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runs, that's all I care about.

All this is overcompensation

as far as I'm concerned.

Come on, let me

fix you something to eat.

There she is!

Where's the puppy?

Where's the poo-poo?

Come here.

Hey, look at that.

Normally she'd be

barking her head off.

She didn't have any time

for anybody but me and Duffy.

Yeah, this is joy.

Yeah. She's a product

of hard love.

Remember when I told you

about hard love?

Come on.

I'll fix you a drink.

Did, did Duffy tell you

when he'd be back from his trip?

I never knew he left, Lewis.

Me neither.

Great communication, huh?

You know, I... I really shouldn't drink.

I gotta be at work.

I was supposed to be there

right now.

I was just kinda

on my lunch break, you know.

On lunch?

Well here, enjoy the fruit part

of your nutritional pyramid,

my friend.

Sit down.

You're kind of a quiet guy, huh?

No, not really.

What do you say we cut the sh*t?

You want to know what

the bet is, hot shot?

Did Duffy go back to gambling?

I don't know.

Don't lie to me.

Okay.

Hey, what do you say?

Hey... hey, sweetheart!

Come on down here. There's an

old friend of duff's here.

I want you to meet him.

Did you ever meet her?

No, you wouldn't have.

She's a recent acquisition.

Hey, we're gonna have a drink by the pool.

Come on, join us.

Pool's this way.

Yeah.

So... where did you

and Duffy meet?

Casino.

- Casino.

- Yes.

You know, let's give him a call right now.

What do you say?

How'd you like

to make some dollars?

- Do it!

- Do you have any idea

of the kind of people

we're dealing with?

No. No,

that's not a good idea.

- Yeah, I'm sure he's dying to hear from me.

- No no.

He's probably busy.

Take off that hat.

I feel like

I'm talking to rocky.

Straight to voicemail,

go figure.

So, Jack, refresh my memory.

What is it you do?

That's a good question.

I bet you got a good answer.

How do you know my name, Lewis?

You told me.

Yeah, you did. You told me... you

said, "Jack Daniel, like the drink".

And I said,

"a damn good one at that".

- No, I didn't.

- Yeah, you did.

On poker night, remember?

I think I should go.

Okay.

Thanks for the drink.

Bye bye.

I'll see you around, Jack.

"Out out, brief candle."

Roll down the window.

God damn it.

- Oh my God.

- Sorry.

Why did you come here?

The laundromat

by my house was closed.

You left this.

Oh, jeez, there it is.

I took care of it.

Yeah, how?

I went to the desert yesterday

and I buried him.

Ooh, that's original.

Lewis knows what happened.

I can feel it, Jack.

He has to disappear.

Slow down there, tiger.

You've been watching

too many gangster movies.

No, I'm serious. I'm talking

about our lives here.

You have no idea... the person

that you were just in there with.

What are you doing?

Jack, listen to me.

I buried him for you, okay?

I'm saving your life.

I saved you!

Oh, great, now I owe you?

Sh*t, I don't even know

you're name.

Listen, Lewis despises me.

He always has, okay?

And he scares me.

If he has any idea

that we have something to do

with the disappearance

of his brother,

there's no telling

what he will do, Jack.

Don't worry about it.

Get out before you get us both killed.

Okay? How about that?

Okay.

What is it, locked?

Oh, man.

You are a piece of work.

You haven't seen anything yet.

All right. You couldn't wipe

your ass with both hands.

F***ing... unbelievable.

Beautiful day for a swim.

Careful out there.

There's no lifeguard on duty.

Hey, Zeke, there's a chump

on his way up here.

Give him that card

and let him in, okay?

- Yes, sir.

- Thank you.

Would you like to come in?

It is the only door up here.

I believe that's for you.

That's not mine.

Oh, yeah, it is.

Look at that.

Come on in, Jack.

Nice.

Not nice enough.

That's bullshit.

Looks like 99% have been

waiting on a spade.

F***in' serious?

Oh, yeah. Boy, was I

glad to see that Jack.

Not you, a**hole.

The Jack of spades.

Are you serious?

Oh, ay! Oh, ay!

Mr. f***in' balboa.

You're about the worst tail

I've ever seen in my life,

you know that?

In that car you might as well

be driving a f***ing bus.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

What'd I tell you

about this stupid hat?

I don't know.

I wasn't listening.

I'm just trying

to lighten things up, man.

So what are

we doing here, Lewis?

I think the question is

what are you doing here, Jack?

Well, I think I know.

You want to know what do and, more

importantly, you want to know what I know.

Is that right?

Well, why don't you just ask me, Jack?

What do I know?

About what happened

to my brother.

I don't know.

You tell me what happened.

If you're trying

to protect her, don't.

I'm not.

Don't bullshit me.

They started fighting.

I left.

I don't know

what happened after that.

Maybe, maybe somebody else

went over there after I left.

You ever think of that?

Somebody went over there

at 5:
00 in the f***ing morning

after you left?

So you think I had something

to do with it? Okay.

Hang on, hang on. Don't go anywhere.

I wanna show you something.

These things are amazing.

You got one of these yet?

It was a gift from a client.

It seems like

I found the black box.

You know, the one

from the accident.

Aw, don't look like that, Jack.

I suppose

that it could be argued

in some courts of law

that it was self-defense,

even if you were

f***ing the man's wife.

The little damsel in distress.

Well, she can

take care of herself.

Oh yes, she can, absolutely.

She's proven that.

The question is, who's going to

take care of little Stephanie?

That's who I'd be worried

about if I were you, Jack.

I'm sorry.

But I know all about you,

your kid, your wife,

your debts.

That sh*t's easy. That's just

a couple of phone calls.

What exactly is it

that you do, Lewis?

I paint things

between a hard place

and a harder place.

And not to toot my own horn,

but I'm a regular

f***ing Picasso

and I'm about

to paint my masterpiece.

- Your hot tea, Lewis.

- Oh, thanks, sweetheart.

You're welcome.

- What do you want?

- All right, here's the deal.

Duff was blood by default.

He was a selfish prick who

wanted everything for himself.

Can you believe that?

My own brother?

You know, actually you

did me a huge favor,

and I'll bet money that you

did her a nice solid too.

Well, that's good.

I did you a favor.

We're even then, right?

No.

No, we're not even.

You're gonna do me

another favor.

Like what?

You're going to kill the b*tch.

What if I disappear?

If you can, you should.

But I gotta tell you,

I got better eyes than you do,

I got better ears than you do, and

I got one hell of a loyal staff.

So let me clear up any

lingering doubts you may have.

If you want to live,

if you want those

that you care about to live,

you'll do this.

Think about it.

It's a really good deal.

We'll talk soon.

Don't lie to me.

I know all about you.

I know about your wife.

I know about your debts.

That sh*t's easy.

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