Moonlight Mile Page #7

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involved in.that.

Beg your pardon?

Well, Mike, um --

Mike didn't tell me

that you were --

He didn't tell me that you were

still tied up in all of that.

Really?

No.

Well, you know,

it was kind of a deal,

the whole thing.

The clean-up alone took days.

You'd be amazed at what a mess

a high-caliber weapon can make,

and in a restaurant,

all those little pieces of --

all of -- well, anyway,

let's just say

it was pretty time-consuming.

Then you got the whole burial

to deal with.

This whole coffin business --

much more complicated

than people think.

Standard sizes?

Dream on.

Had to custom-fit

the whole deal.

Had a tailor come out, do her

sizes right then and there.

Do you know how hard it is

to have a tailor come out

to do house calls?

And on a school night?

I mean

this is pulling teeth,

you know what I'm saying?

And then, you know,

of course, you got the house

to deal with,

and that's a whole other ordeal,

you know?

'Cause who wants her stuff

around, right?

I mean, that's a valuable room.

Why waste it?

So, you slog through that

and, yeah, next thing you know,

a couple weeks have gone by,

and you're thinking to yourself,

"Man, oh, man, am I still

tied up with all this?

Where did the time go?"

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Can I help you?

Soda.

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Ben?

Ben?

Have a seat.

I'm.thinking

maybe some light.

What do you think, Ben?

You want to tell me

what's going on, Joe?

Explain to me why

I look like such an idiot,

Mike Mu-- Mulcahey calling

to tell me how sorry he was

the deal didn't.

make.

What the hell did you do

over there, Joe?

You were just supposed to

have dinner.

I'm sorry.

You ended it.

You killed it right there.

You told him

the bar was off the table.

I did.

Without

even consulting me.

You, who know dick,

sh*t about this business.

You think that's the way

partners behave?

I'm not your partner,

Ben.

Then whose name

is on the sign?

This isn't about business.

Oh. Then, what was it?

What makes you give

a red goddamn cent

about a bar in a town

you don't even know?

This isn't your home.

These aren't your people.

So why do you

give a sh*t?

I mean,

there's no reason.

not to move the bar,

is there, Joe?

Huh?

This whole thing

was a mistake.

God, yes.

I trusted you.

I'm sorry.

Look, you tell me

what's really going on.

You need to help me understand

what's happening here.

-- Huh?

-- I want.

Sit down!

You got something going

with that girl?

Hmm?

I-I-I wanted

to tell you before, and --

Y-You tell me now.

Please listen to me.

Diana and I --

Don't say her name.

Diana --

Don't say her name.

We weren't close.

I'm sorry, Ben.

Please don't.

That's why

she wanted to meet you.

Shh, shh, shh.

I'm so sorry.

Oh, don't, don't.

Okay,

let's talk about this.

We, uh.

We're in a spot here,

Joe.

That a**hole just became

a loving husband.

right in front

of our eyes.

And if we don't launch back

with something serious here,

I do believe

we're screwed.

And.

I know that's not what

you want for these people.

Now.

if I had one wish,

any wish at all here,

it would be that I could bring

Diana into that courtroom.

Now, obviously, that's not

gonna happen, and trust me,

the defense is desperate

not to have it happen.

They want to keep her

as far away as possible,

keep her from having

any dimension to that judge.

But that's exactly

what's gonna happen.

She's got to breathe

in there.

He's got to see her

and know her

and realize

what was taken here.

So.

I don't know any other way

to do this.

I think

I need your help.

I need you

to bring her in the room.

Testify?

Mm-hmm.

How -- How do I --

What am I

supposed to say?

Say what you felt --

your life was taken away here.

This man

stole your bride.

The judge

needs to know that.

Can you do this?

How dare you!

How dare you

treat me like this!

I haven't let a man touch me

in three years.

Look at me.

And I'm finally

right here, Joe.

And what?

Now

I'm a one-night stand?

I have to look

into her father's eyes

and see you haven't said

a thing about me?

Do you know

how ashamed I am?

lt's so complicated

right now.

So that means you hide?

This can't be you.

I can't be

both these things.

Well, try being one.

I c-- I can't do this.

I can't do this.

You think if you just

run around fast enough,

figure out

what everyone wants,

no one's gonna notice

what a coward you are?

Are you that scared?

You sleep in that house,

you eat their food,

you act like every day's

just another Sunday,

you think

if you just keep it up,

these people won't notice

their daughter's missing?

What are we doing

that's so different?

Lend a hand, Bertie.

There's not a body

in that bar

that thinks that Cal McGinnis

is ever coming home.

You think I don't know

that you're never gonna

make room in your life for

someone who wants to know you

better than 60 lousy percent?

lt's the last 40

that counts.

Where'd you go, Joe?

I'm.

.right here.

Joseph Nast.

N-A-S-T.

Please be seated.

Mr. Nast --

May I call you "Joe"?

Joe? Uh, yes.

Joe, you knew the victim,

Diana Floss, did you not?

Yes.

Would you please describe the

nature of your relationship?

I -- uh.

We were engaged.

Engaged to be married?

Yes.

How long

were you together?

Uh, three years -- uh, clo--

uh, close to three years.

That's a long time.

Yes.

What were your plans

for afterwards?

After the wedding,

I mean.

Honeymoon?

No, the -- the future.

We, uh, we'd been.

we'd been planning

to stay in town,

and, uh.I was planning

to go into business with Ben.

Uh, uh, with, uh, her.

with her father.

And that would be a.

commercial-realty business?

Yes.

Have you always

had this interest

in commercial real estate?

No.

Then why would you do it?

lt was.

what they needed.

Who?

Ben and Diana.

Well,

that's quite a commitment.

You must have cared for her

a great deal

to make

that kind of sacrifice.

Didn't you, Joe?

Stop it.

You're gonna blow

this whole thing right now.

Look at me.

Joe, when Diana was killed,

how far away were you

from the actual wedding date?

When was the wedding

scheduled for, Joe?

Joe?

Joe?

What?

-- The wedding.

-- What wedding?

-- Your wedding.

-- My wedding?

Uh, it -- it was, uh.

I-I'm -- I'm sorry.

I can't -- I can't do this.

I can't -- I didn't --

it didn't happen.

W-We loved each other,

we broke it off.

Jesus, if I don't

say this now, it'll nev--

She'll never be a part of this.

What are we --

What are we doing here?

I don't even --

I don't even know this guy.

She -- She didn't even

know this guy.

What's he got to do

with her? I do--

Look, you asked me

to bring her in the room,

and she's not here --

she's not.

And whatever happens here,

whatever happens to this guy,

she's not here.

And the only way that

you're gonna bring her in here

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