY? NO, NO, THAT DEAL'S

NOT GOING TO WORK OUT. IS SHE WITH YOU

RIGHT NOW? YEAH. YEAH, BOTH. SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY. OKAY, DON'T WORRY.

I'M ON MY WAY. OKAY. LISTEN, I'M GOING TO BE

OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS FOR A FEW DAYS, SO WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME

A CALL BACK ON TUESDAY. ALL RIGHT. [CLOSES PHONE] IT WAS JUST BUSINESS. I KNOW THAT WASN'T A CLIENT. WHAT? DON'T YOU LIE TO ME, OKAY? I'M SORRY. [SIRENS WAILING IN DISTANCE] COME ON. GET IN THE CAR. [SIRENS GROWING LOUDER] SCOTT... GET IN THE CAR. DO YOU WANT THEM?

YOU WANT THEM? [KEYS CLATTER] WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME? YOU ARE NOT GOING TO HURT ME

ANYMORE. GET BACK IN THE HOUSE. GET BACK IN THE HOUSE! OKAY! GET IN THE HOUSE! [BRAKES SCREECH] [WYNN]: POLICE! STAND DOWN! LEAVE US ALONE! LEAVE US ALONE! WE'VE GO A HOSTAGE SITUATION AT 12409 MARINE DRIVE. WE'RE GOING TO NEED BACKUP

IMMEDIATELY. [SIRENS APPROACHING] [BRAKES SCREECHING] WHAT HAVE WE GOT? NOTHING. ANY CONTACT? NOT A THING. TRY AND GET HER

ON THE LINE. [DIALING CELL PHONE] [BABY CRYING] NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. SHH, SHH, SHH. DADDY AND MOMMY

ARE GOING TO MAKE IT, OKAY? [CELL PHONE RINGING] [RINGING] HELLO? THEY WANT TO TALK TO YOU. HELLO? THIS IS TERRENCE METCALF,

CHIEF OF POLICE. HOW IS EVERYONE IN THERE? LEAVE US ALONE. OKAY. JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED, AND WE'LL SEE IF WE

CAN GET IT FOR YOU. I NEED YOU

TO LEAVE US ALONE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, MAYBE YOU COULD STAR BY RELEASING THE BABY, AND THEN WE'LL WORK

ON LEAVING YOU ALONE. [PHONE BEEPS] DAMN IT. MAYBE I SHOULD

HOLD THE BABY. NO, NO,

OUR BABY IS GOING TO STAY HERE. THAT'S NOT YOUR BABY. WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT? BECAUSE IT'S THE TRUTH. AND WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW

ABOUT TRUTH? THIS... IS MY BABY. THIS IS THE CHILD

I'VE WANTED ALL MY LIFE, AND NO ONE

IS GOING TO TAKE HER FROM ME, SO WHY DO YOU KEEP TELLING

ALL THESE LIES? ROSA, THE POLICE

AREN'T GOING TO GO AWAY. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO

TALK TO THEM. SHE HAS YOUR EYES, YOU KNOW, AND MY SMILE. THE SMILE'S

THE FIRST THING PEOPLE SEE. YOU GOT TO TAKE CARE

OF THOSE TEETH. MY MOM USED TO ALWAYS SAY THAT. [BABY COOING] JUST WAIT HERE. I'M GOING TO TALK

TO THE CHIEF, SEE WHA HE WANTS YOU TO DO. THE SNIPER'S FROM HAMMERTON. THE REST OF SWAT'S

NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT FOR A WHILE. HAVE HIM

TAKE UP A POSITION. IF HE GETS A CLEAN SHOT, HE SHOOTS

ONLY ON MY ORDER. LET ME CALL HER

THIS TIME. LET ME TALK TO HER. YOU KNOW BETTER

THAN THAT. [RINGING] [CELL PHONE RINGING] [PHONE BEEPS] LEAVE MY FAMILY ALONE. IF YOU LOVE YOUR FAMILY, NO. WHEN YOU LOVE SOMETHING, YOU DO ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO TO STAY BY IT. YOU NEED TO HELP ME OUT HERE,

ROSA. HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME? THEY KNOW MY NAME. DID YOU TELL THEM? ROSA-- [PHONE BEEPS] I WOULD-- I WOULD NEVER

DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU ARE LYING AGAIN. WHAT ELSE DID YOU TELL THEM? PLEASE... "PLEASE." "PLEASE." YOU ARE ALWAYS ASKING, AND I AM ALWAYS GIVING. I AM TRYING

TO BUILD SOMETHING HERE, AND YOU ARE JUS TEARING IT DOWN! SCOTT... GIVE YOU MY LOVE. [CELL PHONE RINGING] [RINGING] NOTHING. STILL NOT ANSWERING. WE'RE RUNNING

OUT OF TIME. CARRIE! JUST... WHAT'S GOING ON? THEY FOUND THE BABY ALIVE. WHAT?

SHE'S IN THE HOUSE

WITH SCOTT AND A WOMAN NAMED

ROSA ALLEN. WHY IS EVERYONE STANDING HERE? SHE'S GOT A GUN. NOW, LOOK,

IT'S NOT SAFE HERE. I NEED YOU TO STEP BACK

A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE GOING TO

TAKE CARE OF THIS. [] ARE YOU READY TO GO? I LOVE MY WIFE. MY BABY. MY FAMILY. PLEASE. WELL, IF YOU LOVE US... THEN YOU'RE READY TO GO. [GUNSHOT] [BABY CRYING] [SCREAMS] POLICE! DON'T MOVE! PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD

RIGHT NOW! I WANT MY BABY! DON'T MOVE! HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD! PUT YOUR HANDS... I JUST WANT MY BABY! OVER YOUR HEAD! RIGHT NOW! CALL THE MEDIC! GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR! GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES! HANDS OVER YOUR HEAD! [ROSA SOBBING] NICE WORK. WE GOT HER NOW. OKAY? WE GOT HER. SCOTT? SCOTT... TAKE THE BABY.

OKAY. [SCREAMING] OKAY... IT'S OKAY,

MY SWEET BABY. IT'S OKAY, BABY.

DON'T YOU WORRY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE

REALLY GOOD CARE OF YOU. [SCOTT GRUNTS IN PAIN] I'VE GOT HER. SO ARE YOU READY

TO SIGN THIS NOW? HMM? [DROPS PEN] SHE NEVER COULD HAVE

HAD ANY CHILDREN. THE MEDICAL RECORDS CONFIRM SHE HAD A HYSTERECTOMY

EIGHT YEARS AGO. WE GOT IT. IT'S ALL HERE. [CARRIE]:

CAN I TALK TO HER? GO IN WITH HER. ALWAYS DO. [DOOR OPENS] [DOOR CLOSES] DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE. I ASKED YOU

A QUESTION. DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? OF COURSE I KNOW

WHO YOU ARE. YOU'RE A COP. I'M THE SISTER

OF ELLIE CONWELL, THE WOMAN THAT YOU MURDERED. I SAW YOU THAT NIGHT. WHAT NIGHT? THE NIGHT I CAME FOR MY BABY. [] [KNOCKING] CARRIE? NO,

IT'S ROSA ALLEN. I'VE GOT YOUR BOOK. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO RETURN I SO SOON. I NEED YOU TO COME WITH ME. WHAT DO YOU WANT? COME WITH ME

RIGHT NOW, OR I'LL SHOOT THE BABY. COME ON. [SOBS] GET IN. GET IN. [LOUDLY]: GET IN. [SOBBING] GET IN! PLEASE... THAT WAS MY SISTER. MY ONLY SISTER. SHE WAS ALSO A DAUGHTER, AND A WIFE... MOTHER... MY BEST FRIEND. WHERE'S MY BABY? YOU HAVE NO BABY. [DOOR CLOSES] WE GOT HER. WE DID. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW,

DARELL. DARELL? YOU KNOW,

WE CAN'T CHANGE WHAT HAPPENED... BUT YOU... YOU SAVED YOUR BABY. THAT COUNTS

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