Looking Glass Page #4

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Would you just open

the goddam door?

Stay the f*** away

from me.

No, no I'm not letting you.

No, you are not.

You f***ed the whore.

Calm down. Calm down!

Go in the shower.

You're gonna cool off.

- No, Ray!

- Calm down!

F*** you, Ray,

I won't calm down!

- Cool off, cool off, Maggie.

- F***ing let go.

Calm down, that's it, that's it.

Ow!

Maggie.

Come on... just... please,

I don't wanna have a fight.

Okay, okay.

Dammit, Ray.

I just... just let it out,

that's okay.

Okay, alright.

Alright.

-Maggie?

Hey, Ray.

Remember my mom's cabin?

We went there one spring when

I was still talking to her.

I think I'm gonna go there

for a while

and sort some stuff out.

- I'm sorry.

- That's all right.

Last night was...

it was great

in its own way but...

I think it's best if you hold

down the fort here

for a little while. Yeah?

That way you don't have to...

feel badly about lying

all the time

when you f*** around.

It's okay.

It's who you are, it's who

you're always gonna be, but...

I realized something

about myself last night.

I can't live like this anymore,

because no matter

how badly it might hurt,

I don't wanna be

lied to any more.

Maggie, I need you here with me.

If there's stuff

I didn't tell you,

it was because I was so worried

about you.

It's true, Maggie, please.

What?

You gotta stay.

What is it?

Oh, Maggie.

Talk to me.

I... I'll just show it

to you, I'll show you.

You watched people have sex

without them knowing it.

That woman, you followed her

to the bar?

Who the f*** are you, Ray?

You sat behind this mirror.

Jesus Christ, look at you,

look at your face.

This is a crime, Ray,

we could lose the motel,

you could go to jail.

I feel sick.

It was stupid, I know.

It's my fault.

Something happened in this room.

Like what?

I don't know for sure.

Might have something to do

with that girl's death.

And maybe

the other girl, Crissy.

And I don't think

they're the only ones.

Morning.

I didn't expect you on a Sunday.

Yeah, it surprised

the both of us.

Oh...

what happened there?

This, it's nothing, I just

banged it on a corner

last night, being careless.

Come here, come a little closer,

let me take a look at that.

Oh yeah, buddy,

you got your shiner.

- Let me get you an ice pack.

- No, no, I'm fine, really.

Why don't I get you some coffee?

I'm good. Iced tea.

You were right, why drink coffee

in this heat?

Listen, you just keep doing

whatever you were doing,

I'll just hang out

with you a bit.

I was just finishing up

cleaning some rooms.

Good by me.

Yeah, after what you said,

I got to thinking...

how dumb it was to be

drinking something hot

when I'm already hot.

Guess there's something

to be said

for that big city logic.

Why do you think

I'm from the city?

You told me.

I did?

I don't remember that.

No? Somebody told me.

Now maybe it was Ben

before you, before you got here,

I don't know.

The hell was that?

Goddamn praying mantis in here.

You ever see the inside wings

one of these things?

It's like a dark, burnt orange,

kinda like a sunset.

When they fly at you, it's...

like there's a demon

heading right for you.

Ah, here's something.

Jesus,

that could've gone better.

Sorry, Ray.

-It's okay.

Here, just give me a wet cloth,

I'll clean this up.

No really, it's fine,

I'll take care of it.

Well listen, I'm in your way.

You know, you...

You just answer me one thing,

and I'll get outta your hair.

Okay.

I really...

need to speak with Ben.

Have you ever heard

anything from him?

No.

You don't think Ben has anything

to do with this, do you?

Well, only that he might

remember something

from the first time round,

help me make a case.

It's a poke in the grass,

but it's worth a shot.

So, do you know?

I... I don't Howard, I'm sorry.

You know, we're small-town cops

and all, but,

it doesn't mean that...

we don't have access

to the big city police reports.

You had some year, huh?

I mean it's bad enough

that your little girl...

falls...

from a window, but then

all these questions pop up.

Were there domestic

dispute calls

made to the residence?

Was the wife

a known substance abuser?

Or the husband a heavy drinker?

And why

was the husband socializing...

with the neighbor next

door during the incident?

Can the parents be charged

with child negligence?

I mean is this...

is this why you made some

kind of deal with Ben?

I don't...

feel like talking

to you anymore.

Look, I get it, you wanna

put all this behind you.

You move somewhere new,

you wanna start fresh.

But Ben Harling has left you

holding a steaming bag of sh*t.

And I don't know why

you're so loyal to him.

I need all the help

I can get, Ray.

How many times you

think she's been here?

Maybe five, six times total.

She was registered

under Sally Smith,

but I think they also

call her Cassie.

- Who does?

- Some guy did

in a bar last night.

You were with her

in a bar last night?

I just happened to be drinking

at the same place.

Yeah, with a gun, I heard.

I know who that is,

she goes by a ton of names.

It just... up to her

old tricks again.

But hey, do you remember

who it was?

- Who what was?

- Called her Cassie.

Just some guy did,

I didn't know him.

He was big, had a crew cut.

- What, like a military crew cut?

- Yeah.

Who knows, maybe she has a...

partner in this crew cut guy.

What do you mean, partner?

I don't know.

Maybe they're into some...

weirdness together.

You know, fetish stuff,

sick sh*t, theatrics, whatever.

I'm not sure exactly, but,

there's something

going on with her.

I'm afraid, I'm not following.

You said you wanted me to tell

you about anybody unusual?

She's unusual.

- Sorry, I got a customer.

- Yeah,

no you did the right thing here.

This... this could be a lead

in all of this, and if you...

end up seeing that Mustang again

I want you to call the station

and you ask just for me.

I'll get a GPS on that

- and I'll see where it goes.

- Right.

And Ray, listen,

are you in touch with Ben?

No, I am not.

Alright.

Ray, Ray look,

hey thanks for that.

Uh, yeah, hi.

Can I... Can I get the number

for a Ben Harling, please?

Benjamin, maybe.

H-A-R-L-I-N-G.

I realize that, but I very much

need to speak with him,

so please if you hear from him,

would you tell him to call me.

Tell him it's an emergency.

- Hello.

- Hey, Ray?

Yes, yeah, Ben.

- You called?

- Ben, I know,

I know, I've been trying

to track you down.

I need to talk to you.

Are you still there?

Just meet me

off a High Pass Road.

Just past the wind turbine,

by the old Country Two exit.

Ben, Ben?

Ray?

Ben.

Are you alone?

Yeah.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Okay, okay.

- Good.

- What was that?

It's Russian-made,

they use it in the Ukraine.

Are you staying

up there somewhere?

Oh, somewhere, man,

but not staying long.

You can bet on that.

I don't think anybody

followed me,

if that's what you think.

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