Madison County

Please!

Help me! Help me!

Please!

Thanks.

Yeah.

So what's left?

Well, we've got

all the camping gear.

You've got your

camera stuff, right?

Yeah, it's in the truck.

Well, then looks like all

we got left are the girls.

Are they ready?

Yeah, I just called.

Told them we're on our way.

Sounds good.

Hey, Will.

Yeah?

I really appreciate you coming

out on this trip with us.

Oh, it's no problem, man.

So we gonna have fun, or what?

I guess.

Come on, man,

are we gonna have fun?

You know it.

Well, let's hit it!

Um... Is Brooke here?

I'm sorry.

You must be Kyle.

We couldn't have chosen a more rainy day.

This weather, huh?

Brooke!

If I had nickel for every time...

Right.

Looks like you two hit it off.

Yeah.

He almost caught me sneaking her

out of the house in high school.

Apparently he hasn't

forgotten about it.

Hey, whoa!

Hey, Jenna.

Hey, James.

Will, you know Jenna, right?

Yeah. Of course.

Hi.

All packed up?

Yeah, yeah, just one second.

That was a pretty

enthusiastic greeting.

What're you talking about?

Whoa!

You two still have

something going on?

Maybe. Why?

Don't bullshit me.

I'm not. I'm not bullshitting you.

You're doing that face

you do when you lie.

Okay. All right.

It's a small thing.

Let's not make it into

a big thing, okay?

What the hell is he doing?

I'm so sorry.

You can't be serious.

He f***ing hates me.

You... You didn't tell

about us, did you?

You serious?

He'd freak out.

We've got it under control.

Daddy didn't know

that Will was going.

He's not too fond of you, Will.

Great.

Chill. Just chill.

It's okay.

Hey.

Heard you're coming along?

Yeah.

All right.

It's good to have you, man.

Will, what brings you along?

Well, James asked me to come

along and take some photos

while you guys

conduct your interview.

Interview?

What interview?

That's what

we're doing actually.

We're going to Madison County

to interview an author.

Why?

Well, I've been writing letters

back and forth with this guy

for a few weeks now.

He invited us out to interview

him for my thesis paper.

I thought we'd make

a trip out of it.

There's a lot of controversy

around the book actually.

It's about a guy

named Damien Ewell.

According to the author,

David Randall,

he killed around 33 people over the

course of a couple of decades.

No one in the town told anyone.

Is this true?

David Randall claims it is.

But no one believes him, right?

I'm not sure. I mean,

that's part of the interview.

I want to get the people's point

of view on the whole situation.

So about how far away is this?

It's a good half day drive.

The only way to get to it

is through the hills,

so lots of twists, and turns.

Hope nobody

gets motion sickness.

I guess this is a good chance

to get out and stretch

if anyone needs to.

Anybody need anything to drink?

I'll take a water.

Water. Anybody else?

All good.

How about you, Kyle? You

want a hotdog or something?

Thank you.

Who's that?

You need a jump?

No, sir. We're just waiting on our

friend over here to get his sea legs.

Oh, I see.

Where are you headed?

We're actually headed

to Madison County.

What're you doing going there?

Well, we're gonna write

this, like, paper...

We're actually headed that

way to get to the Mulberry.

Gonna do some canoeing.

Oh.

Where are your canoes?

Uh, we're gonna rent 'em

down at the entrance.

Smart man.

Yes, sir.

All right, y'all take care.

You know, there's a road

that you could take

just before the 16.

Save you almost 30 minutes.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, and it's not

as hilly either.

Be good for your

friend over there.

It's called Pettigrew.

All right, I appreciate that.

No problem.

Y'all take care.

So, how'd you get

a hold of this guy?

Well, I contacted him from the

address on the back of the book.

But it took him a while

to get back to me.

Does he write you often?

Yeah, yeah, kind of.

I mean, it usually

takes him a few days

to get back to me

each time though.

Why don't you just

e-mail, call?

I would, but he doesn't

have a phone or a computer.

God, that's gotta be awful.

Can you imagine the privacy?

I'm gonna go to the bathroom.

Do you want me to come with you?

No, I'm a big girl.

I can go by myself.

So, James, are you finally

going to make your move?

What are you talking about?

Oh, my God, don't play dumb.

She's into you.

Really? What'd she say?

Hey, I can't break

the code of girl talk.

But I definitely think

she likes you.

Don't act like it's some

kind of surprise, okay?

Yeah.

So, what's the plan

for tomorrow?

Kyle.

No, no, it's fine.

Well, when we get into town,

we're gonna talk

to some of the people

before going out

to David's place.

There. Happy?

So. About Jenna.

I really think that

you should just...

What're you guys talking about?

Nothing.

Do it.

Thanks. Thanks for the help.

You're...

Ow! What the...

Hell, my...

Hey, James.

Yes, ma'am?

I was wondering, you

didn't happen to notice

anyone else here camping

last night, did you?

No. Not that

I know of. Why?

No reason.

It's just I saw a car leaving

earlier this morning.

It looked like the one

from last night.

Well, we are still kind

of close to the highway.

I know.

You don't think that guy had

any bad intentions yesterday,

do you?

Nah, he seemed friendly enough.

I figure if he was going

to do us any harm,

he would've done it last night.

Yeah, you're probably right.

Hey! What the

f*** are you doing?

Oh, what you thought I was

actually going to take that road?

Why not?

What are the chances of that

guy telling us it's faster,

we take it and then

get completely lost?

You've got a point.

So, Kyle, do you

have a girlfriend?

No.

No, no, don't let him fool you.

He's got lots of lady friends.

Who knows, Kyle,

maybe we can find you

a little hillbilly girl to

hang out with out here, huh?

What about you, Brooke?

No. No boyfriend for me

at the moment.

I'm probably going

to grad school.

You know, trying to

keep my options open.

Really?

Yeah, why?

Just never really

talked about that.

Well, it's something that I've

been thinking about by myself.

Hey can you pull over soon?

I have to pee.

Hey, I'm gonna go

in those trees.

I'm gonna come keep a look out.

No. No, no.

I'll be fine.

I'll be within earshot.

Got to take a piss anyway.

Oh, there we go.

Oh, come on, man!

Oh, no, don't "come

on" me, that's cute.

Go on.

There we go. Oh!

Okay, rub his belly.

Okay, now go lower.

Just kidding.

Wonderful work,

ladies and gentlemen.

Those ought to be good.

Maybe.

Just because

he's a good photographer.

So, what's the story with Will?

He seems like a nice guy.

Oh, he's a great guy.

We met in high school.

Always had a camera

in his hand.

Yeah, you two seem to

be really good friends.

Yeah, we are.

Well, it was actually his idea to

come out here and take pictures

to go with my thesis.

Pretty interesting, huh?

Not really.

Hey, Brooke, you ready?

Holy sh*t!

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