Small Town Crime Page #3

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Which is why I've decided

to take the case pro bono,

Kristy being

a friend and all.

The least I could do.

[Deborah] I have to be honest

with you, Mr. Winter,

Kristen was a very...

she was

a very mixed-up girl.

She was

a free spirit, Deborah.

I'll give you that.

[Deborah] She took

this family to hell

more times

than I can count.

So maybe we would

just like for her

to find some peace.

[rock music playing]

[singer]

Yeah, you saw me first

But you're not my baby

[Mike] Still here,

huh, Leslie?

Don't know

where else I'd be.

[singer]

[indistinct] oh

Hey, Julian, get these

clowns out of here.

[Julian] We got it.

[Randy] Haven't seen you

in a while, Mike.

I haven't been in

since that pervert

attacked Teddy

in the bathroom.

We ran that guy off.

[Mike] That's what I heard.

Place has really picked up.

We're trying something new.

How about a beer?

You talked me into it.

[singer] No more girls

No more [indistinct]

No more honeys banging

in my bed

She's friendly.

Name's Heidi.

You should talk to her.

Maybe I will.

[singer] Oh, baby,

do we fade

Oh, baby, do we fade

Who's a tough guy now?

Who's a tough guy now?

Sh*t.

[Scott] Take a seat, Mike.

What are you doing here?

Having a beer,

meeting a friend.

What are you boys

doing here?

[Pete] None of your

Goddamned business.

[Scott] Who are you meeting?

- What?

- Who's your friend?

Ah, hot little blonde

over there.

- You know her?

- Heidi?

Yeah.

It's a new thing.

She seems like

a real catch.

She's a wizard

with a pool stick.

[man groans]

Uh, that guy gives her

lessons all the time.

He's great.

She's a hooker, dipshit.

[Scott] Why don't you call

it a night, Mike?

[Mike] Yeah.

Before you get

someone else shot.

Hey, you wanna grab

something to eat?

I don't think so.

[Mike] Can we do this again?

Sure.

How about I call

you tomorrow?

Fine.

Who's that, your wife?

That's my sister.

Like a sister-sister

or that's your sister?

I was adopted.

How'd that work?

Compared to starving

and getting the sh*t

getting kicked out of me

by a couple of junkies,

I thought it

was pretty great.

Want a beer?

Yeah.

[TV reporter] And in Whittier,

a man is dead

and police are searching

for two suspects

after a shooting

at their home

on Sherman and US 31.

Twenty-four hour news updates

with Marion Jones

who is on the scene.

- Marion...

- [siren wailing]

- Just till you hear the click.

- [Jonathan] Can I get the keys

to the trunk of his car?

We got some identifiers

here, Jonathan.

[Jonathan] Yeah,

those are Mike's shots.

All right,

let's get it open.

- [officer] Oh, sh*t.

- [Jonathan] Jesus.

Mike shot her.

[breathalyzer beeps]

[Jonathan] You know,

he's f***ing drunk, right?

Yeah.

Point-13.

Sh*t's not right,

I'm doing it again.

- [EMT] It's been calibrated...

- I said I'm doing it again.

[breathalyzer beeps]

[phone ringing]

[upbeat music playing]

[clears throat]

Jack Winter.

[Steve]

Thank you, Mr. Winter,

for being so...

expeditious.

Yeah. I had to shuffle

a few appointments,

but this is important to me.

My granddaughter's

been dead a week.

Police are no longer

answering my phone calls.

And some son of a b*tch

is getting away with murder.

[Mike]

You know, to them,

she is just

another toe tag.

[Steve] I want this guy.

I wanna chain him

to the back of my Bentley

and I wanna drag him

around a little.

I can understand that,

Mr. Yandell.

Can you do it, Jack?

Can you find

this guy for me?

I can.

[Steve]

My daughter informs me

that you are willing

to take this case

for free.

That's correct.

Not a chance.

What's your rate?

[Mike] You know, it varies.

You know,

travel expenses,

food,

you never really know

- with this kind of...

- Twenty-five hundred a week?

That'll work.

Oh, would you mind

making it out to cash?

Ex-wife's got me

by the balls.

[Steve] How much do you

know about Kristy?

[Mike] Well,

she was a handful.

Did you know

she was a drug addict

- and a prostitute?

- Something like that.

Everybody tried

to help her, of course.

But, uh,

she pushed people away.

She was raised strict,

probably the reason

for her rebellion.

You ever meet

any of her friends?

She hung out

with some real scumbags.

Anybody you could put

a name to?

If I could put a name

to someone, Jack,

I would be busting

down doors.

She, uh, come by

with a couple

of skank girlfriends

looking for

a little handout.

Guy who drove 'em,

wiry little sh*t,

Hispanic, I guess.

Uh, you think you

could pick him out?

No, I don't think so.

I won't forget

his car, though.

Impala.

New?

'60s, purple.

[Teddy] All right,

racers, are you ready?

- [racers] Yeah.

- On your mark,

get set, go.

- Let's go.

- [siren wailing]

[upbeat music playing]

Sir, is that

an open container?

[Teddy] Ha, ha.

It will be.

Hey, Mike, where you been

hiding yourself, man?

Oh, I've been busy.

I got a job.

A job? What kind of job?

Uh, sort of

an assistant type deal.

Uh, I run errands,

do fact checking.

- Things like that.

- Mike, that's great.

That's great, man.

Uh, it's

a temporary position.

You know what?

Let's get Kels up here.

Hmm. Well, I don't...

I don't wanna...

No, no. Hey, babe,

come here.

Your brother's here.

Look, she looks busy

with the egg toss.

- Don't...

- Okay. Look, look here, man.

She really wants

to talk to you.

She feels bad

about the other night.

All right?

Just hear her out.

- What do you want, Mike?

- [Teddy] All right. Babe,

Mike got a job.

[Mike] Nothing big.

[Teddy] Yeah.

He's some assistant

to some big shot downtown.

Hmm, back to work.

That's, that's good, huh?

I wanted to give you this.

[Teddy] Oh, yeah, he's

probably gonna have

his own desk by the end

of the week, huh, Mike?

Hmm?

This is $500.

It's a start.

Wow. [chuckles]

Thank you, Mike.

You're welcome.

Well, I'm glad I got

to stop by.

I'll just add this

to the pile.

- I have to hit the road.

- [Teddy] But wait, wait, you,

you just got here, man.

At least stay

for the three-legged race.

Hey, you could buddy up

- with JJ.

- [Mike] Uh, no, I can't.

Uh, I got... I got a date.

A date?

That's incredible.

- Is it that incredible, really?

- [Teddy] Hmm,

I'm just saying, man. I mean,

this is like a total windfall.

Hmm. Anybody we know?

Hmm?

I don't think so.

I made you some cereal.

[Heidi] Thanks.

What do you think?

It's good.

It's an off brand.

Yeah. There's a sh*t ton

of raisins.

[Mike] That's

what I'm saying.

You know a lot

of the other girls?

I can, if that's

what you're into.

I picked up

a girl last week.

Kristy.

You know her?

Girls change their name,

like, every other week.

Short brunette,

real pretty?

Lot of girls fit

that description.

She hangs out

with a Hispanic guy,

drives an Impala.

Hmm, it's not

ringing a bell.

I mean, girls come and go.

It's not something people

usually stick to.

Right.

But I can ask around.

That would be great.

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