Devil's Knot

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

Well, that's all right, Mama

That's all right for you

That's all right, Mama

Just any way you do

You sing real good, Stevie.

I'm gonna buy you a Graceland, Mama.

Just like Elvis has got.

How about you buy me a Promised Land,

since he's got the other one.

- Okay.

- Come on, let's go.

Well, that's all right, Mama

That's all right for you

(APPLAUSE)

Now on to the highlight of the auction,

this Napoleon Ill marble top

mahogany writing table

is offered at an opening bid of $15,000.

- I got $15,000. Do I hear 16?

I hear 16. I got $17,000. Do I hear 18?

I got $17,000 going once. 17,000 going twice.

Do I hear 17,500?

I got 17,500, do I hear 18?

I got $18,000, do I hear 18,500?

I got 18,500, do I hear 19? I got $19,000.

- Do I hear 19,500?

- MAN:
19,500.

- I got 19,500. Do I hear 20?

-20,000.

L got $20,000.

- I got $20,000. Do I hear 20,500?

-$20,500.

I got 20,500. Do I hear 21?

-21,000.

- I got $21,000. I got $21,000 going once.

$21,000 going twice.

Sold to the gentleman for $21,000.

(RADIO PLAYING SOFT JAZZ)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

It's Michael! Can I go ride bikes?

What about your homework?

I did it, Mama.

I want to show him my new bike.

Grandpa got it for me.

It's so cool. Please, Mama?

You know I have to go to work at 5:00.

I know. I'll be back.

Boy, if you are not back here by 4:30,

you're gonna be grounded for two weeks.

You hear me?

Yes. Thanks, Mama. See ya at 4:30. Love you.

I love you, too. Now y'all get out of here.

(CARTOONS PLAYING ON TV)

Terry, what are you doing?

Okay, do not mess me up.

I have to go to work. I have to go to work!

Where's the boy?

He went out riding bikes with Michael.

But I told him he better by home by 4:30.

AARON:
I went under the

Black Train Bridge and up that little road.

All the way up to Blue Beacon Truck Stop.

And I parked my bike back there.

Where's Bubba?

I don't see the boy nowhere.

Well, when you do,

you tell him he's grounded. Two weeks.

- We'll find him. All right?

- All right.

See you all in a bit. Bye, sugar.

AARON:
And when we all went down there,

we went across that big old pipe to that place

in Robin Hood Woods

they call the Devil's Den.

And nobody knows what happened but me.

Where's Stevie?

He didn't come home yet, Pam.

We couldn't find him.

And you last saw him

when he was cleaning the yard at 5:30?

That's right.

I told him to stay here till I got back.

I had to punish him for riding

his skateboard in the street.

Just a couple of licks with my belt.

MAN ON POLICE RADIO:

Officer Meek, do you copy?

This is Meek, go ahead.

We got a black male at Bojangles Restaurant.

Suspect appears to be bleeding.

Could you respond? Over.

Affirmative. In route.

Just sit tight and give 'em time.

We'll be in touch.

Hey, we're not done here yet.

I got an eight-year-old son

-out there after dark!

- Hush now.

Y'all call about a bleeding man?

Yep. I'm the manager. I called about it.

He came in about a half hour ago

-and went straight into the ladies' bathroom.

- The ladies' restroom?

Yes, ma'am. The women's room.

He was a black man.

He seemed mentally disoriented.

Had blood on his face.

He had a cast on his arm.

Yeah, we went right in there after him,

-and there was blood all over the walls.

- Where is he now?

He wandered off just a few minutes ago.

- I could show you the blood.

- Hold on. I'm gonna look around out here.

Well now, ain't you gonna come inside?

WOMAN:
We saw all three of them go in there.

PAM:
Why didn't you

tell me about this before?

Everybody's already here.

Stevie! Stevie! Stevie!

Can you hear me? Stevie!

Come on out!

You're not in trouble, honey. Come on home!

Stevie! Stevie!

Can you hear me?

What if he drowned in it, Terry?

Have y'all got anybody out

there looking for my boy?

Three boys missing? I'm aware of that.

We've been looking around in the dark and

there's all sorts of people out there.

There's neighbors, there's kids,

there's people I don't even know...

- Yes, listen...

- But I ain't seen one, but one...

- Ma'am, listen...

- One police officer out there all night long.

Listen. We are doing everything we can.

Now, I appreciate your concern.

I got two boys myself.

Sometimes boys, they like to

run off and get into things.

My son is eight years old!

He sleeps with a nightlight on!

- He did not run away from home.

- Ma'am, you need to calm down.

I'll calm down when you find my son.

We're in front of the school

where three kids are still missing.

People are worried.

Everyone here is concerned.

Uh, we're worried 'cause we haven't seen

him since about dinnertime.

MELISSA:
I'm worried about Christopher.

We haven't seen him...

Coffee?

Thanks, Annie. Just the check.

You've been eating in here a lot lately.

Just 'cause you want to visit me?

Yeah. Not much cooking

at my place these days.

- I'm kind of glad we're so convenient.

- Keep the rest.

PAM ON TV:
I've never

been this worried in my life.

REPORTER:
Everyone here

seems to be looking around.

They're all completely worried.

Not really sure exactly what's

gonna be going on.

It's not just about these kids.

It's about everybody.

It's about the concern as a community.

GITCHELL:
As you know, we have three boys

missing from Holiday Garden.

We have an entire community that's

concerned here, and that's understandable.

We got family members

involved, parents involved.

It's a very delicate situation.

I want you to be thorough,

but I want you to be easy

with your questioning.

I will personally be directing this search.

Crittenden County Search and Rescue

is gonna be assisting us.

Memphis PD will help us out.

The electric company has got

a full list of vacant houses.

We got plenty of civilian volunteers.

Obviously, this takes priority.

Everything else is in the back seat

from now on till we find these boys.

And let me tell you something.

We're gonna find these missing boys.

This is Steve Jones.

I'm in the woods by that little creek they call

Devil's Den. I found something.

ALLEN:
I'm on my way.

(GRUNTING IN EXERTION)

POLICE OFFICER #1 ON RADIO:

We've now found all three bodies.

Clothes and bicycles.

POLICE OFFICER #2 ON RADIO: Copy that.

PAM:
No! No!

(SOBBING)

Stevie! Oh, God!

No!

(SCREAMING)

RIDGE:
Well, I just wanted

to ask y'all about some folks

who might have come by.

I see y'all had lots of visitors.

TERRY:
Mmm-hmm.

People been kind. And generous.

Did a young man named

Bobby DeAngelo stop by?

Yeah, he come by.

His parents are friends of ours.

Was there anybody with him?

Yeah. Um, this other boy, Chris.

Christopher Morgan.

They used to drive an ice cream truck around

here in the neighborhood.

Was it this young man?

Mmm-hmm. Yeah, that's him.

I think Pam fixed him a plate.

There was so much food.

Bobby asked us for a picture once of Stevie.

He, uh...

He come over here

and wanted to show Stevie a ring

of some kind of metal

or something like a skull or a snake.

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