Lucky Them Page #3

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Well, you should.

I have some pride.

So, you think he's still

alive.

Yeah, I do.

He just ditched you?

Well, I mean, not

ditched, but...

And then disappeared, never

to be heard from again?

Yeah, except maybe for this

guy who says he saw him in

a bar a few months ago.

Wow.

This is really

interesting to me.

Okay. I'll give you the

money to find that guy.

You will? Oh, really?

Mm-hmm.

But it's conditional.

Okay?

Lately, I've been taking some

documentary-filmmaking courses

at a local junior college.

I've been looking for something

that really speaks to me.

Speaks to me... right here.

Okay, so you want to do a

story about Matthew.

No. I want to do a

documentary about you trying to

find Matthew.

No, no, no.

I don't want to be

in your documentary.

And I don't want to

just give you $1,000.

What do you think?

Jesus. What's this?

What the hell is this?

Well, anyone who makes movies

has one of these, so this one is

I did.

They just delivered it.

What do you think?

Uh... permission

to board granted,

my lady.

You know how to drive, right?

What are you doing?

Interviewing you.

What? Now?

Why not?

It's for the documentary.

Because I'm basically driving

a submarine on wheels and I'm

not exactly a strong

driver, so...

Well, let me just tell you...

You are piloting this submarine

on wheels brilliantly.

Interview 1, take 1...

Ellie Klug.

And... action.

Okay.

Uh... so... so, Matthew Smith's

music is unique in that it was a

blend of... cut! What is that?

That's, uh... I mean, I don't

really care about that.

Is that, like, music

criticism or something?

Yeah, that's what I do.

Right.

Well, I don't care about that.

And I'm fairly certain that

anybody that views this

documentary won't care, either.

You know what?

I think I'm just gonna focus on

the road here... if

that's okay with you.

Okay. Hostile interview.

Cut.

You know what?

I'm just gonna get some, uh,

various shots of the landscape.

You know, we call it "B" roll

in, uh, filmmaking.

It's for editing.

You're not gonna understand it.

It's over your head.

This better be the right way.

How you feeling?

Uh... anxious.

You know, it'd be good for me and

the documentary film that we're

shooting if you could expound

on your feelings and whatnot.

I don't want to

expound on it, okay?

I'm anxious.

It's been a long time.

Okay. There he is. That's him.

That... that's Matthew?

What? No.

- Hey.

- Hi.

- Joshua?

- Yes.

You, uh... you guys

want to have a seat?

No. I'd invite you in, but, uh,

the place is kind of a mess.

So, that... that... that

video you sent, where

was that recorded?

Yeah. Um... can I ask...

Did... did you

bring the money?

I'm sorry to ask up front like

this.

It's just I've been burned

before, you know?

So I thought if we'd just get

this out of the way, then we'll

be more comfortable.

Sure. Uh, well, actually,

maybe I can give you, uh, half

now and then half when your

information leads to Matthew.

Okay, yeah. Sounds fair.

Okay.

Great. Thanks.

So, I mean, what was it about

this guy that made you

think it was Matthew?

Hang on a second.

Hang on.

Whoa.

What's this about?

Oh, we're making a

documentary about this.

Great.

Rolling.

Let me, uh... let me

tidy up the scene for

you.

So... you said you knew where...

where Matthew was?

Oh, yeah.

He, uh... he lives close by.

Where is he, exactly?

Uh... do you want me

to just go get him?

You know what?

I'll... I'll go get him.

Just stay put.

He lives like 10 minutes

away, 10 minutes's walk.

Uh, so I'll just grab him

and come right back.

Should we come with you?

Uh, no.

Well, he doesn't know I'm coming,

so I'll... I'll just grab him.

We'll be right back.

Just, uh, hang tight.

Just make... make

yourself at home.

Be right back.

We trust you... sir!

Oh, great. Lucas.

Is it all the way out?

Yes.

Does it look cool?

There's so many switches in

here, it's like a spaceship.

Kidding me?

Charlie?

What's going on here?

Uh, we're just... we're just waiting for...

for Joshua to

come back.

Joshua?

The guy that lives

in that trailer.

He was just here.

Don't no one live in that

trailer, 'cause I know who live

in my trailer.

It sure looked like he lived

in there.

This is your trailer?

I'm gonna need you

off my property.

Okay.

Well... yep. Yep. Yep.

We're out of here.

Have a great night.

Maybe we should call the police.

What are they gonna do?

Apart from arrest me for being

completely... naive and stupid.

Well, the good news is... you

can take your time paying me

back.

Of course, I'll have to charge

you interest.

Please tell me you're joking.

Charlie?

Yes, I'm joking.

But we're not gonna quit,

okay?

This is nowhere near the end of

it.

Uh... this is a complete and

utter dead end.

We have the video.

The video is just

some stupid bait.

You can't even see who's really

playing.

Come on.

Listen to me.

You have an obligation to your

story, to your magazine, and,

most importantly, to me to

complete a documentary film that

we set out to make.

And I don't have

enough footage, okay?

I have like three minutes, and

most of it is him running

away up that hill.

Well, I-I am not an

investigative reporter.

I am a music critic.

I don't know what the

hell I'm doing, so...

Then let's find

someone who does.

This is a note he... he left me.

This is the last

communication he had with you?

Yes.

"Babe, well, it's been a run,

honey, a real run, a sprint at

times.

Does this got to be?

Yeah, for me, and I say for you.

I'm in a dark place.

You know, what comes

up must come down.

I know you understand.

Matthew."

What do you think?

What is he talking about?

I don't know.

It's just... it's him.

But he says, "I know

you understand."

Well, I don't.

I don't think it's useful.

Don't you want to analyze

it or something?

Why?

I don't know.

Just, like, figure out where

the paper was manufactured or

analyze his handwriting.

I don't know.

What? Do you think it's

not his handwriting?

No. It is.

You know what?

We have a video.

It's crude, but it's a

documentation of sorts.

Okay, yeah.

Okay, I have this

video of him singing.

Well, it sounds like him.

Maybe you can take a look at it,

maybe you can take a look at it,

like, isolate the

voice or something.

I-I think you have some wrong

expectations about what I do.

I follow people.

Living people.

Would you like this back?

You don't need it?

No.

You know, I think maybe I

should take on your case.

You can't take on the case because

you're not a private detective, Charlie.

We need to go back to the

beginning, back to the

scene of the crime.

And this one... it's a move that

I invented.

It's a pistol whip.

A gunslinger whip.

A gunslinger tilt.

You ready?

You ready?

Action.

How old were you when

you met Matthew Smith?

I was 16.

In the interest of

documentary filmmaking,

just elaborate.

I was 16 when I met

Matthew Smith.

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