Ridge Runners Page #4

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I know that you're

just trying to be helpful. Um...

if we have anything

we will let you know.

Is this your first time?

What? Working

with cops? No.

I meant a missing

persons case.

Yes.

A friend of mine worked

one in the county over.

The girl went missing,

and she brought some of us over

as council. We tried to help but

she turned out to be a runaway.

We did find her though, in a

ditch, frozen to death.

Her father was abusive

and she ran away.

She got lost in the

woods in January.

[CROWD CHATTER BEGINS]

At this point we do not have

any people or person of

interest. We've not ruled out

any situation though, and we are

now searching all the known

whereabouts of Halley.

Where she might have gone,

and where she's been.

We will continue the search.

We have all our people on this.

REPORTER:
Is there anything the

community can do at this time?

I'll let Detective

Willow take that.

Yes, if anyone has any

information we ask that you

come forward.

Time is of the essence in cases

like this, the more

time that goes by the...

If you have any information

please call our hotline or email

me directly or Detective

Shepherd, and um Mrs. Dawn has

something to say.

I just like to thank

everybody here for your support

in helping find my daughter.

I'm overwhelmed by the

support here today.

And I know that my

daughter wherever she is,

would be touched as well.

If you have any idea, any sorta

idea at all, about where she

might be, a sighting, or a rumor

or anything, please... please

just...

MELANCHOLY MUSIC BEGINS

[BIRDS CHIRPING SOUND EFFECT]

You look good. I'd hire you.

You already did once.

I still don't know why

you want to leave.

Because I want to

work somewhere, where I'm not

miserable all the time.

You're only miserable

all the time when you think

you're miserable all the time.

There's a little

girl missing. Something very bad

happened to her. I don't want

to surround myself with that.

So you want to

surround yourself

with... insurance.

No.

When we find

Halley... I'm quitting.

Well I'll be here waiting.

[BIRDS CHIRPING SOUND EFFECT]

INSURER:
Pleased to

meet you Miss Willow.

It says here that you're a

detective, is that right?

Yes, I've been with

the department for three years.

And why do you want

to move into insurance?

Um my profession isn't the

most cheerful one. Uhm.

I'd like to do something that...

something that I don't have to

get depressed about.

Well insurance isn't

the most cheerful field either.

People call us when

there house is on fire, or

they've been in a car accident,

or... when they're unhappy with

their insurance payments.

Frankly there's

a lot of paperwork.

Paperwork doesn't shoot back.

Haha that's... good answer!

Um, so, um, so why did you go

into the police field anyway?

I wasn't sure what

I wanted to do. Um... but

if I was going to wander

through life I might as well

help people while I do it.

That's an admirable thought,

but I'm not sure it was yours.

Hey we found

something, we've got to go.

[CHATTERING CAN BE HEARD]

Was there anything in it?

Uh, well there's some

books and papers, and a little

stuffed animal of

something like that.

Well she could have

dropped it running

from someone

or something.

Or she could have

just forgot it accidentally.

Well we're

running it for prints.

We're about halfway between

her house and her mom's work.

What does that say to you.

Well that says

that they stay close.

You know she could

still be a run away.

Or whoever was driving by just

threw it out the window here.

On the way to where?

I don't know. That's the

64,000 dollar question isn't it.

[LOUD ENGINES

REVVING CAN BE HEARD]

Not so sure you're giving

me a choice on this one.

Not much of a

choice about what?

He's going to be sitting

out of the race tonight.

Oh?

Yea.

Yea, we're short on supplies.

I'm the only free hand.

Really. Well that's too bad.

We came to see you race!

You'll just have to

come back next week.

I guess we will.

Yup. Come on.

How long are we

going to be here?

You're not enjoying this?

It's a little loud.

I think I'm going to

give Maddie the backpack.

See if she can find anything.

I'm going to

go find Maddie.

Ok.

Guess I'll go find Clayton.

But why do I got to be the one

to make the run tonight.

I mean... There's 30 other

drivers out there.

I don't want them

guys touching this one.

Coke? What me... meth?

No.

Guns? I didn't like

those guys that bought them.

I guess if nobody else

will do it, I'll make the run.

Oh well that's good to know.

No it's that bigger thing.

Bigger thing?

Don't act like you ain't heard

the guys talking about it, ok?

We're moving something a

little bit bigger, a little bit

more profitable.

And it's getting dark outside so

you might wanna take off

before it gets

too late, alright?

Late? These guys got a bedtime?

Something like that, yea.

Well, what if I say no.

Oh you can do that if

you want. You can say no.

Hell, you might

able to catch the race.

Ok then I choose that.

Ok well, but let's think

that through for a minute.

Because hypothetically speaking

you will have told me no,

and in a world where I run

everything, you will have openly

made a choice

to make me unhappy.

Then gone out and done some

little activity where half that

audience out there excepts you

to splatter your dumb little

brains all over the track.

I've got 30 guys out there,

every last one of them say yes

to me,

100% of the time.

And you want to

try to be the odd man out.

Boy don't make me... don't make me

have to clean up that mess,

alright?

Hypothetically

speaking of course.

Yea I wouldn't want

you to have to either.

Good man.

[RACE-CAR SOUNDS CAN BE

HEARD OFF IN THE DISTANCE]

[AMBIENCE SOUNDS FADE IN]

[PHONE RING SOUND EFFECT]

FLYNN:

Hello?

Yes?

They find Halley yet?

No.

Ok, we can keep my

name out of this right?

I mean there's no need

for me to come up, at all.

I... I had absolutely no idea

that her mom worked there...

Your partner has been shot!

What? Officer down!

Get an ambulance.

Get me an ambulance!

Trying to cash in on a bad bet?

I think I saw her.

I saw Halley...

I saw her.

Ok.

[RACE-CAR ENGINE SOUNDS]

[WAILING AMBULANCE SIRENS]

[INDISTINCT POLICE CHATTER AND

SIREN WAILING SOUND EFFECT]

SARAH:

Were you with him?

Sarah... No.

What happened?

We separated and he...

Where is he?

He's in 517.

DOCTOR:

Mrs. Shepherd?

Yes?

I'm sorry. Your

husband didn't make it.

[LOUD SOBBING CAN BE HEARD]

[MELANCHOLY

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC BEGINS]

[LOUD THUD SOUND EFFECT]

[CHIRPING BIRD SOUND EFFECT]

You haven't thrown since...

I know.

What are you going to do?

I don't know, work on my curve.

Really?

What do you want from me mom?

They're cop killers and on top

of that they probably moved

Halley very far away,

even if she is still alive.

You know how proud

of you your dad was?

I know you think it's because he

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