Ridge Runners Page #5

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always wanted you to be a cop.

But it isn't.

He was so proud of you...

because of the way

you always cared for others.

He could have cared less if you

were a Walmart greeter or if you

were

President of the United States.

It was your character

that he was so proud of.

The woman that you have become,

the woman that you are.

What's the point mom?

Do you remember when you cried

when they made you go to

softball league and you

wanted to quit all together?

Yea.

What did dad say?

He said what's the point.

Quitting would just

prove them right.

Quitting would say, that

the hand you were dealt was the

hand that you deserved.

[PHONE RINGING JINGLE]

DRAMATIC MUSIC BEGINS

So you gave yourself up?

I did.

Running drugs and everything?

Yes.

What about murder?

No, I'm not that low.

Oh I'm sure.

Hey! Racing in small towns

is not the highest paying job.

Everyone at the track

does a side job.

Mhm.

And yours is

being a runner?

Yes. I thought it

would be just that.

That much I could live with.

Then what?

Then it moved up

to guns, then it was just...

Girls? Halley?

I heard rumors. I

swear only rumors.

Like?

At the track we don't openly

talk about the moonlighting

jobs.

But what I did hear at the

garage was that we were moving

into something

bigger altogether.

A job that big,

people don't stay quiet about

something like that.

And you thought

that was the line.

I crossed my line

a long time ago.

The thought of selling

people, made me look back.

And why didn't

you say anything?

About Halley? I

didn't know if someone had her.

I just know what I heard,

and last night...

last night changed things.

You really messed up in life

when you do my line of work.

You think that you're

just getting people high

and no one's

really gonna get hurt.

When I saw her eyes...

Man, I'm not going to stop

thinking about those eyes.

So you saw her then?

He said he saw her too.

Races are busy

times at a racetrack.

It's easy to do deals when

everyone is focused on the cars.

I've done a

ton of runs, but last night

Clayton said she was the run.

He wanted me to take

her down to the truck stop.

Said someone was

going to buy her off of us.

I wouldn't think about

living with myself if I went

through with it.

So I turned around,

went looking for you

and your partner.

What about Clayton?

I'm sure he shot your partner.

And I went out looking for

you and he took Halley in van.

And where do you

suggest we look?

Come on a run

with me later tonight.

No one knows I'm talking to you.

You think they have Halley?

I think they

might know who does.

This doesn't get

you off the hook.

I know.

[DRAMATIC CINEMATIC

MUSIC BEGINS]

White car, black stripes.

So?

He said he was on his way.

How long?

Not very.

You ok?

We just met. You're a

criminal that I'm using.

Don't be offended if I don't

want to talk about my feelings.

Sorry.

[DOG HOWLING IN THE DISTANCE]

[DRAMATIC AMBIEN SOUNDS CREEP IN]

Excuse me.

[DRAMATIC AMBIENCE FADES IN]

Who was it?

I've never seen him before.

What happened?

He didn't want the drugs.

He asked for her by name.

He said he called

last night and talked to Maddie,

before they killed...

Did he look

familiar to you?

No, but he talked

like he knew Halley.

He had a Southside

Elementary sticker on his car.

Mr. Flynn?

Yes?

Detective Willow,

we met the other day.

Great, how can I help?

We may have had a

break in the case, and I wanted

to ask you a few

questions about that.

Really? Uhm, yea,

anything I can do.

Last night a man

connected to Halley attempted to

buy drugs.

Really?

He had a Southside Elementary

School sticker on his car.

I'm going to ask you again.

Do you know anything or

anyone who may have had an

interest in Halley?

What the hell?

I don't have her!

I don't have her!

Shut up!

Where is Halley?

I don't know.

Ethan.

I mean why would I have

asked the racer for her last

night if I already had her.

So what? You just

call someone up and they bring

you one of your students?

Yes.

And you have

sex with a 12 year old?

Ethan!

Yes!

And you pay money

to have sex with a 12 year old?

Yes.

Where does this happen?

Ethan, where do you rape

and molest a child? Halley?

Her house.

Her house?

I... I call her mom.

She gives me a time. I go over.

And I... I leave

money on the table.

You're a teacher.

People trust you

with their kids.

You're supposed to protect them.

Make sure nothing

bad ever happens to them.

I promise you,

everyone will know who you are

and everyone

will know what you did.

[LIGHT PIANO MUSIC AND RAIN

SOUND EFFECTS ENSUE]

I'd like to thank you all for

coming out tonight in the rain.

I don't how many of you believe

in prayer, but I sure do.

I do know that Halley would be

thankful for all you coming out.

You all do so much.

I just ask you to pray

with me one last time.

Dear God, we ask you

to bring dear Halley back to us.

Watch over her, wherever she is.

We thank you for these people,

who've shown their love to this

little girl that isn't

even their own. Amen.

I talked to Mr. Flynn.

I will arrest you in front of

all of your new friends.

Just get in!

What's this about?

How many people did you let

sleep with your daughter?

What?

Your 12 year old daughter.

Where is she? Who is she with?

What did you do you

sick, twisted, awful-

Do you have any

kids detective Willow?

Huh? Do you? You don't know the

first thing about what it takes

to raise another human

being. You have no idea.

Let alone by yourself.

I had Halley when I was 18,

and by the time I was

24 her daddy died.

And what do I

know about raising kids.

You try to provide for 'em,

but you can't because you

don't have make enough money

or... or you're not smart enough

or somewhere along the

way you didn't work hard enough.

It never goes away.

You always

got to pay your debt.

I will never be

able to forget...

I have done some things

that I'm not proud of,

but that does not mean I

don't love my daughter.

Oh judge me all you

want detective...

but you can't judge that.

Where is your

daughter Maddie?

Clayton.

We talked about more money.

I wanted to move to a new house.

And then he got the idea about

the truck stops and there's less

chance of people

recognizing anybody and...

They only drive through

there every once in awhile.

Clayton just took her.

He knew I couldn't say anything.

And then when you guys

couldn't find her-

I will find her

Maddie. I will find her.

And I will make sure that

monsters like you do not get a

happy ending.

I will make sure that you're

put away, to never see the light

of day.

You will not win.

I want you to think

about that tonight,

when you sleep in jail.

[MELANCHOLY DRAMATIC

PIANO MUSIC BEGINS]

I'm sorry this

happened to you.

It's not right.

I wish I could've

seen it sooner.

You've been through so

much and I haven't the slightest

idea what to say to you.

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