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- I'm cool.

- What about her?

I'll take care of her.

You're not gonna do anything

stupid, are you, Franki?

Not me, man.

I guess I offered my boys a drink.

I should probably offer you one too.

Would you like something?

I don't know what I thought

I was gonna do

when I got you here.

I mean, there was a part of me.

There's a part of me. I knew.

But now you're here.

I just want to hold you in my arms

and tell you everything's gonna be okay.

It's not what I ever imagined,

I have to say.

Can I do that?

Relax.

Just relax.

I'm not gonna do anything.

Maybe we can help

each other through this.

I know what you did to me

wasn't personal,

given that we never met

before that night.

And I'm a pretty good judge

of character.

And underneath everything,

I think you're a good person.

And I bet you never got close

to anyone before.

Have you?

You never quite trusted anyone,

because you couldn't tell them

the whole truth.

Do you think you

could change your rules for me?

Do you think that you could love me?

What are you doing?

I want to make love to you.

I'm sorry.

I don't even know your name.

Erica.

Can I do that, Erica?

Can I make love to you?

Hey.

I don't know if this is

the right thing to do,

but, well,

I want be there for you

when you need me,

and I'd like for you

to be there for me too.

Will you marry me, Erica?

Please say yes.

It makes sense, right?

Can I use the bathroom?

I just need some time to think.

No, no, no, no, no!

No! Somebody!

Get the f*** off of me! Help, help!

Help!

Jesus!

I'm just trying to be nice

to you here, Erica!

Doin' okay?

Yeah.

Just rushed off my feet, man.

Anything you want to tell me?

No.

Back to the grind, right?

Do you ever cut yourself, Erica?

Thought you might have.

It's something a lot

of girls do, apparently.

It takes away the numbness,

makes them feel more alive.

I think I just f***ed up big-time, man.

Oh, f***.

We need to call the cops, man.

Right f***in' now.

We're gonna take you to the hospital.

You're gonna live through this.

I just need you to relax,

stay calm as possible,

and don't waste any energy, okay?

Thank you.

Let's go.

Grab the door. Get the door.

- Hold up!

- What?

- Turn the car off.

- What's wrong?

Just turn the f***ing car off!

Honey?

No f***in' way!

Honey?

Honey!

Sh*t.

You're kidding.

Jesus Christ.

We're brothers, right?

You guys aren't gonna

let me down here are you?

Are you?

Hey, Marty.

You got it?

That's f***in' great, man.

I've been goin' stir-crazy here.

- Hi.

- Hi, Mrs. Lantane?

No.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm looking for Mr. Edward Lantane.

He's actually not in at the moment.

- Can I help?

- Yeah.

He left this in a bar,

and I just wanted to return it to him.

Do you know what time he'll be back?

How do you know where we live?

Sir? Sir?

You know, you got lovely hair.

No!

No!

I'm gonna take that tape off your mouth,

and I'm gonna ask you some questions.

I want you to answer me

quickly and correctly.

Is that understood?

Is that understood?

If not, I will start

hurting your daughter,

and I mean that most sincerely.

Question number one: where's Erica?

It wasn't me!

It's okay, honey.

It's okay.

The pain will go away.

The pain will go away.

That wasn't what I asked.

I'm gonna ask you again.

Where's Erica?

In my car.

Did you do that?

Are you scared?

Are you scared?

Let me ask you a question.

Would you prefer to stay alive

without your mommy and daddy

or die with them?

Shh.

It's a tough question, huh?

I'll ask you again.

Would you prefer to stay alive

without your mommy and daddy

or die with them?

Nod your head which one.

Stay alive without your mommy and daddy?

Die with them?

That's a brave little girl you got there.

It seems so unfair

to involve her in all this.

It's not what I had planned at all.

I got some questions.

I expect you to answer them succinctly

and to the point.

If you do, maybe we can leave

your daughter out of this.

Who did this?

Where are they?

Where's the rest of the body?

I'm begging you, please!

Man, didn't you understand

what I just said?

Do you think I'm f***in' around here?

Who the f*** are you?

You put a guy in a room

with an interrogator,

and you ask him a question,

the answer straightaway.

Now, I got a question for you,

and I know you're gonna

tell me the answer.

But unfortunately for you,

I'm the guy they always bring in

for the more headstrong 5%.

And even more unfortunately for you,

I'm a guy who really

f***ing loves his job.

Son, if I asked you where Erica was,

you'd tell me, wouldn't you?

Yeah, of course you will.

It's funny, you know.

I shouldn't be

enjoying myself right now,

and believe me, I really wish

I didn't have to be here.

But I got to tell you.

Right now, I feel like a little kid

in a toy store again.

And, boy, you better

believe me when I say,

when I was a kid I wasn't very nice.

How do you like that, sonny?

Yeah, you should be scared.

Al?

Who the f*** are--

What are you doing?

I'm just watching you.

I've got some money upstairs. Take it.

I don't want your money.

Then what do you want?

I told you. I'm just watchin' you.

Where is she?

Where is she?

Who?

Where is she?

In the freezer!

Eternal God, receive our thanks

for this woman known to us, loved by us,

and now grieved by us in her passing.

Help us through our sorrow

that we might be strengthened

by one another

and that we might renew

our reverence for life

and that we might treasure

the mystery of love

that comes to us in our courage

to risk its very loss.

Into your hands, O God,

we commit Ellie, your child,

a woman of your own creation.

As we bid farewell to her,

we reaffirm our trust

in your eternal love,

which receives her

into everlasting life.

Let us pray.

Our Father who art in Heaven,

hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done

on Earth as it is in Heaven.

What the f***, man?

Where is she, Franki?

Huh?

You're gonna tell me, right?

Yeah, you're gonna tell me.

You're gonna tell me, right, huh?

You're gonna tell me.

You're gonna tell Nate, huh?

Yeah? Yeah.

Where is she, Franki?

In the basement, in the gray box.

Hey, Marty.

Yeah, mission accomplished.

Well, that's why I'm calling.

I appreciate the offer. I really do.

But I'm gonna have to say no.

It's not that.

It's just--I feel like I've done

about as much as I can do

in that particular field.

And I'm gonna go down to Tallahassee,

see my sister and my nieces.

I haven't seen them

since they were little kids.

Yeah, that's right.

Just kick back for a while.

Okay, you take care now.

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