First Kill Page #4

How did you know to come here anyway?

Uh, you know, just asking

around town about Levi.

Really? Asking around?

Like some sort of door-to-door canvass?

And what exactly were you

planning to do when you got here?

Politely request that Levi

just give you your son back?

Or maybe you're gonna shoot him first?

Unless you got something else to trade.

That's what's going on here?

You have something Levi wants?

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Just like your dad.

I see that now.

So I want you to hear me

loud and clear, Billy.

Just let me do my job, and

this ends well for everyone.

What's wrong with her?

The biggest thing wrong

with her right now

is how unhelpful that she's being.

What?

One more time a little louder, hun.

Thirsty.

Thirsty.

She's thirsty.

Well.

Why didn't you say so?

I'll get you some water.

Jesus Christ.

- Chief Howell? Peterson, here.

- What is it, Peterson?

It's about Will Beeman, sir.

We think he's lying about

the shooting this morning.

Go to secure channel four.

Do you know where my son is?

We found the two shell casings

from Charlie's side on 'em.

But one was no where near the other.

We think Charlie shot

Levi out in a clearing,

then walked over to

the barn and fired again.

Making it unlikely that

Levi fired that rifle?

Copy that.

Good work, officer.

Here you go, one glass of

Granville lager at your service.

Where'd he go?

Where did he go?!

It's just up here.

- I lost my iPod.

- What?

I think it fell out

of my pocket back there.

That's all right,

I'm sure your mom and pop

- will swing for a new one.

- I want my mom and dad.

You'll get them real soon,

buddy, I promise.

Here.

I barely knew your dad,

but what he did to Charlie this morning,

that's not easy to do.

And he did it to protect you.

You think he can't handle

finding you out in the woods?

Now, as soon as he gets here,

this'll all be over.

It'll just be some cool story

you can tell your friends

back at school.

I don't really have many friends.

Aw. Then it will just be some cool story

you can use to help you make some.

Believe me.

Hey, who wouldn't wanna be friends

with a tough kid like you?

And, uh, look.

There's my bunker.

Where?

Exactly.

Oh, here, sit down, Danny.

F***!

Drop that bag!

Are you kidding me?

Drop that bag.

You're under arrest.

Oh, yeah, what for?

For murdering an officer of the law.

And aiding a bank heist, you idiot!

Aw, man, you got this all wrong.

All right, I know this

doesn't look good,

but I can explain, all right?

Yeah.

All right, it's true.

I killed Charlie Stechel.

It was self-defense.

I was just trying to protect my son.

We saw him shoot Levi without

provocation, all right?

And then he turned on me and Danny,

he was gonna kill us!

And I'm pretty sure

that Charlie and Richie

did the bank job with Levi.

Shut up. Highly unlikely, Billy.

The Stechel brothers are

two of my finest officers.

Yeah, well, there's

no other explanation for

why they were all out

in the woods like that.

Yes, I'll be sure to look into

it as soon as this is all over.

What is this?

This looks like a rendezvous map.

No, it's not like that, all right?

Look, Levi told me to come here,

and to get the money for him,

and... and... and he insist

that I not tell the cops,

- what was I supposed to do?

- Tell the cops!

Come on, man.

Why would you even attempt

something like this?

I didn't attempt anything, all right?

I'm just trying to get

my son back alive.

What is it? You need a new rush?

You're not listening.

Levi Barrett took my son

because his accomplices,

your f***ing officers,

were gonna kill him.

All right, now I'm begging you,

that money is the only way

to get Danny back.

Why don't you just pay him

out of your own pocket?

Because that's not what he asked for,

this isn't a normal ransom situation.

Of course not, you'd rather

give him other people's money.

Just let me take this money

and go get my kid.

Please. And then once he's safe,

you can do whatever you want

with Levi Barrett.

Hey, hey, hey!

You do not call the shots.

You ready to get your son?

You're not taking me in?

Levi's expecting you this morning.

The longer we wait,

the more suspicious he becomes.

He'll think either you're not coming,

or you went to the police.

You're just gonna do

this alone, no back up?

I got you and the money.

What else do I need?

Let's go.

I don't blame you for not grabbing 'em.

Never easy being the one

holding all the cards.

You're lucky I didn't run away.

Where would you have gone?

We're miles from anywhere, kid?

My back.

Here, why don't you go

grab us some firewood.

I packed breakfast.

Laura!

Laura, honey, breakfast is ready!

Laura?

Lau...?

Hello?

She what?

I'll be right there.

So this is where Levi hid all that time?

We combed this area a dozen times.

You know the story?

He sat up there close to a half a year.

Got me all kinds of bad press,

nearly had the town rooting for him.

Truth is, I enjoyed every minute of it.

Exhilaration, tracking your prey.

Hemingway said it best.

"There is no hunting

like the hunting of man."

I guess maybe you got a

little taste of that now, huh?

After killing Charlie.

F***in' ay.

Richie, this is Tom, come in, over.

Stechel, what's your 20?

Shut up, b*tch!

Richie, this is Tom, come in, over.

What were you and your dad

doing out in the woods anyway?

Took me on a hunting trip.

Whitetail.

Ah. You wanted to be

a big man hunter, huh?

No.

Well.

Why was he teaching you?

Oh, little city boy and

his son bonding, huh?

There's this kid at school

that keeps beating me up,

and he thought that hunting

would... I don't know.

I tried to tell him

it was a stupid idea,

but he wouldn't listen.

Well.

Especially since you

already got what it takes

to handle a bully.

It's true.

See, bullies are about

one thing, intimidation.

And they feed off fear.

You take that away from 'em,

you stop 'em cold.

And I seen you not be

intimidated in spades.

You know when you're

playing your video games

and you're fully into it and

focused, ready for anything?

It's like you're outside of yourself,

but in control of this warrior.

That's the attitude you gotta

give a bully. Completely still.

In your mind, you're able to

change what's about to happen.

In your heart, there's no fear.

There is nothing he can do to

you that you can't overcome.

You stare at him,

think you're unstoppable.

You shake your head.

No more.

That'll back 'em down,

99 times out of 100.

What about that one time it doesn't?

Well.

In that case, son, you just

hit 'em with all you got.

Or run.

Hey, no shame in either.

Just like you did with Charlie,

before you threw that key.

Yeah, something like that.

Danny.

I'm sorry I put you through all this.

It's okay.

You remind me of him.

I always liked your pop.

Your mom, too.

Very special woman, your mom.

I think about her sometimes.

When I was young, I remember thinking

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