Deadly Pickup

( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) Whoa... Hey, thanks for

stopping. Where you headed? Wherever you are. Hop in. I'd never know love And probably lose my Mind... You are my inspiration Need you like

flowers need rain My name's Josh. I'm Breezy. Thanks again for picking me up. It's awfully

nice of you. No problem.

No problem at all. You a student? A student? State University.

That's where I'm headed. That's an awfully nice ring. You like it? Solid gold. Gotta represent, right? So, you headed

there too? Fall semester

starts in a week. Oh, I see. Um, no, I'm not a student. I'm just... travelling. Free spirit, huh? That's right. I like that. Do you play football, Josh? Yeah, I do.

How'd you guess? Well, you look like you're in really

good shape. Yeah, the team hits the weight

room twice a week. Do you always pick up

hitchhikers, Josh? Uh, no. Not really. I mean, never, before today. Well... then I guess

today's your

lucky day. I guess it is. Pull up over there. Oh, uh... yeah. Buckle up, Josh. It's gonna be a bumpy ride. ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) All right, I'm off to work. I'll be pulling

a double shift tonight, so I'll be home late. Try to miss me. Honey... I'm sorry. Sorry about what? Sorry you have to

work so hard. Maybe I should

just give all

this up. Brian, don't be ridiculous.

We agreed. I'll work

while you go to school. Once you have your

engineering degree,

we'll be set. Yeah, and in the meantime,

my wife is schlepping booze to drunks

on a nightly

basis. It's only for a little while,

and the tips are pretty good. Any response to our ad? It only came out yesterday.

Give it some time. The extra room is just

sitting empty up there. We can get somebody to rent it, you won't have to work

these double shifts. I won't lie.

I wouldn't mind that. ( door bell ringing ) Speak of the devil? Do you think? Who else? Can I help you? Hi. Are you the one that placed

the ad about the spare room? We are. Well, I'm interested,

if it's still available. Of course, come on in. Please, have a seat. We'd like to ask you some

questions, if that's okay? Sure. My wife's gotta

go to work, but-- I have time.

So, you are? Breezy, Breezy Johnson. Breezy. I'm Traci, and this is

my husband Brian. Nice to meet you both. So, what do you do

for a living, Breezy? I'm a student

at State University. We're an awfully long way

from the university. Oh, I know, but

I registered late, so all the housing was taken,

and I can't afford anything closer

to campus. How will you get to school? I have a friend

whose parents live nearby. He's gonna pick me up

and we'll car pool. You know the room's 500 a month. Right. We'll require first and last

month's rent ahead of time. That's fine. Well, would you like

to see the room? Sure. Here it is. You have your own bathroom, and there's an exit

off the back hallway,

so you have complete privacy. This is really nice. No parties, and no

overnight guests. Oh, you don't have to

worry about that. You'll hardly even

know I'm here. So, is it settled then? Sure. Great. So, your keys are here

on the dresser. Do you have any bags

you need help bringing up? No, I'm good,

thanks. Okay, welcome. ( music playing ) Holy sh*t! Sheriff Bates, this is Deputy Randall. I'm out on Route 30. Found a car

on the side of the road. There's a dead body in it. Where the hell's that paper? ( shower running ) Hello? ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) Welcome home, honey. Hey. Maybe I should

work a double

shift more often. Have I told you lately

how much I love you? You have, but

you can never

say it enough. I really appreciate

everything you do. What's gotten

into you? Nothing -- can't a man

show a little affection

for his wife? Of course. Is our house

guest home? Hmm? Oh, no. I think she left

early this morning. Probably had a class. Good. ( music playing ) What's gotten into you, babe? Ah, I missed you. ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) Sheriff, I got the autopsy

report on that John Doe. Well, he's not a John Doe

anymore. Vehicle registration

came back to a Clark,

Josh Clark. We're checking him out

right now. So, did you find anything

interesting in this? Poisoned. - Poisoned?!

- Mm-hmm. Fast acting one,

too, according to

the medical examiner. Says they found a little

pin prick on his neck. So, what you think, Sheriff? Hitchhiker? Could be, but where'd they go? Maybe he got picked up

by another car. Yeah, it's possible. See if you can dig up that bulletin

we got a while back on those

unsolved murders

out in Nevada. Yeah, hold on. I believe that was

a hitchhiker then, too. That's right. Here it is. Poisoned, if my memory serves. Yeah, there wasn't much

to go on here. Same M.O. Poison. And, they found a small

pin prick on his neck. So, we didn't get any

usable finger prints. But the lab boys, they swabbed

the wound on our vic, and if they come up

with any foreign DNA, they said they'd

let us know right away. I got a friend that works

over in the state lab. I'll give them a call,

tell them to put a rush on it. Good. And after that, I want you to go back up there and

canvass the neighborhood in that canyon. If we had a hitchhiker

going through there, I'll bet you somebody

saw something somewhere. Right, there's

not many homes up there. I'll do it this afternoon. Good. ( music playing ) ( metal detector beeping ) Hi. Hey. How are you? Good. Find anything? Nah. Hasn't been my lucky day. Well, your luck

might be changing. I'm Breezy. Breezy? That's an

interesting name. Thanks. I'm Rick. Nice to meet you. Same here. So, what are you

doing today, Breezy? Just bumming around the beach? Something like that. I just love the ocean, you know. The way it crashes on the shore, over and over

again. Yes... it's almost erotic. I'm so glad you understand. Hold on. Listen, I got a van up there. Let's go take

some shelter, huh? ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) ( music playing ) That's it? Well, what did you expect, baby? You pick up a guy at the beach. There's not exactly

gonna be flowers and candy. You know what I mean? I know exactly what you mean... baby. ( door bell ringing ) Can I help you, Deputy? Just need to ask you

a few questions. Can I come in? Yeah, of course. What's going on? Don't know. Nothing to be

concerned about, ma'am. I'm just talking

to all the neighbors. Wanted to make sure they

haven't seen any strangers the last few days,

anything unusual? No, nothing. There is Breezy. - Breezy?

- She's our new tenant. She just moved in yesterday. - Is she here now?

- No, she's out. Okay, I would like to speak

to her as soon as I can.

Do you know how to contact her? No, I don't.

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