Spinning Man Page #8

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She never hit her head

on a rock.

There's no evidence of any

intercourse or a struggle,

no skin under her fingernails,

no bruises

where you grabbed her.

I could go on.

I'm sitting here telling you

that I killed her.

Can you prove it?

Because I sure as hell

haven't been able to.

I know you were there that day.

I know she was in your car,

and I know about your history

with students...

But humans leave traces,

fibers from clothing,

skin fragments, footprints,

and there's no trace of you

beyond the scribblings

i found in the trash can.

There's no proof

you did anything more

than you told me from the star,

lose track of time

on your way to pick up

your daughter.

There's no proof you

even saw Joyce bonner,

and without proof...

The department thanks you

for your cooperation

and, uh, apologizes

for any inconveniences.

I'll have a patrolman

drive you home.

You're letting me go?

Look, I'm not a priest.

You want to screw college girls

in the woods,

go ahead. You're not the first,

and you won't be the last,

but don't look to me

for absolution or forgiveness.

I'm no shrink.

I'm like you,

someone who looks for proof.

And when I find it,

I sure as hell

hold on to it tighter than you.

Let him sleep it off,

and then drive Mr. birch home.

His family is waiting.

I could use a drink.

Daddy's home!

Ah, hey, babies. Oh.

We caught him, daddy!

You caught who?

His name is herbie.

Can we keep him, daddy? Please?

We'll keep him

in jinx's old cage,

and I'll take care

of him. I promise.

What does mommy say?

I said we needed to make

the decision together.

Why don't you take him upstairs,

and we'll talk about it.

They, uh...

They've closed the case.

It was a... it was an accident.

She fell.

It's... it's all over.

What?

Why aren't you happy?

Well, what Malloy thought

never worried me.

What happened to your hand?

Ah, it was stupid.

I... I got drunk, and...

I would understand

if you wanna leave.

Well, that's no great feat

of understanding.

Ah, Ellen, please, I'm...

I'm trying to apologize.

I don't want an apology.

What... what do you want?

I want our life back.

I want our marriage back.

I want all the secrets

we've ignored

for the past five years

out in the open.

Open it.

Whatever it says,

whoever it's from, just open it.

There's no starting over.

We tried that moving here.

We can only go forward,

either together or apart.

You can't change

what you've done,

can't change that I stood by

and I watched you make choices,

even though you knew

they could destroy

everything that we've built.

Ellen, whatever you decide,

I promise you

i will never lie to you again.

I will always

tell you the truth.

Yeah.

Always the truth...

Not what you interpret.

I love you.

Anna?

Anna?

No.

Anna?

Anna! Anna!

Anna!

Anna. Anna.

Anna, wake up.

Stay the f*** away from me!

Anna!

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