Mississippi Murder Page #5

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what I'm talking about!

You can save us a lot of time,

just tell me the connection

you have to David.

You know, Walter,

sometimes I have to

do certain things for the

governor's special guests.

Maybe that's what

you're referring to.

Don't f*** with me, boy.

All right. All right.

Yeah, I met David at

one of those parties.

- Oh.

- Had some big enterprise that needed funding.

Look, I liked him,

so I introduced him around.

Turns out other

people liked him, too.

You telling me he came

groveling to you for money,

when I had all the

money in the world?

Why did he do that?

I don't know, Walter.

But he didn't ask you,

he asked me.

He came to me.

Hell, I came to

that boy's rescue.

Your perversity killed that boy.

I know there's nothing

I can do about that now.

But there is something

I can do about the threat

that you created against

our entire order!

Oh, god, do you have any idea

what would happen here

if the press got wind

of this damn thing,

and came down here investigating

the most powerful

man in the state?

Have you?

They'd be mortified by

your perverted parties

and your debauched behavior.

You corrupted that boy.

You may not have done it

personally, but you did.

You killed him, I say.

You killed him with

your own f***ing hands!

You son of a b*tch!

Walter.

Dr. McGowan.

Please.

You know I have been a loyal

foot soldier for over 20 years!

It's got to mean somethin'.

It ain't worth sh*t.

Mayo?

Could you escort this man

out of the front door?

And lock it behind him.

F*** you, Walter!

Okay, so make it

easy on yourself. Huh?

Tell me who was

in the car that night.

I already told you,

the information is restricted!

I heard you the first time.

Who?

Travers, James Travers.

Thanks.

Yeah, detective

Bob Meyers, please.

Hey, yeah, Bob, it's Mike.

Yeah, I'm good,

I need another favor.

Good, I'm looking

for a James Travers.

Mayo... what are you doing here?

Ms. Wallace, I didn't

mean to scare you none.

I just needed to say

goodbye to my animals.

Goodbye? Where are you going?

Oh, somewhere.

It seem like trouble always got

a way of catching up to me.

Mayo, good luck to you.

I'm real sorry

about that boy, ma'am.

- Hey.

- Rose, it's me.

Yeah, look, it looks like we've

finally got a break in the case.

- What?

- Look, I just spoke to the medical examiner.

Looks like you were right, rose.

David was murdered.

Yeah, I'm sorry.

Oh, my god, I knew it.

Look, also Travers,

right now he's our prime

suspect and he's missing.

What do you mean?

We can't find him.

Well, what's next then?

Don't worry, we got a statewide

lookout on him right now.

- Okay, thank you, Michael.

- Look, you stay safe, okay?

I'll call you

as soon as I get back.

- Bye.

- Bye.

Rosemund, it's me.

I really don't know how to explain

to you what I'm feeling right now.

But the best I can do is

to tell you that

you're my one true friend.

That I love you.

See, my life has been built on

this one excruciating secret,

and I've just never been able

to exorcise it.

No matter how many times I tried

to paint it out of myself.

So the way I see it,

I've got one way out.

That's to go to the source

of my pain and to end it.

And with David gone,

I'm not afraid of that anymore.

So I finally realized that the only

thing left for me to do is to go home.

To my real home, where it all

started, and where it will all end.

I love you, bye.

Oh, sh*t.

Michael, Lucy's in trouble.

Trouble, what are you talking about?

What kind of trouble?

I'm headed there now.

You do not go there

without me, okay?

Sorry, I can't. Just get there

as fast as you can.

It's the old McGowan

home on beach road, okay? Hurry.

No, please.

No, daddy, no!

If you need anything, call me.

I knew you'd come.

I sensed you drifting

up the stairs.

I always could, you know?

I come up here when I

want to be close to you.

Your paintings on the wall.

You are not just my daughter...

you are the love of my life.

My heart's desire.

Oh, I know, I know,

the world will never condone

our special relationship.

But you and I, you and I,

we know that it was right.

David, poor... poor David.

A combination of your

creativity and my brilliance.

David was a true genius.

Unlike his half-brother, Austin.

He's a disappointment, really.

I have no more secrets

from the world.

Except one.

I love you

with all my heart, Lucy.

I want to get together again,

just you and me.

Please, Lucy, please.

You and I, together again.

- I was the one.

- What?

Austin,

what the hell are you...?

What? Oh, Jesus Christ.

David was a dilettante.

I could have made you proud.

Austin, you've always

made me proud, always.

Is that right? Dad.

All right.

Austin, listen to me.

Now just listen, I was

planning on telling you.

Now I've been a bit of a

coward about it, I admit.

But I never really

found the right moment.

Yeah, there's never really

a right moment, is there, dad?

When your whole life's a lie.

Listen, you are the product

of a fine and great love

with your mama and me.

Just like David, huh?

Your shining star?

Alright, listen.

David was special.

Special. He was a drug addict!

What the f*** are you

talking about, son?

He was sick, just like you.

I was hiding in the gallery

after the show was over.

David waited for

Travers to show up.

Jesus Christ,

you scared the sh*t out of me.

They started to argue.

David was a mess.

- Nice.

- - What the f***?

After Travers left,

it gave me the

perfect opportunity

to do what

I've always wanted to do.

What?

You killed him, you little sh*t!

Yes, his best performance.

Squirming at the end of a rope.

I should show you sometime.

Got the drive here in my pocket.

You want to plug it in?

You son of a b*tch!

- You little bastard!

- You're a bastard!

Austin!

How long have

you been drawing like this?

Since I was like five, I guess.

Well, I love art.

Where are you from?

- The coast, you?

- Outside of Jackson.

But my parents died,

so I came here.

I'm sorry.

What about you?

Um, my family thought

it would be best.

Well, you'll be alright,

you'll see.

- Can I see more?

- Yeah.

Cool.

I grew up here.

That's why I keep coming back.

Hey... come on.

You okay?

I will be.

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