Meskada
All good. No one's home.
Let's see what's up.
Shall we?
In and out.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Have you been out to Route 22?
- Not yet.
Anything from the neighborhood?
No one saw anything at all.
Can you believe this?
What do you think happened...
our guy chase the boy in here?
I think he was already in here.
I think the boy came in,
surprised him, went for the phone.
Then he hit him once
in the back of the head.
Are you done with the kid?
The mother's a widow, you know,
- A deputy?
- No, the County Board
- of Commissioners.
- Right.
Did you say
the phone line was cut?
Yeah.
So our guy not only misreads
the house as empty,
but he cracks a kid's skull
for going for a phone
that he knows is cut.
A different he maybe.
Listen, I talked to the assistant DA
in the sheriff's office.
They're gonna assign
another detective to work with you,
assist you.
This is our town, Terry.
It's our jurisdiction.
They know.
This is your case, don't worry.
Who is it?
They don't have
a name for me yet.
You'll meet him
down at the morgue.
Detective.
It's a tent stake.
We're gonna need
to rope this off over here.
Crime scene.
Crime scene 1.
I need a unit on Route 22,
mile marker 46,
about 20 yards south.
Copy that, Detective.
Detective, Leslie Spencer from county.
They told you I was coming.
They said someone was, yeah.
Allison Connor just made the ID.
Do you want me at the crime scene?
You can come back
with me at dawn.
Sure.
She's with the county prosecutor.
She's a widow, you know.
Yeah, I know.
I had a sponsorship dinner
in Bloom Hills.
at a friend's house.
She got picked up at 6:45.
Toby was downstairs
in the basement
playing video games.
I went downstairs
and asked him
if he wanted me to call Maris.
She watches him sometimes
when I'm going to be out late.
And he said
that I should just go.
So he'd been home all day then?
Yes, he got sick at school.
He came home in the middle of the day.
I doubt it.
Why does that matter?
We don't know if this man
has been watching the house
or for how long.
He may have thought
the house was empty.
It's felony murder regardless,
Detective.
And my office intends
to prosecute it as such.
You said he was just...
just one person?
One, possibly two.
We don't know yet.
We think Toby came up
and just stumbled upon him
from the basement.
He was hit once
in the back of the head.
Excuse me for a bit.
No, I'm okay.
I'm okay. I'm sorry.
Mrs. Connor, we can do this again
at another time.
No. No no no no, l...
I would like to do it now.
I need you to start this now.
This was a burglary,
so we're gonna need
a list of anything missing.
We're gonna have to get that out
as soon as possible,
because sometimes
things turn up.
Okay, I'll do that tomorrow.
And we're gonna need to speak
with your friends,
your associates
in local government.
Maybe there was a dispute.
You have kids?
No, I don't.
Detective.
Maybe his lookout?
Not his... theirs.
They're all Camel Lights.
Radio the unit.
Crime scene 1,
we need a unit out to the north quarter
here along the rock walk.
Hey, Noah.
Yeah?
You should get over here,
behind the house about 60 yards back.
What's up?
Is this a good lead?
We'll see if we find
the other one.
Anything today?
It's just terrible.
We saw it on the news.
Zack saw?
Yeah, he walked in
when I was watching.
Did he say anything?
Huh-uh.
Sorry to bring
you guys out so early.
This is a tent stake.
We found it at a critical spot
near the crime scene.
If these guys were camping,
I'm guessing they were
on the road already
before they got here.
There's campgrounds
and we have three highway junctions
within a few miles.
So let's cover everything,
including garbage cans.
Out of all the houses...
We should head home.
The job wasn't supposed
to end until the 24th.
It's all right.
We've been on the road for weeks.
No one's gonna remember the exact date.
I'm sure your sister does.
Maybe we should just...
just keep driving.
What do you mean?
Look,
if they had an eyewitness,
there'd be sketches on TV.
It's all over the news.
We're gonna be safer
at home, I think.
I'm just gonna call Lyla
tomorrow morning,
make sure
nothing weird's going on.
You mean, tell her?
Christ. No, Eddie.
I'll find out subtly.
Right, yeah yeah.
I mean,
we need to get off this road.
Time to sleep
in a bed already.
Yeah.
It was an accident.
Bad luck.
# Yesterday's gone #
# Roll on tomorrow #
# Can't leave behind
my sorrow... #
Hey, been a while.
Hey.
Boys, how was the road trip?
- Great.
- Yeah? Make some money?
Did okay.
Want a beer?
Please.
Oh, hey, Nat, is there
no bouncer at the door tonight?
Who let these guys in?
How long have I known you?
A long time.
But how long?
Many years, man.
so long,
I don't remember
not knowing you.
You know that?
Last call.
Hey.
Hey yourself.
You miss us?
No.
Not really.
- You've got something on your face.
- Shut up.
Come here, let me get it.
A**hole.
# It's over my head #
# Over my head #
# Up in the deep blue sky #
# Deep in your eye #
# All my life #
# All of this time #
# It's over my head. #
Do you ever think about
what's after...
life?
No.
Not really.
Never?
No.
You lie.
I'm not lying.
I never have.
Why do you ask me that?
Maybe it's like how you feel
when you're dreaming.
I guess so.
But I always have, like,
reoccurring zombie dreams, so...
You would dream
something like that.
Whatever.
the ones with my friends in them,
you know?
You dream
about your friends?
Yeah.
Really?
Yeah.
Hey there.
Sorry.
I wanted my Truckmaster.
How are you doing, big guy?
How is the old...
how's the leaky pipe?
Been hurting?
Mom thinks you're away,
putting trees on trucks.
Yeah.
Yeah, we're done with that now.
Hey, can you take me
down to the lake?
That's where Dad is.
Yeah, sure.
Mom, Uncle Shane's home!
Hey there.
Hey.
I thought
you said the 24th.
Yeah.
We finished early.
Everything go okay?
Yeah, it was fine.
Just got the date wrong.
I got some money
for you guys.
Thank God.
Keith's infection now needs
two medicines
for some reason
the doctor can't explain.
Plus, my goddamn car battery
died again.
Is Dennis working?
He had a construction gig
up in Hilliard
but finished a week ago.
I'm sure he'll be hired at the new
Kinnealey-Masterson facility.
We just gotta hang on
a while longer.
Yeah.
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
Okay, come right here.
Ready?
Go!
Keep going, keep going,
keep going, keep going.
Dad, Dad.
Whoa.
Go long.
Didn't expect to see you around.
Yeah, the job finished early.
- Yeah? How did it go?
- Yeah.
It went, Dennis.
How much you make?
Maybe $600.
That's it? For five weeks?
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