Critical Nexus Page #4

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in, but stop contacting me.

OK.

(DRAWERS OPEN, CLOSE)

(FOLDING PAPER)

Actually, would it be alright if I,

uh, looked at that?

Well, I checked it,

it's password protected.

You know I can actually

get around that,

but I would have to take

it back to our office,

would that be a

problem for you?

No that's fine.

OK. Well, is there,

um anything else

you can think of to tell me?

Any friends she could be

staying with, um,

anything unusual about her behavior?

Any ideas at all about

where she might be?

No.

I checked with her friends'

parents, she's not there.

That's all I have.

Hell, her behavior is so strange,

she's a god damned teenager.

Anything else?

Well, she stole 50,000 from

me when she left.

(MUSIC)

One rep, that's all?

Hell, that ain't even a rep.

You didn't repeat nothing.

I just wanted to see

if I could do it once.

What's got into you, man?

(SIGH) I don't know, man.

There's this girl. It's this

thing Charlie put me

up to,

and she's missing and I got to digging

through her computer.

She kind of reminds me

of what I thought someone

would have been like

if I'd known her better.

Huh?

I found her blog and a

bunch of her pictures.

She looks like any other

normal girl.

But all she talks about

is sex and death.

She's never had an orgasm.

I mean,

what do you think about that?

I think 15 will get you 20.

That's not what I'm

talking about.

Do you ever wish you could

do your life over?

Ain't no use,

you'd still have to be someone anyway.

(DOOR OPENS)

Hey, Chief. Jesus,

what the f***?

- I look real good, huh?

- Can I get you a towel?

The only thing you can

do is lay low.

This whole thing's exploded.

What whole thing?

Not that it matters, but

how's Little Miss Missing?

Well, she's missing,

and I think the old man

pilfered his company,

then the kid ran off

with a chunk of it

with on a joy ride.

Yeah, you're pretty

sharp. He did pilfer it

and a whole lot more.

And it all gets rerouted to Mexico.

That's where my friend,

the Senator comes in.

I'm headed over to the library

to do a little more research

but before the street thins out too much,

I'm skipping town.

I recommend you do the same.

He f***ing sent four guys after

me and I know one of em's a cop.

- I let him play me.

- Jardine sent four guys after you?

No, Jardine's a snake,

but he's not a bad snake.

He's just in way over his head.

Blaine Jeffers.

He's the king cobra.

Senator Jeffers, the

anti-abortion guy?

Nobody's gonna believe this.

So Jardine and Jeffers

were setting you up.

No, Jardine was working for Jeffers.

Jeffers didn't trust him

and hired me to look into it.

But I found out more

than I was supposed to

and somehow it got back to him.

So why'd Jardine hire

you to find his...

Dumb luck as far as I can tell.

So where's that leave

us with the Katie kid?

I'm a me and you're a

you. There ain't no us.

I just have have to

keep my ass out of a sling.

You don't have to do anything

except not know what I know.

Is the back door open?

Yeah, go on.

- Wait, Charlie, what do I need...

- Not be seen with me.

Wait 10 minutes before

you leave.

Lock up your place and go

visit family somewhere.

I'm sorry I got you into this.

The real b*tch is, I voted for

that self-righteous prick!

(SIGH)

Well, that's some sh*t.

That's some sh*t.

(MUSIC)

A mas... master,

master...

Mister.

Mister...

Mister... master.

Mister...

Mister! Mister

Green Jeans!

Yeah, f*** that guy.

(POLICE SCANNER)

Excuse me, sir,

I need you behind the police line.

OK,

OK.

Excuse me, sir,

can I have a word

with you please?

I was just leaving, I'm sorry.

Are you in any way

connected to the victim?

- No sir.

- Is that our boy?

Sir, we're gonna need to recap

exactly what transpired

here tonight.

Hey man! Go,

go, go, go!

(MUSIC)

I'm a me and you're a

you. There ain't no us.

Wait Charlie, what do I do?

Not be seen with me.

Wait 10 minutes before you leave.

Lock up your place and go

visit family somewhere.

I'm sorry I got you into this.

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

Ah sister, good luck and wish you the best,

you know in Vegas.

Win enough money and remember

I and I still, ya know,

I will lookin' out for you sayin',

"bless, beautiful darling."

- Take care, ya hear.

- Thanks, T-Jax.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore

art thou, Romeo?

I ended up lost on a lot of

different interstates today.

But I have to keep

reminding myself that it is

not a where, but a why.

It isn't a race against

anything but myself.

I am so tired of being a

prisoner to my own body.

I mean sometimes it feels really good,

until it just stops.

Something changes.

Or my body's a burning

building and I can't

make myself jump out of the window.

My body won't let me go.

Mmm, I'll be here till morning.

Meanwhile,

there's a promising adult superstore about

a mile down the road.

I'm not sure if I want to get back

into another car after today.

More later.

Kiss, Kiss.

(MOANING)

What's wrong?

Nothing's wrong.

Is it because I wasn't a

virgin?

No. I don't care about

stuff like that.

But...

I always thought that I

would feel different after

I got this over with.

Got this over with?

This is ridiculous!

You're the third

virgin I've slept with

and none of them have

acted this weird about it.

Just take me home.

(MUSIC)

Hi. I see you have a

lot of sex toys here.

Is there anything guaranteed

to work?

Um, I'm sorry, but

you have to be 18

to be in here, so I think

you better leave.

Well, if girls like me didn't

come into places like this,

you wouldn't have a job.

Alright. Two minutes, then

out.

I'm going to buy something

that's guaranteed to work,

and then I'll go.

You, um, might want to

send someone back there.

God damnit!

There's a pocket rocket

on the back wall.

Is there any kind of guarantee?

It's a vibrator, honey,

you want a guarantee, buy a blender.

OK, I'll take it. And some of

those batteries too.

Is there a hotel or a

motel on this exit?

You got a lot of nerve coming

into a place like this

asking questions like that.

- Well?

- Quarter mile north.

And is there a mall around here?

I need to buy some new clothes.

There's an outlet mall about a

half mile on the other side.

Cash or charge?

For those of you using this

as an educational tool,

the pocket rocket

was not up to task.

I mean it, felt good at

first, but then you just

sort of lose yourself and it

doesn't mean anything anymore.

Like I totally went

numb after a while.

You buy a vibrator and

don't show?

That's not why I

gave you my baby.

Seriously, one spring,

you're just a little girl,

then by next fall you're

practically a woman.

I'm off to the wild west.

I just have to get rid

of some extra baggage first. I

feel sort of bad throwing away

new clothes, but, they just

didn't feel right.

Will I ever feel right?

If you won't talk to me,

I should at least get to see everything.

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