Meskada Page #6

Synopsis: Small-town detective Noah Cordin is called to solve a juvenile homicide that occurred during a home burglary in his affluent town of Hilliard. The dead boy's mother, Allison Connor, is a member of the Meskada County Board of Commissioners, and a powerful woman in Hilliard. The entire township of Caswell rallies together in solidarity - not to support her and Detective Cordin's efforts to find the killers (who appear to have come from Caswell) but to keep the way clear for a new business with 500 jobs coming to town.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Josh Sternfeld
Production: Red Flag Releasing
 
IMDB:
5.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
R
Year:
2010
98 min
Website
62 Views


- She hit on you all the time, right?

- Yes!

So what did she say?!

She worked

at a Denny's in Frankville.

And she played guitar

in a band.

What else?

I don't know.

I barely spoke to her.

B*tch, are you deaf?

I didn't want to know

what you said.

What did Megan say?

She was saving up some money

to buy a van so that

they could play in some clubs.

- And what, she wanted you to come?

- That's what she said.

- She liked you.

- Who knows?

She got... she got you sh*t.

She wanted you to know her plans.

She liked you a lot.

I guess so.

What were they called?

What was

what called?

The name of the band.

What was it called?

I don't remember.

I don't remember.

Christ, it was the first f***ing thing

she told you!

Jesus.

The Knights of Albion! Jesus.

The Knights of Albion?

The Knights of Albion?

That was the name?

Un-f***ing-believable.

We'll find him.

Police. Open up.

Open the door. It's the police.

We know someone's in there.

Open the door!

You in the front room,

come out with your hands up!

Come out

with your hands up!

What the f***?

I don't know.

What should we do?

Make a right down here.

I know a shortcut.

There was

no way you could have known.

This isn't over.

We'll find him.

Detective, we got a message

from Lieutenant Lindy

of Hilliard police.

You have to go back right away.

Now?

He said it was urgent.

Okay.

What's up, guys?

Where are you going?

You taking a trip?

Eddie,

you dragged my niece into this.

I know you did.

Billy, I swear I didn't.

Bullshit. Bullshit.

Come on.

The two of you...

you killed the kid in Hilliard

and you brought his death

back here on us.

Didn't you?

Isn't that how it happened?

Tell 'em we confessed.

Just give us a head start.

No no no, you tell 'em.

You tell 'em your story

and take your own chances.

We're going

to the Hilliard police right now.

Which one of you

killed this kid?

There's something

in that duffel...

something that's mine

I kept from that night.

Give it to the cops.

It's like a confession.

It's a little late for a f***ing

confession, don't you think?

How f***ing stupid

are you, huh?

Don't you know

these people are rich?

There's money in that bag

for your son's surgery.

Why don't you just take

the bag, Dennis?

- F*** your money.

- Hey, easy.

Let's just face it, Dennis...

if you were a better man,

we probably wouldn't be here

right now, would we?

- Guys, Dennis, enough. Stop.

- Knock it off.

You stay here.

That's enough.

Back him up. Back him up.

Stop.

What are you doing?

Jesus.

Christ Almighty, Dennis.

What is that?

I'll tell his family.

Noah,

the sheriff's gonna

take it from here.

What do you mean?

This doesn't reflect

on you, Detective.

What? No no.

Sheriff, this is my case.

There were two people

who broke into the Connor house.

We know that.

Now I'm telling you...

- Noah, Noah, it's...

- This kid is not the killer.

It's over.

- I'm telling you he's not...

- Come on, walk with me.

- Listen up, guys. Listen up.

- You know it.

I want the body removed

to the morgue now.

I want the body out of here.

- Stop. Stop, all right?

- Noah.

- Get your hands off me.

- Hey hey hey, let him go.

- Get off me!

- Let him go. Let him go.

He'll be all right.

Drive away.

Drive past the county line,

past the state line,

to the end of the earth.

And don't you ever try

to contact Nat.

Don't you ever come back to Caswell.

Do you understand me?

- Go go.

- No no, get the duffel.

Get the money.

Get it.

Get out of here, Eddie.

Where's the f***ing duffel...

- Get out of here. Go.

- Go.

In local news,

pharmaceutical conglomerate

Kinnealey-Masterson has announced

its plan to purchase the former

Wyatt Industries plant in Caswell.

Reporting live from

the Meskada County courthouse

is Rachel Grimley. Rachel.

In a joint press conference

with the Meskada Economic

Development Council,

Masterson executives announced

it will commence conversion

of the former plastics facility

in September,

bringing approximately 500 jobs

to Caswell by next summer.

Leslie, it's Noah.

It's late.

I need you for something.

All's well that ends well, right?

There's just one problem.

Where is the other one?

Someone was with

Shane Loakin that night.

You wanted my job.

You just did it half-assed.

You didn't finish, guys.

So where's the other one?

No, wait! Noah, no!

Done with us, Detective?

Take a look around.

Are you finished here?

Sweetie, go pack up

your toys, please.

Okay?

Thank you.

The boy they found

at the courthouse...

did he kill Toby?

The sheriff's office is

taking over your case.

Yeah, I know that.

They told me it was him. I just...

I want to know what you think.

Are you sure?

I know you said

that you thought

that maybe there were two guys.

I'm sure, Allison.

It was him.

We're not leaving Hilliard.

It's just, you know...

a house across town.

Go home, Noah.

Go to your family.

Thank you.

Thank you.

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Josh Sternfeld

Josh Sternfeld (born Joshua Sternfeld in 1972, New York City, New York), is an American film writer/director.On June 8, 2015 in Dutchess County, New York, Sternfeld began directing his upcoming psychological thriller, Amy Makes Three. more…

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