Monsterwolf Page #3

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Phone's been ringing

off the hook all morning,

saying you people are buying up lots.

That's right.

Well, you could put me down as a "no."

But you haven't even heard

our offer yet.

Yeah, well, see, I tend

to take biggie's view on finances.

What's that?

Mo' money, mo' problems.

See, I don't really care about

you people drilling for oil,

but the one thing that I do care about

is you doing it in my backyard.

If you would just have a look...

So I guess I don't really

need to tell you

where to shove that thing, do I?

Listen, you little...

[phone ringing]

Yeah.

Just take a look at the offer.

You'll change your mind.

We've got to get going.

I'd like to strangle him.

[Whistles]

Now, that's a big problem.

[Humming cheerfully]

[Growling and snarling]

[Roaring]

I heard we got the lab results

back on that tooth.

Wolf.

Think Turner could be right?

This could be some sort of spirit?

This one is the same as the others.

You sure?

I'm positive.

More and more I'm thinking

this is the work

of a single animal.

Well, how could one wolf take

out nine men in 24 hours?

Judging from these molds,

this ain't no ordinary wolf.

This thing weighs 200 pounds, easy.

What the hell, sheriff?

When did you decide to stop

policing this town?

I don't like your tone there, stark.

Yeah, you and my ex-wife.

You realize how much money

I've lost in the last two days?

This is a major problem for me.

Well, don't you think

it might be more of a problem for him?

You need to handle this, sheriff.

I'm law enforcement.

I'm not animal control.

Oh, come on.

What kind of wolf does this?

You better start asking yourself

why Turner wants us

to think it's a wolf.

You know something?

I'm gonna do you a big favor right now

and just pretend I didn't hear

an accusation in there, all right?

You tell chief Turner

that when you hit somebody,

you better be ready for them

to hit back.

Now what are you gonna do?

I'm taking care of this my way.

There is no "your way," stark.

It's me.

You know the guy we used

on that Africa thing?

I need him.

[Keyboard clacking]

So it's true.

You are sleeping with the enemy.

You came all the way down here

just to tell me that?

No, actually I drove

all the way down here

to give you a meatball sub.

Wendell's?

Who else?

You don't understand.

Everything is open in New York

all the time.

I mean, there's two 24-hour museums.

Oh, the perfect thing

for those 4:
00 A.M. Picasso cravings.

You're just making fun of me.

A little bit.

I'm just glad you found some

place that makes you happy.

What's that supposed to mean?

Well, I sometimes wonder

if you left town

because of that thing I did.

What thing?

I asked you to marry me.

Oh.

That thing.

Yeah, you didn't have to move

halfway across the country.

You could have just said no.

I didn't leave because

I was running away from you.

I left to move closer to my career.

Yeah, see, it's kind of funny

how those two things

really don't seem all that

different to me.

Could have followed.

What?

And miss out on back yard

wrestling Wednesday nights?

Get real.

Could your neck be any redder?

Yeah, well, you know what

they say about us rednecks.

No, what do they say?

I don't really know.

I was hoping you'd have an answer.

Still quite the funny guy, huh?

I try.

I'm glad you're back,

even if it is for a minute.

[Helicopter blades thudding]

[Tires squealing]

You want to talk about it?

What?

The accident.

It's what you're thinking about,

isn't it?

What's there to say?

I still don't remember anything.

Nothing?

I remember it was my 16th birthday.

I remember breakfast.

I remember driving with my mom,

and then...

It's just blank.

Three days later I wake up

in the hospital.

I never asked to see her body.

And sometimes I feel like

I'm on the verge

of remembering everything.

And then it's just all gone.

It's like a sick game inside my head.

You'll remember when you're supposed to.

Yeah.

[Helicopter blades thudding]

It's good to see you again,

Mr. Coughlin.

It's just Coughlin, man.

Okay.

I hope I didn't pull you away

from anything important.

Are you kidding?

I live for this stuff.

What's the sit-rep?

I need you to kill a wolf for me.

Is that a code name or something?

What?

Who's the wolf?

No, I need you to kill

an actual wolf, an animal.

It's terrorizing the town.

It's killed nine people.

You sure it's a wolf?

Honestly, I don't know.

Whatever it is, I need it dead.

So you called me?

As I recall, turning live

things into dead ones

is sort of your specialty.

Yeah, that and my primavera sauce.

Seriously?

No, not seriously.

Honestly, I think I prefer

being the only hard-ass in my life.

Hey, sheriff.

Mm-hmm?

I got pictures of that accident.

Hmm.

Oh, heard about that.

Any survivors there?

No survivors.

Hey, Bobby.

Go make me a photocopy

of that paw print there, would you?

What's the cause of the accident here?

I don't know.

It looks like they swerved

to avoid hitting something in the road.

Well, that's interesting.

Sheriff, that's 12 people

missing or dead,

all Holter Ex employees.

Now, what kind of wolf profiles

its victims?

Look, I hate to say this,

but I think stark might

be right about Turner.

Are people really saying that

I'm sleeping with the enemy?

No.

Well, a few people are saying it.

Okay, most people are saying it.

God, I wish I could lie to you.

Do you think Holter Ex is the enemy?

If you say they're okay,

I say they're okay.

Hey.

Oh, no, you don't.

What?

I know that "hey."

It's the I'm-about-to-make-a-move hey.

Well, would that be so awful?

Good night, Yale.

[Train horn blaring]

Good night.

I'm gonna go catch that train.

[Laughing]

[Sighs]

Chief.

Well, remind me to fire

my security guards.

The men you called in, they're hunters?

I don't know what men

you're talking about.

I saw the helicopter.

If you send them into the woods,

they will die.

I seriously doubt that.

You invoked the cachina hua'a

when you broke our agreement.

You and your people must now

pay the debt.

What agreement?

That you would not drill

during negotiations.

I told you that was a surveying team.

The more people you bring,

the more that will die.

[Sighs]

Those men are not hunters.

They're killers.

And they are very good at what they do.

And they'll still die,

and so will everybody else

in your tribe.

What tribe?

What do you call this?

Holter Ex?

That's ridiculous.

Remind me, what does the "C"

stand for in "CEO"?

When there is no one else left,

then it will come after you.

You heard all that?

He's never gonna sell.

Everyone has a price.

Everyone except lunatics.

[Phone ringing]

Yes.

I need you to take somebody out for me.

Yeah, I don't have a problem with that.

How do you want it?

Up close and personal

or "hand of God" style?

"Hand of God" is always best.

Consider it done.

[Metallic squeaking]

[Phone ringing]

Hello?

Yale, I think somebody's

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