Killing the Joneses Page #6

Synopsis: It's a normal dinner with the neighbors until some one is accidentally stabbed. But what happens when there is no answer from 911 is another issue.
Year:
2009
7 min
32 Views


Open her up.

Let's go.

Go, go, go!

Whoo!

Mick?

Are you serious?

You ever get tired

of the imaginary stuff?

You want a real...

house and kids

and... husband?

I'll have that someday.

Yeah?

Sure.

When?

Well, I think when l'm-

when I'm ready.

As a matter of fact,

I actually think that

I am a lot like you.

How's that?

l think there's a life l was living

that I didn't want.

And until I can figure out

exactly what I want,

l think this substitute life is,

um, is not so bad.

l get it.

o icon.

lcon.

l just like saying it.

Icon. Icon.

lcon, icon, icon.

Does it have an effect

on you in any way?

Yeah! Whoo!

That's it. Open it up.

Here we go.

What'd I tell you-

This thing's awesome!

Go, go, go.

Make this light.

Make this light.

My baby.

I could get used to this, man.

Absolutely.

Appreciate it.

Yeah, no problem.

That was great.

You're pretty cool, Mick.

hanks.

Yeah.

So, uh, anyone home?

- No, my parents

are out of town.

- Yeah.

What a night, man.

- What the hell, man?

- I'm sorry. I just thought-

Get the f*** away from me!

You son of a f***ing b*tch!

B*tch.

F***!

Listen, man. l didn't-

F*** you!

Shut the f*** up,

you f*ggot!

I thought you

were down for it.

F***ing-

Maybe we should

stay in tonight.

This doesn't make sense.

lt just keeps saying that all

of our cards are unbalanced.

You did make the payments,

didn't you?

l'm sure it's just a mistake.

I'll straighten it out.

These cards

are my foundation, Larry.

I need them for the gala.

l've got stuff to pay for.

How am I supposed to do that?

The linens,

the bartenders, the gazebo.

All right. l'll take care of it.

Don't worry. Don't worry.

Don't worry?

Larry, you did not make

the house payment last month.

Why would you tell me

that I don't need to worry?

Seriously,

you gotta fix this today.

Do you understand me?

- Mr. Jones?

- Yes.

l'm Detective Gardner,

Third Precinct.

I'd like to have

a word with you.

Oh. Well, okay.

lt seems like

there was a party

near here last night...

where some alcohol

was being served to minors.

Now, some of the kids said

that your son Mick

brought the alcohol.

Oh, no, no. That's-

That's impossible.

ls everything all right?

You know a young lady

by the name of Naomi Madsen?

Yeah, she's a friend

of our son's.

She left the party drunk

and got in a car accident.

Oh, my God.

Oh, sh*t.

ls she okay?

She'll be all right.

Could have been worse.

Right now,

l'm concerned about where

that alcohol came from.

ls your son home?

Uh, no. He left

about half an hour ago.

But l-l could try him

on his cell.

- Please.

- Thank you, honey.

ls that a cop?

Yes, it is.

What happened

to your face?

It's nothing.

What's going on out there?

We're trying

to save your ass.

So why don't you

just get upstairs

and stay out of sight?

What?

From father to father,

I trust you're gonna

deal with your son

appropriately, right?

Ooh, l'm gonna deal

with him appropriately.

Okay.

I just got his voice mail.

But, um, he's very good about

checking in, so I'm sure

we'll hear from him.

Just to let you know,

these cases often result...

in some sort

of civil liability.

You may want

to be prepared.

Thank you for the tip.

Yeah.

Sir.

Appreciate that.

Yeah.

Nice meeting you.

Detective.

Thank you.

What are we supposed to do now?

as anything like this

ever happened before?

So what's going on?

Naomi Madsen's

in the hospital.

She got drunk and got

into an accident.

Is she okay?

lt sounds like

she's gonna be okay.

- l want all of that punch

out of here immediately.

- Don't worry. It's gone.

l can't believe

you gave it to minors.

- lt's my job. Who do you

think drinks that stuff?

- That's not the point.

Weren't you with her

at the party?

You must have seen

she couldn't drive.

Why didn't you take her home?

- l didn't know

she was that drunk.

- Some friend you are.

Shut up, Jenn.

I wasn't even there.

Then where were you?

I took a ride.

Oh, so you were

driving drunk as well.

- No. Tim drove.

- Who's Tim?

- Tim.

- Isn't that Naomi's brother?

So you both left her?

Why would you do

something like that?

No, no, no.

l got it.

You were hitting

on the wrong guy-

F*** you!

Oh, my God.

I knew it.

Thank you for that.

You know what? Screw it.

l shouldn't have to hide

this sh*t anymore.

l'm gay.

At least l'm not a slut.

So-So, what?

l'm sorry to spoil

the coming-out party

here, guys.

- l've got

someplace to be.

- Where are you going?

No, no, no.

We all need to get

on the same page here.

l don't care what page

you guys are on.

I'm gonna go see

my boyfriend.

And while we're

alI sharing here,

it's Alex Bayner.

- Melanie's husband?

- Yeah.

Alex Bayner.

This family's f***ed up.

- Where did we go wrong?

- We're finished.

lt's gonna get around

that Jenn's out of control.

We've got the police

asking about Mick.

But there's-

The company

doesn't tolerate

this kind of thing.

ey, come on.

And I am responsible

for this unit.

No, we will figure

this out together.

here is no "we," Steve.

l have to go now

and file a report.

Me.

lt's natural

that a family has problems.

We're not a family.

A unit?

Knock, knock.

Hey, sexy.

You hiding from me

down there?

l'm waiting.

Looking for someone?

What are you doing here?

lt is my boat.

He doesn't love you.

Oh.

Well, aren't you something?

You poor girl.

You actually think

you're special.

He's met dozens

of girls like you.

You're a plaything.

e's had his fun,

and now it's over.

Please.

Stay away from my husband.

e doesn't want anything

to do with you.

You wish.

l couldn't do it.

There must be somethin'

in the water tonight

Little girl

you just don't look right

Stand and deliver

Get rid of that shiver

ey.

Hey, baby.

Look, you can't

ever call me again.

What?

Hey, hey

Hey

This is Alex. Please

leave your name and number

even if you think I know it.

This is Alex. Please

leave your name and number

even if you think I know it.

Play in the grass

In the field

l got it.

Must be somethin'

in the water tonight

Ouch.

Yeah.

You can write me a letter

If it makes you feel

any better

Run along now

Why don't you

go do it tonight

Hey, hey

Hello?

Hey

Hey, don't be so hard

on yourself

Hey

Play in the grass

In the field

All right.

Let's get you home.

Come on.

Must be somethin'

in the water tonight

Little girl

you just don't

Feel right

i, Steve.

KC. hat's a surprise.

Kate didn't mention

you coming by today.

l'm here to see you.

Really?

Okay.

I've got good news.

Yeah?

Your numbers have

gone through the roof.

We're aware of some of

the issues in this cell,

and we think

you could do better

in a different cell-

an icon cell.

Well, uh, look,

I appreciate the offer,

but I think this family

can make icon status together.

They're holding you back.

You need a better team

around you.

l know you like her.

lt's her job

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