Shattered Page #4

Tell him Jack Stanton's in town,

he called my wife, and...

Did you get all that?

Yeah. The b*tch just got him.

What?

The dog just bit Gus.

Yeah, yeah, I'll tell him.

Lydia, can I borrow your car

for a little while?

My battery's dead.

Sure, Mr. Merrick.

The keys are under the seat.

Merrick residence?

Hi, this is Laura

at Demo's Pharmacy.

Just wanted to let you know that

Mr. Merrick's prescription...

is ready to be picked up.

That's not for us, Twigs.

Patience, honey. Patience.

Can't keep Firemouth

with Green Terror...

when they're spawning.

The rival females

try to kill each other.

Oh, yeah...

I did a little checking

on that old shipwreck.

Interesting.

It seems you guys are gonna have

quite a battle to get rid of it.

Yeah. So, did you get

any phone calls?

Sure. I had a great morning.

I reread all of "Animal Farm."

Did you ever read "Animal Farm,"

Mr. Merrick?

Yeah, sure. George Orwell.

Mr. Orwell's simple tale

of animals rising up...

against their human oppressors.

Boy, would I sing

to see that really happen.

Take your ship, for instance.

Do know what your guys

are gonna do with it?

They're gonna tow it

a mile out of U.S. waters...

and sink the sucker!

The fact that it's full

of toxic waste...

doesn't seem to bother anybody,

except, of course, the fish.

But fish don't buy condos,

so who gives a sh*t?

Hello?

Is this Judith Merrick

of 114 Summit Way?

Yes.

This is Western Union

in San Rafael.

We have a telegram for you

from a Jack Stanton.

Do you want me to read it,

or should l...

Yes, read it.

"Unable to reach you

on the phone...

"without interference.

"lmperative I see you today.

"Send telegram...

"care of General Delivery,

San Francisco."

Signed, "Jack."

Dan.

Jenny.

I have to talk to you.

There's something

I have to find out.

Is Stanton in town?

Yeah. He's been trying

to reach Judith.

I knew it.

Judith came over to see me

on some pretext...

or rather, doing her

"best friend" routine.

She's trying to find out

how much I know.

She's ready

to make her move, Dan.

She's got you right where

she wants you, like a child...

no memory, no history.

Why...

Jenny, please.

My God, this is so crazy.

Well, she won't

get away with it.

- Oh, jeez.

- Did you get my fax from L. A?

Oh, yeah.

Listen, tomorrow night,

soon as I get back into town...

we sit down, dinner,

we hammer out a deal.

OK, but what are we doing

with this shipwreck?

Done! We dump it tomorrow.

Oh, do me a favor.

Keep your hands off

the office machines, huh?

Dan, it's Mr. Klein on line 2.

Hello?

Hello, Mr. Merrick?

It's Gus Klein.

Be outside in two minutes.

Get ready for some action.

Why? What happened?

Aw... sorry.

Nancy, do me a favor

and get a hold of...

what's-his-name

down in site clearance?

- Abe?

- Abe, yeah.

Give him a call and tell him...

to hold off moving

that old shipwreck tomorrow.

You drive. I got to work.

What's up?

This. Come on.

Let's get this machine

on the road.

Golden Gate.

Jack Stanton...

care of General Delivery...

San Francisco.

And the message?

"Dear Jack...

"I was surprised

to hear from you.

"If you're in some kind

of trouble...

"I'll try and help.

"But please understand...

"my husband and I

are together again.

"I'll meet you today, 5 P. M...

"at our hotel."

"At our hotel..."

The Hacienda, right?

My guess is,

whatever they're up to...

they're up to in the bedroom.

I'll follow them

and plant this outside...

so we can monitor them

from the car.

Hey.

What the f*** am I doing?

I'm looking through a lens.

OK, so now where's Romeo?

That's what he looked like

nine months ago.

Same location.

The same lens.

Great.

Hey...

I was there, too, Dan.

A long time ago.

You were married?

Yeah.

Yeah, right.

When it ended,

I was walking around...

feeling like I was a package

of broken glass.

Nice car.

Yeah, yeah.

1968 Dodge Coronet.

212-thousand miles.

Its original engine.

All right.

Yep, that's our boy.

OK, you stay here.

He's coming back out.

Start her up, Dan.

Roll it.

You gonna open it?

Not unless you got the key...

it's padlocked.

Well, how the hell

did he get through?

I don't know.

You OK?

Look what that son of a b*tch

has done to my car!

Hey...

Take it easy!

This car's an antique!

You're telling me...

it drives like one!

Jesus!

You're gonna break her

to pieces!

Oh, no! Slow down, will you?

Well, get out of his way!

OK, you bastard,

you want it, you'll get it!

For Christ's sake, Dan!

Aw, f*** him!

Oh, my God, we're done!

Oh, look.

Look at this.

Oh, sh*t.

I'm sorry.

Hey, I'm really sorry, Gus.

I'll make it up to you.

Time for the cops, huh?

Yeah.

But first I want to talk

to Judith on my own.

You understand.

I just hope she does.

No, no,

I'm not talking revenge.

I'm talking about the woman

who nursed me back to health.

I just don't understand...

I don't know...

why.

Spare yourself the pain.

I spent years trying

to figure out what went wrong.

Got me nowhere.

I still need

to talk to her, Gus.

Yeah...

Just in case.

Freeze.

Don't move.

Jesus.

There is no Stanton.

You shot him.

You were drunk, Dan.

At the Scotts' party,

we had a fight.

I made you take me home.

Then you went really crazy.

I ran upstairs

and locked myself in...

and called Stanton for help.

He came over, and you...

we got rid of the body.

Then we had the accident.

No, I don't believe it.

Dan, I tried

to keep it from you...

but you hired

that damn detective again!

I had to play Stanton...

to convince him

that Stanton's still alive.

You tried to kill me today!

The shots I fired at you two

were only meant to scare you.

Don't you see? We had

to get Klein off the trail.

What, am I going crazy here?

I saw both of you

go in that hotel.

You saw me go in.

I got changed, and then

I went out the back door...

where I had the Porsche parked.

You dressed up like Stanton,

and you almost killed me.

Now you're telling me

that I killed Stanton.

Wait a minute.

"Before the accident."

That's what you said?

Yeah.

You f***ing liar!

Jack Stanton was alive and well

and in my office...

sending a fax

five hours after the accident!

That was me! I sent the fax...

to make believe

Stanton was still alive.

Why did you think I checked out

of the hospital so goddamn fast?

To start covering for you.

The first morning...

paying Stanton's bill

at the Hacienda...

sending the fax...

hiding his Porsche

in the garage...

and not knowing

if you were dead or alive...

but praying and, God,

working...

to protect you

if you were alive.

I love you, Dan.

Haven't you learned

that much by now?

There's nothing

I wouldn't do for you.

Nothing.

But then

you brought back Klein.

Don't you see?

You hired someone to find out

that you're a murderer.

You hired somebody to send you

to the gas chamber.

Why...

why didn't you tell me

any of this before?

In the hospital?

"Hi, Dan,

I brought you some roses.

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